FOG Academy - Greatest Actor Ever.

[Wichita Lineman]

Very surprised at Bill Nighy's 9-1 win v the legendary Barbara Stanwyck. After predicting some tight matches and being spectacularly wrong I'm saying all of the next ones will be absolute walkovers to the least expected. 


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Results -
Natalie Portman 9 v 1 Fiona Shaw
Richard Jenkins 2 v 8 Julianne Moore
John le Mesurier 0 v 10 Helen Hunt
Bill Nighy 9 v 1 Barbara Stanwyck

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Round 1 - Matches 93 - 96


Michael Douglas - In the late 1960s, Michael shared a New York apartment with fellow actor Danny DeVito at 338 West 89th Street in Manhattan where the rent was $75 each per month. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000140/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Catherine O'Hara - Auditioned for the role of Jane Craig in Broadcast News (1987). Holly Hunter was cast instead.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001573/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Gwyneth Paltrow - Was the Maid of Honor at Madonna's wedding to Guy Ritchie.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000569/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Stellan Skarsgard - Was a massive Tarzan fan growing up & would watch the ones with Johnny Weissmuller on VHS.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001745/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Grace Kelly - She has appeared in two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: High Noon (1952) and Rear Window (1954).
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000038/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

John Lithgow - Even though his parents were both actors, he was inspired to get into acting by Peter Sellers.https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001475/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Holly Hunter - While living in the North Bronx, she turned down the lead role in Blood Simple (1984), but introduced the Coen Brothers to her roommate Frances McDormand, who got the role and ended up marrying one of the brothers. Hunter's voice can be heard on an answering machine message in the film.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000456/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Lloyd Bridges - Joined the U.S. Coast Guard during WWII (Beau and Jeff later followed in his footsteps, or, wake).
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000978/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

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Voting on post 25 remains open for at least 3 hours / until post 26 arrives.
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Michael Douglas v Catherine O'Hara
Gwyneth Paltrow v Stellan Skarsgard
Grace Kelly v John Lithgow
Holly Hunter v Lloyd Bridges