Paul Newman is an actor. Even though he was eventually somewhat typecast, he more the adequately showed he could play a wide variety of characters. Tom Cruise to my mind is not an actor, he's a movie star. A movie star plays one character over and over again in different movies. Thats not as pejorative as it sounds, people like movie stars. read more
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The actor Paul Newman, who has died aged 83, became so famous for his dazzling looks, and the bluest eyes in the business, that it is impossible to think of him as other than a celebrity. Yet his many faceted, contradictory character renders the star image superficial. read more