1 Listen and read the information from a TV quiz show about famous film actors. Write the correct name(s) above each description. Famous film stars
Riccardo Scamarcio Kristen Stewart Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller
Claudia Gerini Emma Watson Luca and Paolo
Question 1
This actress was born in 1971. When she was young she was in the TV show Non è la RAI. She makes comedies and serious films, and she sings too. Her first big film was Viaggi di Nozze in 1995. It was a comedy by the director Carlo Verdone. Most of her films are in Italian, but in 2004 she was in the Hollywood blockbuster The Passion of the Christ. In 2012 she was in the comedy film Reality.
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These film stars are actors and friends! They were born in the 1960s. One of them was born in New York. His parents were comedy actors on TV. The other was born in Texas. They often make films together. Their comedies are popular all around the world. Their films usually have complicated plots, exaggerated characters and lots of physical comedy. Their first film together was The Cable Guy in 1996, and they also appear together in Night at the Museum and Meet the Parents.
Question 3
This actress was born in Los Angeles in 1990. She’s from a Hollywood family, but her parents aren’t actors. They work in film production. She’s the heroine of the Twilight film series – a combination of horror, fantasy and romance. She wasn’t at school very often when she was young. She was always on film sets because she was a child actress. She was in the thriller Panic Room with Jodie Foster when she was 11.
Question 4
This star was born in Italy in 1979. He was in a TV series called Compagni di Scuola. He was also in the TV mini-series Freccia Nera in 2006. His first big success in films was Tre Metri Sopra il Cielo. This film was a teenage love story, and was very popular with young people. His character wasn’t a classic hero. He was a criminal. Another of his famous films is My Brother is an Only Child, from 2007.
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