Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An actor who draws attention from or overshadows other actors in the same production, as by charm or quality of performance.
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- noun an actor who draws more attention than other actors in the same scene
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Examples
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The "King of Cool" was the West Coast counterpoint to Cockney-cool Michael Caine, whose Italiano-Brit look was a scene-stealer in "Alfie," "The Italian Job" and "Get Carter."
Dress Like an Icon Steve Garbarino 2011
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Bennetts Associates' Royal Shakespeare Theatre makes new sense of a messy accumulation of older buildings, but it's not a scene-stealer like the Tate Modern.
Stirling prize shortlist: big names stop the judges in their tracks 2011
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Sat 11/28/09 11: 34 PM as much as I love everybody in the movie, michael sheen was the big scene-stealer.
Michael Sheen: Interview with 'New Moon' star on fitting in with the cast | EW.com 2009
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Reba scene-stealer Melissa Peterman stars in this generic knockoff as Carli, a cash-strapped single mom raising three kids with little help from her slacker brother in a messy but shiny/phony sitcom soundstage home.
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Lee Bailey meets Barnum & Bailey, crows Franklin scene-stealer Malcolm McDowell, sounding like he's at a network pitch meeting as he hams it up in the role of the eccentric — naturally — new boss of ambulance-chasing upstarts Franklin (Breckin Meyer) and Bash (Mark-Paul Gosselaar).
Roush Review: Boys (Franklin & Bash) to Men (Of a Certain Age) 2011
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Comments (13) 'Community': Get to know scene-stealer Danny Pudi by Mandi Bierly
'Community': Get to know scene-stealer Danny Pudi | EW.com 2009
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This is really the story of “The Jew Hunter” Col. Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz, another scene-stealer) and Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent), the young Jewish girl he once let go.
Top 10 Brad Pitt Supporting Performances » Scene-Stealers 2009
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I am hoping a lot of scene-stealer readers put up suggestions for songs they feel should be included in any kind of movie.
Top 10 Songs That Should Be Used in a Movie » Scene-Stealers 2009
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'Community': Get to know scene-stealer Danny Pudi | EW. com
'Community': Get to know scene-stealer Danny Pudi | EW.com 2009
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Played by Carolyn Hennessy (General Hospital), Barb is the ultimate cougar but also an incredible scene-stealer.
Barb from 'Cougar Town': The funniest new character on TV?! | EW.com 2009
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