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Argentinian superstar Ricardo Darín is one of the few international actors who didn’t want a Hollywood career. When he was asked to join the cast of the 2004 Denzel Washington film Man on Fire, he turned down the offer.

English actor Matthew Macfadyen remembers watching the television game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in late 1990s. Now he can be seen as Major Charles Ingram - who became well known in the United Kingdom during the trial where he was accused and convicted of cheating on the show – in the AMC series Quiz.

In “My Life And My Films” published in 1974, five years before his death in Beverly Hills at 84, Jean Renoir takes the reader through his rich existence, starting from his early childhood. As the son of the illustrious painter, he knew he had to make a name for himself in whatever field he chose.

For over 40 years the HFPA has recorded famous and celebrated actors, actresses, and filmmakers. The world’s largest collection of its kind – over 10,000 items – is now in the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences Margaret Herrick Library.

Olivia Munn has starred in several movies and TV shows, including Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom, X-Men: Apocalypse, and The Lego Ninjago Movie.  With plenty more work on the horizon, she’s currently starring in the Netflix comedy Love Wedding Repeat, in which she plays an American war journalist who reconnects with her former roommate’s brother at a lavish wedding.

The HFPA is currently accepting applications for membership. Applicants should be working Southern California -based journalists covering the entertainment industry for a legitimate foreign publication and must be sponsored by two current HFPA members.

Perry Mattfeld had aspirations of becoming a ballet dancer from the age of 5 and studied for the following 9 years under the guidance of Debbie Allen, who cast her in various productions such as Ms. Allen’s World Premiere Musical and Alex in Wonderland.

If an actor is fortunate, they may have a career replete with memorable ‘Hollywood’ moments. The Australian actor Samara Weaving (28) recalls her first: “I was filming The Babysitter on the Warner Bros lot.

Elle Fanning stars in and produces Hulu’s TV series The Great. It is a satirical spin on Catherine the Great’s rise to become the longest-reigning female ruler in Russia's history.

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again – Lady Gaga can teach anyone the tricks of owning their space. Whether in soft feathers, rubber, or plastic, she is never the fawn, always the feline playing tamed.