Actor trademarks

Daniel Brizuela                                                                                                                               3/8/12

                                        What makes them well known: Actor trademarks.

    There are many ways that actors of the past and present are different from each other in the same way as directors are different. The way in that each actor is different from each other is by their trademarks, like their voice, looks, or what they usually play in movies.
    For example, a lot of actors are famous for their distinct voice, like Star Trek’s Anton Yelchin is known for his distinctive hoarse voice. His predecessor in the role of Chekov, Walter Koenig, doesn’t have a familiar voice but when he plays Chekov he has the famous thick Russian accent where he says anything with a v to a w. Ghostbusters and Lost in Translation actor Bill Murray has many trademarks and one of them is his soft mellow voice.
    In addition to his voice, another of Murray’s trademarks is that he frequently works with directors Wes Anderson and Ivan Reitman. Bill Murray is also known for his deadpan expression and early works of playing loud, mean, and often rude anti-heroes, like in the Ghostbusters films and Caddyshack. Now, however, because of his work on movies like Rushmore and his Oscar-nominated performance in Lost in Translation, Murray has frequently played depressed characters.
    One of Robert De Niro's many trademarks includes his frequent work with friend and director Martin Scorsese. Another actor who has worked with Scorsese to the point it’s one of his trademarks is Leonardo DiCaprio.
    James Dean, the late actor who was known for playing troubled teens and died before his career began to really take off, is known for two things on how he looks. One is his distinctive hair being laid back in such a perfect place and the other is his squinty, sleepy looking eyes.
    Someone else who is also well known for their looks was Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart’s wife before he died of cancer. The deep, sexy voiced actress, who worked with Bogey on such films as The Big Sleep and Key Largo, is also known for her cat-like eyes.
    A final movie actor who has well known trademarks is 1950s sex symbol Marilyn Monroe who was known for three things. One was her lisped breathless voice which she had to hide her stutter, her platinum blonde hair and her voluptuous figure.