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Individuals who are perceived as the most attractive individuals in society who work in film and television.
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Hollywood actors have the ability to transform their stage into another dimension for their audience. With this ability, many people covet these Hollywood actors and their lifestyle that comes with the territory. However, being a successful Hollywood actor depends largely on the physical attractiveness of their appearance to the population. Each gender of Hollywood actors conforms to the common perception of what makes an individual attractive. By being able to abide by these perceptions of attractiveness, many Hollywood actors manage to find roles that remain within their levels of attractiveness and portray a character that their audience will find appealing. With the pressure of abiding by the common belief that Hollywood actors must remain attractive in order to stay successful, some Hollywood actors...
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Borkowski, E.L. (2017). Hollywood Actors. In: Shackelford, T., Weekes-Shackelford, V. (eds) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1698-1
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