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1、WelcometotheVOALearningEnglishprogramThisIsAmerica・ThisweekBarbaraKleinandChristopherCruisetellaboutseveralAmericanactorswhowerewidelyrecognizedyearsago.Buttheynowarenotbigstarsorfamousliketheyoncewere.Weaskthemhowtheydealtwiththesechanges・Imagineyouareoneofthem
2、ost-famousmoviestarsintheworld.Millionsofpeoplepaytoseeyourfilms,andeveryoneseemstoknowyourname・Thirtyyearslater,youareattendingacomicbookconventioninPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.Yousitalone,almostunrecognized,waitingforpeopletocomeandshakeyourhand.RichardRoundtree
3、playedthepartofpolicedetectiveJohnShaftinthreemoviesintheearly1970s.Themoviesmadehimaninternationally-recognizedmoviestar.Sincethen,hehashadagoodcareerontelevisionshows・ButhehasneverbeenasfamousashewaswhenheplayedJohnShaft.RichardRoundtreewassowell-knownforthepa
4、rtthathewaschosentoplayfewotherrolesinthe1980sand90s・ThatwasbecausecastingdirectorsbelievedthatmoviegoerscouldnotseehimasanyoneotherthanJohnShaft・TheactortoldVOAthefamethatcamefromtheShaftmovieswasnoteasyforhisfamily・Buthesayshemissedtherecognitionwhenitwentaway
5、・HlusedtohateitwhenIwasoutwithmykidsatdinner,andwhatnot,andbeingaskedforautographwhenIreallywantedtojustenjoythecompanyIwaswith・Andnowthatitdoesn'thappen,therearetimeswhenIsay'Wow,youknowI'mnotgettingthebestseatinthehouse,notgettingthebesttable.1ButIlookatthepeo
6、plewhoaregoingthroughthatandIsaid,zYouknow,that'sablessing.'Cmstillworking,Istillhaveacareer.AndPmstill(a)viableentityintheindustry.SoIgotthebestofbothworlds.nRichardRoundtreesaysheoncetoldhisfatherthathewasunhappytobeknownonlyasJohnShaft・Hesayshisfathertoldhimt
7、hatmanypeoplewouldwanttobeinhisposition.TheactortoldVOAthathisfathertoldhimto"shutupnandstopcomplaining.VivicaA.FoxActressVivicaA.FoxwasatthesameeventinPhiladelphiaasMr.Roundtree.Sheappearedinmanymoviesandtelevisionshowsinthe1990sandinthefirstfewyearsofthe21stce
8、ntury.Backthen,VivicaA.Foxwasknownforhergoodlooks.Whilestillbeaut讦ul,sheisnoIongerasbusyorasfamous・Youngeractressesaregivenpartssheonceplayed.Shesayssheisnotsurprised
