From Freight to Fame: Celebrities Who Were Once Truckers


 
Automotive,Entertainment Not all famous people begin their lives in the starlight. Many start their careers doing something completely different to what they end up becoming famous for. Here is a list of some of the most famous celebs who used to do haulage work before Hollywood came knocking. Sean Connery Everyone’s favourite Bond, this iconic Scottish actor was never afraid of a bit of hard work. As well as working as a labourer, coffin pusher and lifeguard, Connery spent a period as a truck driver before hitting the big time. After making his break in films such as South Pacific, the future Bond would go on to become one of the most recognised figures in cinema. After all, where do you think Bond learnt to drive his Aston Martin so well? Liam Neeson This Northern Irish actor would become famous for his roles as Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, as tragic hero Oskar Schindler and perhaps most famously as the world’s most protective and murderously skilled father Bryan Mills in Taken.

Before all that, however, Neeson did some work as a fork-lift truck driver and haulier for the famous Guinness brewery. Richard Pryor I’m sure that many of us know a truck driver who thinks that they are the funniest person on the planet. In the case of Richard Pryor, this turned out to be true. After doing haulage work across Europe and the US, Pryor decided to become a stand-up comedian and tell his jokes to a bigger crowd than just those he met on the road. Elvis Presley “Stick to truck driving, you’ll never make it as a singer.” These are the words famously uttered to the king of rock at one of his earlier auditions. Presley would go on to become possibly the most famous musician of all time and would base a number of his songs on the things that he had seen while travelling around the country in his lorry. It seems that there is nothing like a bit of haulage work to build the appetite for rockin’ and rollin’. Viggo Mortenson Before he was slicing through orcs as the heir of Gondor in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Mortenson was driving trucks in Denmark and working as a florist. Mortenson is now considered one of the most underrated actors of the nineties, as he did not receive critical recognition for his work until his Oscar nomination for his role in Captain Fantastic in 2016.

Haulage Work – One Path to Stardom Haulage is an industry like no other for building character and collecting varied experiences. Driving through countries and continents, often on their own for large periods, lorry drivers have unparalleled access to the world and its many beauties. Whether it is singing, telling jokes or doing impressions, you or your truck-driving friends may be developing the abilities that could one day make you famous. Author Plate Norman Dulwich is a Correspondent for Haulage Exchange, the leading online trade network for the road transport industry. Connecting logistics professionals across the UK and Europe through their website, Haulage Exchange provides services for matching haulage work with available drivers. Over 5,000 member companies are networked together through the Exchange to fill empty capacity, get new clients and form long-lasting business relationships.

JUDE LAW


 
Education,Law,Writing Jude law is known as an English actor. Jude Law has been nominated in two categories and it builds the prolific body of the work. Gattaca in 1997 and the Talented Mr. Ripley in 1999 where he played Matt Damon’s obsession are good examples of the early success as a result of prolific bodybuilding. Jude Law was born in 1972 in Lewisham London. His parents were Margaret Anne and Peter Robert Law who were both teachers at comprehensive schools. Jude law was named after the book of Jude and song Hey Jude.

In 1992 Jude Law started his stage career where he starred many plays around the London which made him be nominated for Laurence Olivier award. Jude Law did “Indiscretions” play both in London and Broadway. While at Broadway, he was accompanied by Kathleen Turner. Jude lawhas ever been nominated for Tony nomination for outstanding supporting actor and also he has been rewarded with Theatre World Award. It was after visiting London and Broadway where Jude Law started big screen and independent films. Jude Law had a good role in Midnight in the Garden of the Good and Evil film in 1997. The success of Gattaca and the Talented Mr. Ripley made Jude’s career to gain momentum in late 1990’s and early 2000s. Jude Law is one of the three famous actors alongside Colin Farrell and Johnny Depp.

Jude lawhas played many roles in the following films Enemy at the Gates in 2001, Road to Perdition in 2002, Heart Huckabees in 2004 and The Aviator in 2004. Jude Law partnered with Ewan McGregor, Sadie Frost and Lee Miller in the production company known as Natural Nylon. Jude Law has been well known as an active member in charitable activities and participating in the street against the protest of Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus. Jude law got married in 1997 to Sadie Frost and they had two sons and one daughter namely Rafferty, Rudy and Iris where they later divorced in 2003. In 2004 Jude got engaged to Sienna Miller and was married in 2005 and later separated in 2006.

Should An Actor’s Headshots Be Black And White Or Colour?


 
Business More and more these days, doubt seems to prevail as to whether an actor should have colour or black and white photographs taken. What’s best these days for casting purposes, and what might the ‘state of play’ be in another five or 10 years’ time? Black And White: The Long-Time Norm For many years, there would have been little discussion about the respective merits of Actors Headshots In Black & White or colour – it was the former that was the norm here in the UK, while it was colour that was favoured in the US. There were obvious reasons for this. We were living in the pre-digital age as far as actor’s photography was concerned, and even the book published by casting portal Spotlight included only black and white actor headshots. Times have changed greatly since then. Almost all headshot photographers now shoot in digital, meaning they are able to choose between delivering their headshots in colour or black and white.

It is now customary for headshots to be displayed online, and while the Spotlight book is still black and white, both colour and black and white are accepted on the Spotlight website. So, What’s The Most Relevant Solution Today? I would recommend that you assemble a portfolio consisting of both colour and black and white headshots. Bear in mind that if your chosen headshot photographer only shoots film, they will only be able to produce one or the other. That’s why you may choose a single headshots photographer who can present you with a combination of black and white and colour images. This is likely to be someone who uses a digital camera to capture images in colour that are then converted to black and white on the computer in post-production.

For example, when you choose me, Steve Lawton, as your headshots photographer, you won’t have to choose between the two. Whatever package of mine you choose, you will receive all of your images in both black and white and colour. As an optional extra, I can even have hard copy A4 black and white contact sheets produced for all of your shots on 270gsm Lustre paper – which agents love! As For The Future When I consider the years immediately ahead, I find it hard to envisage any scenario other than everyone working in full colour. Black may already seem old-fashioned to some, which is a shame – after all, it’s usually much more flattering than colour. In the meantime, I and other photographers like me will continue to produce actors’ headshots in black & white as well as colour. Both ‘options’ undoubtedly have their strengths and uses, so why not look for a photographer who can draw upon both in producing the most beautiful headshots for you? We’ll explore the many ways we can create appropriate and impactful Actors Headshots together, in both colour and black and white.

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