With his matinee-idol good looks, the 33-year-old from Woodbridge in Suffolk maintains his actor training was "perfect" for becoming a butler.

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Mr. Foster, who replaced Shia LaBeouf during rehearsals for "Orphans, " is a screen actor ("3:10 to Yuma") with no training or stage experience.

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Along with her husband, Jay Sukow, a 42-year-old improv actor, she founded the Riot Act, a company that integrated sketch comedy into corporate-training programs.

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