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On the same street as the theater is this 1893 structure, built by mining millionaire Lewis Bradbury, where characters George Valentin (fading star) and Peppy Miller (rising talent) pass each other on the ornate staircase, with Peppy stopping to blow him a kiss.
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After a sprightly first ten minutes, the magic simply evaporates from the surface of the film, and one actor after another comes to grief: Will Ferrell overheats as a fading star called Jack, who fancies himself as a Darren de nos jours, while Shirley MacLaine is handed the part of Endora and pretty much abandoned to her fate.
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Alec Baldwin's self-transformation into a character actor is one of the most sensible and honorable things that a fading movie star has ever done.
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Unidentified Voiceover: He was the world's biggest celebrity, but his star is fading.
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Long the world's most lucrative market for such products, Japan's star is fading.
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But his political star is fading and his rivals for leadership of Malaysia's Indian community were also out in force.
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But from the looks of things right now, Gemstar-TV Guide's star seems to be fading fast.
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Although Jeremy Lin is an exciting rising basketball star and Ichiro Suzuki may be a fading baseball one, New York City will once again be the toast of the Asian community as Ichiro, the most recognizable athlete in Japan, put on the pinstripes of the New York Yankees Monday night for the first time.
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Richardson said the only time he ever advised Hopkins to retire was after the Tarver win in 2006, not because of fading skills, but to build on the legacy his star fighter talks so often about preserving.
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