These have addressed, with great style and verve, all manner of subjects, from Oscar Wilde to Nancy Reagan.

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Drawing from jazz legends such as Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum and Chick Corea, Eldar's style is marked by his incredibly precise technique and the complexity of his improvisation.

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In "Tropic Thunder, " a comedy about self-absorbed Hollywood types making a "Platoon"-style war movie, Downey plays Australian actor Kirk Lazarus, a multiple Oscar-winning performer who gets so involved in his roles that he forgets to come out of them.

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Mayer, a self confessed Oscar de la Renta addict, is very much the anti-Zuckerberg as far as work style goes.

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