In recent years, he has performed more as an actor than a hip-hop artist.

VOA: special.2009.07.24

Cecil joined the company as an actor.

VOA: special.2009.05.31

"The more banal he is, the more terrifying he is. There is no doubt and I'll say without question that it was the most difficult thing I've ever done as an actor."

VOA: standard.2010.01.08

They look at you as if you're phony. I also think as an actor, you want to be able to play many parts, and if you have so much surgery done that you could only look a certain way, you're limiting the parts you're going to play."

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

Jeff Bridges is nominated for best actor for his role as an aging, alcoholic country music singer in "Crazy Heart."

VOA: special.2010.03.01

But the thirty-four year old actor has taken on an important role in real life as well.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

Jeff Bridges was named Best Actor for his role as an aging country musician in Crazy Heart.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

Sidney Poitier,the first black actor to win an Academy Award, was honored by the president, as was world renowned physicist and author Stephen Hawking.

VOA: standard.2009.08.12