Cast member
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A cast member is a term used to refer to a person who could be one of three possibilities;
- A cast member is someone who performs in a motion picture. The actors who perform in the motion picture are the cast.
- A cast member is someone who performs in a theatrical production. The actors who perform in a show are also referred to as the cast.
- A cast member is any employee of The Walt Disney Company, including Disneyland.[1]
[edit] Etymology
The word cast comes from the Old English word ' casten ' or ' kasta '(c.1230), to throw in, to consider, plot, imagine, and design.[2][3]. This ultimately led to its meaning when referring to a "group of actors in a play" (c.1631).[4]
[edit] References
- ^ McGill, Douglas C.. "A 'Mickey Mouse' Class - For Real", The New York Times, 1989-08-27. Retrieved on 2008-02-22. "At Disney, employees are called 'cast members,'..."
- ^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
- ^ Skeat, Walter W.; Mayhew, Anthony (2005). A Concise Dictionary of Middle English: From A. D. 1150 To 1580. R. A. Sites Books. ISBN 0979871255. Retrieved on 2007-10-04.
- ^ v. Cast. Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
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