Word: personae
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During her breaks from the series, Aniston has journeyed to the big screen, usually in romantic comedies, but like the five other Friends, she has had trouble convincing the world she can play something beyond her cute TV persona. "Yeah, keep your day job," says Aniston, laughing. "If we didn't have that pressure of being the Friends cast, we'd get away scot-free...
Pascal, who cultivates a disarmingly dizzy but likable persona, originally became known for "chick flicks"--with strong mainstream instincts--in the early 1990s. As a Columbia vice president, she championed such hits as Single White Female and A League of Their Own. She has always been a popular figure who relates easily to creative types. "Amy's emotional," says a male producer who has worked with her recently, "and that's good and bad, but she can get down in the trenches and help you work out a story." Her own ascent to power, however, hasn't been easy. Though...
Bush always came out of his business deals whole. He parlayed his Harken money into a piece of the Texas Rangers, which he later sold for a $15 million profit. But his political account has taken a loss. "His whole persona has been, 'I'm a straight shooter,'" says Steve Elmendorf, chief of staff to House minority leader Dick Gephardt. "He's not looking like such a straight shooter...
Universally described as friendly, mellow and laid-back, Ramsey was a talented pitcher—the top high school baseball recruit from Arizona—and took considerable pride in his easy-going West-coast persona...
...matter which story is correct, she's persona non grata to much of her home state. Monday, a day after her arrests, prosecutors asked a federal court to deny bail, arguing that Barton couldn't stay around because the angry citizens of her community would make things uncomfortable. She was released Thursday on a $600,000 bail on the condition that she stay away from forested areas...