scene-stealer
noun
scene-steal·er
ˈsēn-ˌstē-lər 
: an actor who attracts attention when another is intended to be the center of attention
Examples of scene-stealer in a Sentence
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Few studios can boast a track record like A24, and with a veteran scene-stealer like Hugh Grant at the wheel, what could go wrong?
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Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 25 June 2024
But the majority of insight comes from interviews with her close pals and collaborators, including John Kander, Joel Grey, Ben Vereen, Chita Rivera and Mia Farrow (a sardonic scene-stealer).
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
Hacks scene-stealer Meg Stalter stars in Cora Bora from Brainstorm Media, opening in limited release.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 June 2024
Tim Blake Nelson sets the stage beautifully with his opening bit about a singing cowboy, but there are a number of scene-stealers here including Harry Melling, Tom Waits, and Bill Heck.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 June 2024
And Xavier Pacheco is a quirky scene-stealer as Juicy’s pot-smoking cousin, Tio.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
And the cast is hilarious, especially scene-stealer Sennott and lone millennial Lee Pace.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 23 May 2024
Jean-Claude Van Damme The Fall Guy’s top scene-stealer isn’t Gosling, Blunt or even Stephanie Hsu or Hannah Waddingham.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
The results are alternately sharp and scattershot, with a range of supporting eccentrics dipping in and out of the action: a silent scene-stealer of an upstairs neighbor (Rebecca F. Wright), a tetchy lesbian novelist (Amy Zimmer), and a genially randy Grubhub courier (Ali).
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024
Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 25 June 2024
But the majority of insight comes from interviews with her close pals and collaborators, including John Kander, Joel Grey, Ben Vereen, Chita Rivera and Mia Farrow (a sardonic scene-stealer).
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
Hacks scene-stealer Meg Stalter stars in Cora Bora from Brainstorm Media, opening in limited release.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 June 2024
Tim Blake Nelson sets the stage beautifully with his opening bit about a singing cowboy, but there are a number of scene-stealers here including Harry Melling, Tom Waits, and Bill Heck.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 June 2024
And Xavier Pacheco is a quirky scene-stealer as Juicy’s pot-smoking cousin, Tio.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
And the cast is hilarious, especially scene-stealer Sennott and lone millennial Lee Pace.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 23 May 2024
Jean-Claude Van Damme The Fall Guy’s top scene-stealer isn’t Gosling, Blunt or even Stephanie Hsu or Hannah Waddingham.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
The results are alternately sharp and scattershot, with a range of supporting eccentrics dipping in and out of the action: a silent scene-stealer of an upstairs neighbor (Rebecca F. Wright), a tetchy lesbian novelist (Amy Zimmer), and a genially randy Grubhub courier (Ali).
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024
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