| FABIAN | Singer and actor whose first starring role was in 1959 comed y-d rama film Hound-Dog Man (6) |
| ROAD | Bing Crosby and Bob Hope travelled this to Rio, Bali, Morocco and Singapore in their series of comed |
| WISE | Ernie -, comed Ian who partnered Eric Morecambe from 1941-84 (4) |
| ATELIER | Workshop where priest wel-comed by father, though not initially (7) |
| WYCLEF | Haiti-born singer and actor whose 1997 solo debut album was The Carnival (6,4) |
| LOVETT | Lyle, singer and actor whose albums include I Love Everybody (6) |
| GIG | Richard Gere's first starring role was in American ______. (6) |
| ELGORT | His first on-screen role was in the 2013 Carrie remake, Ansel - (6) |
| HAILEE | _ Steinfeld, actress whose breakthrough role was in 2011's True Grit(6) |
| MORITA | Actor whose first name was actually Noriyuki |
| CURLEW | It's a bird dog, man! (6) |
| LEONARDO | _ Dicaprio, actor whose first film role was in horror film Critters 3 (8) |
| BRADPITT | US actor whose first well-known role was in Thelma and Louise |
| LOVINGYOU | 1957 film that gave Elvis Presley his first starring role, as singing delivery man Deke Rivers |
| EDDIEFISHER | US singer and actor whose five marriages included one to Debbie Reynolds (1955-9) and one to Elizabeth Taylor (1959-64) (5,6) |
| CAAN | James ---, actor who died in July whose final film role was in the forthcoming Fast Charlie (4) |
| TOMCRUISE | Hollywood A-lister whose first major role was in Risky Business in 1983 (3,6) |
| THISSPORTINGLIFE | 1963 film in which Richard Harris had his first starring role |
| AFOOL | "___ and His Money" (1989 comedy that featured Sandra Bullock in her first starring role) |
| OLIVERREED | Actor whose first name is the title of a Best Picture he co-starred in, and whose last name is that film's director |