scene-stealer
noun
scene-steal·er
ˈsēn-ˌstē-lər 
: an actor who attracts attention when another is intended to be the center of attention
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Gorgeously textured and frequently very funny—Griffin’s wisecracking younger brother, Oren, is a scene-stealer—the book’s particular portrait of late-20th-century, upper-middle-class adolescence takes a generously wide angle, reveling in all the heady, scuzzy, confusing bits of coming of age.
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Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
The strippers are rock-star parts, gloriously unembarrassed, scene-stealers if ever there were any.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
As Derek, the inexplicably agreeable husband to Christa Miller’s filter-free Liz, McGinley already was a scene-stealer.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
The cast nails their roles, but the true scene-stealer is Jeronicus’ finest achievement: the little robot Buddy 3000, a wide-eyed cutie who can walk, talk, fly, and get into trouble.
—EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
The strippers are rock-star parts, gloriously unembarrassed, scene-stealers if ever there were any.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
As Derek, the inexplicably agreeable husband to Christa Miller’s filter-free Liz, McGinley already was a scene-stealer.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
The cast nails their roles, but the true scene-stealer is Jeronicus’ finest achievement: the little robot Buddy 3000, a wide-eyed cutie who can walk, talk, fly, and get into trouble.
—EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Scene-stealer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scene-stealer. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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