"Ralph first and foremost sees himself as an actor, not a movie star, " Armstrong said.

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All this is not for a movie star or entertainer but for South Africa's first black billionaire.

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"This gentleman was just about to go out as a single if you want to play some golf, " Tom said to the movie star, not knowing I was a devoted fan of the seminal blaxploitation series.

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In fact, dating back much further, Esther Williams, a promising swimmer who would have competed in the 1940 Olympics if not for the outbreak of WWII and who later became a movie star, launched her own swimsuit collection in the 1950s.

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Mrs Rossiter said that despite being a well-known movie star, she had not seen any of his films.

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