1.   Davis became a genius by turning bit actors into leading men.

2.   And, for once, they do not turn the actors into automatons.

3.   Bobby Hebert, once a Saints teammate, has told of Heyward battering the Seattle Seahawks so relentlessly in one game that linebacker turned actor Brian Bosworth literally cried.

4.   Long, long before scientists figured out a way to clone sheep, filmmakers had divined the secrets of turning one actor into two.

5.   Movie director Mike Nichols turns film actor.

6.   NBC once wired Dodger manager Tom Lasorda, who turned actor while avoiding his usual stream of obscenities.

7.   Riker and the laborers turned actors were already being recognized Sunday on the streets of Corona.

8.   The ruling turned actors into free agents, bringing about the end of the Hollywood studio system.

9.   A former football star turned actor and television sports commentator, Simpson faces life in prison if convicted.