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typecast

[ tahyp-kast, -kahst ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, Theater.

, type·cast, type·cast·ing.

to cast (a performer) in a role that requires characteristics of physique, manner, personality, etc., similar to those possessed by the performer.
to cast (a performer) repeatedly in a kind of role closely patterned after that of the actor's previous successes.
to stereotype:
He realizes now he's been typecast as an executive errand boy.

typecast

/ ˈtaɪpˌkɑːst /

tr to cast (an actor) in the same kind of role continually, esp because of his physical appearance or previous success in such roles

First recorded in 1930–35; type + cast

Several Brat Pack members have since blamed the article for typecasting them and preventing their ascension into more serious work.

At times in my life, I had tried other sports and was typecast due to being large.

But during the aughts, the stunning actress had to fight back against being typecast.

All throughout doing Twilight, I got asked whether I was afraid of getting typecast.

“At first, I was worried about getting typecast,” Bennett says.

Silvio Berlusconi certainly knows how to typecast his potential constituency.

So when someone breaks character, we're reminded that people (actually) are too complicated to typecast.

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