The Icons That Built America — Season 1, Episode 2: Action Heroes
Documentary • 42 min • 1 season, 7 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
A struggling New York actor, brushed aside because of his looks and speech impediment, bets on himself to write, and star in a movie. By challenging the ideas of what it means to be a leading man at the time, he gives himself a fighting chance in Hollywood. At the same time, a young Austrian bodybuilder must overcome his own hurdles and outside discrimination to utilize his strength and power in creating a name for himself in America.
About The Icons That Built America
Highlights the talented, often provocative entertainers whose brilliance and rise to stardom transformed American popular culture.