[DOC] [TLE] Can't Act; Slightly Bald; Can Dance a Little | Quote Investigator [PAR] Aug 7, 2014 ... Slightly bald and can dance a little, said the fellow who is probably an ex-
Metroite now. ... now famous dancer was aware of the contents of the early 
flawed studio ... It was a casting director's report of his first screen test, twelve 
years ago: ... of Fred Astaire: CAN'T ACT, SLIGHTLY BALD, ALSO DANCES. [DOC] [TLE] Fred Astaire - Wikipedia [PAR] Fred Astaire was an American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer and 
television presenter. ... Although Astaire refused dance lessons at first, he easily 
mimicked his older .... According to Hollywood folklore, a screen test report on 
Astaire for RKO ..... Shortly before his death, Astaire said: "I didn't want to leave 
this world... [DOC] [TLE] Fred Astaire - Wikiquote [PAR] I can't sit here today and look back, and say, Top Hat was better than Easter 
Parade or any of the others. .... Can't act, slightly bald, also dances. Fred Astaire's 
version of the lost infamous screen test report in his interview on 20/20 with .... 
Claire Luce, (Astaire's first dance partner after his sister Adele retired, urging 
Astaire to... [DOC] [TLE] An Irishman's Diary - The Irish Times [PAR] Aug 15, 2007 ... They never said he couldn't sing. ... His first was obvious enough - however bad 
the screen test - for RKO to persist with him. The trust paid off... [DOC] [TLE] Fred and Ginger, Forever Dancing: A Reflection on Swing Time (1936) [PAR] Whichever you favor, the most famous dance team in cinematic history is bound 
to entertain ... His screen test report read, Can't act. ... In his first RKO film, Flying 
Down to Rio (1933), Astaire proved to be genuinely likable, with a .... People 
have always asked me about Fred's best partner, and I always say Ginger 
Rogers. [DOC] [TLE] Review: James Corden Is Amiable, if Not Particularly Special, in ... [PAR] Mar 24, 2015 ... James Corden in his debut night on "The Late Late Show With James Corden." 
Credit Monty Brinton/CBS. Can't act. Slightly bald. Also dances. That's what a 
studio executive supposedly wrote about Fred Astaire after an early screen test. 
... a quick-change montage of scenes from Mr. Hanks's most famous... [DOC] [TLE] Fred Astaire, "Also Dances..." | SF360 [PAR] May 31, 2007 ... ... lead, not a comedian or famous villain  as homely, big-eared, and slight as 
Fred ... During his early stardom, Astaire was often kiddingly compared to Mickey 
Mouse. ... (until then strictly a stage star) shot a screen test for the studio RKO. 
Can't act. Slightly bald. Also dances, the report said, dismissively. [DOC] [TLE] 14 Toe-Tapping Facts About Fred Astaire | Mental Floss [PAR] Mar 12, 2016 ... PRODUCERS WERE UNIMPRESSED WITH HIS FIRST SCREEN TEST. 
According to legend, producer David O. Selznick was out of town when Astaire 
shot his screen test for RKO. ... by Astaire, jotting down a note that read, Can't Act
. Slightly Bald. Also Dances. ... That's what Fred Astaire said to me. [DOC] [TLE] 14 People Who Failed Before Becoming Famous - Journal Star [PAR] Feb 20, 2014 ... "I got fired after six weeks because the (boss) said I talked too much to the ... In 
his first screen test, the testing director of MGM noted that Astaire, "Can't act. ... 
Astaire later insisted that the report had actually read: "Can't act. [DOC] [TLE] History Creator / FredAstaire - TV Tropes [PAR] ... famous comment about an early Screen Test about Astaire supposedly said, "
Can't ... Astaire's producer of his films with Rogers claims that the note was pure... [DOC] [TLE] 15 People Who Failed Before Becoming Famous - Business Insider [PAR] Oct 29, 2012 ... Oprah Winfrey was fired from one of her

Question: The famous report on his first screen test said, "Can't act.  Slightly bald.  Also dances."
Answer: Fred Astaire