How do actors/actresses look so good in movies/TV while in real life they are not as attractive and often give the impression they had too much makeup?

Question

Who hasn’t had a crush on some actor only to realize they aren’t so beautiful when they’re not acting?

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Answer 1

That’s the magic of having an entire crew of make-up, studio lighting, composition and other specialists working to make you look great.

By the time you see them in a movie, there’s been a host of people working on their looks from the person who does their makeup to the person who tells them how to pose in flattering ways and the person who does the final colour correction.

Without all that, they’re just people.