scene-stealer
noun
scene-steal·er
ˈsēn-ˌstē-lər 
: an actor who attracts attention when another is intended to be the center of attention
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The rise of one of this season’s greatest scene-stealers makes for a challenging conundrum — how far does the apple fall from the tree?
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 3 June 2025
But Issa, despite an enjoyably committed performance by Deli Boys scene-stealer Rao, never fully breaks free of her Ilana-from-Broad City mold.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
Of that crew, Felix Solis is a constant scene-stealer as Jose, Peter’s loyal employee and one of the very few people capable of getting the upper hand on Michaela.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 May 2025
The impetus for the drink was the torrid love affair between vanilla and passion fruit—passion fruit is a front palate scene-stealer with electric acidity, which is completed by the low and lingering resonant sweetness of vanilla (a combination vividly mapped by the Pornstar Martini).
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 3 May 2025
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 3 June 2025
But Issa, despite an enjoyably committed performance by Deli Boys scene-stealer Rao, never fully breaks free of her Ilana-from-Broad City mold.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
Of that crew, Felix Solis is a constant scene-stealer as Jose, Peter’s loyal employee and one of the very few people capable of getting the upper hand on Michaela.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 May 2025
The impetus for the drink was the torrid love affair between vanilla and passion fruit—passion fruit is a front palate scene-stealer with electric acidity, which is completed by the low and lingering resonant sweetness of vanilla (a combination vividly mapped by the Pornstar Martini).
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 3 May 2025
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“Scene-stealer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scene-stealer. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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