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Tonight marks the release of Alfie, starring the vain, foppish rake we all love. No, not Jude Law (whom I've heard is quite handsome). I'm talking about Vanity Fair editor and longtime Gawker obsession, Graydon Carter.

Carter plays a man cuckolded by the adorable he-slut Alfie, who steals Susan Sarandon out from under him. As close readers of this site's 'content' know, Carter's dealings with Hollywood have received much scrutiny this year. (You nailed a magazine editor for earning $100,000 from a movie studio, but you couldn't do anything about Dick Cheney's deferred Halliburton payments? Great job, journalists!)

Swept aside in the brief, white hot glow of "Graydongate" (or was it "Cartergate"? Or "Pointlessgate"? I can't recall) is the editor's work in front of the camera. In addition to his role in Alfie, Carter (under his Canadian name E. Graydon Carter) scored a cameo in Ron Howard's underrated 1994 New York tabloid love letter, The Paper. (Not an impressive feat in and of itself, since basically every writer you can imagine was in the film, too.)

What is interesting though—struggling actors and producers take note!—is that Carter managed to turn that small role into a lucrative partnership with producer Brian Grazer (he of the 100k 'thank you' payment) and then into a full-blown speaking part only ten years later. So, stick with it, you guys: A little hard work, a little schmoozing, a decade of toiling at the one of the most profitable magazines in the world, and you too can find yourself opposite Jude and Susan. Although, in a decade, if Jude deteriorates like so many Brits (Hey, boss!) and Susan continues to age —even though she clearly ages slower than the average human (another secret slo-mo, perhaps?)— you might be better off opposite their kids.