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Actor Stephen Root Confirms Role in 'Grand Theft Auto VI'

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Actor Stephen Root has a part in a new video game. The game is called Grand Theft Auto VI. People also call it GTA 6. Root said, "You're gonna see me in it."

Root is famous for his voice in a TV show. The show is called King of the Hill. He was the voice actor for a character in it.

Root is the first big actor to talk about his part in GTA 6. Many other actors are in the game too. But they have not said this yet.

Root said many people already knew about him. He said, "There are too many people who knew me from King of the Hill." This means it was not a secret anymore.

GTA 6 is a very popular video game. Many people want to know who is in it. This news makes fans very happy.

Vocabulary15 words

confirm
to say something is true
role
a part an actor plays
voice actor
a person who speaks for a character
video game
a game you play on a screen
cast member
one of the actors in a show
actor
a person who acts in movies or shows
famous
known by many people
character
a person in a story
secret
something people do not know about
fan
a person who likes something a lot
popular
liked by many people
major
very important
part
a role in a show
news
new information about something
show
a program on TV

Quiz

1. What game did Stephen Root confirm his role in?
2. What TV show made Stephen Root famous?
3. Is Stephen Root the first major actor to confirm a role in GTA 6?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Actor Stephen Root has a part in a new video _____. The game is called Grand Theft Auto VI. People also call it GTA _____. Root said, "You're gonna see me in it."

Root is famous for his _____ in a TV show. The show is called King of the Hill. He was the voice actor for a _____ in it.

Root is the first big _____ to talk about his part in GTA 6. Many other actors are in the game too. But they have not said this yet.

Root said many _____ already knew about him. He said, "There are too many people who knew me from King of the Hill." This means it was not a _____ anymore.

GTA 6 is a very popular video game. Many people want to know who is in it. This news makes _____ very happy.

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