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Actors-Turned-Directors Who Nailed It On The First Try

ZimbioJul 28, 2013, 21:38 IST

Tim P. Whitby, Mark Davis, Andreas Rentz/Getty ImagesGoing from big screen actor to director is no easy task — just ask George Clooney, Sofia Coppola, and Ben Affleck, who garnered critical acclaim, Academy Awards, and mainstream success with their films.

Soon, Ryan Gosling, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Natalie Portman will make their directorial debuts.

If anything, they have some tough acts to follow.