did he have a career in movies prior to entering politics?
Yes, he signed a deal with the Warner Bros. studios.
Ronald Reagan
He earned his first screen credit with a starring role in the 1937 movie "Love Is on the Air", and by the end of 1939, he had already appeared in 19 films, including "Dark Victory" with Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart. Before the film "Santa Fe Trail" with Errol Flynn in 1940, he played the role of George Gipp in the film "Knute Rockne, All American"; from it, he acquired the lifelong nickname "the Gipper." In 1941, exhibitors voted him the fifth most popular star from the younger generation in Hollywood.
who was president of the us in 1985 Ronald Wilson Reagan . where was he born? Tampico, Illinois.
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Ronald Reagan [SEP] Radio and film
He earned his first screen credit with a starring role in the 1937 movie "Love Is on the Air", and by the end of 1939, he had already appeared in 19 films, including "Dark Victory" with Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart. Before the film "Santa Fe Trail" with Errol Flynn in 1940, he played the role of George Gipp in the film "Knute Rockne, All American"; from it, he acquired the lifelong nickname "the Gipper." In 1941, exhibitors voted him the fifth most popular star from the younger generation in Hollywood.