characterRegex)

	nParticipations = 0

	for line in actorFile:
		matches = regex.match(line)
		if(matches and len(matches.group(1)) != 0):
			actorName = matches.group(1)
			addedPerson = False
		
		if(matches and matches.group(2) and not matches.group(3) and not matches.group(4)):
			try:
				if(matches.group(2) in titles):
					if(not addedPerson):
						clean = cleanName(actorName)
						s.addPerson(clean)
						addedPerson = True
					s.addPerformance(clean, matches.group(2))
					s.addCharacter(matches.group(2), clean, matches.group(5).replace("[","").replace("]",""))
					#print clean + " AS " + matches.group(5)
					nParticipations += 1
			except:
				continue
	#		print actorName + " ::: " + matches.group(2) + " ::: " + matches.group(5)
			
			
	print "FINISHED PARSING ACTORS : " + str(nParticipations)
	
	
	#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	#ACTRESSES