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Goudarz Hajari

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Goudarz Hajari گودرز هاجری (born on 9 September 1984) has appeared in over several film, television, and theatre productions. You may have seen him in Latent , Last Delivery, The Invitation Card, Virtual Enemy and Gradiva, to name just a few. Goudarz’s ability to acting has been recognized by his Master Sadreddin Zahed with the local theatre award. Goudarz studied engineering at Azad university , graduating with a bachelor and after that changed his career to become an actor. A native of Tehran, Goudarz now lives in Tehran Iran.
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Mahmoud Dowlatabadi

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Mahmoud Dowlatabadi (Persian: محمود دولت‌آبادی‎, Mahmud Dowlatâbâdi) (born 1 August 1940 in Dowlatabad, Sabzevar) is an Iranian writer and actor, known for his promotion of social and artistic freedom in contemporary Iran and his realist depictions of rural life, drawn from personal experience. In 2020, he wrote and recited a work called Soldier (Half-Burned boots) for the Art of Peace global project, composed and arranged by Mehran Alirezaei. He has collaborated with this project.
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Robert Orr

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Before turning to screenwriting, Robert Orr traveled through Bosnia and Croatia during the Yugoslavian Civil War, working first as a photographer and later as an aid worker helping to rebuild homes damaged from fighting. He also worked at the massive DaDaab refugee camp on the Kenyan/Somali border. "Savior" is based on the true story of an ex-Foreign Legion sniper that Robert met while in Bosnia. The mercenary claimed the only bullet he ever took hit him as he went off-mission during a battle to save an orphan baby. The bullet hole was in his right side. He called it his "Jesus wound." He saved the child. The merc's story inspired Robert to write his first screenplay. Robert splits his time between his hometown of Nashville and Los Angeles.
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Adnan Shah Tipu

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Adnan Shah, well known as Adnan Shah Tipu or simply Tipu is a Pakistani actor known for his comic and villainary roles. Adnan Shah started his career in 1999 as a television actor and gained popularity through a sitcom titled "Sab Set Hai" which was aired on Indus Vision in 2001. He has appeared in many television serials in Pakistan such as Makan (2006). Tipu has also acted in 2011 sitcom series Kis Din Mera Viyah Howay Ga. He made his debut as a film actor in 2003 film Khamosh Pani. In 2008, he appeared in drama film Ramchand Pakistani, followed by his Bollywood debut film Kajraare (2010), directed by Pooja Bhatt. Tipu starred in Josh: Independence Through Unity and grabbed the nomination in ARY Film Award for Best Actor. He played a villainary role in Dukhtar (2014) and also starred in the Indian film Welcome to Karachi (2015). In an interview to The Express Tribune, he said regarding the film: “I am impressed by the work, not by the name of an actor. It is true both (Jackky and Arshad) are good actors but even if I end up appearing in the same frame with legendary actors like Marlon Brando, Al Pacino or Dilip Kumar I will not let myself become overawed by their presence but will instead try to do what I do best and give my best performance,”. In 2016, he appeared in Ashir Azeem's Maalik which was banned in Pakistan after few days of release.
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Jessie Flower

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Michaela Jill Murphy (born August 18, 1994), also known as Jessie Flower, is an American voice actress. She is most well known as the voice of Toph in the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. As a child actor, Murphy also lent her voice to several movies, including Finding Nemo (2003), Over the Hedge (2006), The Ant Bully (2006), Brother Bear 2 (2006), and Meet the Robinsons (2007). She graduated from Yale University in 2017, where she majored in a dual B.A. in Theater and Film Studies with concentrations in Playwrighting and Screenwriting.
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Robert Dayton

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Robert Dayton is an multi-disciplinary artist, writer, and performer. Comedy? Yes. His writings and drawings (along with other art) have appeared in numerous publications, books, exhibits, etc. His next book “Cold Glitter: The Untold Story Of Canadian Glam” will be published by Feral House in 2024. His previous books include The Empty Bed, a pen-and-ink humour book about heartbreak published by Impulse[b] and The Canadian Romantic by The Canadian Romantic published by Pitt/ ProjectsPublication Studios. Robert has performed across North America and Australia. As The Canadian Romantic, he manifests as a series of videos, live performances, a doll, an art book, and a winking photo to make people in Canada and everywhere feel more attractive. Robert Dayton And The Beach Boys is another current touring project. More recently, he has been putting on The Birthday Experience event in Los Angeles with some very talented people. “It’s Your Birthday Whether It’s Your Birthday Or Not.” He has acted in a few independent and art movies and such, including one called “Male Fantasy.” His collaborative musical performance and recording projects include song-and-dance duo Canned Hamm, July Fourth Toilet, Points Gray, and Hallmark. Besides these projects he also has solo material. He has been a muse to such diverse artists as Destroyer and Tonetta who have each written songs about him. Robert holds an MFA from the University of Waterloo, a BFA from Emily Carr Institute, and was born in Fort St. John, BC.
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Neal Hargrove

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Neal Hargrove, better known by his ring name, Reno Riggins, is an American retired professional wrestler. Riggins has competed in Southeastern independent promotions including the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) during the 1990s. Hargrove was the final wrestler to be trained by Tojo Yamamoto before Yamamato's death in 1992. Hargrove made his WWE debut as Reno Riggins in March 1988, spending several years as an enhancement talent, competing against many of the top heels of the time. He also appeared in a dark match losing to "Hustler" Rip Rogers at the NWA's Halloween Havoc in October 1990. Leaving WWE in 1992, he began competing for the USWA and eventually won the USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship from Brian Christopher in August 1992. After a brief stint in Smoky Mountain Wrestling in early 1993, he returned to WWE and frequently appeared as an enhancement talent (now as a heel putting over numerous faces) on Monday Night Raw until deciding to retire in early 1995. Following the close of the USWA in 1997, Hargrove came out of retirement and began teaming with Steven Dunn as "The Tennessee Volunteers" in Music City Wrestling feuding with Flash Flanagan and Wolfie D over the promotion's North American tag team titles (later renamed the NWA North American Tag Team Championship) during the late 1990s. They also made an appearance for WWE on an episode of Shotgun Saturday Night against The Hardy Boyz. Appearing at the first Brian Pillman Memorial Show in 1998, he and Dunn would later compete as "Main Event" in the National Wrestling Alliance eventually winning the NWA World Tag Team titles in Eskan, Saudi Arabia on April 7, 2000. Hargrove now does advertising, commentating and booking for Showtime All-Star Wrestling. He retired from wrestling in 2011.
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Maximilian Schell

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Maximilian Schell (8 December 1930 – 1 February 2014) was a Swiss actor. Born in Austria, his parents were involved in the arts and he grew up surrounded by performance and literature. While he was still a child, his family fled to Switzerland in 1938 when Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany, and they settled in Zürich. After World War II ended, Schell took up acting and directing full-time. Schell won the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing a lawyer in the legal drama Judgment at Nuremberg (1961). He was Oscar-nominated for playing a character with multiple identities in The Man in the Glass Booth (1975) and for playing a man resisting Nazism in Julia (1977). Fluent in both English and German, Schell earned top billing in a number of Nazi-era themed films. He acted in films such as Topkapi (1964), The Deadly Affair (1967), Counterpoint (1968), Simón Bolívar (1969), The Odessa File (1974), A Bridge Too Far (1977), and Deep Impact (1998). On television, he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the NBC film Miss Rose White and the HBO television film Stalin (1992), the later of which earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. He also portrayed Otto Frank in the TV film The Diary of Anne Frank (1980), the Russian emperor Peter the Great in the NBC series Peter the Great (1986), Frederick the Great in the British series Young Catherine (1991), and Brother Jean le Maistre in the miniseries Joan of Arc (1999). Schell also performed in a number of stage plays, including a celebrated performance as Prince Hamlet. Schell was an accomplished pianist and conductor, performing with Claudio Abbado and Leonard Bernstein, and with orchestras in Berlin and Vienna. His elder sister was the internationally noted actress Maria Schell; he produced the documentary tribute My Sister Maria in 2002. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maximilian Schell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Pardis Pourabedini

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Pardis Pourabedini is an Iranian actress known for her impactful performances in film and television. Born on April 10, 2000, in Tehran, Iran, she began her acting career in theater before gaining widespread recognition for her role as Razieh in the popular TV series Aghazadeh (2020–2021). Her performance earned her a nomination at the Hafez Awards, establishing her as a rising star. She further showcased her talent in the acclaimed series Fereshteh's Sin (2023–2024). In cinema, Pourabedini has appeared in notable films like Killing a Traitor (2022) and Motherless (2022). Her portrayal of Kazhal in the war drama Unknown (2023) won her the prestigious Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress at the 41st Fajr International Film Festival.
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Sean Connery

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Sir Thomas Sean Connery (August 25, 1930 - October 31, 2020) was a Scottish actor and producer who won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award), and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award. Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films (every film from Dr. No to You Only Live Twice, plus Diamonds Are Forever and Never Say Never Again), between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His films also include Marnie (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Dragonheart (1996), The Rock (1996), and Finding Forrester (2000). Connery was polled in a 2004 The Sunday Herald as "The Greatest Living Scot" and in a 2011 EuroMillions survey as "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". He was voted by People magazine as both the “Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989 and the "Sexiest Man of the Century” in 1999. He received a lifetime achievement award in the United States with a Kennedy Center Honor in 1999. Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to film drama. On October 31, 2020, it was announced that Connery had died at the age of 90.
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