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Brian Dennehy
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Brian Manion Dennehy (July 9, 1938 – April 15, 2020) was an American actor of film, stage, and television. His breakthrough film role was as the overzealous sheriff Will Teasle in First Blood (1982). Typically a character actor, Dennehy displayed versatility in varying and often complex roles ranging from villainous (such as a corrupt sheriff in the 1985 western Silverado) to virtuous (such as a benevolent alien leader in Cocoon, also released in 1985). Other notable films featuring Dennehy include Gorky Park (1983), Never Cry Wolf (1983), Legal Eagles (1986), F/X (1986), Tommy Boy (1995), Romeo + Juliet (1996), and Ratatouille (2007).
A prominent figure in the theater world (especially in Chicago), Dennehy won two Tony Awards for Best Lead Actor, for Death of a Salesman (1999) and Long Day's Journey into Night (2003). He starred in numerous television films and miniseries, garnering six Emmy Award nominations, and had memorable supporting and guest roles in many series including Just Shoot Me, The Good Wife, and The Blacklist.
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Monty L. Simons
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Monty L. Simons is a stunt coordinator, stuntman, assistant director, and sometimes actor.
His work on TV includes The Walking Dead, Claws, Criminal Minds, Scorpion, Grimm, Sons of Anarchy, Arrested Development, Eagleheart, Medium, CSI: NY, Heroes, E-Ring, The Agency, The Invisible Man, City of Angels, Angel, Brimstone, Seven Days, Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero, Diagnosis Murder, The Commish, Tour of Duty, and more.
His work on films includes Geostorm, Thank You for Your Service, Get Hard, The Maze Runner, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Ride Along, Thor: The Dark World, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Hangover Part 3, Thor, Date Night, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, The Golden Compass, Rush Hour 2 & 3, Collateral, Hellboy, Spider-Man 2 & 3, Freddy vs. Jason, God's and Generals, The Scorpion King, Blade 2, Swordfish, Virus, Beverly Hills Ninja, Jingle All the Way, Independence Day, Eraser, Heat, Powder, The Quick and the Dead, True Lies, Last Action Hero, Army of Darkness, Stand By Me, The Beastmaster (1982), and more.
He has also worked on TV movies including The Gambler 2 & 3, Desperado, Desperado: The Outlaw Wars, Desperado: Badlands Justice, Knight Rider 2000, The Keys, Unlikely Angel, Hard Time, Hard Time: The Premonition, Follow the Stars Home, and more.
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Nedumudi Venu
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Kesavan Venu Gopal, known popularly by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, was an Indian actor, writer and director. He was widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in Indian cinema.
Venu was born as Venugopal to P. K. Kesavan Nair-a school master- and P. Kunjikkuttiyamma in Nedumudi, Alappuzha as the youngest of their five children. He has four elder brothers. He had his primary education from N S S Higher Secondary School, Nedumudi, and St. Mary's Higher Secondary School,Champakulam. He was involved in art and music since his academic period. After graduating from Sanatana Dharma College, Alappuzha, he worked as a journalist in Kalakaumudi and as a teacher in a tutorial institute. Venu was living in Thiruvananthapuram when he made friends with the likes of Aravindan, Padmarajan, and Bharath Gopi. This ultimately paved way for his film career. He is a talented Mridangam player.
Venu started his career in theater and went on to act in films. He was a member of Kavalam Narayana Panicker's dramas. He debuted in the film Thambu (1978) by director G. Aravindan. His acting skills were showcased in the Bharathan film Aaravam. Padmarajan's Oridathoru Phayalwan and Kallan Pavithran set a milestone for him. It marked his start in karanavar (head of the family) roles, which included most of his memorable performances.
Venu also wrote scripts for movies. He wrote the stories for the films Kattathe Kilikkoodu, Theertham, Sruthi, Ambada Njane, Oru Katha Oru Nunnakkatha, Savidham, and Angane Oru Avadhikkalathu. He also tried his hand in direction with Pooram. He has also acted in a few Tamil films with director Shankar, such as Kamal Hasan's Indian and Vikram's Anniyan.
Venu has also acted in some television serials. He acted in NFDC film Parinamam (The Change), directed by P. Venu that won the best screenplay award at the Ashdod International Film Festival held in Israel. He won the Best Actor award for his role in Saira at the Zimbabwe International Film Festival which concluded in September 2007; Saira was the only film from India to be included in the festival. The committee mentioned that he acted compellingly and convincingly in his portrayal of a man caught between secularism and fundamentalism.
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Sugata Mitra
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Sugata Mitra (born 12 February 1952) is an Indian computer scientist and educational theorist. He is best known for his "Hole in the Wall" experiment, and widely cited in works on literacy and education. He is Professor Emeritus at NIIT University, Rajasthan, India. A Ph.D. in theoretical physics, he retired in 2019 as Professor of Educational Technology at Newcastle University in England, after 13 years there including a year in 2012 as visiting professor at MIT MediaLab in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He won the TED Prize 2013.
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Ruth Millar
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Ruth Laura Millar (born in 1975 Newton Mearns, near Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish actress, writer and producer.
She spent her early years in Glasgow before attending Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design where she graduated with a degree in fine art in 1996. After leaving art school Millar formed Wee Lassie Productions, a production company that showcased the best of acting and writing talent. The showcase was held for one night only at the Groucho Club, London. This was where Millar was spotted by an agent and then landed the Punto girl in one of the year's most successful advertising campaigns
Millar starred in Glasgow Kiss alongside Iain Glen and Sharon Small, as younger sister Jess Rossi, to great acclaim. North Square was the next lead role, where she played pupil barrister Morag Black in the Bafta winning Channel 4 drama, starring alongside Phil Davis, Helen McCrory, Rupert Penry-Jones and Kevin McKidd. Millar then went on to work on several hit television shows including Silent Witness, Life on Mars, Friends and Crocodiles, Legless, Footballers' Wives, New Street Law, Sold, Auf Wiedersehen Pet and Monarch of the Glen. Millar's feature films include Love Live Long by Mike Figgis and Broken Lines with Paul Bettany in 2008. In 2003 she played alongside Ewan McGregor in the Channel 4 short film Solid Geometry, directed by McGregor's uncle Denis Lawson. In 2009 Millar reprised the role of Jackie Queen from Life on Mars in the sequel series Ashes to Ashes. Millar recently returned to the UK and can be seen in Doctors as Sonia O'Neil. Millar has partnered with Marcus McPeake, a Scottish writer and director/producer, and has a feature film in development for 2014
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April Stewart
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April Stewart (aka Gracie Lazar) is an American voice actress. She is best known for providing the voices of several female characters on the animated cartoon TV series South Park alongside fellow voice actress Mona Marshall. Born and raised in Truckee, California, Stewart started acting at the age 12. Her father, Freddie Stewart, was a singer with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. In early 2008, April Stewart had her first child.
April is the voice of Liane Cartman, Sharon Marsh, Mrs. McCormick, Shelley Marsh, The Mayor, Principal Victoria, Wendy Testaburger and numerous other characters starring in South Park. She is also the voice of Maria Rivera on Nickelodeon's El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera.
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Quique Camoiras
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Enrique Pérez Camoiras, más conocido como Quique Camoiras (Madrid, 7 de diciembre de 1927 - Boadilla del Monte, 1 de marzo de 2012) era un actor y empresario teatral español, muy popular en los géneros del humor, la comedia y la revista musical. Durante la Guerra Civil ya trabajó como bailarín en Valencia. Durante 14 años alternó su trabajo interpretativo con sus funciones como administrativo en el Instituto Nacional de Previsión, antecesor del INSALUD. Tras la contienda se presentó en el madrileño Teatro Fontalba, ya desaparecido. Actuó como niño con el nombre de Quiqui P. Camoiras en la película Rojo y negro en 1942. Como primer actor y empresario ha realizado prolongadas temporadas en teatros de Madrid como el de La Latina o El Cómico. En televisión presentó el programa Humor cinco estrellas, de Telecinco, junto a Juanito Navarro.
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Nathan St. Louis
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Nathan St. Louis is a writer, director, and cinematographer from Windsor, Ontario. A graduate of the University of Windsor with time spent at Solent University in Southampton, England, Nathan has developed a distinctive visual style through his work in independent cinema. He is best known for his films Morphling, Nineteen at the End of the World, and Elora, as well as his award-nominated cinematography work on several short films. His projects often explore youth culture, identity, and life on the fringes of small-town communities. Nathan is currently writing, co-directing and starring in YQG Hardstyle.
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Guy LeMay
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Born in Hyannis, Massachusetts, and a 1987 graduate of Barnstable High School, Guy LeMay headed West in 1992, landing in the middle of a high-energy Los Angeles music scene. It was there that he teamed up with a new circle of friends to start the punk outfit The Resistance. The band’s gritty, authentic sound caught the attention of legendary director Penelope Spheeris, earning them a featured performance in the iconic 1998 documentary, The Decline of Western Civilization Part III. Outside of the punk circuit, Guy brought his creative eye to the world of practical effects. Working as a model maker for genre visionary Stuart Gordon, he helped build the worlds of the sci-fi cult classic Space Truckers and the immersive Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright attraction. Before his return to the coast, Guy traded the studio for the motor pool, serving three years in the Army. While stationed at Ft. Riley, Kansas, he pushed himself to the limit to earn the prestigious Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB)-a testament to his precision and tactical skill. He then completed his service with an honorable discharge as a Specialist in 2000. After returning home to Cape Cod in 2016, Guy shifted his focus toward a heavier sonic landscape. In 2020, he launched Electric Tomb, where he serves as the primary singer, songwriter, and producer. Most recently, Guy expanded his cinematic reach by handling the cinematography for the short film Hannah of the Dead, with Electric Tomb providing the film's crushing original soundtrack.
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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. He 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, Connery died at the age of 90.
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