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Luenell

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Luenell Campbell (born March 12, 1959), known professionally as Luenell, is an American comedienne and actress. She is the youngest of eight children. In the early 1990s Luenell appeared regularly on Soul Beat TV on the Oakland, California cable station KSBT, along with prominent Bay Area African-American journalist Chauncey Bailey, an interview and talk show host on the program. Luenell was one of the few actual actors in the 2006 hit mockumentary-styled comedy film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. In it, she plays a prostitute of the same name, a hooker with a heart of gold. She has also been seen on the BET comedy series, Comicview, and is featured on the new season of Wild 'N Out. She was in the second episode of the Comedy Central comedic reality show, Reality Bites Back.
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Suzanne Whang

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Suzanne Whang (September 28, 1962 – September 17, 2019) was an American television host, actress, comedian, radio host, published author, minister, writer, producer, and political activist. She was best known as the host of the HGTV series House Hunters for nine years (1999-2007), and for her recurring role as manicurist Polly Chae on Las Vegas for four seasons. Suzanne also starred as Divina the maid / wannabe actress in the Here TV sitcom From Here on OUT.
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Saul Zaentz

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Saul Zaentz (/ˈzænts/; February 28, 1921 – January 3, 2014) was an American film producer and former record company executive. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture three times and in 1996 was awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. Zaentz's film production career was marked by a dedication to the adaptation of the novel. A prolific reader, Zaentz typically did not produce original screenplays. His final production, Goya's Ghosts, was an exception, being an original story by Jean-Claude Carrièreand Miloš Forman. Description above from the Wikipedia article Saul Zaentz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Johnny Mack Brown

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An All-American halfback while attending the University of Alabama, Johnny Mack Brown chose the silver screen over the green grass of the football field when he graduated. Signed to a contract with MGM in 1926, Brown debuted in Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927) with William Haines in a film about - baseball. This was followed by The Bugle Call (1927), which starred the fading Jackie Coogan. In 1928 he appeared in the last Norma Shearer silent film, A Lady of Chance (1928). After that, he worked with Greta Garbo, Marion Davies and Mary Pickford. His muscular good looks only carried him so far in films, however, and by 1930 he had yet to find his place. At MGM Clark Gable was taking the roles that Brown was up for, so he went into a western for director King Vidor, Billy the Kid (1930). While Vidor did not want him for the part to begin with, the picture was successful; however, Brown's career at MGM soon ended. By 1933 he was still making westerns, but they were for low-rung studios like Mascot. More westerns at even lower-rung Supreme Pictures followed, as well as serials like Wild West Days (1937) at Universal. In 1943 Brown took his boots over to Monogram Pictures, where he made over 60 westerns. He started off as "Nevada Jack McKenzie" in the Rough Riders series, but the name soon changed to Johnny. As with most of the early cowboy stars, he was a hero to millions of young children and consistently among the top ten money-makers in westerns from 1942-50. The bubble burst, though, just as it did for Allan Lane, in 1953, as the days of the "B" western came to an end.
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Lynne Marie Stewart

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Lynne Marie Stewart (December 14, 1946 – February 21, 2025) was an American film and television actress, best known for her performance as Miss Yvonne, the Most Beautiful Woman in Puppet Land. She originated the role in the 1981 stage show The Pee-wee Herman Show and on the CBS television show Pee Wee's Playhouse. She returned to the role in the 2010 Los Angeles stage revival and returned again to play the role in the Broadway production which opened in November 2010 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. She played several different nurses on the television series MAS*H. She appeared on an episode of the television series Night Court as Vanna Anders and as Squiggy's two-timing girlfriend Barbara on Laverne & Shirley. She has also played roles on Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Big Top Pee-wee, Night Stand with Dick Dietrick and Son of the Beach. Most recently, she appeared in Law & Order SVU and Arrested Development. She also has a recurring role as Charlie's mom on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Lynne Marie Stewart also appeared on a Biography profile of her best friend Cindy Williams. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lynne Marie Stewart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Rodrigo Santacruz

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Rodrigo Santacruz was born on September 18, 1979 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is an actor, writer and voiceover artist, known for Fragmentos del destino (2007), Código postal (2006) and La madrastra (2005). Born in Mexico City and raised in Silicon Valley, Rodrigo began acting in Kindergarten when he played the Grinch in "The Grinch who Stole Christmas." Soon thereafter, his first professional credit was on "Plaza Sésamo", the Latin American version of "Sesame Street", which was seen throughout the Americas. After his family moved back to Mexico City in 1988, he studied at C.A.D.A.C. in Coyoacan, Mexico City and participated in numerous school plays as well as attending acting camp Stagedoor Manor in Loch Sheldrake, New York, during the 1995 and 1996 sessions. After high school, Rodrigo studied acting at Acting International in Paris, France before graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts - West in Hollywood, California in 2001. Shortly after, he attended the British Americana Drama Academy in Oxford, England, UK. After returning to Mexico City in 2003, he completed his formal training at CEA (Centro de Educación Artística) and quickly got to work. Rodrigo has worked in many different fields, including television, film, and theater since as well as being a successful voiceover artist since 2010. He is completely bilingual in English and Spanish, and speaks French and Italian as well. He is busy with work, single, and living in Mexico City.
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Ahmad Fahmy

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Satirical writer and actor, Ahmed Fahmy, graduated with a degree in political science and economics. He began his career in acting as an amateur in an independent film group called "Tamr Hendy" during his college years. Tamr Hendy produced many satirical films, among the most famous "Regal la Ta3rif Elmostaheel" a parody of the Egyptian movie "Eltareeq Ila Ilat" which quickly spread on the internet and was screened in many local cafes. "Regal la Ta3rif Elmostaheel" captured the interest of writer Mohamed Hefzy, who was making the transition into movie production at the time. After meeting with Fahmy, Hefzy decided to produce his work "Affiche we Tashbeeh," a TV series that makes fun of various Egyptian films in each episode. Later on, Hefzy would produce Fahmy's movie "Waraqit Shafra" which Fahmy wrote and acted in, along side his Tamr Hendy colleagues and long time friends Hisham Maged and Chico. All 3 actors won the critic's choice award in 2003 for Best New Actors. Fahmy also wrote the screenplay for "Keda Reda" starring Ahmed Hilmy, as well as "Sameer, Shaheer, & Baheer" in which the Tamr Hendy trio costarred once again.
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Vangelis Mourikis

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Vangelis Mourikis (Greek: Βαγγέλης Μουρίκης) is a Greek film actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 1982. He studied in Australia where he did his first works. In the 1990s he returned to Greece and devoted himself to independent cinema. He has been nominated for three Hellenic Film Academy Awards for Best Actor, winning twice, for the films Digger (2020) and Stratos (2014). He has also been nominated for three Hellenic Film Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor. Mourikis occasionally helps co-write movie scripts, with his work being nominated for three Hellenic Film Academy Awards, two for Best Screenplay and one for Best Documentary.
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Calypso Rose

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Calypso Rose or Linda McCartha Monica Sandy-Lewis (born April 27, 1940 in Bethel Village, Tobago) is a Trinidadian calypsonian. She started writing songs at the age of 13; over the years, she has composed more than 1000 songs and recorded more than 20 albums. Considered the "mother of calypso", Rose was the first female calypso star and her lyrics frequently address social issues like racism and sexism. Her influence over the calypso music genre forced the renaming of the Calypso King competition to the Calypso Monarch instead. In addition to writing songs about social issues, Rose is also an activist and was given the title of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for former child soldiers along with performing at numerous events for social change. She has received every award available to living artists in the Caribbean. She currently resides in Queens, New York, and regularly returns to Trinidad and Tobago in addition to touring. ... Source: Article "Calypso Rose" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Manuela Arcuri

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Manuela Arcuri is an actress, model, and TV personality who graduated from the Accademia d'arte drammatica in Rome, Italy. She made her first appearances as an actress in Black Holes (1995) and The Graduates (1995). In 1999, director Giorgio Panariello offered her a major role for his film Bagnomaria (1999). A year later, Manuela graced the cover of Playboy Italia's October issue and continued her work for TV shows such as Mai dire Gol, Carabinieri, Festival di Sanremo (1951) and Scherzi a parte (1992). Her most challenging role happened in 2008 for the TV drama Io non dimentico (2008). The Italian beauty continues to excite and impress with the lead role in the series Il peccato e la vergogna (2010) and later with Pupetta: Il coraggio e la passione (2013) where she was joined by iconic Italian actress Eva Grimaldi and won the Best Actress award at Roma Fiction Fest. Manuela Arcuri varies her acting skills while remaining hot and tantalizing with the comedy Non si ruba a casa dei ladri (2016) and romance mini-series Il bello delle donne... alcuni anni dopo (2017).
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