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Faruk Sobhan Nayeem

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FS Nayeem, Official Name MD FARUK SOBHAN; A leading & versatile Bangladeshi Actor . He started out as a MODEL & HOST back in 2000 on a Bangladeshi Channel, titled Channel I later on he join there as a VJ (Visual Jockey). In 2004 he started a new job in Channel I as an Executive in Brand Communication and worked till 2008. In 2006 he was launched as an Actor for the very first time in a valentine special drama by Rumana Rashid Eshita, after that he was doing his job as a Brand Communication Executive. Suddenly on 2008 he got an offer through a very popular Film actor ARIFIN SHUVOO to go for an audition in a sports base film . And got the film and left his job just after 10 days of shooting in that film. After his film “JAAGO” in 2010 from their on have been thoroughly involve in acting and known as a very popular and National actor in Bangladeshi DRAMA / TV Commercials/films (Dhallywood). He sung two songs Tomake & Valobashatai Dami for two different Labels in Bangladesh and more in the process of release.
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Todd McClendon

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Todd McClendon is an actor, assistant director, and podcast creator who portrays Giovanni, also known as “Gio,” in the award-winning television drama series “Dear Love,” streaming on Prime Video. Working alongside writer, director, producer, and actor Phillip Bufford, McClendon contributes both on screen and behind the camera to the School Boy Films production. McClendon trained in media production at Ohio Media School in Columbus, Ohio, where Bufford was his instructor. After McClendon expressed an interest in acting, Bufford emphasized the importance of completing his training. On graduation day, Bufford offered him a role in “Dear Love,” launching their television collaboration. McClendon also helped introduce his longtime friend Tyson Porter to the series, in which Porter portrays Rock. As assistant director, McClendon plays an integral role in the production of “Dear Love,” working behind the camera when Bufford appears on screen. He is also the creator of “Conscious by Nature,” a podcast exploring a wide range of topics, which he has cross-promoted through the series. McClendon has appeared as an interview guest on “After the Show with Marissa Harlyn.” Through his acting, production work, and podcasting, he continues to build a multifaceted entertainment career while contributing to the ongoing development of “Dear Love” alongside Phillip Bufford.
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Kathryn Newton

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Kathryn Love Newton (born February 8, 1997) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Louise Brooks in the CBS comedy series Gary Unmarried (2008–2010), Abigail Carlson in the HBO mystery drama series Big Little Lies (2017–2019), and Allie Pressman in the Netflix teen drama series The Society (2019). She is also known for portraying the older versions of Claire Novak in The CW dark fantasy series Supernatural (2014–2018) and Joanie Clark in the AMC period drama series Halt and Catch Fire (2016–2017). Newton has appeared in various films, including Bad Teacher (2011), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), Blockers (2018), Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019), Freaky (2020), The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021), Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023), and Abigail (2024). For her role in the horror film Paranormal Activity 4 (2012), Newton received the Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kathryn Newton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Tanela Bivens

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Tanela Bivens is an actress, radio personality, and relationship columnist who stars as Meredith in the award-winning television drama series “Dear Love,” streaming on Prime Video. Known affectionately as “Nela” among close friends, Bivens has built an entertainment career spanning radio, publishing, and independent television. Her collaboration with writer, director, producer, and actor Phillip Bufford began in 2015, when she became a recurring guest on “Phillip Bufford Live” on WTMH Radio in Columbus, Ohio. When Bufford launched “Unplugged Magazine,” a fashion and entertainment publication, Bivens joined as its relationship columnist. In 2021, Bufford cast Bivens as Meredith in “Dear Love,” marking her transition into television acting. She was also a featured interview guest on “After the Show with Marissa Harlyn,” further connecting her work with Bufford’s television portfolio and School Boy Films. Bivens continues to develop her on-screen career through her role in “Dear Love.”
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Adriana Lima

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Adriana Lima (born June 12, 1981, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil) is a Brazilian model. She was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 1999 to 2018, becoming their longest-running model and named "the most valuable Victoria's Secret Angel" in 2017. She is also known as a spokesmodel for Maybelline cosmetics since 2003, and for her Super Bowl and Kia Motors commercials. At age 15, Lima won Ford's "Supermodel of Brazil" competition, and took second place the following year in the Ford "Supermodel of the World" competition before signing with Elite Model Management in New York City. Since 2005, Lima has ranked in the top five of Forbes' lists of the 20 highest-earning models in the world, and in 2006 ranked No.99 on the Forbes Celebrity 100. Since 2014, Lima has been the world's second highest-paid model. Lima made her acting debut alongside Mickey Rourke and Forest Whitaker in The Follow (2001), a short film in BMW's series The Hire, opposite Clive Owen and directed by Wong Kar-wai. She also appeared with her fellow Angels in a guest spot playing herself in the CBS comedy series How I Met Your Mother in November 2007, in the episode "The Yips". She also played herself, along with fellow Victoria's Secret Angels, in the 2013 series The Crazy Ones alongside Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar. In 2008, Lima appeared on the American television series Ugly Betty, where she played herself and made friends with the series' title character, Betty Suarez. In 2018, Lima made a cameo appearance as herself in the film Ocean's 8. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adriana Lima, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Uggie

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Uggie was a trained Parson Russell Terrier famous for his roles in Water for Elephants and The Artist. His memoir Uggie, My Story was published in the United States, the UK, and France in October 2012. The campaign "Consider Uggie" was launched in December 2011 on Facebook by S.T. VanAirsdale, an editor at Movieline, for Uggie to receive a real or Honorary Academy Award nomination. BAFTA announced that he would be ineligible for one of its awards, while he received a special mention at the Prix Lumière Awards in France. He won the Palm Dog Award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
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Candice Dobbins

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Candice Dobbins is an actress and model known for portraying Aundrea Collins, one of Malcolm Dubois’ love interests, in the award-winning television drama series “Dear Love,” streaming on Prime Video. She appeared in two seasons of the School Boy Films series, working with writer, director, producer, and actor Phillip Bufford. Dobbins trained in acting and modeling at John Casablancas. Her collaboration with Bufford began when she auditioned for the “Dear Love” music video and secured the role of his character’s love interest. Following audience interest in seeing the story continue, Bufford invited her to reprise and develop the character of Aundrea Collins in the television series. She accepted, launching her television acting career. Dobbins was also a featured interview guest on “After the Show with Marissa Harlyn,” where she discussed her acting and modeling journey and her experience working on “Dear Love.” Following her two-season run, Dobbins has continued pursuing her modeling career, with runway appearances at Fashion Week Columbus and other fashion events. Her portfolio spans television drama, music videos, runway modeling, and entertainment interviews.
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Phillip Bufford

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Phillip Bufford is an independent television producer, writer, director, actor, and creative executive focused on developing original, character-driven entertainment for television and emerging distribution platforms. Mr. Bufford is the creator and creative force behind the award-winning drama series "Dear Love", as well as the television drama miniseries "Honest Liars". Expanding his work beyond scripted programming, he is the Executive Producer and Director of "After The Show", an interview-driven talk series hosted by Marissa Harlyn. Through his work, Phillip Bufford demonstrates a creative ability to develop original intellectual property from concept through production, combining storytelling, performance, direction, and executive oversight to build distinctive entertainment properties with potential for broader audiences and distribution. In "Dear Love", Mr. Bufford stars as Malcolm Dubois, the quiet, ambitious, and formidable owner of Black Rose Agency. Set against a world of fashion, power, influence, and hidden agendas, Malcolm must determine whether love will become his greatest strength—or the vulnerability that allows those around him to take everything he has built. As Phillip Bufford continues expanding his portfolio of scripted and unscripted programming, his focus remains on creating compelling stories, developing memorable characters, and building original entertainment properties designed for long-term growth.
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Lucie Arnaz

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Emmy Award winner Lucie Arnaz is the daughter of television legends Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball and sister of actor Desi Arnaz Jr. Lucie Arnaz appeared from an early age on her mother's TV shows and was prominently featured as Ms Ball's daughter in Here's Lucy from 1968 to 1974. Arnaz branched out into television roles independent of her family from the mid-1970s. In 1975, she played murder victim Elizabeth Short in an NBC telefilm of Who is the Black Dahlia?, and she starred with Lyle Waggoner and Tommy Tune in Welcome to the "World," The Wonderful World of Disney special commemorating the grand opening of Space Mountain at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. In 1978, she appeared in an episode of Fantasy Island as a woman desperately trying to save her marriage. She has continued to make appearances in a number of popular television series over the years, including Murder, She Wrote, Marcus Welby, M.D., Sons and Daughters (CBS, 1991), Will & Grace and Law & Order. Arnaz also had a short-lived series of her own, The Lucie Arnaz Show, on CBS in 1985. The show was about psychologist Dr. Jane Lucas who answers questions from the public on her radio show called "The Jane Lucas Show" and in a magazine. The show first premiered on April 2, 1985, but was pulled off the air after 4 episodes aired. The remaining two episodes aired on June 4 and June 11, 1985. Another eponymous series, this one a late-night-style talk show, aired for one season from 1995 to 1996. It was unsuccessful, but The Rosie O'Donnell Show would use the same format a year later to much greater success. She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Special, in 1993 for her documentary about her parents, Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie. Arnaz has made numerous feature-film appearances, but is best remembered for her debut in The Jazz Singer (1980) in which she co-starred with Neil Diamond and Laurence Olivier. She earned a nomination for the 1981 Golden Globe Award, Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. However Arnaz' greatest success has come in the theatre, where she has worked continually since the mid-1970s. She made her Broadway debut in February 1979 in the musical They're Playing Our Song. Arnaz won the Theatre World Award and the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Sonia Walsk. In 1986, she won the Sarah Siddons Award for her tour with Tommy Tune in the international company of the musical My One and Only. In 2000 she made her London debut in the new musical The Witches Of Eastwick.
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Mackenyu

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Mackenyu (新田 真剣佑, born November 16, 1996) is a Japanese actor born in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of actor and martial artist Sonny Chiba. He attended Beverly Hills High School in their Advanced Placement Program and appeared in a few films and TV shows while growing up. As a young child, Mackenyu had many interests including horseback riding, Yabusame, Kyokushin Karate (he was placed third at the US Kyokushin Karate Nationals), gymnastics, water polo, and wrestling (for which he became the school representative). He was also into music, playing piano since he was 10 years old, and later participated in the brass band of his high school in Beverly Hills, playing saxophone, and flute. At the age of 15, Mackenyu watched a movie of Haruma Miura and got inspired to pursue acting professionally in Japan. He held on to the dream of co-starring with the actor once he established his career, which then came true in the movie adaptation of Gunjō Senki (2021). Mackenyu landed his first feature film lead role in Take a Chance (2015) and was featured in the acclaimed short movie Tadaima (2015) for which he won a best supporting actor award at the Asians of Films festival. He moved to Japan later in the same year. His fame grew in Japan after landing the role of Eiji Tomari in Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future (2015). In 2016, he made his stage debut in the Japanese musical Boys Over Flower (Hana Yori Dango: The Musical), which prepared him for his future major roles in the stage-musicals ZEROTOPIA (2018) and Hoshi no Daichi ni Furu Namida (2020). He had a prominent role in the two part feature film Chihayafuru Part I & II (2016) which made him a big name in Japan. Mackenyu started to expand his acting opportunities in Hollywood with a supporting role in the film Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018). In 2021, he starred as the final villain, Yukishiro Enishi, in the Rurouni Kenshin series. He portrayed Scar in the live-action sequel of Fullmetal Alchemist (2022). He gained global popularity when he landed the role of Roronoa Zoro in the live-action series adaptation of One Piece (2023). Drawing on his martial arts background, Mackenyu performs his own stunts and is highly skilled in sword fighting.
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