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P. Padmarajan
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P. Padmarajan was an Indian author, screenwriter, and film director who was known for his landmark works in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema. Padmarajan was the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam, along with Bharathan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed.
Padmarajan was noted for his fine and detailed screenwriting and expressive direction style. Padmarajan made some of the landmark motion pictures in Malayalam cinema, including masterpieces like Oridathoru Phayalvaan (1981), Koodevide (1983), Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil (1986), Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal (1986), Thoovanathumbikal (1987), Moonnam Pakkam (1988), Innale (1989), Season (1989) and Njan Gandharvan (1991).
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Albert Brooks
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Albert Lawrence Einstein (born July 22, 1947), known professionally as Albert Brooks, is an American actor and filmmaker. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for 1987's Broadcast News and was widely praised for his performance as a ruthless Jewish mobster in the 2011 action drama film Drive. Brooks has also played in Taxi Driver (1976), Private Benjamin (1980), Unfaithfully Yours (1984), and My First Mister (2001). He has written, directed, and starred in several comedy films, such as Modern Romance (1981), Lost in America (1985), and Defending Your Life (1991). He is also the author of 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America (2011).
His voice acting credits include Marlin in Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dory (2016), Tiberius in The Secret Life of Pets (2016), and several one-time characters in The Simpsons, including Hank Scorpio in "You Only Move Twice" (1996) and Russ Cargill in The Simpsons Movie (2007).
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Shah Rukh Khan
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Shah Rukh Khan (born November 2, 1965) is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. After appearing in the television series *Fauji* (1988) and *Circus* (1989), he made his feature film debut with the romantic drama *Deewana* (1992), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He subsequently achieved recognition playing antagonistic roles in the thrillers *Baazigar* (1993) and *Darr* (1993), earning his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor for the former.
Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Khan established himself in commercial Hindi cinema with leading roles in the romantic dramas *Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge* (1995), *Dil To Pagal Hai* (1997), and *Kuch Kuch Hota Hai* (1998), all of which earned him Filmfare Awards for Best Actor. His subsequent dramatic credits included the period romance *Devdas* (2002), the drama *Swades* (2004), the sports drama *Chak De! India* (2007), and *My Name Is Khan* (2010), earning four additional Filmfare Awards for Best Actor. As a producer, Khan co-founded the production and distribution company Red Chillies Entertainment, backing features such as *Main Hoon Na* (2004), *Om Shanti Om* (2007), and *Chennai Express* (2013). In 2023, he returned to leading roles in the action thrillers *Pathaan* and *Jawan*, followed by the social comedy-drama *Dunki*. For his performance in *Jawan*, he won the National Film Award for Best Actor.
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Brian Bloom
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Brian Keith Bloom is an American actor, voice actor, and screenwriter. Bloom was born in Merrick, New York, the brother of producer/actor Scott Bloom and musician Mike Bloom. Bloom had an early interest in acting, including appearing in several commercials as a child, but made his big break in the Sergio Leone film Once Upon a Time in America. From there, he was offered the role of Dusty Donovan in the hit soap opera As the World Turns, which he played for several years. During that run, Bloom became the youngest winner of a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Young Leading Man during the 12th Daytime Emmy Awards show for his performance on the series. Despite his success, he soon grew tired of the scheduling involved in that field and eventually left the series to star in several television movies and myriad guest appearances.
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Ann Roth
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Ann Bishop Roth (born October 30, 1931) is an American costume designer. She has designed the costumes of various prominent films, and has been nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, winning twice for; The English Patient (1996), and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020).
Roth was born in Hanover, Pennsylvania, Roth was a Carnegie Mellon graduate who began her career as a scenery painter for the Pittsburgh Opera. She intended to remain in the field of production design until she met Irene Sharaff at the Bucks County Playhouse. Sharaff invited her to California to assist her with costumes on the film Brigadoon and suggested Roth apprentice with her for five films and five Broadway productions before setting out on her own.
Her more than one hundred screen credits include The World of Henry Orient, Midnight Cowboy, Klute, Working Girl, Silkwood, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Mambo Kings, The Birdcage, Primary Colors, Cold Mountain, Closer, Freedomland, The Good Shepherd, Margot at the Wedding, Mamma Mia!, and Evening.
Roth's dozens of stage credits include The Odd Couple, The Star-Spangled Girl, Purlie, Seesaw, They're Playing Our Song, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Biloxi Blues, Butley, The Vertical Hour, Deuce, and The Waverly Gallery.
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Hassan Hosny
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Hassan Hosny was born in the Al Qal’aa neighborhood of Cairo, his father was a construction contractor. Housny’s mother passed away when he was only six years old and he was educated at the Radwaniyeh Elementary school. Hosny participated in theater productions at his school and received several awards for his efforts. Thereafter he took part in theatrical works whilst in the army and joined the “Al Keim” theater
He was known for El Nazer, El basha telmiz and Zaky Chan. Widely regarded as a veteran of Egyptian cinema, his acting career spanned over 50 years and included performances in almost 500 films, television programs, and theatre plays
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Makhadzi
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Ndivhudzannyi Ralivhona (born 30 June 1996), known by her stage name Makhadzi, is a South African singer. Born and raised in Ha-Mashamba, Limpopo, her career began at the age of 12 as dancer prior pursuing a music career as a singer, while she was attending school she signed a record deal with Rita Dee Entertainment and released Muhwalo Uya Ndemela in 2015. She garnered local attention after her single "Tshanda Vhuya" released in 2017. Her eight studio album Matorokisi (2019), debuted at number two in South Africa.
Makhadzi's ninth studio album Kokovha (2020), became one of her biggest successes and debuted at number one on the South African iTunes albums charts. It contained the chart-topping singles "Amadoda", "Mphemphe", "Kokovha" and "Tshikwama".
Her tenth studio album African Queen (2021) was certified gold in South Africa.
Makhadzi's eleventh studio album African Queen 2.0 (2022), reached number one in the country.
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Dave Bresnahan
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Dave Bresnahan is an award-winning journalist, book author, broadcaster, radio talk show host, motivational speaker, actor and filmmaker.
He has a bachelor's degree in Communications with a minor in Computer Science and another minor in American History from Westminster College of Salt Lake City (1986).
He grew up in Massachusetts, and has lived in Ireland (where he has family). He now has a neutral accent, but can easily provide a New England or Irish accent as needed. He also does various European accents.
In addition to acting, he does voice over for commercials, narration, characters in video games, instructional and industrial videos. He has many years of experience as a radio news caster, talk show host, and radio station owner.
He was a high school and college gymnast, and coached the USA men's team (1986). He volunteers as a community service EMT (licensed in Utah), and teaches first aid, CPR, AED classes to the public to help people be better prepared to save lives.
Dave Bresnahan is a skilled character actor who has taken the skills he learned as a broadcaster and put them to good use as a voice and film actor.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Dave Bresnahan
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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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Caoilinn Springall
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Caoilinn Springall is an Irish child actress. Her films include The Midnight Sky (2020) and The Beast Within (2024). On television, she is known for her role in the Amazon Prime series Citadel (2023). Springall made her feature film debut in the 2020 Netflix science-fiction drama, The Midnight Sky, directed by George Clooney. In the film, she played the role of Iris, a mysterious young girl who forms a bond with Clooney's character, Augustine Lofthouse. Her performance was widely praised for its emotional depth and maturity, especially considering her young age
Following this, Springall secured a main role in the television series Citadel, and a recurring role as Little Girl in the British psychological horror film Stopmotion.
She starred in Paul W. S. Anderson's fantasy-adventure film In the Lost Lands, alongside Dave Bautista and Deirdre Mullins, which was released in 2025. Springall appeared in the 2024 Doctor Who episode "Boom", playing Splice Alison Vater.
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