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Pippa Harris
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Dame Philippa Jill Olivier Harris DBE (born 27 March 1967) is a British film and television producer. She co-founded Neal Street Productions in 2003 with Sam Mendes and Caro Newling.
Harris was a script editor at ITV and Channel Four before becoming a development executive at BBC Films and then an executive producer for BBC Drama Serials. In that role, her projects included Warriors and Love in a Cold Climate. Harris became Head of Drama Commissioning for the BBC in 2001. Commissions during her time there included Daniel Deronda and The Lost Prince.
Harris has executive produced several films, including Things We Lost in the Fire and Revolutionary Road, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. For TV, Harris produced Stuart: A Life Backwards, featuring Tom Hardy and Benedict Cumberbatch, and the executive produced Call the Midwife, Penny Dreadful, The Hollow Crown, and Britannia. Harris served as Adviser to the former leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg MP, with whom she had studied at Robinson College, Cambridge.
For the film 1917, directed by Sam Mendes, Harris received various accolades, including an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination, two BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
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Bharati Achrekar
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Bharati Achrekar, born on 15 October 1957, is a renowned Indian actress and singer known for her versatility in Hindi and Marathi films, television, and theatre. Her journey began with professional stage debut at the age of 17, where she portrayed Tansen's daughter. Her several landmark performances in Marathi showcased her range from comedic timing to profound emotional portrayals. Building on the foundation of her theatre experience, she transitioned into feature films with Apne Paraye in 1980. Achrekar has also made significant contributions to Marathi cinema through memorable supporting roles that often explored rural and urban family dynamics. Achrekar reprised her iconic role as Radhika Wagle in the rebooted sitcom Wagle Ki Duniya – Nayi Peedhi Naye Kissey, airing on Sony SAB f. Recent appearances include her role as Sarla in the 2024 feature *Jo Tera Hai Woh Mera Hai* and in the 2025 reboot of *Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi*. Her oeuvre exemplifies a dynamic range, seamlessly transitioning between comedic, dramatic, and maternal roles across diverse media platforms.
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Måns Zelmerlöw
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Måns Petter Albert Sahlén Zelmerlöw, born June 13, 1986 in Lund's cathedral congregation, Malmöhus county, is a Swedish singer and television presenter. He took part in Idol 2005, eventually finishing fifth, won the first season of Let's Dance, and scored a hit with his 2007 song "Cara Mia", which was his entry in that year's Melodifestivalen. Zelmerlöw was the host of Allsång på Skansen from 2011 to 2013. He participated in Melodifestivalen in 2007, 2009 and won in 2015. Zelmerlöw represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Heroes", winning the contest with 365 points. Zelmerlöw and Petra Mede co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 held in Stockholm.
In Melodifestivalen 2025, he will participate with the song "Revolution"
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Anaïs Croze
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Anaïs, full name Anaïs Croze (born August 20, 1976), is a French singer. Her first album, called The Cheap Show, was recorded live in January 2004 and released in 2005. The Cheap Show, a pun on "peep-show", is titled such as she is the only musician on stage and makes extensive use of her JamMan pedal.
Anaïs was born in Grenoble and grew up in Marseille; she studied English in Aix-en-Provence. She was the lead singer, composer and lyricist in Opossum from 1999 to late 2002 when the renowned band split after about 200 gigs in France, Switzerland and even Germany, and a seven-track CD called Excuse-moi, j'voulais te d'mander (Sorry, I Wanted To Ask You). Anaïs then went on a successful solo tour in March 2003 with personal songs and characters full of wit and energy. Her show, the Cheap Show, was based on raw rock energy, minimalism and stand-up, a guitar and a loop pedal she used for voice only.
She is also famous for her elastic voice, imitating or simply paying live tributes to well-known and established Francophone singers like Francis Cabrel, Eddy Mitchell, Latin (Shakira), American (N.E.R.D, Kelis), Italian-born Carla Bruni or French Canadian Lynda Lemay, and poking fun, among others, at teenage flirts (Mon cœur, mon amour), Scottish or New Orleans folklore, and various accents ranging from typical Scots to Québécois. Anaïs, who started singing as a child in a choir and has always wanted to be an actress and more recently a film director, could be described as a modern trobairitz inasmuch as she not only sings about herself and the world around her but also acts and plays the parts of caricatured stereotypes of our times. Although her main concerns seem to be love (Christina), she also tackles more serious problems, but on a light and funny note as ever, like racism (Elle sort qu'avec des blacks), depression and solitude (La vie est dure). Her musical style is a happy mixture of folk, pop blues, chanson, rap and even raggamuffin and heavy metal.
Her self-acknowledged influences are quite eclectic: Judy Garland and Bette Midler for their music hall artistry; Jerry Lee Lewis for his rough or/and country music side; Brenda Kahn for derision; Canadian Peaches for minimalism; Chris Isaak and others like Etta James; the Beach Boys; Marie Dubas, a French interwar cabaret entertainer whom she quite resembles and describes as "a true hurricane of a woman"; and the White Stripes because "they understood everything about blues and rock". Although Anaïs did learn musical theory and the violin as a little girl, and later the clarinet, she now confesses she can only play the guitar for her own songs and does not even know the names of chords and tunings! This relative innocence is undeniably part of her charm and talent, and only adds to the magic of her songs. Her irresistible sense of humour and interactive stage performances make Anaïs a promising and original chanteuse, whose self-produced album and refreshing TV appearances have been praised by the public and professionals alike. ...
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Jack Canfield
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Canfield ist hauptsächlich bekannt geworden, als Co-Autor der NewYork-Times Buchbestseller-Serie "Chicken Soup for the Soul" (dt. Hühnersuppe für die Seele). Diese Buchserie ist mittlerweile in mehr als 47 Sprachen erschienen und wurde mehr als 100 Millionen mal verkauft. Canfields Buch "The Success Principles" (dt. "Kompass für die Seele") erläutert 64 Prinzipien um Menschen erfolgreicher zu machen (2005) 2006 wirkt er als einer der Lehrer in Rhonda Byrnes Film "The Secret" (dt. The Secret - Das Geheimnis) mit. Im Jahr 2007 startet Canfield zusammen mit 2 anderen Lehrern aus dem Film "The Secret", nämlich Bob Proctor und Michael Bernard Beckwith das Science of Getting Rich - Programm. Basierend auf einem Buch von Wallace D. Wattles "The Science of Getting Rich" (dt. Die Wissenschaft des Reichwerdens). Dieses Buch war ebenfalls Vorlage für den Bestseller von Rhonda Byrne in welchem vor allen Dingen "the law of attraction" (dt. das Gesetz der Anziehung) behandelt wird. Canfield, Proctor und Beckwith beschreiben im Programm wie sich eine Anwendung dieses Gesetzes der Anziehung im Bereich von Geld umsetzen lässt.
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Melisa Sözen
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Melisa Sözen (born 6 July 1985) is a Turkish actress.
Starting her professional career at the very early age of 15, she studied in theatre department of Pera Fine Arts High School. Sözen starred in many Turkish TV hits including Çemberimde Gül Oya, Bıçak Sırtı, Bir Bulut Olsam, The Magnificent Century, "Kırmızı Oda" and Şubat. She played two different roles in "Şubat".After working with Turkey's most prominent directors in movies like Av Mevsimi, Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş and Cenneti Beklerken Sözen attracted international attention with her phenomenal acting in Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Palme d'Or winning Winter Sleep in 2014. Following her role in the 3rd Season of Éric Rochant's influential series Le bureau des légendes in 2017, Sözen moved to Paris for a while and worked on her French. Her first leading role in a French movie came in 2019 with Damien veut changer le monde.
Achieving an extraordinary level of critical success in her homeland by winning both Theater Critics Association's and Film Critics Association's awards for the actress in a leading role in 2015 with her performances in The Knot of the Heart and Winter Sleep, Sözen frequently was invited as a jury member to many international film festivals including Guanajuato International Film Festival (Mexico, 2015), International Istanbul Film Festival (Turkey, 2016), Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnia Herzegovina, 2017) and Cannes Series (France, 2018).
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Ken Robertson
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Kenneth Robertson was born in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. After leaving school he moved to London to join a touring theatre company that performed throughout Britain. He later trained as a teacher of Art and Drama but continued being an actor and did an MA in Theatre Performance at Goldsmith's College, London.
As an actor he has worked in Children's theatre, The Young Vic. Community Theatre, Fringe Theatre, London's West End, The Royal Shakespeare Company, Cheek By Jowl as well as many TV series/plays and film.
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Jocelyn Ridgely
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Jocelyn Ridgely was an actress, singer and business leader. Born on September 21, 1981, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she had a BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She appeared in many musicals and stage productions but is perhaps best known for her work with Red Letter Media, appearing as Nadine in the Mr. Plinkett reviews for the Star Wars prequel trilogy, as well as Zorba in RLM's 2016 feature film Space Cop. She embarked upon a career in sales and worked for nine years with Rishi Tea & Botanicals, eventually becoming regional sales director. On February 14, 2025, Jocelyn was murdered in Chandler, Arizona, by her brother Nathan, who suffered from mental health issues, before he took his own life.
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Mike Shaw
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Michael Paul Shaw was an American professional wrestler who was best known for his stint in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as Norman the Lunatic, and as Bastion Booger in WWE. He feuded with Bam Bam Bigelow after "falling in love" with Bigelow's valet, Luna Vachon. While teaming with Bigelow on the January 3, 1994 episode of Monday Night Raw, Booger kissed Vachon, causing Bigelow to get angry. Booger and Bigelow faced each other the following week, and Bigelow won the match after Vachon distracted Booger by blowing him kisses. Booger was scheduled to appear in the 1994 Royal Rumble match, but he no showed with the kayfabe explanation that he overate and got sick. He lost his final match on WWE TV to Koko B. Ware in April 1994 and left WWE in August 1994.
On December 10, 2007 during the WWE Raw 15th anniversary special, he returned as Bastion Booger in the opening segment, in which Triple H jokingly suggested that Big Dick Johnson (another character whose unsightly physical appearance had been used by WWE for comic effect) was Booger's son.
Shaw worked for various independent promotions in his final years, and trained several wrestlers in Saginaw, MI. His final match was in Paramus, NJ on July 24, 2009 in a losing effort against Prince Akkanatan.
Jakks Pacific added Bastion Booger to the Classic Superstars line, series 25.
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Baset Rezaei
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Baset Rezaei is an Iranian actor, known for Dressage (2018), Mehran (2021), Fish and Puddle (2021), and Zalava (2021). He received his bachelor's degree in Theater Directing from Tehran University of the Arts. He started his career writing plays and directing in the theater and became a professional actor in cinema. He starred in the film Dressage (2018), which was honored in the Berlin Generation category. He also starred in Zalava (2021), which won the Venice Film Festival Critics' Week and Fipresci Priza Award.
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