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Nicola Reynolds

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Nicola Jane Reynolds (born 26 July 1972, Pontypridd) is a Cardiff-based Welsh actress. After appearing in the 1999 film Human Traffic, she appeared in a series of jobbing roles, including Clocking Off and High Hopes. Reynolds also appeared in Scrum 4 as Meg. She made her public break through in the children's CBBC show The Story of Tracy Beaker as head care worker Shelley Appleton. She appeared as Ros in Abi Morgans' BAFTA winning series "Murder" for the BBC, alongside Julie Walters, playing her daughter. During this period, she also became part of an ensemble around comedian turned actor Johnny Vegas. She has starred alongside him in Sex Lives of the Potato Men and on BBC Three's Ideal. In 2009, Reynolds also acted in a BBC One Film Drama Framed, playing Bethan Hughes, a Welsh mother of four. In October 2013, Reynolds appeared in the BBC One's daytime soap opera Doctors, playing Dr. Robyn Pattison, a doctor in Letherbridge for a conference and has a fling with Dr. Heston Carter. In the last several years, she has returned to theatre in a number of successful touring productions. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nicola Reynolds, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Elvira Popescu

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Elvira Popescu (10 May 1894 – 11 December 1993) was a Romanian-French stage and film actress and theatre director. During the 1930s and 1940s, she starred in a number of French comedy films. Born in Bucharest, Popescu studied drama at the Music and Drama Conservatory in her native city, under the guidance of Constantin Nottara and Aristizza Romanescu. In 1911 Grigore Brezeanu was making the first Romanian films to deal with fiction. He employed Popesco as well as other leading actors like Nottara and Romanescu. The first two films were called "Fatal Love" and "Spin a Yarn". No copies are known of these films. Popesco made her debut at the National Theatre Bucharest at age 16. In 1912, she played herself in the movie Independența României, directed by Aristide Demetriade. In 1919 she became artistic director of the Excelsior Theatre. In 1921, Popescu started Teatrul Mic, which she managed in parallel with the Excelsior. In 1923, she starred in the movie Ţigăncuşa de la iatac, directed by Alfred Halm. At the urging of Louis Verneuil, the French playwright, Popescu moved in 1924 to Paris. Under Verneuil's direction, she played the leading role in Ma Cousine de Varsovie, at the Théâtre Michel (1923). She also played in Tovaritch (1933), La Machine infernale (1954), Nina (1949), and La Mamma (1957). Later on, she was director of Théâtre de Paris (1956–1965), and Théâtre Marigny (1965–1978).[5] At age 84, she played again in La Mamma. Elvira Popescu also played in movies, such as La Présidente (Fernand Rivers, 1938), Tricoche et Cacolet (Pierre Colombier, 1938), Ils étaient neuf célibataires (Sacha Guitry, 1939), Paradis perdu (Abel Gance, 1940), Austerlitz (Abel Gance, 1960),[6] and Purple Noon (René Clément, 1960). Shortly after her debut in 1910, Popescu married comedian Aurel Athanasescu and they had a daughter named Tatiana. After a few years, she divorced, and married Ion Manolescu-Strunga, Minister of Industry and Commerce (who was to die in Sighet prison in the 1950s). Her third husband was Count Maximilien Sébastien Foy (born in Paris on 17 April 1900, died in Neuilly-sur-Seine on 11 November 1967). She died in Paris at age 99, and was interred at Père Lachaise Cemetery. Source: Article "Elvira Popescu" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Mark Calaway

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Mark William Calaway, better known by his ring name The Undertaker, is an American retired professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under a legends contract. One of the most recognizable figures in professional wrestling history, his 30-year tenure with WWE—formerly the World Wrestling Federation (WWF)—is the longest uninterrupted run of any wrestler in the company’s history. Upon his retirement in 2020, he became the last active performer to have appeared on the inaugural episode of WWF Monday Night Raw in 1993. Calaway began his wrestling career in 1984 with World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) before moving to World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1989 under the name “Mean” Mark Callous. After WCW declined to renew his contract in 1990, he signed with the WWF. He made his televised debut at the 1990 Survivor Series, originally introduced as Kane the Undertaker, before shortening the name to simply The Undertaker. At the event, he aligned with Ted DiBiase as part of DiBiase’s Survivor Series elimination team. Shortly thereafter, he was paired with manager Paul Bearer, a partnership that helped elevate him to the WWF Championship within a year of his debut. In 1998, The Undertaker faced Mankind in a Hell in a Cell match at King of the Ring, a bout that became one of the most infamous matches in wrestling history. The match is best remembered for Undertaker throwing Mankind off the top of the cell and later chokeslamming him through the roof, moments that redefined the limits of spectacle and physical risk in professional wrestling and cemented both men’s reputations for toughness while permanently elevating Hell in a Cell as a signature stipulation. Over the course of his WWE career, The Undertaker amassed numerous championships and accolades, most famously a 21-match undefeated streak at WrestleMania, the company’s flagship annual event. His final match took place at WrestleMania 36 in 2020, where he defeated AJ Styles in the cinematic Boneyard Match, bringing his in-ring career to a definitive close. Revered by fans and fellow wrestlers alike, his longevity, character work, and consistency at the highest level cemented his legacy as one of the most celebrated figures in professional wrestling history and a near-universal choice among the greatest of all time.
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Miley Cyrus

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Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus, November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Dubbed the "Pop Chameleon", she has been recognized for her musical versatility and continual artistic reinventions. Cyrus has been referred to as the "Teen Queen" of the 2000s pop culture and regarded as one of the few examples of a child star who went on to have a successful career as an adult. One of six siblings, Cyrus is the second daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. She emerged as a teen idol while portraying the titular character of the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana (2006–2011). As Hannah Montana, she attained two number-one and three top-five soundtracks on the Billboard 200, and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 top-ten single "He Could Be the One". Cyrus's initial solo career consisted of the teen-friendly pop rock U.S. number-one albums Meet Miley Cyrus (2007) and Breakout (2008); these releases contained the US top-ten singles "See You Again" and "7 Things". The extended play The Time of Our Lives (2009), peaked at number two in the U.S; its lead single "Party in the U.S.A." became one of the best-selling singles in the United States and was certified diamond by the RIAA. Cyrus also released the country pop ballad "The Climb", which peaked at number four. Trying to reinvent her image, she explored dance-pop in her third album, Can't Be Tamed (2010). The record received mixed reviews; however, its title track reached the top ten in the U.S. Following a hiatus, she underwent a mature and provocative musical shift with the R&B and hip hop-infused Bangerz (2013). Featuring the top-five single "We Can't Stop" and Cyrus's first U.S. number-one "Wrecking Ball", it became her fifth number-one album and earned Cyrus her first Grammy Award nomination. She experimented with psychedelic music on her follow-up, the free album Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz (2015), embraced country pop on Younger Now (2017), which yielded the U.S. top-ten single "Malibu", and incorporated trap on the EP She Is Coming (2019). Cyrus explored rock on Plastic Hearts (2020), which topped the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart. Her next, Endless Summer Vacation (2023), was preceded by the lead single "Flowers", which set several streaming records and became her second U.S. number-one single. Outside of her music, Cyrus starred in the films Bolt (2008), Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009), The Last Song (2010), LOL (2012), and So Undercover (2013), and appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). On television, she led and produced the documentary, Miley: The Movement (2013), served as a coach on the singing competition series The Voice (2016–2017), starred in the "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too" episode from the Netflix series Black Mirror (2019), hosts the yearly NBC holiday special Miley's New Year's Eve Party (2021–present), and starred in and executive produced the Disney+ documentary concert special, Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions) (2023). In 2014, she founded the non-profit organization Happy Hippie Foundation, which was supported by the web video series Backyard Sessions (2012–2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Miley Cyrus, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Thiago Lacerda

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Thiago Ribeiro Lacerda, better known by his stage name Thiago Lacerda (born January 19, 1978) is a Brazilian actor and voice actor. He debuted on TV in the teen series Malhação in 1997, as the swimming teacher Lula. His first major role came in the miniseries Hilda Furacão, in 1998, which earned him a two-year contract with Rede Globo and the award for Revelation Actor that same year. In 1999 he got the lead role in Terra Nostra, where he played an Italian immigrant in search of a better life in Brazil.
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Rob Curling

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rob Curling born (8 December 1958) from (Cranleigh, Surrey) is a British television presenter and journalist. He is most notable as the host of Turnabout, a game show that aired on BBC1 for eight series in the 1990s. Currently, Curling presents the sports news for Sky News. He also fronts the tennis coverage for British Eurosport. He anchors BBC Sport’s interactive television coverage of: Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Wimbledon, Open Golf, Six Nations Rugby, World Athletics Championships, etc. He recently presented the Halford Tour Series cycling for ITV4, and commentated on table tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. He has hosted podcasts for The Guardian, including the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Curling appeared on cult show Banzai and TV's 100 Funniest Moments for Channel 4, Sky One's Brainiac, The Basil Brush Show (BBC1), and Through the Keyhole (BBC1 & Sky). He also starred in the last ever series of Beadle's About, where he took part in the infamous Alien Prank. He also appears in the highly acclaimed cinema release Children of Men (Universal Pictures), starring Clive Owen and Michael Caine. Description above from the Wikipedia Rob Curling, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Sam Richardson

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Sam Richardson (born January 12, 1984) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Richard Splett in the HBO political comedy series Veep (2012–19), co-creating and co-starring in the Comedy Central comedy series Detroiters (2017–18) alongside Tim Robinson, and for playing various characters in the Netflix sketch show I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (2019–present), Aniq Adjaye in the Apple TV+ series The Afterparty (2022–23), and Norville Rogers in the Max series Velma (2023–24). In 2022 and 2023, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance as Edwin Akufo in Ted Lasso, winning the 2023 award in this category. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Richardson (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Kim Yun-seok

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Kim Yoon-seok (김윤석) is a South Korean actor. He was born on January 21, 1968. Kim's theater background first led him to be cast in minor roles on film and television. His breakout role came as the villain in gambling film Tazza: The High Rollers (2006), but it was his performance as a pimp and ex-cop in surprise hit The Chaser (2008) that brought him acting awards and stardom in his forties. Kim has since become an acclaimed leading actor in Korean cinema, in films such as Running Turtle (2009), The Yellow Sea (2010), Punch (2011), and The Thieves (2012).
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Terry O'Quinn

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Terrance Quinn (born July 15, 1952), known professionally as Terry O'Quinn, is an American actor. He is best known for his Emmy Award-winning performance as John Locke on the TV series Lost (2004–2010). He had roles in films including The Stepfather (1987), The Rocketeer (1991), Heaven's Gate (1980), Silver Bullet (1985), Young Guns (1988), Blind Fury (1989), Tombstone (1993) and Primal Fear (1996). Other prominent television roles include Peter Watts in Millennium (1996–1999), FBI Asst. Director Kendall in Alias (2002–2004), Commander Joe White in Hawaii Five-0 (2011–2018), and Tom Tavner in Patriot (2015–2018).
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Anthony Rutowicz

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Anthony is a Lithuanian, Polish, Mexican from the San Gabriel Valley. Anthony has trained and performed around LA County as well as in NYC. Theatre: Directed by Steven Berkoff in the 2016 Odyssey Theatre Ensemble production of Eugene O'Neills' The Hairy Ape. Came back in 2018 as 'The Actor' in Steam Bath, where Paul Rodriguez was God. And then got the hat trick with The Serpent in 2019, 2 official performances right up until lock-down, where Anthony got to be a tree AND a serpent. He has been an active member of the now national Playground(LA) for 6 seasons. Recent Credit: The Lurker in 'Run Sweetheart Run'. Anthony also really loathes talking about himself in third person and yet here we are.
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