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Leslie Nielsen

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Leslie William Nielsen (February 11, 1926 – November 28, 2010) was a Canadian-American actor and comedian. Nielsen appeared in over one hundred films and 1,500 television programs over the span of his career, portraying over 220 characters. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Nielsen enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and worked as a disc jockey before receiving a scholarship to Neighborhood Playhouse. Making his television debut in 1948, he quickly expanded to over 50 television appearances two years later. Nielsen made his film debut in 1956, and began collecting roles in dramas, westerns, and romance films. Nielsen's performances in the films Forbidden Planet (1956) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972) received positive reviews as a serious actor, though he is primarily known for his comedic roles. Although Nielsen's acting career crossed a variety of genres in both television and films, his deadpan delivery in Airplane! (1980) marked a turning point in his career, one that would make him, in the words of film critic Roger Ebert, "the Olivier of spoofs." Nielsen enjoyed further success with The Naked Gun film series (1988 – 1994), based on a short-lived television series Police Squad! in which he starred earlier. His portrayal of serious characters seemingly oblivious to (and complicit in) their absurd surroundings gave him a reputation as a comedian. In the final years of his career, Nielsen appeared in multiple spoof and parody films, many of which were met poorly by critics, but performed well in box office and home media releases. Nielsen married four times and had two daughters from his second marriage. He was recognized with a variety of awards throughout his career, and was inducted into the Canada and Hollywood Walks of Fame.
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Emily Mortimer

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Emily Kathleen Anne Mortimer (born 6 October 1971) is a British actress and filmmaker. She began acting in stage productions and has since appeared in several film and television roles. In 2003, she won an Independent Spirit Award for her performance in Lovely and Amazing. She is also known for playing Mackenzie McHale in the HBO series The Newsroom (2012–2014). She co-created and co-wrote the series Doll & Em (2014–2015) and wrote and directed the miniseries The Pursuit of Love (2021), the latter of which earned her a nomination for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress. She provided Sophie's voice in the English-language version of Howl's Moving Castle (2004). She starred in Scream 3 (2000), Match Point (2005), The Pink Panther (2006), The Pink Panther 2 (2009), Lars and the Real Girl (2007), Chaos Theory (2008), Harry Brown (2009), Shutter Island (2010), Cars 2 (2011), Hugo (2011), Mary Poppins Returns (2018), and Relic (2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article Emily Mortimer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Debi Derryberry

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Deborah Lynn Derryberry, known professionally as Debi Derryberry, is an American voice actress for a number of animated television series, anime and video games. She is the voice of Jimmy Neutron in the Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius film and television series. She has also voiced Wednesday in The Addams Family cartoon and Jackie in Bobby's World. In English language dubs of anime, she provided the voice of Ryo-Ohki in the Tenchi Muyo series. She received a Best Actress in a Comedy award at the American Anime Awards for her work as Zatch in Zatch Bell.
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Graeme Duffy

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Graeme Duffy is a Vancouver based Actor, Comedian, writer and Improv Comic. He has established himself as a film and TV actor with many roles on all of the major US networks. TV credits include: Psych, Mr Young, Eureka, Fringe, Smallville, Supernatural, BSG and The 4400. His mini series credits include: A&E's "The Andromeda Strain", Steven Spielberg's "Taken" and Peter Berg's "Virtuality". His film list includes: Elf, The Fantastic Four, The Possession and Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2. As an Improv Comic Graeme performs multiple shows weekly on stage for the Vancouver TheatreSports League. He has co-written and performed many formats over the years, including "Science"- the world's only improvised documentary comedy and "Men in Suits"- improvising in the style of David Mamet. Graeme has been a featured performer in comedy festivals throughout North America. When he is not on stage Graeme stays busy as a Corporate Entertainer. IMDb Mini Biography By: Graeme Duffy
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Anupam Kher

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Anupam Kher (born March 7, 1955) is an Indian actor, director and producer who works primarily in Hindi-language films. He has appeared in nearly 400 films and 100 plays. He has played a variety of characters including numerous critically acclaimed leading or parallel roles. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 2004 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016 for his contribution in the field of Indian cinema and arts. Kher is known internationally for Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Bride and Prejudice (2004) and The Mistress of Spices (2005). In 2012, he co-starred in the Academy Award-winning Silver Linings Playbook.
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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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Tim Cook

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Timothy Donald Cook (born November 1, 1960) is an American business executive who is the current chief executive officer of Apple. Cook had previously been the company's chief operating officer under its co-founder Steve Jobs. Cook joined Apple in March 1998 as a senior vice president for worldwide operations, and then as vice president for worldwide sales and operations. He was appointed chief executive of Apple on August 24, 2011, after Jobs resigned. During his tenure as the chief executive of Apple and while serving on its board of directors, he has advocated for the political reform of international and domestic surveillance, cybersecurity, national manufacturing, and environmental preservation. Since becoming CEO, Cook has also replaced Jobs' micromanagement with a more liberal style and implemented a collaborative culture at Apple. Since 2011 when he took over Apple, to 2020, Cook doubled the company's revenue and profit, and the company's market value increased from $348 billion to $1.9 trillion. In 2023, Apple was the largest technology company by revenue, with US$394.33 billion. Outside of Apple, Cook has sat on the board of directors of Nike since 2005. He also sits on the board of the National Football Foundation and is a trustee of Duke University, his alma mater. Cook engages in philanthropy; in March 2015 he said he planned to donate his fortune to charity. In 2014, Cook became the first and only chief executive of a Fortune 500 company to publicly come out as gay. In October 2014, the Alabama Academy of Honor inducted Cook, who spoke on the state's record of LGBT rights. It is the highest honor Alabama gives its citizens. In 2012 and 2021, Cook appeared on the Time 100, Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. As of December 2025, his net worth is estimated at $2.6 billion, according to Forbes. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Cook, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Jon Wanzek

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Jon L. Wanzek is an American film producer and entrepreneur, best known for his work as the founder of Bad Medicine Films. He launched his film career as Executive Producer of Ten Thousand Saints (2015), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Wanzek then produced and developed Valley of Bones (2017), his first full independent feature film, shot largely on his North Dakota ranch and distributed nationwide by Sony Pictures. In 2019, he produced Human Capital, a remake of the acclaimed Italian film, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Beyond filmmaking, Jon Wanzek is a successful businessman and former President and CEO of Wanzek Construction. He is also active in investments spanning technology, ranching, and real estate. Wanzek established the Wanzek Family Foundation in 2009. Through the foundation, he has supported organizations such as the YMCA, University of Notre Dame, Cross Catholic Outreach, and the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation, contributing to a wide range of charitable initiatives in his community and beyond.
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Dalal Abdelaziz

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Dalal Abdelaziz Mohamed is an Egyptian performer. She earned her bachelor’s degree in agriculture from Zaqaziq University. Thereafter, she decided to move to the capital. She was first noticed by Nour Al Damerdash and she worked with the “Adwa Al Masrah” trio in the theatrical production “Ahlan ya Diktour”. She also took part in several other theatrical productions which include “Faris bany Khaiban” “Akhouya Hayiss wa Ana Layiss”, “Houb fee Al Takhshibah”. Moreover, her performance was exceptional in the television series “La”, “Demou Sahibat al Galalah” and “Abadan Lam Yakon Laha”. She won the best actor category at the 1998 Television Awards Festival. It should also be noted that she participated in “Al Sayyid Kaf”. She married the performer Sameer Ghanem and the couple had two daughters. Her performance in recent films is quite different from the performance style that characterized her at the start of her career. Her best performances include those in “Bulbul Mam Yahya Fakhrany” and “Asrar al Banat”.
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Tobias Menzies

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Tobias Simpson Menzies (born 7 March 1974) is an English actor. He is known for playing Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in the third and fourth seasons of the series The Crown, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and received Golden Globe and British Academy Television Award nominations. Menzies also played Frank and Jonathan "Black Jack" Randall in Starz's Outlander, for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination, in addition to his roles as Brutus in Rome and Edmure Tully in Game of Thrones. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tobias Menzies, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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