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John Hughes

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John Wilden Hughes Jr. (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American filmmaker. He directed and scripted some of the most successful films of the 1980s and 1990s, including National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, Some Kind of Wonderful, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink; Planes, Trains and Automobiles; Uncle Buck, Career Opportunities, 101 Dalmatians, Home Alone, and its sequels, Home Alone 2 and 3. Hughes' movies often combined slapstick comedy with heartfelt moments.
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Craig Huebing

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A native of Reedsburg, Wisconsin, he is best known to television audiences for his roles as Dr. Phil Brewer' in 1967, and 'Dr. Peter Taylor' on from 1969 to 1979, on the long-running soap opera, "General Hospital." He also played 'Tom Jemmings' from 1959 to 1961, on "From These Roots," and 'Dr. Steve Lloyd' from 1964 to 1965, on "The Doctors." Huebing's other work include television appearances on, "The Six Million Dollar Man," "The Debbie Reynolds Show," "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." "Green Acres," "The Name Of The Game," "The F.B.I.," "Love, American Style," "Get Smart," "True Story," "Ironside," and the films, "The Comic" (1969), and "Marooned" (1969). He retired from acting in 1981, and moved to Oregon. In 1976 he also published a book of poems, "Daylight Moon." He was also a talented stage actor. He passed away at the age of 77, following a lengthy illness.
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Edward Chen

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Edward Chen, also known as Chen Hao-sen (陳昊森), is a Taiwanese actor and singer born on August 2, 1996, in Taichung, Taiwan. He graduated from Hsing Wu University with a degree in Performing Arts. Edward is best known for his role as Chang Jia-han in the critically acclaimed 2020 film Your Name Engraved Herein, which became a milestone in LGBTQ+ cinema in Taiwan. His performance earned him a nomination for Best New Performer at the 57th Golden Horse Awards. Edward's career includes a variety of roles in both film and television. He starred in the 2017 drama series Red Balloon and appeared in movies like The Post-Truth World (2022) and Scamsgiving (2023). In addition to acting, he has ventured into music, recording the theme song for Your Name Engraved Herein and releasing singles like "Hidden Pain" and "Aloof." In an interview, he was asked why he chose LGBTQ+ roles. He replied: "My sister is a lesbian. I talked to her about the gay films I made. I want you to see them soon because it was difficult for her. I hope that through my roles, I can show that I support her, which is incredible."
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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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Rich Little

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​Born in Canada, Rich Little got his start just like almost every other comic of his time - night clubs. he was a very popular comic in these clubs, but if there was one thing Rich was best known for, it was impersonations. He studied the voices of many stars his whole life, stars like James Stewart, Johnny Carson, Don Rickles, Dean Martin, Truman Capote and George Burns. In the late 1960s, Rich was dubbed "the best impressionist in the world." During the 1970s, however, a rivalry began between him and fellow impressionist Frank Gorshin, who is five years older. Ultimately, Rich overpowered Gorshin and remained the best impressionist in the world. In 1973 Rich became more associated with Dean Martin and made countless appearances on the "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts," honoring most of the people he impersonated. Besides impressions, Rich also had a successful career as a narrator in many stories, made many appearances in TV series, and hosted many TV shows. He also made his first movie, as Otterlake in The Other Side of the Wind (1972) in 1972. His acting career wasn't as successful as his impressions, but he did have a great talent. After the 1980s, Rich calmed down and moved away from the limelight. In 1998, Rich took a look back at his most remembered moments of his career: his appearances on the "Dean Martin Roasts," in an infomercial to promote the Roast videos. Rich says he will ALWAYS remember those moments.
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Selma Blair

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​Selma Blair Beitner (born June 23, 1972) is an American actress. She's known for her roles in the comedies Legally Blonde (2001) and The Sweetest Thing (2002), and achieved international fame with her portrayal of Liz Sherman in the big-budget fantasy films Hellboy (2004) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008). After training at the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting, Blair began acting in the mid-90s. Blair began her career with small roles and guest roles in various television series. Blair appeared with co-stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Ryan Phillippe in the 1999 film Cruel Intentions, for which Blair won an MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss - Lesbian Kiss between Blair and co-star Gellar. She went on to star as Zoe Bean in two seasons of TV series Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane (1999-2000), She rejoined actress Reese Witherspoon in the comedy film Legally Blonde (2001). She also starred opposite Cameron Diaz and Christina Applegate in The Sweetest Thing and in two independent films that garnered her much critical acclaim: Dana Lustig's Kill Me Later and Todd Solondz's controversial Storytelling, and one of her most recognized roles, Liz Sherman in Hellboy (2004) and its successful sequel released in 2008, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, based on the popular comic. Her films include The Deal, The Big Empty, and Ed Burn's Purple Violets. Her other notable film credits include Highway (2002), A Guy Thing (2003), A Dirty Shame (2004), The Fog (2005), WΔZ (2007), Feast of Love (2007), The Poker House (2008), Dark Horse (2011), In Their Skin (2012), Ordinary World  (2016), Mothers and Daughters (2016), Mom and Dad (2017), After (2019) and A Dark Foe (2020). She starred opposite Molly Shannon in the TV series Kath & Kim, based on the Australian television series of the same name. She also starred as Kate Wales on the sitcom Anger Management (2012–2014); and as Kris Jenner in the first season of the FX drama series American Crime Story (2016). In 2010, Blair narrated the audiobook The Diary of Anne Frank, earning a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children. She can also be seen in the My Friend Steve 1998 music video Charmed. Her stage work includes the role of Kayleen in Rajiv Joseph's Gruesome Playground Injuries, which had its world premiere at Houston's Alley Theatre in October 2009. In October 2018, Blair revealed that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in August of that year.
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Peter Newman

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Peter is an actor from USA, known for his work for Rankin/Bass Thundercats - Ho! The Movie (1985), Thundercats (1985) and Archer (2009). In ThunderCats he provided the voices of Tygra, Wilykat, Bengali, and Monkian. In SilverHawks he provided the voices of Quicksilver, Mumbo Jumbo, and Timestopper. He also played the evil Duke of Zill & Wack Lizardi in Felix the Cat: The Movie. In 1987, Newman also provided the voice of the camp director of Camp Mimi-Mon for the Rankin/Bass show Mini Monsters.
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Alexie Gilmore

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Alexie Gilmore (born 1976) is an American actress who starred in the television series New Amsterdam as Dr. Sara Dillane. She is featured in the 2008 movie Definitely, Maybe and starred alongside Matthew McConaughey in the unsuccessful 2008 movie Surfer Dude. Gilmore was raised in Manhattan and moved to Tenafly, New Jersey, where she attended Tenafly High School. Gilmore attended Allentown College—now known as DeSales University—in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley.
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Erik Berchot

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Erik Berchot (born 14 February 1958) is a French classical pianist. Born in Paris, Berchot entered at a very young age at the Conservatoire de Paris where he won 1st prize in piano and chamber music in Yvonne Loriod's class. He later became a soloist for Radio France. Berchot has won numerous international competitions: Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition (France), Viotti (Italy), Maria Canals International Music Competition (Spain), Young Concert Artists (New York) and 6th prize at the X International Chopin Piano Competition (Poland). Berchot is the pianist-actor of Claude Lelouch's feature film Partir, revenir (1985) in which he interprets Sergei Rachmaninoff's 2nd concerto as well as a concert movement by Michel Legrand specially composed for this film. Michel Legrand, who regularly shares the stage with Berchot, transcribed The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Yentl and The Windmills of Your Mind for him (version for two pianos). His recordings include discs devoted to Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Saint-Saëns and Debussy. Since 2007, he has been Charles Aznavour's solo pianist at the Palais des congrès in Paris and during tours in France, Egypt, Portugal, South and North America, and Moscow. From 2013, he began a tour with Aznavour in Montreal, London, Tel Aviv, Amsterdam, Yerevan, Berlin, Frankfurt, Warsaw (where he received the Frédéric Chopin Prize), Barcelona, Rome, Los Angeles, New York, Moscow, Antwerp, Geneva, St Petersburg, Recife, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro and other cities. Berchot is regularly invited by the Société Chopin in Paris for the Bagatelle festival. Berchot is the pianist of Claudy Malherbe's radio opera: La Cantatrice, commissioned by Radio France (September 2008). On 28 September 2009 in Paris, Berchot received the insignia of Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite from the hands of composer Michel Legrand, on behalf of the President of the French Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy. Source: Article "Erik Berchot" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Riina Ries

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Riina Ries (born May 17, 1987 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actress. As a native of Ōismäe, Riina Ries attended Järveotsa High School in Tallinn until the end of elementary school. In 2006, she graduated from the theater class of Tallinn's 32nd Secondary School. She has played in the film "Klass" (Riina, 2007) and episodic roles in the TV series "Õnne 13" (2009-2014), "Kättemaksukontor" (Grit, 2010) and "Viimane võmm" (2015). Riina Ries has worked in clubs Privé and Studio.
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