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Pavel Klečka

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Bass-baritone Pavel Klečka (*1967) graduated from the State Conservatory in Prague. During his studies, he won the first place in the „Conservatories Competition” in Pardubice and cooperated with the Academy of Music Arts in Prague (Comedy on the Bridge/Bedroň; W. A. Mozart – Le nozze di Figaro/Figaro). At present, he performs as a permanent guest artist in several renowned opera houses. Thanks to the versatility of his vocal capabilities, he excels also at concerts and as a song performer. His repertoire ranges from baroque to contemporary music. He further developed singing technique and interpretation in private classes given by Václav Zítek, he also attended master classes led by Helmuth Rilling and Peter Mikuláš. At present, he continues singing studies with Jiří Kotouč. So far, he has created over sixty roles of operatic and musical comedy repertoire in a number of countries (Europe, USA, Japan, Israel, etc.). His most prominent roles include: Figaro, Leporello, Papageno, Guglielmo, Marbuel, Bohuš, Dr. Bartolo, Dulcamara, Don Pasquale, Tonio, Marcello, Gianni Schicchi, Rodrigo, Renato and Rigoletto.
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Elham Shahein

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Elham Shaheen was born in Heliopolis, Elham graduated from the Institute of Performing Arts, acting division in 1982. Director Kamal Yassin launched her career by giving her a role in his made-for-TV-play "Hooreya men Al Marikh" (Mermaid from Mars). She starred in many TV shows including: "Akhu El Banat" (Brother of the Sisters), "Al El Bahr" (The Ocean Said), "Hatta la Yakhtaniq Al-hob"(So Love Doesn't Suffocate) "Nisf Rabia' Al Akhar" (The second half of Spring), "Layaly Al Helmeya" (Nights of Helmeya), and "Samhoony, Makansh Asdy" (I'm Sorry...I didn't mean to). She also won many awards for her film roles in "The Gentle" and "Ya Dunia Ya Gharamy" (Oh World, Oh my Love). Elham is known for her versatility in choosing different types of roles both in film and the small screen. In her personal life, Elham was married briefly to Egyptian producer Adel Hosny, then to a Lebanese business man.
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Ian Leung

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Ian Leung is an actor, director, playwright and producer based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He holds a B.F.A. in acting and an M.F.A. in theatre direction, both from the University of Alberta. As an actor, he has worked for companies across Canada, including Workshop West, Theatre Network and the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, and the Gateway Theatre, Neptune Theatre, the National Arts Centre and the Stratford and Shaw Festivals elsewhere. He has been a freelance director since 2007, most notably staging theatre no. 6‘s first production and his own first play, U: The Comedy of Global Warming, in December 2009. Since then he has directed Wallace Shawn’s The Fever and Michael Healey’s Proud for theatre no. 6, as well as The Other Side of the Pole for Prime Stock Theatre in Red Deer. He regularly teaches an acting course for the University of Alberta’s Department of Drama and is currently working on a new play.
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Michael Steele

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Michael Steele, born Susan Nancy Thomas, is an American bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and singer, best known as the bass player for the Bangles. Under the name Micki Steele, she was a founding member of the Runaways but left in 1975, shortly before the band's major label debut. For the next several years, she played with various other musical groups for short periods of time. In 1983, Steele replaced original bassist Annette Zilinskas as a member of the Bangles. Steele made her entrance just in time to play on the band's first full-length album, All Over the Place. She remained with the Bangles throughout the high point of their career, contributing as bassist, vocalist, and songwriter until the band's dissolution in 1989. She rejoined the band for a 2003 reunion album, Doll Revolution, and toured with them until the following year.
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Lea van Acken

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Van Acken grew up in Schleswig-Holstein, where she still lives today in a small village. As a child, she was interested in horseback riding and dancing. She first took the stage in 2011 as an extra in a production of *Der Ölprinz* at the Karl May Festival in Bad Segeberg. She did not undergo formal training as an actress; instead, she studied other actors by watching them in films. In 2014, Van Acken played the lead role—that of the deeply religious teenager Maria—in the drama *Kreuzweg* (Stations of the Cross), directed by Dietrich Brüggemann. The film won a Silver Bear at the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival. In Brüggemann’s next film, *Heil*—a satire about neo-Nazis—Van Acken portrayed a teenager. She also played a small role in Bernadette Knoller’s RBB television film *Ferien*. In 2015, she appeared in a supporting role in the fifth season of the US series *Homeland*, which was filmed entirely in Germany. She also appeared in the SWR television film *Sag mir nichts* and in the *Spreewaldkrimi* installment *Das Duell im Moor* (ZDF). In the film adaptation of *The Diary of Anne Frank*, Van Acken played the title role of Anne Frank. To prepare for the role of the Jewish girl who became famous through her diary, she wrote fictional letters to Anne Frank. For the final scene—which takes place in a concentration camp—the actress had her hair cut off to ensure an authentic portrayal.
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Marjorie Reynolds

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marjorie Reynolds (née Goodspeed; August 12, 1917 – February 1, 1997) was an American film/television actress and dancer, who appeared in more than fifty films. Perhaps Reynolds' best-known film was Holiday Inn (1942), which introduced the classic song "White Christmas". She performed the song both as a duet with Bing Crosby and later in a solo performance, although her singing was dubbed by Martha Mears. The movie also showcased her dancing ability. She also had major roles in Fritz Lang's Ministry of Fear (1944) and in the movie Up in Mabel's Room (1944). Reynolds starred with Abbott and Costello in the supernatural comedy The Time of Their Lives (1946). In the film, Costello spends most of his screen time with Reynolds. She later appeared in the NBC version of the television series The Life of Riley (1953–1958). Reynolds has a star in the Television section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 1525 Vine Street.
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Bernadette Peters

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Bernadette Peters (born February 28, 1948) is an American actress, singer, and children's book author. Over a career spanning five decades, she has starred in musical theatre, television and film, performed in solo concerts and released recordings. She is a critically acclaimed Broadway performer, having received seven nominations for Tony Awards, winning two (plus an honorary award), and nine nominations for Drama Desk Awards, winning three. Four of the Broadway cast albums on which she has starred have won Grammy Awards. Regarded by many as the foremost interpreter of the works of Stephen Sondheim, Peters is particularly noted for her roles on the Broadway stage, including in the musicals Mack and Mabel (1974), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), Song and Dance (1985), Into the Woods (1987), The Goodbye Girl (1993), Annie Get Your Gun (1999), Gypsy (2003), A Little Night Music (2010), Follies (2011), and Hello, Dolly! (2018). Peters first performed on the stage as a child and then a teenaged actress in the 1960s, and in film and television in the 1970s. She was praised for this early work and for appearances on The Muppet Show, The Carol Burnett Show and in other television work, and for her roles in films including Silent Movie, The Jerk, Pennies from Heaven and Annie. In the 1980s, she returned to the theatre, where she became one of the best-known Broadway stars over the next three decades. She also has recorded six solo albums and several singles, as well as many cast albums, and performs regularly in her own solo concert act. Peters continues to act on stage, in films and on television in such series as Smash and Mozart in the Jungle. She has been nominated for three Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards, winning once. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernadette Peters, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Bill Tung Biu

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Bill Tung Biu (March 30, 1933 in Hong Kong — February 22, 2006) was a Hong Kong actor and horse racing commentator. Tung started off as a horse jockey with his family racing horse stable. He was then recruited to become a horse racing commentator. Due to his fame, he was invited to act in many movies from 1949 to 1996, many of them with Jackie Chan during the 1980s and 1990s. Some of his famous roles includes playing Inspector Bill Wong in Police Story, and playing a wizard in Ghostly Vixen. His final movie before his retirement was playing 'Uncle' Bill Wong in Police Story 4: First Strike in 1996. Tung retired from horse racing commentating in 2000. Tung died in 2006 of lung failure. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Tung, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​
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Bobby Pickett

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Bobby "Boris" Pickett (born Robert George Pickett, February 11, 1938 – April 25, 2007) was a Somerville, Massachusetts-born musician and actor, best known for singing and co-writing the 1962 hit novelty song "Monster Mash". Pickett performed the track in an impersonation of veteran horror film stars Boris Karloff, and Bela Lugosi (as in the line "Whatever happened to my Transylvania Twist?"). Bobby Pickett co-wrote the song along with Leonard Capizzi. It became a million seller, as well as reaching Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was styled as being by Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kicker 5. In Britain it took until October 1973 for the tune to become popular, but it then pinnacled at Number 3 in the UK singles chart. A Christmas themed follow-up, "Monster's Holiday", was also released in 1962, and it became a minor hit. After releasing a variety of other Halloween-based songs as well as trying his hand at script-writing, Bobby died of leukemia on April 25, 2007, at age 69.
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Bhagyashri Borse

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Bhagyashri Borse (born 6 May 1999) is an Indian actress and model who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil cinema, as well as in Hindi films. Before beginning her acting career, she worked as a model and appeared in commercial campaigns. She appeared in the Hindi films *Yaariyan 2* (2023), as Raajlaxmi, and Kabir Khan's biographical sports drama *Chandu Champion* (2024). Borse made her Telugu debut opposite Ravi Teja in Harish Shankar's romantic action drama *Mr. Bachchan* (2024), for which she won the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu. She later appeared in Gowtam Tinnanuri's action thriller *Kingdom* (2025), alongside Vijay Deverakonda, and in *Andhra King Taluka* (2025), opposite Ram Pothineni. Borse made her Tamil debut opposite Dulquer Salmaan in Selvamani Selvaraj's period drama *Kaantha* (2025), for which she won the Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Debut Actress – Tamil. Her other credits include *Lenin* (2026), alongside Akhil Akkineni, the Tamil drama *Seyon* (2026), and the music video single "Radhimaa" (2026), composed by Sai Abhyankkar.
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