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John Billingsley

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John Billingsley (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor, known for his role as Doctor Phlox on the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. John Billingsley was born in Media, Pennsylvania, and subsequently lived in Huntsville, Alabama and Slidell, Louisiana before his family settled in Weston, Connecticut. Billingsley is married to fellow actor Bonita Friedericy. She first became interested in him after seeing him perform in a stage production of Great Expectations. Friedericy appeared with Billingsley in "Regeneration", a 2003 episode of Star Trek: Enterprise in which she played Rooney. The couple of have subsequently appeared in other productions together.
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Rubén Darío de Xammar

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Rubén de Xammar (also known as Rubén Darío de Xammar) is an Argentine actor whose career is marked by an organic transition, moving from being a police officer to acting as a hobby. A retired police officer, De Xammar has channeled his life experience into building characters with a level of realism and authority that is difficult to replicate. His on-screen career includes a notable appearance in a History Channel production, as well as roles in various independent short films and advertising pieces in Argentina, such as campaigns for Quilmes beer. His acting profile combines discipline with a naturalness that allows him to navigate genres like police drama and suspense with complete ease. In the short film “Intuición,” De Xammar brings his veteran experience to the role of a police officer, achieving a portrayal that goes beyond stereotype thanks to his own personal history.
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Luann Lee

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Luann Lee is an American TV host, entertainment reporter, anchor, producer, motivational speaker, author, Sirius XM radio guest host, and former Playboy model (Playboy's Miss January 1987). She helped launch the national network "FX" in New York and has worked for such major networks as FOX and CBS. Lee was the co-host of several shows including "That's Life," "The Pet Department," "Back Chat," and the game show "Night Games" which aired daily on CBS for two years.
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Olivera Katarina

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Olivera Katarina (March 5, 1940 – July 21, 2026). (Serbian Cyrillic: Оливера Катарина; née Petrović (Петровић), also previously known as Olivera Vučo (Оливера Вучо) and Olivera Šakić (Оливера Шакић), is a Serbian actress, singer and writer. She was one of the leading stars of Yugoslav cinema in the 1960s and the 1970s, and is probably the best known for her performance in Aleksandar Petrović's film I Even Met Happy Gypsies (1967), which won the Grand Prix at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival. As a singer, Olivera Katarina has performed music of various genres, varying from Serbian traditional to pop music, and in numerous languages. Her version of "Đelem, đelem", which she performed in I Even Met Happy Gypsies, has been considered as one of the best rendition of that song ever recorded. Description above from the Wikipedia article Olivera Vučo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Veysel Gelin

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Veysel Gelin is a multi-talented artist whose presence commands attention—both on stage and on screen. With his deep voice, magnetic charisma, and raw emotional intensity, he creates a pull that captivates fans and critics alike. Whether in hard-hitting rap tracks or powerful acting performances, Veysel’s energy is unmistakable and undeniable. Hailing from Essen, Germany, and of Zaza-Kurdish descent, Veysel’s music has been streamed millions of times across platforms. His songs resonate with authenticity and street-born poetry, while his performances in award-winning series like 4 Blocks have earned him widespread acclaim—not only from the hip-hop press, but also from major cultural outlets such as FAZ, Süddeutsche Zeitung, and Die Zeit. For Veysel, acting and music are not separate careers—they are two expressions of the same uncompromising vision. His journey from the streets to the screen is more than remarkable; it’s a testament to a life lived intensely, and a story still in the making.
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Kalju Orro

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Kalju Orro (born March 27, 1952) is an Estonian stage, film and television actor, acting instructor, lecturer, theatre producer, and pedagogue. Kalju Orro was born in Tartu, where he attended primary and secondary schools. He is a 1970 graduate of Tartu 17 Vocational School. Afterward, he enrolled in the Vanemuine Drama Studios in Tartu, graduating in 1971. In 1972, he enrolled in the Performing Arts Department of Tallinn State Conservatory (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre) under instruction of actor and theatre pedagogue Voldemar Panso, graduating in 1976. Among his graduating classmates were Merle Karusoo, Ago-Endrik Kerge, Urmas Kibuspuu, Lembit Peterson, Aare Laanemets, Jüri Krjukov, Anne Paluver, Külliki Tool, Priit Pedajas, Eero Spriit, and Peeter Volkonski.
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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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Peter Hladik

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From Wikipedia: Peter Hladik is a German actor, voice actor, and radio drama performer. In East Germany, he was one of the most distinguished stage actors and was a permanent member of the Berliner Ensemble from 1973 to 1994. He became known to audiences throughout Germany primarily through the soap opera *Alle zusammen – jeder für sich* (All Together – Each for Themselves) in the role of surgeon Dr. Hans-Joachim Baer and as private banker Alexander Wellinghoff in the first German telenovela, *Bianca – Wege zum Glück* (Bianca – Paths to Happiness). He garnered further attention in 2008 for his portrayal of the Italian composer Giacomo Puccini in Andreas Morell's biopic *Giacomo Puccini – Die dunkle Seite des Mondes* (Giacomo Puccini – The Dark Side of the Moon).
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Rufus Crawford

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Rufus is a former professional football player, who played for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football league. He also played seven years for the Hamilton Tigercats of the Canadian Football League where he broke a record that had stood for 28 years. Rufus set a new all time CFL total yardage record of 2,896 for the 1984 Season. He was honored as the 1980's Hamilton Tigercat player of the decade and the plaque that bears that honor in his name now resides in Hamilton Ontario out side the Tigercats stadium. Rufus was also voted as one the 75 greatest Tigercats player of all times. Upon retirement from the professional football in 1986, he began to pursue another passion of his, acting. After taking a year of acting lessons he decided to take his acting more seriously In 2008 Rufus was inducted into Virginia State University Sports Hall of Fame, the university in which he attended. On May 19th 2014 in his home town of Gastonia North Carolina, he was inducted into The Gastonia County Sports Hall of Fame. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Rufus Crawford
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Jüri Nael

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Jüri Nael (born July 9, 1975) is an Estonian choreographer, pedagogue of dance and physical theatre and actor. Nael was born and raised in Viljandi. He is 1998 graduate of Viljandi Culture Academy, having majored in choreography. Between 2001 and 2005, he taught stage movement and dance and was a lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. From 2006 until 2011, he was a physical theatre associate professor with the academy, and since 2016, professor of supervised physical theatre in postgraduate courses (Master's Program Manager). In 2019, he became the academy's international master's program manager of modern performing arts. Between 2006 and 2007, he was a lecturer at Tallinn University's Department of Choreography, and head of department from 2007 until 2008, and associate professor from 2007 until 2011. He has also been a visiting Professor of Choreography at Jacksonville University in Florida, US. Since 2011, he is a lecturer of physical theatre at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Since 2019 he is studying at Estonian Music and Theatre Academy (doctoral studies). From 2006 until 2011, he was one of the judges in the Kanal 2 television dance competition series Tantsud tähtedega. He has also appeared as an actor in the television series Riigimehed and Väikesed hiiglased. Nael is gay and speaks openly about his sexuality in hopes to foster further acceptance of the LGBT community in Estonia.
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