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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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Andrea Arru
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Andrea Arru is an Italian actor and model. He is best known for playing Pietro Maggi in the teen drama series Di4ries (2022) and young Diabolik in the crime action film Diabolik: Who Are You? (2023). He won the Young Actor Award at the Maratea Film Festival 2022, the Special Award at the Rec Film Festival in Rimini 2023 “for representing the youth universe with passion and determination,” the Generation G Award at the SediciCorto Film Festival in Forlì and the Capri Italian Rising Star Actor of the Year Award at the Capri Hollywood Film Festival. He is best known for playing Pietro Maggi in the Netflix TV series Di4ri and Christian Todi in the film The Boy with the Pink Pants.
He started his career in 2014 as a model and photo model, walking the runway at Pitti Immagine Bimbo for Il Gufo and, in 2015, for Armani Junior. In 2020, he made his film debut with a leading role in the movie Glassboy by Samuele Rossi, playing Pino Gambassi, the "glass boy". In that same year, he acted in the film Calibro 9 by Toni D'Angelo. In 2021, he played the teenage Michele Straziota in the Canale 5 series Storia di una famiglia perbene by Stefano Reali (he also appears in one episode of the second season), while he appeared in an episode of the Canadian television series That Dirty Black Bag. Since 2022, he has played the protagonist Pietro Maggi in the Netflix series Di4ri. In 2023, he portrayed the teenage Diabolik in the film Diabolik - Chi sei? by the Manetti Bros., and the following year, he plays the role of the antagonist Christian Todi in Il ragazzo dai pantaloni rosa.
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Laganja Estranja
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Laganja Estranja is the stage name of Jay Jackson, an American choreographer, drag queen, and cannabis rights activist based in Los Angeles, California. He rose to fame as a contestant on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, finishing in eighth place. Laganja performed moderately well on the show, winning a challenge while partnered with eventual runner-up Adore Delano. During the show, Laganja became infamous for her over-the-top dramatics, catchphrases, and emotional breakdowns. Jay is a choreographer at Beyond Belief Dance Studio in Mesquite, Texas, a studio owned by his drag mother, Alyssa Edwards. In 2016, Jay and friends developed Laganja's Dance School, a hip hop-oriented jazz-funk choreography class and confidence workshop. The workshop is held in North Hollywood, California, and also tours abroad. In 2014, Jay contributed vocals to a cover of RuPaul's "Jealous of My Boogie", for the album RuPaul Presents: The CoverGurlz. On June 4, 2018 he debuted on So You Think You Can Dance (United States) on Fox.
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Robert Zemeckis
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Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker known for directing and producing a range of successful and influential movies. He often blends cutting-edge visual effects with storytelling. He has received several accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for five British Academy Film Awards and a Daytime Emmy Award.
Zemeckis started his career directing the comedy films I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), Used Cars (1980), and Romancing the Stone (1984). He gained prominence directing the science-fiction comedy Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990), the fantasy comedy Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), and the comedy-drama Forrest Gump (1994), the latter of which won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director.
He has also directed the satirical black comedy Death Becomes Her (1992), the science fiction film Contact (1997), and the drama films Cast Away (2000), Flight (2012), The Walk (2015), and Allied (2016). His exploration of motion capture techniques can be seen in the animated films The Polar Express (2004) and A Christmas Carol (2009), as well as the action fantasy drama Beowulf (2007) and the drama Welcome to Marwen (2018). He has collaborated with film composer Alan Silvestri since 1984 and directed Tom Hanks in five films.
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Carl Mesterton
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Carl Wilhelm Ossian Mesterton (born 21 November 1929 in Helsinki) is a Finnish television director, screenwriter and actor. The most well-known and popular of Mesterton's TV directions are "Metsolat" (1993–1995), a family chronicle of a small-scale farming family in Kainuu, and "Hovimäki" (1999–2003), a drama following the stages of the Lindhof noble family and the Seppä croft family in three different centuries. Mesterton has written the series together with his wife Anna-Lisa Mesterton, among others.
Mesterton has also starred in bigger and smaller roles in films and television, such as Markku Pölönen's "Onnen maassa" (1993), Jaakko Pakkasvirta's Kafka filmatization "Linna" (1986) and in the TV series "Barr" (1984) directed by Reima Kekäläinen and dramatized from Paavo Haavikko's own novel. .
Mesterton also worked as one of the assistant directors in the film "Reds" (1981), partly shot by Warren Beatty in Finland.
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Michael Johnson
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Michael Duane Johnson (born September 13, 1967) is a retired American sprinter. He won four Olympic gold medals and eight World Championships gold medals. He formerly held the world and Olympic records in the 200 m and 400 m as well as the world record in the indoor 400 m. He also once held the world's best time at 300 m. Johnson is generally considered one of the greatest and most consistent sprinters in the history of track and field.
He is the only male athlete in history to win both the 200 meters and 400 meters events at the same Olympics, a feat he accomplished at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Johnson is also the only man to successfully defend his Olympic title in the 400 m, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Aside from his Olympic success Johnson accumulated eight gold medals at World Championships, and is thus tied with Carl Lewis for the second most gold medals won by a runner (second only to Usain Bolt).
Johnson's stiff upright running position and very short steps defied the conventional wisdom that a high knee lift was essential for maximum speed. As of 2012, Johnson holds 13 of the top 100 times for the 200 meters and 27 of the top 100 times for the 400 meters. Of those, he holds 14 of the top 25 times for the 400 meters. He broke 44 seconds for the 400 meters twenty-two times, more than twice as many times as any other athlete.
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Hassanat Piniwat
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Bas Hassanat Piniwat is a Thai-American-Chinese singer and actor born in Bangkok and raised in Chiang Mai, Thailand. His cousin is actor Chaiyapol Julien Poupart. After studying at Montfort College in elementary school, he went on to study at the Thai-Chinese bilingual school Chongfah Xinseng Wanish Bamrung. However, when he quit table tennis and chose to pursue acting, he switched to a GED programme. Afterwards, he enrolled in the Faculty of Communication Arts at The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce.
As a youth table tennis player, he was a District 5 representative (northern region). In national competition, Bas managed to place 2nd runner up. When he was substituted, he decided to make the career change from athlete to singer-actor. Starting out, he landed mainly extra work. It wasn't until "2Moons" in 2017 that Bas landed his first leading role. In 2018, he joined the recurring cast of his first Chinese series "Cinderella Chef".
In February 2018, he made his debut as a vocalist in the boy group SBFIVE which disbanded in 2020.
In 2023, Bas left Star Hunter Entertainment and signed as talent under Studio Wabi Sabi. Born Suradet Srithongnopphawong, he changed his last name in the beginning of his career before changing his first name to Hassanat in 2024.
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Anselm Bresgott
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Anselm Ferdinand Bresgott (born 1999) is a German actor and singer-songwriter.
Anselm Bresgott comes from a musical family and began playing the piano at the age of seven. He first appeared in front of the camera at the age of thirteen.
He landed his first feature film role as Timo in *Das schönste Mädchen der Welt* (The Most Beautiful Girl in the World), a modern adaptation of *Cyrano de Bergerac*. He also gained recognition for his portrayal of the young Ludwig van Beethoven in the television film *Louis van Beethoven*, which premiered on the ARD network during Christmas 2020.
Additionally, Bresgott has appeared in the web series *Druck*, *Love Addicts*, and *Blutige Anfänger*. In 2020, he also appeared in the NDR *Tatort* episode *Tyrannenmord*, starring alongside Wotan Wilke Möhring and Franziska Weisz.
Bresgott lives in Berlin.
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Adriana Esteves
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Adriana Esteves Agostinho Brichta (born December 15, 1969) is a renowned Brazilian actress celebrated for her compelling performances in television and film. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Adriana has become one of Brazil's most esteemed and versatile actresses, gaining critical acclaim and a vast fanbase.
Esteves's breakthrough role came in the early 1990s when she starred in the popular telenovela "Renascer" (1993). Her portrayal of Mariana was widely praised and marked the beginning of her rise to fame. Following this, she continued to showcase her talent in a series of successful telenovelas, including "A Indomada" (1997), where she played the unforgettable character Lúcia Helena, and "Torre de Babel" (1998), portraying the determined and complex character Sandrinha.
Adriana's versatility as an actress was further demonstrated with her role in "O Cravo e a Rosa" (2000), where she played the spirited Catarina Batista. This role solidified her status as a household name and showcased her ability to excel in comedic roles.
In 2012, Esteves delivered one of her most iconic performances as Carminha in "Avenida Brasil." Her portrayal of the villainous earned her numerous awards and is considered one of the most memorable characters in Brazilian television history. This role not only demonstrated her depth and range as an actress but also left an indelible mark on Brazilian pop culture.
In addition to her television success, Adriana Esteves has made significant contributions to Brazilian cinema. She has starred in several films, such as "As Meninas" (1995), "Trair e Coçar é Só Começar" (2006), and "Mundo Cão" (2016). Her performances in these films have further established her as a prominent figure in the Brazilian entertainment industry.
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Jung Hae-in
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Jung Hae-in is a South Korean actor. He first made an appearance in AOA Black's music video for "Moya" in 2013 and officially debuted through the TV series "Bride of the Century" the next year. He gained recognition for his main role in 2017 TV series "While You Were Sleeping" and for his supporting role in "Prison Playbook". Jung had his first main lead role in the 2018 drama "Something in the Rain" followed by "One Spring Night" in 2019. Jung gained even greater recognition through his lead roles in "D.P." (2021) and "Snowdrop" (2021–22).
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