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Ben Burtt
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Benjamin "Ben" Burtt, Jr. is a sound designer, film editor, director, screenwriter, and voice actor. He has worked as sound designer on various films, including the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film series, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, WALL-E, and Star Trek. He is responsible for creating many of the iconic sound effects heard in the Star Wars film franchise, including the binary speech of R2-D2, the lightsaber hum, the sound of the blaster guns, and the heavy-breathing sound of Darth Vader, which he made by breathing into a scuba regulator. Burtt has a reputation for popularizing a sound effect dubbed the "Wilhelm scream", which was taken from a character named Wilhelm in the 1953 film The Charge at Feather River.
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Pat O'Malley
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Often confused with the British-born comic actor J. Pat O'Malley, who is the better remembered, silent dramatic film star Pat O'Malley had an enduring career that stands on its own. He was of solid Irish-American stock, born in Forest City, Pennsylvania, in 1890. A one-time railroad switchman, he also had circus experience by the time he discovered an interest in movie making. He began with the Kalem Studio in 1913 and appeared in a few Irish films before signing on with Thomas Edison's company in 1914. The following year, he married actress Lillian Wilkes, and three of their children, Eileen, Mary Katherine, and Sheila, would become actors as well. His brother Charles O'Malley was a sometime actor, appearing in westerns on occasion. His first identifiable film is The Alien (1913). He began freelancing in 1916 and from then on, appeared in scores of silents as both a rugged and romantic lead, some classic films being The Heart of Humanity (1918), My Wild Irish Rose (1922), and The Virginian (1923). He did not age well come sound pictures, and he was quickly relegated to supporting parts. He appeared in hundreds upon hundreds of bits (mostly unbilled) until 1956, when he retired. He died a decade later.
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Arlondriah Lenyéa
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Arlondriah Lenyéa is a Creative Director, professional dancer, actress, Cannabis & HIV advocate, foodie, and an internationally published print, runway, & underwater model hailing from New Orleans, Louisiana. She has extensive training in classical techniques such as Ballet, Tap & Jazz, Contemporary/Modern, Horton, African, Hip Hop, & Aerial Silks. Arlondriah went viral and made history in 2017, from a photo captured by world renown underwater photographer Cheryl Walsh, as the first black underwater mermaid model rocking her curly afro! Arlondriah Lenyéa is best known for playing the lead role in the short film, "Zarina" (the 2019 EMERGE! Filmmaking Lab-Grand Prize Winner), and for her 6-page spread and international publication on the cover of the 2019 Summer issue of Playboy Magazine.
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Paul Darrow
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Paul Darrow (born Paul Valentine Birkby; 2 May 1941 – 3 June 2019) was an English actor. He became best known for playing Kerr Avon in the BBC science fiction television series Blake's 7 between 1978 and 1981. His many television roles included two appearances in another BBC science fiction series, Doctor Who, playing Captain Hawkins in Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970) and Tekker in Timelash (1985). He was also the voice of "Jack" on independent radio stations JACKfm and Union JACK, whose lines included dry-witted comments pertaining to current events.
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Sam Concepcion
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Samuel Lawrence Lopez Concepcion (born October 17, 1992) is a Filipino singer; dancer; TV, film, and theater actor; VJ; and host. In April 2006, Concepcion won the Big Division in the first season of Little Big Star.
Concepcion began with 12 theater roles and participated in plays at a young age, including Edmund Pevensie in the local adaptation of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, and in Mr. Noah's Big Boat. He also played Peter Pan from 2002 to 2012. The year after his Little Big Star win, Stages and Trumpets Playshop Inc. staged their very own Manila stage adaptation of Disney's High School Musical, where Concepcion starred as Troy Bolton. DreamWorks also chose him to sing the theme song of Kung Fu Panda, entitled "Kung Fu Fighting", which was included in the Asian soundtrack album. With this project, Concepcion is the first Filipino artist to have collaborated with DreamWorks. In 2022, he received his fourth Aliw Awards nomination for Best Lead Actor in a Musical in Joseph the Dreamer. In 2024, he played the lead role of Popoy in the jukebox musical adaptation of the 2007 Filipino romantic drama film, One More Chance.
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John Hodgman
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John Kellogg Hodgman (born June 3, 1971) is an American actor, author and humorist. In addition to his published written works, such as The Areas of My Expertise and More Information Than You Require, he is known for his personification of a PC in contrast to Justin Long's personification of a Mac in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign, and for his correspondent work on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
His writings have been published in One Story (to which he contributed the debut story), The Paris Review, McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Wired and The New York Times Magazine, for which he is editor of the humor section. He contributes to Public Radio International’s This American Life, and CBC Radio One’s Wiretap. His first book and accompanying audio narration, The Areas of My Expertise, a satirical tongue-in-cheek almanac which actually contains almost no factual information, was published in 2005. His second book, More Information Than You Require, went on sale October 21, 2008.
Hodgman was the headline speaker at the 2009 Radio and Television Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C.
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Nicholas Braun
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Nicholas Joseph Braun (born May 1, 1988) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Greg Hirsch in the HBO series Succession (2018–2023), for which he received two SAG Awards for Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series, along with three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He has also appeared in several films, including Sky High (2005), Princess Protection Program (2009), Red State (2011), Prom (2011), The Perks of Being a Wallflower(2012), The Watch (2012), Date and Switch (2014), How to Be Single (2016), Zola (2021) and Cat Person (2023).
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Sofía Espinosa
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Sofía Espinosa Carrasco (born September 22, 1989) is a Mexican actress, writer and director. She began her artistic preparation at the National Conservatory of Music, and followed with studies at Casazul in Mexico, Claudio Tolcachir's school in Argentina, the Stella Adler Studio in New York City, and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. She received recognition for her role of Mati in the Mexican film La Niña en la Piedra (Nadie Te Ve) (2006), for which she was nominated for an Ariel Award for Best Actress. She subsequently starred in the TV series Capadocia (2010) and Bienvenida Realidad (2011).
Espinosa is also featured in several other films including Sea of Dreams (2006), La Vida Inmune (2006), El Brassier de Emma (2007), The Kid: Chamaco (2009), I Miss You (2010), Vete Más Lejos, Alicia (2010), and Asteroide (2014). She also co-produced, co-wrote and starred in Los Bañistas (2014). For her lead performance in the biopic Gloria, based on the life of Mexican singer-songwriter Gloria Trevi, she received the Diosa de Plata and the Ariel Award for Best Actress.
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Mark Brandon
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Mark Brandon is a Canadian actor, author, and producer. He began his career in the 1980s and gained recognition through numerous television roles.
Brandon appeared in series such as Riverdale (2017), The Flash (2014–2021), and Supernatural (2005–2020). He also starred in The Man in the High Castle (2016–2019).
In addition to his acting career, he wrote the book Winning Auditions – 101 Strategies for Actors, offering tips for aspiring performers.
He took on roles in films such as Assault on Wall Street (2013), The Company You Keep (2012), Rampage (2009), The Art of War II: Betrayal (2008), and Paycheck (2003). In Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025), he played the role of Mr. Fuller.
His recent projects include The Irrational (2024), Family Law (2024), and So Help Me Todd (2024).
He is married to Joanne Brandon and is dedicated to supporting young actors.
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Tim DeZarn
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Timothy Joseph DeZarn (born July 11, 1952, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American actor who has appeared in film and television. Alternately credited as deZarn, he is often cast in supporting roles in the horror, crime, and science fiction genres.
DeZarn's motion picture credits include Spider-Man (playing Mary Jane Watson's father), Fight Club, Live Free or Die Hard, The Cabin in the Woods, Untraceable, and Demon Knight.
DeZarn has appeared in several American television series, including Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, NYPD Blue, the various Star Trek TV franchises, Prime Suspect, Mad Men, The Forgotten, Lost, Criminal Minds, Weeds, Prison Break, Deadwood, The Shield, Cold Case, Quantum Leap, 7th Heaven, and Sons of Anarchy.
Tim DeZarn was born on July 11, 1952. DeZarn went to Archbishop McNicholas High School, a Catholic school in Anderson Township, Ohio. He did not pursue a professional acting career until he was 25 years old.
His first broadcast role was on the TV series The Equalizer in 1986. His first film role was in the 1989 action comedy Three Fugitives.
DeZarn made several appearances as Army Sergeant Dixon on the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. He played the recurring character George Putnam in season two of NYPD Blue. He appeared in five episodes of Deadwood on HBO. DeZarn appeared in Sons of Anarchy as Nate Meineke, the leader of a local state militia and terrorist group. He appeared in sci-fi horror film Project Dorothy (directed by George Henry Horton) in 2019.
DeZarn lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter. His 18-year-old son Travis was killed in an auto accident in 2007.
Source: Article "Tim de Zarn" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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