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Amanda Plummer

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Amanda Michael Plummer (born March 23, 1957) is an American actress. Plummer was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of actors Tammy Grimes and Christopher Plummer. Plummer attended Middlebury College in Vermont and acting classes at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. Early in life, her interest was in riding and tending to horses on the East Coast and in Ireland. Plummer began appearing in small to mid size roles in television and films in the early 1980s. Her first successes came from her stage work. She made her Broadway debut as Josephine in the 1981 revival of A Taste of Honey. She won a Tony Award nomination and Theatre World Award for her portrayal. The following year, she won a Tony Award for Featured Actress and a Drama Desk Award for her portrayal of Sister Agnes in the play Agnes of God. Following her successes on the stage, Plummer began appearing in major roles on television and in film. One of her most recognized appearances was on L.A. Law as Alice Hackett, a developmentally disabled girlfriend of Benny Stulwitz, played by Larry Drake, for which she received an Emmy Award nomination. Two other well-known roles were Yolanda (a.k.a. "Honey Bunny") in Pulp Fiction and Rose in So I Married An Axe Murderer. Her film roles have been described as "spooky, kooky, half-mad characters."
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Philip Ahn

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Philip Ahn (born Pil Lip Ahn (안필립), March 29, 1905 – February 28, 1978) was a Korean American actor. He was the first Korean American film actor to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Ahn's first film was A Scream in the Night in 1935. He appeared in the Bing Crosby film Anything Goes, though director Lewis Milestone had initially rejected him because his English was too good for the part. His first credited roles came in 1936 in The General Died at Dawn and Stowaway, opposite Shirley Temple. He starred opposite Anna May Wong in Daughter of Shanghai (1937) and King of Chinatown (1937). During World War II, Ahn often played Japanese villains in war films. Mistakenly thought to be Japanese, he received several death threats. He enlisted in the United States Army, having served in the Special Services as an entertainer. He was discharged early because of an injured ankle and returned to making films. Ahn appeared in Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, Around the World in Eighty Days, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Paradise, Hawaiian Style, with Elvis Presley. He got to play Korean characters in Korean War movies such as Battle Circus (1953) and Battle Hymn (1956). In 1952, Ahn made his television debut on the Schlitz Playhouse, a series he would make three additional appearances on. Ahn would also be cast in four episodes of ABC's Adventures in Paradise, four episodes of the ABC/Warner Brothers crime drama Hawaiian Eye, and the CBS crime drama Hawaii Five-O. He made three appearances each on Crossroads, Bonanza, and M*A*S*H. He would also appear in two television movies. Ahn's most notable television role was as "Master Kan" on the television series Kung Fu. A Presbyterian, Ahn felt that the Taoist homilies his character quoted did not contradict his own religious faith.
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Valerie Masterson

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Margaret Valerie Masterson (born 3 June 1937), is a retired English opera singer, a lecturer and Vice-President of British Youth Opera. After study in Italy, she began to sing opera in Europe. Returning to England, Masterson performed as principal soprano with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company from 1964 to 1969, becoming popular with audiences and participating in several of the company's recordings, as well as those of Gilbert and Sullivan for All and the BBC. She next joined English National Opera and went on to an international opera career lasting more than three decades. Although she performed a wide variety of roles, she was best known for her roles in the French repertoire and the works of Handel, as well as Gilbert and Sullivan. Her recordings include, in addition to many opera roles, operettas and musical theatre. She has been awarded a CBE and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Music. Description above from the Wikipedia article Valerie Masterson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Nicolas Cage

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Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. During the early years of his career, Cage starred in a variety of films such as Rumble Fish (1983), Racing with the Moon (1984), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Raising Arizona (1987), Vampire's Kiss (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), and Red Rock West (1993). During this period, John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 36 listed him as one of twelve Promising New Actors of 1984. For his performance in Leaving Las Vegas (1995), he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received his second Academy Award nomination for his performance as Charlie and Donald Kaufman in Adaptation (2002). He subsequently appeared in more mainstream films, such as The Rock (1996), Con Air (1997), City of Angels (1998), 8mm (1999), Windtalkers (2002), Lord of War (2005), The Wicker Man (2006), Bangkok Dangerous (2008) and Knowing (2009). He also directed the film Sonny (2002), for which he was nominated for Grand Special Prize at Deauville Film Festival. Cage owns the production company Saturn Films and has produced films such as Shadow of the Vampire (2000) and The Life of David Gale (2003). In October 1997, Cage was ranked No. 40 in Empire magazine's The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list, while the next year, he was placed No. 37 in Premiere's 100 most powerful people in Hollywood. In the 2010s, he starred in Kick-Ass (2010), Drive Angry (2011), Joe (2013), The Runner (2015), Dog Eat Dog (2016), Mom and Dad (2017), Mandy (2018), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), and Color Out of Space (2019). His participation in various film genres during this time increased his popularity and gained him a cult following.
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Sheila Allen

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Sheila Mathews Allen (February 2, 1929 – November 15, 2013) was an American actress. Born Sheila Marie Mathews in New York City to Christopher Joseph and Elizabeth (née McCloskey) Mathews, she was married to producer Irwin Allen until his death in 1991. She appeared in several of her husband's TV series and movies through to 1986. Appearances include City Beneath the Sea, Lost in Space, Land of the Giants, The Poseidon Adventureand The Towering Inferno. Following his death in 1991 she remained on the board of Irwin Allen Productions up until her death. She also served as a producer on the 2002 television remake of The Time Tunnel and as Executive Producer of the film Poseidon.
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Victor Garber

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Victor Jay Garber, OC (born March 16, 1949) is a Canadian actor. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has been nominated for three Gemini Awards, four Tony Awards, and six Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2022, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Garber is perhaps best known for playing Jesus in Godspell, Jack Bristow in the television series Alias and Thomas Andrews in James Cameron's Titanic. Born in 1949 to Joseph and Hope Garber, Victor discovered his passion for acting early on. Beginning at nine, he honed his craft at the University of Toronto's Hart House, starting a career that spans over four decades. From notable TV roles in "The Slap," "The Flash," and "Motive" to acclaimed performances in "Alias," earning three Emmy nods, Victor’s talent extends to the stage, earning four Tony nominations. He’s celebrated for his on-screen presence, sharing in SAG Award nominations for "Milk" and "Titanic" and winning for "Argo." Beyond acting, he learned officiating to marry Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck and was the lead singer of the pop group Sugar Shoppe.
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Patrick Warburton

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Patrick John Warburton (born November 14, 1964) is an American actor of television, film, and voice. He is best known for his several TV roles, including the title role of The Tick, David Puddy on Seinfeld, the evil Johnny Johnson on NewsRadio, and anchorman Jeb Denton on Less Than Perfect. As a voice actor, his distinctive deep voice has been lent to well-known roles including Ken in Bee Movie, Kronk in The Emperor's New Groove and its sequels, bodyguard Brock Samson on The Venture Bros., paraplegic police officer Joe Swanson on Family Guy, Steve Barkin on Kim Possible, Buzz Lightyear in the Buzz Lightyear of Star Command TV series, and The Wolf in Hoodwinked, among others. He currently stars as macho married man Jeff Bingham in the CBS television program Rules of Engagement. Description above from the Wikipedia article Patrick Warburton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Jeffrey Bell

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Jeffrey Jackson Bell is an American writer and producer best known for his work on television. He began his career writing for The X-Files, where he stayed for three seasons, then became a writer/director/producer on Angel, becoming its showrunner for the final two seasons.\n\nHe served as executive producer on the pilot episode for the V remake, his first project in a 2009-10 deal with Warner Bros. Television. From 2013 until 2020, Bell served as a co-showrunner and writer of the Marvel Television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeffrey Bell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia."
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Drew Pearce

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Drew Pearce (born August 24, 1975) is a British screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on The Fall Guy (2024), Hotel Artemis (2018), Iron Man 3 (2013), Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019), and Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015). Early in his career, Pearce created the British television comedy show No Heroics. He later wrote and directed the celebrated Marvel One-Shot film All Hail the King, starring Ben Kingsley, which served as the foundation for 2021's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. His directorial debut came with Hotel Artemis (2018), a futuristic thriller set in a secret, members-only hospital for criminals, starring Jodie Foster. Pearce has also made his mark directing music videos, including Vampire Weekend's "Gen-X Cops," Miles Kane's "Rearrange," and Father John Misty's "The Night Josh Tillman Came to Our Apt." In 2019, Pearce founded the production company Point of No Return. The company's current projects include the Dave Bautista thriller Cooler (produced alongside Infrared and FilmNation) and the sci-fi legal drama Dolly. Description above from the Wikipedia article Drew Pearce, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Michael Charrois

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Michael Charrois was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada May 24th, 1962. After studying Acting and Playwrighting at the University of Alberta and the Banff School of Fine Arts he was hired into the Resident Acting Company of Edmonton's Family Theatre, Stage Polaris in 1986. In 1986 he also began teaching Performing Arts classes at the Stage Polaris Academy of Drama. In 1988 Michael became a member of Canadian Actors' Equity Association. At this time, Michael was also street performing with fire juggling and clowning as well as gigging around town with his friends in a rock band called Big Inc. In the late 80's and throughout the 90's, Michael wrote lyrics for songs and musical plays for the stage for Big Inc. and his second band, Baffin Island Party, which culminated in Y2K's The Illumination of Marshall McLuhan. Michael played Wiggens in Clint Eastwood's 1992 Academy Award-winning film Unforgiven. This was also the year he became a member of ACTRA, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists. While based in Edmonton in the 90's, festival performances took him throughout Western Canada, to Ottawa, and into the U.S. at the Orlando and New York Fringe Festivals. In 1996 Michael was asked to serve his Union, first as a Councillor, then President and Alternate National Councillor for the now-defunct Edmonton ACTRA Branch. In the year 2000 Michael was asked to represent the Alberta New Democratic Party in the Castledowns riding for the Alberta provincial election. He finished in third place behind the Liberal and Conservative. Like a character in a Chekhov play, Michael fulfilled the dream of every Edmontonian, by escaping winter with a move to Vancouver, September 2001. In 2002 he was cast in the first of over a dozen plays that he performed in at New Westminster's Burr Theatre. Throughout the early double aughts, Michael performed in plays and on screen, busked on Granville Island with his street show Economics 101, and ran around to various schools performing Mad Science experiments. Michael was asked to represent the New Democrats in his home riding of North Vancouver for the 2008 and 2012 federal elections. As of 2016, Michael is the Performing Arts Education Coordinator at the Evergeen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam, BC, where he teaches public speaking and theatre arts. He also teaches for Burnaby's Shadbolt Arts Centre.
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