Trending

Popular people

Mikaela Hoover

Biography

Mikaela Hoover (born July 12, 1984) is an American actress. Mikaela is of Iranian, Italian, and Spanish descent and was born and raised in Colbert, Washington. She started taking dance classes at the age of two and starred in school plays and appeared in local commercials as a child. She was accepted to Loyola Marymount University's theatre program in Los Angeles and graduated with her bachelor's degree in theatre. Hoover made her acting debut in 2007 in the movie Frank. She then went on to book a leading role in Sorority Forever. Shortly after, Hoover got a role in Humanzee after auditioning in front of James Gunn, and following that, she got offered the lead role in the James Gunn and Peter Safran Xbox show Sparky & Mikaela. During 2010, Hoover began appearing in American productions with a guest role in How I Met Your Mother. She also got a role in the James Gunn movie Super. In 2011, she had a recurring role in the television series Happy Endings as Jackie, and in 2012, she appeared in the series Anger Management.In 2013, Hoover had roles in the American television productions Two and a Half Men and The League, followed by a role in Saint George in 2014. Hoover continued to work with James Gunn, and in 2014 she played Nova Prime's assistant in the Marvel movie Guardians of the Galaxy and Raziya Memarian in The Belko Experiment. In 2017, Hoover appeared in the television series 2 Broke Girls, The Guest Book, and Lucifer. In 2020, she booked several roles in DC's The Suicide Squad, Lionsgate's Guest House, and Netflix's Holidate. In 2021, she had a role in the Netflix movie Love Hard. Hoover has been cast as Cat Grant in the upcoming DC Studios Superman film by James Gunn.
Read more

Skye Borgman

Biography

Skye Borgman is an award-winning director and cinematographer who films narrative and documentary films all over the world. She has shot over 50 films, traveled to over 60 countries and lived on three continents. Her global experiences guide her vision, thought and approach to film-making. This gives her the unique ability to connect with all types of personalities. She has filmed rock-stars, prime ministers, drug addicts, environmentalists, Academy award winners, Buddhist nuns and anarchist chocolate makers. With a keen sense of adventure, Skye brings excitement to everything that she films. Her fusion of lighting, collaboration, and absolute fearlessness gives her filmmaking an evocative, honest and approachable style. Skye's latest Netflix documentary, 'Abducted in Plain Sight' has captivated the world, with people boasting "it's the craziest documentary I've ever seen." With write ups in Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Vice, Newsweek, The Vulture and Marie Claire (to name a few) the film redefines the true crime genre and delves deep into the human condition. Skye is the co-owner of Top Knot films, an award winning production company creating extraordinary film, television, documentary and new media content. Committed to delivering captivating projects with such emotional impact that they challenge, amaze and inspire us to celebrate our everyday lives.
Read more

Sidhartha Siva

Biography

Sidhartha Siva is an Indian film director, producer, actor, screenwriter and lyricist, who works in Malayalam cinema. He started his film career by directing telefilms and short films. He won his first National Film Awards at the 60th National Film Awards, he won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director for his film 101 Chodyangal (2012). His film Ain won the best feature film in Malayalam at 62nd National Film Awards and the best story at the Kerala State Film Awards in 2015. In 2020 he won the Kerala State Film Awards for Best Director for Ennivar
Read more

Sugandha Garg

Biography

Sugandha Garg is an Indian film actress, singer and television host. Garg appeared as Shaleen in the film Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (2008). She played the role of the best friend to Gayatri Patel in the movie Let's Dance, released on 19 June 2009, and appeared as a student reporter in My Name Is Khan. She has played a major role of Zoya the makeup artist in Tere Bin Laden, released on 16 July 2010. She also worked as a call center employee in the British comedy Mumbai Calling (7 epi) in 2009. In 2012 the actor was seen in film Patang. Her upcoming films include Santosh Sivan's Ceylon, Shefali Bushan's Jugni, the sequel of Tere Bin Laden and Manu Warrier's Coffee Bloom. In Ceylon (Inam in Tamil), she has played the role of a Sri Lankan refugee. About her performance in the film, Sivan stated that "nobody could have done what she has done here". Garg has worked in television and hosted several shows and has been linked to many television personalities. She first hosted the show Haath Se Haath Mila for BBC when she was 18. She later hosted the shows Whats with Indian men along with Indrani Dasgupta and It happens only in India on Fox Traveller. She has also performed in theatre plays I Have Gone Marking and Sometimes. She performed the Assamese song "Tokari" with Papon in Coke Studio @ MTV, Season 2.
Read more

Danielle Campbell

Biography

Danielle Campbell (born January 30, 1995) is an American actress, best known for her role as Jessica Olson in the 2010 Disney Channel Original Movie Starstruck. Campbell is from Hinsdale, Illinois. Her parents are Georganne and John Campbell. She was discovered in a hair salon in Chicago. Her first big break was as a guest star on Prison Break appearing in four episodes. She also appeared in a nationwide commercial for Build-A-Bear Workshop and played the character of Darla in the 2008 movie The Poker House. In 2010, she appeared in the Disney television movie Starstruck, and has signed a development deal with the company. She starred in the movie Prom, released on April 29, 2011, costarring with Nicholas Braun (Lloyd), Nolan Sotillo (Cameron), and Aimee Teegarden (Nova). ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Read more

Jorge Negrete

Biography

Jorge Alberto Negrete Moreno (30 November 1911 – 5 December 1953) is considered one of the most popular Mexican singers and actors of all time. Negrete was born in the City of Guanajuato where he was raised together with his brother and three sisters, and also lived in San Luis Potosí. From an early age, Negrete demonstrated a great brilliance and rapidly became a prominent student in the eyes of his teachers. He spoke five languages: Spanish, German, English, French, Italian, and even Nahuatl (a Mesoamerican dialect). Despite his brilliance, Negrete decided to abandon his studies at the age of thirteen to enroll in the military. He graduated with the rank of sub-lieutenant from El Colegio Militar, Mexico’s military academy. This was the place where his fascination for music developed. Not only did he develop an interest for music but his military training forged him a gallant presence and character which would later benefit him in his acting career. Negrete met and studied under José Pierson, a prestigious singing professor, who became fascinated the moment he heard Negrete sing. Pierson helped Negrete develop his talent for Opera which led him to become well known in the United States. Handsome, with a very strong will and a trained, fascinating voice, he is still a top icon in Mexico, Spain and Latin America, more than 50 years after his death. His recording of "México Lindo y Querido" ("Beautiful and Beloved México"), his country’s unofficial anthem, is the best known recording of the song. His career is often compared to that of Pedro Infante, the most popular Mexican actor of the time. The public rivalry didn’t carry over to their private lives, as they were close friends until Negrete’s death. He married twice, to famous actresses with whom he shared credits: Elisa Christy and María Félix. He also lived with his frequent co-star, for more than ten years. Gloria Marín co-starred in 10 out of his 44 films. He started his career singing on the radio in 1931 in Mexico City singing operatic parts. In 1936 he signed with NBC Television for a TV program with Cuban and Mexican musicians. He returned to Mexico in 1937 to act in the film La Madrina Del Diablo ("The Devil's Godmother") and because of the success of the film he was able to sign for several more the next three years. In 1938 he starred in La Valentina with Elisa Christy and then in Juntos Pero No Revueltos. After working in Havana and Hollywood he was called to act in ¡Ay Jalisco, No Te Rajes! ("Hey Jalisco, Don’t Back Down!") which made him an international Latin star and helped formulate the charro film genre. Filming this film he met Gloria Marín, starting their romance and the string of films they filmed together. He complemented his film career by singing rancheras with the trio Los Tres Calaveras and touring Latin America, singing concerts and making personal appearances. He was offered the main role in El Peñón de las Ánimas (The Rock of Souls) and wanted Marín to be his co-star. In spite of his protests, newcomer María Félix became his star and eventually his wife, although they at first despised each other while filming the film.
Read more

Ming-Na Wen

Biography

Ming-Na Wen (Chinese: 溫明娜; born November 20, 1963) is an American actress and model. She has won multiple awards throughout her career, including an Annie Award and a Saturn Award, in addition to a  Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. She was honoured as a Disney Legend in 2019 and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023. Wen's breakthrough role was as June Woo in The Joy Luck Club (1993). Other early successes include the role of Dr Jing-Mei "Deb" Chen in the medical drama series ER (1995–2004) and her voice role as Fa Mulan in the Walt Disney Animated Classic Mulan, as well as its sequel Mulan II, several video games and guest appearances in TV shows such as Sofia the First. Additionally, Wen made a cameo appearance in the live-action remake of Mulan (2020). Wen is well-known for playing agent Melinda May in the Marvel series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020) and has also appeared in the Star Wars franchise as the bounty hunter Fennec Shand, appearing in The Mandalorian (2019–2020) Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021, 2024), and The Book of Boba Fett (2021–2022). Other notable roles include  Chun-Li in Street Fighter (1994), Detective Ellen Yin in The Batman (2004–2005), and Camile Wray in Stargate Universe (2009–2011). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ming-Na Wen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Read more

Scott Ian

Biography

Scott Ian (born Scott Ian Rosenfeld, December 31, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist and co-founder of the thrash metal band Anthrax. Ian is the guitarist and a founding member of the crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death for which he is also the lyricist. He has hosted The Rock Show on VH1 and has appeared on VH1's I Love the... series, Heavy: The Story of Metal, and SuperGroup. Ian is also the rhythm guitarist for the metal band the Damned Things, and played with experimental band Mr. Bungle for seven reunion shows in 2020.
Read more

Charles Grodin

Biography

Charles Sidney Grodin (April 21, 1935 – May 18, 2021) was an American actor, comedian, author, and television talk show host. Grodin began his acting career in the 1960s appearing in TV serials including The Virginian. After a small part in Rosemary's Baby in 1968, he played the lead in Elaine May's The Heartbreak Kid (1972) and supporting roles in Mike Nichols's Catch-22 (1970), the 1976 remake of King Kong, and Warren Beatty's Heaven Can Wait (1978). Known for his deadpan delivery and often cast as a put-upon straight man, Grodin became familiar as a supporting actor in many Hollywood comedies of the era, including Real Life (1979), Seems Like Old Times (1980), The Great Muppet Caper (1981), Ishtar (1987), Dave (1993), and Clifford (1994). Grodin co-starred in the action comedy Midnight Run (1988) and in the family film Beethoven (1992). He made frequent appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and Late Night with David Letterman. In the mid-1990s, Grodin retired from acting and wrote autobiographies; he became a talk show host on CNBC and in 2000 a political commentator for 60 Minutes II. He returned to acting with a handful of roles in the mid-2010s, including in Louis C.K.'s FX show Louie and Noah Baumbach's film While We're Young (2014). Grodin won several awards, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special in 1978 for the Paul Simon Special alongside Chevy Chase, Lorne Michaels, Paul Simon, and Lily Tomlin. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for The Heartbreak Kid in 1972. He won Best Actor at the 1988 Valladolid International Film Festival for Midnight Run, and the American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his performance in Dave in 1993.
Read more

Taraneh Alidoosti

Biography

Tarane Alidousti is an Iranian actress of theatre and cinema and also a translator who was born in 1984 in Tehran, Iran. She has been featured for the first time in the movie "I'm Taraneh, 15" by Rassoul Sadr Ameli, and this movie can be considered as a turning point in her career. She won the Crystal Simorgh Award for Best First Role Actress from Fajr Festival for this movie. Her other cinematic works include "Caanan" by Mani Haghighi, "Beautiful City" by Asghar Farhadi, "At The End of the 8th Street" by Alireza Amini, and "Seller" by Asghar Farhadi. She also played for the first time in front of Hassan Fathi's camera, in the "Shahrzad" series.
Read more