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Owen Cooper
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Owen Patrick Cooper (born 5 December 2009) is an English actor. He gained recognition for his debut role as the teenage murder suspect Jamie Miller in the Netflix miniseries Adolescence (2025), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, making him the youngest male actor to win a Primetime Emmy Award.
He played Callum in the BBC series Film Club and young Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights (2026).
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V.P. Oliver
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Vince "V.P." Oliver (6'3", 195 lbs.) is an American actor, best known for his recurring role as Jimmy Harrison in Aaron Spelling's late 90s soap opera "Sunset Beach." Oliver is a native Californian and attended Loyola High School in Inglewood (class of 2004) and the University of California at Davis (B.S. Human Development, 2009), including four years of varsity college basketball as a starting guard for the Aggies with over 1,500 career points scored. He is a cousin of acclaimed jazz pianist and composer Patrice Rushen.
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Mehdi Pakdel
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Mehdi Pakdal is an actor of cinema, theater, and television who was born in 1980 in Isfahan, Iran. He began his professional career with theater, and his first time in front of the camera was for "Blue" by Hamid Labkhandeh. He has also been featured in the "The First Night of Peace" by Ahmad Amini and "Setayesh" directed by Saed Soltani movies. Among his other activities in the cinema "The Lost Strait" by Bahram Tavakoli, the "Paper House" made by Mehdi Sabaghzadeh and "Tambourine" by Parisa Bakhtavar can be named.
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Obba Babatundé
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Obba Babatundé (born December 1, 1951) is an American actor of stage and screen, known for his Emmy-nominated performance in the television movie Miss Evers' Boys, a NAACP Image Award-nominated performance in the TV movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, and a Tony Award-nominated role for his performance as C.C. White in the original cast of the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls.
Babatundé was a protege of Sammy Davis, Jr., who said of him, "This is the only cat who can do everything I can do." Babatundé does dance, sing, play instruments, execute impersonations, including his portrayal of Davis, aided by their similarity in energy, size and talent, tap dancing and performing on multiple instruments. In fall 2009, Babatundé played Davis in the title role of "Sammy: Once in a Lifetime," a world premiere musical at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego.
Early in 2000, Babatundé partnered with writer/producer Ruth Adkins Robinson for a series of TV projects including "TV in Black: The First 50 Years," "Oscar's Black Odyssey: From Hattie to Hallie" and "Dorthy Dandridge: An American Beauty". The pair have projects that will take them through 2011.
His TV roles have often portrayed authority figures, such as a recurring guest-starring role as a high school principal on Dawson's Creek, an appearance as a judge in a two-part episode of Any Day Now, and as the father of the main characters on Half & Half. He also played Harvard college Dean Cain in the movie How High, as well as the role of Willie Long in the movie Life, and co-starred as an attorney in Philadelphia and as a senator in the 2004 reprise of The Manchurian Candidate. He also played the director in season 3 of Friends in an episode titled "The One with All the Jealousy". Other TV shows he has had recurring roles on include The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Chicago Hope, Rocket Power, Static Shock, and Karen Sisco. He played a small but pivotal role as a doorman/bellhop in the film That Thing You Do! and also appeared in The Wild Thornberrys Movie as the voice of Boko. He played a famous producer known as Gordy Berry on two episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. In the 1998 miniseries, The Temptations, he played the founder of Motown Records Berry Gordy.
Babatundé is adept at American sign language and had used this talent in many roles including on one NYPD Blue.
His recorded work includes a performance with the New York pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs on the 2007 album Sack Full of Dreams. The actor/producer is also an avid horseman and is a highly regarded rider and trainer in the Rodeo Circuit, including the annual Bill Pickett Rodeol.
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Liris Crosse
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Liris Crosse, dubbed “The “Body” and “The Naomi Campbell of Plus” is a model/actress and pioneer in the fashion industry for full-figured and African American women pushing curvy women into mainstream fashion! She has graced magazines from American Vogue, Essence, British Cosmopolitan to Vibe as well as been featured in store campaigns for Lane Bryant and Ashley Stewart. Liris was named one of the “Top Ten Plus Models” in the industry by Vibe Vixen Magazine, the Huffington Post’s “Top Ten Most Popular Plus Models” and Dose.com named her one of the “Top 20 Models Destroying Traditional Beauty Standards”!
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Horacio Abaroa
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Horacio Abaroa was born in Mexico City but was raised in Miami & Houston. His passion and love for soccer brought him to Southern California. After his soccer career was over, he found himself in the acting industry after booking a national soccer commercial. While being on set for his first time, he discovered his love for acting.
He plays the role of Ramiro on HBO's Barry. He is known for his other roles in Hacks (HBO), Animal Kingdom (TNT), Freeridge (Netflix), Mr. Mayor (NBC) and Blindspotting (Starz). He began his acting career in 2018, having studied with Lesly Kahn, Marjorie Ballantine, Margie Haber, UCB Improv, Berg Studios and Scott Sedita Acting Studios.
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Lee Tae-vin
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Lee Sae Woong, known professionally as Lee Tae Vin, is an actor, singer, dancer and former member of MYTEEN (마이틴).
He graduated from Boun Middle School and took a test for the gifted and talented which revealed his IQ of 142. As a reward, he was sent to New Zealand to continue his studies but decided to quit to pursue a career as an actor, much to his family's disapproval.
After returning to South Korea, he became an advertisement model and later joined The Music Works (뮤직웍스), taking the unexpected path of becoming an idol.
He made his debut in 2017 as MYTEEN's rapper and sub-vocalist with their first EP, "MyTeen Go!". However, he never felt like he belonged in an idol group, as he still wanted to become an actor. So, in mid-2018, he left the group to focus on his acting career.
He made his acting debut in 2018 with a minor role in "Rich Man" (리치맨) and has appeared in several dramas ever since. He is currently represented by IOK Company (아이오케이컴퍼니).
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Jamie Kennedy
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James Harvey Kennedy (born May 25, 1970) is an American actor, screenwriter, stand-up comedian and television producer. He has played Randy Meeks in the Scream franchise (1996–2000) and a multitude of characters in The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (2002–2004) on The WB. His other film roles include Romeo + Juliet (1996), Bowfinger (1999), Malibu's Most Wanted (2003), Finding Bliss (2009), and Good Deeds (2012).
He has starred in the CBS drama Ghost Whisperer (2005–2010), provided voice-work for The Cleveland Show (2009–2013) and regularly tours as a stand-up comedian and podcaster.
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Rosanna Ortiz
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Rosanna Ortiz was born as Violeta Orbita. She is an actress, known for Araw-araw, gabi-gabi (1975), Patayin mo sa sindak si Barbara (1974) and Panic! (1973)
She was one of those who started the bold trend in the 60’s but she became a fine actress when she won Asia ’s Best Supporting Actress for the movie Patayin Mo Sa Sindak Si Barbara , directed by Celso Ad. Castilo. She was only 16 when she entered the movies in the late 60's. She appeared in several sex flicks such as Hayok and Ang Magsasaging ni Pacing. In 1971 alone, she finished 15 movies. While other bold stas remained in bold films, she transitioned to serious and dramatic roles such as in Daluyong (1971) for Ishmael Bernal, Ang Kampana ng Santa Quiteria (1971) for FPJ for which she earned a Famas Best Supporting Actress nomination, Anthony and Cleopatra (1972) for Dolphy and Patayin Mo sa Sindak si Barbara (1974) for Celso Ad Castillo, where she was praised for her memorable performance. She also appeared in Ibong Adarna with Dolphy, Panchito Alba and Babalu as the three prince brothers. She was the reason for the sensational killing of a businessman’s son which sent Eddie Fernadez and Berting Labra to prison.
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Isabel Sanford
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Isabel Sanford (born Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford; August 29, 1917 – July 9, 2004) was an American stage, film, and television actress and comedian best known for her role as Louise "Weezy" Mills Jefferson on the CBS sitcoms All in the Family (1971–1975) and The Jeffersons (1975–1985). In 1981, she became the second African-American actress to win a Primetime Emmy Award after Gail Fisher, and so far, the only African-American actress to win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Isabel Sanford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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