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Imee Marcos

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Maria Imelda Josefa Romualdez Marcos, better known as Imee Marcos, is the eldest of three children of dictator Ferdinand Edralin Marcos Sr. and first lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos. She was born on 5 November 1955 in Mandaluyong. From 1977 to 1986, she was the chairperson of Kabataang Barangay (a precursor of the current Sangguniang Kabataan), a position where her appointment was questioned by Archimedes Trajano (who would later be tortured and killed). In 1982, she served as the Director General of the Experimental Cinema of the Philippines. In 1984, she co-served with Antonio Raquiza as representatives of Ilocos Norte's at-large district at the Batasang Pambansa. From 1998 to 2007, she was the Ilocos Norte's 2nd district representative. From 2010 to 2019, she served as the governor of Ilocos Norte. In 2019, she was elected Senator, which she later won in the 2025 elections.
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Paul Leary

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Paul Leary Walthall (born May 7, 1957), known as Paul Leary, is an American musician and music producer from San Antonio, Texas, best known as the lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist for the rock band Butthole Surfers. He is also the producer of a number of songs and albums by other bands, including U2, Sublime, Meat Puppets, Daniel Johnston, The Reverend Horton Heat, Pepper, Maggie Walters, Bad Livers, Slightly Stoopid, and The Refreshments. Leary produced Sublime with Rome's debut album, Yours Truly.
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Huang Zitao

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Huang Zitao (黄子韬; born May 2, 1993), known professionally as Z.TAO (황쯔타오) and formerly as Tao (타오), is a Chinese rapper, singer-songwriter and actor under L.TAO Entertainment. He was a member of the South Korean boy group EXO and its sub-group EXO-M, before leaving the group in August 2015. In 2015, he made his solo debut with the mini-album T.A.O, under the new stage name Z.Tao. He made his acting debut in the romantic movie You Are My Sunshine and later received recognition for his leading roles in Negotiator and The Brightest Star in the Sky.
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Mansha Pasha

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Mansha Pasha (born October 19, 1987) is a Pakistani actress and television presenter. She is known for her supporting roles in several critically and commercially successful television series, including Shehr-e-Zaat (2012), Madiha Maliha (2012), Zindagi Gulzar Hai (2013), Virasat (2013) and Mera Naam Yusuf Hai (2015). Her performance in the romantic series Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai (2013) proved to be a breakthrough for her, and earned her the Hum Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was also the director of Six-part series with Elaj Trust which tackles a topic of Post-partum depression.
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Açelya Topaloğlu

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Açelya Topaloğlu (born 19 November 1986) is a Turkish actress. In 2008, she made her television debut with a role in Aşk Yakar. In 2009, she briefly appeared in Arka Sokaklar and in 2012 joined the cast of Eve Düşen Yıldırım. In 2015, she was cast in her first leading role in the popular rom-com series Kaçak Gelinler, portraying the character of Almila. Her international breakthrough came with the rom-com series İnadına Aşk, in which she played the role of Defne. Topaloğlu also pursued a career on stage with roles in the plays Sersefil Müzikali, Temel İçgüdü, Tersine Dünya and Kadınlar Filler ve Saireler. In 2016, she became a judge on the contest Görevimiz Komedi. In the TV series Meryem, she portrayed the character of Derin alongside Kaçak Gelinler's co-star Furkan Andıç, which was well received by critics. She performed different roles in sketch theatre "Güldür Güldür Show" which released on ShowTV. She played as Betüş in "Sihirli Annem" remake of hit fantasy child series (2003-2012). With Emre Altuğ, she played in "Güldür Güldür Show" and "Sihirli Annem" again.
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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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Karl Lagerfeld

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Karl Lagerfeld (born Karl Otto Lagerfeldt on September 10, 1933 in Hamburg) was a German fashion designer, artist and photographer based in Paris, France. He collaborated on a variety of fashion and art related projects, most notably as head designer and creative director for the fashion house Chanel. Lagerfeld helmed his own label fashion house, as well as the Italian house Fendi. Description above from the Wikipedia article Karl Lagerfeld, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Selly Hasan

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Selly Hasan is an Indonesian actor and presenter. Selly started her career in the entertainment world when she was selected as runner-up in the 1997 "Pemilihan Putri Belia". Her debut as an actress was in the 1998 TV show "Saras 008", playing the main character Saras. Having learned karate since her childhood helped her in the process of playing a role with superpowers. After that, Selly continued to star in many TV shows, including "Lupus Millenia", "Karena Cinta", "Putri Cahaya", "GOL", and "Ikhlas".
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Mitsuko Mito

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Mitsuko Mito (水戸光子 Mito Mitsuko, 23 March 1919 – 5 April 1981) was a Japanese actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1935 and 1973. Her real name was Mitsuko Sekiba. In 1934, the year after she dropped out of Okazaki Municipal Girls' High School (now Aichi Prefectural Okazaki Kita High School), she moved from the Manpei Hotel in Nagoya to the Manpei Hotel in Atami where she was working. There, she was scouted by Shochiku director Isaburo Inoue, who happened to be staying at the hotel, and joined the Shochiku Kamata Studios . In 1945, she married actor Morikawa Shin. She retired from acting and had a child, but divorced the following year. She returned to the big screen early in Omitsu no Endan, released in October of the same year. While she played cheerful, down-to-earth characters, after leaving Shochiku she also broadened her acting range by taking on dirty roles in films such as Woman, Osho, Outcome of War, Ugetsu Monogatari, and An Inn at Osaka. She died of a liver tumor on April 5, 1981 at the age of 62.
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Li Kun

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Lee Kwan or Li Kun (Chinese: 李昆, 18 February 1930 – 12 March 2008) was a Taiwanese actor. He joined Shaw Brothers in 1957 and acted in Mandarin films. He later played supporting roles in Bruce Lee's The Big Boss and Fist of Fury. Later he became a film and television actor in Taiwan. He won the 2001 Golden Bell Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for his role in Forbidden Love. Filmography (1956-2005) Actor (197 films) Assistant Director (3 films) Cinematographer (1 film)
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