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Andy Muschietti
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Andrés Walter Muschietti (Spanish: [musˈkjeti]; born 26 August 1973) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter who had his breakthrough with the 2013 film Mama. He gained further recognition for directing both films in the It film series, the 2017 film adaptation of the Stephen King novel and its 2019 sequel, It Chapter Two. In 2023, he directed the DC Extended Universe film The Flash.
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Pal Aron
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Pal Aron (born 1971) is a British television and theatre actor from Birmingham, England, known for his roles as Adam Osman in Casualty, Brandon Kane in The Bill, Jayesh Parekh and Sonny Dhillon in Coronation Street. Before professionally acting, he performed with the Theatre of the Unemployed in Birmingham. He was also in the comedy Green Wing, and has performed with the RSC. In January 2008, Aron was cast as Vijay Chohan in the daily hospital drama The Royal Today. He also appeared in The Cup, a BBC Two comedy series in which he plays Dr. Kaskar, a football fanatic parent trying to live his dreams through his footballer son. In April 2012, Aron joined the BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers as new junior cricket coach Iftikar "Ifty" Shah. In 2012, he appeared in the Sky1 TV comedy series Stella as Jagadeesh. In 2013, Aron appeared as Bhattie QC in About Time. In May 2020, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Dick Starr.
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Liu Haoran
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Liu Haoran, also known as Turbo Liu, is a Chinese actor born on October 10, 1997, in Pingdingshan, Henan, China. He moved to Beijing at the age of 12 to attend the Affiliated Secondary School of Beijing Dance Academy. His acting career began in 2014 with the film Beijing Love Story, where he was handpicked by director Chen Sicheng. This debut earned him a nomination for Best New Actor at the Beijing College Student Film Festival.
Liu gained widespread recognition for his role in the Detective Chinatown film series, where he played Qin Feng. His performance in the first film won him the Best New Actor award at the Huading Awards. He also starred in the sequel, Detective Chinatown 2, which became one of the highest-grossing films in China. Liu has been praised for his versatility, appearing in projects like Nirvana in Fire 2 and Legend of the Demon Cat.
He is widely regarded as one of the best actors of his generation.
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Simon Dominic
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Jung Gi-seok, better known by his stage name Simon Dominic, is a South Korean rapper. He debuted in 2009 as a member of the hip-hop duo Supreme Team, which disbanded in 2013. As a solo artist, he has released two studio albums: Simon Dominic Presents: SNL League Begins (2011) and Darkroom (2018), and one extended play: Won & Only (2015).
In addition to rapping, Simon Dominic was the co-CEO of hip hop record label AOMG from 2014 to 2018. He was also a cast member on South Korean variety shows, including Show Me the Money 5 (2016) and I Live Alone (2018).
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Marin Karmitz
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Marin Karmitz (born 7 October 1938) is a Romanian-French businessman whose career has spanned the French film industry, including director, producer, film distributor, and operator of a chain of cinemas.
He comes from an assimilated Jewish-Romanian family and emigrated to France in 1948. Karmitz attended film school at IDHEC (renamed La Fémis) and worked as a director of photography after graduating.
Karmitz founded MK2, a production company and movie theater chain, which has specialized in creating, distributing, and screening independent or "auteurist" cinema, including short films.
In 2005, he turned over leadership of the MK2 company and its theaters to his son, Nathanaël.
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Regina Duarte
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Regina Blois Duarte (February 5, 1947) is a Brazilian actress and theater director. She debuted in 1965 on TV Excelsior, where she started in minor roles until becoming the protagonist of soap operas such as Anjo Marcado, Legião dos Esquecidos and O Primeiro Pecado. In 1969, due to the financial crisis at the broadcaster which led to bankruptcy shortly afterwards, she transferred to TV Globo and played dozens of notable characters, such as Irmãos Coragem, Selva de Pedra, Sétimo Sentido, Roque Santeiro, Vale Tudo, Rainha da Sucata, O Astro (2011) and Malu Mulher, in addition to the Helenas trilogy in works by Manoel Carlos – História de Amor, Por Amor and Páginas da Vida.
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Alain Pol
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Alain Pol, born on September 17, 1916, in Besançon, in the Doubs department, is a leading figure in 20th-century French documentary cinema. A director, cinematographer, and cinematographer, he notably worked for the Lumière company, heir to a cinematic tradition of innovation and rigor. The son of the poet Antoine Pol, he grew up in an environment conducive to artistic creation and developed a passion for imagery and visual storytelling at an early age.
His career truly began in the 1940s, a period during which he established himself as a master of short documentaries. In 1944, he directed "Autour D’Un Film De Montagne," a behind-the-scenes documentary on the set of Louis Daquin's film "Premier De Cordée," in which he accompanied a team of seventy people to the Alps. This film already demonstrates his interest in human adventure and the mountains, recurring themes in his work. In 1946, Alain Pol made two short films: "Carrefour des pistes" and "La Ceinture Dorée." The following year, he directed "À l’Assaut De La Tour Eiffel," a hybrid work between documentary and fiction, depicting two groups of mountaineers illegally scaling the Eiffel Tower while pursued by the police. This film, praised for its audacity and inventiveness, received the Louis Lumière Prize in 1948 and was awarded a prize at the Venice Biennale. It marked a turning point in French documentary cinema, thanks to its ability to blend suspense, aesthetics, and social observation.
In 1948, he followed up with "Le socle," a short film that confirmed his taste for formal experimentation and visual storytelling. The 1950s saw Alain Pol distinguish himself with films such as "The Gobelins Tapestries" and "The Extraordinary Adventures of a Liter of Milk" (1951), in which he explored new subjects and refined his mastery of photography and editing. In 1952, he directed "Let's Play the Game," which continued his previous work, combining pedagogy and creativity. Alongside his work as a director, Alain Pol worked as a cinematographer on several projects, including "Around the World With Orson Welles: The Dominici Affair," which allowed him to collaborate with international filmmakers and broaden his influence.
On a personal level, Alain Pol was married to Janine Renaud, with whom he had three children, and later to Odette Gourmel. He is the father of Éric Pol, Bruno Antoine Pol (writer), and Thierry Pol. He died on June 5, 2013 in Seine-Port, Seine-et-Marne, at the age of 96, leaving behind a body of work that is essential to the history of French documentary cinema.
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Krystal Jung
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Jung Soo Jung (Hangul: 정수정; born October 24, 1994) but better known as Krystal, is an American-born South Korean idol singer and actress. Discovered by SM Entertainment in 2000, she began filming for commercials and music videos by 2002. She is currently a member of the Korean quintet girl group f(x), formed by SM Entertainment in 2009.
Krystal was born in San Francisco, California, where her family from South Korea settled in the 1980s. During a family trip to South Korea in early 2000 when Krystal was five, she was spotted by talent agency SM Entertainment, which earned her a cameo appearance in Shinhwa's "Wedding March" music video. The agency saw potential in Krystal and offered her singing and dancing lessons, opting to professionally train her in a singing career. However, the offer was turned down by her parents, reasoning that Krystal was too young. Instead, her parents allowed her older sister Jessica Jung to join the agency, who debuted as a member of the girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007.
In 2002, Krystal began appearing in television commercials. She first appeared in a Lotte commercial with Korean actress Han Ga In. In 2006, her parents allowed her to join SM Entertainment, and the agency enrolled her in dance classes, including hip hop and jazz. According to an exclusive media outlet report on August 18, Krystal has decided to part ways with her agency, SM Entertainment.
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Abel Korzeniowski
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Abel Korzeniowski’s work in film music places him in a small group of composers who seem destined to define the future of the art form. It is his passionate, evocative, and truly original music grounded in modern European style, that fixes a singular impression on the listener.
Korzeniowski’s scores have received tremendous critical enthusiasm and numerous awards, most notably two Golden Globe nominations, and three World Soundtrack Awards. His lush, stirring, highly original music for Tom Ford’s A Single Man, starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore, was greeted with immediate acclaim. The score caught the attention of Madonna, who invited him to create music for her feature film W.E.. Stylish and bittersweet, W.E.’s score brilliantly reflects the glamorous romance between Wallis Simpson and The Duke of Windsor. One reviewer called it “chocolate for the ears.”
Evgeni’s Waltz, a piano piece from W.E., became the basis of a new version of Madonna’s hit Like a Virgin, performed during her 2012 MDNA world tour.
For Patricia Kaas, Mr. Korzeniowski has reimagined the songs of Edith Piaf, arranging and producing the record album Kaas Chante Piaf, commemorating the 50th anniversary of Piaf’s death.
In addition to his other film work, Mr. Korzeniowski has created musical identities for some of the world’s most prestigious brands, including BMW-i Electric Vehicles and Tiffany & Co.
Born in Krakow, Poland, Korzeniowski studied classical composition under Krzysztof Penderecki. In 2006, he moved to Los Angeles, where he currently resides.
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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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