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Lucas Velazquez

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Lucas Velazquez Correa was born to Fabio Velazquez and Clara Correa Muñoz on April 22 1981 in Medellin, Colombia. Since an early age Lucas was interested in acting. He lived in Quebec, where he participated in the Polyvalent de Charlesbourg college theater group. Back in Colombia he met Malcom Aponte, who cast him in the series "Padres e Hijos" (Parents and Children), which marked his TV debut. Since then he has participated in telenovelas such as "Francisco el Matematico" (Francis the Mathematician), "La Viuda de la Mafia" (The Mob Widow), and "La Marca del Deseo" (The Markings of Desire), among others. In 2003 he received the TVNovelas Award as Best New Actor for his portrayal of Marcos Galindo in "Francisco el Matematico". That same year he starred in the musical "Bolero para Tres"(Bolero for Three), with Jose Luis Paniagua. In 2005 the "MISI" musical theater company cast him as "Kenickie" in "Grease". The following year he won second place in Colombia's RCN station's "Dancing for a Dream", which earned him an invitation to also participate in "Los Reyes de la Pista" (Kings of the Dance Floor), which he won. He moved to Mexico in 2009 to work for Televisa, the biggest Latin American network, acting as a series regular in shows such as Luis de Llano's "Atrevete a Soñar" (Dare to Dream), playing the role of Axel, and in Juan Osorio's "Una Familia con Suerte" (One Lucky Family, 2011), as Alex. In 2012 he delved in Mexico's musical theater when director Manolo Caro invited him to participate in "I Love Romeo y Julieta", an adaptation of the classic play with songs by Joan Sebastian , Marco Antonio Solis and Juan Gabriel. The cast also included Eiza Gonzalez, Alan Estrada Eugenio Bartiloti, among others. In 2013 Televisa's producer Rosy Ocampo cast him as Cesar Camargo in the telenovela "Mentir para Vivir" (Lie to Live). Lucas also lived 5 years in Brazil and speaks Spanish, Portuguese, French and English. In 2016 he moved to Los Angeles, California. In 2017 Lucas was cast in a Netflix original series called La Casa de las Flores that is coming up on August 10th 2018.
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Sandi Schultz

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Sandi Schultz is a graduate of the University of Cape Town and UCT Drama School. Highlights of her earlier stage career include a year-long run as Magenta in the original South African production of The Rocky Horror Show, Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz and Hermia in Midsummer Night's Dream. On television, Sandi worked as a continuity announcer for M-Net for a number of years and hosted various shows for the SABC when not busy acting in film, television and theatre projects. During 12 years in Los Angeles, she had parts written for her on NYPD Blue with Dennis Frantz and Rick Schroeder, and City of Angels with Blair Underwood. On returning to South Africa in 2005, Sandi played one of the leads, Dr. Jennifer Adams in the KykNet/M-Net series, Binnelanders. Since 2013 she has been free-lancing and has been acting in various film and television projects, most recently, playing Dez in While You Weren't Looking, Jamila in the German production, Rosa 2, Wolken Uber Kapstad and Maggie in the mockumentary, Hotel for Kyknet . In 2014 Sandi turned to producing, and co-wrote and co-produced the Independent Feature, Assignment with Laszlo Bene through her company Klonkie Made Media.
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Corinne Cléry

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Born near Paris, and raised in Saint Germain-en-Laye, Cléry started her acting career in the late 1960s very shortly under the name 'Corinne Piccoli'. Her first important film was Joël Le Moigne's Les Ponettes with Johnny Halliday and famous DJ Hubert Wayaffe, whom she married at the end of the filming, aged 17. Cléry first came to prominence in the controversial movie Story of O (1975) (Histoire d'O). She also modelled for a noted cover of the French magazine Lui in which she is holding a huge copy of the book Story of O. Cléry is also noted for being the Bond girl Corinne Dufour in the James Bond movie Moonraker (1979). She also starred with the other James Bond actors Barbara Bach and Richard Kiel in the little-known movie The Humanoid. Clery also starred in the movies, Covert Action and Hitch Hike (1975) with the actor David Hess. She also appeared in Sergio Corbucci's Bluff - storia di truffe e di imbroglioni (1976) with Adriano Celentano and Anthony Quinn. Most of her movies, following Moonraker, were made in Italy in Italian. Description above from the Wikipedia article Corinne Clery, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Jamie Luner

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jamie Michelle Luner (born May 12, 1971) is an American actress, producer, voiceover artist and chef. She made her first debut with a role on Growing Pains (1987-1990), which led to her performance as Cindy Lubbock on the ABC sitcom Just the Ten of Us (1988-1990). Luner rose to prominence with her roles as Peyton Richards on Savannah (1996-1997), Lexi Sterling on Melrose Place (1997-1999) and Rachel Burke on Profiler (1997-2000). More recently, Luner portrayed Liza Colby on the ABC soap opera All My Children (2009-2011) and Cassie Siletti on Murder in the First (2015-2016). Luner is also well known for her lead roles in many Lifetime movies. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jamie Luner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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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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Archen Aydin

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Joong Archen Aydin is a model, actor, singer and member of the actor-based project group JASP.ER under GMMTV and Riser Music. Born in Thailand, he moved to Türkiye at eight years old with his mother and stepfather and lived there until he was sixteen. Joong then came back to Thailand to finish his education. He changed his name a number of times before entering show business, including taking his stepfather's surname. He is currently studying broadcasting and streaming media production at Bangkok University's School of Communication Arts. He made his acting debut in 2019 with a main role in the series "2 Moons 2". Joong was formerly a member of boy group "OXQ" under Motive Village and boy group "Insight Rookies" under Insight Entertainment. Joong has been an artist under GMMTV since September 2021. On December 19, 2024, he made his debut with Project JASP.ER with the release of their debut single "Sadistic".
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Essie Davis

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Essie Davis is an Australian actress. Born and raised in Hobart, Tasmania, she is the daughter of locally famed artist George Davis. She emerged from the Old Nick Company at the University of Tasmania in the late 1980s and has gone on to appear in Hollywood movies. She is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney. Her career started after her role in the all Australian movie Dad and Dave: On Our Selection (1995), also starring other prestigious actors such as Geoffrey Rush, Leo McKern, and Joan Sutherland. Her most famous movie roles are in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, Richard Flanagan's 1998 Tasmanian film The Sound of One Hand Clapping, and Girl with a Pearl Earring. In 2003 she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for her UK performance in the Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire. In 2004 she starred in a Broadway production of Tom Stoppard's Jumpers, for which she earned a Tony nomination. In 2005 she appeared as Mrs. Nellie Lovett in the BBC production of Sweeney Todd with Ray Winstone. In the 2008 film Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger she plays Esther's controlling mother.
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Kaitlyn Dever

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Kaitlyn Rochelle Dever (/ˈdiːvər/; born December 21, 1996) is an American actress. She became known for her roles in series such as Justified (2011–2015), Last Man Standing (2011–2021), Unbelievable (2019), and Dopesick (2021). She earned nominations for Unbelievable and Dopesick and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the latter. Dever has had supporting roles in the films  Short Term 12 (2013), Detroit (2017), Beautiful Boy (2018), Dear Evan Hansen (2021), and Ticket to Paradise (2022). Her leading film roles include Booksmart (2019), Rosaline (2022), and No One Will Save You (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kaitlyn Dever, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Rex Reason

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Rex Reason was an American actor born on November 30, 1928, in Berlin, Germany, to American parents. He grew up in Los Angeles and initially had no acting aspirations, but his mother encouraged both him and his brother Rhodes Reason to pursue acting careers. Reason's acting journey began when he played the lead in "Seventh Heaven" at Glendale's Hoover High School. He then enlisted in the U.S. Army at 17, serving from 1946 to 1948. After his discharge, he enrolled at the Pasadena Playhouse and became involved in little theater. His film career started with a leading role in "Storm Over Tibet" (1952). Reason then signed with Universal-International in 1953, where he appeared in several notable films. He is perhaps best known for his role as Dr. Cal Meacham in the science fiction classic "This Island Earth" (1955). Reason's career also included television work. He starred in two series: the syndicated western "Man Without a Gun" (1957-1959) and the ABC/Warner Bros. drama "The Roaring Twenties" (1960-1962). Known for his tall stature (6'2"), handsome looks, and distinctive baritone voice, Reason left the entertainment industry in the early 1960s to pursue a career in real estate. He was married three times and had two children from his first marriage. Rex Reason passed away on November 19, 2015, in Walnut, California, at the age of 86 due to bladder cancer.
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Dayo Wong Chi-Wah

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Dayo Wong Chi-Wah (Chinese: 黃子華) is a Hong Kong stand-up comedian and actor. Wong gained a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Alberta in Canada. He began his career in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong in 1984, but he is best known for his works in live stand-up comedy which he started performing regularly in 1990. Since then he has starred in TV dramas and films and has recorded several albums. In comparison with his stand-up comedy and TV dramas, his movies are not as successful. When asked the reasons behind it, he explained that his ultimate goal is to look for something new in his movies. His visions make his work good to watch, but it is not good enough to attract people to pay for a cinema ticket. Additionally, he hates doing promotions for his work.
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