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Andrey Fomin
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Andrey Vladimirovich Fomin (in Cyrillic ː Андрей Владимирович Фомин; in English transcription ː Andrey Fomin), born on February 3, 1964 in Moscow, is a Russian actor and producer, also organizer of events and theme nights1 in Russia, Ukraine and on the Côte d'Azur in France2 and personality of Russian television.
Andrei Fomine ends in 1988 the Institute of drama Boris Shchukin (in the class of Alla Kazanskaya) in full period of perestroika. He then studied at the top courses of training of screenwriters and directors in the class of Vladimir Menchov with the realization as a specialty. From 1988 to 1991, he was part of the troupe Vakhtangov Theater.
Andrei Fomine is the founder of annual social events.
From 1996 to 2011, Andrei Fomine presents the annual parodic prize of the show-business "Серебряная калоша" (The Silver Gala) initiated by radio station Serebriany dojd.
He plays in the plays given at the Moscow State Theater; in Figaro. One-day event (directed by Kirill Serebrennikov). In 2011, he appeared as Ancel in Killer Joe by Tracy Letts (directed by Javor Gardev), and in 2014 as Jeanne de Yaroslava Poulinovitch (ru) (directed by Ilia Rotenberg). Since May 2017, he has been playing circus director in Le Cirque by Maxime Didenko, adapted from the eponymous musical film by Grigori Alexandrov (1936).
He participates in the Russian version of the show Danse avec les stars in 2011, where he dances with Albina Djanabayeva (former soloist of the VIA Gra group). He directs the program The Great Social Encyclopedia ("Большая светская энциклопедия") on the Russian channel STS.
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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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Wael Ramadan
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Wael Ramadan is a Syrian actor and director of Kurdish origin. He was born in Zabadani, Syria, on January 7, 1972. His parents died when he was young, and he was raised by his aunt and his three brothers. He studied law, but he did not complete and studied theatrical arts at Al-Hali Institute, and graduated in 1996. He starred in many roles such as in The Camel, Secrets of the City, The Last Flower, and Tomorrow Is Better. He is known for his love for music, as he plays 12 musical instruments. Wael recently turned to directing, where he directed a variety of series for the Kuwaiti Al-Watan TV.
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Kris Van Damme
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Kristopher van Varenberg (aka "Kris Van Damme") is the first son of martial arts/action superstar, Belgian-born actor Jean-Claude Van Damme with fitness expert/actress Gladys Portugues. Kristopher has a younger sister, Bianca Brigitte Van Damme and another brother with Van Damme's ex-wife Darcy LaPier, named Nicolas. Kristopher first faced the camera in Universal Soldier (1992) as Young Luc Deveraux followed by Le grand tournoi (1996) -first film directed by Van Damme, in which he portrayed the character of Young Chris. He got his first acting role in Point d'impact (2002) then resumed his acting career in Universal Soldier: Régénération (2009) and The Eagle Path (2010) -directed by Jean-Claude Van Damme. In an exclusive interview with Kristopher by the Int'l JCVD Forum, he said that he also has passion for writing and directing besides his career as an actor. He was credited as a writer for the first time in Van Damme's martial arts epic movie known as The Tower (2010).
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Jim Ashilevi
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Jim Ashilevi (born on August 29, 1984 in Tallinn) is an Estonian writer and director.
He studied at Tallinn English College and then went to Tallinn University to major in audiovisual media, which he also graduated from. He continued his studies at the Viljandi Academy of Culture as a director, which he graduated in 2011.
He has written plays and published short prose and poetry in the magazines Vikerkaar, Värske Råh, Vihik and ZA/UM. Hosted the TV show "OP!" from fall 2010 to early 2014. Since 2013, Ashilevi has been a member of the Von Krahl Theater. Works as a director, actor and playwright.
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Zvonimir Berković
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Zvonimir Berković was a director and script writer, author of "Rondo", one of the key films of so-called auteur cinematography in Croatia and Yugoslavia.
He studied violin under Stjepan Šulek and theatrical direction at Theatre Academy in Zagreb. He worked in puppet theater and wrote theatrical and musical criticism. He began working on films in 1954. As the first dramatist in Jadran Film he soon begins to write scripts. For the scenario of the film "H-8" (1958, d. Nikola Tanhofer), co-written with Tomislav Butorac, he won The Golden Arena and the audience award at the Pula film festival. His directorial debut was "Moj stan" ("My Home", 1962), which won awards in Belgrade and Cannes. In 1966 "Rondo" was his full-length debut. The film won six awards in Pula and a prize for the script in Atlanta. The second film, "Putovanje na mjesto nesreće" ("The Scene of the Crash") was made at the beginning of the seventies. "Ljubavna pisma s predumišljajem" ("Premediated Love Letters", 1985), his third film, is one of the most important Croatian films of the eighties, and "Kontesa Dora" ("Countess Dora", 1993) is considered to be one of the finest works of Croatian cinematography of the nineties. For many years Berković was a professor of film script writing and dramaturgy at ADU (Academy of Dramatic Arts) in Zagreb. In his final decade he intensely commented on the social reality, and was a regular columnist in several magazines. Throughout the nineties he garnered attention with humorous, ironically intoned political-cultural column "Zvonar katedrale duha" ("The Bellman of the Cathedral of the Spirit") in the weekly magazine "Globus" ("The Globe").
He died in 2009 in Zagreb.
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Kayla Lorette
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Kayla Lorette is a Canadian actress, writer, and improviser from Yellow Point,British Columbia. She is currently touring with Becky Johnson in the improv duo The Sufferettes. Kayla is an alumna of the Second City Toronto, and has been a regular performer with many improv companies, including Catch23, PROJECTproject, Ghost Jail Theatre, and Impromptu Splendor. She has also been successful as a solo improviser, and has been showcased in various projects like the Improv Monologue Project. Kayla has traveled extensively with her artistic work, not only in Canada, but internationally as well, to cities like Vienna, Oslo, Paris, and Berlin.
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Fabián Forte
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Borned in Buenos Aires Argentina in 1974. He attended at the Superior school of cinematography art (Escuela Superior de cinematografia). He has also studied and workshopped as an actor, in places such as the prestigious "Teatro General San Martin". He wrote and directed "Destino", "Hemofago", "Cien anos de perdon", "La espera", "Cuarto sellado", "Sol de Noche", "El mal necesario" and "Dosis" - famous short winner of the broadcast award "Telefe Cortos" 2004". His first film feature was "Carnal" (winner of Best director at the San Francisco fearless tales genre festival 2005). His 2nd film is the upcoming "Celo" already selected in 3 international Film Festival and not yet released. Fabian Forte is an award-winning Director who also became an actor working already in 8 films and 6 plays in theatre in Bs.As.
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Bobby Naderi
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Bobby Naderi (born 19 November 1984) is an Iranian actor. Born in Tehran, Naderi had an cultured childhood having being raised between Iran, Europe, Canada and the U.S. Bobby by sheer chance found his way into the Arts in his early 20s which led him to study with Judith Weston then began working on stage and the indie film. He gained notice for his lead role in Sundance Festival Hit! "The Taqwacores" which he received high praise for his performance. Naderi had a Supporting role in Nina Menkes Sundance film "Phantom Love" and a part in Ben Affleck's Oscar wining "Argo". Bobby continues to study the craft.
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Priscilla Pointer
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Priscilla Marie Pointer (May 18, 1924 – April 28, 2025) was an American actress. She began her career in the theater in the late 1940s, including productions on Broadway. Later, Pointer moved to Hollywood and made appearances on television beginning in the early 1950s.
Pointer was the mother of actress and singer Amy Irving, making her the former mother-in-law of filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Bruno Barreto.
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