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Beatrice Straight

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Beatrice Whitney Straight (August 2, 1914 – April 7, 2001) was an American theatre, film, and television actress. Hers remains the shortest acting performance in a film to win an Oscar. In her winning role in the 1976 film Network, she was on screen for five minutes and forty seconds. She also received an Emmy nomination for her role in The Dain Curse. Straight can also be recognized as Dr. Lesh in Poltergeist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Beatrice Straight, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Mike Santana

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Mark Sanchez (February 4, 1991) is an American professional wrestler of Puerto Rican descent. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Cruz Montana. Sanchez began his wrestling career in 2007 and is perhaps best known for appearing on TNA under the ring name Mike Santana. In 2012, Sanchez, then known as Mike Draztik, formed a tag team with Angel Ortiz and won several titles on the American independent scene for several years. In 2017, Draztik and Ortiz were hired by TNA (then known as Impact Wrestling) and changed their names to Santana and Ortiz respectively. They joined Konnan as the members of Latin American Xchange (LAX) and won the Impact World Tag Team Championship four times, holding the record for most combined days as champions, with 662 days and, at one point, the record as the longest reign with 261 days. They also won GFW Tag Team Championship and unified the title with the Impact Tag Team Championship. Santana and Ortiz left the promotion in 2019 and, soon after, joined the newly created All Elite Wrestling. In April 2024, he returned to TNA and became a two-time TNA World Champion.
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Ryota Bando

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Bando Ryota is a Japanese actor. He is born in New York, USA. He works for Dongyu Club Co., Ltd. Born in New York, he lived there until he was three years old before moving and growing up in Hokkaido. He attended a school of Steiner education in Hokkaido until he was 18 years old. After starring in a graduation performance, he became an actor by receiving full-scale guidance from a director from Tokyo. In addition, he was also involved in ballroom dancing when he was in high school and has also studied abroad in New Zealand. After graduating, he wondered if he could work on paintings and photographs as a hobby. So he consulted with Nijiro Murakami, who had the same Steiner education and was recommended to the current office. He was recommended to use his own paintings, photographs, and play in addition to this resume. After sending them an animation video, he was hired. He made his debut in August of 2018 through the audition for the broadcast of Hana Pilgrimage Special Edition "Doll of Haruko". He won the Best Supporting Actor award at the 122nd Television Drama Academy Awards Winners (Fall 2024) for his role in "Lion no Kakurega".
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Megumi Hayashibara

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Megumi Hayashibara (林原 めぐみ, Hayashibara Megumi, born March 30, 1967) is a Japanese voice actress, singer, radio personality, and lyricist from Tokyo. She is currently affiliated with Aksent. Her nicknames include: Megu-san, Megu-nee, Bara-san, Kakka, and Daijin. She is best known for her roles in Ranma ½ (as Ranma Saotome (female voice)), Neon Genesis Evangelion (as Rei Ayanami), Cowboy Bebop (as Faye Valentine), Slayers (as Lina Inverse), Detective Conan (as Ai Haibara), Pokémon (as Musashi/Jessie of Team Rocket), All Purpose Cultural Catgirl Nuku Nuku (as Atsuko Natsume and her counterpart Atsuko Higuchi from the OVA Nuku Nuku Dash!) and Shaman King (as Anna Kyoyama). She is also a fully qualified and registered nurse.
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Per Mertesacker

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Per Mertesacker is a German former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He was born on September 29, 1984, in Hanover, West Germany. He began his professional career with Hannover 96 before moving to Werder Bremen in 2006. In 2011, he joined Arsenal, where he made over 200 appearances and won the FA Cup in the 2013–14, 2014–15, and 2016–17 seasons. At international level, Mertesacker represented Germany, earning over 100 caps. He was part of the squad that won the 2014 FIFA World Cup and retired from international football after the tournament.
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Yuya Uemura

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Yuya Uemura is a Japanese professional wrestler who debuted on April 10, 2018, after signing with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the Young Lion system. In 2022, he went on excursion to the United States, where he competed for All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Impact Wrestling (TNA), Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), and various American independent promotions. After his return to Japan, he won the NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling Championship in 2024, made his G1 Climax debut, and was ranked No. 143 on the PWI 500 that same year.
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R. Parthiban

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Radhakrishnan Parthiban (earlier credited in films as Ra Parthiepan) is an Indian film actor, director, producer and writer who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He has worked in more 50 films and has directed nearly 10 films. Parthiepan is known for having directed critically acclaimed films like Pudhiya Paadhai and Housefull and for his performances in films like Bharathi Kannamma, Vetri Kodi Kattu, Azhagi, Melvilasom and Aayirathil Oruvan. His movies Housefull (1999) and Pudhea Paadhai (1989) won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. After graduating in 1979, he briefly had a career writing short stories under the pen name of "Bharathi" in Tamil Magazines before in 1984- he became K.Bhagyaraj's personal assistant and later Assistant Director. The Bhagyaraj-Parthiban duo worked in over 40 films from 1984 to 1991. Parthiban also had small roles in several Bhagyaraj films. His acting debut was in 1992 with "Puthiya Padai" alon with Actress Seetha whom he would later go on to marry. His commercial song "Ae Kala Kala Kan Adicha Kalakala" from the film "Devathiyin Paadhangal" made him a known name. However it was only the superhit film Bharathi Kanamma (1996) which made him a star. This was followed by a National Awardwinning performance in Housefull and a number of popular films such as Thooku Sandhu, Tirupuram, Kannata Kaanadhavan and James Pandu in the late 90's-early 2000's. He also moved to comedy and had memorable funny scenes with Vadivel beginning with Bharathi Kanamma.
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Creighton Hale

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Creighton Hale (24 May 1888 — 9 August 1965) was an Irish-American theatre, film, and television actor whose career extended more than a half-century, from the early 1900s to the end of the 1950s. Born Patrick Fitzgerald in County Cork, Ireland, he was educated in Dublin and London, and later attended Ardingly College in Sussex. He immigrated to America in his early twenties, traveling with a troupe of actors. While starring in Charles Frohman's Broadway production of Indian Summer, Hale was spotted by a representative of the Pathe Film Company. He eventually became known professionally as Creighton Hale, although the derivation of those names remains unknown. His first movie was The Exploits of Elaine in 1914. He starred in hit films such as Way Down East, Orphans of the Storm, and The Cat and the Canary. When talkies came about, his career declined. He made several appearances in Hal Roach's Our Gang series (School's Out, Big Ears, Free Wheeling), and also played unbilled bits in major talking films such as Larceny, Inc., The Maltese Falcon, and Casablanca. He died in the Los Angeles County city of South Pasadena and was buried at Duncans Mills Cemetery in Northern California.
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Jhansi

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Jhansi (born January 16, 1971) is an Indian actress, television presenter, and producer who works primarily in Telugu cinema and television. She began her acting career in the 1990s, appearing in supporting roles in feature films including Raktha Tharpanam (1992), Egire Paavurama (1997), and Chandralekha (1998). She expanded into television, notably portraying Sanjeevini ("Sanju") in the long-running Telugu sitcom Amrutham (2001–2007), alongside hosting various unscripted television shows. Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, Jhansi worked as a character actress in Telugu films, including Family Circus (2001), Sontham (2002), Yagnam (2004), Bhadra (2005), Tulasi (2007), Ashta Chamma (2008), Golconda High School (2011), Pataas (2015), and Soggade Chinni Nayana (2016). Her subsequent screen appearances include F2: Fun and Frustration (2019), Mallesham (2019), Brochevarevarura (2019), Krishna and His Leela (2020), Dasara (2023), and Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023). In digital streaming and television, she has featured in series such as The Baker and the Beauty (2021), Maya Bazaar - For Sale (2023), and Miss Perfect (2024). In addition to acting, she served as an executive producer on the feature film Atharva (2023).
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Taylor Sheridan

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Sheridan Taylor Gibler Jr. (born May 21, 1970), known professionally as Taylor Sheridan, is an American writer, producer, director, and actor. He is best known as the co-creator of the television series Yellowstone and creator of its prequels 1883 (2021) and 1923 (2022). Sheridan has written several films, including the screenplay for Sicario (2015), for which he was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Hell or High Water (2016), which was nominated for three other Oscars, including Best Picture. Sheridan also wrote and directed the 2017 neo-Western crime film Wind River and wrote the 2018 sequel to Sicario. Sheridan got his start portraying Danny Boyd in Veronica Mars (2005–2007) as well as portraying David Hale in the FX television series Sons of Anarchy. He has since created several series for Paramount+, including the crime thriller Mayor of Kingstown, and the crime drama Tulsa King, (which he co-writes with Terence Winter), the espionage thriller Lioness and the drama Landman. In 2021, Sheridan was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame. In 2024, Sheridan was inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame. He is an honorary graduate at Texas Christian University. Description above from the Wikipedia article Taylor Sheridan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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