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Maria Konstadarou

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Maria Konstantarou (Ptolemaida, 1933) is a Greek actress. Born in Ptolemaida, she studied at the drama school of the "Karolos Koun" Art Theater. In cinema, she has appeared in the films Ah! This Woman, Maria of Silence, No, Mr. Johnson and The Shepherds of Calamity by Nikos Papatakis. In theatre, she has played in plays such as Ionesco's Rhinoceros, Lorca's Germa and Brecht's The Life of Galileo. On private television, she played in the series Sophia ...Orthi, Deligiannion Parthenagogeion, The Color of the Moon, You Will Talk to My Lawyer. (Source: Wikipedia)
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will.i.am

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William James Adams Jr., (born March 15, 1975), better known by his stage name will.i.am (will-i-am) and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer. will.i.am came to prominence in the 1990s as a member of the hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas along with rappers apl.de.ap and Taboo and, later, singer Fergie. As a music producer, he has produced with other artists including Juanes, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, U2, Rihanna, Usher, Nicki Minaj, Cheryl Cole, 2NE1, Big Bang, Daddy Yankee and Justin Timberlake. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will.i.Am, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Gustavo Angarita

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Gustavo Antonio Angarita Pantoja (Bogotá, September 2, 1942 – Bogotá, October 17, 2025) was a Colombian film, theater, and television actor, known for his performances in numerous telenovelas. He was born in Bogotá and initially studied Law and Philosophy at the National University of Colombia but did not complete his degree. His interest in acting led him to study at the School of Dramatic Arts in Bogotá, later specializing at the Université Internationale de Théâtre de Paris. He was part of the theater groups La Candelaria and Teatro Popular de Bogotá. He began his acting career on stage, performing in plays such as Richard III, The Threepenny Opera, and Tomé Panamá. His film career began with the short film Enterrar a los muertos (To Bury the Dead) in 1976, directed by Jorge Alí Triana, and he went on to appear in films such as El día que murió el silencio (The Day Silence Died), La pena máxima, Malamor, La estrategia del caracol (The Strategy of the Snail), Bolívar soy yo (Bolívar, I Am), and Tiempo de morir (A Time to Die). On television, he debuted in the telenovela Rasputín in 1979 and participated in several series and soap operas including Teatro universal, Revivamos nuestra historia, Suspenso 7:30, Historia de dos hermanos, El bazar de los idiotas, La dama del pantano, El precio del silencio, Traga maluca, La Potra Zaina, La casa de las dos palmas, Hombres, Lucerito, Almas de piedra, Un ángel llamado Azul, Luna, la heredera, En los tacones de Eva, Chepe fortuna, Bella calamidades, and ¿Quién mató a Patricia Soler?. His last television works included La de Troya 2 and Interiores. On October 17, 2025, he passed away in a clinic in Bogotá after battling cancer that worsened and metastasized, requiring palliative care during his final days.
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Chen Kuofu

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Chen Kuofu is a Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and producer. His film The Personals was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Born in 1958 Chen worked as a film critic before debuting as a director in 1989 with School Girl. In the 1990s, he continued to explore the world through a female perspective with Treasure Island, The Peony Pavilion and anti-romantic comedy The Personals. The latter, in which a single woman searches for Mr. Right on a series of blind dates, screened in Cannes' Un Certain Regard sidebar and was distributed in Asia, Europe and North America. In 2000 Chen became the head of the production unit of the Asian branch of Columbia Pictures. Here he accumulated experience in international film making and connections to young Chinese directors such as Feng Xiaogang. With these he would later join Huayi Brothers Media Corporation and continue his works in China. In 2001 Chen began to concentrate on feature film production beginning with Su Chao-Bin's youth comedy Better Than Sex through his company Nan Fang Film Productions. The following year, he directed and produced the supernatural thriller Double Vision.
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Eskil Vogt

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Eskil Vogt (born 1974) is a Norwegian film director and screenwriter. His films include Reprise (2006), Oslo, August 31st (2011), Louder Than Bombs (2015), Thelma (2017), and The Worst Person in the World (2021), all of which were directed by Joachim Trier from scripts written by Vogt and Trier. He also wrote and directed the drama film Blind, which was screened at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and received the World Cinema Screenwriting Award. The film was awarded the Europa Cinemas Label at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Praekwan Phongskul

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Bimbeam Praekwan Phongskul is a Thai actress and entertainer. In 2022, she graduated with a bachelor's degree majoring in marketing at Chulalongkorn Business School with second-class honours. Bimbeam got her start in the entertainment industry when she won the 2020 star search competition "Beauty and The Babes Season 3." For winning, she signed a contract with GMMTV which ended in 2024. She made her acting debut in 2020 with a guest role in the series "The Gifted: Graduation".
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Rodd Cyrus

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Rodd Cyrus is a mixed Iranian-English-Scottish-Italian-American actor/singer/writer who recently graduated from Juilliard's drama department with an MFA in Acting after getting his BA from UCLA. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is currently based between New York City and Los Angeles. Rodd has been seen on screen in TV shows, independent films, music videos, and commercials as well as multiple Off-Broadway and regional theatre productions. His most recent theatre credits include playing Giuseppe opposite Ruthie Ann Miles in "The Light in the Piazza" at Encores! NY City Center, Hamlet in "Hamlet" at The Juilliard School, Don Juan in "Valor" at The Guthrie Theater, Eddie in "Mamma Mia!" at The Hollywood Bowl, and workshopping Martyna Majok's new one man play at the McCarter Theatre Center.
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Stephanie Fantauzzi

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Stephanie Vanessa Fantauzzi (born March 17, 1987) is an American television and film actress, model and singer of Brazilian and Italian descent. Fantauzzi is best known for her role of Estefania in Showtime's Shameless. Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, but raised in Boca Raton, Florida, Fantauzzi is of Brazilian and Italian descent. She began her career as a model and singer, working in New York and Miami, and studied journalism and sociology while attending Florida Atlantic University in her late teens.While visiting Brazil with her father in 2009, Fantauzzi landed her first film role in Marcio Garcia's directorial debut, the award-winningPredi Fantauzzi went on to appear in numerous national commercials and television shows, including MTV’s Death Valley and Nickelodeon’s Big Time Rush. In the fall of 2011, Fantauzzi began her recurring role as Estefania in Shameless, playing Jimmy's wife, the daughter of Brazilian drug lord Nando. On January 29, 2013, Showtime renewed Shameless for a fourth season.
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Todd Voltz

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Todd Voltz was born in Rapid City, SD. His family moved back to New Orleans, La. as soon as his dad finished his tour in Vietnam. At the age of 9 Todd convinced his sister and cousins to make a movie awards show with ridiculous categories and the same 3 films winning everything. Throughout his youth Todd wrote stories and took allegorical photos. He attended N.O.C.C.A. in the visual art track during high school. In his first year of college Todd wins a full scholarship to USL for theater. After a year in the swamp he transfers to Loyola of New Orleans where he gets degrees in both Theater and Writing. While in school he appears in several student films and acts as a liaison between the actors of Loyola and the filmmakers at UNO. He works as a PA then set dresser, then art director on commercials and music videos. All the while he writes, produces, directs and acts in no budget films with friends and enemies. The tax incentive boosts film production in Louisiana and Todd is out there catching some of the first waves. A sweet role in the movie Waiting gives Todd his first close up on the national big screen. He follows this up with comedic parts in Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay and College. He snatches up some TV gigs on the Riches, Treme and Memphis Beat. Next up on the radar is the internet. Todd jumps right in by producing the web series Amped! which features rock gods, Supagroup. Next he hooks up with long time collaborator, Billy Louviere to produce and star in The Whiskey Talking. This role brings Todd his first Best Actor award from the Genre Blast Film Festival. After a year living in France Todd returned to New Orleans where he continues to make music, write, produce, and edit film and multimedia projects. He lives on the muddy outskirts of New Orleans with his wife, daughter, and black cat, Bat.
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Aziz Ali

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Aziz bin Ali, a renowned monologist and folk poet, was born in Baghdad on the side of Al-Karkh. His true name was Aziz bin Ali bin Abdul Aziz Ali bin Hatim bin Hanei. Completing his primary education in 1924, Aziz embarked on a journey that would significantly influence the landscape of Iraqi music. Aziz bin Ali gained prominence for his unique contribution to the world of music through the art of monologue singing. Prior to his emergence, this distinctive style was neither known nor familiar within the Iraqi singing community. Aziz's musical legacy lies in his ability to introduce and popularize the monologue genre in Iraqi music, leaving an indelible mark on the country's cultural heritage. Though the monologist and folk poet has departed, his impact continues to resonate, shaping the course of Iraqi musical traditions and inspiring future generations. Aziz bin Ali's dedication to his craft and pioneering spirit have solidified his place as a trailblazer in the rich tapestry of Iraqi artistic expression.
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