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Carlo Lizzani

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Carlo Lizzani was an Italian film director, screenwriter and critic. Born in Rome, after World War II Lizzani worked on such notable films of the late 1940s as Roberto Rossellini's Germany Year Zero, Alberto Lattuada's The Mill on the Po (both 1948) and Giuseppe De Santis' Bitter Rice (1950, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Story). After helming documentaries, he debuted as a feature director with the admired World War II drama Achtung! Banditi! (1951). He films an episode of L'Amore in Città. Respected for his awarded drama Chronicle of Poor Lovers (1954), he has proven a solid director of genre films, notably crime films such as The Violent Four (1968) and Crazy Joe (1974) or erotic comedy Roma Bene (1971). He worked frequently for Italian television in the 1980s and was a member of the jury at the Berlin Film Festival in 1994. His film Celluloide deals with the making of Rome, Open City. He committed suicide in 2013.
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Shannon Murray

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Shannon is hardworking, loves to laugh, spend time with good people, watch movies, sing at open mic nights, go for runs, cook for friends, loves animals, and can tear up the dance floor. She was raised in a small town in Delaware, and was very big into sports and school activities including the Drama Club. At 15, Shannon started her acting career in Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia. At age 17, Shannon made the big move to New York City to pursue her dream. She worked hard for four and a half years - learning the business, studying, filming, and networking. Shannon had much success, but wanted to give Hollywood a try. So on January 21st, 2008 she made another big move to Los Angeles, CA. Now residing in LA, Shannon has been working in front and behind the camera. Enjoying every new experience, she constantly grows and climbs to bigger and better projects.
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Joël Brisse

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He studied fine arts in Clermont-Ferrand and moved to Paris in 1979 as a painter. His first Parisian exhibition is at the Diagonal Gallery of Egidio Alvaro. It belongs to "Zig Zag in the Savannah", a group of trans-disciplinary artists (performers, visual artists, dancers) who intervene in disaffected places. In 1985, Bernard Lamarche-Vadel exhibited his painting at Galerie Claudine Brà © guet. From the end of the 1980s to the mid-1990s his main exhibitions will be held at the Galerie Philippe Gravier in Paris. He shares several experiences and residences with the painter Bernard Cousinier and the sculptors Léo Delarue and Vincent Barré: "Castile-Bastille / A UA CRAG" in 1990 -1991, Peyrorhade lééà © 1991. A book, In quarto, workshop lyrics, reflects this common experience. In 1995 he collaborated on the writing of Eau douce, a film made by his partner Marie VERMILLARD. From 1997 he made films for the cinema and also videos presented during exhibitions. His short films The clothespins, The apple fig and almond are noticed. He then realized The End of Animal Reign in 2003, and then Continued Talk in 2010 in collaboration with Marie Vermillard. He continues simultaneously to paint and expose. The Roger-Quilliot art museum in Clermont-Ferrand devotes an exhibition to him in 2009. Joël Brisse also practices photography and writing. He sometimes acts as an actor in the cinema.
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Gina Prince-Bythewood

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Gina Maria Prince-Bythewood (born June 10, 1969) is an American film director and screenwriter. She began her career as a writer for multiple television shows in the 1990s, including the anthology series CBS Schoolbreak Special, for which she was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards. Prince-Bythewood made her feature film directorial debut with Love & Basketball (2000), for which she received an Independent Spirit Award. Her other works include Disappearing Acts (2000), The Secret Life of Bees (2008), and Beyond the Lights (2014). She became the first black woman to direct a major comic-book film The Old Guard (2020). Prince-Bythewood earned nominations for Best Director at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards and the British Academy Film Awards for The Woman King (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gina Prince-Bythewood, 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 who 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, it was announced that Connery had died at the age of 90.
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Nichole Hiltz

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nichole Hiltz (born September 3, 1978) is an American actress. She has appeared in the film May, A Midsummer Night's Rave, and the Sci Fi Channel movie All Souls Day and since 2008 has played Brandi Shannon on the USA network television series In Plain Sight. Hiltz has made guest appearances on several television shows including NYPD Blue, The O.C., Strong Medicine, Cold Case, The Shield, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, V.I.P., CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Bones, and Smallville. She also appeared in three episodes of Desperate Housewives. She played the semi-regular character Ginny Dannegan in The Riches. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nichole Hiltz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Sasha Elina

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Sasha Elina (pronounced Yélina) (b. 1994) is a curator and musician based in London. Sasha is the founder and artistic director of the international project Music Space Architecture, dedicated to identifying and investigating different areas of interaction between music and architecture. Her major curatorial showcases in Moscow up until 2021 included concert programmes and events at the New Tretyakov Gallery, the Stanislavsky Electrotheatre, the Muzeon Park of Arts, amongst many others. Sasha founded and directed the experimental music ensemble DianaPlaysPerception (2017-2021). Sasha is a founding member of The Same Ensemble (a duo with composer cyril scheer). As a flautist and vocalist, she also worked with the Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble (MCME), the Moscow Scratch Orchestra, and various collectives performing new and free improvised music. Sasha was selected as a fellow of OneBeat 2019, a U.S. State Department Programme produced by Bang on a Can’s Found Sound Nation. She is currently undertaking a Masters by Research at the University Of Huddersfield, U.K.
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Christopher Ford

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Christopher "Chris" Fordis an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Crowbar, where he was a one time Hardcore Champion, a one timeWorld Tag Team Champion with David Flair and a one time Cruiserweight Champion, which he held jointly with Daffney. He is also known for his stints in the World Wrestling Federation, Extreme Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He currently performs on the independent circuit either as Crowbar or Devon Storm.
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Gary Owen

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Gary Owen is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He has cultivated a large African-American following after headlining on cable channel BET and performing at targeted events, such as Shaquille O'Neal's All-Star Comedy Jam Tour. After being named "Funniest Serviceman in America", his big break came in 1997 on Black Entertainment Television's stand-up showcase Comic View. Owen followed this debut with featured roles in the films Daddy Day Care, Little Man, and College. In 2016, he was in a TV show on BET called The Gary Owen Show.
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Shinsuke Nakamura

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Shinsuke Nakamura is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand after joining the company in 2016. From 2002 to 2016, he competed in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he became a three-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, winning his first at age 23 to become the youngest champion in history. He also won the 2011 G1 Climax and the 2014 New Japan Cup, held the IWGP Intercontinental Championship five times, including its longest reign at 313 days, and was the final IWGP Third Belt and NWF Heavyweight Champion. Nakamura was also a founding member and the original leader of Chaos.
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