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Cote De Pablo

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María José de Pablo Fernández (born November 12, 1979) better known as Coté de Pablo, is a Chilean-American actress and recording artist. She is best known for her role as Ziva David on the CBS series NCIS. Born in Santiago, Chile, she moved to the United States at the age of 10, where she studied acting. At the age of 15, she co-hosted episodes of the Latin American talk show Control with former Entertainment Tonight host, Carlos Ponce, before attending Carnegie Mellon University to study music and theatre. After appearing in a number of small television roles, she was cast to portray main character Ziva David in the CBS television series NCIS in 2005. She won an ALMA Award for the role in 2011, and NCIS became the most watched television program in America during its tenth season in the 2012–13 year. She performed a portion of Tom Waits's song "Temptation" for a 2008 episode of NCIS. Outside of the series, she has acted as a vocalist for songs in Roberto Pitre's Vivo En Vida CD.
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Richard Ng Yiu-hon

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Richard Ng Yiu-hon (17 December 1939 – 9 April 2023), also known as Richard Woo, was a Hong Kong actor known for playing comedic roles, particularly in Hong Kong films of the 1980s and 1990s. Ng appeared in 80 films to date. He was twice nominated for the Best Actor Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards, for his roles in Winners and Sinners and Beyond the Sunset. He worked alongside some of the biggest names in Hong Kong action cinema including Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Andy Lau, and Jet Li. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Ng, licensed under CC BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Herbert Fux

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Herbert Fux (25 March 1927 – 13 March 2007) was an Austrian film actor and politician. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1960 and 2007. Fux was born in Hallein, at the age of five he moved with his family to the city of Salzburg, where his stepfather worked as a board member of the Landestheater. Having passed his matura exams under the circumstances of late World War II in 1944, he studied at the Salzburg Mozarteum University and began a career as a theatre actor. From the 1960s, Fux appeared on the screen, later also on television, often performing as villain in numerous B movies and crime films but also Spaghetti Westerns and even Bavarian sex films. The huge number of Fux' appearances in about 120 film and 300 TV productions, also under the direction of renowned filmmakers, included a wide range of secondary parts, often distinctive, quirky characters. During his long career, he worked with directors like Michael Anderson, Christian-Jaque, Wolfgang Staudte, Volker Schlöndorff, Ingmar Bergman, and Werner Herzog as well as with famous actors such as Klaus Kinski, Udo Kier, Vincent Price, and Ulrich Matthes. Fux died at the age of 79 with the help of the Swiss euthanasia association Dignitas in Zürich, Switzerland. In 1977 Fux was among the founders of a citizens' initiative against commercialization and uglification of Salzburg's historic townscape and became an elected member of the city council. In 1982 he and others established the Austrian United Greens party (Vereinte Grüne Österreichs, VGÖ), which in 1986 merged into the Green Alternative (Grüne Alternative). Fux was elected MP of the Austrian National Council in the 1986 legislative election, he retained his seat until December 1988 and again entered into parliament in November 1989. In November 1990 he retired and later served as culture committee chairman in his hometown Salzburg.
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Ludger Pistor

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Ludger Pistor was born on March 16, 1959 in Recklinghausen, Germany. He is an actor, known for X-Men: First Class (2011), Run Lola Run (1998) and Casino Royale (2006). He is best known for appearing in big name films such as Schindler's List as Josef Liepold, Casino Royale as the Swiss banker Mendel and in Inglourious Basterds as Hauptmann (Captain) Wolfgang. He also played in X-Men: First Class where he played the small role of a German former Nazi hiding in Argentina posing as pig farmer, and gets killed by Michael Fassbender's character, Magneto, in a bar. In Germany he is better known, since he played in over 100 movies and television series.[1] E.g. Balko (for which he got the "Deutscher Fernsehpreis"-the German Television Award and the Adolf-Grimme-Preis), Texas - Doc Snyder hält die Welt in Atem, Crazy Race,
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Thierry Le Luron

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Thierry Le Luron, born April 2, 1952, in Paris and died November 13, 1986, in Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine), was a French comedian, impressionist, actor, and singer particularly famous in the 1970s and 1980s for his impersonations of political and media figures. Thierry Le Luron was born in 1952 in Paris into a rather discreet family with no direct connection to the entertainment world. From a very young age, he showed a strong inclination for impersonation and the stage. An observant and sensitive child, he spent hours listening to the radio and imitating the voices of public figures, especially politicians and pop stars. His adolescence was marked by an early determination to pursue a career in entertainment, despite a family environment that was not particularly oriented towards the arts. His career truly began in the late 1960s when he won an impressionist competition. He made his first television appearances in the early 1970s, which brought him national exposure. He quickly became a key and ubiquitous figure in French television comedy, particularly in variety shows where his impersonations of political figures like Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and François Mitterrand left a lasting impression. He became one of the most influential impersonators of his time, capable of making people laugh while offering a critical perspective on current events. His intelligence, quick wit, and vocal precision made him an essential figure in the field of satire. In the 1970s and 1980s, he performed a string of successful shows, including "Thierry Le Luron at the Théâtre des Variétés" in 1975, "Le Luron Unbound" in 1977, and "Le Luron 80" at the Olympia in 1980. He distinguished himself with an incisive style, blending impersonation, political satire, and parody songs. His shows, often sold out, appealed to a wide audience, even though his acerbic criticism sometimes led to tensions with certain public figures. On September 25, 1985, in a provocative and satirical move, Thierry Le Luron staged a parody wedding ceremony with Coluche, amidst a period of intense debate on social mores and French politics. This irreverent and audacious event, widely publicized, was perceived as an ironic critique of social conventions and the political establishment. However, behind the public spectacle, his personal life was more complex. Discreet about his private life, he led an existence marked by certain vulnerabilities. In the mid-1980s, his health deteriorated. Nevertheless, he continued to perform on stage, demonstrating remarkable professionalism despite his increasing fatigue. His last major show, presented in 1986, testifies to his deep attachment to his audience and his craft. Thierry Le Luron died on November 13, 1986, in Paris, at the age of 34. His death was linked to AIDS, at a time when the disease was still poorly understood and heavily stigmatized. His passing provoked a wave of emotion throughout France, and numerous figures from the artistic and political worlds paid tribute to him, praising his courage, his talent, and his lasting influence on French humor.
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François Beukelaers

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François Beukelaers (2 February 1938 – February 2026) was a Belgian actor, stage director and singer. He studied theatre at the studio of the National Theatre in Antwerp. In 1965, Beukelaers made his debut as a professional director at the Antwerp KNS with Thornton Wilder's "Our Town". Throughout his career, he acted in a number of feature films, including Toute une nuit (1982), Brussels by Night (1983), and Ex Drummer (2007). Beukelaers received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2023 Ostend Film Festival.
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Katherine MacGregor

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Katherine "Scottie" MacGregor (born Dorlee Deane McGregor; January 12, 1925 – November 14, 2018) was an American actress, best known for her role as Harriet Oleson in Little House on the Prairie. Katherine MacGregor was born Dorlee Deane McGregor on January 12, 1925, in Glendale, California, to Ralph S. McGregor and Beatrice E. Willard. When Katherine was a child, her mother Beatrice moved the family to Fort Collins, Colorado, where they lived most of Katherine's early life. She graduated from Northwestern University with a major in drama and moved to New York City in 1949. She was hired by the Arthur Murray Dance Studios as a dance instructor. She studied acting under N. Richard Nash, Sanford Meisner, and Stella Adler. She did summer stock in Lebanon, Pennsylvania as Dorlee Deane McGregor but switched to using the stage name Scottie MacGregor as her acting career advanced. When she adopted the use of Katherine as her given name is unclear but she switched from using ‘Scottie’ as she matured in age on the advice of her manager. Beginning in the 1950s, as Scottie MacGregor, she worked in theatre on and off Broadway in New York City and other locations in plays such as The Seven Year Itch and Handful of Fire, and won such uncredited parts as "a longshoreman's mother" (On the Waterfront); "Alice Thorn" (The Traveling Executioner), and "Miss Boswell" (The Student Nurses). She appeared in numerous episodes of various television series: Love of Life (1956), The Secret Storm, The Nurses, Play of the Week (1959), East Side/West Side (1963), Mannix (1970–71), Emergency! (1972), Ironside (1972, 1974), and All in the Family (1973), as well as the two 1981 "Heroes vs. Villains" episodes of Family Feud hosted by Richard Dawson. She had roles in the TV movies, The Death of Me Yet (1971), The Girls of Huntington House (1973), and Tell Me Where It Hurts (1974). MacGregor's best-known role was from 1974 to 1983 in NBC's Little House on the Prairie as Harriet Oleson, the general store owner's wife and a comedic part. MacGregor's favorite description of her character in Little House came in a fan letter from Minnesota in the 1970s, in which Mrs. Oleson was described as "the touch of pepper in the sweetness of the show". In 1979, due to the popularity of Little House in Spain, MacGregor was invited to Madrid, Spain, and appeared on RTVE's 625 Lineas and Ding Dong La Cocina programs. After Little House on the Prairie, she withdrew from screen productions in favor of local theater. She dedicated herself to the Hindu religion, and to teaching acting to children at the Wee Hollywood Vedanta Players, before finally retiring in the early 2000s. In 2014, she did an in-depth interview about her life and career for the book Prairie Memories by Patrick Loubatiere. She was married to actor Bert Remsen from 1949 to 1950 and to actor, director, and teacher Edward G. Kaye-Martin, 14 years her junior, from August 1969 to October 1970. She had no children. While recovering from alcoholism, MacGregor converted to Hinduism. She was unable to appear in the series finale of Little House on the Prairie, because she was on a pilgrimage to India at the time of the episode's filming. MacGregor died on November 14, 2018, at the age of 93, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. No cause was given.
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Dragoslav 'Dragan' Nikolić

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Dragan Nikolić was a Serbian actor. He studied at Dramatic Arts Academy in Belgrade. In 1967 he starred in the film Kad budem mrtav i beo, which was the beginning of a career that lasted 50 years. Dragan Nikolić has since appeared in many films of different genres and portrayed various characters, becoming one of the most recognizable actors in Serbian cinema. In 2000, he received the "Pavle Vuisić" Award for his lifework. From 2011 to 2013, he was the television host on the Serbian edition of quiz Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. His best known role was as Prle, a wisecracking World War II resistance fighter whom he portrayed in 1970s TV series Otpisani and Povratak otpisanih.
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Takayuki Yamada

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Takayuki Yamada (山田 孝之 Yamada Takayuki, born October 20, 1983) is a Japanese actor and singer. He has two elder sisters and one son. At age 15, he was discovered by talent agency Stardust and made his debut in his acting career in the TV drama Psychometrer Eiji 2 in 1999. One of his first big roles was starring as Matsumoto Sakutaro in Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu in the 2004 TBS series. In 2005, he made his name known with the movie Densha Otoko. His recent projects include Taiyou no Uta and the Japanese movie The Letter (Tegami) with co-star Erika Sawajiri. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takayuki Yamada, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Amanda Root

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Amanda Root (born 1963 in Chelmsford, Essex) is an English stage and screen actor and a former voice actor for children's programmes. Ms Root is possibly best known for her starring role in the 1995 BBC film adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion and the British TV comedy All About Me, as Miranda, alongside Richard Lumsden in 2004 and when she was a voice actor, best known for voicing Sophie in BFG. She trained for the stage at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amanda Root, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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