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Chiharu Shigematsu
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Chiharu Shigematsu (重松 千晴, Shigematsu Chiharu, born May 20, 1990) is a Japanese voice actor from Tokyo who is affiliated with Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society (Haikyo). He graduated from Air Agency voice actor training school. After leaving Air Agency, he joined Haikyo on January 1, 2021. His voice type is tenor. Before becoming a voice actor, he was a kindergarten teacher, and it was the children there that inspired him to become a voice actor. His special skills are ghost stories and childcare. His hobbies are playing the piano, baking, singing, and drawing illustrations.
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Francis Douglas
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Lord Francis William Bouverie Douglas was a novice British mountaineer. After sharing in the first ascent of the Matterhorn, he died in a fall on the way down from the summit.
Douglas was the son of Archibald William Douglas, 8th Marquess of Queensberry and his wife Caroline, daughter of General Sir William Robert Clayton, Bt. (1786–1866), member of parliament for Great Marlow. He had an older sister, Lady Gertrude Georgiana Douglas (1842–1893); an older brother, John Sholto Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig (1844–1900), later the ninth Marquess of Queensberry; a younger brother, Lord Archibald Edward Douglas (1850–1938), who became a clergyman; and a younger brother and sister, the twins Lord James Douglas (d. 1891) and Lady Florence Douglas (1855–1905), who married Sir Alexander Beaumont Churchill Dixie, 11th Baronet.
In 1858, Douglas's father, Lord Queensberry, died in what was reported as a shooting accident, but his death was widely believed to have been suicide. In 1862, his mother, Lady Queensberry, converted to Roman Catholicism and took her children to live in Paris.
Douglas was educated at the Edinburgh Academy.
At the beginning of 1865, the Matterhorn was still unconquered, and more than one assault on it was planned. One such group consisted of Douglas, Edward Whymper, and their guide Peter Taugwalder. Whymper had already made several unsuccessful attempts on the mountain. On 5 July, this group made the second ascent (and the first by the north-north-west ridge) of the Ober Gabelhorn, a peak of 4,053 metres on the north-west side of the Matterhorn; also in July, Douglas made the first ascent of the nearby Unter Gabelhorn (3,391 m) with guides Peter Taugwalder and P. Inäbnit.
Hearing of a planned assault on the main peak by an Italian party, Douglas and Whymper joined forces with two other British climbers, Charles Hudson and Douglas Robert Hadow, and their guide Michel Croz.
At 4:30 a.m. on 13 July, a combined party of seven men, led by Whymper, set off for the Matterhorn under a clear sky: Whymper, Douglas, Hudson and Hadow, plus Taugwalder and son, and Croz. They climbed past the Schwarzsee to a plateau where they camped. Meanwhile, the Italians, led by Carrel, had camped at a height of about 4000 meters on the Lion Ridge.
On 14 July, Whymper's party proceeded to a successful first ascent by the Hörnli route. However, on the way down, Hadow fell, knocking down Croz, and also dragging Hudson and Douglas, connected by a rope. The four fell to their deaths on the Matterhorn Glacier 1,400 metres below. Three of the bodies lost were later found, but not Douglas'.
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Evan Mulrooney
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Evan Mulrooney was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware. Evan found acting while at the University of Maryland on a football scholarship after being told by his academic advisers that he most likely wouldn’t find work in an office and/or “professional” workplace. With that knowledge, he was enrolled in an acting class and hasn’t looked back since (because his dreams of becoming a finance officer had been shattered). After moving to Chicago in 2016, Evan found his home within the comedy scene performing regularly at The Annoyance Theatre. He has gained traction within the television (Fargo, Justified: City Primeval, South Side), film (Start Without Me (2022)), and commercial worlds (Planet Fitness, Casey’s, OnCor, Illinois Lottery). He is a student of Aaron Speiser and Kay Aston's at The Screen Acting Studio in Los Angeles. He is also an alumni of Acting Studio Chicago, The Annoyance Theater, iO Chicago, and CiC.
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Damson Idris
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Adamson Alade-Bo "Damson" Idris (born 2 September 1991) is a British actor, entrepreneur and film producer. He is best known for starring in John Singleton's crime drama Snowfall, which debuted in 2017 on FX and ended in 2023 after six seasons. He played the co-lead in Netflix's 2021 sci-fi action film Outside the Wire and Formula One driver Joshua Pearce in the 2025 sports drama film F1.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction.
Doyle was a prolific writer. In addition to the Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, plays, romances, poetry, nonfiction, and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1884), helped popularise the mystery of the brigantine Mary Celeste, found drifting at sea with no crew member aboard.
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Carl Bosse
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Nach einigen Studiensemestern an der Universität Wien und an der Hochschule für Welthandel wandte sich Bosse der Bühnenlaufbahn zu (Privattheaterschule Otto) und debütierte bei Josef Jarno am Renaissance-Theater (Partner von Hansi Niese). Nach Engagements in Graz und Brünn spielte Bosse nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg am Bürgertheater (als Dr. Zögel in der „Fiakermilli" erhielt er seine erste große Rolle in Wien), danach zehn Jahre am Volkstheater und schließlich am Theater in der Josefstadt und an den Kammerspielen. Bosse gab durch seine bescheiden-vornehme Gestaltung jeder Aufführung seine persönliche Note, spielte unter anderem Schnitzler und Fry und arbeitete erfolgreich beim Film.
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Rita Raave
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Rita Raave (born April 6, 1951) is an Estonian stage, television and film actress, and painter.
Rita Raave was born in Mõisaküla, Viljandi County in 1951 to journalist, cartoonist, Lutheran pastor, and politician Kalev Raave and Lydia Raave (née Majas). She has three siblings: Raivo J. Raave, Riho Raave, and Anneli Raave-Sepp.
Raave pursued a career in acting and is a 1974 graduate of the Tallinn State Conservatory (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre). Among her graduating classmate were Maria Klenskaja, Elle Kull, Jüri Aarma, Kaie Mihkelson and Jaan Rõõmussaar.
Raave's first substantial feature film role was as a starring role as Ragne Rass in the Olav Neuland directed 1982 Tallinnfilm romantic drama Corrida. The film was based on the 1979 Teet Kallas penned novel of the same name. This was followed the next year by the role of Maret in the Kaljo Kiisk directed Nipernaadi; the film adaptation of the 1928 August Gailit novel Toomas Nipernaadi about a roguish vagabond who breezes through the Estonian countryside inspiring locals to turn their own dreams into reality.
In 1990, she would appear in two films: a small role in the Peeter Simm directed historical drama Inimene, keda polnud, and in the Rauni Mollberg directed Finnish drama Ystävät, toverit. She would end the decade with a role in the 1999 Peeter Urbla directed dramatic film short Kõrbekuu, for Allfilm.
Raave would appear in a number of films throughout the 2000s and 2010s, most notably among them; the 2007 road movie comedy 186 Kilometers; as a brothel administrator in the 2007 Kadri Kõusaar directed drama Magnus; as Ruth in the 2011 Mart Kivastik directed drama Üks mu sõber;[9] and as a judge in the 2013 Kadri Kõusaar directed drama Kohtumõistja. She has also appeared in a number of short films; notably, the Anna Hints directed drama Vaba maa, opposite actors Eili Sild and Raivo Trass. In 2013, she appeared in the role of Susanna's mother in the Veiko Õunpuu directed drama Free Range/Ballaad maailma heakskiitmisest.
Aside from film, Rita Raave has also appeared on Estonian television. Most notably, in a 1991 television play production of Ernest Hemingway's The End of Something based on Hemingway's 1925 first collection of short stories In Our Time. Between 1993 and 1995, she appeared on the TV3 television drama series Salmonid.
In addition to acting, Rita Raave has also held several exhibitions of her paintings. In December 2005, she held an exhibition at Tallinn's Gallery-G. She names Renaissance masters such as Giotto, Botticelli, Titian, and da Vinci as inspirations.
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Woranuch Bhirombhakdi
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Nune Woranuch Bhirombhakdi is an actor born in Nakhon Pathom. After graduating from The College of Dramatic Arts in Nakhon Pathom, she went on to obtain her bachelor of arts degree from Suan Dusit's Faculty of Management Sciences.
In 2010, Nune married longtime boyfriend Todd Piti Bhirombhakdi, heir to the Singha bear company. The traditional wedding ceremony and the registration of her marriage was held on May 14, 2010, but the reception was held on May 19, 2010.
Nune has received numerous awards for her roles in various lakorns, including the Top Awards 2004 Best Leading Actress award for her work in "Mae Ai Sae Eun."
After her contract with Channel 7 ended in 2012, Nune became a freelance actress.
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Ciera Angelia
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Ciera Angelia is a dynamic and multifaceted American actress, writer, and producer hailing from Detroit, Michigan. She holds dual degrees from the University of Illinois: a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Her on-screen career launched with a guest role on Empire (FOX). Her breakthrough came when she stepped into a leading role on Sisters (BET), showcasing her versatility and command in front of the camera. Beyond acting, Ciera has made her mark as a creator and producer. She wrote, executive-produced, and starred in both Pay Up Hollywood and Sarahnormal. She also serves as an executive producer on multiple projects, widening her presence in Hollywood and the indie-film circuit.
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Amil Shivji
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Amil Shivji is based in Tanzania, his homeland, as a freelance filmmaker and lecturer at the University of Dar es Salaam. He believes in using images to challenge the powers that be, in particular deconstructing urban facades of development and emphasizing the strength and struggles of marginalized communities. He has set up an independent production house called Kijiweni Productions that is committed to telling local stories with an international standard. He has written, directed and produced a few short fiction films that have addressed issues ranging from corruption and land grabbing to a commentary on the growing class divide. They have received worldwide recognition, participating in prestigious festivals such as International Film Festival Rotterdam and FESPACO in Burkina Faso as well as picking up many accolades on the way including winning People's Choice Award in Zanzibar and Best Director and Best Short film in Africa. His debut as a feature film producer was with Aisha (2015) and has been screened in Los Angeles, Seattle, Washington, Tanga, Toronto, Singapore and picked up four awards at the ZIFF in July 2016. He released his directorial debut for a feature film called T-Junction (2017) that opened ZIFF 2017 and garnered three awards on the closing night. He is now in post- production on his latest feature, Vuta N'Kuvute (A Tug of War)- a story of love and resistance set in British colonial Zanzibar, 1950s.
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