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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. He 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, Connery died at the age of 90.
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Marco Chavarría
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Marco Chavarría, born in Barcelona in 2002, is a director and screenwriter with a degree in Audiovisual Communication in Digital Media from the Universidad Privada del Norte. His work combines screenwriting, visual creation, and cartoon drawing.
His debut feature, "Jack Lee" (2022), a dystopian noir co-directed with Hilda Rodríguez, was part of the National Fiction Competition at the 2nd Áncash Film Festival. He subsequently directed "El fotoperiodista" (2022), a dramatic thriller that participated in the 16th Cortos de Vista Short Film Festival and the 2nd Descubierto Festival.
In 2023, he ventured into documentary filmmaking with "El rostro inconcebible," about the Moche culture, co-directed with Briviam Sánchez and selected for the 1st Sullana Short Film Festival. In the middle of that year, he started "Barry Underground," a personal project inspired by the death of his uncle and some dreams he had, which he was able to complete at the end of 2024 with music by Pablo Castillo Yache.
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Ye Xiaowei
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Ye Xiaowei, born in Jiangsu Province on February 5, 1997, is a film and television actor in Mainland China and graduated from the Central Academy of Drama.
In 2015, he starred in his first movie "The Cloudy Bird " and officially entered the showbiz . In 2016, starring in the revolutionary war movie "The Founding of the Army ". In 2017, he played Yang Ye in the youth adventure suspense drama " Tiankeng Eagle Hunting " . In 2018, the starring e-sports inspirational drama "The Strongest Male God " was broadcast . In 2019, attended the 14th Chinese Youth Film Week
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Monte Hale
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Monte Hale (born Samuel Buren Ely) was an American B-Western film star and country musician. Sometimes reported to have been born in San Angelo, Texas, he was actually born in Ada, Oklahoma but grew up in Shawnee, Oklahoma, attending Washington Grade School and Shawnee High School. (Texas birthplace reportedly sounded better for the movies). After working as a laborer at various jobs in Ada and Enid OK Herod Ely settled in Shawnee and became an evangelist with the Church of God. His oldest son, Buren, was known to use his musical talent during his father's services. The boy had gathered pecans and picked cotton to earn money to buy his first guitar. Soon he was singing and playing the guitar wherever he could find an audience. His parents had divorced and both had remarried with youngest brother Bobby going with his mother. In 1934, 16-year-old Buren left home as many boys did during the Depressions. He headed for Houston and found work playing his music. From there he went to Albuquerque working on a radio station. A man there convinced him to head to California but all he was able to do there was scratch together a small band and play at a winter resort dude ranch. After four years he returned to with the Texas Vaudeville and local rodeo shows. During World War II he got a job as a replacement guitarist with the Stars Over Texas Bond Drive joining several Republic Pictures celebrities and staff. This introduced him to western stars like Chill Wills and convinced Phil Isley to recommended him to Herbert Yates, head of Republic Pictures. Yates agreed to "test" him but he must fund his own trip. Some friends gave him $200 and he flew to Los Angeles.
It was 1944 and he signed with the company for seven years and changed his name from Buren Ely to "Monte Hale". He soon starred in his first major role in Home on the Range. He appeared in some of the first westerns filmed in color and was given use of Roy Rogers' musical sidekicks, the "Sons of the Pioneers" for one of his movies. He was often cast as a young cowboy with cameos by Don Barry, Allen Lane and Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Hale then played more traditional Western heroes in films set in the late 19th century. By 1947 the formula was set with Paul Hurst joining the series as Hale's sidekick and Riders of the Purple Sage providing the music. At this point he ceased playing the character named for himself.
Hale was also a recording star and appeared in a series of Western comics published by Fawcett Comics. Beginning in 1948 Hale had his own title with more than 50 issues. In fact, his comic book stardom lasted longer than his film stardom. Republic began cutting back on the Western genre moving to television. He finished his Republic contract with an appearance in the Roy Rogers-Dale Evans movies Trail of Robin Hood with fellow Republic stars Rex Allen and Rocky Lane.
Hale made many public appearances at rodeos and other Western shows. He played a villain role in the 1954's Yukon Vengeance. His last movie appearance was in Giant in 1956, where part of his job was to teach James Dean to use a lariat. He appeared in a few television roles and movies up until 1966. On November 12, 2004, for his work in movies, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was also instrumental in the foundation of what is now the Autry National Center of the American West.
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Charlotte Kirk
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Charlotte Sophie Kirk was born in Kent, England. Her passion for acting began at the age of 11 when she fell in love with the stage. She has since performed in Greek dramas and plays such as "Agamemnon," "Arturo Ui," "A Christmas Carol," "Oliver Twist," and "Hairspray." Having attended the prestigious Italia Conti School of Acting in London, her skills were further refined at The Miskin Theatre and Jigsaw Performing Arts. While studying theatre arts, she appeared in commercials for Nintendo Wii and UK Orange Telecom.
Charlotte also became sought after and was photographed for magazines internationally, in particular by renowned Vogue photographer Patrick Demarchelier.
In early 2015, Charlotte Kirk landed a starring role in "Vice" opposite Bruce Willis and Thomas Jane, a sci-fi futuristic thriller. Charlotte has completed seven feature films, including "Black Dog Red Dog" with James Franco, "Fractured" with Vinnie Jones, "Seduced and Abandoned," directed by James Toback, and "Tekken: Kazuya's Revenge," where she plays a female assassin.
She will also be starring as Nicole Brown Simpson in the upcoming feature film "An American Mystery".
"Gone With The Wind" is her all-time favorite film, as she admires strong heroines. Charlotte presently resides in Los Angeles and is managed by Endorse Management Group and Headline Talent Agency.
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Bob Rusch
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Bob began acting while living in Columbus, GA when he was twelve and continued when he moved back to his hometown before his sophomore year in high school. As a freshman, Bob attended Wright State University in Ohio in their BFA acting program then transferred back to New York and graduated from SUNY college at Buffalo with a BA in theatre. After college, Bob spent 5 years in Chicago doing lot's of theatre and after getting his SAG card he moved to Los Angeles in 2000. In 2004, Bob produced his first play under the name "SkyPilot Theatre Company" and in 2006 made SkyPilot a non-profit corporation in which he is the former artistic director.
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Dima Bilan
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Russian singer and film actor. Initially, the name "Dima Bilan" was a creative pseudonym, until in June 2008 he adopted this pseudonym as his real name and surname. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2018), Honored Artist of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (2006), Honored Artist of the Chechen Republic (2007), Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia (2007), People's Artist of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (2008). He represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest twice: in 2006 with the song Never Let You Go, taking second place, and in 2008 with the song Believe, taking first place and becoming the first performer from Russia to win Eurovision ".
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Sophie Marceau
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Sophie Marceau (born Sophie Danièle Sylvie Maupu, 17 November 1966) is a French actress. As a teenager, she achieved popularity with her debut films La Boum (1980) and La Boum 2 (1982), receiving a César Award for Most Promising Actress. She became a film star in Europe with a string of successful films, including L'Étudiante (1988), Pacific Palisades (1990), Fanfan (1993) and Revenge of the Musketeers (1994). She became an international film star with her performances in Braveheart (1995), Firelight (1997), Anna Karenina (1997) and as Elektra King in the 19th James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999). Some of her later films tackle critical social issues such as Arrêtez-moi (2013), Jailbirds (2015) and Everything Went Fine (2021).
Marceau has appeared on more than 300 magazine covers worldwide and been the face of numerous luxury brands. She was made Officer (Officier) in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Minister of Culture of France in 2003, and in 2015 it was revealed that she had refused the Legion of Honour (Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur).
She was born 17 November 1966 in Paris, the second child of Simone (née Morisset), who was a shop assistant, and Benoît Maupu, a truck driver. Her parents divorced when she was nine years old.
In February 1980, Marceau and her mother came across a model agency looking for teenagers. Marceau had photos taken at the agency, but did not think anything would come of it. At the same time, Françoise Menidrey, the casting director for Claude Pinoteau's La Boum (1980), asked modeling agencies to recommend a new teenager for the project. After viewing the rushes, Alain Poiré, the director of the Gaumont, signed Marceau to a long-term contract. La Boum was a hit film, with 4,378,500 tickets sold in France. In 1981, Marceau made her singing debut with French singer François Valéry on record "Dream in Blue", written by Pierre Delanoë. She rejected the main role in a soon-to-be controversial film, Beau-père, in which she would have played as a teenage girl who seduces her step-father for a sexual relationship. The role was eventually played by Ariel Besse. In 1982, at age 16, Marceau bought back her contract with Gaumont for one million French francs. She borrowed most of the money.
After starring in the sequel film La Boum 2 (1982), Marceau focused on more dramatic roles, including the historical drama Fort Saganne in 1984 with Gérard Depardieu and Catherine Deneuve, Joyeuses Pâques (Happy Easter) in 1984, L'amour braque and Police in 1985, and Descente aux enfers (Descent into Hell) in 1986. In 1988, she starred in L'Étudiante (The Student) and the historical adventure film Chouans!. That year, Marceau was named Best Romantic Actress at the International Festival of Romantic Movies for her role in Chouans! ...
Source: Article "Sophie Marceau" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Lukas Podolski
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Lukas Podolski is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was born on June 4, 1985, in Gliwice, Poland.
He began his professional career with 1. FC Köln and later played for Bayern Munich. In 2012, he joined Arsenal, where he made over 80 appearances and won the FA Cup in the 2013–14 season.
Podolski later played for clubs including Inter Milan, Galatasaray, and Vissel Kobe. At international level, he represented Germany, earning over 100 caps and winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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Lisa Darr
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lisa Darr (born April 21, 1963) is an American actress.
Darr was born Lisa Darr Grabemann in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Mollie, an actress, and Karl Grabemann, a lawyer. She attended Stanford University and graduated in 1985 with a degree in Biology; she went on to receive an MFA in Acting from UCLA.
She played Annie Whitman on ABC's Life As We Know It. Darr's previous television appearances include The WB's teenage drama, Popular, as Jane McPherson as well as the short-lived but critically acclaimed 1996 Fox series Profit as Gail Koner. In the fifth season of the show Ellen, she played Laurie Manning, the girlfriend of the title character, Ellen Morgan; this was notable as the first openly gay relationship involving a major character in an American television series.
Darr also made an appearance on the Fox drama House in 2006, playing a victim's mother in the episode "Distractions". She has made an appearance on the third season of The Office in the episode "Product Recall". Darr has recently appeared in the fourth season of Weeds (on Showtime) as Ann Carilli. She also made a guest appearance in Nip/Tuck. Her film work includes the Oscar-award winning Gods and Monsters (1998), in which she appeared as Dana Boone, Brendan Fraser's wife, Pomegranate (2005) and Julia, Leah Pipes's mother, in the soccer film, Her Best Move (2006).
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