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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 31 October 2020, it was announced that Connery had died at the age of 90.
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Brian Jeon
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Brian Jeon is a Korean actor who was born in Seoul, South Korea and later moved to Los Angeles, United States when he was 7 years old. While living in Korea, Brian's neighborhood was one of the popular sites for filming so he and his family would sometimes encounter film crews in action or watch his neighborhood come out on the television screen. When he turned 21, he decided to move to Davis, CA to attend University of California, Davis with the goal of majoring in sociology while minoring in film studies. While at University of California Davis, Brian became part of Davis Filmmaking Society in order to start his film journey. After graduating, he decided to stay in northern California to pursue his film journey across the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, and Modesto.
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Sarah Fearon
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Sarah Fearon is a performing artist working as an actress, comedian and writer. She is a graduate of New York University and Performing Arts High School in New York. Some of her feature films credits include The Departed, Dancing in September, Liebestraum and Reversal of Fortune.
As a playwright, she has recently won first place in the Players Theater Short Play Festival for TED Talks NYC, that was also featured in the First Irish Festival at the Cell theater in New York. Her cult classic character, "Snazzy Peabody," a real estate legend in her own mind, can be seen in many short films selling various locations anywhere from The Highline to the Brooklyn Bridge.
As a Board Member of the Irish American Writers and Artists, Sarah has hosted many of the bi-monthly Salons as well as the Eugene O'Neill Lifetime Achivement award that went to John Patrick Shanley.
Her original comedy has been featured on the stages of Gotham Comedy Club, Stand Up New York, Caroline's and The Metropolitan Room, Irish Arts Center "Sundays at Seven", NYU Glucksman Ireland House and the Rockaway Artists Alliance. Sarah is also a member of the Friars Club in NYC.
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Phil Collins
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While other major artists trudge painfully through a handful of over promoted releases each decade; this drummer/actor/singer/producer has been constantly active in all manner of contradictory and unlikely projects. His history with Genesis is well documented from their art-house beginnings to multi-platinum status as the band grew up, lost Steve Hackett and then Peter Gabriel and ended up making videos with tongues firmly in their cheeks. Collins launched his solo career twenty nine years ago with “Face Value” (‘81), followed by “Hello, I Must Be Going” (’82), “No Jacket Required” (’85), “…But Seriously” (’89), “Both Sides” (’93), “Dance Into The Light” (’96) and “Testify” (‘02) picking up numerous awards including 7 Grammy’s, 2 Oscar nominations and a Golden Globe for “Two Hearts”. After leaving Genesis in 1996 he released a “Hits” album in 1998. Between Phil’s solo and Genesis recordings and excluding his other activities, Phil has sold over 200 million records.
His acting CV reveals that he first trod the boards at 14 when he took the role of the Artful Dodger in a West End production of “Oliver”. He also made childhood cameos in the Beatles “A Hard Days Night” (‘64) and “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” (’69). Since then he’s starred with Julie Walters in “Buster” (’88), took the lead role as the arch-villain in “Frauds” (’92), made a brief appearance in Spielberg’s “Hook” (’92) and played the Greek owner of a chain of gay bath houses in “And The Band Played On” (’92). In addition to this Phil “The Spiv” turned up in a 1985 episode of Miami Vice and four years later he took the part of Uncle Ernie in The Who’s rock opera “Tommy”.
He has written songs for the Disney Feature’s “Tarzan” and “Brother Bear”. “You’ll Be In My Heart” from “Tarzan” won a Golden Globe Award for “Best Song Written For A Film”. This song, in addition to the soundtrack was also nominated in the Grammys and won for “Best Original Song In A Movie”. Phil also won an Oscar for the same song in March 2000.
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Varut Woratham
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Warut Woratam (Nickname: Oh) was a Thai film and TV actor, host, and model.
He is best known for his role as Kobori, an Imperial Japanese soldier and protagonist of 1988 film “Khu Kam,” which earned him a Phra Surasawadi Award (Golden Doll Award) for upcoming male actor. Warut then starred in many more films and television dramas, as well as hosting many TV shows. One of his prominent programs was “Ono Show,” which he hosted with his friend, actor Maethanee “Nino” Buranasiri. Among Warut's awards is the 1992 Golden Television Award for best actor in the drama "Nai Fun".
After his career took a downturn, Warut became a heavy smoker and drinker. He had gone to rehab at least once for his drinking problem.
On September 9, 2018, Warut reportedly fell unconscious at his Chiang Mai home and was admitted to a local hospital for treatment. After two nights in intensive care, he passed away on September 11, 2018. He leaves behind two children.
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Vania Tzvetkova
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Vania Tsvetkova Doycheva was born on January 12, 1958 in Sofia. He graduated acting in National Academy of Theater and Film Art, Sofia, Bulfaria in 1980 in the class of Grisha Ostrovsky. Her cinema debut was the movie " Status: Orderly" but she gets more popular with Christo Christov's film "Barrier" (portraying Doroteya) on the novel by Pavell Vezhinov. She won awards at film festivals in Varna and Moscow. With her participation in the cash hits of Bulgarian cinema "Avalanche" on the book of Blaga Dimitrova and "Combine" (portraying Suni) Vania Tzvetkova rapidly became a nationwide favorite. Both films starred by Ivan Ivanov. Vanya Tsvetkova lives in Las Vegas with her son and only occasionally comes in Bulgaria. However, in 2004 Vania Tsvetkova starred in Sofia "Our Other Possible Life" (portraying Tram driver). In 2011 starred in the television series "Seven Hours Difference" and in 2013 in the series "Family."
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Franck de la Personne
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Franck Lapersonne (a.k.a. Franck de la Personne) (born 29 October 1963) is a French comedian, actor theatre director, and political candidate.
Franck de la Personne is the son of Jacques Lapersonne and Jacqueline Charlotte Poinson. He also has brothers and sisters. He graduated from the Conservatoire de Paris.
As of February 2017, he openly supports Marine Le Pen in the French presidential election. He is also running in the 2017 French legislative election to represent the Somme for the National Front. He is now a vice president of the party "Les Patriotes" founded by Florian Philippot, the former right-hand man of Marine Le Pen.
Source: Article "Franck de Lapersonne" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Wayne W. Johnson
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Wayne W. Johnson is an actor and singer / guitarist for the band CAROLINE BLUE. Wayne initially started out on several CNY bands before forming CAROLINE BLUE. After years of focusing primarily on music, Wayne shifted that focus towards the path of acting in 2011. He is currently best known for his roles as Corneilus in “Night of Something Strange” (Hurricane Bridge Entertainment / SRS Cinema LLC / Virtual Interactive), Dracula in “Tales of Dracula” (Wolfbain Productions) and Draven in “Empire State of the Dead” (SRS Cinema LLC / Mad Angel Films).
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Nailea Norvind
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Nailea Norvind (born February 16, 1970 in Mexico City, México) is a Mexican Theatre, television and film actress. She started her career at a young age. She appeared in the critically acclaimed film Gaby: A True Story. She also lent her voice to play Princess Kida in the Spanish dubbing of Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Most remembered from her role as the villain Leonor in the telenovela Quinceañera. She was nominated for the Ariel in 2012 as best supporting actress for her role as Nina in the film " La Otra Familia".
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Andres Raag
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Andres Raag (born June 24, 1970) is an Estonian stage, film, radio and television actor and singer with the band L'Dorado since 1993.
Andres Raag was born and attended schools in Tallinn. His mother is actress Kersti Kreismann and his step-father was writer, essayist and theatre director Mati Unt. During his formative years, he spent much of his time with his paternal grandparents. Following his graduation from secondary school he attended the Tallinn State Conservatory (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre), studying drama at the institution's Performing Arts Department. Among his graduating classmates were Merle Palmiste, Kaili Närep, Kristel Leesmend, Ivo Uukkivi, Jaanus Rohumaa, Üllar Saaremäe, Dan Põldroos, Sten Zupping, Tiina Mälberg and Garmen Tabor.
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