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K. G. Ranjith
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Ranjith also known as K.G. Ranjith is an Indian playback singer, working in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada film industries.
Ranjith was born in Chennai, India into a Malayali family, hailing from Kalluvazhi, Kerala. He grew up listening to various kinds of music. He used to stay in a locality where there were many Keralites, and had a chance to participate in the local programs there. Later, a family friend suggested that he be trained in classical music. He learned Hindustani music and Carnatic music. He was trained by Vidwan Cuddalore Subramanian, K. S. Kanakasingam, Trichur P. Ramankutty and P. S. Narayana Swamy. He became popular when he won the Sun TV Saptha Swarangal singing contest in 2001. He is married to a trained Bharata Naatiyam dancer, Reshmi Menon. He has a daughter named Ria.
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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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Daniel Kaluuya
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Daniel Kaluuya (born February 24, 1989) is a British actor. Prominent both on screen and stage, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. Following supporting roles in the films Johnny English Reborn (2011), Kick-Ass 2 (2013), and Sicario (2015), as well as the Black Mirror episode "Fifteen Million Merits" (2011), Kaluuya had his breakout role in Jordan Peele's horror film Get Out, which garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. This was followed by starring roles in Black Panther (2018), Widows (2018), Queen & Slim (2019), Nope (2022), and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). For his portrayal of Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black Messiah (2021), he won the BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Oleg Taktarov
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Oleg Nikolaevich Taktarov (Russian: Оле́г Никола́евич Такта́ров; born August 26, 1967) is a retired Russian mixed martial artist and actor. He is a practitioner of Sambo and Judo and has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pride Fighting Championships. Taktarov was the UFC 6 tournament champion and holds notable wins over Marco Ruas and David "Tank" Abbott. Taktarov is known for being exceptionally calm during fights and for using a variety of rarely seen, acrobatic Sambo take-downs. All of Taktarov's losses were by knockout or decision, Taktarov was never submitted in an MMA fight.
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Huang Shuqin
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Huang Shuqin, a native of Panyu in South China'sGuangdong Province, was born inShanghaiin 1940. Huang graduated from the Director Department ofBeijing Film Academyin 1964.
Huang's works are characterized by her focus on the common people. She thinks the movie could only resonate among the people when it expresses the joy and anger, pleasure and sorrow of the most ordinary people. Meanwhile, she follows her won sharp-cut artistic feature in the first place, and then tries to get the acknowledgement from the audience.
With great passion and enthusiasm, almost all her works have the themes about ordinary life. Her criteria for choosing the scripts attach great importance on both social significance and high artistic taste. For instance her movieWoman Human Demonin 1987 deeply discussed the issue of women by depicting the life of a girl born into the world ofPeking Opera. The work has won many awards.
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Andrew Lawrence
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Andrew James Lawrence (born January 12, 1988) is an American actor, singer and filmmaker. He is the youngest brother of actors Joey Lawrence and Matthew Lawrence. He is known for his roles as Andy Roman on Brotherly Love (starring with his real life brothers Joey and Matthew) and Ted Beene on the sitcom Oliver Beene, as well as voicing T.J. Detweiler on the cartoon Recess, and Vinnie Nasta on the cartoon The Kids from Room 402. Outside of his acting and music career, Lawrence made his directorial debut with the 2020 film The Office Mix-Up.
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Lane Smith
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Lane Smith was born in 1936 in Memphis, Tennessee. He graduated from the Leelanau School, a boarding school in Glen Arbor, Michigan, and spent one year boarding at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, before going off to study at the Actors Studio in the late 1950s and early 1960s along with Dustin Hoffman and Al Pacino; he was recognized in their Hall of Fame. Smith served two years in the United States Army.
After graduating, Smith found steady work in New York theater before making his film debut in Maidstone in 1970. During the 1970s, he regularly made appearances in small film roles including Rooster Cogburn in 1975 and Network in 1976. In 1981, Smith appeared in the Sidney Lumet-directed film Prince of the City. He also acted on television, notably playing a United States Marine in Vietnam in the television miniseries A Rumor of War and in the 1980 Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie Gideon's Trumpet starring Henry Fonda, José Ferrer and John Houseman. Smith is also credited for playing McMurphy 650 times in the 1971 Off-Broadway revival of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.
Smith made a major breakthrough in 1984 with significant roles in Red Dawn, Places in the Heart and the television series V. He also played on Quincy, M.E. in season 8, episode 7, "Science for Sale" as an oncologist searching for a cure to cancer. In 1989, Smith gained recognition for his portrayal of Richard Nixon in the docudrama The Final Days. Newsweek praised the performance, writing, "Smith] is such a good Nixon that his despair and sorrow at his predicament become simply overwhelming." Smith earned a Golden Globe nomination for his performance. He also appeared in the original Broadway stage production of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross as James Lingk. He received a Drama Desk Award for his performance.
In 1990, Smith appeared in Air America playing a United States Senator, a role for which he was selected based on his resemblance to then-Minority Leader Bob Dole. Two years later, he played a small-town district attorney opposite Joe Pesci in My Cousin Vinny, followed by a role as Coach Jack Reilly in The Mighty Ducks. In 1993 Smith landed the role of Perry White in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, which he played for four seasons until 1997. In 1994, he portrayed New York Yankees front officeman Ron in The Scout, alongside Albert Brooks and Brendan Fraser. In 1998, Smith appeared in a major role as fictional television anchorman Emmett Seaborn in the HBO miniseries From The Earth to the Moon. His final film appearance was in The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000).
Smith was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease) in April 2004. He died of the disease at his home in Northridge, California on June 13, 2005 at the age of 69. He was survived by his wife, Debbie Benedict Smith and his son Robert Smith.
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Taner Ölmez
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Taner Olmez (born 9 August 1986) is a Turkish actor who started his acting career with television series "Kayip Sehir", in 2009. He gained recognition with teen soap "Medcezir", the Turkish adaptation of "The O.C." In 2019, he got his first leading role as Ali Vefa in "Mucize Doktor". In 2019, he also founded a music band called "Barabar" and started to give concerts. In 2021, he married Ece Cesmioglu. In 2022, he had a daughter named Zeynep.
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Uriah See
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Uriah See in 2014. Just 19 years old at the time, he beat over 1,000 Malaysians to emerge as Champion at the annual Astro Star Quest Chinese Singing Competition 2014, then went to surpass singing champs from Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States to claim victory at the TVB International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship in Hong Kong. In 2020 He also composed and released the MIFFEST (Malaysia International Film Festival) Theme song "We Are One" of which he performed it live in 2022 MIFFEST. In year 2022, 2 of his own composed song "WTH" and "The Unrequited" nominated by AIM (Malaysia Music Industry Awards) for the category of best Mandarin song of the year, of which "The Unrequited" won.
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Lucy Lawless
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Lucy Lawless, born Lucille Frances Ryan on March 29, 1968, in Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand, is an actress, singer, and activist. She gained international recognition and became an iconic figure for her role as Xena in the television series "Xena: Warrior Princess."
Lawless began her acting career in New Zealand, initially appearing in various local productions. However, it was her portrayal of the fierce and courageous warrior princess Xena in "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995-2001) that catapulted her to worldwide fame. The show became a cultural phenomenon and developed a dedicated fan following. Lawless received critical acclaim for her performance, earning praise for her physicality, strong presence, and ability to convey both strength and vulnerability.
Beyond her work as Xena, Lawless has appeared in numerous television series and films. She has showcased her versatility as an actress, taking on roles in both drama and comedy. Lawless has appeared in shows such as "Battlestar Galactica," "Spartacus," "Ash vs Evil Dead," and "Parks and Recreation," among others. She has also made guest appearances in various series, demonstrating her range as an actress.
Aside from her acting career, Lawless is known for her activism and advocacy work. She has been involved in environmental causes and has spoken out on issues such as climate change and ocean conservation. Lawless has used her platform to raise awareness and promote positive change in various areas.
Throughout her career, Lucy Lawless has proven herself as a talented and versatile actress, captivating audiences with her powerful performances and strong on-screen presence. She continues to be admired for her portrayal of Xena and remains an influential figure in the entertainment industry.
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