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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sean Connery, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Cliff Treiber

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Clifford Treiber is an American retired professional wrestler better known by his ring names Domino and Cliff Compton. He is known for his work in WWE. Before being promoted to the main WWE roster, Compton was assigned to WWE's developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) in Louisville, Kentucky in 2005. While situated at OVW, he wrestled under the name Dice Domino and was placed in tag team competition, alongside Deuce Shade. Together, the pair won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship on three occasions. It was also during this time that he and Deuce, alongside their manager Cherry, were known as "The Throw-Backs" and later as "The Untouchables". The team's name was changed to Deuce 'n Domino for their main roster debut in January 2007, as part of the SmackDown! brand. Three months later, Deuce 'n Domino went on to win the WWE Tag Team Championship. The team lost the title in August 2007. The group disbanded in June 2008, after a series of losses. After the split, Compton played an enhancement talent on SmackDown!. Following his release from WWE in August 2008, he resumed wrestling on the independent circuit.
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Herz Frank

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Herz Frank (17 January 1926- 3 March 2013) was one of the most famous documentary filmmakers of Latvia. At the beginning of 1960he was among the first to establish the so-called Riga poetic documentary school – the Latvian “new wave”. Since then Herz Frank’s filmography includes more than 80 films, many of which have justly been included in the golden funds of Latvian film history. During his life Herz Frank has received Life contribution award in cinema, among which is also the recognition by the Latvian National film festival (2001).
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Afrob

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Afrob wurde in Italien geboren und kam im Alter von drei Monaten nach Deutschland. Aufgewachsen ist er in Braunschweig, Karlsruhe und Stuttgart, wo er seine Karriere als Musiker begann. 1994 startete seine Rap-Karriere als Featureartist für befreundete Crews, wie die Massiven Töne, Freundeskreis (FK) und die Berliner Spezializtz. Afrob führte seinen musikalischen Werdegang innerhalb der Stuttgarter Posse „Die Kolchose“, „FK Allstars“ (u. a. mit Max Herre, Joy Denalane, Gentleman und Sékou) und bei den „Brothers Keepers“ fort. Eine enge Freundschaft verbindet ihn zudem mit dem Rapmusiker Samy Deluxe, an dessen Soloalben er sich beteiligte und mit dem er auch das Projekt „ASD“ gründete. Im Frühjahr 2003 erschien das erfolgreiche gemeinsame Album „Wer hätte das gedacht?!“, das vor allem in den Clubs Anklang fand.
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Jayne Mansfield

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Jayne Mansfield (April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress working both on Broadway and in Hollywood. One of the leading blonde sex symbols of the 1950s, Mansfield starred in several popular Hollywood films that emphasized her platinum-blonde hair, hourglass figure and cleavage-revealing costumes. While Mansfield's film career was short-lived, she had several box office successes. She won the Theatre World Award, a Golden Globe and a Golden Laurel. As the demand for blonde bombshells declined in the 1960s, Mansfield was relegated to low-budget film melodramas and comedies, but remained a popular celebrity. In her later career she continued to attract large crowds in foreign countries and in lucrative and successful nightclub tours. Mansfield had been a Playboy Playmate of the Month and appeared in the magazine several additional times. She died in an automobile accident at age 34.
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Brian Bloom

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Brian Keith Bloom is an American actor, voice actor, and screenwriter. Bloom was born in Merrick, New York, the brother of producer/actor Scott Bloom and musician Mike Bloom. Bloom had an early interest in acting, including appearing in several commercials as a child, but made his big break in the Sergio Leone film Once Upon a Time in America. From there, he was offered the role of Dusty Donovan in the hit soap opera As the World Turns, which he played for several years. During that run, Bloom became the youngest winner of a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Young Leading Man during the 12th Daytime Emmy Awards show for his performance on the series. Despite his success, he soon grew tired of the scheduling involved in that field and eventually left the series to star in several television movies and myriad guest appearances.
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Erika Anderson

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Erika Anderson (born 1963) is an American actress who has starred in film and on television. Anderson grew up in Tulsa Oklahoma. The daughter of a sculptor, she attended Hale High School and the University of Tulsa with a Telecommunications major and Theater minor. While in school, she worked as a disc jockey at Tulsa's only jazz radio station. Anderson also began working in television, eventually hosting her own arts program. After college, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in radio and television. She eventually signed with a modeling agency and worked steadily in New York, Paris, Milan and Los Angeles. While in Italy, she played the lead in a short experimental film about the Italian vision of America called "Through Your Eyes". Her first movie was in the 1988 movie Lifted, but her breakthrough role came in 1989 in the horror movie A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child as Greta Gibson. She also starred in the 1991 erotic suspense thriller movie Zandalee with Nicolas Cage, Judge Reinhold, and Joe Pantoliano. Also in 1991 she starred in Shadows of the Past, as Jackie Delaney in a suspense thriller with Nicholas Campbell. In 1995, she starred with Scott Valentine in Object of Obsession as Margaret, a woman taken hostage by her mysterious new lover. Her most recent movie was in 2000 in the film Ascension. Anderson has made many guest appearances on TV shows, her appearances range from Silk Stalkings, Dream On, Twin Peaks, and Red Shoe Diaries(Liar's Tale). The 5-11 brunette modeled for various top fashion magazines, as well as photographer Helmut Newton and sculptor Robert Graham. Also enjoys jewelry design. In 2010 Anderson appeared in Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Erika Anderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Bernice Liu

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Bernice Jan Liu (born January 6, 1979) is a Chinese Canadian actress, singer, and commercial model from Hong Kong. She has previously held the title Miss Chinese Vancouver 2000 as well as Miss Chinese International 2001, the latter position bringing her fame in Hong Kong. Liu is best known for her role as Princess Sam-tin in the long-running TVB sitcom, Virtues of Harmony, which was also her first role after joining TVB in 2001. Liu's singing breakthrough came to an attention in 2005 after she lent her voice for the theme song of the 2005 TVB serial drama, Into Thin Air. The theme song, "Truth," was Liu's first theme song and was one of the primary promotional songs for the TVB compilation album, Lady in Red (2006), which sold past 10,000 copies in the first day of release. Liu is also listed by critics as one of the few TVB artists to look forward to in a future singing career. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernice Liu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Brian Eric Johnson

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Brian is an actor, writer, filmmaker born and raised in Sacramento, California. While completing a degree in Theatre Arts at Sacramento City College, he performed on stage across the city. After continuing his studies of Film and Drama at San Diego State University, he moved to Los Angeles to fulfill his career aspirations. Brian has worked successfully as an actor, writer, and producer both on stage and in film. Testing his theatre chops in a new city, Brian wore all three hats on several stage productions in the NOHO arts district. These projects included, 'Games', 'Pieces', and the critically acclaimed 'That's My Desire'. 'Desire', a harsh prison drama, became a successful fund-raiser for Inner City Youth during performances at LATC. Brian was acknowledged citywide as "Best Lead Actor" by reviewplays.com for his work in "The Dolly." As Brian switched his focus to film, he continued to act and produce from his own screenplays. Early projects included the 16mm short 'Daydream Believer', and the feature 'Rites of Spring'. His film, the 35mm 'Ranchero', co-starring Danny Trejo, was awarded "Best of Festival" at Indie Fest USA. The script garnered him the "Best Screenplay" award at the S.E.N.E. Film, Music & Art Festival. Brian worked as a multi-hyphenate on the feature 'Mobster', where he's credited as writer, producer, director, and actor. With several projects in development, Brian continues to create content that he hopes will move, entertain, and inspire his audience.
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Peter Egan

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Peter Joseph Egan (born 28 September 1946) is a British actor known for his TV roles, including Hogarth in Big Breadwinner Hog, the future King George IV of the United Kingdom in Prince Regent (1979); smooth neighbour Paul Ryman in the sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles (1984–89); and Hugh "Shrimpie" MacClare, Marquess of Flintshire, in Downton Abbey (2012–15). He is married to retired actress Myra Frances. Egan was born in Hampstead, London, the son of Doris (née Pick) and Michael Thomas Egan, who is of Irish descent.[1][2] He was educated at St. George's Roman Catholic Comprehensive School, Maida Vale. He also attended the London Oratory School and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. (Wikipedia)
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