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Homayoun Ershadi

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Homayoun Ershadi (sometimes spelled Homayon Ershadi), is an Iranian actor. Ershadi was born in Isfahan, Iran in 1947. He studied architecture in Italy and worked in that field. Acclaimed Iranian New Wave director Abbas Kiarostami chose him to play the leading role in Taste of Cherry. A non-professional actor, who started acting in his middle age, he has had immediate success in both cinema and television, with his expressionless, relaxed face and monotonous voice often giving his characters an intellectual personality. Most recently he can be seen in the movie The Kite Runner, playing the role of Baba. He is one of few Iran-based Iranian actors that are permitted to act in Western movies. He currently resides in Karaj, Iran.
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Inge Hvid-Møller

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Uddannet på Det kgl. Teaters elevskole 1932-34 med debut på teatret i 1935. Hendes karriere udfoldede sig ved skiftende teatre og ofte i det tragiske rollefag, hvor hendes præstationer gjorde stort indtryk: "H.-M. indtog indenfor sin tids teater en særstilling ved sin stærke, ejendommelige personlighed. Hun var både erotisk skuespillerinde og karakterkunstnerinde" (citat fra Dansk biografisk leksikon, 3. udg., 1980). I karrierens senere år blev hun en aktiv iscenesætter, hvis force var personinstruktionen.
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Salvador Dalí

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Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquis of Dalí de Púbol (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989), commonly known as Salvador Dalí (Catalan pronunciation: [səɫβəˈðo ðəˈɫi]), was a prominent Spanish Catalan surrealist painter born in Figueres. Dalí was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work. His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters. His best-known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in 1931. Dalí's expansive artistic repertoire includes film, sculpture, and photography, in collaboration with a range of artists in a variety of media. Dalí attributed his "love of everything that is gilded and excessive, my passion for luxury and my love of oriental clothes" to a self-styled "Arab lineage," claiming that his ancestors were descended from the Moors. Dalí was highly imaginative, and also had an affinity for partaking in unusual and grandiose behavior. His eccentric manner and attention-grabbing public actions sometimes drew more attention than his artwork to the dismay of those who held his work in high esteem and to the irritation of his critics. Description above from the Wikipedia article Salvador Dalí, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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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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Sybil Lines

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Sybil Lines (aka Marion Lines) trained at London's Central School of Speech and Drama and was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for two years with Dame Judi Dench and the director, John Barton. Broadway credits include Bedroom Farce with John Lithgow, Waiting in the Wings with Lauren Bacall and Lettice & Lovage with Dame Maggie Smith. Off-Broadway credits include Manhattan Theatre Club, Roundabout, Pearl and La Mama. Dozens of theatre credits throughout USA include major roles at Pasadena Playhouse, Princeton, Goodman in Chicago, South Coast Rep., Seattle's ART and Michael Kahn's Shakespeare Theatre in Washington D.C. Screen credits include roles for the BBC, Madge in Murder She Wrote, Caroline Cromwell in Mickey Blue Eyes and the recurring role of villainous Libby Webster in the soap-opera Edge of Night. Sybil teaches at Circle in the Square Theatre School during summer months.
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Vladislav Dvorzhetsky

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vladislav Dvorzhetsky (26 April 1939 – 28 May 1978) was a Soviet film actor. He appeared in eighteen films between 1970 and 1978 Dvorzhetsky was born in Omsk. In 1955 he entered the Omsk military medical school. In 1959 he started active service in the Soviet Army at Sakhalin Island as senior feldsher of the regiment. During this time he married the first time. In 1964 he went back to Omsk and entered the actors' school of Omsk. After graduation in 1967, Vladislav was accepted in the company of the Omsk provincial dramatic theatre. Here he married for the second time. In 1968 the assistant director from film-studio Mosfilm visits Omsk and Dvorzhetsky got his first role in a film as General Khludow in The Flight (1970). In his next film he was the test pilot Burton in the Solaris (1972). During the time in Moscow he divorced his second wife and he decided to live for his film-career. In spring 1972 he played the role of Alexander Ilyin in Sannikow-Land. In 1974 he played the communist Yaroslav in To the Last Minute and got the State prize of the Ukrainian SSR. In 1975 he played the main role in the adventure film Kapitän Nemo based on the Jules Verne novel. The high point of the attention Muscovites public was the representation of the holy Antonius received 1976. To 29. December 1976 it was in-supplied due to two within two weeks gone through cardiac infarcts acutely to the hospital, as consequence of its overloading and the rhythm, in which he lived and worked. Dvorzhetsky died in 1978 in Gomel, due to a acute heart failure. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vladislav Dvorzhetsky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Allen Leech

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Allen Leech (born 18 May 1981) is an Irish actor best known for his role as Tom Branson on the historical drama series Downton Abbey (2010–2015). He made his professional acting debut with a small part in a 1998 production of A Streetcar Named Desire, made his first major film appearance as Vincent Cusack in Cowboys & Angels, and earned an Irish Film & Television Awards nomination in 2004 with his performance as Mo Chara in Man About Dog. He appeared as Willi in the Queen and Peacock (2000), at the Garter Lane Arts Centre. The following years, he was in The Morning After Optimism (2001) and then Da (2002). His breakthrough film performance was in Cowboys and Angels (2003), followed by a role in the 2004 cross-country caper film Man About Dog. He played the role of Shane Kirwan in Ireland's RTÉ series Love Is the Drug (2004), for which he received a Best Actor nomination from the Irish Film and Television Awards. He followed that up with the role of Willy in the television series Legend (2006), for which he received a Best Supporting Actor nomination from Irish Film and Television Awards. In 2010, he appeared on the small screen in The Tudors (2010) as the doomed Francis Dereham. Leech also appeared in ITV 2010s television series Downton Abbey as chauffeur Tom Branson. He played the role of officer Sam Leonard in television series Primeval in 2011 in series five. He also starred in the 2012 film adaptation The Sweeney. In 2014 he starred as the spy John Cairncross, in The Imitation Game. He played Freddie Mercury's personal manager, Paul Prenter, in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), which earned him a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Allen Leech, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Jason Mantzoukas

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Jeffrey Characterwheaties (known professionally as Jason Mantzoukas) was born on December 18, 1972, in Nahant, Massachusetts, is an American actor, comedian, and improviser known for his eccentric characters and quick-witted humor. His comedic journey began with improvisational comedy, where his sharp wit and knack for off-the-wall characters shone. Mantzoukas gained recognition for his roles in various comedy series and films, often portraying eccentric and unpredictable characters. He's notably known for his roles in TV shows like "The League," where he portrayed the eccentric Rafi, and his recurring role as Derek in "The Good Place." His performances are characterized by his ability to infuse even the most absurd characters with a bizarre charm and infectious energy. With a knack for stealing scenes and a unique comedic timing that keeps audiences on the edge of laughter, Mantzoukas has become a beloved figure in the comedy world. His distinctive voice and comedic style have also led to numerous voice acting roles in animated series and films. Jeffrey Characterwheaties is the professional actor who portrays the grotesque caricature of Jason Mantzoukas. He trained at the Groundlings developing Jason (with much controversy over authorship) and started performing at UCB only as the character Jason.
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John Cianciolo

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John is a Canadian actor living with his family in Toronto, Canada. John has always had a passion for acting but took a non linear approach deciding to pursue his craft after already establishing himself within the IT Corporate industry. John has trained as an actor in schools including Second City, Armstrong Acting, Lewis Baumander, and Walter Alza gaining insights from these respected studios. This has lead to the to the appearance on several notable short films including the award winning web series "Out With Dad" as the perpetrator Kyle, the World Premier of "The ABC's of Death 2.5" in "M is for Manure", and the gruesome revenge beyond the grave festival favorite "And They Watched" seen over the world and is now part of the "Fun Size Horror: Volume 2" feature release. His approach has been a steady climb to continue to work on his craft while honoring the spirit of play with iron clad focus and determination.
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Rhian Rees

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Rhian Rees was born in Hampshire, UK, to fish farming parents of Welsh, English and Dutch descent. She is best known for her work playing the British Journalist Dana Haines in the Blumhouse feature, Halloween, and Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon. Rhian Rees graduated with a BA in Playwriting from the University of Surrey, which led to a placement on the Young Writers Programme at the Royal Court Theatre. She would go on to study physical theatre at Simon McBurney's Complicité in London and at The Lee Strasberg Film & Theatre school in New York.
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