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Edgar Kennedy

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edgar Livingston Kennedy (April 26, 1890 – November 9, 1948) was an American comedic film character actor, known as "Slow Burn". A slow burn is an exasperated facial expression, performed very deliberately; Kennedy embellished this by rubbing his hand over his bald head and across his face, in an attempt to hold his temper. Kennedy is best known for a small role as a lemonade vendor in the Marx Brothers film Duck Soup, as well as the many Hal Roach films he appeared in. Kennedy became so identified with frustration that practically every studio hired him to play hotheads. He often played dumb cops, detectives, and even a prison warden; sometimes he was a grouchy moving man, truck driver, or blue-collar workman. His character usually lost his temper at least once. In Diplomaniacs, Kennedy presides over an international tribunal, where Wheeler & Woolsey want to do something about world peace. "Well, ya can't do anything about it here", yells Kennedy, "this is a peace conference!" Kennedy, established as the poster boy for frustration, even starred in an instructional film titled The Other Fellow, in which loudmouthed roadhog Edgar always vents his anger on other drivers (each one played by Kennedy as well), little realizing that, to them, he is "the other fellow." Perhaps his most unusual roles were as a puppeteer in the detective mystery The Falcon Strikes Back and as a philosophical bartender inspired to create exotic cocktails in Harold Lloyd's last film, The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947). He also played comical detectives opposite two titans of acting: John Barrymore in Twentieth Century (1934) and Rex Harrison in Unfaithfully Yours (1948); in the latter, he tells conductor Harrison that "Nobody handles Handel like you handle Handel." Kennedy died of throat cancer at the Motion Picture Hospital, San Fernando Valley on 9 November 1948. His body was interred at the Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California.
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Addison Rae

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Addison Rae Easterling (born October 6, 2000) is an American social media personality, actress and singer. In August 2020, she was ranked as the highest-earning TikTok personality by Forbes. In 2021, Addison Rae made the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for social media influencers, and made her acting debut in the Netflix original movie “He’s All That”. In 2023, Rae signed a publishing deal with Atlantic Records and released her debut self-titled EP, and made her theatrical debut in the horror movie “Thanksgiving”, playing Gabriella.
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Jake Scott

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Jake Scott (born 1st Jan 1965) is a British film director who works primarily in the field of music videos. Most of his works were produced under the Ridley Scott Associates banner or RSA's music video subdivision Black Dog Films. He has made videos for Soundgarden, The Smashing Pumpkins, Bush, Live, Blind Melon, Tori Amos, Radiohead, Lily Allen, Oasis, The Supernaturals, The Strokes, The Verve, R.E.M., U2, and George Michael. He has also directed several feature films, including "Plunkett & MacLeane" (1999) and "Welcome to the Rileys" (2010). He is the eldest son of director and RSA owner Ridley Scott, brother of Luke Scott, and half-brother of Jordan Scott.
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Jodie Comer

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Jodie Marie Comer (born March 11, 1993) is an English actress. She has received various accolades including two British Academy Television Awards, a Tony Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Golden Globe Awards, two Critics Choice Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Born and raised in Liverpool, Comer began her career in an episode of The Royal Today in 2008. Following appearances in several television series, she landed the roles of Chloe Gemell in the E4 comedy-drama series My Mad Fat Diary (2013–2015) and Kate Parks in the BBC One drama series Doctor Foster (2015–2017). In between the series, Comer received critical acclaim for her portrayal as Ivy Moxam in the BBC Three drama miniseries Thirteen. Her other major television roles include Elizabeth of York in the Starz historical miniseries The White Princess (2017), and Sarah in the Channel 4 television film Help (2021). Comer rose to global prominence for her role as Oksana Astankova / Villanelle in the BBC America spy thriller Killing Eve (2018–2022) for which she received critical acclaim and won a British Academy Television Award for Best Actress and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Her major film roles include Millie Rusk / Molotov Girl in Free Guy (2021), and Marguerite de Carrouges in The Last Duel (2021). Comer made her West End theatre debut in Suzie Miller's one-woman play Prima Facie in 2022, which earned her an Evening Standard Theatre Award and a Laurence Olivier Award. Following its transfer to Broadway in 2023, she won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jodie Comer, 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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Milos Bikovic

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Miloš Biković is a Serbian actor and producer graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. In 2020, he launched his own production company Archangel Digital Studios. Miloš Biković is fluent in Serbian, English, and Russian language. Miloš accepted the leading role of Petar Marash in South Wind which became the undisputed #1 box office hit according to Film Center Serbia's list. The film set a Serbian cinematography record, totaling over one million viewers globally. The Russian movie “The Servant”, starring Miloš Biković in main role is the most-watched comedy in the history of Russian cinema. His significant influence in Russia was affirmed with The Medal of Pushkin.
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Mercedes Cabral

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Mercedes Cabral (born August 10, 1986) is a Filipino actress. She is best known for starring in Philippine arthouse and independent films, notably those by Brillante Mendoza such as Serbis, Kinatay, Captive, and Thy Womb. She also appeared in the South Korean film Thirst directed by Park Chan-wook. In 2021, she appeared in Huwag Kang Mangamba. She played the main antagonist role Agatha, a wicked stepmother of Joy, which is played by Francine Diaz. In 2016, she appeared in a Phil Giordano's award winning short film SUPOT. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eugene Domingo

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Eugene Roxas Domingo-Bottoni (born 23 July 1971) is a Filipino actress and television personality. She is best known for her roles in the film franchises Ang Tanging Ina (2003-2011), Kimmy Dora (2009-2012), and Ang Babae sa Septic Tank (2011-2019), as well as for the films Bahay Kubo (2007), Here Comes The Bride (2010), Barber's Tales (2014), and Ten Little Mistresses (2023). For her performance in Barber's Tales, she won the Best Actress award at the 2013 Tokyo International Film Festival.
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Marina Massironi

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Marina Massironi (Legnano, 16 maggio 1963) è un'attrice, comica e doppiatrice italiana di teatro, cinema e televisione, nota anche per essere stata spalla di scena del trio Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo. Iniziò gli studi di recitazione alla fine del 1982 ed ebbe le sue prime scritture teatrali circa due anni dopo. Nel frattempo sposatasi con Giacomo Poretti, intraprese con questi l'attività cabarettistica, creando il duo noto con il nome di Hansel & Strüdel. Il divorzio da Poretti non cessò tuttavia la collaborazione artistica con l'attore, nel frattempo divenuto parte del trio Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo: a partire dagli anni novanta Marina Massironi ha collaborato con il trio sia in televisione, sia al cinema che, infine, al teatro. Infatti il suo film d'esordio fu in loro compagnia in Tre uomini e una gamba, partecipando successivamente a Così è la vita e Chiedimi se sono felice. Nel 1998 recita in Fuori dal mondo con Margherita Buy e nel 2000 vince sia il Nastro d'Argento sia il David di Donatello come migliore attrice non protagonista per Pane e tulipani. Attualmente vive tra Roma e Milano.
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Tyler Perry

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Tyler Perry (born Emmitt Perry, Jr.; September 13, 1969) is an African-American actor, director, playwright, screenwriter, producer, author, songwriter., and entrepreneur. Already a successful artist in Southern theater, Perry began to make national celebrity status in 2005 with the release of his first film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman. He has won critical praise for playing Madea, a mentally strong woman who handles adversity with optimism and happiness; his critically acclaimed portrayal of her in the award-winning "Madea" series has caused him to be one of the most respected black actors in Hollywood. He has produced multiple TV series as well as films, started a multiple year partnership with OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network), and opened his own film studio, Tyler Perry Studios, in Georgia. Perry was included in Time's list of the 100 most influential people of 2020. In 2022, he was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame.
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