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Gérard Caillaud

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Gérard Caillaud (10 April 1946 – 28 January 2023) was a French actor and theatre director. Born in Poitiers on 10 April 1946, Caillaud studied at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique until 1971, when he became a resident of the Comédie-Française. He performed many pieces by Molière until his departure in 1978. From 1984 to 1997, he was director of the Théâtre des Mathurins, where he staged plays such as Les Palmes de Monsieur Schutz, which won him a Molière Award for Best Director in 1990. On television, he played the role of Capitaine Bonaventure in the series Sœur Thérèse.com. Gérard Caillaud died on 28 January 2023, at the age of 76. Source: Article "Gérard Caillaud" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Andrei Rostotsky

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Андре́й Станисла́вович Росто́цкий (25 января 1957 — 5 мая 2002) — советский российский актёр, режиссёр, каскадёр, постановщик трюков, телеведущий, сценарист, Заслуженный артист РСФСР (1991) Андрей Ростоцкий родился в Москве, в семье кинорежиссёра Станислава Ростоцкого и актрисы Нины Меньшиковой 25 января 1957 года. Закончил английскую спецшколу. В школе получил кличку «Бешеный», так как, несмотря на маленький рост, мог вступить в схватку с любым обидчиком. В 1974 году, продолжая учёбу в десятом классе, в тайне от родителей поступил вольнослушателем ВГИКа в актёрскую мастерскую С. Бондарчука. Закончив школу, продолжил стационарное обучение на актёрском отделении, тогда же впервые снялся в кино в фильме «Это мы не проходили». Не прерывая обучения в институте, активно снимался в кино, пропускал занятия, за что был представлен к отчислению. Спас Ростоцкого приз, полученный им на ВГИКовском фестивале за роль Мити Красикова в фильме «Это мы не проходили». В фильме Сергея Бондарчука «Они сражались за Родину» исполнил свой первый трюк (его герой погибает под танком), до сих пор этот трюк никто не повторил. Служил в Советской Армии (1978-1980). Военную службу проходил в Отдельном кавалерийском полку на коне Рекорд, с которым выиграл полковые соревнования, посвящённые Дню Победы. Этот конь был «партнёром» Андрея на съёмках фильма «Конец императора тайги». Во время службы в армии Ростоцкий снялся в фильме «Эскадрон гусар летучих». В этом фильме актёр снимался бесплатно, т. к. был приписан к съёмкам рядовым кавалерийского полка
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Americus Abesamis

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Americus Abesamis was born on April 18, 1971 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He is known for his work on Let's Be Cops (2014), iCarly: iGo to Japan (2008) and Monster Roll (2012). Took third place in the heavyweight division during the 2008 and 2009 US Sumo Nationals. In 2011 at the California Sumo Open, he took 1st Place in the Heavyweight and Openweight Divisions. In the 2011 Nationals in Las Vegas, he took 2nd Place in the Masters Heavyweight and 3rd Place in the Masters Openweight Divisions. Member of the United States Sumo Federation and California Sumo Association.
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Steve Wang

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Steve Wang (Chinese: 王孫杰[1]) is a make-up artist and filmmaker. Born in Taiwan, he and his parents moved to the US when he was nine. His greatest inspirations were the tokusatsu superhero TV shows Ultraman and Kamen Rider, as well as Hong Kong kung fu films including Master of the Flying Guillotine. As a veteran makeup artist and creature designer, Steve has worked with fellow veterans before him including Stan Winston, Rick Baker and Dick Smith. He has received great praise for his film adaptation of the manga superhero Guyver in 1994 called Guyver: Dark Hero.[citation needed] Another project which drew attention to him was the direct to video movie, Drive, which starred Mark Dacascos and Kadeem Hardison. He also made independent films such as Kung Fu Rascals, based on a series of 8 mm short films he did years before. He and his brother Michael Wang, an award-winning commercials director, have recently been hired to work on Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight (an adaptation of Kamen Rider Ryuki), a second attempt at reviving the Kamen Rider Series in the United States, after Saban's Masked Rider of 1995. They write, produce, and direct as "The Wang Brothers". Steve Wang designed a sculpture depicting Sarah Kerrigan (The Queen of Blades), a character from the Starcraft Universe in 2012. The sculpture was placed at the Blizzard Entertainment Office in Versailles, France the same year. He has also made statues of Tryndamere and Ryze, two champions from League of Legends, for Riot Games that same year.
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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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Vladimir Steklov

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Владимир Стеклов родился 3 января 1948 года в городе Караганде. В 1949 году семья переехала в Астрахань. С девятого класса Владимир Стеклов занимался в театральной студии. В 1966 году окончил среднюю школу № 66 города Астрахань. По окончании в 1970 году Астраханского театрального училища по специальности «актёр драматического театра и кино» служил в Советской армии (в музыкальном взводе ГКНИИ ВВС им. Чкалова в Ахтубинске). С 1972 года работал в Драматическом театре им. Островского, города Кинешма. С 1977 по 1982 гг. работал актёром Камчатского драматического театра в городе Петропавловск-Камчатский. С 1981 по 1989 гг. Владимир Стеклов — актёр Московского драматического театра имени Станиславского. В кино Владимир Стеклов начал сниматься в 1983 году. С 1989 года играл в театре имени Ленинского комсомола. С 1996 года работает актёром театра «Школа современной пьесы». В 1999-2000 годах прошёл подготовку к полёту на станцию «Мир», но из-за недостаточного финансирования проекта (съёмки фильма «Тавро Кассандры») в космос не полетел. С 2000 года играет также в театрах «Русская антреприза Михаила Козакова», Театр Моссовета, «Сатирикон», работает художественным руководителем театра «Художественная школа».
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Vladyslav Riashyn

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General producer, founder of Star Media Film Company. Born July 12, 1970 in Zaporozhye. He graduated from Zaporizhzhya State University, faculty of Romano-Germanic philology, majoring in English. At the beginning of the 90s he began his career on television: author, presenter, producer, chairman of the board of the Inter TV channel. In 2006, he founded the Star Media Film Company. Today Star Media is one of the leaders in the production of television films and series. The company annually creates about 30 projects a year: serial films for television broadcasting, full-length game films for the wide screen. The library of rights totals more than five thousand hours of a finished product of own production of different genres. Television channels in Eastern and Western Europe, China, Japan, the USA, Israel, the Middle East and other countries acquire the rights to demonstrate films. Member of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (EMMY). Member of The European Film Academy.
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Catherine Marie Thomas

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“Kill Bill,” “A Prairie Home Companion” and “27 Dresses” have one thing in common besides being box-office hits: costumes designed by Kansas City Art Institute alumna Catherine Marie (“Cat”) Thomas (’93 fiber). For “Kill Bill: Vol. 1” and “Kill Bill: Vol. 2” she received two Costume Designers Guild award nominations. Her career has provided Thomas with opportunities to work with some of Hollywood’s highest profile directors, including Quentin Tarantino, Robert Altman, Neil Jordan, Richard Shepard, Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke and Edward Burns. “Collaboration is crucial,” she said, emphasizing that any motion picture is the product of hard work and creative input by many individuals. “There are so many elements that go into making a film. It’s the actor’s voice, the director’s voice and my voice.”
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Ove Sprogøe

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Ove Wendelboe Sprogøe Petersen (21 December 1919 – 14 September 2004) was a Danish actor. Born in Odense, his parents were Arthur and Inger Sprogøe. He married Eva Rasmussen in 1945, with whom he had three children. One of these is actor Henning Sprogøe. He made his debut in the film Hans Store Aften (His Big Night). His characteristic prominent chin that had been feared an obstacle of his career did not prevent him from being one of the most versatile and used Danish actors. His strength laid in the almost diabolic, michievous and brash but he effortlessly played meek and shy types as well as elegantiers. Among his many roles on stage in classic plays might be mentioned Mephisto in Faust, the title figure of Strindberg’s The Father and some Molière and Bertolt Brecht characters. An extremely popular actor in Denmark, he played many diverse roles, including several recurring television parts. He appeared in 157 films, making him one of the hardest-working actors in the history of Danish film. In his early years he often was the part of a duo working together with his friend and colleague Dirch Passer. He is probably best known for playing one of the lead roles in the Olsen Gang movies, along with Morten Grunwald and Poul Bundgaard, playing the gang leader Egon Olsen, known for his short temper, striped suit, and cigar. By this role he earned an international fame though mostly in Eastern Europe, in the GDR he together with his colleagues became almost a cult figure. Among his TV roles must be mentioned his elegant and humorous ex-burglar Larsen in the series Huset på Christianshavn (“The House at Christianshavn” - the first Danish sitcom) and his role as the wise and courageous doctor Louis Hansen in the epic, historical drama-series Matador, both also shown outside Denmark. He was an able singer especially in shows or revues and his interpretation of Tim Spencer’s Cigarettes, whiskey and wild wild women (in Danish re-creation: Fandens Oldemor – “The Devil’s Great-Grandmother”) almost became his signature tune. He was an actor who combined great public sympathy with the ability to remain a private person with a modest lifestyle. After his death it was revealed that he had been a passionate art enthusiast and had amassed a valuable collection of modern paintings. Shortly after his death in 2004, Nordisk Film (the company that made the Olsen Gang movies) established a scholarship for actors in his name. The state-owned road to Vridsløselille Statsfængsel (the prison where his Egon Olsen character was a frequent "guest"), was renamed by the city of Albertslund to Egon Olsens Vej (Egon Olsen Road). On 24 October 2005, his native city of Odense named a square Ove Sprogøes Plads (Ove Sprogøe Square) in his honour. And the bar 'Cafe Halvvejen', named a shot in his honor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ove Sprogøe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Nutan Prasad

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Tadinada Varaprasad popularly known as Nutan Prasad (12 December 1945 – 30 March 2011) was an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He was a native of Kaikaluru, Andhra Pradesh, India. He started his film acting career in the early 1970s, and has received four state Nandi Awards. He died due to prolonged illness at the age of 65. In a career spanning over three decades, he acted in about a hundred films in myriad roles ranging from a villain to comedian among others.
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