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Bernard Wrigley

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From starting in folk clubs as a child bride, and then writing & performing at the Octagon theatre in Bolton, the career has always combined singing and acting. From TV programmes and films such as Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Phoenix Nights, Dinnerladies, Alan Bennett films, Brassed Off, My Son The Fanatic & Steve Coogan’s Coogan’s Run, to the many radio plays and programmes presented or guested upon, there has throughout been a steady stream of LPs and CDs - eighteen to date, the early ones all now remastered to CD.
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Davi Mello

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Born on January 20, 1993 in São Paulo (Brazil), Davi Mello is a filmmaker, professor and researcher in Cinema and Audiovisual. He is a PhD candidate in Education, Art and Cultural History and has a Master in Communication Studies. As a director and screenwriter, he has award-winning short films, which were screened in more than 150 film festivals, including selections at Rio Film Festival, Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival, Bogoshorts (Colombia), Fest New Directors | New Films (Portugal), Fantaspoa (Best Brazilian Short in 2020), Macabro: Mexico City International Horror Film Festival (Mexico), Izmir International Short Film Festival (Turkey), Festival Internacional de Jóvenes Realizadores de Granada (Spain), among others.
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Eugenie Clark

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Eugenie Clark (May 4, 1922 – February 25, 2015), popularly known as The Shark Lady, was an American ichthyologist known for both her research on shark behavior and her study of fish in the order Tetraodontiformes. Clark was a pioneer in the field of scuba diving for research purposes. In addition to being regarded as an authority in marine biology, Clark was popularly recognized and used her fame to promote marine conservation. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eugenie Clark, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Nova Pilbeam

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nova Margery Pilbeam (15 November 1919 – 17 July 2015) was an English film and stage actress. Pilbeam gained attention as a child stage actress. This led to much work in her teen years. She appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's film The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), in which she plays a girl who is abducted, following this with her lead performance as Lady Jane Grey in Tudor Rose (1936). She had a starring role in Hitchcock's Young and Innocent (1937), which she regarded as "the sunniest film I was involved with", and formed a constructive professional relationship with Hitchcock. She appeared in an early British television drama in 1939. That year David O. Selznick wanted Pilbeam for the lead in Hitchcock's Rebecca (1940), and thought she could be an international film star. However, her agent was worried about the length of a five-year contract; meanwhile, Hitchcock, whose outlook on the film was not the same as Selznick's, auditioned hundreds of others over many months, at last giving the role to Joan Fontaine. Unlike some of her peers, Pilbeam never made a film in Hollywood. She continued acting, with appearances in at least nine British films along with many stage roles, throughout the 1940s. One of her last films was The Three Weird Sisters (1948). She remained working on stage for a short while longer, appearing at the Duchess Theatre in Toni Block's play Flowers for the Living in February 1950. Pilbeam married Pen Tennyson, a great-grandson of the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson and an assistant director to Hitchcock, in 1939. Tennyson became a film director the year they were married, but died in a plane crash in 1941 while working as part of the Admiralty's instructional films unit. She was married to BBC Radio journalist Alexander Whyte from 1950 until his death in 1972. Their child Sarah Jane was born in 1952. In her last years, Pilbeam lived in Dartmouth Park, north London. She died on 17 July 2015 in London, aged 95.
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Jordan Cann

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Jordan Cann was born on October 3rd to professional artist, Malcolm and Sandra Cann, R.N. He was raised in Queens, NY, and at the age of 7, when he relocated to Hampton, VA, he discovered his first talent: dance. He choreographed his first original piece, "Shackles" at the age of 12. He later went on to study ballet, jazz, Latin, African and ballroom, but he could not deny his love for hip-hop. When he wasn't dancing he was excelling in the martial arts and gymnastics. Jordan was later introduced to acting when he was given the lead role in a church play. After high school he decided to take his talents to Hollywood. There he started as a professional dancer working with artist such as Will.I.Am, Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, 50 Cent, Celine Dion and more while landing commercials for companies such as Dreamworks, Axe, Verizon , Little Caesars, and Nickelodeon. His martial arts came in handy, landing him a small role in the movie, "Straight Outta Compton." After working on large sets, his passion for filmmaking started emerging. Jordan decided to enroll in the Los Angeles Film school where he earned his degree, specializing in editing, writing, and directing. Since then he has produced several award winning films for his production company, J&S Film Productions, which he started with Aaron Thompson. He is bi-coastal between Atlanta and Los Angeles, acting and producing films.
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Will Haza

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Will Haza was born in Washington, DC to Cuban parents, Elia and Guillermo Haza. His first performance was at age eight, in a stage play of Goldilocks and the Three Bears at the Bethesda Academy of Performing Arts (BAPA). During his high school years, he worked under the direction of Jane Pesci-Townsend in numerous productions through the BAPA Summer Musical Theater Program and at the Theater Lab Musical Theater Institute for teens. Will lived in Bethesda, Maryland until 1998 when he moved to Idyllwild, California to study theater at the Idyllwild Arts Academy. After graduating from high school, he moved back to the Washington, DC area to attend the Catholic University of America, where he studied Drama. While in college, Will performed in plays as well as developed his own stand-up routine at comedy clubs in Washington, DC and New York City . While working at Glen Echo's Adventure Theatre, he was awarded "Best Supporting Actor" in 2003 for his performance in The Magical Land of OZ. He studied improvisation at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre in New York and at the Washington Improv Theater in Washington DC. Will also performed stand-up comedy at various open Mic's and comedy clubs in Washington, DC and New York. In 2004, he represented the Catholic University of America as a finalist in the DC's Funniest College Competition and performed at the Washington, DC Improv Comedy Club. After graduating from Catholic University, Will worked for a brief stint with the local Washington, DC cable show, Pancake Mountain, performing at Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Chicago before he began pursuing a career in film. He then spent several years working on the East coast, primarily in New York City, Baltimore and the Washington, DC area, playing a number of diverse characters in both film and television productions, most notably; his starring role as Richard Kessler in the dramatic independent feature film Roulette. He is now working as a professional actor and is based out of Los Angeles, California. - IMDb Mini Biography By: anonymous
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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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Bong Joon-ho

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Bong Joon-ho (Korean: 봉준호), born September 14, 1969, is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. His films are characterised by emphasis on social themes, genre-mixing, black humor, and sudden tone shifts. He first became known to audiences and achieved a cult following with his directorial debut film, the black comedy Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000), before achieving both critical and commercial success with his subsequent films: the crime thriller Memories of Murder (2003), the monster film The Host (2006), the science fiction action film Snowpiercer (2013), and the Academy Award-winning black comedy social thriller Parasite (2019), all of which are among the highest-grossing films in South Korea, with Parasite also being the highest-grossing South Korean film in history. All of Bong's films have been South Korean productions, although both Snowpiercer and Okja (2017) are mostly in the English language. Two of his films have screened in competition at the Cannes Film Festival—Okja in 2017 and Parasite in 2019; the latter earned the Palme d'Or, which was a first for a South Korean film. Parasite also became the first South Korean film to receive Academy Award nominations, with Bong winning Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, making Parasite the first film not in English to win Best Picture. In 2017, Bong was included on Metacritic's list of the 25 best film directors of the 21st century. In 2020, Bong was included in Time's annual list of 100 Most Influential People and Bloomberg 50.
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Adam Goldberg

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Adam Charles Goldberg is an American character actor, filmmaker, musician, and photographer. Known for his supporting roles in film and television, he has appeared in films such as Dazed and Confused, Saving Private Ryan, A Beautiful Mind, and Zodiac. He has also played leading roles in independent films such as The Hebrew Hammer and 2 Days in Paris. His TV appearances include the shows Law & Order: Criminal Intent, My Name Is Earl, Friends, Entourage, The Jim Gaffigan Show, The Unusuals, and his role as hitman Grady Numbers in the first season of Fargo. He currently stars opposite Queen Latifah on CBS' The Equalizer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam Charles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Charlie Trairat

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Nack Charlie Potjes is a Thai-Dutch actor and singer born in Bangkok, Thailand. He is the youngest son of six siblings. Nack was a child star. He starred in Once Upon a Time in 1994 when he was not even one year old. Nack became well-known after his co-starring role in "My Girl," the number one Thai Box Office hit in the year 2003. It's the role for which he is best known. Today Nack has taken on roles such as VJ, model and YouTuber and is currently signed under Mono Music. Previously, he was signed under GTH and Polyplus Entertainment.
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