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Erra Fazira

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Erra Fazira (born Fazira Wan Chek) is a Malaysian actress, singer, fashion model, TV Host, film producer, as well as former beauty queen. She rose to fame in the early/mid 1990s following her roles in Sembilu ("Torn", Sembilu 2 ("Torn 2"), Maria Mariana and Pasrah (Surrender). She received critical acclaim and a Best Actress In a Leading Role trophy at Malaysia Film Festival twice for her portrayal of inspiring young sales girl and part time student "Nurul Ain" in "Soal Hati ("About The Heart")" (2001) and as "Nora", an old lady with dark past in the film Hingga Hujung Nyawa (" Until The End of Life" (2005). She received another three Malaysia Film Festival's Best Actress award nomination for her performance in Soalnya Siapa? ""Who is it?" (2003), Persona Non Grata (2006), and Anak "The Child" (2008).
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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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Mauro Santini

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Since 2000, Mauro Santini (Fano, Italy, 1965) has composed a series of video diaries, stories told in the first person about time, memory and the search for oneself. One of these, ‘Da lontano’, won the Italian competition at the 2002 Torino Film Festival. He has participated at the international film festivals of Locarno, Venezia, Oberhausen, Jeonju, Annecy, Rencontres Paris/Berlin/Madrid, DocLisboa, Cinémas Différents Paris, Montpellier, Pesaro etc In 2006, he made the feature film Flòr da Baixa and participated in 2008 with different works at “La cité des yeux, une saison italienne”, about Italian avant-garde cinema from 1968 to 2008, which was organized by the Cinémathèque Française in Paris and curated by Nicole Brenez and Federico Rossin.
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Lee Macdonald

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Lee MacDonald will forever be remembered for the role of troubled, drug addicted student Zammo McGuire in the children's TV series Grange Hill from 1982 to 1987. The hit single Just Say No, an anti-drugs song, was based on his character's storyline. Since leaving Grange Hill, MacDonald has semi-retired from acting, running a key-cutting and locksmith company in South London however he still appears on various celebrity reality TV shows and, as of April 2019, it was announced he will be guest starring in EastEnders.
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Dani Thompson

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Dani is a London-based model turned actress. Born in Penrith, Australia but moved to England aged 2 and grew up in the countryside, just outside of Norwich. Dani turned down the opportunity to appear in a TV commercial when she was 4 years old for fear of getting stuck in the TV. She started modeling soon after she finished college after a friend suggested she have some pictures taken by a local photographer, the pictures were seen by Supermodel Agency and she was quickly signed up. Dani graced the pages of most of the British lad’s magazine and newspapers and was a regular on the London party scene. When the glamour industry started dying down, the lads mags closing, Dani planning her next move enrolled at London drama school ISSA for a year to do a post-grad diploma in screen acting. Since graduating in 2010 Dani has built up an impressive list of credits mostly within the horror genre and has become labeled a ‘Scream Princess’. Filming has taken Dani all over the UK, as well as Europe and the USA.
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David Koller

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Patří k významným muzikantům střední generace českého bigbítu. Autor mnoha dnes již klasických hitů se nejvíce proslavil jako lídr rockové skupiny Lucie, kde působil v letech 1987 až 2005. Účinkoval i v dalších rockových formacích (Kollerband, Pusa, Žentour, Jasná Páka, Blue Effect), byl též hudebním producentem (Koistinen, Alice, Plexis, Oskar Petr, Walk Choc Ice, Lucie Bílá). Spolu s Michalem Dvořákem složili hudbu k filmu Amerika (1994), Poslední přesun (1995) a Mrtvej brouk (1998). Účinkoval ve filmech Pražákům, těm je tu hej (1990), Akumulátor (1994). Host u řady kapel a interpretů (Pražský výběr, Turbo, Žlutý pes, Hudba Praha, P. Habera, H. Vondráčková, R. Müllera, Anna K. či Miro Žbirka). Lucii překvapivě opustil v listopadu 2005 kvůli neshodám se spoluhráči Robertem Kodymem a P.B.CH. Poté působil například jako bubeník ve skupině Chinaski.
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Peter E. Tasciotti

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P.E. Tasciotti aka Peter Appleseed is an independent, multi-faceted, movie-producing, Renaissance man. The mysterious enigma, "wearing many hats", from writer to set designer, and from actor to director, he has experienced all aspects of the business. He is noted for: War of the Worlds, World War Mud, Protesters, In Search of Myster Ey, Gold Mine Gang, and his major efforts on science-fiction fantasy epic, The Instant Messenger Mission, with a cast and crew of 400 plus. He has had the privilege and honour to work with notable figures, such as: Stephen Spielberg, Peg Leg Bates, Pete Seeger, John Waters, Billy Name, and Ivy Nicholson. Tasciotti has plans to establish a movie school in the New York City area, where he will operate in the capacity of instructor in diverse production skills. He is expanding his ambitions and will be promoting new releases to wider audiences circa 2018, including: documentaries of YouTube, a major video game, westerns, retro-40's, and horror flicks. Tasciotti is the father of seven children, all of which are in the entertainment field. His first daughter is Emma Novacich who works in the adult movie industry under a psudonym. His first son is Samein Tasciotti who is a personal trainer and works in movie production. His daughter Shylah Keyboa is learning the acting skills in Los Angeles, California. His sons Arajah Keyboa and Zenairoh Keyboa are attending home school and taking acting lessons.
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Kevin Jakubowski

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Kevin Jakubowski is an American author and filmmaker originally from Batavia, Illinois, where he was an alternate on the '91 Batavia Little League All-Star team. Presently, Jakubowski channels his creativity into writing movies and TV shows. His portfolio includes lesser-known works such as "Assassination of a High School President," "Legendary Dudas," "Play By Play," among others—a lineup that might not immediately ring a bell but highlights his storytelling endeavors. His work spans various mediums, from novels to film, as his book 8-BIT CHRISTMAS, was turned into the movie 8-BIT CHRISTMAS. Jakubowski has crafted engaging stories that captivate audiences, establishing himself as a versatile creator in the realm of literature and film.
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Lia Laats

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Lia Laats (February 2, 1926 – April 24, 2004) was an Estonian stage and film actress whose career spanned over forty years. Lia Laats was born in Tallinn to Karl René Laats and Helmi Karin Laats (née Tähe), who both worked as domestic servants. She had two older half-siblings from her father's previous marriage. She studied at the National Drama Theatre (now, the Estonian Drama Theatre) in Tallinn, but left her studies in 1946 without graduating. Lia Laats made her screen debut in the 1947 Herbert Rappaport directed Soviet-Estonian language drama Elu tsitadellis (English: Life in a Citadel) for Lenfilm, based on the 1946 play of the same name by Estonian author and communist politician August Jakobson. Elu tsitadellis was the first post-World War II Estonian feature film, following the annexation of Estonia into the Soviet Union. The plot largely revolves around the arrival of the Soviets following the German occupation of Estonia in 1944 and justice being meted out to Estonians who had collaborated with German occupying forces. The film ends with jubilant Estonians celebrating their "liberation" and inclusion into the Soviet Union; accepting the communist ideology. Both the film and Laats were awarded the Stalin Prize. Following several more dramas, Lia Laats was paired with Estonian singer Georg Ots in the 1961 Viktor Nevežin directed light comedy Juhuslik kohtumine. Laats' most memorable roles are arguably in three comedies directed by Sulev Nõmmik and paired onscreen with actor Ervin Abel. The first of which was 1968's Mehed ei nuta, followed by Noor pensionär in 1972 and Siin me oleme! in 1979. The three films proved to be very popular and are still often broadcast on Estonian television.
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Adel Emam

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Adel Imam is an Egyptian comedic actor, and one of the most iconic figures in Arab cinema. He's starred in over 100 movies and 10 plays, earning the adoration of audiences and critics alike. He was born in Mansoura on May 17, 1940, but at an early aged moved with his family to Sayyed Zeinab where he grew up. The actor got his bachelor's degree in agriculture from the University of Cairo, where he became passionately involved in college theatre productions. He joined a television troupe in 1962 while still a student, and began starring in TV plays like "Ana wa Howa wa Heya" (He, She and I) and "Al Nassabin" (The Swindlers) which was performed at the Al Hakim Theater. In the following years he acted in several well received plays like "Al Bijamma Al Hamra" (The Red Pajamas), "Fardet Shamal" (Left Shoe) and "Gharammiyat A'feefy" (A'feefy's Love Affairs). In the 1970s, he starred in the hit play "Madrassat Al Mashaghbeen" (Mischief at School), which screened from 1971 to 1975. He then did "Shahid Mashafsh Hagga" (The Witness Didn't See Anything) which was screened over a period of seven years. Afterwards, he did "Al Wadd Sayyid Al Shaghal," which screened from 1985 to 1993. Imam has had one of the longest acting careers. More recently, he starred in "The Yacoubian Building," adapted from Alaa Al-Aswany's celebrated novel. The film, a poignant piece of social commentary, is known to be the highest-budgeted film in Egyptian cinema history. In 2012, an Egyptian court convicted Imam for defamation of Islam (not the first time this has happened). The films targeted in this particular case were "Al Irhabi" (The Terrorist) and "Al Zaeem" (The Leader) in which he satirizes Arab autocratic rulers. Imam, however, won his appeal against the conviction. In 2000, the United Nations named him a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR.
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