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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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Soumyajit Majumdar

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Soumyajit Majumdar is an actor-writer-director-producer and Founder-Director of LOK Arts Collective (launched on January 3, 2010) - revered for pioneering the youth-in-arts movement in Kolkata. An alumni of St.Xavier's College, Kolkata (Mass Communication and Videography) , #Homecoming (Project selected during scripting stage and mentored at NFDC Producer's Lab Film Bazaar 2019, Goa) is his first feature film as a writer-director-producer. Besides being an independent multi-disciplinary artist and artpreneur, he has acted in 25 varied feature films before taking a break to make #Homecoming. As one of the leading actors , he has been part of festival favourites Catsticks directed by Ronny Sen (Honorary mention @World Narratives Grand Jury Prize -Slamdance International Film festival 2019, Best Film at Mammoth Film Festival, Oldenburgh Film Festival, Germany, IFFLA 2019, NYIFF 2019, KIFF 2019, Tallin Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia 2019 Athens Avant-Garde Film Festival 2019 and San Francisco Indie Fest 2020) and as a lead actor in Ghost Of The Golden Groves directed by Roshni Sen and Aniket Dutta (Official selection- London Indian Festival 2019, FDNC Montreal 2019, Nominee FIPRESCI award, Festival De Noveau Cinema 2019, Winner best Ghost music video and Hybrid Feature, Opening film at Chicago Underground Film Festival 2020,Cinequest San Jose Film Festival 2020) . He has also acted in other festival favourites 'Gandu' directed by Q ( Berlin International Film Festival 2011, SAIFF, Seattle, Slamdance), French film Crash Test Aglae directed by Eric Gravel(Cannes International Film Festival 2017) and has played pivotal roles in commercially successful Hindi and Bengali films like Aashiqui 2, Har Har Byomkesh, Bibaho Diaries, Byomkesh Pawrbo and Zulfiqar. Soumyajit has also been a part of more than 30 feature films and national advertisements as casting director and/or line producer.
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Thanawat Prasitsomporn

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Thanawat Prasitsomporn, also known as DJ Nui, is a Thai actor, DJ, host, and broadcaster. He graduated high school from Wisuttarangsee School Kanchanaburi, then continued his studies until he graduated from the Faculty of Communication Arts, Major in Advertising, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. Then came to work as a radio host of 94 EFM, starting from reading the news of the program, Chaeng Morning with DJ Moddam and DJ Krit on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Until receiving the nickname Nui Chae morning according to the name of the show and also dubbing show, movies and dramas as well. He participated as a committee on The Mask Singer, the detective in I Can See Your Voice Thailand, and The Wall Song.
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Peter Brown

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Peter Brown got into acting when he was in the army by organizing a theater group on base to occupy his spare time while stationed in Alaska. After his discharge he enrolled in the acting program at UCLA, and starting in the mid-1950s found employment in many of the western films and series being turned out at the time (he is especially remembered for his work as eager young deputy Johnny McKay in the classic western series Lawman (1958) and as one of a trio of Texas Rangers in the western action/comedy series Laredo (1965)). Following the end of a contract with Universal Pictures (1965-1972), he switched to soap operas and made-for-TV films, and has been steadily employed ever since.
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James Doohan

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James Montgomery "Jimmy" Doohan ( March 3, 1920 – July 20, 2005) was a Canadian character and voice actor, best known for his role as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the television and film series Star Trek. His characterization of the Scottish Chief Engineer of the Starship Enterprise was one of the most recognizable elements in the Star Trek franchise, for which he also made several contributions behind the scenes. Many of the characterizations, mannerisms, and expressions that he established for Scotty and other Star Trek characters have become entrenched in popular culture. Following his success with Star Trek, he supplemented his income and showed continued support for his fans by making numerous public appearances. Doohan often went to great lengths to buoy the large number of fans who have been inspired to make their own accomplishments in engineering and other fields, as a result of Doohan's work and his encouragement. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Soumendra Bhattacharya

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The co-founder of Kolkata-based theatre company Mad About Drama, Soumendra Bhattacharya made his feature film debut with the Bengali horror thriller Ludo (2015). Since then, he has appeared in the detective thriller Byomkesh O Agnibaan (2017) and the television series Charitraheen (2018). In 2019, Soumendra essayed a pivotal role in the horror thriller film Bhoot Chaturdashi, which was directed by Shabbir Mallick. Soumendra Bhattacharya was born and brought up in Kolkata. He went to school at Don Bosco Park Circus and grew up shy and quiet until one day in standard nine he discovered his love for public speaking and plays.
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Alo Mattiisen

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Alo Mattiisen (22 April 1961 – 30 May 1996) was an Estonian musician and composer. One of the most famous melodies that he composed was a patriotic song titled "No land is alone", with lyrics written by the Estonian poet Jüri Leesment. Several other of his patriotic compositions became staples for the Singing Revolution including the ‘Five Patriotic Songs’ series. Alo Mattiisen was born in the town of Jõgeva. His father was Evald Mattiesen. In 1984, Mattiisen graduated from the Tallinn State Conservatory, becoming a specialist in pedagogy of music. In 1988, he graduated from the same school, becoming a specialist in composition.
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Damián Romay

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Damian Romay is an Argentinean American, film and television writer, producer and director. He graduated from the University of Southern California's film school with a master's degree in screenwriting. His work has participated in many film festivals around the world and been recognized with the Jack Nicholson Directing Scholarship, The Best Story for a Motion Picture award in LALIFF, the ABC/Disney writing fellowship, and regional Emmy's for writing and directing. In 2015 Damian founded Sunshine Films, a film and television production company based in Florida. He is best known for producing, writing, and directing TV movies and independent feature films.
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Myra Meadows

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Myra Meadows (メドウズ 舞良, Medouzu Maira), currently known as her stage name Myra Arai (新井 舞良, Arai Maira), is a Japanese-Canadian model and actress Myers was scouted by TWIN PLANET ENTERTAINMENT while in high school on Instagram, which sparked her beginning interests in modeling. Arai's father is Canadian and teaches English at a college. Her mother is Japanese. From elementary school up until her first year of high school, Arai was a volleyball player. From her second year and beyond, she was in track & field and participated in her prefecture's inter-high tournament. She is a fan of the idol group BiSH and often goes to their stage performances.
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Allan Wu

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After graduating from the University of California at Berkeley, Allan studied acting while he modeled for two years before he was offered the opportunity to become an MTV VJ (video jockey) in Taiwan. This was the first time MTV had ever invited anyone from the United States to the music channel in Asia. With very little knowledge and grasp of the Mandarin Chinese language, Allan had to quickly learn the language in order to work in the Mandarin medium of Taiwan, which he successfully mastered after an intense nine months of classes and private tutoring. Allan then moved to Singapore and ignited his career there as an actor and also as a host, where he is one of the most sought after hunks on screen. His acting credits include leading roles in both English and Chinese serial dramas in addition to feature films. With an endless appetite for action and adventure, Allan landed the coveted spot as the host of The Amazing Race Asia. The hugely popular and highly-rated production is telecast throughout all of Asia and has introduced the entire region to Allan Wu. Not one to ever be complacent and rest on his laurels, Allan continually pushes his limits and tests his abilities with new challenges and projects. It is this inherent commitment to excel that major companies such as Tag Heuer luxury watches, True Yoga and True Fitness centers, Carlsberg beer, and Taylor's University-Malaysia are proud to have selected him as their brand ambassador and spokesperson.
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