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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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K. Manikandan

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K. Manikandan is an Indian film writer, actor and director who works in the Tamil film industry. Manikandan participated in a popular reality comedy show and finished as the runner-up of the season. Subsequently, he joined an FM channel as a Radio Jockey while also dubbing/voice acting for several films and TV shows. He debuted as a writer with Pizza II: Villa (2013). He made his acting debut with India Pakistan (2015) and played a minor role in the Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum (2016) directed by Nalan Kumarasamy. Manikandan then played an antagonist in Sri Ganesh's debut directorial venture 8 Thottakkal (2017) alongside M. S. Bhaskar and Lallu. He penned the dialogues for Pushar-Gayathri's third directorial venture Vikram Vedha (2017) and also played a role of a police constable in the film. In 2018, Pa. Ranjith picked Manikandan for a role in Kaala (2018). Manikandan was involved in Viswasam (2019) Thambi (2019), directed by Siva and Jeethu Joseph respectively, as a dialogue writer. He paired with Nivedithaa Sathish in the romantic anthology film Sillu Karupatti (2019), directed by Halitha Shameem. Manikandan directed an independent film ‘Narai Ezhuthum Suyasaritham’ (English Title: Endless) starring Delhi Ganesh and himself in lead roles. The film was selected to participate in Bengaluru International Film Festival (2016) under ‘Indian Cinema Competition’. Endless was one of the four films to be selected for screening at 16th New York Indian Film Festival (2016).
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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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Shmuel Wolf

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Shmuel Wolf was an Israeli actor. Born in Budapest, Wolf's mother died at a young age and his father, who sold sewing machines, later remarried. Wolf and his stepmother were forced to relocate to the local ghetto during the Holocaust after his father was murdered by members of the Arrow Cross Party. After the ghetto was liberated in 1945, Wolf resided in a Bnei Akiva camp in France from 1948 until emigrating to Israel the following year. He lived in Masu'ot Yitzhak and then Kfar Masaryk. Wolf also served in the Hashomer Hatzair movement and the Nahal movement. He moved to Tel Aviv in 1959. From the 1960s onwards, Wolf focused on his career as an actor. He studied acting with Nola Chilton and he became a regular performer at many theatres which included the Ohel Theatre and the Haifa Theatre. Wolf's most popular stage performances was in Josef Mundy’s play It Comes Around in which he performed over 2,000 times. On film and television, Wolf made his film debut in Sallah Shabati starring Chaim Topol. He was also featured in the 1972 film An American Hippie in Israel. Other films he appeared in included Fifty-Fifty, An Intimate Story and A Woman Called Golda. He also made minor appearances in the television shows Life is Not Everything and Srugim.
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James Mercer

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James Russell Mercer (born December 26, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is the founder, vocalist, lead songwriter, and sole remaining original member of the indie rock group The Shins. In 2009, Mercer and producer Danger Mouse formed the side project Broken Bells, for which they released a self-titled album in March 2010, followed by After the Disco in 2014, and then Into the Blue in 2022. He also has acted, appearing in Matt McCormick's feature film Some Days Are Better Than Others, which premiered in 2010.
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William Friedkin

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William Friedkin (August 29, 1935 - August 7, 2023) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for directing "The French Connection" (1971) and "The Exorcist" (1973); for the former, he won the Academy Award for Best Director. Some of his other notable films include "The Boys in the Band" (1970), "Sorcerer" (1977), "Cruising" (1980), "To Live and Die in L.A." (1985), "Blue Chips" (1994), "Jade" (1995), "Rules of Engagement" (2000), "The Hunted" (2003), "Bug" (2006), and "Killer Joe" (2011). In 1965, Friedkin moved to Hollywood and two years later released his first feature film, "Good Times," starring Sonny and Cher. Several other "art" films followed, including the adaptation of Mart Crowley's "The Boys in the Band" and most notably "The Birthday Party," based on an unpublished screenplay by Harold Pinter, which he adapted from his own play. Friedkin, however, did not want to be known as an art house director, but rather for action and serious drama through stories about an America upended by crime, hypocrisy, the occult, and amorality. All of which he mounted up into his films to reflect what was going on in an America that was changing in the wake of Vietnam, the Sexual Revolution, and Watergate. In 1971, his "The French Connection" was released to wide critical acclaim. Shot in a gritty style more suited for documentaries than Hollywood features, the film won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Friedkin followed up with 1973's "The Exorcist," based on William Peter Blatty's best-selling novel, which revolutionized the horror genre and is considered by some critics to be one of the greatest horror movies of all time. "The Exorcist" was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. It won the Best Screenplay and Best Sound Mixing. Following these two pictures, Friedkin, along with Francis Ford Coppola and Peter Bogdanovich, was deemed one of the premier directors of New Hollywood. In 1973, the trio announced the formation of an independent production company at Paramount, The Directors Company. Whereas Coppola directed "The Conversation" and Bogdanovich the Henry James adaptation, "Daisy Miller," Friedkin abruptly left the company, which was soon closed by Paramount. Friedkin's later movies did not achieve the same success. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Friedkin's films received mostly lackluster reviews and moderate ticket sales. However, his action/crime movie "To Live and Die in L.A." (1985), starring William Petersen and Willem Dafoe, was a critical favorite and drew comparisons to Friedkin's own "The French Connection" (particularly for its car-chase sequence). In 2011, Friedkin directed "Killer Joe," a black comedy written by Tracy Letts, and starring Matthew McConaughey. Killer Joe premiered at the 68th Venice International Film Festival, prior to its North American debut at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. In April 2013, Friedkin published a memoir, "The Friedkin Connection." He was presented with a lifetime achievement award at the 70th Venice International Film Festival in September.
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Shun Sugata

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Character actor Shun Sugata (菅田 俊 Sugata Shun) was born on February 17, 1955 in Yamanashi, Japan as Masamichi Shibuya. Often cast in violent, villainous roles he can be instantly recognized by his deep, gruff voice and imposing stature. His most notable roles include the intimidating mob enforcer Takayama in Takeshi Miike's Ichi the Killer and the corrupt police commissioner in Tokyo Gore Police. He has also had minor roles outside Japanese cinema in Quention Tarantino's Kill Bill and The Last Samurai as well as playing the main villain opposing Scott Adkins in Ninja 2.
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Sunny Chen

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Sunny Chen is a Canadian actor, filmmaker, and singer-songwriter. At 6 years old, Sunny immigrated from Nanjing, China, to unceded Coast Salish lands. They finished high school in Langley, BC. As a teen, Sunny traveled throughout North America to perform at music festivals with their school choirs and concert band. At 17 years old, Sunny moved to Vancouver, and completed their BA in Psychology and English literature at the University of British Columbia. In 2019, Sunny won the leading role of "Ho Shee" in Karin Lee's period drama Ts'ekoo Cha Ke: The Girl with Big Feet (2021), playing a Chinese Canadian immigrant settler in the late 1800s. For this complex role, Sunny prepared her dialogue in Toisan (a Chinese dialect originating from southern Guangdong province), and Chinook (an Indigenous Pacific Northwest trade language). Sunny portrayed "Lisa" in Cheer Squad Secrets (2020).
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Adrianna Bertola

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Was born in Southend-on-Sea, England, on 9 February 1999. Currently lives in London. Has an older brother called James. Attended Alleyn Court School in Southend, England from the age of 3 to 7. Studied ballet, modern, jazz and tap with Miss Vanda Morgan at her Performing Arts Academy from the age of 4. Attends the 'Sylvia Young Theatre School' full time in London and is one of the youngest students ever to do so. Loves Facebook and keeps in close contact with all her old school, theatre, TV & film friends. Was not seen the first time for the open casting of the 'Sound of Music' as thousands of people turned up but did not give up, had her first call four weeks on. Six recalls later she was given the part and then had the honour of the Opening and Press night of Andrew Lloyd Webber's new West End show. Has been in Hello magazine for a feature and photo shoot. Got a Blue Peter badge in 2006. Most embarrassing moment, swallowing her tooth on stage in the 'Sound of Music' while singing Edelweiss. Favourite theatre show is 'Wicked' (with Kerry Ellis) but 'Phantom of the Opera' is a close second. And of course the fantastic 'Les Miserables'. Best memorable moments: getting her first acting part and meeting Kerry Ellis, funniest person met: Graham Norton and the scariest moment: The Tower of Terror at Disney MGM. Heavily involved with and supports the Cosette Project Charity to help abused and trafficked children. Attends the Royal Academy of Dance for Ballet. Won The Sylvia Young Theatre School Junior Acting Award 2009 & 2011.
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Mugga

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Mugga, a Brooklyn native, is known for bringing a great sense of comedy to her dramatic roles. Her journey began at a young age where she studied acting with such instructors as Tracey Moore, Joanna Beckson, Paul Calderon, and more. On a dare, she tried her hand at stand-up comedy. It didn't take long for her to catch the eye of Def Comedy Jam scout Bob Sumner. She quickly received a slew of high-profile stand-up gigs which gave her a big break onto the comedy scene. (These included DEF COMEDY JAM, SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO, BET'S COMIC VIEW 3X, and BBC'S CLUB CLASS.) Receiving glowing reviews (including the New York Times), she soon went on tour with DEF JAM as well as COMEDY TROUPE SWG (a UK Based Comedy Troupe), SISTAHS WITH GAGS, etc. All of the Stand-Up comedy success gave her entertainment career a push to new heights and she was able to return to her acting endeavors. Her love of acting and training soon paid off when she auditioned for Lee Daniels' Oscar winning film Precious and landed the role as the ever-memorable restaurant worker who Precious 'stole the chicken from'. She continued to hone her craft while keeping active in the stand-up comedy world. It was then in the ground-breaking Netflix Original Series Orange Is The New Black that she landed her SAG-award winning role of Reema Pell. As her acting career skyrocketed, she took to the skies with a major recurring role on NBC's cult hit Manifest as Bethany Collins - the lovable attendant from that fateful flight. Mugga continues to consistently book major roles in such high-profile TV shows as Bull, Power, Homeland, Blue Bloods, High Maintenance, and many more. She can also be seen on the big screen in Blumhouse' dystopian action franchise The First Purge! As she continues to navigate the worlds of acting and comedy, she keeps her eye on the prize - ever keeping in mind her favorite quote, "The Best Is Yet To Come".
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