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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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James Barton

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James Barton (November 1, 1890 - February 19, 1962) was an American vaudevillian and a character actor in films and television. Born into a theatrical family in Gloucester City, New Jersey, Barton began performing in minstrel shows and burlesque houses throughout the country in 1898. His years of experience working with African American performers led to his becoming one of the first jazz dancers in America. After working with repertory companies in the South and Midwest, he made his Broadway debut in the musical revue The Passing Show of 1919 in a role originally intended for Ed Wynn. He frequently was the highlight in mediocre productions, and a critic for the Daily News noted, "Whenever the book failed him, he shuffled into one or more of his eccentric dances." Additional theatre credits include Sweet and Low, Tobacco Road, The Iceman Cometh, and Paint Your Wagon. Barton's film career began in the silent era. His screen credits include The Time of Your Life, Here Comes the Groom, and The Misfits. On television he appeared in The Ford Television Theatre, Lux Video Theatre, Studio One, The Kaiser Aluminum Hour, Playhouse 90, Kraft Television Theatre, The Rifleman, Adventures in Paradise, and Naked City. Barton died of a heart attack in Mineola, New York. Bing Crosby considered James Barton to be one his ten favorite performers of all time, alongside names such as Al Jolson, Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Judy Garland and Nat King Cole. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Barton (vaudevillian), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Viktoriya Maslova

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Victoria Valerievna Maslova. She was born on September 9, 1985 in Pavlograd (Kazakhstan). Russian theater and film actress. She played her first role - the Golden Chicken - at the age of 4, when she could not even read, and at the age of 14 she played the Chekhov Nina Zarechnaya. Parents-actors were always strict with their daughter, they constantly demanded that she work on herself and taught herself to be demanding. For which she is grateful to them. From an early age, Victoria did not doubt that she would become an actress: 'There were no other thoughts'. She attended a music school for three years engaged in artistic gymnastics.
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Peter Hanlon

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Peter Hanlon’s career as a professional actor spans over three and a half decades. He began his career in 1969 by appearing in guests spots on The Rovers, Division 4, Catwalk and Homicide. Hanlon soon began to garnish an impressive resume.  He gained international recognition by portraying the iconic suicidal teacher in the top grossing film of 2000, Scary Movie. Hanlon has appeared in recurring characters on the L-Word, X-Files, Millennium and So-Weird. Peter’s speciality in the classroom is clarity, posture and verbiage “I find it is incredibly important for an actor, whether professional or just starting out to be specific with one’s intention. We are specific and understand exactly what we want in life, we must learn to duplicate that on stage or for the camera. I teach our students to bring a strong level of clarity to the work that they produce”. One can also see Hanlon’s work in 21 Jump Street, Behind the Camera: Mork & Mindy, The Unsaid, Psych, Supernatural and The Killing. Peter has worked with industry heavyweights such as The Wayan Brothers, Andy Garcia, Benicio Del Toro, Ed Asner and Rodney Dangerfield. Hanlon has emerged as one of Vancouver’s most sought after acting coaches. His strength being his incredible ability to open up students to the possibilities that lie before them; drawing out the courage and skill to hone the natural talents they never thought they had within them. Peter is a passionate, energetic and caring member of the New Image College acting team. Three qualities that have made him one of our most beloved members.
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Mohammad Nizar

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Mohammad Nizar is a highly skilled character actor, known for his versatile portrayals across various roles. He has notably starred in two Netflix Originals, "Rawabi School for Girls" (2024) and "Jinn" (2019), showcasing his remarkable talent. His international acclaim extends from collaborations with Hollywood in "Rosewater" (2013) directed by Jon Stewart, to award-winning short films such as director Said Zagha's "Five Boys and A Wheel" (2016) and Faris Rjoub's "The Red Sea Makes Me Wanna Cry," which premiered at Festival De Cannes (2022). Nizar is currently preparing for his first lead role in Zain Duraie's feature film Sink, to be filmed in 2024. With his rich experience and unwavering passion, he is set to make a lasting impact on the global entertainment industry.
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Baya Kasmi

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Born in Toulouse in 1978, Baya Kasmi began working with Michel Leclerc on a TV series about adolescence, Âge sensible (2002), before the screenplay for Le Nom des gens (2010), which is said to have been inspired by an autobiographical story, won a César award. The duo reformed to write La vie très privée de Monsieur Slim (2015) and La lutte des classes (2018). As a director, she first established herself successfully in a short format with J'aurais pu être une pute, nominated for a César in 2012 for Best Short Film, which revealed Vimala Pons alongside Bruno Podalydès. The young actress went on to play the lead role in Je suis à vous tout de suite (2015), the director's first feature film. She then went on to work as a scriptwriter (for example, with Thomas Lilti on Hippocrate and Médecin de campagne), and it was not until early 2023 that her second feature was released: Youssef Salem a du succès, starring Ramzy Bedia.
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Suho

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Kim Jun-myeon (김준면; born May 22, 1991), known professionally as Suho (수호), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor under SM Entertainment. He is the leader of the South Korean boy group EXO and its sub-group EXO-K. He made his solo debut on March 30, 2020, with his first mini album Self-Portrait. Outside of his musical career, Suho has also starred in various television dramas and movies such as One Way Trip (2016), The Universe's Star (2017), Rich Man (2018), Middle School Girl A (2018), and How Are U Bread (2020).
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Aerial Monroe

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Ariel Monroe is an American female professional wrestler. Monroe debuted as early as November 21, 2015 in Queens Of Combat at QOC 7 during which she teamed with Savannah Evans under the team name Pretty Fantastic to defeat The Voluptuous Vixens Wrestling Academy (Miss Diss Lexia & Roni Nicole). With Savannah Evans, she returned on March 18 to wrestle at Queens Of Combat 8 as Pretty Fantastic, losing a tag match against team Legendary (Brandi Wine & Malia Hosaka). The following night at Queens Of Combat 9, Pretty Fantastic defeated The Voluptuous Vixens Wrestling Academy (Kennadi Brink & Miss Diss Lexia). The following month on April 1 at Queens Of Combat 10, Ariel Monroe & Savannah Evans welcomed newest teammate Devyn Nicole, rebranding the triad as The Sexy Young Caramels. The new team won their debut match, defeating The Voluptuous Vixens Wrestling Academy (Amanda Rodriguez, Angel Blue & Miss Diss Lexia). On May 21 at Queens Of Combat 11, Monroe and Savannah Evans wrestled once more as team Pretty Fantastic, defeating Malia Hosaka & Su Yung. Later on that same date, Queens Of Combat 12 was held during which Devyn Nicole joined the team, wrestling once more under their stable name The Sexy Young Caramels, defeating Kennadi Brink, Ray Lyn McAwesome & Samantha Heights. Two months later on August 6, Monroe returned for Queens Of Combat 13 during which she defeated Big Bang Nicole. The following month on September 16, Monroe defeated Angel Rose at Queens Of Combat 14. The following night at Queens Of Combat 15, Monroe lost to Su Yung. Two months later, Monroe returned on November 27 for Queens Of Combat 15, during which she lost a singles match against Nevaeh. Monroe returned on February 18, 2017 at Queens Of Combat 17, wrestling her final QOC match with the Sexy Young Caramels in a QOC Tag Team Championship Tournament, during which they advanced in the first round after eliminating the Fella Twins (Eddy McQueen & Rick Cataldo) & Jamie Senegal. Debuting on July 22, 2016 at SHINE 36, Monroe lost a singles match against her Sexy Young Caramels teammate Devyn Nicole. She returned on December 16 at SHINE 39, during which she was defeated by Candy Cartwright. She returned the following year on January 13, 2017 at SHINE 40, in a singles match lost to Xandra Bale. At SHINE 41, Monroe won her first singles match, defeating Priscilla Kelly. Two months later, Monroe returned for SHINE 42, during which she wrestled twice. Her first match marked her second singles victory after defeating Aria Blake. She later teamed with Priscilla Kelly & Renee Michelle in defeating Aria Blake, Candy Cartwright & Kiera Hogan in a tag match. Five months later on October 20 at SHINE 46, Monroe teamed with Aja Perera in defeating The Cutie Pie Club (Aria Blake & Kiera Hogan). Two months later, Monroe returned for SHINE 47, during which she lost a singles match against the Russian wrestler Natalia Markova. She later at the event, competed in a No. 1 Contendership Survival Rumble for the SHINE Championship, eventually ending with Rain becoming the new contender.
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Mariya Nagao

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Mariya Nagao is a Japanese tarento, a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. Mariya Nagao joined AKB48 as a 9th generation trainee in late 2009. On December 8, 2010, together with Mina Oba, Haruka Shimazaki, Haruka Shimada, Miyu Takeuchi, Mariko Nakamura, Anna Mori, and Suzuran Yamauchi, she was promoted to a full member, but stayed unassigned to any of the three teams until 2011 when Team 4 was formed. In the 2012 AKB48 elections (AKB48 27th Single Senbatsu Sōsenkyo) Mariya Nagao placed 39th. On November 1, 2012, she was transferred to Team K. In 2013 she was assigned to be one of the members to sing the title track on the AKB48's 31st single "Sayonara Crawl". In the 2013 AKB48 elections (AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sōsenkyo) Mariya Nagao placed 35th. In the 2014 AKB48 elections (AKB48 37th Single Senbatsu Sōsenkyo) she placed 65th. In the 2015 AKB48 elections (AKB48 41st Single Senbatsu Sōsenkyo) she placed 69th. On December 7, 2015 Mariya Nagao announced her graduation from AKB48. On March 10, 2016, shortly before officially leaving the group (the graduation ceremony was due March 19), Mariya Nagao released her first photobook, titled Utsukushii Saibō.[8] With approximately 7,000 copies sold in the first week (according to Oricon), it debuted in the first place of the Oricon Photobook Chart.
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Simonetta Solder

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Simonetta Solder is an Italian actress. Born in Austria, her family moved to Pordenone in Italy when she was young. After high school, she attended the Max Reinhardt Seminar, the School of Drama at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Austria. She then moved to the USA where she continued to study acting in New York and Chicago. She is married to actor Giorgio Marchesi. Her films include "Amore Liquido" (2010), "One Kiss" (2016) and "Hidden 3D" (2011).
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