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Jimmy Tsai

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jimmy Tsai is an American film director, writer, producer, actor, and editor. Though technically a production accountant, Jimmy Tsai has been creating projects since his early teens, when the order of the day included everything from crime movie spoofs to commercials for the high school swim team. His latest film making efforts include writing/acting in a comedy Ping Pong Playa and writing/directing another chapter in the The Venom Sportswear AD Campaign, a multi-media commentary on the state of children's sports endorsement deals, as well as producing The Killing of A Chinese Cookie, a documentary about the history of the fortune cookie. With writer John Choi, he has been selected as a member of the Fox Television Writer's Program as well as a quarter-finalist for the prestigious Nicholl Fellowship. He is a graduate of the High School of Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, Texas and University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jimmy Tsai, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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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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Ana Otero

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The actress Ana Otero was born in Valladolid. Completed his secondary education, he enrolled at the school of theatre in Valladolid, where was taken the diploma in dramatic art, which she completed with various courses and workshops, taught by prestigious figures such as Pilar Miro or Bob McAndrew. He has worked both on television and in film and theater, being best known for his work on the small screen. On television, in 1996 participated in the series "all men are equal", giving life to the character of Yoli. This work followed, in 1999, his interpretation of Nuria in "Fellows". In 2005 she was hired to work in the SOAP "Amar en tiempos revueltos", in the role of Paloma Beltran, a businesswoman who was mistress of Fabian. Subsequently, the actress has been participating in other series, such as "Sex issue" or "The mysteries of Laura". ANA has made also some plays, like "Ephemeral love nights", "Those Blue Hills", "Better days" or "Rock 'n' Roll". His debut in the film took place in 1994, with the film "Give me fire", h ctor Carr. Sta followed by, in the year 1996, "Malena is a name of tango", directed by Gerardo Herrero. The rest of his filmography, highlight some feature films as "the love can seriously damage health", "Nobody, a winter's tale", "The voice of his master", "Reflections", "Dead flowers", "a good day have any it" or "The rose of no one". It has also participated in some short films like "Dogs in the rain", "sofa", "Gold" or "Eye tooth". ANA has been nominated twice by the actors Union Award for the best actress, one in 1997 for her role in the series "all men are equal" and the other in the year 2007 for his work on the telenovela "Amar en tiempos revueltos".
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Bill Irwin

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William Mills Irwin (born April 11, 1950) is an American actor, clown, and comedian. He began as a vaudeville-style stage performer and has been noted for his contribution to the renaissance of American circus during the 1970s. He has also made a number of appearances on film and television, and he won a Tony Award for his role in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf on Broadway. He is also known as Mr. Noodle on the Sesame Street segment Elmo's World, has appeared in the Sesame Street film short Does Air Move Things?, and regularly appeared as a therapist on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
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Robert Livingston

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Livingston (December 9, 1904 – March 7, 1988) was an American film actor. He appeared in 135 films between 1921 and 1975. Often billed as "Bob Livingston," he was the original "Stony Brooke" in the "Three Mesquiteers" Western B-movie series, a role later played by John Wayne for eight films. He also portrayed the Lone Ranger in a mysterious 1939 serial directed by William Witney and co-starring Chief Thundercloud as Tonto, most of which is currently believed to be lost. Livingston was born in Quincy, Illinois and died in Tarzana, California from emphysema. He was buried in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Livingston (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Gina McKee

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Georgina "Gina" McKee (born 14 April 1964) is an English actress. She won the 1997 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for Our Friends in the North (1996), and earned subsequent nominations for The Lost Prince (2003) and The Street (2007). She also starred on television in The Forsyte Saga (2002) and as Caterina Sforza in The Borgias (2011). Her film appearances include Notting Hill (1999), and Phantom Thread (2017). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gina McKee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Renato Neto

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At age 7 Renato started playing piano inspired by pianist and arranger Cesar Camargo Mariano. At 15 Renato was further skilled by Walter "Eski" Roberto, playing night clubs in Sao Bernardo do Campo was where he started to put that work into action. When Renato was 17 his family relocated to Rio de Janeiro. Renato started working with artists like Biafra, Sandra de Sa, Amelinha, Roberto Carlos, Kid Abelha, Claudio Zoli, Barao Vermelho, Tim Maia, Margareth Menezes, Marina Lima, Renato E Seus Blue Caps, Prentice Gilson, Carmen Silva, Gil Gilberto, Artur Maia, Leo Gandelman, Victor Biglione, Raul Mascarenhas, Nico Assuncao, Marcio Montarroyos, Ricardo Silveira and others. In 1991 Renato relocated to California, USA. In 1992 he met musicians Marco Mendoza (bass) and Joey Heridia (drums) and formed a trio called Straight Jacket with which they toured through Europe and South America. They also recorded a live CD at the La Ve Lee jazz club in Studio City, California. Renato has played and recorded with Dianne Reeves, Michael Ruff, Ronnie Foster, Marilyn Scott, Frank Gambale, Scott Henderson, Sandro Albert. In 2000 Renato and his friend, drummer Tal Bergman put together a recording studio. Where they produced Rod Stewart, Marilyn Scott and Flavio Bala amongst others. He also scored some films including; Dancing At The Blue Iguana and Kill Me Later. In 2000 he joined Sheila E.'s E-Train band and recorded and toured with her. In the Fall of 2001 onwards Renato joned The NPG, brought to the attention of Prince by Sheila E., like most of Prince's band members since the late 90's.
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Jinxu Xiahou

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JINXU XIAHOU was born in Zibo in the Eastern Chinese province Shadong in December 1990. He began studying with Prof. Wang Xianlin in 2008 at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing (China) and completed his studies as bachelor. Jinxu Xiahou made his stage debut as Basilio in Eugen Onegin at the Tianqiao Opera in Beijing. He made his Europe debut in 2010, when he sang at the annual Classic Night in Zurich. In the year 2011 he was finalist of the renowned international singing competition Neue Stimmen of the Bertelsmann Foundation in Gütersloh and won the third prize. In 2012 he debuted at the Wiener Staatsoper where he has sung (exerpt) Conte di Lerma/Un areldo reale (Don Carlo Italian), Gaston (La traviata), Sänger (Rosenkavalier), Stimme des Seemanns (Tristan und Isolde), Rodrigo (Otello), Abdallo (Nabucco), Zweiter Jude (Salome), Bote (Aida), Comte de Lerme/Herold (Don Carlos French). He is a member of the ensemble of the Wiener Staatsoper.      http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/kuenstler/saengerinnen/Xiahou.en.php
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Seth Morrison

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Seth Morrison (born November 30, 1973) of Summit County, CO is a professional skier. He has won numerous competitions and appears in many ski movies. He was born in Murray, Kentucky. Morrison has survived avalanches, a helicopter crash, and miles of vertical on huge Alaskan faces. He is the oldest member of the K2 Factory Team. Morrison lived in Vail, Colorado in Middle and High School, during which time he spent 8 years racing for Ski Club Vail. He is best known for throwing back- and side-flips off massive cliffs and his ability to stomp landings from extreme heights.
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Alejandro Agostinelli

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Alejandro Agostinelli, editor of FactorElBlog.com, has been a journalist since 1982. Today he produces with the filmmaker Leandro Bartoletti Gravedad Zero - El Lado Z de la Fe, on YouTube. On Wednesdays at noon he has a column in “La immense minororía”, the program that Reynaldo Sietecase hosts on RadioConVos FM 89.9, titled “Not everything is what it seems” (go to podcast). At dawn on Wednesdays, together with Cali Fidalgo, he participates in "El Lengua" of La Red -AM 910- (repeats RadioMoscú.com), with the section "Strange Stories" (go to podcast). He was editor of the magazines Conozca Más, Misterios, Enciclopedia Popular Magazine and Gente, and of the newspapers La prensa and Página / 12. He was one of the promoters of the CAIRP Foundation and was Editorial Advisor for the magazine El Ojo Escéptico. He was also a television producer on Channel 9 and América TV. He was the editorial secretary of the popular science magazines Discover and NEO, he was editor of a dozen collections of infomagazines for Noticias magazine and others of Editorial Perfil, and has collaborated in the Pensar magazines, published by the Center For Inquiry Argentina (CFI / Argentina), El Escéptico and Newsweek. He was the creator of the site Dios! (2002-2004) and the blog Magia critique. Chronicles and meditations in the society of unlimited beliefs (2009-2010). He is the author of Invaders. Real stories of aliens in Argentina (Random House, 2009). He advised Incoming, the newscast of Canal Infinito (2009-2011) and wrote the column Ciencia Bruja on Yahoo! Argentina and Yahoo! Spanish (2010-2012). He worked for the production companies SnapTv and Nippur Media, for historical and scientific documentary series broadcast by NatGeo (2011-2013). Factor302.4 / FactorElBlog.com has been published since April 10, 2010. Contact: [email protected] Alejandro Agostinelli on Twitter Alejandro Agostinelli / Factor 302.4 on Facebook + info about the author, Wikipedia in Spanish + more info about Wikipedia English
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