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Ray Leppan

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Raymond John Leppan is a South African retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE under the ring name Adam Rose. Making his debut on the South African independent circuit in 1995, Leppan signed with WWE in 2010, wrestling in its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) under the ring name Leo Kruger, where he became a two-time FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion. After FCW folded in 2012, Leppan continued to wrestle in its successor NXT as Leo Kruger, before moving to WWE's main roster, as Adam Rose in early 2014. After a series of controversies, Leppan asked for his release from the promotion in April 2016 and wrestled in the international independent circuit.
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Millie Bobby Brown

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Millie Bobby Brown (born 19 February, 2004) is a British actress and producer. She gained recognition for playing Eleven in the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things (2016–present), for which she received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. Brown has starred in the adventure film Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and its sequel Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). She also starred in and produced the Netflix mystery film Enola Holmes (2020) and its 2022 sequel. In 2018, Brown was featured in the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people, and was appointed as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, the then youngest person selected for this position.
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Natalia Dyer

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Natalia Dyer was born on January 13, 1995 in Nashville, Tennessee. She is an American actress known primarily for her role as Nancy Wheeler in the Netflix science fiction drama series Stranger Things. Her career began around the age of twelve in 2009, in the family comedic drama Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) starring Miley Cyrus. It was not until her late teens, did she land her breakthrough role on Netflix's horror drama series Stranger Things (2016). On January 29, 2017 at the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards show, Dyer and the cast of "Stranger Things" became co-winners for "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series". Fans can see her upcoming features including After Darkness (2017) and Mountain Rest (2018).
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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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Paul Mazursky

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Irwin Lawrence "Paul" Mazursky (April 25, 1930 – June 30, 2014) was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. Known for his dramatic comedies that often dealt with modern social issues, he was nominated for five Academy Awards: three times for Best Original Screenplay, once for Best Adapted Screenplay, and once for Best Picture for An Unmarried Woman (1978). Other films written and directed by Mazursky include Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), Blume in Love (1973), Harry and Tonto (1974), Moscow on the Hudson (1984), and Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986). Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Mazursky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Hugh Dancy

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Hugh Michael Horace Dancy (born 19 June 1975) is an English actor who rose to prominence for his role as the title character in the television film adaptation of David Copperfield (2000) as well as for roles in feature films as Kurt Schmid in Black Hawk Down (2001) and Prince Charmont in Ella Enchanted (2004). Other film roles include Joe Conner in Shooting Dogs (2005), Grigg Harris in The Jane Austen Book Club (2007), Luke Brandon in Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009), Adam Raki in Adam (2009) and Ted in Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011). On television, he portrayed criminal profiler Will Graham in the NBC television series Hannibal (2013–2015), Cal Roberts in the Hulu original series The Path (2016–2018) and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, in the Channel 4 miniseries Elizabeth I (2005); the latter role earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Dancy currently portrays Senior Assistant District Attorney Nolan Price on NBC's revival of the original Law & Order (2022–present). Description above from the Wikipedia article Hugh Dancy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Jorge Mistral

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Modesto Llosas Rosell (November 24, 1920- April 21, 1972) better known as Jorge Mistral, was a Spanish actor that after leaving his Laws career began to acting in spanish theatre. During the years 1940 to 1950 Mistral participated in some of the most popular spanish films like Pequeñeces, Locura de amor and Carmen la de Ronda. Jorge had his bigger success in Mexico where was part of the "leading man" actors sharing credits with actresses like Dolores Del Río, María Félix and Silvia Pinal. In the 70's while he was shooting the soap opera "Hermanos Coraje" Mistral was diagnosed with doudenal cancer; for that reason, in 1972 he commited suicide after many suffering months and depression. His remains rest in a graveyard located in Mexico City.
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Chynna Phillips

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Gilliam Chynna Phillips (born February 12, 1968) is an American singer and actress, known for being a member of Wilson Phillips and for being the daughter of The Mamas & the Papas' band members John and Michelle Phillips and the half-sister of actress Mackenzie Phillips, Bijou Phillips, Jeffrey Phillips, Tamerlane Phillips, and Austin Hines. Phillips began her career in acting. She appeared in films such as 1987's Some Kind of Wonderful, 1988's Caddyshack II, 1989's Say Anything and as the title character Roxanne Pulitzer in the 1989 television biopic Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer. In 1995, she returned to acting appearing as Kim MacAfee in the television movie Bye Bye Birdie. In 2004, she voiced the character of Kitty along with her husband William Baldwin as Johnny 13 in Danny Phantom.
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Dixie Lee

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wilma Winifred Wyatt (November 4, 1911 – November 1, 1952) better known as Dixie Lee was an American actress, dancer, and singer. She was the first wife of singer Bing Crosby. Born Wilma Winifred Wyatt in Harriman, Tennessee on November 4, 1911 to Evan Wyatt and the former Nora Scarborough. She adopted the professional name "Dixie Carroll" to enter an amateur singing contest in Chicago in May, 1928. She won the contest and the prize was a job as a singer at a roadhouse called College Inn. Whilst working there, she was spotted by a talent scout and given a part in the traveling company of Good News. A film contract was subsequently offered and Winfield Sheehan of the Fox film studio changed her name to Dixie Lee, to avoid confusion with actresses Nancy Carroll and Sue Carol. She appeared in at least 16 films from 1929 to 1935.
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Bernard Fortin

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Bernard Fortin (born January 17, 1957 in Baie-Comeau) is a Quebec actor and doubler born on January 17, 1957 in Baie-Comeau. He is, among other things, the regular Quebec voice of Tom Hanks, Woody Harrelson, Ned Flanders, Chef Wiggum and Reverend Lovejoy. Bernard Fortin is a graduate of the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal, promotion 1981. He also lends his voice to Ned Flanders, police officer Clancy Wiggum and Reverend Lovejoy in the Quebec version of Simpsons. He also lends his voice to Henri Hill in Henri pis sa gang. He is also the interpreter of the theme of the Adventurers of Space, animated drawing that was first broadcast in French in 1987. He also made the voice of the character Tinky Winky in the popular children's series Les Télétubbies. He also doubled a character in the animated series Star Wars. He also made the voice of Ed, representation of the serial killer Ed Gein, in the short Quebec animation film Pogo and his friends directed by François Guay in 2008. He was for many years the spokesperson for the Harvey's restaurant chain during his advertisements. He lent his voice to Simon in the Quebec version of the films Alvin and the Chipmunks He also doubles some Disney Hercules films: Pen and in Mulan 2: Yao.A lot is known when he co-hosted CKOI 96.9 the return of Patrice & Bernard
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