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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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Barbara Jo Allen

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From Wikipedia Barbara Jo Allen (September 2, 1906 – September 14, 1974) was an actress also known as Vera Vague, the spinster character she created and portrayed on radio and in films during the 1940s and 1950s. She based the character on a woman she had seen delivering a PTA literature lecture in a confused manner. As Vague, she popularized the catch phrase "You dear boy!" Allen's acting ability first surfaced in school plays. Following her high school graduation, she went to Paris to study at the Sorbonne. Concentrating on language, she became proficient in French, Spanish, German and Italian. After the death of her parents, she moved to Los Angeles where she lived with her uncle. In 1937, she debuted on network radio drama as Beth Holly on NBC's One Man's Family, followed by roles on Death Valley Days, I Love a Mystery and other radio series. According to Allen, her Vera Vague character was “sort of a frustrated female, dumb, always ambitious and overzealous… a spouting Bureau of Misinformation.” After Vera was introduced in 1939 on NBC Matinee, she became a regular with Bob Hope beginning in 1941. Allen appeared in at least 60 movies and TV series between 1938 and 1963, often credited as Vera Vague rather than her own name. The character she created was so popular that she eventually adopted the character name as her professional name. From 1943 to 1952, as Vera, she made more than a dozen comedy two-reel short subjects for Columbia Pictures. In 1948, she did less acting and instead opened her own commercial orchid business, while also serving as the Honorary Mayor of Woodland Hills, California. In 1953, as Vera, she hosted her own television series, Follow the Leader, a CBS audience participation show. In 1958, she appeared as Mabel, the boss of the flight attendants, in Jeannie Carson's syndicated version of her situation comedy Hey, Jeannie! The program aired only six episodes in syndication. Allen's first marriage was to actor Barton Yarborough. They had one child together. In 1946, the couple co-starred in the two-reel comedy short, Hiss and Yell, nominated for an Academy Award as Best Short Subject. In 1931-32, Allen married Charles H. Crosby. In 1943, she married Bob Hope's producer, Norman Morrell. They had one child and were married for three decades, until her 1974 death in Santa Barbara, California.
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Heather Angel

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Heather Grace Angel was an English actress, the younger of two sisters, born to parents Andrea and Mary Letticia. She began her stage career at the Old Vic in 1926 and later appeared with touring companies. Her Broadway debut came in December 1937, in Love of Women, at the Golden Theatre. She also appeared in The Wookey (1941–42). Angel appeared in many British films. She made her first screen appearance in City of Song. She later had a leading role in Night in Montmartre, and followed this success with The Hound of the Baskervilles. She then decided to move to Hollywood, sailing on the Majestic to New York in December 1932 with her mother. Over the next few years, she played strong roles in such films as The Mystery of Edwin Drood, The Three Musketeers, The Informer, and The Last of the Mohicans. In 1937, she made the first of five appearances as Phyllis Clavering in the popular Bulldog Drummond series. She was cast as Kitty Bennett in Pride and Prejudice and as maid, Ethel, in Suspicion. Angel was also the leading lady in the first screen version of Raymond Chandler's The High Window, released in 1942 as Time to Kill. She was one of the passengers of Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat. Her film appearances in the following years were few, but she returned to Hollywood to provide voices for the Walt Disney animated films Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan. During 1964 and 1965, she played a continuing role in the television soap opera Peyton Place. After that role, she played Miss Faversham, a nanny and female friend of Sebastian Cabot's character of Giles French in the situation comedy Family Affair. Angel received a star, located at 6301 Hollywood Boulevard, on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to the film industry. Angel died from cancer in Santa Barbara, California, and was buried in Santa Barbara Cemetery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Heather Angel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Raymond Ochoa

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Raymond Ochoa is an American child actor and voice actor. He has appeared in various commercials, television shows and movies including roles in 10 Items or Less, Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh, and the lead character, Arlo, in the Pixar film The Good Dinosaur. Ochoa was born in San Diego, California. He is the younger brother of actors Ryan and Robert Ochoa. He is of Mexican descent. In 2007, he starred in commercials for Betty Crocker, Verizon FiOS, and Chevrolet. He made his debut by playing Manuelito, a minor role in the television series 10 Items or Less in 2006. He appeared in the television series Cold Case, and Hank. Ochoa is currently in the band Ochoa Boyz, formed by him and other siblings Ryan Ochoa, Rick Ochoa, and Robert Ochoa. *Source:* **Wikipedia**
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Willa Ford

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Amanda Lee Modano (née Williford; born January 22, 1981), known professionally as Willa Ford and often as Mandy Modano, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, model, television personality and film actress. She released her debut album, Willa Was Here, in 2001. Ford also has acted in movies such as Friday the 13th, hosted several reality television shows, posed for Playboy and competed on ABC's Dancing with the Stars. Description above from the Wikipedia article Willa Ford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Jon Reep

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Jonathan David Reep (born March 26, 1972) is an American comedian and actor. While attending North Carolina State University he began performing stand-up comedy at Goodnights comedy club. He graduated from NCSU in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater, Mass Communication, and Public & Personal communication. After graduating, he was employed at UNC-TV where he became the assistant director of such TV shows as "North Carolina Now" & "Legislative Week in Review", while at night simultaneously honing his skills as a stand-up comedian. In 1998, he left UNC-TV to pursue comedy full time. He traveled all over the country performing in comedy clubs and colleges in every state in America. In 2000, he was invited to perform at the Montreal Just for Laughs festival, and shortly thereafter moved to Los Angeles, CA to further is career as a stand-up comedian and actor. As an actor, his roles include the pot-smoking farmer Raymus in the movie Harold and Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay, dim-witted cop Gerald Bob on the ABC Sitcom Rodney, and a goodwill worker in Disney Channel's Good Luck Charlie. He was the HEMI guy in Dodge Truck's popular ad campaigns. As a comedian, he was the winner of NBC's Last Comic Standing, season 5. He's been on Comedy Central's Premium Blend, the half-hour special Comedy Central Presents: Jon Reep, and his own specials Jon Reep: Metro Jethro, and Jon Reep: Ginger Beard Man. He's been on TBS's Pit Stop Comedy, NBC's Late Friday or CMT's Comedy Club, and Comedy Stage. IMDb Mini Biography By: Jon Reep
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Roopa Ganguly

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Roopa Ganguly (born 25 November 1966) is an Indian actress, playback singer and politician. She is best known for her rendition of Draupadi in B R Chopra's hit television series Mahabharat (1988). Often promoted as the Bengali Film Industry's answer to Bollywood's Shabana Azmi, she is known for her versatility and accent adaptation. She worked with directors such as Mrinal Sen, Aparna Sen, Goutam Ghose and Rituparno Ghosh. She is a trained Rabindra Sangeet vocalist and a classical dancer. She received several awards including a National Award and two BFJA Awards. In October, 2015, she was nominated as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, by the President of India. She served as the President of BJP Mahila Morcha in West Bengal. She served as the General Secretary and the Vice President for the West Bengal Motion Picture Artistes' Forum, a body representing cine artistes.
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Aqueela Zoll

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With training in theatre arts, improvisation, & creative writing, Aqueela holds a degree in Human Development from the University of Long Beach, California. Having studied with Inner Circle Theatre, The Improv Space, Sarah Underwood, Craig Anton, and many others she has found success in her entertainment career as an actress, model, & host. Her driven inspiration for film & vibrant work ethic has landed Aqueela working with Liev Schreiber (X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2009), Jamie Marshall (Warrior 2011, Twilight 2008), James Byrkit (Coherence 2013, Rango 2011, Pirates of the Caribbean 2003), and Emily Baldoni (Ghosts of Girlfriends Past) among many others. Film & television are where Aqueela's hunger peaks, yet as a young woman fascinated with all creative sides to the business she has also found success modeling with brands such as Adidas, ASCIS, Harley Davidson, Rockstar, & JVC. Her natural presence on camera has complimented hosting for major companies such as ACER, Honda, & Rumchata. Believing training never ceases, she is constantly redefining her strengths & craft. She is well rounded in beginning level French, acoustic guitar, quantum physics & the Krav Maga martial arts. She's well versed in psychology, anatomy, & physiology. As an actress, she views an intelligent mind as the creative mind's best companion, & vice versa. Aqueela's journey as an actress has been an inspiring adventure so far. Having recently returned from filming in the UK, you'll see Aqueela as a lead role in Fox Home Entertainment's Wrong Turn 6. - IMDb Mini Biography
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Jacob Blair

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Jacob William Blair (born January 26, 1984 in Red Deer, Alberta) is a Canadian actor and writer. He is best known for the leading role of William Pinkerton in the TV series The Pinkertons. His first role was in the sci-fi television series Battlestar Galactica: Razor and went on to appear in many other series as Bionic Woman, The L Word, Fringe, Aliens in America, Suits, Beauty and the Beast, Republic of Doyle, Rookie Blue and Dark Rising: Warrior of Worlds. He also appeared in many movies such as Fear Island, Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball, Hot Tub Time Machine, The A-Team, Wrecked, The Grey, Underworld: Awakening, Night Cries and Country Crush.
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Lannan Eacott

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Lannan Eacott (born 14 December 1994), better known by his online alias LazarBeam, is an Australian YouTuber, professional gamer and internet personality, known primarily for his Let's Play videos, "comedic riffs" and use of memes. Eacott is a member of the entertainment collective known as Click, alongside other Australian YouTubers. Eacott began making slow motion demolition videos in 2014, while working in his family's construction business. After registering his current YouTube channel in 2015, Eacott primarily posted Let's Play and challenge videos of various video games. As his channel grew, his style of video content diversified to include more vlog and comedy style videos. His channel experienced substantial growth in popularity when he began posting videos of Fortnite Battle Royale in 2018. In December 2019, Eacott was acknowledged as YouTube's eighth most-viewed content creator of the year, with 2 billion views in 2019. As of March 2020, his YouTube channel has reached over 13 million subscribers and 4.5 billion video views, ranking as the fourth most-subscribed and third most-viewed channel on the platform from Australia.
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