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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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WC

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William LaShawn Calhoun Jr. (born February 3, 1970), better known by his stage name WC (pronounced "dub-c"), is an American rapper and actor. He originally was a rapper in the group Low Profile and later formed his group WC and the Maad Circle, who first succeeded with the single "Ain't A Damn Thang Changed". He later started a solo career and has released four solo albums. He is also well known for being a member of the rap supergroup Westside Connection with West Coast rappers Ice Cube and Mack 10.
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Mel Stuart

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Mel Stuart (born Stuart Solomon; September 2, 1928 – August 9, 2012) was an American film director and producer who often worked with producer David L. Wolper, at whose production firm he worked for 17 years, before going freelance. Stuart directed the fantasy-musical Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). He has directed other features, including If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969), One Is a Lonely Number (1974) and Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000). Stuart also directed feature documentaries including Four Days in November and Wattstax. In addition he has directed or produced over 150 films including movies of the week, The Triangle Factory Fire, Bill, The Chisholms, and Ruby and Oswald, the television series Ripley's Believe it Not, and the documentaries The Making of the President 1960, 1964, and 1968, The Hobart Shakespeareans, Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, Man Ray - The Prophet of the Avant-Garde, George Plimpton and the Philharmonic and The Poet's View. He has been awarded four Emmy awards, an Academy Award nomination, a Peabody and numerous other awards. He served as president of the International Documentary Association for two years. He was related to TV producer David L. Wolper. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mel Stuart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Kim Ji-ho

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Audiences were first introduced to Kim Ji-ho in 1994 in Shin Seung-hun's music video "For a Long Time Afterwards." She made her acting debut in Salut D'Amour that year, followed by the films A Man Wagging His Tail (1995) and Destiny (1997), both with Park Joong-hoon. Her popularity rose after starring in the 1995 television drama Apartment, and in 1996 she appeared in commercials for more than 30 products, including Kia Avella, Amorepacific Laneige, LG Corp, and Lotte Department Store. Kim's career later slowed down, but she continues to play leading roles in TV dramas such as Law Firm (2001), Glass Slippers (2002), Affection (2002), Single Again (2005), Even So Love (2007), and You Don't Know Women (2010)
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Anna Kendrick

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Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress. Her first starring role was in the 1998 Broadway musical High Society, for which she earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She made her film debut in the musical comedy Camp (2003), and had a supporting role in The Twilight Saga (2008–2012). She achieved wider recognition for the comedy-drama film Up in the Air (2009), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and for her starring role in the Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017). Kendrick has also starred in the comedies Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and 50/50 (2011), the crime drama End of Watch (2012), the musical fantasy Into the Woods (2014), and the thrillers The Accountant (2016) and A Simple Favor (2018). She has also performed a voice role in the animated musical films Trolls (2016) and Trolls World Tour (2020). For starring in the short form series Dummy, she received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress.
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Ivan Rassimov

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Ivan Rassimov  (7 May 1938 – 14 March 2003) was an Italian film actor of Serbian origin who appeared in many horror and exploitation films. Born in Trieste to Serbian parents, he made his film debut in 1964. Mostly cast in villainous roles, he appeared in Mario Bava's Planet of the Vampires (1965), Sergio Martino's Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972), Umberto Lenzi's Man from Deep River (1972), and Ruggero Deodato's Jungle Holocaust (1977), among many other titles. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Ivan Rassimov, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Charlie Petersson

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Karl Charlie Anders Petersson, born August 14, 1992 in Södertälje, is a Swedish actor and documentary filmmaker. In 2015, Petersson played the role of Wille in the feature film Cirkeln as well as a guest appearance in the TV series 112 Aina. In 2016, Petersson played several roles in the web series Härskarna ibland oss produced for UR. Petersson then played the role of the LSD-tripping dealer Stoffe in the suburban story and feature film Para knas in 2017, as well as the short film 'Samtal i Bil' on SVT Play. In 2018, Charlie Petersson participated in the sixth season of Morden i Sandhamn where he played the sailor leader Isak. In spring 2020, he played Vincent in the third season of 'Thicker than Water' on Viaplay and made a guest appearance in the Danish Netflix series 'Rita'. Petersson also made his debut as a producer and story with the documentary 'Min Lilla Storebror' in March 2020. The documentary was distributed on TV4 and C More between 2020 and 2022 as well as on several international TV channels and video-on-demand. In 2022, Charlie Petersson made his directorial debut with 'Street Tunes' on SVT and SVT Play. In the documentary, the viewer follows Charlie as he travels through Europe's major cities and makes his living solely as a street musician.
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David Batra

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Chadra Batra (born 1972) is a Swedish stand up comedian and TV actor. He was born in Lund and his mother is Swedish and his father is of Indian origin. David Batra holds a Master's degree in marketing which he studied at the University of Lund and Slippery Rock University, Pennsylvania, United States. Batra started doing stand up comedy in 1994 and he has written and played a leading role in comedy series on Swedish national TV. He has performed not only in Sweden but also in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Russia, Spain and USA. In addition he has appeared on BBC and CNBC. On 25 August 2009, Batra released a music CD containing "irritating and annoying sounds"  for people who have the intention of disturbing their neighbors. The disk features loud snores, burps, sex noise and more. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Batra, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Athena Massey

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Athena Massey (born 10 November 1971 in Orange, California) is an American actress. She made her screen debut as a murder victim in Steven Seagal's 1991 action film Out for Justice. During her career Massey has mainly starred in B movies and erotic thrillers including Poison Ivy: The New Seduction, Undercover Heat and the cable TV series Red Shoe Diaries. However, she has also appeared in more mainstream fare, including small roles in 1996's The Nutty Professor, Molly and the TV shows Seinfeld, Star Trek: Voyager and Nash Bridges. Her most recent acting credit involved playing Lieutenant Eva Lee as both an in-game voice and in the cut scenes of Westwood Studios' real time strategy game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 and the expansion pack Yuri's Revenge in 2001. She previously played a role in 1999's Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun. Description above from the Wikipedia article Athena Massey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Gill Mohindepaul Singh

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He became an actor for TVB after participating in the TVB game show Minutes to Fame hosted by Hacken Lee and Joey Leung. He worked for theCorrectional Services Department before becoming an actor. The first Indian actor signed by TVB, Gill played one of the regular cast on the TVB sitcom Welcome to the House. In an in-depth interview with Muse Magazine in 2007, Gill discusses his cultural identity and confesses to seeing himself "like an ambassador for my people". In July 2012, after the Immigration Department notified that his wife's February 2011 application for naturalisation as a Chinese citizen had been rejected, he announced that he would depart from the Hong Kong entertainment industry and emigrate to Scotland.
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