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RJ Mitte

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Roy Frank “RJ” Mitte III (born August 21, 1992) is an American actor best known for his role as Walter White Jr. on the AMC television series, Breaking Bad. Mitte moved to Hollywood in 2006, and began training with personal talent manager Addison Witt. Mitte has mild cerebral palsy. His manager states that it was Mitte's diligence and attitude that has helped him overcome challenges in all areas of his life. Description above from the Wikipedia article RJ Mitte, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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S. V. Subbaiah

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S. V. Subbaiah was an Indian stage and film actor who featured mainly in Tamil-language dramas and films. He featured mostly in character roles that communicated emotional feelings. Subbaiah hails from Sengottai in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, India. Spurning academic pursuits, he joined a drama troupe called ‘Senkottai Ananda Sakthivel Paramananda Boys Company’ when he was 11 years old. Later, he was part of drama troupes such as Balashanmukhananda Sabha and Sakthi Nataka Sabha. Subbaiah's performance as Kavi Anandar in S. D. Sundharam's play Kaviyin Kanavu staged by Sakthi Nataka Sabha in 1945 fetched rave reviews. This paved the way for him to enter Tamil films.
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Kimberley Kates

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Kimberley Kates born August 15, 1969, is a multi-award-winning producer who runs a publicly traded, production and global distribution company, Los Angeles-based Big Screen Entertainment Group. Previously she was an actress, starring in more than 40 films and television shows, including Seinfeld, The Larry Sanders Show, Charmed, Growing Pains, and Murder She Wrote. Her movie debut came in the iconic Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, playing one of the princesses, Princess Elizabeth along with Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Diane Franklin and George Carlin. Kimberley counts Martin Scorsese as her greatest mentor - the legendary moviemaker having advised her throughout her career. Kimberley's many producing credits include Dirty Love, Babysitter Wanted, William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet. She is now creating TV shows for various Streaming services, Earth Angels, about kids who save the world, Black Magic, a crime solving mystery, Dead End Dating, based of a series of 8 best selling books, Avenger Field, the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots who gave their lives during WW2 and were never acknowledged for their heroic efforts until 1977, led by flying ace extraordinary, Jacqueline Cochran. As founder and CEO of Big Screen Entertainment Group she oversees a wide range of tasks, including producing feature films for the company. She is a big supporter of animal causes with a large menagerie of her own pets.
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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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Priscilla Presley

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Priscilla Ann Presley (née Wagner, changed by adoption to Beaulieu; born May 24, 1945) is an American businesswoman and actress. She is the former wife of American singer Elvis Presley, as well as co-founder and former chairwoman of Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE), the company that turned Graceland into one of the top tourist attractions in the United States. In her acting career, Presley co-starred with Leslie Nielsen in the three successful Naked Gun films and played the role of Jenna Wade on the long-running television series Dallas.
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Kathy Najimy

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Kathy Ann Najimy (born February 6, 1957) is an American actress, most notable as Olive Massery on the television series Veronica's Closet, Sister Mary Patrick in Sister Act and the voice of Peggy Hill on the animated television series King of the Hill. Prior to her film work, she was best known for two Off Broadway shows with Mo Gaffney working as the duo Kathy and Mo. One of the shows became an HBO comedy special and garnered Najimy her first nationwide fan base. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kathy Najimy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Mark Ginther

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The history of stunt work and acting almost go hand-in-hand. Over the years Hollywood's need for individuals capable in either field has steadily increased. Mark Ginther has been in the business of both acting and stunt performing since the 1980s. Notably, Mark appeared in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turles II: Secret of the Ooze (1991) as the mutant wolf Rahzar. He also appeared in the body suit role of Lord Zedd in the 90s outing Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995). Mark stunt doubled for actor Abram Benrubi in George of the Jungle (1997) and performed further stunts in the Will Smith, Kevin Kline action comedy Wild Wild West (1999). Going into the new millennium, Mark's resume in stunt work continued to flourish with credits in Jurassic Park III (2001), Spider-Man (2002), Daredevil and even the fourth Bruce Willis installment in the Die Hard series, Live Free or Die Hard (2007). With his vast knowledge of stunt work, Mark has undoubtedly secured a steady line of job assignments within Hollywood, whether he is acting, executing a stunt or helping rig a stunt instead. - IMDb Mini Biography
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John Wetton

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John Kenneth Wetton (12 June 1949 – 31 January 2017) was an English singer, bassist, and songwriter. He was born in Willington, Derbyshire, and grew up in Bournemouth, Dorset. He rose to fame with bands Mogul Thrash, Family, King Crimson, Roxy Music and Uriah Heep. Following his period in Uriah Heep, Wetton formed U.K., and later — after a brief stint in Wishbone Ash — he was the frontman and principal songwriter of the supergroup Asia, which proved to be his biggest commercial success. Their eponymous debut album sold eight million copies worldwide, and was Billboard magazine's No. 1 album of 1982. He later formed the duo Icon with Geoff Downes (also from Asia, ex-Yes, ex-The Buggles), and from the 1990s had a successful solo career, releasing several studio and live albums. Wetton had a long career as an in-demand session bass player, collaborating with many members of progressive rock bands such as Yes (Steve Howe, Bill Bruford, Alan White, Billy Sherwood, Peter Banks), Roxy Music (Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera) and Genesis (Steve Hackett).
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Siamak Ansari

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Ansari, Siamak (born 1968, Tehran) Siamak Ansari has a degree in Theater and Television from Islamic Azad University. In 1995, when he was working in advertisement industry, one of his friends invited him to act in Rasoul Mollaqolipour's 'A Trip to Chazabeh'. Ansari is mostly known for his roles in Mehran Modiri's comedy series such as 'Tiptoe' (2002), 'Dotted Line' (2003-2004), 'The Grand Prize' (2005), 'Barareh Nights' (2005), 'Mozaffar’s Garden' (2006), 'The Man of a Thousand Faces' (2007), 'The Man of Two Thousand Faces' (2008), 'Bitter Coffee' (2009), 'My Villa' (2012), 'I'm Just Kidding' (2013), and 'In Hashieh' (2014-2015).
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Aldo Tonti

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Aldo Tonti (2 March 1910 – 2 July 1988) was an Italian cinematographer. Born in Rome, Tonti started his career as photographer, then entered the industry of cinema as assistant camera operator. He debuted as cinematographer in 1939, with Piccoli naufraghi by Flavio Calzavara; his first important work was Ossessione by Luchino Visconti. His works include films by Federico Fellini, King Vidor, Richard Fleischer, Roberto Rossellini, John Huston, Alberto Lattuada, Mario Monicelli, Sergio Sollima, Pietro Germi, Dino Risi, Marco Ferreri. In 1961 he won a Silver Ribbon for best cinematography for Nicholas Ray's The Savage Innocents. Tonti retired in 1982. Source: Article "Aldo Tonti" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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