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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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Gerbert Morales

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Singer and songwriter, sage and philosopher, the undisputed leader of the cult group "Jah Division" and the project "Passionaries Jah." An infinitely charming person who made the aura of our northern latitudes much brighter and cleaner with his sunny songs. The irreplaceable and indomitable leader of Ja Division, one of the oldest Moscow reggae groups, he became both spiritually and practically domestic Bob Marley, having an undeniable influence on the Russian Rastaman movement and having generated an army of inspired followers. My first associations with the sound of “Ja Division” were the songs “Kuban” and “Amsterdam”, smoldering with colorful lights in the cigarette smoke of the capital clubs of the mid-nineties. From the smell of melting snow, from spontaneous rasta-festivals, from sun glare on Moscow's evening roofs - songs of Hera Morales and his legendary group.
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Diana Georger

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Diana was born in Rochester, New York and went to Cardinal Mooney High school. She graduated from Ithaca College with a BFA in Theatre with an emphasis in vocal performance and dance. She studied abroad in London. She has a brother David, 2 years younger, who is an attorney in New York City. She lives in Los Angeles with her two boys, and husband Paul Jackson, a production designer. The film Visas and Virtue (1997) won the 1997 Academy Award for Live-Action short film. Diana was involved in the project from the very first reading of Tim Toyama's staged reading at East West Players in Los Angeles. She continues to perform regularly on stage and is an associate member of the exceptional Buffalo Nights Theatre Company in Los Angeles.
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Jaime Murray

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Jaime Murray (born 21 July 1977, height 5' 7" (1,70 m)) is an English actress, best known for playing Stacie Monroe in the BBC television series Hustle (2004–2007; 2012) and Lila West in season two of the Showtime television series Dexter (2007). She is also known for her recurring roles as Grace Valentine in The CW's Valentine (2008–2009), as Gaia in Starz' Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011) and as Olivia Charles in The CW's Ringer (2011–2012). She is currently appearing as Stahma Tarr in the Syfy series Defiance and Helena G. Wells in Warehouse 13. Murray was born to English parents in London, England. Her father is the English actor Billy Murray. She was named after Lindsay Wagner's character Jaime Sommers in The Bionic Woman. Just before taking her A Levels, Murray was diagnosed with dyslexia. She briefly studied philosophy and psychology at the London School of Economics, but dropped out to train at the Drama Centre London, graduating in 2000.
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Timur Yunusov

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Russian hip-hop artist, singer, music producer, actor and entrepreneur is also a graduate of Star Factory 4. In 1998, Timur Yunusov at the age of 14-15 established the VIP77 group. In 2000, he worked as a back-MS for Decl. In 2012, he became the ambassador of the Universiade 2013, which was held in Kazan. October 12 saw the presentation of the video clip “Sex in the Bathroom” at the Posh Friends Club. November 29 - Timati recital titled "#David Dreams" in Crocus City Hall (Moscow). In early February 2013, the shooting of the video clip for the soundtrack for the film "Classmates.ru" with the participation of Snoop Dogg. Director Pavel Khudyakov. The fourth studio album 13 was released on October 28. In 2014, he voiced the crime boss Tremaine in the Russian version of the film “13th District: Brick Mansions”. Released his own film "Capsule". The track “Beard” was released together with MC DONI. A clip for the song "Ponty" from the album "13" was released. The track was released together with Natan’s “Bomb Girl”. In 2015, the track was released together with Natan “Hey, why are you so impudent?”, With Sasha Chest “My best friend, this is President Putin.”, Clips from L'One “Utesov”, with Zaka “Pishpek - razrulit” , L'One “Finally I will say”, with L'One and Pavel Murashov “Even before the start is far away”. The TRP tour in Russia was held together with L’One. In 2016, a track and clip was released together with Pavel Murashov “Home”, a track and clip “Eggplant” together with the “Record Orchestra” group, a track together with Grigory Leps “Let Me Go”, a track “On Last Love on Earth”, a track together with A'Studio “The Little Prince”, the clip “Keys to Paradise”, the clip “Magician”, a track and a clip were released together with Yegor Creed “Where are you, where am I”. Passed the tour "Olympus" in Russia. He starred in the Tantum Verde Fort commercial. He starred in the video “Live” (co-author of the lyrics). In 2017, he recorded a joint track and shot a clip with Guf, called "Generation".
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Petra Scharbach

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Petra Scharbach, best known as Petra, is a German actress, model, singer and painter. She was sometimes credited as Petra Rockstar. Born in Frankfurt, at 6 moved to Parma with her mother. In Italy, after having participated and won several beauty contests and worked as a model in local fashion shows, debuted in the mid-eighties as singer and softcore actress. In the same period she appeared on the cover of Playmen and of the French edition of Penthouse. Then she worked for several years with the Riccardo Schicchi's agency Diva Futura and was the main actress in several softcore movies. After some years she left Rome and returned to Parma to host a sport program in TV Parma. During these years she was a protagonist of gossip columns for her relations with American actor Tony Curtis. In the early 2000s she began a career as a body art painter.
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Tamara McNeill

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is a American female professional wrestler currently competing under the name Hania. She is a regular performer on the New Jersey-based Women Superstars Uncensored promotion. Career Women Superstars Uncensored Debut and Various Feuds (2012-2014) McNeill debuted for Women Superstars Uncensored as a masked wrestler under the name Saturyne at Full Steam Ahead on October 13, 2012, where she defeated Niya to earn a spot on the WSU roster. She would resurface at Blood and Thunder on October 12, 2013 unmasked under the name Hania and defeated Cherry Bomb in singles action. At Mutiny on February 8, 2014, Hania was defeated by Jenny Rose in a match that ended in controversial fashion due to the referee not seeing Hania's shoulder up before the three count. As a result, a rematch took place at Queen and King 2014 on May 10, with Hania losing to Rose once again. Feud with Athena; Heel Turn (2014-present) At Resurgence on September 13, Hania was defeated by Athena in singles action. The two faced off in a rematch at Breaking Barriers III on November 8, with Hania emerging victorious. At the WSU 8th Anniversary Show on February 21, 2015, Hania again lost to Athena in a TLC Match, and the two shook hands and hugged in a show of respect. After the embrace, however, Hania turned heel and attacked Athena with a steel chair. At Power on May 9, Hania was defeated by Brittany Blake in the first round of the WSU Spirit Championship Tournament. Queens of Combat (2015-present) Hania debuted for Queens of Combat at QoC 5 on June 13, 2015; losing to Tessa Blanchard in the first round of the Queens of Combat Title Tournament. At QoC 6 the next night, Hania was defeated by Crazy Mary Dobson in a three-way second chance tournament match that also included Leva Bates. Impact Wrestling (2017-2018) On August 17, 2017, it was reported that Hania signed with Impact Wrestling. On the January 18, 2018 edition of Impact Wrestling, Hania made her debut by attacking Rosemary. On January 19, 2018 Hania announced on Twitter she had mutually parted ways with Impact Wrestling.
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Nikolay Drozdov

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Biologist, biogeographer, TV presenter. While still at school in the summer, he worked as a herder at a stud farm near Moscow, studied in the VOOP club at the Darwin Museum. After school, he entered the Faculty of Biology of Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov, in 1963 he graduated from the Faculty of Geography of Moscow State University, where he studied at the Department of Biogeography. In 1968 he defended his thesis, in 2000 - a doctoral dissertation. Works at the Department of Biogeography, Faculty of Geography, Moscow State University, since 2001 - professor. He lectures on ecology, ornithology, nature conservation, biogeography of the world. As a researcher, he participated in numerous scientific expeditions throughout the USSR - Kamchatka, the Far East, the Kuril Islands, the Pamir and Tien Shan mountains, and the Karakum desert. In the years 1971-1972 he trained at the Department of Zoology of the Australian National University in Canberra. About his travels in Australia, he wrote the book "Boomerang Flight." In 1980, he participated in a UNESCO expedition on the research vessel of the USSR Academy of Sciences Callisto to the islands of Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. In 1993 and 1995 participated in expeditions on the Russian icebreaker Yamal to the North Pole and along the Northern Sea Route, as well as on the Discovery ship along the coasts of Alaska and Canada. N.N. Drozdov is the author of about 200 scientific and popular science articles, more than 20 books and textbooks.
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Dalan Musson

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American screenwriter Musson wrote the script for the video game The Golden Compass to launch his career. He contributed to the 2009 documentary film See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary as a writer as well. In November 2012, he was brought on to create the script for Jeremiah Harm. He agreed to write the script for the fantasy movie Iron Sky: The Coming Race in 2014. Along with series creator Malcolm Spellman, he co-wrote the "Truth" episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier for the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2021. He is now co-writing the MCU feature film Captain America: Brave New World (2025) with Spellman and director Julius Onah, which has brought him notoriety.
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Murat Akkoyunlu

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Bursa Tobav Gençlik Tiyatrosu’nda başlayan tiyatro çalışmalarını, Bursa Devlet Tiyatrosu, Tevfik Gelenbe Tiyatrosu, Tiyatro Ti, Tiyatro Çisenti, Bugay Yapım Prodüksiyon Tiyatrosu'larında sürdürdükten sonra, “godot’yu izlerken” oyunuyla katıldığı e.s.e.k. topluluğuyla “üçüncü türden yakın ilişkiler” oyununda da çalıştı. “Bizimkiler”, “Koltuk Sevdası”, “Cesur Kuşku” ve “İki arada” adlı dizilerde oynadı. TRT için çocuk programları yaptı. “10 yönetmen 10 film”,“dar alanda kısa paslaşmalar” ve çakallarla dans adlı sinema filmlerinde rol aldı.​
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