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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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Taylor Blackwell

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Taylor Blackwell has been acting since she was 5 years old and has appeared in more than 40 commercials, 10 films, numerous theater productions and several network TV programs. She is best known for her role as Lauren Evans on the Starz original series "Magic City." She has also done hundreds of national print campaigns, catalogs, and voice over work. She was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her work on Magic City and Army Wives. Born in West Palm Beach, Florida, she is a theater major at a performing arts high school, and loves anything to do with acting, singing, dancing and performing. In her spare time, she also loves to play the piano, sew, knit, swim, do arts and crafts, and play with her dog, Maggie. - IMDb Mini Biography By: M. Blackwell
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Pasqualino De Santis

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Pasquale "Pasqualino" De Santis (24 April 1927 – 23 June 1996) was an Italian cinematographer. Born in Fondi, he was the brother of film director Giuseppe De Santis. They worked together in Non c'è pace tra gli ulivi, Uomini e lupi (1956), La strada lunga un anno (1958) and La garçonnière (1960). He collaborated with Francesco Rosi in C'era una volta (1967), Uomini contro (1970), Il caso Mattei (1972), Lucky Luciano (1974), Cristo si è fermato a Eboli (1979), Tre fratelli (1981), Carmen (1984), Cronaca di una morte annunciata (1987), Diario napoletano (1992) and La tregua (1996), filmed in Ukraine, where he died. He worked with Luchino Visconti (La caduta degli dei, 1969; Death in Venice, 1971; Conversation Piece, 1974; L'Innocente, 1976), Federico Fellini (Fellini: A Director's Notebook, 1969), Joseph L. Mankiewicz (The Honey Pot, 1966), Vittorio De Sica (Amanti, 1968), Joseph Losey (The Assassination of Trotsky, 1972), Carlo Lizzani (Torino nera, 1972), Robert Bresson (Lancelot du Lac, 1974; Le diable probablement, 1977; L'Argent, 1982), Ettore Scola (A Special Day, 1977; La terrazza, 1980), Giuliano Montaldo (Marco Polo, 1982). Description above from the Wikipedia article Pasqualino De Santis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Slim Khezri

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Slim Khezri (born 18 July 1972) is a multifaceted entrepreneur, cooking enthusiast, art collector and award-winning singer, songwriter, author, producer, director, editor and actor in television, film, and theatre, including voiceover and motion-capture work in video games, animation, and computer training programs. He first became known as a Michael Jackson Impersonator in the 90s on the highly successful TV program "Die Rudi Carrell Show" in Germany. Previous acting work includes roles in major productions such as "Avengers: Infinity War", "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End", "Solo: A Star Wars Story", Ludwig van Beethoven's "Fidelio", "Angels & Demons", "Jurassic World", "Us", Puccini's "Tosca", "American Sniper", Giuseppe Verdi's "Otello", "Star Trek: Picard", "Once Upon A Time in Hollywood", "SEAL Team", "Godzilla: King of the Monsters", Engelbert Humperdinck's "Hänsel und Gretel", "The Mandalorian" (Disney+), "Jason Bourne", "La Bayadère" by Ludwig Minkus with the prestigious American Ballet Theater, "The 15:17 to Paris", "Bumblebee", "The Kominsky Method" (Netflix), Verdi's "La Traviata", Rossini's "The Barber of Seville", "Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle", Gaetano Donizetti's "Roberto Devereux", "Austin Powers in Goldmember", "A Star Is Born", "Roman J. Israel, Esq.", and Kenneth MacMillan's "Mayerling" with the British Royal Ballet, just to name a few. Years active: 1989–present Nationality: American; German; Tunisian Languages: English, German, Arabic, French, Turkish
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Jerry Seinfeld

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Jerome "Jerry" Seinfeld (born April 29, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and television and film producer, known for playing a semi-fictional version of himself in the situation comedy Seinfeld (1989–1998), which he co-created and co-wrote with Larry David, and, in the show's final two seasons, co-executive-produced. In his first major foray back into the media since the finale of Seinfeld, he co-wrote and co-produced the film Bee Movie, also taking on the lead role of Barry B. Benson. In February 2010, Seinfeld premiered a reality TV series called The Marriage Ref on NBC. Seinfeld was more recently directing Colin Quinn in the Broadway show Long Story Short at the Helen Hayes Theater in New York which ran until January 8, 2011. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Seinfeld, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Akira Tozawa

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Akira Tozawa (戸澤 陽, Tozawa Akira) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. He is a former WWE 24/7 Champion, with 13 reigns, and a former NXT Cruiserweight Champion. Prior to working for the WWE, he had a twelve-year run in Dragon Gate where he is a former Open the Brave Gate, Open the Twin Gate, Open the Triangle Gate and Open the Owarai Gate champion and the winner of the 2011 and 2012 Summer Adventure Tag League. He is also known for his year-long excursion to the United States, during which he performed for promotions such as Chikara, Dragon Gate USA, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.
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Skeet Ulrich

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Skeet Ulrich (born Bryan Ray Trout on January 20, 1970) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in popular 1990s films, including Billy Loomis in Scream (1996), Chris Hooker in The Craft (1996) and Vincent Lopiano in As Good as It Gets (1997). Since 2017, he has starred as Forsythe Pendleton "F.P." Jones II on The CW's Riverdale. He reprised his Scream role in the sequels Scream (2022) and Scream VI (2023). His other television roles include Johnston Jacob "Jake" Green Jr. in the television series Jericho, and LAPD Detective Rex Winters, a Marine veteran from the Law & Order franchise.
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Scott Frank

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Scott Frank, born on March 10, 1960, is a multi-talented American filmmaker. With his expertise in directing, producing, screenwriting, and even writing books, Frank has made a significant impact in the film industry. His exceptional skills have earned him two Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay, thanks to his remarkable work on movies like Out of Sight (1998) and Logan (2017). Throughout his career, Frank has contributed to numerous films, both in credited and uncredited roles. Recently, he has collaborated with Netflix, showcasing his talent in creating captivating television miniseries. One of his notable achievements includes co-creating the highly acclaimed series, The Queen's Gambit, alongside Allan Scott.
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Dick Wolf

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Richard Anthony "Dick" Wolf (born December 20, 1946) is an American television producer, specializing in crime dramas such as Miami Vice and the entire Law & Order franchise. Throughout his career, he has won several awards including an Emmy as well as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has also authored three books, with the first, Law & Order: Crime Scenes is a nonfiction companion to the Law & Order series. The Intercept and The Execution are the first volumes in a new thriller series with N.Y.P.D. special agent Jeremy Fisk.
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Verdi Solaiman

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After spending 10 years of both college and work, majoring in Advertising Design in Columbus, Ohio, Verdi Solaiman fell in love with acting when he came back to Indonesia in 2004 -- as he stumbled upon the acting school Sakti Aktor Studio. There, he was involved in a lot of Off-Broadway theatre work, with the production of "Mass Appeal" by Bill C. Davis as his thesis play -- a two-hour play and acted in English, he acted alongside Arifin Putra. Verdi started his movie career after starring in his debut film Jakarta Undercover (2007). Aside from acting, Verdi has worked as a creative director for feature film promos since 2006. (Taken from Wikipedia)
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