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Rupert Holmes

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rupert Holmes (born February 24, 1947) is an American-British composer, singer-songwriter, musician and author of plays, novels and stories. He is best known for his number one pop hit "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" (1979/1980) and the song "Him", which reached the number 6 position on the Hot 100 U.S. pop chart in 1980. He is also known for his 1985 Tony Award-winning musical Drood (originally The Mystery of Edwin Drood) and his 2007 Drama Desk Award-winning book for the Broadway musical Curtains, and for his television series Remember WENN. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rupert Holmes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Naveen Shankar

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Dropping out of engineering to start a career as a cinema news reporter for a local media channel in 2009, and later in 2012 serving as an anchor for U2 (Udaya Music) TV channel, Naveen Shankar is a multi-talented theatre and film actor. He has been a constant fixture on the theatre scene since 2010, under the Rajamarg Art, Culture and Drama Academy. During the three years that Naveen was with them, he acted in more than 45 stage shows, and 200 street plays for social awareness, involving eight different production banners. He has also acted in several TV serials and various short films. In 2018 Naveen made his silver screen acting debut with Janardhan Chikkanna's cybercrime thriller, Gultoo. The movie, which marks Janardhan's debut as well, also has Sonu Gowda, Avinash and Rangayana Raghu in pivotal roles.
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Antonia Tootill

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Antonia is a British/Canadian/Portuguese actress, presenter and voice artist, originally from the Channel Islands, who trained at Drama Centre London. She is represented by BMA Artists. Antonia has a background in theatre; she joined the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain at 15 and appeared in the orginal cast of Sharman MacDonald's play "Lu Lah Lu Lah (She Town)" as Judith. She later discovered a love for Screen and Voice work, and has appeared in several short films (including the award-winning 'The Port') which have been screened at festivals internationally. She is a trained Meisner actor, a member of Equity, and you can find her listed in Spotlight and IMDb. Antonia now also works as a presenter for Asmodee Live, and is a regular cast member for their RPG show 'Of Dice & Pen'. She has also trained in horse-riding to an intermediate level at the Warwick International School of Horse-riding, passed her BASSC Unarmed Combat Fight Performance Test with Distinction, and has a 2nd white belt in San Shou Kuan (Chinese Kickboxing).
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Tokoyami Towa

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"In order to become an archdemon, she joined the human society for further studies. She should be studying but is now addicted to gaming. She realized that the method commonly known as "streaming" is also a way to communicate with humans. She is now in the "trial and error" process." Tokoyami Towa (常闇トワ) is a member of Hololive 4th Generation and a "small devil" (小悪魔) from the devil world. She often talks like a gyaru and addresses herself as Towa-sama (トワ様). The hat she has on is actually her pet Bibi (ビビ), a guardian and protector given to her by her mother in order to look after her during her studies. When asked if there would be Bibi hat merchandise, she answered that there is only one Bibi and that he is not for sale. She is an avid FPS player, with the current FPS games that she usually plays on-stream being Valorant and APEX. Despite being a devil, she is often referred to as an angel due to her behavior, much to her dismay. Some instances of her angel-like behavior include: Having a healthy sleep schedule and the tendency to do early morning streams. Kiryu Coco has also questioned if Towa is actually an angel because of this on an Asacoco episode. Being known to cook healthy meals. Surprising her fellow 4th Generation Hololive members with cakes during the Hololive 4th Generation takoyaki party hosted at her place. She also washed the dishes afterwards on her own. But TWT is true ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Birthdates are the debut dates, since Idols are forever as young as they want :)
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Susan Kohner

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Susanna "Susan" Kohner (born November 11, 1936) is an American former actress. She is best known for her role as Sarah Jane in Douglas Sirk's drama Imitation of Life (1959), which earned her a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Kohner has also starred in the films The Gene Krupa Story (1959), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female, All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960), By Love Possessed (1961), and Freud (1962). Kohner retired from acting in 1964, after marrying menswear designer John Weitz, with whom she had two sons, filmmakers Paul and Chris Weitz.
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Hajime Tsukumo

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Japanese actor, comedian, rakugo, playwright, theater director. Real name: Takashi Fukuchi. Aiming for a rakugo house from high school , but first time trying to become a disciple in 1976 debuting in the stage name of "Takashi Taki". The stage name "ninety ninety-one" is derived from the aphorism "It is an effort of 99% and an inspiration of 1% " that Thomas Edison has said. On the other hand, he also stated that he chose the last name "ninety-nine" from his favorite number
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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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Regina Nemni

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Regina Nemni originally pursued a career as a dancer, studying at the school of ballet at the Teatro ala Scala of Milan. Federico Fellini discovered her performing at La Scala and asked her to dance in his film And the Ship Goes On. Nemni was seen on Fellini's set by Carlo Lizzani, who gave her a major role in his 1984 TV film Nucleus Zero, followed by Leonardo, and other film and TV work. In the early 90's, Nemni relocated to New York City, where she studied acting at NYU, at Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and with Sandra and Greta Seacat. In New York, she appeared often in the theatre, in Fool for Love, and Antony & Cleopatra, among others.
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Hitha Chandrashekar

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Hitha Chandrashekhar is an India film actress who works in Kannada films. She took acting course from Roshan Taneja School of Acting, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She then made her debut in 2017 film 1/4 Kg Preethi opposite Vihan Gowda which became successful. In 2016, Hitha participated in Dancing Star Season 3 reality show where she won the title which was aired on Colors Kannada. Currently she is acting in Duniya 2 opposite Yogesh and Onthara Bannagalu starring Kiran Srinivas, Sonu Gowda, Prathap Narayan, Praveen Pugalia.
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JoBeth Williams

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Margaret JoBeth Williams (born December 6, 1948) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Emmy nominated American film and television actress and director, and current President of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation. Williams rose to prominence appearing in such films as Stir Crazy (1980), Poltergeist (1982), The Big Chill (1983), The Day After (1983), Teachers (1984), and Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986). A three-time Emmy Award nominee, she was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her work in the TV movie Adam (1983) and the TV miniseries Baby M (1988). Her third nomination was for her guest role in the sitcom Frasier (1994). Her directorial debut with the 1994 short film On Hope earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. She also starred in the TV series The Client (1995–96), and had recurring roles in the TV series Dexter (2007) and Private Practice (2009–11). In 2009 she began serving as president of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation; she is President Emeritus of the foundation. She has also had numerous guest starring roles on TV and has starred in several TV movies.
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