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Rika Ozeki

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A cute and lovely person, Ozeki Rika is often the subject of affection from her fellow 1st Generation members and even her juniors. As the third personality/host of the group's regular radio program, "Kochi Hoshi," Ozeki improved her communication skills, which has shown in other events and shows as well. Not only is she well-spoken, but she is also capable of writing beautiful calligraphy and delicious cooking. Another characteristic of her is "Ozeki Style", a term coined from the unique running style and her movements in general.
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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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Elizaveta Arzamasova

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Elizaveta Nikolaevna Arzamasova (Russian: Елизаве́та Никола́евна Арзама́сова), or less formally Liza Arzamasova (Russian: Ли́за Арзама́сова); born March 17, 1995; is a Russian actress of theater, also known as TV-show anchorwoman. Elizaveta Arzamasova was born in Moscow. In four years, she began to act in films. Liza played the main role in the musical "Annie" (director – Nina Chusova). In 2004, at the 9th theater festival Moscow Debuts the young actress was awarded the audience award for this role. At the same time Liza was engaged in the music studio at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts - GITIS. Then Liza's mother, Yuliya Arzamasova, placed on one of the sites photos and summaries of Liza. She got a call from the Moscow Variety Theatre, asked about her daughter and invited to audition. In 2004, at the 9th theater festival "Moscow debuts" the young actress was awarded for the role of the Audience Choice Award. Liza became popular after the TV series Daddy's Daughters, where she played one of the main roles – Galina Vasnetsova. In January 30, 2010, at age of 14 she played the role of Juliet in Romeo and Juliet on the stage of Moscow C.S. Stanislavski Drama Theatre. (Wikipedia)
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Michael Radford

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Michael James Radford (born 24 February 1946) is an Indian-born English film director and screenwriter. He began his career as a documentary director and television comedy writer before transitioning into features in the early 1980s. His best-known credits include the 1984 film adaptation of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four starring John Hurt and Richard Burton (in his final role), the Shakespeare adaptation The Merchant of Venice, the true crime drama White Mischief, and the 1994 Italian-language comedy drama Il Postino: The Postman, for which he won the BAFTA Awards for Best Direction and Best Film Not in the English Language, and earned Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Radford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Thomas Peter Friedl

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Thomas Peter Friedl (born January 3, 1967 in Munich) is a German media entrepreneur and film producer. He started his career in the film industry in 1989 at Germany’s media house Constantin Film. Until 2008, Friedl was member of the board and served as President, Distribution & Marketing and COO of Constantin Film AG, a company he left at the beginning of 2008 after 18 years. Friedl distributed the two most successful German films: Michael Bully Herbig's Der Schuh des Manitu and (T)Raumschiff Surprise. As an international distributor, Friedl was in charge of productions such as the first three Resident Evil films, House of the Spirits or Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. Friedl also led various campaigns for the Academy Awards, including Nowhere in Africa (Academy Award for Best Foreign Film 2001) and Downfall (nominated for Best Foreign Film 2005). In 2008, Friedl joined UFA Cinema and took over responsibility as producer and CEO of UFA Cinema’s operations. Friedl’s producer credits include – among others – the movie adaptation of the children’s and young-adult bestsellers Devil's Kickers and The Twins at St. Clare's, plus the comedy The Theory of Relativity in Love, Sabine Kuegler’s autobiographical bestseller, Jungle Child, Other titles include the thrillers The Fourth State directed by Dennis Gansel and The Coming Days, the romantic comedy Jesus Loves Me and The Weekend, which was adapted from the eponymous bestseller by Bernhard Schlink. Friedl left UFA Cinema end of 2012 to join forces with leading German producer and CEO of X-Filme Creative Pool, Stefan Arndt. Friedl and Arndt’s new production entity The Amazing Film Company (TAF) which focuses on high commercial English speaking feature movies for worldwide exploitation. Currently Friedl is preparing the international productions A Year in the Merde, Honky Tonk Pirates, Prototype, Cathy's Book and Fatherland - Fatherland is based on Robert Harris best-selling novels. Friedl is a member of the European and German Film Academy, where he served many years as creative director and producer of the German Film Awards. He is also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Children Charity Organisation "Artists for Kids", which he founded in 1999 together with his friend and partner, Bernd Eichinger. Source: Article "Thomas Peter Friedl" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Joanna Finata

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Joanna started her acting training in Florence where she enrolled in a performing arts program at the age of 16, followed by an acting diploma, during which she took part in various theatre plays and short films. She then decided to move to New York where she attended workshops at NYFA and New School University. After going back to Europe, following her interest for music, photography and fashion, she relocated in London where she earned a Master's degree in Creative Arts. She then decided to go back to acting and furthered her training at Central School of Speech and Drama. After finishing her studies, she became a full time performer and has since taken part in a number of theatre plays and tv and feature films, taking on both leading and supporting roles. She equally loves Europe and America and spends her time between London and Los Angeles.
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Julie Lemieux

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Julie Lemieux is an award-winning voice actress. She has worked on over 100 animated series and feature films and is one of Canada's most versatile and highly regarded voice performers. A five-time ACTRA Award nominee, Julie is honored to have received the award in 2010 for her performance as Fuzzy Snuggums in Spliced, and in 2016 for her role as Grandma Butternut in Numb Chucks. Julie has also been nominated twice for a Canadian Screen Award and won in 2016 for her performance as Dawn Dingledash in Numb Chucks. Julie loves animation. She thrives on the challenge of bringing characters to life, is passionate about the industry, and grateful every day to be part of the team of talent in Canada that brings excellence, creativity, and fun to the world of animation. Julie has voiced a range of iconic characters in animated series and films such as Rupert, Tin Tin, Sailor Moon, Paw Patrol, Max & Ruby, Arthur, True and the Rainbow Kingdom, Numb Chucks, Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot, Rusty Rivets, Cupcake & Dino, The Nut Job, and The Cat in The Hat.
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Nadech Kugimiya

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Nadech Kugimiya is a Thai actor and model. He is of Thai and Austrian descent. He is the adopted child of Yoshio Kugimiya (his adoptive father) and Sudarat Kugimiya (his adoptive mother - also his biological aunt). His biological father is Austrian and his biological mother is Thai. His nickname "Barry" comes from his original nickname "Brand". He graduated from Rangsit University, Thailand with Bachelor Degree of Communication Arts, major in Film and Video. He is currently continuing his Master's degree. He started his career as a model at the age of 17. In 2010, he made his feature drama debut in a leading role in Ngao Rak Luang Jai as "Nawa Gamtornpuwanat". He gained immense popularity after he starred in Duang Jai Akkanee as "Fai Akkanee Adisuan" and Game Rai Game Rak as "Saichon / Charles Makovich" alongside Urassaya Sperbund. He is also a member of the group called "4+1 Channel 3 Superstar" with Mario Maurer, Prin Suparat, Pakorn Chatborirak, and Phupoom Pongpanu. He has an exclusive contract with Channel 3 (Thailand). His manager is Suphachai Srivijit. He is one of the highest paid Thailand actors and endorsers as well as being called the "King of Presenters". He has endorsed many major brands including Shopee, OPPO, 7-Eleven, AIR ASIA, Daikin, and TrueMove H. He is also one of the most visible celebrities in the television ads, print ads and billboards. He is one of the most decorated Thailand actors. He has received more than 130 awards including Best Actor award in the Suphannahong National Film Awards, Mekhala Awards, Nataraja Awards, and TV Gold Awards. He also frequently appears on listings of the most popular and influential people in Thailand.
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Lester Flatt

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Lester Raymond Flatt (June 19, 1914 – May 11, 1979) was an American bluegrass guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his collaboration with banjo picker Earl Scruggs in The Foggy Mountain Boys (popularly known as "Flatt and Scruggs"). Flatt's career spanned multiple decades, breaking out as a member of Bill Monroe's band during the 1940s and including multiple solo and collaboration works exclusive of Scruggs. He first reached a mainstream audience through his performance on "The Ballad of Jed Clampett", the theme for the network television hit The Beverly Hillbillies, in the early 1960s. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Katie Douglas

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Kathryn Emily Douglas (born October 19, 1998) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Abby Littman in the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia and as Jackie Sullivan in Pretty Hard Cases. She had her first starring role in Spooksville as Sally Wilcox for 22 episodes. Since then she has had other lead roles in film and tv series such as Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey, The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story, and Level 16. Douglas began her screen acting career at the age of six in F2: Forensic Factor. Douglas later played Sally Wilcox on Discovery Family’s fantasy action TV show Spooksville in 2013, but it only lasted one season. Douglas starred as Young Irisa on the science fiction action TV series Defiance: The Lost Ones which premiered on SyFy in March 2014. At the age of 15, Douglas was nominated for Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series at the 41st Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards held in Los Angeles in 2014, for her role as Sally Wilcox in Spooksville. Douglas starred as Naomi Malik from 2017 to 2019 in the Global Network Canadian comedy and drama TV series Mary Kills People, working alongside Caroline Dhavernas. Douglas played a lead role as Vivien on the Danishka Esterhazy directed 2018 science fiction movie Level 16. In 2019, Douglas was the protagonist in the drama film Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey, which recounts the true story of Lisa McVey who was abducted and raped for 26 hours by serial killer Bobby Joe Long in 1984. Douglas received an ACTRA Award nomination for her performance, eventually losing out to Amybeth McNulty. In 2021, she starred as Abby, a friend of Ginny and part of the MANG group (Max, Abby, Norah and Ginny) in the Netflix comedy series Ginny and Georgia, alongside Brianne Howey, Antonia Gentry, Sara Waisglass, and Chelsea Clark (actress). Douglas starred in a main role as 18-year-old Jackie Sullivan in the first two series of the CBC Television female police comedy-drama television series Pretty Hard Cases from 2021 to 2022. In 2022, Douglas stars as Kate Coughlin in the Daniel Adams directed police protection film The Walk in a cast which includes Justin Chatwin, Terrence Howard and Malcolm McDowell. In 2023, she was the titular role in the film The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story, which portrays the true story of how a 15 year-old girl survived the trauma of abduction, incarceration and sexual assault for over 18 hours, until an opportunity to escape transpired.
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