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Brian Tochi

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Brian Tochi (born Brian Keith Tochihara; May 2, 1963) is an American actor. During the late 1960s through much of the 1970s, he was one of the most widely seen East Asian child actors working in U.S. television, appearing in various TV series and nearly a hundred advertisements. He is best known for his characters Toshiro Takashi from the Revenge of the Nerds film franchise, Cadet (later Lieutenant) Tomoko Nogata from the third and fourth films in the Police Academy film series, and as the voice of Leonardo in the first three live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies. He is also known as Brian Keith Tochi. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Tochi licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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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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O'Shea Jackson Jr.

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O'Shea Jackson Jr. (born February 24, 1991), also known by the stage name OMG, is an American actor, rapper and songwriter. He is the oldest son of rapper and actor Ice Cube and, in his feature film debut, portrayed his father in the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton. He has two brothers, Darryl and Sharif, and a sister Kareema. His brother Darryl is also a rapper under the name Doughboy, which is the nickname of the character his father portrayed, Darin "Doughboy" Baker, in his first film Boyz n the Hood. In June 2014, it was announced that he had been cast to portray his father in Straight Outta Compton, a biographical film about N.W.A. The film was released on August 14, 2015. Jackson is noted for his physical resemblance to his father, which Ice Cube described as "spot on." "He was born to play the part," he told Jimmy Kimmel in October 2014. Description above from the Wikipedia article O'Shea Jackson Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Lembit Anton

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Lembit Anton (April 22, 1922, Laanemõisa village, Rakvere parish - June 30, 2014) was an Estonian actor and writer. He graduated in 1942 from Jäneda Higher Agricultural School, in 1947 from Tallinn Polytechnic Institute in civil engineering, in 1949 from the State Theater Institute of the Estonian SSR and in 1953 from the Estonian studio of GITIS. In the years 1946–1949, he also studied at the Tallinn Theater School, and in the years 1960–1962, he improved his skills in advanced directing courses at GITIS. He was an actor at South Estonian Theater in 1949-1950, Drama Theater in 1953-1960, Moscow Variety Theater in 1963-1966 and Vanemuine Theater in 1966-1973. In 1962-1963, he was the director of Rakvere Theatre. In the years 1973–1982, he worked as an administrator at Estonian Television, from 1984 he played as a guest at Vanalinnastudio. He has also acted in films, in ("Possessed Curves" (1959), "In the Rain and Sun" (1960) and "Stereo" (1978/1991). He has published memoirs ("On the Stage of Life Theatre" I–III, 2012, 2013 and 2014).
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Stepin Fetchit

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Stepin Fetchit (1902–1985) was an American comedian and actor. His Fetchit persona parlayed into a successful film career, eventually becoming the first black actor to become a millionaire. He was also the first black actor to receive screen credit. Stepin Fetchit typical film persona and stage name have long been controversial, and seen as illustrative of negative stereotypes of Negroes. However, a newer interpretation of his film persona contends he was ultimately subversive of the status quo.
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Sarah Hoffmeister

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Sarah Hoffmeister is a talented young actress who recently acquired her first major film role and can be seen starring alongside Katie Holmes in "The Secret: Dare to Dream," based on the best-selling novel of the same name. Hoffmeister plays 'Missy Wells,' the moody teen-aged daughter of 'Miranda Wells' (Holmes). After the passing of their father and husband, the Wells family struggles to see the joy in life; that is, until 'Bray Johnson' (Josh Lucas) enters their lives. 'Missy Wells' transforms from a brooding teenager to an optimistic daughter who helps convince her mother to enter into a relationship with 'Bray' and to see the turning points in their life. Hoffmeister booked the role from a single self-tape, receiving the call that she had landed the job just a few weeks after submission. Growing up on the beach in California, Sarah entered elementary school plays as a way to be involved in after school programs. Soon, she realized how much she loved performing and began to do community theater and background jobs to learn the ropes of being on a real film set. From there, her career began to climb as she started doing commercials and short films. Hoffmeister also had a guest-starring role in season two of the hit Fox TV show "9-1-1" as 'Jamie Cohen.' As her career continues to grow, Hoffmeister hopes to one day work with Margot Robbie and Emma Stone as she loves their versatility. In the future, Sarah wants to play a vast range of characters including action/sci-fi roles, drama, comedy. When she isn't acting, Sarah is heavily involved in giving back. Through her church youth group, Hoffmeister has helped aid hurricane relief efforts in Houston and will soon be traveling to Puerto Rico to do the same. As an avid surfer, Hoffmeister and her friends volunteer through A Walk on Water (AWOW), an organization that offers surf therapy for children with mental and physical disabilities. Volunteers spend time with the children, teaching them how to surf and bringing them to the calming aspects of the water. As she spends much of her free time in the ocean, Sarah hopes to become more involved in environmental awareness and encouraging others to help keep our environment clean. As a huge animal lover, Hoffmeister has donated to the ASPCA and African Wildlife Foundation, and she hopes to soon become involved with STAR Eco Station, an organization that helps house exotic animals smuggled into LAX. With what little free time she has left after acting and volunteering, Sarah enjoys spending time at the beach. As a member of her high school's surf team, she frequently gets up early in the mornings to take to the ocean. Hoffmeister is also very involved in her local church and their youth group, through which she sings and plays the guitar in their band. She also loves to sing and play guitar and piano as hobbies outside of the youth group. Hoffmeister is hopeful that she will have a plentiful acting career ahead, through which she will have the financial means to help give back to the environment and help those who are less fortunate. Sarah believes that we need to see the world bigger than ourselves and that nothing is going to get done if we don't begin by helping each other.
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F. W. Murnau

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Friedrich Wilhelm “F. W.” Murnau (December 28, 1888 – March 11, 1931) was one of the most influential German film directors of the silent era, and a prominent figure in the expressionist movement in German cinema during the 1920s. Although some of Murnau’s films have been lost, most still survive. While the horror film Nosferatu (1922) is his most famous work, the romantic melodrama Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) is his critically most acclaimed; the British Film Institute's 2012 Sight & Sound critics' poll named it the fifth-best film in the history of motion pictures. Murnau's characteristics are an atmospheric imagery and an innovative use of camera movement. Andrew Sarris in his influential book of film criticism The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929–1968 included him in the "pantheon" of the 14 greatest film directors who had worked in the United States.
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Jennifer Coolidge

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Jennifer Audrey Coolidge (born August 28, 1961) is an American actress. Primarily noted for her roles in comedic film and television, she may be best known for her roles as Jeanine "Stifler's Mom" Stifler in the American Pie film series (1999–2012) and as Paulette Bonafonté Parcelle in the Legally Blonde film series (2001–2003). She is a regular actor in Christopher Guest's mockumentary films, such as Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016). Coolidge is an alumna of The Groundlings, an improv and sketch comedy troupe based in Los Angeles. Coolidge also appeared in the films A Cinderella Story (2004), Robots (2005), Click (2006), Date Movie (2006), American Dreamz (2006), Epic Movie (2007), Igor (2008), Soul Men (2008), Gentlemen Broncos (2009), Austenland (2013), Like a Boss (2020), Promising Young Woman (2020), and Single All the Way (2021). On television, she is known for her roles as Roberta "Bobbie" Morganstern in the NBC sitcom Joey (2004–2006), Betty in the ABC Family teen drama series The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2012), Zofia "Sophie" Kaczyński in the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls (2011–2017), and Tanya McQuoid in the HBO anthology series The White Lotus (2021), the latter of which earned her critical acclaim, winning a Primetime Emmy Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award, and receiving nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
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Adolfo J. Kolmerer

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Adolfo is an Award winning Film and commercial director based in Berlin, Germany Born in Caracas, Venezuela, and soon after getting his degree in informatics Adolfo decided to do something different. So he packed all his stuff in a 20 kgs suitcase, left his home country and moved to Berlin, Germany. While learning german and doing various jobs, he was invited to visit a movie set and in that moment he found his true calling: making films. He learned the ropes of filmmaking quickly and never looked back. he has been doing his dream job ever since - shooting shorts, features, commercials and music videos. He's the happiest person when he is on set, very passionate about what he does and enjoys pushing the limits and going the extra mile. Adolfo can work fluently in three languages: English, Spanish and German. And he greatly enjoys going everywhere in the world to do what he loves.
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Eiza González

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Eiza González is a Mexican actress and singer. She gained popularity for her debut role as Lola Valente in the Mexican musical Lola, érase una vez. She also portrayed the lead role of Clara Molina on the Nickelodeon teen drama Sueña conmigo. She is also known for her roles as Monica "Darling" Castello in the action crime film Baby Driver (2017), Nyssiana in the cyberpunk action film Alita: Battle Angel (2019), Madam M in The Fast and the Furious spin-off film Hobbs & Shaw, Fran in I Care A Lot (2021).
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