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Louis Ducreux

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Louis Ducreux (22 September 1911 – 19 December 1992) was a French actor, screenwriter and composer. He was born Louis Raymond Bordat in Marseille, France. He made his film debut in 1938 and worked until his death. He received a Best Actor nomination at the César Awards in 1985 for Bertrand Tavernier's A Sunday in the Country. He also worked on Max Ophüls's La Ronde as a lyricist, writing the title theme "La ronde de l'amour". Ducreux died in Paris at the age of 81. Source: Article "Louis Ducreux" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Ray Charles

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Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), better known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records. He also helped racially integrate country and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, most notably with his Modern Sounds albums. While with ABC, Charles became one of the first African-American musicians to be given artistic control by a mainstream record company. Frank Sinatra called Charles “the only true genius in show business.” Rolling Stone ranked Charles number 10 on their list of "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" in 2004, and number two on their November 2008 list of "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". In honoring Charles, Billy Joel noted: "This may sound like sacrilege, but I think Ray Charles was more important than Elvis Presley. I don't know if Ray was the architect of rock & roll, but he was certainly the first guy to do a lot of things . . . Who the hell ever put so many styles together and made it work?" Description above from the Wikipedia article Ray Charles, 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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Anton Corbijn

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Anton Corbijn (born 20 May 1955) is a Dutch photographer, music video and film director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2, having handled the principal promotion and sleeve photography for both for more than a decade. Some of his works include music videos for Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence" (1990) and Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box" (1993), as well as the Ian Curtis biopic Control. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anton Corbijn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Davis Aguila

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Marine Corps combat veteran Davis Aguila is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from James Ford Rhodes High School and joined the United States Marine Corps in 2003. Assigned to the 2nd Marine Division, he served in the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. In early 2004, he deployed to Haiti with Operation Secure Tomorrow followed by two consecutive deployments in Iraq. Davis returned in 2007 and served an additional three years in the Reserves. During this time, he traveled to Quantico, Virginia to train pre-deployment Reserve Marines in convoy formations, vehicle and personnel searches and S.W.A.T. tactics. Throughout his service, Davis's natural talents helped his fellow Marines maintain their cohesiveness and motivation. He boosted morale by being charismatic and outgoing. He loves to entertain and this allowed him to be of deeper service to his unit. Upon separating from the Marine Corps in 2010, Davis pursued a career in entertainment. Represented by The Talent Group, he booked his first regional commercial in 2011 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York. While exploring other artistic outlets, Davis landed multiple theater roles. First being cast as Manta Ray in 'Akarui'; a play by Jen Silverman and directed by Raymond Bobgan. Davis' recent works include a television mini-series, 'T.R.A.C.E.: A Doctor Who Fan Film', a web series, 'Greek Chronicles', a television movie, 'With This Ring', and movies, 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' and 'The Tank'. Along with Commercial and Film work, he continues his work in Theater and Performing arts.
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Jumpei Matsumoto

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Matsumoto Jumpei is a Japanese producer, director, and screenwriter from Nagasaki Prefecture. He made his directorial debut with "Mada, Ningen" (まだ、人間). He is also a published author, with his first novel being "Planets" (惑星たち), and a producer for the anime "Shadowverse" and "Shadowverse Flame." He graduated from the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo for undergraduate and graduate education. During his studies, he was a student of Yoshimoto Sogo Performing Academy Tokyo School with the intention of becoming a comedian.
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Jill Adler

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Jill Adler hails from Encino, Calif. and has been conquering the world of entertainment one role at a time. But she's not just a one-trick pony. She's also an accomplished skier, rock climber, and cowgirl, with an intense love for all things outdoors. When she's not on set bringing characters to life, Jill can be found tearing up the slopes as a professional skier, exploring new trails, and traveling the west in a mini camper van. But don't be fooled by her tough exterior. Not only adept at playing detectives, lawyers, doctors and nosy neighbors, she also enjoys broken and vulnerable characters who manage to triumph. This smart lady has both a masters degree in broadcast from USC and a law degree from the University of Utah and has spun this education into a side career as an anchor/reporter for KSL Newsradio in SLC and an influencer with a popular YouTube channel and blog called Ski Play Live, where she shares her adventures. Jill's appearances in popular Hallmark and Lifetime Christmas movies like 12 Gifts of Christmas and Hot Chocolate Holiday, keep her busy in Utah. She's also graced the screen in Yellowstone as a newscaster and played Rachel Skarsden's mom in Timeless Love. Through it all, Jill remains grounded; using her outside interests to inform her work and bring a fresh perspective to each role. With a quick wit, a love for taking direction, and a talent for memorization, she's quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with in the industry. So, whether she's shredding the slopes or bringing characters to life on screen, Jill is always ready for the next adventure.
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Mimi Chakraborty

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Mimi Chakraborty is a Bengali film and television actress. She rose to fame by playing the role "Pupe", the female lead in mega serial Gaaner Oparey. Mimi was a model briefly before starting her acting career. She participated in Femina Miss India. Her soap acting debut was with Champion. Her second project was a TV serial Gaaner Oparey, produced by Ideas Creations. It aired on Star Jalsha from 28 June 2010 to 16 April 2011. Ideas Creations, the production house of Prosenjit Chatterjee together with Star Jalsha launched the mega-serial "Gaaner Oparey" to pay tribute to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on the 150th anniversary of his birth. The likes of Rituparno Ghosh (who was initial scriptwriter of Gaaner Oparey), Debojyoti Mishra (Music Director), and other noted personalities from the film industry were involved with the project. Her debut film "Bapi Bari Jaa" was released in 7 December 2012. Her next ventures are Mini (2022), Khela Jawkhon (2022) and Hindi remake of Posto. She was listed as the most desirable woman in the Calcutta Times list of Most Desirable Women 2016 and 2020. In 2019, she was elected as the Member of Parliament for Jadavpur constituency.
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David Kushner

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David Alan Kushner II is an American singer-songwriter. Raised in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, he moved to Los Angeles, California, and began releasing music. Kushner's song "Miserable Man" (2022) went viral on TikTok and peaked at number 11 on the charts in Norway and number 19 in Ireland, additionally reaching the top 40 in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Along with the single "Mr. Forgettable", it appeared on his debut extended play Footprints I Found (2022). Kushner received 556 million streams within a year of releasing music. His song "Daylight" was released on April 14, 2023. Kushner has served as the opening act for one of Lauv's tours.
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Gori

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Toshiyuki Teruya (照屋 年之 Teruya Toshiyuki, May 22, 1972, Naha, Okinawa, Japan), better known as Gori (ゴリ) or Gorie (ゴリエ) or Gorie Matsuura (松浦ゴリエ Matsuura Gorie), is a Ryukyuan comedian, variety show host, voice actor, film director, and musician. He is a member of the owarai group Garage Sale. He has also appeared in drag as a schoolgirl character named Gorie and collaborated with Jasmine Ann Allen and Joann Yamazaki to release three singles. Mickey reached number one on the Oricon charts in 2004.
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