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Rupert Everett

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Rupert James Hector Everett (born May 29, 1959) is an English actor, director and producer. Everett first came to public attention in 1981 when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film Another Country (1984) as a gay pupil at an English public school in the 1930s; the role earned him his first BAFTA Award nomination. He received a second BAFTA nomination and his first Golden Globe Award nomination for his role in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), followed by a second Golden Globe nomination for An Ideal Husband (1999).
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Jake Abel

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jacob Allen "Jake" Abel (born November 18, 1987) is an American actor. Abel was born in Canton, Ohio. His first break was landing a role in the Disney Channel Original Movie Go Figure as Spencer, and later had a recurring role on Threshold, and numerous guest starring roles on such shows as Cold Case and ER. He was honored with a Rising Star award at the 16th Hamptons International Film Festival in October, 2008 for his work in the film Flash of Genius. In 2009, Abel can be seen in The Lovely Bones directed by Peter Jackson, and Angel of Death, which is a 10-episode web series. In February 2009, Jake was cast as the 19-year old Adam Milligan, on the CW hit series Supernatural. He was next seen as Luke Castellan in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, released on February 12, 2010. Afterward Abel starred in I Am Number Four as Mark James. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jake Abel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​
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Daphné Patakia

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Daphné Patakia grew up in Belgium and graduated from the Greek National Theatre and has since appeared in major stage productions throughout Europe. She is known for Yorgos Zois', INTERRUPTION. The film premiered in the Orizzonti sidebar of the 2015 Venice Film Festival. Next up she plays the starring role gang member, Ioanna, in Constantine Giannaris' new film SPRING AWAKENING aka To xypnima tis anoixis soon to be released in theaters in 2016. She next be seen in Alexandros Voulgaris' upcoming feature film NIMA. Earlier this year Daphné was selected as one of the brightest and best of Europe and announced as one of this years 2016 European Shooting Stars. She was chosen by a jury of top industry experts, to be presented to the film world during the opening weekend at the Berlin Film Festival. : "Daphné is a charismatic presence on the screen, she convinced the jury with her extraordinary focus, her air of mystery and her willingness to express extreme emotions in astonishing ways."
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Edward Bunker

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Edward Heward Bunker (December 31, 1933 – July 19, 2005) was an American author of crime fiction, a screenwriter, convicted felon and an actor. He wrote numerous books, some of which have been adapted into films. He wrote the scripts for - and acted in - Straight Time (1978) (adapted from his debut novel No Beast So Fierce), Runaway Train (1985) and Animal Factory (2000) (adapted from his sophomore novel of the same name). He also played a minor role in Reservoir Dogs (1992). He began running away from home when he was five years old, and developed a pattern of criminal behavior, earning his first conviction when he was 14, leading to a cycle of incarceration, parole, re-offending and further jail time. He was convicted of bank robbery, drug dealing, extortion, armed robbery, and forgery. Bunker was released from prison for the last time in 1975, after which he focused on his career as a writer and actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edward Bunker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Branko Janković

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Branko Jankovic (Valjevo, 1984) is a Serbian actor. He spent his childhood in Gunjaci village in the municipality of Osečina. He finished elementary school in Pecka, and high school in Belgrade. He graduated from the Academy of Arts in Banja Luka in 2008. He is an actor of the National Theater of Republika Srpska. Jankovic owns a goat farm in his hometown and deals with the production of milk and cheese. His hobby was inspired by scriptwriters of the Military Academy series for several episodes in which his pet character has this animal. From Wikipedia (sr), the free encyclopedia
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David Lovering

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Lovering (born December 6, 1961) is an American musician and magician. He is best known as the drummer for the alternative rock band Pixies, which he joined in 1986. After the band's breakup in 1993, Lovering drummed with several other acts, including The Martinis, Cracker, Nitzer Ebb and Tanya Donelly. He also pursued a magic career as The Scientific Phenomenalist; performing scientific and physics-based experiments on stage. When the Pixies reunited in 2004, Lovering returned as the band's drummer. As a drummer Lovering was inspired by bands from a variety of genres, including Rush and Steely Dan. Author Ben Sisario described him as the "great unacknowledged anchor" of the Pixies, and stated that his unique influences gave "a precision and versatility essential to following Black Francis's songwriting quirks". Description above from the Wikipedia article David Lovering, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​
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Rebecca Harrell Tickell

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Rebecca Reynolds Harrell Tickell is a director, writer, producer, musician, singer, environmental activist, and former actress. She is best known for her starring role as Jessica Riggs in the Christmas film Prancer. She garnered a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture. She appeared in other films before putting her acting career aside to focus on environmental activism. She has been interviewed on Today, and by The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post.
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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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Simone de Oliveira

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Simone de Macedo e Oliveira, GCIH • GMC (born 11 February 1938) better known as Simone de Oliveira is a Portuguese singer and actress. Simone was born and raised in Lisbon. Her Portuguese mother had black African roots in São Tomé and Príncipe (then a Portuguese territory), and her father was Belgian. She started singing in high school. She is a breast cancer survivor and had the sickness twice. She started her career at the end of the 1950s. With "Sol de inverno" she represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965. She became fairly famous in 1969 with the song "Desfolhada Portuguesa", with lyrics by José Carlos Ary dos Santos and music by Nuno Nazareth Fernandes. This song was a great success in Portugal, having innovative lyrics during the time of the dictatorship of António de Oliveira Salazar. It represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 in Madrid. Despite her popularity at home, it was not successful at the Eurovision, getting only 4 votes. Eleven years later she was again selected by RTP to represent her country in the ninth edition of the OTI Festival (The Latin American counterpart of the Eurovision Song Contest). She performed the song "A tua espera" which got the 14th place with 9 points. She was in several plays, more than 10 movies and 23 TeleNovelas.
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Matti Boustedt

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Matti Boustedt debuted as a 12-year-old in Staffan Götestam's version of the play "Rasmus på Luffen". Since then he has been involved in more than 60 drama productions such as "Gåsmamman", "Solsidan" and "The Beck Films". Matti has recently participated in several internationally observed and award-winning productions; Ali Abbasi's "Border", the Indian film "Dear Molly" and the Swedish Viking adventure "Draug". Matti is a talented voice actor and has dubbed films such as "Toy Story 3", "Tingeling and the Pirate Fairy" and "Monsters University". He has also worked as a motion capture actor in computer game successes such as "Dice: Battlefield - Bad Company 2" and "Kane & Lynch 2". This spring Matti played the leading role in the TV film "The Road into the Darkness", which will be shown on German ZDF. There he plays the lead role as a policeman whose life collapses like a house of cards, and where the abyss opens. Matti is now doing one of the lead roles in the Swedish film "Mareld" which premiered in the fall of 2019 and he has also written one of the songs in it. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Boustedt, Matti
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