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Merritt Patterson

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Merritt Patterson (born 2 September 1990) is a Canadian actress. Born and raised in Whistler, she began her acting career at the age of 15. Merritt landed her first television role as a recurring character on the ABC Family show Kyle XY. Following her television debut were a number of film roles including the female lead in the movie Wolves opposite Jason Momoa. Most well known for her role as Ophelia Pryce in The Royals on E!. Merritt has starred in a number of television shows including the Pretty Little Liars spin-off Ravenswood for ABC Family and in Crackle's The Art Of More as Olivia Brukner opposite Dennis Quaid and Kate Bosworth. In 2018 Merritt played Cynthia Applewhite in the film Unbroken: Path to Redemption for Universal. Accepting the award for Best Supporting Actress at CIFF for her portrayal of the role. A long time fan favorite for The Hallmark Channel, Merritt has starred in eight Hallmark films. Four of these films being part of the beloved Countdown To Christmas.
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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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Betsy Blair

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Betsy Blair -December 11, 1923 – March 13, 2009) was an American actress of film and stage, long based in London. Blair pursued a career in entertainment from the age of eight, and as a child worked as an amateur dancer, performed on radio, and worked as a model, before joining the chorus of Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe in 1940. There she met Gene Kelly. They were married the following year, when she was seventeen years old. The couple divorced sixteen years later, in 1957. After work in the theatre, Blair began her film career playing supporting roles in films such as A Double Life (1947) and Another Part of the Forest (1948). Her interest in Marxism led to an investigation by the House Un-American Activities Committee and Blair was blacklisted for some time, but resumed her career with a critically acclaimed performance in Marty (1955), winning a BAFTA Award and a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She continued her career with regular theatre, film and television work until the mid 1990s.
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Patrice O'Neal

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Comedian Patrice O'Neal was born in New York, but moved to Boston when he was just one year old. He was educated at West Roxbury High School and went on to attend Northeastern University, both in Boston. After this, various jobs followed including a sausage cart vendor at a train station, flower seller and popcorn seller at the Boston Garden Arena. In October 1992, O'Neal attended an open mic comedy night. He heckled one of the comedians, who challenged O'Neal to perform himself at the next open mic night. He did just that and so began his comedy career. Over the next 6 years, O'Neal became a fixture on the Boston comedy circuit. He then relocated to New York, becoming a regular at Manhattan's Comedy Cellar. After this, O'Neal moved to Los Angeles and radio, television and film projects followed. O'Neal appeared in various shows, both in acting roles and as himself. In 2005, he taped his own episode of "One Night Stand" (2005) and in 2011 he had his own Comedy Central special, 'Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room'. As well as on-screen projects, O'Neal worked on radio and continued as a stand-up in clubs and theaters. O'Neal's final screen appearance was in September 2011 when he took part in the Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen (2011) (TV). On November 29th 2011, Patrice O'Neal, who suffered from diabetes, passed away following complications from a stroke. He was 41.
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Michael Manna

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Michael Stephen Manna is an American professional wrestler and podcaster, better known by the ring name Stevie Richards. He currently works for Lucha Libre USA and previously wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/WWE), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He has also made appearances for Ring Of Honor (ROH). He has held over 40 titles in his career, including the WWE Hardcore Championship 21 times, the ECW World Tag Team Championship twice and the NWA National Heavyweight Championship once. He is the current (and first) Extreme Rising World Champion.
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Andrew Lawrence

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Andrew James Lawrence (born January 12, 1988) is an American actor, singer and filmmaker. He is the youngest brother of actors Joey Lawrence and Matthew Lawrence. He is known for his roles as Andy Roman on Brotherly Love (starring with his real life brothers Joey and Matthew) and Ted Beene on the sitcom Oliver Beene, as well as voicing T.J. Detweiler on the cartoon Recess, and Vinnie Nasta on the cartoon The Kids from Room 402. Outside of his acting and music career, Lawrence made his directorial debut with the 2020 film The Office Mix-Up.
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Kim Tae-Jeong

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Korean taekwondo stylist Kim Tae-Jeong was discovered by Raymond Chow, who was looking for a "double" to replace the late Bruce Lee when Golden Harvest opted to finish GAME OF DEATH (1978). Kim was a very nice kicking stylist who would later play Bruce's "brother" and play his double in a sequel entitled TOWER OF DEATH. His final fight scene against fellow Korean Hwang Jang-Lee is hailed as one of his best fight scenes. In 1985, Corey Yuen selected Kim to play the ghost of Bruce Lee in his Hong Kong-U.S. crossover NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER. His voice was dubbed by a voice actor because Kim spoke no English so he spoke all of his lines in his native Korean with American actor Kurt McKinney. Kim had also worked in his native Korea, his most popular film there being PLEASE MISS BE PATIENT (1981), a martial arts action comedy. Sadly on the weekend of August 27, 2011, Kim passed away after suffering a hemorrhage after having a stomach ache. Kim was 54 years old.
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Tylyn John

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Gorgeous, buxom and voluptuous redhead knockout Tylyn John was born on July 31, 1966 in Encino, California. An avid motorcyclist, John is the daughter of motocross champion Tom John. Tylyn was the Playmate of the Month in the March, 1992 issue of "Playboy." She was featured in numerous "Playboy" videos and posed for several "Playboy" newsstand special editions. Her sole foray into acting was a small role in the movie "Rising Sun." John gave birth to her son Anthony in 1998. In 1999 Tylyn retired from modeling after being diagnosed with the rare autoimmune disease scleroderma. Tylyn John lives in Los Angeles, California with her husband Lou and son Anthony.
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Raymond Ochoa

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Raymond Ochoa is an American child actor and voice actor. He has appeared in various commercials, television shows and movies including roles in 10 Items or Less, Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh, and the lead character, Arlo, in the Pixar film The Good Dinosaur. Ochoa was born in San Diego, California. He is the younger brother of actors Ryan and Robert Ochoa. He is of Mexican descent. In 2007, he starred in commercials for Betty Crocker, Verizon FiOS, and Chevrolet. He made his debut by playing Manuelito, a minor role in the television series 10 Items or Less in 2006. He appeared in the television series Cold Case, and Hank. Ochoa is currently in the band Ochoa Boyz, formed by him and other siblings Ryan Ochoa, Rick Ochoa, and Robert Ochoa. *Source:* **Wikipedia**
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Philippe Hériat

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Born Raymond Gérard Payelle, he studied with film director René Clair and in 1920 made his debut in silent film. Over the next fifteen years, he appeared in secondary roles in another twenty-five films including the 1927 Abel Gance masterpiece, Napoleon. In 1949 Hériat collaborated with film director Jean Delannoy to write the screenplay for the film Le Secret de Mayerling. Philippe Hériat won the 1931 Prix Renaudot for his book L'Innocent. In 1939 he won the Prix Goncourt for Les Enfants gâtés, and the 1947 Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française for Famille Boussardel. In 1949 he was made a member of the Académie Goncourt, a position he held until his death in 1971. Hériat is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris
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