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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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Matthew Twining

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Although born in California, he spent most of his life in Washington State, living north of the Seattle area. When Matt was only six or seven, his parents met a group of gypsies while hiking with their children in Northern Italy. They accepted the Twining family into their fold and taught them a great deal about the gypsy life and philosophies. His entire family is musically oriented. His mother sings and his father is a professional musician in the Seattle area, specializing in guitar and piano primarily. In addition to acting, Matthew is also an accomplished musician and singer, playing guitar, piano and drums, among other instruments.
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Sidney Berthier

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Sidney Berthier first studied Film at the age of 16 within the department co-founded by V.F. Perkins. Keen to pursue his passion, he then moved to the University of Cambridge at the age of 19, making him one of the youngest students ever to undertake a Masters degree. Some of his research on James Bond which dealt with David Bordwell's concept of "intensified continuity" editing and Svetlana Boym's notion of "restorative" nostalgia was also published in the British Guild of Film and TV Editors magazine.
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Kalinka Pétrie

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Kalinka Petrie is a bilingual actress who has made a name for herself both in the French and English markets over the past decade. Throughout her career, she has been given the opportunity to portray a wide range of roles. She debuted as a high school cheerleader on Tactik, which launched her career in Quebec. More recently, Kalinka has appeared in District 31 and Clash, both Aetios productions. Portraying a rape victim and a malignant narcissist respectively, were perhaps the most challenging roles Kalinka has been offered so far. She also showcased her comedic skills over four seasons in the award-winning Crave original, Letterkenny. Make sure to watch Kalinka in When Hope Calls, on Hallmark Movies Now, in which she embodies a strong female character. From her agency profile at https://agencelasuite.com/en/artists/kalinka_petrie/994
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Anna Lehr

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From Wikipedia Anna Lehr (November 17, 1890, New York City, New York – January 22, 1974, Santa Monica, California) was an American silent film and stage actress. Lehr required courage while filming Civilization's Child (1916) for Thomas Ince, a Triangle-Kay Bee feature. The screenplay was written by C. Gardner Sullivan. There is a scene in which Russian cavalry charge over her as she lies prostrate on the ground. Lehr's fear was abated somewhat by her belief that horses will not step on people except by accident. She played "Doris Ames" in the silent film Grafters (1917), which was directed by Allan Dwan. In 1919 Lehr was chosen by David Powell to play in Teeth of the Tiger. She was forced to withdraw due to ptomaine poisoning. The movie was being filmed by Famous Players-Lasky in New York City. Lehr's continued absence necessitated the retaking of scenes which she had completed. She was sued by Chappell, Inc., in 1921 for non-payment of $916.85 worth of hats, gowns, and cloaks. Lehr testified that she had intended to pay for the merchandise but delayed after a sheriff and collectors began bothering her. Chappell contended that when she did not return to their store to make arrangements for payment, they had a right to send out to collect the amount owed them. Her attorney sought dismissal of the case on the grounds that Edwin McKim was made a party to the suit, but had not been served; McKim was in New York City at the time. The case was carried out in the Los Angeles, California court of Judge J.P. Wood. She was married to Edwin McKim; their daughter was actress Ann Dvorak.
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Benito Martinez

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Benito Martinez (born June 28, 1971) is an American actor most known for his role as police captain (later city councilman) David Aceveda in FX Networks' acclaimed crime drama The Shield. Additionally, he has voiced Coyote Smith in the video game Killer7, Professor Candide in Vanquish as well as a number of characters in the PC game Age of Empires III, and played a criminal on Firefly. He also had a featured role as a boxing manager in the critical and commercial hit film Million Dollar Baby and was an extra on Star Trek: The Next Generation as Salazar. Benito trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in Earls Court London England and was in the same class as the actor Zen Gesner and actress Julie Hesmondhalgh. Martinez currently appears on the program "Saving Grace" as the husband to the forensic detective. Martinez was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico of Guatemalan ancestry. He holds an advanced certificate in stage combat that he obtained from LAMDA during his studies there. His sister Patrice is an actress. Benito Martinez appeared in season 8 of the hit show "24" starring Kiefer Sutherland
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Wayne Bloom

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Wayne Bloom is a former professional wrestler who wrestled in World Championship Wrestling, The American Wrestling Association, and The World Wrestling Federation between 1988 and 1999. A tournament was set up to crown new tag-team champions; in the tournament, The Destruction Crew would defeat the team of Sgt. Slaughter & Baron Von Raschke in the first round and then beat Greg Gagne & "HardRock" Paul Diamond in the finals to win the titles. Bloom also challenged the returning Brad Rheingans to a Greco-Roman match which Bloom lost. Nevertheless, the Crew's tag team victory combined with their devious tactics earned the duo a joint “Rookie of the Year” award from the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated, which is the only time a tag team has won this award. In 1990 the Destruction Crew joined World Championship Wrestling, which at the time was still a part of the National Wrestling Alliance. In WCW, they wrestled under masks as the Minnesota Wrecking Crew 2 and were managed by Ole Anderson (a member of the original Minnesota Wrecking Crew). They attempted without success to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship from the Steiner Brothers over the summer of 1990. During their stint with WCW they were also still under contract with the AWA; in fact, they were the AWA World Tag-Team Champions during their entire run as the masked Minnesota Wrestling Crew 2. On August 11, the Destruction Crew lost the AWA tag-team titles to long time rivals The Trooper & D.J. Peterson. The Crew tried in vain to regain the titles over the next couple of months until the AWA closed up in early 1991. In 1991, after the AWA closed up, the Destruction Crew went to the World Wrestling Federation and became the Beverly Brothers, with Enos and Bloom wrestling under the ring names Blake & Beau Beverly, respectively. Their gimmick was that of two spoiled rich brats. They were originally managed by The Coach, John Tolos then by The Genius. The team was initially launched into feuds with The Road Warriors, The Bushwhackers, and The Natural Disasters, the latter of which revolved around the WWF World Tag Team Championship. The Beverly Brothers were never promoted as serious players in the tag team division and only made a few PPV appearances between 1991 and 1993. In 1993, Bloom left the WWF and also semi-retired from professional wrestling. Yet within a year, he was making sporadic appearances on the independent scene as a singles wrestler among other places during the last days of Herb Abrams’ UWF. Bloom & Enos had a brief reunion in World Championship Wrestling in 1997 and 1998, but the announcers never made any comments on their past history. After a while together, the team finally disbanded for good. Bloom retired permanently in 1999.
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Francisco Regueiro

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Francisco Regueiro was born on August 2, 1934 in Valladolid, Spain. He collaborated on several screenplays and directed the short film Los toros en la literatura (1966). He also worked in television in the series Los pintores del Prado, the episodes Zurbarán: la humilde luz del sueño (1973) and Murillo: la virgen niña; in Cuentos y Leyendas, the episode La niña que se convirtió en rata (1968) and in the series Las picaras, the episode La viuda valenciana (1983). He directed Amador, Si volvemos a vernos (1967), Carta de amor de un asesino (1972), both produced by Elías Querejeta, Me enveneno de azules (1971), Duerme, duerme, mi amor (1974) and Las bodas de Blanca (1975). His film Madre Gilda won the Silver Shell for Best Actor at the San Sebastian Festival, as well as the Goya for Best Actor.
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Richard Rossi

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Richard Rossi is an actor, novelist, filmmaker, musician. He played guitar on stage at age 7, wowing audiences with songs like 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow.' Richard is the oldest of 5, and had musician parents, Richard and Dorothy. The Rossi family performed in the bars of their hometown of Pittsburgh. As a teen, Richard acted in films such as 'The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh.' In 1980, Richard formed a duo with his best friend from school, John Walker, and soon "Walker and Rossi" were performing their songs on TV. The Post Gazette compared them to Simon & Garfunkel and called them poets of song. In 1984, Richard married his wife Sherrie in Lynchburg, Virginia. Sherrie saw Walker-Rossi perform at Liberty U., where they were given a standing ovation by the audience of 5,000. Richard & Sherrie moved back to Pgh. in 1986. Richard reached out to his hometown, performing concerts as a guitar-playing maverick minister at the nightclub Graffiti, Station Square, and Soldier's & Sailors. In 1988, Richard and Sherrie became parents. Their daughter Karis was born. Richard was reading the Bible in the original Greek and came to a verse that read 'By grace ('Karis') are you saved.' In March of 1991, their second child, Joshua was born. Richard, Sherrie, Karis, and Joshua hosted dinners for the homeless and Richard hosted his talk-show 'Richard Rossi Live' during evening drive time on WPIT-FM until the station was sold in 1992. The popular program expanded to an international audience and now airs on BlogTalkRadio. Richard formed partnerships with African American ministers and founded the Multi-Cultural Community Coalition to combat racism. Richard's sermons were thespian, an art-form foretelling his future as an actor. In 1996, Richard & family relocated, making a journey to Hollywood. Art became Richard's ministry. Richard took acting classes with another Pittsburgh native,Milton Katselas, and soon Richard was appearing on TV shows like Ally McBeal & Gilmore Girls. Richard was granted permission to perform the story of evangelist Elmer Gantry. Richard played the lead role & directed his version of the play at Stella Adler Theatre, garnering laudatory reviews. Richard's research revealed the Gantry play was inspired by faith healer Aimee Semple McPherson. This led to Richard's writing, directing, & acting in his films on Sister Aimee ('Saving Sister Aimee' and 'Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story' in 2008) that he made as an allegory for his former life as an evangelist. ABC called Richard the 'Pastor to the Stars' when it leaked out that he was advisor to stars. He released 3 books: his 1st novel, 'Stick Man' a coming-of-age story, a self-help book entitled 'Create Your Life" and his 3rd book 'Sister Aimee.' Musically, he released 3 albums 'Without Her Love,' 'Seasons of My Heart,' & 'The Kingdom Is Near.' He released his film on Roberto Clemente, 'Baseball's Last Hero,' & '10th Anniversary of Sister Aimee' a remastered collection of both of his films on Aimee McPherson. His latest feature "Canaan Land," stars Richard as an evangelist & co-stars Rebecca Holden as Sara Sunday, a female preacher. The film is set for release soon.
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Rosalind Allen

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Rosalind Allen (born Rosalind Ingledew) hails from New Zealand and studied acting there before coming to the United States. Her movie debut was in the film, Perfect (1985), and she continues a long career in television & film. Famously remembered as the "It girl" in the Seinfeld (1989) episode, The Marine Biologist (1994), she has had series-regular roles in both daytime and nighttime television (such as All My Children (1970) and Steven Spielberg's SeaQuest 2032 (1993)), as well as two decades of roles in both comedic and dramatic genres. Her training include studying with Playhouse West, Cameron Thor and Charles Conrad Studios of Los Angeles. Recent projects include theatre and television commercials, teaching theatre/acting and directing award-winning theatrical productions.
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