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Kenneth Choi
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Kenneth Choi (born October 20, 1971) is an American actor. He is known for playing Henry Lin on the television series Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014), Chester Ming in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Judge Lance Ito in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016). He is also known for his roles as Jim Morita and Principal Morita in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) respectively, and Lewis on the Fox comedy series The Last Man on Earth (2016–2017). Since 2018 he is starring in the Fox drama series 9-1-1, playing LAFD firefighter Howie "Chimney" Han.
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Mary Beth Pape
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Mary Beth Pape Is an actor, writer, and director. Her theatrical work includes stage, commercial, film, and television. Mary Beth has received two Geoffrey awards at the Morgan-Wixson Theater for her role in Steel Magnolias and Pippin. She directed The Hundred Dresses, A Little Princess and Many Moons for The YES Theatre Company, and was awarded the Outstanding New Children's Theatre Company title from the American Alliance for Theatre and Education in 2008. Mary Beth Pape is a New York native, and currently resides in Los Angeles.
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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.
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Rosanna Arquette
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Rosanna Lisa Arquette (born August 10, 1959) is an American actress. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in the TV film The Executioner's Song (1982) and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the film Desperately Seeking Susan (1985). Her other film roles include After Hours (also 1985), The Big Blue (1988), Pulp Fiction (1994), and Crash (1996). She also directed the documentary Searching for Debra Winger (2002) and starred in the ABC sitcom What About Brian? from 2006 to 2007.
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Ving Rhames
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Irving Rameses Rhames (born May 12, 1959) is an American actor. He is known for his supporting roles as IMF Agent Luther Stickell in the Mission: Impossible film series and gang kingpin Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction (1994). He also appeared in Jacob's Ladder (1990), Dave (1993), Striptease (1996), Con Air (1997), Only in America (1997), Out of Sight (1998), Entrapment (1999), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Dawn of the Dead (2004), I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), Jamesy Boy (2014). He voiced Cobra Bubbles in the animated films Lilo & Stitch (2002), Stitch! The Movie (2003), and Leroy & Stitch (2006).
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Peter Brown
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Peter Brown got into acting when he was in the army by organizing a theater group on base to occupy his spare time while stationed in Alaska. After his discharge he enrolled in the acting program at UCLA, and starting in the mid-1950s found employment in many of the western films and series being turned out at the time (he is especially remembered for his work as eager young deputy Johnny McKay in the classic western series Lawman (1958) and as one of a trio of Texas Rangers in the western action/comedy series Laredo (1965)). Following the end of a contract with Universal Pictures (1965-1972), he switched to soap operas and made-for-TV films, and has been steadily employed ever since.
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Joe Cobb
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Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, Cobb auditioned for producer Hal Roach's comedy series at the age of five. He appeared in 86 Our Gang episodes during seven years, and had three guest appearances in the serial in the 1930s. His first Our Gang short was The Big Show. Cobb appeared in the Our Gang series' last silent film, Saturday's Lesson, and its first talking short, Small Talk. He was a recognizable character, with chubby cheeks and a trademark beanie cap. Some sources indicate that his final film with the Gang was Bouncing Babies; however, he does not appear onscreen in that short. His last film as a regular cast member was the previous entry Lazy Days, but he would also return for cameos in three more shorts over the years: Fish Hooky, Pay as You Exit, and Reunion in Rhythm. After his acting career ended in the early 1940s, Cobb became an assembler for North American Aviation, a division of Rockwell International. He retired in 1981.
Cobb died of natural causes on May 21, 2002.
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Robert Sheehan
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Robert Sheehan (born 7 January 1988) is an Irish actor. Sheehan is known for playing Klaus Hargreeves on Netflix's original series The Umbrella Academy. He is the son of Joe and Maria Sheehan. His father was a member of the Garda Síochána, the police force of the Republic of Ireland. As a child, Sheehan was interested in performing music. He learned how to play the banjo, the bodhrán, and the spoons. He took part in the Fleadh Cheoil, an Irish music competition for children and teenagers. His interest in acting started when his mother took him to an audition for drama film "Song for a Raggy Boy" (2003), about an oppressive school for boys during World War II. Sheehan won an acting part in the film and socialized with other young actors. Following his film debut, Sheehan started acting in theatrical performances.
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Alinne Rosa
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Better known as Alinne Rosa , is a singer , songwriter , actress and judge on the first season of the talent show X Factor Brasil . His career began in 2003, in Bahia , as lead singer of the band Cheiro de Amor , in which he released 7 CDs and 3 DVDs that achieved a Gold / Double Platinum record that sold more than 700 thousand copies throughout Brazil and scored hits such as Amassadinho , Faces and Mouths , Your Goodbye , Sunny Days , Flame of Passion , Waiting at the Window and Think of Me . In 2013, Alinne was cited as "One of Axé's inspirations" in the article "Tratando de Ritmo" in Rolling Stone Brasil Magazine . In 2014 he left the band to pursue a solo career with the release of his first single , Complicamos Demais , which was the soundtrack for the main character "Helena", played by Júlia Lemmertz in the soap opera Em Família on Rede Globo , present in her first solo album, My Style EP . This same album also has the singles Chegue Chegando , Nada Está Normal , Pulaê and Estilo Meu , which was also part of the famous album Arena Pop . The album was recorded by Som Livre and was in the 18th position of most downloaded national albums on iTunes in the same year of release.
On November 11, 2016, he released his first solo DVD/CD, entitled País Da Fantasia , produced at the Plus+ Produção Musical studios by Billy Rasec, released on the digital platform Vevo , reaching the mark of 1.8 million hits on YouTube . País da Fantasia is marked by an eclectic style, mixing Axé music with rap and romantic ballads, as well as mixing electronic beats with Bahian percussion.
In 2016, Alinne became a judge on Rede Bandeirantes ' musical reality show , X Factor Brasil . She recorded her first DVD of her solo career, entitled País da Fantasia in Salvador no Rio Vermelho on April 3, 2016, as part of the city's 467th anniversary celebrations. [ 15 ] An EP with the same name was released in anticipation of the DVD in August 2016 [ 16 ] The DVD was released on November 11, with the title track as the flagship, reaching the mark of 920 thousand views on YouTube in less than 6 months. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] In 2017, Alinne was one of the Axé music singers nominated by the North American magazine Billboard in a poll to find out who was the "Queen of Salvador's Carnival 2017". In May, Alinne poses for the fall issue of men's magazine Playboy .
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Frank Washington
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Frank Washington was an American basketball player. Washington was a 6'4" guard from Wilberforce, Ohio. Washington played for the New York Rens from 1941–42 before joining the US Navy. In 1945, he played for the Washington Bears. Washington was part of the first Harlem Globetrotters team to travel around the world. Washington was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters from 1946 to 1950. His daughter Michelle Washington was also a basketball player. Washington died in 2013 at the age of 91.
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