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Michelle Rodriguez

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Mayte Michelle Rodríguez (born July 12, 1978), known professionally as Michelle Rodriguez, is an American actress, screenwriter, and DJ. She got her breakout role as a troubled boxer in the independent film Girlfight (2000), which was met with critical acclaim and earned her several awards, including the Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award for Best Debut Performance. The following year, she starred as Letty Ortiz in the blockbuster film The Fast and the Furious (2001), reprising her role in its sequels Fast & Furious (2009), Fast & Furious 6 (2013), and Furious 7 (2015). During her career, Rodriguez has played tough, independent women in a number of successful action films, such as Blue Crush, S.W.A.T., Battle: Los Angeles, and Avatar. She is also known for her roles as Shé in the action comedy films Machete and Machete Kills, and Rain Ocampo in the science fiction films Resident Evil and Resident Evil: Retribution. Rodriguez also branched into television, playing Ana Lucia Cortez in the second season of the series Lost as part of the main cast, before making numerous guest appearances before the series ended. She has also done voice work in video games such as Call of Duty and Halo, and lent her voice for the 3D animated film Turbo and the television series IGPX. With her films grossing over $5 billion collectively, a 2013 Entertainment Weekly article described Rodriguez as "arguably the most iconic actress in the action genre, as well as one of the most visible Latinas in Hollywood".
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Rich Ceraulo Ko

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Rich Ceraulo Ko was born on a US Air Force base in Bitburg, Germany. His father, Richard Loreto Ceraulo, was an Air Force Master Sergeant and his mother, Yang Cha Ko, a housekeeper, and homemaker. Growing up, his family hopped from base to base, eventually settling on Long Island, New York. Rich studied biology/pre-medicine at New York University before transferring to the Tisch School of the Arts his junior year where he studied with Doug Moston of the Actors Studio. After graduating, Rich appeared in the Broadway musical Flower Drum Song then quickly made his way out to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film and television. He made his feature film debut opposite Kevin Bacon in James Wan's Death Sentence and followed that up with a string of independent film and television roles. He is best known for his wide-ranging character work, guest starring in such critically acclaimed shows as The Walking Dead, Halt and Catch Fire, and Supergirl. He credits teachers Shari Shaw and Stuart Rogers as his two most significant acting mentors. He has been married to writer/actress Alissa Dean since June 27, 2009.
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Nikki Armstrong

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is an American professional wrestler currently known by her ring name Angel Blue. She is currently working for Anarchy Championship Wrestling. Professional wrestling career Anarchy Championship Wrestling (2008-present) Angel debuted on June 15, at ACW/IWA-Texas The Realization Of Mortality, defeating Miss Diss Lexia. On July 19, at ACW/IWA-Texas From Innocence To Insanity, Angel was defeated by Daffney Unger. At ACW/IWA-Texas Distrust, Dismay & Anti-Social Behavior, on August 10, Angel wrestled a three-way elimination match against Portia Perez and Rachel Summerlyn, won by Perez. On September 6, at ACW/IWA-Texas Keep Austin Weird, Angel won a victory over Diamond Icee. Angel would be defeated again by Daffney, working as Shark Girl at ACW/IWA-Texas Evolution Of The Revolution on October 12. On November 16, at ACW/IWA-Texas Our Time To Shine, Angel lost to Rachel Summerlyn. Angel would join a tag team, wrestling with Darin Childs, Junior Garza and Rachel Summerlyn at ACW/IWA-Texas Lone Star Classic 2008, on December 13, losing to Diamond Icee, JC Bravo, Pierre Abernathy and Tex-Mex Smurf. During the following night, at ACW/IWA-Texas War Of Attrition 2008, Angel would avenge her defeat against one of her tag team opponents, by defeating Diamond Icee in singles action. Impact Zone Wrestling (2012-2014) On June 2, Angel lost to Erica in her IZW debut match. She followed this with another defeat to Erica in a three-way match on June 16, with Kyra Myra also in the match. She went on to amend her record with a victory over Starr Venus on June 23. On July 21, at IZW Evolution 2012, Angel achieved Championship success in a three-way match against the champion Starr Venus and Erica. During the October 13 edition of ICW, Angel defeated Starr Venus. On November 3, at IZW Halloween Hangover 2012, a reversal of fortune occurred when Eric defeated the ICW Queens Crown Champion Starr Venus and Angel Blue in another three-way match. During the December 8 edition of ICW, Angel challenged Erica for the title, ending in a No-Contest. On December 22, Starr Venus defeated Angel at IZW Chaotic Christmas 2012. Precisely a year later, again during the month of June, Angel returned to IZW to challenge unsuccessfully for the IZW Queens Crown Championship, losing to Erica. She challenged no less than a total of six times for the title, in both singles and three-way matches, including a unique Dog Collar match that Erica won also. Angel would endure the remainder of the 2013 year, wrestling matches resulting in continued defeats up into the month of November. During March 2014, Angel wrestled and lost to Paige Turner at IZW Adrenaline. She suffered her final loss at the IZW Coronation 2014: 10th Anniversary Show, in a Triple Threat Crown On A Pole match won by Paige Turner, against the champion Miss Diss Lexia. Return to Professional Championship Wrestling (2013-2014) On December 14, at PCW The Reunion, Angel wrestles Jessica James and Claudia, in a three-way match won by James. On April 26, 2014, Angel teamed with Claudia and Paige Turner to defeat Delilah Doom, Livi La Vida Loca and Shojo Machiko at PCW There Will Be Blood.
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Hakeem Olajuwon

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Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, nicknamed "the Dream," is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. From 1984 to 2002, he played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Houston Rockets and, in his last season, the Toronto Raptors. He led the Rockets to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995. Olajuwon was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008 and the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2016. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest centers, as well as one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
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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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Fred Armisen

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Alfredo "Fred" Armisen (born December 4, 1966) is an American actor, comedian and musician best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and portraying off-color foreigners in various comedy films such as EuroTrip, Cop Out or Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. With Carrie Brownstein, he is the co-creator and co-star of the IFC sketch series Portlandia. He also recently voices Speedy Gonzales in The Looney Tunes Show on Cartoon Network. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fred Armisen, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Rosanna Ortiz

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Rosanna Ortiz was born as Violeta Orbita. She is an actress, known for Araw-araw, gabi-gabi (1975), Patayin mo sa sindak si Barbara (1974) and Panic! (1973) She was one of those who started the bold trend in the 60’s but she became a fine actress when she won Asia ’s Best Supporting Actress for the movie Patayin Mo Sa Sindak Si Barbara , directed by Celso Ad. Castilo. She was only 16 when she entered the movies in the late 60's. She appeared in several sex flicks such as Hayok and Ang Magsasaging ni Pacing. In 1971 alone, she finished 15 movies. While other bold stas remained in bold films, she transitioned to serious and dramatic roles such as in Daluyong (1971) for Ishmael Bernal, Ang Kampana ng Santa Quiteria (1971) for FPJ for which she earned a Famas Best Supporting Actress nomination, Anthony and Cleopatra (1972) for Dolphy and Patayin Mo sa Sindak si Barbara (1974) for Celso Ad Castillo, where she was praised for her memorable performance. She also appeared in Ibong Adarna with Dolphy, Panchito Alba and Babalu as the three prince brothers. She was the reason for the sensational killing of a businessman’s son which sent Eddie Fernadez and Berting Labra to prison.
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Philippe Laudenbach

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Philippe Laudenbach (born 31 January 1936) is a French actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films since 1963. Nephew of Pierre Fresnay (born Peter Laudenbach), Philippe is formed to the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts. He received a nomination for Molière Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1998 for his performance in The crazy's hat Luigi Pirandello. He is married to Francine Walter, actress and drama teacher at La Bruyère and to the Théâtre de l'Atelier. Source: Article "Philippe Laudenbach" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Lynn Toler

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Lynn Candace Toler (born October 25, 1959) is an American lawyer, judge, television arbitrator (judge), and television presenter. She is best known for her role as former arbitrator over the longest-running courtroom television series, Divorce Court. She served as sole municipal court judge in Cleveland Heights Municipal Court for eight years after working as an attorney specializing in civil matters. At 34 years old, she won her first judicial race by just six votes as a Republican in a predominantly Democratic district where Democrats held a 5:1 majority. She changed parties to Independent in 2016. During the 2001-02 television year, she replaced Andrew Napolitano as presiding judge over the nontraditional courtroom series, Power of Attorney. She also guest-starred on The Ricki Lake Show as a marriage counselor. From her 14 seasons with Divorce Court from 2006 to 2020, she is the longest reigning arbitrator over the series. In 2007, while hosting Divorce Court, she expanded her television presence by becoming the host of the prime time television show and MyNetworkTV's Decision House, a couples therapy program. In 2008 and 2009, Toler was a bi-monthly contributor on News and Notes, a weekly news show on National Public Radio (NPR). In 2009, she became a co-executive producer of Wedlock or Deadlock, a syndicated limited-city series based on a segment of Divorce Court. She is also known for her co-hosting role together with Dr. Ish Major as marriage mentors over the series Marriage Boot Camp. Since February 2020, she has hosted the We TV hit series, Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars. She also hosts and executive produces a relationship reality show WeTV's Commit or Quit.
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Niall Horan

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Niall James Horan (born 13 September 1993) is an Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known as a member of the boy band 'One Direction'. In 2010, Horan auditioned as a solo artist for the seventh series of the British televised singing competition "The X Factor". He failed to progress, but the guest judge, Nicole Scherzinger, suggested that Niall join 'One Direction', with Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson. In his career as a member of 'One Direction', he has co-written many songs. He released his first single as a solo artist, "This Town", in 2016. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Niall Horan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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