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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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Paulina Němcová
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Pavlína Němcová (born 18 February 1972 in Děčín, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic) is a Czech model, actress and producer.
Němcová enrolled into the Actors Studio in New York, taking Jack Waltzer’s classes for one year. After acting in a few American independent film projects, such as Salome’s Kiss and Damaged, and playing small parts in European films like Colditz and Modern Love, Němcová obtained the role of the American journalist who interviews Edith Piaf/Marion Cotillard in La Vie en Rose. She was then cast as Olga in La Guerre des Miss – The War of the Beauty Queens, released in France in January 2009. An Italian drama from Roberto Faenza filmed in English immediately followed: The Case of Unfaithfull Klara.
Source: Article "Pavlína Němcová" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Bo Mitchell
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Bo was discovered by a agent in North Carolina at the age of 9 months. The agent approached Bo and his mother during a shopping trip in a mall, saw Bo's potential, thinking he was 2 years old due to his size and walking at such a young age. His first job at age 11 months was a print ad, Bo continued from there with many more print and commercials, from Landrover to Nikon, before starting to work in TV and Film at about age 5. From there Bo has become one of the Carolina's most famous. He still lives in Aiken, South Carolina but travels the East coast and out to the West coast often.
Bo appeared in the 2007 ABC series October Road in which he played Doodie, and Little Big Shots where he plays himself - a Simon Cowell show he worked on in LA Summer of 2006. Bo also worked on a show called Fridays on Cartoon Network. Bo's most recent TV series is HBO's EastBound and Down where he works with many great Actors like Danny McBride and Will Ferrell.
Bo owns his own business. Bo started his company Hollywoodsinc at age 7 and has a great Entrepreneuer talent. Starting his first business owning the copyright to all of his logos and jingles. The first business was Hollywoods Tropical Sno, over 100 flavors of the finest shaved ice in the south, with over 3 Huts running. He employed about 15 teens every summer. Bo sold this business in 2009 and started his own Skateboard company which is called HIC Skateboards,Bo now owns HIC skate board shop and HIC warehouse indoor skateboard park in his home town of Aiken SC.
Bo finished school and started college at 16 years old.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Robin Mitchell
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Rika Ozeki
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A cute and lovely person, Ozeki Rika is often the subject of affection from her fellow 1st Generation members and even her juniors. As the third personality/host of the group's regular radio program, "Kochi Hoshi," Ozeki improved her communication skills, which has shown in other events and shows as well. Not only is she well-spoken, but she is also capable of writing beautiful calligraphy and delicious cooking. Another characteristic of her is "Ozeki Style", a term coined from the unique running style and her movements in general.
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Nanette Workman
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Nanette Joan Workman (born 20 November 1945, Brooklyn, New York, United States) is a singer-songwriter, actress and author, who has been based in Quebec, Canada, during much of her career. She holds dual citizenship of both the United States and Canada. She was raised by musician parents in Jackson, Mississippi, where she began her first performances. Although raised as an English speaker, she mainly performs in French. She has recorded with well-known musicians in the U.S., Canada, UK and France and has been recognized in Mississippi by being elected to that state's Musicians Hall of Fame and having a Francophone house named after her at the state university.
Workman was born in Brooklyn, New York, on 20 November 1945, to musician parents. Her mother, Beatryce Kreisman, was in the chorus of Naughty Marietta with the New York City Opera Company, and her father, Ernest Workman, played trumpet in Tommy Dorsey's orchestra. She grew up in Jackson, Mississippi. As a child she studied piano and began her career at 11, appearing in the local WLBT television series Mr. Magic (later Junior Time) until she was given her own weekly show, Teen Tempos.
She graduated from Provine High School and attended the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, leaving college at 18 for Broadway.
After understudying the lead of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, she played the role of Rosemary in 1964 and later played the lead in summer stock. In 1966, Workman met Tony Roman and recorded her first French single, "Et Maintenant", for him in Canada, where the song remained on the charts for fifteen weeks after becoming number one. Over the next two years she became a Canadian recording and TV star, finally hosting Fleurs d'amour, fleurs d'amitié. In 1969, Workman moved to England where she appeared weekly on Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's comedy series Not Only... But Also. Mistakenly credited as Nanette Newman, Workman sang backing vocals on "You Can't Always Get What You Want" and "Country Honk" (the acoustic precursor to Honky Tonk Women), tracks from The Rolling Stones' 1969 album Let It Bleed (she's credited as Nanette Newman, and some have confused her with the British actress married to director Bryan Forbes). She also worked with John Lennon and Elton John. In addition, she appeared in one of the black-and-white episodes of The Benny Hill Show (appearing as Nanette), performing "Everybody's Singing Like Now" on the 24 February 1971 edition. ...
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Julie Lemieux
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Julie Lemieux is an award-winning voice actress. She has worked on over 100 animated series and feature films and is one of Canada's most versatile and highly regarded voice performers. A five-time ACTRA Award nominee, Julie is honored to have received the award in 2010 for her performance as Fuzzy Snuggums in Spliced, and in 2016 for her role as Grandma Butternut in Numb Chucks. Julie has also been nominated twice for a Canadian Screen Award and won in 2016 for her performance as Dawn Dingledash in Numb Chucks. Julie loves animation. She thrives on the challenge of bringing characters to life, is passionate about the industry, and grateful every day to be part of the team of talent in Canada that brings excellence, creativity, and fun to the world of animation. Julie has voiced a range of iconic characters in animated series and films such as Rupert, Tin Tin, Sailor Moon, Paw Patrol, Max & Ruby, Arthur, True and the Rainbow Kingdom, Numb Chucks, Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot, Rusty Rivets, Cupcake & Dino, The Nut Job, and The Cat in The Hat.
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Donna Cruz
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Donna Cruz (born February 14, 1977) is a Filipina recording artist and entertainer. She emerged as the biggest multimedia superstar in the 1990s, becoming successful as a recording artist, actress, product endorser and television presenter. She is related to the Cruz clan in Philippine showbiz which includes uncle Tirso Cruz III, cousins Sheryl, Sunshine, Geneva, Rayver and Rodjun Cruz. According to Viva Entertainment, she is the most successful OPM female artist of the 1990s, with combined album sales of over 300,000 throughout her nine years as an active recording artist.
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Alex Moffat
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Alexander Everett Moffat (/ˈmɒfət/; born March 25, 1982) is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where he debuted as a featured player during the show's 42nd season in 2016, alongside Mikey Day and Melissa Villaseñor. After two seasons as featured players, all three became repertory cast members in 2018, beginning with the show's 44th season. He's perhaps best known for his impressions of Eric Trump and Joe Biden. He left SNL in 2022, after six years as a cast member. In 2023, he made his Broadway debut in The Cottage.
He started his comedy career as a Chicago-based improviser and featured performer at The Second City, ImprovOlympic, Annoyance Theatre, and Zanies Comedy Club. In 2015, he co-starred alongside John Ashton in the indie-drama Uncle John, and in 2016, he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live.
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April Billingsley
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A native of Duluth, Georgia, April Billingsley is an actress that you might know from the star studded cast of “Last Vegas” where she plays a supporting role opposite Kevin Kline, Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas, Robert DeNiro and others, or from her recurring role as Barbara Langston in the ABC show, “Resurrection”. She has also appeared on hit shows like “The Walking Dead”, "The Mentalist", "The Vampire Diaries”, “Constantine”, “Satisfaction" and "Drop Dead Diva.” Recently, she filmed a supporting role in the yet to be released Doug Liman film, "American Made" alongside Tom Cruise. Currently, she is starring in independent film, “The Dark Red” directed by Dan Bush (The Signal). She is also one of the founding members of Atlanta based non-profit, "Act for a Change".
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Wendy Kilbourne
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Kilbourne was only eighteen when she has appeared in television for the first time. It was March 1983, when she guest appeared in one of the Matt Houston (1982) episodes. She reprised that role once again, next year (it's unknown if she has done some commercials earlier or not). In the same year she played in the TV movie Calendar Girl Murders (1984). But currently, her most popular was her her next role, which was Constance Flynn/Hazard from the "North and South" trilogy. In 1985, she met her future husband James Read. It was on the set of North and South (1985). They played a married couple. They continued their affair during making
North and South, Book II (1986) and finally got married two years later. They live in California and have at least one son; Jackson (born 1991). They remain in touch with other co-stars from "North and South" - Genie Francis and Jonathan Frakes (also married). Since "North and South" times Kilbourne has played in plenty of TV movies and a couple of TV series. None of them, though, has allowed her to become a big Hollywood star.
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