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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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Steven Shane McDonald

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Steven Shane McDonald (born May 24, 1967) is an American rock musician, best known as the bass guitarist in the Los Angeles alternative rock/power pop band Redd Kross. He is also a member of the hardcore punk band Off!, which formed in 2009, and the current bassist for the Melvins as of 2015. McDonald has appeared in numerous film projects with his older brother Jeff McDonald including: the 1984 film Desperate Teenage Lovedolls and its sequel Lovedolls Superstar; and the 1990 film Spirit of '76.
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Alexandr Molochnikov

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Alexandr Alexandrovich Molochnikov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Моло́чников; born 14 April 1992, Saint Petersburg) is a Russian actor, theater director and filmmaker. He is best known as one of the most successful young theater directors in Russia and as the youngest director (22) of the Moscow Art Theatre name of Chekhov "МHТ im. Chekhova". In 2012, he graduated from Russian Institute of Theatre Arts "GITIS" (acting and directing course by Leonid Heifetz). He directed two acclaimed performances: "19.17" (2014) and "Rebels"(2016). During the period of lockdown (COVID-19), he directed the web series "Maadness" (2020). (2016) The play "19.14" entered the long list of the "Golden Mask Award". (2017) The play "Rebels" entered the long list of the "Golden Mask Award". (2017) Film "Myths" was a participant of Sochi Open Russian Film Festival "Kinotavr". (2020) Film "Tell Her" was a participant of Sochi Open Russian Film Festival "Kinotavr".
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Robyn Bernard

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Born on May 26, 1959, in Gladewater, Texas, Bernard made her debut with a small role in Diva. She portrayed bit roles in Simon & Simon, Whiz Kids, and The Facts of Life. From 1984 to 1990, Bernard portrayed Terry Brock on General Hospital. Bernard's last credit was in Voices from the High School (2002). She also acted in Betty Blue. Bernard was a dropout of Baylor University. Her credits also include Tour of Duty, Maigret, Roselyne and the Lions (1989) and Kings for a Day (1997). She portrayed herself in The New Hollywood Squares, Hour Magazine, and Win, Lose or Draw.
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Stephen Kerr

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I have always enjoyed performing in front of others for as long as I can remember. At 19 I was trained by a Circus in the United States and coached and performed many different acts with them on and off for just under 10 years. I began studying acting in 2015 with the UK Screen Acting Academy and have thoroughly enjoyed myself since doing so. I have had various parts in music videos, short films as well as voice work. I have been cast in a lead role in an upcoming independent feature film. Additional skills: I am trained in Juggling different objects such as balls, clubs, fire and knives. I can juggle solo, with a partner or with a group. I am also a trained fire eater and breather i have performed numerous times in Glasgow and throughout the UK.
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Yolinda Yan Choh-Sin

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Yolinda Yan is a Cantopop singer, actress, and former member of the idol group Onyanko Club from Hong Kong. Yolinda Yan first got her start in show business when she signed a contract with a Hong Kong television channel Asia Television Limited. That same year, she went to Japan and became a research student for the Japanese idol group Onyanko Club for a month in 1987. She returned home soon after to Hong Kong and released her first album, entitled "Hansam Jyuzi". Her second album, "Jan Cosin Mou Bun Di Mou", became Yolinda's first hit. In 1990, she partcipated in the 19th Tokyo Ongakusai. She didn't much activities between 1993 and 1998. She gave birth to a boy in 2001.
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Donald James Parker

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Donald James Parker is a native of Madison, South Dakota transplanted into middle Tennessee. He is the CEO of Sword of the Spirit Publishing and has written 19 novels and one non-fiction book. His new focus is screenplays and acting. He hosts the Blogtalk Radio show Wielding the Sword of the Spirit and is a writer for Examiner.com. His favorite pastimes include biking, fishing, and reading. Parker was a four year letter man in tennis at his Alma Mater Dakota State University. Parker retired from a career in computer programming that included stints at the Frank Russell Company, Microsoft, and PACCAR to write and produce movies.
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Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair

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Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair was an Indian poet, playwright, script writer, lyricist, orator, film director and actor, He was born on 16 October 1916 in the village of Thikkurissy, Nagercoil, then part of Travancore. He is best known as an actor in Malayalam cinema. He is the recipient of Padmashri from the Government of India, which is one of the highest civilian honours in India. In a career that spanned about 47 years, he acted in over 700 films. He is considered to be the first movie super star in Malayalam cinema. He launched his career as a playwright. His plays Mareechika and Kalakaran were hugely successful. He entered the Malayalam film industry in 1950.He debuted in the industry with the film adaptation of his breakthrough play Sthree. Thikkurussy coined screen-names of many actors in Malayalam cinema. Actors who were renamed by Thikkurissy include Prem Nazir, Madhu,Bahadoor,Jose Prakash etc. He died on 11 March 1997 aged 80 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, due to renal failure.
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Kit Connor

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Kit Sebastian Connor (born 8 March 2004) is an English actor. He has appeared in the films Get Santa (2014), Rocketman (2019) and Little Joe (2019). On television, he had a recurring role in the CBBC series Rocket's Island (2014–2015) and a voice role in the BBC One and HBO series His Dark Materials. He gained recognition for his starring role as Nick Nelson in the Netflix teen series Heartstopper (2022), for which he won the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in 2022.
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James Baxter

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British character animator. He was first known for his work on several Walt Disney Animation Studios films, including various characters in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Rafiki in The Lion King, Belle in Beauty and the Beast, and Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. After Notre Dame, Baxter moved over to DreamWorks Animation, where he worked on films such as The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Shrek 2 and Madagascar. Early in 2005, Baxter left DreamWorks and set out on his own as an independent animator. He became the head of his own studio, James Baxter Animation, in Pasadena, California, where he has directed the animation for the 2007 film Enchanted and the opening credits to Kung Fu Panda, for which he received an Annie Award. As of the summer of 2008, James Baxter Animation has closed and Baxter has returned once again to DreamWorks Animation as a supervising animator. Baxter has also worked on Tummy Trouble, How to Train Your Dragon and The Croods. In May 2013, Baxter was a guest animator for an episode of Adventure Time entitled "James Baxter the Horse".The episode's story focused on the lead characters trying to emulate a horse who can cheer everyone up by neighing his name (James Baxter) and balancing on a beach ball. Both the horse's animation (which is visually distinct from the other characters) and voice were provided by Baxter. The episode's title card features a drawing of the horse drawing a horse on a beach ball, while sitting at an animation table. -Wikipedia
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