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Brandon Mychal Smith

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Brandon Mychal Smith (born May 29, 1989) is an American actor, singer, dancer, and rapper. He is best known for playing Bug Wendal in "Gridiron Gang", Li'l Danny Dawkins in "Phil of the Future", Nico Harris in "Sonny with a Chance" and "So Random!", Stubby in "Starstruck", Lord of da Bling in "Let It Shine", and Marcus in "One Big Happy". He received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Little Richard in the 2014 James Brown biopic "Get On Up".
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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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Yukitomo Tochino

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Yukitomo Tochino graduated from Hiroshima Kokutaiji High School and later completed his studies at Chiba Institute of Technology. He made his acting debut in the film "Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode" (1974). His path took an interesting turn when he crossed paths with director Nobuhiko Obayashi, leading him to venture into the world of filmmaking as a prop gun maker, gunshot effects coordinator, and theatrical tattoo artist. Over time, his exceptional technical skills in these areas garnered widespread acclaim, often surpassing his recognition as an actor. While he continues his work as an actor, Tochino's expertise as a gunshot effects coordinator and theatrical tattoo artist has gained significant recognition. He is frequently involved in projects where he not only acts but also contributes his technical skills.
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Alexa Davalos

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Alexa Davalos Dunas (born May 28, 1982) is an American actress. Her early role as Gwen Raiden on the fourth season of the TV series Angel (2002–03) was followed by some Hollywood films, including The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), Feast of Love (2007), The Mist (2007), Defiance (2008) and Clash of the Titans (2010). She has also appeared on the television series Reunion (2005–06) and in Frank Darabont's Mob City (2013). She starred as Juliana Crain, the main character in the Amazon Studios series The Man in the High Castle (2015–2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexa Davalos, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Lindsay Sloane

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Lindsay Sloane Leikin-Rollins is an American actress. She is known for playing Valerie Birkhead on Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Emily in The Odd Couple. She has also starred in films such as Bring It On, Over Her Dead Body, She's Out of My League, The Other Guys, Horrible Bosses, and its sequel Horrible Bosses 2. As a child, she took up acting as an outlet for her energy and signed with an agent at the age of 8. Sloane was a television series regular on Mr. Rhodes (1996) and had a recurring role on The Wonder Years (1988). She has also appeared on Dharma & Greg (1997), Working (1997) and My So-Called Life (1994), as well as the made-for-television movie, "CBS Schoolbreak Special: Between Mother and Daughter (#12.5) (1995). Sloane's theater experience included Emperor's New Clothes, Say Yo Ho Ho, Rumors, and Cabaret.
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Clinton Greyn

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Clinton Greyn (29 September 1936) is a Welsh-born actor noted for his appearances in British television series of the 1960s and 1970s. He made his film debut in the 1961 short Wings of Death, and went onto appear in such popular British TV series as Z-Cars and Compact. His career progressed to a prominent role opposite Stanley Baker in Peter Yates' crime caper Robbery (1967). This led to him getting his own TV series in 1968, Virgin of the Secret Service, in which he played the dashing Captain Robert Virgin, travelling the world battling evil in the name of the British Empire. The series was not a success and he found himself making guest appearances in other adventure series, such as The Champions; Department S; and UFO. In the early 1970s he moved to Hollywood where he appeared in a number of films, including Raid on Rommel; The Love Machine; Christa: Swedish Fly Girls; and How to Steal an Airplane (all 1971). Returning to Britain he continued to guest-star in popular television series of the period such as Jason King; The Protectors; The Zoo Gang; and Doctor Who. More recently he has concentrated on the stage, appearing at the National Theatre as Nobel prize-winning Danish physicist Niels Bohr in Michael Frayn's Copenhagen in 2006. Besides his acting career, he has studied architecture and design at the Open University and City University, London. He has since collaborated with Australian architect Russell Jones to build his dream home on a former bombsite in Bayswater, London. Description above from the Wikipedia article Clinton Greyn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Michiel Huisman

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Michiel Huisman (born July 18, 1981) is a Dutch film and television actor, musician, and singer-songwriter, who has acted in both Dutch and English-language productions. He's best known for his roles on television series as Eric 'Prince' Haase on Echo 3, Olivier Meyer on Angela Black, Alex Sokolov on The Flight Attendant, Steven Crain on The Haunting of Hill House, Walter Davidson on the miniseries Harley and the Davidsons, (the first) Daario Naharis on Game of Thrones, Cal Morrison on Orphan Black, Liam McGuinnis on Nashville, and Sonny on Tréme. He's also known for his film roles as Dawsey Adams in The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society, Sam in Irreplaceable You, Ellis Jones in The Age of Adeline, Ellis in World War Z, and Ernest in The Young Victoria. In Dutch TV series, he's known for his roles as Martijn Wager on Bloedverwanten, Hugo Biesterveld on De Co-assistent, Boudewijn Peuts on Meriden van de Wit, Bart on Costa!, and Rover on Goede tijden, slechte tijden.
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George Cukor

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Dewey Cukor was an American film director. He mainly concentrated on comedies and literary adaptations. His career flourished at RKO and later MGM, where he directed What Price Hollywood? (1932), A Bill of Divorcement (1932), Dinner at Eight (1933), Little Women (1933), David Copperfield (1935), Romeo and Juliet (1936) and Camille (1936). He was replaced as the director of Gone with the Wind (1939), but went on to direct The Philadelphia Story (1940), Adam's Rib (1949), Born Yesterday (1950), A Star Is Born (1954) and My Fair Lady (1964). He continued to work into the 1980s. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Cukor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Jena Malone

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Jena Malone (born November 21, 1984) is an American actress, musician, and photographer. She made her film debut in Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) and has appeared in films including Ellen Foster (1997), Contact (1997), Stepmom (1998), For Love of the Game (1999), Donnie Darko (2001), Life as a House (2001), Saved! (2004), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Into the Wild (2007), The Ruins (2008), Sucker Punch (2011), The Hunger Games film series (2013–15), The Neon Demon (2016), Nocturnal Animals (2016), and Antebellum (2020). Malone is also an indie pop musician who has released music both under her own name (as "Jena Malone and Her Bloodstains") and as one-half of the duo The Shoe.
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Tõnu Aav

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Tõnu Aav (21 January 1939 – 14 August 2019) was an Estonian stage, film, TV, and radio actor. Aav was born in Tallinn and graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1961. From 1961 he performed at the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn. He played in dozens of films and twenty screenplays and also recorded a number of radio play and audio CDs (including Uncle Remus stories and Alice in Wonderland) as well as a recurring role as Feliks Viss on the ETV dramatic series Õnne 13. From 1965 until 1974 Aav was married to actress Irja Aav (née Pilvet). The couple had two sons, music producer and conductor Lauri Aav and prop maker Ardi Aav.
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