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Jaivardhan Lakhera

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Jaivardhan Lakhera is an actor and performance scholar from Delhi. Jaivardhan holds a Master's degree in Performance Studies from Ambedkar University, (class of 2023), where he studied under Prof. Anuradha Kapoor and Prof. Deepan Sivaraman. He has performed in numerous national and international theatre productions and represented India at the South Asia Youth Conference in Kathmandu in 2017. In films, he portrayed Vandit in My Hate Letter to Cycles and/or Self Harm, directed by Harsh Vardhan Kumar, which was selected for multiple film festivals across India, including the Darbhanga International Film Festival (2024) and the Mumbai International Film Festival, 2024 (MIFF). He also played the lead role in the film Notes on Something Called Hope, which was officially selected for the Women's International Film Festival of Nigeria (WIFFEN) and the Buenos Aires International Film Festival Channel (BUEIFF) in 2022. He has acted in over 15 stage productions, including The Just Assassins (2017), Mriga Trishna (2017), Fishes of Kamloops (2018), Kissagoi (2021), and "Ila-Arun" (2022-23). While at the University of Delhi, Jaivardhan was an active member of Shunya, the dramatics society of Ramjas College, and earned acclaim for his role in Talchhat (2019), a stage adaptation of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis, which won numerous awards and was featured at the Old-World Theatre Festival in 2019 organised by Keval Arora. Lakhera's is performance piece To the Bones (2023) was staged at the International Festival of Theatre Schools (IFTS) in Kerala. His approach leans towards Michael Chekhov's psychophysical techniques, and he is currently dedicated to deepening his understanding of these methodologies and various systems in acting.
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Kari Väänänen

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Kari Kyösti Väänänen (born 17 September 1953 in Ivalo) is a Finnish actor and director. Domestically he is a member of the Ryhmäteatteri group of actors. He was introduced to international audiences by Aki Kaurismäki; and belongs to the list of his "trusted" stable of actors. His most challenging role has been the eponymous mafia hitman of Rosso, for which he learned all his lines phonetically, without previously speaking a word of Italian. Kari Väänänen was featured in Star Wreck, a Finnish sci-fi parody where he played the Russian president. He also starred in Jim Jarmusch's 1991 film Night on Earth. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jeff Howard

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Jeff Howard is an American writer and producer who has worked extensively in the genre space. On the television front, Jeff was a writer on the first season of Netflix's horror series The Haunting of Hill House (2018), as well as Resident Evil (2022). His most recent television work was as an executive producer of Midnight Mass (2021). Jeff got his start in the feature space co-writing the Blumhouse hit Oculus (2013) with Mike Flanagan. He also has shared writing credits on Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) for Universal Studios and Gerald's Game (2017) for Netflix.
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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. He 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 October 31, 2020, Connery died at the age of 90.
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Luciano di Pasquale

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Born in Teramo, Italy, Di Pasquale went on to study with mezzo-soprano Marina Gentile and received a diploma with the highest marks at the Conservatory of Rodi Garganico. He later studied with Elio Battaglia and Regina Resnik and won a scholarship to the International Competition “Vinas” in Barcelona and won the International Competition “Toti Dal Monte” in Treviso. In 1995 he was selected to play the role of Don Alfonso in “Così Fan Tutte” for the Foundation “W. Walton” and in 1998 he won the VII International Competition “S. and G. Giacomantonio” of Cosenza, with the role of Don Alfonso in “Così fan tutte.” Di Pasquale went on to become known for his interpretations in the Buffo Baritone repertoire particularly in the roles of Mozart and Rossini as well as rarely performed composers such as Paisello and Spontini. He performed at some of the greatest Italian theaters including Teatro dell’Opera of Roma, Teatro Verdi in Trieste, Teatro Massimo of Palermo, Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, and the Teatro Alla Scala in Milan, among others. He also built an international career performing in France in Toulouse, Avignon, Lyon, Bordeaux, Rouen, Massy, Nice, Toulon, Opera Garnier in Paris, in Spain at the Liceu in Barcelona, at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in England, La Monnaie in Belgium, Israeli Opera, and at the Oper Graz in Austria. Among his most acclaimed roles included Don Pasquale, Dulcamara in “L’Elisir d’Amore,” Don Magnifico in “La Cenerentola,” Bartolo in “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” and the Sacristan in “Tosca,” among others. In 2008, Di Pasquale became the Artistic Director of the Festival ArteinCanto, City of Basciano. Throughout his career, the bass-baritone worked with some of the most prominent conductors including Zubin Mehta, Roberto Abbado, Maurizio Benini, Donato Renzetti, Bruno Campanella, and Alberto Zedda, among others. Di Pasquale left a number of recordings including DVDs of “La Cenerentola” and “L’Elisir d’Amore” from Glyndebourne, and “Il Matrimonio Segreto. He also recorded “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” by Paisiello for Dynamic and “L’Eroismo Ridicolo” by Spontini for Arcadia. Bass-baritone Luciano Di Pasquale has died at the age of 57.
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Aishwarya Dutta

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Aishwarya Dutta is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil films. She made her acting debut with Ramprakash Rayappa's Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum (2015), which opened to positive reviews and box office collections. She then featured as Kajal Aggarwal's sister in Suseenthiran's action thriller, Paayum Puli (2015), and described that the opportunity to work in a high-profile project was rewarding. During the period, she also worked on a film titled Aruthapathi with Vidharth as her co-star, but the project was later shelved. In 2016, she was also seen in Arivazhagan's mystery film Aarathu Sinam alongside Arulnithi and Aishwarya Rajesh, as well as in the female-centric film, Marainthirunthu Paarkum Marmam Enna, alongside Dhruva. Aishwarya Dutta joined as one of the 16 contestants in the second edition of the Bigg Boss Tamil show which is telecast through Star Vijay.
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Salina EsTitties

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Salina EsTitties is the stage name of Jason De Puy (born October 8, 1990), an American drag queen who competed on the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. In West Hollywood, Salina EsTitties has performed at The Abbey and Micky's. She is also a musician. She’s appeared in #NoFilter, Vida, Dance Moms, and AJ and the Queen. In 2018, she performed in the ensemble of the Los Angeles production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Salina EsTitties competed on the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, placing in the bottom two four times before being eliminated in the episode "Wigloose: The Rusical". Salina EsTitties is based in Los Angeles. She is of Nicaraguan, Panamanian, and Honduran descent. She has quit drag multiple times due to how expensive the profession is. Her drag name is inspired by Selena Quintanilla Pérez
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Matt Lauer

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Matthew Todd Lauer ( born December 30, 1957) is a former American television news personality, best known for his work with NBC News. After serving as a local news personality in New York City on WNBC, his first national exposure was as the news anchor for The Today Show from 1994 to 1997. In 1997, he was moved from the news desk to the host's chair, and served as the co-host of NBC's Today show from 1997 to 2017. He was also a frequent contributor for the evening news magazine Dateline NBC. With NBC, Lauer hosted the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and co-hosted the opening ceremonies of several Olympic Games. Following allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior, Lauer's contract was terminated by NBC in November 2017 after the network reported receiving "a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace" and added that the network had "reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident".
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Gong Seung-yeon

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Gong Seung-Yeon, born Yoo Seung-Yeon, is a South Korean actress. She initially trained as a singer for seven years under the company SM Entertainment but left after losing interest in singing. She made her tv debut in 2012 with I Love Lee Tae-Ri. She has also worked in music videos, show hosting, and as an honorary ambassador in 2014 for the Korean National Tuberculosis Association and in 2016 for the 8th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival. She's the older sister of Yoo Jeong-Yeon, a member of the girl group Twice.
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Luisa Ranieri

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Luisa Ranieri was born on December 16, 1973, in Naples, Campania, Italy. She is an actress in theater, cinema, and television. In 2001, she made her debut on the big screen as the protagonist in the film "The Prince and the Pirate". She is known for "Eros" (2004), "Letters to Julie" (2010), and "The Friends at the Margherita Cafe" (2009). Between 2009 and 2010, she acted in the theater with "L'oro di Napoli" by Gianfelice Imparato and Armando Pugliese, the latter also the director of the show, a theatrical transposition of the stories by Giuseppe Marotta, that became famous thanks to the homonymous film by Vittorio De Sica. In 2021, she became widely famous by playing Aunt Patrizia in "The Hand of God" and became such a female icon for it.
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