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Ronnie Dean Harris
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Ostwelve aka Ronnie Dean Harris is a Stō:lo/St’át'imc/Nlaka'pamux multimedia artist based in New Westminster, BC. Starting in his teens, Ostwelve has toured the globe showcasing his original music. As well, he has composed music for various TV, film and media projects.
With a major focus on hiphop since the beginning, Ostwelve’s style can shift and shape into various rhythms + time signatures from spoken word fury to dance floor deadly.
Over the years, he has worked on number of media projects, as an actor and composer for APTN/Showcase dramatic series "Moccasin Flats" for two seasons as a performer and a lead character, and in the subsequent film project "Moccasin Flats: Redemption" in 2007.
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Mohamad Ali Fardin
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Mohammad Ali Fardin (Persian: محمدعلی فردین, 4 February 1931 – 6 April 2000) was an Prominent Iranian actor, film director and freestyle wrestler.
Fardin was born and raised in a poor area in southern Tehran. He was the eldest of three children.[1] After graduating from high school, Fardin joined the Air Force and became a freestyle wrestler in his twenties; he won a silver medal at the 1954 World Wrestling Championships and placed fourth in 1957.
He was a popular lead actor in Iranian cinema, and was known by the title, King of Hearts, after his lead role in an Iranian film of the same title (Soltane Ghalbha).
He rose to fame in the 1960s. For the average Iranian, he was a heroic figure who served as an alternative to non Iranian movie stars. He was stereotypically cast as the poor tough guy with the heart of gold who got the girl at the end. His films include, Behesht Door Nist, Ghazal, and Ganje Qarun. After the 1979 Iranian Revolution, he starred in only two more films, Bar Faraz -e- Asemanha and Barzakhiha.
He also acted in the Indo Iranian Bollywood film Subah O Sham (1972) starring alongside Waheeda Rehman, Sanjeev Kapoor, Simin Ghaffari and Azar. The film was directed by Tapi Chanakya. His voice in the film was dubbed by Satyen Kappu.
Fardin died as a result of cardiac arrest on 6 April 2000 at the age of 69. The news of his death was largely ignored by state radio and television, which was run according to the dictates of the Islamic establishment, who had disapproved of his acting career and had banned his films post the 1979 revolution. He was buried in the Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery in Tehran. More than 20,000 mourners attended his funeral in Tehran.
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Megan Meza
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Before she was tall enough to reach a real stove, Megan was hosting cooking shows in her Fisher-Price kitchen, courtesy of her mother’s 90's camcorder. Her passion for food was insatiable. After she graduated from Duke University she studied at the International Culinary Center in New York while balancing a full-time job as a customer strategist at an advertising agency.
Megan comes from a Marketing & Design Thinking background where she partnered with brands like Coca-Cola, Southwest Airlines, Philips, and Mondelez, leading global innovation initiatives, go-to-market plans, and customer engagement strategies. These experiences have given her a firm foundation for starting Bandida.
Being born and raised in San Diego, CA means tacos and horchata were an everyday part of life. Her father is a Mexican immigrant who instilled the entrepreneurial spirit in her. Her Mexican heritage has always been a source of inspiration for her culinary adventures. Today, she calls Brooklyn, NY home.
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Fiona Lincke
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Fiona is one of the founding filmmakers of Rip Roarer Productions (2017), working alongside founding filmmaker Frank J. Dion in writing, directing, composing and producing their own films.
Raised in Whittier, she is a first-generation American citizen; her father, born in Mumbai, India, and her mother in Letchworth, England, both immigrated to America in the early 60's.
Fiona holds an undergraduate degree in Film and Broadcast Journalism from California State University - Los Angeles (1993) and also earned a Master's Degree in Education from California State University - Northridge (2004).
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Tommy Gormley
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Tommy Gormley is a Scottish film director and producer. He is known for his work on the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Gormley has produced or served as assistant director on films such as Star Trek and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
He produced or co-produced a number of TV series, including Fringe. Gormley won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for outstanding contribution to craft at the 2014 British Academy Scotland Awards.
Thomas Matthew Gormley was born on 3 May 1968 in Glasgow, Scotland. The son of Charles Gormley, a Scottish filmmaker. He attended two schools, St. Joseph's Primary and St. Columba of Iona. He enrolled in the University of Strathclyde.
Gormley credits his father, Charles Gormley, for inspiring him to get into the film industry.
Tommy Gormley has been the director of Fringe. And he also featured prominently in the position of assistant director in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Trek Into Darkness, John Carter (film), Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Super 8 (2011 film), The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film), and 2012 (film). He is to be an assistant director for Wonder Woman (2017 film).
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Gary Hart
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Gary Warren Hart (born November 28, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. He was the front-runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination until he dropped out amid revelations of extramarital affairs. He represented Colorado in the United States Senate from 1975 to 1987.
Born in Ottawa, Kansas, Hart pursued a legal career in Denver, Colorado, after graduating from Yale Law School. He managed Senator George McGovern's successful campaign for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination and McGovern's unsuccessful general election campaign against President Richard Nixon. Hart defeated incumbent Republican Senator Peter Dominick in Colorado's 1974 Senate election. In the Senate, he served on the Church Committee and led the Senate investigation regarding the Three Mile Island accident. After narrowly winning re-election in 1980, he sponsored the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984, becoming known as an "Atari Democrat".
Hart sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984, narrowly losing the race to former Vice President Walter Mondale. Hart declined to seek re-election to the Senate in 1986 and sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988. He was widely viewed as the front-runner until reports surfaced of an extramarital affair, and Hart withdrew from the race in May 1987. He re-entered the race in December 1987 but withdrew from the race again after faring poorly in the early primaries. The nomination ultimately went to Michael Dukakis.
Hart returned to private practice after the 1988 election and served in a variety of public roles. He co-chaired the Hart-Rudman Task Force on Homeland Security, served on the Homeland Security Advisory Council, and was the United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland. He earned a doctorate in politics from the University of Oxford and has written for outlets such as The Huffington Post. He has also written several books, including a biography of President James Monroe. Hart married Lee Ludwig in 1958, who died at age 85 on April 9, 2021. They had two children, John and Andrea Hart.
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Amr Mcgyver
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An Egyptian car racing driver who was born in Cairo. He obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration. As a result of his obsession with car racing, he caught everyone's attention, especially action directors. After his success in the cinema, Amr founded the McGiver Team, which consists of 22 professional drivers who participate with him in action scenes. His beginning was in the movie A Love Journey, and is best known for participating in the movies Born to Be a Criminal, The Nightingale of Dokki, One of the People, and The Great Chinese Beans.
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Juan Pablo Sorín
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Juan Pablo Sorín (born 5 May 1976) is an Argentine former footballer and current sports broadcaster, who played as a left-back or left midfielder. He had a successful club career in his native Argentina with River Plate, in Brazil with Cruzeiro, and with various teams in Europe, including Barcelona, Lazio, Paris Saint-Germain and Villarreal. At international level, he represented Argentina at two FIFA World Cups, and was the captain of Argentine side at the 2006 FIFA World Cup; he also represented his nation in two editions of Copa América, and the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup.
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Gabrielle Brady
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Gabrielle Brady is an Australian/British filmmaker who currently lives part time in Berlin. For the past ten years Gabrielle has lived between Cuba, the Australian central desert, Mongolia, Indonesia, Mexico and Europe. Gabrielle works with hybrid and performative elements in documentary storytelling.
Gabrielle has recently completed her first feature length film ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS, set on the remote Christmas Island. The film has won several awards including ; Best Documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival 2018, the Buyens-Chagoll Award at Visions du Réel 2018, Grand Jury Prize at Mumbai International Film Festival and the IDFA Human Rights Award. The film was nominated for a Cinema Eye Spotlight Award and an Award for best Sound and Cinematography at the Australian Academy Awards. The film is currently in theatrical distribution in the UK, Australia, the US and Germany.
Gabrielle’s short film THE ISLAND was launched on via the Guardian Documentary platform and premiered at the Sheffield Film Festival 2017. The film won Best Short Film at the Ânûû-rû âboro Festival in New Caledonia. Gabrielle studied Documentary Direction for three years at the International Film School in Cuba (EICTV) where she made several short films (BROKEN PANTS, MILAGRO, FALL). Gabrielle has previously studied Theatre performance.
www.gabrielle-brady.com
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Jeffrey Schoeny
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Jeffrey Schoeny was born and currently resides in Southern California. Before entering the field of acting, he began training in martial arts at the age of four. Progressing to the rank of brown belt in taekwondo and green belt in karate. Jeffrey holds two National Championships in forms with the American Taekwondo Association. At the urging of his cousin, the legendary martial artist Bob Wall, Jeffrey began his acting career at the age of six. Along with the martial arts and acting Jeffrey enjoys rollerblading, BMX biking, basketball, tennis and many other activities. Jeffrey lives with his mother, Lynn and father, Michael. He has one sister, Michelle Meyering age 19. Jeffrey maintains an A average in school along with donating his time to local special education sporting groups. IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
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