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Callie Brenton
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Callie Brenton is a film and theatre actress from Newfoundland and Labrador. Based in St. John's, Callie has appeared in multiple short films and stage productions in the region.
She began her acting career in 2024, appearing in "Blackhole" (written and directed by Brianna Russell), and "Remission", produced by Torquenti Filmworks.
On the stage, Callie has appeared in "Summer and Smoke" and "The Wizard of Oz" with the Performing Arts Group, as well as "10 Ways to Survive the Holidays" with Whadda Ya Call It? Productions.
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Lucy Beaumont
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Lucy is a hugely talented comedy actress and writer. She was nominated in 2014 for Best Newcomer at the Fosters Comedy Awards for her debut show ‘We Can work it Out’. In 2012 she was the winner of The BBC New Comedy Award and won the Chortle Award for Best Newcomer. Lucy was a finalist in the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2013 and in August 2011 she was also ranked joint third in the Gilded Balloon‘s nationwide stand-up comedy competition So You Think You’re Funny?.
Lucy has appeared in series 2 of Live At The Electric on BBC Three, The Edinburgh Comedy Fest, BBC 3, Comedy Central’s Live at The Comedy Store and Dave’s ‘As Yet Untiled with Alan Davies. Lucy performed her own show for BBC Radio 4 titled To Hull and Back in which Johnny Vegas made an appearance and she is currently developing a show with BBC Radio sitcom for Radio 4 due to the success of her Radio 2 pilot (also named To Hull and Back ) starring Maureen Lipman and Norman Lovett.
Lucy has performed in various theatre premieres, touring the UK with Hull Truck, York Theatre Royal and West Yorkshire Playhouse. She also has a number of radio credits including being a panellist on The Unbelievable Truth, Dilemma; The Magical Faraway Tree, an Enid Blyton adaptation directed by Johnny Vegas (both BBC Radio 4), History Retweeted and Crush, a 90-minute monologue for which she received a Sony Radio Award. ‘Heart-poundingly performed’ The Times.
She is currently performing on the London stand-up circuit and touring her solo show nationally. Her Radio 4 Sitcom will be aired in the autumn of 2015.
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Gope T. Samtani
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Gobind Tejoomal Samtani, better known as Gope T. Samtani (born October 1, 1943), is an Indonesian businessman and film producer of Indian descent. He is the founder and owner of the production company Rapi Films.
In his youth, Gope aspired to become a doctor, but his dream did not come true. He initially worked as a clothing trader before eventually establishing Rapi Films. Gope had been passionate about watching movies since childhood.
When he founded Rapi Films in 1968, he started with a capital of approximately Rp 3 million. Initially, Rapi Films was established as an export-import company. For this venture, he did not hesitate to seek advice from his older brother, Subagio Samtani, who was already experienced as a producer through PT Sambung Film. He also sought guidance from Turino Djunaidi of PT Sarinande Film.
In 1970, Rapi Films successfully produced its first movie, Air Mata Kekasih. With an average of three films produced per year, by early 1985, Gope’s company had released 45 titles.
Recognized for his contributions to the industry, Gope received the Parfi award as an Exemplary Producer. He also won the Antemas Award twice, which is given to the highest-grossing films. The awarded films were Rahasia Perkawinan (at FFI 1981 in Semarang) and Nyi Blorong (at FFI 1983 in Medan).
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Laura London
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Laura London is one of the world’s leading female sleight of hand artists. She is also a highly skilled close-up magician, cabaret performer, motivational speaker and an acclaimed lecturer on various aspects of the history of magic. She has also developed virtual performances which have come into their own during ‘lockdown’.
Born in London, Laura’s interest in magic began at the age of 8 when she saw magic performed by a family friend. Just one week after her 18th birthday, she became the youngest ever female member of The Magic Circle and is now a member of the exclusive Inner Magic Circle, a position that is reserved for the very best and achieved only by election from her peers.
Sleight of hand is Laura’s first love. Her card skills are exceptional and were showcased in ‘Laura London: CHEAT’ a show Laura wrote and devised which premiered at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe. It tells the story of a female cardsharp in the 1920s. She has since performed this show to standing ovations at the world famous Magic Castle in Los Angele, she's performed the show in several European cities, repeated runs in London and at international magic conventions. Within 6 months of becoming professional, Laura landed her first TV show called Playing Tricks, a ten-part street magic series. Laura was the only female among the six featured magicians. Her other TV credits include ITV1’s ‘The Next Great Magician’, ‘Penn and Teller’s ‘Fool Us’, ‘The Magic Party’ and ‘Children In Need’.
Laura is currently the ‘magician of choice’ at many fashionable London venues and events. Her residencies have included the Café de Paris, the Hippodrome, Scarfe’s Bar and the Savoy. One of her biggest honours was performing for Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace and also on several occasions for His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. A big favourite at parties and events, Laura can find herself entertaining guests at an intimate dinner party, table hopping at large corporate events, captivating her audience from the cabaret stage or enthralling them with her one-woman show CHEAT.
Her magical talents have been seen at events in Paris, Lisbon, Miami, New York, LA, Sydney, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Mumbai, Johannesburg, Dubai and The Maldives.
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Steve Braun
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Steve Braun (born August 14, 1976) is a Canadian television and movie actor from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Braun's credits include The Immortal, a TV show in which he and co-star Lorenzo Lamas hunted demons; The Trip, a popular independent film about coming of age in the HIV era; and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004), a major motion picture release in which he plays the lead villain. He also played the role of "Jonsey" in the 2007 thriller movie Wrong Turn 2: Dead End. He also co-starred in the 2005 horror movie "Pterodactyl" as Willis Bradbury.
Braun was cast in a recurring guest role in The WB show Twins, as Jordan, the unrequited love interest of Mitchee Arnold, played by Sara Gilbert. The series, which debuted on September 16, 2005, was cancelled in May, 2006.
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Eray Demirkol
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He is known for the role of Alim in Super Baba and the role of Isa in Deli Yürek.
Demirkol, who studied theatre at Aziz Nesin Stage, started his art life at a young age. The artist, who gained his first experience in the Super Baba series, then continued his theatre education at Ataköy Yunus Emre Cultural Center. He graduated from Halic University Department of Theatre. He starred in the TV film "Zikkimin Kökü" about the life of Muzaffer Izgü. He continues to act in TV series and cinema films. He is currently a theatre and drama teacher at Okyanus College.
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Peter Andre
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Peter Andre is a British singer, songwriter, businessman, and television personality.
He gained popularity as a singer, best known for his singles "Mysterious Girl" and "Flava". He is also known for appearing on the third series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, and the thirteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, in which he was partnered with Janette Manrara.
During his time on I'm A Celebrity, Andre developed an on-screen romantic relationship with fellow contestant Katie Price. Andre and Price were married two years after the show's finale; they had two children, and together they released the album A Whole New World (2006), before divorcing in 2009.
In 2009, Andre released the album Revelation, with the single "Behind Closed Doors", which reached No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. He followed it up with his seventh studio album Accelerate in 2010.
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Fuego
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Fuego is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). His original ring character, Flash, was inspired by the comic book character The Flash. Fuego regularly teams with Stuka, Jr., with whom he held the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship for a record four and a half years. Fuego's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans. On November 19, 2009, it was announced that Flash was changing his ring name to Fuego (Spanish for "Fire") from that point forward.
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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 October 31, 2020, it was announced that Connery had died at the age of 90.
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Rip Torn
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Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. (February 6, 1931 – July 9, 2019) was an American actor whose career spanned more than 60 years. He was best known for his roles as Zed in the Men in Black franchise (1997-2002) and Patches O'Houlihan in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004).
Torn received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1983 film Cross Creek. His work includes the role of Artie, the producer, on The Larry Sanders Show, for which he was nominated for six Emmy Awards, winning in 1996. Torn also won an American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Male in a Series, and two CableACE Awards for his work on the show, and was nominated for a Satellite Award in 1997 as well.
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