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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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Justin Shearer

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Justin Shearer popularly known as 'Big Chief' is an American reality TV personality who is best known for starring in the reality show "Street Outlaws" on the Discover channel since 2013. He also became the host of a Discovery channel show. The show focuses on giving street racers a chance to showcase their talent, and takes a closer look at their lives. Besides appearing in shows, he also trains in the gym. Currently, he is working at a place called Midwest Street Cars as part of the series. Justin's first racing car was a 1972 Pontiac LeMans which he modified and named "Crow mod".
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Yusuf Kemal Kılkış

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He was born on July 15, 2005 in Istanbul/Beyoğlu. He first started acting at the age of 6 by playing in the theater courses of the municipality. He stepped into the TV & Cinema world with his scene in the television series "Poyraz Karayel". Yusuf, who appeared as a guest actor in various Turkish TV series, was selected for BKM's program "Güldüy Güldüy Show Çocuk" in 2017 and played 6 episodes. Apart from that, in the 69th episode of the TV series "Bizim Hikaye"; He took part in the movies called "Bizim Köyün Şarkısı", "Can Dostlar" and "Bir Dilek Tut". Nowadays, Yusuf Kemal Kılkış wants to be a good director. He founded the game, animation and film production company called GAFG STUDIO. In his first film (directed), The Loop of Fear, he directed, wrote, acted and edited the film himself.
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Leilani Marie Smith

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Leilani Marie Smith (also credited as Leilani Marie, Leilani Mareé and Leilani Smith) is an actress, writer, producer and martial artist. She was born in Korea and is biracial. She studied martial arts at Rifkin Pro Karate; training is based in traditional Tae Kwon Do with Aikido and Jujitsu self defense techniques. On Sept. 15th, 2007, she obtained her 1st degree black belt. Now teaching as well as assisting at the dojo, she has set her sights on competing professionally in a martial arts league. She has taken up Muay Thai, grappling and Arjunkenpo at the House of Champions. She has trained 2 years in advanced scene study with Bennet Guillory of the Robey Theatre, and studied over a year in Ivana Chubback's Master Class. Leilani has appeared in many movies and TV shows. She was the sexy contortionist in The Player's Club and on The Parkers. She had a scene opposite Ving Rhames in The Don King Story and shot Straight out of Compton 2 in Maine as a Mocha Girl, a bodyguard with fight sequences. She was Nicole in the award winning short "Gabrielle" and played Kat in the family comedy Uncle P. She was the co-host in a pilot called "Lounge Act" for Mind Spring Productions. She was quoted and pictured in the magazine article "Madame Mentors" featured in "Inside Kung Fu", September 2006.
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Drew Tarver

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Drew Tarver is a talented actor and comedian recognized for his wit and versatility in the entertainment world. Born and raised in the United States, Tarver embarked on a career in comedy and acting, showcasing his comedic talents. He gained prominence for his roles in television series like "The Other Two," where his comedic timing and charm resonated with audiences. Tarver's ability to bring humor and authenticity to his characters has earned him praise in the comedy scene. With his dedication to entertainment and his knack for engaging performances, he continues to captivate audiences, solidifying his place as a rising star in the industry.
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Zubaida Tharwat

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Zubaida Tharwat is an Egyptian actress. She was born in Alexandria in 1940. She broke into the art scene after appearing on the cover of “Al Geel” (The Generation) magazine, after winning in a contest made by them. She started acting in 1956 in the film “Delila” while studying law and working as an intern to fulfill her grandfather's wish, who rejected her acting aspirations. Shortly afterwards she stopped working in law and became dedicated to her acting career. Among her most famous films are “Youm min Omry” (A Day of My Life), “Fi Baytina Ragol” (A Man in Our House), “Zawga Ghayoora Giddan” (A Very Jelous Wife) and “Hadithat Sharaf” (An Honor Incident). She retired from acting in the late 1980s.
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Ian Delaney

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Growing up throughout the Midwest, Ian became involved in the Arts early on focusing on both music and acting. Mainly performing in musicals on the local stage in his youth allowed him to gain experience as both a dancer and singer. Ian was accepted into the professional actor training program at the University of Arizona where he received his BFA and performed in classics like "Dancing At Lughnasa" and "The Philadelphia Story". He now resides in Los Angeles, Ian is focusing on film and television work, as well as developing his own projects with producing partner and long-time friend, J. Michael Trautmann.
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Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos

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Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos was a Portuguese surrealist poet. He published several major works during a career spanning 50 years. Cesariny was also a painter, but his work became more centered on poetry in the 1950s. Mário Cesariny was born in Lisbon, Portugal, the youngest child and only son of Viriato de Vasconcelos and María de las Mercedes Cesariny, a Spaniard of French but originally Italian ancestry. Mário Cesariny studied in the prestigious Escola de Artes Decorativas António Arroio and also studied music with the composer Fernando Lopes Graça. Later he joined the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris, where he met André Breton in 1947. He soon became influenced by the French surrealist movement and was one of the biggest supporters of the movement in Portugal, where he founded the Lisbon Surrealist Movement with other Portuguese artists including Alexandre O'Neill and José-Augusto França. After being acquainted with the surrealist movement, Cesariny moved away from the neorealist movement, important at the time in the country for being composed mainly by members of the resistance against the fascist leaning regime of Oliveira Salazar. He adopted an attitude of constant experimenting in his work. This principle is the main characteristic of his work and has been present throughout his career. From 1960 until April 25, 1974, Cesariny was mercilessly harassed by the Portuguese Polícia Judiciária for being a suspect of vagrancy, a euphemistic term used by the police in those days for homosexuality, which the poet lived courageously in spite of persecution. This fact shows up several times in his writings in a veiled way ("Lisboa-os-Sustos") and was one of the causes of his intermittent stayings in Great Britain and France during the 1960s and 1970s. Later he talked publicly about this
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Nuno Baltazar

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Nuno is a Portuguese filmmaker, born and raised in sunny Lisboa. His short films Doce Lar (2014), California (2018), and Salto (2020) have screened in several international film festivals and collected numerous awards. Nuno has participated in La Résidence du Festival de Cannes, the Locarno Filmmakers Academy, and the Series Mania Institute Eureka Series program. He is currently working on his first feature film, a new short and developing several projects for TV as a creator, writer and director. Monstro, set to premiere in 2026, is his latest short film.
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Yohei Komatsu

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Yohei Komatsu, better known by his ring name YOH, is a Japanese professional wrestler who debuted on November 19, 2012, and is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). After returning from excursion in Mexico, he formed the junior heavyweight tag team Roppongi 3K with Sho, capturing the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship five times with SHO and once with Master Wato, and winning the Super Junior Tag League in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2022. YOH is also a one-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion with Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi. He has also competed for Ring of Honor (ROH) and wrestled as Fujin during his time in Mexico, part of La Ola Amarilla alongside Okumura, Kamaitachi, and Raijin.
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