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Louis Paxton
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Louis Paxton grew up making films in Edinburgh, Scotland. After studying at the Royal Conservatoire in Glasgow, Louis embarked on an MA in Directing at the National Film and Television School. He’s made dozens of short films, ranging from fun viral Mockumentaries to big budget musical comedies which have picked up festival awards worldwide. His latest short, Satan Has A Bushy Tail was completed as part of Film London’s shorts scheme and has picked up multiple best comedy awards during its festival run.
Louis’ debut TV project - Sci-Fi sitcom The Spare Room - was selected for the BAFTA Rocliffe drama forum in 2014 and then picked up by BBC comedy. This led to his developing the projects 21 And Over, Foolproof and The Squat with Sue Vertue and Hartswood Films.
Besides TV, Louis is currently developing the feature films Method alongside writer Laurie Nunn and Folked Up alongside Creative England/Film London. In 2016 he was one of ten writers selected for the Betty and Peter List, compiled by the CTBF, Big Talk and LOCO film fest and celebrating exceptional talent in UK feature film comedy. Louis is currently in development with the Scottish Film Talent Network on The Incomer, this will be his first feature film as Writer/Director.
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Ben Wheatley
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Ben Wheatley (born 1972) is an English filmmaker, film editor, and animator. Beginning his career in advertising, Wheatley first gained recognition and acclaim for his commercials and short films, before transitioning into feature films and television programmes. He is best known for his work in the thriller and horror genres, with his films frequently incorporating heavy elements of black comedy and satire.
Wheatley has received numerous accolades for his work, including an Evening Standard British Film Award, five British Independent Film Award nominations, and numerous awards and honours from film festivals including South by Southwest, Karlovy Vary, Mar del Plata, Raindance, Toronto and Cannes.
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Linda Wang
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Linda Hsien Wang is an American actress. She traces her ancestry to Shanghai and Shandong, she was raised in Queens, New York. Also known as Linda Wang, Linda H. Wang and Wáng Xiànlíng (王憲苓).
Linda Wang's Hollywood film career includes a heartbreaking role in Neal Hollander's controversial film Birds of Passage as "Fu Ling" opposite Stacy Keach. The film was banned in certain locations in China due to the One-Child Policy story line, and was instead filmed on location in the Philippines and South China sea. She also starred with actor Ernie Rivera in the Indie film Red Betta, directed by Allena Rennee. Additional notable appearances were in The Violent Kind, Scarred City, Dead Air, Dark City and What Ever Happened to Mason Reese? which was directed by Brett Ratner.
Her off-screen film credit was in the 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder. Wang had previously worked as a Chinese script translator for the producer and writer David Milch on several episodes of his HBO hit television show Deadwood. She had openly expressed her regrets for not standing up for her rights for screen credit for her work on Deadwood to Milch.
Linda Wang played an evil villain named Contessa Dell"Oro, a non-Asian role, as the leader of an army of commandos who plot to destroy all human life on earth with the devastating X-bomb Nuclear Missile in a dark comedy called Blonde Squad.
Linda Wang was in the film Low Down, which won Best Cinematography Award in the US Dramatic category at the Sundance Film Festival in 2014. Low Down was also at the November 2015 Lineup of the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. The prestigious award is considered the Chinese Oscar.
Linda Wang recently was just in a feature film My Favorite Five with Steven Williams, Rochelle Aytes and Brian White directed by Paul Hannah currently on Netflix, CENTRICTV and BET. Recently, Linda Wang was in a film "Girls on Film" in collaboration with as Kodak. Shot on Kodak 35mm and 16mm motion picture film and the new KODAK Super 8 Camera, stars Suki Waterhouse, Poppy Jamie, Linda Wang and Anya Varda which was filmed in Los Angeles, CA. Suki Waterhouse, Poppy Jamie, Linda Wang, Anya Varda all used their first name in the film.
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Květa Fialová
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Květa Fialová se narodila na Slovensku, v obci Vel'ké Dravce v okrese Lučenec. Její maminka byla výtvarnice, vedle malby se věnovala i sochaření. Na Slovensku žila rodina do roku 1938, kdy je slovenští nacionalisté přinutili odejít do Čech. Z konce 2. světové války si dospívající Květa odnesla nanejvýš traumatizující zážitek, když ji spolu s matkou brutálně znásilnili sovětští vojáci. Tato zkušenost byla počátkem jejího komplikovaného a rozporuplného vztahu k mužům. Po válce se matka vrátila na Slovensko a Květa Fialová zůstala sama. Přitahovalo ji divadlo a v roce 1946 začala hrát v Českém Těšíně. Téhož roku byla přijata na brněnskou konzervatoř. Pokračovala studiem na JAMU, které úspěšně zakončila v roce 1950. Ještě během studia se objevila v malé roli zapomenutého budovatelského snímku VELKÁ PŘÍLEŽITOST. V 50. letech postupně prošla divadelními angažmá v Opavě, Českých Budějovicích, Kolíně a jednu sezónu hrála dokonce ve vzdáleném Martině na Slovensku. Přestože se pohybovala na oblasti, byla obsazena v několika nevýrazných filmech oné doby. Do Prahy mladou herečku pozval v roce 1958 Jan Werich. Divadlu ABC zůstala v následujících desetiletích věrná i po jeho připojení k Městským divadlům pražským až do roku 1991 a i později zde pohostinsky vystupovala. Příchod do Prahy znamenal větší nabídku filmových rolí. V 60. letech ztvárnila řadu výrazných filmových postav. Objevila se např. ve válečných dramatech SMRT SI ŘÍKÁ ENGELCHEN nebo OSTŘE SLEDOVANÉ VLAKY. Česká kinematografie ale především v Květě Fialové objevila ideální představitelku krásných osudových žen a v 60. letech se tak herečka stala pro mužské publikum sexy symbolem. Její životní rolí se stala postava barové zpěvačky v parodii na divoký západ LIMONÁDOVÝ JOE ANEB KOŇSKÁ OPERA. Protože neuměla zpívat, pěvecký part za ni nazpívala zpěvačka Yvetta Simonová. Ta ji ostatně zastoupila po pěvecké stránce i v muzikálu ZVONOKOSY o několik desítek let později. Typově podobné role femme fatale si zopakovala i v parodiích na brakové detektivky (FANTOM MORRISVILLU) a špionážní thrillery bondovského střihu (KONEC AGENTA W4C PROSTŘEDNICTVÍM PSA PANA FOUSTKY) a v detektivkách (PARTIE KRÁSNÉHO DRAGOUNA). Slušný prostor jí od konce 60. let poskytla i televize. Objevila se např. v inscenaci VAJÍČKO, seriálu HŘÍŠNÍ LIDÉ MĚSTA PRAŽSKÉHO nebo v představení CHARLIEHO TETA. Její filmová, televizní i divadelní kariéra plynula bez větších propadů a s přibývajícím věkem bez problémů měnila svůj herecký typ z osudových žen na zralé elegantní dámy a babičky, které hrála s nezaměnitelným šarmem a nadhledem. Taková byla její hraběnka v parodii ADÉLA JEŠTĚ NEVEČEŘELA nebo babička v rodinné komedii S TEBOU MĚ BAVÍ SVĚT. Své role uměla ztvárnit s typickou sebeironií a lehkou nadsázkou. Má široký herecký rejstřík, objevila se prakticky ve všech žánrech, největší podíl ale tvořily komedie, které také měly největší ohlas. V pozdějším věku našla svou parketu v postavách záhadných a komicky výstředních starých dam a řadu si jich zahrála zejména v televizních inscenacích, jako např. TŘI ALBERTI A SLEČNA MATYLDA, ZÁHADNÁ PANÍ SAVAGEOVÁ nebo TŘI DÁMY S PISTOLÍ. I v důchodovém věku, kdy většina hereček postupně mizí z obrazovek a filmového plátna, zůstala často obsazovanou a populární herečkou. Z jejích četných, většinou komediálních divadelních rolí stojí za zmínku např. Marta Brewsterová ve hře Jezinky bezinky nebo hlavní ženská role v černé komedii Harold a Maud. Pokud jde o osobní život, poprvé se provdala už v 21 letech, ale vzhledem k jejímu svéráznému vztahu k mužům manželství trvalo velmi krátce. Mladou herečku manželský život vyděsil natolik, že od manžela utekla a nějaký čas dokonce přespávala v opuštěné márnici kolínského hřbitova. Svého druhého muže, režiséra Pavla Hášu, poznala v roce 1957 a o dva roky později se vzali. Manželství nejenže vydrželo, ale lze ho považovat za šťastné - především díky tomu, že oba partneři k sobě byli nanejvýš tolerantní a dopřávali si vzájemně velkou míru svobody. V roce 1962 se jim narodila dcera a dnes je již Květa Fialová babičkou. Herečka se vždy zajímala o východní nauky, zejména budhismus, o okultismus a čarodějnictví. Vlastní sbírku předmětů vztahujících se k tomuto okruhu zájmů.
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Svetoslav Peev
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Svetoslav Peev was born on April 4, 1939 in Sofia. He graduated in "acting" in National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in the class of Professor Zhelcho Mandadziev in 1964. From 1967 to 1997 he was an actor in the Satire Theatre, and in 1986 - 1989 he was the chief of the theater. He played over 70 theater roles, including characters Ivan Andonov in "Roman Bath" by Stanislav Stratiev (1974); Ivan Andonov in "Suede Jacket "(1976) by Stanislav Stratiev; Virtuoso in" Race "(1980); Doctor in" Achievers " (1984); Director of the Theatre in "Balkan syndrome" (1987). Svetoslav Peev has over 100 television roles. He starred in 23 films including "Men in Business", "Family Vacation", "Friends for Dinner", "Examinations at Any Time", "Matriarchy", "War of the Hedgehogs," "My Dad Painter" . His directing career was in theater and began in 2006. Then Peev put "Roman Bath" by Stanislav Stratiev in the Satire Theater. Other directed productions of Svetoslav Peev are "Two Weddings and a adultery" by Ray Cooney and "Backgammon" by Dimitris Kehaidis .
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Kirby Howell-Baptiste
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Kirby Howell-Baptiste (born 23 October 1987), credited mononymously as Kirby since 2023, is an English actress. She has appeared as a series regular on Downward Dog (2017), Killing Eve (2018), Why Women Kill (2019), and as Death of the Endless in The Sandman (2022–present) and Dead Boy Detectives (2024). Her television appearances also include recurring roles on Love (2016–2018), Barry (2018–2023), The Good Place (2018–2020), and the fourth season of Veronica Mars (2019), and a starring role in the second and third seasons of the animated series Infinity Train (2020) as Grace Monroe.
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Loloq
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Rosli Khamis or also known as Loloq (21 May 1957 – 30 January 2008) is a Malaysian songwriter and actor. He often collaborates with M. Nasir in composing new songs. In addition to the name Loloq, he also often uses the name Nurbisa for his lyrics. Aside from music, He has acted in several local films and drama,which he famously known starred in especially known for his acting in Mamat Khalid films,Lang Buana(2003),Rock(2005),Man Laksa(2006) and Zombi Kampung Pisang(2007).
He passed away in Damansara Specialist Hospital on January 30, 2008 due to a brain hemorrhage. He underwent head surgery on January 29 after suffered from serious bleed in the head. As a result of excess carbon dioxide content in the lungs , it affects his entire internal body system. He held his last breath alongside his wife, Hariyah Yaacob and three other friends.He was buried at the Sungai Buloh Bandar Baru Islamic Cemetery after Asr prayer.
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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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Fuzzy Haskins
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Clarence Eugene "Fuzzy" Haskins (June 8, 1941 – March 16, 2023) was an American singer. He performed with 1950s and 1960s doo-wop group, The Parliaments, and was a founding member of the groundbreaking and influential 1970s funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, also known as Parliament-Funkadelic. He left Parliament-Funkadelic in 1977 to pursue a solo career. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. In 2019, he and Parliament-Funkadelic were given Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards.
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Carlos Esteban Fonseca
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Carlos Esteban Fonseca is a Puerto Rican actor and television host that rose to fame while co-hosting the hit television game show "Dame Un Break". Also famous for his portrayal of a broke down family man in the "La Fiebre" television movie saga.
His most famous role is in the 2005 film "Cayo", which started a huge cult following in his native island of Puerto Rico. Besides his work in local films and television shows, he has been known to participate in plays as well, most recently starring as "Edipo" in "Edipo Rey", for which he received great reviews.
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