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Demi Adejuyigbe
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Oluademilade Adejuyigbe, known professionally as Demi Adejuyigbe (/ˈdɛmi əˌdɪdʒuˈiːbeɪ/ DEM-ee ə-DIJ-oo-EE-bay; born August 2, 1992), is a British-born American writer, comedian, and social media personality. He is best known for co-hosting the podcast Gilmore Guys, and his work on the NBC comedy series The Good Place and the CBS late-night show The Late Late Show with James Corden. In 2018, he was named as one of Vulture magazine's "38 Comedians You Should and Will Know".
Adejuyigbe initially gained notoriety from his online presence on Vine under the name "Electrolemon." After graduating from the University of Texas, he moved to Los Angeles and began working as an office manager for FOX Animation Domination High Definition programming and then interned at Ben Stiller's Red Hour Productions. Adejuyigbe was hired as a Vine producer for the digital team at Funny or Die and later became a digital producer for @midnight in 2014. He hosted Points Party, a spin-off talk show of @midnight posted exclusively on Snapchat.
Adejuyigbe has gained recognition for his comedy music clips, which he posts to Twitter and YouTube. These include parody raps in the style of Will Smith and an annual video of him dancing to the song "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire uploaded on September 21, the date mentioned in the song. In 2018 he sold T-shirts identical to the one he wears in each video, with all of the proceeds (over $17,000) going to RAINN, RAICES, and the National Center for Transgender Equality. In 2020 he used the video as a charity fundraiser, raising over $300,000 to be split between several community organizations. In 2021, he retired the series with a final video that included him dancing on the ceiling like Fred Astaire and later Lionel Richie, and included thanks from members of Earth, Wind & Fire at the end. In one day, his fundraiser raised over $800,000 for Imagine Waterworks, the West Fund, and the Sunrise Movement.
Adejuyigbe joined the writers' room for the first season of NBC's The Good Place and was credited on the season's tenth episode, "Chidi's Choice." Until the summer of 2019, he worked as a writer for CBS' The Late Late Show with James Corden. In 2020 he wrote for The Amber Ruffin Show.
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Megan Fox
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Megan Denise Fox (born May 16, 1986) is an American businesswoman, entrepreneur, model, actress, producer, director, writer and host. She made her acting debut in the family film Holiday in the Sun (2001), which was followed by numerous supporting roles in film and television, such as the teen musical comedy Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004), as well as a starring role in the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith (2004–2006). Her breakout role was as Mikaela Banes in the blockbuster action film Transformers (2007), which she reprised in its sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009). She also portrayed the titular character in the horror comedy Jennifer's Body (2009), starred as April O'Neil in the superhero action film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) and its sequel Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016), and starred as Reagan Lucas in the fifth and sixth seasons of the Fox sitcom New Girl (2016–2017).
Fox has also made appearances in numerous magazines such as Maxim, Rolling Stone, and FHM. She is the recipient of several accolades, including two Scream Awards and four Teen Choice Awards.
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Jun Matsumoto
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Jun Matsumoto (born August 30, 1983) was born in Toshima, Tokyo, is known for his acting achievements in many Japanese dramas. Also widely known as "MatsuJun", is a Japanese actor, and TV host. He is known outside Japan for he role in the Romance film Tokyo Tower (2005). He was also a main character in Kimi wa petto (2003), along with Koyuki. He rose to fame in the drama Kimi wa petto (2003) with Koyuki and gained huge popularity . He first caught the attention of the public in 1997 by acting debut in TBS drama special Hoken Chousain, but quickly grew beyond drama and has earned acclaim as an actor through his many roles on Japanese television and in several Japanese films. He also starred Boys Over Flowers series in 2005. He has gone on to appear in numerous dramas and movies, receiving a number of awards and nominations for his roles. He drama 99.9: Criminal Lawyer (2016) was popular in Japan with a peak viewership rating of 22.5%. He is very famous in Japan, and almost everyone knows him. Was best known until recently for his commercial work on Japanese television. Over the years since the early 1990s, the actor has had roles in drama serials, movies, TV shows and even hosted red carpet events in his country like Minnano Televi and Utawara. Let's also not forget the innumerable CF (commercial film) advertisements that he's done, for brands like KFC in Japan, Kosé and Pepsi. He wore multiple hats as an actor, host and variety show personality.
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Brando Boniver
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Brando Boniver was born in Los Angeles and grew up between the U.S. and Latin America. From a young age, many of his summers were spent working in Europe. He has Italian and Austrian roots. Brando began as a theatre actor, appearing on stage in New York and London. He is currently based in LA and involved in various Film and TV projects. He is best known for his lead role in "American Fango" directed by Gabriele Altobelli and for his role as Boris in Rob Burnett's, "We Made This Movie".
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Julian Jakobi
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Julian Jakobi, born in 1947 in the United Kingdom, is a prominent sports manager and agent known for representing some of the most celebrated drivers in Formula 1. He began his career in finance before transitioning to motorsports management, joining International Management Group (IMG) in the 1970s. While at IMG, he became Ayrton Senna's personal manager, guiding the Brazilian driver through pivotal career moves, including his successful stints with Lotus, McLaren, and Williams.
Jakobi is best known for simultaneously managing both Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost—two fierce rivals during the 1980s and early 1990s—a unique and challenging role that required significant diplomatic skill and industry knowledge. After Senna's passing, Jakobi continued to represent top drivers and other sports personalities. He later co-founded his own sports management firm, which has represented stars like Juan Pablo Montoya and David Coulthard.
With a career spanning over four decades, Jakobi is highly respected in the motorsports industry for his expertise in contract negotiations and career management, playing a vital role in shaping modern driver representation in Formula 1.
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Ilana Glazer
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Ilana Glazer (born April 12, 1987) is an American comedian, director, producer, writer, and actor. They co-created and co-starred, with Abbi Jacobson, in the Comedy Central series Broad City, which is based on the web series of the same name. They were twice nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for the series. Glazer also starred in the 2017 film Rough Night and released their debut stand-up comedy special, The Planet Is Burning, in January 2020. In 2022, they won the Tony Award for Best Musical for serving as a producer for the Broadway show A Strange Loop.
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Jackson Yee
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Jackson Yee (born 28 November, 2000) is a Chinese actor and singer who graduated from The Central Academy of Drama.
Already a major pop star across Asia by the age of 13, Yee gained international recognition with his film debut in the Oscar-nominated Better Days (2019), filmed at 17 and winning numerous Best Newcomer awards. Since then, Yee has starred in a string of record-breaking hits including A Little Red Flower (2020), The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021), China’s highest-grossing film of all time, Nice View (2022), Full River Red (2023), the top-grossing film of 2023, and Big World (2024). Yee's seven leading roles have amassed over US$2.8 billion at the box office (497 million admissions), earning him Best Actor nominations from all prestigious Chinese film awards.
Jackson Yee is widely considered the leading figure in contemporary Chinese cinema, distinguished by his charisma, versatility and box office power. He topped the Forbes China Celebrity list in both 2020 and 2021, before the list’s discontinuation.
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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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David Nelson
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David Oswald Nelson (October 24, 1936 – January 11, 2011) was an American actor. He was the elder son of entertainment couple Harriet Hilliard Nelson and Ozzie Nelson and the older brother of musician Ricky Nelson.
Nelson's acting career started in 1949 when he and his brother began playing themselves on his parents' radio series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, which lasted until 1954. His film debut came in Here Come the Nelsons, released in 1952.
Also in 1952 Nelson continued playing himself on the television version of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, which ran until 1966.Starting in the early 1960s, he directed about a dozen episodes of the show.
From the 1970s through 1990 Nelson had roles in Smash-Up on Interstate 5, Up In Smoke, The Love Boat, High School U.S.A., and A Family for Joe. Nelson's last film appearance was in John Waters' 1990 film Cry-Baby.
Nelson died on January 11, 2011, in Century City, California, of complications of colon cancer.
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Guido Monzino
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Count Guido Monzino (Milan, March 12, 1928-Lenno, October 11, 1988) was an Italian mountaineer and explorer. In 1973, he led the first Italian expedition to climb Everest.
In 1948, he climbed the Matterhorn1 and then in 1955, traveled to Senegal, Gambia and Ivory Coast. The following year, he traveled to the Western Alps, Italy and Switzerland. In 1957-1958, he traveled the Paine massif in Patagonia and then in 1959, made the first ascent of Kanjut Sar in the Karakoram.
After an expedition to equatorial Africa and Kilimanjaro (1959-1960), he went to western Greenland in 1960. In 1960-1961, he returned to equatorial Africa and climbed Mount Kenya. In 1961, he returned to West Greenland and then in 1961-1962, climbed Rwenzori.
By sled in 1962, he reached the 72nd parallel north in Greenland then the 77th parallel north and visited the Stauning Alps (1963). In 1963-1964, he traveled the Sahara including the Tibesti massif.
In 1968, he developed a project in homage to the expedition of the Duke of Abruzzi and Umberto Cagni and carried out a nautical expedition to Greenland but he came up against the Danish government which imposed Danish and Inuit crew members on him. In 1969, with nine men including Arturo Aranda and Inuits with their dogs, he left Qeqertaq (February 19) and reached Thule on April 12 after a 1,500 km journey that took him from the Bering Strait to Melville Bay. Extremely difficult weather conditions and cold temperatures of around -45° put an end to the expedition.
Monzino formed a second team that left Thule on April 15, 1970 and reached Cape Columbia on May 16 after a 1,200 km journey through Murchison Promontory, Smith Sound, Kane Basin, Kennedy Channel and Lincoln Sea. Relations with the Danish crew members were again conflictual. With Aranda and two Italian guides, Minuzzo and Carel, and twelve Inuits, Monzino left Cape Columbia on April 2 and reached the North Pole after a 71-day walk on chaotic ice and in temperatures of -57°, fighting against a significant drift that took them in the opposite direction. The return was by plane and the team landed in Alert.
In 1973 Guido Monzino led the first Italian expedition to Everest. He died of lung cancer on October 11, 1988 and was buried in the Villa Balbianello that he had bought in 1974 from the heirs of Butler Ames. He bequeathed the Villa Balbianello to the Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano, which today contains a museum dedicated to him.
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