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Reiko Sato
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Reiko Sato (Japanese: レイコ・佐藤; December 19, 1931 – May 28, 1981) was an American dancer and actress.
Sato was born in Los Angeles, California, to an issei Zen Buddhist priest, Ken-ichi Sato, and his wife Chieko. She and her family were interned at the Gila River War Relocation Center during World War II. Her mother became a real estate investor after the war; Reiko also had an older brother, Keiichiro, and a younger brother, Koji. She graduated from Belmont High School in 1949, later attending Los Angeles City College. She continued her studies in ballet.
Sato is best known for playing seamstress Helen Chao in the 1961 feature film Flower Drum Song. She also had a dramatic role in The Ugly American, receiving personal coaching from actor Marlon Brando with whom she had a relationship. She had been on contract with Fox and Universal, but nothing materialized, and she retired from Hollywood.
She had performed as the original Princess of Ababu in the Broadway production of Kismet, as well as the movie. In 1955, she played the female lead of Lotus Blossom in the second national tour of John Patrick's play The Teahouse of the August Moon opposite Larry Parks. She was also in the Broadway play, Destry Rides Again, having two roles. Sato was scheduled to return to Broadway as part of a 1966 musical Chu Chem, but its chaotic Philadelphia tryout led to the production being canceled before reaching New York.
She participated in regional theater as well, performing in the Valentina Oumansky Dramatic Dance Ensemble on September 24, 1970, in Hilo, Hawaii.
Sato spent her final years involved in various organizations promoting equality for Asian-American performers. She lived on Mulholland Drive. She died of a brain aneurysm on May 28, 1981. Half of her ashes were sent to a Buddhist temple. The other half was "spirited away" to Marlon Brando's private island. Her authorized biography, Reiko Sato by Samuel Clemens was published on February 4, 2022.
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Sulev Teppart
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Sulev Teppart (born on September 13, 1960 in Viljandi) is an Estonian actor.
In 1982 he graduated from the Tallinn State Conservatory's Performing Arts Department. From 1982 until 1985, he worked at the Estonian Youth Theatre, and from 1985 until 2006, at the Estonian Drama Theatre. Since 2006 he has been a freelance actor. Besides theatre roles he has played in films and on television. Teppart was married to actress Anu Lamp. The couple had three sons, including actors Jaak Prints and Tõnn Lamp. They later divorced
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Hussein Fahmy
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An Egyptian actor of Circassian descent. He was born in Cairo to an aristocratic family, as his grandfather, Muhammad Pasha Fahmy, was the head of the Shura Council, his father, Mahmoud Pasha Fahmy, was the secretariat of the Shura Council, and his grandmother was Amina El Manasterly, the owner of the Manasterly Palace. He graduated from the High Cinema Institute in 1963, and studied directing in the USA at the University of California. Among his films: My Blood, My Tears and My Smile, The Estranged Brothers and The Shame.
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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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Dan Schneidkraut
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Dan S is a writer/director/editor and sometimes camera operator residing in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A recipient of two McKnight Fellowships and The Creative Capital Award for Moving Image, Dan has been recognized primarily for his experimental narrative work. In 2013 he delved into documentary with a personal exploration of fatherhood, familial violence and the death of record stores entitled "Old Man," described by film scholar Jack Sargeant as "an exceptional and poetic work." In 2015 Dan shot his second feature documentary, "Vore King," a detailed portrait of R.P. Whalen, world famous horror host, trash movie guru, carnival sideshow barker and America's premier purveyor of vorarephilia fetish pornography. Shortly thereafter Dan suffered a traumatic brain injury and subsequently his projects have become smaller in scale and more introspective.
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Fatman Scoop
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Isaac Freeman III (August 6, 1971 – August 30, 2024), better known by his stage name Fatman Scoop, was an American rapper, hype man, and radio personality. Noted for his booming, raw vocal presence on various hip hop songs, he was best known for his guest performances on the 2005 singles "Lose Control" by Missy Elliott and "It's Like That" by Mariah Carey and for his 1999 sleeper hit single, "Be Faithful" (featuring the Crooklyn Clan), which topped the UK Singles Chart in 2003.
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Kimi Verma
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Kimi was born in Panjab on November 20, 1977, then later moved to the city of Bombay in India. After working on her MBA from Bombay University, Kimi moved to Los Angeles and currently resides there. Kimi owns a women's fashion house and is the Lead Designer and CEO of the company.
Kimi won the title of Miss Bombay and the Femina Miss India Beautiful Hair title in 1994. She has been offered numerous roles in Punjabi movies. At present, she works as a clothing designer and lives in Los Angeles, California.
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Abdulrahman Thaher
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Abdulrahman Asad Thaher is a Palestinian-Jordanian architect , director , producer , actor , satirist, and journalist, he was born in 1982 in Abu Dhabi , UAE, and studied architecture at An-Najah National University in Palestine.
After graduating from university, he pursued contemporary acting and directing. He wrote, directed , and produced many satirical and critical TV series, in which he played a major role, such as the series Fenjan Albalad, Sukaj, and "In the Presence of Justice, " in addition to producing numerous TV programs that embraced a contemporary cultural and intellectual character. He faced multiple prosecutions and arrests due to his critical political works.
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Tomas Larrinaga
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Born in Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego, he studied at the Universidad del Cine. In 2006, he presented his first feature film, "El Gauchito Gil, La sangre inocente," at BAFICI and had its commercial release. He co-directed with his teacher and friend Ricardo Becher. He made documentaries and experimental films on his own until his work with the theater group SUCEDE led him to comedy. He directed the comedy programs "Poesiaestereo" and "Sucede TV" for the UN3 channel. He wrote and directed the dark comedy "Guerra de Cervezas," winner of the "Best Creator" award at the "Bilbao Seriesland" festival (among others). It is also available on UN3.
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Poppi Fella Pellegrino
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Poppi Fella Pellegrino is a Toronto-based filmmaker interested in telling personal stories about connection, identity, and mental health. They graduated with high honors and a Silver Medal from Sheridan College’s Bachelor of Film and Television Program. Poppi’s films have played at many festivals including the Whistler Film Festival, the Oakville Film Festival, and the New West Film Fest. Poppi has also worked with Canada’s Walk of Fame as part of the Future Storytellers Program directing a short segment on inductee Lorraine Segato. On and off set, she is passionate about creating a kind, positive, and welcoming atmosphere for art.
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