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Claudia Jordan

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Jordan was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to a mother from Italy and an African-American father. Claudia's parents met when her father was in the U.S. Air Force, stationed in Brindisi, Italy. Claudia Jordan was a sprinter and earned all-state honors in track and field while in high school in Rhode Island. Claudia Jordan competed in three Junior Olympics and in college became an All-American sprinter in the 400-meter relay. In addition to the sprints she finished third in the long jump at the East Coast Invitational.
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Jonathan Silver Scott

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As co-founder and executive producer of Scott Brothers Entertainment, Jonathan Scott shares the same entrepreneurial traits and massive on-screen success as his twin brother, Drew, though his passion for entertaining evolved along a slightly different path. As a child actor, he began performing in live theater productions and in TV and film. His passion for being on stage led him to pursue a successful career as an illusionist where he won many awards, appeared on television and performed live in Las Vegas. However, the limelight has never been Jonathan’s sole focus. After attending university to study business, he successfully launched several startup companies in the tech and entertainment sectors. He spent many years on the executive board of ACTRA (the Canadian equivalent of SAG and AFTRA), working to develop and promote new media and strengthen the opportunities for independent film and television in North America. Alongside his brother Drew, Jonathan also co-founded Scott Real Estate and built the company into the thriving investment entity it is today. As a natural entrepreneur with strong ties to the production industry, Jonathan brings to Scott Brothers Entertainment a keen eye of what will engage and entertain an audience to keep them watching.
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Mary Hasavari

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Mary Hasavari is a filmmaker with a very international background which includes Norway, Thailand and Iran. She's the founder of Matches Films where she produces, writes and directs films, series and advertisements. Mary made her first short film at the age of 16, a documentary about black-metal kids. After graduating with a BA in marketing and an MA from London Film School, her film Before Spring earned her five nominations at five different film festivals, among them, Oscar-qualifying Bogota Short Film Festival. She also received honorable mentioning at The Isle of Wight International Film Festival.
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Mehran Ahmadi

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Mehran Ahmadi is an actor, planner, assistant director, and director who was born in 1973 in Neyshabour, Iran. He started his career in cinema and starred in “Adam” movie by Reza Kahani in 2006. From his notable activities in cinema movies, “Nafas” by Narges Abyar, “Alzheimer" by Ahmadreza Motamedi, and “Absolutely Tame Is a Horse” directed by Abdolreza Kahani can be named. He has also starred in series such as “Ta Sorrayya” by Sirous Moghaddam and “Sounds of Rain” by Hossein Soheilizade. Mehran Ahmadi has won the Crystal Simorgh for “Alzheimer” in 29th Fajr Film Festival.
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Martín Garralaga

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Martín Garralaga (10 November 1894, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain – 12 June 1981 Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California) was a film and television actor who portrayed more than two hundred roles in film and television. The actor first came to the United States when he sailed from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to San Juan, Puerto Rico on the steamship Catherine in April 1924. He is probably best known for his portrayal as "Pancho" in the early Cisco Kid films. In 1958, Garralaga was cast as Ramirez in the episode "A Tree for Planting" of the CBS western television series, The Texan. Lurene Tuttle and Paul Fix were cast in the episode as Amy Bofert and Bert Gorman, respectively. In the story line, series character Bill Longley (Rory Calhoun) comes to the aid of a distressed Mexican farmer, Ramirez, whose peach orchards are being overrun by cattle ranchers. Garralaga died 12 June 1981 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California aged 86.
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Julie Engelbrecht

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Early life Engelbrecht was born in Paris. She is the daughter of the actress Constanze Engelbrecht,[1] and made her acting debut at 12 years old, appearing with her mother in the 1996 TV film Adieu, mon ami.[2] From 2004 to 2007, she attended Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg.[3] Career Engelbrecht gained recognition for her role as Valerie Ulmendorff in the 2005–2006 miniseries Mutig in die neuen Zeiten, for which she received a 2007 Undine Award nomination for "Best Young Actress in a TV film|".[2] In 2008, she played Johanna Palmquist in the TV movie Rasmus and Johanna, based on the Inga Lindström series,[2] and Ilse in the 2008 film The Red Baron.[4] In 2009, she appeared as the high jumper Elisabeth 'Lilly' Vogt in Kaspar Heidelbach's film Berlin 36,[2] and also in 2009, she starred as Müllerstochter Lisa in the ARD adaptation Rumpelstilzchen alongside Robert Stadlober.[5][6] In 2011, she played Maren Elkberg in the TV film Die Hochzeit meines Mannes, also based on the Inga Lindström series,[7] and followed with her role as the young ballerina Anna Castell in the film Die Tänzerin – Lebe deinen Traum.[1][8] In 2015, she played the lead role in the video for Anna Naklab and Alle Farben's single "Supergirl".[9]
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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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Sabina Gadecki

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sabina Gadecki is an American actress and model. She was born on September 28, 1983 in Chicopee, Massachusetts to Polish parents. She studied International Business and Communications at Fordham University, while pursuing a career in modeling and acting in New York. She gained notice as the host of The World Poker Tour on The Travel Channel, and went on to sign with Ford Models. She has modeled for the likes of Saks Fifth Avenue, Oil of Olay, and Jimmy Choo. Sabina appeared alongside Christian Slater and Billy Burke in the feature film adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel called Freaky Deaky (2012). She has also appeared in TV shows such as Law & Order, White Collar, the Showtime series House of Lies, and The League for FX. She played Kevin Connolly's new girlfriend, Melanie, in the film Entourage.
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Monika Mitchell

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Monika Mitchell is a writer, director and producer known equally for both independent film and network television. Since her first short film, Night Deposit (1999), won Slamdance's "Anarchy" Audience Award in January of 2000, she has become an alumni of over 90 international film festivals, her four independent films garnering more than 20 "Best Picture" or "Audience" awards over the years. Beginning with Robson Arms in 2005, Monika's career in television is also widely diverse. Her episodic experience includes one-hour procedurals, family dramas, single camera half-hour comedies and episodic documentary. Her movies for television consist of romantic comedies, mysteries, thrillers and holiday fare.
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Dick Smith

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Richard Emerson Smith (June 26, 1922 – July 30, 2014) was an American special make-up effects artist and author, (nicknamed "The Godfather of Make-Up") known for his work on such films as Little Big Man, The Godfather, The Exorcist, Taxi Driver, Scanners and Death Becomes Her. He won a 1985 Academy Award for Best Makeup for his work on Amadeus and received a 2012 Academy Honorary Award for his career's work. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dick Smith (make-up artist), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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