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Nadezhda Pavlova

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Born in Cheboksary, Chuvashskaya ASSR, RSFSR, USSR. Ballerina. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (10/21/1977). People's Artist of the Chuvashia ASSR (1980). People's Artist of the RSFSR (04/28/1982). People's Artist of the USSR (12/13/1984). Born into a large family, her parents are ethnic Chuvash. At the age of 7, she began studying in a choreographic circle at the House of Pioneers. In 1966, she was noticed by a commission from the Perm Choreographic School, which came to Cheboksary in search of gifted children, and Nadya was offered to study in Perm. For seven years, from the 2nd grade until graduation, Nadya Pavlova studied with Lyudmila Pavlovna Sakharova, whose methodology combined the Moscow and Leningrad schools of classical dance with new trends that emerged in the late 1960s. After graduating from college in 1974, she became a soloist at the Perm Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after Tchaikovsky. Since September 1975, she has been a soloist at the Bolshoi Theater. Her constant partner throughout this decade has been Vyacheslav Gordeyev, who became her husband. She studies daily in Messerer's class and masters roles under the guidance of Semenova. From 1992 to 1994, Nadezhda Pavlova was the artistic director of the Nadezhda Pavlova Ballet Theater, and in 1995, the Renaissance Ballet. She was a member of the jury of international ballet competitions in Luxembourg (1995) and Hong Kong (1996). In 1999, she took part in the opening of the Russian Cultural Center in Washington, and became a laureate of the Stars of World Ballet festival in Donetsk. In 1998-1999, she performed as a guest star in performances of the Russian Ballet troupe. In 2000, she was a teacher-repetiteur at the GITIS ballet theater under the direction of Akhundov. Since 2009 - choreographer-repetiteur at the State Academic Theater of Classical Ballet under the direction of N.D. Kasatkina and V.Yu. Teaches at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (RATI) (professor). She is the youngest artist to bear the title of People's Artist of the USSR (awarded at the age of 28).
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James Ellroy

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. James Ellroy (born March 4, 1948) is an American crime fiction writer and essayist. Ellroy has become known for a so-called "telegraphic" prose style in his most recent work, wherein he frequently omits connecting words and uses only short, staccato sentences, and in particular for the novels The Black Dahlia (1987), The Big Nowhere (1988), L.A. Confidential (1990), White Jazz (1992), American Tabloid (1995), The Cold Six Thousand (2001), and Blood's a Rover (2009). Description above from the Wikipedia article James Ellroy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Tammy Duckworth

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Ladda Tammy Duckworth (born March 12, 1968) is an American politician and retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel serving as the junior United States senator from Illinois since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented Illinois's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017. Born in Bangkok, Thailand and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Duckworth was educated at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and George Washington University in Washington, D.C. A combat veteran of the Iraq War, she served as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot. In 2004, when her Black Hawk helicopter was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade fired by Iraqi insurgents, she lost both legs and some mobility in her right arm. She was the first female double amputee from the war. Despite her injuries, she was awarded a medical waiver to continue serving in the Illinois Army National Guard for another ten years until she retired as a lieutenant colonel in 2014.
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Natacha Atlas

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Natacha Atlas (Arabic: نتاشا أطلس, natāšā ʔaṭlas, [nataːʃaː ʔatˤlas]; born 20 March 1964) is an Egyptian-Belgian singer known for her fusion of Arabic and Western music, particularly hip-hop. She once termed her music "cha'abi moderne" (modern folk music). Her music has been influenced by many styles including Maghrebain, hip hop, drum and bass and reggae. Atlas began her career as part of the world fusion group Transglobal Underground. In 1995, she began to focus on her solo career with the release of Diaspora. She has since released seven solo albums and been a part of numerous collaborations. Her version of "Mon amie la rose" became a surprise success in France, reaching 16 on the French Singles Charts in 1999. Her most recent creation Myriad Road was released on 23 October 2015. It was produced by French Lebanese jazz musician Ibrahim Maalouf. Natacha Atlas was born in Brussels, Belgium of Anglo-Egyptian parentage. Her British mother was raised Christian before adopting Buddhism in the 1970s. Her father, of Egyptian descent, was deeply interested in Sufi mysticism and the Gurdjieff philosophy of the Fourth Way. He also studied Chinese medicine and Taoism. Atlas was raised listening to eclectic music from both eastern and western traditions. Moreover, in the course of her diverse upbringing, the future performer learned to be tolerant of all religions. After her parents separated, Atlas went to live in Northampton, England with her mother. Atlas grew up speaking French and English, and later learned Arabic and Spanish. She sings in several languages, including modern colloquial Arabic, although she admits that she is not entirely at ease in it. Atlas returned to Belgium at age 24 and began her career with two jobs: belly dancing and being the lead singer of a Belgian salsa band. In April 1989, she made her recording début as guest vocalist on Balearic beat-band ¡Loca!'s "Encantador" (Nation Records). In 1991, Atlas co-wrote/recorded the ¡Loca! single "Timbal" and co-wrote/guested with Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart composing five tracks for their Rising Above Bedlam album (Oval Records). Through recording with ¡Loca!, she met Nation-labelmates Transglobal Underground (TGU), a British ethnic electronica band with a Middle Eastern/South Asian focus. At the time, TGU had a top 40 hit, "Templehead", and Atlas became their lead singer / belly dancer. Additionally in 1991, Atlas collaborated with Bauhaus/Love and Rockets/Tones on Tail guitarist and vocalist Daniel Ash on his debut solo album Coming Down. She contributed extensive vocal work as well as keyboards and bass guitar. Most of Atlas' earlier albums were produced by Tim Whelan and Hamilton Lee from Transglobal Underground. Diaspora (1995), Halim (1997) (in honour of Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafez), Gedida (1998) and Ayeshteni (2001). Atlas has always spoken her mind about the way both she and Transglobal Underground were seen by the UK press back in the late '90s/early 2000s. "Someone from the New Musical Express rang us about a feature we're to do with them and said 'We don't want it to be about the multi-cultural angle'. In other words that fad is over. And I'm personally insulted... what other angle is there for us?! I get sick of it all." ... Source: Article "Natacha Atlas" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Fania Marinoff

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From Wikipedia Fania Marinoff (March 20, 1890 – November 17, 1971) was an American actress. Born in Odessa, Russian Empire (now Ukraine), she was the youngest of 13 siblings. She came to the United States as a young child with her elder brother Louis, whom she lived with until she joined a traveling play company around the age of fourteen. She played supporting and lead roles in dozens of Broadway plays between 1903 and 1937, and eight U.S. silent movies between 1914 and 1917. She died in 1971 in Englewood, New Jersey.
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Sidney Grigg

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Sidney asked to act from age seven after her brother briefly gave acting a try. At 10, her persistence paid off and her parents agreed. Sidney booked back to back commercials at age 12. A Barbie commercial for Mattel and a Back to School commercial for Famous Footwear. Sidney followed up these bookings with a small part in the 2014 Hallmark Christmas Movie, The Christmas Shepherd. From there, she was very fortunate to book a small role playing the younger version of Kate Bosworth's character in the Feature Film, Life On The Line. She had the privilege of acting with John Travolta, and being directed by David Hackl. In 2016, Sidney can be seen in Rufus, a TV Movie for Nickelodeon. Outside of acting Sidney enjoys spending time with her friends and family, dance classes and travel. Sidney is lucky to surround herself with a great team and looks forward to what comes next!
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Tiffany Tenille

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Tiffany Tenille is a storyteller captivated by cinematic worlds with an undercurrent of darkness. Her work often captures the coming-of-age journeys of young women teetering on the brink of mental collapse, a theme powerfully depicted in her directorial debut, Albion Rose. The short was awarded The Future of Film is Female post-production grant, the Phenomenal Person in Film Award from Cinema Femme, and garnered recognition from RogerEbert.com, who hailed it as “utterly mesmerizing.” Additionally, the film made its premiere at MoMA in New York. Originally from Chicago, Tenille holds a BFA in Acting from The Theatre School at DePaul University. In front of the lens, Tenille delivered a breakout performance in Numa Perrier’s Jezebel, where her portrayal of the titular role drew critical acclaim during its world premiere at SXSW. The film’s subsequent release in theaters and on Netflix cemented Tenille as a rising star in the industry. Continuing to expand her creative voice, she is currently premiering her sophomore short, A Woman’s Body, while developing The Petticoat Suite, an emerging art house devoted to soft cinema and timeless frames that resonate across generations.
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Cesar D' La Torre

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Cesar is a Latin European Actor and Martial Artist whose career spans across both English and Spanish markets, currently has worked on movies like Lapham Rising opposite the legendary Academy Award Actor Frank Langella, the action film Muna centered around a confrontation between Italian and Nigerian mafia gangs. The film Heavy Duty Lovers (Amores de Peso) a romantic comedy which stars Eric Roberts. The film Misfits (Krista Allen, Leigh-Allyn Baker), which is about four broke and single geeks who hire a life coach to help turn their lives around, Assassin 33 AD a Sci Fi Movie about a group of young geniuses accidentally stumble upon a secret terrorist plot to create a time machine to go back in time and change history. As he moves into the American film and television market, Cesar has been part of some noteworthy projects. He has made guest appearances on the TBS sitcom Ground Floor (Skylar Astin, Briga Heelan, John C McGinley), TVLand's Funny-or-Die-based series Throwing Shade (Will Ferrell) and Logo TV's DTLA (Melanie Griffith, Sandra Bernhard, Jeremy Jackson). Cesar was co-director/writer, as well as an actor in the short film The Florist, which has been nominated for 'Best Dramatic Short' and 'Best Short Film' in the Burbank International Film Festival. Cesar began his acting career at an early age, having decided to follow the limelight as a teenager, working in local commercials, television shows, and theaters. His big break came from landing roles on Venezuelan networks RCTV International and Venevision, starring on the most popular Venezuelan shows such as La Vida Entera and Estrambotica Anastasia. Cesar would later go on to work on Que Clase de Amor, which became a syndicated hit across Latin America. He would go on to appear in the series, Ser Bonita no Basta, co-starring Edgar Ramirez. Born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Cesar currently lives in Los Angeles. He is an avid martial arts expert with a black belt in karate, having won national championships in his homeland of Venezuela.
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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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Paul Dobson

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Paul Dobson is an English-Canadian voice actor who works for Ocean Studios and various other studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He performed Naraku and Myoga from InuYasha, Doctor Doom from Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes, Juggernaut from X-Men: Evolution, Happosai from Ranma ½, Enzo Matrix from ReBoot, Folken Fanel from the Ocean dub of Escaflowne, Zarbon from the Ocean dub of Dragon Ball Z, Graveheart from Shadow Raiders, various characters from several Transformers series (Beast Machines, Armada, Energon and Cybertron), Moo from Monster Rancher, Graham Aker from Mobile Suit Gundam 00 series, Sensei Wu from Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu and various voices in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War video game series.
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