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David Ruprecht

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David Ruprecht is best known to television audiences as the amiable Host of the popular Supermarket Sweep and Supermarket Sweep 2000 where, for nearly 15 years, he cheered contestants on as they made their way down the aisles collecting cash, prizes and cars. As an acclaimed Actor, he garnered praise for his appearances on True Blood, Days of our Lives, Cold Case, Beverly Hills 90210, Full House, The Drew Carey Show, Three’s Company and countless other hit shows. People Magazine called him “A comic gem.” Dave is also no stranger to the Stage, starring on Broadway and gracing stages coast to coast. Originally from Florida, Dave Ruprecht is a strong supporter of Rotary International and resides in Southern California with his wife, the gifted Director/Choreographer Patti Colombo. Biography Courtesy of David Ruprecht Official Site.
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Peter Bonerz

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Peter Bonerz (born August 6, 1938 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire) is an American actor and director who is best known as the character Dr. Jerry Robinson on The Bob Newhart Show. Bonerz grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he attended Marquette University High School, gaining his first theatrical experience with the Prep Players under rigid conditions. At Marquette University he participated in the Marquette University Players under the Rev. John J. Walsh, S.J. After graduating with a bachelor of science degree in 1960, he decided to seek a career in theater, beginning with The Premise, an improv group in New York. After compulsory service as a draftee in the US Army he joined The Committee, an improv troupe in San Francisco. His first network television appearance was in 1965 on The Addams Family in the Season Two episode "Morticia, The Writer". He had several more TV appearances in the late 1960s and also had a number of roles in several films, including Medium Cool (1969) and Catch-22 (1970). In 1972, he landed the popular supporting role of Dr. Jerry Robinson, the eccentric orthodontist on The Bob Newhart Show, whose most frequent comic foil was Marcia Wallace as Carol, the sharp-tongued secretary. He also directed 29 episodes. The show ran for six seasons, with ratings among the top 20 in the first three seasons. In one of his later acting roles he played a psychiatrist in Serial (1980). In 1986, Bonerz co-starred alongside Tuesday Weld and River Phoenix in the CBS television movie Circle of Violence, and would go on to direct a large number of sitcom episodes for series such as Friends, Murphy Brown, NewsRadio, Home Improvement, It's Your Move, and ALF. He also directed a few films, such as Police Academy 6: City Under Siege.
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Rick Edwards

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Rick began his career on the standup circuit after graduating with a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University. He now works as a journalist, presenter and screenwriter. Rick has a keen interest in history and loves a bit of wild swimming - he has swum outdoors across the UK. On television, Rick hosts BBC1’s smash daytime quiz show !mpossible which will be recording its fourth series in 2018. Amongst his other numerous presenting credits are: ITV2’s comedy roast Safeword, BBC Three’s live current affairs debate show Free Speech and Channel 4’s Paralympic Breakfast Show. Rick hosts the podcast Science(ish) alongside Dr Michael Brooks which delves into the science behind popular films. The series proved such a hit that the duo were commissioned by Atlantic to write a book of the same name, Science(ish): The Peculiar Science Behind The Movies, which was published in October 2017 and ranked number 1 in the Physics, Cosmology and Humorous Essays Amazon charts for several weeks as well as achieving a position of 21 in the overall book charts. The podcast itself has topped the iTunes Science & Medicine chart.
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Giles Alderson

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Giles was born in Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK. He has recently directed 'The Dare', 'Knights of Camelot' 'World of Darkness' and 'Food For Thought' and produced 'A Serial Killers Guide To Life' and 'Cassette' feature films. He starred in the films, I Want Candy, The Torment, The Harsh Light of Day, The Damned United and is the founder Figi Productions where he has produced and directed eight award winning films including, 'The Heart of the Forest', '47 Cleveland' 'Taken' 'Barry Brown' and the first 3D short drama to be filmed in the UK 'Sportsday 3D'. He is now in prep for his drama feature 'The Nobodies' and is in the edit 'Knights of Camelot' and soon to be released his writing and directing debut; the psychological horror feature 'The Dare' which won the Audience Award at Popcorn Frights Film Festival, starring Richard Brake, Alexandra Evans, Richard Short, Bart Edwards and Robert Maaser for Millennium Films and B2Y. After he gained a 2:1 at The University in Hertfordshire he trained at Drama Studio London. His first major role was playing Carl in Ealing Studio's 'I Want Candy', with Mackenzie Crook and Tom Burke. Since he has played the lead in the British horror, 'The Torment' (released as 'The Possession of David O'Reilly' in the US). He also was the lead in The Harsh Light of Day'. Other films include: 'Between Two Worlds', 'The Banksy Job', 'Hero', 'Tales of The Supernatural' and the Zombie Comedy 'Stalled'. He played Coin Todd in 'The Damned United' for BBC Films with Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall and Jim Broadbent, directed by Tom Hooper (The Kings Speech). Dorian in 'Walking with the Enemy' with Ben Kingsley. He played the lead role of Vincent in vampire feature 'Night Junkies', Joel in 'Three Minutes Moments, and FBI Agent Kyle Fraser in the sci-fi film 'LVJ'. He also played the popular role of Steve, the cult loving and troubled character on the BAFTA nominated, London based interactive drama series 'KateModern', The show won a Webby and a Press Guild award winner for innovation in broadcasting and was nominated for three BAFTA's. His character also crossed over to the American sister show 'LonelyGirl15' for a season. TV includes: Blackpool, Coronation Street, The Great War, Tricks, 50 Ways, The Silence and Accidental Farmer. He is a member of The Soho Theater and The Royal Court Theaters Young Writers program, where he has had three of his plays read, two of which, White and Cracking Up where fully performed at Off West End theaters. His latest play On The Tiles had a performance at The Prince of Wales Theater in London's West End. He plays football for Arsenal Ex Pros and Celebrities Charity XI and was top goal-scorer in 2018 and 2019.
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Vanessa Sheri

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Vanessa Sheri was born in Santa Clara, California. She had dreams of being a Doctor or an Actress. She became a Mother at the age of 16, to a son named Austin. She graduated High School in Waterford, CA from Connecting Waters Charter School, in June 2004. She graduated with a Medical Assistant Degree from Meric College in Salida, CA in May 2007. She was in the Medical field for the 5 years. In 2010 she decided to change careers to pursue her long time dream to become an Actress. So she picked up everything she had, left and moved to the great City of Los Angeles. Vanessa Sheri became a SAG-AFTRA Member in 2013.
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Miranda Otto

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Miranda Otto (born December 16, 1967) is an Australian actress. The daughter of actors Lindsay and Barry Otto and the sister of actress Gracie Otto, she began acting at age eighteen, and has performed in a variety of independent and major studio films. Her first major film appearance was in the 1986 film Emma's War, in which she played a teenager who moves to Australia's bush country during World War II. In 1996, director Shirley Barrett cast Otto as a shy waitress in the film Love Serenade. She starred in the 1997 films Doing Time for Patsy Cline and The Well, for which earned her third Australian Film Institute nomination. Her next project was the romantic comedy Dead Letter Office (1998). The film was Otto's first with her father, Barry, who makes a brief appearance. Later that year, she starred in the film In the Winter Dark, directed by James Bogle, for which she was nominated for her fourth Australian Film Institute Award. After a decade of critically acclaimed roles in Australian films, she gained Hollywood's attention after appearing in supporting roles in The Thin Red Line (1998) and What Lies Beneath (2000). In 2001, she was cast as a naturalist in the comedy Human Nature and appeared in the BBC adaptation of Anthony Trollope's The Way We Live Now, as a strong-willed American Southerner. Her breakthrough role came in 2002, when she portrayed Éowyn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Her character was introduced in the trilogy's second film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers in 2002 and appeared in the third film, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, the following year. Her performance earned her an Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Director Steven Spielberg, impressed by Otto's performance in The Lord of the Rings, called her to ask if she would play opposite Tom Cruise in the big-budget science fiction film War of the Worlds (2005). Otto, pregnant at the time, believed she would have to turn down the role, but the script was reworked to accommodate her. Her next project was playing the lead in the Australian film Danny Deckchair (2003). She then took on the Australian television miniseries Through My Eyes: The Lindy Chamberlain Story (2004). At the 2005 Logie Awards, Otto won Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for her role. In 2007, Otto starred as Cricket Stewart, the wife of a successful director, in the television miniseries The Starter Wife. She had a starring role in the 2008 American television series Cashmere Mafia, and Australian films such as In Her Skin and Blessed (2009). She starred opposite Stephanie Sigman and Anthony LaPaglia in the horror prequel Annabelle: Creation. She portrayed Zelda Spellman in Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018-2020). She made her theatrical debut in the 1986 production of The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant for the Sydney Theatre Company.[28] Three more theatrical productions for the Sydney Theatre Company followed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 2002, she returned to the stage playing Nora Helmer in A Doll's House opposite her future husband Peter O'Brien. Otto's performance earned her a 2003 Helpmann Award nomination and the MO Award for "Best Female Actor in a Play". Her next stage role was in the psychological thriller Boy Gets Girl (2005).
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Maureen Kerwin

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Maureen Kerwin, born on July 21, 1949 in Munich, is a French-American actress. Maureen Kerwin made her television debut in France, playing the role of Rosalinde in "Comme il vous plaira" (1972) based on William Shakespeare with Jean-Pierre Aumont and Paul Barge. In cinema, she began in 1973 in "L'Héritier" by Philippe Labro alongside Jean-Paul Belmondo, Carla Gravina, Jean Rochefort, and Charles Denner. She then played a role in "Le Concierge" (1973) by Jean Girault, where she starred with Bernard Le Coq and Michel Galabru. Robert Parrish cast her in "Marseille contrat" (1974) with Michael Caine, Anthony Quinn, Maurice Ronet, and James Mason. On television, she appeared in 1975 with Bernard Alane in "Le Bois dormant" by Pierre Badel. She was then seen in "Le Pion" by Christian Gion in 1978, and she played one of the beauties in "Laura, les ombres de l'été" by David Hamilton. In the 1980s, she appeared in films such as "Je vais craquer!" by François Leterrier and "Plus beau que moi, tu meurs." Maureen Kerwin is the granddaughter of Simonne Volterra, director of the Marigny Theatre from 1948 to 1963. She has two daughters from her first marriage to Jean Azancot, Jennifer and Delphine. She was married to American filmmaker Jerry Schatzberg from 1983 to 1998, who directed her in three of his films, including "Besoin d'amour" (Misunderstood), 1982, and "L'Ami retrouvé" in 1988. Source: Wikipedia
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Riccardo Cocciante

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Riccardo Cocciante (born 20 February 1946), also known in French-speaking countries and the United States as Richard Cocciante, is an Italian and French singer and songwriter. Cocciante was born on 20 February 1946 in Saigon, French Indochina (now Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam), to an Italian father from Rocca di Mezzo, L'Aquila, and a French mother. At the age of 11, he moved to Rome, Italy, where he attended the Lycée français Chateaubriand. He has also lived in France, the United States, and Ireland. Cocciante has been married to Catherine Boutet since 1983. They have one child together. An R&B enthusiast, Cocciante began his musical career as an organ player, and in the late 1960s began performing as a singer at L'Approdo, a Roman club for foreign students. After forming the band GL6 with Marco Luberti and Paolo Casella, in 1971 he started his professional career with the French name Richard Cocciante and recorded three English language songs for the soundtrack of the Carlo Lizzani's film Roma Bene. In 1972, he released his first album, titled MU in Italy and Atlantì in France. After the fair commercial results of his 1973 album Poesia, Cocciante had his breakout one year later with "Bella senz'anima", which turned became a major hit, but was also controversial, being considered sexist and was censored on Italian television. In 1976, he got another number one spot on the Italian hit parade with "Margherita", his signature song. The same year, he covered the Beatles song "Michelle", featuring the London Symphony Orchestra, for the musical documentary All This and World War II, and he released his sole English album in the US, with the single "When Love Has Gone Away" peaking at No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1980, Cocciante began a decade-long collaboration with the lyricist Mogol, who had just stopped his professional association with Lucio Battisti; their first hit was "Cervo a primavera". In 1983, Cocciante was the first Italian artist to be signed to Virgin Records, andreleased his album "Sincerità", produced and arranged by the American composer James Newton Howard. Following several more hits, notably the 1985 duet with Mina "Questione di feeling", in 1987 he moved to Florida, and except for a live album he took a long artistic break. Cocciante made his comeback in 1991, winning the 41st edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Se stiamo insieme", and getting a significant success with both the single and the following album Cocciante. In 1994, he recorded an English-language version of his hit song "Pour elle" as a duet with Francesca Bellenis, under the title "I'd Fly", and included it in his album Un Uomo Felice; a Spanish version "Por ella" and an Italian version "Per lei" were also recorded. In 1996, Cocciante was chosen as the singer for the Italian versions of the songs in the Toy Story movie, singing "Un amico in me", "Che strane cose" and "Io non volerò più". In 1997, his friend Plácido Domingo invited him to sing at Domingo's annual Christmas in Vienna concert, together with Sarah Brightman and Helmut Lotti. ... Source: Article "Riccardo Cocciante" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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George Hall

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George Hall (November 19, 1916 – October 21, 2002) was a Canadian theatre, television, and film actor. He made his Broadway debut in 1946 and enjoyed an over 50-year career as a character actor. He was married to Cordelia Ware, also an actor on Broadway, until her death in 1969. Outside of the theatre, he is probably best remembered for his role as the 93-year-old Indiana Jones in the TV series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992). He also played Ernie Tuttle #2 and John the butler on the television soap opera The Edge of Night and the addled but kind-hearted Mr. Eldridge in the AMC series Remember WENN (1996 - 1998). Hall's film appearances include From the Hip (1987), Johnny Be Good (1988), and Big Daddy (1999).
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Jagoda Kaloper

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jagoda Kaloper was a Croatian painter and actress famous for groundbreaking roles in classic films in the former Yugoslav cinema. A native of Zagreb and a graduate of the Zagreb Art Academy, Kaloper made her screen debut in the 1965 film Ključ, lacking any previous acting experience. She made a good impression and continued to appear in films, including the 1969 drama Handcuffs. She is best known internationally for her role of a sexually liberated woman in the 1971 cult film WR: Mysteries of the Organism. In later years, she occasionally appeared in smaller film and television roles, preferring to pursue her art career. She has also worked on production and costume design for films. She is married to architect Radovan Tajder, they have one daughter, Ana Tajder. Description above from the Wikipedia Jagoda Kaloper, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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