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Queen Latifah
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Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally as Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, actress, and singer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989 and released her debut album All Hail the Queen on November 28, 1989, featuring the hit single "Ladies First". Nature of a Sista' (1991) was her second and final album with Tommy Boy Records.
Latifah starred as Khadijah James on the Fox sitcom Living Single from 1993 to 1998. Her third album, Black Reign (1993), became the first album by a solo female rapper to receive a RIAA certification, and spawned the single "U.N.I.T.Y.", which was influential in raising awareness of violence against women and the objectification of Black female sexuality. The record won a Grammy Award and peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. She then starred in the lead role of Set It Off (1996) and released her fourth album, Order in the Court, on June 16, 1998, with Motown Records. Latifah garnered acclaim with her role of Matron "Mama" Morton in the musical film Chicago (2002), receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Latifah released her fifth album The Dana Owens Album in 2004. In 2007 and 2009, she released two more studio albums – Trav'lin' Light and Persona. She created the daytime talk show The Queen Latifah Show, which ran from 1999 to 2001, and again from 2013 to 2015, in syndication. She has appeared in a number of films, such as Bringing Down the House (2003), Taxi (2004), Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2005), Beauty Shop (2005), Last Holiday (2006), Hairspray (2007), Joyful Noise (2012), 22 Jump Street (2014) and Girls Trip (2017) and provided voice work in the Ice Age film series. Latifah received critical acclaim for her portrayal of blues singer Bessie Smith in the HBO film Bessie (2015), which she co-produced, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. From 2016 to 2019, she starred as Carlotta Brown in the musical drama series Star. In 2020, she portrayed Hattie McDaniel in the miniseries Hollywood.
Queen Latifah has been referred to as the "Queen of Rap" by several media articles, as well as "rap's first feminist". Latifah became the first hip hop artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2006). Latifah's work in music, film and television has earned her a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, and an Academy Award nomination.
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Kathryn Bernardo
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Kathryn Chandria Manuel Bernardo (born 26 March 1996) is a Filipino actress. Hailed as “The Box Office Queen” of her generation, Kathryn’s constant success as a stellar artist and entertainer was already written in the stars. She began her acting career in 2003 in “It Might Be You” as a young version of a leading character in the series. As a child actress she showed glimpses of her versatility and talent in her projects year after year. Kath became seasoned enough to be offered with dramatic roles in projects such as “Magkaribal” and “Endless Love” in the year 2010. Shortly after, Kath manifested her first breakthrough project in the acclaimed 1992 remake of “Mara Clara” in a primetime slot. And her career inevitably shoots up after that. Kathryn is an omnipresent figure in the Philippines, especially with record-breaking projects and countless endorsement deals. And whether she is paired with an onscreen partner or not, Kathryn continues to dominate the entertainment industry with her well-deserved fame brought by her sheer talent, stunning beauty, and dedicated hard work.
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Shrutika Gaokkar
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Shrutika Gaokkar is an actress who has worked in Web Series like 92 hours on Prime Flix, hugely popular Web Series - All about Section 377 and went on to proceed with some amazing music videos like - Ishq Mein Tere Choor, Hare Rama Hare Krishna & item number 'Popcorn' from Telugu Movie - Sivaranjini. She will shortly be seen showcasing her stellar acting in one south film which is about to release soon. Also Shrutika will be sharing screen space with television actors Rohan Mehra and Manoj Kumar respectively in two different music videos which have already been shot.
Shrutika is a fitness freak and does dance, cardio, body exercises regularly. She takes a balanced diet to keep herself fit. This charming beauty showcases her talents on social media platforms and is quite famous. Shrutika is damn good & creative with all her work and presently has a huge fan base on Instagram.
Dancing Diva and versatile actress Shrutika Gaokkar sooner be seen in a grand music video with a famous male social media influencer.
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John Steiner
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John Steiner (born 7 January 1941 in Chester) is an English actor. Tall, thin and gaunt, Steiner attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and worked for a few years at the BBC. Steiner featured in a lead role in a television production of Design for Living by Noel Coward. Later he found further work primarily in films. In the late 1960s, Steiner was hired to play a part in the spaghetti western Tepepa. He found himself in demand in Italy and relocated there, specializing in playing villains in a great number of Italian B-movies and exploitation films. John Steiner has appeared in various genres of movies, including horror films and police actioners. He also became a favorite of famed Italian filmmaker Tinto Brass featuring in Salon Kitty alongside Ingrid Thulin and Helmut Berger.
Steiner was in very steady demand until the late 1980s. As the Italian film industry dwindled, Steiner retired from acting in 1991 and relocated to California, where he became a real estate agent.
In the late 1990s a special magazine was started by Cranston McMillan's Also Press. Titled, John Steiner the zine was dedicated to Steiner's film, TV and stage work, featured reviews and helping fans trace prints of his more obscure Italian work, the publication triggered new interest in the happily retired star. Selling mainly in mainland Europe and the USA the zine ran until successfully 2005. A special large format issue ended the run. McMillan remains the best authority on John Steiner and has promised that his long awaited definitve work on the actors career will be with publishers soon.
Steiner has recently contributed to DVD extras on some of his films and given interviews about his Italian work.
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Connie Hillman
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Connie Papas Hillman is an AR executive, former executive vice-president of Elton John's Rocket Records and wife of Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Chris Hillman.
She began her career working for Elton John’s agent, Howard Rose. At 24, she moved to the recording side as Executive VP of the Rocket Record Company, joining John Reid, Elton’s former manager. She was later appointed Executive VP of John Reid Enterprises, co-managing Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Queen, Kiki Dee and Carole Bayer Sager. In subsequent years, she served as North American his tour producer (1982-2016), which included co-production of the Face to Face tours with Elton John and Billy Joel (1994-2010). She was also the VP of the Elton John Charitable Fund (2003-2016) and served on the board of the Elton John AIDS Foundation (1993-2003). Then, in 1982, Connie Hillman formed her own US-based company, Constant Communications Corporation. Between liaising with the British wing of Elton’s management company, her company became the production enterprise for all of Elton John’s North American tours. The company continues to be active as she diversifies her business activities.
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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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Marco Tulli
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Marco Tulli (20 November 1920 – 20 March 1982) was an Italian character actor, probably best known in the role of "Smilzo" in the Don Camillo film series.
Born in Rome, Tulli debuted as actor while he was still a university student, at the end of the Second World War. He was a prolific character actor in comedy films, often playing roles of curious and nosy persons. He was also very active on stage, in which he worked with Giorgio Strehler and Luciano Lucignani, and as television actor.
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Dan Bunz
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Born October 7, 1955, in Roseville, California, Dan Bunz attended Oakmont High School before playing college football at the University of California, Riverside, and California State University, Long Beach, where he earned first-team All-Coast honors in 1977. The San Francisco 49ers selected Bunz in the first round with the twenty-fourth overall pick in the 1978 NFL Draft. The linebacker was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team in his debut season, immediately establishing himself as a key defensive contributor. Bunz played seven seasons with the 49ers from 1978 to 1984 before finishing his career with the Detroit Lions in 1985, retiring at age thirty after a contract dispute.
Strengths included exceptional speed for a linebacker at six feet four inches and 226 pounds, superior tackling technique emphasizing leverage and body control, outstanding pursuit angles, and the football intelligence to diagnose plays quickly. His versatility allowed him to excel at multiple linebacker positions including middle linebacker and both inside and outside linebacker roles.
Bunz's defining moment came in Super Bowl XVI on January 24, 1982, when he made one of the most famous tackles in NFL history. On a critical third-and-goal from the one-yard line against the Cincinnati Bengals, quarterback Ken Anderson threw to running back Charles Alexander in the right flat. Bunz came up fast, grabbed Alexander around the waist, and hurled him backward before he could break the plane of the goal line. Had Bunz tackled Alexander low, his momentum would have carried him into the end zone. Known simply as "The Stop," the play was followed by another defensive stand on fourth down, preserving San Francisco's lead and propelling the 49ers to their first Super Bowl championship with a 26-21 victory. During the 1979 season, Bunz recovered five fumbles, ranking sixth in the NFL and demonstrating his knack for creating turnovers. In 1980, he forced four fumbles, tied for sixth in the league.
Bunz accumulated eighty-eight career games with sixty-two starts, recording 6.0 sacks, four interceptions, fourteen fumble recoveries, and ten forced fumbles. He won two Super Bowl championships with the 49ers. After retiring, Bunz taught physical education at Sutter Middle School (renamed Miwok Middle School in 2023) in Sacramento for over twenty-five years. He and his wife operate a lavender farm on the Placer County Wine Trail.
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Natsuki Kato
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Natsuki Katō (加藤 夏希 Katō Natsuki, born July 26, 1985 in Yurihonjo, Akita Prefecture) is a Japanese actress and former fashion model, regularly appearing on television in various roles.
In November 2010, Akita Prefecture chose her as one of the two official PR-Ambassadors, along with Nozomi Sasaki, with the purpose of creating a better image for the prefecture.
Katō is known for being a fan of anime and manga. On June 6, 2014, she announced on her blog that she was married to a man from non-celebrity industry. Their wedding ceremony was held on March 16, 2015. On March 12, 2016, during Kobe Collection 2016 SPRING/SUMMER fashion event, she announced she was pregnant. On July 7, she gave birth to a healthy baby girl.
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Miyu Takagi
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Miyu Takagi is a Japanese voice actress and performer best known for her work in anime and multimedia projects. She was born in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, on September 8, 1996, and grew up in Chiba Prefecture, which she considers her hometown. Standing 164 cm tall and affiliated with 81 Produce, Takagi began her career after participating in the "Wake Up, Girls! AUDITION" in 2012, where she impressed judges with her rendition of "Lost my music."
Her breakthrough came in 2014 when she debuted as Miyu Okamoto in both the theatrical film Wake Up, Girls! Seven Idols and the television series Wake Up, Girls!. She also became a member of the voice actress and idol unit Wake Up, Girls!, contributing not only her voice but her presence on stage until the unit disbanded in 2019.
Takagi continued building her career with notable roles in the Hacka Doll project, voicing Hacka Doll No. 1 in its anime adaptation that aired in 2015. She performed as part of the Hacka Doll unit alongside fellow voice actresses Kaya Okuno and Nanami Yamashita. That same year, she earned the Special Award at the 9th Seiyuu Awards as a member of Wake Up, Girls!, recognizing her contribution to the industry.
Outside of anime, Takagi has served as a local ambassador, notably lending her voice to the character Namiki-chan, mascot of the annual Iida Okanomachi Festival in Nagano Prefecture. With her vibrant energy and dedication, she continues to be a prominent and beloved figure in Japan’s voice acting scene
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