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Michael Jibson
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Michael Jibson is an English movie, television and theatre actor born in Hull, East Yorkshire. He is married to the stage actress Caroline Sheen. His father, Tim Jibson, is the programme director of KCFM in Hull. His brother is the actor Paul Jibson. He trained with the National Youth Music Theatre, appearing in their productions of Bugsy Malone, Tin Pan Ali and The Kissing Dance. He made his West End debut at the age of 14 in Oliver at the London Palladium, directed by Sam Mendes. He later trained at Guildford School of Acting.
Jibson's film work includes Lyle Porter in Flyboys; Eddie Burton in The Bank Job; Lecture 21; Steve Maddox in Red Mist and Adam in Devils Bridge.
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Norbert Schiller
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Norbert Schiller, Born in Vienna, Austria on November 24, 1899, Norbert Schiller embarked on a successful acting career that spanned across continents and mediums. Schiller's early life is shrouded in some mystery. We know he was born in Vienna and entered the world of acting at a young age, captivating audiences with his natural stage presence and expressive voice. He honed his skills in the vibrant Viennese theater scene, eventually graduating to prominent roles in both Austria and Germany.
The allure of Hollywood beckoned in the 1920s, leading Schiller to relocate to Los Angeles and pursue opportunities in American film. He quickly found success, appearing in numerous films throughout the silent and early sound eras. His versatility allowed him to portray a wide range of characters, from charming heroes to cunning villains, captivating audiences with his nuanced performances.
Schiller's career continued to flourish throughout the mid-20th century. He divided his time between film and television, appearing in popular shows like "The Twilight Zone" and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." He also continued to work in theater, both on Broadway and in regional productions.
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Dilara Hanif Purnima
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Dilara Hanif Rita (born 1981),[1][2] known by her stage name Purnima, is a Bangladeshi film actress. Her notable films are Moner Majhe Tumi (2003), Megher Pore Megh (2004), Shuva (2005), Hridoyer Kotha (2006), and Akash Chonya Valobasha (2008). She won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress in 2010.
She continued to act in films as a lead actress after her debut. Initially, her career was not successful as many of her films were flop such as Modhu Purnima, Seyana Pagol, Tumi Je Amar, and Jibon Chabi.
Her career finally surged with successful movie Mastaner Upor Mastan, which became the highest grosser of 2000s until 2008, and National Award winning film Meghla Akash. With the movie Moner Majhe Tumi, Purnima rapidly became a successful leading actress of Dhallywood and her success continued with her most prominent movie partner Riaz. [4] Her other notable films include Ajker Somaj, Ajker Dapot, Bhalobashar Lal Golap, Nishashe Tumi Bishashe Tumi, Tok Jhal Misti, Meyer Jonno Pagol, Bidrohi Salauddin, Bastob, Amar Shopno, Biyer Prostab, Ma Amar Shorgo, Sobai To Bhalobasha Chai , Ke Ami, Sokhi Tumi Kar, Tomakey Khujchi, Mone Rekho Amai, Bondhu Tumi Amar, Khobordar, and Pita Matar Amanat.
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Antonio Iranzo
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Antonio Iranzo (4 May 1930 – 7 July 2003) was a Spanish film actor in 77 feature films. He gained popularity for his acting in Island of the Damned and Cut - Throats Nine.
Iranzo began his artistic career in the theater, while working as a radio announcer. Later he joined the Nuria Espert Company and made his film debut in 1963 with La chica del auto-stop directed by Miguel Lluch.
His physique and hoarse voice helped him get the chance to play the supporting character in various films including Mario Camus's The Legend of Mayor of Zalamea (1973), Gonzalo Suárez's The Regent (1974), Narciso Ibáñez Serrador's Who Can Kill a Child? (1975), Hidden Pleasures (1977), The tobacconist of Vallecas (1986) (the latter two by Eloy de la Iglesia), the TV miniseries Riders of the Dawn (1990) and Vicente Aranda's Libertarias (1996).
Iranzo had a well known career on stage, which particularly excelled in his interpretations of classics from the Golden Age. Some of the works featuring him were Adolfo Marsillach and Molière's Tartuffe (1969), Felix Lope de Vega's The Star of Seville (1958), Max Frisch's Andorra (1971), Adolfo Marsillach's Flower of Holiness (1973), Arnold Wesker and Irene Gutiérrez Caba's Chicken Soup with Oats (1978), Martín Recuerda's The Arrecogías the Beguinage of St. Mary of Egypt (1977), José María Rodríguez Méndez's Weddings that were famous in the Rag and Fandanga (1978), Miguel de Cervantes's The Baths of Algiers (1979) and The Roll Lavapies (1979), Woody Allen's Aspirin for Two (1980), Santiago Moncada's Ears of the Wolf (1980), Martin Recuerda's The Deceiting (1981), Miguel Mihura's Peach in Syrup (1982), Ibsen's Mallard (1982), Euripides's Fedra (1984), Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (1988), Alejandro Casona's The Third Word (1992).
Iranzo also had a prolific career in television; he played several characters in dramas TVE as Study 1 or Novel, Time Eleven or Fictions.
His deep voice helped him in standing out as a voice actor, remembered for being among other characters as BA Baracus in the television series El equipo A.
He was the winner of the 1966's Silver Frames Award for Best Actor of Spanish cinema for the film Burnt Skin (La piel quemada). The film was directed by Josep Maria Forn and depicted the social problems of Spain during the decade. In the film Iranzo played the character of an Andalusian worker named Jose who works in Costa Brava and falls in love with a Belgian tourist while his family including wife and two children struggle to reach him.
In 2014 the film Who can Kill a Child? was shown at Denver Film Society's Stanley Film Festival.
Source: Article "Antonio Iranzo" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Manna
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Manna was born in 1964 at Elenga in Tangail District, Manna acted in over 200 movies Manna's acting career started in 1984 after he was discovered through a talent search program by the National Film Development Corporation of Bangladesh.
Manna was the General Secretary of the Bangladesh Film Actors Association. As the General Secretary, he was active in the ongoing movement against vulgarity in the Dallywood film industry. One of the first films that brought him to attention was Danga (1992). Other commercially successful movies are Traash, Chadabaaz and Amma Jaan.[citation needed]
On average, Manna acted in 10 movies each year. Among films released last year, Manna played lead roles in commercially successful films including Shajghar, Khomotar Garom, Moner Shathey Juddho, Machine-man, Ulta-Palta 69 and Shotru Shotru Khela. Manna received several prestigious awards including a National Film Award for Best Actor in 2005. As an action hero Manna acted collaboration with action director Kazi Hayat acted 20 films & Montazur Rahman Akbar's film 22.
Manna died on February 17, 2008 following a heart attack.
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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. He 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, Connery died at the age of 90.
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Jean Dujardin
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Jean Edmond Dujardin (born 19 June 1972) is a French actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films. He first came to prominence with the cult TV series Un gars, une fille, in which he starred alongside his partner Alexandra Lamy, before gaining success in film with movies such as Brice de Nice, Michel Hazanavicius's OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies and its sequel OSS 117: Lost in Rio, as well as 99 Francs.
Dujardin garnered international fame and widespread acclaim with his performance of George Valentin in the 2011 award-winning silent movie The Artist. The role won him numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor (the first for a French actor), the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role and the Cannes Film Festival Best Actor. He later appeared in Martin Scorsese's 2013 black comedy The Wolf of Wall Street and George Clooney's 2014 historical drama, The Monuments Men.
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Connie Ferguson
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Constance "Connie" Ferguson (née Masilo; born 10 June 1970) is a South African based Botswana actress, filmmaker, producer and businesswoman. She is best known for her role as Karabo Moroka on South Africa's most popular soap opera, Generations. She starred on the show from its start in 1994 until she exited in 2010. In 2014, she reprised her role on the show after a 4-year absence for a short term. Ferguson was on the cover of Forbes Woman Africa magazine in 2018
Ferguson (then Masilo) married fellow actor Neo Matsunyane in 1993. In December 1992, they welcomed a daughter. They divorced in 1998, after five years of marriage.
In July 2001, Ferguson met actor Shona Ferguson. In November 2001, three years after her divorce with Matsunyane, they married. In June 2002, the couple welcomed a daughter. After nearly 20 years of marriage, Shona Ferguson died in the afternoon of 30 July 2021 from COVID-19-related complications
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Ken Timbs
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Ken Timbs was an American professional wrestler best known for his time in the 1980s as part of the Fabulous Blondes tag team with Eric Embry. He competed in promotions like Southwest Championship Wrestling and International World Class Championship Wrestling, where he won the SCW World Tag Team Championship. Later, in Mexico, he became the NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion in 1988, being the first foreigner to hold the title in 12 years. Throughout his career, he also wrestled under the mask as The Assassin in the 1990s. Timbs founded the website OldSchoolWrestling.com in 2001 and passed away in 2004 at the age of 53 due to heart failure.
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Alina Tomnikov
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Alina Tomnikov (born June 24, 1988) is a Finnish-Russian actress and writer.
Alina Tomnikov was born on 24 June 1988 in Kerava, Finland to a Russian father and Finnish mother. Her parents met in Saint Petersburg, where her mother was studying to be physician. The family moved to Finland in the late 1980s. She graduated from Helsinki Theatre Academy with a master's degree in 2013.
Tomnikov married director and cinematographer Lauri Laukkanen on 7 July 2019. She gave birth to their first child in August 2023. Her cousin is ice hockey player Rami Määttä.
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