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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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Sigrid Göhler

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Nach Ausbildung an der Babelsberger Filmhochschule erhielt Sigrid Göhler Rollen an Theatern in Brandenburg und Halle sowie beim DEFA-Film. Gegen Ende der 1960er Jahre war sie in Berlinüberwiegend mit Fernseh- und Synchronarbeiten freischaffend tätig. Große Bekanntheit erlangte sie mit der Rolle des Polizeileutnants Vera Arndt in der Krimireihe Polizeiruf 110 des DDR-Fernsehens, wo sie als erste weibliche Kriminalistin des deutschen Fernsehens zu den Ermittlern der ersten Stunde gehörte und in 46 Folgen von 1971 bis 1983 zum Einsatz kam. Nach weiteren TV-Produktionen in den 1980er Jahren spielte sie in Senftenberg und Schwedt Theater, um danach den Schauspielerberuf aufzugeben. Einen Gastauftritt hatte sie 2001 als Frau Raven in der Polizeiruf-Folge Kurschatten, einer Jubiläumsausgabe, die 30 Jahre nach Ausstrahlung der ersten Folge gesendet wurde. Sigrid Göhler wohnt mit ihrem Mann Peter Reusse in Berlin. Ihr Sohn ist der Schauspieler Sebastian Reusse
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Atsushi Imaruoka

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Atsushi Imaruoka (伊丸岡 篤, Imaruoka Atsushi, born May 23, 1972) is a Japanese voice actor from Isesaki City, Gunma Prefecture. He is affiliated with Mausu Promotion. He speaks the Joshu dialect. His hobbies and special skill is boxing. In 2001, he entered the Mausu Promotion Actor Training School and in 2003 he joined the agency. Before becoming a voice actor, he was a professional boxer affiliated with Kyoei Boxing Gym. When he graduated from high school, he moved to Tokyo with the goal of becoming an actor. He then started going to a gym because he believed that an actor should also train his body. At first it was just to exercise, but later he became interested in getting a professional license. He debuted at the age of 24 and was active as a professional boxer for 3 years.
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Gemini Ganesan

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Ramaswamy Ganesan, better known by his stage name Gemini Ganesan, was an Indian film actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. He was nicknamed "Kadhal Mannan" (King of Romance) for the romantic roles he played in films.Ganesan was one among the "three biggest names of Tamil cinema", the other two being M. G. Ramachandran and Sivaji Ganesan. While Sivaji Ganesan excelled in films with drama, and MGR dominated films with fight sequences, Gemini Ganesan held his own with sensitive portrayals of the yearning lover. A recipient of the Padmashree in 1971, he had also won several other prestigious awards such as the "Kalaimamani", "MGR Gold Medal" and "Screen Lifetime Achievement Award". He came from an orthodox Brahmin family, and was one of the few graduates to enter the film industry at that time.
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Mark Powell

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Mark Powell, born Marion Lyle Powell on August 5, 1928, in Selma, California, and died on July 2, 2020, is a major figure in American mountaineering. His childhood was marked by frequent moves, and after his parents divorced at the age of 15, he moved with his mother to live with his grandparents in Laton, California. After graduating from high school in 1946, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served primarily in Alaska. Discharged just before the Korean War, he quickly developed his passion for the mountains, which he had already begun hiking and climbing as a child. In 1954, he began technical climbing with the Sierra Club Rock Climbing Section in Fresno. From then on, Powell distinguished himself by his determination, climbing the peaks of Yosemite Valley one by one, alongside climbers such as Jerry Gallwas and Don Wilson. Together, they attempted the great peaks of the American Southwest, such as Spider Rock and Cleopatra's Needle, starting in 1956, before successfully completing the first ascent of the Totem Pole in Monument Valley in 1957. Powell was part of the historic trio—along with Warren Harding and Bill Feuerer—that launched the initial assault on the Nose of El Capitan. He was the lead climber in the first 1,000 feet of the wall in 1957. That same year, a serious fall on the Arrowhead Ridge in Yosemite resulted in a life-threatening injury to his left ankle. Mark subsequently suffered from recurring infections and pain, but nevertheless pursued a career as an outstanding climber and route setter in the American West, from California to the Needles in South Dakota. In 1967, Powell became a professor of geography at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, where he taught until 1995, specializing in meteorology. Despite the after-effects of his accident, he continued to open difficult routes until the 1970s. His commitment and physical rigor made him a model of the modern climber and inspired an entire generation of mountaineers. Married several times, he shared his life for a long time with Beverly Woolsey, then Kriss Lindquist, and finally Mary McLaughlin. In 2009, more than fifty years after his accident, Mark Powell finally had to have his left leg amputated. A quiet, visionary, and respected pioneer, he left behind the image of a passionate man who contributed to making climbing a true art of living.
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AJ Raval

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AJ Raval is a Filipino actress, YouTuber, and social media star. Having the genes of such talented parents, AJ also sparked interest in the business. She has considered an upcoming star and has high expectations given her famous family. Before becoming an actress, AJ was a member of a girl group called The Fabulous Girlfriends when she was only 15 years old. She has starred in several movies under Viva Films and appeared in the first‑ever Philippine longest-running drama of all time "Ang Probinsyano."
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Ivan Jullien

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Ivan Jullien (October 27, 1934 – January 3, 2015) was a French jazz trumpeter. Jullien played with Claude Bolling and Jacques Denjean early in his career, and was the bandleader for the Paris Jazz All Stars in 1966-1967. He recorded as a leader and also worked as a sideman for Lester Bowie, Elton John, Maynard Ferguson, and Ben Webster. In the 1980s, he became an arranger for Studio Brussels' CIM Big Band. Source: Article "Ivan Jullien" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Tony Manders

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Having dabbled in amateur stage productions for over 40 years and having completed a LAMDA course, three years ago, an epiphany whilst on a train to York, saw Tony give up his Civil Servant job, to be an actor. At the three year point he had completed over 90 films - from student productions, voice overs, independent shorts, and music videos to web-series, TV series and full length feature films. Always happy to push his personal boundaries, Tony is keen to try new looks, new character types and new film genre in order to expand his repertoire, but also to entertain the audience in new ways.
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Persia White

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Persia Jessica White (born October 25, 1972) is a Bahamas-born American actress, singer and musician. White is perhaps best known for her role as Lynn Searcy on the UPN sitcom Girlfriends which originally aired from 2000 until 2008. White is also a member of the band XEO3, and a solo singer who released her debut album Mecca in 2009. She is also known for her role as Abby Bennett Wilson in The Vampire Diaries (2012-2017). Description above from the Wikipedia article Persia White, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Lance Bangs

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Lance Bangs (born September 8, 1972) is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and music video director who has created videos for Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Green Day, the Arcade Fire, the Shins, The Thermals, Belle & Sebastian, Menomena, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, R.E.M., Mike Watt, Death Cab for Cutie, The Black Keys, Kanye West, and Pavement. He directed the David Cross film Let America Laugh. Bangs has also been heavily involved in the filming and production of MTV's Jackass television series and its subsequent movies.
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