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José Bové
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Joseph Bové, known as José Bové, born June 11, 1953 in Talence (Gironde), is a French agricultural trade unionist and politician. A farmer, member of the Confédération paysanne and Via Campesina, he is one of the figures of the alter-globalization movement, known for his positions against genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and his participation in illegal uprooting of GMO plantations, described as civil disobedience by their defenders.
Coming from an academic background, his father, Joseph Bové, was regional director of the National Institute for Agronomic Research (INRA) and member of the Academy of Sciences, while his mother, Colette Dumeau, was a professor of natural sciences. From a young age, José Bové became involved in pacifist causes. Refusing to do his military service, he was considered a deserter and settled in the Pyrenees where he became a shepherd. In 1973, he joined the Larzac plateau to participate in the farmers' movement against the extension of the military camp. This commitment marked the beginning of his fight against globalization and agri-food multinationals.
In 1999, José Bové became internationally known when he dismantled the McDonald's in Millau, a symbolic action against junk food and globalization. This act earned him a three-month prison sentence, but strengthened his reputation and his image as a determined activist. José Bové is also the co-founder of the Confédération paysanne, an agricultural union advocating peasant and sustainable agriculture. He actively campaigns against GMOs and for food sovereignty. In 2009, he was elected MEP on the Europe Écologie list and sits on the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee. Despite his retirement from active political life, José Bové continues to divide his time between his farm in Larzac and his boat in Hyères. He remains an influential voice in debates on agriculture and the environment, always ready to defend his convictions with passion.
José Bové embodies the fight for agriculture that respects the environment and people, and his career is marked by a constant commitment to social and ecological justice. His legacy as an activist and politician continues to inspire many actors in the alter-globalization movement and beyond.
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Denise Burse
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Denise Burse-Mickelbury (born January 13, 1952) is an American actress, best known for her role as Claretha Jenkins in the television series Tyler Perry's House of Payne.
An African-American native of Atlanta, Burse received professional training at the Just Us Theatre, The Alliance Theatre and The Atlanta Children's Theater. She has numerous television credits such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Burse has also appeared in various stage productions such as An American Daughter, Harriet’s Return, Ground People, Pearl Cleage's Flyin' West, and Radio Golf. In 2016, she appeared in "San Junipero", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.
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Chen Zheyuan
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Chen Zheyuan (陈哲远), born on October 29, 1996, in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, is a talented Chinese actor and singer. He graduated from Shenzhen University, where he studied performance. Zheyuan began his career in 2015 by participating in the variety program King of Pop and debuted as part of the boy group Mr. Bio.
He made his acting debut in 2017 with the youth drama All About Secrets. Over the years, he has gained recognition for his roles in popular dramas such as Handsome Siblings (2020), Our Secret (2021), Mr. Bad (2022), and Hidden Love (2023). His portrayal of Duan Jiaxu in Hidden Love earned him widespread acclaim and international fame.
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Moeka Koizumi
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Moeka Koizumi (小泉 萌香, Koizumi Moeka, February 27, 1996) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. She affiliated with Amuse. After awarding grand prix in sing & voice acting area of Amuse Audition Festival 2014, she made her first debut through the stage, 2015.
In 2021, She form a group Unit call "harmoe" with Haruki Iwata, Managed by Pony Canyon. Their 1st single "Kimagure Tictack(きまぐれチクタック, Capricious Ticktack)" reached the 11th place on the daily Oricon Singles Chart. And still active to this day.
She is best known as the Nana Daiba, Shioriko Mifune, Jennifer Yuka Sasago in the each multimedia franchise named Revue Starlight, Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, D4DJ.
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Siwan Morris
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After an education in South Wales, Morris graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University. Fluent in Welsh and English, Morris appeared in the S4C programme Caerdydd, and occasional parts on BBC1 soap Casualty. Morris then built her career in London in various parts for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Morris played "Angie" in E4's youth-oriented drama series Skins appearing in series 1, and briefly in its second series. She played "Llinos" in Con Passionate and "Liv Jones" in the BBC Wales drama Belonging. She also appears in videos for Torchwood series 2's online alternate reality game, where she appears in weekly updated webisodes as a paranormal radio host commenting upon the mysterious appearances of aliens around Cardiff. She also appeared in Mine All Mine and Superhero webseries The Splott Division. She plays the mother of Rhydian Morris in CBBC's supernatural television series, Wolfblood. As a singer, Morris has worked with the electropop band, Clinigol, appearing as a guest vocalist on three songs on their debut album Melys.
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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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Arthur Hansel
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Educated at Taft School in Connecticut and Washington & Lee University in Virginia, Art Hansl spent the next half century being in the right place at the right time. After serving in the Marine Corps, he went to Mexico for two weeks and stayed four years -- when places like Acapulco were a paradise indeed. Then on to Italy in the sixties, the last years of the Dolce Vita, where he became an actor in action pictures filmed on exotic locations around Europe, behind the Iron Curtain and in North Africa. Back to Mexico in 1969 for another dozen films -- co-productions with the U.S. as well as Mexican movies. Some of these were forgettable -- except for the cast and crew -- often being shot on the brink of a natural or man-made disaster. In America again the filmic career dwindled after a stint on the daytime series Hôpital central (1963), prompting a switch to writing. Three published suspense novels borrow from a career that was never boring! - IMDb Mini Biography
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Bridey Elliott
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Bridey Elliott is an actress, comedian, writer and director. After graduating from the National Theater Institute at Eugene O'Neill Center, she began performing stand-up, appearing on shows with John Mulaney, Todd Barry, Janeane Garafalo, and Abby Elliott. She is a regular at Upright Citizens Brigade, performing in sketch teams Fambly and Absolutely. Elliott starred in the SXSW Grand Jury Prize winner Fort Tilden, which was released by Orion Pictures in 2015. She is the daughter of comedian Chris Elliott.
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Elli Fotiou
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Elli Fotiou (Piraeus, 30 September 1939) is the stage name of Evangelia Trigonopoulou, a Greek stage and film actress, wife of fellow actor Stefanos Linaios. She graduated from the Drama School of the National Theatre in 1962. She has appeared in numerous theatre, film, radio and television productions. She is a member of the Greek Actors' Union and the Greek Theatre Centre. She has represented Greece at the Cannes Film Festival (1965), Berlin (1966) and Moscow (1966). In 1966 she won the First Prize for Performance at the Thessaloniki Film Festival for the play Epistrofi.
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Jonathan Davis
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Jonathan Davis is an esteemed and award winning voice over artist and narrator. He has done numerous recordings for many publishing houses, including Harper Audio, Random House Audio, Penguin Audio, Scholastic,and BBC America. In addition, Davis has Narrated over twenty-five audio recordings for Lucas Film Ltd. and Random House Audio, including Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. Davis was also the narrator for the acclaimed audio recording of Horatio's Drive, by Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, which included the voices of Tom Hanks, Philip Bosco, Kevin Conway and George Plimpton. In 2009, Jonathan received an Audie Award for his narration of Robert Sawyer's Calculating God (Audible Inc.). In 2012 he received a second Audie Award for his narration of Adam Goodheart's 1812: A Civil War Awakening. Davis has received over nine other Audie nominations for his narration work. Jonathan is now a member of the Audible Narrator Hall of Fame.
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