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Lyn Liechty
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Lyn Liechty grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. She left her life of public high school at the age of 16 to attend the Interlochen Arts Academy, where she graduated with majors in Voice & Theater. She then attended a University in St. Louis, MO where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theater. Lyn immediately moved to New York City right after graduation to begin the daunting and difficult task of auditioning for shows. While auditioning at Radio City Musical Hall, she landed the role of Ellen in the German Production of “Miss Saigon” and moved to Germany to begin the next phase of her life. Lyn’s career took off while in Europe, and she found herself accepting leading roles in World Premiere and European Premiere shows including “Tanz Der Vampire,” with Jim Steinman and Roman Polanski, “Dracula,” (Original concept production with Frank Wildhorn) and “Jekyll & Hyde.”
While gaining notoriety on stage, Lyn also stepped into the pop/rock world, where she recorded duets including “L’Eternita” (with Italian singer Pierro Mozzochetti) and “Here In My Heart” (with the world renown The Scorpions.) Lyn also hit the stage with Lionel Richie, as well as whirlwind of television appearances across Europe including Top Of The Pops, The Bambi Awards, the opening ceremonies of the Expo 2000, and many more.
Lyn has recorded many albums along the way, in addition to her cast albums. Lyn has recorded solo albums, including the theatrical rock album “At Last,” and her lush and emotional Christmas album “The Love Of Christmas” (Orchestrated and arranged by Emmy Award winner Lendell Black.
Lyn’s latest project is the powerhouse recording of “More Than Wonderful,” with Lyn’s long time friend, David Whitley. The incredible passion and emotionality that this recording stirs from the combination of these two voices together, is only amplified by the brilliant arrangements, beautiful orchestration and the added touch of a Dolby ATMOS mix.
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Lucky Mangione
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Lucky Mangione was born in Brooklyn, NY and split time between there and North Carolina. Growing up his family owned and operated several martial art studios. During his time as a martial arts competitor he won several National Championships and 2 World Sparring titles during his competition days. He holds a 4th degree Black Belt in the style of Isshin-Ryu Karate and has studied several other forms of martial arts.
Lucky appeared in the family film Goosebumps, where he played one of R.L. Steins' main monsters alongside Jack Black and Dylan Minette. He also appears in a leading role in the crime thriller, Stanley, where he played a deranged crime boss with multiple personalities.
Over the years he has danced for several of hip hop's biggest artists including Digital Underground, Flo-Ryda , Nappy Roots , and The Ying-Yang.
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Mohamed Henedi
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Mohamed Henedy [Arabic: محمد هنيدى] is an Egyptian comedy actor born in Giza, Egypt, on 1 February 1965 and has gained a cinematic bachelor's degree.
Henedi started his career in 1991 in short appearances in theaters and cinemas, and he achieved huge success in his two films Esma'eleya Rayeh Gaii and Sa'ede Fel Gam'a Al Amrekya. He later starred in the movies Hamam fi Amesterdam, Belya we Demagho el Alya, Saheb Sahbo and Andaleeb Al Dokki. Mohamed Henedi also dubbed the voices of Timon, Mike Wazowski and Homer Simpson for the Egyptian versions of The Lion King, Monsters, Inc., and The Simpsons respectively. After acting in many Egyptian movies, he is famous all over the Arabic world.
Yasmine El-Reshidi, of The Wall Street Journal, said that Henedi was "considered the Robert De Niro of the Middle East."
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Gene LeBell
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Ivan Gene LeBell (October 9, 1932 – August 9, 2022) is an American martial artist, stunt performer, actor, and former professional wrestler. Nicknamed "the Godfather of Grappling", LeBell is widely credited with popularizing grappling in professional fighting circles, serving as a precursor to modern mixed martial arts. LeBell has also worked on over 1,000 films and TV shows and has authored 12 books.
In 2000, the United States Ju-Jitsu Federation (USJJF) promoted him to 9th Dan in jujitsu and taihojutsu. On August 7, 2004, the World Martial Arts Masters Association promoted LeBell to 10th Degree and in February 2005, he was promoted to 9th Dan in Traditional Judo by the USJJF.
LeBell served as an inspiration for the character of Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
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David Drake
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David Drake is a comedian. He is a very funny comedian. He has been featured on Sirius XM Raw Dog Comedy and Laughs on 'Fox' in addition to Comcast's televised stand up series 'Who's Laughing Now?' and 'Trial by Laughter.' He was named one of Complex Magazine's ‘Comics to Watch Under 30’, he is a producer of Comedians You Should Know NYC, and a cast member at ComedySportz Chicago. His three comedy albums 'Dave' , Sorry Mom, and Live from the Gutter all debuted at number one on the iTunes comedy charts. In addition to stand up, he has been featured on the popular storytelling podcast, RISK!, can be frequently seen at the Moth, and produces the outdoor storytelling series Campfire. David currently performs nationwide while working out a niche in New York's legendary comedy scene and sometimes he'll eat fries off your plate. He feels bad about that. He's sorry... I'm sorry. I'm David Drake. This was me the whole time.
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Luisa Ranieri
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Luisa Ranieri was born on December 16, 1973, in Naples, Campania, Italy. She is an actress in theater, cinema, and television. In 2001, she made her debut on the big screen as the protagonist in the film "The Prince and the Pirate". She is known for "Eros" (2004), "Letters to Julie" (2010), and "The Friends at the Margherita Cafe" (2009).
Between 2009 and 2010, she acted in the theater with "L'oro di Napoli" by Gianfelice Imparato and Armando Pugliese, the latter also the director of the show, a theatrical transposition of the stories by Giuseppe Marotta, that became famous thanks to the homonymous film by Vittorio De Sica.
In 2021, she became widely famous by playing Aunt Patrizia in "The Hand of God" and became such a female icon for it.
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Adalberto Maria Merli
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Adalberto Maria Merli (born 14 January 1938) is an Italian actor and voice actor.
Born in Rome, Merli is active on film and television and he has appeared in over 27 films since 1965. He had his breakout role in the 1968 RAI television series La freccia nera. After some further television success through the TV series Le terre di Sacramento and E le stelle stanno a guardare Merli made his film debut in the 1971 Miklós Jancsó's drama film La tecnica e il rito, then he became quite active in films of "poliziottesco" or political genre, often in leading roles.
Merli is also active as a voice actor. He is known for having dubbed over the voices of Clint Eastwood, Ed Harris, Robert Redford, Jack Nicholson, David Carradine, Brian Cox, Malcolm McDowell and Michael Caine in some of their films. In his Italian dubbed animation roles, he voiced James P. Sullivan in Monsters, Inc., Mr. Incredible in The Incredibles, The Spirit of the West in Rango, and Pacha in The Emperor's New Groove.
Through his relationship with Swedish actress Eva Axén, he is the father of actress Euridice Axen.
Source: Article "Adalberto Maria Merli" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Sybrina Fulton
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Fulton has dedicated her life to transforming family tragedy into social change. Since the death of her 17-year-old son, Trayvon Martin, during a violent confrontation in 2012, Fulton has become an inspiring spokesperson for parents and concerned citizens across the country. Her book co-authored with Tracy Martin, "Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin," shares the intimate story of a tragically foreshortened life and the rise of a movement that awoke a nation's conscience.
Despite the intense struggle of losing a child, Fulton has become a role model to many by turning her grief into advocacy. She lends her voice to speak against violence toward children and the need to build better, safer communities for all.
A Miami native, Fulton graduated from Florida Memorial University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in English. A proud mother, Fulton worked for the Miami-Dade County Housing Development Agency for over 25 years and is a member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church of Miami Gardens.
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Marino Moretti
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Marino Moretti (born Cesenatico, Italy; July 18, 1885 – July 6, 1979) was an Italian poet and author. His nostalgic, elegant verse established him as a leader of the crepuscolarismo movement in the early 20th century, characterized by disillusion, nostalgia, and an appreciation of directness and simplicity.
After a failed attempt at an acting career, he began writing poetry; his first work being published in 1903. During his career, Moretti wrote twenty novels, eight books of verses, three book-length memoirs, and many short stories. His poetry — focused on rural life, remembered youth, and simple pleasures — appears in such collections as I poemetti di Marino (1913; “Marino’s Little Poems”) and Il giardino dei frutti (1916; “The Garden of Fruits”). In 1922 he began working for the Milan periodical Corriere della sera. For more than five decades he concentrated on prose writing and on the revision of his early verse, returning to poetry only with the publication of L’ultima estate (1969; “The Last Summer”). Among his better known works are The Voice of God (1920) and Widow of Fioravanti (1971).
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Eva Kotamanidou
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Eva Kotamanidou (Greek: Εύα Κοταμανίδου) was a Greek actress.
Born on March 16, 1936, in Nea Filadelfeia. In 1975, with Theodoros Angelopoulos' iconic film "The Travelling Players" she made her appearance in cinema and was awarded for her performance at the Thessaloniki and Johannesburg Film Festivals. Then he played in Angelopoulos' films "The Hunters" (1977), "Alexander the Great" (1980), "Landscape in the Mist" (1988) and "Ulysses' Gaze" (1995) and "The Weeping Meadow" (2004).
He also played in the films "The Gate" by Dimitris Makris (1978), "Rose" by Christoforos Christofis (1982), "The Blood of the Statues" by Tonis Lykouresis (1982), "The Happy Face of Leonora" by Dinos Mavroidis (1982 ), "The Last Bet" by Kostas Zyrini (1989), "Donoussa" by Angeliki Antoniou (1992) and "Zoi charisameni" by Patris Vivanko (1993). For her performances in the films "Rosa" and "Zoi Harisameni" she was awarded at the Thessaloniki Film Festival. Athens, she became most known for O Thiassos (1975), Topio stin omichli (1988) and Alexander the Great (1980). She died on November 26, 2020, aged 84. Kotamanidou is included as one of the most important Greek actresses of the big screen.
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