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Geraldo del Rey
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Geraldo Homem D'El Rey Silva (October 29, 1930 – April 25, 1993), better known as Geraldo Del Rey, was a Brazilian actor.
In addition to "The Given Word", Del Rey starred in two classic Brazilian films: A grande feira, from 1961, directed by Roberto Pires, and "Black God, White Devil", from 1964, directed by Glauber Rocha. He also worked with the important Portuguese director Paulo Rocha in the film "Change of Life", where he plays the role of a fisherman returning from the war in Angola.
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Nectar Rose
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Nectar Amber Rose (1974) is an American actress.
Nectar Rose is her real name. She began acting at an early age, at the insistence of her mother. Her first (small) appearance in a feature film was a stripper in the blockbuster Independence Day in 1996. She is best known for the science fiction movie Serenity in 2005, where she played android robot Lenore. For her first scene in this film she had two days of shooting stuck in the same position. In 2006, she played Eve in the ambiguous thriller Roman, for which she earned positive reviews.
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Peter Max
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Peter Max a multi-dimensional artist who used bold color to bring art and joy to people - in museums and galleries and on people's walls or on their favorite t-shirt or magazine cover. As a close friend of Michael Lang, one of the co-creators of Woodstock, he helped him with the festival. It was there where Max met many of the musicians that he has painted things like album covers and tour posters for over the years. He has worked with some amazing musicians like The Beatles, The Grateful Dead, and Jimi Hendrix. He also created a clothing collection with Wrangler in the early '70s.
Peter Max, famous for pop art encompassing psychedelic imagery, a wide spectra of color, and unique portraits, said it was an encounter with an astronomer when he was a child that sparked his fascination with the universe and greatly influenced his art. Artist Peter Max has carved a half-century career of bold playful images, vibrant colors, and psychedelic shapes-a cheerful, energetic style that's drawn a celebrity following and resonates as much today as when he started his career in the '60s.
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Margaret Ford
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Margaret Ford (born Margaret McClure Campbell, 1916 - 2010) was South African-born Australian stage and screen actress. From a very early age Margaret was a natural per- former. As a plucky child of four, she would demand to stand on a table and recite in front of the class at the local school, which was run by her uncle. At six, she took up dancing and decided to pursue a career on the stage. After completing school, Margaret trained as a speech teacher and in 1939 travelled to England to study acting at Citizen House Theatre in Bath.
When World War II began, Margaret returned to South Africa and became a military nurse. For five years she served in South Africa, Egypt and Italy. As a legacy of her work as a military nurse, Margaret never fails to march in the Anzac Day parade every year. While serving in Egypt, Margaret met the late Frederich James Ford whom she married in 1947. Margaret moved to Perth, her husband's home, and quickly grew to love Western Australia. Although Margaret visited South Africa on occasions, Perth has remained her home. Her only son, Richard, was born in 1952.
Margaret's first professional appearance was in Emlyn Williams' The Corn is Green for Company of Four productions. She also performed in nine other plays for the same company including Noel Coward's Hay Fever (1951), Mary Chase's Harvey (1952), Shakespeare's Richard III (1953) and Jean Anouilh's Ring Round the Moon (1954). Margaret has also done an extensive amount of film and television work, including the films Fran (1985) and Shame (1988), three series of Ship to Shore for Barron Films, as well as the children's television series The Adventures of Bush Patrol.
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Paolo Rossi
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Born in Monfalcone, Gorizia, Paolo Rossi graduated as a chemical expert, then he moved to Milan where he debuted on stage in 1978, in Dario Fo's Histoire du Soldat. After having been a member of the stage company "compagnia dell'Elfo" he started signing numerous theatrical monologues and stage plays of critical success that were paired in their style with the Commedia dell'arte, Brecht's and Molière's and for which he was referred to as "an Italic middle way between Dario Fo and Lenny Bruce". Rossi is also active on television, in successful variety shows such as Giù la testa and Il laureato, and in films, in which he debuted in 1986. Rossi's multifaceted career also include music: since early 1990s he released several albums and collaborated with several notable artists and groups including Enzo Jannacci, Emir Kusturica, Vinicio Capossela and Modena City Ramblers. He also entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival in two editions, in 1994 and in 2007. In 1996 Rossi won a Silver Ribbon for the screenplay of the Leone Pompucci's comedy film Camerieri.
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Stephan Weyte
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Stephan Weyte, is a voice actor in computer games, one of his more well known roles was as the voice for the main character Caleb in the computer game Blood and its sequel Blood II: The Chosen. He is also known for starring in a variety of Humongous Entertainment's children's games, most notably the Pajama Sam and Freddi Fish series. During the late 1990s he was involved with Monolith Productions, voicing the aforementioned role of the protagonist, Caleb, in the Blood videogame series, as well as further voice work in titles such as Claw and Get Medieval (as well as the Monolith published Gorky 17, otherwise known as Odium). He has also voiced a variety of other games, many of which were published by Sierra Online.
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Anna Stadler
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Anna Stadler is an award winning American actress whose passion became obvious at the age of 6 when she began writing and performing one-act plays for family, friends, neighbors and anyone that would accept a ticket to the performances.
Since then, she's continued formal training in both acting and voice. Although her focus began in theatre, she found her true passion in film and TV. Along with acting, she also enjoys writing both screenplays and music, producing and directing.
Anna's second passion is animal rescue. She's an active volunteer and foster for several local organizations, and has 3 rescues of her own.
As a student, she is a member of Phi Theta Kappa, a National Honor Society for student leaders with a GPA in the top 5%, as her dedication to education is as focused as her professional career.
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Arthur Orcier
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Actor, composer and screenwriter, Arthur pilfered a diploma as an assistant director in 2010, after two years of study at the École Supérieur d'Arts Cinématographique (ESEC).
His first appearance on screen was in "Pieds Nus sur les Limaces" by Fabienne Berthaud. Subsequently, he made numerous appearances on television in series such as "Working Girls" by Sylvain Fusse (2011), "Alias Caracalla" by Alain Tasma, "Platan" by Eric Judor (2012), "Lettres à France" by Stéphane Clavier (2014), and Scènes de Ménage (2014-2023).
In cinema, he appeared for Catherine Corsini in "Les 3 Mondes" (2011), but also in "Baby Balloon" by Stefan Liberski and Dominique Laroche (2013), as well as many others. In 2016, he had the chance to be alongside Louis Garrel and Stacy Martin in "Le Redoutable", directed by Oscar-winner Michel Hazavanicius. In 2021, he reunited with Garrel for the second time for the film "L'Envol", by Pietro Marcello.
Maintaining a presence on the small screen, Arthur allowed himself a stint in English. He went to London and then Morocco for "SAS: Rogue Heroes", a BBC series directed by Tom Shankland and written by Steven Knight. In 2022-23, he played the Count of Ségur for Tim Van Patten in "Chapeau AKA The Grand Master, Franklin in Paris". He then slipped into the middle of a four-star cast including Noah Jupe, Ludivine Sagnier, Thibault de Montalembert and Michael Douglas.
If the theater seems to be left behind, he still plays "Les Désaccordés", by Marine Léonardi and Alexis Troccaz at the Théâtre Clavel. This season, he joined the Pipo Company troupe and took on the role of Valérian Olympovitch in “Le Mandat” by Thomas Erdman, under the direction of Patrick Pineau.
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Tom Curren
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By the time Curren hit the ASP World Tour in 1983, he was taking out pros such as Rabbit Bartholomew, Shaun Tomson, and Cheyne Horan.
He was world champion three times - 1985, 1986, 1990, and won 33 championship events in his professional career, the latter being a total only bettered by Kelly Slater. He achieved status both for his competitive drive and for his surfing style. He made a decision to retire from competitive surfing in the mid-1990s.
In 1990, at Margaret River, Curren rode a wave all the way from the take-off zone to the Rivermouth - roughly a 1200-foot ride. He then had to walk back to Mainbreak from the Rivermouth to re-enter the surf. Those who saw it say it has never been repeated, in or out of competition.[1]
Curren still surfs in contests on the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS.) He is also often invited to surf in World Championship Tour (WCT) trials or contests as a wildcard. He has competed in the Annual Switchfoot Bro-Am Surf Contest[2] for 3 years in a row, surfing on the Switchfoot team.
In his five-year rise to World Surfing Champion Curren appeared under a contract with surfboard company Channel Islands. He co-produced and rode pro surfboard models such as the Black Beauty and the Red Beauty. [3]
Early in his professional career he signed with OP swimwear then later changed sponsorships deals to Rip Curl Wetsuits and Clothing.
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Allu Arjun
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Allu Arjun is a leading Indian actor primarily known for his work in Telugu cinema. Born on April 8, 1982, in Chennai, India, Arjun made his debut as a lead in Gangotri (2003) and rose to stardom with hits like Aarya (2004), Bunny (2005), Desamuduru (2007) and Parugu (2008).
Arjun has appeared in commercially successful films including Julayi (2012), Race Gurram (2014), S/O Satyamurthy (2015), Sarrainodu (2016), Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020) and the Pushpa film series. His role in Pushpa: The Rise (2021) brought him wider recognition, and he received the National Film Award for Best Actor.
Throughout his career, he has won multiple Filmfare Awards, Nandi Awards, SIIMA Awards, and was the first Telugu actor to win the Youth Icon Award at the GQ Men of the Year.
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