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Khuraman Gasimova
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Khuraman Gasimova (Azerbaijani: Xuraman Qasımova) is an opera singer and actress from Azerbaijan.
Khuraman Gasimova was born on June 6, 1951, in the former Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic capital city of Baku. In 1975 she graduated from Baku Academy of Music. She has been the soloist of Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater since 1976. Her opera repertoire has included roles in the modern works of Azerbaijani composers Fikrat Amirov and Uzeyir Hadjibeyov. In the standard opera canon, Gasimova's repertoire includes the roles of Mimi and Muzetta (La bohème), Desdemona (Otello), Aida (Aida), and Tatiana (Eugene Onegin). While she was in school, she appeared in such films as The Elevator Operator Girl, I wasn't Beautiful then and The Life Examines Us. Later, she achieved success as a singer. In 1981, Gasimova was awarded first prize at the Maria Callas Grand Prix, an international opera competition held in Athens. In 1988, she was awarded the silver medal at the 8th Tchaikovsky International Competition. In 1986, she was named a People’s Artist of Azerbaijan for her creative achievements. She also is a laureate of the State Prize of the Azerbaijani Republic and the Lenin Komsomol Prize. On June 3, 2011 she was named to the Sheref Order (Order of Glory) by the President of Azerbaijan.
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Dick Curtis
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Dick Curtis (May 11, 1902 – January 3, 1952) was an American actor who made over 230 film and television appearances during his career. Curtis was born Richard Dye in Newport, Kentucky. Standing at 6' 3", Curtis appeared in films stretching from Charles Starrett to The Three Stooges. In most of his films, he played villains or heavies. He made television appearances on The Lone Ranger and The Range Rider. He appeared in California Gold Rush, Spook Town, The Gene Autry Show, and many others.
Though his forte was in villainous roles, Curtis had a genuine comedic touch. As such, modern audiences will recognize Curtis for his roles in such Three Stooges films as Yes, We Have No Bonanza, You Nazty Spy!, and The Three Troubledoers. With the help of his friend and actor Russell Hayden, Curtis helped develop Pioneertown, a western movie set location in Southern California that was used for many television and film westerns.
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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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Fruit Chan
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Fruit Chan (born April 15, 1959 in Guangdong, China) is an independent Hong Kong Second Wave screenwriter, filmmaker and producer, who is best known for his style of film reflecting the everyday life of Hong Kong people. He is well known for using amateur actors (such as Sam Lee in Made in Hong Kong, Wong Yau-Nam in Hollywood Hong Kong) in his films. His name became familiar to many Hong Kongers only after the success of the 1997 film Made in Hong Kong, which earned many local and international awards.
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Mathilde Seigner
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Mathilde Seigner (born January 17, 1968) is a French actress.
Mathilde Seigner was born in Paris, France. She is the granddaughter of the respected French actor Louis Seigner (1903-1991). She is the sister of the actresses Emmanuelle Seigner (and sister-in-law of Roman Polanski) and Marie-Amelie Seigner, and the niece of Françoise Seigner. Since 2006 she has been the partner of Mathieu Petit, a cameraman, and their first child, a son Louis, was born 10 August 2007.
Her acting performances have been confined to French language films, but she has appeared in a number of notable productions, including Time Regained. She won the prix Michel Simon in 1995 for her performance in Rosine and the Prix Romy Schneider in 1999, and has been nominated for a César Award three times. She jointly won Best Actress at the Montreal World Film Festival in 2001 for her role in Betty Fisher and Other Stories.
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Cedric Maxwell
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Cedric Bryan Maxwell (born November 21, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player and current radio broadcaster. Nicknamed "Cornbread" (a reference to the 1975 film Cornbread, Earl and Me), he played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a small forward. Maxwell played a key role in two championships with the Boston Celtics and was named the Finals MVP in 1981. He became the 22nd former Celtic to have his jersey number (31) retired on December 15, 2003.
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Tamim Abdo
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Tamim Abdou is a Tunisian film, stage and television actor. His relationship to acting began with stage productions in his hometown of Siliana, Tunisia, and despite beginning law school in Tunisia, he decided to travel to Iraq to work as a translator, after which he went to Egypt, where he joined the Institute of Theater Actors to train in acting and directing. He also joined Youssef Chahine's production company, where he's worked for 22 years. Over time he rose to production manager there, overseeing foreign films shot in Egypt. Abdou also worked in advertising. His close friendship with Yousry Nasrallah also ended up having great professional benefits, as Nasrallah cast him in several of his most famous films. Abdou has also appeared in shows like "Ahl Cairo" from director Mohamed Ali, in which he co-starred with Khaled El Sawy.
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Maggie Chen
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Chen Xin Yu (English name: Maggie) is a Chinese actress and model managed by Shanghai Yaoke Media. She graduated from Shanghai Institute of Visual Art, Fudan University. Chen was born in Shanghai. In 2010, Chen participated in the "Extreme Talent Search" competition of the Kia X GAMES Asian Extreme Sports Championship and eventually entered the top ten finals. In the same year, she participated in CJ and became a showgirl at Tencent's booth. In 2011, Chen participated in the WCG Showgirl selection of the competitive game "Blood Team" and won the championship, and assisted in the WCG2011 China finals.
In 2014, Chen starred in the Republic of China drama "The Great Master" which was broadcast, and she also entered the film and television industry.
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Björn Almgren
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Björn Almgren is a Swedish professional musician, saxophonist, composer, and bandleader with over 25 years of experience in jazz, pop, and contemporary music. Almgren is also a trained music teacher. He is best known for his work with the ensemble Augustifamiljen, which formerly served as the house band for the popular Swedish TV quiz show På Spåret, and for his collaborations with prominent artists such as Håkan Hellström, Avantgardet, Jens Lekman, and The Tallest Man on Earth.
In addition to ensemble work, Almgren leads his own jazz projects, performs as a saxophonist, and participates in experimental music ensembles that blend jazz, pop, and world music influences.
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Alasgar Alakbarov
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Alasgar Hajiagha oglu Alakbarov (Azerbaijani: Ələsgər Ələkbərov) PAU (People's Artist of the USSR), was a Soviet and Azerbaijani actor.
He was born to a family of a poor merchant. He developed passion for acting and music while still a child by watching street performances and listening to dervishes' singing. In 1920 his father deceased and he along with his siblings was raised by his mother the tailor. Until age 15 he attended a drama club where he learned basics about acting and theatre. Alasgar Alakbarov received his postsecondary education at a performance arts college in Baku in 1930. During the next three years he worked with the troupes at various Azeri theatres in Azerbaijan and Georgia. Starting in 1933 until his death, he worked at the Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre. He specialized mostly in tragical roles. His most famous roles were those of Vagif (Vagif by Samad Vurghun) and Othello (Othello by William Shakespeare). During his 30-year career he played Vagif around 700 times. Critics characterised his performance as extremely spirited and emotional. Along with theatre, Alakbarov also pursued career in film. Alakbarov's first movie appearance was made in Vulkan uzarinda ev in 1929. He also starred in renowned Azerbaijani films such as Latif, Almaz, Kandlilar, Stepmother, On Distant Shores, The Great Support, etc. In 1961 Alakbarov became People's Artist of the USSR after participating in a 1959 cultural event in Moscow dedicated to the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic.
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