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Robert D. Siegel

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Robert D. Siegel is an American screenwriter known for The Onion Movie and The Wrestler, as well as the writer and director of Big Fan. His movie The Wrestler won the Golden Lion at the 2008 Venice Film Festival and has earned several Best Picture nominations. Big Fan premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009. It was revealed in an online interview that Siegel attempted to write drafts for a comedy film but it ended up being a drama because of the conflicts in the film as well as avoiding Patton Oswalt being typecast as a comedic character. Siegel is a graduate of the University of Michigan who later became senior editor of The Onion from 1996 to 1999, and editor-in-chief from 1999 to 2003.
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Roger Danuarta

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Roger Danuarta is an Indonesian actor, model and singer of Chinese descent. He is the youngest son of Indonesian hair stylist and fashion designer, Johnny Danuarta. The soap opera "Love Against Stains" was Roger's first appearance on television. It was his father who triggered Roger to join the casting for the soap opera. Even Johnny diligently registered his son with various modeling agencies and production houses. He also enrolled Roger for singing lessons at Chossy Primary's place. Previously, Roger had appeared as a guest star on the soap opera Jin and Jun in 1997. His main role debut was in the film Ajari Aku Islam which was released in 2019 here, Roger in a duet with his wife Cut Meyriska. Years later, their duet is still romantic in #BerhentiDiKamu (2021) and Pintu Surga Terakhir (2021)
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Ian Petrella

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Ian Petrella (born December 17, 1974) is an 80s American child actor. His most memorable role is that of Randy Parker (Ralphie's little brother) in the 1983 film A Christmas Story. Petrella currently resides in Los Angeles, California, working on animation and puppetry. During 2010 Christmas Season, Petrella served as special tour guide from November 4th through the first week of January 2011 at A Christmas Story House in Cleveland, Ohio. This house is found on West 11th St., Cleveland, Ohio and is the original house used for the filming of A Christmas Story. Ian interacted with visitors and recounted his firsthand experiences at the house during the filming of the movie in 1983. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Petrella   licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Xavier Atencio

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He was a Disney artist from 1938 until 1965, when he became an Imagineer to help design the Disneyland Railroad's Primeval World diorama segment. He then contributed to various Disney attractions. He wrote the script for both Adventure Thru Inner Space and Pirates of the Caribbean, for which he also penned the lyrics to the theme song, "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)" and provided the voice of the talking skull early on in the attraction. He also wrote the script for the Haunted Mansion, including the lyrics to that attraction's theme song, "Grim Grinning Ghosts (The Screaming Song)." His voice can also be heard emanating from the coffin in the Haunted Mansion's conservatory ("Hey! Let me out of here!") and, in the Disneylandmansion, when the attraction comes to a temporary halt it is his voice which announces, "Playful spooks have interrupted our tour. Please remain seated in your Doom Buggy" as well as other emergency spiels. Another brief voice-over he provided was for the Submarine Voyage Thru Liquid Space where he is addressed as "Bridge." "Bridge: Aye, aye, all ahead one third. Stand by the mooring lines." He also wrote the lyrics to Buddy Baker's catchy music for the retired Walt Disney World attraction If You Had Wings. Atencio served as a photo interpreter in the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1941 to 1945 during World War II, reaching the rank of captain in the 2nd Photo Tech Squadron. Stationed in England, he was part of team that would analyze aerial surveillance for military intelligence. He retired from The Walt Disney Company in 1984 and was named a Disney Legend in 1996. -Wikipedia Entry
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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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David Raynolds

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Hailing from Calgary, Canada, David Raynolds is a young, award-winning, multi-faceted performer of the highest caliber. From the age of 1, he was already singing and dancing, and by the age of 3, he had mastered the art of producing his own videos. For the next 3 years, he formally trained in the art of acting, and by the age of 6, with several independent productions under his belt, he had the honor of working with Helena Bonham Carter in 'The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet'. Because of the lasting impact Helena had made on young David, it was evident that his passion had become the pursuit of a career in film and television. Looking to increase David's acting opportunities, his family moved to Vancouver when he was 7. He has had the honor of training with several prestigious acting teachers and coaches in the area, and a variety of high profile companies have utilized his skills in their advertisements. In the medium of television, David's screen credits include guest spots and recurring roles in notable series such as 'Falling Skies', 'Wayward Pines', 'Travelers', and 'Legends of Tomorrow'. As a highly sought-after voice actor, his talents have been featured in renowned series such as 'Lego Ninjago', 'Biklonz', and 'Ready! Jet Go'. David's extensive talents extend beyond acting to the areas of singing, martial arts, and comedy. Thanks to his rich cultural heritage which consists of German, Hungarian, and Romanian roots, he also speaks two additional languages besides English--German and Romanian. As one who is a philanthropist at heart, David's desire is to help build orphanages and shelters for all of those in need, and he also has a genuine love for all animals. He longs to be a role model for other young people to emulate through the way he lives his life and the positive message he sends out to others in every performance he gives. As a young man on the precipice of stardom, his commitment to excellence and his spirit of humility and benevolence continue to put him on the path to making a lasting impact on all with whom he is privileged to interact.
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Sid Edwards

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Sid Edwards is a British actor and writer working across film, television, and digital media. His work often explores power, perception, and moral ambiguity, with a particular interest in how social systems shape individual behaviour. As an actor, he is drawn to character-driven material that sits slightly askew of the ordinary—figures under pressure, outsiders navigating authority, and people caught between conviction and compromise. His performances tend to favour restraint over exhibition, allowing tension to surface through stillness, timing, and attention. Alongside acting, Edwards develops original screen projects, including long-form television concepts that blend speculative ideas with grounded human drama. His writing frequently engages with contemporary themes such as technology, longevity, surveillance, and social inequality, using genre as a lens rather than an escape. He also maintains an interest in process and craft, particularly rehearsal methodology, memorisation techniques, and the relationship between performance and audience focus. Edwards is based in the United Kingdom.
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Thurl Ravenscroft

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft (February 6, 1914 – May 22, 2005) was an American voice actor and bass singer known as the booming voice behind Kellogg's Frosted Flakes animated spokesman Tony the Tiger for more than five decades. He was also the uncredited vocalist for the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" from the classic Christmas television special Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! His voice acting career began in 1940 and lasted until his death in 2005 at age 91.
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Kay Kyser

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James Kern Kyser (June 18, 1905 – July 23, 1985), known as Kay Kyser, was a popular radio personality and bandleader in the 1930's and 40's. Kyser's most popular show was Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge, which combined popular music with a quiz show format. It aired on Mutual Radio in 1938 and then moved to NBC Radio from 1939 to 1949. Kyser led the band as “The Ol’ Perfessor,” spouting signature catch phrases like, “That’s right—you’re wrong,” “Evenin’ folks, how y’all?” and “C'mon, chillun! Le's dance!” Kyser was also known for having his singers sing the song titles, a device copied by Sammy Kaye and Blue Barron. When the song began, one of the band's lead singers (usually Harry Babbitt) sang the title phrase, and then the first verse or two of the song was performed instrumentally before the lyrics resumed.
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Cowboy Smithx

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Cowboy Smithx is an Indigenous filmmaker of Blackfoot Ancestry from the Piikani and Kainai tribes of Southern Alberta, Canada. Cowboy received his initial film production training in Los Angeles, California at the NMTN American Indian Summer Institute at UCLA, Loyola Marymount University, USC-Zemeckis and FOX Studios in 2006-2007. Cowboy also completed the Full Circle: First Nations Performance Ensemble Training Program in 2007, then went on to graduate from the Independent Indigenous Digital Filmmaking program at Capilano University in 2008. Cowboy has gone on to write, produce and direct various works in live theatre, music video, documentary and narrative film, which earned him awards both in Canada and the United States. Cowboy is currently hosting and producing "The Silent X Podcast." Cowboy splits time between his traditional Blackfoot territory in Alberta and Vancouver, British Columbia.
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