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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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Rathasat Butwong
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JJ Rathasat Butwong is an actor under Star Hunter Entertainment. He graduated from The Holy Infant Jesus Mahasarakham School, English Program at Sarakhampittayakhom School.
He was the 6th place winner on the survival show To Be Number One Idol 6 (2016).
On August 13, 2020, he was introduced as a member of Happiness Project. The group presumably quietly disbanded near the end of 2020.
On September 25, 2021, he was revealed as a contestant for one31's survival show LAZ iCON but he was eliminated in the 6th episode.
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Ming Zhao
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Ming Zhao was born in Hunan, China. When she was 11 her family emigrated to the US and settled in New York City. She attended the High School of Fashion Industries and then the Fashion Institute of Technology, receiving a BA in Fashion Design. She began modeling after graduation, although she had entered some modeling and design contests while in high school, and had also been in beauty pageants--she won "Miss Congeniality" in the "Miss Chinese USA" pageant and won the "Best Coordination Award" in the "China Cup" international fashion design competition.
In 2008 she got a small role in 30 Rock: Cooter (2008), and afterwards had recurring roles in the soap operas Days of Our Lives (1965) and The Bold and the Beautiful (1987). She had a role in the feature comedy Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014).
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Simon van Collem
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Simon van Collem (Amsterdam, March 27, 1919 - Amsterdam, June 21, 1989) was a Dutch journalist and television maker who focused on film journalism.
Van Collem worked as a sales manager at a film company in the 1950s. He was asked by Volkskrant editor Bob Bertina to write a series of articles about the history of the Dutch film industry. The series of articles under the title De oude draaidoos appeared in the Volkskrant from December 24, 1954 and led to the invitation in 1958 to make television programs for the VPRO under the title Uit de oude draaidoos. In 1959, Van Collem also wrote the book Uit de oud Draaidoos, which, despite its juicy anecdotes and atmospheric descriptions, was for many years the most important book on Dutch film history. Film historians later ruled that it contained several inaccuracies.
Until 1970 he made his film column for the VPRO. That year he switched to the AVRO where he continued the program under the title Avroskoop. In 1975 he moved to TROS and the program was renamed Simonskoop.
Van Collem died in 1989 in the harness due to cardiac arrest during the gala premiere of the James Bond film License to Kill in the Amsterdam cinema Theater Tuschinski, shortly after he had interviewed Bond actor Timothy Dalton.
(From Dutch Wikipedia)
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Jetta Goudal
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Jetta Goudal (July 12, 1891 – January 14, 1985) was a Dutch-born American actress, successful in Hollywood films of the silent film era.
Goudal was born as Juliette Henriette Goudeket in 1891, the daughter of Geertruida (née Warradijn; 1866–1920) and Wolf Mozes Goudeket (1860–1942), a wealthy diamond cutter, in Amsterdam.
She first appeared on Broadway in 1921, using the stage name Jetta Goudal. After meeting director Sidney Olcott, who encouraged her venture into film acting, she accepted a bit part in his 1922 film production Timothy's Quest. Convinced to move to the West Coast, Goudal appeared in two more Olcott films in the ensuing three years.
Goudal's first role in motion pictures came in The Bright Shawl (1923). She quickly earned praise for her film work, especially for her performance in 1925's Salome of the Tenements, a film based on the Anzia Yezierska novel about life in New York's Jewish Lower East Side. Goudal then worked in the Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky co-production of The Spaniard and her growing fame brought her to the attention of producer/director Cecil B. DeMille.
Goudal appeared in several highly successful and acclaimed films for DeMille and became one of the top box office draws of the late 1920s.
DeMille later claimed that Goudal was so difficult to work with that he eventually fired her and cancelled their contract. Goudal filed a lawsuit for breach of contract against him and DeMille Pictures Corporation.
Although DeMille claimed her conduct had caused numerous and costly production delays, in a landmark ruling, Goudal won the suit when DeMille was unwilling to provide his studio's financial records to support his claim of financial losses.
Goudal appeared in 1928's The Cardboard Lover, produced by William Randolph Hearst and Marion Davies. In 1929, she starred in Lady of the Pavements, directed by D.W. Griffith, and in 1930, Jacques Feyder directed Goudal in her only French language film, a made-in-Hollywood production titled Le Spectre vert.
Because of her audaciousness in suing DeMille and her high-profile activisim in the Actors' Equity Association campaign for the theatre and film industry to accept a closed shop, some of the Hollywood studios refused to employ Goudal. In 1932, at age forty-one, she made her last screen appearance in a talkie, co-starring with Will Rogers in the Fox Film Corporation production of Business and Pleasure.
In 1930, she married Harold Grieve, an art director and founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. When her film career ended, she joined Grieve in running a successful interior design business. They remained married until her death in 1985 in Los Angeles. She is interred next to her husband in a private room at the Great Mausoleum, Sanctuary of the Angels, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
In recognition of her contribution to the motion picture industry, Jetta Goudal has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6333 Hollywood Blvd.
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Chris Hegedus
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Chris Hegedus (born April 23, 1952) is an American documentary filmmaker. She and her husband, filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker, founded the company Pennebaker Hegedus Films.
Hegedus was nominated for an Academy Award for The War Room, a behind-the-scenes film about President Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign. The film also won the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures prize for Best Documentary. In 2001, she was awarded the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement for Startup.com. The film is a boom-bust story of two young internet entrepreneurs, co-produced with Jehane Noujaim. Hegedus was also the recipient of CINE's Golden Eagle Award, an Emmy Award, and lifetime achievement awards from several organizations including the International Documentary Association. Her films include the 2010 feature release, Kings of Pastry, about the legendary French pastry competition, the Meilleur Ouvrier de France. In 2011, Hegedus received the Athena Film Festival Award for Exemplary Directing.
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Hunter Hoffman
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Hunter Hoffman is an actor/writer/musician based out of New York City and graduate of The Neighborhood Playhouse. Hunter most recently played the role of "Will Shakespeare" in New Stage Theatre's production of Shakespeare in Love and was also the understudy for the role of “Jason” in the Tony nominated, Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway production of Sweat by Lynn Nottage, directed by Kate Whorisky.
Other New York Credits include Troilus and Cressida (Shakespeare in The Park/Public Theater), Merchant of Venice (Gallery Players), Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet (South Brooklyn Shakespeare), Golden Boy (Secret Theater), and Prince of Players (Little Opera Theatre of NY). Hunter also appeared as a stage fighter in the productions of Otello and Manon Lescaut at The Metropolitan Opera.
His film credits include Real Dreams (Big Apple Film Festival Selection), Hunting Season (Indie Series Awards – Best Ensemble Cast - Comedy), Cross Training: The Series (New York Short Film Festival Selection) and The Attraction of Nipples.
Alongside director, Blake Rice, and cast member, Ricky Ryan, Hunter is also co-host of The Cold Read Podcast, a weekly podcast where hosts write a brand new screenplay and invite special guests to come read the script, totally cold. The Cold Read is available on iTunes and Soundcloud.
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Evan Williams
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Evan Williams is an American actor and comedian. Williams has been putting a light spin on dark life events in NYC since moving from North Carolina in 2012. He's been featured on Comedy Central's Roast Battle II and was a 2016 'New Face' at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival. He had a guest role in the Season 6 premiere of The Americans on FX. He's also been listed as a 'Top Comedian Under 30' by Complex Magazine, one of Addiction.com's '5 Sober Comics You Should Know', and has been featured in TimeOut NY, The Interrobang, and The New York Times. He can also be seen on MTV's Bugging Out and was a finalist on the Seeso's 'New York's Funniest'.
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Vivek Lau
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Vivek is a multi-talented performer whose passion for the arts shines through every endeavor. Born on March 22, 1986, in the lively city of Jalandhar, Punjab, Vivek is the son of Sh. Suresh Kumar and Mrs. Sudesh Rani, whose encouragement and values have helped shape his creative journey. Known by his film name Vivek, he brings a dynamic mix of talent and dedication to the world of entertainment. Standing at 5’5”, he is known not just for his screen presence but also for his wide range of artistic pursuits. His hobbies include music, singing, bhajan writing, acting, sports, and the rare skill of mirror (reverse) writing, making him a truly unique personality in the creative sphere.
Vivek is fluent in Hindi, Punjabi, and English, which enables him to connect with diverse audiences and bring authenticity to his roles. Despite his deep involvement in the arts, he also contributes to the field of education through his private job at Lovely Professional University, within the Education Department, striking a balance between intellect and imagination. His cinematic journey began with Solo Knacks Production, under the direction of Mr. Harsh Gogi, marking the beginning of a promising path in the film industry. Whether on stage, in front of the camera, or behind the scenes as a writer and thinker, Vivek continues to captivate hearts with his creativity, versatility, and unwavering commitment to the arts.
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Brielle Cotello
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Brielle is an Actress/Photographer based out of New York/New Jersey. She has done theatre most of her life but went to Monmouth University to double focus in Television/Radio and PR/Journalism to learn all aspects of the field. She has recently broke into the film scene with her leading role in the upcoming feature Snatchers and is ambitious to flourish her career with future films. Brielle has also filled up her time with photography working anything from events and new born photography to New York City's Fashion Week 2017. She has also been an exclusive photographer for several celebrities, such as Love & Hip Hop's Rah Ali.
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