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Behrouz Vossoughi

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Behrouz Vossoughi is one of Iran's most legendary actors. He has over 40 years of experience in the motion picture industry, with featured appearances in more than 90 films. In addition to his work in films, television, radio and theater, Behrouz' performances have earned him recognition at several international film festivals. He was one of the first to play in American and European Co-Productions such as inCaravans (1978) in 1978 co-starring with Anthony Quinn, Jennifer O'Neill (I) andMichael Sarrazin. He was also to play in another American movie called The Invincible Six (1970) with Curd Jürgens in 1962. His major films were, of course, Iranian. In Iran, he is still truly a Mega Star and Role model for an entire generation of Iranians in Post Islamic Iran and under the Shah's Pro-American Regime. Co-starring with his future wife, singer and actress Googoosh in a number of films such as Honeymoon (1976) aka the Honeymoon. He is certainly The Iranian actor who paved the road for the new generation of Iranians working today in Iran and aboard.
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Marcel Broodthaers

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Marcel Broodthaers 1924-1976 Belgian poet, photographer, film-maker and artist. Born in Brussels. Began as a poet and aged 16-17 had some contacts with the Belgian Surrealists, especially Magritte, who gave him a copy of Mallarmé's Un Coup de Dés. (Magritte's paintings with words, in which there is a contradiction between the painted word and the painted object, were later a crucial influence on him). Started in 1958 to publish articles illustrated with his own photographs. At the end of 1963 decided to become an artist and began to make objects. First one-man exhibition at the Galerie St Laurent, Brussels, 1964. Exhibited everyday objects, words, lettering, child-like drawings etc., often with verbal-visual puns; made books, catalogues, prints on everything from canvasesattached to the wall to reliefs in plastic. Made his first film in 1957 and from 1967 a number of short films.
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Nigel Boyle

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Nigel is an actor of Irish descent who grew up in Birmingham. He is best known for playing series regular Superintendent Ian Buckells in the multi award winning police drama “Line of Duty” for BBC. Nigel next plays leading reg Jim in new CBBC series High Hoops, opposite Peep Show’s Robert Webb and Isy Suttie. Further TV credits include: Three Little Birds (Tiger Aspect/ITV), Small Axe (BBC/Amazon), Peaky Blinders (Tiger Aspect), The End Of the F**king World (Netflix), Temple (Sky One) Film credits include: Alleycats (Fyzz Facility Film Six), Une Rencontre (Poisson Rouge Pictures), Young High and Dead (Rumpunch Productions), The Best Years (Empire Productions). Theatre credits include: Going For Gold (Park Theatre), How Love is Spelt (Southwark Playhouse), A Dybbuk (Crescent Theatre), Circus Land (New Leicester Square Theatre), Sweet Love Remembered (Shakespeare’s Globe).
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Luis Piedrahita

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Luis Piedrahita Cuesta (born 1977 in Coruña, Spain) is a Spanish stand-up comedian, magician, script writer, broadcaster and author. He is known as "El Rey de las Cosas Pequeñas" ("The King of Small Things"), due to his monologues in which he critiques the lack of regard of everyday things such as toilet lids, carnivorous plants, etc. He became widely known as scriptwriter in three seasons of the Spanish TV program El Club de la Comedia (The Comedy Club). In addition to working on the series Partners in Crime for Columbia Tri Star Pictures in Los Angeles, US, he occasionally collaborates in the Spanish TV program El Hormiguero. He has published two books: Un cacahuete flotando en una piscina ("A peanut floating in a swimming pool", 2005) and ¿Cada cuánto hay que echar a lavar un pijama? ("How often should you wash your pyjamas?", 2006) In 1999 he won the Spanish Premio Nacional de Magia (National Magic Award).[citation needed] He co-directed and co-wrote the 2007 thriller La habitación de Fermat, later released internationally as Fermat's Room. He has been collaborating with his writing partner Roberto Sopeña for more than 12 years, since they went together to the university. They wrote a script for an animation Spanish studio Ilion Animation Studios and their next project will be Golpe de efecto, a heist movie "with no guns" that they plan to shoot in late 2009 or early 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Luis Piedrahita , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Winston Crooke

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WINSTON CROOKE HEIGHT: 6’2” HAIR: GREY EYES: BROWN Born in Birmingham England, trained at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre School, professional. Equity actor for 11 years, well versed in most sports (competition level windsurfer, Ironman triathlete, & road biker) Baritone voice, drives car and motorbike. TELEVISION CREDITS ( includes):- SOLDIER, SOLDIER (6 episodes) BBC Corpl. Meakin Lawrence Moody KINSEY (1 episode) BBC Yashin Phillip Draycott MADMEN & SPECIALISTS (play) BBC Blindman Tony Coe ROCKLIFFE’S FOLLY(1 episode) ITV Nick Singer Tristan De Vere Cole TUMBLEDOWN(drama) BBC Benny Codrington Richard Eyre HARD CASES(1 episode) Central Kevin Richard Standeven GEMS(soap) Thames Carl Eszter Nordin LONDONS BURNING(TV film) LWT Pusher Les Blair EASTENDERS(5 episodes.) BBC Beresford Sue Butterworth DEADHEAD(drama) BBC Clyde Rob Walker FULL HOUSE(sitcom) Thames Ron Peter Jones WIDOWS 11(drama series) Euston Harvey Rintle Paul Annett FILM:- SAMMIE & ROSIE GET LAID - Winston Stephen Frears CAR TROUBLE - Tow truck Driver David Green ONE YEAR OFF. (Local Casting). Philippe Martinez ASSAILANT. Tour Guide. Tom Paton A WEEK IN PARADISE. Terry. Philippe Martinez US OR THEM. Samuel. Tom Paton CHRISTMAS IN PARADISE. Pastor. Philippe Martinez CHRISTMAS IN THE CARIBBEAN. Winston. Philippe Martinez THE ISLAND. Priest. Shaun Paul Piccinino THEY TALK WHEN YOU SLEEP. Marshal Marga. Tom Paton THE LITTLE MERMAID. Mr. Collins. Leigh Scott PAN GYUL. James Quailey. Juliette Jeffers RADIO:-1 QUESTIONS – BBC Johnny Robertson Glyn Dearman MAN OVERBOARD – BBC A-O Sue Wilson COLOUR BLIND – BBC Kevin Glyn Dearman VIDEO PRODUCTION:- MISHKA – (Give You All The Love) Prod. Man./Windsurfer Richard Bell MISHKA – (Lonely) Production Manager Ben Unwin PRECIOUS – (Its Gonna Be My Way) Production Manager Alex Hemming PRECIOUS – (Say It Again) Production Manager Alex Hemming TV PRODUCTION:- HISTORY OF THE SLAVE TRADE –Ch.4 Prod.Man/Researcher Ninder Billing TIME TEAM – BBC2 Prod.Asst/Researcher Tony Robinson STONE & SPIRIT. Narrator. Blair Stewart
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Paris Jackson

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Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson is an American model, actress and musician. Jackson was born on April 3, 1998, at Spaulding Pain Medical Clinic in Beverly Hills, California, and was named after the French capital city in which she was conceived. She is the middle child and only daughter of singer Michael Jackson and younger child of Debbie Rowe. She has one older brother, Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr. often called “Prince”, and one younger half-brother, Prince Michael Jackson often called "Blanket". Jackson was raised solely by her father, who received full custody rights following his divorce in 1999; Rowe had stated it was her intention and agreed upon with Michael that he would raise and have custody of the children. Reports alleged that the relationship was an "economic" transaction for Rowe while Jackson wanted a baby. She grew up at Neverland Ranch with her siblings. Her father made Elizabeth Taylor and Macaulay Culkin the godparents of her and her brother Prince. During her childhood, she and her siblings often wore masks during public outings with their father to hide their faces from the public. Jackson's father, Michael Joseph Jackson, unexpectedly died on June 25th. 2009, leaving her and her siblings in the custody of their grandmother. In 2010, Jackson and her brothers gave an interview for Oprah Winfrey alongside their grandmother Katherine and their cousins about life after her father's death. She and her brother Prince also accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2010 Grammy Awards on their father's behalf. She and her brother Prince enrolled at the Buckley School, an exclusive private school in Sherman Oaks, California. There, she participated in flag football, softball, and cheerleading. In 2011, Jackson signed on to star in the children's fantasy film, Lundon's Bridge and the Three Keys, a story adapted from a book written by Dennis Christen. Ultimately, the film was not produced. In January 2017, Jackson appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone. In March 2017, Jackson signed a modeling contract with IMG Models. The same month she made her acting debut with a guest starring role on FOX's Star. Jackson made her feature film debut in Gringo in 2018. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
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Elena Maksimova

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Elena Alexandrovna Maksimova (23.11.1905—23.09.1986) was born in Moscow to a grocer father (he sold non-perishable goods) and a housewife mother, who was often ill. Apart from her, there were two other daughters in the family. Following her father's death in 1920, her mother was forced by poverty to send all three daughters to Orphanage No. 55, located in the Sokolniki district. Shortly after, in 1922, her mother also passed. Thus, at the age of 17, she was left completely orphaned. From an early age, Elena Maximova had dreamed of becoming an actress. When she finished schooling in 1925, she immediately went to the film studio attached to ‘Moskprofobor’ (Москпрофобр) to sit her entrance exams. There was only one free place available, and it went to Elena – as the most talented of all the applicants. From 1925 to 1927, she trained under the guidance of renowned film masters Vladimir Gardin and Konstantin Eggert. Alongside her studies at the film studio, Elena Maksimova had to work as a press operator at a button factory. She worked in film since 1927, appearing in productions by various film studios in Moscow and Leningrad. Between 1940 and 1964, she was an actress at the Soyuzdetfilm studio (now the Gorky Film Studio). Honoured Artist of the RSFSR (30 September 1958). The characters she portrayed were distinguished by their realism and attention to everyday detail. Her heroines were most often active, energetic and impetuous, yet she was equally at home with gentle, lyrical roles. She served Soviet cinema for nearly fifty years, and her work was modest and selfless — rarely in supporting roles, but more often in small cameos.
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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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László Hadházi

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A debreceni Kossuth Lajos Gimnáziumban érettségizett, majd számos felsőoktatási intézménybe járt (Mezőgazdasági-, Rendőrtiszti-, Egészségügyi, Testnevelési-, Államigazgatási Főiskola), de különböző okokból mindegyiket abbahagyta. Lövészettel is foglalkozott, aranykoszorús sportlövész lett. 1987-ben kezdett el írni, majd 1994-től különböző vidéki rádióknál dolgozott. Írásai jelentek meg a Kreténcímű magazinban. Első fellépése 1988. december 19-én volt. 1996 és 2000 között az HBO Mennyi? 30! című műsorában dolgozott, de időnként feltűnt a Magyar Televízió Kisváros című sorozatában is, utána pedig mindkét kereskedelmi csatornán feltűnt, a Kész átverésshow (RTL Klub), és a Banánhéj (TV2) révén. 1998-ban a Humorfesztiválon is indult egy társával, ahol a döntőig jutott. Az 1990-es évekvégén a Danubius Rádióban a Danubius Cappuccino szerzője és előadója volt, később ugyanez volt a dolga a Sláger Rádió Bumeráng című műsorában is. 2002-től saját reggeli műsort kapott a Juventus Rádióban, majd amikor ez véget ért, visszatért Debrecenbe, ahol a Friss Rádióban és az Alföld televízióban is vezetett műsort. A Godot Dumaszínház indulásától kezdve a társulat állandó fellépője, folyamatosan szerepel az RTL Klubon, a Showder Klubban és a Rádiókabaréban is. Humorista kollégáival időnként írnak egy-egy könyvet is. 2008-ban Vida Péterrel együtt Bon-bon-díjat kapott, majd 2011-ben megkapta az év humoristájának járó Karinthy-gyűrűt is. Forrás: Wikipédia
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Paul Urkijo Alijo

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Spanish filmmaker Paul Urkijo Alijo was born in 1984 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the Basque Country. Since he was a child, he has been passionate about cinema, literature and comics. A great fan of mythology and traditional tales, he has a predilection for the fantasy genre. After graduating in Fine Arts in 2008, he began to devote himself professionally to illustration and the direction of short films. In 2016, he wrote, produced and directed Errementari, his first feature film, followed by Irati, from 2023.
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