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Mondop Heamtan
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Bank Mondop Heamtan, also known by his stage name ISBANKY, is a Thai-American-French singer, actor and model managed by Star Hunter Entertainment. After graduating from Siyanusorn School, he went on to study at Rangsit University's Faculty of Communication Arts.
Bank first entered the entertainment industry as a host on the programme "iTeen Club" on Channel One. He then got into modelling, competing in the GQ Gentleman Search 2017 before becoming known for "The Face Men Thailand."
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Vera Myers
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Vera Myers is an American actress, writer, and producer with a growing presence in film and television. She is known for her leading role as "Post" in the dark comedy series Post and Ghost. Her work also includes appearances in the HBO Max comedy series Minx, the Paramount Television series American Gigolo, and Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon. In a relatively brief period since beginning her acting career in Los Angeles, Mrs. Myers has collaborated with accomplished directors and participated in numerous productions.
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David Siu Chung-Hang
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David Siu Chung-Hang entered Hong Kong showbiz in the late 80s, as a trainee of the 17th TVB acting class in 1987, in company with the Hong Kong "Heavenly King" Aaron Kwok.
The road to stardom of David Siu Chung-Hang was quite lucky and smooth. In 1987, TVB held a talent contest to select actors. Be supported by his friends, he entered for the contest. Eventually, he won the champion in the contest. Immediately thereafter, TVB invited him sign up with them. Siu also wanted to give it a try, so he resigned the first job to become an actor.
Joining the entertainment less than one year, thanks to his good-looking appearance and ideal height, he impressed film producers. TVB promoted him actively through leading roles in many TV series. For about five years he participated in 20 series including: Behind Silk Curtains, The Tribulation of Life, Mo Min Kap Sin Fung, A triad of lifetime, Three in a crowd, The Ruin Of War, Impossible dream, The Enforcer's Experience, A Time of Taste, Land of condor, The Greed of Man, The Link, and Remembrance. Among them, the role Ting How-hai (丁孝蟹) in the 1992 TVB classic series The Greed of Man is his featured role in his career.
In 1993, he played the character Sung Man Jeun ( 宋文俊) - a rich and kind young man in the famous TV series in 90s – The Link. His character falls in love with a rising movie star (played by Amy Kwok). Their love in the film weathered many storms before having a happy ending. The chemistry between him and Amy Kwok is great and fantastic. They are a nice-couple in The Link. The success of this role helped him raise his popularity in both Hong Kong and Taiwan. Immediately, A Taiwan broadcast television invited him star in the film "Days Of Tomorrow" (天長地久).
In 1995, Siu left TVB because he had not reached agreements in signing the new contract with TVB company. Later, he signed with Asia Television (ATV) a short contract. He shot some TV series’s ATV such as: Justic Bao, Coincidentally, and Beggar king.
Until 1997, he decided to take leave of HongKong Entertainment. He began to devote to running a 4-wheel drive conversion shop in Hong Kong.
In 2012, he returned Hong Kong Entertainment to reshoot films. A Wall-Less World III – a short film ‘s RTHK television marked his return after many years. In 2014, he shot the film " Dot to Dot". After that, he participated in "The anniversary" in 2015. In the film, he reunited with the co-star Loletta Lee after 23 years from their success in The greed of man.
In April 2015, the classic TV series "The greed of man" was back on the air at late night on TVB. Once again, the film created a phenomenon for the media and audience. His name became hot again.
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Donald Meek
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Thomas Donald Meek (14 July 1878 – 18 November 1946) was a Scottish-American actor. He first performed publicly at the age of eight and began appearing on Broadway in 1903. Meek is perhaps best known for his roles in the films You Can't Take It with You (1938) and Stagecoach (1939). He posthumously received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.
Meek was born in Glasgow to Matthew and Annie Meek. In the 1890s, the Meek family emigrated to Canada and then to the United States. By 1900, they were living in Philadelphia where Meek was employed as a dry goods salesman, according to the United States census of that year with Meek later working on stage.
After years on the stage, Meek became a film actor, appearing memorably in several movies including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Little Miss Broadway, and State Fair. Before becoming an actor, he fought in the Spanish–American War in the United States Army and contracted yellow fever which caused him to lose his hair. He was cast as timid, worried characters in many of his films, and is perhaps best known for his roles as Mr. Poppins in Frank Capra's You Can't Take It With You and as whiskey salesman Samuel Peacock in John Ford's Stagecoach.
From 1931 through 1932, Meek was featured as criminologist Dr. Crabtree in a series of 12 Warner Brothers two-reel short subjects written by S.S. Van Dine. Meek and Isabella "Belle" Walken married in Boston in a Methodist church on January 3, 1909. By this marriage, the American-born Belle Meek lost her United States citizenship by taking her husband's British nationality. Donald Meek died of leukaemia on 18 November 1946 in Los Angeles, while filming the role of Mr. Twiddle in Magic Town. A prolific film actor in over 100 Hollywood movies during its Golden Age, he received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was entombed in the Fairmount Mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.
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Diane Gaidry
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Diane Adair Gaidry (born 11 October 1964 in Buffalo, New York, United States) is an American film actress. She portrayed Simone Bradley in 2006 film Loving Annabelle directed by Katherine Brooks. Her characterization won her the Grand Jury Award for Best Actress at L.A. Outfest.
Gaidry received B.F.A. in acting from NYU Tisch School of Arts and received a Masters degree in Psychology from the University of Santa Monica.
Gaidry is the Executive Director of Filmmakers Alliance where she oversees Programming and Distribution. She co-founded this non-profit organization in Los Angeles along with her ex-husband Jacques Thelemaque in 1993.
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Nana Oda
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As a member of Keyakizaka46, Oda Nana was known to be the heart of the group, acting as mental support for her fellow members. She also shined in variety programs, drawing out the individualities of the other members by fooling around with them. After graduation, she joined GROVE, an agency for influencers and has since been booking solo jobs as a model and actress. Oda recently announced that she has submitted her graduation thesis, and now could fully focus on her career as she continues in the entertainment industry.
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Zhu Zeliang
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Zhu Zeliang is a DJ at Mediacorp’s Chinese radio station, YES 933. Emerging first in Mediacorp’s radio DJ competition - The Sound Makers, in 2016, Zeliang embarked on his radio journey as a part-timer, hosting weekend radio programmes such as 《周末玩家》and 《新星密语》. Zeliang also demonstrated his bilingualism during his National Service, taking on the presenter role for his department’s visits and the introductory video.
After a four-year hiatus to complete his national service and degree in Melbourne, Zeliang has returned to join as a full-time DJ in 2021, bringing exciting new ideas to his listeners.
Zeliang currently hosts the weekday night show《Yeah夜不打烊》from 8 pm to midnight.
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David Kaye
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Vancouver-based artist David Andrew Kaye was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada before his family moved to Vancouver, British Columbia. David's film debut came in the Academy Award-winning film Legends of the Fall (1994) as Samuel Decker. David continued to work as a child actor, breaking into the voice over scene in 2001, voicing 100 episodes as the title character in Make Way for Noddy (2001) until he took a break to go to school at the University of British Columbia. While attending school, he took a film production class and realized a new passion. In 2008, he started Whiskaye Films with Jameson Parker. He graduated in 2011 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Acting. After graduating, David performed in a number of live shows, including three BC based runs of multiple award-winning hip-hop Shakespeare musical "The Bombitty of Errors". While live performances were beginning to roll in, David had been producing music videos with Whiskaye Films and teamed up with award-winning writer and director Tyler Funk. David worked with Tyler's company North of Now Films, producing branded digital content and broadcast commercials, garnering millions of online views and multiple awards. David is producing and voicing several characters in White Ninja (2015). He is an actor and producer also known for 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001).
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Tom Pollock
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Thomas Philip Pollock (April 10, 1943 – August 1, 2020) was an American film producer and studio executive. He started his career as an entertainment lawyer, before transitioning to a studio executive and film producer. He was the chairman of the board of trustees of the American Film Institute, an adjunct professor of film at the University of California, Santa Barbara, a trustee of the Los Angeles Music Center and a member of the California Bar Association. He was also co-owner of The Montecito Picture Company.
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Scott Marlowe
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Scott Gregory Marlowe (born Ronald Richard DeLeo; November 28, 1932 – January 6, 2001) was an American film, stage and television actor.
Marlowe was born Ronald DeLeo in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Emil and Constance Severini DeLeo. He had a half-sister, Claudia, and half-brothers Dean and Robert, known as the guitarist and bassist of the popular grunge band Stone Temple Pilots. He debuted on television in 1951 on Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950–52) in the episode "Hostage" (June 8, 1951)
His first feature film role was in the 1954 production of Attila. Two years later, he starred as John Goodwin in an episode "In Summer Promise" on General Electric Theater. He appeared as Jimmy Budd, along with Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Davis, in the episode "The Long Shadow" in Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater directed by Budd Boetticher, which aired on January 19, 1961.
Marlowe often took film roles of dysfunctional juveniles in a series of films made during the 1950s and 1960s, including The Scarlet Hour (1956), The Restless Breed (1957), Riot in Juvenile Prison (1959), The Subterraneans (1960), and A Cold Wind in August (1961).
Beginning in 1956 with the film The Young Guns, Marlow appeared in a number of Western films and television shows. In the 1960s, he continued to appear in drama and adventure series, often as a young man in trouble with the law or unwilling to adjust to societal mores. He appeared twice in 1961 on ABC's Target: The Corruptors! in episodes "A Man's Castle" (as Tito) and "Mr. Meglomania" (as Phil Manzak). In 1961, he starred as Armand Fontaine a serial killer on the episode "Effigy in Snow" of CBS's Route 66. He guest starred as Eliot Gray in the 1961 episode "The Throwback" of CBS's Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He appeared on Thriller, Dr. Kildare, and The Detectives.
Marlowe died of a heart attack at age 68 in Los Angeles, California. Marlowe, who was bisexual, never married.
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