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Rostislav Goryayev
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Родился в Риге 26 января 1934 года. Учился У Леонида Сергеевича Вивьена на режиссёрском факультете Ленинградского театрального института им. А.Н. Островского, который окончил в 1958 году. После дипломного спектакля в Драматическом театре Комсомольска-на-Амуре, работал в Лиепае: в Театре Балтийского флота (1959 - 1960) и в Риге: Рижском ТЮЗе и в Рижском театре русской драмы. С 1959 года режиссёр Рижской киностудии — кинодокументалист, снимал сюжеты для киножурналов: «Фитиль», «Советская Латвия» и «Максла». После дебюта с короткометражным фильмом «На трассе» (1964), снимает первую полнометражную картину «Ноктюрн» о интернационалистах времён испанской гражданской войны, исполненную хемингуэевским духом (1966). Кроме Риги, руководил съёмками на Творческом объединении «Экран» и Свердловской киностудии. В качестве актёра работал в фильмах Дзидры Ритенберги «Последний репортаж» (1986) и Роланда Калниньша «Афера Цеплиса». Ставил пьесы в Ленинградском Театре драмы им. А.С.Пушкина, родном театре своего учителя. В 1974 — 1979 главный режиссёр Центрального театра Советской армии, сменив на этом посту Андрея Алексеевича Попова. В дальнейшем режиссёр-постановщик в различных театрах Москвы, Риги, Алма-Аты, Ярославля и Нижнего Новгорода. Заслуженный деятель искусств. Скончался 23 февраля 2007 года в Санкт-Петербурге.
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Ke Huy Quan
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Ke Huy Quan (/ˌkiː.hwiː.ˈkwɑːn/ KEE-hwee-KWAHN; Vietnamese: Quan Kế Huy; born August 20, 1971), also known as Jonathan Ke Quan, is an American actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award.
Born in Vietnam, Quan immigrated to the United States as a child. As a child actor, he rose to fame playing Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Data in The Goonies (1985). Following a few roles as a young adult in the 1990s, he took a 19-year acting hiatus, during which he worked as a stunt choreographer and assistant director.
Quan returned to acting with the family adventure film Finding ʻOhana (2021), followed by the critically acclaimed Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), a performance that won him various accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is the first Vietnam-born actor to win an Academy Award. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023. He has since starred in the second season of the Disney+ series Loki in 2023.
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Tim Baltz
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Tim Baltz, a talented American actor, comedian, and writer, has made a mark in the comedy scene with his remarkable performances and versatile skills. Born on August 27, 1980, Baltz embarked on his journey into entertainment with a passion for improvisation and comedic storytelling.
His career gained traction through various comedic roles in television and film. Notably, Baltz showcased his talent for improvisation and character-driven comedy in shows like "The Opposition with Jordan Klepper" and "Bajillion Dollar Propertie$," where his knack for creating nuanced and entertaining characters became evident.
Baltz's exceptional performances extend beyond acting; he's also a gifted writer, contributing his talents to comedy projects and adding depth and humour to various productions. His comedic style blends wit with impeccable timing, earning him recognition and admiration from audiences and peers alike.
His contributions to the comedy world continue to grow, with appearances in comedy specials and podcasts, displaying his versatility and dedication to the craft. Tim Baltz's career trajectory serves as a testament to his comedic talent and commitment, solidifying his place as a respected figure in the entertainment industry. And you can find Tim Baltz on social media by searching his f*ing name.
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Anika Moa
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Anika Rose Moa (born 21 May 1980) is a New Zealand recording artist and television presenter. Her debut studio album Thinking Room, was released in September 2001, which reached number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart and provided two Top 5 singles, "Youthful" (2001) and "Falling in Love Again" (2002). Moa competed at the Rockquest songwriting contest in 1998, which led to a recording contract. She is the subject of two documentaries by film-maker Justin Pemberton: 3 Chords and the Truth: the Anika Moa Story (2003), detailing her signing to a record label and the release of Thinking Room, and In Bed with Anika Moa (2010) on her later career.
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John Henshaw
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John Henshaw is a British actor famed for his roles as Ken the landlord in Early Doors, Wilf Bradshaw in Born and Bred and PC Roy Bramwell in The Cops.
Henshaw was born one of 12 children. He grew up in Ancoats, Manchester's "Little Italy" community. He was a refuse collector for ten years before deciding to become an actor at the age of 40.
His first big break in acting was as a minder to Robert Lindsay's character Michael Murray in the acclaimed Channel 4 series, G.B.H. Other TV credits include The Royle Family, The Visit, Life on Mars, whilst film credits include the Steve Coogan comedy The Parole Officer, the Bert Trautmann biopic The Keeper, and the Ken Loach films Looking For Eric and The Angels' Share. Henshaw is chairman of the 24:7 Theatre Festival, an annual festival of new writing for theatre based in Manchester.
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Alfred Molina
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Alfred Molina (born Alfredo Molina; May 24, 1953) is a British and American actor. He is known for his leading roles and character actor roles on the stage and screen. In a career spanning over five decades, he has received a Drama Desk Award as well as nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, a British Independent Film Award, an Independent Spirit Award, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Tony Awards.
He first rose to prominence in the West End, earning a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play for his performance in the production of Oklahoma! in 1980. He received Tony Award nominations for his roles on Broadway, playing Yvan in Art (1998), Tevyein Fiddler on the Roof (2004), and Mark Rothko in Red (2009). He returned to Broadway playing Professor Serebryakov in a revival of Uncle Vanya (2024).
On film, he made his debut as Satipo in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). He went on to receive two BAFTA Award nominations for his roles as Diego Rivera in Frida (2002) and Jack Mellor in An Education (2009). His other notable films include Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Enchanted April (1992), Boogie Nights (1997), Chocolat (2000), Luther (2003), The Da Vinci Code (2006), and Love Is Strange (2014). He has voiced characters in Rango (2011), Monsters University (2013), Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018), and Frozen II (2019). He is also known for his portrayal of Otto Octavius/DDoctor Octopus in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2 (2004) and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
On television, Molina has received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his roles as Ben Weeks in the HBO movie The Normal Heart (2014) and Robert Aldrich in the FXminiseries Feud: Bette and Joan (2017). His other notable television credits include Meantime (1983), Murder on the Orient Express (2001), and Three Pines (2022).
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Oliver Maltman
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Oliver Maltman is a British actor notable for his appearances in the TV series Star Stories, The Kevin Bishop Show, No Heroics and Clone. He has also appeared in Mike Leigh's films Happy-Go-Lucky in 2008 and Another Year in 2010.
Born on 19 January 1976, in South London, Maltman trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
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Philippe Labro
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Philippe Labro (born 27 August 1936) is a French author, journalist and film director. He has worked for RTL, Paris Match, TF1 and Antenne 2. He is a laureate of the Prix Interallié, a French literary distinction founded in 1930, which was awarded for «L'Étudiant étranger» in 1986.
At the age of eighteen, he left France to study at Washington and Lee University in Virginia. He then travelled across the United States. On his return to Europe, he became a reporter. From 1960 to 1962, during the Algerian war, Labro was a member of the military. He then returned to his journalistic activities. While covering the assassination of John F. Kennedy for French newspaper France-Soir, he met Jack Ruby in Dallas days before he shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald; he was thus subsequently officially auditioned by the Warren Commission. He has written and directed many films and was a close friend of Jean-Pierre Melville, as he recalls in the 2008 documentary Code Name Melville. From 1985 to 2000, he was director of programmes at RTL becoming the vice president of the station in 1992.
In April 2010, he became Commander of the Légion d'honneur.
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Jessie Ralph
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Jessie Ralph (born Jessie Ralph Chambers, November 5, 1864 – May 30, 1944) was an American stage and screen actress, best known for her matronly roles in many classic motion pictures.
She was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in 1864. She made her acting debut in 1880, at the age of sixteen. She made it to Broadway, where George M. Cohan cast her in many of his musicals, but she also excelled at dramatic roles. Although she made her Hollywood debut in 1916, in a motion picture career that would eventually span 25 years, she only became a permanent Hollywood actress in 1933. She was nearly 70 at this time, so her roles were limited to matronly roles, but her expertise at stealing scenes captured the imagination of cinema-goers of the time. Her best-known roles are as Greta Garbo's maid in Camille, as W.C. Fields' battle-axe of a mother-in-law in The Bank Dick, as Myrna Loy's supercilious aunt Katherine in After the Thin Man, and as Nurse Peggotty in David Copperfield. She starred in 55 movies altogether, 52 between 1933 and 1941.
Jessie Ralph retired from Hollywood in 1941, after her leg was amputated. She died four years later in her home town of Gloucester at the age of 79. She was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
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Alex Reymundo
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Alex was born in Acapulco, Mexico, but moved to Texas when he was only two years old. He then moved to Kentucky and resided there for seven years where he met his future bride. He moved temporarily to Hollywood, but returned to Kentucky where he resides with his wife and two children. Alex uses his combination of Hispanic culture and his wife's "hillbilly" history to present a naturally funny mix of topics from Mexican-American culture and race relations, family, friends and just everyday life with his wife, children and in-laws. He loves to refer to his two children as his "little hick-spanics" because their mother is from Kentucky.Alex won his first American Latin Media Arts Award (ALMA) in 2008 for "Alex Reymundo Hick-Spanic, Live in Alburquerque". This one hour Comedy Central special garnered him the "Outstanding Comedy Special for 2008.
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