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Tina Frank
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Tina Frank is an Austrian designer, artist, and educator at the University of Art and Design Linz where she is heading the Department Visual Communication at the Institute for Media. Her focus lies on the translation from one medium (text, music, information, etc.) into visual experiences. She has been collaborating with musicians to create record covers, audio-visual performances and installations presented all around the world, such as Ars Electronica, Linz; Centre Pompidou, Paris; ICC, Tokyo, and played live at numerous festivals such as Sonar, Atonal, Mutek, etc. Her works are represented in international collections for video art, experimental film and digital synaesthesia. Frank’s visualizations are characterized by an abstract formal language and an intense colourfulness that playfully explore the limits of perception.
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Ginette Reno
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Ginette Reno, OC, CQ (born April 28, 1946) is a French-Canadian author, composer, singer, and actress. She is known by the nickname "La Reno".
Born as Ginette Reynault (some sources indicate Raynault) in Montreal, Quebec, she played the role of Maria Barberini in the independent film Mambo Italiano and played the mother in Léolo.
She has recorded in both English and French. Her biggest hit in English is the 1971 song "Beautiful Second Hand Man". Among her recordings is a French version of the Lynsey de Paul song, "Storm in a Teacup". She mostly performs in her native Quebec. During her four-decade career, she has recorded approximately 60 albums.
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Goran Višnjić
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Goran Višnjić (born September 9, 1972) is a Croatian-born American actor who has appeared in American and British films and TV. He is best known for his role as Dr. Luka Kovač on the hit television series ER. He's also known for his roles as Erik the Red on the Netflix series Vikings: Valhalla, Garcia Flynn on NBC's Timeless, John Woods on CBS's Extant, Marco Costanteon NBC's Crossing Lines, Nicholae Schiller on ABC's Red Widow, Dragan Armansky in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), voice of Soto in Ice Age, Jimmy Angelo in Practical Magic, and Bazta Sergeant in The Peacemaker.
He grew up in Sibenik, Croatia (then Yugoslavia), a port town on the Adriatic Sea, where he decided at an early age that he wanted to be an actor. He first performed in local theater groups and then entered the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb. Goran gained popularity in Croatia when, at the age of 21, he was cast as Hamlet in the prestigious Dubrovnik Summer Festival’s staging of Shakespeare’s play. His performance earned him three national Best Actor awards, including an Orlando (the Croatian equivalent of a Tony). He made his American motion-picture debut in the "Welcome to Sarajevo," drama, directed by Michael Winterbottom.
In his leisure time, he enjoys fencing, swimming and diving. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Eva, and their three children.
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Tomokazu Miura
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Tomokazu Miura (born January 28, 1952 in Yamanashi, Japan) is a Japanese actor and singer. He rose to prominence in the 1970s through a series of popular films and television dramas, often co-starring with actress Momoe Yamaguchi, whom he later married.
Miura has built a long and prolific career in Japanese cinema and television, appearing in a wide range of roles from romantic leads to character parts. Over the decades, he has worked with notable directors and appeared in films such as “Always: Sunset on Third Street,” “Outrage,” and “The Twilight Samurai.”
In addition to acting, he also pursued a music career early on, releasing several singles. He remains an established figure in the Japanese entertainment industry, recognized for his versatility and enduring presence on screen.
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Gabrielle Rose
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Gabrielle Rose (born 1954) is a Canadian actress. She has an extensive resume that include multiple nominations for Genie Awards and Gemini Awards. She has worked with director Atom Egoyan on many films including Where the Truth Lies, The Sweet Hereafter, Speaking Parts, Family Viewing and The Adjuster and director Bruce Sweeney on the film Excited, for which she won the Leo Award for Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama. Other appearances include the films In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, The Five Senses and On the Other Hand, Death and recurring roles in such TV shows as Rising Damp, Dark Angel and Robson Arms. She has also done voice work for the Heritage Minute segment about the Terrace massacre.
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Gérard Presgurvic
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Gérard Presgurvic (born 1953) is a French popular composer. He was the author of 1980s pop hits "Chacun fait c'qui lui plait" and "Marre de cette nana-là", but is best known for the 2001 musical spectacle Roméo et Juliette, de la haine à l'amour.
His other works include composing for Pause-café (TV series), Omer et le fils de l'étoile (TV series), Commissaire Moulin (TV series), and L'ex (TV movie).
Source: Article "Gérard Presgurvic" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Richard Valentine
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Richard is a BAFTA and Royal Television Society award winning multi camera director who has directed some of the biggest Live TV events over the last few years including One Love Manchester, Sound of Music Live, Chime for Change, Live 8, Live Earth, FIFA 2010 World Cup Kick Off Concert, Help For Heroes Concert, Strictly Come Dancing, Dancing on Ice, The Royal Wedding & The Diamond Jubilee. He has also recently directed music specials with U2, Harry Styles, Duran Duran, Tom Jones, Jamie Cullum and Tim Minchin.
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Edward F. Villaume
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Edward Villaume is a man for all seasons - sportsman, athlete, actor, businessman. From fly-fishing to ice hockey, from the silver screen to the music studio, from corporate board rooms to charitable board rooms, Mr. Villaume has led a life of incredible variety and accomplishment. Hailing from the rugged outdoors of Northern America, Mr. Villaume excelled at Golf, Tennis, Ice Hockey, and Baseball. At an early age he was introduced to the outdoor sports of shooting and fishing and quickly mastered both. He has been a champion of children's charities and has never seen a problem he didn't want to solve. After a distinguished career as a venture capitalist and investment banker, Mr. Villaume answered the call that had been tugging at him his entire adult life - he moved to Los Angeles, California, where today he acts in feature films, is writing a television pilot and two feature films, is near completion of writing his first novel, and is finishing his first music recording of standards. Sophisticated yet humble, always ready with a grin and a helping hand, Edward Villaume is a true "Renaissance Man", a breed which is increasingly rare.
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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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Tom O'Brien
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I grew up in Bucks County, PA in the middle of 8 children, sired and mentored by Edward & Gertrude O’Brien. A graduate of William Tennent HS, I attended The King’s College for 2 years and graduated cum laude from Taylor University. I was awarded a graduate assistantship in education at The University of Cincinnati, graduating magna cum laude. Having no luck finding a teaching job, I honed my people skills in insurance sales before migrating into the investment field. I founded Queen City Retirement Advisors in 1993 and built a dynamic financial planning firm which I recently sold. A respected member of the community, we’ve lived in West Chester, OH, where I’ve served in all facets of community and professional and organizations, from volunteer to officer/leader. My lovely wife of 44 years, Jackie, blessed me with 3 sons, all married and fulfilled. They, in turn, have given us 4 amazing grandkids who all love their “Pop” the best. Now that I’m out of the office and life has slowed a bit, I’m looking for a new challenge, one that will allow me to utilize my energetic, witty personality and learn a new craft that is both challenging and rewarding.
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