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Riccardo Garrone

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Riccardo Garrone (1 November 1926 – 14 March 2016) was an Italian actor, voice actor and director. Garrone began his acting career in 1949 and attended the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts. He appeared in more than 140 films from 1949 until his retirement in 2014. He made his debut in the film Adam and Eve directed by Mario Mattoli. He also worked in several theatre productions alongside other actors such as Vittorio Gassman, Diana Torrieri and Elena Zareschi. Garrone often portrayed characters with persuasive, polite personalities in a variety of B movie comedies, spaghetti-westerns and horrors. In the 1980s, he made frequent stage collaborations with Antonella Steni and he made more appearances on television. One of his most popular television roles was on Un medico in famiglia in which he portrayed Nicola Solari. He also had a recurring role on Amico mio starring Massimo Dapporto. Garrone was married to Grazia Maria Verità and they had one daughter, Francesca. Garrone was also the younger brother of director Sergio Garrone. He retired in 2014. Garrone died in Milan on 14 March 2016 at the age of 89. Description above from the Wikipedia article Riccardo Garrone (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Chyna

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Joan Marie Laurer (stage name Chyna) was a former American professional wrestler, actress, bodybuilder and pornographic film actress who was under contract to Vivid Entertainment. Chyna first rose to prominence upon debuting in the professional wrestling promotion WWE in 1997, where she performed under the ring name Chyna and was billed as the "Ninth Wonder of the World" (André the Giant was already billed as the eighth). A member of the stable D-Generation X, she held the WWE Intercontinental Championship (the first female wrestler to do so) and WWE Women's Championship, and was the first female wrestler to participate in the Royal Rumble and King of the Ring events. Since leaving the WWE in 2001, Chyna had wrestled sporadically, most notably with New Japan Pro Wrestling in 2002 and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2011. Laurer had a strained relationship with her family. She last saw her mother at the age of sixteen, and she claimed that her father never got over her decision not to join the FBI. She also alleged that her father took out several student loans in her name and without her knowledge, leaving her with $40,000 in debt. On an episode of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew in 2008, Laurer claimed to have a bad relationship with all of her family members, including her siblings. In September 2010, Laurer was hospitalized after overdosing on sleeping medication. As of February 2015, Laurer had reestablished a good relationship with her mother; her father died in May 2014. Laurer taught English in Japan. On February 9, 2015, during a WWE Network podcast with Steve Austin, Triple H mentioned that Chyna deserved to be in the WWE Hall of Fame but that problems with children Googling her prohibited it. After being in contact with Vince Russo she claimed in an interview that Triple H had hit her, which he later called a false statement. Death On April 20, 2016, Laurer was found dead at her home in Redondo Beach, California. She had been taking medication for anxiety and sleep deprivation. An official statement was posted to her Twitter account, saying "It is with deep sadness to inform you today that we lost a true icon, a real life superhero ... She will live forever in the memories of her millions of fans and all of us that loved her."
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Rhianne Barreto

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Rhianne Gabrielle H. Barreto (born c. 1998) is a British actress. Her work includes the film Share (2019), the ITV drama Honour (2020), and as Rani Rekowski in the BBC One and Amazon Prime Video series The Outlaws (2021–). Rhianne Gabrielle H. Barreto was born in Kensington and Chelsea, one of nine children to mother Tracey Barreto, who is British, and father Ramsey Barreto, who was born in Iraq and is of Indian and Portuguese heritage. She attended Bishop Ramsey School, the National Youth Theatre and the BRIT School. In 2018, Barreto was named as one of the Screen International Stars of Tomorrow. She appeared in the 2019 Amazon Prime Video action drama series Hanna (2019) and won the Breakthrough Performance award at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival for her role in Share. Barreto co-starred alongside Keeley Hawes in the 2020 ITV drama series Honour, in which she played the sister of real-life murder victim Banaz Mahmod. She is one of the seven members of the ensemble cast in the comic crime thriller series The Outlaws, which premiered on BBC One and Amazon Prime Video in 2021. A second series, filmed concurrently, was released in June 2022, with a third series on 30 May 2024.
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Ed Galvez

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Ed Galvez has been doing comedy since moving to LA in the Summer of 1998. Ed got his start studying at UCB, IO West, Second City, ACME, and The Groundlings. Ed has written and performed in many sketch shows, as well as doing stand-up all over the country. Ed also performed his one-man show “Love Life Limb” at top comedy venues all across the country. Ed has appeared in numerous national and local commercials, MTV’s Paris Hilton’s My New BFF, and was featured in The History Channel’s documentary History of the Joke hosted by Lewis Black. His film credits include the title character in the Horror Comedy “Amigo Undead” and the indie rom-com “Brand New Old Love”.
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Peter Ndoro

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Peter Ndoro is one of Africa’s most recognisable broadcasters and a trusted voice in business, current affairs and diplomacy. With more than 30 years of experience across radio and television, locally and abroad, Peter brings gravitas, clarity and warmth to every platform he steps onto. Currently a Producer and Anchor with the SABC’s Channel Africa and the BRICS Africa TV Channel, Peter has anchored flagship programmes on CNBC Africa, Business Day TV, and SABC Africa, and spent three years with the BBC World Service in London, specialising in pan-African news. He has also been heard on Talk Radio 702, Highveld Stereo and SAfm.
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Angela Fontana

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At fourteen, with his twin sister Marianna Fontana, he toured America and sang in theaters in Chicago and Atlantic City. At the age of sixteen he obtained a scholarship, again with his sister Marianna, to attend the "La Ribalta" film school in Naples. She played the role of Viola in Edoardo De Angelis' 2016 film Indivisible, while her twin sister Marianna, in the same film, was Daisy. The Indivisible film was presented in 2016, during the "Days of Authors", at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival, then at the Toronto International Film Festival, in the "Contemporary World Cinema" section and at the BFI London Film Festival. Enrolled in Philosophy at the Federico II University, Angela Fontana continues her studies at the Naples Conservatory. The career of the twin sisters stood out in 2017: Angela starred in the drama Likemeback, directed by Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli and presented in August 2018 at the Locarno Festival. She also played the part of the protagonist in the film Lucania by Gigi Roccati and also in the film for Rai Two soldiers, by Marco Tullio Giordana, which aired in December 2018. In 2019 she interpreted the character of Cecilia Gallerani in the film Io, Leonardo for directed by Jesus Garces Lambert; alongside Luca Argentero.
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Edoardo Leo

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Edoardo Leo (born 21 April 1972) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. Born in Rome, Leo, a graduate in Literature and Philosophy from the Sapienza University of Rome, started attending acting courses at young age and made his professional debut in 1995, in the TV-movie La luna rubata. He had his breakout in 2003, with the role of Marcello in the TV-series Un medico in famiglia. In 2009, Leo debuted as screenwriter and director with the road movie 18 Years Later, which got him some awards at several international film festivals, a nomination at David di Donatello for Best New Director and a nomination for a Nastro d'Argento in the same category. In 2014 he received the Nino Manfredi Prize at the Silver Ribbon Awards. His 2015 film The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles won the David di Donatello of the Youth and the Nastro d'Argento for best comedy film.
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Sandy Batchelor

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Sandy was brought up in the east coast of Scotland before training at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Since then he has enjoyed working in theatres around the country playing a variety of roles.Most recently he performed as First Soldier and Cassio understudy in Othello, directed by Nic Hytner and Sergeant Conrad in The Captain of Kopenick, directed by Adrian Noble both for the National Theatre. Previously to this he played the Boatswain in The Tempestdirected by Adrian Noble, Brodie in The Real Thing directed by Kate Saxon and Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk directed by Andrew Panton. in Perth Theatre. From 2009 – 2011 Sandy performed at Pitlochry Festival Theatre playing Dr Johnston in Dr Angelus, Bo Decker in Bus Stop,Steven Flowers in Privates on Parade, Freddy Eynsford-hill in My Fair Lady, Bill Calhoun in Kiss Me Kate, Sergeant Odd in Whisky Galore – A Musical! and Prince Charlemagne in Cinderella directed by John Durnin, Ken Alexander and Richard Barron. He has also played Scarecrow in The Citizens Theatre’s production of The Wizard of Oz Directed by Guy Hollands and Andrew Panton.Film and Radio credits include Angus Crombie in Our World War for BBC3, Private McGregor in Magic Grandad for BBC1and Watty in Silver Bullet for BBC Radio 4.
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Trai Byers

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Trai Byers is an American actor and singer known for playing Andre Lyon in the Fox music-industry prime time drama Empire. During the October 7, 2015 episode of the daytime talk show, FABLife, Byers's costar Grace Gealey confirmed that they were engaged. He and Gealey married on Grand Cayman Island on April 14, 2016. Trai Byers was born in Kansas City, Kansas. After high school in Kansas City, he completed his high-school education in Georgia. Byers then graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor's degree in communications. He also attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles, and the Yale School of Drama. In 2011, Byers made his television debut with the recurring role on the ABC daytime soap opera, All My Children, and the following year had role in The CW teen soap,90210. He played civil rights activist James Forman in the 2014 historical epic film, Selma.
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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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