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Kevin Allen

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Kevin Allen is an English-born Welsh screenwriter, film director, film producer and actor. In 1997 he directed and wrote the cult Welsh black comedy feature "Twin Town". He also directed the films "The Big Tease" and "Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London" and hit TV series "Benidorm". He is the younger brother of comedian and actor Keith Allen and uncle of singer Lily Allen . Allen first came to national prominence in 1990 when he documented an England fan's eye view of the 1990 FIFA World Cup Finals in Italy with his camcorder for the BBC series "Video Diaries" in an episode entitled "On The March With Bobby's Army". Kevin's first acting roles came by way of "The Comic Strip" and progressed to the BBC sitcom "The Thin Blue Line" and many other theatre and TV roles. He also wrote and directed several documentaries for the BBC in the 1990s.
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Vin Zhang

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Vin Zhang is a Chinese actor born in Wuxi, Jiangsu. After graduating from the renowned Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2013, he appeared in his first role in V-Love and gained recognition. He rose to fame with his role as Han Ding Yi in "The Microera of Love" and achieved further recognition with his supporting roles in the dramas "Chronicle of Love" and "Just One Smile Is Very Alluring (Love O2O)". He is also a singer and has recorded songs for dramas such as "Pretty Li Hui Zhen", "Rattan", "Song of the Moon" and "A Romance of the Little Forest". Zhang Bin Bin is also engaged in charity activities. In 2017, he participated along with other celebrities in a public welfare environmental project that encourages the public to perform charity. He later took part in the BAZAAR Stars’ Charity Night organized by Harpers Bazaar where he donated ambulances to the public. He also supports equal opportunity for autistic children through One Foundation. He left Jaywalk Studios on July 12, 2022 after 10 years. In his announcement, he said he plans to continue perform in projects in the future. The next day, on July 13, 2022, he opened his own studio and made his first Weibo post in "Zhang Binbin's official studio." Zhang Binbin is also a near-professional e-sport player. In December 2021, he started his own e-sport team.
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Denis Vilenkin

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Denis Vilenkin was born on June 28.06.1995, XNUMX in Moscow. Studied at the screenwriting and film studies faculty of VGIK, film studies department (workshop of T.V. Yakovleva). Graduated from the Moscow School of New Cinema (directing workshop of Artur Aristakisyan). Filmed five short films with leading actors of Russian cinema (Ivan Yankovsky, Anna Chipovskaya, Marina Vasilyeva, Anna Slyu and others). Twice participated in the short film competition of the Kinotavr film festival, filmed the web series Kristina from A to Ya commissioned by Eksmo publishing house. Now he is finishing filming the series Disappointed for Mars-Media and OKKO.
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Paul Sylbert

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Paul Sylbert (April 16, 1928 – November 19, 2016) was an American Academy Award-winning production designer, art director, and set designer who directed on occasion. Born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of a dressmaker, Sylbert grew up in the borough's Flatbush neighborhood and graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in 1946. He fought in the Korean War and attended the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania with his identical twin brother Richard. Early in their careers, they collaborated on Baby Doll and A Face in the Crowd. Sylbert also attended the Hans Hoffman School of Art and The Actors Studio. He is a veteran of the United States Army and served in Korea. Sylbert was a member of the faculty at the Film and Media Arts department of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he taught courses in film studies. He also taught a course called Film: The Creative Process at Temple University in the Spring of 2014. Sylbert died on November 19, 2016, at the age of 88.
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Stanton Friedman

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Nuclear Physicist-Lecturer Stanton T. Friedman received his BSc. and MSc. Degrees in physics from the University of Chicago in 1955 and 1956. He was employed for 14 years as a nuclear physicist by such companies as GE, GM, Westinghouse, TRW Systems, Aerojet General Nucleonics, and McDonnell Douglas working in such highly advanced, classified, eventually cancelled programs as nuclear aircraft, fission and fusion rockets, and various compact nuclear powerplants for space and terrestrial applications. He became interested in UFOs in 1958, and since 1967 has lectured about them at more than 600 colleges and 100 professional groups in 50 U.S. states, 10 Canadian provinces and 18 other countries in addition to various nuclear consulting efforts. He has published more than 90 UFO papers and has appeared on hundreds of radio and TV programs including on Larry King in 2007 and twice in 2008, and many documentaries. He is the original civilian investigator of the Roswell Incident and co-authored Crash at Corona: The Definitive Study of the Roswell Incident. TOP SECRET/MAJIC, his controversial book about the Majestic 12 group, established in 1947 to deal with alien technology, was published in 1996 and went through 6 printings. An expanded new edition was published in 2005. Stan was presented with a Lifetime UFO Achievement Award in Leeds, England, in 2002, by UFO Magazine of the UK. He is co-author with Kathleen Marden (Betty Hill’s niece) of a book in 2007: Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience. The City of Fredericton, New Brunswick, declared August 27, 2007, Stanton Friedman Day. His book Flying Saucers and Science was published in June 2008 and is in its 3rd printing. His newest book, also co-authored with Kathleen Marden, is Science Was Wrong released in June 2010. He has provided written testimony to Congressional Hearings, appeared twice at the UN, and been a pioneer in many aspects of ufology including Roswell, Majestic 12, The Betty Hill-Marjorie Fish star map work, analysis of the Delphos, Kansas, physical trace case, crashed saucers, flying saucer technology, and challenges to the S.E.T.I. (Silly Effort To Investigate) cultists. He has spoken at more MUFON Symposia than anyone else. Stanton T. Friedman was a dual citizen of the USA and Canada. Source: www.stantonfriedman.com (Archives)
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Sara N. Salazar

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Actor, Stunt performer, martial artist and fitness enthusiast, Sara grew up swinging a stick for a sword and knowing she wanted to entertain and inspire people through television and movies. While attending the Colorado Film School she met Mark Grove, and began training with his Stunt Team. Around the same time she began her journey as a martial artist, training in Ninjutsu, the art she had been searching for. Through both of these disciplines she discovered she had a knack for weaponry and unarmed fighting. Through the Film School she developed a deeper interest in editing and producing. Skills she has put to good use by Production Coordinating several indie feature films, as well as assisting in editing for two features. In training with the Rocky Mountain Stunt Team she has starred in three major Indie Films, performed as a stunt double, assisted in special effects, makeup FX, and prop building for many films, shorts and television shows. When not playing strong female leads in action films, she also plays one in real life. The highest ranking female practitioner of Kurai Kotori Ninjutsu, she spends much of her time training students in the Ninja arts along with coaching up and coming stunt performers how to do fight choreography, wire effects, falls and other stunt related skills. Currently she is set to star in an upcoming web series "Shadow War", a cliffhanger-style episodic where Modern Ninja use their skills to face the hidden evils of the world
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Peter Bogdanovich

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Peter Bogdanovich ComSE (July 30, 1939 – January 6, 2022) was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian. He started his career as a film critic for Film Culture and Esquire before becoming a prominent filmmaker as part of the New Hollywood movement. He received accolades including a BAFTA Award and Grammy Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Bogdanovich worked as a film journalist until he was hired to work on Roger Corman's The Wild Angels (1966). His credited feature film debut came with Targets (1968), before his career breakthrough with the drama The Last Picture Show (1971) which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, and the acclaimed films What's Up, Doc? (1972) and Paper Moon (1973). Other films include Saint Jack (1979), They All Laughed (1981), Mask (1985), Noises Off (1992), The Cat's Meow (2001), and She's Funny That Way (2014). As an actor, he was known for his roles in HBO series The Sopranos and Orson Welles's last film The Other Side of the Wind (2018), which he also helped finish. He received a Grammy Award for Best Music Film for directing the Tom Petty documentary Runnin' Down a Dream (2007). Bogdanovich directed documentaries such as Directed by John Ford (1971) and The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018). He also published numerous books, some of which include in-depth interviews with friends Howard Hawks, Alfred Hitchcock, and Orson Welles. Bogdanovich's works have been cited as important influences by many major filmmakers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Bogdanovich, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Barbara Pepper

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barbara Pepper (born Marion B. Pepper; May 31, 1915 – July 18, 1969) was an American stage, television, radio, and film actress. She is best known as the first "Doris Ziffel" on the sitcom Green Acres. Pepper was born in New York City, the daughter of actor David Mitchell "Dave" Pepper, and his wife, Harrietta S. Pepper. At age 16 she started life in show business with Goldwyn Girls, a musical stock company where she met lifelong friend Lucille Ball. Pepper began making movies. Among her later film parts were small roles in My Fair Lady and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. She also performed radio parts. In 1943, she married actor Craig Reynolds (né Harold Hugh Enfield), and the couple later had two sons. After Reynolds died in 1949 in a California motorcycle accident, Pepper was left to raise their children alone. She never remarried. After gaining weight, her roles were mostly confined to small character parts on television, including several appearances on I Love Lucy, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Petticoat Junction, and The Jack Benny Program. She made four appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of Martha Dale, mother of the title character, in the 1957 episode "The Case of the Vagabond Vixen". A long-time friend of Lucille Ball, Barbara was considered for the role of Ethel Mertz on "I Love Lucy," but was passed over due to the fact that she was reportedly a drinker. William Frawley ("Fred Mertz") was, likewise, reportedly, a drinker and was already cast. It was felt that having two drinkers in the cast might eventually cause difficulties so they auditioned and found Vivian Vance to play Ethel instead. She may be best remembered as the first Doris Ziffel on Petticoat Junction in 1964, although her character's name on the "Genghis Keane" episode of Petticoat Junction was Ruth Ziffel. Her role as Doris Ziffel continued on Green Acres from 1965 to 1968, until heart ailments finally forced her to leave that weekly series. Veteran actress Fran Ryan replaced her on Green Acres, which would continue to run for another three years. Her final performance was in the 1969 film Hook, Line & Sinker, in which she played Jerry Lewis's secretary.
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Gavin Lee Lewis

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Gavin Lee Lewis is a Welsh born actor. The eldest of four sons. Gavin started his acting career back in 2014 where he had his first stunt job doubling for Richard Wisker in Up All Night- The Friday Download Movie. Since then Gavin has gained roles in S4C Pobol y Cwm playing the role of Barry and also in American Tv series Suspitions where he plays the role of Mike. He is known for Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and Black Widow (2020). Gavin was born in Wales but swiftly moved around the world due to his father being in the British Army at the time.
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Song Ji-hyo

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Cheon Seong-im (Hangul: 천성임; born August 15, 1981), better known by her stage name Song Ji-hyo (송지효), is a South Korean actress and model. She made her acting debut in Wishing Stairs (2003), one of Whispering Corridors film series. She then received further recognition for her roles in Princess Hours (2006), Jumong (2007), A Frozen Flower (2008), New World (2013), Emergency Couple (2014), and My Wife's Having an Affair this Week (2016). Song is also known for being one of the members of the South Korean variety show Running Man.
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