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Daniel Kaluuya
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Daniel Kaluuya (/kəˈluːjə/; born 24 February 1989) is a British actor and filmmaker. His work encompasses both screen and stage, and his accolades include an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. In 2021, he was named among the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine.
Kaluuya began his acting career as a teenager in improvisational theatre. He played Posh Kenneth in the first two seasons of the television series Skins (2007–2009); he also co-wrote some of the episodes. Kaluuya drew praise for his leading performance in Sucker Punch at the Royal Court Theatre in 2010. He went on to gain attention for his television roles in Psychoville (2009–2011), The Fades (2011), and the Black Mirror episode "Fifteen Million Merits" (2011). He also had supporting roles in the films Johnny English Reborn (2011), Kick-Ass 2 (2013), and Sicario (2015).
In 2017, Kaluuya had his breakthrough starring in Jordan Peele's horror film Get Out, which garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. This was followed by roles in Ryan Coogler's superhero film Black Panther (2018), Steve McQueen's crime drama Widows (2018), Peele's horror film Nope (2022), and Sony Pictures Animation's animated superhero film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). For his portrayal of Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton in the biopic Judas and the Black Messiah (2021), he won the BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has since co-directed the drama The Kitchen (2023).
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Zeudi Araya
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Zeudi Araya is an Eritrean-Italian actress, singer, model, and film producer who rose to fame in 1970s Italian cinema. Crowned Miss Eritrea in 1969, she was discovered while visiting Italy and made her film debut in La ragazza dalla pelle di luna (1972), directed by Luigi Scattini. Araya quickly became a cult icon in Italian erotic and exotic dramas, often playing sensual, mysterious characters set against lush tropical backdrops. She starred in a string of stylish and provocative films throughout the decade—including The Off-Road Girl (1973), Il corpo (1974), and La peccatrice (1975)—often with soundtracks composed by Piero Umiliani. Known not just for her beauty but her magnetic screen presence, she also lent her voice to several of these films, notably singing on the soundtrack of La ragazza fuoristrada.
Beyond acting, Araya’s legacy expanded through her marriage to famed Italian producer Franco Cristaldi. After his death in 1992, she took over the family company Cristaldifilm, helping preserve and promote Italian cinema classics such as Cinema Paradiso. Though she gradually stepped away from acting, she became a respected film archivist and producer. Zeudi Araya remains a unique figure in European cinema history: a trailblazing African actress who challenged stereotypes, embodied 1970s glamour, and later helped shape the future of Italian film from behind the scenes.
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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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Van Crosby
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Van Crosby was born into a blended family in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is the youngest of four siblings, which include Jordan Crosby, Zach Fite and Haley Fite. He relocated from Fishers, Indiana, to Los Angeles at the age of 2 and soon began working in the entertainment industry, following in the footsteps of his sister Haley.
Crosby appeared in his first national print job for Marsico Funds at 3 years old and his first national commercial at the age of 4 for Little Tikes. He has gone on to appear in several others over the years, including a recently aired Audi commercial. He has also guest starred in the series About a Boy and Criminal Minds.
In his spare time, Crosby enjoys making short films with his friends, playing computer games and learning new flips on his trampoline.
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Murphy Anderson
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Murphy C. Anderson Jr. (July 9, 1926 – October 22, 2015) was an American comics artist, known as one of the premier inkers of his era, who worked for companies such as DC Comics for over fifty years, starting in the Golden Age of Comic Books in the 1940s. He worked on such characters as Hawkman, Batgirl, Zatanna, the Spectre, and Superman, as well as on the Buck Rogers daily syndicated newspaper comic strip. Anderson also contributed for many years to PS, the preventive maintenance comics magazine of the U.S. Army.
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Anthony Harvey
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Anthony Harvey (born 3 June 1931) was a British filmmaker who started his career in the 1950s as a film editor and moved into directing in the mid-1960s. Harvey had fifteen film credits as an editor, and thirteen as a director. The second film that Harvey directed, The Lion in Winter (1968), earned him a Directors Guild of America Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Directing.
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Saumya Bhagyan Pillai
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Saumya Bhagyan Pillai, also known as Soumya Bhagyananthan, is a renowned Malayalam television actress and classical dancer, born on February 19, 1987, in Kerala, India. Raised in a humble family alongside her three sisters, Saumya discovered her passion for performance early in life. She participated in dance competitions during her school days, often using prize money to support her household. Her journey into the entertainment world began with live dance shows at tourist resorts, where she honed her confidence and stage presence. These formative years laid the foundation for her future in television and comedy.
Saumya rose to fame through her beloved role as Lilly Kutty in the popular Malayalam sitcom “Aliyans”, which brought her into the limelight as a gifted comic actress. Her natural flair for humor, combined with a down-to-earth screen presence, won the hearts of audiences across Kerala. Over the years, she has appeared in several other television shows and web series, including Parayaam Nedaam, Comedy Masters, Kitchen Magic Season 2, and Are You Okay Baby. Her performances are celebrated for their relatability, expressive depth, and impeccable timing.
Beyond her career, Saumya is admired for her resilience and inspiring personal story. Despite early financial struggles, she remained steadfast in her dreams, eventually building a successful career that enabled her to support her family and raise her son with dignity. Today, she is recognized not only as a talented actress but also as a role model who exemplifies determination, humility, and the enduring power of perseverance in the world of entertainment.
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Suraj Venjaramoodu
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Suraj Venjaramood is a National Award winning Indian film actor and impressionist (mimic) who has starred in over 100 Malayalam films. He mainly plays comedy roles, though he has played some character roles as well. He is a three-time recipient of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Comedy Artist. In 2014, Suraj received the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in the Malayalam film Perariyathavar
Suraj started his career as a stand-up comedian. His mimicry shows were a success with the audience. He first acted in a film named Jagapoga which was a spoof of Malayalam movies. He played the role of Pachan as well as Dadasahib in this film. He is generally regarded for his artificial mockery of the Thiruvananthapuram accent for which he is largely criticised. So far Suraj has acted in more than 100 films and have played the lead character in the films Duplicate and Thaskara Lahala. He is known for acting in the films Arabikatha, Ivar Vivahitharayal, Annan Thambi, Veruthe Oru Bharya, LollyPop, Gulumal: The Escape, Sakudumbam Shyamala, Adaminte Makan Abu and Perariyathavar.
He won the National Film Award for Best Actor at the 61st National Film Awards for the film Perariyathavar, directed by Dr. Biju. The story of the film revolved around a father and son working as Municipality workers and the harsh life they face. Noted filmmaker and jury chairman Saeed Mirza, while announcing Suraj's award in a press meet, said: "Suraj has played a municipal sweeper [in the film] but it is an incredibly dignified performance. He excels in comedy but in this film Suraj has brilliantly played a reticent character. I would not have been able to sleep had his name not been in the list of awardees."
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Angela Marie Fong
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Angela Carolyn Fong is a Canadian professional wrestler, model, cheerleader for the CFL's BC Lions and actress best known for her time at World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a WWE Diva known by her former ring names Miss Angela during her time at the developmental territory FCW and as Savannah who served as a ring announcer and backstage interviewer of WWE ECW and the official ring announcer for season one of WWE NXT.
As of 2014, Fong is working for Lucha Underground,where she works as Black Lotus.
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Bennet Thorpe
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Bennet performed in his first play at the age of 11. He played the king in a school production of Rumpelstiltskin. From an early age Bennet realised that acting was a safe way to express and explore emotion. He performed lead roles with a youth theatre in works by Peter Schaffer, Carol Churchill, Philip Ridley, and many other great authors; getting the chance to perform in excellent theatres with excellent directors, both in England and abroad.
Continuing his education, Bennet went to the Bristol old Vic Theatre School at the age of 23. There he learnt how to speak Shakespeare, and a great many technical acting skills. Upon graduating he earned his bread and butter in television work, and has been lucky enough to gain his own children’s TV series „Captain Mack‟.
He also found time to come to Denmark and regularly perform in the Crazy Christmas Cabaret. By performing in „Wit‟ and „Love and Money‟ Bennet is getting back to what he loves best; performing in smaller intimate spaces with well-written works.
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