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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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Michael Jackson
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Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, dancer, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Referred to as the King of Pop, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades.
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Adiz Rajabov
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Adiz Rajabov (born January 6, 1984, in Bukhara, Uzbekistan SSR) is an Uzbek film and theater actor known for his versatile performances in Uzbek cinema and television.
After completing high school, Rajabov entered the Tashkent State Institute of Theater and Art, graduating in 2005. Since that year, he has been a member of the acting troupe of Uzbekfilm, one of Uzbekistan’s most important film studios. He also became a theater actor at the Diydor Theater in 2016.
Rajabov began gaining recognition through his early film roles, including his first leading performance in Nahotki sen (Could It Be You). He rose to wider popularity after appearing in Sohib Abbosxon’s romantic drama Sen meni sevasanmi (Do You Love Me?) in 2006. In 2007, he delivered a memorable performance as a villain in Bo‘rilar (Wolves), a role that brought him significant attention from audiences.
He continued to establish himself as one of Uzbekistan’s recognizable actors with roles in films such as Super Kelinchak (2008), where he played Sardor, Geolog (2014), Sarvqomat Dilbarim (2018), a Kyrgyz-Uzbek co-production that received international recognition, and the Japanese-Uzbek production To the Ends of the Earth (2019). He also appeared in the historical film Muqimiy (2020).
With more than 35 film and television roles throughout his career, Adiz Rajabov has become known for his ability to portray a wide range of characters, from dramatic heroes to complex antagonists. His dedication to both cinema and theater has made him an important figure in modern Uzbek entertainment.
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Fisher Stevens
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Stephen Fisher, known professionally as Fisher Stevens, is an American actor, director, producer and writer. As an actor, he is best known for his portrayals of Ben in Short Circuit (1986) and Short Circuit 2 (1988). He is also a documentary filmmaker, having won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for The Cove (2009). He also directed the documentaries Crazy Love (2007) and Before the Flood (2016).
Stevens is known for his roles in films such as Reversal of Fortune (1990), Bob Roberts (1992), Hackers (1995), Anything Else (2003), and Hail, Caesar! (2016). He has acted in the Wes Anderson films The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018), The French Dispatch (2021), and Asteroid City (2023).
In television he portrayed Chuck Fishman in CBS series Early Edition (1996–2000), Marvin Gerard on NBC's The Blacklist (2015–2022), Gabriel Kovac in CBS's The Good Fight (2017–2020), and Hugo Baker in the HBO drama series Succession (2019–2023).
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Jill DeVries
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Jill De Vries was born on July 23, 1953 in Kankakee, Illinois. She's of Dutch descent. Jill grew up in Wichert, Illinois. De Vries was a cheerleader for eight years in grade school and took piano lessons for eleven years. Jill studied elementary education at Illinois State University and managed a boutique called the Joint General Store. De Vries was the Playmate of the Month in the October, 1975 issue of "Playboy;" her pictorial featured the first gatefold to be signed by the model. Moreover, she also graced the covers of the February, 1976 issue of "Playboy" and the March, 1976 issue of "Oui." Jill's sole foray into film acting was a small part as a call girl in "Risky Business."
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Peter Blake
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Peter Blake (1948-2018) was an actor famous for his roles on TV, stage and film. He was perhaps best known for his role as the medallion man fantasist Kirk St Moritz in John Sullivan's 1980s sitcoms Dear John and for his recurring role as the Fonz like character in the Pepsi adverts of the '70s and '80s which saw him release a UK Top 40 Hit with 'Lipsmackin Rock n Rollin'. In the theatre, Blake starred in Hair, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Jesus Christ Superstar and many Ray Cooney productions. On TV, Blake guested in many productions including Z Cars, Casualty, A Very Peculiar Practice, Taggart, Shoestring, Out, Ever Decreasing Circles, Just Good Friends, and Doctors.
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Alissa Yagi
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Alissa Yagi (八木 アリサ, Yagi Arisa, born July 31, 1995), also known as Arisa Yagi, is a Japanese model and actress affiliated with the Amuse. She has blood type A. She was born in the city of Sapporo, Hokkaido. She is the only child of a French father and a half-Japanese mother. In addition to Japanese, she can speak English, Korean and French. When she was in elementary school, she lived in Thailand and Tahiti. Between 2008 and 2012, she was an exclusive model for the pre-teen fashion magazine Nicola. Since 2012, she has modeled exclusively for Vivi magazine. In 2014, she made her debut as an actress in the live-action film Say I Love You, in which she played the role of Megumi Kitagawa.
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Oki Rengga
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Oki Rengga Winata (born June 26, 1990) is an Indonesian stand-up comedian, actor, and former football player. He joined the Stand Up Indo Medan community in 2015. His name became widely known as a comedian after participating in the third season of Stand Up Comedy Academy, a competition held by Indosiar in 2017. A year later, he became the runner-up in the eighth season of Stand Up Comedy Indonesia on Kompas TV.
Oki started his career as a football player by enrolling in a football school in Langkat. Initially, he played as a defender, but due to stamina issues, he was moved to the goalkeeper position.
Oki ventured into stand-up comedy after joining Stand Up Indo Medan. At first, he was just a spectator. However, when the community held a competition, he decided to participate and ended up winning first place. From then on, he began practicing regularly with the community in between his football competitions. His comedic material often revolved around his experiences as a football player in Indonesia, particularly as a goalkeeper. Even when he moved to Palangka Raya to play for Kalteng Putra in 2016, he continued practicing with the Stand Up Indo Palangka Raya community whenever he had free time. Besides training, he frequently performed at local, regional, and intercity stand-up comedy events.
In 2017, Oki auditioned for Stand Up Comedy Academy in Medan and qualified as one of the top 35 finalists in its third season. However, he was eliminated in the top 20 round before stepping away from the microphone.
In 2018, Oki joined the eighth season of Stand Up Comedy Indonesia on Kompas TV. He auditioned in Jakarta, earned a golden ticket, and successfully advanced as a finalist. Under the new competition format, Oki was placed in Cak Lontong’s team alongside fellow contestants Haris Teguh, Yudha Ilham, Nur Arifin Ipin, and Bintang Bete. Staying consistent with his football-related material, Oki steadily progressed through the competition, even eliminating some of the top favorites. His breakthrough moment came when he defeated senior comedian Bintang Bete in the top three round, securing a place in the grand final. Despite delivering a strong performance, he ultimately finished as the runner-up.
Oki is the first football player in Indonesia to transition into a stand-up comedian.
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Robert Blake
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Robert Blake (born Michael James Gubitosi; September 18, 1933 – March 9, 2023), billed early in his career as Mickey Gubitosi and Bobby Blake, was an American actor. He was best known for starring in the 1967 film In Cold Blood, playing the title role in the late 1970s television series Baretta, and playing the Mystery Man in the 1997 film Lost Highway. He began his career in the 1930s performing as a child alongside his family in song and as a dancer but became famous as a child actor, with his lead role in the final years of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-era of the Our Gang (Little Rascals) short film series from 1939 to 1944. He also appeared as a child actor in 22 entries of the Red Ryder film franchise. As a child actor he worked with Laurel and Hardy, Jack Benny, John Wayne, John Garfield, Humphrey Bogart and Gene Autry.
After a stint in the U.S. Army, Blake returned to acting in both television and movie roles. He continued acting until 1997's Lost Highway.
He was arrested in 2002 for the 2001 murder of his second wife, Bonny Lee Bakley. Blake was acquitted of the murder in criminal court in 2005, though he was found liable in a civil court for her wrongful death.
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Emma Howard
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Emma is a British actor from London who is based in Japan. Her interest in acting started when she was very young, and she had roles in lots of productions at a drama club associated with the Theatre Royal Norwich. She studied acting at Mountview Theatre School, London. In addition to touring the UK and performing at the Edinburgh Festival, she performed in a variety of productions in London's West End, including at the National Theatre. She has also appeared in several UK television dramas. She relocated to Japan in 2002, and has since worked in movies, television, theatre (NNTT) and commercials. She has been a regular on the NHK English-language education program Shigoto no Kiso Eigo since 2014. Emma is no stranger to the viewers of NHK WORLD TV, as she has been a narrator for many programs on the channel, including Tokyo Eye, Rising Artist, Science Zero, Artisan x Designer, Professionals, and A Century on Film. She has been the main narrator for Japanology Plus since 2015. Emma is a professional singer who has performed at weddings, on cruises, and in a number of venues around Tokyo. She also records vocals for commercials.
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