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Trigger
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Trigger made an early appearance as the mount of Maid Marian, played by Olivia de Havilland in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). A short while later, when Roy Rogers was preparing to make his first movie in a starring role, he was offered a choice of five rented "movie" horses to ride and chose him. Rogers bought him eventually in 1943 for his quickness of both foot and mind. Trigger learned 150 trick cues and could walk 50 feet on his hind legs (according to sources close to Roy Rogers). They were said to have run out of places to cue Trigger. Trigger was ridden by Rogers in many of his motion pictures, becoming much loved by the youthful audience that saw him on film and in Rogers' 1950s television series with his wife Dale Evans, who rode her trusty buckskin Quarter Horse Buttermilk.
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Cristiano Carotti
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Educated at the Academy of Fine Arts of Terni, he articulates his research between painting and installation. His work investigates social dynamics in their most extreme expressions, through the study of the archetypical power of the symbol among communities.
He was given recognition in museum establishment: in 2013 the sculpture “Hai Paura del Buio”, after been shown in Torino and Milan was presented at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome; at the end of 2014 the work “Italianrocket1861” was acquired in the permanent collection of the M.A.C.I.S.T. of Biella; in 2015 the project “Blackswallow V14” was presented during the Venice Biennale ; in 2016 HALLE 14 – Spinnerai Center of Contemporary Art of Leipzig exhibited the corpus of works produced during the art residency in the space of the museum.
He exhibited in several national and international occasions and he operates in music, theatre and cinema: in 2016 his video “Camera Red”, realized for RRUNA brand, was selected among the finalists of the Istanbul Fashion Film Festival.
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Howard Hawks
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Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era. He is popular for his films from a wide range of genres, including screwball comedies [Bringing Up Baby (1938), His Girl Friday (1940), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)], westerns [Red River (1948), Rio Bravo (1959), El Dorado (1967)], adventure films [Only Angels Have Wings (1939), To Have and Have Not (1944)], films noirs [The Big Sleep (1946)] and gangster films [Scarface (1932)]. Notable characteristics of his films are independent and tough-talking female protagonists ("Hawksian woman") and witty and fast-paced dialogues.
In 1975, Hawks was awarded the Honorary Academy Award as "a master American filmmaker whose creative efforts hold a distinguished place in world cinema," and in 1942 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for Sergeant York.
Hawks has been considered by film critics to be an auteur because of his recognizable style and frequent use of certain thematic elements. Andrew Sarris in his influential book of film criticism The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929–1968 included him in the "pantheon" of the 14 greatest film directors who had worked in the United States. Hawks influenced numerous filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese.
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Shakib Khan
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Shakib Khan (born Masud Rana) is a Bangladeshi film actor. He made his debut in Ananta Bhalobasha (1999), though it did not lead to widespread fame. After a few years, Khan established himself as one of the most successful actors in Bangladeshi film history. Khan secretly married actress Apu Biswas in 2008. They worked together in 72 movies. In his career, Khan has received various awards, including three National Film Awards for Best Actor, for Bhalobaslei Ghor Bandha Jay Na (2010), Khodar Pore Ma (2012), and Aro Bhalobashbo Tomay (2015) and Eight Meril Prothom Alo Awards
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Luke Barnett
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Luke Barnett is best known for Faith Based, a satire of the Christian film industry he wrote and starred in opposite Jason Alexander, Lance Reddick, Margaret Cho, and Tanner Thomason. He has also spent nearly a decade behind the camera, with writing and producing credits that include the Angus Cloud thriller Your Lucky Day on Netflix, the Abigail Breslin horror-comedy Fear, Inc (Tribeca), Loitering with Intent (Sam Rockwell, Marisa Tomei), and an exhaustive amount of topical comedy content from his time with Will Ferrell's Funny or Die. Barnett can next be seen in Tapawingo opposite Jon Heder, the Critic's Choice nominated List of a Lifetime with Shannen Doherty, Tonic with Lori Petty, and guest starring on shows like For All Mankind and NCIS: Los Angeles.
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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 Chapman
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Michael Chapman is a British Actor and was born in Eltham South East London. He attended drama classes at Eltham Green secondary school. His first appearance was as an (extra) in keeping up appearances (Season 5, Episode 1) The Senior Citizen's Outing. He made his first cinema debut movie: The Hooligan Factory. Since then Michael has attended the The Actors Centre drama school (LAFF) Actors Masterclass - session assignments/ workshops Trained by Tailor Goodman. Since acting for 2 years has worked with many top talent and directors.
Has acted in over 50+ productions most are slowly coming outright up to 2015. Has recently wrote a memoir book titled The Journey about his involvement in acting and hopes to get it published.
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Elizabeth Aguilar
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She studied drama and philosophy at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and accumulated knowledge in music theory and singing. In addition, she perfected her jazz, tap and classical dance movements for three years at Emma Pulido's studio.
Elizabeth's beauty allowed her to participate in the 1977 Miss Mexico pageant, where she won second place and gave her the opportunity to represent Mexico in the Miss World contest held that same year. Although she was among the 15 finalists, the young woman caught the attention of the producers who called her to be part of their projects. Months after being part of the contests, Aguilar made her debut in the program 'Variedades de media noche' where figures such as Carmen Salinas, Lyn May, Rosy Mendoza, among many other beautiful vedettes of the 70's appeared.
The young promise jumped to the big screen only two years later, as she appeared in the movie 'El vuelo de la Cigüeña', a film that brought her other projects such as 'Amor a la mexicana', 'No vale nada la vida', 'Bonampak' and 'Mariana, Mariana', based on the novel 'Las batallas en el desierto' by José Emilio Pacheco and that gave her a nomination for the Ariel award in 1988. In television she participated in the melodramas 'Tania', 'Amor ajeno' and 'Entre el amor y el odio', as well as in programs such as 'Sábado loco, loco', 'No empujen' and '¿Qué nos pasa?'. Along with her career as an actress, she released two albums as a singer: 'Elizabeth Aguilar' in 1989 and 'Ahhrebatadora' revealed in 1991, proving that she was a complete artist.
Isela Vega, was the first Latin American woman to appear in Playboy magazine in the United States, however, Elizabeth Aguilar, was the first Mexican woman to pose in the Aztec edition. In 1984, the "Bunny" caused great controversy and furor with her cover in that publication, becoming one of the biggest sex symbols of that decade.
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Faf Larage
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Raphaël Mussard (born March 6, 1971), better known by his stage name Faf Larage), is a French rapper of Malagasy and Reunionese origins.
Raphaël Mussard was born in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. He made his debut in the group "Soul Swing And Radikal" under the pseudonym "Raff Rage". In 1998 he released a solo album titled C'est ma Cause. His brother Shurik'n is a member of rap group IAM. Together they released an album called La Garde in 2000. In 2003, along with Eben (2Neg) and under the pseudonym of "Gomez & Dubois", he released the album Cops and off-the-law parodying the world's policemen. The album received an award in France in 2004 for best rap album.
In 2006 he performed the theme song for the French version of the TV series Prison Break, which reached the top spot in the French Top 50.
Source: Article "Faf Larage" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Zhou Dongyu
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Zhou Dongyu is a celebrated Chinese actress, born on January 31, 1992, in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China. She gained prominence for her role in Zhang Yimou's film "Under the Hawthorn Tree" (2010), which marked her debut in acting despite having no prior experience. Her performance earned her critical acclaim and several awards, establishing her as a rising star in Chinese cinema.
Zhou has since starred in numerous successful films, including "Soul Mate" (2016), which won her the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress, and "Better Days" (2019), which earned her both the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress and the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress. She is recognized as one of the "Four Dan Actresses of the Post-90s Generation" in China, alongside Zheng Shuang, Guan Xiaotong, and Yang Zi.
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