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Jean Smart
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Jean Elizabeth Smart (born September 13, 1951) is an American actress. She has received numerous accolades including five Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, four Critics' Choice Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for a Tony Award and a Grammy Award.
Smart first gained prominence for her leading role as Charlene Frazier Stillfield on the CBS sitcom Designing Women, in which she starred from 1986 to 1991. She went on to win five Primetime Emmy Awards for her roles as Lana Gardner in the NBC series Frasier (2000–01), Regina Newley in the ABC sitcom Samantha Who? (2007–09), and Deborah Vance in the HBO Max comedy series Hacks (2021–present). She was Emmy-nominated for her roles in The District (2000–04), 24 (2006–07), Harry's Law (2011), Fargo (2015), Watchmen (2019) and Mare of Easttown (2021). She also acted in FX's Legion (2017–2019) and voiced Ann Possible in the Disney Channel animated series Kim Possible (2002–2007).
On stage, she made her Broadway debut portraying Marlene Dietrich in the biographical play Piaf (1981). She returned to Broadway in the revival of The Man Who Came to Dinner (2000) for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Smart's film credits include The Brady Bunch Movie (1995), Sweet Home Alabama (2002), Garden State (2004), I Heart Huckabees (2004), Youth in Revolt (2009), The Accountant (2016), A Simple Favor (2018), and Babylon (2022). She received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Guinevere (1999).
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Ava DuVernay
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Ava Marie DuVernay (/ˌdjuːvərˈneɪ/; born August 24, 1972) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. She is a recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, a BAFTA Film Award, and a BAFTA TV Award, as well as a nominee for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. In 2011, she founded her independent distribution company ARRAY. After making her directorial debut with I Will Follow (2010), DuVernay won the directing award in the U.S. dramatic competition at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival for her second feature film, Middle of Nowhere, becoming the first black woman to win the award.
For her work on Selma (2014), a biopic about Martin Luther King Jr., DuVernay became the first African-American woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director; the film went on to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Her other film credits include the Academy Award-nominated Netflix documentary 13th (2016) and the Disney fantasy film A Wrinkle in Time (2018), the latter making her the first African-American woman to direct a film with a $100 million budget. In 2023, she directed the biographical film Origin based on Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (2020).
DuVernay's television credits include the OWN drama series Queen Sugar (2016) and two Netflix drama limited series: When They See Us (2019), based on the 1989 Central Park jogger case, and Colin in Black & White (2021), based on the teenage years of NFL player Colin Kaepernick. In 2017, DuVernay was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. In 2020, she was elected to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences board of governors as part of the directors branch.
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Jimmie Stafford
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JW aka Jimmie Stafford is a SAG-AFTRA eligible actor and UCB improv alumni. He can be heard on the Netflix animated series, Transformers War For Cybertron Trilogy, as Hound. The role previously voiced in the live-action theatrical releases by John Goodman-- an actor with whom he shares similarities in both vocal gravitas and physical stature. JW can be seen in the role of Ned in Lifetime Movie Network's Secrets In The Snow (2020.) A native N.E. Ohioan calling Cleveland home for many years, JW played in various punk and metal bands that enjoyed local and regional successes. While earning bachelor's degree in math & science education he advocated for marriage equality and worked as an award-winning secular wedding officiant. During this time he also performed live play-by-play commentary and announcing duties for Women's Flat Track Roller Derby. Upon leaving the profession of teaching, JW relocated to Los Angeles where he now resides and works full-time as a voice actor.
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Julian Schnabel
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Julian Schnabel is an American artist and filmmaker. In the 1980s Schnabel received international media attention for his "plate paintings"—large-scale paintings set on broken ceramic plates.
Schnabel directed Before Night Falls, which became Javier Bardem's breakthrough Academy Award nominated role and the four-time Academy Award nominated The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
He has won a Golden Globe, as well as BAFTA, a César Award, a Golden Palm, two nominations for the Golden Lion and an Academy Award nomination.
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Makiko Kuno
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Makiko Kuno is a Japanese actress. Her early stage name was Shōko Kuno (久野翔子, Kuno Shōko); she changed it to Makiko Kuno (久野 真紀子, Kuno Makiko), and switched to writing her surname in katakana in 2005.
Kuno has been active as a model since senior high school, and as an actress made her debut in 1987. In 1986, she participated in the first Pocari Sweat Image Girl Contest, but lost to 17-year-old Chisato Moritaka in the finals. Kuno was the image girl of the JR East kiosks from 1988 to 1994. In 1994, she released a collection of photographs, Mitsu, and appeared nude in an original video, XX: Utsukushiki Karyūdo. In 1998, Kuno played the part of Sunday in the Chunsoft sound novel Machi to a favorable reception. In addition, she qualified as a sommelier in 1998.
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Valentina Lisitsa
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With her multi-faceted playing described as “dazzling”, Valentina Lisitsa is at ease in a vast repertoire ranging from Bach and Mozart to Shostakovich and Bernstein. Her orchestral repertoire alone includes more than forty concerti. She admits to having a special affinity for the music of Rachmaninoff and Beethoven and continues to add to her vast repertoire each season. Valentina Lisitsa was born in Kiev, Ukraine and began playing the piano at the age of three, performing her first solo recital a year later. She gained a place at the Lysenko Music School for Gifted Children and later studied at the Kiev Conservatory under Ludmilla Tsvierko. In 1991 she won the first prize in The Murray Dranoff Two Piano Competition together with Alexei Kuznetsoff. She now resides in the USA. With more than 30 million YouTube channel views, Valentina Lisitsa is one of the most watched classical musicians on the Web, using digital innovation to champion classical music and performance. She has performed in venues around the world, including Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, and the Musikverein. In May 2010, Valentina Lisitsa performed the Dutch premiere of Rachmaninoff’s “New 5th” Concerto in her debut with the Rotterdam Philharmonic, and in August 2011 made her debut with the Orchestra Sinfonica Brasileira under the baton of Maestro Lorin Maazel. Valentina Lisitsa has recorded three independently-released DVDs, including her best-selling set of Chopin’s 24 Etudes. Her recording of the 4 sonatas for violin and piano by composer Charles Ives, made with Hahn, was released in October 2011. In addition, Ms. Lisitsa has recently completed recordings of the complete concerti of Rachmaninoff and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the London Symphony Orchestra under conductor Michael Francis. Her 11-12 season features debut performances with the Helsinki Philharmonic, the Colorado Symphony and recitals at Ravinia, Festival of the Arts Boca, Teatro de Colon in Buenos Aires and the Casals Festival, chamber engagements, and a solo recital in June 2012 at the Royal Albert Hall, London Valentina Lisitsa records exclusively for Decca Classics.
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Billy Morrissette
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Billy Morrissette, born on October 29, 1962, in the United States, is a talented actor and filmmaker. Contributing to writing and directing. He is best known for his roles in notable films such as "Pump Up the Volume" (1990), "Catch Me If You Can" (1989), and "Vegas Vacation (1997). Morrissette gained further acclaim as the writer and director of the dark comedy "Scotland, PA" (2001), a unique adaptation of Macbeth set in a fast-food restaurant. He has also appeared in iconic TV shows like "Party of Five" "Living Single" "Blossom" "Mad About You" "Girls"
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Emanuele Pirro
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Emanuele Pirro, born on January 12, 1962, in Rome, Italy, is a highly accomplished racing driver known for his versatility and success in multiple racing disciplines, from Formula 1 to endurance racing. Pirro began his career in karting and progressed through the junior ranks, eventually reaching Formula 1 in 1989, where he raced with Benetton and Scuderia Italia.
However, Pirro found his greatest success in sports car racing, particularly with Audi in endurance events. He became a five-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, achieving victories in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, and 2007. His partnership with Audi cemented his reputation as a top endurance driver, known for his skill, consistency, and professionalism.
Beyond his racing achievements, Pirro has remained active in motorsport as a driver steward in Formula 1, as well as in ambassadorial roles. His contributions to racing and his knowledge of the sport have made him a respected figure in the motorsports community worldwide.
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Sandro
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Roberto Sánchez-Ocampo (August 19, 1945 – January 4, 2010), better known by his stage names Sandro or Sandro de América, was an Argentine singer and actor. He is considered a pioneer of Argentine rock for being one of the first rock artists to sing in Spanish in Latin America. He edited 52 official records and sold eight million copies although other sources state that he sold over 22 million. The single "Rosa, Rosa" sold two million copies, being his most recognizable and famous song. Another of his hits, "Tengo" was given 15th place among the 100 best Argentine rock songs by both MTV and Rolling Stone magazine. In Latin America he was often compared to Elvis Presley at the height of his popularity.
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Bohdan Kapon
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Bohdan Kapon was born in Kharkiv into a large family. From an early age, he was involved in various clubs and activities. Around the age of 10, he joined a renowned children's theatre, where he began performing on big stages and going on tour. As a teenager, Bohdan started working in the event industry, hosting both adult and children's events at corporate parties. At 17, he became the official mascot of the Kharkiv Falcons basketball team. When he turned 18, he and his future girlfriend traveled to Kyiv for a casting call for a major TV series. On the night of the full-scale invasion, they were returning from Kyiv to Kharkiv by train. In the first weeks of the war, he tried to enlist in the territorial defense. Later, he managed to leave Ukraine and arrived in Switzerland, where he studied for six months as a guest student at the Hochschule der Künste in Bern. In September 2022, he moved to Dublin, Ireland, where he currently resides.
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