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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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Marc Allégret

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Marc Allégret was a French screenwriter and film director. He was born in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, the elder brother of Yves Allégret. Marc was educated to be a lawyer. Allégret became André Gide's lover when he was fifteen and Gide was forty-seven. Later, Marc was to fall briefly under the spell of Cocteau, who Gide feared would "corrupt" him. Marc's father, Elie Allégret, had originally been hired by André Gide's mother to tutor André in light of his weak grades in school, after which he and his charge became fast friends. In 1895 Elie Allégret was best man at André Gide's wedding. After filming a 1927 trip to the Congo with André Gide, Marc Allégret chose to pursue a career in the motion picture industry. His relationship with Gide ended after that trip after having experiences with Congolese women. They nevertheless remained close friends until Gide's death in 1951. After working and training as an assistant director, in 1931 he directed his first feature Mam'zelle Nitouche, and the following year received much acclaim for his film, Fanny. He went on to a long career during which he wrote numerous scripts and directed more than fifty films. Marc Allégret is noted for discovering and developing new acting talent who went on to stardom including Michèle Morgan, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raimu, Gérard Philipe, Danièle Delorme, Louis Jourdan, and Roger Vadim who would become his directing assistant. He was married to Nadine Vogel. He was a married man who then felt he had an obligation to proclaim his homosexuality. He was, however, seen as a general liberator rather than a specialist defender of homosexual rights. He died in 1973 and was interred in the Cimetière des Gonards in Versailles, France.
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Fénix

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Rey Fénix is a Mexican luchador enmascarado (masked professional wrestler) currently signed to WWE. He began his wrestling career in 2007 on the Mexican independent circuit under the ring name Máscara Oriental, wrestling in Puebla, Pachuca, and Querétaro. He is best known for his time in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where he was a AAA World Tag Team Champion, as well as for his tenure in Mexican promotions AAA and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), and in American promotions Ring of Honor (ROH), Major League Wrestling (MLW), Impact Wrestling, AAW Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). Rey Fénix is also recognized as one-half of the acclaimed tag team the Lucha Brothers alongside his elder brother, Penta, and has competed under the names Fénix and King Phoenix.
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Brian Button

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Brian Christopher Button, better known by the ring name Brian Cage, is an American professional wrestler and bodybuilder signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Don Callis Family. He also competes in AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former ROH World Television Champion, a two-time ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion, and a former FTW Champion in AEW. Outside of AEW and ROH, Cage has wrestled for numerous promotions around the world, most notably Lucha Underground, Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), Impact Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling Noah. After beginning his career in 2004, Cage signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2008 and competed in Florida Championship Wrestling under the ring name Kris Logan before returning to the independent circuit. He broke out in Lucha Underground as the powerhouse Cage before becoming an Impact World Champion and Impact X Division Champion, later joining AEW in 2020. Since then, he has been part of Team Taz, The Embassy, Cage of Agony, and The Don Callis Family while continuing to compete on the independent scene. Pro Wrestling Illustrated named him the 2019 Most Improved Wrestler of the Year and ranked him No. 48 in the PWI 500 that same year. Outside of wrestling, Cage appeared alongside Lance Archer and Chavo Guerrero Jr. in Steven Spielberg's 2026 science fiction film Disclosure Day.
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Brianna Rae Sparrey

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is an American female professional wrestler known by the ring name Kylie Rae. She is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling. She is best known for her continued work on the independent circuit in promotions including Reality Of Wrestling, Freelance Wrestling, Zelo Pro Wrestling, SHIMMER Women Athletes, RISE, Capital Wrestling Alliance and AAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined. In her career, Rae is a three-time ROW Diamonds Division Champion, one-time CWA Champion, one-time AAW Women's Champion and current Zelo Pro Women's Champion in her second reign. Professional wrestling career: Rae's earliest match was in WWE Hall of Famer Booker T's Reality of Wrestling during the March 19, 2016 ROW TV Taping, defeating the reigning champion Ivory Robyn to win the ROW Diamonds Division Championship. In that same year, Rae wrestled in other promotions including Texas Wrestling Entertainment, House Of Hardcore, GALLI Lucha Libre and WildKat Pro Wrestling. Rae returned on January 14, 2017 at ROW Gold Rush in a title match, defeating Jada Keys by disqualification. On February 11 at ROW Breaking Point, Rae successfully retained the Diamonds Championship against Hyan. Her next successful title defense was held during the March 11 ROW TV Taping, defeating Kayla Lynn. She later successfully retained the Diamonds title on April 8 at ROW Extrema, defeating Ivory Robyn. The following month on May 13 at ROW No Limits, Rae lost the Diamonds title to Kayla Lynn. On August 12 at, Rae entered a Battle Royal with the chance to recapture the vacant Diamonds Championship. Her next title opportunity arrived on December 9 at ROW Christmas Chaos XII, where she defeated Ivory Robyn. She returned during the January 12, 2018 ROW TV Taping, successfully retaining the Diamonds title against Hyan. She later lost the title to Hyan in a rematch held during the February 10 ROW TV Taping. On May 19 at ROW Ladies Night Out II, Rae wrestled two singles matches, defeating Kyra Maya and later losing to Jordynne Grace. Zelo Pro Wrestling: (2017-2018) On August 24, 2017, Rae debuted at Zelo Pro Wrestling I, losing to Tessa Blanchard. She returned on September 24 for Zelo Pro Wrestling II, winning a five-way match against Delilah Doom, Kikyo, Laynie SHIMMER Women Athletes (2017) Debuting on November 11, Rae first appeared during Volume 96 in a dark match, teaming with Miranda Salinas in defeating Karen Q & Ray Lyn. She later wrestled her first singles match on Capital Wrestling Alliance (2018) On January 27, 2018, Rae competed at the 1st Annual Raven Black Tournament. Rae would go on to win the tournament, becoming the first-ever CWA Heavyweight Champion. Making Towns Classic: (2018) Rae entered her second tournament held on May 12, 2018 at Making Towns Classic. She advanced in the opening rounds after eliminating Veda Scott. During the seminfinals, Rae advanced after eliminating Su Yung. Later Rae met Allie Kat, Jordynne Grace and Samantha Heights in the tournament finals, in a four-way elimination match. Rae successfully defeated her opponents to the win the Making Towns Classic Tournament. All Elite Wrestling: (2019-present) As of 2019, Rae is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling. This marks Rae's first official signing with a major promotion since beginning her career in professional wrestling.
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Kathryn Hahn

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Kathryn Marie Hahn (born July 23, 1973) is an American actress. She began her career on television, starring as a grief counsellor in the NBC crime drama series Crossing Jordan (2001–2007). Hahn gained prominence appearing as a supporting actress in a number of comedy films, including How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Step Brothers (2008), Our Idiot Brother (2011), We're the Millers and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (both 2013), and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022). As a lead actress in films, Hahn starred in Joey Soloway's comedy-drama Afternoon Delight (2013), the comedy film Bad Moms (2016) and its sequel A Bad Moms Christmas (2017), and Tamara Jenkins's drama Private Life (2018). She has appeared in various other dramatic films, including Revolutionary Road (2008), This Is Where I Leave You (2014), The Visit (2015), and Captain Fantastic (2016). She voiced Ericka Van Helsing in two films of the Hotel Transylvania franchise (2018–2022) and Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018). In television, Hahn had guest roles on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2012–2015) and the Amazon Prime Video comedy-drama series Transparent (2014–2019). Hahn starred in the HBO miniseries Mrs. Fletcher (2019) and I Know This Much Is True (2020). She portrayed Agatha Harkness in the Disney+ miniseries WandaVision (2021) and its spin-off Agatha All Along (2024). For the former, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress. For starring in the Hulu series Tiny Beautiful Things (2023), she received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kathryn Hahn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Muñoz González

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Emmanuel Muñoz González, better known by his ring name Dragon Lee, is a Mexican masked professional wrestler who signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in December 2022 and performs on the Raw brand. In WWE, he is a one-time WWE NXT North American Champion, one-time WWE Speed Champion, and one-time WWE World Tag Team Champion with AJ Styles. Before joining WWE, he held championships across multiple promotions, including being a one-time AAA World Tag Team Champion in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, a two-time CMLL World Lightweight Champion and one-time CMLL World Welterweight Champion in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, a one-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, a one-time KAOZ Tag Team Champion in KAOZ, a two-time ROH World Tag Team Champion and two-time ROH World Television Champion in Ring of Honor, and a one-time The Crash Tag Team Champion in The Crash Lucha Libre. He comes from a prominent wrestling family as the son of Arturo Muñoz, who wrestles as Comandante Pierroth, though the relationship is not acknowledged on-screen. Dragon Lee is the second wrestler to use the name and mask, following his older brother Carlos, now known as Místico, and is also the younger brother of Rush.
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Richard Gough

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Charles Richard Gough (born 5 April 1962) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Gough played in the successful Dundee United team of the early 1980s, winning the Scottish league title in 1982–83 and reaching the European Cup semi-final in 1984. Gough joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1986 and captained them in the 1987 FA Cup Final. He then moved to Rangers and captained them to nine successive Scottish league titles. He subsequently had spells with Kansas City Wizards, Rangers again, San Jose Clash, Nottingham Forest (on loan) and Everton. He won 61 international caps for Scotland and played in the finals of three major tournaments. Gough had a brief spell as manager of Livingston. He is currently an ambassador for Rangers.
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Jeff Hammond

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Jeffrey L. Hammond is an American NASCAR personality and crew chief. Currently, he is a commentator for NASCAR's coverage on Fox Sports. He is also referred to as Hollywood Hammond by his Fox colleague Darrell Waltrip. He is an alumnus of East Carolina University. In addition to his work at Fox, Hammond also serves as the crew chief in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for Clay Greenfield Motorsports and their No. 68 truck. He formerly was a co-owner (along with business executive Tom DeLoach) of Red Horse Racing, a Truck Series racing team which operated from 2005 to 2017.
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Howlin' Wolf

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Howlin' Wolf, born Chester Arthur Burnett, was widely regarded as one of the most influential American blues musicians of the 20th century. Burnett was an acclaimed blues and rock singer, guitarist and harmonica player and became known as Howlin' Wolf due to his unique singing style. Burnett was an indispensable part of the transformation of acoustic Delta blues into electric Chicago blues. He was a contemporary of Muddy Waters and the two shared a mock rivalry that they invented for artistic and commercial purposes.
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