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Nagesh

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Nagesh (born Nageswaran C. Krishna Gundu Rao), was a Tamil film actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian during the 1960s. He is regarded as one of the most prolific comedians in Tamil cinema. Nagesh was born in a Kannada family from Dharapuram, Erode. He was educated in Madras and worked as a clerk in the Indian Railways before entering Tamil film industry. He acted in over 1,000 films from 1958 to 2008, performing in variety of roles as comedian, lead roles, supporting actor and antagonist.
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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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Morris Barry

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Morris Randolph Barry (9 February 1918 – 20 November 2000) was a producer and director for the BBC in the 1960s and 1970s, and also worked as an actor. He made his name as a producer and director on productions such as Angels, Compact and Z-Cars, but his most impressive credit was perhaps as producer of the highly popular dramatisation of Poldark by Winston Graham. Barry directed three Doctor Who stories during the Patrick Troughton years: The Moonbase (1967), The Tomb of the Cybermen (1967) and The Dominators (1968). He was known by the cast and crew of Doctor Who to be a somewhat strict and uncompromising director of the old school, but The Moonbase and The Tomb of the Cybermen are often spoken of as classics of 1960s Doctor Who. He was also well known for carrying a music stand to place his script on during rehearsals. He also appeared as an actor in the Doctor Who story The Creature from the Pit in 1979, playing the scientist Tollund. His other acting credits include episodes of Are You Being Served?, Blake's 7, The Day of the Triffids, Tales of the Unexpected, All Creatures Great and Small, and Hi-de-Hi!. Morris Barry died in 2000.
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Aneesh Ravi

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Aneesh Ravi is an acclaimed Indian television actor, anchor, and theatre artist best known for his versatile performances in Malayalam television. Born in Chirayinkeezhu, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Aneesh started his journey in the performing arts with a strong foundation in theatre. He honed his acting skills with the prestigious theatre group Rangachetana and quickly gained recognition for his expressive performances. Holding postgraduate degrees in Malayalam and Politics, as well as a diploma in Media and Journalism, Aneesh seamlessly combines intellect with artistry. He first appeared on television with the serial Snehatheeram, but rose to household fame through his leading roles in popular serials like Karyam Nissaram, Santhwanam, Aliyan vs Aliyan and currently plays the role of Kanakan in Aliyans. With a career spanning over two decades, Aneesh Ravi is admired for his natural flair in both comic and serious roles. His portrayal of characters often reflects depth, warmth, and relatability, earning him a loyal fan base across Kerala. Besides acting, he is also a seasoned anchor, having hosted numerous cultural and entertainment programs for leading Malayalam channels. Aneesh's contribution to Malayalam television has been recognized with multiple awards and accolades, cementing his status as one of the most beloved faces in the industry.
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Bülent Ersoy

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Bülent Ersoy is one of the most revered Turkish entertainers ever. As a very popular singer in her youth, Bülent announced her transgender identity and travelled to England to have a sex change in 1981. She was banned from public performances by the military coup government upon her return. Ersoy left entertainment in protest until 1988, when changes in the Turkish legal code lifted the ban on sex change. Her fame multiplied since then and when Bülent returned to recording, she became one of the most popular entertainers in Turkey. She continues her career as a musician and a TV personality.
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Sammy Johnson

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Born Ronald Samuel Johnson, Sammy Johnson (14th May 1949 to November 1998) was an English actor best known for the role of Stick in Spender. A close friend of Jimmy Nail, this was just one of the many programmes they co-starred in together (the others being Crocodile Shoes and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet). He also appeared in an adaptation of Catherine Cookson's The Gambling Man, and as Viz's famous comic book character Sid the Sexist, as well as the 1985 film Seacoal, 1989's And a Nightingale Sang, the 1997 TV film King Leek and a guest appearance in Casualty in 1996. One of his final roles was as Terry in Lost in France, a series of short topical specials that saw him play the patriarch of a family of football fans following the exploits of the England team during the 1998 World Cup. Later that year, and whilst training for Newcastle's the Great Northern Run, Johnson died of a heart attack whilst out jogging in the hills above his home in Málaga. He was 49 years old. Since his death, a memorial fund has been set up on his name and a biennial variety concert named Sunday for Sammy hosted by Tim Healy and (until 2008) Jimmy Nail, featuring sketches with North East personalities and former colleagues of Sammy. Kevin Whately, Denise Welch and Peter Beardsley are amongst the regular contributors. Away from acting, Sammy was a musician, playing guitar in bands such as Pigmeat, Ray Stubbs R&B Allstars and Matt Vinyl and the Decorators.
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Michael Ironside

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Frederick Reginald Ironside (born February 12, 1950), known professionally as Michael Ironside, is a Canadian actor. He has worked as a voice actor, producer, film director, and screenwriter in movie and television series in various Canadian and American productions. He gained early widespread recognition for his terrifying portrayal of the deadly psychic Darryl Revok in David Cronenberg's Scanners (1981) and was equally chilling as the misogynistic psychopath Colt Hawker in Visiting Hours (1982). Ironside followed that up by playing Jester in Top Gun (1986). Recently, Ironside is known for his roles as Eddie Williams in Nobody (2021) and Charles Purdy in BlackBerry (2023).
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Tsukushi Haruka

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Tsukushi Haruka (born September 6, 1997), previously known mononymously as Tsukushi, is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. Trained by Emi Sakura, Tsukushi made her debut for Japanese promotion Ice Ribbon in January 2010, where she is a former two-time ICE×60/ICE×∞ Champion, a ten-time International Ribbon Tag Team Champion and a four-time IW19 Champion, with the latter two accomplishments still being records as of April 2026. She retired in May 2022 while in her second reign as ICE×∞ Champion, and she also made appearances for other promotions such as Pro Wrestling WAVE, SEAdLINNNG, OZ Academy, Reina Joshi Puroresu and JWP Joshi Purosesu over the course of her career.
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Schuyler Andrews

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Schuyler Andrews, better known by his ring name Scorpio Sky, is an American professional wrestler who debuted for Revolution Pro Wrestling in 2002 and went on to make his mark in PWG, ROH, IMPACT, and Lucha Underground before joining AEW in 2019. His accomplishments include being a two-time AEW TNT Champion, one-time AEW World Tag Team Champion, winner of the AEW World Tag Team Title Tournament in 2019, five-time UWN Television Champion, one-time ROH World Tag Team Champion, one-time ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champion, two-time AWS Light Heavyweight Champion, two-time CWFH International Television Champion, and two-time RevPro Junior Heavyweight Champion.
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Marta Belmonte

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She began her career as a performer at the Theatre College of Barcelona, complementing her training with seminars and workshops in various techniques and styles, with a particular focus on physical theatre such as Lecoq at Estudis de Teatre, Michael Chekhov, and workshops at the Roy Hart Centre Artistique. In October 2018, her casting in Servir y proteger, the daily series on La 1, was announced, where she portrayed police inspector Silvia Orestes, appearing in more than 200 episodes. At the end of 2023, her involvement in Sueños de libertad, the daily series on Antena 3, was confirmed, in which she plays Marta de la Reina. Awards and Recognition In 2006, she presented the documentary Cineastas contra magnates, which won the Goya Award for Best Documentary Film. In 2007, the documentary Cineastas en acción, in which she collaborated, also received the Goya Award in the same category. In 2024, the television series Sueños de Libertad, where she portrays Doña Marta de la Reina, was awarded “Most Popular Series” at the Almería International Film Festival (FICAL). In 2025, the same series won “Best Daily Broadcast Series” at FICAL, and in the same year she received the Augusto Talent Award for Women in Projection at the Zaragoza Film Festival.
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