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Jason Pai Piao
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Born Liu Kuo-Yung in 1946, Jason Pai Piao has starred in many films. However, all of them failed to garner much attention. It wasn't until 1975, when Pai signed a contract with Hong Kong's newly founded television station CTV, that he became a household name with a string of popular costume martial arts TV series. Following CTV's demise in 1978, Pai starred in series for other stations and made a triumphant return to Shaw Brothers. From 1979 until the mid-1980's, he was one of the studio's busiest action stars with as many as five releases annually. In the 1990's, he continued to have major roles in action series and movies like "King Of Robbery".
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Satomi Ishihara
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Satomi Ishihara, a prominent Japanese actress, has made significant marks in both film and television. Born on December 24, 1986, in Tokyo, Japan, Ishihara quickly rose to fame in the Japanese entertainment industry due to her compelling performances and versatile acting skills.
She gained widespread recognition for her roles in major films such as "Shin Godzilla" and the live-action adaptation of "Attack on Titan," where her performances were critically acclaimed for adding depth and emotion to the films. Apart from her successful film career, Ishihara has also starred in a variety of TV dramas that have been popular both domestically and internationally. Notable among these is "Shitsuren Chocolatier," a romantic drama series that further solidified her status as a leading actress in Japan.
Beyond her professional life, Ishihara has been involved in high-profile relationships, including a notable relationship with Yuji Maeda, the president of the IT company "SHOWROOM". This relationship was highlighted during their stay at a luxury hotel in Taketomijima, which attracted significant media attention. Ishihara continues to be a significant figure in Japanese media, contributing to various genres and continuously engaging her audience with new and challenging roles.
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John Hannah
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John Hannah (born April 23, 1962) is a Scottish actor of film and television. He has appeared in Stephen Sommers' Mummy Series, Richard Curtis' Four Weddings and a Funeral, and Sliding Doors with Gwyneth Paltrow.
After completing his secondary education, Hannah enrolled at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now known as the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) in Glasgow. His time at the academy laid the foundation for his acting career, and he graduated with honors.
John Hannah's acting career took off in the late 1980s and early 1990s with notable stage performances, including roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company. His breakthrough on the big screen came with the critically acclaimed film "Four Weddings and a Funeral" (1994), where he played the endearing and scene-stealing character, Matthew. The film's success catapulted Hannah into international recognition.
Following his success in "Four Weddings and a Funeral," he continued to build a diverse and impressive filmography. He starred in films such as "Sliding Doors" (1998), "The Mummy" (1999), and its sequel "The Mummy Returns" (2001), gaining popularity for his charismatic and versatile performances. Additionally, he showcased his talent in television, earning praise for his roles in series like "Rebus" and "Spartacus."
Beyond the screen, he maintains a private personal life. In 1996, he married actress Joanna Roth, and the couple has two children. Despite his fame, he remains known for his down-to-earth demeanor and commitment to his craft.
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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 who 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, it was announced that Connery had died at the age of 90.
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Hikari Yono
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Hikari Yono (よの ひかり, Yono Hikari, October 8, 1974 - November 15, 2020) was a Japanese voice actress and narrator born in Shirakawa, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Hikari Yono was a graduate of Nihon University College of Art. After working at the TV narration school "School Birds", she was affiliated with Mausu Promotion and B-Box. After that, she worked as a freelancer. She also was a narrator and was involved in dubs of foreign films and TV through the project Boar Butterfly. Her roles in anime included Samui in Naruto: Shippuuden, Kaolinite in Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Crystal Season III, and Yoshino Uehara in Gantz.
From early spring of 2020, she became ill and took a rest from work. On November 20 of the same year, Yono's Twitter was updated by her family, and it was reported that she had passed away on the 15th of the same month while she was being treated for illness. A message from the bereaved family was released by the manager of the Velvet Office participating in the Boar Butterfly project, revealing that she was being treated for cancer.
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Paulo Costanzo
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Paulo Costanzo (born September 21, 1978) is a Canadian actor who is best-known for his roles in the 2000 comedy Road Trip, the sitcom Joey which ran from 2004 to 2006, and as Evan R. Lawson in the current USA Network series Royal Pains.
Costanzo was born in Brampton, Ontario. His mother is a singer/songwriter and his father an artist. Costanzo is of half-Italian ancestry.
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Lorna Watson
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Lorna Watson (born 1977) is a British comedian, actress and television presenter. She was one of the presenters of Spy School. Her acting roles include various characters in television sketch shows Rush Hour, The Wrong Door and Watson & Oliver with comedy partner Ingrid Oliver.
In March 2012 she appeared on Let's Dance for Sport Relief with Ingrid Oliver; they danced to Ravel's Boléro. The two met at Tiffin Girls' School in Kingston upon Thames. Her influences are French & Saunders and Fry & Laurie.
In 2013, Watson appeared as Sister Boniface in the Father Brown episode "The Bride of Christ" and took part in a special series of The Great British Bake Off. In 2015, she starred in a special episode of Horrible Histories in which she played Boudicca. She also played a one-off character called 'Thingy' in the 'Fashion Phonies' episode of CBBC's Hotel Trubble.
In January 2020, it was announced that Watson would be reprising her Sister Boniface role for a new series called Sister Boniface Mysteries, with a ten-episode first series premiering on the streaming service BritBox. The second series aired in 2023 with filming for a third series beginning in June for broadcast in 2024, with Watson also recording a return to Father Brown
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Miwa Kohinata
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Miwa Kohinata (小日向 みわ, Kohinata Miwa, born March 22, 1975) is a Japanese voice actress, narrator, and actress from Tokyo, Japan. Her former stage names were Miwa Sugihara (杉原 美和, Sugihara Miwa) and Miwa Tsukinohara (月野原 みわ, Miwa Tsukinohara). She is currently freelance.
Although she was born in Tokyo, she grew up in Iwate and Aichi prefectures. She previously belonged to Production Baobab, Genki Project, and Remax. She has been a freelancer since April 1, 2019. Her hobbies are watching baseball games, singing, writing lyrics, and composing music. Her special skills include writing baseball scores and making original pet goods.
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Alki Zei
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Alki Zei (Greek: Άλκη Ζέη) (December 15 – February 27, 2020) was a Greek novelist and children's writer.
Zei was born in Athens. She studied in the philosophy school of Athens University, the Drama School of the Athens Odeion, and in the screenwriting department of the Moscow Cinema Institute. From 1954 to 1964 she lived in the Soviet Union as a political refugee. In 1964 she and her family returned to Greece, but they all left again when the junta seized power in 1967. That time she stayed in Paris, returning only after the dictatorship fell.
Alki Zei took up writing very young. During her early years at junior high school she started writing plays for puppet theatre. Her first novel, The Tiger in the Shop Window (a.k.a. Wildcat Under Glass), (1963) was inspired by her childhood spent in Samos and is semi-autobiographical. This was followed by a series of books for children, and in 1987 by her first novel for adults, Achilles Fiancee . Her books have been translated into numerous languages.
Her teenage novel Constantina and her spiders (a.k.a. Tina's Web) won the Greek IBBY prize for the best book for older children, and Alki Zei was nominated as a candidate for the 2004 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing and Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for Literature. The Mildred L. Batchelder Award was granted for the translation to English and publishing in the United States of Wildcat Under Glass (1970), Petros' War (1974), and The Sound of the Dragon's Feet (1980).
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Wu Yue
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Wu Yue (Chinese: 吴樾, born 25 April 1976) is a Chinese actor best known for playing heroes in various films and television series. Some of his more notable roles in television include: Chen Zhen in Huo Yuanjia and Jingwu Yingxiong Chen Zhen (2001); Di Yun in Lian Cheng Jue (2004); Yan Qing in Langzi Yan Qing (2004); Zhang San in Zuixia Zhang San (2006); Xia Shijie in Fankang Zhi Zhenxin Yingxiong (2008); Sun Wukong in Journey to the West (2011); Ariq Böke in The Legend of Kublai Khan (2013).
Wu was enrolled in the Central Academy of Drama in 1997 and graduated in 2001. Apart from acting, he practises martial arts and holds a National Martial Arts Championship grade in wushu. He is currently a member of the National Theatre Company of China. He also wrote lyrics and performed songs for some of the films and television series he acted in.
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