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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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Joan Monleón
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Joan Monleón (n. Valencia, 18 de octubre de 1936- f. Valencia, 28 de diciembre de 2009) fue un actor, cantante y presentador de televisión español que desarrolló la mayor parte de su carrera en la Comunidad Valenciana. Entre sus trabajos más conocidos, se encuentran su trayectoria en el grupo de folk Els Pavesos. Más tarde, pasó a actuar en espectáculos de revista, comedias, y en más de una veintena de películas como actor de reparto, llegando incluso a trabajar con Luis García Berlanga (en "Moros y Cristianos") y Ventura Pons. Posteriormente se puso al frente del programa El show de Joan Monleon en Canal 9 desde 1989 hasta 1992. [Fuente: Wikipedia]
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Philip Carey
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Philip Carey (July 15, 1925 – February 6, 2009) was an American actor.
Carey was born in Hackensack, New Jersey.[3] He served in the United States Marine Corps, was wounded as part of the ship's detachment of the USS Franklin during World War II, and served again in the Korean War.[4]
One of his earliest roles was Lt. (jg) Bob Perry in John Wayne's Operation Pacific. Carey also made appearances in films such as I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951), This Woman Is Dangerous with Joan Crawford (1952), The Nebraskan (1953), Calamity Jane with Doris Day (1953), Pushover (1954), Mister Roberts (1955), The Long Gray Line (1955), Port Afrique with Pier Angeli (1956), and Monster (1979).
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Treechada Petcharat
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Treechada Petcharat (Thai: ตรีชฎา เพชรรัตน์; RTGS: Trichada Phetcharat), born Saknarin Marnyaporn (Thai: ศักดิ์นรินทร์ มาลยาภรณ์; RTGS: Saknarin Manyaphon; October 5, 1986), better known by the names Poyd (Thai: ปอย; RTGS: Poi), Nong Poy, or Treechada Malayaporn, is a Thai actress and model. Petcharat underwent sex reassignment surgery at age 17.
Peranakan family born, as a child, Treechada knew she was a girl, but in front of her parents, she had to pretend and live as a male. She felt disgusted by her "male" genitals, so at the age of 19, she underwent gender reassignment surgery and since then, she has said that she feels as if she has been reborn.
At age 19, Treechada won the Miss Tiffany's 2004 and Miss International Queen 2004.
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Keiko Kishi
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Keiko Kishi (born August 11, 1932 in Yokohama, Japan) is a Japanese actress, writer, and UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador. She made her acting debut in 1951, but is mostly known for playing the main role in Kimi no na wa (What Is Your Name?). Kishi married the French director Yves Ciampi in 1957, and commuted for a while between Paris and Japan to continue her acting career. In 1963 their only daughter, Delphine Ciampi, a musician and composer, is born. She divorced her husband in 1975. Since 1996 she has been a Goodwill Ambassador for the UNFPA. Shw won the award for best actress at the 25th Japan Academy Prize for Kah-chan.
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Li Landi
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Li Landi, also known as Landy Li, is a film and television actress from mainland China.
In 2009, at the age of 10, Li Landi began her career in film and television with her debut in the movie "Who Loved You Lost?" In 2016, she won the Most Potential Child Actress Award in June for her performance in the children's inspirational film "Young Chess King."
Her breakthrough came in 2017 with her role in "The Heartless Master II," where she charmed audiences as the pure-hearted Taozi. In the same year, she earned the New Drama Award at iQIYI’s Scream Night for her performance in the youth campus drama "Hello, Old Time."
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Kathleen Robertson
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Kathleen Robertson (born July 8, 1973) is a Canadian actress. Growing up in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Robertson began her training in acting, voice, and dance at the age of 10. She landed her first major role as Tina Edison in the TV series "Maniac Mansions" while still in her teens. However, it was her portrayal of Clare Arnold on "Beverly Hills 90210" that gained her widespread recognition. Robertson has since starred in various films and TV shows, including "Scary Movie 2" and "Murder in the First". She has also taken on more challenging roles, such as her character in the independent film "XX/YY".
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Hikaru Morita
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Morita Hikaru is the first center for Sakurazaka46 since its renaming from Keyakizaka46. Hikaru, who is known for being the shortest member in Sakurazaka46, is also very talented in drawing. She has accepted drawing requests from fans before through mobame (mobile mail app) and has displayed her skills in drawing Pokemon and other anime characters. She likes anime in general, citing "Fairy Tail" to be her top favorite series. Hikaru is a big animal lover-- she likes all type of animals and will often visit the zoo and aquarium by herself. She will often purchase stuffed animals whenever she visits those aforementioned places and has since collected a large collection of them, showing them off on TV. Hikaru is also quite giggly, and on one occasion she laughed at herself for saying the wrong word and took a good while to settle down.
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Chihiro Mizuki
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Chihiro Mizuki is a Japanese professional wrestler better known by his ring name Andy Wu (アンディ・ウー, Andi ū) who currently works for Wrestle-1.
All Japan Pro Wrestling (2012–2013)
Andy Wu debuted for All Japan Pro Wrestling on July 15, 2012, teaming with Yasufumi Nakanoue in a losing effort against Minoru Tanaka and Gillette. In July, he entered the 2012 Junior Hyper League but finishes with no wins. He also competed in the 2013 Junior Hyper Tag League with Sushi and managed to pick up two wins but would not proceed to the next stage. Afterwards, Wu would go on a learning excursion to Mexico to train under Pantera. He wrestled briefly whilst in Mexico, making rare appearances in Queretaro in the summer and wrestling a dark match for International Wrestling Revolution Group on August 18.
Wrestle-1 (2013–2020)
On November 16, 2013, Wu debuted for Wrestle-1, teaming with Daiki Inaba and El Hijo del Pantera to defeat Hiroshi Yamato, Mazada and Nosawa Rongai. From his debut, Wu feuded with Tokyo Gurentai's Mazada and regularly teamed with El Hijo del Pantera. On January 12, 2014, he defeated veteran Mazada in a singles match at Korakuen Hall. At Kaisen: Outbreak, Wu, Inaba and Yamato lost to Tokyo Gurentai. On April 17, Wu defeated Mazada in another Korakuen Hall singles match. On July 6, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Wu and Inaba defeated Mazada and Rongai. Wu and El Hijo del Pantera moved onto feuding with Novus, a stable off wrestlers from the defunct Wrestling New Classic. At Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Bound for Glory, Wu and El Hijo del Pantera lost to Jiro Kuroshio and Yusuke Kodama. On February 13, 2015, after Wu and El Hijo del Pantera lost to Kazma Sakamoto and Koji Doi, the pair argued which ultimately led to El Hijo del Pantera joining the Desperado stable. They briefly feuded; El Hijo del Pantera defeated Wu in the opening round of the tournament to crown the first Wrestle-1 Cruiser Division Champion, but it came to an end on June 20 when the pair shook hands after Wu defeated El Hijo del Pantera.
Freelance (2020-present)
Since Wrestle-1's closure, Wu has wrestled most notably for Big Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Zero1. On November 23, he unsuccessfully challenged Tatsuhiko Yoshino for the BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship
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Jermaine Washington
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Jermaine's acting career started by accident when he took a friend to a local extra casting call. At first, Jermaine was not interested in the casting call, but a producer persuaded him to try out. After a few more extras casting calls and attending an acting workshop, the acting bug bit him.
He contacted Shari Rhodes, a local New Mexico and Texas casting director, for personal coaching in acting. Instead, she encouraged him to audition for a supporting role in the movie Urban Justice starring Steven Segal and Eddie Griffin. He was booked for the role, since then he has been on various movies and television series. He has had the privilege to work in such movies as Felon, Ring of Death, In Plain Sight, Terminator Salvation, Gamer, The Book of Eli, and Thor.
Jermaine continues to pursue an acting career with enthusiasm as well as opportunities to work in stunts.
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