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Phillip Alford
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Phillip Alford (born September 11, 1948) is an American actor best known for his role as Jeremy "Jem" Finch in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird.
Alford was born Philip Alford (Philip spelled with one "L") in Gadsden, Alabama. Alford appeared in three productions with Birmingham's Town and Gown Civic Theatre, whose director called up Alford's mother to see if her son was interested in auditioning for the part of Jem in To Kill a Mockingbird. Initially Alford had refused, but agreed to audition under the condition that he would miss half a day of school. As one of the three finalists, he was called to New York for a screen test several weeks later and won the role of Jem Finch.
During the filming, his parents and sister, Eugenia, drove to Hollywood to be with him, and his sister became the stand-in actress for Mary Badham, who played Jem's sister, Scout, in the film. He and Badham were constantly at odds with each other during most of the shoot; at one time after their worst argument, he had planned mischief against her.
He is currently a successful businessman in Birmingham, Alabama.
Alford's other acting credits include: Fair Play (1972) (TV); The Intruders (1970) (TV); Shenandoah (1965); and Bristle Face (1964) (TV).
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Lou Hirsch
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Lou Hirsch is an actor, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and currently based in the United Kingdom. He studied at the University of Miami and The Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London, UK, with future Star Trek actress Marina Sirtis. He has an extensive list of credits in film, TV, and theater going back over 20 years, and his most recent film role was as Headmaster Widdlesome in Thunderbirds. He also appeared as Arnie Kowalski in the BBC comedy My Hero from 2000 to 2006. He is probably best known as the off-screen voice of Baby Herman in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Hirsch has recently been seen in the new British American sitcom Episodes as Wallace, the security guard at the complex where the main characters live.
Hirsch's first significant television appearance was as Hymie in the 1982 series We'll Meet Again.
He specialises in playing Americans in English television programmes.
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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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John Tolos
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John Tolos, nicknamed "The Golden Greek", was a Canadian professional wrestler, and professional wrestling manager.
John was born on September 18, 1930 in Hamilton, Ontario to Greek parents, Nicolaos and Evangelia (Evangeline) Tolos. During the 1950s and 60s, Tolos was part of the Canadian Wrecking Crew with his brother Chris Tolos. On December 28, 1963, John and Chris captured the WWWF United States Tag Team Championship in Teaneck, New Jersey in two straight falls from Gorilla Monsoon and Killer Kowalski. While both teams were heels at the time, the Tolos Brothers did a television interview prior to the title match, "looking forward" to seeing all of their fans in Teaneck. That night, they were cheered throughout. As a vicious heel known as the "Golden Greek", Tolos also engaged in a long time rivalry with "Classy" Freddie Blassie in the LeBell family's Los Angeles territory, often feuding over the Americas Championship.
Tolos had a run in Herb Abrams' Universal Wrestling Federation from 1990 to mid-1991, managing Cowboy Bob Orton, Cactus Jack and The Power Twins as well as serving as color commentator on the UWF's Fury Hour program.
Tolos joined the World Wrestling Federation for a brief stint in mid-1991 as Coach (a classic coach, whistle and all), managing The Beverly Brothers and "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig, replacing Hennig's former manager Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, who was then moving into a full-time broadcaster's role. When a back injury sidelined Hennig for more than a year, Tolos was replaced by The Genius as The Beverly Brothers' manager and departed the WWF.
Tolos would return to Abrams' UWF as color commentator from 1992 through the promotion's final show in 1994. He also managed "Cowboy" Bob Orton, The Power Twins and Cactus Jack.
Tolos died in Los Angeles, California on May 29, 2009. His death was from kidney failure following a series of heart attacks and strokes. John Tolos
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İlker Savaşkurt
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Ilker Savaskurt is a director, actor and musician. He studied Cinema & Television at the Yeditepe University in Istanbul. In the music industry he has worked with bands such as Altar and UCK Grind. He has organized musical and cultural events all around Turkey. He moved to USA in 2006.
After his return to Istanbul he continued his cinema career. Worked in projects for international adaptations of television shows. He directed numerous advertisements.
Meanwhile he also continued his acting career in theatre, television and cinema.
He is the director, editor and founder member of the movie production company Amirler Film. Since 2012 he works as an associate and filmmaker for Openvizor.
In 2015 he moved to Paris for “Ballad of Exiles – Yilmaz Güney”, his first feature length documentary. In 2016 he directed “Groom’s Block”, his directorial debut, a feature length movie. In 2020 he directed “Reflection – Akis”.
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Akram Hosni
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Akram Hosny is a radio and Television presenter. He started his a career at Nogoum FM radio station. His first television appearance was in “The 25th Hour News” program where he presented the comic character of “Sayed Aby Hafiza.” He satirically criticized the social, politicalal and economic conditions in Egypt. The program was a big hit and audiences were strongly attached to it. It's worth mentioning, Akram Hosny graduated from the Police Academy and started his life as a police officer, but soon after changed his career and headed to the audio and visual media.
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Kim A-joong
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Kim A-joong (김아중) is a well-known Korean actress/model who rose to stardom from her roles in numerous films and commercials. She was born on October 16, 1982.
She is mostly known for her role is in the highly successful 2006 South Korean comedy "200 Pounds Beauty".
In "200 Pounds of Beauty", she has contributed the songs "Maria", "Beautiful Girls" and "Byul" to the soundtrack. For her leading role in the movie, she was awarded Best Actress in the 2007 Grand Bell Awards.
Prior to that, she appeared in a few other TV series including the popular "The Bizarre Bunch" in 2005 on KBS. She has also made various commercials for major brands and continued to model after her acting break through.
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Ally Maki
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Ally Maki is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Jess Kato in the TBS comedy series Wrecked (2016)
Maki is known for appearing in the iCarly television film iGo to Japan (2008), as well as her many cameo appearances in films and television series, such as Step Up 3D (2010). She had supporting roles in the comedy-drama films The Family Tree (2011) and Geography Club (2013).
From 2009 to 2010, Maki had a recurring role as Dawn in the comedy-drama series 10 Things I Hate About You. She was in the final considerations to play the role of Alice in the 2012 drama film The Perks of Being a Wallflower, which eventually went to Erin Wilhelmi.
Since 2016, she has starred as Jess Kato in the TBS comedy series Wrecked.
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Vendela Kirsebom
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Kirsebom has appeared on the magazine covers of Bride's (US), Flare (Canada), Shape (US), FHM (UK), and Zest (US) and has been featured multiple times in the pages of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She appeared in Batman and Robin in 1997 as Nora Fries and The Parent Trap, alongside Lindsay Lohan, Natasha Richardson, and Dennis Quaid in 1998. She was also featured in the Disney Channel's Model Behavior with Justin Timberlake and Maggie Lawson. She appeared as herself in 1995 episodes of The Larry Sanders Show and Murphy Brown, as well as the 2005 TV-movie sequel Romy and Michele: In the Beginning. Kirsebom made a cameo as a "space villainess" in a "Pigs in Space" skit on Muppets Tonight. She also lent her voice to a fictionalized version of herself on Johnny Bravo. In 1999, she hosted the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen 1999. From 2006 to 2008, she hosted the Norwegian version of Top Model, and also hosted the fourth cycle of the Swedish version in 2007.
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Jacen Tan
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Jacen Tan is an independent film director. Hailed as one of Singapore’s most exciting young filmmakers, his first short film, Tak Giu (Kick Ball), became a viral hit on the internet, with over 100,000 views, in pre-YouTube days. He then completed the “Zo” comedy trilogy: Zo Peng (Go Army), Zo Gang (Go Work) & Zo Hee (Make Movie), cemented by a DVD compilation of his short films (Hosaywood, 2011), shaping his popularity with a unique sense of local humor and use of slang. After 7 years in the making, Jacen combined his love for horror comedy and his experiences from serving in the army to make his first feature film, Zombiepura.
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