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Karin Miyagi

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Born in 1992 in Okinawa Prefecture. She played the lead character in, “Under the Same Sky”, a Vietnam Television and Ryuku Asahi Broadcasting collaboration drama released in 2017. Critically acclaimed, it won the Local Drama Award at the 2017 Tokyo Drama Awards. Also, Karin was awarded Okinawa Times Art Merit Awards, the highest in Okinawa. In 2020, launching her entrepreneurial career, Karin produced a series project, Project Chimuganasa. Its debut began with a photo exhibition titled in likeness, Chimuganasa at the National Theatre Okinawa. In 2021, Karin shot her first short movie Chimuganasa.
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Rob Machado

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Robert Edward Machado (better known simply as Rob Machado) (born October 16, 1973, Sydney, Australia) is an Australian-born American professional surfer from Cardiff-by-the-Sea, a community in Encinitas (San Diego County), California. Machado attended San Dieguito High School, and is known for his casual, "laid-back" style both in and out of the water taught. Though he rides a modern tri-fin shortboard, he is still considered a "soul-surfer" largely because of his soft-spoken, humble personality and his disinterest in the spotlight, along with his fluid surfing style, which has earned him the nickname "Mr. Smoothy." He is one of the best-known goofy-foot surfers in the world today. His style influences include Gerry Lopez, California's masters of style duo Oliver Lobdell and Taylor Lobdell, who he saw surfing on soft tops at River Jetties in 1990 and has tried to emulate their styles ever since.Rob has won many of pro surfing's most prestigious contests, including Hawaii's Pipeline Masters (Triple Crown of Surfing), and the U.S. Open of Surfing, the largest surfing event held on the U.S. mainland.
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Maria Rosaria Omaggio

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Maria Rosaria Omaggio (Rome, 1954 – 2024) was one of the most versatile figures in Italian entertainment, successfully spanning cinema, television, theatre, and writing. Of Neapolitan descent, she rose to fame at a very young age participating in Canzonissima (1973-74), a springboard that turned her into a household name and a beauty icon (appearing on famous covers such as Playboy and Playmen). She made her big-screen debut in 1976 in the "poliziotteschi" (Italian crime-thriller) films Rome Armed to the Teeth and The Cop in Blue Jeans. Her filmography is rich and varied, featuring international collaborations and roles for directors such as Woody Allen (To Rome with Love). The pinnacle of her artistic maturity coincided with her portrayal of Oriana Fallaci in Andrzej Wajda's film Walesa: Man of Hope (2013). For this role, she received the Pasinetti Award at the Venice Film Festival and the Oriana Fallaci Prize, earned for her extraordinary resemblance to and intense portrayal of the journalist. On television, she starred in numerous successful dramas and series, from Edera and Caro maestro to international productions like the Spanish series La sonata del silencio. The theatre was a place of experimentation and celebration for her. She portrayed great female figures such as Eleonora Duse and Dido, bringing to the stage texts by prestigious authors including Goldoni, Seneca, García Márquez, and Italo Calvino. She also distinguished herself as a director and translator (notably for Golda's Balcony). Beyond her artistic career, Omaggio was deeply dedicated to humanitarian causes as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF Italy, creating initiatives such as "Theatre for UNICEF." Gifted with a profound spirituality and an interest in Eastern disciplines, she was also an expert instructor of Taijiquan. Passing away in Rome in June 2024, she was bid a fond farewell by the world of culture. According to her wishes, her ashes were scattered in the sea off Ostia, sealing an unbreakable bond with her land and her freedom.
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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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Fiona Lewis

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Fiona Lewis (born 28 September 1946) is a British actress and writer from Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. She is married to Art Linson, an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. In February 1967, she had an appearance in Playboy as part of the 13-page James Bond parody pictorial "The Girls of Casino Royale". Lewis has written two books, the novel Between Men and the autobiography Mistakes Were Made. She has written for The New Yorker, the Los Angeles Times, and The Observer. Her blog, Fiona's French Chateau, includes information about her French chateau, stories about London and Paris in the 1960s, Los Angeles in the 1970s, and her time working as an actress.
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John Quiñones

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John Quiñones is an American journalist and host. After earning a degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, he was a reporter with WBBM-TV in Chicago. Later he joined ABC News in June 1982 as a general assignment correspondent based in Miami, providing reports for “World News Tonight with Peter Jennings” and other ABC News broadcasts. Quiñones has also been an ABC News correspondent for 20/20, Nightline, and Good Morning America. He has received numerous accolades including seven Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award.
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Holt McCallany

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Holt McCallany (born Holt Quinn McAloney; September 3, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of FBI Special Agent Bill Tench on the series Mindhunter (2017–19). He has had leading and supporting roles in various television series and films, including Lights Out, Fight Club, Three Kings, Shot Caller, Wrath of Man, Nightmare Alley, and The Iron Claw. Description above from the Wikipedia article Holt McCallany, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Todd Bosley

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Todd Bosley (b. 1984 in Overland Park, Kansas), is an American actor. Bosley lives in Los Angles, California He is best known for playing the role of Howie in the sitcom Scrubs. He began his acting career as a child, having notable roles in Little Giants and Jack alongside Robin Williams. As a child actor on television he played a kid, and friend, to Cosmo Kramer in the sitcom Seinfeld. Todd also played the title role in the family film Lloyd. Todd studied improvisation and sketch comedy writing at The Second City Los Angeles as well as The Groundlings and Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre L.A. 
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A. Venkatesh

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A. Venkatesh is a Tamil film director born in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. Initially, he worked as an assistant to director K. Rajeshwar in Nyaya Tharasu (1989) and Idhaya Thamarai (1990). He assisted Pavithran in Vasanthakala Paravai (1991) and Suriyan (1992), then he was an associate director to director Shankar in Gentleman (1993) and Kadhalan (1994). During the shooting of the film Kadhalan, producer G. K. Reddy approached him to direct a film. In 1996, he made his directional debut through Mahaprabhu starring R. Sarathkumar, Sukanya and Vineetha. He is known for directing films in short spans of times. He has also acted in various Tamil movies, Angadi Theru being one among them. He also appeared in Vijay TV's special program celebrating the film Nanban's success, and was seen sharing his experiences working as an associate with Director Shankar.
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Carole Lin

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Carole Lin participated in Singapore's televised competition, Star Search, in 1995. She signed with Mediacorp thereafter. Her performance in 'The Price of Peace' propelled her to fame and bestowed her with the 'Best Actress' award during 1997's Star Search awards ceremony. She migrated to another country after marrying for the second time in 2008. However, she returned to the acting industry in 2009 with the show, 'My Buddy'. Recently, she was spotted in Mandarin language local dramas like 'I'm In Charge' and 'The Journey: A Voyage'.
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