Trending
Popular people
Pierre Ichac
Biography
Pierre Ichac, born June 7, 1901 in Paris and died August 20, 1978 in Clichy, was a French photographer, filmmaker, reporter, explorer, and ethnologist specializing in Africa, the Algerian Sahara, and sub-Saharan Africa. He was the son of financial journalist Eugène Ichac and Jeanne Manteau, and the brother of mountain filmmaker Marcel Ichac.
He began his career in 1922 as an agricultural engineer in the sugar refineries of Upper Egypt. Pierre Ichac then made several scientific films on Egypt, the Middle East, and the Hoggar, where he spent two six-month stays with the Tuaregs. A report on the Hoggar Tuaregs published in the magazine VU in 1930 brought him to the attention of the general public. In 1932, he served as assistant to Austrian director Georg Wilhelm Pabst on the production of Atlantis, a film based on the novel by Pierre Benoit and set in the Hoggar Desert. In 1934-1935, he participated in several expeditions to French Equatorial Africa and the Hoggar Desert. He was notably the filmmaker and photographer for the French Alpine expedition alongside Captain Raymond Coche, François de Chasseloup-Laubat, Roger Frison-Roche, and Pierre Lewden. He participated in the discovery of the Mertoutek rock art frescoes. The Coche mission officially discovered the Hoggar rock art sites, which Henri Lhote's mission would later document.
From 1935 to 1939, Pierre Ichac was a senior reporter for L'Illustration and Paris Match. He reported on the Ethiopian War (1935-1936), Palestine, Syria, Iraq, the Spanish Civil War (1936), Central Africa (1937), and in 1938 he also participated in Georg Wilhelm Pabst's film The Shanghai Drama, and in the Balkans after the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany (1939). He also produced a report on the first French trans-African airlines. In 1939-1940, he was a war correspondent in France. In 1940, Pierre Ichac participated with Abbé Breuil in the first visits to the newly discovered Lascaux cave, and produced the first photographic report. Between 1942 and 1945, Pierre Ichac was a war correspondent, covering the campaigns in Tunisia, Corsica, and Italy (notably the Battle of Monte Cassino), the landings in Provence, and the fighting in the Jura, the Vosges, and Alsace-Lorraine. He compiled his memories in the book "Nous marches vers la France" (We Are Marching Towards France) (1954).
Pierre Ichac had discovered Central Africa during the winter of 1933-1934, while reporting from Chad, Ubangi (now the Central African Republic), and Cameroon. He returned there in 1937. But it was only after the Second World War that he truly devoted himself to this part of Africa. In 1946, as a senior reporter for RTF, Pierre Ichac created a radio program devoted to Africa called Magazine de la France d’outre-mer (Magazine of Overseas France), then L’Afrique et le monde (Africa and the World), which aired until 1964.
In 1969, he became vice-president of the Association of Journalists-Writers for Nature and Ecology (JNE), one of the first French environmental advocacy associations.
In 1958, Pierre Ichac received the Maurice Bourdet Prize for radio reporting and in 1961, the Pierre Mille Prize, awarded by the French Press Union for his entire body of written and spoken reporting on Africa.
Read more
Wayne Henley
Biography
Elmer Wayne Henley Jr. (born May 9, 1956) is a convicted American serial killer and painter incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) system. Henley was convicted in 1974 for his role as a participant in a series of murders known colloquially as the Houston Mass Murders in which a minimum of 28 teenage boys and young men were abducted, tortured, raped and murdered by Dean Corll between 1970 and 1973. Henley and David Owen Brooks (Corll's other teenage accomplice), together and individually, lured many of the victims to Corll's home. Henley, then 17 years old, shot Corll dead on August 8, 1973.
Read more
Prit Kamani
Biography
Prit Kamani is an Actor, Singer, Dancer, TV Host and YouTuber who hails from Rajkot, Gujarat. He was born on 28th Feb 1996 in Rajkot and was raised in this city. He did his schooling from Rustomji Cambridge International School, Mumbai. Later he headed to Mitibai College, Juhu to complete his graduation. While he was in college, he remained at the forefront in things like the cultural activities apart from a number of other things that developed his interest in the creative field. Once he completed his college, he tried his luck in acting and got his debut soon with the TV show called Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani in 2017.
Prit Kamani He was the host of the show that made him popular over the small screen. He did his debut in Bollywood with the film Hum Chaar produced by Rajshri Productions and directed by Abhishek Dixit. He was seen in Simran Sharma, Anshuman Malhotra and others released in 2019 in Feb. Besides, he manages his own YouTube channel called Jumbo Jatts with Shankar. He made a couple of videos including the one on Shah Rukh Khan that made the star tweet on it making them popular on the social media platforms. Some of his videos include Maafi for Justine Beiber’s song Sorry, Senti Mental for Shahrukh on his birthday.
He also was seen in a couple of commercial ads, thanks to his looks for brands like Closeup, Tata Sky, Close Up, Vodaphone, Center Fresh, and Tata Sky daily recharge. He also participates in different events for fundraising and other things. Talking about his personal life, he is single and ready to mingle despite being the most eligible bachelor in Town as he is focussing on his career. He is a fitness freak and likes to gym apart from singing and dancing. He is a big fan of SRK and Kajol.
Read more
Milad Keymaram
Biography
Milad Keymaram (میلاد کیمرام) born April 24, 1985, Bandar-Anzali, has two older siblings and holds an associate degree in electronics. He has made his debut with acting in ‘National Alley’ (2010) directed by Mehrshad Karkhani. He has acted in movies such as ‘The Queen’ (2011), ‘Hot Line’ (2013), ‘Snow’ (2013), and ‘Mastaneh’ (2014). He has also appeared in series such as ‘No Pain, No Gain’ (2011), ‘Relatively Bad Guys’ (2013), and ‘It May Happen to You Too’ (2009-2014).
Read more
Charlie Saxton
Biography
Charles Saxton (born November 7, 1989, in Bristol, Pennsylvania) is an American film, television and voice actor.
He had a supporting role as Bug, one of the band members, in Bandslam. He currently is co-starring in Hung, an HBO comedy-drama series, playing the son of Thomas Jane's main character. He also provided a voice in the video game Bully.
He graduated from Bristol Senior High School in 2008.
Charlie also stars as the wrester "Lone Wolf" in The Wonder Years music video for Melrose Diner
Description above from the Wikipedia article Charlie Saxton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Read more
Monique Parent
Biography
Monique Parent (born November 4, 1965) is an American actress. She began her professional acting career in 1990, spending years honing her craft by studying at the Beverly Hills Playhouse with Milton Katselas and Jeffrey Tambor among others. Monique has worked in live theatre as well as a wide variety of film genres, sci-fi, horror, indie drama and comedy, appearing in well over 130 films as well as the streaming series Magic Funhouse and Anime Crimes Division.
After close to 30 years in the film business, Monique has certainly picked up a few tips and tricks in the makeup and hair department and shares what she has learned on her YouTube channel. She focuses on keeping fit and healthy as part of any beauty routine and now has over a quarter million subscribers.
Monique is currently working on an instructional book for directors and actors on the intricacies of working with nudity entitled Nudity on Film. She often assists productions by working as a professional Intimacy Coordinator.
Miss Parent spoke on an AFI panel about shooting intimate scenes at the Dallas Film Festival, and was awarded the Southern California Motion Picture Council’s “Golden Halo” award in 2016 for achievements in acting.
Read more
Sean Connery
Biography
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.
Read more
Alexander Vlahos
Biography
Alexander is a Welsh actor, writer and director, born on the 30th of July, 1988 in Swansea, South Wales. Since graduating from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff in 2009, Alex has had a very successful career across all platforms. As an actor he's most recognised for playing Mordred (BBC One MERLIN), Philippe d'Orléans (Canal+ VERSAILLES) and Dorian Gray (Big Finish). As a director, Alexander won several awards for his debut short film LOLA, which was later acquired by US network Showtime. His BBC Wales short entitled I AM ONE, a 1964 Mods vs Rocker piece set in Porthcawl, Wales, won Best Drama at the It's My Shout Celebration of 20 Years. He's a co-owner of production company CowHouse Films.
Read more
Emily Dean
Biography
Emily Dean is a creator, filmmaker, and artist from Australia living in LA. She is an Asian-Australian American. Emily started drawing at age 3, making films at age 12, and working professionally as a storyboard artist for TV commercials at age 15. She was awarded BA (Honours I), History and English Major, from the University of Sydney, where I was mentored in Cultural Studies by Professor Richard Waterhouse, Bicentennial Historian of Australia, and Emeritus Professor John Y. Wong in 20th Century Chinese History. Following her academic studies, she pursued animation at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and trained at Pixar in the Story Department. Emily has worked in animated and live action feature films as a Story Artist and Visual Consultant.
Her animated short film FORGET ME NOT was nominated for an Australian Academy Award (AACTA) in 2012, and her live action sci fi short film ANDROMEDA was on the festival circuit in 2018 and 2019.
Her feature directorial debut, TAO, is described as a female-driven sci-fi adventure story that is set in China.
Emily writes, directs and executive produces content for film and television under the new production banner, Grade 8 Productions.
Read more
Janet McTeer
Biography
Janet McTeer OBE (born 5 August 1961) is an English actress. She began her career training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before earning acclaim for playing diverse roles on stage and screen in both period pieces and modern dramas. She has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, an Olivier Award, a Golden Globe Award and nominations for two Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2008, she was appointed as an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services in drama.
McTeer made her professional stage debut in 1984 and was nominated for the 1986 Olivier Award for Best Newcomer for The Grace of Mary Traverse. She received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress and the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her A Doll's House performance in 1997. For her roles on Broadway, she received two other nominations for Mary Stuart in 2009 and Bernhardt/Hamlet in 2019.
McTeer has also gained acclaim for her film roles, having received two Academy Award nominations, one for Best Actress in Tumbleweeds in 1999 and the other for Best Supporting Actress in Albert Nobbs in 2011. Other roles include Wuthering Heights (1992), Carrington (1995), Velvet Goldmine (1998), Songcatcher (2000), As You Like It (2006), The Divergent Series (2015–2016), and The Menu (2022).
On television, she starred in the title role of Lynda La Plante's The Governor (1995–1996). She received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for portraying Clementine Churchill in the HBO film Into the Storm (2009). She is also known for her roles in Damages (2012), The White Queen (2013), The Honourable Woman (2014), Jessica Jones (2018), Sorry for Your Loss (2018–2019), and Ozark (2018–2020).
Description above from the Wikipedia article Janet McTeer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Read more










