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Seán Leahy
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Seán Leahy is an award-nominated Irish director and screenwriter developing drama-based projects across short film, feature film, and high-end television.
He is a member of the Screen Directors Guild of Ireland, the Writers Guild of Ireland, and the Irish Film and Television Academy. His films have screened at festivals including Fastnet, IndieCork (BAFTA & IFTA qualifying), and the Catalyst International Film Festival (IFTA qualifying).
Leahy’s work focuses on narrative storytelling, crafting films that are character-driven, visually grounded, and emotionally resonant. He is currently developing new projects while continuing to support grassroots cinema in Cork through his role as Events Manager for The People’s Picturehouse Cork.
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Giorgos Karagounis
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Georgios "Giorgos" Karagounis is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
In his club career, Karagounis played for Panathinaikos, Apollon Smyrni, Internazionale, Benfica and Fulham.
At international level, Karagounis represented Greece between 1999 and 2014. He was a member of the UEFA Euro 2004-winning squad, and also represented Greece at Euro 2008, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2012 and the 2014 World Cup. With 139 appearances, he is the most capped player in the history of the Greece national team.
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Jon Kilik
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Jon Kilik (born December 26, 1956) is an American film producer. He has worked with a number of filmmakers including Spike Lee, Julian Schnabel, Gary Ross, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jim Jarmusch, Robert Altman and Oliver Stone.
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing the film Babel (2006). He was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film for producing Babel. He was also nominated twice for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language for producing the films The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) and Biutiful (2010). He was also nominated thrice for the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture for producing the films Babel (2006), The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) and Foxcatcher (2014). Kilik is a co-recipient of the Special Distinction Award for producing Foxcatcher (2014) at the 30th Independent Spirit Awards. Kilik was also nominated twice for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Film for producing Before Night Falls (2000) and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007).
Kilik was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in Millburn. He graduated from Millburn High School in 1974. He also attended and graduated from the University of Vermont in the 1970s.
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Anna Sten
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Anna Sten (Ukrainian: А́нна Стен; born Anna Petrivna Fesak) was a Ukrainian-born American actress. She began her career in stage plays and films in the Soviet Union before traveling to Germany, where she starred in several films. Her performances were noticed by film producer Samuel Goldwyn, who brought her to the United States with the aim of creating a new screen personality to rival Greta Garbo. After a few unsuccessful films, Goldwyn released her from her contract. She continued to act occasionally until her final film appearance in 1962.
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Bernardo García
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Born on July 25, 1977, he began his acting studies in 1989 with Colombian actors Maguso and Fernando García. In 1996 he studied music and later vocal technique at the Universidad Javeriana. He has taken workshops in film acrobatics and stage combat. In 2002 he traveled to Chile to attend the Mimodrama and Media Resources Workshop with the Velatropa Group, directed by José Luis Vivallo. His career in film began in 1998 in the Spanish film Todo está oscuro by Ana Dies, the following year he participated in El regreso a la nada, in 2001 in Amor atado by Felipe Aljure, in 2003 he worked in the film El carro produced by Dago García, in 2006 he acted in Las cartas del Gordo by Dago García and in Dios los junta y ellos se separan by Harold Trompero. In television he has worked in several series and soap operas, including Así es la vida, Siguiendo el rastro, La sombra del arco iris, Francisco el matemático, Prisioneros del amor, Sabor a limón, Amar y Vivir and De que tamaño es tu amor. He has also been part of the staging of several plays such as: Romeo y Julieta by Farley Velásquez, Impaciencia del corazón by Manolo Orjuela, I took Panamá by Jorge Alí Triana and Manuel Orjuela and Hienas, chacales y otros animales carnívoros by Fabio Rubiano. In El man the national superhero García plays Felipe De Las Aguas, a young cab driver from a humble family who works hard to support his mother, pay his cab and the mortgage on his house. Tired of seeing so many injustices around him, he decides to become a flesh and blood superhero, who with his effort, cunning and empirical justice, helps others with his super power: Faith. "The Man is a guy who has only one power: faith. He is a person who is able to believe above any vicissitude, that it is possible to change the destiny of things if we really feel we can. He is a superhero, like there are hundreds in Colombia, only he is a guy who dared to fight against something that was not right, as everyone should," commented Bernardo García to the Colombian magazine Shock.
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Saad Al-Jabri
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Saad Al Jabri is a former major-general, minister of state and long-time adviser to deposed Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef of Saudi Arabia. He has been living in exile in Canada since May 2017. The Saudi government has unsuccessfully sought to have him extradited back to Saudi Arabia on charges of corruption. Al Jabri has accused the Saudi government of orchestrating assassination attempts on him and of holding two of his children, along with other relatives, as hostages in a bid to force his return.
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Charles B. Sprott
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Charles B. Sprott was a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring names Ricky Hunter and the masked wrestler The Gladiator. He was best known for his title-winning success in Championship Wrestling from Florida in the late 1960s, and for his stint from the mid-1980s in WWE. Sprott was active for over 30 years, mainly performing in a number of National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) promotions. He wrestled throughout the United States and Canada, and internationally, including in Australia, Japan, and England.
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John Isaacs
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John Isaacs is a hair stylist and designer, known for his work with film stars, including Julie Andrews. He styled Andrews' hair for the movies: 10 (1979), S.O.B. (1981), Victor/Victoria (1982). He also styled the hair of Candice Bergen, star of the TV-series Murphy Brown.
John Isaacs is the co-founder of Michaeljohn, that was started in 1967 by British stylists Michael Rasser and John Isaacs himself, who envisioned a salon with expert services delivered in a comfortable, relaxing atmosphere. Clients of Michaeljohn have included actors Minnie Driver, Liza Minelli, Julie Andrews, and Dustin Hoffman, members of the royal family, politicians and diplomats. Some clients remained loyal to the Michaeljohn salon for 30 years.
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Marcus Jean Pirae
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Marcus Jean Pirae first appeared in the British independent film 'Somnolence'. He came into the Hollywood arena after landing the role of "Mr Funktastic" in MGM's 'Bulletproof Monk', produced by John Woo, starring opposite Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott and Jaimie King. He was next seen in 'La Femme Musketeer' starring as Captain Villeroi, acting opposite Gerard Depardieu, John Rhys-Davies, Michael York and Nastasya Kinski. Shortly after, he began shooting another lead role, in the multi award winning indie feature film 'Stripped Down', closely followed by playing the part of Dr. Marshal Peters in 'Supernova' alongside Peter Fonda. He most recently played the role of 'Alan Campbell Johnson' in 'Viceroy's House' acting with Michael Gambon and Hugh Bonneville. Pirae currently resides in Los Angeles CA.
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Mike Myers
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Michael John Myers, OC (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian actor, comedian, and filmmaker. His accolades include seven MTV Movie & TV Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2002, he was awarded the Hollywood Walk of Fame star. In 2017, he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada for "his extensive and acclaimed body of comedic work as an actor, writer, and producer."
Following a series of appearances on several Canadian television programs, Mike Myers attained recognition during his six seasons as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1989 to 1995, which won him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. He subsequently earned praise and numerous accolades for playing the title roles in the Wayne's World (1992–1993), Austin Powers (1997–2002), and Shrek (2001–present) franchises, the latter of which is the second highest-grossing animated film franchise. Myers also played the titular character in the 2003 live-action adaptation of the Dr. Seussbook The Cat in the Hat.
Myers acted sporadically in the 2010s, having supporting roles in Terminal and Bohemian Rhapsody (both 2018). He made his directorial debut with the documentary Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (2013), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. He created and starred in the 2022 Netflix original series, The Pentaverate, and appeared in David O. Russell's comedy thriller Amsterdam.
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