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Richard Dumont
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Richard M. Dumont (born in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian voice actor, writer and director who has worked in both Canada and the United States. One of the well known voice over work he has done include Menator, the aging leader of the Olmecs in The Mysterious Cities of Gold, Grognard in Night Hood, Iron Nose in Iron Nose: The Mysterious Knight, King in The World of David the Gnome, Petronella's henpecked husband A.D. in Bobobobs, Mr. Besser in the Canadian dubbed version of The Kids from Room 402, the laid-back hipster and musician member of the Suntots Cool in The Smoggies, Dr. Hirsch and Al in later episodes of Arthur, Froggy Ball in the English version of Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball Flying High, Mr. Murdstone's partner Mr. Grimby in the 1993 animated adaptation of David Copperfield, Maya's nervous, worried and very scared best friend Willi in the English version of Maya the Bee, Hamlet in Gofrette, Theo Sturgeon inFred's Head, a weasel in Merry Christmas Little Moonky, Prince Lothar in the Saban version of The Little Mermaid, Captain Buzz Cheeply in a cartoon short created for the hit Cartoon Network TV series The What-A-Cartoon! Show, Principal Malcolm in Creepschool and Scarecrow in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Dumont is also best known for playing the main character Sardo who owned a magic shop called Sardo's Magic Mansion in many episodes of the Canadian horror fantasy-themed anthology television series for Nickelodeon Are You Afraid of the Dark?. Dumont served as voice director for various films, TV shows, video games and features such as Avatar: The Game,Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, The Little Lulu Show, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, Milo, Papa Beaver's Storytime, the Cinelume dubbed version of Winx Club, The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog, Robinson Sucroe, Iron Nose: The Mysterious Knight, the English versions of the Hugo movies, Wimzie's House, Evolution Worlds, The Big Garage andRotten Ralph. Dumont studied at the University of California, Los Angeles, later studying theater-acting at Ryerson University from 1977 to 1979 before joining The Second City.
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Louis Maresca
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Louis Maresca has been a leader in the software and services industry for over two decades, heading up some of the largest and most successful technology organizations in the market. He is the architect and creator of products like Server-Side sync and the Office Scripts sync API.
Louis is currently an engineering leader at Microsoft in the Office group focusing on Office as a platform, developing scalable microservices to empower customers to automate their workflows. Louis is a highly energetic, technical, and thoughtful executive leader. He can recruit like a startup and builds diverse, loyal engineering teams. He also has an expert in business development and startup culture.
As a professional electrical engineer and software engineer, Louis has experienced a diverse set of global companies like the Intel Corporation, Dana Corporation, Autodesk, Anheuser-Busch, and Thomson Reuters. Louis is an expert in cloud services and client platform software architecture and development, with numerous patents and global awards for his work in the field.
In 2012 Louis debuted on This Week and Enterprise Tech (TWiET), taking the helm as host in 2017. He is also an occasional guest on TWiT throughout the year. In 2014 Louis helped introduce TWiT's Coding 101 podcast to the public as a co-host and expert in programming languages to help mentor the audience into becoming professional developers.
Sneakers is Lou's favorite movie, and he is not swayed by the fact they were able to beat voice-based biometrics with a tape recorder.
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François Leterrier
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François Leterrier (26 May 1929 – 4 December 2020) was a French film director and actor. He entered the film industry when he was cast in Robert Bresson 's film A Man Escaped . After this he went on to become a director himself.
François Leterrier studied at the University of Paris where he took a degree in philosophy. During his student years he frequently attended the university's film club. He did his military service in Morocco, where he was discovered by the film director Robert Bresson , known for casting unknowns, who gave him the leading role in the 1956 film A Man Escaped . After this, Leterrier was able to work as an assistant director for Louis Malle , Etienne Périer and Yves Allégret . His first film as director was Les Mauvais Coups from 1961, based on a novel by Roger Vailland . He also went on to adapt works by Jean Giono , Paul Morand and Raymond Queneau.
François's son Louis is a film director notable for his action and blockbuster films such as the first two Transporter films, The Incredible Hulk , Clash of the Titans and Now You See Me.
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Robert Knepper
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Robert Lyle Knepper (born July 8, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in the Fox network's drama series, Prison Break, for which he was nominated for a Satellite Award. He has also appeared in the films Hitman (2007) and Transporter 3 (2008), and joined the cast of Heroes for its fourth season. Most recently, he joined the cast of Stargate Universe for its second season, which has started airing in the US in the 2010 fall season. Knepper is set to reprise his role as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in the upcoming series Breakout Kings.
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Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
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Miguel Ángel Rodríguez is a Mexican born actor and director with more than 200 credits. Among his work, he has acted in Rosalinda and Bad Cop with Damian Chapa.
One of his earliest roles was in the 1977 Rafael Villaseñor Kuri directed film, Mil caminos tiene la muerte. After that he acted with René Cardona and Roberto Cañedo in Cronica roja, released in 1978/1979. Also around the time, he appeared in Benjamín Argumedo el rebelde, which was directed by Mario Hernández. Around 1989/1990, he played the part of Det. Mike Silva in the Alfredo Zacarías directed Crime of Crimes, which also starred David Carradine. He played the part of Javier Pérez in the 1999 film Rosalinda.
He played a gangster in the Damian Chapa directed film Bad Cop, which was released in 2009. He recently appeared in the 2016 TV series Eva La Trailera.
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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. He 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, Connery died at the age of 90.
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Ambrogio Maestri
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Ambrogio Maestri came from Pavia where he studied singing and piano. In 2001, he made his sensational debut at the Milan Scala performing Falstaff, under the direction of Riccardo Muti. From then on, he was invited to perform with the most important conductors in the most renowned international stages. E.g. among others, the Scala, the Met, Covent Garden, the Opéra de Paris, Salzburg, Verona, Munich, Zurich and Berlin. Other important Verdi roles include Don Carlo di Vargas (La forza del destino), Jago (Otello), Renato (Un ballo in maschera), Giorgio Germont (La traviata), Conte di Luna (Il trovatore), Amonasro (Aida) as well as the leading roles in Simon Boccanegra, Rigoletto and Nabucco. Furthermore, Maestri has celebrated success as Dulcamara, Tonio, Alfio and Scarpia.
Most recent performances have taken him to Verona, Barcelona, Milan, Verona, Tokyo, New York and Munich. He made his debut at the Wiener Staatsoper in 2004 with the leading role in Falstaff, and has since also sung works like Amonasro, Dulcamara, Nabucco, Alfio and Tonio in the house on the ring. http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/kuenstler/saengerinnen/Maestri.en.php
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Vanessa Mai
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Mai hat eine abgeschlossene Berufsausbildung als Mediengestalterin. Ihren ersten öffentlichen Auftritt als Sängerin hatte sie im Schulmusical Der Zauberer von Oz. Zuvor begleitete sie ab und zu ihren Vater, wobei sie unter anderem im Alter von sieben Jahren mit dem Tamburin auf der Bühne stand und mit zehn Jahren die ersten Gesangsauftritte mit den Titeln Er gehört zu mir und Schuld war nur der Bossa Nova hatte. 2008 nahm sie im Alter von 15 Jahren als Teil der Tanz-Formation Getting Craz’d bei der Hip-Hop-WM in Las Vegas teil, wo sie als deutsche Meister an den Start gingen und den letzten Platz belegten. Seit 2013 ist sie mit ihrem Manager Andreas Ferber zusammen. Sie lernte den Stiefsohn von Andrea Berg bereits 2012 in einem Club in Stuttgart kennen. Anfang 2016 verlobten sich die beiden. Ihren Künstlernamen wählte sie nach ihrem Geburtsmonat.
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Nick Joseph
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Nick Joseph, known best as NickNack PattiWhack, is an actor, comedian and all-round internet personality from New Orleans. He starred in the 11th season of Wild ‘N Out – an improv/comedy game show that puts comedians against each other. Such content is perfect for a creator such as Nick, who is known for his creative ways of showcasing comedy, pranks and challenges that entertains his mass following. Besides his appearance on television screens across American, he is known for the "Oh No Baby, What Is You Doing?” meme that went viral across social platforms, with his YouTube video hitting almost half a million views alone.
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Telma Hopkins
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Telma Hopkins was born on October 28, 1948 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA as Telma Louise Hopkins. She is an actress, known for Family Matters (1989), The Love Guru (2008) and Half & Half (2002). She was previously married to Donald B. Alen.
Telma Louise Hopkins is an American actress and singer. Hopkins rose to prominence as a member of the 1970s pop music group Tony Orlando and Dawn, which had several number-one songs. She also performed on the CBS variety show Tony Orlando and Dawn from 1974 until 1976 along with Tony Orlando and Joyce Vincent Wilson.
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