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Miley Ray Cyrus was born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992 in Franklin, Tennessee and raised in Thompson's Station, Tennessee to Tish Cyrus & Billy Ray Cyrus. She has five siblings - two half-brothers, a half-sister, and a younger brother and sister. Her parents named her because they hoped she would achieve greatness. Her childhood nickname, Smiley, due to her cheerful disposition, was eventually shortened to Miley. Her paternal grandfather was Democratic politician Ron Cyrus.
Cyrus was initially educated at Heritage Elementary School in Tennessee. When she turned eight, her family moved to Toronto, Canada, where Cyrus' father Billy Ray took a role in the TV series Doc (2001). It was around this time that Cyrus decided she wanted to act too. Her first role came alongside her father in Doc (2001). She also scored a small role in Tim Burton's Big Fish (2003).
In 2005, Cyrus was cast as the lead in the Disney series Hannah Montana (2006), about a teen leading a double life as a pop star. Again her father acted alongside her. The show was a smash and hit records, sell-out tours and merchandising deals soon followed. Cyrus became a teen superstar.
Following the success of Hannah Montana (2006), Cyrus made the move into other roles - including playing Ronnie Miller in The Last Song (2010) and Lola in LOL (2012) alongside Demi Moore.- Producer
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Aaron Norris was born in Gardena, California, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005), Ant-Man (2015) and Not Easily Broken (2009). He has been married to Rebecca since 15 September 1981. They have three children.- Actor
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Alan Paul was born on 23 November 1949 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Capote (2005), Manhattan Transfer: Soul Food to Go (1988) and Hey Arnold! (1996).- Alexis Ren is an American model, entrepreneur, actress, and internet celebrity. She is one of the most recognizable influencers in the world, and an advocate for mental health, self-love, and empowerment. She was Maxim's US and Mexico cover girl for August 2017, She was voted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Rookie of 2018, and has 13.1 million followers on Instagram. Alexis Ren was born on November 23, 1996, in Santa Monica, California. Alexis Ren is the founder of a management company in Japan, Meissa Inc. She's worked with Brands like DVF, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Express, Colourpop, and has starred in videos such as The Chainsmokers- Paris (2017), Love Advent by Love Magazine, Kygo Ft. Chelsea Cutler - Not Ok, Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire, and she was also a contestant on the ABC show Dancing with the Stars season 27, landing in 3rd place.
- Anatoliy Adoskin was born on 23 November 1927 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for The Brothers Karamazov (1969), Tri rasskaza Chekhova (1960) and House of Fools (2002). He was married to Olga Georgievna Tarasova. He died on 20 March 2019 in Moscow, Russia.
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Andreas Schmidt was born on 23 November 1963 in Heggen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Pigs Will Fly (2002), Plus-minus null (1998) and Fleisch ist mein Gemüse (2008). He was married to Jennifer. He died on 28 September 2017 in Berlin, Germany.- Music Artist
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Antonio Orozco was born on 23 November 1972 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is a music artist and actor, known for The Cover (2021), Diary of a Nymphomaniac (2008) and Tapas (2005).- Asher Blinkoff is an American actor and voice actor from Los Angeles, California known for voicing Dennis Loughran from the Hotel Transylvania franchise. He voiced Dennis in three feature length films and a short film. He also voiced in Jon Favreau's The Jungle Book as a young wolf. He is a son of Marion and animator Saul Blinkoff.
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Austin Majors was a scholar as well as an actor, skipping a grade, and getting high marks in all subjects. Majors graduated second in his high school class in 2013. He later studied at the University of Southern California in the School of Cinematic Arts, majoring in Film and Television Production, minoring in Music Industry. Majors was a brother of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. An avid outdoorsman, hes was a junior assistant Scoutmaster in Boy Scouts. He has earned scouting's highest rank, obtaining the honor of Eagle Scout at the age of fourteen. Majors liked helping others and lent his support to a variety of charitable causes including Kids with a Cause, the Ronald McDonald House, and the Jonathan Jaques Childrens Cancer Center. When not in front of the camera, he enjoyed making films of his own, backpacking, riding horses, attending concerts, traveling and playing sports. Majors received the Young Artists Award for Best Performance in a Television Series for his compelling work on NYPD Blue. His work on Treasure Planet earned him another nomination for Best Performance in a Voice Over Role.- David Naim was born on 23 November 1988 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He is an actor, known for Transparent (2014), Raymond (2017) and I Want to Dance (2016).
- Bess Flowers was born on 23 November 1898 in Sherman, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for We Faw Down (1928), The Shadow (1937) and Sinister Hands (1932). She was married to William S. Holman and Cullen Tate. She died on 28 July 1984 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Betty Everett was born on 23 November 1939 in Greenwood, Mississippi, USA. She died on 19 August 2001 in Beloit, Wisconsin, USA.- Actor
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Along with fellow actors Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi and Vincent Price, Boris Karloff is recognized as one of the true icons of horror cinema, and the actor most closely identified with the general public's perception of the "Monster" from the classic Mary Shelley novel "Frankenstein". William Henry Pratt was born on November 23, 1887, in Camberwell, London, England, UK, the son of Edward John Pratt Jr., the Deputy Commissioner of Customs Salt and Opium, Northern Division, Indian Salt Revenue Service, and his third wife, Eliza Sarah Millard.
He was educated at London University in anticipation that he would pursue a diplomatic career; however, he emigrated to Canada in 1909, joined a touring company based out of Ontario and adopted the stage name of "Boris Karloff." He toured back and forth across the U.S. for over 10 years in a variety of low budget theater shows and eventually ended up in Hollywood, reportedly with very little money to his name. Needing cash to support himself, Karloff secured occasional acting work in the fledgling silent film industry in such pictures as The Deadlier Sex (1920), Omar the Tentmaker (1922), Dynamite Dan (1924) and Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927), in addition to a handful of serials (the majority of which, sadly, have not survived). Karloff supplemented his meager film income by working as a truck driver in Los Angeles, which allowed him enough time off to continue to pursue acting roles.
His big break came in 1931 when he was cast as "the Monster" in the Universal production of Frankenstein (1931), directed by James Whale, one of the studio's few remaining auteur directors. The aura of mystery surrounding Karloff was highlighted in the opening credits, as he was listed as simply "?". The film was a commercial and critical success for Universal, and Karloff was instantly established as a hot property in Hollywood. He quickly appeared in several other sinister roles, including Scarface (1932) (filmed before Frankenstein (1931)), the black-humored The Old Dark House (1932), as the namesake Chinese villain of Sax Rohmer's Dr. Fu Manchu novels in The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932), as the undead Im-ho-tep in The Mummy (1932) and as the misguided Prof. Morlant in The Ghoul (1933). He thoroughly enjoyed his role as a religious fanatic in John Ford's The Lost Patrol (1934), although contemporary critics described it as a textbook example of overacting.
He donned the signature make-up, neck bolts and asphalt spreader's boots again to play the Frankenstein Monster twice, in the sensational Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and the less thrilling Son of Frankenstein (1939). Karloff, on loan to Fox, appeared in one of the best of the Warner Oland Charlie Chan films, Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936), before beginning his own short-lived Mr. Wong detective series. He was a wrongly condemned doctor in Devil's Island (1938), shaven-headed executioner "Mord the Merciless" in Tower of London (1939), another misguided scientist in The Ape (1940), a crazed scientist surrounded by monsters, vampires and werewolves in House of Frankenstein (1944), a murderous cabman in The Body Snatcher (1945) and a Greek general fighting vampirism in the Val Lewton thriller Isle of the Dead (1945).
While Karloff continued appearing in a plethora of films, many of them were not up to the standards of his previous efforts, including appearances in two of the hokey Bud Abbott and Lou Costello monster films (he had appeared with them in an earlier, superior film, Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff (1949), of which theater owners often added his name to the marquee), the low point of the Universal-International horror film cycle. During the 1950s he was a regular guest on many high-profile TV shows, including The Milton Berle Show (1948), Tales of Tomorrow (1951), The Veil (1958), The Donald O'Connor Show (1954), The Red Skelton Hour (1951) and The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956), to name a few, and he appeared in a mixed bag of films, including Sabaka (1954) and Voodoo Island (1957). On Broadway, he appeared as the murderous Brewster brother in the hit "Arsenic and Old Lace" (his role, or rather the absence of him in it, was amusingly parodied in the 1944 film version) and 10 years later he enjoyed a long run in "Peter Pan," perfectly cast as "Captain Hook."
His career experienced something of a revival in the 1960s thanks to hosting the TV anthology series Thriller (1960) and indie director Roger Corman, with Karloff contributing wonderful performances in The Raven (1963), The Terror (1963), the ultra-eerie Black Sabbath (1963) and the H.P. Lovecraft-inspired Die, Monster, Die! (1965). Karloff's last great film role was as Byron Orlok, an aging horror film star on the brink of retirement confronting a modern-day sniper in the Peter Bogdanovich film Targets (1968). In 1970, he played the blind sculptor Franz Badulescu in Cauldron of Blood (1968) which was produced, directed and written by Edward Mann, who had also come to the art of film from the stage and the theater. His TV career was capped off by achieving Christmas immortality as both the voices of the titular character and the narrator of Chuck Jones's perennial animated favorite, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966). Four low-budget Mexican-produced horror films starring an ailing Karloff were released in the two years after his death; however, they do no justice to this actor. In retrospect, he never took himself too seriously as an actor and had a tendency to downplay his acting accomplishments. Renowned as a refined, kind and warm-hearted gentleman with a sincere affection for children and their welfare, Karloff passed away on February 2, 1969 from emphysema. Respectful of his Indian roots and in true Hindu fashion, he was cremated at Guildford Crematorium, Godalming, Surrey, England, UK, where he is commemorated by a plaque in Plot 2 of the Garden of Remembrance.- Actor
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Boyd Kestner was born on 23 November 1964 in Virginia, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Hannibal (2001), G.I. Jane (1997) and The General's Daughter (1999).- Actor
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In 2007, Perry began his professional acting career at the age of 8 with small roles in the films Choose Connor, and Magnificent Max. The following year, he made his television debut with a guest-starring role on the CBS crime-drama Without a Trace. Over the next year, Perry continued to appear in small comedic roles in such films as The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, Opposite Day, and Old Dogs. In 2010, Perry landed a starring role on the Disney Channel family sitcom Good Luck Charlie. On the series, Perry plays the intelligent and scheming Gabe Duncan, the third of five siblings in the Duncan family alongside fellow Disney veterans Jason Dolley and Bridgit Mendler. In 2011, Perry landed a co-starring role in the Disney Channel original movie Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure opposite Ashley Tisdale. In the film, Perry played Roger Elliston III, a precocious young dog owner and Sharpay's rival, competing to get his dog a starring role on Broadway- Actor
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Brennan Brown was born on 23 November 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Focus (2015), State of Play (2009) and I Love You Phillip Morris (2009). He has been married to Jenna Stern since 3 January 1998. They have one child.- Writer
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Brian W. Foster is an American television and poetry writer, singer, and host. His first book, "Blackened White," released in 2012, is an Amazon best seller. He is the Creator, Executive Producer and Host of "Talks Machina", created in 2016, the talk show for Internet sensation Critical Role. He also created, produces, and hosts "Between the Sheets", a long form interview show centered on storytellers from various mediums. In 2019, Foster created "UnDeadwood", a western/fantasy/horror mini-series for Critical Role, one of the most popular series on the channel. He also works as a writer and producer for Bobby Boy Productions, the production company owned by rapper Logic.- Composer
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Bruce Hornsby was born on 23 November 1954 in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Backdraft (1991), Oldboy (2013) and World's Greatest Dad (2009). He has been married to Kathy Lynn Yankovich since 31 December 1983. They have two children.- Writer
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Bruce Vilanch was born on 23 November 1948 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008), The Ice Pirates (1984) and The 64th Annual Academy Awards (1992).- Director
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He was born In 1964 Istanbul. He was graduated from Marmara UnIversIty FIne Art- CInema Tv department. He worked for TRT Istanbul tv between 1985-1994. SInce 1994 he Yönetmen hundereds of TVC's such as Coca-Cola, TurkIsh AIrlInes, P&G.. FILMOGRAPHY AYLA - 2017 "THE OFFICIAL ENTRY FROM TURKEY FOR THE 90th ACADEMY AWARDS-BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM"- Carl Gabriel Yorke was born on 23 November 1952 in Burbank, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Cannibal Holocaust (1980), Apollo 13 (1995) and Idle Hands (1999).
- Carlos Menem Jr. died on 15 March 1995 in Ramallo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Chana Eden was born on 23 November 1932 in Szczebrzeszyn, Poland. She was an actress, known for Wind Across the Everglades (1958), The Rifleman (1958) and Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963). She was married to Roy Jordan. She died on 30 March 2019 in Rosh Pina, Israel.
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Chris Hardwick was born on 23 November 1971 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Talking Dead (2011), @midnight (2013) and The Wall (2016). He has been married to Lydia Hearst since 20 August 2016. They have one child.- Actor
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Christopher Michael Holley was born on 23 November 1971 in Minot, North Dakota, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Smokin' Aces (2006), 21 (2008) and Pride and Glory (2008).- Daniel Chavarria was a writer, known for Malavana (2001) and Le cercle (1998). He died on 6 April 2018 in Havana, Cuba.
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Danny Doherty was born and raised in Yonkers, New York, coming from an Italian-Irish background. From an early age he was surrounded by creative artists working in and around the business. He has a natural talent to mimic his favorite actors and amazing comedy timing, and has been described in reviews as as a natural born artist. His favorite pastime growing up was putting on theatrical and musical plays for family and friends. Danny started his path to Hollywood while a break dancer at age 11, and from there he became a DJ around the New York City area. At the age of 21 his father and mentor passed away and it drove him professionally and increased his determination to develop his talent. At the age of 27, he decided to become a professional actor, taking acting courses at Purchase College in New York. He then began to immerse himself in the New York City Theater scene where he landed several lead and supporting roles in plays. He can be seen on Blue Bloods on CBS , Difficult People on Hulu ,Gotham on FOX , Marvels The Defenders and Orange is the New Black on Netflix , along with many more up coming Television projects .He can also be seen in such feature films as Backfire ,The Descending and Bloodrunners along side ICE T he continues to be vigorously active in Theater as a company member in the prestigious HExTC Theater group in New York City .- Actor
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Born and raised in New York City, Danny Hoch (rhymes with rock) attended the High School of Performing Arts where he began his studies in theatre. After studying in London and then working with a high-octane theatre troupe (Creative Arts Team) in NYC's jails and high schools, Mr. Hoch began to develop his unique brand of solo performance or monologues, where he portrays a dozen or so characters of all ages and backgrounds in one piece, usually 90 minutes long. These solo shows eventually became cult classics which were taped for HBO (Some People, 1995) and as a feature film (Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop 1998). Five of these tour-de forces have been performed all over the U.S. and the world, as well as other plays written by Mr. Hoch. Mr. Hoch's theatre work has garnered him several awards for both writing as well as performance, including the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship, 2 OBIE's, a USA Ford Fellowship, a Creative Capital Award, the CalArts Alpert Award in Theatre, and several Sundance Institute Fellowships, where he developed his classic film Whiteboyz (1999), which was developed from a character in Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop (1998)_.
In 2000 He founded the Hip-Hop Theater Festival to promote and support Hip-Hop Generation arts and artists, which is still in existence today. Having worked with such lauded theatre artists as Nilaja Sun, Eisa Davis, Will Power, Liza Colon-Zayas and Marc Bamuthi Joseph, he has also worked in film and television alongside such talents as Keanu Reeves, James Caan, Edie Falco, Boaz Yakin, Joaquin Phoenix, Margaret Cho, Paul Giamatti, Liev Schreiber, Jason Statham and Eric Bana, and has had the opportunity to work for directors such as Curtis Hanson, Steven Spielberg, John Turturro, Spike Lee, Darnell Martin, James Gray, Marc Levin and Terrence Malick.
His writing has been published in the New York Times, Village Voice, The Nation, Harpers, American Theatre Magazine and several books, including an anthology of his work which is to be released in late 2013 by TCG.
In addition to mastering scores of accents both regional and international, he also speaks fluent Spanish, and has performed his solo shows in 5 Latin American countries- in different accents (Dominican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Mexican, Argentinian, Chilean and Castilian). It is reported that very few people know what his regular speaking voice actually sounds like.
A bit of trivia: At the High School of Performing Arts, Danny Hoch went to High School with Jennifer Aniston, Eagle Eye Cherry, Marlon Wayans, Adrien Brody, Reno Wilson, Seth Gilliam, Curtis McClaren, Dondre Whitfield, Alex Desert, Carl Payne, Kirk Acevedo and Rory Cochrane.
Last year he was seen on Broadway in a play by Woody Allen and Ethan Coen, alongside Steve Guttenberg, Marlo Thomas and Marc Linn-Baker.- Actor
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British actor David Rappaport earned more roles and respect than most guys his size (or any size for that matter) who attempted a professional acting career. Born with the genetic condition dwarfism (he was 3' 11"), he was often typecast in bizarre, sometimes silly and demeaning roles; but, like others before (Michael Dunn) and after (Peter Dinklage), he rose to the challenge and proved himself a talent to be reckoned with.
He was born David Stephen Rappaport on November 23, 1951, to a London Jewish family and showed musical prowess at an early age. He learned how to play both the drums and the accordion, which helped him out financially during the lean years. He studied psychology at the University of Bristol in 1969 and graduated with a degree while developing a side interest in theatre and performing in plays and revues. Following graduation, he married his college girlfriend, Jane, and had a son, Joe, the following year. He gave school teaching a try but left in 1977 to focus on his first love - acting.
Returning to England, he built up his reputation on TV and developed celebrity status. He acted in and wrote for the program "Beyond the Groove" and performed in a couple of children's series to boot. Film showcases for David came unexpectedly with the scene-stealing role of "Randall", the ringleader of a motley group of time-traveling thieves, in Time Bandits (1981), and in The Bride (1985) as "Rinaldo", a little person who befriends a giant. American audiences were given a good taste of David's charm, intelligence and razor-sharp wit with the popular but short-lived series, The Wizard (1986), as "Simon McKay", the inventor of odd and exciting toys who derived great pleasure out of being a good Samaritan. He followed this with the attention-getting role of slick attorney "Hamilton Skylar" in a few episodes of L.A. Law (1986).
Despite his successful professional career, David was beset by personal unhappiness and acute depression. He was booked to play the darkly comic role of Zibalian trader Kivas Fajo on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (episode "The Most Toys," subsequently played by gifted Canadian actor Saul Rubinek). However, on May 2, 1990, Rappaport's third suicide attempt was successful, as he shot himself in the chest with a .38 caliber revolver he had bought 15 days earlier. The 38-year-old actor was buried at the Waltham Abbey cemetery in England.- Actor
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David Wysocki was born on 23 November 1958 in Miami, Florida, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Gold Dust (2020), General Hospital (1963) and Days of Our Lives (1965). He has been married to Lisa Trusel since 1 November 1986. They have four children.- Producer
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Destin Daniel Cretton is an American filmmaker, writer and producer from Haiku, Hawaii. He is known for directing The Glass Castle, I Am Not a Hipster, Short Term 12, Just Mercy and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. He is the second Asian-American filmmaker to direct a Marvel film following Ang Lee's Hulk.- Actress
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Eclectic, spade-jawed, auburn-haired British classical stage actress Diana Quick, of Anglo-Indian descent, specialized in aristocratic ladies and played various members of royalty (queens, baronesses, etc.) throughout her career. Having worked with most of the prominent British theatre companies (RSC, Royal Court, National, Old Vic, etc.), her extensive resume has included "Troilus and Cressida," "The Threepenny Opera," "Billy," "Mother Teresa Is Dead," "Ghosts," "The Old Neighbourhood," "The Sea," "King Lear," "Hamlet," "The Changeling, "The Women Pirates," "A Map of the World, "Tamburlaine," "Plunder," Phaedra Brittanica," "Mother Christmas," "Electra," "ANNA," "The Big Meal," "You Never Can Tell" and the one-woman play Midnight Your Time. More recently she appeared in "The Model Apartment (2018).
Diana was born in London on November 23, 1946, the third of four children. Her parents were amateur theatre players. She took an interest in acting too while attending Dartford Grammar School for Girls in Kent and appeared in school plays ("Arms and the Man"). She became a member of an amateur dramatic society in and earned her first isolated film credit in an unbilled teen role with The Brothers Karamazov (1958). In 1964, Diana attended Oxford University where she dedicated herself to extensive training. She subsequently became the first female president of the Oxford University Dramatic Society.
The 70's began with a recurring role as Gloria in the TV comedy series The Best Things in Life (1969), and a small role in the elegant film Nicholas and Alexandra (1971). She continued on TV with guest appearances on such shows as "Six Days of Justice," "The Protectors," "Bedtime Stories," 'Kolchak: The Night Stalker" and "Private Afffairs." She returned to film in the latter half of the decade with support/featured roles in The Duellists (1977), The Big Sleep (1978), The Odd Job (1978), Ordeal by Innocence (1984), Nineteen Nineteen (1985), Max My Love (1986), Vroom (1990), Nostradamus (1994), The Leading Man (1996) and Vigo (1998).
Diana enjoyed her finest TV hour with her portrayal of Lady Julia Flyte in the critically-acclaimed mini-series Brideshead Revisited (1981), and received a BAFTA TV Award nomination for her efforts. She then continued with TV roles in The Woman in White (1982), as well as "The Phantom of the Opera" (as Madame Bianchi), and the TV series "Network 7," "Screenplay," "Minder," "The Justic Game" and "Alas Smith and Jones."
The millennium provided her a number of elegant character roles on the large and small screen, including the film comedy crimer Saving Grace (2000); the dramatic fantasy The Discovery of Heaven (2001); the historical romancer The Affair of the Necklace (2001); a co-star role in the romance drama AKA (2002); the heavier dramas Revengers Tragedy (2002), Mother's Milk (2011); Love/Loss (2010) and Side by Side (2013); and the historical dramedy The Death of Stalin (2017). She also has written and directed for TV.
Once briefly wed (1974-1978) to Scots-born actor Kenneth Cranham, whom she met at the National Youth Theatre, Diana once had a long-standing relationship (1971-2008) with actor Bill Nighy and, with him, had one child, actress/daughter Mary Nighy. Quick spent a number of years researching her paternal family's life in India, which was published in 2009 entitled A Tug on the Thread: From the British Raj to the British Stage.- Actress
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Dominique Dunne was born in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of Ellen Beatriz Griffin Dunne and Dominick Dunne, a producer, actor, and writer. Actor Griffin Dunne is her brother. After her parents' divorce, she moved first to New York, and then to Beverly Hills. Upon graduation from high school, Dominique went to the University of Colorado to study acting, leaving after one year to pursue her career. Three weeks after arriving in Hollywood, she landed her first gig. Other roles soon followed, notably her role as Dana Freeling, the eldest daughter in Poltergeist (1982), and Dominique was soon well known in the Hollywood social scene. Well-liked by all who knew her, Dominique seemed to be at the top of the world. Then, at a party, she met John Thomas Sweeney, the chef at popular LA nightspot "Ma Maison." The two began a relationship, which turned stormy. Sweeney was uncontrollable and abusive (so abusive that Dominique did not need makeup to play the role of an abuse victim on Hill Street Blues (1981)). Dominique ended the relationship on October 30, 1982. That same night, a distraught Sweeney raced to her house, where she and actor David Packer were rehearsing a scene from V (1983), dragged her outside, and strangled her, leaving her brain-dead. Five days later, she was removed from life support and died, cutting short a brilliant career and leaving behind scores of shocked and angry loved ones.- Actress
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Eileen Montelione is an actor, writer, and director from Chicago, Illinois. She's best known for her appearances as Mrs. Schmidt in "Teachers" on TV Land and Lacey in "Somebody," an original pilot by Alexia Verbeke. She a member of SAG-AFTRA and Actor's Equity, and is represented by Jennifer York & Trish Ryan at Danis, Panaro & Nist in Beverly Hills, CA.- Actress
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Missouri-born Ellen Drew was born Esther Loretta Ray in 1914, the daughter of an Irish-born barber. After her parents separated when she was 15 years old, she worked various jobs (accountant, salesgirl) to support her mother and younger brother. At one time she worked at Marshall Field's Department Store. She then went to Kansas City as an elevator operator at the Aladdin Hotel, earning $14 a week. After rejoining her family in Englewood, Illinois, she found yet another job at the Grant store. The manager liked her fresh-faced good looks and high-wattage smile and entered her in a beauty pageant sponsored by the Kiwanis, which she ended up winning. Encouraged to try her luck in tinseltown, she got a job at Brown's Confectionary on Hollywood Boulevard for $11.50 a week before she was discovered in somewhat typical Lana Turner fashion. While working at an ice cream parlor, customer William Demarest took notice of her and was instrumental in having her put under a $50 a week contract at Paramount Studios in 1936, aged 21.
Initially billed as Terry Ray, she was groomed in starlet bits for two years until finally given a role she could sink her teeth into in the Bing Crosby musical Sing, You Sinners (1938). Her hair was changed from brunette to auburn (sometimes blonde) and her moniker changed from Terry Ray to Ellen Drew, after briefly being known as Erin Drew. Brighter roles came her way with If I Were King (1938) (which clinched her celebrity), Women Without Names (1940) and Buck Benny Rides Again (1940), but she never quite managed to distinguish herself among the bevy of Hollywood beauties on display and so remained on the outer fringes for most her career. Despite fine roles in fine movies, notably the Preston Sturges classic, Christmas in July (1940), and the Dick Powell starrer, Johnny O'Clock (1947), her film career went into decline. In the 1950s she transferred her talents to television before retiring the following decade. Married four times, including to writer/producer Sy Bartlett, she was survived by her son and five grandchildren when she passed away in 2003, aged 89, in Palm Desert, California.- Actress
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Elmarie Wendel was born on 23 November 1928 in Cresco, Iowa, USA. She was an actress, known for 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996), The Lorax (2012) and Knight Rider (1982). She died on 21 July 2018.- Actress
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Emma Graves is a Louisiana actress known for her roles in Rent-A-Ryde (2018), Lowest Bidders (2017), Hush (2016), In The Hell of Dixie (2016), & Pitch Perfect (2012).
Emma was born in Snellville, Georgia and moved with her family to Louisiana when she was two years old. Theatre was her first true passion, as it nurtured her soul and saved her from everything going on around her. She dove into the world of film at 17 when her agent found and signed her. She studied film in depth under her coach and mentor, Debby Gaudet, and discovered the beauty that is film acting. By the time she graduated high school, Emma was voted "Most Talented" by her senior class, an honorary member of the National Thespian Society, and was classically trained to sing any genre of music.
She went on to gain a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre as well as degrees in Music & Psychology from Louisiana College where she also studied directly under her agent.- Actress
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Erika Buenfil is a Mexican actress, she is mainly known for her work in telenovelas, she starred twelve of them: Angélica (1985), El engaño (1986), Amor en silencio (1988), Vida robada (1991), Marisol (1996), Tres mujeres (1999), Así son ellas (2002), Corazones al límite (2004), Duelo de pasiones (2006), Amores verdaderos (2012), Vencer el pasado (2021) and Perdona nuestros pecados (2023). In films she acted in El sexo de los ricos (1981), Cementerio del terror (1985), Ladrones de tumbas (1989), El prófugo (1992), among others.- Actor
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Blue-eyed and well-built Italian actor in international cinema, Franco Nero, was a painting photographer when he was discovered as an actor by director John Huston. He has since appeared in more than 200 movies around the world, working with Europe's top directors, such as Luis Buñuel, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Claude Chabrol, Sergey Bondarchuk, Michael Cacoyannis, Elio Petri, Marco Bellocchio, Enzo G. Castellari, among many others.
Nero was born in Parma (Northern Italy), in the family of a strict police sergeant. His inclination for acting had already become obvious in his teenage years, when he began organizing and participating in student plays. After a short stint at a leading theater school, he moved to Rome, where he joined a small group of friends for the purpose of making documentaries. Still unsure of his ultimate vocation, he worked various jobs on the crew. He studied economics and trade in Milan University, and appeared in popular Italian photo-novels. This gave him a chance to gain a little role in Carlo Lizzani's La Celestina P... R... (1965).
A year later, the handsome face of Nero was noticed by Huston, who chose him for the role of "Abel" in The Bible in the Beginning... (1966) (aka La Bibbia). But success came after he got the role of the lonely gunfighter, dragging a coffin, in one of the best spaghetti-westerns; Sergio Corbucci's Django (1966). Nero then filmed a few other westerns of that style as Ferdinando Baldi's Texas, Adios (1966) and Lucio Fulci's Massacre Time (1966).
In 1967, Joshua Logan cast him in the film version of the musical Camelot (1967) (Warner Bros.), opposite Vanessa Redgrave, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe award. During filming of Camelot, he met actress Vanessa Redgrave, who become his long-time partner (they married decades later). He played with Catherine Deneuve in Luis Buñuel's Tristana (1970) and was directed by Sergey Bondarchuk in the war drama The Battle of Neretva (1969). Later, director Bondarchuk cast Nero for the role of famous American reporter "John Reed" in two-part "Krasnye kolokola II" (1982). In the late 60s and during the 70s, Nero played many different roles, but most of them connected with political and criminal genre, which criticized the Italian justice system.
In the early 80s, Nero was chosen for the role of the white ninja, "Cole", in Enter the Ninja (1981) and in 1990 as terrorist "Gen. Esperanza", opposite Bruce Willis, in Renny Harlin's Die Hard 2 (1990). He has also payed the roles of leading national heroes, such as "Garibaldi" (Italy), "Arpad" (Hungary), and "Banovic Strahinja" (Yugoslavia). In the USA, he has been in successful mini-series, such as "The Pirate" (Warner Bros), "The Last Days of Pompeii" (CBS), "Young Catherine" (TNT), "Bella Mafia" (CBS), "The Painted Lady", "Saint Augustine", and movies such as "The Legend of Valentino", "21 Hours to Munich", "Force 10 from Navarone", "Enter the Ninja", "The Versace Murder", and Letters to Juliet (2010).
He worked with the top European directors from Carlo Lizzani, Damiano Damiani, Luigi Zampa, Luis Buñuel, Elio Petri, Michael Cacoyannis, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Claude Chabrol, 'Vatroslav Mimica', Marco Bellocchio, etc. At the beginning of the 80s, he also began producing, writing and directing. Between films, he participates in various theatrical events.
Apart from his cinematographic work, Nero also works for charitable organizations. Over the last 45 years, he has been a benefactor of the Don Bosco orphanage in Tivoli. He has received many awards and, in 1992 for his artistic merits, a knighthood of the Italian Republic was bestowed on him by the President of Italy. In 2011, he was honored by Brunel University of London with the honorary degree of doctor of Letters honoris causa and, in Toronto, with a star on the Walk of Fame.- Actor
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Gaston Dalmau is an Argentinean performer. He is well known for his role as Ramiro "Rama" Ordóñez in Cris Morena television series "Casi Ángeles" , and as a member of the music pop band Teen Angels. He has participated in some of the most successful TV shows in Argentinean television and toured around Europe and Latinoamerica with the band during several years.- Actor
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George DelHoyo was born on 23 November 1953 in Canelones, Uruguay. He is an actor, known for Rango (2011), VR.5 (1995) and Tales from the Crypt (1989). He has been married to Deborah May since 27 August 1983. They have two children.- Actor
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George O'Hanlon was born on 23 November 1912 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Rocky (1976), So You Want a Television Set (1953) and So Your Wife Wants to Work (1956). He was married to Nancy Owens, Martha Stewart and Inez Yvonne Witt. He died on 11 February 1989 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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Gino Santercole was born on 23 November 1940 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor and composer, known for They Were Called Three Musketeers But They Were Four (1973), Ragazzi del Juke-Box (1959) and Marco Polo (1982). He was married to Melù Valente and Anna Moroni. He died on 8 June 2018 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Actress
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Gloria Lynne was born on 23 November 1929 in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Se7en (1995), U Turn (1997) and Psychic Killer (1975). She was married to Harry Alleyne. She died on 15 October 2013 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.- Guido Lauri is known for Albergo Luna, camera 34 (1946).
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With poofy, curly red hair, a top hat and a horn, the lovable mute was the favorite of the Marx Brothers. Though chasing women was a favorite routine of his in the movies, Harpo was a devoted father and husband. He adopted the mute routine in vaudeville and carried it over to the films. Harpo was an accomplished self-taught harpist whose musical numbers would many times bring tears to the eyes of the audience of an otherwise hilarious movie.- Actress
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Holly Shanahan was born on 23 November 1981 in New Zealand. She is an actress and talent agent, known for Second Hand Wedding (2008), Power Rangers Jungle Fury (2008) and Underbelly: Land of the Long Green Cloud (2011).- Warm, charming leading lady of 1940s films, Jacqueline White was under contract to both MGM (which wasted her in mostly unbilled bits) and then RKO, where she appeared in two classics--Crossfire (1947) and The Narrow Margin (1952). RKO used her as a second lead in A pictures and leading roles in Bs.
She retired in 1950 upon her marriage to Bruce Anderson and they relocated to Wyoming, where her husband started an oil business. When she returned to Los Angeles for the birth of her first child, she was spotted in the RKO commissary visiting friends by director Richard Fleischer and producer Stanley Rubin, who offered her a co-starring role in "The Narrow Margin". The film, widely acknowledged to be one of the classics of "film noir", sat on the RKO shelf for two years while studio boss Howard Hughes considered whether to extensively edit it or re-shoot it as an "A" with Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell. Eventually, selected scenes were reshot and added in December 1951, nearly a year after the film had originally wrapped--she was flown out from her home in Casper, Wyoming, for these added scenes--and the film was, thankfully, spared any more of Hughes' "improvements". It was released mostly intact due to director Fleischer's striking a deal with Hughes to release the picture without further changes in return for Fleischer's reshooting the end of His Kind of Woman (1951).
Long retired from the film industry, Jacqueline has recently begun appearing at film festivals and conventions. - Writer
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James Toback, screenwriter and the director of nine films, was born on November 23, 1944 in New York City to a successful garment manufacturer. A 1966 graduate of Harvard College, Toback later taught creative writing at City College of New York in the early 1970s. He suffered from a gambling compulsion that still plagues him, which was the subject of his autobiographical screenplay for the Karel Reisz film The Gambler (1974) that starred James Caan as a New York University literature professor who was a compulsive gambler. The film was a success and launched Toback's career in movies. He graduated to writer-director with his movie Fingers (1978), a gritty, urban melodrama influenced by Martin Scorsese's early New York pictures starring early Scorsese collaborator Harvey Keitel as a debt collector who has ambitions to be a concert pianist (the latter a determinedly non-Scorsese theme).
Fingers (1978) revealed Toback's obsession with former football great and blaxploitation movie star Jim Brown, one of the more potent mainstream avatars of African American pride and defiance to the culture at large in the late 1960s and early '70s. In a year 2000 appearance at the National Film Theatre in London to screen and discuss Black & White (1999), his film dealing with relations between "wiggas" (Caucasian black-wannabes) and African Americans (with a cast that included former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson playing himself, counseling another African American to commit murder), Toback admitted that he revered black culture as an antidote to the sterility of middle-class white existence. Toback said that he was bored with his life and his wife after graduating from Harvard, and he saw Jim Brown as a symbol of the freedom he wanted to achieve. His explanation and the portrayal of a homosexual character in the film (played by frequent Toback star Robert Downey Jr.) did not go over well with the members of color in the audience, but Toback was undaunted by their hostility and remained in good spirits.
Long before making the controversial Black & White (1999) and Harvard Man (2001) (both of which return to his theme of gambling), Toback spent two decades after Fingers (1978) on a career rollercoaster. Love & Money (1981) and Exposed (1983) were flops, though he did redeem his reputation later in the decade with the popular The Pick-up Artist (1987) (which starred Downey, Jr. and was produced by his friend and fellow-womanizer Warren Beatty) and his highly acclaimed documentary about the meaning of existence The Big Bang (1989). In 1992, Toback's talent as a screenwriter was recognized when he was nominated for an Academy Award for for Warren Beatty's star vehicle Bugsy (1991), a modest box office success which was directed by Barry Levinson.
After reaching those heights, Toback's career again swooped downward, and none of his projects reached the screen until the late 1990s, when he wrote and directed Two Girls and a Guy (1997), starring, once again, Robert Downey, Jr.. After experiencing a career renaissance at the turn of the millennium, Toback has written and directed only one more picture, the underwhelming When Will I Be Loved (2004). He also had an earlier screenplay adapted and filmed by French writer-director Jacques Audiard (The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005).- Actress
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Jan Rooney was born on 23 November 1938 in the USA. She is an actress, known for The Voices from Beyond (2012), Driving Me Crazy: Proof of Concept (2012) and Saddle Up with Dick Wrangler & Injun Joe (2009). She was previously married to Mickey Rooney and Lynn A. Aber.- Jeannie Bell was born on 23 November 1943 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She is an actress, known for Mean Streets (1973), TNT Jackson (1974) and Policewomen (1974). She was previously married to Gary Judis.
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Jerry Bock was born on 23 November 1928 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was a composer and writer, known for Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Election (1999) and Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009). He was married to Patricia Faggen. He died on 3 November 2010 in Mount Kisco, New York, USA.- Jerry verDorn was born on 23 November 1949 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. He was an actor, known for One Life to Live (1968), Guiding Light (1952) and One Life to Live (2013). He was married to Bethea Stewart. He died on 1 May 2022 in Sparta, New Jersey, USA.
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Joe Ahearne was born on 23 November 1963. He is a director and writer, known for B&B (2017), The Replacement (2017) and This Life (1996).- Writer
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Joe Eszterhas was born on 23 November 1944 in Csakanydoroszlo, Hungary. He is a writer and producer, known for Basic Instinct (1992), Showgirls (1995) and Sliver (1993). He has been married to Naomi Baka since 30 July 1994. They have four children. He was previously married to Geraldine Javer.- Actor
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He had one of Hollywood's most distinctive faces and a stentorian baritone voice to match. Character actor John Dehner, was born John Forkum in Staten Island, New York, the son of a globe-trotting artist. He attended school in France and Norway, in the process learning to speak four languages fluently. Back in the U.S., he graduated from high school in New York and proceeded to study for a diploma in art at the University of California. Any plans he might have had of following in his father's footsteps were derailed, however, when the acting bug suddenly took hold. In short order, the cash-strapped Dehner relocated to sunny California in search of a job. He worked for a while as a professional pianist and band leader but was then able to finagle a position as an assistant animator with Disney Studios for a salary of $18 a week. Dehner had a hand in several classic feature sequences, including Fantasia (1940) and Bambi (1942), as well as a few Donald Duck and Pluto cartoons. He returned to Disney in later years as a narrator and also played the part of Viceroy Don Esteban in an episode of the TV series Zorro (1957).
After leaving the Disney art department, Dehner did a stint as a public relations officer in the army during World War II and then returned to California as a radio announcer and news editor for stations KMBC and KFWB. In the course of many years, Dehner amassed a remarkable series of radio acting credits, most notably starring as Paladin in "Have Gun - Will Travel" and in similarly popular action programs like "Gunsmoke" and "Fort Laramie" (this, in spite of turning down several offers to play Marshall Matt Dillon on TV because he did not want to be typecast in westerns!). In films from the mid-40s, Dehner served a lengthy apprenticeship in assorted bit parts before graduating as one of Hollywood's most reliable villains, be they suave gamblers, crooked bankers, grifters or gunslingers. Just as often, his authoritarian demeanor proved perfect casting for stern fathers, military brass or cops. In The Left Handed Gun (1958), Dehner received second billing as Pat Garrett, co-starring opposite Paul Newman's Billy the Kid. On the small screen, he invariably made an impact as guest star in myriad classic TV shows, including Yancy Derringer (1958), Tales of Wells Fargo (1957), The Roaring 20's (1960), Maverick (1957), Bronco (1958), 77 Sunset Strip (1958), Rawhide (1959) and The Doris Day Show (1968) (a regular part during seasons four and five, as Doris's editor Cy Bennett). Dehner appeared in three episodes of The Twilight Zone (1959), reserving one of his best performances (displaying a wonderfully dry comic talent) as the titular huckster in late 1800s Arizona, in the episode "Mr. Garrity and the Graves" (1963).
One of Hollywood's most hard-working character actors, John Dehner died in Santa Barbara, California, on February 4 at the age of 76.- Actor
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John Henton was born on 23 November 1960 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Hughleys (1998), Living Single (1993) and One on One (2001).- Director
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Tall, dignified-looking Newland began in show business as a song-and-dance man with a vaudeville troupe ('The Vikings'), whose trade-mark was wearing gold capes. He acted in stock with the Stuart Walker Company, then found work on the New York stage in tandem with Milton Berle at the Roxy, Capitol and Loew's State Theatres. He also acted in radio and resumed touring nationally on the vaudeville circuit, as well as performing on the legitimate stage in such respected plays as "The Petrified Forest". After wartime service in the Army Air Corps, Newland embarked on a short film career under contract to Warner Brothers, which -- by his own account -- was an 'immediate failure'.
He instead turned his hand to directing early television and became best known for his paranormal anthology series One Step Beyond (1959), which he also hosted in his distinctively mellifluous voice and deadpan fashion. This was a good (though rather less well-known) contemporary of The Twilight Zone (1959). It was shot on the MGM lot with full access to the studio's wardrobe department and with a respectable budget of $30,000 to $50,000 per episode. In addition to high production values, the series consistently boasted good actors, including a young Warren Beatty, William Shatner and Suzanne Pleshette. An attempt to resurrect the franchise (The Next Step Beyond (1978)) nearly twenty years later with the same production team failed to re-ignite public interest.
Though he considered his work on 'One Step Beyond' as the highlight of his career, Newland continued to be in demand for many more years as a busy television director in a variety of other genres: from soap opera (Peyton Place (1964)), to espionage (The Man Who Never Was (1966)); from westerns (Daniel Boone (1964)) to cop shows (Police Woman (1974)). Until the mid-70's, his sonorous voice also continued to resound on radio's CBS Mystery Theater.- Actor
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Jonathan Sadowski was born on 23 November 1979 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Chernobyl Diaries (2012), She's the Man (2006) and Friday the 13th (2009).- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Jonathan Wright was born on 23 November 1970 in Liverpool, England, UK. He is an assistant director and director, known for Awakening the Zodiac (2017), Exit Wounds (2001) and 16 Blocks (2006).- Director
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Jovanka Vuckovic is an award winning writer and filmmaker. She got her start in broadcasting as a visual effects artist, winning a Gemini Award (Canadian Emmy) for Best Visual Effects, then went on to edit the horror publication Rue Morgue Magazine for six and a half years. Her presence at the helm opened up the doors for more women to become involved in the horror genre and she has been twice-named one of the most influential women in horror, alongside Kathryn Bigelow, Debra Hill, and Mary Shelley.
Vuckovic now writes and directs her own films. The first of which, the award-winning short The Captured Bird, was executive produced by genre film legend Guillermo del Toro. She has been an outspoken voice for gender equality in film and in 2016 she executive produced and directed a segment for XX, the first ever all-female horror anthology from XYZ Films/Magnet Releasing, which had its world premiere at Sundance in 2017. She is a proud member of The Directors Guild of America as well as The Directors Guild of Canada. She is also the author of Zombies! An Illustrated History of the Undead, from St. Martin's Press (with an introduction by zombie godfather, George Romero).- Actor
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Kayvan Novak was born on 23 November 1978 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Four Lions (2010), Fonejacker (2007) and Facejacker (2010).- Actress
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From the age of 13,she attended the Italia Conte stage school where she studied dance, drama, and singing for three years. At 16, she began her modeling career gracing the covers of numerous magazines including GQ, FHM, Maxim, Sky, Cosmopolitan, Hello, Tatler, The Face, and Company, becoming one of the most recognisable in Britain, It wasn't long before Madison Avenue started calling, and in 1995, she got her first advertising campaign for Lee Jeans. Since then, she's been featured in campaigns for Renault Megane Walkers and Piz Buin. In 1998, she launched the biggest bra campaign ever for Triumph's Flaunt range and was featured on billboards nation wide, Her UK television credits are extensive and include co-hosting Britain's most popular morning programme magazine Channel 4's The Big Breakfast and MTV's live two-hour show Select. She also hosted VPL, a magazine lifestyle programme for Granada Television, the final concert at Wembley Stadium for Sky Premiers Oasis Live at Wembley. Her US credits include a four-episode arc on the WB's Smallville portraying Lex Luthor's girlfriend. She made her feature film debut in the thriller Ripper, released in October 2001, and also starred in the play "Eye Contact" at the Riverside Studios in Lonon. In her first stage role, her character Anya explores the world of adult dance clubs from an honest and funny point of view,- Actor
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Kurupt was born Ricardo Brown in Philadelphia, Pa. He moved to Long Beach, California, where he met and befriended such rappers as Snoop Dogg and Daz Dillinger. He worked as a rapper on "Death Row Records" (Label run by Suge Knight), releasing one album with Daz Dillinger titled "Tha Dogg Pound" (selling 4 million copies to date) and appeared on such West Coast classics as "All Eyes On Me", "Doggystyle" and "The Chronic" (all released on "Death Row Records"). He later went to a new label, based out of his hometown of Philly, titled "Antra Entertainment". He released 3 albums on this label, all outselling each other as they were released. While running into financial difficulties, and trying to support his family, he went back to "Death Row Records" (now "Tha Row"), where he sits as the Executive Vice Pres. of the company and makes movies in his spare time. He was once engaged to Foxy Brown and Natina Reed, member of Blaque), before she gave birth to their son named Trey (b. 2002) and he lives with his fiancée, Gail Gotti, who is a female artist.- Stunts
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Lateef Crowder was born on 23 November 1977 in San Jose, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Tekken (2010), Wonder Woman (2017) and Furious 7 (2015). He was previously married to Andressa Vallotti.- Actress
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A native Californian, Lesley is perhaps best known for her role as Veronica Hastings on the hit television series Pretty Little Liars (2010). Lesley is also known for her recurring roles on Southland (2009), 24 (2001), CSI: Miami (2002), and Justice (2006). A lover of the stage, she is very active in L.A. theatre and has also enjoyed working at numerous regional theaters.- Actress
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Lia was born in Wahiawa, Hawaii. She is part of a military family and has lived all over the United States including Florida and California. She has four younger sisters and a younger brother. Now that she is permanently located in Southern California she is excited to continue pursuing her acting dream.- Actress
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The funny, talented, and beautiful Lisa Kushell is best-known for her role(s) in the third season of the FOX sketch-comedy show Mad TV (1995). Lisa has also appeared in films such as Billboard Dad (1998), "National Lampoon's Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women (1994) and Legally Blonde (2001). She can also be seen on Oxygen's Pajama Party (2000), the animated sitcom Mission Hill (1999), The X-Files (1993), the puppet prank-phone-call show, and Crank Yankers (2002). She is a host in the TBS Superstation's Dinner & a Movie (1996).
Lisa, who was born November 23, 1971, is also a regular writer/performer at the ACME Comedy Theater in Los Angeles, and has appeared on former Beat the Geeks (2001) host J. Keith van Straaten's show.- Actor
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Lucas Grabeel was born on 23 November 1984 in Springfield, Missouri, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008), High School Musical (2006) and High School Musical 2 (2007).- Composer
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Ludovico Einaudi was born on 23 November 1955 in Turin, Italy. He is a composer and actor, known for Nomadland (2020), The Father (2020) and This Is England (2006).- Music Department
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Manuel de Falla was born on 23 November 1876 in Cadiz, Spain. He was a writer and composer, known for Oldboy (2013), Bewitched Love (1967) and El retablo de Maese Pedro (1927). He died on 14 November 1946 in Alta Gracia, Argentina.- Manuel Fraga was born on 23 November 1922 in Vilalba, Lugo, Galicia, Spain. He was married to Carmen Estevez. He died on 15 January 2012 in Madrid, Spain.
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She graduated in 1957 after which she went to work to the National Theatre. Her first role was Solveig in Peer Gynt. She was a student in the College when Zoltan Fabri gave her the main character cast in the film: Korhinta (1955). She is a well-balanced (sense and sensibility) actress, who can act so many characters. She awarded with Kossuth award and 'Kivalo muvesz'.- Actor
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Matthew Rimmer was born on 23 November 1970 in Big Spring, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for NCIS: New Orleans (2014), Burn Notice (2007) and The Change-Up (2011). He has been married to Hanh Pham since 6 December 2014. He was previously married to Nana Visitor.- Born in Chateauroux, France, Matthieu Charneau moved to Paris after high school where he applied and was accepted into the prestigious Cours Florent, a legendary French acting school.
Soon thereafter a string of successful short-films followed, most notably Coup de Grace, directed by Justin Wu, which was selected at the International Film Festival of San Jose.
This visibility offered Matthieu to collaborate with renowned artists such as Frank Ocean, Pierre and Gilles, Ricardo Gomes, Laurent Humbert... being featured in numerous editorials for publications such as V Magazine, Out Magazine, i-D, Citizen K, Yearbook, Les Inrockuptibles and quickly gained notoriety.
After his acting school graduation, in 2015, Charneau joins Lee Jones, Stephen Moyer and Katey Sagal in Kurt Sutter's new FX Series The Bastard Executioner and in 2016, he plays in Les Nouvelles Folies Francaises, directed by Thomas Blanchard.
Portuguese Director, Carlos Conceicao's Bad Bunny, featuring Matthieu Charneau in a leading role, premiered at the 70th Cannes Films Festival in May 2017 and was selected at the 40th Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2018, and the 48th edition of New Directors/New Films at the Film Society of Lincoln Center and The MoMA in New York.
In 2017, Matthieu worked with British-Nigerian director Joseph a. Adesunloye on his second feature film Faces; a follow up to his much acclaimed White Colour Black. Faces is a multi-narrative feature film set in London. The film which features international stars Terry Pheto & Shingai Shoniwa sees Matthieu playing the leading role of Gaspard and won the Best LGBTQ Feature Film Award at the International Durban Film Festival in 2018.
Continuing on his thriving journey in films de genre, Matthieu has reunited this year with Portuguese Director Carlos Conceicao on his new feature film - Um Fio De Baba Escarlate / Name Above Title - set in Portugal and centered around the exploits of an infamous serial killer, played by Charneau himself.
During the last couple years, Matthieu has been experimenting his passion for film-making while shooting and directing short films on cellphones, using the raw aspect to tell stories set between fiction and nonfiction. His first music video, featuring American singer artist Vylet will be airing at the end of 2019. - Actor
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A versatile Anglo-American actor Maxwell Caulfield has amassed multiple stage and movie credits since arriving in New York in 1978. This year marks the 40th anniversary of "Grease 2" in which he made his film debut. Another feature that attained genuine cult status following its' release in 1995 is "Empire Records" and has spawned the annual celebration of 'Rex Manning Day' every April 8th. Also of note "The Boys Next Door" and the "The Real Blonde" stand out for their originality and strong auteur influence (Penelope Spheeris and Tom Di Cillo respectively). On ABC television the series regular role with which he is most associated is 'Miles' the ne'er-do-well son of Charlton Heston in "Dynasty" spin off "The Colbys" along with countless guest appearances on top rated shows interspersed with movies of the week and mini-series work. In the noughties his returned to his native England to fulfill lengthy contracts on long running British tv series "Casualty" for the BBC and "Emmerdale" on ITV. Maxwell's extensive stage work has afforded him the widest variety of roles from 'Billy Flynn' in "Chicago" to 'John Merrick' in "The Elephant Man" - the Tony winning production on which he met his illustrious wife of great longstanding Juliet Mills. He has undertaken multiple tours of the UK and the US in comedies, dramas and musicals and continues to enjoy the ride that has taken him from aspiring teen idol to full blown character actor.- Tony Award-winning English actor Michael Gough, best known for playing the butler Alfred Pennyworth in the first four Batman (1989, 1992, 1995 & 1997) movies and for playing the arch-criminal Dr. Clement Armstrong in The Avengers (1961) episode "The Cybernauts", was an accomplished performer on both stage and screen. He was nominated twice for Tony Awards, in 1979 for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Alan Ayckbourn's "Bedroom Farce" and in 1988 in the same category for Hugh Whitemore's "Breaking the Code", winning in 1979. Though he never achieved on the small screen and silver screen what he did in the theater, Gough's career in television and movies spanned sixty-plus years over eight decades. Michael Gough died at age 94 on March 17, 2011 at his home near Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
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Michael Wayne was the eldest son of John Wayne and his first wife, Josephine Alicia Saenz, the daughter from a socially prominent Latina family living in Los Angeles. He graduated from Loyola University of California in 1956 and served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. His interest in film production began when he served as a production assistant during the filming of the John Ford 1951 classic The Quiet Man (1952), which starred his father. Michael Wayne joined his father's film production, Batjac, during the filming of The Alamo (1960) and became the line producer for McLintock! (1963). He subsequently produced many star vehicles for his father, including Brannigan (1975), The Green Berets (1968), Big Jake (1971) and The Train Robbers (1973).
Following his father's death from cancer in 1979, Michael Wayne served as the head of Wayne Enterprises, which owns many of his father's films. Other business interests included movie distribution, merchandising his father's image, real estate and other investments. He also served as the chairman of the board of the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center.- Actress
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Michelle Gomez is a Scottish actress. She gained recognition for her roles in the comedy series The Book Group (2002-2003), Green Wing (2004-2007), and Bad Education (2012-2013). She went on to appear as Missy in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who (2014-2017), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress.- Actress
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Born Nadia Kujnir-Herescu in Bucharest, Romania, on November 23, 1923, to a Russian father and a Bessarabian mother, the future actress Nadia Gray was raised there. She met first husband Constantin Cantacuzino (1905-1958), a Romanian aviator and noted WWII fighter ace, while she was a passenger on one of his commercial air flights. The couple fled the country during the Communist takeover of Romania in the late 1940s and emigrated to Paris. There Nadia enjoyed a vast international career as a Cosmopolitan lead and second lead on stage and in films. The couple eventually settled in Spain.
She made her film debut in a leading role as a young waitress who yearns to be a star in the French-Austrian co-production of L'inconnu d'un soir (1949) and went on to essay a number of more mature, sophisticated, glamorous patricians in European films, often a continental jet setter or bourgeoisie type. Earlier roles that led to European stardom included her countess in Monseigneur (1949), the woman in love with a thief in The Spider and the Fly (1949), and the role of Cristina Versini in the Italian technicolor biopic of the composer Puccini (1953). Her roster of continental male co-stars went on to include such legendary stalwarts as Marcello Mastroianni, 'Vittorio de Sica', Rossano Brazzi, Errol Flynn, Maurice Ronet and Gabriele Ferzetti. Among her scattered appearances in English-speaking productions were a mixture of adventures, dramas, comedies and horrors including Valley of the Eagles (1951) with John McCallum and Jack Warner, Night Without Stars (1951) opposite David Farrar, The Captain's Table (1959) starring John Gregson and Donald Sinden, I Like Money (1961) starring Peter Sellers, Maniac (1963) co-starring Kerwin Mathews, The Naked Runner (1967) starring Frank Sinatra and a supporting role in the classic Albert Finney/Audrey Hepburn romance Two for the Road (1967). Nadia is most famous, however, for her cameo role toward the end of Federico Fellini's masterpiece La Dolce Vita (1960) as a bored and wealthy socialite who celebrates her divorce by performing a memorable mink-coated striptease during a jaded party sequence in her home.
Following the death of her first husband in Spain in 1958 (he was only 52), Nadia continued to film and settled permanently in America in the late 60s after meeting and marrying second husband Herbert Silverman, a New York lawyer. She retired from films completely in 1976 and began headlining as a singing cabaret star. The trend-setting Russian-Romanian beauty died of a stroke in Manhattan on June 13, 1994 at age 70 and was survived by her second husband and two stepchildren.- Naga Chaitanya Akkineni is one of the most popular actors in the Telugu film industry.
Chaitanya was brought up in Chennai. He studied at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Chennai, and AMM School, Chennai, and graduated from St. Mary's College, Hyderabad.
He told Nagarjuna Akkineni, his father, about his passion for acting during his second year in college.
Chaitanya made his acting debut with Josh (2009), and his breakthrough came with Ye Maaya Chesave (2010). In his initial years, he appeared in successful films, including 100% Love (2011), Tadakha (2013), and Manam (2014), along with several other films.
Chaitanya starred in the romantic comedy Oka Laila Kosam (2014), which was highly appreciated and well-received by the audience and critics. He also ventured into action-drama thrillers like Dohchay (2015), which Sudheer Varma directed. He was cast in another bilingual romantic movie Saahasam Swaasaga Saagipo (2016) in 2016.
Chaitanya is known for his notable work in films such as Autonagar Surya (2014), and Premam (2016). In 2017, he had two releases, Rarandoi Veduka Chudham (2017) and Yuddham Sharanam (2017).
In 2018, he played the role of his grandfather, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, in the biopic Mahanati (2018), which was a massive hit. In the same year, he appeared in Sailaja Reddy Alludu (2018), which proved to be a great festive release. After a couple of months, he performed the role of an ambidextrous man in the thriller Savyasachi (2018) which Chandoo Mondeti directed.
Akkineni's Majili (2019) became the highest-grossing film in Chaitanya's career. Majili was the fourth movie he starred in with his then-wife Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and this movie also made the record of being the highest-grossing movie in his career with Rs. 740 million in 2020.
His other movies, Venky Mama (2019) and Love Story (2021) did well at the box office. In Venky Mam, he starred along with Venkatesh, his maternal uncle.
Chaitanya made his Hindi film debut in 2022 with Laal Singh Chaddha (2022) and appeared in a bilingual film, Custody (2023), which marks his Tamil debut.
Bangarraju (2022) is the sequel to the super hit movie Soggade Chinni Nayana (2016), the second collaboration of Nagarjuna Akkineni and Chaitanya after the Telugu classic movie Manam (2014).
Chaitanya won the Filmfare Award South and CineMAA Awards for Best Male Debut in 2009 for the film Josh (2009).
He has won several film awards, including Filmfare Awards for Best Male Debut - South, Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor, and SIIMA Award for Best Actor (Critics) for the movie Manam. His list of other awards feature - the South Scope Cinema Awards as Rising Star of the South for the movie Ye Maaya Chesave (2010), TSR - TV9 National Film Awards as Special Appreciation Award, 15th Santosham Film Awards as Best Actor for Premam, TSR - TV9 National Film Awards as Special Jury Award for the movie Sailaja Reddy Alludu (2018). - Actress
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Nana Bryant was born on 23 November 1888 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for Harvey (1950), Brewster's Millions (1945) and Theodora Goes Wild (1936). She was married to F Clifford Earl Thompson and Phineas Gourley McLean (Ted MacLean). She died on 24 December 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Nicolás Maduro Moros is a Venezuelan politician and president of Venezuela since 2013, with his presidency under dispute since 2019.Maduro was born on 23 November 1962 in Caracas, Venezuela, into a working-class family. His father, Nicolás Maduro García, who was a prominent trade union leader, died in a motor vehicle accident on 22 April 1989. His mother, Teresa DE Jesús Moros, was born in Cúcuta, a Colombian border town at the boundary with Venezuela. He was born into a leftist family and "militant dreamer of the Movimiento Electoral Del Pueblo (MEP)". Maduro was raised in Calle 14, a street in Los Jardines, El Valle, a working-class neighborhood on the western outskirts of Caracas. The only male of four siblings, he had "three sisters, María Teresa, Josefina, and Anita".
- The eldest of three children, Nikki was born and raised in San Diego, California. She started singing and dancing at the age of 5 and by the time she was 10, made her professional stage debut playing a Little Who in Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. She went on to play several other roles in different musicals until she landed her biggest one, the title role in the Page-To-Stage workshop production of Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's new musical The Nightingale at the La Jolla Playhouse. The role opened up new doors for Nikki, leading her to New York to sign with an NY agent and then auditioning for several Broadway Musicals reaching final callbacks for Lavender in Matilda the Musical in 2013. But after growing too tall for kid roles but not old enough for older roles in Broadway, she then shifted her focus on Hollywood. In 2014, she booked her first feature film playing a cop's daughter in Driving While Black (2015). In late 2015, she booked her first TV show guest starring in season 2 of Disney's K.C. Undercover (2015) playing the recurring role of Akina. . In 2016, she booked another guest starring role in season 3 of TNT's The Last Ship (2014) playing Malaya and a large co-starring role in season 3 of CBS' Scorpion (2014) as Patty Logan. In early 2017, she reached another milestone by booking her first voiceover roles on an animated pilot/short and a new animated series on a leading animation network. Later the same year, she got promoted to recurring cast in season 4 of CBS' Scorpion (2014) reprising her role as Patty Logan.
When not on a theatre stage or in front of a camera, Nikki enjoys performing and is actually an alumna of the Hollywood Launch Academy, a triple threat talent training program geared toward launching the next generation of triple threat performers in L.A. She has performed in various venues in Hollywood/LA and San Diego, and is a regular performer for the Tunes For Tots of Southern California to benefit various charitable organizations. Her passion for giving back to the community has also led her to perform at various charity events/concerts that benefit the youth community in particular such as Music4Education by Pencils For Promises, Heart of a Child by Resounding Joy, and Songs For Shelter by SD Youth Services and Toussaint Academy.
Nikki is mostly preoccupied with life after high school but in her spare time, she enjoys singing, dancing, doing musical theatre, spending time with her brother and sister, and watching her favorite TV shows Sherlock, Dr. Who, Supernatural, Once Upon A Time to name a few. But when needing an alone time, she finds solace in knitting, crocheting, sewing, and doing pretty much any arts & crafts. Ask her why and she'll tell you she's a Grandma at heart! - Oded Fehr was born on 23 November 1970 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is an actor, known for The Mummy Returns (2001), The Mummy (1999) and Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999). He has been married to Rhonda Tollefson since 22 December 2000. They have three children.
- Oscar Alem was born on 23 November 1941 in Olavarría, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He died on 26 November 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Page Kennedy is a multi-talented Shakespearean trained actor and rapper whose presence in Hollywood is breaking ground with his authentic self-expression tackling grief, trauma, and the human experience, through music. This summer, Page will be seen in the highly anticipated Warner Bros. sequel, "The Meg 2: The Trench" expanding his role of 'DJ' in theaters August 4, 2023. Evolving from "The Meg," 'DJ' has learned how to fight and take action, allowing him a front row seat in catching the elusive prehistoric creature. Parallel to that, he will be releasing his newest album of original music titled "A Book of Pages" (August 4, 2023), where fans can get an expanded look inside his life. The remix for his single "Chomp" off the album is featured in the credits for "The Meg 2: The Trench."
The thespian's career has been steadily on the rise since booking his first ever audition for the CBS comedy "The Kennedys" in 2001 after sneaking on to the studio lot as a mail courier. Since then, he has been seen in some of the biggest television and film productions. Most notably, he's remembered for his roles on HBO's "Six Feet Under" as the catalyst for 'Nate's (Peter Krause) acknowledgement of the afterlife, Showtime's "Weeds" as 'U-Turn' a drug dealer out to get 'Nancy' (Mary-Louise Parker), cult favorite "Blue Mountain State," the NAACP nominated Netflix comedy "The Upshaws" with Mike Epps and Wanda Sykes, and most recently as the ruthless pimp 'Percy' on FX's award winning series "Snowfall." His film credits include Columbia Pictures' "S.W.A.T." with Samuel L. Jackson, Lionsgate feature "In the Mix" with Usher, and "The Meg" (2018).
Growing up in Detroit, Michigan, Page began exploring his musical talents as early as seven years old, influenced by the sounds of Kurtis Blow, The Fat Boys, and Run-DMC. At 10 years old, Page began to record his own music sharing it with family and friends. It wasn't until 2017 when Page reached a point in his professional life where he was able to fully give himself to his first love and passion of rap music on a grand scale. Thanks in part to the continued expansion of self-publishing platforms for independent artists, he began to release one album and one mixtape per year. Listeners are invited inside a raw and unfiltered look at Page's life and point of view, offering a perspective on social consciousness and humanity, with music being his true therapy.
Heavily influenced by Michael Jackson, in both song and stage, Page began studying theater in high school, moving on to Western Michigan University. An outstanding performance at WMU for a graduate school showcase led to a bidding war among 17 graduate theater programs, and he chose the University of Delaware, which gave him an opportunity to concentrate on Shakespeare. Considering himself a lyricist, he was able to blend his passion for the various forms of art and expression professionally when moving to Los Angeles after intensive training in Delaware.
Just like Michael Jackson was to Page, he hopes that his journey in Hollywood inspires the next generation of artists. Page Kennedy is a proud father of four, residing in Los Angeles.- Actor
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Paul Richards was born on 23 November 1924 in Hollywood, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), Monkey on My Back (1957) and The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967). He was married to Monica Keating. He died on 10 December 1974 in Culver City, California, USA.- Actress
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American leading woman of films and television in the 1950s, whose career was hampered by injuries. Raised in San Francisco, Paula Raymond studied music, dance, and opera as a child. She made her film debut as a child by chance in Keep Smiling (1938) during a visit to Los Angeles. She remained to attend Hollywood High School and to appear in local theater productions. She returned to San Francisco for studies at San Francisco Junior College and, while there, entered into a brief marriage. Divorced, she came back to Hollywood and modeled. Although contracted to Paramount in 1947, she was released without working there and signed instead with Columbia. She made numerous television appearances and low-budget features before MGM signed her and began placing her in more important projects, starting with Adam's Rib (1949). Despite good notices and some successful films, she was eventually released from her contract. She made several unimportant pictures as a freelancer, then left the industry in 1955. She worked a number of non-film related jobs under a variation of her married name, then returned to acting in 1958. She had a long string of success in television, including State Trooper (1956), Mike Hammer (1958), Yancy Derringer (1958), Peter Gunn (1958), and others. This string of successes was shattered in a 1962 car crash. She was very nearly killed and had severe facial damage, requiring massive plastic surgery. Her beauty miraculously recovered, she managed to return to acting within a year and appeared occasionally into the 1970s. A series of subsequent falls injured her repeatedly, and she moved into business interests, though remaining an actor at heart.- Producer
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Peter Douglas was born on 23 November 1955. He is a producer and actor, known for The Final Countdown (1980), Fletch (1985) and Whip It (2009). He has been married to Lisa Marie Schoeder since 15 June 1991. They have four children.- Director
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Peter Lindbergh was born on 23 November 1944 in Leszno, Wielkopolskie, Poland. He was a director and actor, known for Everywhere at Once (2008), The Heist (2015) and Die Toten Hosen: Unsterblich (1999). He was married to Petra Sedlaczek and Astrid Lindbergh. He died on 3 September 2019 in Paris, France.- Peter Maloney was born on 23 November 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for The Thing (1982), Private Parts (1997) and Requiem for a Dream (2000). He has been married to Kristin Griffith since 1981. They have two children.
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Pierre Étaix was born on 23 November 1928 in Roanne, Loire, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Le Grand Amour (1969), As Long as You've Got Your Health (1966) and Yoyo (1965). He was married to Odile Crepin, Annie Fratellini and Denise bernard. He died on 14 October 2016 in Paris, France.- Ricky was born in Oldham, Lancashire. His father was in the Royal Air Force which meant travelling the world to different bases. Ricky was scouted to play as a professional footballer for Arsenal and Celtic football clubs but this was thwarted by injury and instead he went to Southampton University to read Law. Whilst there he began modeling and became the Face of Reebok for 2000. He then moved into acting, with his first lead role in the football drama 'Dream Team'. In 2007 he left to play in another British soap, as P.C. Calvin Valentine in the award winning soap 'Hollyoaks'. In 2010, Ricky took his talents to Los Angeles immediately booking a lead in Sony romantic comedy Austenland before gaining several TV roles in mistresses, NCIS,single ladies amongst others. His versatility and nuance depicted as Lincoln in sci fi Netflix drama The100 before his breakout role and critically acclaimed portrayal as shadow Moon in the award winning American Gods ,streamed worldwide on Amazon
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Born in Fort Pierce, Florida, Ricou Browning grew up in nearby Jensen Beach and went on to study physical education at Florida State university. He got a career start diving and springboard diving in local water shows. By the time he was in his early 20s, he was producing underwater shows at Weeki Wachee Springs and topside water shows at Rainbow Springs and other locations. After playing the Gill Men in the underwater scenes of Universal's Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) and its sequels (Revenge of the Creature (1955) and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)), he got into the swim of film and TV production as a result of an encounter with producer Ivan Tors; Browning ended up president of Tors' Florida studios (he was involved on Tors' Sea Hunt (1958), The Aquanauts (1960) and Flipper (1963) movies and TV series, etc.) He has also worked as a second unit director (above and below water), producer, writer, stunt man and stunt coordinator.