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Steve Harwell was born on January 9, 1967 in Santa Clara, California, USA as Steven Scott Harwell. In 1994 Steve Harwell formed a rock band callled Smash Mouth and they released their first album Fush Yu Mang with the song "Walkin' on the Sun" which became a big hit along with the remake song "Why Can't We Be Friends?" by the group "War". Later on he released an album in 1999 called Astro Lounge with their song "All Star" and "Then the Morning Comes" which became a hit on the Billboards chart. In 2001 Steve Harwell appeared in the 2001 American Comedy film "Rat Race" as a cameo guest. Later that year, an album called "Smash Mouth" was released with the remake song "I'm a Believer" by the Monkees but was delayed due to the death of Steve Harwell's son Presley Scott Harwell who died that year. He also released the song "Getting Better" for "The Cat in the Hat" 2003 film. He also released the credit song I wanna be like you" for the 2003 Disney movie "The Jungle Book 2". He also composed 2 songs "Beside Myself" and "Everything Just Crazy" for the 2013 South Korean cartoon film "Pororo, the Racing Adventure". In 2016 during his live concert tour on Stage, Steve Harwell collapsed on stage and was rushed to the hospital. He later recovered and continues his rock music tours up until 2023. One of his last concerts on stage was at the Orem Utah Scera Shell concert on May 27, 2023. On September 4, he died in Bosie Idaho from liver failure.- Actor
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A.J. McLean was born on 9 January 1978 in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001), Hi Honey, I'm Home (1991) and This Is the End (2013). He has been married to Rochelle Karidis since 17 December 2011. They have two children.- Producer
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Al Jean was born on 9 January 1961 in Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for The Simpsons (1989), The Simpsons Movie (2007) and It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986). He has been married to Stephanie Gillis since 2002.- Actress
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Amanda Tenfjord was born in Ioánnina, Greece. She is known for Amanda Tenfjord: Man of Iron (2017), Amanda Tenfjord, Evangelia: AMAN (Lyric video) (2022) and Amanda Tenfjord: Die Together (2022).- Anais Marie Lee and her identical twin sister, Mirabelle Lee, were born on January 9, 2007.
Anais began her career at three years old as a print model appearing in numerous advertisements for major retailers and walking the runway in New York Fashion Week for Vogue Bambini, Rookie USA and other fashion brands. Anais and Mirabelle got their start in film and television when they shared the role of "Janie" in the crime thriller feature film "Blood Ties" directed by Guillaume Canet. Since then, Anais continues to film television, film and commercial roles and is best known for her role as Jessi Ramsey in the Netflix series, "The Babysitters Club" and Young Natasha in the feature film "The Sun is Also a Star".
Anais is a trained ballet dancer who earned her pointe shoes at 11 years old. Anais and Mirabelle have performed in Debbie Allen's musicals "Hot Chocolate Nutcracker" and "Brothers of the Knight"; danced in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on the Sesame Street float, and won the iced-out mic on Nickelodeon's "Lip Sync Battle Shorties" Twin Shorties episode. - Actress
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Angela Bettis is an American film and stage actress, film producer, and director best known for her lead roles in the 2002 TV adaptation of the Stephen King novel Carrie, the title character in May (2002), and in Girl, Interrupted.
In addition to her work in film, Bettis also starred in two Broadway productions: The Father in 1996 with Frank Langella, and as Abigail Williams in a 2002 revival of Arthur Miller's The Crucible alongside Liam Neeson and Laura Linney.
Her debut role was a lead in the romantic tragedy, Sparrow, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, at the age of 18. She later went on to star in a film called The Last Best Sunday, before supporting Winona Ryder in Girl, Interrupted and Kim Basinger in Bless the Child.
In 2002, she starred as Abigail Williams in a production of The Crucible on Broadway alongside Laura Linney and Liam Neeson. Bettis is most famous for her work in independent horror films, and especially her working relationship with writer/director Lucky McKee. Her title role in McKee's 2002 film May won her something of a cult following. Since then, she has appeared in McKee's Masters of Horror episode, "Sick Girl", and provided a voice-over for his film The Woods. In 2006, their May roles reversed, when McKee acted for Bettis in her directorial debut, Roman, based on a McKee script. In 2011, she played a major role in McKee's adaptation of Jack Ketchum's The Woman.
Bettis starred as Carrie White in Carrie, a made-for-TV remake of Brian De Palma's 1976 classic, and headlined Tobe Hooper's Toolbox Murders, an in-name-only remake of an obscure 1970s horror film. She also starred in the crime thriller Scar.[2] She had a guest role on the TV show Dexter's fifth season as Emily Birch, the first victim of Jordan Chase.- Casting Director
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Angelique Midthunder began her career in the mid-1990s by answering an ad on a whim for a casting call. After landing a leading role in a foreign film and working internationally as an actress, she consequently discovered an intrigue for the casting process. Angelique spent many successful years working in Los Angeles, and in 2005 relocated to Santa Fe, New Mexico where she quickly became one of the state's preeminent casting directors. In 2010 she was nominated alongside Richard Hicks and David Ruben for an Emmy for "Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special" for Georgia O'Keeffe - and in 2017, she was nominated alongside Jeanne McCarthy for an Aritos Award for location casting for "Captain Fantastic."- Actress
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Known as "The Voice of New York," Angie Martinez is the reigning queen of radio and is quickly becoming an empire in her own right. With nearly 20 years of on-air experience, the Power 105.1 host is also an author, actress, television host, recording artist, brand spokesperson and activist for youth and health awareness.
Starting as a station intern when she was just a teenager, fetching coffee and driving the street team's van, Angie has grown up in the radio world alongside her mother, a program director at a smooth-jazz station. The radio veteran has since earned an honorary degree from Rutgers University, a Marconi Award for Major Market Personality of the Year in 2018 and a Best Rap Performance Grammy nomination artist for her single, Not Tonight.
Angie has an interview roster that reads like a who's-who of today's top power players, getting up close and personal with icons ranging from President Obama to Jay Z and Beyonce and from Kim Kardashian to Naomi Campbell. But she is more than just a voice on the airwaves - Angie is a passionate voice for her community - and an icon all her own.
The media mogul made the much buzzed about switch to iHeart Media in 2014, where she started The Angie Martinez Show on New York's Power 105.1 weekdays from 2pm-6pm and on Miami's The Beat 103.5 middays from 10am-2pm. You can also catch her as the host and Executive Producer of WE TV's 'Untold Stories of Hip Hop' now on its second season. The TV show features exclusive interviews with everyone from Cardi B, Snoop Dogg, DJ Khaled, and many more.
As an actress, Angie has starred in TV and movie roles on the big and small screen including movies like Brown Sugar and Paid In Full. On TV, Angie has hosted and given interviews for top shows including Extra and Page 6 along with her original series on WETv, Untold Stories of Hip Hop.
Angie is also a healthy living advocate, with her own site Healthy Latin Eating which she created to provide deliciously fresh, low-cal spins on traditional Latin favorites. She has released two highly acclaimed books 'Healthy Latin Eating' that she co-authored with Bravo TV "Top Chef" Star Angelo Sosa including recipes from celebrity friends like Fat Joe, Celia Cruz, John Leguizamo, and many more. She followed up with her New York Times Best Selling autobiography 'My Voice: A Memoir' in 2016 including a foreword from J.Cole. In her first memoir, she details her story including her climb to becoming a multimedia icon in the world of entertainment and shares never-before-told anecdotes.- Aníbal Fernández is known for El ángel de la medianoche (1999), Vértigo (2010) and Intratables (2013).
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An actress from the age of 6, Anita appeared with Walter Hampden in the Broadway production of Peter Ibbetson. As a juvenile actor, Anita used the name Louise Fremault and made her film debut at 9 in the film The Sixth Commandment (1924). She continued to make films as a child actor, and in 1929, Anita dropped her "Fremault" surname, billing herself by her first and second names only. Unlike many child actors, her film career continued as a teenager, and as a blue-eyed blonde, Anita became a star in Warner Brothers costume dramas such as Madame Du Barry (1934), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935), The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936), and Marie Antoinette (1938). Anita complained that her looks often interfered with her chances to obtain serious roles. With her ethereal beauty, she continued to appear in ingénue roles into the 1940s as she played girlfriends, sisters, and daughters. By 1940, Anita was only in her mid 20s, but her career had turned to 'B' movies, and her time on the big screen ended with the rehashed Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947). In 1956, Anita was cast as Johnny Washbrook's mother, Nell McLaughin, on the Television series My Friend Flicka (1955), the story of a boy and his black horse. Anita was also the substitute host of The Loretta Young Show (1953) when Loretta Young was recuperating from surgery. Other shows Anita hosted included Theater of Time (1957) and Spotlight Playhouse (1958). Her television guest roles included Mannix (1967) and Mod Squad (1968). Anita devoted her final years to various philanthropic causes.- Prolific character actress born in Secunderabad, British India. A RADA graduate of 1954, Ann Firbank (sometimes credited as 'Annie') made her acting debut at Her Majesty's Theatre in Carlisle that same year. She has performed in numerous classic plays on most of England's great stages, including the Royal Court Theatre, the National Theatre under the direction of Laurence Olivier, the London Old Vic, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon and the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. As late as 2012, she was lauded for her ageless stage presence in a production of The Golden Dragon in Bangalore, India.
On the screen, Firbank is best known as Staff Nurse Helen Lloyd in the classic farce Carry on Nurse (1959) and for her starring role as Anne Elliot in Granada TV's 1971 adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Persuasion (1971). She has made a number of notable appearances in other period dramas, including as Amy Robsart, the wife of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, in Kenilworth (1957); as Mary Quartermaine, whose affections two lovers compete for in an archery contest, in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955); Danish-born Princess/Queen Alexandra in Lillie (1978); the Comtess de Tournay, a refugee from Robespierre's reign of terror, in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982); as the wife of the callous, intolerant Major Callendar in A Passage to India (1984) and as Lady Anne Boleyn, the maternal great-great grandmother of Elizabeth I (2005) (superbly played by Helen Mirren). More recently, she has portrayed a Tatooine elder in Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) and the elven oracle Ithlinne in The Witcher (2019). She has acted in dozens of TV shows as a guest star, frequently in crime/mystery programs like Danger Man (1960), Maigret (1959), Poirot (1989), Midsomer Murders (1997) and New Tricks (2003). Firbank has also been acclaimed for her 2014 performance as Rebecca Nurse, a woman falsely accused and executed at the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, in Arthur Miller 's The Crucible (2014) at the Old Vic. - Anne Rivers Siddons is an American novelist who writes Southern Literature, novels that are set in the Southern States of America. Her bestseller, 'Heartbreak Hotel' - Heart of Dixie (1989) - was adapted to film starring Ally Sheedy, Phoebe Cates, Virginia Madsen and Peter Berg.
Interestingly, Siddons' 1978 novel, ''The House Next Door'', falls into the horror genre, an uncharacteristic step for the author. The book is similar to Shirley Jackson's The Haunting (1963), in that it features a house that is more than just haunted; the house itself is seemingly alive; and yet, the demonic force that has possessed the structure is left unknown, thus sustaining the ambiguity which makes The House Next Door (2006) such a chilling tale.
Stephen King, in his book 'Danse Macabre', refers to Siddons' work as one of the best genre novels of the 20th century. The film adaptation stars Lara Flynn Boyle. - Actor
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Drawn into the arts at an early age, Anthony went straight from high school into a three-year theatre program at Studio 58, Langara College. Although his professional acting career began on stage, his film and TV career got on a faster track where he performed in major films such as Snow Falling on Cedars (1999), White Noise (2005), The Core (2003), The 6th Day (2000), Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) and Little Man (2006). He has also written and produced two features, and recently completed his long-awaited writer/director debut with the feature film entitled Joe Finds Grace (2017). While screening this film on the festival circuit he performed as Admiral Richard Harrison on the Freeform series Siren (2018), set to premiere in the summer of 2018.- Antón Cancelas was an actor, known for Redondela (1987), El pequeño mago (2013) and Holy Night! (2011). He died on 8 January 2021 in Vigo, Galicia, Spain.
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Ari K.S. was born on 9 January 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Ariana Savalas: One Man Show (2014), Miriam (2006) and Deus Ex Machina (2010).- Ariel Bybee was born on 9 January 1943 in the USA. She was an actress, known for The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977), La Traviata (1982) and Lucia di Lammermoor (1983). She was married to James Ford. She died on 20 March 2018 in the USA.
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Ashley Spencer Taylor Villegas Argota-Torres (or as she refers to as "the longest name ever") started acting at five years old. She appeared in multiple television shows including "The Division", "MAD TV", "The Wayne Brady Show", and "The Shield". At only 10 years old, she became the youngest performer ever to win five times in a row at "Amateur Night at the Apollo", which led to her becoming a Star of Tomorrow at "Showtime At The Apollo". At 11 years old, she toured in Disney's hit Broadway musical, "The Lion King", as Young Nala. She was also a semi-finalist on the Arsenio Hall hosted "Star Search" in 2003, where Ben Stein commented, "This girl has the best stage presence out of any young performer I've ever seen."
Shortly after guest starring on Nickelodeon's "iCarly", Ashley starred as the loyal, quirky, fun-loving assistant, Lulu, on the hit Nickelodeon show "True Jackson, VP". The show ran for three seasons. Directly after filming that show, she booked her second starring role in another Nickelodeon show where she played Kelly in "Bucket and Skinner's Epic Adventures". After filming, she briefly attended her dream school, New York University, before returning to Los Angeles for work. As soon as she came home, Ashley worked on her debut album with songwriter Rebekah White. Her debut single, Limitless, is available on all digital platforms.
Ashley was also fortunate enough to return to her first love, musical theater, in the Lythgoe Family musical production of "Aladdin and His Winter Wish" as Princess Jasmine alongside Ben Vereen and Bruce Vilanch. After that, she filmed a recurring role on Disney XD's number one show, "Lab Rats", where she played the evil bionic soldier, S-1. Her Disney Channel Original Movie, "How To Build A Better Boy", premiered shortly after that to 4.6 million viewers, and became the number one event on the Watch Disney Channel App, with one million people tuning in before the premiere.
After shooting small spots on Freeform's "Chasing Life" and NBC's pilot "Cabot College", produced by Tina Fey, Ashley recurred on Freeform's "The Fosters" as Lou, the lead singer of the band Someone's Little Sister. Due to the amount of fans asking for the music they heard Ashley performing in multiple episodes, Freeform surprised fans (and Ashley!) by releasing a "Someone's Little Sister EP", which included the four songs she sang on the show in her first season. The EP shot to number 18 on the iTunes Alternative chart and broke the Top 100 on the iTunes overall chart.
In between filming more television shows (such as Disney's "Girl Meets World", a series regular role as Abigail on "Liberty Crossing") and films (Sony Pictures "The Cover Versions" as Amber), Ashley has starred in many live stage productions in Los Angeles. For four years, she originated and played the role of Juliet in the Bradley Bredeweg/Rockwell Table and Stage production of "Romeo & Juliet: Love Is A Battlefield" (now known as "Invincible"), a modern take on the classic story of Romeo & Juliet, set to the epic anthems of Pat Benatar. She has also starred in multiple productions at Rockwell Table and Stage in their "Unauthorized Musical Parody" series, playing Regina George in "UMPO: Mean Girls", Allison in "UMPO: Hocus Pocus", Becca in "UMPO: Bridesmaids", Biana Stratford in "UMPO: 10 Things I Hate About You", and Cher Horowitz in "UMPO: Clueless".
In 2019, Ashley and her husband, Mick, started Mismo Productions and released their podcast, also named "Mismo". They interview creatives about their day to day lives in the business to show everyone that no matter where someone is in their careers, we are all uniquely the same-- we're all Mismo. The podcast is has more than 16,000 listens. Mismo Productions also released their first short film, "The Last Flight", a parody of the Michael Jordan documentary, "The Last Dance". It was directed, produced, and edited by Ashley and written by, produced by, and starring Mick. More information about Mismo can be found here.
Ashley often teaches acting classes at Actors Giving Back in Los Angeles, CA and is on the Advisory Committee for The Actor's Fund's "Looking Ahead Program". She is also Taco Bell's number one fan.- Barbara Euphan Todd was born on 9 January 1890 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Worzel Gummidge (2019), Worzel Gummidge (1979) and Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective (1953). She was married to John Graham Bower. She died on 2 February 1976.
- Bart Starr was born on 9 January 1934 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA. He was an actor, known for Run to Daylight (1964), Gentle Ben (1967) and The NFL on CBS (1956). He was married to Cherry Starr. He died on 26 May 2019 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
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Bernard Ballet was born on 9 January 1941 in Saint-Germain-des-Fossés, Allier, France. He was an actor, known for No Hiding Place (1993), L'état de Grace (2006) and La fausse suivante (1985). He died on 17 February 2022 in Paris, France.- Actor
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Bernard Gorcey was born in Russia. He immigrated to the United States with his family and was raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan attending school at The Educational Alliance where he performed in the Children's Educational Theatre. He was mentored by Mark Twain who introduced him to producers and impresarios on Broadway who subsequently cast him in his first role in the show Tom Jones in 1907 and toured with the show in the U.S. and Canada through April 1908.
Thereafter, Bernard found no work as a character actor and was forced to join his family in Long Branch New Jersey where he partnered with his father to run a tailoring business for four years. He returned to the Broadway stage in 1912 starring in several prominent roles produced by notable figures such as Arthur Hammerstein. He toured around the nation with these shows returning to New York to marry Josephine Condon of Boston
Bernard enjoyed continued successes on Broadway and toured several times around the country with these shows. He and Josephine had three sons, Fred in 1915, Leo in 1917 and David in 1921. In 1922, Bernard enjoyed his greatest hit on Broadway in Abie's Irish Rose, a show that broke records, running some 2,327 performances. Popular lore has Bernard participating over the entire run. But he left the show and joined Arthur Hammerstein and other theatrical notables for a long stretch of successes through 1928.
In 1928, Bernard enjoyed his first screen success, traveling to Hollywood to film Abie's Irish Rose. Hollywood was slow to recognize his value. During this time, he was in demand on the Vaudeville circuits as well as in radio. He returned to the stage in several efforts in New York and around the country (meeting a young Archie Leach/Cary Grant in summer stock in St. Louis) while continuing to experiment with film. He shot several shorts across the Hudson River with the budding Fleischer Brothers organization between 1931 and 1934.
It was only in 1940 that Bernard saw his breakthrough into major filmdom when he took a significant role in the Charles Chaplin film The Great Dictator. Thereafter he relocated to Hollywood, finding sporadic work with major studios and stars as he developed his reputation as a unique character actor. He can be seen along-side his son, Leo and with Ida Lupino and John Garfield, in Out of the Fog, with Paul Henreid, Thomas Mitchell and Laird Cregar in Joan of Paris, and with Bela Lugosi in Black Dragons.
He became associated with the efforts of his son Leo Gorcey's film franchise that morphed from the Dead End Kids into the East Side Kids at Monogram Studios in 1943. But he did not begin his signature role of Louie, the Sweetshop owner in the Bowery Boys series until the second of those, In Fast Company, in 1943. Joining sons Leo and David, he completed forty of the films in the series, interspersing these with cameos in major studio pictures and appearances in television with Joan Davis in her I Married Joan series with Jim Backus.
Bernard was the victim of a traffic accident in August 1955 and died at age 69 on September 11th of that year.- Bernardo Neustadt was born on 9 January 1925 in Lasi, Romania. He was an actor, known for Ellos dos y alguién más (1962), The Disappeared (2008) and Biografías no autorizadas (2000). He died on 7 June 2008 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Bill Heine was born on 9 January 1945 in Batavia, Illinois, USA. He died on 2 April 2019 in Oxford, England, UK.
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Bob Denver was attending college at Loyola-Marymount University, in Los Angeles, when he got into acting. At first, Denver wasn't sure he wanted to be an actor, but gradually gave in, deciding that's what he was going to do for a career. Before he became established, he worked as a mailman and teacher. He then got a screen test for the part of Maynard G. Krebs and to his surprise won the part. After four years on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959), Denver got his most famous part of Gilligan, in Gilligan's Island (1964). After Gilligan's three-year run ended he did a few other television shows (including the Gilligan wannabe Dusty's Trail (1973)) and Broadway plays. On September 2, 2005, he died of complications related to cancer treatment at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital in North Carolina. He had most recently lived in Princeton, West Virgina. He is survived by his wife Dreama Perry Denver, and four children.- Actor
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Bob Gosse was born on 9 January 1963 in Long Island, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Julie Johnson (2001), Niagara, Niagara (1997) and Laws of Gravity (1992). He was previously married to Robin Tunney.- Actor
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Bob Peterson was born in Wooster, Ohio, USA, in 1961. He studied mechanical engineering at Ohio Northern University, where he took computer graphics courses and graduated in 1983. He continued his studies in mechanical engineering at Purdue University where he earned a master's degree in 1986. While a student, he wrote and drew a cartoon strip called "Loco Motives". Before joining Pixar in 1994, he worked at Wavefront Technologies, Inc. and Rez-n-8 Productions.- Music Department
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Bucky Pizzarelli was born on 9 January 1926 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Sweet and Lowdown (1999), Mighty Aphrodite (1995) and Two Family House (2000). He was married to Ruth Litchult. He died on 1 April 2020 in Saddle River, New Jersey, USA.- Music Artist
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New York City born David Johansen sang in Rock & Roll dance bands as a teenager, joining Charles Ludlum's Ridiculous Theater and starting the New York Dolls.
The highly influential Dolls made two iconic Rock & Roll records before disbanding in the mid seventies. At this time he created the David Johansen Group which recorded six highly acclaimed albums and toured hits such as "Funky but Chic" for the next ten years. Simultaneously he began performing Jump Blues, Calypso, and "Pre-Hayes code Rock & Roll" under the name Buster Poindexter The success of these shows led to Buster Poindexter's touring four swinging internationally acclaimed CD's.
During this time, in addition to his musical career, Johansen started appearing in various movies , including Let It Ride (1989) and Scrooged (1988), as well as making various television appearances, including a season on Saturday Night Live (1975).Buster Poindexter- Writer
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Caitlin Moran was born on 9 January 1975 in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK. She is a writer and producer, known for Raised by Wolves (2013), How to Build a Girl (2019) and Queens of British Pop (2009). She has been married to Pete Paphides since December 1999. They have two children.- Actress
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Candi Milo is an American actress who is known for her voice acting work on cartoons and video games. She is most well-known for voicing Dr. Nora Wakeman from My Life as a Teenage Robot, Snap from ChalkZone, Nick Dean from Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory, Cheese and Coco from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Sweetie Pie from Tiny Toon Adventures and Granny from Looney Tunes.- Carlos Francisco Cámara Lázaro was a Mexican actor who was born in Dominican Republic in 1934. He migrated from Dominican Republic to Venezuela in the 1950's. Early the 1960's, Carlos began his career as actor in Venezuelan telenovelas, the first one was "La rival" (1960), his next works were in "La otra" and "Hacia la luz", both in 1961. In 1964, Carlos worked in the Mexican telenovela "San Martín de Porres", the same year he went back to Venezuela and acted in "Amor sin fronteras". Cámara first leading role was in "El alma no tiene color" (1966). In 1967, he played a supporting role in "Doña Bárbara". His second lead role was in "El milagro de Lourdes" (1968), then that same year he starred "María Mercé, la chinita". In 1969, starred in "Pablo y Alicia", time later he moved to Mexico, where he starred his fifth and last telenovela: "Cadenas de angustia". Carlos got the Mexican nacionality and keep working on television playing a villain in La gata (1970), he also acted in his first film titled "Las chicas malas del padre Méndez", the same year he worked in the film "Fallaste corazón". In 1971, he got a supporting role in the telenovela "El amor tiene cara de mujer". The producer Ernesto Alonso gave to Carlos an important role in the telenovela "El carruaje" (1972). The next years, Carlos acted in films as "Una mujer honesta" (1972), "El monasterio de los buitres" (1973), "Conserje en condominio" (1974), "En busca de un muro" (1974), "Aventuras de un caballo blanco y un niño" (1975) and "Supervivientes de los Andes" (1976). In 1978, he back to the television, working as villain in "Viviana" (1978) alongside Lucía Méndez. In 1979, he played Fernando, a villain role in "Los ricos también lloran", alongside Verónica Castro; that same year he acted in the telenovela "El cielo es para todos" and in the film "La guerra santa". In 1980, Cámara worked in the series "Winnetou le mescalero", a French-Mexican co-production. His next work was in "Espejismo", a telenovela starred by Fanny Cano. In 1981, acted in "La leyenda de Rodrigo", a drama film and in "Infamia", a telenovela. In 1982 he played a villain in "Vanessa" and time later he got a supporting role in "Por amor". Carlos kept working in villain roles in telenovelas as "La fiera" (1983), "El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar" (1988), "Al filo de la muerte" (1991), "Bajo un mismo rostro" (1995), "El alma no tiene color" (1997), "Soñadoras" (1998), "Amor real" (2003) and "Rubí" (2004). In supporting roles, Cámara acted in "Principessa" (1984), "Juana Iris" (1985), "Cuna de lobos" (1986), "Mágica juventud" (1992), "La antorcha encendida" (1996), "La mentira" (1998), "Siempre te amaré" (2000), "La intrusa" (2001), "Peregrina" (2005), "La fea más bella" (2006) and "Hasta que el dinero nos separé" (2009). In films he also acted in "Masacre en el río Tula" (1985), "Y tú... ¿quién eres" (1990), "La guerra contra las drogas" (1990), "Gata por liebre" (1992) and "Sabel Redemption" (2009). Carlos television work includes three episodes of the TV series "La rosa de Guadalupe", this was his last work in 2012. Cámara died in February, 2016 in Mexico City.
- Carola Braunbock was born on 9 January 1924 in Vseruby, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Der Untertan (1951), Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973) and Frau Venus und ihr Teufel (1967). She died on 4 July 1978 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Cassie Gaines was born on 9 January 1948 in Oklahoma, USA. She died on 20 October 1977 in Gillsburg, Mississippi, USA.
- Silver King is the son of the legendary luchadore wrestler Dr Wagner. He has been wrestling professionally since 1985. He started out wrestling in the Universal Wrestling Association under a mask, but lost that in a match with the legendary El Santo. He was part of the tag team "The Cowboys" with El Texano. The team even competed at WCW's Clash of the Champions XIX in 1992. The two wrestlers then competed in the CMLL federation, winning the tag team titles there before Silver King went on to win the CMLL Heavyweight Championship from Black Magic(Norman Smiley under a mask).
In 1997, King made the jump to WCW, where Eric Bischoff was using many of the high-flying Mexican wrestlers on his wrestling shows. He took part in many Monday Nitro and WCW Saturday Night broadcasts, as well as several pay per view events, such as Souled Out '98 and both World War 3 '97 and '98 in the main event 60-man, over the top rope battle royales. His most high profile match, however, came at Fall Brawl '98 when he wrestled in a singles match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against champion 'Juventud Guerrera'. He left WCW in late '99 when Eric Bischoff was ousted from leadership in WCW and new management took over.
Since his WCW days, Silver King has wrestled in New Japan Pro Wrestling, IWGP, and CMLL again. He will always be remembered as a cult favorite wrestler among internet wrestling fans during his tenure in WCW. The real wrestling fans out there always knew he deserved more. - Actor
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Chad Johnson was born on 9 January 1978 in Miami, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for American Reunion (2012), Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015) and The Rookie: CTU (2007). He was previously married to Evelyn Lozada.Chad Ochocinco- Claudine Arnaud was born on 9 January 1940 in Brussels, Belgium. She was an actress, known for Biografie (1967) and Le rossignol (1965). She died on 5 December 2017 in Brussels, Belgium.
- Claudio Paul Caniggia is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as forward or winger. Caniggia played 50 times for the Argentina national team. He appeared in three World Cups, and was a member of both rival clubs River Plate and Boca Juniors.
At the 1990 FIFA World Cup, Caniggia scored two goals to help Argentina reach the final but was suspended for the final against West Germany.
Caniggia also scored two goals at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in a first-round match against Nigeria.
As well as appearing for River Plate and Boca Juniors, his other clubs include Atalanta, Benfica, Dundee and Rangers. Throughout his playing career, he played for clubs in Argentina, Italy, Portugal, Scotland, Qatar and England - Actor
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Clive Dunn was born on 9 January 1920 in Brixton, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Dad's Army (1968), The Avengers (1961) and Bootsie and Snudge (1960). He was married to Priscilla Morgan and Patricia Kenyon. He died on 6 November 2012 in Faro, Algarve, Portugal.- Connie Hamzy was born on 9 January 1955 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. She died on 21 August 2021 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
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Conrad Goode, is an American actor, screenwriter, film producer, musician. An artist who has worked with eleven Academy Award winners. Best known for his roles in Don't Say a Word (2001), Con Air (1997), Anger Management (2003), Me, Myself & Irene (2000) and The Longest Yard (2005). Conrad got his start in a Miller Lite commercial with Joe Piscopo, which ironically has led to a career of working with numerous SNL alums, including Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Tracy Morgan, Chris Farley and notably a skit on Saturday Night Live (1975) with Kevin Nealon and the late Jan Hooks.
Conrad wrote, produced and starred along with Laura Bell Bundy and Bailee Madison in the film Watercolor Postcards (2013) in 2014. The film that was loosely base on his exit from professional football and becoming an artist.
Conrad has appeared in 40 national commercials, one being the famous Nike Bugs Bunny/Michael Jordan commercial where he was the first human to touch the animated Bugs.
Conrad is a singer/songwriter/guitarist, a published poet, and a painter. A former professional football player for the New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Conrad was an UPI, Football News 1st team All American, offensive lineman in 1983 out of the University of Missouri. He was inducted into the University of Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.- Conway Hayman was born on 9 January 1949 in Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
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Born January 9, 1951, in Paintsville, Kentucky, Crystal Gayle moved with her family to Wabash, Indiana, when she was still quite young. Her music career was given a big boost by her older sister, country superstar Loretta Lynn. Loretta thought that Crystal's real name of Brenda Gail Webb was not quite "classy" enough, and after noticing a sign for the Krystal restaurant chain, she changed the "K" to a "C" and her sister became Crystal Gayle. She recorded her first hit song, "I've Cried the Blue (Right Out of My Eyes)", in 1970, which peaked at #23. In 1974 she signed with United Artists Records and producer Allen Reynolds. Over the next two years she released three albums and had several hit songs, including "This Is My Year for Mexico", "I'll Do It All Over Again", "Wrong Road Again" and "I'll Get Over You", her first #1. The next year, 1977, would prove to be a landmark year for her, with the release of her album "We Must Believe in Magic" and the worldwide smash hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue", which--along with her almost floor-length hair--made her a household name.
She had many more hits throughout the rest of the 1970s, including "Talking in Your Sleep", "Ready for the Times to Get Better" and "Half the Way". She continued into the 1980s with such hits as "If You Ever Change Your Mind", "Too Many Lovers", "The Woman in Me", "Til I Gain Control Again" and "The Sound of Goodbye". In 1982 she recorded a duet with Eddie Rabbitt, the acclaimed "You and I", which has become one of the most popular wedding songs ever. In 1985 she teamed up with Gary Morris to record the love theme for the prime-time soap opera Dallas (1978), called "Makin' Up For Lost Time", which turned into yet another #1 hit. Her other 1980s hits included "A Long and Lasting Love", "Nobody Wants to Be Alone", "Straight to the Heart", "Cry" and "Nobody's Angel". In 1987 she guest-starred on the daytime soap opera Another World (1964) for a week. She teamed up again with Gary Morris and turned out the hit "Another World", which was also used as the new theme song for the soap opera. Her career took somewhat of a downturn in the late 1980s and she released her last major single, "Never Ending Song of Love", which peaked at #72, in 1990. Since then she has released several more acclaimed albums and many hit compilations.- Composer
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Daniel Drexler is known for Una semana de formación (2021), Familia tipo (2009) and A Linha Fria do Horizonte (2014).- Actor
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David John Matthews is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record label owner. He is best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band (DMB). Matthews was born in Johannesburg, and moved frequently among South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States while growing up. Matthews started playing acoustic guitar at the age of nine.- David Allen Brooks was born on 9 January 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Manhunter (1986), Cast Away (2000) and Crusade (1999).
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David Ellison is Chief Executive Officer of Skydance Media, the diversified media company he founded in 2010 to create elevated, event-level entertainment for global audiences. As CEO, he sets and executes the strategic vision for the company across all of its divisions: feature film, television, interactive, animation and new media. David currently oversees Skydance's upcoming film slate including Top Gun: Maverick, The Tomorrow War, Snake Eyes, The Adam Project and the upcoming seventh and eighth installments of the Mission: Impossible series. Under his leadership, Skydance has produced a number of blockbuster and critically acclaimed films including Tom Clancy's Without Remorse, The Old Guard, 6 Underground, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Annihilation, Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond, the Jack Reacher films and the Academy Award-nominated True Grit. In 2013, David launched Skydance Television, which boasts a diverse slate of series including three Emmy-nominated series: Grace and Frankie and Altered Carbon on Netflix and Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan on Amazon. The slate also includes Condor on EPIX, Foundation on Apple TV+ and Reacher on Amazon. In 2016, David formed Skydance Interactive, a dedicated subsidiary that creates and owns original virtual reality games and licensing. The studio's library includes the critically acclaimed VR survival-horror game The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners and the mech-shooter Archangel: Hellfire. David launched an animation division at Skydance in 2017, with the purpose of producing a bold and original slate of high-end animated feature films and television series. The division's animated feature film slate includes Luck and Spellbound. In 2020, David formed Skydance Animation Madrid which expanded the creative capability, scale and leverage of the studio. In 2018, David announced that Skydance had entered into a partnership with Tencent Holdings Limited, a leading provider of Internet value added services in China. In 2020, he announced the formation of strategic partnerships with Redbird Capital and CJ E&M, culminating in a $275 million equity capital expansion that saw Skydance's valuation increasing to $2.3 billion. This partnership with CJ E&M expanded Skydance's global television business, providing the company a strong foothold in South Korea's entertainment market and access to CJ E&M's expansive library of wildly popular entertainment. David is an accomplished pilot and a lifelong film enthusiast. He attended the School of Cinematic Arts at USC and is a member of the Producers Guild of America as well as the Television Academy. He resides in Southern California with his wife, musician Sandra Lynn.- David J. MacNeil was born on 9 January 1970 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for Shazam! (2019), Schitt's Creek (2015) and Copper (2012).
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Denis Johnson Jr. was born in 1937 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was a production manager and assistant director, known for Oliver! (1968), Prisoners of the Lost Universe (1983) and Jane and the Lost City (1987). He was married to Angela Cockill. He died on 9 January 2022 in Exeter, Devon, England, UK.- Actor
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A native of suburban Detroit, Michigan, Dick Enberg grew up near Pontiac, one of Detroit's suburbs. Upon graduating from high school Enberg went to college first at Central Michigan University and then at Indiana University. After graduating from college Dick moved to Los Angeles to become an assistant baseball coach at Northridge State University (Cal State-Northridge).
Shortly thereafter Dick became a sportscaster. At first Enberg called local minor league sports, but then became the play-by-play man for the (then) Los Angeles Rams, the California (now Anaheim) Angels, and the UCLA Bruins. He first earned national fame on the cartoon Where's Huddles? (1970), then earned a breakthrough role as the host of Sports Challenge (1971). His NBC connection began with Baffle (1973), and, upon the cancellation of Three for the Money (1975) became a full-time sportscaster for NBC, calling NFL games that year. Eventually he rose to become NBC's top play-by-play announcer, calling during the late '70s, the '80s and '90s such sports as college and NBA basketball; golf, including many U.S. Opens in the '90s; tennis, including Wimbledon and the French Open; baseball; and, of course, NFL football, including 8 Super Bowls, the last of which also was NBC's final NFL game and was held in San Diego, California, where he currently resides. Months after NBC lost the NFL, Enberg received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work as a sportscaster. After NBC lost NFL rights Enberg was seen rarely on the Peacock web, calling only a few sports events, including college basketball and tennis. In 1999 he was replaced on NBC's golf coverage by Dan Hicks , and at years's end left NBC and joined CBS, not only to resume NFL football, but also to become of the Eye web's college basketball announcers. In addition, he now calls the U.S. Open tennis tournament for CBS.- Dick Lucas was born on 9 January 1934 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 29 April 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Domenico Modugno was born on 9 January 1928 in Polignano a Mare, Puglia, Italy. He was an actor and composer, known for The Batman (2022), Money Talks (1997) and Casino (1995). He was married to Franca Gandolfi. He died on 6 August 1994 in Lampedusa, Pelagie Islands, Sicily, Italy.- Actress
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American professional wrestler known for her work under the name Heidi Lovelace. She was trained by Billy Roc at his School of Roc in Indiana. She has found success in many promotions. In 2014, she made history twice, first by defeating Matt Cage to become the first ever female AAW Heritage Champion at "AAW All Hail" on August 15th. In the Pre-Show-A-Go-Go for "CHIKARA Tomorrow Never Dies" on December 6th, she defeated Missile Assault Ant (R.B. Banks) in the finals of the Young Lions Cup Tournament to become the first ever female CHIKARA Young Lions Cup Champion. She has also been a 1x OVW (Ohio Valley Wrestling) Women's Champion and a 1x AIW (Absolute Intense Wrestling in Ohio) Women's Champion.- Earl G. Graves Sr. was born on 9 January 1935 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Earl G. was married to Barbara Kydd. Earl G. died on 6 April 2020.
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Eduardo Morera was born on 9 January 1906 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a director and writer, known for Asi Cantaba Carlos Gardel (1935), Así es el tango (1937) and Un bebé de contrabando (1940). He died on 21 January 1997 in Argentina.- Elijah Daniel is an American actor, comedian and best selling author living in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his unique brand of comedy, and outlandish internet stunts. Elijah began his career as an internet personality telling jokes on his Twitter account. He quickly blew up due to his comedic social commentary, and crazy stunts such as getting a tattoo of Donald Trump sucking a dick, and creating a White House petition to make Miley Cyrus' Party In The USA the United States National Anthem.
- Emma Roche is an Australian actress. She began modelling at the age of four, and appeared in several adverts. Her first significant acting role was as Danielle in "Heartbreak High". After leaving the show, she worked in London, appearing in several plays. She also appeared in a single episode of "Wildside" in 1997.
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Encarna Salazar was born on 9 January 1961 in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. She is an actress, known for Campofrío: La tienda LOL (2018), Azúcar Moreno: Mambo (1991) and Pasapalabra (2016). She is married to Mauricio Trillo. They have one child.- Actor
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Enrique Lizalde was born on 25 April 1936 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was an actor and director, known for Si Dios me quita la vida (1995), Corazón salvaje (1993) and The Scapular (1968). He was married to Tita Grieg. He died on 3 June 2013 in Mexico City, Mexico.- Eric Berryman was born on 9 January 1989 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He is an actor, known for Atlanta (2016), Bonding (2018) and Godfather of Harlem (2019).
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Farah Khan Kunder is an Indian film director, choreographer, writer, film producer, and actress with an extensive career in Hindi films. Khan studied at St. Teresa's Convent School, Mumbai, and then later studied sociology at St. Xavier's College, Bombay.
Khan's first movie as a choreographer was Kahan Kahan Se Guzar Gaya (1981). She entered mainstream Hindi cinema as a choreographer in Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992) and gained fame with her choreographed song in the movie Virasat (1997), for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Choreography for the song Dhol Bajne Laga.
Her next two Filmfare Awards for Best Choreography were for Dil Se.. (1998) and Ek Pal Ka Jeena from the film Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000).
Some of her other award-winning choreographed songs include Bombay Dreams (2004), for which she got nominated for Tony Awards for best choreography, Idhar Chala Main Udhar Chala from the movie Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) for which she won the National Film Award for Best Choreography and Filmfare Award for Best Choreography, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) in Tees Maar Khan (2022) for which she won another Filmfare Award for Best Choreography.
As an actress, she starred in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), and appeared in a small role in Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) and Om Shanti Om (2007). After doing a few cameo roles, she was seen as the lead actor in Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi (2012).
Her directorial debut was Main Hoon Na (2004), starring Shah Rukh Khan and Zayed Khan. She then directed Om Shanti Om (2007), Tees Maar Khan (2010), and Happy New Year (2014).
She has appeared as a judge and co-host in several TV serials. She started with Indian Idol (2004), where she was the Judge in Seasons 1, 2, and 7. In 2006, she judged Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (2006) Season 1.
Then in 2008 and 2015, she also judged another dance show, Nach Baliye (2005) Season 4 and 7. In 2010, she was one of the judges for Dance India Dance: Li'l Masters (2010). In 2012, she did the show India's Got Talent (2009) Season 4 as a Judge.
In 2015, she co-hosted Bigg Boss Halla Bol: Farah Khan Replaces Salman (2015). In 2020, she was the interim host of Khatron Ke Khiladi - Made in India (2020). In 2022, she also hosted The Khatra Show (2019).- Producer
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An accomplished and award-winning producer-director-writer-actor-singer, Farhan Akhtar is the ultimate Bollywood multi-hyphenate. Born in 1974 to prolific Indian film writer and poet, Javed Akhtar and writer-director, Honey Irani , Farhan was raised in an environment where creativity and originality of thought were encouraged. This has made him a maverick whose films reflect refreshingly new content that easily strikes a chord with filmgoers.
In 1999, Farhan collaborated with Ritesh Sidhwani, a friend who shared his passion for good cinema, to form Excel Entertainment, a production banner that has become synonymous with excellence in film-making.
Debuting at the age of 26, as a writer, director, and producer with Dil Chahta Hai (2001) a coming-of-age film that has gained cult status, Farhan came to be lauded for his honest, path-breaking writing and his ability to extract mature performances from his cast. The film won Farhan his first National Award for 'Best Hindi Feature Film' along with Filmfare awards for 'Best Feature Film - Critics Choice' and 'Best Screenplay'.
Almost two decades later, this film continues to influence a generation of filmmakers.
Seven years after his dream debut as a writer-director, Farhan debuted as an actor-singer in Rock On!! (2008) Yet another runaway success, the film secured him a second National Award for 'Best Hindi Feature Film' and a Filmfare award for 'Best Debut Performance'.
The dream run continued with Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) which released in 2011 to much popular and critical acclaim, winning him three Filmfare awards for 'Best Film', 'Best Actor in a supporting role' and 'Best Dialogue'.
His next, a biopic on Indian athlete Milkha Singh, popularly known as 'the Flying Sikh', was entitled Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013).
He essayed the role with such integrity that it set the standard for other actors considering to play titular protagonists in biopics. Deservingly, Farhan swept all awards that year for 'Best Actor' as did the film for 'Best Film'. It also claimed the National award for 'Best Popular Film providing Wholesome Entertainment.'
His most recent release The Sky Is Pink (2019) premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and received a 15-minute standing ovation from the audience at the Roy Thomson Hall.
In addition to his contribution to Indian cinema, Farhan has initiated and supported a plethora of social causes. In 2012, he founded MARD (Men against Rape & Discrimination), an initiative that raises awareness about gender-related issues amongst the youth of India. Recognizing his sustained efforts, Farhan was made the first male UNwomen goodwill ambassador (South Asia) in 2014.
Additionally, Farhan feeds his passion for music by writing, composing and performing live with his band FarhanLive.
His English language debut album 'Echoes' released in March 2019 to critical acclaim.
He has 2 daughters and lives in Mumbai, India.- Actress
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Fely Irvine was born on 9 January 1989 in Australia. She is an actress, known for Home and Away (1988), Claire (2019) and Pride (2012).- Actor
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Handsome, dapper Argentine-born actor who came to Hollywood as a romantic lead in several colourful MGM extravaganzas and then succeeded in living up to his Latin Lover image in real life. Lamas studied drama at school in his native country and later enrolled in a law course at college. His strong leaning towards athletic pursuits prevailed and he abandoned his studies to take up horse riding, winning trophies fencing and boxing (middleweight amateur title) and becoming the South American Freestyle Swimming Champion of 1937. While still in his teens he appeared on stage, then on radio, and by the age of 24 in his first motion picture.
All this sporting publicity aroused interest in Hollywood and, in 1951, Lamas was signed by MGM to charm the likes of Lana Turner and Esther Williams in A-grade productions like The Merry Widow (1952) and Dangerous When Wet (1953). He also spent time 'on loan' to Paramount who featured him in several Pine-Thomas B-movies, such as the 3-D Technicolour Sangaree (1953) and Jivaro (1954). His sole appearance on Broadway was in the 1957 play 'Happy Hunting'. There was considerable friction between him and co-star Ethel Merman, both on and off-stage. Lamas was nonetheless nominated for a Tony Award as Best Actor, but had the misfortune of coming up against Rex Harrison's Professor Higgins in 'My Fair Lady'.
In real life, Lamas proudly lived up to his reputation as a ladies man. With two ex-wives back in Argentina, he conducted well-publicised affairs with most of his female co-stars, including one with Lana Turner which began while filming 'The Merry Widow'. Actress Arlene Dahl, who appeared with him in 'Sangaree' and The Diamond Queen (1953), became his third wife, and fellow swimming champion Esther Williams his fourth.
In 1963, Lamas directed the Spanish film Magic Fountain (1963), with himself and wife Esther Williams playing the lead roles. From then on, he began to concentrate on television, alternating between acting (notable in a recurring role as playboy Ramon de Vega in Run for Your Life (1965) and directing episodes of shows like Mannix (1967), Alias Smith and Jones (1971), The Rookies (1972) and House Calls (1979).- Fiona Mollison was born on 9 January 1954 in Java, East Indies. She is an actress, known for The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015), Strangers (1978) and As Time Goes By (1992).
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The tale of Freddie Starr is a long twisting turning plot of "rags to riches" fame, ending in near destitution and self destruction.
In the end his immense success led to absolute failure. If things had developed a little more slowly for him this unique talent could have been one of the true heroes of British comedy...
By far the most outrageous mainstream UK comedian of his generation Fredie Starr was (and to a degree still is) a unique comedy talent of unequalled popularity.
Reknowned for being a loose canon, audiences could never predict what madcap stunt Starr would pull off next. Invariably audiences were the target of his trademark uncouth or simply outrageous stunts.
But while some comedians would have been heckled or derided for such stunts Starr always got away with it. And that was part of his appeal, he was a good looking, charming, lovable rogue with a twinkle in his eyes and audiences loved him!
The story starts in the 1970s when Starr began his short-lived television career on the ITV show Who Do You Do (1972) as an impressionist. At this time he was also a highly popular stand up comedian and variety act on the comedy club circuit. His TV exposure meant more and more people got to know about him and naturally this lead to larger audiences buying tickets to see his variety shows.
The variety acts he performed showcased his stand-up prowess, and no-one could touch him. He had that rare ability to just walk on stage and make people laugh without even saying a word.
Variety was his forte and as well as great stand-up, he was a highly accomplished singer. A most animated and energetic man, Starr was both a visual spectacle and a skillful wordsmith.
By the mid 1970s Freddie became a Superstar in the UK. His handsome good looks coupled with an amazing singing voice won him the adoration of thousands of loyal fans. His popularity acquired him a small fortune and he found himself working flat out 50 weeks of the year to sell-out audiences.
During the mid to late seventies he continued working hard, keeping to punishing and relentless performance schedules. His popularity never wavered, but his enthusiasm did. His workload had taken its toll - he wasn't used to all the fame and fortune and he quickly grew tired and fatigued. His personal life began to suffer, too, and this is where his career took a dramatic downward turn.
By the early eighties he had lost that certain spark he once had. Television work started to become less frequent because his outrageous stunts concerned many television producers who thought he was just too much of a loose cannon to show to a British family audience.
Luckily his popularity never dwindled on the comedy circuit and his loyal fan base continued to pack out theaters and clubs around the UK to support him despite his 'lack of of sparkle'.
But it wasn't over yet. By the mid-eighties Freddie made a great comeback! A clever publicity stunt which received masses of media attention helped to kick him back into he public eye.
On 13 March 1986, The Sun tabloid newspaper published one of its most famous front-page headlines "Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster". Lea La Salle, a model, claimed that he had put her live hamster (called "Supersonic") in between two pieces of bread and eaten it after he arrived home and asked her to cook him supper. This was, of course, a complete fallacy, concocted by publicist Max Clifford to promote Starr's forthcoming tour, but nevertheless it caused outrage - something Freddie does best - and amazingly instead of decreasing his popularity it raised his profile and he was soon guesting on talk show after talk show and more and more people packed into clubs and theaters to watch him perform on stage. In his autobiography Unwrapped (2001) he denied the hamster incident, pointing out that he had been vegetarian since he was a child.
Freddie was then once again offered his own TV show, another great chance to get back into the limelight but alas his antics were again just too much for TV producers and after one series he was axed.
In the 90s he was offered the chance to do An Audience with Freddie Starr (1996) on ITV. And what a good move it was - Freddie turned in an amazing 'tour de force' performance - 12 million viewers tuned in to watch. Critics loved it. In fact, it was so popular that ITV asked him to do another "Audience With" which he duly accepted.
But his second show was very poor, after halfway through the show he abandoned his script written by top comedians especially for him and just regurgitated old material he'd been doing years before. As a result the audience cringed with embarrassment. He just wasn't funny!
In 1996 Starr was again given his own TV show, but it just wasn't modern enough. The material featured just didn't appeal to a now younger audience and after one series the programme was axed.
TV work since dried up but he was still a very popular comedian on the comedy circuit. He divided his time between the UK and Spain where he owned a large villa.
With an internal self-destruct button which seems to be pressed just when things are going great, Starr always seems to somehow close the door on good opportunities that come his way and that's a terrible shame.
His comic genius was brilliant but it could have been legendary, and perhaps if things were different he could have been something much much greater than he is today. Then again the brightest "stars" shine for the shortest time and who knows maybe just maybe he will make a comeback!
He was found dead in his Spanish house on 9 May 2019.- Camera and Electrical Department
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Gary B. Kibbe was born on 9 January 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for They Live (1988), Virtuosity (1995) and Escape from L.A. (1996). He died on 9 March 2020 in Burbank, California, USA.- George Loros was born on 9 January 1934 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Shakedown (1988), The Rockford Files (1974) and The Greatest American Hero (1981).
- Giselle Blondet was born on 9 January 1966 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for ¡Despierta América! (1997), Alejandro Fernández, un regalo navideño (2007) and Cantaré para tí (1985). She was previously married to Harold Trucco, Luis Abreu and Luis Iglesias.
- Goldie Sellers was born on 9 January 1942 in Winnsboro, Louisiana, USA. He died on 28 March 2020 in Golden, Colorado, USA.
- Gordon McLauchlan was born on 9 January 1931 in New Zealand. He died on 26 January 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand.
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A comedienne and singer in the British Music Halls, she was the top box-office draw and the highest paid actress in Britain in the 1930's. Her Northern, working-class girl character was a favourite during the inter-war years.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Greg van Borssum was born on 9 January 1971 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is an assistant director and actor, known for Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Happy Feet (2006) and Method of Entry (2005).- Actor
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Haddaway was born on 9 January 1965 in Trinidad, West Indies. He is an actor and composer, known for War Dogs (2016), A Night at the Roxbury (1998) and Just Married (2003).- Henriette Richter-Röhl was born on 9 January 1982 in Berlin, Germany. She is an actress, known for Autobahnraser (2004), I'm Your Man (2021) and Katie Fforde (2010). She has been married to Walter Unterweger since 1 October 2005. They have two children.
- Henry Sobel was born on 9 January 1944 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was an actor, known for My Hindu Friend (2015), A História do Homem Henry Sobel (2014) and Vlado - 30 Anos Depois (2005). He died on 22 November 2019 in Miami, Florida, USA.
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Imelda Staunton is an English actress and singer from Archway, London. Her ancestry is primarily Irish. She has worked extensively in theater, and has won 4 Laurence Olivier Awards; 3 for leading roles and one for a supporting role. Her best known role in films has been the recurring villain Dolores Umbridge in the fantasy films "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007) and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1" (2010). Her character was depicted as an authoritarian bureaucrat from the Ministry of Magic who was appointed as the new professor of "Defence Against the Dark Arts". The character was driven by both her political agendas and her own prejudice. In television, Staunton's best-known role was portraying Queen Elizabeth II in the 5th season of the historical drama series "The Crown" (2016-). The season fictionalized the events of Elizabeth's reign from 1991 to 1997.
In 1956, Staunton was born in Archway, an area in the London Borough of Islington. Archway has had a large Irish community since the 1830s, when Irish workers from this area were employed in the construction of railways and roads. Staunton's parents were the laborer Joseph Staunton and his wife, the hairdresser and musician Bridie McNicholas. Both parents were first-generation immigrants from County Mayo, Ireland. Bridie played both the accordion and the fiddle in Irish show-bands.
Staunton received her secondary education at the La Sainte Union Catholic School, a girls' school operated by the Holy Union Sisters. She was trained in drama and elocution, and practiced her new skills by starring in school plays. Encouraged by one of her teachers, Staunton applied to several drama schools. In 1974, Staunton was accepted into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She was reportedly rejected by both the "Central School of Speech and Drama" and the "Guildhall School of Music and Drama", so her options were rather limited.
Staunton graduated from RADA in 1976. For the next 6 years, Staunton primarily acted in English repertory theater. She portrayed the French military leader Joan of Arc (c. 1412-1431) in a 1979 revival of the play "Saint Joan" (1923) by George Bernard Shaw. In 1982, she started acting for the Royal National Theatre in London. In her first year there, Staunton was nominated for both the "Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical" and the "Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play". Staunton lost the Best Actress Award to Julia McKenzie, and the Newcomer Award to Kenneth Branagh.
Staunton made her film debut in the historical drama "Comrades" (1986). The film dramatized the lives of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, a group of British labor activists who were convicted in 1834 under an obscure act and sentenced to penal transportation to Australia. The group members were pardoned in 1836 after mass protests in their favor, and they became heroes for the early union and workers' rights movements.
Among Staunton's most notable theatrical roles in the 1980s was portraying Dorothy Gale in a British version of the musical "The Wizard of Oz" (1987) by John Kane. It was a theatrical adaptation of the novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900) by L. Frank Baum. The theatrical production was by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Staunton was nominated for the 1988 "Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical" for this role, but lost to Patricia Routledge.
Staunton had a co-staring role in the comedy film "Peter's Friends" (1992), her first film role since 1986. In the film, Peter (played by Stephen Fry) is the new owner of his family's country house, and invites the former members of his student comedy troupe to a reunion there. Each of the members has had a dysfunctional life, but Peter eventually informs them that he has a worse fate than his friends. He reveals that he is HIV-positive, and that the real reasons for the reunion were the fears for his mortality. The film was nominated for the 1993 "Goya Award for Best European Film", but lost to "Three Colors: Blue".
Staunton portrayed the waiting gentlewoman Margaret in thee romantic comedy "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993), a film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same name. In the film, Margaret is mistaken for her charge, Hero (played by Kate Beckinsale). Staunton had her first notable animated roles in the fantasy film "The Snow Queen" (1995), an adaptation of the 1844 fairy tale Hans Christian Andersen. She portrayed both the sentient bird Ivy and Angorra, the self-centered daughter of the Robber King.
Staunton portrayed the witty servant Maria in the romantic comedy "Twelfth Night" (1996), an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play. Maria was one of several characters who humiliated the pompous steward Malvolio (played by Nigel Hawthorne), and orchestrated his downfall. Staunton had two new roles in the sequel animated film "The Snow Queen's Revenge" (1996). She voiced both the optimistic servant Elsbeth and the ambitious bounty hunter Rowena.
Staunton voiced the group cynic Bunty in the stop-motion animated comedy film "Chicken Run" (2000). It was the first feature-length film by the animation studio Aardman Animations, and grossed about 224.8 million dollars at the worldwide box office. The film broke a record as the highest-grossing stop-motion film in film history. It has retained this record into the 2020s. This was one of Staunton's most commercially successful films.
Staunton portrayed the malevolent wife Conchita Flynn in the comedy film "Rat" (2000), loosely based on the novella "The Metamorphosis" (1915) by Franz Kafka. In the film, a normal working-class man inexplicably shape-shifts into a rat. His family both turns against him, and tries to profit from his condition. Staunton portrayed the supporting character of police superintendent Janine in the romantic comedy film "Crush" (2001). In the film, middle-aged schoolmistress Kate Scales (played by Andie MacDowell) starts dating a man in his twenties, who was once her student. Janine and another of Kate's friends try to figure out whether the man genuinely loves Kate, or is simply manipulating her. When the man is killed in a traffic accident, the two friends try to help a pregnant Kate with some serious life decisions.
Staunton portrayed the main character Vera Drake in the period drama "Vera Drake" (2004). In the film, Vera is a middle-aged house cleaner who provides illegal abortions for young women during the early 1950s. She provides her services free of charge, and is unaware that her partner is getting payments for arranging meetings with Vera. When Vera is arrested following the near-death of one of her patients, people who previously depended on her kindness are left distraught. Staunton won the "BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role" for this role, and was nominated for the "Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama". The film was met with general critical praise, despite some criticism for its inaccurate portrayal of real-life abortion methods.
Staunton portrayed Ambassador Cochran in the thriller film "Shadow Man" (2006), one of the few genuine allies of the protagonist Jack Foster (played by Steven Seagal). In the film, Jack is a retired CIA agent. Following the disappearance and suspected death of his father-in-law, Jack is mistakenly thought to have the formula for a biological weapon which his father-in-law had stolen. Jack finds himself targeted by multiple intelligent agents and organizations, including several of his former friends and allies. The film was set entirely in Bucharest, Romania, though it was based on a script intended for a period film about post-World War II Japan.
Staunton next portrayed Dolores Umbridge in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007). Staunton's performance was praised by critics, and she was nominated in the "British Actress in a Supporting Role" category at the London Film Critics Circle Awards. Dolores as a character has been praised as one of the better villains from the "Harry Potter" series, because her brand of "authoritarian evil" was reportedly more relatable than Lord Voldemort and his abstract plans. Staunton herself claimed that her performance as Dolores was inspired primarily by her views on the behavior of the controversial Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013, term 1979-1990).
Staunton portrayed motel owner Sonia Teichberg in the comedy-drama film "Taking Woodstock" (2009). In the film, the motel of the Teichberg family is about to be foreclosed by their bank, and their young son is desperate to raise enough money to save the family business. Following a series of the son's money-making schemes, he learns that Sonia had hid nearly 100,000 dollars in her closet and could single-handedly save the motel if she was willing to spend it. Motivating him to strike out on his own. The film was an adaptation of the memoir "Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert, and a Life" (2007) by Elliot Tiber, one of the people involved in organizing the Woodstock music festival (1969).
Staunton portrayed the housekeeper Maud Hill in the supernatural drama "The Awakening". In the film, a skeptic writer investigates ghost sightings at a boarding school in Cumbria during the early 1920s. She realized belatedly that the boarding house's building used to be her family's residence during her childhood, that the ghost in question was her murdered half-brother, and that Maud used to be her father's mistress. Maud had invited her there in order to kill her and to turn her into the building's newest ghost. The film was praised by critics as an atmospheric, ghost story, though its resolution was thought to be predictable.
Staunton voiced Margaret Claus in the Christmas animated film "Arthur Christmas" (2011). In the film, a family has used the hereditary title of "Santa Claus" for many generations, and the current Santa (Malcolm) is the 20th one. When a child's present is accidentally lost, Malcolm is indifferent to the situation, and Steven (his cynical eldest son and business-manager) considers this to be an acceptable error. But his idealistic younger son Arthur sets out to personally deliver the present, using an outdated wooden sleigh that had been out of use for nearly a century. As the inexperienced gift-bringer tries to complete his mission, Malcolm tries to hide the situation from his wife Margaret while starting to realize that he was never suited for a leadership position. The film earned 147,4 million at the worldwide box office. It was nominated for an Annie Award for the Best Animated Feature.
Staunton voiced Queen Victoria in the animated swashbuckler film "The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!" (2012). In the film, the new queen regnant is in conflict with a group of unorthodox pirates, while trying to secure ownership of the last-living dodo bird. Assisting Victoria in her efforts is the young scientist Charles Darwin (voiced by David Tennant). The film earned about 123,1 million dollars at the worldwide box office. It was nominated for an "Academy Award for Best Animated Feature", but lost to the fantasy film "Brave".
Staunton portrayed the Welsh activist Hefina Headon (1930-2013) in the period film "Pride" (2014). The film dramatized the UK miners' strike (1984-1985) and the formation of the activist organization "Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners". The activists organized fund-raising efforts to help the impoverished miners and their families. Staunton was nominated for the "BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role" for this role, but lost to Patricia Arquette.
Staunton portrayed the protective pixie Knotgrass in the fantasy film "Maleficent" (2014). Her character was based on the fairy Flora from the animated film "Sleeping Beauty" (1959), but Knotgrass was intentionally depicted as an inept counterpart to the original character. Knotgrass is one of the legal guardians of the human girl Aurora (played by Elle Fanning), but turns out to be a neglectful parent figure. The film grossed over 758 million dollars at the worldwide box-office, becoming the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2014. It was also one of the highest-grossing film's in Staunton's career.
Staunton voiced Aunt Lucy in the comedy film "Paddington" (2014). Her character was portrayed as the aunt and surrogate mother of Paddington Bear. After being widowed in an earthquake, Lucy encourages Paddington to migrate to London, where her only human friend once lived. The film earned 282.8 million dollars at the worldwide box office, and was nominated for a "Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film".
Staunton portrayed the leading role of the aristocrat Sandra Abbott, Lady Abbott in the romantic comedy film "Finding Your Feet" (2017). In the film, Sandra finds out that her husband is cheating on her, and then decides to move in with her estranged, free-spirited older sister Bif (played by Celia Imrie). They bond for a while, just before Bif dies from lung cancer. When Sandra's husband tries to reconcile with her, Sandra is no longer interested in leading a conventional life by his side. The film won the won the "Audience Award for Best Film" at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Staunton portrayed the aristocrat Lady Maud Bagshaw in the historical drama "Downton Abbey" (2019). Her character was depicted as a lady-in-waiting to Mary of Teck, Queen consort of the United Kingdom (1867-1953, term 1910-1936). Maud was portrayed as an estranged cousin to Robert Crawley, 7th Earl of Grantham (played by Hugh Bonneville). Maud schemed to allow her property to be inherited by her own illegitimate daughter, rather than by her cousin and his heirs. The Crawley family starts scheming an advantageous marriage of their widowed son-in-law Tom Branson to Maud's heiress. The film was a continuation of the historical drama series "Downton Abbey" (2010-2015), which followed the lives of an aristocratic family of Yorkshire and their efforts to maintain or to increase their wealth. The film earned 194.7 million at the worldwide box office.
Staunton returned to the role of Lady Maud Bagshaw in the sequel film "Downton Abbey: A New Era" (2022). The film opens with Maud marrying her illegitimate daughter Lucy Smith to Tom Branson. The film subsequently deals with the last days in the life of Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham (played by Maggie Smith), and with her son's increasing doubts about his own paternity. The film earned 92.3 million dollars at the worldwide box office. The film was nominated for the "Golden Rooster Award for Best Foreign Language Film" in China.
By 2022, Staunton was 66-years-old. She is no longer the up-and-coming stage star of the 1980s. She is considered a respected veteran of the theater and the film industry. She maintains a cult following among fans of fantasy films, animated films, and period films set primarily in the 19th century or the 20th century. She has had an ever-increasing number of well-received roles in films of these types, and she seems likely to continue her film career.- Actor
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J.K. Simmons is an American actor.
He was born Jonathan Kimble Simmons in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, to Patricia (Kimble), an administrator, and Donald William Simmons, a music teacher. He attended the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; University of Montana, Missoula, MT (BA in Music).
He had originally planned to be a singer and studied at the University of Montana to become a composer.
He starred as Captain Hook and Mr. Darling opposite gymnastics champ Cathy Rigby in the Broadway and touring revivals of Peter Pan.
He played Benny South-street in the 1992 Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls and can be heard on the cast recording.
He did a commercial voice-over work, including the voice of the yellow M&M in the candy's TV ads.
He appeared as police psychiatrist Emil Skoda on Law & Order (1990), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001).
As of 2011, has made five films with director Sam Raimi: For Love of the Game (1999); The Gift (2000); Spider-Man (2002); Spider-Man 2 (2004); and Spider-Man 3 (2007).
He won many awards from 2005 to 2007 in Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2014 won Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role. 2015 won a Golden Globe for his Best Performance as an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor, Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Male.- Jacob Melton was born on 9 January 2001 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Gretel (2011), Zombeo & Juliécula (2013) and 100 Things to Do Before High School (2014).
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Jan Johansen was born on 9 January 1966 in Sweden. He is an actor, known for Sektor 236 (2010), Blå måndag (2001) and Jill Johnson & Jan Johansen: Kommer Tid, Kommer Vår (1996).- Jana Nagyová was born on 9 January 1959 in Komárno, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]. She is an actress, known for Arabela (1980), Dangerous Liaisons (1980) and Death of Hitch-Hikers (1979).
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Jandino Asporaat was born on 9 January 1981 in Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. He is an actor and writer, known for Bon Bini Holland (2015), Bon Bini: Judeska in da House (2020) and Bon Bini Holland 2 (2018). He has been married to Shirley since 2013.- Actress
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Jane Ross was born on 9 January 1932 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Star Trek (1966), Rocket Attack U.S.A. (1960) and Light Fantastic (1964). She was married to Lorin E. Price. She died on 27 June 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Janis Vaisla was born in 1969 in Latvia. He died on 9 January 2016 in Berlin, Germany.
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Jimmy Boyd was born on 9 January 1939 in McComb, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for Inherit the Wind (1960), A Dirty Shame (2004) and Racing Blood (1954). He was married to Anne Elaine Forrey, Sheila Kae Lauritsen and Yvonne Craig. He died on 7 March 2009 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Composer
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Jimmy Page was born on 9 January 1944 in Heston, Middlesex, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for The Song Remains the Same (1976), Godzilla (1998) and The Adam Project (2022). He was previously married to Jimena Gomez-Paratcha, Patricia Ecker and Charlotte Martin.- Music Department
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Joan Baez is the middle daughter of Albert Baez and Joan Baez Sr.. At age 10, her father took a job (and the family) to Baghdad, Iraq. A year later they moved to Palo Alto, CA, home of Stanford University. In 1956, she bought her first guitar and heard Martin Luther King, Jr.'s lecture on nonviolence; the following year, she heard Ira Sandperl, a Gandhian scholar, who also influenced her strongly. She graduated from Palo Alto High School in 1958, failed with a demo album, and move the next year to Massachusetts where her father had taken a teaching position at MIT. She performed at Club 47, a folk music club in Cambridge, and participated in the album "Folksingers 'Round Harvard Square". The same year, she met Odetta and Bob Gibson while she was performing at Chicago's "Gate of Horn". Bob invited her to perform July 11 at the Newport Folk Festival, which launched her fame as a folksinger. Her first album for Vanguard, "Joan Baez" (1960), was a huge success. The following year, she met Bob Dylan and released her second very successful album, followed the year later by many southern civil-rights performances and Grammy nominated "Joan Baez in Concert". She launched a tax revolt as part of her protest of the Vietnam war, protested Pete Seeger's exclusion by ABC-TV, and joined in the Free Speech Movement at Berkeley and the civil rights march in Selma AL. In 1967, she spent two brief periods in jail for anti-war protests. In 1969, she gave birth to Gabriel Harris while his father, David Harris, was serving 20 months of a three year sentence for draft resistance. In 1971, her songs were featured in the films Sacco & Vanzetti (1971) and Celebration at Big Sur (1971). A 1974 world tour included Japan, Australia, Israel, Lebanon, Tunisia and Argentina. The 1978 film Renaldo and Clara (1978) featured her performances in Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder tours. In 1980, Antioch University and Rutgers University awarded her the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters for her music and her activism. Next year, PBS aired the documentary "There But For Fortune: Joan Baez in Latin America". The albums, causes and concerts continue, far too numerous to list here.- Actor
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Jody Latham was born on 9 January 1983 in Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for The Silence (2010), EastEnders (1985) and The Tudors (2007).- Actress
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For Joely, the theatre must be in her genes. Born in Marylebone, London, England, she is the daughter of director Tony Richardson and Vanessa Redgrave, granddaughter of Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, niece of Lynn Redgrave, and sister of Natasha Richardson, all actors. Former husband Tim Bevan is a producer. However the genes were slow - as a child she saw her older sister Natasha interested in acting but she was imagining a career in tennis. Her father put his foot down, and tennis was out. British by birth, she considers herself a sort of honorary American, having attended boarding school at Thacher in Ojai, California. Beginning in the '80s film became her life, from small parts in Wetherby (1985) to BBC dramas such as Lady Chatterley (1993) to today's Disney studio going to the dogs in 101 Dalmatians (1996).- Actress
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Joey Lauren Adams is an American actress and director. Adams appeared in several Kevin Smith View Askewniverse films, including Chasing Amy, for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Adams was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas, the youngest of three children. Her father was a lumber yard owner. Adams grew up in the Overbrook neighborhood of North Little Rock and graduated from North Little Rock Northeast High School in 1986. She announced her intention to pursue acting after one year as an exchange student in Australia.- After a substantial career in the advertising industry, John Doman came to acting relatively late. In fact, he made his screen debut at the age of 46. When the acting bug eventually bit, it was upon his return from Vietnam in 1969, where he had served as a Second Lieutenant with the 3rd Marine Division. Watching Midnight Cowboy (1969) and The Graduate (1967) consecutively at a cinema in San Francisco, he became inspired by Dustin Hoffman's performances and determined to give acting a try. In an interview, he explained "It took me 20 years to actually get around to doing it". For those intervening decades, Doman worked in advertising, eventually moving up to the position of Executive Vice President, Head of Business Development at TBWA. His academic credentials include a Master of Business Administration degree in marketing from Pennsylvania State University.
Having read books and taking "some classes here and there", Doman landed a spot on a commercial for the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1991.This led to further work on television, commencing the following year with a small role on the soap As the World Turns (1956). The brawny, deep-voiced actor (an ex-football player for the Penn Quakers) has since specialised in tough, no-nonsense authority figures, frequently in crime dramas. Doman has played no less than eleven distinct characters in the Law & Order (1990) franchise. His breakout role was as the uncompromising Maryland State Police Deputy Commissioner of Operations (eventually Superintendant) William Rawls in five seasons of HBO's The Wire (2002). Doman has also guest-starred as a Bajoran militia colonel in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) episode "Shakaar". He played the corrupt Pope Alexander VI (aka Rodrigo Borgia) in Borgia (2011), Bishop Charles Eddis in House of Cards (2013), morally ambiguous Senator Ross Garrison in the compelling CBS drama Person of Interest (2011), mob bosses Don Carmine Falcone and Patrick "Paddy" Doyle, respectively, in DC's Gotham (2014) and in Rizzoli & Isles (2010), Katee Sackhoff's overprotective Police Chief father in Longmire (2012) and the micro-managing American Ambassador to Germany, Richard Hanes, in Berlin Station (2016). More recently, he appeared as Boston District Attorney Guy Dan in the Kevin Bacon starrer City on a Hill (2019).
Doman has also lent his commanding presence to the stage, notably off-Broadway and in productions for the New York Shakespeare Festival. - Actor
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John Sparkes was born on 9 January 1954 in Swansea, Wales, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Calendar Girls (2003), Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015) and Naked Video (1986). He is married to Beverly. They have two children.- Producer
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John Thompson was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer and assistant director, known for Brooklyn's Finest (2009), Criminal (2016) and Hunter Killer (2018). He was married to Tatiana Thompson. He died on 9 January 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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Actor and filmmaker Joseph Culp was born in Los Angeles, a son of actor Robert Culp. He began acting in school plays at the age of nine. He trained as an actor in both New York and Los Angeles under various teachers, including Stella Adler, Herbert Berghof, Uta Hagen, Arthur Sherman, Kenneth MacMillan and John Lehne. He has been working in theatre, film and television since 1982. He most recently produced, directed, co-wrote and co-starred in the feature film Welcome to the Men's Group (2016) which stars Timothy Bottoms and Stephen Tobolowsky. He also produced and co-starred in the short Voice of Life (2013) by Norwegian director Knut Erik Jensen.
Culp produced and starred in the award-winning feature film, The Reflecting Pool (2008), the first investigative drama to challenge the official story of 9/11. Directed by Jarek Kupsc. Culp won international critical acclaim for his performance in Hunger (2001), an adaptation of Nobel laureate Knut Hamsun's 1890 masterpiece, written and directed by Maria Giese. In "Hunger" Culp co-produced and stars as "Charlie Pontus", a lonely screenwriter living on the brink of physical and spiritual starvation in Los Angeles. At the San Francisco IndieFest "Hunger" film received "Pick of the Pack" from the San Francisco Examiner, saying, "Joseph Culp's agreeable performance makes this one a champion!" SF Indie Fest wrote, "Joseph Culp's exquisitely naked performance and writer/director Giese ragged, guerrilla-video style add immeasurably to the bracing austerity of the film charging it with all the primitive beauty of an ancient Russian icon painting". Hunger (2001) is the first digital film made of a classic work of literature, the first American version of a Knut Hamsun novel, and was shot guerrilla-style on the streets of Los Angeles on a budget not exceeding $10,000.
"Hunger" won Best Feature at the 2007 Moondance International Film Festival and Best Underground Film at the 2007 FAIF Festival. Culp's other film credits include starring roles in Alan J. Pakula's Dream Lover (1986), Monte Hellman's Iguana (1988), The Arrival (1991), the lead in the action thriller Assault on Dome 4 (1996).
Culp is known to comic fans as the first actor ever to play "Doctor Doom" in the first film version of Marvel Comics' series The Fantastic Four (1994). He co-starred with Laurie Metcalf in The Secret Life of Houses (1994) on PBS, and for Mexican director María Novaro' (Danzón (1991)) in her tale of Mexican border life, El jardín del Edén (1994). He co-starred with John Savage in the sci-fi film Firestorm (1996) and was featured in HBO's Full Eclipse (1993), Ron Howard's Apollo 13 (1995), Mario Van Peebles' Baadasssss! (2003), and Panther (1995) and the western Los Locos (1997). He appeared with Mia Kirshner, Jean-Hugues Anglade and Connie Nielsen in the noir-thriller Innocents (2000), directed by Gregory Marquette, and starred opposite Ray Wise and Sonya Smith in the award-winning sci-fi comedy Cyxork 7 (2006), directed by John Huff. His many television appearances include House (2004) ER (1994), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Highway to Heaven (1984) and made-for-television movies such as Project: Tinman (1990), Blue Bayou (1990) and A Doctor's Story (1984). He co-starred with Richard Thomas in Hallmark's Wild Hearts (2006). Culp notably appeared in a recurring role as "Archie Whitman", the depression-era father of Jon Hamm's "Don Draper" in the critically acclaimed AMC series Mad Men (2007).
Joseph Culp directed the short film "Traces" (2011) which held premieres at Nordkapp Film Festival in Norway, Palm Springs International ShortFest, Tucson Film & Music Festival, and Hollywood Film festival. In addition to working in film and television, Culp has continued a commitment to the theater. In 2004, he starred in the New York stage premiere of "Foul Shots", by Raymond J. Barry and Barry's "Awake in a World That Encourages Sleep" (2011-2012) in both New York and Los Angeles. Theatre credits include "Summer and Smoke", directed by the late Kenneth MacMillan; opposite Ron Leibman in "Children of Darkness" at The Actor's Studio, and "A Wilder Evening - Six Short Works by Thornton Wilder", which he produced and directed and performed. He received a Drama Logue award for his performance as a rebel Irish coal miner in Jason Miller's "Nobody Hears a Broken Drum" in Los Angeles.
Joseph Culp is the founder of the Los Angeles-based "Walking Theatre Group/Workshop" (since 1992) where he performs as an actor, writer and director as well as conducting ongoing research in the training and practice of the "Walking-In-Your-Shoes" transpersonal technique and its use in creative process. He co-founded the Walking-In-Your-Shoes body/mind technique WIYS, which combines aspects of intuitive movement and spontaneous empathy. The workshop is open to the public and supports theater and film artists developing new material. The script for the 9/11 feature, "The Reflecting Pool", was developed in the workshop. He acted and directed his own adaptations of two short stories by Franz Kafka, "The Judgment" and "In the Penal Colony", which he performed with the Walking Theatre Group.
He directed an evening with the Walking Theatre Group - "Welcome to the Great Beyond", where the audience participated in a public demonstration and exploration of the "Walking-In-Your-Shoes" transpersonal process. Joseph also directed group shows of new work from the Walking Theatre Workshop, "Reclamation (series 1-5)". "Winter Walks" and "Food for Thought". His original musical-play "The Hound (An American Poem)" about a spiritual journey on the Greyhound Bus was developed with the Walking Theatre Group at the Electric Lodge in Venice, California. He is working on a book about the "Walking" technique for use in related workshops and groups. He is married to Lauren Culp and has two children, Jackson and Sedona.- Actor
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Joshua Harto was born on 9 January 1979 in Huntington, West Virginia, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Dark Knight (2008), Bridge of Spies (2015) and The Lifeguard (2013). He has been married to Liz W. Garcia since 12 October 2008.- Judith Krantz was born on 9 January 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for Till We Meet Again (1989), Mistral's Daughter (1984) and I'll Take Manhattan (1987). She was married to Steve Krantz. She died on 22 June 2019 in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Julia Dietze was born on 9 January 1981 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She is an actress, known for Iron Sky (2012), Iron Sky: The Coming Race (2019) and 1 1/2 Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde (2008).