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Danna Paola Rivera Munguía (born 23 June 1995), better known as Danna Paola, is a Mexican actress, singer and model. She gained popularity as a child actress and singer, starring in dozens of television projects throughout her early childhood and adolescence.
Danna Paola was born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico. She is the daughter of Patricia Munguía and Juan José Rivera Arellano, the former singer of Grupo Ciclón and Los Caminantes. Her parents divorced during her childhood. She has an older sister, Vania.
Danna Paola's acting career began in 1999 when at age 4 she and her sister attended Televisa's casting call in Mexico City for Plaza Sésamo, the Mexican version of Sesame Street. Both were later cast on the show and appeared in several episodes. One year later at age 5, she was cast in the telenovela, Rayito de Luz, in 2000. In 2001, she received her first lead role in the children's telenovela, María Belén. The same year, she released her debut album, titled Mi Globo Azul.
In 2011, she began the production for her fourth solo studio album which also served as her debut album as a "grown-up" solo recording artist. Her previous discography included songs for telenovelas, children's music, and film soundtracks. She revealed that she wanted her new album to reflect her growth as an artist and shed her image as a child actress. "Ruleta", written by Mexican pop singer, Paty Cantú, was announced as the album's lead single. The official music video premiered on Paola's official VEVO channel on 14 March 2012. The single rose to number 32 on the Top Mexican Airplay charts in July 2012.- Director
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Aaron Ruell was born on 23 June 1976 in Fresno, California, USA. He is a director and actor, known for Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Everything's Gone Green (2005) and Mary (2005). He is married to Yuka Ruell.- Actor
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In an interview in "Disc" magazine published in June 1959, following the release of his third (and ultimately unsuccessful) single, Adam Faith declared that his ambition was to become an actor/director--not a singer. Nine years, 35 singles, 24 chart entries, 15 EPs and seven albums later he finally decided to leave the record industry to concentrate fully on fulfilling his thespian dream. Over the next 34 years Faith was to achieve at least the major part of this long-held ambition by becoming one of Britain's most popular stars of stage and screen. However, during his singing career with EMI, he vied with Cliff Richard as the UK's most popular male singer and pop idol.
Adam Faith was born Terry Nelhams in Acton, London, on June 23, 1940, the third of five children. He attended John Perryn secondary modern school in Acton and from the age of 12 was able to demonstrate his entrepreneurial skills by means of a series of paper rounds, which enabled him to finance his own clothes budget. This was augmented further when he started selling papers from a pitch to enable him to pay for more than 100 pounds worth of other "gear", including a record player and an impressive bicycle, both costing around 28 pounds--a large sum indeed by 1950s standards. All this was achieved before he left school, at which point he embarked on his first full-time employment as an odd job boy for a silk screen printer close to his home.
After only a few weeks with this company he heard of a vacancy for a messenger boy at Rank Screen Services and was taken on at the princely sum of 3 pounds ten shillings per week, dedicating himself to the task of obtaining a transfer to the studios. However, after a year elapsed without any sign of his move, he left to join a company in Wardour Street, Soho, known as TV Advertising Ltd. This was a period when he, like many of his peers, was bitten by the skiffle bug which was then sweeping Britain. His first great idol was Lonnie Donegan, who inspired him to form his first group with colleagues from work. They called themselves "The Worried Men" after one of their most popular numbers, "Worried Man Blues". According to Nelhams, they played all the local Soho expresso coffee bars--Mars, The Cat's Whiskers, Orlando's, The Skiffle Cellar and, of course, the famous Two Is, where they eventually became resident.
Nelhams was becoming exhausted, which was not surprising in view of his extra-curricular activities. He had been promoted to assistant cutter at TV Advertising and not only did he combine evening performances with his day job, but he also decided to take managerial responsibility for the group's affairs. Jack Good's Six-Five Special (1957) TV program had a reputation for originality. One idea was to broadcast a show direct from the Two Is. Naturally, as the resident band, The Worried Men opened and closed the program--valuable exposure and, ultimately, Nelham's first big break.
Good was impressed with Nelhams' performance but not necessarily with the group as a whole. He invited Nelhams back on the show as a solo singer, convinced of his potential as Britain's answer to James Dean. Nelhams, encouraged by this optimism, gave up his job as a film cutter and turned professional. Good not only secured him a recording contract with EMI's HMV label on the strength of the TV appearance, but also helped him choose the now familiar name Adam Faith. Faith's debut disc combined "(Got a) Heartsick Feeling" with "Brother Heartache & Sister Tears", and was released in January 1958. It received very little publicity, either in the form of music press coverage or from EMI's own advertising department. Not surprisingly, it failed to make any impression on the charts. Despite all Good's confidence in him, Faith also failed to make any immediate impression on television, but Good gave him another opportunity when he booked him to appear in his stage show version of "Six Five Special" (The John Barry Seven were also on the bill and this brief first meeting with composer John Barry was later to prove of vital importance). However, the stage show wasn't the success Good envisaged, and after just four performances Faith found himself out of work.
Faith, ever the survivor, swallowed his pride and made the painful decision to abandon his show-biz career by returning to the film cutting world. Despite this, HMV released his second single in December of the same year, a cover of Jerry Lee Lewis' "High School Confidential", backed with "Country Music Holiday" Apart from scant attention in the music press, mainly to the effect that he was covering a Jerry Lee song, it attracted no publicity whatsoever. After a couple of temporary jobs back in the business, he found a job as a cutter at National Studios at Elstree. It was while he was there he received a phone call from John Barry in March of 1959, inviting him to audition for Drumbeat (1959). This new program was an attempt by BBC Television to counter ATV's popular Oh Boy! (1958) show. After sufficiently impressing producer Stewart Morris, Faith landed an initial contract for three shows, which was later extended to the full 22-week run.
Fortune once again smiled on Faith when Barry introduced him to his own manager, the redoubtable Eve Taylor. Taylor, whose father was a show-business impresario of some renown, was steeped in the tradition and was herself part of a comedy and tap-dancing act during the 1930s. Since becoming an agent she had established a reputation for never accepting anything less than the best for her clients, and many an errant theater manager had experienced the lash of her biting tongue! She readily agreed to take him on, and immediately set about changing his image and appearance, securing him another recording contract, initially with Top Rank.
His only record for them ("Ah, Poor Little Baby" / "Runk Bunk") was released on June 6, with only the former side benefiting from an arrangement and accompaniment by John Barry. Both sides, incidentally, were produced by Tony Hatch, just prior to his appointment as A&R manager at Pye/Piccadilly Records. Unfortunately, this record also failed to attract the attention of pop pundits, but on this occasion Faith was clearly hindered by a total absence of publicity caused by the release date--unluckily coinciding with a national printing strike! Despite the failure of his first three records, Faith was becoming very well known and popular through his 'Drumbeat" appearances. Acting still had a hold on him, and in August he announced his intention to take drama and elocution classes in order to enhance his acting potential. It was about halfway through the "Drumbeat" series when Faith attracted the attention of film producer George Willoughby, who was searching for a young pop singer to appear in his new film, Wild for Kicks (1960), then in pre-production. Although Faith had little record success up 'til then, Willoughby was struck by the young man's stage presence and signed him on the strength of this. The script called for Faith to sing only a couple of songs. As Barry was by then arranging not only Faith's recordings but also his live "Drumbeat" material, it came as no surprise when the film company asked him to write the score to accompany Faith's big-screen debut--Barry's own very first steps into the world of film music composing.
Faith's success on "Drumbeat" enabled Eve Taylor to secure him another recording contract, this time with Parlophone. The quest for suitable material to launch the Parlophone debut began in earnest and was eventually resolved out of a friendship built up on "Drumbeat". A study of the "Drumbeat" scripts reveal how Faith had initially concentrated on singing a large proportion of cover versions; the majority, up-tempo slices of American rock 'n' roll. A significant turning point ensued when he asked to perform his own version of the current Cliff Richard hit "Living Doll". It became apparent to Barry that Faith's vocal delivery was more attractive in a gentler mode and, as a result of this discovery, he decided to concentrate on delivering this kind of material. Nevertheless, before this first Parlophone single was issued, Faith made his label debut on the live "Drumbeat" album, recorded on May 10 at Abbey Road Studios, London, and released two months later. On this LP, the rock 'n' roll influence remained. Faith sang three numbers--"Say Mama", "C'mon Everybody" and "Believe What You Say", all accompanied by John Barry.
The "Drumbeat" LP also showcased the performing talents of one Johnny Worth, a member of Jackie and The Raindrops vocal trio, better known as Johnny Worth (also known as Les Vandyke). Worth was to become the final piece in the Parlophone backroom jigsaw that catapulted Faith from contender to champion in the pop market place. Worth, born in Battersea, London, on June 21, 1931, began working as a draughtsman prior to his compulsory two-year hitch in the army. On returning to civvy life he was determined to stay out of office work and make his name as a singer. Like many singers, he also aspired towards song writing, although his first three attempts were rejected out of hand by music publishers. However, when Faith, striking up a friendship with him on the "Drumbeat" set, asked if he had any material suitable for recording, Worth approached JB7 pianist Les Reed to help him arrange a demo of one of these initial songs, "What Do You Want?". Barry has always been credited with the idea of using pizzicato strings (inspired by Buddy Holly's "It Doesn't Matter Anymore") but according to Worth, this was entirely his own brainchild. Because he was still under contract to Oriole, Worth felt the need to adopt a pseudonym while writing songs, and so was born Les Vandyke. This was derived by combining Reed's own first name with Worth's London telephone exchange!
Barry was impressed enough with the demo to commence working on an arrangement for the song, using that same Buddy Holly-influenced pizzicato style. According to Faith, the singing style he adopted for this now legendary recording was based on coaching he received from Roy Young, another "Drumbeat" cast member. Having heard Faith rehearsing it during a shared car journey, Young made a number of suggestions, in particular persuading him to alter his pronunciation of "baby" to "bay-beh". "What Do You Want?" (b/w "From Now Until Forever") was recorded at Abbey Road Studios on September 25, 1959, a mere month after "Drumbeat" ended. At the same time Faith was also signed to appear in an episode of Rediffusion's No Hiding Place (1959) TV series. Norman Newell, Faith and Barry's A&R manager, was unable to produce the recording session. As a result, assistant John Burgess took the helm in his absence, and was to do so for the remainder of Faith's EMI career. According to Barry, on hearing the record, Newell publicly declared his disapproval, vowing that Barry would on no account ever be allowed to take part in any more sessions! After the recording Barry admitted that both he and Faith were despondent following previous commercial failures. This time they were determined to impose their own personal tastes far more emphatically than they had done previously, when the flavor of the day tended to override aesthetic considerations.
Despite favorable reviews of "What Do You Want?", on its October 24 release date in both The New Musical Express and Disc, manager Eve Taylor still insisted that Faith's future lay in acting. Keith Fordyce, writing in the former, praised Barry's arrangement and choice of instrumentation --Jack Good, columnist in its rival, applauded the production, tipping chart success on both sides of the Atlantic. EMI, perhaps scenting success, mounted a strong advertising campaign promoting the single far more vigorously than either of Faith's first two HMV releases.
In the following issue of "Disc", Eve Taylor, recognizing good copy when she saw it, claimed Faith had definitely made his last record to concentrate on acting, citing his appearance in a 90-minute drama for Rediffusion TV at the end of year as evidence. Despite this, "What Do You Want?" was given a considerable boost when it was played and voted a unanimous hit on BBC TV's Juke Box Jury (1959), and when Faith sang it live on an edition of ATV's "Boy Meets Girl".
On November 14 the first tangible sign of chart recognition was apparent when The Record Mirror's "British Only" chart listed "What Do You Want?" as a new entry at #9. Clearly, interest was growing, to a point when it entered the NME charts at #18 the following week. Adam Faith, singer, had clearly arrived. His mentor, Jack Good, while applauding his success, claimed his acting actually improved his singing. He also mentioned that the song was initially rejected by Johnny Kidd, although Worth denied this, maintaining that he had refused permission for Kidd to use it when the singer had wanted to give it a rock 'n' roll treatment. Another surprise arrived with the revelation that the orchestral backing consisted of just four strings, with two tenor saxes suggesting the sound of a cello.
By December Faith was #1 in the NME charts. He confessed to being terrified of becoming just another overnight sensation and was therefore determined to continue to develop his acting skills by way of special training at the Royal Court Theatre. He admitted to enjoying Frank Sinatra, Peter Gunn (1958), Jean Sibelius' "1st Symphony" and playing golf--tastes considered rather esoteric and sophisticated for a typical teenager of the period! At this stage he still lived at home in Acton with his parents, an older sister, a twin brother & sister, another brother having already married and left the roost.
Any one-hit wonder will tell you of the problems associated with finding an equally memorable follow-up. Not surprisingly, the Faith management decided to rely on the Worth / Barry team for inspiration, and this proved a wise move. At the recording session John Burgess again took charge of production, since Norman Newell was afraid of upsetting a winning formula. On January 15 "Poor Me" was released with "WDYW" still at #2 on the charts! Faith had finished recording his "Beat Girl" songs just three days previously and had signed to appear in another film - "Moment Of Truth". The following day he received a silver disc for "What Do You Want", awarded for sales of 250,000, and appeared on BBC Radio's "Saturday Club", following this with a guest appearance on the Beverley Sisters' TV show on January 25, where he sang "Poor Me". This song, another originally rejected by several music publishers in its original incarnation as "Poor Man", shot to #1 on the UK charts.
After the success of "Poor Me", Faith--the "reluctant" pop-singer--revealed how much he wanted to sustain his chart success. His new film, now retitled Never Let Go (1960), commenced shooting on February 22, starring Peter Sellers and Richard Todd. With his newly acquired wealth generated from two #1 singles, Faith announced his plan to buy a new car, a new house for his parents and to invest the rest (a significant move in light of his subsequent financial success).
Although his next record, "Big Time" / "Someone Else's Baby", released on April 8 while "Poor Me" was still at #15 on the charts, just failed to become his third consecutive #1 (it was beaten by The Everly Brothers' "Cathy's Clown"), during the next few years Faith went on to score many more hits. His albums were successful, too. "Beat Girl", for example, issued at a time when the film had yet to surface in the cinema, attracted excellent reviews and reached the top ten in the UK album charts. Though this was in the main a John Barry instrumental album, three songs were sung by Faith and this fact alone could only have enhanced sales. One of these songs, "The Beat Girl Song", written by Barry and Trevor Peacock, failed to appear in the film itself.
December brought two more significant events in the ever-changing world of Adam Faith. First he bought a Hampton Court house for 6000 pounds, where he moved with the rest of his family from the Acton council house. Second, he was invited and agreed to appear on BBC TV's controversial yet prestigious Face to Face (1959)--a major coup for Faith. Transmitted live on December 11, Faith surprised many a viewer by dint of his resolution and alertness in the face of some tough questioning from presenter John Freeman.
Faith's third film, the comedy What a Whopper (1961), premiered during the summer, although the title song was not considered strong enough for single release. Instead, he chose a song from the film, entitled "The Time Has Come". written--as usual--by Johnny Worth. This reached #4 on the charts and fared better than the film, which opened at the Rialto, London, on September 28 to a terrible pasting from the press.
In March of 1962 Faith undertook an 11-day nature cure at a Surrey rest home. He had not stopped touring and recording for eight months and was completely fatigued. At the Surrey retreat he read the script for his next film project, Mix Me a Person (1962), which was due to start filming immediately after this short period of recuperation. August dawned with good reviews for the film, which opened in London. This, his fourth picture, was a thriller in which his character (Harry Jukes) spent a great deal of time behind bars. He did manage to sing a couple of songs, however, en route: the title song and a version of "La Bamba".
One of the biggest news items in the music industry that autumn stemmed from the surprise decision from the Barry and Faith camp to sever musical links--a purely amicable arrangement designed to enable both parties to develop alternative projects. Barry explained the motives behind this move more fully in an interview with Record Mirror's Peter Jones: "In the early days Johnny Worth, Adam and I were concentrating on one thing, Adam's records. We were after bread. We were all starting in the business and we were all ambitious. But towards one end only. We were all in the same boat but eventually you reach a climax in all that channeled activity. I'd say it is impossible for three people to stick together permanently in this way. You are bound to develop into different adult channels. We wanted financial gains. When you've got those, you can relax and choose your work. It's a matter of sitting back and considering precisely what you want to do in your career. Do you want to be tied by the boundaries of pop music? Do you want to include all kinds of music? Or all art forms? As an artist, a musician, you can learn something from all forms . . . From literature, films and comedy. So no, it wasn't a surprise I left. But you might say it was a surprise I stayed so long."
Initially the hits continued almost unabated, first with Johnny Keating taking over as arranger and accompanying Faith with his orchestra, and then accompanied by a new group, The Roulettes.
Faith flew to Australia in October with John Leyton for an 18-day tour that also encompassed New Zealand and Hong Kong, returning to his new home in Esher, Surrey, a "manor-type" house set in an acre of landscaped garden. The house itself included a ground floor-billiards room and a blue-carpeted bedroom housing a white, silk-covered king-sized bed--with an adjoining wardroom. What's more, he employed a butler, maid, gardener and valet! How times had changed from those childhood days in Acton.
However, the hits eventually began to dry up. In 1967 his biggest "hit" was his marriage to former dancer Jackie Irving. Quite possibly his biggest commercial coup was in persuading Sandie Shaw to perform and record "Puppet On A String", a decision she was later to regret. Not only did it become the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest, but it also reached #1 in the UK and in many other European countries. Faith convinced her it was in her best interests to sing it, after she had fallen out with their mutual manager over its merits as a song. Her gratitude to Faith for his advice was somewhat tempered, however, when Taylor revealed much later that he had a financial interest in her and the song's publishers! Clearly Faith's aptitude for spotting an investment opportunity had not diminished.
Adam Faith released his last single for EMI in 1968, "You Make My Life Worthwhile". Arranged and conducted by Ken Woodman, it was an excellent recording that deserved a better fate than it got, but with Faith opting to make his stage debut playing Feste in William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night", he was in no position to promote it. In view of this, both he and EMI decided to part company; Faith, the actor, was consigning Faith, the pop star, to the annals of music history.
Faith's success on stage and screen was hardly unexpected, given his thirst for knowledge and capacity for hard work. He decided to learn stagecraft from first principles in repertory theatre, out of which a number of small parts initially emanated. This stood him in good stead, when he was given a more substantial role in "Night Must Fall", playing opposite Dame Sybil Thorndike. In effect, this amounted to his big break; his stage equivalent of appearing on "Drumbeat"! In autumn of 1969 he took the lead in a touring version of "Billy Liar", and 18 months later found renewed television fame in the title role of Budgie (1971).
Apart from one comeback album for Warner Bros in 1974 (borne, one suspects, out of a desire to celebrate in song his full recovery from a near-fatal car crash a year earlier) and an original cast recording he made of the musical version of "Budgie" in 1988, Faith concentrated almost solely on acting and went a considerable way to achieving his ambition expressed so lucidly back in 1959, prior to his 19th birthday.
During the 1970s he impressed both moviegoers and critics alike with convincing performances in Stardust (1974), Foxes (1980) and McVicar (1980), and also found time to immerse himself in the management side of the rock industry. Budding agent and song-writer Dave Courtney (who Faith knew as a result of his association with The Roulettes) introduced him to former busker Leo Sayer. Instantly impressed by Sayer's vocal prowess and songwriting ability, Faith immediately set out a strategy for launching his protégée, and as a direct spin-off, also produced a solo album for The Who's Roger Daltrey, which contained a selection of Sayer/Courtney songs.
The 1980s saw Faith once again reinvent himself in the public eye, this time in the form of a self-appointed financial guru; he even wrote a column for "The Mail On Sunday", aptly titled "Faith In The City", which epitomized the "get-rich-quick" philosophy espoused in that Margaret Thatcher-drenched decade. It ended on something of a sour note when he was prevented from issuing a free fact sheet that promised to make its recipients millionaires! This was also a period when Faith was often heard to be scathing about his own recording legacy, holding it chiefly responsible for scuppering his attempts at securing a lasting acting career. As guest at a dinner party where his old hits were being played, he was chastised by the host for criticizing them so harshly, for rubbishing the very music he had enjoyed as a youth. Faith was rather taken aback by this accusation and was forced to re-appraise his feelings for his pop career.
Judging from subsequent comments made in the media, he has clearly done so. On the eve of the release of a brand-new album, "Midnight Postcards" (released in November '93), he told "The Daily Mail" that he was no longer dismissive about his pop star roots and saw no incongruency in combining an acting with a singing career. "I retired from singing 20 years ago so I could be an actor. I had begun to hate my pop association because I so wanted to act. In those days you couldn't really do both. Now I realize that the two things I do best are singing and acting. I'm only sorry that it has taken me so long to combine the two."
On stage for some years he performed the title role in "Alfie" around the provinces, played the narrator in "A Chorus Line" and toured the UK in "Love & Marriage". Often in demand for television, following his initial success with "Budgie", in the 1990s he starred in the highly successful BBC TV drama Love Hurts (1992), with Zoë Wanamaker; and in 2002 made the less popular The House That Jack Built (2002), also for the BBC.
He had a heart bypass operation in the mid-'80s, but had enjoyed reasonable health from then onwards. However, the failure of his cable TV channel, The Money Channel, a couple of years ago resulted in his bankruptcy, and may have taken a toll on his health. He was planning a one-man stage performance tour of Britain the next year, in which he would act out his career, including some of the songs that launched it. He died at the age of 62 from a heart attack, a few hours after finishing a performance of "Love & Marriage".- Alan Turing was born on 23 June 1912 in Maida Vale, London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Turochamp (1948). He died on 7 June 1954 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, UK.
- Alice Hunter was born in Middlesex, England, UK. Alice is an actor, known for Another Period (2013), House of Lies (2012) and Girl House (2014).
- Ana Flavia Gavlak was born on 23 June 1990 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress, known for The Body Tree (2017), Americons (2015) and Alesso Feat. Roy English: Cool (2015).
- Andrew Colmar was born on 23 June 1939. He was an actor, known for It's a Man's World (1962), Shannon (1961) and Ensign O'Toole (1962). He died on 1 May 1983 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Antoine Olivier Pilon was born on 23 June 1997 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for Mommy (2014), Most Wanted (2020) and 1:54 (2016).- Ben Hyland was born on 23 June 2002 in Long Island, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Marley & Me (2008), The Strain (2014) and House of Cards (2013).
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Bill Sims Jr. is known for Cadillac Records (2008) and America's Blues (2015).- Actor
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Wirth attended Collegiate Prep School in Manhattan and Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Discovered by photographer Bruce Weber while at Brown University, he started modeling in New York City in the mid 80s for such magazines as Seventeen, GQ, Interview, and teen magazines. While at Brown he did his first Diet Pepsi Commercial before moving on to television and movies. His first television show was The Equalizer and moved to LA to start an acting career. His first movie was Seven Minutes In Heaven. Fifteen years later he is fine tuning his craft and has moved on to being behind the camera. Besides acting, he is also serious about writing,directing,and his artwork is showing in many California galleries. Having completed a Short Film, Kismet, in 1999, he moved on to his first full length Independent film, MacArthur Park, for which he was the writer, director and producer. The film was screened at the Sundance Film Festival 2001 (Grand Prize nominee), Taos Talking Picture Festival (Land Grant nominee), and Seattle International Film Festival 2001 as part of the Black Experience in Films. In the early 1990s Billy fronted a rock band in LA called Dust N'Bones. He works off and on with a band called "The Cronies" and they are still in the working stage of a new acoustic CD with music written by Wirth and Steven Costentino. Billy seems to have found his calling behind the scenes of movie making and at the present time is working on a documentary that combines the plight of the homeless, one of Billy's long time interests, and behind the making of MacArthur Park. He changed management in 2007 by going with John Crosby Management of LA and will be working with manager looking for acting and directing projects. He has also opened his own online Art Gallery and completed a new film The Drone Virus, plus a feature for director Andrew Wagner called The Talent Given Us.- Director
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Bob Carlton was born on 23 June 1950 in Coventry, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Brookside (1982) and Streetwise (1989). He was married to Sally Carpenter and Caroline Wildi. He died on 18 January 2018 in the UK.- Additional Crew
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Bob Fosse was born on 23 June 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Cabaret (1972), All That Jazz (1979) and Lenny (1974). He was married to Gwen Verdon, Joan McCracken and Mary Ann Niles. He died on 23 September 1987 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.- Brandi Rhodes is a "larger than life" TV personality known for professional wrestling and reality television. As the daughter in law of the late Dusty Rhodes, she is considered the "Princess of Prowrestling" to the vast wrestling community. Don't let her pretty face fool you. Brandi is as dominant in ring as she is out, and her fan base spans the globe. She frequently performs in Japan, England and Australia, as well as all over the continental US. Public Speaking is one of her many strong points, as she has announced for live audiences as large as 108,000, Live PPV's with audiences well into the millions, however, she can command an intimate setting just the same. Brandi is ambitious, and full of ideas, and her audience of over 600,000 strong on Instagram can agree that they can never get enough of engaging with Brandi and following her lifestyle. Her most recent role starring on "WAGS on E!" proved the power of her personality, as hundreds of thousands tuned in just to see her and her husband Cody's life outside of the wrestling ring.
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Bryan Brown was born on 23 June 1947 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is an actor and producer, known for Cocktail (1988), Breaker Morant (1980) and Two Hands (1999). He has been married to Rachel Ward since 16 April 1983. They have three children.- Caitlin Blackwood was born on 23 June 2000 in Northern Ireland. She is an actress, known for Doctor Who (2005), Sundown (2018) and Journey Bound.
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Carli Norris was born on 23 June 1974 in Barking, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for EastEnders (1985), Holby City (1999) and Fanny Hill (2007). She has been married to Dominic Atkins since 16 June 2017. She was previously married to Gary Turner.- Actress
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Carly got her start in acting performing in musical theatre around Southern California including The Old Globe in San Diego (How The Grinch Stole Christmas), La Jolla Playhouse (Bonnie and Clyde, Chaplin), Starlight Bowl (Urinetown, Into The Woods, Oklahoma), Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities (Fiddler on the Roof), 3D Theatricals (Legally Blonde), among others. She also has a comedy background which includes stand up comedy, Groundlings, and UCB.- Charles McDew was born on 23 June 1938 in Massillon, Ohio, USA. He was married to Deborah Francine Davidson. He died on 3 April 2018 in West Newton, Massachusetts, USA.
- Cherie Jimenez was born on June 23rd in Manhattan, New York. Grew up in the Lower East Side, Washington heights, Alphabet City and Brooklyn. She is Sicilian, Italian, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Spanish and Taino Native American. She attended both The Professional Performing Arts School and SUNY Purchase Acting Conservatory in New York. Now resides in Los Angeles, CA.
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Chico DeBarge was born on 23 June 1966 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Coming to America (1988), Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987) and A Fine Mess (1986). He has been married to Andrea Bordenave since 14 December 1996. They have four children.- Actor
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Born in Perú, Christian Meier, originally graduated as a graphic designer, first started playing keyboards in a peruvian rock band in the late eighties. Then after six years making music he made the transition into acting to become one of the most successful actors in Latinamerica. In 2007 he landed the lead role of Diego de la Vega (El Zorro) for the Sony International Television/Telemundo production of "El Zorro, la espada y la rosa". Some of his works includes tv. series all over latin america and multi-awarded films like Salvador del Solar's "Magallanes" and Francisco Lombardi's "No se lo digas a nadie". He recently portrayed General Oscar Naranjo in the hit series for FOX "El General Naranjo. After almost twenty five years working as an actor, he wrote, produced and directed the multi awarded shor film "Terminal".- Christopher Fox was born on 23 June 1974 in England, UK. He is an actor, known for Ultimate Force (2002), The Bill (1984) and The Vice (1999).
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Christy Altomare was born on 23 June 1986 in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a director and writer, known for The Big C (2010), Central Park Joker (2011) and Noir (2022).- Clarence Thomas was born on 23 June 1948 in Pin Point, Georgia, USA. He has been married to Ginni Thomas since 30 May 1987. He was previously married to Kathy Grace Ambush.
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Claude Goretta was born on 23 June 1929 in Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. He was a director and writer, known for The Invitation (1973), The Lacemaker (1977) and La provinciale (1980). He died on 20 February 2019 in Geneva, Canton de Genève, Switzerland.- Actor
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Connor Jessup was born in Toronto, Canada. Acting since the age of eleven, he is best known for his roles in Netflix's fantasy series Locke & Key (2020) and in the Emmy-winning ABC drama American Crime (2015). Other notable roles include acclaimed performances in the independent films Blackbird (2012) and Closet Monster (2015).
Jessup is also a writer, director and producer. He directed the documentary A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul (2018) for the Criterion Collection, and has written and directed several shorts -- including Boy (2015) and Lira's Forest (2017). He runs a production company, Big & Quiet Pictures, with producer Ashley Shields-Muir.- Actor
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Corey Sorenson was born on 23 June 1980 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Chicago Fire (2012), The Help (2011) and Get on Up (2014).- Producer
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David Dobkin was born on 23 June 1969 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is a producer and director, known for The Judge (2014), R.I.P.D. (2013) and Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020). He has been married to Megan Wolpert since 19 November 2005. They have one child.- Actor
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London-born actor and singer, possibly best known on the screen as Private Hitch in Zulu (1964), as Dr. Livesey in the musical version of Treasure Island (1982) and as the dapper lothario Steven Kodaly in BBC's adaptation of She Loves Me (1979) (based on the play 'Parfumerie' by Miklós László). He also had notable guest roles in two episodes of The Avengers (1961) and in the comedies Up Pompeii! (1969) and Carry on Abroad (1972) .
Kernan's first acting experience was with the Huddersfield Repertory Company at the age of 19. In 1957, he appeared in the chorus line of 'Where's Charley' at London's Palace Theatre. This marked the beginning of a substantial career as a singer in stage musicals. Renowned as an expert interpreter of songs by Stephen Sondheim, he was acclaimed for his performance in the original 1977 Broadway cast of Sondheim's musical revue 'Side by Side', opposite Millicent Martin. A year earlier, he had headlined as Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm in 'A Little Night Music' at the Adelphi Theatre in London. From 1980 to 1981, he appeared in 'Kiss Me Kate' at the Bristol Old Vic and Theatre Royal.
Kernan also devised and directed the musical revue 'Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood', which opened on Broadway in January 1986. During the 60s and 70s, he was a guest soloist in many British variety shows, performing songs by Sondheim, Cole Porter, Noël Coward, Irving Berlin, Johnny Mercer and Frank Loesser.
His 2019 autobiography is entitled 'From Eastham to Broadway'.- This urbane, sourly handsome British actor was born to privilege and most of his roles would follow suit. Born Dennistoun John Franklyn Rose-Price in Berkshire in 1915, Dennis Price, the son of a brigadier-general, was expected to abide by his family wishes and make a career for himself in the army or the church. Instead he became an actor. First on stage (Oxford University Dramatic Society) where he debuted with John Gielgud in "Richard II" in 1937, he was further promoted in the theatre by Noël Coward.
After brief extra work, Price nabbed early star-making film roles in several overbaked Gainsborough mysteries/melodramas, including A Place of One's Own (1945), The Magic Bow (1946) and Caravan (1946), but the one showcase role that could have led him to Hollywood, that of the title poet in The Bad Lord Byron (1949), proved a critical and commercial failure. He took this particularly hard and fell into severe depression. His fatally charming serial murderer in Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), in which he does in nearly all of Alec Guinness' eight characters (Guiness plays eight different roles), is arguably his crowning achievement on celluloid.
By the 50s Price was suffering from severe alcoholism, which adversely affected his personal and professional career. A marriage to bit actress Joan Schofield in 1939 ended eleven years later, due to his substance abuse problem and homosexuality, the latter being a source of great internal anguish for him. They had two daughters.
Price became less reliable and fell steeply in his ranking, moving into less quality "B" pictures. Eccentric comedy renewed his fading star a bit in such delightful farces as Private's Progress (1956), I'm All Right Jack (1959) and School for Scoundrels (1960). TV also saved him for a time in the 60s with the successful series The World of Wooster (1965), in which he played the disdainful butler, Jeeves.
Bad times, however, resurfaced. He filed bankruptcy in 1967 and moved to the remote Channel Island of Sark for refuge. Many of his roles were reduced to glorified cameos and the necessity for cash relegated him to appearing in campy "Z" grade cheapfests, many helmed by the infamous writer/director Jesús Franco, a sort of Spanish version of Roger Corman. Vampyros Lesbos (1971) was just one of his dreadful entries. Price also played Dr. Frankenstein for Franco in Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein (1972) [Dracula vs. Frankenstein] and the The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein (1973) [The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein]. Fully bloated and in delicate health, he died in 1973 at age 58 in a public ward from liver cirrhosis. A sad ending for one who of Britain's more promising actors and film stars. - Additional Crew
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Desmond Saunders was known for his work on Prescription For Murder (1958), Floods of Fear (1958), So Evil So Young (1961), Thunderbirds (1964-1965), Stingray (1965), Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1966), Joe 90 (1968), The Secret Service (1969), Voyage of The Damned (1972), Invaders From The Deep (1981) and Terrahawks (1983-1985).- Actor
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Donald Harrison is known for Rachel Getting Married (2008), Luke Cage (2016) and Scenes from Our Marriage. He is married to Mary Alice Spears-Harrison. They have one child.- Actor
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Best known for his work in slapstick comedy and detective whodunits, character actor Donald MacBride lent his serious, craggy mug and determined professionalism to scores of 30s and 40s crimers. Born in Brooklyn, he first appeared on the vaudeville and Broadway stages as a teenage singer in such shows as "George White's Scandals" and "Room Service." Taking a chance on Hollywood, he appeared in a few silents, then returned full time to films again in the 30s with a variety of interesting parts in over 100 comedies and dramas. These included the movie version of Room Service (1938) with the Marx Brothers, the flustered hotel manager in My Favorite Wife (1940), an ex-con and ringleader in High Sierra (1940) and an Irish politico in The Dark Horse (1946). However, his real prowess was playing by-the-book police inspectors and, while looking slightly less capable when at odds with a Charlie Chan, a Michael Shayne, or the Saint, he came off much more capable on his own in tracking down such hardened criminals as The Creeper. In the 50s he turned to TV as well, until his death in 1957.- Actor
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Duane Whitaker, a native of Lubbock Texas, has spent the last 30 years as one of Hollywood's most entertaining hyphenates. As an actor, Whitaker is most recognized as Maynard, the sadistic pawn shop owner, in Pulp Fiction. Of course, you don't walk onto the set of a ground breaking film like Pulp Fiction without paying your dues. From the time he arrived in Hollywood, Duane's face was seen frequently on the stage and small screen. Some of his very early television credits include, Sledge Hammer, Murder She Wrote, Highway to Heaven, L.A. Law, Rosanne and Quantum Leap. More recent appearances include Rush Hour, Instant Mom, Justified, Medical Investigation, I'm With Her, The Ex List, The Bridge and a haunting portrayal of a former child abuse victim on an episode of Cold Case. Duane has appeared in over sixty feature films. Among his favorites are Edge of Town, Natasha Hall, Broke Sky, Lionhead, Dead Letters, Sam Borowski's Night Club and of course, Pulp Fiction. It is in the Horror genre, however, that Whitaker has anchored a large part of his work. He has been a part of no less than eight Horror Franchises, including From Dusk Til Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (which he also co-wrote), Feast, Tales From The Hood, Rob Zombie's Devil's Rejects and Halloween 2, Children of the Corn: Genesis, Puppetmaster 5 and Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3. Other Horror appearances include, American Nightmares, Albino Farm, Trailer Park of Terror, The Haunted Sea and Deadly Dreams. He has written, directed or produced, Together & Alone, Stripteaser, Camp Utopia, Backroad Motel and Eddie Presley. The latter stars Duane in a masterful turn as a despondent Elvis Presley impersonator teetering on the fine line between a triumphant comeback or a nervous breakdown. It was adapted from Whitaker's successful stage play of the same title. He has recently branched out into Faith-Based Films, appearing in Daniel Roebuck's Getting Grace, Lucky Louie, The Hail Mary and My Brother's Crossing. Duane received the honor of the American Cinematheque hosting a screening of his two most personal films, Eddie Presley and Together and Alone at The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Together and Alone was screened for a second time by the American Cinematheque along with Garrett Clancy's Dead Letters. Duane Whitaker is also a playwright. His plays have been produced in Los Angeles and New York and he has been teaching a popular Film Acting class in Los Angeles for almost 20 years.- Actress
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Duffy was born on 23 June 1984 in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, UK. She is an actress and composer, known for The Boat That Rocked (2009), Legend (2015) and Filth (2013).- Duilio Orso was born on 23 June 1977 in Buenos Aires City, Distrito Federal, Argentina. He is an actor, known for Tiempo de valientes (2005), Mi amor, mi amor (2012) and Alma mía (1999).
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Edmund Fessenden Cobb, son of William Henry Cobb (1860-1909) and Eddie Ross (1862-1945), was the grandson of Edmund Gibson Ross (1826-1907, Governor of the Territory of New Mexico and the Senator from Kansas credited by many as having cast the deciding vote in the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson).
Edmund F. Cobb's parents ran a photography studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and some photographs of Edmund F. Cobb dressed as a cowboy (one dated December 1911), attired in a Civil War-era soldier's uniform, and standing next to a 1920s/1930s-style automobile are in the photo archive collection at the Museum of New Mexico, Palace of the Governors. Edmund Fessenden Cobb had two sisters, Susan Ross Cobb (1894-1987) and Daphne M. Cobb (1898-1928), and a brother, Wilfred B. Cobb (1901-1982).
A book by Kalton C. Lahue, Winners of the West: Sagebrush Heroes of the Silent Screen (1970), pages 53-58, includes a very brief overview of some of the companies, directors, movies/serials, and types of roles that shaped Edmund's career from 1910 to 1965.
Edmund F. Cobb married first wife, Helen Hayes, daughter of Charles Thomas Hayes and Martha Belle Marshall, on October 26, 1914, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and their daughter, Eddie Marie Cobb (1915-1969), was born in Illinois.
In 1920, Edmund and Helen were living in Denver, Colorado, and listed their occupations as "Actor" and "Actress," in "Motion Pictures." Edmund Cobb and Helen Hayes appeared together in A Rodeo Mixup (1924) and Riders of the Range (1923). Edmund and Helen divorced when their daughter was about 10 or 12 years old, and both remarried.
Helen Marie Hayes married her second husband, Edwin Jackson (1898-1972), on June 14, 1930, in Los Angeles County, California, as his second wife. Helen died about 1932.
Edmund Fessenden Cobb married his second wife, Vivian Marie Winter, daughter of Marshall Banker Winter and Henrietta K. Hollenbeck, on July 24, 1934, in Los Angeles County, California. Vivian Marie Winter was born January 16, 1894, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and died in Woodland Hills, California, at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital, on July 26, 1974.
Edmund Fessenden Cobb died at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital, as well, just twenty days after Vivian, on August 15, 1974.
Note: Edmund Cobb's sister, Susan Ross (Cobb) Beyer, stated that "Eddie" was the correct spelling of their mother's name even though some had suggested "a more feminine version" (Source: The Albuquerque Tribune, issue of March 20, 1974, page B-1, columns 1-4, Accent on Lively Living: Past Comes Alive: Clarence Beyers reminisce--wonder where time went). Several years ago, a curator familiar with the family had indicated that Eddie Ross's name was actually "Edwinna," but the article referencing Eddie's daughter, Susan, seems to argue against that being the case.- Actress
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Emmanuelle Vaugier is a Canadian actress and model. She began acting in grade school, after she was cast as an understudy in a play and had to fill in when the lead actor became ill. She modeled in Japan for three years. She made her acting debut in the 1995 made-for-TV movie drama, A Family Divided. She took up horseback riding in 2010; entered a Burbank, CA, horse show in which she placed third. She is involved with animal protection organizations including JIMI'S Angels and Best Friends Animal Society; she created Fluff-ball, an animal fundraiser event, to provide monetary support for the groups.- Actor
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Erick Elias was born on June 23, 1980 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. A descendant of a family of architects, he started by studying for acting, music, dance, and modeling at a young age. He has been appearing in some telenovelas and other television series. His protagonist debut was in the telenovela Tormenta en el paraiso with Sara Maldonado in 2007. He has also dabbled in film dubbing and tape. In 2008, he married Karla Guindi. In 2010, he starred in the telenovela Niña de mi Corazon with Paulina Goto. In 2014, he starred in the telenovela El color de la Pasion with Esmeralda Pimentel. He has 2 daughters with Karla Guindi: Penelope and Olivia.- Actress
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Frances Louise McDormand was born on June 23, 1957, in Gibson City, Illinois. She was adopted by Canadian-born parents Noreen Eloise (Nickleson), a nurse from Ontario, and Rev. Vernon Weir McDormand, a Disciples of Christ minister from Nova Scotia, who raised her in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. She earned a BA in theater from Bethany College in 1979 and an MFA from Yale University in 1982. Her career after graduation began onstage, and she has retained her association with the theater throughout her career. She soon obtained prominent roles in movies as well, first starring in Blood Simple (1984), in which she worked with filmmaker Joel Coen, whom she married that year. She frequently collaborated with Coen and his brother, Ethan Coen, in their films.
McDormand's skilled and versatile acting has been recognized by both the critics and the Academy, and in addition to many critics' awards, she has been nominated for an Academy Award six times - Supporting in Mississippi Burning (1988), Almost Famous (2000), and North Country (2005), and Lead in Fargo (1996), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), and Nomadland (2020), winning the Oscar for the latter three. She also won a Best Picture Oscar as co-producer of "Nomadland." Keenly intelligent and possessed of a sharp wit, McDormand is the antithesis of the Hollywood starlet - rather than making every role about Frances McDormand, she dissolves into the characters she plays. Accordingly, she has expressed some reservations about the iconic recognition she has gained from her touching and amusing portrayal of Police Chief Marge Gunderson, the quintessential Minnesota Scandinavian, in Fargo (1996).
McDormand and Coen adopted a son, Pedro McDormand Coen, who was born in Paraguay, in 1994. They live in New York.- Actor
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Fred Ewanuick was born on 23 June 1971 in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Just Friends (2005), Corner Gas: The Movie (2014) and Corner Gas (2004).- Gerry Cowper was born on 23 June 1958 in Fulham, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Wicker Man (1973), EastEnders (1985) and Telford's Change (1979). She was previously married to Mark Foley.
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Glenn Danzig was born on 23 June 1955 in Lodi, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Tag (2018), The Hangover (2009) and Mid90s (2018).- Art Department
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Hermenegildo Sabat was born on 23 June 1933 in Pocitos, Uruguay. He is known for Tangos, the Exile of Gardel (1985), Play Murder for Me (1990) and The South (1988). He died on 2 October 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Actor
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Humberto Busto was born on 23 June 1978 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is an actor and director, known for Polar Bear (2017), Diablero (2018) and El Chapo (2017).- Producer
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Born June 23rd in Tarzana Ca, Hunter is the son of celebrated hair stylist Marlene D Williams and stunt man Richard Williams. Growing up on set was intriguing to young Hunter, getting to meet many of Hollywood's A list.
He excelled in sports, and after high school traveled Europe playing minor league soccer. After a serious ankle injury, he returned home to Los Angeles. It is said that when one door shuts, another opens. An old friend asked Hunter if he wanted to go to an open casting call for a Drew Barrymore film, and he agreed. While standing in a line of two hundred hopefuls, Hunter was spotted by the casting director and offered a role in Never Been Kissed (1999).
The production atmosphere seduced him, he quickly moved his soccer career to the back burner and dedicated his time to acting. Over the next few years Hunter was in countless casting rooms, tirelessly auditioning all over town. He was a reoccurring character on Spy Tv (2001), Who knows the Band? (2001), and The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (2002). He also did several photo shoots, appearing in ads for Levis and O'Neil. With his ankle now healed, Hunter went back to competitive soccer while still searching for his break out role.
In 2007 his dream of playing pro soccer seemed ready to take flight when he was asked to try out for the LA Galaxy. Just days later, he was offered his first lead role in the suspense thriller, Divine Unrest (2008). The cross roads can be a lonely place, and the direction we choose may change things forever. Hunter took the role of Fin Griffin, a man tormented by guilt and addiction. The experience calcified his perception of the craft, and justified his many years of hard work. He has never looked back.
Next he landed roles in several shorts, including G.S.I. Ghost Services International (2007), Diagonal (2009), and another lead in the feature length film Theft by Deception (2010).
Hunters parents met on the set of Little Big Man (1970). And it goes with out saying that Hollywood has changed a bit in the last forty years. In 2009 Hunter decided to take charge of his career, and formed Busted Knuckle Productions. He surrounded himself with industry professionals and raw talent. His competitive nature and personable demeanor allow him to wear the producer's hat with confidence and grace. Consummate networking skills and efficient use of resources helped him produce, co-write and star in their first feature, Cornered (2011).
Also due out this next is the paranormal thriller, The Whispering Dead (2013), and a short film titled The Riverside Shuffle (2011). Today Busted Knuckle Productions is a fully functioning production company, with complete top of the line camera and lighting departments, and a wide range of talent to pull from in all areas. Their up coming slate of projects is looking strong. The Madness Within (2019) will be released theatrically in early December 2019, their first animated feature, The Grundles has begun filming, and Pre production has begun on The Road Home (2019), and Killing Angels (2020).
Hunter is quickly proving he is worth his salt in many ways, although he truly is an actor first. With Busted Knuckle Productions as the vehicle, and Hunter at the helm, we have only seen the beginning of a career bound for greatness.- Educated at UCLA, she made her Broadway debut in 1943. Primarily a stage actress she moved to Britain in 1944, where she worked at the Old Vic and with the Royal Shakespeare Company. She returned to the US in 1975, continuing her stage work on Broadway, and making occasional films. She has won three Tony Awards for her stage work.
- Isabella Leong was born on 23 June 1988 in Portuguese Macau. She is an actress, known for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), Isabella (2006) and Bug Me Not! (2005).
- Jacobo Langsner was born in Uruguay. He was a writer, known for State of Reality (1984), Kisses on the Forehead (1996) and El teatro de Irma Roy (1983). He died on 10 August 2020 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Jason Mraz was born on 23 June 1977 in Mechanicsville, Virginia, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for 50 First Dates (2004), Chasing Liberty (2004) and The Big Fix (2012). He was previously married to Christina Carano and Sheridan Edley.- Actor
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Jim Metzler was born on 23 June 1951 in Oneonta, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for L.A. Confidential (1997), River's Edge (1986) and A Gun, a Car, a Blonde (1997). He has been married to Susan Adele Tillerson since 1 February 1997. He was previously married to Marcie Veronica Fitzmaurice.- Director
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Joe Menendez is a multi-genre veteran of drama, action, horror, Sci-Fi, comedy, family and rom-com. His numerous and varied credits show that he is a skilled craftsman and an accomplished, versatile storyteller in both TV and Film.
Menendez is in post production on the Super Hero action/comedy "Henry Danger: The Movie", which he directed (and Executive Produced) for Paramount Plus and Nickelodeon Movies. He's also directed NBC's "Quantum Leap", as well as episodes of "Evil" and "Star Trek: Picard" for Paramount Plus" and multiples of "Snowpiercer", which will air on AMC in 2025.
He was the Co-Executive Producer/Director of the CW's Warner Brothers/Berlanti re-imagining of the one hour drama "Kung Fu". It marked the third time Menendez has served as the Producing Director, having also done so on Freeform's "Siren", and Disney's "Imagination Movers", where he directed multiples for all.
He has also directed episodes of "12 Monkeys" for SyFy, "Queen of the South" for USA Network, "From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series" for Robert Rodriguez's El Rey Network, and the anthology series "12 Deadly Days" which was produced by Blumhouse for YouTube Red, and episodes for the Amazon series "Just Add Magic" and the Hulu series "East Los High."
Menendez directed the family adventure "Legends of the Hidden Temple" for Nickelodeon. The movie is based on the popular 90s game show of the same name, which premiered November 26th, 2016, and the thriller "Nightclub Secrets" for Lifetime.
Completely Bi-lingual in English and Spanish, he has directed three Spanish-language features, the first coming in 2007, when Menendez directed (and edited) "Ladrón Que Roba A Ladrón" (To Rob A Thief) for Lionsgate Films, which opened on 340 screens nationwide on August 31, 2007 and went on to boast a record-grossing opening weekend for a Spanish-language film in the U.S. In 2015, he directed the sequel to Ladrón with the action-comedy feature "Ladrones", for Pantelion Films, which received a CinemaScore of "A". His third Spanish-language feature was the romantic-comedy "Quiero Ser Fiel." The film premiered in Latin America in 2014, remaining in the top ten of Mexico's box office for two weeks. In 2016, the film made its U.S. debut.
Menendez was also a Co-Producer on another Pantelion feature "Aztec Warrior."
In 2011, Menendez directed "3 Holiday Tails" for MarVista Entertainment. The film premiered under its TV and DVD title, "A Golden Christmas 2: The Second Tail" on ION Television in December 2011.
"Hunting of Man", which he edited, wrote and directed in 2002, won best picture at the 2003 New York Latino International Film Festival and the coveted Festival Director Award For Excellence at the 2003 Method Fest where Menendez was also nominated for Best Director.
Menendez has directed multiple episodes for several Nickelodeon and Disney series. Shows including: Kirby Buckets (2014), 100 Things to Do Before High School (2014), Zeke and Luther (2009) for Disney XD including the June 15th, 2009 World Premiere "Bros Go Pro" which scored record ratings, coming in at #1 for the night, Big Time Rush (2009) True Jackson, VP (2008), Just Jordan (2007), Unfabulous (2004), Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (2004),Taina (2001) and The Brothers Garcia (2000) for which he won an Alma Award for Outstanding Directing In A Comedy in 2001.
Menendez has now added author to his long list of credits, having published his debut novel, the science fiction thriller, "Mindshot" in 2013. The book is available in print and eBook everywhere.
Born in New York City, at the raw age of 7, Menendez commandeered his grandmother's Super 8 movie camera and began directing, shooting and editing movies starring his little brother, cousins and friends. He moved to L.A. in 1992, and since then, he's never stopped working as either a writer or a director or a producer. Or all the above.- Johannes Taslim or Joe Taslim (born 23 June 1981) is an Indonesian actor and former Judo athlete of Chinese descent. He became well known in the 2012 action film The Raid: Redemption.
Taslim was born in South Sumatera, Indonesia. He was exposed to martial arts at an early age. His martial arts training includes Wushu, Judo, Taekwondo. However, he found his passion in Judo and this led to his career as a professional Judo athlete. He won several gold medals from 1997 -2009 in Asian and National championships. - Actor
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Joel Edgerton was born on June 23, 1974 in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia, to Marianne (van Dort) and Michael Edgerton, who is a solicitor and property developer. His brother is filmmaker Nash Edgerton. His mother is a Dutch immigrant. Joel went to Hills Grammar School in the Western Suburbs of Sydney, and after leaving, he attended Nepean Drama School in 1994. Joel has done many projects on stage and off, but most people will recognize him from his work on the Australian television series The Secret Life of Us (2001), in which he played William McGill. This gave him his first big break through in the television industry. For this role, he was nominated in 2001 for an AFI Award. As well as "The Secret Life of Us", he has also appeared in other television projects such as The Three Stooges (2000), Dossa and Joe (2002), Secret Men's Business (1999), Never Tell Me Never (1998) and Saturn's Return (2001). Joel has done a lot of work on the theatrical stage having played King Henry in "Henry V", Prince Hal in "Henry III", and others including "Road", "Third World Blues" and "Dead White Males". As well as acting, he has also starred, co-written and produced the short movie Bloodlock (1998).
His first international break came from when he played Uncle Owen Lars in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002). Since then, he has also starred in Ned Kelly (2003), King Arthur (2004), Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) and Kinky Boots (2005).- Actor
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Capable and likable baby-faced actor John Amplas was born on June 23, 1949 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Amplas was outstanding as a troubled and disturbed teenager who thinks he's a vampire in George Romero's fantastic horror winner "Martin." John has appeared in several other pictures for Romero: he's a Hispanic gang member, Zombie, and Biker in the immortal "Dawn of the Dead" (Amplas was also the casting director for this film), a jester in the quirky "Knightriders," a lethal shambling zombie in the immensely enjoyable anthology outing "Creepshow," and a nerdy scientist in the grim "Day of the Dead." Amplas was miscast, but still solid as an FBI agent in "Bloodeaters" and was chilling as a vicious backwoods Satanist in "Midnight." He gave a fine performance as a weary single blue collar guy in the poignant "No Pets." More recently John played an evil, greedy priest in the offbeat "Daddy Cool." Outside of his regrettably sparse film work, Amplas has had a long and distinguished stage career as both an actor and director. He's a founding member and the Associate Artistic Director of the Pittsburgh Playhouse Repertory Company. John received a lot of accolades for his portrayal of Ricky Roma in an Axiom Theater stage production of David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross." Other plays he's acted in are "American Buffalo," "The Lion in the Winter," "Breaker Morant," "On the Beach," "Colonel Bird," and "Morat/Sade." Among the plays Amplas has directed are "Hair," "Driving Miss Daisy," "The Threepenny Opera," "Quills," "The Prince," "Suburbia," and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?". Moreover, John Amplas teaches acting as an Associate Professor with the Conservatory of Performing Arts at Point Park University.- Actor
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Jonathan Lambert was born on 23 June 1973 in Paris, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Murphy's Law (2009), Peplum (2015) and Family Pack. He has been married to Laureen Lambert since 1997. They have three children.- Producer
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Joss Whedon is the middle of five brothers - his younger brothers are Jed Whedon and Zack Whedon. Both his father, Tom Whedon and his grandfather, John Whedon were successful television writers. Joss' mother, Lee Stearns, was a history teacher and she also wrote novels as Lee Whedon. Whedon was raised in New York and was educated at Riverdale Country School, where his mother also taught. He also attended Winchester College in England for two years, before graduating with a film degree from Wesleyan University.
After relocating to Los Angeles, Whedon landed his first TV writing job on "Roseanne", and moved on to script a season of "Parenthood". He then developed a film script which went on to become Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992). Whedon was very unhappy with the final film - his original script was extensively re-written and made lighter in tone. After this he earned screenwriting credits on such high profile productions as Alien: Resurrection (1997) and Toy Story (1995), for which he was Oscar nominated. He also worked as a 'script doctor' on various features, notably Speed (1994).
In 1997, Whedon had the opportunity to resurrect his character Buffy in a television series on The WB Network. This time, as showrunner and executive producer, he retained full artistic control. The series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" was a popular and critical hit, which ran for several seasons, the last two on UPN. Whedon also produced a spin-off series, "Angel", which was also successful. A foray in to sci-fi television followed with "Firefly", which developed a cult following, but did not stay on air long. It did find an audience on DVD and through re-runs, and a spin-off feature film Serenity (2005) was released in 2005.
Other projects have included comic book writing, the sci-fi drama "Dollhouse" and the screenplay for Marvel blockbuster The Avengers (2012).- Actress
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June Carter Cash was born on 23 June 1929 in Maces Springs, Scott County, Virginia, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for The Johnny Cash Show (1969), The Apostle (1997) and Man of Steel (2013). She was married to Johnny Cash, Edwin Lee (Rip) Nix and Carl Smith. She died on 15 May 2003 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.- Kate Melton was born on 23 June 1992 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. She is an actress, known for Lucy: A Period Piece (2008), Freaky Faron (2006) and Timmy (2006).
- Kathryn (Kay) Loder, grew up in Nebraska and Texas, the daughter of a drama professor and an elementary school principal. Her mother was Frances Loder, who taught theater at the University of Texas at Austin for many years. Her older brother was James Edwin Loder, a renowned theologian who taught at Princeton Theological Seminary. Loder discussed his younger sister in his book, "The Transforming Moment," saying that a religious experience at the age of 14 diverted her from an emotionally troubled childhood towards a career in the theater. Her distinctive voice and looks, as well as her operatic acting style, made her perfectly suited to play memorable female villains in exploitation pics such as "The Big Doll House" and "Foxy Brown." It is no small irony that the genre itself was passing around the time of her death in 1978.
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Kerry Rossall was born on 23 June 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Apocalypse Now (1979), The Abyss (1989) and Blade (1998).- Make-Up Department
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Beginning with such characters as Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) and Chucky in the "Child's Play" films, Kevin Yagher has established himself as one of the top make-up effects artists by developing and creating life-like creatures, aliens, animals and humans with meticulous detail. His company, Kevin Yagher Productions Inc. (KYPI), has created effects for such high-profile projects as Paramount Pictures thriller Face/Off (1997), Enemy of the State (1998) Volcano (1997), Starship Troopers (1997), and Conspiracy Theory (1997). KYPI's creations have also graced the screen in a variety of genres from Columbia Pictures' Radio Flyer (1992) to Paramount Pictures' action-adventure Mission: Impossible II (2000) to Walt Disney's comedy Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992). Yagher has further expanded his creative efforts by directing. For the HBO series Tales from the Crypt (1989), he directed all of the show's wraparounds and several promotional spots, one of which earned him an Emmy in 1992. He also helmed two episodes for this cable series, (HBO's Tales from the Crypt (1989)) receiving a Cable Ace nomination in the process.- Actress
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KT Tunstall enchants audiences and engages with every song, and that's why she continues to resonate not only among fans but throughout pop culture at large. Scotland born and now Los Angeles based, KT Tunstall emerged with her 2004 classic debut Eye to the Telescope, spawning such international hits as "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" and "Suddenly I See," which won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song in 2006. That same year she won her first Brit Award for Best British Female Artist and earned Grammy and Mercury Prize nominations in 2007. KT has released five studio albums internationally, to date: Eye to the Telescope (2004), KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza (2006), Drastic Fantastic (2007), Tiger Suit (2010), and Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon (2013). In 2016, KT returned with her vibrant album KIN. Reviewed as a "power-pop gem" by Rolling Stone, this record is KT's full-blooded follow-up to her multi-platinum debut album. Throughout her career, her music has figured prominently in film and television, including in The Devil Wears Prada, Grey's Anatomy, Winter's Tale, and many more.- Actor
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Genial, dark-haired, often bespectacled Ivan Lawrence Blieden (pronounced Blee-den), better known as actor Larry Blyden, was born in Houston, Texas, the son of a lawyer. He developed an early interest in acting, appearing in various theater productions as a teen but never entertained the notion of pursuing a career. Following a stint with the Marine Corps, however, he went to college at the University of Houston and supplemented his income with a job as a local radio announcer, finding himself highly proficient at foreign accents.
Bitten by the acting bug, he decided to give performing a serious try this time, first training at London's Royal Academy of Arts, then moving to New York. It was Broadway that subsequently gave Larry marquee value, contributing strongly to a string of successes. These included not only such staple comedies as "Mr. Roberts", "Oh Men! Oh Women!" and "Absurd Person Singular", but the musicals "Flower Drum Song" (Tony nomination), "The Apple Tree" and "A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum", the last earning him the Tony award in 1972.
From the early 1950s throughout the decade, Larry was a valuable presence in TV anthologies ("The Silver Theatre," "The Philco Television Playhouse," "The Goodyear Playhouse," "Armstrong Circle Theatre," "Playhouse 90," "The Alcoa Hour," "Play of the Week") but, as his career progressed, he also found a comfortable niche in breezy comedy, landing a couple of sitcoms Joe & Mabel (1956) (as Joe) and Harry's Girls (1963) (as Harry), short-lived as they were. Into the 1960's he appeared on such programs as "Thriller," "The Loretta Young Show," "The Twilight Zone," "Adventures in Paradise," "The United States Steel Hour," "Route 66," "Dr. Kildare," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "12 O'CLock High," "The Fugitive" and "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."
Larry projected a very temperate, clean-cut, albeit bland image. As a result, film roles were scarce - three to be exact: Kiss Them for Me (1957) starring Cary Grant and Jayne Mansfield, The Bachelor Party (1957) with Don Murray and Carolyn Jones, and Barbra Streisand's On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970).
Larry was a noted game show enthusiast and was seen frequently as a panelist on Password (1961) and To Tell the Truth (1969), among many others. In 1972, he became a familiar daytime face after replacing Wally Bruner as host of the syndicated What's My Line? (1968).
Larry married Bob Fosse dancer/extraordinaire Carol Haney in 1955. They remained a popular Gotham couple until their split seven years later. Haney, who was pure electric in the Broadway and film versions of "The Pajama Game", was a severe diabetic and died suddenly at age 39 in 1964, two years after their divorce. This left Blyden a single parent with two children to raise. He never remarried. His last performances on TV included guest parts on "The Mod Squad," "Medical Center" and "Cannon."
Blyden himself died fairly young as well, killed in a car accident while traveling in Morocco. He was only 49. Highly personable and modestly unassuming, Larry Blyden may not have hit the heights, but he was a recognizable name and a durable talent - one of Broadway's bright lights for over two decades.- Actress
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Laura Post was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Persona 5 Royal (2019), Justice League Action (2016) and Batman: The Enemy Within (2017). She has been married to Shannon Wilson since 8 September 2012.- Producer
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Lauren Shuler Donner has, in the past four decades, established herself as one of the most successful and versatile producers in Hollywood. To date, her films have grossed close to $5 billion worldwide. She crossed over to Executive the very successful "Legion" for FX and "The Gifted" for FBC.
Shuler Donner was bound for success from the beginning, as the first feature film she produced was the smash hit comedy, "Mr. Mom," one of the top ten grossing films the year. She then went on to produce "Ladyhawke" starring Matthew Broderick, Michelle Pfeiffer and Rutger Hauer and "St. Elmo's Fire" and "Pretty in Pink," both of which garnered platinum records for their soundtracks. In the early '90s, Shuler Donner produced the box office smash hits "Dave" and "Free Willy," two of the top ten films of 1993. The critically acclaimed "Dave" was nominated for both an Academy Award® (Best Original Screenplay) and a Golden Globe (Best Picture-Comedy). She went on to produce "You've Got Mail," "Any Given Sunday," "Radio Flyer," "3 Fugitives" and the sequel to "Free Willy." As head of The Donners' Company, she has executive-produced "Volcano," "Bulworth," "Just Married" and "Semi-Pro". Shuler Donner's other recent productions include "Timeline" with Paul Walker and Gerard Butler, "Constantine" with Keanu Reeves and Rachel Weisz, and "She's The Man" with Amanda Bynes. In October 2008, both Shuler Donner and her husband Richard Donner were awarded Stars next to each other on Hollywood Blvd Walk o f Fame. They were also awarded Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Ojai film Festival in November of 2008. She has been recognized for her body of work in 2001 by Premiere magazine with the Producer Icon Award, and was recognized by Daily Variety with a Billion Dollar Producer special issue. In June 2006, she received the prestigious Crystal Award from Women in Film. She and husband, Richard Donner were honored by The American Cancer Society in June of 2006, and by Lupus L.A. in 2008. Shuler Donner has produced every "X-Men" film in the franchise and all the spin off including "Logan" and "Deadpool" and the upcoming "New Mutants". Shuler Donner is a dedicated philanthropist who thrives on giving back to the community. She was on the board of directors for Hollygrove Children's Home until it merged with EMQ in 2006. She has been on the advisory board of Women in Film, the advisory boards of TreePeople and Planned Parenthood and the executive committee of the Producer's Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She is serving currently on the advisory board of the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame, the advisory board of the Natural Resources Defense Council and the board of directors for the Producers Guild of America.- Leandro Firmino was born on 23 June 1978 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is an actor, known for City of God (2002), Goitaca and Trash (2014).
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Lee Moran was born on 23 June 1888 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Little Irish Girl (1926), The Actress (1928) and Fixed by George (1920). He was married to Esther (Brown) Schinzel. He died on 24 April 1961 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- The Tennessee-born Snowden (real name: Martha Lee Estes) was a movie actress and model who first made a splash on the Jack Benny TV show, sashaying across the stage at the San Diego Naval base. Twenty thousand sailors gave the curvy sweater-clad starlet a standing ovation that made headlines in "Variety", and every talent scout in Hollywood was on Snowden's trail the very next morning. Three days later, she was hired to make her film debut in director Robert Aldrich's obtuse crime classic Kiss Me Deadly (1955) (Aldrich expanded her role and gave her featured billing). In January 1955, she signed a seven-year contract with Universal Studios, beginning by playing up her Dixie drawl in their glossy soap opera All That Heaven Allows (1955). Other movies include Francis in the Navy (1955), The Creature Walks Among Us (1956) and the Bridey Murphy-inspired I've Lived Before (1956). In September 1956, Snowden married Dick Contino, a big-name singer/accordion player, and a few years later she retired from acting. Mother to five children from two marriages, she died of cancer at age 51.
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Louis van Amstel is a professional dancer, Latin American style. Van Amstel was born in The Netherlands. In 2000, he retired from competing, but he regularly appears in exhibition performances. Van Amstel lives in New York City, and has produced dance shows on Broadway at City Center (Latin Fusion) and in Salt Lake City (Latin Revolution). Van Amstel directed, choreographed and performed in Latin Fusion through his company VanDance, LLC, founded in 2000.
Van Amstel started to dance at a very early age, and gained a solid background in ballet, tap dancing and jazz. After high school, he attended the University of the Arts in the Dutch capital Amsterdam. Unlike many dancers, Van Amstel has a strong psychological approach to teaching. This approach was based on the theory described in the book Dance To Your Maximum by Maximiliaan Winkelhuis, a must-read for competitive dancers.
In 1989, Sammy Stopford and Peter Townsend, both excellent competitors, thought that Julie Fryer from Manchester, UK would be a great match for Amsterdam dancer Van Amstel. Van Amstel and Fryer talked to each other on the phone quite a few times. Ultimately, Fryer chose to fly to The Netherlands to meet with Van Amstel. From day one, Van Amstel and Fryer made an excellent dancing couple.
Van Amstel and Fryer kept on traveling back and forth from Manchester to Amsterdam for several months. This was an exhausting period. Van Amstel and Fryer knew they had to make a final decision: either working with Sammy Stopford or in Holland with Ruud Vermeij, outstanding competitor from Amsterdam. Van Amstel and Fryer chose to stay in The Netherlands because of Ruud Vermeij's impact on their dancing.
In 1990, Van Amstel and Fryer became Dutch Latin Champions and 10 Dance Champions. They also made the final in Blackpool in the 'under 21' category. This very same year, they received a bronze medal at the German Open, at the World Latin and at the European 10 Dance. In the Worlds 10 Dance Championship, Van Amstel and Fryer got the fourth place. Now it was time to choose between ballroom and Latin American dancing. They chose the Latin American style since this was where their hearts really were.
In 1991 Van Amstel and Fryer did it again: they won the national championships for the second time, and got the fourth place in all major championships. A year later, Van Amstel decided that he wanted to retire from competing for a while, and came to the point where he finished his partnership with Fryer for the first time. Three years later, in 1995, the partnership was re-established, and Van Amstel and Fryer enjoyed another great year by winning all major championships. In 1996, they turned professional, and made the UK final together. They started to concentrate on South American show dancing. Thanks to a very successful choreography written by Ruud Vermeij, Van Amstel and Fryer won the World Championships. Also, they made the final in Blackpool in the paso doble, and the final in the World Championships in Miami, Florida.- Actress
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Louisa Connolly-Burnham is a British actress from Solihull, Birmingham, she is the eldest of three and grew up living in a pub. She was nominated for Best Actress at the Queens World Film Festival for her role in the film "Beneath Water " directed by Charlie Manton and she is also a member of the alt-folk band "Virens".
She had an early start as an actress, best known her for her roles in the BAFTA-winning "Wolfblood" (BBC) and "Vampire Academy" (NBC Universal). She has made appearances in Channel 4's "Drifters", ITV's "Midsomer Murders", Sky1's "Little Crackers", BBC's "Holby City", "Doctors", "Outnumbered", "Casualty" and a lead role in Nickelodeon's "House of Anubis".
Louisa is also an award-winning writer/director and founded her production company Thimble Films in 2019 and she is a member of the female filmmaking collective Cinesisters.
Her directorial debut "The Call Centre", which she also wrote, had a successful festival run including the Oscar-qualifying Foyle Film Festival with a nomination for "Best International Film", BAFTA-qualifying festivals: Aesthetica Film Festival, Underwire Film Festival with a "Best Producer" nomination whilst also winning the audience awards at ÉCU Film Festival and Sunday Shorts Film Festival.
Louisa's second film "The Track" recently completed its festival run at the Oscar-qualifying Durban International Film Festival, BAFTA-qualifying festivals: British Urban Film Festival & Carmarthen Film Festival with a best director award at the 2022 World Indie Film Awards. It also screened at the BIFA-qualifying Manchester Film Festival, London Independent Film Festival & Manchester/London Lift-Off Film Festival.
Louisa's third short film "The Ceiling" is in post-production and she is developing her fourth short film as a writer/director: "Sister Wives" which recently won the script competition at Sunday Shorts Film Festival. She is also developing her first feature film "Ok, Beryl" which will be a continuation of Louisa's previous directorial explorations of grief, isolation, sex and female friendship.- Stunts
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Luci Romberg was born in Denver, Colorado, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Zombieland (2009), The Conjuring (2013) and Ghostbusters (2016).- Director
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Maggie Greenwald is an award-winning filmmaker who began her career as a picture and sound editor. Her first film, Home Remedy, screened at the Munich, London and Torino Film Festivals before opening at the prestigious Film Forum in New York. Her next film, in 1987, The Kill-Off, a noir thriller based on a novel by Jim Thompson, appeared at film festivals around the world including Sundance (in Dramatic Competition), Munich (opening night, American Independent section), London, Florence, Deauville, Toronto and Edinburgh before winning the Best Director Award at the Torino Film Festival. The film is acknowledged by the British Film Institute as one of the "100 Best American Independents."
Greenwald's acclaimed, groundbreaking Western, The Ballad of Little Jo, was released worldwide by Fine Line Features and Polygram Filmed Entertainment in 1993. It won an Independent Spirit Award. Inspired by early country ballads, Greenwald subsequently wrote and directed her music-based drama, Songcatcher. The film premiered in Dramatic Competition at Sundance 2000 where it garnered a Special Jury Award for Ensemble Performance. The film was the opening night selection of the Hamptons Film Festival and received the first Sloan Foundation Award, Deauville Film Festival Audience Award, two Independent Spirit Award nominations and a GLAAD Award nomination. In 2013 Greenwald directed the teen film The Last Keepers, starring Zosia Mamet, Aidan Quinn, Virginia Madsen and Olympia Dukakis. In 2002 Greenwald was awarded the Dorothy Arzner Award from the Director's View Film Festival. For television, Greenwald has directed the GLAAD Award-winning film What Makes A Family (starring Brooke Shields, Whoopi Goldberg and Cherry Jones - 2000), Tempted (starring Virginia Madsen - 2002 ) and Comfort and Joy (starring Dixie Carter - 2003) for Lifetime Television. Get A Clue, (starring Lindsay Lohan and Brenda Song- 2001) for Disney Channel. Good Morning, Killer (starring Catherine Bell - 2011) for TNT. Episodic work includes The Adventures of Pete & Pete (Cable ACE Award), The Mystery Files Of Shelby Woo and Wildfire.- When Mana was 3, her mom thought her becoming an actress would be fun & guided her into the vocation. Her 1st role came in 2009. She was in the TV show Mother on Nippon Television Network Corporation in 2010. The director was looking for a 7-year-old & was reluctant to audition a 5-year old, but things changed when they met, adjusting the script to suit her. She appeared in a historical drama in 2011. She was given the lead role in the serial Sayonara Bokutachi No Youchien ('Good-bye Our Kindergarten') in 2011, which made her at age six the youngest lead actress in Japanese TV history. She appeared in Marumo No Okite ('Marumo's Rule') & also sang the serial's theme song, Maru Maru Mori Mori. It became a Top 10 hit. Next, she became 1 of the Rookie Of The Year Award winners at the 34th Japan Academy Awards for her work in the movie Ghost. She also branched out into voice-over for foreign films' dub into Japanese. She became the youngest person to win Japan's Blue Ribbon Award. She was also the host for the talk-show Meringue No Kimochi in 2011, thus becoming the youngest talk or variety show hostess ever in Japan. She signed w/ Universal Music, debuting a single & an album, supporting her music career by giving concerts in 2012. She was also in the Hollywood movie Pacific Rim. She had earlier become the winner of Celebrity Kids Edition of the Japanese version of the contest Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.
She's an avid reader & rides a unicycle. It's said that she could read by 4 & would read 60 books a month, starting from kindergarten. Her fans call her Mana-chan. She's represented by JobbyKids agency. - Marc Christian was born on 23 June 1953 in Hollywood, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Deadly Addiction (1989), Trent & Tilly (2012) and Rock Hudson's Home Movies (1992). He died on 2 June 2009 in Burbank, California, USA.
- Marca Bristo was born on 23 June 1953 in Albany, New York, USA. She was married to J. Robert Kettlewell and Robert Kettlewell. She died on 8 September 2019 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Maria Körber, daughter of stage director Veit Harlan and actress Hilde Körber, was born and raised in Berlin. She attended drama school at the Berliner Hebbel-Theater with Ernst Schröder and took private lessons from Marlise Ludwig.
Maria made her stage debut in Sartre's 'Die Fliegen' in l948. She was offered a first steady working engagement at the Staatstheater Oldenburg. Further stops of her stage career were: Theater im Zimmer Hamburg, Stadttheater Bielefeld, Tribüne Berlin, Theater am Kurfürstendamm Berlin, Nationaltheater Mannheim and Hessische Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Bühnen der Freien Hansestadt Bremen, Renaissance-Theater Berlin and Thalia-Theater Hamburg.
From 1960 to 1974 she performed as a freelancing artist on stages like the Theater in der Leopoldstraße München, the Landesbühne Hannover, the Fritz-Rémond-Theater im Zoo Frankfurt/Main, the Wuppertaler Bühnen, the Festspielen Bad Gandersheim, Andernach, Feuchtwangen, Schwäbisch Hall and Herrenhausen. Beginning 1974 she was steady member of the Staatliche Schauspielbühnen Berlin. From then on she has appeared as a guest at the Hebbel-Theater, at the Freie Volksbühne, the Theater am Kurfürstendamm Berlin, the Lore-Bronner-Bühne and Die Kleine Freiheit in Munich. Lately she was to be seen as Fräulein Schneider in 'Cabaret', a production of the Bar jeder Vernunft in Berlin.
Maria Körber appeared in TV productions since 1956. She works for radio broadcasting and engages in dubbing.
Maria Körber speaks English and knows some French and Russian. She is married to the actor Joachim Kerzel. Her son Sebastian derived from her former marriage with the actor Walter Buschhoff. She lives in Berlin.- Marielle Jaffe was born on 23 June 1989 in Valencia, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Scream 4 (2011), Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) and Higher Power (2018).
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Mark DeCarlo is a comedian, author, travel & foodie expert and TV host. Mark won three consecutive Emmy Awards (2011, 2012, 2013) for his comedy segments on ABC's Windy City LIVE.
Mark hosted the hit Travel Channel series "Taste of America with Mark DeCarlo" from 2004-2009, which spawned a comedic travel guide, "A Fork on the Road: 400 Cities, 1 Stomach." The bestseller was on the Amazon Top 20 for 19 consecutive weeks.
Mark hosts and produces "A Fork on the Road Show" (2013- ), a leading travel/foodie podcast on the web, and writes a popular Travel Blog for Huffington Post, reaching over 1 million fans each week.
Mark voiced the daffy patriarch Hugh Neutron in the Academy Award Nominated feature "Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius," as well as the popular Nickelodeon TV series.
An alumni of Second City, Mark has appeared on iconic TV comedies, including; Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, & Tracey Takes On...
Best known as the host of the hit dating show STUDS (1991-1994), Mark also hosted The X Show (Fx) BIG Deal (Fox), Goodnight America, Sunday Dinner (Hallmark).
Mark is a stand up comedian, and performs live shows around the US.- Actor
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Martin Klebba was born on 23 June 1969 in Troy, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for The Electric State (2024), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) and Knee High P.I. (2003). He has been married to Michelle Dilgard since 18 June 2011.- Actress
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Grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she graduated from King George High School. She claims to have first seen future husband and comedy partner Jack Benny perform at the city's famed Orpheum Theatre during the vaudeville days. Benny toured extensively and played the Orpheum often before hitting it big in radio, and finally television.- Matias Varela was born on 23 June 1980 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Assassin's Creed (2016), Point Break (2015) and Easy Money III: Life Deluxe (2013).
- Maurice Dallimore was born on 23 June 1912 in Essex, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958), Me and My Girl (1939) and The Collector (1965). He died on 20 February 1973 in Hollywood, California, USA.
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Melissa Ivy Rauch was born in Marlboro, New Jersey. She attended Marymount Manhattan College in New York City, where she received a BFA degree. While going to school, Melissa performed stand-up comedy around Manhattan, and soon made a name for herself on the NYC comedy scene. Her one-woman show, "The Miss Education of Jenna Bush", in which she portrayed Jenna Bush Hager, the former President's daughter, garnered critical acclaim and played to sold-out audiences (Outstanding Solo Show and TheaterMania's Audience Favorite Award--New York International Fringe Festival/HBO's US Comedy Arts Festival).
Melissa resides in Los Angeles, California, with Winston Rauch, her husband and writing partner.- Actor
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Born in Dallas and raised in Washington DC, Fisher attended Harvard University, where he was chosen by classmates to deliver the "Harvard Oration" speech for his commencement. After graduating, Fisher moved to Los Angeles where he resides.
Fisher first became noticed as an actor after several self-produced videos became viral online. Soon, he began landing guest roles on television series like Gossip Girl and Mad Men before getting cast in his first leading role in Final Destination V.
Fisher is also an accomplished musician, having performed in more than 25 countries on six continents.- Actress
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Miriam Karlin was born on 23 June 1925 in Hampstead, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Children of Men (2006), A Clockwork Orange (1971) and So Haunt Me (1992). She died on 3 June 2011 in St John's Wood, London, England, UK.- Mitch Longley grew up in Rowayton CT. As a child and teenager, he performed in local community and school plays, acting and singing. He was a student at Brien McMahon High School and was involved in various after school programs and athletics including band. He became an avid tennis player and his passion for this sport continues to the present day. On March 13, 1983, after attending a Senior class party, Mitch was involved in a serious car accident. He was 17 and a half years old when he learned he suffered a spinal cord injury and would be a paraplegic. While in rehabilitation, he graduated from high school and walked with the aid of braces on graduation day, accepting his diploma. A year later, Mitch entered college, attending Northeastern University in Boston Massachusetts. He majored in Speech Communications with a minor in Philosophy. During his college years, he gave talks at several Boston colleges regarding disability related issues, and sang in the Northeastern University choir. He completed internships through Northeastern such as working with disabled children in San Francisco.
After graduating in 1989, he returned to his hometown in Rowayton, CT. In 1990, through a friend, he was able to meet the famed fashion photographer Bruce Weber. Mitch subsequently met designer Ralph Lauren and was hired by Lauren to be a fashion model in his ad campaigns. A director of the daytime soap opera, "Another World", noticed Mitch's modeling shots in fashion magazines, and she was interested. In 1991, he was hired for his first professional acting job, young attorney Byron Pierce. His personality and looks, including his beautiful long flowing mane of hair, were a hit with the fans of "Another World". Mitch stayed at the soap for a year and then left of his own accord. For a while, he spent his time traveling to places far and wide, everywhere from Denver to Cairo, Egypt. In December of 1993, he permanently relocated to Southern California to pursue his acting dreams.
In 1997, Mitch was hired as an original cast member on the "General Hospital" spin-off, "Port Charles". His character, Dr. Matt aka Eric Mancusi, was hugely popular. After three years on PC, Mitch was ready for prime time, and again, as with "Another World", left PC of his own choosing. It was now the spring of 2000. The CBS hit series, "Judging Amy", soon came calling. Mitch auditioned for the fun role of a JFK type lawyer, and won the role. He appeared in seven episodes of this series, and while there, a second calling opened up to him. His co star at JA, Tyne Daly, encouraged him to study vocal performance, after she was impressed with his singing voice. Ms. Daly recommended him to her very own vocal teachers. In 2001, he began singing lessons, and vowed to perform in his own concert featuring famous songs. Mitch's role on Judging Amy came to an end, and in 2003, he took the part of Mitch Sassen, surveillance expert extraordinaire, on the NBC series "Las Vegas". In 2008, when "Las Vegas" ended, Mitch left Los Angeles behind and moved back to his hometown of Rowayton, CT. - Morgan Kelly was born on 23 June 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is an actor, known for A History of Violence (2005), The Shape of Water (2017) and The Lookout (2007). He is married to Jackie Szabo. They have one child.
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Nikki Moore was born on 23 June 1984 in Plano, Texas, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Sorority Row (2009), The Chicago 8 (2011) and Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend (2010).- Director
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Olli Ainola was born on 23 June 1958 in Orimattila, Finland. He was a director and writer, known for Salainen sotilastie länteen (2004), MOT (1996) and Eurovaalit 2009 (2009). He died on 27 January 2019 in Helsinki, Finland.- Per Morberg was born on 23 June 1960 in Stockholm, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Kodenavn Hunter (2007), Beck (1997) and Enemy's Enemy (1990). He has been married to Inese Bergs Morberg since 1988. They have five children.
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Born June 23, 1957, in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Peter Kent was predestined to be a thrillseeker and adrenaline addict. As a young child, raised along the banks of the often treacherous Seymour River, he was shooting rapids and climbing the highest trees available, then letting himself fall through the branches to the ground, or pedaling his bicycle across planks placed 12 feet atop the family's laurel hedge to get the desired adrenaline rush, usually resulting in lacerations and stitches.
On another occasion he tried to extract his own loose teeth with a hammer in the family garage. At six years of age his parents divorced and he moved to New Jersey with his mother, a move responsible for the dual Canadian-US citizenship which would come in so useful later in life.
Returning again to Canada at age 11, he and his mother ran a local bed-and-breakfast style boarding house while he attended Nanaimo Senior Secondary school on Vancouver Island, and worked in the usual variety of West Coast jobs: Sawmill, salmon fishing, pulp mill, paving crew, bouncer and electronics salesperson in both the towns of Nanaimo and Victoria. He also worked on the road as a sound engineer for various Canadian bands, for five bohemian years.
Nearly killed in a terrible motor vehicle accident in the early 1980s, he survived only through willpower. Multiple skull fractures, broken cheekbones, a crushed nose and a fractured jaw transformed his look, some say, to closely resemble actor Arnold Schwarzenegger. This was to prove fateful indeed. In 1984, having done Shakespeare in various local theater groups, he decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue a film career, although he had no previous film experience or acquaintances in Los Angeles. After living in the notorious YMCA off Hollywood's infamous Sunset Strip for a tenuous and outrageous six months, he was taken under the wing of James Cameron to double Schwarzenegger in The Terminator (1984).
His minimal stunt experience did not stop him from quickly learning the ropes and becoming one of the most celebrated and highly paid stuntmen in the business. His association with Schwarzenegger lasted 14 films and 13 years, both as friend, workout partner, ski buddy, confidant, chef and dialogue coach. His apprenticeship on 14 of Schwarzenegger's films (from "Terminator" to Jingle All the Way (1996)) has put Kent in a position to understand that genre better than most, and having access to a variety of the best screenplays in Hollywood, was to again prove useful in later years.
While making Eraser (1996), Kent was almost killed when he was struck by a three-ton shipping container 100 feet in the air. It was then he decided to pursue a different, less life-threatening line of work, seeing as how he had been injured in some way during nearly all of Schwarzegenner's pictures.
He has studied with several different Los Angeles-based drama groups, but his longtime coach has been Zina Provendie, former head of MGM's drama department for 26 years, and coach to James Dean in Giant (1956), as well as Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra (1963). After a 14 year absence, Kent returned home to Vancouver,BC, where he met the love of his life, a nurse, Marcia Kent. The two were engaged in Venice,Italy in December of 2005 and married in Victoria, BC in August of 2007. Currently, they are expecting twin boys in the fall of 2009.
Kent has been interviewed in numerous publications, including "Entertainment Tonight","Extra", "People Magazine", Germany's "Der Stern", as well as London's "Daily Mirror", "The New York Times", "Dallas Star", "Los Angeles Times" and hundreds of TV and radio stations worldwide. In June 2009, Kent was inducted into the "Hollywood Stuntman's Hall of Fame."- Producer
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Randy Jackson was born on 23 June 1956 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996), Cool Runnings (1993) and American Idol (2002). He was previously married to Erika Jackson and Elizabeth.- Raúl Aubel was born in 1938 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Profesión, ama de casa (1979), Vendedoras de Lafayette (1990) and Estación terminal (1980). He was married to Mercedes Harris and Clara Veretilme. He died on 9 February 1997 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.