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Amy Jade Winehouse was born on September 14, 1983 in Enfield, London, England and raised in Southgate, London, England to Janis Holly Collins (née Seaton), a pharmacist & Mitchell "Mitch" Winehouse, a window panel installer and taxi driver. Her family shared her love of theater and music. Amy was brought up on jazz music; She received her first guitar at age 13 and taught herself how to play. Young Amy Winehouse was a rebellious girl. At age 14, she was expelled from Sylvia Young Theatre School in Marylebone, London. At that time she pierced her nose and tattooed her body. She briefly attended the BRIT School in Croydon, and began her professional career at 16, performing occasional club gigs and recording low cost demos. At 19 years old, she recorded her debut album: Frank (2003), a jazz-tinged album that became a hit and earned her several award nominations. During the next several years, she survived a period of personal upheaval, a painful relationship, and struggles with substance abuse. Her final album, Back on Black (2006) was an international hit, and 'Rehab' made No. 9 on the US pop charts.
Her big break came in 2008. Amy Winehouse became the first British female to win 5 Grammy Awards on the same night, February 10th, 2008, including Best New Artist and Record of the Year for 'Rehab'. Her Grammy performance was broadcast from London via satellite, because she was unable to appear in person in Los Angeles due to temporary problems with her traveling visa. Following her success at the Grammy Awards, Winehouse gave a string of highly successful performances during the year 2008. In June, she was suddenly hospitalized with a serious lung condition. However, she left hospital for one evening to perform for Nelson Mandela on his 90th birthday celebration in London's Hyde Park. She sang her hits: Rehab & Valerie, drawing cheers and applause form the crowds and a smile from Mandela. Winehouse also performed for Roman Abramovich's party in Moscow; there she earned $2 million for her one-hour gig.
Amy Winehouse developed a distinctive style of her own. Her signature beehive hairstyle has become the model for fashion designers, while her vulnerability, her fragile personality and self-destructive behavior was regular tabloid news, and subject of criticism and controversy. In April 2008 she was named the second greatest "ultimate heroine" by the British population at large, and a month later was voted the second most hated personality in the UK. George Michael called her the "best female vocalist he has heard in his entire career," while Keith Richards warned that she "won't be around long" if her behavior doesn't change.
Musically, Amy Winehouse created a cross-cultural and cross-genre style. She experimented with an eclectic mix of jazz, soul, pop, reggae, world beat and R&B. She had a special ability to channel hurt and despair into her performances. Her voice, phrasing and delivery sometimes sounded like a mix between Billy Holliday, Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughan, and coupled with similarities in personal problems, she at times resembled another incarnation of legendary "Lady Blues".
Amy died at 27 years old on July 23, 2011 in her London home following a long-running battle with alcohol addiction. She was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium and her ashes were laid to rest in Edgwarebury Jewish Cemetery in London, United Kingdom. Her death caused considerable mourning worldwide.- Actor
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AJ Trauth was born on September 14, 1986, in Chicago, Illinois. His acting career began when he landed the role of Ben in Search for the Jewel of Polaris: Mysterious Museum (1999) at the age of 13. Soon after this, AJ starred as Alan Twitty in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens (2000). He has since had numerous appearances and roles in many movies and TV shows. AJ's hobbies include photography, surfing, sailing, playing guitar, and writing music. He has a golden retriever named Dylan. In 2002, AJ and his two brothers formed the rock band Mavin. It can be heard on the Herbie Fully Loaded (2005) soundtrack and it has recorded the theme song American Dragon: Jake Long (2005).- Actor
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Adam was born in New York City and grew up a normal kid going to school at PS183. When he was 7, he auditioned and won the part in an American Express commercial. The rush of acting got him hooked. As a boy, he made small parts in moves I'm Not Rappaport (1996) and Radiant City (1996). His first big role occurred in the Disney Channel's show, Lizzie McGuire (2001), where he costars with Hilary Duff and Lalaine.
He intends to go to college maybe a year or two later than usual to study humanities. He loves living in NYC, but is obliged to work in LA since that is where Lizzie McGuire (2001) is shot.- Agustin Calleri has been married to Cecilia Mántaras since 2006. They have two children.
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This feisty and very funny British comedienne and musical revue vet with the trademark 60s brunet page-boy haircut, pronounced jaw, and arguably the largest, Bette Davis-like eyes in London was born Shirley Anne Broadbent in Ashton-under-Lyne, Cheshire on September 14, 1935. The daughter of Hubert Howath Broadbent, an accountant, and wife Connie (Pyke) Broadbent, who greatly prodded her young daughter into becoming a performer, Amanda was named after the Depression-era child star Shirley Temple. Her grandfather was a theatre owner in Ashton-under-Lyne, and young Shirley made her very first appearance there at the age of 3 as a Christmas Tree Fairy.
Not long after this she began training earnestly in singing and in dance, particularly ballet. As a youngster she won a talent-judging contest singing "I'm Just a Little Girl Who's Looking for a Little Boy". She then went on to attend school at St. Anne's College in St. Anne's-on-Sea and later studied acting at the Cone-Ripman School.
After her parents' divorce, the teenager ran away from home and off to London where she lived at the Theatre Girls Club and subsequently found work as a chorus girl. By 1958 she had changed her marquee name to "Amanda Barrie" and made her TV debut with the comedy team of Morecambe and Wise in which her skirt accidentally fell off on live TV. She then took her first West End curtain call in a 1961 production of "Babes in the Wood". Eventually Amanada decided to set her sights beyond a dancing career, and moved more into musical revue work in the hopes for good comedy parts. Finding work as a dancer in cabaret shows and the revue "On the Brighter Side", she also trained at the Bristol Old Vic but did not perform in repertory.
Throughout the 1960s Amanda focused on her musical talents in the West End, and sparkled in a number of comedy shows. In the early part of the decade she hit solid notices with the revues "Six of One" (1963) with Dora Bryan and "See You Inside (1963)". Other stage work (which included occasional drama) came in the form of "Cabaret" (as Sally Bowles), "Private Lives", "Hobson's Choice, "Any Wednesday", "A Public Mischief", "She Loves Me" (replacing Rita Moreno in London), and "Little by Little". She also worked as the TV hostess on "Double Your Money" with Hughie Green and appeared in a number of comedy films: Operation Bullshine (1959), her debut in an unbilled bit, A Pair of Briefs (1962), Doctor in Distress (1963)and I've Gotta Horse (1965). She appeared to very good advantage in two of the slapstick "Carry On..." film series. She played a female cabbie in the Carry on Cabby (1963) and Cleopatra herself (with a sexy lisp) in Carry on Cleo (1964).
After her film peak Amanda continued to show resiliency on stage and TV. Theatre endeavors included "Absurd Person Singular", the musical "Stepping Out" with Julia McKenzie, "The Mating Game", "Blithe Spirit (as Elvira) and "Twelfth Night". Occasional movie work came in, including the addled comedy One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975) with Helen Hayes. Of the countless sitcoms Amanda has been involved in, she became a soap opera favorite beginning in 1981 with her participation as Alma Sedgewick in Coronation Street (1960). Her appearances were infrequent until the character became a regular in 1989. She retired the role after 11 years in 2001 in an effort to spread her wings once again and seek other work. The producers actually killed off her popular character in quick fashion with a rapid case of cervical cancer.
In 1967 Amanda married actor and theatre director Robin Hunter and the twosome appeared occasionally on stage together, including the pantomime "Aladdin" in late 1967 and 1968 in which Amanda had the title role. The couple separated in the 1980s, however, but remained good friends and never divorced. Hunter died in 2004. In 1997 Amanda battled a serious optic disease in which she eventually lost the sight of her left eye. She has continued to perform, however, and more recent work has included the pantomimes "Jack and the Beanstalk" (2006) and "Cinderella" (2007), in which she played the Fairy Godmother. In her popular and highly candid autobiography "It's Not a Rehearsal," a best seller published in 2003, Amanda opened up for the first time about her bisexuality.- André Matos was born on 14 September 1971 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Angra: Carry On (1993), Angra: Time (1993) and Angra: Make Believe (1996). He died on 8 June 2019 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Andrew Lincoln is a British actor. Lincoln spent his early childhood in Hull, Yorkshire before his family relocated to Bath, Somerset when he was age 10. He was educated at Beechen Cliff School in Bath, and then the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. His father is a civil engineer and his mother is a nurse
Lincoln's first big break came when he was cast as Edgar 'Egg' Cook in the popular UK drama series This Life (1996). Various roles followed including that of teacher Simon Casey in the Channel 4 series Teachers (2001), and as Mark in the hit film Love Actually (2003). In 2010, he was cast in The Walking Dead (2010), a live action drama series based on the comic of the same name. Lincoln plays the lead character of Rick Grimes.
Lincoln is married to Gael Anderson, his father-in-law is legendary musician Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull fame.- Actor
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Although born in Florida, Anthony Addabbo was raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and attended Virginia Tech. His original plans were to become a tree surgeon in the Blue Ridge Mountains. He moved to New York when he was 21 to begin a modeling career. In 1987 he had his first role in a western, The Gunfighters (1987). The next year he moved to L.A. to pursue a film career. Anthony's hobbies include surfing and various outdoor activities, especially mountain biking, hiking and biking.- Producer
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Born in Muskegon Michigan the second oldest of 6 children. April is an active space advocate, videographer and live science show presenter for Griffith Observatory in Hollywood California.
Awarded multiple scholarships for both drama and Teen Bible Quiz, April graduated from Evangel University (aka/cbc) with a B.A. in Communications and Bible.
Aprils first Television appearance was in 2005 as co-host of "Material Girls" a DIY-Network home-makeover show. After 2 seasons, co-hosts Cat Wei-Dean, April Eden and Kelly Keener co-authored the book, "Material Girls"
Best known for her ability to play a wide range of eccentric extreme roles (Trish "Parks and Recreation", Jessica/Jaden "Mirror Image").- Actress
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Ashley is another Doll who hails from Phoenix, Arizona. She started dancing at 3 and singing at 8, and both have remained her strongest passions in life. Two years ago during auditions for the infamous Roxy shows, Ashley found her home with the Dolls. Being able to support being a confident and sexy woman is Ashley's favorite part of being a Pussycat Doll. Her outside experience includes American Dreams, MTV's Scratch and Burn, commercials for Eclipse Gum, AT & T, and she appears in fellow Doll Carmen Electra's Strip Tease video.- Actor
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Austin Lee Basis was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York in a little beach community called Sea Gate, at the end the famous Coney Island boardwalk. His mother, Shari, was a teacher for over 30 years, and his father, Arthur, has managed a meat-distribution company for almost 20 years. He has a younger brother, Jeremy, who is also a teacher.
From a very young age Austin felt at home in the limelight, entertaining people and making them laugh - but actually dreamed of playing major league baseball as a catcher for the New York Mets! Once it was clear that biology and genetics were teaming up to prevent that from happening, Austin turned his focus to... becoming a doctor! Eventually, even that became an elaborate form of procrastination.
Throughout Austin's childhood he performed in plays, usually musical comedies, despite his lack of singing ability. From his first role as "The Sun" in the kindergarten play to the title role of Dracula in a Junior High School production of "Young Dracula" to the Dentist in a summer camp version of "Little Shop of Horrors" to the part of Stanley in "Brighton Beach Memoirs" - his first full production in college - Austin's future was being mapped out before his eyes.
Austin went on to Major in Theater at Binghamton University. He performed in the title roles of "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead" and "I Hate Hamlet" among others, in addition to several original productions. He continued his training and education at the Actors Studio Drama School, where he received an MFA in Acting.
Soon after graduating, Austin became a lifetime member of the Actors Studio. There he had the privilege to work with the likes of Al Pacino, Faye Dunaway, and Estelle Parsons; and under the tutelage of Ellen Burstyn, Harvey Keitel, Arthur Penn, and Lee Grant.
Austin was a struggling actor in New York for a couple of years. He worked as a bartender, a bouncer, a busboy, a cater-waiter, and a substitute teacher to make a living, all the while - taking classes to hone his audition skills, working "in Session" at the Actors Studio, and performing in a slew of independent & student films, and Off-Off Broadway plays. He also co-created and performed in an improv & sketch comedy show called "Mmm...Comedy" that ran for 7 months.
Austin's television debut was in the Comedy Central film Porn 'n Chicken (2002). His break came in 2004 when he was cast in an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001). Austin then landed a role in a Warner Brothers TV pilot for FOX called Spellbound (2004) with Christine Baranski, Barry Bostwick and Dave Annable. He soon moved out to LA for good and began making a living as an actor.
Austin has since appeared on numerous television shows, among them: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006), Supernatural (2005) and Life on Mars (2008). His diverse film credits include Dorian Blues (2004), Boxboarders! (2007), American Zombie (2007), My Sassy Girl (2008), and The Other End of the Line (2007)- traveling as far as India to shoot them.
He enjoys a successful commercial career as well, appearing in spots for Toys 'R' Us, Wendy's, Dr. Pepper, State Farm, and Burger King. He also plays Benjamin Bankes the Pig in the Ad Council's "Feed the Pig" campaign.
Austin enjoys drawing and writing poetry.- Actress
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Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1985, Aya Ueto received her first break in August 1997 when, at the age of 11, she won the Special Jury Prize at the 7th All-Japan Bishoujo Contest. After this initial success, she tried her hand at both acting and singing, appearing in various minor TV drama roles, as well as a low budget action movie, and formed a short-lived pop quartet, "Z-1", with other winners of the Bishoujo Contest. After her passionate portrayal of a high school student with Gender Identity Disorder in the 6th series of the long-running classroom drama Kinpachi sensei, Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B (1979), endeared her to the Japanese nation, she was able to pursue a solo music career with her first single, "Pureness", released in August 2002. It was this performance that also convinced cult movie director Ryûhei Kitamura to cast her in the title role of Azumi (2003). With the film's release date coinciding with the sale of her debut album "AYAUETO" in the spring of 2003, Aya was set for super-stardom. Her famous smile has since earned her increasing numbers of commercial contracts and magazine covers - all important exposure for any idol - combined with starring roles in a number of popular television dramas have meant she is rarely out of the limelight and has cemented her position as one of Japan's top entertainers.- Actor
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Ayushmann Khurrana was born on 14 September 1984 in Chandigarh, India. Ayushmann started off his career as a popular radio jockey, and eventually became a VJ on MTV India and one of the most popular hosts in India. He shot to stardom with the runaway hit, 'Vicky Donor' in 2012. His effortless act in his debut won him rave reviews and the film went on to become one of the biggest hits of the year. The quirky film coupled with some fabulous songs, especially 'Paani da' (sung & co-composed by Khurrana) marked his arrival in the Hindi film industry. He also won a slew of highly prestigious awards in 2012.
A native of Punjab, Ayushmann studied at St. John's High School and DAV College in Chandigarh. He majored in English literature and has a master's degree in Mass Communication from School of Communication Studies, Punjab University, in Chandigarh. He did serious theatre for five years. He was also the founder member of DAV College's "Aaghaaz" and "Manchtantra", which are active theatre groups in Chandigarh. He has conceptualized and acted in street plays, and won prizes in national college festivals like Mood Indigo (IIT Bombay), Oasis (Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani) and St. Bedes Simla. He also won a Best Actor award for playing Ashwatthama in Dharamvir Bharati's Andha Yug.
From theatre to television to the big screen, Ayushmann's progression as an artist has been one of the most organic ones. He followed up his Vicky Donor act with some films where his performances were highly appreciated by the audience and critics alike. Ayushmann simultaneously built his oeuvre as a singer and live performer as well. His three singles - 'O Heeriye,' 'Mitti Di Khushboo,' and the latest, 'Yahin Hoon Main' - have won millions of hearts.- Director
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Babak Najafi was born on 14 September 1975 in Tehran, Iran. He is a director and writer, known for Sebbe (2010), London Has Fallen (2016) and Gabriel och lasermannen (2013).- Actress
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This lively, petite redhead has one of those distinctively kewpie-doll voices that can instantly make you laugh the moment she opens her mouth, and in her TV heyday that's exactly what Barbara Sharma did. At her peak during the 70s she was juggling musical stage assignments in between regular TV comedy appearances, while pitching household items in commercials on the side.
Barbara was born on September 14, 1943 (reference books often erroneously list her birth year as 1942) in Dallas, Texas. As a child she lived everywhere with her parents -- in Florida, New Orleans and even a pre-Castro Havana. A highly energetic youngster, her parents had her take dance classes at age 4 to find a creative use for all that get-up-and-go. She showed a natural ability and, at one point, was studying under famed Cuban prima ballerina Alicia Alonso. The talented youngster even found ways to work underage in hotels and, by her teens, had her own singing, dancing and comedy club act. With the rising Castro movement, the family quickly left Cuba when Barbara was 13 and settled in the Miami area where she continued to hone her craft on stage. Too short to become a ballerina, she refocused and began excelling in jazz and tap. She worked in niteries with (or for) such luminaries as Martha Raye and Joe E. Brown. She also worked with orchestra leader Paul Whiteman during the early years of TV.
New York was the teenager's next destination, moving there in the mid-50s where she gathered valuable experience performing with the Camp Tamiment group which was run by the producers of TV's "Your Show of Shows" and featured such up-and-coming talents as Larry Kert, with whom she worked alongside. She made her Broadway debut as a replacement for the young Dulcy character in the Julie Andrews musical hit "The Boyfriend" (Julie had already left the show by this time) and later went on tour with it. The early 60s also brought a close professional association with Bob Fosse. Barbara first worked with the famed choreographer on Broadway dancing in "Little Me" (1962), and continued with him as a lead dancer in his company for nearly five years in which Fosse created dances designed specifically with her in mind. Other such Fosse shows: "Pleasure Palaces" and, more notably, "Sweet Charity" in 1966. During that time Barbara appeared in the original production of "Hello Dolly!" (1964) starring Carol Channing as understudy to the Minnie Fay character and as an ensemble player. For the rest of the decade Barbara found plentiful work in Broadway musicals including "Hallelujah, Baby!" (1968) starring Leslie Uggams, and the short-lived shows "Her First Roman" (1968) and "Come Summer" (1969). It was off-Broadway, however, that finally connected Barbara's rising name to TV.
Producer George Schlatter, who had hit ratings gold with his popular, irreverent satire Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967), caught Barbara starring as Ruby in the tuneful tapper "Dames at Sea" (1970) in which she appeared in both the New York and Los Angeles productions. Looking for replacements at the time for his show, Schlatter took an instant fancy to Barbara's innate talent for comedy, singing and dancing, and immediately signed her up in 1970 for two seasons. A memorable appearance clashing hilariously with Mary Tyler Moore on her classic show led to a recurring role as Myrna Morgenstein on Valerie Harper's sitcom vehicle Rhoda (1974), the spinoff of Ms. Moore's show. Throughout the rest of the 70s and 80s, Barbara continued guesting on various sitcoms including "Tabitha", "Alice", "One Day at a Time", "The Facts of Life" and "Perfect Strangers". She also did scores of commercials, most notably playing the "Glass Plus" girl during the late 70s and early 80s.
The stage was never far away, however, and Barbara returned to her musical roots time and time again in summer stock and regional plays. She amassed a number of singing credits including "Carousel" (as Carrie), "Guys and Dolls" (Adelaide), "Oklahoma!" (Ado Annie), "Annie Get Your Gun" and "Irma La Douce". In 1971, Barbara received great reviews for her work in the comedy "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" opposite James Coco on Broadway and in the late 70s was a replacement in the musical "I Love My Wife". Later L.A. stage shows included "Blame It on the Movies", "Taking a Chance on Love" (Dramalogue Award), the female version of "The Odd Couple" (with both Lee Meriwether and Marcia Wallace) and a promising two-person musical revue entitled "Always the Bridesmaid, Never the Bride" with musical performer Kay Cole, a show that played both L.A. and New York. Her occasional film work included light comedy parts in Norman... Is That You? (1976), Con Air (1997) and Time Share (2000).
With her chatty comedy voice ideally suited to cartoons and voiceover work, Barbara continues to perform "second banana" guest spots, her more recent sitcoms being "Frasier" and "Becker" (the latter a recurring role). Barbara maintains residence in the Los Angeles area and has a daughter, Amy, who is a school teacher.- Composer
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Beth Nielsen was born in Harlington, Texas, on 14 Septemeber 1958. She began writing songs at age 11. While singing in clubs in Mobile, Alabama, she met The Beach Boys' Bruce Johnston, who encouraged her to move to Nashville to pursue her career. She released her first album, "Hearing it First", in 1980, just after her marriage to Ernest Chapman. Their son, Ernest Chapman Jr., was born the following year. Beth wrote songs for several artists, including Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Tanya Tucker. She wrote top-10 hits for artists including Trisha Yearwood, "Highway 101" and Don Williams. In 1990, Beth released her second album, "Beth Nielsen Chapman", and followed it in 1993 with "You Hold the Key". In 1993, her husband was diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma. Ernest's untimely death the following year inspired her to release her fourth album, "Sand and Water", in 1997, which received much publicity. Her co-written song, "This Kiss" (performed by Faith Hill), garnered her a Grammy nomination in 1998. In 2000, Beth experienced her own battle with breast cancer. Triumphant, she released "Deeper Still" in 2002. Her songs can be heard in many film soundtracks, including The Prince of Egypt (1998), Message in a Bottle (1999) and Calendar Girls (1999), as well as episodes of TV's Dawson's Creek (1998), Touched by an Angel (1994), Providence (1999) and Felicity (1998). Her latest album, "Hymns", was released in 2004.- Writer
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Bong Joon-ho is a South Korean filmmaker. The recipient of three Academy Awards, his filmography is characterized by emphasis on social themes, genre-mixing, black humor, and sudden tone shifts. He first became known to audiences and achieved a cult following with his directorial debut film, the black comedy Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000), before achieving both critical and commercial success with his subsequent films: the crime thriller Memories of Murder (2003), the monster film The Host (2006), the science fiction action film Snowpiercer (2013), and the black comedy thriller Parasite (2019), all of which are among the highest-grossing films in South Korea, with Parasite also being the highest-grossing South Korean film in history.
All of Bong's films have been South Korean productions, although both Snowpiercer and Okja (2017) are mostly in the English language. Two of his films have screened in competition at the Cannes Film Festival-Okja in 2017 and Parasite in 2019; the latter earned the Palme d'Or, which was a first for a South Korean film. Parasite also became the first South Korean film to receive Academy Award nominations, with Bong winning Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, making Parasite the first film not in English to win Best Picture. In 2017, Bong was included on Metacritic's list of the 25 best film directors of the 21st century. In 2020, Bong was included in Time's annual list of 100 Most Influential People and Bloomberg 50.- Boogie was born on 14 September 1981 in the USA. He is an actor, known for House (2004), Jacked Up (2001) and Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything (2015).
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Brian was born in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother is a retired school teacher and his father is a real estate broker. Brian has an older brother Jeffrey, a younger sister, Laurie and a younger brother, Michael. Brian went to Germantown Academy for high school and Carnegie Mellon University.- Actor
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Bruce Hyde (BA Northwestern University 1963; MS University of North Texas 1984; PhD University of Southern California 1990) divided his SCSU teaching duties between the Department of Theatre, Film Studies and Dance, where he taught Acting, and the Department of Communication Studies, teaching Interpersonal and Small Group Communication. After completing his undergraduate degree, he spent a number of years as a professional actor, including appearances on Broadway and network television.
After retiring from professional acting, Hyde, who continued to be a member of Actors' Equity, appeared regularly on stage in the Twin Cities and St. Cloud, Minnesota, areas. and served as Artistic Director for Theatre L'Homme Dieu, SCSU's summer theater in Alexandria, Minnesota until his death from throat cancer on October 13, 2015.- Writer
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Bryan Woods was born on 14 September 1984 in Davenport, Iowa, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for A Quiet Place (2018), 65 (2023) and Haunt (2019).- Actor
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Cachao was born on 14 September 1918 in Havana, Cuba. He was an actor, known for Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995), The Birdcage (1996) and The Lost City (2005). He was married to Ester Buenaventura. He died on 22 March 2008 in Coral Gables, Florida, USA.- Actor
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Callum Keith Rennie was born in Sunderland, England, and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. While attending college in Edmonton Callum was asked to join a radio show which featured actor/comedian Bruce McCulloch (who eventually went on to KIDS IN THE HALL fame). This experience inspired Callum to dig deeper in to the world of acting and led him to audition for the renowned Shaw Festival. Callum was chosen to join the company where he performed a multitude of roles during his time there... a precursor to his impressive range and style as an actor.
Soon rumours of his talents moved through the Toronto film community but Callum choose to head west to Vancouver instead. It didn't take long for him to catch the attention of the film & television industry, which was exploding. After landing various parts in movies and TV series Callum's first leading film role was opposite Sandra Oh in the indie DOUBLE HAPPINESS. His performance activated the first of many nominations and awards to follow. Between his critically acclaimed performance as 'Billy Talent' in the iconic punk rock film HARD CORE LOGO that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and his desirable charms working through the apocalyptic LAST NIGHT (once again opposite Sandra Oh), for which Callum won his first Genie for Best Performance by an Actor, Callum was now well on his way to an impressive career.
A cascade of opportunities began to flow Callum's way, with a wide range of extraordinary film makers inviting this dynamic talent to join their projects such as David Cronenberg: eXistenZ (1999), Christopher Nolan : Memento (2000), John Woo: Paycheck, Chris Carter: X-Files and David Goyer: Blade Trinity and The Invisible.
Callum's creative senses continued to be attracted by nature to many starring roles in independent film projects like FLOWER & GARNET, FALLING ANGELS, SNOW CAKE, NORMAL and GOON: LAST OF THE ENFORCERS. Also the 3D feature film adaptation of THE YOUNG AND PRODIGIOUS T.S. SPIVET opposite Helena Bottom-Carter for Oscar nominated director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, INTO THE FOREST opposite Ellen Page & Evan Rachel Wood, and BORN TO BE BLUE opposite Ethan Hawke.
Throughout his career Callum has starred in many impressive television projects as well...starting early as the Mountie sidekick on CBS's DUE SOUTH, then the hit SyFy series BATTLESTAR GALACTICA in which he played infamous Cylon 'Leobon', and his turn as legendary rocker 'Lew Ashby' in Showtime's CALIFORNICATION alongside David Duchovny. Callum was the fractured star of SHATTERED for eOne Entertainment, and carried his investigative skills over to the NBC series THE FIRM based on the bestselling John Grisham novel. Callum covertly joined the cast of the Amazon hit series THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE in their season two and experimented on the second season of MARVEL'S JESSICA JONES for Netflix.
Callum next reprises his role in the much anticipated second season of Doug Liman's YouTube Red series IMPULSE.- Carmen Richardson was born on 14 September 1930 in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was an actress, known for El maleficio (1983), El hogar que yo robé (1981) and La otra (1988). She died on 9 August 2012 in Caguas, Puerto Rico.Carmen Belén Richardson
- Carmen Franco was born on 14 September 1926 in Oviedo, Spain. She was married to Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú. She died on 29 December 2017 in Madrid, Spain.
- Chichilo Viale is known for Amigos son los amigos (1989), La tortuga de la T (2001) and El humor de Café Fashion (1999).
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Christian Petzold was born in Hilden in 1960. After studying German and Drama at the Freie Universität Berlin, he enrolled in Berlin's German Academy for Film and Television (DFFB). There he studied film direction while at same time working as an assistant director to Harun Farocki and Hartmut Bitomsky. After graduation, Christian Petzold made several interesting TV films. In 2000, his first theatrical feature, The State I Am In (2000), about a couple of left-wing terrorists, is released and makes a strong impression and earning its director both the German Film Award and the Hessischer Best Film Award. By 2012, this prolific creator has managed to make two more TV films and five additional features, among which Yella (2007), the sensitive portrait of a young woman who tries to escape the grip of her violent and possessive husband, and especially Barbara (2012), which won the 'Best Director' award at the Berlinale. This fine drama plunges the viewer into the everyday life atmosphere of the GDR like few films before and serves as a showcase for its director's talents.- Actor
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Christopher Amitrano was born on 14 September 1973 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Lincoln Lawyer (2022), All Rise (2019) and ER (1994). He was previously married to Kirby Slager.- Writer
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Also known under the pseudonym Jackson Publick. His debut as a writer was a comedy superhero comic book "Cement Shooz," which got the attention of Ben Edlund. This led to McCulloch working as a storyboard artist on Edlund's animated series The Tick (1994). He later story boarded PB&J Otter (1998) and Sheep in the Big City (2000). After unsuccessfully pitching his own series The Venture Bros. (2003) to Comedy Central twice, he finally convinced Adult Swim to pick it. He is also a voice actor, known for voicing a number of the Venture Bros. characters, including Hank Venture and the Monarch, several background characters on Superjail! (2007) and the five-headed dragon Hiram McDaniels on the podcast "Welcome to Night Vale."- Actor
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Chuck Saale was born on 14 September 1946 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Suicide by Cop, Ambushed (2013) and Bright (2017).- Claudio Orellano is known for Tumberos (2002), 2013 Premios Martín Fierro (2013) and Mañanas informales (2005).
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Clayton Moore grew up in Chicago, Illinois and although his father wanted him to become a doctor, he had visions of something a little more glamorous. Naturally athletic, he practiced gymnastics during family summer vacations in Canada, eventually joining the trapeze act The Flying Behrs at 19. During the 1934 Chicago World's Fair, Clayton performed in the position of catcher. Playing off his good looks, he was signed by the John Robert Powers modeling agency and enjoyed a print career in NY for several years. But a friend urged him to make the move to Hollywood in 1938 where he entered films as a bit player and stuntman. In 1940, at the suggestion of his agent Edward Small, he changed his first name from Jack to Clayton. Beginning with Perils of Nyoka (1942), he eventually became King of the Serials at Republic Studios appearing in more than cliffhanger star Buster Crabbe. During this period, he also worked in many B westerns earning his acting chops alongside Roy Rogers, Gene Autry and interestingly Jay Silverheels. Later in 1942 he entered the military, was stationed in Kingman, Arizona and assigned entertainment duties including the production of training films. While in Arizona, he asked his future wife Sally Allen to marry him; she said "yes" and joined him in Kingman for the balance of his enlistment. After the war, he returned to these supporting roles while concentrating on westerns. His turn as Ghost of Zorro (1949) came to the attention of the radio's hugely successful Lone Ranger producer George W. Trendle who was casting the lead role for the new television series. After the interview, Trendle said, "Mr. Moore would you like the role of the Lone Ranger?" Moore replied, "Mr. Trendle, I AM The Lone Ranger." The premiere episode appeared on ABC on September 15, 1949, and was the first western specifically written for the new medium. Although Moore's voice was a natural baritone, Trendle insisted he sound more like the radio actor Brace Beemer, so Moore worked with a voice coach to mimic both the speech pattern and tone. He starred in television's The Lone Ranger from 1949-1952 and 1953-1957. Along with William Boyd ("Hopalong Cassidy"), Moore was one of the most popular TV western stars of the era. Because of a salary dispute, he was replaced by John Hart, for one season. It was during his time away from the TV show that Moore returned to the big screen (as Clay Moore) to continue his movie career with such memorable movies as Radar Men from the Moon (1952) and Jungle Drums of Africa (1953). where he co-starred with Phyllis Coates, TVs first "Lois Lane". Hired back to the series, at a higher salary, Moore remained as The Lone Ranger until the series ended in 1957, after 169 episodes. He appeared in two color big-screen movie continuations of that character, in The Lone Ranger (1956) and The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958). After a lifetime of "B" movie parts, Clayton Moore finally found success in a TV series and continued to make commercials and personal appearances as "The Lone Ranger" for the next three decades. The commercials for Jeno's Pizza Rolls and Aqua Velva have become legendary in their own right. At his appearances, he recited The Lone Ranger Creed, which he deeply believed in, and that image was never tarnished by the types of personal scandals that often affected other stars. In 1978 Jack Wrather (the Wrather Corp}, which owned the series and the rights to the title character, obtained a court order to stop Moore from appearing in public as "The Lone Ranger". The company planned to film a new big-screen movie of the popular hero and did not want the public to confuse its new star with the old one. It would be the only screen appearance for Klinton Spilsbury, this "new Lone Ranger". Although the former "Arrow" shirt model appeared rugged and handsome in the "unmasked" sequence, his voice projected so poorly it was overdubbed by the more melodious voice of James Keach. The film was one of the biggest flops of the 1980s and The Lone Ranger story wasn't attempted again until 30 years later with Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp as Tonto. Again, however, the film flopped without a nod to the original tenets of the integrity of the character. After Jack Wrather died in 1984, his widow actress Bonita Granville dismissed the lawsuit allowing Moore to continue to appear as the masked man. Moore's legacy to the entertainment industry and western film genre has been cemented with the installation of his legendary mask in the Smithsonian, his star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, and a United States Postage Stamp bearing his image alongside Silver.- Writer
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Corneliu Porumboiu was born on 14 September 1975 in Vaslui, Romania. He is a writer and director, known for 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006), The Whistlers (2019) and Police, Adjective (2009).- Director
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Daisy von Scherler Mayer is an American film and television director. She has directed the feature films Party Girl, Madeline, The Guru and Some Girl(s). Her TV directing credits include: Yellowjackets, The Last Thing He Told Me, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Shining Vale, Inventing Anna, Made for Love, The Walking Dead, Bosch, Get Shorty, Ray Donovan, House of Lies, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Halt and Catch Fire, Mozart in the Jungle, Orange is the New Black, Nurse Jackie, Shameless and Mad Men. Her first film, critically acclaimed Party Girl, debuted at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival, launching the career of "indie queen" Parker Posey and leading to a Fox TV series. In 2023, Fun City Editions issued a 4K Restoration Blu-Ray of Party Girl. The reissue sold out, ran on the Criterion Channel and led to a theatrical re-release of this "cult classic" in art houses across the US, and in Canada and the UK. Party Girl screened at the Museum of Modern Art and BAM in NY and is in a permanent exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York. After Party Girl, von Scherler Mayer directed a film adaptation of the classic children's book Madeline, which starred Oscar winner Frances McDormand. She followed this with the Bollywood-influenced comedy The Guru, starring Heather Graham and Marisa Tomei, for Working Title Films. She returned to her indie roots with a low budget adaptation of Neil LaBute's play Some Girl(s), which starred Adam Brody, Emily Watson, Zoe Kazan and Kristen Bell. As a television director, von Scherler Mayer has directed hour-long dramas and half-hour comedies for network, cable and streaming, including ABC, NBC, CBS, AMC, Showtime, Starz, Amazon, Netflix, AppleTV, Epix and Hulu. In 2019, she received a Gracie Award from the Alliance for Women in Media for her work on The Walking Dead. A native New Yorker, von Scherler Mayer worked backstage at the Delacorte Theater as a teen and in her early 20s was a production assistant for Sidney Lumet and Mira Nair. She trained at the Williamstown Theater Festival, Circle in the Square and the Atlantic Theater Company. A graduate of Wesleyan University, von Scherler Mayer received High Honors in Theater and studied film with Jeanine Basinger. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, film and television composer David Carbonara, and their two daughters.- Actor
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Dan Cortese shot to stardom as the creator and host of the Emmy award winning MTV Sports, where he interviewed everyone and everything that had to do with the worlds of sports & entertainment for six successful years. He then went on to star in NBC's remake of the cult classic Route 66.
Next on his plate was starring in the CBS drama Traps with Academy Award winner, George C. Scott. Dan kept the ball rolling and later co-starred for three years on the NBC sitcom Veronica's Closet, opposite Emmy winner Kirstie Alley. From there he moved onto, starring in the comedies Rock Me Baby for UPN and What I Like About You for the WB, opposite Jennie Garth.
Cortese's numerous television credits also include memorable guest-starring roles. A few favorites were when he appeared on Seinfeld, as Elaine's "Mimbo" boyfriend that George had a "man crush" on. As the evil Jess Hanson on Melrose Place and on Hot In Cleveland opposite the legendary Betty White.
In addition, Dan starred in the made for television movies The Triangle, for TBS and NBC's spin on the Shirley Jackson classic, The Lottery. Cortese has appeared in many feature films as well, including Demolition Man, opposite Sylvester Stallone and Sandra Bullock and After Sex with Brooke Shields.
When not acting, Dan's kept his hosting skills sharp by starring in, NBC's My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad, ABC's action packed Crash Course and the fun-filled Guinness World Records: Unleashed. Dan has also added author to his resume when he released his memoir, Step Off! My journey from 'mimbo' to manhood, in the summer of 2020.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dan attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he played football for the Tarheels and he resides with his wife, Carolina and four kids in Malibu, California.- Producer
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Daniel Tinayre was born on 14 September 1910 in Vertheuil, France. He was a producer and director, known for La danza del fuego (1949), La patota (1960) and Deshonra (1952). He was married to Mirtha Legrand. He died on 24 October 1994 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Actor
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Darío Vittori was born on 14 September 1921 in Montecelio, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor and producer, known for Teatro de humor (1981), Blum (1970) and Subí que te llevo (1980). He died on 19 January 2001 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Actress
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Dilshad Vadsaria was born in Karachi, Pakistan, of Portuguese and Indian descent. She moved with her family to the US at the age of six and spent her childhood in various parts of the country, including Chicago, Richmond (Virginia) and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She eventually moved to New York to study acting. Although she has appeared in a few films, much of her work has been in television, with a regular role on the series Greek (2007) and guest appearances on such series as NCIS (2003) and Bones (2005).- Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev is a Russian politician who has been serving as the deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia since 2020. Medvedev also served as the president of Russia between 2008 and 2012 and prime minister of Russia between 2012 and 2020.
Medvedev was elected president in the 2008 election. He was regarded as more liberal than his predecessor, Vladimir Putin, who was also appointed prime minister during Medvedev's presidency. Medvedev's top agenda as president was a wide-ranging modernization programmer, aiming at modernizing Russia's economy and society, and lessening the country's reliance on oil and gas. During Medvedev's tenure, the New Start nuclear arms reduction treaty was signed by Russia and the United States, Russia emerged victorious in the Russo-Georgian War, and recovered from the Great Recession. Medvedev also launched an anti-corruption campaign, despite later being accused of corruption himself.
He served a single term in office and was succeeded by Putin following the 2012 presidential election. Medvedev was then appointed by Putin as prime minister. He resigned along with the rest of the government on 15 January 2020 to allow Putin to make sweeping constitutional changes; he was succeeded by Mikhail Mishustin on 16 January 2020. On the same day, Putin appointed Medvedev to the new office of deputy chairman of the Security Council.
In the views of some analysts, Medvedev's presidency did seem to promise positive changes, both at home and in ties with the West, signaling "the possibility of a new, more liberal period in Russian politics"; however, he later seemed to adopt increasingly radical positions. - A tall, powerfully built man, Douglas Kennedy entered films after graduating from Amherst. Making his debut in 1940, he appeared in many westerns and detective thrillers, often as a villain. World War II interrupted his career, and he spent the war years as a Signal Corps officer and an operative in the OSS and US Army Intelligence. After the war he returned to Hollywood, where he began playing supporting roles in larger films and an occasional lead in a lower-budget film. He is most fondly remembered, though, by audiences of the 1950s for two roles: his western TV series Steve Donovan, Western Marshal (1955), and as one of the policemen taken over by the Martians in the sci-fi classic Invaders from Mars (1953).
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Edward King was born on 14 September 1949 in Glendale, California, USA. He was married to Sharon Brock, Janet Lynn Hand and Patricia A Pettit. He died on 22 August 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.- Actor
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Elon Gold was born on 14 September 1970 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), In-Laws (2002) and The Dana Carvey Show (1996).- Actress
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Emma Rose Kenney is an American actress. She has portrayed Deborah "Debbie" Gallagher on Shameless, a role she has played from 2011 to 2021, and Harris Conner-Healy in the tenth season of the family sitcom Roseanne, and its spin-off continuation The Conners. Kenney was born on September 14, 1999, in New York City. Her parents are Gillian Kenney, a criminal defense lawyer, and Kevin Kenney, a sports writer who formerly wrote for the New York Post and now works for Fox Sports.- Actress
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Her classic beauty, combined with wit and comedic talent, earned Ford five Emmy nominations and two consecutive Golden Globe Award nominations for her ten-year portrayal of reporter 'Corky Sherwood' on the CBS series "Murphy Brown." Prior to Murphy Brown, Ford landed a reoccurring role playing a fumbling secretary named Janine on "Thirtysomething". Ford also starred in the ABC hit comedy series "Hope & Faith" with Kelly Ripa for three seasons and later co-starred opposite Fred Goss and Jerry O'Connell in the ABC comedy series, "Carpoolers." Ford has a wide range of guest starring roles, from "My Name is Earl", "Criminal Minds" to "The Middle" and also co-starred opposite Vin Diesel in Touchstone Pictures' "The Pacifier, " and "Prom." Ford has starred in several TV movies, ABC Family's "Mom's on Strike", NBC/Walmart movie "Field of Vision", Hallmark movies, "A Kiss at Midnight", "Trading Christmas" and "The Bridge 1 and 2" along with Lifetime movies, "Sorority Wars" and 2017' "Christmas in Mississippi." Faith co-starred and produced a feature thriller, "Escapee", starring Dominic Purcell and Christine Evangelista along with producing the well-received short films, "Citation of Merit" and "The Day I Finally Decided to Kill Myself". In addition to her acting career, Ford made her writing debut in 2004 with an exciting cookbook, "Cooking With Faith", co-written with Melissa Clark. This multi-generational Southern cookbook draws on Ford's childhood in Louisiana where she learned how to cook down-home food at the knees of her Grandmother and Mother. Along with the traditional family recipes, the cookbook includes updated healthier versions sprinkled with familiar anecdotes of good ole' Southern hospitality and charm. Ford never forgot her roots being raised in the quiet community of Pineville, Louisiana. In high school, Faith acted in school plays, and in her senior year she was a finalist in Teen Magazine's annual model search. Faith moved to New York City when she was 17 where she worked in commercials, took acting classes, and did some modeling. Ford was 18 when she landed a role on the soap "Another World," and later "One Life to Live." Faith continues to act and produce films and television.- Fernanda Mistral was born in 1936 in Argentina. She is an actress, known for Muñeca brava (1998), El hombre que volvió de la muerte (1969) and Un pacto con los brujos (1969).
- Fernanda de Vasconcellos Galvez (born September 14, 1984) is a Brazilian actress.
She worked as a model starring in several TV commercials and as a dancer in SBT's Domingo Legal show before becoming an actress. Fernanda played the lead role of Betina in the 2005 season of Malhação working with actor Thiago Rodrigues. After leaving Malhação, she played an art student character named Nanda in the 2006 Rede Globo telenovela Páginas da Vida. This was her second time as Thiago Rodrigues' love interest. Fernanda Vasconcellos won the Best Newcomer Actress Award for this performance. Next, she played the lead role of Clara in the 2007 telenovela Desejo Proibido. Set in a fictional 1930s city located in Minas Gerais state, her romantic interest was a character played by Murilo Rosa.
In the 2010 telenovela Tempos Modernos, Vasconcellos again played a character romantically involved opposite actor Thiago Rodrigues, in what would be the third time in her career. She played the lead as Nelinha. Vasconcellos plays the lead role in the 2011 Rede Globo telenovela A Vida da Gente as a tennis player named Ana Fonseca. She plays one of the lead roles in the 2013 Rede Globo telenovela Sangue Bom as Malu, a college student rejected by her famous mother. - Actress
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Fiona is the daughter of Irish comedian Brendan O'Carroll.
Fiona isn't only a very talented actress, when she was age 10 she had a top ten single "Bitten By the Bug".
She studied film and production at DLIAT.
Fiona is now married to the producer Martin Delany and they have 4 young sons together.- Actress
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The daughter of William and Lillie Mae Westerman, her father died of tuberculosis when she was ten years old. Her mother then moved the family to Los Angeles.
She suffered a skull fracture in an auto accident when she was 14. While recuperating, she was given a Charlie McCarthy doll to cheer her up. Little did she know she'd later marry Charlie McCarthy creator, famous comedian and ventriloquist, Edgar Bergen.
Graduated from Los Angeles High School, where she was a pom-pom girl. At 19, Frances was in the audience of Edgar Bergen's radio program as the guest of a member of his staff. Sitting in the front row, her long legs caught the attention of the 39-year-old star, who asked to meet her. They were married in Mexico after a year of long distance courtship.- Actor
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Guy Webster was born on 14 September 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Forbidden Zone (1980), The Christian Licorice Store (1971) and The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions (2020). He was married to Leone James and Bettie Beal. He died on 5 February 2019 in Ojai, California, USA.- Hailey Anne Nelson is an American child actress. After commencing her career (age 5) in various stage performances, such as Gretl in The Sound of Music Nelson appeared in Big Fish. Her most notable film appearances were in Big Fish (2003), as young Jenny, and Walk the Line (2005), in which she played the young Rosanne Cash.
Nelson has also appeared on stage in shows such as Kinder Transport, Ragtime, Centennial MusicRevue, Christmas Carol, Annie, Annie Warbucks, Oliver, High School Musical 2006 (the play) and Annie Get Your Gun to name only a few.
Hailey Anne loved working on Big Fish, a Tim Burton directed film. Big fish was Hailey Anne second audition and first film. Her mother jokes about how much they thought they knew about show business before working with such seasoned artist.
"17 inch Cobras" was her next film. 17 Inch Cobras is an Indie winner, in which Hailey Anne played a lead.
One truly enjoyable adventure was being a child celebrity reader. In 2004 Dr. Seuss received his Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. She was asked to read along with Spencer Breslin, Alyson Stoner, Cole Sprouse, and Dylan Sprouse. A true honor.
Next was the smash hit Walk The Line, which Hailey Anne plays Rosanne Cash. This is when she met her soon to be mentor: Ginnifer Goodwin.
She then worked with Cam Archer in Wild Tigers I Have Known. "Tigers" has been doing very well in the Film Festival circles.
She has a strong, mellifluous singing voice, making several appearances at major sports venues. Where she has opened the games by singing The National Anthem for as many as twenty thousand people. To date she has sung for every sports league except NFL. Hailey Anne continues her acting and voice studies. She is represented by Savage Agency in Los Angeles. - Producer
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Legendary producer Hal B. Wallis was born in Chicago and moved to Los Angeles when he was in his early 20s. He got a job managing a theater owned by Warner Bros., and his success at the job caught the eye of studio head Jack L. Warner, who gave him a job in the studio's publicity department. Within a few months Wallis had worked his way up to head of the department. He was named studio manager in 1928 and production manager shortly thereafter, but was pushed aside by another legendary producer, future 20th Century-Fox studio head Darryl F. Zanuck. In 1933 Zanuck left Warner and Wallis moved back to his old position. He oversaw the production of many of Warners' most famous films, including Little Caesar (1931), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), Captain Blood (1935), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and Casablanca (1942). In 1944 Wallis left Warner and formed his own production company, and achieved even more success, being responsible for such films as The Rose Tattoo (1955), Becket (1964), and a string of Elvis Presley movies, most of which were economically produced and all of which made a fortune. Wallis' last picture was the John Wayne western Rooster Cogburn (1975).- Actress
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Hani Furstenberg was born in Israel. She is an actress, known for The Loneliest Planet (2011), Campfire (2004) and The Golem (2018). She has been married to Ido Hizkiya since October 2012. They have one child.- Actor
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By the time handsome, brawny baritone Harve Presnell arrived on the film scene, the "Golden Age" of musicals had long dissipated. Born in Modesto, California in 1933 and spending part of his youth on a family ranch near Yosemite Valley where he labored in the fields, it was discovered he had quite a voice at such a young age (7) and he became a soloist at his local church.
He graduated from Modesto High School and received a USC sports scholarship, but moved quickly to singing at Lotte Lehmann's Academy of the West. At the age of 21, he coveted the lead in the American premiere of Darius Milhaud's "David". Initially trained for an operatic career, he spent three seasons singing throughout Europe with roles in "La Forza del Destino", "Un ballo in Maschera", "The Marriage of Figaro" and "Tosca". He also shared the musical stage with Dorothy Kirsten and Leontyne Price.
Harve was performing nationally, including New York's Carnegie Hall in "Carmina Burana", when the opportunity for Broadway first came his way. Legendary composer Meredith Willson happened to catch an earful of the gifted singer in a "Gershwin Night" concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and, in the virile mold of Alfred Drake and Howard Keel, wrote the role of Johnny "Leadville" Brown in "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" specifically for him. The Broadway musical, with Tammy Grimes as the spunky title heroine, was a resounding hit as Harve wrapped his glorious tonsils around such sturdy songs as "Colorado, My Home" and "I'll Never Say No". Unlike Grimes, Presnell was granted the opportunity to recreate his rags-to-riches part, when the celluloid version of The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) came out with a bankable film star, the indomitable Debbie Reynolds, inhabiting the backwoods role. The film version was also hugely popular with audiences and Harve, with his terrific presence, seemed well on his way to stardom.
There were precious few movie musicals, however, for Presnell to sink his teeth into and he quickly faded from view. He tried adjusting to straight dramatics with the rugged western The Glory Guys (1965) and sang again in the highly unworthy teen frolic When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965) with Connie Francis, but little else came in his direction. The disastrous film version of Paint Your Wagon (1969), hurt by the miscasting of leads Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood and Jean Seberg, was redeemed only by the presence of Presnell and his superb, moving rendition of "They Call the Wind Maria".
By the 70s, Harve was finished in films but gamely kept his momentum with Keel-like stock and touring leads in such productions as "Camelot", "The Sound of Music", "Annie Get Your Gun" and "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever", among others. He even played Rhett Butler in a 1972 musical version of "Gone With the Wind" at London's Drury Lane Theatre, but the production did not generate much of a stir. In 1979, Presnell served as a replacement in the Broadway musical "Annie" as Daddy Warbucks and wound up staying employed as the blustery but bighearted moneybags for nearly 4 years on tour, also reprising the role in the failed 90s sequel, "Annie II: Miss Hannigan's Revenge" (1989), which was later reworked and re-titled "Annie Warbucks" (1992). All told, it is estimated that Harve played the tycoon role over 2,000 times.
More than 25 years had passed by the time Presnell returned to the movies as a brash and balding character actor. He struck pure gold as the implacable, ill-fated father-in-law of William H. Macy in the Coen Brothers' cult film hit, Fargo (1996). This success, in turn, led to meaty roles in Larger Than Life (1996), The Whole Wide World (1996), The Chamber (1996), Face/Off (1997), Saving Private Ryan (1998) and The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000), to name a few. Over the course of his career, he displayed a strong presence on TV as well with recurring roles on prime-time (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)) and daytime (Ryan's Hope (1975). Presnell may have been born 10-20 years too late to have become a singing film star, but he suddenly had come back in spades to launch a whole new career as a noted character performer. At age 70+, he was unsinkable, vigorously steamrolling on TV (The Pretender (1996), Monk (2002) and ER (1994)) and in the films Mr. Deeds (2002), Old School (2003), Flags of Our Fathers (2006) and Evan Almighty (2007). His last series role was in the short-lived Andy Barker, P.I. (2007).
Pancreatic cancer got the best of the actor in his final years. The twice-married Presnell with six children (Stephanie, Taylor, Etoile, Tulley, Shannon and Raine) succumbed to his illness at the St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California on June 30, 2009, at age 75.- Haviland Morris was born on 14 September 1959 in New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Sixteen Candles (1984), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) and Home Alone 3 (1997). She is married to Robert Score. They have two children.
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Veteran stuntman and stunt coordinator Henry Wills was born on a cattle ranch in Arizona in 1921. After graduating high school he headed to Hollywood, and was soon working as an extra, mainly in westerns. He picked up some extra money doing stunt work, and soon began to concentrate on that field. He gained a reputation as one of the best horsemen in the business, specializing in horse falls--he's estimated to have done over 1400 of them in his career--transfers from horses to wagons and stagecoaches, and bulldogging (jumping off his horse to take down a rider on another horse), etc. His first job as a full-fledged Stunt Coordinator was on The Magnificent Seven (1960), and he became a Second-Unit Director on Major Dundee (1965). He worked on many of the top TV westerns, and was stunt coordinator and Second Unit Director on the hit series The High Chaparral (1967). He died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, CA, in 1994.- Actor
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Hernán Figueroa Reyes was born on 14 September 1936 in Salta, Argentina. He was an actor and writer, known for El cantor enamorado (1969), Adolescente viaje al sol (1969) and Mire qué lindo es mi país (1981). He died on 5 February 1973 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Costume Designer
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Horace Lannes was born on 14 September 1931 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a costume designer and actor, known for Ay Juancito (2004), Somos novios (1969) and Quiere casarse conmigo...?! (1967).- Director
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Horacio Levin is known for Juventud acumulada (2016) and Gracias por venir, gracias por estar (2012).- Director
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Howard Deutch was born on 14 September 1950 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Pretty in Pink (1986), Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) and The Great Outdoors (1988). He has been married to Lea Thompson since 23 July 1989. They have two children.- J.L. Reate was born on 14 September 1979 in Monterey County, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Golden Child (1986).
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In Britain, special Christmas plays called pantomimes are produced for children. Jack Hawkins made his London theatrical debut at age 12, playing the elf king in "Where The Rainbow Ends". At 17, he got the lead role of St. George in the same play. At 18, he made his debut on Broadway in "Journey's End". At 21, he was back in London playing a young lover in "Autumn Crocus". He married his leading lady, Jessica Tandy. That year he also played his first real film role in the 1931 sound version of Alfred Hitchcock's The Phantom Fiend (1932). During the 30s, he took his roles in plays more seriously than the films he made. In 1940, Jessica accepted a role in America and Jack volunteered to serve in the Royal Welch Fusiliers. He spent most of his military career arranging entertainment for the British forces in India. One of the actresses who came out to India was Doreen Lawrence who became his second wife after the war. Alexander Korda advised Jack to go into films and offered him a three-year contract. In his autobiography, Jack recalled: "Eight years later I was voted the number one box office draw of 1954. I was even credited with irresistible sex appeal, which is another quality I had not imagined I possessed." A late 1940s film, The Black Rose (1950), where he played a secondary role to Tyrone Power, would be one of his most fortunate choices of roles. The director was Henry Hathaway who Jack said was "probably the most feared, yet respected director in America, for he had a sharp tongue and fired people at the drop of a hat. Years later, after my operation when I lost my voice, he went out of his way to help me get back into films. What I did not know was that during the filming of 'The Black Rose' he was himself suffering from cancer." In the 1950s came the film that made Hawkins a star, The Cruel Sea (1953). Suffering from life-long, real-life seasickness, he played the captain of the Compass Rose. After surgery for throat cancer in 1966, requiring the removal of his larynx, Jack continued to make films. He mimed his lines and the voice was dubbed by either Charles Gray or Robert Rietty. His motto during those last years came from Milton's "Comus", a verse play in which he acted early in his career in Regent's Park. The lines: "Yet where an equal poise of hope and fear does arbitrate the event, my nature is that I incline to hope, rather than to fear."- Actor
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Jake M. Smith was born and raised in Queens, New York City, his mother was an actress involved with the theater so at a very young age he became a touring world traveler. He then picked up acting for himself, and at the age of thirteen was starring in Cymbeline (Shakespeare in the park) and soon found himself an agent and his first role in a film. By 15 he had starred in many independent films and guest- starred on television. When he was 18 he starred in his breakthrough role in the movie Holes (2003) as the character "Squid". He loves acting and writing and calls it "the only thing he wants to, or sees himself doing".- Actor
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Jamie Kaler was born on 14 September 1964 in Hooksett, New Hampshire, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for My Boys (2006), Tacoma FD (2019) and Will & Grace (1998).- Janet Davies was born on 14 September 1927 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971), Pride and Prejudice (1980) and Dad's Army (1968). She was married to Ian Gardiner. She died on 22 September 1986 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK.
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Inspired by an emotional re-run episode of "The Rifleman" at the age of seven, Jeff Rose set his sights on becoming a professional actor and filmmaker. Born and raised in Marietta, Georgia, for ten long years, Jeff could only fantasize about his goals until registering for beginning acting classes during his freshman year of college at Kennesaw State University near his home in Kennesaw,GA.
After honing his skills in professional theatre in the southeast US and around the world, Jeff soon found himself cast in a major supporting role in a popular episode of the hit television series "In the Heat of the Night" alongside two acting legends, Caroll O'Connor and Howard Rollins.
A few film and TV credits later, thanks to Warner Brothers casting legend, Marion Dougherty, and his Orlando, FL talent agent, Helen Gittens, Jeff found himself under consideration for the role of Robin in Tim Burton's Batman sequel, "Batman Returns". At one point he was competing with Michael J. Fox and Shawn Wayans for the role. Though the character of Robin was ultimately not introduced in that film, the experience opened up enough doors for Jeff to relocate to Los Angeles, where he continued to grow as an artist and accumulate credits.
Jeff decided to move back to Atlanta a decade later when his mother suffered a debilitating stroke. A two year self-imposed hiatus from his career during that traumatic period proved to be the catalyst Jeff needed to jump back into acting with a renewed passion. At one point shortly thereafter, Jeff was recurring on four television shows simultaneously -- Army Wives, Drop Dead Diva, Teen Wolf, and Devious Maids.
Jeff is the proud father of two child actors, Brody Rose, who plays the lead character for the first 30 minutes of the Erwin Brothers hit feature film, "I Can Only Imagine", and Kayla Rose, who has a few film and television credits of her own.- Director
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Norwegian director Jens Lien was educated at the London International Film School. In his early career he made documentaries, commercials and short films, including Døren som ikke smakk (2000) and Naturlige briller (2001) which were both nominated for the prestigious Palme d'Or in Cannes. Lien's stylish and edgy short films have won numerous awards all over the world.
In 2003, Lien's first feature film Jonny Vang (2003) had its premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival. His acclaimed second feature The Bothersome Man (2006) premiered in 2006 to fantastic reviews, was selected for the Toronto International Film Festival and won both the ACID Award at the Cannes Film Festival and the Hampton Golden Starfish. Since its release it has further gone on to win more than 30 international awards.
The successful and award-winning feature Sons of Norway (2011) saw its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2011 and was the opening film for The Norwegian Film Festival the same year. Lien is also director of the TV series Viva Hate (2014) for SVT which won Prix Europa for Best European TV Series in 2015. His latest project, the sci-fi satire Beforeigners (2019), was HBO Nordic's first Norwegian original. Beforeigners (2019) was an immediate hit and was met with rave reviews both in Scandinavia and internationally.
Furthermore, Lien is a distinguished director of commercials for TV and cinema, for which he has received international awards including the Cannes Lion and the Gullfisken Award (Best Commercial of the Year) twice - in 2014 for the SAS commercial Daddy's Girl and in 2020 for The Boy With the Lunchbox. The latter instantly went viral and has been streamed more than 700 million times.- Actor
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Jesse James was born in Southern California to Shane and Jaime. He started acting when his father was getting head-shots of himself taken. Shane asked the photographer, who was also a manager, to take photos of Jesse. The photographer/manager agreed and was amazed by the vibrant personality of the boy, so he signed Jesse. Shortly. Shortly after, the 5-year old, skinny, blonde Jesse received the role of "Spencer", in As Good as It Gets (1997), despite the role calling for an "overweight red-headed 12 year old". For this role, he won the Hollywood Reporter Young Star Award, for Best Performance by a Child Actor in a Comedy in 1998. Achieving underground critical acclaim for his portrayal of "Tommy Miller", a disturbed teenager with violent tendencies in The Butterfly Effect (2004), Jesse has continued strongly with his career, recently venturing into the independent film community.- Actress
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Jessica Brown Findlay is an English actress. She is known for Emelia Conan-Doyle in the British comedy-drama Albatross (2011), Winter's Tale (2014), This Beautiful Fantastic (2016) and Lady Sybil Crawley in ITV's Downton Abbey (2010). She also starred in the TV series Misfits (2009) and mini-series Labyrinth (2012). In 2011, she starred in the Black Mirror (2011) episode, Fifteen Million Merits (2011). "Albatross" was her film debut.
Jessica was born in Cookham, Berkshire, to Beverley, a teacher's aide and nurse, and Christopher Brown-Findlay, who works in finance. She is of Scottish, English, and Irish descent. Jessica trained with the National Youth Ballet and the Associates of the Royal Ballet. At age fifteen, she was invited to dance with the Kirov at the Royal Opera House for a summer season.- Actress
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A gorgeous, pneumatic blonde rival to pouty sex kitten Ann-Margret, singer/dancer/actress Joey Heatherton was also a product of the swinging 60s and taunted the film and TV variety scenes with her own version of a purring young sexpot. Born in 1944 as "Davenie Johanna Heatherton" and the daughter of veteran song-and-dance man Ray Heatherton (1909-1997), Joey trained in ballet as a youngster and started her career off as a teen performer on the New York stage as one of the children in "The Sound of Music". She also began recording about that same time. She went on to gain national exposure as a regular on Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948), portraying an innocent young coed who developed a crush on the star. The gimmick worked and Joey eventually tried to parlay this success into an acting career.
The payoff worked. She started to appear in such TV dramas as The Virginian (1962), The Doctors and the Nurses (1962) and Route 66 (1960). For a time, she showed extreme promise, playing troubled, vulnerable, often neurotic young girls opposite cinema's established or up-and-coming talent of the day, including the films, Twilight of Honor (1963) with Richard Chamberlain and Nick Adams, Where Love Has Gone (1964) starring Bette Davis and Susan Hayward, and My Blood Runs Cold (1965) opposite Troy Donahue. The promise was short-lived, however, but since music was deemed her forte anyway, Joey wisely refocused on her musical gifts and went on to project a mod, sulky "Lolita" image fully-decked out in mini-skirts and go-go boots. A much better singer than Ann-Margret and an equally good dancer, she appealed to the male masses in droves with her high-octane dance moves and saucy glances as huge selling points. By the late 60s, the talented, all-round entertainer had developed into a solid Vegas showroom and TV variety favorite. On the plus side as well, she had soldiers swooning on both land and sea as she toured with Bob Hope on his USO tours. She proved quite fetching in the TV movie, The Ballad of Andy Crocker (1969) with Lee Majors, and was part of the eclectic casting in Of Mice and Men (1968) that toplined George Segal and Nicol Williamson. On top of all this, she was seductively pitching RC Cola and Serta mattresses in TV ads on a regular basis.
Joey's problems began in 1971, stemming with a major tabloid-troubled marriage and divorce from Lance Rentzel. The 70s also saw a radical change in audience taste as witnessed by her diminishing popularity. Despite showing extreme potential as a Billboard chart-maker with a "Top 40" pop hit in the Ferlin Husky song, "Gone", in 1972, Hollywood made it nearly impossible for her to escape the blast-from-the-past image, finding herself more and more unemployable as the decade wore on. She did enjoy a fun, short-lived fling on a summer variety series, that co-starred her beloved dad Ray Heatherton, (Joey & Dad (1975)).
Unfortunately, Joey encountered other problems in the throes of her career decline, with a life-threatening substance addiction and eating disorder which deeply hindered any game attempts to climb back into favor. She was crassly featured in the critically-panned Richard Burton starrer, Bluebeard (1972); portrayed Xaviera Hollander in the lurid The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington (1977) to little fanfare; and then pretty much disappeared, except as eccentric tabloid fodder or popping up unexpectedly in the cult John Waters film, Cry-Baby (1990), or the April 1997 Playboy spread.
On her side, however, she is a survivor and Hollywood has always encouraged big comeback stories. If anybody has ever proven to be a certifiable talent deserving of such, it's Joey Heatherton. She remains, however, a prime example of how devastating and destructive a fickle entertainment business can be.- For seventeen years, he played the part of George Toolan, David Jason's trusted offsider in the popular British detective series A Touch of Frost (1992). Sure enough, this became the signature role for John Lyons, who had already portrayed other police officers in shows like The Crezz (1976), Mind Your Language (1977), Spooner's Patch (1979) and Storyboard (1983). The actor was, however, equally adept as villains, notably essaying a corrupt copper, one of the titular 'bad apples', in an episode of The Sweeney (1975). Add to that an assortment of ex cons, gangsters, bank robbers and thugs, and even a small part in an obscure London-set kung fu action film (Yellow Dog (1973)) in which he was credited as 'homicidal maniac' (far removed from the perpetually placid and dependable George Toolan).
Lyons was born, one of three siblings, to working class parents in the Whitechapel district of London. His mother cleaned offices. His father, a dock worker, died almost penniless. With the family struggling financially and in the absence of any formal educational qualifications, Lyons made ends meet as a labourer for British Rail by the age of fifteen. In 1961, a journalist, with whom he happened to be on the same football team, handed him a business card promoting a newly opened drama school. Lyons auditioned, was accepted and went on to study acting for three years. He also took elocution lessons to get rid of his Cockney accent.
Three days of leaving drama school, Lyons made his screen debut in an episode of the BBC drama series Catch Hand (1964). He then acted in some fifty TV commercials under the direction of Ridley Scott (who had yet to achieve prominence). Steady job offers for supporting parts followed in series like Softly Softly: Task Force (1969), The Onedin Line (1971), UFO (1970) (as a SHADO guard), On the Buses (1969) and George & Mildred (1976). He also had a co-starring turn with Eric Sykes in the golfing sitcom The Nineteenth Hole (1989). In the early 90s, Lyons started a printing business to supplement his income from acting. Though the venture proved less than successful, his luck changed dramatically in 1992 after being cast as George Toolan in Frost.
For the theatre, he has acted in Agatha Christie's play The Mousetrap in London's West End and toured Britain with the Rumpus Theatre Company as Father Brown in stage adaptations The Curse of the Invisible Man (2016) and The Murderer in the Mirror (2021), based on G.K. Chesterton mysteries. He appeared in Dial M for Murder as Inspector Hubbard (Nottingham, 2017) and in the ensemble comedy Caught in the Net (Chesterfield, 2018). Lyons has also latterly worked as a guest speaker on P&O cruise liners. - Actor
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Jon 'Bowzer' Bauman was born on 14 September 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for My Little Pony: The Movie (1986), Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990) and Golden Age of Rock'n'Roll (1991). He has been married to Mary Ryerson since 14 January 1978. They have two children.- Actor
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Lee Jong-suk was born on 14 September 1989 in Yongin, South Korea. He is an actor and executive, known for Romance Is a Bonus Book (2019), Pinocchio (2014) and I Hear Your Voice (2013).- Actor
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Joseph Jarman was born on 14 September 1937 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Blood In, Blood Out (1993), American Playhouse (1980) and Sophie's Ways (1971). He was married to Thulani Davis. He died on 9 January 2019 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.- Josh Trovato was born on 14 September 1988 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), Heavenquest: A Pilgrim's Progress (2020) and 79 Parts (2016).
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Born in Taylorville, Illinois, Joyce Taylor sang in amateur shows at age ten and turned professional when she was a very grown-up-looking 15, signing on with Mercury Records. She was under contract to Howard Hughes' RKO in the 1950s but the eccentric and enigmatic tycoon only allowed her to act in one picture (a small part in Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956). After the end of seven frustrating years "bottled up" by Hughes, she became a regular on the TV sci-fi/adventure series Men Into Space (1959) and acted in many other TV shows (as well as a handful of features).- Actress
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Julia Lehman was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Narcos: Mexico (2018), My Baby Is a Bike Helmet (2018) and Modern Family (2009).- Actor
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K.C. Martel was born on 14 September 1967 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), The Amityville Horror (1979) and Bloody Birthday (1981).- Director
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Kate Millett was born on 14 September 1934 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. She was a director and producer, known for Mouvement de Libération des Femmes Iraniennes, Année Zéro (1979), Three Lives (1971) and The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017). She was married to Sophie Keir and Fumio Yoshimura. She died on 6 September 2017 in Paris, France.- Actress
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Katie Lee was born on 14 September 1981 in Huntington, West Virginia, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Groundswell (2022), Younger (2015) and The Kitchen (2014). She has been married to Ryan Biegel since 1 September 2018. They have one child. She was previously married to Billy Joel.- Actress
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A veteran scene stealer in the cynical tradition of Thelma Ritter and known for her own inimitably dry, poker-faced delivery, Kay Medford was born Margaret Kathleen Regan in the Bronx, New York City on September 14, 1919, the daughter of Irish folk James and Mary Regan. Her mother was, at one time, a Shakespearean actress on the road. Kay attended both public and Catholic schools growing up, her parents both dying while she was in her teens.
Kay quickly gravitated towards humor and show business as a respite from those sad times. She began as a nightclub waitress and worked herself up a comedy routine eventually. She officially began her career entertaining at summer resorts on the Borscht circuit in the Catskill Mountains. Moving to Hollywood in an effort to break into war-era films (1942-1945), Kay only managed atmospheric, unbilled bits (secretaries, waitresses, phone operators), for the most part in such MGM fare as Maisie Gets Her Man (1942), Random Harvest (1942), Three Hearts for Julia (1943), Whistling in Brooklyn (1943) Broadway Rhythm (1944), The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) and Adventure (1945). The only minor speaking role of any significance or substance was in the film Swing Shift Maisie (1943).
In 1949, Kay toured with a nightclub routine in which she did impersonations of Hollywood celebrities. She returned to films in the post-war with featured roles in The Undercover Man (1949), the film noir Guilty Bystander (1950) and Mr. Walkie Talkie (1952). But it was as one of New York and London's most enjoyable cabaret performers that the comedienne earned a huge following. This built-in reputation eventually led her to the Broadway musical stage in 1951, where, at the age of 37, she played Cherry in "Paint Your Wagon." More popular shows made use of her reliable name, including "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" (1953), "Lullaby" (winning a Theatre World Award) (1954), "Mr. Wonderful" (1956), "A Hole in the Head" (1957), and "Carousel" (1957) (as Mrs. Mullin). TV anthologies also earned her some attention ("Philco Television Playhouse," "United States Steel Hour," "Studio One in Hollywood") as well as a couple films, especially her role as the first wife of grasping, increasingly ruthless guitar player-turned-politician Andy Griffith in the acclaimed drama A Face in the Crowd (1957) directed by Elia Kazan and her comedy relief role as the landlady in the NYC tenement drama The Rat Race (1960).
Often playing older than she was, Kay won the New York Drama Critic's Award for her hilarious turn as Dick Van Dyke's emasculating mother in the classic 1960 musical "Bye, Bye Birdie". However, she lost out on the Mama role to Maureen Stapleton when it transferred to film. By this time, she had pretty much patented her meddling, overbearing Brooklynesque characters and it all culminated in the role of a lifetime as the sermonizing Jewish mom in both the Broadway stage (1964) and film versions of the hit musical Funny Girl (1968), the highly fictionalized bio of entertainer Fanny Brice. Kay was the only one in the cast who managed to keep up with Barbra Streisand and her star-making brilliance. Her spot-on, stone-faced comic timing grabbed its share of laughs and earned her well-deserved Tony and Oscar nominations. Her last appearance on Broadway was in the Woody Allen comedy "Don't Drink the Water."
Later sporadic films, both comedic and dramatic, included supports in BUtterfield 8 (1960), Ensign Pulver (1964), A Fine Madness (1966), The Busy Body (1967), Angel in My Pocket (1969), Fire Sale (1977) and Windows (1980). Surprisingly, she was not utilized and was sorely missed in the "Funny Girl" sequel Funny Lady (1975). Appearing frequently on TV with both comedic and dramatic roles, Kay continued in her busybody mama vein with Dean Martin on his long-running variety show. And in recurring mode, she also enjoyed playing nosy relative characters in the light TV series That's Life (1968) and To Rome with Love (1969).
While comedy was Kay's forte, appearing in such established sitcoms ("The Partridge Family, "Love American Style"), she often provided comedy relief in heavy TV dramas and at times played dead serious as well -- "Ben Casey," "Medical Center," "Marcus Welby," "Kojak".
Falling ill in her final years, Kay, who remained unmarried, made her last on-camera appearance in a 1980 episode of "Barney Miller." She died of cervical cancer on April 10, 1980, age only 60, in her Manhattan apartment.- Actress
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Kazumi Evans is a Canadian voice actress, primarily active since the 2010s. Before starting her acting career, she trained as a dancer in the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, the Richmond Academy of Dance, and the Goh Ballet. She has voiced several major characters in animated series and films.
Evans' first major role in animation was serving as the singing voice of the co-protagonist Rarity in the fantasy series "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" (2010-2019), which lasted for 9 seasons. In the same series, she served as the singing voice of the supporting character Princess Luna. She also voiced four minor characters: the musician Octavia Melody, the bibliophile Moondancer, the florist Rose, and the animal herder Wrangler. In the "Equestria Girls" spin-off series, Evans voiced both Rarity and the villainous siren Adagio Dazzle.
In the mini-series "Wolverine vs. Sabretooth" (2014), Evans voiced two of Marvel Comics' female superheroes: Rogue/Anna Marie and Boomer/Tabitha Smith. In the magical girl series "LoliRock" (2014-2017), Evans voiced the co-protagonist Princess Iris. Iris was the blonde lead singer in the eponymous music band of the series, where each musician had magical powers. The character's design was primarily based on actress Taylor Momsen.
Evans voiced the female spy Rouge the Bat in the comic science fiction series "Sonic Prime" (2022-2024), which lasted for 3 seasons. The series was based on the Sonic video games, where Rouge has been appearing as a major character since her debut in 2001. Rouge is typically depicted as both a treasure hunter and a spy, and as a competent schemer.- Actor
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Keisuke Hoashi is an American actor from New York City. Over his 30 years in Hollywood, he has amassed hundreds of credits throughout all mediums, including film, TV, animation, commercials, theatre, hosting, and more. A former computer professional, Keisuke holds a Masters Degree from RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) and worked for IBM, AT&T, and NCR. As a music educator, Keisuke co-founded the New York Summer Music Festival, where he hosted over 400 live concerts and produced more than 120 original films and musicals. He lives in Los Angeles.
Extended bio: Keisuke (pronounced CASE-kay) holds over 200 on-camera credits in film, TV, and national commercials alone (Bob's Burgers (2011), Mad Men (2007), How I Met Your Mother (2005)). His unique voice can be heard in video games (Cyberpunk 2077 (2020), Ghost of Tsushima (2020)), prime time animation (Bob's Burgers (2011), Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (2022)), English-language dubs, and The New York Times bestselling audio book "How High We Go in the Dark."
From his first role on stage as Captain Hook in this 5th-grade production of "Peter Pan," Keisuke has transcended stereotyping. He performed non-Asian roles in New York productions like "My Fair Lady," "Anything Goes," "The Last of Mrs. Lincoln," and "1776". In Los Angeles, he's done shows with the Geffen Playhouse, the Venture West Theatre Company, the Classical Theatre Lab, Gily Productions, Fire Rose Productions, etc.
A retired writer and musician, Keisuke wrote, produced, and starred in the world's first Martial Arts Musical Comedy, "Memoirs of a Ninja." His satirical work won five Maddy Awards, five Garland Awards, and was honored as a "Best Theatre 2000" pick by NiteLife After Dark magazine.
As an educator, Keisuke co-founded NYSMF (New York Summer Music Festival), an international music camp in Oneonta, NY. For nearly a decade he taught daily classes in filmmaking, acting, and musical theatre to thousands of students, producing 100 short films and two dozen original musicals. He was also at MIPAC (Michigan Performing Arts Camp), EMCOP (Encore Music Camp of PA), NYSMC (New York State Music Camp) and HCSMFI (Hartwick College Summer Music Festival and Institute).
Keisuke holds a Masters in Technical Communication from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute RPI and a B.A. in English from the State University of New York, SUNY Potsdam. He is a native of Queens, New York and a graduate of Stuyvesant High School.- Actress
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Kimberly Payne Williams-Paisley is an American actress known for her co-starring roles on According to Jim and Nashville, as well as her breakthrough performance in Father of the Bride (1991), for which she was nominated for several awards, and its sequel, Father of the Bride Part II (1995). Throughout her acting career, she has guest-starred on TV shows including Tales from the Crypt, George Lopez and Less Than Perfect. She is also known for her roles in made-for-TV movies, including Safe House, The Christmas Shoes, and Lucky 7, and also her role as Laura Parker in Shade, a short film that she also wrote and directed. Williams is married to country musician Brad Paisley, with whom she has two sons; actress Ashley Williams is her sister.- Actor
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A working actor since the late 1980s, Kirk Baltz is perhaps most famous for playing the part of Marvin Nash, the tortured police officer in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992). To prepare for the role, Baltz asked co-star Michael Madsen to drive him around in the trunk of Madsen's car.
Baltz has also appeared in films like Dances with Wolves (1990), Natural Born Killers (1994), Face/Off (1997), and Bulworth (1998). He has also been a familiar face on television, with roles on TV shows like NYPD Blue (1993) and 24 (2001).- Actress
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Kristen has been following her passion as an actress from the early age of 17 when she was cast in The Sausage Factory, a wonderfully quirky series for MTV. Kristen most recently had a recurring role as "Ima" on the critically acclaimed FX series, Sons Of Anarchy; a hard-edged drama that revolves around the fictitious motorcycle gang, SAMCRO. Kristen's character is a no-nonsense porn star who seems to always leave a trail of chaos in her wake.
Her extensive TV background includes playing the Southern Belle "Morgan Hollingsworth" on NBC's popular daytime drama series, Days of Our Lives, as well as many memorable guest appearances on hit TV shows including, CSI:MIAMI, The OC, and CSI:NY. Kristen has recently worked on several projects including The Glades on A&E, a hilarious pilot for CBS called Friend Me, as well as a terrifying short Girl at the Door directed by Academy Award Nominee Colin Campbell. She recently won "Best Actress" at the Claremont Film Festival for her short "Love In Our Time" which she co-produced. Kristen was able to show her comedic side while recurring as Charlie Sheen's love interest in Anger Management, and is looking forward to the release of her most recent film, Battle Scars, which portrays the often dark reality service men and woman face adjusting to home life after returning from war, which won the "Festival Founders Choice Award for Feature Film" at the 2015 GI Film Festival.
Kristen has also appeared on Kendra On Top, a reality show on WE TV following the fast-paced and often hilarious life of her real-life girlfriend Kendra Wilkinson. She has also been featured in the docu-series "Celebrity Ghost Stories" where she recounted a terrifying evening on the ship The Queen Mary in which she witnessed one of the many documented "ghosts" on the ship. Kristen was also featured in the follow up series "The Haunting Of...." where she and renowned psychic Kim Russo returned to The Queen Mary to revisit her haunting experience and seek out long awaited answers.
After being asked to participate in the documentary "Give Me Shelter" which was written by her friend Katie Cleary, these two animal advocates began "World Animal News", which airs weekly on TRadioV, and discusses a variety of animal issues and causes. With powerful weekly in-studio guests, and very strong opinions, "World Animal News" has become wildly popular in the animal rescue and advocacy community.
Philanthropy is Kristen's passion and her focus when she isn't acting. She a huge animal activist, supporting Boxer Rescue LA, ASPCA, Dogs for the Deaf, HSUS, Save the Manatee Club and SPCA, just to name a few. Kristen was recently named as an ambassador for Lupus LA, as well as working with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. She also volunteers at Children's Hospital LA, and is working closely with The Dream Builders Foundation as well as Delivering Dreams on many upcoming charitable events. She enjoys horseback riding and photography when she has a rare moment off! Kristen lives with her mastiff/boxer mix named Roxy and her beloved cat Minnie. She is attending The Pennsylvania State University, her parents' alma mater, to obtain a degree in Psychology.- Lía Casanova was born in 1932 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Filomena Marturano (1950), Los inocentes (1963) and La amada inmóvil (1945). She died on 14 September 1986 in Argentina.
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Lída Baarová was born on 14 September 1914 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now in Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Die Fledermaus (1937), Virginity (1937) and Jsem devce s certem v tele (1933). She was married to Kurt Lundwall and Jan Kopecky. She died on 28 October 2000 in Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.- Actor
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Logan Henderson was born in Dallas-Ft.Worth, Texas. He always wanted to entertain. He grew up in North Richland Hills, Texas where he graduated from Birdville High School. At age 16, Henderson landed a small role in NBC's "Friday Night Lights". This role gave Henderson a peek at acting, and he instantaneously fell in love. After nearly two years of audition processes of Nickelodeon's "Big Time Rush", Henderson got the role. In this live-action comedy series, Big Time Rush's music group member Logan, the brains of the operation is the voice of reason for his friends. He also worked with a vocal coach to help with his singing voice.
When he has downtime, Henderson enjoys to be outdoors, either hiking or being on a board - snowboard, skateboard or wake-board. After driving non-stop back and forth from Texas nine times now, Henderson has finally settled in Los Angeles. Logan is sweet, somewhat shy, and known as the "flirty-est" of the group. On stage and off, he loves doing his signature back flip, and playing sports with band member James Maslow.- Actor
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Malik Bendjelloul, born in Sweden, performed in Swedish TV-series "Ebba och Didrik" as a child in the nineties and later in life studied Journalism and media-production at the Linnaeus University of Kalmar. He has produced several musical documentaries for Swedish Television (SVT) where he also worked as a reporter on the show "Kobra" until he resigned to travel the world. During these travels Malik Bendjelloul first came in contact with the story which was to develop into "Searching for Sugarman" somewhere in South America.- Actor
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Marc Van Eeghem was born on 14 September 1960 in Brugge, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Windkracht 10 (1997), Het eiland (2004) and In Flanders Field (2014). He died on 14 December 2017 in Antwerp, Belgium.- Actress
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Mariana Briski was born on 14 September 1965 in Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina. She was an actress and writer, known for El viento (2005), Cops (1997) and Algo habrán hecho (2005). She was married to Hernán Ventura. She died on 14 August 2014 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina.- Writer
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Mario Benedetti was born on 14 September 1920 in Paso de los Toros, Uruguay. He was a writer and actor, known for The Truce (1974), Dale nomás (1974) and Football Stories (1997). He was married to Luz López Alegre and Luz. He died on 17 May 2009 in Montevideo, Uruguay.- Marita Ballesteros was born in La Plata, Argentina. She is known for 100 Days to Fall in Love (2018), The Road (2000) and Leandro Leiva, un soñador (1995).
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Martina Gedeck was born in Munich. After spending a year in the US, she studied drama at the Berlin University of the Arts. Martina's film career began while she was still at drama school. Her filmography covers practically all genres of film.
Gedeck has won a total of 23 major cinema and TV awards. She was nominated as Europe's best actress on her role in "Mostly Martha". The film was later remade with Catherine Zeta-Jones playing her role.
Her films were twice selected as Germany's entry to the Oscars. In 2007, "The Lives of Others" with her in the lead role won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2009 she again had the title role in Germany's Oscar contender "The Baader Meinhof Complex", also nominated for the Golden Globes.
Martina Gedeck resides in Berlin, Germany.- Actress
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Mary Crosby was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Bing Crosby and Kathryn Grant. She received her Actor's Equity card, at the age of four, and made her first professional appearances, in the company of her siblings, in her father's popular Christmas-season TV specials of the 60s and 70s. After graduating from high school at age 15, she entered the University of Texas at Austin, where she became a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. Ms. Crosby may be best-known for her role as "Kristin Shepard" on the now legendary television drama series, Dallas (1978). Ms. Crosby feature film credits include Henry Jaglom's Eating (1990), The Ice Pirates (1984), Tapeheads (1988), The Legend of Zorro (2005) and more recently, Jaglom's Queen of the Lot (2010), in which she played Peter Bogdanovich's wife. She followed that with Just 45 Minutes from Broadway (2012) and, most recently, The M Word (2014). Ms. Crosby has many stage credits to her name, including "The Seagull" ( Nina), "As You Like It", "Two Gentleman of Verona" and "Romeo and Juliet". Ms. Crosby's many television credits include the ABC miniseries, Hollywood Wives (1985), North & South: Book 2, Love & War (1986) and Stagecoach (1986), with Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash. Ms. Crosby resides on a ranch, outside of Los Angeles, with her family, husband Mark Brodka and their two sons.- Actress
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Melissa Leo is an American actress. She is known for her Academy Award-winning performance in the 2010 film The Fighter (2010). She was born on September 14, 1960, in New York City. Leo starred as the mother of boxer Micky Ward in the 2010 film The Fighter, also starring Mark Wahlberg. The role garnered her both Golden Globe (Best Supporting Actress) and Oscar awards. Other accolades include award nominations for the film Frozen River (2008) and the HBO series Mildred Pierce.- Michael Bollner was born on 14 September 1958 in Munich, Germany. He is an actor, known for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), M.U.G.E.N (1999) and Bizarre Transmissions from the Bermuda Triangle (2015).
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Michael Patrick King was born on 14 September 1954 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Sex and the City 2 (2010), Sex and the City (1998) and Sex and the City (2008).