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- 'Big' Lee was born on 15 August 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He is an actor, known for Badge 373 (1973).
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Actor and musician Aalok Mehta was born in Edison, NJ and raised in Cherry Hill, NJ for the majority of his childhood. He is fluent in conversational Gujarati. In high school he was a first team all-state tennis player. He went on to play tennis in college. Aalok began his career as a musician performing in bands as a lead singer/songwriter. He also studied Indian Classical Music on Sitar with Pandit Nayan Ghosh at the renowned Sangit Mahabharati in Mumbai, India. His debut film, which he scored and starred in as the lead, American Chai, was the recipient of the Slamdance and GenArt Film Festival Audience Awards. He then created the role of Salim in the Original Broadway Cast of Lord Andrew Lloyd Weber and AR Rahman's Bombay Dreams. He met his wife Anisha Nagarajan while working on Bombay Dreams. He's been blessed to work for two decades as an interdisciplinary artist in different mediums from Film, TV, Theatre, and voice-over, to composition, sound design, and producing. He is a regular on The Chosen playing the role of Barnaby. He can also be seen in the feature film Dr. Brinks & Dr. Brinks on Amazon Prime and in the upcoming feature written and directed by Rebecca Miller, "She Came To Me" which premiered at Berlinale starring Peter Dinklage, Marisa Tomei, and Anne Hathaway.- Composer
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Aaron Baldwin was born on 15 August 1990 in Sacramento, California, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Dolls for Strangers (2012), Welcome to Parkland (2010) and Refuse (2018).- Aase Othlo Barfod Clausen was the daughter of music director Henrik Clausen (1888-1956) and Valborg A. Jørgensen. She took singing and ballet lessons before becoming Miss Denmark in a beauty contest in 1932. That same year she was chosen as Miss Europe at a contest held at the Hotel Negresco in Nice. A You Tube video shows her accepting the title in both English and Danish.
A large parade was held in Copenhagen in celebration of her title. This opened the door to a career in the movies, with roles in Københavnere (1933), Med fuld musik (1933) and Ud i den kolde sne (1934) and in a Swedish comedy "Ungkarlspappan "in 1935 where she worked with actress Birgit Tengroth. She later appeared in live theater productions.
In 1934, Aase Clausen married Hans Carl Preben Holten (1911-1967) who was, at the time, junior manager of Copenhagen's famous family-operated clothing store, English House. He was known more as a playboy than as a businessman. They had three children together.
In 1944, during the Second World War, she and her husband fled to Sweden. Though approached by film producers in 1942, Aase Clausen never again appeared before a camera. - Actor
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Born in Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh), Aatm Prakash Mishra has graduated from Barkatullah University, Bhopal he has a diploma in acting from the Madhya Pradesh school of drama (MPSD) and has done his masters in performing arts from Acedemy of Threatre arts, University of Mumbai. He has been in the theatre as an actor, singer as well as a director from the past 10 years and has been a part of more than 40 productions , he has also worked with veterans like Padmashree Bansi Kaul, Sanjay Upadhayaya, Alok Chatterjee, Late Chandrahas Tiwari, Nicolous Dutch, Devendra Raj Ankur and many more. He was one of the founding member of the 'Mandi House Band' which performed in the Prithvi Theatre and many more live performances all around Mumbai. He entered the big screen with his debut, a Netflix original series Jamtara and has acted opposite Pankaj Tripathi in Hotstar's Criminal Justice 3. His upcoming projects include Shiksha Mandal, directed by Sayed Ahmed Afzal and the second season of Jamtara which is going to release on 23rd September 2022.- Actress
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Sleek and striking Abby Dalton became a very familiar perky and sexy presence in 1960s TV households. Known not only for her award-worthy acting on TV comedy, she became an avid game-show panelist and appeared on a slew of TV's more popular programs. It might come as a surprise to some that she honed her wholesome sitcom personality only after apprenticing in Roger Corman cheap-jack cult movies -- sometimes as a juvenile delinquent. She was born Gladys Marlene Wasden on August 15, 1932 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and started working in the entertainment field as a teen magazine cover model, also appearing at times on record album jackets. An acting company member for writer/producer Roger Corman beginning in 1957, Abby made her dubious debut in the low-grade beatnik film, Rock All Night (1957), in which she and others are trapped and held hostage in a bar by a pair of killers. Corman continued to use her in his films, some with and some without billing, including Teenage Doll (1957), Carnival Rock (1957), Stakeout on Dope Street (1958), and the absurdly-titled The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1957), in which she played Desir, a stalwart leader of Nordic women in search for men, after presumably losing their own at sea. Outside the Corman fold, she appeared in the equally low-budgeted and exploitable Cole Younger, Gunfighter (1958) and Girls on the Loose (1958). The blonde, toothy beauty fared much better on TV starting in the late 1950s, popping up on several TV's best known westerns (Have Gun - Will Travel (1957), Rawhide (1959), Maverick (1957), The Rifleman (1958), Sugarfoot (1957)). She eventually earned a steady role on Jackie Cooper's Hennesey (1959) series and both actors received Emmy nominations for their roles -- she playing his girlfriend. The TV couple "married" just before the demise of the sitcom in 1962. A higher degree of visibility was achieved when Abby won the role of Joey Bishop's pert-looking wife on The Joey Bishop Show (1961). She gave birth to a TV baby in 1963 (played by her real-life infant son, Matthew David Smith). Her daughter, Kathleen Kinmont, also appeared on the program. Following the end of its four-season run, Abby engaged more fans to her corner by appearing regularly on the game show circuit. She showed off a delightfully off-the-cuff humor and sexy edge as a mainstay panelist, alongside Cliff Arquette, Wally Cox, and Rose Marie, on The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1965) and was located in the lower middle square for about four seasons before leaving her then-permanent post in 1970. During that time, she also played the "straight woman" in a number of sketch sequences for Jonathan Winters on his show, playing Margaret, his wife. The series, however, was rather short-lived (1967-1969). The only film she made during the 1960s was as "Calamity Jane" opposite Don Murray's Wild Bill Hickok and Guy Stockwell's Buffalo Bill Cody in a lackluster remake of the Gary Cooper starrer, The Plainsman (1966). For the most part, she focused on TV. Abby continued to be seen here and there throughout the 1970s. She might have enjoyed a major career boost as Hal Linden wife, Elizabeth, in the pilot of sitcom favorite Barney Miller (1975) had she stayed with it, but she was replaced by Barbara Barrie, when the show was picked up for its first season. Abby became part of the original cast of Falcon Crest (1981), a prime-time soap. As winery heiress Julia Cumson, Jane Wyman's daughter and Lorenzo Lamas' mother, she eventually shows her true colors as a murderous schemer. Coincidentally, Abby's daughter, actress Kathleen Kinmont, was later married for a time to "Falcon Crest" star Lorenzo Lamas. After leaving the show, she was seen only sporadically on TV and in films, including a short stint on a daytime soap. Her work continued until 1999, though she remained active in volunteer work. Twice married, her second to Jack Smith in 1960, produced three children, including daughter/actress Kathleen and son Matthew David. Her first marriage to Joe Mondragon ended in divorce in 1959.- Writer
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Aben Kandel was born on 15 August 1897 in Romania. Aben was a writer, known for She Gets Her Man (1935), Konga (1961) and Berserk (1967). Aben died on 28 January 1993 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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Abir Ahmed is a Freelance writer, Author & music production company owner. He is currently living in paris, France. Abir Ahmed is the Founder & CEO OF Heartfootprints Records. He launched his writing and music production company in 2020. He was born in Comilla of Comilla division of Bangladesh. Name of his parents 'Halal Ahmed ',Jesmin Ahmed. He completed his school at comilla zilla school, He is a graduate student at Comilla Government Collage.- Ace Dehne was born on 15 August 1915 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Texas Marshal (1941), Swing, Cowboy, Swing (1946) and Trouble at Melody Mesa (1949). He died on 14 October 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Ada Valerie-Tal was born on 15 August 1936 in Romania. She was an actress, known for Himmo, King of Jerusalem (1987), Bar 51 (1986) and Amazing Grace (1992). She died on 13 September 1994 in Israel.
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Adam Colvin was born in Sandy, Utah, to Kathryn , a Kindergarten teacher and community leader, and David, a city manager and strategic planner. He is the youngest of five children. He is of Welsh and Swedish decent.
Adam spent most of his early years spending time with his best friends, his brothers, playing in the snow, shooting some hoops in city league basketball, reading books, and trying not to get into too much trouble. Before his acting career he focused on his studies and graduated Cum Laud in Economics and Business Strategy from the largest private university in the United States in 2018 (BYU). Since then he has launched his full time acting and modeling career. Over the years he has been killed or been severely beaten up at least 9 times on camera.
His first film was for Utah Wolf Productions as a zombie in 2007.- Additional Crew
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Adam McDaniel was born on 15 August 1973 in Connecticut, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for The Rules of Attraction (2002), Amsel: Illustrator of the Lost Art and 8:00a.m. (1995).- Director
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- Actor
Adam Starks was born on 15 August 1998 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Devil's Punchbowl, London Gangsters (2024) and S.T.I.F.F (2023).- Music Artist
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Adel Tawil was born on 15 August 1978 in Berlin, Germany. He is a music artist and actor, known for Marienhof (1992), Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2002) and Adel Tawil Feat. Sido & Prinz Pi: Aschenflug (2013). He has been married to Jasmin Tawil since 9 September 2011.- A great name of the Portuguese theatre, Adelina Abranches was paid a national homage at the Teatro São Luiz as of 1928, and in the presence of General Carmona, the President of the Republic himself. And yet there had been nothing to suggest that Margarida Adelina, born into very poor Lisbon family in 1866, would become such an admired star of the stage. The fact is that, like at the end of a Dickens novel, fate, through a quirk of which it holds the secret, proved favorable to her despite a very problematic beginning in life. Indeed misery had struck after her father had left the family home, forcing his wife, little Adelina and her eight brothers and sisters to work in order to bring back home what little money they could. But the silver lining was that to get a few reis, five-year-old Adelina, still unable to read and write, was propelled on to a stage. Of course she was only an extra in 'Os Meninos Grandes' but she enjoyed the experience and soon expressed the wish to renew it, which she would actually go on doing for... seventy-odd years! She was still only eleven when she created a sensation with her interpretation of a transvestite prince in 'Leonor de Bragança'. After this, she never stopped working, until her death in 1945 at age 79, in Portugal and in Brazil, in classic, popular or avant-garde works. She even founded her own company in the 1910s. As for her contribution to the silver screen it unfortunately remains negligible, the great lady of the Portuguese boards having appeared only in secondary roles and in no more than three pictures, 'Maria do Mar (1930)', 'Lisboa (1930)' and 'A Rosa do Adro (1938)'. But theatre was her vocation, not cinema.
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Adnan Sami was born on 15 August 1973 in London, England, UK. He is a music artist and composer, known for My Name Is Khan (2010), Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015). He has been married to Roya Faryabi since 31 January 2010. He was previously married to Sabah Galadari and Zeba Bakhtiar.- Adolf Hoffmeister was born on 15 August 1902 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. He was a writer, known for Brundibar! (1995), La création du monde (1958) and Ruzenko, spíte sama? (1970). He died on 24 July 1973 in Ricky, Czechoslovakia.
- Adolf Kantor was born on 15 August 1910 in Sucha Górna, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Horní Suchá, Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Niedorajda (1937). He died on 3 September 1992 in Ustron, Slaskie, Poland.
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Adolf Klein was born on 15 August 1847 in Vienna, Austrian Empire [now Austria]. He was an actor and director, known for Deception (1920), Der Georgitaler (1920) and Das Geheimnis der Mumie (1921). He died on 11 March 1931 in Berlin, Germany.- Actor
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Aeryk Egan was born on 15 August 1978. He is an actor, known for Flatliners (1990), The Vanishing (1993) and Brooklyn Bridge (1991).- Aglaja Brix was born on 15 August 1990 in Hamburg, Germany. She is an actress, known for The Peppercorns (1999) and Doppelter Einsatz (1994).
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Agnes Dimun was born on 15 August 1984 in Poprad, Slovakia. She is a director and cinematographer, known for Dekadentaci, Metal Heart (2006) and Kde je?! (2007).- Director
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Agustín Alezzo was born on 15 August 1935 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a director and actor, known for Los exclusivos del 11 (1984), Homenaje a Teatro Abierto (2013) and Nosotros (1976). He died on 9 July 2020 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Aida Pierce was born on 15 August 1956 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. She is an actress, known for Table Dance (2007), Se equivocó la cigüeña (1993) and Cándido Pérez, especialista en señoras (1991).
- Ailana Tinibayeva was born on 15 August 2009 in Kazakhstan. She is an actress, known for Every Summertime - Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).
- Aima Sebastian is a renowned Malayalam film actress from Kottayam, Kerala. Her foray into the film industry began in 2016 with the critically acclaimed movie "Dooram," where she garnered attention for her compelling performance.
Since then, Aima has consistently delivered exceptional portrayals across various genres, earning her a reputation as a versatile and talented actress. Some of her notable works include "Jacobinte Swargarajyam" (2016), "Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol" (2016), "Padayottam" (2017) and "RDX" (2023) where she showcased her acting prowess and garnered widespread acclaim.
Off-screen, Aima is known for her professionalism and commitment. Aima is a trained classical dancer and has participated in more than 100 stage shows in UAE. With her magnetic screen presence and dedication, she continues to be a prominent figure in the Malayalam film industry, captivating audiences with each new project. - Writer
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Ajay Singh well known by his stage name Mr AJ. He was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He is the founder & CEO at Frink India an e-commerce company. Mr AJ released more than 5 songs worldwide till now.Ajay has completed his schooling from St.Antony's Inter College,Lucknow and graduation in Computer Science from Shri Ramswaroop Memorial College of Engineering and Management,Lucknow.- Art Department
Al Hurley was born on 15 August 1902 in Minnesota, USA. He is known for My World Dies Screaming (1958). He died on 23 March 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
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Alaa El Sherief was born on 15 August 1975 in Egypt. Alaa is a director and writer, known for El Almany (2012) and Bosy Cat (2013).- Alain Dorémieux was born on 15 August 1933 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for À la vitrine du libraire (1963). He died on 26 July 1998 in Paris, France.
- Alain Juppé was born on 15 August 1945 in Mont-de-Marsan, Landes, France.
- Alan A. Stone was born on 15 August 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Sue Smart. He died on 23 January 2022 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
- Alan Donath was born on 15 August 1950 in Lorain, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Dementia (2004), Wrong Turn (2010) and No Crime No Punishment (2011). He died on 29 April 2022 in Van Nuys, California, USA.
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Alan Goatman was born on 15 August 1918 in St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales, UK. He is known for S.O.S. Titanic (1979). He was married to Frances R. Blogg. He died in 2002 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK.- Alan Henning was born on 15 August 1967 in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK. He was married to Barbara Livesey. He died on 3 October 2014 in Ar-Raqqah, Syria.
- Alan Madlane is a Detroit-based actor, script revisionist and screenwriter, best known for "Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo" (aka: "Wendigo," "Beyond the Mask," and "Train Station."
He is also a former critic, copywriter and associate editor for the seminal rock and roll magazine CREEM from 1977-79.
A proud member of SAG-AFTRA since 2014, he has been acting in films since 1980 and onstage since 1983. He has about 20 films and 75 stage productions to his credit, virtually all in the greater Detroit area.
Other major roles or more notable films include "Dirty Trousers" (never completed) and "Amsteroid (aka Magic Mentah)," as well as "P. I. Blues," "Happy Hour" and "Malignant Separation."
Born in Detroit, he grew up in Detroit and the nearby suburb of Livonia. He graduated from Livonia Churchill High School, class of 1975 (which is the same year Judy Greer, who also attended Churchill, was born). While at Churchill, he participated in the drama club, but not as an actor.
He was recommended for his role in "Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo" by good friend Ron Asheton, late guitarist for The Stooges.
He worked as a zookeeper and docent in the Detroit Zoological Park system from 1998-2000, and as a degreed librarian at several public libraries in the Detroit area. Other past jobs include having been an English professor, having tended bar in a strip joint, and having recovered dead bodies; also: film projectionist, cab driving, landscaping, waiting tables, selling tropical fish, and journalism.
He is a member of MENSA and is listed in Who's Who in America. He holds a Masters degree in Library Science, as well as a Bachelors in English/Creative Writing with a minor in the Biomedical Sciences. He attended Wayne State University, Western Michigan University and Schoolcraft College.
In addition to being an actor, he is a writer, poet, musician and photographer. His show biz idol has long been the late David Bowie.
Among his many varied interests are: metaphysics and human potential; animal and human welfare; record, book and art collecting; sports, gambling and racing; astronomy; zoology and species survival; antiques, auctions and estate and garage sales; and more.
He was born a twin, but his younger twin sister Denise died 30 minutes after being born. He has one living sister, Karen, eight years his junior. Despite several relationships, he has never married or had any known children. From 1992 to 2018, he had the stated privilege of having raised 13 stray and rescue cats. Alan still lives in the suburban Detroit area. - Mª Angeles Guisado Ruiz, aka Alassie, was born in Granada, in a family of seamstresses.
She began her studies of Textile Art, where she learned great quantity of textile crafts as the woven of tapestries and carpets, natural dyeing, traditional silk-screen, basketry..
After studying pattern creation, fashion design and styling in the Art School of Granada, she decided that costume design was going to be her purpose.
She moved to Barcelona where she took a Master in Costume Design for Theater, Movies, Opera and TV at the Instituto Europeo di Design.
By July 2008, Alassie opened her blog: El Costurero Real (the Royal Tailor), thought at first to be a logbook of her works in design, but as it had a great acceptance and many visits it became her registered trademark.
After appearing in some media, as the newspaper El Mundo, Granada Hoy, 20 Minutos, and many online media, she was awarded by the Junta de Andalucía for the Best Idea of Young Company 2009.
By the Spring of 2009 she worked as costume designer for El Muro, the audiovisual adaptation from a comic by Alfonso Azpiri, what allowed her to join at last the cinematographic industry.
Nowadays, moving between Granada and Barcelona, she has her own atelier which includes its production team, centred in costume design for audiovisual ends and the marketing of her collection. - Albert Bentley was born on 15 August 1960 in Naples, Florida, USA.
- Albert Spalding was born on 15 August 1888 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was married to Mary Vanderhoef Pyle. He died on 26 May 1953 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Albert Ward was born on 15 August 1869 in Aldgate, London, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for A Member of Tattersall's (1919), The Phantom Picture (1916) and Queen of the Wicked (1916). He died on 9 December 1956 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK.- Editor
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Alberto Matsuura was born on 15 August 1977 in Lima, Peru. He is an editor and director, known for El chalán (2007), Fundido a negro and Tiempo Espiral (2003).- Actor
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Alberto Semprini was born on 15 August 1908 in Bath, England, UK. He was an actor, known for La scuola dei timidi (1941), Arcobaleno (1943) and Dove sta Zazà (1947). He died on 19 January 1990 in Brixham, England, UK.- Alden Knight was born on 15 August 1936 in Florida, Cuba. He is an actor, known for Candelaria (2017), El otro Francisco (1974) and El bautizo (1968).
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Aldo Ciccolini was born on 15 August 1925 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He is known for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), About Schmidt (2002) and Hugo (2011). He died on 1 February 2015 in Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.- Director
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Alejandro González Iñárritu (ih-nyar-ee-too), born August 15th, 1963, is a Mexican film director.
González Iñárritu is the first Mexican director to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and by the Directors Guild of America for Best Director. He is also the first Mexican-born director to have won the Prix de la mise en scene or best director award at Cannes (2006), the second one being Carlos Reygadas in 2012. His six feature films, 'Amores Perros' (2000), '21 Grams' (2003), 'Babel' (2006), 'Biutiful' (2010), 'Birdman' (2014) and 'The Revenant' (2015), have gained critical acclaim world-wide including two Academy Award nominations.
Alejandro González Iñárritu was born in Mexico City.
Crossing the Atlantic Ocean on a cargo ship at the ages of seventeen and nineteen years, González Iñárritu worked his way across Europe and Africa. He himself has noted that these early travels as a young man have had a great influence on him as a film-maker. The setting of his films have often been in the places he visited during this period.
After his travels, González Iñárritu returned to Mexico City and majored in communications at Universidad Iberoamericana. In 1984, he started his career as a radio host at the Mexican radio station WFM, a rock and eclectic music station. In 1988, he became the director of the station. Over the next five years, González Iñárritu spent his time interviewing rock stars, transmitting live concerts, and making WFM the number one radio station in Mexico. From 1987 to 1989, he composed music for six Mexican feature films. He has stated that he believes music has had a bigger influence on him as an artist than film itself.
In the nineties, González Iñárritu created Z films with Raul Olvera in Mexico. Under Z Films, he started writing, producing and directing short films and advertisements. Making the final transition into T.V Film directing, he studied under well-known Polish theatre director Ludwik Margules, as well as Judith Weston in Los Angeles.
In 1995, González Iñárritu wrote and directed his first T.V pilot for Z Films, called Detras del dinero, -"Behind the Money", starring Miguel Bosé. Z Films went on to be one of the biggest and strongest film production companies in Mexico, launching seven young directors in the feature film arena. In 1999, González Iñárritu directed his first feature film Amores perros, written by Guillermo Arriaga. Amores perros explored Mexican society in Mexico City told via three intertwining stories. In 2000, Amores perros premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and won the Critics Weeks Grand Prize. It also introduced audiences for the first time to Gael García Bernal. Amores perros went on to be nominated for Best Foreign Film at the Academy Awards.
After the success of Amores Perros, González Iñárritu and Guillermo Arriaga revisited the intersecting story structure of Amores perros in González Iñárritu's second film, 21 Grams. The film starred Benicio del Toro, Naomi Watts and Sean Penn, and was presented at the Venice Film Festival, winning the Volpi Cup for actor Sean Penn. At the 2004 Academy Awards, Del Toro and Watts received nominations for their performances.
In 2005 González Iñárritu embarked on his third film, Babel, set in 4 countries on 3 continents, and in 4 different languages. Babel consists of four stories set in Morocco, Mexico, the United States, and Japan. The film stars Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Adriana Barraza. The majority of the rest of the cast, however, was made up of non-professional actors and some new actors, such as Rinko Kikuchi. It was presented at Cannes 2006, where González Iñárritu earned the Best Director Prize (Prix de la mise en scène). Babel was released in November 2006 and received seven nominations at the 79th Annual Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. González Iñárritu is the first Mexican director nominated for a DGA award and for an Academy Award. Babel went on to win Best Motion Picture in the drama category at the Golden Globe Awards on January 15, 2007. Gustavo Santaolalla won the Academy Award that year for Best Original Score. After Babel, Alejandro and his writing partner Guillermo Arriaga professionally parted ways, following González Iñárritu barring Arriaga from the set during filming (Arriaga told the LA Times in 2009 "It had to come to an end, but I still respect González Iñárritu").
In 2008 and 2009, González Iñárritu directed and produced Biutiful, starring Javier Bardem, written by González Iñárritu, Armando Bo, and Nicolas Giacobone. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festial on May 17, 2010. Bardem went on to win Best Actor (shared with Elio Germano for La nostra vita) at Cannes. Biutiful is González Iñárritu's first film in his native Spanish since his debut feature Amores perros. For the second time in his career his film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards. It was also nominated for the 2011 Golden Globes in the category of Best Foreign Film, for the 2011 BAFTA awards in the category of Best Film Not in the English Language and Best Actor. Javier Bardem's performance was also nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor.
In 2014, González Iñárritu directed Birdman, starring Michael Keaton, Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Zach Galifianakis, and Andrea Riseborough. The film is Iñárritu's first comedy. Birdman is about an actor who played an iconic superhero, and who tries to revive his career by doing a play based on the Raymond Carver short story What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. The film was released on October 17, 2014.
In April 2014, it was announced that González Iñárritu's next film as a director will be The Revenant, which he co-wrote with Mark L. Smith. It is based on the novel of same name by Michael Punke. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy and Will Poulter with shooting began in September 2014, for a December 25, 2015 release.The Revenant is being filmed in Alberta and B.C. with production scheduled to wrap in February 2015. The film will be a 19th Century period piece, and is described as a "gritty thriller" about a fur trapper who seeks revenge against a group of men who robbed and abandoned him after he was mauled by a grizzly bear.
From 2001 to 2011, González Iñárritu directed several short films.
In 2001, he directed an 11 minute film segment for 11.09.01- which is composed of several short films that explore the effects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks from different points of view around the world.
In 2007, he made ANNA which screened at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival inside Chacun son cinéma. It was part of the 60th anniversary of the film festival and it was a series of shorts by 33 world-renown film directors.
In 2012, he made the experimental short film Naran Ja: One Act Orange Dance - inspired by L.A Dance Project's premiere performance. The short features excerpts of the new choreography Benjamin Millepied crafted for Moving Parts. The story takes place in a secluded, dusty space and centers around LADP dancer Julia Eichten.
In 2001/2002, González Iñárritu directed "Powder Keg", an episode for the BMW film series The Hire, starring Clive Owen as the driver.
In 2010, González Iñárritu directed Write the Future, a football-themed commercial for Nike ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which went on to win Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions advertising festival.
In 2012, he directed Procter and Gamble's "Best Job" commercial spot for the 2012 Olympic Ceremonies. It went on to win the Best Primetime Commercial Emmy at Creative Arts Emmy Awards.- Aleksandr Konstantinov was born on 15 August 1980 in Dzhankoi, Ukraine, Soviet Union. He is an actor, known for Psikhologini (2017), Derevenshchina (2014) and Vzroslaya doch, ili Test na... (2010).
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Aleksandra Konardova was born on 15 August 1934. She was a production designer and art director, known for Brief Encounters (1967), Pogonya (1965) and Zolotye chasy (1970). She died on 2 September 2010.- Aleksey Borodachyov was born on 15 August 1976. Aleksey is a writer, known for Kak Vitka Chesnok vyoz Lyokhu Shtyrya v dom invalidov (2017), Wings Over Berlin (2022) and Upon the Magic Roads (2021).
- Aleksey Sdobnov was born on 15 August 1966 in Former USSR. He was an actor, known for Superdeep (2020), BiKheppi (2019) and Kogda smert prishla v Bagdad. He died on 13 January 2024 in Lyubertsy, Moscow Oblast, Russia.
- Aleksey Vesyolkin was born on 15 August 1990. He is an actor, known for Radosti i pechali malenkogo lorda (2003), Chernobyl: Zone of Exclusion (2014) and Fool's Day (2014).