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Koji Yakusho is an acclaimed and famed Japanese actor who has appeared in many notable films, including Tampopo, Unagi and Babel, but may be best known internationally for his role in Shall We Dance, which at the time of its release was Asia's biggest film export. He was born in the southern city of Nagasaki as Koji Hashimoto, but moved to Tokyo and began working in the city's municipality from which he borrowed his alias. Yakusho means 'government office.' While at acting school he met actress Saeko Kawatsu whom he soon married in 1982. He picked up stage roles, moved to a TV serial on Japan's national broadcaster NHK in 1983 and had his first major break playing a mostly silent role in the avant-garde food drama Tampopo. Koji has collaborated with director Kurosawa Kiyoshi several times, won the Best Actor Award at the Japanese Academy Awards more than once and been nominated for it and other awards even more often. He directed Gaman No Abura in 2009. In 2023, he received the Best Actor award at the 76th Cannes Film Festival for his lead role in Wim Wenders' Perfect Days.- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Sheila met spouse Peter Donaldson while doing an aerobics warm-up (she was the instructor) while in a punk-rock production of "Godspell" at the Grand Theatre in London, Ontario in 1983. With Donaldson (whose father was a Commodore of the Canadian Steamship Line), she had two daughters: one born in 1992 and one born in 1988. Before Donaldson's death, they lived in Stratford, Ontario in a century-old home that is known to be free of "bohemian exuberance" - Ridpath sofas, club chairs, oriental carpets. The one concession to McCarthy's whimsy is the stainless steel and chrome-clad kitchen with the ceiling covered in retro pressed-tin squares. In the summer of 2004, she played in "Guys and Dolls" and "Anything Goes" in the Stratford Festival.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Andrew Lesnie was an Australian cinematographer who frequently worked with Peter Jackson. He did the photography for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. He also did the photography for Babe, King Kong, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, I Am Legend and The Lovely Bones. He passed away in April 2015 due to a heart attack.- Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde is a French politician and lawyer who has been serving as President of the European Central Bank since 2019. She previously served as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund from 2011 to 2019. Lagarde had also served in the Government of France, most prominently as Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry from 2007 to 2011. She was the first woman to hold each of those posts. Born and raised in Paris, Lagarde graduated from law school at Paris Nanterre University and obtained a Master's degree from Sciences Po Aix. After being admitted to the Paris Bar, she joined the multinational law firm Baker & McKenzie as an associate in 1981, specialising in labour, anti-trust, as well as mergers and acquisitions. Rising through the ranks, she was a member of the executive committee of the firm from 1995 until 1999, before being elevated as its Chair between 1999 and 2004; she was the first woman in both positions. She held the top post until she decided to go into public service.
- Atsiz Karaduman was born on 1 January 1956 in Ankara, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Yüzyillik Mühür (2016), Valley of the Wolves: Ambush (2007) and Color of Victory (2024). He is married to Sema Aybars.
- Producer
- Production Manager
- Actor
Allan Levine was born on 1 January 1956 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is a producer and production manager, known for Brotherhood (2019), Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation (1997) and Gilmore Girls (2000).- Actor
- Music Department
- Composer
Andy Gill was born on 1 January 1956 in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for The Covenant (2006), The Manchurian Candidate (2004) and A Most Wanted Man (2014). He was married to Catherine Mayer. He died on 1 February 2020 in London, England, UK.- Ali Güney was born on 1 January 1956 in Urfa, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Bizim Sokak (1999), Kaçis (1985) and Silah Arkadaslari (1986). He died on 24 August 2022 in Turkey.
- Christopher Bondy was born on 1 January 1956. He is an actor, known for Tracker (2001), Left Behind II: Tribulation Force (2002) and Goosebumps (1995).
- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Martin Plaza was born on 1 January 1956 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is an actor and composer, known for A Few Best Men (2011), Stanley: Every Home Should Have One (1984) and Razzle Dazzle (2007).- Mimi Eisman currently works at an acting school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. She has taught a student who was also on an episode of one life to live. She did a few movies and a TV show and was on Saturday night live a few times and now, she's teaching young kids who are interested in acting.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul is a renowned music composer in Bangladesh. He is known for composing many of the country's most patriotic songs along with creating songs and background scores for hundreds of movies. He has won many awards, including the Ekushe Padak in 2010.
Bulbul was a freedom fighter in the liberation war of 71 at the age of 15.- Asako Kurayoshi was born on 1 January 1956 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Girl Boss Mafia: Disgrace (1980), Girl Boss Mafia: Lynch (1980) and Bridal Doll (1979).
- Actor
- Composer
- Director
Vahdet Kural was born on 1 January 1956 in Adana, Turkey. He is an actor and composer, known for Yara (1978), Askin Gözyasi (1979) and Batak (1984).- Kurt Dodenhoff was born on 1 January 1956 in the USA. He was an actor, known for Believe in Me (1971). He died on 26 February 2020 in South Carolina, USA.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Ulrich Waller was born on 1 January 1956 in Marburg, Hessen, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for The Forgotten War (2015), Die beste Party - Heimatabend 1999 (1999) and Amara terra mia (2020).- Richard Zimler was born on 1 January 1956 in New York, USA. He is a writer, known for The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon, O Espelho Lento (2010) and O Meu Bairro (2007).
- Fikret Mamedov was born on 1 January 1956 in Baku, USSR. He was an actor, known for Hökm (1994), Cin mikrorayonda (1985) and Elage (1989). He died on 5 April 2021.
- Animation Department
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Mirko Ilic was born on 1 January 1956 in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is a writer, known for You've Got Mail (1998), Igra piona (1993) and Tamo i ovde (2009). He is married to Nicky Lindemann. They have two children. He was previously married to Slavenka Drakulic.- Pawel Leski was born on 1 January 1956 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Teddy Bear (1981), Pitbull (2005) and M jak milosc (2000).
- Mike Mitchell was born on 1 January 1956 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He died on 9 June 2011 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
- Art Department
- Art Director
- Special Effects
John M. Oswald was born on 1 January 1956 in Columbia, Missouri, USA. John M. is an art director, known for The Postman (1997), Three Kings (1999) and The Kingdom (2007).- John Bedford Lloyd's interest in acting began accidentally, while he was a pre-med student at Williams College. A friend convinced him to take a part in a production of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," and the experience changed his life. He switched his curriculum to English and began regularly performing in plays, and went on to attend Yale, graduating from that school's prestigious School of Drama.
- Timothy Wead was born on 2 January 1956 in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Fame (1982), Heroes Stand Alone (1989) and The Powers of Matthew Star (1982).
- Roger Barnes began his professional career with a television commercial and a few minor parts in 1974. Since then, he has amassed an impressive list of guest appearances in both film and television and is fast approaching 100 television commercials!
Roger has played principal roles in such films as Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989), Relentless: Mind of a Killer (1993) (as Mood Indigo), Panic in the Skies (1996), I Still Dream of Jeannie (1991), Bridal Fever (2008), Road Rage (1999), Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 (1995), and Firefight (2003). He has also made guest appearances on such television series as Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (2002), Da Vinci's Inquest (1998), Mysterious Ways (2000), The Sentinel (1996), Viper (1994), Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996), The Outer Limits (1995), Odyssey 5 (2002), 21 Jump Street (1987), and MacGyver (1985) to mention a few. Roger had a recurring role playing the comical, way-over-the-top News Reporter, Chuck Arblaugh in the popular kid's series Monster Warriors (2006) seen throughout the world.
Roger has appeared on stage many times. He had his Directing debut, to rave reviews, of Lettice and Lovage for the Driftwood Players while also playing the lawyer in act three. He also appeared as a French Canadian Senator in the debut production of A Celibate Season in Vancouver. Roger gave his first one-man performance with a dramatic reading of The Gospel according to St. Mark in Vancouver.
Roger was asked to share some of his knowledge, especially in commercials, and taught Acting for Film and Television workshops for four years while in Vancouver.
At 18, Roger obtained his Pilot's License. At 21, he received his Auto Racing License and subsequently, was fortunate enough to receive stunt driving training from some great industry pros. Both have proved useful over the years and Roger continues to do much of his own stunt driving.
Based in Toronto, Roger's dual Canadian and British citizenship should be helpful as he begins to explore work opportunities in Britain and Europe.
He is also known to be a fabulous cook! - Production Designer
- Art Director
- Art Department
John Zachary was born on 2 January 1956 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. He is a production designer and art director, known for Act of Valor (2012), Salem (2014) and Timeless (2016).- Art Department
Lynda Barry was born on 2 January 1956 in Seattle, Washington, USA. She is known for Comic Book Confidential (1988), Funny Ladies (1991) and Prisoners of Gravity (1989).- Agata Rzeszewska was born on 2 January 1956 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Pierwsza milosc (2004), Szarada (1977) and True Law (2012).
- Cosmo Mata was born on 2 January 1956 in Roswell, New Mexico, USA. He is an actor, known for Repo Man (1984) and Alien Warrior (1985).
- Aleksey Vertinskiy was born on 2 January 1956 in Sumy, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. He is an actor, known for Devyat zhizney Nestora Makhno (2007), East/West (1999) and Byvshaya (2007).
- Actress
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Manuela Marle was born on 2 January 1956 in Lisbon, Portugal. She is an actress, known for Vila Faia (1982), Ricardina e Marta (1989) and Médico de Família (1998).- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Executive
Margaret Smilow was born on 2 January 1956 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was a producer and executive, known for Itzhak Perlman: Fiddling for the Future (1998), Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008) and Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (1999). She was married to Takami Yao. She died on 3 April 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Peter Larsen was born on 2 January 1956 in Denmark. He is an actor, known for Alletiders jul (1994), Murder in the Dark (1986) and Noche en la terraza (2002).
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Veronika Dolina was born on 2 January 1956 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR. She is known for Kletka dlya kanareek (1983), Pussy Riot: The Movement (2013) and A Few Stanzas to Our Mothers (2016). She is married to Aleksandr Muratov. They have four children.- Vlasto Peyitch is comfortable playing the gangster. However he has also played the professor and the nice husband seated on the sofa next to his wife (The Errand of Angels). The Yugoslavian born actor has shown his flexibility as he has appeared in many independent films, mostly shot in Germany. In the last several years he has also been seen in important TV and movie roles. 2011 proved to be his busiest year in that he worked in over 15 productions. He was cast in TV, movies, independent film and a few short films, (also professionally produced), often traveling between Berlin, and Munich(Bavaria), Switzerland. He has also proved his skills in the commercial market with his effective character face. He is involved in VoiceActing and VO for commercials, playing a Harmonica and creating riffs and jingles, melodies if needed. Favored accents are: English(British) and (north-american) French, Italian, Russian, Slavic, Hindi, German...
- Sergio Claudio Perroni was born on 2 January 1956 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was a writer, known for Love Stories (2013), Michel Over Nous. The Houellebecq Affair (2003) and Se hai una montagna di neve, tienila all'ombra (2010). He died on 25 May 2019 in Taormina, Sicily, Italy.
- Todd Bol was born on 2 January 1956 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He was married to Susan Marie Hanson. He died on 18 October 2018 in Hudson, Wisconsin, USA.
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson was born January 3, 1956 in Peekskill, New York, USA, as the sixth of eleven children of Hutton Gibson, a railroad brakeman, and Anne Patricia (Reilly) Gibson (who died in December of 1990). His mother was Irish, from County Longford, while his American-born father is of mostly Irish descent.
Mel and his family moved to Australia in the late 1960s, settling in New South Wales, where Mel's paternal grandmother, contralto opera singer Eva Mylott, was born. After high school, Mel studied at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, performing at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts alongside future film thespians Judy Davis and Geoffrey Rush.
After college, Mel had a few stints on stage and starred in a few TV shows. Eventually, he was chosen to star in the films Mad Max (1979) and Tim (1979), co-starring Piper Laurie. The small budgeted Mad Max made him known worldwide, while Tim garnered him an award for Best Actor from the Australian Film Institute (equivalent to the Oscar).
Later, he went on to star in Gallipoli (1981), which earned him a second award for Best Actor from the AFI. In 1980, he married Robyn Moore and had seven children. In 1984, Mel made his American debut in The Bounty (1984), which co-starred Anthony Hopkins.
Then in 1987, Mel starred in what would become his signature series, Lethal Weapon (1987), in which he played "Martin Riggs". In 1990, he took on the interesting starring role in Hamlet (1990), which garnered him some critical praise. He also made the more endearing Forever Young (1992) and the somewhat disturbing The Man Without a Face (1993). 1995 brought his most famous role as "Sir William Wallace" in Braveheart (1995), for which he won two Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director.
From there, he made such box office hits as The Patriot (2000), Ransom (1996), and Payback (1999). Today, Mel remains an international superstar mogul, continuously topping the Hollywood power lists as well as the Most Beautiful and Sexiest lists.- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
Jonathan Barlow was born on 3 January 1956 in Telford, Shropshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Springhill (1996), Making Out (1989) and Fat Friends (2000). He was married to Lynne ?. He died on 10 January 2014 in London, England, UK.- Laura Leyva was born on 3 January 1956 in the USA. She is an actress, known for Sound of My Voice (2011), Murder, She Wrote (1984) and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008).
- Tomiko Suzuki was born on 3 January 1956 in Aichi, Japan. She was an actress, known for Fist of the North Star (1984), Dragon Ball Z (1989) and Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac (1986). She died on 7 July 2003.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Gioele Dix was born on 3 January 1956 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Anna (2000), Tracce di vita amorosa (1990) and Vinodentro (2013).- Mikhail Vaskov was born on 3 January 1956 in Russia. He is an actor, known for Vas ozhidayet grazhdanka Nikanorova (1978), Afonya (1975) and Gorozhane (1976).
- Kazuki Kosakai was born on 3 January 1956 in Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan. He is an actor, known for Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994), Tales of the Bizarre (1990) and Sekaiichi muzukashii koi (2016).
- István Éger was born on 3 January 1956 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Additional Crew
Erzsébet Rátkai was born on 3 January 1956 in Budapest, Hungary. Erzsébet is known for My Twentieth Century (1989).- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Ann Magnuson is a performance artist and one-half of the founding members of the former psychedelic rock group "Bongwater". The characters she has played before-the-camera include, David Bowie's victim in the vampire film in The Hunger (1983), a cigarette girl in Susan Seidelman's independent film Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Mel Gibson's greedy, money-driven ex-wife in Tequila Sunrise (1988), a madam in Tank Girl (1995) and a real-estate agent in Panic Room (2002).- Actor
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rez Cortez was born on 4 January 1956 in Canaman, Camarines Sur, Philippines. He is an actor and director, known for Insiang (1976), Dapat ka bang mahalin? (1984) and Bukal (2021). He has been married to Candy Cortez since 1978. They have four children.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Olivier Smolders was born on 4 January 1956 in Léopoldville, Congo. He is a director and writer, known for Black Night (2005), Adoration (1987) and La part de l'ombre (2014).- Actor
- Composer
- Animation Department
Bernard Sumner is an English singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is a founding member of the bands Joy Division, New Order, and Electronic. Sumner was an early force in several areas, including the post-punk, synthpop, and techno music scenes, as well as their various related genres, and was an early influence on the Manchester music scene that presaged the "Madchester" movement of the late 1980s centered on Factory Records and The Haçienda club in Manchester. He began his career playing guitar and keyboards for Joy Division. Following lead singer Ian Curtis's death, the remaining members of Joy Division formed New Order with Sumner taking on lead vocal duties. His complex electronic compositions became less guitar-driven and more focused on electronic keyboards, synthesizers, and programming throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He formed Electronic with Johnny Marr in the late 1980s as a creative outlet outside of New Order, which continued after New Order went on hiatus in 1993. New Order became active again from 1998 through 2006, after which he returned to a more traditional rock context with the band Bad Lieutenant. He continues to record and perform with the latest iteration of New Order, which reformed in 2011.