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- Allirajah Subaskaran (born 2 March 1972), is a Sri Lankan Tamil entrepreneur, film producer, and the founder and chairman of Lycamobile, which launched in 2006 and now operates in 21 countries worldwide with a subscriber base over 5 billion customers. His Lyca Productions is based in Chennai, India and began with its first film Kaththi (2014). It is currently producing the science fiction thriller 2.0, touted to be India's costliest film. After announcing 2.0 and its budget Lyca Productions is the wealthiest production company in Asia till date. A very successful man who has now stepped into charity work is not going to stop his magnum opus step into the third world.
Allirajah Subaskaran and his mother Gnanambikai Allirajah founded a charity, The Gnanam Foundation, in 2010 in order to provide help for marginalised communities and those who have been abandoned without care during the Sri Lankan Civil War. It exists to extend funds to promote means of livelihood for those in need for specific projects on an individual, family or community basis. The Gnanam Foundation is based on the ethos of "teach a person to fish", providing opportunities for people to develop skills to support themselves. Since 2012, The Gnanam Foundation have partnered up with many other organisations including the British Asian Trust, Children's Hunger Relief and Muslim Aid to donate to a number of worthy causes. In 2015, The Gnanam Foundation set to construct 150 homes in the Vavuniya District of Sri Lanka.
In October 2011 Lycatel was ranked 1st in the Sunday Times 250 leading mid-market private companies. Allirajah received a gold award for Best Overall Enterprise in 2010 at the Asian Achievers Award ceremony for the impact he has made on the Asian community in the UK. Lyca Mobile got awarded the best MVNO, winning against Vodafone and O2 taking the lead in 2013. The Asian Voice Political and Public Life awarded Allirajah in 2011 its "International Entrepreneur of the Year' award.
In 2012 the English Asian Business Awards presented Allirajah with the "2011 Power Business of the Year" award, recognizing the growth of the Lycamobile business globally. As well as the "Social Entrepreneur of the Year" award. - A.C. Connor was born on 22 October 1972 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for WWE Smackdown! (1999), TNA iMPACT! Wrestling (2004) and WWE Jakked (1999).
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A.W. Gryphon was born on 7 November 1972 in Manhassett, New York, USA. She was a producer and writer, known for Vertical Limit (2000), Tron: Legacy (2010) and Race to Witch Mountain (2009). She died on 14 November 2016 in Pasadena, California, USA.- Actor
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AC Hensley was born in Greenville, Texas, USA. He is known for his work City Boy Fresh (2023), When Love Prevails (2022), Idol Madness: The Beginning (2021), 1883 (2021), The Chosen (2021), Operation Repo (2012) and The Good Guys (2010). He has felt very Blessed to have met and worked with so many kind individuals within the industry. He looks forward to meeting and working with new industry professionals in the near future.- Aamna Kapoor was born on 16 July 1972 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- Aamna Kapoor was born on 16 July 1972 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- Aamna Kapoor was born on 16 July 1972 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- Aamna Kapoor was born on 16 July 1972 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- Aamna Kapoor was born on 16 July 1972 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- Aamna Kapoor was born on 16 July 1972 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- Aamna Kapoor was born on 16 July 1972 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- Aamna Kapoor was born on 16 July 1972 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- Aamna Kapoor was born on 16 July 1972 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- Aaron Glenn was born on 16 July 1972 in Humble, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for The NFL on CBS (1956), NFL Monday Night Football (1970) and The NFL on NBC (1965).
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Aaron Goodmiller was born on 26 September 1972 in Germany. He is a producer and director, known for The Haunted Doll (2007), Pictures (2004) and Left Fingers (2023). He has been married to Sasha Goodmiller since 21 April 2001. They have two children.- Director
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Peculiar and charismatic, Aaron Hendren has been making microbudget movies utilizing his own brand of odd charm for over ten years. His movies maneuver through genres from drama to comedy to horror and science-fiction musical.
Aaron Hendren is writer, director, producer, actor, and musician. He was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is a producer working in films, theatre, radio plays, and music including the soundtrack of his musical Psycho Bettys From Planet Pussycat. Hendren is a playwright whose play Dollar Store Shampoo was produced regionally across the southwest. He is a Satellite member of Tricklock Company, an Albuquerque-based international theatre ensemble, where he has written and performed plays and music and has toured across the US, Europe, and Colombia. He is a producer/director of a cultural archiving film project in Uganda, and the Media Coordinator for The Revolutions International Theatre Festival. Hendren's work can be found in arthouse cinemas, on stage, on television, and across the internet. He makes his home in downtown Albuquerque with his small creatures and beautiful wife.
Hendren considers his greatest talent to be his ability to get all of the right people together in the same room.- Director
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Aaron Henry was born on 11 April 1972 in Carbondale, Illinois, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Juviez: Boyz Vs. Girlz (2009) and September Dawn (2007).- Music Department
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Aaron Huffman was born on 23 June 1972 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was a composer, known for Dude, Where's My Car? (2000), American Pie (1999) and Saving Silverman (2001). He died on 6 March 2016 in Burien, Washington, USA.- Additional Crew
Aaron Huffman was born on 21 December 1972 in Santa Cruz, California, USA. He is known for The Perfect Storm (2000), 50 First Dates (2004) and The Longest Yard (2005).- Aaron Keyser was born on 2 November 1972 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA. He has been married to Sara Keyser since 9 August 2003.
- Aaron Levinson was born on 22 February 1972 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is an actor, known for The Book (2009), Crazy Rides a Sawhorse (2010) and Abbey of Thelema (2007).
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- Composer
- Music Department
Aaron Lewis was born on 13 April 1972 in Springfield, Vermont, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Cold Case (2003) and George Jones: Country Boy (1985). He is married to Vanessa. They have three children.- Aaron McKie was born on 2 October 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for Hustle (2022), NBA (1954) and NBA on NBC (1990).
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Aaron Pearl, (born May 11, 1972 in Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada) came to screen notice in 1996 with the romantic sports drama Annie O (1995). During that same year, Aaron found supporting roles in such TV-movies as Susie Q (1996), Home Song (1996) and Titanic (1996). Contrasting his strong television credentials, Aaron's work also includes appearances within such better-known films as X2 (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007), Man of Steel (2013). In 1999 he wrote, directed, and executive produced his first film Little Boy Blues (1999).- Actor
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Aaron Phypers was born on 16 September 1972. He is an actor, known for The Leap (2011), Air Crash Investigation (2003) and The Curiosity of Penny Parker (2009). He has been married to Denise Richards since 8 September 2018. He was previously married to Nicollette Sheridan.- Aaron Quine was born on 29 June 1972.
- Aaron Schmidt was born on 10 August 1972 in California, USA.
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Aaron Soto was born on February 10, 1972
His parents had a diverse cultural background, his father, Jorge Soto Fuentes, arrived at the border with experience in journalism and publicity, but more than a communication expert, he was a con artist at heart.
Aaron Soto grew up listening to different tales from Mexico City, from the cinematographic learning that his father had in film school with teacher Luis Buñuel.
With a family of 9 children, Soto's parents didn't have the opportunity to teach cultural activities to their son, even tough Aaron had showed since little, his creative side by drawing, writing and dancing. Therefore, Soto found by him self, in the bookshelves of his house, fantasy, metaphysical, esoteric Literature and a great variety of books about film.
In that time, he found a book that would leave him amazed, it was the adaptation of the script of " El Topo" from Alejandro Jodorowsky; Soto was only 7 years old and such an eccentric tale was far from his understanding but that book and the conceptual music of the 70's that his brothers listened like David Bowie, Pink Floyd or Led Zepellin helped him get the knowledge that in the media there was something more:
Art.
Thanks to the border with the US, and as a member of the TV generation, Soto grew up watching all kinds of programming in his living room.
He experienced the mixed culture from both worlds with weekend b-movies marathons, to Bruce Lee movie series in the American channels; from the weekly show of "Chespirito" comedy hour, to "El Santo" wrestling movies in the Mexican local channels, but it was in the 80's near his adolescence that Soto found his true passion:
Horror films.
In the Hollywood era of "slashers" and Spielberg fantasy, Soto found in the local video stores, another side of the movies that lacked exhibition, one of them, the spaghetti zombie "The Gates of Hell" by Lucio Fulci.
So strong was the impact on him, that he soon became an expert in genre cinema, and by the age of 15, he had already gathered a huge collection of VHS movies.
It was then that he started to experiment with all kinds of domestic cameras, VHS, super VHS, hi super 8 and 8. Soon he would start having ideas and writing screenplays to produce in the future, he wrote everything in old notebooks, studying, acquiring magazines, books, and movies from across the border. By the time he reached the age of 18, he had a great amount of projects under his sleeve.
In 1998, he decided to register in the only cinema workshop available in all the Baja California state , a course supported by Conaculta/Cecut. His intention was to obtain the equipment, orientation and to meet people like him, but in the first class he noticed that the teacher had no idea who David Lynch was; Soto realized that he had to continue being his own teacher until he could pay for Film School in California or in Mexico City.
But when he applied to the Communications Career at the University of Baja California, his admission was rejected! This was a sign for Soto, so he invested the money in buying a regular digital camera and producing his first short film; so after making two short films without formal instruction, the advice of a friend push him to cross the border into the United States and to try to apply in the Telemedia department in Southwestern College in San Diego California.
In 2000, with a pair of trailers that Soto had made at home, he was accepted immediately in South Western College, San Diego. Once inside, he had the opportunity to learn the new digital technology and edit 3 of his short films, while filming in Tijuana the weekends and editing in US the rest of the week, he was able to make it by working on occasional adds for local TV, or working as a food vendor across the border.
Between all this, "Omega Shell" was born, the sci-fi short film made with a 200 dollar budget, that would become a classic of the Tijuana/San Diego border film scene, obtaining a cult status years after.
"Omega Shell" clearly showed the influences that Soto had from the movies he grew up watching like the frenetic energy of Sam Raimi, or the organic interests of David Cronenberg, the panic images of Jodorowsky and the Cyberpunk force of Shynia Tsukamoto, the interest for these subjects led to a surprise recognition by the critics and festivals in both sides of the border.
Soto's career had begun.
The expert in genre cinema and film critic for KPBS, Beth Accomando, called "Omega Shell" "the most innovative short in years", this would catch the public and media attention; soon, Soto had exhibitions in important museums of south California, including in the Jolla Museum of Contemporary Arts and in the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego; he also won the Experimental VideoFest in Mexico and was officially selected in the Latin American Film Festival in La Havana Cuba, his work was transmitted by Fox TV, published in The Independent Magazine, The Visual Arts Foundation in Bestfest 01, San Diego Film Critics Society and more.
In 2002, world's best music director, and avant-garde visionary Mark Romanek called Omega Shell "the best short film from the young work I've seen" . With this, the self-taught Soto had proven that the future of movies in Mexico, would come from the province and that film school only worked like a manual for scholars but it wasn't a guide for art and creativity.
After the success of "Omega Shell" he continued with two experiments in genre cinema, "Before The Cradle" and "Forgotten City", he was noticing the little attention for the film directors of the border in his own city, so he started to work supporting other film makers who had to make way for them selves as he did by creating a series of presentations of independent filmmaking in both Sides of the border, something that was only possible for the institutionalized or academic scholars of the system.
Soto's idea was "Cinema inc.", an event that showed the quality of the short filmmakers that lacked the support from an organization, with no attention, or connection to the system, just a casual event, far from trying to be a festival, and without aims of profit.
In 2002, with great success, the forum "Gallery Now" in Lemon Grove California, hosted the debut of "Cinema Inc., an evening of independent video and film", with an attendance of 500 people. From thereon, Cinema Inc. had an impressive series of presentations including in Ensenada, Mexico DF, Mexicali, Los Angeles, San Diego and of course, Tijuana, successfully showing to date more than 40 short films from various artists of the region, mostly from self-taught artists.
By 2004 Cinema inc. continued with its success by having several exhibitions, including " A night of horror short films from the border " and the acclaimed series: "Women on the verge of a film breakdown" at the Media Arts Center in San Diego.
In 2003 been a great fan of genre cinema, Soto stared a weekly screenings of sub-genre movies on the Tijuana Cultural Center (Cecut), he introduced for more then 2 years cult classics and bizarre cinema form around the world, such as Eurotrash, gore, giallo, J horror, midnight movies and more.
Then he have the premiere of his nunsploitation short "Ashes" in La casa de la Cultura, with 500 people in attendance, afterwards Soto got his first contract for a feature film for straight to video distribution, but at the end of the shooting he's art was compromised and he sold his masters to save his name.
"This is not my film anymore, i don't want my name in it"- Soto comments.
In 2004, Soto went from being a genre short filmmaker to a mainstream hit with his short "33 1/2", obtaining multiple recognitions and national awards in Mexico, including a Special Jury Award in the International Morelia Film Festival and winner for Best short film fiction at the National VideoFest 04.
Also, Soto edited his short film "Panic Interview" based on its dreamed encounter with Alejandro Jodorowsky, the man who inspired him as a child, and with whom he maintains casual communication.
"That was my dream come true" - Soto comments.
Since then, Soto focused in collaborating in different projects with multidisciplinary artists from the border: the music video "Ulysses" from "Murcof", the acclaimed "Nortec", musician, Fernando Corona, plus the production of different visual projects, most of the time supporting gratuitously with its own equipment, like the video "Blue" from famous rock band A Perfect Circle directed by Tj's own Joseph Perez, assisting in the audio mix for "Poly-Ester" by Teri Carson, an official selected artist of the Telluroid Film Festival, and editing and photographing the short film "Color Drip" of Tijuana's producer Cathy Alberich, selected at the National VideoFest 04, whom witch he started a working partnership and evolved as his partner in life.- Camera and Electrical Department
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Aaron Stewart was born on 16 October 1972 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a cinematographer, known for Star Trek Beyond (2016), X2 (2003) and Tomorrowland (2015).- Aaron Taylor was born on 14 November 1972 in San Francisco, California, USA.
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Aaron Fernandez is a Mexican filmmaker. He has worked as a screenwriter, director and producer in several projects for cinema and TV. He is also script consultant and professor. He actually lives in São Paulo, but works between Mexico and Brazil. He directed four short films and several Ad films previous to his debut feature film "Partes usadas" (Used Parts) 2007, which premiered 40 festivals round the globe and won several prizes. In 2013 he directed the first five episodes of the TV series "Alguien mas" coproduction between Canal 11 and Canana Films starring Ana Serradilla and Fernando Álvarez. His second film "Las horas muertas" (The Empty Hours) 2013, has just been completed and won the Prize for Best Artistic Contribution in the Tokyo Film Festival, and the Best Actress Prize for Adriana Paz and Special Jury Mention in the Morelia FF.- Producer
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Aarón I. Campos was born in Monterrey NL México in October 25th, 1972, as Aarón Israel Campos González, the eldest of four brothers, he is a Mexican producer, businessman, and entertainment investor in Film, Tv, and News. He is the founder and director of the firm CamposFilms, He graduated from the Veracruzana University in México, continued his studies at VFS in Canada and EICTV.
His dedication to finding the missing link between the creative industries and financing lead him to be a pioneer among entrepreneurs with one of the phrases that identified him "Economic Development Through Entertainment", in 2003 he produced a play where he tried to prove that economic development in the creative industries was possible, two weeks before the premiere the few brands that would get into the play withdrew, forcing him to borrow money from his parents.- Aashka Goradia was born on 27 November 1972 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. She is an actress, known for Bharat Ka Veer Putra - Maharana Pratap (2013), Akela (2006) and Adaalat (2010). She has been married to Brent Goble since 1 December 2017. They have one child.
- Aashka Goradia was born on 27 November 1972 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
- Aashka Goradia was born on 27 November 1972 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
- Aashka Goradia was born on 27 November 1972 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
- Abdel-Aziz Essayed was born on 3 September 1972 in Laval, Mayenne, France. He is an actor, known for For a Fistful of Diamonds (2009), Casting sauvage (2013) and Le temps du RMI (2002).
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- Producer
Abdul-Khaliq Murtadha was born on 25 September 1972 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for J.A.W. (2011), In the Wind (2008) and The Unit (2006).- Director
- Actor
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Abe R. Rated was born on 12 April 1972 in Dearborn, Michigan, USA. He is a director and actor, known for Woggie (2012), The Fans Perspective (2008) and Hollywood Crack Down (2010).- Actress
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Abeer Fareed was born on 12 October 1972 in Baghdad, Iraq. She is an actress and assistant director, known for The Shadow Men (1996), Ala'm al Seet Waheeba (1997) and Silence of the Shepherd (2014).- Music Department
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Born on the 18th of July, 1972, in Cracow, Poland. In 1996 graduated the instrumental studies (specialization: cello), and then in 2000 graduated with merit from the composition class of Krzysztof Penderecki at the Music Academy in Cracow. At the same Academy, in the years 1999-2000, he was an assistant at the Department of Composition, Conducting and Musical Theory. His compositions were performed at the most important festivals in Poland, Germany, Slovakia, Moldavia, Ukraine and Belarus. He also composed music for numerous drama plays and films - features, documentaries and shorts.
In 1998 he received the Creative Scholarship of the President of Cracow in the category of music composition. Two years later, at the 25th Polish Feature Film Festival in Gdynia he received the Golden Lions - individual award for the musical score to the film "Big Animal". In 2001 he was nominated by "Film" monthly to their Golden Duck Award for extraordinary achievement in film music. At the same time "Cinema" monthly included him on their list of top Polish film music composers. Also in 2001 his symphonic composition Hypnosis had its premiere in Berlin (the orchestra was Sinfonietta Cracovia, conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki), which was broadcast live by Deutsche Radio.
In 2002 he received Ludwik Award (a theatre award from the city of Cracow) for the score to "Kafka", and also Jancio Wodnik Award at Prowincjonalia Film Festival, for his score for the feature film "An Angel in Cracow". According to "Kino" monthly, his music for the controversial documentary "Evolution" (the film was awarded the prestigious Golden Gate Award at the 45th Film Festival in San Francisco) was "an achievement of an entirely original kind". In 2004 he created a new score for Fritz Lang's "Metropolis". A monumental 147-minute composition for an 90-piece orchestra, 60 choir and 2 solo voices ambitiously re-interpreting the silent movie from 1927.
In 2005, during the 14th Golden Knight International Film Festival in Russia, he received Golden Knight Award for best composer, for music for the film "Tomorrow's Weather".- Abel Xavier was born on 30 November 1972 in Nampula, Mozambique.
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- Director
Abhijit Panse was born on 4 December 1972 in India. He is an actor and writer, known for RaanBaazaar (2022), Rege (2014) and Thackeray (2019). He has been married to Ashwini Mulgund since 20 February 1998. They have two children.- Sound Department
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- Producer
Achim Happel was born on 18 September 1972 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a director and producer, known for Endgültig (No one said it would be easy) (1999), Das Leben ist ein langer ruhiger Fluß (1994) and Verspiegelte Zeit - Erinnerungen von Angelika Schrobsdorff (1998). He has been married to Silvia Zumdohme since 16 March 2001. They have one child.- Music Department
Aco Pejovic was born on 18 April 1972 in Prijepolje, Yugoslavia [now Serbia]. He is known for Toma (2021), Ja volim Srbiju (2010) and BLIC: Poligraf (2019). He has been married to Biljana Pejovic (nee Kokovic) since 23 March 1994. They have three children.- Adalbert Turner-Juci was born on 6 December 1972 in Celje, Slovenia. He is an actor, known for Crno-bijeli svijet (2015), Bitange i princeze (2005) and Dora (2002).
- Adam Ahmad was born on 26 May 1972. He is an actor, known for Foiled (2000) and Road to Nowhere (1999). He has been married to Maria Lopez since 15 July 2000. They have one child.
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Adam Barton was born on 17 April 1972 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. He is an editor and cinematographer, known for Under Suspicion (2000), Sliding Doors (1998) and Sherlock Holmes Confidential (2013). He has been married to Michelle Marie Meléndez since 28 July 2000. They have one child.- Actor
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Adam Beach was born in Ashern, Manitoba, the son of Sally and Dennis Beach, and was raised on the Dog Creek First Nations Reserve, with his two brothers. A troubled childhood saw his mother killed by a drunk driver, and his alcoholic father drowned only weeks afterward. The three brothers went to live with their grandmother and then with their uncle and aunt in Winnipeg, where Adam joined drama classes and began acting in local theatre productions.
Since then he has appeared in over 60 films and television programs. His performance in the Academy Award-nominated Clint Eastwood-directed Flags of Our Fathers (2006) was phenomenal. He played Ira Hayes, a Pima Native American who was one of the six US Marines to raise the American flag on Iwo Jima and who found the resulting fame hard to handle, subsequently giving way to alcoholism. This alone would have been an emotional role for Adam to play; however, during filming, both his grandmother and best friend passed away. His role as Hayes is both realistic and heartbreaking, earning him two Best Supporting Actor Award Nominations. He stands out well above the rest of the cast.
Adam has been further nominated for three Awards for his role in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) including a Golden Globe. He has put in terrific performances in the comedy film Joe Dirt (2001) and the John Woo World War II war epic Windtalkers (2002) in which he co-starred with Nicolas Cage.
He headlined the cast in the Walt Disney production Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994), featured in John Singleton's Four Brothers (2005) and starred with Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig in the science fiction-western smash hit Cowboys & Aliens (2011). He had a starring recurring role in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and Big Love (2006).
In 2016, he played Christopher Weiss / Slipknot in the supervillain film Suicide Squad (2016).
Adam hopes to be appointed leader of his Lake Manitoba First Nation.- Composer
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Adam Cohen was born on 18 September 1972 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is a composer, known for Mr. Woodcock (2007), Adam Cohen: Love Is (2015) and Late Show with David Letterman (1993).