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Few would have guessed that "Weird Al" Yankovic - who as a shy, accordion-playing teenager got his start sending in homemade tapes to the Dr. Demento Radio Show - would go on to become a pop culture icon and the biggest-selling comedy recording artist of all time, with classic song and music video parodies such as "Eat It," "Like a Surgeon," "Smells Like Nirvana," "Amish Paradise," "White & Nerdy" and "Word Crimes." Now in his fourth decade as America's foremost song parodist, he has been honored with four Grammy® Awards and fifteen nominations, including a 2015 win for his 14th studio album Mandatory Fun.
Alfred Matthew Yankovic was born on October 23, 1959, in the Los Angeles suburb of Lynwood, to Mary Elizabeth (Vivalda) and Nick Louis Yankovic. His father was of Yugoslavian descent and his mother was of Italian and English ancestry. He first took up the accordion when a salesman came around to solicit business for a music school. His parents decided on the accordion because of polka king Frankie Yankovic (no relation). As a child and young teen, Al watched a lot of television, which gave him much inspiration for his later work. He also became a fan of such musician/comedians as Allan Sherman and Spike Jones. He became especially acquainted with these musicians through the radio show of Barry Hansen, aka "Dr. Demento", which would later become a great source of publicity for his talents. After an extraordinary career at Lynwood High School, where Al graduated as valedictorian, he attended the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo to study architecture, a field he is said to have chosen because it was listed first in the catalog (although he has said that he really chose it on the advice of a guidance counselor). It was at Cal Poly that Al had a radio show and earned the nickname "Weird Al". Although he had sent tapes to Dr. Demento in the past, it was at Cal Poly where he recorded his first real published piece, a parody of the popular "My Sharona" by The Knack, called "My Bologna". After the astounding success of that song, forever to be known as the "bathroom recording" as it was recorded in the acoustically perfect mens' room, Al began his phenomenal career, which has spanned twelve albums, numerous compilations, a box set, movies, videos and edible underwear. He has also done a great deal to advance the cause of accordion-wielding weirdos, for which we can all be thankful.
In addition to his 1989 cult hit feature film UHF, his late 1990s CBS Saturday morning series The Weird Al Show and numerous AL-TV specials he has made for MTV and VH1 over the years, Yankovic has remained a staple of film and television, from appearances on The Simpsons and 30 Rock to performing on the 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards. More recently he guested on ABC's Galavant (as a singing monk) and The Goldbergs (as the '80s version of himself). In the spring of 2015 Yankovic joined the fifth and final season of IFC's Comedy Bang! Bang! as its co-host and bandleader. Al can be heard as the voice of the title character in Disney XD's animated series Milo Murphy's Law. Additional voiceover work includes Gravity Falls, Wander Over Yonder, Adventure Time, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, The 7D, Teen Titans Go!, We Bare Bears, Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Uncle Grandpa, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Bojack Horseman, and the DC animated feature Batman vs. Robin. Other notable past projects include the 2009 themed attraction Al's Brain: A 3-D Journey through the Human Brain, featuring cameos by everybody from his mother-in-law to Paul McCartney. Two years later, Comedy Central broadcast and released the concert special "Weird Al" Yankovic Live: The Alpocalypse Tour, filmed at Toronto's venerable Massey Hall. Yankovic added "New York Times bestselling author" to his resumé in 2011 with the release of his children's book, When I Grow Up (HarperCollins), followed two years later by My New Teacher and Me! An animated series based on his children's books is being developed in partnership with the Jim Henson Company. 2012 saw the release of Weird Al: The Book (Abrams), an illustrated hardcover on Al's life and career, and in 2015 Yankovic became not only MAD Magazine's cover boy, but the first Guest Editor in their 63-year history. 2016 saw the release of George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison, featuring Al's live performance of "What is Life?" The past year has seen the June premiere of the Dreamworks animated film Captain Underpants, for which Al co-wrote and performed the film's theme song, and the release by NECA Toys of the second in its line of retro-clothed Weird Al action figures. In August, Al wrote and performed "The North Korea Polka (Please Don't Nuke Us)" on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
In May 2017, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced that Weird Al would be receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In November of this year, Legacy Recordings will release Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic, a career-spanning box set of all 14 of Al's studio albums remastered for 150-gram vinyl and CD formats, plus an exclusive rarities album and 120-page book of archival photos, all housed in a replica of Weird Al's trademark accordion. Released in July 2014, Mandatory Fun became the first comedy album in history to debut at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, and the first to reach the top of the chart since 1963. Yankovic set the U.S. record on Spotify for having the most tracks from one album in the viral top 10 at one time, taking the first four spots. Internationally, the album debuted in the Top 10 in both Canada and Australia (#3 and #9 respectively). In addition, "Word Crimes" debuted in the Billboard Top 40, making Al one of only four artists to have had Top 40 singles in each of the last four decades - the other three are Michael Jackson, Madonna and U2. For Mandatory Fun, Al blew up the internet by releasing eight music videos in eight days, including "Tacky" (the star-studded parody of Pharrell Willliams' "Happy") and "Word Crimes" (an animated grammar lesson to the tune of Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines"). Combined, the videos accrued more than 46 million views in their first week. In 2015 and 2016, Weird Al's Mandatory World Tour encompassed 200 shows throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia, including two nights with a full orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl and a tour-ending sold-out show at New York's Radio City Music Hall. Among his many other past music and video milestones, Yankovic's 2006 album Straight Outta Lynwood spawned the Platinum Billboard Top 10 anthem "White & Nerdy," while the video spent two straight months at #1 on iTunes.
Weird Al has launched The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour, playing stripped-down shows in smaller, more intimate theatres across North America with his band of over three decades.- Position: First five-eighth Born: 8/1/89 Physical: 1.78m, 80kg (5'8", 176lb) Test Debut: v Ireland at New Plymouth, 12 June 2010 Aaron Cruden has grown into a leadership role at all levels and has shown himself to be an exciting backline general and tactician. He features on the All Blacks all-time Test points scoring list, passing the 300-points mark with a great conversion against Argentina in Hamilton in 2016. Cruden returned to the All Blacks in the Steinlager Series against Wales in June 2016 - his first appearance in the black jersey since playing England at Twickenham in 2014. Recovery from injuries - including knee reconstruction surgery - kept him off the field for large periods in 2015 but he was in stellar form for the Chiefs in 2016 and 2017. Cruden was an instrumental part of the Chiefs' two title-winning Investec Super Rugby campaigns in 2012 and 2013. He was a former captain of the Junior World Championship-winning New Zealand Under 20 side in 2009, Cruden received the then-IRB Junior Player of the Year Award in 2009. In 2008, the then teenage Cruden successfully fought testicular cancer.
- Height: 6'1 / Weight: 280 / DOB: May 23, 1991 / College: Pittsburgh / Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA / Pro Bowl: 2014-2021 Attended Penn Hills (Pa.) High School, playing football for head coach Ron Graham, Aaron Donald was regarded as one of the most dominating defensive linemen in Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League Class AAAA ranks. He was selected first-team All-State Class AAAA by the Pennsylvania Sports Writers Association each of his final two seasons. During his college career in 2012, Donald earned third-team All-American honors from The NFL Draft Report after he led the team with 5.5 sacks for minus 36 yards, 18.5 stops for losses of 78 yards and eleven quarterback pressures. In 2011, he received All-Big East Conference second-team honors from the league's coaches and played in all thirteen games as a reserve defensive tackle in 2010. Aaron Donald is an eight-time Pro Bowler (2014-2021). He was the first Ram rookie selected to the Pro Bowl since RB Jerome Bettis in 1993.
- Position: Halfback Born: 21/11/1988 Physical: 1.71M, 83kg (5'7", 183lb) Test Debut: v Ireland at Auckland, 9 June 2012 ONE OF THE premier halfbacks of the modern game, Aaron Smith ignites backlines with his bullet-like pass, which is widely regarded as one of the best in world rugby, while reinforcing defensive lines with a crunching tackle. Smith quickly established himself as the All Blacks' first- choice halfback amidst fierce competition. An Investec Super Rugby champion with the Highlanders in 2015, in 2014 Smith was recognised with the Tom French Memorial Trophy for the Maori Player of the Year for his performances with both the All Blacks and the Highlanders. In 2008, Smith was part of the New Zealand Under 20 side which claimed the Junior World Championship in Wales and in 2010, the Ngati Kahungunu-affiliated Smith made his Maori All Blacks debut. Smith also kicked a conversion against Australia in 2014.
- Aziz is a co-founder and the spokesman for Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. He is 25-years-old and currently lives in exile in Germany. Aziz grew up in Raqqa and was a biology student at Raqqa University. While in school, Aziz was active in the Syrian revolution and began organizing protests against Bashar Al Assad and the Syrian government. After ISIS invaded Raqqa in 2014, Aziz co-founded RBSS to report on the human rights abuses committed by ISIS in his hometown. As a result of his work, Aziz was arrested several times and was tortured while being detained. Under constant threat from both ISIS and the Assad government, Aziz was forced to flee Raqqa and eventually sought asylum in Germany. Now based in Europe, Aziz regularly speaks to the world press and has recently been a featured speaker at the United Nations, the German Council on Foreign Affairs, the Oslo Freedom Forum as well as various other foreign policy conferences to draw attention to the atrocities happening in Raqqa under ISIS rule.
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Addison Holley is a Canadian Actress who has been Nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards and one Canadian Screen Award for portraying Anne in Annedroids, an Amazon Original Children's Series. A triple threat who began a professional career in both film and stage by the young age of six, she has had many opportunities to showcase her love for the entertainment field, beginning with her start as a trained dancer in all styles. This lead to commercials and TV/film roles, to her leading role in Annedroids for four seasons. In 2019, she played the lead role of Alex Cooper in the dramatic biographical film 'Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story'. Addy continues to bring characters to life, as she enjoys her very busy Voice Acting career. A few of her credits include: Owlette in Disney's 'PJ Masks', Hazel from Nickelodeon's 'Little Charmers', Miss Elaina from PBS's Emmy award winning series Daniel Tigers Neighbourhood', as well as Amazon's own original series 'Wishenpoof' where she plays the lead character Bianca. Her work in voice has been recognized and awarded throughout the years. Addison's professional stage success includes two different Mirvish Productions at Toronto's Princess of Whales Theatre. Beginning at the age of seven, she played Marta in Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of 'The Sound Of Music' for seven months. Then at eleven, she performed in the Royal British Theatre production of 'War Horse' as Emilie for the full run of one year. From that she earned some very positive reviews for her honest and strong performance amongst an all adult cast. She showcased her ability for accents and her acting abilities for serious dramatic pieces. Addison is also a graduate with distinction from Toronto Metropolitan University where she studied Media Production to further her knowledge in film and production.- Adrian D'Silva is an amateur racing driver and has been a friend of Earl Bamber ever since Bamber taught him during his time as a high-speed driver trainer. He played an integral role in securing Bamber his seat in the 2013 Porsche Carrerra Cup Asia, which Earl went on to win.
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Aimee Mann is a Grammy- and Oscar-nominated singer-songwriter. She has released 9 albums including Bachelor No. 2, @#%&*! Smilers, Lost in Space, and Mental Illness in January 2017. Her work includes the soundtrack from the critically acclaimed film Magnolia. "Save Me" was later nominated for an Academy Award. Earlier in her musical life, Mann fronted the band 'Til Tuesday, releasing three albums. She has made memorable cameo appearances in films such as The Big Lebowski and television show such as IFC's Portlandia and The Daily Show to name a few.- Music Artist
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Trained classical singer Akasa hails from a musical family and began her singing career at the age of 17. She has been featured in Angels of Rock (MTV) and India's Raw Star (Star Plus), which led to her big Bollywood break with "Kheech Meri Photo."
With a vocal range spanning over four octaves, Akasa is known for her versatility and is one of India's best live performers. Her Pop debut was with none other than international pop icon Ricky Martin for a song called "Vente Pa Ca."
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Widely celebrated as the Tapori King of Bollywood Music, DJ Akhil can put the entertainment into your celebratory occasion. He almost single-handedly has managed to redefine Bollywood remixes in the eyes of today's youth. Listed as the number one DJ of India and Mumbai on djlist.com from 2013-15 with an abundance of DJ Battle winner titles awarded to his name, Akhil has been counted as one of the most sorted out DJs in the country. He has made his mark in the industry of DJing for 15 years and has been driven by this dream since the age of 17.
DJ Akhil Talreja believes he rose to success solely by hard work. From corporate events to big fat weddings to club gigs, DJ Akhil has been down that lane and has accomplished a new level of acclamation quite efficiently.
DJ Akhil Talreja has remixed songs in over 13 Bollywood Movies; Marathi and Kannada movies too. He has also remixed for pop artists and mashed up quite a few, namely: Bareilly ki Barfi, Ok Jaanu, De Dana Dan, Acid Factory, Jai Veeru, Yedyanchi Jatra (Marathi film), "Ek Daffa" featuring Arjun Kanungo, and Dove (Kannada movie).
DJ Akhil Talreja has actually been mapped and released by every top Bollywood music record label in the country: T-Series, Saregama, Zee Music, Sony Music, Venus.
Akhil's thirst for tapping new areas in music drove him to release his first underground album Akhilicious Vol. 1, which went on to be a blockbuster remix album worldwide. Akhil released another super hit album, ReRun, which continued to be a hit. He released a nonstop album called Uninterrupted Bollywood only for his fans to enjoy an unpaused experience of Bollywood Dance music.
He has co-founded his own institute called PartyMap DJ Academy, where he personally makes time to distribute knowledge to budding DJs and artists. Today, the institute has over 10 branches across India, with five in Mumbai and others in Pune, Surat, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, and newly opened in Hyderabad, an exclusive studio for teaching sound engineering, making it the world's largest chain of DJing and Music Production academies.
DJ Akhil's talent is not only restricted to music, but also to acting. He's appeared in various episodic, reality shows and advertisements.- Height: 6'2 / Weight: 245 / DOB: September 25, 1991 / College: Georgia / Hometown: Newnan, GA Alec Ogletree studied human development & family science at Georgia and has is a twin brother of former teammate Alexander Ogletree, a fullback for the University of Georgia. He played for Newnan High School head coach Mike McDonald and was named Class AAAAA Defensive Player of the Year, to the All-Decade Team and received All-State first-team unanimous accolades. Also, Ogletree was a starter on the basketball team and ran the 400-meter dash and the 4x100 relay and long jumped for the Cougars.
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"Born and raised in New York City, the acting bug hit a young Alex Desert early, with two incidents forever changing his trajectory. First, while perusing the audio section of the Donell Public Library, our young hero happened upon a record which would forever impact him - Paul Williams' soundtrack for the Alan Parker film, Bugsy Malone. While obsessively listening to the musical score, Alex would intensely scour and review the record cover secretly wishing he was one of the actors in this film. Second, when Desert's older brother explained to him that the characters on TV's M*A*S*H were not, in fact, doctors but rather actors, Alex knew he had found his calling.
After graduating NYC's acclaimed School of the Performing Arts (yes...the Fame school), Desert relocated to Los Angeles and has since had a varied acting career. As well as being a series regular on such hit shows as CBS's Becker, Boy Meets World and The Flash, he has also appeared in numerous guest starring roles on shows including Grey's Anatomy, Mom, and House MD. Film roles include such cult classics as Swingers, High Fidelity and PCU.
Not to be tied down to just one form of the acting arts, Alex has also voiced characters for animation and video games. Most notably, Desert can be heard as the voice of Nick Fury in Marvel Animation's Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and can also be heard as Wise in the web series The LeBrons.
In addition to his acting career, Desert also lends his singing talents to two of Los Angeles' most influential world music groups, Hepcat and The Lions. Having released four albums, Hepcat's exposure has included European and American tours, national magazine features and even an appearance on the Conan O'Brien show. Alex's latest musical collaboration, The Lions, is a 12-piece collective of seasoned Los Angeles musicians playing what they have dubbed "dusty reggae soul". Their latest album, Soul Riot, is currently available on Stones Throw Records.
And there you have it. A brief history of Alex Desert."- Alexandra Socha recently completed the independent films Call Sheet directed by Michael Walker, and The Broken Ones directed by Elyse Niblett. Socha replaced Lea Michele in the original Broadway production of Spring Awakening in 2008, and has since had recurring arcs on Royal Pains, Damages, and The Big C, as well as guest appearances on Blue Bloods, Law & Order: SVU, and White Collar. In 2014, she was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for her work in the musical Fun Home.
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Alexx O'Nell (born Alexander Leonard O'Neill) is an American-born actor and musician who is based in India and has starred in dozens of feature films and series in English and Indian languages. He is best known for "Ae Watan Mere Watan" (2024), "Khufiya" (2023), "Golondaaj" (for which he was nominated for 'Best Actor' by the 'West Bengal Film Journalists Association' in 2022), "Sweet Kaaram Coffee" (2023) (Amazon's first Original Series in Tamil), "Roohi", "Aarya", "Main Aur Charles", "Cheeni Kum", "Madrasapattinam", "Joker", "Chittagong", "Inside Edge", "Bose Dead / Alive", and "Urumi" (aka "Ek Yodha Shoorveer"). O'Nell's upcoming feature film releases include "Phule" (2024, Hindi/English) and The Untold Story of C Sankaran Nair" (2024, Hindi/English). His upcoming series include Amazon Prime Video's Bak Bak (2024 Hindi). His next Bengali feature will be "Pokkhirajer Dim" (2024).
O'Nell has appeared in numerous commercials and has endorsed products like Captain Morgan (Asia), Mouin Glaciere Perfume (MENA), Panasonic AirConditioners (India), Finolex Pipes (India), 7Up (Bangladesh), etc.
In addition to acting, he is a singer-songwriter and guitarist best known for his singles and music videos "Still On My Mind", "A Bhagavad Gita Song" (In Sanskrit), "Twenty Days", and "These Four Walls".
The third child of an American father and a Dutch mother, O'Nell grew up in Madison, Connecticut and began his acting career with community and regional theater in the United States. He starred in over a dozen musicals and plays over a span of 10 years, later working in television advertisements in India and internationally, finally landing character roles and appearances in such films as the Hindi feature "Cheeni Kum" (2007) and the English feature "Loins of Punjab Presents" (2007). He later gained recognition as a contestant on the hugely popular Indian celebrity dance competition "Nach Baliye" (Season 3, 2007), and finally in lead roles in various film and television projects.
Following a high-profile relationship with Indian actress Sweta Keswani, O'Nell and Keswani were married in October and November 2008 in four different ceremonies. They lived together in Mumbai, India until their separation in mid-2011. O'Nell subsequently had a relationship with Indian actress Shama Sikander, who features in two of his music videos.
O'Nell attended Boston University, graduating after 3 years with a B.A. in Philosophy and a B.A. in Psychology.
O'Nell's first leading role in a big-budget production came alongside Amy Jackson and Arya in "Madrasapattinam" (2010), following which O'Nell returned to television to star in the Indian prime time historical drama "Jhansi Ki Rani" (2010) and the contemporary drama "Dhoondh Legi Manzil Humein" (2011). Late 2011 saw the release of the Hindi language feature "Jo Dooba So Paar" (2011) with O'Nell in a supporting role alongside Vinay Pathak, after which he was seen in a lead role in Shirish Kunder's "Joker" (2012) with Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha. Bedabrata Pain's war epic "Chittagong" (2012), with Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Barry John, Rajkummar Rao, Vijay Varma and others, released to overwhelming critical acclaim, as did one of his most significant early projects: a double-lead role in the multilingual "Urumi" (2011), steered by acclaimed Indian director Santosh Sivan, also starring Genelia D'Souza, Prabhudeva, and Vidya Balan.
"Gangster" (2014) and "Manglish" (2014) both featuring O'Nell alongside South-Indian superstar Mammootty, cemented his position in Malayalam / South Indian cinema, though his subsequent appearances have been cameos including in "Lucifer" (2019), "SyeRaa" (with Chiranjeevi) (2019), "RRR" (2022) (along side Aliya Bhatt). His next Malayalam feature will be "L2: Empuraan" (2024).
O'Nell enjoyed significant critical acclaim for his performance in director Prawaal Raman's Hindi / English feature "Main Aur Charles" (2015) with Randeep Hooda, Adil Hussain, & Richa Chadha; was seen in "Ek Yodha Shoorveer" (2016), a Hindi dubbed and re-edited version of "Urumi" (2011), as well as Alexander the Great in Balaji Telefilms' "Chandra Nandni" (2016), before featuring in the launch of virtually every major Video On Demand / "OTT"/ Webseries platform in India. These include Amazon Prime's "Inside Edge"(2017), Alt Balaji's "Bose Dead/Alive" (2017), Netflix's "21 Sarfarosh" (2018), and Disney+ Hotstar VIP's "Aarya" (2020). While "21 Sarfarosh" featured O'Nell speaking almost exclusively in Hindi, "Aarya" garnering him noteworthy praise for his portrayal of a musician who sings in Sanskrit. The much awaited "Roohi" (2021), O'Nell's third project with Rajkummar Rao (also starring Janhvi Kapoor and Varun Sharma), fared well in cinemas despite the pandemic, and garnered the actor positive reviews.
In addition to acting work, 2020 also saw the release of O'Nell's first original English musical composition "Still On My Mind" (2020) and the associated music video which features actress Shama Sikander. His second single "A Bhagavad Gita Song" (2020) is an original composition with lyrics drawn from the Sanskrit poetry of the Hindu holy book. His third, "Twenty Days" (2021) again in English and again featured Sikander along side Alexx in the music video. His fourth and sixth singles "These Four Walls" (2023) and "Pride" (2024) are particularly successful in South Africa where the songs were produced, and the videos shot, both featuring the city of Cape Town.
Having been active in the Bengali film industry since his debut in 2017 as the main antagonist in "Yeti Obhijaan" (2017), O'Nell enjoyed the 2021 releases of "Robindronath Ekhane Kawkhono Khete Aashenni" (2021, series) on Hoichoi, as well as his football (soccer) epic "Golondaaj" (2021) in which he starred alongside Dev Adhikari in Theaters. His next Bengali feature will be "Pokkhirajer Dim" (2024).
O'Nell's upcoming releases include the Hindi / English feature films "Phule" (2024) and "The Untold Story of C Sankaran Nair" (2024), the Amazon Prime Video series "Bak Bak" (2024 Hindi), the Bengali feature films "Pokkhirajer Dim" (2024) and "Devi Chowdhurani, The Bandit Queen of Bengal (2024), among other films, series, original music, and music videos.- Position: Running Back, #46 Weight/Height: 222 lbs, 5'10" Birthday: 12/12/88 Alma Mater: Florida Atlantic Hometown: Pine Forest, FL
The Dallas Cowboys signed Alfred Morris to pair with Darren McFadden and first round draft pick Ezekiel Elliott in the backfield for the 2016 season, giving the Cowboys rushing attack a stable of talented and experienced runners. Morris was originally drafted in the sixth round (173rd overall) by Washington and made an immediate impact on his team and the league, rushing for a Redskins record 1,613 yards and a club rookie-record of 13 touchdowns. Morris topped 1,000 yards in each of his first three pro seasons and has Washington's top rushing average at 4.4 yards-per-clip. Through four years in Washington, Morris rushed for 4,713 yards and 29 touchdowns on 1,078 carries, starting all 64 games. Morris' yardage total of 4,713 was second in the league over that span (2012- 15) trailing only Adrian Peterson (4,923). Additionally, Morris had 13 career 100-yard games - fifth in Redskins history - including one 200-yard performance. In his first season in Dallas, Morris served as a reserve, playing in 14 games and rushing for 243 yards and two scores on 69 carries.
During his collegiate years, Morris Left Florida Atlantic as the school's all-time leading rusher, finishing his career with 3,529 career rushing yards on 733 carries and 27 career rushing touchdowns, also school records, in 47 career games. Added 30 receptions for 300 yards and four receiving touchdowns in his career. - Actor
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Alzo Slade is a charming and wise comic who has performed stand up for several years. His material reflects a southern man living in Brooklyn who is constantly seeking more meaning in his experiences without sacrificing humor. He is a storytelling comic who commands a stage with loads of charm and charisma. He has a gift of finding the funny in casual observations. Alzo's ultimate goal for his comedy is to make people think and laugh at the same time.- Amaia Gorostiza (Eibar, Spain, 1967) is the president of SD Eibar, taking over the club on the 23rd of May 2016. She was the first woman to ever direct the team in the Basque club's 77-year history. During her two years in power, Gorostiza has been able to keep SD Eibar in LaLiga, an incredible achievement. Her exploits are made more impressive when considering that the city of Eibar has a population of barely 30,000, and that they play in one of the most competitive leagues in the world. Born in Eibar, Amaia Gorostiza is a member of the Amaya Tellería Group's Executive Board. She is also a member of Elkargi SGR's Finance Committee, as well as an executive board member for that company and others, such as Dominion and APD Zona Norte, and is also auditor for the latter. In her family, she has a mirror in which to look: her mother, Amaya Tellería, who in the '50s founded the automotive group that bears her name from a workshop that was in bankruptcy. As fruit of her work, she was recognized with awards as the best Basque businessman in 2013.
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Amir El-Masry is a British award-winning actor. Born in Cairo, raised in London, after a chance meeting with the late Omar Sharif, Amir has had leading roles in Egyptian films, earning him Best Young Actor at the Egyptian Oscars in 2009 and national acclaim.
Shortly after graduating from LAMDA in 2013, Amir appeared in Jon Stewart's debut feature Rosewater. He has since starred in various critically acclaimed projects, establishing himself as an emerging British talent.
His breakout role came in early 2016 in the critically acclaimed mini-series "The Night Manager" alongside Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie and Olivia Colman for BBC and AMC.
Other notable credits include Woody Harrelson's live feature, "Lost in London," the critically acclaimed BAFTA nominated mini-series "The State," series regular role of Dante in the new BBC series "Age Before Beauty" and the lead in the first American Saudi feature "The Arabian Warrior" (aka "SHOOT").- Actor
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Amit Sadh, born on 5 June 1979, is a well-known Indian actor. He started his acting career on television and was an instant hit with the masses for his lead role in Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr, an Indian television teen drama which originally aired on Star Plus, from 1 August 2002 to 22 July 2004. He soon realized his love for films and the potential to make a mark in the Indian film industry. To master his craft, he joined The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York. Upon his return, he landed an important role in the film Kai Po Che! (2013), where he played one of the three main lead characters of Omkar Shashtri, which garnered him a lot of appreciation and paved the way for his journey ahead.
There was no looking back for him thereon. Having done several films like Guddu Rangeela, Sultan, Running Shaadi and Sarkar 3, Amit is now known for the versatility he brings to his roles.
His 2018 release Gold is based on the Berlin Olympics in 1936 when the Indian team played the hockey finals against Germany was a box office hit. Amit played the role of Raghubir Pratap Singh, a character inspired by K. D. Singh
The same year, he made his digital debut with the Amazon Prime Original series, Breathe as Inspector Kabir Sawant in the web series Breathe on Amazon Prime, and reprized his role in Breathe: Into the Shadows. In 2020, he played the role of Major Videep Singh in Avrodh: The Siege Within, which was a fictionalized retelling of the 2016 Uri attack and the following surgical strikes. In addition, he excelled in the role of retired Indian Army special forces officer Major Deependra Singh Sengar in Jeet Ki Zid on Zee5.- Music Artist
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Amit Trivedi's musical journey started during his days at Rizvi College Mumbai where he joined a fusion band called "OM". The band did few gigs and got an album released by Times Music but the album failed due to poor promotion. Amit's struggle continued with ad-jingles, background scores for TV serials and Theater. As a part of a two year contract with Sony BMG, Amit composed some tracks for Abhijeet Sawant's Junoon and one track in Prashant Tamang's debut album. Singer Shilpa Rao introduced him to director Anurag Kashyap who was looking for a composer for his ambitious project Dev.D. Anurag was so impressed by Amit's music that he decided to convert Dev.D (2009) into a musical. Dev.D was meant to be his first release but ran into some production delays. Anurag recommended his name for Aamir (2008) which eventually became his first Bollywood release. Dev.D was the major turning point for him, earning accolades, fame and a National Film Award for Best Music Direction. He also won two Filmfare and a Star Screen award for the same movie. He continued working with his college band mate and lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya in Dev.D, Wake Up Sid (2009) and Udaan (2010) He believes in making good music that can be related to film's script instead of becoming a music factory. His favorite genres are Jazz, Rock and Western Classical and favorite instruments Clarinet, Oboe, Mandolin, Harmonica.- Andreas Seidl is Porsche LMP1 team principal and put the team together from scratch for Porsche's return to endurance racing in 2014. After some initial setbacks, he has successfully led the team to two Le Mans victories, two FIA World Endurance Driver Championships, as well as two FIA World Endurance Manufacturer Championships.
- André Lotterer is a professional racing driver most well known for his achievements with Audi Sport in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the FIA World Endurance Championship. Along with teammates Marcel Fässler and Benoît Tréluyer, he is a three-time Le Mans winner and was crowned FIA World Endurance Champion in 2012. After Audi withdrew their LMP1 program in 2016, Porsche announced that Lotterer would join Porsche for the 2017 season, sharing a car with 2016 Le Mans winner Neel Jani and 2015 Le Mans winner Nick Tandy.
- José Andrés Guardado Hernández (Guadalajara, Mexico, 1986) is a footballer playing for Real Betis Balompié, in the position of midfielder. He came to LaLiga in 2007 from the Atlas de Guadalajara, where he made his debut as a left wing back. After promoting with Deportivo from Second Division, he played for Valencia, Bayer Leverkusen and PSV Eindoven, teams in which he changed his position and gained relevance until his arrival to Real Betis, the team for which he has qualified to play this year in the Europa League. Intelligent, organized, and really skilled with the ball, Andrés has drawn praise from his coach of this season at Real Betis, Quique Setién, who said that he is the best player he has ever coached. In addition, he has already become the fourth player to have played the most games on the Mexican national team, and he is also the current team's captain. He is playing his fourth World Cup in the national team's outfit. Not only does he play football, but he has created a foundation with his own name. The Andrés Guardado Foundation tries to help children and teenagers in situations of poverty and exclusion in the State of his hometown, Jalisco, so that they can have a better life.
- Angad Singh Bedi was born on February 6, 1983 in New Delhi. He is an Indian film actor and model known for his work in Bollywood. Angad was born to noted cricketer Bishan Singh Bedi. He studied at Bishop Cotton School in Shimla and graduated from St. Stephen's College in Delhi. Subsequently, he began a career in modeling, and ventured into acting. He made his Hindi film debut in 2011 with "F.A.L.T.U." and his television debut with "Kaya Taran", an adaptation of a Malayalam short story by N.S. Madhavan 'When Big Tree Falls'.
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Anirudh is a Bollywood singer and YouTube sensation who has lent his voice to movies such as Sanam Re, Nasha, Amit Sahni Ki List, Kites and Krrish 3. He has been making waves across the country with his soulful singing. "Tera Nasha," title track of the movie Nasha, is the first popular solo track by Anirudh Bhola. He's successfully doing a conceptual show entirely based on A.R. Rahman's songs as the lead singer and also performs songs of artists like Nusrat Sahab and Mehdi Hassan which any other singer would think twice before attempting.- Actress
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A familiar face on television and film, Anna Chancellor is perhaps best known for her unforgettable role as Henrietta (Duckface) in the hit British film "Four Weddings and a Funeral." Her TV credits include Lix Storm in the Emmy award-winning miniseries "The Hour;" "Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond" alongside Dominic Cooper, and in the UK comedy "Pramface." She has also appeared in popular television series such as "Downton Abbey," "Pride and Prejudice," and "Mapp & Lucia." She starred in three Agatha Christie adaptations: "Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Chocolate Box" (1993), "Agatha Christie's Marple: Murder is Easy" (2008) and "Ordeal by Innocence" (2018).- Ant Simpson is a Los Angeles-based screenwriter, radio host and voice actor best known for his time as co-host of the award winning Australian national drive-time program "The Ant & Becks Show". Ant has voiced international movie trailers for 20th Century Fox, Disney, Paramount Pictures and Universal; Call of Duty; and campaigns for Google, Outback Steakhouse, Taco Bell, Sprint, SyFy, the NBA, Burger King and more.
- Position: Linebacker, #59 Weight/Height: 235 lbs, 6'0" Birthday: 6/10/92 Alma Mater: University of Iowa Hometown: Lorain, OH
The Dallas Cowboys selected Anthony Hitchens in the fourth round (119th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft, adding a versatile linebacker to a talented group. Hitchens stepped in as a rookie and played in all 16 games with 11 starts as the injury bug hit the linebacking corps. Hitchens showed his value and versatility as he played all three linebacker spots at various times through the season. He finished his rookie year with 100 tackles - third on the team - making him the first rookie with a 100-tackle season since Roy Williams (2002). He played in all 16 games with nine starts again as a valuable reserve at all three spots in 2015 and finished fourth with 85 tackles. Hitchens took the role as the club's starting middle linebacker in 2016 and finished third on the defense with a career-high 104 tackles, with four for losses and 1.5 sacks. - Position: Midfield Back Born: 15/4/1995 Physical: 1.85m, 96kg (6'1", 212lb) Test Debut: v Australia at Wellington, 27 August 2016 LIVELY MIDFIELDER Anton Lienert-Brown was first called into the All Blacks squad for the 2016 Investec Rugby Championship as an injury replacement, a justified reward for his consistent form earlier in the year for the Chiefs during the Super season. The youngster - who played Investec Super Rugby before he played senior club rugby - was part of the New Zealand Under 20 side in 2014 and the champion side in 2015. Last season he scored a try for Waikato which helped secure the Ranfurly Shield and he ended up playing in every match for the Mooloos. Lienert-Brown was born and raised in Christchurch, where he attended notable rugby school Christchurch Boys' High School (more than 40 All Blacks have ties to the school). His older brother Daniel is also playing Super Rugby, for the Highlanders. He has studied Sports and Leisure at Waikato University and has ample time to continue his studies, having signed a long-term contract with New Zealand Rugby through to 2020.
- Position: Loose Forward Born: 14/10/1993 Physical: 1.90m, 99kgs (6'2", 220lb) Test Debut: v Wales in Auckland 11 June 2016 THE DYNAMIC Ardie Savea continues to go from strength to strength in the All Blacks, after he burst onto the national scene in 2012 at just 18 years old, making his provincial debut for Wellington. He impressed many with a series of electric performances at openside flanker and No. 8 and is blessed with speed, athleticism and his ability to stay alive in the tackle is second to none. The younger brother of All Blacks winger Julian made his Super Rugby debut for the Hurricanes in 2013, then played for New Zealand Under 20 and later that year toured with the All Blacks on their year-end tour as a non-playing apprentice. He finished the year winning the New Zealand Age Grade award. His leadership potential had been apparent for some time - he was head boy at Rongotai College, captained his First XV side, the New Zealand Schools side, and his Wellington provincial side. Away from rugby he enjoys fashion and launched his own clothing range in 2017.
- Arpy Ayvazian was born in Aleppo, Syria, in 2008. She moved to Beirut with her family in 2012 and started attending school where she showed great interest in theatrical activities.
Arpy settled in California in 2015, with her family, where she began taking acting lessons on a scholarship. Arpy, a straight-"A" student, was a regular participant in her school's various stage productions. She also participated in many extra-curricular activities like singing, ballet, piano and swimming.
Aside from her role in "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan," Arpy had a guest appearance on "The Blacklist." - Atharva Vishwakarma was born on 11th November, 2009, in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. His parents named him after Lord Ganesha. Atharva is currently in the third standard pursuing his studies from Marthoma Academy in Indore. Atharva was an active and expressive child from a very young age, he even won the title of 'The Cutest Kid' in Central India, when he was just 4-years-old. Shortly after that, Atharva started doing ramp shows and print shoots. His father, Mr. Ashok Vishwakarma, a businessman, who's studied theatre for two years himself, trained him in acting. Once his father brought him to Mumbai for auditions, there was no turning back for Atharva. He bagged his first TVC in his first audition itself. Atharva has now done nearly 40 TVC's and several print shoots, which include major brands like Kinder Joy, Berger Paints, Airtel, Britannia and many more. He recently did a TV show for Colors called Detective Dev.
- Atul Satish Wassan was born on 23 March, 1967 in Delhi, India. After retirement, he became a cricket commentator. In the Tempo World Legends Cup held at Kathmandu, Kapil's Indian veterans beat Pakistan by 30 runs. The Indians, put in to bat by Pakistani skipper Abdul Qadir-rattled up 315 for six in the allotted forty overs - more than half of this came from the bat of opener Atul Wassan who in 101 balls quickfired 160 (including 17 fours and 10 sixes). For his efforts, Wassan was declared the Man of the Match. Atul Wassan is an alumnus of Guru Harkrishan Public School in Vasant Vihar, Delhi and was recognized for his cricketing talent at school.
- French center-back Aymeric Laporte joined City in January 2018.
The 23-year-old signed for the Blues from Athletic Bilbao and became Pep Guardiola's sixth signing of the 2017/18 season, penning a deal until 2023.
Regarded as one of the most promising young defenders in Europe, Laporte will take the number 14 shirt and is eager to help the Blues in their hunt for silverware.
Laporte is a left-footed defender, recognized for his calmness, strength and passing ability. He began his senior career with Bilbao in 2012, after representing their B side and gaining first-team experience with CD Basconia.
Standing at 6 feet, 3 inches, Aymeric began his senior career with Basconia, joined Bilbao in 2012, and made his debut as 18-year-old against Celta Vigo.
He was named in the 2013/14 La Liga Team of the Year, aged only 20.
Impressed by his skill and potential, Bilbao quickly secured his services, and he went on to become a first-team regular. Aymeric played 222 times for Bilbao, scoring 10 goals during his six-season stint
Also employed as a left-back, the Frenchman was named in La Liga's 2013/14 Team of the Year. In the 2015/16 campaign, he helped Bilbao to Supercopa de Espana glory - their first piece of major silverware for 31 years.
Laporte has represented France 41 times at Under-17, Under-18, Under-19 and Under-21 levels and was captain of the side that reached the European Championships five years ago.
Laporte is considered such a talent that Spain boss Julen Lopetegui was hopeful Laporte might represent La Roja, despite representing France.
Though he is believed to have begun the process to change nationalities, he was then called up by the France senior squad for two World Cup Qualifiers, and though he played in neither, he intends to play for Les Bleus and will be aiming to make it into the World Cup squad this summer - though he is yet to win a senior cap.
Aymeric made his debut in a 3-0 win over West Brom in January 2018 and has settled in quickly with a series of calm, impressive displays for the Blues. - Bart Hayden is team manager of privateer racing team Rebellion Racing, founded with the aim of winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans as a private team. After racing in LMP1 for six years - and placing fourth at Le Mans 2014 - at the end of the 2016 season, Rebellion announced that it would make the transition to the LMP2 class for 2017.
- Position: First Five-Eighth Born: 27 May 1991 Physical: 1.87m, 91kg (6'2", 201lb) Test Debut: v Ireland at Hamilton, 23 June 2012 WITH DEVASTATING SPEED, a laser-like boot and smart game management, Beauden Barrett has been in electrifying form for the All Blacks in recent seasons, which was recognised with back to back World Rugby Player of the Year Awards in 2016 and 2017. Barrett made his provincial debut for Taranaki in 2010 at 19 years old and appeared for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby the following season. He quickly established himself as one of the Hurricanes' key players and has set numerous records for the side and helped lead the team to its first Super Rugby title in 2016. He made his All Blacks Test debut in 2012 and featured in six RWC 2015 matches, scoring 26 points, including a fantastic try in the Final. His career in black includes a stint with the All Blacks Sevens as a teenager in 2010, and the 2011 New Zealand Under 20 side.
- High School: Arrowhead High School Hometown: Hartland, Wisconsin Height: 6'5"" Weight: 308 lbs. Ben Bredeson was born February 20,1998. Ben's brother, Jack, plays on the Michigan baseball team. Ben is enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. As a freshman, Ben started in eight games at left guard and played in all 13 games. He started at left guard against Florida State in the Orange Bowl. College Honors: All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches and media) Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-American High School Honors: Under Armour All-American Game Gaterade High School Player of the Year in the state of Wisconsin USA Today High School All-America first team MaxPreps first-team All-American Joe Thomas Award Winner as the top offensive lineman in the state of Wisconsin 2014 and 2015 WFCA first team all-state selection ESPN ranked as No. 1 prospect in the state of Wisconsin and fourth-best offensive tackle nationally
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With nearly 30 years of voice acting experience, Diskin has voiced a multitude of characters in video games, anime, and western animation. Some of his more recognizable roles include Eugene in "Hey Arnold!," Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 2 in "Codename: Kids Next Door," Sai in "Naruto Shippuden," Eddie Brock/Venom in "The Spectacular Spider-Man," Gurio Umino in "Sailor Moon Classic" and "Sailor Moon Crystal," Death Gun in "Sword Art Online II," Joseph Joestar in "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure," and Baby Gonzo in Disney's "Muppet Babies."- Actor
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With an audience of nearly 5 million people on TikTok, comedic actor/director Ben Giroux's viral digital content has amassed hundreds of millions of views - including his celebratory music video phenomenon "Back to the 90s" that soared to 100 million views, charted on Billboard, and landed Giroux in Las Vegas with The Backstreet Boys.
On camera, Giroux has recurred as The Toddler on Nickelodeon's "Henry Danger" & "Danger Force" franchise for nearly a decade, in addition to Coach Fener on Netflix's "The Big Show Show", Superintendent Bonavich on Disney's "Coop & Cami Ask The World", Little Zach on the CW's "Hart of Dixie", and the Dark Warrior on Disney's "Mighty Med". He has appeared in over 100 episodes of television including appearances on "Will & Grace" (NBC), "NCIS" (CBS), "Bones" (FOX), "Psych" (USA), "House, M.D." (FOX), "Anger Management" (FX), "2 Broke Girls" (CBS), "Sam and Cat" (Nickelodeon), "Best Friends Whenever" (Disney), "Weird Loners" (FOX), "Family Tree" (HBO), and more. Giroux can also be seen in the upcoming Snoop Dogg-produced film "Bromates" from the writer of "Old School".
As a voice actor, Giroux stars as Nate Wright in Nickelodeon's "Big Nate" animated series (Paramount+). Giroux's other recent notable voice credits include the Emmy-winning "Love, Death, & Robots" (Netflix) and the role of Jimmy Olsen in "DC Superhero Girls" (Cartoon Network). Giroux has previously starred as Robin in "Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" from Warner Brothers Animation, Mikey Munroe in Butch Hartman's Nickelodeon animated series "Bunsen is a Beast", and Casey in "The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners" interactive game. He also voices multiple characters in Amazon's "Rocky & Bullwinkle" reboot as well as Nickelodeon's "The Adventures of Kid Danger", "The Loud House", and "Blaze & The Monster Machines".
Giroux has collaborated with some of the biggest comedy directors in entertainment including The Farrelly Brothers, Christopher Guest, and David O'Russell. Behind the camera, he has directed dozens of viral commercials, short films, and music videos - most recently show-running, writing, and directing the "That Totally Made Up Comedy Show" pilot for the CW network and directing a comedy music video for Vanilla Ice. Giroux is also the show-runner, writer, and director for the Facebook Watch series "We Need to Talk" starring MTV's Nev Schulman ("Catfish: The TV Show"). On stage, Giroux travels the country yearly with "American Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance" alumni, starring in comedy holiday pantos for Nigel Lythgoe and Lythgoe Family Productions.
Under his Small Red Cape production banner, Giroux is developing multiple optioned television properties with his writing partner, comedic actor Arnie Pantoja.- Position: Outside Back Born: 1/6/1988 Physical: 186m, 94kg (6'4", 207lb) Test Debut: v Italy in Milan 15 November 2009 Spectacular speed, sound defence and reliability under the high ball has made All Blacks Vice Captain Ben Smith one of the team's go-to guys. Smith has had a stunning run of form since cementing his spot in the All Blacks side in 2012. He played in 10 Tests that year, then stepped things up a gear in 2013 in an outstanding season, appearing in every Test as the All Blacks became the first international side in the professional era to go through the season unbeaten. Come 2014 and Smith was again an automatic selection in the All Blacks, carrying a heavy workload. Smith was a New Zealand Under 21 squad member in 2007 alongside current All Blacks teammates Owen Franks and Charlie Faumuina. He won a Commonwealth Games gold medal with the All Blacks Sevens team in Delhi in 2010. Smith spent a 'gap year' in Bristol, England, where he played for the Old Colstonians club, who supported him during RWC 2015.He has been nominated for five national and international awards, including international Player of the Year. He played in 10 Tests in 2015 and was one of the All Blacks that played all seven matches during the Rugby World Cup 2015.
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Benjamin Mendy from Monaco joined City from AS Monaco in July 2017.
The 23-year-old France international has signed a five-year deal with the Club and will wear the number 22 shirt.
He will now join up with his new teammates in the USA, where Pep Guardiola and his squad are preparing for their second pre-season tour game against Real Madrid in LA.
Mendy began his career with Le Havre, where he played more than 50 league games, before joining Marseille in 2013.
He impressed at the Stade Velodrome, making 101 appearances in three seasons and establishing a reputation as one of the best full-backs in the French top flight.
Last summer, he joined Monaco on a five-year deal, and his arrival saw a significant improvement in results for Leonardo Jardim's side.
Mendy's energy down the left was key to Monaco's attacking style, as they won the Ligue 1 title and made it to the semi-finals of both the Champions League and the Coupe de France, scoring 159 goals in all competitions.
Their European run saw them take some notable scalps, beating Tottenham twice in the group stage before knocking City and Borussia Dortmund out in the knock-out phase.
Mendy's performances were recognized in the end-of-season awards in France, with the left-back named in the Ligue 1 Team of the Year, and he was widely regarded as being one of the best attacking full-backs in the Champions League.
He made his senior international debut in March and already has four caps.
Everyone at Manchester City is pleased to welcome Benjamin to the Club. - Actor
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A native of Southern California, Benji decided he wanted to be an actor and quickly discovered he lives in the perfect place to pursue his passion. At the age of 8 he booked a national commercial after his very first audition and has been pursuing acting ever since.
Benji performed in three seasons on Disney Junior's animated series, "Vampirina," in a recurring role as the voice of "Edgar Peepleson" and on Amazon's animated series, "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" in a recurring role as the voice of "Leo". Benji is inspired by all aspects of voiceover work and loves bringing animated characters to life.
Benji has also appeared in several national television commercials, short films, web series, community and high school theater productions, high school musical theater productions and high school concert choir performances. He enjoys acting, singing, and stunts/stage combat.
When not pursuing his acting career, Benji enjoys dirt biking, video games, listening to music, making short films, and hanging out with friends.- Height: 5'10 / Weight: 217 / DOB: July 7, 1990 / College: Middle Tennessee / Hometown: Nashville, TN Named TSWA All-State and the Region Player of the Year when Benny Cunningham was a high school senior. Cunningham set school records in single season rushing yards (1,744), career touchdowns (60), touchdowns in a game (five), touchdowns in a season (29). At Middle Tennessee, Cunningham was second team All-Sun Belt Conference as a senior and twice named SBC Offensive Player of the Week. He was named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List and received Honorable Mention All-SBC Freshman Team by the league's beat writers. Cunningham played in just five games as a senior and rushed for 600 yards and 11 touchdowns. During his rookie season (2013), Cunningham played in 14 games and rushed 47 times for 261 yards and one touchdown. Not only did he catch, but he also saw action on kickoff returns.
- Benoît Tréluyer is a French professional racing driver most well known for his victories with Audi Sport Team at the FIA World Endurance Championship. Together with teammates André Lotterer and Marcel Fässler, he has won the 24 hours of Le Mans three times and was crowned 2012 FIA World Endurance Champion.
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Throughout her illustrious career, Bernadette Peters has dazzled audiences and critics with her performances on stage and television, in concert, and on recordings. She is one of the most critically-acclaimed Broadway performers, having received nominations for seven Tony Awards, winning two, and eight Drama Desk Awards, winning three. Four of the Broadway cast albums on which she has starred have won Grammy Awards. Recently, she has been starring on Broadway as Dolly Gallagher Levi in the hit musical, Hello, Dolly!
Bernadette was born Bernadette Lazzara on February 28, 1948 in Queens, New York City, to Marguerite (Maltese) and Peter Lazzara, a bread delivery truck driver. She is of Sicilian descent.
Bernadette first performed on the stage as a child and then a teenage actor in the 1960s, and in film and television in the 1970s. She was praised for this early work and for appearances on The Muppet Show (1976), The Carol Burnett Show (1991) and in other television work, and for her roles in films like Silent Movie (1976), The Jerk (1979), Pennies from Heaven (1981) and Annie (1982). In the 1980s, she returned to the theatre, where she became one of the best-known Broadway stars over the next three decades. She also has recorded six solo albums and several singles, as well as many cast albums, and performs regularly in her own solo concert act. Peters is particularly noted for her starring roles in stage musicals, including "Song and Dance", "Sunday in the Park with George", "Into the Woods", "Annie Get Your Gun" and "Gypsy", becoming closely associated with composer Stephen Sondheim.
Peters continues to act in films and on television, where she has been nominated for three Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards, winning once. Her career boasts an impressive list of television credits, which includes Amazon Prime's highly popular, Mozart in the Jungle, which won the 2016 Golden Globe for Best TV Comedy or Musical series. She also co-stars in the new CBS All Access series, The Good Fight, a spin-off of the network's popular series, The Good Wife. One of Broadway's most critically acclaimed performers, Peters has won numerous accolades including being the recipient of three Tony Awards, a Golden Globe, three Grammy nominations, three Emmy nominations and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Peters' albums include the Grammy nominated I'll Be Your Baby Tonight, Sondheim, Etc.: Bernadette Peters Live at Carnegie Hall, and Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers & Hammerstein, in addition to numerous Grammy Award winning Broadway Cast recordings. Peters devotes her time and talents to numerous events that benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Her "pet project" Broadway Barks, co-founded with Mary Tyler Moore, is an annual, star-studded dog and cat adoption event that benefits shelter animals throughout the New York City area. She is a New York Times bestselling author who has penned three children's books, Broadway Barks, Stella Is a Star and Stella and Charlie: Friends Forever. All of her proceeds from the sale of these books benefit Broadway Barks.
She had a four-year romantic relationship with comedian Steve Martin and was married to investment adviser Michael Wittenberg for over nine years until he was killed in a helicopter crash on September 26, 2005. Peters is known for her charitable work, including as a founder of the Broadway Barks animal charity. Peters resides in New York with her rescue dogs, Charlie and Rosalia.- Bernardo Silva arrived in July having just helped the French side to the Ligue 1 title and the Champions League semi-finals.
He began his career at Benfica, where he impressed for their B side in the Segunda Division, and in the summer of 2013, he went to the Under 19 European Championships, where he was named in the top 10 talents by UEFA reporters after helping Portugal to the semi-finals of the competition.
He moved to Monaco in 2014 on a season-long loan move, having made three appearances for Benfica's first team - but so impressive were his displays in France, the deal was made permanent six months into the agreement.
Silva's guile helped them finish third in Ligue 1 and reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League, where they beat Arsenal in the last 16 after a brilliant first-leg victory at the Emirates put them in a commanding position.
Having finished third in Ligue 1 again the following season, Leonardo Jardim's attacking revolution began to gather pace in 2016/17.
Alongside the likes of Radamel Falcao, Fabinho, Benjamin Mendy, Thomas Lemar and Kylian Mbappe, Silva was instrumental in Monaco winning the French title and reaching the Champions League semi-finals, where they beat Tottenham twice in the group stage before eliminating City and Borussia Dortmund in the knockout phase en route to the last four.
Silva made 51 appearances last season, scoring 10 goals and assisting a further 10, making him one of Europe's most sought-after play makers.
He made his senior international debut for Portugal in 2015 in a game against Cape Verde and already has 12 caps.
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Born on 24th May 1974, Bharat Bhatia has lived all his life in Mumbai. He did his schooling at Greenlawns School, Worli and graduated in the commerce stream at Jaihind College, Churchgate.
Looking after his family business of Retail Footwear, Bharat always had a burning desire to act in films but didn't know how to go about it. At the age of 36, he got bored of selling shoes and decided it was now or never. He read an article on alternative careers, Voicing or Voice Acting being one of them. After taking up a course in dubbing, he started dubbing for films. The dubbing studio turned into an acting school for him.
After dubbing for numerous films and serials, Bharat got a break in acting. He started doing ad films. One thing led to another and he got a break in a British Crime Thriller, Jet Trash. He landed a role in Ashutosh Gowariker's, Mohenjo Daro. Bharat has done many TV serials and recently finished working on prestigious projects; like a Chinese film, a film called Saaho with superstar Prabhas and a film called Tubelight under director Kabir Khan and superstar Salman Khan.- Actor
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Bill Nighy is an award-winning British character actor. He was born William Francis Nighy on December 12, 1949 in Caterham, Surrey, England, to Catherine Josephine (Whittaker), a psychiatric nurse from Glasgow, and Alfred Martin Nighy, who was English-born and managed a garage in Croydon.
At school, he gained 'O'-levels in English Language and English Literature and enjoyed reading, particularly Ernest Hemingway. On leaving school he wanted to become a journalist but didn't have the required qualifications. He eventually went on to work as a messenger boy for the Field magazine. He stayed in Paris for a while because he wanted to write "the great novel", but he only managed to write the title. When he ran out of money, the British consul shipped him home.
Nighy wound up training at Guildford School of Dance and Drama in London, and has since then worked consistently in film, television, and on stage.
Nighy is perhaps best-known to international audiences for his memorable performance as washed-up pop singer Billy Mack in Love Actually (2003), which won him a BAFTA for best supporting actor. He has also made appearances in major franchises: he played vampire leader Viktor in Underworld (2003), Underworld: Evolution (2006) and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009), did the performance capture and voice for Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), and made a brief appearance as Minister of Magic Rufus Scrimgeour in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010).
Nighy's recent film credits include roles in I Capture the Castle (2003), Shaun of the Dead (2004), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), The Constant Gardener (2005), Notes on a Scandal (2006), Hot Fuzz (2007), Valkyrie (2008) and The Boat That Rocked (2009). He has also provided voice work for many animated movies in the past few years including Flushed Away (2006), Astro Boy (2009), Rango (2011) and Arthur Christmas (2011).
With supporting turns in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), Wrath of the Titans (2012) and Total Recall (2012), 2012 was a busy year for Nighy. There are no signs of slowing down either, as he next appeared in Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), About Time (2013), and I, Frankenstein (2014).
Nighy has also had an active career on the small screen, beginning with Agony (1979), and his first widely-recognized role was in 1991 mini-series The Men's Room (1991). He has also made a habit of working on television with Harry Potter director David Yates: projects together include State of Play (2003), The Young Visiters (2003), The Girl in the Café (2005) and Page Eight (2011). Nighy won a Golden Globe for his performance in Gideon's Daughter (2005).
Nighy actually began his career on the stage, and has earned acclaim for his work in numerous plays including "The Vertical Hour," "Pravda". "A Map of the World", Tom Stoppard's Arcadia in 1993, and David Hare's Skylight. He received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance in 2001 play "Blue/Orange."
Bill's partner was actress Diana Quick (he asked her to marry him but she said: "don't ask me again"; he called her his wife because anything else would have been too difficult). They have a daughter, Mary Nighy, who is studying at university and contemplating an acting career. She has already begun to appear on TV dramas and radio programs.- Actress
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Blair Brown was born in Washington D.C. Her father, Milton Henry Brown, worked at the Central Intelligence Agency, while her mother Elizabeth Ann Brown worked as a teacher.
Brown graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1969 and took to the stage, where she performed in the New York Shakespeare Festival's 1975 production of "The Comedy of Errors" and in Joe Papp's 1976 production of "The Threepenny Opera," directed by Richard Foreman.
From 1987 to 1991, Brown starred as Molly Dodd in the critically acclaimed NBC TV series "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd," which moved to Lifetime after Season 2.
In 1989, Brown played a major role in onetime partner David Hare's Broadway play "Secret Rapture." She continued to work steadily in theater, winning a Tony award in 2000 for her role in Michael Frayn's "Copenhagen."
Brown's numerous film credits include 1973's Oscar winning film "The Paper Chase," Robert Aldrich's "The Choirboys," and the John Belushi film "Continental Divide," which landed her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Comedy/Musical.
Brown is also known for her television appearances in "Frasier," "Smallville," "ER" and for her role as "Nina Sharp" in the Fox series "Fringe." On "Orange is the New Black," Brown memorably appears as inmate Judy King, a role that was inspired by Martha Stewart.
The actress has narrated more than 50 documentary films and audio books. She has one son by the late actor Richard Jordan.- Having swapped Malaga for City as a 14-year-old, Spanish midfielder Brahim Diaz has progressed rapidly through the ranks at the City Football Academy.
With an extensive bag of tricks in his locker, the fleet-footed play maker enjoyed a fruitful time in the Academy, before making his first team debut and signing his maiden professional contract last season.
A 1-1 draw with Liverpool in November 2015 marked the then 16-year-old's debut for the U18s, registering his first goal three weeks later in the 2-2 draw with Blackburn.
The Spaniard ended his first year as an Academy scholar with silverware as he helped Jason Wilcox's side to the Barclays U18 Premier League title.
He continued to impress that summer at the European U17 Championships with Spain.
Brahim netted three goals during the tournament, including one in the final as the young Spaniard finished runners-up to Portugal.
Early in the 2016/17 campaign, Pep Guardiola named Diaz in his matchday squad for the first time on 21 September against Swansea in the EFL Cup.
The manager introduced him from the bench for the final 10 minutes of the 2-1 victory, to hand Brahim his City debut aged just 17 years and 49 days old.
In what proved to be a landmark week, the young man from Malaga penned his maiden professional contract five days later.
He continued to star for Simon Davies' EDS side, netting seven goals in 17 starts and proving his versatility as he played both in the No.10 role and occasionally as a striker.
For the second year, he was central to the U18s' journey to the FA Youth Cup final and produced several stellar showings, scoring in the 4-0 win over Reading and the 6-0 semi-final victory against Stoke.
Ahead of the 2017/18 season, Brahim was included in the first team squad for the US pre-season tour, scoring a spectacular goal against Real Madrid, and he was featured in several games throughout the title-winning campaign.