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Quirky, inventive and handsome American actor Michael Keaton first achieved major fame with his door-busting performance as fast-talking ideas man Bill Blazejowski, alongside a nerdish morgue attendant (Henry Winkler), in Night Shift (1982). He played further comedic roles in Mr. Mom (1983), Johnny Dangerously (1984), and Beetlejuice (1988), earned further acclaim for his dramatic portrayal of Bruce Wayne / Batman in Tim Burton's Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), and since then, has moved easily between film genres, ranging from drama and romantic comedy to thriller and action.
Keaton was born Michael John Douglas on September 5, 1951 in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, to Leona Elizabeth (Loftus), a homemaker, and George A. Douglas, a civil engineer and surveyor. He is of Irish, as well as English, Scottish, and German, descent. Michael studied speech for two years at Kent State, before dropping out and moving to Pittsburgh. An unsuccessful attempt at stand-up comedy led Keaton to working as a TV cameraman in a cable station, and he came to realize he wanted to work in front of the cameras. Keaton first appeared on TV in several episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968).
He left Pittsburgh and moved to Los Angeles to begin auditioning for TV. He began cropping up in popular TV shows including Maude (1972) and The Mary Tyler Moore Hour (1979). Around this time, Keaton decided to use an alternative surname to remove confusion with better-known actor Michael Douglas. He looked into the "K"'s for surnames and thought it was inoffensive to chose 'Keaton'. His next break was scoring a co-starring role alongside Jim Belushi in the short-lived comedy series
Working Stiffs (1979), which showcased his comedic talent and led to his co-starring role in Night Shift (1982). Keaton next
scored the lead in the comedy hits Mr. Mom (1983), Johnny Dangerously (1984) , Gung Ho (1986), the Tim Burton horror-comedy Beetlejuice (1988), and The Dream Team (1989).
Keaton's career was given another major boost when he was again cast by Tim Burton, this time as the title comic book superhero, millionaire playboy/crime-fighter Bruce Wayne, in Batman (1989). Burton cast him because he thought that Keaton was the only actor who could portray someone who has the kind of darkly obsessive personality that the character demands. To say there were howls of protest by fans of the caped crusader comic strip is an understatement! Warner Bros. was deluged with thousands of letters of complaint commenting that comedian Keaton was the wrong choice for the Caped Crusader, given his prior work and the fact that he lacked the suave, handsome features and tall, muscular physicality often attributed to the character in the comic books. However, their fears were proven wrong when Keaton turned in a sensational performance, and he held his own on screen with opponent Jack Nicholson, playing the lunatic villain, "The Joker". Keaton's dramatic work earned widespread acclaim from critics and audiences alike, and Batman (1989) became one of the most successful films of the year.
Keaton remained active during the 1990s, appearing in a wide range of films. Keen to diversify his work, Keaton starred as a psychotic tenant in Pacific Heights (1990), as a hard-working cop in One Good Cop (1991), and then donned the black cape and cowl once more for Batman Returns (1992). He remained in demand during the 1990s, appearing in a wide range of films, including the star-studded Shakespearian Much Ado About Nothing (1993), the drama My Life (1993), another Ron Howard comedy The Paper (1994), with sexy Andie MacDowell in Multiplicity (1996), twice in the same role, dogged Elmore Leonard character Agent Ray Nicolette, in Jackie Brown (1997) and Out of Sight (1998). He also played a killer in the mediocre thriller Desperate Measures (1998).
In the 2000s, Keaton appeared in several productions with mixed success, including Live from Baghdad (2002), First Daughter (2004), and Herbie Fully Loaded (2005). He also provided voices for characters in the animated films Cars (2006), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Minions (2015).
He returned to major film roles in the 2010s, co-starring in The Other Guys (2010), RoboCop (2014) and Need for Speed (2014). Also that year, Keaton starred alongside Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, and Naomi Watts in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), a film by 21 Grams (2003) and Biutiful (2010) director Alejandro G. Iñárritu. In the film, Keaton plays Riggan Thomson, a screen actor, famous for playing the iconic titular superhero, who puts on a Broadway play based on a Raymond Carver short story, to regain his former glory. Keaton's critically praised lead performance earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, the Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor and Best Actor in a Comedy, and nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award, British Academy Film Award, and Academy Award for Best Actor.
In 2015, he played a journalist in Spotlight (2015), which, like Birdman, won the Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2016, he starred as Ray Kroc, the developer of McDonald's, in the drama The Founder (2016).
He is a visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon University.- Actress
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Annabelle Wallis is an English actress best known for her roles as Jane Seymour in Showtime's period drama The Tudors, Grace Burgess in the BBC drama Peaky Blinders, and for the films Annabelle (2014), and The Mummy (2017). She was born in Oxford, but spent much of her childhood in Portugal, attending Saint Dominic's International School. She did several short films before she moved to London to pursue a career in movies. In London, she did some advertisements and went to drama school. Her maternal uncle is actor Richard Harris. Wallis speaks fluent English and Portuguese. She also speaks some French and Spanish. She lives in London.- Actress
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Emmy Raver-Lampman (born Emily Christine Raver Lampman) is an American actress and singer. She began her career working in musical theater, and has performed in various Broadway and national touring productions such as Hair, Jekyll & Hyde, Wicked, and Hamilton. She has played Allison Hargreeves in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy since 2019.- Actress
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Rose McGowan is an American actress and director, known for her
contribution to independent film. Since the age of nineteen, she has
appeared in acclaimed films by Gregg Araki, Wes Craven, Brian De Palma,
Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. In 2014, her directorial debut
Dawn (2014) was nominated for the Short
Film Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Rose Arianna
McGowan was born on September 5, 1973 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, to
American parents Terri and Daniel Patrick McGowan. She is the second
eldest of six siblings, and has Irish, French, and English ancestry. As
a young child, she was raised within the Italian chapter of the
Children of God. During the early 1980s, her family severed ties with
the community and migrated to Eugene, Oregon, USA. Following the
divorce of her parents, Rose relocated to Gig Harbor, Washington, to
live with her grandmother. At age 14, McGowan was accused of drug use
by a family friend and committed to rehabilitation. She has
consistently maintained the decision was unjustified. Upon release, she
spent a year without a home and was emancipated from her parents by the
age of 15. McGowan's career as an actor began with
The Doom Generation (1995).
Originally intended for Jordan Ladd, the
character of Amy Blue was, coincidentally, awarded to McGowan by an
associate of director Gregg Araki. For her
performance, she was nominated at the 1995 Independent Spirit Awards
for Best Debut Performance. Subsequently cast in
Wes Craven's
Scream (1996), she experienced further
success when the project defied expectations to become one of the
highest grossing films of the year. The innovative career of McGowan
was overshadowed throughout much of the 1990s by her high-profile
relationship with musician Brian Warner (aka
Marilyn Manson). Strong performances in
Going All the Way (1997),
Lewis & Clark & George (1997),
Southie (1998) and
Jawbreaker (1999) were largely unseen
by the general public. When the relationship ended between Rose and
Manson in 2001, she remarked: "There is great love, but our lifestyle
difference is, unfortunately, even greater". Rose continued to work
solidly, appearing in a string of soft-sounding studio and independent
films. Performances from this period included: a political activist in
Showtime's
The Killing Yard (2001),
a grifter in Roads to Riches (2002)
and a factory worker in "Stealing Bess" (aka
Vacuums (2003)). She was re-introduced to
the mainstream as Paige Matthews in
Aaron Spelling's
Charmed (1998), a popular television
series for which she devoted five consecutive years. When "Charmed"
finished its run in 2006, McGowan emerged in top form. Critics praised
her efforts in
Robert Rodriguez's
Planet Terror (2007), and
Quentin Tarantino's
Death Proof (2007). In several
interviews, McGowan has expressed a general apathy and disdain for
Hollywood. Despite this, her work ethic remains strong. Following her
recent marriage to LA-based artist Davey Detail, the actress has
resolved to purse further projects as a director.- Actress
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One of Europe's most celebrated actresses, Carice van Houten is perhaps best known as 'Melisandre' in the iconic TV show Game of Thrones, a performance for which she has been recognized with an Emmy Award nomination in 2019. Other projects include Paul Verhoeven's award-winning Black Book and Bryan Singer's Valkyrie opposite Tom Cruise and as Melisandre on Game of Thrones. Recent projects include Instinct and Temple, a TV show for Sky opposite Mark Strong, which has been picked up for a second season.
Her Dutch-language feature Love Life, gained her further critical acclaim and broke box office records in her native Holland. Her next film Happy Housewive won her a record breaking 5th Golden Calf at The Netherlands Film Festival and was voted 'Best Dutch Actress of All Time' by the Dutch audience. Other awards include Best Actress for Black Butterflies at the Tribeca Film Festival and the Best Performance award for Instinct at the Les Arcs Film Festival 2019.
Her credits include Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's Intruders and Bill Condon's The Fifth Estate, the Jesse Owens biopic, Race, with Jason Sudekis and Jeremy Irons and voiced a character in The Simpsons. She can also be seen in Brian de Palma's Domino and in Brimstone, opposite Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce and Kit Harrington, and The Glass Room, with Claes Bang. She played a leading role in Halina Reijn's directorial feature debut Instinct, opposite Marwan Kenzari (Aladdin), which won the Variety Piazza Grande Award in Locarno Film Festival 2019. Instinct is the first outing for the Carice and Halina's production banner, Man Up.
Up next is the new Dutch series Red Light, in which she not only plays the lead role but she is also creative producer of the show, together with Halina and their production company Man Up The show is expected to air in Autumn 2020.- Director
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Director. Writer. Producer. Actor. Poet. He studied history, literature and theatre for some time, but didn't finish it and founded instead his own film production company in 1963. Later in his life, Herzog also staged several operas in Bayreuth, Germany, and at the Milan Scala in Italy. Herzog has won numerous national and international awards for his poetic feature and documentary films.- Actress
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A new reigning 1960s international sex symbol took to the cinematic throne as soon as Raquel Welch emerged from the sea in her purposely depleted, furry prehistoric bikini. Tantalizingly wet with her garb clinging to all the right amazonian places, One Million Years B.C. (1966), if nothing else, captured the hearts and libidos of modern men (not to mention their teenage sons) while producing THE most definitive and best-selling pin-up poster of that time.
She was born Jo Raquel Tejada on September 5, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, the first of three children of Bolivian-born Armando Carlos Tejada, an aerospace engineer, and his wife, Josephine Sarah (Hall). The family moved to San Diego, California (her father was transferred) when Raquel was only two. Taking dance lessons as a youngster, she grew up to be quite a knockout and nailed a number of teen beauty titles ("Miss Photogenic," "Miss La Jolla," "Miss Contour," "Miss Fairest of the Fair" and "Miss San Diego").
With her sights set on theater arts, she studied at San Diego State College on a scholarship starting in 1958 and married her first husband, high school sweetheart James Welch, the following year. They had two children: Damon Welch (born 1959), who later became an actor/production assistant, and actress Tahnee Welch (born 1961). Tahnee went on to take advantage of her own stunning looks as an actress, most notably with her prime role in Cocoon (1985).
Off campus, she became a local TV weather girl in San Diego and eventually quit college. Following the end of her marriage in 1962 (although Raquel and James Welch didn't divorce until 1964), she packed up her two children and moved to Dallas, Texas, where she modeled for Neiman-Marcus and worked as a barmaid for a time.
Regrouping, she returned to California and made the rounds of film/TV auditions. She found work providing minor but sexy set decoration on the small screen (Bewitched (1964), McHale's Navy (1962) and The Virginian (1962)) as well as the large screen (Elvis Presley's Roustabout (1964) and Doris Day's Do Not Disturb (1965)). Caught in the midst of the "beach party" craze, it's not surprising to find out that her first major film role was A Swingin' Summer (1965), which concentrated more on musical guests The Righteous Brothers and Gary Lewis & The Playboys than on Welch's outstanding assets. But 20th Century-Fox certainly took notice and signed her up.
With her very first film under contract (actually, she was on loan out to Britain's Hammer Studios at the time), she took on One Million Years B.C. (1966) (the remake of One Million B.C. (1940), in the role originated by Carole Landis), and the rest is history. Welch remained an international celebrity in her first few years of stardom. In England, she was quite revealing as the deadly sin representing "lust" for the comedy team of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in their vehicle Bedazzled (1967), and as the title secret agent in the spy spoof Fathom (1967). In Italy, she gained some exposure in primarily mediocre vehicles opposite such heartthrobs as Marcello Mastroianni.
Back in the U.S., however, she caused quite a stir in her groundbreaking sex scenes with black athlete Jim Brown in the "spaghetti western" 100 Rifles (1969), and as the transgender title role in the unfathomable Myra Breckinridge (1970). Adapted from Gore Vidal's novel, she created some unwelcome notoriety by locking horns with septuagenarian diva Mae West on the set. The instant cult movie certainly didn't help Welch's attempt at being taking seriously as an actress.
Box office bombs abounded. Try as she might in such films as Kansas City Bomber (1972) and The Wild Party (1975), which drew some good reviews for her, her sexy typecast gave her little room to breathe. With determination, however, she partly offset this with modest supporting roles in larger ensemble pieces. She showed definite spark and won a Golden Globe for the swashbuckler The Three Musketeers (1973), and appeared in the mystery thriller The Last of Sheila (1973). She planned on making a comeback in Cannery Row (1982), even agreeing to appear topless (which she had never done before), but was suddenly fired during production without notice. She sued MGM for breach of contract and ultimately won a $15 million settlement, but it didn't help her film career and only helped to label her as trouble on a set.
TV movies became a positive milieu for Welch as she developed sound vehicles for herself such as The Legend of Walks Far Woman (1980) and Right to Die (1987), earning a Golden Globe nomination for the latter project. She also found a lucrative avenue pitching beauty products in infomercials and developing exercise videos (such as Jane Fonda).
Welch took advantage of her modest singing and dancing abilities by performing in splashy Las Vegas showroom acts and starring in such plausible stage vehicles as "Woman of the Year" and "Victor/Victoria". She spoofed her own image on occasion, most memorably on Seinfeld (1989). Into the millennium, she co-starred in the Hispanic-oriented TV series American Family (2002) and the short-lived comedies Welcome to the Captain (2008) and Date My Dad (2017), along with the movies Tortilla Soup (2001), Legally Blonde (2001), Forget About It (2006) and How to Be a Latin Lover (2017).
Her three subsequent marriages were to producer/agent Patrick Curtis (who produced her TV special, Raquel (1970)), director André Weinfeld (who directed her in several fitness videos), and pizza parlor owner Richie Palmer, who was 14 years her junior. All these unions ended in divorce.
She died at 2:25 a.m. on February 15, 2023, aged 82, at her Los Angeles home after suffering a cardiac arrest. She had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease.- Actress
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Kat Graham is an actress, singer, dancer and producer. Working across a variety of genres in film, television and
music, she is one of most accomplished and versatile young talents working today.
Graham was recently seen in the 70s period crime thriller "The Poison Rose" opposite Morgan Freeman and John Travolta. Graham plays Freeman's daughter, a club owner and singer suspected of murder, while Travolta plays a hard-drinking L.A. private eye who takes the case. Previously she starred in Netflix's "How It Ends" as Samantha. The film, follows a man (Theo James) and his estranged father-in-law's (Forest Whitaker) desperate race to save his pregnant wife, Samantha, after a mysterious apocalypse. Graham made history lending her voice to Nickelodeon's animated television show, "Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" as the first African-American April O'Neil.
Graham can be seen as the female lead in RZA's "Cut Throat City" starring Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Terrence Howard, and Eiza Gonzalez scheduled for release summer 2020. The film tells the story of a heist set in New Orleans' lower ninth ward after Hurricane Katrina. Graham who stars in Mark Amin's period drama "Emperor" with Dayo Okeniyi, Bruce Dern and James Cromwell following the true tale of Shields Green, a runaway slave who helped spark the civil war, is scheduled for release August 2020. Graham also stars in Netflix's "Operation: Christmas Drop" with Alexander Ludwig. The film, scheduled for release November 2020, follows a congressional aid played by Graham, on a mission to shut down the Christmas Drop mission. Operation Christmas Drop is a real life air force mission that started in 1952 that serves as training for the U.S. Air Force. It has since become the longest-running U.S. Department of Defense mission in full operation, and the longest-running humanitarian airlift in the world. In addition to the "Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" series and accompanying Netflix 2021 film, Graham's 2020 animation releases will also include Dreamwork's and Hulu's "Trolls", as well as "Robot Chicken".
Graham starred as Jada Pinkett in the highly anticipated Tupac Shakur biopic "All Eyez on Me," released by Lionsgate. She has also starred in Lionsgate's "Where's the Money?" a comedy about a guy who must pledge a fraternity to recover a stash of stolen money, both released in 2017. Graham can also be seen as the lead in Netflix's holiday hit film "The Holiday Calendar" with Quincy Brown. Graham made her television debut in 2002 on Disney Channel's popular teen comedy "Lizzie McGuire." She starred as Bonnie Bennett, considered to be her breakout role, in the CW's "The Vampire Diaries." The show premiered in 2009 and her award winning performances throughout the series received praise from fans and critics alike. The supernatural drama ran for eight seasons. She also appeared on a number of hit television shows for Disney, Fox, CBS and ABC. Other notable film credits include "17 Again", "The Roommate," "Addicted", and the starring role in "Honey 2."
Graham has also produced and sold multiple film and television projects including the series "Breaking the Record" with Disney's Maker Studios. She is set to star in and produce a biopic about iconic Motown singer Tammi Terrell produced with Brad Krevoy. She is currently producing "The Consciousness Collective", a doc series and podcast presented by Deepak Chopra, slated for 2020.
A talented singer and music producer, Graham released her second album, "Love Music, Funk Magic," in 2017 which she worked on with Babyface and Prince. She released her debut EP "Against the Wall" in May 2012 after signing with A&M/Octone/Interscope records, and her first single, "Put Your Graffiti On Me", reached over 7 million views on VEVO and hit #5 on the Billboard Dance Chart. She has had multiple
Billboard/Chart top fives including "Sometimes", and the Prince penned "If Eye Could Get UR Attention". Her debut album "Roxbury Drive," which included her single "Secrets" featuring Babyface, was released in 2015. Graham, who has a degree in recording engineering, produced the 90s-inspired album with Jean-Yves "Jeeve" Ducornet and co-wrote the entire album with Babyface.
A trained dancer, Graham has appeared in music videos for a myriad of artists including Grammy winners Pharrell, Missy Elliot, John Legend, Nelly, Diddy and Usher. She has also performed on tracks with Snoop Dogg and Will.I.Am, and toured with the Black Eyed Peas on their 2007 world tour as Will.I.Am's artist.
Graham has served as the face of many campaigns and endorsements for brands such as Wet 'N Wild, Degree, Samsung, Avon, Bing, Ford, Aquafina, Abercrombie, Nivea, Armani Exchange and Fanta. Graham is currently a L'Oreal Ambassador, the face of Foster Grant and the new Dior campaign.
Born in Geneva, Switzerland, Graham is a strong advocate for human rights. Her PSA short film for Black Lives Matter landed her an Emmy nomination for best PSA short. Graham is particularly passionate about the plight of refugees worldwide. As such, Graham became a High Profile Supporter of the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees) in 2013. In 2019, she also became a Goodwill Ambassador for Rotary International, another organization providing key support and services on the global stage. In addition to her work with refugees, Graham is a council member for GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation), Governor for the Recording Academy's Atlanta Chapter, as well as co-founder of the Modern Nirvana Wellness Group.- Actor
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Paddy (Patrick) Considine was born on September 5, 1973 in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire in the U.K. As a teenager, Considine studied a drama course at Burton College where he met with now friend and director Shane Meadows, who cast Considine in his first role in a feature film as the disturbed character Morell in A Room for Romeo Brass (1999).
Considine's performance in that movie got him cast in Pawel Pawlikowski's Last Resort (2000) the following year. Further roles ensued, including an acclaimed turn as Johnny in Jim Sheridan's In America (2002).
Along with his lead roles, Considine has had a number of scene-stealing supporting roles in films such as 24 Hour Party People (2002), Born Romantic (2000), and The Martins (2001). Considine has been noticed for his performance as Richard the revengeful brother in the applauded film Dead Man's Shoes (2004), which he co-wrote with Shane Meadows, and for his role as Phil the Born again Christian in Pawlikowski's My Summer of Love (2004).
In 2005, Considine co-starred with Russell Crowe and Renée Zellweger in Cinderella Man (2005). Other notable roles in recent years include small-but-memorable turns in Hot Fuzz (2007) and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), along with bigger roles in [error] and Submarine (2010).
Considine has also recently tried his hand at writing and directing. His feature-length directing debut, Tyrannosaur (2011), won Considine a BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer.
Considine has one child, Joseph, with wife Shelley.- Actor
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Bob Newhart is an American actor and stand-up comedian. His comedic style involves deadpan delivery of dialogue, a slight stammer when talking, and comedic monologues. He has cited earlier comedians George Gobel (1919-1991), Ray Goulding (1922-1990), and Bob Elliott (1923-2016) as his main influences in developing his comedy style.
In 1929, Newhart was born in a hospital in Oak Park, Illinois. His parents were George David Newhart (1900-1985) and his wife Julia Pauline Burns (1900-1994). George was the son of an American father and a Canadian mother, had both German and Irish ancestry, and claimed maternal descent from the O'Conor family of Connacht; his mother was an Irish-American. George had partial ownership in a plumbing and heating-supply business, which was the Newhart family's main source of income.
Bob Newhart was raised in the vicinity of Chicago and attended a number of local Roman Catholic schools: first the St. Catherine of Siena Grammar School in Oak Park, then St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago. He graduated the prep school (equivalent to a high school) in 1947, then enrolled at the Loyola University Chicago. He graduated in 1952 with a Bachelor's Degree in business management.
Shortly after graduating from the university, Newhart was drafted into the the United States Army. He served as a personnel manager for the Army during the Korean War (1950-1953). He was honorably discharged in 1954, during the post-war demobilization of the American armed forces. He attempted to continue his studies, and enrolled into the Loyola University Chicago School of Law. However he never completed his degree, quitting a required internship because his employer had demanded "unethical" behavior from him.
Newhart briefly worked as an accountant for the USG Corporation (United States Gypsum Corporation), a Chicago-based company which manufactures construction materials. He quit after regularly facing trouble in "adjusting petty cash imbalances". He then proceeded to work as a clerk for various employers, but found himself struggling financially.
In 1958, Newhart was hired as an advertising copywriter for a Chicago-based production company. To entertain himself, he started exchanging "long telephone calls about absurd scenarios" with a friendly co-worker. The 29-year-old Newhart had the idea to try his hand as a comedian, and developed a comedy routine based on the telephone calls. He recorded his routine into audition tapes, and send them to radio stations. His routine was met favorably. In 1959, Newhart started performing as a stand-up-comedian in nightclubs, and signed a contract with a new record company which was seeking to recruit some talent. The company was Warner Bros. Records (established in 1958), a subsidiary of the film studio Warner Bros.
Newhart became famous primarily through his audio releases. His comedy album "The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart" (1960) became the first comedy album to make number one on the Billboard charts, and earned him the 1961 Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
This success opened to him new career opportunities, in television and film. NBC offered him his own variety television show, the short-lived "The Bob Newhart Show" (October, 1961-June 1962). The show won the 1962 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, but was canceled anyway. It had won the award while facing four other candidates: "The Andy Griffith Show", "Car 54, Where Are You?", "Hazel", and "The Red Skelton Show". Each of them managed to outlast the award-winning show.
In 1962, Newhart made his film debut in the war film "Hell Is for Heroes". Newhart played the character James Driscoll, an Army company clerk who broadcasts misleading radio messages to the enemy limes during World War II. As essentially comic role in an otherwise dramatic film.
Newhart appeared frequently as a guest star in television over the subsequent years, but had relatively few film roles. He appeared in the caper story "Hot Millions" (1968), the reincarnation-themed fantasy film "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" (1970), the war film "Catch-22" (1970), and the tobacco-smoking-themed satirical film "Cold Turkey" (1971).
From 1972 to 1978, Newhart starred in the hit sitcom "The Bob Newhart Show". He played the character Robert "Bob" Hartley, Ph.D. (Newhart), a Chicago psychologist who is surrounded by eccentric patients, work colleagues, friends, and family members. Hartley was effectively the "straight man" to the wacky characters surrounding him.
In 1977, Newhart voiced Bernard, the male lead in the animated film "The Rescuers" (1977). The film features the Rescue Aid Society, an international mouse organization, with its headquarters located in New York City. Bernard is not initially one of its members, but works as their janitor. When Miss Bianca, Hungary's representative in the organization, must choose a partner for her first field mission, she impulsively chooses Bernard over the the other available agents. Part of the success of the film is based on the contrast between the two partners, the adventurous, brave, but rather impulsive Bianca, and the overly cautious, shy, and reluctant hero Bernard. "The Rescuers" earned worldwide gross rentals of 48 million dollars at the box office during its initial release, and had a total lifetime worldwide gross of 169 million dollars through subsequent re-releases.
In 1980, Newhart appeared in two live-action films, the comedy-drama "Little Miss Marker", and the political comedy "First Family". The first features Newhart as a member of a gangster-run gambling operation. The gangsters are surprised when a client uses his 6-year-old daughter as collateral for a bet, and and more surprised when the client commits suicide. The film deals with jaded criminals who develop parental feelings for the orphan girl. The other film was a more cynical comedy, with Newheart as an inept President of the United States. The main plot deals with the President tolerating the kidnapping of American citizens by a fictional African country, because the country offers some valuable resources in exchange for their new American slaves.
From 1982 to 1990, Newhart starred in a second hit sitcom, called simply "Newhart". He played the character Dick Loudon, a Vermon-based innkeeper who finds himself surrounded by strange employees, neighbors, and competitors. The show had a famous ending where the entire series is "revealed" to be a dream of Robert Hartley, Newhart's character from his first sitcom.
In 1990, Newhart returned to the role of Bernard, in the sequel film "The Rescuers Down Under". Early in the film, Bernard is preparing a marriage proposal for Miss Bianca, but his plans are derailed when they are both send to Australia for an urgent mission. The duo are partnered with Australian agent Jake, and Bernard is frustrated with when Jake competes with him for Bianca's affections. At the end of the mission, Berbard finally makes his marriage proposal, unwilling to let orders for further missions to interfere with his plans to marry the woman he loves. The film only earned 47.4 million dollars at the worldwide box office, and became Walt Disney Animation Studio's least successful theatrical animated film of the 1990s.
From 1992 to 1993, Newhart starred in his third sitcom, called simply "Bob". He played the character Bob McKay, a veteran comic book writer and artist from the 1950s. Having long retired into obscurity, McKay is hired by a corporation to produce a revival of his classic character, the superhero "Mad-Dog". The first season introduced a large cast of eccentric co-workers. The second season dismissed most of these characters, and had McKay serving as the President of a company producing greeting cards. The series suffered from low ratings, and was canceled at the end of its second season. Only 33 episodes were produced.
From 1997 to 1998, Newhart starred in his fourth sitcom "George & Leo". He played the character George Stoody, a bookstore owner who finds himself offering hospitality to a professional magician and part-time criminal, who recently robbed a Mafia-owned casino. The humor was based on the strong contrast between the two men, but the series failed to find an audience.
Newhart returned to theatrical films with the romantic comedy "In & Out" (1997). He had roles in the animated film "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie" (1998), the comedy "Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde" (2003), and the Christmas film "Elf" (2003) . From 2004 to 2008, Newhart played the major character Judson in three television films of "The Librarian" fantasy franchise. The franchise features a mystical library, which hides numerous magical and technological artifacts from various historical eras. A series of librarians have to guard the library and its contents from criminal organizations with sinister designs. Judson is the mentor who trains the current librarian, after the previous one was killed in action. The series hinted that Judson was older than he looked, and he was eventually revealed to be the original librarian. He was nearly immortal, and had trained succeeding librarians for centuries.
In 2011, Newhart played a small role in the black comedy "Horrible Bosses", playing the character of sadistic CEO Louis Sherman. Sherman is described as a "Twisted Old Fuck", who keeps people locked in his trunk.
In 2013, Newhart started playing the recurring character Arthur Jeffries (stage name "Professor Proton") in the sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" (2007-). Arthur was a scientist who decades ago served as the host of a science show aimed at children, inspiring series co-protagonists Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper to start science careers of their own. Leonard and Sheldon, now professional physicists with academic careers, eventually get to meet their childhood idol. Arthur's scientific career ended in disgrace, his television days are long over, and he has been reduced to earning a meager living as a party entertainer.
The role of Arthur Jeffries won Newhart his first Primetime Emmy Award. The character dynamic between Arthur and Sheldon was popular, as Sheldon continued to idolize Arthur, while Arthur found his "student" to be insufferable. Following the character's physical death, Newhart has continued to appear in the series as Arthur Jeffries' ghost. He appears to Sheldon at various points to offer him advice, serving as a mentor figure. Sheldon views Arthur as his version of Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Newhart turned 89 in 2018 but he continues to tirelessly appear in television projects and to entertain new generations of fans.- Actress
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Erin Krakow was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for When Calls the Heart (2014), Army Wives (2007) and It Was Always You (2021).- Actor
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- Director
William Devane, the movie and television actor, was born in Albany, New
York, the son of Joseph Devane, who served as Franklin D. Roosevelt's chauffeur when
he was Governor of New York. After graduating from New York City's
American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he appeared on-stage. He finally
made his Broadway debut in "The Watering Place" with Shirley Knight, a flop
that lasted but one performance. (He was more successful with "The
Chinese and Dr. Fish" during the 1970 season, which lasted three weeks.
His sole Broadway directorial effort, the Vietnam War drama "G. R.
Point," lasted for 32 performances in 1979 and brought Michael Jeter a 1979
Theatre World Award.)
He made his movie debut as a revolutionary in the independently
produced In the Country (1967) and began appearing on series TV. He had a small but
memorable part as the lawyer committed to free-enterprise in Robert Altman's
masterpiece McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) in 1971, but what made his reputation was his turn
as President John F. Kennedy in the The Missiles of October (1974), a 1973 telefilm about the Cuban
Missile Crisis. He made a bid for stardom with major roles in Alfred Hitchcock's
Family Plot (1976) and John Schlesinger's Marathon Man (1976) (both 1976) and The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977) (1977), as well
as roles in Schlesinger's Yanks (1979) and the TV adaptation of James Jones'
classic barracks drama From Here to Eternity (1979). However, any chances for a successful
movie career essentially were doomed by the monumental failure of
Schlesinger's comedy Honky Tonk Freeway (1981), one of the great flops its time, bringing
in only $2 million at the box office against a $24 million budget.
Devane moved over to nighttime series TV, playing the cad Greg Sumner
on the night-time soap opera Knots Landing (1979) for 10 years.
Because of his resemblance to President Kennedy and his ability to
master a Kennedyesque Boston accent, Devane continues to be in demand
as politicians, including presidents, in such shows as The West Wing (1999),
24 (2001), and Stargate SG-1 (1997).- Debut in Marvel Black Widow (2021) as Ursa Major, mutant that appears in MCU.
Olivier Richters is a Dutch-born actor, professional bodybuilder and fitness model. His nickname, "The Dutch Giant" barely does justice to his 7'2" (2.18m) stature. Crowds converge to marvel at not only his physique but at his down-to-earth demeanor and infectious personality. Everything about him is one-of-a-kind.
As an actor, Olivier's onscreen presence is undeniable. His resume includes feature
length roles, commercials, short films, soap operas, and music videos. He has additional experience in combat sports (kickboxing) and fitness choreography. His capabilities are versatile, and his willingness to embrace challenges makes him a desirable commodity. With his sights set on Hollywood, Olivier continues to capture the attention of industry pros and public alike. - Glenn Fleshler was born on 5 September 1968 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Joker (2019), Billions (2016) and Barry (2018).
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George Robert Lazenby was born September 5, 1939 in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, to Sheila Joan (Bodel) and George Edward Lazenby. He moved
to London, England in 1964, after serving in the Australian Army.
Before becoming an actor, he worked as an auto mechanic, used car
salesman, prestige car salesman, and as a male model, in London,
England. In 1968, Lazenby was cast as "James Bond", despite his only
previous acting experience being in commercials, and his only film
appearance being a bit-part in a 1965 Italian-made Bond spoof. Lazenby
won the role based on a screen-test fight scene, the strength of his
interviews, fight skills and audition footage. A chance encounter with
Bond series producer
Albert R. Broccoli in a hair salon in
1966, in London, had given Lazenby his first shot at getting the role.
Broccoli had made a mental note to remember Lazenby as a possible
candidate at the time when he thought Lazenby looked like a Bond. The
lengths Lazenby went to to get the role included spending his last
pounds on acquiring a tailor-made suit from
Sean Connery's tailor, which was originally
made for Connery, along with purchasing a very Bondish-looking Rolex
watch.
Lazenby quit the role of Bond right before the premiere of his only
film,
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969),
citing he would get other acting roles, and that his Bond contract,
which was fourteen pages thick, was too demanding on him.
In his post-Bond career, Lazenby has acted in TV movies, commercials,
various recurring roles in TV series, the film series "Emmanuelle",
several Bond movie spoofs, TV guest appearances, provided voice for
several animated movies and series, and several Hong Kong action films,
using his martial arts expertise.- Actor
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Dennis Barton Dugan is an American film director, actor, comedian and screenwriter from Wheaton, Illinois who directed several films featuring Adam Sandler including Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, Jack & Jill, Grown Ups, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry and You Don't Mess With the Zohan. He also directed Beverly Hills Ninja and The Benchwarmers.- Celeste Loots was born on 5 September 1996. She is an actress, known for One Piece (2023), Wyfie (2024) and Projek Dina (2020).
- Pankaj Tripathi is a well-known Indian actor who has made a significant contribution to Indian cinema. Born to Pandit Benares Tiwari, a priest and Hemanti Devi, Tripathi had a humble upbringing in a small town in Bihar, India.
Tripathi, as a child, participated in a few amateur plays where he played the role of a girl. However, he was not actively involved in the world of acting at that time. While studying in class 12, Tripathi's interest in theatre was sparked when he watched a play named Andha Kuan. Actor Pranita Jaiswal's emotional performance moved him to tears, which further intensified his passion for theatre. Later on, Tripathi relocated to Patna to pursue Higher education in Hotel management training and this is where his life took a new direction.
He would often cycle his way to see all the stage shows that were held in Patna from 1994 - 1995. By 1996, Tripathi stopped being in the audience and took to becoming a performer. Tripathi also worked the night shift in a hotel kitchen during this time.
His interest in acting led him to complete his graduation in Hindi literature and enrol at the National School of Drama (NSD) in Delhi, which he completed in 2004. He then moved to Mumbai.
Tripathi's initial years in the films saw him playing minor roles in several films, including Run (2004), Apaharan (2005), Omkara (2006), Shaurya (2008), Raavan (2010), Children's Party (2011), and Agneepath (2012), among others. In many of these movies, he played the role of an antagonist.
After working for about eight years, Tripathi got his first major role onscreen in the Gangs of Wasseypur (2012). The movie was a two-part gangster movie directed by Anurag Kashyap based on the coal mafia. The movie received rave reviews from critics and was included in the list of 100 best films of the 21st century by The Guardian.
Following this, Tripathi worked in several other movies, such as Dabangg 2 (2012), ABCD (Any Body Can Dance) (2013), Fukrey (2013), Singham Returns (2014), Dilwale (2015), Nil Battey Sannata (2015), Bareilly Ki Barfi (Seeking True Love (2017)), Fukrey Returns (2017), and Super 30 (2019).
Tripathi was also seen in Neeraj Ghaywan's independent drama film Masaan (2015). He played a small but impactful role of a small-town government official who has an amicable nature.
He went on to play the lead role in Shanker Raman's neo-noir thriller Gurgaon (2017). In the same year, he appeared in a prominent role in Newton (2017), a dark comedy-drama directed by Amit Masurkar. The film premiered at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival under the Forum section.
Newton won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi 2017. Tripathi earned a special mention for his performance in the movie at the National Film Awards held in 2018. Newton was selected as the official Indian entry for the 90th Academy Awards held in 2017 under the Best Foreign Language Film.
Tripathi appeared in Pa. Ranjith action drama Kaala (2018) starring Rajinikanth and Nana Patekar the following year. It marked his debut in Tamil cinema. His next film was Stree (2018), a horror-comedy directed by Amar Kaushik. It was a huge commercial success and earned about Rs. 180 crores worldwide. For his performance in this movie, Tripathi won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Star Screen Awards 2018.
Tripathi appeared in a supporting role in Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020). He played the role of a progressive father who was supportive of his daughter's dreams. His character believes in gender equality and encourages his daughter to break the bonds of patriarchy and reach for her dreams.
He also worked in Ludo (2020), directed by Anurag Basu.
Tripathi was also seen in prominent roles in Kaagaz (2021), Mimi (2021), '83 (2021), and Sherdil (2022). He has also acted in various TV series, such as Time Bomb (2005), Zindgi Ka Har Rang ... Gulaal (2010), Powder (2010), and Sarojini - Ek Nayi Pehal (2015).
Tripathi has been a part of several web series as well, including Sacred Games (2018), Mirzapur (2018), Criminal Justice (2019), Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors (2020), Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach (2022), and Gulkanda Tales.
His performance in Mirzapur (2018) won him Best Actor - Drama at the iReel Awards 2019 and Best Actor - Web Series at the Indian Television Academy Awards 2021. - Skandar Amin Casper Keynes (born 5 September 1991) is an English actor
best known for starring as Edmund Pevensie in the 2005 film adaptation
of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. He
returned in the role of Edmund in the film's sequels The Chronicles of
Narnia: Prince Caspian, and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the
Dawn Treader.
Keynes was born in London, to writer Randal Keynes and Zelfa Cecil
Hourani, and has a sister called Soumaya. Through his father, Keynes is
the great-great-great grandson of the famous scientist Charles Darwin.
His paternal great-grandfather, Edgar Douglas Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1932.
His maternal grandfather, Cecil Fadlo Hourani, is a famous writer, and
the brother of Albert Hourani, also a well-known writer and professor.
Skandar's father is of English descent and his mother is of Lebanese,
as well as Persian and Turkish, ancestry. He attended the Anna Scher
Theatre School from 2000 to 2005, and the all-boys City of London
School. - Kristian Alfonso was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA. Kristian is an actor, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Joshua Tree (1993) and Friends (1994). Kristian has been married to Danny Daggenhurst since 6 October 2001. They have one child. Kristian was previously married to Simon Macauley.
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Michael Horton was born on 5 September 1952. He is an actor, known for Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and Dances with Wolves (1990). He has been married to Debbie Zipp since 20 December 1975. They have two children.- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Laura Bertram was born on 5 September 1978 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Andromeda (2000), Ready or Not (1993) and 50/50 (2011).- A native of Nashua, New Hampshire, Kerry O'Malley received her A.B. in History and Drama from Duke University and graduated from the American Repertory Theater Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University. As the youngest of four children, Kerry honed her theatrical skills at a young age.
Recent film credits include her "scene-stealing" role as Dolores in David Fincher's The Killer, Mother's Mother in Marielle Heller's Nightbitch, Azalia in Tyler Perry's Mea Culpa, and Mildred in Tyler Perry's Six Triple Eight. Recent television credits include her recurring roles as first class passenger Lilah Folger on TNT's Snowpiercer and Mavis in the second season of Marc Cherry's Why Women Kill for Paramount Plus.
Her series regular roles include Dr. Mia Vogel, forensic pathologist, on Glen Morgan's Those Who Kill for A&E, Trish on the Fox sitcom Costello, and Kerry on NBC's The Mike O'Malley Show. Recurring roles include Dr. Moreau on Kevin Hart's Real Husbands of Hollywood, Sister Alice on Taylor Sheridan's 1923, Kay Maloney on Billy Ray's The Last Tycoon, Mabel Byrne on CBS All Access' Strange Angel; Kate, the bartender of the Alibi Room, on Showtime's Shameless; Mary-Kate, sister to the titular brothers of Showtime's acclaimed Brotherhood, created by Blake Masters; Savannah Couronis on Survivor's Remorse on STARZ; Darla on Netflix's Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later; Edwina Shearer on HBO's Boardwalk Empire; Beverly Mayfair on the CW's Hart of Dixie, and Paula Portis on Heels for STARZ.
In addition to these regular and recurring roles, Kerry has made numerous guest star appearances on shows including Grey's Anatomy, 9-1-1: Lone Star, Goliath, Young Sheldon, Major Crimes, The Orville, Modern Family, Chicago Med, Backstrom, Masters of Sex, Rizzoli & Isles, The Mentalist, Criminal Minds, Detroit 187, Without a Trace, Cold Case, Law & Order, Law & Order: LA, Law & Order: SVU, NYPD Blue, Harry's Law, 666 Park Ave, and many more. Her film credits include Terminator Genisys with Emilia Clarke and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Annabelle, Annabelle: Creation, the Disney feature Earth to Echo, Case 39 with Renee Zellweger, The Happening with Mark Wahlberg, Rounders with Matt Damon, and many others.
Kerry is an accomplished Broadway performer with numerous New York theater credits including The Baker's Wife in the 2002 revival of Into the Woods, directed by James Lapine, for which she received Outer Critics and Drama Desk nominations; Betty Haynes (the Rosemary Clooney role) in Irving Berlin's White Christmas, directed by Walter Bobbie; Dr. Sharone Stein in Michael Mayer's revival of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever; Dolly Tate (and understudy to Reba McEntire) in Annie Get Your Gun, directed by Graciela Daniele; and Billy's Mum in Billy Elliot, directed by Stephen Daldry. Off-Broadway, Kerry performed as Fran Kubelik opposite Martin Short in the acclaimed Encores! revival of Promises, Promises directed by Rob Marshall; Sharon in the Irish Repertory Theatre's production of Finian's Rainbow; and Mary in the Atlantic Theatre Company's Dublin Carol, directed by the author Conor McPherson. She has performed as a singer with orchestras across the country, including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Boston Landmarks Orchestra. Kerry makes regular cabaret appearances in Los Angeles and New York.
Kerry is a passionate Boston sports fan and has performed the national anthem for many professional sports teams including the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, the Boston Celtics at TD Garden, the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center, and the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. She resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Photographer and Police and Medical Technical Advisor, Karl Sonnenberg. She is the sister of actor and writer Mike O'Malley. - Actor
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Max Mittelman was born in Los Angeles County, California, USA. Max is an actor, known for One Punch Man (2015), Spider-Man (2017) and Persona 5 (2016).- Actor
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- Director
Joey Kern studied at New York University where he earned a BFA in
Drama. He then went on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
in London. His professional acting career began on stage with various
companies including the Atlantic Theater Company, New Group Theater and
Theatre for a New Audience, where he played the title role of "Troilus"
in William Shakespeare's
"Troilus and Cressida".
He then made his feature film debut in the indie flick
Die Jungfrau (1999), followed by a
guest appearance in the HBO television series
Sex and the City (1998).
Next, he played a college boy in the feature film
Super Troopers (2001), then landed
small roles in three more indie films:
Love the Hard Way (2001)
starring Adrien Brody,
XX/XY (2002) and
Garmento (2002). His career took off
when he landed lead roles in two films given wide release:
Grind (2003) and
Cabin Fever (2002). Kern has also
appeared on ABC's
Wonderland (2000).- Actress
- Writer
Gage Golightly was born on 5 September 1993 in Nevada County, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for 68 Whiskey (2020), Red Oaks (2014) and The Last Summer (2019).- Actress
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brittany Furlan was born on 5 September 1986 in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for We Are Your Friends (2015), The Dirt (2019) and Random Tropical Paradise (2017). She has been married to Tommy Lee since 14 February 2019.- Versatile character actress Florence Eldridge seemed often better
served by the stage than by her roles in motion pictures. On the boards
from the age of seventeen as a chorine in "Rock-a-Bye Baby" in 1918,
she acted with touring companies and on Broadway and soon found herself
playing leading parts. The Brooklyn-born actress was bitten by the acting bug
at an early age and joined the Theatre Guild immediately after
graduating from high school.
She first came to note in the play "Ambush"in 1921 and quickly rose to
stardom as the heroine Annabelle West in "The Cat and the Canary"
(1922), and as the stepdaughter in "Six Characters in Search of an
Author" (1922). She also portrayed the fickle Daisy Fay Buchanan in
"The Great Gatsby" (1926). While on tour, Florence met the actor
Fredric March whom she married after
appearing with him on stage in "The Swan"(1927). Thereafter, the couple
were no longer permitted to appear together on stage, their repertory
company deeming it 'unromantic' for married people to portray lovers.
To overcome this problem Florence and Fredric went to Hollywood in
1928, where actors with theatrical training were much in demand since
the arrival of talking pictures. From here on, however, Florence would
largely subordinate her career to that of her husband.
Florence had been on screen as early as 1923, her first credit being
Six Cylinder Love (1923), shot
in New York - a role she had previously enacted on stage. In 1929, she
appeared in three films, first co-starring with her husband in
The Studio Murder Mystery (1929).
In the similarly titled
The Greene Murder Case (1929),
she bested Jean Arthur in a fight to
the death on rooftops above the Hudson River. While most of her
subsequent roles were small, there were two notable exceptions:
Les Misérables (1935), as Fantine
(again with March) , and
Mary of Scotland (1936) as an
implacable Queen Elizabeth I vis-à-vis
Katharine Hepburn's Mary Stuart.
The inseparable Marches traveled extensively during World War II,
entertaining American troops overseas. In 1942, they also made
headlines on Broadway during performances of "Skin of Our Teeth",
conducting a much-publicized on-stage feud with co-star
Tallulah Bankhead. For the remainder
of the decade, Florence alternated between stage and films. At the end
of the decade, she was given one of her best screen roles, that of
Lavinia Hubbard in Lillian Hellman's
Another Part of the Forest (1948),
with Fredric March playing husband Marcus. She played his screen wife
again for the excellent filming of the Scopes Trial,
Inherit the Wind (1960).
Florence's most celebrated performance came late in her career, on
Broadway, as drug-addicted Mary, half of the battling Tyrones, in
Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's
Journey into Night" (1956). For this, she won the New York Drama
Critics Circle Award as Best Actress. - Music Artist
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Freddie Mercury was born on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar. His parents, Bomi and Jer Bulsara, sent him off
to a private school in India, from 1955 til 1963. In 1964, he and
his family flew to England. In 1966 he started his education at the Ealing College of Art,
where he graduated in 1969. He loved art, and because of that, he often
went along with his friend Tim Staffell, who played in a band called
Smile. Also in this band where
Brian May and
Roger Taylor.
When Staffell left
the band in 1970, Mercury became their new singer. He changed the
band's name into Queen, and they took on a
new bass-player in February 1971, called
John Deacon. Their first album,
"Queen", came out in 1973. But their real breakthrough was "Killer
Queen", on the album "Sheer Heart Attack", which was released in 1974.
They became immortal with the single "Bohemian Rhapsody", on the 1975
album "A Night At The Opera".
After their biggest hit in the USA in 1980 with "Another One Bites The Dust", they had a bad period. Their album
"Flash Gordon" went down the drain, because the movie
Flash Gordon (1980) flunked. Their
next, the disco-oriented "Hot Space", was hated not only by rock critics but also by many hardcore fans. Only the song "Under
Pressure", which they sang together with
David Bowie, made a difference. In
1983, they took a year off. But, in 1984 they came back with
their new album called "The Works". The singles "Radio Ga Ga" and "I Want to Break Free" did very well in the UK but a controversy over the video of the latter in the USA meant it got little exposure and flopped. Plans to tour the USA were cancelled and the band would not recover their popularity there during Mercury's lifetime.
In April 1985, Mercury released his
first solo album, the less rock-oriented and more dance-oriented "Mr. Bad Guy". The album is often considered now to have been a flop, but it actually wasn't. It peaked at number six in the UK and stayed on the chart for 23 weeks, making it the most successful Queen solo project. The band got back
together again after their barnstorming performance at Live Aid (1985) in July 1985. At
the end of the year, they started working on their new album, "A Kind
Of Magic". They also held their biggest ever world tour, the "Magic
Tour". They played Wembley Stadium twice and held their very last concert
in Knebworth, in front of 125.000 people.
After 1986, it went silent
around Queen. In 1987, he was diagnosed with AIDS but he kept working at a pace. He released a cover of the 1950s song "The Great
Pretender", which went into the UK top ten. After that, he flew to Spain, where he
made the magnificent album "Barcelona", together with
Montserrat Caballé, whom he saw
performing in 1983. Because Mercury loved opera, he became a huge fan
of her. For him, this album was like a dream becoming reality. The
single "Barcelona" went huge, and was also used as a theme song for the
1992 Olympics in Barcelona.
After "Barcelona", he started working with
the band again. They made "The Miracle", which was released in early 1989. It
was another success, with hits such as "Breakthru", "I Want It All", "The
Invisible Man" and the title track. At this point, Mercury told the band he had
AIDS, meaning that a tour of the album was out of the question. After Mercury told the band, he
refused to talk about it anymore. He was afraid that people would buy
their records out of pity. He said he wanted to keep making music as
long as possible. And he did. After "The Miracle", Mercury's health got worse. They
wanted to do one more album, called "Innuendo." They worked on it in
1990 and early 1991. Every time when Mercury would feel well, he came
over to the studio and sang. After "Innuendo" was released in January
1991, they made two video clips. The first one was the video clip of
"I'm Going Slightly Mad", shot in March 1991. Because Mercury was very
thin, and had little wounds all over his body, they used a lot of
make-up. He wore a wig, and the clip was shot in black and white.
Mercury's final video clip was released in June 1991. The clip, "These
Are The Days Of Our Lives", later turned out to be his goodbye song,
the last time he appeared on film. You could clearly see he was ill,
but he still hadn't told the world about his disease. Rumours went
around that he some kind of terrible disease. This rumor was confirmed
by Mercury himself, one day before he passed on. His death was seen as a
great loss for the world of popular music.- Actress
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Korrina Rico was born in Los Angeles County, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Ray Donovan (2013), Glass Jaw (2018) and Horrible Bosses 2 (2014).- Actor
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- Writer
Jonny Phillips was born on 5 September 1963 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for Titanic (1997), Bronson (2008) and The Death of Stalin (2017). He has been married to Yolanda Vazquez since 1989. They have two children.- Actor
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- Composer
Christopher Morris was born on 5 September 1965 in Bristol, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Four Lions (2010), The Day Today (1994) and Brass Eye (1997).- Actress
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Singer-actress Carol Lawrence earned widespread stardom quite early in
her singing career with the immortal role of Maria in the Broadway
musical "West Side Story." However, that success would not parlay into
film stardom for Carol as established star Natalie Wood, in spite of
the fact that she would need to be vocally dubbed by Marni Nixon, had
the requisite clout to play Maria in the classic 1961 film version.
Carol, however, endured as a celebrity and marched on from Broadway
stage to Broadway stage to the tune of "Subways Are for Sleeping,"
"Saratoga," "I Do! I Do!" and "Kiss of the Spiderwoman." The dark,
vivid beauty also stayed alive in clubs, cabarets, concerts and summer
stock stages opposite then-husband, singer Robert Goulet, as a highly
popular couple in the 60s. Born Carolina Maria Laraia in 1932, the
Chicago-born hopeful started out as a singer/dancer in the chorus lines
and made her Broadway debut with the "New Faces of 1952." Though Carol
never matched the success brought on by her "West Side Story" role, she
managed quite well with numerous TV guest spots and commercials that
has welcomed her warm, inviting presence and graceful style. At age
70+, she continues to freshen up her durable talents, most recently on
stage in "Amy's View" and the title role of "Mame." Carol has kept busy
over the years as a talk show host and author, publishing her autobiography
in 1990 and recently putting out a cook book.- Producer
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Graham Yost was born on 5 September 1959 in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. He is a producer and writer, known for Justified (2010), From the Earth to the Moon (1998) and The Pacific (2010).- Writer
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Producer-director Vidhu Vinod Chopra was born on 5th September, 1952 in Srinagar, Kashmir, India. After attending the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune, he made his directorial debut with the short film Murder At Monkey Hill in 1976. This won him the National Award, an honor given by the Government of India. Two years later, in 1978, he made a short documentary film called An Encounter with Faces, which was nominated for the Academy Awards in 1979. This poignant documentary highlighting the plight of India's destitute children also won the Grand Prix at the Tampere International Short Film Festival (1980). Chopra then went on to make his first mainstream Hindi-language film called Sazaaye Maut (Death Row) in 1981 (this was based on Murder at Monkey Hill). Later movies directed by him like Khamosh, Parinda, 1942: A Love Story, Kareeb, and Mission Kashmir were hailed by critics and audiences alike ( all can be hyperlinks). Moving away from direction in 2003, he wrote his first script and also made his first solo production under his company, Vinod Chopra Films, with Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. The movie, directed by Rajkumar Hirani, went on to become one of the most popular and successful films in Indian cinema. The second movie in the Munna Bhai series, Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) propagated Mahatma Gandhi's nonviolence principles and portrayed them in a new light. The 'Gandhisim' wave that spread across India, post the release of the movie was unprecedented. Chopra also wrote and produced the film Parineeta (2005) with another newcomer director, Pradeep Sarkar. It received critical and popular acclaim. After a hiatus of seven years, Chopra took up the director's baton yet again with the dramatic action-thriller Eklavya: The Royal Guard (2007). 3 Idiots (2009), another Vinod Chopra Films production directed by Rajkumar Hirani, remained India's #1 biggest worldwide box office performer until 2017, and it grossed more than $100 million. It was the first film in India to do so. It went on to win many awards, including Best Film at the Filmfare Awards. It also found popular appeal in markets like Taiwan and Korea. After the success of 3 idiots, Vinod Chopra worked with another new director, Rajesh Mapuskar, and co-wrote the film Ferrari Ki Sawaari (2012). The film was successful at the box-office and was lauded by the audience for its beautiful message. In 2014, he produced PK, another film directed by his longtime collaborator Rajkumar Hirani. Vinod Chopra made his Hollywood directorial debut with his film Broken Horses in 2015. This film was co-produced by the American company, Mandeville Films. He went on to produce several other films, including Wazir (2016), Sanju (2018), and Ek Ladki Koh Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2018). His production company, Vinod Chopra Films is one of the leading film production houses in India.- Actor
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Born in Cardiff, Peter trained as a doctor at Brasenose College, Oxford
and St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, but chose an acting
career just prior to graduation. Peter caught the acting bug as a
teenager at the National Youth Theatre in Wales and his drama training
was at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. On leaving
drama school in 1990, Peter made his television debut in Beeban
Kidron's Screen Two production of "Antonia and Jane" before going on to
play lead roles in three television drama series: "Alex" in Granada
TV's Medics; "Lt. Nick Pasco" in "Soldier Soldier" for Central TV; and
"Tom Walton" in "The Men's Room" (1991), a five-part series directed by
Antonia Bird for BBC TV.
For the next few years, Peter worked steadily in the UK doing several
noteworthy productions, such as Pirandello's "Six Characters in Search
of an Author", "Alun Lewis" in "Alun Lewis: Death and Beauty" for the
BBC Wales and "Martin Chuzzlewit" for the BBC, as well as the movie
"Uncovered", directed by Jim McBride. In 1995, Peter did a guest shot
on "Highlander the Series" playing Methos, a 5000 year old Immortal,
which led to a recurring role on the series and changed the theater of
his work from the UK to America. He moved to Canada during the filming
of "Highlander", then returned to the UK to play Tom Kirby in the
Granada Television series "Noah's Ark." Back in Canada, he did two
seasons of "Cold Squad" as Inspector Simon Ross and had roles in "X-Men
2- X-Men United" and "Catwoman". He received a Gemini Award nomination
and a Christian TV Excellence nomination for best actor for his work in
"The Miracle of the Cards". In 2006, Peter appeared on the BBC series,
"Dalziel and Pascoe." Peter and his family relocated to Los Angeles in
the fall of 2005 where he did guest shots on the series "Charmed," and
"Medium" as well as "The Collector" for CTV in Canada. He revisited the
character of Methos for the new Highlander movie, "The Source" and also
played the title role in "The Last Sin Eater" directed by Michael
Landon Jr. for Fox Faith Pictures. In the summer of 2006, Peter
returned to the UK to join the cast of the popular medical drama "Holby
City" for at least one year as Medical Consultant Daniel Clifford.
Peter holds an Advanced Level Stage fighting certificate, is a former
National Trampoline Champion and his personal best time for running the
London Marathon is 3 hours exactly. Peter is married and he and his
wife have a son.
As of August, 2011, Peter has returned to medical school, attending the
University of Vermont, to become a doctor. He graduated in May
2015.- Actor
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Johnny Sibilly is an actor, producer, and advocate based in Los Angeles. In 2018, Sibilly made waves with his role of Costas Perez on FX's groundbreaking show "Pose," created by Ryan Murphy. Sibilly is an ardent champion for Latinx and LGBTQ+ rights, and has grown a sizable following online, known for his progressive and comedic voice.- Actress
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Kim Hye-Soo is a South Korean actress and one of the most popular teen stars of the 1980s and 1990s. She is known for her headstrong independence and regularly playing strong-willed, sophisticated women. During the height of her fame, Kim was referred to as the "Pencil Board Star" of the 1980s due to the popularity of pencil boards printed with her image. She has also been named a part of the "Troika of the 1990s" in Korea along with her contemporaries Kim Hee-Sun and Shim Eun-Ha for their nationwide fame. In 1993, Kim led the main role in the film First Love and gained critical acclaim for her portrayal of the archetypal innocent girl, winning a Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Leading Actress and earning her the title "Nation's First Love" although the film was a box-office failure.
n 1985, Kim was featured in a commercial for Nestlé Milo and as well as the first K-pop music video, Cho Yong-Pil's title song Empty In The Air. In 1986, Kim made her film debut on Kambo when she was a first-year high school student. She also won Best New Actress for Kambo at the 23rd Baeksang Arts Awards. Kim went on to play the leading roles in the television series Samogok (1987), Sun Shim-Yi (1988), and Senoya (1989). She co-starred with Roh Joo-Hyun in When The Flowers Bloom And The Birds Cry (1990). In 1991, she landed the main role in Lost Love.
Over two decades, she amassed a massive filmography of leading and supporting roles, notably in the television series Did We Really Love? with Bae Yong-Joon and Revenge and Passion with Ahn Jae-Wook, as well as the film Tie a Yellow Ribbon (1998). In the 2000s, Kim focused more on her career in film rather than television, featuring in Kick the Moon, YMCA Baseball Team, and Three. At this time, she reinvented her image as a glamorous and confident Femme Fatale in Hypnotized (2004).- After graduating from high school, she joined the faculty of Russian philology Pskov Pedagogical Institute, in 2006 she graduated from Russian Academy of Theatre Arts. Since 2003 she has appeared in more than 30 films and since 2007 she has been one of the leading actresses at the State Theater of Nations.
He cooperates with the theater "School of Modern Play" and the theater on Malaya Bronnaya theater company Evgeniy Mironov.
The actress became well known after playing supporting roles in In the Fog (2012) directed by Sergey Loznitsa and The Edge (2010) directed by Aleksey Uchitel. Lead roles in the drama film Nevesta (2006), the comedy Santa Lyuchiya (2012), and the war Battle for Sevastopol (2015) brought her popularity among Russian audiences. - Actor
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Anthony Coons was born on 5 September 1995 in Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for Heels (2021), Hollywood (2020) and American Horror Story (2011).- Actress
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Debbie was born on September 5, 1956, in suburban Arcadia of Los
Angeles. From the age of only 6 months old Debbie was in numerous
commercials and television shows. She also did some print modelling.
She grew up in a showbiz family and her parents were both naturalized
citizens from Manitoba, Canada, who moved to California in the early
50s. She has two older sisters, Michele who works as a commercial and
television actress in Utah and Patricia who has appeared in a few films
and television series. She also has a younger brother Kel who doesn't
act. She tested for
The Sound of Music (1965) on
Feb 7, 1964, and the producers thought she was so adorable and signed
her on almost immediately.
After graduating from college in California she worked in a ski resort
where she met her husband Rick Larson. They married in 1980. She became
a skier and in college Debbie was the west coast ski racing champion.
She's currently living in a suburb of Minnesota and has four daughters,
Brooke, Jamie, Angela and Kate. Currently, Debbie works as a successful
floral designer where she focuses on collectible Santa Claus Dolls
which can be purchased online through her website.- Actress
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Lucy Decoutere was born on 5 September 1970 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She is an actress, known for Trailer Park Boys (2001), Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006) and Trailer Park Boys (1999).- A Portland, Oregon native, Kasey received his BFA in acting from
Southern Oregon University and completed the Actor's Ensemble
Internship Program at PCPA in California. He then moved to New York
City to perform there and at various regional theaters across the US.
In 2006 Kasey relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film &
television, and has worked directly with some of his lifelong
inspirations. Kasey loves his life in LA and can often be found hiking
in the canyons or trying not to shout expletives on the 101. - Christine Marzano was born on 5 September 1986 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Seven Psychopaths (2012), Byzantium (2012) and Paranoia (2013).
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Born in New York City to Broadway Playwright P.J. Barry and Social Worker Dolores Barry, Matthew first appeared on stage at the tender age of 8 in Roundabout Theatre's "A Piece of Fog" At 13, he starred in the CBS Comedy "Ivan the Terrible" and at 15 was cast opposite Jill Clayburgh in Bernardo Bertolucci's "Luna" - After moving to Los Angeles and appearing in film and television, Matthew made the move to casting, working with award winner Victoria Thomas on "Indecent Proposal" "Crimson Tide" "Con Air" "Mars Attacks" and many more. He partnered with his long time agent Nancy Green-Keyes and cast "Rush Hour" "John Q" "Shanghai Noon" "Family Man" "Rush Hour 2" "How High" "Freddy Vs Jason" "The Notebook" "Alpha Dog" "The Other Woman" and many more. While still casting, he is a much sought after acting coach.- Nora Marlowe was born on 5 September 1915 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Westworld (1973) and Emergency! (1972). She was married to James McCallion. She died on 31 December 1977 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Jang Hye-jin was born on 5 September 1975. She is an actress, known for Parasite (2019), Crash Landing on You (2019) and Into the Ring (2020).
- Alicia Banit is an Australia film and television actress, as well as a dancer. She was born on September 5, 1990. Alicia began acting professionally at a young age, making her television debut in 1995, in an episode of Halifax f.p. (1994). She is most known for playing Kat Karamakov in the Australian television series, Dance Academy (2010).
- Brandon Wardell was born on 5 September 1992 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (2019), Easter Sunday (2022) and Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000).
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Thomas Mikal Ford was born on September 5, 1964 in Los Angeles,
California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for "Martin" (1992),
"Harlem Nights" (1989), and "Across the Tracks" (1990).
He recently completed four seasons as the hilarious Pope of Comedy on
TV One's hit show "Who's Got Jokes?", hosted by Bill Bellamy.
In the past few years Tommy has starred in over 15 films and a new TV
series, "Basketball Wives."
Recently, Tommy has been focusing on building a successful career
behind the camera. He has directed and produced several webisodes,
television dramas, and sitcom pilots: including "Blvd West", "Ancestors",
"Comedy Camp", and "Flipping Bird", and "Bird & Brick." He directed
and produced seven films, "Switching Lanes" being the most recent.
Mr. Ford joined the cast of three wonderful television productions on
Uplifting Network: "Sugar Mamas", "To Love and to Cherish", and "In
the Meantime."
Whether playing Tommy on FOX's hit "Martin", displaying a versatile style
on FOX's drama "New York Undercover," or recurring as the fun-loving
father on UPN's "The Parkers" Ford constantly makes changes in his career
and finds success in any endeavor he chooses to take on. Following a long-
time dream, he launched a series of award-winning children's books designed
to promote healthy, spiritual, and non-violent living while guiding young
people to become better people.
He has been involved in numerous legitimate theater productions for
which he has received tremendous critical acclaim for his producing,
directing and acting efforts. Among those productions are "Jonin", "South
of Where We Live" (Drama Logue Award, Image Award nominations),
"Monsoon Christmas" (Drama Logue & Image Award), "Living Room" (Image
Award nomination), and "Distant Fires" (Drama Logue & Image Award nomination)
among others.
Tommy is excited to introduce two variety talk-shows and a documentary
that he is filming in Atlanta: "Don't Be Stupid" is best described as "Bill Maher
meets Chelsea Lately on collard greens"! And "Spoken Word With Hank
Stewart the Poet" highlights amazing poets and spoken-word artists.
He's also filming a documentary entitled "Reverse the Lynch Curse", an
empowering piece about breaking curses of fear distrust and envy.