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Matthew Del Negro stars opposite Billy Bob Thornton on season 2 of Amazon's Goliath, and will next star opposite Gad Elmaleh in Netflix's comedy series Huge in France, due in early 2019. In 2017, Matt was in theaters in Taylor Sheridan's Wind River, starring Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, and Jon Bernthal, which won Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival. On the silver screen Del Negro recurred as 'Michael Ambruso' on the ABC series Scandal for three seasons. He portrayed 'Mayor Gavin Newsom' in the ABC miniseries When We Rise, about the gay rights movement in the US, and played 'Detective Hauser' in the Warner Bros. feature Hot Pursuit, starring Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara. The most notable of his many recurring roles include HBO's The Sopranos, NBC's The West Wing, Showtime's United States of Tara and MTV's Teen Wolf. Matthew's film credits include Celeste and Jesse Forever, starring Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg, Alex of Venice, starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Derek Luke, Ira and Abby, Room 314, and Limerence, on which he also served as a Executive Producer.
Matt's Hollywood success has been well earned and slow-burning, as he began his career in small theater productions in New York before landing a pivotal recurring role on Season 4 of HBO's groundbreaking series The Sopranos (1999) opposite James Gandolfini and Edie Falco. Other theater credits include A.C.T.'s sold-out run of David Mamet's "Speed the Plow" in the role of Bobby Gould, directed by Loretta Greco.
Having made his own short film, Christmas Break, in 2007, Matt stepped behind the camera again as creative consultant to help fellow actor Chris Messina with his directorial debut, Alex of Venice (2014). He has had similarly prominent roles in an assortment of festival and independent films such as the gritty The Sublime and Beautiful (2014), Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012) starring Andy Samberg and Rashida Jones, Ira & Abby (2006) for Magnolia Pictures, and the Ethan Hawke directed Chelsea Walls (2001).
In 2017, after describing his career as "being told 'No' for a living" when speaking to near-graduates of MFA Theater Programs in Los Angeles, Matthew created and launched his podcast, 10,000 "No"s, which can be listened to on the Apple Podcasts App, Spotify and at 10000nos.com. On it, Matthew gets up close and personal with top-shelf folks from all walks of life about the 10,000 "No"s they've had to endure and the struggles they've had to overcome on their journey to where they are today. The interviews are inspiring, raw, honest, and funny, with the intention of helping listeners realize that the people they think have "got it made" put their pants on one leg at a time, just like them . Matthew grew up in Westchester County, New York and graduated from Boston College, where he played Division I Lacrosse and consistently made the Dean's List.
He lives with his wife and two children in Los Angeles.- Alain Erlande-Brandenburg was born on 2 August 1937 in Luxeuil, France. He died on 6 June 2020 in France.
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Writer, musician and film producer whose greatest claim to fame is in being one of the country's greatest practical jokers. Four years out of Ohio State University, Abel perpetrated his first major hoax in 1959 as the mastermind of the "Society for Indecency to Naked Animals" in which he persuaded actor Buck Henry to portray the president of the Society and appear on Television recommending the diapering of farm animals for decency's sake. Other classic hoaxes by Abel involved him and his wife Jeanne lobbying for a nude postage stamp of Jane Fonda, promoting a fictional Sex Olympics, and convincing the press that General Idi Amin was getting married in a lavish wedding at New York's Plaza Hotel on the sly. Abel and his wife were constantly able to fool the public and the press alike.- Music Department
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Aldir Blanc was born on 2 August 1946 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a composer and writer, known for Blame It on Rio (1984), Garrincha: Estrela Solitária (2003) and Se Segura, Malandro! (1978). He was married to Mari Lúcia Chaves de Sá Freire and Ana Lucia de Souza Blanc Mendes. He died on 4 May 2020 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Alice started acting quite young when she appeared on several of the Fun Song Factory episodes. She also played the young Posh Spice in the Pop Video of the Spice Girls 'Mama' after being picked out of an audience of children by Victoria herself. Some of her early work included working with Art Malik in Deadline, Kenneth Brannagh, Courtney Cox and Heather Graham in Alien Love Triangle and with the young Keira Knightly in Coming Home. In 2001 she worked with Heath Ledger in a Knights Tale followed by the role of Polya in the TV adaptation of 'Crime and Punishment' and playing Mia in the early morning kids drama 'UgetMe'. In 2003 she landed the lead role as Dolphin in the Channel 4 adaptation of Jaqueline Wilson's book 'The Illustrated Mum' working with Michelle Collins. Since then she has played the voice of Mucas in CBBC drama Fungus the Bogeyman and is the new face of CITV's show The New Worst Witch. 'The Thief Lord' movie of Cornelia Funke's children's novel in which Alice plays the role of Hornet followed in 2006 and she plays Elle Bannon in the series My Spy Family which is showing on Boomerang. Alice has an older brother Tom who is also an accomplished actor and sister Hayley who is studying Hospitality and Events Management.
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Alice Jane Evans was born in 1968 to David Evans, a professor of Applied Mathematics at Bristol University and Janet Evans, a teacher of English literature. Alice gained a degree in French and Italian from University College, London, and then moved to Paris where she studied acting at the Cours Florent. She quickly began to work, mainly in French television but also in the very successful Italian miniseries Le ragazze di Piazza di Spagna (1998) as "Nathalie", a French student who is forced to come to grips with the realities of life when she finds out she is pregnant by a man she is not supposed to be with. This was particularly challenging as Alice played the role in Italian, but had to loop the entire film later on because her own accent in Italian sounded too British and not French enough! Her first big break came when her first feature, Monsieur Naphtali (1999) was brought to the attention of Oscar-winning director Claude Lelouch, who invited her to audition for a film he was writing, Une pour toutes (1999) and, after three callbacks, cast her in one of the three lead roles. Alice played "Macha", one of three actresses who, after a failed production of Anton Chekhov's "Three Sisters", invent a scheme to swindle wealthy men out of money and eventually end up making the film of the story of their lives. The film was a critical, if not commercial success. Anne Parillaud and Marianne Denicourt co-starred.
Aside from an episode of TV show "Highlander", Alice did not act in her mother tongue, English, until 1999 when Disney cast her as the lead in 102 Dalmatians (2000) alongside Glenn Close, Gérard Depardieu and Ioan Gruffudd. This was a huge break for Alice but it was marred by tragedy. Her beloved mother, Janet, suffered a fatal heart attack whilst out walking her dog, less than 24 hours before Alice's final screen test for the role. The story goes that she never told her mother about the test and was hoping to surprise her if she won the role. Janet was only 59. In a strange twist, the actor she first met only hours after losing her mother was to become her closest friend. Alice became very close to Ioan Gruffudd during the shoot and they became a couple in late 2000. They got engaged in 2005.
In 2000, Alice shot Best of Both Worlds (2001) for the BBC, in which she played "Diane", an air stewardess who is a wife and mother, who begins a relationship with a man in Italy, where she flies three times a week and eventually marries him and embarks on a double life. The series was written by acclaimed writer Paul Abbott and Alice received glowing reviews for her performance. In 2002, she was cast by Mel Smith as the lead in Blackball (2003) alongside James Cromwell and Vince Vaughn. The film was a commercial and critical flop and other commercially unsuccessful British and European films followed. Perhaps because of this, Alice moved to Los Angeles, California in 2003. In the United States, she has worked in both film (Four Corners of Suburbia (2005)) and television (CSI: Miami (2002), The Chris Isaak Show (2001)), although she still continues to work in the United Kingdom, most recently alongside Alistair McGowan in a new series for BBC One and with Billy Boyd and Eva Birthistle in the Independent feature Save Angel Hope (2007).
She lives in West Hollywood with her husband, actor Ioan Gruffudd. She gave birth to their first child, Ella Betsi Janet Gruffudd, on September 6, 2009.- Producer
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Aline Brosh McKenna was born on 2 August 1967 in France. She is a producer and writer, known for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015), The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and Your Place or Mine (2023). She is married to Will McKenna. They have two children.- Alison Fiske was born on 2 August 1943 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Mansfield Park (1983), Performance (1991) and Helen: A Woman of Today (1973). She was married to Stephen Fagan. She died on 26 July 2020 in Lewes, East Sussex, England, UK.
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Every day, somewhere across the globe, someone is enjoying the music of Andrew Gold. Whether it's his joyous ode "Thank You for Being a Friend," his plaintive hit "Lonely Boy," his chiming guitar work and supple arrangements on various classic tracks such as Linda Ronstadt's smash hit "You're No Good," his crafty, ear-friendly art-pop as one half of the duo Wax UK, or one of his engaging children's albums, Andrew produced some of the most beloved sounds of the past 50 years.
Andrew's remarkable career in popular music showcased his prodigious talents as a mellifluous, passionate singer; a polished, thoughtful, astute songwriter; a creative, meticulous producer, arranger and engineer; and a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist. Born in Burbank, CA. on August 2, 1951 and raised in Hollywood, Andrew was a precocious kid. He wrote his first songs when he was a mere 13-years-old, dazzled by the sweet and glistening din of the British Invasion ensembles - especially The Beatles. Diligently, he mastered a band's worth of instruments, including guitar, bass, keyboards and drums. It's no surprise that music was Andrew's calling. His father, Ernest Gold, was one of Hollywood's premier composers, winning an Academy Award for scoring the epic feature film Exodus. His mother, Marni Nixon, was an accomplished singer and musical performer renowned for providing the singing voice for famous actresses in high profile films, such as Natalie Wood in West Side Story; Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady; and Deborah Kerr in The King and I.
While a schoolboy abroad in England, Andrew landed his first recording contract at the age of 16 after he submitted a selection of demos to Polydor Records' London office. It would only be a few years later when he would have his first major impact on the world of Pop music, teaming up with then-rising Country-Rock singer Linda Ronstadt and her producer Peter Asher. Beginning with her 1974 breakthrough album Heart Like a Wheel, Andrew collaborated on the majority of Linda's records in the 1970s. He sang and played behind her as a mainstay of her band, manning virtually every instrument on her #1 hit "You're No Good" (which features a classic Gold guitar bridge) and much of Heart Like a Wheel. As Linda's go-to arranger, he crafted the sounds of such memorable Ronstadt chart-toppers as "When Will I Be Loved" and "Heat Wave." Andrew was in Linda's band from 1973 until 1977, and also played with her from time to time throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
Earning kudos from critics and fans as well as the respect of his peers, Andrew was subsequently invited to share his skills with a Who's Who of music-industry superstars. His vocal and instrumental prowess and deft songwriting enhanced the records or live performances of many major artists, including Celine Dion, Carly Simon, 10cc, James Taylor, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Brian Wilson, Jackson Browne, Don Henley, Diana Ross, Cher, Art Garfunkel, Trisha Yearwood, Wynonna Judd, Jesse McCartney, Eric Carmen, Jennifer Warnes, Stephen Bishop, Nicolette Larson, Maria Muldaur, Neil Diamond, Juice Newton, Leo Sayer, Vince Gill, Aaron Neville, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and Japanese superstar Eikichi Yazawa.
Andrew was becoming an accomplished solo artist, too. In the mid-'70s, he released four well-received Pop-Rock albums: Andrew Gold (1975), What's Wrong with This Picture (1976), All This and Heaven Too (1978), and Whirlwind (1979). The elegant, melancholy single "Lonely Boy," taken from What's Wrong with This Picture, was a Top 10 hit in the U.S., as was "Thank You for Being a Friend" from All This and Heaven Too. "Thank You for Being a Friend" later became the theme for the massively popular television situation comedy The Golden Girls - which continues to be watched and adored on cable TV, in syndication on broadcast TV, and on DVD throughout the world since its original NBC network run from 1985-1992. The song itself is considered a classic Pop tune - an uplifting anthem of camaraderie with appeal that cuts across all demographics. Meanwhile, "Lonely Boy" has been featured on the soundtracks of a variety of films, including 1997's Boogie Nights, 1998's The Waterboy and 2016's The Nice Guys.
Over the past three decades, Andrew continued to fashion memorable music. In the UK and beyond, he had solo success with singles such as "Never Let Her Slip Away" and "How Can This Be Love." His popularity in the UK was so significant that he was asked to join hit-making British group 10cc in the early 1980s. Although he declined the offer, he linked up with 10cc singer/songwriter/musician Graham Gouldman to form Wax UK in 1983, recording three albums that spawned two international hits, "Right Between the Eyes" and "Bridge to Your Heart." Although they dissolved Wax in 1989, Gold and Gouldman never stopped writing and recording together whenever possible. Back in the early 1970s, Andrew had co-founded the ensemble Bryndle with Karla Bonoff, Wendy Waldman, and Kenny Edwards; they reunited in the early 1990s, producing the tuneful, engaging albums Bryndle (1995) and House of Silence (2001) before going their separate ways again.
True to his lineage, Andrew produced and wrote songs and music for numerous television and movie soundtracks. He also sang "The Final Frontier," the theme to the long-running Paul Reiser-Helen Hunt TV sitcom Mad About You. (Andrew's rendition of "The Final Frontier" was actually used as the wake-up call for the Mars Pathfinder space probe in 1996, making his vocal the first human voice heard on Mars). He found time to write and produce hit recordings for many of his aforementioned friends and colleagues, as well as producing a handful of tracks on The Stars Come Out for Christmas series of charity albums. In addition, he composed and recorded the exuberant holiday-themed children's albums Halloween Howls and A Sugarbeats Christmas. With whimsy and affection, he formulated Greetings from Planet Love as a one-man band under the pseudonym The Fraternal Order of the All, with original songs written and performed in the style of Gold's favorite 1960s bands, such as The Beatles, The Byrds, and The Beach Boys. He released an album of Wax UK rarities, Bikini Wax, and a best-of compilation with bonus cuts, The Wax Files. A career retrospective entitled Thank You for Being a Friend: The Best of Andrew Gold was issued in 1997.
Andrew didn't stop there. Exquisitely crafted solo albums - Since 1951, Warm Breezes, The Spence Manor Suite, and Intermission - were produced and released. There is still a considerable amount of his studio work that has yet to be released but should soon be made available to the public.
Gold died in his sleep, apparently from heart failure, on June 3, 2011 at age 59. He is survived by his second wife Leslie Kogan, his three daughters from his first marriage, and his mother. And though he passed away, his music will live on and on.
As longtime friend and Grammy-winning producer Peter Asher put it, "Andrew's talent was almost eerie. He was a self-taught instinctive musician who seemed to be able to play any instrument he had a mind to. He was a brilliant writer, a great singer, and a highly imaginative producer and arranger -- on top of being a multi-instrumentalist of the highest order. And he never failed to come up with something extraordinary every time he played."- Angel, an exotic combination of Spanish, Irish, English and Italian, knew she wanted to perform from the age of five. At that young age, her lofty goals included modeling, singing and acting. She appeared in a few local television commercials in her hometown of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and also did the beauty pageant circuit, accruing more than 500 trophies from age eight to sixteen. She went on to study drama, dance and vocal at the performing arts high school in Florida, where she starred in Picnic and My Fair Lady. After high school, Angel signed with her first agent and did a few independent films, including Suicide Blonde (1999). During that time she landed her first national commercial for Allstate, where she also earned her SAG card. In July of 1997, Angel moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of acting. Within two months of being in Los Angeles, Angel booked a guest-starring role on the syndicated series Viper (1994) and then a recurring role on the popular television series Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990). Her film credits include starring roles in Peak Experience (2003), Warlock III: The End of Innocence (1999), and March (2001), an independent film starring former General Hospital (1963) stars Rena Sofer and Sean Kanan. Angel lives in Los Angeles and in her free time enjoys practicing yoga, reading, cooking and taking long drives.
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Angélica Rivera was born on 2 August 1970 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She is an actress, known for Mariana de la noche (2003), Destilando amor (2007) and La dueña (1995). She was previously married to Enrique Peña Nieto and José Alberto Castro.- Actress
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Moving from Orangeburg, South Carolina to the states capital, Columbia at the age of 2, Angell Conwell began her journey in entertainment at a very young age. After winning numerous awards locally and in the surrounding states of Georgia and North Carolina, she signed with Wilhelmina's Kids Division in New York. Always one to challenge herself, Angell begged for her parents permission to audition for August Wilson's highly acclaimed, "Fences". After landing the role she realized, commitment to pursuing a career in entertainment was exactly what she would set out to do.
At age 11, Angell and her mother, with only enough funds to stretch a couple months, relocated to Los Angeles for pilot season. It was quite an eye opener for her. After a very trying season, on the exact day she was scheduled to move back to Columbia, she booked the CBS pilot "On Our Own". Although, the pilot wasn't picked up to series, the network noticed this vibrant young actress and soon flew her back to California to audition for the role of Meshach Taylor's daughter on the CBS show "Dave's World". She landed the role.
At 17, John Singleton cast Angell in her first silver screen role as Kim in "Baby Boy" sharing the screen with Tyrese, Taraji P. Hensen & Omar Gooding. Immediately after, Conwell began filming the Lions Gate comedic remake "The Wash", and MGM's wildly popular "Soul Plane" alongside Kevin Hart and Sofia Vergara. She's guest starred and recurred on dozens of hit shows.
Angell was presented with Columbia, South Carolina's Key To The City on February 5, 2019. This day was also deemed Angell Conwell Day by Mayor Steven Benjamin.- Actress
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Angie Cepeda was born on August 2, 1974 in Cartagena, Colombia. She grew up in Barranquilla. Her parents are José Cepeda & Yadhira Jiménez who were both lawyers. After their divorce, he went to live w/ her mom & 2 sisters, Lorna & Ivette.
She once thought of studying publishing. However, she discovered her passion was in drama & moved to Bogotá where she stayed w/ her aunt. She started taking drama courses. Afterwards, she was contracted by a beer company, doing some ads for it. Next, she played some bit parts in several soap operas & movies. Her big break was when he got a role in the soap opera Las Juanas (1997). She garnered the attention of some TV producers who offered her roles in prime time shows w/ most memorable of them being her lead role in Luz María (1998).
In the film world, Peruvian director Francisco Lombardi convinced her to portray a whore named La Colombiana in Captain Pantoja and the Special Services (1999). It was a smash hit in Colombia, Spain, Peru & Argentina. It also got her good reviews for her performance.- Actor
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Angus Imrie was born on 2 August 1994 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for The Kid Who Would Be King (2019), Emma. (2020) and Kingdom (2007).- Actress
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Ann Dvorak was the daughter of silent film star Anna Lehr and silents director Edwin McKim. She entered films at the start of sound, as a dance instructor for the lavish MGM musicals. She came to international prominence in Scarface (1932) with Paul Muni, but often complained about the lack of quality of her films, which led to arguments with her bosses at Warners. She married British actor Leslie Fenton in 1932, and came to Britain to make a few films. She contributed to the British war effort driving an ambulance. She retired from the screen in 1951, and died in 1979.- Anne Phelan, or Annie to her friends, started acting in amateur theatre productions and also worked as a singer before turning to full-time acting. One of Australia's best loved character actresses, Anne has combined her acting career with tireless work for many AIDS-related charities, such as Positive Women and Oz Showbiz Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. In February 2000, Anne was on the organizing committee of the 21st anniversary reunion party for the highly popular TV series Prisoner (1979), in which she played top dog Myra Desmond, which saw the cast gathering at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne to entertain fans who had flown in for the event from around the world and raise money for AIDS charities.
Anne would continue acting until 2015 where she had a recurring role on Winners & Losers (2011), after that Anne slipped into quiet semi-retirement, taking up work as a voice over artist.
Anne passed away October 27 aged 75. - Actor
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Anthony Crivello is actor admired for his vast range and skill on stage and screen. He received Broadway's Tony Award, Chicago's Jefferson Award, a Carbonelle Award, a Footlights Award and nominations for three Jefferson, two Canadian Dora Mavor Moore, LA's Ovation, Drama Critics, Robbie, Garland, and Friends of New York Theater Awards. He is a member of The Actor's Studio in NYC/Los Angeles. On Television: In 2023, Crivello recurs as officious butler "Sebastian" in Disney's anthology comedy "Pretty Freekin Scary." Crivello portrayed British Academy Award winning director David Lean in the FOX21Miniseries "Feud: Betty and Joan" directed by the acclaimed Ryan Murphy (starring Susan Sarandon, Jessica Lange, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Kathy Bates, Judy Davis and Alfred Molina). He starred in "Emma's Chance" (opposite Joseph Lawrence, Greer Grammar, Ryan McCartan and Missi Pyle) for The Hallmark Channel. He was featured in HBO/ Stephen Soderberg's Emmy Award winning "Behind the Candelabra" (staring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, screenplay by Richard LaGravenese). He co-starred in director Ron Krauss' "Alien Hunter" (opposite James Spader, John Lynch, Roy Dotrice, Carl Lewis and Leslie Stefanson) for Sony Films/Sci-Fi Channel. He co-starred in the Tele-films "Dillinger and Capone" (opposite Martin Sheen and F. Murray Abraham), ABC/Disney's "Geppetto" (with Drew Carey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Rene Auberjonis, directed by Tom Moore/choreographed by Jerry Mitchell), "The Glass Cage" (opposite Eric Roberts), "Frankenstein Sings," "Running Woman," "919 Fifth Ave," director John Gray's "The Lost Capone" (opposite Adrian Pasdar, Eric Roberts and Titus Welliver), director Rob Iscove's "Murder in Black and White" and director Ted Demme's "The Bet." Mr. Crivello guest-starred on CBS's "CSI: NY," NBC's "Frasier" (opposite Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde-Pierce & company), "In-Laws" (opposite Dennis Farina, Jean Smart, & Elon Gold), the acclaimed comedy "Seinfeld," "Normal, Ohio" (opposite John Goodman, Orsen Bean, Anita Gillette), "Star Trek: Voyager," "Babylon 5," "Miami Vice," "Dark Justice" and "Law and Order." Mr. Crivello began his television career on the daytime series "One Life to Live" as "Johnny Dee Hesser." On Film: Roland Emmerich's "Trade" (opposite Kevin Kline), Independence Day (Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Will Smith), "Material Girls" (opposite Hilary and Hailey Duff, with Angelica Houston), Steve Miner's Texas Rangers (opposite Alfed Molina, with Usher and Ashton Kutcher), Jim Abrahams' comedy "Jane Austin's Mafia!," "Spellbinder" (opposite Kelly Preston, Tim Daily, Rick Rossovich), "Crocodile Dundee II" (Paul Hogan), Slaves of New York (Bernadette Peters), Shakedown (Sam Elliott). Mr. Crivello starred in Gil Wadsworth's dark comedy "The Glass Jar" (Official Selection: 1999-2000/ N.Y. Intl. Independent, DGA Finders Series, and 11 other Film Festivals), director Will Wallace's independent comedy "Spanish Fly" (Santa Monica and Winner: 'Best Comedy Feature' 2003 Dallas' Deep Ellum Film Festival). His work was praised by for his portrayal of hardened con-man "Boonie" in the short film "The Mark" (New York City ShortFest and others, directed by Cannes Film Festival 'Young Director Award Winner' Taryn Kosniver) and "Henry Toy" for director Anthony Engelken. (Beverly Hills, Madrid and won the Award of Excellence / Best Short - La Jolla Film Festival.)- Actress
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Patricia Apollonia Kotero was born on August 2, 1959 in Santa Monica, California, to Mexican parents, Maria Socorro Torres, a caregiver, and Victor Manuel Kotero, a restaurant manager. She initially pursued fame and fortune via work as an actress, singer and model. After winning the Miss San Pedro beauty competition and a stint cheerleader for the Los Angeles Rams in the 1980s, Kotero began acting in roles both in films and television series such as CHiPs (1977), Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982), Fantasy Island (1977), Matt Houston (1982) and Knight Rider (1982).
Apollonia landed the role of a lifetime while auditioning for Prince for his first ever feature film. Winning the starring role opposite Prince in the blockbuster musical Purple Rain (1984), which received an Academy Award. Apollonia 6, also featured supporting singers Brenda Bennett and Susan Moonsie. Apollonia 6 went on a worldwide tour to promote the blockbuster single "Sex Shooter". Apollonia had originally recorded a version of the song "Manic Monday" for the album "Apollonia 6" (1984). Written by Prince, the song would later become a worldwide hit single for the girl group, The Bangles. "Take Me with U" is Apollonia's highest charting single, reaching #25 on the Top 40 chart in the United States. Kotero left Prince's camp in 1985 to appear on the CBS primetime soap opera Falcon Crest (1981). She was allowed to appear under her own stage name, "Apollonia", and also performed several solo songs, none of which would be released (one of the songs, which was often played and referred to on the series was a title called "Red Light Romeo", which was written by U.S. songwriter Jon Lind who had penned the U.S. #1 hit, "Crazy for You", for Madonna). Kotero stayed on the series for 10 consecutive weeks, playing the girlfriend of teenage heartthrob Lorenzo Lamas. In 1988, Warner Bros. Records released her first solo album, simply titled "Apollonia". Containing high energy dance music, three singles were released from the album: "Since I Fell For You", "The Same Dream" and "Mismatch".
Kotero then released the 1997 bilingual ballad "Stay with Me". Apollonia went on to appear in such films as Ministry of Vengeance (1989), Back to Back (1989), Black Magic Woman (1991) and a couple of Italian productions, A Woman's Secret (1992), Bad Girls (1992). She returned to television on such series as Sliders (1995) and Air America (1998), and also hosted The Jazz Channel's "Latin Beat" program. During this period, an exercise video entitled "Go For It" was also released. Apollonia can be seen on E Channel's "Celebrity Homes" and MTV's "Cribs", with friend Carmen Electra, "The Test" and "Rendezview". In 2005, Apollonia formed a multimedia entertainment company, Kotero Entertainment, which formed partnerships with a number of producers to produce a children animated television series, as well as featured films. Kotero Entertainment also manages young talent such as television and film star Sascha Andres and young pop singer Nikki Barreras, also known as Nikki B. More recently, Kanye West's 2007 song "Stronger", used her name in the lyrics, and on December 1, 2007, she appeared at a Project Angel Food charity event in Beverly Hills, California.- Producer
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Writer/director/producer Arthur Marks was born on August 2, 1927 in Los Angeles, California. His grandparents acted in silent pictures and his father, Dave Marks, was an assistant director and production manager at MGM whose credits include The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Easter Parade (1948).
Arthur began his film career as a young boy working as both an extra and bit actor in movies in the 1930s. He attended the University of Southern California and got a job working in the production department at MGM. However, it was in the 1950s that his career really took off: He was an assistant director for the TV shows Broken Arrow (1956), The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955) and Treasury Men in Action (1950) and worked on the immensely popular Perry Mason (1957) TV series as both a producer and director. He eventually began directing enjoyably trashy low-budget drive-in exploitation features in the 1970s; he made his theatrical film debut with the 1970 movie Togetherness (1970). He truly hit his stride, though, with several hugely entertaining blaxploitation outings: The rousing crime thriller Detroit 9000 (1973) (this particular picture was re-released in theaters in 1998 by Quentin Tarantino), the delightfully breezy Pam Grier vehicle Friday Foster (1975), the bang-up Fred Williamson action flick Bucktown (1975), the atmospheric horror winner J.D.'s Revenge (1976), and the amusingly goofy comedy The Monkey Hu$tle (1976). His other films as director include the gritty film noir Bonnie's Kids (1972), the sleazy serial killer opus The Roommates (1973), and the silly soft-core romp Class of '74 (1972). In addition, he served as production manager on The Centerfold Girls (1974) and Wonder Women (1973). He often produced the films he directed.
Marks ran the independent outfit General Film Corp. in the 1970s, which picked up pictures like William Girdler's The Get-Man (1974) and the notorious cult exploitation gem The Candy Snatchers (1973) for theatrical distribution. Outside of his movie work, he has directed episodes of such TV shows as The Dukes of Hazzard (1979), Starsky and Hutch (1975) and I Spy (1965)
He and his wife Phyllis Marie Lehman had four children; his sons Beau Marks and Paul Marks are both successful film and television producers. Marks died at age 92 at his home in Woodland Hills, California on November 13, 2019.- In her long career, Beatrice Straight did quite a bit of work in the movies, despite plying her trade mostly onstage. When she did grace the silver screen, she did it with great skill. Her first love was theater, having debuted on Broadway in the 1935 "Bitter Oleander". Her work garnered her much acclaim, including laurels in her Tony-winning performance for which she won the award for best supporting actress as Elizabeth Proctor in the 1953 production of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible". In addition to theater and movies, she gave us notable work on television. In 1978, she won an Emmy nomination for her part as the matriarch Alice Dain Leggett in the miniseries The Dain Curse (1978). No less stately, she played the part of Lynda Carter's Queen Mother in the 1970s Wonder Woman (1975) series. Her life was touched by that same kind of elegance and stateliness that she often portrayed onstage and on-screen. She was born Beatrice Whitney Straight in Old Westbury on Long Island. Her father, banker and diplomat Willard Dickerman Straight, associated with the likes of J.P. Morgan. Her mother, Dorothy Payne Whitney Straight, was an heiress of the Whitneys, a dynastic (in the sense of TV's own "Dynasty"), moneyed family on the eastern seaboard. Beatrice went to the best schools and caught the acting bug while a student in Devonshire, England, rendering a critically acclaimed performance in a school production of Ibsen's "A Doll's House." Her studies subsequently turned to acting, and she studied under the tutelage of Michael Chekhov, nephew of Russian playwright Anton Chekhov and a member of the Moscow Art Theatre. Their relationship was somewhat symbiotic in that she persuaded him to start an acting school, later teaching there herself. It was through her work in the theater that she met her husband Peter Cookson, appearing opposite him as leading lady in "The Heiress" in 1948. She is perhaps best known for her achievement in the 1976 movie Network (1976); after only three days of work in that movie in just a few scenes that actually made it into the final cut, Beatrice Straight contributed such a stellar performance that she earned the Academy Award for the best performance by a supporting actress.
- Benjamin Barber was born on 2 August 1939 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Leah Kreutzer. He died on 24 April 2017 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
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Bernard Kowalski is an important figure in television with a long and impressive list of credits. To mention a select few, he directed the pilots for Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956), N.Y.P.D. (1967) and The Monroes (1966); executive-produced Baretta (1975); and was co-owner of Mission: Impossible (1966). Kowalski got his first job in the movie business at the age of five as an extra in several Dead End Kids pictures at Warner Brothers, as well as such Errol Flynn vehicles as Dodge City (1939) and Virginia City (1940). His experience behind the camera began at age 17 when he worked as a clerk for his father, who was an assistant director and production manager. TV provided Kowalski with his first opportunity to direct on such Western series as Frontier (1955) and Boots and Saddles (1956); he then made the transition to feature-film directing in 1958 when he was hired by Gene Corman (brother of Roger Corman) to helm the teen exploitation feature Hot Car Girl (1958).- Bethany Richards was born on 2 August 1983 in Healdsburg, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Out on a Limb (1992), The Modern Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1998) and Angus (1995).
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Bill Scott was born on 2 August 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Bullwinkle Show (1959), Hoppity Hooper (1964) and The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy (1966). He was married to Dorothy Scott. He died on 29 November 1985 in Tujunga, California, USA.- Actress
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Bridgid Coulter was born on 2 August 1968 in Alameda County, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Rosewood (1997), Westworld (2016) and Martin (1992).- Actress
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Brittney Leigh Lower is an American actress known for her roles as Liz in Man Seeking Woman, Tanya Sitkowsky in Unforgettable and Helly in Severance. Lower was born in Heyworth, Illinois, to Steven Lower and face painting artist Mickey Lower. After graduating from Heyworth High School in 2004, Lower earned a Bachelor of Science in Communication from Northwestern University in 2008.- Actor
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In 1960, a young 7-year-old named Patrick Lilley went on an Amos Carr photo shoot with his little sister. She was the subject but it was "Butch's" head shot that would wind up in the Hollywood Blvd. window! Utilizing his nickname and real first name, his agent Mary Grady and his mom Patti created the stage name, Butch Patrick, which he still uses 50 plus years later. Butch started out, quick, with landing his first three auditions. First was a very cool B movie, starring Eddie Albert and Jane Wyatt, called The Two Little Bears (1961). Also starring Soupy Sales and a 15-year-old Brenda Lee! A series came next in the form of GH. That's right, General Hospital (1963)'s first year had Butch mixing with John Beradino. To round out the group, a Kellogg's award-winning Corn Flakes commercial. Butch continually worked in the early 60s on the most popular TV programs of the time: Mister Ed (1961), My Favorite Martian (1963), The Untouchables (1959), The Detectives (1959), Ben Casey (1961), Rawhide (1959), Gunsmoke (1955), Bonanza (1959) and many, many more. A second series came his way with the reboot of the classic The Real McCoys (1957). Working with Oscar winner Walter Brennan and Richard Crenna was a huge treat for Butch. All this time, he was working in over 20 commercials and a dozen movies. Starring the likes of Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Jo Van Fleet, Sal Mineo, Don Murray, Edward G. Robinson, to name a few. Now, we enter to 1964. The Beatles are all the rage and Butch gets a call to fly from Illinois and go to CBS Studio Center for a screen test. Very hush hush as they have a part in mind for him. It will become a life-changing day for sure!! His screen test is with the famous movie star Yvonne De Carlo and his character is "Edward Wolfgang Munster". From that day on, Butch would always be known, worldwide, as the iconic TV character, "Eddie Munster". The third series for Butch was the charm for sure. The Munsters (1964) are still one of the most popular series in history. Merchandised still and a huge family favorite, 50 years later! His character's hairline is the most recognizable, ever, and the Munster address is the most famous on TV, bar none. "1313 Mockingbird Lane" still is a favorite trivia question for the masses, worldwide. After a two-year stint, Butch set off to Disney for a few "World of Colors". The Young Loner (1968), with Edward Andrews and Kim Hunter, was a gem. Way Down Cellar another two part special was shot the same summer. A few features followed and then he became a semi-regular on My Three Sons (1960), doing 10 episodes. In between, Butch was busy with Adam 12's, the pilot episode of Marcus Welby M.D. Ironside, more westerns and movies too. In the summer of 1969, Butch left the country to film in Brazil for three months. A feature based on an award-winning novel, The Sandpit Generals (1971). Then, in 1971, Sid Krofft took Butch to lunch and convinced him to star in their new show for Sid and Marty's World Lidsville. He worked with Charles Nelson Reilly and Billie Hayes of Puf n Stuff fame. What a trip that summer turned out to be. Afterwards, Metromedia Records signed Butch to a contract and American Bandstand and the Dating Game were the new high-profile shows Butch was seen on. Not to mention the teen heartthrob tears from 1971 to 1973. After Butch turned 19, he decided this career really wasn't he yearned for and left Hollywood to drive fast cars and catch up on his surfing. In 1983, with MTV on the air, Butch formed a band, "Eddie and the Monsters", on Rocshire records and aired a video on the upstart cable powerhouse. They were actually the first unsigned act ever to be seen. This led to the show the basement tapes that led to the discovery of many new unsigned bands with videos. So there you have his older accomplishments. Today, Butch receives scripts and works the indie movie circuit, giving back to the industry that served him well. He's a cancer survivor and works with people with addiction issues, as well. He had his own issues with his life and, after 40 years of alcohol and drug abuse, he's been clean and sober nearly 10 years. He married Leila Murray in 2016.- Actor
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Carroll was born in Manhattan and raised in Forest Hills, a heavily Jewish community in New York City's borough of Queens. After graduating from high school in 1942, O'Connor joined the Merchant Marines and worked on ships in the Atlantic. In 1946, he enrolled at the University of Montana to study English. While there, he became interested in theater. During one of the amateur productions, he met his future wife, Nancy Fields, whom he married in 1951. He moved to Ireland where he continued his theatrical studies at the National University of Ireland. He was discovered during one of his college productions and was signed to appear at the Dublin Gate Theater. He worked in theater in Europe until 1954 when he returned to New York. His attempts to land on Broadway failed and he taught high school until 1958. Finally in 1958, he landed an Off-Broadway production, "Ulysses in Nighttown". He followed that with a Broadway production that was directed by 'Burgess Meredith', "God and Kate Murphy", in which he was both an understudy and an assistant stage manager. At the same time, he was getting attention on TV. He worked in a great many character roles throughout the 1960s. A pilot for "Those Were The Days" was first shot in 1968 based on the English hit, "Till Death Do Us Part", but was rejected by the networks. In 1971, it was re-shot and re-cast as All in the Family (1971) and the rest is history.- Cassidy Gifford was born on 2 August 1993 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress, known for God's Not Dead (2014), Time Trap (2017) and The Gallows (2015). She has been married to Ben Wierda since 13 June 2020. They have one child.
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Charles Roven is an American film producer who produced dozens of films made by Warner Brothers and Atlas Entertainment. His produced films include Scooby-Doo, The Dark Knight trilogy, Wonder Woman, James Gunn's The Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman 1984, Man of Steel, Suicide Squad, Zack Snyder's Justice League, 12 Monkeys, Justice League, Get Smart and American Hustle. He was married to Dawn Steel until her death in 1997.- Music Artist
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Born in Cambridge as Charlotte Emma Aitchison, Charli XCX is a singer, songwriter, model and actress. Daughter of a Scottish father and Indian mother, she studied at UCL's Slade School of Fine Art in London. Charlotte kept her MSN Messenger alias for her stage name and started writing songs at 14 years old. Her talent was spotted in 2008 after she shared on MySpace songs and demos from her first album that was recorded thanks to the financial help of her parents. She took a break from music in 2010. Aitchison contributed vocals and co-writing for numerous hit singles before debuting her studio album True Romance in 2013. International success followed quickly with a second studio album and several collaboration with other artists such as Iggy Azalea. In 2017, before releasing a new mixtape, she directed the music video of the lead single from her upcoming third studio album.- Stunts
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Chase Armitage was born on 2 August 1985 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), Death Race 2 (2010) and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011).- Chiara Mastalli was born on 2 August 1984 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress, known for Rome (2005), Il maresciallo Rocca (1996) and Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (2002).
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Over a span of the last 4 decades, Christopher Duddy, with his diverse filmmaking skills, has worked on several of the biggest and most successful movies in history and has become a sought after Cinematographer. After studying photography in college, Christopher started his career in 1985 at Industrial Light and Magic, better known as ILM, George Lucas' visual effects studio. He amassed an impressive body of experience early in his career filming visual effects and action sequences on blockbuster movies such as THE ABYSS, TOTAL RECALL and TERMINATOR 2 (which he was on the Academy Award winning visual effects teams on all three movies.) Christopher continued working with James Cameron on his next three features; TRUE LIES, TERMINATOR 2 3D, and the 2nd most successful movie of all time, TITANIC, in which Mr. Cameron enlisted Christopher to shoot the climax of the ship sinking (again, he was on that Academy Award winning visual effects team). At the same time, Christopher was there at the beginning of James Cameron's and Stan Winston's newly formed visual effects studio Digital Domain where they appointed Christopher to be the main Director of Visual Effects Photography on the summer blockbuster, action packed hit DANTES PEAK.
Starting off the 2000's, Christopher was one of the three cinematographers, including Roger Deakins and Andrej Bartkowiak, that shot the acclaimed Kevin Costner feature film THIRTEEN DAYS for New Line, where he and director Roger Donaldson re-created the Cuban missile site in the Philippines, while also bringing Washington D.C. back to 1962. Christopher has been the Director of Photography on several independent features that have premiered on HBO, Showtime and the Fox Family Channel. In 2004' he shot two horror movies, a remake of THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI which he won Best Cinematography at Stan Winston's ScreamFest and ALL SOULS DAY which premiered to rave reviews at the 2005 Slamdance Film Festival.
In 2005 to 2010, Christopher formed Open Sky Entertainment to develop and produce feature films which produced 7 films, one being his feature film directorial debut on the successful R rated comedy COUGAR CLUB which he also wrote and is being distributed by Universal/Vivendi. Under the Open Sky banner he also served as Director of Photography on a chilling noir horror film his company produced called THE WIZARD OF GORE that The Weinstein Co. bought and distributed on their Dimension Films platform.
In 2012, Chris began a journey into documentary filmmaking by directing a music documentary feature film about legendary Hall of Fame rock star Duff McKagan of Guns and Roses and Velvet Revolver entitled IT'S SO EASY AND OTHER LIES which because of it's incredible visual style got a theatrical release in June of 2016 and is now currently on Amazon. Christopher then began his adventure in television when he started shooting second unit on over 100 episodes of the CBS hit show SCORPION. Recently, he served as the main Director of Photography on another CBS hit series MACGYVER which just ended a long 5 season run. Currently, Christopher is the cinematographer and is in post production on the highly anticipated remake of the classic and legendary horror film NOSFERATU which is slated to hit theaters on Halloween 2021.- Actress
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Ciara (kee-ar-ah) Flynn was born in the San Francisco Bay Area to parents Dennis and Lois Flynn. The family later moved to Boston, MA and then to Austin, TX. Her heritage is Irish, German and English. Ciara began acting at the age of 12 when she joined a youth theater company in her area. Through them, she was referred to and later cast twice in leading roles for Austin Shakespeare's "Young Shakespeare" program for their inaugural season and their subsequent one. She transitioned into film while still in Austin, and upon the completion of the lead role in "Lumberjack Man", moved to Los Angeles. There she continues to be seen regularly in independent film, television and commercials, focusing on character and dramatic roles. When she is not on set, you can find her with her partner in crime, a woolly Siberian Husky named Sakura.- Claire Clouzot was born on 2 August 1933 in Paris, France. She was a director, known for L'homme fragile (1981), Rémy Duval, 28 place des Vosges (1986) and Ciné regards (1978). She died on 2 February 2020 in Paris, France.
- Cunny Vera was born Elva Norma Vera in the 50s in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She has worked for almost three decades as an important supporting actress in several soap operas. In 1969, she headed the movie La vida continúa (1969) with the very well known singer, Sandro de America. Her naive style allowed her to play several charcaters as a fragile girl in several television shows and movies.
She has worked with very well known actresses and actors such as Sandro, Jorge Barreiro, Olga Zubarry, Delfy De Ortega, Raúl Taibo, Andrea Del Boca, and Luisa Vehil, among others.
Cunny Vera was married and had three children, two boys and a girl. - Actress
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One of TV's finest comedic actresses, Cynthia Stevenson was born in Oakland, California, to Al Stevenson, an upholstery warehouse owner and Gayle Stevenson née Boniface, an editor. She moved north with her mother and brother, Gregory, to Bellevue, Washington and then to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she spent most of her childhood.
Cynthia took her first step toward an acting career in the University of Victoria's Phoenix Theatre Program. Cynthia returned to California to complete her training, attending the renowned American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) in San Francisco, and the Drama Studio London at Berkeley.
After arriving in Los Angeles, Cynthia found roles with an improv group and in two local theatre productions, one of which was a long-running hit, "The Ladies Room," written and directed by Robin Schiff and produced by Heartaches (1915), which brought Cynthia critical acclaim for her comedic skills. Because of this work, she landed an immediate job on a TV sketch comedy, Off the Wall (1986), where she was featured in 26 episodes.
Cynthia quickly built her resume with guest parts on popular sitcoms, including "Max Headroom," "Empty Nest," "The Famous Teddy Z.," "Newhart," Major Dad" and many others. In between came her first starring role as talk show host Jennifer Bass in My Talk Show (1990), an original, offbeat nightly series, described as the "first cult hit" of the 1990s. It proved to be Cynthia's big break, as director Above the Limit (1900) noticed and cast her as Bonnie Sherow opposite star Photographing a Ghost (1898) in the Oscar nominated film The Player (1992).
Legendary TV producers Cheri Steinkellner and Bill Steinkellner chose Cynthia for a recurring guest spot on their iconic hit series Cheers (2011). The producers then tapped her for a co-starring role in their next sitcom Bob (1992) playing the daughter of cartoonist Bob Newhart. That performance, in turn, inspired the same production team to create a new show Hope & Gloria (1995) especially for Cynthia. Co-starring as Hope opposite Jessica Lundy (as Gloria), the talented cast included Tiffani Thiessen and Enrico Colantoni. Whenever talking about her career path, Cynthia has always been quick to point out that it was Cherie and Bill Steinkellner who gave it movement and direction.
With a versatility that has moved easily between TV and film, Cynthia had top roles in several 1990's character-driven ensemble features, such as Watch It (1993), produced by David Brown and written and directed by [link-nm0002368]; Forget Paris (1995), written, produced, directed and starring Billy Crystal; Home for the Holidays (1995) produced and directed by Jodie Foster; Live Nude Girls (1995) written and directed by Julianna Lavin and Happiness (1998), written and directed by Love or Riches (1911). In addition she has been a recurring guest on network and cable shows, including "Ally McBeal," "Monk," "Six Feet Under," "According to Jim" and "The L. Word."
When Lifetime decided to enter into the half hour comedy business, they tapped Cynthia for the lead role in Susan Beavers' Oh Baby (1998), an innovative, first-person take on single motherhood created by Children of Mata Hari (1970). It ran for two years. She then relocated to Vancouver (known as "Hollywood North") where she starred as the troubled Joy Lass in the long-running Showtime favorite Dead Like Me (2003). While working in Vancouver, Cynthia was featured in several family films, including Agent Cody Banks (2003) and Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004), plus her repeating role as Jackie Framm in Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998) and its five subsequent comedies for Disney, and the TV movie A Little Thing Called Murder (2006) opposite Judy Davis and directed by In Little Italy (1909).
Before leaving Canada and returning to Southern California in 2008, Cynthia had a regular role as a feisty female sheriff on ABC's Men in Trees (2006) and also starred in Lifetime TV's Christmas comedy Will You Merry Me? (2008), as well as the films Neverwas (2005), Case 39 (2009), I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009), Jennifer's Body (2009), and the long-awaited Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009).
Cynthia's busy roster continues to expand back home with roles in such films as Reunion (2009), Tiger Eyes (2012) and Baja (2018). TV guest appearances have included such popular programs as "Life Unexpected," "Grey's Anatomy," "Off the Map," "Chaos," "Private Practice," "Sleepy Hollow" and "Supergirl," with recurring roles on Your Family or Mine (2015) and How to Get Away with Murder (2014).
Cynthia lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband and son.- Director
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Damian Harris was born on 2 August 1958 in London, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Gardens of the Night (2008), The Rachel Papers (1989) and Brave the Dark (2023). He was previously married to Annabel Brooks.- Actress
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Dancia is a 2001 graduate of Southridge High School in Kennewick, WA. She is the daughter of Donna and John Stewart. While in high school she was a cheerleader and studied acting once a month in Seattle, WA.- Director
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He studied visual arts at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL, in Spanish), Mexico, and received a Master's in Art specializing in audiovisual theory, practice and creation at the Film Academy of Miroslav Ondricek (FAMO, in Czech) in Písek, Czech Republic. His first feature film El hombre de las gerberas (2013) was presented at the 17th Madrid Imagen Film Festival, Spain, and he received the award for Best Feature Film of Nuevo León at the 9th Monterrey International Film Festival, Mexico. His short film Hyena (2014) was shown at the 7th Artfools International Film Festival in Larissa, Greece; the 3rd Kraljevski Filmski Festival (KFF) in Kraljevo, Serbia; and the 5th Opuzen Film Festival, Croatia. His short film Leona (2015) has been presented at 30 Film Festivals around the world.- Actor
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David Yow is a multifaceted artist known for his dynamic performances both on and off screen. With a background in acting technique, improvisation, and writing, he seamlessly transitions between a variety of characters, captivating audiences through his on-camera presence and versatile voice-over work.
David appears alongside Kevin Bacon and Peter Dinklage in the new re-imagining of The Toxic Avenger, by Macon Blair. His break-out performance as Guthrie Stockins underlines his ability to collaborate with renowned actors and directors while delivering a cutting edge interpretation.
Throughout his career, Yow has shown his exceptional talent in an array of roles. In I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore, directed by Macon Blair, he portrays "Marshall" with Melanie Lynskey, Elijah Wood and Jane Levy in the cast. His acting has garnered significant attention and praise, and the film won Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
In the unanimously loved feature Dinner in America, by Adam Rehmeier, David's role serves as a strong contrast to the positivity of the rest of the picture. In Under the Silver Lake, directed by David Robert Mitchell, Yow's portrayal of "The Homeless King", with Andrew Garfield and Riley Keough, demonstrates his versatility in tackling unusual roles. His filmography includes a spectrum of characters, from sinister roles like a murderous fiend in Al's Beef, and All Roads Lead, to the considerate persona of a nurse in High & Outside or a retired jockey in Sunday Punch. He has also taken on enigmatic characters in films such as Southbound and Entertainment. His recent lead role in Free LSD, directed by Dimitri Coats, is hilarious and further cements David's formidable reputation in the entertainment world.
Beyond his acting career, David is renowned globally as the passionate lead singer of the legendary band The Jesus Lizard. Kurt Cobain cited Yow as a significant influence, resulting in a shared 7" record between The Jesus Lizard and Nirvana.
With an exciting future ahead, David Yow's artistic journey continues to evolve, both as an actor and musician.- Actress
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Dina Platias was born on 2 August 1966 in Oakland, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Billy Madison (1995), Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) and Dead Man Walking (1995).- Donna Air was born on 2 August 1979 in Newcastle, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Split (2018), Age of Kill (2015) and Hotel Babylon (2006).
- Dorita Burgos was born on 2 August 1935 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is an actress, known for Ciclo Myriam de Urquijo (1969), El veraneo de los Campanelli (1971) and El picnic de los Campanelli (1972).
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Eberhard Kummer was born on 2 August 1940 in Krems, Lower Austria, Austria. He was an actor, known for My War Years: Arnold Schoenberg (1992), Maria Theresia (1980) and Klingendes Österreich (1986). He was married to Elisabeth Guy-Kummer. He died on 12 July 2019 in Vienna, Austria.- Actor
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Edward Walter Furlong was born in Glendale, California. His mother, Eleanor (Tafoya), is from a Mexican family, and worked at a youth center. Furlong had no acting ambitions until he was approached by casting agent Mali Finn, who was looking for a young actor to play the role of John Connor in what turned out to be one of the the biggest box-office hits of the 1990s, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Finn instantly recognized his ability, and suggested him for the part, feeling that he could hold his own playing opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton.
For his career-starting role, Furlong earned an MTV movie award for best breakthrough role, and a Saturn Sci-Fi award for best young actor. From there, he took an unconventional route through Hollywood, which led to his working with some of the top people in the business, in both studio and independent films. His work has included starring opposite Jeff Bridges in American Heart (1992) for which he was nominated for an IFP Spirit award for best supporting actor. He has also starred in A Home of Our Own (1993) with Kathy Bates, Little Odessa (1994) with Tim Roth, The Grass Harp (1995) with Walter Matthau and Barbet Schroeder's Before and After (1996).
He also starred opposite Edward Norton in Tony Kaye's controversial and gripping drama American History X (1998) and in the hit comedy Pecker (1998). More recently, Furlong has been opposite Willem Dafoe in the prison drama Animal Factory (2000), directed by Steve Buscemi. He recently starred in Pupi Avati's 13th-century tale, The Knights of the Quest (2001).- Actress
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Elizabeth Russell was born on 2 August 1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for The Corpse Vanishes (1942), So's Your Aunt Emma! (1942) and Bedlam (1946). She died on 4 May 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Soundtrack
Emma was born in 1974 in Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales, UK.- Producer
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Evi Quaid Is an American Film Director and Quaid left home permanently at age 12. Her Greek grandfather financed her education at five different New England boarding schools, all of which she was summarily expelled from for intentionally altering the interpretation of school regulations such as bedtime curfews, dress codes, and for escaping campus boundaries after dark. After four years of attendance at five schools, her high school diploma was withheld for bad behavior. While pursuing her film and visual arts projects, Evi Quaid is Married to actor Randy Quaid . While working to create diverse characters for photographers, Evi developed a penchant for imprinting humor and immediate gratification on the viewer. In her early work, she experiments with stereotypes of the nude to such an extreme, photographers found their own work unrecognizable, even somewhat vulgar. She sought to push boundaries to create nudes that reverse the traditional focus away from the breast, while exposing elements bare to penetrate in a confrontational and liberal manner, both inviting and repelling. Nude portraits of Evi have been prominently featured in Helmut Newton's exhibitions, including "Sex and Landscapes", which appeared at the Mary Boone Gallery in the United States, and at the De Pury Luxembourg Gallery in Europe. Numerous portraits of Evi have also appeared in Italian, American, and British Vogue. Evi wrote and directed her first feature length film entitled The Debtors (1999), which gained praise when it was accepted into the Toronto International Film Festival in 1998. Peirs Handling writes, "Evi's directorial debut adopts the style and mannerisms of the screwball comedies of Hollywood's greatest era. Evi has fearlessly updated the formula." (Toronto Film Festival, 1998) When the film was ultimately banned from release, Evi managed to set legal precedent in preserving the rights of the filmmaker to protect his or her creation against the interference of a financier. Evi Quaid is the second woman in feature film history, after Ida Lupino, to direct her own husband in a feature film.- Actor
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From 1955, Fabio Testi's home town Peschiera del Garda was also home to Bertolazzi Film, a motion picture studio which specialised in the production of colourful pirate movies. Lake Garda was merrily used as the ersatz Caribbean. At Bertolazzi, young Fabio began his career first as an extra, then as a stunt man and body double. As a stunt man, he appeared in the classic westerns The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) and (as one of Henry Fonda's minions in Once Upon a Time in the West (1968). He started getting small film roles from 1967 and this helped to finance his architectural studies at the Antòn Maria Lorgna Institute in Verona. After graduating, Testa did not became a surveyor as originally planned, but made commercials for Coca Cola and proceeded to further studies at Verona's Academy of Fine Arts to improve his acting. For several years, he appeared in genre films, often lesser spaghetti westerns like One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana! (1970). As a bona fide action hero, his athletic prowess and imposing physique became a definite asset. Nonetheless, still dissatisfied with the roles he was getting, Testi attended diction classes in Cambridge to improve his English and went to London for acting lessons.
Upon his return to Italy, he finally made his breakthrough after being picked by Vittorio De Sica for the role of the ill-fated Giampiero in the Oscar-winning historical drama The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970). In the wake of the picture's success, Testi has alternated between performing in art films by directors like Claude Chabrol and Denys de La Patellière, and genre films of the giallo (What Have You Done to Solange? (1972)) or poliziotteschi/crime variety (Camorra (1972), Revolver (1973), I guappi (1974)). Over the years he has acted alongside international stars like Oliver Reed, Anthony Quinn, Robert Mitchum (in The Ambassador (1984)), Eli Wallach and David Hemmings. By the mid-1980's, Testi was seen more often in television productions. In the 90's, he also turned his attention towards the theatre with a role in a stage adaptation of Federico Fellini's The Road (1954).
Though still very active on the screen, Testi has had the time to sideline as a kiwi farmer, an enterprise which grew from a hobby into a lucrative business (Italy, as a result, becoming Europe's first producer of kiwi fruit). In 2006, Testi ran for political office as Mayor of Verona, representing the conservative Cattolici Liberali Cristiani.
As an unapologetically self-confessed Latin lover type, Testi has made headlines in the press (particularly the Italian gossip press) not only for the work in his chosen profession, but also for a series of well publicized romantic entanglements with actresses Ursula Andress, Edwige Fenech, Jean Seberg and Charlotte Rampling. He was married to the Spanish fashion designer and make-up artist Lola Navarro from 1984 to 1996. His second wife has been art gallery curator Antonella Liguori.- Actor
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Gary Merrill was born August 2, 1915, in Hartford, Connecticut. He began his career acting in summer stock plays. He married Barbara Leeds, an actress, and then served a brief stint in the army. After the army, he landed in New York, where he was chosen to join the already popular play "Born Yesterday". In 1950 he was cast in the part of Bill Sampson in All About Eve (1950). It would be his first time meeting Bette Davis and they became an instant couple. After their respective divorces, they were married in Mexico. She was 42 and he was 35. During their marriage they adopted two children, Margot and Michael, and after ten years of fighting and financial problems they divorced. Merrill did not marry again, though he was involved with Rita Hayworth for a time. Later in his career Merrill made a lucrative living doing voice-overs for radio and television commercials. In 1988 he published his autobiography, "Bette, Rita, And The Rest Of My Life". He died of lung cancer at the age of 74.- Gemma Salem was an actress, known for L'histoire en marche (1985) and La chambre (1982). She was married to Rémy Dubugnon. She died on 20 May 2020 in Vienna, Austria.
- Gordon Anderson was born on 2 August 1944 in Batesville, Arkansas, USA. He is an actor, known for A Reflection of Fear (1972), Ratboy (1986) and The 41st Annual Academy Awards (1969). He was previously married to Sondra Locke.
- Greg Austin is an English actor best known for his roles as a young Gordon Selfridge in ITV's Mr. Selfridge, and as Charlie Smith in the BBC Doctor Who spin-off, Class.
Prior to becoming an actor, Austin started as a dancer, leading him to study a musical theatre degree at Arts Educational in London. Upon graduating in 2013, he has since appeared in a number of different television series and short films.
From 2014 to 2016, Austin starred in the ITV series Mr. Selfridge, as a young Gordon Selfridge, the heir to the shopping empire. Landing the role before graduating promised big things for the young actor.
In 2016, Austin was announced as one of the main cast in the BBC Three Doctor Who spin-off, Class. Introduced into the Whoniverse, Austin's character is an alien, the last of his species who is rescued by the Twelfth Doctor. Posing as a 17-year-old student from Sheffield, Austin has often mentioned the depth required to play the character.
Alongside his most notable credits, Greg Austin has recently appeared in the British detective series Endeavour, and science fiction series, Humans. - Actress
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Hallie Eisenberg was born August 2, 1992, in East Brunswick, New Jersey, to parents Amy and Barry Eisenberg, who are both professors in the health care field. Beginning her acting career at age 4, Hallie has appeared in many films including The Insider with Al Pacino and Russell Crowe, and Bicentennial Man with Robin Williams, as well as the Broadway production of The Women. She also starred in a series of commercials for Pepsi with guest stars such as Faith Hill, KISS, Aretha Franklin, and Jeff Gordon. Her older brother is Academy Award nominee Jesse Eisenberg.- Actor
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Hank Cochran was born on 2 August 1935 in Isola, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for True Romance (1993), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) and Starman (1984). He was married to Suzi Cochran, Jeannie Seely and Shirley Kay. He died on 15 July 2010 in Hendersonville, Tennessee, USA.- Actress
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Before the tragic legacies of songbird icons Édith Piaf, Billie Holiday and Judy Garland took hold, there was the one...the original...lady who sang the blues and started the whole "bawl" rolling. Like her successors, Helen Morgan lived the sad songs she sang...and more.
She started her life fittingly enough on August 2, 1900 in very humble surroundings. Her father was an Illinois dirt farmer and school master. She moved to Chicago while young and worked a number of menial blue-collar jobs -- manicurist, cracker-packager, counter clerk. But her passion was music and, at the age of 18, decided to leave and pursue her dream as a cabaret singer. Within a few years, she was working under the Broadway lights with the George White Scandals. In between. she studied music at the Metropolitan Opera and performed in vaudeville shows.
Helen was the antithesis of the freewheeling "Jazz Age" baby as her deep, dusky voice seemed born to weave tales of sadness and lament rather than focusing on fun and frolic. The Chicago mobsters and underground bootleggers bawled like burly babies and really took to Helen's "torch song" renditions while glamorously propped on a piano with trademark scarf in hand (originally used to disguise nerves). Prohibition-era gangsters even bankrolled her clubs which became very popular...and frequently raided.
Helen conquered Broadway in the late 1920s with her quintessential role as the tragic mulatto, "Julie", in the landmark smash musical, "Show Boat", in 1927. Introducing the standards "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" and "Bill", Helen earned more success with the musical "Sweet Adeline" in 1929 in which she introduced another favorite "Why Was I Born?". Her fragile mind and heart, however, couldn't handle the problems that started surfacing in the 1930s.
A broken marriage, emotional instability and a deep passion for the demon drink quickly did her in. She couldn't hold jobs and her health worsened by the year. After spiraling badly for a half-decade, she tried sobering up and made a huge splash in 1936 with the screen version of Show Boat (1936) starring Irene Dunne, Allan Jones and Paul Robeson. She also began to redeem herself in clubs again but it was ultimately too late. Years of abuse did its damage and she died of liver cirrhosis in 1941 at age 41. In 1957, a glossy, somewhat fictitious movie was made chronicling her life and troubled times. The Helen Morgan Story (1957), starred a game Ann Blyth as the sultry, ill-fated songstress, with Gogi Grant a spectacular choice for dubbing in the vocals to all of Helen's best known standards.
Yes, before there was a Garland, there was Morgan, and although Garland seems to have her beat these days as THE musical icon of despair, Helen was the original tear-stained blueprint.- Actress
Ingrid Rubio was born on 2 August 1975 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress, known for Taxi (1996), El viaje de Arián (2000) and The Lighthouse (1998).- Writer
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Isabel Allende is one of today's most important voices of Southern America literature. She was born in Lima, Peru, in 1942, but at the age of 3 she moved to Chile with her mother and two brothers. She spent her childhood there, at her maternal grandparents'home, but she also traveled a lot and lived in different countries, because of the diplomatic career of her step-father. As an adult, she returned to Chile, where she married, had two children and worked as a journalist until 1973. After the military coup of Pinochet she moved to Venezuela and, later, to United States; now she lives in San Rafael, California, with her second husband. Her books are translated in many languages. She writes mostly narrative, but she also wrote short stories for children, humor books, theater plays. Among her books: "The house of the spirits" (adapted into the movie The House of the Spirits (1993)), "Of Love and Shadows" (adapted into the movie Of Love and Shadows (1994)), "Eva Luna", "the Infinite Plain", "Paula" (a book of memories, written during a tragic period, the illness and death of her daughter), and the trilogy of books for young adults, "The City of the Beasts", "Kingdom of the Golden Dragon" and "Forest of the Pygmies", which are in talks to be adapted for the big screen.- Actress
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Isabel Macedo was born on 2 August 1975 in Buenos Aires City, Distrito Federal, Argentina. She is an actress, known for Guapas (2014), Graduates (2012) and Don Juan y su bella dama (2008). She has been married to Juan Manuel Urtubey since 24 September 2016. They have one child.- Actress
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Daughter and granddaughter of artists, Isabel Pantoja had a hard childhood because of economic problems in her family. At 7 years old she appeared the very first time on a stage. In 1969 her father got hepatitis and she went to Palma de Mallorca with her grandfather. Soon she was acting with her cousin Antonio Cortés "Chiquetete" and his wife Amparo, earning 500 pesetas a day in the "tablao" (flamenco bar) "El Rombo". After one week she was one of the singers. Some time later, her cousin "Chiquetete" was suggested to record a music album and Isabel participated in it. It was her first recording. When their contract was over, they all went back to Sevilla, and there they were made another contract by Baldomero Negrón at his "tablao" "El Embrujo". In "El Embrujo", Isabel danced and clapped, while her cousin Antonio Cortés (future "Chiquetete") was the singer. She was paid 250 pesetas a day. Baldomero Negrón fell in love with Isabel, and encouraged her to sing. She sang themes from Juanita Reina, Marifé de Triana and Rocío Jurado (her favourite singers). Negrón worked hard to promote Isabel, presenting her to Rafael de León and Juan Solano, among others, to judge her worth. Then she moved to Madrid, where she still had a hard life. She lived with her mother in a modest boarding house. Her father, who felt better, moved from Sevilla and got a contract with "El Corral de la Morería", a prestigious "tablao" where great flamenco stars performed for exclusive clients including Hollywood actors. Juan Pantoja asked Manolo del Rey, owner of "El Corral de la Morería", to help her daughter. Del Rey made her a contract for 500 pesetas a day. As Maribel, she started dancing only, but one day she was asked to sing. Finally, she ended up earning 1,500 pesetas a day. Juan Solano, dazzled by his young pupil, stopped composing for Rocío Jurado to devote all his attention to Isabel. A little while later, her father felt very bad and went back to Sevilla where he died. Isabel was with him until his end. In 1974, she recorded her first album alone, where Juan Solano prepared all the songs for her. The A side started with a song made up of lyrics by Rafael de León and music by Juan Solano, which had had little success with Concha Márquez Piquer: "Fue por tu voz". From Solano and De León were also "Ten compasión de mí" and "Un rojo, rojo clavel" (being the latter a great success with Rocío Jurado). All the following songs were from José Antonio Ochaíta, Xandro Valerio and Juan Solano. On 26 May 1980, Isabel Pantoja was at Jerez de la Frontera, during the local festivities, and after a bullfight she found at the hall of the Hotel Jerez a well-known reporter, Manuel Gallardo, who invited her to go upstairs to congratulate the bullfighter Paquirri. Their meeting was short, but there was a love at first sight. On 30 April 1983 they got married. She spent the summer of 1983 singing all over Spain. In August, being pregnant of 3 months, she announced that she would continue singing only until the autumn, to retire later. The baby was born on 9 February 1984, and he was given the name of Francisco José. The months that followed were full of happiness for the little family. But on 26 September 1984 a tragedy occured. Paquirri, who was in a bullfight in Pozoblanco (Córdoba), was gored by a bull named Avispado and died while he was being moved to the Hospital of Córdoba. It took Isabel more than one year to go back to the stage. During that time she only allowed one interview, on 25 November 1985, where she presented her song "Marinero de luces", composed by José Luis Perales. Her new album was made of songs which reflected her state of mind. Some days later, in December, she presented all the songs during a benefit gala for the "Fundación Reina Sofía" at the theatre Lope de Vega, in Madrid. The kings of Spain Juan Carlos de Borbón and Sofía de Grecia met her in a private audience at the Palacio de la Zarzuela. And from that moment until present day Isabel has got success after success and has become a solid first star. In 1990, the cinematographic production company of the singer Víctor Manuel suggested her to be the main actress in Yo soy ésa (1990), directed by Luis Sanz, discoverer of stars and expert on the Andalusian song. The film was a great success, with more than 1,500,000,000 pesetas at the box office. At the same time, a double album appeared with 20 songs, although not all of the songs appeared in the film. The album was titled "La Canción Española", and the recording was made together with the Royal Philarmonic Orchestra, conducted by Luis Cobos. On the spring of 1991, she was the first star of her second film, _Día que nací yo, El (1991)_ , where there was less singing and more acting for her. Although she has announced plans to retire soon to spend more time with her family, Isabel has continued her triumphant career. Only Rocío Jurado and her have maintained during these recent times the sacred flame of myth and the live legend of the Spanish song.- Jacinda Barrett was born in Australia. Her convincing accent has paved the way for numerous acting roles in the USA. Barrett was first introduced to American audiences via MTV's The Real World (1992), during its fourth season, which was set in London. Jacinda Barrett received her first break on the big screen in The Human Stain (2003), directed by Oscar winner Robert Benton, alongside Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman, for which she received critical praise.
Soon after, she starred in Ladder 49 (2004), a movie that honored her firefighter father, where she worked with Joaquin Phoenix and John Travolta. The movie spanned 10 years in the life of a Baltimore firefighting family. Soon after, she was in love with Renée Zellweger's Bridget in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004).
She also starred in the action disaster movie, Poseidon (2006), directed by Wolfgang Petersen, and the comedy, School for Scoundrels (2006), with Billy Bob Thornton. She again received critical praise for her challenging role in The Last Kiss (2006). A.O. Scott said of her performance, "Ms. Barrett is a glowing, lovely presence, giving full voice to the rage, humiliation and hurt". Shauna Lyon in the New Yorker writes, "Jacinda Barrett steals the show as Michael's beautiful, reasonable life partner, offering a volatile, realistic portrayal of a woman scorned".
Jacinda was directed by Mira Nair in the adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Namesake", and starred alongside her husband, Gabriel Macht, in Middle Men (2009), a tale of the founding of the Internet porn industry.
She has starred in multiple TV series, most recently alongside Anthony Edwards, in Zero Hour (2013), a show that is no longer on the air.
Even though Jacinda grew up in Brisbane, her first Australian role was headlining Matching Jack (2010), as she left home at 17 to work and travel the world. She is married to Gabriel Macht and they have one daughter and one son, together.
In 1997, she was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. - Producer
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With his brothers Harry M. Warner, Albert Warner, and Sam Warner, he founded Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. in 1923. They released the first motion picture with synchronized sound, The Jazz Singer (1927) with Al Jolson. In the 1930s they gave employment to a parade of stars, including Bette Davis, Errol Flynn and Paul Muni, as well as James Cagney, Edward G. Robinson, and a man whose star would eventually rise in the 1940s, Humphrey Bogart. Decades later, the firm's successor, Warner Communications Inc., merged with Time Inc. to become Time Warner Inc., the world's largest media and entertainment company.- Writer
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James Baldwin was born on 2 August 1924 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for I Am Not Your Negro (2016), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) and American Playhouse (1980). He died on 1 December 1987 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- James Preston Rogers was born in Toronto, Ontario Canada to Sandra and Robert Rogers who had no idea that he'd be the larger than life talent that he's become. James was an athlete throughout high school and college, but found his true calling when he went into an audition for a national commercial without a headshot, resume or an agent and booked the role. James realized that he had been looking for an outlet for his creative passions and set upon a career as an actor. James found success in commercials and local stage, and it was then that he was approached by the WWE to be a star wrestler for them. James jumped into the ring with both feet and was soon to be a major star for the WWE, but just after making the move to professional wrestling James auditioned for and got the role of 'Bjorn' in the film Outlander opposite Ron Pearlman and Jim Caviezel, after that a number of starring roles came James' way including Sea of Change opposite Tom Selleck, and the indie film Poker Nights. The WWE saw where James' career was headed and graciously let James out of his contract so that he could dedicate himself entirely to acting. James went on to star in Pixels opposite Adam Sandler and Kevin James, he recurred on the dramatic series Crash & Burn and on the comedy series Walk the Prank, and guest starred on the hit series Reign. Recently James starred in the Netflix critically acclaimed series Frontier starring opposite Jason Momoa and Alun Armstrong. Recently James Preston Rogers has become a regular to viewers recurring on the hit series Mayans MC opposite Robert Patrick, recurring in the HBO series The Righteous Gemstones opposite John Goodman, guesting in Leverage, and lending his talents to Love, Death, & Robots. James stars in the Al Yankovic film Weird: The Al Yankovic Story as Hulk Hogan opposite Daniel Radcliff, and opposite Eddie Murphy in the new Beverly Hills Cop film. At 6'6" and hulking muscle, James stands out in a crowd both literally and figuratively, and his acting talent is even larger. James has formed lasting bonds with Ron Perlman, Donnie Wahlberg, and Aidan Devine. James' performance in Sea of Change left Tom Selleck with such an impression, that Tom selected a scene with James and spoke of him during an interview on 'Live with Regis & Kelly' show. James is grateful and fortunate to have worked with some extremely talented people who have guided him and befriended him along his journey.
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Jeff Barnaby was born on 2 August 1976 in Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation Territory, Quebec, Canada. He was a director and editor, known for Rhymes for Young Ghouls (2013), Blood Quantum (2019) and The Colony (2007). He was married to Sarah Del Seronde. He died on 13 October 2022 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.- Actor
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Jim Capaldi was born on 2 August 1944 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and Masters of the Universe (1987). He was married to Aninha. He died on 28 January 2005 in London, England, UK.- Actress
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The very lovely, vivacious and smart-looking Joanna Cassidy was born in Camden, New Jersey, and raised in nearby Haddonfield, a borough located in Camden County. She grew up in a creative environment as the daughter and granddaughter of artists. At an early age she engaged in painting and sculpture and went on to major in art at Syracuse University in New York. During her time there she married Kennard C. Kobrin in 1964, a doctor in residency, and found work as a fashion model to help work his way to a degree. The couple eventually moved to San Francisco, where her husband set up a psychiatric practice; Joanna continued modeling and gave birth to a son and daughter. Following their divorce ten years later, she decided to move to Los Angeles in a bid for an acting career.
In between modeling chores and occasional commercial gigs, the reddish-haired beauty found minor, decorative work as an actress in such action fare as Steve McQueen's thriller Bullitt (1968), the Jason Robards drama Fools (1970), The Laughing Policeman (1973) starring Walter Matthau and The Outfit (1973) with Robert Duvall. Her first co-starring role came opposite George C. Scott in the offbeat comedy caper The Bank Shot (1974).
Television became an important medium for her in the late 1970s, with guest parts on all the popular shows of the time, both comedic and dramatic, including Dallas (1978). Trapper John, M.D. (1979), Taxi (1978), Starsky and Hutch (1975), Charlie's Angels (1976), Lou Grant (1977) and a recurring role on Falcon Crest (1981). A regular on the sketch/variety show Shields and Yarnell (1977), which showcased the popular mime couple, Joanna languished in three failed series attempts--The Roller Girls (1978), 240-Robert (1979) and The Family Tree (1983)--before hitting the jackpot with the sitcom Buffalo Bill (1983) opposite Dabney Coleman, in which she finally had the opportunity to demonstrate her flair for offbeat comedy. The show became that's season's critical darling, with Coleman playing a vain, sexist, obnoxious talk show host (a variation of his popular 9 to 5 (1980) film character) and Joanna received a Golden Globe for her resourceful portrayal of Jo Jo White, the director of his show and romantic foil for Coleman, who stood toe-to-toe with his antics.
The 1980s also brought about positive, critical reception for Joanna on film as well, especially in a number of showy portrayals, notably her snake-dancing replicant in the futuristic sci-fi thriller Blade Runner (1982), her radio journalist involved with Nick Nolte and Ed Harris in the political drama Under Fire (1983) and her co-starring role in a wacky triangle with Bob Hoskins and a hyperkinetic hare in the highly ambitious part toon/part fantasy film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). Back on the TV front she was seen in recurring roles on L.A. Law (1986), Diagnosis Murder (1993), The District (2000) and Boston Legal (2004).
Since then Joanna has juggled a number of quality film and TV assignments, a definitive highlight being her Emmy-nominated recurring role as a quirky, capricious mother/psychiatrist in the cult cable series Six Feet Under (2001). More recently she has taken part in more controversial film work that contain stronger social themes such as Anthrax (2001), a Canadian political thriller whose storyline feeds on the fear of terrorism; The Virgin of Juarez (2006), which chronicled the murders of hundreds of Mexican women; and the gay-themed pictures Kiss the Bride (2007) and Anderson's Cross (2010).
Off-camera Joanna is devoted to her art (painting, sculpting) and is a dedicated animal activist as well as golfer and antique collector. She presently resides in the Los Angeles area with her dogs.- Actor
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Joe Lynn Turner was born as Joseph Arthur Linquito 2 August 1951 in Hackensnack New Jersey, USA. He made his first records with Fandango in the early 70s. Deep Purples's Ritchie Blackmore asked him to join Rainbow in 1980 and he was in the band for 4 years. His solo debut came 1985 and was called "Rescue Me".
In 1987 he joined Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force and made two records "Odessey" (1988) and "Trail by Fire - Live in Leningrad" (1989). In 1990 he joined Deep Purple and recorded "Slaves and Masters" (1990) with them. He released "Under Cover" and "Under Cover 2" during the 90s. It was just covers. Fall 2001 he released "Slam", his 4th solo album. In spring 2002 he released "HTP" (Hughes/Turner Project) together with Glenn Hughes.- Actor
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John Ellison Conlee was born on 2 August 1968 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Boardwalk Empire (2010), Julia (2022) and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015). He has been married to Celia Keenan-Bolger since 2010. They have one child.- Actor
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He began singing in nightclubs in his hometown of Nassau, Bahamas, when he was only 13. He moved to Harlem in 1979, developing his other talents as a dancer, songwriter, and actor. "Just Got Paid" was a Top Ten hit in 1988; he subsequently did a tune for the soundtrack of the motion picture Sing (1989). He pursued a career with Teddy Riley on "Just Got Paid" in 1988.- Actor
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Joivan Wade was born on 2 August 1993 in Lewisham, London, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for The First Purge (2018), Doctor Who (2005) and The Weekend (2016).- Jorge Corona is known for Ratón de ferretería (1985), Inocente y delincuente (1987) and Dulces noches de Buenos Aires (2014).
- Jorge Rafael Videla was born on 2 August 1925 in Mercedes, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. He died on 17 May 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Juan Formell was born on 2 August 1942 in Havana, Cuba. He was a composer, known for Lantana (2001), Los pájaros tirándole a la escopeta (1984) and El Benny (2006). He died on 1 May 2014 in Havana, Cuba.- Actress
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Julia Foster was born on 2 August 1943 in Lewes, Sussex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), Dad's Army (2016) and Half a Sixpence (1967). She has been married to Bruce Fogle since 1973. They have two children. She was previously married to Lionel Morton.- Jussi Adler-Olsen was born on 2 August 1950 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is a writer and composer, known for Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013), Department Q: The Absent One (2014) and Journal 64 (2018). He has been married to Hanne since 1970.
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Justyna Steczkowska was born on 2 August 1972 in Rzeszów, Podkarpackie, Poland. She is an actress and composer, known for Na koniec swiata (1999), How to Marry a Millionaire (2019) and Prawo ojca (1999).- Actress
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Kansas Bowling directed her first feature film "B.C. Butcher" starring Kato Kaelin when she was 17-years-old. She shot it on 16mm in her dad's backyard with money she raised bussing tables. It was released by Troma Entertainment when she was 19-years-old. Since then, Kansas has directed over 30 music videos for artists such as Iggy Pop, and has acted in films directed by Quentin Tarantino and Glenn Danzig. Her second feature film "Cuddly Toys" is out 2023.- Kara Hoffman was born on 2 August 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), General Hospital (1963) and Kroll Show (2013).
- Kathryn Harrold was born on 2 August 1950 in Tazewell, Virginia, USA. She is an actress, known for Raw Deal (1986), Yes, Giorgio (1982) and Modern Romance (1981). She was previously married to Lawrence O'Donnell.
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Kerry James was born on 2 August 1986 in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Heartland (2007), All About Sarah Niles and Aliens in America (2007).- Actor
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Kerry Rhodes was born on 2 August 1982 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Reservation (2010), General Education (2012) and The Girl in the Backseat (2023). He has been married to Nicky Whelan since 15 April 2017.- Actor
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Kevin Dorff was born on 2 August 1966 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Mandalorian (2019), Bombshell (2019) and The Office (2005).- Producer
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Kevin Patrick Smith was born in Red Bank but grew up in Highlands, New Jersey, the son of Grace (Schultz) and Donald E. Smith, a postal worker. He is very proud of his native state; this fact can be seen in all of his movies. Kevin is of mostly German, with some Irish and English, ancestry.
His first movie, Clerks (1994), was filmed in the convenience store in which Smith worked. He was only allowed to shoot at night after the store closed. This movie won the highest award at the Sundance film festival and was brought to theaters by Miramax. The movie went over so well that Smith was able to make another movie, Mallrats (1995). This movie, as Kevin has said, was meant to be a "smart Porkys". Although it didn't do well at all in the box office, it has done more than well on video store shelves and is usually the favorite among many Smith fans.
During filming for the movie, Smith met his new close friends and stars of his next movie, Ben Affleck, Jason Lee, and his new girlfriend, Joey Lauren Adams. Smith has said that his relationship with Adams has been much of an inspiration for his next movie, Chasing Amy (1997), Smith's comedy drama which won two independent Spirit awards: Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Role (for Jason Lee). Around the time that Chasing Amy (1997) was wrapping, Smith broke up with Adams and, then when the Spirit awards were approaching, he met his soon-to-be wife, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith. After Chasing Amy (1997), Smith started on Dogma (1999), a controversial film about Christianity. Around this time, Smith's wife gave birth to their first baby girl, Harley Quinn Smith. Harley Quinn and Jennifer both have roles in Smith's next film,Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001). In this road trip comedy, the cult heroes, Jay and Silent Bob, go on an adventure to stop the production of a movie being made about them, find true love, and save an orangutan.
In 2004, he wrote and directed Jersey Girl (2004), starring Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler. Although there were some disappointing reviews and the movie was a disappointment at the box office, Smith says it did alright going up against the "Bennifer Massacre" known as Gigli (2003).
In 2005, Smith wrote the screenplay for Clerks II (2006), which he planned to start shooting in January of 2005. But then he got a call from Susannah Grant, who wanted Smith to audition for her new film. Smith went into the audition and, five minutes after finishing, he got a call saying he got the part. Filming began in January 2005 so Smith had to delay the filming of Clerks II (2006). After Catch and Release (2006) finished filming, Smith shot "Clerks II" in September 2005. After cutting "Clerks II", they submitted it to the Cannes film festival. It got accepted and, at Cannes, it got an 8 minute standing ovation.
In 2006, Smith also got offered a part in the fourth "Die Hard" film, Live Free or Die Hard (2007). Smith got to film a scene with one of his idols, Bruce Willis, the scene was supposed to take one day of filming, it ended up taking a week. In 2007, Smith was also hired to direct the pilot for the show Reaper (2007), which garnered favorable reviews.
In 2007 and 2008, Smith wrote two scripts: a comedy, Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), and a horror film called Red State (2011). Harvey Weinstein green-lighted "Zack and Miri", based just off the title, although they passed on "Red State", Smith plans to get "Red State" independently funded. Smith filmed "Zack and Miri" with comedy starSeth Rogen. The film did not meet expectations at the box office but got good reviews. It is Smith's highest grossing movie, although he says he was crushed by the disappointing box office of the film.
Smith was offered the chance to direct a film which was written by Robb Cullen and Mark Cullen called Cop Out (2010). Smith accepted, it would be two firsts; the first feature Smith has directed but not written and the first feature of Smith's that Scott Mosier has not produced (Mosier is trying to find a film to direct). Smith hired Bruce Willis for the film.- Actor
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Kim Charney was born on 2 August 1945 in San Diego, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Suddenly (1954), The Explosive Generation (1961) and The Rifleman (1958).- Actor
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Krzysztof Soszynski is mixed martial arts fighter, actor, stuntman, DJ and creator of the KSOS Conditioning System. He was born in Stalowa Wola Poland and moved to Canada with his family when he was 10. Soszynski, former TKO Heavyweight Champion, is a UFC veteran and MMA coach at the UFC Gym in Torrance California. His strong work ethic has allowed him to pursue many passions including acting and music. He has worked in feature films with Kevin James in 'Here Comes the Boom' and as Mickey Rourke's stunt double in 'Immortals. Krzysztof will also appear in the upcoming film 'Tapped' and 'Severed Connection'.- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura Bennett was born on 2 August 1963 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She is known for Breakfast on Pluto (2005), Project Runway (2004) and After the Runway (2011).- Actor
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Lawrence Levine was born on 2 August 1931 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for How the West Was Won (1976), The Fashion Police (2012) and The Six Million Dollar Man (1974). He was married to Bobbi. He died on 23 November 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actress
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Leslie Ackerman was born in New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and manager, known for The First Nudie Musical (1976), Joyride to Nowhere (1977) and What's Eating You? (2000).- Additional Crew
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Lisa Brown was born on 2 August 1954 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. She was an actress and director, known for As the World Turns (1956), Guiding Light (1952) and Gotham the Series (2009). She was married to Brian Neary and Tom Nielsen. She died on 24 November 2021 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.- Actress
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Mable Lee started dancing at the age of three and was still dancing past the age of eighty. She was performing in public at the age of four; by twelve she was dancing in night clubs in her native Atlanta. At nineteen, she went north to New York City where she got her first job dancing in the chorus at the West End Theater on West 125th Street in Harlem. She was soon soloing at the Apollo Theater, as well as appearing in comedy skits with comics like Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham and John 'Spider Bruce' Mason. After appearing in USO shows during World War II, Mable went before the cameras, appearing at least one hundred Soundies until about 1946, when she went to Europe for a time. Upon her return to the States, she starred in the 1952 Broadway revival of "Shuffle Along," and would later appear in the national touring company of the Broadway musical "Bubblin' Brown Sugar" (1976). In 2008, Mable Lee was named to the American Tap Dance Association Hall of Fame.- Shapely, dark haired British actress who appeared in a number of sensual film and TV roles that showcased her beauty. She is probably best recognizable as Miss Caruso, the beautiful young Italian agent sleeping with James Bond in the opening of Live and Let Die (1973) whose blue dress zipper meets its match in Bond's magnetic watch. Prior to this, she had worked with Roger Moore in an early TV appearance and he recommended her for the role.
- Marcel Iures is one of Romania's most acclaimed stage and screen actors, having starred in more than two dozen features in his native country and twice being named its best actor. His American film credits include The Peacemaker starring George Clooney, Mission: Impossible (1996) starring Tom Cruise, and Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) starring Cruise and Brad Pitt. Among his most noted Romanian films are The Last Messenger, The Oak (1992) (The Oak), Society's Pillars, Vacanta cea mare (1988) (The Big Holiday), The Duel and Romanian. He recently finished filming Amen. (2002) for director Costa-Gavras.
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Southern-bred Mary-Louise Parker was born on August 2, 1964 in Fort Jackson, South Carolina, the youngest of four children of Judge John Morgan Parker, and the former Caroline Louise Morell. She is of mostly Swedish, English, and Scottish descent. Her father's occupation took the family both around the country and abroad while growing up.
Parker showed potential in her teens and majored in acting in her college years, graduating from the North Carolina School of the Arts. Beginning her acting career with a part on the daytime soap Ryan's Hope (1975), Mary decided to test the waters in New York, and after work on the off-Broadway stage in the late 1980s, made her Broadway debut with "Prelude to a Kiss" in 1990, where she won the Theatre World Award, the Clarence Derwent Award and a Tony nomination.
Films and TV quickly followed and she quickly gained attention. She provided both poignant and amusing as the token femme friend to a group of gay men in the AIDS drama Longtime Companion (1989), but really caught fire with her feisty, standout performance in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), holding her own against such female powerhouses as Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates and Mary Stuart Masterson. Dubbed by some as the "long-suffering girl next door," she played such noble offbeat miserables and cast-asides in Grand Canyon (1991), Naked in New York (1993), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), The Client (1994) Boys on the Side (1995), in which she was the AIDS victim this time, The Portrait of a Lady (1996), The Maker (1997), Let the Devil Wear Black (1999), Red Dragon (2002) and Pipe Dream (2001).
Preferring quality over quantity, she perfected her craft with offbeat roles in independent features and did not abandon her theater roots. She copped a slew of acting prizes for her stage work in "How I Learned to Drive" (1996) and, most notably, "Proof" in 2000, wherein she won nearly every award there is to attain, including the prestigious Tony. Her marquee name still does not command what it should, but a picture or production with Mary-Louise Parker in it usually guarantees a strong critical reception. Unmarried, she did enter into a longtime companionship with actor Billy Crudup after the twosome appeared opposite each other in the 1996 play, "Bus Stop". They went their separate ways in 2003, amid major controversy (she was pregnant at the time).
Mary Louise continues to divide her time equally and skillfully on TV, film and the stage. The powerful TV miniseries adaptation of Tony Kushner heralded award-winning Broadway play Angels in America (2003), directed by Mike Nichols, earned the actress supporting performance Golden Globe and Emmy awards. She also earned a Tony nomination for the Broadway show, "Reckless", a year later but truly turned heads and wowed audiences the year after that in the highly acclaimed 7-season Showtime series Weeds (2005), earning another Golden Globe and several Emmy nominations for her amazing performance as Nancy Botwin, a relatively naïve suburban housewife and mother who courts serious trouble with the law and drug cartels when she turns into a neighborhood drug dealer for sustenance after her husband dies suddenly.
Into the millennium, Mary has continued with compelling work in such films as RED 2 (2013), R.I.P.D. (2013), Jamesy Boy (2014), Behaving Badly (2014), Chronically Metropolitan (2016), Golden Exits (2017) and Red Sparrow (2018). TV roles have included recurring roles on The Blacklist (2013) and the sci-fi thriller Mr. Mercedes (2017).
Her first child is eighteen-year-old William Atticus Parker -- a director, writer and actor. Adopting a second child from Ethiopia, Mary Louise was acknowledged in 2013 for her significant contributions to Hope North, an organization that works in the educating and healing of young victims caught in Uganda's civil war. Her memoir-in-letters, Dear Mr. You, came out in 2015.- Actress
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Massiel was born on 2 August 1947 in Madrid, Spain. She is an actress, known for Días de viejo color (1968), Vestida de novia (1967) and Cantando a la vida (1969). She was previously married to Pablo Lizcano, Carlos Zayas and Luis Recatero.- Actor
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Mathieu Carrière was born on 2 August 1950 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for La maison des bories (1970), Young Törless (1966) and Quantum Leap (1989).- Actor
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Max Wright was born on 2 August 1943 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for ALF (1986), All That Jazz (1979) and The Shadow (1994). He was married to Linda Ybarrondo. He died on 26 June 2019 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.- Michael Sorkin was born on 2 August 1948 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was married to Joan K Copjec. He died on 26 March 2020 in New York City, New York, USA.