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Fabio was born on 15 March 1959 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He is an actor, known for Bubble Boy (2001), Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) and Dumbbells (2014).- Music Department
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Aaron Rosand was born on 15 March 1927 in Hammond, Indiana, USA. He is known for Orchestra of Exiles (2012), Camera Three (1955) and Aaron Rosand: Live at Mills College (2004). He was married to Christina Khimm-Rosand, Maree Macpherson, Monica Woo and Eileen Flissler. He died on 9 July 2019 in White Plains, New York, USA.- Actor
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Abhay is an actor who has never shied away from speaking his mind; a producer who doesn't believe in the 'formula', a film curator with a keen eye for detail and good stories, a painter who's not scared to experiment with colours and a philanthropist who wishes to leverage his position to bring a positive change in society. Well, that's in short Abhay Deol, if only the versatile actor could fit in boxes.
Despite coming from the most-filmy family of Bollywood- the Deols, Abhay is a man of few words who lets his work and films do the talking bit. You may call him non-conformist but Abhay's panache of portraying complex characters is matched by very few in the cinema world as evident from his filmography that includes films like Dev D, Raanjhana, Manorama six feet under, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Shanghai and Oye Lucky Lucky Oye.
Whether it was acquainting Sunny Deol to Imtiaz Ali for his debut Socha Na Tha, raising funds for Manorama Six Feet Under or giving Anurag Kashyap the idea to give Devdas a contemporary twist in Dev.D, Abhay always went beyond the traditional responsibilities of an actor even in the early days of his career.
Despite his success with films that have been termed "art-house" and "off beat", Abhay - right from his first shot has continually balanced and found success both with artistic/indie cinema as well as hugely successful Bollywood blockbusters.
He has consistently taken chances with debutante directors from the start of his career. Be it Imtiaz Ali, Reema Kakdi or Navdeep Singh, just to name a few. He's also carried the freedom, and his penchant for going against the grain, into his work as a producer - backing newcomers and new storylines. With a huge fan-following across the globe, Abhay has always stood for the cause of parallel cinema, which is one of the reasons he became a film curator. He also ventured into the digital medium with Chopsticks and Line of Descent, apart from stepping into Tamil cinema with Hero and Idhu Vedhalam Sollum Kadhai. With a strong social media presence, Abhay is known to take a stand divergent to the rest of tinsel town's herd opinions, which is what makes him 'thinking women sex symbol.'- Agustín Creevy has been married to Virginia Vercelli since 15 June 2013. They have one child.
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Alan Bean first started out as a Navy Test Pilot, he flew over 5500 hours, and flew 27 different aircrafts. Alan Bean became an astronaut in 1963. But wasn't picked for any missions for sometime. It wasn't until fellow astronaut, Charles Conrad (aka Pete), asked him if he wanted to take part on Apollo 12 after the death of C.C. Williams, whom Bean went on to replace. On Apollo 12, he was The Lunar Excursion Module pilot (LEM Pilot) and became the 4th man to walk on the moon in November of 1969. He flew again on Skylab 3, and was in space for 59 days in 1973. Alan retired from NASA in 1981. He is now an artist, painting his experiences on the moon. He released a book of his artwork in 1998, titled "Apollo: An Eyewitness Account by Astronaut/Explorer/Artist/Moonwalker Alan Bean".- Actress
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Alba Arnova was born on 15 March 1930 in Bernal, Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for La Gioconda (1958), Loves of Three Queens (1954) and A Lady with Camelias (1953). She was married to Gianni Ferrio. She died on 11 March 2018 in Rome, Italy.- Alberto Morán was born on 15 March 1922 in Strevi, Piedmont, Italy. He was an actor, known for Mis cinco hijos (1948). He died on 16 August 1997 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Alia Bhatt (born 15 March 1993) is an India actress. The recipient of several accolades, including one National Award, six Filmfare Awards and three IIFA Awards. Bhatt is one of the highest-paid actresses in India. She has appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2014 and was featured by Forbes Asia in their 30 Under 30 list of 2017.- Producer
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Angus Wall graduated from Bowdoin College in 1988. In 1992, he and Linda Carlson started the firm Rock Paper Scissors, which has become "a respected West Hollywood creative editorial house known for its commercial work for such clients as BMW, HP, and Nike."
Angus is a film editor who has won the Academy Awards for Film Editing twice in a row, both for David Fincher movies (The Social Network and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo). His very first Academy nomination was for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, also a David Fincher movie. Angus often works together with Kirk Baxter.- Anna Shaffer was born on 15 March 1992 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011).
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Anne Anderson was born on 15 March 1937 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for True Colors (1990), Sea Hunt (1958) and Highway Patrol (1955). She was previously married to Bert Convy.- Actress
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Canadian born actress Anne Bedian didn't start her young career in the arts, but rather in the military as a soldier. Bedian served in the Canadian Armed Forces at the age of 17 as a Bosn, She was one of the first women to enter that trade, which included training for demolitions, small arms, firefighting and chemical warfare. She was the youngest member on board the HMCS Nipigon, the first warship to employ women. Oddly enough in her theatrical acting career playing a variety of roles ranging from cops, psychics, waitresses - she has never portrayed a soldier!
However her proficiency for speaking several languages and incredible range of dialects has served her artistic career well. Bedian is fluent in English, French, Armenian, Spanish, German and self-taught reading Hebrew and Russian, and is also skilled at performing roles which require dialects including Middle Eastern and European.
Anne began both her Meisner training and her career in her hometown of Montreal, Quebec, then moved to Toronto and then to New York where she furthered her Meisner training with Ron Stetson of the Neighborhood Playhouse, before finally landing in Los Angeles.
Bedian can next be seen guest starring as Fatima Al-Harazi in the Season 1 reboot of "Roseanne" - Fatima is Roseanne's new next door neighbor who brings diversity to the Conner neighborhood. You can also find Bedian on the big screen starring in the lead role in Robert Nazar Arjoyan's "I Promised Her Life", a short film currently screening across the country in over 20 film festivals. Bedian plays the leading role of Elena, a grieving Armenian-American mother who defies a centuries-old ritual and tests the limits of tradition at her daughter's funeral. Her performance earned Bedian "Best Actress at Deep In The Heart Film Festival in March 2018.
Bedian might be best recognized from her memorable guest star on the Emmy nominated episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm - "The Palestinian Chicken", ranked the highest rated episode in Curb history.
"It's the first time we've ever heard "Zionist pig" used as pillow talk." - The Inquirer
Anne was invited to return to the Curb comeback and reprise her role as Shara, the anti-semitic Palestinian Restaurant owner who seduces Larry yet again.
"On the upside, Larry still got to go for another round in the sack with Shara from Al-Abbas (welcome back, Anne Bedian!), who connected him with the consul to begin with. A redux of their hate-speechified coitus from "Palestinian Chicken" was a nice nod to what is arguably Curb's signature episode" - Vulture
" The return of Shara (and a hilarious Anne Bedian) from one of Curb's best episodes, Season 8's "Palestinian Chicken," with an even more profane sex scene with Larry. It'll be hard to get the image of Larry shouting the names of several members of Donald Trump's administration and nearly climaxing out of my head." -The Ringer- Ariel Delgado was born on 15 March 1931 in Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He died on 16 October 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Barbara Schulz was born on 15 March 1972 in Talence, Gironde, France. She is an actress and director, known for French Kiss (1995), The Longest Week (2014) and La dilettante (1999).- Actress
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Bernadene Hayes was born on March 15th, 1903 in Chicago, Illinois. In her late twenties, she was a radio personalty in her hometown. She received nicknames such as "The Queen of Radio" and "The Red Hair of the Air" in 1930 when she sang within two CBS programs. After a time in vaudeville, she came to Hollywood where she began her film and television career which would span from 1934 to 1956. In many of her roles, she played alongside stars such as James Cagney, William Powell, Clark Gable, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Gene Kelly, William Boyd, Alan Ladd, Edward G. Robinson, and more. An all-round actress who could also sing and dance, Bernadene was occasionally as the leading lady in films, but she is most noted for her strong supporting roles. She played in two Hopalong Cassidy films, the most memorable of which was her role as witty saloon hostess Faro Annie in North of the Rio Grande. It is also the only film in which she plays alongside her sister, Lorraine Randall. She was cast in movies throughout the thirties, all through the forties and began acting in a few television series in the 1950s. She passed away at age 84 on August 29th, 1987 in Los Angeles, California.- Music Department
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Wilber's career as a musician, composer, arranger and jazz educator spanned an impressive 75 years. His fascination with jazz began at the age of three after listening to a recording of Duke Ellington's 'Mood Indigo'. Learning clarinet as a child, he then became adept at the soprano saxophone while studying under Sidney Bechet. In 1945, at the age of 17, Wilber set up a revivalist jazz combo, the Wildcats. This trio later expanded into a full orchestra and played night clubs in Boston and New York for several years. Though he was primarily an exponent of traditional jazz, Wilber went on to explore other forms of the genre while honing his expertise under the tutelage of the progressive pianist Lennie Tristano and the saxophonist Lee Konitz. Having returned from military service (1952-54), he subsequently incorporated modern concepts into his second organisation, The Six. The band recorded an album which was released in 1954 by Norman Granz. Their credo (according to the magazine Down Beat) was "to play without regard to restrictions of schools or styles."
During the remainder of the decade, Wilber gigged and recorded with Eddie Condon, Jack Teagarden and Bobby Hackett and twice toured with Benny Goodman. By the late 60s, having added the alto sax to his repertoire, he became a founding member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band (a famous 'super group' which specialised in both Dixieland and mainstream jazz and included such outstanding jazzmen as Yank Lawson,Bud Freeman and Billy Butterfield). Wilber stayed for six years before moving on to establish, respectively, the Soprano Summit quintet with Kenny Davern in 1975 and the Bechet Legacy in 1981 (recording extensively under his own record label, Bodeswell). He formed and led an orchestra for the 50th anniversary of Benny Goodman's legendary concert at Carnegie Hall and the following year organized and performed a Royal Ellington concert for the Queen. As arranger, he effectively recreated Ellington's music for the motion picture The Cotton Club (1984), winning a Grammy Award in 1986. In 2003, Wilber conducted the all-French Tuxedo Big Band in Toulouse, France, playing previously unrecorded Fletcher Henderson arrangements for Benny Goodman. Released by Arbors Records, the resulting album featured many superb tracks (with Wilber performing the clarinet solos), including "Blue Interlude", "I'm Coming Virginia", "All The Things You Are", "Some Of These Days" and "Benny's Bugle".
Maintaining a high profile in jazz education, Wilber served on the board of the New York Repertory Orchestra and was the inaugural musical director of the Smithsonian Jazz Repertory Ensemble. His co-authored autobiography, "Music was not enough", appeared in 1987.- A childhood member of the San Francisco Ballet, Bonnie-Jill parlayed her looks, training, and love of sports into a career as a professional cheerleader - First with the Golden State Warriors (winning NBA Cheerleader of the Year), then to the San Francisco 49ers Goldrush Cheerleading squad, (attaining her Super Bowl ring) She then moved to Texas to pursue studies at University of Texas earning her Bachelors degree in Broadcast Journalism and dancing for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, where she was also selected to grace the cover of their internationally known swimsuit calendar.
Moving to Los Angeles for broadcasting opportunities, she became a feature reporter for the sports department of the CBS stations, often sent to focus on the World Champion Los Angeles Lakers. During this time, she worked for ESPN, NFL Network, SPIKE-TV, and more, as a host, reporter, and commentator, proving she knew her way all around the proverbial sports pages.
Her reporting on the Lakers drew the attention of Owner Jerry Buss, who was so impressed with Bonnie-Jill's eye and insight that he chose he to become the first and only female scout in the NBA for the Lakers. Her success as a scout was immediate, and the Lakers' Basketball Operations Department expanded her responsibilities to include Assistant General Manager for the Lakers' Minor League Team, the Los Angeles D- Fenders. Bonnie-Jill's Laker years netted her five NBA World Championship rings.
Though her success in sports was calling, Los Angeles was not willing to let someone as beautiful as Bonnie-Jill slip out of its reach - a ridiculously successful model and actress, Bonnie-Jill has been featured in FHM, Maxim, GQ, Esquire and Sports Illustrate; just to name a few. Her successful modeling career led to recurring roles on various shows including "Baywatch" and "Ally McBeal."Bonnie-Jill has appeared in dozens of commercials and ad campaigns, 6 country music videos including one with Dierks Bentley (named "Sexiest Video of the Year" by CMT), and enough print that both FXM and MAXIM named her to their "Sexiest Women" lists.
Additionally, Laflin hosted a Fantasy Football and Basketball show on Sirius/XM Satellite, ESPN Austin hosting pre and post game shows for the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Longhorns. She has written many stories for ESPN.com and makes appearances as a contributor for Fox News. Giving back is imperative to Bonnie-Jill. She a dedicated supporter of the troops and has traveled to Afghanistan, Iraq and other countries on 20 Goodwill and USO tours. She continues to visit our veterans and and wounded warriors stateside at VA hospitals. Bonnie-Jill is also heavily involved in animal welfare issues and has been featured in numerous national campaigns encouraging compassion for all animals. Her philanthropy work for both the military and animal welfare is a passion for Bonnie-Jill which caused her to form her charity "Hounds and Heroes".
Bonnie-Jill Laflin is currently (2016) a reporter for Fox Sports and BBC Sports. - Brad Blaisdell was born on 15 March 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Inspector Gadget (1999), The Negotiator (1998) and Executive Decision (1996). He was married to Merilee Magnuson and Philece Sampler. He died on 26 December 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Brandon Cox was born on 15 March 1974 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for Cut Throat City (2020), Line of Duty (2019) and Marauders (2016).- Actress
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Bree Michael Warner is best known for her portrayal of "Marilyn Raymer" in the Nickelodeon series iCarly.
She was encouraged in the arts at an early age by her parents, both of whom performed on stage. With the inspiration of her musical theatre mother and singer-songwriter father, her own interest in performing was cultivated from the start.
Originally from Cleveland, OH she ventured west to pursue her training at the highly regarded University of Southern California, earning dual degrees from both the School of Dramatic Arts, as well as, the School of Cinema-Television.
As a long time Los Angeleno, now first time New Yorker, Warner's been acting for over a decade and finding herself opposite a talented bevy of cohorts, including Stephen Dorff, James Woods, and Stephen Lang in the upcoming feature film Officer Down. Playing Brogan, Dorff's Forensics partner, Warner provides the smoking gun, helps solve the crime and proves that smart women can be sexy.
But it wasn't always about blood splatter marks and latex gloves, Alan Ball wrote a role for her on Six Feet Under long before Dexter was even pitched. From that famed HBO series emerged a surging momentum for Warner in the world of television. She lit up opposite Mathew Fox, went toe to toe against Jill Hennesy, and even lost herself in the arms of Anthony LaPaglia. Known for her chameleon-like qualities, she continues to give notable performances in both Television and Film and 2013 will welcome the official release of 3 feature films in which she stars. (Officer Down, Humdinger & Truth About Layla)
A recent revisit to the stage has also earned her acclaim from the critics for her leading performance in the Off-Broadway Production of Pulitzer Prize Nominee Lee Blessing's, Two Rooms. According to Randy Gener, former editor of American Theatre Magazine, "Warner stand[s] out as an actor. She brings an honesty and sincerity". Paulanne Simmons, of New York Theatre Wire and Drama Desk Awards affiliate says "Ms. Warner is powerful as she falls apart and we sympathize with her every step of the way."
She is represented by the bi-coastal management team at The J Arts Group.- Actress
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Brenda Scott was born on 15 March 1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and assistant director, known for Oscar Phitkin: A Vendor's Tale (1998), Simon & Simon (1981) and Mannix (1967). She has been married to Dean Hargrove since 21 April 1979. She was previously married to Andrew Prine.- Actor
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Bret Michaels was born on 15 March 1963 in Butler, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for A Letter from Death Row (1998), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) and Friday Night Lights (2004).- Actor
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Brian Tee will star opposite Nicole Kidman in the prestige limited series "Expats," as "Clarke Woo" husband to "Margaret" (Kidman), directed by the acclaimed Lulu Wang for Amazon Prime. Tee also stared as Dr. Ethan Choi, on NBC's hit drama "Chicago Med," produced by Dick Wolf and won a 2020 NAMIC Vision Award (Best Performance - Drama) for his work on "Chicago Med."
On the big screen Tee has shared his talents in many giant blockbuster movies. Tee is known around the world for his starring role as "D.K. The Drift King," in Universal's franchise "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift," directed by Justin Lin. He was a lead in FOX's summer hit "The Wolverine," starring Hugh Jackman and Directed by James Mangold. He played "Hamada," the head of park security in Universal Pictures' and Amblin Entertainment's box office smash "Jurassic World." And continuing his tent-pole career, Tee starred in Paramount Pictures' and Michael Bay's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2," as the iconic villain "Shredder."
As a character leading man, Tee romanced audiences as the lead opposite Anne Heche in the Hallmark movie "One Christmas Eve." He starred in the series "Mortal Kombat: Legacy 2," as "Liu Kang," produced by Warner Brothers, took on a lead role in Lifetime's "The Gabby Douglas Story" as the inspirational Coach "Liang Chow," and also gave a standout comedic performance in Justin Lin's comedy, "Finishing the Game," as the insanely hilarious Vietnam Vet, "Mac Chang."
A talent in all genres, Tee gave an unforgettable, heart wrenching performance as "Jimmy Nakayama," in the action drama "We Were Soldiers," opposite Mel Gibson. And on the comedy side, Brian has featured in big budget comedies "Austin Powers: Goldmember," alongside Mike Myers and "Fun with Dick and Jane," with comedy great Jim Carrey.
On the small screen, Tee was a series regular playing "EMT Eddie Choi," in "Crash," a STARZ TV series based on the Academy Award winning film. He recurred on the hit NBC series "Grimm," CBS's "Hawaii 5-O," and ABC's "Grey's Anatomy." Tee has made memorable guest star appearances on shows such as "Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Lucifer, ZOO, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, The Lottery, Legends, Beauty and the Beast, Burn Notice, The Good Guys, CSI, Dark Blue, Bones, Lie To Me, Jericho, Entourage, The Unit, Wanted, Without A Trace, JAG, Family Law, The Pretender, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer," among others.
As the consummate artist, Tee continued to stretch his range Internationally. He starred in the Korean American romantic comedy indie feature "Wedding Palace," and was the lead villain in Korea's highly anticipated action film "No Tears for the Dead," opposite, Jang, Dong-Gun and Kim, Min-Hee, Directed by the acclaimed Lee, Jeong-Beom ("The Man from Nowhere.")
In love with his craft, Tee never stops honing his talents and embraces all mediums. Brian returned to the stage to rave reviews for his lead performance in "Snow Falling on Cedars" at the prestigious Hartford Stage.
A Los Angeles native and mixture of multiple Asian descents, Tee is proficient in both Japanese and Korean, and holds a bachelor's degree in Dramatic Arts - Acting from the University of California, Berkeley. His muse is his Family, his amazing wife Mirelly Taylor and magical daughter Madelyn Skyler who are his life's love and inspiration.- Director
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Bryan Gordon is a television and film director, writer, and producer. He has been nominated three times for the Directors Guild of America Award and received the Directors Guild award for comedy directing. He's been nominated for an Emmy twice - both for his work on the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, which he directed numerous episodes over its entire run. He has directed such TV series as Grace and Frankie, The Office, Weeds, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The West Wing, Ally McBeal, Boston Public, Sports Night, Freaks and Geeks and The Wonder Years. He also directed and produced the now legendary series Party Down for the Starz Network. He's directed numerous pilots - among them One Tree Hill - setting the look and design for the show's nine season run.
He directed the 30 for 30 documentary short for ESPN, "The Arnold Palmer, that was nominated for a Sports Emmy.
He started his career as a comedy writer on Fridays and as an independent filmmaker that included writing and directing the Academy Award winning short Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall and the feature Pie In The Sky.
He is married to filmmaker Jessie Nelson and they have a daughter, actress Molly Gordon.- Actress
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Caitlin Wachs was born on 15 March 1989 in Eugene, Oregon, USA. She is an actress, known for My Dog Skip (2000), Profiler (1996) and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002).- Actress
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Callie Thompson was born on 15 March 1999 in Macon, Georgia, USA. She is an actress, known for House (2004), Zoey 101 (2005) and Modern Family (2009).- Actress
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Cara Pifko is a Canadian actress known primarily for her work on television shows produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Pifko was born in Toronto, Ontario. A graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, she started acting at the age of 8 and worked all through the nineties, but it was in 2000 that she landed her first starring role, in the series Our Hero, which was aimed at young teens. Her first acting role was The Elephant Show hosted by Sharon, Lois, and Bram in which she was present in all seasons.
In 2004 she showed her dramatic range by appearing as a foreign aid worker in the acclaimed mini-series Human Cargo. Pifko then landed the lead role in the legal drama This is Wonderland, which garnered her a Gemini Award in 2005 for best actress. In early 2006, she appeared as Isolda in Tarragon Theatre's production of Léo. In 2007 she starred in the Lifetime TV movie I Me Wed. In 2009, she joined the soap opera General Hospital as the recurring character of Louise Addison.
In 2010 Cara lent her voice to Suu, a pink Twi'lek in the "Deserter" episode, and as scientist Sionver Boll in "The Zillo Beast" and "The Zillo Beast Strikes Back" episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. She also voiced Yeoman Kelly Chambers in the video games Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3.
In 2016 she joined the Season 2 cast of Better Call Saul as recurring character Paige Novick, senior legal counsel for Mesa Verde Bank and Trust, and friend of Kim Wexler.- Composer
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Carlo Marrale was born on 15 March 1952 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy. He is a composer, known for Movie Rush - La febbre del cinema (1976), The Eurovision Song Contest (1979) and Ana Mena: Mañana dios dirá (2023).- Music Artist
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Carlos Rivera is known for The Method (2022), The Cover (2021) and Fran Rozzano: Que lo nuestro se quede nuestro (2018).- Carmen de Mairena was born on 15 March 1933 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis (2011) and FBI: Frikis buscan incordiar (2004). She died on 22 March 2020 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- Caterina Boratto was born on 15 March 1915 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. She was an actress, known for Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975), 8½ (1963) and Castle Keep (1969). She was married to Armando Ceratto. She died on 14 September 2010 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Celesta DeAstis was born on 15 March 1994 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for General Hospital (1963), Break-Up Nightmare (2016) and How to Get Away with Murder (2014).
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Charlie Zdravesky was born on 15 March 1944 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. Charlie is known for Crash (2008). Charlie died on 11 June 2020 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.- Born and raised in Montebello, California, actress Chelsea Rendon has been a working actress since the age of 7, after booking a leading role in the feature film "No Turning Back", which went onto win multiple awards for her portrayal of Cristina. She continued to work on shows such as "E.R.", "The Shield", and "Judging Amyas" a child, and recently worked on Disney's "McFarland, USA", starred in Netflix original hit "Bright", and has recurred on Freeform's "The Fosters". Most recognized for her role as Ruthie in the Oscar-nominated film "A Better Life", Chelsea is taking a page from the same book and channeling a young, "woke" activist by the name of Mari in STARZ' upcoming drama "Vida". Chelsea stars alongside Mishel Prada and Melissa Barrera in the half-hour drama series focusing on two Mexican-American sisters from the east side of Los Angeles. As an actor who is attracted to empowering female roles, Chelsea draws inspiration from the likes of Viola Davis, Mariska Hargitay and Taraji P. Henson, and hopes to one day produce her content and try her hand in directing. Chelsea enjoys practicing karate, eating her way through the city's best tacos, and finding time to catch up on her favorite televi-sion shows.
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Christopher Malcolm Bruno was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He grew up in the small town of Milford, Connecticut with his now-deceased mother, Nancy Mendillo, but also spent a substantial amount of time with his father, Scott Bruno, on Manhattan's Upper West Side. He developed an appreciation for the arts but had no intention of pursuing it as a career. He attended college in Vermont where he skied on the ski-team while studying Psychology.
During his sophomore year he was temporarily sidelined with an injury so he decided to try something different. He auditioned for a play, Machiavelli's "The Mandrake" and was cast as the lead. Having discovered a new passion for the arts, Bruno transferred to Stony Brook University where he changed his major to Theater and was a walk-on starting pitcher for their baseball team. His fastball was clocked at 90 miles per hour and he finished with a 6-0 record his senior year and broke three school records for strikeouts, wins and games pitched. Those records were later broken by The Minnesota Twins perennial all-star Joe Nathan.
After college, Chris moved to New York full-time and, after several bartending jobs, he landed a two year contract on NBC's Another World (1964). During his first year on the show Chris was nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award as "Outstanding Newcomer". A few years later he was cast as Michael Delaney on All My Children (1970), a gay school teacher who loses his job to social prejudice. The writers won an Emmy that year for his groundbreaking storyline. He relocated to Los Angeles to move his career to the next level. He performed stand-up comedy at The Improv and was discovered by an exec at Warner Bros and subsequently was cast on "Suddenly Susan", "The Nanny", "Jesse", and a recurring role on Alan Ball's series, Oh Grow Up (2006).
In 1998, Chris and his brother, Dylan Bruno, were cast in Lorenzo Carcaterra's dark and gritty New York cop show "The Force" for The WB. He was cast as Walt Bannerman in Stephen King's The Dead Zone (2002), which ran for six seasons on USA Network. In the summer of 2004, he produced and starred in the feature film "Last of the Romantics", and again worked alongside his brother. During his hiatus from The Dead Zone, he completed work on the feature film "The World's Fastest Indian" opposite Sir Anthony Hopkins.
In the last season of The Dead Zone, he was able to exercise his directing skills as he helmed an episode entitled "Independence Day" which again included an appearance by his brother, Dylan Bruno. They dedicated this episode to the memory of their mother, Nancy Mendillo Bruno, who had died from breast cancer earlier that year. After the show was canceled, he landed recurring television roles on Numb3rs (2005) and Prison Break (2005), and later appeared in the movie Prison Break: The Final Break (2009). He was the male lead in The Cell 2 (2009). He had a long run doing guest starring roles on Castle (2009), Southland (2009), NCIS (2003), and NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) . In 2013, he teamed up with his cousin, Vohn Regensburger, to produce and star in the feature film, A Remarkable Life (2016), in which he and Dylan played actual brothers for the first time. Upon wrapping, he immediately went to work on Lifetime's Sorority Surrogate (2014) and was a recurring character on ABC's Family Tools (2013) as the husband of Leah Remini's character.
In 2013, he joined the cast of ABC Family's The Fosters (2013) as Adam, and subsequently played Danny on MTV''s Awkward. (2011). On December 8, 2017, he made his professional debut as an MMA fighter.- Actor
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Born in Houston, Texas and started acting/singing in Opera and Musical Theatre at the age of ten. Began his Voiceover career in 1999 with ADV Films. He has voiced over 200 Anime titles, including iconic shows such as Dragon Ball Z, Pokemon, Fullmetal Alchemist, and Soul Eater.
Chris has also narrated over eighty Audiobooks, fronted a synthpop band called Paul Lynde is Dead, written a YA book about emo vampires called Scene Immortal.- Actor
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Christian Marquand was born on 15 March 1927 in Marseille, France. He was an actor and director, known for Apocalypse Now (1979), The Longest Day (1962) and The Flight of the Phoenix (1965). He was married to Tina Aumont. He died on 22 November 2000 in Ivry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France.- Claire Kelly was born on 15 March 1934 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Party Girl (1958), The Loved One (1965) and The Badlanders (1958). She was married to Robert Edward Murphy, John Dutton, Robert Kenaston, Perry Lopez and George DeWitt. She died on 1 July 1998 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
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Craig Wasson was born on 15 March 1954 in Ontario, Oregon, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), Body Double (1984) and Four Friends (1981).- D.J. Fontana was born on 15 March 1931 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for From Nashville with Music (1969), Tupelove (2012) and Elvis & June: A Love Story (2002). He was married to Karen Arrington and Barbara Tullier. He died on 13 June 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
- D.R. Nanayakkara was born on 15 March 1915 in Kolonnawa, Colombo District, Ceylan [now Sri Lanka]. He was an actor, known for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Seedevi (1951) and Amma (1949). He died on 4 January 1989.
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In 1989, there was a scintillating dustup about the Dale McRaven-created program Perfect Strangers. McRaven had been committed to killing off the characters (the cast is safe) in a two-part episode called Father Knows Best, but two young fans of the show (aged 5 and 11) started a campaign to save them. McRaven ultimately relented and years later publicly thanked them for saving his show.- Additional Crew
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Darren Dunstan was born on 15 March 1976 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003), Sonic X (2003) and Yu-Gi-Oh! (2000).- Writer
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David A Arnold has been making you laugh for years and you probably never knew it! Known for his TV writing, Arnold is now stepping out of the shadows and into the spotlight with the development of his own stand up special, "Fat Ballerina" due for release in 2019. David has had numerous TV appearances on everything from "The Ruckus" on Comedy Central to "Def Comedy Jam" on HBO, "Shaq's All Star Comedy Tour" and is now on his own tour "He Said She Said Comedy Tour" with funny lady Kym Whitley.
Arnold has also made his mark as a TV writer and recently served as a producer on the Emmy nominated Netflix reboot series of "Fuller House" and he's also written on other shows like, Zoe Ever After and Real Husbands Of Hollywood on BET. Kelsey Grammer/Martin Lawrence's sitcom, "Partners" on FX. OWNS' "Raising Whitley", Tyler Perry's House of Payne and Meet the Browns.
David has appeared at the Montreal Comedy Festival (2), on Comedy Central's Laffapalooza, HBO's Entourage and Def Comedy Jam.
Based out of Los Angeles, Arnold can be seen working out his stand up at clubs like, The Laugh Factory, The Comedy Store and the Ha-Ha Cafe. David has a strong social media presence and you can follow him for his hilarious day-to-day antics on his IG page @thedavidaarnold or Face Book/DavidAArnold/Comedian- Actor
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David Cronenberg, also known as the King of Venereal Horror or the Baron of Blood, was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 1943. His father, Milton Cronenberg, was a journalist and editor, and his mother, Esther (Sumberg), was a piano player. After showing an inclination for literature at an early age (he wrote and published eerie short stories, thus following his father's path) and for music (playing classical guitar until he was 12), Cronenberg graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in Literature after switching from the science department. He reached the cult status of horror-meister with the gore-filled, modern-vampire variations of Shivers (1975) and Rabid (1977), following an experimental apprenticeship in independent film-making and in Canadian television programs.
Cronenberg gained popularity with the head-exploding, telepathy-based Scanners (1981) after the release of the much underrated, controversial, and autobiographical The Brood (1979). Cronenberg become a sort of a mass media guru with Videodrome (1983), a shocking investigation of the hazards of reality-morphing television and a prophetic critique of contemporary aesthetics. The issues of tech-induced mutation of the human body and topics of the prominent dichotomy between body and mind were back again in The Dead Zone (1983) and The Fly (1986), both bright examples of a personal film-making identity, even if both films are based on mass-entertainment materials: the first being a rendition of a Stephen King best-seller, the latter a remake of a famous American horror movie.
With Dead Ringers (1988) and Naked Lunch (1991), the Canadian director, no more a mere genre movie-maker but a fully realized auteur, got the acclaim of international critics. Such profound statements on modern humanity and ever-changing society are prominent in the provocative Crash (1996) and in the virtual reality essay of eXistenZ (1999), both of which well fared at the Cannes and Berlin Film Festivals. In the last two film projects Spider (2002) and A History of Violence (2005), Cronenberg avoids expressing his teratologic and oneiric expressionism in favor of a more psychological exploration of human contradictions and idiosyncrasies.- Producer
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David Silverman was born on 15 March 1957 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and director, known for The Simpsons (1989), The Simpsons Movie (2007) and Monsters, Inc. (2001).- Actor
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Dee Snider was born on 15 March 1955 in Massapequa, Long Island, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Twisted Sister: We're Not Gonna Take It (1984), StrangeLand and Rock of Ages (2012). He has been married to Suzette Snider since 23 October 1981. They have four children.- Derek Kelly was born on 15 March 1964 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Third Watch (1999), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and It Runs in the Family (2003). He has been married to Molly Price since 13 October 2001. They have one child.
- Dianne Travis is an avid western rider and horsewoman. She first discovered her desire to be an actress, when she saw Jennifer Jones in The Song of Bernadette (1943). At that moment she realized that acting was her passion. Dianne moved to New York City as a teenager from Springfield, Ill. She trained at renowned Neighborhood Playhouse with Sanford Meisner and Martha Graham. Working both on Broadway and off, Dianne had the pleasure of working with many talented artists, including the esteemed Robert Altman.
Dianne has worked extensively in regional theatre across the country in notable shows such as "Kindertransport" and "Equus" and won the coveted Drama Award for M'Lynn in "Steel Magnolias" at the Arizona Theatre Company. A long time Theatre West member, her most recent role was for the sarcastic Nancy Blake of "The Women". Her other notable Theatre West roles have included Esther in "The Price", Eleanor in "The Lion in Winter", "Waiting in the Wings", "Nunsense" with Lee Meriwether and "Mornings at Seven" opposite Betty Garrett.
Dianne shared a well-known scene in the original M*A*S*H (1970) opposite Donald Sutherland. Having had a broad career in film, appearing in over thirty series on television, including the famous final episode of Seinfeld (1989), Dianne has shared her wry wit and 'tell it like it is' personality with audiences for years. Dianne resides in Southern California with a menagerie of animals and enjoys riding her beloved horse Chism every day. - Art Department
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Dominique Louis was born on 15 March 1967 in Burgundy, France. He is an actor, known for The Incredibles (2004), Pacific Rim (2013) and The Croods (2013).- Dorismar was born on 15 March 1975 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is an actress, known for Triunfo del amor (2010), Grampa (1996) and Caliente (1995).
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Emily grew up in Utah, the youngest of six children. She has always been involved in the arts. She began dancing at age three, drawing at age 4, singing and acting at age 8...anything to do with art, she loved! She started studying ballroom dancing at age 12.
Emily earned a position on the Young Ambassadors, an international performing group for Brigham Young University. She traveled across the United States and also to Brazil and Argentina performing a show called, "Broadway Rhythm". She also shot her feature film debut as Trisha in Napoleon Dynamite (2004).
Emily graduated in April, 2005 from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration. She worked for Avalanche Software of Disney making video games, managing artists, drawing concept art and building 3D models for 10.5 years.
Emily is now married to Adam Dunn. She has 5 children.- Actress
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Eva Maria Olivia Amurri Martino (born March 15, 1985) is an American film and television actress Amurri Martino was born in New York City, to Italian director Franco Amurri and American actress Susan Sarandon. She attended Friends Seminary (Manhattan) for middle school, and graduated from Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn, New York, and Brown University.
Eva initially appeared in Bob Roberts (1992) in 1992 and Dead Man Walking (1995) in 1999. In 1999, she appeared in Earthly Possessions (1999) and Anywhere But Here (1999).In 2009, she appeared as Shelly in the episode The Playbook (2009) of How I Met Your Mother (2005). Amurri Martino starred in the thriller film Isolation (2011), directed by Stephen Kay. She guest-starred, along with her mother, on an episode of Friends (1994) in The One with Joey's New Brain (2001) Amurri Martino had a role in the 2002 film The Banger Sisters (2002), in which her mother starred, with Amurri Martino playing the daughter of her mother's character. She guest-starred, along with her mother, on an episode of Friends (1994) in Season 7 Episode 15 The One with Joey's New Brain (2001). In 2004, she appeared in Saved! (2004). She had a role in the third season of the Showtime series Californication (2007), where she played Jackie, a stripper, student and love interest of central character Hank Moody. Amurri Martino played the leading role in the 2008 film Middle of Nowhere (2008).
In 2010, she appeared in the Fox series House (2004) as Nicole in the episode The Choice (2010). In 2012, she appeared in Happy Madison Production's That's My Boy (2012) as young Mary McGarricle. Her mother also appeared in the film as McGarricle's older self.- Eva Ekvall was born on 15 March 1983 in Caracas, Venezuela. She was married to John Fabio Bermúdez. She died on 17 December 2011 in Houston, Texas, USA.
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Eva Jacqueline Longoria was born on March 15, 1975 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Ella Eva Longoria (née Mireles), a special education teacher & Enrique Longoria Jr., a rancher. The youngest of four sisters who grew up in a Mexican-American family on a ranch near Corpus Christi, Longoria attended Texas A&M University-Kingsville, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology. After graduating from college, she entered a talent contest that brought her to Los Angeles, where she was spotted and subsequently signed by a theatrical agent. After landing roles on The Bold and the Beautiful (1987), General Hospital (1963) and co-starring on Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), she auditioned for and won the role of Isabella Braña on the popular series, The Young and the Restless (1973). After Y&R, Eva became well known worldwide thanks to Desperate Housewives (2004), where she played a main character, Gabrielle Solis. She also has a contract with L'Oreal and has been named one of the most beautiful people. A passionate advocate of education, she founded The Eva Longoria Foundation which helps Latinas build better futures for themselves and their families through education and entrepreneurship and earned a Masters in Chicano Studies presenting her thesis on "Success STEMS From Diversity: The Value of Latinas in STEM Careers." Eva has also contributed writing to publications on the subject of education.- Evgeniy Tsyganov was born on 15 March 1979 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor and director, known for The Man Who Surprised Everyone (2018), Rayskie kushchi (2015) and Battle for Sevastopol (2015).
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Florencia Bertotti was born on 15 March 1983 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. She is an actress and producer, known for Son amores (2002), Niní (2009) and Floricienta (2004). She was previously married to Guido Kaczka.- Actress
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Award-winning stage actress Frances Conroy was introduced and encouraged by her parents to explore the elements of theater. Born Frances Hardman Conroy in Monroe, Georgia, she attended high school in Long Island and experienced classes at the Neighborhood Playhouse as a teenager. The pale, blue-eyed redhead also studied drama at Dickinson College and the Juilliard School (BFA) where she was taught, at the latter college, by theater greats John Houseman and Marian Seldes.
Following potent dramatic roles in such classical productions as "Mother Courage...and Her Children," "King Lear," "All's Well That Ends Well," "Measure for Measure" and "Othello" (as Desdemona) in the late 70s, Frances made her Broadway debut with "The Lady from Dubuque" in 1980. She went on to earn a well-respected name for herself under the Broadway and off-Broadway lights throughout the 1980s in such esteemed plays as "Our Town" (as Mrs. Gibbs), "The Little Foxes (as Birdie) and "In the Summer House." She also appeared with Ms. Seldes in the well-received plays "Ring 'Round the Moon" and "A Bright Room Called Day."
A performer with the The Acting Company, Frances won a Drama Desk Award for "The Secret Rapture" and an Obie for "The Last Yankee." In 2000 she received the Outer Critics Circle Award and a Tony nomination for "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan." Her other Broadway credits include "Ring Round the Moon", "The Little Foxes", "The Rehearsal" (Drama Desk Nominee), "Broken Glass", "In the Summer House" (Drama Desk Nominee) and "The Secret Rapture" (Drama Desk Nominee). Conroy's numerous Off- Broadway plays include "The Dinner Party", "The Skin of Our Teeth", "The Last Yankee" and "Othello" (Drama Desk Nominee).
An actress of subtle power, great depth and astonishing versatility, she has both an aloof serenity and faintly sad/sensitive ambiance that makes her all the more mysterious and intriguing. She came out to California in 1985 at the invitation of director Houseman and appeared in more theater plays, including "Richard III," at San Diego's Globe Theater. She also earned a sprinkling of generally overlooked film and TV parts, including small parts in Woody Allen's Manhattan (1979) (debut), Another Woman (1988) and Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). Showing a distinct flair for the offbeat and neurotic, nothing really pushed the envelope for her on screen quite like her series' turn as the dowdy, emotionally frail undertaker's widow Ruth Fisher in the cult hit TV series Six Feet Under (2001). During the five-season run she won both a Golden Globe and three Screen Actors Guild awards and was nominated four times for an Emmy.
Film roles have been growing more abundant over the years, offering a number of fascinating featured roles, often as eccentric, often disturbing mothers and matrons. Such movies include Billy Bathgate (1991), Scent of a Woman (1992), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), The Crucible (1996), Maid in Manhattan (2002), Die, Mommie, Die! (2003), Catwoman (2004), The Aviator (2004) (as Kate Hepburn's mother), Shopgirl (2005), The Wicker Man (2006), Humboldt County (2008), The Smell of Success (2009), Love Happens (2009), 6 Souls (2010), Waking Madison (2010), Chasing Ghosts (2014), Making the Rules (2014), Welcome to Happiness (2015), rare leading roles in No Pay, Nudity (2016) and Mountain Rest (2018), and as psychotic Joaquin Phoenix's needy mother in the Oscar-winning psychological drama Joker (2019).
Frances has also appeared to fine advantage in several other TV series of late, most notably American Horror Story (2011) in which she earned her fifth and sixth Emmy nomination. She also had stand-out roles in How I Met Your Mother (2005), Casual (2015), Arrested Development (2003) and Dead to Me (2019), in addition to episodic guest spots on "ER," "Desperate Housewives," "Nip/Tuck," "Grey's Anatomy," "Young Sheldon" and "Castle Rock."
In 1992, she married actor/husband Jan Munroe, an L.A. performance artist. After a few Broadway roles with "The Little Foxes" (as Birdie), "Ring Round the Moon" and "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan," Frances returned to the theatre after a six-year absence, in the 2006 production of "Pyrenees" by David Greig at the Kirk Douglas Theater in Los Angeles.- Actor
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The son of a railroad clerk/pro boxer, Frank Coghlan Jr. was born in Connecticut and soon moved with his parents to California, where all three did extra work in silent pictures. Freckle-faced Coghlan was soon one of the era's most popular child actors, but with the advent of sound (and the onslaught of adolescence) he was reduced to smaller parts. After starring in the milestone serial Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941), Coghlan became a naval aviator in World War II. He later headed the Navy's motion picture cooperation program (and other similar programs), acting as liaison between the Navy and the Hollywood studios. When his 23-year active duty stint ended in 1965, he returned to acting in movies and on television (where he had a supporting part in the pilot of the "Captain Marvel"-like comedy series Mr. Terrific (1967)). He wrote his autobiography "because my kids just kept bugging me to do it", does the occasional TV commercial, and is a popular figure at movie conventions, where, to the amazement of the 80-ish "Junior", fans still line up to meet Captain Marvel's alter ego.- Gavin Stamp was born on 15 March 1948 in Bromley, London, England, UK. He was married to Rosemary Hill and Alexandra Artley. He died on 30 December 2017 in the UK.
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George Avakian was born on 15 March 1919 in Armarvir, Russia. He is known for End of the Road (1970), Cops and Robbers (1973) and Four Friends (1981). He was married to Anahid Ajemian. He died on 22 November 2017 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Actor
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The favorite leading man of star Bette Davis was born George Brendan Nolan in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland (although his place of birth has also been variosuly given as Raharabeg, County Roscommon and Shannonbridge, County Offaly). He was the youngest of five children born to shopkeeper John J. Nolan and Mary (McGuinness) Nolan, who lived on Main Street in Ballinasloe. His parents separated, making him an orphan from the tender age of eleven. From 1915, he lived with maternal relatives in New York until he was old enough to earn money. To make ends meet, he briefly became a sheep herder and even crossed the Atlantic to find work in the gold fields of South Africa.
George eventually returned to Ireland to study at the University of Dublin. By 1921, he had become -- despite his paternal ancestors' service in the British Army -- a despatch courier for Irish Republican Army guerrilla leader Michael Collins during the "The Troubles". At his time he was hunted by the Black and Tans with a bounty on his head. Goerge had, by then, developed an interest in acting and (partly to cover up his nightly activities for Sinn Fein) joined the Abbey Theatre Players. Tipped off by a double agent to his imminent arrest by British soldiers, he went into hiding and later skipped town. His return to acting was necessitated by the need for a sustainable source of income. By August 1921, he had returned to the U.S. via Canada.
Back in New York four years later, he toured with the hit play 'Abie's Irish Rose' and then with stock companies in Colorado, Florida, and Massachusetts, appearing in the ensemble cast of 'The Nightingale' on Broadway' (1927). Another three years on, George co-starred (with Alice Brady and Clark Gable) in the short-lived play 'Love, Honor and Betray'.
He worked in Hollywood from 1930, initially playing farmers, doctors and partner of Rin Tin Tin, before Warner Brothers finally recognised his potential as a handsome leading man for some of their more temperamental female stars. One of those was Ruth Chatterton who picked him to play opposite her in The Rich Are Always with Us (1932). This was the first of four films he made with the actress, whom he eventually married. They divorced after just two years. A specialist in dapper, sophisticated gentlemen, George gave reliable support to such stars as Greta Garbo, Hedy Lamarr, Barbara Stanwyck, and Bette Davis (with whom he appeared in 11 films). However, he could rarely be described as dynamic. In his own words, all a good leading man needed 'was a good haircut since an audience was only ever likely to see the back of his head'. On the other hand, he was able to accumulate six marriages, among his wives another Warner Brothers star (Ann Sheridan).
At his best opposite Davis (with whom he had an affair), the two appeared in 11 films together, including Front Page Woman (1935), Dark Victory (1939), The Old Maid (1939), and The Rains Came (1939). When lead roles became scarce, he appeared against type as the maniacal murderer in the Robert Siodmak-directed thriller The Spiral Staircase (1946). Following that, there were several B-movies on both sides of the Atlantic, after which Brent retired from acting to concentrate on breeding race horses. He died of emphysema in 1979, aged 75.- Make-Up Department
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Gifted SFX and make-up wizard, who learned his trade under the watchful eye of SFX splatter guru Tom Savini. Nicotero and buddies, Howard Berger and Robert Kurtzman started KNB Efx Group in 1988 and the group has provided eye-popping & jaw dropping special effects for major Hollywood releases including The Green Mile (1999), Vanilla Sky (2001), Sin City (2005) and Land of the Dead (2005).- Actor
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Harry James was born in a rundown hotel next to the city jail in Albany, Georgia. His mother and father were members of a circus - she as a trapeze artist and he a band leader - with the Mighty Haag Circus. At seven, they settled in Beaumont, Texas where Harry learned to play drums. By twelve, he was playing trumpet in the Christy Brothers Circus band. In 1936 James joined Ben Pollack's band, soon leaving to lead the brass section of Benny Goodman's band. He even once applied to Lawrence Welk's band but was turned down because they said he played too loud and it was not Welk's style. After three years with Goodman, he wanted to leave, and with Goodman's backing, he formed the Music Makers. In 1943 he married pinup queen Betty Grable, his second of four wives. He had earlier married and divorced Louise Tobin, a singer. Grable kept appearing in movies and Harry kept playing while they raised horses. He made his debut in Philadelphia at the Ben Franklin Hotel and soon was a nationwide favorite of dance lovers and jazz addicts, rocking the rafters at the Hollywood Paladium, Chicago's famous College Inn at the Hotel Sherman, Frank Dailey's Meadowbrook in Cedar Cove, NJ, and then onto New York City. It was the Lincoln Hotel in NYC that the Music Makers called home, but James also starred at the Paramount Theater in the spring of 1943, with thousands of teenagers flocking to see him. His version of You Made Me Love You was a big hit and a favorite of many through the war years. James was a great discoverer of talent, finding Frank Sinatra working as a waiter in a New Jersey restaurant and giving him a job singing in his band. Dick Haymes, Kitty Kallen, Connie Haines and Helen Forrest can all thank James for giving them their first real break. In 1963 his band was featured at Disneyland, still known as the Music Makers. He played his last gig at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles on June 26, 1983, just a few days before dying of lymphatic cancer.- Irena Laskowska was born on 15 March 1925 in Piotrowice, Wilenskie, Poland [now Lithuania]. She was an actress, known for Stalowe serca (1948), The Last Day of Summer (1958) and Gangsterzy i filantropi (1963). She was married to Mieczyslaw Piotrowski. She died on 6 December 2019 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
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J. Brennan Smith was born on 15 March 1970. He was an actor, known for Midnight Madness (1980), Pleasantville (1998) and The Bad News Bears (1979). He died on 8 February 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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J. Pat had a warm smile, twinkling eyes, and an Irish name. He was born in Burnley, England, and began his acting career in British musical halls. J. Pat came to the USA at the outbreak of World War II. He also worked on the Broadway stage during the 1940s and 1950s. J. Pat was a very familiar face on TV sitcoms and dramas for 3 decades, where he played mostly uncle and grandfather types. He made over 100 TV guest appearances, and was in groundbreaking series such as the The Twilight Zone (1959) and The Untouchables (1959). J. Pat performed a lot in radio with his versatile voice work, and he later used his talent in animated cartoons, providing many vocal characterizations. And the children always loved J. Pat the most. Many baby boomers have fond childhood memories of his portrayals in the TV series The Adventures of Spin and Marty (1955) and The New Adventures of Spin and Marty (1957) and of course he played Mr. Harry Burns in My Favorite Martian (1963). J. Pat was a kind and gentle man, who made this world a better place for having been here, and he left his legacy on film.- Jackson Slade Pasdar was born on 15 March 2001 in Austin, Texas, USA.
- Jacqueline Schultz was born on 15 March 1956 in Queens Village, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Titus (2000) and The X-Files (1993). She was previously married to Larry Bryggman.
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Jacques Doillon was born on 15 March 1944 in Paris, France. He is a director and writer, known for The Little Gangster (1990), Ponette (1996) and Young Werther (1993).- Soundtrack
Jacques Hustin was born on 15 March 1940 in Liège, Belgium. He died on 6 April 2009.- Jai Courtney is an Australian actor. He started his career with small roles in films and television series before being cast as Charlie in the action film Jack Reacher (2012). He has gone on to star in A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), I, Frankenstein (2014) and The Exception (2016).
Courtney had a recurring role as Varro in the television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010). He played Eric in the science fiction action film Divergent (2014), and in 2015, he reprises the role in the sequel, Insurgent. He portrayed Kyle Reese in Terminator Genisys (2015) and DC Comics villain Captain Boomerang in Suicide Squad (2016) and The Suicide Squad (2021). - Jeanne Mockford was born on 15 March 1926 in Catford, Lewisham, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), Up Pompeii! (1969) and Please Sir! (1968). She died on 16 November 2018 in Denville Hall, Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England, UK.
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Jennifer Welles was born and raised in northern New Jersey, the youngest of two daughters of a German aircraft designer and his wife who had fled when the Nazi Party rose to power. Her father left the family for another woman when Welles was nine and she never saw him again. She was raised by her very protective mother, who became a seamstress in a factory, working long hours and often leaving Welles at home alone, since her older sister had married at a young age and moved away. Welles quit high school and became a dancer in dinner theater and traveling theater troupes during the early 1950's. She soon went to Las Vegas and danced in opening acts for comedians such as Jack Benny and the comedy duo of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. She soon returned to the east coast and studied drama for a short time under Sanford Meisner. She continued dancing in stage productions and by the end of the 1960's, she had married professional musician Manny Duran and became involved in acting in mostly low-budget softcore sexploitation films in New York City.
In the mid-1970's, at just over forty years of age, she began making explicit hardcore adult films and was very successful, enjoying a large following. Although she claims her husband had no problem with this, they soon divorced and she then married a wealthy businessman named Phillip, who was about ten years younger. He lavished her with a large Tuxedo Park home and money to spend, and she left adult films by the end of the decade. They soon moved to Houston, where she became involved in raising horses. However, she was neglected by her husband and the marriage was soon over after he began an affair with another woman. Although she said in a recent interview that she is now in her seventies and living alone on much less money, she is very content in an undisclosed rural location in America with a few cats, dogs, and two horses. She says she has a few close friends, some to whom she has revealed her past, and that she attends church regularly and has no regrets for her film career.- Jimmy Baio was born on 15 March 1962 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Soap (1977), Joe and Sons (1975) and Matt Houston (1982).
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Jisshu Sengupta was born on 15 March 1977 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He is a producer and actor, known for Ek Je Chhilo Raja (2018), Zulfiqar (2016) and Sita Ramam (2022). He has been married to Nilanjana Sharma since 2004. They have two children.- Actor
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Joaquim de Almeida was born in Lisbon, Portugal. Son of two pharmacists and the sixth of eight kids, Joaquim showed signs at an early age that his future lay not in the family business. At the age of eighteen, after attending the theater course at the Lisbon Conservatory for two years, he left Portugal to pursue his studies after the Conservatory was temporarily closed following the 1974 democratic revolution. He lived a year in Vienna, Austria, working in various jobs from the Künstlerhaus-Theater to gardening. He moved to New York City in 1976. There, he studied with Lee Strasberg, Nicholas Ray and Stella Adler while working as a bartender. After doing some theater and small roles in Soap Operas, he finally landed his first role in a film "The Soldier" in 1981. The following year he had his first important role in "Honorary Consul", working next to Richard Gere, Michael Caine and Bob Hoskins. But it was his third film "Good Morning Babylon", directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, that opened the Cannes Film Festival in 1987, that propelled him to an international career. Being fluent in six languages has helped him to work everywhere in the world. He hasn't stopped since then. He has been in more then 90 films and Television shows acting with actors and directors like Harrison Ford, Gene Hackman, Kim Basinger, Antonio Banderas, Robert Rodriguez, Steven Soderberg, Benicio del Toro and Kiefer Sutherland among others. It was while playing the main villain in season 3 of the popular series "24", that he discovered the pleasure of living on the beach and he moved to Santa Monica where he lives today. He spends long periods in Portugal where he has a house in Sintra to be with his son Louren and his daughter Ana. Joaquim de Almeida became an American citizen in 2005 and kept his Portuguese nationality. He has been the recipient of many awards: Best Actor - Cairo Film Festival 1991, Golden Globe Best Actor Portugal 1995,1997,2001, SAG Awards- Best ensemble 2005, Portuguese Foreign Press-Personality of the year 1995, Career Award in Festival Cinema de Badajoz 2004, Career Award Festival Iberoamericano de Huelva 2009, Career Award Festival de Cine de Punta del Este 2003, Gold Medal City of Sintra 2008, Gold Medal City of Setubal 2006 and the Order of Infante by the President of Portugal.- Actor
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Short (5'7"), chunky-framed, crevice-faced, gravel-voiced comedian Joe E. Ross typically played loveable buffoons and good-natured slobs while his "ooh, ooh!" character sounds would become a beloved catchphrase over time on TV and the night club stage. He was born Joseph Roszawikz to Jewish immigrants in Manhattan on March 15, 1914, and began his career, ironically enough, as a singing waiter/tenor in gangster-filled speakeasy clubs after dropping out of high school. His chosen path of comedy was taken when he was quickly elevated there to announcing and telling off-colored jokes. After a comic break at the Queens Terrace in 1938, he steadily built up his notorious image as a 'blue comedy" entertainer and impressionist performing and emceeing at burlesque clubs and various niteries around and about the Schuster circuit out of Chicago. WWII military service with the Army Air Corps briefly interrupted his career.
Following his military discharge, Ross headed for Hollywood to pursue standup work. At one point he teamed with equally vulgar comedian Dave Starr ("Starr & Ross"). Together they made an inauspicious film debut in the hotsy-totsy girlie show Teaserama (1955), which featured strippers Bettie Page and Tempest Storm along with female impersonator Vicki Lynn. The underground flick had Starr & Ross doing their familiar lowbrow, baggy-pants vaudeville schtick. Another failed "break" for Ross came with the "B" film comedy Hear Me Good (1957), co-starring Hal March, which went nowhere and resulted in no other offers. The funnyman's greatest claim to fame would happen after cleaning up his "blue" act for TV.
Joe, whose characters possessed an intriguing Runyonesque ambiance, hit strong notice playing third banana to Phil Silvers on his popular late 1950s series (The Phil Silvers Show (1955) (aka "You'll Never Get Rich"/"Sgt. Bilko"). He then moved on to co-star on the cult comedy series Car 54, Where Are You? (1961) as dim-bulbed police officer Gunther Toody, opposite tall, lugubrious Fred Gwynne (as Officer Francis Muldoon). Silvers discovered Ross working at a Miami Beach club, and he and producer/partner Nat Hiken thought Ross was perfect for the role of dunderhead Master Sgt. Rupert Ritzik on the "Bilko" show. It was Hiken who later gave the green light for Ross to co-star with Gwynne in "Car 54." Notorious for forgetting his lines, Ross's trademark "ooh, ooh" was nervously developed as a way of giving him time to remember his next line! The catchphrase would follow him for the rest of his career. "Car 54" only lasted two seasons but became a cult classic in years to come.
Ross' last regular TV role was as caveman "Gronk" in the comedy series It's About Time (1966) produced by Sherwood Schwartz, in which he co-starred with cavegirl Imogene Coca. The ludicrous plot had two present-time astronauts, Jack Mullaney and Frank Aletter, accidentally rocketing through a time vortex back to the Cro-Magnon Age. When the series took an immediate dive in ratings, producers decided to change the setting and bring the starring cast back to present day surroundings. It didn't help. The series met with a swift cancellation.
Ross, a very crude, boorish, temperamental fellow off stage, more or less fell out of favor in Hollywood after this. He returned to the comforts of the nightclub scene and even recorded a novelty song album ("Love Songs from a Cop"). He appeared in bits now and then in obscure features with such tasteless and exploitative titles as How to Seduce a Woman (1974), Linda Lovelace for President (1975), Slumber Party '57 (1976), Gas Pump Girls (1979) and The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington (1977). His last movie role was another cameo in Pennies from Heaven (1981).
In 1968, Ross briefly teamed on the standup comedy stage with singing straight man Steve Rossi ("Rossi & Ross") after Rossi broke up with busy-haired partner Marty Allen. It lasted mere months. Joe did find some steady voice work in animated cartoons during the 1970s. Once quoted as saying, "I'd like to die making people laugh," the comic got his wish. The often-married ("His love life was centered around dating strippers!" Rossi once said), 68-year-old comic suffered a fatal heart attack on August 13, 1982, while appearing on the clubhouse stage at his own Van Nuys, CA apartment complex. He was survived by his last wife Arlene and was buried at nearby Forest Lawn Cemetery.- Like the character he played in the BBC series To Serve Them All My Days (1980), John Duttine hails from a mining town, but in Yorkshire rather than Wales. He was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, but raised in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, along with his 4 brothers, and his nephew Joe Duttine. He attended Buttershaw High School in Buttershaw, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. When he realised in his teens that "acting was the only thing I did well," he switched to drama, training at the Drama Centre in London. His first job after drama school was playing three characters in "Hamlet" for the Citizens Theatre Company in Glasgow, Scotland. On joining the Glasgow Repertory Company, he did most of the familiar repertory stints including Antony in "Antony and Cleopatra," Danton in "Danton's Death," and Danforth in "The Crucible."
By the mid-1970s, he had shifted mainly to television and film. Then in 1979-80 came the opportunity to play the hero of To Serve Them All My Days (1980), arguably one of the more demanding roles in his filmography. His main fear about playing David Powlett-Jones was the Welsh accent: "I was rather worried that I wouldn't hit the right note. I would be angry as hell if I heard a Yorkshire accent that was wrong." Clearly, John got the accent and just about everything else about this performance exactly right. As the New York Times noted upon the series' first American broadcast in 1982, "Mr. Duttine is, even in this talented company, exceptional."
Following that triumph, for which he won the TV Times magazine's Best Actor award, John appeared in numerous programmes and series for British television throughout the 1980s, drawing particular acclaim for The Day of the Triffids (1981), a sci-fi BBC series which has become a cult sci-fi favourite, and The Outsider (1983), a 6-part ITV series about a newspaper editor set in John's native Yorkshire. He also returned to the stage occasionally, and in 1989 was reunited with Charles Kay, his nemesis (Alcock) of To Serve Them All My Days (1980), for the original cast of "The Woman in Black."
In the early 1990s, John's life appeared to hit a rough patch. His relationship with long-time girlfriend Carolyn Hutchinson broke up (they had a son, Oscar, in 1981). John began a relationship with Mel Martin, with whom he had co-starred in the ITV film Talking to Strange Men (1992), and starred in the comedic BBC series Ain't Misbehavin (1994). In 1997, he and Mel bought an 18th century farmhouse with eight acres on land in Cornwall, England. In 1992 he played guest character Paul Melthorn in the long running, ITV drama series Heartbeat (1992), before playing the permanent character sergeant George Miller between 2005 to 2009.
Some other regular roles include playing DI Eric Temple in the BBC series Out of the Blue (1995), Michael Hawkins in the ITV series Touching Evil (1997), Mark Waters in the ITV series The Jury (2002), Gavin Street in the Channel 4 series The Courtroom (2004), Douglas Taylor in the BBC series WPC 56 (2013), and Eric Benton in the ITV series Paranoid (2016).
Today John continues to appear regularly in guest-starring roles on British television, as well as on stage. During 2003, he toured in the well-received "Art" with co-stars Les Dennis and Christopher Cazenove. John also does voice-over work for adverts and documentaries, as well as radio plays for the BBC, putting his versatile voice to very effective use. - Actor
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John Friedrich was born on 15 March 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Wanderers (1979), The Thorn Birds (1983) and Thank God It's Friday (1978).- A former telephone engineer who dabbled in amateur dramatics, John Gregson served aboard a minesweeper with the Royal Navy during World War II. After demobilisation, he joined the Liverpool Old Vic, making his stage debut in 'The Knight of the Burning Pestle'. Freshly married, he moved to London and acted alongside Robert Donat and Margaret Leighton in 'A Sleeping Clergyman' at the West End Criterion Theatre in 1947. During the same period, he was also cast in his first movie, the romantic period melodrama Saraband (1948), though his scenes ended up being cut. Undeterred, Gregson established himself as a popular favorite in subsequent Ealing comedies and later as a long term contractee with the Rank Organisation. His screen personae tended to be men of integrity: regular guys who don't necessarily finish on top, introspective, somewhat diffident, and often troubled. His most fondly remembered role was that of vintage car enthusiast Alan McKim, in the idiosyncratic (and typically British) comedy Genevieve (1953). Ironically, while he is featured in almost every scene behind the wheel, Gregson couldn't drive a car when filming began - and proved to be a slow learner.
For the remainder of the decade,he became somewhat typecast in traditional 'stiff upper lip' military roles. As film opportunities began to diminish, he turned more and more towards television, enjoying his greatest popularity as titular star of the police drama series Gideon C.I.D. (1964). Until his untimely death at the age of 55, Gregson alternated television work with acting on stage, as well as doing voice-overs and appearing in commercials for Hamlet cigars. - Actor
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Jørgen Olsen was born in Odense in 1950, and later he moved to Copenhagen with his family. He began his music career at the age of 12, and he formed a band with his brother Niels "Noller" Olsen named "The Kids". In year 2000 the two brothers won the "Eurovision Song Contest" with "Fly on the Wings of Love". Since then the two brothers known as "The Olsen Brothers" have published some of their music with some success.- José Ignacio Rucci was born on 15 March 1924 in Alcorta, Santa Fe, Argentina. He died on 25 September 1973 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Joe Hahn is best known as the DJ and programmer for Grammy-award-winning band, Linkin Park, he is an accomplished film director, painter and photographer. Joe has directed over 30 of Linkin Park's music videos and the feature film, Mall which was adapted from Eric Bogosian's 2000 novel of the same name, and stars Vincent D'Onofrio, Gina Gershon and Cameron Monaghan. Hahn began deejaying in high school, and studied at the Art Center of College Design, where he met future bandmate, Mike Shinoda. His passion for music, art and DJ'ing continues to take him around the world.- Actor
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Judd Hirsch is an American actor from New York City. His main claim to fame is playing taxicab driver Alex Reiger in the hit sitcom Taxi (1978). For this role, Hirsch twice won the "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series." He has since had a long career.
In 1935, Hirsch was born in The Bronx, New York City. His parents were electrician Joseph Sidney Hirsch and his wife Sally Kitzis. Joseph was born in New York to immigrant parents. Hirsch's paternal grandfather Benjamin Hirsch was German-Jewish, while his wife Rosa was born to a Dutch-Jewish family in England. Hirsch's maternal ancestors were Russian-Jews.
Hirsch spend his early years moving between the Bronx and Brooklyn. He received his secondary education at the DeWitt Clinton High School, an all-boys school located in The Bronx. He graduated in 1952, at the age of 17. He received his tertiary education at the City College of New York, a public college located in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. He graduated with a degree in physics.
Following his college graduation, Hirsch served his term in the United States Army. Retuning to civilian life, he was hired as an engineer by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation (1886-1997). He eventually decided to switch to an acting career. He studied acting at the HB Studio, located in Greenwich Village.
Hirsch started his acting career with theatrical roles. In the 1970s, he frequently appeared in television films. He also had guest star roles in television series, such as Medical Story (1975), Visions (1976), and Rhoda (1974). He achieved stardom with the leading role of Alex Reiger in "Taxi" (1978-1983). Alex was a rather jaded character, bitter following his divorce and the loss of custody over his only child. He resonated with audiences of this period. He won the Emmy Award for Lead Actor In a Comedy Series in both 1981 and 1983.
Hirsch had the supporting role of psychiatrist Dr. Tyrone C. Berger in the family drama film Ordinary People (1980). In the film, he treats patient Conrad Jarrett (played by Timothy Hutton) who is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, survivor's guilt, and suicidal ideation following the accidental death of his brother. The film was critically acclaimed, and Hirsch was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The award was instead won by his co-star Timothy Hutton.
Hirsch had the co-starring role of police lieutenant Al Menetti in the missing person investigation-themed film Without a Trace (1983). The film was inspired by the real-life disappearance of Etan Patz (1972-1979), which was later determined to be a murder case. The film earned about 9,6 million dollars at the domestic box office. It was the 81st highest-grossing film of 1983.
Hirsch had a major role as vice principal Roger Rubell in the black comedy film Teachers (1984). The film deals with internal conflicts in a high school which is faced with a lawsuit by a recent graduate. The film was moderately successful at the box office, though it is mostly remembered for featuring the hit song "Understanding" by Bob Seger (1945-).
Hirsch had the leading role of pater familias Arthur Pope in the drama film Running on Empty (1988). In the film, Pope and his wife are wanted by the FBI for their involvement in the bombing of a napalm laboratory during the 1970s. They are hiding undercover identities while trying to raise their sons. The film was a box office flop but received critical acclaim. It is mainly remembered for a well-received early role for River Phoenix (1970-1993) as Arthur's eldest son.
Hirsch was cast in the leading role of teacher John Lacey in the American sitcom Dear John (1988). It was an adaptation of the British sitcom Dear John.... (1986). Both series deal with adult men trying to rebuilt their lives after their wives leave them for other men, and kick them out of their family home. The American series lasted for 4 seasons and a total of 90 episodes. For this role, Hirsch won the 1988 "Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy".
Hirsch had the supporting role of Julius Levinson in the science fiction film Independence Day (1996). Julius was depicted as the aging father of the engineer David Levinson (played by Jeff Goldblum), one of the film's co-protagonists. The film earned about 817 million dollars the worldwide box office, the highest-grossing film in Hirsch's career. He returned to this role in the sequel Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), which was moderately successful.
Hirsch co-starred in the sitcom George & Leo (1997) with Bob Newhart (1929-). He played magician Leo Wagonman, who was trying to hide after successfully robbing a casino. The series only lasted a single season and a total of 22 episodes. It was canceled due to low ratings.
Hirsch had the supporting role of a Princeton University professor in the biographical film A Beautiful Mind (2001). The film was based on the life of mathematician John Nash (1928-2015), an expert on game theory. The film earned about 317 million dollars at the worldwide box office, and won the "Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama" It was one of the most acclaimed films in Hirsch's career.
In 2005 Hirsch received a major television role as retired city planner Alan Eppes in the police procedural series Numb3rs (2005). The series concerned two brothers who collaborate in investigating FBI cases. Alan was depicted as their meddling father, who keeps reminding them to also take care of their personal lives and problems. The series lasted 6 seasons, and 118 episodes. Hirsch's role was well-received by audiences.
In 2016, Hirsch guest starred in two episodes of the sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007). He played anthropologist Dr. Alfred Hofstadter, the father of main character Leonard Hofstadter (played by Johnny Galecki). The character had been frequently mentioned in the series since its first season, but had never appeared before. While the series previously mentioned that Alfred neglected his son during Leonard's childhood, in the guest appearances he turned out to have a friendly relationship with his grown-up son. Alfred seemed impressed that Leonard had a loving relationship with his wife, something which Alfred had never experienced.
In 2017, Hirsch was cast in the main role of donut shop owner Arthur Przybyszewski in the sitcom Superior Donuts (2017). The series depicted Arthur as a veteran business owner with old-fashioned ideas, who reluctantly recognizes that he has to modernize his shop in order to stay in business. The series lasted 2 seasons and a total of 34 episodes. It was reportedly canceled due to a decline in its ratings. The final episode resolves the series' main plot, with Arthur deciding to sell his shop and to finally retire.
As of 2021, Hirsch is 86-years-old. He has never retired from acting, though he mostly plays guest-star roles in television. He remains a popular actor.- Actress
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Judith Hoersch was born March 15th in Cologne, Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. Right after high school she attended drama school Cologne. An accomplished screen and stage actress best known for the ITV Drama Albert's Memorial (2009), The Driver (2014) and a huge number of German television dramas and shows such Tatort, Der Kriminalist, Im Spessart sind die gesture los and many more. On the big screen she gained attention as Karin in Lieben (2006), Buddy (2013), Guys and Balls and will be internationally seen in Gore Verbinskis Horror Thriller A Cure for Wellness (2017) She has continued working with various acclaimed directors since then, such as Gore Verbinski, Jamie Payne, David Richards, Hannu Salonen, Michael 'Bully' Herbig, Connie Walther, Stephan Wagner and many more.- Actor
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Actor and model Kellan Lutz was born in Dickinson, North Dakota, to Karla (Theesfeld) and Bradley Lutz. He has six brothers and a sister, and is of German, as well as smaller amounts of English, Swedish, and Dutch, descent. As a child, his family moved around, and he grew up in North Dakota, the Midwest and Arizona. Upon high school graduation, Lutz relocated to California to attend Chapman University and study Chemical Engineering, but left in order to pursue a career in acting.
Lutz had picked up a few modeling jobs as a teenager, but got his first TV break with a small role in The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) in 2004. More television success followed, including parts in The Comeback (2005) and Generation Kill (2008). He was also cast in some film roles, including Accepted (2006) and Prom Night (2008), but his major break came in 2008 when he won the role of vampire Emmett Cullen in the smash hit Twilight (2008), and its subsequent sequels.- Kevin Burchett began his acting career in Vancouver, Canada, at the age of 7. As a child actor, he performed and co-starred on the highly-acclaimed CBC television series, "Friday Island," and he appeared regularly on a variety of Canadian productions including television, stage and motion pictures, starring in "The Littlest Hobo" with Chief Dan George.
As a result of being summoned by Robert Wise to be considered for "The Sound of Music" at the age of 12, his mother and father were convinced they should move to Los Angeles. His first recurring role upon relocating to Los Angeles was that of Chucky Baldwin in the long-running daytime drama series, "General Hospital." By the time Kevin was an adult, he had appeared in nearly 100 television, motion picture, professional stage productions and commercials over the course of his career. Motion picture roles include the recent highly-acclaimed movie, "Shade," starring Sylvester Stallone, Melanie Griffith, Jamie Foxx, "Yours, Mine and Ours" starring Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda, "Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number" with Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller and Elke Sommer, "Follow Me Boys" with Fred McMurray, "I Love My Wife" with Elliot Gould, and "Hawaii" starring Julie Andrews. He soon became known as a regular working actor with frequent co-starring appearances in television series including "Bonanza," "Gunsmoke," "The Big Valley," "Death Valley Days," "Dundee and The Culhane" (with Sir John Mills and Charles Bronson), "My Three Sons," "Dr. Kildare," "Ben Casey," "The Fugitive," "The Smith Family"(once again working with Henry Fonda), "Dragnet," "The FBI," "The Invaders," "Ironside" with Raymond Burr, "The High Chaparral" and many more. Kevin was the youngest actor ever accepted into the then Desilu Paramount Pictures Film Actors Workshop, which was Hollywood's version of the famous Actors Studio in New York, as well as The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. As an adult Kevin stayed involved in theater and was accepted into the actors workshop theater, Theater West, to continue working on his craft as an actor. - Iranian professional wrestler best known for his work in the 1980s for WWE (then the WWF) as the Iron Sheik. Trained under Verne Gagne and Billy Robinson and debuted under his own name in 1973 for the American Wrestling Association. Changed to Ali Vaziri while working for NWA Big Time Wrestling (the precursor to World Class Championship Wrestling) in Dallas and for NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. Wrestled for the AWA, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida, Georgia Championship Wrestling, Stampede Wrestling (Alberta, Canada), St. Louis, and All Japan Pro Wrestling before returning to the AWA with his new persona of the Iron Sheik. He took the gimmick, based off of Edward Farhat's gimmick the Sheik, to NWA Pacific Northwest Wrestling (Portland, Oregon), the WWWF (where he was billed as Hussein Arab), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Toronto) and other promotions. He won his first title when he and Bull Ramos defeated Jerry Oates and Jesse Ventura for the NWA PNW Tag Team Titles on April 18, 1978 and held them for 53 days, losing to Dutch Savage and Jimmy Snuka. Teamed with Bobby Bass to win the vacant NWA Vancouver Canadian Tag Team Titles on July 24, 1978, holding them for 77 days before losing them to Mike Sharpe and Salvatore Bellomo. As Great Hussein Arab, he held the NWA Canadian (Toronto) Heavyweight Title twice. Held the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title for 174 days in 1980. Held the NWA National (Georgia) Television Title for 50 days. Defeated Bob Backlund for the WWE World Heavyweight Title on December 26, 1983 and lost it to Hulk Hogan on January 23, 1984, launching the modern era. Teamed with Nikolai Volkoff to defeat the U.S. Express (Barry Windham and Mike Rotunda) for the WWE World Tag Team Titles at the first "WrestleMania" on March 31, 1985. Made his surprise return to WWE in 1991 as "Col. Mustafa," having been switched from an Iranian to an Iraqi and was teamed with his longtime nemesis Sgt. Slaughter, who had turned heel and announced his support for Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior defeated the Triangle of Terror (Slaughter, Mustafa and General Adnan) in the main event of "SummerSlam 91." The gimmick ran its course and he left in 1992. Returned as the Iron Sheik in late 1996 as the co-manager with Backlund of the Sultan (Solofa Fatu Jr.). The gimmick didn't really get over and Sheik left in 1997. He returned for the Gimmick Battle Royal at "WrestleMania X-7" in 2001, which he won due to being the only wrestler in the match who could not safely take the bump over the top rope to the floor. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005 and the NWA Hall of Fame in 2008.
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Kimberly Jayne "Kim" Raver is an American actress from New York City. She has had a relatively long career in television roles, but she is primarily remembered for three roles. She portrayed the paramedic Kimberly "Kim" Zambrano in the police procedural "Third Watch" (1999-2005), the political advisor Audrey Raines in several seasons of the crime thriller series #24 (2001-2010), and the cardio-thoracic surgeon Dr. Theodora Grace "Teddy" Altman in the medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" (2005-). Raver joined the medical drama in its 6th season. She was originally intended to only portray a new recurring character, but was promoted to a series-regular before the end of that season.
In 1975, Raver made her television debut as a child actress in the long-running educational children's television "Sesame Street" (1969-). She appeared regularly in the series from 1975 to 1978. She decided to follow an acting career in the early 1990s, but she mostly acted in television commercials for the first few years of her career.
In 1995, Raver made her Broadway debut in the play "Holiday" by Philip Barry. Shortly later, Raver started portraying one-shot characters in popular television series of the 1990s, such as "Law & Order", "The Practice", and "Spin City". Her role in "Third Watch" was the first time that Raver portrayed a major character in television.
Raver portrayed the Assistant District Attorney Kathryn Hale, one of the main characters in the short-lived action drama series "The Nine" (2006-2007). In the series, Kathryn and several other characters were held hostage by bank robbers over a 52-hour period. The episodes explored events in the lives of the hostages both before and after the robbery. The series was nominated for a Golden Reel Award, but was canceled due to poor ratings.
Raver portrayed the editor-in-chief Nico Reilly, one of the main characters in the short-lived comedy-drama series "Lipstick Jungle" (2008-2009). The series was based on a popular novel by Candace Bushnell, and focused on the life-long friendship of three career women who worked in different industries. The series was canceled due to poor ratings and a controversy over abrupt casting changes.
Raver joined the cast of "Grey's Anatomy" in 2009, and decided to depart from the series in 2012. Following a years-long hiatus, she returned to the series in 2017. She has remained a series-regular ever since. Raver also had recurring roles in the crime drama "Ray Donovan" (2013-2020) and the political thriller "Designated Survivor" (2016-2019) during this period. Raver made her voice acting debut in animation in the superhero film "Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors" (2018), where she voiced the super-heroine Captain Marvel /Carol Danvers.- Actor
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Kostas Bigalis was born on 15 March 1953 in Athens, Greece. He is an actor and composer, known for Arahtoi kai light (1994), Elena Paparizou: To fos stin psyhi (The Light in Our Soul) (2005) and Dyo xenoi (1997).- Kristian Kostov was born on 15 March 2000 in Moscow, Russia.
- Laura Carrington was born on 15 March 1958 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for General Hospital (1963), All My Children (1970) and One Life to Live (1968). She has been married to Anthony Barboza since June 1985. They have three children.
- Lauren Melendez was born in Long Beach, California, USA. She is an actress, known for CSI: NY (2004), For Your Love (1998) and Parenthood (2010).
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Legendary Hollywood "tough guy", on screen and off. Remembered as the title character in Dillinger (1945) and as the consummately brutal lover of Claire Trevor in Born to Kill (1947). Notorious for his frequent, well-publicized barroom brawls and the like, including being stabbed in 1973. In his later years, he continued as a screen actor projecting the hard-as-nails mien that has been ingrained since his younger days, as evidenced in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992).- Actress
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Lee Da-hee was born on 15 March 1985 in South Korea. She is an actress, known for Mrs. Cop (2015), I Hear Your Voice (2013) and Big Man (2014).- Prolific (and ubiquitous) bit player Leoda Richards was born Leoda Carole Knapp, March 15, 1907 in Columbus, Ohio. The daughter of Carl and Celia Knapp, Richards trained as a dancer. Moreover, Leoda was in the original company of 3 Broadway musicals: "A Connecticut Yankee," "Strike Me Pink," and "Anything Goes." She took the name, 'Leoda Richards', after marrying Charles Richards in 1928. Leoda first began appearing in films in uncredited minor roles in the late 1940's. A quintessential 'little old lady type', Richards can be spotted in scores of films and TV shows as party guests, passengers on either airplanes or ocean liners, spectators at sporting events, or patrons in clubs, diners, casinos, or restaurants. On February 7, 1998, Leoda passed away in Laguna Niguel, California. She was survived by a daughter, Barbara.
- Lisa Farringer was born on 15 March 1947 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Coffy (1973), Truck Turner (1974) and The Six Million Dollar Man (1974).