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Gloria Gaynor was born on 7 September 1943 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for The Martian (2015), Bitter Moon (1992) and The Replacements (2000). She was previously married to Linwood Simon.- Classically-trained actor, former chemist, whose formative years on the stage were spent in Bern (Switzerland) and, from 1909, the Deutsches Theater Berlin under Max Reinhardt's direction. Specialised in Shakespearean roles ('Richard III', 'Hamlet') and was a famous interpreter of the plays of Henrik Ibsen. He delivered his screen debut in a silent version of 'Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde' (Der Andere (1913)). Bassermann remained active in motion pictures throughout the 1920's, also frequently appearing on stage in Austria and Switzerland. His wife, Elsa Bassermann, nee Schiff, was Jewish, and the discrimination shown towards her in his native country so outraged him that he emigrated with her to the United States in 1939.
At the age of 72, he carved out another career in Hollywood as a celebrated character actor. It took him some time to come to terms with the English language, but he was soon cast in a small part in Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940), as Dr.Robert Koch. He also played a sympathetic chemistry professor in Knute Rockne All American (1940). That same year, he appeared as Van Meer in Alfred Hitchcock's Foreign Correspondent (1940) and was promptly nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor. His distinguished-looking countenance and serious demeanour lent itself to being assigned a variety of consular or professorial roles: he was excellent as Consul Magnus Barring in A Woman's Face (1941) with Joan Crawford; Professor Jean Perote in Madame Curie (1943); and a dying German music teacher in Rhapsody in Blue (1945).
At the age of 83, he made a triumphant return to the German/Austrian stage in Ibsen plays. Albert Bassermann died of a heart attack en route from New York to Zurich on May 15 1952. - Producer
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Alex Kurtzman is an American filmmaker and screenwriter. He directed People Like Us and the panned 2017 reboot The Mummy starring Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella. He wrote Transformers 1 and 2, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Star Trek, The Island and Cowboys & Aliens. He also created the TV show Fringe.- Soundtrack
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Alyssa Elaine Diaz (born September 7, 1985) is an American actress. Diaz is known for her roles on television, such as Celia Ortega on the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns, Jasmine on the ABC Family series The Nine Lives of Chloe King, Gloria Cruz on Lifetime's Army Wives, Teresa on Showtime's Ray Donovan, and Dariela Marzan on the CBS series Zoo.
Diaz was born in Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on September 7, 1985. She is of Colombian and Mexican ancestry, and has one brother named Michael. Diaz is a graduate of Bishop Alemany High School.
Diaz played the role of Celia Ortega on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns from February 9, 2005 until August 10, 2005, when her character left town for Montega to be with her relatives. She has made other television appearances, guest-starring in television shows including Southland, CSI: NY and Lie to Me. Diaz has also starred in the film How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer, and in the television films Ben 10: Alien Swarm and The Jensen Project.
In 2011 Diaz was cast in the starring role of Jasmine on the ABC Family series The Nine Lives of Chloe King. In 2012, she landed the recurring role of Gloria Cruz on Army Wives. She was upgraded to series regular for the seventh season, which started in March 2013. She has also appeared in The Vampire Diaries.
In March 2016, Diaz landed the role as Dariela, a series regular, on the CBS drama Zoo for its second season.- Actress
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Ami Aspelund was born on 7 September 1953 in Vaasa, Finland. She is an actress, known for 16 (1993), Mä oon mikä oon (1982) and Saippuakauppias (1982).- Stunts
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After 17 years as an actor for theatre, film and television, including roles in The Family Way (1966), Alfred the Great (1969), Robin Redbreast (1970), and The Holcroft Covenant (1985), Andy enjoyed a successful career as a principal stunt double on many feature films including The Princess Bride (1987), Octopussy (1983) and Highlander (1986), followed by many years as a Stunt Coordinator on numerous film and TV productions.- Actress
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Angie Everhart was born on 7 September 1969 in Akron, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Last Action Hero (1993), Take Me Home Tonight (2011) and Bandido (2004). She has been married to Carl Ferro since 6 December 2014. She was previously married to Ashley Hamilton.- Actor
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Anthony Quayle was born in Ainsdale, Southport, Lancashire, England in September 1913. He completed his education at Rugby School and had a brief spell at RADA, before treading the boards for the first time as the straight man in a music hall comedy act in 1931. Tall, burly, round-faced and possessed of a powerful and resonant voice, he was mentored early on in his career by the well-known stage director Tyrone Guthrie. Letters of introduction led to steady employment with the Old Vic Company by September 1932, and a succession of small roles in classical parts. Quayle's reputation as an actor grew steadily, and, in 1936, he appeared on Broadway opposite Ruth Gordon in 'The Country Wife'. For the next few years, he consolidated his position as a Shakespearean actor. When the Second World War began, he was among the first in his profession to enlist, serving with the Royal Artillery and rising to the rank of major. Some of his wartime experiences, such as coordinating operations with Albanian partisans as part of the secret Special Operations Executive, were destined to be paralleled by his fictional post-war screen exploits as incisive army officers or spies. With the war still fresh in his mind, he subsequently published two novels (respectively in 1945, and in 1947), 'Eight Hours from England' and 'On Such a Night'.
In 1946, Quayle also made his debut as a theatrical director with a London production of 'Crime and Punishment'. Between 1948 and 1956, he had a distinguished tenure as director of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, bringing into the company some of the biggest stars of the stage, including Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud. Though acting in films from 1938, the theatre remained his favorite medium. He played diverse roles with great intensity and professionalism, achieving critical acclaim as Petruchio and Falstaff, Tamburlaine and Galileo (on Broadway) and the original role of Andrew Wyke in Anthony Shaffer's play 'Sleuth' (played in the first screen version by Olivier). In motion pictures Quayle tended to portray tough, dependable authority figures. He was good value for money as Commodore Harwood in Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956), as the enigmatic Afrikaner captain in Ice Cold in Alex (1958) and as the stuffy, by-the-book Colonel Harry Brighton, who nonetheless appears to have a degree of admiration for Lawrence of Arabia (1962). Due to his classical training, Quayle was often used in historical epics, giving one of his best performances as Cardinal Wolsey in Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), earning him an Academy Award nomination. His voice was heard as narrator of The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970) and on radio in anything from 'The Ballad of Robin Hood' to Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Purloined Letter'.
The year prior to receiving his knighthood, Quayle founded the touring Compass Theatre Company, and served as its director until a few months before his death from cancer in October 1989.- Actor
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Antti Luusuaniemi was born in Tammisaari, which is mainly Swedish speaking city in south part of Finland. After graduation from the Theatre Academy of Helsinki 2004, the Scandinavian born actor worked several years in Finnish National Theatre where he played for example the demanding name role in Chekhov's 'Platonov' at the age of 29. He did many big roles on the main stage for the Finnish National Theatre from where he continued to work in front of the camera. He has appeared in many award winning films and TV-series in Finland and abroad. He worked with Rade Serbedzija (Before the Rain, Snatch, Eyes Wide Shut) in 'The Liberation of Skopje' (2016), as a Nazi officer Herzog in German and his working languages are also English, Swedish and Finnish. Oscar nominated director Selma Vilhunen (Do I Have To Take Care of Everything) chose Antti in her new film 'Little Wing' which was a huge hit in TIFF 2016. A year before (2015) Antti was nominated for the best Performance in a Drama (A Brat) in Los Angeles NewFilmmakers Best of 2014 Award. He wrote and developed a comedy TV-series 'Wingman' for The Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle) 2016 which he stars with his co-writer Kari Ketonen. Antti has the lead in two feature films 2017; Visa Koiso-Kanttila's 'Starboy' and Maarit Lalli's 'The Sixth Time'.- King Baudouin was born on 7 September 1930 in Chateau de Stuyvenberg, Belgium. He was married to Queen Fabiola. He died on 31 July 1993 in Motril, Spain.
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Barbara Allyne Bennet was born on 7 September 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for Mac and Me (1988), Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985) and Flying High (1978). She died on 9 January 2016 in Duarte, California, USA.- Benjamin Hollingsworth is a classically trained actor who was born September 7th, 1984 in Brockville, Ontario, Canada. In 2006, Hollingsworth graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada (NTS), a prestigious three year acting conservatory program in Montréal.
Soon after, in his first professional role under the direction of NTS alumni, Ted Dykstra, Benjamin was nominated for a Robert Merritt Award for his portrayal of Lance Corporal Dawson, in A Few Good Men, by Aaron Sorkin.
Hollingsworth shifted his focus from theater to film and television. He quickly found footing in the Toronto film industry and began guest starring on several popular Canadian TV series including Degrassi, Heartland and HBO Canada's The Line by George F. Walker.
Benjamin's breakout role came when he landed the lead in his feature film debut alongside Demi Moore, David Duchovny and Amber Heard in the highly acclaimed film feature The Joneses (2010).
Following The Joneses, Benjamin was cast in a new CW series called The Beautiful Life (2009) starring Misha Barton, Sara Paxton and Gal Gadot. The series, produced by Ashton Kutcher, cast Hollingsworth in the lead role of "Chris Andrews," a character that was loosely based on Kutcher's own experiences in the industry.
Shortly after, Hollingsworth went on to recur in several TV series including a memorable turn as "Kyle Durant" on the first season of USA's Suits; followed by multiple recurring roles on the CW's The Tomorrow People, Cult and a guest star on ABC's Once Upon a Time.
In 2014, Hollingsworth joined the cast of the Fox series Backstrom starring Rainn Wilson, as Assistant District Attorney "Steven Kines." Later that year he starred in several romantic comedies including Lucky in Love (2014) opposite Gossip Girl's Jessica Szohr, A Wish Come True (2014) starring Megan Park and Can't Buy My Love (2014) with Adelaide Kane. He balanced the year out with lead roles in two action thrillers; 20th Century Fox's Joy Ride 3 (2014) and the Lionsgate feature Vendetta (2014).
Benjamin made his return to network TV as a series regular in CBS' medical drama Code Black (2015) in which Hollingsworth played "Dr. Mario Savetti;" a performance that earned Benjamin a Golden Maple Award nomination for Best Actor in a TV series. Code Black featured an all-star cast made up of Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden, Luis Guzman and Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Rob Lowe. Code Black concluded its third and final season in 2018.
In 2019 Benjamin will make his return to the big screen with two feature films; Lionsgate's revenge thriller Hard Powder starring Liam Neeson, Laura Dern and Emmy Rossum and the David Cronenberg remake of the 1977 cult classic Rabid from the Soska Twins. - Bora Milutinovic was born on 7 September 1944 in Bajina Basta, Serbia, Yugoslavia.
- Brock Cuchna was born on 7 September 1979 in Woodridge, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for All My Children (1970), One Life to Live (1968) and Collision Course (2012).
- Most Canadians would know Bruce Gray as the star of the TV series Traders (Gemini Award), but most Americans would recognize him as the Father of the groom in My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Although he began his acting career on stage in the 60s, he quickly moved into daytime dramas: contracted to Somerset, High Hopes and the Edge of Night in the 70's. A move to Hollywood in the 80s led to guest star roles on hundreds of TV shows, recurring on Murder She Wrote, Medium, Tour of Duty, Falling Skies, How I met your Mother. Bruce gained notoriety in the gay community as "Shickle The Pickle" on Queer As Folk, then for football fans by playing a team owner on Playmakers for ESPN.
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Charles Hardin Holley, known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer and songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. He was born in Lubbock, Texas, to a musical family during the Great Depression, and learned to play guitar and sing alongside his siblings. His style was influenced by gospel music, country music, and rhythm and blues acts, which he performed in Lubbock with his friends from high school.- Cameron Ocasio was born on 7 September 1999 in Long Island City, New York, USA. Cameron is an actor, known for Sinister (2012), Love Magical (2018) and Fool's Day (2013).
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Cathryn Dylan Ortiz is a Mexican American actress who was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA by her mother, Actress Ana Alicia Ortiz, and father, Producer Gary R. Benz. Cathryn grew up on the stage and the soccer field. She received her BFA in Acting from Carnegie Mellon's School of Drama where she was awarded Excellence in Acting by the Kennedy Center. Since graduating college, Cathryn can be seen on hit TV shows such as "Grey's Anatomy", "Law and Order: SVU", and "Ray Donovan". In 2018, Cathryn shot a pilot for Fox 21 and Hulu based on Brett Easton Ellis's debut novel, "Less Than Zero," and has since made her LA stage debut at the Odyssey Theatre, originating the role of Mary Jo Kopechne in Peter Lefcourt's world premiere of "The Death and Life of Mary Jo Kopechne." Cathryn is committed to her mission to help mental health, specially in youth, and is in development of a Unt. feature film inspired by Amy Challengers article; "Living and Dying on TikTok."- Actor
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Chris Owens was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for RED (2010), The X-Files (1993) and The Incredible Hulk (2008). He has been married to Tara Parker since July 2001.- Actress
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Chrissie Hynde was born on 7 September 1951 in Akron, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Happy Feet (2006), Stealth (2005) and The Living Daylights (1987). She was previously married to Lucho Brieva and Jim Kerr.- Actor
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Christopher Villiers was born in Kensington, London, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for Top Secret! (1984), First Knight (1995) and Snijeg za Vodu: Snow for Water (2018).- Clara Calamai was born on 7 September 1909 in Prato, Tuscany, Italy. She was an actress, known for L'adultera (1946), Deep Red (1975) and Obsession (1943). She was married to Leonardo Bonzi. She died on 21 September 1998 in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
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Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Air Force veteran and International athlete Cliff Simon's unique presence set him apart every time. A powerful veteran actor living in Los Angeles since 2000, he realized his dream of becoming a USA citizen. He was a published author of 'Paris Nights my year at the Moulin Rouge'.
At a very young age, Cliff aspired to be the first South African swimmer to win an Olympic Gold medal. His mother, being a swim teacher, had him in the pool before he could walk and instilled all the confidence he ever needed to follow that path. At the age of six, he showed talent as a gymnast. By age 15 Cliff had reached a national level in South Africa in both swimming and gymnastics, but to go further in either one, he needed to devote 100% of his time to just one, and he chose swimming.
At age 15, with turmoil in South Africa, his parents decided to immigrate to the United Kingdom. It was here that Cliff completed his schooling and was chosen to swim in the British International squad. He competed in Olympic trials and qualified for the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. He was offered scholarships to Houston University and Southern Methodist University in Texas, where he would train with the best United States swim team, the Mustangs. This would have culminated in him competing in the 1984 Olympic Games.
However, after scraping ice off his car windshield at 5am every morning for 3 years before heading off to swimming training and spending 61/2 hours a day in the pool, Cliff felt waterlogged, burnt out and that he was missing out on his social life as a young man. Halfway through a training session, Cliff climbed out of the pool, sat on the edge and told his coach that he was leaving and would be returning to sunny South Africa. Back in South Africa Cliff entered the Air Force where he continued his swimming and achieved the highest athletic award given in the Air Force, the Victor Ludorum. In 1982 after serving his two year term, Cliff took all he owned in one suitcase and headed down to the coast in an old Fiat convertible.
He landed a job teaching windsurfing and water-skiing at a resort hotel. As fate would have it, a stage show was in production at the resort and Cliff was informed by one of the performers that the choreographer was looking for a gymnast. Cliff somehow knew that this was going to be the first step towards a career on stage. To cut a long story short, Cliff performed all over the world in various stage productions as a dancer/acrobat, culminating in his dream role as a principle performer at the world famous and iconic Moulin Rouge Theater, Paris in 1989.
On his return to South Africa, Cliff pursued his stage career. Whilst studying drama, Cliff secured himself a modeling agent and enjoyed much success in ramp, print and television commercials. Cliff received major recognition as a model in South Africa and was asked to enter The Mr. South Africa talent and action man competition. On winning this competition in 1992, Cliff was offered an audition on a hugely successful television series, called Egoli - Place of Gold. After guest starring on the show for 3 months, he was offered a permanent contract as a regular cast member in a lead role and would go on to become a household name for his 6 year run. After being personally affected and sick and tired of the violent crime in Johannesburg, he decided it was now or never and he immigrated to the USA with his wife, with the hope of having a better quality of life. This also gave him the opportunity to realize a long time dream of further pursuing his acting career in America.
Cliff soon landed a guest star role with Don Johnson on the hit TV series, 'Nash Bridges'. A short time after that, he acquired the guest star recurring role of Ba'AL on 'Stargate SG1'. Cliff's combination of charming bad guy charisma and wicked sense of humor made him a viewer favorite antagonist, keeping his character recurring for 5 seasons.
In 2007, Cliff was brought back to play Ba'AL in the Stargate SG1 movie, 'Continuum', which was released in 2008. Cliff was nominated for Best Guest Star at Best of TV Awards Canada 2014 for his role in 'Castle'. Cliff has many upcoming projects and has guest starred in many network TV series and films. His short film 'The Long Dig' is due for release in Aug 2018. He also appeared in 'Almythea 2 Rise of the Astra' and 'Land of the Free'. His 'Project Eden Vol 1' (Best Vision Award at the Boston Film Festival) had a U.S. theatrical release in January 2018.
Into the Unknown (2020) was Cliff's new show which premiered on Travel Channel in 2020, and had already aired first season on History Channel in Europe under the name 'Uncharted Mysteries'. A paranormal, investigative adventure show which suited Cliff perfectly. He is the host and executive producer.
When Cliff was not working he raced dolphins on his kite board off the beaches of Malibu, or surfed a wave and led a quiet life.
Cliff died while kite boarding on March 9, 2021 in Topanga, California.- Actor
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Corbin Bernsen made his initial mark on the seminal television series L.A. Law as opportunistic divorce lawyer "Arnie Becker" earning him multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations over the show's eight-year run. He proved along the way the role was not to be a dead-end stereotype, maintaining a steady career in both television and film over the course of three decades. Moreover, his intent devotion to his career and love for the craft has compelled him in recent years to climb into the producer/writer, and director's chair.
Born in North Hollywood, California, on September 7, 1954, Corbin was raised in and around the entertainment business. The eldest of three children, his father film and television producer Harry Bernsen and mother, veteran actress Jeanne Cooper encouraged him to continue the family tradition. After high school he originally attended UCLA with the intention of pursuing law, but instead, he went on to receive a BFA in Theatre Arts and MFA in Playwriting. He worked on the Equity-waiver L.A. stage circuit as both actor and set designer, making his film debut as a bit player in his father's picture Three the Hard Way. He then set his sights on New York in the late 70s. In the early years he carved out a living as a carpenter building rooftop decks in NYC that still stand to this day. Then in 1983 he landed the role of "Ken Graham" on daytime's Ryan's Hope and he put his tool belt away. This break led to an exclusive deal with NBC and eventually the TV role in L.A. Law. The perks of his "newly-found stardom" on L.A. Law included a hosting stint on Saturday Night Live and the covers of numerous major magazines.
Not one to settle for what he knew could be fleeting comfort, he worked diligently to parlay his small screen success into a diverse resume of feature film roles, both starring and supporting, often enjoying the challenge of portraying unsympathetic characters with an infusion of charm and likability. He co-starred as Shelley Long's egotistical husband in the reincarnation comedy Hello Again; played an equally vain Hollywood star in the musical comedy Bert Rigby, You're a Fool; and starred as a disorganized ringleader of a band of crooks in the bank caper Disorganized Crime. He capped the 1980s decade opposite Charlie Sheen and Tom Berenger in the box office hit Major League, which took advantage of his natural athleticism, playing ballplayer-cum-owner "Roger Dorn". Two sequels followed. Other notable feature film work includes the mystery thriller Shattered, directed by Wolfgang Peterson, which re-teamed him with Tom Berenger, Stephen Frears' Lay The Favorite, and a turn opposite Robert Downey Jr. in Shane Black's Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
On the TV front, he has appeared in many MOW's including Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story as the famed civil rights attorney who founded the Southern Poverty Law Center. Topping it off, Corbin's title role in the horror/ thriller The Dentist for HBO had audiences developing a similar paranoia of tooth doctors as Anthony Perkins invoked decades before to motel clerks. As spurned husband-turned-crazed dentist "Dr. Alan Feinstone", Corbin reached cult horror status. The movie spawned a sequel in which he also served as a producer. Most recently, he has reunited with Dentist director Brian Yuzna on a slate of films exploring similar themes starting with "The Plastic Surgeon."
More recently Bernsen wrapped eight seasons on USA Network's hit series Psych as Henry Spencer playing James Roday's retired cop father who taught his "fake psychic," crime solving son everything he knows.
In 2006 he formed his own production company, Team Cherokee Productions to exert more creative control over his projects and begin exploring material both as writer, director and producer. Today that company has taken root as Home Theater Films, an early player in the Faith and Family film genre. The company has explored a wide variety of themes beginning with the film "Rust" which was distributed by Sony Pictures. With five other films under their belt, including "25 Hill," "Beyond the Heavens," "Christian Mingle" starring Lacey Chabert, and the upcoming "Jesse and Naomi," Home Theater Films has firmly carved a niche and name in this lucrative genre.
Corbin has been happily married (since 1988) to British actress Amanda Pays who most recently be seen on "The Flash." They have appeared together in the sci-fi film Spacejacked and the TV-movies Dead on the Money and The Santa Trap, among others. The couple has four sons. Never one to become complacent or fall prey to the hype - a lesson learned from his mother - he still practices his carpenter skills at home as he continues to write, produce, and direct. Perseverance and dedication has played a large part in his continued success. Having a savvy take-charge approach hasn't hurt either -- characteristics worthy of many of the characters he's explored on screen.- Damian Hardung was born on 7 September 1998. He is an actor, known for Club der roten Bänder (2015), Red Bracelets: The Beginning (2019) and Die Könige der Straße (2011).
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Dan Ingram was born on 7 September 1934 in Oceanside, Long Island, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for She's Back (1989), The Definite Maybe (1997) and Saturday Night Live (1975). He was married to Kathleen. He died on 24 June 2018 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.- Daniel Inouye served as a United States Senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, he was President pro tempore of the United States Senate (third in the presidential line of succession) from 2010 until his death, making him the highest-ranking Asian-American politician in US history. Inouye also chaired various Senate Committees, including those on Intelligence, Commerce and Appropriations.
Daniel Inouye fought in World War II as part of the 442nd Infantry Regiment. He lost his right arm to a grenade wound and received several military decorations, including the Medal of Honor (the nation's highest military award). Returning to Hawaii, Inouye earned a law degree, was elected to Hawaii's territorial House of Representatives in 1953, and was elected to the territorial Senate in 1957. When Hawaii achieved statehood in 1959, Inouye was elected as its first member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1962. Inouye never lost an election in 58 years as an elected official, and he exercised an exceptionally large influence on Hawaii politics.
Daniel Inouye was the first Japanese American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and the first Japanese American to serve in the U.S. Senate. Because of his seniority, Inouye became President pro tempore of the Senate following the death of Sen. Robert Byrd on June 29, 2010, making him third in the presidential line of succession after the Vice President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. At the time of his death, Inouye was the most senior sitting US senator, the second-oldest sitting US senator (seven and one-half months younger than Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey).
Inouye was a posthumous recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Among other public structures, Honolulu International Airport has since been renamed Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in his honor. - Writer
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Dario Argento was born on September 7, 1940, in Rome, Italy, the first-born son of famed Italian producer Salvatore Argento and Brazilian fashion model Elda Luxardo. Argento recalls getting his ideas for filmmaking from his close-knit family from Italian folk tales told by his parents and other family members, including an aunt who told him frighting bedtime stories. Argento based most of his thriller movies on childhood trauma, yet his own--according to him--was a normal one. Along with tales spun by his aunt, Argento was impressed by stories from The Grimm Brothers, Hans Christian Andersen and Edgar Allan Poe. Argento started his career writing for various film journal magazines while still in his teens attending a Catholic high school. After graduation, instead of going to college, Argento took a job as a columnist for the Rome daily newspaper "Paese Sera". Inspired by the movies, he later found work as a screenwriter and wrote several screenplays for a number of films, but the most important were his western collaborations, which included Cemetery Without Crosses (1969) and the Sergio Leone masterpiece Once Upon a Time in the West (1968). After its release Argento wrote and directed his first movie, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970), which starred Tony Musante and and British actress Suzy Kendall. It's a loose adoption on Fredric Brown's novel "The Screaming Mimi", which was made for his father's film company. Argento wanted to direct the movie himself because he did not want any other director messing up the production and his screenplay.
After "The Bird With the Crystal Plumage" became an international hit, Argento followed up with two more thrillers, The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971), starring 'Karl Madlen' (qv" and 'James Fransiscus', and Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971) ("Four Flies On Black Velvet"), both backed by his father Salvatore. Argento then directed the TV drama Testimone oculare (1973) and the historical TV drama The Five Days (1973). He then went back to directing so-called "giallo" thrillers, starting with Deep Red (1975), a violent mystery-thriller starring David Hemmings that inspired a number of international directors in the thriller-horror genre. His next work was Suspiria (1977), a surreal horror film about a witch's coven that was inspired by the Gothic fairy tales of the Grimm Brothers and Hans Christian Anderson, which he also wrote in collaboration with his girlfriend, screenwriter/actress Daria Nicolodi, who acted in "Profondo Rosso" ("Deep Red") and most of Argento's films from then to the late 1980s. Argento advanced the unfinished trilogy with Inferno (1980), before returning to the "giallo" genre with the gory Tenebrae (1982), and then with the haunting Phenomena (1985).
The lukewarm reviews for his films, however, caused Argento to slip away from directing to producing and co-writing two Lamberto Bava horror flicks, Demons (1985) and Demons 2 (1986). Argento returned to directing with the "giallo" thriller Opera (1987), which according to him was "a very unpleasant experience", and no wonder: a rash of technical problems delayed production, the lead actress Vanessa Redgrave dropped out before filming was to begin, Argento's father Salvatore died during filming and his long-term girlfriend Daria broke off their relationship. After the commercial box-office failure of "Opera", Argento temporarily settled in the US, where he collaborated with director George A. Romero on the two-part horror-thriller Two Evil Eyes (1990) (he had previously collaborated with Romero on the horror action thriller Dawn of the Dead (1978)). While still living in America, Argento appeared in small roles in several films and directed another violent mystery thriller, Trauma (1993), which starred his youngest daughter Asia Argento from his long-term relationship with Nicolodi.
Argento returned to Italy in 1995, where he made a comeback in the horror genre with The Stendhal Syndrome (1996) and then with another version of "The Phantom of the Opera", The Phantom of the Opera (1998), both of which starred Asia. Most recently, Argento directed a number of "giallo" mystery thrillers such as Sleepless (2001), The Card Player (2003) and Do You Like Hitchcock? (2005), as well as two gory, supernatural-themed episodes of the USA TV cable anthology series Masters of Horror (2005).
Having always wanted to make a third chapter to his "Three Mothers" horror films, Argento finally completed the trilogy in 2007 with the release of Mother of Tears (2007), which starred Asia Argento as a young woman trying to identify and stop the last surviving evil witch from taking over the world. In addition to his Gothic and violent style of storytelling, "La terza madre" has many references to two of his previous films, "Suspiria" (1997) and "Inferno" (1980), which is a must for fans of the trilogy.
His movies may be regarded by some critics and opponents as cheap and overly violent, but second or third viewings show him to be a talented writer/director with a penchant for original ideas and creative directing.- Actor
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David Dawson was born on 7 September 1982 in Widnes, Cheshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for My Policeman (2022), All the Old Knives (2022) and Ripper Street (2012).- Actor
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Devon started his career as a young actor in Vancouver, Canada. First in the theater, and then moving onto smaller roles on TV. His breakout role was the title character in the Universal motion picture, Casper. He went on to star in many more films during his teens such as Now and Then, Little Giants and Wild America. In his early twenties, Devon sought out edgier projects. Movies like Idle Hands, SLC Punk, Final Destination, Slackers and playing 'Stan' in the acclaimed video for Eminem's hit song of the same name, directed by Dr. Dre. After a small break out of the business, Devon returned and has completed multiple projects.- Actress
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Diane Farr was born on 7 September 1969 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Californication (2007), Rescue Me (2004) and Numb3rs (2005).- Music Artist
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Diane was born in Van Nuys, California, USA on September 7, 1956 to parents David and Flora Warren. She become a prolific writer in her neighborhood, writing songs every day and eventually surpassing 1,000 of them. Her dad (an insurance salesman) took Diane to see publishers who said she had potential, but to come back and see them in the future. After signing with producer Jack White, circa 1983, the partnership produced her songs "Solitaire" and "Hot Night", which was recorded by Laura Branigan for the Ghostbusters (1984) soundtrack. It was also the beginning of a long line of film song projects, which produced many Oscar and Golden Globe nominations. After a legal battle with producer Jack White, Diane started her own publishing company called "Real Songs" in the late 80s. The company has the rights to all her songs and makes deals with hundreds of artists (and record companies) who record them.- Dolores Kendrick was born on 7 September 1927 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She died on 7 November 2017 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
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Don 'D.C.' Curry was born on 7 September 1961 in Forth Worth, Texas, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Next Friday (2000), Friday After Next (2002) and Two Degrees (2001).- Actor
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Don Messick is a legendary voice actor who spent his entire adult-hood in entertainment. He started out wanting to be a ventriloquist. Thankfully for cartoon lovers that career didn't pan out. How do you think his potential career would've stacked up against Edgar Bergen and later, Paul Winchell? No matter, Messick made his way to the hallowed halls of MGM in the early '50s on the recommendation of another voice actor, Daws Butler. At the time, MGM/Tex Avery were doing the theatrical "Droopy" cartoons. Bill Thompson, known for his hilarious voices on the radio show 'Fibber McGee and Molly', borrowed his Wallace Wimple voice and applied it to Droopy. Whenever Thompson couldn't make it to a session, MGM would ask Daws Butler to fill-in. Daws had been working for MGM since the mid '40s. Later, Daws apparently grew tired of the role and suggested Don Messick be Bill Thompson's fill-in. Butler, it's been said, literally squeezed his cheeks together to try and get that sound for Droopy while Messick simply thickened his tongue and loosened his jaws. Messick made the rounds and did every voice-over role large and small in this era. In 1957 Hanna-Barbera started their own company after departing from MGM...Daws Butler and Don Messick were the two voice actors the animation titans employed during the early days. Don was always heard as the "second banana" character or a walk-on. At various times he was the villain. His voice was heard as the 'narrator' on all of the early Hanna-Barbera cartoons. On "Ruff and Reddy", the duo's first made-for-TV cartoon series, Don was heard as "Ruff" the cat and as the Droopy-sounding "Professor Gizmo". Messick was also the narrator who interracted with the duo and got caught up in the action much like a soap opera announcer on radio. Daws was "Reddy", the dog, among other nameless characters in the show. In this 1957-1966 time span, Don Messick was cast as Daws Butler's voice partner and as the cartoon narrator. "Boo-Boo" was the little friend of "Yogi Bear" who lived in Jellystone Park. Yogi stole "pic-a-nic" baskets while Boo-Boo always tried, unsuccessfully, to steer Yogi to a more safer life always reminding him "the Ranger isn't going to like it, Yogi". The Ranger in question was "Ranger Smith", the park ranger who always chased and stopped Yogi's latest schemes. Messick gave voice to the Ranger. Daws was Yogi. In other programs, Messick was heard as "Pixie Mouse" to Daws Butler's "Dixie Mouse" and "Mr. Jinx". On "Snagglepuss", Messick was always heard as the villain, mostly the befuddled "Major Minor". Daws was Snagglepuss. In Huckleberry Hound, Daws was the star character while Messick usually did the narration as well as played a villain. Messick would later provide the voices of "Astro" and "RUDI" on the Jetsons. As a versatile voice actor, Messick performed a dozen wacky space aliens on the space cartoons of the mid '60s. The gibberish of "Gloop" and "Gleep" on the Herculoids cartoon was Messick. "Blip", "Igoo", "Zorak", "Tundra", and "Zoc" are just a few of the characters that Messick groaned or grunted for in the outer space cartoons...his most famous non-verbal voice is the snickering dog, "Muttley"...later called "Mumbley". "Richochet Rabbit", "Vapor Man", "Falcon 7", "Dr. Benton Quest", and "Multi-Man" are other voices from Messick in that era. In 1969 he provided the voice for his most famous role, "Scooby-Doo". Throughout the '70s and beyond, Messick gave voice to this cowardly great dane. In 1980 he became the voice of nephew, "Scrappy-Doo", while in later versions Daws Butler was on hand as "Scooby-Dum". On the 1977 Laff-a-Lympics cartoon, Messick not only announced the show but he performed some of the characters too. "Papa Smurf" became Messick's biggest original character in the '80s but he remained busy providing voices for his older characters in new Hanna-Barbera productions. Daws Butler and Mel Blanc were also living off their famed characters by reprising the voices in numerous made-for-TV cartoon movies and Saturday morning TV in the late '70s on into the next decade. Messick remained a much-used voice actor and in 1988 ABC announced "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo". Messick was back in the role and voiced the character until it's demise in 1990. His friend and voice partner, Daws Butler, passed away in 1988. In 1989 Mel Blanc passed away leaving Don Messick, June Foray, Stan Freberg, and Paul Winchell as the remaining link to the classic era. In 1989 The Smurfs went out of production. On the new Tiny Toon Adventures, Messick was heard as "Hamton Pig", a role he remained with until his mysterious retirement in 1996 at the age of 69 which was later revealed to be a result of a stroke. Don Messick died in 1997, closing a chapter in animation history in the process.- Actor
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Mr. Bradley was born on September 7th 1954 in Liverpool, England. Since his school days Bradley has been close friends with Clive Barker. In the seventies Bradley and Clive Barker founded the progressive theatre group "Dog Company". While Barker worked on writing with his friend Peter Atkins (script-writer for several Hellraiser films), Bradley started acting. Bradley made it to the Movie Monster Hall Of Fame with his role as the cenobite, Pinhead, who he portrayed in eight of the Hellraiser movies.- Actor
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Eric Lynn Wright, better known by his stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper who performed solo and as a member of the group NWA Wright is affectionately called "The Godfather Of Gangsta Rap."
He was born in Compton, California. After dropping out of high school in the tenth grade, he supported himself primarily by selling drugs before investing it in and becoming founder of Ruthless Records. He made his debut as a rapper with "Boyz-N-The-Hood" which was a revolutionary song in rap history written by Ice Cube. NWA first released N.W.A. and the Posse in 1987. In 1988, they released their most controversial album, "Straight Outta Compton." The group released two more albums before disbanding in the early 1990s.
Eazy-E continued as a solo artist releasing three solo projects. In addition, he released several notable artists on his Ruthless Records label including but not limited to Jada Michelle, The D.O.C., Above the Law and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.
He fathered nine children. He died March 26, 1995 due to complications of pneumonia associated with AIDS.- Writer
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After being discharged from the U.S. Navy after World War II, Ed Warren was an itinerant house and sign painter traveling around New England. However, with his wife Lorraine Warren, née Lorraine Moran, he became known as a demonologist employed in investigating reports of haunted houses. They attained national renown in 1975 when they wrote up their reports of their investigation of the George Lutz house in Amityville, Long Island, New York. The Lutz family moved into the house, which had been the site of the murder of five members of the DeFeo family the previous year. The Lutz family moved out after 28 days, claiming that they had been chased out by ghosts and other demons. Although some felt that the story was a hoax, the Warrens swore that, after their investigation, the house was haunted. The Warrens were the founders of the New England Society for Psychic Research.- He was born in Positano, Italy. Has three children from his marriage to the Spanish actress Maria Cuadra: Natasha, Nicolas & Antonella. Antonella is also an actress. He divorced in 1995. After acting he became a film Producer. He has produced over 50 films. Currently he has a marketing and communications company. He lives around the world.
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Known for his creative stage direction, Elia Kazan was born Elias Kazantzoglou on September 7, 1909 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey). Noted for drawing out the best dramatic performances from his actors, he directed 21 actors to Oscar nominations, resulting in nine wins. He directed a string of successful films, including A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), On the Waterfront (1954), and East of Eden (1955). During his career, he won two Oscars as Best Director and received an Honorary Oscar, won three Tony Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards.
His films were concerned with personal or social issues of special concern to him. Kazan writes, "I don't move unless I have some empathy with the basic theme." His first such "issue" film was Gentleman's Agreement (1947), with Gregory Peck, which dealt with anti-Semitism in America. It received 8 Oscar nominations and three wins, including Kazan's first for Best Director. It was followed by Pinky (1949), one of the first films in mainstream Hollywood to address racial prejudice against black people. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), an adaptation of the stage play which he had also directed, received 12 Oscar nominations, winning four, and was Marlon Brando's breakthrough role. In 1954, he directed On the Waterfront (1954), a film about union corruption on the New York harbor waterfront. In 1955, he directed John Steinbeck's East of Eden (1955), which introduced James Dean to movie audiences.
A turning point in Kazan's career came with his testimony as a witness before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1952 at the time of the Hollywood blacklist, which brought him strong negative reactions from many liberal friends and colleagues. His testimony helped end the careers of former acting colleagues Morris Carnovsky and Art Smith, along with ending the work of playwright Clifford Odets. Kazan later justified his act by saying he took "only the more tolerable of two alternatives that were either way painful and wrong." Nearly a half-century later, his anti-Communist testimony continued to cause controversy. When Kazan was awarded an honorary Oscar in 1999, dozens of actors chose not to applaud as 250 demonstrators picketed the event.
Kazan influenced the films of the 1950s and 1960s with his provocative, issue-driven subjects. Director Stanley Kubrick called him, "without question, the best director we have in America, and capable of performing miracles with the actors he uses." On September 28, 2003, Elia Kazan died at age 94 of natural causes at his apartment in Manhattan, New York City. Martin Scorsese co-directed the documentary film A Letter to Elia (2010) as a personal tribute to Kazan.- Actress
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Eva Grimaldi was born on 7 September 1961 in Verona, Veneto, Italy. She is an actress and producer, known for Intimacy (1988), A mia immagine (2023) and Forever (1991). She has been married to Immacolata Battaglia since 19 May 2019. She was previously married to Fabrizio Ambroso.- Actress
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Evan Rachel Wood was born September 7, 1987, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her father, Ira David Wood III, is a theatre actor, writer and director, and her mother, Sara Wood, is an actress and acting coach. She has two older brothers--Dana Wood, a musician, and Ira David Wood IV, who has also acted. Evan and her brothers sometimes performed at Theatre In The Park in Raleigh, which her father founded and where he serves as executive director.
At the age of five she screen-tested against Kirsten Dunst for the lead role in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) after a long auditioning process. She moved to Los Angeles with her mom and brother Ira in 1996 and has had success ever since, appearing in a TV series, TV movies and feature films. She has appeared in Practical Magic (1998), starred in the comedy S1m0ne (2002) as Al Pacino's daughter, and followed that with Thirteen (2003), with Holly Hunter. Her breakout role as Tracy in "Thirteen" garnered her a Golden Globes nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture: Drama and for a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. At the time of this SAG nomination, she was the youngest actress to be nominated in the Leading Role category. She received a Golden Globe and Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie" for her portrayal of Veda Pierce in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011).
She also earned acclaim for her powerful performance as Stephanie, Mickey Rourke's estranged daughter, in Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler (2008).- Actor
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Fabian Pizzarno was born and raised in Belgrano, Argentina. He studied his craft under the direction of Lito Cruz, Carlos Gandolfo and Augustine Alezzo before being discovered by Rodolfo Hoppe, the father of ShowMatch producer, Federico Hoppe. His acting debut was as the son of Beatriz Taibo in "Everyday the same story." Since then, his career has progressed to include parts in productions such as "Caracol" in Colombia, "Te Amare en Silencio," and "Guadalupe" for Univision in the United States.
He was a lead co-star of the soap "Al Son del Amor," a Puerto Rican telenovela transmitted to 32 countries. In Argentina, he led the series "90-60-90," "Little Women," and "rich and famous." "In the United States, he has worked in "Te Amare en Silencio", the first Spanish-speaking soap opera that was filmed entirely in Hollywood. Most recently, he was the lead actor of the Academy-awarded comedy "Super Torpe," a co-production of Telefe Argentina and Ray Italy.
He divides his time among such vibrant destinations as Miami, Los Angeles, Argentina and Italy, as he travels the world to wherever his acting career takes him.- Frank Bren was born on 7 September 1943. He was an actor, known for Stingers (1998), Neighbours (1985) and Bony (1992). He died on 14 April 2018 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Gabriel Milito was born on 7 September 1980 in Bernal, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. He has been married to Silvina Santarelli since 2002. They have two children.
- Georganne LaPiere was born on 7 September 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for General Hospital (1963), The Streets of San Francisco (1972) and Happy Days (1974). She has been married to Edward John Bartylak since 1 September 1990. She was previously married to Michael Madsen.
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George Waggner was born on 7 September 1894 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Wolf Man (1941), Man Made Monster (1941) and Frisco Sal (1945). He was married to Danny Shannon. He died on 11 December 1984 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Hannah Herzsprung was born on 7 September 1981 in Hamburg, West Germany. She is an actress, known for The Reader (2008), Who Am I (2014) and Four Minutes (2006).
- Hugh Mitchell was born on 7 September 1989 in England, UK. He is an actor, known for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), The Da Vinci Code (2006) and Nicholas Nickleby (2002).
- Ian Chen was born on September 7, 2006 in Los Angeles. At age 5, Ian booked his first national commercial and has since then, steadily worked in commercials, print, and television shows. In March 2014, he landed his big break when he booked the comedic role of Evan Huang in ABC's Fresh Off the Boat (2015) He has also guest starred in Grey's Anatomy (2005) and Dr. Ken (2015) In 2018, he landed his first feature film role in Warner Brothers' Shazam! (2019). Cited by Variety as a young star to watch, and included in Entertainment Weekly's list of "12 under 12" outstanding youth actors. He's also named one of Hollywood's Top 30 Stars Under Age 18 by The Hollywood Reporter in 2018 and 2019.
Besides acting on camera, he is also a voice actor, having a recurring role in Disney Junior's Fancy Nancy (2018), and being featured in animation films Wish Dragon (2021). Ian loves being on set and learning all aspects of the filming process.
As a trained singer, Ian appeared in the Hallmark Channel's Home & Family (2012) for his first television interview and live singing performance. He was subsequently invited to sing for many charity events.
In addition to acting and singing, Ian enjoys playing piano and guitar, watching TV, reading, swimming and playing airplane simulators. He also aspires to be a pilot when he grows up.
Ian has a younger brother named Max. Ian and Max speak Mandarin fluently. - Actor
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Indio Falconer Downey was born on 7 September 1993 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) and Jackie (2013).- Inga Edwards was born on 7 September 1937 in Stockholm, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Gyllene år (1975), 13 Demon Street (1959) and Raggare! (1959). She was married to Folke Edwards. She died on 2 June 2020 in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Ismael Larumbe was born on 7 September 1924 in Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico. He was an actor, known for El último amor de Goya (1946), Vagabunda (1950) and Historia de un corazón (1951). He was married to Amparo Garrido. He died on 25 December 1975 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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James Schamus is an American film producer, director and screenwriter who is known for his collaborations with Taiwanese film director Ang Lee. He wrote the award winning wuxia film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Eat Drink Man Woman, Pushing Hands, The Ice Storm, the cult classic Marvel film Hulk, Taking Woodstock and Lust, Caution. He is the co-founder of the Good Machine production company.- Actor
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Jorge Daniel Pardo is an American actor. He is best known for playing Jack Toretto in F9 (2021), as well as the lead role of Ezekiel "EZ" Reyes in the television series Mayans M.C. (2018). Pardo was born in Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, his father is from Argentina and his mother from El Salvador JD also played "Nate"/Jason in the NBC sci-fi series Revolution, co-starring Billy Burke.
Previously he was best known for his role as Edward Araujo Jr./Gwen Amber Rose Araujo in the Lifetime Network movie called A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story. Pardo also had roles on FOX's Drive and The CW's Hidden Palms. Both series were canceled after their respective first seasons. Pardo played Young Santiago in the film The Burning Plain (2008) starring opposite Jennifer Lawrence with Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger. JD played the half-vampire Nahuel in the second half of Breaking Dawn, and a member of a drug cartel in Snitch. Pardo also starred in The CW TV series The Messengers that aired during the 2014-2015 season.- Jennifer Veal attended prestigious London performing arts schools Italia Conti at the age of 9 and Sylvia Young Theatre School 12-17 alongside stars such as Amy Winehouse, The Spice Girls and more. The stage then certainly took a shine to Jennifer leading to her West End debut in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" at The London Palladium, she performed for the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance and then went on to join casts such as the original cast of "Billy Elliot" working alongside stars such as Elton John.
Television called next. Jennifer joined the Disney family at 14 and has worked on a variety of shows ever since from the UK's first original series "As The Bell Rings". After graduating from Sylvia Youngs Jennifer was accepted a year early into The Central School of Speech and Drama. Her next role lead her to Los Angeles with a recurring role in the worldwide hit series "Jessie" where she play not only one but two characters, opposing twins Agatha and Angela. The popularity of her characters on "Jessie" continued her success in children's television and she joined the Nickelodeon Network and the cast of Victorious.
She soon met her current co star and creative partner "Lucas Cruikshank". The duo became an Internet sensation in 6 months and with their combined channels and the "Lucas And Jenny" channel reached millions of subscribers and billions of views all thanks to fun skits, their perfect pairing, personal vlogs and crazy shenanigans.
As well as working onscreen Jennifer has quite the reputation in the world of voice over worldwide lending her voice to shows such as channel 5's hit animation Hanas Helpine, ads such as "Google Chrome" and popular video games including "The Rekkoning, Guildwars" and many more.
Jennifer has grown her career worldwide and continues to do so. - Actress
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Jenny Bede was born on 7 September 1983 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for The World's End (2013), Murder in Successville (2015) and Blue Iguana (2018).- Actor
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Jermaine Stewart was born on 7 September 1957 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), Weekend at Bernie's (1989) and She-Devil (1989). He died on 17 March 1997 in Homewood, Illinois, USA.- Actress
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Jess Brown is a Canadian actress of French, British and Jamaican descent. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, a long standing passion for theatre and film brought her to New York where she pursued her studies at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After graduating from the two year conservatory, Jess became an invited member of the Academy Company where she spent a year honing her skills in the world of classical repertory theatre, tackling leading roles such as Madame de Tourvel in Dangerous Liaisons, Lucy in Dracula, as well as the title role in Jane Austen's Emma.
Her career continued on the New York stage, performing under the direction of Rufus Wainwright at BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) in his show Prima Donna, followed by a remount of The Graduate (Ivoryton Playhouse) where her portrayal of Elaine Robinson gained exceptional praise.
Jess's resume has since expanded to the screen with memorable appearances in Tapped Out (Lionsgate), Nightbooks (Netflix), Good Witch (Hallmark), Frankie Drake Mysteries (CBC), and Private Eyes (Global) among others.
In 2023, Jess will star as the leading role of the upcoming romantic comedy Loving Every Minute (Reel One).- Actor
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Jimmy Urine was born on 7 September 1969 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Bandits (2001) and The Hive (2014). He has been married to Chantal Claret since 18 January 2008. He was previously married to Chantal Claret.- Joe Michael Burke was born in Illinois, received a scholarship to the Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, where he became a NCAA National Qualifier in Wrestling. Burke was discovered in Arizona by a producer from FOX television and put in a TV pilot. He then moved to Los Angeles and while running his own product development company. On moving to LA, Joe quickly appeared in TV Commercials for Coors and Taco Bell, then Guest Starring roles on Beverly Hills 90210, Saved by the Bell, Seventh Heaven, CSI, JAG, and soon earned a lead in a TV Series and starring roles in films such as The Hunt and The Last Patrol with Dolph Lundgren. In 2006 Burke left Los Angeles for an executive role at Disney, to raise his family, and start Freehold Productions, writing and producing true story and inspiring films.
- John Harkins was born on 7 September 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Absence of Malice (1981), Being There (1979) and Birdy (1984). He died on 5 March 1999 in Portola Valley, California, USA.
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John Milford was born on 7 September 1927 in Johnstown, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Homefront (1991), The Magical World of Disney (1954) and The Legend of Jesse James (1965). He was married to Susan Graw. He died on 14 August 2000 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Actor
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John Phillip Law was born on 7 September 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Barbarella (1968), The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) and Space Mutiny (1988). He was married to Shawn Ryan. He died on 13 May 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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Jonathan graduated from the Yale School of Drama with an MFA in acting. Jonathan is a recipient of the National Society of Arts and Letters (NSAL) National Drama Competition. Jonathan made his screen debut starring in the ABC miniseries "When We Rise" and has since landed strong roles, cementing him as a Hollywood actor to watch.- Actor
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Jorge Porcel was born on 7 September 1936 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor and writer, known for Carlito's Way (1993), El gordo de América (1976) and Fatso Catastrophe (1977). He died on 16 May 2006 in Miami, Florida, USA.- Actress
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Julie Deborah Kavner is an American actress. She first attracted notice for her role as Brenda Morgenstern, the younger sister of Valerie Harper's title character in the sitcom Rhoda (1974), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She is best known for her voice role as Marge Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons (1989). She also voices other characters for the show, including Marge's mother, Jacqueline Bouvier, and sisters Patty and Selma Bouvier.- June Harding was born on 7 September 1937 in Emporia, Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for The Trouble with Angels (1966), Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) and The Fugitive (1963). She died on 22 March 2019 in Deer Isle, Maine, USA.
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Actor Justin Price, best-known for playing, Emanuel in his breakthrough role in "Walk by Faith" (2013) and Sam in "Ring of Fire" (2013), was born in Ft. Benning, Georgia on September 07, 1985. Justin grew up with his father, a U.S. ARMY Special Forces SNCO and his mother, a Registered Nurse. Justin also has four siblings, an older brother and 3 sisters. As a child he was known for writing stories and selling them to his friends and family. Justin was raised in a very disciplined home, mainly due to his father being in ARMY special forces. He developed a love for physical exercise and a passion for reading from his dad. Sadly, Justin lost his father in combat in 1997. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Justin's career began when he visited his extended family in Los Angeles. During that time, he scored lead roles in two commercials and a film. Shortly after, he moved to Atlanta, Ga. to attend college and begin studying in pursuit of an Engineering degree. He eventually realized that acting was his true calling and the permanent move to Los Angeles. He caught the eye of director "Wayne Isham" and was cast as the leading male in Zac Brown Band's music video, "Goodbye in Her Eyes". This soon led him being cast in the CW drama, "The Vampire Diaries", as Jeffery Lockwood Hamilton.
After playing a werewolf descendant in, "The Vampire Diaries", he was called in to screen-test for the role of, Sam in, "Ring of Fire" (2013) the June Carter Cash Story. Director, "Allison Anders" cast him immediately following.- Director
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K.K. Haridas was a director and assistant director, known for Kaattile Thadi Thevarude Aana (1995), C.I. Mahadevan 5 Adi 4 Inchu (2004) and Panchapandavar (1999). He was married to Anitha. He died on 26 August 2018 in Kochi, Kerala, India.- Karen Philipp was the sexy blond singer of Brasil '66, having joined the group after graduating from Redlands University in 1967. Soon after joining the popular combo, she and another member of the band began seeing each other and moved in together; he taught her Portuguese, the language of his native Brazil. In 1971, their romance fizzled and in 1972 Karen left the band to pursue her acting career; she has not returned to the music business. In 1981, she married writer-producer Pat Proft, with whom she has a son.
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Kate Miner was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to George Johnson, a spiritual life coach, and Deborah Lang, a former model and nurse. She grew up splitting her time between Minneapolis and Laguna Beach, California. Kate attended the University of California where she studied political science and biotechnology.
Kate is best known for her work in Showtime's Emmy Award winning Shameless, USA Network's Necessary Roughness (2011) and the NBC's miniseries Persons Unknown (2010). She also appeared in films The Campaign (2012) opposite Will Ferrell and Fifty Shades of Black (2016) with Marlon Wayans.
She has been married to her college sweetheart, musician Justin Miner, since August 26, 2012 and plays mandolin and keys in their band "Miner".- Producer
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Kathleen M. Shea was born on 7 September 1945 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. She was a producer and actress, known for Heat (1995), The Cannonball Run (1981) and The Last of the Mohicans (1992). She died on 4 August 2017 in Columbus, Ohio, USA.- Actor
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Kento Yamazaki was born on 7 September 1994 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Orange (2015), Heroine Disqualified (2015) and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable - Chapter 1 (2017).- Director
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Kirill Serebrennikov was born on 7 September 1969 in Rostov-na-Donu, Rostovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is a director and writer, known for Leto (2018), The Student (2016) and Petrov's Flu (2021).- Kirsten Siggaard was born on 7 September 1954.
- Kristin Griffith made her film debut as "Flyn," screen-actress sister to Diane Keaton and Mary Beth Hurt, in Woody Allen's Interiors. She was featured as "Lizzie Acton" in the Merchant Ivory film The Europeans, starring Lee Remick, and in Steven Soderbergh's King of the Hill, with Elizabeth McGovern and Spalding Gray. Other screen appearances include Rose Hill, starring Jennifer Garner, and The Long Way Home, with Jack Lemmon. She has guest-starred on the television series "Blue Bloods," with Tom Selleck, "New Amsterdam," "Third Watch" and all franchises of "Law & Order." Recently seen in the play Mary Broome at New York City's Mint Theater, she also played leading roles there in The Charity That Began at Home, Mr. Pim Passes By and The Truth About Blades. Ms. Griffith made her Broadway debut in A Texas Trilogy: The Oldest Living Graduate and LuAnn Laverty Oberlander, with Fred Gwynne and Diane Ladd. Her Off Broadway credits include Lucy Thurber's Bottom of the World and Marriage, both at the Atlantic Theater, "Lady Eastlake" in The Countess at the Beckett Theater, andThe Holy Terror, written and directed by Simon Gray at the Promenade. She has acted at regional theaters across the country in Ibsen's The Wild Duck (Bard Summerscape), Snow Falling on Cedars, An Enemy of the People and Three by Thornton Wilder (Baltimore Center Stage), Shaw's Misalliance (The Old Globe), Widower's Houses, Great Catherine and Thark (The Shaw Festival, Ontario), and was greeted with critical acclaim for her portrayal of Rose Mary Woods in Stretch: A Fantasia at the Ohio and the Living Theater. She is a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre and the Irish Repertory Theater, where she recently appeared in It's A Wonderful Life.
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Lena Valaitis was born on 7 September 1943 in Memel, East Prussia, Germany [now Klaipeda, Lithuania]. She is an actress, known for Heute hau'n wir auf die Pauke (1972), Chiemgauer Volkstheater (1992) and Wiedersehen macht Freude - Axel Bulthaupt präsentiert Perlen der MDR Unterhaltung (2014).- Composer
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Leonard Rosenman was born on 7 September 1924 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), Barry Lyndon (1975) and La La Land (2016). He was married to Judie Gregg, Lyn Furr, Kay Scott and Adele Bracker. He died on 4 March 2008 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.- Les Brandt was raised on the Great Plains of Amarillo, Texas in the northern most region near historic Palo Duro Canyon. Was in choir from 7th grade to 11th grade as a 1st Tenor and had hopes of a singing career as a child. He began acting immediately after graduating high school and credits his beginning training to mentor Adam Roarke at The Film Actors Lab in Dallas, TX. Brandt continued training at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City, NY and studied with Michelle Danner at Larry Moss/Edgemar Studio as well as The Groundlings, both in Los Angeles, CA. Brandt has guest starred on numerous network shows and movies throughout his career. Brandt also has a strong commercial work history with some of the most highly recognizable brands, advertising agencies, directors and actors as his latest project was opposite Oscar Winning actress Julianne Moore for a new national L'Oreal campaign also starring Helen Mirren, Jane Fonda Isabelle Adjani, Iris Berben and Vanessa Williams. The Home Depot, Old Spice (The Legend) Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Scott's Lawn, Yoplait GoGurt, a couple of Nissan spots one with Blake Shelton. Additionally, he worked with Oscar winner John Mathieson (Gladiator), and director Daniel Kleinman on the international spot for Monster.com. Brandt debuted on daytime television with a three-year contract in 1995 on the Amercian New York-based NBC soap opera "Another World"," and then was recurring on the NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives," for a few years in Los Angeles, CA. Recently married Nicole Tia Brandt and now have two baby girls. An avid animal-lover, Brandt spends his free time supporting local rescue organizations. Loves Taoism, is vegetarian, and is passionate about motorcycles, classical and heavy-metal music. Takes physical fitness very seriously has been working-out 3 to 4 days a week every week, every month, every year since July 1987.
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Leslie Jones is an American actress and comedienne from Memphis, Tennessee who is known for playing in Saturday Night Live, Trainwreck, Sing, Top Five, Lottery Ticket, Coming 2 America, Masterminds and The Angry Birds Movie 2. She played Patty Tolan in the 2016 reboot of Ghostbusters, directed by Paul Feig. She is the host of Supermarket Sweep.- Actress
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Lillete Dubey was born on 7 September 1953 in Pune, State of Bombay, India. She is an actress and director, known for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) and Fanaa (2006). She is married to Ravi Dubey.- Lois Nelson was born on 7 September 1895 in Tulare, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Brown Eyes and Bank Notes (1919), A Puppy Love Panic (1919) and A Roof Garden Rough House (1919). She was married to Stan Laurel. She died on 9 July 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Luigi Cozzi was born on 7 September 1947 in Busto Arsizio, Italy. He is a director and writer, known for Hercules (1983), Starcrash (1978) and Contamination (1980).- Maggie Wellman was born on 7 September 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Rancho Deluxe (1975), The Harrad Experiment (1973) and The Streets of San Francisco (1972).
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Malayalam film actor Mammootty was born to Ismail (an agriculturist) and Fatima (a homemaker). He has two younger brothers Ibrahim and Zakariah; and three sisters, Ameena, Sauda and Shafina. He did his schooling in St.Joseph's Thevara, Maharaja's College and then studied law at Ernakulam Government Law College. It was during his days at Maharajah's that he got his first role as an extra (junior artist) in Anubhavangal Paalichakal in 1971. Along with Mohanlal, he is a top star in the Malayalam film industry of South India.- Actress
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Multi award-winning multi hyphen Palka was born and brought up in Glasgow and moved to New York City at age 17 to study at the Atlantic Theater Company. She studied Suzuki movement for actors, knows how to do any accent, has theater voice projection and is known for being the kindest most enthusiastic director. She wrote, directed and starred in amazingly reviewed Good Dick which played in Dramatic Competition at Sundance Film Festival 2008. The film stars Palka and Jason Ritter (with whom she met in 1999), Martin Starr, Mark Webber, Charles Durning and Tom Arnold. Palka received the Directing Award from Sean Connery for the film. The film explores what intimacy truly can be for someone who has been sexually abused in their childhood. Critics have related it to Hitchcock's Marnie for its vulnerable and strong, masculine and feminine male and female characters. It's been described as the only film with only one female character; that still passes the Bechdel Test. Good Dick played internationally in cinemas across the globe. And has never not been top 5 streaming on Hulu. It was self-released in the US in 2009, in the states, and the New York Times wrote about its success, creating the phrase "The Good Dick business model" At the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, Palka was a Juror with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Later that year she performed in "Love Loss and What I Wore" at The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.
Palka appeared in Peter Mullan's 2011 film TriBeCa Neds. which Robert DeNiro bought and released in America. In this film Palka played a red-headed Scottish character BETH. Neds was shot on film and is the most critically acclaimed film Palka had done since Good Dick at that time. Palka played the lead role of Texas southern feminist bad-ass JEVA in director Jeremiah Jones independent film Restive. She appeared again at Sundance in 2012 in the short Spoonful (by director Jenee LaMarque about breastfeeding) and in Bryce Dallas Howard's second film When You Find Me. She played a Scottish bookstore owner in director Nathan Sutton's film Autumn Wanderer. She starred in director Sylvia Sether's shot on film short film, King Of Norway.
In 2012, she was in The Ensemble Theater in Santa Barbara, California, reading of The Good Soldier. She appeared in as Irish Girleen Martin McDonagh's The Lonesome West at the Actor's Gang Theatre, Los Angeles, and in as another Irish woman in Conor McPherson's Dublin Carol at the Ensemble Theatre Company. Gaining positive reviews and awards for all. In 2014 Marianna produced and was the subject of HBO Lucy Walker documentary Lions Mouth Opens which was nominated for an Emmy and short-listed for an Oscar. In 2015 Palka played 'Minerva', Jemima Kirke's character Jessa's sister in GIRLS HBO in true magical fashion the show's Jenni Konner met Palka at Jeremy Konner's wedding by the pool. Palka was wearing a blue macrame bathing suit. Jenni Konner told Lena Dunham that if they ever need a sister for Jessa on the show, Palka was it. This the exact same bathing suit Palka wore on the show. Along with her Scottish kilt which her Polish grandmother Babcia bought for her from Marks and Spencer's when Palka was 14.
Palka wrote her Sundance 2017 critically acclaimed feature film BITCH over a weekend in Lake Tahoe because she was inspired by Maya Angelou's habit of writing in hotels. The film was produced by Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah and Josh Waller's who's company Spector Vision developed the film and sold for America right after Sundance and it sold for the world at Cannes 2017. It stars Palka, Jason Ritter, Jaime King, Rio Mangini, Brighton Sharbino, Jason Maybalm and Kingston Foster. The film is based on a true story from Scottish doctor R.D. Laing of a mother becoming a dog after a psychotic break.
While making BITCH summer 2016 Palka got the role of American Olympian 'Reggie Walsh' in Netflix series G.L.O.W. Glow aka Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. With 14 actresses in the show Palka trained as a wrestler with them for 6 weeks. Becoming a body positive girl gang, and learning the ethos of wrestling, changed all of their lives. The show is ground breaking for its feminist humanist stand and for its celebration of women for multiple ethnic and racial back grounds. It's has 94% on rotten tomatoes and the women on the show have been accepted by the wrestling community as ultra heroines.
Marianna was hired summer 2017 to direct feature film EGG the astonishing cast are Christina Hendricks, Alysia Reiner and Anna Camp. Produced by former Comedy Central president Michele Ganeless who is responsible for the ethics of The Daily Show, South Park, The Colbert Report, K and P show, Inside Amy Schumner, Broad City. The film is also produced by Alysia Reiner who made Equity which was at Sundance with BITCH. BITCH also played Sundance London, which Palka attended with her niece and watched all the films there. And BITCH played to a screaming and roaring huge crowd having its Los Angeles premiere at Sundance Next Fest with band Sleigh Bells playing during the same evening.
Training for Season 2 of Glow starts and the shooting begins and continues through the fall 2017. Palka is heavily involved in charities of all kinds. Her work has been Oscar Shortlisted twice and Emmy nominated.
Marianna directed two episodes of epic Universal Studios TV show HAPPY 2021 with Chris Meloni and action love story COLLECTION 2022 with Alex Pettyfer.
The Oscar and Emmy nominations were directly related to Marianna's bravery as an artist. Marianna also hosted the 2019 Sundance Awards Ceremony As well as acted in Restive, Neds opposite Peter Mullan. Marianna's two episodes of HAPPY for SYFY 2nd Season aired in the 2019 season. She is the first female director to direct any episodes for the show*- Writer
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Marie Polednáková was born on 7 September 1941 in Strakonice, Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia [now Czech Republic]. She was a writer and director, known for I Enjoy the World with You (1983), Zkrocení zlého muze (1986) and Líbás jako buh (2009). She was married to Ivan Polednak. She died on 8 November 2022 in the Czech Republic.- Composer
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From his days as one of the pioneering icons of electronic music to his current status as a world-renowned legendary film composer, Mark Isham continues to be one of the most prolific and provocative artists on the scene. His gift for creating unforgettable melodies and his love of fresh, innovative sonic palettes have earned Isham many awards including a Grammy, an Emmy, and a Clio, in addition to multiple Grammy, Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for his material both as a composer and a recording artist. Most recently, Mark was honored by ASCAP with the Henry Mancini Award for Lifetime Achievement. Isham's musical signature is evident in his memorable scores for such notable films as Crash, awarded the Oscar for Best Picture in 2005 (Isham's score was named Best Soundtrack of 2005 by Cinescape.com), Bobby, nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Picture, and The Black Dahlia, with its critically lauded jazz noir soundtrack (awarded Best Score for a Drama Film 2007, and nominated for Best Score of the Year by the International Film Music Critics Association). Other highlights include Eight Below, The Cooler, A River Runs Through It, Blade, Nell, Men of Honor, and The Secret Life of Bees. His list of collaborators in film is a veritable who's who of the entertainment industry, Robert Redford, Tom Cruise, Brian De Palma, Chick Corea, Jodi Foster, Robert Altman, Sting, Wil.I.Am, Sydney Lumet, Mick Jagger and too many more to name. As a performing artist, Mark has added his unique sound, melodic, moody, sexy and cool, to a wide variety of genres. He has graced the albums of such diverse artists as Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Ziggy Marley, Joni Mitchell, The Rolling Stones, Chris Isaak, and Van Morrison. His solo recordings span from electronica and classic jazz to hip-hop and ethnic world music, receiving worldwide critical acclaim including Grammy nominations for his albums Castalia and Tibet, and a win for his Virgin Records release, Mark Isham. No matter the genre, medium, or venue, Mark Isham displays a boundless ability to electrify the listener with his talent for crafting evocative new musical worlds.- Casting Director
Mary Goldberg was a casting director, known for Amadeus (1984), Deep Rising (1998) and Alien (1979). She died on 7 September 2017 in Ojai, California, USA.- Actor
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Max Emerson was born on 7 September 1988 in Vero Beach, Florida, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Hooked (2017), Earwig (2011) and DipSpit (2011).- Actor
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Mehmet Ali Nuroglu was born on 7 September 1979 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Sen Anlat Karadeniz (2018), Winter Sleep (2014) and Guvercin (2019).- Menchu Quesada was born in 1914 in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for La muchachada de a bordo (1967), Vamos a soñar por el amor (1971) and La comedia de la tarde (1971). She died on 26 November 2005 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Merna Kennedy was born on 7 September 1908 in Kankakee, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The Circus (1928), Ghost Valley (1932) and The Big Chance (1933). She was married to Forrest Brayton and Busby Berkeley. She died on 20 December 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Michael Emerson was born on 7 September 1954 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. He is an actor, known for Saw (2004), Lost (2004) and Person of Interest (2011). He has been married to Carrie Preston since 5 September 1998.- Actor
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Michael Feinstein was born on 7 September 1956 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Untitled George Gershwin Project, Bright Lights, Big City (1988) and Why Women Kill (2019). He has been married to Terrence Flannery since 17 October 2008.