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Com um sobrenome quase impronunciável e um forte sotaque austríaco, alguém acreditaria que um fisiculturista de uma pequena aldeia européia se tornaria uma das maiores estrelas de Hollywood, casaria-se com a prestigiada família Kennedy, acumularia uma fortuna com investimentos e um dia ser o governador da Califórnia A incrível história do megastar Arnold Schwarzenegger é um verdadeiro farrapo para a história de um imigrante sem dinheiro que chega à terra da oportunidade, os Estados Unidos da América. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger nasceu em 30 de julho de 1947, na cidade de Thal, na Estíria, na Áustria, para Aurelia (Jadrny) e Gustav Schwarzenegger, o chefe de polícia local. Desde tenra idade, ele teve um grande interesse em condicionamento físico e musculação, passando a competir em vários concursos menores na Europa. No entanto, foi quando ele emigrou para os Estados Unidos em 1968, na tenra idade de 21 anos, que sua estrela começou a subir. Até o início dos anos 1970, o fisiculturismo era visto como um esporte bastante esquisito, ou até mesmo um show mal-entendido pelo público em geral, embora dois irmãos empreendedores canadenses, Ben Weider e Joe Weider, tenham ampliado o apelo de bombear respeito esportivo, e que melhor garoto-propaganda eles poderiam ter para liderar o ataque, então o incrível Carvalho Austríaco, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Mais ou menos na década seguinte, começando em 1970, Schwarzenegger dominou o esporte de culturismo competitivo ganhando cinco títulos de Mr. Universe e sete títulos de Mr. Olympia e, com isso, ele se tornou um grande ícone esportivo, ele gerou uma nova audiência internacional para fisiculturismo , os membros de academias de ginástica em todo o mundo aumentaram em dezenas de milhares e o império de negócios esportivos da Weider floresceu além da crença e alcançou todos os cantos do mundo. No entanto, os horizontes de Schwarzeneggers foram maiores do que apenas a paisagem do fisiculturismo e ele estreou na tela como Arnold Strong no baixo orçamento Hercules, em Nova York. então o diretor Bob Rafelson escalou Arnold em Stay Hungry ao lado de Jeff Bridges e Sally Field. para o qual Arnold ganhou um Globo de Ouro de Melhor Atuação em Estréia em um Filme. O hipnotizante Pumping Iron que cobriu o concurso de 1975 do Mr. Olympia na África do Sul se tornou um dos principais documentários esportivos do século 20, e Arnold conseguiu outros papéis na comédia The Villain, contracenando com Kirk Douglas. e ele interpretou Mickey Hargitay no filme de TV bem recebido The Jayne Mansfield Story. O que Arnold realmente precisava era de um papel de super herói / estilo guerreiro em uma prodigiosa produção que utilizasse seu físico esculpido e lhe dava espaço para mostrar seus crescentes talentos de atuação e seu humor peculiar. x41Ax43Ex43Dx430x43D-x432x430x440x432x430x440 foi exatamente esse papel. Inspirado pelos contos Robert E. Howard da Era Hyborean e dirigido pelo diretor John Milius. e com um elenco praticamente desconhecido, salve Max von Sydow e James Earl Jones. Conan foi um grande sucesso em todo o mundo e uma sequela inferior, embora ainda agradável intitulada x41Ax43Ex43Dx430x43D-x440x430x437x440x443x448x438x442x435x43Bx44C rapidamente seguido. Se Conan foi o pontapé inicial para a carreira cinematográfica de Arnolds, então seu próximo papel foi colocar o pedal no chão e acelerar seu status de estrela em overdrive. O diretor James Cameron só havia dirigido anteriormente um filme anterior intitulado Piranha Part Two: The Spawning. que fedia a peixe podre do começo ao fim. No entanto, Cameron escreveu um roteiro de filme rápido e temático de ficção científica que pedia para um ator interpretar um predador implacável e impiedoso - x422x435x440x43Cx438x43Dx430x442x43Ex440. Feito com um orçamento relativamente modesto, o thriller de ação / ficção científica de alta voltagem x422x435x440x43Cx438x43Dx430x442x43Ex440 foi incrivelmente bem sucedido em todo o mundo, e começou uma das franquias de filmes mais lucrativos da história. A frase morta pode voltar rapidamente a se tornar parte da cultura popular em todo o mundo. Schwarzenegger estava em voga com os fãs de filmes de ação, e os próximos anos foram ver Arnold colher o ouro das bilheterias em papéis que retratam indivíduos durões e sensatos que usavam seus punhos, armas e espirituosos para fazer o trabalho. O Commando carregado de testosterona. Negócio cru. x425x438x449x43Dx438x43A. x411x435x433x443x449x438x439 x447x435x43Bx43Ex432x435x43A e Red Heat foram todos sucessos de bilheteria e Arnold aparentemente não poderia errar quando se trata de escolher scripts vencedores. A comédia irônica x411x43Bx438x437x43Dx435x446x44B com Danny DeVito foi um grande sucesso e conquistou novos fãs de Arnold, que viram um lado mais cômico do ator que já foi descrito pelo escritor e apresentador de TV australiano Clive James como um preservativo recheado de nozes. . O espectacular x412x441x43Fx43Ex43Cx43Dx438x442x44C x432x441x451 e sentir-se bem Kindergarten Cop foram ambos os artistas sólidos de bilheteria para Arnold, mais ele estava prestes a voltar ao território familiar com o diretor James Cameron em x422x435x440x43Cx438x43Dx430x442x43Ex440 2: x421x443x434x43Dx44Bx439 x434x435x43Dx44C. Na segunda vez para o robô futurista, o orçamento de produção cresceu dos primeiros 6,5 milhões para os supostos 100 milhões da sequela, e mostrou-se claramente como a impressionante sequência de incríveis efeitos especiais, sequências de acrobacias de caçadores, além de imagens geradas por computador de última geração. x422x435x440x43Cx438x43Dx430x442x43Ex440 2: x421x443x434x43Dx44Bx439 x434x435x43Dx44C foi sem dúvida o apogeu da carreira cinematográfica de Arnold até à data e ele foi eleito a Estrela Internacional da Década pela National Association of Theatre Owners. Era hora de ressuscitar novamente a franquia de maior sucesso de Arnold e, em 2003, Schwarzenegger vestiu os couros de motoqueiro pela terceira vez para x422x435x440x43Cx438x43Dx430x442x43Ex440 3: x412x43Ex441x441x442x430x43Dx438x435 x43Cx430x448x438x43D. Infelizmente, os deveres de direção passaram de James Cameron para Jonathan Mostow e a exclusão do personagem de Sarah Connor, também conhecida como Linda Hamilton e uma mudança no ator interpretando John Connor - Nick Stahl substituiu Edward Furlong - fazendo a terceira entrada na série Terminator. mais fraco até hoje. Schwarzenegger casou-se com a jornalista de TV Maria Shriver em abril de 1986 e o casal tem quatro filhos. Em outubro de 2003, Schwarzenegger, concorrendo como republicano, foi eleito governador da Califórnia em uma eleição especial do então governador Gray Davis. O governador, como Schwarzenegger veio a ser chamado, ocupou o cargo até 2011. Ao deixar a mansão dos Governadores, revelou-se que ele era pai de uma criança com a empregada doméstica e Shriver pediu o divórcio. Jensen Ross Ackles, mais conhecido simplesmente como Jensen Ackles, nasceu em 1 de março de 1978, em Dallas, Texas, para Donna Joan (Shaffer) e o ator Alan Ackles. Ele tem ascendência inglesa, alemã e escocesa. Jensen cresceu em Richardson, Texas, junto com seu irmão mais velho, Joshua, e uma irmã mais nova, Mackenzie. Jensen se formou na Dartmouth Elementary School em 1990, formou-se na Apollo Junior High School em 1993, e na LV Berkner High School em 1996. Jensen é um viciado em esportes. Ele adora futebol, lacrosse, beisebol e basquete. Ele até jogou nas equipes de beisebol e lacrosse no ensino médio. O ator 6 1 começou a modelar quando tinha apenas 2 anos de idade. Quando ele completou 4 anos, ele começou a aparecer em comerciais de TV para Nabisco, RadioShack e Wal-Mart. Ele pegou o bug de atuação porque ele foi influenciado principalmente por seu pai, que era ator em Dallas. Ele costumava ver seu pai estudando roteiros, e isso lhe ensinou algumas coisas sobre o setor. Durante seus últimos anos no ensino médio, ele começou a ter aulas de teatro, onde alegou que ele era o único atleta naquele departamento. Quando ele estava no segundo ano, um amigo de Jensen lhe pedira para participar de um seminário de atuação local. Dois caras, Craig Wargo, e um agente, Michael Einfeld, estavam interessados no talento de Jensens e queriam que ele fosse para Los Angeles com eles. Jensen tinha que dizer não à oferta e admitiu em um ponto, ele pensou que eles iriam esquecer sobre ele, mas, eventualmente, quando ele foi para Los Angeles, ele ainda conseguiu obter ajuda deles. Antes disso, Jensen realmente planejava estudar medicina esportiva na Texas Tech University e se tornar fisioterapeuta, antes de decidir se mudar para Los Angeles para tentar. Em 1996, ele conseguiu garantir papéis de convidado em vários programas de TV, que incluíam x412x438x448x431x43Ex43D: x421x43Ex431x430x43Ax430-x444x430x43Dx442x430x437x435x440. Sr. Rhodes e Sweet Valley High. O grande sucesso de Jensens veio quando ele foi escalado para a novela da NBC, Days of Our Lives. como Eric Brady em 1997. Ele ganhou um Soap Opera Digest Award de Melhor Iniciante Masculino em 1998, e foi indicado três vezes em 1998, 1999 e 2000 para um Daytime Emmy Award de Melhor Jovem Ator em Série Dramática por seu trabalho em Days. de nossas vidas. Depois de passar cerca de três anos em um sabonete, ele deixou Days of Our Lives e apareceu na mini-série Blonde. que foi sobre a vida de Marilyn Monroe. jogando Eddie G. Ele também fez o teste para o papel de Clark Kent em x422x430x439x43Dx44B x421x43Cx43Ex43Bx432x438x43Bx43Bx44F. mas perdeu o papel para Tom Welling. em vez de. Sem perder a esperança, ele fez algumas audições e conseguiu um papel de convidado na popular série de TV James Cameron, x422x435x43Cx43Dx44Bx439 x430x43Dx433x435x43B. como serial killer Ben / X5-493, o irmão do personagem principal Max / X5-452, que foi interpretado por Jessica Alba. Seu personagem morreu no episódio, mas Jensen eventualmente retornou ao show como regular na segunda temporada como Bens clone, Alec / X5-494 e continuou até o cancelamento dos shows em 2002. Em 2003, ele se juntou ao elenco de x411x443x445x442x430 x414x43Ex443x441x43Ex43Dx430 . desempenhando o papel de C. J. Jen Lindleys amante. Ele também filmou episódios da série de TV, Still Life. desempenhando o papel de Max Morgan, sem saber que a série foi realmente descartada. Ele também teve um pequeno papel no curta-metragem The Plight of Clownana. desempenhando o papel de Jensen. Naquele mesmo ano, ele foi oferecido a parte do interesse amoroso de Eliza Dushku na segunda temporada de x412x435x440x43Dx443x442x44C x438x437 x43Cx435x440x442x432x44Bx445. Jensen, no entanto, recusou o papel que mais tarde foi oferecido a outro ator, Eric Christian Olsen. Ele foi posteriormente lançado em x422x430x439x43Dx44B x421x43Cx43Ex43Bx432x438x43Bx43Bx44F. como assistente de treinador de futebol Jason Teague, o novo interesse amoroso de Lana Lang. Em 2005, Jensen conseguiu ganhar um papel principal no filme, x41Fx43Ex436x438x440x430x442x435x43Bx44C x434x443x448. desempenhando o papel de Jake Gray. Jensen também ganhou a oportunidade de trabalhar com seu pai, o ator Alan Ackles. quem passou a interpretar seu personagem pai, Paul Kilton. O filme, no entanto, recebeu críticas mistas do público. Nesse mesmo ano, Jensen se juntou ao elenco da série CW, x421x432x435x440x445x44Ax435x441x442x435x441x442x432x435x43Dx43Dx43Ex435. onde ele interpreta o papel de Dean Winchester. Dean e seu irmão Sam, que é interpretado por Jared Padalecki. são irmãos que dirigem por todo os Estados Unidos caçando predadores paranormais, às vezes com seu pai, John Winchester, interpretado por Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Foi relatado que o criador do show, Eric Kripke. mencionou que o show terá a duração máxima de cinco temporadas. Em 2006, Jensen assumiu um papel no filme de comédia / drama Independentemente filmado, x414x435x441x44Fx442x438x434x44Ex439x43Cx43Ex432x44Bx439 x433x435x440x43Ex439. que explora o tema da honestidade e a falha de julgar pelas aparências. Em 2007, o filme começou uma série limitada de festivais de filmes, incluindo o Newport Beach Film Festival, o Phoenix Film Festival e o Santa Cruz Film Festival, mas que nunca chegaram a ser lançados nos principais cinemas. Na Primavera de 2008, o Ten Inch Hero foi lançado em DVD exclusivamente através da Blockbuster. Jensen, no entanto, recebeu elogios por seu trabalho como Priestly, que um dos filmes mais peculiares personagens. De 5 a 10 de junho de 2007, Jensen fez sua estréia profissional como tenente Daniel Kaffee em A Few Good Men no Teatro Casa Manana em Fort Worth, Texas, trabalhando ao lado de Lou Diamond Phillips. Isso provou ser outro empreendimento de sucesso para Jensen, pois os críticos ficaram impressionados com seu trabalho nesse papel. Durante seu tempo livre, Jensen gosta de golfe, passeios a cavalo, mergulho e fotografia. Ele também é um grande fã de música country. Seu músico favorito é Garth Brooks. Ele até cantou back-up de vocais nos álbuns do bom amigo Steve Carlson Spot in the Corner e Rollin On. No verão de 2008, Jensen viajou para Kittaning, PA para filmar o filme de terror / suspense, x41Cx43Ex439 x43Ax440x43Ex432x430x432x44Bx439 Yx430x43Bx435x43Dx442x438x43D. que foi filmado em tecnologia de ponta Real D, Jensen desempenhou o papel principal de Tom Hanniger e estrelou ao lado de Jaime King e Kerr Smith. Jensen divide seu tempo entre Vancouver, British Columbia, onde ele filma Supernatural (2005) e sua casa em Austin, Texas. Nos últimos anos, Walton Goggins teve papéis centrais em filmes de dois dos autores mais importantes de Hollywood: Quentin Tarantino e Steven Spielberg. Seu papel integral como Chris Mannix, um renegado do sul que afirma ser o novo xerife do Red Rock em Tarantinos, marca sua segunda colaboração com o escritor / diretor vencedor do Oscar. Anteriormente ele jogou treinador de luta de escravos Billy Crash em Tarantinos 2012 DJANGO UNCHAINED. Naquele mesmo ano, Goggins também apareceu em Steven Spielberg, LINCOLN, onde ele interpretou o congressista Wells A. Hutchins. Goggins envolveu a fotografia principal no longa Os Três Cristos de Ypsilanti, no qual ele desempenha o papel de Cristo. A história segue um médico (Richard Gere) que está tratando de pacientes esquizofrênicos paranoicos no Ypsilanti State Hospital, em Michigan, cada um dos quais acredita que eles são Jesus Cristo. Jon Avnet dirigiu de um roteiro que ele escreveu com Eric Nazarian, adaptado do romance biográfico de Milton Rokeach. Ele completou a produção em um papel de protagonista no HISTORYs upcoming Six, um drama de ação militar contemporâneo de 8 episódios da AE Studios e The Weinstein Company. Inspirado pelos eventos atuais, o projeto trata de uma equipe de elite de SEALs da Marinha cuja missão de 2014 de eliminar um líder do Taleban no Afeganistão dá errado quando descobre um cidadão dos EUA trabalhando com os terroristas. Goggins interpretará Rip Taggart, o líder de uma vez do esquadrão SIX da equipe SIX que agora patrulha uma vila africana para proteger seus moradores do Boko Haram. Goggins contracenou com Danny McBride na série da HBO, Vice Principals. Criada por McBride e Jody Hill, que também criou a Eastbound Down, a Vice Principals é uma comédia sombria sobre uma escola secundária e as duas pessoas que quase a dirigem, os vice-diretores. McBride e Goggins são os V. V. V. que estão em uma luta épica pelo poder, disputando o primeiro lugar: ser o diretor da escola. O show estreou no Festival de Cinema SXSW de 2016 e ganhou o prêmio Episodic Audience Award. A segunda temporada vai estrear em 2017. Por mais de uma década, Goggins tem sido um dos atores mais magnéticos e intensos da televisão. Ele recebeu uma indicação ao Emmy e quatro indicações ao Critics Choice Award por sua interpretação hipnotizante de Boyd Crowder na série de drama Justificantes, vencedores do prêmio Peabody Award, que durou seis temporadas. Goggins Boyd era o amigo de longa data, mas o maior inimigo do marechal americano Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant). Elmore Leonard, produtor executivo e escritor do conto Fire in the Hole em que o programa é baseado, diz de Boyd: Nunca houve um vilão mais poético na televisão do que ele vê no mundo. Justified completou sua quinta e última temporada no ano passado. A reviravolta decisiva de Goggins como a complexa prostituta transexual Venus Van Dam, na série dramática Sons of Anarchy, ganhou duas indicações ao Critics Choice Award e ajudou a lançar uma nova luz sobre a comunidade transgênero. O papel reuniu Goggins com o criador da série, Kurt Sutter, que também foi escritor no The Shield. Ele já recebeu muitos elogios por seu retrato complexo e nervoso do detetive Shane Vendrell na premiada série de drama premiada da FX, The Shield, que durou sete temporadas. Ele foi indicado para um prêmio da Television Critics Association (TCA) na categoria Individual Achievement in Drama. Goggins currículo impressionante inclui dezenas de filmes, tendo trabalhado com os gostos de Robert Duvall e Anthony Hopkins. Seus créditos recentes incluem filmes tão diversos como AMERICAN ULTRA, G. I. JOE: RISE OF THE COBRA, Robert Rodriguezs PREDADORES e MACHETTE KILLS, Jon Favreaus COWBOYS ALIENS e Rod Luries STRAW DOGS. Ele também tomou sua vez atrás da câmera. As colaborações de Goggins com seus parceiros na Ginny Mule Pictures incluem a conquista do Oscar pelo curta metragem de 2001, O CONTADOR, que ele produziu e estrelou. A equipe produziu, dirigiu e estrelou seu primeiro longa, CHRYSTAL, estrelado por Billy Bob Thornton. foi aceito no Concurso Dramático de Sundance Film Festivals de 2005. Em sua terceira colaboração, Goggins produziu e estrelou o longa RANDY AND THE MOB, que ganhou o prêmio Audience Award de Melhor Longa-Metragem no Festival de Cinema de Nashville de 2007. Goggins e seus parceiros Ginny Mule completaram seu quarto longa, THE THANESING SUN, estrelando Hal Holbrook e Goggins. O filme fez sua estréia mundial no Festival de Cinema South By Southwest (SXSW) em Austin, Texas, em março de 2009, onde ganhou o Narrative Feature Audience Award e recebeu o Special Jury Award de Melhor Elenco Ensemble. O filme continuou ganhando prêmios em mais de 14 festivais de cinema, culminando com a homenagem do Wyatt Award da Southeastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) e duas indicações ao Independent Spirit Award. Tommy Flanagan nasceu e cresceu em Glasgow, na Escócia. Aos vinte e poucos anos, Tommy ganhava a vida como DJ para clubes de dança locais, até que um violento ataque quase acabou com sua vida. No hospital, seu amigo Robert Carlyle persuadiu Tommy a dar uma chance ao ator. O Sr. Flanagan entrou para a Carlyles Raindog Theatre Company, onde fez sua estréia no palco em produções como Wasted I e II, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest e MacBeth. Tommy trabalhou em vários projetos de cinema e televisão locais e menores até conseguir um pequeno papel no épico Braveheart de Mel Gibson, em 1995. Gibson ficou tão impressionado que ele expandiu o papel do rebelde Morrison especificamente para Tommy, expondo uma audiência mundial ao sr. Flanagan Depois disso, Tommy passou a trabalhar com uma série de diretores de topo em filmes como Phillip Noyces, The Saint, John Woos Face / Off e David Finchers The Game. Em 1999, ele teria a chance de mais uma vez trabalhar com Robert Carlyle em Plunkett e MacCleane. Naquele mesmo ano, Tommy recebeu elogios da crítica e inúmeras indicações de Melhor Ator por seu papel como Da, o problemático pai de Lynne Ramsays Ratcatcher. O filme ganhou prêmios de Melhor Diretor por muitos festivais de cinema europeus, incluindo o London Film Critics Circle e os prêmios BAFTA 2000. Em 2000, Tommy mostrou mais facetas como ator, estrelando em Art Linsons Sunset Strip para o diretor Adam Collis, onde ele tocou uma misteriosa estrela dos anos 70, rock star. Em seguida, ele desempenhou o papel de Cícero, um fiel retentor do personagem Russell Crowes no Gladiador, vencedor do Oscar, pelo diretor Ridley Scott. O retrato focado e intenso de Tommy mais uma vez lhe rendeu elogios e reconhecimento. Tommy seguiu isso com papéis nos filmes indie Dead Dogs Lie e Strictly Sinatra, bem como na minissérie Attila, da USA Network, ao lado de Gerard Butler, New Lines All About, sobre Benjamin, no Ice Cube, e Trauma, contracenando com Colin Firth. Em 2004, Tommy estrelou na 20th Century Foxs, Alien vs. Predator, para o diretor Paul W. S. Anderson, e seguiu em 2005 com a Miramax, Sin City, do diretor Robert Rodriguez. E em 2006, Tommy desempenhou o papel crucial de Stranger, aterrorizando Camilla Belle na versão de Simon Wests de When a Stranger Calls. Tommy então interpretou o enigmático assassino Lazlo Soot em Joe Carnahans Smokin Aces. Em 2008, Tommy se juntou a Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman e Katey Sagal no drama da FX Networks, Sons of Anarchy (SOA), um dos programas mais bem cotados para a rede, com duração de sete temporadas. Um enorme sucesso com seguidores dedicados, SOA foi inicialmente baseado em Hamlet pelo criador / show-runner Kurt Sutter. Frequentemente criticada pela violência gráfica, a SOA foi desprezada pelos painéis de prêmios, apesar do elogio dos críticos e espectadores. O Sr. Flanagan retratou Filip Chibs Telford, um membro robusto do Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original (SAMCRO). Escocês de nascimento e criados em Belfast, na Irlanda, Chibs ingressou no IRA e no Capítulo de Filhos da Anarquia de Belfast antes que os eventos exigissem sua transição para o SAMCRO. O nome Chibs refere-se à gíria escocesa para uma faca / faca de rua (por Flanagan), uma escolha de Kurt Sutter referenciando a verdadeira cicatriz facial que Flanagan recebeu em um ataque quase fatal em Glasgow, sua cidade natal. Conhecido como um sorriso de Glasgow ou sorriso de Glasgow, é uma forma de violência regional altamente distintiva e Sutter utilizou-o dentro do programa. O próprio Sr. Flanagan é frequentemente questionado sobre suas cicatrizes e foi citado no Vulture 11/12/2014, eu não vejo mais as cicatrizes. Eles são apenas história antiga agora. Foi uma coisa horrível que aconteceu há 20 anos. Eu não dou um segundo pensamento. É como uma grande ruga no meu rosto. Tommy continua a criar grandes papéis em outras séries e filmes, ganhando maior visibilidade e papéis dramáticos, incluindo o drama aclamado pela crítica Winter de Heidi Greensmith, no qual ele interpreta um pintor emocionalmente torturado tentando manter sua família unida após a perda repentina de filmes. a esposa dele. Entre outros papéis notáveis, Flanagan é o protagonista de The Jesuit, contracenando com Tim Roth e Brian Cox, ex-integrante do Braveheart. Em 2016, ele adiciona Sand Castle, ambientado durante a Guerra do Iraque e Running Wild com Sharon Stone. Este talento transatlântico nasceu John Vincent Hurt em 22 de janeiro de 1940 em Shirebrook, uma vila de mineração de carvão perto da movimentada cidade mercantil de Chesterfield, em Derbyshire, Inglaterra. Ele é filho de Phyllis (Massey), engenheira e ex-atriz, e Arnould Herbert Hurt, clérigo e matemático anglicano. O mais novo de três filhos, ele passou grande parte de sua infância na solidão. Demonstrando pouca iniciativa, ele foi guiado para a arte como uma possível direção. A família mudou-se para Grimsby quando completou doze anos e, apesar de uma ativa paixão inicial pela atuação, seus pais pensaram menos e o matricularam na Grimsby Art School e na St. Martins School of Art, onde ele mostrou algum floreio. Quando ele não conseguiu obter outra bolsa de estudos para a escola de arte, seu foco invariavelmente se transformou em atuação. Aceito na Academia Real de Arte Dramática, John fez sua estréia no palco em 1962 e permaneceu lá na forma tipicamente fora do comum, como o Infanticide na House of Fred Ginger. Um sujeito esquisito, sombrio e de aparência pastosa, com um nariz aquilino (machucado enquanto praticava esportes) e uma massa de sardas irlandesas, ele quase não estava levando o material masculino. Seu foco anterior como pintor, no entanto, desencadeou uma grande habilidade na arte da observação e certamente avançou seu talento para entrar na pele de seus personagens. Sua estréia no cinema ocorreu naquele mesmo ano com um papel coadjuvante no drama mal-intencionado do jovem britânico The Wild and the Willing. Aparecendo em vários médiuns, John aumentou seu perfil (e respeito) aparecendo em peças teatrais como Inadmissible Evidence (1965), Little Malcolm e His Struggle Against the Eunuchs (1966), um papel que mais tarde ele filmou como Little Malcolm and His Struggle. Contra os eunucos. Macbeth (como Malcolm) (1967) e Man and Superman (1969), ao mesmo tempo em que encontrava peças primordiais em filmes como A Man for All Seasons. um papel que ele recebeu depois que o diretor Fred Zinnemann viu seu trabalho estelar em Little Malcolm. Ele continuou no palco como um improvável Romeo em 1973, e passou a ganhar grandes aplausos em Pinters The Caretaker e The Dumb Waiter, bem como Travesties (1974). Foi a TV, no entanto, que mostrou toda a magnitude e alcance destemido de seu instrumento de atuação. Em meados da década de 70, ele foi amplamente aclamado por sua encarnação do ator e escritor gay atormentado Quentin Crisp na peça televisiva The Naked Civil Servant. adaptado da autobiografia de Crisps. Muito, muito à frente do seu tempo, Hurts ousado e ousado assumir o cavalheiro extravagante e controverso que se atreveu a ser diferente foi recompensado com o Emmy e os prêmios da TV britânica. De longe, uma das mais maravilhosas criações já captadas na telinha, ele era totalmente inquietante, pouco apetecível e inesquecível. O público encolheu, mas ficou hipnotizado ao mesmo tempo - como um acidente de carro. Ele era Quentin Crisp. Portas imediatamente se abriram para John. Ele recebeu o melhor filme de peças e a TV tinha para oferecer. Mais uma vez, ele era surpreendentemente perturbador como o cruel e louco imperador romano Calígula na épica obra-prima de TV, eu, Cláudio. O camaleão nele, então, mostrou um lado polar como o gentil e pateticamente desfigurado papel-título de The Elephant Man. e quando ele se transformou no papel de um prisioneiro torturado da prisão turca que faz amizade com Brad Davis no intenso drama Midnight Express. ele era quase irreconhecível. Os dois últimos filmes renderam indicações ao Oscar. Filmes de bilheteria tradicionais foram oferecidos, bem como filmes de arte. Ele tirou o máximo proveito de seu papel como um membro da tripulação cujo corpo se torna anfitrião de um predador sobrenatural em x427x443x436ox439. Quem pode esquecer os filmes cena mais notória como a criatura explode do estômago Hurts e corre para as entranhas da nave espacial Junto com a fama, é claro, veio algumas aventuras equivocadas geralmente indigno de seu talento. Um trabalho tão brilhante como o seu jockey de caçadores em Champions ou o sequestrador em The Hit foi ocasionalmente compensado por um tiroteio como a comédia Misfire Partners com Ryan ONeal (I) em que Hurt parecia enervado e envergonhado. Mas aqueles eram muito poucos e distantes entre si. Quanto ao último par de décadas, o ator de rosto áspero continua a desenhar avisos extraordinários. No topo da lista inclui seu desprezível malandro governamental que desencadeou o escândalo sexual político Christine Keeler no apropriadamente intitulado escândalo que o escritor gay culta despertou e obcecado com o ator esforçado Jason Priestley no padre católico e o padre católico. enredado nas atrocidades de Ruanda em x41Ex442x441x442x440x435x43Bx438x432x430x44F x441x43Ex431x430x43A. Seus tons ricos também foram aproveitados com uma série de animações e documentários, muitas vezes servindo como narrador. Presentemente casado com sua quarta esposa, o gênio é frequentemente acompanhado por um lado mais obscuro e autodestrutivo, e Hurt não era exceção, com o álcool sendo sua escolha de veneno. Ele já se recuperou. Ele tem dois filhos de sua terceira esposa. Alice Braga Moraes, nascida em 15 de abril de 1983, é uma atriz brasileira. Ela já apareceu em vários filmes brasileiros, mais notavelmente como Anglica em 2002 aclamado pela Cidade de Deus e como Karina em 2005 na Cidade Baixa. Ela ganhou destaque internacional depois de aparecer ao lado de Will Smith em I Am Legend (2007) e desde então se tornou um rosto familiar em Hollywood, aparecendo em filmes como Repo Men e Predators (ambos de 2010), The Rite (2011) e Elysium (2013). ). Ian Whyte nasceu em Bangor, no norte do País de Gales e cresceu em Brighton. Ele recebeu bolsas esportivas no Iona College, em Nova York, e na Clarion University, na Pensilvânia, como jogador de basquete, e mais tarde se destacou com 80 internacionalizações pela Inglaterra ao longo de nove anos de carreira no basquete internacional. Em 2004, seus atributos físicos, sua tenacidade mental e talento para o teatro fizeram dele o homem perfeito para interpretar o icônico Predator no filme de ação de Paul W. Anderson, Sci Fi, Alien vs. Predador, para aclamação da crítica. Ian passou a desenvolver sua reputação como um talentoso ator físico realizando acrobacias para Francis De La Tour como Madame Maxime de 8 6, diretora da Academia Beauxbatons em Harry Potter e Cálice de Fogo. Em 2007 Ian reprisou o papel do Predator em AVP: Requiem, novamente aclamado pela crítica e em 2010 o personagem de Madame Maxime em Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte: Parte 1. Ian continua a interpretar temíveis personagens de terror, fantasia e ficção científica criados pelos mais talentosos designers da indústria e é altamente considerado como um dos melhores, mais talentosos e dedicados figurinistas do ramo. Ele também recentemente chegou à proeminência tocando peças dramáticas, mais notáveis no ainda inédito Harrigan dirigido por Vince Woods. Um drama policial elegante e corajoso contra o pano de fundo escuro da Grã-Bretanha dos anos 1970 e como o temível e sinistro Gregor Clegane, The Mountain que dirige na segunda temporada do premiado drama de fantasia da HBO: Game of Thrones. Oprah Winfrey nasceu Orfah Gail Winfrey em Kosciusko, Mississippi, para Vernita Lee, uma ex-empregada, e Vernon Winfrey, um mineiro de carvão, barbeiro e vereador. Embora Winfrey tenha sido citada como a mais rica afro-americana do século 20, ela não vem de uma família rica ou mesmo de classe média. Ela nasceu em um bairro economicamente problemático e foi criada por uma mãe solteira adolescente na cidade de Milwaukee. Orfa, em homenagem a um personagem bíblico, tinha um nome que ninguém poderia pronunciar, então sua família e amigos começaram a chamá-la de Oprah. Logo após o nascimento de Oprah, Vernita Lee deixou sua filha e viajou para o norte. Oprah foi então criado por sua avó, Hatti Mae Lee. Oprah sendo criada por sua avó vivia em péssimas condições. Oprahs apenas amigos eram animais de fazenda, no entanto, mesmo nessa idade Oprah tinha uma mente muito imaginativa. Oprah freqüentemente dava aos animais partes dramáticas e os incluía nos jogos. Este era talvez o lugar onde ela havia adquirido a mania de atuar, e logo seria vista em obras-primas lendárias como The Colour Purple. Oprah por causa de seus valores de avós, teve religião e Deus incutiu em si mesma em uma idade muito jovem. Oprah por causa de sua avó sabia ler e escrever antes dos três anos de idade. Oprah durante a igreja recitaria poemas e versos da Bíblia. Logo a igreja, e todo o bairro sabia que ela tinha um presente e foi apelidada de "O Pequeno Orador". Isso logo a levaria a se tornar uma mulher com uma forte perspectiva, que milhões em todo o mundo gostariam de ter uma visão. Isso a preparou para o The Oprah Winfrey Show. Devido à sua capacidade de ler e escrever antes dos três anos de idade, quando se matriculou na escola, muitas vezes foi promovida várias notas antes de sua idade. Oprah aos seis anos foi morar com sua mãe, Vernita Lee. Vernita trabalhava como empregada doméstica, por isso Oprah costumava ficar sozinha em casa com as primas. Oprah due to her busy mother was paid little attention to at home, this is what prompted Oprah to started misbehaving and talking back to her mother. Vernita Lee then decided it was best Oprah live with her father in Nashville Tennessee. Oprah while living in Tennessee, found out her mother was pregnant and her mother requested for her to come back to Milwaukee to live with her mother and half-sister. When Oprah was nine she was raped by her nineteen year old cousin who was baby sitting her. This wouldnt be the only time she was sexually abused she would then be sexually abused by her cousin, a family friend, her mothers boyfriend, and her uncle during her stay in Milwaukee. Toward all these incidents, she never told a soul because the predators swore her to silence. At the age of thirteen Oprah ran away from home, this was due to her years of abuse and at the age of fourteen she became pregnant with an ill son who died shortly after birth. Oprah took the death of her son as she was given a second chance in life. Oprahs mother sent her to live once again with her father in Nashville, Tennessee. Oprahs father was very strict and made education the number-one priority for Oprah. Oprah attended Nashville East High School. Oprah during high-school wasnt precisely certain toward what she wanted to do, however she knew it was something with speaking or drama. Oprah was also elected school president and met with president Richard Nixon being apart of public speaking classes in her high-school. Oprah during the last year of high-school was rehearsing with her drama class when a local radio station, WVOL spotted her and asked her if she would like to read on radio. Oprah was then given a job reading the news on the radio. Oprah soon entered into a public speaking contest where the grand prize was a scholarship to Tennessee State University. Oprah won the contest and received a scholarship to Tennessee State University where she majored in Speech Communications and Performing Arts. Oprah during her college education was offered a job as a co-anchor on the CBS television station, she declined several times before she was convinced by her speech professor that it may be the ultimate step to launch her career. Oprah wanted to find work outside of Nashville Tennessee and was soon offered a job in Baltimore, Maryland. The job offer came up a few months before her graduation, she had to choose between the job and graduating, so she decided to choose the job in Maryland as the offer was very tempting. At the job in Maryland she wasnt a very good reporter and was shortly fired. Oprahs boss set her up as a talk show host on a morning talk show called, People Are Talking. Immediately after the first show Oprah knew this is what she wanted to do for the rest of her life. Oprah strengthened the talk show for seven years and then she decided it was time to move on. In 1981 Oprah sent recorded tapes of the show to a talk-show in Chicago called A. M. Chicago. They immediately offered her the job and in September of 1985 she changed the name of the show to, The Oprah Winfrey Show. The first broadcast of The Oprah Winfrey Show was on September 8,1986 it broadcast nationally. The Oprah Winfrey show first targeted woman, however soon due to controversial topics and intriguing topics Oprah brought on to the show it appealed to people of all genders, ethnics, and ages. Oprah promoted many things on her show such as books, movie releases all of which people were eager to know what her opinions were of them. Oprah helped broaden not just womans point of view and significance but Oprah helped to realize that every human has an importance in this world. From its first broadcast The Oprah Winfrey show went on to receive multiple Day Time Emmy Awards and several other prestigious awards. Winfrey expanded the Oprah Winfrey show and started releasing a monthly magazine which was called, O:The Oprah Magazine. The first issue was in 2000. The series finale of the Oprah Winfrey Show as on its twenty-fifth season and it aired on May,25,2011. Concluding a segment of her career toward which she used as a device to inspire millions and help thousands to lead a better life. Oprahs made her debut as a film actress in the 1985 period drama film, The Color Purple. Oprah played a troubled housewife named Sofia. Oprah was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. This movie went on to become a Broadway musical adaptation. In 1998 Oprah starred in the movie, Beloved which she also produced. Winfrey played the character Sethe who was a former slave. Winfrey has also acted in several movies such as x41Fx430x443x442x438x43Dx430 x428x430x440x43Bx43Ex442x442x44B. x411x438 x41Cx443x432x438: x41Cx435x434x43Ex432x44Bx439 x437x430x433x43Ex432x43Ex440. and x41Fx440x438x43Dx446x435x441x441x430 x438 x43Bx44Fx433x443x448x43Ax430 . Oprah Winfrey in 1998 received an Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. In 2011 Oprah Winfrey received a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts And Sciences. Oprah Winfrey will forever be remembered as an innovator through the landmarks she made, becoming the first female African American to host a television show. Inspiring millions of people across the world, discussing significant issues on her show such as equal rights toward genders, racism, poverty, and many others. Oprah will be seen as an icon someone who paved the way for others to become successful. Duke Media Entertainment, led by actor, director, producer, writer and humanitarian, Bill Duke, is dedicated to bringing quality Edutainment to audiences around the globe. Formerly Yagya Productions, Duke Media has successfully produced critically acclaimed film and television content for more than 30 years. Additionally, Duke Media is in process of expanding the brand to involve itself in the development of new media technologies, i. e. cellphone apps, games, and virtual world experiences. Since the early 70s, Bill Duke along with industry veterans Michael Shultz and Gordon Parks, have long paved the way for African Americans in the industry. Mr. Duke excels in front of and behind the camera. His acting and directing credits are extensive and include stints on such ground breaking television series as Falcon Crest, Fame, Hill Street Blues, Knotts Landing, Dallas, and New York Undercover. His feature credits include Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Get Rich or Die Trying, Deep Cover, Hoodlum, Predator, Menace II Society and Not Easily Broken, to name a few. He has recently completed production on, Blexicans, a new television pilot that takes a comedic look at a mixed race family. His documentaries, Dark Girls and Light Girls, both NAACP Image Award nominees, aired on OWN and were two of the most successful documentaries on the network. Bill Dukes invaluable contributions to the industry have been recognized by both his peers and the entertainment community. Appointed by former President Bill Clinton to the National Endowment of Humanities, he was appointed to the Board of the California State Film Commission by former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and he has been honored by the Directors Guild of America with a Lifetime Achievement Tribute. Randal Keith Randy Orton (born April 1, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and actor best known to sports entertainment audiences for his career signed with WWE. Orton was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Bob Orton, Jr. and his wife Elaine. He is the grandson of Bob Orton, Sr. and the nephew of wrestler-turned-musician Barry Orton. Randy has a younger brother named Nate and a younger sister named Rebecca. Early in life, his parents discouraged him from pursuing any career in professional wrestling due to the major amount of time spent away from home and family. Orton however, still became involved with wrestling, on an amateur level while attending Hazelwood Central High School. Orton graduated from high school in 1998 and then joined the United States Marine Corps. However, Orton received a Bad Conduct Discharge (BCD)in 1999 after twice going AWOL and for disobeying a direct order from a commanding officer. After his brief military tenure, Orton opted for a career in professional wrestling. During 2000 at age 20, Orton began his training, lasting into the following year in 2001. He wrestled in local training promotions in St. Louis where his father and uncle had working relations with. Orton also gained experience as a wrestling referee. During 2001, Orton signed with the then-World Wrestling Federation and began training in its instructional program Ohio Valley Wrestling. Orton made his debut the following year in 2002 at WrestleMania X8 Fan Axxcess, defeating Tommy Dreamer. During 2002, Orton began gaining more televised match time and screen-time for promos. The following year in 2003 after the company renamed itself as the WWE, Orton quickly enhanced his presence on the WWE roster, when he joined the heel stable known as Evolution, fronted by Paul Levesque (known in-ring as Triple H). While in Evolution, Orton won his first singles title when he defeated Rob Van Dam for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at WWE Armageddon (2003). The following year, Orton won his second title when he defeated fan favorite WWE Summerslam (2004). By this time, Orton had began drifting away from his Evolution teammates and went on to strike out on his own. Establishing himself as the Legend Killer Orton began on a crusade of taking down every wrestling legend the WWE had to offer. His crusade came to a cryptic end when he was defeated by The Phenom, The Undertaker (Mark Calaway ) at WrestleMania 21 (2005), after promising WWE fans he would end Undertakers 12-0 undefeated WrestleMania record. As Ortons career continued in the WWE, Orton won the WWE Championship a total of 8 times and was the last World Heavyweight Champion after winning that title 4 times. During the later 2000s, Orton formed a tag team with Adam Copeland (known as Edge), becoming Team Rated RKO (a play on Edges nickname as the Rated R Superstar and Randys finisher move named the RKO). They won the World Tag Team Championship for the first and last time before losing the titles to John Cena and Shawn Michaels. During the early 2010s, Orton formed his own stable called Legacy, comprised of Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase Jr.. Afterwards, Orton returned to his singular ways and became known as the Apex Predator and The Viper, increasing his aggression and killer-instinct in the wrestling ring. Outside of wrestling, Orton ventured into acting. He was previously intended to star in WWE-produced film titles such as The Marine 2, but was injured at the time and the lead role was given to Ted DiBiase Jr. When he was considered for the third sequel to The Marine, he was dismissed from consideration due to his history with the USMC and the lead was given to Mike The Miz Mizanin. Orton made his film debut in 2011 in the film x412x43Ex442 x44F x43Ax430x43Ax43Ex439 as the father of a school bully. His next film role was the lead in 12 x440x430x443x43Dx434x43Ex432: x41Fx435x440x435x437x430x433x440x443x437x43Ax430. followed later with a lead in x41Fx440x438x433x43Ex432x43Ex440x451x43Dx43Dx44Bx435 2: x41Ex445x43Ex442x430 x432 x43Fx443x441x442x44Bx43Dx435 and an appearance in Countdown. In 2016, Orton got an uncredited role in the action thriller series x421x442x440x435x43Bx43Ex43A . Warren William, the stalwart leading man of pre-Production Code talkies, was born Warren William Krech on December 2, 1894 in Aitkin, Minnesota, the son of a newspaper publisher. William originally planned to become a journalist, but he had a change of heart, and instead went to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and trained to become an actor. He served in the military in France during World War I, remaining in that country after the Armistice to tour with a theatrical company. He made his Broadway debut as William Warren in the H. G. Wells play The Wonderful Visit in 1924. While appearing in 17 more plays on Broadway from 1924 to 1930, he also managed to appear in three silent pictures under his own name, Warren Krech. His only substantial role was in his first flicker, Foxs The Town That Forgot God. In 1923, he played a credited bit part in support of Perils of Pauline star Pearl White in her last serial photoplay, Plunder but he went uncredited in a bit part in the Roaring Twenties/John Gilbert - as-bootlegger movie, Twelve Miles Out . Possessed of a first-rate speaking voice, rich, deep, and mellifluous, he was a natural for the talkies, and in 1931, he joined the stock company at Warner Bros. the studio that gave the world cinema sound. Projecting a patrician persona, Warren William initially thrived in the all-talking pictures. He appeared in a lead role in his first talkie, Honor of the Family. an adaptation Honor de Balzacs novel Cousin Pons. Subsequently, he appeared as second leads and leads in support of the likes of Dolores Costello (Drew Barrymore s grandmother), H. B. Warner. Walter Huston. and Marian Marsh. before headlining The Mouthpiece as a district attorney who quits for the other side of the law, defending mobsters before a last reel conversion. It was his break-through role, followed up by a turn as a crooked campaign manager with more than just the affairs of state on his mind in The Dark Horse. He then moved on to leading roles in A-list pictures, including the high-suds soap opera Three on a Match. the classic musical Gold Diggers of 1933. Frank Capra s Lady for a Day. and the original Imitation of Life starring Claudette Colbert and Louise Beavers . Williams outstanding performances in these roles include Skyscraper Souls. The Match King. and Employeesx27 Entrance. He also broadened his range to play the fraudulent clairvoyant in The Mind Reader . It was the Great Depression, and audiences were rooting against businessmen, who in real life preached Christian values, but who on-screen in the pre-Code days were portrayed as the predators that the out-of-work and anxiously employed knew them in their hearts to be. The antipathy of the movie mob also extended to the professional class, particularly lawyers, another type that William excelled at portraying. With his patrician looks and bearing, William was loaned out to Cecil B. DeMille to play the patricians patrician, Julius Caesar, again opposite of Ms. Colbert in Cleopatra. a typical prodigal DeMille production in which Henry Wilcoxon avenged his mentors assassination by rousing the rabble. William went on as the second Sam Spade (renamed Ted Shayne) in the Maltese Falcon remake Satan Met a Lady with Bette Davis. He eventually found himself in B-films. The same year he played Caesar, he made his inaugural and terminal appearance as William Powell s premier replacement in the role of Philo Vance in The Dragon Murder Case. a character he would resurrect five years later in The Gracie Allen Murder Case . After making his first appearance as the cinema sleuth Vance, William returned to his roots as a court-room advocate, cast as the first Perry Mason in The Case of the Howling Dog. After four films, he was replaced as Erle Stanley Gardners A-1 attorney in 1936 by former silent screen heart-throb Ricardo Cortez. the man who had first played Sam Spade, in the original The Maltese Falcon. Before leaving the studio, William appeared in one more picture under contract at Warners Bros. the A-list Stage Struck then the erstwhile Warners trouper trooped over to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for a few years, to work as a character actor. Another movie series beckoned and William appeared as Michael Lanyards The Lone Wolf, in nine movies made by Columbia from 1939 to 1943 beginning with The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt. Of the ten actors who appeared as The Lone Wolf in the 30 years the series ran, off and on, from 1919 until 1949, he made twice as many films as his nearest competitor (which included such top stars as Thomas Meighan and Melvyn Douglas ). William continued to act in character parts calling for a patrician presence until his premature death in 1948. Personally, Warren William was a shy and retiring type. Speaking of him, five-time Warners co-star Joan Blondell said that William was an old man even when he was a young man. According to San Francisco critic Mick LaSalles 2002 book Dangerous Men: Pre-Code Hollywood and the Birth of the Modern Man (New York: St. Martins Press, 2002), William, who quite unlike his early Warner Bros. stereotype as a heartless love em and leave em-style seducer, remained married to one woman throughout his adult life. He was an active inventor with multiple patents, designing one of the first recreational vehicles, reportedly so he could continue to sleep while being driven to the studio in the morning. Warren William died in Hollywood on September 24, 1948, of multiple myeloma. Oleg makes an impression. On his DVD commentary for Righteous Kill (2008), director Jon Avnet remarks that he needed a powerful actor to play Russian mob enforcer Yevgeny Mugalat, a character who survives six gunshots at close range. International star Oleg Taktarov, born in Sarov, Russia, proved uniquely capable of fulfilling Avnets demanding expectations. When Oleg first appears on camera as Mugalat, the director states emphatically in the audio commentary that the actor makes an impression. Long before Righteous Kill, Oleg already left global audiences with memorable impressions as The Russian Bear, a UFC champion who took unconventional paths up to the top of the worlds most difficult professions: acting and fighting. Today, Oleg ranks among Russias three most popular movie stars and its highest paid actors. His frank autobiography, Up To The Top, is a best seller in Russia where Olegs series The Guardian was also a number one television show. In America, Oleg works with the A List of actors and directors in hit blockbusters. He will play one of the leads with Adrien Brody and Topher Grace in Predators (2010), produced and written by action film innovator Robert Rodriguez. Olegs distinguished list of achievements began while he was only a child in Sarov, a home to some of Russias most eminent scholars and scientists. By age twelve, he was a recognized martial arts expert throughout the country. Before he came to America in 1994 to pursue his dream of acting in the movies, Oleg Taktarov was an established global hero with records as the World Sambo Champion, the Russian National Judo Champion, and a four-time European and Asian Jujitsu Champion. Just six months after his arrival in the United States, Oleg defeated David Tank Abbott in July 1995 and became the reigning UFC Champion. At his classic 1996 Superbrawl with Ken Shamrock in Buffalo, New York, Olegs fans in the U. S. audience waved signs that declared, Russian Bear becomes American Hero With the momentum of his UFC success and an enthusiastic American fan base to support him, Oleg learned English and studied acting at the prestigious L. A. Playhouse. After minor roles in a handful of Hollywood movies including Air Force One (1997), Oleg beat a thousand actors competing in auditions for his first significant film part as one of the antagonists in John Herzfelds 15 Minutes (2001) starring Robert DeNiro. Again, Oleg made an unforgettable impression in 15 Minutes as an unrelenting baddie, who aspires to be a movie director and steals a camcorder to photograph the criminal mayhem he inflicts upon Manhattan. During the shoot, Robert DeNiro shared acting advice with Oleg who returned the favor with pointers for more realistic fight scenes. The two were reunited for Avnets Righteous Kill (2008), also starring Al Pacino. After 15 Minutes, Oleg played charismatic heroes in Red Serpent (2002) and in the remake of Rollerball (2002). Reflecting events in his own life as a fighter, Olegs character in Rollerball incites wild cheering by the fans in a Kazakhstan arena when he resists the dictates of a greedy sports league owner played by Jean Reno. Oleg continued to build his impressive resume in American movies and television series with performances in Bad Boys II (2003), National Treasure (2004), Alias (The Two, 2003), and Navy NCIS (Judgment Day, 2008). He returned to movies depicting the brutal street culture of New York City with his riveting performances in Rockaway (2007) and We Own the Night (2007) with Mark Wahlberg and Joaquin Phoenix. James Gray, the director of Night, compared Oleg to a young Charles Bronson, another dynamic Hollywood actor of Russian heritage. Olegs dramatic leading work in American films has proven that he can deliver both big moments and subtle ones. In Rockaway (2007), he quietly recounts a brutal memory of his characters service in Afghanistan with harrowing pain. In Montana (2008), Olegs sympathetic hero Nikolai escapes from his adversaries into the streets of Los Angeles where he is befriended and hidden by a single mother and her son. Before the final showdown, Nikolai symbolically mends the fences between the everyday people of the U. S. and Russia. Olegs empathetic performance of a Russian seeking a new life in America enables the film to succeed on many levels as a personal drama, crime adventure and a plea for understanding. At the premiere of Montana, Oleg said, I already knew all about this hero. During one of his triumphant nights as UFC Champion, Oleg exited the ring after a victory and stated to a reporter, I can do anything. It was not an idle boast. The fans of Oleg Taktarov know that Up To The Top is only the first chapter in volumes of future achievements by the native son of Sarov. When Rolling Stone celebrated its fourth year of publication in Russia, the magazine sponsored an exhibit of its celebrity photographs in Moscow. Olegs dramatic photograph was a highlight of the exhibit, proving that the Russian Bear has fought his way to the top and achieved rock star status. Born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa, Kourtney made her way to Nashville in 2008 by way of a job in radio and her love of the South. After graduating from Drake University with a degree in theater, Hansen has appeared on stage in professional theater productions and served as a sidekick to Hatfield and McCoy on their morning show on radio station KJJY in Des Moines. She has also worked in the print and online media, films, commercials and music videos -- most notably Keith Urbans Sweet Thing and Luke Bryans Do I. The latter was named the USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year at the 2010 CMT Music Awards. She has also appeared in several 1800PetMeds commercials. Hansen joined CMT in early 2010 as a correspondent for CMT Insider followed by Hot 20 Countdown. Shes had the pleasure of interviewing Zac Efron, Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Kristen Bell, Luke Bryan, Chris Young and more. Hansen has also taught several styles of dance to children and adults and choreographed for many professional organizations. She is a former member and captain of the Nashville Predators dance team and was also an in-arena host for home games, host of Predators Snapshot on Fox Sports Tennessee and host for the Predators website features for several seasons. Hansen can be seen in the ABC drama, Nashville, where she plays Emily the assistant to country music diva, Juliette Barnes played by Hayden Panetierre (Heroes). She resides in Nashville with her husband, country music singer/songwriter Jeremy McComb and their son. She appeared in McCombs video for This Town Needs a Bar in 2008. Sabine Crossen is a bilingual actress (French mother, American father) who was born in the United States but grew up in NZ. When she was 20 years old she moved to Paris to study acting at the Actorat Dramatic Arts College where she landed her first role playing the Virgin Mary. Sabines first role in a feature film was playing an Elf in Lord Of The Rings. In 2003 she had her first lead role portraying Kim Lee in the independent feature film Shadow Girl that won several awards Platinum Award Houston (USA) and Thessaloniki (Greece) Best Image. During this time Sabine was also on the prime time Canal Hypershow presenting stars like David Bowie, John Malkovitch, The Cranberries and Adrien Brody. She has written songs for several compilation albums winning 3 gold discs. In 2005 after playing the Rita in Surface Sensible the blockbuster The Brice Man (starring Jean Dujardin star of The Artist) came out where she plays his young mother-in-law. During this time Sabine also presented for the Alcatel web TV filming in France and Spain over several years. 2006 brought In Memoriam II: The Last Ritual (In Memoriam won the 2003 best game award world), which gave her the lead role of Jessica Moses. Filming took place in Canada, USA, Portugal, Scotland and France. Then in 2007 Sabine played the lead female part of the alien Dragonfly Fairy in Car Academy, also interpreting the song Superman for the original soundtrack. The DVD won a double diamond disc in France. Sabine then discovered motion capture and had the opportunity to play in several video games Heavy Rain, Red Steel 2, Lana Del Rey. She then had the privilege of playing June in the game that became the film Hitman with Timothy Olyphant and Olga Kurylenko. 3 years later she seduces Philippe Lellouche and Franck Dubosc in the movie Bienvenue A Bord (Welcome A Bord) In 2012 things start to accelerate for Sabine who flies to Hong Kong and China to film S. O.L. I.I. D a pre-quel for the feature film where she will play the lead of a dangerous android. She then returns to Hong Kong to film the role of Joan in The Borderland starring Seydina Bald. Back in Paris she films Le Grand Mchant Loup (The Big Bad Wolf) playing a naughty dominatrix and then the role of a reporter in Crossing Lines directed by Daniel Percival and finally a Texan facing Pierce Brosnan and Emma Thompson in The Love Punch. Out in 2013. 2014 saw Sabine travel back to Hong Kong to film as Joan in director Mathieu Weschlers debut film Couvert Operation. She also filmed in Rosemarys Baby an NBC TV series. In 2015 Sabine played the role of Freya in Predator Dark Ages, a fan film which has today 1.9 million vues on YouTube. She learnt how to use a bow and arrow for this role and looks a little like Orlando Blooms character in L. O.T. R, Legolas. Two other short films Spavento and award winning Blue-Eyed Me finished the year. Her first role in a horror feature film S. H.C. I.A. W as the bad girl Ana was shot in March/April 2016 written and directed by Simon P. Edward with award winning D. O.P Andrew Martin. This involved on screen fight scenes with a lot of action and FX. Family comedy Its All About The Manners shot in 2016 in the UK is a film about the Manners adopting 2 chaotic boys that turn the kingdom of Barland upside down. Sabine plays the role of Jenny Manners. Sabine is the brand ambassador for Chablis 2012 alongside Plus Belle La Vie Star Ambroise Michel. Sabine was an official jury member of the International Crime Film Festival in Lige 2013. She has won 10 awards for her short film Lamour Rend Aveugle (Love Is Blind) Richard was born in Jacksonville, Florida. His father born in New York City, a career Marine, his mother born in Roanoke, Va. of Scottish and Cherokee Indian descent. He spent the first 18 years of his life as a Marine Corps Dependent. He spent his days with the nuns in parochial school and his nights and weekends with the Corps. He graduated from Mission Viejo High School in 1969 and attended Occidental College 1969-70. Richard joined the army in 1970. He served 3 years with a tour of duty in Vietnam. After the Army he moved to Los Angeles to begin his acting career. He studied at the Film Actors Workshop at the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank. His first appearance on TV was the The Tonight Show as a Mighty Carson Art Player in 1979. Richard also studied at the Herbert Berghof Studios, New York and the Actors Studio under Eli Wallach in New York. In 1980 he and 7 Vietnam veteran actors created the play Tracers, which was the catalysis of his career. Since Tracers he has been blessed to work on some great projects, the War of the Worlds television series and Predator being the most acclaimed. Film roles include Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam, Cease Fire, Witness and Night Eyes II. His television roles include guest starring in Star Trek: Voyager, Walker, Texas Ranger, F. B.I. The Untold Stories, LA Law, Babylon 5, MacGyver, Trials of Rosie ONeill, Miami Vice, Hill St. Blues, St. Elsewhere, Eight Is Enough. He was a series regular in War of the Worlds and co-starred in Dallas. He has appeared in the TV movies, Weapons of Mass Distraction, LA Takedown, To Heal a Nation, Penalty Phase, Fire On the Mountain, the mini-series Ari - The Life of Aristotle Onassis and The Gambler III. As well as film and television Richard has achieved accolades in live theatre. In 1980 Tracers received the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Ensemble, 1983 Drama-Logue Award for Best Performance in Vietnam Trilogy and in 1985 the New York Theatre World Award for Outstanding New Talent in Tracers. Other appearances include the Police Officers Wives, Santos Santos and Pendleton Blanket. Richard presently lives in the Los Angeles area and continues to write, work and contribute to the creative world. A doe-eyed, honey-blond actress of extraordinary beauty, Suzy Kendall was one of the most popular British actresses of the 1960s. Yet, she never really sought the spotlight and accepted fame only reluctantly. Born as Freida Harrison, her goal was actually to be a clothing designer and, in fact, she majored in fabric and fashion design at Derby College. In pursuing her studies, she inevitably ran into fashion photographers and agents. With few exceptions, they were very taken by her looks and urged her to go into modeling. While not particularly interested in that line of work, she was flattered by the compliments and saw a chance to make some extra income. In addition, she saw it as a way to draw attention to her fashion ideas. So, she signed up with a recommended agency, who gave her the name Suzy Kendall. To her surprise, she immediately was in constant demand. This was at a time when there was increased crossover in the British entertainment industry, with singers appearing in motion pictures. Before long, she began to receive film offers and, while not trained as an actress, was persuaded by her agents to accept film and television roles. The first roles were minor in nature, but included a part in the spy caper The Liquidator. which was a major success. She became internationally known with her prominent role in To Sir, with Love. a sort of British version of Blackboard Jungle. That same year, she starred in the crime thriller The Penthouse. playing a woman taken hostage by violent criminal predators. She disliked the film, but it was a major hit. It was around this time that she met the highly talented and famous but insecure Dudley Moore. with whom she co-starred in 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia. They immediately hit it off and gradually became a couple, marrying in 1968. At Moores urging, she accepted the title role in FrxE4ulein Doktor. in which she plays a World War I femme fatale, based on Mata Hari. In spite of some good reviews, it was not a success. However, her career was boosted again in Lx27uccello dalle piume di cristallo. in which she plays the girlfriend of a murder suspect who becomes the target of the real killer. The film was an international success and made director Dario Argento a household name among horror fans. By this time, she wanted to become a mother and cut back on her career. But Moores career had found worldwide success and he didnt think the time was right for raising children. This and their increasing time spent apart took a toll, and they subsequently divorced. However, their marriage ended amicably and they remained good friends for the remainder of his life. She continued to work through the 1970s, mostly as threatened heroines in violent horror films of uneven quality. She soon found herself in a professional rut in an industry that wasnt all that important to her. She remarried and settled into a private life, concentrating on her marriage and raising their child. She did briefly return to the public eye in 2002, when she hosted a memorial service for her late former husband, Moore, who was friends not only with her but her current husband, as well, even giving their daughter piano lessons. Her daughter, Elodie Harper, is a journalist with the British Broadcasting Corporation. Born and raised in Schaumburg, Illinois, Dani a. k.a Jayden is skilled in many sports and activities including: Singing, Dancing, Competitive Swimming (qualified for the Junior Olympics at age 10 and placed 2nd in the nation for 100 meter breaststroke), Drawing, Basketball, Snowboarding, Tae-Kwondo, Running, and Horse-Back Riding (English). Dani moved to Los Angeles, California at the age of 16 to pursue her career in acting and singing. She became S. A.G at age 9 after filming a Milk commercial and a guest-starring role in the CBS television show Early Edition alongside Lou Gossett Jr. Since moving to California, Dani has booked a number of projects including Dateline NBC: To Catch A Predator, the feature film The 7, and most recently a feature film called Mission of Honor. At only 21 years old, she successfully plays roles much younger then her actual age. Currently, Dani is working on her first Pop/Rock album with producer David Wachs and is hoping to go Christian with her music sometime in the near future. Dani volunteers for numerous organizations such as: yesican. org, Pay It Forward Charity, and at Los Angeles Childrens Hospital. She had the privilege to work with the perverted-justice team on Dateline NBC: To Catch A Predator. Dani is a senior in college studying illustration and graphic design, while still keeping entertainment her number one focus. Steven Price is an Academy Award-winning composer. In 2014 his groundbreaking score for Alfonso Cuarons Gravity won him not only the Academy Award but also the BAFTA, the Critics Choice Award, the Satellite Award, and ASCAPs first-ever Film Composer of The Year Award. He has since scored Fury, the WWII epic written and directed by David Ayer, starring Brad Pitt Believe, a drama series produced by Alfonso Cuaron and JJ Abrams for NBC and the BBCs The Hunt, a landmark natural history documentary series narrated by Sir David Attenborough following the struggles and successes of predators in the animal kingdom. Prices debut score was for Joe Cornishs 2011 feature Attack The Block, produced by Edgar Wright. His music earned Price the award for Best Original Soundtrack from both the Austin Film Critics Association and the Sitges Film Festival. He then went on to work with Edgar Wright as a director, composing the original score for the Universal comedy The Worlds End. Steven Price moved into composing following an extensive period gaining experience in various roles within the film music industry. He began his career as an assistant in the London studio of Gang of Four with guitarist/producer Andy Gill. He then had a five-year apprenticeship with the film composer Trevor Jones during which he contributed to projects including Thirteen Days, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, 80 Days Around The World, Dinotopia, and Crossroads, for which Price was also the featured guitar soloist alongside the London Symphony Orchestra. Having become a regular in the studios, Abbey Road recommended Price to Howard Shore, which led to his role as music editor on The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Price went on to music edit on Batman Begins for Christopher Nolan, and on Scott Pilgrim v. the World for Edgar Wright as well as a number of other films and TV series. However, despite having become a leading music editor, Price remained focused on composing. He began to contribute original music to a number of projects, including Richard Curtis 2009 movie Pirate Radio and Edgar Wrights film Scott Pilgrim vs The World, where he collaborated with Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich. A guitarist from the age of five, Price has a First Class degree in Music from Cambridge University. Even his more courteous, somewhat friendlier types gave one pause for concern. The tall, beefy, balding, icy-eyed character actor Moroni Olsen was one of Hollywoods more popular and imposing performers of film during the late 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s. The versatile player was born Moroni Olsen and raised in Utah to Mormon parents (Edward Arenholt Olsen and Marsha Holverholst). Acting in church theatricals, Olsen attended and graduated from Weber State Academy before studying drama and elocution at the University of Utah. The voice training he received there served him quite well in the years to come, both on the Broadway stage and in Hollywood. After scattered performances in stage and tent shows in the East, he spent some time selling war bonds during World War I, then organized The Moroni Olsen Players in his native Ogden. The Utah-formed touring company eventually became one of the better known repertory companies around the county. Olsen made his Broadway debut portraying Jason in Medea in 1920, and continued in NY for the next couple of years with a series of classical plays that included The Trial of Joan of Arc, Iphegenia in Aulis, Mr. Faust and Candida. For the next eight seasons he continued to direct and coach his repertory Players, while also handling scenery, staging and choreographing duties. The actor returned to Broadway (after a decades absence) in 1933 with Her Man of Wax, which was followed by appearances in Mary of Scotland (as John Knox), Katharine Cornell s production of Romeo and Juliet (as Lord Capulet) and in 1935s The Barretts of Wimpole Street (as Doctor Chambers). Olsen made a tepid film debut as Porthos in The Three Musketeers. a rather dull version of the classic Dumas story that starred an uninspired Walter Abel as DArtagnan. His strong, regal bearing and classically trained voice, however, was not to be denied and he proved quite suitable for movies in the ongoing years. Staying in Hollywood, he played a formidable Buffalo Bill opposite Barbara Stanwyck s Annie Oakley and, in other key historical supports, was quite good in the Katharine Hepburn vehicle Mary of Scotland (again as John Knox, the role he played on Broadway), The Plough and the Stars (as Gen. Connolly), Santa Fe Trail (as Robert E. Lee) and Lone Star as Sam Houston. He played a much older Porthos (at age 63) in At Swordx27s Point opposite Cornel Wilde s DArtagnan and Alan Hale Jr. as the younger, more limber Athos. Olsens voice will be forever recognized from the Disney animated movie classic x411x435x43Bx43Ex441x43Dx435x436x43Ax430 x438 x441x435x43Cx44C x433x43Dx43Ex43Cx43Ex432 as the prophetic baritone voice of the Magic Mirror (Mirror, mirror, on the wall. ). The actors intimidating, unsympathetic features were very much in demand during the 40s and 50s and he proved quite at home portraying corrupt villains, dogged inspectors, no-nonsense doctors, barnstorming preachers, powerful attorneys and other men of distinction. In between film assignments Olsen was active with the Pasadena Playhouse as both director and performer. For several years, the character actor and devout Mormon also directed the Pilgrimage Play, Hollywoods great passion play that predated the arrival of motion pictures. One of his last film assignments was as Pope Leo I in Sign of the Pagan. The never-married actor died of a heart attack in Los Angeles on November 22, 1954, and was survived by a nephew, Edward Olsen (of Los Angeles). Funeral services were held back in his native Ogden, Utah, and was buried there at the Ogden City Cemetery. Piper Reese is an actress and an MPAA-accredited red carpet entertainment reporter/show host. She was born in South Florida in 2000 and relocated to LA. Piper is best known in the acting world for her recurring guest-star-turned-lead role as the antagonistic Nancy Patanski on Nickelodeons Deadtime Stories and the hyper-sweet Dot on Nicks AwesomenessTV. She is also known in the online world as the Princess of the Press. Piper has conducted over 700 exclusive and red-carpet interviews as host of Pipers Picks TV with A-list celebrities, producers, music artists and other major talent, such as Tom Hanks, Steve Carell, John Lasseter, Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Bob Iger, Ariana Grande and many more. At 7 years old, Piper became the youngest professional entertainment reporter and podcaster. She has interviewed more celebrities and Industry insiders than anyone her age as well as most adult reporters. As a host of Funny or Dies Boy Search, Piper is bringing attention to upcoming music talent. Piper was an early pioneer of social media in the Industry. Her Twitter presence predates even Disney. She is on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Google, Flickr, and Peach (as PipersPicksTV). Piper is a very strong advocate for positivity in media and entertainment. Pipers viewers often reach out to her for advice ranging from fun issues such as fashion to serious matters such as peer pressure, cyberbullying and domestic problems. Piper is recognized as gifted in drama by LAUSD. She studies both on-camera and theatrical acting as well as modern, jazz, hip-hop, ballet and Afro-Caribbean dance through a performing arts academy in Los Angeles where she has played the lead in multiple productions. Michael Goi, ASC, ISC was born and raised in Chicago. He attended Columbia College from 1976 to 1980, graduating as valedictorian of his class with a BA in Film. He subsequently served as a part-time instructor at the college from 1980 to 1983, teaching lighting and basic film techniques. He has compiled over 70 narrative credits, including films for cinema and television screens such as American Horror Story, Glee, Salem and The Town That Dreaded Sundown. He has received Emmy nominations for Glee, My Name Is Earl and American Horror Story: Asylum. He was nominated for the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Award for the telefilms The Fixer and Judas and for the pilot The New Normal and the mini-series American Horror Story: Asylum. He also wrote and directed the dramatic feature film Megan Is Missing about the subject of internet predators and has adapted Toni Bentleys best selling book The Surrender to direct as a motion picture. Michael Goi is a past president of the American Society of Cinematographers, serves on the Board Of Governors of the ASC, and is the editor of the 10th Edition of the ASC Manual. He was made an Honorary Member of the Indian Society Of Cinematographers (ISC) in 2010 for his efforts to increase international collaboration and communication amongst the worlds cinematography organizations. Michael has appeared as a guest speaker at the American Film Institute, the University of Southern California, Walt Disney Animation Studios (for whom he demonstrated ice and snow lighting concepts for animators working on the film Frozen,), CineGear, IBC and many other international industry events. He is a member of the National Executive Board of the International Cinematographers Guild, the Directors Guild Of America, the Academy Of Television Arts And Sciences and the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences. He regularly mentors students for various industry programs. An unrepentant movie buff, he has been known to spend all night in his home theater watching selections from the nearly 18,000 films in his collection. Agathe de la Boulaye was born in Paris, France. Versatile and easily-appealing, Agathe began her acting career in 1995 and has since then, forged lengthy line of film and television credits. Her work primarily has been in French film and television series, however notable film credits include the French-made film The Girl (2000) and more notably the comic book science-fiction cult favorite Alien vs Predator (2004). It is in this movie, that Agathe played a member of a expedition team who provided audiences with the nostalgic and famous moment when an Alien was born out of a human chest as seen in the 1970s original Alien (1979). This is also the movie in which she is best recognized for by American audiences. Grandson of famed humorist and actor Robert Benchley and the son of highly respected childrens books author Nathaniel Benchley. novelist Peter Benchleys book were decidedly more dramatic in their content and style than his fathers, and usually centered on the worlds oceans as a backdrop to his vigorous plots. Benchley is of course best remembered for penning the multi-million selling thriller Jaws, which was eventually filmed by director Steven Spielberg starring Roy Scheider. Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw. Jaws was a box office sensation, becoming one of the seminal films of the 1970s, spawning several inferior sequels, numerous low budget copycat films starring hammerheads, tiger and mako sharks. Plus generations of swimmers chose backyard pools over the mysterious ocean surf for cooling off in summer. Benchley also wrote The Deep and The Island which were also both brought to the screen, but with much less fanfare and box office return than the Jaws venture. Interestingly, after the enormous hysteria created over the great white shark and their alleged man-eating habits, Benchley became a dedicated environmentalist committed to learning all he could about one of the worlds most amazing apex predators. In the ensuing years, Benchley became one of the great white sharks greatest defenders and publicly admitted on numerous occasions that with what he now knew about the fragility of the species, he would have never written a book like Jaws which demonised the great white. Benchley kept very active in his passion for studying great whites up until the time of his death from pulmonary fibrosis on February 11th, 2006. Ever heard I Want Candy or Not Fade Away or Willie The Hand Jive, Shirley Companys Shame, Shame, Shame or U2 s Desire or George Michael s Faith If you have, then youve heard the Bo Diddley beat, the most famous beat in the world One of the founding fathers of rock n roll, Bo Diddleys innovative pounding and hypnotic, Latin-tinged beat, his vast array of electric custom-built guitars, his use of reverb, tremelo and distortion to make his guitars talk, mumble and roar, his use of female musicians, his wild stage shows, and his on-record and on-stage rapping, pre-date all others. Bo Diddley was born Ellas Bates on Sunday December 30, 1928, on a small farm near the town of McComb, Mississippi, in rural Pike County, close to the Louisiana border, the only child of Ethel Wilson and Eugene Bates, he had three half-brothers and a half-sister. He was adopted by his mothers cousin, Mrs. Gussie McDaniel, along with his cousins Willis, Lucille and Freddie, and adopted the name Ellas McDaniel. In the mid-130s the family moved to the south side of Chicago. Soon after, he began to take violin lessons from Professor O. W. Frederick at the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church. He studied the violin for 12 years, composing two concertos for the instrument. For Christmas in 1940, his sister Lucille bought him his first guitar, a cheap Harmony acoustic. It was at this time that he acquired the nickname Bo Diddley (. Bo Diddley is me to tell ya the truth, I dont know what it the name really is. ) from his fellow pupils at the Foster Vocational High School in Chicago. The newly named Bo Diddley had long been fascinated by the rhythms that he heard coming from the sanctified churches. A frustrated drummer, he tried to translate the sounds that he heard into his own style. Gradually he began to duplicate what he did with his violin bow by rapidly flicking his pick across his guitar strings: I play the guitar as if Im playing the drums. I play drum licks on the guitar. He continued to practice the guitar through his early teens. Shortly before leaving school he formed his first group, a trio named The Hipsters, later known as The Langley Avenue Jive Cats, after the Chicago street where he lived. Upon graduation he pursued a variety of low-paid occupations including truck driving, building site work and boxing, playing locally with his group to supplement his income. Around this time he married his first wife, Louise Woolingham, but the marriage did not survive. A year later he married Ethel Tootsie Smith, a marriage that lasted just over a decade. In 1950 maracas player Jerome Green joined the group, followed a year later by harmonica player Billy Boy Arnold. After more than a decade of playing on street corners and in clubs around Chicago, Bo Diddley finally got the chance to cut a demo of 2 songs that he had written Uncle John and Im A Man. After various rejections from local record labels (most notably VeeJay), in the spring of 1955 he took the recordings to brothers Leonard and Phil Chess, owners of Chess Records, with studios located at 4750-2 South Cottage Grove Ave. in Chicago. They suggested that he changed the title and the lyrics of Uncle John to more reflect his own unique personality. The twp songs were re-recorded at Bill Putnams Universal Recording Studio at 111 E. Ontario in Chicago on Wednesday, March 2, 1955, and released as a double A-side disc Bo Diddley/Im A Man on the Chess Records subsidiary label Checker Records. It went straight to the top of the RB charts, establishing him as one of the most exciting and original new talents in American music. With musical influences of his own ranging from Louis Jordan to John Lee Hooker. and from Nat King Cole to Muddy Waters. Bo Diddley was now set to help shape and define the sound and presentation of rock music for all time. From Elvis Presley to George Thorogood. from The Rolling Stones to ZZ Top. from The Doors to The Clash. from Buddy Holly to Prince. and from The Everly Brothers to Run DMC, all acknowledged the unique influences of Bo Diddley upon their styles of music. Now in his early 70s, he is still very much active in the recording studio and in the clubs and the concert halls around the world. He performed a rousing version of his classic song Who Do You Love with George Thorogood The Destroyers in front of a TV audience of millions at the Live Aid Concert in Philadelphia in 1985. A couple of years later he was deservedly an early inductee into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. In 1996 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm n Blues Foundation and in 1998 received another Lifetime Achievement Award, this time from The Recording Academy at that years annual Grammy Awards Ceremony. In 2000 yet another honor was justifiably awarded to him when he was inducted into The Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame. In the words of one of his many famous eponymous songs, Bo Diddley Put The Rock in Rock n Roll, and remember. Bo Knows Cynthia is the newest co-host of InnerSPACE, joining the panel in September, 2011. A two-time Gemini Award nominee, Loysts previous role was as host and producer of Sex Matters. Prior to that, she spent many years as the Supervising Producer for the internationally syndicated and award-winning documentary series SexTV where she was able to boldly go where not too many people have gone before. Loyst had the opportunity to interview a wide range of people, including academics, fetishists and celebrities while supervising a variety of otherworldly productions for SexTV, including Monstrous Desires: Sexuality Horror, Loving The Alien: Sex Science Fiction, Remote Control: Romancing The Robot and Japanese Anime. Loysts appreciation for genre entertainment began at an early age, when at just six years old, she would routinely dress up as all of the male characters in Star Wars or Battle of the Planets. Although she still has a deep affection for cosplay, Loysts first love is. bem. love. While studying in York Universitys Film program, she began writing a popular sex column titled Pandoras Box for the independent magazine Rosco. Cynthia graduated from York Universitys Film and Video Department with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. She also studied with Yorks Women/Gender Studies Department. Since then, Cynthia has become a much sought-after certified relationship coach. Her second love is the supernatural. When not re-playing Fable she can be found pillaging the horror section of movie stores or re-reading Clive Barkers Weaveworld. She has seen Predator too many times to count and has a huge affection for the 80s film classic Flash Gordon. And, of course, Barbarella. Over the past several years, Loyst has appeared many times on radio and television, including ETALK, CP24, THE MARILYN DENIS SHOW, CTV NEWSNET, Virgin Radio 99.9 FM, 103.9 Proud FM, 104.5 CHUM FM and TVO, reporting on dating, mating and relating. Her public appearances have included speaking engagements at colleges and universities throughout the GTA, such as Ryerson University, Sheridan College, Centennial College and University of Toronto - where she often guest lectures on media, technology and sexuality. Loysts perfect dinner party guest list would include Bruce Campbell, Ursula K. Le Guin, David Cronenberg, Jensen Ackles and Carrie Fisher. And, of course, her InnerSPACE co-hosts Ajay Fry and Teddy Wilson would be invited too. Beginning September 2, 2013, she will be hosting the new Canadian talk series, The Social on CTV along fellow hosts, Traci Melchor, Lainey Lui and Melissa Grelo. Alec Gillis began his professional career in 1980 at Roger Cormans New World Pictures. While working with future luminaries such as James Cameron and Gale Ann Hurd, Alec also attended UCLA Film School. By 1985 he began working for Creature FX legend Stan Winston (Aliens, Predator, Pumpkinhead). There he met Tom Woodruff, Jr with whom he co-founded the Creature FX studio Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. (ADI) in 1988. The duo received an Oscar for their work on Death Becomes Her, as well as nominations for Alien 3 and Starship Troopers. They also won BAFTAs and Saturn Awards for the films Starship Troopers and Jumanji. Gillis is also a writer. His book Worlds: A Mission of Discovery has been optioned by a major studio. Hes also written a number of screenplays and created a TV series. Frances major sex siren of the early 50s, this lesser-remembered post-war French pastry pre-dated bombshell Brigitte Bardot by a few years but her brief reign did not compare and has not lived up to the Bardot era. The cult mystique is not there even after dying mysteriously and relatively young. Martine was born Marie-Louise Mourer on May 16, 1920 (some references indicate 1922), but little is known of her childhood. A chance meeting with comedian Andre Luguet steered her toward a career in the theatre. Trained by Rene Simon, she made her 1940 stage debut with Phedre billed as Maryse Arley. She subsequently caught the eye of Henri-Georges Clouzot who hired her for his film The Cat, based on the novel by Colette, but the project was scrapped. Nevertheless, she did attract attention in the movie Wolf Farm (1943), which takes advantage of her photogenic beauty and ease in front of the camera despite a limited acting ability. A pin-up goddess and support actress throughout the 40s, Martine also appeared on the stage of the Theater of the Renaissance. A torrid affair with actor Georges Marchal, who was married to actress Dany Robin at the time, ended disastrously and she attempted suicide by taking an alcohol/drug overdose and throwing herself into the Seine River. She was saved by a taxi driver who accompanied her there. Ironically, the unhappy details surrounding her suicide attempt renewed the fascination audiences had with Martine up until that time. In 1950 she scored her first huge film success with the French Revolution epic Caroline Cherie (no doubt prompted by her semi-nude scenes and taunting, kittenish sexuality) and she was off and running at the box office. Her film romps were typically done tastefully with an erotic twinge of innocence and gentle sexuality plus an occasional bubble bath thrown in as male bait. She continued spectacularly with an array of costumed teasers such as Adorable Creatures (1952), Sins of the Borgias (1953), Madame du Barry (1954) and Nana (1954), all guided and directed by second husband Christian-Jacque, whom she married in 1954. A true feast for the eyes and one of the most beautiful actresses of her time, Martine later divorced the director due to professional conflicts and long separations. One last memorable part would come to her as the title role in Max Ophls s Lola MontxE8s portraying a circus performer who entrances all around her. By the mid 50s, Bardot had replaced Martine on the goddess pedestal and the voluptuous blondes career went into a severe decline. Although such mature roles as Empress Josephine in Austerlitz and others followed, nothing revived audience interest. Depressed, Martine turned alarmingly reclusive while a third marriage to French doctor Andre Rouveix also soured by 1962. Problems with substance abuse and a severe accident in the 60s also curtailed her career dramatically. Her last film Hell Is Empty was made in 1963 but not released until 1967. One last marriage to fourth husband Mike Eland, an English businessman and friend of first hubby Steve Crane, seemed hopeful, but on February 6, 1967, Martine died of cardiac arrest at age 46 in the bathroom of a hotel in Monacco Her husband discovered her. Newspapers hinted at a possible drug overdose but nothing was ever proven. She was buried in the cemetery of Cannes. Hiroshi Katagiri was born in Japan. Enamored by the artistry of film at a young age, he moved to the US at age 18 to pursue a career in special makeup effects. He became a primary artist at Stan Winston Studios, where he was a go-to effects guy for 3 films directed by Steven Spielberg - Jurassic Park, A. I. and War of the Worlds. Over time, he mastered the art of sculpture at the highest level, which led to him being a sought-after character (creature) designer - not only by Spielberg, but Rob Marshal, Guillermo Del Toro, Sam Raimi, and others. Though still young, Hiroshi has already amassed 39 film credits in special effects, 11 in makeup effects, still others as a puppeteer and lab tech, and has worked on such titles as Wolverine, Pirates of the Caribbean, Alien v Predator Requiem, Cabin in the Woods, and The Hunger Games. His TV credits include being part of an Emmy winning team for The X-Files. He is a true fan of the horror genre, has written and directed several acclaimed horror shorts, and now pursues his ultimate dream - to produce and direct a full length feature film that will scare the pants off its audience. Hiroshi is dedicated to his craft, loves to work, and also loves to teach. His sculpture seminars are widely attended by budding effects artists in both the US and Japan. He is a longtime student of Aikido - a Japanese martial art that teaches one to unify their life energy. Jesse Merlin plays Elric in Beyond the Gates, which won the Nightfall Jury Prize at the LA Film Festival (June 2016), with following screenings at Sitges Film Festival (Spain), Fantasy Filmfest (Germany), Bruce Campbells Horror Film Festival (Chicago), Knoxville Horror Film Fest, and Popcorn Frights (Miami). He attends its European premiere at Fright Fest in London (August 2016). He voices F. A.N. G in the video game Street Fighter V, and in Ross Patterson films plays 2LT Chandler in Range 15, William Keller in Helen Keller vs Nightwolves, and Werewolf Hitler in FDR: American Badass He plays the Catfish in the Dream Corp LLC episode The Predator on Cartoon Networks Adult Swim (Fall 2016), and voiced Makube in the anime Hellsing Ultimate X. Other appearances include as Dr. Jesse Merlin in Jackass 3D/3.5, alongside several upcoming genre features. Hes sung Dr. Hill in Stuart Gordons award-winning Re-Animator: The Musical 200 times in Las Vegas, Edinburgh, New York and Los Angeles as well as on the forthcoming original cast soundtrack. The role earned him an Ovation Award nomination (2011) and a rave review in the New York Times (2012). Merlin created the role of The President of the USA in the long-running popular operetta The Beastly Bombing, performing at the Steve Allen Theater, New York Musical Theatre Festival, and Opera aan het Ij (Amsterdam), in addition to musical roles like Hannibal Lecter in Silence The Musical (2012) and the Old Priest in Exorcistic (2013). His comedy work includes Matty Simmons Sketches From The National Lampoon (2013). As principal bass and patter-baritone with touring repertory Opera A La Carte for 7 seasons, he sang a variety of roles in The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, HMS Pinafore, and The Gondoliers. Merlin was profiled by NPR on Weekend Edition in a nationally aired, award-winning story about his niche career as Mr. Horror Musicals (2013). He played the Troll King in a concert version of Peer Gynt with the San Francisco Symphony with Maestro Michael Tilson Thomas (2013). He sings Professor Upham on the Dreams in the Witch House heavy metal Lovecraft double album (2012). As a younger performer, he had a regional opera career career spanning 11 years and 45 roles such as Mephistopheles in Faust, Leporello in Don Giovanni and the title role in Don Pasquale. Discovered in the chorus by retired Metropolitan Opera star and General Director Irene Dalis, Merlin was a Principal Artist-in-Residence with Opera San Jose (2002-2006), singing 17 principal roles. He made his international debut in the electronic opera Le Terrain Vague at the Thtre du Rond Point Thtre Lucernaire (2005). Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, she started performing in high diving show at the age of 18. She became a professional high diver and was the first woman to win the Acapulco Cliff Diving Championship, held in Mexico, at age 24. After moving to California, she started doing stunts for film TV in 2002. Since then, shes worked on over 100 projects. In 2011, she won her first Taurus World Stunt Award for High Work for her performance in Predators. In 2010, she won a SAG award for her work doubling Anna Paquin on True Blood. She has also been nominated for 3 other SAG awards for best stunt ensemble. Joseph Rye is a British actor who has appeared in numerous Film, TV, Theatre productions. Film credits include Batman Begins, Alien Versus Predator, V For Vendetta, Mean Machine, Life Is Hot in Cracktown. Notable TV appearances include CSI New York, High Incident, Nash Bridges, Midsomer Murders, Judge John Deed, Casualty, Field Punishment No.1, Holby City, EastEnders, Fame LA, Conan The Adventurer, The Bill. Theatre roles include Biff Loman in Death Of A Salesman, Macduff in Macbeth, Stanley Webber in the Birthday Party, Jimmy Floyd in The Pitmen Painters, Wilson in The Ruffian On The Stair, Julian Cristoforou in The Public Eye, Dennis in Loot. Now its hard to remember it any other way. Band of Horses singer Ben Bridwells compellingly evasive lyrical style will never let the listener on to the exact intent of this line as it appears in Neighbor, the expansive Infinite Arms album closer, but taken out of the context of the song it becomes a sentiment of currency. The present state of the band is as close to ideal as rock n roll can be. Having assembled a true creative and personal collective, designed and signed the record deal of his dreams, and made a fantastic new album free of any influence other than his onstage brothers in arms, its hard to imagine that Bridwell cares to dwell on any time but the present. It took nearly 2 years, virtual bankruptcy, five states and a dead falcon to get there, but Infinite Arms is the product of a band doing things on their own terms and finally learning to enjoy the results. The songs on Infinite Arms project the essence of the different locales across America that became the setting for the recording and songwriting process behind the album. The serene woods of Northern Minnesota and the bands native Carolinas inspired the songwriting, lending the compositions an air of comfort and familiarity. While those locations helped the songs come to life, the sounds were influenced by the recording settings. The rich musical heritage of Muscle Shoals, AL, the sublime beauty of Ashevilles Blue Ridge Mountains, the glamorous Hollywood Hills and the vast Mojave desert helped yield the groups most focused and dynamic recordings to date. Infinite Arms was a group effort in the truest sense of the phrase. Trading song ideas remotely and then joining in the studio to work through arrangements led to writing credits for all five band members throughout the record, making the album a reflection of the taste and style of each Horse. Bridwell is the lone constant member since Everything All the Time, the bands 2006 debut, but if you ask him he might tell you that Infinite Arms is just that: a debut in the sense that he entered the studio for the first time with a group of musicians working together as a cohesive force. All members made invaluable contributions to the inimitable sound that Bridwell has crafted since the bands inception. Band of Horses is Bridwell, Creighton Barrett, Ryan Monroe, Tyler Ramsey and Bill Reynolds. The quintet have long standing ties: Monroe and Bridwell played baseball together in grade school, Ramsey and Reynolds cut their teeth in the same Asheville, NC music scene, and Barrett met Bridwell at a party as teenagers, where they bonded instantly over a mutual obsession with Dinosaur Jr. Over the course of a few years, they gradually synched up. Barrett appeared behind the kit on Cease to Begin, while Monroe joined the band on keys toward the end of the writing process of that record. Reynolds came into the fold almost by accident as he happened upon a recording session with the band at his friends Echo Mountain Studios and joined the touring lineup soon after. Ramsey, already an established solo artist, joined after Reynolds introduced him to the band in 2007, starting to tour just prior to the release of Cease to Begin and opening the shows with a set of his own material. The novelty of and high hopes for these new members demanded a completely uninhibited recording process. Anything less would have been disservice, and recognizing the most important element used to exert influence, Bridwell decided the only way to insure creative control was to finance the record himself. The result was liberating, the only dictator the creative muse. The band obeyed its every order. Strings and horns were brought in, guitar players played percussion, vocals were run through the same reverb tanks that treated the Beach Boys Good Vibrations and a backyard amphibian chorus sang the title tracks outro. Studios, engineers, pizza and whiskey are not cheap however, and near bankruptcy from recording costs prolonged the albums completion as the band had to spend time on the road to afford the next session. The resulting shows were among the best in the bands history. A sold out Carnegie Hall, epic festival sets, the now customary New Years Eve shows in Atlanta, and performances with musical idols Neil Young, Willie Nelson and Roger McGuinn kept things fresh and vibrant. The touring also helped combat studio malaise, and allowed the band to enter each recording session recharged and armed with new ideas. The thrill of honing the new material in a live setting gave the songs an edge that is difficult to capture when sedentary. While the band initially enlisted their long time producer Phil Ek to take the helm, scheduling conflicts led to a band decision to produce the majority of the record on their own. This unexpected occurrence added another dimension to the credence of freedom that seeped into every aspect of Infinite Arms. The freedom was not limited to the music. The band was looking at landscape of the business with a fresh perspective as their contract with Sub Pop had expired. Armed with their finest work to date, the band began entertaining suitors in the search for the one who would understand Bridwells vision for a new record deal. Perhaps ironically, part of this deal involved Bridwell returning in a certain fashion to his first role in the business - a label president. Predating any foray into musicianship, and completely oblivious to his talent at the time, Bridwell started Brown Records while living in Seattle. Brown Records came about thanks to two major factors. I had talented friends and I hated my job. he says. Those talented friends were a band called Carissas Wierd. I always considered myself their biggest fan and supporter so around this time I decided it was up to me to see that these recordings were available to any local set of ears willing to listen. I had moved up from my dishwashing position to line cook now and was making good tips, but held tons of resentment for a lot of the management, promoters, and even some bands that I was feeding every night that I felt treated me like a second class citizen, only there to cook for them and deal with their sometimes devilish moods. I retaliated by saving every tip I got at the end of the night and stuffing it into a dead space in a stereo speaker. Id have to crack the thing open like a piggy bank one day and ruin my listening environment to get it out, but for good reason. There was little doubt in my mind that the plan would work. I just didnt figure how well it would work. I finally cracked my speaker open one day to reveal what I would think was probably around five or six hundred dollars. This was hardly enough to press a batch of 1,000 cds at the time, so I weaseled a loan out of my father for the rest of the cash. With a wonderful crackpot team of art director Jeff Montano and mastering engineer Joe Crawford (RIP) we got all the specifics together and pulled off the remarkable feat that was BROWN 001 Carissas Wierd Ugly But Honest: 1996-1999 A label boss was born. Bridwell continued to release records by Carissas Wierd and other local acts including S and Aveo, and eventually joined Carissas Wierd as the bands drummer, leading the way to the discovery of his musical talent, a fortunate occurrence for his fans. Brown eventually became a distant priority behind Bridwells new day job as a professional musician, but his passion for discovering and nurturing talent never left. When it came time to haggle with label suitors, he insisted on resurrecting Brown as an imprint to release the Band of Horses record through in conjunction with Fat Possum and Columbia, and to ultimately discover, nurture and release new talent. with his friends at Fat Possum handling marketing and distribution. Infinite Arms continues the collaboration between the band and their aesthetic director Christopher Wilson. Bridwell and Wilson have a long standing friendship that dates back to their meeting in Tucson, AZ and subsequent days of washing dishes together at famed Seattle club The Crocodile. They added a professional element to their relationship when Wilson began designing Band of Horses album artwork beginning with the first record, and going on the road with the band as their photographer, while also running the projections that appear on the backdrop behind the band at each gig. An extremely talented photographer of natural landscapes, Wilsons view of the world has added the perfect visual accompaniment to the bands sound. Wilsons photographs and drawings will grace all versions of Infinite Arms, including the stunning deluxe edition which consists of the 180 gram vinyl, LP, CD, DVD featuring HD videos for every song created by Wilson and synched to a 5.1 surround sound mix by Elliot Scheiner, all packaged together in a 100 plus page coffee table book featuring Wilsons nature photographs. The title of the record is another Bridwellian play on words. Hell never let on to what it means, the only hint that its a phrase possibly misheard by thousands of people every day. Dwell on that one if you want to drive yourself nuts. Or, subscribe to Bridwells philosophy of celebrating the present and embracing the future, both of which will find Band of Horses trotting the globe as they share the fruits of their labor with the world. Although all too frequently neglected by fans of silent comedy, Max Linder is in many ways as important a figure as Charles Chaplin. Buster Keaton or Harold Lloyd. not least because he predated (and influenced) them all by several years and was largely responsible for the creation of the classic style of silent slapstick comedy. Linder started out as an actor in the French theatre, but after making his screen debut in 1905 he quickly became an enormously famous and successful film comedian on both sides of the Atlantic, thanks to his character Max, a top-hatted dandy. By 1912 he was the highest-paid film star in the world, with an unprecedented salary of one million francs. He began to direct films in 1911 and showed equal facility behind the camera, but his career suffered an almost terminal blow when he was drafted into the French army to fight in World War I. He was gassed, and the illness that resulted would blight his career. Although offered a contract in America, recurring ill health meant that his US films had little of the sparkle of his early French work, and a brief attempt to revive his career by making films for the recently-formed United Artists (one of whose founders, of course, was Chaplin) in the early 1920s came to little, although these later films are now regarded as classics. He returned to France and killed himself in a suicide pact with his wife in 1925. Lawrence Gordon (Producer) has been one of the entertainment industrys most prolific and successful producers in a career spanning four decades. He has been behind such timeless films as the drama Field of Dreams, for which Gordon received a Best Picture Oscar nomination the landmark action film Die Hard and the ultimate buddy picture 48 Hrs., starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy. Gordon more recently produced Hellboy II: The Golden Army, the sequel to the earlier hit Hellboy, reuniting the original cast under the direction of Guillermo del Toro. Born in Yazoo City, Mississippi, Gordon graduated from Tulane University with a degree in business administration. Moving to Los Angeles in the early 1960s, he went to work as executive assistant to Aaron Spelling at Four Star Television and soon became a writer and associate producer of many Spelling shows. He followed with a stint as head of West Coast talent development for ABC Television and later as an executive with Bob Banner Associates. In 1968, he joined Sam Arkoff and Jim Nicholson at American International Pictures (AIP) as story editor, and rose to vice president in charge of development. He then segued to vice president at Screen Gems, the television division of Columbia Pictures, where he helped put together the classic television movie Brians Song, as well as the first novel for television, the adaptation of Leon Uris QB VII. Accepting an offer to become the first executive in the companys history to head worldwide production, Gordon returned to AIP. His many projects included Coffy, Foxy Brown, Hells Angels 69, Wild in the Streets, John Milius Dillinger (which Gordon also executive-produced), and Ralph Bakshis groundbreaking and controversial animated hit Heavy Traffic, which was named one of The New York Times top-10 films of 1973. Gordon then formed Lawrence Gordon Productions and began a long and successful association with director Walter Hill. Among the duos memorable titles are Hard Times, starring Charles Bronson The Driver, with Ryan ONeal and Isabelle Adjani the cult classic The Warriors 48 Hrs., teaming Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy, in his feature film debut the rock-and-roll fable Streets of Fire Brewsters Millions, with Richard Pryor and John Candy and Another 48 Hrs., which reunited the stars from the original. Gordon also produced the comedy hit The End, starring Burt Reynolds, and collaborated with him again on the box office smash Hooper. During this period, Gordon also produced the Paul Schrader-penned Rolling Thunder, and the now-cult movie musical Xanadu, starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly. In 1982, he reunited with his old boss Aaron Spelling to create and executive produce the ABC television series Matt Houston. In 1984, Gordon became president and chief operating officer of 20th Century Fox, where he oversaw such successful titles as James Camerons Aliens James L. Brooks Broadcast News Commando, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jewel of the Nile, starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. During his tenure, The Simpsons television series was created by Matt Groening and James L. Brooks, as were series by Stephen Bochco and David E. Kelley. After his stint at Fox, in 1986, Gordon produced the critically acclaimed Lucas, marking the directorial debut of David Seltzer and Jumpin Jack Flash, starring Whoopi Goldberg, which was Penny Marshalls first film as a director. During the 1980s, Gordon also produced for the stage. For Broadway, he produced the 1986 musical Smile, with music by Tony, Grammy and Oscar winner Marvin Hamlisch and book and lyrics by Tony and Oscar winner Howard Ashman. Off-Broadway, Gordon produced the 1982 revival of Joe Ortons Entertaining Mr. Sloane, which won the Drama Desk Award for Best Revival of a Play. For the screen, Gordon produced the 1987 summer action hit Predator, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, and, later, its sequel. In 1988, he produced the mega-blockbuster Die Hard, which introduced Bruce Willis as an action hero and forever changed the action genre. The film went on to spawn three hit sequels, in addition to becoming one of cinemas most successful and imitated franchises. The following year, Gordon produced another seminal hit, Field of Dreams, starring Kevin Costner under the direction of Phil Alden Robinson. The beloved film earned three Oscar nominations, including one for Best Picture, while the title itself and the famous line, If you build it. became part of the cultural lexicon. Gordon subsequently produced Family Business, directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman and Matthew Broderick the comedy hit K-9, starring James Belushi The Rocketeer, directed by Joe Johnston and Lock Up, starring Sylvester Stallone. In 1989, Gordon formed Largo Entertainment with the backing of JVC Entertainment, Inc. of Japan, representing the first major Japanese investment in the entertainment industry. As the companys chairman and chief executive officer, Gordon was responsible for the production of such films as Point Break, starring Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves Unlawful Entry, starring Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta and Madeleine Stowe Used People, starring Shirley MacLaine, Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates, Marcia Gay Harden and Marcello Mastroianni and Timecop, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. Largo also co-financed and handled the foreign distribution of the acclaimed biopic Malcolm X, directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington in the title role. Gordon left Largo in 1994 in favor of a long-term producing deal with Universal Pictures. There, his first production was the controversial Kevin Costner-starrer Waterworld, which grossed 300 million worldwide. Other Lawrence Gordon Productions include The Devils Own, starring Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt the critically acclaimed Boogie Nights, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Heather Graham and Julianne Moore and Mystery Men, starring Ben Stiller. In 2001, Gordon produced two pictures that opened at number one at the box office: the summer hit Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, starring Angelina Jolie, and the acclaimed K-PAX, starring Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges. In summer 2003, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life was released, with Angelina Jolie back as Lara Croft. The next year, Gordon produced the Guillermo del Toros Hellboy, based on the popular Mike Mignola comic book series and starring Ron Perlman and Selma Blair. In summer 2008, he scored an even bigger hit with its sequel, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, reuniting the original cast and filmmakers. Gordons latest production, Watchmen directed by Zack Snyder (300) was released in March of 2009 as one of the highest R-rated openings ever. Gordon is a member of the Board of Directors of the Producers Guild of America (PGA). He served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as well as the Board of the American Film Institute. He is a recipient of the ShoWest Lifetime Achievement Award and the PGAs prestigious David O. Selznick Lifetime Achievement Award. Most impressionable and indelibly remembered as the sensitive, cherubic-faced college student/boyfriend of Liza Minnelli in The Sterile Cuckoo. actor Wendell Burton was born in Texas on July 21, 1947. When Wendell was only five, his father, an Air Force technical sergeant, was killed in a plane crash in Washington state, where the family had relocated. As a result his family returned to Texas in order to be near relatives. While in high school the family moved once again, this time to the San Francisco area. Following graduation, he majored in political science at Somona State College and, after taking some public-speaking classes, joined in a few campus stage productions. By chance, and at the insistence of a friend, he auditioned for and won the title role in the San Francisco production of Youre a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Fully engaged by this early theater success, he continued his education during the run of the show and transferred to San Francisco State where he took classes in acting and directing. Wendell was discovered during the shows run by Sterile Cuckoo director Alan J. Pakula and chosen over hundreds of more experienced film actors to play the coveted role of Jerry Payne opposite Minnellis Pookie Adams in the bittersweet campus romance that became an unqualified hit. Exquisitely paired, he and Minnelli are still identified with the movies touching Oscar-nominated song Come Saturday Morning. In order to avoid a fresh-off-the-bus typecasting, Wendell took on the role of Smitty in the controversial screen adaptation of Fortune and Menx27s Eyes in which he played a naive young inmate who is raped shortly after entering prison, and, by films end, has degenerated into a sexual predator himself. He counterbalanced this with a Hallmark TV adaptation of his Charlie Brown musical. The small screen proved a viable medium for the young rising actor in the early 70s with above-average roles in the well-received mini-movies Murder Once Removed. Go Ask Alice and The Red Badge of Courage. He also played Dick Van Dyke and Hope Lange s son for one episode on the comedy stars new TV series in the 70s. A soul-searcher by nature, Wendell questioned the direction of his life and, after much travel and study, fully immersed himself in the Christian religion in 1978. That same year he married and became the father of a daughter, Haven, who is now an actress in New York, and son, Adam, a San Francisco-based musician. Reminiscent of the perennially boyish and now balding Ron Howard in both mild-mannered looks and open, easy-going temperament, his career began to subside after a time due to the lack of quality acting opportunities offered, the importance of turning down roles he deemed morally objectionable, and ever-growing family responsibilities over the uncertainties of gainful TV/movie employment Wendell eventually taught acting for a time in Hollywood. In 1988, he decided to pursue the business side of television and found work in ad sales, eventually becoming the West Coast Director of Sales for the Family Channel. In 1997 he and his family moved back to his home state of Texas in order to help launch a local independent TV station in Houston. The family eventually settled there. Wendell serves, and has since found great spiritual fulfillment, as Director of Creative Ministries for a Houston church. He oversees drama, dance and videography services for the various ministries and also pastors adult singles. Billy Sly Williams entered the acting profession in his native New York landing his first major role as a guest star on The Cosby Show. He first studied with William Hickey, and Earl Hyman at Uta Hagens HB Studios before joining the New Federal Theater, founded by Woody King, Jr. Williams continued his studies with Ron Stetson, diving into the challenging Sanford Meisner technique. He finished his Meisner studies in Los Angeles under the tutelage of Janet Alhanti. Williams started his career with an efficacious momentum and has had several guest star appearances on hit series such as Family Matters, Charles In Charge, Doogie Howser, M. D., Beverly Hills, 90210, Jag, Martin, NYPD Blue, The Practice, Living Single, Moesha, Walker, Texas Ranger, The Steve Harvey Show, Judging Amy, Wanda at Large, Dollhouse, The Cleaner, and Love That Girl, just to name a few. He also has a long, continuously growing, laundry list of commercial appearances. Williams really enjoys commercials because he relishes the challenge to create a beginning, middle, and end for such a short segment of 15- 30 seconds. Flip on your television and you are bound to see Williams gracing your screen. He made the jump to feature films with a role in Predator 2 and booked several other studio films thereafter. Williams then landed an independent film in India, this was his first time abroad and a very momentous experience. During filming, he met writer, producer, and director Stephen David Brooks. This was Williamss first project with Brooks, but definitely not his last. Brooks introduced Williams to the independent film world and changed Williamss whole outlook on independent filmmaking. Williams valued Brooks stylized way of filmmaking. Soon after, Williams landed the lead role in Brooks multi award winning film Heads N Tailz. Billy was very instrumental in getting Stephen David Brooks feature film debut, Heads N Tailz off the ground. The two valued working together so much that they then went on to produce other projects together. Their most recent project slated to release in 2013 is a short film named Binky, anticipated to be submitted to several film festivals. Williamss presence in the independent filmmaking realm continued to flourish. While touring on the road with Martin Lawrence, Williamss representation urged him to go back to Los Angeles to audition for an up and coming independent writer, producer, and director Paul D. Hannah. Despite Williamss feelings to temporarily leave his obligations, he was convinced to take a small break to go in and meet a completion of a team of people that he would continue to work with. Paul D. Hannah, became another influential person that continues to inspire Williams, in fact, Williams has worked in and on 5 projects with Hannah in the past two years including: The Marriage Chronicles, The Last Letter, The Cheaters Club, My Sisters Wedding, and 4 Play. To date, Williams has been in over 30 feature films. Although Williams ventured to the big screen he has not abandoned the small screen, his most recent appearance is on the hit series Californication. You can also currently see him in a plethora of commercials, television series, feature films, and behind the scenes producing. Billy Sly Williams is very thankful to God for all of his blessings, in his spare time he pays it forward by coaching aspiring and established actors. Academy Award nominated Producer Robbie Brenner is President of Film at The Firm where she oversees all theatrical projects. Prior to The Firm, Brenner was President of Production at Relativity Studios. Among the projects Brenner has overseen for Relativity are director McGs 3 Days to Kill, starring Kevin Costner, and Luc Bessons The Family, starring Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer and Tommy Lee Jones. She also spearheaded the companys acquisitions of Joseph Gordon-Levitts directorial debut, Don Jon, starring Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson as well as the action-adventure Earth to Echo. Brenner also supervised production on director Tarsem Singhs stylish Snow White adaptation Mirror Mirror, starring Julia Roberts, and 3-D epic Immortals, starring Henry Cavill, which grossed more than 225 million worldwide. Other productions include The Fighter, which earned seven Oscar nominations and won two and Lasse Hallstrms hits Dear John, starring Channing Tatum, and Safe Haven, starring Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough. Brenner joined Relativity in 2009 as Executive Vice President of Production, and was integral to the studios acquisition of the Sundance documentary Catfish, which became a cultural sensation. She was promoted to President in 2011. Prior to joining Relativity, Brenner produced Marc Forsters Machine Gun Preacher, starring Gerard Butler. Her additional producer credits include Dallas Buyers Club, starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner Escape Plan, with Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jim Caviezel A Perfect Getaway, starring Timothy Olyphant and Steve Zahn Deception, starring Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor and Michelle Williams and Haven, with Orlando Bloom and Bill Paxton. Previously, Brenner ran the classics division at Davis Entertainment, where she aided in the development of feature remakes of Taps and Romancing the Stone and produced the monster-showdown sequel Alien vs. Predator: Requiem. Between 2005 and 2006 she held the position of Senior Vice President of Production at Twentieth Century Fox, acquiring and developing movies for the studio. Before that, Brenner spent nine years as a production and development executive at Miramax Films, working her way up the ranks to Senior Vice President. After attending NYU Film School, Brenner began her entertainment career at Mickey Rourkes Red Ruby Productions, where she assisted in the production of Bullet, directed by Julien Temple, and the bank-heist comedy-drama Fall Time. Raised in San Francisco, California, Billy DaMota moved to Los Angeles, hoping to find a place as a guitar player in the Southern California music scene. But there were other things that needed attention - like food and rent - and his live music career was put on hold. So in the mid 80s, as a young and eager man - an artist looking for something to save him from a life in the retail business - Billy began his casting career as an assistant on such films as Predator, The Running Man, The Three Amigos and Project X. In the late 80s, he was hired as the casting associate on the gang epic, Colors, directed by Dennis Hopper. Billy became an independent casting director with the film Miracle Mile, starring Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham. He went on to cast Steven Seagals first film, Above the Law, directed by Andrew Davis, the legendary cult classic Chopper Chicks in Zombie Town, casting the then unknown Billy Bob Thornton in his first co-starring role, and even cast the late Mickey Rooney in the last of the Silent Night Deadly Night series. Over the years, Billy has cast actors like Cameron Diaz, Brad Pitt, Faye Dunaway, James Franco, Martin Landau, Karen Black, John Denver and the legendary Tony Curtis. He even co-wrote a screenplay with Dr. Timothy Leary More recent films include Touching Home starring Ed Harris, Mickey Matson and The Pirates Code starring Christopher Lloyd, the the 2014 box office hit, the faith-based God Not Dead starring Kevin Sorbo, Shane Harper and Duck Commander Willie Robertson. He worked with director Alex Proyas as a casting consultant on The Crow as well as the Will Smith hit I, Robot. Billy moved into producing with the award winning Reflections in the Dark, starring Billy Zane and Mimi Rogers. And he recently directed his first film, a touching story about Alzheimers Disease called Posey, starring Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner Sally Kirkland in the title role as well as the outstanding Ray Wise. In the world of Music Videos, Billy has worked with artists such as Tori Amos, The Basement Jaxx, Faith Hill, George Strait, Dave Navarro, Ministry, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley and The Ramones. Billy joined the The Casting Society of America in 1992, has served on their Board of Directors and on numerous committees over the years, and has been nominated four times for Best Casting, twice for Best Casting for an Independent Film and twice for Best Short Film, most recently nominated for the short films, Efrain and Burned. He has worked tirelessly to address the ethical issues involving the notorious casting director payola scheme, where hundreds of casting directors and their staffs - including high profile CSA members - are paid to meet and audition actors. The organization he founded - DoNotPay. org - was created a dozen years ago as a guide to help educate and inform actors about the scam. which continues to this day. Billy is also an accomplished guitarist and songwriter, currently playing and recording with Shelly ONeill and the Big Way. He appears with the Gene Butler Band singing and performing in the film Holyman Undercover, he co-wrote the song Comes on Too Strong which is featured in the film Changing Habits, and has recorded with Hellecaster Will Ray and ex-Mike Bloomfield sideman, the late great Gashouse Dave. He has displayed his paintings and photographs at the world famous Fender Museum, in Corona, California and published his first book, Whispering Lunacies: 100 Love Poems. His second book, An Actor Grovels is due out soon. As Director of Stunt Predators USA SFX based out of Ohio, Richard Fike has been involved in the stunt world since 1986 when he choreographed his first action fight scenes for the NFL Cleveland Browns fantasy video Masters of the Gridiron. Following a successful career within the U. S. Army Special Operations community, which included over 10 years as a civilian with the U. S. Department of Defense, Rick, as his friends call him, focused on teaching martial arts. While holding senior black belt ranks in Karate, Judo and Jujitsu, he teaches his style of martial arts known as Sanchi-Ryu Karate. As a recognized expert in close quarter combat, he also provides advanced close quarter training to At Risk organizations requiring a skill set beyond traditional self-defense. Students and clients attending his seminars include fortune 500 CEOs, law enforcement, Federal agencies and unconventional military organizations. Known in the traditional martial arts world as a high energy seminar instructor, Rick is best known for his unique unconventional fighting/survival seminars. His live environment approach is based around the three elements of: close quarter hand to hand combat, tactical knife fighting and tactical cord fighting all of which he developed, refined and tested among the U. S. Militarys most elite combat forces at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. His real world experiences have been translated into the fantasy world of Hollywood where he is often ask to provide realism and authenticity to many projects that he is involved with. Based upon his extensive military experiences, combined with his involvement with feature films, he is in demand as a Key Note speaker to organizations. While requested to provide traditional motivational talks, he especially enjoys focusing on the importance of small team building which leads to overall mission success. When not on a movie set or speaking at a business convention, he can be found teaching at his dojo, The Madison Combined Martial Arts Association located in Madison, Ohio. Although self-defense is the primary objective in his training, he requires a strong emphasis on character development for his young students particularly the importance of faith, respect, responsibility, discipline and love of country. Rick is an avid Star Wars collector, enjoys shooting, playing drums and spending time with his family. He is very involved in community activities that support worthy causes, and is a devoted Christian family man. Born in January 1977 Andrew Gernhard grew up with a fascination for the British hit science fiction series Doctor Who. The series birthed an interest in creative filmmaking at an early age, and using home video camcorders, he would shoot short films which he wrote, directed, produced, edited and, often, acted in as well. During his college years as a communications student at Southern Connecticut State University, Andrew first met Michael Pleckaitis, a filmmaker who would soon become his partner to form Pioneer Motion Pictures. Together they embarked upon the task of producing a feature length film entitled Trees, a spoof of the Steven Spielberg blockbuster Jaws. Trees achieved home video/DVD distribution and quickly gained a cult following. Eager to continue on their initial success, Andrew and Michael decided to continue the Trees story, but this time as more of a stand-alone plot using some of the same characters. Root of All Evil, with a significantly higher budget, was a full-scale production, complete with a Hollywood experienced crew and known talent in front of the lens. Root of All Evil was released on DVD in 2005. During the spring of 2004, Andrew teamed up with Richard J. Lucas and Bonnie Farley-Lucas to form Synthetic Cinema International and their first production was an action/horror film entitled Hells Beacon, which has now been re-titled Predator Island and is distributed by Lightning Entertainment/Universal Home Entertainment throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Predator Island has achieved a wide international release for both Home Video and television. Synthetic Cinema International specializes in the production, distribution, sales and financing of independent feature films. As a full-service independent production and distribution company, working within an ever-changing domestic and international marketplace, SCI is dedicated to delivering quality film products that are highly marketable. SCI is currently producing creature features and horror films, some current projects include: Blood Descendants, Werewolf the Devils Hound (Lycan, Banshee. and the yeti-action film Sasquatch Assault. Andrew also served as studio manager for Tripeg Studios from 2004-2007 where he supervised the day-to-day operations and marketing, the stages have been utilized by National Geographic Channel, ABC television, Sony HD, Court TV, Viacom, HBO, MSG Networks and many independent and student productions. Steve Alten grew up in Philadelphia, earning his Bachelors in Physical Education at Penn State University, a Masters in Sports Medicine from the University of Delaware, and a Doctorate at Temple University. Steve played and coached basketball at the high school and college levels, and worked informally with legendary coach John Chaney for 4 years. When a business he owned failed, he decided to pen a novel about Carcharodon megalodon, the 70-foot prehistoric great white shark. MEG (Bantam/Double day) would become the book of the 1996 Frankfurt book fair, where it eventually sold to more than twenty countries and became a popular radio series in Japan. Domestically, MEG hit every major best-seller list, including 19 on the New York Times list (7 audio). Steve followed up Meg with The Trench (Kensington/Pinnacle) which also hit best-seller status. His next novel, Domain and its sequel, Resurrection (St. Martins Press) are part of a trilogy about the Mayan Calendars doomsday prophecy that predicts humanity ends on 12/21/12. Domain inspired an upcoming History Channel special and was named as a top selection by the Texas Library Association (TAYSHA). Altens fourth novel, Goliath, is 20,000 Leagues meets 2001, A Space Odyssey as a futuristic nuclear sub is hijacked by victims of oppression, in an attempt to quell world violence. the captors unaware that the subs bio-chemical computer has become cognizant of itself. On the heels of the release of Altens third Meg novel, Primal Waters, Steve optioned Meg to New Line Cinema, which will release the movie in Summer 2007. Jan de Bont (Twister) will direct, producers include Larry Gordon and Lloyd Levin, and CHUD founder Nick Nunziata, who helped pull the deal together. Altens latest novel, The Loch (Tsunami Books) about a marine biologist who is forced to hunt down the legendary Loch Ness Monster, features breaking new science that finally identifies the species. Dramatic Rights are already being packaged by David Foster (The Thing, Collateral Damage, Mask of Zorro) and Shane Salerno (Meg, Alien v Predator, Armageddon). Altens next novel, The Shell Game, deals with deception, the end of oil, the evolving chess game in the Middle East, and the path that leads to WWIII. The book is expected to be released in late 2006. Steve optioned his original screenplay, Stranglehold to TWD Enterprises. The story, about a suicidal detective who must resolve the ghosts of his past in order to survive, will be produced by Scott Rosenfel (Home Alone, Mystic Pizza) and soap and film star Tonja Walker Davidson (Derby Stallion), directed by Billy Moss. Papa John, Altens pilot for a TV Drama series, is about a feisty, driven African American coach, in the twilight of his career, who battles to teach his team how to win in the game of life against the backdrop of a major intercollegiate basketball program. Inspired by Altens experiences with Hall of Famer John Chaney, the series is receiving serious interest. Alten has a huge teen following. When he learned high school teachers were actually using his novels in the classroom, Steve launched Adopt-An-Author, a nationwide non-profit program designed to encourage students to read. Teachers who register for the free program receive posters, free curriculum materials, student-author correspondence, an interactive website, and classroom conference calls/visits with the author. The program has been called, the most successful reading program in secondary schools today. Steve Alten can be reached at Meg82159aol - he personally answers all correspondence. David Neilson was born in Loughborough, Leicestershire on 13th March l949 and attended Garendon Secondary Modern School, leaving when he was l5 years old. He was 20 when he decided to try for drama school, auditioned successfully and did a 3-year drama course at the Central School of Speech and Drama. In 1972 he went into rep in Watford. In his time, he has worked as a gas fitter, plumber, ice cream salesman and barman. Since becoming an actor he had stints as a theatre director, (running the Little Theatre Company in Bristol and directing the premiere of Raymond Briggs When The Wind Blows at the Whitehall Theatre, London), taught drama at RADA Central and Rose Bruford College, and written plays. His Robin Hood-The Truth Behind The Green Tights is published by Samuel French, pre-dates and is funnier than Mel Brookss version which has a similar title. He was interviewed for his current role as Roy Cropper in Coronation Street after having been recommended for it by the writer, Stephen Mallatratt. Marilyn Vance is a successful Costume Designer in the entertainment industry, having costume designed over 60 Feature Films, 5 Television films and a Mini-Series. Vance has an innate talent for communicating her broad creative vision to collaborating with directors, production designers and cinematographers all the while serving the integrity of the film moving the story along. from Contemporary to Period to Fantasy, all with the same eye for style and design to enrich the film and characters. Vance set the trends of the time with her character designed portrayals in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller, Pretty in Pink and Pretty Woman. Vance was the first female to costume design for the action genre, designing 48 hours, Die Hard 1 2, The Untouchables, Predator 1 2, Time Cop, Road House and The Last Boyscout. Being devoted to character and story she achieves an authenticity no matter the genre: from the gripping period dramas Sommersby and The Untouchables to the fantasy world of Mystery Men, Streets Of Fire and The Rocketeer to the adventure films Romancing The Stone and The Getaway to name a few. All designed with vision to create consistently believable characters. Marilyn Vances career has garnered her an Academy Award nomination for The Untouchables, BAFTA nominations for The Untouchables and Pretty Woman. In addition she was nominated for the Saturn Award for Mystery Men and won the Saturn Award for The Rocketeer. She was nominated for a Costume Designers Guild award for the mini series Bonnie and Clyde and was on the cover of the Costume Designers Emmy issue magazine with a two page spread of Bonnie and Clyde being it was a first time two night event for THE History Channel, AE and Lifetime simultaneously. In 2009 The Costume Designers Guild honored Vance with the Career Achievement Award at their yearly event sponsored by Lacoste and Swarovski. A collage reel of some of the films she costume designed was edited for the event. In 2012 Vance was asked by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London to participate in an exhibition to be mounted and travel for four years around the world exhibiting Characters through Costume in Film from 1912 to 2012. The films chosen to represent Pop Culture and considered Iconic for character are Die Hard, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller, The Untouchables and Pretty Woman. In 2015 an exhibit mounted by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences along with The Victoria Albert Museum, London and curated by Deborah Nadoolman Landis an Academy Award nominee for costume design launched the exhibit held in the soon to be Academy Museum for a limited time. The Hollywood Costume exhibit celebrated and examined costume design as an essential tool of cinematic storytelling. The Pretty Woman Red Gown and the very distressed Die Hard Undershirt and Pants were displayed in this unique setting along with 100 other iconic costumes from the 1900s to present day. At this time the Die Hard costume is in the permanent collection at the Smithsonian. For Vance, total involvement and a collaborative spirit are key. As a costume designer she found she had influence over the look and feel of a film, producing was a natural segue. Not one to limit her creative reach, she channeled her energies into producing as well as costume designing the studio films Time Cop, Judgment Night and The Getaway. The Independent films that Vance shepherded from script to screen and produced are Embrace of the Vampire, The Legend of Gator Face and Digging to China. Vance developed the concept, designed and was an executive producer on the television series Pacific Blue. She also designed and produced the television series Unknown Sender. For theater she designed the play In Heat and painted the scenic backdrop for the play along with another designer/painter. The play was reviewed in the LA Times as being OZ like. In 2016 Vance costumed designed Betraying the Lion a play (filmed) set in the16th century Venice Ghetto with 25 actors having significant parts. The play was staged at The Museum of Tolerance. Born to an Air-Force family in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Crash spent his early childhood in the vagabond style of military life. Most of his early training began from observing nature, where he gained a deep appreciation for the natural order of things. He seemed to have developed an understanding of light and shade and how objects related to one another. Along with his observations of present nature, he was also intrigued with visions of what once was, namely prehistoric wildlife. He delved into the study of Paleontology and soon found the marriage between factual science and the powers of the imagination to be the perfect testing ground for creating what was once only a world of fantasy. Crash made the proclamation that, when he grew up, he was going to do dinosaurs. Crash received a scholarship to the Art Center College of Design, in Pasadena, graduating with a BFA in illustration in 1988. That same year he met Stan Winston - consequently establishing a working relationship that would last for 12 years. Crashs first design challenge was Predator II, directed by Stephen Hopkins. He soon found himself immersed in the work that he could before only admire as a fan. Soon after, he collaborated with Tim Burton for Edward Scissorhands. Burton was indeed a hero of Crashs, and as such, Crash reveled in the collaboration. Incorporating the facial features of actor Johnny Depp, Crash translated Burtons concepts into three different illustrations, one of which was selected as the final look for the character. Immediately following was James Camerons epic science fiction sequel Terminator 2. With Camerons background in art direction, Crash was challenged to satisfy the eye of a brilliant artist as well as director. Cameron had Crash designing for what came to be a 205 million box office sensation. Working once again with Tim Burton, Crash was asked to design the Penguin makeup Danny DeVito would wear in Batman Returns. The result was an unforgettable character that redefined the villainous role portrayed in the comic books and distanced itself, through originality, from the television series of the 60s and 70s. Outselling the highest expectations with an overall box office success of 163 million. This design also attained a makeup Academy nomination for best make-up in a film. The following year, Jurassic Park finally gave Crash the opportunity to work with whom he considers to be one of the greatest minds in filmmaking, Steven Spielberg, while also fulfilling his childhood prophecy - he was about to do dinosaurs - and do them in an entirely unprecedented fashion. A whole new vision of dinosaurs, a whole new take on a kind of movie that had been done a million times before - essentially, breaking the mold. With new science and new ideas about what dinosaurs really were, the film depicted dinosaurs that were very active, warm-blooded and even intelligent. Because the project was cloaked in secrecy in its early stages, Crash worked in solitude on his concepts and rendered dinosaurs for an entire year. Once the film went into actual production, Crash served as an on-set puppeteer, breathing life into the prehistoric characters through radio-and cable-controlled performances, as well as performing as the Raptor he designed, donning the full size Raptor suit himself. On the heels of the phenomenal box-office success of Jurassic Parks 357 million, Crash went back to the drawing board to design make-ups for Interview With the Vampire. The responsibility on this project was to satisfy the fans of the book without necessarily creating the ultimate vampire. Casting indecisions delayed the process and warranted multiple designs for the lead character, Lestat. Once Tom Cruise was finally cast, Crash helped to design a makeup that was both subtle and as faithful as possible to author Anne Rices descriptions. From the subtlety of the vampire make-ups, Crash moved to the comic book fantasy realm with Tank Girl, a film populated with characters that were half-human, half-kangaroo. Mutations of man and beast were also the basis for the 1996 remake of The Island of Dr. Moreau, which featured a variety of his characters. The Relic, directed by Peter Hyams, challenged Crash to design a beast composed of features derived from several different animal types. He opted to stress the physical prowess of the multi-phylum beast ultimately illustrating another original character, which found its way into cult status. In the summer of 1995 he was once again given the opportunity to focus his talents on the prehistoric era. Jurassic Park: The Lost World allowed Crash to further populate his cast of dinosaur creations for Steven Spielbergs epic series. In fact, Crash helped to redefine dinosaurs. Jurassic Parks two films have grossed more than 1.6 Billion worldwide. The theme park ride is one of the most successful attractions in Universal Studios, Florida and Hollywood. The home videos flew off the shelves to the tune of 454 million. Merchandise sales including toys, clothing, video games, and books reached an approximate 1.5 billion. For the 1998 high-concept Dreamworks project Small Soldiers, Crash designed and art directed a team of illustrators creating the Commando Elite and Gorgonites, toy action figures implanted with high-tech military computer chips that allow them to take on a life of their own. This was a film that was meant to drive toy sales. In fact it did just that. Hasbro was brought in to facilitate manufacturing and distribution of the line, as it took on a life of its own, out grossing the box office revenues by twice the amount. The toy concepts alone reached 150 million in sales. After a decade of designing some of the greatest iconic film characters in movie making history, Crashs notoriety began to escalate, driving him into a category he could only dream of as a young boy, being referred to as one of the top five in his profession. Crash went on to create a multitude of characters for the major studios biggest releases, working non-stop for a two year period with films such as Disneys Inspector Gadget, Dreamworks Galaxy Quest, Universals End of Days, where he was reunited with director Peter Hyams, and Dreamworks What Lies Beneath the Hitchcockian murder mystery directed by Robert Zemeckis. After having mastered the ability to create artwork that captured the essence of storytelling, it was natural that Crash would develop a desire to tell stories in a literal sense, and thus began studying the art of writing in 1998 while continuing to build his repertoire of character designs. The opportunity presented itself in 1999 with the HBO. Creature Features series whereby Crash sold the first two stories he humbly pitched and then wrote. The first, Earth vs. The Spider went into production in early 2001, set to air at the end of the year, and is due to be distributed internationally through Columbia Tri-Star. Just as the door had opened and the foray into writing began for Crash, the work that had attached him the Horror, Sci-fi, and Fantasy genre knocked once again with a third installment of Jurassic Park, helmed by Joe Johnston, a director Crash holds in high esteem. He jumped back to his drawing board and began designing. Steve Spielbergs A. I. Artificial Intelligence was Crashs next endeavor. Not since Jurassic Park had Crashs designs, been so closely guarded. It too received an academy award nomination for best visual effects in a film. Through his new company Calypso Productions Inc. Crash has continued to create. His latest include the characters for Sound of Thunder, which once again teamed his with Peter Hyams, Larry Kasdans Dreamcatcher, Ang Lees Hulk, Disneys Pirates of the Caribbean, Hensons Time Dogs, Anschultz Entertainments Lion Witch and The Wardrobe, and Steven Sommers Van Helsing, Gale Anne Hurds/Emmet Furla Films Abominable Snowman, Steven Kings/Sonys Kingdom Hospital, and Universals Submariner. Crash is a member of the Screen Actors Guild. His work has been featured in Cinefex magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, Daily Variety, Barbara Walters Most Fascinating People, In Hollywood, Extra Entertainment tonight, Movie Magic, Jurassic Park DVD, The Making of Jurassic Park, The Making of Terminator 2, Make-up Magazine, Fangoria Magazine, the Museum of Natural History, the Museum of the Moving Image as well as many other periodicals and newspapers worldwide. Hal Rayle is an Emmy Nominated voice actor living in Burbank, California and part of the Hollywood Voice Over Community. Best known for his roles in G. I. Joe, The Transformers, TeenAge Mutant Ninja Turtles, Back To The Future, the Pink Panther and recreating the voice of the Predator in Predator2. Rayle is married to actress Maggie Roswell and they have 1 daughter. After having recently played the lead role as Sied in the internet fan film Predator: Dark Ages to great reviews, Amed is rising to become a unique British Middle-Eastern actor. With over fifteen years of martial arts training it became evident that the film industry is lacking in his typecast and unique skill set. Working in independent films gave him the opportunity to work with top action stars Scott Adkins (Green Street 3: Never Back Down), Jean-Claude Van Damme (U. F.O.) and mentored by Joey Ansah (Bourne Ultimatum, Street Fighter: Assassins Fist) in fight action choreography. For Amed this wasnt enough though, he wanted to be taken more seriously as a dramatic actor rather than limiting himself to the action genre and has since trained in RADA and in various other techniques to strengthen his foundations. He has more recently appeared in Street Fighter: Resurrection TV mini series and award winning short film Chameleon along side renowned actor Togo Igawa. Glen Chin was born on January 27, 1948 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is known for his work on 50 First Dates (2004), Natural Born Killers (1994) and The Art of War (2000). Glen was a wonderfully accomplished Bass Violin virtuoso while living in Stockton, California. He was gifted in that profession with the Stockton Symphony and very well respected in his craft. He attended Grover Cleveland Grammar School, Stockton Junior High School, and Amos Alonso Stagg High School predating his entry into the movie industry. Elizabeth Green (aka Betty Green) was an American sideshow performer who was presented to audiences as The Human Stork during the early 1900s. Elizabeth was actually the first Koo Koo the Bird Girl (predating Minnie Woolsey), and toured with Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus in the 1920s and 30s. Her background is very obscure, but its generally accepted that a genetic condition was responsible for her unusual features, and she was described in a newspaper article as a cross between a crane and a shaved dachshund. She also may have suffered from mild retardation, although she had no other known medical problem. Anton La Vey, who had worked in the circus with several oddities and later founded the Church of Satan, claimed that Betty Green was not a freak at all and had entered the profitable profession of circus life by exaggerating her worst features, deliberately sucking in her cheeks and bulging her eyes out. Some claim that Green, being one of the less weird-looking attractions, was used at the entrance of the oddities sideshow in order to catch the attention of passerbys. Evidently, she had a sense of humor about her condition, because her comedy act involved dancing like a bird in a feathered bodysuit, large bird feet and a gigantic feather in her cap. She was a first-rate comedienne, but she also had a rare aptitude for business she owned five large apartment houses in the Boston area, and managed them herself when she wasnt touring with the circus. Her agent said of her, She may be koo koo enough to be able to make people laugh, but shes not koo koo when it comes to signing contracts. Betty was an avid movie fan, and had autographs of almost every well-known star in the picture business, securing them when Hollywood stars would come to see her sideshow act. Her only film credit is Tod Brownings Freaks (1932), and its claimed that Green only signed the contract to appear in Freaks so that she could might be able to get the autograph of her favorite actor, Ronald Coleman (and she was especially eager to leave immediately for Hollywood because she heard of Colemans impending divorce). She appears in several different scenes in the film, including a conversation with the Armless Girl Frances OConnor while seated at a table eating dinner. At the time she obtained the role in Freaks, Minnie Woolsey had already received billing as Koo Koo the Bird Girl. What Betty thought about this situation is unknown, but after the film was completed, she returned to the sideshow and continued her role as Koo Koo. Its unfortunate that Minnie, because she was featured in the table dance scene rather than Elizabeth, should be commonly associated with the Bird Girl. No information is known about the date or cause of Elizabeth Greens death. Over the last twenty years, Scott Christian Savas work has brought some of the worlds most beloved characters to life in film, television, comics, and games. From Casper the Friendly Ghost to the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers to Star Trek and Spider-Man. Scotts unique talents and vision have been called upon by Disney, Universal Studios, Nickelodeon, and more. Even before graduating from the Academy of Art in San Francisco, Scott was hand picked to become one of a handful of elite artists founding Sega of America in the early 90s. Before his 25th birthday, Scott was designing arcade games for Atari during the day, and illustrating Star Trek comics by night. In 1995, Scott became one of the youngest artists ever to be inducted into the prestigious New York Society of Illustrators. Shortly after, he worked on his first feature film (Casper the Friendly Ghost). In 2000, Scotts animation was in such demand that he formed Blue Dream Studios, pioneering the concept of Virtual Studios where artists from all over the world would contribute through the internet. Star Wars, X-Files, Aliens vs. Predator, Spider-Man, and so many more franchises became a part of this emerging studio within the first few years. But even bigger things were developing for Scott. in the form of publishing. By 2002, Blue Dream Studios began publishing its own content. Hyperactive, Pet Robots, My Grandparents are Secret Agents, and almost a dozen other books became instant critical and financial successes world wide. In 2006, Disney purchased the rights to produce Pet Robots as a feature film. Since then, 4 other studios have done the same and several more are in development. That same year, Scott began putting one of his projects, The Dreamland Chronicles, online for the world to read. A single page of the story every day would appear on the website. Now, over 29 Million readers have come to the site and over 500,000 hits a day are generated. Scotts first movie, Animal Crackers, is now in full production and hes living the dream in his hometown of Franklin, TN. Christine was born in London, England and raised near Pinewood Studios in the village of Farnham Common. Her father was an Architect, Writer, Surveyor and Editor of the Estates Gazette. Her mother was the well-renowned Chief Make-up Artist Connie (Constance) Reeve who, Chiefed the original Moulin Rouge and Beat the Devil for John Huston and The Tales of Hoffmann for Micky Powell of the Powell/Pressberger Archers team. Her uncles Harold and Gerald Fletcher were also make-up artists. Harold trained Connie, who in the early 50s was the first woman to be trained at Shepperton Studios. Christines Aunt, (Connies elder sister) Eileen was also a make-up artist, but more notably Eileen was a painter who exhibited at the Royal Academy of Art. Christine was educated privately at Dair House, Farnham Royal, Brigitine Convent, Windsor and St. Helens and St. Katherines, Abingdon, after such refined private establishments, upon her parents divorce Christine went to a couple of very forgettable, rough state schools at which she endured some bullying for being well-spoken and POSH, so to fit in and to her mothers horror she quickly learned to affect an Oxfordshire twang and not wear black patent leather shoes Gleefully leaving after half-hearted A levels in an uninspiring environment, Christine went to a private secretarial college in Cheltenham where she also took Bel Canto singing lessons. Shorthand was a huge mystery for a whole term but to her surprise Christine was nominated at Graduation from the year-long course for a Student of the Year Award in recognition of her perseverance and final grades. After her first and only interview Christine joined Oxford University Press as a secretary in the Educational Books Department and after a short while this included working for the legendary, bemusing and off-beat Chief Editor Ron Heapy of the Childrens Books Department. The job was interesting enough, but at OUP unless you had a degree you were going nowhere. One day, the palms of her hands itched and switched on and she knew she had to leave an office world of key clacking and paper shuffling and go to work in film as a make-up artist or possibly Continuity Supervisor. Connie had taken Christine to many sets as a child and in 1963 Christine was cast as Baby Walker in the TV series Swallows and Amazons while Connie Chiefed the make-up - the role offered great childcare. Hardly surprising then that after visits to many sets including Cromwell, Space 1999, The Slipper and the Rose, The Bitch (which included a chat with the Continuity Supervisor Ceri Evans about a career in Continuity), a spell as an extra on Barry Lyndon and in 1981 a visit to the set of Clash of the Titans and Ray Harryhausens work shop, that Christine was drawn into the film industry, specifically and ultimately into make-up because it was the artistry of make-up that interested and excited her. Her first work was a daily make-up artist doing body make-up on the 1981 version of Clash of the Titans, and after other daily work was contracted as Make-up Assistant onto The Draughtsmans Contract to work with Lois Burwell (with whom she is still in touch). Christine then got a job on Return of the Jedi where the legendary Stuart and Graham Freeborn trained her in some of their skills and talents. She also did dailies on Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom on which she was also trained by Tom Smith (Gandhi) and other members of the team. When offered 2 jobs at the same time one on Greystoke with Rick Baker to build gorillas or to go onto Never Say Never Again she chose to go with the job that offered working with actors rather than creature building. On Never Say Never Again she looked after Klaus Maria Brandauer and did Kim Bassingers body make-up. She Chiefed her first film Party Party at the age of 22 for Terry Winsor. This film kick-started a lot of young talent. Later Christine worked as make-up assistant with Make-up Chiefs Peter Frampton and Paul Engelen two make-up legends from whom she learned a lot. In 1985 when 2 Chiefs had been fired off Full Metal Jacket, Christine got a call to go work on the picture for a couple of days as the remaining assistant Jenny Boost was struggling on her own. After 2 days Stanley asked if Christine would do a bullet hit test and upon seeing her test he asked her to stay which she did in a Co-Chief situation doing Matthew Modines make-up as well as other cast. Christine has often said that working with Kubrick, the level of concentration and discipline on the set was the most enjoyable experience of her career. When Christine went to say goodbye to Stanley at the end of the contract, he said You did a great job. Other features followed, and her first BAFTA nomination in 1989 but seeing that so many make-up artists (who were also trained in hair), were being let go from the BBC and other major TV studios, Christine realized she needed to learn hair in the long term. Perhaps this was a calculated backwards step, because Christine had excelled only in make-up previously, but it offered her the potential of being able to design the whole head. This in turn would enable the understanding and practical skills needed have a say in join-up in the areas that can often look separated, specifically sideburns in various periods and the balancing of wigs with complexions and brows. Sometimes these and can go awry when Hair and Make-up dont communicate or work closely together. Doing hair also began Christines passion for naturalistic and convincing hairlines on wigs - especially the challenge she set herself for The Falling for which she designed a huge beehive for Maxine Peake, which was achieved with a wig taking the hair straight back off the lace practically all the way around the hairline without any sign of lace, glue or edge anywhere, even on some very big close ups. Christine has also been very successful in special and casualty effects and has been hired to do work to be shot in macro and to design the Zombie make-up for the BAFTA Award Winning series The Fades, which she was asked to do without prosthetics to save time on the shooting day. Christine was nominated for an RTS (Royal Television Society) Award for her work on The Fades. In the early 1990s she invented a very realistic way of doing wounds on black skin, which she ruefully observes a number of recent big pictures could have used - but still - her secret method is still not out and on screen Perhaps one day soon shell get the chance to put it on the big screen. She also has a passion for and is widely acknowledged as being excellent at doing facial hair, laid on hair and did the first fully wrapped Sikh beard on British TV. She was also the Designer behind the 2005 TV series Casanova which broke the trend of being a slave to the period having outrageous fun and a fashion twist with it - this predated the Kirsten Dunst 2006 Marie Antoinette by a year. Christine is passionate about film and loves being part of a harmonious, dedicated, creative team. She has 3 BAFTA nominations. Outside of make-up Christine has helped one very successful actor on his way by recommending him for a role which he won and which set him off on his stellar career. She also helped find the last tranche of finance for an Independent Feature but sadly did not cut herself in contractually and as a result of trusting to the honorable nature of the Producer concerned lost her finders fee - lesson learned She subsequently studied at The National Film School attending the short course How to Produce a Low Budget Feature in order to better understand the Production process. She is also a full voting BAFTA member and can often be seen there enjoying screenings, events and the company of friends. 1-50 of 165 names. Dentro de dos das ms de 200 libros de ms de 175 autores espaoles se liberarn en distintas ciudades. Estis preparados Por si an tenis alguna duda vamos a hacer un resumen con las pautas y con las recomendaciones para que la experiencia este prximo sbado 18 de abril sea lo ms positiva posible. 8211 Autores: No te olvides usar leoautoresespaoles y etiquetarnos tanto Facebook como en Twitter cuando vayas a dar pistas para que los cazadores lo tengan ms fcil para localizar la pista. Si, adems, indicas la ciudad ya sera perfecto. Si llueve en tu ciudad ese da procura ponerlo en un sitio donde no se dae mucho. Si lo vas a empaquetar cuidado en la zona donde lo dejas (no recomendamos que lo dejes en una estacin de tren, por ejemplo, si lo cubres). Firma el libro y no te olvides de poner el hashtag . Adems, puedes imprimir la siguiente tarjeta para acompaar tu libro. 8211 Lectores: No te olvides de mirar las que van dejando los participantes en tu ciudad que liberan libros. Si adems de ir a la caza vais a soltar un libro no olvides tampoco de dar pistas, de la misma manera que hemos indicado en el apartado anterior. Tambin puedes imprimir la siguiente tarjeta para acompaar tu libro. 8211 Libreras: si has creado un escaparate con libros de autores espaoles o has preparado una mesa especial ponemos a tu disposicin este archivo pdf en A4 para que lo puedas poner. Lo puedes descargar aqu . Y a todos, crearemos una galera en las redes sociales con vuestras fotos, no dudis en envirnosla a nuestro correo electrnico. Nos leemos en las redes sociales y nuestros caminos se cruzarn el sbado
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