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P Peak Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Bi Ke (July 21, 1931 - March 23, 2001), Chinese dubbing artist and dubbing director.

M Mizutani Yuko Film & TV · Japan

Mizutani Yuko (Japanese: Mizutani Yuko/In water Yuuko, Romanized: Mizutani Yūko, November 4, 1964 - May 17, 2016), a Japanese female voice actress, actress, singer, and narrator. Born in Kaifu-gun, Aichi Prefecture (later moved to Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture). Height 157cm. Type O blood.

Humphrey Bogart Humphrey Bogart Film & TV · United States

Humphrey DeForest Bogart (English: Humphrey DeForest Bogart, December 25, 1899 - January 14, 1957), born in New York, United States, was an American film actor. Decades after his death, he still retains his legendary status in the world and in the film industry.

J Jiang Ping Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Jiang Ping (September 21, 1961 -), Han nationality, native of Nantong, Jiangsu Province, director of the People's Republic of China, former deputy director of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television of the People's Republic of China, and vice president of China Film Group.

Jiang Ruolin Jiang Ruolin Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Elanne Kong Yeuk-lam (English: Elanne Kong Yeuk-lam, September 30, 1987 -), formerly known as Jiang Ling, formerly known as Jiang Yiqing, is a Hong Kong female singer, actress, model, and writer. Currently an artist and singer under MVP (Moving Pictures).

Jianghua Jianghua Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Kwong Wa (English: Kwong Wa, November 19, 1961 -), whose real name is Chen Muhua, is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He was an artist under Asia Television and TVB (head contract). In 1990, he won the Best New Actor Award at the 9th Hong Kong Film Awards for his role as "King Ka Wo" in "May We Live Forever".

T Tang Huada Film & TV · Republic of China

Tang Huada (August 20, 1920 - November 9, 2011), male, was born in Guannan, Jiangsu Province, and was an actor and director in the People's Republic of China.

Tang Wei Tang Wei Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Tang Wei (October 7, 1979 -), a mainland Chinese actress, graduated from the Directing Department of the Central Academy of Drama and made her TV debut in 2004. In 2007, she became famous for her role as the heroine Wang Jiazhi in the movie "Lust, Caution" directed by Ang Lee, but was subsequently banned by the China State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. In 2008, Tang Wei obtained a Hong Kong ID card through the "Excellent Talents Entry Scheme", transferred to the Hong Kong film industry and made a comeback with "Moonlight Hennessy". Later, Tang Wei was active in China and South Korea, and has appeared in film and television works such as "Beijing Meets Seattle", "The Golden Age", "The Ming Dynasty", and "The Determination to Break Up".

Tom Cruise Tom Cruise Film & TV · United States

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV is an American actor and film producer, and one of the highest-paid actors in the world. He has received many honors, including the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement, three Golden Globe Awards and the Honorary Palme d'Or, as well as three Academy Award and BAFTA nominations. His films have grossed over $4.5 billion in North America and over $12 billion worldwide. Making him the highest-grossing individual star of all time.

Tom Hardy Tom Hardy Film & TV · U.K.

Edward Thomas "Tom" Hardy, CBE (English: Edward Thomas "Tom" Hardy, born September 15, 1977), is a British actor, producer and screenwriter. Famous film works such as "Star Trek X: Star Wars Revelations" (2002), "Rock and Roll" (2008), "Running Bronson" (2008) and "Start Up" (2010); especially his performance in "Start Up" won him the British Academy of Film and Television Arts' Rising Star Award. Then he starred in "The Brave" (2011), "The Spy" (2011), "The Secret Service" (2012), "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012) and "The Caller" (2013). In 2015, Hardy starred as "Crazy" Max Rockansky in the post-apocalyptic action film "Mad Max: Fury Road", and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in "Ghost Hunter" in the same year. His notable television roles include Heathcliff in the BBC miniseries The Virgin Queen (2005), ITV's Roaring Heights (2008) and the TV adaptation of Martina Cole's novel The House (2009). In 2012, he played Bane in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" and played the role of Forest Bondurant in John Hillcoat's crime thriller "Rough Justice." Hardy has also appeared in stage productions in the UK and the US. In 2003, he was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer for his role as Skar'ank in "In Arabia We'd All Be Kings" and won the London Evening Standard Drama Award for his performances in "In Arabia We'd All Be Kings" and "Blood". In 2007, Hardy starred in "The Man of Mode" to critical acclaim, and in 2012 he co-starred in the play "The Long Red Road" directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Tom Selleck Tom Selleck Film & TV · United States

Thomas William Selleck (English: Thomas William Selleck, /ˈsɛlɪk/, January 29, 1945 -) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his role as Thomas Magnum on the television series "Hawaii" (1980-1988). From 2010 to 2024, Schellik starred as New York City Police Commissioner Frank Regan in "Online." Beginning in 2005, he also played Jesse Stone in several television movies based on Rob Pike's novels. In the film industry, Selleck's famous works include "Three Dads and a Baby" (1987) and its sequel "Three Dads and a Girl" (1990), as well as "The King of Thieves" (1984), "Basketball" (1990) and "Mr. Baseball" (1990). Schelick is also a veteran member of the California Army National Guard, a spokesperson for the National Rifle Association, a spokesperson for National Review magazine advertising, and a co-founder of Character Counts!.

Tom Holland Tom Holland Film & TV · U.K.

Thomas Stanley Holland (English: Thomas Stanley Holland, June 1, 1996 -), British actor. He became famous for playing the title role of Billy Elliot in the musical So You Think You Can Dance at the Victoria Palace Theater in London. In 2012, he starred in the movie "The Miracle" describing the South Asian tsunami. In June 2015, Holland was selected to play "Spider-Man" Peter Parker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

T Tang Mengjia Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Tang Mengjia (July 15, 1994-), born in Shanghai, China, is an actress in mainland China. He made his debut as a child actor and participated in movies such as "Crash Landing on You" and "A Dream in the Garden" when he was a child. He attended Shanghai Yichuan Middle School in high school. He starred in the drama "The Devotion of Suspect X" in his sophomore year of high school. In 2012, he entered university to study acting. In 2016, after leaving the screen for many years, she starred as Wushuang Zongji in the TV series "The King is Not Easy". In 2017, she participated in the popular TV series "Hello, Old Time", and her role as Ling Xiangqian attracted a lot of attention from the audience.

Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones Film & TV · United States

Thomas Lee Jones, American Hollywood actor. The most famous works include "The Fugitive" co-starring with Harrison Ford and the "Men in Black" series co-starring with Will Smith. In 2006, "The Three Funerals of Marquis" was released and won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival.

Wang Mingquan Wang Mingquan Film & TV · Republic of China

Wang Mingquan, GBS (English: Elizabeth "Liza" Wang Ming-chun; August 28, 1947 -), known as "Sister", "Sister Liza", "Sister Wang", Hong Kong actress, singer, program host, emcee. His native place is Qingpu, Shanghai. He was born in Chongming County, Jiangsu Province (now part of Shanghai) and grew up in British Hong Kong. Wang Mingquan has won numerous awards since joining the entertainment industry. He has been selected into the top ten stars in the "Overseas Chinese Evening News" Top Ten Stars election 17 times, including 15 times as a TV star (1969, 1971, 1973-1982, 1984-1986) and twice as a movie and TV star (1982 and 1983). He is the artist with the most awards in this election. In 2001 and 2005, she won the Best Actress Award at the TVB Star Awards Ceremony. In 2005, she won the Golden Needle Award for the Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards. In 2007, he won the World Outstanding Chinese Award. In 2012, he was awarded TVB's Ten Thousand Glorious Entertainer Awards. She joined Lai's Yingsheng (the predecessor of Lai's TV) in 1966 and switched to Wireless Television (TVB) in 1971. She was the leading actress and leading actress of TVB in the 1970s. She performed in many famous dramas from the 1970s to the 1980s. She was also one of the members of the former female music group Four Golden Flowers in the TVB variety show "Happy Tonight". In terms of politics, she served as a representative of the Guangdong region in the 7th and 8th National People's Congress, a member of the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. She is currently the honorary chairman of the Hong Kong Television Professionals Association and the consultant (permanent president) of the Hong Kong Eight Wo Association. She is also a TVB agent contract female artist, mainly serving as the emcee of large-scale programs.

Warren Beatty Warren Beatty Film & TV · United States

Henry Warren Beatty (English: Henry Warren Beatty, March 30, 1937 -), American actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He has won an Oscar and a Golden Globe. In 2002, the American Film Institute awarded Beatty the Gordon E. Sawyer Award. Beatty received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004, the Golden Globe Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007, and the American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.

Walt Disney Walt Disney Film & TV · United States

Walter Elias "Walt" Disney (/ˈdɪzni/; December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. He was one of the important pioneers of the Golden Age of American animation, introducing many innovative techniques to cartoon production. As a filmmaker, he holds the record for most Academy Awards (22) and nominations (59). He has also received two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award among many other honors. Many of his works have been included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress and have been selected by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest films in film history. Disney was born in Chicago in 1901 and grew up mainly in Missouri. He became interested in painting at an early age. He received art training as a child and started working as a commercial illustration at the age of 18. In the early 1920s, he moved to California and co-founded the Disney Brothers Studio (later developed into the Walt Disney Company) with his brother Roy O. Disney. In 1928, he co-created the character Mickey Mouse with Ub Iwerks, which became his first popular masterpiece; Disney himself also voiced Mickey Mouse in early productions. As the studio grew, he continued to make creative and technical breakthroughs, promoting innovations in synchronized sound, Technicolor, full-length animated filmmaking, and photography. Relevant achievements are reflected in works such as "Snow White" (1937), "Pinocchio" and "Fantasia" (both 1940), "Dumbo" (1941) and "Bambi" (1942), which have a profound impact on the development of animated films. After World War II, he continued to produce animated and live-action films, including "Cinderella" (1950), "Sleeping Beauty" (1959) and "Mary Poppins Returns" (1964), the latter of which won five Academy Awards. In the 1950s, Disney entered the theme park industry and opened Disneyland in Anaheim, California in 1955. To raise funds, he also expanded into television shows such as "Walt Disney's Disneyland" and "The Mickey Mouse Club." In addition, he participated in the planning of the United States National Exhibition (1959 Moscow Exhibition), the 1960 Winter Olympics, and the 1964 New York World's Fair.

S Shen Dianxia Film & TV · Canada

Lydia Sum Tin Ha (English: Lydia Sum Tin Ha; July 21, 1947 - February 19, 2008), nicknamed "Fei Fei", "Fat Sister", and "Pistachio", was a Hong Kong actress, TV host and female singer.

Shen Teng Shen Teng Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Shen Teng (October 23, 1979-), a native of Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, is an actor and director in Mainland China. Shen Teng graduated from the People's Liberation Army Art Academy, and his acting career spans many fields such as dramas, sketches, TV series, movies and variety shows.

S Shen Xiling Film & TV · Republic of China

Shen Xiling (1904-December 17, 1940), formerly known as Shen Xuecheng, male, was a native of Deqing, Zhejiang, a Chinese film director and screenwriter.

S Shen Dawei Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Shen Dawei (August 24, 1984 -), Chinese dubbing actor, dubbing director, and one of the members of Yinxiong Lianmeng. His dubbing works include the animated movie "Dragon Nest: Breaking Dawn", "Dragon Ball Z: The Resurrection of Frieza", the games "Wind Blade", "Gu Jian Qi Tan 3", the animation "Ace Censor", "Chocolate", "Mr. Marvel in China", the "Go Boy" series, etc.

Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille O'Neal Film & TV · United States

Shaquille Rashaun "Shaq" O'Neal (English: Shaquille Rashaun "Shaq" O'Neal, March 6, 1972 -) is an American former NBA professional basketball player and rapper. He currently serves as a commentator on the TV show NBA Insider and one of the shareholders of the Sacramento Kings. His nicknames include "Superman", "The Diesel" and "The Shark". O'Neal is 7 feet 1 inch (216 cm) tall and weighs 325 pounds (147 kg). He has played for six teams in his 19-year career and is generally regarded as one of the greatest long center players in league history. While attending Louisiana State University, O'Neal was selected with the No. 1 pick by the Orlando Magic in the 1992 NBA draft. He quickly became one of the best centers in the league, winning NBA Rookie of the Year in his rookie season and leading the Magic to the 1995 Finals. After four years with the Magic, O'Neal signed with the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent. Won three consecutive championships in 2000, 2001 and 2002. Later, due to the conflicting relationship with Kobe Bryant, O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat in 2004 and won the fourth championship in his career in 2006. Midway through the 2007–08 season, he was traded to the Phoenix Suns. After one season with the Suns, O'Neal was traded again to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2009–10 season. In 2011, O'Neal transferred to the Boston Celtics and announced his retirement at the end of the season. O'Neal has won four NBA championships in his career, and was named NBA MVP in 2000, NBA Finals MVP three times, selected to the NBA All-Star Game 15 times and MVP three times, selected to the NBA First Team eight times, selected to the NBA Second Team four times, selected to the NBA Third Team twice, selected to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team three times, and won the NBA scoring title twice. On April 4, 2016, the NBA officially announced that O'Neal was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame along with Allen Iverson and Yao Ming. In 2017, O'Neal was inducted into the FIBA ​​Basketball Hall of Fame. O'Neal is very capable of dominating the offense in the penalty area. He makes good use of his body to make the ultimate offense and defense. His slam dunks are very shocking.

Shacha Noam Baron Cohen Shacha Noam Baron Cohen Film & TV · U.K.

Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (English: Sacha Noam Baron Cohen, born October 13, 1971) is a British actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for a series of successful and controversial roles in his British Channel 4 TV series Ali G: The Show, including Ali G, Borat and Bruno, who have also been adapted for the big screen. Baron Cohen won many awards for his performance as Borat in "Borat", including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. These controversial characters originally only appeared in "Da Ali G Show", but starting with 2002's "Bad Guys" to "Uncle Gets" and "Bruno Gets Out", Baron Cohen is likely to adapt all the characters in the TV series into movies. After 2011, he starred in "Hugo's Adventures" (2011), "The Cutter" (2012) and "Les Misérables" (2012).

Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan Film & TV · India

Shah Rukh Khan (English: Shah Rukh Khan, pronounced: [ˈʃɑːɦɾʊx xɑːn], November 2, 1965 -) or SRK for short, is an Indian actor, producer, television personality and businessman. He mainly works in Bollywood and is called the "Baadshah of Bollywood" and "King Khan" by the media. He has won numerous awards for his many films, including the Indian National Film Award and the Indian Film Audience Award. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India and the Order of Arts and Letters and the Legion of Honor by the French government. Khan has a huge fan following in Asia and among the Indian diaspora around the world. Several media outlets rank him among the most successful movie stars in the world in terms of audience size and revenue. The themes of many of his films include Indian national identity and connection with diaspora communities, or gender, racial, social and religious differences and grievances. Khan began his career in the late 1980s by starring in various TV series, and made his Bollywood debut in 1992 with "Mad". He was first recognized for his villainous roles in the films The Love Scam and The Fear of Love (both 1993). Khan established his reputation by starring in a series of high-grossing romantic films, including "Across the Sea" (1995), "Wild at Heart" (1997), "Proof of Love" (1998), "True Love" "Love Lasts" (2000), "Sometimes Laughter and Sometimes Tears" (2001), "Our Love Has No Tomorrow" (2003), "Love Without Borders" (2004) and "Love on the Train Station" (2006). Other well-known works include "Bollywood" (2002), "Homeland" (2004), "Go India!" "(2007), "If Love in Bollywood" (2007), "Made in Heaven" (2008), "My Name is Khan" (2010) and "Chennai Express" (2013). After a brief setback and a hiatus from starring, Khan made a comeback in 2023 with the action thrillers "Bollywood" and "The Brave Man", both of which ranked among the best in the box office history of Indian movies; "The Brave Man" also won him the Indian National Film Award for Best Actor. Khan is co-chairman of production company Red Chillies Entertainment and its subsidiaries, as well as an Indian Premier League cricket team