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Johnny Depp
Film & TV · United States
John Christopher Depp II (English: John Christopher Depp II, June 9, 1963 -), commonly known as Johnny Depp (Johnny Depp), is an American actor, film producer and musician. He has won the Golden Globe Award and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor. His earliest famous work was the 1980s TV series "Dragon Tiger Boys", and he became one of the idols of young people. Later, Depp's popularity increased greatly. He played a supporting role in the movie "The Khmer Goes Forward" (1986), and then starred in "Edward Scissorhands" (1990), "Sleepy Hollow" (1999), and "The Lost Ship" (1999). 2003) and its series sequels, "The Chocolat Factory" (2005), "Old Adventures" (2010), "Strike" (2011) and "The Crimes of Grindelwald" (2018) and other films. He has collaborated on eight films with Tim Burton, a collaborator and friend, and has also appeared in many films with Helena Bonham Carter. Depp is considered one of the greatest movie stars in the world. The series of films in which he starred in "The Legend of the Devil" are his most successful commercial films; in addition, films such as "Chocolate Adventure Factory" and "Dream of Evil" also have high box office numbers. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Actor. Depp won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in The Barber (2007), and went on to win the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor for The Lost Boys. Depp's performance in American movies has earned him the status of a sex symbol, and he was named the "Sexiest Man Alive" twice by People magazine in 2003 and 2009. He has been listed in the 2012 Guinness Book of World Records as the highest paid actor ($95 million). In 2016, then-spouse Amber Heard filed for divorce and accused Johnny of domestic violence, which caused Johnny Depp to lose his film and television work and his image was severely damaged. In 2019, Johnny filed a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber. The following year, Amber also countersued Johnny. In 2022 The court trial began in April of that year. During the litigation, public opinion began to sympathize with Johnny after the private affairs of both parties were revealed one after another. On June 1 of the same year, the Virginia State Court jury issued a verdict. All seven points in Johnny's lawsuit were established, and only one of the three points in Amber's lawsuit was successful.
J Ji Yafu Film & TV · Republic of ChinaJi Yafu (1949-), Gaojia opera actor, Gong Chouxing, China's national first-class actor, representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage Gaojia opera project.
J Ji Zihan Film & TV · People's Republic of ChinaJi Zihan (October 9, 2007 -), a mainland Chinese actress, was born in Beijing, nicknamed Wenwen, and was a child star.
Viola Davis
Film & TV · United States
Viola davis is an american actress. She was selected as one of Time Magazine's Top 100 People of Our Time in 2012 and 2017 respectively. In 2017, she was officially named on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She is also the first African-American actor to win a Grand Slam of acting awards, and will achieve a showbiz Grand Slam in 2023.
Vittorio Gassmann
Film & TV · Italy
Vittorio Gassman (Italian: Vittorio Gassman, September 1, 1922 - June 29, 2000) was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter, and television host active in theater, film, and television. Gassman's nickname "il Mattatore" was taken from the television show of the same name he hosted in 1959. Gassman's acting career spanned more than fifty years; he first acted in theaters in Milan and later in films, appearing in some 130 films and directing four. Gasman is considered one of the best and most representative actors in Italy. He has iconic dramatic manners and pronunciation characteristics, as well as the ultimate pursuit of professionalism. He is also versatile and full of personal charm. Gassman is considered the greatest actor in Italian comedy films, along with Alberto Sordi, Nino Manfredi, Ugo Toniazzi, and Marcello Mastroianni. Gassman has won 7 Italian Film Awards (David Awards) for Best Actor, and is the actor who has won the most awards. In 1975, he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival for "Scent of a Woman". In 1996, he won the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival.
Viggo Mortensen
Film & TV · United States
Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. (English: Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr., Danish: [viɡ̊o ˈmɒːdnsn], October 20, 1958 -), American actor, writer, director, musician, photographer, poet, painter and producer. In 2003, he won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Motion Picture for the film "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"; in 2007, he won the Golden Globe Award, Academy Award nomination, and British Independent Film Award for Best Actor for the film "The Dark Side". In 2017 and 2019, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor again for "Captain Fantastic" and "Green Book" respectively. In addition to his film career, Mortensen is also a musician and artist. In 2002, he founded Perceval Press, a publishing company that publishes works by lesser-known artists and writers.
Luo Yunxi
Film & TV · People's Republic of China
Luo Yunxi (July 28, 1988 -), whose real name is Luo Yi, is an actor and singer from Mainland China. Graduated from the Dance School of Shanghai Theater Academy, he debuted as a member of the idol boy group JBOY3 in 2010. In 2015, he rose to prominence by playing the role of the young man "He Yichen" in the hit idol drama "Why Shengxiaomo" and became well-known to the audience. In 2017, he starred in the medical urban drama "Pediatrician" which was broadcast on Shandong Satellite TV. In 2018, she played the role of the night god "Run Yu" in the costume fairy tale "Sweet Honey as Ashes as Frost" to expand her popularity. In the 2023 costume fairy tale "Chang Yue Jin Ming", one person plays the three roles of "Tantai Jin", "Ming Ye" and "Cang Jiu Min". In 2025, he starred in the costume fantasy drama "Water Dragon Song" and starred in the role of "Tang Lizi". The drama ranked first in the number of TV dramas played on Mango TV in 2025. In the same year, he won the Outstanding Actor of the Year award at the "Weibo Vision Conference". In 2026, he was invited to attend Singapore's "Red Star Awards" and became the first guest from mainland China to perform and award awards.
Robert De Niro
Film & TV · United States
Robert Anthony De Niro ( də NEER-roh; Italian: [de ˈniːro]; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor and producer. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors of his generation, he has received various accolades, including two Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for eight BAFTA Awards and four Emmy Awards. He was honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2003, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2009, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2011, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2019, and the Honorary Palme d'Or in 2025. De Niro studied acting at HB Studio, Stella Adler Conservatory, and Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Vito Co
Robert Duvall
Film & TV · United States
Robert Selden Duvall (English: Robert Selden Duvall, January 5, 1931 - February 15, 2026) was a native of San Diego, California, United States. He was a famous American acting actor from the 1970s to the 2000s. In 1983, he won the Oscar for Best Actor for "Just Mercy".
Robert Zemeckis
Film & TV · United States
Robert Lee Zemeckis (English: Robert Lee Zemeckis, born May 14, 1952), American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He became famous for his work in the 1985 science fiction film "Back to the Future" and the 1988 live-action animated film "Watchmen". He won the Academy Award for Best Director for 1994's "Forrest Gump."
Robert Redford
Film & TV · United States
Charles Robert Redford, Jr. (August 18, 1936 - September 16, 2025) was an American Oscar-winning actor, director, producer and businessman. He is the founder of the Sundance Film Festival. On August 6, 2018, Lieutenant announced that he would retire and end his career as an actor after completing his last film, The Old Man and the Gun.
Rock Hudson
Film & TV · United States
Rock Hudson (English: Rock Hudson, November 17, 1925 - October 2, 1985) was an American film and television actor born in Illinois. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for "Giant". In 1954, he became famous for his performance in "Magnificent Obsession" with Jane Wyman. Other film works include "Pillow Talk", "Rebuilding the Old Relationship", "Don't Send Me Flowers", etc. In 1985, he died of AIDS, becoming the first celebrity to die from AIDS-related complications.
Roland
Film & TV · British Hong Kong
Helena Law Lan, MH, JP (English: Helena Law Lan, November 13, 1934 -), known as "Sister Luo Lan", whose real name is Lu Yanying, is a Hong Kong actress and program host. She was awarded the "Best Actress" award at the 19th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2000 for the movie "Breaking Detective". She is also the 112th participant in the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars Star Palm Recognition Program and was a contract artist for TVB. His godson is producer Xiao Jiankeng.
Robin Williams
Film & TV · United States
Robin McLaurin Williams (English: Robin McLaurin Williams, July 21, 1951 - August 11, 2014) was an American actor, voice actor, producer and singer. He has won the Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Golden Globe Award, Emmy Award, Grammy Award and other awards. Robin Williams has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1997 for the movie "Good Will Hunting." In addition, Robin has won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy three times. On August 11, 2014, he hanged himself in his apartment in California at the age of 63.
Robbie Coltrane
Film & TV · U.K.
Robbie Coltrane, OBE (English: Robbie Coltrane, March 30, 1950 - October 14, 2022), whose real name is Anthony Robert McMillan, is a Scottish actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter films from 2001 to 2011, and as Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky in the James Bond films GoldenEye (1995) and James Bond (1999). In 1990, Coltrane won the Peter Sellers Comedy Award. For his contribution to drama, he was awarded an OBE in the 2006 New Year Honors by Queen Elizabeth II. In 2011, at the British Academy of Scotland Awards, Coltrane received the Outstanding Contribution to Film/Television Award for his contribution to film. On October 14, 2022, Coltrane died of organ failure in a hospital in Larbert, Scotland at the age of 72.
R Rowen Film & TV · Republic of ChinaRoman Tam (English: Roman Tam, February 12, 1945 - October 18, 2002), known as "Luo Ji", formerly known as Tan Baixian, is a Hong Kong male singer and a native of Baise County, Guangxi. He grew up in Guangzhou and later moved to Hong Kong. He is regarded as a pioneer of Cantonese pop music and was awarded the Golden Needle Award, the highest honor in the Hong Kong music scene, in 1991.
Luo Jin
Film & TV · People's Republic of China
Luo Jin (English: Luo Jin, November 30, 1981 -), born in Yichun, Jiangxi Province, is a Chinese actor. He graduated from the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy in 2006. In 2020, he was named a national second-level actor of China Coal Mine Art Troupe.
Roger Moore
Film & TV · U.K.
Sir Roger George Moore, KBE (English: Sir Roger George Moore, October 14, 1927 – May 23, 2017) was an English actor known for his gentle and funny style. He is also known for playing two fictional British action heroes, Simon Templer in the television show The Saint (1962-1969), and James Bond, Sean Connery's successor in the successful James Bond film series from 1973 to 1985. A UNICEF Ambassador since 1991.
Rowan Atkinson
Film & TV · U.K.
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson CBE (English: Rowan Sebastian Atkinson; January 6, 1955 -), a British comedian, has appeared in local TV series "Blackadder" and "Mr. Bean", and is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people with his "Mr. Bean" image. Known as the greatest comedy master after Chaplin. In 1986, Louvre Atkinson and his partners established Tiger Aspect. In addition to the comedy "Mr. Bean", there are also "Blackadder" and other TV series, movies, documentaries, etc. Tiger Aspect Production now has five shareholders and the company is worth tens of millions of pounds. In the 2013 King's Birthday Honors List, he was awarded the CBE.
Russell Crowe
Film & TV · New Zealand
Russell Ira Crowe (English: Russell Ira Crowe, April 7, 1964 -), New Zealand actor. Born in New Zealand, he spent ten years of his childhood in Australia before moving here permanently at the age of 21. The more famous works include the movies "Ghost Warrior" (2000), "Beautiful Realm" (2001), "American Gangster" (2007), "Les Miserables" (2012) and "Man of Steel" (2013). Won the Academy Award for Best Actor for "Warrior".
Ronald Regan
Film & TV · United States
Ronald Wilson Reagan (English: Ronald Wilson Reagan, February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004), an American Republican politician, served as the 33rd Governor of California (1967-1975) and the 40th President of the United States (1981-1989).Before entering politics,Former sports broadcaster、Lifeguard、newspaper columnist、movie actor。 Reagan grew up in a low-income family in a small town in northern Illinois, United States. He graduated from Eureka College in 1932 and his first job as an adult was as a sports radio announcer. 1937Year,Reagan moves to California,and started his acting career from there。 He was later elected twice as president of the Screen Actors Guild of America. During his term as president, he unabashedly implemented anti-communism, which contributed to the decline in the influence of communism and left-wing ideas on the American entertainment industry. In the 1950s, Reagan transitioned from acting to television, working as a publicist for the industrial company General Electric. In 1964, Reagan delivered the "Moment of Decision" speech for Republican presidential candidate Goldwater. This move won national attention for this political newcomer who had just entered the political arena, and he became the spokesperson of neoconservatism at that time. After winning a certain number of supporters, Reagan was elected governor of California in 1966. During his tenure as governor, Reagan chose to forcibly raise taxes to turn the budget deficit into a profit. However, his actions to raise taxes also aroused dissatisfaction and large-scale protests among people, including students at the University of California, Berkeley. During student demonstrations, Reagan took a tough stance and ordered the National Guard to be stationed on campus and suppress them with force. Reagan defeated then-Democratic President Jimmy Carter in the 1980 election, and the Republican Party also won a majority in the Senate for the first time in 26 years. Reagan was the oldest person to be elected president of the United States at the age of 69 years and 349 days when he first took office. This record remained until 2017, when Donald Trump, a member of the same party, broke it at the age of 70 years and 220 days. Reagan defeated former Vice President Walter Mondale during his 1984 re-election campaign and won the most 525 electoral votes in the history of the U.S. presidential election, accounting for 97.6% of the 538 Electoral College votes; this was also the second-largest vote share in the modern history of the U.S. presidential election, second only to Franklin Roosevelt against Alf Landon in 1936, when Roosevelt won 98.5% of the 531 electoral votes.
Rosie O'Donnell
Film & TV · United States
Rosie O'Donnell (English: Rosie O'Donnell, March 21, 1962 -) is an American actress, author and television host. She is also a magazine editor, blogger, gay rights activist and television producer. O'Donnell began her comedy career as a teenager. In 1996, she began hosting The Rosie O'Donnell Show, which won multiple Emmy Awards.
Royal Amundsen
Film & TV · Norway
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (Norwegian: Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen, July 16, 1872 - June 18, 1928) was a Norwegian polar explorer. He was born in Brony, Norway, on December 16, 1872. He disappeared in the Arctic Ocean on June 18, 1928. From 1911 to 1912, the expedition he led was the first to reach the South Pole. They arrived at the South Pole on December 14, 1911, and the news spread on March 7, 1912. Their expedition arrived a month earlier than that led by Englishman Robert Scott. His expedition was undoubtedly the first to reach Antarctica. He was also the first explorer to cross the Northwest Waterways. In 1928, the "Italia" airship was wrecked in the Arctic. Amundsen disappeared while flying to rescue him. His plane has not been found yet. The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station on the South Pole was named after him and his competitor Scott. A relatively large impact crater at the south pole of the moon was also named Amundsen Crater after him.
R Roy Holland Film & TV · United StatesRoy Horan III (English: Roy Horan III, January 1, 1950 - October 16, 2021), an American kung fu actor, is famous for his participation in the follow-up "Death Tower" after Bruce Lee's posthumous work "Game of Death". After retiring from acting, he taught at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and became obsessed with the study of cognitive neuroscience and meditation. His daughter Lu Jingshan is also an actress.