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Louise Rainer
Film & TV · Germany
Luise Rainer (English: Luise Rainer, January 12, 1910 - December 29, 2014) was an American film actress born in Germany and a Jew. In 1936 and 1937, she starred in "Siegfeld" and "The Great Earth" and won the 9th and 10th Academy Awards for Best Actress. She is the first actor to win two Academy Awards for Best Actress, the first actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actress two years in a row, and the longest-lived Oscar-winning actress. Died on December 29, 2014, at the age of 104.
Louis Tan
Film & TV · U.K.
Lewis Singwah Tan (English: Lewis Singwah Tan, February 4, 1987 -) is a British actor, martial artist, stuntman and model who mainly works in the American film and television industry. Well-known performances include Zhou Cheng in the Netflix series "Tekken" (2017), Lu Xin Lee in "Fighter" (2019), as well as Shatterstar in the movies "Deadpool 2" (2018) and Cole Young in "Mortal Kombat" (2021).
L Lu Yang Film & TV · People's Republic of ChinaLu Yang (November 23, 1979 -), male, Han nationality, native of Beijing, film director and screenwriter in Mainland China.
Che Wanwan
Film & TV · People's Republic of China
Stephanie Che Yuen Yuen (English: Stephanie Che Yuen Yuen, December 28, 1973 -), formerly known as Che Yuen Yuen, is a Hong Kong female singer, disc jockey, actress and host. In 2012, she joined the management company of director Johnnie To. She is also an artist of Galaxy Hairun Entertainment Co., Ltd. and a basic contract female artist of TVB.
Wheeren
Film & TV · Republic of Korea
Wheein (Korean: Wheein, Romanized: Whee In, English: Wheein, April 17, 1995 -), whose real name is Jung Wheein (Korean: Jeong Hwi-in, Romanized: Jung Whee In), is a Korean K-POP female singer, idol star and member of the well-known Korean girl group MAMAMOO. The team is positioned as Vocal and Performance. In 2018, he made his solo debut with the single "EASY". In 2019, he released his second single "Goodbye". On April 17, 2020, the personal Instagram account "whee_inthemood" was released. In 2021, he released his first mini album "Redd". In 2022, he will release his second mini album "WHEE". In 2023, he released his first formal album "IN the mood".
Cynthia Nixon
Film & TV · United States
Cynthia Nixon (English: Cynthia Nixon, April 9, 1966 -) is an American actress who has won Tony Awards and Emmy Awards. She is famous for her role as Miranda Hobbes in the famous HBO series "Sex and the City".
Cindy Crawford
Film & TV · United States
Cynthia Ann "Cindy" Crawford (English: Cynthia Ann "Cindy" Crawford, February 20, 1966 -), American supermodel, was a model for Victoria's Secret. Graduated from the Chemistry Department of Northwest University. They have one son and one daughter, including daughter Kaia Gerber, who is also a model. At the beginning of 2016, Sandy Crawford officially ended her 34-year modeling career (entering the industry in 1987). She had made great contributions in the past by shooting advertisements and cover girls. The only thing that was least ideal was her film career.
Dakota Fanning
Film & TV · United States
Hannah Dakota Fanning (English: Hannah Dakota Fanning, February 23, 1994-) is an American actress who debuted as a child star in 2000. Dakota's famous works are "He's Not Stupid, He's My Dad" in 2001, "The World" and "Hide and Seek" in 2005, and "Charlotte's Web" in 2006. Dakota is also one of the youngest nominees for the Screen Actors Guild Award. His sister Elle is also a well-known actress.
Dario Fo
Film & TV · kingdom of italy
Dario Fo (Italian: Dario Fo, Italian pronunciation: [ˈdaːrjo ˈfɔ], March 24, 1926 - October 13, 2016), Italian playwright and theater director, was born in San Giano, Italy. His father was a railway technician. Together with his wife Franca Rame, he devoted himself to using drama, especially the comedy style of professional artists, to cry out for the interests of the lower class people. He was affectionately called the "people's bard" by the general public. He has more than 70 comedy works that are widely circulated, and he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1997. "Because he inherited the spirit of medieval comedians, denouncing authority and upholding the dignity of the oppressed." Dario Fo is a very controversial playwright. Many playwrights, literary critics, neo-Nazis, and Vatican authorities have lambasted him on purely literary grounds.
Mike Myers
Film & TV · Canada
Michael John Myers (commonly known as Mike Myers, May 25, 1963 -) is a British-Scottish-Canadian Emmy Award winner, actor, comedian, playwright, and film producer. He is famous for the stage comedy "Saturday Night Live" and the representative movies "Wayne's World", "Austin Powers" series (Austin Powers) and "Shrek".
Mike Tyson
Film & TV · United States
Hadj Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson (English: Hadj Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson, born on June 30, 1966 in New York City, United States, is a former professional boxer who has won the world heavyweight championship and is considered one of the greatest heavyweight boxers in history. In his early years, he was nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite", and later became known as "the Baddest Man on the Planet". In his heyday, he defeated famous opponents many times with a devastating style and was once one of the most threatening boxers. But his career prospects were derailed by personal problems, lack of training and two incarcerations. While in prison he attempted to resume his career, but failed to win against high-profile opponents. Tyson fought his last match with boxer Kevin McBride on June 11, 2005, but it also ended in failure, so he decided to retire from boxing forever. After retiring, he turned to the entertainment industry and starred in many movies.
Michael J. Fox
Film & TV · United States
Michael Andrew Fox (born June 9, 1961), better known by his stage name Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian-American actor, writer, producer, activist and voice actor. He is represented by the movie "Back to the Future" trilogy and the TV series "Genius" and "Spin City". In 2022, he won the Jane Hersolt Humanitarian Award at the 95th Academy Awards. Since 2000, Fox's work has mainly been providing voice acting for films such as "The Little Mermaid" and "Atlantis: The Lost Empire." He has also made guest appearances on television series such as Boston Legal, The Good Wife, Anatomy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and The Wire. In addition, he has published three books, Lucky Man: A Memoir (2002), Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist (2009), and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned (2010). Foxx was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991 and made the condition public in 1998. In 2000, symptoms of his illness became more pronounced and he semi-retired from acting. He has since become an activist promoting research into a cure for Parkinson's disease and created the Michael J. Fox Foundation to help fund research. Worsening symptoms forced Fox to curtail his activities and led to his return to television on "Little People" while he was still a major movie star. His last major role was in the NBC sitcom "The Michael J. Fox Show." Fox officially retired from showbiz in 2020 due to declining health. Foxx has won an Academy Award, five Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Grammy Award. He was inducted into the Canadian Walk of Fame in 2000 and the Hollywood Star in 2002.
Michael Clayton
Film & TV · United States
John Michael Crichton (English: John Michael Crichton, October 23, 1942 - November 4, 2008) was an American best-selling author, doctor, film and television producer, director and screenwriter. Most of his works are in the action genre with strong technological elements, and he has been called the "Father of Science Fiction Thrillers". The work cites a large number of new medical science and technology knowledge, fully reflecting his medical training and scientific background. His books have been translated into 36 languages, and almost all of his best-selling books have been adapted onto the screen by Hollywood, and have many readers and fans around the world. In 1994, Clayton became the only artist in American history to have his work at the top of the charts for movies ("Jurassic Park"), TV series ("ER"), and bestsellers ("Secrets") at the same time.
Michael Caine
Film & TV · U.K.
Sir Michael Caine, CBE (English: Sir Michael Caine, CBE, formerly known as Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr., English: Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr., March 14, 1933-), was born in London, England. He is a well-known British film actor. He has twice won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. In addition, he has won awards in three other film awards, including the Golden Globe Award, the British Academy of Film Arts Award and the Screen Actors Guild Award, and has starred in more than a hundred films. In 2015, he won the Best Actor Award at the 28th European Film Awards for "Youthful" and was awarded the European Film Awards Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2023, it was announced that due to factors such as his advanced age and difficulty in walking, he decided to announce his official retirement from the entertainment industry.
Michael Bay
Film & TV · United States
Michael Benjamin Bay (English: Michael Benjamin Bay, February 17, 1965-), American male director and producer. Bay has made huge profits in films such as "Bad Boys", "Bad Boys", "Armageddon", "Pearl Harbor", "Bad Boys II" and "Transformers"; Bay is also a member of the Los Angeles production company Promotional Pictures.
Michael Douglas
Film & TV · United States
Michael Kirk Douglas (English: Michael Kirk Douglas, September 25, 1944 -), Jewish, well-known Hollywood first-line film actor and producer, winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. His father is the famous American actor Kirk Douglas. Mike Douglas made his debut in the 1970s. The 1984 adventure film "Emerald" directed by the famous director Robert Simmix increased his reputation a lot. In 1987, "Wall Street" won him the Oscar for Best Actor. The late 1980s and early 1990s were the peak years of Douglas's acting career. He starred in many suspense films about love and hatred between men and women. Among them, "Fatal Attraction", "The Sixth Sense" and "Secret Love" all achieved box office successes of over 100 million in North America. His first wife was Deandra Luke. They got married in 1977 and divorced in 2000. They have a son. His second wife is actress Catherine Shedd-Jones. They were born on the same month and day but are 25 years apart. They got married in 2000 and now have a son and a daughter.
Dee Izzard
Film & TV · U.K.
Suzy Eddie Izzard (February 7, 1962 -) is a British stand-up comedian, actor and activist. She has appeared in numerous comedy and television shows. Izzard's stand-up touring credits include "The Ambassador Live" (1993), "The Definite Article" (1996), "Glorious" (1997), "Dress to Kill" (1998), "Circle" (2000), "Stripped" (2009), and "Force Majeure" (2013). She starred in the TV series "The Riches" (2007-2008) and has appeared in numerous films, including "Ocean's Twelve" (2004), "Ocean's Thirteen" (2007), "Assassination of Valkyrie" (2008), "Magic Teacher" (2015) and "Midnight Order" (2020). Izzard has also lent his voice to a number of films, including The Wild Ones (2004), Into the Wild (2006), The Lego Batman Movie (2017), and the Netflix original series Green Eggs and Ham (2019). She has received numerous honors, including two Primetime Emmy Awards for "Dress to Kill" and a Tony Award nomination for her performance in Broadway's "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg." In 2009, Izzard ran 43 marathons in 51 days for Sport Relief, even though she had never run a long distance before. In 2016, she ran 27 marathons in 27 days in South Africa in memory of Nelson Mandela, raising £1.35 million. In addition to her native English, she performs stand-up comedy in Arabic, French, German, Russian and Spanish and is an active supporter of Europeanism and the European Union. Izzard is a Labor supporter.
Dilireba
Film & TV · People's Republic of China
Dilraba Dilmurat (Uyghur: دىلرەبا دىلمۇرات, Romanized: Dilraba Dilmurat; June 3, 1992 -), a native of Urumqi, Xinjiang, a Chinese Uyghur actress, graduated from the Performance Department of Shanghai Theater Academy. In 2013, he made his debut starring in the first TV series "Anarhan". In 2015, he became popular after starring in the TV series "Carat Lovers". In 2017, he starred in "Three Lives Three Worlds" and became a regular member of the variety show "Run" in the same year. In 2018, she won the Most Popular Actress and Audience's Favorite Actress at the China TV Golden Eagle Awards for her role in the TV series "Beautiful Li Huizhen". .
Lian Shiya
Film & TV · Japan
Shiga Lin Sze-nga (English: Shiga Lin Sze-nga; June 29, 1988 -), a Hong Kong female singer and actress, is currently an artist under Zhongxingtang Entertainment. Her husband is Hong Kong actor Chan Jiale. Lien Sze-ya filmed for RTHK's educational TV show when she was in elementary school, and started working as a model when she was in middle school. In 2010, she signed a contract with Warner Records and debuted as a singer on ATV. In 2013, after the copyright dispute with HKRIA broke through for the first time, she only signed a singer contract with TVB. Since she had known Fang Datong since she was a child and called him her brother, and the two of them worked at Warner Music Group, Lian Shiya was known as "Fang Datong's junior sister". In 2011, she filmed the movie "Love Night Pussy", for which she was nominated for the Best New Actor at the 31st Hong Kong Film Awards. The theme song of the movie "I'm still loving you" was also very popular on the Internet and YouTube. In 2014, she released her first Mandarin song "Time's a Joke" and won the "TVB8 Golden Melody Chart Most Popular Female Singer Award" at the "2014 TVB8 Golden Melody Chart Awards Ceremony". In addition, netizens often think that Lian Shiya looks like AV actress Maomi Nagazawa and transgender model Kayo Sato.
D Doug Davidson Film & TV · United StatesDoug Davidson (October 24, 1954-) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Paul Williams on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, and is currently the longest-running character on the show.
Darren Schravey
Film & TV · U.K.
Darren Majian Shahlavi (August 5, 1972 - January 14, 2015), also translated as Darren Shahlavi, was born in Stockport, Cheshire, England. He was an action, stunt actor, martial artist, choreographer, stuntman, and producer assistant. He has performed in films and TV series such as "Tai Chi 2 Heroes Rising" (2012) and "Ip Man 2" (2010).
Teresa Teng
Film & TV · Republic of China
Teresa Teng, stage name Teresa Teng, is a Taiwanese female singer, actress and philanthropist. She is a very representative figure in Chinese pop music in the late 20th century and one of the pioneers of contemporary Chinese music. To this day, Teresa Teng is still regarded as one of the representative figures of pop culture in the Chinese area around the world.
Deng Jianhong
Film & TV · People's Republic of China
Patrick Tang Kin-wang (English: Patrick Tang Kin-wang, May 6, 1974 -) is a Hong Kong male singer and actor. In addition to singing, composing and writing lyrics, he also participates in film performances and behind-the-scenes work, such as music director, production supervisor, MTV director and creation.
Deng Chao
Film & TV · People's Republic of China
Deng Chao (February 8, 1979 -), a native of Nanchang, Jiangxi, is an actor, director, singer, host, and investment producer from mainland China. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama. He won the Golden Goblet Award and the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor for Cao Baoping's film "Heart of the Sun". He is a former actor of the National Theater of China, former vice president of the Actors Working Committee of the China Television Artists Association, and chairman of Orange Video. Deng Chao has worked with many directors, such as Zhang Yimou, Stephen Chow, Peter Chan, Cao Baoping, Chen Jiashang, Tsui Hark, Feng Xiaogang, Guan Hu and other directors. The film has won the Spring Festival, Summer, National Day, Lunar New Year, and annual Chinese film box office championships. The cumulative box office of the first starring movie is about 13 billion, and the box office of the participating movies is about 18 billion. The film history record ranks first among mainland actors. He has starred in 12 Chinese-language films that have entered the top ten at the annual box office, and 9 of his first-starring films have exceeded 500 million in box office, which is the highest record for mainland actors and actresses in recent film history. Orange Video Production, founded by him, has invested more than 12 billion yuan in movie box office, making it the most promising producer. "Mermaid" starring him ranked first in the annual box office, "My Hometown and Me" co-directed and starred in ranked second in the annual box office, "King Kong River" starring in "King Kong River" ranked third in the annual box office, "China Partners" starring in the fourth box office in the year, "Riding the Wind and Waves" starring in the fifth box office in the year, starring in 12 Chinese-language films in the annual box office top ten, which is the highest record for mainland male and female actors in recent film history. Deng Chao is also a frequent visitor to the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards and has been nominated for the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor twice in four years.