Beautiful Male Actors - A List
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Michael Alton Lowder was born on 27 December 1962 in Sumter, South Carolina, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Southern dysComfort (2012), Lock Box (2014) and Fake (2015). He died on 27 May 2015 in West Hollywood, California, USA.- Actor
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Mike Breyer is a multiple award-winning and nominated actor, writer, producer, director, editor, and founder of Merging Light Pictures. Mike has been recognized and honored with accolades from around the world in 2022 and 2023 for his many creative roles on the film "Enipheres" and the Web Series "The Saga of Enipheres". To date, Mike has 47 wins and 10 nominations. Mike received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of South Dakota in 1993. Mike's main starring role in the feature film "Gradation" where he stars as Lucrative Street and is also the director, writer, producer, and editor among other titles is streaming on Amazon Prime (2019). Mike's first movie appearance was in the 1992 film "Thunderheart" which was filmed in South Dakota while Mike was working at Mt. Rushmore. Mike has also appeared in movies such as "Ed Wood", "S.F.W.", "Prank", "Skin Props", and a co-starring role as Jake in the feature film "Dream State". Mike has also been featured on Television shows such as "Picket Fences" on CBS and "Players" on NBC. Mike has appeared on the stage in the productions of "The Phantom of the Opera" as Dr. Debienne and as Michael in "Fame". Mike co-starred in the award-winning short film "Southern DysComfort" as the creepy butler Kennedy Gamble. Mike was asked to reprise his role as Kennedy Gamble to star in the feature film now titled "Fake". Mike also starred in the award-winning short film "Lock Box" as Robert Bynum DesChamps. Mike recently played Steven in the award-winning short film "Addiction" and Tony in the award-winning feature film "The Remake" as well as playing Rhett Dabler in the award-winning short film "The Admired". Mike made his directorial debut in the short film "Koffee" which he wrote and starred as Joe Cupta. Mike wrote, starred, and directed again playing Anthony Joseph in the short film "Inosculation". In addition, Mike starred as Loil Grande and continued his directing, writing, and editing on the short film "Rose Petal". Moreover, Mike starred again as Henry Springs in the award-winning short film "Cascade Rd" which he wrote, directed, and filmed in South Dakota where it all began. Mike is hoping to return to shoot the feature to "Cascade Rd" now titled "Cascade Road" in late 2024 in Hot Springs, South Dakota. Mike played Doctor Berg in the feature film "Ass Clowns: Constipated, " now streaming on Amazon Prime. In addition, Mike starred in the TV series "Trailer Park World" and played three different characters showcasing his comedic talent and timing. Moreover, Mike is in development on his new feature film "Five Floors" where he will star as Cliffson Beaker. Mike's latest film acting developments were starring as Hannibal Clemington in the proof of concept film "Enipheres 2020" and its Web Series "The Saga of Enipheres 2022" both of which have won multiple awards. In 2023, Mike is starring as Brasheer in the vampire feature film "Eternal Oath" which is filming in Los Angeles. Mike relocated to Palm Springs, CA after living in West Hollywood for twenty years.- Actor
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Craig Bierko was born on 18 August 1964 in Rye Brook, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Thirteenth Floor (1999), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) and Scary Movie 4 (2006).- Actor
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Argentine born but American at heart, Ruben Roberto Gomez has spent his entire adult life following his passions. A UCLA alumnus with a Masters in Spanish Literature but also fluent in Italian, he crooned his way through two albums followed by European & South American tours singing romantic ballads in Spanish in the 80's & 90's. Now, back to his roots in acting, he's focusing on a career in TV and film, taking advantage of his ethnically ambiguous looks. He is often mistaken for Middle Easterbn thanks to his Turkish mother, but still able to appear and do Voiceover with an Argentine or Spanish dialect courtesy of his Spanish grandfather. His ambiguous accent in English gives him the versatility of playing not only European or Middle Eastern roles, but South American as well. Ruben's love of acting began with a theatre career as a teenager in Buenos Aires where a well known director at the time, Marcelo Lavalle, encouraged him to come to the United States to pursue his dreams. The move turned out to be a fortuitous, life-changing suggestion where he not only found representation almost immediately with the Carlos Alvarado Agency, but later met and married his American born, actress-wife, Lynne Alana Delaney, with whom he still resides in Los Angeles.- Actor
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Julio Leal is known for The Unknown Soldier, South Texas Chainsaw Murders (2013) and Mexican Sunrise (2007).- Actor
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Dwight Turner is an award-winning and multifaceted Development Executive, Producer, Director, Casting Director, and Actor, whose body of work includes film, television, commercials, voice-over, theatre, and print. He serves on the SAG-AFTRA Nashville Board.
Dwight is directing the eagerly anticipated horror feature film "Deep Within the Caves," drawing inspiration from the rich tapestry of Appalachian legend. As the CEO of Movie Town Productions, Dwight is steering the ship as executive producer and director of the documentary "REP," delving into the lives of Freshmen State Representatives.
Dwight's imprint in the industry is evident in his role as owner of Turner Casting LLC. His discerning eye has shaped the casts of notable projects including "Buffalo Trace," "Queen of the Ring," the syndicated series "Into the Wild Frontier," and "Relative Justice," demonstrating a keen ability to assemble talent that resonates with audiences.
His journey in entertainment has been marked by milestones, including a tenure as Content Programmer at Warner Bros. Studio, where he headed productions from inception to fruition for Warner Bros. Online. He served as Art Director for Employers Group and founded Electron Web, while also being an esteemed member of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
Dwight's artistic prowess extends to the screen, where he has garnered acclaim as an award-winning actor since 1992. His portfolio boasts an array of distinguished projects such as "Chicago Fire," "Suddenly Susan," "Fatal Attraction," and "Six Flags." Notable highlights include the premiere of "Out-Sorcery" at Comic-Con and his leading role in "The Contradictory Couple," which clinched the coveted Best Short award at Louisville's International Festival of Film.
With each endeavor, Dwight Turner continues to redefine the boundaries of creativity and excellence, leaving an indelible mark on the landscape of entertainment.
Find out more about Dwight Turner on IMDb at imdb.me/dwightturner and explore his casting expertise at turnercasting.com.- Actor
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Born in London, Orlando Seale's career has taken him all over the world. In his native England, Orlando attended Oxford University, earning advanced degree's in Both English and French literature. He also performed many critically acclaimed lead roles in classic Oxford productions, including "Macbeth" in Macbeth, "Caliban" in The Tempest, and "Demetrius" in the Russian touring production of A Midsummer Night's Dream - and in recognition of his unique talent, Orlando was awarded the coveted Cuppers Prize for best actor at Oxford. Orlando continued his acting training at the esteemed Ecole Philippe Gaulier in London and the Conservatoire National Superieure D'Art Dramatique in Paris before going on to tour Europe and North America with the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company for three years; where he played "Silvio" in The Servant To Two Masters at the RSC's flagship theater in Stratford-on-Avon as well as at their more avant garde Young Vic theater in London. Orlando also starred as "Orpheus" in the West End production of Eurydice, performed in Brazil alongside "Theater of the Oppressed" creator Augusto Boal, and traveled throughout England and Europe as the leader and principal performer of his own cutting edge Improv Company.
Orlando's first foray into feature films came when Kenneth Branagh handpicked Orlando to serve as his acting understudy in the critically acclaimed and academy award nominated film adaption of Hamlet. Roles in Sleepy Hollow, Pride & Prejudice and Hysteria quickly followed, with Orlando winning high praise from critics and fans alike for his portrayal of Def Leppard lead singer Joe Elliott. He was also a series regular on Britons top rated television series. Orlando regularly travels back and forth between Los Angeles and London; He also speaks fluent French and has mastered a wide variety of dialects including a perfect American accent. Orlando also gives back to the artistic community by teaching youth acting classes and is working on recording his 2nd album with his band, following the critical success of their 1st album, with music reminiscent of The Talking heads and Bowie and a mesmerizing and original sound that takes one on an intimate and epic journey that is at once both melancholic and euphoric.- Writer
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Robert Downey Jr. has evolved into one of the most respected actors in Hollywood. With an amazing list of credits to his name, he has managed to stay new and fresh even after over four decades in the business.
Downey was born April 4, 1965 in Manhattan, New York, the son of writer, director and filmographer Robert Downey Sr. and actress Elsie Downey (née Elsie Ann Ford). Robert's father is of half Lithuanian Jewish, one quarter Hungarian Jewish, and one quarter Irish, descent, while Robert's mother was of English, Scottish, German, and Swiss-German ancestry. Robert and his sister, Allyson Downey, were immersed in film and the performing arts from a very young age, leading Downey Jr. to study at the Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in upstate New York, before moving to California with his father following his parents' 1978 divorce. In 1982, he dropped out of Santa Monica High School to pursue acting full time. Downey Sr., himself a drug addict, exposed his son to drugs at a very early age, and Downey Jr. would go on to struggle with abuse for decades.
Downey Jr. made his debut as an actor at the age of five in the film Pound (1970), written and directed by his father, Robert Downey Sr.. He built his film repertoire throughout the 1980s and 1990s with roles in Tuff Turf (1985), Weird Science (1985), True Believer (1989), and Wonder Boys (2000) among many others. In 1992, Downey received an Academy Award nomination and won the BAFTA (British Academy Award) for Best Actor for his performance in the title role of Chaplin (1992).
In Robert Altman's Short Cuts (1993), he appeared as an aspiring film make-up artist whose best friend commits murder. In Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers (1994), with Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis, Downey starred as a tabloid TV journalist who exploits a murderous couple's killing spree to boost his ratings. For the comedy Heart and Souls (1993), Downey starred as a young man with a special relationship with four ghosts. In 1995, Downey starred in Restoration (1995), with Hugh Grant, Meg Ryan and Ian McKellen, directed by Michael Hoffman. Also that year, he starred in Richard III (1995), in which he appears opposite his Restoration (1995) co-star McKellen.
In 1997, Downey was seen in Robert Altman's The Gingerbread Man (1998), alongside Kenneth Branagh, Daryl Hannah and Embeth Davidtz; in One Night Stand (1997), directed by Mike Figgis and starring Wesley Snipes and Nastassja Kinski; and in Hugo Pool (1997), directed by his father, Robert Downey Sr. and starring Sean Penn and Patrick Dempsey. In September of 1999, Downey appeared in Black & White (1999), written and directed by James Toback, along with Ben Stiller, Elijah Wood, Gaby Hoffmann, Brooke Shields and Claudia Schiffer. In January of 1999, he starred with Annette Bening and Aidan Quinn in In Dreams (1999), directed by Neil Jordan.
In 2000, Downey co-starred with Michael Douglas and Tobey Maguire in Wonder Boys (2000), directed by Curtis Hanson. In this dramatic comedy, Downey played the role of a bisexual literary agent. In 2001, Downey made his prime-time television debut when he joined the cast of the Fox-TV series Ally McBeal (1997) as attorney "Larry Paul". For this role, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, as well as the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Comedy Series. In addition, Downey was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
The actor's drug-related problems escalated from 1996 to 2001, leading to arrests, rehab visits and incarcerations, and he was eventually fired from Ally McBeal (1997). Emerging clean and sober in 2003, Downey Jr. began to rebuild his career.
He marked his debut into music with his debut album, titled "The Futurist", on the Sony Classics Label on November 23rd, 2004. The album's eight original songs, that Downey wrote, and his two musical numbers debuting as cover songs revealed his sultry singing voice and his musical talents. Downey displayed his versatility in two different films in October 2003: the musical/drama The Singing Detective (2003), a remake of the BBC hit of the same name, and the thriller Gothika (2003) starring Halle Berry and Penélope Cruz. Downey starred in powerful yet humbling roles inspired by real-life accounts of some of history's most precious kept secrets, including Richard Linklater's A Scanner Darkly (2006) in 2006 co-starring Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder and Woody Harrelson, and Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) co-starring Nicole Kidman, a film inspired by the life of Diane Arbus, the revered photographer whose images captured attention in the early 1960s. These roles exhibited Downey's momentum from the previous year of 2005, in which he starred in the Academy Award®-nominated feature film Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005), directed by George Clooney and in Shane Black's action comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) co-starring Val Kilmer. In 2007, he co-starred in David Fincher's suspenseful Zodiac (2007), alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and Mark Ruffalo, about the notorious serial killer who haunted San Francisco during the 1970s.
In May 2008, Downey achieved critical acclaim and worldwide box office success for his starring role in Iron Man (2008), Jon Favreau's big-screen rendering of the Marvel comic book superhero. The film co-starred Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges and Terrence Howard. In August of 2008, Downey starred with Ben Stiller and Jack Black in the comedy Tropic Thunder (2008), and went on to receive an Academy Award®-nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his, Kirk Lazarus.
In December 2009, Downey starred in the action-adventure Sherlock Holmes (2009). The film, directed by Guy Ritchie, co-starred Jude Law and Rachel McAdams and earned Downey a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical in January of 2010. In early Summer 2010, Downey re-teamed with director Jon Favreau and reprised his role as "Tony Stark/Iron Man" in the hugely successful sequel to the original film, Iron Man 2 (2010), starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson and Mickey Rourke.
Downey next starred in Due Date (2010), a comedy directed by Todd Phillips, in which he plays the role of an expectant father on a road trip racing to get back in time for the birth of his first child. Due Date (2010), starring The Hangover (2009)'s Zach Galifianakis, was released in November 2010.
Downey was honored by Time Magazine's "Time 100" in 2008, an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. His laurels include two Academy Award nominations, three Golden Globe wins, numerous other award nominations and wins, and tremendous popular and commercial success, particularly in his roles as Sherlock Holmes and Tony Stark (the latter of which he has so far played in Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). For three consecutive years, from 2012 to 2015, Downey has topped the Forbes list of Hollywood's highest-paid actors, making an estimated $80 million in earnings between June 2014 and June 2015.
In 2005, Downey Jr. married Susan Downey, with whom he has two children. Downey also has another son, Indio Falconer Downey, born 1993, from his first marriage to Deborah Falconer, from whom he was officially divorced in 2004.
Robert has jump-started the Team Downey Production Company with wife Susan Downey.- Actor
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Ewan Gordon McGregor was born on March 31, 1971 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, to Carol Diane (Lawson) and James Charles McGregor, both teachers. His uncle is actor Denis Lawson. He was raised in Crieff. At age 16, he left Morrison Academy to join the Perth Repertory Theatre. His parents encouraged him to leave school and pursue his acting goals rather than be unhappy. McGregor studied drama for a year at Kirkcaldly in Fife, then enrolled at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama for a three-year course. He studied alongside Daniel Craig and Alistair McGowan, among others, and left right before graduating after snagging the role of Private Mick Hopper in Dennis Potter's six-part Channel 4 series Lipstick on Your Collar (1993). His first notable role was that of Alex Law in Shallow Grave (1994), directed by Danny Boyle, written by John Hodge and produced by Andrew Macdonald. This was followed by The Pillow Book (1995) and Trainspotting (1996), the latter of which brought him to the public's attention.
He is now one of the most critically acclaimed actors of his generation, and portrays Obi-Wan Kenobi in the first three Star Wars episodes. McGregor is married to French production designer Eve Mavrakis, whom he met while working on the television series Kavanagh QC (1995). They married in France in the summer of 1995, and have four daughters. McGregor formed a production company, with friends Jonny Lee Miller, Sean Pertwee, Jude Law, Sadie Frost, Damon Bryant, Bradley Adams and Geoff Deehan, called "Natural Nylon", and hoped it would make innovative films that do not conform to Hollywood standards. McGregor and Bryant left the company in 2002. He was awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to drama and charity.
Ewan made his directorial debut with American Pastoral (2016), an adaptation of Philip Roth's book, in which Ewan also starred.
In 2018 McGregor won an Golden Globe for his work in the TV Series Fargo.- Actor
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Jude Law is an English actor. Law has been nominated for two Academy Awards and continues to build a prolific body of work that spans from early successes such as Gattaca (1997) and The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) to more recent turns as Dr. John Watson in Sherlock Holmes (2009) and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), as Hugo's father in Hugo (2011) and in the titular role in Dom Hemingway (2013).
David Jude Law was born on December 29, 1972 in Lewisham, London, England, to Margaret Anne (Heyworth) and Peter Robert Law, both of whom taught at comprehensive schools; his father later became a headmaster. Law has said that he was named after both the book Jude the Obscure and the song Hey Jude.
In 1992, Jude began his stage career. He starred in many plays throughout London, and was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award of "Outstanding Newcomer" After doing the play "Indiscretions" in London, he moved and did it again on Broadway. This time, he was alongside Kathleen Turner. He then received a Tony Nomination for "Outstanding Supporting Actor". He was then rewarded the Theatre World Award. After Broadway, Jude started on the big screen, in many independent films. His first big-named movie was Gattaca (1997), with Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke. He also had a good role in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997). Jude's latest rise to fame has been because of The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), in which he plays Matt Damon's obsession. The film did very well at the box office, and critics loved Jude's acting.
Following the success of Gattaca (1997) and The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Law's feature film career continued to gain momentum throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s with roles in such films as Enemy at the Gates (2001), Road to Perdition (2002), I Heart Huckabees (2004), The Aviator (2004) and many others. Law is one of three actors, along with Colin Farrell and Johnny Depp, to take over acting responsibilities in the Terry Gilliam project The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) following Heath Ledger's death.
Law is a partner in the production company "Natural Nylon". His partners include Jonny Lee Miller, Ewan McGregor and his ex-wife Sadie Frost.
Law has been active in many charitable activities and supports several different foundations and causes, doing work for organizations including the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Make Poverty History, Breast Cancer Care and others. Law is also a peace advocate, and in 2011, participated in street protests against the rule of Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus.
Law married Sadie Frost in 1997 and the couple had two sons (Rafferty and Rudy) and a daughter (Iris) before divorcing in 2003. Law and Alfie (2004) co-star Sienna Miller were engaged to be married in 2005 and separated in 2006 (they would later rekindle their relationship in 2009, splitting once again in 2011). Law and American model Samantha Burke had a brief relationship in 2008 that resulted in the birth of Law's fourth child, daughter Sophia. Law's fifth child, with an ex-girlfriend, Catherine Harding, was born in 2015.- Actor
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Justin Alvarez was born Justin Matthew Alvarez on April 7th, 1982 in Miami, Florida to Matias Fernando Alvarez, from Santiago, Chile and Sherri Gattone, from Linwood, Pennsylvania.
Justin is of Chilean, Italian, and Scotch-Irish ancestry. He was raised in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania and graduated from Elkton High School in Elkton, Maryland.- Actor
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A series regular on many TV comedies and dramas, David has also worked for Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Paul Greengrass, Shawn Levy, Robert Zemeckis, Michael Patrick King, Gary Winick, George Nolfi and more. He's flirted with Julia Roberts, stolen Tom Cruise's wife, berated Brooke Shields, married (and divorced) Debra Messing, and snubbed Sarah Jessica and Mr. Big. But don't let his screen credits fool you: he's a trained theatre actor with serious on-stage chops. He and the legendary Eli Wallach did a smash hit two-character play in New York, playing eight shows a week for over a year. And his memorable star turn in the powerful play "SnakeBit" had the NY Times saying "Basche is sensational in the role, a brash and sensitive bull-in-a-psychic-china shop."
Recently he starred in and produced two feature films, "Egg" with Christina Hendricks, Anna Camp, Gbenga Akinnagbe and Alysia Reiner, and "Equity" the Sony Pictures Classics hit Wall Street thriller with Anna Gunn and James Purefoy. Basche starred in TV Land's "The Exes" for 5 years with Donald Faison and Wayne Knight, and pops up on your TV regularly in shows like "Blacklist," "Blue Bloods," "NCIS: New Orleans" and more.
David is also an outspoken environmentalist - he and his wife, Actress Alysia Reiner, recently used their own home as a way to share information about building green. Their brownstone renovation in Harlem was featured on TV's "World's Greenest Homes" and "Renovation Nation"; in various magazines like Dwell, Gotham, and The Nest; and they allowed the environmentally friendly construction process to be chronicled on web sites such as Dwell.com and Kohler.com. David is involved with many charities including The Cancer Support Community, Habitat for Humanity, Our Time Theatre Company, Actors for Autism, and the Joyful Heart Foundation.- Actor
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Dan Sachoff was born on 26 November 1966 in Golden, Colorado, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Jericho (2006), Prison Break (2005) and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013).- Actor
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Leland Karlton is known for Unhappy Endings (2012), The 13th Unit (2014) and Addiction: This Is Not a Love Story (2014).- Actor
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Brandon Johnson is an American award-winning Actor and Television Host. His upcoming Rom Com, "Switch Up," (Cristian de la Fuente, Jeff Fahey & Julieth Restrepo) made its World Premiere at the SXSW Film Festival; plus, you'll also see him in the corporate-thriller "Protocol 7" (Eric Roberts & Matthew Marsden) due for release in the Spring of 2024. Brandon is the Lead Spokesman for "AAA: Roadside Assistance" through 2026. He also can be heard on his podcast "Fully Alive" interviewing guest with stories of adversity, empowerment and inspiration. One of his fondest projects was the TNT reality competition show, 72 Hours, where 9 strangers were dropped into the most remote locations on the planet (Fiji, Tasmania, New Zealand) and competed for a hidden briefcase filled with $100,000. Not more than one day being back in the U.S. he launched into work-shopping NBC's successful singing-show, The Winner Is, alongside Producers Craig Plestis (The Voice/ The Masked Singer) and Toby Gorman (President of Universal Alternative TV) before handing the show over to Nick Lachey. Fremantle also used his talents for the Pilot "Take Off" created by Henrik Nielson and Per Zachiarassen that sold internationally. Brandon continued to stay busy making dreams come true by transforming outdoor spaces on HGTV's, My Yard Goes Disney, a show that offered a once in a lifetime custom backyard makeover inspired by the legacy of Disney. Staying in the Disney family, he also hosted, Meet the Disney Legends. The program honored the many individuals whose imagination and talents have created Disney magic. With Brandon attached as Host the ratings were tripled in the time slot. He also helped launch the incredibly successful infotainment show, Cool In Your Code. Shot entirely throughout all of New York's boroughs. C.I.Y.C. was nominated for 19 NY Emmy Awards and won 4. Because of its success and appeal the show was also formatted in London. Simultaneously he worked as the premiere host for OLN's, Rally America and on the FOX Soccer Channel's, Fox Soccer USA. Attracted to speed and adrenaline, Brandon got his wish as the lead host for Formula D on the G4 TV Network alongside Olivia Munn. When not on the track he soon found himself behind the wheel of a different vehicle. Once again HGTV ignited his love of adventure as the host of RV Travel Show 2 years in a row.
His contributions to the network continued as the face of HGTV's, Get Out, Way Out! The show transformed people's backyards into destinations of bliss, fantasy and entertainment. This also sparked opportunities to co-host HGTV's, Consumer Electronics' Show as well as the Homes and House wares special. In between shoots he found time to host 2 Reality Pilots for VH1: Perfect and Pretty Smart; plus another for TNT tilted The Great American Scavenger Hunt. As if Brandon's schedule wasn't busy enough, he also shot over 100 episodes of USA's, Character Fantasy. This exciting show built self-esteem and allowed people to live out their dreams. In addition to Hosting, Brandon Johnson has been a working actor for 20 years. He's often recognized as the character, "Gary Wilde," from Disney's #1 show, Shake It Up! (opposite Zendaya and Bella Thorne). The opportunity grew from his time performing on Hannah Montana as "Brian Winters." Brandon has also Guest Starred on Nickelodeon's Henry Danger as the electrifying "Rick Richards." You'll also find him in the intense thriller The Devil's Dolls shot on location in Mississippi (IFC Midnight) as well as Fishes N' Loaves (Lionsgate) alongside Patrick Muldoon, Dina Meyer and Dominique Swain. Other film highlights include: The Notorious Bettie Page (Gretchen Mol, Lili Taylor), the dark comedy Rick (Bill Pullman, Aaron Stanford) and Fabled (Desmond Askew, Katheryn Winnick); plus, lead roles in horror films Malevolence (Best Picture L.I. Film Festival & NYC Horror Film Festival) and Little Erin Merryweather (Official Selection of Cannes Film Festival). Brandon is no stranger in the Soap Opera world either. He's created to different recurring characters, "Dr. Michael McBain" and "Chuck Wilson III" for ABC's One Life to Live. In between gigs he flew back in forth to Europe shooting the 20 Lives Campaign for Nokia. There he created the character "Phil Blitz" which showcased his uncanny wit and charm. The campaign aired in 29 countries in all native languages. Brandon went on to be the lead Spokesperson for Lyfe Law, Andersen Windows, Backlounge, Revivogen and OxyPure. When not in front of the camera Brandon lends his voice to the Voice Over world on various Feature Films, Commercials and Video Games. Some of his favorite projects were: The Judge (Robert Downey Jr./Robert Duval), In Time (Justin Timberlake/Olivia Wilde/Matt Bomer), Star Wars: The Old Republic, Titanfall 1& 2, Prototype 2; plus, Commercials: McDonalds, Comcast, Quiznos, Bounty, ESPN & Ralph Lauren to name a few.- Actor
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Paolo is an Italian born Canadian/American actor, writer, director. Paolo studied in Toronto at the New School of Drama and in New York at Circle in the Square. He is the co-owner of Krater Studios in Los Angeles where he trains actors on camera for careers in film & television. Some of his former clients include Javicia Leslie, Sean Patrick Small & Robert Wisdom.- Writer
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Michael Robert Vickerman is a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota and attended film school at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee before transferring to Columbia Film School. He began working as a professional writer at the age of 20 while working as a production assistant for Sylvester Stallone's White Eagle Entertainment. Stallone read a screenplay Vickerman had written for a school project and subsequently commissioned him to write scripts for his company, including uncredited rewrites on the International blockbuster Cliffhanger (1993).
Shortly after graduation Vickerman was hired by Law Brothers Entertainment to write and develop both a screenplay and children's books for their toy creation "Kung Fu Kangaroos." The movie became Warriors of Virtue (1997), a $35 million MGM production that was released in 1997. Over the next fifteen years Vickerman wrote, directed and/or produced eighteen films.
In 2002, Vickerman directed Clover Bend (2002), starring the late Robert Urich and David Keith and in 2004 wrote and directed Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao (2002), shot entirely in Beijing, China.- Actor
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Robert Fabiani was born on 15 August 1979 in Inglewood, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for America: Facts vs. Fiction (2013), Angel of Death (2015) and Crossing Jordan (2001).- Editorial Department
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Jeremy Gray was born on 1 October 1971 in Compton, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for 3 Tables (2003), Shacked Up (2002) and Tapped Out (2003).- Actor
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Davis started his professional career as an actor after graduating from the prestigious Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts in New York City. In 1999, Davis moved to Los Angeles where he starred in award-winning, dramatic independent short films such as The Call and Let's Talk which aired on BET. Later, Davis starred in a recurring role as a fashion stylist for Forrester Creations on the popular daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. In 2003, Davis was cast to star alongside Lorenzo Lamas in the action film Raptor Island for the Syfy Channel. It was this film that sparked Michael's passion for the action genre which led him to star in multiple action films over three years for the Syfy Channel.
While acting in a film in Bulgaria, Davis learned about the horrific crime of human trafficking during a fundraising event and traveled to various orphanages with the organization Face To Face Bulgaria to meet trafficking victims. Upon his return to the United States, Davis wrote the film Svetlana's Journey, based on the true story of a 13-year-old sex trafficking victim. Davis flew back to Sofia, Bulgaria, where he secured corporate funding and directed the film in a week with non-English-speaking Bulgarian actors. Upon completion of Svetlana's Journey, Davis helped organize fundraising events, generating thousands of dollars to provide financial support to a number of orphanages. Davis prolonged his stay in Sofia and toured the country screening Svetlana's Journey in 20 public schools and orphanages.
In 2005, Svetlana's Journey aired on Bulgarian national television to more than two million viewers. Davis' work helped push Bulgaria's lawmakers to create their first ever anti-trafficking agency. In addition, Svetlana's Journey won Best Short Subject at the 2005 Hollywood Film Festival and Best Short Subject honors at the 2005 HDFEST Film Festival in Los Angeles. Davis was also honored runner-up for Best Director. In 2007, Davis produced and directed Cargo: Innocence Lost, a documentary that exposes the sex trade of children and women within the United States.
Both films have been used by hundreds of national and international agencies, organizations, churches, and educational institutions. Davis, has worked with legislators, royalty, celebrities, and corporations to create social awareness. He is the recipient of the prestigious People to People International (founded by Dwight Eisenhower) Make a Difference award and has been covered by various broadcast and print media outlets including World News with Charles Gibson, CNN, NBC, ABC, KTLA, and Los Angeles Daily News, to name a few, bringing light to the issue.
Davis is the founder of Artists United For Social Justice a non-profit organization with a mission that empowers activists to create and distribute multimedia content that educates the public, particularly youth, about human rights violations and social injustices.
Davis is the CEO of Journey Film Group Inc., a film production company with a mission to create and distribute innovative content with topical, socially relevant themes.- Actor
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Mike Marino - affectionately known to millions of his fans worldwide as New Jersey's Bad Boy - is one of the most loved comedians of our time. He has performed in every major comedy club, theatre, casino and event center from New York to Los Angeles and around the world. Mike has also shared the stage with some of the biggest names in the business.
Mike Marino was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He entered the entertainment industry at an early age and has studied at some of the most prestigious acting schools in New York, the Herbert Berghof Studio and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Mike has appeared in over 200 national television commercials, including many endorsements and has received a Best Actor Clio Award Nomination. He has acted in many Prime Time soaps and television shows including: As the World Turns, One Life to Live, Becker, Nikki, Frasier and Party of Five. His film credits include Crooks, Pizza with Bullets, Hangin' in Hedo and Steven King's Lucky Quarter and Criticsized.
Adding to his great success in film, theatre, commercials and soaps, Mike Marino began touring the world performing and selling out at countless clubs, theaters and casinos. His stand-up material ranges from cutting edge observations of everyday life to his Italian family roots; which recently spun into a T.V. pilot called "Re-Constructing Jersey". His comedic style has landed him guest appearances on The Tonight Show as a regular sketch player, The Martin Short Show, Canada's Comedy TV, The Boomer Show, Wild Pitch, and Hand Held Comedy Radio. A clip of Mike's appearance on Byran Allen's Comics Unleashed earned him over 7 million views (and counting), which has led to his current web series "Marino 2016" - an original comedy based on Mike's road to the White House and wise guy attempt to become the first Italian American President of the United States.
In the Fall of 2008, Mike Marino was inducted into the New Jersey Comedy Hall of Fame and in 2015 he won the USO Bob Hope Comedy Award for his many performances for the military. Mike has also been featured on numerous talk shows and has hosted some of the most prestigious award shows including The Beverly Hills Film Awards, Hoboken Film Festival, Montreal Quintus Film Festival and countless corporate events. Mike has been featured in the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Canada, seven years in a row.
Mike Marino has a tongue like a razor and a heart of gold. He has the incredible ability to perform in any arena, big or small, and can cater his material for all audiences, from strictly clean to down and dirty. He has performed in hundreds of corporate functions for companies including AT&T, United Airlines, American Express, Paul Mitchell, IBM, Wella, Merrill Lynch, Sebastian Intl., Toyota, L.A.S.D., N.J. Asphalt Assoc., The City of Hope, OSIA, and the LAPD. Mike Has performed for numerous charities including Aids Project - LA, Haven House, Team earthworks, and the Eric Davis Cancer Fund. When Marino is not performing, he enjoys traveling and spending time with his family on the East Coast.- Stunts
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Alex Kingi is known for Tenet (2020), Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015).- Actor
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- David Veis is known for Dry River Road (2009) and Brown Paper Bag.
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John Henson started acting when he was eight years old and tried everything he could--even singing and dancing. It was at Boston University that he began performing improvisational comedy. He loved the adrenaline rush it gave him so he quit school at the age of 20 to do stand-up full time.- Actor
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Born in Charlestown, Rhode Island, Eric Lutes began acting the summer before he started college when friends encouraged him to audition for a community production of "Pajama Game". He landed the role and was hooked. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting from the University of Rhode Island. After several commercial spots, Eric moved to New York and appeared in many off-Broadway productions before finally making the move to Los Angeles, where he landed a co-starring role on Caroline in the City (1995). He met his ex-wife, Christine Romeo, when they were cast as husband and wife in a bank commercial. Before their divorce in 2006, they resided in Los Angeles. They are the parents of Abigail Grace, who was born in May 1998.- Actor
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Luke Goss started his acting career playing 'Danny Zuko' in the smash hit musical Grease, on London's West End, and later toured with the production throughout the United Kingdom. He established himself as a screen actor in 2002 with performances in two very different features: David Goyer's independent drama ZigZag, with John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, Natasha Lyonne and Wesley Snipes; and Guillermo Del Toro's supernatural action feature Blade II, with Snipes and Ron Perlman. The following year, he starred in the title role of the critically acclaimed British gangster film Charlie, and in the role of the monster in the Emmy Award-winning Hallmark miniseries Frankenstein, with Donald Sutherland and William Hurt. In 2005, Goss traveled to India to play the role of King Xerxes in the Biblical epic One Night With The King, opposite Omar Sharif and Peter O'Toole, firmly establishing him as a versatile actor. He then went on to star in The Man, with Samuel L. Jackson and Eugene Levy; Mercenary, with Steven Seagal; Bone Dry, with Lance Henriksen; Unearthed, with Emmanuelle Vaugier; Deep Winter, with Michael Madsen; and Shanghai Baby, with Bai Ling. 2008 reunited Goss with Guillermo Del Toro in Universals Hellboy II: The Golden Army, the sequel that opened in the number one spot at the U.S. box office. The role earned Goss 2 MTV Movie Award nominations. He had the starring role in Tekken, a sci-fi feature thriller based on the popular video and arcade game. He has completed filming his first role for Network Television in JJ Abrams "Fringe". Luke has also played leading roles in Across The Line, Blood Out, and has taken over Universals Death Race franchise, firmly establishing him as a leading man.
He was born in Lewisham, London, to Carol (Read) and Alan Goss.- David Lee Smith was born on 8 September 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. He is an actor, known for The Man from Earth (2007), A Walk to Remember (2002) and Mysterious Skin (2004).
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Born in a small Wisconsin suburb, Ryan Culver spent very little time in one place as a young boy, moving with his family as his father changed jobs. At the age of seven, he landed in Houston, Texas, where he grew up playing sports and entertaining his family with improv skits. At eleven, his role as Jed, the main character from the stage musical Christmas On Angel Street, ignited his passion for performing. Ryan continued on stage through university at Texas Tech, moving then to Boise, Idaho. There, he acted in local commercials until 2000, when, while working as a landscaper, he received a phone call and was told that his picture had been submitted to a casting agent in Hollywood who was casting for a show and would like to meet him. A few days later, Ryan moved to Los Angeles and shortly after, booked a role on the ABC sitcom Spin City, which began his career in television and film.- Actor
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Known for his breakthrough starring role on Freaks and Geeks (1999), James Franco was born April 19, 1978 in Palo Alto, California, to Betsy Franco, a writer, artist, and actress, and Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco, who ran a Silicon Valley business. His mother is Jewish and his father was of Portuguese and Swedish descent.
Growing up with his two younger brothers, Dave Franco, also an actor, and Tom Franco, James graduated from Palo Alto High School in 1996 and went on to attend UCLA, majoring in English. To overcome his shyness, he got into acting while studying there, which, much to his parents' dismay, he left after only one year. After fifteen months of intensive study at Robert Carnegie's Playhouse West, James began actively pursuing his dream of finding work as an actor in Hollywood. In that short time, he landed himself a starring role on Freaks and Geeks (1999). The show, however, was not a hit to its viewers at the time, and was canceled after its first year. Now, it has become a cult-hit. Prior to joining Freaks and Geeks (1999), Franco starred in the TV miniseries To Serve and Protect (1999). After that, he had a starring role in Whatever It Takes (2000).
Although he'd been working steadily, it wasn't until the TNT made-for-television movie, James Dean (2001) that James rose to fan-magazine fame and got to show off his talent. Since then, he has been working non-stop. After losing the lead role to Tobey Maguire, James settled for the part of "Harry Osborne", Spider-Man's best friend in the summer 2002 major hit Spider-Man (2002). He returned to the Osborne role for the next two films in the trilogy.
Next was Deuces Wild (2002) and City by the Sea (2002), in which Robert De Niro personally had him cast, after viewing his performance in James Dean (2001). He was seen in David Gordon Green's Pineapple Express (2008) opposite Seth Rogen, in George C. Wolfe's Nights in Rodanthe (2008), starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane and in Paul Haggis' In the Valley of Elah (2007), starring Tommy Lee Jones. Also starring opposite Sean Penn in Gus Van Sant's Milk (2008) in which his performance earned him an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor. Definitely growing out of his shyness, James Franco is turning into a legend of his own.- Producer
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Vincent Anthony Vaughn was born on March 28, 1970, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, and was raised in Lake Forest, Illinois. His parents, Vernon Vaughn (a salesman and character actor), and Sharon Vaughn, née Sharon Eileen DePalmo (a real-estate agent and stockbroker) divorced in 1991. He has two older sisters, Victoria Vaughn and Valeri Vaughn. His recent ancestry includes Lebanese (from his paternal grandmother), Italian (from his maternal grandfather), English, Irish, German, and Scottish. His mother was born in Brantford, Ontario.
Vince was interested in theater early on and grabbed a spot in a Chevy commercial. In 1988 he moved to Hollywood. He managed to hit a few spots on television, but his real goal was to make it to the big screen. He made his first credited role in the film Rudy (1993) where he met his friend Jon Favreau, who was writing a script detailing his life as an out-of-work actor. Vince was written into Swingers (1996) by Jon to play the character of "Trent". He signed on just as a favor to his buddy, not realizing it would be a career changing role. Though not a commercial success, it was a critical success in which Steven Spielberg saw him and cast him in the big budget sequel The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997). This role gave Vince the exposure he needed to become a movie star and, for the first time, choose the roles he wanted to take. A Cool, Dry Place (1998) put him as a loving father, Return to Paradise (1998) cast him as a man having to make a life or death decision to save a friend, and Clay Pigeons (1998) cast him as an interesting serial killer. Since then his roles have been primarily in comedies such as Old School (2003), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), Wedding Crashers (2005), and Couples Retreat (2009).- Actor
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers was born Jonathan Michael Meyers on July 27, 1977, in Dublin, Ireland, to Mary Geraldine (Meyers) and John O'Keeffe, a musician. He and his family moved to County Cork, Ireland, when the actor was nearly a year old, and then, at the age of 3, his father left the family, leaving his mother to care for Jonny and his 3 younger brothers alone.
Rhys Meyers grew up with a tumultuous childhood and being permanently expelled from school at age 16. Happy to be out of school, he began spending time in a local pool hall where he was discovered by Hubbard Casting. The casting agents were talent-spotting for the David Puttnam production of War of the Buttons (1994), and asked Rhys Meyers to appear for an audition. After three days of auditions, however, he did not get the role, and Rhys Meyers gave up on his acting aspirations. Soon afterward, he received a call to audition for a national ad campaign for Knorr Soup, and though embarrassed by the attention from the ad, he soon found himself considered for a major film. His movie acting debut was a very small role in the film A Man of No Importance (1994), where his simple cast credit is as "First Young Man". His first lead role was in the film The Disappearance of Finbar (1996). During a 6-month postponement in production, he returned home to Cork and there received a call about the film Michael Collins (1996). He traveled to Dublin to meet with director Neil Jordan and successfully won the role of Collins' assassin. Jordan wrote about his meeting with the actor, "I have found someone to play Collins' killer. Jonathan Rees-Myers (sic), from County Cork, apparently, who looks like a young Tom Cruise. [He] Comes into the casting session with alarming certainty. Obviously gifted".
Rhys Meyers continued working constantly from that point and appeared in such films as The Maker (1997), Telling Lies in America (1997), and The Tribe (1998). Going on to film The Governess (1998), B. Monkey (1998), Titus (1999) and Ride with the Devil (1999), he has received critical acclaim for several performances, most notably as "Brian Slade" in Velvet Goldmine (1998), as "Steerpike" in the British mini-series Gormenghast (2000), and as a sympathetic football coach in Bend It Like Beckham (2002). Rhys Meyers is also a talented singer and musician, having performed his own vocals in Velvet Goldmine (1998) and appearing on the film's soundtrack. Rhys Meyers still resides in County Cork, Ireland.- Actor
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Joaquin Phoenix was born Joaquin Rafael Bottom in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Arlyn (Dunetz) and John Bottom, and is the middle child in a brood of five. His parents, from the continental United States, were then serving as Children of God missionaries. His mother is from a Jewish family from New York, while his father, from California, is of mostly British Isles descent. As a youngster, Joaquin took his cues from older siblings River Phoenix and Rain Phoenix, changing his name to Leaf to match their earthier monikers. When the children were encouraged to develop their creative instincts, he followed their lead into acting. Younger sisters Liberty Phoenix and Summer Phoenix rounded out the talented troupe.
The family moved often, traveling through Central and South America (and adopting the surname "Phoenix" to celebrate their new beginnings) but, by the time Joaquin was age 6, they had more or less settled in the Los Angeles area. Arlyn found work as a secretary at NBC, and John turned his talents to landscaping. They eventually found an agent who was willing to represent all five children, and the younger generation dove into television work. Commercials for meat, milk, and junk food were off-limits (the kids were all raised as strict vegans), but they managed to find plenty of work pushing other products. Joaquin's first real acting gig was a guest appearance on River's sitcom, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982).
He worked with his brother again on the afterschool special Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia (1984), then struck out on his own in other made-for-TV productions. He made his big-screen debut as the youngest crew member in the interstellar romp SpaceCamp (1986), then won his first starring turn in the Cold War-era drama Russkies (1987). In the late '80s, the Phoenix clan decided to pull up stakes and relocate again--this time to Florida. River's film career had enough momentum to sustain the move, but Joaquin wasn't sure what lay in store for him in the Sunshine State. As it happened, Universal Pictures had just opened a new studio in the area and he was cast almost immediately as an angst-ridden adolescent in Parenthood (1989). His performance was very well-received, but Joaquin decided to withdraw from acting for a while--he was frustrated with the dearth of interesting roles for actors his age, and he wanted to see more of the world.
His parents were in the process of separating, so he struck out for Mexico with his father. Joaquin returned to the public eye three years later under tragic circumstances. On October 31, 1993, he was at The Viper Room (a Los Angeles nightclub partly-owned by Johnny Depp) when his brother River collapsed from a drug overdose and later died. Joaquin made the call to 911, which was rebroadcast on radio and television the world over. Months later, at the insistence of friends and colleagues, Joaquin began reading through scripts again, but he was reluctant to re-enter the acting life until he found just the right part. He finally signed up to work with Gus Van Sant (who had directed River in My Own Private Idaho (1991) and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)) to star as Nicole Kidman's obsessive devotee in To Die For (1995). The performance made Joaquin (who had dropped Leaf and reverted to his birth name) a critics' darling in his own right.
His follow-up turn in Inventing the Abbotts (1997) scored more critical kudos and, perhaps more importantly, introduced him to his one-time fiancée Liv Tyler. (The pair dated for almost three years.) He returned to the big screen later that year with a supporting role in Oliver Stone's U Turn (1997), then played a locked-up drug scapegoat in Return to Paradise (1998). He and "Paradise" co-star Vince Vaughn re-teamed almost immediately for the small-town murder caper Clay Pigeons (1998), which Joaquin followed with a turn as a porn store clerk in 8MM (1999). The film that confirmed Phoenix as a star was the historical epic Gladiator (2000). The Roman epic cast him as the selfish, paranoid young emperor Commodus opposite Russell Crowe's swarthy hero. Determined to make his character as real as possible, Phoenix gained weight and cultivated a pasty complexion during the shoot. He received international attention and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for that role.
Later that year, he appeared in two indies, playing a dock worker in The Yards (2000) (which he counts among his favorite experiences--and one of the only films of his that he can sit through) and the priest in charge of the Marquis de Sade's asylum in Quills (2000). He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor as the legendary musician Johnny Cash in the biography Walk the Line (2005). He also recorded an album, the film's soundtrack, for which he received the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.- Actor
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Paul William Walker IV was born in Glendale, California. He grew up together with his brothers, Caleb and Cody, and sisters, Ashlie and Amie. Their parents, Paul William Walker III, a sewer contractor, and Cheryl (Crabtree) Walker, a model, separated around September 2004. His grandfather, William Walker, was a Pearl Harbor survivor and a Navy middleweight boxing champion, while his maternal grandfather commanded a tank battalion in Italy under General Patton during World War II. Paul grew up active in sports like soccer and surfing. He had English and German ancestry.
Paul was cast for the first season of the family sitcom, Throb (1986) and began modeling until he received a script for the 1994 movie, Tammy and the T-Rex (1994). He attended high school at Village Christian High School in Sun Valley, California, graduating in 1991. With encouragement from friends and an old casting agent who remembered him as a child, he decided to try his luck again with acting shortly after returning from College.
He starred in Meet the Deedles (1998), a campy, silly but surprisingly fun film which failed to garner much attention. However, lack of attention would not be a problem for Paul Walker for long. With Pleasantville (1998), he appeared in his first hit. As the town stud (a la 1950s) who more than meets his match in modern day Reese Witherspoon, he was one of the most memorable characters of the film. That same year, Paul and his then-girlfriend Rebecca had a baby girl named Meadow Walker (Meadow Rain Walker). Even though Paul publicly admitted that Meadow was not planned, he said that she is his number one priority. Paul and Rebecca separated and Meadow lives with her mother in Hawaii. She often visited with Paul as his homes in Santa Barbara and Huntington Beach, California.
Roles in the teen hits Varsity Blues (1999), She's All That (1999) and The Skulls (2000) cemented Walker's continued rise to celebrity. He was chosen to be one of the young stars featured on the cover of Vanity Fair's annual Hollywood issue in April 2000. While the other stars on the cover, brooded and tried their best to look sexy and serious, Paul smiled brightly and showed why he is not part of the norm. This is one young actor who certainly stood apart from the rest of the crowd, not only with his talent but with his attitude. The Dallas Morning News commented in March of 2000 that, "Paul is one of the rarest birds in Hollywood- a pretension free movie star." The latest blockbuster hit, The Fast and the Furious (2001), had raised his stardom to an even higher level.
His fighting scenes in movies lead to a passion for martial arts. He has studied various forms of Jujitsu, Taekwondo, Jeet Kune Do and Eskrima. Paul mentioned in a magazine interview that he had hoped enroll in the Keysi Fighting Method when it comes to the United States. Other than practicing martial arts, Paul enjoyed relaxing at home with his daughter, Meadow Rain, surfing near his Huntington Beach abode, walking his dogs and just driving.
When Paul seriously did get a break from the entertainment business, he said he loved traveling. Paul had traveled to India, Fiji, Costa Rica, Sarawak, Brunei, Borneo and other parts of the Asian continent. Tragically, Paul Walker died in a car crash on Saturday November 30, 2013, after attending a charity event for "Reach Out Worldwide".
Several of Paul's films were released after his death, include Hours (2013), Brick Mansions (2014), and his final starring role in The Fast and the Furious series, Furious 7 (2015), part of which was completed after his death. The film's closing scenes paid tribute to Walker, whose character met with a happy ending, and rode off into the sunset. He appeared archival footage in Fast X (2023).- Actor
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Bradley Charles Cooper was born on January 5, 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother, Gloria (Campano), is of Italian descent, and worked for a local NBC station. His father, Charles John Cooper, who was of Irish descent, was a stockbroker. Immediately after Bradley graduated from the Honors English program at Georgetown University in 1997, he moved to New York City to enroll in the Masters of Fine Arts program at the Actors Studio Drama School at New School University. There, he developed his stage work, culminating with his thesis performance as John Merrick in Bernard Pomerance's "The Elephant Man", performed in New York's Circle in the Square.
While still in school, Bradley began his professional career, appearing opposite Sarah Jessica Parker on Sex and the City (1998) and on the drama series The Beat (2000). His weekends were spent with LEAP (Learning through the Expanded Arts Program), a non-profit organization that teaches acting and movement to inner city school children. The summers took him all across the globe, from kayaking in British Columbia with Orca Whales to ice-climbing in the Peruvian Andes, while hosting Lonely Planet's Treks in a Wild World (2000) for the Discovery Channel. Bradley had to miss his graduation ceremony from the Actors Studio in order to star in his first feature Wet Hot American Summer (2001). After finishing his second feature Bending All the Rules (2002), his plans to relocate to Los Angeles were delayed when Darren Star hired him to star on the drama series The $treet (2000).
Bradley went on to win the role of young law student Gordon Pinella in Changing Lanes (2002), starring Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson, and also played Travis Paterson in My Little Eye (2002). He finally decided that it was time to forgo his other New York projects and move to Los Angeles when he was cast on Alias (2001). After supporting roles in Wedding Crashers (2005), Failure to Launch (2006), The Comebacks (2007), The Rocker (2008) and Yes Man (2008), Cooper broke out with major roles in He's Just Not That Into You (2009), The Hangover (2009) and Valentine's Day (2010). He co-starred in the action film The A-Team (2010) and headlined the thriller film Limitless (2011).
Cooper received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor after starring opposite Jennifer Lawrence in David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook (2012). He then received two more consecutive Oscar nominations, Best Supporting Actor for playing Richie DiMaso in Russell's American Hustle (2013) (again opposite Lawrence, though their characters shared no significant screen time), and Best Actor for playing Navy SEAL Chris Kyle in Clint Eastwood's American Sniper (2014), the highest grossing film of 2014. During this time period, Cooper also reprised his role in The Hangover Part II (2011) and The Hangover Part III (2013), turned in another strong dramatic turn in The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), and voiced Rocket Raccoon in the third highest grossing film of 2014, Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).
In 2015, Bradley headlined two comedies, Cameron Crowe's Aloha (2015), set in Hawaii, and John Wells' Burnt (2015), set in London, and starred opposite Jennifer Lawrence again in David O. Russell's Joy (2015).
Bradley has a daughter (born 2017) with his former partner, model Irina Shayk.- Actor
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Ben Kingsley was born Krishna Bhanji on December 31, 1943 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. His father, Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, was a Kenyan-born medical doctor, of Gujarati Indian descent, and his mother, Anna Lyna Mary (Goodman), was an English actress. Ben began to act in stage plays during the 1960s. He soon became a successful stage actor, and also began to have roles in films and television. His birth name was Krishna Bhanji, but he changed his name to "Ben Kingsley" soon after gaining fame as a stage actor, fearing that a foreign name could hamper his acting career.
Kingsley first earned international fame for his performance in the drama movie Gandhi (1982). His performance as Mohandas K. Gandhi earned him international fame. He won many awards - including an Academy Award for Best Actor. He also won Golden Globe, BAFTA and London Film Critics' Circle Awards. After acting in Gandhi (1982), Ben was recognized as one of the finest British actors.
After his international fame for appearing in Gandhi (1982), Kingsley appeared in many other famous movies. His success as an actor continued. His performance as Itzhak Stern in the drama movie Schindler's List (1993) earned him a BAFTA nomination for best supporting actor. Schindler's List (1993) won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. During the late 1990s, Kingsley acted in many successful movies. He played Sweeney Todd in the television movie The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1997), for which he was nominated for the Screen Actors' Guild Award. His other notable role was as Otto Frank in the television movie Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001), for which he won the Screen Actors' Guild Award.
In 2002, Kingsley was appointed Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's New Years Honours for his services to drama. In 2013, he received the BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment. That same year, he also received the Fellowship Award at the Asian Awards in London, England.- Actor
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Marc Schryer is known for Jack Suffer (2017), A Psychopath's Memoirs (2015) and Santa Muerte (2022).- Actor
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Peter McGlynn is known for Enipheres (2020), Celtic Cross (2020) and Hotel Secrets & Legends (2014).