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Caerphilly
Coordinates: 51°34′41″N 3°13′05″W / 51.578°N 3.218°W / 51.578; -3.218
Caerphilly (/kərˈfɪli/; Welsh: Caerffili, Welsh pronunciation: [ˌkɑːɨrˈfɪlɪ]) is a town in the county borough of Caerphilly, south Wales, located at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley, with a population of approximately 31,000. It is a commuter town of Cardiff and Newport, which are located some 7.5 miles (12 km) and 12 miles (19 km) away, respectively. It is separated from the Cardiff suburbs of Lisvane and Rhiwbina by Caerphilly mountain. It is traditionally within the county of Glamorgan, on the border with Monmouthshire and it is the largest town in the county borough of Caerphilly, which since 2003 has formed part of the lieutenancy area of Gwent. The town gives its name to Caerphilly cheese, which originated in the area.
Caerphilly is the site of Caerphilly Castle, built between 1268 and 1271, which is the largest castle in Wales, and second largest in Britain (after Windsor). The castle has been used for TV and movie film making including BBC productions of Doctor Who and Merlin. In 1899 the Rhymney Railway built their Caerphilly railway works maintenance facilities; however, the expansion of the population in the nineteenth century was more to do with the increasing market for coal. Caerphilly hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1950.
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Cardiff
Cardiff (
i/ˈkɑrdɪf/; Welsh: Caerdydd (info) Welsh pronunciation: [kairˈdiːð, kaˑɨrˈdɨːð]) is the capital and largest city in Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for Wales. The unitary authority area's mid 2010 population was estimated to be 341,054, while the population of the Larger Urban Zone was estimated at 861,400 in 2009. Cardiff is a significant tourism centre and the most popular visitor destination in Wales with 18.3 million visitors in 2010. In 2011, Cardiff was ranked 6th in the world in National Geographic's alternative tourist destinations.
The city of Cardiff is the county town of the historic county of Glamorgan (and later South Glamorgan). Cardiff is part of the Eurocities network of the largest European cities. The Cardiff Urban Area covers a slightly larger area outside of the county boundary, and includes the towns of Dinas Powys and Penarth. A small town until the early 19th century, its prominence as a major port for the transport of coal following the arrival of industry in the region contributed to its rise as a major city.
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Colombia
Colombia (
/kəˈlʌmbiə/ kə-LUM-biə, or /kəˈlɒmbiə/ kə-LOM-biə), officially the Republic of Colombia (Spanish: República de Colombia [reˈpuβlika ðe koˈlombja]), is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the northwest by Panama; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; and to the west by the Pacific Ocean. Colombia has maritime borders with Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela, Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Colombia is the 26th largest country by area and the fourth largest in South America after Brazil, Argentina and Peru. With over 46 million people, Colombia is the 27th largest country in the world by population and has the second largest population of any Spanish-speaking country in the world, after Mexico. Colombia is a middle power, with the fourth largest economy in Latin America, and the third largest in South America. Colombia is famous for the production of coffee, flowers, emeralds, coal, and oil. All of these products make up the primary sector of economy.
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Cortona
Cortona is a town and comune in the province of Arezzo, in Tuscany, Italy. It is the main cultural and artistic center of the Val di Chiana after Arezzo.
Originally an Umbrian city, it was conquered and enlarged by the Etruscans, who called it Curtun. Cortona eventually became a Roman colony under the name Corito. The origin-legends and ancient names of Cortona are described by George Dennis. During the barbarian invasions of the 553, Cortona was sacked and destroyed by the Goths. Cortona became a Ghibellinian city state in the 13th century, with its own currency. From 1325 to 1409 the Ranieri-Casali family successfully ruled the town. After being conquered by Ladislaus of Naples in 1409, Cortona was sold to the Medici in 1411. In 1737, the senior branch of the Medici line went extinct and Cortona came under the authority of the House of Lorraine. Following the Italian Wars of Independence, Tuscany - Cortona included - became part of the Kingdom of Italy.
The foundation of Cortona remains mixed in legends dating to classical times. These were later reworked especially in the late Renaissance period under Cosimo I de' Medici. The 17th-century Guide of Giacomo Lauro, reworked from writings of Annio da Viterbo, states that 108 years after the Great Flood, Noah entered the Valdichiana via the Tiber and Paglia rivers. He preferred this place better than anywhere else in Italy, because it was so fertile, and dwelt there for thirty years. One of Noah's descendants was Crano his son who came to the hilltop and, liking the high position, the fine countryside and the calm air, built the city of Cortona on it in 273 years after the Great Flood.
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Downview (HM Prison)
HM Prison Downview is a women's closed category prison. Downview is located on the outskirts of Banstead in Surrey, England (overlooking Banstead Downs), and is immediately adjacent to the southern boundary of Belmont in Greater London. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is situated in proximity to High Down Prison for men.
Downview was converted from a former nurses' home of The Royal Marsden Hospital and opened in 1989 as a Category C Male Prison.
In 1992 HMP Downview saw the establishment of the UK's first intensive drug and alcohol rehabilitation programme. The programme was established by RAPt (Rehabilitation for Addicted Prisoners Trust) and was opened by the actor Sir Anthony Hopkins, who remains a patron of the trust.
In September 2001 Downview changed its role to a "closed" prison for adult women, due to increased demand for places at women's prisons in the UK. A year later one of the prison's chaplains resigned after claims that he'd demanded sexual favours from inmates in exchange for communion wine.
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Japan
i/dʒəˈpæn/ (Japanese: 日本 Nihon or Nippon; formally 日本国 Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku, literally the State of Japan) is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku, together accounting for ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area. Japan has the world's tenth-largest population, with over 127 million people. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the de facto capital city of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million residents.
Archaeological research indicates that people lived in Japan as early as the Upper Paleolithic period. The first written mention of Japan is in Chinese history texts from the 1st century AD. Influence from other nations followed by long periods of isolation has characterized Japan's history. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, victory in the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War and World War I allowed Japan to expand its empire during a period of increasing militarism. The Second Sino-Japanese War of 1937 expanded into part of World War II in 1941, which came to an end in 1945 following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Since adopting its revised constitution in 1947, Japan has maintained a unitary constitutional monarchy with an emperor and an elected parliament called the Diet.
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London
Londoni/ˈlʌndən/ is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its founding by the Romans, who named it Londinium. London's ancient core, the City of London, largely retains its square-mile mediaeval boundaries. Since at least the 19th century, the name London has also referred to the metropolis developed around this core. The bulk of this conurbation forms the London region and the Greater London administrative area, governed by the elected Mayor of London and the London Assembly.
London is a leading global city, with strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transport all contributing to its prominence. It is the world's leading financial centre alongside New York City and has the fifth-largest city GDP in the world (and the largest in Europe). London has been described as a world cultural capital. It was the world's most visited city during 2011 and London Heathrow is the world's busiest airport by number of international passengers. London's 43 universities form the largest concentration of higher education in Europe. In 2012 London will become the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic Games three times.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles (i/lɒs ˈændʒələs/ loss-AN-jə-ləs; Spanish: [los ˈaŋxeles], which is written Los Ángeles; British pronounciation /lɒs ˈændʒəliːz/ loss-AN-jə-leez) with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in the state of California, and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of 468.67 square miles (1,213.8 km2), and is located in Southern California. Often known by its initials L.A., the city is the focal point of the larger Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana metropolitan statistical area and Greater Los Angeles Area region, which contain 12,828,837 and nearly 18 million people respectively as of 2010, making it one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world and the second largest in the United States. Los Angeles is also the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated and one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the United States, while the entire Los Angeles area itself has been recognized as the most diverse of the nation's largest cities. The city's inhabitants are referred to as "Angelenos".
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Malibu, California
Malibu /ˈmælɨbuː/ is an affluent beachfront city in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,645. Malibu consists of a 21-mile (34 km) strip of prime Pacific coastline. Nicknamed "the 'Bu" by surfers and locals, the community is famous for its warm, sandy beaches, and for being the home of many Hollywood movie stars and others associated with the entertainment industry. Signs around the city proclaim "27 miles of scenic beauty", referring to Malibu's original length of 27 miles (43 km) before the city was incorporated in 1991.
Most Malibu residents live within a few hundred yards of Pacific Coast Highway (State Route 1), which traverses the city, with some residents living up to a mile away from the beach up narrow canyons, and many more residents of the unincorporated canyon areas identifying Malibu as their hometown. The city is also bounded (more or less) by Topanga Canyon to the East, the Santa Monica Mountains consisting of Agoura Hills, Calabasas, and Woodland Hills to the North, the Pacific Ocean to the South, and Ventura County to the West.
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Margam
Margam is a suburb of Port Talbot in the Welsh county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, close to junction 39 of the M4 motorway.
Margam was an ancient Welsh community, formerly part of the cwmwd of Tir Iarll, initially dominated by Margam Abbey, a wealthy house of the Cistercians founded in 1147. (Margam is believed to have played a significant role in the early transmission of the work of St. Bernard of Clairvaux). At the dissolution of the monasteries, it came into the possession of the Mansel family who were eventually succeeded by their descendants in the female line, the Talbot family, a cadet branch of the family of the Earls of Shrewsbury.
The parish church continued to operate from the nave of Margam Abbey, as it still does. Margam Castle grounds contain the ruins of the Chapter House and major 17th century and 18th century monuments. The Stones Museum contains important evidence for the advent of early Christianity in the area.
With the coming of the industrial revolution, the parish of Margam became important for two reasons. First, it had a good harbour which was ultimately developed into Port Talbot, named in honour of the squires of Margam. Second, it had coal deposits, and coal mining in the parish took off in the late 18th century. The combination of local fuel and good transport links from the harbour made Margam an important part of the industrial landscape of the South Wales Coalfield.
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Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot (Welsh: Castell-nedd Port Talbot) is a county borough and one of the unitary authority areas of Wales. Neath Port Talbot is the 8th most populous county in Wales and the third most populous county borough.
The county borough borders the other principal areas of Bridgend and Rhondda Cynon Taff to the east, Powys and Carmarthenshire to the north and Swansea to the west. Its principal towns are Neath, Port Talbot and Pontardawe.
The local authority area stretches from the coast to the borders of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The majority of land is upland or semi-upland in character, and 43% is covered by forestry with major conifer plantations in upland areas. Most of the lower lying flat land is near the coast around Port Talbot. An extensive dune system stretches along much of the coast, broken by river mouths and areas of development. The upland areas are cut by five valleys: Vale of Neath, Dulais Valley, Afan Valley, Swansea Valley, Upper Amman Valley.
Modern settlement patterns reflect the industrial history of the area, with urban development along the flatter areas of the valleys and some parts of the coast. The largest town is Neath with a population of 47,020, followed by Port Talbot (35,633), Briton Ferry (7,186), Pontardawe (5,035), and Glynneath (4,368). The majority of the population live in the coastal plane around Port Talbot and the land around the River Neath in the vicinity of Neath.
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Port Talbot
Coordinates: 51°35′26″N 3°47′55″W / 51.59055°N 3.79859°W / 51.59055; -3.79859
Port Talbot (
/pərˈtɔːlbət/ or /pərˈtælbət/) is a town in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It had a population of 35,633 in 2001.
Port Talbot grew out of the original small port and market town of Aberafan (English: Aberavon), which belonged to the medieval Lords of Afan. The area of the parish of Margam lying on the west bank of the lower Afan became industrialised following the establishment of a copperworks in 1770. The Afan was diverted and a dock was opened in 1839 named for the Talbot family, local landowners who were related to the pioneer photographer, William Henry Fox Talbot. The Talbots were patrons of Margam Abbey, an ancient Cistercian foundation, and also built Margam Castle. Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot (1803–1890) (Liberal Member of Parliament for Glamorgan from 1830 until his death) saw the potential of his property as a site for an extensive ironworks, which opened in early 1831.
CRM Talbot's daughter Emily Charlotte Talbot (1840–1918) inherited her father's fortune and became just as notable in the development of ports and railways. With assistance from engineers Charles Meik and Patrick Meik, she set about creating a port and railway system to attract business away from Cardiff and Swansea. The Port Talbot Railway and Docks Company opened a dock at Port Talbot and the Llyfni Railway in 1897, followed by the Ogmore Valley Extension and the South Wales Mineral Junction Railway (almost all these lines were closed as part of the Beeching Axe cuts in the mid 1960s, but some bridges and viaducts remain and many of these railway routes have re-emerged as recreational cycle tracks). By 1900, the dock was exporting over 500,000 tons of coal; it reached a peak of over three million tons in 1923. In the same year, the borough of Port Talbot was created, incorporating Margam, Cwmafan and the older town of Aberavon.
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Snowdon
Snowdon (Welsh: Yr Wyddfa, pronounced [əɾ ˈwɪðva]) is the highest mountain in Wales, at an altitude of 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level, and the highest point in the British Isles outside Scotland. It is located in Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri) in Gwynedd, and has been described as "probably the busiest mountain in Britain". It is designated as a national nature reserve for its rare flora and fauna.
The rocks that form Snowdon were produced by volcanoes in the Ordovician period, and the massif has been extensively sculpted by glaciation, forming the pyramidal peak of Snowdon and the arêtes of Crib Goch and Y Lliwedd. The cliff faces on Snowdon, including Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, are significant for rock climbing, and the mountain was used by Edmund Hillary in training for the 1953 ascent of Mount Everest.
Snowdon boasts some of the best views in Britain, and the summit can be reached by a number of well-known paths. The summit can also be reached on the Snowdon Mountain Railway, a rack and pinion railway opened in 1896 which carries passengers the 4.7 miles (7.6 km) from Llanberis to the summit station. The summit also houses a visitor centre called Hafod Eryri, built in 2006 to replace one built in the 1930s.
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Snowdonia
Snowdonia (Welsh: Eryri) is a region in north Wales and a national park of 823 square miles (2,130 km2) in area. It was the first to be designated of the three National Parks in Wales, in 1951.
The English name for the area derives from Snowdon, which is the highest mountain in Wales at 3,560 ft (1,085 m). In Welsh, the area is named Eryri. One assumption is that the name is derived from eryr ("eagle"), but others state that it means quite simply Highlands, as leading Welsh scholar Sir Ifor Williams proved. In the Middle Ages the title Prince of Wales and Lord of Snowdonia (Tywysog Cymru ac Arglwydd Eryri) was used by Llywelyn ap Gruffudd; his grandfather Llywelyn Fawr used the title Prince of north Wales and Lord of Snowdonia.
Prior to the designation of the boundaries of the National Park, the term "Snowdonia" was generally used to refer to a much smaller area, namely the upland area of northern Gwynedd centred on the Snowdon massif, whereas the national park covers an area more than twice that size extending far to the south into Meirionnydd. This is apparent in books published prior to 1951 such as the classic travelogue Wild Wales by George Borrow (1862) and The Mountains of Snowdonia by H. Carr & G. Lister (1925). F. J. North, as editor of the book Snowdonia (1949), states "When the Committee delineated provisional boundaries, they included areas some distance beyond Snowdonia proper." The traditional Snowdonia thus includes the ranges of Snowdon and its satellites, the Glyderau, the Carneddau and the Moel Siabod group. It does not include the hills to the south of Maentwrog. As Eryri (see above), this area has a unique place in Welsh history, tradition and culture.
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Vale of Glamorgan
The Vale of Glamorgan (Welsh: Bro Morgannwg [ˈbroː mɔrˈɡanʊɡ]) is a county borough in Wales; an exceptionally rich agricultural area, it lies in the southern part of Glamorgan, South Wales. It has a rugged coastline, but its rolling countryside is quite atypical of Wales as a whole.
The Vale also has many tourist attractions which attract many visitors every year, including Barry Island Pleasure Park, Vale of Glamorgan Railway, St Donat's Castle, Cosmeston Lakes Country Park and Cosmeston Medieval Village and many more. It is also the location of Atlantic College, one of the United World Colleges.
It has been a county borough (unitary authority) since 1996, previously being part of South Glamorgan county. The largest centre of population is Barry. Other towns include Cowbridge, Dinas Powys, Llantwit Major and Penarth which is the Vale's first Fairtrade town, but a large proportion of the population inhabits villages, hamlets and individual farms. The area is low-lying, with a greatest height of only 137 metres above sea level.
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Venice, California
Venice is a beachfront district on the Westside of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is known for its canals, beaches and circus-like Ocean Front Walk, a two-and-a-half mile pedestrian-only promenade that features performers, fortune-tellers, artists, and vendors. Venice was home to some of Los Angeles' early beat poets and artists and has served as an important cultural center of the city.
Venice is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the southwest, by the unincorporated Marina del Rey on the southeast, by Culver City on the south and east, by the Los Angeles neighborhood of Mar Vista on the northeast, and by the city of Santa Monica on the north.
Venice of America was founded by tobacco millionaire Abbot Kinney in 1905 as a beach resort town, 14 miles (23 km) west of Los Angeles. He and his partner Francis Ryan had bought two miles (3.24 km) of oceanfront property south of Santa Monica in 1891. They built a resort town on the north end of the property called Ocean Park, which was soon annexed to Santa Monica. After Ryan died, Kinney and his new partners continued building south of Navy Street in the unincorporated territory. After the partnership dissolved in 1904, Kinney built on the marshy land on the south end of the property, intending to create a seaside resort like its namesake in Italy.
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Wales
Walesi/ˈweɪlz/ (Welsh: Cymru;Welsh pronunciation: [ˈkəm.rɨ] (
listen)) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain,bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km2 (8,023 sq mi). Wales has over 1,200 km (750 mi) of coastline, including its offshore islands; the largest, Anglesey (Ynys Môn), is also the largest island in the Irish Sea. Wales is largely mountainous, with its highest peaks in the north and central areas, especially in Snowdonia (Eryri), which contains Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), its highest summit.
During the Iron Age and early medieval period, Wales was inhabited by the Celtic Britons. A distinct Welsh national identity emerged in the centuries after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales is regarded as one of the modern Celtic nations today. Gruffydd ap Llywelyn was recognised as King of Wales in 1057. Llywelyn ap Gruffydd's death in 1282 marked the completion of Edward I of England's conquest of Wales. The castles and town walls erected to ensure its permanence are now UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Owain Glyndŵr briefly restored independence to what was to become modern Wales, in the early 15th century. Wales was subsequently annexed by England under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542 since when, excluding those matters now devolved to Wales, English law has been the legal system of Wales and England. Distinctive Welsh politics developed in the 19th century. Welsh Liberalism, exemplified in the early 20th century by Lloyd George, was displaced by the growth of socialism and the Labour Party. Welsh national feeling grew over the century; Plaid Cymru was formed in 1925 and The Welsh Language Society in 1962. The National Assembly for Wales, created in 1999 following a referendum, holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters.
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Al Pacino
Alfredo James "Al" Pacino (/pəˈtʃiːnɵ/; born April 25, 1940) is an American film and stage actor and director. He is famous for playing mobsters, including Michael Corleone in The Godfather trilogy and Tony Montana in Scarface, though he has also appeared several times on the other side of the law — as a police officer, a detective and a lawyer. His role as Frank Slade in Scent of a Woman won him the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1993 after receiving seven previous Oscar nominations, one of them being in the same year.
He made his feature film debut in the 1969 film Me, Natalie in a minor supporting role, before playing the leading role in the 1971 drama The Panic in Needle Park. Pacino made his major breakthrough when he was given the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather in 1972, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Other Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor were for Dick Tracy and Glengarry Glen Ross. Oscar nominations for Best Actor include The Godfather Part II, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, ...And Justice for All and Scent of a Woman.
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Alan Alda
Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo (born January 28, 1936), better known as Alan Alda, is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and author. A six-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner, he is best known for his role as Hawkeye Pierce in the TV series M*A*S*H. He is currently a Visiting Professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Journalism and a member of the advisory board of The Center for Communicating Science.
In 1996, Alda was ranked #41 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time.
Alda was born Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo in The Bronx, New York City. His father, Robert Alda (born Alphonso Giuseppe Giovanni Roberto D'Abruzzo), was an actor and singer, and his mother, Joan Browne, was a former showgirl. His father was of Italian descent and his mother was of Irish ancestry. His adopted surname, "Alda," is a portmanteau of ALphonso and D'Abruzzo. When Alda was seven years old, he contracted Poliomyelitis. To combat the disease, his parents administered a painful treatment regimen developed by Sister Elizabeth Kenny that consisted of applying hot woolen blankets to his limbs and stretching his muscles. Alda attended Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, New York. In 1956, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in English from Fordham College of Fordham University in the Bronx, where he was a student staff member of its FM radio station, WFUV. Alda's half-brother, Antony Alda, was born the same year and would also become an actor.
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Alan Rickman
Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (born 21 February 1946) is an English actor of stage and screen. He is a renowned stage actor in modern and classical productions and a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. His breakout performance was as the Vicomte de Valmont in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. Rickman is known for his film performances as Hans Gruber in Die Hard, Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film series, Éamon de Valera in Michael Collins, and Metatron in Dogma.
Rickman has also had a number of other notable film roles such as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Jamie in Truly, Madly, Deeply, P.L. O'Hara in An Awfully Big Adventure and Colonel Brandon in Ang Lee's 1995 film Sense and Sensibility. More recently, he played Judge Turpin in the film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's musical of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Rickman was born in South Hammersmith, London, to a working class family, the son of Margaret Doreen Rose (née Bartlett), a housewife, and Bernard Rickman, a factory worker. Rickman's mother was from Wales and a Methodist, and his father was of Irish Catholic background. He has one elder brother, David (b. 1944), a graphic designer, a younger brother, Michael (b. 1947), a tennis coach, and a younger sister, Sheila (b. 1949). Rickman attended Derwentwater Primary School, in Acton, a school that followed the Montessori method of education.
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Albert Finney
Albert Finney (born 9 May 1936) is an English actor. He achieved prominence in films in the early 1960s, and has maintained a successful career in theatre, film and television.
A recipient of BAFTA, Golden Globe, Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Awards, Finney has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor four times, for Tom Jones (1963), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Dresser (1983), and Under the Volcano (1984); and was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Erin Brockovich (2000).
Finney is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. His career began in the theatre; he made his first appearance on the London stage in 1958 in Jane Arden's The Party, directed by Charles Laughton, who starred in the production along with his wife, Elsa Lanchester. Then in 1959 he appeared at Stratford in Coriolanus opposite Laurence Olivier (as Coriolanus), Edith Evans and Vanessa Redgrave.
His first film appearance was a role in Tony Richardson's The Entertainer (1960), with Laurence Olivier, but he made his breakthrough with his portrayal of a disillusioned factory worker in Karel Reisz's film version of Alan Sillitoe's Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. This led to a series of "Angry Young Man" roles in kitchen sink dramas, before he starred in the Academy Award-winning 1963 film Tom Jones. Prior to this, Finney had been chosen to play T. E. Lawrence in David Lean's production of Lawrence of Arabia, but the actor quit after four days of shooting.
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Albert Salmi
Albert Salmi (March 11, 1928 – April 22, 1990) was an American actor.
Albert Salmi was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Finnish immigrant parents, and following a stint in the Army, took up acting as a career, studying Method acting with Lee Strasberg. In 1955, Salmi starred in Bus Stop on Broadway. He volunteered to go on the road with the show, where he fell in love with and married his leading lady, former child star Peggy Ann Garner, on May 16, 1956. Their only child, Catherine Ann Salmi, died in 1995 of premature heart disease at the age of thirty-eight.
He made his film debut as Smerdjakov in the 1958 movie version of The Brothers Karamazov, with Yul Brynner, Lee J. Cobb, William Shatner, and Richard Basehart. Salmi's next film was The Bravados in which he played one of the villains hunted down by hero Gregory Peck. The National Board of Review presented Salmi with the NBR Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in both of these films.
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Alec Guinness
Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. After an early career on the stage he was featured in several of the Ealing Comedies, including Kind Hearts and Coronets in which he played eight different characters. However, he was probably best known for his six collaborations with David Lean: Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations (1946), Fagin in Oliver Twist (1948), Col. Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), Prince Faisal in Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Yevgraf in Doctor Zhivago (1965), and Professor Godbole in A Passage to India (1984). In later years, he achieved fame with younger audiences for his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas’s Star Wars films.
Guinness was born at 155 Lauderdale Mansions South, Lauderdale Road, Maida Vale, London as Alec Guinness de Cuffe. His mother's maiden name was Agnes Cuff. She was born 8 December 1890 to Edward Cuff and Mary Ann Benfield. On Guinness's birth certificate, the space for the mother's name shows Agnes de Cuffe. The space for the infant's name (where first names only are given) says Alec Guinness. The column for name and surname of father is blank.
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Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood. On 19 April 1955, he became an American citizen while remaining a British subject.
Over a career spanning more than half a century, Hitchcock fashioned for himself a distinctive and recognisable directorial style. He pioneered the use of a camera made to move in a way that mimics a person's gaze, forcing viewers to engage in a form of voyeurism. He framed shots to maximise anxiety, fear, or empathy, and used innovative film editing. His stories frequently feature fugitives on the run from the law alongside "icy blonde" female characters. Many of Hitchcock's films have twist endings and thrilling plots featuring depictions of violence, murder, and crime, although many of the mysteries function as decoys or "MacGuffins" meant only to serve thematic elements in the film and the extremely complex psychological examinations of the characters. Hitchcock's films also borrow many themes from psychoanalysis and feature strong sexual undertones. Through his cameo appearances in his own films, interviews, film trailers, and the television program Alfred Hitchcock Presents, he became a cultural icon. Hitchocks reputation as a filmmaker is offset by claims that he engaged in obsessive and controlling behaviour towards many of his leading ladies, and that in some cases this extended to physical abuse and sexual harrassment.
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Anthony Hopkins
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937), best known as Anthony Hopkins, is a Welsh actor of film, stage and television, and a composer. Considered to be one of the greatest living actors, Hopkins is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs. Other prominent film credits include The Lion in Winter, Magic, The Elephant Man, 84 Charing Cross Road, Dracula, Legends of the Fall, The Remains of the Day, Amistad, Nixon, The World's Fastest Indian, and Fracture. Hopkins was born and brought up in Wales. Retaining his British citizenship, he became a U.S. citizen on 12 April 2000. Hopkins' films have spanned a wide variety of genres, from family films to horror. As well as his Academy Award, Hopkins has also won three BAFTA Awards, two Emmys and the Cecil B. DeMille Golden Globe Award. Hopkins was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1993 for services to the arts. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003, and was made a Fellow of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2008.
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Anthony Quinn
Antonio Rodolfo Quinn-Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001), more commonly known as Anthony Quinn, was a Mexican and American actor, as well as a painter and writer. He starred in numerous critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including Zorba the Greek, Lawrence of Arabia, The Guns of Navarone, The Message, Guns for San Sebastian, Lion of the Desert and Federico Fellini's La Strada. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor twice; for Viva Zapata! in 1952 and Lust for Life in 1956.
Quinn was born Antonio Reyes in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico, during the Mexican Revolution. His mother, Manuela "Nellie" Oaxaca, was of Aztec Indian ancestry. His father, Francisco Quinn, was also born in Mexico, to an Irish immigrant father from County Cork and a Mexican mother. Frank Quinn rode with Pancho Villa, then later moved to Los Angeles and became an assistant cameraman at a movie studio. In Quinn's autobiography The Original Sin: A Self-Portrait by Anthony Quinn he denied being the son of an "Irish adventurer" and attributed that tale to Hollywood publicists.
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Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Russian: Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов, pronounced [ɐnˈton ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ ˈtɕexəf]; 29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Chekhov practised as a doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress."
Chekhov renounced the theatre after the disastrous reception of The Seagull in 1896, but the play was revived to acclaim in 1898 by Constantin Stanislavski's Moscow Art Theatre, which subsequently also produced Chekhov's Uncle Vanya and premiered his last two plays, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard. These four works present a challenge to the acting ensemble as well as to audiences, because in place of conventional action Chekhov offers a "theatre of mood" and a "submerged life in the text."
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Antony Hopkins
Antony Hopkins CBE (born 21 March 1921) is an English composer, pianist, conductor, and radio broadcaster.
Hopkins was born in London under the name Ernest William Antony Reynolds; his surname was changed to Hopkins after he was adopted by a master at Berkhamsted School following the death of his father.
His works include the operas Lady Rohesia (1947) (based on the Ingoldsby Legends of sixteenth-century England), The Man from Tuscany, and Three's Company (1953); the ballet Café des Sports; and Scena for soprano and strings (which was later arranged for three solo voices and full orchestra).[1]
Hopkins has written extensively for films, including Here Come the Huggetts (1948), The Pickwick Papers (1952), Cast a Dark Shadow (1955), and Billy Budd (1962).[2]. In the 1970s, he revived the long forgotten oratorio Ruth (infamous as 'the Worst Oratorio in the World' ) by English composer George Tolhurst; this was heard again in 2009 on BBC Radio 3 programme "The Choir".
However, he is perhaps best known for his books of musical analysis and, particularly, for his radio programmes Talking About Music broadcast for many years by the BBC.
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Armand Assante
Armand Anthony Assante, Jr. (born October 4, 1949) is an American actor.
Assante was born in New York City and raised in Cornwall, New York, the son of Katherine (née Healy), a music teacher and poet, and Armand Anthony Assante, Sr., a painter and artist. His father was Italian and his mother was Irish, and was raised in a devoutly Roman Catholic family. Assante was married to Karen McArn from 1982 to 1994, and has two daughters, Anya and Alessandra.
During the 1970s, Assante was a regular on two NBC soap operas, How to Survive a Marriage as Johnny McGee and The Doctors as Dr. Mike Powers. His first film was The Lords of Flatbush (1974), although the title credits misspelled his last name as Assanti. A role that brought him greater attention came in 1980's Private Benjamin as a handsome Frenchman who becomes the love interest of a U.S. soldier played by Goldie Hawn.
Assante's somewhat sinister look has made him a popular choice for tough-guy heroes, as in his starring role as private eye Mike Hammer in the film I, the Jury (1982) or as Mafia gangsters like that of Michael Moretti in Sidney Sheldon's Rage of Angels. He portrayed the notorious Bugsy Siegel in a comedy, Neil Simon's The Marrying Man (1991), another mobster in Hoffa (1992) starring Jack Nicholson, and crime kingpin John Gotti in the 1996 made-for-television biopic Gotti, for which he won his Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.
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August Strindberg
Johan August Strindberg ( pronounced (help·info); 22 January 1849 – 14 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg's career spanned four decades, during which time he wrote over 60 plays and more than 30 works of fiction, autobiography, history, cultural analysis, and politics. A bold experimenter and iconoclast throughout, he explored a wide range of dramatic methods and purposes, from naturalistic tragedy, monodrama, and history plays, to his anticipations of expressionist and surrealist dramatic techniques. From his earliest work, Strindberg developed forms of dramatic action, language, and visual composition so innovative that many were to become technically possible to stage only with the advent of film. He is considered the "father" of modern Swedish literature and his The Red Room (1879) has frequently been described as the first modern Swedish novel.
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Barnard Hughes
Bernard Aloysius Kiernan "Barnard" Hughes (July 16, 1915 – July 11, 2006) was an American actor of theater and film. Hughes became famous for a variety of roles; his most-notable roles came after middle age, and he was often cast as a dithering authority figure or grandfatherly elder.
Hughes was born in Bedford Hills, New York, the son of Irish immigrants Madge (née Kiernan) and Owen Hughes. He attended La Salle Academy and Manhattan College in New York City. Hughes was married to actress Helen Stenborg. They married on April 19, 1950, and remained married until his death. Hughes was five days shy of his ninety-first birthday when he died. The Hugheses had two children, Tony Award-winning theatre director Doug and daughter Laura.
Hughes changed the "e" in his first name to an "a" to help his acting career on the advice of a numerologist. Through high school and college, Hughes worked a series of odd jobs, including a stint as a dockworker and as a salesman at Macy's. He auditioned for the Shakespeare Fellowship Repertory company in New York City on the advice of a friend, and ended up joining the company for two years.
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Beau Bridges
Lloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges III (born December 9, 1941) is an American actor and director.
Bridges was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actors Lloyd and Dorothy Bridges (née Simpson). He was nicknamed Beau by his parents after Ashley Wilkes' son in Gone with the Wind. His younger brother is actor Jeff Bridges, and he has a younger sister Lucinda. Another brother, Garrett, died in 1948 of sudden infant death syndrome. Beau has shared a close relationship with Jeff, to whom he acted as a surrogate father during childhood, when their father was busy with work.[citation needed] He and his siblings were raised in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles.
Wanting to become a basketball star, he played in his freshman year at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and later transferred to the University of Hawaii. In 1959, he enlisted in the US Coast Guard and also served for eight years in the Coast Guard Reserve.
In 1949, Bridges played a secondary juvenile role in the movie The Red Pony. In the 1962–63 television season, Bridges, along with his brother, Jeff, appeared on their father's CBS anthology series, The Lloyd Bridges Show. In 1965 he guest-starred as Corporal Corbett in "Then Came The Mighty Hunter", Season 2, Episode 3 of the TV series Twelve O'Clock High. Other TV roles followed in the mid-1960s on shows including The Fugitive, Bonanza, and The Loner. He found steady work in television and film throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Feature films of note during this time were The Other Side of the Mountain (1975), Greased Lightning (1977), Norma Rae (1979), Heart Like a Wheel (1983), and The Hotel New Hampshire (1984).
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Ben Johnson (actor)
Ben "Son" Johnson, Jr. (June 13, 1918 – April 8, 1996) was an American motion picture actor who was mainly cast in Westerns. He was also a rodeo cowboy, stuntman, and rancher.
Johnson was born in Foraker, Oklahoma, on the Osage Indian Reservation, of Irish and Cherokee ancestry, the son of Ollie Susan (née Workmon) and Ben Johnson, Sr. His father was a rancher in Osage County and also a rodeo champion. As a young man, Johnson was a ranch hand and travelled with his father on the rodeo circuit. He was a star in rodeo before becoming involved in the movies. He was the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association's Team Roping World Champion in 1953. After winning the title, he discovered that, after travel and expenses, he broke even for the year. Johnson was inducted into the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association's ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1973.
Johnson married Carol Elaine Jones in 1941, and they were married for 53 years until her death on March 27, 1994. The couple had no children. Carol Jones was the daughter of noted Hollywood horse wrangler Clarence "Fat" Jones.
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Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and musician. Thornton gained early recognition as a cast member on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire and in several early 1990s films including On Deadly Ground and Tombstone. In the mid-1990s, after writing, directing, and starring in the independent film Sling Blade, he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He appeared in several major film roles following Sling Blade 's success, including 1998's Armageddon and A Simple Plan. During the late 1990s, Thornton began a career as a singer-songwriter. He has released three albums and was the singer in a blues rock band.
Thornton was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the son of Virginia Roberta (née Faulkner), a psychic, and William Raymond "Billy Ray" Thornton (November 1929–August 1974), a high school history teacher and basketball coach who died when Thornton was 18. He has two younger brothers, Jimmy Don (April 1958–October 1988), who died of a heart attack at 30, and John David (born 1969), who resides in California. Jimmy Don Thornton wrote a number of songs, two of which—"Island Avenue" and "Emily"—Thornton has recorded on his solo albums. During his childhood, Thornton lived in both Alpine, Arkansas, and Malvern, Arkansas. He was raised a Methodist, in an extended family in a shack that had neither electricity nor plumbing. Thornton graduated from high school in 1973. A good high school baseball player, he tried out for the Kansas City Royals, but was let go after an injury. After a short period laying asphalt for the Arkansas State Transportation Department, he attended Henderson State University to pursue studies in psychology, but he dropped out after two semesters.
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Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artistes of the 20th century, with over half a billion records in circulation.
A multimedia star, from 1934 to 1954 Bing Crosby was a leader in record sales, radio ratings and motion picture grosses. His early career coincided with technical recording innovations; this allowed him to develop a laid-back, intimate singing style that influenced many of the popular male singers who followed him, including Perry Como,Frank Sinatra, and Dean Martin. Yank magazine recognized Crosby as the person who had done the most for American G.I. morale during World War II and, during his peak years, around 1948, polls declared him the "most admired man alive," ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII. Also in 1948, the Music Digest estimated that Crosby recordings filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music.
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Brian Bedford
Brian Bedford (born 16 February 1935) is an English actor. He has appeared on the stage and in film, and is known for both acting in and directing Shakespeare.
Bedford was born in Morley, West Riding of Yorkshire, the son of Ellen (née O'Donnell) and Arthur Bedford, a postman. Bedford attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London from 1952–1954 and was in the same class as Albert Finney, Alan Bates and Peter O'Toole.
Primarily a stage actor, he is known for his English-speaking interpretations of the French playwright Molière, including Tony Award nominated performances in Tartuffe, The Molière Comedies (a double bill of the short plays The School for Husbands and The Imaginary Cuckold) and The School for Wives, for which he received the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play. He has done a great deal of Shakespearean work, notably as Ariel in The Tempest opposite John Gielgud's Prospero in 1958, Angelo in Measure for Measure at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in 1975 and 1976, and The Public Theater's New York Shakespeare Festival Shakespeare in the Park productions of As You Like It (as Orlando), and Timon of Athens (as Timon), the latter based on a production he originated with the National Actors Theatre in 1993 and which he eventually played on Broadway.
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Brian Dennehy
Brian Mannion Dennehy (born July 9, 1938) is an American actor of film, stage and screen.
Dennehy was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of Hannah and Edward Dennehy, who was a wire service editor for the Associated Press; he has two brothers, Michael and Edward. Dennehy is of Irish ancestry and was raised Roman Catholic. The family relocated to Long Island, New York, where Dennehy attended Chaminade High School in the town of Mineola.
Rather than immediately chase his dreams of stage and screen, Dennehy enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1959, actively serving until 1963. Although he said in numerous interviews that he had spent five years fighting in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, even telling harrowing tales of being hit by shrapnel, it was revealed in the 1998 book Stolen Valor by B.G. Burkett that Dennehy had never served overseas at all during his time in the military. Later that year, Dennehy admitted to the tabloid The Globe "I lied about serving in Vietnam and I'm sorry. That was very wrong of me. There is no real excuse for that. I was a peace-time Marine, and I got out in 1963 without ever serving in Vietnam. I started the story that I had been in 'Nam, and I got stuck with it. Then I didn't know how to set the record straight." Nonetheless, in 2007 Dennehy once again told a reporter that he had served in Vietnam, this time Joanne Kaufman of the Wall Street Journal.
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Burgess Meredith
Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997), known professionally as Burgess Meredith, was an American actor in theatre, film, and television, who also worked as a director. Active for more than six decades, Meredith has been called "a virtuosic actor" who was "one of the most accomplished actors of the century." Meredith won several Emmys, was the first man to win two times the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, and was nominated for Academy Awards.
Meredith was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Ida Beth (née Burgess) and Canadian-born William George Meredith, M.D.
He graduated from Hoosac School in 1926 and then attended Amherst College as a member of the Class of 1931. Meredith served in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II, reaching the rank of captain. He was discharged in 1944 to work on the movie The Story of G.I. Joe, in which he starred as the popular war correspondent Ernie Pyle.
In 1933, he became a member of Eva Le Gallienne's Civic Repertory Theatre company in New York City. Although best known to the larger world audience for his film and television work, Meredith was an influential actor and director for the stage. He made his Broadway debut as Peter in Le Gallienne's production of Romeo and Juliet (1930) and became a star in Maxwell Anderson's Winterset (1935), which became his film debut the following year. His early life and theatre work were the subject of a New Yorker profile.
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Burt Lancaster
Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster (November 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994) was an American film actor noted for his athletic physique and distinctive smile (which he called "The Grin"). After initially building his career on "tough guy" roles Lancaster abandoned his "all-American" image in the late 1950s in favor of more complex and challenging roles, and came to be regarded as one of the best actors of his generation as a result.
Lancaster was nominated four times for Academy Awards and won once — for his work in Elmer Gantry in 1960. He also won a Golden Globe for that performance and BAFTA Awards for The Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) and Atlantic City (1980). His production company, Hecht-Hill-Lancaster, was the most successful and innovative star-driven independent production company in Hollywood of the 1950s, making movies such as Marty (1955), Trapeze (1956), and Sweet Smell of Success (1957).
In 1999, the American Film Institute named Lancaster 19th among the greatest male stars of all time.
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Burt Munro
Herbert James "Burt" Munro (Bert in his youth) (25 March 1899 – 6 January 1978) was a New Zealand motorcycle racer, famous for setting an under-1,000 cc world record, at Bonneville, 26 August 1967. This record still stands today. Munro was 68 and was riding a 47-year-old machine when he set his last record.
Working from his home in Invercargill, he worked for 20 years to highly modify the 1920 Indian motorcycle that he had bought that same year. Munro set his first New Zealand speed record in 1938 and later set seven more. He travelled to compete at the Bonneville Salt Flats, attempting to set world speed records. During his ten visits to the salt flats, he set three speed records, one of which still stands today.
His efforts, and success, are the basis of the motion picture The World's Fastest Indian (2005), starring Anthony Hopkins, and an earlier 1971 short documentary film Burt Munro: Offerings to the God of Speed, both directed by Roger Donaldson.
Munro was born in 1899 in Invercargill. His twin sister died at birth and Munro grew up on a farm in Edendale, east of Invercargill.
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Campbell Scott
Campbell Scott (born July 19, 1961) is an American actor, director, producer, and voice artist.
Scott was born in New York City, the son of George C. Scott, an actor, director, and producer, and Colleen Dewhurst, a Canadian-born actress. He graduated from Lawrence University in 1983. His brother is Alexander Scott. He has a son, Malcolm, born in 1998.
In 1990, Scott played a lead role in the ground-breaking film Longtime Companion, which chronicles the early years of the AIDS/HIV epidemic and its impact upon a group of American friends. In the following year, Scott co-starred in the movie Dying Young (in which his mother also appeared) alongside Julia Roberts. He also appears in the 1992 movie Singles, and in 1996, he teamed up with Stanley Tucci to direct the film Big Night. The film met with critical acclaim and was nominated for the "Grand Jury Prize" at the Sundance Film Festival. For their work, Scott and Tucci won both the New York Film Critics Circle Award and the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best New Director.
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Casey Affleck
Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt (born August 12, 1975), better known as Casey Affleck, is an American actor and film director. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, he played supporting roles in mainstream hits like Good Will Hunting (1997) and Ocean's Eleven (2001) as well as in critically acclaimed independent films such as Chasing Amy (1997). Casey is the younger brother of actor and director Ben Affleck, with whom he has frequently collaborated professionally. In 2007, his breakout year, Affleck gained recognition and critical acclaim for his work in Gone Baby Gone and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Affleck was born in Falmouth, Massachusetts. He is the younger brother of Ben Affleck, and second son of Christine Anne "Chris" (née Boldt), a school district employee and teacher, and Timothy Byers Affleck, a drug counselor, social worker, janitor, auto mechanic, bartender, and former actor with the Theater Company of Boston. Affleck has Irish, Scottish, German, and English ancestry (the surname "Affleck" is Scottish), and is a distant cousin of actor Matt Damon. He was raised in a mostly Episcopalian family. Affleck is three years younger than his brother Ben. As a child he had numerous pets, including cats, snakes, guinea pigs and turtles. Affleck went to George Washington University and later transferred to Columbia University in New York City, where he majored in physics, astronomy, and Western philosophy, but never graduated. Affleck worked sporadically on television while finishing high school and attending college during the early 1990s.
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Charles Bickford
Charles Bickford (January 1, 1891 – November 9, 1967) was an American actor best known for his supporting roles. He was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for The Song of Bernadette (1943), The Farmer's Daughter (1947), and Johnny Belinda (1948). Other notable roles include Whirlpool (1948), A Star is Born (1954) and The Big Country (1958).
Bickford was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, during the first minute of 1891. The fifth of seven children, he was a very independent and unruly child who was tried and acquitted at nine years old of the attempted murder of a trolley motorman who had callously driven over and killed his dog. In his late teens he drifted aimlessly around the United States for a time. Before breaking into acting he worked as a lumberjack, investment promoter, and for a short time, ran a pest extermination business. He was a stoker and fireman in the United States Navy when a friend dared him to get a job in Burlesque. He did and remained on stage for the next sixteen years.
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Christian Bale
Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Best known for his roles in American films, Bale has starred in both big budget Hollywood films and the smaller projects from independent producers and art houses.
Bale first caught the public eye at the age of 13, when he was cast in the starring role of Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun (1987). He played an English boy who is separated from his parents and subsequently finds himself lost in a Japanese internment camp during World War II. He is also notable for his role as serial killer Patrick Bateman in American Psycho (2000), and for portraying Bruce Wayne/Batman in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008) and the upcoming finale The Dark Knight Rises (2012).
In 2010, Bale portrayed Dicky Eklund in the biopic The Fighter. He received critical acclaim for his role and won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.
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Christoph Waltz
Christoph Waltz (German pronunciation: [kristɔf valts]; born 4 October 1956) is an Austrian actor, who also holds German citizenship.
He received international acclaim for his portrayal of SS-Standartenführer Hans Landa in the 2009 film Inglourious Basterds, for which he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival and the BAFTA, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2009.
Christoph Waltz was born in Vienna, Austria. He is the son of German-born Johannes Waltz and Austrian-born Elisabeth Urbancic, set and stage designers. His maternal grandmother was Burgtheater actress Maria Mayen, and his step-grandfather was actor Emmerich Reimers. His great-grandparents also worked in the theatre.
Waltz studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna. He also attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York. He started as a stage actor, performing at venues such as Zurich's Schauspielhaus Zürich, Vienna's Burgtheater, and the Salzburg Festival. He became a prolific television actor. In 2000, he made his directorial debut, with the German-language television production Wenn man sich traut.
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Christopher Plummer
Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer, CC (born December 13, 1929) is a Canadian theatre, film and television actor. He made his film debut in 1958's Stage Struck, and notable early film performances include The Night of the Generals, The Return of the Pink Panther, and The Man Who Would Be King.
In a career that spans seven decades and includes substantial roles in each of the dramatic arts, Plummer is probably best known to audiences as the autocratic widower Captain Georg Ludwig von Trapp in the hit 1965 musical film The Sound of Music alongside Julie Andrews. Plummer has also ventured into various television projects, including the legendary miniseries The Thorn Birds.
His most recent film roles include the The Insider as Mike Wallace, the Disney-Pixar 2009 film Up as Charles Muntz, the Shane Acker production 9 as 1, The Last Station as Leo Tolstoy, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus as Doctor Parnassus, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Henrik Vanger, and Beginners as Hal.
Plummer has won numerous awards and accolades for his work, including an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a SAG Award, and a BAFTA Award. With his win at the age of 82 in 2012 for Beginners, Plummer is the oldest actor ever to win an Academy Award.
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Clint Eastwood
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide (1959–1965). He rose to fame for playing the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone's Dollars trilogy of spaghetti westerns (A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) during the late 1960s, and as Harry Callahan in the Dirty Harry films (Dirty Harry, Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact, and The Dead Pool) throughout the 1970s and 1980s. These roles, among others, have made him an enduring cultural icon of masculinity.
For his work in the films Unforgiven (1992) and Million Dollar Baby (2004), Eastwood won Academy Awards for Best Director and Producer of the Best Picture, as well as receiving nominations for Best Actor. These films in particular, as well as others including Play Misty for Me (1971), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), Escape from Alcatraz (1979), Tightrope (1984), Pale Rider (1985), Heartbreak Ridge (1986), In the Line of Fire (1993), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), and Gran Torino (2008), have all received commercial success and critical acclaim. Eastwood's only comedies have been Every Which Way but Loose (1978) and its sequel Any Which Way You Can (1980), which are his two most commercially successful films after adjustment for inflation.
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Debra Winger
Debra Winger (born May 16, 1955) is an American actress. She gained critical acclaim for her performance in Urban Cowboy in 1980. She then gave Academy Award-nominated performances in An Officer and a Gentleman, Terms of Endearment and Shadowlands.
She has also been nominated for four Golden Globe awards, two BAFTA awards, an Emmy Award, and won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for Terms of Endearment and the Tokyo International Film Festival Award for Best Actress for A Dangerous Woman.
Winger was born as Mary Debra Winger in Cleveland Heights, Ohio into an Orthodox Jewish family, to Robert Winger, a meat packer, and Ruth (née Felder), an office manager. She has stated publicly and with amusement that the Internet has a growing "snowball" of claims that she had been part of a kibbutz in Israel, whereas she was merely on a typical Israeli youth program that visited the kibbutz. After returning to the United States, she was involved in a car accident and suffered a cerebral hemorrhage; as a result, she was left partially paralyzed and blind for ten months, having initially been told that she would never see again. With time on her hands to think about her life, she decided that, if she recovered, she would move to California and become an actress. She later recovered.
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Djimon Hounsou
Djimon Diaw Hounsou (pronounced [dʒimɔ̃ hũsu];[need tone] born April 24, 1964) is a Beninese actor and model. As an actor, Hounsou has been nominated for two Academy Awards.
Djimon Hounsou was born in Cotonou, Benin, in 1964, to lbertine and Pierre Hounsou, a cook. He emigrated to Lyon in France at the age of thirteen with his brother, Edmond. In 1987, he became a model and established a career in Paris. He moved to the U.S. in 1990.
In 1989 he appeared in a music video of Straight Up by Paula Abdul. Hounsou's film debut was in the 1990 Sandra Bernhard film Without You I’m Nothing, and he has had television parts on Beverly Hills, 90210 and ER and a guest starring role on Alias, but received a larger role in the science fiction film Stargate. His first on-screen appearance was in the 1990 Janet Jackson video “Love Will Never Do (Without You)” from Rhythm Nation 1814, which co-starred Antonio Sabàto, Jr. He also starred in a 2002 Gap commercial directed by Peter Lindbergh, dancing to a rendition of John Lee Hooker's "Boom Boom" by Arrested Development's Baba Oje.
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Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable characters.
He first drew critical praise for the play Eh?, for which he won a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award. This was soon followed by his breakthrough movie role as the good-looking but troubled Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate (1967). Since then Hoffman's career has largely been focused on cinema, with only sporadic returns to television and the stage. Some of his most notable films are Papillon, Marathon Man, Midnight Cowboy, Little Big Man, Lenny, All the President's Men, Kramer vs. Kramer, Tootsie, Rain Man, Wag the Dog, and Meet the Fockers.
Hoffman has won two Academy Awards (for his performances in Kramer vs. Kramer and Rain Man), five Golden Globes, four BAFTAs, three Drama Desk Awards, a Genie Award, and an Emmy Award. Dustin Hoffman received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1999.
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Ed Flanders
Edward Paul Flanders (December 29, 1934 - February 22, 1995) was an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Donald Westphall in the television series St. Elsewhere.
Flanders was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Bernice (née Brown) and Francis Michael Grey Flanders. Flanders began his acting career on Broadway before moving on to guest parts in television series. From 1967 through 1975, Flanders appeared in more than a dozen American TV shows, including six appearances on Hawaii Five-O (as six different characters). During this time, he was also prolific in TV movies. He also married actress Ellen Geer during this time; they later divorced.
In the late 1970s, Flanders moved away from small TV roles to take major credits in both TV and feature films, while continuing his stage career. In 1974, Flanders won a Tony Award for Best Supporting or Featured Actor in a Dramatic Presentation for A Moon for the Misbegotten by Eugene O'Neill on Broadway, He also won an Emmy award in 1976 for the TV movie adaptation of A Moon for the Misbegotten.
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Eddie Murphy
Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician.
Box office takes from Murphy's films make him the second-highest grossing actor in the United States. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984 and has worked as a stand-up comedian. He was ranked #10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.
He has received Golden Globe Award nominations for his performances in 48 Hrs, Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading Places, and The Nutty Professor. In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls.
Eddie Murphy's work as a voice actor includes Thurgood Stubbs in The PJs, Donkey in the Shrek series and the dragon Mushu in Disney's Mulan. In some of his films, he plays multiple roles in addition to his main character, intended as a tribute to one of his idols Peter Sellers, who played multiple roles in Dr. Strangelove and elsewhere. Murphy has played multiple roles in Coming to America, Wes Craven's Vampire In Brooklyn, the Nutty Professor films (where he played the title role in two incarnations, plus his father, brother, mother, and grandmother), Bowfinger, Norbit, and Meet Dave.
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Edward Fox (actor)
Edward Charles Morice Fox,OBE (born 13 April 1937) is an English stage, film and television actor.
He is generally associated with portraying the role of the upper-class Englishman, such as the title character in the film The Day of the Jackal (1973) and King Edward VIII in the serial Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978).
Fox was born in Chelsea, London, the son of Robin Fox, a theatrical agent, and Angela Muriel Darita Worthington, an actress and writer. He is the elder brother of actor James Fox and film producer Robert Fox, and an uncle of actor Laurence Fox. His paternal great-grandfather was the industrialist and inventor Samson Fox, and his paternal grandmother was Hilda Hanbury, sister of the stage performer Lily Hanbury. His maternal grandfather was the dramatist Frederick Lonsdale, and his maternal grandmother was the daughter of football player and stockbroker Charles Morice. He was educated at Harrow School in northwest London and served as a lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards, a regiment of the British Army.
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Edward Woodward
Edward Albert Arthur Woodward, OBE (1 June 1930 – 16 November 2009) was an English stage and screen actor and singer. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), Woodward began his career on stage, and throughout his career he appeared in productions in both the West End in London and on Broadway in New York. He came to wider attention from 1967 in the title role of the British television spy drama Callan, earning him the 1970 British Academy Television Award for Best Actor. Among his film credits, Woodward starred as Police Sergeant Howie in the 1973 cult British horror film The Wicker Man, and in the title role of the 1980 Australian biopic Breaker Morant. From 1985 Woodward starred as British ex-secret agent and vigilante Robert McCall in the American television series The Equalizer, earning him the 1986 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Drama Actor.
Woodward was an only child, born in Croydon, Surrey to working class parents Edward Oliver Woodward, a metalworker, and Violet Edith Woodward (née Smith). As a boy he was bombed out of his home three times during the Blitz. He attended Eccleston Road, Sydenham Road and Elmwood High School in Wallington, as well as Kingston Day Commercial School, all in Surrey. He then attended Kingston College.
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Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms, and head of the 54-member Commonwealth of Nations. She is also head of state of the Crown Dependencies.
Elizabeth was born in London, and educated privately at home. Her father acceded to the throne as George VI in 1936 on the abdication of his brother Edward VIII. She began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, in which she served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. On the death of her father in 1952, she became Head of the Commonwealth and queen regnant of seven independent Commonwealth countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon. Her coronation service in 1953 was the first to be televised. Between 1956 and 1992, the number of her realms varied as territories gained independence and some realms became republics. Today, in addition to the first four aforementioned countries, Elizabeth is Queen of Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis.
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Frank Finlay
Francis Finlay, CBE (born 6 August 1926) is an English stage, film and television actor.
Finlay was born in Farnworth, Lancashire, the son of Margaret and Josiah Finlay, a butcher. A devout Catholic, he belongs to the British Catholic Stage Guild. He was educated at St. Gregory the Great School but left at the age of fourteen and then trained as a butcher himself, gaining a City and Guilds Diploma in the trade. He met his future wife, Doreen Shepherd, when they were both members of the Farnworth Little Theatre. They had three children, Stephen, Cathy and Daniel and they lived in Shepperton, Middlesex and were married until her death in 2005.
Finlay began his stage career in rep before graduating from RADA. There followed several appearances at the Royal Court Theatre, notably in the Arnold Wesker trilogy. He is particularly associated with the National Theatre, especially during the Olivier years and the Chichester Festival Theatre, where he played a wide variety of roles ranging from the First Gravedigger in Hamlet to Josef Frank in Weapons of Happiness. He also had parts in The Party, Plunder, Saint Joan, Hobson's Choice, "Amadeus", Much Ado About Nothing (as Dogberry), The Dutch Courtesan, The Crucible, Mother Courage, and Juno and the Paycock.
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Frank Langella
Frank A. Langella, Jr. (born January 1, 1938) is an American stage and film actor. He has won a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his performance as Richard Nixon in the play Frost/Nixon (2006), and later received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the same role in the film, Frost/Nixon (2008).
Langella, an Italian American, was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, the son of Angelina and Frank A. Langella Sr., a business executive who was the president of the Bayonne Barrel and Drum Company. Langella attended Washington Elementary School and Bayonne High School in Bayonne. After the family moved to South Orange, New Jersey he graduated from Columbia High School, in the South Orange-Maplewood School District, in 1955, and graduated from Syracuse University in 1959 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in drama. He remains a brother of the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity.
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Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. His stage and subsequent film career spanned a total of 76 years, during which he made 31 musical films. He was named the fifth Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute. He is particularly associated with Ginger Rogers, with whom he made ten films.
Gene Kelly, another major innovator in filmed dance, said that "the history of dance on film begins with Astaire". Beyond film and television, many classical dancers and choreographers, Rudolf Nureyev, Sammy Davis, Jr., Michael Jackson, Gregory Hines, Mikhail Baryshnikov, George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins among them, also acknowledged his importance and influence.
Astaire was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Johanna "Ann" (née Geilus) and Frederic "Fritz" Austerlitz (born September 8, 1868, as Friedrich Emanuel Austerlitz). Astaire's mother was born in the United States to Lutheran German immigrants from East Prussia and Alsace, while Astaire's father was born in Linz, Austria, to Jewish parents who had converted to Catholicism.
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Freddy Heineken
Alfred Henry (Freddy) Heineken (November 4, 1923, Amsterdam, Netherlands – January 3, 2002, Noordwijk, Netherlands) was a Dutch major stock holder and president of Heineken International, the brewing company bought in 1864 by his grandfather Gerard Adriaan Heineken in Amsterdam.
He entered the service of the company (which by then was no longer owned by the family) on 1 June 1941 and bought back stock several years later, to ensure the family controlled the company again. He created the Heineken Holding that owned 50.005% of Heineken International; he personally held a majority stake in Heineken Holding.
By the time of his resignation as chairman of the board in 1989 he had transformed Heineken from a brand that was known chiefly in the Netherlands to a brand that is currently famous worldwide.
Freddy Heineken married Lucille Cummins, an American from a Kentucky family of bourbon whiskey distillers. Heineken's daughter, Charlene Heineken, inherited his fortune in 2002.
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Gary Oldman
Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an English screen and stage actor, filmmaker and musician, who is the highest-grossing actor in the history of film. A successful theatre actor and former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Oldman gained mainstream recognition from the early 1980s to early 1990s for his portrayals of morally ambiguous characters in films including Meantime, Sid and Nancy, Prick Up Your Ears, The Firm, State of Grace, JFK and Dracula. He became a popular portrayer of villains by the mid 1990s, playing the antagonist of True Romance, Léon, The Fifth Element, Air Force One and The Contender. Since the millenium Oldman has starred in such films as the Harry Potter series, Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, Kung Fu Panda 2 and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Aside from film acting, he has starred in television shows like Knots Landing and Friends, voiced various characters in the Call of Duty video game series, and wrote and directed Nil By Mouth, a film partially based on his own childhood.
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Gary Sinise
Gary Alan Sinise ( /səˈniːs/; born March 17, 1955) is an American actor, film director and musician. During his career, Sinise has won various awards including an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award. In 1992, Sinise directed, and played the role of George Milton in the successful film adaptation of Of Mice and Men. Sinise was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1994 for his role as Lt. Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump. He won a Golden Globe Award for his role in Truman, as Harry S. Truman. In 1996, he played a corrupt police officer in the dramatic hit Ransom, Detective Jimmy Shaker. In 1998, Sinise was awarded an Emmy Award for the television film George Wallace, a portrayal of the late George C. Wallace. Since 2004, Sinise has starred in CBS's CSI: NY as Detective Mac Taylor.
Sinise was born in Blue Island, Illinois, the son of Mylles S. (née Alsip; b. 1932) and Robert L. Sinise (b. 1931), the latter of whom was a film editor. He is of part Italian ancestry (from his paternal grandfather). He attended Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Illinois. In 1974, Sinise and two friends, Terry Kinney and Jeff Perry, founded the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Since its founding, Steppenwolf has showcased the talents of such notable actors as Joan Allen, Kevin Anderson, Gary Cole, Ethan Hawke, Glenne Headly, John Mahoney, John Malkovich, Laurie Metcalf, Martha Plimpton, Jim True-Frost and most recently William Petersen. At Steppenwolf, Sinise honed his acting and directing skills, received a Joseph Jefferson Award for his direction of Lyle Kessler's play Orphans, that took him from Chicago, to New York City to London's West End, and worked on more than thirty of the company's productions.
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Gaspard Ulliel
Gaspard Ulliel (French pronunciation: [ɡaspaʁ yljɛl]; born 25 November 1984) is a French film actor and model. He began appearing in made-for-television films during the late 1990s and early 2000s, and then began to be known as a film actor in France, as well as starring in the title role in the thriller Hannibal Rising.
Ulliel was born in Boulogne-Billancourt (a suburb of Paris) to a runway show producer mother and a stylist father. He has a scar on his left cheek as a result of an attack from a doberman when he attempted to ride the dog like a horse at the age of six. He says it increases his emotional acting abilities because it looks like a dimple. Ulliel attended the University of Saint-Denis, where he studied cinema. He began acting while he was still at school, appearing in Une Femme En Blanc, a film for French television. He also performed at the Cours Florent, where he was discovered by Les égarés director André Téchiné.
In 2007, he appeared on the cover of the January issue of French Vogue with Dutch supermodel Doutzen Kroes.
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Gene Hackman
Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is a retired American actor and novelist.
Nominated for five Academy Awards, winning two, Hackman has also won three Golden Globes and two BAFTAs in a career that spanned five decades. He first came to fame in 1967 with his performance as Buck Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde. His major subsequent films include The French Connection (1971), in which he played Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle; The Poseidon Adventure (1972); The Conversation (1974); Superman (1978), in which he played arch-villain Lex Luthor; Hoosiers (1986); Mississippi Burning (1987); Unforgiven (1992); The Firm (1993); Crimson Tide (1995); Get Shorty (1995); The Birdcage (1996); Enemy of the State (1998); and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001).
Hackman was born in San Bernardino, California, the son of Lyda (née Gray) and Eugene Ezra Hackman. He has a brother, Richard. His family moved frequently, finally settling in Danville, Illinois, where they lived in the house of his English-born maternal grandmother, Beatrice. Hackman's father operated the printing press for the Commercial-News, a local paper. Hackman's parents divorced in 1943 and his father subsequently left the family.
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George C. Scott
George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 – September 22, 1999) was an American stage and film actor, director and producer. He was best known for his stage work, as well as his portrayal of General George S. Patton in the film Patton, and as General Buck Turgidson in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove.
George Campbell Scott was born in Wise, Virginia, the son of Helena Agnes (née Slemp; 1904–1935) and George Dewey Scott (1902–1988). His mother died just before his eighth birthday, and he was raised by his father, an executive with Buick. Scott's original ambition was to be a writer like his favorite author, F. Scott Fitzgerald; while attending Redford High School in Detroit, he wrote many short stories, none of which were ever published. As an adult, he tried on many occasions to write a novel, but was never able to complete one to his satisfaction.[citation needed]
Scott joined the US Marines, serving from 1945-49. He was assigned to 8th and I Barracks in Washington, D.C., in which capacity he taught English literature and radio speaking/writing at the Marine Corps Institute. He later claimed his duties at Arlington led to his drinking. After his military service, Scott enrolled in the University of Missouri, where he majored in journalism and then became interested in drama; he left college after a year to pursue acting.
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George Peppard
George Peppard Byrne, Jr. ( /pəˈpɑrd/; October 1, 1928 – May 8, 1994) was an American film and television actor.
Peppard secured a major role when he starred alongside Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), portrayed a character based on Howard Hughes in The Carpetbaggers (1964), and played the title role of the millionaire sleuth Thomas Banacek in the early-1970s television series Banacek. He is probably best known for his role as Col. John "Hannibal" Smith, the cigar-chomping leader of a renegade commando squad, in the 1980s television show The A-Team.
George Peppard Byrne, Jr. was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of building contractor George Peppard Byrne, Sr. and opera singer Vernelle Rohrer. He graduated from Dearborn High School in Dearborn, Michigan.
Peppard enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at age 17 on July 8, 1946 and rose to rank of Corporal in the 10th Marines, leaving the Marines at the end of his enlistment in January 1948.
From 1948 to 1949, he studied Civil Engineering at Purdue University where he was a member of the Purdue Playmakers theatre troupe and Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He then transferred to Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he received his bachelor's degree in 1955. He also trained at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.
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Haing S. Ngor
Dr. Haing Somnang Ngor (Chinese: 吳漢潤; pinyin: Wú Hànrùn, March 22, 1940 – February 25, 1996) was a Cambodian American physician, actor and author who is best known for winning the 1985 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his debut performance in the movie The Killing Fields, in which he portrayed Cambodian journalist and refugee Dith Pran. He was also the first ever Asian actor to win an Oscar for a supporting performance and debut performance. His mother was Khmer and his father was of Chinese descent. Ngor and Harold Russell are the only two non-professional actors to win an Academy Award in an acting category.
Born in Samrong Young, Cambodia, Ngor trained as a surgeon and gynecologist. He was practicing in the capital, Phnom Penh, in 1975 when Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge seized control of the country and proclaimed it Democratic Kampuchea. He was compelled to conceal his education, medical skills, and even the fact that he wore glasses to avoid the new regime's intense hostility to intellectuals and professionals. He was expelled from Phnom Penh along with the bulk of its two million inhabitants as part of the Khmer Rouge's "Year Zero" social experiment and imprisoned in a concentration camp along with his wife, My-Huoy, who subsequently died giving birth. Although a gynecologist, he was unable to treat his wife who required a Cesarean section as he would have been exposed and both he and his wife (as well as the child) would very probably have been killed. After the fall of the Khmer Rouge in 1979, Ngor worked as a doctor in a refugee camp in Thailand and left with his niece for the United States on August 30, 1980. Ngor was not able to resume medical practice in the U.S. He never remarried.
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Hal Holbrook
Harold Rowe "Hal" Holbrook, Jr. (born February 17, 1925) is an American actor. His television roles include Abraham Lincoln in the 1976 TV series Lincoln, Hays Stowe on The Bold Ones: The Senator and Capt. Lloyd Bucher on Pueblo. He is also known for his role in the 2007 film Into the Wild, for which he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award and an Academy Award. He has also performed a one-man show as Mark Twain since 1954.
Holbrook was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Aileen Davenport Holbrook, a vaudeville dancer, and Harold Rowe Holbrook, Sr. He was raised in South Weymouth, Massachusetts. He graduated from the Culver Academies and Denison University, where an honors project about Mark Twain led him to develop the one-man show for which he is best known, a series of performances called Mark Twain Tonight (for which he won both a Tony and a Drama Desk Award). Holbrook served in the U.S. Army in World War II and was stationed in Newfoundland, where he performed in theatre productions such as the play Madam Precious.
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Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American film actor and producer. He is famous for his performances as Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy and as the title character of the Indiana Jones film series. Ford is also known for his roles as Rick Deckard in Blade Runner, John Book in Witness and Jack Ryan in Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger. His career has spanned six decades and includes roles in several Hollywood blockbusters, including Presumed Innocent, The Fugitive, Air Force One, and What Lies Beneath. At one point, four of the top six box-office hits of all time included one of his roles. Five of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry.
In 1997, Ford was ranked No. 1 in Empire's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. As of July 2008[update], the United States domestic box office grosses of Ford's films total over US$3.5 billion, with worldwide grosses surpassing $6 billion, making Ford the third highest grossing U.S. domestic box-office star. Ford is the husband of actress Calista Flockhart.
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Harry Andrews
Harry Fleetwood Andrews, CBE (10 November 1911 – 6 March 1989) was an English film actor known for his frequent portrayals of tough military officers. His performance as Sergeant Major Wilson in The Hill alongside Sean Connery earned Andrews the 1965 National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor and a nomination for the 1966 BAFTA Award for Best British Actor. He made his film debut in The Red Beret in 1953.
Prior to his film career, Andrews was an accomplished Shakespearean actor, appearing at such venues as the Queen's Theatre, the Lyceum Theatre, and the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in England as well as theatres in New York City, Paris, Antwerp and Brussels. Andrews made his London theatre debut in 1935 at the St James's Theatre and his New York debut in 1936 at the since-demolished Empire Theatre.
Harry Andrews was born on 10 November 1911, in Tonbridge, Kent. He was the son of Henry Arthur Andrews and Amy Diana Frances (née Horner). Andrews attended Wrekin College in Wellington, Shropshire. From October 1939 to October 1945, Andrews served with the Royal Artillery during the Second World War. Andrews died at the age of 77 on 6 March 1989, at his home in Salehurst, leaving behind his long-term romantic partner Basil Hoskins.
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Harry H. Corbett
Harry H. Corbett OBE (28 February 1925 – 21 March 1982) was an English actor.
Corbett was best known for his starring role in the popular and long-running BBC Television sitcom Steptoe and Son in the 1960s and '70s. Corbett was regarded as one of Britain's first Method actors and early in his career he was dubbed "the English Marlon Brando" by some sections of the British press.
Corbett was born in Rangoon, Burma. His father was a British Army officer stationed in the country as part of the Colonial defence forces. Corbett was sent back to England after his mother died when he was three, to be brought up by an aunt in Wythenshawe, Manchester. Corbett served in the Royal Marines during the Second World War, at one time engaged in hand to hand fighting in New Guinea, killing two Japanese soldiers. Posted to Tonga at the end of hostilities, he deserted and remained in Australia before handing himself in to the Military Police.
On returning to civilian life, Corbett trained as a radiographer before taking up acting as a career, initially in repertory. In the early 1950s, he added the initial "H" to avoid confusion with the television entertainer Harry Corbett, known for his act with the glove-puppet Sooty. He joked that "H" stood for "hennyfink" – a Cockney pronunciation of "anything". In 1956 he appeared on stage in The Family Reunion at the Phoenix Theatre in London.
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Harvey Fierstein
Harvey Forbes Fierstein (born June 6, 1952) is an American actor and playwright, noted for the distinction of winning Tony Awards for both writing and originating the lead role in his long-running play Torch Song Trilogy, about a gay drag-performer and his quest for true love and family, as well as writing the award-winning book to the musical La Cage aux Folles. He has since become a champion for gay civil rights.
Fierstein was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Jacqueline Harriet (née Gilbert), a school librarian, and Irving Fierstein, a handkerchief manufacturer. Raised Jewish, Fierstein is now an atheist.
Fierstein occasionally writes columns about gay issues. He was openly gay at a time when very few celebrities were. His careers as a stand-up comic and female impersonator are mostly behind him. Fierstein resides in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
The gravel-voiced actor is perhaps best known for the play and film Torch Song Trilogy, which he wrote and starred in both Off-Broadway (with the young Matthew Broderick) and on Broadway (with Estelle Getty and Fisher Stevens). The 1982 Broadway production won him two Tony Awards, for Best Play and Best Actor in a Play, two Drama Desk Awards, for Outstanding New Play and Outstanding Actor in a Play, and the Theatre World Award, and the film adaptation earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination as Best Male Lead.
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Heath Ledger
Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian television and film actor. After performing roles in Australian television and film during the 1990s, Ledger left his homeland for the United States in 1998 to develop his film career. His work comprised nineteen films, including 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), The Patriot (2000), A Knight's Tale (2001), Brokeback Mountain (2005), and The Dark Knight (2008). In addition to acting, he produced and directed music videos and aspired to be a film director.
For his portrayal of Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain, Ledger won the 2005 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and the 2006 "Best Actor" award from the Australian Film Institute and was nominated for the 2005 Academy Award for Best Actor as well as the 2006 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Posthumously he shared the 2007 Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award with the rest of the ensemble cast, the director, and the casting director for the film I'm Not There, which was inspired by the life and songs of American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. In the film, Ledger portrayed a fictional actor named Robbie Clark, one of six characters embodying aspects of Dylan's life and persona. Ledger received numerous accolades for his critically acclaimed portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, a Best Actor International Award at the 2008 Australian Film Institute Awards, for which he became the first actor to win an award posthumously, the 2008 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, the 2009 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and the 2009 BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Henry Fonda
Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American film and stage actor.
Fonda made his mark early as a Broadway actor. He also appeared in 1938 in plays performed in White Plains, New York, with Joan Tompkins. He made his Hollywood debut in 1935, and his career gained momentum after his Academy Award-nominated performance as Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath, a 1940 adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel about an Oklahoma family who moved west during the Dust Bowl. Throughout six decades in Hollywood, Fonda cultivated a strong, appealing screen image in such classics as The Ox-Bow Incident, Mister Roberts and 12 Angry Men. Later, Fonda moved both toward darker epics as Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West and lighter roles in family comedies like Yours, Mine and Ours with Lucille Ball.
Fonda was the patriarch of a family of famous actors, including daughter Jane Fonda, son Peter Fonda, granddaughter Bridget Fonda, and grandson Troy Garity. His family and close friends called him "Hank". In 1999, he was named the sixth-Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute.
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Holger Löwenadler
Holger Löwenadler (1 April 1904, Jönköping, Jönköpings län, Sweden – 18 June 1977, Stockholm, Sweden) was a Swedish film actor. He starred in Ingmar Bergman's 1947 A Ship to India. He appeared in the 1951 Divorced, which was written by Bergman. Other appearances include Lacombe Lucien (1974).
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Howard Brenton
Howard John Brenton (born 13 December 1942) is an English playwright and screenwriter.
Brenton was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, son of Methodist minister Donald Henry Brenton and his wife Rose Lilian (née Lewis). He was educated at Chichester High School For Boys and read English Literature at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. In 1964 he was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal for Poetry. While at Cambridge he wrote a play, Ladder of Fools which was performed at the ADC Theatre as a double bill with "Hello-Goodbye Sebastian" by John Grillo in April 1965, and at the Oxford Playhouse in June of that year. It was described by Eric Shorter of The Daily Telegraph as "Actable, gripping, murky and moody: how often can you say that of the average new play tried out in London, let alone of an undergraduate's work..." Brenton's one-act play, It's My Criminal, was performed at the Royal Court Theatre (1966).
In 1968 he joined the Brighton Combination as a writer and actor, and in 1969 joined Portable Theatre (founded by David Hare and Tony Bicat), for whom he wrote Christie in Love, staged in the Royal Court's Theatre Upstairs (1969) and Fruit (1970). He is also the author of Winter, Daddykins (1966), Revenge for the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs; and the triple-bill Heads, Gum & Goo and The Education of Skinny Spew (1969). These were followed by Wesley (1970); Scott of the Antarctic and A Sky-blue Life (1971); Hitler Dances, How Beautiful With Badges, and an adaptation of Measure for Measure (1972).
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Hugh Griffith
Hugh Emrys Griffith (30 May 1912 – 14 May 1980) was a Welsh film, stage and television actor.
Griffith was born in Marianglas, Anglesey, Wales, the son of Mary and William Griffith. He was educated at Llangefni County School and attempted to gain entrance to university, but failed the English examination. He was then urged to make a career in banking, becoming a bank clerk and transferring to London to be closer to acting opportunities. Just as he was making progress and gained admission to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, he had to suspend his plans in order to serve in the British Army, serving for six years with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in India and the Burma Campaign during World War II. He resumed his acting career in 1946.
Between 1946 and 1976, Griffith won acclaim for many stage roles, in particular for his portrayals of Falstaff, Lear and Prospero. Griffith acted on both sides of the Atlantic, taking leading roles in London, New York and Stratford. In 1952 he starred in the Broadway adaption of Legend of Lovers, alongside fellow Welsh actor Richard Burton. In 1958 he was back in New York, this time taking a lead role in the opening production of Look Homeward, Angel alongside Anthony Perkins. Both he and Perkins were nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a play for their roles.
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Hugh Jackman
Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968) is an Australian actor and producer who is involved in film, musical theatre, and television.
Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as action/superhero, period and romance characters. He is known for his role as Wolverine in the X-Men film series, as well as for his leads in Kate & Leopold, Van Helsing, The Prestige, Australia, and Real Steel. Jackman is a singer, dancer, and actor in stage musicals, and won a Tony Award for his role in The Boy from Oz.
In November 2008, Open Salon named Jackman one of the sexiest men alive. Later that same month, People magazine named Jackman "Sexiest Man Alive."
A three-time host of the Tony Awards, winning an Emmy Award for one of these appearances, Jackman also hosted the 81st Academy Awards on 22 February 2009.
Jackman was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the youngest of five children of English parents Chris Jackman and Grace Watson, and the second child to be born in Australia (he also has a younger half-sister, from his mother's re-marriage). One of his paternal great-grandfathers was Greek. His parents divorced when he was eight, and he remained with his accountant father and siblings, while his mother moved back to England. As a child, Jackman liked the outdoors, spending a lot of time at the beach and on camping trips and vacations all over Australia. He wanted to see the world: "I used to spend nights looking at atlases. I decided I wanted to be a chef on a plane. Because I'd been on a plane and there was food on board, I presumed there was a chef. I thought that would be an ideal job."
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Hume Cronyn
Hume Blake Cronyn, OC (July 18, 1911 – June 15, 2003) was a Canadian actor of stage and screen, who enjoyed a long career, often appearing professionally alongside his second wife, Jessica Tandy.
Hume Cronyn, one of five children, was born in London, Ontario, Canada, the son of Hume Blake Cronyn, Sr., a businessman and a Member of Parliament for London (after whom the Hume Cronyn Memorial Observatory and asteroid (12050) Humecronyn are named) and Frances Amelia (née Labatt), an heiress of the brewing company of the same name. His paternal grandfather, Verschoyle Cronyn, was the son of the Right Reverend Benjamin Cronyn, an Anglican cleric of the Anglo-Irish Protestant Ascendancy, who served as first bishop of the Anglican diocese of Huron, and founder of Huron College, from which grew the University of Western Ontario. His great-uncle, Benjamin, Jr., was both a prominent citizen and early mayor of London, Ontario, but was later indicted for fraud and fled to Vermont; during his tenure in London he built a mansion called Oakwood, which currently serves as the head office of the Info-Tech Research Group. Cronyn was also a cousin of Canadian-born theater producer, Robert Whitehead, and a first cousin of the Canadian-British artist Hugh Verschoyle Cronyn GM (1905–1996).
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Ian McKellen
Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH CBE (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. He has won multiple Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, two Academy Award nominations, and five Emmy Award nominations. His work has spanned genres from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is known for film roles such as Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Magneto in the X-Men films, and as Sir Leigh Teabing in The Da Vinci Code.
McKellen was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1979, was knighted in 1991 for services to the performing arts, and was made a Companion of Honour for services to drama and to equality, in the 2008 New Year Honours.
McKellen was born in Burnley, Lancashire, England, though he spent most of his early life in Wigan. Born shortly before the outbreak of World War II, the experience had some lasting impact on him. In response to an interview question when an interviewer remarked that he seemed quite calm in the aftermath of the 11 September attacks, he said: "Well, darling, you forget — I slept under a steel plate until I was four years old."
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Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini (born 18 June 1952) is an Italian actress, filmmaker, author, philanthropist, and model. Rossellini is noted for her 14-year tenure as a Lancôme model, and for her roles in films such as Blue Velvet and Death Becomes Her.
Rossellini is a daughter of Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman and Italian director Roberto Rossellini. She has three siblings from her mother: her twin sister Isotta Ingrid Rossellini, who is an adjunct professor of Italian literature; a brother, Robertino Ingmar Rossellini; and a half-sister, Pia Lindström, who formerly worked on television and is from her mother's first marriage with Petter Lindström. She has four other siblings from her father's two other marriages: Romano (died at age 9), Renzo, Gil, and Raffaella.
Rossellini was born in Rome, and raised there, as well as in Santa Marinella and Paris. She underwent an operation for appendicitis at the age of five. At 13, she was diagnosed with scoliosis.[citation needed] In order to correct it, she had to undergo an 18 month ordeal of painful stretchings, body casts, surgery on her spine using pieces of one of her shin bones (used to add supports for the individual vertebrae without risking foreign body rejection issues), and a recovery from that surgery.[citation needed] Consequently, she has permanent incision scars on her back and shin.
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Jack Lemmon
John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor and musician. He starred in more than 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Mister Roberts (for which he won the 1955 Best Supporting Actor Academy Award), Days of Wine and Roses, The Great Race, Irma la Douce, The Odd Couple, Save the Tiger (for which he won the 1973 Best Actor Academy Award), The Out-of-Towners, The China Syndrome, Missing (for which he won 'Best Actor' at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival), Glengarry Glen Ross, Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men.
Lemmon was born in an elevator[citation needed] at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. He was the only child of Mildred Burgess LaRue (née Noel) and John Uhler Lemmon, Jr., who was the president of a doughnut company. Lemmon attended John Ward Elementary School in Newton and The Rivers School in Weston, Massachusetts. He had stated that he knew he wanted to be an actor from the age of eight. Lemmon attended Phillips Academy (Class of 1943) and Harvard University (Class of 1947), where he lived in Adams House and was an active member of several Drama Clubs - becoming president of the Hasty Pudding Club - as well as a member of the Delphic Club for Gentleman, a final club at Harvard. After Harvard, Lemmon joined the Navy, receiving V-12 training and serving as an ensign. On being discharged, he took up acting professionally, working on radio, television and Broadway. He studied acting under coach Uta Hagen. He also became enamored of the piano and learned to play it on his own. He could also play the harmonica, organ, and the double bass.
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Jack Nicholson
Not to be confused with Nicholas Jackson
John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is renowned for his often dark portrayals of neurotic characters. His twelve Oscar nominations make him the second most nominated actor of all time, behind only Meryl Streep, and tied with Katharine Hepburn.
Nicholson has been nominated for an Academy Award twelve times and has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice: for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and for As Good as It Gets. He also won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the 1983 film Terms of Endearment. He is tied with Walter Brennan for most acting wins by a male actor (three). Nicholson is well known for playing villainous roles such as Jack Torrance in The Shining, Frank Costello in The Departed, and the Joker in 1989's Batman, among many other roles.
Nicholson is one of only two actors who have been nominated for an Academy Award for acting in every decade from the 1960s to 2000s; the other is Michael Caine. He has won seven Golden Globe Awards, and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2001. In 1994, he became one of the youngest actors to be awarded the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award. Notable films in which he has starred include Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, Chinatown, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Passenger, The Shining, Reds, Terms of Endearment, Batman, A Few Good Men, As Good as It Gets, About Schmidt, The Departed and Anger Management .
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Jackie Gleason
Jackie Gleason (February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was an American comedian, actor and musician. He was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy style, especially by his character Ralph Kramden on The Honeymooners. His most noted film roles were as Minnesota Fats in the drama film The Hustler (1961) starring Paul Newman, and as Buford T. Justice in the Smokey and the Bandit movie series.
Gleason was born at 364 Chauncey Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York. He grew up nearby at 328 Chauncey Street, an address that he later used as the address for Ralph and Alice Kramden on his show The Honeymooners. Originally named Herbert Walton Gleason, Jr., he was baptized as John Herbert Gleason. His parents were Mae "Maisie" (née Kelly), a subway change-booth attendant, and Herbert John "Herb" Gleason, an insurance auditor. His mother was from Farranree,[citation needed]Cork, Ireland. Gleason was one of their two children. Gleason's brother, Clemence, died of spinal meningitis at age 14, and his father abandoned the family.
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Jake Gyllenhaal
Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal ( /ˈdʒɪlənhɔːl/ JIL-ən-hawl; born December 19, 1980) is an American actor. The son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, Gyllenhaal began acting at the age of ten. Following his first lead role in 1999's October Sky, he starred in the indie cult hit Donnie Darko (2001), in which he played a psychologically troubled teenager alongside his older sister, actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. In 2004 he appeared in the science-fiction film The Day After Tomorrow, portraying a student caught in a cataclysmic global cooling event. He then played against type as a frustrated Marine in Jarhead (2005). The same year his role as Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain earned him critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He has since played the lead roles in many notable films, including Zodiac (2007), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) and Source Code (2011).
Gyllenhaal has promoted various political and social causes. He has appeared in Rock the Vote advertising, campaigned for the Democratic Party in the 2004 U.S. presidential election, promoted environmental causes, and campaigned on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union.
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James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis, Christopher Wood, John Gardner, Raymond Benson, Sebastian Faulks and Jeffery Deaver; a new novel, written by William Boyd, is planned for release in 2013. Additionally, Charlie Higson wrote a series on a young James Bond and Kate Westbrook wrote three novels based on the diaries of a recurring series character, Moneypenny.
The fictional British Secret Service agent has also been adapted for television, radio, comic strip and video game formats as well as being used in the longest running and the second-highest grossing film franchise to date, which started in 1962 with Dr. No, starring Sean Connery as Bond. As of 2012, there have been twenty two films in the Eon Productions series, with a twenty third, Skyfall, due for release on 26 October 2012. The film will star Daniel Craig in his third portrayal of Bond: he is the sixth actor to play Bond in the Eon series. There have also been two independent productions of Bond films, Casino Royale, a 1967 spoof, and Never Say Never Again, a 1983 remake of an earlier Eon-produced film, Thunderball.
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James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor. Since his Broadway debut in 1957, Jones has spent more than five decades as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile actors" and has been termed "one of the greatest actors in American history." On November 12, 2011, Jones received an Honorary Academy Award.
He is well known for his distinctive bass voice and for his portrayal of characters of substance, gravitas and leadership.
James Earl Jones was born in Arkabutla, Mississippi, son of Robert Earl Jones (1910–2006), an actor, boxer, butler, and chauffeur who left the family shortly after James Earl's birth, and his wife Ruth (Connolly) Jones, a teacher and maid. Jones and his father reconciled many years later. Jones was raised by his maternal grandparents, farmers John Henry and Maggie Connolly. He is multiracial, with African, Irish, and Native American ancestry.
Jones describes his grandmother, Maggie, as "the most racist person I have ever known", thus forcing him to develop his own independent thinking. His grandmother was of Cherokee, Choctaw, and black ancestry.
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James Mason
James Neville Mason (15 May 1909 - 27 July 1984) was an English actor who attained stardom in both British and American films. Mason remained a powerful figure in the industry throughout his career and was nominated for three Academy Awards as well as three Golden Globes (winning once).
Mason was born in Huddersfield, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to John and Mabel Mason; his father was a wealthy merchant. He was educated at Marlborough College, and earned a first in architecture at Peterhouse, Cambridge where he became involved in stock theatre companies in his spare time. Mason had no formal training as an actor and initially embarked upon it for fun. After Cambridge he joined the Old Vic theatre in London under the guidance of Tyrone Guthrie and Alexander Korda. In 1933 Korda gave Mason a small role in The Private Life of Don Juan but fired him three days into shooting.
From 1935 to 1948 he starred in many British quota quickies. A conscientious objector during World War II (causing his family to break with him for many years), he became immensely popular for his brooding anti-heroes in the Gainsborough series of melodramas of the 1940s, including The Man in Grey (1943) and The Wicked Lady (1945). He also starred with Deborah Kerr and Robert Newton in Hatter's Castle (1942). He then took the lead role in the critically acclaimed and immensely popular The Seventh Veil (1945) that set box office records in postwar Britain and raised him to international stardom. He followed it with a role as a mortally wounded Irish bank robber in Odd Man Out (1947) and his first Hollywood film, Caught (1949). Exhibitors voted him the most popular star in Britain in 1944 and 1945.
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Jamie Foxx
Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer-songwriter, rapper, stand-up comedian, and talk radio host who began playing the piano when he was five years old. As an actor, his work in the film Ray earned him the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a musical/comedy. He is also a Grammy Award winning musician, producing three albums which have charted highly on the Billboard 200: Unpredictable, which topped the chart, Best Night of My Life and Intuition.
Born in Terrell, Texas, Foxx was raised by his mother's adoptive parents. He performed in high school and was awarded with a scholarship to United States International University. In his twenties, Foxx began performing stand-up at comedy clubs, and eventually joined the cast of In Living Color in 1991; this exposure helped him land film roles and star in his own sitcom, The Jamie Foxx Show. He released his debut album, Peep This, in 1994, but he did not gain significant musical success until 2004 when he was featured in Twista's song "Slow Jamz". Also in 2004, Foxx played critically acclaimed roles in the films Collateral and Ray. He released his second album, Unpredictable, in 2005, which was helped by his collaboration on Kanye West's number-one single "Gold Digger". His third album Intuition was released in 2008 and was anchored by the single "Blame It". Foxx released his fourth studio album, Best Night of My Life, in 2010.
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Jason Robards
Jason Nelson Robards, Jr. (July 26, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American actor on stage, and in film and television. He is a winner of the Tony Award, two Academy Awards and the Emmy Award. He was also a United States Navy combat veteran of World War II.
He became famous playing works of Eugene O'Neill, an American playwright, and regularly performed in O'Neill's works throughout his career. Robards was cast in both common-man roles and as well-known historical figures.
Robards was born in Chicago, the son of Hope Maxine (née Glanville) Robards and Jason Robards, Sr., an actor who regularly appeared on the stage and in such early films as The Gamblers (1929). Robards was of English, Welsh, Irish, and Swedish descent.
The family moved to New York City, New York, when Jason Jr. was still a toddler, and then moved to Los Angeles, California, when he was six years old. Later interviews with Robards suggested that the trauma of his parents' divorce, which occurred during his grade-school years, greatly affected his personality and worldview.
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Jeff Bridges
Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor, musician, producer, photographer, cartoonist, storyteller, and occasional vintner. He comes from a well-known acting family and began his first televised acting in 1958 as child with his father, Lloyd Bridges, and brother Beau on television's Sea Hunt. Some of his best-known major motion films include: Tron (and its sequel) , Fearless, Iron Man, Contender, TheThe Contender, Starman, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Jagged Edge, Against All Odds, Fisher King, TheThe Fisher King, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Seabiscuit, and The Big Lebowski. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Otis "Bad" Blake in the 2009 film Crazy Heart and earned his sixth Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Rooster Cogburn in 2010's True Grit.
Jeffrey Leon Bridges was born in Los Angeles, California on December 4, 1949. He is son of showbiz parents, actor Lloyd Bridges. and actress and writer Dorothy Bridges (née Simpson). His older brother, Beau Bridges, is also an actor. He has a younger sister, Lucinda, and had another brother, Garrett, who died of sudden infant death syndrome in 1948. Growing up, Bridges shared a close relationship with his brother Beau, who acted as a surrogate father when their father was working. Bridges and his siblings were raised in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles. He graduated from University High School (Los Angeles, California) in 1967. At age fourteen, Jeff toured with his father in a stage production of Anniversary Waltz.
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Jeremy Irons
Jeremy John Irons (born 19 September 1948) is an English actor. After receiving classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Irons began his acting career on stage in 1969, and has since appeared in many London theatre productions including The Winter's Tale, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, Godspell and Richard II. In 1984, he made his Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing and received a Tony Award for Best Actor.
Irons's first major film role came in the 1981 romantic drama The French Lieutenant's Woman, for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor. After starring in such films as Moonlighting (1982), Betrayal (1983), and The Mission (1986), he gained critical acclaim for portraying twin gynaecologists in David Cronenberg's psychological thriller Dead Ringers (1988). In 1990, Irons played accused murderer Claus von Bulow in Reversal of Fortune, and took home multiple awards including an Academy Award for Best Actor. Other notable films have included The House of the Spirits (1993), The Lion King (1994), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Lolita (1997), The Merchant of Venice (2004), Being Julia (2004), Appaloosa (2008), and Margin Call (2011).
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Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Adam Eisenberg (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor. He made his screen debut with the comedy-drama television series Get Real from 1999 to 2000. After his first leading role in the film Roger Dodger (2002), he appeared in such films as The Squid and the Whale (2005) and The Education of Charlie Banks (2007).
In 2004, Eisenberg was honored with the Vail Film Festival Rising Star Award. In 2009, he starred in the comedy drama Adventureland and the horror comedy Zombieland, for which he won critical acclaim. He then played Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network (2010), for which he received a Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination in the Best Actor category. He also starred in Holy Rollers (2010), which was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Since then, he has voiced the main character in the animated film Rio (2011), and starred in the comedy 30 Minutes or Less (2011). He will once again voice Blu in Rio 2, which is scheduled for a 2014 release.
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Jim Broadbent
James "Jim" Broadbent (born 24 May 1949) is an English theatre, film, and television actor. He is known for his roles in Iris, Moulin Rouge!, Topsy-Turvy, Hot Fuzz, and Bridget Jones' Diary. He also appears in the Harry Potter films as Horace Slughorn.
Broadbent was born in Holton cum Beckering, the son of Doreen "Dee" Broadbent (née Findlay), a sculptor, and Roy Laverick Broadbent, an artist, sculptor, interior designer, and furniture maker who turned a former church into a theatre named after him. Broadbent's parents were both amateur actors who co-founded the Holton Players acting troupe at Holton cum Beckering; the two were described by the BBC as conscientious objectors who "worked the land" rather than participate in World War II. He had a twin sister who died at birth. Broadbent was educated at Leighton Park School, a Quaker school in Reading, and briefly attended art college before transferring to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from which he graduated in 1972.
Broadbent's early stagework included a number of productions for The National Theatre of Brent, as the downtrodden assistant Wallace to Patrick Barlow's self-important actor/manager character Desmond Olivier Dingle. Broadbent and Barlow played many male and female character roles in comically less-than-epic tellings of historical and religious stories such as The Messiah, The Complete Guide to Sex, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Revolution!!, and All The World's A Globe. These were hits at the Edinburgh Fringe, in London, and on tour. Later stage work included the original productions of Kafka's Dick (1986) and Our Country's Good (1988) at the Royal Court Theatre and work for the Royal National Theatre including "The Government Inspector". Work on the stage with Mike Leigh includes Goosepimples and Ecstasy.
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Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster (born Alicia Christian Foster; November 19, 1962) is an American actress, film director, and producer.
Foster began acting in commercials at three years of age, and her first significant role came at age 13 in the 1976 film Taxi Driver as the preteen prostitute Iris, for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Also that year, she starred in the cult film The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1989, for playing a rape victim in The Accused. In 1991, she starred in The Silence of the Lambs as Clarice Starling, a gifted FBI trainee, assisting in a hunt for a serial killer. This performance received international acclaim and her second Academy Award for Best Actress. She received her fourth Academy Award nomination for playing a hermit in Nell (1994). Other popular films include Bugsy Malone (1976); Freaky Friday (1976); Candleshoe (1977) Maverick (1994); Contact (1997); Panic Room (2002); Flightplan (2005); Inside Man (2006); The Brave One (2007); Nim's Island (2008) and Carnage (2011), for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy.
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Joe Pesci
Joseph Frank "Joe" Pesci (/ˈpɛʃi/PESH-ee; born February 9, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for playing a variety of different roles, from violent mobsters to comedic leads to quirky sidekicks. Pesci has starred in a number of high profile films including Goodfellas, Casino, Raging Bull, Once Upon a Time in America, My Cousin Vinny, JFK, Home Alone, and the Lethal Weapon series. He took a six year hiatus from acting between 1999 and 2005 before returning for a cameo in The Good Shepherd (2006).
In 1990, Pesci won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the psychotic mobster Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas, ten years after receiving a nomination in the same category for Raging Bull.
Pesci was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Mary, who worked part-time as a barber, and Angelo Pesci, a forklift driver for General Motors and bartender. Pesci was raised in Belleville, New Jersey and attended Belleville High School. By the time Pesci was five years old, he was appearing in plays in New York. A few years later, at age ten, he was a regular on a television variety show called Startime Kids, which also featured Connie Francis. He started out working as a barber in the 1960s, following in his mother's footsteps.
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John Cleese
John Marwood Cleese (/ˈkliːz/; born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, writer and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. In the late 1960s he became a member of Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus and the four Monty Python films: And Now for Something Completely Different, The Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life.
In the mid 1970s, Cleese and his first wife, Connie Booth, co-wrote and starred in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. Later, he co-starred with Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis and former Python colleague Michael Palin in A Fish Called Wanda and Fierce Creatures. He also starred in Clockwise, and has appeared in many other films, including two James Bond films as R/Q, two Harry Potter films and three Shrek films.
With Yes Minister writer Antony Jay he co-founded Video Arts, a production company making entertaining training films.
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John Dexter
John Dexter (2 August 1925 - 23 March 1990) was an English theatre, opera, and film director.
Born in Derby, England, Dexter left school at the age of fourteen to serve in the British army during World War II. Following the war, he began working as a stage actor before turning to producing and directing shows for repertory companies. In 1957, he was appointed Associate Director of the English Stage Company.
Dexter's first great success was his production of Roots, in 1959, which brought Dame Joan Plowright to prominence. He went on to direct Toys in the Attic (with Dame Wendy Hiller, 1960), and Saint Joan (1963). In 1964, he was named Associate Director of the National Theatre of Great Britain, and he produced The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1964).
That year, he also directed Othello, with Sir Laurence Olivier (in one of his greatest roles), Dame Maggie Smith, and Frank Finlay. It was considered a tremendous success. RCA recorded an audio version, and, the following year, Stuart Burge made a film of the production (now available on DVD) for BHE Films.
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John Houseman
John Houseman (born Jacques Haussmann; September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988) was a Romanian-born British-American actor and film producer who became known for his highly publicized collaboration with director Orson Welles from their days in the Federal Theatre Project through to the production of Citizen Kane. He is perhaps best known for his role as Professor Charles Kingsfield in the 1973 film The Paper Chase, for which he won a best supporting actor Oscar. He reprised his role as Kingsfield in the subsequent TV series adaptation of The Paper Chase. Houseman was also known for his commercials for the brokerage firm Smith Barney. He had a distinctive Mid-Atlantic English accent, in common with many actors of his generation.
Houseman was born in Bucharest, Romania in 1902, the son of May (née Davies) and Georges Haussmann, who ran a grain business. His mother was British, from a Christian family of Welsh and Irish descent. His father was an Alsatian-born Jew. He was educated in England at Clifton College, became a British citizen and worked in the grain trade in London before emigrating to the United States in 1925, where he took the stage name of John Houseman. He became a U.S. citizen in 1943. Houseman died of spinal cancer in 1988 at his home in Malibu, California, at age 86.
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John Rubinstein
John Arthur Rubinstein (born December 8, 1946) is an American film, Broadway, and television actor, a composer of film and theatre music, and a director in theatre and television.
Rubinstein was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Aniela (née Młynarska), a dancer and writer, and Polish-born concert pianist Arthur Rubinstein. Rubinstein's maternal grandfather was the Polish conductor Emil Młynarski. Rubinstein's father was Jewish, and his mother, who was raised in Warsaw, was Catholic.
He made his Broadway acting debut in 1972 and received a Theater World Award for creating the title role in the musical Pippin, directed by Bob Fosse. In 1980 he won the Tony, Drama Desk, Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, and Drama-Logue Awards for his portrayal of James Leeds in Mark Medoff's Children of a Lesser God, directed by Gordon Davidson. Other Broadway appearances were in Neil Simon's Fools, directed by Mike Nichols, and Herman Wouk's The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, which earned him a Drama Desk nomination; he replaced William Hurt as Eddie in David Rabe's Hurlyburly, replaced David Dukes in David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly, and starred in Getting Away with Murder, by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth, directed by Jack O'Brien. In 1987, he made his off-Broadway debut at the Roundabout Theater as Guildenstern in Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, with Stephen Lang and John Wood, and subsequently performed in Urban Blight and Cabaret Verboten. In 2005, he received the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Lead Actor in a Play, as well as nominations for both the Outer Critics’ and Drama League Awards, for his portrayal of George Simon in Elmer Rice's Counsellor-at-Law. In addition, he has made numerous appearances in regional theater productions.
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John Travolta
John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor, dancer, and singer. Travolta first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter and starring in the box office successes Saturday Night Fever and Grease. Travolta's acting career declined in the early 1980s and continued to deteriorate for the rest of the decade. His career enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s with his role in Pulp Fiction, and he has since continued starring in Hollywood films, including Face/Off, Ladder 49, and Wild Hogs. Travolta was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Saturday Night Fever and Pulp Fiction. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in Get Shorty.
Travolta, the youngest of six children, was born and raised in Englewood, New Jersey, an inner-ring suburb of New York City. His father, Salvatore Travolta (November 1912 – May 1995), was a semi-professional American football player turned tire salesman and partner in a tire company. His mother, Helen Cecilia (née Burke, January 1912 – December 1978), was an actress and singer who had appeared in The Sunshine Sisters, a radio vocal group, and acted and directed before becoming a high school drama and English teacher. His siblings, Joey, Ellen, Ann, Margaret, and Sam Travolta, have all acted. His father was a second-generation Italian American and his mother was Irish American; he grew up in an Irish-American neighborhood and has said that his household was predominantly Irish in culture. He was raised Roman Catholic, but converted to Scientology in 1975.
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Jon Voight
Jonathan Vincent "Jon" Voight (/vɔɪt/) (born December 29, 1938) is an American actor. He has won one Academy Award, out of four nominations, and three Golden Globe Awards, out of nine nominations. Voight is the father of actress Angelina Jolie.
Voight came to prominence in the late 1960s with his performance as a would-be gigolo in Midnight Cowboy (1969). During the 1970s, he became a Hollywood star with his portrayals of a businessman mixed up with murder in Deliverance (1972), a paraplegic Vietnam veteran in Coming Home (1978), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, and a penniless ex-boxing champion in The Champ (1979).
Although his output slowed during the 1980s, Voight received critical acclaim for his performance as a ruthless bank robber in Runaway Train (1985). During the 1990s, he most notably starred as an unscrupulous showman attorney in The Rainmaker (1997). Voight gave critically acclaimed biographical performances during the 2000s, appearing as sportscaster Howard Cosell in Ali (2001), as Nazi officer Jürgen Stroop in Uprising (2001), and as Pope John Paul II in the television miniseries of the same name (2005).
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Josh Brolin
Josh James Brolin (pronounced /ˈbroʊlɨn/; born February 12, 1968) is an American actor. He has acted in theater, film and television roles since 1985, and won acting awards for his roles in the films W., No Country for Old Men, Milk and True Grit.
Brolin was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Jane Cameron Agee, a wildlife activist who was a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, and actor James Brolin. Brolin was raised on a California ranch with little exposure to his father's acting career. His parents divorced when he was 16 and his stepmother is singer/actress Barbra Streisand. He became interested in acting after taking an improv acting class in high school.
Brolin started his career in TV movies and guest spots on TV shows before getting a more notable role as Brand Walsh in the Richard Donner-directed movie The Goonies (1985). He was considered for the role of Tom Hanson in the series 21 Jump Street; he and Johnny Depp were the finalists for the role, and at that time the two became close and remained friends even after the role was ultimately awarded to Depp. Brolin guest-starred in an episode of the show in its first season.
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Judi Dench
Dame Judith Olivia “Judi” Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA (born 9 December 1934) is an English film, stage and television actress.
Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company. Over the following few years she played in several of William Shakespeare's plays in such roles as Ophelia in Hamlet, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth. She branched into film work, and won a BAFTA Award as Most Promising Newcomer; however, most of her work during this period was in theatre. Not generally known as a singer, she drew strong reviews for her leading role in the musical Cabaret in 1968.
During the next two decades, she established herself as one of the most significant British theatre performers, working for the National Theatre Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company. In television, she achieved success during this period, in the series A Fine Romance from 1981 until 1984 and in 1992 began a continuing role in the television romantic comedy series As Time Goes By.
Her film appearances were infrequent until she was cast as M in GoldenEye (1995), a role she has played in each James Bond film since. She received several notable film awards for her role as Queen Victoria in Mrs. Brown (1997), and has since been acclaimed for her work in such films as Shakespeare in Love (1998), Chocolat (2000), Iris (2001), Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) and Notes on a Scandal (2006), and the television production The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2001).
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Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress of film, stage, and television. Known for her headstrong independence and spirited personality, Hepburn's career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned more than 60 years. Her work came in a range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama, and she received four Academy Awards for Best Actress—a record for any performer. Hepburn's characters were often strong, sophisticated women with a hidden vulnerability.
Raised in Connecticut by wealthy, progressive parents, Hepburn began to act while studying at Bryn Mawr College. After four years in the theatre, favorable reviews of her work on Broadway brought her to the attention of Hollywood. Her early years in the film industry were marked with success, including an Academy Award for her third picture, Morning Glory (1933), but this was followed by a series of commercial failures. In 1938 she was labeled "box office poison". Hepburn masterminded her own comeback, buying out her contract with RKO Radio Pictures and acquiring the film rights to The Philadelphia Story, which she sold on the condition that she be the star. In the 1940s she was contracted to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where her career focused on an alliance with Spencer Tracy. The screen-partnership spanned 25 years, and produced nine movies.
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Keith Michell
Keith Michell (born 1 December 1928) is an Australian actor, particularly noted for his television and film performances as King Henry VIII of England.
He was born in Adelaide and brought up in Warnertown, near Port Pirie. The theatre in Port Pirie is named after him.
Michell taught art until he made his theatre debut in Adelaide in 1947 and he first appeared in London in 1951. He has starred in several musicals, including the first London production of Man of La Mancha, in which he played the dual role of Miguel de Cervantes and his fictional creation, Don Quixote. (An album set was also made of this performance.) In 1964 he starred as Robert Browning in the musical Robert And Elizabeth, opposite Australian soprano June Bronhill.
Michell has acted with the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, as well as appearing extensively in film and television, notably as King Henry VIII in The Six Wives of Henry VIII in 1970, and as Heathcliff in BBC Television's 1962 adaptation of Wuthering Heights. He was the artistic director of the Chichester Festival Theatre from 1974 to 1977.
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Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey, CBE (born Kevin Spacey Fowler; July 26, 1959) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and crooner. He grew up in California, and began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s, before being cast in supporting roles in film and television. He gained critical acclaim in the early 1990s, culminating in his first Academy Award for The Usual Suspects (Best Supporting Actor), followed by a Best Actor Academy Award win for American Beauty (1999). His other starring roles in Hollywood include Seven, L.A. Confidential, Pay It Forward, K-PAX, and Superman Returns in a career which has earned him several Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Since 2003, he has been artistic director of the Old Vic theatre in London.
Spacey was born in South Orange, New Jersey, the son of Kathleen Ann (née Knutson; December 5, 1931 – March 19, 2003), a secretary, and Thomas Geoffrey Fowler (June 4, 1924 – December 24, 1992), a technical writer and data consultant. He has two older siblings: a sister, Julie, and a brother, Randy. He attended Northridge Military Academy, Canoga Park High School (in tenth and eleventh grades), and then Chatsworth High School in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, where he graduated valedictorian of his class. At Chatsworth High, he starred in the school's senior production of The Sound of Music, playing the part of Captain Georg von Trapp, opposite Mare Winningham's character, Maria.
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Laurence Olivier
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM ( /ˈlɒrəns ɵˈlɪvi.eɪ/; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor, director, and producer. One of the most famous and revered actors of the 20th century, he was the youngest actor to be knighted and the first to be elevated to the peerage. He married three times, to actresses Jill Esmond, Vivien Leigh, and Joan Plowright. Actor Spencer Tracy said that Olivier was 'the greatest actor in the English-speaking world'.
Olivier played a wide variety of roles on stage and screen from Greek tragedy, Shakespeare and Restoration comedy to modern American and British drama. He was the first artistic director of the National Theatre of Great Britain and its main stage is named in his honour. He is regarded by some to be the greatest actor of the 20th century, in the same category as David Garrick, Richard Burbage, Edmund Kean and Henry Irving in their own centuries. Olivier's AMPAS acknowledgments are considerable: twelve Oscar nominations, with two awards (for Best Actor and Best Picture for the 1948 film Hamlet), plus two honorary awards including a statuette and certificate. He was also awarded five Emmy awards from the nine nominations he received. Additionally, he was a three-time Golden Globe and BAFTA winner.
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Lee Marvin
Lee Marvin (February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987) was an American film actor. Known for his gravelly voice, white hair and 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) stature, Marvin at first did supporting roles, mostly villains, soldiers and other hardboiled characters, but after winning an Academy Award for Best Actor for his dual roles in Cat Ballou (1965), he landed more heroic and sympathetic leading roles.
Marvin was born in New York City. He was the son of Lamont Waltman Marvin, an advertising executive and the head of the New York and New England Apple Institute, and his wife Courtenay Washington (née Davidge), a fashion writer and beauty consultant. He was named in honor of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, who was his first cousin, four times removed. His father was a direct descendant of Matthew Marvin, Sr., who emigrated from Great Bentley, Essex, England in 1635 and helped found Hartford, Connecticut.
Marvin studied violin when he was young. As a teenager, Marvin "spent weekends and spare time hunting deer, puma, wild turkey, and bobwhite in the wilds of the then-uncharted Everglades." He attended St. Leo College Preparatory School in St. Leo, Florida after being expelled from several other schools for bad behavior.
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Lee Montague
Lee Montague (born 16 October 1927 in London) is an English actor noted for his roles on film and television, usually playing tough guys.
Film credits include: Moulin Rouge, The Camp on Blood Island, The Savage Innocents, Billy Budd, The Secret of Blood Island, Deadlier Than the Male, The Legacy and Brother Sun, Sister Moon.
Television credits include: Danger Man, The Baron, The Troubleshooters, Department S, Dixon of Dock Green, The Sweeney, Holocaust, Space: 1999, Minder, The Chinese Detective, Bergerac, Bird of Prey, Dempsey & Makepeace, Casualty and Waking the Dead. In the sitcom Seconds Out he had a regular part as the manager of a boxer played by Robert Lindsay.
He also holds the distinction of being the first storyteller on the BBC children's programme Jackanory in 1965.
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Leo McKern
Reginald "Leo" McKern, AO (16 March 1920 – 23 July 2002) was an Australian-born English actor who appeared in numerous British and Australian television programmes and movies, and more than 200 stage roles.
McKern was born Reginald McKern in Sydney, New South Wales, the son of Vera (née Martin) and Norman Walton McKern and attended Sydney Technical High School. After an accident at age 15 he lost his left eye. He first worked as an engineering apprentice, then as an artist, followed by serving in the Australian Army during World War II. During the war, he made his first stage appearance in Sydney in 1944.
Having fallen in love with actress Jane Holland, McKern moved to England to be with her and they married in 1946. He soon became a regular performer at London's Old Vic theatre and the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre (now called the Royal Shakespeare Theatre) in Stratford-upon-Avon, despite the difficulties posed by his glass eye and Australian accent.
In 1949, he played Forester in Love's Labour's Lost at the Old Vic. His most notable Shakespearean role was as Iago to Anthony Quayle's Othello in 1952. On the West End in London, McKern originated the role of the Common Man for Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons in 1960, but for the show's Broadway production, he was shifted to the role of Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex, the prosecutor of Sir Thomas More, which he would reprise in the film version. He also memorably played Subtle in Ben Jonson's The Alchemist in 1962.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (/dɨˈkæpri.oʊ/; born November 11, 1974) is an American actor and film producer. He has been nominated for the Golden Globe Award eight times as an actor, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Aviator (2004). He has also been nominated by the Academy Awards, Screen Actors Guild, Satellite Awards, and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, DiCaprio started his career by appearing in television commercials prior to landing recurring roles in TV series such as the soap opera Santa Barbara and the sitcom Growing Pains in the early 1990s. He made his film debut in the comedic sci-fi horror film Critters 3 (1991) and received first notable critical praise for his performance in This Boy's Life (1993). DiCaprio obtained recognition for his subsequent work in supporting roles in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) and Marvin's Room (1996), as well as leading roles in The Basketball Diaries (1995) and Romeo + Juliet (1996), before achieving international fame in James Cameron's Titanic (1997).
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Martin Balsam
Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an American actor. He is known for his Oscar-winning role as "Arnold Burns" in A Thousand Clowns and his role as "Detective Milton Arbogast" in Psycho.
Martin Balsam was born in The Bronx, New York to Jewish parents Lillian (née Weinstein) and Albert Balsam, who was a manufacturer of ladies sportswear. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School, where he participated in the drama club. He studied at the Dramatic Workshop of The New School in New York with the influential German director Erwin Piscator and then served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
Martin Balsam made his professional debut in August 1941 in a production of The Play's the Thing in Locust Valley. In 1947, he was selected by Elia Kazan and Lee Strasberg to be a player in the Actors Studio television program. He appeared in many other television drama series, including The Twilight Zone (episodes "The Sixteen Millimeter Shrine" and "The New Exhibit"), as a psychologist in the pilot episode, Five Fingers, Target: The Corruptors!, The Eleventh Hour, Breaking Point, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Fugitive, and Mr. Broadway, as a retired U.N.C.L.E. agent in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. episode, "The Odd Man Affair", and guest starred in the two-part Murder, She Wrote episode, "Death Stalks the Big Top".
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Martin Landau
Martin Landau (born June 20, 1928) is an American film and television actor. Landau began his career in the 1950s. His early films include a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959). He played continuing roles in the television series Mission: Impossible (for which he received several Emmy Award nominations) and Space:1999. He received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture and his first nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Tucker: The Man and His Dream, and was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). His performance in the supporting role of Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood (1994) earned him the Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe. He continues to perform in film and television and heads the Hollywood branch of the Actors Studio.
Landau was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Selma and Morris Landau. His family was Jewish, and his father, an Austrian-born machinist, scrambled to rescue relatives from the Nazis. He attended James Madison High School and The Pratt Institute before finding full-time work as a cartoonist.
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Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese ( /skɔrˈsɛsɛ/; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation. He is a recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award for his contributions to the cinema, and has won Academy Award, Palme d'Or, Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and DGA Awards.
Scorsese's body of work addresses such themes as Italian American identity, Roman Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption,machismo, modern crime, and violence. Scorsese is hailed as one of the most significant and influential filmmakers of all time, directing landmark films such as Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), and Goodfellas (1990) – all of which he collaborated on with actor and close friend Robert De Niro. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for The Departed (2006), having been nominated a previous five times.
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Michael Caine
Sir Michael Caine, CBE (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite; 14 March 1933) is an English actor.
Caine is one of two actors nominated for an Academy Award for acting in every decade from the 1960s to 2000s, the other one being Jack Nicholson. In 2000, Caine was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his contribution to cinema.
Caine was born in St Olave's Hospital, Rotherhithe, Southwark in South East London, the son of Ellen Frances Marie (née Burchell; 1900-1989), a cook and charwoman, and Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, a fish market porter. His father was of English, Irish, and, reportedly, Irish Traveller ancestry. Caine was brought up in his mother's Protestant religion (his father was Catholic).
Caine grew up in Southwark, South London, and during the Second World War he was evacuated to North Runcton near King's Lynn in Norfolk. After the war, when his father was demobilised, the family was rehoused by the council in Marshall Gardens at the Elephant and Castle in a pre-fabricated house made in Canada, as much of London's housing stock had been damaged during the Blitz in 1940-41.
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Michael Douglas
Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and producer, primarily in movies and television. He has won three Golden Globes and two Academy Awards; as producer of 1975's Best Picture, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and as Best Actor in 1987 for his role in Wall Street. Douglas received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2009. He is the eldest of actor Kirk Douglas's four sons.
Douglas was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the first child of actor Kirk Douglas and Bermudian-born actress Diana Dill. His paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Gomel in Belarus (at that time a part of the Russian Empire). His mother was from Devonshire Parish, Bermuda; Douglas's maternal grandfather, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Melville Dill, served as Attorney General of Bermuda and was commanding officer of the Bermuda Militia Artillery. Douglas has a younger brother, Joel Douglas (born 1947), and two paternal half-brothers, Peter Douglas (born 1955) and Eric Douglas (1958–2004), from stepmother Anne Buydens.
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Michael Moriarty
Michael Moriarty (born April 5, 1941) is an American-Canadian actor of stage and screen, and a jazz musician. He played Benjamin Stone for four seasons in the TV series Law & Order.
Moriarty, an Irish American was born in Detroit, Michigan the son of Elinor (married and maiden names|née Paul) and George Moriarty, a police sergeant. His grandfather, George Moriarty, was a third baseman, umpire and manager in the major leagues for nearly 40 years.
Moriarty attended middle school at Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills before transferring to the University of Detroit Jesuit High School for high school. He then matriculated at Dartmouth College in the class of 1963, where he was a theatre college major. After receiving his degree, he left for London, England, where he enrolled in the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, after receiving a Fulbright Scholarship.
In 1973, Moriarty was cast as the egocentric Henry Wiggen in Bang the Drum Slowly, a film about the unlikely friendship between two baseball teammates – the second being Robert De Niro, a slow thinking catcher who becomes terminally ill. In the same year, Moriarty starred in a TV movie adaptation of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie with Katharine Hepburn. Coincidentally, the film also featured Sam Waterston, who later replaced Moriarty as the Executive Assistant District Attorney on Law & Order. Moriarty's role in Menagerie (as "Jim," the Gentleman Caller; Waterston played the son "Tom") won him an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor of the Year. In 1974, Moriarty starred as rookie detective Bo Lockley in the acclaimed gritty police drama Report to the Commissioner.
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Michael Redgrave
Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave, CBE (20 March 1908 – 21 March 1985) was an English stage and film actor, director, manager and author.
Redgrave was born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, the son of the silent film actor Roy Redgrave and the actress Margaret Scudamore. He never knew his father, who left when Michael was only six months old to pursue a career in Australia. His mother subsequently married Captain James Anderson, a tea planter, but Redgrave greatly disliked his stepfather.
He studied at Clifton College and Magdalene College, Cambridge. He was a schoolmaster at Cranleigh School in Surrey before becoming an actor in 1934. There he directed the boys in Hamlet, King Lear and The Tempest, but managed to play all the leading roles himself. The 'Redgrave Room' at the school was later named after him. In the new Guildford School of Acting building which opened in January 2010, there is the Sir Michael Redgrave studio.
Redgrave made his first professional appearance at the Liverpool Playhouse on 30 August 1934 as Roy Darwin in Counsellor-at-Law (by Elmer Rice), then spent two years with its Liverpool Repertory Company where he met his future wife Rachel Kempson. They married on 18 July 1935.
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Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr.; (September 23, 1920) is an American film actor and entertainer whose film, television, and stage appearances span nearly his entire lifetime. He has received multiple awards, including a Juvenile Academy Award, an Honorary Academy Award, two Golden Globes and an Emmy Award. Working as a performer since he was a child, he was a superstar as a teenager for the films in which he played Andy Hardy, and he has had one of the longest careers of any actor, to date spanning 90 years actively making films in ten decades, from 1920s to 2010s. For a younger generation of fans, he gained international fame for his leading role as Henry Dailey in The Family Channel's The Adventures of the Black Stallion, as well as the film itself.
Rooney was born Joseph Yule, Jr. in Brooklyn, New York. His father, Joseph Yule, was from Scotland, and his mother, Nellie W. (née Carter), was from Kansas City, Missouri. Both of his parents were in vaudeville, appearing in a Brooklyn production of A Gaiety Girl when Joseph, Jr. was born. He began performing at the age of 17 months as part of his parents' routine, wearing a specially tailored tuxedo.
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Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, film director, aviator and narrator. Freeman has received Academy Award nominations for his performances in Street Smart, Driving Miss Daisy, The Shawshank Redemption and Invictus and won in 2005 for Million Dollar Baby. He has also won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Freeman has appeared in many other box office hits, including Unforgiven, Glory, Seven, Deep Impact, The Sum of All Fears, Bruce Almighty, Batman Begins, March of the Penguins, The Bucket List, Wanted, The Dark Knight, and RED.
Morgan Freeman was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Mayme Edna (née Revere), a teacher, and Morgan Porterfield Freeman, a barber who died April 27, 1961, from cirrhosis. He has three older siblings. Freeman was sent as an infant to his paternal grandmother in Charleston, Mississippi. His family moved frequently during his childhood, living in Greenwood, Mississippi; Gary, Indiana; and finally Chicago, Illinois. Freeman made his acting debut at age 9, playing the lead role in a school play. He then attended Broad Street High School, later named Threadgill Elementary School, in Mississippi. At age 12, he won a statewide drama competition, and while still at Broad Street High School, he performed in a radio show based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1955, he graduated from Broad Street, but turned down a partial drama scholarship from Jackson State University, opting instead to work as a mechanic in the United States Air Force.
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Nathan Lane
Nathan Lane (born February 3, 1956) is an American actor of stage and screen. He is best known for his roles as Mendy in The Lisbon Traviata, Albert in The Birdcage, Max Bialystock in the musical The Producers, Ernie Smuntz in MouseHunt, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and his voice work in The Lion King and Stuart Little. In 2006, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 2008, he was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.
Lane was born Joseph Lane in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of Irish American Catholic parents. He was named after his uncle, a Jesuit priest. His father, Daniel, was a truck driver and an aspiring tenor who died from alcoholism when Lane was eleven; his mother, Nora, was a housewife and secretary who suffered from manic-depression, and died in 2000. He has two brothers, Robert and Daniel. Lane attended Roman Catholic schools in Jersey City, including Jesuit-run St. Peter's Preparatory High School, where he was selected Best Actor in 1974.[citation needed]
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Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award–winning American actor, producer and director, having appeared in over 60 films including Raising Arizona (1987), The Rock (1996), Face/Off (1997), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Adaptation (2002), National Treasure (2004), Lord of War (2005), Ghost Rider (2007), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), Kick-Ass (2010), and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012).
Cage was born Nicolas Kim Coppola on January 7, 1964 in Long Beach, California. His father, August Coppola, a professor of literature, and his mother, Joy Vogelsang, a dancer and choreographer, divorced in 1976. He was raised in a Catholic family. Cage's mother is of German descent and his father was of Italian descent. His paternal grandparents were composer Carmine Coppola and actress Italia Pennino, and his paternal great-grandparents were immigrants from Bernalda, Basilicata. Through his father, Cage is the nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola and actress Talia Shire, and the cousin of directors Roman Coppola and Sofia Coppola, film producer Gian-Carlo Coppola, and actors Robert Carmine and Jason Schwartzman. Cage's two brothers are New York radio personality Marc "The Cope" Coppola and director Christopher Coppola. He attended Beverly Hills High School, which is known for its many alumni who became entertainers. He aspired to act from an early age and also attended UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television. His first non-cinematic acting experience was in a school production of Golden Boy.
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Nigel Hawthorne
Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne, CBE (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was an English actor, perhaps best remembered for his role as Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Permanent Secretary in the 1980s sitcom Yes Minister and the Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister. For this role he won four BAFTA Awards during the 1980s in the 'Best Light Entertainment Performance' Category. In the 1990s he won two more BAFTAs, one as Best TV Actor for The Fragile Heart, and one as Best Film Actor for The Madness of King George. His role in the latter also garnered him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
Hawthorne was born in Coventry, England, the son of Agnes Rosemary (née Rice) and Charles Barnard Hawthorne, a physician. He grew up in South Africa, where he was educated at St George's Grammar School, Cape Town and Christian Brothers College. He enrolled at the University of Cape Town but withdrew and returned to the United Kingdom in the 1950s to pursue a career in acting.
Hawthorne made his professional stage debut in 1950, playing Archie Fellows in a Cape Town production of The Shop at Sly Corner.
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Patrick McGoohan
Patrick Joseph McGoohan (March 19, 1928 – January 13, 2009) was an American-born actor, brought up in Ireland and England, where he established an extensive stage and film career, with his most notable roles in the 1960s television series Danger Man (renamed Secret Agent when exported to the US), and The Prisoner, which he co-created. McGoohan wrote and directed several episodes of The Prisoner himself, occasionally using the pseudonyms Joseph Serf and Paddy Fitz. Later in his career he moved to America and subsequently appeared as the killer in four Columbo episodes, twice winning an Emmy. He was featured in David Cronenberg's Scanners (1981), and played King Edward I aka Longshanks in Mel Gibson's Braveheart (1995).
McGoohan was born in Astoria, Queens, New York City, to Thomas McGoohan and Rose Fitzpatrick, who were living in the United States after emigrating from Ireland to look for work. He was brought up Roman Catholic. Shortly after he was born, McGoohan's parents moved back to Mullaghmore, County Leitrim, Ireland, and, seven years later, they moved to Sheffield, England. McGoohan attended St Vincent's school in Sheffield, but following the outbreak of World War II he was evacuated to Loughborough, Leicestershire. There he attended Ratcliffe College, where he excelled in mathematics and boxing.
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Patrick Wymark
Patrick Wymark (11 July 1926 – 20 October 1970), was a British, stage, film and television actor.
Born Patrick Carl Cheeseman in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England. He was brought up in neighbouring Grimsby and frequently re-visited the area during the height of his career.
He attended University College, London, before training at the Old Vic Theatre School and making his first stage appearance in a walk-on part in Othello in 1951. He toured South Africa the following year and then directed plays for the drama department at Stanford University, California.
Moving to the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Wymark played a wide range of traditional roles, including Dogberry in Much Ado about Nothing and Stephano in The Tempest. He also played the parts of Marullus in Julius Caesar and Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Other stage parts included the title role in Danton's Death and, with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Ephihodov in The Cherry Orchard. His theatre roles also included playing the part of Bosola in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi in 1960. His film roles included: Children of the Damned (1964), Operation Crossbow (1965), Battle of Britain (1969), Where Eagles Dare (1968), Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) and Cromwell (1970).
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Paul Dooley
Paul Dooley (born February 22, 1928) is an American actor, writer, and comedian.
Dooley was born Paul Dooley Brown in Parkersburg, West Virginia, the son of Ruth Irene (née Barringer), a homemaker, and Peter James Brown, a factory worker. Dooley was a cartoonist as a youth and drew a strip for a local paper in Parkersburg. He joined the Navy before discovering acting while at college. He is married to writer Winnie Holzman, with whom he has one daughter, Savannah Dooley (born 1985).
Moving to New York, he soon found success as a regular on the stage. Also having an interest in comedy, Dooley was a standup comedian for five years, and a member of the Compass Players and The Second City troupe in NYC, as well as having brief stints as a magician and as a clown. Not afraid of trying different areas of entertainment, he also worked as a writer. He was one of the writers on The Electric Company, which the character Paul the Gorilla was named after, and appeared in commercials.
Besides appearing in many movies, including most notably Popeye, Sixteen Candles, Breaking Away, and the voice of Sarge in the Disney/Pixar film Cars and its sequel Cars 2. Dooley has also appeared as a variety of recurrent characters on numerous television shows, including My So-Called Life, Dream On, Grace Under Fire, Curb Your Enthusiasm, ALF (playing Whizzer Deaver) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine where he played the recurring role of Enabran Tain. He guest starred in other primetime shows like The Wonder Years, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, The Golden Girls, and Desperate Housewives. In 2000, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for his role as an eccentric judge on The Practice. He was also in the infamous alternate ending to Little Shop of Horrors, but was replaced by Jim Belushi in the final cut.
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Paul Ford
Paul Ford (born Paul Ford Weaver, November 2, 1901 – April 12, 1976) was an American character actor who came to specialize in authority figures whose ineptitude and pompous demeanor were played for comic effect.
Ford was born in Baltimore, Maryland. At a young age, he showed an adept talent for performance, but was discouraged when directors thought he was tone-deaf. However, in later years, he made his hollow, reverberating voice one of the most recognized of his era. His success was long in the making, and he did little acting, but instead raised his family during the Great Depression.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Public Works programs provided Ford with work, and to the day he died, he was a passionate Democrat. Ford auditioned for a play under his birth name, but did not get the part. Later, he dropped his surname and was known professionally as Paul Ford.
Ford became an "overnight" success at age 54 when he played Colonel John T. Hall opposite Phil Silvers on Silvers' Sergeant Bilko TV show. His signature role may well be the part of Mayor George Shinn, a befuddled politico in the film adaptation of the Broadway show The Music Man. Ford played the role straight, and received glowing reviews. Ford had an active career in both films and television until his retirement in the early 1970s.
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Paul Giamatti
Brawl Edward Valentine Giamatti (/dʒiəˈmɑːti/; born June 6, 1967) is an American actor. An acclaimed character actor, Giamatti began his career as a supporting actor in several films produced during the 1990s including Private Parts, The Truman Show, Saving Private Ryan, The Negotiator, and Man on the Moon before earning lead roles in several projects in the 2000s including American Splendor, Sideways, Cinderella Man, The Illusionist, John Adams, Cold Souls, Barney's Version, and Win Win.
Giamatti, the youngest of three children, was born in New Haven, Connecticut. His father, Angelo Bartlett Giamatti, was a Yale University professor who later became president of the university and commissioner of Major League Baseball. His mother, Toni Marilyn (née Smith), was a homemaker and English teacher who taught at Hopkins School and had also previously acted. Giamatti is of Italian, Irish, and English descent. Giamatti's paternal grandmother was from a family with deep roots in New England, and his paternal grandfather was the son of Italian immigrants from Telese. His brother, Marcus, is also an actor, and his sister, Elena, is a jewelry designer. Giamatti was educated at The Foote School and graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall in 1985. He attended Yale University, where he was elected to the Skull and Bones secret society. Giamatti was active in the undergraduate theater scene, working alongside actors Ron Livingston and Edward Norton, who were also Yale students. He graduated from Yale in 1989 with a bachelor's degree in English. He went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama where he studied with Earle R. Gister. He performed in numerous theatrical productions (including Broadway) before appearing in some small television and film roles in the early 1990s.
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Paul Newman
Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver, auto racing team owner, and auto racing enthusiast. He won numerous awards, including an Academy Award for best actor for his performance in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money and eight other nominations, three Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, an Emmy award, and many honorary awards. He also won several national championships as a driver in Sports Car Club of America road racing, and his race teams won several championships in open wheel IndyCar racing.
Newman was a co-founder of Newman's Own, a food company from which Newman donated all post-tax profits and royalties to charity. As of July 2011, these donations exceeded $300 million.
Newman was born in Shaker Heights (a suburb of Cleveland). He was the son of Theresa (née Fetzer or Fetsko; Slovak: Terézia Fecková) and Arthur Sigmund Newman, who ran a profitable sporting goods store. His father was Jewish (Paul's paternal grandparents, Simon Newman and Hannah Cohn, were immigrants from Hungary and Poland). His mother, who practiced Christian Science, was born to a Slovak Roman Catholic family at Humenné, Ptičie (formerly Pticsie) in the former Kingdom of Hungary, Austria–Hungary (now Humenné in Slovakia). Newman had no religion as an adult, but described himself as a Jew, stating that "it's more of a challenge". Newman's mother worked in his father's store, while raising Paul and his brother, Arthur, who later became a producer and production manager.
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Paul Scofield
David Paul Scofield, CH, CBE (21 January 1922 – 19 March 2008), better known as Paul Scofield, was an English actor of stage and screen. Noted for his distinctive voice and delivery, Scofield received an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for his performance as Sir Thomas More in the 1966 film A Man for All Seasons, a reprise of the role he played in the stage version at the West End and on Broadway for which he received a Tony Award.
Scofield was born in Birmingham, England, the son of Mary and Edward Harry Scofield. When Scofield was a few weeks old, his family moved to Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, where his father served as the headmaster at the Hurstpierpoint Church of England School. At the age of 12 he began attending the Varndean Secondary School in Brighton, where he took various roles in school plays.
Scofield began his stage career in 1940 with a debut performance in Desire Under the Elms at the Westminster Theatre, and was soon being compared to Laurence Olivier. He played at the Old Rep in Birmingham. From there he went to the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford, where he starred in Walter Nugent Monck's 1947 revival of Pericles, Prince of Tyre.
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Peter Barkworth
Peter Wynn Barkworth (14 January 1929 – 21 October 2006) was an English actor.
Peter Barkworth was born at Margate, Kent. Soon after his birth, the family moved to Bramhall in Cheshire and Barkworth was educated at Stockport School. His headmaster wanted him to go to university but Barkworth had set his heart on a career in acting. In 1946 he won a scholarship to RADA. He spent the next few years in repertory in Folkestone, with the Arthur Brough company, and also in Sheffield. From the mid 1950s to the early 1960s he taught acting technique at RADA.
Television and film appearances followed over four decades. He is perhaps best remembered for playing Mark Telford in the TV series Telford's Change (1979), watched every week by seven million viewers. This series followed the life of a senior banking executive as he downsized to Dover to start his life over again, leaving his wife in London. Barkworth co-starred with Hannah Gordon, with Keith Barron as her seducer.
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Peter O'Toole
Peter Seamus Lorcan O'Toole (born 2 August 1932) is an Irish actor of stage and screen. O'Toole achieved stardom in 1962 playing T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia, and then went on to become a highly-honoured film and stage actor. He has been nominated for eight Academy Awards, and holds the record for most competitive Academy Award acting nominations without a win. He has won four Golden Globes, a BAFTA, and an Emmy, and was the recipient of an Honorary Academy Award in 2003 for his body of work.
Peter Seamus Lorcan O'Toole was born in 1932. Some sources give his birthplace as Connemara, County Galway, Ireland, and others as Leeds, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, where he grew up. O'Toole himself is not certain of his birthplace or date, noting in his autobiography that, while he accepts 2 August as his birthdate, he has a birth certificate from each country, with the Irish one giving a June 1932 birthdate. O'Toole is the son of Constance Jane (née Ferguson), a Scottishnurse, and Patrick Joseph O'Toole, an Irish metal plater, football player and racecourse bookmaker. When O'Toole was one year old, his family began a five-year tour of major racecourse towns in Northern England. He was brought up Roman Catholic. O'Toole was evacuated from Leeds early in World War II and went to a Catholic school for seven or eight years, where he was "implored" to become right-handed. “I used to be scared stiff of the nuns: their whole denial of womanhood – the black dresses and the shaving of the hair – was so horrible, so terrifying,” he later commented. “Of course, that's all been stopped. They're sipping gin and tonic in the Dublin pubs now, and a couple of them flashed their pretty ankles at me just the other day.”
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Peter R. de Vries
Peter Rudolf de Vries (born November 14, 1956) is a Dutch investigative journalist and crime reporter. His television program covers high profile cases and set a Dutch television viewing record. In 2005, he started his own political party which was disbanded soon after.
Peter Rudolf de Vries was born on 14 November 1956 in Aalsmeer in the Netherlands. He went to primary school in Amstelveen and to secondary school in Amsterdam. From 1976 to 1977 he was in military service, where he had the rank of sergeant.
In 1978, he became a journalist for the daily newspaper De Telegraaf in The Hague and later in Amsterdam. He gradually moved from general journalism to crime and he reported about major criminal cases in the Netherlands. In 1987, he resigned from De Telegraaf and became chief editor of the weekly magazine Aktueel, which he transformed into a crime magazine.
Since 1991, de Vries has been an independent crime journalist. In 2005, De Vries tracked down Frans Meijer, one of the men who had kidnapped Freddy Heineken in 1983, in Paraguay, investigated the murder of Christel Ambrosius, and revealed that Mabel Wisse Smit knew the drug lord Klaas Bruinsma better than she had previously admitted. Another important issue in his show was a found floppy-disk. This disk contained detailed information from AIVD research, the Dutch secret service. It turned out that the service observed the murdered politician Pim Fortuyn; the service thought that he had sexual relations with Moroccan men.
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Peter Sellers
Richard Henry Sellers, CBE (8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980), known as Peter Sellers, was a British comedian and actor. Perhaps best known as Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther film series, he is also notable for playing three different characters in Dr. Strangelove, as Clare Quilty in Lolita, and as the TV-addicted man-child Chance the gardener in his penultimate film, Being There. Actress Bette Davis once remarked of him, "He isn't an actor—he's a chameleon."
Sellers rose to fame on the BBC Radio comedy series The Goon Show. His ability to speak in different accents (e.g., French, Indian, Italian, American, German, as well as British regional accents), along with his talent to portray a range of characters to comic effect, contributed to his success as a radio personality and screen actor and earned him national and international nominations and awards. Many of his characters became ingrained in public perception of his work. Sellers' private life was characterised by turmoil and crises, and included emotional problems and substance abuse. Sellers was married four times, and had three children from the first two marriages.
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Peter Strauss
Peter Strauss (born February 20, 1947) is an American television and movie actor, known for his roles in several television miniseries in the 1970s and 1980s.
Strauss was born in Croton-on-Hudson, New York to a Jewish family. His father, who immigrated from Germany, was a wine importer. Strauss graduated from the Hackley School in 1965 and Northwestern University in 1969.
He married actress Rachel Ticotin on December 31, 1998. He had been married twice before, with his second marriage producing two children.
Notably, he plays Abel Roznovski in Kane and Abel, the TV miniseries from Jeffrey Archer's book of the same title. He won an Emmy Award for his role on the 1979 made-for-television movie The Jericho Mile, and he starred in a television remake of the classic 1946 film Angel on My Shoulder in 1980. His other noted television miniseries credits include starring roles in Rich Man, Poor Man, its sequel Rich Man, Poor Man Book II, and Masada. Strauss plays Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. in the 1977 TV movie Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy.
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Philip Bosco
Philip Michael Bosco (born September 26, 1930) is an American actor.
Bosco was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of Margaret Raymond (née Thek), a policewoman, and Philip Lupo Bosco, a carnival worker. Bosco went to high school at St. Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City. He attended the Catholic University of Washington, D.C. Bosco married Nancy Ann Dunkle on January 2, 1957. They have seven children, Jenny, Diane, Philip, Chris, John, Lisa, Celia and 15 grandchildren. A long-time resident of Teaneck, New Jersey, Bosco now lives in Haworth, New Jersey.
Bosco began his career in Broadway theatre. He received a Tony Award nomination for his debut in The Rape of the Belt in 1960 and spent the next three decades supporting major stars in classic revivals like Cyrano de Bergerac, King Lear, and Twelfth Night. His speciality was George Bernard Shaw, winning raves for Broadway revivals of Man and Superman, Saint Joan, Mrs. Warren's Profession, Major Barbara, Heartbreak House (opposite Rex Harrison), and You Never Can Tell, winning Tony nominations for the last three. He also appeared with Shirley Knight in the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Come Back, Little Sheba.
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Philip II of France
Philip II Augustus (French: Philippe Auguste; 21 August 1165 – 14 July 1223) was the last King of the Franks from 1180 to 1190, and the first King of France from 1190 until his death. A member of the House of Capet, Philip Augustus was born at Gonesse in the Val-d'Oise, the son of Louis VII and his third wife, Adela of Champagne. He was originally nicknamed Dieudonné—the God-given—as he was the first son of Louis VII late in his father's life.
Philip was one of the most successful medieval French monarchs in expanding the royal demesne and the influence of the monarchy. He broke up the great Angevin Empire and defeated a coalition of his rivals (German, Flemish and English) at the Battle of Bouvines in 1214. He reorganized the government, bringing financial stability to the country and thus making possible a sharp increase in prosperity. His reign was popular with ordinary people because he checked the power of the nobles and passed some of it on to the growing middle class.
Philip was born in Gonesse on 21 August 1165. As soon as he was able, Louis planned to associate Philip with him on the throne, but it was delayed when Philip, at the age of thirteen, was separated from his companions during a royal hunt and became lost in the Forest of Compiègne. He spent much of the following night attempting to find his way out, but to no avail. Exhausted by cold, hunger and fatigue, he was eventually discovered by a peasant carrying a charcoal burner, but his exposure to the elements meant he soon contracted a dangerously high fever. His father went on pilgrimage to the Shrine of Thomas Becket to pray for Philip's recovery, and was told that his son had indeed recovered. However, on his way back to Paris, he suffered a stroke.
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Philippe Noiret
Philippe Noiret (born 1 October 1930, Lille, France – died 23 November 2006, Paris, France) was a French film actor.
Noiret's father was in the clothes trade. Philippe was an indifferent scholar and attended several prestigious Paris schools, including the Lycée Janson de Sailly. He failed several times to pass his baccalauréat exams, so he decided to study theater. He trained at the Centre Dramatique de l'Ouest and toured with the Théâtre National Populaire for seven years, where he met Monique Chaumette, whom he married in 1962. During that time he developed a career as a nightclub comedian in a duo act with Jean-Pierre Darras, in which he played Louis XIV in an extravagant wig opposite Darras as the dramatist Jean Racine. In these roles they satirized the politics of Charles de Gaulle, Michel Debré and André Malraux.
Noiret's screen debut (1949) was an uncredited role in Gigi. In 1955 he appeared in La Pointe Courte directed by Agnès Varda. She said later - "I discovered in him a breadth of talent rare in a young actor." Sporting a pudding-basin haircut, Noiret played a lovelorn youth in the southern fishing port of Sète. He later admitted : "I was scared stiff, and fumbled my way through the part - I am totally absent in the film." He was not cast again until 1960 in Zazie dans le métro. After playing second leads in Georges Franju's Thérèse Desqueyroux in 1962, and in Le Capitaine Fracasse, from Théophile Gautier's romantic adventure, he became a regular on the French screen, without being cast in major roles until La Vie de château directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau in 1966. He became a star in France with Yves Robert's Alexandre le Bienheureux in 1967. After that he devoted himself entirely to movie roles.[citation needed]
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Ray Milland
Ray Milland (3 January 1907 – 10 March 1986) was a Welsh actor and director. His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985, and he is best remembered for his Academy Award–winning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in The Lost Weekend (1945), a sophisticated leading man opposite a corrupt John Wayne in Reap the Wild Wind (1942), the murder-plotting husband in Dial M for Murder (1954), and as Oliver Barrett III in Love Story (1970).
Milland was born Alfred Reginald Jones (not Reginald Alfred John Truscott-Jones as has often been stated). His birth was registered in the March Quarter of 1907 in Neath, Wales, and he was the son of Elizabeth Annie (née Truscott) and Alfred Jones. In the 1911 census the family were living at 66 Coronation Road, Mount Pleasant, Neath, Wales. Of his parents, Milland wrote in his 1974 autobiography Wide-Eyed in Babylon, "My father was not a cruel or harsh man. Just a very quiet one. I think he was an incurable romantic and consequently a little afraid of his emotions and perhaps ashamed of them... he had been a young hussar in the Boer War and had been present at the relief of Mafeking. He never held long conversations with anyone, except perhaps with me, possibly because I was the only other male in our family. The household consisted of my mother, a rather flighty and coquettish woman much concerned with propriety and what the neighbours thought.."
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Raúl Juliá
Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor.
Born in San Juan, he gained interest in acting while still in school. Upon completing his studies, Juliá decided to pursue a career in acting. After performing in the local scene for some time, he was convinced by entertainment personality Orson Bean to move and work in New York City. Juliá, who had been bilingual since his childhood, soon gained interest in Broadway and Off-Broadway plays. He performed in mobile projects, including the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre.
Juliá was eventually noticed by Joseph Papp, who offered him work in the New York Shakespeare Festival. After gaining notoriety, he received roles in two television series, Love of Life and Sesame Street. For his performance in Two Gentlemen of Verona, he received a nomination for the Tony Award and won a Drama Desk Award. Between 1974 and 1982, Juliá received Tony Award nominations for Where's Charley?, The Threepenny Opera and Nine. During the 1980s, he worked in several films, receiving nominations for the Golden Globe Awards, for his performance in Tempest, and Kiss of the Spider Woman, winning the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for the latter.
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Rex Harrison
Sir Reginald Carey "Rex" Harrison (5 March 1908 – 2 June 1990) was an English actor of stage and screen. One of Harrison's best remembered film roles was that of Professor Henry Higgins in the stage and film versions of My Fair Lady. The role earned him a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award and Best Actor Oscar.
Harrison was born in Huyton, Lancashire, and educated at Liverpool College. After a bout of childhood measles, Harrison lost most of the sight in his left eye, which on one occasion caused some on-stage difficulty. He first appeared on the stage in 1924 in Liverpool. Harrison's acting career was interrupted during World War II while serving in the Royal Air Force, reaching the rank of Flight Lieutenant. He acted in various stage productions until 11 May 1990. He acted in the West End of London when he was young, appearing in the Terence Rattigan play French Without Tears, which proved to be his breakthrough role.
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Richard Attenborough
Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough ( /ˈætənbərə/), CBE (born 29 August 1923) is an English actor, director, producer and entrepreneur. He is the current President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
As a film director and producer, he won two Academy Awards for Gandhi in 1982. He has also won four BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. As an actor he is perhaps best known for his roles in Brighton Rock, The Great Escape, 10 Rillington Place, Miracle on 34th Street and Jurassic Park.
He is the elder brother of naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough.
Attenborough was born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, the eldest of three sons of Mary Attenborough (née Clegg) a founding member of the Marriage Guidance Council, and Frederick Levi Attenborough, a scholar and academic administrator who was a don at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and wrote a standard text on Anglo-Saxon law. Attenborough was educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys in Leicester and at RADA. During the Second World War Attenborough served in the Royal Air Force.
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Richard Basehart
John Richard Basehart (August 31, 1914 – September 17, 1984) was an American actor. He starred in the 1960s television science fiction drama Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, in the role of Admiral Harriman Nelson.
One of his most notable film roles was the acrobat known as "the Fool" in the acclaimed Italian film La Strada, directed by Federico Fellini. He also appeared as the killer in the film noir classic He Walked by Night (1948), as a psychotic member of the Hatfield clan in Roseanna McCoy (1949), as Ishmael in Moby Dick (1956), and in the drama Decision Before Dawn (1951). He was married to Italian Academy Award-nominated actress Valentina Cortese, with whom he had one son, the actor Jackie Basehart, before their divorce in 1960. Cortese and Basehart also costarred in Robert Wise's The House on Telegraph Hill (1951).
From 1964-68, Basehart played the lead role, Admiral Harriman Nelson, on Irwin Allen's first foray into science-fiction television, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Allen would go on to produce a number of sci-fi series in the 1960s and the highly successful feature films The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and The Towering Inferno (1974), earning him the moniker "The Master of Disaster." Although Basehart started his career as a film actor, he became best known for his role on Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
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Richard Burton
Richard Burton, CBE (10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor. He was nominated seven times for an Academy Award, six of which were for Best Actor in a Leading Role (without ever winning), and was a recipient of BAFTA, Golden Globe and Tony Awards for Best Actor. Although never trained as an actor, Burton was, at one time, the highest-paid actor in Hollywood. He remains closely associated in the public consciousness with his second wife, actress Elizabeth Taylor; the couple's turbulent relationship was rarely out of the news.
Richard Burton was born Richard Walter Jenkins in the village of Pontrhydyfen, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. He grew up in a working class, Welsh-speaking household, the twelfth of thirteen children. His father, Richard Walter Jenkins, was a short, robust coal miner, a "twelve-pints-a-day man" who sometimes went off on drinking and gambling sprees for weeks. Burton later claimed, by family telling, that "He looked very much like me...That is, he was pockmarked, devious, and smiled a great deal when he was in trouble. He was, also, a man of extraordinary eloquence, tremendous passion, great violence."
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Richard I of England
Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Count of Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. He was known as Cœur de Lion, or Richard the Lionheart, even before his accession, because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior. The Saracens called him Melek-Ric or Malek al-Inkitar – King of England.
By the age of sixteen, Richard was commanding his own army, putting down rebellions in Poitou against his father, King Henry II. Richard was a central Christian commander during the Third Crusade, effectively leading the campaign after the departure of Philip II of France and scoring considerable victories against his Muslim counterpart, Saladin, but was unable to reconquer Jerusalem.
Although speaking only langue d'oïl and langue d'oc and spending very little time in England (he lived in his Duchy of Aquitaine in the southwest of France, preferring to use his kingdom as a source of revenue to support his armies), he was seen as a pious hero by his subjects. He remains one of the very few Kings of England remembered by his epithet, rather than regnal number, and is an enduring, iconic figure in England and France.
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Robert Carlyle
Robert Carlyle, OBE (born 14 April 1961) is a Scottish actor. He is known for a variety of roles in films such as Trainspotting, The Full Monty, The World Is Not Enough, Angela's Ashes, The 51st State, and 28 Weeks Later. In addition to his film work, he is also known for his roles in the television shows Hamish Macbeth and Once Upon A Time.
Carlyle was born in Maryhill, Glasgow, the son of Elizabeth, a bus company employee, and Joseph Carlyle, a painter and decorator. He was brought up by his father after his mother left when Carlyle was four years old. He left school at the age of 16 without any qualifications and worked for his father as a painter and decorator; however, he continued his education by attending night classes at Cardonald College in Glasgow.
Carlyle became involved in drama at the Glasgow Arts Centre at the age of 21 (having been inspired by reading Arthur Miller's The Crucible), and subsequently graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. In 1991, he and four friends founded a theatre company, Raindog (which is now primarily involved in television and film work), and guest starred in The Bill. The same year he starred in his first movie, Riff-Raff, directed by Ken Loach.
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Robert Mitchum
Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American film actor, author, composer and singer and is #23 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time. Mitchum rose to prominence for his starring roles in several major works of the film noir style, and is considered a forerunner of the anti-heroes prevalent in film during the 1950s and 1960s.
Mitchum was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, into a Methodist family. His mother, Ann Harriet (née Gunderson), was a Norwegian immigrant and sea captain's daughter, and his father, James Thomas Mitchum, was a shipyard and railroad worker. A sister, Annette, (known as Julie Mitchum during her acting career) was born in 1914. James Mitchum was crushed to death in a railyard accident in Charleston, South Carolina, in February 1919, when his son was less than 2 years old. After his death, Ann Mitchum was awarded a government pension, and soon realized she was pregnant. She returned to her family in Connecticut, and married a former British Army major who helped her care for the children. In September 1919 a second son, John, was born. When all of the children were old enough to attend school, Ann found employment as a linotype operator for the Bridgeport Post.
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Robert Morse
Robert Morse (born May 18, 1931) is an American actor and singer. Morse is best known for his appearances in musicals and plays on Broadway. He has also acted in movies and television shows. His best known role is that of J. Pierrepont Finch in the 1961 Broadway musical, and 1967 film How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. He is currently known for his recurring role as Bertram Cooper on the show Mad Men.
Morse was born on May 18, 1931 in Newton, Massachusetts. After serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, Morse appeared on Broadway as an actor.
He created the role of Barnaby in The Matchmaker on Broadway in 1955 opposite Ruth Gordon and reprised the role in the 1958 film adaptation, this time opposite Shirley Booth. That same year, he won the Theatre World Award and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play for Say, Darling. Morse had to lobby David Merrick for a role in Take Me Along, as there was a question if he could, at 28, play a convincing 16 year old. He could and did. What was considered the final step toward full stardom was his performance as J. Pierrepont Finch in the Pulitzer Prize-winning How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying it won him the Tony for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical in 1962. He also starred in the 1967 movie version
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Robert Ryan
Robert Bushnell Ryan (November 11, 1909 – July 11, 1973) was an American actor who often played hardened cops and ruthless villains.
Ryan was born in Chicago, Illinois, the first child of Timothy Ryan and his wife Mabel Bushnell Ryan. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1932, having held the school's heavyweight boxing title all four years of his attendance. After graduation, the 6′ 4" Ryan found employment as a stoker on a ship, a WPA worker, and a ranch hand in Montana.
Ryan attempted to make a career in show business as a playwright, but had to turn to acting to support himself. He studied acting in Hollywood and appeared on stage and in small film parts during the early 1940s.
In January 1944, after securing a contract guarantee from RKO Radio Pictures, Ryan enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served as a drill instructor at Camp Pendleton, in San Diego, California. At Camp Pendleton, he befriended writer and future director Richard Brooks, whose novel, The Brick Foxhole, he greatly admired. He also took up painting.
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Roberto Benigni
Roberto Remigio Benigni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto beˈniɲi]; born 27 October 1952) is an Academy Award winning Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director of film, theatre and television.
Benigni was born in Manciano La Misericordia (a frazione of Castiglion Fiorentino), Italy, the son of Isolina Papini, a fabric inspector, and Remigio Benigni, a bricklayer, carpenter, and farmer. He was raised Catholic and served as an altar boy. His first experiences as a theatre actor took place in 1971, in Prato. During that autumn he moved to Rome where he took part in some experimental theatre shows, some of which he also directed. In 1975, Benigni had his first theatrical success with Cioni Mario di Gaspare fu Giulia, written by Giuseppe Bertolucci.
Benigni became famous in Italy in the 1970s for a shocking TV series called Onda Libera, on RAI2, by Renzo Arbore, in which he interpreted the satirical piece "anthem of the nimble body" (L'inno del corpo sciolto, a hymn to defecation).[citation needed] A great scandal for the time, the series was suspended due to censorship. His first film was 1977's Berlinguer ti voglio bene, also by Bertolucci.
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Robin Williams
Robin McLaurin Williams (born July 21, 1951) is an American actor and comedian. Rising to fame with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork & Mindy, and later stand-up comedy work, Williams has performed in many feature films since 1980. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting. He has also won two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globes, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and five Grammy Awards.
Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois. His mother, Laura McLaurin (née Smith, 1922–2001), was a former model from New Orleans, Louisiana. His father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams (September 10, 1906 – October 18, 1987), was a senior executive at Ford Motor Company in charge of the Midwest region. His maternal great-great-grandfather was senator and Mississippi governor Anselm J. McLaurin. Williams is of English, Welsh, Irish, and French ancestry. He was raised in the Episcopal Church (his mother practiced Christian Science). He grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where he was a student at the Detroit Country Day School, and later moved to Woodacre, Marin County, California, where he attended the public Redwood High School. Williams studied at Claremont McKenna College (then called Claremont Men's College) for four years. He has two half-brothers: Todd (who died August 14, 2007) and McLaurin.
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Ron Leibman
Ron Leibman (born October 11, 1937) is an American actor.
Leibman was a member of the Compass Players in the late 1950s. He has appeared in many films such as Phar Lap; Where's Poppa?; The Hot Rock; Slaughterhouse-Five; The Super Cops; Up the Academy; Norma Rae; Romantic Comedy; Zorro, The Gay Blade; Garden State; and Rhinestone. He co-starred with second wife Jessica Walter in Neil Simon's play Rumors. They also appeared together as husband and wife in the film Dummy and in the TV Series Law & Order in the episode, "House Counsel."
He won an Emmy Award for his convict-turned-lawyer character in Kaz (1978–79), a series which he also created and co-wrote. Leibman also received a Tony Award for his performance as Roy Cohn in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Angels in America. He is also widely known for his portrayal of Leonard Green, Rachel Green's overbearing father, on the sitcom Friends. Leibman had a recurring role on The Sopranos as Dr. Plepler.
Leibman was born in New York City, New York, the son of Grace (née Marks) and Murray Leibman, who worked in the garment business. He graduated in 1958 from Ohio Wesleyan University. He has been married to actress Jessica Walter since 1983. He was previously married to actress Linda Lavin (1969–1981). He is currently the chair of the acting department at The New School in New York City.
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Ron Rifkin
Ron Rifkin (born October 31, 1939) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Arvin Sloane on the spy drama Alias and as Saul Holden on the American family drama Brothers & Sisters.
Rifkin was born Saul M. Rifkin in New York City, New York to immigrants Miriam and Herman Rifkin. He is the oldest of three children. He was raised in Orthodox Judaism and remained Orthodox until the age of 32. Rifkin is married to Iva, who operates a fashion design business.
In 2001, his association with Touchstone Television began when he played a ruthless intelligence agent Arvin Sloane in Alias, opposite Jennifer Garner. Currently, he plays second-in-command businessman Saul Holden on Brothers & Sisters, opposite Sally Field. He also played Bonnie Franklin's second boyfriend on One Day at a Time.
Rifkin has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in film, on stage, and in television. His association with writer Jon Robin Baitz has been especially fruitful. In 1991, his performance in Baitz's play The Substance of Fire won him the Obie, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Drama-Logue awards for Best Actor. The following year he performed in Baitz's Three Hotels, for which he received a second Lucille Lortel and Drama Desk nomination. In 1996, he starred in the film version of Substance; in 2002, he appeared in the Baitz play Ten Unknowns at Boston's Huntington Theatre; in 2004, he starred in his play, The Paris Letter at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles, a role he reprised the following year at the Laura Pels Theatre in New York City; and at present, he is appearing in the ABC drama series Brothers & Sisters, which Baitz created, as a character named Saul, Rifkin's real-life name.
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Ron Silver
Ronald Arthur "Ron" Silver (July 2, 1946 – March 15, 2009) was an American actor, director, producer, radio host and political activist.
Silver was born in New York City, the son of May (née Zimelman), a substitute teacher, and Irving Roy Silver, a clothing sales executive. Silver was raised Jewish on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and attended The East Side Hebrew Institute ("ESHI") and then Stuyvesant High School.
He went on to graduate from SUNY at Buffalo with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Chinese, and received a Master's Degree in Chinese History from St. John's University in New York and the College of Chinese Culture in Taiwan. He also attended Columbia University's Graduate School of International Affairs and studied acting at the Herbert Berghof Studio.[citation needed]
Silver made his stage debut starring in El Grande de Coca Cola in 1974. Producers Richard Flanzer and Roy Silver (no relation) opened it at the famed Whiskey A Go Go on the Sunset Strip in L.A. The production ran for more than a year. Silver and his co-star, actor Jeff Goldblum, were discovered by Hollywood Film Agents during this show's historic run.
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Roy Dotrice
Roy Dotrice, OBE (born 26 May 1923) is a British actor known for his Tony Award-winning Broadway performance in the revival of A Moon for the Misbegotten.
Dotrice was born in Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands, the son of Neva (née Wilton) and Louis Dotrice. He served with the Royal Air Force from 1940 to 1945 during World War II, and was imprisoned in a German POW camp from 1942 to 1945.
He was married to Kay Newman from 1947 until her death in 2007, and they had three children together: Michele, Yvette and Karen, all of whom acted at various points in their careers. He was also the father-in-law of the late Edward Woodward, a contemporary of his and husband of his daughter Michele.
Dotrice notably played the part of John Aubrey in Brief Lives, a one-man tour de force where he was on stage for more than two and a half hours, including the interval when he pretended to sleep. The play premiered in 1967 at the Hampstead Theatre in London. It subsequently had two Broadway engagements and transferred in 1968 to the West End’s Criterion Theatre where it played 400 performances before moving to the Mayfair Theatre. Those runs combined with extensive international touring earned Dotrice a place in the Guinness Book of Records for the greatest number of solo performances (1,782). In 1984 he starred opposite Rosemary Harris in an acclaimed all-star cast production of Noël Coward's Hay Fever.
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Roy Marsden
Roy Marsden (born on 25 June 1941 in Stepney, London) is an English actor, who is probably best known for his portrayal of Adam Dalgliesh in the Anglia Television dramatisations of P. D. James's detective novels.
Marsden attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and spent four terms there. He attempted to unionise the students but was thwarted.[clarification needed] After one argument he poured a bottle of ink down the front of the director's suit. Marsden recalled, "Two weeks later, he phoned me up and asked if I'd got a job or an agent. I said no, so he arranged for me to start work at a theatre in Nottingham, and who should be the student assistant manager there but Anthony Hopkins. I persuaded him to go to RADA."
In the early 1960s, Marsden worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and began to accumulate an extensive list of theatrical credits that include everything from Anton Chekhov and Henrik Ibsen to contemporary Soviet playwright Alexander Vampilov. His preference was for the alternative experimental theatres of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cambridge and Birmingham over London's commercial theatre.
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Rupert Davies
Rupert Davies (22 May 1916 – 22 November 1976) was a British actor best remembered for playing the title role in the BBC's 1960s television adaptation of Maigret, based on Georges Simenon's Maigret novels.
Davies was born in Liverpool. After service in the British Merchant Navy he was a Sub-Lieutenant Observer with the Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War. In 1940 the Swordfish aircraft in which he was flying ditched in the sea off the Dutch Coast. Davies was captured and interned in the famous Stalag Luft III POW camp. He made three attempts to escape but all failed. During his captivity he began to take part in theatre performances, entertaining his fellow prisoners.
On his release Davies resumed his career in acting almost immediately, starring in an ex-prisoner of war show, Back Home, which was hosted at the Stoll Theatre, London. He became a staple of British television appearing in numerous plays and series, including Quatermass II, Ivanhoe, Emergency - Ward 10, Danger Man, The Champions, Doctor at Large (1971), Arthur of the Britons and War and Peace (1972). He also provided the voice of Professor Ian McClaine in the Gerry Anderson series Joe 90. In 1964, having released a 45rpm single "Smoking My Pipe" late the previous year that capitalised upon the iconic Maigret opening sequence, he became the first person to win the Pipe Smoker of the Year award.
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Russell Crowe
Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is a New Zealand born Australian actor, film producer and musician. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, an Empire Award for Best Actor and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and ten further nominations for Best Actor. Crowe appeared as the tobacco firm whistle blower Jeffrey Wigand in the 1999 film The Insider, for which he received five awards as Best Actor and seven nominations in the same category. In 2001, Crowe's portrayal of mathematician and Nobel Prize winner John F. Nash in the biopic A Beautiful Mind brought him numerous awards, including an BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor category Motion Picture Drama and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role.
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Sacha Gervasi
Sacha Gervasi (born 1966) is a British journalist, screenwriter and Independent Spirit Award and Emmy Award winning director.
Born Alexander Gervasi in London in 1966, Gervasi was educated at Westminster School, and then read modern history at King's College London. As a teenager in 1981, Gervasi befriended Canadian metal band Anvil when they played London and became a roadie for the band on three tours eventually becoming close friends until a falling out in 1986. He was also an original member of alternative rock group Bush.
Gervasi's first position was to work for the Poet Laureate of England, Ted Hughes at the Arvon Writing Foundation, founded by two young poets, John Fairfax and John Moat, in 1968. After completing his degree, he subsequently worked for John Calder of the Samuel Beckett archive helping to arrange a vast sale of Beckett’s personal papers at Sotheby’s in 1989, including Beckett’s own annotated version of Waiting for Godot which sold to Trinity College, Dublin.
Gervasi moved to Los Angeles in 1995 to attend the graduate screen-writing programme at UCLA Film School, where he twice won the BAFTA/LA scholarship. While in the programme, he supported himself by working as a journalist, writing for newspapers and magazines, including The Sunday Times, The Observer, and Punch.
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Sam Worthington
Samuel Henry J. "Sam" Worthington (born 2 August 1976) is an Australian-English actor, best known for his starring roles in the feature films Avatar, Terminator Salvation, Clash of the Titans, and its sequel, Wrath of the Titans.
In 2004, Worthington received Australia's highest film award for his lead performance in Somersault. He performed predominantly in leading roles in a variety of low-budget films before transitioning to major studio films, ranging from romantic drama and comedy-drama to science fiction and action. Worthington is also noted for his voicework as Alex Mason in the 2010 video game Call of Duty: Black Ops.
Worthington was born to English parents in Godalming, Surrey, in southeastern England, and moved to Perth, Western Australia when he was six months old. He grew up in Warnbro, a suburb of Rockingham. His mother, Jeanne J. (née Martyn), a homemaker, raised him and his sister Lucinda, and his father, Ronald W. Worthington, was a power plant employee. He attended John Curtin College of the Arts, a school specialising in the dramatic arts, located in Fremantle, Western Australia, where he studied drama but failed to graduate and dropped out.[citation needed] His father gave him $400 and sent him on a one-way trip to Cairns in Queensland, and told him to "work his way home".[citation needed] He began working on construction and odd jobs, eventually settling in Sydney, New South Wales. At 19, he worked as a bricklayer, when he auditioned for the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and was accepted with scholarship.
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Sean Connery
Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930) is a Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one of them being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award) and three Golden Globes (including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award).
Connery is best known for portraying the character James Bond, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983 (six Eon Productions films and the non-canonical Thunderball remake, Never Say Never Again). In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His film career also includes such films as Marnie, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Hunt for Red October, Highlander, Murder on the Orient Express, Dragonheart, and The Rock. He was knighted in July 2000. Connery has been polled as "The Greatest Living Scot" and "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". In 1989, he was proclaimed "Sexiest Man Alive" by People magazine and in 1999, at age 69, he was voted "Sexiest Man of the Century".
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Sean Penn
Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor, screenwriter and film director, also known for his left-wing political and social activism (including humanitarian work). He is a two-time Academy Award winner for his roles in Mystic River (2003) and Milk (2008), as well as the recipient of a Golden Globe Award for the former and a Screen Actors Guild Award for the latter.
Penn began his acting career in television with a brief appearance in a 1974 episode of Little House on the Prairie, directed by his father Leo Penn. Following his film debut in 1981's Taps and a diverse range of film roles in the 1980s, Penn emerged as a prominent leading actor with the 1995 drama film Dead Man Walking, for which he earned his first Academy Award nomination and the Best Actor Award at the Berlin Film Festival. Penn received another two Oscar nominations for Sweet and Lowdown (1999) and I Am Sam (2001), before winning his first Academy Award for Best Actor in 2003 for Mystic River and a second one in 2008 for Milk. He has also won a Best Actor Award of the Cannes Film Festival for She's So Lovely (1997), and two Best Actor Awards at the Venice Film Festival for Hurlyburly (1998) and 21 Grams (2003).
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Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa (早川 雪洲, Hayakawa Sesshū?, June 10, 1889 – November 23, 1973) was a Japanese and American Issei actor who starred in American, Japanese, French, German, and British films. Active at the beginning of the American film industry, Hayakawa was the first and remains one of the few Asian actors to find stardom in the United States and Europe. His brooding good looks and typecasting as a sinister villain with sexual dominance made him a heartthrob among American women and the first male sex symbol of Hollywood before Rudolf Valentino. In his time Hayakawa was as well known and popular as Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks although today his name is mostly unknown to the general public.
His popularity, sex appeal and extravagant lifestyle (such as hosting wild parties and driving a gold-plated Pierce-Arrow) caused tension within American society resulting in discriminatory stereotypes and the de-sexualizing of Asian men in cinema, as exemplified by the controversial I.Y. Yunioshi. Refusing to adopt negative stereotypes he decided to leave Hollywood and moved into European cinema where he was treated equally, as would his female counterpart Anna May Wong. Hayakawa's friendship with fellow actors would see him return to Hollywood once again, although to this day few Asian actors have ever had the chance to play a respectable lead role in an American film. He was one of the highest paid stars of his time; making $5,000 a week in 1915, and $2 million a year via his own production company during the 1920s. He starred in over 80 movies and has two films in the U.S. National Film Registry.
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Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLean Beaty (born April 24, 1934), known professionally as Shirley MacLaine, is an American film and theater actress, singer, dancer, activist and author, well known for her beliefs in New Age spirituality and reincarnation. She has written a large number of autobiographical works, many dealing with her spiritual beliefs as well as her Hollywood career. She was nominated for an Academy Award five times before winning the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1983 for her role in Terms of Endearment. Her younger brother is Warren Beatty.
Named after Shirley Temple, MacLaine was born in Richmond, Virginia. Her father, Ira Owens Beaty, was a professor of psychology, public school administrator, and real estate agent, and her mother, Kathlyn Corinne (née MacLean), was a drama teacher originally from Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada; MacLaine's grandparents were also teachers.The family was devoutly Baptist. Her uncle (her mother's brother-in-law) was A.A. MacLeod, a Communist member of the Ontario legislature in the 1940s.
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Spencer Tracy
Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. Respected for his natural style and versatility, Tracy was one of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age. In a screen career that spanned 37 years, he was nominated for nine Academy Awards for Best Actor—a record he holds with Laurence Olivier—of which he won two.
Tracy discovered his talent for acting while a student at Ripon College, and subsequently gained a scholarship for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He spent seven years in the theatre, working in a succession of stock companies and intermittently on Broadway. Tracy's breakthrough came in 1930, when his lead performance in The Last Mile caught the attention of Hollywood. After a successful film debut in Up the River, Tracy was signed to a contract with Fox Film Corporation. His five years with Fox were unremarkable, and he remained largely unknown to audiences after 25 films. In 1935, Tracy joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Hollywood's most prestigious studio. His career flourished with a series of hit films, and in 1937 and 1938 he won consecutive Oscars for Captains Courageous and Boys Town. By the 1940s, Tracy was one of the studio's top stars. In 1942 he appeared with Katharine Hepburn in Woman of the Year, beginning a popular partnership that produced nine movies over 25 years.
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Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci (born November 11, 1960) is an American actor, writer, film producer and film director. He has been nominated for several notable film awards, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his critically acclaimed performance in The Lovely Bones (2009). He also has won an Emmy for his performance in Winchell, and has been nominated for a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for Children – "The One And Only Shrek".
Tucci, an Italian American, was born in Peekskill, New York, the son of Joan (née Tropiano), a secretary and writer, and Stanley Tucci, Sr., an art teacher at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York. His sister is actress Christine Tucci, and his cousin is the screenwriter and retired history teacher Joseph Tropiano. He grew up in Katonah, New York, and attended John Jay High School. Tucci played on the John Jay soccer team and baseball teams; his main interest lay in the school's drama club, where he and fellow actor and high school buddy, Campbell Scott, son of actor George C. Scott, gave well-received performances at many of John Jay's drama club productions. Tucci attended SUNY Purchase, and completed his B.F.A. degree after four years in the school's Conservatory of Theatre Arts.
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Stephen Dillane
Stephen J. Dillane (born 30 November 1956) is an English actor. He won a Tony Award for his lead performance in Tom Stoppard's play The Real Thing.
Dillane was born in Kensington, London, to an English mother, Bridget (née Curwen), and an Australian surgeon father, John Dillane. He read history and political science at the University of Exeter and afterward became a journalist for the Croydon Advertiser. Unhappy in his career, he read how actor Trevor Eve gave up architecture for acting and was thus inspired to enter the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Dillane is a distinguished theatre actor and his notable roles include Archer in The Beaux' Stratagem (Royal National Theatre, 1989; spelled Stephen Dillon on the poster), Prior Walter in Angels in America (1993), Hamlet (1994), Clov in Samuel Beckett's Endgame (1996), Uncle Vanya (1998), Henry in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing (for which he won a Tony Award in 2000) and a one-man version of Macbeth (2005). He has also performed T.S. Eliot's 'Four Quartets' in London and New York City, and is soon to be seen in the 2010 Bridge Project's productions of 'The Tempest' and 'As You Like It'.
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Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as archetypes of modern Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking. In later years, his films began addressing such issues as the Holocaust, slavery, war and terrorism. He is considered one of the most popular and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. He is also one of the co-founders of DreamWorks movie studio.
Spielberg won the Academy Award for Best Director for Schindler's List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan (1998). Three of Spielberg's films—Jaws (1975), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and Jurassic Park (1993)—achieved box office records, each becoming the highest-grossing film made at the time. To date, the unadjusted gross of all Spielberg-directed films exceeds $8.5 billion worldwide. Forbes puts Spielberg's wealth at $3.0 billion.
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Thomas Haden Church
Thomas Haden Church (born June 17, 1960) is an American actor. After co-starring in the 1990s sitcom Wings, Church became well known for his film roles, including his Academy Award-nominated performance in Sideways and his role as the Sandman in Spider-Man 3.
Church, the fourth of six children, was born Thomas Richard McMillen in Yolo, California, to an Army officer/health care worker father and a telephone company sales rep mother. He was raised under his stepfather's surname, "Quesada", and later changed his surname to "Haden Church" (both names are in his family tree). He was raised in Laredo, Texas, and graduated from Harlingen High School, Harlingen, Texas, in 1979, going on to attend the University of North Texas.
Church started in the entertainment business as a radio personality and doing voice over work. A part in an independent film convinced him to move to California to pursue an acting career. He played the part of slow-witted airport mechanic Lowell Mather for six seasons (1990–1995) on the NBC sitcom Wings. He worked in television for two more seasons with a lead role on Ned and Stacey opposite Debra Messing. He has had supporting roles in films such as Tombstone, George of the Jungle, and The Specials. Church often plays villains or comic relief in films, most evident by turns in Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight and Over the Hedge.
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Thomas Harris
Thomas Harris (born April 11, 1940) is an American author and screenwriter, best known for a series of suspense novels about his most famous character, Hannibal Lecter. All of his works have been made into films, the most notable being the multi-Oscar winning The Silence of the Lambs which became only the third film in Academy Award history to sweep the Oscars in major categories.
Harris was born in Jackson, Tennessee, but moved as a child with his family to Rich, Mississippi. He was introverted and bookish in grade school and then blossomed in high school. He attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he majored in English and graduated in 1964. While in college, he worked as a reporter for the local newspaper, the Waco Tribune-Herald, covering the police beat. In 1968, he moved to New York City to work for the Associated Press until 1974 when he began work on Black Sunday.
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Tim Allen
Tim Allen (born Timothy Alan Dick; June 13, 1953) is an American comedian, actor, voice-over artist, and entertainer, known for his role in the sitcom Home Improvement. He is also known for his starring roles in several popular films, including the Toy Story film series, The Santa Clause film series, and Galaxy Quest. Allen currently stars in the ABC sitcom Last Man Standing.
Born in Denver, Colorado, Allen is the son of Martha Katherine (née Fox), a community-service worker, and Gerald M. Dick, a real estate agent. He is the third oldest of five brothers. His father died in a car accident, colliding with a drunk driver, when Allen was 11. Two years later, his mother married her high school sweetheart, a successful business executive, and moved with her six children to Birmingham, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, to be with her new husband and his three children. Allen attended Ernest W. Seaholm High School in Birmingham, where he was in theater and music classes (resulting in his love of classical piano). He then attended Central Michigan University and transferred to Western Michigan University in 1974. At Western Michigan, Allen worked at the student radio station WIDR and received a bachelor of science degree in communications specializing in radio and television production in 1976 with a split minor in philosophy and design. In 1998, Western Michigan awarded Allen an honorary fine arts degree and the Distinguished Alumni Award.
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Tim Robbins
Timothy Francis "Tim" Robbins (born October 16, 1958) is an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, activist and musician. He is the former longtime partner of actress Susan Sarandon. He is known for his roles as Nuke in Bull Durham, Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption, and as Dave Boyle in Mystic River, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Robbins was born in West Covina, California, and raised in New York City, the son of Mary Robbins (née Bledsoe), an actress, and Gilbert Lee Robbins (1931–2011), a musician, folk singer, actor and former manager of The Gaslight Cafe. Robbins has two sisters, Adele and Gabrielle, and a brother, David. Robbins was raised Catholic. He moved to Greenwich Village with his family at a young age, while his father pursued a career as a member of the folk music group The Highwaymen. Robbins started doing theater at age twelve and joined the drama club at Stuyvesant High School. He spent two years at SUNY Plattsburgh and then returned to California to study at the UCLA Film School.
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Timothy Dalton
Timothy Peter Dalton (born 21 March 1946) is a British actor of film and television. He is known for portraying James Bond in The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989), as well as Rhett Butler in the television miniseries Scarlett (1994), an original sequel to Gone with the Wind. In addition, he is known for his roles as King Phillip II of France in the 1968 Academy-award winning The Lion In Winter, Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights (1970), Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre (1983), Prince Barin in Flash Gordon (1980), Shakespearean films and plays such as Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, Henry V, Love's Labour's Lost, Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2. Recently, he had a voice acting part in Toy Story 3 as Mr. Pricklepants and portrayed the recurring character of Alexei Volkoff in the US TV series Chuck and Rassilon in the Doctor Who two-part episode "The End of Time".
Dalton was born in Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire, North Wales to an English father, who was a captain in the Special Operations Executive during World War II and had become an advertising executive at the time of his son's birth, and an American mother of Italian and Irish descent. Before his fourth birthday, the family moved back to England to Milford, a village near Belper, Derbyshire. While in Milford, he attended the Herbert Strutt Grammar School. As a teenager, he was a member of the Air Cadets. He decided to become an actor at 16 after seeing a production of Macbeth. He left school in 1964 to enroll in the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and tour with the National Youth Theatre. Dalton did not complete his RADA studies, leaving the academy in 1966 to join the ensemble of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
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Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( /ˈtɒməs ˈkruːz ˈmeɪpɒθər/; born July 3, 1962), widely known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globe Awards for the same movies: Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Jerry Maguire (1996), Magnolia (1999). He started his career with the movie Endless Love. Cruise's first appearance in a major film was in 1981's Taps. His first leading role was in the film Risky Business, released in August 1983. Cruise played the role of a heroic naval pilot in the popular and successful 1986 film Top Gun, and also secret agent Ethan Hunt in the series of Mission: Impossible action films.
He has starred in a variety of other successful films, including: Rain Man (1988), Days of Thunder (1990), A Few Good Men (1992), Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004), and War of the Worlds (2005).
Since 2005, Cruise and Paula Wagner have been in charge of the United Artists film studio, with Cruise as producer and star and Wagner as the chief executive. Cruise is also known for his support of and adherence to the Church of Scientology.
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Tom Hanks
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks is known for his roles in Philadelphia and as the title character in Forrest Gump, roles which won him two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor. Hanks is also known for his Oscar nominated roles in Big, Saving Private Ryan and Cast Away.
Hanks' other acting roles include Apollo 13 as Jim Lovell, The Green Mile as Paul Edgecomb, Toy Story as Woody and Charlie Wilson's War as Charlie Wilson.
Hanks was born in Concord, California. His father, Amos Mefford Hanks (born in Glenn County, California, on March 9, 1924 – died in Alameda, California, on January 31, 1992), was an itinerant cook. His mother, Janet Marylyn (née Frager; born in Alameda County, California, on January 18, 1932), was a hospital worker. Hanks' mother is of Portuguese ancestry, while two of his paternal great-grandparents immigrated from Britain. Hanks's parents divorced in 1960. The family's three oldest children, Sandra (now Sandra Hanks Benoiton, a writer)[citation needed], Larry (now Lawrence M. Hanks, PhD, an entomology professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Tom, went with their father, while the youngest, Jim, now an actor and film maker, remained with his mother in Red Bluff, California.[citation needed]
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Tom Skerritt
Thomas Roy "Tom" Skerritt (born August 25, 1933) is an American actor who has appeared in over 40 films and more than 200 television episodes since 1962. He is best known for his roles in MASH, Alien, Top Gun, A River Runs Through It, and the TV series Picket Fences.
Skerritt was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Helen, a homemaker, and Roy Skerritt, a businessman. A 1951 graduate of Detroit's Mackenzie High School, Skerritt attended Wayne State University and the University of California at Los Angeles.
Skerritt made his film debut in War Hunt, produced by Terry Sanders and released in 1962. Skerritt's notable film appearances include MASH (1970), Harold and Maude (credited as "M. Borman", 1971), Big Bad Mama, Cheech & Chong's Up In Smoke (1978), Ice Castles (1978), as Captain A. J. Dallas in Alien (1979), as a would-be astronaut in Contact (1997) and SpaceCamp (1986), and in Top Gun (1986) as Commander Mike "Viper" Metcalf. In 1988, he starred with Nancy Allen and Lara Flynn Boyle in Poltergeist III.
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Tommy Cooper
Thomas Frederick "Tommy" Cooper (19 March 1921 – 15 April 1984) was a popular Welsh prop comedian and magician from Caerphilly, South Wales.
Cooper was a member of The Magic Circle, and respected by traditional magicians. Famed for his red fez, his appearance was large and lumbering at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and more than 15 stone (210 lb; 95 kg) in weight.
On 15 April 1984, Cooper collapsed and soon after died from a heart attack in front of millions of television viewers, midway through his act on the London Weekend Television variety show Live From Her Majesty's, transmitted live from Her Majesty's Theatre. His stage persona required that his act intentionally went wrong for comic purposes, leading to some initial uncertainty about whether this collapse was real.
Born in Caerphilly, South Wales, at 19 Llwyn Onn Street, Trecenydd, Cooper was delivered by the woman who owned the house in which the family was lodging. His parents were Welsh-born army recruiting sergeant father Thomas H. (Tom) Cooper, and his English-born wife Gertrude (née Gertrude C. Wright) from Crediton, Devon. In light of the heavily polluted air and the offer of a job for his father, the family moved to Exeter, Devon, when Cooper was three and gained the West Country accent that was part of his act.
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Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an American actor and film director. He has received three Academy Award nominations, winning one as Best Supporting Actor for the 1993 thriller film The Fugitive.
His notable film roles include federal marshal Samuel Gerard in The Fugitive and U.S. Marshals, Agent K in Men in Black and its sequels, Ed Tom Bell in No Country for Old Men, the villain "Two-Face" in Batman Forever, terrorist William Strannix in Under Siege, former Texas Ranger Woodrow F. Call in Lonesome Dove, a Texas Ranger in Man of the House and rancher Pete Perkins in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, and Colonel Chester Phillips in Captain America: The First Avenger. Jones has also portrayed real-life figures such as businessman Howard Hughes, executed murderer Gary Gilmore, Oliver Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter and baseball great Ty Cobb.
Jones was born in San Saba, Texas. His mother, Lucille Marie (née Scott), was a police officer, school teacher, and beauty shop owner, and his father, Clyde C. Jones, was an oil field worker. The two were married and divorced twice. Jones has stated that his grandmother was of Cherokee ancestry. He was a resident of Midland, Texas, and attended Robert E. Lee High School.
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Victor Banerjee
Victor Banerjee (Bengali: ভিক্টর ব্যানার্জী, Hindi: विक्टर बनर्जी) (born 15 October 1946) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi, Bengali and English language films. He has also appeared on a number of TV series on Indian television. He has worked for prominent directors like Jerry London, Shyam Benegal, Satyajit Ray, Ram Gopal Varma, Roman Polanski, James Ivory, Mrinal Sen and David Lean.
Banerjee was born to a of Bengali Hindu family and is a descendant of Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee, a leading intellectual, a prominent man of his time and the first president of the Indian National Congress (1885).
He had his schooling in St. Edmund's, Shillong, and graduated in English Literature from St. Xavier's College, Calcutta.
In 1984, he acted as Dr. Aziz Ahmed in David Lean's film of A Passage to India, bringing him to the attention of Western audiences. Victor was nominated for BAFTA award for this role in 1986. He won two other awards for this role: Evening Standard British Film Award and NBR Award (National Board Review, USA).
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Victor Sjöström
Victor Sjöström (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈvɪktɔɾ ˈɧœˈstɾœm] ( listen); in the United States sometimes known as Victor Seastrom) (20 September 1879 – 3 January 1960) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter, and film director.
Born in Silbodal, in the Värmland region of Sweden, he was only a year old when his father, Olof Adolf Sjöström, moved the family to Brooklyn, New York. His mother died when he was seven years old in 1886. Sjöström returned to Sweden where he lived with relatives in Stockholm, beginning his acting career at 17 as a member of a touring theater company.
Drawn from the stage to the fledgling motion picture industry, he made his first film in 1912 under the direction of Mauritz Stiller. Between then and 1923, he directed another forty-one films in Sweden, some of which are now lost. Those surviving include The Sons of Ingmar (1919), Karin, Daughter of Ingmar (1920) and The Phantom Carriage (1921), all based on stories by the Nobel-prize winning novelist Selma Lagerlöf. They confirm him as one the very greatest of silent film directors, who helped to create a unique idiom with qualities quite different from those of sound cinema. Many of his films from the period are marked by subtle character portrayal, fine storytelling and evocative settings in which the Swedish landscape often plays a key psychological role. The naturalistic quality of his films was enhanced by his (then revolutionary) preference for on-location filming, especially in rural and village settings.
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Walter Huston
Walter Thomas Huston ( /ˈwɔːltər ˈhjuːstən/; April 5, 1883 – April 7, 1950) was a Canadian-born American actor. He was the father of actor and director John Huston and the grandfather of actress Anjelica Huston and actor Danny Huston.
Huston was born in York County, Ontario, the son of Elizabeth (née McGibbon) and Robert Moore Huston, a provincial farmer who founded a construction company. He was of Scottish and Irish descent.
Huston began his Broadway career in 1924. Once talkies began in Hollywood, he achieved fame in character roles. His first major role was in 1929's The Virginian with Gary Cooper. He appeared in the Broadway theatrical adaptation of Sinclair Lewis's novel Dodsworth in 1934 and the play's film version two years later.
Huston remained busy throughout the 1930s and 1940s, both on stage and screen (becoming one of America's most distinguished actors); he performed "September Song" in the original Broadway production of Knickerbocker Holiday in 1938 (his grandaughter Anjelica Huston sang it on the May 7, 2012 episode of the NBC TV series "Smash"). Among his films are Abraham Lincoln (1930), Rain (1932), Gabriel Over the White House (1933), The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), and Mission to Moscow (1943), a pro-Soviet World War II propaganda film as Ambassador Joseph E. Davies. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1948 for his role in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, which was directed by his son, John Huston. His last film was The Furies in 1950 with Barbara Stanwyck.
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Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty ( /ˈbeɪti/ BAY-tee; born March 30, 1937) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and director. He has been nominated for 15 Academy Awards, including winning the Best Director Award and its highest honor, the Irving G. Thalberg Award. He has been nominated for 16 Golden Globe Awards and won six, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award, which he received in 2007. Only Beatty and Orson Welles have been nominated for producer, director, writer and actor in the same film. Welles did it once (for Citizen Kane), Beatty did it twice (for Heaven Can Wait and Reds).
Beatty was born Henry Warren Beaty in Richmond, Virginia. His mother, Kathlyn Corinne (née MacLean), was a Nova Scotia-born teacher, and his father, Ira Owens Beaty, was a Ph.D. of educational psychology, a public school administrator, and dealt in real estate. Beatty's grandparents were also educators. The family was Baptist. In 1945, the family moved from Richmond to Arlington, Virginia. Beatty's sister is the multi-award winning actress and writer Shirley MacLaine.
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Warren Mitchell
Warren Mitchell (born Warren Misell; 14 January 1926) is an English actor who rose to initial prominence in the role of bigoted cockney Alf Garnett in the BBC television sitcom Till Death Us Do Part (1965–75), and its sequels Till Death... (ATV, 1981) and In Sickness and in Health (BBC, 1985–92), all of which were written by Johnny Speight. He holds both British and Australian citizenship and has enjoyed considerable success in stage performances in both countries.
Mitchell was born in Stoke Newington, London. His father was a glass and china merchant. He is of Russian Jewish descent, but describes himself in interviews as an atheist who sometimes believes in God. He was interested in acting from an early age, and attended the Gladys Gordon's Academy of Dramatic Arts in Walthamstow from the age of seven. He did well at school and read physical chemistry at University College, Oxford, for six months. There he met his contemporary Richard Burton, and together they joined the RAF in 1944. He completed his navigator training in Canada just as the war ended.
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Will Smith
Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. (born September 25, 1968), also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood. Smith has been nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, two Academy Awards, and has won multiple Grammy Awards.
In the late 1980s, Smith achieved modest fame as a rapper under the name The Fresh Prince. In 1990, his popularity increased dramatically when he starred in the popular television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The show ran for nearly six years (1990–1996) on NBC and has been syndicated consistently on various networks since then. In the mid-1990s, Smith moved from television to film, and ultimately starred in numerous blockbuster films. He is the only actor to have eight consecutive films gross over $100 million in the domestic box office and the only one to have eight consecutive films in which he starred open at #1 spot in the domestic box office tally.
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Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner (Russian: Юлий Борисович Бринер, Yuliy Borisovich Bryner; July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985) was a Russian-born stage and film actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Mongkut, king of Siam, in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor for the film version; he also played the role more than 4,500 times onstage. He is also remembered as Rameses II in the 1956 Cecil B. DeMille blockbuster The Ten Commandments, General Bounine in Anastasia and Chris Adams in The Magnificent Seven. Brynner was noted for his distinctive voice and for his shaven head, which he maintained as a personal trademark long after adopting it for his initial role in The King and I. He was also a photographer and the author of two books.
Yul Brynner was born Yuliy Borisovich Bryner in 1920. He exaggerated his background and early life for the press, claiming that he was born Taidje Khan of part-Mongol-Tatar parentage, on the Russian island of Sakhalin. In reality, he was born at home in a four-storey residence at 15 Aleutskaya Street, Vladivostok, in the Far Eastern Republic (present-day Primorsky Krai, Russia). He also occasionally referred to himself as Julius Briner,Jules Bryner, or Youl Bryner. A biography written by his son, Rock Brynner, in 1989 clarified these issues.
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Rough Magic (1995)
"Rough Magic (1995)" Actors
- Bridget Fonda
- Russell Crowe
- Jim Broadbent
- D.w. Moffett
- Kenneth Mars
- Paul Rodriguez
- Andy Romano
- Richard Schiff
- Euva Anderson
- Michael Ensign
- Gabriel Pingarrón
- Santos Morales
- Mark Del Castillo Morante
- René Pereyra
- Christopher Otto
"Rough Magic (1995)" Director
Magic Filmography
Magic Filmography
Magic Filmography
Magic
Cast
- Season 1
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Episode 1: Mind Magic
UK:16 October 2004...
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Episode 2: Levitation
UK:23 October 2004...
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Episode 3: Close Up Magic
UK:30 October 2004...
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Episode 4: Disappearances
UK:6 November 2004...
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Episode 5: Dangerous Magic
UK:13 November 2004...
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Episode 6: Violent Magic
UK:20 November 2004...
- Zididada
- The Cars
- Pilot
- Paul McCartney
- Julia Fordham
- Kenny Chesney
- King Diamond
- Dodheimsgard
- Xanadu Soundtrack
- Gary Numan
- Ben Folds Five
- Herbie Fully Loaded Soundtrack
- Colbie Caillat
- Michael Learns To Rock
- Olivia Newton-John
- Melanie Fiona
- Charlie Wilson
- Ben Kweller
- Ben Folds
- Bruce Springsteen
- Axel Rudi Pell
- Amel Larrieux
- Fragma
- Drag-on
- Moody Blues
- Serpent
- Rainbow
- Robin Thicke
- Pussycat Dolls
- Phoenix Effect
- Matt Cab
- Maze
- Lil' Wayne
- Ladyhawke
- Bob
- A Fond Farewell
- Alien Sex Fiend
- Andy Davis
- Dave Dobbyn
- Delerium
- Cars
karaoke
Release date: 1. November 2000
Album: Have a zididada day
Come on come on let me hypnotize your mind
I can guarantee you will live twice
I can give you satisfaction
If you will be my mainattraction
(bridge)
come with me can't you see
we'll provide your destiny
(chorus)
You're the star and this will take you far
no matter where you are
welcome to my world of magic
everything you wish fantastic
everytime i spin my wheel around
Come on come on take a step into the night
you will look so good in the spotlight
cause I can give you satisfaction
and you will be my main attraction
(bridge)
(chorus)
somewhere on the way I am in control
Summer turns me upside down
Summer summer summer
It's like a merry-go-round
I see you under the midnight
All shackles and bows
High shoes with the cleats a-clickin'
a tempermental glow
How far will you take it
Well no one knows
Don't let me go
I got a hold on you tonightCHORUS
Oh oh it's magic
When I'm with you
Oh oh it's magic
You know it's true
Got a hold on you
Twisted under sideways down
I know you're getting twisted
And you can't calm down
I see you under the midnight
Love darts in your eyes
How far can you take it
Till you realize
There's magic in your eyes
CHORUS
Ho, ho, ho
It's magic you know
Never believe, it's not so
It's magic, you know
Never believe, it's not so
Never been awake
Never seen a day break
Leaning on my pillow in the morning
Lazy day in bed
Music in my head
Crazy music playing in the morning light
I love my sunny day
Dream of far away
Dreaming on my pillow in the morning
Never been awake
Never seen a day break
Leaning on my pillow in the morning light
Ho, ho, ho
It's magic, you know
Never believe it's not so
It's magic, you know
There must have been magic
The night that we met
If I hadn't stopped you
I'd always regret
A few minutes later
You'd have been out that door
And I'd have been lonely
Forever more
Forever more
Oh what made us do it?
Under what holy spell?
Nature's mother knew it
Only too well
She reached out her fingers
To point at the sky
Leaving me helpless
Not knowing why
And this is the hour
That they turn out the light
Nothing but memories
Burning so bright
Burning so bright
Oh what made us do it?
Under what holy spell?
Nature's mother knew it
Only too well
There must have been magic
The night that we met
If I hadn't stopped you
I'd always regret
There must have been magic
There must have been magic
There must have been magic
The night that we met
You put the smile back
on my face, thank you
You bring me hope
that there's a chance
That I might love again
You awakened my weary faith
thank you baby
Oh, my little bit of magic
You are my little bit of magic
You are my little bit of light
You are my little bit of magic
and I wish you were here tonight
You're filling up my empty
heart, thank you
You brought me hope to hang on to
just when I thought that I was done
Life was cold and life was hard
thank you baby
Oh, my little bit of magic
You are my little bit of magic
You are my little bit of light
You are my little bit of magic
and I wish you were here tonight
I held my hand out and you took it
Take me where you will
I'm not sure if you knew it
The way you made me feel
I've got to thank you for it
My little bit of magic
Yeah yeah little bit of magic
You are my little bit of magic
You are my little bit of light
You are my little bit of magic
and I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here tonight
I believe there's magic here in these sails
In the wake of these old pirate trails
That cut through the water and the atmosphere
I believe there is magic here
It's in buried treasure under the sea
In the music that drifts out on the street
It's in the barflies drinking their beer
I believe there's magic here
This crazy rock has got a lot
Of romance and sex appeal
It's lazy days with Hemingway
And I gotta say that it captures me still
'Cause I believe there's magic in those beachside dives
Under the moon as it's changing the tides
Friends they go away, then they reappear
I believe there is magic here
This crazy rock has got a lot
Of romance and sex appeal
It's lazy days with Hemingway
And I gotta say that it captures me still
'Cause I believe there's magic in those beachside dives
Under the moon as it's changing the tides
Friends they go away, then they reappear
I believe there is magic here
Friends they go away, then they reappear
I believe there is magic
A whole lotta magic
I believe there is magic here
I believe there is magic
A whole lotta magic
In the darkness...after the show
Outside the Theater, the air is damp and cold
All the people.. heading for home
They don't believe, that what they saw was MAGIC
Oh..it was Magic I know
This night was full of it, I never saw the undertow...No
Never saw the EVIL, never saw the EVIL
I never saw the EVIL down below
"I will never forget that night"
I saw the MAGIC in your eyes
We will never forget that night
We saw the MAGIC in each other's eyes
[solo: Andy]
In the darkness.. after the show
Outside the Theater, the air is damp and cold
All the people.. they are gone
Just you and me, and we believe in MAGIC
Oh.. it was Magic I know
Talking the night away, the things we like are all the same
Wanna get to know her, wanna get to know her
I gotta get to know her deep down inside
[solo: Mike]
Suddenly I feel so cold...it feels as if a Ghost is next to me
Cold breath in my ear, as it whispers: "KISS HER NOW"
Oh.. it was Magic I know
That kiss one year ago, a magic seal of our eternal love
Tonight she went to the Theater alone
But she never came home and I gotta find her now
"I will never forget that night"
I saw the MAGIC in your eyes
We will never forget that night
We saw the MAGIC in each other's eyes
"I will never forget that night"
I saw the MAGIC in your eyes
We will never forget that night
We saw the MAGIC in each other's eyes
[instrumental]
Music: John Farrar, Jeff Lynne
Lyrics: John Farrar, Jeff Lynne
Film: 1980
Performed by Olivia Newton-John
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN:
Come take my hand
You should know me
I've always been in your mind
You know I will be kind
I'll be guiding you
Building your dream
Has to start now
There's no other road to take
You won't make a mistake
I'll be guiding you
You have to believe we are magic
Nothin' can stand in our way
You have to believe we are magic
Don't let your aim ever stray
And if all your hopes survive
Destiny will arrive
I'll bring all your dreams alive
For you
I'll bring all your dreams alive
For you
From where I stand
You are home free
The planets align so rare
There's promise in the air
And I'm guiding you
Through every turn
I'll be near you
I'll come anytime you call
I'll catch you when you fall
I'll be guiding you
You have to believe we are magic
Nothin' can stand in our way
You have to believe we are magic
Don't let your aim ever stray
And if all your hopes survive
Destiny will arrive
I'll bring all your dreams alive
For you
I'll bring all your dreams alive
For you
(Instrumental break)
You have to believe we are magic
Nothin' can stand in our way
You have to believe we are magic
Don't let your aim ever stray
And if all your hopes survive
Destiny will arrive
I'll bring all your dreams alive
For you
I'll bring all your dreams alive
For you
When I sleep
I slide into
Some heaven
But no one is there.
If I believed,
If I should wonder,
If I forgive
Then would you come for me?
When I sleep
I hear sad words
Songs of God
That show me the lie.
'I'll keep you safe,
I'll keep you warm and
I'll keep you here,
Alone forever.'
And I believe in faith and magic.
And I believe in love and wonder.
And I'll believe in you when you come for me.
And I'll believe in you when the world comes apart.
from the back of your big brown eyes
i knew you'd be gone as soon as you could
and i hoped you would
we could see that you weren't yourself
and the lines on your face did tell
it's just as well
you'd never be yourself again
saw you last night
dance by the light of the moon
stars in your eyes
free from the life that you knew
you're the magic that holds the sky up from the ground
you're the breath that blows these cool winds 'round
trading places with an angel now
saw you last night
dance by the light of the moon
stars in your eyes
free from the life that you knew
saw you last night
stars in your eyes
Ho, ho, ho
It's magic, you know
Never believe it's not so
It's magic, you know
Never believe, it's not so
Never been awake
Never seen a day break
Leaning on my pillow in the morning
Lazy day in bed
Music in my head
Crazy music playing in the morning light
Ho, ho, ho
It's magic, you know
Never believe it's not so
It's magic, you know
Never believe, it's not so
I love my sunny day
Dream of far away
Dreaming on my pillow in the morning
Never been awake
Never seen a day break
Leaning on my pillow in the morning light
Ho, ho, ho
It's magic, you know
Never believe it's not so
It's magic, you know
Never believe, it's not so
Ho, ho, ho
It's magic, you know
Never believe it's not so
It's magic, you know
Never believe, it's not so
You've got magic inside your finger tips
Its leaking out all over my skin
Everytime that i get close to you
Your makin me weak with the way you
Look through those eyes
And all i see is your face
All i need is your touch
Wake me up with your lips
Come at me from up above
Yeaaaa, oh i need you
I remember the way that you move
Your dancin easily through my dreams
Its hittin me harder and harder with all your smiles
You are crazy gentle in the way you kiss
All i see is your face
All i need is your touch
Wake me up with your lips
Come at me from up above
Oh baby i need you
To see me, the way i see you
Lovely, wide awake in
The middle of my dreams
And all i see is your face
All i need is your touch
Wake me up with your lips
Come at me from up above
All i see is your face
All i need is your touch
Wake me up with your lips
Come at me from up above
Yeaaaa, oh oh da da da do do do do do
I see you movin around in the light
been watching you for a while
I don't know what's inside of your mind
but it's lightning when I look in your eyes
I never trusted in miracles
I never looked in the stars
but when I see an angel on earth
that makes my heart sing
I believe in anything
cos there's magic in the way you walk
something special in the way you talk
this is real this is true
I've got the faith in you
Chorus:
la la la la...la la la
every little thing you do
becomes magic
You gotta stop this feeling of burning desire
from slowly driving me mad
so bring me in from the cold with your love
I'm never gonna stop
I'm never gonna give you up
cos there's magic in the way you walk
something special in the way you talk
this is real this is true
I've got the faith in you
Chorus:
la la la la...la la la
every little thing you do
becomes magic
(John Farrar)
Come take my hand
You should know me
I've always been in your mind
You know that I'll be kind
I'll be guiding you
Building your dream
Has to start now
There's no other road to take
You won't make a mistake
I'll be guiding you
You have to believe we are magic
Nothin' can stand in our way
You have to believe we are magic
Don't let your aim ever stray
And if all your hopes survive
Your destiny will arrive
I'll bring all your dreams alive
For you
From where I stand
You are home free
The planets align so rare
There's promise in the air
And I'm guiding you
Through every turn I'll be near you
I'll come anytime you call
I'll catch you when you fall
I'll be guiding you
You have to believe we are magic
Nothin' can stand in our way
You have to believe we are magic
Don't let your aim ever stray
And if all your hopes survive
Your destiny will arrive
I'll bring all your dreams alive
For you
Said it's just like magic magic
Girl I need your magic magic
Said it's just like magic magic
Girl I need your magic magic
If my heart could see
It would think it's a game
Cause I swear I felt your touch
And my mind felt the same
So now what do I do
Cause I'm alone in this room
I have your name on repeat
It's a shame
Cause I feel like you're close
And my bodys thinking the same
I wish that I could hold you
But I'm alone in this room
Is it some kinda spell you do
Cause I'm swearing up and down it got me
It's supernatural
I feel something new
Even tho your gone
You still turn me gone
Think I better body up
Ooo it's that magic touch
Baby you're not here
But I can feel you there
Think I better body up
Ooo it's that magic touch
Said it feels like magic magic
Girl I need your magic magic
Said it feels like magic magic
Girl I need your magic magic
Baby it's
Always talking fantasy
When you're not here with me
So I do what I do
When I'm alone in this room
It's really not a game
You're my pleasure and pain
But it's a special kinda hurt
And I'm going insane
And ooo I like to play you
When I'm alone in this room
Is it some kinda spell you do
Cause I'm swearing up and down it got me
It's supernatural
I feel something new
Even tho your gone
You still turn me gone
Think I better body up
Ooo it's that magic touch
Baby you're not here
But I can feel you there
Think I better body up
Ooo it's that magic touch
And what I'm loving the most
Is when you come home
You're making the whole experience
So memorable
And it's just like magic magic
Said it's just like magic magic
And I never want it to end
That's why I just come
So this time will never end
Said it feels like magic magic
Girl I need your magic magic
Said it feels like magic magic
Said it feels like magic magic
Said it feels like magic magic
Said it feels like magic magic
Even tho your gone
You still turn me one
Think I better body up
Ooo it's that magic touch
Baby you're not here
But I can feel you there
Think I better body up
Good evening, baby
(Ooh, ho)
And welcome to the Charlie Show
Tonight I'm gonna be showing you things
That you've never seen before
(Ohh, ohh, ohh, yeah)
So just sit back and relax
Because tonight I'm going to be doing some things
No man has ever done
(No man, no man)
No man, no man, aight, listen
Abra cadabra form of a bedroom
(Ooh, ho)
Now add a little candle light
And the scent of your sweet perfume, girl
Hocus pocus
Now you're in that cute little dress that I like
(I like)
Now don't lose focus
On what I'm 'bout to show you tonight
I can do magic
(Woo, hoo)
One snap of you finger girl
I'll perform a trick on you
(Ooh)
Any thing you want me to do
'Cause I can do magic
(Yeah)
All you gotta do is dim the lights
And I'll show you a trick or two
(Ooh babe)
Because I can do magic, I can do magic
Now I ain't no psychic
But I can see what you mean, girl
And you don't have to write it
'Cause looking at your booby I can read, girl
You're giving me the eye
And it's making me want you bad, girl
Turn around and can you guess
What's in my pants?
I can do magic
(Ooh, ho, ohh)
One snap of your finger girl
I'll perform a trick on you
(I'll perform a trick on you)
Girl, 'cause I can do magic
All you gotta do is dim the lights
I'll show you a trick or two
(Ooh, ohh)
I can do magic, I can do magic, girl
I'll make our friends disappear
And out of nowhere a hotel room will appear
Then suddenly next thing you know it's you and me
I'll touch you, babe
Girl, I know I lose but please believe
(And witness)
To what I'm about to do
(Turn the lights off)
And make all your wishes come true
(Wave my hand)
Way by my eyes, there goes your clothes
There something I want you to know, ooh, ho
(Yeah)
I can do magic
One snap from your finger, girl
I'll perform a trick on you
(I'll perform a trick on you)
Any thing you want me to do
'Cause I can do magic
(Right in front of your very eyes)
All you got to do is say the word
And I'll show you a trick or two
(And I'll show you a trick or two
'Cause I can do magic, I can do magic
Call me Hudini or David Copperfield
I'll perform a trick on you
Girl, I am your ginie
Baby, this love for you is real
'Cause I can do magic
(And girl what we have is magic, ooh)
And I vow to never let it go
I show you a trick or two
(Abra cadabra and hocus pocus)
I can do
Now we are married, ever more
I can do magic
(Haa, haa)
Half moon
Crossed eyes
Fear is disguised
She carries sadness in her lung
I can hear her
I can run
She'll never be in second place
She'll never be in second place
I see it in her
I hear it in
I feel it in her
I know it's in her
She's magic
Always
Trusting
Everyone
In what they say
Walk down
Every road
I'm never sick
Of growing old
She'll never be in second place
She'll never be in second place
I see it in her
I hear it in her
I feel it in her
I know it's in her
She's magic
Magic
Always alright
She'll never be in second place
She'll never be in second place
I see it in her
I hear it in her
I feel it in her
I know it's in her
I see it in her
I hear it in her
I feel it in her
I know it's in her
I know it's in her
I know it's in her
I know it's in her
I know it's in her
She's magic
From the back of your big brown eyes
I knew you'd be gone as soon as you could
And I hoped you would
We could see that you weren't yourself
And the lines on your face did tell
It's just as well you'd never be yourself again
Saw you last night, dance by the light of the moon
Stars in your eyes, free from the life that you knew
You're the magic that holds the sky up from the ground
You're the breath that blows these cool winds 'round
Trading places with an angel now
Saw you last night, dance by the light of the moon
Stars in your eyes, free from the life that you knew
I got a coin in your palm
I can make it disappear
I got a card up my sleeve
Name it and I'll pull it out your ear
I got a rabbit in the hat
If you wanna come and see
This is what will be
This is what will be
I got shackles on my wrists
Soon I'll slip and I'll be gone
Chain me in a box in the river
And rising in the sun
Trust none of what you hear
And less of what you see
This is what will be (This is what will be)
This is what will be
(I'll cut you in half)
I got a shiny saw blade (a shiny saw blade)
All I need's a volunteer
I'll cut you in half
While you're smilin' ear to ear
And the freedom that you sought
Driftin' like a ghost amongst the trees
This is what will be
This is what will be (This is what will be)
Now there's a fire down below
But it's coming up here
So leave everything you know
Carry only what you fear
On the road the sun is sinkin' low
Bodies hanging in the trees
This is what will be (This is what will be)
Somewhere In The Distance,
Was A Place You Can't Describe,
All People Lived In Anger,
They Thought It Wasn't Right, They Called It Tragedy
All Fools, They Disappeared,
They Were Lost And Never Seen,
Sometimes You Hear The Screams
Of The Souls Of The Undead In The Midnight Hour
Don't walk Alone,
Hide Your Skin And Your Bones,
Beware Of All Dark In The Night
It's Magic,
It's Magic,
Burning Symbols On The Wall,
It's Magic,
They Searched For You, They Search For All
Living For Today,
'Cause Tomorrow Never Comes,
Oh Lord, They Have To Pray,
That No Evil's Coming Out Of The Rotten Swamp
At The Houses Of The Holy,
They Tried To Break The Walls,
Their Whispered Dream To Turn The Key, An Evil Laugh
We're Thoroughly Spent
Them Bills Are Stacked Up
The Budgets Bent
And Our Credits Jacked-Up
People Can't Take It
They Straight Settin' Fires
Not Tryin To Make No Trouble
Just Wanna Get Hired
The Stress Level's High
And The Moral's Low
And When It's Lookin' Like It's About To Blow
Your Mind To The Moon
Stop What You're Doin'
Tap Into Your...
[Chorus:]
Magic
Feels Good Soon As You Add It
If You Forget You Had It
Well, It's Right Where You At Kid
Reach Into You And Drag It Out
I'm Talkin' Bout That Magic
However You Can, You Must Grab It
Jump, Sit, Sing, Laugh It's
Magic
Were We Just Born To Work
Rather Born To Live
Still Paying For Your Education
When Your Sixty-Six
Mothers Feel Pressure To Choose
Fathers Don't See Their Kids
Lovers Can't Remember
The Last Time They Kissed
The Stress Level's High
And The Moral's Low
And When It's Lookin' Like You're About To Blow
Your Mind To The Moon
Stop What You're Doin'
Tap Into Your
Don't you think it's magic?
What I'm trying to say is
Dying to say is
I believe it's magic
You and me
Don't you know it's magic?
What I'm trying to say is
Dying to say is
I am sure it's magic
You and me
Magic is the way you turn to me
Magic is the way you make me see
What became of all our dreams
And what will set us free
Magic makes us up
And magic lets us be
Don't you think it's magic?
What I'm trying to say is
Dying to say is
I believe it's magic
You and me
Don't you know it's magic?
What I'm trying to say is
Dying to say is
I am sure it's magic
You and me
Magic are your eyes
They're watching me
And magic is the smile
You're offering me
I can see into your heart
And our hearts will agree
That magic makes us up
And magic lets us be
Don't you think it's magic?
What I'm trying to say is
Dying to say is
I believe it's magic
You and me
Don't you know it's magic?
What I'm trying to say is
Dying to say is
I am sure it's magic
You and me
Yeah-e-yeah
Yeah-e-yeah
It's magic
I just wanna be with you
Magic's coming over me
It's only love that I'm giving to you
You're my destiny
Don't you think it's magic?
What I'm trying to say is
Dying to say is
I believe it's magic
You and me
Don't you know it's magic?
What I'm trying to say is
Dying to say is
I am sure it's magic
You and me
Don't you think it's magic?
What I'm trying to say is
Dying to say is
I believe it's magic
You and me
Don't you know it's magic?
What I'm trying to say is
Dying to say is
I am sure it's magic
You and me
Don't you think it's magic?
What I'm trying to say is
Dying to say is
I believe it's magic
You and me
Don't you know it's magic?
What I'm trying to say is
Dying to say is
I am sure it's magic
You and me
Somebody who stands in line
Somebody like you
Who believes in a better time
Can't explain something new
We can stand in the arms of fire
Sometimes sorrow and joy
Scale the mountain in moments of desire
Fly so high you never know
You're lost all the time of the do or the die
I believe it's only magic
I believe love is on it's way
I believe it's only magic
I believe love is on it's way
I am a fighter with open arms
I am a man on my own
Things look true in the dead of night
Daylight turns passion to stone
This is the season of true desire
The wild wild things that we do
We can't stand it we are on fire
The sky may fall, the seas go dry
It makes no difference to you and I
I believe it's only magic
I believe love is on it's way
I believe it's only magic
I believe sweet love is on it's way
I believe it's only magic
I believe love is on it's way
I believe it's only magic
I believe sweet love is on it's way
I believe it's only magic
I believe love is on it's way
I believe it's only magic
When I look in your eyes
I can't see why
There's no reflection of me
When I look in your heart
Let it be the start
Work your magic on me
When I look in your eye
I can't see why
It's all a mystery to me
When I ask you to look inside and tell me why
Nothing can change what will be
Baby work your magic on me
Baby work your magic on me
I'm in a state of permanent confusion
Without your love
Without your love
Baby work your magic on me
When I look in your mind
Is there a reason why
It's all an illusion to me
I was lost in the game
That only two can play
When you work your magic on me
Baby work your magic on me
Baby work your magic on me
I'm in a state of permanent confusion
Without your love
Without your love
Baby work your magic on me
What kind of love is this you're talking about
It's got no reason got no easy way out
What kind of love as got a hold of me
What kind of love
What kind of love
What kind of love
Baby work your magic on me
When I look in your eye
I can see why
There's no reflection of me
I should have known from the start
That you would steal my heart
If you work all your magic on me
Baby work your magic on me
Baby work your magic on me
I'm in a state of permanent confusion
Without your love
Without your love
I know I want to be with you tonight
Alchemists and magicians reverse sailors of river styx poets and musicians
decadent subconscious travellers soldiers fall fade and die like stars in the
universe of oblivion no one enslaved escapes jealosy and delightful hatred of
being lizard snake god human eyes lizard insect of disguise naked mothers
embraced children in womb like poses soft child eyes fly in this prison of
loyable arms it's strange how needles can ejaculate hoarse power into pierced
burning vains and cause earthquakes and eruptions in the other parts of this
There's a light in the sky that hangs on the edge of illusion
something very fine but it's something you know is there
mystery of time hidden by a man of confusion
but the hand is quicker than the eye
only the stranger knows why
'cos it's magic
you know it's magic that you'll find
you see it's magic
I know who you are and there's magic in you
keep your eye on the man
and don't look away for a moment
how is it done how does he make me see
something up his sleeve when speaks you want to believe him
but the hand is quicker than the eye
only the stranger knows why
'cos it's magic
can' you see it's magic that you'll find
you know it's magic
I know who you are and there's magic in you
driven by a force
moving in another dimension
here for today, gone for eternity
seeking for truth hidden by the word of his wisdom
but the hand is quicker than the eye
only the stranger knows why
can't you feel it's magic
you know it's magic that you'll find
I said it's magic
Hey…
Wooo…
Alright baby….
Ohhh…
Oh….
Yeah…
I can make the pain disappear
And I can erase the past ohh
I can make the future shine so bright
And I can make right now alright yeah
I got it you got it we got the magic girl
I got it you got it we got the magic girl
I got it you got it we got the magic girl
I got it you got it we got the magic girl
All I got is concrete all around me wooo…
But I can see the countryside
You can be rich when you’re poor
Poor when you’re rich
It can be raining and I can make the sun shine
I got it you got it we got (wooo) the magic girl
I got it (you know you got it baby) you got it we got the magic girl
I got it (I’ve got it baby) you got it we got the magic girl
I got it (You know I got it baby) you got it we got the magic girl
I know sometimes sometimes you feel no hope
But I’ve been down off that lonely road
I took whatever gift he offered me
Because I knew that he would set me free
(whoa) I got it you got it (wooo) we got the magic girl
I got it (magic baby) you got it we got the magic (woo) girl
I got it (we got the magic baby) you got it we got the magic girl
Skip
I got it you got it we got the magic girl wooo
Science they can’t prove it
But I know I can do it
I can fly
I can bend metal with my mind
I can wake up in a paradise ohhhh
We got that magic
We got that magic
We got that magic
We got that magic
We got that magic
We got that magic
Ewww
Got that magic come on
I got it you got it we got that magic girl
I got it you got it we got that magic girl
I got it you got it we got that magic girl
I got it you got it we got that magic girl
Pick a card any card, that's what he told me
I took it to rodeo and it worked like magic for me
Spa massage a lap of the lux
His' and her's, flying spurs, automatical rush
I'm charming, don't charm on a chain
Don't hate me hate the game
I can wave my wand and like that
Now we all alone
Just like that your mine
Like magic, magic, magic
With just one blink of an eye
Like magic, magic, magic
I know I caught you by surprise
Like magic, magic, magic
Won't be the same after tonight
Like magic, magic, magic
Like magic, na, na, na, na, na, na
Now you see, now you don't
I got this trick to show ya
Disappear when he act upon ya
For you know ill be alright up on ya
Juicy Coutures and night at the bars
Turning back [unverified]
Valet lift up the door
I'm charming, don't charm on a chain
Don't hate me hate the game
I can wave my wand and like that
Now we all alone
Just like that you're mine
Like magic, magic, magic
With just one blink of an eye
Like magic, magic, magic
I know I caught you by surprise
Like magic, magic, magic
Won't be the same after tonight
Like magic, magic, magic
Just like that you're mine
Like magic, magic, magic
With just one blink of an eye
Like magic, magic, magic
I know I caught you by surprise
Like magic, magic, magic
Won't be the same after tonight
Like magic, magic, magic
Like magic, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Abracadabra, I got to have ya
He don't realize what were doin'
Hypnotized by illusions in the club
Abracadabra, I got to have ya, spread your eyes
Where attention blow your mind
When I get you out the club
I'll wave my hands tonight
Make him my man tonight
I'm charming, don't charm on a chain
Don't hate me hate the game
I can wave my hand
And like that now we all alone
Just like that you're mine
Like magic, magic, magic
With just one blink of an eye
Like magic, magic, magic
I know I caught you by surprise
Like magic, magic, magic
Won't be the same after tonight
Like magic, magic, magic
Just like that you're mine
Like magic, magic, magic
With just one blink of an eye
Like magic, magic, magic
I know I caught you by surprise
Like magic, magic, magic
Won't be the same after tonight
Like magic, magic, magic
Like magic, na, na, na, na, na, na
It's not a simple thing for me to say I care
And even harder still to know what else to share
Seems I've always chosen to find my way by feel
Like I always kinda thought it ain't no big deal
But I see it now 'cos you opened my eyes
And for the first time in my life
I know I'm really gonna try
To make it somehow, I won't close my eyes
With such beauty to behold
I'd be a fool a thousandfold
You make life beautiful and the world a place worth
living in
You I'd take the fall again, get up and never give in
You make life beautiful and the world a place worth
living in
You I'd take the fall again, get up and never give in
Because you're magic, everytime feels like magic, I
swear to God
I'm not big on bright ideas to change the world
And what little I have to contribute, I'm sure you've
already heard
But my heart knows how to always keep it real
Whatever empty can goes rattling it ain't no big deal
'Cos I see it now, like a new sunrise over cyanide
skies
Relight the fireflies
I'm here right now, I won't close my eyes
With such beauty to behold
I'd be a fool a thousandfold
You make life beautiful and the world a place worth
living in
You I'd take the fall again, get up and never give in
You make life beautiful and the world a place worth
living in
You I'd take the fall again, get up and never give in
Magic, everytime, magic
Because you're magic, I swear to God I feel you like
magic
You make life beautiful and the world a place worth
living in
You I'd take the fall again, get up and never give in
You make life beautiful and the world a place worth
living in
The way you put it down on me
I can't explain it honestly
I'm at a lost for words
You got my tongue tied
Cause you fulfilled my fantasy
Where there's a thing you do to me I can't lie
You're dynamite
You make me boom boom (LOL)
So c'mon girl let's getta room room
And I can't lie
I wanna boom boom
So lemme make you mine
You can be my magic girl, my magic girl, my magic girll...
Pretty mama you can be my magic girl, my magic girl, my got to have it girl
You make me say Oh Ah Eh
You make me wanna Mo Ah Eh
You make me say Oh Ah Eh Ah, Oh Ah Eh Ah, Ohhh.
There were other girls around me looking distorted, but I see her NHD
(Her information)
And I know they say there's no such thing as perfection, but she's standing next to me
(She's my perfection)
You're dynamite
You make me boom boom
So c'mon girl let's getta room room
And I can't lie
I wanna boom boom
So lemme make you mine
You can be my magic girl, my magic girl, my magic girll...
Pretty mama you can be my magic girl, my magic girl, my got to have it girl
You make me say Oh Ah Eh
You make me wanna Mo Ah Eh
You make me say Oh Ah Eh Ah, Oh Ah Eh Ah, Ohhh.
I just want a piece of your love...
I just want a piece of your love...
You take me higher [?]
You take me higher [?]
You take me Higher... higher, higher
You can be my magic girl, my magic girl, my magic girll...
Pretty mama you can be my magic girl, my magic girl, my got to have it girl
You make me say Oh Ah Eh
You make me wanna Mo Ah Eh
You know what to do for me
Call it intuition
Mysterious as you can be
That ain't superstition
Can't believe it's you I've found
Having you around is just like
Magic the birds begin to sing
It spreads like everything
Magic you came into my life
Put your spell on me
I am so amazed at you got me so elated
All the little things you do I appreciate it
Girl you make it oh so clear
Whenever you are near it seems like
Magic I know just what I feel
I wonder if it's real
Magic you came into my life
Put your spell on me
Magic the birds begin to sing
It spreads like everything
Magic I know just what I feel
Lil Wayne
rest in peace pimp c yeahhhh
lemme spark up first
magiccc ahh ahh ahh
rest in peace pimp c yeahhhh
lemme spark up first
lets know what the f**k is goin on
the dedication 3 .. count it 1 2 3
yeahh money makin weezy ,weezy makin money
i keep my dick in my pants but these hoes take it from me
i go to sleep on monday and i wake up sunday
i go to sleep with money and wake up with money
man im on bout 5 of em
my gir so thick you can see her ass from the side of em
yo girl just came in her boo somebody better give flame ina suit i got that bitch jumpin likea kangaroo and the thang to do is to bang and screw i live in the clouds like the angels do hey traffic let my banggish through
hey mom this what i think of you .. i wanna f**k yo head off and f**k you ankles loose .. then drank the juice .. im dangerouss
i got her clothes fallen off like tha hanger loose
ughh i be the monster in the closet
she wanna go to mars i tell her hop on top ma rocket
5 4 3 2 1 take off
john travolta with that head i suck yo face off
tell yo man to take the cake ball
i put his ass in the pocket like the ball
you aint yall i never been tall
but if i stand on my money ill be with god
like aleluya baby its, its young mulah babyyyy
Young gutta
hahaha yall niggas stupid
alright look
young gutta out the gun to yo head make it pop like a bubble
when it pop off you in trouble
get to yo waist click clack niggas f**kin up yo buckle
look at thse sucka talkin this bullshit they dont know gutta got a full clip and i pull shit leave yo stupid ass wet like a pool bitch
i dont bullshit noo
leave a bitch nigga stinking like bullshit gutta aint the one you should fool with no these niggas know me nigga
nikes like janobee nigga...haha
Lil Wayne
ha ha
yo motha owe me nigga
yo bortha paid me nigga
yo sista laid me nigga
and i made your wife suck my weezy f babies nigga
im still in prison nigga
f**k it right im wallin nigga i just made a hundred f**king millon dollars
You came to my show
And i saw you in the crowd
I didn't know your name
I didn't know your name
I asked all my friends who you were
And your story
They told me the same
They told me the same
I've left my heart to you but it's not fair
'cause you're taking me for granted baby
I made a start with you but it's not fair
'cause you're over the atlantic baby
One journey for you but it's worth it
One life here with me and it's magic
One journey for you but it's worth it
One life here with me and it's magic
You stayed at my head while i saw you all the time
I didn't think you care i didn't think you care
I found you one day with a mouth full of attitude
And you stole my away you stole my away
I've left my heart to you but it's not fair
'cause you're taking me for granted baby
I made a start with you but it's not fair
'cause you're over the atlantic baby
One journey for you but it's worth it
One life here with me and it's magic
One journey for you but it's worth it
One life here with me and it's magic
'cause you're over the atlantic baby
'cause you're taking me for granted baby
'cause you're over the atlantic baby
One journey for you but it's worth it
One life here with me and it's magic
One journey for you but it's worth it
One life here with me and it's magic
One journey for you but it's worth it
One life here with me and it's magic
One journey for you but it's worth it
One life here with me and it's magic
One journey for you but it's worth it
One life here with me and it's magic
One journey for you but it's worth it
Featuring: Rivers Cuomo
I got the magic in me
Every time I touch that track
It turns into gold
Everybody knows
I've got the magic in me
When I hit the flow the girls come
Snappin' at me
Now everybody wants some presto
Magic, magic, magic
Magic, magic, magic
Magic, magic, magic
I got the magic in me
These tricks that I'll attempt
Will blow your mind
Pick a verse, any verse
I'll hypnotize you with every line
I'll need a volunteer
How about you, with the eyes?
Come on down to the front
And stand right here and don't be shy
I'll have you time-travellin'
Have your mind babblin'
People tryin' to inherit the skill
So they askin' me
Even David Blaine had to go
And take some classes
And I see Mindfreak like
What's up man, what's happenin'?
So come one, come all
And see the show tonight
Prepare to be astounded
No Ghost or Poltergeist
You know I'm no Pinocchio
I've never told a lie
So call me Mr. Magic Man
I float on Cloud Nine
I got the magic in me
(I got the magic, baby)
Every time I touch that track it
Turns into gold
(Yes it turns to gold)
Everybody knows
I've got the magic in me
(I got the magic, baby)
When I hit the flow the girls come
Snappin' at me
(They be snappin' baby)
Now everybody wants some presto
Magic, magic, magic
Magic, magic, magic
Magic, magic, magic
I got the magic in me
Well, take a journey into my mind
You'll see why it's venom I rhyme
Stay on the road
So I call my mama when I got time
I hit the stage, go insane
Then jump into that crowd
See, see, when I rhyme
I flow on the beat like pidda-dow-dow
See I deceive you with my
Intergalactic ether
I sing just like Aretha
So respect me like I'm Caesar
I kick it like Adidas
Flowin' sticky like adhesive
Be cautious, 'cause what I be on
Will leave you with amnesia
I break all the rules
Like Evel Knievel
It's a spectacular show
'Cause my heart pumps diesel
So whatever you saying
It don't entertain my ego
I do this everyday
Hocus pocus is my styl-o
I got the magic in me
(I got the magic, baby)
Every time I touch that track it
Turns into gold
(Yes it turns to gold)
Everybody knows
I've got the magic in me
(I got the magic, baby)
When I hit the flow the girls come
Snappin' at me
(They be snappin' baby)
Now everybody wants some presto
Magic, magic, magic
Magic, magic, magic
Magic, magic, magic
Girl, you’ve got some growing up to do,
But when you’re through,
I’ll be around,
‘Cause you’ve got me entranced;
Under your spell.
You’ve got me ten feet off the ground.
And I am so surprised, because they always said,
That angels only sing for souls in the city,
But I’ve seen you walking here, in the flesh,
Lord, am I dreaming?
If you said the words, I’d follow you anywhere.
Girl you light the room up when you sing,
But you were made for better things,
Than wasting time here in this town,
‘Cause you’ve got that magic,
That shouldn’t belong to anyone.
You’re gonna turn the whole world upside down.
And I am so surprised, because they always said,
That angels only sing for souls in the city,
But I’ve seen you walking here, in the flesh,
Lord, am I dreaming?
If you said the words, I’d follow you anywhere.
And I hope that this is just the beginning.
Girl, I’ll meet you on top, God willing.
If everything goes according to plan,
We’ll both be there someday.
And I am so surprised, because they always said,
That angels only sing for souls in the city,
But I’ve seen you walking here, in the flesh,
Lord, am I dreaming?
If you said the words, I’d follow you anywhere.
Singing…
MAGIC
YOU, YOU SEEK MAGIC
YOU, YOU KNOW ALL THE TRICKS
YOU, YOU SEEK MAGIC
YOU, YOU KNOW ALL THE TRICKS
DRINKING DOWN A RAINBOW
SLEEPING IN THE CLOUDS (AAAH)
YOU, YOU SEEK MAGIC
AND YOU, YOU KNOW ALL THE TRICKS
(YOU, YOU SEEKA THE MAGIC)
THE SEA IS ALL BLUE
AND FULL OF DEAD THINGS (DEAD, DEAD)
BENEATH ME LIE DINOSAURS & KINGS
(ALI LI ALI LI)
SURREALISTIC NARCISSISTIC FIGURE STANDING
LOOKING D-O-W-N INTO THE POND (PLOP)
I WAS A SACRIFICE TO HER CHARM
I WAS A SACRIFICE TO HER CHARMS
(ALI LI ALI LI)
YOU, YOU, YOU
YOU, YOU SEEK MAGIC
YOU, YOU KNOW ALL THE TRICKS
YOU, YOU SEEK MAGIC
AND YOU, YOU KNOW ALL THE TRICKS (DON'T YOU?)
DRINKING DOWN A RAINBOW
SLEEPING IN THE CLOUDS (AAAH)
YOU, YOU SEEK THE MAGIC
AND YOU, YOU KNOW ALL THE TRICKS
MAGIC, MAGIC, MAGIC, MAGIC...
YOU, YOU, YEAH
YOU,YOU SEEK MAGIC, MAGIC, MAGIC, MAGIC
(ALI LI, ALI LI)
(Wade/Wade)
I don't have a hat with a brim
and I look funny with a cane
Eleven times out of ten
I slim danicng in the rain
Yes I do, yeah
Even though my Sinatra isn't quite
up to par, I'll try to woe you
Like a movie in black and white
tonight I'm singing to you
We should be in love
it could magic, it could be all this and more, and we should be in love, would you think about it, girl think about it
And if I hear the news that some other dog's sniffin around, I might rattle the
screws and personally show him to the
pound, yes I would, yeah
When it gets down to it, I hear background music when I see you
open up for a minute, girl, try to see things from my view
We should be in love
it could magic, it could be all this and more, and we should be in love, would you think about it, girl think about it
And I'm no Cassanova, but I'm an honest man, and honestly, if you asked me
We should be in love
it could be magic, it could be all this and more, we should be in love, would
Oooo- oooh Wooohooo- yeah
She gave him a melody to sing
Gave him a special flavour
She speaks in the languages of loving
He’s an illiterate reader
She don’t mince words
Gotta let love in sometime
We could make a great team
And with the scream of the limelight
Learn to forget your failure
The heart of a practical dreamer
Darling he’ll never fail ya
Promises of giving his soul intention
Promises a-plenty
And on- sing a severed song
Find each other’s rhythms
And we’ll dance ‘till we can’t walk
‘Cos it’s magic what she do
(Magic what she do)
Celebrate- yeah
‘Cos it’s magic what she do
(Magic what she do)
Love- Don’t think twice
(Magic what she do)
And with a melody to sing
How could I feel a failure?
Hope is a heavenly spring
Bouncing you back a favour
She don’t mince words
You gotta let love in sometimes
We could make a real team
And on- sing a together song
Find a happy rhythm
And we’ll dance ‘till we can’t walk
‘Cos it’s magic what she do
(Magic what she do)
Celebrate- yeah
‘Cos it’s magic what she do
(Magic what she do)
Promises
‘Cos it’s magic what she do
(Magic what she do)
Celebrate
‘Cos it’s magic what she do
(Magic what she do)
Love- Don’t mince words
Promises a-plenty
(Magic what she do)
Yaaaah
Like that pendulum that swings
It’s amazing what love brings
Little boy- Little Girl
Play- To the rhythm of the world
(Magic what she do)
Promises a-plenty
Little boy- Little girl
(Magic what she do)
And magic, magic
Magic what she do
What she do
Magic
(Magic what she do)
Yeaaaah
Promises a-plenty
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
When you walked into the room
I found I couldn't even move
There was magic in your eyes
You could see inside my mind
There is magic in the air tonight
There is magic in the air tonight
There is magic in the air tonight
There is magic in the air tonight
When you touched my hand I knew
That I had helplessly fell for you
You had cast a spell on me
You were all that I could see
'Cause there is magic in the air tonight
There is magic in the air tonight
Yes, there is magic in the air tonight
There is magic in the air tonight
Now the moon is full tonight
So maybe that's why I've lost my mind
But the spell you cast on me
Has made me feel so free
I think we're gonna fly away up to the stars
And I don't even know who you are
Maybe it's just and old superstition, but
You're a warlock aren't you?
'Cause there is magic in the air tonight
Summer,it turns me upside down
Summer, summer, summer
It's like a merry go round
I see you under the midnight
All shackles and bows
High shoes with the cleats a clickin'
A tempermental glow
Oh, don't you let me go
Oh, I got a hold on you
I got a hold on you
I got a hold on you tonight
(Night)
Oh, I got a hold on you
I got a hold on you
(Got a hold on you)
I'll check
(Oh oh, it's magic)
When I'm with you
(Oh, it's magic)
(Oh oh it's magic)
To know the magic
You know it's true
I gotta hold on you
Oh, twisted under sideways down
I know you're getting twisted
And you can't calm down
I see you under the midnight
Love darts in your eyes
How far can you take it?
Till you realize
There's magic in your eyes
I got a hold on you
I got a hold on you
I got a hold on you tonight
(Night)
I got a hold on you
(Got a hold on you)
I got a hold on you
(Got a hold on you)
Yeah, yeah, uh
(Oh oh, it's magic)
Oh oh, when I'm with you
(Oh it's magic)
(Oh oh, it's magic)
Just a little bit of the magic
Who's being true
I got a hold on you
I've got a hold on you
I got a hold on you
(Got a hold on you)
Lets try, it's magic
(Oh oh, it's magic)
Oh oh, it's magic
When I'm with you
(Oh oh)
(It's magic)
(Oh oh, it's magic)
Just to know the magic
(Oh oh, it's magic)
Yes I do
(Oh oh, it's magic)
(Oh oh, it's magic)
Just a little bit of magic
(Oh oh, it's magic)
That's true, when I'm with you
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Magic (1978)
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- Duration: 106:57
- Updated: 09 Dec 2012
Magic is a 1978 psychological horror film starring Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, and Burgess Meredith. It was written by William Goldman, who also wrote the novel on which it was based. Gene Wilder was the original choice for Hopkins' role. Although Wilder desired the part and both William Goldman and Richard Attenborough wanted him, Joseph Levine rejected him stating "I don't want any comedians in this film." The film received positive reviews from critics. It received a "certified fresh" 83% on Rotten Tomatoes. The trailer for this film was pulled from TV due to calls from parents who claimed that it gave their children nightmares. The trailer in question is less than 30 seconds in length. It features Fats reciting the tagline, after which his eyeballs roll into the back of his head. This is followed by a cast reading, then Fats opens his eyes and gazes to his left. en.wikipedia.org www.imdb.com
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Magic is a 1978 psychological horror film starring Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, and Burgess Meredith. It was written by William Goldman, who also wrote the novel on which it was based. Gene Wilder was the original choice for Hopkins' role. Although Wilder desired the part and both William Goldman and Richard Attenborough wanted him, Joseph Levine rejected him stating "I don't want any comedians in this film." The film received positive reviews from critics. It received a "certified fresh" 83% on Rotten Tomatoes. The trailer for this film was pulled from TV due to calls from parents who claimed that it gave their children nightmares. The trailer in question is less than 30 seconds in length. It features Fats reciting the tagline, after which his eyeballs roll into the back of his head. This is followed by a cast reading, then Fats opens his eyes and gazes to his left. en.wikipedia.org www.imdb.com
Magic (1978) Fats & Friends (1/3)
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- Duration: 9:50
- Updated: 31 Oct 2012
A behind the scenes look at the 1978 film Magic starring Anthony Hopkins.
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A behind the scenes look at the 1978 film Magic starring Anthony Hopkins.
- published: 26 Aug 2009
- views: 9369
- author: oquatanginwann
Magic 1978 Movie Trailer
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- Duration: 0:30
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
A pretty creepy movie trailer from the 1978 Movie, "Magic" by Joseph E. Levine. The Puppet, "Fats" presents this terrifying love story which scared some if not many kids then. To me, it was weird rather than creepy.
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A pretty creepy movie trailer from the 1978 Movie, "Magic" by Joseph E. Levine. The Puppet, "Fats" presents this terrifying love story which scared some if not many kids then. To me, it was weird rather than creepy.
- published: 25 May 2008
- views: 245554
- author: mrmoore1970
Magic (1978) - 5 Minutes
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- Duration: 9:33
- Updated: 03 Dec 2012
One of my fahvorite scenes from a movie no one's ever heard of Corky is going insane and can't make it
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One of my fahvorite scenes from a movie no one's ever heard of Corky is going insane and can't make it
- published: 06 Sep 2012
- views: 221
- author: BloodiestMargie
Magic - 1978 Trailer # 2
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- Duration: 1:58
- Updated: 23 Nov 2012
A Terrifying Love Story.
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A Terrifying Love Story.
- published: 14 Jun 2008
- views: 124710
- author: videojaxx
Magic - 1978 Trailer # 1
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- Duration: 0:33
- Updated: 23 Nov 2012
"Magic is fun!..."
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"Magic is fun!..."
- published: 14 Jun 2008
- views: 49824
- author: videojaxx
MAGIC (1978) "I'LL TELL"
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- Duration: 1:59
- Updated: 29 Nov 2012
ANTHONY HOPKINS GIVES A TOUR DE FORCE PERFORMANCE IN THIS CREEP TRILLER FROM 1978, CO-STARRING ANN-MARGRET, BURGESS MEREDITH, AND ED LAUTER
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ANTHONY HOPKINS GIVES A TOUR DE FORCE PERFORMANCE IN THIS CREEP TRILLER FROM 1978, CO-STARRING ANN-MARGRET, BURGESS MEREDITH, AND ED LAUTER
- published: 02 Dec 2011
- views: 6619
- author: GOLDSTANDARD1427
Magic (1978) Fats & Friends (2/3)
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- Duration: 8:39
- Updated: 31 Oct 2012
A behind the scenes look at the 1978 film Magic starring Anthony Hopkins.
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A behind the scenes look at the 1978 film Magic starring Anthony Hopkins.
- published: 26 Aug 2009
- views: 9712
- author: oquatanginwann
Jerry Goldsmith - Memories (Magic)
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- Duration: 2:55
- Updated: 12 Nov 2012
Album: Magic (1978) - Track: 6 / Composed and Conducted by Jerry Goldsmith / Orchestration by Arthur Morton
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Album: Magic (1978) - Track: 6 / Composed and Conducted by Jerry Goldsmith / Orchestration by Arthur Morton
- published: 06 Oct 2009
- views: 2795
- author: systemofanarchie
Jack Clement - "We Must Believe In Magic" (1978)
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- Duration: 2:48
- Updated: 02 Dec 2012
Jack Clement - "We Must Believe In Magic" from the álbum "All i want to do in life" (1978)
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Jack Clement - "We Must Believe In Magic" from the álbum "All i want to do in life" (1978)
- published: 23 Oct 2011
- views: 1766
- author: CidadelaDoCaos
Magic - 1978 Trailer
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- Duration: 0:33
- Updated: 21 Nov 2012
Magic - 1978 Trailer
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Magic - 1978 Trailer
- published: 22 Oct 2012
- views: 117
- author: terminallunch
Jaythestingray Reviews Magic (1978) - Week 121
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- Duration: 2:47
- Updated: 23 Jun 2012
Jaythestingray Reviews Magic (1978) Director: Richard Attenborough Writer: William Goldman Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter, Jerry Houser, David Ogden Stiers, Lillian Randolph Synopsis: Acclaimed director Richard Attenborough helms this unconventional horror-thriller that reveals Anthony Hopkins's penchant for creepiness years before his Oscar-winning turn as Dr. Hannibal Lecter. After bombing in his first solo performance, a magician's assistant (Hopkins) holes up with a ventriloquist's dummy named Fats and eventually hones his act into something spectacular. But when Fats starts talking back, his master's at his mercy. Check out our site: www.thehouseofhorror.tv Follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com Fan us on Facebook: www.facebook.com
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Jaythestingray Reviews Magic (1978) Director: Richard Attenborough Writer: William Goldman Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter, Jerry Houser, David Ogden Stiers, Lillian Randolph Synopsis: Acclaimed director Richard Attenborough helms this unconventional horror-thriller that reveals Anthony Hopkins's penchant for creepiness years before his Oscar-winning turn as Dr. Hannibal Lecter. After bombing in his first solo performance, a magician's assistant (Hopkins) holes up with a ventriloquist's dummy named Fats and eventually hones his act into something spectacular. But when Fats starts talking back, his master's at his mercy. Check out our site: www.thehouseofhorror.tv Follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com Fan us on Facebook: www.facebook.com
- published: 13 Jun 2012
- views: 236
- author: TheHouseofHorror
Magic (1978) 2 Trailers with commentary
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- Duration: 1:31
- Updated: 21 Oct 2012
When I was a kid these trailers scared me so bad that I'd close my eyes and cover my ears 'til they were over. I own no rights to this material.
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When I was a kid these trailers scared me so bad that I'd close my eyes and cover my ears 'til they were over. I own no rights to this material.
- published: 27 Oct 2010
- views: 441
- author: Rlzee
Air Supply - Bring Out The Magic (1978)
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- Duration: 3:44
- Updated: 06 Oct 2012
Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1978: Air Supply's promo-video for the track 'Bring Out The Magic', taken from the 1979 album 'Life Support'. Band Origin: Melbourne, VIC, Australia Track: Bring Out The Magic Album: Life Support Composed By: Produced By: Label: CBS Chart Position: Release Date: Footage Information: Link: - en.wikipedia.org - www.airsupplymusic.com Line-up: Russell Hitchcock - Vocals [ Jesus Christ Superstar -- Air Supply (1975-present) ] Graham Russell - Vocals, Guitar [ Jesus Christ Superstar -- Air Supply (1975-present) ] Please identify other members: ------------------------------------- NZOZ NZOZ1978 1978 Australia Late Seventies 1970's 1970s 70's 70s Extended Tags: Russell Hitchcock, Graham Russell Musical Terms: Soft Rock, AOR, MOR, AM, FM, Pop, Aussie, Old Australian Band
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Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1978: Air Supply's promo-video for the track 'Bring Out The Magic', taken from the 1979 album 'Life Support'. Band Origin: Melbourne, VIC, Australia Track: Bring Out The Magic Album: Life Support Composed By: Produced By: Label: CBS Chart Position: Release Date: Footage Information: Link: - en.wikipedia.org - www.airsupplymusic.com Line-up: Russell Hitchcock - Vocals [ Jesus Christ Superstar -- Air Supply (1975-present) ] Graham Russell - Vocals, Guitar [ Jesus Christ Superstar -- Air Supply (1975-present) ] Please identify other members: ------------------------------------- NZOZ NZOZ1978 1978 Australia Late Seventies 1970's 1970s 70's 70s Extended Tags: Russell Hitchcock, Graham Russell Musical Terms: Soft Rock, AOR, MOR, AM, FM, Pop, Aussie, Old Australian Band
- published: 04 Mar 2007
- views: 100943
- author: nzoz1978
Char with Godiego Monkey Magic
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- Duration: 3:51
- Updated: 06 Dec 2012
1978 FM TOKYO
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1978 FM TOKYO
- published: 21 Jun 2009
- views: 61885
- author: yoichijerry
EBERHARD SCHOENER - KOAN (edit)
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- Duration: 10:01
- Updated: 18 Nov 2012
Eberhard Schoener / Video Magic 1978 Germany Eberhard Schoener (born May 13, 1938, Stuttgart) is a German composer,conductor, arranger, and keyboard player. en.wikipedia.org Originally this track is 11:59 minutes ! Official Website: www.eberhard-schoener.de Artwork : Tuğrul Çakar + Ebru Sidar
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Eberhard Schoener / Video Magic 1978 Germany Eberhard Schoener (born May 13, 1938, Stuttgart) is a German composer,conductor, arranger, and keyboard player. en.wikipedia.org Originally this track is 11:59 minutes ! Official Website: www.eberhard-schoener.de Artwork : Tuğrul Çakar + Ebru Sidar
- published: 04 Oct 2009
- views: 9537
- author: picturemusic75
Magic (1978) Anthony Hopkins Fats
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- Duration: 2:06
- Updated: 02 Jun 2012
Tribute to the 1978 film Magic starring Anthony Hopkins.
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Tribute to the 1978 film Magic starring Anthony Hopkins.
- published: 22 Apr 2010
- views: 20310
- author: oquatanginwann
Magic (1978) Fats & Friends (3/3)
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- Duration: 8:21
- Updated: 31 Oct 2012
A behind the scenes look at the 1978 film Magic starring Anthony Hopkins.
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A behind the scenes look at the 1978 film Magic starring Anthony Hopkins.
- published: 26 Aug 2009
- views: 5259
- author: oquatanginwann
![Sorcery - Book of Magic [1978 Stunt Rock OST / Hard Rock US]](http://web.archive.org./web/20121210034924im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/xJPPvVwKCEk/default.jpg "Sorcery - Book of Magic [1978 Stunt Rock OST / Hard Rock US]")
Sorcery - Book of Magic [1978 Stunt Rock OST / Hard Rock US]
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- Duration: 3:03
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Uploaded by Rich at aftersabbath.blogspot.com the blog for 60s-70s heavy obscurities. From filmsmell.com "Yeah you read that correctly! Stunt Rock! This 1978 film is one of the genuine grindhouse films that are so often mimicked nowadays, but this one is somewhat low on violence and sex. That's okay because it's high on SORCERY! Sorcery is a band trying to make it in LA. They are somewhat a glam rock band but they have this wizard and prince of darkness that do a magic act during their show. Somehow they loosely weave in a plot that includes lots of stunts from 70's stuntman great, Grant Page. So let me recap for you: It's stunts, lousy rock, magic tricks, car chases and lots of 70's pants. What more do you need out of a hour and half? Well, the 90 minutes is a big long. After about an hour you really have the idea down. However this movie is full of actually really cool and amazing stuntwork, and dialogue quotes a'plenty. I found myself laughing the whole movie at the ridiculousness of it all and at my excitement of Grant Page setting himself on fire and jumping off buildings. Me thinks Quentin Tarantino and Zoe Bell watched a little stunt rock before they made Death Proof. It's easy to see why this film has a small cult following but not a BOOMING one. This will not blow your freaking stunt rock mind, but it will blow your night."
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Uploaded by Rich at aftersabbath.blogspot.com the blog for 60s-70s heavy obscurities. From filmsmell.com "Yeah you read that correctly! Stunt Rock! This 1978 film is one of the genuine grindhouse films that are so often mimicked nowadays, but this one is somewhat low on violence and sex. That's okay because it's high on SORCERY! Sorcery is a band trying to make it in LA. They are somewhat a glam rock band but they have this wizard and prince of darkness that do a magic act during their show. Somehow they loosely weave in a plot that includes lots of stunts from 70's stuntman great, Grant Page. So let me recap for you: It's stunts, lousy rock, magic tricks, car chases and lots of 70's pants. What more do you need out of a hour and half? Well, the 90 minutes is a big long. After about an hour you really have the idea down. However this movie is full of actually really cool and amazing stuntwork, and dialogue quotes a'plenty. I found myself laughing the whole movie at the ridiculousness of it all and at my excitement of Grant Page setting himself on fire and jumping off buildings. Me thinks Quentin Tarantino and Zoe Bell watched a little stunt rock before they made Death Proof. It's easy to see why this film has a small cult following but not a BOOMING one. This will not blow your freaking stunt rock mind, but it will blow your night."
- published: 28 Dec 2011
- views: 488
- author: Rich AfterSabbath
'It's Magic' ! 1978 - 1982
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- Duration: 4:57
- Updated: 09 May 2010
In 1978 we created something "totally unique" to the SW Michigan music/entertainment scene by bringing "Rock Concert Sound, Effects & Lighting" to "Small Club Venues".
http://wn.com/'It's_Magic'_!_1978_1982
In 1978 we created something "totally unique" to the SW Michigan music/entertainment scene by bringing "Rock Concert Sound, Effects & Lighting" to "Small Club Venues".
- published: 01 Dec 2009
- views: 103
- author: bitsnpiecesband
MAGIC - Official Trailer 1
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- Duration: 0:39
- Updated: 23 Nov 2012
Academy Award®-winner Anthony Hopkins (SILENCE OF THE LAMBS) is Corky, a painfully shy, failed magician who finds overnight success as a ventriloquist. His brash, foul-mouthed dummy, Fats, becomes a huge nightclub hit. With his star on the rise, talent agent Ben Greene (Burgess Meredith) arranges an important shot at national TV. But the pressure of failing the network's required physical sends Corky into a panic. With Fats in tow, he flees the city to a nearly-deserted resort in the Catskills run by the love of his youth, Peggy Ann Snow (Ann-Margret). Peg's spent years trapped in a loveless marriage with her high-school sweetheart, Duke. In Corky, she sees the chance for a loving relationship and accepts an offer to run away with him. After they make love, Corky confides to Fats that he may leave show business altogether. Fats becomes furious and lashes out at him, playing on his guilt and insecurity. Now under Fats' control, Corky is manipulated into a series of violent and unexpected confrontations. Based on the best--selling novel by William Goldman and directed by Sir Richard Attenborough (A BRIDGE TOO FAR, GANDHI), MAGIC's stellar performances and shocking conclusion make for gripping suspense from beginning to end. Magic is available on DVD from Dark Sky Films. www.darkskyfilms.com
http://wn.com/MAGIC_Official_Trailer_1
Academy Award®-winner Anthony Hopkins (SILENCE OF THE LAMBS) is Corky, a painfully shy, failed magician who finds overnight success as a ventriloquist. His brash, foul-mouthed dummy, Fats, becomes a huge nightclub hit. With his star on the rise, talent agent Ben Greene (Burgess Meredith) arranges an important shot at national TV. But the pressure of failing the network's required physical sends Corky into a panic. With Fats in tow, he flees the city to a nearly-deserted resort in the Catskills run by the love of his youth, Peggy Ann Snow (Ann-Margret). Peg's spent years trapped in a loveless marriage with her high-school sweetheart, Duke. In Corky, she sees the chance for a loving relationship and accepts an offer to run away with him. After they make love, Corky confides to Fats that he may leave show business altogether. Fats becomes furious and lashes out at him, playing on his guilt and insecurity. Now under Fats' control, Corky is manipulated into a series of violent and unexpected confrontations. Based on the best--selling novel by William Goldman and directed by Sir Richard Attenborough (A BRIDGE TOO FAR, GANDHI), MAGIC's stellar performances and shocking conclusion make for gripping suspense from beginning to end. Magic is available on DVD from Dark Sky Films. www.darkskyfilms.com
- published: 14 Apr 2008
- views: 33881
- author: dsf2006
Magic (1978) It's Fats!
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- Duration: 0:17
- Updated: 28 Oct 2012
HERE HE IS BOYS! HERE HE IS BOYS! IT'S FATS!
http://wn.com/Magic_1978_It's_Fats!
HERE HE IS BOYS! HERE HE IS BOYS! IT'S FATS!
- published: 28 Oct 2012
- views: 43
- author: gitarkin
Le Pamplemousse - Sweet Magic 7" 1978
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:00
- Updated: 31 Oct 2012
Label:AVI Records Catalog#:AVI-209-S Format:Vinyl, 7" Country:US Released:1978 Genre:Electronic Style:Disco HQ: www.youtube.com
http://wn.com/Le_Pamplemousse_Sweet_Magic_7_1978
Label:AVI Records Catalog#:AVI-209-S Format:Vinyl, 7" Country:US Released:1978 Genre:Electronic Style:Disco HQ: www.youtube.com
- published: 08 Mar 2009
- views: 19898
- author: ourari
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Technology & MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
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- Duration: 5:29
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
People say that advances in science and technology remove some of the magic from our modern lives, but magician Justin Willman proves that this isn't the case. With flash drives and lighters, iPads and iPhones, Justin adds that spark back into the lives of his audience. And for his grand finale, Justin has something much larger in store for you.
http://wn.com/Technology_MAGIC_Justin_Willman's_Magic_Meltdown
People say that advances in science and technology remove some of the magic from our modern lives, but magician Justin Willman proves that this isn't the case. With flash drives and lighters, iPads and iPhones, Justin adds that spark back into the lives of his audience. And for his grand finale, Justin has something much larger in store for you.
- published: 11 May 2012
- views: 57472
- author: Nerdist
LOVE IS MAGIC, MAGIC IS LOVE - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
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- Duration: 5:40
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Join Justin Willman as he explores the complex parallels of the bonds of love and magic itself.
http://wn.com/LOVE_IS_MAGIC,_MAGIC_IS_LOVE_Justin_Willman's_Magic_Meltdown
Join Justin Willman as he explores the complex parallels of the bonds of love and magic itself.
- published: 18 May 2012
- views: 32078
- author: Nerdist
INNOCENCE & MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
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- Duration: 6:18
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
In this episode of Magic Meltdown, Justin takes his magic to school...elementary school, and rediscovers the astonishment and wonder of youth.
http://wn.com/INNOCENCE_MAGIC_Justin_Willman's_Magic_Meltdown
In this episode of Magic Meltdown, Justin takes his magic to school...elementary school, and rediscovers the astonishment and wonder of youth.
- published: 25 May 2012
- views: 36560
- author: Nerdist
LUST - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:34
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This week, join Justin Willman as he goes a little outside the box and explores the parallels between magic and lust.
Check out Mistress Justine:
http://losangelesdominatrix.com
http://dungeonlosangeles.com
http://wn.com/LUST_Justin_Willman's_Magic_Meltdown
This week, join Justin Willman as he goes a little outside the box and explores the parallels between magic and lust.
Check out Mistress Justine:
http://losangelesdominatrix.com
http://dungeonlosangeles.com
- published: 01 Jun 2012
- views: 23810
- author: Nerdist
FOOD IS BETTER WITH MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:19
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This week, Justin's whipping up a little food based magic. Whether it be Goldfish crackers, coffee, Oreos or cupcakes, Justin's got something for everyone as he delights and surprises.
http://wn.com/FOOD_IS_BETTER_WITH_MAGIC_Justin_Willman's_Magic_Meltdown
This week, Justin's whipping up a little food based magic. Whether it be Goldfish crackers, coffee, Oreos or cupcakes, Justin's got something for everyone as he delights and surprises.
- published: 08 Jun 2012
- views: 41487
- author: Nerdist
MONEY Makes the MAGIC Go Round - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
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- Duration: 5:13
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Justin gives us a little magic with the one thing everyone wants - money. Watch and be astonished.
http://wn.com/MONEY_Makes_the_MAGIC_Go_Round_Justin_Willman's_Magic_Meltdown
Justin gives us a little magic with the one thing everyone wants - money. Watch and be astonished.
- published: 15 Jun 2012
- views: 28292
- author: Nerdist
MUSIC MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
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- Duration: 6:23
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Justin embarks on a quest to bring a little music and magic to people's lives.
Featuring music from GEORGE WATSKY & THE MAKEPEACE BROTHERS
http://georgewatsky.com/
http://makepeacebrothers.com/
http://wn.com/MUSIC_MAGIC_Justin_Willman's_Magic_Meltdown
Justin embarks on a quest to bring a little music and magic to people's lives.
Featuring music from GEORGE WATSKY & THE MAKEPEACE BROTHERS
http://georgewatsky.com/
http://makepeacebrothers.com/
- published: 22 Jun 2012
- views: 24851
- author: Nerdist
MAGIC GOES TO COLLEGE - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
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- Duration: 6:37
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Justin Willman is hitting the books and taking his magic back to school, and getting a college education.
http://wn.com/MAGIC_GOES_TO_COLLEGE_Justin_Willman's_Magic_Meltdown
Justin Willman is hitting the books and taking his magic back to school, and getting a college education.
- published: 29 Jun 2012
- views: 26670
- author: Nerdist
MELTDOWN LIVE - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
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- Duration: 6:52
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Magic Meltdown returns to its roots for a special live show at its original home in the NerdMelt Theater at Meltdown Comics in West Hollywood, CA.
See Justin Live: http://www.justinwillman.com/tourdates/
http://wn.com/MELTDOWN_LIVE_Justin_Willman's_Magic_Meltdown
Magic Meltdown returns to its roots for a special live show at its original home in the NerdMelt Theater at Meltdown Comics in West Hollywood, CA.
See Justin Live: http://www.justinwillman.com/tourdates/
- published: 06 Jul 2012
- views: 18248
- author: Nerdist
GREEN SCREEN MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
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- Duration: 5:18
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Justin does a little social experiment with some magic and a green screen.
http://wn.com/GREEN_SCREEN_MAGIC_Justin_Willman's_Magic_Meltdown
Justin does a little social experiment with some magic and a green screen.
- published: 13 Jul 2012
- views: 18843
- author: Nerdist
MAGICS & GIZMOS - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
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- Duration: 6:32
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Justin returns to blowing people's minds with a little bit of magic and technology
http://wn.com/MAGICS_GIZMOS_Justin_Willman's_Magic_Meltdown
Justin returns to blowing people's minds with a little bit of magic and technology
- published: 19 Jul 2012
- views: 21121
- author: Nerdist
MAGIC PAINTBALL CATCH - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
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- Duration: 4:40
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Justin always wanted to be a famous actor or famous magician. Let's see if he can make one of them happen.
http://wn.com/MAGIC_PAINTBALL_CATCH_Justin_Willman's_Magic_Meltdown
Justin always wanted to be a famous actor or famous magician. Let's see if he can make one of them happen.
- published: 27 Jul 2012
- views: 17428
- author: Nerdist
FASHION, STYLE, MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
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- Duration: 7:39
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Justin channels his inner fashionista as he performs magic to amaze stylists everywhere.
http://wn.com/FASHION,_STYLE,_MAGIC_Justin_Willman's_Magic_Meltdown
Justin channels his inner fashionista as he performs magic to amaze stylists everywhere.
- published: 03 Aug 2012
- views: 11401
- author: Nerdist
MAGIC CASTLE - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
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- Duration: 7:59
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Justin Willman's live performance at the Magic Castle in Los Angeles.
http://wn.com/MAGIC_CASTLE_Justin_Willman's_Magic_Meltdown
Justin Willman's live performance at the Magic Castle in Los Angeles.
- published: 10 Aug 2012
- views: 15525
- author: Nerdist
ART OF MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
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- Duration: 6:23
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Welcome to the art edition of Magic Meltdown, where Justin channels his art of magic into the art world.
http://wn.com/ART_OF_MAGIC_Justin_Willman's_Magic_Meltdown
Welcome to the art edition of Magic Meltdown, where Justin channels his art of magic into the art world.
- published: 17 Aug 2012
- views: 15537
- author: Nerdist
DRUNK MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown - Season Finale
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- Duration: 6:18
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Welcome to the MAGIC MELTDOWN Wrap Party! Witness as Justin gets drunk and performs awe inspiring feats of magic for equally drunk bar patrons.
Season Finale.
http://wn.com/DRUNK_MAGIC_Justin_Willman's_Magic_Meltdown_Season_Finale
Welcome to the MAGIC MELTDOWN Wrap Party! Witness as Justin gets drunk and performs awe inspiring feats of magic for equally drunk bar patrons.
Season Finale.
- published: 24 Aug 2012
- views: 16559
- author: Nerdist
Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown Teaser
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- Duration: 1:18
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
A sneak peek of Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown. Coming in May 2012!
http://wn.com/Justin_Willman's_Magic_Meltdown_Teaser
A sneak peek of Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown. Coming in May 2012!
- published: 03 May 2012
- views: 13346
- author: Nerdist
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Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #1 - The Umbrella
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- Duration: 1:02
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Thank you all for stopping by. Please read on...
I received a lot of emails about my new videos in the last couple of days. So here are some general comments:
Important: PhoneCam Magic tricks are not real magic - they are just fun short puzzles for you to solve. If they entertain you or even fool you the first time you watch them than let me know. :-)
About me: I am a professional magician and travel the world performing mostly on television and for large corporations (You will find examples of my work on my profile page).
These new "PhoneCam Magic" videos are my new hobby and I to produce them in my spare time.
Thanks again for all your comments and to youtube for making this a featured item !
Marco
http://wn.com/Marco_Tempest_PhoneCam_Magic_1_The_Umbrella
Thank you all for stopping by. Please read on...
I received a lot of emails about my new videos in the last couple of days. So here are some general comments:
Important: PhoneCam Magic tricks are not real magic - they are just fun short puzzles for you to solve. If they entertain you or even fool you the first time you watch them than let me know. :-)
About me: I am a professional magician and travel the world performing mostly on television and for large corporations (You will find examples of my work on my profile page).
These new "PhoneCam Magic" videos are my new hobby and I to produce them in my spare time.
Thanks again for all your comments and to youtube for making this a featured item !
Marco
- published: 24 Aug 2006
- views: 2938789
- author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #3 - How to shrink a human !
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- Duration: 0:55
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Thank you for all the comments. Here is #3 ... How to shrink a human. Magician Marco Tempest uses his cell phone camera to show you some brand new all original magic. No camera Tricks and no editing. WYSIWYG. Enjoy !!!
http://wn.com/Marco_Tempest_PhoneCam_Magic_3_How_to_shrink_a_human_!
Thank you for all the comments. Here is #3 ... How to shrink a human. Magician Marco Tempest uses his cell phone camera to show you some brand new all original magic. No camera Tricks and no editing. WYSIWYG. Enjoy !!!
- published: 27 Aug 2006
- views: 1065399
- author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #2 - Did you see it... ?
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:58
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Thank you for all the comments. Here is#2 ... Magician Marco Tempest uses his cell phone camera to show you some brand new all original magic. No camera Tricks and no editing. WYSIWYG. Enjoy !!!
http://wn.com/Marco_Tempest_PhoneCam_Magic_2_Did_you_see_it_?
Thank you for all the comments. Here is#2 ... Magician Marco Tempest uses his cell phone camera to show you some brand new all original magic. No camera Tricks and no editing. WYSIWYG. Enjoy !!!
- published: 25 Aug 2006
- views: 1442452
- author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #4 - Freefall Stunt !
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- Duration: 1:28
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Thank you all for stopping by. Please read on...
Here is the 4th edition of my Phonecam magic series. Again I am not using any post-production or camera tricks. You are seeing one continous take with no stopping or pausing of the camera (Really !!!).
These new "PhoneCam Magic" videos are my new hobby and I produce them in my spare time. Have fun and please subscribe if you want to see more.
http://wn.com/Marco_Tempest_PhoneCam_Magic_4_Freefall_Stunt_!
Thank you all for stopping by. Please read on...
Here is the 4th edition of my Phonecam magic series. Again I am not using any post-production or camera tricks. You are seeing one continous take with no stopping or pausing of the camera (Really !!!).
These new "PhoneCam Magic" videos are my new hobby and I produce them in my spare time. Have fun and please subscribe if you want to see more.
- published: 07 Sep 2006
- views: 743684
- author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #5 - The Kiss
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:58
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Please read on... Thank you all for stopping by.
Here is the 5th edition of my Phonecam magic series. Again I am not using any post-production or camera tricks. You are seeing one continous take with no stopping or pausing of the camera (Really !!!). THERE IS NO EDITING DONE TO THIS VIDEO.
However, PhoneCam magic tricks are not real magic - they are just fun short puzzles for you to solve. If they entertain you or even fool you the first time you watch them then let me know. :-)
http://wn.com/Marco_Tempest_PhoneCam_Magic_5_The_Kiss
Please read on... Thank you all for stopping by.
Here is the 5th edition of my Phonecam magic series. Again I am not using any post-production or camera tricks. You are seeing one continous take with no stopping or pausing of the camera (Really !!!). THERE IS NO EDITING DONE TO THIS VIDEO.
However, PhoneCam magic tricks are not real magic - they are just fun short puzzles for you to solve. If they entertain you or even fool you the first time you watch them then let me know. :-)
- published: 24 Sep 2006
- views: 1365737
- author: virtualmagician
PhoneCam Magic #6 - Taxi! EXPOSED
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- Duration: 1:27
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
So here is how the taxi trick works. If you have not seen it watch it first because this is definitely a spoiler. The setup:
1 Nokia N73 camera phone
1 small home made tripod
1 flashlight
1 black Marco Tempest t-shirt (to cover the camera lens)
2 helpers (yes it's the umbrella girl)
1 friendly New York City cab driver
...and of course: a youtube account to upload your video.
Only in New York: I learned that the cab driver I randomly stopped is also the president and founder of a non-for-profit organization helping to reduce worldwide poverty. How cool is that! Here is his website: http://www.fhedinc.org
Thanks for watching. The next phonecam puzzle will be released later this week. Please subscribe to my channel to get private viewing invitations.
http://wn.com/PhoneCam_Magic_6_Taxi!_EXPOSED
So here is how the taxi trick works. If you have not seen it watch it first because this is definitely a spoiler. The setup:
1 Nokia N73 camera phone
1 small home made tripod
1 flashlight
1 black Marco Tempest t-shirt (to cover the camera lens)
2 helpers (yes it's the umbrella girl)
1 friendly New York City cab driver
...and of course: a youtube account to upload your video.
Only in New York: I learned that the cab driver I randomly stopped is also the president and founder of a non-for-profit organization helping to reduce worldwide poverty. How cool is that! Here is his website: http://www.fhedinc.org
Thanks for watching. The next phonecam puzzle will be released later this week. Please subscribe to my channel to get private viewing invitations.
- published: 01 Oct 2006
- views: 222165
- author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #7 - Stand Up
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:33
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
My latest magic video puzzle "Stand Up" is to communicate awareness for the United Nation's Millennium Campaign for the Environment. Launched in 2000, The Millennium Campaign for the Environment is a worldwide effort towards creating a sustainable global environment and eradicating global poverty by 2015.
To learn more about the Millennium Campaign and how you can participate please go to:
http://www.millenniumcampaign.org
I hope you like the video. Thanks for watching.
And for those of you that where looking for less of a message and more of a magic puzzle, please go watch my latest phonecam magic puzzle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWCJ4CkR_qM
http://wn.com/Marco_Tempest_PhoneCam_Magic_7_Stand_Up
My latest magic video puzzle "Stand Up" is to communicate awareness for the United Nation's Millennium Campaign for the Environment. Launched in 2000, The Millennium Campaign for the Environment is a worldwide effort towards creating a sustainable global environment and eradicating global poverty by 2015.
To learn more about the Millennium Campaign and how you can participate please go to:
http://www.millenniumcampaign.org
I hope you like the video. Thanks for watching.
And for those of you that where looking for less of a message and more of a magic puzzle, please go watch my latest phonecam magic puzzle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWCJ4CkR_qM
- published: 05 Oct 2006
- views: 358283
- author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #8 - Proximity
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:05
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Here is the 8th edition of my Phonecam magic puzzle series.
Made again in phonecam magic style, with nothing more than my phone and absolutely no editing or no post-production.
To watch them all go here:
http://tinyurl.com/pldbp
NEW: To watch some behind-the-scenes pictures of how they are made you can go here:
http://tinyurl.com/hpedq
http://wn.com/Marco_Tempest_PhoneCam_Magic_8_Proximity
Here is the 8th edition of my Phonecam magic puzzle series.
Made again in phonecam magic style, with nothing more than my phone and absolutely no editing or no post-production.
To watch them all go here:
http://tinyurl.com/pldbp
NEW: To watch some behind-the-scenes pictures of how they are made you can go here:
http://tinyurl.com/hpedq
- published: 06 Oct 2006
- views: 1624540
- author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #9 - Headphone Stunt !
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:58
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Here is the 9th edition of my Phonecam magic puzzle series.
Made again in phonecam magic style, with nothing more than my phone and absolutely no editing or no post-production.
To watch them all go here:
http://tinyurl.com/pldbp
NEW: To watch some behind-the-scenes pictures of how they are made you can go here:
http://tinyurl.com/hpedq
DO NOT TRY THIS STUNT... PLEASE !!!
http://wn.com/Marco_Tempest_PhoneCam_Magic_9_Headphone_Stunt_!
Here is the 9th edition of my Phonecam magic puzzle series.
Made again in phonecam magic style, with nothing more than my phone and absolutely no editing or no post-production.
To watch them all go here:
http://tinyurl.com/pldbp
NEW: To watch some behind-the-scenes pictures of how they are made you can go here:
http://tinyurl.com/hpedq
DO NOT TRY THIS STUNT... PLEASE !!!
- published: 13 Oct 2006
- views: 502879
- author: virtualmagician
PhoneCam Magic #9 - Headphone Stunt ! EXPOSED
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:13
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
So here is how the headphone trick works. If you have not seen it watch it first because this is definitely a spoiler. The setup:
1 Nokia N73 camera phone
1 home made baseball cap with camera phone holder
1 large mirror
1 radio controlled car with camera phone holder
4 helpers (yes it's the umbrella girl and the usual suspects)
1 friend with a pick up truck
...and of course: a youtube account to upload your video.
And for all New Yorkker's: You can find the detailed story is in todays "New York Daily News" on page 19
http://wn.com/PhoneCam_Magic_9_Headphone_Stunt_!_EXPOSED
So here is how the headphone trick works. If you have not seen it watch it first because this is definitely a spoiler. The setup:
1 Nokia N73 camera phone
1 home made baseball cap with camera phone holder
1 large mirror
1 radio controlled car with camera phone holder
4 helpers (yes it's the umbrella girl and the usual suspects)
1 friend with a pick up truck
...and of course: a youtube account to upload your video.
And for all New Yorkker's: You can find the detailed story is in todays "New York Daily News" on page 19
- published: 15 Oct 2006
- views: 123784
- author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #10 - Postcards
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:04
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This should be an easy one! I posted it anyway, because it still is kinda cute. Sorry for the wait. I was busy with this little arts and crafts project ;-)
So here it is, the 10th edition of my Phonecam magic series. Again I am not using any post-production or camera tricks. You are seeing one continous take with no stopping or pausing of the camera.
Have fun watching and let me know if you like it.
To watch all of the PhoneCam videos go here:
http://tinyurl.com/pldbp
NEW: To watch some behind-the-scenes pictures of how they are made you can go here:
http://tinyurl.com/hpedq
http://wn.com/Marco_Tempest_PhoneCam_Magic_10_Postcards
This should be an easy one! I posted it anyway, because it still is kinda cute. Sorry for the wait. I was busy with this little arts and crafts project ;-)
So here it is, the 10th edition of my Phonecam magic series. Again I am not using any post-production or camera tricks. You are seeing one continous take with no stopping or pausing of the camera.
Have fun watching and let me know if you like it.
To watch all of the PhoneCam videos go here:
http://tinyurl.com/pldbp
NEW: To watch some behind-the-scenes pictures of how they are made you can go here:
http://tinyurl.com/hpedq
- published: 27 Oct 2006
- views: 196428
- author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #11 - Back on the Bridge
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:34
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
I received a lot of comments that my last trick was too easy to figure out. Well... I am back on the Brooklyn Bridge with a bunch of postcards and my camera phone to give it another try and make myself disappear from the center of bridge.
Everything you are seeing and hearing is exactly what my camera phone was recording in one continous take. There was be no pausing of the camera and absolutely no editing or post-production. REALLY !
Thanks for watching I see you again next time.
http://wn.com/Marco_Tempest_PhoneCam_Magic_11_Back_on_the_Bridge
I received a lot of comments that my last trick was too easy to figure out. Well... I am back on the Brooklyn Bridge with a bunch of postcards and my camera phone to give it another try and make myself disappear from the center of bridge.
Everything you are seeing and hearing is exactly what my camera phone was recording in one continous take. There was be no pausing of the camera and absolutely no editing or post-production. REALLY !
Thanks for watching I see you again next time.
- published: 31 Oct 2006
- views: 512141
- author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #12 - Rush Hour
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- Duration: 1:24
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Thank you for stopping by... Here is the 12th edition of my Phonecam magic series. Again I am not using any post-production or camera tricks. You are seeing one continous take with no stopping or pausing of the camera.
Have fun watching and let me know if you like it.
To watch all of the PhoneCam videos go here:
http://tinyurl.com/pldbp
NEW: To watch some behind-the-scenes pictures of how they are made you can go here:
http://tinyurl.com/hpedq
http://wn.com/Marco_Tempest_PhoneCam_Magic_12_Rush_Hour
Thank you for stopping by... Here is the 12th edition of my Phonecam magic series. Again I am not using any post-production or camera tricks. You are seeing one continous take with no stopping or pausing of the camera.
Have fun watching and let me know if you like it.
To watch all of the PhoneCam videos go here:
http://tinyurl.com/pldbp
NEW: To watch some behind-the-scenes pictures of how they are made you can go here:
http://tinyurl.com/hpedq
- published: 10 Nov 2006
- views: 288813
- author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #13 - Umbrella Exposed
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:20
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Here is the Las Vegas Comedy Festival version of the Umbrella trick. It is an excerpt of my performance at "Viral Videos Live" at Ceasars Palace at the HBO Comedy Festival.
"THE UMBRELLA - RELOADED AND EXPOSED" featuring comedian Dave Attell.
Have fun watching... and let me know if you like it.
More new videos at:
www.livevideo.com/virtualmagician
http://wn.com/Marco_Tempest_PhoneCam_Magic_13_Umbrella_Exposed
Here is the Las Vegas Comedy Festival version of the Umbrella trick. It is an excerpt of my performance at "Viral Videos Live" at Ceasars Palace at the HBO Comedy Festival.
"THE UMBRELLA - RELOADED AND EXPOSED" featuring comedian Dave Attell.
Have fun watching... and let me know if you like it.
More new videos at:
www.livevideo.com/virtualmagician
- published: 19 Nov 2006
- views: 232911
- author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #14 -Ultra Portable ワンカメラマジック
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:27
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Here is an EASY one... I got myself some new gear today. Having some fun on my shopping trip to Akihabara.
http://wn.com/Marco_Tempest_PhoneCam_Magic_14_-Ultra_Portable_ワンカメラマジック
Here is an EASY one... I got myself some new gear today. Having some fun on my shopping trip to Akihabara.
- published: 22 Dec 2006
- views: 157734
- author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #15 -- Near or Far? ワンカメラマジック
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:37
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Ok... Here is something new. I got myself new phone here in Japan. Have fun and let me know if you like it.
新作です。日本でとてもかっこいいニューモデルの携帯電話を買ってきました。ぜひご覧下さい。感想もどんどん聞かせて下さいね。
http://wn.com/Marco_Tempest_PhoneCam_Magic_15_-_Near_or_Far?_ワンカメラマジック
Ok... Here is something new. I got myself new phone here in Japan. Have fun and let me know if you like it.
新作です。日本でとてもかっこいいニューモデルの携帯電話を買ってきました。ぜひご覧下さい。感想もどんどん聞かせて下さいね。
- published: 26 Dec 2006
- views: 51579
- author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - Gives it up! (PhoneCam Magic #15) ワンカメラマジック
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:45
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Here is the spoiler to "Near or Far?"
I hope you like it... more to come.
http://wn.com/Marco_Tempest_Gives_it_up!_PhoneCam_Magic_15_ワンカメラマジック
Here is the spoiler to "Near or Far?"
I hope you like it... more to come.
- published: 04 Jan 2007
- views: 46590
- author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #16 -- Camera Touch ワンカメラマジック
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:33
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Nothing big, just having some fun with my new camera phone here in Shibuya.
http://wn.com/Marco_Tempest_PhoneCam_Magic_16_-_Camera_Touch_ワンカメラマジック
Nothing big, just having some fun with my new camera phone here in Shibuya.
- published: 07 Jan 2007
- views: 53470
- author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #17 - Magic Button ワンカメラマジック
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:21
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
RATED: SUPER EASY... Check out my new multimedia laptop!
http://wn.com/Marco_Tempest_PhoneCam_Magic_17_Magic_Button_ワンカメラマジック
RATED: SUPER EASY... Check out my new multimedia laptop!
- published: 13 Jan 2007
- views: 39771
- author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #18 - Tokyo Tower ワンカメラマジック
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:58
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Here is my last video from Japan.
http://wn.com/Marco_Tempest_PhoneCam_Magic_18_Tokyo_Tower_ワンカメラマジック
Here is my last video from Japan.
- published: 29 Jan 2007
- views: 56177
- author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #20 - Space-Time
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:22
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This should not be very difficult... I have been playing with the space-time continuum. ;-) I hope you like it.
Also: Thank you youtube for nominating me in the Youtube Awards for "Best Series".
If you like what you see here, please go and vote for me:
http://www.youtube.com/ytawards?name=ytseries
Thank you,
Marco
http://wn.com/Marco_Tempest_PhoneCam_Magic_20_Space-Time
This should not be very difficult... I have been playing with the space-time continuum. ;-) I hope you like it.
Also: Thank you youtube for nominating me in the Youtube Awards for "Best Series".
If you like what you see here, please go and vote for me:
http://www.youtube.com/ytawards?name=ytseries
Thank you,
Marco
- published: 22 Mar 2007
- views: 86666
- author: virtualmagician
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An Insider's Guide to the Pro Tour
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- Duration: 4:55
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Are you wondering what the Magic Pro Tour is like? Check out this video and let Rich Hagon be your guide through your first visit. Find out about all the great activities for every Magic fan. Join in on the fun of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour!
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Are you wondering what the Magic Pro Tour is like? Check out this video and let Rich Hagon be your guide through your first visit. Find out about all the great activities for every Magic fan. Join in on the fun of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour!
- published: 02 Jun 2009
- views: 83256
- author: wizardsmtg
Pro Tour-Berlin 4: Growing Your Magic Community
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- Duration: 7:45
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Steve Sadin and Aaron Nicastri share stories of how they were introduced to Magic: The Gathering and the friends and experiences gained from the Pro Tour.
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Steve Sadin and Aaron Nicastri share stories of how they were introduced to Magic: The Gathering and the friends and experiences gained from the Pro Tour.
- published: 21 Nov 2008
- views: 30365
- author: wizardsmtg
Living the Life at the Magic Beach House
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- Duration: 4:07
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Almost a dozen players spent a month at a North Shore beach house in preparation for Pro Tour-Honolulu 2006.
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Almost a dozen players spent a month at a North Shore beach house in preparation for Pro Tour-Honolulu 2006.
- published: 21 Nov 2008
- views: 40852
- author: wizardsmtg
World Travel on the Magic Pro Tour
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:31
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
2006 U.S. National team members Paul Cheon and Luis Scott-Vargas, along with Sam Stein, travel to Japan for Pro Tour-Kobe.
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2006 U.S. National team members Paul Cheon and Luis Scott-Vargas, along with Sam Stein, travel to Japan for Pro Tour-Kobe.
- published: 21 Nov 2008
- views: 22041
- author: wizardsmtg
Pro Tour-Kuala Lumpur: Play the Game, See the Monkeys
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:28
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Americans Brandon Scheel, Matt Hansen, and Zac Hill travel to the Batu Caves on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur.
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Americans Brandon Scheel, Matt Hansen, and Zac Hill travel to the Batu Caves on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur.
- published: 21 Nov 2008
- views: 9228
- author: wizardsmtg
Play the Game, See the World
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- Duration: 4:33
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Top Magic Pros share their stories about traveling the world as part of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour.
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Top Magic Pros share their stories about traveling the world as part of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour.
- published: 21 Nov 2008
- views: 9154
- author: wizardsmtg
Grand Prix-Amsterdam Impressions
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- Duration: 5:06
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Magic players from around the world share their thoughts on the giant event that was Grand Prix-Amsterdam 2007.
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Magic players from around the world share their thoughts on the giant event that was Grand Prix-Amsterdam 2007.
- published: 21 Nov 2008
- views: 29928
- author: wizardsmtg
The Complete Pro Tour Scene
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- Duration: 10:15
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
You don't have to be a pro to enjoy the Pro Tour -- take it from these players who came from all over the country to hang out, play in open events, and win cool prizes.
http://wn.com/The_Complete_Pro_Tour_Scene
You don't have to be a pro to enjoy the Pro Tour -- take it from these players who came from all over the country to hang out, play in open events, and win cool prizes.
- published: 21 Nov 2008
- views: 4747
- author: wizardsmtg
Pro Tour-San Diego 6: Magical Beginnings
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- Duration: 2:35
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Play the game, see the world ... with your best friends along for the ride as part of a Two-Headed Giant team. Three groups of players with a wide range of experience share their memories of how they started playing Magic.
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Play the game, see the world ... with your best friends along for the ride as part of a Two-Headed Giant team. Three groups of players with a wide range of experience share their memories of how they started playing Magic.
- published: 21 Nov 2008
- views: 3298
- author: wizardsmtg
Pro Tour-Geneva: Episode 7
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:17
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Play the Game, Ski the World! Players in Geneva took a Thursday side trip for a little alpine fun.
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Play the Game, Ski the World! Players in Geneva took a Thursday side trip for a little alpine fun.
- published: 21 Nov 2008
- views: 3173
- author: wizardsmtg
Meet the Magic Community
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:37
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
The players of Magic: The Gathering talk about their passion for the game.
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The players of Magic: The Gathering talk about their passion for the game.
- published: 21 Nov 2008
- views: 35786
- author: wizardsmtg
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E24 Out Of This World
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- Duration: 21:59
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
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E25 Cold Feet
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E26 Ups And Downs
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- Duration: 22:00
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E27 In A Beehive
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E28 In The Arctic
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- Duration: 22:02
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E29 Spins A Web
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E30 Under Construction
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- Duration: 22:00
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E35 Works Out
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- Duration: 22:01
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E38 Rocks And Rolls
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E39 Family Holiday Special
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- Duration: 21:59
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
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E40 Meets Molly Cule
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E41 Cracks A Yolk
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E43 Goes On Air
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E45 Goes Cellular
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E52 Takes A Dive
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E51 In The City
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E48 Makes A Stink
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E46 Sees Stars
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- published: 15 Aug 2011
- views: 157613
- author: calabiyauasaurus
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World Magic Cup 2012: Round 1
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 22:21
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Magic 2013 Booster Draft action from the World Magic Cup, featuring Brian Kibler (USA) vs. Cynic Kim (South Korea).
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
http://wn.com/World_Magic_Cup_2012_Round_1
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Magic 2013 Booster Draft action from the World Magic Cup, featuring Brian Kibler (USA) vs. Cynic Kim (South Korea).
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 18 Aug 2012
- views: 39863
- author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Round 2
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 51:34
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Magic 2013 Booster Draft action from the World Magic Cup, featuring Jelger Wiegersma (Netherlands) vs. Alexandru Dimitriu (Romania) and Benjamin Lietner (Austria) vs. Cynic Kim (South Korea).
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
http://wn.com/World_Magic_Cup_2012_Round_2
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Magic 2013 Booster Draft action from the World Magic Cup, featuring Jelger Wiegersma (Netherlands) vs. Alexandru Dimitriu (Romania) and Benjamin Lietner (Austria) vs. Cynic Kim (South Korea).
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 18 Aug 2012
- views: 20058
- author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Round 3
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 50:39
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Marshall Sutcliffe and Rashad Miller bring you Magic 2013 Booster Draft action from the World Magic Cup, featuring Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa (Brazil) vs. Yohan Dudognon (France) and Nicolay Potovin (Russia) vs. Chris Davie (Scotland).
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
http://wn.com/World_Magic_Cup_2012_Round_3
Marshall Sutcliffe and Rashad Miller bring you Magic 2013 Booster Draft action from the World Magic Cup, featuring Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa (Brazil) vs. Yohan Dudognon (France) and Nicolay Potovin (Russia) vs. Chris Davie (Scotland).
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 18 Aug 2012
- views: 14951
- author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Round 4
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 57:08
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Sheldon Menery and Brian David-Marshall bring you Standard action from the World Magic Cup, featuring Lucas Siow (Canada) vs. Robert Jurkovic (Slovak Republic) and Jeremy Neeman (Australia) vs. Allan Christensen (Denmark).
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
http://wn.com/World_Magic_Cup_2012_Round_4
Sheldon Menery and Brian David-Marshall bring you Standard action from the World Magic Cup, featuring Lucas Siow (Canada) vs. Robert Jurkovic (Slovak Republic) and Jeremy Neeman (Australia) vs. Allan Christensen (Denmark).
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 18 Aug 2012
- views: 18716
- author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Round 5
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 64:40
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Sheldon Menery and Brian David-Marshall bring you Standard action from the World Magic Cup, featuring Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa (Brazil) vs. Bernd Brendenmuhl (Germany) and Fondas Papadatos (Greece) vs. Juliano Souza (Brazil).
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
http://wn.com/World_Magic_Cup_2012_Round_5
Sheldon Menery and Brian David-Marshall bring you Standard action from the World Magic Cup, featuring Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa (Brazil) vs. Bernd Brendenmuhl (Germany) and Fondas Papadatos (Greece) vs. Juliano Souza (Brazil).
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 18 Aug 2012
- views: 14936
- author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Round 6
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 68:24
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Sheldon Menery and Zac Hill bring you Standard action from the World Magic Cup, featuring Stephen Murray (Scotland) vs. Joel Calafell (Spain).
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
http://wn.com/World_Magic_Cup_2012_Round_6
Sheldon Menery and Zac Hill bring you Standard action from the World Magic Cup, featuring Stephen Murray (Scotland) vs. Joel Calafell (Spain).
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 18 Aug 2012
- views: 10465
- author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Round 7
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 84:00
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Sheldon Menery and Zac Hill bring you Standard action from the World Magic Cup featuring Martin Juza (Czech Republic) vs. Alexander Hayne (Canada).
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
http://wn.com/World_Magic_Cup_2012_Round_7
Sheldon Menery and Zac Hill bring you Standard action from the World Magic Cup featuring Martin Juza (Czech Republic) vs. Alexander Hayne (Canada).
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 18 Aug 2012
- views: 25454
- author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Team Stage 1, Round 1
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 131:26
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Watch an in-depth analysis of Team Sealed Deck and feature match action pitting the United States vs. Brazil at the World Magic Cup.
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
http://wn.com/World_Magic_Cup_2012_Team_Stage_1,_Round_1
Watch an in-depth analysis of Team Sealed Deck and feature match action pitting the United States vs. Brazil at the World Magic Cup.
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 19 Aug 2012
- views: 15901
- author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Team Stage 1, Round 2
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 97:22
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Rashad Miller and Brian David-Marshall bring you Team Sealed action between France and Canada.
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
http://wn.com/World_Magic_Cup_2012_Team_Stage_1,_Round_2
Rashad Miller and Brian David-Marshall bring you Team Sealed action between France and Canada.
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 19 Aug 2012
- views: 8519
- author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Team Stage 1, Round 3
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 75:53
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Team Sealed Deck action between the Slovak Republic and the Dominican Republic.
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
http://wn.com/World_Magic_Cup_2012_Team_Stage_1,_Round_3
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Team Sealed Deck action between the Slovak Republic and the Dominican Republic.
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 19 Aug 2012
- views: 7676
- author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Team Stage 2, Round 1
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 65:38
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Team Sealed Deck action between Chinese Taipei and Uruguay.
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
http://wn.com/World_Magic_Cup_2012_Team_Stage_2,_Round_1
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Team Sealed Deck action between Chinese Taipei and Uruguay.
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 19 Aug 2012
- views: 10030
- author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Team Stage 2, Round 2
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 75:36
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Team Constructed action (Standard, Modern, Innistrad/Avacyn Restored Block) between Croatia and the Philippines.
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
http://wn.com/World_Magic_Cup_2012_Team_Stage_2,_Round_2
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Team Constructed action (Standard, Modern, Innistrad/Avacyn Restored Block) between Croatia and the Philippines.
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 19 Aug 2012
- views: 10403
- author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Team Stage 2, Round 3
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 91:14
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Team Constructed action (Standard, Modern, Innistrad/Avacyn Restored Block) between Estonia and the Poland.
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
http://wn.com/World_Magic_Cup_2012_Team_Stage_2,_Round_3
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Team Constructed action (Standard, Modern, Innistrad/Avacyn Restored Block) between Estonia and the Poland.
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 19 Aug 2012
- views: 7459
- author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Top 8 Quarterfinals
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 112:17
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Watch Chinese Taipei battle the Slovak Republic in the quarterfinals of the 2012 World Magic Cup.
Complete coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
http://wn.com/World_Magic_Cup_2012_Top_8_Quarterfinals
Watch Chinese Taipei battle the Slovak Republic in the quarterfinals of the 2012 World Magic Cup.
Complete coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 21 Aug 2012
- views: 26219
- author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012 Semifinals: Poland vs. Puerto Rico
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 60:02
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
World Magic Cup 2012 Semifinals: Poland vs. Puerto Rico
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World Magic Cup 2012 Semifinals: Poland vs. Puerto Rico
- published: 21 Aug 2012
- views: 14629
- author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012 Semfinals: Chinese Taipei vs. Hungary
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 71:25
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
World Magic Cup 2012 Semfinals: Chinese Taipei vs. Hungary
http://wn.com/World_Magic_Cup_2012_Semfinals_Chinese_Taipei_vs_Hungary
World Magic Cup 2012 Semfinals: Chinese Taipei vs. Hungary
- published: 21 Aug 2012
- views: 17618
- author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012 Finals: Chinese Taipei vs. Puerto Rico
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 79:49
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
World Magic Cup 2012 Finals: Chinese Taipei vs. Puerto Rico
http://wn.com/World_Magic_Cup_2012_Finals_Chinese_Taipei_vs_Puerto_Rico
World Magic Cup 2012 Finals: Chinese Taipei vs. Puerto Rico
- published: 21 Aug 2012
- views: 62285
- author: wizardsmtg
5:29
Technology & MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
People say that advances in science and technology remove some of the magic from our moder...
published: 11 May 2012
author: Nerdist
Technology & MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
People say that advances in science and technology remove some of the magic from our modern lives, but magician Justin Willman proves that this isn't the case. With flash drives and lighters, iPads and iPhones, Justin adds that spark back into the lives of his audience. And for his grand finale, Justin has something much larger in store for you.
- published: 11 May 2012
- views: 57472
- author: Nerdist
5:40
LOVE IS MAGIC, MAGIC IS LOVE - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
Join Justin Willman as he explores the complex parallels of the bonds of love and magic it...
published: 18 May 2012
author: Nerdist
LOVE IS MAGIC, MAGIC IS LOVE - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
Join Justin Willman as he explores the complex parallels of the bonds of love and magic itself.
- published: 18 May 2012
- views: 32078
- author: Nerdist
6:18
INNOCENCE & MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
In this episode of Magic Meltdown, Justin takes his magic to school...elementary school, a...
published: 25 May 2012
author: Nerdist
INNOCENCE & MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
In this episode of Magic Meltdown, Justin takes his magic to school...elementary school, and rediscovers the astonishment and wonder of youth.
- published: 25 May 2012
- views: 36560
- author: Nerdist
5:34
LUST - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
This week, join Justin Willman as he goes a little outside the box and explores the parall...
published: 01 Jun 2012
author: Nerdist
LUST - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
This week, join Justin Willman as he goes a little outside the box and explores the parallels between magic and lust.
Check out Mistress Justine:
http://losangelesdominatrix.com
http://dungeonlosangeles.com
- published: 01 Jun 2012
- views: 23810
- author: Nerdist
6:19
FOOD IS BETTER WITH MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
This week, Justin's whipping up a little food based magic. Whether it be Goldfish crackers...
published: 08 Jun 2012
author: Nerdist
FOOD IS BETTER WITH MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
This week, Justin's whipping up a little food based magic. Whether it be Goldfish crackers, coffee, Oreos or cupcakes, Justin's got something for everyone as he delights and surprises.
- published: 08 Jun 2012
- views: 41487
- author: Nerdist
5:13
MONEY Makes the MAGIC Go Round - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
Justin gives us a little magic with the one thing everyone wants - money. Watch and be ast...
published: 15 Jun 2012
author: Nerdist
MONEY Makes the MAGIC Go Round - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
Justin gives us a little magic with the one thing everyone wants - money. Watch and be astonished.
- published: 15 Jun 2012
- views: 28292
- author: Nerdist
6:23
MUSIC MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
Justin embarks on a quest to bring a little music and magic to people's lives.
Featuring ...
published: 22 Jun 2012
author: Nerdist
MUSIC MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
Justin embarks on a quest to bring a little music and magic to people's lives.
Featuring music from GEORGE WATSKY & THE MAKEPEACE BROTHERS
http://georgewatsky.com/
http://makepeacebrothers.com/
- published: 22 Jun 2012
- views: 24851
- author: Nerdist
6:37
MAGIC GOES TO COLLEGE - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
Justin Willman is hitting the books and taking his magic back to school, and getting a col...
published: 29 Jun 2012
author: Nerdist
MAGIC GOES TO COLLEGE - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
Justin Willman is hitting the books and taking his magic back to school, and getting a college education.
- published: 29 Jun 2012
- views: 26670
- author: Nerdist
6:52
MELTDOWN LIVE - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
Magic Meltdown returns to its roots for a special live show at its original home in the Ne...
published: 06 Jul 2012
author: Nerdist
MELTDOWN LIVE - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
Magic Meltdown returns to its roots for a special live show at its original home in the NerdMelt Theater at Meltdown Comics in West Hollywood, CA.
See Justin Live: http://www.justinwillman.com/tourdates/
- published: 06 Jul 2012
- views: 18248
- author: Nerdist
5:18
GREEN SCREEN MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
Justin does a little social experiment with some magic and a green screen....
published: 13 Jul 2012
author: Nerdist
GREEN SCREEN MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
Justin does a little social experiment with some magic and a green screen.
- published: 13 Jul 2012
- views: 18843
- author: Nerdist
6:32
MAGICS & GIZMOS - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
Justin returns to blowing people's minds with a little bit of magic and technology...
published: 19 Jul 2012
author: Nerdist
MAGICS & GIZMOS - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
Justin returns to blowing people's minds with a little bit of magic and technology
- published: 19 Jul 2012
- views: 21121
- author: Nerdist
4:40
MAGIC PAINTBALL CATCH - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
Justin always wanted to be a famous actor or famous magician. Let's see if he can make on...
published: 27 Jul 2012
author: Nerdist
MAGIC PAINTBALL CATCH - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
Justin always wanted to be a famous actor or famous magician. Let's see if he can make one of them happen.
- published: 27 Jul 2012
- views: 17428
- author: Nerdist
7:39
FASHION, STYLE, MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
Justin channels his inner fashionista as he performs magic to amaze stylists everywhere....
published: 03 Aug 2012
author: Nerdist
FASHION, STYLE, MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
Justin channels his inner fashionista as he performs magic to amaze stylists everywhere.
- published: 03 Aug 2012
- views: 11401
- author: Nerdist
7:59
MAGIC CASTLE - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
Justin Willman's live performance at the Magic Castle in Los Angeles....
published: 10 Aug 2012
author: Nerdist
MAGIC CASTLE - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
Justin Willman's live performance at the Magic Castle in Los Angeles.
- published: 10 Aug 2012
- views: 15525
- author: Nerdist
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5:35
Making Future Magic: iPad light painting
This film explores playful uses for the increasingly ubiquitous ‘glowing rectangles’ that ...
published: 14 Sep 2010
author: mcgarrybowen uk
Making Future Magic: iPad light painting
This film explores playful uses for the increasingly ubiquitous ‘glowing rectangles’ that inhabit the world.
We use photographic and animation techniques that were developed to draw moving 3-dimensional typography and objects with an iPad. In dark environments, we play movies on the surface of the iPad that extrude 3-d light forms as they move through the exposure. Multiple exposures with slightly different movies make up the stop-frame animation.
We've collected some of the best images from the project and made a book of them you can buy: http://bit.ly/mfmbook
Read more at the Dentsu London blog:
http://www.dentsulondon.com/blog/2010/09/14/light-painting/
and at the BERG blog:
http://berglondon.com/blog/2010/09/14/magic-ipad-light-painting/
5:36
a story for tomorrow.
This video was written and produced while traveling through Chile & Patagonia with my girl...
published: 09 Feb 2012
author: gnarly bay productions, Inc.
a story for tomorrow.
This video was written and produced while traveling through Chile & Patagonia with my girlfriend. We spent 5 weeks exploring this amazing country, and this is how we chose to document it. Thanks so much for checking it out.
Special Thanks to:
LensProToGo, for helping us out with cameras and lenses. They are an awesome company, and the perfect place to rent DSLR's and lenses.
website: www.lensprotogo.com
...Castulo Guerra for helping out with the voice over. He is an extremely talented man, who was great to work with...and I am so grateful he decided to take on this project...thank you very much Castulo.
...and also, to my girlfriend Nina for putting up with my nerdy ways, and for making this such an awesome trip...you're the best.
Equipment used:
Canon 1D mark IV + full Canon lens package - 17 tilt shift, 24, 50, 70-200, polarizer, gradient filter, monopod, tripod.
Music:
Bowspirit by: Balmorhea
Skeletons by: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
9:14
Plot Device
A young filmmaker obtains a mysterious device that unleashes the full force of cinema on h...
published: 27 May 2011
author: Red Giant
Plot Device
A young filmmaker obtains a mysterious device that unleashes the full force of cinema on his front lawn.
Created using Magic Bullet Suite 11. Learn more at RedGiant.com/PlotDevice
Watch the "Behind the Scenes" documentary at: http://vimeo.com/24747132
4:44
Yosemite Range of Light
I am a destination visual artist who specializes in photography, timelapse cinematography,...
published: 22 Apr 2012
author: Shawn Reeder
Yosemite Range of Light
I am a destination visual artist who specializes in photography, timelapse cinematography, & filmmaking. I love to travel, so if you have a project in some far flung location, lets talk.
Yosemite National Park, the High Sierra, and the Eastern Sierra are some of the most beautiful places on earth. Ever since I serendipitously won a trip to Yosemite when I was 18, the beautiful Range of Light has captured my heart and become my home. Nothing brings me more joy than to share this life changing beauty with others.
Ever since I became fascinated with timelapse photography almost 2 years ago, after seeing the work of Tom Lowe, I’ve wanted to do a piece on Yosemite and the Sierra. Now after almost 2 years of shooting, I'm thrilled to share. I hope you enjoy my vision of my home, the majestic Yosemite & Sierra. Best viewed Full Screen with Sound :)
If you would like to license any of my clips or hire me to shoot for you, please be in touch. I do have 4k footage available for licensing.
Web: http://shawnreeder.com
Email: shawn at shawnreeder dot com
Facebook: facebook.com/shawnreeder
Twitter: twitter.com/shawnreeder
Music licensed and used with permission by: http://shaunpaul.com
Composition used: Sounds of Peace
Huge thanks to Kessler Crane and Lens Pro To Go. Without their help this piece would not have been nearly as good.
http://kesslercrane.com
http://lensprotogo.com
Also a huge thanks to all of you who help support me with your warm comments and continuing encouragement. It means more to me than you know.
I hope this inspires everyone to get outside and explore the beautiful outdoors, especially magical places like Yosemite National Park and the High Sierra. It's National Parks week and all of our national parks are free this week, so get outside and explore!
*So it seems like a lot of people are asking what gear I used. I'm not going to detail every little thing, but here's the core of what I used: (Shot at 5k in Canon RAW)
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 5D Mark III
Canon 14L II & 16-35L II (rented from LensProToGo)
Canon 17-40L, 24-105L, 50L, 70-200L IS
KesslerCrane 5 foot Cineslider, Revolution Head, Oracle's & Basic controller, Elektra Motors, AT Outrigger Feet
Youtube results:
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ART OF MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
Welcome to the art edition of Magic Meltdown, where Justin channels his art of magic into ...
published: 17 Aug 2012
author: Nerdist
ART OF MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
Welcome to the art edition of Magic Meltdown, where Justin channels his art of magic into the art world.
- published: 17 Aug 2012
- views: 15537
- author: Nerdist
6:18
DRUNK MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown - Season Finale
Welcome to the MAGIC MELTDOWN Wrap Party! Witness as Justin gets drunk and performs awe in...
published: 24 Aug 2012
author: Nerdist
DRUNK MAGIC - Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown - Season Finale
Welcome to the MAGIC MELTDOWN Wrap Party! Witness as Justin gets drunk and performs awe inspiring feats of magic for equally drunk bar patrons.
Season Finale.
- published: 24 Aug 2012
- views: 16559
- author: Nerdist
1:18
Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown Teaser
A sneak peek of Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown. Coming in May 2012!...
published: 03 May 2012
author: Nerdist
Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown Teaser
A sneak peek of Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown. Coming in May 2012!
- published: 03 May 2012
- views: 13346
- author: Nerdist
1:02
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #1 - The Umbrella
Thank you all for stopping by. Please read on...
I received a lot of emails about my new ...
published: 24 Aug 2006
author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #1 - The Umbrella
Thank you all for stopping by. Please read on...
I received a lot of emails about my new videos in the last couple of days. So here are some general comments:
Important: PhoneCam Magic tricks are not real magic - they are just fun short puzzles for you to solve. If they entertain you or even fool you the first time you watch them than let me know. :-)
About me: I am a professional magician and travel the world performing mostly on television and for large corporations (You will find examples of my work on my profile page).
These new "PhoneCam Magic" videos are my new hobby and I to produce them in my spare time.
Thanks again for all your comments and to youtube for making this a featured item !
Marco
- published: 24 Aug 2006
- views: 2938789
- author: virtualmagician
0:55
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #3 - How to shrink a human !
Thank you for all the comments. Here is #3 ... How to shrink a human. Magician Marco Tempe...
published: 27 Aug 2006
author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #3 - How to shrink a human !
Thank you for all the comments. Here is #3 ... How to shrink a human. Magician Marco Tempest uses his cell phone camera to show you some brand new all original magic. No camera Tricks and no editing. WYSIWYG. Enjoy !!!
- published: 27 Aug 2006
- views: 1065399
- author: virtualmagician
0:58
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #2 - Did you see it... ?
Thank you for all the comments. Here is#2 ... Magician Marco Tempest uses his cell phone c...
published: 25 Aug 2006
author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #2 - Did you see it... ?
Thank you for all the comments. Here is#2 ... Magician Marco Tempest uses his cell phone camera to show you some brand new all original magic. No camera Tricks and no editing. WYSIWYG. Enjoy !!!
- published: 25 Aug 2006
- views: 1442452
- author: virtualmagician
1:28
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #4 - Freefall Stunt !
Thank you all for stopping by. Please read on...
Here is the 4th edition of my Phonecam m...
published: 07 Sep 2006
author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #4 - Freefall Stunt !
Thank you all for stopping by. Please read on...
Here is the 4th edition of my Phonecam magic series. Again I am not using any post-production or camera tricks. You are seeing one continous take with no stopping or pausing of the camera (Really !!!).
These new "PhoneCam Magic" videos are my new hobby and I produce them in my spare time. Have fun and please subscribe if you want to see more.
- published: 07 Sep 2006
- views: 743684
- author: virtualmagician
0:58
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #5 - The Kiss
Please read on... Thank you all for stopping by.
Here is the 5th edition of my Phonecam ...
published: 24 Sep 2006
author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #5 - The Kiss
Please read on... Thank you all for stopping by.
Here is the 5th edition of my Phonecam magic series. Again I am not using any post-production or camera tricks. You are seeing one continous take with no stopping or pausing of the camera (Really !!!). THERE IS NO EDITING DONE TO THIS VIDEO.
However, PhoneCam magic tricks are not real magic - they are just fun short puzzles for you to solve. If they entertain you or even fool you the first time you watch them then let me know. :-)
- published: 24 Sep 2006
- views: 1365737
- author: virtualmagician
1:27
PhoneCam Magic #6 - Taxi! EXPOSED
So here is how the taxi trick works. If you have not seen it watch it first because this i...
published: 01 Oct 2006
author: virtualmagician
PhoneCam Magic #6 - Taxi! EXPOSED
So here is how the taxi trick works. If you have not seen it watch it first because this is definitely a spoiler. The setup:
1 Nokia N73 camera phone
1 small home made tripod
1 flashlight
1 black Marco Tempest t-shirt (to cover the camera lens)
2 helpers (yes it's the umbrella girl)
1 friendly New York City cab driver
...and of course: a youtube account to upload your video.
Only in New York: I learned that the cab driver I randomly stopped is also the president and founder of a non-for-profit organization helping to reduce worldwide poverty. How cool is that! Here is his website: http://www.fhedinc.org
Thanks for watching. The next phonecam puzzle will be released later this week. Please subscribe to my channel to get private viewing invitations.
- published: 01 Oct 2006
- views: 222165
- author: virtualmagician
1:33
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #7 - Stand Up
My latest magic video puzzle "Stand Up" is to communicate awareness for the United Nation'...
published: 05 Oct 2006
author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #7 - Stand Up
My latest magic video puzzle "Stand Up" is to communicate awareness for the United Nation's Millennium Campaign for the Environment. Launched in 2000, The Millennium Campaign for the Environment is a worldwide effort towards creating a sustainable global environment and eradicating global poverty by 2015.
To learn more about the Millennium Campaign and how you can participate please go to:
http://www.millenniumcampaign.org
I hope you like the video. Thanks for watching.
And for those of you that where looking for less of a message and more of a magic puzzle, please go watch my latest phonecam magic puzzle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWCJ4CkR_qM
- published: 05 Oct 2006
- views: 358283
- author: virtualmagician
1:05
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #8 - Proximity
Here is the 8th edition of my Phonecam magic puzzle series.
Made again in phonecam magic ...
published: 06 Oct 2006
author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #8 - Proximity
Here is the 8th edition of my Phonecam magic puzzle series.
Made again in phonecam magic style, with nothing more than my phone and absolutely no editing or no post-production.
To watch them all go here:
http://tinyurl.com/pldbp
NEW: To watch some behind-the-scenes pictures of how they are made you can go here:
http://tinyurl.com/hpedq
- published: 06 Oct 2006
- views: 1624540
- author: virtualmagician
0:58
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #9 - Headphone Stunt !
Here is the 9th edition of my Phonecam magic puzzle series.
Made again in phonecam magic ...
published: 13 Oct 2006
author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #9 - Headphone Stunt !
Here is the 9th edition of my Phonecam magic puzzle series.
Made again in phonecam magic style, with nothing more than my phone and absolutely no editing or no post-production.
To watch them all go here:
http://tinyurl.com/pldbp
NEW: To watch some behind-the-scenes pictures of how they are made you can go here:
http://tinyurl.com/hpedq
DO NOT TRY THIS STUNT... PLEASE !!!
- published: 13 Oct 2006
- views: 502879
- author: virtualmagician
1:13
PhoneCam Magic #9 - Headphone Stunt ! EXPOSED
So here is how the headphone trick works. If you have not seen it watch it first because t...
published: 15 Oct 2006
author: virtualmagician
PhoneCam Magic #9 - Headphone Stunt ! EXPOSED
So here is how the headphone trick works. If you have not seen it watch it first because this is definitely a spoiler. The setup:
1 Nokia N73 camera phone
1 home made baseball cap with camera phone holder
1 large mirror
1 radio controlled car with camera phone holder
4 helpers (yes it's the umbrella girl and the usual suspects)
1 friend with a pick up truck
...and of course: a youtube account to upload your video.
And for all New Yorkker's: You can find the detailed story is in todays "New York Daily News" on page 19
- published: 15 Oct 2006
- views: 123784
- author: virtualmagician
1:04
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #10 - Postcards
This should be an easy one! I posted it anyway, because it still is kinda cute. Sorry for ...
published: 27 Oct 2006
author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #10 - Postcards
This should be an easy one! I posted it anyway, because it still is kinda cute. Sorry for the wait. I was busy with this little arts and crafts project ;-)
So here it is, the 10th edition of my Phonecam magic series. Again I am not using any post-production or camera tricks. You are seeing one continous take with no stopping or pausing of the camera.
Have fun watching and let me know if you like it.
To watch all of the PhoneCam videos go here:
http://tinyurl.com/pldbp
NEW: To watch some behind-the-scenes pictures of how they are made you can go here:
http://tinyurl.com/hpedq
- published: 27 Oct 2006
- views: 196428
- author: virtualmagician
1:34
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #11 - Back on the Bridge
I received a lot of comments that my last trick was too easy to figure out. Well... I am b...
published: 31 Oct 2006
author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #11 - Back on the Bridge
I received a lot of comments that my last trick was too easy to figure out. Well... I am back on the Brooklyn Bridge with a bunch of postcards and my camera phone to give it another try and make myself disappear from the center of bridge.
Everything you are seeing and hearing is exactly what my camera phone was recording in one continous take. There was be no pausing of the camera and absolutely no editing or post-production. REALLY !
Thanks for watching I see you again next time.
- published: 31 Oct 2006
- views: 512141
- author: virtualmagician
1:24
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #12 - Rush Hour
Thank you for stopping by... Here is the 12th edition of my Phonecam magic series. Again I...
published: 10 Nov 2006
author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #12 - Rush Hour
Thank you for stopping by... Here is the 12th edition of my Phonecam magic series. Again I am not using any post-production or camera tricks. You are seeing one continous take with no stopping or pausing of the camera.
Have fun watching and let me know if you like it.
To watch all of the PhoneCam videos go here:
http://tinyurl.com/pldbp
NEW: To watch some behind-the-scenes pictures of how they are made you can go here:
http://tinyurl.com/hpedq
- published: 10 Nov 2006
- views: 288813
- author: virtualmagician
2:20
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #13 - Umbrella Exposed
Here is the Las Vegas Comedy Festival version of the Umbrella trick. It is an excerpt of m...
published: 19 Nov 2006
author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #13 - Umbrella Exposed
Here is the Las Vegas Comedy Festival version of the Umbrella trick. It is an excerpt of my performance at "Viral Videos Live" at Ceasars Palace at the HBO Comedy Festival.
"THE UMBRELLA - RELOADED AND EXPOSED" featuring comedian Dave Attell.
Have fun watching... and let me know if you like it.
More new videos at:
www.livevideo.com/virtualmagician
- published: 19 Nov 2006
- views: 232911
- author: virtualmagician
Vimeo results:
5:35
Making Future Magic: iPad light painting
This film explores playful uses for the increasingly ubiquitous ‘glowing rectangles’ that ...
published: 14 Sep 2010
author: mcgarrybowen uk
Making Future Magic: iPad light painting
This film explores playful uses for the increasingly ubiquitous ‘glowing rectangles’ that inhabit the world.
We use photographic and animation techniques that were developed to draw moving 3-dimensional typography and objects with an iPad. In dark environments, we play movies on the surface of the iPad that extrude 3-d light forms as they move through the exposure. Multiple exposures with slightly different movies make up the stop-frame animation.
We've collected some of the best images from the project and made a book of them you can buy: http://bit.ly/mfmbook
Read more at the Dentsu London blog:
http://www.dentsulondon.com/blog/2010/09/14/light-painting/
and at the BERG blog:
http://berglondon.com/blog/2010/09/14/magic-ipad-light-painting/
5:36
a story for tomorrow.
This video was written and produced while traveling through Chile & Patagonia with my girl...
published: 09 Feb 2012
author: gnarly bay productions, Inc.
a story for tomorrow.
This video was written and produced while traveling through Chile & Patagonia with my girlfriend. We spent 5 weeks exploring this amazing country, and this is how we chose to document it. Thanks so much for checking it out.
Special Thanks to:
LensProToGo, for helping us out with cameras and lenses. They are an awesome company, and the perfect place to rent DSLR's and lenses.
website: www.lensprotogo.com
...Castulo Guerra for helping out with the voice over. He is an extremely talented man, who was great to work with...and I am so grateful he decided to take on this project...thank you very much Castulo.
...and also, to my girlfriend Nina for putting up with my nerdy ways, and for making this such an awesome trip...you're the best.
Equipment used:
Canon 1D mark IV + full Canon lens package - 17 tilt shift, 24, 50, 70-200, polarizer, gradient filter, monopod, tripod.
Music:
Bowspirit by: Balmorhea
Skeletons by: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
9:14
Plot Device
A young filmmaker obtains a mysterious device that unleashes the full force of cinema on h...
published: 27 May 2011
author: Red Giant
Plot Device
A young filmmaker obtains a mysterious device that unleashes the full force of cinema on his front lawn.
Created using Magic Bullet Suite 11. Learn more at RedGiant.com/PlotDevice
Watch the "Behind the Scenes" documentary at: http://vimeo.com/24747132
4:44
Yosemite Range of Light
I am a destination visual artist who specializes in photography, timelapse cinematography,...
published: 22 Apr 2012
author: Shawn Reeder
Yosemite Range of Light
I am a destination visual artist who specializes in photography, timelapse cinematography, & filmmaking. I love to travel, so if you have a project in some far flung location, lets talk.
Yosemite National Park, the High Sierra, and the Eastern Sierra are some of the most beautiful places on earth. Ever since I serendipitously won a trip to Yosemite when I was 18, the beautiful Range of Light has captured my heart and become my home. Nothing brings me more joy than to share this life changing beauty with others.
Ever since I became fascinated with timelapse photography almost 2 years ago, after seeing the work of Tom Lowe, I’ve wanted to do a piece on Yosemite and the Sierra. Now after almost 2 years of shooting, I'm thrilled to share. I hope you enjoy my vision of my home, the majestic Yosemite & Sierra. Best viewed Full Screen with Sound :)
If you would like to license any of my clips or hire me to shoot for you, please be in touch. I do have 4k footage available for licensing.
Web: http://shawnreeder.com
Email: shawn at shawnreeder dot com
Facebook: facebook.com/shawnreeder
Twitter: twitter.com/shawnreeder
Music licensed and used with permission by: http://shaunpaul.com
Composition used: Sounds of Peace
Huge thanks to Kessler Crane and Lens Pro To Go. Without their help this piece would not have been nearly as good.
http://kesslercrane.com
http://lensprotogo.com
Also a huge thanks to all of you who help support me with your warm comments and continuing encouragement. It means more to me than you know.
I hope this inspires everyone to get outside and explore the beautiful outdoors, especially magical places like Yosemite National Park and the High Sierra. It's National Parks week and all of our national parks are free this week, so get outside and explore!
*So it seems like a lot of people are asking what gear I used. I'm not going to detail every little thing, but here's the core of what I used: (Shot at 5k in Canon RAW)
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 5D Mark III
Canon 14L II & 16-35L II (rented from LensProToGo)
Canon 17-40L, 24-105L, 50L, 70-200L IS
KesslerCrane 5 foot Cineslider, Revolution Head, Oracle's & Basic controller, Elektra Motors, AT Outrigger Feet
Youtube results:
1:27
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #14 -Ultra Portable ワンカメラマジック
Here is an EASY one... I got myself some new gear today. Having some fun on my shopping tr...
published: 22 Dec 2006
author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #14 -Ultra Portable ワンカメラマジック
Here is an EASY one... I got myself some new gear today. Having some fun on my shopping trip to Akihabara.
- published: 22 Dec 2006
- views: 157734
- author: virtualmagician
1:37
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #15 -- Near or Far? ワンカメラマジック
Ok... Here is something new. I got myself new phone here in Japan. Have fun and let me kno...
published: 26 Dec 2006
author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #15 -- Near or Far? ワンカメラマジック
Ok... Here is something new. I got myself new phone here in Japan. Have fun and let me know if you like it.
新作です。日本でとてもかっこいいニューモデルの携帯電話を買ってきました。ぜひご覧下さい。感想もどんどん聞かせて下さいね。
- published: 26 Dec 2006
- views: 51579
- author: virtualmagician
2:45
Marco Tempest - Gives it up! (PhoneCam Magic #15) ワンカメラマジック
Here is the spoiler to "Near or Far?"
I hope you like it... more to come....
published: 04 Jan 2007
author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - Gives it up! (PhoneCam Magic #15) ワンカメラマジック
Here is the spoiler to "Near or Far?"
I hope you like it... more to come.
- published: 04 Jan 2007
- views: 46590
- author: virtualmagician
1:33
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #16 -- Camera Touch ワンカメラマジック
Nothing big, just having some fun with my new camera phone here in Shibuya....
published: 07 Jan 2007
author: virtualmagician
Marco Tempest - PhoneCam Magic #16 -- Camera Touch ワンカメラマジック
Nothing big, just having some fun with my new camera phone here in Shibuya.
- published: 07 Jan 2007
- views: 53470
- author: virtualmagician
4:55
An Insider's Guide to the Pro Tour
Are you wondering what the Magic Pro Tour is like? Check out this video and let Rich Hagon...
published: 02 Jun 2009
author: wizardsmtg
An Insider's Guide to the Pro Tour
Are you wondering what the Magic Pro Tour is like? Check out this video and let Rich Hagon be your guide through your first visit. Find out about all the great activities for every Magic fan. Join in on the fun of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour!
- published: 02 Jun 2009
- views: 83256
- author: wizardsmtg
7:45
Pro Tour-Berlin 4: Growing Your Magic Community
Steve Sadin and Aaron Nicastri share stories of how they were introduced to Magic: The Gat...
published: 21 Nov 2008
author: wizardsmtg
Pro Tour-Berlin 4: Growing Your Magic Community
Steve Sadin and Aaron Nicastri share stories of how they were introduced to Magic: The Gathering and the friends and experiences gained from the Pro Tour.
- published: 21 Nov 2008
- views: 30365
- author: wizardsmtg
4:07
Living the Life at the Magic Beach House
Almost a dozen players spent a month at a North Shore beach house in preparation for Pro T...
published: 21 Nov 2008
author: wizardsmtg
Living the Life at the Magic Beach House
Almost a dozen players spent a month at a North Shore beach house in preparation for Pro Tour-Honolulu 2006.
- published: 21 Nov 2008
- views: 40852
- author: wizardsmtg
4:31
World Travel on the Magic Pro Tour
2006 U.S. National team members Paul Cheon and Luis Scott-Vargas, along with Sam Stein, tr...
published: 21 Nov 2008
author: wizardsmtg
World Travel on the Magic Pro Tour
2006 U.S. National team members Paul Cheon and Luis Scott-Vargas, along with Sam Stein, travel to Japan for Pro Tour-Kobe.
- published: 21 Nov 2008
- views: 22041
- author: wizardsmtg
4:28
Pro Tour-Kuala Lumpur: Play the Game, See the Monkeys
Americans Brandon Scheel, Matt Hansen, and Zac Hill travel to the Batu Caves on the outski...
published: 21 Nov 2008
author: wizardsmtg
Pro Tour-Kuala Lumpur: Play the Game, See the Monkeys
Americans Brandon Scheel, Matt Hansen, and Zac Hill travel to the Batu Caves on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur.
- published: 21 Nov 2008
- views: 9228
- author: wizardsmtg
4:33
Play the Game, See the World
Top Magic Pros share their stories about traveling the world as part of the Magic: The Gat...
published: 21 Nov 2008
author: wizardsmtg
Play the Game, See the World
Top Magic Pros share their stories about traveling the world as part of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour.
- published: 21 Nov 2008
- views: 9154
- author: wizardsmtg
5:06
Grand Prix-Amsterdam Impressions
Magic players from around the world share their thoughts on the giant event that was Grand...
published: 21 Nov 2008
author: wizardsmtg
Grand Prix-Amsterdam Impressions
Magic players from around the world share their thoughts on the giant event that was Grand Prix-Amsterdam 2007.
- published: 21 Nov 2008
- views: 29928
- author: wizardsmtg
10:15
The Complete Pro Tour Scene
You don't have to be a pro to enjoy the Pro Tour -- take it from these players who came fr...
published: 21 Nov 2008
author: wizardsmtg
The Complete Pro Tour Scene
You don't have to be a pro to enjoy the Pro Tour -- take it from these players who came from all over the country to hang out, play in open events, and win cool prizes.
- published: 21 Nov 2008
- views: 4747
- author: wizardsmtg
2:35
Pro Tour-San Diego 6: Magical Beginnings
Play the game, see the world ... with your best friends along for the ride as part of a Tw...
published: 21 Nov 2008
author: wizardsmtg
Pro Tour-San Diego 6: Magical Beginnings
Play the game, see the world ... with your best friends along for the ride as part of a Two-Headed Giant team. Three groups of players with a wide range of experience share their memories of how they started playing Magic.
- published: 21 Nov 2008
- views: 3298
- author: wizardsmtg
8:17
Pro Tour-Geneva: Episode 7
Play the Game, Ski the World! Players in Geneva took a Thursday side trip for a little alp...
published: 21 Nov 2008
author: wizardsmtg
Pro Tour-Geneva: Episode 7
Play the Game, Ski the World! Players in Geneva took a Thursday side trip for a little alpine fun.
- published: 21 Nov 2008
- views: 3173
- author: wizardsmtg
5:37
Meet the Magic Community
The players of Magic: The Gathering talk about their passion for the game....
published: 21 Nov 2008
author: wizardsmtg
Meet the Magic Community
The players of Magic: The Gathering talk about their passion for the game.
- published: 21 Nov 2008
- views: 35786
- author: wizardsmtg
Vimeo results:
5:35
Making Future Magic: iPad light painting
This film explores playful uses for the increasingly ubiquitous ‘glowing rectangles’ that ...
published: 14 Sep 2010
author: mcgarrybowen uk
Making Future Magic: iPad light painting
This film explores playful uses for the increasingly ubiquitous ‘glowing rectangles’ that inhabit the world.
We use photographic and animation techniques that were developed to draw moving 3-dimensional typography and objects with an iPad. In dark environments, we play movies on the surface of the iPad that extrude 3-d light forms as they move through the exposure. Multiple exposures with slightly different movies make up the stop-frame animation.
We've collected some of the best images from the project and made a book of them you can buy: http://bit.ly/mfmbook
Read more at the Dentsu London blog:
http://www.dentsulondon.com/blog/2010/09/14/light-painting/
and at the BERG blog:
http://berglondon.com/blog/2010/09/14/magic-ipad-light-painting/
5:36
a story for tomorrow.
This video was written and produced while traveling through Chile & Patagonia with my girl...
published: 09 Feb 2012
author: gnarly bay productions, Inc.
a story for tomorrow.
This video was written and produced while traveling through Chile & Patagonia with my girlfriend. We spent 5 weeks exploring this amazing country, and this is how we chose to document it. Thanks so much for checking it out.
Special Thanks to:
LensProToGo, for helping us out with cameras and lenses. They are an awesome company, and the perfect place to rent DSLR's and lenses.
website: www.lensprotogo.com
...Castulo Guerra for helping out with the voice over. He is an extremely talented man, who was great to work with...and I am so grateful he decided to take on this project...thank you very much Castulo.
...and also, to my girlfriend Nina for putting up with my nerdy ways, and for making this such an awesome trip...you're the best.
Equipment used:
Canon 1D mark IV + full Canon lens package - 17 tilt shift, 24, 50, 70-200, polarizer, gradient filter, monopod, tripod.
Music:
Bowspirit by: Balmorhea
Skeletons by: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
9:14
Plot Device
A young filmmaker obtains a mysterious device that unleashes the full force of cinema on h...
published: 27 May 2011
author: Red Giant
Plot Device
A young filmmaker obtains a mysterious device that unleashes the full force of cinema on his front lawn.
Created using Magic Bullet Suite 11. Learn more at RedGiant.com/PlotDevice
Watch the "Behind the Scenes" documentary at: http://vimeo.com/24747132
4:44
Yosemite Range of Light
I am a destination visual artist who specializes in photography, timelapse cinematography,...
published: 22 Apr 2012
author: Shawn Reeder
Yosemite Range of Light
I am a destination visual artist who specializes in photography, timelapse cinematography, & filmmaking. I love to travel, so if you have a project in some far flung location, lets talk.
Yosemite National Park, the High Sierra, and the Eastern Sierra are some of the most beautiful places on earth. Ever since I serendipitously won a trip to Yosemite when I was 18, the beautiful Range of Light has captured my heart and become my home. Nothing brings me more joy than to share this life changing beauty with others.
Ever since I became fascinated with timelapse photography almost 2 years ago, after seeing the work of Tom Lowe, I’ve wanted to do a piece on Yosemite and the Sierra. Now after almost 2 years of shooting, I'm thrilled to share. I hope you enjoy my vision of my home, the majestic Yosemite & Sierra. Best viewed Full Screen with Sound :)
If you would like to license any of my clips or hire me to shoot for you, please be in touch. I do have 4k footage available for licensing.
Web: http://shawnreeder.com
Email: shawn at shawnreeder dot com
Facebook: facebook.com/shawnreeder
Twitter: twitter.com/shawnreeder
Music licensed and used with permission by: http://shaunpaul.com
Composition used: Sounds of Peace
Huge thanks to Kessler Crane and Lens Pro To Go. Without their help this piece would not have been nearly as good.
http://kesslercrane.com
http://lensprotogo.com
Also a huge thanks to all of you who help support me with your warm comments and continuing encouragement. It means more to me than you know.
I hope this inspires everyone to get outside and explore the beautiful outdoors, especially magical places like Yosemite National Park and the High Sierra. It's National Parks week and all of our national parks are free this week, so get outside and explore!
*So it seems like a lot of people are asking what gear I used. I'm not going to detail every little thing, but here's the core of what I used: (Shot at 5k in Canon RAW)
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 5D Mark III
Canon 14L II & 16-35L II (rented from LensProToGo)
Canon 17-40L, 24-105L, 50L, 70-200L IS
KesslerCrane 5 foot Cineslider, Revolution Head, Oracle's & Basic controller, Elektra Motors, AT Outrigger Feet
21:59
E24 Out Of This World
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published: 15 Aug 2011
author: calabiyauasaurus
E24 Out Of This World
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- published: 15 Aug 2011
- views: 100435
- author: calabiyauasaurus
22:01
E25 Cold Feet
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published: 15 Aug 2011
author: calabiyauasaurus
E25 Cold Feet
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- published: 15 Aug 2011
- views: 145152
- author: calabiyauasaurus
22:00
E26 Ups And Downs
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published: 15 Aug 2011
author: calabiyauasaurus
E26 Ups And Downs
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- published: 15 Aug 2011
- views: 122222
- author: calabiyauasaurus
21:59
E27 In A Beehive
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published: 15 Aug 2011
author: calabiyauasaurus
E27 In A Beehive
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- published: 15 Aug 2011
- views: 278086
- author: calabiyauasaurus
22:02
E28 In The Arctic
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published: 15 Aug 2011
author: calabiyauasaurus
E28 In The Arctic
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22:02
E29 Spins A Web
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E29 Spins A Web
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22:00
E30 Under Construction
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E30 Under Construction
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22:01
E35 Works Out
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E35 Works Out
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21:58
E38 Rocks And Rolls
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E38 Rocks And Rolls
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21:59
E39 Family Holiday Special
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E39 Family Holiday Special
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22:07
E40 Meets Molly Cule
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E40 Meets Molly Cule
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22:03
E41 Cracks A Yolk
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E41 Cracks A Yolk
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22:26
E43 Goes On Air
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E43 Goes On Air
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22:11
E45 Goes Cellular
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E45 Goes Cellular
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5:35
Making Future Magic: iPad light painting
This film explores playful uses for the increasingly ubiquitous ‘glowing rectangles’ that ...
published: 14 Sep 2010
author: mcgarrybowen uk
Making Future Magic: iPad light painting
This film explores playful uses for the increasingly ubiquitous ‘glowing rectangles’ that inhabit the world.
We use photographic and animation techniques that were developed to draw moving 3-dimensional typography and objects with an iPad. In dark environments, we play movies on the surface of the iPad that extrude 3-d light forms as they move through the exposure. Multiple exposures with slightly different movies make up the stop-frame animation.
We've collected some of the best images from the project and made a book of them you can buy: http://bit.ly/mfmbook
Read more at the Dentsu London blog:
http://www.dentsulondon.com/blog/2010/09/14/light-painting/
and at the BERG blog:
http://berglondon.com/blog/2010/09/14/magic-ipad-light-painting/
5:36
a story for tomorrow.
This video was written and produced while traveling through Chile & Patagonia with my girl...
published: 09 Feb 2012
author: gnarly bay productions, Inc.
a story for tomorrow.
This video was written and produced while traveling through Chile & Patagonia with my girlfriend. We spent 5 weeks exploring this amazing country, and this is how we chose to document it. Thanks so much for checking it out.
Special Thanks to:
LensProToGo, for helping us out with cameras and lenses. They are an awesome company, and the perfect place to rent DSLR's and lenses.
website: www.lensprotogo.com
...Castulo Guerra for helping out with the voice over. He is an extremely talented man, who was great to work with...and I am so grateful he decided to take on this project...thank you very much Castulo.
...and also, to my girlfriend Nina for putting up with my nerdy ways, and for making this such an awesome trip...you're the best.
Equipment used:
Canon 1D mark IV + full Canon lens package - 17 tilt shift, 24, 50, 70-200, polarizer, gradient filter, monopod, tripod.
Music:
Bowspirit by: Balmorhea
Skeletons by: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
9:14
Plot Device
A young filmmaker obtains a mysterious device that unleashes the full force of cinema on h...
published: 27 May 2011
author: Red Giant
Plot Device
A young filmmaker obtains a mysterious device that unleashes the full force of cinema on his front lawn.
Created using Magic Bullet Suite 11. Learn more at RedGiant.com/PlotDevice
Watch the "Behind the Scenes" documentary at: http://vimeo.com/24747132
4:44
Yosemite Range of Light
I am a destination visual artist who specializes in photography, timelapse cinematography,...
published: 22 Apr 2012
author: Shawn Reeder
Yosemite Range of Light
I am a destination visual artist who specializes in photography, timelapse cinematography, & filmmaking. I love to travel, so if you have a project in some far flung location, lets talk.
Yosemite National Park, the High Sierra, and the Eastern Sierra are some of the most beautiful places on earth. Ever since I serendipitously won a trip to Yosemite when I was 18, the beautiful Range of Light has captured my heart and become my home. Nothing brings me more joy than to share this life changing beauty with others.
Ever since I became fascinated with timelapse photography almost 2 years ago, after seeing the work of Tom Lowe, I’ve wanted to do a piece on Yosemite and the Sierra. Now after almost 2 years of shooting, I'm thrilled to share. I hope you enjoy my vision of my home, the majestic Yosemite & Sierra. Best viewed Full Screen with Sound :)
If you would like to license any of my clips or hire me to shoot for you, please be in touch. I do have 4k footage available for licensing.
Web: http://shawnreeder.com
Email: shawn at shawnreeder dot com
Facebook: facebook.com/shawnreeder
Twitter: twitter.com/shawnreeder
Music licensed and used with permission by: http://shaunpaul.com
Composition used: Sounds of Peace
Huge thanks to Kessler Crane and Lens Pro To Go. Without their help this piece would not have been nearly as good.
http://kesslercrane.com
http://lensprotogo.com
Also a huge thanks to all of you who help support me with your warm comments and continuing encouragement. It means more to me than you know.
I hope this inspires everyone to get outside and explore the beautiful outdoors, especially magical places like Yosemite National Park and the High Sierra. It's National Parks week and all of our national parks are free this week, so get outside and explore!
*So it seems like a lot of people are asking what gear I used. I'm not going to detail every little thing, but here's the core of what I used: (Shot at 5k in Canon RAW)
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 5D Mark III
Canon 14L II & 16-35L II (rented from LensProToGo)
Canon 17-40L, 24-105L, 50L, 70-200L IS
KesslerCrane 5 foot Cineslider, Revolution Head, Oracle's & Basic controller, Elektra Motors, AT Outrigger Feet
Youtube results:
22:01
E52 Takes A Dive
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E52 Takes A Dive
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22:00
E51 In The City
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E51 In The City
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21:59
E48 Makes A Stink
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E48 Makes A Stink
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22:10
E46 Sees Stars
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E46 Sees Stars
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22:21
World Magic Cup 2012: Round 1
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Magic 2013 Booster Draft action from the World M...
published: 18 Aug 2012
author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Round 1
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Magic 2013 Booster Draft action from the World Magic Cup, featuring Brian Kibler (USA) vs. Cynic Kim (South Korea).
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 18 Aug 2012
- views: 39863
- author: wizardsmtg
51:34
World Magic Cup 2012: Round 2
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Magic 2013 Booster Draft action from the World M...
published: 18 Aug 2012
author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Round 2
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Magic 2013 Booster Draft action from the World Magic Cup, featuring Jelger Wiegersma (Netherlands) vs. Alexandru Dimitriu (Romania) and Benjamin Lietner (Austria) vs. Cynic Kim (South Korea).
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 18 Aug 2012
- views: 20058
- author: wizardsmtg
50:39
World Magic Cup 2012: Round 3
Marshall Sutcliffe and Rashad Miller bring you Magic 2013 Booster Draft action from the Wo...
published: 18 Aug 2012
author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Round 3
Marshall Sutcliffe and Rashad Miller bring you Magic 2013 Booster Draft action from the World Magic Cup, featuring Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa (Brazil) vs. Yohan Dudognon (France) and Nicolay Potovin (Russia) vs. Chris Davie (Scotland).
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 18 Aug 2012
- views: 14951
- author: wizardsmtg
57:08
World Magic Cup 2012: Round 4
Sheldon Menery and Brian David-Marshall bring you Standard action from the World Magic Cup...
published: 18 Aug 2012
author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Round 4
Sheldon Menery and Brian David-Marshall bring you Standard action from the World Magic Cup, featuring Lucas Siow (Canada) vs. Robert Jurkovic (Slovak Republic) and Jeremy Neeman (Australia) vs. Allan Christensen (Denmark).
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 18 Aug 2012
- views: 18716
- author: wizardsmtg
64:40
World Magic Cup 2012: Round 5
Sheldon Menery and Brian David-Marshall bring you Standard action from the World Magic Cup...
published: 18 Aug 2012
author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Round 5
Sheldon Menery and Brian David-Marshall bring you Standard action from the World Magic Cup, featuring Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa (Brazil) vs. Bernd Brendenmuhl (Germany) and Fondas Papadatos (Greece) vs. Juliano Souza (Brazil).
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 18 Aug 2012
- views: 14936
- author: wizardsmtg
68:24
World Magic Cup 2012: Round 6
Sheldon Menery and Zac Hill bring you Standard action from the World Magic Cup, featuring ...
published: 18 Aug 2012
author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Round 6
Sheldon Menery and Zac Hill bring you Standard action from the World Magic Cup, featuring Stephen Murray (Scotland) vs. Joel Calafell (Spain).
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 18 Aug 2012
- views: 10465
- author: wizardsmtg
84:00
World Magic Cup 2012: Round 7
Sheldon Menery and Zac Hill bring you Standard action from the World Magic Cup featuring M...
published: 18 Aug 2012
author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Round 7
Sheldon Menery and Zac Hill bring you Standard action from the World Magic Cup featuring Martin Juza (Czech Republic) vs. Alexander Hayne (Canada).
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 18 Aug 2012
- views: 25454
- author: wizardsmtg
131:26
World Magic Cup 2012: Team Stage 1, Round 1
Watch an in-depth analysis of Team Sealed Deck and feature match action pitting the United...
published: 19 Aug 2012
author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Team Stage 1, Round 1
Watch an in-depth analysis of Team Sealed Deck and feature match action pitting the United States vs. Brazil at the World Magic Cup.
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 19 Aug 2012
- views: 15901
- author: wizardsmtg
97:22
World Magic Cup 2012: Team Stage 1, Round 2
Rashad Miller and Brian David-Marshall bring you Team Sealed action between France and Can...
published: 19 Aug 2012
author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Team Stage 1, Round 2
Rashad Miller and Brian David-Marshall bring you Team Sealed action between France and Canada.
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 19 Aug 2012
- views: 8519
- author: wizardsmtg
75:53
World Magic Cup 2012: Team Stage 1, Round 3
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Team Sealed Deck action between the Slovak Repub...
published: 19 Aug 2012
author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Team Stage 1, Round 3
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Team Sealed Deck action between the Slovak Republic and the Dominican Republic.
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 19 Aug 2012
- views: 7676
- author: wizardsmtg
65:38
World Magic Cup 2012: Team Stage 2, Round 1
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Team Sealed Deck action between Chinese Taipei a...
published: 19 Aug 2012
author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Team Stage 2, Round 1
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Team Sealed Deck action between Chinese Taipei and Uruguay.
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 19 Aug 2012
- views: 10030
- author: wizardsmtg
75:36
World Magic Cup 2012: Team Stage 2, Round 2
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Team Constructed action (Standard, Modern, Innis...
published: 19 Aug 2012
author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Team Stage 2, Round 2
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Team Constructed action (Standard, Modern, Innistrad/Avacyn Restored Block) between Croatia and the Philippines.
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 19 Aug 2012
- views: 10403
- author: wizardsmtg
91:14
World Magic Cup 2012: Team Stage 2, Round 3
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Team Constructed action (Standard, Modern, Innis...
published: 19 Aug 2012
author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Team Stage 2, Round 3
Marshall Sutcliffe and Zac Hill bring you Team Constructed action (Standard, Modern, Innistrad/Avacyn Restored Block) between Estonia and the Poland.
Complete World Magic Cup coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 19 Aug 2012
- views: 7459
- author: wizardsmtg
112:17
World Magic Cup 2012: Top 8 Quarterfinals
Watch Chinese Taipei battle the Slovak Republic in the quarterfinals of the 2012 World Mag...
published: 21 Aug 2012
author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012: Top 8 Quarterfinals
Watch Chinese Taipei battle the Slovak Republic in the quarterfinals of the 2012 World Magic Cup.
Complete coverage can be found at http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome
- published: 21 Aug 2012
- views: 26219
- author: wizardsmtg
Vimeo results:
5:35
Making Future Magic: iPad light painting
This film explores playful uses for the increasingly ubiquitous ‘glowing rectangles’ that ...
published: 14 Sep 2010
author: mcgarrybowen uk
Making Future Magic: iPad light painting
This film explores playful uses for the increasingly ubiquitous ‘glowing rectangles’ that inhabit the world.
We use photographic and animation techniques that were developed to draw moving 3-dimensional typography and objects with an iPad. In dark environments, we play movies on the surface of the iPad that extrude 3-d light forms as they move through the exposure. Multiple exposures with slightly different movies make up the stop-frame animation.
We've collected some of the best images from the project and made a book of them you can buy: http://bit.ly/mfmbook
Read more at the Dentsu London blog:
http://www.dentsulondon.com/blog/2010/09/14/light-painting/
and at the BERG blog:
http://berglondon.com/blog/2010/09/14/magic-ipad-light-painting/
5:36
a story for tomorrow.
This video was written and produced while traveling through Chile & Patagonia with my girl...
published: 09 Feb 2012
author: gnarly bay productions, Inc.
a story for tomorrow.
This video was written and produced while traveling through Chile & Patagonia with my girlfriend. We spent 5 weeks exploring this amazing country, and this is how we chose to document it. Thanks so much for checking it out.
Special Thanks to:
LensProToGo, for helping us out with cameras and lenses. They are an awesome company, and the perfect place to rent DSLR's and lenses.
website: www.lensprotogo.com
...Castulo Guerra for helping out with the voice over. He is an extremely talented man, who was great to work with...and I am so grateful he decided to take on this project...thank you very much Castulo.
...and also, to my girlfriend Nina for putting up with my nerdy ways, and for making this such an awesome trip...you're the best.
Equipment used:
Canon 1D mark IV + full Canon lens package - 17 tilt shift, 24, 50, 70-200, polarizer, gradient filter, monopod, tripod.
Music:
Bowspirit by: Balmorhea
Skeletons by: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
9:14
Plot Device
A young filmmaker obtains a mysterious device that unleashes the full force of cinema on h...
published: 27 May 2011
author: Red Giant
Plot Device
A young filmmaker obtains a mysterious device that unleashes the full force of cinema on his front lawn.
Created using Magic Bullet Suite 11. Learn more at RedGiant.com/PlotDevice
Watch the "Behind the Scenes" documentary at: http://vimeo.com/24747132
4:44
Yosemite Range of Light
I am a destination visual artist who specializes in photography, timelapse cinematography,...
published: 22 Apr 2012
author: Shawn Reeder
Yosemite Range of Light
I am a destination visual artist who specializes in photography, timelapse cinematography, & filmmaking. I love to travel, so if you have a project in some far flung location, lets talk.
Yosemite National Park, the High Sierra, and the Eastern Sierra are some of the most beautiful places on earth. Ever since I serendipitously won a trip to Yosemite when I was 18, the beautiful Range of Light has captured my heart and become my home. Nothing brings me more joy than to share this life changing beauty with others.
Ever since I became fascinated with timelapse photography almost 2 years ago, after seeing the work of Tom Lowe, I’ve wanted to do a piece on Yosemite and the Sierra. Now after almost 2 years of shooting, I'm thrilled to share. I hope you enjoy my vision of my home, the majestic Yosemite & Sierra. Best viewed Full Screen with Sound :)
If you would like to license any of my clips or hire me to shoot for you, please be in touch. I do have 4k footage available for licensing.
Web: http://shawnreeder.com
Email: shawn at shawnreeder dot com
Facebook: facebook.com/shawnreeder
Twitter: twitter.com/shawnreeder
Music licensed and used with permission by: http://shaunpaul.com
Composition used: Sounds of Peace
Huge thanks to Kessler Crane and Lens Pro To Go. Without their help this piece would not have been nearly as good.
http://kesslercrane.com
http://lensprotogo.com
Also a huge thanks to all of you who help support me with your warm comments and continuing encouragement. It means more to me than you know.
I hope this inspires everyone to get outside and explore the beautiful outdoors, especially magical places like Yosemite National Park and the High Sierra. It's National Parks week and all of our national parks are free this week, so get outside and explore!
*So it seems like a lot of people are asking what gear I used. I'm not going to detail every little thing, but here's the core of what I used: (Shot at 5k in Canon RAW)
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 5D Mark III
Canon 14L II & 16-35L II (rented from LensProToGo)
Canon 17-40L, 24-105L, 50L, 70-200L IS
KesslerCrane 5 foot Cineslider, Revolution Head, Oracle's & Basic controller, Elektra Motors, AT Outrigger Feet
Youtube results:
60:02
World Magic Cup 2012 Semifinals: Poland vs. Puerto Rico
World Magic Cup 2012 Semifinals: Poland vs. Puerto Rico...
published: 21 Aug 2012
author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012 Semifinals: Poland vs. Puerto Rico
World Magic Cup 2012 Semifinals: Poland vs. Puerto Rico
- published: 21 Aug 2012
- views: 14629
- author: wizardsmtg
71:25
World Magic Cup 2012 Semfinals: Chinese Taipei vs. Hungary
World Magic Cup 2012 Semfinals: Chinese Taipei vs. Hungary...
published: 21 Aug 2012
author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012 Semfinals: Chinese Taipei vs. Hungary
World Magic Cup 2012 Semfinals: Chinese Taipei vs. Hungary
- published: 21 Aug 2012
- views: 17618
- author: wizardsmtg
79:49
World Magic Cup 2012 Finals: Chinese Taipei vs. Puerto Rico
World Magic Cup 2012 Finals: Chinese Taipei vs. Puerto Rico...
published: 21 Aug 2012
author: wizardsmtg
World Magic Cup 2012 Finals: Chinese Taipei vs. Puerto Rico
World Magic Cup 2012 Finals: Chinese Taipei vs. Puerto Rico
- published: 21 Aug 2012
- views: 62285
- author: wizardsmtg
photo: AP / Khalil Hamra
09 Dec 2012
Syria's rebel leaders have agreed to come under a united command in a bid to integrate diverse fighting groups and streamline the route for arms essential to their struggle against President Bashar al-Assad. The new body, expected to be announced officially on Sunday, hopes to form the basis of a united rebel front ... "It also aims to get the situation under control once the regime falls." ... 378 Source.. Agencies. Share ... News ... Egypt....(size: 18.6Kb)
photo: AP / Vahid Salemi
07 Dec 2012
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. The in- and out-fighting between present-day Saudi Arabia and Iran is a mirror image of what occurred to Prophet Muhammad's Islamic Movement right after his death ... Still, and due to prosperity and wealth, an influx of trade goods, religious toleration, an emphasis on learning, and increased food supplies, Islam was becoming a vast empire ... Recent U.S ... Dallas Darling (darling@wn.com)....(size: 7.5Kb)
photo: AP / Hassan Ammar
08 Dec 2012
Mohamed Morsi, the Egyptian president, is expected to press ahead with talks on ways to end Egypt's worst crisis since he took office even though the country's main opposition leaders have vowed to boycott negotiations. The capital Cairo and other cities have been rocked by violent protests since November 22, when Morsi issued a decree awarding himself sweeping powers that put him above the law ... 575 Source.. Al Jazeera and agencies ... ....(size: 19.5Kb)
The News & Observer
10 Dec 2012
Phoenix Suns center Marcin Gortat, left, of Poland, maintains possession of the ball as Orlando Magic center Gustavo Ayon, right, of Mexico, attempts a steal in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec ... PHOENIX -- Rookie Andrew Nicholson scored nine of his career-high 19 points in the fourth quarter and the Orlando Magic pulled away to hand the Phoenix Suns their seventh loss in a row, 98-90 on Sunday night....(size: 13.2Kb)
Orlando Sentinel
10 Dec 2012
PHOENIX — Former Orlando Magic center Marcin Gortat might be feeling a bit restless these days. Gortat, whom the Magic traded to the Phoenix Suns in December 2010, continues to start for Phoenix, and he did so again Sunday night versus his former team at US Airways ......(size: 1.4Kb)
Indianapolis Star
10 Dec 2012
It's not smoke and mirrors anymore. It's not all about winning one for the Gipper, or in this case, ailing coach Chuck Pagano. It's not about a young, inspired team playing miles above its bald head ... The Indianapolis Colts are good. Yes, thank you, Mr. Obvious ... It has been a magical season, but it's not the product of magic. If it was about magic, it would have ended after that emotional come-from-nowhere victory over the Green Bay Packers....(size: 2.1Kb)
MSNBC
10 Dec 2012
Members of the Tiferes B’nai Israel synagogue in Warrington celebrated on Sunday with doughnuts, crafts and a good old fashioned magic show. The festivities were free of charge and open to the public, and were held to celebrate the second day of Hanukkah. "There is a relationship between magic and miracles; miracles seem like magic," said Rabbi Seth Frisch ... "It is customary to light the menorah ... That's the miracle," Frisch said ... ....(size: 3.0Kb)
Yahoo Daily News
10 Dec 2012
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Star Tribune
10 Dec 2012
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Sacramento Bee
10 Dec 2012
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The State
10 Dec 2012
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Canberra Times
10 Dec 2012
Derrick Weitlich and his friend Leslie Martinez arrived at the Magic Kingdom at 5.40am on Thursday, wanting to be among the first to visit the park's New Fantasyland ... a ride called Under the Sea-Journey of the Little Mermaid, which tells Ariel's story, and Enchanted Tales With Belle, a walk-through experience that features a magical mirror and costumed characters....(size: 4.1Kb)
New Straits/Business Times
10 Dec 2012
THE holiday festivities are in full swing at the Curve, Malaysia's first "pedestrianised" shopping mall, here. PETALING JAYA ... The hall was filled with excitement and laughter from the children, who enjoyed the magical film ... Jazmi Kamarudin, Curve's centre manager, said ... It was a beautiful sight to see the children enjoying the magical Christmas movie and having so much fun with the enthralling fairies ... 1 / 1. ....(size: 2.8Kb)
my SA
10 Dec 2012
SEVENTH RACE — Purse $9,000, Claiming $15,000, 3YOs & up,. 5 furlongs. 7-Reilly's Magic (Berry) ... 24.60 7.40 6.40. 11-My Little Bandit (Contreras) ... 4.20 3.00. 3-Western Wonder (Mora) ... 2.40. Late scratches. Jettin Wagon. Also ran ... Owner. Champion Equine Performance Horses. Trainer. Pish, Danny. Time. .56.73 ... 4.40 ... Zarby's Home, Odd Man Out, Watch Me Daddy, Spark Plug, Bold Minardi, No Lil Limit, Expecting Magic, Taste Big, Platinum Vane ... ....(size: 2.2Kb)
Scoop
10 Dec 2012
Monday, 10 December 2012, 2.11 pm. Press Release. New Zealand Post. 10 December 2012. Kiwi kids’ letters to Santa – 2012 edition ... Anyone wishing to write to Santa – and get a response - has until Friday 14 December to do so. Post your letter to ... PLEASE NOTE ... I also wondered if you could do anything magical to get rid of my warts ... • I would like some of your magic... i would use the magic to make my own special doll....(size: 9.1Kb)
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10 Dec 2012
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For the musicologist composer and radio broadcaster, see Antony Hopkins.
| Sir Anthony Hopkins CBE |
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 Hopkins at the Tuscan Sun Festival, Cortona, 2009 |
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| Born | Philip Anthony Hopkins (1937-12-31) 31 December 1937 (age 74) Port Talbot, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Occupation | Actor, Musician |
| Years active | Since 1960 |
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Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937), best known as Anthony Hopkins, is a Welsh actor of film, stage and television, and a composer. Considered to be one of the greatest living actors,[1][2][3] Hopkins is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs. Other prominent film credits include The Lion in Winter, Magic, The Elephant Man, 84 Charing Cross Road, Dracula, Legends of the Fall, The Remains of the Day, Amistad, Nixon, The World's Fastest Indian, and Fracture. Hopkins was born and brought up in Wales. Retaining his British citizenship, he became a U.S. citizen on 12 April 2000.[4] Hopkins' films have spanned a wide variety of genres, from family films to horror. As well as his Academy Award, Hopkins has also won three BAFTA Awards, two Emmys and the Cecil B. DeMille Golden Globe Award. Hopkins was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1993 for services to the arts.[5] He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003, and was made a Fellow of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2008.[6][7]
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Early life[link]
Hopkins was born in Margam, Port Talbot, Wales, the son of Muriel Anne (née Yeats) and Richard Arthur Hopkins, a baker.[8] His schooldays were unproductive; he found that he would rather immerse himself in art, such as painting and drawing, or playing the piano, than attend to his studies. In 1949, to instill discipline, his parents insisted he attend Jones' West Monmouth Boys' School in Pontypool, Wales. He remained there for five terms and was then educated at Cowbridge Grammar School in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.[9]
Hopkins was influenced and encouraged to become an actor by Welsh compatriot Richard Burton (who was also born at Neath Port Talbot), whom he met briefly at the age of 15. To that end, he enrolled at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff, Wales, from which he graduated in 1957.[5] After two years in the British Army doing his national service, he moved to London where he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.[10]
Career[link]
Roles[link]
Hopkins made his first professional stage appearance in the Palace Theatre, Swansea in 1960 with Swansea Little Theatre's production of Have A Cigarette.[11]
In 1965, after several years in repertory, he was spotted by Sir Laurence Olivier, who invited him to join the Royal National Theatre.[5] Hopkins became Olivier's understudy, and filled in when Olivier was struck with appendicitis during a production of August Strindberg's The Dance of Death. Olivier later noted in his memoir, Confessions of an Actor, that, "A new young actor in the company of exceptional promise named Anthony Hopkins was understudying me and walked away with the part of Edgar like a cat with a mouse between its teeth."[12] Despite his success at the National, Hopkins tired of repeating the same roles nightly and yearned to be in films. He made his small-screen debut in a 1967 BBC broadcast of A Flea in Her Ear. In 1968, he got his break in The Lion in Winter playing Richard I, along with Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, and future James Bond star Timothy Dalton, who played Philip II of France.
Although Hopkins continued in theatre (most notably at the National Theatre as Lambert Le Roux in Pravda by David Hare and Howard Brenton and as Antony in Antony and Cleopatra opposite Judi Dench as well as in the Broadway production of Peter Shaffer's Equus, directed by John Dexter) he gradually moved away from it to become more established as a television and film actor. His Pierre Bezukhov for the BBC War and Peace (1972) was particularly memorable. He has since gone on to enjoy a long career, winning many plaudits and awards for his performances. In 1980 he starred opposite Shirley MacLaine in A Change of Seasons and famously said “she was the most obnoxious actress I have ever worked with."[13] Hopkins was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 1987, and a Knight Bachelor in 1993.[14][15] In 1988, Hopkins was made an Honorary D.Litt and in 1992 was awarded Honorary fellowship from the University of Wales, Lampeter.[16] A few years later in a The Tonight Show with Jay Leno appearance, Hopkins humbly admitted that liked his American fans and friends to call him "Sir Tony". Hopkins was Britain's highest paid performer in 1998, starring in The Mask of Zorro and Meet Joe Black, and also agreed to reprise his role as Dr Hannibal Lecter for a fee of £15million.[17] Hopkins received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003.[6]
Hopkins has stated that his role as Burt Munro, whom he portrayed in his 2005 film The World's Fastest Indian, was his favourite. He also asserted that Munro was the easiest role that he had played because both men have a similar outlook on life.[18] In 2006, Hopkins was the recipient of the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement.[19] In 2008, he received the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award.[7]
Hopkins portrayed Odin, the Allfather or "king" of Asgard, in the film adaptation of Marvel Comics' Thor.[20] On 24 February 2010, it was announced that Hopkins had been cast in the supernatural thriller The Rite, which was released on 28 January 2011. He played a priest who is "an expert in exorcisms and whose methods are not necessarily traditional".[21] An agnostic, he wrote a line--"Some days I don't know if I believe in God or Santa Claus or Tinkerbell"--into his character in order to identify with it.[22] On 21 September 2011, Peter R. de Vries named Hopkins in the role of the Heineken owner Freddy Heineken in a future movie about his kidnap.
Hopkins is currently portraying Alfred Hitchcock in Sacha Gervasi's upcoming biopic Hitchcock, following his career while making Psycho. The film is set for release in 2013.
Acting style[link]
Hopkins is renowned for his preparation for roles. He has indicated in interviews that once he has committed to a project, he will go over his lines as many times as is needed (sometimes upwards of 200) until the lines sound natural to him, so that he can "do it without thinking". This leads to an almost casual style of delivery that belies the amount of groundwork done beforehand. While it can allow for some careful improvisation, it has also brought him into conflict with the occasional director who departs from the script, or demands what the actor views as an excessive number of takes. Hopkins has stated that after he is finished with a scene, he simply discards the lines, not remembering them later on. This is unlike others who usually remember their lines from a film even years later.[23] Richard Attenborough, who has directed Hopkins on five occasions, found himself going to great lengths during the filming of Shadowlands (1993) to accommodate the differing approaches of his two stars (Hopkins and Debra Winger), who shared many scenes. Whereas Hopkins, preferring the spontaneity of a fresh take, liked to keep rehearsals to a minimum, Winger rehearsed continuously. To allow for this, Attenborough stood in for Hopkins during Winger's rehearsals, only bringing him in for the last one before a take. The director praised Hopkins for "this extraordinary ability to make you believe when you hear him that it is the very first time he has ever said that line. It's an incredible gift."[12]
Renowned for his ability to remember lines, Hopkins keeps his memory supple by learning things by heart such as poetry, and Shakespeare. In Steven Spielberg's Amistad, Hopkins astounded the crew with his memorisation of a seven-page courtroom speech, delivering it in one go. An overawed Spielberg couldn't bring himself to call him Tony, and insisted on addressing him as Sir Anthony throughout the shoot.[10]
In addition, Hopkins is a gifted mimic, adept at turning his native Welsh accent into whatever is required by a character. He duplicated the voice of his late mentor, Laurence Olivier, for additional scenes in Spartacus in its 1991 restoration. (Around that same time, he voiced the Olivier role on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of Spartacus.) His interview on the 1998 relaunch edition of the British TV talk show Parkinson featured an impersonation of comedian Tommy Cooper. Hopkins has said acting "like a submarine" has helped him to deliver credible performances in his thriller movies. He said, "It's very difficult for an actor to avoid, you want to show a bit. But I think the less one shows the better."[24]
Hannibal Lecter[link]
Perhaps Hopkins' most famous role is as the cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1991, opposite Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, who also won for Best Actress. The film won Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. It is one of the shortest lead performances to win an Oscar, as Hopkins only appears on screen for little over 16 minutes, less than 10% of the film's running-time.[9] Hopkins reprised his role as Lecter twice in Hannibal (2001) and Red Dragon (2002). His original portrayal of the character in The Silence of the Lambs has been labelled by the American Film Institute as the number-one film villain.[25] At the time he was offered the role, Hopkins was making a return to the London stage, performing in M. Butterfly. He had come back to Britain after living for a number of years in Hollywood, having all but given up on a career there, saying, "Well that part of my life's over; it's a chapter closed. I suppose I'll just have to settle for being a respectable actor poncing around the West End and doing respectable BBC work for the rest of my life."[12]
Hopkins played the iconic villain in adaptations of the first three of the Lecter novels by Thomas Harris. The author was reportedly very pleased with Hopkins' portrayal of his antagonist. However, Hopkins stated that Red Dragon would feature his final performance as the character, and that he would not reprise even a narrative role in the latest addition to the series, Hannibal Rising
Personal life[link]
As of 2007, Hopkins resides in Los Angeles. He had moved to the United States once before during the 1970s to pursue his film career, but returned to London in the late 1980s. However, he decided to return to the US following his 1990s success. Retaining his British citizenship, he became a naturalised US citizen on 12 April 2000, and celebrated with a 3,000-mile road trip across the country.[16]
Hopkins has been married three times. His first two wives were Martha O'Brien (1966–1972) and Jennifer Lynton (1973–2002). He is now married to Colombian-born Stella Arroyave. He has a daughter from his first marriage, Abigail Hopkins (b. 20 August 1968), who is an actress and singer.
Hopkins has offered his support to various charities and appeals, notably becoming President of the National Trust's Snowdonia Appeal, raising funds for the preservation of the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales, which in 1998 he donated £1million towards, and to aid the Trust's efforts to purchase parts of Snowdon.[17][26] Prior to the campaign, Hopkins authored, Anthony Hopkins' Snowdonia, which was published in 1995.[27] Hopkins has been a patron of the YMCA centre in his hometown of Port Talbot, South Wales for more than 20 years, having first joined the YMCA in the 1950s.[28] Hopkins also takes time to support other various philanthropic groups. He was a Guest of Honour at a Gala Fundraiser for Women in Recovery, Inc., a Venice, California-based non-profit organisation offering rehabilitation assistance to women in recovery from substance abuse. Although he resides in Malibu, California he is also a volunteer teacher at the Ruskin School of Acting in Santa Monica, California.
Hopkins has attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings,[29] since suddenly stopping drinking in 1975. As stated to TMZ in October 2010, Hopkins is a vegetarian. In 2008, he embarked on a weight loss programme, and by 2010, he had lost 80 pounds.[30]
Hopkins is a prominent member of environmental protection group Greenpeace and as of early 2008 featured in a television advertisement campaign, voicing concerns about Japan's continuing annual whale hunt.[31] Hopkins has been a patron of RAPt (Rehabilitation for Addicted Prisoners Trust) since its early days and helped open their first intensive drug and alcohol rehabilitation unit at Downview (HM Prison) in 1992.
He is an admirer of the comedian Tommy Cooper. On 23 February 2008, as patron of the Tommy Cooper Society, the actor unveiled a commemorative statue in the entertainer's home town of Caerphilly, South Wales. For the ceremony, Hopkins donned Cooper's trademark fez and performed a comic routine.[32]
Other work[link]
In 1986, he released a single called "Distant Star", which peaked at No. 75 in the UK Singles Chart.[33] In 2007, he announced he would retire temporarily from the screen to tour around the world.[34] Hopkins has also written music for the concert hall, in collaboration with Stephen Barton as orchestrator. These compositions include The Masque of Time, given its world premiere with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in October 2008, and Schizoid Salsa.[35]
In 1990, Hopkins directed "Dylan Thomas: Return Journey" which was his directing debut for the screen. In 1996, he directed August, an adaptation of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya set in Wales. His first screenplay, an experimental drama called Slipstream, which he also directed and scored, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007.
Hopkins is a fan of the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, and once remarked in an interview how he would love to appear in the series. Writer John Sullivan saw the interview, and with Hopkins in mind created the character Danny Driscoll, a local villain. However, filming of the new series coincided with the filming of The Silence of the Lambs, making Hopkins unavailable. The role instead went to Roy Marsden.[36]
In January 2012, Hopkins released an album of classical music, entitled Composer, performed by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra released by Decca.
Awards[link]
Besides his win for The Silence of the Lambs, Hopkins has been Oscar-nominated for The Remains of the Day (1993), Nixon (1995) and Amistad (1997).
Hopkins won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in 1973 for his performance as Pierre Bezukhov in the BBC's production of War and Peace, and additionally for The Silence of the Lambs and Shadowlands. He received nominations in the same category for Magic and The Remains of the Day and as Best Supporting Actor for The Lion in Winter.
He won Emmy Awards[37] for his roles in The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case and The Bunker, and was Emmy-nominated for The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Great Expectations.[38] He won the directing and the acting award, both for Slipstream, at Switzerland's Locarno International Film Festival.
Hopkins became a Fellow of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) at the Orange British Academy Film Awards in February 2008.[39]
Filmography[link]
Main article: Anthony Hopkins filmography
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- ^ "Anthony Hopkins Biography". Tiscali.co.uk. 29 October 2008. http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/anthony_hopkins_biog.html. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
- ^ "Anthony Hopkins". The Guardian (UK). http://film.guardian.co.uk/Player/Player_Page/0,,-3689,00.html. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
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- ^ a b c Sir Anthony Hopkins portrait The Telegraph Retrieved Thursday 6 January 2011
- ^ a b Happy birthday Sir Anthony Hopkins The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Retrieved 5 February 2011
- ^ a b Bafta Film Awards 2008: The winners BBC News (10 February 2008)
- ^ Stated in interview on Inside the Actors Studio, 2007
- ^ a b Anthony Hopkins: My life in pictures Daily Mail Retrieved 6 January 2011
- ^ a b A dark and stormy knight The Guardian Retrieved 6 January 2011
- ^ "Sir Anthony Hopkins Biography". Bio. (UK). http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/anthony-hopkins.html. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
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- ^ Actor Anthony Hopkins Knighted By Queen Elizabeth Chicago Tribune (23 February 1993)
- ^ a b BBC – Wales – Arts – Anthony Hopkins biography BBC Retrieved 2 January 2010
- ^ a b Anthony Hopkins gives pounds 1m to Snowdon Independent. Retrieved 19 October 2011
- ^ "The World's Fastest Indian". Solarnavigator.net. http://www.solarnavigator.net/films_movies_actors/the_worlds_fastest_indian.htm. Retrieved 21 May 2007.
- ^ Lifetime honour for Sir Anthony BBC News (17 November 2005)
- ^ Michael Fleming (30 October 2009). "Anthony Hopkins cast in 'Thor'". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010609.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
- ^ "Anthony Hopkins takes demonic forces in 'The Rite'". HeatVision. The Hollywood Reporter. 24 February 2010. http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/02/anthony-hopkins-takes-demonic-forces-in-the-rite.html. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ Anthony Hopkins reveals the secret atheist message he put into The Rite
- ^ "Anthony Hopkins: Lecter and Me" — Red Dragon DVD interview
- ^ "Sir Anthony Hopkins acts 'like a submarine'". London: BBC News. 12 February 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8512396.stm. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains". AFI.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070507035737/http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/handv.aspx. Retrieved 21 May 2007.
- ^ Hopkins gives a million to save Snowdon BBC. Retrieved 19 October 2011
- ^ Hopkins, Anthony (1995). Anthony Hopkins' Snowdonia. Colin Baxter Photography, 1995
- ^ Drama returns to YMCA where Sir Anthony Hopkins started BBC Wales (20 July 2010)
- ^ Close (5 December 1998). "Unlimited: A dark and stormy knight". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/1998/dec/05/features. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
- ^ "Silence of the Lamb Chops – Anthony Hopkins Loses 80 Pounds". Motley Health (London). http://www.motleyhealth.com/celeb/silence-of-the-lamb-chop-anthony-hopkins-loses-70-pounds. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
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- ^ "Tommy Cooper statue is unveiled". London: BBC News. 23 February 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7260219.stm. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
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- ^ Clark, Steve (1998). The Only Fools and Horses Story. BBC Books. p. 125. ISBN 0-563-38445-X.
- ^ Anthony Hopkins Emmy Winner
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- ^ "Orange British Academy Film Awards". BAFTA. http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
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- Anthony Hopkins, Giant of the Valley — by Michael Feeney Callan, 2007 Voyager Magazine
- Anthony Hopkins interviewed on HTV-Wales program Elinor in the 1980s
- An Evening with Anthony Hopkins HTV-Wales
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- Anthony Hopkins, BAFTA Fellow in 2008
- Fellow Man – Anthony Hopkins, BAFTA profile by film writer Quentin Falk
- Anthony Hopkins at Emmys.com
| Preceded by Brian Cox as Hannibal Lecktor |
Hannibal Lecter Actor 1991 - 2002 |
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| Name | Hopkins, Anthony |
| Alternative names | Hopkins, Philip Anthony (full name) |
| Short description | Actor |
| Date of birth | 31 December 1937 |
| Place of birth | Margam, Port Talbot, Wales, UK |
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