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Samuel L. Jackson is an American producer and highly prolific actor, having appeared in over 100 films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000), Formula 51 (2001), Black Snake Moan (2006), Snakes on a Plane (2006), and the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999-2005), as well as the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Samuel Leroy Jackson was born in Washington, D.C., to Elizabeth (Montgomery) and Roy Henry Jackson. He was raised by his mother, a factory worker, and his grandparents. At Morehouse College, Jackson was active in the black student movement. In the seventies, he joined the Negro Ensemble Company (together with Morgan Freeman). In the eighties, he became well-known after three movies made by Spike Lee: Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990) and Jungle Fever (1991). He achieved prominence and critical acclaim in the early 1990s with films such as Patriot Games (1992), Amos & Andrew (1993), True Romance (1993), Jurassic Park (1993), and his collaborations with director Quentin Tarantino, including Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997), and later Django Unchained (2012). Going from supporting player to leading man, his performance in Pulp Fiction (1994) gave him an Oscar nomination for his character Jules Winnfield, and he received a Silver Berlin Bear for his part as Ordell Robbi in Jackie Brown (1997). Jackson usually played bad guys and drug addicts before becoming an action hero, co-starring with Bruce Willis in Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) and Geena Davis in The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996).
With Jackson's permission, his likeness was used for the Ultimate version of the Marvel Comics character, Nick Fury. He later did a cameo as the character in a post-credits scene from Iron Man (2008), and went on to sign a nine-film commitment to reprise this role in future films, including major roles in Iron Man 2 (2010), The Avengers (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and minor roles in Thor (2011) and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). He has also portrayed the character in the second and final episodes of the first season of the TV show, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013). He has provided his voice to several animated films, television series and video games, including the roles of Lucius Best / Frozone in Pixar's film The Incredibles (2004), Mace Windu in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008), Afro Samurai in the anime television series Afro Samurai (2007), and Frank Tenpenny in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004).- Actress
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Rosa Bianca Salazar is an American actress. Born in Washington DC, she was raised in Greenbelt, Maryland, but left as a teenager to break into the entertainment industry in New York City. She is best known for her role in the NBC series Parenthood (2010) and the FX anthology series American Horror Story (2011). Her past films include Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) for Twentieth Century Fox, CHIPS (2017) for Warner Bros., Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) for Twentieth Century Fox, The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015) for Summit, Search Party (2016) for Focus and Night Owls (2015) for Orion.- Actress
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Taraji Penda Henson is an American actress and singer. She studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career in guest roles on several television shows before making her breakthrough in Baby Boy (2001). She played a prostitute in Hustle & Flow (2005), for which she received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture nomination; and a single mother of a disabled child in David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), for which she received Academy Award, SAG Award and Critics Choice Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. In 2010, she appeared in the action comedy Date Night, and co-starred in the remake of The Karate Kid.- Actor
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Christopher Robin Sabat is an American voice actor and dubbing director who is known for his English-language dubs of anime and video games. He voiced Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha, Mr. Popo, Korin and Kami from Dragon Ball. Other voices include All Might from My Hero Academia and Garterbelt from Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt. He had two children.- Writer
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Dave Chappelle's career started while he was in high school at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC where he studied theatre arts. At the age of 14, he began performing stand-up comedy in nightclubs. Shortly after graduation, he moved to New York City where he quickly established himself as a major young talent. At the age of 19, Chappelle made his film debut in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993). Chappelle then starred in the short-lived sitcom, Buddies (1996) and had a featured role in The Nutty Professor (1996).- Actor
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Rick Yune was born on 22 August 1971 in Washington D.C., USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Fast and the Furious (2001), Die Another Day (2002) and Olympus Has Fallen (2013).- Writer
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Stephen Tyrone Colbert (pronounced "cole-BEAR") was born on May 13, 1964 in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Charleston, South Carolina. He is the son of Lorna Elizabeth (Tuck) and James William Colbert, Jr., a doctor and medical school dean at Yale, Saint Louis University, and MUSC. He is the youngest of eleven children, and is of Irish Catholic background.
Stephen studied acting at Northwestern and performed with the Second City comedy troupe in Chicago before teaming up with fellow cast members Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello to create the sketch comedy Exit 57 (1995) for Comedy Central. During its two-season run in the mid-1990s, it garnered five CableACE nominations for best writing, performing, and comedy series. After the demise of Exit 57 (1995) from 1997 (until his departure in October 2005), Stephen was a correspondent on The Daily Show (1996), then hosted by Craig Kilborn. Initially billed as "The New Guy," Stephen became the show's longest-running correspondent before getting his own show, The Colbert Report (2005), which has done well in its slot following The Daily Show (1996).
At the time he left The Daily Show (1996), Stephen had been its longest-running and most diverse correspondent. In addition to his role as Senior Political Correspondent, he was one of the hosts of "Even Stepheven," a point-counterpoint assault featuring co-correspondent Steve Carell, and the host of "This Week in God," a recurring segment in which he reported on all things theological with the assistance of the "God Machine."
Stephen helped The Daily Show (1996) win numerous Emmy and Peabody Awards and contributed to "America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction" (Warner Books) which immediately topped the New York Times bestseller list and stayed there for 15 consecutive weeks.
His personality, intelligence, and leftist political satire could only have led him to The Colbert Report (2005), a half-hour nightly platform for him to give his tongue-in-cheek take on the issues of the day, and more importantly, to tell you why he thinks everyone else's take is just plain wrong.
His other notable credits include serving as both writer and cast member on The Dana Carvey Show (1996), writing for Saturday Night Live (1975), and providing the voice of Ace in Robert Smigel's "Ambiguously Gay Duo," which originated on The Dana Carvey Show (1996) and was a semi-regular feature in Smigel's "TV Funhouse" segment on SNL. He was also featured on "Mr. Goodwrench" commercials (2003-2005).
Stephen lives in northern New Jersey with his wife and three children.- Actress
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Eden Sonja Jane Riegel was born in Washington D.C. Her parents are Kurt & Lenore. Her older siblings are Tatiana S. Riegel & Sam Riegel. She grew up in a Virginia suburb. As a child, she first got the urge to perform while watching her brother perform dinner theater. Bitten by the performing bug, she soon got her chance to perform when she started performing in dinner theater herself for $10 a week. Her big break on stage came when she landed the part of young Cosette in Les Misérables. This led to other Broadway & off-Broadway roles in The Will Rogers Follies. She also had movie roles in American Pie (1999), The Prince of Egypt (1998) & Henry Hill (1999). She has guest-starred in many TV series. Besides being an actress, she's also an accomplished vocalist who was a member of the popular group Broadway Kids. She also sang back up vocals for Jewel.= & Michael Jackson.
She attended the New York's Professional Children's School & then Harvard University, aiming to become a lawyer. However, she took a leave of absence for an exciting role. Her biggest break came when she was cast as Bianca Christine Montgomery on All My Children (1970). Bianca's the first main character on an American soap who's openly gay. Eden's earnest, poignant, sparkling, heartfelt & charismatic portrayal helped make the character become one of All My Children (1970)'s most beloved heroines in its history. She left the role in February 2005. She has moved to Los Angeles & hopes to explore other avenues in her career such as prime time & movies.- Actress
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Mya Marie Harrison was born on October 10, 1979 in Washington D.C. She's an American R&B/pop singer, entertainer, philanthropist & actress known professionally as Mýa. She started taking ballet lessons at 2, adding jazz & tap dancing lessons 2 years later. As a teen, she began to shift her focus to music. Gifted & musically-inclined, she put together a demo tape at 15 w/ the help of her parents, garnering the interest of a record label. At 16, she began recording her first solo album, which was later released on Interscope Records in spring April 1998. It sold over 1 million copies in the U.S. & produced the gold-certified top 10 single It's All About Me featuring Sisqó.- Actress
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Caitlin Glass was born on 16 November 1981 in Washington D.C., USA. She is an actress, known for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009), Escaflowne: The Movie (2000) and Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2011). She has been married to Tony Patterson since 2009.- John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. was born on November 25, 1960, in Washington, DC, to John Fitzgerald Kennedy (President-to-be John F. Kennedy) and Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy (Jacqueline Kennedy). Three weeks before his birth, his father was elected President of the United States, and the nation loved little John. The press dubbed him "John-John", but his family called him John. Even as a toddler, he loved to fly. On his third birthday, his father was buried, and he was photographed giving his father's casket a salute in a photo and video seen around the world. About a month later, they moved out of the White House and into a 15-room apartment overlooking Central Park in New York City. He went to private schools. When he was six, his uncle Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated while running for president. He had been a father figure to John and his sister, Caroline Kennedy, a fact that Ethel Kennedy -- who had nine children with RFK -- did not like. That same year, Jackie married Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Socrates (Ari) Onasis (Aristotle Onassis). He virtually played no part in John's life because John hardly saw him. Ari died in 1975. John went on to high school and then decided to go to Brown University in Rhode Island. He graduated and, after his mother said no to his becoming an actor, went to law school and became an assistant District Attorney. In 1994, Jackie died of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. In 1996, John married Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy on an island off Georgia. She was very shy, and that did not bode well because they were constantly being photographed. On July 16th, 1999, Carolyn and her sister Lauren, with John as pilot, took off in his plane for Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, to drop Lauren off, with John and Carolyn continuing onward to the Kennedy Compound for the wedding of his cousin Rory Kennedy (Robert's youngest daughter, born after RFK's death). It was foggy, and several miles off Martha's Vineyard, the plane crashed, killing all three of them. The bodies of the women were found near the wreckage, but John's body was found in the pilot's seat.
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Mauricio Ochmann was born on November 16, 1977, in Washington, D.C. From a very young age he had artistic interests, always participating in local theater groups, but it wasn't until he turned 16 that he decided to dedicate himself to acting professionally. At that age, Mauricio decided to settle in Mexico City and soon got his first opportunity in the television comedy "The Other Thing" starring Héctor Suárez. At the end of this show Ochmann decided to continue his acting training and traveled to Los Angeles to prepare and seek opportunities.
In Los Angeles, Mauricio had to support his studies in the Joanne Baron Acting Studio in Los Angeles working as a waiter and at the same time began looking for an agent in that city. After three years of looking for opportunities, Mauricio booked his first movie, "Message in a Bottle", which gave him the opportunity to work alongside stars such as Kevin Costner, Paul Newman and Robin Wright. Mauricio also appeared in the TV series That's Life which aired on CBS from October 1, 2000 to January 26, 2002.
Ochmann is best known for his starring roles in the highly rated TV series El Chema and El Senor de los Cielos. Ochmann's smash hit series El Chema was the highest rated TV show in the history of NBC Universal's Spanish language subsidiary Telemundo, often receiving the highest rating among 18-34 year olds in the United States regardless of language. Ochmann has appeared in other hit Telemundo series including Victoria, Victorinos, and was the star of El Clon. On the film side Mauricio starred in A la Mala, a romantic comedy directed by Pitipol Ybarra, which was Mexico's highest grossing film for 2015 and released by Pantelion/Lionsgate in the US. Ochmann also starred in the highly rated and innovative "Controlada" episode of the Netflix original series Easy directed by Joe Swanberg.
Mauricio is married to actress Aislinn Derbez with whom he owns the television and film production company A Toda Madre Entertainment based in Los Angeles. Their production company recently acquired the film rights to the book "The Toltec Art of Life and Death" by best selling author Don Miguel Ruiz. Ochmann starred in the film "Hazlo Como Hombre" with his wife Derbez and also Executive Produced the film which was released by Pantelion/Lionsgate in 2017. It was the highest grossing Mexican film of 2017.
Ochmann starred in and Executive Produced the film "Ya Veremos" (We'll See) released by Pantelion/Lionsgate. It was the highest grossing Mexican film of 2018.- Karl Yune portrays Maseo Yamashiro (mentor and friend to Oliver Queen) on the hit show Arrow. Karl's character Maseo is a DC Comics character who has had a strong presence throughout season 3 in the flashback story line, as well as in the present day story as Maseo's alter ego Sarab (2nd in command of the League of Assassins and ally to DC character Ras Al Ghul). Karl was born and raised in Washington D.C. and was accepted to Columbia University as a business major. His study and love of Shakespeare during a literature course influenced him to switch his major to theater at the University's School of the Arts. While at Columbia, Yune won the role of Romeo in an off Broadway production of Romeo and Juliet and was later signed to a talent manager. Karl continued to work as a theater actor in New York City and won critical and rave reviews for his performance as Gloucester in a contemporary rendition of Shakespeare's Richard the III. While casting The Last Samurai, director Edward Zwick was impressed with Yune's audition tape and Karl went to Los Angeles for the first time to meet with the famed director. Zwick later informed Karl that the studio was to cast the film out of Japan, but encouraged Karl to move to Los Angeles as he saw promise in the young actor's talent. Inspired, Karl moved to Los Angeles, only to learn that he was offered a five year contract back in New York, on the popular daytime TV drama All My Children. Yune passed on the offer and soon booked his first lead role in the cult film Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid. The following year Karl was picked by producer Steven Spielberg to play the memorable role of Koichi, the secret lover to Li Gong's Geisha Hatsumomo, in Memoirs of a Geisha, based on the international best selling novel. Karl continued to work in lead and supporting roles in award winning independent, foreign, and Hollywood films. In 2010, Karl was again chosen by producer Steven Spielberg and director Shawn Levy to star as Tak Mashido, the reclusive legend of the robot fighting world in the scifi drama Real Steel. Karl now resides in Los Angeles, California.
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Chris Miller is an American film director, storyboard artist, and voice actor best known for his work with DreamWorks Animation. Following a stint working with Ralph Bakshi on his film Cool World (1992), he would begin his career at DreamWorks as a storyboard artist on films Antz (1998) and Shrek (2001) before being promoted to head of story on Shrek 2 (2004). This led to him becoming the director of two subsequent entries in the franchise, those being Shrek the Third (2007) and Puss in Boots (2011). Miller is also known for his role as Kowalski in the Madagascar film series (except for The Penguins of Madagascar (2008), where he was voiced by Jeff Bennett instead), and has voiced numerous characters in other DreamWorks movies.- Producer
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Eddie Huang was born on 1 March 1982 in Washington, D.C., USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Boogie (2021), Tuna Melt and Fresh Off the Boat (2015).- Actress
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Connie Chung was born on 20 August 1946 in Washington D.C., USA. She is an actress and writer, known for House of Cards (2013), Murphy Brown (1988) and The Undoing (2020). She has been married to Maury Povich since 2 December 1984. They have one child.- Producer
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Rory Kennedy was born on 12 December 1968 in Washington D.C., USA. She is a producer and director, known for American Hollow (1999), Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (2007) and Last Days in Vietnam (2014). She has been married to Mark Bailey since 2 August 1999. They have three children.- Katie Ledecky was born on 17 March 1997 in Washington D.C., USA.
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Mike Haimoto was born on 7 December 1987 in Washington D.C., USA. He is an actor and casting director, known for Venus Wars (1989), Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love (2006) and Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh - Chapter of Fierce Fighting (2007).- Jasmine Burgess was born in Washington D.C., USA. She is known for Lord of War (2005).
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Sam Denby was born on 17 March 1998 in Washington D.C., USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Jet Lag: The Game (2022), The World's Most Useful Airport (2019) and Half as Interesting's Crime Spree: The World's Most Illegal Game Show (2022).- Kerry Kennedy was born on 8 September 1959 in Washington D.C., USA. She is a producer, known for Ripple of Hope Awards (2016), The Kennedy Center Presents: Speak Truth to Power (2000) and Food Chains (2014). She was previously married to Andrew Cuomo.
- Adrian is a Guatemalan-American actor. Adrian began acting in his acting school in Guatemala at the age of 15. He moved to Los Angles at 18 to pursue his dream into becoming an accomplished artist. Currently he studies at the University of Southern California where he is getting a BFA in Acting for Screen & Stage.
- Brittney Johnson was born on 23 December 1989 in Washington D.C., USA. She is an actress, known for Les Miserables: The Broadway Musical (2014), Shrunk and Gabby's Dollhouse (2021).
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D.C. native Diana Garnet grew up watching anime w/ her father, an avid anime fan himself. Influenced by the music used in anime, she dreamed of becoming a singer in Japan & dedicated her life to studying Japanese culture as well as the language. The opening theme to CLAMP's "Magic Knights Rayearth", Naomi Tamura's "Yuzurenai Negai", was a huge influence. From the age of 7, she made up her mind to sing & voice act in Japanese for her favorite anime titles.
She first learned Japanese by mimicking what she heard in anime, learning to read mainly by manga. After several years in high school & studying abroad in various Japanese cities such as Kochi, Tokushima, Kobe, she graduated from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, W.A., settling in Tokyo, Japan. Initially an English teacher, she auditioned for various music labels & TV shows, eventually becoming the Spring 2013 champion of NTV's hit TV show, "Nodojiman the World!", a show dedicated to finding the best foreign singer of Japanese songs.
From there, she was scouted & officially debuted in October 2013 w/ Sony Music Records, featuring a cover of "Mata Kimi ni Koishiteru". She followed up w/ a cover album "Cover Girl" in November. She later began contributing songs to various anime an games such as "Spinning World," for the international hit series, "Naruto Shippuden" in 2015.
Not satisfied w/ only providing theme songs to anime & games, she branched out in various fields in the entertainment industry. In addition to providing voices for anime, games & educational materials, she began appearing on many TV as well as radio programs highlighting Japanese culture or niche otaku culture. She started hosting NHK ETV's weekly "Igo Focus" in April 2017, a show dedicated to teaching the ancient game of Go, as well as the daily English educational program "Kiso Eigo 1" for NHK Radio in 2018.
She also voiced in 2 of the English dub Shimajiro films Shimajiro and the Rainbow Oasis 2017 and Shimajirou the Movie: Great Adventure on Magic Island 2018.