100 Notable alumni of
New York Film Academy
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New York Film Academy is 432nd in the world, 172nd in North America, and 159th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from New York Film Academy sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Shaquille O'Neal
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- sports commentatortelevision producerpodcasterrapperreal estate entrepreneur
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Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, commonly known as Shaq, is an American former professional basketball player and sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. He is a 7-foot-1-inch (2.16 m) and 325-pound (147 kg) center who played for six teams over his 19-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is a four-time NBA champion. O'Neal is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players and centers of all time.
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Aubrey Plaza
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- voice actoractorcomediantelevision actorNBC page
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Aubrey Christina Plaza is an American actress, comedian, and producer. She began performing improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. After graduating from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Plaza made her feature film debut in Mystery Team (2009) and gained wide recognition for her role as April Ludgate on the NBC political satire sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015).
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Naya Rivera
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- singertelevision actormodelfilm actorchild actor
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Naya Marie Rivera was an American actress, singer, and model recognized for her work on the popular musical comedy-drama series Glee.
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Bill Hader
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- television directorfilm actortelevision producervoice actorfilm director
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William Thomas Hader Jr. is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and director. He was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2005 to 2013, for which he received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Peabody Award. He became known for his impressions and especially for his work on the Weekend Update segments, where he played Stefon, a flamboyant New York City nightclub tour guide.
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Paul Dano
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- screenwriterfilm directorfilm produceractor
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Paul Franklin Dano born June 19, 1984) is an American actor. His work includes both independent film and blockbusters, and his accolades include nominations for a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Damon Wayans
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- comediantelevision actorscreenwriterfilm actortelevision producer
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Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and writer. A member of the Wayans family of entertainers, Damon performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a brief stint on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live. He later joined his family on Fox's sketch comedy show In Living Color (1990–1992), and wrote and performed on his own animated series Waynehead (1996–1997) and live-action series Damon (1998). Since then, he has starred in a number of films and television shows, some of which he has co-produced or co-written, including Mo' Money, The Last Boy Scout, Major Payne, Bulletproof, and the sitcoms My Wife and Kids and Poppa's House, the latter featuring his son Damon Wayans Jr. From 2016 to 2019, he starred as Roger Murtaugh in the Fox television series Lethal Weapon.
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Naga Chaitanya
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- actor
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Akkineni Naga Chaitanya is an Indian actor and entrepreneur who works in Telugu cinema. Chaitanya has received several accolades for his work, including a Filmfare Award South, a Nandi Award, and a SIIMA Award.
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Kangana Ranaut
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- actorfilm director
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Kangna Amardeep Ranaut is an Indian actress, filmmaker, and politician serving as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Mandi since June 2024. Known for her portrayals of strong-willed, unconventional women in female-led Hindi films, she is the recipient of several awards, including four National Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards, and has featured six times in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list. In 2020, the Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri, the country's fourth-highest civilian award.
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Eve Hewson
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- actorfilm actor
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Memphis Eve Sunnyday Iris Hewson is an Irish actress. A daughter of activist Ali Hewson and singer Bono, she had her first major role in the 2011 drama film This Must Be the Place, and subsequently starred in the 2014 series The Knick. She appeared in films such as Blood Ties (2013), Bridge of Spies (2015) and Robin Hood (2018).
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Alfonso Ribeiro
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- television directordancerstage actortelevision actorsinger
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Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro is an American actor, comedian, and television host. In a career spanning over four decades, he is best known for his role as Carlton Banks on the NBC television sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996), as well as his performances on Silver Spoons (1984–1987) and In the House (1996–1999).
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Lana Condor
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- actortelevision actorfilm actortelevision producerballet dancer
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Lana Therese Condor is an American actress and YouTuber. She made her acting debut starring as Jubilee in the superhero film X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), and gained international recognition for portraying Lara Jean Covey in the romantic comedy To All the Boys film series (2018–2021). She has also portrayed Saya Kuroki in the television series Deadly Class and Koyomi in the film Alita: Battle Angel (both 2019), and voiced the titular character in the animated teen comedy film Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023).
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Issa Rae
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- television actorfilm directoractortelevision producershowrunner
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Jo-Issa Rae Diop, known professionally as Issa Rae, is an American actress, writer, and producer. She achieved recognition as the co-creator, co-writer, and star of the HBO comedy series Insecure (2016–2021), for which she was nominated for multiple Golden Globes Awards and Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Damon Wayans Jr
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- screenwritertelevision actorvoice actoractorfilm actor
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Damon Kyle Wayans Jr. is an American actor and comedian. He starred as Brad Williams in the ABC sitcom Happy Endings, for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2012, and as Coach in the Fox sitcom New Girl. In 2014, he starred in the comedy film Let's Be Cops, and provided the voice of Wasabi in Big Hero 6.
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Camilla Luddington
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- actortelevision actorfilm actormotion capture actingvoice actor
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Camilla Anne Luddington is an English actress, best known for her role as Dr. Jo Wilson in the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy (since 2012). She is also known for voicing Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider Survivor trilogy video games and Zatanna in the DC Animated Movie Universe.
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Alanna Masterson
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Alanna Masterson is an American actress, best known for her role as Tara Chambler in the AMC television series The Walking Dead.
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Ruby Lin
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- singertelevision actorfilm actortelevision producerrecording artist
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Ruby Lin Xin-ru is a Taiwanese actress, television and film producer, and singer.
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D. B. Woodside
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- television actordirectoractorfilm actor
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David Bryan Woodside is an American actor. He is best known for his television roles as the bass singer Melvin Franklin in The Temptations, Robin Wood in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Malcolm Franks in Single Ladies, Jeff Malone in Suits, Dr. Joseph Prestridge in Parenthood, the angel Amenadiel in Lucifer, and Wayne Palmer in the thriller series 24.
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Athiya Shetty
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- actorfilm actor
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Athiya Shetty is a former Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. The daughter of actor Suniel Shetty, she made her acting debut with the romantic action Hero (2015), which earned her the Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Female nomination. Following leading roles in the romantic comedy Mubarakan (2017) and the comedy drama Motichoor Chaknachoor (2019), she quit acting.
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Hannah Quinlivan
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- television presentermodeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Hannah Quinlivan or Jen Wu (武誼蓁; 武谊蓁; Wǔ Yìzhēn), known professionally as Kun Ling (昆凌; Kūn Líng), is a Taiwanese actress and model.
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Chord Overstreet
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- musicianguitaristfilm actortelevision actorsinger
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Chord Paul Overstreet is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his role as Sam Evans on the Fox television series Glee (2009–2015). He has starred in the Apple TV+ comedy series Acapulco since 2021.
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Nag Ashwin
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India - Occupations
- film directorscreenwriter
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Singireddy Nag Ashwin Reddy, popularly known as Nag Ashwin, is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his work in Telugu cinema. He is the recipient of a National Film Award, a Nandi Award, and a Filmfare Award. A graduate of the New York Film Academy, Ashwin began his career as an assistant director to Sekhar Kammula. He made his directorial debut in 2015 with the coming-of-age film Yevade Subramanyam, which earned him the Nandi Award for Best Debut Director.
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Lio Tipton
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- figure skatermodelactorfilm actor
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Lio Tipton is an American actor and fashion model. Tipton placed third on Cycle 11 of America's Next Top Model and played roles in the films Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), Warm Bodies (2013), and Two Night Stand (2014).
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Joshua Leonard
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- screenwriterfilm directortelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Joshua Granville Leonard is an American actor, producer, writer, and director, known for his role in The Blair Witch Project (1999). He has since starred in films such as Madhouse (2004), The Shaggy Dog (2006), Higher Ground (2011), The Motel Life (2012), Snake and Mongoose (2013), If I Stay (2014), The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014), 6 Years (2015), and Unsane (2018).
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Glen Hansard
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- actorsinger-songwriterguitariststreet artistfilm actor
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Glen James Hansard is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician. Since 1990, he has been the frontman of the Irish rock band The Frames, with whom he has released six studio albums, four of which have charted in the top ten of the Irish Album Charts. He is one half of folk rock duo The Swell Season before releasing his debut solo album, Rhythm and Repose, in 2012. His 2015 second album Didn't He Ramble was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album.
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Shirley Setia
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- singertelevision producerYouTuber
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Shirley Setia is a New Zealand singer and actress known for her work in the Indian film and music industries.
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Stephanie Cayo
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- modeldancersingeractor
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Stephanie Cristina Cayo Sanguinetti is a Peruvian actress, singer and songwriter.
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Kushal Tandon
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- actortelevision actormodel
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Kushal Tandon is an Indian model and actor known for his works primarily in Hindi television. He gained prominence portraying Virat Vadhera in Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai, Arjun Sharma in Beyhadh, and Reyansh Lamba in Barsatein – Mausam Pyaar Ka. He is the recipient of an Indian Telly Awards and Gold Awards. He has also participated in Nach Baliye, Bigg Boss and Khatron Ke Khiladi.
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Imran Khan
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- actor
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Imran Khan is an American actor, director of Indian origin known for his work in Hindi-language films. He has received several accolades, including a Filmfare Award, and is known for his work across a range of film genres. Hailed as "The King of Urban-romance" for his appearances in romance genre films, Khan is regarded as one of the prominent actors in contemporary Hindi cinema.
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Alaya F
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- modelactor
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Aalia Furniturewalla, professionally known as Alaya F, is an American actress who appears in Indian Hindi-language films. Born into the Bedi family, she is the daughter of actress Pooja Bedi. She made her acting debut in 2020 with the comedy film Jawaani Jaaneman, for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She has since starred in the thriller Freddy (2022) and the biopic Srikanth (2024).
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Sasha Cohen
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- figure skateractor
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Alexandra Pauline "Sasha" Cohen is a retired American figure skater. She is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Championship medalist, the 2003 Grand Prix Final Champion, and the 2006 U.S. Champion. She is known for her artistry, flexibility and body lines, and musical interpretation. As of 2024, Cohen is the most recent American woman to medal individually in figure skating at the Olympics.
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Sharad Malhotra
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Sharad Malhotra is an Indian actor, who primarily works in Hindi television and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in 2004 with the role of Prince Goldy in Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag. His first major role was the lead role of Sagarpratap Singh in Banoo Main Teri Dulhann.
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Somy Ali
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- modelfilm directorjournalistactor
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Somy Ali is a Pakistani-American actress, writer, filmmaker, model and activist who has worked in Bollywood films. She runs a non-profit organization named No More Tears since 2007.
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Arunoday Singh
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- actor
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Arunoday Singh is an Indian actor. He made his debut with Sikandar. He has appeared in films like Aisha (2010), Yeh Saali Zindagi (2011), Jism 2 (2012), Main Tera Hero (2014), Mr X (2015), Mohenjo Daro (2016) and Blackmail (2018). He also appeared in the web series Apaharan (2018–2022).
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Pietro Sermonti
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- actortelevision actorstage actor
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Pietro Sermonti is an Italian stage, film and television actor.
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Maisa Silva
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- children's entertainermodeltelevision actoractor
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Maisa da Silva Andrade is an actress, presenter and former Brazilian singer. She started her career at the age of three, when she participated in a group of freshmen on the Programa Raul Gil, on RecordTV and Band. Two years later, she was hired by SBT to present the programs Sábado Animado, Domingo Animado and Bom Dia & Cia, gaining greater prominence when sharing the show Pergunte a Maisa with boss Silvio Santos. As an actress, she gained fame through her role as Valéria Ferreira in Carrossel. Other notable roles in the actress' career include Juju Almeida in Carinha de Anjo, Cíntia Dorella in Cinderela Pop, Gabi in Tudo por um Popstar and playing her first villain in the film Ela Disse, Ele Disse, as Júlia.
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Oskar Kuchera
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- singertelevision presentertelevision actoractorradio personality
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Oskar Aleksandrovich Kuchera is a Russian actor, TV presenter and radio host. He was born in Moscow. He has made appearances in movies such as Unreal Love and Soldiers and is a presenter on Top Gear Russia. He appeared in the fourth season of ice show contest Ice Age.
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Kamie Crawford
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- modelbeauty pageant contestant
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Kameran "Kamie" Crawford is an American television and podcast host, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model and former beauty queen who was crowned Miss Teen USA 2010 on July 24, 2010 at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in the Bahamas. Crawford was the co-host of Catfish: The TV Show until 2024. She also hosted season 9 of Are You the One? on Paramount+ and season 6 of MTV's Ex On The Beach as well as her own relationship advice podcast, Relationsh*t.
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Rafael de La Fuente
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- television actoractorsingerfilm actor
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Rafael de la Fuente is a Venezuelan-born American actor and singer. He is known for his roles in the fantasy television series Grachi (2011–2013) and the soap opera reboot Dynasty (2017–2022) as Sam "Sammy Jo" Jones. His other notable role was in the first and second seasons of the drama series Empire (2015–2016).
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Luis D. Ortiz
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- businesspersonpresenter
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Luis D. Ortiz is a licensed real estate salesperson who worked for Douglas Elliman. Ortiz co-starred in the Bravo reality television series Million Dollar Listing New York, alongside Fredrik Eklund and Ryan Serhant, who remained from the prior season, and has continued with Eklund and Serhant to subsequent seasons.
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Lex Scott Davis
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Alexis Scott Davis is an American actress. She is known for playing Nya in The First Purge and Toni Braxton in the 2016 Lifetime television film Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart. In 2017, she had a starring role in the short-lived CBS drama series Training Day. She played Quiara in The L Word: Generation Q.
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Mark Normand
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- television actorstand-up comedianactorcomedian
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Mark Normand is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He began performing stand-up in his hometown New Orleans in 2006. He has performed across the United States and abroad and has appeared on Conan, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
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Dayana Mendoza
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- actorbeauty pageant contestantmanufacturerbusinesspersonmodel
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Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Uribe is a Venezuelan actress, model, film producer, director, and beauty queen. She is the winner of the titles of Miss Venezuela 2007 and Miss Universe 2008.
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Pevita Pearce
- Enrolled in New York Film Academy
- Studied in 2011-2011
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- actorfilm directormodel
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Pevita Cleo Eileen Pearce is a British-Indonesian actress and model of mixed Welsh and Banjar descent.
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Giorgio Pasotti
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- stage actorfilm directortelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Giorgio Pasotti is an Italian actor and former martial arts athlete.
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Adinia Wirasti
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- modelactor
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Adinia Wirasti Wahr, is an Indonesian actress of Javanese descent. In 2008, she graduated from the New York Film Academy one year Screenwriting Program in Los Angeles, California.
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Nicolas Prattes
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- actortelevision actor
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Nicolas Prattes Bittencourt Pires is a Brazilian actor and singer.
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Mariano Di Vaio
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- modelfashion designer
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Mariano Di Vaio is an Italian blogger, fashion designer and actor. He has been a brand ambassador for Hugo Boss, Dolce & Gabbana and Calvin Klein. His first published book is My Dream Job. He launched his line of jewels, MDV Jewels, a collection of shoes, MDV Shoes, and his Eyewear collection, MDV Eyewear. The first movie he appeared in is Deported, a Hollywood production by Yoram Globus.
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Matthew Cardarople
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- comedianactor
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Matthew Richard Cardarople is an American actor and comedian. He is usually typecast as nerds or individuals with socially awkward traits illustrating American kitsch culture. He has appeared in the ABC television series Selfie, the 2015 film Jurassic World, the 2016 TV series Stranger Things as a worker at the Hawkins arcade, and as the "Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender" in the TV series A Series of Unfortunate Events. In 2021, he played Keith in the film Free Guy. His supporting roles include appearances in Michael Showalter's 2017 romantic comedy The Big Sick, and Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi's TV series Reservation Dogs.
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Gauri Shinde
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- authorscreenwriterfilm director
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Gauri Shinde is an Indian film director and screenwriter. Shinde made her directorial debut with the highly acclaimed English Vinglish (2012), which marked the comeback of actress Sridevi. Shinde featured in the Financial Times 2012 list of '25 Indians To Watch'. She also featured on Rediff's list of 'Bollywood's 5 Best Directors of 2012'.
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Niharica Raizada
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- film actor
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Niharica Raizada is a Luxembourgish actress. She was crowned as Miss India UK 2010 and was runner-up at Miss India Worldwide 2010. She is the granddaughter of former Bollywood musician O. P. Nayyar. She has worked in films like IB71, Masaan, 6-5=2, Damadol, Total Dhamaal (2018) and Sooryavanshi (2021).
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Jessica Lee Rose
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- television producertelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Jessica Lee Rose is an American-New Zealand actress who first gained popularity after playing the role of lonelygirl15, a fictional teenage homeschooled character named Bree who appeared in YouTube video blogs, beginning in June 2006. In September 2006, the Los Angeles Times outed the character, destroying any mystery surrounding the possible fictionality of lonelygirl15, which thrust Rose into the mainstream spotlight while also increasing the viewership of the series. In 2007, Rose won a Webby for this role.
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Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir
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- swimmeractor
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Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir, also known as Ragga Ragnars is an Icelandic actress and former swimmer, who specialised in sprint freestyle events. She is a multiple-time Icelandic record holder in both long and short course freestyle (both 50 metres and 100 metres). After retiring from swimming, Ragnheiður studied acting and played the role of Gunnhild on the TV series Vikings from 2018 to 2020.
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Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam
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- actorscreenwriterfilm director
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Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam is an Indian film director, actor and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He directed the romantic comedy Pelli Choopulu (2016), which won him the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu and Best Screenplay – Dialogues. He later directed Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi (2018), and made his acting debut in a lead role with Meeku Maathrame Cheptha (2019).
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Alma Jodorowsky
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- modelfilm directoractorfilm actor
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Alma Jodorowsky is a French actress, singer, and fashion model.
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Elyfer Torres
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- film actortelevision actorartist
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Elvia Fernanda Torres Pérez, most known as Elyfer Torres, is a Mexican actress. Her first major role was portraying the titular character in the Telemundo telenovela Betty en NY (2019). Although previously she stood out for series like La rosa de Guadalupe (2012–2017), La Piloto (2018), El secreto de Selena (2018), and Nicky Jam: El Ganador (2018). Torres began her artistic training as a child, taking workshops at the Centro de Educación Artística of Televisa. Later, she specialized in acting for cinema at the renowned New York Film Academy in Los Angeles; returning to Mexico to continue her training at the CasAzul of Argos school, and finally, she finished her classical dance training at the Royal Academy of Dance in England.
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Banky W
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- singerentrepreneurrappersongwriterpolitician
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Olubankole Wellington//, popularly known by his stage name Banky W and credited in film as Banky Wellington, is a Nigerian-American singer, rapper, actor, entrepreneur and politician.
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Mohamed Diab
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- screenwriterdirectorfilm directorwriteractor
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Mohamed Diab is an Egyptian screenwriter and director whose work often centers on pressing issues concerning Egyptian society. He is known for his directorial debut film Cairo 678 (Les Femmes du bus 678), which was released a month before the Egyptian revolution, and for directing Disney's Marvel series Moon Knight.
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Saadet Aksoy
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- actorfilm actor
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Saadet Işıl Aksoy is a Turkish actress, who received critical acclaim with her portrayal of Aska, a red-haired punk trumpet player in Italian actor-director Sergio Castellitto's film Twice Born, in which she co-starred with Penélope Cruz and Emile Hirsch. Christy Lemire described her as "the striking Saadet Aksoy" in her Twice Born review, and film critic David Rooney stated, "Saadet Aksoy brings a subdued fieriness to her scenes as a Bosnian woman" in The Hollywood Reporter. In his article on Variety, Boyd Van Hoeij wrote, "Turkish thesp Saadet Aksoy impresses in a supporting role as a spunky Yugoslav local" about her performance in Twice Born.
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Domiziana Giordano
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- actorpoetwriterfilm actortelevision producer
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Domiziana Giordano is an Italian artist, actress, photographer, and video artist. Giordano has played roles in work directed by Mauro Bolognini, Jean-Luc Godard, Neil Jordan, Ken McMullen, Nicolas Roeg, and Andrei Tarkovsky, amongst others.
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Oshri Cohen
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- modelstage actoractorfilm actor
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Oshri Cohen is an Israeli film, television and stage actor. He has received four Ophir Award nominations for his roles in Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi (2003), Beaufort (2007), Los Islands (2008) and Working Woman (2018).
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Travis Fine
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- film directortelevision actorwriteractorfilm actor
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Travis Lane Fine is an American actor, writer, director and producer, perhaps best known for his film Any Day Now, and for his roles in Girl, Interrupted and The Young Riders.
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William Eubank
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- screenwriterfilm directorcinematographerfilm screenwriterfilm producer
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William Eubank is an American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. On his first feature film, Love, released in 2011, in addition to directorial and director of photography duties, Eubank also served as production designer. His second feature film, The Signal, premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and was released in theaters by Focus Features on June 13, 2014. His third feature film, the science-fiction horror film Underwater, was released in January 2020 by 20th Century Fox.
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Julie Tan
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- actor
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Julie Tan Shao Yin is a Singaporean actress and video game streamer. She was the female lead in That Girl in Pinafore.
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Carla Baratta
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Carla Baratta Sarcinelli is a Venezuelan actress, model, and artist. She is most well known for being the star of the digital series Bleep, broadcast by the mobile phone company Digitel GSM. Since she was young, she has studied stage acting in places such as Estudio 7 Alfredo Aparicio in San Cristobal-Venezuela, the New York Film Academy and the New Collective in Los Angeles, as well as the Actors Gym in Caracas.
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Bevin Prince
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Bevin Anne Prince is an American former actress and current fitness instructor, who is best known for her role as Bevin Mirskey on The CW's hit series One Tree Hill.
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Kunle Afolayan
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- film produceractorfilm director
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Kunle Afolayan is a Nigerian actor, producer, and film director. He is credited for elevating the quality of Nollywood movies through larger budgets, shooting on 35mm, releasing in cinemas, and improving cliché Nollywood storylines. His directing credits include the Aníkúlápó franchise, The Figurine, Phone Swap, October 1, and Citation. Afolayan is the CEO of Golden Effects Pictures, a Nigerian film and production company incorporated in 2005.
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Chika Ike
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- actorscreenwriterentrepreneurmodelphilanthropist
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Chika Nancy Ike // is a Nigerian actress, television personality, producer, businesswoman, philanthropist and former model.
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Omoni Oboli
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- screenwriterfilm directorbrand ambassadorfilm produceractor
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Omoni Oboli listen is a Nigerian actress, scriptwriter, film director and producer. She studied at the New York Film Academy and has written several screenplays, including The Figurine (2009), Anchor Baby (2010), Fatal Imagination, Being Mrs Elliott, The First Lady and Wives on Strike (2016). In 2018, she starred and directed the comedy film, Moms at War.
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Ini Dima-Okojie
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- modelactor
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Ini Dima-Okojie is a Nigerian actress from Edo State, Nigeria. She resigned from her job in investment banking to enroll at the New York Film Academy. She started her career with the first television appearance on Taste of Love and she has featured on many films including the multicultural romcom, Namaste Wahala in 2021 and the Netflix Nigerian original thriller, Blood Sisters (2022 series) in 2022.
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Stephanie Okereke
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- screenwritermodelfilm directoractor
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Stephanie Okereke Linus // is a Nigerian actress, film director and model. She has received several awards and nominations for her work as an actress, including the 2003 Reel Award for Best Actress, the 2006 Afro Hollywood Award for Best Actress, and three nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2005, 2009 and 2010. She was also the runner up for the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria beauty pageant of 2002. In 2011, she was honoured by the Nigerian government with a national honour of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic, MFR. Stephanie is also a scriptwriter, a Producer and a Director.
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Lea Gabrielle
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- journalistnaval aviator
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Lea Gabrielle is a former U.S. Diplomat who served as the Special Envoy and Coordinator of the Global Engagement Center at the U.S. Department of State from 2019-2021. She formerly served in the United States Navy for twelve years as a combat naval aviator and intelligence officer. As a civilian, she worked as a journalist and correspondent for the Fox News Channel and NBC News. In 2024 she was named vice president and general manager for the Mount Snow ski resort.
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Nara Rohit
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Nara Rohith is an Indian actor in, and producer of, Telugu films. An alumnus of New York Film Academy, he is known for works such as Baanam (2009), Solo (2011), Prathinidhi (2014), Rowdy Fellow (2014), Asura (2015) and Jyo Achyutananda (2016). He owns the production house Aran Media Works.
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Kemi Adetiba
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- music video directorcinematelevision directoractorbrand ambassador
- Biography
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Kemi Adetiba listen is a Nigerian filmmaker, television director and music video director, whose works have appeared on Channel O, MTV Base, Sound City TV, BET and Netflix.
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Alyssa Nicole Pallett
- Occupations
- modelactor
- Biography
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Alyssa Nicole Pallett is a Canadian model, actress, and businesswoman. She is the former owner of "The Sweet Ones", a vintage store in New York City.
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Dennis Michael Lynch
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- businesspersontelevision producer
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Dennis Michael Lynch also known as "DML", is an American businessman, documentary film maker, podcast host and news personality. Currently, he is the founder and CEO of TeamDML Inc, a company specializing in the distribution of news programming, podcasts and digital films. He is also the founder of TeamDML.com, an online membership-based service for people who wish to watch his daily podcast about politics and news. Lynch is also the co-owner of a CBD brand that bears his name, DML CBD.
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Zoltán Várkonyi
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- film directordirectoractorpedagoguetheatre manager
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Zoltán Várkonyi was a Hungarian actor and film director. In 1961, he was a member of the jury at the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival. Four years later, he was a member of the jury at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.
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Kunle Remi
- Occupations
- modeltelevision actorfilm produceractorstunt performer
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Oyekunle Opeyemi Oluwaremi Listen, known professionally as Kunle Remi, is a Nigerian singer, producer, and model. He appeared in the films Falling and Aníkúlápó, the television series Tinsel, and won the 7th edition of Gulder Ultimate Search in 2010. While studying at the New York Film Academy, he also hosted an internet television channel, Celebville 360. He hosted the Academy Awards nomination event in Beverly Hills. In 2012, he was cast in his first movie, Heavy Beauty, produced by Grace Edwin Okon and directed by Stanlee Ohikhuare. Though he graduated in 2014, he returned to study filmmaking and directing, and graduated in 2015.
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Jean Paul Lal
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- actorscreenwriterfilm director
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Jean Paul Lal is an Indian film director and actor who mainly works in the Malayalam film industry. He is the son of actor-director Lal. His directorial debut movie was Honey Bee starring Asif Ali which was a hit. He also played his acting debut as Solomon main villain in the movie Under World. He played a significant role in 2023 Priyadarshan movie Corona Papers.
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Chris Attoh
- Occupations
- actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Chris Attoh is a Ghanaian actor, film director, on-air personality, television presenter, and producer. He is best known as "Kwame Mensah" in the Nigerian soap opera Tinsel.
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Eku Edewor
- Occupations
- modelfilm producertelevision presenteractor
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Georgina Chloe Eku Edewor-Thorley, otherwise known as Eku Edewor, is a British Nigerian actress, television presenter, and model. She is best known for her work as host of the entertainment television program 53 Extra on Africa Magic.
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O. C. Ukeje
- Occupations
- actormusicianmodel
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Okechukwu Ukeje//, known as OC Ukeje is Nigerian actor,model and musician. He came into prominence after winning the Amstel Malta Box Office reality show. He has received several awards including Africa Movie Academy Awards, Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, Nollywood Movies Awards, Best of Nollywood Awards, Nigeria Entertainment Awards and Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards. He has featured in several award-winning films including Two Brides and a Baby, Hoodrush, Alan Poza, Confusion Na Wa and Half of a Yellow Sun.
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Nirmal Sahadev
- Born in
- India
- Occupations
- film directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Nirmal Sahadev is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is best known for his directorial debut, Ranam.
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Ahd Kamel
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- actorfilm director
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Ahd Hassan Kamel is an actress and filmmaker from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She is known for her role in the BAFTA-nominated film, Wadjda (2014) and for her role as Fatima in BBC Two's Collateral (2018).
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Carter Smith
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- screenwriterfilm directoractorphotographer
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Carter Smith is an American filmmaker and fashion photographer. He is best known for directing the films The Ruins (2008), Jamie Marks Is Dead (2014), and Swallowed (2022).
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Abi Varghese
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- film directortelevision director
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Abi Varghese is an Indian-American writer-director-producer and the Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Infamous Coconuts, a production house based in LA and presence in New York and Mumbai, India.
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Michel van der Aa
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- composerfilm directorlibrettistrecord producer
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Michel van der Aa is a Dutch composer of contemporary classical music.
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Dharani Dharan
- Occupations
- film directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Dharani Dharan is an Indian film director and screenwriter working primarily in the Tamil cinema.
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Ufuoma Ejenobor
- Occupations
- actorbeauty pageant contestantscreenwritermodelfilm director
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Ufuoma Stacey McDermott is a Nigerian actress, director, former model and beauty pageant titleholder.
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Amleset Muchie
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Amleset Muchie is an Ethiopian model, actress, and filmmaker. She has been married to Ethiopian singer Teddy Afro since 2012.
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Rohit Gupta
- Born in
- India
- Occupations
- film directorfilm producer
- Biography
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Rohit Gupta is a film director, producer and entrepreneur who resides in the United States. He is known for directing Midnight Delight, Life! Camera Action..., Another Day Another Life, winning several awards & nominations. Gupta is the founder and owner of Dot & Feather Entertainment production company, Film Festivals To Go (FFTG), and FFTG Awards Film Fest.
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Nana Akua Addo
- Born in
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Germany - Occupations
- actorfilm producer
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Nana Akua Addo is a German-born Ghanaian model, actress, and film producer. She was the second runner-up in Miss Malaika 2003 and the winner of Miss Ghana-Germany in 2005. She has received awards, including the Glitz Style Awards and City People Entertainment Awards.
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Thishiwe Ziqubu
- Years
- 1985-.. (age 41)
- Occupations
- film actoractorfilm director
- Biography
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Thishiwe Ziqubu is a South African film director, writer and actor. He won Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 2016 Africa Movie Academy Awards for his portrayal of Tshaka in the romantic comedy Tell Me Sweet Something. In 2019, he directed episodes of MTV Shuga Down South.
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Anna Rezan
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- film directorsingeractorfilm actor
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Anna Rezan is a Greek actress, singer and filmmaker. She began her career in her early teens by appearing in Greek films and television series, most notably in the 2010 comedy film Show Bitch which premiered at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
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Rubaiyat Hossain
- Occupations
- filmmakerfilm director
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Rubaiyat Hossain is a Bangladeshi film director, writer, and producer. She made the films Meherjaan, Under Construction (2015) and Made in Bangladesh (2019). In 2023, she became the second female director to win a Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director, for Made in Bangladesh. Made in Bangladesh was listed in Criterion Collection's hidden-gems of the 2010s. Hossain has started working on her fourth feature film, Difficult Bride. Hossain is also the founder of Sultana's Dream, a funding and mentorship grant to empower, promote and support the next generation of women filmmakers and storytellers in Bangladesh.
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Rekha Rana
- Occupations
- modelactor
- Biography
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Rekha Rana is a Bollywood actress, theater artist, winner of Miss Delhi, Photogenic Face and Beautiful Smile titleholder in 2007. She is the brand ambassador for South African NGO called 'Star NGO' and 'Save Our Women' Campaign. Her first movie Ab Hoga Dharna Unlimited which is themed on Anna Hazare's Dharna released on 13 April 2012.
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Tushar Tyagi
- Occupations
- film director
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Tushar Tyagi born on 27 December 1989, is an Indian film Director.
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Stefan de Vries
- Occupations
- television presenterwriterjournalist
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Stefan de Vries is a Dutch writer and journalist.
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Giorgi Ovashvili
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- screenwriterfilmmakerfilm directordirector
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Giorgi Ovashvili is a Georgian film director and screenwriter, known for his 2014 film Corn Island.
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Osasu Igbinedion
- Occupations
- journalist
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Osasu Igbinedion Ogwuche is a Nigerian-British media entrepreneur, philanthropist, and business executive. She is the Chief Executive Officer of TOS Group of Companies, home to TOS TV NETWORK; a platform focused on pan-African storytelling, TOS Foundation, NatSu Global; a firm involved in real estate and media investments.
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Apolline Traoré
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- filmmakertelevision directorfilm director
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Apolline Traoré is a Burkinabé director, screenwriter, and producer. She is known for films that include Sous la clarté de la lune, Borders (Frontières ), Desrances, and Sira, winner of FESPACO's Étalon d'argent de Yennenga in 2023 and Burkina Faso's entry in the Best International Feature Film category for the 96th Academy Awards.
