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Bob Hope ( London , 29 May 1903 – Los Angeles , 27 July 2003 ) was an actor , singer and radio host British naturalized American . He based his repertoire on gender burlesque .

The fifth of seven children, born into a modest family, his father a laborer and his mother, former singer of light opera , a cleaning woman.

In search of a better social status, the family moved to Hope in 1908 in the United States, and Bob wanted ottennere citizenship in 1920 .

The passion for acting always accompanied the life of the young Bob, who in the twenties was one of the leaders of vaudeville New York.

In the thirties he began to film the musical comedy Going Spanish, directed by Al Christie . At the same time was one of the pioneers of U.S. television, taking part in experimental tests of CBS, with whom he collaborated for over sixty years.

A great friend of Bing Crosby duet with singer often in several films of the forties and fifty.

Bob Hope was a constant supporter of U.S. military missions, and since the Second World War, he never missed his artistic contribution to the troops sent overseas.

It was awarded 4 Oscars for his career and deserves special humanitarian.

On 20 January 1969, President Lyndon B. Johnson awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

He died at the age of 100 years in his California home.

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William Francis Nighy (Caterham, Surrey, on December 12 of 1949), better known as Bill Nighy is an award winning actor and dubber English.
Winner of awards the Golden Globes and BAFTA began his career in theater and television before making her first movie in the theater in 1981 and become best known for her roles in Love Actually , Shaun of the Dead, Notes on a Scandal, Underworld, Hot Fuzz , The Constant Gardener and Pirates of the Caribbean.

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Bernard Hill ( Manchester, 17 December 1944 ) is an actor in Britain.
Among the roles which have given him greater international celebrity, remember:

Titanic ( 1997 ), in the role of the commander of the ship;
The second and third installment of the trilogy The Lord of the Rings ( The Two Towers and The Return of the King , the role of King Theoden);
Wimbledon ( 2004 ).
The actor also has a remarkable record in the history of cinema are three films that have won 11 Oscars and he has starred in two of them, and in both his character dies in Titanic (1997) as Captain John Smith; I The Return of the King (2003) plays King Theoden of Rohan. He also played Philos it The Scorpion King . He previously starred in the movie The Bounty in 1984, alongside Anthony Hopkins , Mel Gibson and Liam Neeson .

He also had a small cameo in the movie Valkyrie ( 2008 ).

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Sir Ben Kingsley was born Krishna Pandit Bhanji ( Scarborough, 31 December 1943 ), is an actor in Britain.
Kingsley was born in Scarborough , the son of a physician Indian ethnic Gujarati born in Kenya , Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, an actress and British origin Hebrew – Russian , Anna Lyna Mary Goodman. Peaked film and notorità with the interpretation of Mahatma Gandhi in the eponymous film ( 1982 ) by Richard Attenborough , who won 8 Oscars . One for best actor went precisely to Kingsley. In 2004 , after several ups and downs, back into the breach with a nomination for her performance in the film House of Sand and Fog ( House of Sand and Fog ). Among the many films also remind you: Bugsy ( 1991 ) by Warren Beatty and Schindler’s List ( 1993 ) where the first earned him a nomination as supporting actor . He starred alongside Morgan Freeman in the film Slevin – Covenant criminal released in Italy in 2006 .

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Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch ( London, 19 July 1976 ) is an actor in Britain, primarily known for his roles in Hawking , Atonement, Amazing Grace and The Other Boleyn Girl. In 2010 obtained the title role in the television series Sherlock, where he stars as the brilliant and eccentric detective Sherlock Holmes.

Born in London, in England, and is the son of Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch and Wanda Ventham , both actors. He attended the Brambletye School in West Sussex, and Harrow School, north of London, and began acting. After graduation he spent a sabbatical year compulsory teaching English in a Tibetan monastery. He concluded his studies at Manchester University studying drama. After graduation, she continued to study acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

He debuted on television in 2002 playing Jeremy in the television movie Fields of Gold and appeared in numerous British television series including Tipping the Velvet, Cambridge Spies, Heartbeat, Fortysomething, Spooks and Silent Witness. In 2004 played Stephen Hawking in Hawking, is nominated for awards BAFTA for Best Actor and won the Golden Nymph at the Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo for best actor in a television movie. then appears in the miniseries BBC Dunkirk in role of Lieutenant Jimmy Langley. The following year he plays Edmund Talbot, the protagonist of the miniseries To the Ends of the Earth based on the trilogy of William Golding.

Recitation alongside Tom Hardy TV adaptation of the book Stuart: A Life Backwards in 2007 and in 2008 was nominated for Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries for his performance in The Last Enemy. The following year Luke Fitzwilliam plays in Miss Marple – It is too easy and Bernard in the television of Small Island, this year, his performance is his second nomination for BAFTA.

In 2006 William Pitt plays Amazing Grace, a film that tells the story of William Wilberforce, a leader of the movement against slavery in 1807 that led to the abolition of the slave trade in 1833 and finally even of slavery in the British Empire. For this role get nominated for a London Film Critics Circle Awards as Best British Newcomer. After this success appears to play important roles in Atonement and The Other Boleyn Girl. In 2009 participates in the film about the life of Charles Darwin, Creation, and in 2010 appeared in The Whistleblower.

In 2011 Peter Guillam plays in the film adaptation of the novel by John le Carre The Mole directed by Tomas Alfredson; plays alongside Gary Oldman , Colin Firth and Tom Hardy.That same year, appears in the film by Steven Spielberg’s War Horse and Actor of the Year is chosen by GQ magazine.
From 2010 embodies the detective Sherlock Holmes in the television series of the BBC created by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat Sherlock.

In 2012 doppierà Smaug and Sauron in The Hobbit – An unexpected trip and was announced its participation in the sequel to Star Trek directed by JJ Abrams which will play the antagonist.

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Benjamin Thomas “Ben” Barnes (London, 20 August 1981) is an actor in English.

Among his most famous roles include that of Dorian Gray in of the movie, to its Caspian The Chronicles of Narnia-Prince Caspian and The Chronicles of Narnia-The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and that of John Whittaker in Easy Virtue at English.
Ben Barnes was born in London in 1981 by Thomas Barnes, professor of psychiatry, and Tricia Barnes, psychotherapist. He has a younger brother of three-year-old Jack, who takes care of charity. He attended two independent schools for boys: the Homefield Preparatory School in Sutton and Kings College School in Wimbledon. Later, he studied Drama and English Literature at Kingston University in London, from which he graduated with honors in 2004.
Ben Barnes began his career in theater. During adolescence, he spent some years at the National Youth Music Theatre , along with Jude Law and Jamie Bell. At age 15, got her first professional role as a drummer in the adaptation of the musical Bugsy Malone. It was briefly the lead singer of boy band Hyrise , candidate to represent the United Kingdom during the ‘Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song “Leading Me On”.

He began working in television in 2006, appearing as a guest star in the series Doctors . That same year, joins the cast of the theatrical production The History Boys . He debuted in the film as the young Dunstan in the 2007 film Stardust, based on the novel by Neil Gaiman. Then appears in Bigga Than Ben of Suzie Halewood.

In February 2007, you announced the participation of Ben Barnes in the role of X Caspian in The Chronicles of Narnia – Prince Caspian, directed by Andrew Adamson. To participate in the filming, however, has broken the contract with the National Theatre that saw him involved in the production of The History Boys. To prepare for the role, the actor spent two months in New Zealand horse-riding. In spring 2008, ending the filming of Easy Virtue, and in 2009 obtained the title role in the film Dorian Gray, the novel by Oscar Wilde, directed by Oliver Parker. That same year, appears in the psychological thriller Locked In.

In 2010, interprets the new King Caspian in The Chronicles of Narnia – The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and start shooting Killing Bono, a comedy based on the memories of Neil McCormick , titled Killing Bono: I Was Bono’s Doppelgänger, in which the author recalls spent his youth in Ireland as an aspiring rock star, in the shadow of his friend Bono, lead singer of the band U2 . In the film, Ben Barnes landed a role as Neil McCormick. The film was released in April 2011, the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Back on the London stage playing the part of the First World War soldier in the drama Wraysford Stephen Birdsong, based on the novel by Sebastian Faulks . The show debuted at the Comedy Theatre September 28, 2010 and closes January 15, 2011.

In 2011, Barnes joins the cast of the film The Seventh Son, a film adaptation of the novel The Spook’s Apprentice by Joseph Delaney, which will begin shooting in March 2012.

In 2012, the actor will join Karl Urban and Emilia Clarke ‘s thriller Overdrive.

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Ben Chaplin (* as Benedict Greenwood on July 31st 1970 in London ) is a British actor.
Chaplin graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama . He made ​​his debut as an actor in 1992, but was only thanks to his role in the BBC-TV Series Littlewoods known (1995). Chaplin played in the movie The Truth About Cats (1996) alongside Uma Thurman and Janeane Garofalo, in the film The Thin Red Line (1998) alongside Sean Penn, Adrien Brody and James Caviezel in the film Birthday Girl-Bride to order (2001) alongside Nicole Kidman, in the movie Murder by Numbers (2002) alongside Sandra Bullock.

Chaplin also appeared in several plays such as This Is How It Goes by Neil LaBute on. For his role in The Retreat from Moscow , he was the 2004 Tony Award nominations. For his role in the play The Glass Menagerie , he was the Laurence Olivier Award nomination.

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Ashley Taylor Dawson (born eleven January 1982) is an English actor and singer. he’s best known for his role as Darren Osborne within the British Channel four soap opera Hollyoaks, within which he’s one among the longest serving solid members and as being a member of UK pop band allSTARS*.
Ashley Dawson was born Wilmslow, England. He joined Wilmslow drama cluster Scamps at a young age and attended Ashdene primary faculty. he’s the brother of singer and guitarist Catherine Taylor-Dawson. In January 2011 Dawson announced that he and his girlfriend Karen were expecting their 1st kid,and their son Buddy Mac Taylor Dawson was born on twenty three March 2011. Ashley is keen on sports and plays soccer, tennis and basketball. He supports Manchester United and thought of a career as knowledgeable footballer when he was young. He currently plays occasional charity soccer matches with the “Hollyoaks All-Stars” round the country. These events are listed on The Hollyoaks Lads on soccer Tour 2010 on Facebook. Dawson is currently engaged to fiancée Karen McKay as of September 2011.
Dawson has played the role of Darren Osborne in Hollyoaks since 1999. Actor Adam Booth originally played the half before leaving in 1997. The character rejoined Hollyoaks in 1999 when Dawson secured the half. Dawson joined Hollyoaks when he was seventeen years previous once obtaining his huge break with the National Youth Theatre. He went onto secure the a part of Darren following an audition, however soon once left in 2000 to hitch ALLSTARS*. Ashley re-joined the show in August 2003 once AllSTARS* go different ways. On {playing|enjoying|taking half in} the part Dawson said “I love enjoying the unhealthy lad. he is my alter ego”.
He was a member of the united kingdom pop band allSTARS*. His school succor, Sam Bloom, known as him up for an audition and invited him over. Byrne Blood Productions (Steps, A1), the management company at that point, was stunned to search out that the actor might conjointly dance and sing. Dawson eventually created it in, obtaining accepted and rising to fame. Ashley and Sam conjointly shared a flat along. aside from performing, he conjointly appeared in allSTARS*’ Accompanying CITV tv show, STARStreet*. Dawson created lots of appearances with the band, like acting on the accompanying TV show, STARStreet*. Dawson was featured in alternative shows in addition. He performed with the band on 80s Mania in 2001, and was next seen on episodes of high of the Pops. He later created an look in Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Stars in Their Eyes and RI:SE. whereas with the cluster they managed to attain four high twenty singles in their 2 year career.
Ashley Taylor Dawson appeared at the side of Darren Day in a very production of Joseph and therefore the wonderful Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Palace Theatre, Manchester, UK. As a youngster, he appeared in a very variety of amateur productions in his home city, as well as Wilmslow Guild Players’ production of Jack and therefore the Beanstalk in 1996, that he was nominated for The Barry Phillips Award for the foremost Promising Youngster (Male) within the Cheshire Theatre Guild Awards.

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Arthur Bowden Askey CBE (6 June 1900 – sixteen November 1982) was a distinguished English comedian and actor. Askey’s humour owed a lot of to the playfulness of the characters he portrayed, his improvising, and his use of catchphrases, as parodied by the Arthur Atkinson character within the quick Show. His catchphrases included “Hello playmates!”, “I thanks all” (pronounced “Ay-Thang-Yaw’ll”), and “Before your terribly eyes”.
Askey was born at twenty nine Moses Street, Liverpool, the eldest kid and solely son of Samuel Askey (d.1958), secretary of the firm Sugar product of Liverpool, and his wife, Betsy Bowden (d.1949), of Knutsford, Cheshire. Six months when his birth the family moved to ninety Rosslyn Street, Liverpool. Askey was educated at St. Michael’s Council faculty (1905–11) and therefore the Liverpool Institute for Boys (1911–16), where he was known for winning an egg and spoon race at a faculty sports day. He was terribly little at 5′ 2″ (1.58 m), with a breezy, smiling temperament, and wore distinctive horn-rimmed glasses.
He served within the military in World War I and performed in army entertainments. when operating as a clerk for Liverpool Corporation, Education Department, he was during a touring concert party and therefore the music halls, however he rose to stardom in 1938 through his role within the initial regular radio comedy series, Band Waggon on the BBC. Band Waggon began as a spread show, however had been unsuccessful till Askey and his partner, Richard Murdoch, took on a bigger role within the writing.

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Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, better known as Anthony Hopkins ( Port Talbot, 31 December 1937 ), is an actor and stage actor UK.

The most popular interpretation is that the psychiatrist cannibal Hannibal Lecter in the film The Silence of the Lambs ( 1991 ), Hannibal ( 2001 ) and Red Dragon ( 2002 ), taken from the homonymous novel of the writer American Thomas Harris. The first time I wore the clothes of the character he was awarded the Oscar to the best actor.
Born in the industrial area of Port Talbot in Wales, the son of Muriel and Richard Hopkins, manager of a bakery. He attended Cowbridge Grammar School, but from the beginning a slight dyslexia caused him problems, giving a shy and introverted attitude. The parents decided to send him to the YMCA, to encourage socialization. When he began to be involved in first performances realized that acting was part of his life. He was accepted at the Welsh College of Music and Drama, thanks to his talent in playing the piano, but only after two years had to leave for military service. Once he joined the Manchester Library Theatre and the Nottingham Repertory Company , respectively, as assistant and then as an actor. Then finally he was accepted into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts . After his studies he joined several theater companies, until the fateful turning point: the hearing of 1965 at the famous National Theatre, directed by Sir Laurence Olivier.
The flap obtained at the National Theatre was embodied in the official replacement of Sir Laurence’s Dance of death of Strindberg . His film debut was in 1967 in the role of Richard the Lionheart in the movie The Lion in Winter alongside Peter O’Toole and Katherine Hepburn . The success was enormous, the film also won two Oscars. He began a particularly brilliant: she starred in numerous films, both in theaters and on TV, without leaving the theater. In 1974 , when he was asked to perform on Broadway , his life underwent a further important milestone. Since 1987 works ceaselessly dividing his time between the U.S. and England in films, theater and television.

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