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Queen of Hearts

2019

Drama

Anne, a brilliant and dedicated advocacy lawyer specialising in society’s most vulnerable, children and young adults, lives what appears to be the picture-perfect life with her doctor-husband, Peter, and their twin daughters. When her estranged teenage stepson, Gustav, moves in with them, Anne’s escalating desire leads her down a dangerous rabbit hole which, once exposed, unleashes a sequence of events destined to destroy her world.

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Descendants: The Rise of Red

2024

FamilyFantasyComedy

After the Queen of Hearts incites a coup on Auradon, her rebellious daughter Red and Cinderella's perfectionist daughter Chloe join forces and travel back in time to try to undo the traumatic event that set Red's mother down her villainous path.

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Descendants: Wicked Wonderland

2026

FamilyFantasyAdventure

Now that the Queen of Hearts is nice and Cinderella is safe, things seem perfect for Red and Chloe… But little do they know that changing the past created a new villain — Maddox Hatter. When Maddox captures the Queen of Hearts, Red and Chloe must work alongside Red’s new sister Pink, Luisa Madrigal’s son Luis, and Maddox’s son Max to save her and Wonderland.

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Claire Mathon

Cinematographer · Known for Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Claire Mathon (born 1975) is a French cinematographer. Her work includes The Queen of Hearts, Going South, and Stranger by the Lake. Mathon photograpCareer She studied film at the École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière and graduated in 1998. Since then, she has worked on several short films, documentaries and feature films. She was nominated for the César Award for Best Cinematography for the film Stranger by the Lake. In 2019, Mathon won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography for her work on the films Atlantics and Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Mathon also won the Lumière Award for Best Cinematography and the César Award for Best Cinematography for Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Source: Article "Claire Mathon" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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May el-Toukhy

Director · Known for Queen of Hearts

May el-Thouky (Arabic: مي الطوخي; born 17 August 1977; Charlottenlund) is a Danish filmmaker. Most known for her drama film Queen of Hearts (2019). For Woman Unknown (2026), she won the Golden Lion at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.

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Tony Grisoni

Writer · Known for Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Tony Grisoni (born October 28, 1952, in London) is a British screenwriter. He wrote Queen of Hearts for Jon Amiel and co-wrote Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Tideland and The Man Who Killed Don Quixote with Terry Gilliam. His other screenplays include In This World, Brothers of the Head, Red Riding, The Unloved and How I Live Now, and his television work includes Southcliffe, The Young Pope, The City and the City and Marlow. He also teaches screenwriting at the London Film School.

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Gustav Lindh

Cast · Known for Queen of Hearts, The Northman

Gustav Lindh was born on June 4, 1995 in Västerås, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Queen of Hearts (2019), Love Me (2019) and Riders of Justice (2020).

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Kristen DeLuca

Kristen is the oldest of her two siblings, Erika and Joey, and the daughter of Sherri and Joe DeLuca. She was raised in the small town of Brunswick, Ohio where she was in front of audiences and cameras at the early age of three, being a competitive gymnast, cheerleader and dancer. She competed in Beauty Pageants, Miss Teen Ohio being one, and also won over the hearts of her classmates in High School by Winning the title of Homecoming Queen of the Junior Class. She moved to Tampa, Florida at age eighteen, where she graduated "Cum Laude" in the top 10% of her class with a B.S. in Criminology from the University of South Florida in 2005, and was a member of several prestigious National and International Honor Societies. She relocated to Los Angeles to fulfill her dream of succeeding in ShowBiz, where she now lives and works as a television and film actress, model, and professional host for educational programming. Kristen has made quite a name for herself over the years and is also recognized by many fans worldwide from her social networking websites. When she has a goal in mind for herself, there is no stopping her!

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Miley Cyrus

Cast · Known for Hannah Montana, Bolt

Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus, November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Dubbed the "Pop Chameleon", she has been recognized for her musical versatility and continual artistic reinventions. Cyrus has been referred to as the "Teen Queen" of the 2000s pop culture and regarded as one of the few examples of a child star who went on to have a successful career as an adult. One of six siblings, Cyrus is the second daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. She emerged as a teen idol while portraying the titular character of the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana (2006–2011). As Hannah Montana, she attained two number-one and three top-five soundtracks on the Billboard 200, and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 top-ten single "He Could Be the One". Cyrus's initial solo career consisted of the teen-friendly pop rock U.S. number-one albums Meet Miley Cyrus (2007) and Breakout (2008); these releases contained the US top-ten singles "See You Again" and "7 Things". The extended play The Time of Our Lives (2009), peaked at number two in the U.S; its lead single "Party in the U.S.A." became one of the best-selling singles in the United States and was certified diamond by the RIAA. Cyrus also released the country pop ballad "The Climb", which peaked at number four. Trying to reinvent her image, she explored dance-pop in her third album, Can't Be Tamed (2010). The record received mixed reviews; however, its title track reached the top ten in the U.S. Following a hiatus, she underwent a mature and provocative musical shift with the R&B and hip hop-infused Bangerz (2013). Featuring the top-five single "We Can't Stop" and Cyrus's first U.S. number-one "Wrecking Ball", it became her fifth number-one album and earned Cyrus her first Grammy Award nomination. She experimented with psychedelic music on her follow-up, the free album Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz (2015), embraced country pop on Younger Now (2017), which yielded the U.S. top-ten single "Malibu", and incorporated trap on the EP She Is Coming (2019). Cyrus explored rock on Plastic Hearts (2020), which topped the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart. Her next, Endless Summer Vacation (2023), was preceded by the lead single "Flowers", which set several streaming records and became her second U.S. number-one single. Outside of her music, Cyrus starred in the films Bolt (2008), Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009), The Last Song (2010), LOL (2012), and So Undercover (2013), and appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). On television, she led and produced the documentary, Miley: The Movement (2013), served as a coach on the singing competition series The Voice (2016–2017), starred in the "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too" episode from the Netflix series Black Mirror (2019), hosts the yearly NBC holiday special Miley's New Year's Eve Party (2021–present), and starred in and executive produced the Disney+ documentary concert special, Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions) (2023). In 2014, she founded the non-profit organization Happy Hippie Foundation, which was supported by the web video series Backyard Sessions (2012–2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Miley Cyrus, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Tina Turner

Cast · Known for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Tina Turner (November 26, 1939 - May 24, 2023) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 50 years. Known for her energetic stage presence, powerful vocals, career longevity, and widespread appeal, Turner has been called the most successful female rock artist, “The Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” and was named "one of the greatest singers of all time" by Rolling Stone. Her combined album and single sales total approximately 180 million copies worldwide, and over the course of her career she sold more concert tickets than any other solo music performer in history. Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Success followed with a string of hits including "River Deep, Mountain High" and the 1971 hit "Proud Mary". With the publication of her autobiography I, Tina (1986), Turner revealed severe instances of spousal abuse against her by Ike Turner prior to their 1976 split and subsequent 1978 divorce. After virtually disappearing from the music scene for several years following her divorce from Ike Turner, she rebuilt her career, launching a string of hits beginning in 1983 with the single "Let's Stay Together" and the 1984 release of her fifth solo album Private Dancer. In addition to her musical career, she occasionally ventured into film, beginning with a prominent role as The Acid Queen in the 1975 film Tommy, and an appearance in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. She starred opposite Mel Gibson as Aunty Entity in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome for which she received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, and her version of the film's theme, "We Don't Need Another Hero", was a hit single.

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Susanna Thompson

Cast · Known for Arrow

Susanna Thompson is an accomplished American actress, born on January 27, 1958, in San Diego, California. She is best known for her versatile performances across television, film, and stage. On television, Thompson gained widespread attention for her roles as Karen Sammler on "Once and Again," Moira Queen on the CW series "Arrow," Queen Rose Benjamin on NBC’s "Kings," and for her appearances in the Star Trek universe, notably as Dr. Lenara Kahn in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" and the Borg Queen in "Star Trek: Voyager." Her film credits include prominent roles in "Little Giants," "Ghosts of Mississippi," "Random Hearts," "Dragonfly," and "Malignant." Thompson's stage career has also been notable, earning her a Dramatic Award for her performance in "A Shayna Maidel" and a San Diego Critics Circle nomination for "Agnes of God." Educated at San Diego State University, where her husband Martin Katz is a professor, Thompson is respected for her depth, range, and memorable portrayals throughout her multi-decade career.

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Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe

Cast · Known for Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, Final Destination 3

Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe is a prominent Canadian actress and director recognized for her versatile roles spanning iconic horror films and beloved romantic dramas. She spent part of her childhood in Hong Kong and began her professional entertainment career at age 15. Lowe established herself early on as a premier Hollywood "Scream Queen" by starring in several major horror franchises. Transitioning to mainstream television, she captured hearts as the quirky and lovable Rita Haywith in the hit Hallmark Channel franchise Signed, Sealed, Delivered. She has consistently starred in the series and its subsequent television films since 2013.

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Willa Holland

Cast · Known for The Mortuary Assistant, Arrow, The O.C.

Willa Joanna Chance Holland (born June 18, 1991) is an American actress and fashion model. She is best known for her role as Thea Queen, Oliver Queen's rebellious younger sister, on the television series Arrow. She also appeared as Agnes Andrews on The CW series Gossip Girl, as well as The O.C. Since 2010's Birth By Sleep, she has provided the voice of Aqua in the Kingdom Hearts video game franchise.

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Sofia Carson

Cast · Known for Purple Hearts

Sofía Daccarett Char (born April 10, 1993), known professionally as Sofia Carson, is an American actress and singer. Her first appearance on television was as a guest star on the Disney Channel series Austin & Ally. In 2015, she received recognition as Evie, the daughter of the Evil Queen, in the Disney musical fantasy film Descendants, and later reprised her role in its sequels. She has since starred in the Netflix romantic drama film Purple Hearts (2022). Carson made her musical debut in 2015 with the soundtrack album for Descendants, and in the same year released the single "Rotten to the Core". In 2016, she signed to Hollywood Records, and released her debut solo single, "Love Is the Name". In 2022, she released her eponymous debut studio album. That same year, she sang the Oscar nominated song "Applause" written by Diane Warren for the film Tell It Like a Woman, which led to a performance at the 95th Academy Awards.

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Marika Matsumoto

Marika Matsumoto (松本 まりか, Matsumoto Marika, born September 12, 1984) is a Japanese actress. From 2001 and 2003, she was known as "Mini Stop-chan", acting as the mascot for the Ministop convenience store chain commercials in Japan. She is the owner of a unique voice and has held a recital with upcoming star Satoshi Tsumabuki. Since November 2005, she has been on the A&G Radio Show: Anisupa! segment Anisupa Kōnin Akujo Queen. Her major roles in anime include Maya Tōmi in Fafner in the Azure, Chocolat Meilleure in Sugar Sugar Rune, Miwako Sakurada in Paradise Kiss, Kazamori Sasa in Un-Go and Diancie in Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction. In video games, she provides the voice of Rikku in Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2, and Kingdom Hearts II. In live-action films, she portrayed herself in the Kōji Shiraishi-directed horror film The Curse, and Yuka Morita in the Takashi Shimizu film Reincarnation.

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Gloria Sevilla

Cast · Known for Be Careful With My Heart

Gloria Sevilla was an award-winning Filipino film actress. Sevilla is widely regarded as the "Queen of Visayan Movies" for her contributions in Visayan-made movies in the Philippines in the 50’s and 60’s. Sevilla received her first FAMAS Award Best Supporting Actress in the movie Madugong Paghihiganti (1962). She won the FAMAS Award Best Actress for the movie Badlis Sa Kinabuhi (1969). Sevilla appeared in movies such as Dyesebel (1978), Guhit Ng Palad (1988), Matud Nila (1991), The Flor Contemplacion Story (1995), Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay (2002), Lapu-lapu (2002), Bida si Mister, Bida si Misis (2002), and El Presidente (film) (2012). Sevilla also appeared in the Philippine television drama Be Careful With My Heart. Her first husband was Mat Ranillo Jr., a movie actor who died in a plane crash in 1969. They had six children. She got married the second time to Amado Cortez, a movie actor and director who also served as the country's ambassador to the U.S. until his death in 2003. They had one daughter. She is the mother of actress Suzette Ranillo, actor Mat Ranillo III, and singer-composer Dandin Ranillo. She died on April 16, 2022 at the age of 90 in Oakland, California.

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Steve Hay

Steve Hay is a boat-dwelling Oxford-based Scottish actor and voice artist. He is currently the 360 degree virtual reality guide to Glenfiddich distillery, and the voice of Alton Towers’ new £16M wooden spectacular The Wickerman. Recent television includes hit series Outlander, and as a voice artist on feature films Mary Queen of Scots, directed by Josie Rourke, MacBeth, directed by Justin Kurzel and Jason Connery's Tommy's Honour, and television series In Plain Sight. Recent theatre includes Macbeth in a bi-lingual international co-production at Kyrgyzstan’s national theatre, Tomorrow Never Knows in Lodz, Poland and Too Long The Heart for Siege Perilous in Edinburgh. He plays lead roles in forthcoming films The Book of Laws for Dan Lowenstein, The Burkin' Hoose for Nicci Thompson of Crow House Productions and The Hanging Branch, directed by Shaun Hughes for Chris Robb's Tripswitch Productions. As a voice artist he has worked with clients including Jura whisky, Glenlivet whisky, Tesco, Lloyds Bank and Cadburys. Steve is also a regular reader and helps cast and direct Short Stories Aloud, curated by Sarah Franklin, and for John Retallack's Ruskin Theatre Platforms. He played JM Barrie in The Mythmakers in London's West End and in New York. He has appeared in several music videos for lo-fi band Candy Says, and surf-a-billy rockers The Long Insiders. Steve is a founding member of the Oxford Actors Network, Oxfordshire Theatre Makers and Inspires networking group for the Film, Television, Voiceover and Mocap Industries. He also works for homeless charity Crisis, and used to be a journalist. Occasionally he still is.

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Linda Gary

Cast · Known for Spider-Man

Linda Gary (November 4, 1944 - October 5, 1995) was an American actress and voice actress. She is best known for her work on the He-Man and She-Ra series, voicing Teela, Evil-Lyn, Scorpia, Entrapta, Queen Marlena, Madame Razz, and various others. Gary died of heart failure and complications of brain cancer on October 5, 1995.

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Vernon Kay

Vernon Charles Kay (born 28 April 1974) is an English television and radio presenter, and former model. He presented Channel 4's T4 (2000–2005) and has presented various television shows for ITV, including All Star Family Fortunes (2006–2015), Just the Two of Us (2006–2007), Beat the Star (2008–2009), The Whole 19 Yards (2010), Splash! (2013–2014), and 1000 Heartbeats (2015–2016).[3] Kay presented his own BBC Radio 1 show between 2004 and 2012, and presented his own show on Radio X between 2015 and 2017. Since the start of the 2018–19 season, he has been the main presenter for the live coverage of Formula E for English speaking territories/platforms around the world. In 2020, Kay appeared on the twentieth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, finishing in third place, behind Jordan North and the eventual Queen of the Castle, Giovanna Fletcher. In 2023, Kay was announced as the new mid morning host on BBC Radio 2 from May 2023, taking over the slot from Ken Bruce. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Paul Michael Bloodgood

PAUL MICHAEL BLOODGOOD is a 4x Lone Star EMMY® & CLIO Entertainment Award-winning film and commercial director, SAG-AFTRA stunt performer, and movement specialist. Bloodgood’s 20-year career as a professional ballet dancer presented him the opportunity to perform a myriad of principal roles in theaters worldwide. Growing up on the road across the US and Europe, he is the son of late musician Michael Bloodgood, founder of the platinum-selling band BLOODGOOD. Bloodgood holds a BA in Dance and the Humanities from Saint Edward’s University and is currently earning his MA in Media Producing from New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Bloodgood is an AV Awards “AV Freelancer of the Year” finalist and is a guest speaker, including film festivals panels, Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, Holocaust Museum Houston, university classes and InfoComm in Las Vegas. Bloodgood directed the feature documentary TRENCHES OF ROCK, executive produced by Academy Award®-winner James Moll (FOO FIGHTERS: BACK AND FORTH, 2011). TRENCHES had its world premiere at the Oscar-qualifying Atlanta Film Festival, garnering the attention of 18 festivals worldwide and receiving 14 accolades including multiple “BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY” and “BEST DIRECTOR” awards (Apple TV • Amazon Prime Video • YouTube • DirecTV • Blu-ray). Two of Bloodgood’s latest projects, CLIO Entertainment Award and Lone Star EMMY®-winning POE: A TALE OF MADNESS and 4x Telly Award-winning MARIE ANTOINETTE: VAMPIRE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES were filmed on a virtual production soundstage with a 50-foot curved LED screen utilizing groundbreaking technology known as “The Volume” – combining real props with backgrounds built with Unreal Engine. Both projects stand at the precipice of film industry tech seen in big budget productions such as Star Wars’ THE MANDALORIAN and THE BATMAN. In addition to the New York Festivals TV & Film Awards silver trophy, POE has also received Hermes Platinum, Marcom Platinum and Davey Gold awards. Additional virtual production projects include Lone Star EMMY®-winning LOVE’S GENTLE SPRING and ROMEO & JULIET. Bloodgood collaborated with choreographer Stephen Mills on the Lone Star EMMY®-winning haunted dance film, PRELUDES/BEGINNINGS which premiered on Austin PBS to critical acclaim. Bloodgood’s FINDING LIGHT screened its world premiere at the prestigious Miami Jewish Film Festival and is an official selection of 16 film festivals around the globe and the recipient of 14 accolades, including “BEST DOCUMENTARY” awards in Berlin, Rome and Madrid, “BEST HISTORICAL FILM” at Cannes World Film Festival, the “AUDIENCE AWARD” at Film Pittsburgh’s JFilm Festival and a COMMUNITAS AWARD for “Making A Difference in Communities.” In addition to Bloodgood’s feature films, he has over 16 televised commercial credits as director – including Lone Star EMMY®-winner, THE NUTCRACKER: Clara’s Paperdolls and VIDDY Award-winner, CINDERELLA: A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes. Stunt credits include Martin Scorsese’s KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, Robert Rodriguez’s HYPNOTIC, 20+ episodes of FEAR THE WALKING DEAD, LEVERAGE: REDEMPTION and MAFIA WARS. Additional appearances include Michael Bay’s TRANSFORMERS, Forest Whitaker’s FIRST DAUGHTER, Richard Linklater’s BERNIE and a supporting role with Mena Suvari and Jason Biggs in the Wheatus “Teenage Dirtbag” music video for the feature film LOSER.

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Nehemiah Persoff

Cast · Known for Naked City

Nehemiah Persoff was an American film and television actor. Persoff emigrated with his family from Palestine to the United States in 1929. He began to take an interest in acting in the 1940s, and after serving in the Army during World War II, he began to pursue his acting career in the New York Theater. In 1947, he was accepted into the Actor's Studio and eventually began appearing in films. His film credits include: On the Waterfront, Some Like It Hot, Al Capone, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Voyage of the Damned, The Comancheros, Yentl (portraying Barbra Streisand's character's father), Twins and the American Tail (animated-film series) (voiced, "Papa Mousekewitz"). Persoff appeared in such television series as, Five Fingers ("The Moment of Truth"), The Big Valley ("Legend of a General", Parts I & II, episode), The Twilight Zone ("Judgment Night" episode), Alfred Hitchcock Presents ("Heart of Gold" episode), The Untouchables, Naked City, The Legend of Jesse James, Gunsmoke, The Wild Wild West, Hawaii Five-O, Ellery Queen ("The Adventure of the Pharaoh's Curse" episode), Mission: Impossible (3 episodes), Adam-12 ("Vendetta" episode), Charlie's Angels, Hunter, Columbo, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Magnum, P.I., Law & Order and Chicago Hope. In the mid-1980s, Persoff began to pursue painting, specializing in watercolour. This was at a time when health problems forced him to decrease his acting workload.

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Joe Besser

Joe Besser (born Jessel Besser, August 12, 1907 – March 1, 1988) was an American actor, comedian, and musician, known for his impish humor and wimpy characters. He is best known for his brief stint as a member of The Three Stooges in movie short subjects of 1957–59. He is also remembered for his television roles: Stinky, the bratty man-child in The Abbott and Costello Show, and Jillson, the maintenance man in The Joey Bishop The zany comedy team of Olsen and Johnson, whose Broadway revues were fast-paced collections of songs and blackouts, hired Joe Besser. His noisy intrusions were perfect for their anything-can-happen format. Besser's work caught the attention of the Shubert brothers, who signed him to a theatrical contract. Columbia Pictures hired Besser away from the Shuberts, and Besser relocated to Hollywood in 1944, where he brought his unique comic character to feature-length musical comedies. Besser also starred in short-subject comedies for Columbia from 1949 to 1956. Besser had substituted for Lou Costello on radio, opposite Bud Abbott, and by the 1950s he was firmly established as one of the Abbott and Costello regulars. When the duo filmed The Abbott and Costello Show for television, they hired Joe Besser to play Oswald "Stinky" Davis, a bratty, loudmouthed child dressed in an oversized Little Lord Fauntleroy outfit, shorts, and a flat top hat with overhanging brim. He appeared during the first season of The Abbott and Costello Show. Besser was cast for the role of Yonkel, a chariot man in the low-budget biblical film Sins of Jezebel, which starred Paulette Goddard as the titular wicked queen. After Shemp Howard died of a heart attack, Moe suggested he and teammate Larry Fine continue working as "The Two Stooges". Studio chief Harry Cohen rejected the proposal. Although Moe had legal approval to allow new members into the act, Columbia executives had the final say about any actor who would appear in the studio's films, and insisted on a performer already under contract to Columbia, Joe Besser. At the time, Besser was one of a few comedians still making comedy shorts at the studio. Besser refrained from imitating Curly or Shemp. He continued to play the same whiny character he had developed over his long career. He had a clause in his contract prohibiting being hit excessively. Besser recalled, "I usually played the kind of character who would hit others back". The Stooges shorts with Besser were filmed from the spring of 1956 to the end of 1957. His Stooge tenure ended when Columbia shut down the two-reel-comedy department on December 20, 1957. Producer-director Jules White had shot enough film for 16 comedies, which were released a few months apart until June 1959, with Sappy Bull Fighters being the final release. Joe Besser was found dead in his home, aged 80, and determined to have died of heart failure.

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Robert Hartshorne

Composer · Known for Thomas & Friends

Robert Hartshorne (born 10 June 1956 in London, England, UK) is a British composer and singer who took over as composer for Thomas & Friends after the retirement of Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell. He has composed music for every episode of every series from the seventh series, to the nineteenth series, including Jack and the Sodor Construction Company, as well as recomposing six episodes of the sixth series and composing music for every special from 2005 to 2015, excluding The Adventure Begins. From Day of the Diesels on, his son Peter helped compose the music for the specials with him. He also took over composing the songs following Ed Welch's departure. He was also commissioned to write a song called "Stronger As One" in honour of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, sung by Laura Wright. Robert and his son Peter also often work on the music for various Andrew Marr documentaries, including the recently released documentary series, "Andrew Marr's History of the World". After the nineteenth series, Robert and Peter's contracts with HiT Entertainment had ended and the executives wanted to use someone new. Chris Renshaw took their place as the main composer from Bubbling Boilers onwards, while Oliver Davis took over composing the songs.

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Damian Marcano

Director · Known for The Pitt

Damian Marcano is from Morvant, Trinidad. His past titles include 'Fire Queen', 'Giants', and 'Heart of A Monster'. His film 'God Loves The Fighter' racked up numerous prizes worldwide - Damian is now directing various Hollywood titles such as TNT’s ‘CLAWS’, HBO’s Wiing Time (The Rise of The Lakers Dynasty), and FX’s ‘Snowfall’ to name a few.