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Serve and Protect

2017

Drama

Gustavo Rojo

Gustavo Rojo is an actor, known for Serve and Protect (2017), Apaches (2015) and Cuéntame (2001).

Chicago P.D.

2014

DramaCrime

A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city's street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city's major offenses - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.

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Gabriele Muccino

Director · Known for The Pursuit of Happyness

Gabriele Muccino is an Italian film director. He is the elder brother of actor Silvio Muccino, who often appears in his brother's films. Born in Rome, Gabriele Muccino gained success with films such as L'ultimo bacio (One Last Kiss) and Remember Me, My Love (Ricordati di me) with Monica Bellucci. He is currently making a switch to directing Hollywood films after L'ultimo bacio won the Audience Award for World Cinema at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival bringing him to the attention of the American film industry. Muccino was handpicked by Will Smith to serve as the director of The Pursuit of Happyness. Said Muccino in a later interview, "Will had to defend me as a choice to the studio; I could barely speak English and I could barely express my vision. I felt protected and that I could push my ideas even when they weren't totally conventional. The reason why I found respect, and respect for my ideas, was because of Will." Muccino also directed Smith's later film, Seven Pounds.

Esther Seibt

Esther was born in Berlin Germany, grew up in Greece and returned with her family later again back to Germany. She started out as a kid. Dancing, singing, hosting. When it got more professional, she decided to make this passion her job. She hosted a kids show, when she was 10 years old. Almost every weekend, she was on stage as a dancer. She started vocal training in the age of 13 and finished her vocal training as an opera singer by the age of 23. She had several bands and projects, composed her own songs and had fun being a DJ for several occasions. When she was 14 she got her first talent agent. From then on she starred and supported more than 30 movies and TV shows up until today. National and international. After a few years of acting only, her passion for music grew stronger and she decided to go deeper into this field. Ever since she had been writing poems, short stories and articles. Now it turned into fully structured pop/rock/folk songs. In 2009, she went to Israel to record two singles, that she later decided not to put on her album, since the style wasn't what she wanted. She toured with a new program, rewrote, rerecorded until she had found the style she wanted to go for, on her first album as a solo singer. Since 2011, she is writing continuously. Spending a lot of time in New York and Los Angeles made her style grow more and more American. Her English is perfect, her writing is inspiring and her thoughts are deep. She cares about the environment and tries to be as active as possible for several projects worldwide. Over the years, she won several national awards as a painter and got attention in the media as an actress and society girl. She wants to be as independent as possible. As free as can be. And as committed as necessary to serve her and other people's tasks best. She never stopped learning. She had recently her acting trained again with f.exp. Margie Haber, Crystal Carson and Christiane Kupfer, just to name a few. To stay focused, she studies business administration and economy psychology in a correspondence course. In 2012 she continues working on her album and tours with a small acoustic concert within Germany.

Iva Hasperger

Iva Hasperger is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and has performed in theater productions from Shakespeare to Tennessee Williams. Strong roots in a classical and European background often inform Iva's work-perhaps most notably in her performance as "Ilona" in the feature "Vlad" starring Billy Zane and Francesco Quinn. Hasperger plays a 15th century girl who only speaks middle English. In preparation for the shoot, the actress consulted Professor Edward Condron of UCLA to ensure accuracy with the complex ancient tongue. Hasperger fulfilled a childhood dream when she came to the US to train as an actress. An avid student of the American cinematic tradition and its history she has repeatedly delivered nuanced and eye catching performances in film, television and theater. Hasperger readily admits that her favorite actress of all time is Meryl Streep, and makes no bones about a desire to emulate her heroine. From a Southern belle in "Cloud Seven" to a Czech communist in "Cold Case" she has consistently delivered depth and range. As the projects get larger the approach remains the same-remain true to the character and serve the writing. So-no distraction by the bright lights for this terrific talent!

Jon Tester

Raymond Jon Tester (born August 21, 1956) is an American politician and farmer who served from 2007 to 2025 as a United States senator from Montana and from 2005 to 2007 as president of the Montana Senate. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the most recent Democrat to hold statewide or congressional office in Montana. Tester served in the Montana Senate from 1999 to 2007. He is currently a political analyst for MSNBC. Tester was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006, defeating Republican incumbent Conrad Burns in one of the closest Senate races of that year. He narrowly won reelection in 2012 and 2018. He ran for reelection to a fourth term in 2024, losing to Republican nominee Tim Sheehy. During his time in office, Tester voted for the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, which rolled back parts of the Dodd–Frank Act, and joined Republicans in supporting a measure to delay certain environmental regulations affecting coal power plants. He voted against the DREAM Act and against Democratic proposals to expand background checks, and has supported efforts to loosen restrictions on gun exports. Tester supported abortion rights, voted for the Affordable Care Act, and voted for the Respect for Marriage Act.

Tino Struckmann

Tino Christian Struckmann (born Tino Christian Nobel Von Struckmann; May 27, 1971) is a Danish-American actor and former soldier and celebrity bodyguard. He has been involved in the personal protection business for over fifteen years where he was formerly known as "Bodyguard -to-the-Stars". He served 10 years in the ARMY and finished his military service as an instructor in Germany. He was born in Denmark where he attended college and earned his degree in business management and History; he also studied Military history and wrote about it. He came to Los Angeles filled with enthusiasm and aspirations. He slept in his car for months while he learned the ropes of personal protection and competed in fitness and martial arts. After a few years, he joined the Army and later trained parts of the US Army in Germany, he also served as a contractor internationally and worked as a bodyguard and tour manager for many international artists, before returning to Los Angeles where he is now lives. He was also the lead in a national recruitment commercial that won year's best commercial award. He owns the international security firm International Special Service, Inc. He has worked as personal security for numerous celebrities including Microsoft founder Bill Gates, actor Robert DeNiro, recording artist Gloria Gaynor, model Naomi Campbell and Sir Cliff Richard. International clients have also included the Saudi Royal Family and Queen Margrethe of Denmark. His company has also provided security for the concert tours of Britney Spears, Cher, and The Rolling Stones as well as security detail for high-ranking United Nations officials. He finally made his home in Los Angeles where he wrote the book "Stalked, What You Can Do About It" which was published in 2005. He founded the Struckmann Foundation in order to raise funds and create awareness to help rape victims and victims of sex slavery; it is worth noting that of all the films Tino produce parts of the profits are donated to charities for women. He started as a consultant on a TV show, soon after to be cast as actor on TV series as E-ring, Numbers, CSI and Crossing Jordan followed by more acting roles. In 2006, he teamed up with renowned writer Warren Lewis (Black Rain and The 13th Warrior). They have produced several films and TV pilots together since and their films have won awards and an Oscar nomination and their feature film; Brothers War, where Tino played his first lead role. He produces several feature films every year, with several in development and various stages of production. He specializes in War and Action films. When not seen on TV, he is serving with the California Guard. He's also appeared as a security and military expert on many cable news shows and networks including CNN, Fox, Geraldo, ABC News and Entertainment Tonight speaking on women's safety issues. Info from iMDb.

Gary Hart

Gary Warren Hart (born November 28, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. He was the front-runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination until he dropped out amid revelations of extramarital affairs. He represented Colorado in the United States Senate from 1975 to 1987. Born in Ottawa, Kansas, Hart pursued a legal career in Denver, Colorado, after graduating from Yale Law School. He managed Senator George McGovern's successful campaign for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination and McGovern's unsuccessful general election campaign against President Richard Nixon. Hart defeated incumbent Republican Senator Peter Dominick in Colorado's 1974 Senate election. In the Senate, he served on the Church Committee and led the Senate investigation regarding the Three Mile Island accident. After narrowly winning re-election in 1980, he sponsored the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984, becoming known as an "Atari Democrat". Hart sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984, narrowly losing the race to former Vice President Walter Mondale. Hart declined to seek re-election to the Senate in 1986 and sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988. He was widely viewed as the front-runner until reports surfaced of an extramarital affair, and Hart withdrew from the race in May 1987. He re-entered the race in December 1987 but withdrew from the race again after faring poorly in the early primaries. The nomination ultimately went to Michael Dukakis. Hart returned to private practice after the 1988 election and served in a variety of public roles. He co-chaired the Hart-Rudman Task Force on Homeland Security, served on the Homeland Security Advisory Council, and was the United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland. He earned a doctorate in politics from the University of Oxford and has written for outlets such as The Huffington Post. He has also written several books, including a biography of President James Monroe. Hart married Lee Ludwig in 1958, who died at age 85 on April 9, 2021. They had two children, John and Andrea Hart.

Robert Reich

Robert Bernard Reich (born June 24, 1946) is an American professor, author, lawyer, and political commentator. He worked in the administrations of Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, and served as Secretary of Labor from 1993 to 1997 in the cabinet of President Bill Clinton. He was also a member of President Barack Obama's economic transition advisory board. Reich has been the Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley since January 2006. He was formerly a lecturer at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and a professor of social and economic policy at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management of Brandeis University. In 2008, Time magazine named him one of the Ten Best Cabinet Members of the century, and in the same year The Wall Street Journal placed him sixth on its list of Most Influential Business Thinkers. He has published 18 books which have been translated into 22 languages, including the best-sellers The Work of Nations, Reason, Saving Capitalism, Supercapitalism, Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future, and a best-selling e-book, Beyond Outrage. He is also board chair emeritus of Common Cause and writes his own blog about the political economy at Robertreich.org. The Robert Reich–Jacob Kornbluth film Saving Capitalism was selected to be a Netflix Original, and debuted in November 2017, and their film Inequality for All won a U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Achievement in Filmmaking at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in Utah. In 2015, Reich and Kornbluth founded Inequality Media, a nonprofit digital media company. Inequality Media's videos feature Reich discussing topics relating to inequality and power primarily in the United States, including universal basic income, labor rights protection, the racial wealth gap, affordable housing, and gerrymandering.

Selena Gomez

Cast · Known for Hotel Transylvania, Hotel Transylvania 2, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992, Texas, United States) is a Mexican-American singer, actress and producer. Regarded as a "triple threat" and one of the leading figures in pop culture, her accolades include a Cannes Film Festival Best Actress award, a Screen Actors Guild award, an honorary Latin Grammy award, 3 Grammy nominations, 10 Emmy nominations, 7 Golden Globe nominations and a BAFTA nomination. Gomez began her acting career on the children's television series Barney & Friends (2002–2004). In her teenage years, she rose to stardom for her lead role as Alex Russo in the Emmy winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–2012). She then returned to television in 2021 on the Hulu/Disney+ comedy series Only Murders in the Building (2021–), alongside fellow stars and executive producers Steve Martin and Martin Short, for which she became the most nominated Latina producer in Emmys history. Alongside her television career, Gomez appeared in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), Monte Carlo (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), The Dead Don't Die (2019), A Rainy Day in New York (2019) and Emilia Pérez (2024). She voices the character Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise (2012–). Gomez executive produced the Netflix television series 13 Reasons Why (2017–2020), which received an honorary Emmy award for it’s social impact. She has released three albums with her former band, Selena Gomez & the Scene, all of which reached the top ten of the US Billboard 200: Kiss & Tell (2009), A Year Without Rain (2010), and When the Sun Goes Down (2011). Additionally, Gomez's three solo studio albums—Stars Dance (2013), Revival (2015), and Rare (2020)—each debuted atop the Billboard 200. She also released the Spanish-language EP Revelación (2021), for which she received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album. A number of Gomez's singles have charted inside the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100, including "Come & Get It", "The Heart Wants What It Wants", "Good for You", "Same Old Love", "Hands to Myself", "We Don't Talk Anymore", "It Ain't Me", her first number-one song "Lose You to Love Me" and "Calm Down". The Guardian credited her with popularizing "whisper pop", a style of pop music characterized by soft, hushed and breathy vocals. Gomez has worked with many charitable organizations and serves as a UNICEF ambassador since age 17. She advocates for mental health, gender, racial, and LGBT equality. She founded the cosmetic company Rare Beauty in 2020, valued at $2 billion in 2024, and the non-profit organization Rare Impact Fund. She has appeared in lists such as the Time 100 (2020, 2024), Forbes 30 Under 30 (2016, 2020), was named Billboard's Woman of the Year (2017), Latin Woman of the Year (2025), and was made a member of the Order of Arts and Letters by the Government of France (2024). She is the most-followed woman on Instagram, and among the wealthiest musicians. Description above from the Wikipedia article Selena Gomez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Lester G. Reynolds

Cast · Known for CSI: NY

Lester Gale Reynolds, is an Award Winning, American Actor/Producer whose professional moniker is Lester G. Reynolds. He is best known for playing "Johnny" the Hitman in "Deadly Vows" (2025) L. Thomas Frank in "Alien Boy" (2026) The "Mugger" in 3 (2025) Mr. Goldman in "Sojourn" (2023) Sheriff Brady and Associate Producer in "Blackwater Draw: The Making of Billy the Kid" (2026) He made a cameo appearance in the Multi-Emmy Award Winning TV Show "How I Met Your Mother" in The Platinum Rule Episode alongside Josh Radnor (2007) and appeared alongside Keith David and Duane Martin in the Multi-Award Nominated TV Show "All of Us" the "N" Word Episode which was directed by Will Smith (2006). From a young age, Lester exhibited an insatiable passion for the performing arts. This fervor was ignited during elementary school when he first encountered the enchanting stage production of "The Nutcracker." It was at this moment that the seeds of his dream were planted, leading him to engage in numerous school plays and church theater productions. Additionally, he dedicated himself to refining his vocal talents as a member of the youth choir, devoting countless hours to self-directed learning and artistic development during his formative years. In his early thirties, driven by an unwavering commitment to his aspirations, Lester made the bold decision to relocate to Los Angeles, California. This city, known for its vibrant entertainment industry, presented both challenges and opportunities for aspiring actors like himself. Despite lacking formal training and guidance, Lester approached his career with tenacity and humility. He began at the grassroots level, participating in a myriad of student film projects on various levels both in front of and behind the camera at the prestigious University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. His versatility allowed him to immerse himself in many genres and production scales, laying a solid foundation for his burgeoning career. Lester's journey eventually led him into the realm of episodic network television and feature films, where he initially worked as a background extra. However, it was his dedication to professionalism and eagerness to learn that truly set him apart from his peers. Recognizing his potential, several prominent industry figures took notice of his work ethic and talent, offering mentor-ship and guidance along the way. This invaluable experience afforded him the opportunity to serve as a stand-in for some of Hollywood's most celebrated stars and Academy Award winners, he worked 22 episodes on ABC's Hit TV Show-"Ugly Betty" (2006-2007) and he worked alongside James Woods and Lynn Whitfield on Brian Grazers "Shark" Pilot Episode Directed By Spike Lee (2006) further enhancing his craft as he continued to hone his skills under the guidance of proven industry professionals via many hit TV Series, Feature Films and Independent Projects.

Timothy Geithner

Timothy Franz Geithner (born August 18, 1961) is an American former central banker who served as the 75th United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013. He was the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 2003 to 2009, following service in the Clinton administration. Since March 2014, he has served as president and managing director of Warburg Pincus, a private equity firm headquartered in New York City. As President of the New York Fed and Secretary of the Treasury, Geithner had a key role in government efforts to recover from the financial crisis of 2007–08 and the Great Recession. At the New York Fed, Geithner helped manage crises involving Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and the American International Group; as Treasury Secretary, he oversaw allocation of $350 billion under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, enacted during the previous administration in response to the subprime mortgage crisis. Geithner also managed the administration's efforts to restructure regulation of the nation's financial system, attempts to spur recovery of the mortgage market and the automobile industry, demands for protectionism, tax reform, and negotiations with foreign governments on global finance issues.

Raven Dauda

Cast · Known for Hudson & Rex, Star Trek: Discovery

Raven Dauda is a Canadian stage and screen actress driven by a passion for bettering the world through storytelling, using various mediums like acting, writing, directing, music, dance, or design. Each project she engages in brings immense joy, instigates profound personal growth, and evokes deep gratitude within her. These experiences serve as a lens through which she gains insights into the complexities of our world, discovering what it means to embody her highest self in any circumstance. Through these endeavours, she recognizes the common threads in our narratives, emphasizing our intrinsic unity despite differences in beliefs, backgrounds, or experiences—a realization that fills her with genuine gratitude.

Rubin Rubio

Rubin's patriotism has led him to serve 10 honorable active duty years as a member of the United States Navy Special Forces, and 3 years in the U.S. Navy Reserves. He recently graduated from California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) School of Theater, where he received a Master of Fine Arts in Acting. Rubin was born in Culver City, CA after his parents migrated from Jalisco, Mexico at a young age. At the age of 18 he attended the California State Summer School for the Arts theater program at CalArts. In 2003 he graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Theater, Film, & Television, where he graduated with honors and received a Bachelors in Arts degree in Theater. He has co-starred in the Golden Globe Award winner for Best Television Show - Drama in 2002, "The Shield" alongside Emmy and Golden Globe award winner for Best Lead Actor in a Drama (2002) Michael Chiklis. He has worked on several independent films and national commercials (LensCrafters, Gatorade, Panasonic). Furthermore, Rubin has a strong theater background and has performed in Italy, Spain, and Cuba and has had the privilege to work with internationally acclaimed actor, writer, director Roger Guinevere Smith in "The Hendrix Project."

Ray Mendoza

Ray Mendoza is an American military technical advisor and film producer. He joined the Navy in 1997 and served for over 16 years as a Member of Seal Team 5 and as a Land Warfare Training Detachment and BUD/S instructor. Mendoza was introduced to filmmaking while performing in Act of Valor (2012), and went on to serve as a military advisor on Peter Berg's Lone Survivor (2013). Since then, he has worked both in front of and behind the camera on multiple projects.

Christopher Roberts

Executive Producer · Known for The Punisher

Chris Roberts founded Ascendant Pictures in early 2003 and in just a short time, established himself and the company as a force in the world of independent film production and finance. In 2004, Roberts earned an Executive Producer credit on The Punisher and produced The Big White (Robin Williams, Holly Hunter, Woody Harrelson) and Lord Of War (Nicolas Cage, Ethan Hawke, Jared Leto). In 2005, Roberts produced Lucky Number Slevin. In addition, he served as Executive Producer on The Jacket (Adrien Brody and Keira Knightly) and the upcoming Robert Towne film, Ask The Dust (Colin Farrell and Selma Hayek). The end of 2006 finds him producing the effects laden sci-fi Viking project, Outlander starring Jim Caviezel, Sophia Myles and Jack Huston and to be directed by Howard McCain. Principal photography began October 16 in Nova Scotia and will continue through January 2007. Roberts will also serve as Executive Producer on Black Water Transit which films January 2007 in New Orleans. Prior to founding Ascendant, Roberts was Chairman and CEO of Digital Anvil (DA), the game development and digital effects company he founded in 1996 with funding from Microsoft and Advanced Micro Devices. Roberts guided DA's growth to annual revenues of $14 million, prior to the release of many of its games in development. His innovations changed the gaming industry. His games were the first to perfect the use of 35mm film as narrative in interactive game titles, and DA became the first interactive entertainment company to produce a game title, Wing Commander, into a $25 million feature film, directed and produced by Roberts. The film starred Freddie Prinze, Jr. (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Saffron Burrows (Deep Blue Sea) and Matthew Lillard (Scooby Doo).

Jeffrey Segal

Jeffrey Segal (1 August 1920 – 5 February 2015) was an English actor and scriptwriter. He made his first screen appearance, as an extra, in the film Jew Süss (1934). From the early 1960s onwards he appeared in many British TV series, notably Callan,Z-Cars, The Protectors, Terry and June, The Pallisers, It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Dad's Army. Segal played "Arthur Perkins" in the children's comedy series Rentaghost, in the "Gourmet Night" episode of Fawlty Towers, he played a hotel guest who is a hen-pecked husband and father of a babied spoiled brat; his character name was given, although this is never mentioned in dialogue, as Mr Heath in the credits, and he appeared as a civil servant in an episode in Yes Minister. He appeared in The Sweeney and Minder. In the mid-1980s he appeared in the mini-series of Oliver Twist, Vanity Fair, and in an episode of Jonathan Creek. Segal broadcast on British radio over a long period, with more than one stint as a member of the BBC Drama Repertory Company (now the Radio Drama Company). He played parts as various as Agamemnon in Troilus and Cressida, Yasha in The Cherry Orchard and the Earl of Westmoreland in Henry V. He scripted programmes for BBC Radio, such as the series "Superintendent Pepper Remembers", in which he also acted, and at one time was a member of the scriptwriting team for "The Dales", another programme he sometimes took part in. Segal also appeared in two episodes of the BBC's department store sitcom Are You Being Served. Segal's stage work was varied over the years, including performing in "The Queen's Highland Servant" at the Savoy Theatre. He was in Love's Labour's Lost at the Open Air Theatre, Regents's Park. At Richmond (Surrey) he played Rosencrantz to Alan Wheatley's Hamlet. Later he performed in numerous productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company, such as Much Ado About Nothing with Ralph Fiennes.

Abraham Justice

Cast · Known for The Adventures of Tintin

Mohamed Ibrahim Elkest, professionally known as Abraham Justice, is an Stunt Person and Actor. Abraham is originally from Cairo, Egypt where he served as a police officer for 8 years and the first in his class to be VIP's Protection. Then in 2005 he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dreams of becoming an action actor. Since then he has appeared in over 200 feature films and television shows.

Jackie Copley

Jackie Copley is Campaigns Lead at CPRE, the Countryside Charity. For twelve years prior, she served as the Planning Director for CPRE's Cheshire, Lancashire, Liverpool City Region, and Greater Manchester groups, and has been involved with the Campaign to Protect Rural England.

Al Gore

Cast · Known for Futurama

Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States (1993–2001), under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election. Gore is currently an author, businessman, and environmental activist. He was previously an elected official for 24 years, representing Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives (1977–85), and later in the U.S. Senate (1985–93), and finally becoming Vice President in 1993. In the 2000 presidential election, Gore won the popular vote by more than 500,000 votes. However, he ultimately lost the Electoral College, and the election, to Republican George W. Bush when the U.S. Supreme Court settled the legal controversy over the Florida vote recount by ruling 5-4 in favor of Bush. It was the only time in history that the Supreme Court may have determined the outcome of a presidential election. He is a founder and current chair of the Alliance for Climate Protection, the co-founder and chair of Generation Investment Management, the co-founder and chair of Current TV, a member of the Board of Directors of Apple Inc., and a senior adviser to Google. Gore is also a partner in the venture capital firm, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, heading that firm's climate change solutions group. He has served as a visiting professor at Middle Tennessee State University, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Fisk University, and the University of California, Los Angeles. Gore has received a number of awards including the Nobel Peace Prize (joint award with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) (2007), a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album (2009) for his book An Inconvenient Truth, a Primetime Emmy Award for Current TV (2007), and a Webby Award (2005). Gore was also the subject of the Academy Award-winning (2007) documentary An Inconvenient Truth in 2006. In 2007 he was named a runner-up for Time's 2007 Person of the Year.

Amy Klobuchar

Amy Jean Klobuchar (born May 25, 1960) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from Minnesota, a seat she has held since 2007. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Minnesota's affiliate of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the County Attorney of Hennepin County, Minnesota. Born in Plymouth, Minnesota, Klobuchar graduated from Yale University and the University of Chicago Law School. She was a partner at two Minneapolis law firms before being elected county attorney of Hennepin County in 1998, making her responsible for all criminal prosecution in Minnesota's most populous county. Klobuchar was first elected to the Senate in 2006, succeeding Mark Dayton to become Minnesota's first elected female United States senator. She was reelected by a landslide in 2012, winning almost all of the state's 87 counties. Klobuchar was reelected again in 2018. In 2009 and 2010, she was described as a "rising star" in the Democratic Party. Klobuchar's political positions align with modern liberalism. She has focused on healthcare reform, consumer protection, agriculture, and climate change. She is known for her folksy, Midwestern demeanor and ability to win in rural Minnesota. On February 10, 2019, Klobuchar announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in the 2020 election; on March 2, 2020, she suspended her campaign and endorsed Joe Biden. In 2021, she became the chair of the Senate Rules Committee.

Ion William Croitoru

was a Canadian professional wrestler. He was born and raised in Ontario, Canada. To wrestling fans, Croitoru is better known by his ring names, Johnny K-9, Bruiser Bedlam, and Taras Bulba. He competed in several Canadian wrestling promotions, including Stampede Wrestling, and later wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He wrestled as a jobber in the WWF, but he was booked to win titles in several other promotions. Croitoru was also known for his history of legal problems. He was a member of Satan's Choice, a biker gang. He was convicted of assault, trafficking cocaine and bombing a police station. In 2005, Croitoru was arrested for the murder of lawyer Lynn Gilbank and her husband Fred. After a lengthy investigation, the charges were dropped in June 2006 because of insufficient evidence. He worked as a security guard in Vancouver, British Columbia, until being arrested in May 2009 for conspiracy to commit murder. On January 24, 2011, Croitoru was charged with first degree murder in connection with the 2008 killing of Jonathan Barber in Burnaby, British Columbia. On May 15, 2009, Croitoru was arrested, along with seven other members of the United Nations gang. They were charged with conspiracy to commit murder for allegedly plotting to kill the Bacon Brothers and other members of the Red Scorpions gang. On January 24, 2011, Croitoru was charged with first degree murder in connection with the execution of Jonathan Barber and the attempted murder of Barber's girlfriend Vicky King, then 17, in Burnaby on May 9, 2008. In July 2013, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder, and the murder charges were stayed. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison, which was reduced to four years and eight months after factoring in time served. In January 2015, he applied for parole, stating that he had agreed to help with the murders to impress members of the United Nations gang, but that he did not intend to kill anyone. The application was denied.[46] On September 1, 2016, Croitoru was released to live in a halfway house and was ordered not to have any contact with gangsters or criminals. Personal life Croitoru was born to Romanian parents in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[48] Before entering professional wrestling, Croitoru played junior hockey for the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey League. He was not drafted to the National Hockey League, however, and he decided to pursue professional wrestling instead. He was an accomplished weightlifter, and he once bench pressed 625 pounds. While awaiting his murder trial, he ran a home renovation business until he was unable to secure a bank loan to cover business expenses. After closing the business, he supported himself by working as a used car salesman. Croitoru lived in Vancouver, British Columbia with his common-law wife Tracy Edwards He had most recently worked as a bodyguard for Lion's Gate Entertainment, providing protection for such entertainers as Jack Nicholson and Cyndi Lauper. He also had a brief acting career, appearing in a movie titled Oklahoma Smugglers, in which he portrayed a wrestler, and such television shows as Reaper. Croitoru had three children: Johnny, Blaise, and Tia Death Croitoru died on February 21, 2017, at a federal halfway house in Toronto at the age of 53.