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A thru F
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Octavia Selena Alexandru
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Stacey Alysson
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Jennifer Aniston
listed as Top Ten Actress by Hollywood Reporter (12/2007); listed Top Ten Star 2008
#4 on the Forbes Magazine List of Hollywood's Highest Paid Actresses (7/2013)
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actor-author Alan Arkin of Santa Fe, NM
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 | "An Improvised Life: A Memoir" [2011] by Alan Arkin Da Capo Press 8x5½ pb [3/2011] for $11.20 |
Ed Asner lives in West Los Angeles, California
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 | "The Grouchy Historian: An Old-Time Lefty Defends Our Constitution Against  Right-Wing Hypocrites and Nutjobs" [2017] by Ed Asner & Ed Weinberger Kindle Edition from Simon & Schuster Digital Sales [10/2017] for $13.99 Simon & Schuster 9x6 hardcover [10/2017] for $14.73 |
Dan Aykroyd from Canada
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 ![won Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for "The Aviator" [2004]](images/oscar_sm.gif) | Cate Blanchett browse Cate Blanchett on DVD • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
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Emily Blunt from U.K.
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"My Summer of Love" [2004]
"The Devil Wears Prada" [2006]
"Charlie Wilson's War" [2007]
"The Young Victoria" [2009]
"The Wolfman" [2010]
"Gulliver's Travels" [2010]
"The Adjustment Bureau" [2011]
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Sofia Boutella from Algeria & France
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Sofia Boutella talks about her experience making the "Atomic Blonde" [2017] movie [7/2017 upload; 12:56] at YouTube
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Lloyd Vernet 'Beau' Bridges III [b. 1941]
Jeffrey Leons 'Jeff' Bridges [b. 1949]
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co-founder End Hunger Network [est. 1984]
"Rancho Deluxe" [1975]
"Winter Kills" [1979] starring Jeff Bridges, John Huston
http://www.amazon.com/Winter-Kills-Discs-Jeff-Bridges/dp/B0000844J2/
"Cutter's Way" [1981]
"Tucker: The Man and His Dream"
[Lucasfilm Aug 1988]
 | The story of automotive genius Preston Tucker and his fight against the automakers of Detroit. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola; starring Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau, Frederic Forrest, Mako, Elias Koteas & Christian Slater; Oscar noms for Best Actor (ML), Best Art Direction, Best Costumes
Paramount widescreen DVD [10/2000] for $9.98 Paramount color VHS [4/91] for $13.99 full credits from IMDb Pocket movie tie-in pb [8/88] out of print/used |
"Wild Bill" [1995]
http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Bill-Jeff-Bridges/dp/B000056H2G/
"The Big Lebowski" [1998]
"Crazy Heart" [Fox Searchlight Dec 2009]
  | An alcoholic country music star has become third-rate, reduced to grabbing a gig as opening act for a rising star that he mentored; but a new relationship with a female reporter and her son helps him get his life together. Co-produced, adapted & directed by Scott Cooper; based on the novel by Thomas Cobb; original music by T-Bone Burnett; starring Colin Farrell, Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal & Robert Duvall; filmed in Albuquerque, Española, Pecos & Santa Fe in New Mexico
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available; full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
 | "Crazy Heart: A Novel" [1988] by Thomas Cobb
HarperCollins mass pb [9/88] out of print/used Bookthrift Co. 9½x6¼ hardcover [5/89] out of print/many used |
"True Grit" [Paramount Dec 2010]
 | The remake is based directly on the 1968 novel by Charles Portis, rather than on the 1969 John Wayne film. Location filming at Austin, Blanco & Granger in Texas, and at Buena Vista Ranch, Charles R Ranch, Cristobal Ranch, Pecos, Santa Clara Pueblo, and Garson Studios in New Mexico. A 14-year-old farm girl hires reprobate U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn to track down her father's killer, and forces him to take her along. Co-produced, adapted & directed by Joel & Ethan Coen; starring Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin & Barry Pepper
Paramount Pictures widescreen color Blu-ray/DVD combo [6/2011] 2 disks for $19.99 Paramount Pictures widescreen color DVD [6/2011] for $9.99 Nonesuch soundtrack CD [12/2010] 20 tracks for $14.09 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia • official movie site |
singer-musician Jessie Bridges (daughter of Jeff Bridges)
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Wilford Brimley
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Geneviève Bujold from Canada
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Sandra Bullock
#7 on the Forbes Magazine List of Hollywood's Highest Paid Actresses (7/2013)
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"The Proposal" [2009]
"All About Steve" [2009 comedy]
"The Blind Side" [2009 heartwarmer]
Announced 6/2012: Paul Feig’s buddy cop movie “The Heat” about a pair of female Boston cops who go against
the Russian mob now has stars Sandra Bullock & Melissa McCarthy and online comedian Spoken Reasons
(aka John Baker) signed on • latest info at IMDb
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James Caan
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actor-director Bruce Campbell
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 | "If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of A B-Movie Actor" [2001] by Bruce Campbell Kindle Edition from Thomas Dunne/Macmillan [10/2015] for $9.99 L.A. Weekly Books pb [8/2002] for $13.95 L.A. Weekly Books 9½x6¼ hardcover [6/2001] out of print/used |
 | "Bruce Campbell Triple Feature" [2006] includes "Alien Apocalypse" TV movie [March 2005], "The Man With The Screaming Brain" [April 2005], and "My Name Is Bruce" [April 2007] Image Ent. widescreen color DVD [7/2013] for $8.68 |
 | "Hail To The Chin: Further Confessions of A B-Movie Actor" [2017] by Bruce Campbell, with Craig Sanborn, Introduction by John Hodgman Kindle Edition from Thomas Dunne/Macmillan [8/2017] for $14.99 Thomas Dunne Books 9½x6½ hardcover [8/2017] for $18.29 |
Lizzy Caplan
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Steve Carell
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Jim Carrey from Canada
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Daniel Ceren
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Don Cheadle
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co-founder of 'Not On Our Watch' charity [est. 2009]
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actress Emmanuelle Chriqui from Canada
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actress Emilia Clarke
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first gained notice for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the H.B.O. series "Game of Thrones" (from 2011)
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listed among Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People (May 2008)
listed as Amazon bestselling action star in 2008; listed Top Ten Star 2008
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Clifton Collins, Jr.
grandson of character actor Pedro Gonzales-Gonzales
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| | Sean Connery [b. 1930] from Scotland
listed as Amazon bestselling action star in 2008 browse Sean Connery on DVD • IMDb listing • official website • Wikipedia |
portrayed Agent 007 James Bond in 7 films
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Kevin Costner
The Dunbar Resort [proposed 1990, never built] in Deadwood, SD
Deadwood, Black Hills & Western Railroad (56-mile railroad link to Dunbar; never built)
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Peter Coyote
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Daniel Craig
http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Craig-OBrien/dp/1905287445/
portrayed Agent 007 James Bond in four movies (so far)
"Cowboys vs. Aliens" [2011]
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Tom Cruise
listed as Amazon bestselling action star in 2008
#8 on Forbes Magazine list of Highest Paid Movie Actors for 2013
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Matt Damon
co-founder of 'Not On Our Watch' charity [est. 2009]
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Geena Davis
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Women's Sports Foundation - 'Geena Takes Aim' Project
See Jane: Improving gender portrayals in children's media
BF's unofficial Geena Davis fansite
  | "Commander In Chief" [Touchstone/A.B.C. 18-episode tv series Sept 2005-June 2006] When the U.S. President dies during emergency surgery, the independent female Vice President is asked to step aside so that the Speaker of the House can become the President. But after a series of insulting and sexist meetings, she decides to thwart the pols and take her rightful place as Leader of the Free World. Produced by Steven Bochco; co-produced by & starring Geena Davis {as President MacKenzie Allen}, also starring Donald Sutherland, Harry J. Lennix, Kyle Secor, Ever Carradine, Matt Lanter, Caitlin Wachs, Anthony Azizi, Jasmine Jessica Anthony, Natasha Henstridge & Polly Bergen series credits from IMDb • A.B.C. network official program site Episodes 1-10: Buena Vista color DVD [6/2006] 2 disks for $22.99 Episodes 11-18: Buena Vista color DVD [9/2006] 2 disks for $20.99 |
web video star Felicia Day
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"You're Never Weird On The Internet (Almost): A Memoir" [4/2016] by Felicia Day, Foreword by Joss Whedon
Touchstone Books - April 19th, 2016 ISBN: 9781476785660
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Robert De Niro
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Patrick Dempsey
listed as Amazon bestselling action star in 2008
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starred in all four of the 'Pirates of The Caribbean' Movie Series
with POTC5 expected in July 2015
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Cameron Diaz
listed as Top Ten Actress by Hollywood Reporter (12/2007)
listed #4 on the Maxim Magazine Hot 100 (5/2011)
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Leonardo DiCaprio
#6 on Forbes Magazine list of Highest Paid Movie Actors for 2013
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Robert Duvall
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 | "Tomorrow" [Filmgroup April 1972; P.B.S. 1984] Considered the best-ever adaptation of a Faulkner work, nearly lost: filmed in 1972, not aired on TV until 1984. The story (told in flashback) of the reasons that an illiterate farmer is the only jury vote for the acquittal of a boy accused of murder. Directed by Joseph Anthony; from Horton Foote's play based on a 1939 William Faulkner story; starring Robert Duvall, Olga Bellin, Sudie Bond & James Franks Homevision b&w DVD [5/2004] for $26.99 Starz / Anchor Bay b&w VHS [7/99] out of prodn/used Delta Library b&w VHS [undated] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb |
starred in Larry McMurtry's "Lonesome Dove" [1989]
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Jesse Eisenberg
Oscar nomination for Best Actor for "The Social Network" [2010]
wrote stageplay "Asuncion"
wrote & starred in the stageplay "The Revisionist" [2013] co-starring Vanessa Redgrave
"Café Society" [May 2016] by Woody Allen
starring Jeannie Berlin, Steve Carell, Jesse Eisenberg, Blake Lively, Parker Posey, Kristen Stewart, Corey Stoll, Ken Stott
watch 4/2016 official trailer #1 [1:53] at YouTube
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actress Maya Erskine
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actress Dakota Fanning
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actress/comedian Francesca Fiorentini
http://www.Francesca Fiorentini.com/ • no entry at Wikipedia (2020)
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Harrison Ford
listed as Amazon bestselling action star in 2008
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GB's Officially Unofficial Harrison Ford fansite
starred in three 'Star Wars' movies [1977-83]
starred in "Blade Runner" [1982]
starred in four 'Indiana Jones' movies [1989-2008]
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actor Frederic Forrest
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starred in "Taxi Driver" [1976] directed by Martin Scorsese
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Michael J. Fox from Canada
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actress Jennifer Garnerstarred in the "Daredevil" feature film [2003] /tt0287978/
based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller & John Romita, Jr.
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| | actor-wacko Mel Gibson from Australia
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Czech-born actress Veronika Hadrava
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1589822/
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Sid Haig
http://www.sidhaig.com/ + http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Haig + http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny_TUPCccs0
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actor Jackie Earle Haley
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comedian-actress Chelsea Handler
book publishing imprint Borderline Amazing/A Chelsea Handler Book {est. 11/2010]
"Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me" [May 2011]
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| | Tom Hanks listed Top Ten Star 2008 browse Tom Hanks on DVD • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
V&D's Tom Hanks Online fansite
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actor-director Ed Harris
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Anne Hathaway
listed #7 on the Maxim Magazine Hot 100 (5/2011)
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Rutger Hauer from Netherlands
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Rutger Hauer Film Factory [est. 2007] in Rotterdam, Netherlands
 | "All Those Moments: Stories of Heroes, Villains, Replicants, and Blade Runners" [2007] by Rutger Hauer, with Patrick Quinlan HarperCollins 7¾x5¼ pb [5/2008] for $12.55 HarperEntertainment hardcover [4/2007] for $24.95 |
starred in "Blade Runner" [1982]
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Kara Hayward [b. 1998]
Teen actress star of "Moonrise Kingdom" [2012] has been a member of Mensa since the age of nine.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4442319/
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Christina Hendricks
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fat actor Jonah Hill
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| | Dustin Hoffman browse Dustin Hoffman on DVD • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
 | "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" [Fox Nov 2007] Mr. Magorium is 243 years old and has decided to leave his Wonder Emporium business to the sad girl who manages the place for him; when the store finds out that Mr. Magorium is leaving, it rebels. Written & directed by Zach Helm; starring Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Zach Mills & Jason Bateman Fox widescreen color DVD [3/2008] for $14.99 Fox color DVD [3/2008] for $19.49 full credits from IMDb • official website |
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| | Sir Anthony Hopkins
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actress Cassidy Horn
daughter of studio head Alan F. Horn
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actress-model Cody Horn
daughter of studio head Alan F. Horn
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Hugh Jackman
#3 on Forbes Magazine list of Highest Paid Movie Actors for 2013
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Samuel L. Jackson
listed as Amazon bestselling action star in 2008
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Scarlett Johansson
listed #14 on the Maxim Magazine Hot 100 (5/2011)
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Dwayne Johnson
#5 on Forbes Magazine list of Highest Paid Movie Actors for 2013
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| | Angelina Jolie
listed as Top Ten Actress by Hollywood Reporter (12/2007) #1 on the Forbes Magazine List of Hollywood's Highest Paid Actresses (7/2013) browse Angelina Jolie on DVD • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
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January Jones
listed #12 on the Maxim Magazine Hot 100 (5/2011)
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Stacey Keach
considered by many to be America's finest classical actor
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Michael Keaton
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actress Minka Kelly
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Nicole Kidman from Australia
listed as Top Ten Actress by Hollywood Reporter (12/2007) browse Nicole Kidman on DVD • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
the deal to star in a movie about Valerie Plame Wilson (Time Magazine, Feb 2008) fell thru
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Yaphet Kotto
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Mila Kunis
listed #5 on the Maxim Magazine Hot 100 (5/2011)
#9 on the Forbes Magazine List of Hollywood's Highest Paid Actresses (7/2013)
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Jennifer Lawrence
#2 on the Forbes Magazine List of Hollywood's Highest Paid Actresses (7/2013)
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John Leguizamo
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Ron Leibman
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comedy actress Cody Lindquist
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bio at U.C.B. Theatre in NYC •
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John Lithgow
official website • IMDb listing [since 1972] •
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"Drama: An Actor's Education" [Harper Perennial 2012] by John Lithgow
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actress Blake Lively
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CW Network bio page for "Gossip Girl"
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actress Kristanna Loken
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singer-actress Jennifer Lopez
listed #10 on the Maxim Magazine Hot 100 (5/2011)
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Virginia Madsen
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John Malkovich
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British actress Stefanie Martini
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{Ms.} Chase Masterson
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actress Rachel McAdams
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Murray Melvin
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Hispanic-American actress Eva Mendes
listed #18 on the Maxim Magazine Hot 100 (5/2011)
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singer-actress Bette Midler
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Rhona Mitra
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Mircea Monroe
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Demi Moore
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Justine Moore
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Roger Moore
listed as Amazon bestselling action star in 2008
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portrayed Agent 007 James Bond in 7 films
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actress Carey Mulligan
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Bill Murray
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"The Big Bad Book of Bill Murray: A Critical Appreciation of The World's Finest Actor" [Quirk Books 2015]
by Robert Schnakenberg 9781594748011
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Mike Myers from Canada
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