You Only Get Noted Once
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- Aaron Wolff was born in March, 1994 in Minneapolis.
In the years 2000 to 2005 he lived in London. Here he attended University College School and the Royal Academy of Music.
He and his brothers are in a rock band called Bedrin. Bedrin is English slang for 'brethren'.
In theatrical school productions, he has portrayed Puck from A Midsummer Night's Dream; Michael Darling from Peter Pan; Conrad Birdie from Bye Bye Birdie; and Wallace from Women and Wallace.Danny Gopnik in A Serious Man. - Actor
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Chuck Aspegren conquered a small-time of fame after appearing in the Oscar winning film The Deer Hunter (1978). In fact, he wasn't a trained actor but he was a steel worker from Gary, Indiana, who happened to be in the right place and the right time. When the likes of Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken began researching their roles as steel workers, they acquainted this charismatic guy, who worked as a general foreman at U.S. Steel, at a local bar and next thing you know, the film director Michael Cimino liked his presence and decided to cast him as one of the friends of the leading actors. Aspegren had the real charm and presence, very natural on the role as Axel and one of the most unforgettable characters of all time. Despite the film's success, Aspegren didn't follow a career in the movie business and little is known about him afterwards.Axel in The Deer Hunter- Director
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Though François Leterrier's career evolved from assistant director to writer and director, he left an important mark in cinema with an acting role as the leading man in Robert Bresson's immortal classic A Man Escaped (1956), as Fontaine, the man who skillfully tries several ways and attempts to escape from prison during World War II. He only acted once more in Resnais' Stavisky (1974) in the role of poet André Malraux.
After his work for Bresson, he was second assistant director in two films directed by Louis Malle: Elevator to the Gallows (1958) and The Lovers (1958), then assistant director in four other films. His directorial debut was in _Les mauvais coups (1961), a film starring Simone Signoret. In the following 30 years, Leterrier directed 20 projects in between theatrical films, TV movies and series, which include Un roi sans divertissement (1963), La chasse royale (1969), the final film of the Emmanuelle franchise in the 1970's Emmanuelle 3 (1977), _Rat Race (1980)_ and _Slices of Life (1985)_. He is the father of director Louis Leterrier, famous for directing two films of The Transporter franchise.
He passed away on 3 December, 2020.Fontaine in A Man Escaped. Best known as a director.- Danny Lloyd was selected for the role of Danny Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980) because of his ability to concentrate for extended periods of time. Because of his age (6) and the genre of The Shining (1980) Danny was closely guarded by Kubrick during filming and didn't know it was a horror film until several years later. Despite his notoriety and his famous line "Redrum! Redrum!" Danny made only one more film and stated that he wasn't interested in an acting career.Danny Torrance in The Shining.
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Steven Prince was born in 1948. He is an actor and producer, known for Taxi Driver (1976), Mariah (2016) and Waking Life (2001).Easy Andy in Taxi Driver.- One film acting but an important one that cemented a young boy's career to cinema eternity. Edmund Moeschke, a non-professional actor who had the starring role in Roberto Rossellini's Germany Year Zero (1948) was sufficient enough for him to make an impression on audiences around the world. As the young Edmund Köhler, a kid who faces several life adversities in the post WWII Germany, Moeschke captivated and attracted the attention of critics and film buffs who were compelled by his dramatic acting and the character he played in Rossellini's film - a post war trilogy composed with other films such as Roma, Open City (1945) and Paisà (1946) - all part of his Neo-Realistic movement where the majority of the cast were composed by amateur actors to provide a more realistic approach of storytelling. Moeschke was part of this movement, composing a powerful and memorable character but unlike many of his contemporaries who worked with Rossellini - some made a few more films, he vanished from screen to never return, and he was never heard of again.Edmund in Germany Year Zero. Seriously, what happened to him?
- Fernando was the star of only one film in his short life. He played Pixote - a street child - in Pixote (1980). During his short period of fame, Fernando was seen as a symbol of hope for the Brazilian street kids. He grew up in a poor neighborhood of Diadema - a industrial city close to São Paulo - Brazil. Illiterate and poor, Fernando played Pixote at the age of 11 years old. His only previous experience in acting was an amateur play. After the success of Pixote, Fernando moved briefly to Rio de Janeiro. There, he tried his luck as an actor in a "novela" (Brazilian soap opera). The fame was brief, without literacy, he could not memorize the scripts. He ended up returning to Diadema. There, he had the same fate as many like him. He got involved with gangs and drug dealing. At age 19, he was killed inside his house by the police. The circumstances of his death are are still a mystery. Three of Fernando's brothers were also killed in the streets of the Brazilian inner cities. Fernando is survived by a daughter. Although he never lived in the streets and always had a family, he stands as a symbol of the Brazlian street children, until this date.The title role in Pixote.
- Pierre Blaise was born on 29 February 1952 in Moissac, Tarn-et-Garonne, France. He was an actor, known for Lacombe, Lucien (1974), Le grand délire (1975) and Les noces de porcelaine (1975). He died on 31 August 1975 in Moissac, Tarn-et-Garonne, France.Lucien Lacombe in Lacombe Lucien
- Hunter McCracken joined a limited and interesting group of non-professional actors whose first acting gig came on the hands of the great Terrence Malick and his masterpieces, along with Linda Manz in the acclaimed Days of Heaven (1978) and Q'orianka Kilcher in The New World (2005). All of them have in common was the fact of sharing scenes with great talents and they carried the films overshadowing the leading and more famous thespians. Hunter's role in The Tree of Life (2011) brought him recognition around the world while playing the tormented Young Jack, the young version of Sean Penn's character in the epic film.
The newcomer was almost the film lead, with moments and sequences that were unforgettable due to his strong, melancholic and multifaceted expressions. A true natural actor, he was discovered in a Texas school and beat more than 10000 candidates. Initially, he was cast in a minor role but during tests with Jessica Chastain and Brad Pitt the chemistry was fully visible and he landed the complex role that would mark his career. He received praise from audiences, some award nominations as breakthrough actor and won the Online Film & Television Association as Best Youth Performer.
Years have passed and still no sight of him on the screen since he's still in school years but he's sure that he wants to pursue an acting career and develop his great potential.Young Jack in The Tree of Life - Actor
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Jeremy Blackman will always be remembered as the pressured and suffering Stanley from P.T. Anderson masterpiece Magnolia (1999), where the kid echoes sad expressions moments from the silent classic Dreyer film The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928). He showcases pain, fragility, a turmoil of emotion while facing an abusive father and the pressure of his peers during the Jimmy Gator show. Blackman gained notoriety with the role, a few awards and nominations, and appreciation from his fans who watch the monumental film several times.
Little is known about him besides the film except that he starred in a few others and he's also part of a band, where he sings, composes and plays. He is the son of Ian Blackman, who is an accomplished actor.Stanley Spector in Magnolia- Dillon Freasier has one of those incredible legendary Hollywood stories that doesn't happen often. A speeding ticket given to a casting director and a nice talk afterwards between that director and the police officer provided the chance of a lifetime to this local Texas kid in appearing in Paul Thomas Anderson's monumental film There Will Be Blood (2007). The officer was nothing less than Dillon Freasier's mother and the casting director had the chance to see the kid and wanted to cast him in the film, but the mother wasn't so sure she wanted her son to appear in a movie and didn't even know who was Daniel Day-Lewis, the leading actor who would be sharing most of the scenes with Dillon. Since Day-Lewis previous success was Gangs of New York (2002), the casting director provided a copy of that film to the mother. She was appalled in seeing such an intense and dangerous performance and couldn't imagine such man acting along her beloved kid. The film's team rushed in sending another film with Day-Lewis, the acclaimed The Age of Innocence (1993), where he played an educated gentleman, and that role convinced her in allowing Dillon to be part of Anderson's project.
Freasier was an elementary student in West Texas, with no previous acting experience but turned out to be a perfect choice for the role Anderson needed. Despite being unfamiliar with acting in front of cameras and specially along with one of the most respected actors of all time, Freasier succeed in a great way. As HW Plainview, the adopted son of oilman Daniel Plainview, the young star captivated audiences with his quiet, magnetic, intelligent presence and timing both in small moments or in more difficult sequences, specially the ones where he could only use his expressions and no sound to convey his emotions. The movie was a hit, received several award nominations and won two Academy Awards. Dillon earned nominations as Best Young Actor in two different awards (Young Artist Awards and the Online Film & Television Association).
Not much is known about his whereabouts or current line of work but it's quite certain that many audience await for his return to the big screen.HW in There Will Be Blood - He was born in Connecticut. Son of a Broadway director/writer/producer. One great film alone and one brilliant performance was enough to put Jeremy Black on the map for the delight of film-buffs around the globe, even though a part of us wanted to see more of him in the years to come. But Black loves the theatre and might not be that interesting in returning to Hollywood. Boyish, handsome, expressive yet frightening, somewhat menacing (one of those unforgettable faces) ...the duality of roles he displayed in the hit The Boys from Brazil (1978) could secure him a solid career in film business - either for similar roles in thrillers or horrors but other genres as well. He was unforgettable as the Hitler clones who was smart and mean enough to give a hard time to Laurence Oliver and Gregory Peck in Franklin J. Schaffner's solid thriller. Despite the film success, he simply vanished from view. Decided to move to New York to work in stage plays. We hope he'll return to the big screen someday.Jack Curry / Simon Harrington / Erich Doring in The Boys From Brazil
- Palma was a street drummer based in New York during the 1970's and 1980's, famous for his slick black hair and heavy makeup use, and also for his drumming routine that included several different styles - even though Gene Krupa was his favorite drummer of all time. He could use not only a minor drum, he could also perform with objects on the streets hitting his stick with precision and ability. Film lovers will remember him best for his minor yet unforgettable performance in Taxi Driver (1976) while Travis Bickle is having a date with Betsy in the classic film directed by Martin Scorsese. He continued his work on the streets for quite some time and even appeared (uncredited) in another film Hero at Large (1980), again playing a street drummer.The Street Drummer in Taxi Driver.
- An aristocratic face and presence and a confident voice granted Leonard Harris - an acquaintance of Martin Scorsese - a significant role in Marty's classic Taxi Driver (1976), playing the potential presidential candidate Senator Charles Palantine, a target Travis Bickle has to eliminate in order to impress the girl he wants to date (and who also happens to work for Palantine's campaign). He only has a few scenes in the film but certainly leaves a mark in all of those, especially his memorable exchange with Travis in the cab.
Harris wasn't actually an actor. Born in New York, he was a journalist who wrote obituaries and book reviews during his first years in journalism, and later on during an extensive time he was a culture critic during the late 1960s and early 1970s with many TV appearances. In between those works he wrote three novels. His other film credit is Hero at Large (1980), which also features Gene Palma, the street drummer who has a minor part in Taxi Driver.
He was married to Mary Ann Wurth for 12 years and they had two children. Harris died of pneumonia in Connecticut, at age 81.Charles Pallantine in Taxi Driver. - Renée Jeanne or Maria Falconetti, born in Pantin (not in Sermano, Corsica, as many film dictionaries wrongly attest) on July 21, 1892 and died in Buenos Aires on December 12, 1946, is a French actress of theater and cinema. Joining the troupe of the Odeon theater in 1916, she made her debut in "l'Arlésienne", and played the heroines of Saint-Georges de Bouhélier "The Life of a Woman", 1919. She made a short passage at the Comédie Française (1924-1925), where she plays Rosine among others in "La Dame aux camélias" and "Lorenzaccio". His last role before a long stay in South America will be that of Andromache in "The Trojan War will not happen", Jean Giraudoux. She remains world famous for having embodied in the cinema the main role of "The Passion of Joan of Arc" by Carl Theodor Dreyer.Joan of Arc in The Passion of Joan of Arc.
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With just one film Mario Peixoto left a mark on cinema with his acclaimed masterpiece Limit (1931). The surrealistic and artistic film launched his film career but unfortunately due to several circumstances he never managed to release another film and outdo himself. Many Brazilian filmmakers were heavily influenced by the powerful images he created in Limit (1931).
Peixoto was born on 25 March, 1908 in Brussels, Belgium but some sources claim he was born in Rio de Janeiro. Coming from a wealthy family he went to study in England and at the time he dreamed of being an actor but his family against it. When he returned to Brazil after studying the films he saw abroad, during an informal conversation with friends about creating a new Brazilian cinema, more artistic and original, he was convinced to write a project that later on was accepted. That project was Limit (1931) and the rest is history. At age 21 he was writing, directing, producing and acting on the film, later on considered one of the greatest Brazilian films ever made.
His subsequent project "Onde a Terra Acaba" which starred his friend Carmen Santos was lost on a fire; and his third "Maré Baixa" never got filmed but he continued to write screenplays and ideas for a new film and even tried to return to directing many years after his classic film was released. Slightly recluse, sometimes he was interviewed and appeared in the short documentary O Homem do Morcego (1980).Writer and director of Limite (1931), directed at the age of 21 and regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian films of all time.- Bridget was born and raised in Harrow, London. From a large family, she was the second of 5 children. Her parents are Irish, her mother Bridie hails from Limerick and her father Jim is from Cork. As a result, Bridget grew up around Ceilidh bands and dancing. She attended Catholic schools and went on to graduate with a degree in English from Lancaster University.
She became a writer and won her first prize in 1991 for the Time Out short story category. She went on to write collections of short stories, plays for radio and theatre, and several films.Writer of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Has two other scripts but this is the one she will be remembered. - Ricky Busker was born in 1974 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Big Shots (1987).Obie in Big Shots.
- Pernilla Alwin is a Swedish actress born on 4 September 1970. Her major film role came under the direction of Ingmar Bergman in the acclaimed masterpiece Fanny and Alexander (1982), where she played Fanny (also in the extended miniseries as well). Ver natural instincts are all evident while playing an abused child who, along with her brother suffers a great deal on the hands of her uncles and aunts. It marked as her breakthrough role and her only major performance - she appeared in one TV project afterwards.Fanny in Fanny & Alexander.
- Bertil Guve was born on 9 September, 1970 in Sweden. The young actor is best remembered for his sensible and magic performance in Ingmar Bergman's award winning film "Fanny and Alexander", where Guve acts as Alexander. He also appeared in the miniseries (an extended version of the film and two TV movies. Little is known about his future career and life after quitting the art industry.Alexander in Fanny & Alexander.
- John Adames in an American actor born in 1972 and best remembered for cinema lovers as the young kid rescued by Gena Rowlands in John Cassavetes' film Gloria (1980). As Phil Dawn, Adames is protected by the title character who tries to save him from the mobsters who killed his parents and the duo has on their hands a book that the gangsters want and are willing to kill for it. His performance is a matter of debate, some say it was good and others claimed that it was bad. As final result, Adames won a Razzie Awards as Worst Supporting Actor (tied with Laurence Olivier for The Jazz Singer) and a nomination on the same category for The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards. After the movie, he quit the movie industry and later in the early 2000's he became a manager of Soho Billiards in New York City, the city he was born and lived most of his life.Phil Dawn in Gloria.
- Allison Gompf is known for Children of a Lesser God (1986). She has been married to Jamie H. Clark since 1989.Lydia in Children of a Lesser God
- Frank Carter Jr. is known for Children of a Lesser God (1986).Tony in Children of a Lesser God.
- John Limnidis is known for Children of a Lesser God (1986).William in Children of a Lesser God.
- William D. Byrd was born on 3 May 1966 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Children of a Lesser God (1986), A Man Called Hawk (1989) and Beauty and the Beast (1987). He died on 21 July 1993 in Inglewood, California, USA.Danny in Children of a Lesser God.