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Emma Heming Willis was born on 18 June 1978 in Malta. She is an actress and producer, known for RED 2 (2013), Perfect Stranger (2007) and The Comebacks (2007). She has been married to Bruce Willis since 27 March 2009. They have two children.- Marama Corlett was born in Valletta, Malta. She is known for Maleficent (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and The Devil's Double (2011).
- Strikingly busty, adorable and voluptuous brunette knockout Mary Collinson was born on July 22, 1952 in Malta. She's the identical twin sister of Madeleine Collinson. The Collinson twins arrived in Britain in April, 1969. Noted British glamour photographer Harrison Marks cast the duo as saucy maids in his 8mm short "Halfway Inn." Mary and Madeleine were the Playmates of the Month in the October, 1970 issue of "Playboy;" they have the distinction of being the first pair of identical twins to pose for a nude pictorial in "Playboy." The Collinson sisters went on to act in a handful of movies together; they were especially effective and memorable as the titular radically contrasting siblings in the typically fine Hammer vampire horror outing "Twins of Evil." .
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A veteran of stage, screen, radio and TV, character actor Nigel Stock was born in Malta in 1919, the son of Captain W.H. Stock, RE, and his wife Margaret Marion Munro. In British India from childhood, he and his sister Angela returned to the UK in his early teens for schooling. Nigel was educated at St. Paul's School and studied for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he earned the Leverhulme Exhibition, Northcliffe Scholarship, and the Principal's Medal.
Stock made his debut stage appearance at the Savoy Theatre in 1931, at the age of 12, in a production of "The Traveller in the Dark". He continued to rack up a number of classical and contemporary credits at various distinguished theaters, including the Old Vic, with productions of "The Winter's Tale", "Macbeth" (playing Macduff), "Tobacco Road" and "Goodbye, Mr. Chips". Stock interrupted his thriving career by serving in the Army from 1939 to 1941 with the London Irish Rifles, and with the Assam Regiment, Indian Army between 1941 and 1945 in Burma, China and Kohima. He was honorably discharged with the rank of Major. He returned to the stage in 1946 with "And No Birds Sing" and made his first appearance on the New York stage as "Philip" in "You Never Can Tell" in 1948. A reliable player who lent distinction to every aspect of the theatrical repertoire, from William Shakespeare through Anton Chekhov to modern farce, he impressed in "She Stoops to Conquer", "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial", "Altona", "Uncle Vanya" and "Sleuth", among others.
An imposing, often bearded presence, he started off in films as a teenager in Lancashire Luck (1937), later appearing in such popular British releases as Brighton Rock (1948), The Dam Busters (1955), Damn the Defiant! (1962), The Lost Continent (1968), The Lion in Winter (1968), Cromwell (1970) and Russian Roulette (1975), often appearing in villainous roles. Interestingly, one of his last performances was a character part in the Steven Spielberg production of Young Sherlock Holmes (1985). Between 1964-1968, Stock made a household name for himself playing Dr. Watson" in Sherlock Holmes (1964).
Stock had a devout interest in ornithology. His third wife was actress Richenda Carey. They appeared together on stage in the world premiere of "Mumbo Jumbo" from May 8-May 31, 1986. Less than a month later, Stock died on June 23rd of a heart attack. He was survived by four children.- Strikingly busty, adorable, and voluptuous brunette knockout Madeleine Collinson was born on July 22, 1952 in Malta. She's the identical twin sister of Mary Collinson. The Collinson sisters first arrived in Britain in April, 1969. Noted British glamor photographer Harrison Marks cast the duo as saucy maids in his 8mm short "Halfway Inn." Mary and Madeleine were the Playmates of the Month in the October, 1970 issue of "Playboy;" they have the distinction of being the first pair of identical twin sisters to do a nude pictorial for "Playboy." The Collinson sisters acted in a handful of movies together; they were especially effective and memorable as the titular radically contrasting siblings in the typically fine Hammer vampire horror outing "Twins of Evil." Madeleine lived in Malta with her husband and three children. She died at age 62 on August 14, 2014.
- Harry Holcombe was born on 11 November 1906 in Malta, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fortune Cookie (1966), Foxy Brown (1974) and Empire of the Ants (1977). He was married to Betty Nielsen. He died on 15 September 1987 in Valencia, California, USA.
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His full name was Joseph Alexander Caesar Herstall Vincent Calleja - but he was better known as Joseph or Joe Calleia, one of Hollywood's most recognized bad guys. But Calleia's roots and talents ran much deeper than character actor. He was Maltese, born on that barren but historically important island of Malta between Italy and Africa in the Mediterranean. The Maltese culture was a crossroads of peoples (partially Arabic) but as intrepid fisherman, navigators, and warriors-as they proved to the 16th century Turks - it was a proud one. But it could not hold Calleia, who, blessed with a good singing voice and a talent for composing, joined a harmonica band that left for the Continent in 1914. This was a Europe feeling the initial blows of World War I, and Calleia's band toured the length and breadth of it in music halls and cafes. He went to Paris and eventually came to London to perform some concert singing engagements. And from there the lure of the New World brought him to New York by 1926.
It was a natural enough transition for a talented singing performer to acting. Calleia did his first play on Broadway in an original drama suitably called "Broadway" for a long run from late 1926 early 1928. This was the first of seven plays he did into early 1935. He took a double role as actor and stage manager for the 1930-31 run of "Grand Hotel". He received good reviews (once called him a "bright light" on Broadway) and later recalled that his treading the boards were his best years as an actor. By 1931 he had yet another course to steer. Hollywood had noticed him, for his constrained intensity as an actor was matched by a singular visage - heavy-lidded eyes and dark features that gave him a disquieting and menacing appearance. Yet the sometime telltale lilt in his voice betrayed the fine singer. He had just enough accent to make him Latin or Greek or Middle Eastern - or indigenous sorts. Of course, his look meant early heavy roles as he went under contract to MGM, doing his first two films in that year of 1931.
By 1935 his looks landed him the role of Sonny Black, a mob boss with many facets, and with a characteristic clenched-teeth delivery, Calleia acquitted himself in fine fashion. Through the 1930s he was pretty much typed-cast as a mobster-with variations. Always with the lean and hungry look, he was a club owner in After the Thin Man (1936) and played a government cop in the atmospheric Algiers (1938). He even had time to help write a screenplay for the film Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936) with veteran Warner Baxter. Calleia ended the decade with roles at opposite ends of the character acting spectrum-somewhat center stage as a priest in the sometimes heavy-handed Full Confession (1939) and most memorable as Vasquez, the brought-to-justice criminal on the ill-fated DC-3 that crash lands in headhunter-infested Amazon highlands in Five Came Back (1939). This is a classic adventure drama -- remade with Rod Steiger -- with a great supporting cast that included everyone's favorite wisecracking redhead, Lucille Ball.
Into the 1940s, Calleia was cast in more ethnic roles - particularly as Hispanics of various sorts. But his roles were memorable nonetheless, as El Sordo in For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) and Rodriguez in The Cross of Lorraine (1943). But two roles stand out. His Buldeo in the Alexander Korda classic production of The Jungle Book (1942) was a personal favorite, a double role, as trouble-making villager and the selfsame man now old and wise telling the story to the village children as narrator. The makeup is so good-and Calleia enjoyed character makeup-that most viewers are surprised when the old man reveals his identity. More mainstream Hollywood was his intriguing role as Detective Obregon in Gilda (1946). He's the good guy-right? - but he comes off so sly with his sidelong looks and the way he bates the principals - Glenn Ford and Rita Hayworth - that you just don't know. In the end he has the task, like the chorus in a Shakespearean play, to explain and summarize-perhaps not the best means of getting to the point - but that was the director's choice. His secondary parts receded a bit into the later 1940s and further into the 1950s with Calleia typed to retrace former roles but giving them new nuance just the same. He has little more than a cameo as Indian chief Cuyloga-Native American chiefs being the lot of no few elder actors in 1950s Hollywood - in the otherwise worthwhile Disney adaptation of The Light in the Forest (1958). Calleia ventured into the TV briefly about that time.
But also from that year was another of his favorite roles. Without doubt Touch of Evil (1958) is one of the strangest of Orson Welles later efforts as director/star. It borders on the uneven but is so off-the-wall that one cannot help watching and thoroughly enjoying all the antics of Welles still brilliant film techniques: shadow and light, wild camera angles, gringos playing Mexicans-Charlton Heston is a wow and stained darker than necessary-and over-the-top performances with veteran dramatis personae like Marlene Dietrich, Akim Tamiroff, Calleia, of course, and Welles himself looking like a police captain from skid row and using that funny character voice of his that pops up in his films as an aside. Calleia, with white hair, is tired old cop Sergeant Menzies, long associate of Welles' seedy character. Doing what he has always done, covering up and running interference, in the end Menzies has to face the truth about his crooked captain. Calleia enjoyed the role as going so against his usual type - showing a man harried by his past and haunted by dirty secrets - vulnerable - and very human. It's a great part.
By 1963 Calleia walked away - or, that is - sailed away from Hollywood. He returned to his native Malta for a well deserved retirement. The Maltese had followed the career of their native son, and he had made several visits during his film career. Not surprisingly his biggest fan club was right at home. He was a kind and generous man and very appreciative of his fans wherever they were - quick to read all their letters and quick to send autographed pictures. It was strictly tongue-in-cheek when he supposedly quipped: "Everyone recognizes my face, but no one knows my name." After his passing, the government of the island state of Malta issued two commemorative stamps (1997) to honor him. A bust was erected before the house in which he was born as a further memorial to this Maltese VIP who had made good.- Terry Camilleri was born on 7 November 1949 in Malta. He is an actor, known for Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), The Truman Show (1998) and Knowing (2009).
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Jon Cassar was born on 27 April 1958 in Malta. He is a producer and director, known for 24 (2001), Forsaken (2015) and When the Bough Breaks (2016).- Angelo Muscat was born on 24 September 1930 in Malta. He was an actor, known for The Prisoner (1967) and Doctor Who (1963). He died on 10 October 1977 in England, UK.
- Tony Drago was born on 22 September 1965 in Valletta, Malta.
- She was born Patricia Wilmshurst on the island of Malta and grew up in London. A honey blonde, green-eyed beauty, she won a scholarship to RADA at 17. Graduating two years later, she debuted in Mario Zampi's comedy Laughter in Paradise (1951), alongside fellow screen newcomer Audrey Hepburn. Zampi saw her as a significant potential talent and this undoubtedly led to Veronica being signed to a seven year contract by Associated British Pictures at Elstree Studios at the (then princely) salary of £2500 a year. Her first notable movie credit was playing second fiddle to Dulcie Gray in the stiff-upper-lip war picture Angels One Five (1952), starring Jack Hawkins and John Gregson as fighter pilots during the Battle of Britain. She was then flown to Hollywood to star opposite Richard Carlson in The Maze (1953), a 3-D gothic horror thriller set in a Scottish castle. Directed and designed by the renowned William Cameron Menzies, it opened to mixed reviews but has since gained a cult following. Veronica made a second appearance for Allied Artists in the wartime adventure yarn The Royal African Rifles (1953), co-starring Louis Hayward.
Her leading lady status now confirmed, Veronica returned to Britain to provide svelte elegance and glamour for several lightweight B-grade comedies (Will Any Gentleman...? (1953), Don't Blame the Stork (1954)), and -- often as flirtatious girls -- in florid crime dramas (The Girl on the Pier (1953), Game of Danger (1954), The Gilded Cage (1955), Dead Man's Evidence (1962)). She had segued into television by the middle of the decade, guest-starring in popular serials like Man in a Suitcase (1967), The Baron (1966) and The Persuaders! (1971). Though perhaps unable to live up to the early hype accorded her, Veronica nonetheless managed to carve out a solid acting career which ended with her retirement in 1975.
In private life, she was said to have enjoyed writing poetry, watercolour painting, gardening and collecting antique furniture. She was initially married to the actor William Sylvester whom she first met on the Elstree studio set during the filming of The Yellow Balloon (1953). This union ended in divorce. Her second husband was the television producer and director Ian Fordyce who predeceased her in 1988. - Andrei Claude was born in Malta. He is an actor, known for Game of Thrones (2011) and Vikings (2013).
Andrei worked as a fitness model in the United States for a number of years before finding himself posing for romance novel book covers in New York. During his time there he acquired an interest in acting. He began attending technique and improvisation classes, and the following year relocated to London. - Actress
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Valerie Buhagiar was born on 12 May 1963 in Mosta, Malta. She is an actress and director, known for The Passion of Rita Camilleri (1993), Carmen (2022) and Expecting (2002).- Actor
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Rudy Doucette was born on 29 March 1923 in Malta, Montana, USA. He was an actor, known for Gremlins (1984), The Love Bug (1969) and F Troop (1965). He died on 29 March 2021 in Salem, Oregon, USA.- Roberta Angelica was born in Malta. She is known for The Boondock Saints (1999), Cypher (2002) and Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008).
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Mario Azzopardi was born in 1950 in Malta. He is a director and writer, known for ZOS: Zone of Separation (2009), Habbilni Ha Nirbah (2018) and RoboCop (1994).- Actress
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- Soundtrack
Alison Dowling was born in 1960 in Malta. She is an actress, known for The Sea Beast (2022), Emmerdale Farm (1972) and Tommy (1975).- Actress
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Sarah Harrison is a British singer,Songwriter/Producer. She studied at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London. During the five years at the Sylvia Young Theatre School she appeared in three Harry Potter films and had recording sessions at the famous Abbey Road studios. These recording sessions were featured in the Disney and Walden Media film version of CS Lewis classic Narnia. Harrison won a three year DADA award and attended Laine's Theatre Arts.- Actor
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Born on the island of Malta and raised in Toronto, Anthony J. Mifsud or 'Mif' as he has become professionally known internationally, is a genuine renaissance man whose multi-faceted talents are as evident as his various achievements.
Mif's first claim to fame came as the dynamic front man and award -winning vocalist for the internationally renowned Canadian musical group and recording artists, Slash Puppet (1989-1995). As an integral member of the popular rock band he was able to hone his skills and confidence as a performer, enabling him to become an accomplished and legitimate force on the Canadian music scene. Mif released two records internationally with Slash Puppet, the self-titled 'Slash Puppet' in 1993 on Fringe Records and more recently a 2007 re-issue of the band's critically acclaimed 1989 independent release ("The Demo") entitled 'No Strings Attached' through Sun City Records that garnered accolades on several hard rock and heavy metal fanzines worldwide making it to #7 on Sleaze Roxx's "Top 10 Best" releases of 2007. Other accomplishments with the band include awards for Best Toronto Club Band at the 1990 Toronto Music Awards and Best Independent Video for their hit single "When The Whip Comes Down" at the 1993 Los Angeles Area Music Awards.
A well rounded and truly versatile entertainer, Mif is also an accomplished actor (1995-present) who has appeared both nationally and internationally in numerous film and television productions. Cast alongside some of the biggest names in show business, his movie credits include such films as 'Just Business' (Gina Gershon), 'Foolproof' (Ryan Reynolds), 'Eye See You' (Sylvester Stallone), 'Detention' (Dolph Lundgren), 'Gossip' (Kate Hudson) and 'Dirty Work' (Norm MacDonald).
On television, Mif is being featured in the recurring character of the 'Greek Delivery Man' in the third and final season of the Netflix Original Series 'Hemlock Grove'. Entitled "The Final Chapter" the American horror thriller began streaming worldwide on October 23, 2015. He also continues to be featured in the recurring role of 'Dr. Necros' on the hit Disney T.V. show 'Aaron Stone' that debuted to record ratings on Friday the 13th of February, 2009 as the flagship show for the then newly branded international network Disney XD. On the strength of its ratings the live-action adventure series was picked up for a second season which began shooting in 2009 and aired in the fall of 2010.
Other notable guest starring appearances and episodic roles on prime time television include popular shows such as 'Warehouse 13', 'Queer As Folk', 'This Is Wonderland', 'John Woo's Once A Thief', 'Due South', 'Psi Factor', 'FX: The Series', 'Kung Fu: The Legend Continues' and 'Relic Hunter'. He also possesses several commercial credits, as well as several made for television films and movie of the week credits, both here in Canada and the United States.
Furthermore, as an experienced voice artist and broadcaster, his voice has been heard on several radio and television programs as well as several commercial spots across North America, pitching products for such sponsors as Bell, Hewlett Packard, Sony, Ford, General Motors, Canada Post, Molson's and Kellogg. While writing and editorial credits include several local sport publications, as well as such national magazines as Fresh, Canadian Musician, M.E.A.T. Magazine, Inside Soccer and The Soccer News.- Steffi was born and raised in Malta. She has recently starred in the feature film Machination (Nexus Productions) and featured in a number of productions of international acclaim.
During the 2013 Malta Amateur Dramatic Club's One-Act Play Festival, she was awarded the Best Actress award for her performance in Murder Play. - Extremely prolific and ubiquitous British background player Victor James Harrington was born on August 27, 1909 in Casal Paola, Malta. Harrington first began appearing in movies in uncredited minor roles in the mid-1930's. One of the most busy and tireless of British bit players, Victor could be frequently spotted in countless films and TV shows as a patron in a pub, nightclub, casino, or restaurant, a party guest, a military officer, a spectator at a sporting event, or an audience member at a play or concert. His daughter Victoria Harrington was also an actress. Harrington died at age 70 on July 23, 1980 in Brighton, East Essex, England.
- Stella Paris is an actress, singer songwriter, vegan activist, model and philanthropist. Stella was born in Malta and is multilingual. In 2014, Stella moved to London to pursue her career in entertainment. She played the main lead role as Mia in British horror film, Psycho Sex Dolls in 2023. Stella made her acting debut in Hollywood based TV series, The Undead (2016-), directed by Juliet Landau and Deverill Weekes. In 2017 she filmed the role of Nadiya, a Ukrainian secretary to the ambassador, in Vienna-based movie City of Spies (2017), directed by Philip Moran. Stella has also had speaking roles in other British movies, including playing the role of Krystal in Mosaic and Svetlana in Red Army Hooligans. Stella Paris is also a singer songwriter and has released three songs with music videos so far, including Electrifying, Summer Moonlight and Parties Banging.
- Arthur Gomez was born on 14 June 1902 in Malta. He was an actor, known for The End of the Line (1957), The Invisible Man (1958) and A Tale of Five Women (1951). He died on 30 January 1976 in Chelsea, England, UK.
- Jeillo Edwards was born on 23 September 1942 in Malta Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone. She was an actress, known for Dirty Pretty Things (2002), Beautiful Thing (1996) and Fox Mystery Theater (1984). She was married to Edmund Clottey. She died on 2 July 2004 in London, England, UK.
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Tom Bradby was born in 1967 in Malta. He is a writer and actor, known for Shadow Dancer (2012), Defence of the Realm and The Great Fire (2014). He has been married to Claudia Bradby since 1994. They have three children.- Actor
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Joseph Vassallo, is the firstborn of four children. At the tender age of 13, upon visiting his father on the set of The Midnight Express, where the elder Vassallo was working as an extra, Joseph became interested in acting. This led to him enrolling at the prestigious Teatro Manoel. Upon his departure from college, Joseph worked in a 5 Star Hotel for a brief while then left the country to go live in Switzerland, Paris, London, New York, and Los Angeles. Vassallo cruised around the world on-board Cunard luxurious liner QE2, where he worked as a Chef De Rang. Joseph is multi-lingual and is fluent in English, Italian, Maltese and conversant in Swiss German and Spanish.
In the 1980s, Vassallo moved to New York City to pursue taking acting classes and the theater. In 1987/88, Vassallo settled in Los Angeles and continued to pursue an acting career. There, he trained at the Stella Adler Academy and the Joanne Baron / D.W. Brown Studio. Joseph landed a spot at The Actors Studio in Hollywood as an observer under the supervision of the legendary Shelley Winters. Between New York and Los Angeles, Vassallo appeared in about eighteen stage plays, including A Hatful of Rain, A View from the Bridge, She Stoops to Conquer, and Othello. In the early 1990s, Vassallo appeared for the first time on television in a commercial for the cruise line Royal Caribbean.
Since then, Vassallo has appeared in over 100 national television commercials, two of which, for Twix, won the Gold Award at the New York Film Festival and embarked on a Six-Year Campaign, for the brand, "Romano Macaroni Grill". In 1994, Vassallo appeared in the movie "Blankman", with terrific director Mike Binder and opposite hilarious Damon Wayans, Jason Alexander and Jon Pulito. This was followed by roles in "The 4th Tenor" opposite the funny Rodney Dangerfield, "Just Married" with great director Shawn Levy, opposite Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy, and the drama feature "My Brother Jack". In 2004, Vassallo re-teamed with Damon Wayans for "Behind the Smile" were Joseph played opposite, Marlon Wayans. In 2009, Joseph worked with director Rick Famuyiwa and co-starred opposite Academy Award Winner Forest Whitaker and comedian Carlos Mancia in the comedy motion picture, "Our Family Wedding". Vassallo's television credits include guest appearances on Award-Winning Shows such as "Diagnosis Murder", "The West Wing", "Alias", "Damon", and recurring guest roles on "My Wife and Kids".
In 2005 he was hired to work as a writing consultant on the ABC hit television series "My Wife and Kids". From 2007-2009 Vassallo graduated Film School in Los Angeles and in addition worked as Vice President at "Way Out TV" a TV and Film Production Studio, alongside Studio President and CEO, Damon Wayans in Santa Monica California where Vassallo also Wrote, Produced and Directed multiple projects. The experience gave Joseph a better understanding of how the entire film making process works. Thereafter, Joseph dabbled in technology and worked as Chief Operating Officer (COO) at AKABE5, a utility and game applications curator, in Santa Monica, California.
Joseph can be seen on several films and TV shows in the US and around the world and premiering on April 7th, 2017 Joseph Vassallo is proud to portray the legendary race car driver and Ferrari creator, "ENZO FERRARI" at the Ferrari Land, in PortAventura World, Barcellona - Spain.
Recently, Joseph had the opportunity to work as a recurring Guest Star on a mini-series for Netflix and continues to work on a slate of Feature Films and Television projects in development.- Camera and Electrical Department
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Jon Fenech was born in Malta. He is known for Assassin's Creed (2016), Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) and Tomb Raider (2018).- Sarah Doukas was born in Malta.
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Jean Carbonaro was born in Pieta, Malta to a Maltese, mother, Rose, a professional chef and an Italian father, Stephen, a factory supervisor. Since childhood, Jean has always had a natural attraction and love for theatre. When he was 12, he landed the principal role in the school's Pink Floyd musical. In high school, he auditioned for D.R.E.A.M.S. landing him his next lead role which would also gain him recognition in the local TV/film community.
After high school, Jean moved to London to study acting at the Actors Central Soho City Academy where he focused on the method acting technique and improvisation. After two years, Jean returned to Malta where he began his career as a professional actor playing multiple lead roles in several National Maltese TV Series and music videos. He would continue to rise and began working in film also performing more principal parts. Some of his most notable performances include the role of Eric Draven in the fan film, "Crow," Agostino in the TV Series, "L-Gharusa" and Karl in the award-winning short film, "Hostage".
In the past few years, Jean also has spent his time training to be a stuntman at the British Action Academy and the Take 3 Action Academy which has aided him in working as a professional stuntman on feature films including The Last Planet and Jurassic World Dominion.
Today, Jean is looking forward to working on his next principal role in a TV series or feature film!- 2024 Author, Well Being, Hay House, Fall 2024. Valentina Gaylord is a CEO, founder, entrepreneur, business owner, holistic health and wellness coach, fitness expert, allergy and asthma ambassador, advocate, mother, and author. Diagnosed in 2012 with the debilitating autoimmune disease Bell's palsy, followed by Hashimoto's disease, Gaylord launched a decade-long personal crusade to not only save herself but to root out an understanding of and a cure for a disease so convoluted and elusive, few answers were known. Seeking out doctors, naturopathic and hormone specialists, nutritionists, and even mediums, Valentina turned her commonly misdiagnosed ailments into a calling that has brought healing, a growing business empire, and a network of prestigious and like-minded colleagues into the fold of growth, wellness, and what she has branded Whole Body Wellness.
Gaylord has dual citizenship and divides her time between America, London, France, and Malta with her family and children with Olympic Gold Medalist Mitch Gaylord. Her love of the arts, music, theatre, literature, history, philosophy, music, all things romance, and the Mediterranean Sea has made Europe her home.
2012 - 2022 Valentina's entrepreneurial journey led her to establish and Lead three award-winning prestigious luxury boutique fitness studios in Texas, where she served as the CEO, Founder, and Owner, winning her the 2019 Mindbody Visionary Award.
2003 - 2005 Valentina Gaylord has Written, Co-Produced, Co-Composed, and Recorded her first Solo Album Titled "Valentina, Sacred Places" with Co-Producers Michael Stearns and Peter Rafelson, and Co-Composer Christopher Hoag. "Valentina, Sacred Places", was inspired by Valentina's passion for true unconditional love and the art and creation of music. With Sacred Places, Valentina has evolved the ethereal sounds that embrace the soul and inspire the intellect. An anthology that defines the quintessence of the sacrosanct and intertwines the sensual international cultures of new dance music and the vivaciousness of life itself.
One of Valentina's desires in creating this anthology was to transcend the eloquence of time and space and take her audience on a journey into the depths of their soul, hopes, dreams, and desires. Sacred Places has brought many of Valentina's artistic and creative dreams to life by intertwining instruments and musicians from all across the world to create an album that unites the world via the vastly powerful and limitless channel of music.
In the composition titled "In Shadows", Don Augustine, a Shaman from Ecuador, calls in the ancient spirits in a blessing for peace and love, which takes you through to the end of "In Shadows" with a secret passage in Morris Code. In the composition titled "Compassion", the Venerable Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen, inspired by His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, speaks to us all then chants in his native language of Tibetan. The Monks took part in this anthology as they felt deeply that their message of Compassion would reach the masses globally via the release of "Sacred Places" worldwide. "Valentina, Sacred Places" also includes the musical talents of Chilean Artist Ruben Ortiz of Sajama and Percussionist Rafael Padilla. - Suzanne Mizzi was born on 1 December 1968 in Malta. She was an actress, known for Whoops Apocalypse (1986), Let It Be All Right on the Night (1987) and Ferry Aid: Let It Be (1987). She was married to Frank Camilleri. She died on 22 May 2011 in Hackney, London, England, UK.
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Kenneth Cassar, born in Malta, Europe, is a distinguished Special Effects Supervisor renowned for his expertise in the realm of Motion Film & TV. His journey in the field commenced in his young teenage days, under the mentor-ship of his late father, Mario Cassar, a trailblazer in Special Effects. Navigating through various challenges, Kenneth has left an indelible mark on both small and large-scale productions, including notable works such as Munich, Troy, Assassin's Creed, Tenet, Spiderman, and more in countries like the UK, Italy, Morocco, Mexico, USA, Cyprus, Tunisia, Bulgaria, Estonia, and the Czech Republic
Presently, Kenneth Cassar stands as the proprietor of Extreme Effects, the premier special effects entity in Malta. This distinguished company offers unparalleled services catering to a spectrum of film productions, ranging from small-scale projects to large-scale endeavors. Boasting state-of-the-art workshops, cutting-edge equipment, and an international crew, Extreme Effects has positioned itself as the preeminent name in Special Effects within the Maltese film industry.- Ray's first film part was in the summer of 2003 as Lucius' attendant in Ridley's Scott's _Gladiator (2000)- (a Dreamworks production).
He has been involved in theatre productions since the age of 10. Notable parts: Dr. Stockman in Ibsen's Enemy of the People; Fernando Gomez in Lope De Vega's Fuente Ovejhuna; the Kralahome in The King & I; Leon in Neil Simon's Fools; John the Bastard in Much Ado About Nothing; Rosencratz in Hamlet, amongst others. Performed theatre productions and street theatre in Hamburg, Stratford-on-Avon, Rome, Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Co-Director of Theatre XXX; directed and acted in Wilde's Salome', Buchner's Woyzeck and an original dance theatre production staged at the Arts Biennale in Rome, June 1999, called RIH.
His first television experience was presenting an education children's show, Album, on national TV at the age of 10. Various plays and serial drama in main roles; Director for Serial Is-Salib tal-Fidda. Actor and producer for comedy show BOMBA.
Special abilities - Fire-eating and throwing; mime; stand-up comedy.
He is currently presenting a 4 hour Saturday afternoon entertainment show on national television - Is-Sibt. - Actor
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Joe Zammit Cordina was born on 29 September 1929 in Hamrun, Malta. He was an actor, known for Midnight Express (1978), Kill Cruise (1990) and Sweeney 2 (1978). He was married to Mary Yvonne Cordina. He died on 11 November 2004 in Malta.- Music Department
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Andy Partridge has been guitarist, vocalist and frontman of the influential band XTC.
He suffers from acute stage fright due to improper touring conditions from early on in his career with XTC (not from a fear of performing in front of an audience).
He was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for the song "The Disappointed" in 1992.
He has a collection of toy soldiers numbering in the thousands.
XTC's 1989 album Oranges & Lemons and 1992 album Nonsuch both went to Number One on the American College/Alternative chart.
Oranges & Lemons reached number 44 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in 1989.
His band XTC has not played a live show in front of an audience since April 1982 in San Diego, California. They did, however, perform in front of a studio audience of one hundred people on May 31, 1989, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This was on their Acoustic Radio Tour of North America in support of Oranges & Lemons in May 1989.
He has made several appearances with XTC on British music programs Top Of The Pops and The Old Grey Whistle Test.
His songs "Sgt. Rock (Is Going To Help Me)" and "Senses Working Overtime" were both top ten hits on the U.K. singles chart.
XTC's "Dear God" (written by Partridge) caused much controversy when released, and earned the band a legion of new fans in the United States.
XTC's most recent album Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume Two) was released in May 2000 on TVT Records.- Peter Hitchens was born on 28 October 1951 in Sliema, Malta. He is a writer, known for This Sceptic Isle (2005), London Real (1970) and Have I Got News for You (1990). He has been married to Eve Ross since 1983. They have three children.
- Sarah Bonnici is a Maltese singer. In 2009, she competed in the Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest, the national selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009, with "The Mambo Song", finishing in third place. The following year, she won the 4th edition of the L-Ghanja Tal-Maltin Song Festival, placing first in her age group with a song written by Miriam Christine and winning Best Voice in the same contest. In 2010, she participated in the Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest placing 7th with the song "Kitty Kitty Cat". This appearance allowed her to join Malta's representative Nicole Azzopardi, as a dancer, at the 2010 Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
Throughout her teenage years, she participated in several international song competitions outside her native Malta, including the Trixie Festival in Bulgaria, the Carpathians Star Festival in Romania, and the Star to Born Festival in Hungary. Bonnici placed first in her category at the Ti Amo Festival in Romania and also won the Original Song Category with the song "Vivrà ancora". She won the "New Talent" section of the Festival Kanzunetta Indipendenza in 2012, and the main category of the festival in 2018. Shortly after, she participated in the first edition of X Factor Malta.
Bonnici participated in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with "Heaven" by Aidan, placing 12th in the final. On 18 October 2023, she was announced among the participants of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Loop", later being drawn to perform in the first show of the semi-final stage on 27 October. At the end of the round, in late November, it was announced that she was among the qualifiers for the final on 3 February 2024. There, she won the jury voting and came first overall with 102 points, being selected to represent Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. - Oreste Kirkop was born on 26 July 1923 in Hamrun, Malta. He was an actor, known for The Vagabond King (1956), NBC Television Opera Theatre (1949) and Bing Presents Oreste (1956). He died on 10 May 1998 in San Gwann, Malta.
- Michela Caruana was born on 17 October 2010 in Malta. She is an actress, known for War Sailor (2022), Band of Spies and War Sailor (2023).
- Charles Thake was born on 21 December 1927 in Senglea, Malta, British Colony. He was an actor, known for Agora (2009), Gagga (1971) and The Protectors (1972). He was married to Lina Agius-Gilibert. He died on 12 May 2018 in Malta.
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Martin Wiseman was born on 12 November 1965 in Malta. He is a producer, known for Alita: Battle Angel (2019), Mortal Engines (2018) and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021).- Mark Mifsud was born on 16 October 1984 in Malta. He is an actor, known for The Devil's Double (2011), Queen of the South (2016) and Gozo (2016).
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Having starred in numerous Theatrical and Television Productions, she also had the Main Role in the Film 'Alessio' together with Oliver Tobias. This production was well-received at the Cannes Film Festival. During her thirty-year Acting career, she has acted in many Character/Cameo roles. In Malta she is a highly-acclaimed Actress and much-loved by the Public.- Actress
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As an artist and entrepreneur, and never to shy away from challenging topics, Sarah Ripard's diverse body of work reflects her passion to continue collaborating with high caliber filmmakers and artists who examine and deepen an awareness of the human condition, the world, and have the vision and courage to bring the poetry of their dreams to life on the screen and stage. Over the years she's built an eclectic resume that juxtaposes drama and comedy from ancient texts, mysticism to modern-day street-life characters.
Sarah believes engaging storytelling has the power to change the way we view ourselves and the outside world from which we have come.
Sarah is the Creator/Executive Producer/Host of PARENTAINMENT: Empower, Educate and Entertain. A revelatory new TV docu-talk show focused on investing in the future of humanity and leading-edge human development and what it really takes to raise healthy, self-regulating, compassionate human citizens in the modern world.
Born in Malta in 1981 to parents Nessa Busjeet and Frances Ripard, who divorced when she was very young, Sarah was raised by her Mother in England, who then remarried Vinod Busjeet which moved them both to the United States.
Sarah hails from a rich cultural heritage spanning several continents and languages. She is of Maltese, Mauritian, Northeast African, French, Sicilian-Italian and Indian ancestry.
Coming from four generations of an acting family tradition as performing artists, filmmakers, musicians, and social activists, the artistic road was in Sarah's blood from the very beginning. Her paternal grandmother, Mary Ripard, was the respected Maltese film/tv/theatre actress and opera singer. Her maternal grandmother, Jamilla Casmally, was the angelic voice of classical Indian music who soared across the Mauritian radio airwaves.
With Sarah's chameleon abilities to transform into a variety of roles in film, television and theatre, she has played parts ranging from; the great heroines of Shakespeare and Greek, a hardened criminal, Goddess Aphrodite, a freedom fighter, a grieving mother, The Buddha, to a broken-hearted streetwalker from the inner city, to name a few.
Over the years Sarah has worked with her dear friend, mentor and artistic colleague, Clayton LeBouef of, Something the Lord Made (2004), Homicide: Life on the Street(1993) and Allergic to Nuts (2003).
On Broadway, Sarah originated the role of ''Kitty DeSouza'' as well as performed 'Shanti' and covered 'Rani' in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway extravaganza production of Bombay Dreams at the Broadway Theatre, New York.
She has received favorable acting reviews from national and international newspapers and numerous acting awards including the prestigious Helen Hayes Award nomination for her unique theatre portrayal as 'Mme. DeTourvel' in 'Dangerous Liaisons'.
Sarah attended the distinguished Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, England and spent precious time with worldwide renowned mime master Marcel Marceau.
While working in Washington, DC, she taught at Latin Dancer Inc. with Bolivian-born dance artiste Humberto where they also performed together in the styles of Rumba, Cha Cha, Argentine Tango, Foxtrot, Salsa, Cumbia, and Waltz.
In the United States, Sarah has worked in film, television and theatre with notable companies in Los Angeles, Washington DC and New York including: ABC, CBS, NBC, TNT, The Disney Channel, LifeTime Channel, Classic Media, Sixth Sense Prod., Tribeca Film Center, The Kennedy Center, The Folger Shakespeare Theatre, Arena Stage, The Wolf Trap, The Smithsonian Institute, John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, Los Angeles Classic Theatre Company, Lobero Theatre and many more...
Sarah produced and starred in the critically acclaimed West Coast World Premiere of Convergence, a beautiful, lyrical full-length drama surrounding the ongoing tragic events of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, which she has visions of making into a feature film one day.
At the end of it all, Sarah's greatest production and accomplishment is her role as Mother, to her daughter Anastasia, who teaches her every day what it means to BE truly HUMAN!- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Yvonne Zarb Cousin was born in 1936 in Malta. She is known for World War Z (2013), Gladiator (2000) and The Da Vinci Code (2006).- Actress
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Audrey Marie Bartolo, is a (Malta)Xaghra, Gozo native, born in July 1983. She is a Singer, Actress and Professional Tour Guide to both the public and Film and TV stars when they come to Malta/Gozo to shoot movies. She studied at the 'Nadur School of Drama' and by the age of 18 she started entering singing competitions, gaining trophies for Best Voice, Best Personality and Most Promising singer. She has also appeared in such movies as Agora, World War Z, Game of Thrones season 1, Das Boot, Foundation series ,The Devils Double, Sinbad, Carmen and the Web series The Local Traveller.- Art Department
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Dylan Gouder was born on 30 May 1994 in Malta. He is known for Jurassic World Dominion (2022), Assassin's Creed (2016) and 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016).- Actor
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Harry von Meter was born on 29 March 1871 in Malta Bend, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Lillo of the Sulu Seas (1916), The Last Supper (1914) and His Faith in Humanity (1914). He died on 2 June 1956 in Sawtelle, California, USA.- Manuel Cutajar was born on 16 November 1974 in Malta. He is an actor, known for Helen of Troy (2003), Queen of the South (2016) and Roses in the Nordic Countries (2013).