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Milena Markovna "Mila" Kunis is a Ukrainian-American actress born to a Jewish family in Chernivtsi, Ukraine.
Her mother, Elvira, is a physics teacher, her father, Mark Kunis, is a mechanical engineer, and she has an older brother named Michael. Her family moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1991. After attending one semester of college between gigs, she realized that she wanted to act for the rest of her life. She started acting when she was nine years old, when her father heard about an acting class on the radio and decided to enroll Mila in it. There, she met her future agent. Her first gig was when she played a character named Melinda in Make a Wish, Molly (1995). From there, her career skyrocketed into big-budget films.
Although she is mostly known for playing Jackie Burkhart on That '70s Show (1998), she has shown the world that she can do so much more. Since 1999, she provided the voice of self-conscious daughter Meg Griffin on the animated sitcom Family Guy (1999). Her breakthrough film was Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), in which she played a free-spirited character named Rachel Jansen. She has since starred or co-starred in the films Max Payne (2008), The Book of Eli (2010), Black Swan (2010), Friends with Benefits (2011), Ted (2012) and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013).
Mila Kunis is married to actor Ashton Kutcher, with whom she has two children.- Actor
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Mark Ivanir has been working as a professional film and television actor in Los Angeles since 2001. His first major film role was in Steven Spielberg's Oscar winning epic Schindler's List (1993). He rejoined with Spielberg twice, first for a cameo appearance in Terminal, then again for Tintin. A pivotal role in Robert De Niro's 2006 film, The Good Shepherd, landed Mark a role in Barry Levinson's What Just Happened, this time acting alongside De Niro. He has booked over 35 Guest Star and Guest Lead roles on television shows such as: 24, Monk, CSI NY, Law and Order, Fringe, CSI Miami, Nikita and many others.
Ivanir's road to Hollywood was circuitous at best. Born in the communist Ukraine (former USSR), he immigrated to Israel with his family in 1972. While serving in the Israeli Army he participated in the then clandestine mission to bring Ethiopian Jews to Israel. His military experience and expertise has been tapped for various TV and Film roles.
After completing his stint in the Military, Ivanir turned down several job offers from Israel's Secret Service, and gave up studying medicine to pursue a higher vocation-clowning. He completed two years in a Circus school, traveled throughout Europe performing on the streets, and ended up working in a Parisian Circus - Cirque Pawelles. After leaving the circus, Mark entered into formal theatrical training, studying at Israel's top acting school Nissan Nativ, later co-founding a theatre company made up of actors from the former USSR called Gesher Theatre.
Within two years, Gesher became Israel's top theatrical outfit and was hailed by the London Times as "one of the six best theatre companies in the world." Mark performed many different roles, translated and adapted eight plays for the company and performed everywhere from Lincoln Center to the National Theatre in London as well as major stages in Paris, Rome, and Berlin.
After being cast by Spielberg in Schindler's List, Ivanir moved to London to study with Philippe Gaulier and the actors of the Theater De Complicite. During this stint, he landed roles in The Man Who Cried (with Johnny Depp) and Secret Affair which encouraged him to relocate to Hollywood. Tapping his command of Russian, English, French, Arabic, German and Hebrew, Mark has been working consistently in major studio film and television projects in eclectic roles spanning from a Russian spy to an Israeli producer to a German elephant trainer. He lives in LA with his wife and two daughters.- Actor
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Alex Veadov was born on 15 April 1962 in Chernovtsy, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. He is an actor and director, known for The Equalizer (2014), Act of Valor (2012) and We Own the Night (2007).- Director
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Mircea Daneliuc was born on 7 April 1943 in Hotin, Hotin County, Kingdom of Romania [now Khotyn, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine]. He is a director and writer, known for Intimate Bed (1993), The Snails' Senator (1995) and Cele ce plutesc (2009). He is married to Cecilia Bârbora. He was previously married to Tora Vasilescu.- Composer
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Roman Vlad was born on 29 December 1919 in Cernauti, Bukovina, Romania [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. He was a composer, known for The Walls of Malapaga (1949), Sunday in August (1950) and Beauty and the Devil (1950). He died on 21 September 2013 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Producer
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Ingo Preminger was born on 25 February 1911 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. He was a producer, known for M*A*S*H (1970), The Salzburg Connection (1972) and M*A*S*H (1972). He was married to Kate. He died on 7 June 2006 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.- Actor
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Eduard Linkers was born on 11 October 1912 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Deep End (1970), Krakatit (1948) and Confidential Report (1955). He died on 3 April 2004 in Wartenberg, Bavaria, Germany.- Music Department
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Rudy Schrager was born on 28 August 1900 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. He was a composer, known for Deadline for Murder (1946), Sleep, My Love (1948) and The Last Voyage (1960). He died on 24 August 1983 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Producer
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Frederic Zelnik was born on 17 May 1885 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. He was a producer and director, known for The Gala Performance (1932), Kaiserwalzer (1933) and The Gypsy Baron (1927). He was married to Lya Mara. He died on 29 November 1950 in London, England, UK.- Celan grew up as an only child in a German-speaking Jewish family and in a highly cultivated city characterized by Hasidism. Even as a student he was enthusiastic about literature and through this he got to know authors like Rainer Maria Rilke. After attending a German and Hebrew school, he switched to a Romanian and Ukrainian high school. Celan also learned the Romanian language. Early poems were written in 1937/38, including love poetry, which contained traditional lyrical harmony, enthusiasm for nature and other traditional forms, but also showed the first tendencies towards alienation. After abandoning his medical studies in Tours, France, in 1938, he studied Romance languages.
He experienced the Nazi terror, especially the mass murder of the Jewish population, in Bukovina first hand. Celan was taken to a labor camp and his parents were deported to a camp in Transnistria. At the end of 1942 he learned of his parents' deaths. The murder of his mother and the death of his father in the camp represented a clear turning point in the poet's work. From this point on, his own experiences and thoughts, also as a motif of death, dominated Celan's works. In the work "Black Flakes" from 1943, the mother appeared as the main motif, which is directly addressed there, but subsequent works also repeatedly put the mother at the center. Linguistic-lyrical alienation and irritation come to light in different ways, for example in the decline of the rhyme.
After 1945, Paul Celan worked in Bucharest as a publishing editor and translator, among other things, for Russian literature. In 1947 the first poems appeared in public, including his most popular work "The Death Fugue". In the same year the artist moved to Vienna, met Ingeborg Bachmann there and made the acquaintance of the Viennese scene of surrealist writers. The following year he moved to Paris, where he studied German and linguistics. He earned his living by working in the factory, as a translator and interpreter. He met the German-French writer couple Yvan and Claire Goll, for whom he translated poems. From 1960, Claire Goll accused Celan of copying from her works. Paul Celan suffered increasingly psychologically from the dispute; it left lasting damage and weakened his will to live.
In 1952 he took part in a meeting of the legendary "Group 47" in Niendorf on the Baltic Sea and introduced his "Death Fugue". Even though Celan met with little understanding there, this appearance marked his breakthrough as a poet. In the same year, his book of poems "Poppy and Memory" was published, which made him known worldwide. Celan created his works under the influence of the circumstances of the time and their terrible experiences. It was no longer possible for the artist to use the language of the murderers unchanged. He not only alienated them, but also retreated into his own linguistic ego world. This lyrical attitude continued into his late work, which only presents meager remnants of worldly deformations. His works not only caused irritation, but his language also made an understanding approach to them no longer possible.
Paul Celan married the noble painter and graphic artist Giséle de Lestrange. The first child died shortly after birth in 1953. In 1955 the second child named Eric was born. In the same year his volume of poetry "From Threshold to Threshold" was published and he became a French citizen. During this time, Celan continued to work as a translator, translating and transcribing from French, Russian and Italian. In 1960 he received the Georg Büchner Prize. In his acceptance speech entitled "The Meridian" he also expressed one of the few theoretical ideas about his work, in which he described the poem as a "fringe existence" - against the background of the generally propagated speechlessness among intellectuals after 1945. In the period 1962/ In 63, Paul Celan was admitted to a mental hospital for treatment for the first time. "The Nobody's Rose" was published in 1963.
Celan, however, continued to be admitted to psychiatric clinics from November 28, 1965 to June 11, 1966 because he wanted to kill Lestrange in a delirious state. In November 1967 he separated from his wife.
Paul Celan probably committed suicide on April 20, 1970 in Paris. The circumstances and date have not been fully clarified. His body was recovered from the Seine near Courbevoie on May 1, 1970. In 1976 "Zeitgehöft. Late poems from the estate" was published posthumously. - Actor
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Gregor von Rezzori was born on 13 May 1914 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. He was an actor and writer, known for Unter den Sternen von Capri (1953), Der liebe Augustin (1960) and Man nennt es Amore (1961). He was married to Beatrice Monti della Corte, Priska von Tiedemann and Hanna Axmann. He died on 23 April 1998 in Donnini, Reggello, Tuscany, Italy.- Jevgenij Libeznuk was born on 31 October 1961 in Kitsman, Chernivtsi oblast, Ukrainian SSR. He is an actor, known for Herec (2020), The Sleepers (2019) and Hotel (2018).
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Hénia Suchar was born on 15 January 1932 in Cernauti, Romania [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Aux frontières du possible (1971), The Last Metro (1980) and The Wise Guys (1965). She was married to Jacques Bouvier. She died on 5 February 2010 in Paris, France.- Music Department
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Icyk Manger was born on 30 May 1901 in Czernowitz, Duchy of Bukovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire [now Chernivtsi, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine]. Icyk was a writer, known for Yidl mitn fidl (1936), The Jester (1937) and Television Theater (1953). Icyk died on 21 February 1969 in Gedera, Central District, Israel.- Producer
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Gary Gimelfarb is the Head of Production at IPG's esteemed Performance Art agency, renowned for his prowess as an award-winning commercial producer. Gary has left an indelible mark on the industry through his unrivaled expertise in crafting engaging branded content and commercials that resonate deeply with audiences worldwide.
His journey to success began as a tenacious production freelancer, diligently navigating his way to the top ranks of the Commercial, Music Video, and Branded Media Department at Fivelion Productions in New York City. It was within this hallowed creative space that Gary forged his path, stunning industry connoisseurs with his achievements. Notably, he orchestrated music videos that captivated audiences worldwide, working his magic for renowned powerhouses such as Warner Music Group, Atlantic Records, Bad Boy, Ruff Ryders, Refugee Camp, Harlem World, and Sony Music Group.
Gary's undeniable producing talent is shown through an award-winning short film entitled "Across The Hall," featuring Adrian Grenier. This cinematic branded short gem, a stellar collaboration between First Look Studios and Samsung Mobile, captivated audiences and earned accolades aplenty. Fueled by his relentless dedication, Gary elevated this triumph to new heights, playing a pivotal role in the development and executive production of a feature film adaptation shot at Universal Studios. The project starred the late great Brittany Murphy.
Gary's trajectory continues to soar as he gracefully assumes the role of Head of Production at Performance Art. Through his production leadership, he spearheads a multitude of commercial productions for an extensive roster of prestigious brands, including Scotts Miracle Gro, Tresemme, and BMW.
In the realm of production, Gary stands as a true luminary, guiding the industry towards unparalleled heights of creativity and innovation. His unwavering dedication and unrelenting passion continue to solidify his status, leaving an everlasting imprint on the ever-evolving landscape of branded content and commercials.- Aurel Giurumia was a Romanian film and theater actor.He was born on March 14, 1931 in Cernauti, Romania. Graduate of the Theater Institute from Clujy in 1954.In 1956, he plays first role in the movie Cu fata spre public. Other notable roles in Doi baieti ca piinea calda (1962), Toate pînzele sus (1977),Totul pentru fotbal (1982). Play on the stage of the theater ''Teatrul de Comedie '' in Bucharest.He was decorated on December 13, 2002 with the National Order of the Faithful Service in the rank of Knight.He died on March 30, 2004 in Bucharest, Romania.
- Maria Forescu was born on January 15, 1875 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Peer Gynt (1919), Peer Gynt - 2. Teil: Peer Gynts Wanderjahre und Tod (1919) and He or I (1930). She was married to Harry Piel. She died on October 28, 1947 in Berlin, Germany.
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Joanna Rawik was born on 31 January 1934 in Cernauti, Cernauti, Romania [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. She is an actress and writer, known for Zelazna obroza (1976), Strachy (1979) and Teatr Polskiego Radia (2004).- Cinematographer
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Aurel Kostrachievici was born on 21 August 1930 in Cernauti, Cernauti, Romania [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. He is a cinematographer, known for Nemesis's secret (1987), Iancu Jianu, the Tax Collector (1980) and Farewell, Dear Nela! (1972).- Actress
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Mariya Yaremchuk was born on 2 March 1993 in Chernivtsi. She is an actress, known for Legend of the Carpathians (2018), Eurovision Song Contest Liverpool 2023 (2023) and The Eurovision Song Contest (2014).- Zhanna Karpach was born on 22 November 1961 in Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. She is an actress, known for Schastliv, kto lyubil (1986), Kak molody my byli (1985) and Schaste Nikifora Bubnova (1983).
- Aharon Appelfeld was born on 16 February 1932 in Jadova, Storojinet, Romania [now Stara Zhadova, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine]. He was a writer, known for Tsili (2014), Vers où Israël? (2012) and Beyond Paranoia: The War Against the Jews (2015). He was married to Judith. He died on 4 January 2018 in Petah Tikva, Israel.
- Miryam Zohar was born on 16 October 1931 in Cernauti, Romania [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for Paris on the Water (2014), Fire Birds (2015) and Schwartz Dynasty (2005).
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Max Glücksmann was born on 8 March 1875 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. Max was a director and producer, known for Pericón Nacional (1909), Actualidades Argentinas (1913) and Mariano Moreno y la revolución de Mayo (1915). Max died on 20 October 1946 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Yan Tabachnik was born on 31 July 1945 in Chernovtsy, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Babi Yar (2002) and Shef-kukhar krainy (2010). He died on 11 September 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
- Albert Pulmann was born on 5 March 1893 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Das Fluidum (1918), Hinter den sieben Gleisen (1959) and Menschen, die vorüberziehen (1942). He died on 24 July 1965 in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Oscar Huttner was born on 21 June 1912 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. He was a production designer and costume designer, known for Afacerea Protar (1956), Alo? Ati gresit numarul (1958) and Brigada lui Ionut (1954). He died in 1978 in New York City, New York, USA.- Writer
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Leopold Jacobson was born on 30 June 1878 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. He was a writer, known for The Smiling Lieutenant (1931), Married in Hollywood (1929) and The Chocolate Soldier (1914). He died on 23 February 1943 in Theresienstadt Concentration Camp, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia [now Terezín, Czech Republic].- Shimon Okshteyn was born in 1951 in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. He died on 10 April 2020 in New York, USA.
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Wiktor Kasza was born on 6 March 1944 in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. Wiktor is known for Jack Orlando (1997), Och! Pampalini!!! (1988) and Siedmiomilowe trampki (1993). Wiktor died in October 2014.- Director
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Ion Bostan was born on 15 December 1914 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for Un minut (1949), Livenii lui Enescu (1958) and Baia Mare (1953). He died on 29 May 1992 in Bucharest, Romania.- Costume Designer
Lucia Metsch was born on 8 December 1914 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. She was a costume designer, known for Pe raspunderea mea (1956), Un surîs în plina vara (1964) and Bijuterii de familie (1958). She died on 27 June 2006 in Israel.- Arseniy Yatsenuk was born on 22 May 1974 in Chernovtsy, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine].
- Walter Wickenhauser was born on 29 March 1929 in Cernauti, Cernauti, Romania [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for The Thing in the Castle (1979), Der ungebetene Gast (1981) and Tierparkgeschichten (1989). He was married to Sabine Scharf. He died on 27 September 2002 in Berlin, Germany.
- Cornel Wilczek was born on 11 January 1935 in Cernauti, Romania [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. He died on 21 October 1988.
- Luba Tymchuk was born in 1981 in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. She is married to Jorge Vázquez. They have three children.
- Frederick Kiesler was born on 22 September 1890 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for 8 X 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements (1955). He died on 27 December 1965 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Volodymyr Ivasjuk was born on 4 March 1949 in Kitsman, Chernivtsi oblast, Ukrainian SSR. He was a composer and actor, known for Obratnaya storona Luny (2012), Pisnia zavzhdy z namy (1975) and Ulybki Nechiporovki (1982). He died in April 1979 in Bryukhovitsky, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.- Costume Designer
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Natalya Polyakh was born on 24 February 1945 in Chernovtsy, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. She was a costume designer, known for Russkiy bunt (2000), Richard Lvinoe Serdtse (1992) and Superment (1990). She died on 24 November 2008.- Actress
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Iryna Lazer was born on 18 February 1983 in Chernivtsi. She is an actress, known for Kazka pro hroshi (2017), Deportation 44-46 (2021) and Nachat snachala. Marta (2008). She has been married to Taras Lazer since 28 May 2017. They have one child.- Vasile Mariutan was born on 8 March 1935 in Khotyn, Chernivtsi, Ukraine. He died on 14 July 1999 in Ovidiu, Romania.
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Moisei Goldblat was born on 16 December 1896 in Hertsa, Kingdom of Romania [now Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor and director, known for Gypsies (1936), Jewish Luck (1925) and Botagoz (1957). He died in 1974 in Haifa, Israel.- Honorata Leszczynska was born on 16 May 1864 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, Austrian Empire [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Cud nad Wisla (1921) and Dzien kwiatka (1911). She was married to Boleslaw Leszczynski. She died on 18 January 1937 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Otto Kerry was born on 11 December 1913 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Der Wallnerbub (1950), Wilhelm Tell (1956) and The Last Ten Days (1955). He died on 30 November 1981 in Vienna, Austria.
- Ferdinand Onno was born on 19 October 1881 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Der Narr seines Herzens (1919), Der Rebell (1919) and Der Mann, der das Lachen verlernte (1922). He died on 18 August 1969 in Vienna, Austria.
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Mariya Mykolaychuk was born on 8 April 1941 in Vytylivka, Kitsman Rayon, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukrainian SSR [now Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Propala hramota (1972), Bilyy ptakh z chornoyu oznakoyu (1971) and Tronka (1971). She was married to Ivan Mikolaychuk. She died on 1 February 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine.