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He may have made TV history as the first black game show host back in the 1970s, but the talents of singer/actor/musician Adam Wade extend far wider. Born Patrick Henry Wade, he grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In the late 1950s he served as a lab assistant for Dr. Jonas Salk, who invented the polio vaccine.
In 1959, he switched to performing and found in himself a smooth, gifted vocalist, his early influences being Johnny Mathis and Nat 'King' Cole. In 1960, he decided to make the journey to New York and pursue his dream. He signed with CoEd Records within a very short time and scored quickly with a string of mild successes including "Ruby" and "I Can't Help It." He also started traveling as a night-club entertainer playing all over the world and highlighting in such important venues as the Copacabana. The next year (1961) proved to be the peak of his recording success with "Take Good Care of Her," "Writing on the Wall" and "As If I Didn't Know" making the charts. Comparisons to Mathis at CoEd Records, however, damaged his momentum and he looked elsewhere, moving to Epic Records. Only one of his singles, "Crying in the Chapel," broke the "Top 100" charts.
In the late 1960s, he discovered voiceover work and started grooving as an actor. After appearing in the national tour of the musical "Hallelujah, Baby!" with Kim Weston and Julius LaRosa, the became a part of the film "blaxploitation" scene of the early 1970s. He bounced around in a few hip support roles such as Shaft (1971), Come Back Charleston Blue (1972), Across 110th Street (1972) and The Education of Sonny Carson (1974), among others. On television, he was seen in the soaps "The Guiding Light" and "Search for Tomorrow," and was a familiar presence on the popular black-oriented sitcoms of the day including "Sanford & Son", "The Jeffersons", "What's Happening", and "Good Times." The handsome actor became the first African-American to host a national television game show with Musical Chairs (1975). The resulting attention encouraged him to restart his recording career in a funkier vein on Kirshner Records in 1978 with songs including "Alexander's Soul Time Band".
He returned to acting and, in 1978, co-starred in an all-black cast of "Guys and Dolls" starring Leslie Uggams in Las Vegas. He also gave able support in such films as Texas Lightning (1981) and Kiss Me Goodbye (1982). An occasional stage director ("Cafe Society," "Guys and Dolls"), the gray-haired actor understudied Ben Vereen on Broadway in "I'm Not Rappaport" in 2002, and subsequently appeared in the movie Brother to Brother (2004). He took time out to go back to school (after forty years) and earned his BA and Master's degrees, at Lehman College and Brooklyn College, respectively. He was a speech and theater adjunct at LIU and Bloomfield College for some time and appears frequently on the L.A.-area stage.
Formerly married to Kay Wade, with whom he had three children, Adam remarried to entertainer Jeree Wade. They produced shows and performed together on cruise ships and in concert forums.- Actor
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Chris Anastasio was an actor, known for The Abyss (1989), Matlock (1986) and Hellhole (1985). He died on 7 July 2022 in the USA.- Actor
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Craig Zucchero is a New York, and Los Angeles actor. Craig has had supporting roles in Clint Eastwood's "J.Edgar", as well as many starring, co-starring, and supporting roles in numerous independent feature films. Craig also has had co-starring and recurring roles in television shows, such as "Law and Order:S.V.U", "The Sopranos", "Another World", "The Resolve", "Hollywood Girl", "Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn", "Strangers With Candy", and many others. Craig is half Sicilian, and part Russian/Hungarian, and 100 per cent American, born in Brooklyn, and raised on Long Island. Craig's Mom --Ann, and his Dad--- Bill, were wonderful parents and human beings, and brought Craig up the right way, with morals, standards, love, confidence, and caring. Craig loves acting, as well as writing, directing and producing, and has also written, directed, and produced three short films, and is getting ready to direct his own web series, which he wrote, and will also direct and produce. Craig is also a published writer of poetry, and a very accomplished drummer, pianist, photographer, and writer. Craig is also very proficient at comedy, and occasionally does stand up, and sometimes has art gallery shows of his photography.- Vivian Janov was born on 28 November 1928 in New York City. She died on 7 July 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Klaus Lemke was born on 13 October 1940 in Landsberg an der Warthe, Germany [now Gorzów Wielkopolski, Lubuskie, Poland]. He was a director and writer, known for Amore (1978), Liebe, so schön wie Liebe (1972) and Bibo's Männer (1986). He died on 7 July 2022 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.- Jialin Chen was a director, known for Kang Xi wang chao (2001), Baise qi yi (1989) and Nv Ren Yi Bei Zi (2007). He died on 7 July 2022 in China.
- Karl Walter Sprungala was born on 14 April 1957 in Weimar, German Democratic Republic. He was an actor, known for Sapphire Blue (2014), Lindenstraße (1985) and Tatort (1970). He died on 7 July 2022.
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Max Eisen was born on 15 March 1929 in Czechoslovakia. He is known for The Babe (1984), The Accountant of Auschwitz (2018) and Secrets of the Dead: Bombing Auschwitz (2019). He died on 7 July 2022 in Canada.- Bob Pettee was born on 26 August 1950 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. He died on 7 July 2022 in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.
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Samvel Sahakyan was a producer, known for Rage (2011). Samvel died on 7 July 2022 in Van Nuys, California, USA.- Gyárfás Geréd was born on 23 February 1953 in Dombóvár, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Argo (2004), Munkaügyek (2012) and Doktor Balaton (2020). He died on 7 July 2022 in Hungary.
- Pilar Morales was born on 12 October 1931 in Marianao, Cuba. She was an actress, known for La herida luminosa (1956). She was married to Tete Montoliu. She died on 7 July 2022 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Vieri Razzini was born on 3 July 1940 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. He was a producer and writer, known for Love Is All You Need (2012), The Headless Woman (2008) and Ricky (2009). He died on 7 July 2022 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Psychotic 11 was an actor, known for Psychotic 11: Assassination (2021). He died on 7 July 2022 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA.
- Mikhail Kaplan was born on 29 August 1932 in Svetilovici, Byelorussian SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Poterpevshiy (2010). He died on 7 July 2022 in Israel.
- Mike Brito was born on 21 August 1934 in Cuba. He was married to Rosario. He died on 7 July 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- R.C. Harvey was born on 31 May 1937 in Colorado, USA. He died on 7 July 2022 in the USA.
- Mark Astronaut died on 7 July 2022 in the UK.
- János Berecz was born on 18 September 1930 in Ibrány, Hungary. He was married to Anikó Sáfár. He died on 7 July 2022 in Budapest, Hungary.