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Tall, dark and imposing American actor Paul Sorvino made a solid career of portraying authority figures.
He was born in Brooklyn, New York City. His mother, Angela (Renzi), was a piano teacher, of Italian descent. His father, Ford Sorvino, was an Italian immigrant who worked in a robe factory as a foreman. Paul originally had his heart set on a life as an opera singer. He was exposed to dramatic arts while studying at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. He furthered his studies with Sanford Meisner and eventually made his film debut in Where's Poppa? (1970).
Sorvino suffered from severe asthma, and worked hard at mastering various breathing techniques to manage the illness. He wrote a best-selling book entitled "How to Become a Former Asthmatic". He also started the Sorvino Asthma Foundation based in New York City.
Sorvino appeared in a variety of film, TV, and theatrical productions over five decades. He received critical praise for his role in the Broadway play "That Championship Season", and played the role again in the 1981 film alongside Robert Mitchum and Martin Sheen. Other noteworthy performances during the 1980s and 1990s included a stressed-out police chief in Cruising (1980), Mike Hammer's cop buddy in I, the Jury (1982), Lips Manlis in Dick Tracy (1990) with James Caan and in a standout performance as mob patriarch Paul Cicero in the powerhouse Goodfellas (1990).
Always keeping himself busy, Sorvino performed over 100 theatrical movies and over 30 TV movies throughout his career, including a dynamic and under-appreciated portrayal of Henry Kissinger in Nixon (1995), as "Fulgencio Capulet" in the updated Romeo + Juliet (1996) and in the Las Vegas thriller The Cooler (2003). At the time of his death in 2022, there were three more films in which he appeared yet to be released, including The Ride in which he worked alongside his wife Dee Dee Sorvino.
Sorvino was the proud father of Academy Award-winning actress Mira Sorvino.- Actress
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Kumamoto City-born Shimada Yoko is best known in the west as Mariko from the 1980 mini-series Shogun. The lady-in-waiting role created an interest in Japan and its culture overseas and introduced Japanese history to foreign audiences. She won the Golden Globe For Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama category and was nominated for a Prime-time Emmy Award for her work on the serial in 1981. Shimada, who spoke some English for the serial, had been acting for years prior to Shogun however. She began learning ballet since age three and wanted to become a ballerina until her high high school days. Her family had moved to Tokyo when she was eight. She obtained an agent and began acting while in junior high school. The TV serial Zoku Hyouten made her famous beginning 1970. She released a nude photo book, called Kir Royal, in 1992. She was 39 and the photo book became a bestseller shifting half a million copies. At 57 she starred in an 'AV' pornography video called Mikkai in 2011. This was a tribute to her body even at that age. Shimada has a reservation for a space burial.- Art Department
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Jennifer Bartlett was born on 14 March 1941 in Long Beach, California, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for The Handmaid's Tale (1990), Another Son of Sam (1977) and Ball of Wax (2003). She was married to Edward Bartlett. She died on 25 July 2022 in Amagansett, New York, USA.- Irina Ionesco, born in Paris 1930, is a Romanian/French photographer and media personality/celebrity, mother of Eva Ionesco. She was born to Romanian immigrants living in Paris. According to her daughter, Ionesco was the product of father-daughter incest. From the age of 4 to 15 her parents sent her to Romania where she was raised by her family who were circus performers. From the ages of 15 to 22 she performed as a contortionist. In 1965 she gave birth to her only child, Eva, whom she would from 1970 feature heavily in her work. In 1974 she exhibited some of her work at the Nikon Gallery in Paris and attracted lots of attention. She was soon published in numerous magazines, books, and featured at galleries across the globe. The erotic images she created with Eva were immediately controversial as Eva was posed in the same manner as Ionesco's much older models. Irina Ionesco notably photographed Eva nude for the cover of Der Spiegel which was later expunged from the magazine's records and also allowed pictures she took of Eva to appear in the Spanish edition of Penthouse. She also allowed her daughter to appear nude for other photographers including Jacques Bourboulon. Irina Ionesco has published numerous books featuring her works. In 2004 she published a memoir, "L'oeil de la poupée / The eye of the doll".
- Geir Børresen was born on 16 November 1942. He was an actor, known for Blücher (1988), Sesam Stasjon (1991) and To fluer i ett smekk (1973). He was married to ???. He died on 25 July 2022 in Bærum, Norway.
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Micah Minor was born on 26 August 1991 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Bathroom Break Battlefield (2008), Super Slacker and Foureyes Freezeframe (2009). He died on 25 July 2022 in Ormond Beach, Florida, USA.- Camelia Zorlescu was born on 2 May 1938 in Galati, Romania. She was an actress, known for Medalia de onoare (2009), Gioconda fara surîs (1968) and Confessions of Love (1985). She died on 25 July 2022 in Romania.
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Comedian Selvy was born on 14 February 1974 in Velim, Goa, India. He was an actor and director, known for Xezarim (2011), Welcome M1LL10NS (2018) and Bar Ani Battli (2015). He was married to Candolina Fernandes. He died on 25 July 2022 in Bambolim, Goa, India.- Uri Orlev was born on 24 February 1931 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was a writer, known for Run Boy Run (2013), The Island on Bird Street (1997) and Kryat Kivun (1990). He died on 25 July 2022 in Israel.
- David Trimble was born on 15 October 1944 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. He was married to Daphne Elizabeth Orr and Heather McComb. He died on 25 July 2022 in London, England, UK.
- Pedro Valentín was born in 1941. He was an actor, known for Cristóbal Colón, de oficio... descubridor (1982), Don Juan Itinerante (1998) and Eva, limpia como los chorros del oro (1977). He died on 25 July 2022 in Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain.
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Born in Norway, she has been living in Sweden since her early youth. She runs a small farm in Dalarna (Dalecarlia) in the middle of Sweden. During the last years she has represented Folkpartiet (the Swedish Liberal Party) as a member of the European Parliament in Brussels.- Tom Pobrezney died on 25 July 2022 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA.
- Hartmut Perschau was born on 28 March 1942 in Danzig, West Prussia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Aus gutem Haus (2000) and Die großen Kriminalfälle (2000). He was married to Heike. He died on 25 July 2022 in Bremen, Germany.
- Franco Venditti was born on 2 September 1939 in Rome, Italy. He was an actor, known for Me, Them and Lara (2009). He died on 25 July 2022 in Rome, Italy.
- Lucio Tasca D'Almerita was born on 9 January 1940 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. He died on 25 July 2022 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy.
- Knuts Skujenieks was born in 1936 in Riga, Latvia. He was a writer, known for Latviesu folklora (1983) and Arciau zemes anapus upes (2018). He died on 25 July 2022 in Latvia.
- Tatyana Moskvina was born on 2 November 1958 in Leningrad, USSR. She was an actress and writer, known for Ne delayte biskvity v plokhom nastroenii (2003), Dnevnik ego zheny (2000) and Maniya Zhizeli (1995). She was married to Sergey Sholokhov . She died on 25 July 2022 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Rick Strausser was an actor, known for The Initiation (1968). He died on 25 July 2022 in the USA.
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Iván Nápoles was born in 1932 in Havana, Cuba. He was a cinematographer, known for Memória Cubana (2010), Los refugiados de la cueva del muerto (1983) and Calor... y celos (1996). He died on 25 July 2022 in Havana, Cuba.- Jean-Luc Parant was born on 10 April 1944 in Mégrine, Tunisia. He was married to Titi Parant. He died on 25 July 2022 in Caen, Calvados, France.