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Arthur Sullivan was a composer, born in London in 1842 and died in 1900. His father was a military bandmaster, and Arthur composed his first anthem at the age of eight. He studied at London's Royal Academy of Music after being awarded the inaugural Mendelssohn Scholarship at 14 years of age.
Sullivan was one half of Gilbert & Sullivan, the partnership responsible for works such as The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore, and The Pirates of Penzance.- Music Artist
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Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian rock band that was formed by Ed Robertson & Steven Page in Scarborough, Ontario. In 1989, the Creeggan brothers (Jim Creeggan and Andy Creeggan) joined, followed by Tyler Stewart in 1990. Andy left the group in 1995, citing musical differences as the cause, and was replaced by Kevin Hearn. Steven Page left the band in 2009, reducing the group to a quartet.- Actor
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Björn Hlynur Haraldsson was born in Iceland on 8 December 1974. His first role was as Guðjón In Reykjavik Guesthouse: Rent a Bike (2002) before landing a leading role alongside Daniel Brühl in King's Road (2010). After playing the lead role as police detective Helgi Marvin in both mini-series The Cliff (2009) & The Lava Field (2014) he gained more fame after his role as Trausti Einarsson in the murder mystery series Trapped (2015). It has perhaps been his portrayal of Eric Odegard in the psychological thriller series Fortitude (2015) that has seen his popularity rise to even new heights.- Writer
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Carol Kolb is an American writer and producer, known for The Onion (2007), for which she was a writer for, before becoming the editor. She has also been a writer for Community (2009), Kroll Show (2013), and Review (2014) among others.
Kolb was also the co-founder of the Madison Museum of Bathroom Tissue which was established in 1992 before closing in 2000. The museum's collection contained approx. 3,000 rolls of toilet paper from countries including Australia, Africa, Canada and various European countries.- Chef Dennis Leslie began his career in 1996 under the tutorage of former Adelaide Hilton Executive Chef Simon Bryant, as well as world renowned chef Cheong Liew, Bethany Finn and pastry chef Ernst Schutt. After five years at the Hilton Adelaide as Comis Chef, he decided to travel to Europe to expand his culinary culture. In 2004 Dennis returned to Adelaide and before long he was spear heading the Seriously South Australian® campaign, along side Simon Bryant for The Brasserie restaurant. In 2014 Dennis became the executive chef at Adelaide Oval fine diner Hill of Grace.
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Erik Johansson was born in the Stockholm suburb of Enskede on February 23, 1979 as Nils Erik Åkerblom. His father is George Johansson, the Swedish author of the books "Freddy Fixer Builds a Car" and "Chessman".
Erik trained at the "Malmö Theatre Academy" from 2001 to 2005.
He is married to costume assistant and makeup artist My Ek and has a son, Axel Åkerblom, from a previous relationship.
In 1994, Erik won his first role playing Benny in the TV series, Bert (1994), before portraying Garntomte, giving life to the elf, one of the Christmas ornaments in 24 episodes of Julens hjältar (1999). He joined the cast of the series Eva & Adam (1999) in 1999, where he played Torbjörn "Tobbe" Strömdahl, Eva's elder brother, until the end of the series in 2000.
Following a number of assorted roles throughout the 2000s, in 2014 Erik joined the cast of the Swedish political drama Blue Eyes (2014) where he played the terrorist Gustav Åkerlund, until the end of the series in 2015. That same year he joined the cast of the sunset of theater Kom igen, Charlie where he played the pastor David Marschall Lee, a man dedicated to his wife Catherine Simms (Susanne Thorson), but who also secretly belongs to the Ku Klux Klan.
During 2017-2018 Erik can be seen playing Patrik in Bonusfamiljen (2017), a drama series exploring the complexities of relationships in modern family life.- Frank Camorra is a world renowned chef. Born in Barcelona, Frank's parents emigrated to Australia when he was five years of age. After training under the Grossi family at Café Grossi in Toorak, Melbourne, Frank returned to work in Spain in 2000 and was inspired by both the modern and traditional aspects of Spanish cuisine. Returning to Australia, Frank opened his MoVida restaurant which was awarded 'Dish of the Year' at The Age Good Food Guide awards in 2007 for the 'Cecina' - a dish of air-dried Wagyu with poached egg and truffle foam.
In 2007 Frank published his first book, MoVida, Spanish Culinary Adventures, which was then awarded 'Best Cookery Book by a Chef' at the Australian Food Media Awards. In 2009 he was again successful at the Age Good Food Guide awards with MoVida receiving Two Chef's Hats, and Frank himself receiving Chef of the Year. MoVida continued to be successful in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Age Good Food Guide, retaining the Two Chef Hats award. - Actor
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Fredrik Hallgren is a Swedish actor and writer. Born in Stockholm on 7 December 1973, he studied at Calle Flygare Teaterskola between 1996-1998 and at the Scene Studio in Stockholm from 2001 to 2003.
Frederik's first role on the screen was in Varannan vecka (2006) in 2006, in which he played Håkan. A number of television roles have followed, including playing Frans Ytterman in 112 Aina (2013) between 2013 & 2015, and playing a number of various characters in Partaj (2011), a series featuring parodies of Swedish and American shows and movies, as well as imitations of various celebrities.
In 2016 Frederik portrayed the character Bob Lundin in the series Vårdgården (2016), before, in 2017, taking on the role of Martin in Bonusfamiljen (2017), a drama series exploring the complexities of relationships in modern family life.- Guillaume Brahimi is a French-born chef based in Sydney, Australia. Born on August 11 1967 in Paris, France, Guillaume began his career as Commis chef at the three-star Michelin restaurant La Tour d'Argent, eventually graduating to Chef de Partie after several years. At the age of 23, Guillaume moved to Australia where he opened his first restaurant, Pond. A number of restaurants followed. In 2008 he launched Bistro Guillaume at Melbourne's Crown Casino, styling the restaurant on the classic French bistro. In 2012 the launch of Bistro Guillaume at Perth's Crown Perth followed. In 2016 he launched "Bistro Guillaume Sydney", located in the heart of Sydney.
- Luke Nguyen is a well-known Vietnamese-Australian chef and restaurateur. Born at a Thailand refugee camp to Vietnamese immigrants on September 8 1978, Luke is the third of four children. The family emigrated to Australia when he was a year old and settled in Cabramatta in Sydney, new South Wales. He began helping out at the age of five in his parent's Vietnamese restaurant. Luke's father was known as the King of slow cooking, while his mother's speciality were quick stir-fries and rice paper rolls. Luke love and respect for food was recognised immediately.
Luke opened his first restaurant, Red Lantern, with his sister Pauline Nguyen at the age of 23 and has gone on to present a number of cooking shows including Luke Nguyen's Vietnam and Luke Nguyen's France.
In 2013 he became the judge and host of the first series of MasterChef Vietnam and has written the best-selling books Secrets of the Red Lantern and The Songs of Sapa. An award-winning chef and best-selling author, Luke was inducted into the Sydney Morning Herald's Food Hall of Fame for his cooking and travel programs. - Writer
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Maeve O'Meara is a world renowned chef and journalist, best known for hosting a range of Food Safari series. These include the original Food Safari, Italian Food Safari, and French Food Safari.
Maeve grew up in Sydney with her younger brother, Matt. She developed an interest in cooking at a young age and began her career a year after she graduated from college. After travelling for a year she found enjoyment in the spontaneity of each day which led her to a career in journalism, first working on the Carleton-Walsh report. In 1990 she began working on Datelie where she was able to rekindle her love of the culinary world. She soon created her company Gourmet Safari which led to the successful Food Safari series. The sixth season of the series began in 2017.
Maeve resides in Sydney and is divorced, with three children.- Actor
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Malcolm Goodwin was born in Brooklyn, New York. Malcolm studied at Julia Richman Talent Unlimited Program in New York City, later training at SUNY Purchase College Acting Conservatory, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts and Film. In 2011 he appeared in the music video for the song "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO, and has had many roles in films and TV shows such as American Gangster (2007), Detroit 1-8-7 (2010), Leatherheads (2008), The Longshots (2008), and Crazy on the Outside (2010). In 2015 Malcolm secured the role of Det. Clive Babineaux on iZombie (2015).- Mark Baumann is a chef from Essex, England. Mark began his culinary career at just 21 years of age and later joined forces with the Irish entrepreneur Peter Langan and opened what was then called Langan's Brasserie in Coggeshell, Essex in 1988.
Mark has appeared as a celebrity chef on a number of television programs, including hosting his own series, Baumann Goes to Market. During his highly successful career he has worked alongside other famous TV and celebrity chefs including Jamie Oliver.
Mark is known for his interesting recipes, unusual ingredients and farm fresh sources, including offering kangaroo meat and asparagus ice cream at his high end restaurant. - Actress
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Petra Maria Mede was born in Stockholm on March 7, 1970, and grew up in Gothenburg. She is a dancer, actress, comedian and television presenter, and is fluent in Swedish, English, Spanish, French and Italian.
In 2008 she appeared in all 24 episodes of Morgonsoffan (2008), before going on to host Melodifestivalen 2009 (2009), where the Swedish entry for the The Eurovision Song Contest (2009) was chosen. That same year Petra was voted Sweden's best female comedian.
She hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, becoming the first solo presenter in almost 20 years after Mary Kennedy hosted the event solo in Dublin back in 1995. Her performance, which saw her perform an interval act during the Grand Final, received critical acclaim by TV critics and journalists around Europe. She regained the prestigious assignment to lead the Eurovision Song Contest once again in 2016 in Stockholm.
On 31 March 2015, along with Graham Norton, she hosted the Eurovision's Greatest Hits EBU/BBC 60th anniversary concert show, Eurovision's Greatest Hits (2015), at the Eventim Apollo, in Hammersmith, London. The program was broadcast in 27 countries. She again co-hosted Melodifestivalen 2016 (2016) at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg in 2016 and went on to co-host The Eurovision Song Contest (2016) the same year alongside Måns Zelmerlöw.
In 2017 Petra took on the role of Katja in Bonusfamiljen (2017), a drama series exploring the complexities of relationships in modern family life.
Petra gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Adeline Günther, in December 2012 at age 42. The father is doctor Mattias Günther. Although the couple have now separated, they remain close friends.- Stephen Terry is a Welsh chef. Trained by Marco Pierre White, Stephen went on to become Head Chef at the Hardwick Restaurant in Abergavenny, Wales, while his wife Joanna and father-in-law Derry Nicklin operate as managers. The Hardwick was awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand rating in 2011. Terry is well known for appearing on the Great British Menu , representing Wales. In 2008 he won in the first round against Angela Hartnett, and cooked the fish course at the final banquet. In the 2009 series, he was beaten by James Sommerin in the first round.