title: Venice

text: During the 16th century, Venice became one of the most important musical centres of Europe, marked by a characteristic style of composition (the Venetian school) and the development of the Venetian polychoral style under composers such as Adrian Willaert, who worked at St Mark's Basilica. Venice was the early centre of music printing; Ottaviano Petrucci began publishing music almost as soon as this technology was available, and his publishing enterprise helped to attract composers from all over Europe, especially from France and Flanders. By the end of the century, Venice was known for the splendor of its music, as exemplified in the "colossal style" of Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli, which used multiple choruses and instrumental groups. Venice was also the home of many noted composers during the baroque period, such as Antonio Vivaldi, Ippolito Ciera, Giovanni Picchi, and Girolamo Dalla Casa, to name but a few.


title: Venice

text: Venice is the home of numerous symphony orchestras such as, the Orchestra della Fenice, Rondò Veneziano, Interpreti Veneziani, and Venice Baroque Orchestra.


title: Venice

text: The city has been the setting or chosen location of numerous films, games, works of fine art and literature (including essays, fiction, non-fiction, and poems), music videos, television shows, and other cultural references.


title: Venice

text: Fulvio Roiter was the pioneer in artistic photography in Venice, followed by a number of photographers whose works are often reproduced on postcards, thus reaching a widest international popular exposure.


title: Venice

text: Venetian cuisine is characterized by seafood, but also includes garden products from the islands of the lagoon, rice from the mainland, game, and polenta. Venice is not known for a peculiar cuisine of its own: it combines local traditions with influences stemming from age-old contacts with distant countries. These include "sarde in saór" (sardines marinated to preserve them for long voyages); "bacalà mantecato" (a recipe based on Norwegian stockfish and extra-virgin olive oil); "bisàto" (marinated eel); "risi e bisi" – rice, peas and (unsmoked) bacon; "fegato alla veneziana", Venetian-style veal liver; "risòto col néro de sépe" (risotto with cuttlefish, blackened by their own ink); "cichéti", refined and delicious tidbits (akin to "tapas"); "antipasti" (appetizers); and "prosecco", an effervescent, mildly sweet wine.


title: Venice

text: In addition, Venice is known for the golden, oval-shaped cookies called "baìcoli", and for other types of sweets, such as: "pan del pescaór" (bread of the fisherman); cookies with almonds and pistachio nuts; cookies with fried Venetian cream, or the "bussolài" (butter biscuits and shortbread made in the shape of a ring or an "S") from the island of Burano; the "galàni" or "cróstoli" (angel wings); the "frìtole" (fried spherical doughnuts); the "fregolòtta" (a crumbly cake with almonds); a milk pudding called "rosàda"; and cookies called "zaléti", whose ingredients include yellow maize flour.


title: Venice

text: The dessert tiramisù is generally thought to have been invented in Treviso in the 1970s, and is popular in the Veneto area.


title: Venice

text: In the 14th century, many young Venetian men began wearing tight-fitting multicoloured hose, the designs on which indicated the "Compagnie della Calza" ("Trouser Club") to which they belonged. The Venetian Senate passed sumptuary laws, but these merely resulted in changes in fashion in order to circumvent the law. Dull garments were worn over colourful ones, which then were cut to show the hidden colours resulting in the spread of men's "slashed" fashions in the 15th century.


title: Venice

text: Today, Venice is a major fashion and shopping centre; not as important as Milan, Florence, and Rome, but on a par with Verona, Turin, Vicenza, Naples, and Genoa. Roberta di Camerino is the only major Italian fashion brand to be based in Venice. Founded in 1945, it is renowned for its innovative handbags made by Venetian artisans and often covered in locally woven velvet.


title: Venice

text: In 2013, Venice announced that it wants to end the sister city relationship with St. Petersburg in opposition to laws Russia had passed against homosexuals and those who support gay rights.


title: Venice

text: In January 2000, the City of Venice and the Central Association of Cities and Communities of Greece (KEDKE) established, in pursuance to EC Regulation No. 2137/85, the Marco Polo System European Economic Interest Grouping (E.E.I.G.), to promote and realise European projects within transnational cultural and tourist fields, particularly in reference to the preservation and safeguarding of artistic and architectural heritage.


title: Venice

text: In April 2001, the city signed an agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs's office of cultural promotion and cooperation, to coordinate efforts at promoting Italian culture abroad.


title: Venice

text: The name "Venezuela" is a Spanish diminutive of Venice ("Veneziola").Many additional places around the world are named after Venice: e.g.


title: 2024 Summer Olympics

text: The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and also known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place from 26 July to 11 August 2024 with Paris as its main host city and 16 cities spread across Metropolitan France and one in the French overseas territory of Tahiti as subsites.


title: 2024 Summer Olympics

text: Paris was awarded the Games at the 131st IOC Session in Lima, Peru, on 13 September 2017. Due to multiple withdrawals that left only Paris and Los Angeles in contention, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved a process to concurrently award the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympics to the two cities. Having previously hosted in 1900 and 1924, Paris will become the second city to host the Summer Olympics three times after London (1908, 1948 and 2012). The Paris Games of 2024 will mark the centenary of the Paris Games of 1924, the sixth Olympic games hosted by France (three in summer - 1900, 1924, 2024 and three in winter - 1924, 1968, 1992), and the first Olympic Games in France since the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. The event will return to its traditional 4-year Olympiad cycle, after the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan was delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


title: 2024 Summer Olympics

text: The Games will feature the debut of breaking (breakdancing) as an Olympic event, and it will also be the final Olympic Games held during the presidency of IOC President Thomas Bach.


title: 2024 Summer Olympics

text: Paris, Hamburg, Budapest, Rome, and Los Angeles were the five candidate cities. The process was slowed by withdrawals, political uncertainty, and deterring costs. Hamburg withdrew its bid on 29 November 2015 after holding a referendum. Rome withdrew on 21 September 2016 citing fiscal difficulties. On 22 February 2017, Budapest withdrew after a petition against the bid collected more signatures than necessary for a referendum.


title: 2024 Summer Olympics

text: Following these withdrawals, the IOC Executive Board met in Lausanne, Switzerland, to discuss the 2024 and 2028 bid processes on 9 June 2017. The International Olympic Committee formally proposed electing the 2024 and 2028 Olympic host cities at the same time in 2017, a proposal which an Extraordinary IOC Session approved on 11 July 2017 in Lausanne. The IOC set up a process whereby the LA 2024 and Paris 2024 bid committees met with the IOC to discuss who would host the Games in 2024 and 2028, and whether it was possible to select the host cities for both at the same time.


title: 2024 Summer Olympics

text: Following the decision to award the two Games simultaneously, Paris was understood as the preferred host for 2024. On 31 July 2017, the IOC announced Los Angeles as the sole candidate for 2028, enabling Paris to be confirmed as host for 2024. Both decisions were ratified at the 131st IOC Session on 13 September 2017.


title: 2024 Summer Olympics

text: Paris was elected as the host city on 13 September 2017 at the 131st IOC Session in Lima, Peru. The two French IOC members, Guy Drut and Tony Estanguet, were ineligible to vote under the rules of the Olympic Charter.


title: 2024 Summer Olympics

text: In July 2021, Paris 2024 president Tony Estanguet stated that the COJOP2024 was conducting a feasibility study on hosting the opening and closing ceremonies outside of a traditional stadium setting, so that they could "marry the best of Paris–the iconic sites–to the possibility of engaging with hundreds of thousands of people, maybe more." This concept of an "open Games" was exemplified in the Paris 2024 handover presentation during the Tokyo 2020 closing ceremony, which featured a live segment from a viewing party at Place du Trocadéro. Estanguet expected the sites for the ceremonies to be announced by the end of the year.


title: 2024 Summer Olympics

text: On 13 December 2021, it was announced that the opening ceremony will feature athletes being transported by boat from Pont d'Austerlitz to Pont d'Iéna along the Seine river. The route will pass landmarks such as the Louvre, Notre-Dame de Paris, and Place de la Concorde, and feature cultural presentations. The official protocol will take place at a 30,000 seat "mini-stadium" at the Trocadéro. Organisers stated that the ceremony would be the most "spectacular and accessible opening ceremony in Olympic history", with Estanguet stating that it would be free to attend, and estimating that it could attract as many as 600,000 spectators. This event is expected to return on its full spectator capacity after the majority of the events at the previous Summer Olympics in Tokyo were held behind closed doors with no public spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


title: 2024 Summer Olympics

text: Originally, the closing ceremony was expected to take place also at the provisional arena. However, on September 23, 2022, when Thomas Jolly was announced as four ceremonies (two olympic and two paralympic) creative director, the Organizing Committee announced that the closing ceremonies for both the Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held at the Stade de France, while the possibility is being considered to held the Paralympics Opening at the Place de la Concorde.


title: 2024 Summer Olympics

text: This will be the first Olympic Games where the opening ceremonies will not be hosted in a traditional stadium, and the second time in Summer Olympics history where opening ceremonies will not be held in the same stadium as the athletics competition (as it happened in Rio de Janeiro in 2016).


title: 2024 Summer Olympics

text: Under current IOC policies, the programme of the Summer Olympics consists of 28 mandatory "core" sports that persist between Games, and optional sports that may be added by the IOC and organising committee in order to improve local interest, provided that the total number of participants does not exceed 10,500 athletes. During the 131st IOC Session in September 2017, the IOC approved the 28 sports of the 2016 programme for Paris 2024, while also inviting the Paris Organising Committee to submit up to five additional sports for consideration.


title: 2024 Summer Olympics

text: In August 2017, the Paris Organising Committee announced that it would hold talks with the IOC and professional esports organisations about the possibility of introducing competitive video gaming in 2024. In July 2018, the IOC confirmed it would not consider esports for the 2024 Olympics. On 21 February 2019, the Paris Organising Committee announced they would propose the inclusion of breakdancing (breaking), as well as skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing—three sports which debuted at the then-upcoming 2020 Summer Olympics as optional sports. All four sports were approved during the 134th IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland on 24 June 2019.


title: 2024 Summer Olympics

text: The 2024 Summer Olympic program is scheduled to feature 32 sports encompassing 329 events, the first Summer Olympics since 1960 to have fewer events than the preceding edition. The number of events in each discipline is noted in parentheses.


title: 2024 Summer Olympics

text: <nowiki>*</nowiki>The following is a list of National Olympic Committees who have at least one athlete who has qualified for the 2024 Olympics.


title: 2024 Summer Olympics

text: The following schedule is correct as of the press release by COJOP2024 in July 2022. The exact schedule may change in due time.


title: 2024 Summer Olympics

text: Most of the Olympic events will be held in the city of Paris and its metropolitan region, including the neighbouring cities of Saint-Denis, Le Bourget, Nanterre, Versailles, and Vaires-sur-Marne. Lille will host the handball events, while the sailing events will be held in the Mediterranean city of Marseille and the surfing events are expected to be held in Teahupo'o village in the overseas territory of French Polynesia respectively. Football will be hosted in six other cities, which are Marseille, Lyon, Saint-Étienne, Bordeaux, Nantes and Nice, in addition to Paris, with some of them were home to Ligue 1 clubs.


title: 2024 Summer Olympics

text: The emblem for the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics was unveiled on 21 October 2019 at the Grand Rex. Inspired by Art Deco, it is a representation of Marianne, the national personification of France, with a flame formed in negative space by her hair. The emblem also resembles a gold medal. Tony Estanguet explained that the emblem symbolised "the power and the magic of the Games", and the Games being "for people". The use of a female figure also serves as an homage to the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, which were the first to allow women to participate. The emblem was designed by the French designer Sylvain Boyer with the French design agencies Ecobranding & Royalties.


title: 2024 Summer Olympics

text: The emblem for Paris 2024 was considered the biggest new logo release of 2019 by many design magazines. An Opinion Way survey shows that 83 percent of French people say they like the new Paris 2024 Games emblem. Approval ratings were high, with 82 percent of those surveyed finding it aesthetically appealing and 78 percent finding it to be creative. It was met with some mockery on social media, one user commenting that the logo "would be better suited to a dating site or a hair salon".


title: 2024 Summer Olympics

text: For the first time, the 2024 Summer Paralympics are sharing the same logo and the look of games, as their corresponding Olympics, with no difference, reflecting a shared "ambition" between both events.


title: 2024 Summer Olympics

text: In France, domestic rights to the 2024 Summer Olympics are owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (formerly Discovery Inc.) via Eurosport, with free-to-air coverage sub-licensed to the country's public broadcaster France Télévisions.


title: John Leguizamo

text: John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (; ; born July 22, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, and film producer. He rose to fame with a co-starring role in "Super Mario Bros." (1993) as Luigi, and a supporting role in the crime drama "Carlito's Way" (1993). He later notably starred in the film "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar" (1995), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has since appeared in "Romeo + Juliet" (1996), "A Brother's Kiss" (1997), "Body Count" (1998), "Summer of Sam" (1999), "Moulin Rouge!" (2001), "Collateral Damage" (2002), "The Alibi" (2006), "Righteous Kill" (2008), "Repo Men" (2010), "The Counselor" (2013), and "John Wick" (2014). He has provided voice-work for Sid the Sloth in the animated film series "Ice Age" (2002–2016), as the narrator of the sitcom "The Brothers García" (2000–2004), and as Bruno in "Encanto" (2021). Leguizamo had a recurring role on "ER" and was a series regular on "The Kill Point". He is also known for his role as Ozzy Delvecchio on "Bloodline".


title: John Leguizamo

text: As of 2021, Leguizamo has appeared in over 100 films, produced over 20 films and documentaries, starred on Broadway in several productions (winning several awards, including a Special Tony Award), made over 30 television appearances, and has produced or starred in many other television shows. He has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards, winning one in 1999 for his performance in "Freak".


title: John Leguizamo

text: Leguizamo was born in Bogotá, Colombia, on July 22, 1960, the son of Luz Marina Peláez and Alberto Rudolfo Leguizamo. His father was once an aspiring film director and studied at Cinecittà, but eventually dropped out due to lack of finances. According to Leguizamo, his surname is of Basque origin and he has distant Basque roots.


title: John Leguizamo

text: Research by the genealogy show "Finding Your Roots" indicated that Leguizamo does not have Puerto Rican, Italian, and Lebanese ancestry, as he has sometimes stated. His family is Colombian, and a DNA test found that his genetic ancestry includes European (mostly Spanish), along with Indigenous and distant African roots. His paternal grandfather was a wealthy Colombian landowner, and his great-great-grandfather, , was Mayor of Bogotá for sixteen years in the late 1800s, and was considered an important modernizer of the city. Leguizamo had always declared that he was Puerto Rican on his father's side, which was one of the reasons he was selected as the Puerto Rican Day Parade Global Ambassador of the Arts, and marched in the parade on June 12, 2011. Going further back in time, it was determined that Leguizamo's maternal lineage includes the 16th-century Spanish conquistador Sebastián de Belalcázar, as well as Jerónimo Betuma, a 17th-century indigenous Colombian of noble birth.


title: John Leguizamo

text: When Leguizamo was a child, his family immigrated to New York City, where they lived in various neighborhoods in Queens, including Jackson Heights. He later credited growing up as one of the first Latino children in the neighborhood as formative in his acting ability: "It was tough. There were lots of fights. I would walk through a park and be attacked, and I had to defend myself all the time. But this helped me to become funny so that I wouldn't get hit." Leguizamo attended the Joseph Pulitzer Middle School (I.S.145) and later the Murry Bergtraum High School. As a student at Murry Bergtraum, he wrote comedy material and tested it on his classmates. He was voted "Most Talkative" by his classmates. After graduating from high school, he began his theater career as an undergraduate at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, from which he eventually dropped out in favor of a career in stand-up comedy. Post-NYU, Leguizamo enrolled at LIU Post and at HB Studio, where he took theater classes.


title: John Leguizamo

text: Leguizamo started out as a stand-up comic doing the New York nightclub circuit in 1984, and in 1987, he performed at The Public Theater in two shows, including as Puck in "A Midsummer Night's Dream". He made his television debut in 1986 with a small part in "Miami Vice". His other early roles include: a friend of Madonna's boyfriend in her "Borderline" video (1984); "Mixed Blood" (1985), "Casualties of War" (1989), a terrorist in "Die Hard 2" (1990), "Hangin' with the Homeboys" (1991), the robber in "Regarding Henry" (1991), "Super Mario Bros." (1993), and "Night Owl" (1993).


title: John Leguizamo

text: In 1992, he starred in "Whispers in the Dark" as John Castillo. In 1993 Leguizamo was offered the lead part as Luigi in the film "Super Mario Bros.", based on the Mario video game franchise. Despite being considered a critical and financial failure universally, the film started his acting career in Hollywood and became one of his memorable roles. It also provided a boost to his career, allowing him to appear in better comedic roles in the following years. That same year, he had a prominent role in Brian De Palma's "Carlito's Way" as Carlito Brigante's nemesis, "Benny Blanco from the Bronx," which also boosted his career in serious roles.


title: John Leguizamo

text: Leguizamo also starred in "Romeo + Juliet" as Tybalt Capulet, as Violator in "Spawn", Cholo in "Land of the Dead", and Pestario 'Pest' Vargas in "The Pest", the latter being one of his few roles as a lead actor in a studio film. In 1995, he starred as drag queen Chi-Chi Rodriguez in "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar" for which he received a Golden Globe Nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and starred in the 1996 action film "Executive Decision" as Captain Rat. In 2002, he starred in the movie "Empire".


title: John Leguizamo

text: To promote the 2001 movie "Moulin Rouge!", he appeared on a celebrity edition of the US version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" with Kelly Ripa, Kevin Sorbo, Alfre Woodard, Martin Short and Chevy Chase. Appearing as the first celebrity to sit in the hot seat, he eventually tried for $125,000, but got the answer wrong. Later in 2002, on the syndicated version, a question about the movie featured his character and Meredith Vieira mentioned that Leguizamo had played Lautrec and had been on the show.


title: John Leguizamo

text: In 2002, he voiced Sid the Sloth for the film "Ice Age", reprising the role for the sequels "", "", "" and "". The game versions of the films also used his voice. In 2003, he voice-acted Globox from "". Leguizamo portrayed Paul in the Brad Anderson thriller film "Vanishing on 7th Street".


title: John Leguizamo

text: In 2007, he played Michael Beltran in the movie "The Babysitters". In 2008, he co-starred in the movie "The Happening", written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. In 2014 Leguizamo starred alongside Jon Favreau in "Chef" as the line cook Martin, a role he prepared for by working as an actual line cook at "The Lion" in the West Village. Also in 2014, he played a drug dealer in the action comedy film "American Ultra" alongside Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart. He also starred in "John Wick" as Aurelio in 2014.


title: John Leguizamo

text: In October 2013, Leguizamo started filming for "The Crash", starring alongside Frank Grillo, AnnaSophia Robb, Dianna Agron, Ed Westwick, Minnie Driver, Mary McCormack, Christopher McDonald and Maggie Q. The film is directed by Aram Rappaport and produced by Hilary Shor, Atit Shah and Aaron Becker. "The Crash" was released on January 13, 2017. In 2021, Leguizamo provided the voice of Bruno Madrigal in the Disney animated film "Encanto".


title: John Leguizamo

text: In 1995, Leguizamo created, produced, wrote, and starred in the 1995 Latino-oriented variety show called "House of Buggin'" on Fox Television. Some audiences saw this as the Latino version of "In Living Color". The show showcased Leguizamo's well-known ability to assume a wide variety of colorful, energetic characters, but due to poor ratings the show ran less than one season.


title: John Leguizamo

text: In 2000, Leguizamo portrayed both Genies in "Arabian Nights", a TV mini-series adaptation of the epic "One Thousand and One Nights".


title: John Leguizamo

text: During the 2005–06 television season, Leguizamo joined the cast of the show "ER", playing the emotionally disturbed Dr. Victor Clemente, a new attending who is keen on introducing the staff of County General to better ways of treating patients and cutting-edge technology. Clemente, however, was plagued with personal problems and was fired from the hospital near the end of the season. Dr. Clemente's departure from the show was a blessing for Leguizamo. He revealed to CraveOnline that he was not happy working on the television program. "I was depressed doing "ER"," he admitted, "I started gaining weight, I was eating doughnuts, I started smoking again. I'm eating McDonald's, things that I know when I'm depressed I do. I tried to kill myself internally."


title: John Leguizamo

text: In 2004, he guest-starred on "Dora the Explorer" as Captain Pirate Piggy. In 2006, Leguizamo starred in the television pilot for "Edison," a 2006 CBS drama about a Los Angeles detective (played by Leguizamo) who relied on impersonations and disguises to solve crimes. Other cast members included Currie Graham and Deidrie Henry. Kevin Rodney Sullivan directed from a script by Ron Milbauer and Terri Hughes. Leguizamo and David Hoberman also served as executive producers.


title: John Leguizamo

text: In July 2007, Spike TV aired its drama series "The Kill Point", which starred Leguizamo, Donnie Wahlberg, and Michael Hyatt. The show was an eight-part series revolving around ex-war veterans whose bank robbery went wrong, thus ending in a hostage situation. Despite high ratings, "The Kill Point" was not renewed for a second season. A year later, Leguizamo guest-starred on "Sesame Street" as Captain Vegetable, who tells Elmo to eat his vegetables.


title: John Leguizamo

text: In 2010, Leguizamo also guest-starred on "The Electric Company" as himself, rhyming about commas and quotation marks. In 2012, Leguizamo was cast as Derek Trotter in the American remake of the British BBC sitcom "Only Fools and Horses". In 2016, Leguizamo played the role of Ozzy Delvecchio in the second season of the Netflix original series "Bloodline".


title: John Leguizamo

text: In 2018, Leguizamo played undercover ATF agent Jacob Vazquez in the Paramount Network miniseries "Waco". The following year, Leguizamo played Raymond Santana's father Raymond Santana Sr. in the Netflix miniseries "When They See Us". In 2020, Leguizamo played Gor Koresh in the Disney+ series "The Mandalorian" Season 2 Episode 1.


title: John Leguizamo

text: In 1991, Leguizamo also wrote and performed in the Off-Broadway production "Mambo Mouth", where he played seven different characters. "Mambo Mouth" won an Obie Award and an Outer Critics Award. He was listed as one of 12 "Promising New Actors of 1991" in "John Willis' Screen Worlds Vol. 43".


title: John Leguizamo

text: In 1993, Leguizamo wrote and performed in "Spic-O-Rama", where he made fun of the stereotyping of Latinos in the United States. The production won a Drama Desk Award and four Cable ACE Awards. Both "Mambo Mouth" and "Spic-O-Rama" were later filmed for presentation on HBO.


title: John Leguizamo

text: In 1998, he debuted on Broadway in the production of "Freak", a semi-autobiographical one-person play that was filmed for HBO and released on October 10, 1998, with Spike Lee sitting in as director. The show won him the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program..


title: John Leguizamo

text: In 2002, he wrote and performed in "Sexaholix... A Love Story", which explained his love life and how he started his own family.


title: John Leguizamo

text: In June 2010, Leguizamo opened his semi-autobiographical one-man theater show, "Klass Klown" (later renamed "Ghetto Klown"), based on his memoir "Pimps, Hos, Playa Hatas, and All the Rest of My Hollywood Friends: My Life". After the show ran at various theaters in the United States and Leguizamo performed an "unplugged" version of it under the title "John Leguizamo Warms Up" at a Chicago theater, it opened on Broadway in March 2011 at the Lyceum Theatre. The show, about Leguizamo's path from obscurity to stardom, opened to many positive reviews and was extended through July 10, 2011. A CD of the show was released. In 2011, Leguizamo received the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Solo Performance and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance for his performance in the show. In September 2011, Leguizamo began an international tour of "Ghetto Klown" in Los Angeles. On July 13, 2012, PBS debuted "Tales From a Ghetto Klown," a documentary about Leguizamo's life and the show's development. On November 16, 2013, John taped "Ghetto Klown" at The New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, NJ for HBO.


title: John Leguizamo

text: In 2017, he debuted "Latin History for Morons", a show about the participation of Latin Americans throughout US history. The show premiered at the Public Theater before moving to Studio 54. "Latin History for Morons" was nominated for the 2018 Tony Award for Best Play. That year, he also was presented with a Special Tony Award for his body of work and for his commitment to bringing diverse stories and audiences to Broadway for three decades.


title: John Leguizamo

text: In January 2018, Leguizamo was announced as the host of the 63rd Annual Obie Awards held in May 2018 at Terminal 5. He will be awarded an Honorary Degree from Marymount Manhattan College.


title: John Leguizamo

text: Leguizamo wrote the original musical "Kiss My Aztec", with book by Leguizamo and director Tony Taccone, music by Benjamin Velez, and lyrics by Velez, Leguizamo, and David Kamp. It was developed at the Public Theater in 2018 and premiered at Berkeley Repertory Theater and La Jolla Playhouse in 2019, where it received critical acclaim.


title: John Leguizamo

text: Leguizamo also received Smithsonian Magazine's 2018 American Ingenuity Award in the History category.


title: John Leguizamo

text: In 2021, he played Estragon opposite Ethan Hawke as Vladimir in "Waiting for Godot" and Wallace Shawn with The New Group Off Stage as a video performance during the Covid-19 pandemic.


title: John Leguizamo

text: In 2001, RCA/BMG Records released "John Leguizamo LIVE", a CD compilation of Leguizamo's stage routines. Among the bits are a primer Leguizamo gives on the history and culture of Latinos in America, which with the dubious tale of the mating of an Inca princess with a Spanish conquistador, thus creating the original dysfunctional Latin family, each member of which is voiced by Leguizamo. The CD also includes a musical intermission, with two salsa/hip-hop tunes, "The Night Before Christmas" and "Gotta Get Some", and footage from Leguizamo's tours and two interactive games, "Spanish Fly Pick-Up Line".


title: John Leguizamo

text: In late 2017, Leguizamo sang on "Almost Like Praying", a charitable written and composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Proceeds from the song went to the Hispanic Federation to assist relief efforts for those in Puerto Rico who were affected by Hurricane Maria.


title: John Leguizamo

text: In October 2006, Leguizamo's memoir, "Pimps, Hos, Playa Hatas and All the Rest of My Hollywood Friends: My Life", was released. During an interview on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", he stated that his memoir was very candid about experiences involving other celebrities he had worked with. He stated that working with Arnold Schwarzenegger on "Collateral Damage" (2002) was one of the most enjoyable experiences he'd had as an actor, that Schwarzenegger's accent let him say things that others would think were sexist or homophobic if said by someone else, that Steven Seagal was an egotist with diva tendencies


title: John Leguizamo

text: In 2015, Abrams ComicArts published the graphic novel adaptation of Leguizamo's one-man Broadway show, "Ghetto Klown". As with the live show, the graphic novel explores the actor/comedian's life and career, beginning with his adolescence in Queens, New York, his involvement in 1980s "avant-garde" theater, his feature film career, and some of the colorful characters he encountered throughout his life. Leguizamo describes the work: ""Ghetto Klown" is the history that I probably never should have told anyone but my therapist, but it's a real lesson that even if you suffer a certain amount (a lot) of self-doubt and anxiety, you can still accomplish great things. It's a lesson I'm really excited to impart to a whole new audience." The comic is illustrated by Christa Cassano.


title: John Leguizamo

text: He married Justine Maurer, a costumer on "Carlito's Way", on June 28, 2003. Leguizamo is Catholic and Maurer is Jewish. They have two children, daughter Allegra Sky Leguizamo (born 1999) and son Ryder Lee "Lucas" Leguizamo (born 2000).


title: John Leguizamo

text: In 2008, Leguizamo received the Rita Moreno HOLA Award for Excellence from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA). In 2011, he received the Made in NY Award from New York City.


title: John Leguizamo

text: In 2004, Leguizamo was one of the celebrity supporters of Voto Latino, co-founded by Rosario Dawson. In 2012, he co-founded NGL (Next-Generation Latinx) Collective to create content for Latinx audiences. Backed by GoDigital Media Group, in 2022 NGL merged with mitú “to create the largest digital-first “Latinx powerhouse” in the US”. Leguizamo has also been heralded as a preservationist for the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation.


title: John Leguizamo

text: In 2016, Leguizamo authored a searing op-ed in "The New York Times", calling out Donald Trump’s “racist rhetoric” and urging Latinos to vote. As of 2022, he is on the Board of Directors for the National Museum of the American Latino. In 2022, he spoke out against whitewashing in the casting of Hollywood movies.


title: John Leguizamo

text: Leguizamo has also been an activist directly through his artistic work. In 2017, he opened "Latin History for Morons" at The Public, and it later went to Broadway. Netflix filmed it in 2018, advocating that “teaching Latin history is the first step toward conquering prejudice”. In 2020, Leguizamo’s directorial debut, "Critical Thinking", was released. He starred in the biographical drama set in 1998 about an inner-city teacher and students who compete in the US National Chess Championship. He said that he wanted to “create a universal message of hope and spread this message to the world.” In 2022, he performed "Ghetto Klown" "at Rikers Island Correctional Facility for an audience of justice-involved young men”.


title: Saif Ali Khan

text: Saif Ali Khan (; born Sajid Ali Khan Pataudi; 16 August 1970) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi films. Part of the Pataudi family, he is the son of actress Sharmila Tagore and cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.


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text: Khan made his acting debut in "Parampara" (1993). He failed to earn hits with solo lead films in the 90s and had rare successes only in the multi-starrers "Yeh Dillagi" (1994), "Main Khiladi Tu Anari" (1994), "Kachche Dhaage" (1999) and "Hum Saath-Saath Hain" (1999). It was the 2000s when Khan proved his potential as an established actor starting with the sleeper hit "Kya Kehna" (2000) and won many accolades for the ensemble comedy-dramas "Dil Chahta Hai" (2001) and "Kal Ho Naa Ho" (2003). Further critical and commercial success came with "Hum Tum" (2004), "Parineeta" (2005), "Salaam Namaste" (2005) and "Ta Ra Rum Pum" (2007).


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text: Khan also earned critical acclaim for playing a manipulative businessman in "Ek Hasina Thi" (2004), an apprentice in the English film "Being Cyrus" (2006) and an antagonist in "Omkara" (2006). His biggest hits as lead include "Race" (2008), "Love Aaj Kal" (2009), "Cocktail" (2012) and "Race 2" (2013). After another string of under-performing ventures, Khan was appreciated for headlining Netflix's first original Indian series "Sacred Games" (2018) and the main antagonist in "Tanhaji" (2020), which ranks as his highest grossing release.


title: Saif Ali Khan

text: Khan has won several accolades, including a National Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards, and received the Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award in 2010. He has been noted for his performances in a range of film genres—from crime dramas to action thrillers and comic romances. In addition to film acting, Khan is a frequent television presenter, stage show performer, and the owner of the production companies Illuminati Films and Black Knight Films.


title: Saif Ali Khan

text: Khan was born on 16 August 1970 in New Delhi, India to Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, a former captain of the Indian national cricket team, and his wife Sharmila Tagore, a film actress. Khan's father, who was the son of the last ruling Nawab of the princely state of Pataudi during the British Raj, received a privy purse from the Government of India under terms worked out in the Political integration of India and was allowed to use the title Nawab of Pataudi until 1971 when the title was abolished. Following Mansur Ali Khan's death in 2011, a symbolic pagri ceremony was held in the village of Pataudi, Haryana to "crown" Khan as the "tenth Nawab of Pataudi," which Khan attended to please the sentiments of the villagers, who wanted him to continue a family tradition. Khan has two younger sisters, jewelry designer Saba Ali Khan and actress Soha Ali Khan, and is the paternal grandson of Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi who played for the Indian cricket team in England in 1946, and Sajida Sultan, the Nawab Begum of Bhopal. Hamidullah Khan, the last ruling Nawab of Bhopal was his great-grandfather, and the cricketer Saad Bin Jung is his first cousin.


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text: Speaking about his childhood, Khan said that he was exposed to a "life beyond movies", and his mother described him as someone who was "not an easy child [...] He was impulsive [and] spontaneous." Saif grew up a Muslim. As a child, he recalls fond memories of watching his father playing cricket in the garden, and has emphasised his father's education and background as having a lasting impression on how family life was conducted. Khan studied at The Lawrence School, Sanawar in Himachal Pradesh and was later sent to Lockers Park School in Hertfordshire at the age of nine. He next enrolled at Winchester College and explained that "I did not take advantage of my tenure [there]. My classmates went on to Oxford and Cambridge, but I was not academically inclined. When I applied myself, which was not often, I stood first. I should have studied harder."


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text: After graduating from the boarding school, Khan returned to India and worked for an advertising firm in Delhi for two months. He later appeared in the television commercial for "Gwalior Suiting" on the insistence of a family friend, and was subsequently cast by director Anand Mahindroo. The project eventually got cancelled but Khan relocated to Mumbai to pursue a career in film; he recalls, "Finally I had some direction and focus. I remember [...] feeling so excited that I could go to Mumbai, stay in my own place and enjoy the adventure of starting my own career."


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text: In 1991, Khan was cast as the male lead in Rahul Rawail's romantic drama "Bekhudi" (1992) alongside debutante Kajol, but after completing the first shooting schedule of the film, he was considered to be unprofessional by Rawail and was replaced by Kamal Sadanah. While filming "Bekhudi", Khan met actress Amrita Singh whom he married in October 1991. Singh gave birth to their daughter, Sara Ali Khan (b.1995) and a son (b. 2001). The couple separated in 2004.


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text: In 1993, Khan made his acting debut with Yash Chopra’s "Parampara". The film, which tells the story of two estranged brothers (played by Aamir Khan and Khan), failed to find a wide audience. In 1993, he appeared opposite Mamta Kulkarni and Shilpa Shirodkar in the box office flops "Aashiq Awara" and "Pehchaan". For his performance in the former, Khan earned the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut at the 39th Filmfare Awards.


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text: Following an appearance in the moderately successful "Imtihaan" (1994), Khan paired up with Akshay Kumar for next two releases— Yash Raj Films' hit romantic drama "Yeh Dillagi" and the action film "Main Khiladi Tu Anari". The former was an unofficial remake of the 1954 Hollywood film "Sabrina", and depicted a love triangle between a chauffeur's daughter (played by Kajol) and the two sons of her father's employers (played by Kumar and Khan). "Main Khiladi Tu Anari" (the second film in the "Khiladi" series) featured Khan as an aspiring actor, and emerged as the fifth highest-grossing film of the year. Bollywood Hungama reported that the success of both films proved a breakthrough for Khan, and his performance in "Main Khiladi Tu Anari" fetched him his first nomination for the Best Supporting Actor at the annual Filmfare Awards. "The Indian Express" singled out his performances in both films, noting his comic timing in the latter as keeping the audience "in splits whenever he appears on screen". Khan’s next two releases of the year, the dramas "Yaar Gaddar" and "Aao Pyaar Karen", were unsuccessful. His career observed a steady decline through the 1990s; all nine films he starred"Surakshaa" (1995), "Ek Tha Raja" (1996), "Bambai Ka Babu" (1996), "Tu Chor Main Sipahi" (1996), "Dil Tera Diwana" (1996), "Hameshaa" (1997), "Udaan" (1997), "" (1998) and "Humse Badhkar Kaun" (1998)were commercially unsuccessful. During this time, the critics perceived his career to be over.


title: Saif Ali Khan

text: After four consecutive years of poorly received films, Khan's career prospects began to improve in 1999; he appeared in four films: "Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan", "Kachche Dhaage", "Aarzoo" and "Hum Saath-Saath Hain". The romantic comedy "Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan" (alongside Twinkle Khanna) and the romance "Aarzoo" (alongside Madhuri Dixit and Akshay Kumar) earned little at the box office, but the action-thriller "Kachche Dhaage" (a story about two estranged brothers becoming the target of a terrorist conspiracy) was Khan's first commercial success since "Main Khiladi Tu Anari". Directed by Milan Luthria, the film was generally well received but critics noted that Khan was overshadowed by co-actor Ajay Devgn. The feature, however, earned Khan a Best Supporting Actor nomination at Filmfare. Khan described his final release of the year, the Sooraj Barjatya-directed family drama "Hum Saath-Saath Hain", as a "morale-booster". The film featured an ensemble cast (Mohnish Behl, Tabu, Salman Khan, Sonali Bendre and Karisma Kapoor) and emerged as the highest-grossing film of the year, earning over worldwide. During the filming of "Hum Saath-Saath Hain", Khan was charged with poaching two blackbucks in Kankani along with co-stars Salman, Tabu, Bendre and Neelam Kothari. That year, he also appeared briefly in the David Dhawan-directed comedy "Biwi No.1", a box office hit.


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text: The drama "Kya Kehna" from director Kundan Shah was Khan's only release of 2000, in which he played the casanova Rahul Modi. Co-starring alongside Preity Zinta and Chandrachur Singh, Khan compared the portrayal of his character with his own evolving maturity as a father. The film addressed themes of single parenthood and teenage pregnancy and emerged a sleeper hit. "The Indian Express" believed that Khan "looks debauched enough to be the rogue he plays. He is the only dark aspect in a film that is sunny and bright even at its most tragic."


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text: In 2001, Khan appeared in Eeshwar Nivas' box office flop "Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega", (a film loosely inspired by the 1996 black comedy "Fargo") following which he featured alongside Aamir Khan and Akshaye Khanna in Farhan Akhtar's coming-of-age comedy drama "Dil Chahta Hai". Depicting the contemporary routine life of Indian affluent youth, it is set in modern-day urban Mumbai and focuses on a major period of transition in the lives of three young friends. Khan played Sameer Mulchandani, a "hopeless romantic", and was particularly drawn to the qualities of his character. "Dil Chahta Hai" was highly popular with critics and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi; it performed well in the big cities, but failed in the rural areas, which was attributed by critics to the urban-oriented lifestyle it presented. The feature marked a significant turning point in Khan's career, earning him the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role and awards for Best Supporting Actor at the Screen, Zee Cine and International Indian Academy (IIFA) ceremonies. Rediff.com wrote that Khan was able to rise above his "under-sketched character", and the critic Taran Adarsh described him as "excellent", arguing that it was his "career-best performance".


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text: Following an appearance in two poorly received films: "Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein" (2001) and "Na Tum Jaano Na Hum" (2002), Khan played a photographer in the second chapter ("No Smoking") of Prawaal Raman's anthology ensemble thriller "Darna Mana Hai" (2003). The film failed to find a wide audience and earned little at the box office.


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text: "Bollywood Hungama" described his next film, the Nikhil Advani-directed romantic comedy-drama "Kal Ho Naa Ho" (2003), as a "landmark" in his career. Set in New York City, it was written by Karan Johar and co-starred Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta. With a worldwide revenue of over , the film was received favourably by critics, and became India's biggest hit of the year. It also did well internationally and became the highest-grossing film of the year overseas. Khan was cast in the role of Rohit Patela carefree young man who falls in love with Zinta's characterafter Advani had seen his performance in "Dil Chahta Hai". Writing for "Outlook", Komal Nahta described Khan as a "natural" and "extremely endearing", and Ram Kamal Mukherjee from "Stardust" opined that he was successful in displaying "a gamut of emotions." Khan garnered several awards for his performance, including the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, and expressed gratitude to Shah Rukh for teaching "me so muchmainly the responsibility of the main lead". He explained that the film's success led to Yash Raj Films casting him in the 2004 romantic comedy "Hum Tum". At the end of the year, he appeared briefly as Cpt. Anuj Nayyar in J. P. Dutta's ensemble box office flop "LOC Kargil".


title: Saif Ali Khan

text: In an attempt to avoid typecasting and broaden his range as an actor, Khan starred as Karan Singh Rathod in the thriller "Ek Hasina Thi" (2004), a character he described as "a Charles Sobhraj-meets-James Bond kind of a guy". The film (which marked the debut of Sriram Raghavan) tells the story of a young woman (played by Urmila Matondkar) who meets with Khan's character, and is subsequently arrested for having links with the underworld. When Khan was initially offered the project, he was unable to do it due to his busy schedule. However, he agreed when Raghavan approached him for the second time, and in preparation for the role, exercised extensively for six months to achieve the physical requirements of his character. Upon release, the film was positively received by critics, with Khan's performing earning praise. Film critic Anupama Chopra wrote that Khan gave "an accomplished performance", whilst" The Deccan Herald" opined that he was successful in "break[ing] out of the cool dude stereotype" and "hold[ing] his own in a movie that is completely Matondkar's." For his performance, Khan received nominations at the Screen, Zee Cine and IIFA ceremonies.


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text: For his next release, Khan featured in a starring role opposite Rani Mukerji in Kunal Kohli's "Hum Tum", a romantic comedy about two headstrong individuals who meet at different stages of their lives. He was cast in the role of Karan Kapoor (a young cartoonist and womanizer) after Aamir Khan was unable to do the film; Kohli said, "I realised that the role needed a younger man [...] someone who could present a more youthful picture. Saif has this unique quality, he can play a 21-year old as well as a 29-year old and was ideal for [the film]." With a worldwide revenue of , the film proved one of the biggest commercial successes of the year and Khan's first success in which he played the sole male lead. "Rediff.com" wrote about his performance: "Saif reprises his urbane self from "Dil Chahta Hai" and "Kal Ho Naa Ho", peppering it with occasional fits of introspection and angst, and marking himself as an actor whose time has come." He won the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role, in addition to his first Filmfare nomination for Best Actor, and was conferred the National Film Award for Best Actor at the 52nd National Film Awards among much controversy. It marked the beginning of his work with Yash Raj Films, one of the largest production houses in Bollywood. In 2004, Khan began dating model Rosa Catalano whom he separated with three years later.


title: Saif Ali Khan

text: In 2005, Rediff.com published that Khan had established himself as a leading actor of Hindi cinema with starring roles in the romantic drama "Parineeta" and the comedy-drama "Salaam Namaste". An adaptation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1914 Bengali novella by the same name, "Parineeta" was directed by Pradeep Sarkar, and narrated the love story of an idealist (Lalita, played by Vidya Balan) and a musician (Shekhar, played by Khan), the son of a capitalist businessman. Although the film's producer, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, considered Khan to be too inexperienced for the part, he was persuaded by Sarkar who felt that Khan was perfect for the role. The film garnered critical acclaim upon release and Khan's portrayal earned him his second Filmfare nomination for Best Actor. Derek Elley from "Variety" wrote, "Khan, who has gradually been developing away from light comedy, again shows smarts as a substantial actor." Siddharth Anand's "Salaam Namaste" became the first Indian feature to be filmed entirely in Australia and went on to become the year's highest-grossing Bollywood production outside of India with worldwide ticket sales of . The film tells the story of a contemporary cohabiting Indian couple and their subsequent struggle with an unexpected pregnancy. Khan played the role of Nikhil Arora, a single modern young man who leaves India to make his own life in Melbourne. The critic Taran Adarsh praised Khan for delivering his third successive performance and Khalid Mohamed noted that he "rescues several untidily written scenes with his neat wit and that flustered [...] facial expression."


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text: He next played the protagonist in the English language art film, "Being Cyrus" (2006), co-starring alongside Naseeruddin Shah and Dimple Kapadia. Directed by debutant Homi Adajania, the psychological drama revolves around a dysfunctional Parsi family with who Khan's character moves into. The film received predominantly positive reviews, and Khan was particularly praised. Later in the year, he portrayed the character of Iago in "Omkara", the Indian adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Othello". Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, the film is a tragedy of sexual jealousy set against the backdrop of the political system in Uttar Pradesh. The film premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and was also selected for screening at the Cairo International Film Festival. "Omkara" was received positively by critics, and Khan went on to receive widespread acclaim earning the awards for Best Performance in a Negative Role at the Filmfare, Screen, Zee Cine and IIFA ceremonies; his performance was later included in the 2010 issue of the "Top 80 Iconic Performances" by "Filmfare". "Variety" described it as a "powerhouse performance" and wrote that "[i]t is Khan's film through and through, in a performance of rugged, contained malevolence which trades on his previous screen persona as a likable best friend as well as his stint as the manipulative outsider in "Being Cyrus". It is smart casting, superbly realized."


title: Saif Ali Khan

text: By 2007, Khan was keen on branching out into film production to "explore various genres of commercial and intellectually stimulating cinema". The critical success of "Being Cyrus" led him to create Illuminati Films and partner up with producer Dinesh Vijan, someone whom he shared a "like-minded perspective and ideology [...] with regard to cinema". Khan next reunited with producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra in the epic drama "" (2007), alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sharmila Tagore and Vidya Balan. Set in the state of Rajasthan during the early years of Indian independence, the movie revolves around a jealous and ungrateful ruler and his ailing wife. Although the film did not succeed at the box office, it was chosen as India's official entry to the Oscars. BBC Online described the film as a "cinematic experience" and praised Khan's growth as an actor, particular noting his scene with Bachchan's character. Following an appearance in the poorly received action-comedy "Nehlle Pe Dehlla" (a production that had been delayed since 2001), Khan featured opposite Rani Mukerji in the family drama, "Ta Ra Rum Pum" (2007). Directed by Siddharth Anand, it received mixed reactions from the critics, but earned over in India and abroad. Writing for "Hindustan Times", Khalid Mohamed praised Khan for displaying a new maturity, but Rajeev Masand thought that neither he nor Mukerji "are able to make much of an impression because their characters are so unidimensional and boring."


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text: Khan received further success in 2008, starring in the Abbas–Mustan thriller "Race" with an ensemble cast including Anil Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif and Sameera Reddy. The feature was loosely adapted from the 1998 American film "Goodbye Lover", and became one of the biggest box office hits, earning worldwide. CNN-IBN's Rajeev Masand found Khan to be a standout among the ensemble, adding that he has "the least dialogue, but the one who makes the best impression". This was followed by three projects produced by Yash Raj Films: the action-thriller "Tashan", the fantasy-film "Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic", and the animated film "Roadside Romeo", all of which were not successful.


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text: In 2009, Khan appeared in the romantic drama "Sanam Teri Kasam", a production that had been delayed since 2000. The film garnered negative reviews and poor box office returns. Khan's role was small, and not well received. He next starred in his company's first project: "Love Aaj Kal" (2009), a romantic drama from the writer-director Imtiaz Ali. Featured opposite Deepika Padukone, the film documented the changing value of relationships among the youth, and Khan played dual rolesthe younger part of Rishi Kapoor's character (Veer Singh) and Jai Vardhan Singh, an ambitious architect. "Love Aaj Kal" received highly positive reviews by critics and became one of the highest-grossing films of the year, earning over worldwide. Gaurav Malani of "The Economic Times" described his performance as "refreshing natural" and "outstanding". At the 55th Filmfare Awards, "Love Aaj Kal" was nominated for Best Film and Khan received an additional nomination for Best Actor.


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text: He then starred in the terrorism thriller "Kurbaan", alongside Kareena Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi and Dia Mirza. Produced by Dharma Productions, the film marked the directorial debut of Rensil D'Silva and featured Khan in the role of a terrorist. Upon release, "Kurbaan" was received favourably by critics and Khan's performance was critically acclaimed. A review in "The Telegraph" praised his "easy transition from a charming lover to a heartless man on a deadly mission."


title: Saif Ali Khan

text: In 2011, he appeared in Prakash Jha's multi-starrer drama "Aarakshan". Set in the city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, the film deals with the policy of caste-based reservations in government jobs and educational institutions. Khan portrayed the character of Deepak Kumar, a rebellious student who joins the mafia. To prepare for the role, Khan was required to take acting workshops along with the rest of the cast. Prior to its release, the film was banned from releasing in select cities across India due to its controversial subject. While the film received a mixed critical reaction, his performance was generally well received. The following year, Khan produced both of his films. For his first release, he collaborated once again with director Sriram Raghavan, as the protagonist in the action thriller "Agent Vinod". Khan described it as his "most ambitious project", but the film opened to mixed reviews and eventually under-performed at the box office grossing in India on a budget of .


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text: In his following release, Homi Adajania's romantic comedy-drama "Cocktail", he featured as the software engineer Gautam Kapoor. Set in London, the film follows the story of Khan's character and his relationship with two temperamentally different womenan impulsive party girl (Veronica, played by Padukone) and a submissive girl next door (Meera, played by Diana Penty). Khan described the project as "a love story with a modern sensibility and treatment", and agreed to produce and feature in the film after his role was declined by Imran Khan. Critics were divided in their opinion of the film, but it emerged a financial success grossing over worldwide. Gaurav Malani of "The Times of India" described Khan's performance as "effortless" and noted that he was in his "comfort zone". On 16 October 2012, Khan married actress Kareena Kapoor (after a five-year courtship) in a private ceremony in Bandra, Mumbai, and a reception was later held at The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel and the Lutyens Bungalow Zone in Mumbai and Delhi respectively. The couple have two sons born in 2016 and 2021 respectively.


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text: The following year, Khan collaborated with Padukone for the fourth time (alongside Anil Kapoor, John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez and Ameesha Patel) in Abbas–Mustan's "Race 2" (2013), an ensemble action thriller that served as a sequel to "Race" (2008). The film received predominantly negative reviews from critics, but with a total collection of , it proved to be a commercial success. He was next cast as Boris, a "Russian mafia don", in Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.'s "Go Goa Gone" (described as "India's first zom-com") alongside Kunal Khemu and Vir Das. Khan, who bleached his hair for the film, was particularly drawn to the project for its novel concept and its "action, comedy and violence". The critic Rajeev Masand described the film as "a winning cocktail of laugh-out-loud dialogue and well-timed performances by the three leads", and in particular noted Khan's scene with Khemu's character. His final release of the year was "Bullett Raja", a crime drama directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia, and co-starring Jimmy Shergill and Sonakshi Sinha. Khan explained that he found himself challenged playing the role of Raja Mishra (a common man who turns into a gangster) but "totally relied" on Dhulia's guidance. "Bullett Raja" earned little at the box office and received predominantly negative reviews. Writing for Firstpost, Mihir Fadnavis found Khan to be "miscast" and described his performance as "farcial".


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text: In an interview with "The Times of India", Khan explained that he regretted starring in the 2014 Sajid Khan-directed comedy "Humshakals". Co-starring alongside an ensemble cast (Ritesh Deshmukh, Ram Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Tamannaah and Esha Gupta), Khan portrayed three different characters in an attempt to "expand my market" and step out of his comfort zone. "The Hindustan Times" described it as a "dim-witted comedy" and criticised Khan for being "the worst thing about [the film]." He next produced and featured in "Happy Ending" (2014), a romantic comedy directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. NDTV's Saibal Chatterjee found Khan's character of a struggling writer to be "a breezy rejig of his "Hum Tum" and "Salaam Namaste" persona of a decade ago", and noted that "the many collegiate hook-ups and break-ups he pulls off in "Happy Ending" do not look completely at odds with the film's purpose." "Humshakals" proved to be a commercial disaster and "Happy Ending" underperformed at the box office.


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text: Following a brief appearance in the comedy "Dolly Ki Doli" (2015), he appeared alongside Kaif in Kabir Khan's counter-terrorism drama "Phantom" (2015). Based on the book "Mumbai Avengers" by Hussain Zaidi, the film is a retelling on the aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. Khan was cast as Cpt. Daniyal Khan, a former soldier hired by the RAW agency. "Phantom" generated controversy when the Central Board of Film Censors deemed that the film represented Pakistan in a negative light and banned the film from releasing there. A review in "The Hollywood Reporter" noted that Khan was "well cast" and "believable" in his role, and Rachit Gupta of "Filmfare" described his performance as "a heady mix of bravado and restrained intensity [which] works in parts only." Although Khan was pleased with the film's performance, "Phantom" was generally perceived to be a box-office failure grossing worldwide on a budget of .


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text: During his year-long absence from the screen, Khan actively looked to play different parts, saying: "These are smarter movies, the interaction with them is deeply rewarding... I think I am finally beginning to understand my sense of style as an actor. I am developing my craft, understanding what acting and communication is." He found the role in his second collaboration with director Vishal Bhardwaj, "Rangoon" (2017), an epic romance set during World War II. Cast alongside Shahid Kapoor and Kangana Ranaut, Khan drew inspirations from the mannerisms of his grandfather and the character Darth Vader to portray filmmaker Rustom "Rusi" Billimoria. Rajeev Masand termed the film "overlong, indulgent to the point of exhaustion", but praised Khan for "imbu[ing] Russi with the swagger and the arrogance of an aristocrat from the forties".


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text: He next starred as the protagonist (Roshan Kalra) in the comedy-drama "Chef" (2017), an official adaptation of the 2014 film of the same name, from the director Raja Krishna Menon. Khan was pleased to work with Menon and identified with the film due to its "modern, slightly unorthodox take on relationships". He borrowed several real-life experiences for his character, and in preparation, trained at the JW Marriott Hotels in Mumbai. The film received generally positive reviews with several commentators believing that it was Khan's best performance to that point. Anupama Chopra wrote: "Khan get[s] his groove back... [He] doesn’t play Roshan as a hero having a bad day. He gives us a flawed, fumbling man who is trying to repair the broken chords of his life." As with his last few releases, "Rangoon" and "Chef" earned little at the box office leading trade analysts to question his commercial appeal.


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text: Following an appearance in the poorly-received black comedy "Kaalakaandi" (2018) directed by Akshat Verma, Khan appeared as Inspector Sartaj Singh in India's first Netflix Original series, the crime thriller "Sacred Games", based on Vikram Chandra's novel of the same name. Cast alongside Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Radhika Apte, Khan was drawn by the opportunity to be part of a "creative zone, devoid of certain pressures and constraints that one would associate with the kind of films we normally do." The show received critical acclaim; Ankur Pathak of "HuffPost" called it "a sure-shot winner" and took note of Khan's "stellar performance, one that [he] chews on slowly as he disappears into the broken persona of a tormented cop." In his next release, he starred as the businessman Skakun Kothari in Gauravv Chawla's "Baazaar", a drama set against the backdrop of Mumbai's stock exchange market. Khan worked with Chawla to provide off-screen inputs, and was attracted to the idea of playing the antagonist describing it as "a devious character" from the Indian epic poetry "Mahabharata". The critic Udita Jhunjhunwala of "Mint" commended Khan for "blending the right amount of wickedness with willfulness", but Namrata Joshi found him to be "stiff [and] stern ... to communicate a rather facetious sense of menace." "Baazaar" was a box-office failure grossing worldwide on a budget of .


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text: Khan's desire to work in films for artistic merit irrespective of commercial appeal led him to feature as the protagonist in the action-drama "Laal Kaptaan" (2019). Directed by Navdeep Singh, it is set in the 18th century and tells the story of a sadhu (Khan) who goes on a killing spree with the intention of exacting revenge upon a subedar. Filming in the barren landscape of rural Rajasthan proved physically daunting for Khan, and in preparation for the role, learnt sword-fighting, horse-riding and worked with a dialect coach to speak in a Rajasthani accent. He described it as "the hardest thing I have done so far", and considered the opportunity a critical learning experience that helped him personally and professionally; it eventually failed to do well. "The HuffPost" praised Khan's decision to choose "morally ambiguous roles", but noted that he was "too wooden, bereft of any allure or mystery."


title: Saif Ali Khan

text: Khan began the new decade with a leading role in "Tanhaji" (2020), a historical drama directed by Om Raut. Set in the 17th century, it revolves around a Maratha warrior's (played by Devgn) attempt to recapture the Kondhana fortress from a Rajput fort keeper (Khan). He was attracted to the idea of starring in a "larger-than-life" film and was challenged by Raut's insistence on overplaying his character; he explained that the process left him "very enriched" and was pleased with the collaboration. "Tanhaji" was acclaimed by critics and emerged as a major commercial success grossing over worldwide. Reviewing the film for Film Companion, Anupama Chopra found Khan's performance to be the film's prime asset and credited him for playing "the exaggerated evil with a cheeky panache." "The Hindustan Times" opined that Khan had delivered his best performance to date noting his "moments of mirth with his sinister laugh amid killing people." His next release of the year was "Jawaani Jaaneman", a comedy-drama about the life of a bachelor (Khan) who discovers that he has a daughter (played by Alaya Furniturewala). The feature was produced under his new company, Black Knight Films, and received generally positive reviews. Kunal Guha of "Mumbai Mirror" found that the film allowed Khan to "slip into a familiar-yet-age appropriate avatar in a refreshing coming-of-age story."


title: Saif Ali Khan

text: In 2021, Khan firstly appeared as a politician in Amazon Prime Video's web series "Tandav" created and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar. He has completed work on Varun V Sharma's crime comedy "Bunty Aur Babli 2" opposite Mukerji and Pavan Kripalani's horror comedy "Bhoot Police" alongside Arjun Kapoor, Yami Gautam and Jacqueline Fernandez and reprise his role as Boris in the sequel of "Go Goa Gone", entitled "Go Goa Gone 2" with Khemu. In 2022, he collaborated with Hrithik Roshan for the film Vikram Vedha he got praised for playing an honest cop where Saibal Chatterjee wrote "Saif Ali Khan makes a far better Vikram. He inhabits the character of the tough cop with conviction and exudes the external toughness that defines the man and his mission".


title: Saif Ali Khan

text: Alongside his acting career, Khan has participated in several concert tours and televised award ceremonies. He performed in his first concert tour, "Temptations 2004", with actors Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta, Arjun Rampal and Priyanka Chopra. Showcased in over 22 countries across the world, it became Bollywood's most prominent international concert to that point. In December 2005, Khan performed alongside the band Parikrama at the Mittal Gardens in New Delhi, and later reunited with them and Strings for "The Royal Stag Mega Music Concert" (a four-city concert tour) two years later. The following year, he was part of the "Heat 2006" world tour, along with Akshay Kumar, Preity Zinta, Sushmita Sen and Celina Jaitley. He later performed along with several other Bollywood personalities at the closing ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games.


title: Saif Ali Khan

text: Since October 2011, Khan has taken the responsibility of managing his father's eye hospital and has also made public appearances to support various other charitable causes. In February 2005, Khan and several other Bollywood actors participated in the 2005 HELP! Telethon Concert to raise money for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. He took part in a charity cricket match organised by IIFA at Headingley Cricket Ground in West Yorkshire, England in 2007, and later hosted an event organised by the award ceremony to help raise funds for various charities in 2011. In November 2008, Khan performed in a concert to raise money for the victims of the 2008 Bihar flood and in September 2013, he attended a charity dinner organised by The Venu Eye institute, donating two of his personal belongings to help raise funds for cataract operations. Later that year, he spent time with underprivileged kids during the filming of "Bullett Raja". In October 2014, Khan was appointed as an ambassador for Olympic Gold Quest and donated to help raise funds for the training of athletes.


title: Saif Ali Khan

text: In an interview with Rajeev Masand, Khan described himself as "a very private person". The journalist Roshmila Bhattacharya added, "Unlike most actors, his interests are not limited to box office collections and workout routines. [He] can converse on anything, from philosophy to politics, from sports to books and music." "Filmfare" wrote that earlier in his career, Khan gained a reputation for being arrogant, but later matured into "one of showbiz’s biggest and most respected stars." During his career, he has played roles in both high-profile mainstream productions and lesser-publicised films of independent filmmakers, and has appeared in a range of film genres, although he has found a niche playing roles in romantic comedies. "The Tribune" wrote that his roles in "Dil Chahta Hai" (2001), "Kal Ho Naa Ho" (2003), "Hum Tum" (2004), "Salaam Namaste" (2005), "Love Aaj Kal" (2009) and "Cocktail" (2012) were "essentially endearing pretty boys", and the success of these films established him as the "poster boy for romantic comedies". Beth Watkins explains the typical role Khan played in romantic comedies and its appeal:


title: Saif Ali Khan

text: "Perhaps related is his finesse for playing petulant, arrogant, almost insufferable young men in need of reform, which, this being Bollywood, they can easily achieve through the love of a good woman. Does his real-life golden status—with literature, cinema, cricket and royalty in his lineage—make him exceptionally effective at coming across as spoiled?"


title: Saif Ali Khan

text: One of the highest-paid actors in Bollywood, Khan is considered among the most popular and high-profile celebrities in India. He is known to commit heavily to each role and believes in "staying on a sharp learning curve". This commitment, combined with busy schedule and heavy smoking resulted in a health scare in 2007. Analysing his career, the journalist Shomini Sen noted that "[t]he actor was part of some major films in the early 1990s [...] yet critics wrote him of[f] due to lack of a screen presence and poor dialogue delivery." Critics noted that "Dil Chahta Hai" marked a major turning point for Khan, and credited him for pioneering a movement in actors being part of "a new genre of films which was more urban"; film historian Nasreen Munni Kabir stated that the film helped him find "his own style, combining great comic timing and a natural personality." Sen further explained that "his anglicized upbringing, which initially was a hindrance to his career, became his strongest point." Following his portrayal of a variety of character types in "Ek Hasina Thi" (2004), "Parineeta" (2005), "Being Cyrus" and "Omkara" (both 2006), Khan was noted for his versatility; "India Today" attributed his roles in these films to the establishment of a new image for leading actors in Bollywood, and "The Tribune" published that Khan had successfully "matured, both as an actor of substance and as a bankable star.


title: Saif Ali Khan

text: Starting in 2007, Khan's relationship with Kareena Kapoor became one of the country's most-reported celebrity stories, and they were listed amongst the top celebrity couple endorsers for brands and products worldwide. In a blog published by "The Wall Street Journal", Rupa Subramanya described their marriage as India's "wedding and social event of the year". Kapoor gave birth to their son Taimur in December 2016. From 2012 to 2019, Khan has featured on "Forbes India"s "Celebrity 100," a list based on the income and popularity of India's celebrities. He peaked at the fifteenth position in 2012 and 2014 with an estimated annual earning of and respectively. In 2003, Khan placed fourth on Rediff's list of "Top Bollywood Male Stars". He was later ranked second in 2005, sixth in 2006 and seventh in 2007. In March 2011, Khan placed fifth on Rediff's list of "Top 10 Actors of 2000–2010". He was ranked among the top 30 on "The Times of India"s listing of the "Most Desirable Men" from 2010 to 2015, and has additionally featured in the UK magazine "Eastern Eye"s "World's Sexiest Asian Men" list in 2008, 2011 and 2012. In 2010 and from 2012 to 2014, Khan was featured as one of the best-dressed male celebrities by the Indian edition of "GQ" magazine.


title: Saif Ali Khan

text: Among Khan's film awards are a National Film Award for Best Actor and seven Filmfare Awards out of twelve nominations: Best Male Debut for "Aashiq Awara" (1993), Best Performance in a Comic Role for "Dil Chahta Hai" (2001) and "Hum Tum" (2004), Best Supporting Actor for "Kal Ho Naa Ho" (2003), Best Performance in a Negative Role for "Omkara" (2006) and the "Moto Look of the Year" for "Kal Ho Naa Ho" (2003).


title: Camila Morrone

text: Camila Rebeca Morrone Polak (born June 16, 1997) is an Argentine-American model and actress. She made her acting debut in the James Franco film "Bukowski". She also appeared in the films "Death Wish" and "Never Goin' Back", both premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2018.


title: Camila Morrone

text: Morrone was born in Los Angeles, California to Argentine actors Maximo Morrone and Lucila Polak who goes by the stage name Lucila Solá. They moved to Los Angeles shortly before Morrone's birth, and divorced in 2006. Morrone graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 2015. Her maternal grand-aunt is Argentine-British pathologist Julia Polak.


title: Camila Morrone

text: She started her career as a model and appeared on the cover page of the Turkish edition of "Vogue" in 2016. She made her runway debut modeling for Moschino's 2017 resort collection.


title: Camila Morrone

text: Morrone made her acting debut in James Franco's 2013 film Bukowski. In 2018, she returned to acting in the action film "Death Wish", and co-starred in Augustine Frizzell's directorial debut "Never Goin' Back". The latter film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and was released by A24. After being cast in "Daisy Jones & The Six", Morrone indicated that she would focus her career on acting rather than modeling.


title: Camila Morrone

text: On October 18, 2019, Morrone received the Rising Star Award at the San Diego International Film Festival.


title: Lizzy Caplan

text: Elizabeth Anne Caplan (born June 30, 1982) is an American actress. Her first acting role was on the television series "Freaks and Geeks" (1999–2000). She received wider recognition with roles in the films "Mean Girls" (2004) and "Cloverfield" (2008), the latter of which earned her a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. Caplan also starred on the television shows "Related" (2005–2006), "The Class" (2006–2007), and "Party Down" (2009–2010).


title: Lizzy Caplan

text: From 2013 to 2016, Caplan played Virginia E. Johnson on the Showtime series "Masters of Sex", a role for which she received nominations for a Primetime Emmy, two Satellite Awards, and a Critics' Choice Award. In 2019, she portrayed Annie Wilkes in the Hulu anthology series "Castle Rock". Her other film appearances include "Hot Tub Time Machine", "127 Hours" (both 2010), "Save the Date", "Bachelorette" (both 2012), "The Interview" (2014), "Now You See Me 2", "Allied" (both 2016), and "Extinction" (2018).


title: Lizzy Caplan

text: Elizabeth Anne Caplan was born on June 30, 1982, in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in its Miracle Mile district. Her family are Reform Jews of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. She had a Bat Mitzvah and attended Jewish summer camp. Her father, Richard Caplan, was a lawyer and her mother, Barbara (née Bragman), was a political aide. She is the youngest of three children with a brother, Benjamin, and a sister, Julie. Her mother died of cancer when she was 13 years old. Her uncle is publicist Howard Bragman. Caplan attended Alexander Hamilton High School, and attended the school's Academy of Music. She first focused on playing the piano, then later decided to pursue drama. She was also on her school's soccer team. She graduated in 2000, but did not attend college because she wanted to focus on acting.


title: Lizzy Caplan

text: Caplan began her acting career in 1999, first playing a girl named Sara in the critically acclaimed series "Freaks and Geeks". Due to her performance, her character became the girlfriend of Jason Segel's character. She then had a series of guest appearances on numerous shows, and appeared in Jason Mraz's music video "You and I Both". In 2000 she appeared in her first film "From Where I Sit" which was released straight to television. In 2001, she played Tina Greer in an episode of "Smallville", and reprised her role on the show in 2003. She appeared in two episodes of the ABC series "Once and Again". In 2003, she starred in the television series "The Pitts", playing Faith Pitt. She gained wider notice for playing Janis Ian in the 2004 film "Mean Girls". She played Avery Bishop in the second season of "Tru Calling".


title: Lizzy Caplan

text: In 2005, Caplan played troubled sister Marjee Sorelli in "Related", a one-hour comedy-drama on The WB that was canceled after one season. In 2006, she starred as Sara Weller in the thriller film "Love is the Drug" and was named one of "10 Actors to Watch" by "Variety". After "Related" ended, Caplan was cast in the CBS sitcom "The Class", which premiered in September 2006 and lasted for one season. She played Kat Warbler, one of several elementary school friends that reunite after 20 years.


title: Lizzy Caplan

text: In 2008, Caplan played Marlena Diamond in the film "Cloverfield" and was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also appeared as Ami in the romantic comedy "My Best Friend's Girl". Later that year, she guest-starred as Amy Burley on the HBO vampire show "True Blood". She was the voice of Faith Pitt in the proposed animated version of "The Pitts", which was developed in 2007. She also appeared in the critically acclaimed Starz ensemble comedy "Party Down", playing a struggling comedian who is part of a catering crew. In 2010, she appeared in "127 Hours".


title: Lizzy Caplan

text: In early 2012, Caplan premiered two films at the Sundance Film Festival: "Save the Date" and "Bachelorette". Also in 2012, she appeared as Julia in several episodes of the Fox sitcom "New Girl".


title: Lizzy Caplan

text: In 2013, she began playing 1960s human sexuality pioneer Virginia E. Johnson on the Showtime series "Masters of Sex". Caplan also provided her own vocals for a cover version of the song "You Don't Know Me" in the "Masters of Sex" episode "Phallic Victories". Her performance on the show was well-reviewed, and on July 10, 2014, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.


title: Lizzy Caplan

text: Caplan was cast in her role as Johnson before they signed her co-star Michael Sheen as William H. Masters because he was busy working on another production. Producer Sarah Timberman said of Caplan, "The minute we met Lizzie we thought that she just embodied so much of the spirit of Virginia Johnson." Caplan also stated herself that as a single woman pursuing her career above a family, she identified with many of Johnson's characteristics. Once she met the producers, it took several months before Caplan was officially signed, and she turned down several other roles in the meantime.


title: Lizzy Caplan

text: Virginia Johnson had worked alongside William H. Masters as they completed research of human sexual response and sexual dysfunction beginning in the late 1950s. To learn about the characters they were portraying, Caplan along with her other co-stars read Thomas Maier's 2009 biography "Masters of Sex". The author also allowed Caplan to listen to some of his interview tapes with Johnson. Caplan also attempted to spend some time with Johnson before she died in 2013, but Johnson was ambivalent about the development of the show. It was the first time Caplan portrayed a real person and she mentioned in an interview that she felt a "deep responsibility" to Johnson, but that she had some wiggle room because most people have no idea what Johnson looked or sounded like. Maier stated that the developers of the show have remained mostly accurate to his book and have included other events that are historically relevant to St. Louis, where the series takes place and where Masters and Johnson lived. Caplan has discussed becoming comfortable with the large number of sex scenes in "Masters of Sex".


title: Lizzy Caplan

text: Her portrayal of American sexologist Virginia E. Johnson was her first serious dramatic role, resulting in nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award, Satellite Award and Critics' Choice Television Award, all for Outstanding Lead Actress.


title: Lizzy Caplan

text: Caplan became engaged in May 2016 in New York to British actor Tom Riley. They had met in January 2015 while the actress was filming "Now You See Me 2" in London, and made their red carpet debut as a couple at the Prague Opera Ball in February 2016. They married in September 2017. They had a son in 2021.


title: JoJo Siwa

text: Joelle Joanie "JoJo" Siwa (; born May 19, 2003) is an American dancer, singer, actress and YouTuber. She is known for appearing for two seasons on "Dance Moms" along with her mother, Jessalynn Siwa, and for her singles "Boomerang" and "Kid in a Candy Store". Siwa used to post daily videos of her day-to-day life on her YouTube channel, "Its JoJo Siwa", but later only occasionally. She was included on "Time"s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020.


title: JoJo Siwa

text: Joelle Joanie Siwa was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 19, 2003, to Jessalynn (née Lombardi), a professional dance instructor from Iowa, and Tom Siwa, a chiropractor from Nebraska. She has one sibling, an older brother named Jayden Siwa, who is also a vlogger.


title: JoJo Siwa

text: Siwa started her career as a top-5 finalist and the youngest contestant on the second season of "Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition", produced by Abby Lee Miller of "Dance Moms" fame. She appeared on the show with her mother and was eliminated in week 9. Siwa soon began to appear on "Dance Moms", beginning with auditioning for Miller's "ALDC" dance competition team in 2014 and being selected for the team in early 2015.


title: JoJo Siwa

text: In May 2016, Siwa released "Boomerang" for download and a previous single, "I Can Make U Dance". "Boomerang" addresses the subject of online bullying. Its video has been viewed more than 950 million times and received over 5 million likes. In 2018, Siwa was named the Breakout Artist of the Year by Vivid Seats.


title: JoJo Siwa

text: In 2018, Siwa announced that she would be going on her first major concert tour in 2019, entitled D.R.E.A.M. The Tour. She was scheduled to visit a mixture of theaters, outdoor amphitheaters and stadiums, as well as indoor arenas in a total of 52 cities across the United States and Canada. Additionally, other performances would take place in the United Kingdom and Australia. The tour was scheduled to begin in Phoenix, Arizona on May 17. The first leg of the tour was scheduled to conclude on June 26 in Austin, Texas, before resuming for the second leg on July 10 in Orlando, Florida. The final date was scheduled for August 20 in Vancouver, Canada. She was included on "Time"s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world in September 2020 and on Fast Company's Queer 50 list in 2021.


title: JoJo Siwa

text: On April 4, 2022, she was announced as a judge for the seventeenth season of "So You Think You Can Dance", along with Matthew Morrison and Stephen "tWitch" Boss.


title: JoJo Siwa

text: On September 9, 2022, she was announced as the recipient of the Gamechanger Award from GLSEN for her anti-bullying advocacy efforts.


title: JoJo Siwa

text: In 2016, Siwa released a line of hair bows in a collaboration with fashion accessory and jewelry company Claire's. The line of hair bows, which were inspired by the hairbows Siwa is known herself for wearing, experienced particular success among primary school pupils in the United Kingdom, where some schools took to banning them for a variety of reasons, including peer pressure, causing distraction from work, the impairment of pupils' concentration, and violation of school dress policies. Due to the bows' popularity, some stores also began selling similar bows. In 2017, Siwa commented that her bows were a "symbol of power, confidence, believing-ness."


title: JoJo Siwa

text: Siwa subsequently partnered with the American department store J. C. Penney to release a line of accessories, bedroom decor, and a doll made in her likeness, and has released several books aimed at young children.


title: JoJo Siwa

text: In June 2019, the FDA issued a warning about dangerous levels of asbestos in a JoJo Siwa-branded cosmetics kit, prompting Claire's to recall the product.


title: JoJo Siwa

text: Siwa signed with Nickelodeon in 2017, appearing in the film "Blurt!" with Jace Norman and the show "Lip Sync Battle Shorties" with Nick Cannon. Siwa later competed in season 3 of "The Masked Singer" as "T-Rex". At the age of 16, she was the youngest contestant to appear on the show until Honey Boo Boo performed as one half of "Beach Ball" in season 6. Siwa appeared as a playable character in the 2020 video game "", as well at its 2022 sequel "".


title: JoJo Siwa

text: In January 2021, Spin Master created a card game called "JoJo's Juice", which contained questions about nudity and theft, despite being marketed toward children ages 6 and older. Siwa later apologized and claimed she was not involved in the game's content development; the game was recalled from all toy store shelves.


title: JoJo Siwa

text: Siwa competed on the thirtieth season of "Dancing with the Stars", in which she was part of the first same-sex dancing partnership in the show's history. She and her partner, Jenna Johnson, ultimately placed 2nd.


title: JoJo Siwa

text: In 2021 General Mills started producing a breakfast cereal called JoJo Siwa Strawberry Bop, with Siwa prominently depicted on the box. The cereal contains strawberry-flavored sweetened corn puffs with marshmallows shaped like yellow and white stars, pink bows, and blue hearts.


title: JoJo Siwa

text: During the seventeenth season of "America's Got Talent", JoJo and Jessalyn formed the group XOMG Pop that were previously discovered on "Siwa's Dance Pop Revolution" who auditioned by singing "Candy Hearts". The judges were impressed and promoted them to the next round. JoJo and Jessalyn congratulated the group as JoJo told the judges that she is a big fan of "AGT".


title: JoJo Siwa

text: Siwa was in a relationship with TikTok star Mark Bontempo from August to November 2020. Siwa came out as being part of the LGBTQ+ community on social media in January 2021. When a fan then asked what her label was, Siwa added that she does not label her sexuality, as she "doesn't really know this answer". She later stated "Technically I would say that I am pansexual, because that's how I have always been my whole life is just like, my human is my human." In the same interview, Siwa mentioned that she also uses the terms "gay" and "queer". She has since confirmed that she is not attracted to men.


title: JoJo Siwa

text: In February 2021, Siwa revealed that she was in a relationship with her best friend, Kylie Prew, who had asked her to be her girlfriend a month prior. After a breakup in late 2021, the two confirmed in May 2022 that they were back together. Siwa and Prew broke up for a second time in June 2022. In August 2022, Siwa began dating social media content creator Avery Cyrus. In December 2022, it was announced that Siwa and Cyrus had broken up.


title: Shirley MacLaine

text: Shirley MacLaine (born Shirley MacLean Beaty, April 24, 1934) is an American actress, author, and former dancer. Known for her portrayals of quirky, strong-willed and eccentric women, MacLaine has received numerous accolades over her seven-decade career, including an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Volpi Cups and two Silver Bears. MacLaine is one of the last remaining stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood.


title: Shirley MacLaine

text: Born in Richmond, Virginia, MacLaine made her acting debut as a teenager with minor roles in the Broadway musicals "Oklahoma!" and "The Pajama Game". Following minor appearances as an understudy in various other productions, MacLaine made her film debut with Alfred Hitchcock's black comedy "The Trouble with Harry" (1955), winning the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. She rose to prominence with starring roles in "Around the World in 80 Days" (1956), "Some Came Running" (1958), "Ask Any Girl" (1959), "The Apartment" (1960), "The Children's Hour" (1961), "Irma la Douce" (1963), "Sweet Charity" (1969), and "Being There" (1979). A six-time Academy Award nominee, MacLaine won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the James L. Brooks comedy drama "Terms of Endearment" (1983).


title: Shirley MacLaine

text: Her other prominent films include "The Turning Point" (1977), "Madame Sousatzka" (1988), "Steel Magnolias" (1989), "Postcards from the Edge" (1990), "In Her Shoes" (2005) and "Bernie" (2011). She portrayed Coco Chanel in the television film, "Coco Chanel" (2008), receiving a Primetime Emmy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Golden Globe Award nominations.


title: Shirley MacLaine

text: MacLaine has been the recipient of many honorary awards. She was awarded the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2012, Gala Tribute from the Film Society of Lincoln Center in 1995, and Kennedy Center Honor in 2013 for her contribution to American culture, through performing arts. In 1998, she was awarded the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award. Apart from acting, MacLaine has written numerous books regarding the subjects of metaphysics, spirituality, and reincarnation, as well as a best-selling memoir, "Out on a Limb" (1983).


title: Shirley MacLaine

text: Named after actress Shirley Temple (who was six years old at the time), Shirley MacLean Beaty was born on April 24, 1934, in Richmond, Virginia. Her father, Ira Owens Beaty, was a professor of psychology, public school administrator, and a real estate agent. Her mother, Kathlyn Corinne (née MacLean), was a drama teacher, originally from Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. MacLaine's younger brother is the actor, writer, and director Warren Beatty; he changed the spelling of his surname when he became an actor. Their parents raised them as Baptists. Her uncle (her mother's brother-in-law) was A. A. MacLeod, a Communist member of the Ontario legislature in the 1940s. While MacLaine was still a child, Ira Beaty moved his family from Richmond to Norfolk, and then to Arlington and Waverly, then back to Arlington eventually taking a position at Arlington's Thomas Jefferson Junior High School in 1945. MacLaine played baseball on an all-boys team, holding the record for most home runs, which earned her the nickname "Powerhouse". During the 1950s, the family resided in the Dominion Hills section of Arlington.


title: Shirley MacLaine

text: As a toddler, she had weak ankles and fell over with the slightest misstep, so her mother decided to enroll her in ballet class at the Washington School of Ballet at the age of three. This was the beginning of her interest in performing. Strongly motivated by ballet, she never missed a class. In classical romantic pieces like "Romeo and Juliet" and "The Sleeping Beauty", she always played the boys' roles due to being the tallest in the group and the absence of males in the class. Eventually, she had a substantial female role as the fairy godmother in "Cinderella"; while warming up backstage, she broke her ankle, but then tightened the ribbons on her toe shoes and proceeded to dance the role all the way through before calling for an ambulance. Ultimately she decided against making a career of professional ballet because she had grown too tall and was unable to perfect her technique. She explained that she didn't have the ideal body type, lacking the requisite "beautifully constructed feet" of high arches, high insteps and a flexible ankle. Also slowly realizing ballet's propensity to be all-consuming, and ultimately limiting, she moved on to other forms of dancing, acting and musical theater.


title: Shirley MacLaine

text: She attended Washington-Lee High School, where she was on the cheerleading squad and acted in school theatrical productions.


title: Shirley MacLaine

text: The summer before her senior year of high school, MacLaine went to New York City to try acting on Broadway, having minor success in the chorus of "Oklahoma!" After she graduated, she returned and was in the dancing ensemble of the Broadway production of "Me and Juliet" (1953–1954). Afterwards she became an understudy to actress Carol Haney in "The Pajama Game"; in May 1954 Haney injured her ankle during a Wednesday matinee, and MacLaine replaced her. A few months later, with Haney still injured, film producer Hal B. Wallis saw MacLaine's performance, and signed her to work for Paramount Pictures.


title: Shirley MacLaine

text: MacLaine made her film debut in Alfred Hitchcock's "The Trouble with Harry" (1955), for which she won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. This led to MacLaine quickly rising to stardom during the later years of the Golden Age of Hollywood. "The Trouble with Harry" was quickly followed by her role in the Martin and Lewis film "Artists and Models" (also 1955). Soon afterwards, she had a role in "Around the World in 80 Days" (1956) which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. This was followed by "Hot Spell" and a leading role in "Some Came Running" (both 1958); for the latter film, she gained her first Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe nomination.


title: Shirley MacLaine

text: In 1960, MacLaine starred in Billy Wilder's "The Apartment" (1960), alongside Jack Lemmon. The film, set in the Upper West Side, revolves around C.C. Baxter (Lemmon), an insurance clerk who allows his co-workers to use his apartment for their extramarital affairs. Baxter is attracted to the insurance company's elevator operator, Fran Kubelik (MacLaine), who is already having an affair with Baxter's boss (Fred MacMurray). A blend of romantic drama and comedy, the film received 10 Academy Award nominations, winning Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Art Direction (Black and White) and Best Film Editing. Despite being the odds-on favorite, MacLaine failed to win the Best Actress award. She later said, "I thought I would win for "The Apartment", but then, Elizabeth Taylor [who won] had a tracheotomy." The film, which Roger Ebert included in his 2001 Great Movies list, has become MacLaine's signature role. Charlize Theron, speaking at the 89th Academy Awards, praised MacLaine's performance as "raw and real and funny", and as making "this black and white movie feel like it's in color".


title: Shirley MacLaine

text: She starred in "The Children's Hour" (1961), also starring Audrey Hepburn and James Garner, based on the play by Lillian Hellman, and directed by William Wyler. She was again nominated, this time for "Irma la Douce" (1963), which reunited her with Wilder and Lemmon.


title: Shirley MacLaine

text: MacLaine devoted several pages in her first memoir, "Don't Fall Off the Mountain" (1970), to a 1963 incident in which she had marched into the Los Angeles office of "The Hollywood Reporter" and punched columnist Mike Connolly in the mouth. She was angered by what he had said in his column about her ongoing contractual dispute with producer Hal Wallis, who had introduced her to the movie industry in 1954 and whom she eventually sued successfully for violating the terms of their contract. The incident with Connolly garnered a headline on the cover of the "New York Post" on June 11, 1963. The full story appeared on page 5 under the headline “Shirley Delivers A Punchy Line” with the byline Bernard Lefkowitz.


title: Shirley MacLaine

text: At the peak of her success, she replaced Marilyn Monroe in two projects in which Monroe had planned, at the end of her life, to star: "Irma la Douce" (1963) and "What a Way to Go!" (1964). MacLaine worked with Michael Caine in "Gambit" (1966).


title: Shirley MacLaine

text: In 1969, MacLaine starred in the film version of the musical "Sweet Charity", directed by Bob Fosse, and based on the script for Fellini's "Nights of Cabiria" released a decade earlier. Gwen Verdon, who originated the role onstage, had hoped to play Charity in the film version, however MacLaine won the role due to her name being more well known to audiences at the time. Verdon signed on as assistant choreographer, helping teach MacLaine the dances and leading the camera through some of the more intricate routines. MacLaine received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical nomination. The film, while not a financial success, launched Fosse's film directing career with his next film being "Cabaret" (1972).


title: Shirley MacLaine

text: Don Siegel, MacLaine's director on "Two Mules for Sister Sara" (1970), said of her: "It's hard to feel any great warmth to her. She's too unfeminine, and has too much balls. She's very, very hard."