Celebrities born on août 16

François Dyrek, né le 16 août 1933 à Pontoise et mort le 17 décembre 1999 à Compiègne à la suite d'un accident cardiaque, est un comédien français. François Dyrek fait ses classes au Cours Simon à Paris. Il participe ensuite au Théâtre national populaire de Georges Wilson, puis au Théâtre de l'Est parisien de Guy Rétoré. Pendant les années 1970, il rejoint l’équipe du café-théâtre Le Café de la Gare à Paris. Il collabore au Théâtre des Boucles de la Marne, qui fonctionne de 1983 à 1991 à Champigny-sur-Marne sous la direction de Pierre Santini. Après cette expérience, François Dyrek travaille avec Claude Mann, dans les années 1990 à l’étude d'un théâtre en banlieue Est de Paris à Joinville-le-Pont, mais il meurt en décembre 1999 des suites d'un accident cardiaque avant que ce projet n'aboutisse. Il est inhumé au cimetière de L'Haÿ-les-Roses. Claude Mann, qui poursuit le projet au sein de l'association Bords de scène, fonde en 2001 un théâtre auquel il donnera le nom de Théâtre François-Dyrek. Son fils, Gilles Dyrek, est également comédien. Source: Article "François Dyrek" de Wikipédia en français, soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Luca Padovan is an actor, known for You (2018), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015) and The Magicians (2015).

He is the son of the famous aviation general Alfredo Santalla Estrella, who was the only Bolivian military man who managed to participate in the First World War and one of the great military heroes during the Chaco War. From a very young age, David Santalla lived in Chile, where he learned his talents as a humorist, creating fictional characters. David Santalla was a lonely child. His two older brothers did not include him in their games and his parents had already lost the habit of buying toys, so the little one had to manage to have fun. He would pick up stones to paint faces and make them speak: each with a different voice. "It helped me to exercise my throat and my imagination," says the comedian, who is celebrating 50 years of artistic activity. A trajectory that began with declamation and "audience animation" on the radio.

Randy Jay Burrell is an American actor, writer, director and musician from Tampa, Florida. He is the son of Don Burrell, an insurance agency owner, and Laurie Burrell, a healthcare professional. Randy grew up in a close, loving, adventurous family and is the eldest of four children, three boys and one girl. His well-rounded childhood included family travels to Africa, Australia, Europe, playing football, basketball, surfing and martial arts plus, a household of pets. From an early age, Randy knew he wanted to work in entertainment. At the tender age of 5, Randy displayed an actor's preparedness and generosity in his first theatrical role as the Tin Man in his Kindergarten production of "The Wizard of Oz." Randy knew all of his lines and those of the other characters, which saved the day when the Cowardly Lion forgot his lines and Randy was able to feed his young co-star the lines live on stage. As a boy, he liked creating his own home-movie documentaries of his action figures, getting into character every Halloween, and making people laugh. Beginning at age 10, Randy worked professionally in modeling and acting in Miami, Tampa and Orlando for department stores, TV commercials, book covers and print ads. In his teens, his Uncle Tom introduced Randy to the acoustic guitar, which led to Randy teaching himself classic rock songs and writing his own music. Randy attended the University of South Florida studying theatre performance and entertainment business. While in college, Randy acted in plays, commercials and independent film projects. Shortly before arriving in Los Angeles, he worked on the Florida location of the feature film "Dolphin Tale" (2011) as the double for Harry Connick, Jr. and enjoyed a round of golf with Connick's co-star Morgan Freeman, who motivated Randy to pursue his dream and move to Los Angeles. Once in Los Angeles, Randy earned roles quickly in film, television and commercials. He also performed in an all original rock band in live venues on Sunset Boulevard and all around Los Angeles. Creative on the other side of the camera, Randy has written, directed and produced short films, tv pilots and Web series. Acting has always been a passion of Randy's and he has his sights set on a full career like the greats he admires: Carrey, Costner, Hanks, DiCaprio and Eastwood, the latter whom he had the privilege of meeting in Los Angeles two weeks before filming "Doc Holliday's Revenge", Randy's first western and starring role in a feature. In his free time, Randy enjoys music, movies, video games, all that is Marvel and DC, hiking, surfing, skating, exploring nature, traveling and rooting for his home state teams the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Tampa Bay Rays and the Orlando Magic. (IMDb Mini Biography By: Deborah Fairchild)

Sékou Traoré is a filmmaker from Burkina Faso. He has worked as director, producer and production manager on a number of films, including both fiction and documentary. His film "Dreams of Dust" (2007) was nominated for the grand Jury Prize at the Sundance FF. "A Screaming Man" (2010) won the Jury Prize at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.

Georges Wakhévitch est un créateur de décors, chef décorateur et costumier franco-russe, né le 18 août 1907 à Odessa (Ukraine), mort le 11 février 1984 à Paris. Il a créé plusieurs centaines de décors pour le cinéma, le théâtre, l'opéra et le ballet. Né à Odessa en Ukraine d'un père armateur de bateaux sur la Mer Noire, Georges Wakhévitch a un frère (Michel) et une sœur (Irène) plus jeunes que lui. En 1921, fuyant la Révolution Bolchévique, il émigre avec sa famille à l'âge de quatorze ans en Provence, dans le sud de la France. Doué pour le dessin et la peinture, il part faire des études à Paris dans les années 1930. Il réussit à s'immiscer dans l'industrie cinématographique française, alors dominée par les émigrés russes. Georges Wakhévitch est le père du compositeur Igor Wakhévitch, connu notamment pour ses collaborations avec la chorégraphe Carolyn Carlson à l'Opéra de Paris entre 1973 et 1978, sous la direction de Rolf Liebermann. Il fait partie du jury du festival de Cannes 1978. Il meurt le 11 février 1984 au sein de l'Hôpital Boucicaut dans le 15e arrondissement de Paris. Sa sépulture se trouve dans le cimetière de l'église de Tosny (Eure). Son épouse, née Maria Plick, repose en Inde où elle est morte en 2003 à 80 ans. Du 16 juin au 16 septembre 1984, une exposition intitulée L'Univers magique de Wakhévitch lui a rendu hommage au château de Gaillon. En 1985, la municipalité de Louviers a fait l'acquisition d'un lot de gouaches et peintures de Wakhévitch, sélectionné par le commissaire priseur, lors d'une vente posthume de ses œuvres à l'Hôtel Drouot (précisé dans le catalogue de l'exposition). Cet ensemble d'études pour des décors et des costumes n'est plus présenté au public. Des maquettes de ses décors et costumes sont également conservées au département des Arts du spectacle. Source: Article "Georges Wakhévitch" de Wikipédia en français, soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Erum Akhtar is a Pakistani actress, model and singer. She is known for her roles in dramas Mere Mohsin, Kahan Ho Tum, Dil Mom Ka Diya and Umeed.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harlan Briggs (August 17, 1879 – January 26, 1952) was an American actor and vaudeville performer who was active from the 1930s until his death in 1952. During the course of his career he appeared on Broadway, in over 100 films, as well as appearing on television once towards the end of his career. Briggs was born in Blissfield, Michigan. Although he was a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, he chose to go into acting rather than pursue a career in law. His acting career began in vaudeville at around the beginning of the 20th century. He would make his Broadway debut in 1926, in the drama Up the Line. He worked steadily on Broadway through 1935. On August 6, 1929 he began a successful run in the featured role of G. A. Appleby in It's a Wise Child at the Belasco Theatre. In 1934 he had another featured role in the successful play Dodsworth, as Tubby Pearson. The show opened at the Shubert Theatre on February 24, 1934 and ran for 147 performances, starring Walter Huston as Samuel Dodsworth. After a six-week hiatus, the show reopened at the Shubert on August 20 and ran for an additional 168 performances. When Samuel Goldwyn bought the rights to the play, Briggs was one of two of the original Broadway cast to reprise their roles in the film, the other being Huston in the title role. Briggs would focus on his film career for the remainder of the 1930s, before returning to Broadway in the 1940s, combining both stage and screen performances during that decade. The most successful of his Broadway appearances in the 1940s was as Constable Small in Ramshackle Inn, which featured ZaSu Pitts in her Broadway debut. The Story of Mary Surratt, in which Briggs appeared in 1947, was Briggs' 400th play. Beginning with Dodsworth, Briggs worked consistently in films over the next 16 years, until his death in 1952, appearing in over 100 films. His most famous role was as Dr. Stall in the 1940 comedy classic The Bank Dick, starring W.C. Fields. Other notable films in which he appeared include After the Thin Man (1936), Stella Dallas (1937), Having Wonderful Time (1938), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), My Little Chickadee (1940), Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940), State Fair (1945), Night and Day (1946), Little Women (1949), Goodbye, My Fancy (1951), and Carrie (1952). The last film on which Briggs worked was The Sea Hornet, which was in production in April and May 1951, and released later that year. On January 26, 1952, Briggs died in Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital from complications resulting from a heart attack. His death occurred almost half a year prior to the release of Carrie. Briggs married actress Viola Scott on July 3, 1914. They had four sons.

Hélène Rémy, née le 16 août 1932 à Paris, est une actrice française ayant fait carrière dans le cinéma italien. Elle a joué dans de nombreux films en costumes dans des productions italiennes et a également été une cover girl en raison de ses formes généreuses. Après deux premiers films dans lesquels elle n'est pas créditée au générique, elle fait ses débuts au cinéma en 1949 avec un petit rôle dans La Cage aux filles, réalisé par Maurice Cloche. En France, elle est connue pour son rôle de Christine dans Paris sera toujours Paris. Parmi les films tournés en Italie, il y a notamment Cinque poveri in automobile (1952) de Mario Mattoli, Jeunesse (1952) de Giorgio Pàstina, et Canto per te (1953), réalisé par Marino Girolami. Pour la télévision italienne, Rémy a joué en 1970 dans le feuilleton Les Jeudis de Madame Giulia, adapté du roman du même nom de Piero Chiara. Réalisé par Paolo Nuzzi et Massimo Scaglione, le film met en vedette, outre l'actrice française, Claudio Gora et Martine Brochard. Elle a été pendant plusieurs années la compagne de l'acteur Pierre Cressoy.