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Benedict Wong: The British Actor Who Brings Asian Characters to Life
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Who is Benedict Wong?
British actor Benedict Wong was born in Eccles, Lancashire, England on 3 July 1971, meaning that Cancer’s his zodiac sign. He’s had roles in nearly 100 movies and TV series, but is perhaps known best for portraying Bruce Ng in the 2015 adventure science fiction movie “The Martian”, which starred Jessica Chastain and Matt Damon, and was directed by Ridley Scott. It follows the stranding of an astronaut on Mars, who has to find a way to send a signal to Earth; the movie won 40 of its 240 award nominations, including seven Oscar nominations, including for Best Achievement in Sound Mixing, Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay and Best Motion Picture of the Year.
Education and early life
Benedict was raised in Eccles alongside his brother Humphrey Wong, by their mother Paula and father Pinua Wong; his parents were Hong Kong immigrants who came to England through Ireland.
Benedict was into a number of activities while studying at a local high school in Eccles; it was during his time there that he fell in love with acting and began appearing in both school and theatre plays.
He matriculated in 1989 and then enrolled at Salford City College, from which he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 1993.
Roles in TV series
Benedict’s debut TV series role was playing Le Van Dong in the 1992 episode “Small Metal Jacket” of the drama “Screenplay”, and the following years saw him appear in an episode or two of the drama “Medics”, the comedy “Last of the Summer Wine”, and the drama “The Chief”.
In 1998, he portrayed Frankie Li in all six episodes of the drama mini-series “Supply & Demand”, created by Lynda La Plante, and which starred Miriam Margolyes, Larry Lamb and Stella Gonet; it follows the lives of several British undercover police officers.
From 2002 through 2004, Benedict starred as Errol in all 12 episodes of the comedy “15 Storeys High”, which also starred Sean Lock and Dan Mersh, and follows two men who are sharing a flat in South London; the series was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for Best New Director (Fiction). The remainder of the decade saw Benedict appear in an episode of two of the comedy “Look Around You”, the science fiction thriller mini-series “Eleventh Hour”, and the comedy “The Peter Serafinowicz Show”.
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From 2014 through 2016, he portrayed the main character Kublai Khan in 20 episodes of the action adventure “Marco Polo”, created by John Fusco, and which also starred Lorenzo Richelmy and Joan Chen. It follows the life of explorer Marco Polo who lived in the 13th century, and the series won three of its nine award nominations.
Some of Benedict’s most recent TV series roles have been in the 2021 episode “What If… Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?” of the animated action adventure “What If…?” (voice role), the 2022 episode “Death Valley” of the comedy “Toast of Tinseltown”, and also in 2022 three episodes of the action adventure comedy “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law”; he’s currently shooting for the upcoming series “The Three-Body Problem”.
Roles in movies
Benedict’s debut film role was playing Guard in the 1995 action thriller “Detonator II: Night Watch”, and his other two film roles in the ‘90s were in the dramas “Supply & Demand” and “Breakout”, both released in 1997.
He played Guo Yi in the 2002 crime thriller “Dirty Pretty Things”, directed by Stephen Frears, and which starred Chiwetel Ejiofor, Audrey Tautou and Sophie Okonedo. The film follows illegal migrants Senay and Okwe who are working at a London hotel, and are living in fear of being reported; it won 16 of its 34 award nominations, including an Oscar nomination for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Some of Benedict’s following roles were in the 2003 romantic science fiction “Code 46”, the 2005 romantic comedy “On a Clear Day” and the 2005 comedy “Tristram Shandy”.
He portrayed Thompson in the critically acclaimed 2009 science fiction mystery “Moon”, written and directed by Duncan Jones, and which starred Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey and Dominique McElligott. It follows astronaut Sam Bell who’s about to complete his three-year stint on the Moon, and the film won 28 of its 65 award nominations.
Benedict could then have been seen appearing in a number of hit movies, such as the 2012 adventure science fiction mystery “Prometheus”, the 2013 action crime comedy “Kick-Ass 2” and the 2015 historical action “Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes”. He was then cast to play Wong in the 2016 action adventure fantasy “Doctor Strange”, directed by Scott Derrickson, and which starred Benedict Cumberbatch and Chiwetel Ejiofor; it follows a neurosurgeon who’s become a superhero, and the movie won 20 of its 88 award nominations, including an Oscar nomination for Best Achievement in Visual Effects.
Some of Benedict’s most recent film roles have been in 2022 in the short comedy “Cloak vs. Tuna Melt” and the action adventure fantasy “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”, and in 2023 the animated adventure comedy “The Magician’s Elephant” (voice role); he’s currently shooting for the upcoming movies “Avengers: Secret Wars” and “Bad Genius”.
Benedict Wong says he’d love to see #Wong team up with Nick Fury and eventually the X-Men in the MCU — he adds that he’d also like to see the Secret Wars storyline adapted in the MCU!
“What I love about this is I have portal world travel…so the more, the merrier.” pic.twitter.com/n06PxWVb5j
— Doctor Strange Updates (@DrStrangeUpdate) April 27, 2022
Other credits
Benedict wrote the 2001 short movie “Double Happiness”.
He received special thanks for the 2017 short documentary film “Doctor Strange: The Score-Cerer Supreme”.
Some of Benedict’s most recent talk-show appearances have been in “GMA3: What You Need to Know”, “Hollywood Insider” and “Marvel Studios: Assembled”.
Awards and nominations
Benedict won a 2022 Gold List Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his performance in “Nine Days”.
He’s been nominated for five other awards, which include a 2003 British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, for “Dirty Pretty Things”, a 2018 The Bam Award for Best Cast, for his and his colleagues’ performance in “Annihilation”, and a 2021 Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, for “Nine Days”.
Love life and wife
Benedict prefers to keep his love life away from media, but still occasionally attends his red carpet events hand-in-hand with his Vietnamese-American wife Sarah Pong.
The two married in a private ceremony in 2013, and it’s believed that they had previously dated for two years; Sarah’s a private person who stays away from the media’s attention, so her profession hasn’t been disclosed.
Benedict and Sarah have two children together, Benedict ‘Benny’ Wong and Russell E. Wong, but their birthdates have been kept a secret.
He’s yet to speak of the women whom he had dated prior to meeting Sarah, Benedict’s married to Sarah Pong as of May 2023, and they have two children together.
Interesting facts and hobbies
Benedict’s appeared in four space-themed films, which include “The Martian”, “Moon” and “Prometheus”.
He’s a huge fan of soccer, and cheers for Manchester United Football Club.
Close to a million people are following Benedict on Instagram today, and he’s posted nearly 330 pictures and videos onto the network; many of these serve to promote the movies and TV series in which Benedict’s appeared, while others show him during his everyday life.
He’s a huge fan of animated movies, and some of his favorites are “Megamind”, “Howl’s Moving Castle” and “Princess Mononoke”.
Benedict’s favorite actor is Robert De Niro, while some of his favorite live-action movies include “The Mission”, “Midnight Run” and “This Boy’s Life”.
Height, eyes and wealth
Benedict’s age is 51. He has brown eyes and black hair, is 5ft 10ins (1.78m) tall and weighs about 180lbs (82kgs).
Benedict’s net worth’s been estimated at over $3 million, as of May 2023.
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Where is Lacey Wildd today? The woman had QQQ Cup Surgery
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Who is Lacey Wildd?
Lacey Wildd was born on 23 April 1968, in Montgomery, West Virginia, USA, and is a reality television and movie occasional actress, and former model, best known for her numerous breast augmentations and implants that have led to her breasts reaching a very large size. She’s been featured on numerous television programs, including “True Life”.
The Riches of Lacey Wildd
As of mid-2020, Lacey Wildd’s net worth is estimated to be over $100,000, earned through success in her various endeavors. Her work on television has brought in some significant paydays, though she has also spent a hefty amount to increase and maintain her bust size.
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She’s also had other work done on various parts of her body.
Early Life and Plastic Surgery Beginnings
Lacey grew up in West Virginia and lived most of her early life without much attention, though she often got into trouble or had accidents – she experienced falling down a well, and has had other near-death experiences though never specified. One specific experience she had was a feeling that she shouldn’t enter a car which proved to be a good decision as the car was involved in a crash later that day.
At the age of 16, she became involved in a relationship and became pregnant, leading her to marry at a young age.
She had two children, but was divorced five years later. When she became single, she realized that she needed to make ends meet to help provide for the children, and she worked as a waitress. She also changed her hair color and began contemplating breast augmentation surgery, something that she had always thought about. While the exact reasons for her breast surgery are not known, she decided that her A cup was not big enough for her.
Breast Augmentations and Other Augmentations
So Lacey used some of her earnings to undergo breast augmentation, increasing her size from A cup to a B cup.
Some people undergo augmentation surgery, then realize that they can do more enhancement, and begin considering a Barbie look. She wanted to become an adult Barbie, but an extreme version, so she then had her buttocks enlarged, her nose made slimmer, and her eyes widened, among many other things.
However, the main thing that she worked on was her breasts, as she continued increasing her size, over a third of her 36 plastic surgery operations. To date, she has spent over a million dollars in breast augmentation and is now credited as having an LLL Cup, a size that is almost impossible to achieve biologically. Her breast size has brought her a lot of attention, and considerable ire from those who don’t believe in plastic surgery.
Still, she quickly became a celebrity based on her breast size and other augmentations which have been the subject of numerous reality programs. In 2014, she announced that she was aiming to go for a QQQ cup size, and once again attracted controversy for the decision.
Television Appearances
Due to her breast size, Lacey’s gained opportunities to appear in minor roles in films, with the first being in the independent feature “Dr. Ice”. Later on, she would appear in “Blonde Squad” and “Beauty and the Beholder”, mostly working on various B films, so not gaining any mainstream attention for her acting.
In 2011, her popularity surged when she was featured in an episode of “True Life” – the documentary series follows a particular topic, often related to addiction or issues about sex, money, or drugs, and has gained numerous awards over the years.
Since then, she’s been invited on to numerous shows, including “20/20”, “ABC News”, and “Dr. Drew”, which tackled her augmentation story, and debated her addiction to plastic surgery. In 2014, she was featured in “My Strange Addiction”, another documentary series that features people with what’s regarded by some as bizarre behavior, related to their beliefs or personal interests, often leading to ritualistic or compulsive behavior.
One of her latest appearances was in the same year, in an episode of “Botched”, the reality show which tackles various plastic surgery procedures that have gone wrong.
Recent Endeavors
Wildd continued with her QQQ cup surgery, though there wasn’t a lot of attention on it following her announcement, except for some controversy based on the risk that was involved with the surgery. No doctor from the US wanted to support her action, so she had to go to Brazil for medical consultations. Due to her large breast size and weight, she has had pig skin sewed into her abdomen to support them. She also had internal bra surgery to have something that is supporting the heavyweight of her augmentations.
She has to sleep at a 30-degree angle or risk getting suffocated by her breasts which have been weighed at around 21 kilograms together. She mentions that it feels like she has guitar strings in her body that support her breasts. Despite the obvious risks and dangers, she doesn’t seem to be bothered by it at all. In 2016, she started a psychic business, offering consultations in her home with the name Ghostbusty. She credits her psychic abilities to her unusual or near-death experiences as a child, but believes that her breast journey has led her to her current line of work.
Personal Life
Lacey has six children from different relationships, but is still single. She has not remarried following her first marriage and divorce, as proven by the fact that her ex-boyfriend was one of the people who encouraged her with her current psychic business. Her children have been interviewed on television, and they admit that their life has been surrounded with the attention on their mother’s boobs. Her children don’t believe in her plastic surgery enhancements for the most part, and seeing her photos of the past, they believe she was much prettier back then.
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Where is Linda Kaye Henning today? Net Worth, Children, Bio
Linda Kaye Henning is an American actress, dancer and singer, born on 16 September 1944, in Los Angeles, California USA. She’s known perhaps still best known for portraying Betty Jo’s character in the sitcom “Petticoat Junction”.
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Early Life
Linda Kay Henning is the first daughter of Paul and Ruth Henning, and older sister of Carol Alice and Paul Anthony. In an effort to overcome her shyness, Linda Kay was enrolled by her mother into “The Peter Pan Players”, a theater club for children in which Linda acted in various plays inspired by fairy tales such as “Cinderella”, “Snow White” and “Pinocchio”. During her teens, she continued her acting activities, as well as studying dance.
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There’s no information about Linda’s primary education, though it’s known she attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), but it’s unknown in which year she graduated.
Early Career
Acting Debut and Petticoat Junction
Linda Kay’s first appearance on TV was as Penelope, a minor role in the comedy series “Mr. Ed”, then appearing as a teenage dancer in the film “Bye Bye Birdie”. Despite only being cast in small roles at the time, actress Bea Benaderet suggested Paul Henning, Linda Kay’s father and producer of “Petticoat Junction”, to include her as one the three main girls of the show.
However, her father suspected he would be accused of nepotism if his daughter was cast in the show, so he didn’t participate in the casting, and after Linda obtained a role as one the Bradley sisters, he even asked her to change her middle name to Kaye so people wouldn’t know they were related.
Known as Linda Kaye Henning, her character Betty Jo became the role she’s mostly known for, but concurrently she was in other productions, such as “Green Acres” and “The Beverly Hillbillies”. She also made her debut as singer in the TV series “Toast of the Town” in 1964.
Other famous series Linda acted in were “Family Affair”, “Mork & Mindy” and “Happy Days”, also appearing as Mrs Osbourne in the movie “Mad About You”.
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Her most recent role in TV was in 2007, when she portrayed Mrs Mallory’s character in “Sliders”. However, since then she hasn’t been active as actress.
Personal Life
First Marriage
Linda Kaye met actor Mike Minor on the set of “Petticoat Junction”, in which he acted as Steve Elliott. As Betty and Steve’s characters fell in love on set, the actors also fell in love in real life, becoming engaged in early 1967, to be wed on 9 September that year, the exact date their characters in the series were going to be wedded. However, in spring that year the couple surprisingly called off their engagement.
Later that year, Minor would reveal the break-up’s reason as the couple’s fight caused by his insecurities about their careers, though Mike assured he never stopped loving Linda Kaye during the time they were separated. After their TV marriage, the couple reconciled and cleared their differences, marrying in real life in 1968.
Minor, who was previously married to Monyeen Rae Martini until 1966, played roles in various series such as “My Three Sons” and “All My Children”. He was also a singer, whose debut album was “This Is Mike Minor” from 1966, and he released multiple other singles. In his time in “Petticoat Junction”, he performed several songs with the cast of the series, and sung the theme song of “The Smiths Family”.
Minor and Henning’s marriage ended in 1973, for reasons undisclosed.
Second Marriage
Linda Kaye married actor Ashby Adams in 1994, though the pair’s love story is unknown. Adams is also an actor, known for his roles in “The Doctors”, “Santa Barbara” and “The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.”.
Famous Father
Linda Kaye’s father Paul Henning was a successful director and writer of several TV shows, including the creator of “Petticoat Junction”, getting the idea of the show from a childhood story his wife told him: ‘My wife had been telling me about her early days in Missouri, where her grandparents had a hotel beside the railroad tracks. Traveling salesmen would come because the rates were very reasonable and there was home cooking.’
He also worked as the director of “The Ezio Pinza Show”, “The Bob Cummings Show” and “Green Acres”. He’s also credited for being the screenwriter of “Where’s Raymond?” and “The RCA Victor Show”.
He along Linda’s mother Ruth founded in Missouri “The Ruth and Paul Henning Conservation Area”.
Net Worth
Linda Kaye Henning’s net worth is estimated at $1 Million, as a result of her long career as an actress.
Appearance
Linda Kaye Hennings is regarded as a beautiful red haired woman, of white ethnicity. She is 5ft 3ins (1,60m) tall, but her weight is unknown, though she’s always had a slender figure.
Interesting Facts
Besides her love for dance and acting, Linda Kaye Hennings also showed strong interest in science while young.
Mike Minor’s first time in “Petticoat Junction” was actually in 1964, playing a minor character. During that unique appearance, he developed a crush on Linda Kaye, though the red-head never noticed him as they never acted together in a scene. He, however, was still married at the time to his first wife.
In her marriage to Mike Minor, Linda wore the same dress she wore during their fictional marriage on TV.
Linda Kaye Hennings is a member of California Artists Radio Theatre.
She shares her birth date with her father.
Bea Benaderet was Linda’s TV mom during “Petticoat Junction”. Unfortunately Benaderet died in 1968 of lung cancer, two years before the show’s cancellation. In an interview, Linda recalled a sad experience during the show after Benaderet’s death: ‘The toughest day was when they had a letter written from Kate to Betty Jo. They had recorded Bea reading it, and I just tried not to burst out into tears during the scene’.
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What happened to Chris Makepeace? Where is he today? Wiki
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Who is Chris Makepeace?
Chris Makepeace was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on 22 April 1964 – his zodiac sign is Taurus and he holds Canadian nationality. He is a former actor and an assistant director who is perhaps still best known for having starred as Clifford Peache in the comedy drama movie “My Bodyguard” in 1980, which also starred Adam Baldwin and Matt Dillon, and which is about a new boy at school who, after being bullied by the school’s worst bully, hires a bodyguard who is the most feared kid at that school – the movie won a National Board of Review Top Ten Films Award, and was nominated for two other awards.
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What happened to him and where is he today?
Chris retired from acting in 2001, and started working as an assistant director – his latest credit as an assistant producer has been in 2010, when he worked on the short drama “Play” which starred John Healy (also the film’s writer), Paolo Mancini and Ginger Welch.
Early life and education
Chris was raised in Montreal alongside his older brother Ton who is today a famous photographer, by their father Harry Makepeace who was a lawyer, and their mother Doreen who was a housewife.
Chris became interested in acting at a very early age, and a few months after he turned ten, he was noticed by a scout who invited him to appear in his first commercial.
This was when Chris became interested in acting, and upon enrolling at a local high school, he instantly joined its drama club and started appearing in plays. Chris matriculated from high school in 1982, and then focused on his acting career rather than enrolling at a college – he practiced his acting skills at The Second City Special Workshop in Chicago.
Roles in movies
Chris made his debut film appearance in 1974 when he appeared (uncredited) in the short movie “The Ottawa Valley”, which starred Karen Austin, Kay Hawtrey and Karen Pearson, and his next role came five years later, when he was cast to portray the supporting character Rudy in the comedy “Meatballs”, which starred Bill Murray, Harvey Atkin and Kate Lynch, and for his performance, Chris was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.
In 1981, Chris played Ring, one of the lead characters in the action adventure science fiction film “The Last Chase”, written by Martyn Burke, directed by Christopher Crowe and which also starred Lee Majors and Burgess Meredith – the story is set in a futuristic world in which there is no more oil. The following years saw him appear in movies such as the family fantasy mystery “The Mysterious Stranger”, the adventure drama fantasy “Mazes and Monsters”, and the biographical sports drama film “The Terry Fox Story” in 1983. The next year saw Chris star as Matt in the drama “The Oasis”, also starring Scott Hylands and Richard Cox, and which was written and directed by Sparky Greene.
In 1985, he appeared in two movies: the biographical crime drama “The Falcon and the Snowman”, which starred Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton, and the drama comedy “The Undergrads”, in which he starred as Dennis ‘Jody’ Adler.
The year 1986 saw him play the main character Keith in the comedy fantasy horror “Vamp” which received mixed reviews but was nominated for two awards, and in 1987 Chris portrayed Robert in the romantic war drama “Captive Hearts”. In 1988, he played lead characters in both the comedy drama “Aloha Summer” and the science fiction “Why on Earth?”
Three of his final roles in movies before retiring from acting were in the romantic drama “A Holiday for Love” in 1996, the 1998 drama “Short for Nothing”, written and directed by Siona Ankrah Cameron, and the thriller “Full Disclosure” released in 2001.
Roles in TV series
Chris has appeared in only four TV series – he made his debut series appearance in 1981, when he guest starred as Willie in the episode “East Side Angels” of the adventure drama “The Littlest Hobo” which starred London, Harvey Atkin and Allan Royal, and follows a German shepherd dog in its adventures.
In 1989, Chris played Zeb Norman in the episodes “Aquatic Life” and “Science Fiction” of the comedy family fantasy series “The Jim Henson Hour”, and in 1989 he guested as Jeremy in the episode “Power Play” of the drama horror mystery “Deadly Nightmares”.
His final role in TV series before retiring from acting was in the episode “Miracle Worker” of the drama horror mystery “Beyond Reality” in 1991.
Credits as a film and TV series assistant director
Chris made his directing debut in 2000, when he worked on several episodes of the comedy drama series “Drop the Beat”, and in 2001 he was an assistant director for the film “Full Disclosure”.
His other two credits as the third assistant director were working on the drama thriller film “Tangled” in 2001, and on the crime drama fantasy movie “Silver Man” in 2003.
Love life and relationships
Chris prefers to keep his personal matters to himself, and hasn’t talked about any girls he might have dated, however, it is known that he was in a relationship with Grace Jones in 1985. Grace is a Jamaican model, singer and an actress, who is 16 years older than Chris – they dated for less than a year before splitting ways for unknown reasons.
There are rumors circulating the internet that Chris exchanged vows with his other half in the early 2000s, and several of his fans have claimed to have seen him with his supposed wife walking hand in hand in the streets of Los Angeles on multiple occasions, but no proof has been provided to support these claims, nor has Chris commented, and thus as of September 2020, he is single, hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.
Hobbies and other interests
Chris has been interested in music since his teenage years, and in 1981 he was invited to record a spoken dialogue for the KISS album “Music From The Elder”, however, the dialogue didn’t find itself in the final mix.
One of his main hobbies is travelling, and Chris’ acting career has taken him to several US states while he prefers to travel overseas – he has been to several European countries for pleasure, such as Italy, France and England.
He is a lover of animals and has a pet dog.
Chris has his own favorite actors and actresses. some of whom are Tom Hanks, Will Smith and Emma Watson, and a few of his favorite movies are “The Terminal”, “I, Robot” and the franchise “Harry Potter”.
Age and height
Chris is 56 years old. He has brown hair and blue eyes, his height is 5ft 9ins (1.75m) and he weighs around 150lbs (68kgs).
As of September 2020, his net worth has been estimated at over $200,000.
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