At the age of 79, Burns experienced a sudden career revival as an amiable, beloved and unusually active comedy elder statesman in the 1975 film The Sunshine Boys, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Burns, who became a centenarian in 1996, continued to work until just weeks before his death of cardiac arrest at his home in Beverly Hills.
George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum; January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996) was an American comedian, actor, singer and writer, and one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film and television. His arched eyebrow and cigar-smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over three-quarters of a century. He and his wife Gracie Allen appeared on radio, television and film as the comedy duo Burns and Allen.
Binoche began taking acting lessons during adolescence and, after performing in several stage productions, was cast in the films of such notable auteur directors as Jean-Luc Godard (Hail Mary, 1985), Jacques Doillon (Family Life, 1985), and André Téchiné; the latter would make her a star in France with the leading role in his drama Rendez-vous (1985). Her English-language film debut The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), launched her to international prominence. Following her acclaimed role in Krzysztof Kieślowski's Three Colours: Blue (1993), a performance for which she won the César Award, and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress, Binoche garnered further international acclaim with Anthony Minghella's period romance The English Patient (1996), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. For her performance in Lasse Hallström's romantic comedy Chocolat (2000), Binoche received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Juliette Binoche (French pronunciation: [ʒyljɛt binɔʃ]; born 9 March 1964) is a French actress, artist, and dancer. She has appeared in more than sixty feature films and has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a César Award.
Personal life
Timothy LeDuc was born May 4, 1990, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. When they first came out as gay at age 18, fellow Christians attempted to make them straight through conversion therapy, which LeDuc rejected. Their family later came to accept their identity; LeDuc remarked, "Now my parents walk with me in Trans Pride marches and in Pride marches."
LeDuc became interested in figure skating after watching the 2002 Olympics, and started taking figure skating lessons through the Learn to Skate program.[3] LeDuc is the first openly gay skater to win the pairs title at the U.S. Championships.[4] LeDuc is non-binary, and began using they/them pronouns in 2021
Timothy LeDuc (born May 4, 1990) is an American pair skater. With their skating partner, Ashley Cain-Gribble, they are a two-time U.S. national champion (2019, 2022), the 2018 Four Continents silver medalist, and a three-time Grand Prix Series medallist. They are the first openly gay skater to win the pairs title at the U.S. Championships and th...
Timothy LeDuc (born May 4, 1990) is an American pair skater. With their skating partner, Ashley Cain-Gribble, they are a two-time U.S. national champion (2019, 2022), the 2018 Four Continents silver medalist, and a three-time Grand Prix Series medallist. They are the first openly gay skater to win the pairs title at the U.S. Championships and the first openly non-binary athlete to qualify for the Winter Olympics.
Timothy LeDuc (born May 4, 1990) is an American pair skater. With their skating partner, Ashley Cain-Gribble, they are a two-time U.S. national champion (2019, 2022), the 2018 Four Continents silver medalist, and a three-time Grand Prix Series medallist. They are the first openly gay skater to win the pairs title at the U.S. Championships and th...