[WORLDKINGS] Journey to seek extraordinary record holders around the world (P.82) – Andy Serkis (UK): The motion capture genius.
14-09-2020
(WorldKings.org) Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor and film director. He is best known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for such computer-generated characters as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and Caesar in the Planet of the Apes.
[WORLDKINGS] Journey to seek extraordinary record holders around the world (P.81) - Peter Jackson: New Zealand director, who contributed greatly to the world of movie making.
14-09-2020
(WorldKings.org) Peter Jackson, in full Sir Peter Robert Jackson, (born October 31, 1961, Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand), New Zealand director, perhaps best known for his film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
[WORLDKINGS] Journey to seek extraordinary record holders around the world (P.80) - Ursula K.Le Guin (USA): The author that proved quantity is as equal as quality.
13-09-2020
(WorldKings.org) Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (1929-2018) was a celebrated and beloved author of 21 novels, 11 volumes of short stories, four collections of essays, 12 children’s books, six volumes of poetry and four of translation.
[WORLDKINGS] Journey to seek extraordinary record holders around the world (P.79) - Terry Pratchett (UK): The satirist, novelist and fantasy world builder.
13-09-2020
(WorldKings.org) Terry Pratchett, in full Sir Terence David John Pratchett, (born April 28, 1948, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England—died March 12, 2015, near Salisbury, Wiltshire), English author, predominantly of humorous fantasy and science fiction, best known for his Discworld series.
[WORLDKINGS] Journey to seek extraordinary record holders around the world (P.78) - Dave McKean (UK): The eclectic artist who creates a spectacularly varied body of work.
13-09-2020
(WorldKings.org) Dave McKean was born in 1963 in Taplow, Berkshire, England. He attended Berkshire College of Art and Design from 1982 to 1986. While he was still in school, McKean started working as an illustrator.
[WORLDKINGS] Journey to seek extraordinary record holders around the world (P.77) - Neil Gaiman (UK): Writer of fantasy world, where magic co-exists with mundane life.
12-09-2020
(WorldKings.org) Neil Gaiman was born in Hampshire, UK, and now lives in the United States. As a child he discovered his love of books, reading, and stories, devouring the works of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, James Branch Cabell, Edgar Allan Poe, Michael Moorcock, Ursula K. LeGuin, Gene Wolfe, and G.K. Chesterton.
[WORLDKINGS] Journey to seek extraordinary record holders around the world (P.76) - Sudha Chandran (India): One-legged actress and dancer.
12-09-2020
(WorldKings.org) Sudha Chandran (born 27 September 1965) is an Indian film and television actress and an accomplished Bharatanatyam dancer.
[WORLDKINGS] Journey to seek extraordinary record holders around the world (P.75) - Yevgeny Smirnov (Rusia): Former breakdancer who overcame his disability to feature on a major Russian talent show.
12-09-2020
(WorldKings.org) Russian breakdancing champion Yevgeny Smirnov is as decorated as they come in the art form. He’s won over 30 cups and medals in his career.
[WORLDKINGS] Journey to seek extraordinary record holders around the world (P.74) - Ash-Sharīf al-Idrīsī: Arab geographer and cartographer.
12-09-2020
(WorldKings.org) Ash-Sharīf al-Idrīsī (born 1100—died 1165/66) was an Arab geographer, an adviser to Roger II, the Norman king of Sicily. He wrote one of the greatest works of medieval geography, Kitāb nuzhat al-mushtāq fī ikhtirāq al-āfāq (“The Pleasure Excursion of One Who Is Eager to Traverse the Regions of the World”).
[WORLDKINGS] Journey to seek extraordinary record holders around the world (P.73) - Céline Dion (Canada): Diva of love songs.
12-09-2020
(WorldKings.org) Céline Dion, in full Céline Marie Claudette Dion, (born March 30, 1968, Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada), French Canadian pop singer, known for her vocal prowess and her passionate showmanship, who achieved international superstardom in the 1990s.
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