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Ruggero Deodato was born on May 7, 1939, in Potenza, Italy, and grew up outside Rome. One of his close friends at the time was Renzo Rossellini, the son of famed Italian director Roberto Rossellini. Knowing Ruggerio's love for the movies, Renzo persuaded him to work as a second unit director on some of his father's productions. From 1958-67 Deodato worked as a second unit director for several cult film directors such as Anthony M. Dawson (Antonio Margheriti), Riccardo Freda and Joseph Losey. Deodato's directorial debut was the action-fantasy Hercules, Prisoner of Evil (1964), replacing Margheriti who quit the production. Deodato's claim to fame was the spaghetti western Django (1966). His career took off in 1968 when he directed a number of films based on comic-book characters and musicals. It was while shooting one of these films that Deodato met, and later married, Silvia Dionisio.

From 1971-75 Deodato worked in television, directing the series All'ultimo minuto (1971) as well as TV commercials, including ones for Esso Oil, Band-Aid and Fanta. Deodato returned to filmmaking with an erotic melodrama and a police thriller. At the same time his marriage fell apart. In 1977 Deodato directed the notorious Last Cannibal World (1977) and later Cannibal Holocaust (1980). Deodato traveled to New York City and directed the disturbing thriller House on the Edge of the Park (1980), a semi-follow-up to Wes Craven's The Last House on the Left (1972). Deodato made House on the Edge of the Park (1980) in just 19 days on a tiny budget. He then returned to directing action and horror flicks.

Deodato lives in Rome with his current partner, Micaela Rocco, and still works in movies and occasional TV series. He is rumored to be planning a sequel to "Cannibal Holocaust".

Simply he was, and for many people still is, the greatest football player of the world. Not a single thing was impossible for him: he won three World Cups with his National Team of Brazil (Sweden 1958, Chile 1962, Mexico 1970). He scored more than 1.200 goals during his long career (more than 1.300 official matches). He also won many national Leagues and Continental Cups ("Copa Libertadores"), with his team, the Santos Futebol Clube (of Brazilian 'São Paulo' State). In the '60s, he was nick-named "O Rei" (The King), and in the '70s, ninety-five people out of 100 knew his name. ("Wow, man, you're popular!" said Robert Redford, some years ago, after seeing Pelé give dozens of autographs in New York while he was not asked for one). In the late 1960s, when he and his team, Santos, went to Nigeria to play a few friendly matches, the ongoing civil war stopped for the duration of his visit. He finished his career in the New York Cosmos, in 1977. He later became a United Nations Ambassador and has been also Minister for Sports in his country, but, for the people who saw him make magics with his right foot, he is, now and forever, the biggest footballer in the world, and the one and only "King".

Vivienne Westwood was born on 8 April 1941 in Glossop, Derbyshire, England, UK. She was a costume designer and writer, known for Leaving Las Vegas (1995), Shadowboxer (2005) and Twenty-One (1991). She was married to Andreas Kronthaler and Derek Westwood. She died on 29 December 2022 in Clapham, South London, England, UK.

Eduard Artemyev is a Soviet and Russian composer. He is widely known as the author of music for films by Andrei Tarkovsky, Andrei Konchalovsky and Nikita Mikhalkov.

Artemyev was born in Novosibirsk. He received his primary musical education at the Moscow Choir School. Later in 1960 he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory. Artemyev became widely known for his work in the cinema. He has composed music for over 150 feature films, documentaries and animated films.

Nitin Manmohan was born in 1962. He was a producer and director, known for Prithvi (1997), Maha-Sangram (1990) and Ready (2011). He was married to Dolly Panchamia. He died on 29 December 2022 in Navi Mumbai.

Recording artist and YouTube sensation Keenan Cahill worked hard to cement his place in pop culture. For one thing, he overcame incredible adversity, suffering from a rare genetic disorder called Mucopolysaccaridosis (MPS-6) since birth. For another, at the young age of 18, Cahill achieved international success initially with just the help of his iMac that he received for his 13th birthday. The Elmhurst, Illinois teen rose to fame with a series of hugely entertaining self-produced videos of himself singing and lip-syncing the hottest top 40 hits. Keenan switched over to lip-syncing to find his audience. Keenan would return to singing the songs once he gained an audience of over 459 million.

Keenan released his first original song on July 31, 2012, titled "Hands Up" with UK sister-duo Electrovamp, and released the music video on November 20, 2012, premiering it in the US on The Insider. "Hands Up" peaked at #14 on the US Billboard Club Play/Dance Chart. Keenan's second single was with French DJ Oriska and UK female group Doremi Fly called "Tonight." He debuted his third single "Closer" with Scottish Hip-Hop Duo SHY & DRS in late 2013.

Keenan's cover of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" first threw Cahill into the spotlight. Earning millions of views on YouTube and a legion of adoring fans for its lovably goofy take on Perry's ode to teenage love, Cahill suddenly found himself in the midst of a whirlwind of media attention. The video found its way to Perry herself and went from 600,000 views to 3 million in the span of a single week. The video has over 60 million views to date. Suddenly, Cahill was a celebrity himself.

Since then, Cahill collaborated with some of the biggest names in music including recent videos with 50 Cent, David Guetta, Justin Bieber and The Wanted; he would finally record his dream video with Katy Perry, but it was his famous "Down On Me" video with hip-hop artist 50 Cent that would make Keenan a household name. Keenan credited his start to two talk show hosts, Jimmy Kimmel and Chelsea Handler, for first discovering his videos. He thanked Chelsea for introducing him to actress Jennifer Aniston, who put him in his first commercial for Smartwater, and it was DJ Pauly D from MTV's "Jersey Shore" who taught Keenan how to "fist pump" for his song "Beat Dat Beat."

For a kid whose life had, up to that point, been defined by what he couldn't do as a result of his rare genetic disease, MPS VI (estimated to occur once in every 340,000 live births), the impossible became possible almost overnight: the boy who spent the better part of his childhood shuttling between hospitals, suddenly had no limits on who he could become and what he could achieve.

With his new fan base of over 649 thousand subscribers and 459 million video views, Keenan caught the interests of some of today's biggest superstars - with cameos including 50 Cent for "Down On Me" circulating over 60 million views, David Guetta's Mega-Mix with over 32 million views and DJ Pauly D in "Beat Dat Beat" with over 10 million views, Cahill was one of the highest subscribed music artists on YouTube.

In addition to Cahill's wildly successful YouTube channel and a winningly funny appearance on E!'s "Chelsea Lately," Cahill has also appeared on CW's "America's Top Model" with Tyra Banks, NBC's "America's Got Talent" with Nick Cannon and ABC's American Music Awards performing with LMFAO, Justin Bieber, Will.i.Am and David Hassellhoff. He created viral campaigns for the World Series champion San Francisco Giants, the NBA's New York Knicks, Smartwater (starring Jennifer Aniston), and Wrigley's gum (with Serenading Unicorn). Keenan partnered with Paramount Pictures to promote the "Footloose" movie, making an amazing video with its star Julianne Hough.

Dave Davis was born on 28 April 1942 in Kingston, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 29 December 2022 in Lake Placid, Florida, USA.

Margriet Eshuijs was born on 14 October 1952 in Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Sinterklaasjournaal (2001), Van Oekel's Discohoek (1974) and Flowerchild (2009). She was married to Dick Buijsman. She died on 29 December 2022 in Zaandam, Netherlands.

Ian Tyson was born on 25 September 1933 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for Road to Nowhere (2010), Supernatural (2005) and Payday (1973). He was married to Twylla Dvorkin and Sylvia Tyson. He died on 29 December 2022 in Longview, Alberta, Canada.

Don Took was born on 31 July 1939 in Redding, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Arrested Development (2003), Alias (2001) and Jeff & Ravi Fail History (2011). He died on 29 December 2022 in North Hollywood, California, USA.

Marion Meade was born on 7 January 1934 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. She was a writer, known for Untitled Buster Keaton Biopic, Stealing Heaven (1988) and The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Documentaries (2007). She was married to Forbes Linkhorn, Milton Viorst, Charles F. Meade, Charles Meade, Milton Viorst and Forbes Linkhorn . She died on 29 December 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

G.R. Smith was an actor, known for The Deliberate Stranger (1986), Murder, She Wrote (1984) and Hollywood Beat (1985). He died on 29 December 2022 in the USA.

Brodie Tribbett was born on 14 January 2007 in Durango, Colorado, USA. He died on 29 December 2022 in Texas, USA.

Natalie Bober was married to Lawrence Bober. She died on 29 December 2022 in Port Washington, New York, USA.

Thodoros Syriotis was an actor, known for Patir, yios kai pnevma (1989), To klama vgike ap' ton Paradeiso (2001) and Oi mikromesaioi (1992). He died on 29 December 2022 in Athens, Greece.

Classically trained veteran actor John Sharp was brought up in Liverpool, where he attended the Liverpool Institute, and was a contemporary of Paul McCartney and George Harrison. Later, he joined the Marlowe Society at Cambridge, appearing as Arviragus in a 1960 production of Cymbeline alongside Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi and Trevor Nunn. Since then, he has been active in both acting and directing at some of the country's main Little Theatres; the People's Theatre in Newcastle, the Stockport Garrick and Southport Dramatic Club. In recent years he has created three stage scripts, a stage version of 'The Story of Oliver Twist,' a translation of Moliere's 'The Miser' and a compilation telling the story of the life of Charles Dickens, all three of which have been performed.

Vallabaneni Janardhan was born on 25 September 1959 in Pothunuru, India. He was an actor and director, known for Amayaka Chakravarthy (1983), Pari Poyina Khaideelu (1994) and Gang Leader (1991). He died on 29 December 2022 in Hyderabad, India.

Jaysin Strife was born on 14 August 1985 in Dubuque, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for WWE Raw (1993), AEW Dark (2019) and Chikara: Young Lions Cup VII Night III (2009). He died on 29 December 2022 in the USA.

Giovanni Pezzoli was born on 14 May 1952 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was an actor, known for Talcum Powder (1982), Casa dell'amore... la polizia interviene (1978) and Banana republic (1979). He died on 29 December 2022 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Reinhard Manz was born on 28 September 1951 in Biel/Bienne, Kanton Bern, Switzerland. Reinhard was a producer and director, known for Kameras statt Kanonen (1998), Kopf oder Zahl (2019) and Kopf oder Zahl (2019). Reinhard died on 29 December 2022 in Grenzach-Wyhlen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Shabana Rehman Gaarder was born in Pakistan. She was an actress, known for Nini (1998), The Ten Lives of Titanic the Cat (2007) and Opprørsskolen (2018). She died on 29 December 2022 in Norway.

Rebecca Pratt died on 29 December 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Tootie was born on 17 April 2005. He was an actor, known for Tootie feat. Cell Bo: Die Young (2021) and Tootie feat. Cell Bo and Mr Real 100: Betrayed (2021). He died on 29 December 2022 in Vivian, Louisiana, USA.

Joe Moffatt was born on 19 July 1931 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Joe is known for Understanding Our World: An Interview with Ayn Rand (1961). Joe died on 29 December 2022 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

Charles Whetzel was born on 19 December 1943 in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Case of Magnolia Dew (2011), Selfishness (2013) and Junk Palace (2011). He died on 29 December 2022 in Columbia, South Carolina, USA.