All Entries in the "K" Category
Victor Kwasnick
Mini Biography: Before turning to the entertainment business, Victor Kwasnick ran a successful roofing business in Grand Prairie, Texas. In that city, he resided on a home at the top of the hill on Huntington Dr., a neighborhood where he made many friends and, coincidentally, roofed many houses! Many in the neighborhood knew him for [...]
Ken Kwapis
Date of Birth: 17 August 1957 Mini Biography: Ken Kwapis is an award-winning director who has moved easily between the worlds of feature filmmaking and television directing. He most recently directed the Warner Bros. comedy “License to Wed” starring Robin Williams, Mandy Moore and John Krasinski. He previously directed “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” [...]
Tak-Hing Kwan
Date of Birth: 1905 Mini Biography: When he was 13 years old, he joined an entertainment troupe on tour of Singapore. During these years he began to study performing. In 1932 he debuted in the film “Gor Nui Ching Chiu” (“Sentimental Song of Companions’ Tide”) playing a bit part, shot in San Francisco (USA). Soon [...]
Nancy Kwan
Date of Birth: 19 May 1939 Birth Name: Ka Shin Kwan Height: 5′ 3″ (1.60 m) Mini Biography: At just 18, Nancy Kwan was studying dance with England’s Royal Ballet School when she was spotted by producer Ray Stark, who tested her and gave her the starring role of a free-spirited Hong Kong prostitute who [...]
Michelle Kwan
Date of Birth: 7 July 1980 Birth Name: Michelle Wing-Shan Kwan Nickname: Shelley, Shelle Height: 5′ 2″ (1.57 m) Mini Biography: Michelle Kwan was born in Torrance, California on July 7, 1980. She is the youngest of three children. Her parents are Danny and Estella, who moved to the U.S. from China in the 1970′s. [...]
Keith Kwan
Date of Birth: 1959 Birth Name: Kwan Chiu-Chung Height: 5′ 7½” (1.71 m) Mini Biography: popular Hong Kong TV host turned actor who was one of the most well-known bilingual actors in the 1980′s. Kwan began as a host on Hong Kong’s TVB Pearl English channel’s lifestyle/entertainment programs. Due to his fluency in both English [...]
Todd Kwait
Date of Birth: 7 May 1959 Height: 6′ 2″ (1.88 m) Mini Biography: Born in Cleveland, Todd spent most of his time watching movies. He started collecting films when he was nine years old. He graduated Boston University in 1981,majoring in Sociology. He graduated Case Western Reserve Law School in 1984. He married Carol Rosenthal [...]
Trond Kvist
Date of Birth: 28 July 1961 Mini Biography Political activist and director. From 1980 to 1985 leading Bergen Rock Club. Activist for youth self-organization. Worked for a period as carpenter. Later he studied media and literature at the University of Bergen and went into film-making in 1991 with the documentary: Gjøkungen – about a house-squatters’ [...]