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Tommy Wiseau is an American actor, director, screenwriter & producer. He trained to be an actor at: American Conservatory Theater, Vince Chase Workshop, Jean Shelton Acting Lab, Laney College and Stella Adler Academy of Acting.

In 2001 he wrote, produced, directed and starred in The Room (2003), a feature film that received the 2003 Audience Award at the New York International Film Festival. In 2004, he produced the documentary Homeless in America (2004), which received the 2004 Social Award.

He is now working on several more projects.

A charming, elegant, and exceedingly popular international film star with a gentle, understated beauty, actress Lilli Palmer was born as Lilli Marie Peiser on May 24, 1914, in Posen, Prussia. She was the daughter of Rose Lissman, an Austrian Jewish actress, and Alfred Peiser, a German Jewish surgeon. In addition to her native German, she grew up becoming fluent in French and English as well. Of her two sisters, older sister Irene Prador became an actress and singer in her own right. Lilli studied drama in Berlin and made her theatrical debut there in 1932 at age 18. Within a short time, however, the family was forced to flee their native homeland with the rise of Hitler and settled in Paris. Eventually Lilli moved to England to rebuild the career she had started on stage and film.

She made her British movie debut co-starring in the "B" mystery drama Crime Unlimited (1935), playing the distaff member of a syndicate of jewel thieves who becomes a romantic pawn for a policeman (Esmond Knight) who has infiltrated the crime ring as a plant. Throughout the rest of the decade she upped the value of her name in both "A" and "B" material, notably Alfred Hitchcock's Secret Agent (1936), Silent Barriers (1937) and The Man with 100 Faces (1938) where she provided the usual element of feminine mystery.

Lilli's career took a major upswing during the early to mid 1940s. Several of her pictures centered around the omnipresent war, particularly Thunder Rock (1942), her film career-maker), which starred Michael Redgrave as an anti-fascist journalist who retreats to Canada, and Notorious Gentleman (1945), with Rex Harrison as a idle bounder who sees the error of his ways and becomes a war sacrifice. This was Lilli's first movie with husband Harrison; they married in 1943 and she bore him a son, Carey Harrison, the following year. Carey grew up to became a writer and director.

The family moved to America in 1945 to further their careers. Rex and Lilli became a prominent acting couple, appearing together on the early 50s Broadway stage with "Bell, Book and Candle" (1950), "Venus Observed" (1952) and "The Love of Four Colonels" (1953), the last mentioned directed by Harrison. In movies, they co-starred in the murky crimer The Long Dark Hall (1951) and the vastly superior The Four Poster (1952), which later gave rise to the musical adaptation "I Do! I Do!". Lilli was award the Venice Film Festival Award for this performance and represented herself well with other handsome male acting partners, notably Gary Cooper in her debut American film Cloak and Dagger (1946) and John Garfield in the classic boxing film Body and Soul (1947), leaving audiences enthralled with one of its newer foreign imports. At one point, she was given her own own (short-lived) TV show to host, The Lilli Palmer Show (1951).

Somewhat typecast by this time as heartless cads and opportunists on film, "Sexy Rexy", as husband Harrison was known in the tabloids, developed quite a reputation off-camera as well. A particularly disastrous romance with actress Carole Landis led to that actress's tragic suicide in 1948. Lilli took the high road and came off the better for it in the public's eye. She eventually called it quits, however, with both Harrison and Hollywood and returned to Europe in 1954. In 1956 Lilli filmed Between Time and Eternity (1956) [Between Time and Eternity] and fell in love with handsome Argentine co-star Carlos Thompson, who had developed matinée idol status in Germany. They married in September of 1957, several months after her divorce from Harrison became final. This marriage endured.

Lilli matured gracefully in films, the epitome of poise and class, but she lost any potential for top stardom after leaving Hollywood. She made international productions for the rest of her career, primarily German and French, but they did not live up to her early successes and were not seen all that much outside of Europe. She managed to work, however, opposite a "Who's Who" of European male stars of the time, including Curd Jürgens, James Mason, Louis Jourdan, Jean Gabin, Jean Marais, Jean Sorel, Gérard Philipe and Klaus Kinski. Of those few movies she made in Hollywood, she played the prickly wife of Clark Gable, who has a May-December affair with young Carroll Baker in But Not for Me (1959); was a sparkling and witty standout in the ensemble cast of The Pleasure of His Company (1961); and proved quite moving in the William Holden spy thriller The Counterfeit Traitor (1962). On TV here, she was touchingly effective as Mrs. Frank in a production of The Diary of Anne Frank (1967) with Max von Sydow, and enjoyed one of her last roles in the acclaimed miniseries Peter the Great (1986).

The final decade and a half played out rather routinely with supporting roles in such films as diverse as Oedipus the King (1968), De Sade (1969), and The Boys from Brazil (1978). She demonstrated her writing talents with her popular bestselling biography "Change Lobsters and Dance" in 1975, and later published a novel "The Red Raven" in 1978. Dying of cancer in 1986 at age 71 in Los Angeles, Lilli's surviving second husband Thompson, who had abandoned acting in the late 60s and turned to turned TV writing/producing, committed suicide four years later back in his native Argentina.

Katarzyna Wajda was born on 2 July 1986 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland. She is an actress and producer, known for Raven (2018), The Thaw (2022) and The Wall (2019).

Jan Komasa was born on 28 October 1981 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland. He is a director and writer, known for Suicide Room (2011), The Hater (2020) and Warsaw 44 (2014).

Katarzyna Bujakiewicz was born on 28 September 1972 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Letters to Santa (2011), Letters to Santa 2 (2015) and Rh+ (2005).

Marta Mazurek is a Polish actress. She graduated from the AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Krakow. She made her debut in the radio play "Ich czworo" directed by Jerzy Stuhr for Radio Krakow in 2012. During her studies, she won the Grand Prix "for outstanding stage personality" at the Theatre Schools Festival in Lodz. She has appeared in the TV series War Girls (2017) and Bunt (2022).

Emilia Krakowska was born on 20 February 1940 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Chlopi (1973), Chlopi (1972) and Pierwsza milosc (2004).

Olga Chajdas was born on 5 February 1983 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland. She is a director and production manager, known for Nina (2018), Wataha (2014) and Imago (2023).

Jane Bess was born on 28 November 1891 in Poznan, Poland. She was a writer, known for Vienna, City of My Dreams (1928), Die Erbschaft von New York (1919) and Sklaven des Kapitals (1919). She died in March 1944 in Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Oswiecim, Malopolskie, Poland.

Amr Gamal (b. 1983, Poland) is an independent theater and film director hailing from Aden, Yemen. In 2005, Gamal founded the Khaleej Aden Theatre Troupe, playing a pivotal role in revitalizing commercial theater in Yemen following the aftermath of the civil war in 1994. In spring 2018, production commenced for Gamal's debut feature film, "10 Days Before the Wedding," which premiered in Aden during the summer. Remarkably, it became the first film to open commercially in Yemen in over four decades. The film's success extended for over 8 months, earning the distinction of being Yemen's official submission to the 91st Academy Awards. Fast forward to 2023, Gamal achieved another milestone with his second feature film, "The Burdened," making history as the first Yemeni film to be screened at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival. Notably, "The Burdened" has been selected as Yemen's submission to the 96th Academy Awards. Amr Gamal continues to reside and work in Aden, Yemen, leaving an indelible mark on the country's cultural and cinematic landscape.

Paulina Mikolajczak was born on 25 September 1992 in Poznan, Poland.

Roman Wilhelmi was a prominent Polish actor known for his work in theater, film, and television. He graduated from the Aleksander Zelwerowicz Theatre Academy in Warsaw. Wilhelmi began his career on stage with the Ateneum Theatre in Warsaw. His most notable film roles include Hotel Pacific (1975), The Story of Sin (1975), and The Moth (1980). On television, he gained widespread recognition for his roles in the series Czterej pancerni i pies (1966) and Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy (1980)

Zdzislaw Rychter was born on 7 September 1953 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Three Colors: White (1994), Kuchnia polska (1991) and Kuchnia polska (1993).

Krzysztof Komeda was born on 27 April 1931 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland. He was a composer and actor, known for Rosemary's Baby (1968), The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) and Knife in the Water (1962). He was married to Zofia von Tittenbrun. He died on 23 April 1969 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.

Gudula Blau was born on 22 February 1940 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Die Heilige und ihr Narr (1957), The Flying Classroom (1973) and Einmal eine grosse Dame sein (1957). She was previously married to Karlheinz Böhm.

Filip Bajon was born on 25 August 1947 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland. He is a director and writer, known for Aria dla atlety (1979), Wizja lokalna 1901 (1980) and Poznan 56 (1996).

Hanna Bieluszko was born on 11 November 1954 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Camouflage (1977), M jak milosc (2000) and Zycie Kamila Kuranta (1983). She is married to Jerzy Swiatlon. They have one child.

Tomasz Bajer was born on 31 March 1979 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Boys Don't Cry (2000), Kosmici (2004) and Poranek kojota (2001).

Hanna Stankówna was born on 4 May 1938 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland. She was an actress, known for Sexmission (1984), The Gorgon Case (1977) and The Leper (1976). She was married to Jerzy Lisowski. She died on 14 December 2020 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.

Coming from an aristocratic Prussian family, Paul von Hindenburg joined the Prussian army as a young man, retiring as a general in 1913 at age 66. Recalled to duty during World War I, he was placed in command of the German forces at the battle of Tannenberg in 1914 against the Russians which, due to a combination of his skillful tactics and staggeringly incompetent leadership on the part of the Russian generals, resulted in a disastrous defeat for the Russian army, which lost an estimated 350,000 men. In 1916 he was made supreme commander of all German forces. He retired from the army again in 1919, but in 1925 returned to public life as a candidate for President of Germany, and won the election. He ran for re-election in 1932, not so much because he wanted to but because he was considered the only candidate who could beat Adolf Hitler, which he proceeded to do. Hindenburg had little use for Hitler and the Nazi party and did what he could to thwart their grab for power, but it was too little too late--in 1933, due to the Nazi party's gains in local and national elections and their majority of seats in the German parliament, Hindenburg appointed Hitler as Chancellor, and later he signed the Enabling Act of 1933, which granted sweeping powers to the government formed by Hitler. Frustrated, frail and in poor health, Hindenburg died the next year.

Ewa Kolasinska was born on 13 July 1951 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Schindler's List (1993), Z biegiem lat, z biegiem dni... (1980) and Opowiesci Hollywoodu (1987).

Gunther von Hagens was born on 10 January 1945 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland.

Andrzej Jurga was born on 23 May 1936 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland. He is an actor and director, known for Tango ptaka (1980), Camera Buff (1979) and Kolumbowie (1970).

Mateusz Mlodzianowski was born on 24 November 1980 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Operation: Sunrise (2008), Soulcatcher (2023) and Wataha (2014).

Ernst von Klipstein was born on 3 February 1908 in Posen, Prussia, Germany [now Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Die Flucht nach Holland (1967), Danke, es geht mir gut (1948) and Zwei blaue Augen (1955). He was married to Deli-Maria Teichen, Lotte Koch, Elisabeth Biebl and Marianne Kehlau. He died on 22 November 1993 in Hamburg, Germany.