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Large (6'1"), affable, and commanding character actor Irwin Keyes was born on March 16, 1952 in New York City. Keyes grew up in Amityville, New York and graduated from Amityville Memorial High School in 1970. He acted in his first play "The Lower Depths" by Maxim Grody while attending college. Frequently cast as likable lugs, brutish goons, and imposing authority figures, Irwin acted in a diverse array of movies in such genres as horror ("Friday the 13th," "Guilty as Charged," "House of 1000 Corpses"), comedy ("The Private Eyes," "Zapped!;" hilarious as Wheezy Joe in "Intolerable Cruelty"), thriller ("Dream Lover"), science fiction (both "Oblivion" pictures), and action ("The Warriors," "The Exterminator" and its sequel). Keyes achieved his greatest enduring popularity with his recurring role as endearingly oafish bodyguard Hugo Majelewski on the hit sitcom "The Jeffersons." Among the TV shows that Irwin made guest appearances on are "Laverne & Shirley," "Police Squad!," "Moonlighting," "Married with Children," "thirtysomething," "Growing Pains," "Tales from the Crypt," and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." Moreover, Keyes not only acted in TV commercials and music videos (he was very touching as a struggling down on his luck actor in the music video for "Good Enough" by Prozak), but also did voice overs for video games. Irwin lived in Los Angeles, California and continued to act with pleasing regularity right up until his death at age 63 on July 8, 2015.- Writer
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Richard Fire was born on 12 November 1945 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986), Bleacher Bums (1979) and Poltergeist III (1988). He was married to Dosia. He died on 8 July 2015 in Red Bank, New Jersey, USA.- Ken "The Snake" Stabler was born in Christmas Day in 1945 in Foley, Alabama, and played football, basketball, and baseball at Foley High School. He set many records there as a quarterback and basketball player that still stand today. He was offered minor league contracts by the New York Yankees and Houston Astros, but instead opted to play college football at the University of Alabama for the legendary Paul "Bear" Bryant. Snake was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in 1970 and played there for 10 seasons, leading the Raiders to the 1976 Super Bowl championship. He also played two seasons for the Houston Oilers and three with the New Orleans Saints before retiring in 1984.
- She was born on 23 February 1941 in Taguig to Eugenio Adriano and Elvira Jamon Soriano. She spent her early years in Pateros. She completed her high school at the Rizal High School. She studied at University of the East (UE) but her busy shooting schedule prevented her from finishing her degree. It was always her dream to become a movie star. She and her classmates always cut classes to go to the movie studios. They would hire a jeep to visit LVN Pictures, Sampaguita Pictures, and Premier Productions, in the hope of meeting their favorite movie stars. Her big break in the movies came when she auditioned for the film I Believe. She read in a news magazine that Premiere Productions was about to produce a movie and was looking for a leading lady. She mailed her prettiest picture to the studio. Of the thousand aspirants, she was chosen for a screen test. During the screen test, she delivered the lines she memorized by heart. She was first signed under Premier Productions. The film company's matriarch, Dona Adela vda de Santiago, told Lucia to keep her real name in honor of movie actress Lucita Goyena. Her name stuck in moviegoers' minds and soon, she was on her way to stardom. One picture led to another. Lucita was known for some of Philippine cinema's critically-acclaimed films such as "Macho Dancer" (1988), "Bayan Ko, Kapit sa Patalim" (1984)," Ang Babae sa Breakwater" (2003), "Curacha: Ang Babaeng Walang Pahinga" (1998), and "Paradise Inn" (1985). As a bread winner of the family, she accepted any role that would be offered to her. In 1967, she did Ako... Laban sa Lipunan", a controversial film about the tragic incident in the life of Lucila Lalu. Several body parts of the 29-year-old Lalu were found scattered in different parts of Manila. Her headless body was discovered on a vacant lot along EDSA. Four men, all of whom were romantically linked to Lucila, were considered suspects for the murder. Soriano and her friends were worried about her safety but she decided to do the role. She did the movie with Boy Garcia and Etang Discher. Artemio Marquez directed the movie. When her contract with Premier Productions ended, she became a freelancer. It was when sexy movies were a hit. She accepted roles, even those that required her to wear bikinis, as she was the bread winner of the family. Soriano was also a fixture on television and starred on Maalaala Mo Kaya (MMK), Valiente, and Familia Zaragoza. She also appeared on Pangako Sa 'Yo, a hit telenovela starring Kristine Hermosa and Jericho Rosales in 2000. Lucita lived with Rodolfo "Boy" Garcia as his partner in reel and real life for many years. They were blessed with two sons, Garry Boy Garcia and Marco Polo Garcia. Their union ended in separation for a while. They event fought in a court battle over child custody. When Lucita lost, she changed her heart and decided to give the relationship another try for the sake of their children. Boy passed away on 17 July 1997. Garry Boy is based in the United States and works as a network programmer. Marco Polo became a regular in the TV Program That's Entertainment. He passed away on 5 March 2010 due to cirrhosis, a chronic liver disease. After 11 years of being widowed, she met Michael Charles Mayr, a retired civil engineer. She had been based in California with Mayr, whom she married in 2009. She flew back to the Philippines in February 2015 to visit her 94-year-old mother.
- Robert Campos was born on 18 February 1940. He was an actor, known for Kaya kong abutin ang langit (1984), Kilabot maghiganti (1964) and Ang Mga lawin (1963). He was married to Luz Valdez. He died on 8 July 2015 in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
- Stephen Smith was born on 29 January 1996. He died on 8 July 2015.
- Monique Joly was born on 11 January 1933 in Jonquière, Québec, Canada. She was an actress. She was married to Benoît Girard. She died on 8 July 2015 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Lloyd Reckord was born on 26 May 1929 in Kingston, Jamaica. He was an actor and director, known for Dream A40 (1965), ITV Television Playhouse (1955) and Ten Bob in Winter (1963). He died on 8 July 2015 in Jamaica.- Composer
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Ernie Maresca was born on 21 August 1938 in Bronx, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Behind Enemy Lines (2001), Road House (1989) and The Expendables 2 (2012). He died on 8 July 2015 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.- Sydney-Chanele R. Dawkins was a producer, known for Modern Love Is Automatic (2009), Lives and Deaths of the Poets (2011) and The Wondrous Woes of Marsh (2012). Sydney-Chanele R. died on 8 July 2015 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA.
- Paul James Lioy was born on May 27, 1947 in Passaic, New Jersey, USA. He is an American environmental scientist. He was among the first to study the dust produced by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. He collected samples of the dust from the site and found that the particles were "unprecedented in terms of the complex characteristics of the materials released." He found and warned of the negative health effects of the dust. He is the author of the book "DUST: The Inside Story of Its Role in the September 11th Aftermath", published in 2010. DUST was written for the public about scientific issues that arose during the WTC aftermath, and the lessons we need to still learn or better understand to deal with natural or terrorist catastrophes.
Lioy received two lifetime achievement awards, the Wesolowski Award from the International Society of Exposure Analysis (now International Society of Exposure Science), and the Air and Waste Management Association for his research and application to environmental policy. He received numerous other awards and served as a chair or member of many international boards and committees. In 2010, he received the Daughter of the American Revolution National Ellen Hardin Walworth Medal for Patriotism.
Lioy was also professor of environmental and occupational health at the Rutgers University School of Public Health, where he specialized in exposure science. He was also the deputy director for government relations for the Public Health department at Rutgers University.
He earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Montclair State College (now Montclair State University) in 1969, a master's degree in physics from Auburn University in Alabama in 1971, and master's and doctoral degrees in environmental science from Rutgers in 1975.
He was married to Mary Jean Yonone since 1971. They had one child.