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Born on March 29, 1957 in Great Neck, Long Island, Christopher Lambert is the son of a UN diplomat who relocated to Switzerland when Lambert was two years old. Educated at boarding schools in Geneva. The international actor, however, made his screen debut in 1980. He's been in the movies Mortal Kombat, Love Songs, Legitimate Violence, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, The North Star, Le Bar du Telephone, Nirvana, Mean Guns, Arlette, Adrenalin: Fear The Rush, How To Divorce Your Parents, 'I Love You, The Sicilian'Priceless Beauty, To Kill A Priest, Why Me?, Knight Moves, Fortress, Gunmen, The Road Killers. His role in the Luc Besson movie, Subway won Christopher Lambert a Cesar, France's Oscar. In 1986 Christopher Lambert brought to life Gregory Widen's character Connor MacLeod, an immortal in Highlander. Christopher Lambert's mysterious gaze together with the mystical and beautiful Scottish Highlands was to create a cult following phenomenon. |
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Born into the clan MacLeod in the Highlands of Scotland in 1518, he was killed in battle in by The Kurgan and became an Immortal. Not soon after, Connor was banned from his home village by his own people because they thought he was a devil. Connor has been an active member of the game, but has disguised his actions well by taking on the names of children who were born out of wedlock and died. Connor has been taught by some of the greatest sword masters. Not long after his banishment, Connor and his wife Heather were out in the fields in Scotland. While resting, Connor was encountered by Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez. It was Ramirez who taught him about his Immortality and trained him in swordplay. After his wife Heather died of old age, Connor sought out Ramirez's old mentor, Nakano. He stayed with Nakano in his hideaway and became a better swordsman. Nakano was also a great sorcerer. The only Immortal known to have had magical powers naturally. During his training, MacLeod was offered Nakano's head and his power. Even though his trainer freely offered it up, Connor could not kill Nakano. Instead, Kane, a former student of Nakano's took his former mentor's head and took his power in. But a cave-in sealed him in, but Connor escaped. Kane escaped 400 years later only to be beheaded by MacLeod. In 1985 in New York, encounters his arch-enemy, The Kurgan. The two face off thinking that it was the time of The Gathering and that they were the last two. Connor comes out the victor and kills The Kurgan. Connor has been spotted in Egypt as well as many other countries. In 1992 he fought Slan Quince but was pushed off a bridge and his clansman, Duncan MacLeod beheaded Slan. In 1994, Connor took Kane's head after escaping his cavernous prison. Connor still leads a mysterious life, always pursuing the last Immortal in pursuit of "The Prize". |
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Adrian Paul Was Born: May 29, 1959 *Born and raised in London, England, Adrian Paul boasts a colorful background. Born of an Italian mother and a British father, he first became a model, then a dancer and choreographer in Europe. He is well-traveled and speaks English, French, and Italian fluently. In 1985, he left Europe and came to the United States to pursue a dance and modeling career. Even though he had studied Shakespeare and performed in school plays when he was younger, acting was not a focus. Shortly after his arrival in America, he was urged to audition. His first role came on the ABC television series, "The Colbys" as the Russian expatriate ballet dancer, Kolya. This led to a role in the Broadway play "Bouncers" in 1987 and to a guest appearance on the television show "Beauty and the Beast" in 1988. His first film appearance was in the 1989 film "Last Rites" with Tom Berenger. He went on to have a starring role in the Roger Corman film, "Masque of the Red Death", a re-telling of the Edgar Allen Poe tale. He appeared in a regular role in the second season of the television series "War of the Worlds" and made a pilot for CBS Television for a series called "The Owl". In 1992, he was cast in the role that would bring him to the most prominence to date. . .that of Duncan MacLeod in the syndicated series, "Highlander". Married since 1990 to former "Seventeen"
magazine model, Meilani, the couple share a house in Los Angeles,
California, USA which Paul remodeled himself. Meilani is best known for her
appearances with Ray Charles in the Diet Pepsi ad campaigns as one of the
"Uh-Huh" girls. She was also recently featured in an episode of
"Highlander". Adrian and Meilani have no children and raise Rottweller dogs
as a hobby. Currently, Paul spends the majority of his time split between
shooting locations in Vancouver, British Columbia and Paris, France. Miscellaneous information.
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