12 Best Korean Films and Series on Netflix During COVID-19 Lockdown

During this COVID-19 pandemic, staying at home is a must. And, it became a prerequisite already to find television shows and movies to watch on streaming websites such as Netflix.

Here are the 12 Best Korean films and series that you can watch on Netflix.

1. 'The Host' (2006) - Before Parasite, director Bong Joon-ho and actor Song Kang-Ho teamed up for The Host. The film is a genre-bending action-adventure-horror about a giant mutant sea monster that is unleashed upon an unsuspecting Seoul. With plenty of social commentary and great creature effects better than in most Hollywood films released today, The Host is perfect if you are looking for an unconventional watch. It has been described as being “on par with Jaws”.
2. 'Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds' (2017) - Kim Yong-Hwa's epic fantasy action film was adapted from a popular Korean web-comic. It features an all-star cast and is the fourth highest-grossing film of all-time in South Korea. Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds follows a firefighter who heroically dies in the line of duty and is taken to the afterlife, where he must undergo seven separate trials to evaluate his life on Earth. His journey is helped by three guardians.
3. 'Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days' (2018) - Netflix also has the previously mentioned film’s sequel, and which is as good. The second half of the fantasy action film series picks up mere minutes after the first and follows the same trio of guardians as they help another soul through its afterlife trials. However, as viewers learn during the first film, there is more at stake for everyone involved, including the chance for reincarnation.
4. 'Forgotten' (2017) - This mystery thriller from Jang Hang-jun has quite a few twists and turns. Forgotten follows a young man named Jin-Seok, who moves into a new house with his family. However, after his brother disappears for 19 days, then reappears having lost his memories, Jin-Seok starts to believe this person might actually be someone else entirely.
5. 'Steel Rain' (2017) - This is an action-thriller from Yang Woo-suk. Steel Rain tells the story of a North Korean secret service agent who fails to stop two top military officers from going rogue and starting a coup against the Supreme Leader (known as ‘No 1’ throughout the film). He heads to South Korea with the injured No 1 in an attempt to keep him alive and teams up with a bureaucratic aide to prevent a Korean war from breaking out.
6. 'Vagabond' (2019) - The K-drama Vagabond aired in South Korea in 2019 and has 16 episodes. It follows the tale of a stuntman whose nephew dies in a mysterious plane crash while on the way to Morocco. Looking to find out the truth about the accident, he embarks on an investigation that leads him to uncover a bigger cover-up. The spy-meets-thriller-meets-romance stars Lee Seung-gi and Bae Suzy as the main leads.
7. 'Crash Landing On You' (2019) - The series Crash Landing On You was the second-highest-rated drama in Korean television history. It has 16 episodes on Netflix. Son Ye-jin and Hyun Bin play star-crossed lovers in the series, which follows what happens after a South Korean heiress goes on a paragliding ride and accidentally gets blown off course and lands in North Korea.
8. 'Descendants of the Sun' (2016) - This popular K-drama series first aired in South Korea in 2016 and easily won over fans throughout Asia. It's a love story about a doctor who saves lives and a special forces captain who carries out missions while the country is at war. Since the captain's missions are dangerous and top-secret, this presents a predicament in their budding relationship. An interesting aside: the two leads married in real life after the series aired, but filed for divorce in 2019.
9. 'Kingdom' (2019-present) - Netflix’s first original Korean series Kingdom currently has two seasons, each with six episodes. However, unlike with other typical K-series, the instalments are much shorter, with some running at a little more than half an hour. The show is set during the Joseon dynasty, with the first season focused on the story of the Crown Prince Lee Chang, who stumbles upon a life-threatening political conspiracy while also investigating the spread of a mysterious plague that seems to bring people back to life as zombies.
10. 'When the Camellia Blooms' (2019) - When the Camellia Blooms was a hit when it aired in Korea and has 20 episodes, each a little over an hour long. The rom-com follows a single mother who moves to a small town to start her life over again. She meets and falls in love with a do-good police officer, but small-town gossip, social stigma and a plotline involving a serial killer all make things a bit more complicated.
11. 'Misaeng' (2014) - The hit comedy series became a cultural phenomenon after airing in South Korea in 2014 and also spawned Chinese and Japanese remakes. It follows the story of a young man in his twenties with nothing more than a General Education Development certificate, who gets an internship at an office only to discover the harsh reality of working in the corporate world. Fun fact: it was the first Korean drama to film on location in Jordan.
12. 'Because This Is My First Life' (2017) - The bittersweet rom-com series follows two roommates in their thirties, who become housemates for financial reasons and eventually enter into a marriage out of convenience to appease their families. However, they soon find unexpected complications in their arrangement. The storyline keeps you hooked, but fans cite the chemistry between leads Lee Min Ki and Jung So Min as another reason why they enjoy the show.

References:

https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/television/the-12-best-korean-films-and-series-on-netflix-from-the-host-to-kingdom-1.1016867#11

12 Tips in Using Screencast Software

1. I've learned a lesson for today, 08 September 2017 5:32 AM. Never USE VLC Player to screencast or save your desktop activities. It took around 435GB of hard drive or hard disk space from the laptop that I am using.
2. Use other software in capturing or grabbing desktop activities especially videos.
3. Check your hard drive or hard disk space before capturing your desktop activities in order to avoid hassles when you are converting your raw video file into a movie file already.
4. Enable Storage Sense by turning it ON under the Settings - System - Storage module of your Windows 10 PC or Laptop.
5. You can use YouTube
6. You can use Screencast-O-Matic
7. You can use the Built-In Screencast Recording Tool of Windows 10 by pressing Win + G and then press Win + Alt + R which is part of Xbox integration known as Game Bar
8. You can use Ezvid
9. You can use CamStudio
10. BUT  I've used BB FlashBack Recorder which is my personal preference
11. A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture, often containing audio narration.
12. The term screencast compares with the related term screenshot; whereas screenshot generates a single picture of a computer screen, a screencast is essentially a movie of the changes over time that a user sees on a computer screen, enhanced with audio narration.

References:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2ok_9Ek7Xo
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-storage-sense-free-space-automatically-windows-10-creators-update
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screencast
https://www.nextofwindows.com/6-best-free-screencast-recording-tools-for-windows
http://www.nextofwindows.com/windows-10-screen-recorder
http://www.jihosoft.com/free-utilities/free-screen-recorder.html

12 Trivia Facts About Hayden Panettiere

1. Hayden Panettiere was born on 21 August 1989 in Palisades, New York, USA.
2. Her parents are both of half Italian descent (her father's father and her mother's mother were both the children of Italian immigrants). Hayden's other roots include German and English. Her parents are Lesley R. Vogel who was a former soap opera actress and Alan Lee "Skip" Panettiere who was a fire captain.
3. Her younger brother is Jansen Panettiere.
4. Her last name is pronounced "Pan-Hey-Tee-Air" and is the Italian translation of "Baker". 
5. Panettiere first appeared in commercials at the age of 11 months, beginning with an advertisement for a Playskool toy train
6. In 2004, Panettiere had her first starring role in the Disney Channel film Tiger Cruise.
7. Panettiere made her feature film debut with 1998's A Bug's Life,[15] but her first film to actually be released was the same year's The Object of My Affection, in which she appears briefly as a mermaid in the school play in the opening scene.
8. Panettiere's first single, "Wake Up Call", was digitally released on August 5, 2008. 
9. She is the second-ever recipient of The Wyler Award (which honors a celebrity who has raised awareness of animal issues) for her on-the-ground work to expose Japan's slaughter of dolphins.
10. Gave birth to her 1st child at age 25, a daughter named Kaya Evdokia Klitschko on 9 December 2014 andChild's father is fiancé, Wladimir Klitschko.
11. In November 2007, she was awarded the "Compassion in Action Award" from the animal rights group PETA for her efforts to stop the dolphin hunt in Japan.
12. In September 2008, Panettiere launched her own line of calfskin leather bags for the company Dooney & Bourke.

References:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGCUDrqiOEk
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0659363/bio?ref_=nm_dyk_trv_sm#trivia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayden_Panettiere

12 Trivia Facts About Ike Lozada

1. Ike Lozada was born on 13 August 1940 in Iloilo City, Philippines.
2. His full name is Enrique Lozada and is also known as "Big Ike", "Kuya Ike", and "Iking".
3. He is also known as "Dambuhalang DJ"
4. Ike Lozada started acting at the age of 11 on the movie Mga Bituin ng Kinabukasan with the younger Susan Roces.
5. He was an associate producer on the 1995 movie "Hatulan Bilibid Boys 2".
6. He was a choreographer on the 1969 movie "Fiesta extravaganza" 
7. He appeared as himself in the 1975 documentary "Memories of Our Love"
8. "Apat na Sikat” of Channel 9 in the 70s was borne out of the imagination of the late Ike Lozada  which were composed of Arnold and Maribel “Lala” Aunor, Winnie Santos and Dondon Nakar.
9. He was 54 years old when he died and his remains were laid to rest at the Manila Memorial Park in Parañaque City.
10. Ike Lozada died on 8 March 1995 at around 8:25 PM, specifically he "died of secondary to massive biocardiac arrest" according to Dr. Carlos Lagman
11. He had 180 credited movie appearances during his lifetime.
12. His television shows included :
• Big Ike's Happening (Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation, 1973–1984) 
• GMA Supershow (GMA Network, 1983–1986) 
• Talents Unlimited (ABS-CBN, 1986–1987) 
• That's Entertainment (GMA Network, 1986–1994) 
• Good Morning Showbiz (GMA Network, 1988–1989) 
• A Star is Born (IBC, 1992–1993)

References:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW55wZHUBCk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ike_Lozada
http://vsr-starforallseasons.blogspot.com/2013/08/remembering-ike-lozada.html
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u2UVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ygoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2739,1459652&dq=ike+lozada&hl=en
https://starforallseasons.com/2013/01/01/apat-na-sikat/

12 Trivia Facts About Iza Calzado

1. Iza Calzado was born on 12 August 1982 in Quezon City, Philippines.
2. Her birth name is Maria Izadora Ussher Calzado.
3. Her father is the reknowned choreographer and TV director, Lito Calzado and her mother was the late Mary Ann "Antonia" Ussher who was a Spanish-Filipina ancestry. Her father married her stepmother Myrna after the latter passed away.
4. She has a brother named Dash who is a member of a Filipino rap group, Legit Misfitz.
5. Iza Calzado spent her elementary days at School of the Holy Spirit; her high school years in Miriam College; and took up an undergraduate degree in Fine Arts at the University of Santo Tomas.
6. Iza Calzado was a voice dubber for the Venezuelan telenovela, "Mis 3 Hermanas" known as "All My Love" in the Philippines, before she became known in the movie industry.
7. Iza Calzado starred in her first soap opera, "Te Amo, Maging Sino Ka Man" with Argentinean actor, Segundo Cernadas, as her partner.
8. In 2010, Iza Calzado made her first two-piece bikini TV appearance in the TV series, "Beauty Queen" with TJ Trinidad as her leading man.
9. Her first TV comedy show was in GMA's "I Heart You, Pare!" and her last appearance in GMA was in the TV sitcom, "Andres de Saya". She was in GMA from 2001 to 2011.
10. She appeared in her first TV drama series in ABS-CBN's "Kahit Puso'y Masugatan". She is currently an ABS-CBN contract star which started on 2012.
11. She won her first "Best Supporting Actress" award from the 28th Gawad Urian Awards in 2004 for her role in the movie "Milan" with a total of 11 wins and 13 nominations showing her prowess as an actress.
12. The 2017 movie "Bliss" was her first ever X-rated film as reviewed by the MTRCB.

References:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EY-6yF0nqQ
https://youtu.be/1bTho59XC7c
http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/29/17/why-new-iza-calzado-movie-got-x-rating-from-mtrcb
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1560201/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1560201/awards?ref_=nm_awd
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iza_Calzado

12 Trivia Facts About Ruben Rustia

1. Ruben Matias Cayari is the full name of Ruben Rustia.
2. Ruben Rustia was born on 25 July 1923 in Manila, Philippines.
3. Ruben Rustia became a propsman in the movie Vampire Hookers  (1978).
4. Ruben Rustia appeared on 312 movies.
5. Ruben Rustia was a writer for 38 movies.
6. Ruben Rustia was a second unit director or assistant director for 6 films.
7. Ruben Rustia directed two movies, Captain Barbell kontra Captain Bakal (1965) and Magda Sales  (1964).
8. Ruben Rustia was nominated for a FAMAS Best Supporting Actor award for six times -- 1962 Alaala kita (1961), 1963 Kapag buhay ang inutang (1962), 1971 Psycho Sex Killer (1970), 1973 Kill the Pushers (1972), 1974 Tanikalang dugo (1973), and 1975 Fe, Esperanza, Caridad (1974).
9. Ruben Rustia was nominated for a FAMAS Best Actor Award for the movie Haring tulisan (1956). 
10. Ruben Rustia was also nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the Gawad Urian Awards in 1992 for the movie Pepeng Shotgun (1981). 
11. Ruben Rustia won the 1955 FAMAS Best Supporting Actor award for the movie Pedro Penduko (1954). 
12. Ruben Rustia died on 7 April 1994 in Manila  at the age of 70  due to diabetes.

References:

http://www.bornglorious.com/person/?pi=/m/0bwb6b3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54rCaako7fE
http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/ruben-rustia-57505897/
http://patheticfacts.com/filipino-actors-died-in-diabetes-mellitus.html
http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php/Ruben_Rustia
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0751834/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm

12 Trivia Facts About Jennylyn Mercado

1. Jennylyn Anne Pineda Mercado was born on 15 May 1987 and grew up in Parañaque City.
2. Jennylyn Mercado was the First female winner of Starstruck Season 1 (2003) of GMA network.
3. She is the niece of television reporter, Abner Mercado. Her cousins are Cherie Mercado (news and radio anchor for News5), Charee Pineda, and Eliza Pineda who both work for the ABS-CBN channel.
4. Mercado's life story was featured in the weekly drama anthology Magpakailanman on October 14, 2004. She is now the official spokesperson of the Bata Foundation (Christian Mission Services), a non-government organization.
5. In 2008, at age 21, Mercado announced that she was pregnant. Her ex-boyfriend Patrick Garcia distanced himself upon learning of her pregnancy, was announced as the father of her child. On August 16, 2008, she gave birth to her child, a son, via Caesarian section.
6. She works with the Philippine women's organization GABRIELA.
7. She is also an aspiring triathlete for engaging in sporting activities. She took jujitsu and Muay Thai lessons in her free time. "They built up my muscles. I looked heavy onscreen," Jennylyn recounted. "I realized that I needed cardio exercises to slim down." She discovered running and biking, which soon led her to join duothlon competitions in Alabang and Laguna. She is also a diver to inspire people to be environment friendly.
8. Mercado started as a recording artist with Alpha Records in 1999 through the recommendation of her voice coach, Susanna Pichay. She was in Nonoy Tan's singing group, G4. Unfortunately the group never released an album because two of the four members dropped out.
9. She released her first album, Living the Dream, containing original compositions by Vehnee Saturno, and a carrier single titled "Kahit Sandali". In May 2006, Mercado released her second album Letting Go which included the single "Sa Aking Panaginip" by Vehnee Saturno. Her first major concert was held on May 15, 2006, at the Music Museum in Greenhills. In January 2010, under VIVA Records, she released her third album, Love Is... Jennylyn Mercado. Due to her popularity, she held a birthday concert at the Music Museum, titled I Am Woman in May 2009. The concert was sold-out.
10. Her first films included So Happy Together and the teen-flick Let the Love Begin but her most acclaimed film performance was a Filipino period piece, Rosario.
11. In 2015, after Mercado's box office hit English Only, Please with actor Derek Ramsay in 2014, she was awarded as the MMFF 2014 Best Actress for the recently concluded film festival.
12. A few months later Mercado finally grabbed her first win for the controversial FHM Philippines' 100 Sexiest Woman after beating Andrea Torres and Ellen Adarna, after Marian Rivera (which excluded on the list along with Rookies Tricia Santos and China Roces) vactates the title. Before she leaves Philippines for New York for PreNup film with Sam Milby, publisher Aeus Reyes and Allan Altera with GMA News reporter Nelson Canlas surpries Mercado and give a plaque. And finally on July 11, Mercado ramps for the two part FHM 100 Sexiest party at the SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia.

References:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOP6UnMv8Zs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennylyn_Mercado
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1717582/bio?ref_=nm_dyk_trv_sm#trivia

12 Films That Starred Bela Padilla from 2007 to 2016 only

Krista Cariño Sullivan (born May 3, 1991), better known by her stage name Bela Padilla, is a Filipino actress, film producer, screenwriter and model.

1. Bahay kubo: A pinoy mano po! 
   Janet (as Krista Valle) 2007
2. BFF: Best Friends Forever 
   Mean Girl (as Krista Valle) 2009
3. You to Me Are Everything
   Therese (as Bella Padilla) 2010
4. Bangkang Papel
   Hazel 2011 
5. My Kontrabida Girl
   Evelyn 2012
6. 10000 Hours
   Maya Limchauco 2013
7. Sa ngalan ng ama, ina, at mga anak 
   Damian 2014
8. Bang Bang Alley 
   Jing Ricafort 2014
9. Felix Manalo 
   Honorata de Guzman-Manalo (the wife of Felix Manalo) 2015
10. I America 
    Erica 2016
11. Camp Sawi  2016
12. Working Beks  2016

References:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2685020/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bela_Padilla

12 Trivia Facts About Gal Gadot

1. Gal Gadot-Varsano (Hebrew: גל גדות‎‎, pronounced [ˈɡal ɡaˈdot]; born 30 April 1985) and raised in Rosh HaAyin, Israel.
2. In Hebrew, her first name means "wave" and her surname means "riverbanks".
3. Her first name is pronounced like ''doll''.
4. She is the daughter of Irit (née Weiss), a teacher, and Michael Gadot, an engineer.
5. At the age of 18, Gadot won the 2004 Miss Israel competition, and next competed in the 2004 Miss Universe pageant in Ecuador. won the Miss Israel title in 2004, and represented Israel at the 2004 Miss Universe beauty pageant.
6. She served for two years as sports trainer in the Israeli Defense Forces.
7. Gadot married Israeli real estate developer Yaron Varsano on 28 September 2008 and they have two daughters, her 1st child at age 26, a daughter named Alma Versano in November 2011, and her 2nd child at age 31, a daughter named Maya Versano in March 2017.
8. The couple owned a luxury hotel in the Neve Tzedek district of Tel Aviv, which they sold to Roman Abramovich in 2015 for $26 million.
9. She is the first non-American actress to play Diana Princess/Wonder Woman.
10. She is an avid motorcycle rider and owns a black 2006 Ducati Monster-S2R.
11. She is the first actress to portray Diana Prince/Wonder Woman in a live-action theatrical film. Lynda Carter only performed the role for television.
12. In 2016, Wonder Woman played by Gadot (along with Lynda Carter) was named an Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women & Girls by the United Nations. Subsequently, Gadot was invited to give a speech at the UN in New York City.

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal_Gadot

http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/799803/Wonder-Woman-Gal-Gadot-armpit-backlash-trailer-fixed

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2933757/

http://www.cinemablend.com/pop/Meet-Gal-Gadot-12-Things-Know-About-Wonder-Woman-64792.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tp7ZmDeElA

12 Trivia Facts About Jessica Alba

1. Jessica Marie Alba was born on 28 April 1981, in Pomona, California to Catherine (Jensen) and Mark David Alba, who served in the US Air Force.
2. Her father's family is Mexican, while her mother has Danish, Welsh, German, English, Scottish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), and French ancestry. A DNA test taken on the television series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012) described Jessica as being of 72.7% European, 22.5% Native (Indigenous Mexican, including Mayan), 2% Sub-Saharan African, 0.3% Middle Eastern/North African, and 0.1% South Asian, ancestry, with an additional 2.4% for which there was no match. Her father's direct matrilineal line was also traced to distant Sephardi Jewish ancestry.
3. Has a tattoo of a daisy with a ladybug on it on the back of her neck.
4. Her second cousin is skateboarding legend Steve Alba (aka "Salba").
5. As a child, she was diagnosed with asthma and ADHD. She still takes Ritalin for her ADHD as an adult.
6. Has two pug dogs, named Nancy and Sid.
7. Loves to cook. Her specialty is chicken enchiladas and homemade tortillas. 
8. Loves Harley Davidson motorcycles.
9. She has the Sankskrit word for "lotus" tattooed on the inside of her wrist.
10. Gave birth to her 1st child at age 27, a daughter named Honor Marie Warren on 7 June 2008. Child's father is her husband, Cash Warren.
11. Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 30, a daughter named Haven Garner Warren on 13 August 2011. Child's father is her husband, Cash Warren.
12. Co-founder, with Christopher Gavigan, of "The Honest Company", which makes chemical-free products, like diapers.

References:

http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2015/11/jessica-alba-honest-company-business-empire

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004695/bio?ref_=nm_dyk_trv_sm#trivia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Alba

12 Trivia Facts About Al Pacino

1. Alfredo James Pacino was born on 25 April 1940, in the Bronx, New York, to an Italian-American family. His parents, Rose (Gerardi) and Sal Pacino, divorced when he was young. 
2. His maternal grandparents originate from Corleone, Sicily. His paternal grandparents originate from San Fratello, Sicily.
3. Stopped a two-pack-a-day smoking habit to protect his voice (1994). In the mid-1980s, he had been smoking four packs of cigarettes a day. He now only occasionally smokes herbal cigarettes.
4. He is one of the few Hollywood stars who has never married but Became a father for the first time at age 49 when his [now ex] partner Jan Tarrant gave birth to their daughter Julie Marie Pacino, aka Julie Pacino, on 16 October 1989 and became a father for the second and third time at age 60 when his [now ex] partner Beverly D'Angelo gave birth to their twins Anton and Olivia Pacino on 25 January 2001.
5. In 2004, he became the 18th performer to win the Triple Crown of Acting. Oscar: Best Actor, Scent of a Woman (1992); Tony: Best Supporting Actor-Play "Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?" (1969) and Best Actor-Play "The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel" (1977); and Emmy: Best Actor-Miniseries/Movie, Angels in America (2003).
6. He was rejected repeatedly by studio heads while auditioning for the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather (1972), but Francis Ford Coppola fought for him. This film was shot briskly because both the director and the leading actor were in constant fear of being fired. Ironically, this turned out to be a breakthrough for both.
7. Imprinted his hands and signature in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on 16 November 1997.
8. Before becoming a professional actor he held a number of jobs including a messenger, shoe salesman, supermarket checker, shoe shiner, furniture mover, office boy, fresh-fruit polisher, and a newsboy.
9. He is one of nine actors to have won the Triple Crown of Acting (an Oscar, Emmy and Tony); the others in chronological order are Thomas Mitchell, Melvyn Douglas, Paul Scofield, Jack Albertson, Jason Robards, Jeremy Irons, Geoffrey Rush and Christopher Plummer.
10. He is one of the few Razzie Award winners to have won an acting award for playing himself. He won Worst Supporting Actor for Jack and Jill (2011).
11. Along with Barry Fitzgerald and Sylvester Stallone, he is one of only three actors to receive Oscar nominations for both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for playing the same character: (1) Fitzgerald was nominated for both awards for playing Father Fitzgibbon in Going My Way (1944), (2) Pacino was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for playing Michael Corleone The Godfather (1972) and Best Actor for the same role in The Godfather: Part II (1974) and (3) Stallone was nominated for Best Actor for playing Rocky Balboa in Rocky (1976) and Best Supporting Actor for the same role in Creed (2015).
12. He has worked with seven directors who have won a Best Director Oscar: Francis Ford Coppola, Sydney Pollack, William Friedkin, Warren Beatty, Oliver Stone, Steven Soderbergh and Barry Levinson.

References:

http://www.today.com/popculture/godfather-cast-reunites-45-years-later-hear-why-al-pacino-t110982

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Pacino

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000199/bio?ref_=nm_dyk_trv_sm#trivia

12 Trivia Facts About Djimon Honsou

1. His name is pronounced Jie-mon Hahn-soo.
2. Djimon Hounsou was born on 24 April 1964 in Cotonou, Benin, West Africa, to Albertine and Pierre Hounsou, a cook. 
3. He moved to Lyon, France, when he was 13. 
4. Hounsou has graced the catwalks of Paris and London as a popular male model. He has since left his modeling career and has worked on Gladiator (2000) by Ridley Scott and Amistad (1997) by Steven Spielberg.
5. Came to Paris from Benin at the age of 13, couldn't find a job and ended as a vagrant, sleeping under bridges and rummaging in trash cans for food. 
6. A chance meeting with a photographer led to Hounsou being introduced to fashion designer Thierry Mugler, who encouraged Hounsou to pursue a modeling career.
7. He was in a Janet Jackson video "Love Will Never Do Without You" (1992).
8. On ER (1994), he played Mobalage Ikabo, a refugee from Nigeria. His actual homeland of Benin shares its largest border with Nigeria.
9. Fourth male African to receive an Oscar-nomination for acting. The other three were Basil Rathbone, Cecil Kellaway and Omar Sharif. All four men were nominated for 'Best Supporting Actor'.
10. He learned English by watching television.
11. He was in a relationship from 2007-2012 with his ex-fiancée, Kimora Lee Simmons. 
12. He has a son, Kenzo Lee Hounsou, born 30 May  2009, from her ex-fiancée Kimora Lee Simmons.

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djimon_Hounsou

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005023/bio?ref_=nm_dyk_trv_sm#trivia

12 Trivia Facts About Angel Locsin

1. Her real name is Angelica Locsin Colmenares.
2. Locsin was born on 23 April 1985 in Santa Maria, Bulacan and has lived with her father, Angelo Colmenares, and has had no contact with her mother since the age of 14.
3. She studied at St James College in Quezon City for her primary education and finished high school at the University of Santo Tomas High School in Manila. 
4. In August 2007, she attended a short-course for fashion design at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. 
5. Despite being of Christian faith, she is a part of a Muslim Royal Family in Marawi City in the province of Lanao del Sur through her mother.
6. Locsin was discovered at a shopping center by a talent scout and then auditioned for several commercials and was supposed to be a part of ABS-CBN's Star Circle Batch 9, but failed to sign a contract because her father opposed the idea.
7. Later, she became a contract star of GMA Artist Center, first appearing on the second season of the teen-oriented series, Click and was also included in the cast of Ang Iibigin Ay Ikaw.
8. She came to prominence for her television roles as Alwina in the 2004 fantasy-themed television series Mulawin and as the superheroine Darna in the TV adaptation of the Mars Ravelo comics. 
9. Locsin's first film appearance was in 2000 via Ping Lacson Supercop, wherein she played the role of a young Robina Gokongwei. 
10. Locsin was a contract artist of GMA Network up to early 2007 until she transferred to its rival network, ABS-CBN.
11. She later on starred in blockbuster films In The Name Of Love and One More Try for which she garnered critical acclaim for both performances earning her the Star Award for Movies for Movie Actress of the Year and the Box-Office Entertainment Award for Film Actress of the Year, winning both awards two consecutive years. 
12. In 2013, she won the FAMAS Award and the Film Academy of the Philippines Award for best actress for her performance in One More Try.

References:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1246742/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Locsin

12 Trivia Facts About Charlie Chaplin

1. Charles Spencer Chaplin was born on 16 April 1889 to Hannah Chaplin (born Hannah Harriet Pedlingham Hill) and Charles Chaplin Sr. 
2. There is no official record of his birth, although Chaplin believed he was born at East Street, Walworth, in South London.
3. Grandfather of Dolores Chaplin, Carmen Chaplin, Kiera Chaplin, Oona Chaplin, Aurélia Thiérrée and James Thierrée. Great-uncle of Drunkfux.
4. Long after becoming a millionaire, he continued to live in a shabby hotel room, and kept his studio checks in a trunk for months.
5. Invented his tramp costume with the help of Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle's pants. Arbuckle's father-in-law's derby, Chester Conklin's cutaway, Ford Sterling's size-14 shoes, the diminutive Charles Avery's jacket, and some crepe paper belonging to Mack Swain (which became the tramp's mustache). The only item that actually belonged to Chaplin was the whangee cane.
6. A much-repeated story claims that he once entered a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest and finished third! In some versions of the story, he came in second.
7. On July 6, 1925, he became the first actor to appear on the cover of Time magazine.
8. He was also the first actor to have a comic strip about him; Ed Carey's 1916 strip, "Pa's Imported Son-in-Law", detailed the adventures of Chaplin.
9. Although Adolf Hitler was not at all a huge fan--in fact, he had been misinformed that Charlie was Jewish, and therefore despised him--he was also well aware of how beloved Charlie was throughout the world at that time, and that was the reason he grew the Chaplin mustache: he thought it would endear him to the people.
10. In all his years of living and working in the United States, he never became a citizen.
11. As of 2011, he is the only person to receive a 12-minute standing ovation at the Academy Awards when he appeared to accept an honorary award "for the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century". It is the longest in the history of the Academy Awards.
12. On March 3, 1978, his dead body was stolen from the Corsier-Sur-Vevey cemetery. This took until May 18 when the police found the dead body.

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin

http://www.charliechaplin.com/

http://www.charliechaplin.com/en/articles/21-Overview-of-His-Life

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000122/bio?ref_=nm_dyk_trv_sm#trivia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXQJLzUnP7c

12 Trivia Facts About Ron Perlman

1. Perlman was born on 13 April 1950 in Washington Heights, New York. His mother, Dorothy (née Rosen), was a municipal employee, and his father, Bertram "Bert" Perlman, was a jazz drummer and repairman.
2. He has been married to Opal Stone Perlman since 14 February 1981 and they have two children: daughter Blake Amanda Perlman (born 1984) and son Brandon Avery Perlman (born 1990). His son produces electronic music under the name Delroy Edwards.
3. Has a dog (terrier) named Nigel.
4. Does not speak French and was the only American on set of the French film The City of Lost Children (1995). Regardless, he learned all of his lines and delivered them flawlessly.
5. Broke a rib while filming the subway scenes in Hellboy (2004). He jumped onto a train that was coming towards him.
6. Voiced the mutant villain Clayface on Batman: The Animated Series (1992), a character who, ironically, was a disfigured actor, then voiced the villain Slade on Teen Titans (2003), and also did the voice of the Hulk/Bruce Banner twice on two separate series, one for a guest spot on Fantastic Four (1994) and one for a guest spot on Iron Man (1994), in addition to providing the voice of Orion for Justice League (2001). He then played the comic book character Hellboy in Hellboy (2004). He went on to portray Batman in Justice League Heroes (2006).
7. With the creation of Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), at age 58, he became the oldest actor ever to play a main superhero.
8. Frequent voice collaborator with fellow voice actor Keith David in these computer games: Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game (1997), Lords of EverQuest (2003), Halo 2 (2004), Halo 3 (2007). Animated series: Aladdin (1994), Fantastic Four (1994), Justice League (2001), Teen Titans (2003). In addition, they have both had a guest appearance on the television series The Outer Limits (1995).
9. Is well known for his extensive body of work with acting under prosthetic and has given many actors, like Armin Shimerman (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)) and Michael Chiklis (Fantastic Four (2005)), advice on how to emote effectively under full-head prosthetic appliances.
10. Bears such a striking resemblance to singer and actor Tom Waits, that once, Waits was credited as Perlman on a movie poster.
11. In 2012, Perlman once again endured the 4-hour makeup routine required to transform him into Hellboy -- not for a sequel or other acting job but to fulfill the Make-A-Wish request of a six-year-old boy named Zachary who has leukemia. Creature effects house Spectral Motion applied Perlman's Hellboy makeup (and later also made up Zachary as Hellboy as well), and then Zachary got to spend the day hanging out with "Hellboy".
12. On 9 November 2016, Perlman announced via Facebook his intention to run for president in 2020.

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Perlman
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000579/bio?ref_=nm_dyk_trv_sm#trivia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzkA1xQcOME

12 Trivia Facts About Steven Seagal

1. Is the first foreigner ever to own and operate an Aikido dojo in Japan. Known as "Master Take Shigemichi", he was the chief instructor at the Aikido Tenshin Dojo in the city of Osaka.
2. Is an Aikido master - 7th Dan.
3. His first seven films were all starring roles, ending with Executive Decision (1996).
4. Broke Sean Connery's wrist when he was teaching him martial arts during the filming of Never Say Never Again (1983).
5. His love of guitar and appreciation of rasta music led him to study with a teacher in Jamaica, where he owns a vacation home.
6. Owns a very large collection of guitars and samurai swords.
7. All of his main leading role movies have been rated R except for Half Past Dead (2002) which was the only Seagal film to be PG-13.
8. He and Jackie Chan are friends and Chan offered him the role of the villain in Rush Hour 3 (2007), but Seagal turned it down.
9. Was asked to play a cameo in Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables (2010), but had to turn it down because of his fallout relationship with producer Avi Lerner. However, Seagal joined in another big ensemble film, Machete (2010).
10. Steven Seagal received Russian citizenship on 3 November 2016.
11. Married second wife Adrienne Larussa before his divorce from first wife Miyako Fujitani was finalized (they married in Japan). He eventually had the marriage to Larussa annulled when he began dating third wife Kelly LeBrock, who became pregnant with the couple's first child.
12. Steven Seagal acquired Serbian citizenship on 10 January 2016.

References:
 
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000219/bio?ref_=nm_dyk_trv_sm#trivia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Seagal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_10
http://stevenseagal.com/

12 Trivia Facts About Quentin Tarantino

1. Tarantino was born on 27 March 1963 in Knoxville, Tennessee, the son of Connie McHugh and Tony Tarantino. 
2. His father is of Italian descent, and his mother has English and Irish ancestry. 
3. His mother Connie McHugh was only age 16 when she gave birth to him.
4. Quentin was named after Quint Asper, Burt Reynolds' character in the CBS series Gunsmoke.
5. Collects old board games having to do with television series like I Dream of Jeannie (1965), The Dukes of Hazzard (1979), The A-Team (1983), etc.
6. First noted screenplay was titled "Captain Peachfuzz and the Anchovy Bandit", which was written in 1985.
7. Cites his influences as Martin Scorsese, Brian De Palma, Sergio Leone and Jean-Luc Godard.
8. Although he uses both elements in his films, he strongly detests violence and drugs.
9. Insists on being beside the camera at all times during a take. The notion of being in another room watching his actors perform on a video-assist monitor is both anathema and unacceptable to him.
10. Detests CGI (Computer-generated imagery) trickery, opting not to shoot a sequence at all unless it can be accomplished 'in-camera'. If a chase has to be filmed at 80mph, it must be captured as it happens and not faked with camera under-cranking.
11. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6927 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on 21 December 2015.
12. During his stay in the Philippines, Tarantino got trapped in traffic due to flooding as he was traveling to Malacanang Palace to meet President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and receive a lifetime achievement award. Refusing to give up, he and his partner Tikoy Aguiluz got off their limousine and took a pedicab each to reach the palace. After arriving, Tarantino stated "It was a lot of fun. It just took a long time but it was not bad at all.".

References:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000233/bio?ref_=nm_dyk_trv_sm#trivia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quentin_Tarantino

https://www.tarantino.info/

http://www.everythingtarantino.com/

12 Trivia Facts About Akira Kurosawa

1. Kurosawa was born on 23 March 1910 in Ōimachi in the Ōmori district of Tokyo to Isamu, his father, was a member of a former samurai family from Akita Prefecture and worked as the director of the Army's Physical Education Institute's lower secondary school, while his mother Shima came from a merchant's family living in Osaka. 
2. Akira was the eighth and youngest child of the moderately wealthy family, with two of his siblings already grown up at the time of his birth and one deceased, leaving Kurosawa to grow up with three sisters and a brother.
3. He had a son Hisao (b. 20-Dec-1945), and a daughter, award-winning film costume designer Kazuko (b. 29-Apr-1954).
4. Many of the characters in his period films were loosely based on historical figures.
5. Like his fellow World Cinema masters, Ingmar Bergman (who started in live theater) and Federico Fellini (who started in journalism) he came to cinema via circumvention after working as a painter.
6. His mentor was 'Kajiro Yamamoto'.
7. He was awarded the French Legion of Honor, 1984.
8. He was Awarded the Kyoto Prize, 1994.
9. He was a fan of the work of Sergei M. Eisenstein, who, like Kurosawa, edited his own films.
10. He was voted the 6th greatest director of all time by Entertainment Weekly, making him one among only two Asians along with Satyajit Ray (who is ranked in 25th position) on a list of 50 directors and the highest ranking non-American.
11. On 6 September 1998, Kurosawa died of a stroke in Setagaya, Tokyo, at the age of 88.
12. Kurosawa directed 30 films in a career spanning 57 years.

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Kurosawa

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000041/bio?ref_=nm_dyk_trv_sm#trivia

https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2010/mar/23/akira-kurosawa-100-google-doodle-anniversary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mw6LyyoeGE

12 Trivia Facts About Zhao Wei

1. Born on 12 March 1976 in Wuhu, Anhui, Zhao is the second child to Zhao Jiahai (Chinese: 赵家海; pinyin: Zhào Jiāhǎi), an engineer, and Wei Qiying (Chinese: 魏启颖; pinyin: Wèi Qǐyǐng), a primary school teacher.
2. She’s known as “China’s show-business Buffett” in the business world aside from being China’s first modern “national idol” to film and television fans.
3. Along with her husband, businessman Huang Youlong whom she married in 2008 in Singapore, the couple’s net worth is estimated to be over $1 billion, mostly made up stock from Alibaba Pictures in a deal she struck with close friend and Chinese billionaire Jack Ma in 2014, according to Forbes.
4. Successful investments in real estate, a French winery such as Chateau Monlot and St-Emilion Grand Cru (the winery launched the Bordeaux wine brand in the Chinese mass market), and a Singapore jewelry retailer have further boosted her fortune.
5. Zhao was a kindergarten teacher at the age of 17 when a film director came into her town looking for extras and her actual debut was in the film Hua Hun, starring Gong Li. After participating in the filming as an extra, Zhao decided she wanted to act, and left her hometown that became start of her career.
6. She married her husband, businessman Huang Youlong, in 2008 in Singapore and on April 2010, they had a daughter whom they named April.
7. Her big break came in the late 90s with the TV drama “My Fair Princess” where she starred alongside fellow actress Fan BingBing and become the youngest actress to win a Golden Eagle award, the Chinese equivalent to an Emmy Award.
8. She also recorded seven Mando-pop albums before 2009, landing in China’s top 10 hits several times.
9. She is quite excellent in studying, not only for her straight A student, she even got a master degree in directing in BFA. Her MFA dissertation defense score 99/100, ranking 1 of all the graduates.
10. Zhao made her directorial debut in 2013 with the young romance film “So Young” which ended up becoming a box office hit as well as the fifth highest-grossing film in China at the time, earning 141 million RMB in the first week and garnering 350 million RMB in total for the box office. The film won her the Best New Director at 22nd ShangHai Film Critics Award, 29th Annual Golden Rooster Award, The 8th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum, The 9th Chinese American Film Festival. Zhao Wei is also nominated for Best New Director at The 50th Golden Horse Awards.This film So Young is the Opening Film for the 4th New York Chinese Film Festival, New York and 9th Annual Los Angeles Chinese American Film Festival. Zhao win the Best Director Award at the Los Angeles Chinese American Film Festival.
11. Zhao, who is a practicing Buddhist, is also a vegetarian, is known for her excellent Chinese calligraphy skills, and believes that the key to maintaining beauty is to live a healthy lifestyle from within.
12. In 2005 she was appointed as a spokesperson and ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund and China Youth Concern Committee's "Awareness for Children Affected by AIDS" campaign; she also wrote the song "Still Time for Tomorrow" as the theme song for the campaign.

Sources:

http://asianwiki.com/Zhao_Wei

http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2057705/billionaire-actress-zhao-wei-splashes-out-3b-yuan-animation-firm

http://nextshark.com/vicki-zhao-instagram/

https://www.dramafever.com/news/8-things-you-need-to-know-about-zhao-wei/%3Ciframe%20class%3D

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhao_Wei
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2015/06/06/chinas-billionaire-actress-zhao-wei/#3a3e336e1476

12 Trivia Facts About Thora Birch

1. Thora Birch was born on March 11, 1982 in Los Angeles.
2. She is the eldest child of Jack Birch and Carol Connors, who have been her business managers throughout her acting career, and are former adult film actors who both appeared in supporting roles in Deep Throat (1972).
3. Birch is of German Jewish, Scandinavian and Italian ancestry.
4. The family's surname was originally "Biersch," coming from their German Jewish ancestors.
5. Her name, Thora, is derived from the name of the Norse god of thunder and lightning, Thor, and she has a younger brother named Bolt.
6. She made her film debut in the 1988 science-fiction comedy Purple People Eater, for which she won a Youth In Film Award and a Young Artist Award in the category of "Best Young Actress Under Nine Years of Age".
7. She got her first role at the age of 6 in the short-lived sitcom Day by Day (1988).
8. Was actually only 16 years old at the time she was filmed nude for a scene in American Beauty (1999). 
9. Used to live on her family ranch in East Los Angeles where she finished high school through a computer-based correspondence course.
10. Has a Green Belt in Karate.
11. Thora Birch is a vegetarian.
12. Does her own stunts.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thora_Birch

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_(TV_series)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126886?ref_=nmbio_trv_20

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000301/bio?ref_=nm_dyk_trv_sm#trivia