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Wesker

British  
/ ˈwɛskə /

noun

  1. Sir Arnold. born 1932, British dramatist, whose plays include Roots (1959), Chips With Everything (1962), The Merchant (1976), Caritas (1981), and Break My Heart (1997)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios and co-starring Raúl Briones, the indie — based on a 1957 Arnold Wesker play — takes place in a busy Times Square restaurant.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2024

The actor lent his voice to the “Destiny” game franchise and recently starred as “Resident Evil” villain Albert Wesker in a Netflix series based on the beloved zombie game franchise.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2023

British actresses Tamara Smart and Ella Balinska play the teenage and adult versions of Jade Wesker, before and after Umbrella's launch of the Joy antidepressant pill, secretly developed off the back of the T-virus programme.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2022

Arnold Wesker, a British playwright who drew on his heritage as a working-class Jew to create dramas that captured the dialogue and struggles of the common man, died April 12 in Brighton, England.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2016

Mr. Wesker is survived by his wife, Doreen, known as Dusty; their sons, Lindsay and Daniel; and a daughter, Elsa Hastad, from another relationship.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2016

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