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Aziz Ansari

Aziz Ansari is a stand-up comedian, actor, and director who gained recognition for playing Tom Haverford on Parks and Recreation and co-creating the Netflix series Master of None.

Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires

Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires (Batman Azteca: Choque de Imperios) is a 2025 Warner Bros. Animation, Ánima, and Chatrone animated film directed by Juan Meza-León, reimagining Batman as Yohualli Coatl in 1521 Tenochtitlan fighting Hernán Cortés.

Azula

Azula is the Fire Nation princess and Zuko's sister in Avatar: The Last Airbender, a firebending prodigy with blue flames and lightning, voiced by Grey DeLisle and played by Elizabeth Yu in Netflix's live-action series.

Azuloscurocasinegro

Azuloscurocasinegro (DarkBlueAlmostBlack) is Daniel Sánchez Arévalo's 2006 Spanish debut feature, a tragicomedy about Jorge, a doorman caring for his stroke-stricken father; it won three Goya Awards in 2007.

Azumanga Daioh (あずまんが大王)

Azumanga Daioh (あずまんが大王) is Kiyohiko Azuma's four-panel school comedy manga serialized in Comic Dengeki Daioh 1999–2002 in four volumes (3.25 million copies), adapted into a 26-episode 2002 J.C.Staff anime, and credited with establishing the moe 4-koma and nichijō-kei slice-of-life tradition.

Azumi (あずみ) (film)

Azumi (あずみ) is a 2003 Japanese samurai action film by Ryuhei Kitamura, adapted from Yu Koyama's manga, starring Aya Ueto as an orphan raised to assassinate warlords for the Tokugawa shogunate.

Azur & Asmar

Azur & Asmar (French: Azur et Asmar) is a 2006 animated film by Michel Ocelot about two foster brothers who become rivals on a quest for the Djinn Fairy.

Azura Skye

Azura Skye (Azura Dawn Storozynski, born 1981) is an American actress known as Jane Cooper on Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane, for supporting roles in 28 Days, Bandits, and Red Dragon, and for Best Actress awards for The Swerve (2018).

Azusa Tadokoro (田所 あずさ)

Azusa Tadokoro (田所あずさ, born 1993) is a Japanese voice actress and Lantis singer from Ibaraki, 36th Horipro Scout Caravan grand prix winner, voice of Mogami Shizuka in The Idolmaster Million Live!, Symboli Rudolf, and Moroha; INSPION Agency member since April 2026.

B Gata H Kei (B型H系)

B Gata H Kei (B型H系), or Yamada's First Time, is a Sanri Yoko four-panel comedy manga serialized in Weekly Young Jump 2004-2011 (300 chapters, 9 volumes), about a virgin high school girl aiming for 100 sex partners, adapted into a 12-episode 2010 anime by HAL Film Maker directed by Yusuke Yamamoto.

B movie

B movie: originally the low-budget second feature of a Hollywood double bill (1930s–1950s), later any cheap genre film; associated with Poverty Row studios, Val Lewton, and the 1948 Paramount Decree's end of the system.

B Positive

B Positive (CBS, 2020-2022) is a sitcom created by Marco Pennette with Chuck Lorre, starring Thomas Middleditch and Annaleigh Ashford; a divorced dad needs a kidney donor and gets one from high school classmate Gina, inspired by Pennette's own 2013 transplant.

B-Boy Blues

B-Boy Blues (2021 film, also called B-Boy Blues movie) is Jussie Smollett's directorial debut, adapting James Earl Hardy's 1994 novel about Brooklyn journalist Mitchell Crawford and Harlem bike messenger Raheim Rivers; released on BET+ June 9, 2022.

B-roll

B-roll (B roll, B-reel) is supplemental footage intercut with a video's main A-roll to cover cuts, establish scenes, and add variety; named for the second film reel, now sourced from shoots, stock, archives, or generative AI.

B: the Beginning

B: the Beginning is a 2018 Netflix original anime by Production I.G, created and directed by Kazuto Nakazawa (originally titled Perfect Bones). Set in Cremona, it follows detective Keith Flick and Killer B; a second season, Succession, followed in 2021.

B. A. Baracus

B. A. Baracus (Sergeant Bosco Albert "Bad Attitude" Baracus) is The A-Team's mechanic, driver, and muscle, played by Mr. T on NBC 1983-1987; famous for his fear of flying, his customized 1983 GMC van, and catchphrases like "I pity the fool"; recast as Quinton "Rampage" Jackson in the 2010 film.

B. C. Gowrishankar

B. C. Gowrishankar (ಬಿ.ಸಿ.ಗೌರಿಶಂಕರ್; 1950–2004) was an Indian Kannada cinematographer and director, six-time Karnataka State Film Award winner, known for Om, Mysore Mallige, and Pushpaka Vimana.

B. Gopal

B. Gopal (Bejavada Gopal, బి. గోపాల్) is a Telugu film director known for faction-action blockbusters with Balakrishna (Samarasimha Reddy, Narasimha Naidu) and Chiranjeevi's Indra; Filmfare Best Telugu Director winner. Not the journalist Anand Gopal or historian B. R. Gopal.

B. J. and the Bear

B.J. and the Bear is an NBC action-comedy series (Feb 10, 1979 – May 9, 1981; 46 episodes plus the 1978 pilot The Foundlings) starring Greg Evigan as trucker B.J. McKay and his chimpanzee Bear, created by Glen A. Larson, with a Sheriff Lobo spin-off and no DVD or streaming release.

B. J. Novak

B.J. Novak (Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak), American writer, actor, comedian, and director; Office writer-cast member playing Ryan Howard, author of One More Thing and The Book with No Pictures, director of Vengeance (2022).

B. P. Singh

B. P. Singh (Brijendra Pal Singh), Indian TV producer-director, FTII cinematography graduate, creator of CID (Sony, 1998) and Aahat, Fireworks Productions founder, FTII chairman 2018-2020.

B. R. Chopra (बालदेव राज चोपड़ा)

Baldev Raj Chopra (बालदेव राज चोपड़ा), known as B.R. Chopra, 1914-2008, Indian Hindi film director-producer (Naya Daur, Kanoon, Humraaz) and creator of the 94-episode Doordarshan serial Mahabharat (1988-90); Dadasaheb Phalke Award 1998, elder brother of Yash Chopra.

B. Saroja Devi

B. Saroja Devi (1938-2025), also called Abhinaya Saraswathi and Kannadathu Paingili, was an Indian actress and the first female superstar of Kannada cinema, with over 200 films across Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi, including 161 consecutive lead roles from 1955 to 1984.

B.A. Pass

B.A. Pass (बी.ए. पास) is a 2012 Hindi neo-noir erotic thriller directed by Ajay Bahl, adapted from Mohan Sikka's short story Railway Aunty; released 2 August 2013, starring Shadab Kamal and Shilpa Shukla, and an Osian's Cinefan Best Film winner.

B'Elanna Torres

B'Elanna Torres is the half-Klingon, half-human chief engineer of USS Voyager in Star Trek: Voyager, played by Roxann Dawson; a former Maquis who marries Tom Paris, mother of Miral, known for the episodes Faces, Extreme Risk, and Lineage.

B62 Studios

B62 Studios is a Mumbai film production house founded by brothers Aditya Dhar and Lokesh Dhar, named after their Lajpat Nagar home. Known for Article 370, Dhoom Dhaam, Baramulla, and the Dhurandhar franchise with Jio Studios.

Baa Bahoo Aur Baby (बा बहू और बेबी)

Baa Bahoo Aur Baby (बा बहू और बेबी), also written Baa Bahu Aur Baby, is a Hindi Star Plus comedy-drama (2005–2010) by Hats Off Productions about matriarch Godavari Thakkar's Mumbai joint family, starring Sarita Joshi, Deven Bhojani, and Benaf Dadachandji.

Baabul (बाबुल) (2006 film)

Baabul (बाबुल) is a 2006 Hindi family drama directed by Ravi Chopra, produced by B.R. Chopra, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Salman Khan, Rani Mukerji, and John Abraham, about a widowed daughter-in-law urged to remarry; released 8 December 2006, grossing $9,096,635 worldwide.

Baadshah (1999 film)

Baadshah (बादशाह) is a 1999 Hindi action comedy directed by Abbas-Mustan, starring Shah Rukh Khan as detective Raj, mistaken for a CBI agent; it flopped on release but became a cult classic.

Baadshah (బాద్‌షా) (2013 film)

Baadshah (బాద్‌షా), 2013 Telugu action comedy directed by Sreenu Vaitla, starring Jr. NTR and Kajal Aggarwal; produced by Bandla Ganesh, music by Thaman S, released 5 April 2013.