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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on April, 24, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the photo and detailed natal chart by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the comprehensive horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 45,458 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,458 Celebrities
106 celebrities or events were found for April, 24. Add to favourites (45 fans)Biography of Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter who has enjoyed success in the pop genres. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the highly publicized first season of the television series American Idol in 2002. She was originally marketed as a pop musician with her debut album Thankful (2003). With the release of her multi-platinum second album Breakaway (2004), Clarkson moved to a more pop rock-oriented style of music, and won two Grammy Awards. Clarkson's new album, entitled My December, was released on June 26, 2007. On an interview with Good Morning America, Simon Cowell was asked of the six American Idol winners, who he thought had the best voice. Cowell immediately answered that Kelly Clarkson did "by a mile", n... Add to favourites (57 fans)Biography of Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is an Academy Award-winning American singer, theatre and film actress, composer, liberal political activist, film producer and director. She has won Oscars for Best Actress and Best Original Song as well as multiple Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards, Golden Globe Awards. Streisand has ranked as the best selling female album artist of all-time in the United States, according to the RIAA, for over thirty years.. She is considered one of the most successful female entertainers in modern entertainment history and is the only woman on the list of best selling album recording artists in the US, with RIAA-certified shipments of over 71 million records.... Add to favourites (39 fans)Biography of Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine (born April 24, 1934) is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actress, well-known not only for her acting, but for her devotion to her belief in reincarnation. She is also the writer of a large number of autobiographical works, many dealing with her new age beliefs, such as solipsism, as well as her Hollywood career. She is the older sister of Warren Beatty. Early life Named after Shirley Temple, MacLaine was born Shirley MacLean Beaty in Richmond, Virginia's Bellevue neighborhood. Her father, Ira Owens Beaty, was a professor of psychology, public school administrator and real estate agent, and her mother, Kathlyn Corinne MacLean, was a Nova Scotia-born drama teacher; her grandparents were also teachers. The family was devoutly Baptist. MacLaine's father ... Add to favourites (30 fans)Biography of Véronique Sanson
Véronique Sanson (born April 24, 1949, in Boulogne, near Paris, France) is a French singer-songwriter with an avid following in her native country. She began in a trio named the Roche-Martin with François Bernheim and her sister Violaine Sanson. She introduced an very personal vocal style in French pop songs. Her voice has a very strong vibrato, often to expense of lyric's understanding. Veronique Sanson is playing piano and guitar. From 1973 to 1976 she was married to American rock musician Stephen Stills. Their son, Christopher Stills known as Chris Stills, is also a musician.... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Jean-Paul Gaultier
Jean-Paul Gaultier (born April 24, 1952, in Arcueil, Val-de-Marne) is a French fashion designer and past television presenter. Gaultier never received formal training as a designer. Instead, he started sending sketches to famous couture stylists at an early age. Pierre Cardin was impressed by his talent and hired him as an assistant in 1970. His first individual collection was released in 1976 and his characteristic irreverent style dates from 1981, and he has long been known as the enfant terrible (bad boy) of French fashion. Many of Gaultier's following collections have been based on street wear, focusing on popular culture, whereas others, particularly his Haute Couture collections, are very formal yet at the same time unusual and playful. Jean-Paul Gaultier produced sculptured co... Biography of Christine Ockrent
Christine Ockrent (born April 24, 1944) is a Belgian journalist. She was born in Brussels, Belgium, and graduated from Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) in 1965. She was the first anchor of the 8pm news on the "Antenne 2" French TV channel in 1981. She is married to Bernard Kouchner.... Biography of Philippe Petain
Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain, was a French general, later Chief of State of Vichy France (Chef de l'État Français), from 1940 to 1944. Due to his military leadership in World War I, he was viewed as a hero in France, but his actions during World War II resulted in a conviction and death sentence for treason, which was commuted to life imprisonment by Charles de Gaulle. In modern France, he is generally considered a traitor, and pétainisme is a derogatory term for certain reactionary policies. Born in Cauchy-à-la-Tour (in the Pas-de-Calais département, in the north of France) in 1856. He joined the French Army in 1876 and attended the St Cyr Military Academy in 1887 and the École Supérieur... Biography of Paula Yates
Paula Yates (24 April 1959 - 17 September 2000) was a British television presenter, best known for her work on cult TV music show, The Tube. Early life Born in Colwyn Bay, North Wales, she was brought up in a show business family. Her mother was Elaine Smith, a former showgirl, actress and writer of erotic novels, who used the stage names Hellen Thornton and Heller Toren. Until late in her life, Yates believed her father to be Jess Yates, who was known as "the Bishop" and presented the ITV religious programme Stars On Sunday. Yates and Smith were married from 1958 to 1975, though Yates was 16 years older than his wife and their marriage was unconventional. Jess Yates was sacked from his job in 1974 because of scandalous newspaper stories about his private life. In an unsettled child... Biography of Jill Ireland
Jill Ireland (April 24, 1936 – May 18, 1990) was an English actress. Born in London, England, Ireland was best known for her many films with her second husband, Charles Bronson, in the 1970s, and for her portrayal of Leila Kalomi in the Star Trek episode "This Side of Paradise". She was married to Scottish actor David McCallum from May 11, 1957 to 1967 and worked opposite him in the Man From U.N.C.L.E. episode; "The Quadripartite Affair" (season 1, episode 3 - 1964) and again four weeks later in episode 7; "The Guioco Piano Affair". If you did not know they were married, you would wonder why romeo Napoleon Solo was keeping his distance. She came back a third time in "The Tigers Are Coming Affair" (episode 37 in 1965). They had three sons, including their adopted son, Jason McCallum, ... Biography of Melinda Clarke
Melinda P. Clarke (born April 24, 1969) is an American actress who has worked on television series and independent films. Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m) Personal life Clarke was born in Dana Point, California to John Clarke, an actor, and Patricia (Lewis), a ballet dancer. She has a brother, Joshua, and a daughter, Kathryn Grace, with husband Ernie Mirich. Clarke resides in Beverly Hills, California. Her height is 5' 7" (1.70 m). She also had a sister named Heidi who died in 1995 due to a malignant heart tumor. Career Clarke appeared in the daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives (where her father John Clarke was a senior cast member), and starred on Soldier of Fortune, Inc. for both of its seasons. She also guest starred on Xena: Warrior Princess, Firefly, Charmed, and has had four me... Biography of Djimon Hounsou
Djimon Gaston Hounsou (born April 24, 1964) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated Beninois actor, dancer and fashion model. Early life Djimon Hounsou (pronounced /ʒaɪ́mʌ̌n ɒ́nsǔ/ (last name pronounced Hansoo)) was born in Cotonou, Benin, to Albertine and Pierre Hounsou. He immigrated to Paris at the age of thirteen with his brother, Edmond. One year before obtaining his college degree he dropped out of school. He lived on the streets for a while until he was discovered by fashion designer Thierry Mugler, who made him a model. Modeling led to acting. Career Djimon's film debut was in Without You I’m Nothing, and he has had television parts on Beverly Hills, 90210 and ER and a guest starring role on Alias, but received a larger role in the s... Biography of Dida Diafat
Dida Diafat, born April 24, 1970 in Algiers, Algeria, is a Frenchman who became a world champion in Thai kickboxing or Muay Thai at age 21. A fictionalised version of his life is depicted in the 2005 movie Chok-Dee, in which he plays himself. Dida is the only Thai fighter to win a contract with a French television channel. He is currently working on another movie but has no plans to return to the ring.... Biography of Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, born 24 April 1973 in ) is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and One Day International cricket. He is the only male player to score a double century in an innings in the history of ODI cricket. In 2002, Wisden ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time, next to Donald Bradman, and the second greatest one day international (ODI) batsman of all time, next to Viv Richards. In September 2007, the Australian leg spinner Shane Warne rated Tendulkar as the greatest player he has played with or against. Tendulkar was the only player of the current generation to be included in Bradman's Eleven. He is sometimes referred to as Little Master or Ma... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of José Touré
José Touré (born April 24, 1961 in Nancy) is a French former professional football (soccer) player. Touré was a member of the French squad that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.... Biography of Willem de Kooning
Willem de Kooning (April 24, 1904 – March 19, 1997) was an abstract expressionist painter, born in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. In the post World War II era, de Kooning painted in the area of abstract expressionism, sometimes labeled action painting, (meaning that he handled the paint spontaneously; dribbling, splattering or smearing it on). Others in this movement include Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, Arshile Gorky, Mark Rothko, and Clyfford Still. Later, de Kooning experimented with other art movements. De Kooning's parents, Leendert de Kooning and Cornelia Nobel, were divorced when he was about five years old, and he was raised by his mother and a stepfather. His early artistic training included eight years at the Rotterdam Academy of Fine Arts and Techniques. In the 1920s he wor... Biography of Dick Rivers
Dick Rivers (born Hervé Forneri on April 24, 1945 in Nice, France) is a French singer and actor who has been performing since the early 1960s. He was an important figure in introducing rock'n'roll music in France. He is known for being an avid admirer of Elvis Presley, who highly influenced both his siging and looks. He started in 1961 as the lead singer of the band Les Chats Sauvages but shortly left to pursue a solo career in 1962. His latest album, called Dick Rivers, was released in 2006. Discography Les Chats Sauvages, Pathé-Marconi, 1961 Les Chats Sauvages, Pathé-Marconi, 1962 Dick Rivers, Pathé-Marconi, 1962 Dick, Pathé-Marconi, 1963 Dick, Pathé-Marconi, 1964 Dick, Pathé-Marconi, 1964 Dick, Pathé-Marconi, 1965 Dick, Pathé-Marconi, 1966 Dick Rivers Story, Pathé... Biography of William the Silent
Prince William I of Orange, Count of Nassau (April 24, 1533 — July 10, 1584), also widely known as William the Silent (Dutch: Willem de Zwijger), was born in the House of Nassau. He became Prince of Orange in 1544 and is thereby the founder of the House of Orange-Nassau. He was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years' War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648. A wealthy nobleman, William originally served at the court of the governor Margaret of Parma. Unhappy with the lack of political power for the local nobility and the Spanish persecution of Dutch Protestants, William joined the Dutch uprising and turned against his former masters. The most influential and politically capable of the rebels, he led the Du... Biography of Christian Bobin
Christian Bobin (born in Le Creusot on 24 April 1951) is a French author and poet, and winner of the 1993 Prix des Deux Magots for the book Le Très-Bas (English title: The Secrets of Francis of Assisi). Works Lettre pourpre (Ed. Brandes, 1977) Le feu des chambres (Ed. Brandes, 1978) Le baiser de marbre noir (Ed. Brandes, 1984) Souveraineté du vide (Ed.Fata Morgana, 1985) L’homme du désastre (Ed. Fata Morgana, 1986) Dame, roi, valet (Ed. Brandes, 1987) Lettres d’or (Ed. Fata Morgana, 1987) Le huitième jour de la semaine (Ed. Lettres Vives, 1988) Préface de Air de solitude de Gustave Roud Fata Morgana 1988 L’enchantement simple (Ed. Lettres Vives, 1989) La part manquante (Ed. Gallimard, 1989) Éloge du rien (Ed. Fata Morgana, 1990) La vie passante (Ed. Fata Morgana... Biography of Mano Solo
Mano Solo (24 April 1963 – 11 January 2010), born Emmanuel Cabut, was a French singer. He was born in Châlons-sur-Marne on 24 April 1963 to the artist Cabu and Isabelle Monin, co-founder of the ecology-related magazine, La Gueule ouverte. Early life From age 17, Mano Solo played guitar in a punk rock group, les Chihuahuas. He began singing his own compositions in the early nineties. He then sang regularly at the Tourtour theatre in Paris, alongside singers Marousse and P'tit Louis. Recording career His first album, La Marmaille Nue ("The Naked Children"), was released in 1993 and sold 100,000 copies in the first year. 1995 saw his second album, Les Années Sombres ("The Dark Years"), a somber album that also went gold in its first months. In 1996, he regrouped with part of t... Biography of Bridget Riley
Bridget Louise Riley CH CBE (born April 24, 1931 in Norwood, London) is an English painter who is one of the foremost proponents of op art, art that exploits the fallibility of the human eye. Bridget was educated at Cheltenham Ladies' College; she studied art first at Goldsmiths College and later at the Royal College of Art, where her fellow students included artists Peter Blake and Frank Auerbach. She left college early to look after her ailing father, and suffered a mental breakdown shortly thereafter. After recovery, she worked in a number of jobs, including several as an art teacher, and briefly in the art department of the advertising company J. Walter Thompson. In the late 1950s, Riley began to produce works in a style recognisably her own, a style inspired by a number of sourc... Biography of Rula Jebreal
Rula Jebreal ( رولا جبريل; Haifa, April, 24 1973 in Haifa) is a Palestinian journalist, TV host (Il Miglio verde) and author. She lives in Italy.... Biography of Joseph Gallieni
Joseph Simon Gallieni (24 April 1849 - 27 May 1916) was a French soldier, most active as a military commander and administrator in the French colonies and finished his career during the First World War. He was made Marshal of France posthumously in 1921. Historians such as Georges Blond, Basil Liddell Hart, and Henri Isselin credit Gallieni with being the guiding intelligence behind the French victory in the First Battle of the Marne in 1914. Early Life and Career Gallieni was born in Saint-Beat, in the department of Haute-Garonne. He was educated at the Prytanée Militaire in La Flèche, and then the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, becoming a Second Lieutenant in the Marines before serving in the Franco-Prussian War. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1873 and Captain in 1878. H... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joséphine Jobert
Josephine Jobert, born April 24, 1985 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is a French actress and singer, the daugther of screenwriter, film director and composer Véronique Rouveyrolli and photograpy director Charles Jobert. Filmography # "Saint-Ex, nos années pension" .... Amel (1 episode, 2009) ... aka "N.A.P., nos années pension" (France: new title) - Souriez vous êtes filmés (2009) TV episode .... Amel # "Foudre" .... Alice Watson (10 episodes, 2007) - Alex en flammes (2007) TV episode .... Alice Watson - Episode #1.4 (2007) TV episode .... Alice Watson - À l'autre bout du monde (2007) TV episode .... Alice Watson - Alice ou Manon (2007) TV episode .... Alice Watson - Ça se déchire (2007) TV episode .... Alice Watson (5 more)... Biography of Denise Milani
Denise Milani, born April 24, 1980 in Frystek-Mistek, is a Czech model. She lives in California. External link: http://www.myspace.com/denisemilani... Biography of Sasha Barrese
Sasha Barrese (born Alexandra Barrese 24 April 1981 Maui, Hawaii, U.S.) is an American actress best known for her role in the WB sitcom Run of the House. She is the daughter of actress and model Katherine Barrese. Barrese was raised in Paris, France until she was 4 years old. She had a role in the film Jezebel's Kiss (1990). Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Captain Sensible
Captain Sensible (born Raymond Burns, 24 April 1954) is a singer and guitarist (and sometimes bassist) who grew up in Croydon, England, and founded the punk rock band The Damned in 1976. After leaving the band, he reinvented himself as an alternative pop singer with a rebellious, self-conscious image. His signature headwear is a red beret. Early life He was born Raymond Burns in London borough of Balham. The Damned Originally a member of the Johnny Moped band, Sensible joined The Damned in 1976 on the suggestion of his work colleague Rat Scabies, the band's drummer, filling a number of positions during his tenure (including bassist, lead guitarist and keyboardist), and eventually becoming the band's main songwriter following the departure of Brian James. He left in the 1980s to ... Biography of Jakob Böhme
Jakob Böhme (1575 – November 17, 1624) was a German Christian mystic. He is also known as Jacob Behmen. Böhme was born in eastern Germany, near Görlitz. He grew up as a Lutheran, and worked as a shoemaker in Görlitz. Böhme had mystical experiences throughout his youth, culminating in a vision in 1600 that he received through observing the exquisite beauty of a beam of sunlight reflected in a pewter dish. He believed this vision revealed to him the spiritual structure of the world, as well as the relationship between God and man, and good and evil. At the time he chose not to speak of this experience openly, preferring instead to continue his work and raise a family. "Aurora" and writings Then after another vision in 1610, he began writing his first treatise, Aurora, or Die Mor... Biography of Hugh Dowding
Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswell Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding , (24 April 1882 - 15 February 1970) was a British officer in the Royal Air Force. He was the commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain. Early life Dowding was born in Moffat, Scotland. He was educated at Winchester College and at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and later served abroad in the Royal Artillery. Career After obtaining his pilot's licence in December 1913, he joined the Royal Flying Corps (RFC). He was sent to France and in 1915 was promoted to commander of 16 Squadron. After the Battle of the Somme, Dowding clashed with General Hugh Trenchard, the commander of the RFC, over the need to rest pilots exhausted by non-stop duty. As a result Dowding was sent back to Britain an... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thad Luckinbill
Thad Luckinbill (born April 24, 1975 in Enid, Oklahoma) is an American actor, currently on the cast of the soap opera The Young and the Restless as J. T. Hellstrom since November 1999. Luckinbill attended the University of Oklahoma as a business finance major where he joined Delta Tau Delta. He was fraternity brothers with singer/songwriter Creede Williams. His mother is a singer and taught him to love music. During his childhood, Luckinbill learned to play guitar. He has a twin brother, Trent, who lives and works in Washington, D.C. Luckinbill guest-starred on several primetime television shows including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Providence, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Nash Bridges, 8 Simple Rules, Without a Trace, and Nip/Tuck, where he appeared nude. Luckinbill also starred ... Biography of Susanna Agnelli
Susanna Agnelli, Contessa Rattazzi, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (born April 24, 1922) is an Italian politician and writer. She is the only woman to have been Minister of Foreign Affairs in Italy. Biography Born in Turin, she is the daughter of Eduardo Agnelli and Donna Virginia Bourbon del Monte, a daughter of the Prince di San Faustino and his Kentucky-born wife Jane Campbell. Her brother Gianni Agnelli was the head of Fiat in which the Agnelli family hold the controlling interest. The family also held investments which represented the largest percentage of the Italian stockmarket. In 1945 she married count Urbano Rattazzi with whom she had six children and later divorced. She was elected to the Italian Parliament in 1976 for the Italian Republican Party (PRI), becoming a senator... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael Scott Dill
Michael Scott Dill, born April 24, 1962 in Sacramento, is an American restaurateur, owner of "Numbers" in Hollywood.... Biography of Omar Vizquel
Omar Enrique Vizquel Gonzalez (born April 24, 1967 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball shortstop who is currently a free agent. Previously, Vizquel played for the Seattle Mariners (1989-1993) the Cleveland Indians (1994-2004)and the San Francisco Giants. Vizquel is considered one of baseball's all-time best defensive shortstops, winning nine consecutive Gold Gloves (1993-2001) and two more in 2005 and 2006. He also tied Cal Ripken's AL record, since surpassed, for most consecutive games at shortstop without an error (95 between September 26, 1999 and July 21, 2001). As of 2007, his .984 career fielding percentage is the highest of all-time for a shortstop in Major League history. On May 25, 2008, Vizquel became the all-time leader in games played at that position, passing Lui... Biography of Sue Grafton
Sue Taylor Grafton (born April 24, 1940 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA) is a contemporary American author of detective novels. Biography Early years Sue Grafton is the daughter of novelist C. W. Grafton and Vivian Harnsberger, both of whom were the children of Presbyterian ministers. Grafton and her sister Ann were raised in Louisville, Kentucky. She attended both the University of Louisville (freshman year) and Western Kentucky State Teachers College (sophomore and junior years) before graduating from the University of Louisville in 1961 with a bachelors degree in English Literature and minors in Humanities and the Fine Arts. After graduating, Grafton held various jobs as a hospital admissions clerk, cashier, and medical secretary in Santa Monica, California and Santa Barbara, ... Biography of Vincent de Paul
Saint Vincent de Paul (April 24, 1581 – September 27, 1660) was born at Pouy, Landes, Gascony, France to a peasant family. His feast was formerly kept on July 19, but is now observed on September 27 - the day of his death. He studied humanities at Dax with the Cordeliers and he graduated in theology at Toulouse. Vincent de Paul was ordained in 1600, remaining in Toulouse until he went to Marseille for an inheritance. On his way back from Marseille, he was taken captive by Turkish pirates to Tunis, and sold into slavery. After converting his owner to Christianity, Vincent de Paul was freed in 1607. Vincent returned to France and served as priest in a parish near Paris. He was at once discouraged by the number of babies brought to Notre Dame, so he established a home for these foundlin... Biography of Stacy Haiduk
Stacy Haiduk is an American actress who has starred in numerous television shows such as Superboy, seaQuest DSV, and more recently as a recurring character on Heroes and as a main character on the popular daytime soap opera All My Children. Early career: Superboy Haiduk first achieved national fame when she was cast in the role of Lana Lang in the live-action Superboy TV series of 1988. The series ran for four years (1988-1992), and Haiduk was the only cast member to remain for (almost) its entire 100 episode run. After the series ended, she appeared in the direct to video cult film Luther the Geek for Troma Entertainment, in which she appeared nude. seaQuest DSV After portraying regular character Rhea McPherson, an aspiring FBI-agent, in the short-lived Spelling series The Roun... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stanny Van Paesschen
Stanny Van Paesschen, born April 24, 1957 in Ekeren, is a Belgian equestrian champion.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Edmund Cartwright
Edward (Edmund) Cartwright (24 April 1743 – 30 October 1823) was an English clergyman and inventor of the power loom. Life and work Born in Nottinghamshire, England, Cartwright was educated at University College, Oxford and became a clergyman of the Church of England. Cartwright began his career as a clergyman, becoming, in 1779, rector of Goadby Marwood, Leicestershire; in 1786 he was a prebendary in Lincoln (Lincolnshire) cathedral. He addressed the problem of mechanical weaving. Mechanical spinning and the factory system, were already in place. He designed the first power loom in 1784 patented it in 1785, and it proved to be incredibly valueable and useful and special. In the 1786, he patented another loom which served as the model for later inventors to work upon. For a mechanic... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Prouvost
Jean Prouvost, born April 24, 1885 in Roubaix, died October 18, 1978 in Yvoy-le-Marron, was a French entrepreneur and publisher. Bibliography Barillon (Raymond), Le cas Paris-Soir, Paris, A. Colin, Col. Kiosque, 1959. Boegner (Philippe), Oui Patron. Hanoteau (Guillaume), La fabuleuse aventure de Paris-Match. Encyclopaedia universalis. Universalia, 1979.... Biography of Derek Luke
Derek Luke (born April 24, 1974) is an American actor. He won the Independent Spirit Award for his big-screen debut performance in the 2002 film Antwone Fisher, directed and produced by Denzel Washington. Early life Luke was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of pianist Marjorie Dixon and Guyanese native Maurice Luke, a former actor. He has two brothers, Daniel and Maurice. He is a graduate of Snyder High School in Jersey City. Luke married singer-actress Sophia Adella Hernandez in 1998. Career Luke was discovered while working at the Studio Emporium gift shop on the Sony studio lot and given the Fisher role, a story which is still repeated on the Sony studio tour. Luke played one of the four male leads in Spike Lee's 2008 war film Miracle at St. Anna replacing Wesley ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Sargueil
Jean Sargueil, born April 24, 1920 in Egletons, is a French businessman, former Chairman of group LIP.... Biography of Claude Dubois
Claude André Dubois (born 24 April 1947 in Montreal) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Dubois was an early star of the francophone musical Starmania. He was a vocalist in the Canadian famine relief song "Tears Are Not Enough" and was nominated Most Promising Male Vocalist at the Juno Awards of 1985. More recently, Dubois made headlines after accusing the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation of "racism" and "insulting Quebecers" after chopping all of the Quebec artists from the televised version of the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame gala in Toronto.... Biography of Renée Longarini
Renée Longarini, born April 24, 1931 in Pordenone, is an Italian actress. Filmography Immorale, L' (1967) .... Giulia Masini ... aka Beaucoup trop pour un seul homme (France) ... aka Climax (USA) ... aka Too Much for One Man Dolce vita, La (1960) (uncredited) .... Miss Steiner ... aka Dolce vita, La (France) ... aka Douceur de vivre, La (France: alternative title) ... aka The Sweet Life (UK)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Darrigade
André Darrigade (born Naroose, 24 April 1929) is a former French professional road bicycle racer who raced between 1951 and 1966. Darrigade, known as a sprint specialist is most famous for winning the 1959 World Cycling Championship and twice winning the maillot vert (or green jersey) as the best sprinter at the 1959 and 1961 Tour de France. Darrigade also won the 1956 Giro di Lombardia. Despite winning 22 stages over Tours de France and donning 18 yellow jerseys (or the maillot jaune), Darrigade was a poor climber and lost time over the mountains, thereby failing to compete in the final general classification. His best final position was 16th in 1956, 1959 and 1960. Major achievements 1953 37th, Overall, Tour de France 1st, Stage 12 1954 1st, Overall, Tour de Picardie ... Biography of José Sarney
José Ribamar Ferreira de Araújo Costa Sarney, (pron. IPA: ), (born April 24, 1930, in Pinheiro, Maranhão) is a Brazilian writer and politician. He served as president of Brazil from March 15, 1985 to March 15, 1990. He was the son of Sarney de Araújo Costa and Kiola Ferreira de Araújo Costa. In 1965 he legally adopted the name José Sarney de Araújo Costa, usually shortened to José Sarney (pron. IPA: ), for electoral purposes, since he was known as "Zé do Sarney", as in "José, son of Sarney". His father was named Sarney because he was born on property owned by Sir Ney, an Englishman for whom his father (José Sarney's grandfather) worked. Political biography After the military coup that overthrew President João Goulart in 1964, Sarney was a member of the ARENA, the political party ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Giorgio De Lullo
Giorgio De Lullo, born April 24, 1921 in Rome, died July 10, 1981 in Rome, was an Italian actor. Filmography (source: http://italian.imdb.com/name/nm0209956/ ) Giorni d'amore sul filo di una lama (1973) ... alias Love and Death on the Edge of a Razor (Europe: English title) Successo, Il (1965) (TV) "Giuseppe Verdi" (1963) TV mini-series Processo di Verona, Il (1963) .... Alessandro Pavolini ... alias Procès de Verone, Le (France) ... alias The Verona Trial Addio Napoli! (1955) .... Tom ... alias Goodbye Naples! (International: English title: informal literal title) Canzoni di tutta Italia (1955) In amore si pecca in due (1954) .... Arturo Giorgi Appassionatamente (1954) .... Carlo Non è mai troppo tardi (1953) ... alias It's Never Too Late (International: Engl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alphonse Bertillon
Alphonse Bertillon (April 24, 1853—February 13, 1914) was a French law enforcement officer and biometrics researcher who created anthropometry, an identification system based on physical measurements (sole sources give April 22, 1853). Anthropometry was the first scientific system police used to identify criminals. Until this time, criminals could only be identified based on eyewitness accounts, which are known to be unreliable. The method was eventually supplanted by fingerprinting, but "his other contributions like the mug shot and the systematisation of crime-scene photography remain in place to this day." Alphonse Bertillon was born April 24, 1853 in Paris. He was a son of statistician Louis-Adolphe Bertillon and younger brother of the statistician and demographer Jacques Bertillon.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Penn Warren
Robert Penn Warren (April 24, 1905 – September 15, 1989) was an American poet, novelist, and literary critic, and was one of the founders of New Criticism. He was also a charter member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. He is the only person to have won Pulitzer Prizes for both fiction and poetry. He won the Pulitzer in 1947 for his novel All the King's Men (1946) and won his subsequent Pulitzer Prizes for poetry in 1957 and then in 1979. Life Warren was born on April 24, 1905, in Guthrie, Kentucky. He graduated from Clarksville High School in Tennessee, Vanderbilt University in 1925 and the University of California, Berkeley in 1926. Warren later attended Yale University and obtained his B. Litt. as a Rhodes Scholar from New College, Oxford, in England in 1930. That same year he b... Biography of John de Mol
Johannes "John" Hendrikus Hubert de Mol (born April 24, 1955 in Hilversum) is a Dutch media tycoon and billionaire. In 2005, Forbes magazine named him as one of the 500 richest people in the world. De Mol is one of the men behind production companies Endemol and Talpa. Endemol De Mol, a well known personality in the Netherlands, acquired his fortune producing television programmes. In 1997-1999 he developed the highly popular reality television series Big Brother with his own production company John de Mol Produkties. In 1994 his company merged with Joop van den Ende TV-Producties into Endemol, but it still functioned on its own. He also produced Love Letters, 1 vs. 100 and Deal or No Deal (Miljoenenjacht) for Endemol. De Mol sold his share of Endemol in 2000 to Telefonica, but continu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 - June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Born in Lima, Ohio, he studied music at Kentucky State College and Wayne State University before playing in Detroit at the beginning of his career. From a very large family with five sisters and nine brothers, Henderson was encouraged by his parents and an older brother James T. to study music. Early musical interests included drums, piano, saxophone and composition. He was particularly enamored of his brother's record collection. He listened to Lester Young, Flip Phillips, Stan Getz, Lee Konitz, Charlie Parker and Jazz at the Philharmonic recordings. By eighteen, Henderson was active on the Detroit jazz scene of the mid-'50s, playing in jam sessions with visiting New York stars. The diverse musical o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Barbour
John Barbour (born 24 April 1933 in Toronto, Canada) is an actor, comedian, and television host, known as one of the hosts of the reality television series Real People. He won an award in 1992 for his documentary on the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Career Barbour moved to America in the early sixties. His comedy act dealt in part with civil rights and black-white relations, particularly with the 1965 album "It's Tough to be White." Barbour portrayed a game show host named Harry Monte in a 1975 episode of Sanford and Son. He also directed and wrote the 1991 documentary The JFK Assassination: The Jim Garrison Tapes. This film covers the investigation of District Attorney Jim Garrison, who, after the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy, decided to further investigate the off... Biography of Lucie Rivel
Lucie Rivel, born April 24, 1910 in Metz, is a French painter.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope (London, 24 April 1815 – 6 December 1882) became one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of Trollope's best-loved works, known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, revolve around the imaginary county of Barsetshire; he also wrote penetrating novels on political, social, gender issues and conflicts of his day. Trollope has always been a popular novelist. Noted fans have included Sir Alec Guinness (who never travelled without a Trollope novel), former British Prime Ministers Harold Macmillan and Sir John Major, economist John Kenneth Galbraith, American novelists Sue Grafton and Dominick Dunne and soap opera writer Harding Lemay. Trollope's literary reputation dipped somewhat during the last years of his life, but he re... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Escarpit
Robert Escarpit, born April 24, 1918 in Saint-Macaire (Gironde), died November 19, 2000 in Langon (Gironde), is a French writer, novelist, journalist and professor. Selected bibliography: * Les Londiniennes, 1935 * Contracorrientes mexicanas, Mexico Robredo, 1947 * Précis d'histoire de la littérature anglaise, Hachette, 1950. * Contes et légendes du Mexique, Fernand Nathan, 1953. * L'Angleterre dans l'œuvre de Madame de Staël, Didier, 1954. * Guide anglais, Hachette, 1954 (avec la coll. de Jean Dulck) * Rudyard Kipling, Hachette, 1955. * Sociologie de la littérature, Que sais-je ? Presses Universitaires de France, 1958. * Les dieux du Patamba, Fayard, 1958. * Les deux font la paire, Fayard, 1959. * Peinture fraîche, Fayard, 1960. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Franck Pavloff
Franck Pavloff, born April 24, 1940 in Nîmes, is a French novelist. Bibliography * Pondichéry-Goa, Carnets Nord, 2011 * La chapelle des apparences, Albin Michel, 2007 * Le squat résiste, éditeur Syros, souris noir, 2006 * Le pont de Ran-Mositar, Albin Michel, 2005 * Matin brun, Éditions Cheyne, 1999 (ISBN 2841160297) ; Libris, 2005 (ISBN 2744406422). Egalement intégré dans le recueil de texte Eclairer sans brûler, édité à l'occasion du salon du livre antifasciste de Gardanne 1997 (ISBN 2742713883) * Mon copain a volé (avec Anne de La Roche Saint-André, Brigitte Ventrillon et Olivier Tallec), éditions Autrement, 2001 (ISBN 2746700522) * Menace sur la ville, Albin Michel, 1998 (ISBN 2226091130) * Après moi, Hiroshima, Gallimard, 2003 (ISBN 207042... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pauline Kergomard
Pauline Kergomard, born Marie Pauline Jeanne Reclus April 24, 1838 in Bordeaux, died in 1925 in Saint-Maurice (Val-de-Marne), is a teacher and writer, and the founder of nursery classes in France. Works Galerie enfantine illustres (1879) Les biens de la terre, causeries enfantines (1879) L'amiral Coligny (1881) Nouvelles enfantines (1881) Une brouille de peu de durée. Les Convives de Gabrielle. Fileuse et couseuse (1883) Histoire de France des petits enfants (1883) L'éducation maternelle dans l'école (1886) Cinquante images expliquées (1890) Heureuse rencontre (1895) Les Écoles maternelles de 1837 jusqu'en 1910, aperçu rapide (1910) L'enfant de deux à six ans Bibliography Éric Plaisance, Pauline Kergomard et l'école maternelle, PUF, Paris, 1996, 127 p. (Péd... Biography of Erich Raeder
Erich Johann Albert Raeder (24 April 1876-6 November 1960) was a naval leader in Germany before and during World War II. Raeder attained the highest possible naval rank—that of Großadmiral (Grand Admiral) — in 1939, becoming the first person to hold that rank since Alfred von Tirpitz. Raeder led the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) for the first half of the war, but resigned in 1943 and was replaced by Karl Dönitz. He was sentenced to life in prison at the Nuremberg Trials, but was later released. Biography Early years Raeder was born into a middle-class family in Wandsbek in the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein in the German Empire. His father was a headmaster. He joined the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) in 1894 and rapidly rose in rank, becoming Chief of Staff for Franz von... Biography of Daniel Logan (psychic)
Daniel Logan, born April 24, 1936 in New York, is an American psychic, writer, lecturer and actor (source: Tom Csere).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chipper Jones
Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones, Jr. (born April 24, 1972) is a Major League baseball player for the National League's Atlanta Braves. Although initially a shortstop, he has spent most of his career as the starting third baseman for the Braves. In 2002 and 2003, Jones primarily played left field, before returning to third base in 2004. Jones debuted in 1993, and has played his entire career with the Atlanta Braves. Chipper won the 1999 National League Most Valuable Player Award, as well as the 1999 and 2000 National League Silver Slugger Award for third basemen. He currently holds the Braves team record for career on base percentage (.406), and on July 5, 2007, he passed Dale Murphy for third place on the Braves all-time career home run list. In his career, through the 2010 season, Jones... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Enda Kenny
Enda Kenny (born 24 April 1951) is an Irish politician, the leader of the Fine Gael party and Leader of the Opposition in Dáil Éireann. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for Mayo since 1975, having succeeded his father Henry Kenny. Kenny served as Minister for Tourism and Trade from 1994 to 1997. He has been leader of Fine Gael since 2002, and is the longest-serving TD in Dáil Éireann still in office, and is the incumbent Father of the Dáil. He is also a two-term Vice President of the European People's Party. Early and private life Enda Kenny was born in Castlebar, County Mayo in 1951. The third child in a family of five, he was educated locally at St. Patrick's national school in Cornanool and St. Gerald's College (De La Salle) in Castlebar. Kenny subsequently attended St Patrick's... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Doug Clifford
Doug "Cosmo" Clifford (born Douglas Clifford, April 24, 1945, Palo Alto, California, United States) played drums in the American rock band, Creedence Clearwater Revival. After CCR broke up, Clifford and former CCR bassist Stu Cook, joined Don Harrison in the Don Harrison Band, and also issued a solo album. In 1995, Clifford and Cook formed the band Creedence Clearwater Revisited.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eduard Fernández
Eduard Fernández Serrano (24 August 1964, Barcelona) is an awarded Catalan actor. He has won two Goya Award for Fausto 5.0 and for En la ciudad. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0273464/ ) # "La princesa de Éboli" (2010) TV series (post-production) .... Felipe II # La mosquitera (2010) (post-production) .... Miquel # Pa negre (2010) (completed) # Biutiful (2010) # Luna caliente (2009) .... Juan # Flores negras (2009) .... Peter # Tres dies amb la família (2009) .... Josep Maria ... aka "Three Days with the Family" - International (English title) # Amores locos (2009) .... Enrique ... aka "Crazy Loves" - International (English title) # El vestido (2008) .... Fernando # La noche que dejó de llover (2008) # Che: Part Two (2008) .... Ciro Algarañaz ... aka "G... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claude Arnaud
Claude Arnaud, born April 24, 1955 in Paris, is a French writer. award Prix Femina du premier roman (1994) for "Le caméléon" Prix Femina de l'essai (2004) for "Qui dit je en nous ?"... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eric Snow
Eric Snow (born April 24, 1973 in Canton, Ohio) is a retired American professional basketball player and businessman. He is now an analyst on NBA TV. High school career Snow began his basketball career at Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio. He was McKinley High School’s MVP for three straight seasons College career At Michigan State, Snow led some of head coach Jud Heathcote's most exciting teams. In his senior season, the Spartans earned a #3 seed to the 1995 NCAA Tournament, but were upset in the first round by Weber State. NBA career After college, Snow was chosen by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 1995 NBA Draft. He was immediately traded to the Seattle SuperSonics, where he played sparingly for the next two-and-one-half seasons. On Januar... Biography of Tyson Ritter
The All-American Rejects are an American rock band formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1999. The band consists of lead vocalist and bass guitarist Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist, Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist Mike Kennerty, and drummer Chris Gaylor. The band achieved mainstream success with their debut self-titled studio album, The All-American Rejects, released in 2003. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA and spawned the hit single "Swing, Swing". The band's second album, Move Along (2005), brought the band more mainstream success. The album produced three hit singles; "It Ends Tonight", "Dirty Little Secret" and "Move Along", all of which charted in the top fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Both "Move Along" and "Dirty Little Secret" sold over two million digital downloads... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Richard M. Daley
Richard Michael Daley (born April 24, 1942) is a United States politician, member of the national and local Democratic Party, and currently the Mayor of Chicago, Illinois. He was elected mayor in 1989 and reelected in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007. He is the second longest serving mayor, after his father, Richard J. Daley. Daley announced on September 7, 2010, that he would not run for re-election in 2011. His term will end May 16, 2011. Daley was chosen by Time magazine in its April 25, 2005 issue as the best out of five mayors of large cities in the United States, and characterized as having "imperial" style and power, he has presided over a resurgence in tourism, the modernization of the Chicago Transit Authority, the mayoral takeover of the Chicago Public Schools, the constructio... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marceline Day
Marceline Day (April 24, 1908 – February 16, 2000) was an American motion picture actress whose career began as a child in the 1910s and ended in the 1930s. Born Marceline Newlin in Colorado Springs, Colorado and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, she was the younger sister of film actress Alice Day. Marceline Day began her film career after her sister, Alice Day, became a featured actress as a Mack Sennett "Bathing Beauty" in one and two-reel comedies for Keystone Studios. Day made her first film appearance alongside her sister in the 1924 Sennett comedy Picking Peaches before being cast in a string of comedy shorts opposite actor Harry Langdon and a stint in early Hollywood Westerns opposite such silent film cowboy stars as Hoot Gibson, Art Acord and Jack Hoxie. Gradually, Day began a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael Parks
Michael Parks (born Harry Samuel Parks; April 24, 1940) is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in almost fifty films and has made frequent TV appearances, but is probably best known for his work in recent years with Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, and Kevin Smith as well as the 1969 television series Then Came Bronson. Personal life Parks was born Harry Samuel Parks in Corona, California to a truck driver father. He drifted from job to job during his teenage years. He was married at the age of 15. Career Parks first gained recognition in the role of Adam in John Huston's The Bible: In the Beginning (1966) and as the star of the television series Then Came Bronson from 1969 to 1970. He also sang the theme song for the show, "Long Lonesome Highway," which became a #... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thomas Fanara
Thomas Fanara (born 24 April 1981 in Annecy, Haute-Savoie) is a French alpine skier specialisting in Giant Slalom. Fanara is currently participating in the 2008 World Cup. Fanara appeared at the Winter Olympics in the Giant Slalom race at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Italy, but did not finish the race. World championships Fanara appeared in the Giant Slalom at the 2007 Championships in Åre, Sweden, finishing in 16th position World Cup Fanara's best finish in a World Cup race was fifth, in a Giant Slalom race on January 7, 2006 in Adelboden National Championships Fanara was fifth in the French Giant Slalom (GS) Championships in 2003, third in GS 2005, and ninth in slalom in 2005.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ronnie Bird
Ronnie Bird, born Ronald Méhu, is a French singer born in Boulogne-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine) on the 24 April 1946. As a student, he attended lycée Claude Bernard until he had an argument with a teach. He debuted his recording career in 1964 with Decca, with the title track Adieu à un ami, which was a homage to Buddy Holly. Despite his evident ability and the apparent success of (Elle m'attend, Où va-t-elle ?), he ended his artistic career after 5 years. He is also noted for participating between 1968 and 1972, in the French production of the musical comedy Hair. Moreover, he wrote the lyrics of the song, Precious Things, song by Dee Dee Bridgewater, in a duet with Ray Charles, which saw success in 1989. - Twistin the rock, vol. 7 (Mercury, 2002) - One World (Phonogram 1992) Tri... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pasqualino De Santis
Pasqualino De Santis (24 April 1927 - 23 June 1996) was an Italian cinematographer and photographer. Biography Born at Fondi, he was the brother of film director Giuseppe De Santis. They worked together in Non c'è pace tra gli ulivi, Uomini e lupi (1956), La strada lunga un anno (1958) and La garçonnière (1960). He collaborated with Francesco Rosi in C'era una volta (1967), Uomini contro (1970), Il caso Mattei (1972), Lucky Luciano (1974), Cristo si è fermato a Eboli (1979), Tre fratelli (1981), Carmen (1984), Cronaca di una morte annunciata (1987), Diario napoletano (1992) and La tregua (1996), filmed in Ucrany, where he died. He worked with Luchino Visconti (La caduta degli dei, 1969; Death in Venice, 1971; Conversation piece, 1974; L'Innocente, 1976), Federico Fellini (Block ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Geraldo França de Lima
Geraldo França de Lima,, born April 24, 1914 in Araguari, Minas Gerais, died March 22, 2003, was a Brazilian writer and professor. Selected bibliography: * Serras azuis, romance (1961) (transformado em telenovela pela TV Bandeirantes) * Brejo alegre, romance (1964); * Branca Bela, romance (1965); * Jazigo dos vivos, romance (1969); * O nó cego, romance (1973); * A pedra e a pluma, romance (1979); * A herança de Adão, romance (1983); * A janela e o morro, romance (1988); * Naquele Natal, romance histórico (1988); * Rio da vida, romance (1991); * Folhas ao léu, contos (1994); * Sob a curva do sol, romance (1997). * Os pássaros e outras histórias (1999); * O sino e o som (2002).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Vauchez
André Vauchez (born on April 24, 1938 in Arinthod, Jura) is a French historian specialising in the medieval spirituality. His thesis was published in English as Sainthood in the Later Middle Ages in 1987 and has become a standard reference work.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Richard Holbrooke
Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke (April 24, 1941 – December 13, 2010) was a top-ranking American diplomat, magazine editor, author, professor, Peace Corps official, and investment banker. He was the only person to have held the position of Assistant Secretary of State for two different regions of the world (Asia from 1977 to 1981 and Europe from 1994 to 1996). Later, Holbrooke was the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan under the Obama administration. From 1993 to 1994, he was U.S. Ambassador to Germany. Although long well-known in diplomatic and journalistic circles, Holbrooke achieved great public prominence only when he, together with former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt, brokered a peace agreement among the warring factions in Bosnia that led to the signing of th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Richard Donner
Richard Donner (born April 24, 1930) is an American film director, film producer, and comic book writer. The production company The Donners' Company is owned by Donner and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler Donner. After directing the horror film The Omen, Donner became famous for the hailed creation of the first modern superhero film, Superman, starring Christopher Reeve. The influence of this film eventually helped establish the superhero concept as a respected film genre. Donner later continued reinvigorating the buddy film genre with Lethal Weapon (1987) and its sequels. In 2000, he received the President's Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. He was also nominated for Best Director in 1978 for Superman. Film historian Michael Barson writes that Donner ha... Biography of Paul Cellucci
Argeo Paul Cellucci (born April 24, 1948) is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 69th Governor of Massachusetts and US Ambassador to Canada. Early life and career Cellucci was born in Hudson, Massachusetts into an Italian-American political family and graduated from Boston College and Boston College Law School and the private Hudson Catholic High School. He and his wife Jan have two daughters, Kate and Anne (who is married to a Canadian hockey player, Craig Adams). He served in the United States Army Reserve from 1970 to 1978. He is a Republican, and holds the distinction of never having lost an election over his three decades in elected office in overwhelmingly Democratic Massachusetts. He served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 197... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Taylor Dent
Taylor Phillip Dent (born April 24, 1981) is a retired professional tennis player from the United States. Career Early career and back injury He won 4 ATP singles titles during his career: Newport (2002), Bangkok (2003), Memphis (2003), and Moscow (2003), and reached the finals of three other events on tour. His victory in Memphis is still often referred to as his most impressive victory, as he comprehensibly beat future world #1 Andy Roddick in the final. Dent played with distinction at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he made a push all the way to the semifinals, where he was defeated by eventual gold medalist Nicolás Massú of Chile. He went on to lose the bronze medal match 16-14 in the 3rd set against Fernando González of Chile. Dent, paired with Lisa Raymond, won the 2006... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Boris Williams
Boris Peter Bransby-Williams (born 24 April 1957 in Versailles, France) is an English drummer best known for his extensive work with The Cure (1984–1993). He had previously worked with various artists, including Thompson Twins, Kim Wilde, Strawberry Switchblade and Tomato City. Williams is one of seven children; he has two brothers - Michael and Morgan - and four sisters - Juliet, Caroline, Mira, and Sarah. Williams dated Caroline Crawley, lead singer of Shelleyan Orphan. Involvement with The Cure Williams first joined The Cure in 1984 (First gig in November 7th in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA), replacing Andy Anderson, who was fired for destroying a hotel room . During his tenure, Williams helped The Cure reach their critical and commercial peak recording the studio albums The Head ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nicolas Cazalé
Nicolas Cazalé (born 24 April 1977 in Pau, France) is a French model and actor who is most noted for his role in the 2004 French film, Le Grand Voyage for which he won a Jury Award for Best Actor at the 2005 Newport International Film Festival. He was also named one of European cinema's up-and-coming talents and won the Shooting Stars Award in 2008. Career Cazalé first decided to become an actor at age 18 after he attended a play. He then briefly enrolled in Cours Florent drama school, but later dropped out to travel around the world. He was then cast in a small role in the French television show, Louis Page and worked in television and in small film roles for several years. He was cast as Reda, a French-Moroccan teenager, in the 2004 film Le grand voyage. The role garnered him a Jur... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Monte Gene Smith
Monte Gene Smith, born April 24, 1967 in Madison, Wisconsin, is an American professional football player (NFL and AFL).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Juan Manuel Garate
Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (born April 24, 1976 in Irun) is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He currently rides for the Rabobank team. He is perceived to be a climbing specialist, and to date his greatest achievements have been in the Giro d'Italia, where he placed fourth overall in 2002, fifth overall in 2005 and won the Mountains classification with a seventh overall at the 2006 Giro d'Italia. He also won the Spanish National Championship road race in 2005, and more recently finished first on Mont Ventoux in the penultimate stage of the Tour de France 2009. Palmarès 2001 1st Stage 14 Vuelta a España 2002 4th Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 7 Tour de Suisse 1st Stage 3 Giro del Trentino 2005 1st Spain National Champion 5th Overall Giro d'Itali... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jérémy Berthod
Jérémy Berthod (born 24 April 1984 in Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, Rhône) is a French footballer who plays for AJ Auxerre as a left defender. Football career A product of the Olympique Lyonnais youth academy, Berthod made his first team debut on 13 September 2003, in a 1–1 home draw against AJ Auxerre. He would go on to play a somewhat important part in the team's four consecutive Ligue 1 titles (with the player's presence), and was also a regular selection for the France U-21 squad during that timeframe. In July 2007, l'OL agreed to transfer Berthod to AS Monaco FC, for a fee of €2m. He made his Monaco debut in the season's second round, a 1–2 defeat at FC Lorient, picking up a yellow card in the process, and finished the season with 12 league contests played. After an unimpressive seas... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Didier Chouat
Didier Chouat, born on April 24, 1945 in Paris, is a French politician (Socialist party), a former member of Parliament (1981-2002).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Josep Borrell
Josep Borrell Fontelles (La Pobla de Segur, 24 April 1947) is a Spanish politician. He was nominated President of the European University Institute on 12 December 2008, and assumed this position in January 2010. Borrell was President of the European Parliament from 20 July 2004 until 16 January 2007. Elected for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he sits with the Party of European Socialists group, and is the leader of the Spanish delegation. As of January 2007 he is chair of the Committee on Development. In the presidential vote, out of 700 MEPs he received an absolute majority with 388 votes at the first ballot. The other two candidates were the Polish Liberal Bronisław Geremek (208 votes) and the French communist Francis Wurtz (51 votes). As part of a deal with the con... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yves Swolfs
Yves Swolfs, born on April 25, 1955 in Brussels, is a Belgian cartoonist and author. Selected words: Viol à Grey Rock, Les Archers, 1980 Scénario et dessin : Yves Swolfs Rhésus, Brüsel, 1999 Scénario : Christian Chelman - Dessin : Yves Swolfs - 500 exemplaires numérotés et signés par les auteurs Rémission, Soleil, 2008 Scénario : Yves Swolfs - Dessin : Brice Cossu - Couleurs : Stéphane Paitreau... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carl Spitteler
Carl Friedrich Georg Spitteler (24 April 1845 – 29 December 1924) was a Swiss poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1919. His work includes both pessimistic and heroic poems. Spitteler was born in Liestal, and from 1863 he studied law at the University of Zurich. In 1865-1870 he studied theology in the same institution, at Heidelberg and Basel. Later he worked in Russia as tutor, starting from August 1871, remaining there (with some periods in Finland) until 1879. Later he was elementary teacher in Bern and La Neuveville, as well as journalist for the Der Kunstwart and as editor for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung. In 1883 Spitteler married Marie op der Hoff, previously his pupil in Neuveville. In 1881 Spitteler published the allegoric prose poem Prometheus and Epimetheus, ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ludovic Berthillot
Ludovic Berthillot, born April 24, 1969 in Roanne, is a French actor. Filmography * 1994 : L'Eau froide * 2000 : Pâques man : Mr. Cadoeuf * 2001 : Origine contrôlée : Le routier * 2001 : De l'histoire ancienne : Le garagiste * 2001 : Éloge de l'amour : Le clochard * 2001 : Le Baiser mortel du dragon (Kiss of the Dragon) : Cop (Lift) * 2001 : La Bête de miséricorde : Le pere teramond * 2001 : Grégoire Moulin contre l'humanité : Un joueur de Perros-Guirec * 2001 : Wasabi : Jean Baptiste 1 * 2002 : Le Boulet * 2002 : Le Nouveau Jean-Claude : Le voyou * 2002 : Bloody Mallory : Le molosse * 2002 : L'Enfant éternel (TV) : Garde 1 Delaunay * 2003 : La Faucheuse : Joe le videur * 2003 : Personne ici : Jeff * 2003... Biography of Eric Balfour
Eric Salter Balfour (born April 24, 1977) is an American singer and actor of film and television. He is the lead singer of Born As Ghosts, formerly known as Fredalba. His best known roles include Milo Pressman on the action-thriller TV series 24 and Duke Crocker in the supernatural series Haven. Personal life Balfour was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Sharon (née Salter), who works as a marriage and family counselor, and David Balfour, a chiropractor. He has a younger sister, Tori. Both his father and maternal grandmother were Jewish, and his maternal grandfather had Lakota (Native American) ancestry. Career Balfour appeared on the kids TV show Kids Incorporated for one season in 1991. In 1997, he appeared in the pilot for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as one of the show'... Biography of Austin Nichols (actor)
Austin Nichols (born April 24, 1980) is an American film, television actor and director who is perhaps best known for his role as Julian Baker in The CW drama series One Tree Hill. He is also known for his roles in films such as The Day After Tomorrow and Wimbledon. He starred in the HBO series John from Cincinnati. Early life Austin Nichols was born on April 24, 1980 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and moved to Austin, Texas before he was a year old. He was named after the Austin, Nichols distilling company, producers of Wild Turkey Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. His father, David Nichols, is a radiologist, and his mother, Kay Nichols, is a professional trick water skier. Kay has been a national champion ten times and an international champion once. He has one older sister, Ashley. N... Biography of Tahyna Tozzi
Tahyna Valentina Tozzi (born 24 April 1986) is an Australian model, singer and actress, perhaps best known for her role as Perri on Australian television series Blue Water High on free to air channel ABC. Early life Tozzi grew up in the Sydney beach-side suburb of Cronulla with her Italian father, Dutch mother and younger sister, Cheyenne Tozzi. She began modeling at eight years old. Career Tozzi played Perri Lawe on the ABC drama Blue Water High in 2005. She returned to the series for the second-to-last episode of the second series, which aired in December 2006. Following that, she starred in Beautiful (2009 film), her first feature film, playing 17-year-old provocateur Suzy. In 2009, she appeared in X-Men Origins: Wolverine as Emma, a captured mutant able to turn her skin i... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lee Westwood
Lee John Westwood (born 24 April 1973) is an English professional golfer. He is one of the few golfers who has won tournaments on every major continent, including victories on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He was named player of the year for the 1998, 2000, and 2009 seasons. He has won the 2000 European Tour Order of Merit, and the renamed 2009 Race to Dubai. He has represented Europe for the last six consecutive Ryder Cups. He spent over 180 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1998 and 2001 and returned to the top 10 at the end of the 2008 season and again after the 2009 PGA Championship. Career outline Born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, Westwood began to play golf aged 13 with a half set bought by grandparents. His father John, a math teacher, too... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rebecca Mader
Rebecca Leigh Mader (born 24 April 1977, Cambridge, England) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Morgan Gordon on All My Children and Charlotte Lewis on Lost. Career Mader worked as a model in New York for a year, appearing in adverts for L'Oréal, Colgate and Wella Hair. In 2006, Mader became a regular cast member of the Fox legal drama, Justice. In 2008, Mader starred as anthropologist Charlotte Lewis on ABC's Lost. Film and television Cougars Inc. Madigan Men (1 episode, "Bachelors", 2001) .... Kim Third Watch (1 episode, "Exposing Faith", 2001) .... Mandy All My Children (12 episodes, 2003) .... Morgan Gordon Fastlane (1 episode, "Monster", 2003) .... Nicole Martin Mimic 3: Sentinel (2003) (V) .... Carmen Replay (2003) .... ... Biography of Rebecca Lynn Howard
Rebecca Lynn Howard (born April 24, 1979 in Salyersville, Kentucky) is an American country music artist. She has charted seven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and has released three studio albums. Her highest-charting single, "Forgive", peaked at #12 on the country music charts in 2002. Howard began her musical career in 1997, writing album cuts by John Michael Montgomery, Jessica Andrews, Lila McCann and others. She was briefly signed to Rising Tide Records Nashville, which closed in March 1998. She signed to MCA Nashville and released her self-titled debut album in 2000. It included the singles "When My Dreams Come True," "Out Here in the Water" and "I Don't Paint Myself into Corners," all of which charted on the Billboard country singles charts. In 2001, Howard... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Shannon Larkin
Shannon Larkin, born James Shannon Larkin on April 24, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, is a musician best known for being the drummer of the hard rock band Godsmack. He replaced the previous drummer Tommy Stewart in June 2002. Prior to Godsmack, his previous bands were Amen, Candlebox, Back Alley Gators, Ugly Kid Joe, and Souls at Zero (formerly Wrathchild America). Shannon played drums for Godsmack for their albums Faceless, IV their EP The Other Side, and their newest album The Oracle. Shannon Larkin started playing drums at the age of 10. Although his parents were not musicians, they were still music lovers and turned Shannon on to bands like The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and The Who. However, it was his older sister ... Biography of Patty Schemel
Patricia Theresa Schemel (born April 24, 1967 in Seattle, Washington) is an American drummer, most notably known as the drummer of the alternative rock band Hole from 1992 until 1998. Early music career Schemel learned to play drums after her father bought her a drum kit at age 11. Her influences were listed as Echo & the Bunnymen, AC/DC and Wire, among other punk rock bands, and at age 15, along with her brother Larry, formed her first band, Sybil, which was later renamed Kill Sybil due to the artist of the same name. In 1987, she joined Doll Squad, an all-female punk rock band from Seattle, Washington. Along with bassist Annette Billesbach, lead guitarist Cathy Watson, rhythm guitarist Helen Halloran and vocalist Mara Dralle, Schemel was one of the original members of Doll Squad... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jack Quaid
Jack Henry Quaid (born April 24, 1992 (birth time source: Steinbrecher, Astrodatabank)) is an American actor, the son of the actors Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid. His recent films include The Hunger Games and a short film, Sitting Babies. The Hunger Games was his first major role. Quaid was born in Los Angeles, California. In April 2011, it was announced that Quaid had been cast as the District One tribute Marvel in the much-anticipated film The Hunger Games. The movie was released internationally on March 23, 2012. He is currently studying Drama at New York University. Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2013 Running Wild Eric Movie 2012 The Hunger Games Marvel Movie 2012 Just 45 Minutes from Broadway Danny Movie 2011 Sitting Babies Doug Short Movie... Biography of Aidan Gillen
Aidan Gillen (born Aidan Murphy; 24 April 1968) is an Irish stage and screen actor, best known for his appearances in two HBO television series; he played Tommy Carcetti in The Wire and Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish in Game of Thrones. He is set to appear as a CIA agent in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises. Early life Gillen was born as Aidan Murphy in Drumcondra, Dublin, and educated at St. Vincent's C.B.S. in Glasnevin. He has a sister, Fionnuala Murphy, who is an actress, and a brother, John Paul Murphy, who is a playwright. Gillen began his acting career as a teenager with Dublin Youth Theatre, at the age of 16 playing Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Project Arts Centre, before moving to London. Career He played Stuart Alan Jones in the ground-breaking Chann... Biography of Katherine Webb
Katherine Webb (born April 24, 1989) is an American model and beauty queen. Pageant history In 2007, Webb ranked in the Top 15 for the title of Miss Georgia USA. She was crowned Miss Alabama USA in 2012, and then went on to finish in the Top 10 of the Miss USA 2012 competition. Personal Webb was born in Montgomery, Alabama. She attended middle school and high school in Columbus, Georgia, and graduated from Northside High School in 2007. She then attended Auburn University. She graduated from Auburn in May 2011 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and Administration. She currently works at Chick-fil-A in Columbus, Georgia, as a training director. She also models professionally for clients in New York, Miami, and Atlanta. BCS National Championship Game appeara... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Steven Lisberger
Steven M. Lisberger (born April 24, 1951) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in New York City and raised in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, he is known for directing the 1982 cult movie Tron. His film Hot Pursuit features one of Ben Stiller's first speaking roles. Lisberger's first film project was Cosmic Cartoon short film featured in the 1977 Fantastic Animation Festival. Filmography Year Film Credited as Director Writer Producer Note 1980 Animalympics No No No 1982 Tron No No cameo 1987 Hot Pursuit No No 1989 Slipstream No 2010 Tron: Legacy No No cameo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carlos Beltrán
Carlos Iván Beltrán (Spanish pronunciation: ; born April 24, 1977 in Manatí, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball. Early life In his youth, Beltrán excelled in many sports, with volleyball and baseball being his favorites. At his father's urging, he gave up volleyball to concentrate on baseball when he was seventeen. Graduating from Fernando Callejo High School in 1995, the highly-regarded five tool player was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the second round of that year's amateur baseball draft. Baseball career Kansas City Royals After selecting Beltrán in the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft, the Kansas City Royals assigned him to their rookie-level team in the Gulf Coast League, the Wilmingt... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Todd Jones (baseball)
Todd Barton Jones (born April 24, 1968 in Marietta, Georgia) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was an effective middle reliever for a variety of teams, and he had an up-and-down career as a closer. On September 16, 2007, Jones became the 21st member of the 300-save club and later ended his career as the Detroit Tigers' all-time leader in saves. Baseball career Jones graduated from Osborne High School in Marietta, Georgia and attended Jacksonville State University in Alabama. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the first round of 1989 Major League Baseball Draft and made his major league debut during the 1993 season. Initially used mainly as a setup man, Jones soon became a closer for the Astros. His best years came... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David J
David John Haskins (born 24 April 1957, Northampton, England), better known as David J, is a British alternative rock musician. He was the bassist for the gothic rock band Bauhaus and Love and Rockets. He is the older brother of Kevin Haskins, also a musician and member of Bauhaus. Life and work David J wrote the lyrics of several Bauhaus songs (including their first single, "Bela Lugosi's Dead"). He sang backing vocals on many songs, and sang lead on "Who Killed Mr. Moonlight?". He began writing music for a solo career while still in the band, and continued after the band's breakup, releasing the dark Etiquette of Violence and Crocodile Tears and the Velvet Cosh, and played bass on two Jazz Butcher albums (A Scandal in Bohemia and Sex and Travel). J was also a part of the very shor... Biography of Archduchess Maria Clementina of Austria
Maria Clementina of Austria (24 April 1777 – 15 November 1801) was an Austrian archduchess and the tenth child and third daughter of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Luisa of Spain. In 1797 she married her first cousin Hereditary Prince Francis of Naples, heir of Naples and Sicily. She was modest, well educated and kind becoming popular in her adoptive country. Afflicted with frail health, she died of tuberculosis, age twenty four. Her only surviving child was the famous duchesse de Berry. Early life Archduchess Maria Clementina was born at the Villa del Poggio Imperiale, Poggio Imperiale then located in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, which had been ruled by her father Leopold I, Grand Duke of Tuscany (later Holy Roman Emperor) since 1765. She was named after Prince Clemens Wences... Biography of Alejandro Fernández
Alejandro Fernández Abarca (pronounced: ) (born April 24, 1971) is a Mexican singer. Nicknamed as "El Potrillo" (The Colt) by the media and his fans, he has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Alejandro is the son of the ranchera singer Vicente Fernández. He originally specialized in traditional, earthy forms of Mexican folk music, such as mariachi and ranchera. He has branched out with great success to pop music. Career Early years His first public appearance was in 1977 in one of his father's shows. Alejandro was meant to perform the song "Alejandra" but in the middle of the song he forgot the lyrics, started crying and suffered a panic attack, but his father got on stage and helped him singing along the song. Fernández released his first album, Alejandro Fernandez under ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Steve Finnan
Stephen John "Steve" Finnan (born 24 April 1976 in Limerick, Ireland) is a retired Irish international footballer who played as a right back. He is the only player to have played in the World Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, Intertoto Cup, all four levels of the English league football and the Football Conference. Club career Early career Finnan was born in the Janesboro area of Limerick City, and moved to Chelmsford, England at a young age. He began his career playing in Wimbledon's youth system, but he joined non-League club Welling United in 1993 after being released at the age of 16. Finnan turned professional when he signed with Birmingham City in 1995, who paid a fee of £100,000 to Welling United to acquire his services. He scored his first professional goal against Watfo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Agnès Grossman
Agnès Grossmann, born on April 24, 1944 in Vienna, is an Austrian orchestral and choral conductor, and a pianist. Agnes Grossmann married conductor Raffi Armenian in 1984. Discography Prokofiev: Summer Day, Peter and the Wolf, Winter Camp Fire, 7th Symphony "Youth". Metropolitan Orchestra of Montreal. CBC Records SM5117 or 5118 Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Overture and incidental music A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4 "Italian". Metropolitan Orchestra of Montreal. OMCD-002 500th Anniversary Vienna Boys' Choir. Haydn, Schubert, Salieri, Mozart. Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Chorus Viennensis, Terence Wey (soprano), Stefan Ehrenhöfer (alto), Mark DuBois (tenor), Andreas Jankowitsch (bass). Koch International 3-6563-2 External link: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Danny Gokey
Daniel Jay "Danny" Gokey (born April 24, 1980) is an American country music singer and church music director from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the third place finalist on the eighth season of American Idol. After his placing on the show, Gokey signed to 19 Recordings and RCA Records Nashville as the beginning of a career in country music, releasing the single "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me." His debut album, My Best Days, was released in March 2010. Early life Gokey started singing with his family in church, but stated he would rather record mainstream music than perform solely contemporary Christian music. He was the worship director at his church in Milwaukee, Faith Builders International Ministries, for several years. He is the fifth of six children. He has a brother, Charles, and... |
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