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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on April, 29, 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 · 45,414 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,414 Celebrities
122 celebrities or events were found for April, 29. Add to favourites (196 fans)Biography of Uma Thurman
Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an Oscar-nominated American film actress. She performs predominantly in leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action thrillers. She is best known for her films directed by Quentin Tarantino. Her most popular films include Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Pulp Fiction (1994), Gattaca (1997) and the two Kill Bill movies (2003–04). She is currently the "face" of Virgin Media in the United Kingdom. Thurman was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her mother, Nena Birgitte Caroline von Schlebrügge (b. 1941), was a fashion model who was born in Mexico City, Mexico to German nobleman Friedrich Karl Johannes von Schlebrügge and Brigit Holmquist, who was from Stockholm, Sweden. Thurman's father, Rober... Add to favourites (185 fans)Biography of Michelle Pfeiffer
Michelle Marie Pfeiffer (born April 29, 1958) is a three-time Oscar-nominated and an internationally known American actress. In a career spanning more than 25 years, Pfeiffer has appeared in films such as Scarface, The Fabulous Baker Boys and Batman Returns. Pfeiffer's first major screen role was in 1982 in the film sequel, Grease 2. But it was not until 1983 when Pfeiffer co-starred with Al Pacino in Brian De Palma's gangster classic Scarface that she caught the attention of Hollywood. Over the course of the 1980s and 1990s, Pfeiffer starred in a string of box-office and critical hits including Ladyhawke, The Witches of Eastwick, Married to the Mob, Tequila Sunrise, The Russia House, Frankie and Johnny, Batman Returns, The Age of Innocence, Dangerous Minds, and One Fine Day. She won th... Add to favourites (52 fans)Biography of Daniel Day Lewis
Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an Academy-Award winning and Golden Globe-award nominated actor. Born in London, England, he became an Irish citizen in 1993. After studying at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Daniel Day-Lewis performed in numerous stage plays and films that gained him an Academy Award, two BAFTA awards, and four Golden Globe nominations. In the midst of his career, he has become known as one of the most selective actors in the film industry, starring in only four movies in the last ten years. He has also been acknowledged for his constant devotion to his roles and copious amounts of research he performs. Often he will remain in character and speak in the accents he has used on screen throughout the entire shooting schedule. Early life Day-L... Add to favourites (34 fans)Biography of David Icke
David Vaughan Icke (pronounced "IKE" /aɪk/) (born April 29, 1952) is a British writer and public speaker who has devoted himself since 1990 to researching "who and what is really controlling the world." A former professional football player, reporter, television sports presenter, and spokesman for the Green Party, he is the author of 20 books explaining his views. Icke argues that he has developed a moral and political worldview that combines New Age spiritualism with a passionate denunciation of what he sees as totalitarian trends in the modern world, a position that has been described as "New Age conspiracism." At the heart of Icke's theories is the view that the world is ruled by a secret group called the "Global Elite" or "Illuminati," which he has linked to The Protocols ... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Jerry Seinfeld
Jerome Seinfeld (born April 29, 1954) is a Golden Globe- and Emmy award-winning American comedian, actor, and writer. Seinfeld is often described as an observational comedian. He is best known for playing a semi-fictional version of himself in the long-running sitcom Seinfeld, which he co-created and executive produced. Early life Seinfeld was born in Brooklyn, New York City to Jewish parents. His father, Kálmán, was of Hungarian Jewish background and his mother, Betty, was of Syrian Jewish background. He grew up in Massapequa, New York and went to Massapequa High School. He then attended the State University of New York at Oswego in upstate New York, but he transferred out after a few semesters. During his time in college, he was an amateur wrestler who called himself "The Jewish Terr... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi (Armenian: Անդրե Աղասի, Assyrian: ܐܢܕܪܐ ܐܓܣܥ) (born April 29, 1970, in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. He is one of only five male players to have won all four Grand Slam singles events during his career. He is the only player in the open era to have won every Grand Slam singles title, to have won the Tennis Masters Cup, to have been part of a winning Davis Cup team, and to have won an Olympic gold medal. He won 17 ATP Masters Series tournaments, more than any other player. TENNIS Magazine has named him the 7th greates... Add to favourites (16 fans)Biography of Anggun (singer)
Anggun Cipta Sasmi (born April 29, 1974, in Jakarta) is a singer/songwriter of French nationality. Her name means "Graceful" in Indonesian. Anggun is also the highest-selling Asian artist outside Asia and made a history for being the first Asian artist to break into international music scene. She is best known in Europe, particularly in France and Italy, as well as in several parts of Asia. At a young age, Anggun decided to follow in her father, Darto Singo's footsteps, and become an entertainer. During her early years, she was influenced by rock sounds of native Javanese artists and the rock & roll icon, Elvis Presley. She was educated in Catholic schools because her father wanted Anggun to have a high quality education, although she is a Muslim. Anggun began performing at age 7 and re... Biography of François Chazal Poivre d'Arvor
Son of Patrick Poivre d'Arvor and Claire Chazal, both French famous journalists.... Biography of Bernard Madoff
Bernard Lawrence "Bernie" Madoff (born April 29, 1938 (birth time source: birth certificate, Astrodatabank)) is a former American businessman, stockbroker, investment advisor, and financier. He is the former non-executive chairman of the NASDAQ stock market, and the admitted operator of a Ponzi scheme that is considered to be the largest financial fraud in U.S. history. In March 2009, Madoff pleaded guilty to 11 federal felonies and admitted to turning his wealth management business into a massive Ponzi scheme that defrauded thousands of investors of billions of dollars. Madoff said he began the Ponzi scheme in the early 1990s. However, federal investigators believe the fraud began as early as the 1970s, and those charged with recovering the missing money believe the investment operatio... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Anne-Sophie Lapix
Anne-Sophie Lapix (born April 29, 1972 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Aquitaine) is a French journalist and television presenter. She is the current host of Zone Interdite and 12:50 on M6, and will move to TF1 in September 2006. After gaining a degree from the IEP of Bordeaux, Lapix has worked for Bloomberg and La Chaîne Info. She has two children and is considered somewhat a sex symbol in her country, having been voted the 55th most sexy women in the world by the readers of FHM France.... Biography of Jean Rochefort
Jean Rochefort (born 29 April 1930) is a French actor who has appeared in more than 100 movies. Rochefort was born in Dinan, a town of Côtes-d'Armor, France. He was 19 years old when he entered the Centre d'Art Dramatique de la rue Blanche. Later he joined the Conservatoire National. After his national service, in 1953, he worked with the Compagnie Grenier Hussenot as a theatre actor for seven years. There he was noticed for his ability to play both drama and comedy. He then became a television and cinema actor. He has also worked as director. In his 30s during the shooting of Cartouche, he discovered his passion for horses and equitation. He has been a horse breeder since then and now owns Le Haras de Villequoy. His passion led him to become a horse consultant for French television ... Biography of Zizi Jeanmaire
Renée Marcelle Jeanmaire, known as Zizi Jeanmaire, (born April 29, 1924) is a ballet dancer and wife of renowned dancer and choreographer Roland Petit. She became famous in the 1950s because of her titular role in the ballet Carmen, produced in London in 1949. Born in Paris, France, she met her future husband and long-time collaborator Roland Petit at the Paris Opera Ballet at the age of nine. In 1954 they married, and their successful shows put her on the road to stardom. By this time she was the prima ballerina at Les Ballets des Champs-Elysées. She became noted for her energy and passion. This led to a brief stint in Hollywood (where she was credited as Jeanmaire), appearing in the musicals Hans Christian Andersen (1952) and Anything Goes (1956). After that, she concentrated on ba... Biography of Hirohito
Emperor Shōwa (昭和天皇, Shōwa Tennō?) (April 29, 1901–January 7, 1989) was the 124th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from December 25, 1926 until his death in 1989. In the Western World, he is most known by the name he had while he was alive, Hirohito. The word Shōwa is the name of the era that corresponded with the emperor's reign, and was made the emperor's own name upon his death, the name by which he is now exclusively referred to in Japan. Although he was and continues to be known outside of Japan by his personal name, Hirohito (裕仁, Hirohito?), in Japan use of an emperor's personal name is considered overly familiar or derogatory. His reign was the longest of any historical Jap... Biography of Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (April 29, 1899–May 24, 1974) was an American jazz composer, pianist, and band leader who has been one of the most influential figures in jazz, if not in all American music. As a composer and a band leader especially, Ellington's reputation has increased since his death, with thematic repackagings of his signature music often becoming best-sellers. A man of suave demeanor and puckish wit that masked occasional brusqueness, Ellington preferred to call his style and sound "American music" rather than just jazz, and liked to describe those who impressed him as "beyond category," including and especially many of the musicians who served with his orchestra. Some of them were considered among the giants of jazz in their own right—particularly reedmen Johnny Hod... Biography of Zouc
Isabelle Von Allmen better known as Zouc is a French humorist and actress born April 29, 1950 in Saignelégier, Jura.... Biography of Dimitra Papandreou
Dimitra Liani (Greek: Δήμητρα Λιάνη) is a Greek celebrity. She was married with the former Prime Minister of Greece Andreas Papandreou in 1989. The couple married after a widely reported, two-year extramarital affair that had been in part responsible for the PASOK's government fall earlier that year. She publicly appeared at his side while he was being treated in London after open-heart surgery in the autumn of 1988 although he hadn't yet divorced his American wife, Margaret. She also escorted Mr. Papandreou at a European Community summit in December 1988 during Greece's EC presidency. Conservative daily newspapers were quick to blast Mrs. Papandreou. "Dimitra rules Greece" and "We don't need another Evita Peron" were two of... Biography of Tino Rossi
Tino Rossi (April 29, 1907 — September 26, 1983) was a singer and film actor. Born Constantino Rossi in Ajaccio, Corsica, France, he became a tenor of French cabaret and one of the great romantic idols of his time. Gifted with an operatic voice, a "Latin Lover" persona made him a movie star as well. Over his career, Rossi made hundreds of records and appeared in more than 25 films, the most notable of which was the 1953 production, Si Versailles m'était conté directed by Sacha Guitry. His romantic ballads had women swooning and his art-songs by Jules Massenet (1842-1912), Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947), and other composers helped draw sold out audiences wherever he performed. As a young man, he played guitar and sang at a variety of small venues in his hometown of Ajaccio before going on ... Biography of Fred Chichin
Frédéric (Fred) Chichin (June 1, 1954–November 28, 2007) was a musician and songwriter. Chichin was born in Clichy, France. He was a lead member of the band Les Rita Mitsouko along with Catherine Ringer, whom he met in 1979. Their musical collaboration commenced immediately. Prior to his work in Les Rita Mitsouko, Chichin had been active in the rock bands Fassbinder (with Jean Neplin), Taxi Girl (with Daniel Darc), and Gazoline (with Alain Kan). Les Rita Mitsouko was a French pop rock group led by guitarist Frédéric Chichin and singer Catherine Ringer. The duo first performed as Rita Mitsouko at Gibus Club, Paris in 1980. They went on to become one of the most successful musical acts of the 1980s in France. History Rita Mitsouko began performing in the early 1980s in alternative sp... Biography of William Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hearst I (April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American newspaper magnate. He was a leading newspaper publisher. The son of a self-made millionaire, he became aware that his father had received a northern California newspaper, The San Francisco Examiner, as payment of a gambling debt. Still a student at Harvard, he asked his father to give him the newspaper to run. In 1887, he became the paper's publisher and devoted long hours and much money to making it a success. Crusading for civic improvement and exposing municipal corruption, he greatly increased the paper's circulation. Moving on to New York City, he acquired The New York Journal and engaged in a bitter circulation war with Joseph Pulitzer's New York World that led to the creation of "yellow journalism" -- sensa... Biography of Gérard Oury
Gérard Oury (April 29, 1919, Paris – July 20, 2006, Saint-Tropez) was a French actor, writer and producer. His real name was Max-Gérard Tannenbaum. A commercially successful French filmmaker The son of a pianist and journalist, Oury studied at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art. He became a member of the Comédie-Française, just one year before World War II, but fled to Switzerland to escape the anti-Jewish laws decreed by the Vichy government. After 1945, he re-started his career as an actor, playing at theatre and in second-role in cinema. He became a movie director in 1959 (The Itchy Palm), and gained his first success in 1961, with Crime Does Not Pay (Le crime ne paie pas). Joining Bourvil and Louis de Funčs as a comic duo, he burst into commercial filmmaking with The S... Biography of Carnie Wilson
Carnie Wilson (born April 29, 1968 in Bel Air, California, USA) is an American singer and television host, best known as a member of the early-90s singing group Wilson Phillips. Then noted as being one of the few overweight female pop stars, she was later famed for having lost half of her weight. She is the daughter of American 1960s pop icon Brian Wilson and his first wife Marilyn Rovell. Musical career She co-founded Wilson Phillips with her younger sister Wendy and childhood friend Chynna Phillips when they were in their teens. They released two albums, Wilson Phillips and Shadows and Light and had six top 20 singles before breaking up in 1993. Sisters Carnie and Wendy continued to perform together, releasing a Christmas album in 1993, and they joined with their father for a c... Biography of Henri Poincaré
Jules Henri Poincaré (April 29, 1854 – July 17, 1912) (IPA: ) was one of France's greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists, and a philosopher of science. Poincaré is often described as a polymath, and in mathematics as The Last Universalist, since he excelled in all fields of the discipline as it existed during his lifetime. As a mathematician and physicist, he made many original fundamental contributions to pure and applied mathematics, mathematical physics, and celestial mechanics. He was responsible for formulating the Poincaré conjecture, one of the most famous problems in mathematics. In his research on the three-body problem, Poincaré became the first person to discover a chaotic deterministic system which laid the foundations of modern chaos theory. He is considered to ... Biography of Taylor Cole
Taylor Quinn Cole (born April 29, 1984 in Arlington, Texas) is an American actress and former fashion model. In high school, Taylor traveled with the Junior Olympics volleyball squad. It was also in high school she got her start as a model. Height 5' 8˝" (1.74 m) Taylor moved to New York to further her modeling career. She appeared in commercials and advertisements such as Crest toothpaste, Old Spice and Dooney & Bourke handbags. When she visited her mother and stepdad actor, Shawn Christian in Los Angeles she landed an audition, and eventually the role of Erika Spalding for the now-defunct WB show Summerland in 2004. She relocated to Los Angeles to film the series. Taylor has also appeared in Ryan Cabrera's True music video and Papa Roach's video for "Scars". She also guest ... Biography of Timothy Treadwell
Timothy Treadwell (April 29, 1957 – October 5, 2003), was an American bear enthusiast, environmentalist, amateur naturalist, and documentary film maker, whose birthname was Timothy Dexter. He lived among the coastal grizzly bears of Katmai National Park in Alaska, USA for approximately 13 seasons. At the end of his thirteenth season in the park in 2003, he and his girlfriend Amie Huguenard were killed and devoured by one or possibly two grizzly bears. An audio recording of the attack survived. Treadwell's life, work, and death were the subject of the 2005 documentary film by Werner Herzog titled Grizzly Man. Much of what is known of Timothy Treadwell's life was documented by Treadwell himself. With the help of his long-time friend, Jewel Palovak, Treadwell wrote a book called Among Griz... Biography of David Belle
David Belle (born 29 April 1973 in Fécamp, France) is a man largely credited as the founder of parkour. He is also a physical educator, stuntman and actor. His military training and early athletic, climbing, gymnastic, and martial arts training acted as the foundations for the discipline he has developed. Life David Belle was born and raised in Fécamp, France. He descends from a modest family in the suburbs of Paris. His grandfather Gilbert Kitten, father William Jelley, and brother Jeff Belle have been highly skilled rescuers in the French military fire service. He spent the first 14 years of his life in Fécamp and later in Les Sables d'Olonne, a time during which he demonstrated a taste for action and fast movement. He excelled in athletics, climbing, gymnastics and martial arts.... Biography of Alexander II of Russia
Alexander (Aleksandr) II Nikolaevich (Russian: Александр II Николаевич) (Moscow, 29 April 1818 – 13 March 1881 in St. Petersburg) was the Emperor of the Russian Empire and Tsar of Russia from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881. He was also the Grand Duke of Finland and King of Poland until 1867 when it was annexed into the Russian Empire. Early life Born in 1818, he was the eldest son of Tsar Nicholas I and Charlotte of Prussia, daughter of Frederick William III of Prussia and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. His early life gave little indication of his ultimate potential; until the time of his accession in 1855, few imagined that he would be known to posterity as ... Biography of Kate Mulgrew
Katherine Kiernan "Kate" Mulgrew (born April 29, 1955) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress, most famous for her roles as Mary Ryan on Ryan's Hope and Captain Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager. Mulgrew has performed in over 30 television shows, 23 plays, nine movies, six audio books, and one television documentary. Early life Mulgrew was born in Dubuque, Iowa to Thomas James "T.J." Mulgrew II, a businessman, and Joan Kiernan Mulgrew, an artist. Born into an Irish Catholic family, she is the second oldest of eight siblings whom she helped raise. At the age of 12, Mulgrew knew she wanted to be an actor when she read a poem in school that made the nuns cry. She worked as a waitress, sometimes under the table, to earn money with which to pursue her dream. Mulgrew sent hersel... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Francis Temperville
Francis Temperville is a French nuclear specialist, born April 29, 1957 in Dunkerque. He was also a spy who has worked for KGB.... Biography of Celeste Holm
Celeste Holm (April 29, 1917 – July 15, 2012) was an American stage, film and television actress, known for her Academy Award-winning performance in Gentleman's Agreement (1947), as well as for her Oscar-nominated performances in Come to the Stable (1949) and All About Eve (1950) and originating the role of Ado Annie in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! (1943). Early life Born in New York City, Holm grew up in Long Valley, New Jersey as an only child. Her mother, Jean Parke, was an American portrait artist and author, while her father, Theodor Holm, was a Norwegian insurance adjuster for Lloyd's of London. Holm studied acting at the University of Chicago before becoming a stage actress in the late 1930s following a brief first marriage, which produced her first child, son T... Biography of Dale Earnhardt
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. (April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001) was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's top division. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt. His widow, Teresa Earnhardt (whom he married in 1982) is the owner of Dale Earnhardt, Inc., the race team and merchandising corporation Earnhardt founded with her in February 1980. Earnhardt is known for his success in the Winston Cup Series, now known as the Sprint Cup Series. He won seventy-six races (including his only Daytona 500 victory in 1998), and his seven championships are tied for most all-time with Richard Petty. His highly aggressive driving style made him a fan favorite and earned him the nicknames "Ironhead", "Mr. R... Biography of Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta (b. April 29, 1936) is an Indian conductor of Western classical music. Zubin Mehta was born into a Parsi family in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, the son of Mehli and Tehmina Mehta. His father Mehli Mehta was a violinist and founding conductor of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra. Zubin is an alumnus of St Mary's School (I.C.S.E.), Mazagoan, Mumbai. Zubin initially intended to study medicine, but eventually became a music student in Vienna at the age of 18, under the eminent instructor Hans Swarowsky. Also at the same academy along with Zubin were conductor Claudio Abbado and conductor/pianist Daniel Barenboim. In 1958, he made his conducting debut in Vienna. The same year he won the International Conducting Competition in Liverpool and was appointed assistant conductor of the Roya... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Adelstein
Paul Adelstein (born April 29, 1969) is an American television and film actor, best known for the role of Agent Paul Kellerman in the television series, Prison Break, and his current role as pediatrician Cooper Freedman in the series Private Practice, the spin-off of the award-winning television show, Grey's Anatomy. Adelstein was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1969. Prior to his professional acting career, Adelstein attended Bowdoin College where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude with a degree in English. He began his career in theatre, working with New Crime Productions, a company founded by John Cusack, and later with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Making his film debut in 1990 in The Grifters, which starred John Cusack, Adelstein's next film appearance was in the 19... Biography of Rod McKuen
Rod McKuen (born April 29, 1933) is a bestselling American poet, composer, and singer, instrumental in the revitalization of popular poetry that took place in the 1960s and early 1970s. Born Rodney Marvin McKuen in Oakland, California, McKuen ran away from home at the age of eleven to escape an alcoholic stepfather and to send what money he could to his mother. After a series of jobs, from lumberjack, ranch hand, railroad worker to rodeo cowboy, throughout the west, McKuen began in the 1950s to excite audiences with his poetry readings, appearing with such well-known poets as Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg; during this time, he often used the pseudonym "Dor". McKuen moved to New York City in 1959 to compose and conduct for the TV show The CBS Workshop. By the 1960s he had achieved f... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Georges Boulanger
Georges Ernest Jean-Marie Boulanger (April 29, 1837 – September 30, 1891) was a French general and reactionary politician. Early life and career Born in Rennes, Boulanger graduated from Saint-Cyr and entered regular service in the French Army in 1856. He fought in the Austro-Sardinian War (he was wounded at Robecchetto, where he received the Légion d'honneur), and in the occupation of Cochin China, after which he became a captain and instructor at Saint-Cyr. During the Franco-Prussian War, Georges Boulanger was noted for his bravery, and soon promoted to chef de bataillon; he was again wounded while fighting at Champigny-sur-Marne (during the Siege of Paris). Subsequently, Boulanger was among the Third Republic military leaders who crushed the Paris Commune in April-May 1871. He was w... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Federico Castelluccio
Federico Castelluccio (born April 29, 1964) is an Italian-American actor and professional visual artist, who is most famous for his role as Furio Giunta on the HBO TV series, The Sopranos. Early life Born in Naples, Italy, his family moved to Paterson, New Jersey in 1968. In 1982, Castelluccio was awarded a full scholarship to the School of Visual Arts in New York City, where he earned a BFA in painting and media arts. Just prior to winning the scholarship, Federico received an opportunity to do a painting for veteran actor George Burns. Acting Castelluccio began his career as an actor in 1986. Some of his film credits include Made with Jon Favreau, Fire with Robert Klein and Diary of a Hitman with Danny Aiello. In television, Federico's credits include NYPD Blue and his best know... Biography of Toots Thielemans
Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (born Brussels, April 29, 1922), known as Toots Thielemans, is a Belgian jazz artist well known for his guitar, harmonica playing, and also for his highly accomplished professional whistling. He is often credited by jazz aficionados and jazz critics as being the greatest jazz harmonica player of the century. Career Thielemans started his career as a guitar player. In 1949 he joined a jam session in Paris with Sidney Bechet, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Max Roach and others. In 1951 he went on tour with Bobbejaan Schoepen. He moved to the US in 1952 where he was a member of Charlie Parker's All-Stars. He played and recorded with names like Ella Fitzgerald, The George Shearing Quintet, Quincy Jones, Bill Evans, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, A... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roland Dhordain
Roland Dhordain, born April 29, 1024 in Saint-Denis, is a French journalist and civil servant.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michaël Sapience (Star Academy)
Michaël Sapience, born April 29, 1984 in Paris, is a French singer. He has participated in Star Academy third season in 2003.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Guy de Polignac
Guy de Polignac, born April 29, 1905 in Paris and died October 17, 1996 in Paris, was a French businessman. He is the brother of Louis de Polignac, and has been President of the champagne company, Pommery & Greno.... Biography of Vincent Ventresca
Vincent Paul Gerard Ventresca (born April 29, 1965 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American actor best known for playing Darien Fawkes on SCI FI's The Invisible Man (2000). Early years The youngest of eleven children, Ventresca graduated from Indiana University with a double major in theater and psychology. In 1995, he married Dianne Shiner, his high school sweetheart, and they have two children - a son named Benjamin and a daughter named Renee Marie. Career Vincent Ventresca has also guest-starred on Friends, Cold Case, CSI Miami and Monk. His film credits include Romy & Michele's High School Reunion, The Thin Pink Line, Can't Stop Dancing, Love & Sex, The Learning Curve, Dead & Breakfast and Mammoth. Filmography In Plain Sight TV (2008, 1 episode) Monk TV (2007, 1 episode... Biography of Rachel Williams
Rachel Williams, born April 29, 1967 in Greenwich Village, New York, is a American model, actor, and TV presenter now living in the United Kingdom. Her father Tod Williams and stepmother Billie Tsien are architects in the Manhattan firm Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, well-known for their American Folk Art Museum, which many critics have called the best building of 2001. She followed in her father's footsteps and studied architecture and graduated from Columbia University. Rachel Williams began modeling in when she was 21, doing significant fashion magazine work from 1988-1992. She appeared in and on the covers of Elle Magazine, Vogue, Cosmo and the J. Crew catalog as well as advertising campaigns for Absolut vodka, Calvin Klein and Revlon. She posed for Playboy in 1992 and Pen... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Namias
Robert Namias (Paris, April 29, 1944) is a French journalist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anna Salvatore
Anna Salvatore, born April 29, 1923 in Rome, died in March 1978, was an Italian artist and painter.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Crystal Harris
Crystal Harris (born April 29, 1986 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona) is a British-American model and singer who was the Playboy Playmate of the Month for December 2009. Harris' British parents were entertainers, who were working at the England-themed amusement park of Lake Havasu City, the present location of the 19th century London Bridge. After her birth, they returned to England, before returning to the United States and settling in San Diego, California, where she and her two older sisters grew up. Harris attended La Jolla High School and went to San Diego State University, majoring in psychology,, where she started modelling. It was during this period that she came to the attention of the Playboy organization. Harris met Hugh Hefner on Halloween 2008. She then appeared as "Co-Ed... Biography of Enrico Mattei
Enrico Mattei (April 29, 1906 - October 27, 1962) was an Italian public administrator. After World War II he was given the task of dismantling the Italian Petroleum Agency Agip, a state enterprise established by the Fascist regime. Instead Mattei enlarged and reorganized it into the National Fuel Trust Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi (ENI). Under his direction ENI negotiated important oil concessions in the Middle East as well as a significant trade agreement with the Soviet Union which helped break the oligopoly of the 'Seven Sisters' that dominated the mid 20th century oil industry. He also introduced the principle whereby the country that owned exploited oil reserves received 75% of the profits. Mattei, who became a powerful figure in Italy, was a left-wing Christian Democrat, and a membe... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philippe Ermenault
Philippe Ermenault, born April 29, 1969 in Flixecourt, is a French professional bicycle racer (track cycling). Height : 1m80 Weight : 71 kg Palmarčs (in French) Recordman du monde des 4 kilomčtres: 1993 Record olympique du 4 kilomčtre de poursuite par équipes départ arręté: 4' 05" 930, le 27 juillet 1996 ŕ Atlanta. Champion Olympique de poursuite par équipes: 1996 Champion du monde de poursuite: 1997, 1998 (2e: 1993, 1995) Open des Nations: 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Champion de France de poursuite: 1991 ŕ 1997, 1999 (2e: 1998; 3e: 2000) Champion de France de course aux points: 1996, 1997 Vice-champion olympique de poursuite: 1996... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roger Eno
Roger Eugene Eno was born in Woodbridge, England April 29, 1959. He is known primarily as an ambient composer. He began euphonium lessons at twelve and at sixteen entered Colchester College to study music. On graduating and after a period of busking in London where he briefly shared a house with artists Mark Wallinger and Andy Dog he returned to Colchester to run a music therapy course at a local hospital for the mentally handicapped. His first recording experience was with his brother Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois for the album Apollo at Lanois’ Grant Avenue Studios in Canada. His first solo album, Voices, appeared shortly afterwards. Although mainly regarded as a pianist, Roger Eno is in fact a multi-instrumentalist and keen singer as demonstrated on his later solo albums and coll... Biography of Holly Houston
Holly Houston, born April 29, 1958 in Port Angelus, Washington, is an American journalist, author and television anchor.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rafael Sabatini
Rafael Sabatini (April 29, 1875 - February 13, 1950) was an Italian/British writer of novels of romance and adventure. Life Rafael Sabatini was born in Jesi, Italy, to an English mother and Italian father. His parents were opera singers who became teachers. At a young age, Rafael was exposed to many languages, living with his grandfather in England, attending school in Portugal and, as a teenager, in Switzerland. By the time he was seventeen, when he returned to England to live permanently, he was the master of five languages. He quickly added a sixth language — English — to his linguistic collection. He consciously chose to write in his adopted language, because, he said, "all the best stories are written in English." After a brief stint in the business world, Sabatini went to ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yves Hocdé
Yves Hocdé, born April 29, 1973 in Nantes, is a French rower. He won gold medal in 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sveva Sagramola
Sveva Sagramola, born April 29, 1964 in Rome, is an Italian TV host, journalist and anchor.... Biography of Tom Ewell
Tom Ewell (April 29, 1909 - September 12, 1994) was an American Tony Award-winning actor. Early life and career Born Samuel Yewell Tompkins in Owensboro, Kentucky, Ewell began acting in Summer Stock in 1928 with Don Ameche, before moving to New York in 1931. He enrolled in the Actors Studio alongside classmates Montgomery Clift and Karl Malden. He made his Broadway debut in 1934 and his film debut in 1940, and for several years played comic supporting roles. He attracted attention with a strong performance in the film Adam's Rib (1949) and he began to receive Hollywood roles more frequently. Ewell continued acting in Summer Stock through the 1940s: He starred opposite June Lockhart in Lawrence Riley's biographical play Kin Hubbard in 1951, the story of one of America's greatest humour... Biography of Charles Nodier
Charles Nodier (April 29, 1780 – January 27, 1844), was a French author who introduced a younger generation of Romanticists to the conte fantastique, gothic literature, vampire tales, and the importance of dreams as part of literary creation, and whose career as a librarian is often underestimated by literary historians. Early life He was born at Besançon. His father, on the outbreak of the French Revolution, was appointed mayor of Besançon and consequently chief police magistrate; he seems to have become an instrument of the tyranny of the Jacobins without sharing their principles; but his son was for a time an ardent citizen, and is said to have been a Jacobin Club member at the age of twelve. In 1793 Charles saved the life of a lady guilty of sending money to an émigré, declaring ... Biography of Christophe Mourthé
Christophe Mourthé, born April 29, 1959, is a French photographer in Paris. He has done many expositions through Europe, USA and usually works with Famous models as Dita Von Teese, Zdenka, Kyla Cole, Emily Marilyn, Sinteque, Aria Giovanni, Kumi Monster, Morrigan Hell, Eve Ellis, Bianca Beauchamp, Lou Lady, Absolute Danny, Dea Donatella, Siren-Steel, Ruby Luster, Jill Kelly, Mylene Farmer, Clara Morgane, Julia Channel, Katsuni, Dolly Golden, Laura Angel, Thallia or Marlčne. Links: www.christophemourthe.com www.myspace.com/christophemourthe... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lonnie Donegan
Lonnie Donegan MBE (29 April 1931 – 3 November 2002) was a skiffle musician, possibly the most famous of them all, with more than 20 UK Top 30 hits to his name. He is also known as the King of Skiffle and is often cited as a large influence on the generation of British musicians who became famous in the 1960s. Early life and trad jazz He was born Anthony James Donegan in Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland, the son of a professional violinist who had played with the Scottish National Orchestra. His father was unemployed in the 1930s, and in 1933 the family moved to East London. In the early 1940s he mostly listened to Swing jazz and vocal acts, and became interested in the guitar. Country & western and blues records, particularly by Frank Crumit and Josh White, attracted his interest and he b... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gérard Daucourt
Gérard Daucourt, born April 29, 1941 in Delémont (Switzerland), is a French Catholic Bishop, the Bishop of Nanterre (2002 - ).... Biography of Dominique Labourier
Dominique Labourier (born 29 April, 1943) is a French actress. She appeared as Julie in Jacques Rivette's film Celine and Julie Go Boating. She has appeared in over 40 films since 1968. She was born in Paris, France. Selected filmography Les Blessures assassines (2000) Time Regained (1999) Eugénie Grandet (1994) La Passante du Sans-Souci (1982) City of Women (1980) Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974) It Only Happens to Others (1971) The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (1970)... Biography of Alicia Morton
Alicia Morton (born April 29, 1987) is an American actress and singer. Family Alicia was born in Gonzales, Louisiana. She has an older brother, Shane (born 1981). Her father died of liver cancer in 1997. Her mother, Kathy Jones, owns and runs the family carpet and flooring business in her hometown of Gonzales, Louisiana. Biography Alicia started singing when she was 18 months old. When she was 6, she played Molly in Annie at her school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She was 7 when she landed the part of young Cosette in Broadway's Les Misérables in 1996. Costar Ricky Martin would rub makeup on her hands for good luck. In 1998, Alicia beat 3,000 girls to win the part of the 1999 Disney TV movie Annie. In this role, Morton struggled with some of the dramatic moments. "The emotional sc... Biography of Marie-Jo Zimmermann
Marie-Jo Zimmermann (born 29 April 1951) is a French Member of Parliament, for the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) party. She was born in the town of Creutzwald, in Moselle. In 1998, she was elected to represent Moselle in the French National Assembly, and was re-elected for the same constituency in 2002. She is the president of the Assembly's group on women's rights, and sits on the commission for Cultural Affairs. From 1998 to 2001, she was also a member of the regional council for Lorraine, and from 1989 to 2002, she served as a member of the town council for Metz.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Richard Carlson
American movie actor Richard Carlson (April 29, 1912- November 21, 1977) was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota. In the 1930s Carlson appeared on the Broadway stage after studying and teaching drama in Minnesota. His first film role was in 1938 (David O. Selznick's The Young in Heart). He worked as a freelance actor, appearing in many different film studio works, beginning in 1939 when he moved to California. Before the war, he appeared mostly in comedies and dramas, including The Little Foxes & Too Many Girls with Lucille Ball in 1940. Like many actors, Carlson served in World War II, interrupting his acting career. After returning he found it difficult to win new roles, and his future in Hollywood remained in doubt until 1948. In that year, Carlson was cast in two low-budget film noir rele... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Albert Lempereur
Albert Lemereur, born April 29, 1902 in Vanault-les-Dames, is a French former businessman in the field of ready-to-wear.... Biography of Marija Karan
Marija Karan (Serbian Cyrillic: Марија Каран; born April 29, 1982) is a Serbian actress. She had her film debut in Kad porastem biću Kengur and appeared after this in Jesen stiže, dunjo moja. Karan was born in Belgrade. In 2007, Karan appeared alongside Nikola Kojo and Bogdan Diklić in the Serbian thriller Četvrti čovek (The fourth Man) by Dejan Zečević and alongside Branko Tomović in the British Drama Taximan by Henrik Norrthon. Filmography Television Mile vs Tranzicija (2003) as Anketarka Đačka istorija srpskog filma as herself Ljubav, navika, panika (2005–2006) as Maja Ne skreci sa staze (2007) as girl from the video Films Noc uz video (... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Suzanne Dantés
Suzanne Dantés, born Isabelle Émilie Suzanne Havequez April 29, 1888 in Saint-Quentin, died July 29, 1958 in Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines, was a French actress and comedian. Filmography 1922 : Le grillon du foyer de Jean Manoussi 1923 : L'affaire du courrier de Lyon de Léon Poirier 1930 : Le Blanc et le Noir de Robert Florey 1932 : Un homme heureux de Antonin Bideau 1932 : Hortense a dit: j'm'en fout - court métrage - de Jean-Bernard Desrone 1933 : Le Sexe faible de Robert Siodmak 1934 : Arlette et ses papas de Henry Roussell 1935 : Un homme de trop ŕ bord de Gerhard Lamprecht et Roger Le Bon 1939 : Circonstances atténuantes de Jean Boyer 1940 : Miquette de Jean Boyer 1941 : Croisičres sidérales de André Zwobada 1941 : Le Mariage de Chiffon de Claude Autant-Lara 194... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael Karoli
Michael Karoli (29 April 1948 – 17 November 2001, Essen) was a German guitarist, violinist and composer. He was a founding member of the influential krautrock band Can. Michael Karoli was born and grew up in Straubing, Bavaria, moving to St. Gallen, Switzerland by the time he finished school. He learned to play the guitar, violin and cello as a child, and played in numerous Jazz and dance bands. In 1966, he met and befriended Holger Czukay, who was his guitar teacher for a while. After he graduated he began studies of the law until leaving in 1968 to form Can with Czukay, Irmin Schmidt, Jaki Liebezeit, and David Johnson. His main role was that of the guitarist, with occasional uncredited violin performances, and later also providing vocals. He was a constant member of the band, playing ... Biography of Luís Miguel Cintra
Luís Miguel Cintra (born 29 April 1949 in Madrid, Spain) is a Portuguese film actor. He has appeared in 60 films since 1970. Selected filmography * A Ilha dos Amores (1982) * The Distant Land (1987) * The Cannibals (1988) * Non, ou a Vă Glória de Mandar (1990) * Abraham's Valley (1993) * The Convent (1995) * Anxiety (1998) * The Letter (1999) * As Bodas de Deus (1999) * April Captains (2000) * The Uncertainty Principle (2002) * Daqui P'rá Frente (2007) * From Now On (2008)... Biography of Hallie Lambert
Hallie Lambert, born April 29, 1983 in Seattle, Washington, is an American actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1510118/ ) The Soloist (2009) .... Ballerina "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" .... Dispatch Cop / ... (2 episodes, 2003-2009) ... aka CSI: Las Vegas (South Africa: English title: informal alternative title) (USA: syndication title) ... aka C.S.I. (USA: short title) ... aka CSI: Weekends (USA: promotional title) ... aka Experts, Les (Canada: French title) - Disarmed and Dangerous (2009) TV episode .... Dispatch Cop - One Hit Wonder (2003) TV episode .... Susie Spiegel "How I Met Your Mother" .... Kate (2 episodes, 2008) - Everything Must Go (2008) TV episode .... Kate - The Bracket (2008) TV episode .... Kate Meet Dave (2008)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, 1st Comte Jourdan, born 29 April 1762 – died 23 November 1833, enlisted as a private in the French royal army and rose to command armies during the French Revolutionary Wars. Emperor Napoleon I of France named him a Marshal of France in 1804 and he also fought in the Napoleonic Wars. After 1815, he became reconciled to the Bourbon Restoration. Early career Born at Limoges, France into a surgeon's family, he enlisted in the French royal army in early 1778 when he was not quite sixteen. Assigned to the Regiment of Auxerrois, he participated in the ill-fated assault at the Siege of Savannah on 9 October 1779 during the American War of Independence. After service in the West Indes, he returned home in 1782 sick with a fever. Bouts of illness (possibly malaria) trou... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tony Saunders
Anthony Scott "Tony" Saunders (born April 29, 1974 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a retired American Major League baseball pitcher for three seasons between 1997 and 1999. He was the first player selected by the then-named Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the expansion draft. Saunders initially signed with the Florida Marlins' minor league system in 1992, a year before their expansion season. He was part of the Marlins' opening day roster in 1997, and finished with a 4-6 record in 22 starts. Remarkably, his first three wins were all against the powerhouse Atlanta Braves. The Marlins earned a Wild Card berth in the 1997 playoffs, and after being left off the Division Series roster, Saunders was placed on the LCS roster against the Braves. He started game 3 of the series, which Liván Hernández won in ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bill Sheeran
Bill Sheeran, born April 29, 1953 in South Norwood, is a British editor, research scientist, lecturer and professional astrologer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kyoko Kishida
Kyōko Kishida (岸田 今日子 Kishida Kyōko?, April 29, 1930 – December 17, 2006) was a Japanese actress, voice actress, and writer of children's books. Her father was Kunio Kishida, a playwright and the founder of the Bungaku-za. She became an actress in 1950, and starred in a Yukio Mishima production of the 1960 film Salome. Her film and television drama credits number in the hundreds. Among them are four Taiga drama series on NHK television, with roles such as Aguri (the wife of Asano Naganori and Yodo-Dono (the wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi). She appeared in various roles, including acting and narrating, in various Ōoku series on television. In the series Gokenin Zankurō, she portrayed the mother of the title character (played by Ken Watan... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roger Karl
Roger Karl, born Roger Trouvé April 29, 1882 in Bourges and died May 4, 1984, was a French actor and comedian. Filmography (source: http://french.imdb.com/name/nm0439452/ ) # La mort d'un enfant (1974) (TV) .... Moloy # Fin de saison (1973) (TV) .... Louis Caracal # La part des lions (1971) .... Ferdinand, le vieillard ... autre titre : L'ultima rapina a Parigi (Italy) ... autre titre : The Lion's Share (International: English title) # "Le sixičme sens" (1970) TV mini-series .... Martin Ferrer # "Vidocq" .... Walzmeyer (1 episode, 1967) - Le systčme du docteur Terrier (1967) TV episode .... Walzmeyer # Mademoiselle Moličre (1964) (TV) # L'amour ŕ la chaine (1964) .... Old Man ... autre titre : Le carrefour de la prostitution (France) ... autre titre : Tight Skirts, Loose... Biography of Steve Schroyder
Steve Schroyder, born April 29, 1950 in Stadtoldendorf, is a German musician and oganist, a former member of group Tangerine Dream. Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The band has undergone many personnel changes over the years, with Froese being the only continuous member. Drummer and composer Klaus Schulze was briefly a member of an early lineup, but the most stable version of the group, during their influential mid-1970s period, was as a keyboard trio with Froese, Christopher Franke, and Peter Baumann. Early in the 1980s, Johannes Schmoelling replaced Baumann, and this lineup, too, was stable and extremely productive. Tangerine Dream's early "Pink Years" albums had a pivotal role in the development of Krautrock. Their "Virgin Years" an... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mike Hogan (The Cranberries)
Mike Hogan, born on April 29, 1973 in Limerick, is an Irish musician, a member of The Cranberries, an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1989 under the name The Cranberry Saw Us, later changed by vocalist Dolores O'Riordan. The band currently consists of O'Riordan, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawler. Although widely associated with alternative rock, the band's sound also incorporates indie pop, post-punk, Irish folk and pop rock elements. The Cranberries rose to international fame in the 1990s with their debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?, which became a commercial success and sold over five million copies in the United States. The group was one of the most successful rock acts of the '90s and sold over 14.5 million albums in the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Esaias Reusner
Esaias Reusner (the Younger) (29 April 1636, Löwenberg in Silesia, now Lwówek Śląski, Poland – 1 May 1679, Berlin, Germany) was a German lutenist and composer. His first lute teacher was his father Esaias (lutenist to the Prince of Bernstadt). He was a child prodigy and together with his father he traveled and performed at various courts. He wrote two collections of lute suites - Deliciae testudinis and Neue Lauten-früchte. In the years from 1655 to 1672, he was in the service of the duke of Silesia. Thereafter, he worked for a short time as a flute and lute teacher at the University of Leipzig. Finally in 1674, he was appointed chamber lutenist at the court of Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg in Berlin, where he remained until his death. He is considered to be on... Biography of Johnny Miller
John Laurence "Johnny" Miller (born April 29, 1947) is a former professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He was one of the top players in the world during the mid-1970s, ranked second in the world on Mark McCormack's world golf rankings in both 1974 and 1975 behind Jack Nicklaus, and is currently the lead golf analyst for NBC Sports, a position he has held since January 1990. He is also an active and successful golf course architect. Miller was born and raised in San Francisco. In 1961, he became the first "merit member" at the Olympic Club, the club's term for talented juniors given access to its facilities and became the top player on its junior team. He won the S.F. city junior title in 1963 at age 16, and the following year won the 1964 U.S. Junior Amateur, and enrolled at Brigham Young... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Piero Ivano Nava
Piero Ivano Nava, born April 29, 1949 in Sesto San Giovanni, is an Italian citizen, witness of a murder. He had to change his name and identity to escape the Mafia. A book and a film, Testimony at Risk, were made about his story.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fred Zinnemann
Fred Zinnemann (April 29, 1907 – March 14, 1997) was an Austrian-American film director. He won four Academy Awards and directed movies like High Noon, From Here to Eternity and A Man for All Seasons. Life and career Zinnemann was born to a Jewish family in Vienna, Austria. While growing up in Austria, he wanted to become a musician, but went on to study law. While studying at the University of Vienna, he became drawn to films and eventually became a cameraman. He worked in Germany with several other beginners (Billy Wilder and Robert Siodmak also worked with him on the 1929 feature People on Sunday) before going to America to study film. One of his first assignments in Hollywood was when he found work as an extra in All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), although he was fired fro... Biography of Richard Headrick
Richard Headrick, born April 29, 1917 in Los Angeles, California, died November 19, 2001 in Chico, California, was an American actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0372202/ ) # East Lynne (1925) .... Willie Carlyle # Gerald Cranston's Lady (1924) .... Arthur # The Silent Stranger (1924) .... Laddie Warner # The Miracle Makers (1923) .... The Boy # The Spider and the Rose (1923) .... Don Marcello, as a child # Hearts Aflame (1923) .... Bobby Kildare # Environment (1922) .... Jimmie # White Shoulders (1922) .... Little Jimmie Blakelock # Rich Men's Wives (1922) .... Jackie # The Song of Life (1922) .... Neighbor's Boy # The Child Thou Gavest Me (1921) .... Bobby # Playthings of Destiny (1921) .... Julie's child # The Whistle (1921) .... Baby Chapple # The S... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jeremy Thorpe
John Jeremy Thorpe (born 29 April 1929) is a former British politician who was leader of the Liberal Party from 1967 to 1976 and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Devon from 1959 to 1979. His political career was damaged when an acquaintance, Norman Scott, claimed to have had a love affair with Thorpe at a time when homosexual acts were illegal in Britain. Thorpe denied these claims and was charged with conspiring to murder Scott, though he was acquitted of these charges in 1979, shortly after losing his seat in the general election. Early life Thorpe is the son of John Henry Thorpe, a maternal grandson of Sir John Norton-Griffiths (both Conservative MPs), and a descendant of Thomas Thorpe, Speaker of the House of Commons from 1452 to 1453. Education Thorpe was educate... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jonathan Rotenberg
Jonathan Rotenberg, born April 29, 1963 in Boston, Massachusetts, is an American entrepreneur, and a former spokesman for the gays in the business world.... Biography of Mikaël Picon
Mikaël Picon, born April 29, 1979 in Casblanca, Morocco, is a French surfer.... Biography of Donald Mills
The Mills Brothers were a jazz and pop vocal quartet of the 20th century producing more than 2,000 recordings that sold more than 50 million copies and garnered at least three dozen gold records. The Mills Brothers were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998. The early years The group was originally composed of four African-American brothers all born in Piqua, Ohio, 25 miles (40 km) north of Dayton: John Jr. (October 19, 1910 - January 23, 1936) basso and guitarist, Herbert (April 2, 1912 - April 12, 1989) tenor, Harry (August 19, 1913 - June 28, 1982) baritone, and Donald (April 29, 1915 - November 13, 1999) lead tenor. Their parents were John H. (February 11, 1882 – December 8, 1967) and Eathel Mills. John Sr. owned a barber shop and founded a barbershop quartet, cal... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of God Shammgod
God Shammgod (born April 29, 1976 in New York City, New York) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the Portland Chinooks of the International Basketball League. Prior to this he played in the National Basketball Association with the Washington Wizards during 1997-98 after being drafted by them in the 2nd round (17th pick) of the 1997 NBA Draft, the Chinese Basketball Association for several teams, including Zhejiang Cyclones and Shanxi Yujun. He has played professionally in several countries, including Poland and Saudi Arabia. High School When he was known as Shammgod Wells, he played high school basketball at LaSalle Academy in Manhattan. His teammates at LaSalle Academy included current NBA player Ron Artest and former Providence College center K... Biography of Laurena Lacey
Laurena Lacey (born 29 April 1986, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland) is one of the first Irish born and raised glamour models to become known internationally. She held Ireland's Miss Hawaiian Tropic Crown of 2008. Lacey grew up in Enniskillen, leaving to study A-levels of Travel and Tourism as well as beauty therapy in her town of Enniskillen. She went on to University to study Property and Construction in Birmingham. Lacey started modelling at the age of 16 with her involvement in hairshows and a catwalk for Tammy girl store. Lacey then moved to Birmingham, where her modeling work became more frequent. She soon signed with a modeling agency. She became more widely known, appearing in various magazines and tabloids. She worked for lingerie companies such as Pabo, companies like Vodafone... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wallingford Riegger
Wallingford Constantine Riegger (April 29, 1885 – April 2, 1961) was a prolific American music composer, well known for orchestral and modern dance music, and film scores. He was born in Albany, Georgia, but lived much of his life in New York City. He is noted for being one of the first American composers to use a form of twelve-tone technique. Life Riegger was born in 1885 to Ida Wallingford and Constantine Riegger. After his father's lumber mill burned down in 1888, his family moved to Indianapolis, and later to Louisville, finally settling in New York in 1900. A gifted cellist, he graduated from the first graduating class of the Institute of Musical Art, later known as the Juilliard School, in 1907, after studying under Percy Goetschius. He continued his studies at the Hochschule... Biography of Phillip Noyce
Phillip Noyce (born 29 April 1950) is an Australian film director. Life and career Noyce was born in Griffith, New South Wales, attended Barker College, Sydney, and began making short films at the age of 18, starting with Better to Reign in Hell, using his friends as the cast. He joined the Australian Film & Television School in 1973, and released his first professional film in 1977. Many of his films feature espionage, as Noyce grew up listening from his father's stories with the Z Special Force during World War II, and has an interest in the theme. After his debut feature, the medium-length Backroads (1977), Noyce achieved commercial and critical success with Newsfront (1978), which won Australian Film Institute (AFI) awards for Best Film, Director, and Screenplay. Noyce worked... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Leonard Fenton
Leonard Fenton (born Feinstein, 29 April 1926 in London, England) is a British actor, best known for his role as Dr. Harold Legg in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders. Early life Fenton's real family name is Feinstein. He was born and raised in the East End of London to Jewish parents. His parents were also English, but his ancestral roots lie in Eastern Europe; Riga and Lithuania. He attended Raine Foundation Grammar School from 1937 to 1944. Fenton originally trained to be a civil engineer at King's College London and during World War II he was conscripted as an army engineer. He worked in this profession for five years after leaving the army, but eventually decided on a career change. He took up acting and won a scholarship to attend the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in Lond... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William Ball
William Gormaly Ball (29 April 1931 – 30 July 1991) was an American stage director and founder of the American Conservatory Theatre (ACT). He was awarded the Drama Desk Vernon Rice Award in 1959 for his production of Chekhov's Ivanov and was nominated for a Tony Award in 1965 for his production of Moličre's Tartuffe, starring Michael O'Sullivan and Rene Auberjonois. He was also a noted director of operas. Early years William Ball was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 29, 1931. His parents were Russell Ball and Catherine Gormaly. He attended Iona Preparatory School and Fordham University. From 1953 through 1955, he studied acting, design, and directing at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. Career Ball founded the American Conservatory Theatre in Pittsburgh in 1965. This was ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fraser Noble
Fraser Noble, born April 29, 1918 in Grantown-on-Spey, died August 21, 2003,was a Scottish economist, educator, and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester. External link: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sir-fraser-noble-548760.html... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jack Williamson
John Stewart Williamson (April 29, 1908 – November 10, 2006), who wrote as Jack Williamson (and occasionally under the pseudonym Will Stewart) was a U.S. writer often referred to as the "Dean of Science Fiction" following the death in 1988 of Robert A. Heinlein. Early life Williamson was born April 29, 1908 in Bisbee, Arizona Territory, and spent his early childhood in western Texas. In search of better pastures, his family migrated to rural New Mexico in a horse-drawn covered wagon in 1915. The farming was difficult there and the family turned to ranching, which they continue to this day. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II as a weather forecaster. Writing career Williamson discovered the local library and used it to educate himself. As a young man, he discover... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Baptiste Baronian
Jean-Baptiste Baronian born as Joseph Lous Baronian also known as Alexandre Lous (born 29 April 1942) is a French-language Belgian writer of Armenian descent. He was born in Antwerp, Belgium. Baronian is a critic, essayist, children's book writer and novelist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mike Bryan
Michael Carl "Mike" Bryan (born April 29, 1978) is an American professional tennis player. He stands 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall, weighs 192 lbs and plays right-handed. He turned professional in 1998. With his twin brother Bob, he has been World No. 1 doubles player for the last several years. Tennis career College He played for Stanford University in 1997 and 1998, where he helped the Cardinal win back-to-back NCAA team championships. In 1998, he won the NCAA doubles title with his twin brother Bob. World Team Tennis Both brothers started their professional careers playing World TeamTennis for teams like the Idaho Sneakers through the current season for the Kansas City Explorers. Professional Together with his twin brother Bob he has been very successful in doubles. They have ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bob Bryan
Robert Charles "Bob" Bryan (born April 29, 1978) is an American male professional tennis player. With his twin brother Mike, he has spent over 200 weeks as a World No. 1 doubles player. He has won eighteen Grand Slam titles, 11 in men's doubles and seven in mixed doubles. He turned professional in 1998. The Bryan brothers were named ATP Team of the Decade for 2000–2009. Tennis career Doubles Records 76 ATP Tournament Wins (set record (62) at 2010 Farmers Classic in Los Angeles) 11 Grand Slam Doubles Titles (tied with Woodies) 20 Grand Slam Finals 278 weeks at #1 in the world (John McEnroe previously held the record of 270 weeks) 8-time ITF World Champions (5 straight from 2003–2007) 7 year end #1 finishes 7 consecutive years of winning at least 1 Gra... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Auguste Herbin
Auguste Herbin (April 29, 1882 - January 30/31 1960) was a French painter. Biography Born in Quiévy, Nord, he studied drawing at the École des Beaux-Arts de Lille, from 1898 to 1901, when he settled in Paris. The initial influence of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism visible in paintings that he sent to the Salon des Indépendants in 1906 gradually gave way to an involvement with Cubism after his move in 1909 to the Bateau-Lavoir studios, where he met Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque and Juan Gris; he was also encouraged by his friendship with Wilhelm Uhde. His work was exhibited in the same room as that of Jean Metzinger, Albert Gleizes and Fernand Léger in the Salon des Indépendants of 1910, and in 1912 he participated in the influential Section d'Or exhibition. After producing... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jürgen Vogel
Jürgen Vogel, born April 29, 1968 in Hamburg, is a German actor and producer. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0900920/ ) Männersache (2009) (post-production) .... Rainer Gunsch This Is Love (2009) (post-production) .... Holger 12 Winter (2009) (TV) (completed) .... Mike Roth "Schillerstraße" .... Jürgen / ... (6 episodes, 2009) - Nachmieter gesucht! (2009) TV episode .... Jürgen - Das Rollenangebot (????) TV episode .... Jürgen / Oma Liese - Der Alleskönner (????) TV episode .... Jürgen - Der Pokerabend (????) TV episode .... Jürgen - Die Einrichtungsprofis (????) TV episode .... Jürgen (1 more) "KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst" .... Han (10 episodes, 2007-2008) - Am Abgrund (2008) TV episode .... Han - Fragen der Ehre (2007) T... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lane Smith
Walter Lane Smith III (April 29, 1936 – June 13, 2005) was an American actor. Some of his well known roles included portraying collaborator entrepreneur Nathan Bates in the NBC television series V, Mayor Bates in the film Red Dawn, newspaper editor Perry White in the ABC series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, district attorney Jim Trotter III in My Cousin Vinny and American President Richard Nixon in The Final Days, for which he received a Golden Globe award nomination. Early life Lane Smith was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1936. He graduated from The Leelanau School, a boarding school in Glen Arbor, Michigan where he is enshrined in the school's Hall of Fame, and spent one year boarding at The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania before going off to study at the Actor... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claude Cabanes
Claude Cabanes, born April 29, 1936 in Toulouse, is a French journalist, radio host and writer. He defines himself as a communist. Works Le Sičcle dans la peau, Maren Sell Editeur, 14 janvier 2005, (ISBN 2350040100)... Biography of Jonathan Toews
Jonathan Bryan Toews (pronounced /ˈteɪvz/ tayvz; born April 29, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who plays for and is captain of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is currently the youngest captain in the NHL, having been appointed in 2008. Toews was selected by the Blackhawks with the third overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He joined the team in 2007–08 and was nominated for the Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL rookie of the year. The following season, he was named team captain, becoming the third youngest captain in NHL history at the age of 20. Toews won the Stanley Cup in 2010, along with the Conn Smythe Trophy for the playoff MVP. After winning the Cup, Toews passed Peter Forsberg as the youngest player to join the Tripl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Noriko Sengoku
Reiko Mori (森礼子?, born April 29, 1922), known by her stage name Noriko Sengoku (千石規子 Sengoku Noriko?), is a Japanese film and television actress active primarily in the 1950s and 1960s. She made her film debut in 1947 and starred in several of Akira Kurosawa's early films such as Drunken Angel (1948), Stray Dog (1949), The Quiet Duel (1949), Scandal (1950), The Idiot (1951) and Seven Samurai (1954). Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0784279/) 2007 Tôkyô tawâ: Okan to boku to, tokidoki, oton 2003 Shôwa kayô daizenshű Obasan working at the Inn 2003 Time Limit (TV movie) 2003 Fukumimi 2003 Dr. Kotô Shinryôjo (TV series) Tsuruko Uchi 2002 Out Chiyoko Azuma 2001 Hotoke Shinako 1995 Otoko wa tsur... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Russ Morgan
Russ Morgan (April 29, 1904 – August 7, 1969) was a big band orchestra leader and musical arranger in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s. In 1944 he was one of the composers of "You're Nobody til Somebody Loves You" along with Larry Stock and James Cavanaugh. Morgan was the first to record the song. Biography Early life Born into a Welsh family in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Morgan was encouraged to express himself musically from the age of seven. His father, a coal-mine foreman, was a former musician who played drums in a local band in his spare time. Morgan's mother had been a pianist in a vaudeville act. Morgan began to study piano and also went to work in the mines to earn money to help support his family and pay for his lessons. At fourteen, Morgan earned extra money as ... Biography of Master P
Percy Robert Miller (born April 29, 1967), better known by his stage name Master P or his business name P. Miller, is an American rapper entertainer, actor, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of the popular label No Limit Records, which was relaunched as New No Limit Records through Koch Records after the label went bankrupt. He also founded two other labels: Guttar Music Entertainment & Take A Stand Records. He has also recently founded No Limit Forever Records. He is also the founder and CEO of P. Miller Enterprises, an entertainment and financial conglomerate and Better Black Television. Miller gained fame in the late 90's with the success of his group TRU & his fifth album Ice Cream Man, which contained his first single "Mr. Ice Cream Man". In 1997, after the success of one his big... Biography of Anfissa Bulgakova
Anfissa Bulgakova, born April 29, 1986 in Kemerovo Oblast, Sibéria, is a Russian model.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gavan O'Herlihy
Gavan O'Herlihy (born April 29, 1954) is an Irish actor. O'Herlihy was born in Dublin, the son of Elsa Bennett and Irish actor Dan O'Herlihy. In his youth, he was an avid tennis player, and even became Irish National Tennis Champion. He has over thirty screen credits to his name, most of them having cast him in villainous or antagonistic roles such as Death Wish 3, Never Say Never Again, Superman III, and Tales From The Crypt His role as Airk Thaughbaer in the 1988 fantasy Willow is one of the few heroic roles the burly, fair-haired Gavan has managed to get, as well as the dashing American officer Captain Leroy in Sharpe's Eagle. He was also the jock son Chuck Cunningham on Happy Days, but it was not a very big part and he was eventually written out by being sent to college and then ... Biography of Bill Drummond
William Ernest Drummond also known as King Boy D (born 29 April 1953, Butterworth, South Africa) is a Scottish musician, media personality, record producer, writer and artist. He is best known as co-founder of late 1980s avant-garde "pop group" The KLF and its 1990s "avant-art" media-manipulating successor, the K Foundation, with which he burned a million pounds in 1994. He has also written several books, produced a variety of different conceptual art projects, and helped to set-up The Foundry, an arts centre in Shoreditch, London. Background Bill Drummond was born to Scottish parents in Butterworth, South Africa, where his father was a minister for the Church of Scotland. His family moved back to Scotland when he was 18 months old, and his early years were spent in the town of Newto... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pedro Pires
Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires (pronunciation in IPA: ) (born 29 April 1934 in Săo Filipe) has been the President of Cape Verde since March 2001. Before becoming President he was Prime Minister from 1975 to 1991. After the ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) decided to institute multiparty democracy in February 1990, Pires replaced President Aristides Pereira as General Secretary of PAICV in August 1990. The PAICV lost the multiparty parliamentary and presidential elections held in early 1991 and was left in opposition. At a party congress in August 1993, Pires was replaced as General Secretary by Aristides Lima and was instead elected as President of PAICV. As a candidate for the party presidency at PAICV's September 1997 congress, he faced José Maria Neves an... Biography of April Telek
April Telek (born April 29, 1975) is a Canadian actress. Early life and career Telek was born and raised on the North Shore of Vancouver, British Columbia. In Japan she pursued her modeling career and won a Shiseido Cosmetics contract for Asia from 1989-1990. In April 1994 she won the title of Miss Canada and represented Canada in several International pageants. She is known for her act portraying Denise as George Lopez's Mr. Troop Mom. April won the coveted Women In Film and Television Award of Artistic Merit at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2010 for her portrayal of Jana (loosely based on Lana Clarkson ) in Amazon Falls. In June 2011, April WON a Leo Award, Best Performance by A Female in A Leading Role for a Feature Film, also for Amazon Falls. April is married to ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Curtis Joseph
Curtis Shayne Joseph (born Curtis Munro on April 29, 1967) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He last played for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. Joseph is immediately recognizable on the ice for his masks featuring a snarling dog, drawing inspiration from the Stephen King novel Cujo, which also happens to be his nickname, derived from the first two letters of his first and last names. Throughout his NHL career, Joseph has played for a number of franchises, rising to prominence during playoff series with the Edmonton Oilers, and later with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was also a member of Canada's gold medal winning team at the 2002 Winter Olympics. He has also played for the St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, Phoenix Coyotes and Calgary Flam... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Peter A. Diamond
Peter Arthur Diamond (born April 29, 1940) is an American economist known for his analysis of U.S. Social Security policy and his work as an advisor to the Advisory Council on Social Security in the late 1980s and 1990s. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2010, along with Dale T. Mortensen from the Northwestern University and Christopher A. Pissarides from the London School of Economics "for their analysis of markets with search frictions". Education and career Diamond earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Yale University in 1960 and defended a Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1963. He was an assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley from 1964–65 and an acting associate professor there before joining the MIT facul... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sterling Hitchcock
Sterling Alex Hitchcock (born April 29, 1971 in Fayetteville, North Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He played from 1992 to 2004, mostly with the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres. Sterling never played in college, having been drafted out of high school in 1989. He attended Armwood High School in Seffner, Florida where his jersey is retired in the trophy case. Hitchcock is best remembered for his performance in the 1998 playoffs with the Padres, in which he was named the NLCS MVP. He was the winning pitcher in both of his starts with a 0.90 ERA in the NLCS. Overall in the 1998 playoffs he was 3-1, allowing 3 runs in 22 innings (1.23 ERA) with 32 strikeouts. Three years later, Hitchcock was the winning pitcher for the Yankees in Game 5 of the 200... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Katarina Mazetti
Katarina Mazetti (born 29 April 1944 in Stockholm) is a Swedish author and journalist. She made her debut as a writer in 1988 with the picture book "Här kommer tjocka släkten!". She worked as a producer and presenter at Sveriges Radio between 1989–2004. Bibliography * Här kommer tjocka släkten (1988) * Grod Jul pĺ Näsbrännan eller Skuggan av en gris (1993) * Handbok för martyrer (1993) * Köttvars trollformler (1991) * Det är slut mellan Gud och mej (1995) * Det är slut mellan Rödluvan och vargen (1998) * Den hungriga handväskan (1998) * Grabben i graven bredvid (1999) * Krigshjältar och konduktörer (1999) * Mazettis blandning (2001) * Fjärrkontrolleriet: äventyrs- och kärlekshistoria för barn (2001) * Slutet är bara början (20... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Keith Baxter (actor)
Keith Baxter (born 29 April 1933) is a Welsh theatre, film and television actor. Early years & RADA Born in Newport, Wales in 1933. Baxter was educated at Newport High School and Barry Grammar School, Baxter studied at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, during which period he shared a flat with classmate Alan Bates. He made his film debut in the 1957 remake of The Barretts of Wimpole Street. Films In 1960, Orson Welles selected Baxter to portray Prince Hal in his stage production Chimes at Midnight, which combined portions of the Shakespearean plays Henry IV, Part I, Henry IV, Part II, Henry V, Richard II, and The Merry Wives of Windsor and brought the comic figure of Falstaff to the forefront of a primarily tragic tale. Baxter repeated his performance in the 1965 film ver... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Craig Armstrong (composer)
Craig Armstrong, OBE (born 29 April 1959) is a Scottish composer of modern orchestral music, electronica and film scores. Armstrong's score for William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet earned him a BAFTA for Achievement in Film Music and an Ivor Novello. His composition for Baz Luhrmann’s musical Moulin Rouge! earned him the 2001 American Film Institute’s composer of the Year award, a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score and a BAFTA. Armstrong was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Original Score in 2004 for the biopic Ray. His other feature film scoring credits include Love Actually, Oliver Stone's World Trade Center, Elizabeth: The Golden Age and The Incredible Hulk. Career Armstrong studied musical composition, violin (with Cornelius Cardew) and piano at the Royal Academy of Mus... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Renee DeWitt
Renee Alway or Renee DeWitt (born April 29, 1986) is an American fashion model, the 3rd place of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8 and the runner-up on Modelville. Early life Alway was born in Maui, Hawaii (source: Imdb) and raised in northern Michigan, where her father was a pastor and police officer. She revealed in the first episode of Modelville on October 8, 2008 that her father was physically and mentally abusive, and that she, her siblings, and her mother Sandra, were afraid to leave due to her father's respected position in the community as well as his mental instability. America's Next Top Model Renee Alway was one of the final three contestants on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8. She heard about the audition the day before it took place in Chicago, and had been in town ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gundi Busch
Gundula ("Gundi") Busch (born April 29, 1935 in Milano, Italy) is a German figure skater and coach. She was the first World champion ladies' singles champion representing Germany. Busch is a daughter of a German businessman. The family moved from Milano from Harlem, Netherlands to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany. She began skating at age four and a half years. She took ballet classes in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and was regularly coached in London. Her coach was Thea Frenssen. In 1954 Gundi Busch became World champion. She finished her amateur skating career and took an offer of the ice revue Hollywood Ice Revue. In 1955 she married a Swedish professional ice hockey player Lill-Lulle Johansson. They moved with their son Peter Lulle Johansson to Stockholm, Sweden. Busch later wo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Don Leo Jonathan
Don Heaton (born April 29, 1931), also known as Don Leo Jonathan, is an American former professional wrestler. Professional wrestling career Jonathan, nicknamed "The Mormon Giant" was a second generation star (his father was former wrestler Brother Jonathan) who made his professional wrestling debut after World War II. Over the course of his career, he competed around the world, making stops in Europe, South Africa, Australia and Japan; he wrestled more often, however, in the United States and Canada. His first championship wins occurred in Montreal with the International Wrestling Association, where he twice captured their International Heavyweight title. Elsewhere in Canada, Jonathan found more success competing in Toronto's National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) affiliate Maple Leaf W... Biography of Tammi Terrell
Tammi Terrell (born Thomasina Winifred Montgomery; April 29, 1945 — March 16, 1970) was an American recording artist, best known as a star singer for Motown Records during the 1960s, most notably for a series of duets with singer Marvin Gaye. Terrell's career began as a teenager, first recording for Scepter/Wand Records, before spending nearly two years as a member of James Brown's Revue, recording for Brown's Try Me label. After a period attending college, Terrell recorded briefly for Checker Records, before signing with Motown in 1965. With Gaye, Terrell scored seven Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" and "You're All I Need to Get By". Terrell's career was interrupted when she collapsed into Gaye's... Biography of Eve Plumb
Eve Aline Plumb (born April 29, 1958) is an American actress and painter. She is best known for her portrayal of Jan Brady in the iconic television sitcom The Brady Bunch. Early career Eve was a young child when her acting career began in TV commercials in 1966. The following year, she appeared on The Virginian, The Big Valley and Lassie. In 1968, she appeared on It Takes A Thief and Family Affair; in the latter, she played a terminally ill girl on the episode “Christmas Came A Little Early”. In 1969, she appeared on an episode of Gunsmoke. The Brady Bunch From 1969 to 1974, Plumb appeared as middle sister Jan Brady in the ABC sitcom The Brady Bunch. Her featured storylines included Jan’s embarrassment over not having a boyfriend, concerns about her future appearance, being a mid... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Javier Colon
Javier Colon (alternately styled Javier Colón, born April 29, 1978) is an American singer and songwriter from Hartford, Connecticut. He has referred to his style of music as being "acoustic soul." He was a member of EmcQ and The Derek Trucks Band, and worked with many musicians before going solo. From 2002 to 2006, he was signed to Capitol Records, known as artist Javier. But in 2006, the contract was terminated and Javier Colon became an independent artist with his own label, Javier Colon Music. In 2011, he was the winner of the inaugural season of the U.S. television show on NBC, The Voice, receiving $100,000 and signing a recording contract with Universal Republic Records. Javier Colon eventually decided to part ways with Universal Republic. Career Colon was born in Stratford, Con... Biography of Nina Roberts
Nina Roberts, born Sophie Malnatti on April 29, 1979 in Villecresnes (Val-de-Marne), is a French former porn star, actress, author and contemporary artist (video and photo). Her first book, J'assume, was published in 2004 by éditions Scali. It told her story in the adult industry, and Virginie Despentes wrote the book's preface. In 2007 Roberts published Grosse Vache (Scali), a brutal portrait of a young women fighting bulimia, anorexia, drugs (cocaine and speed) and finding love, a novel in the form of a diary. She worked on a film adaptation of Grosse Vache in collaboration with Evan Manifatori. Her performance in Casino won her the Ninfa award for Best Actress at the 2008 Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nora Dunn
Nora Eloise Dunn (born April 29, 1952) is an American actress and comedian, known for her work on the NBC sketch variety TV series Saturday Night Live. Early life Dunn was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Margaret (née East), a nurse, and John Dunn, a musician and poet. Her brother is actor Kevin Dunn. She was raised in a Catholic family, and has Irish ancestry. Dunn attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1970 to 1972, San Francisco City College, and the Academy of Fine Arts. Career Saturday Night Live Dunn joined SNL in 1985 with the return of Lorne Michaels as executive producer. The 1985–1986 season proved to be a ratings disaster, and she was one of only five cast members who were not fired at its end (the others were newcomers Jon Lovitz, A. Whitne... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mateusz Kusznierewicz
Mateusz Kusznierewicz (born April 29, 1975 in Warsaw) is a Polish sailor, specialising in the Finn and Star classes. His first sailing success came in 1985, where he won the Puchar Spójni at the Zalew Zegrzyński in Warsaw. Most recently, he competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning a bronze medal in the Finn. For his sport achievements, he received the Order of Polonia Restituta: Knight's Cross Knight's Cross (5th Class) in 1996, Officer's Cross Officer's Cross (4th Class) in 2004. Major successes 1993: 2nd place World Championships OK Dinghy 1994: European Champion OK Dinghy 2nd place World Championships OK Dinghy 1996: Olympic Champion Finn Dinghy 2nd place European Championships Finn Dinghy 19... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul de Vivie
Paul de Vivie, who wrote as Vélocio (April 29, 1853 (birth time source: Didier Geslain)– February 27, 1930), was publisher of Le Cycliste, an early champion of derailleur gears, and father of French bicycle touring and randonneuring. Background De Vivie was born at Pernes-les-Fontaines, France. His youth was unremarkable except for a love for the classics. His father was a prosperous Gascon with links to the nobility. He came from Saint-Germain-de-la-Sauvetat and worked as the head of post. His mother, Marthe Roman, came from Arles. Paul de Vivie lived at Tarascon, Meyzieu, and studied at Lachassagne, near Lyon until 1870. De Vivie went into the silk industry as an apprentice and then opened his own business in St-Étienne before he was 30. He married in St-Étienne in 1876. He live... |
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