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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on August, 11, 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
113 celebrities or events were found for August, 11. Add to favourites (16 fans)Biography of Inès de la Fressange
Inès Marie Laetitia Eglantine Isabelle de Seignard de la Fressange (born 11 August 1957), is a French designer of fashion and perfumes. She was born in Gassin, Var, France. Her French father (a marquis) was a stockbroker, and her mother was an Argentinian model. She grew up in an 18th century mill outside Paris with three brothers. Her grandmother was Madame Simone Jacquinot, heiress to the Lazard banking fortune. In the 1980s, she modeled for photographer Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel, becoming his muse, but in 1989, they had an argument and parted company. Ines does not now model very often. She is now a businesswomen with a chain of clothing boutiques, a designer and a consultant for Jean-Paul Gaultier. In 1989, she became one of the series of models whose image represented Marianne, t... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Hulk Hogan
Terrence Gene Bollea (born August 11, 1953) better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler. He currently stars on the VH1 reality show Hogan Knows Best. Weight 275 lb (125 kg) Billed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Billed weight 303 lb (138 kg) Childhood Hogan was born in Augusta, Georgia and was raised in Tampa, Florida. As a boy, Hogan was a pitcher in Little League baseball. He was abused repeatedly and suffered from obesity, weighing 195 pounds at the age of 12. He began watching professional events at 16 years old. While in high school, he revered Dusty Rhodes, and he regularly attended cards at the Tampa Sportatorium. Hogan was also a skilled guitarist, spending ten years playing bass guitar in several Florida-based rock... Add to favourites (69 fans)Biography of Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian actor best known for playing the roles of Kim Hyde in the Australian soap opera Home and Away and George Kirk in the 2009 motion picture Star Trek. Personal life Hemsworth was born and raised in Melbourne and later moved to Phillip Island, south of Melbourne with his family. Chris's older and younger brothers Luke and Liam Hemsworth are also actors and have had recurring role as Nathan Tyson and Josh Taylor on Neighbours, respectively. He attended Heathmont Secondary College in Melbourne. Chris dated Home and Away co-star Isabel Lucas until June 2006. Career In 2004 he auditioned for the part of Robbie Hunter (played by Jason Smith), but failed to get the part. He was subsequently recalled for the part of Kim Hyde. He was ... Biography of Marilyn vos Savant
Marilyn vos Savant (born Marilyn Mach on August 11, 1946) is an American magazine columnist, author, lecturer and playwright who rose to fame through her listing in the Guinness Book of World Records under "Highest IQ." Since 1986 she has written Ask Marilyn, a Sunday column in Parade magazine in which she answers questions from readers on a variety of subjects. Born in St. Louis to Mary vos Savant and Joseph Mach, vos Savant opposes the tradition of children taking their father's surname, instead using her mother's surname. She is of German and Italian ancestry (Baumgold 1989), and is descended from physicist and philosopher Ernst Mach (Vitez 1988). She attended Washington University, but dropped out to pursue a career in writing and investing. Marilyn's listing in the 1986 Guinness... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Alyson Stoner
Alyson Rae Stoner (born August 11, 1993 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American actress and dancer. Early life Alyson Stoner trained at the O'Connell Dance Studio (in Holland, Ohio) and the Margaret O'Brien Modeling Studio. Consequently, she received several awards for acting, modeling, and dance (including the award for best model of the year at the IMTA convention). After choreography training in Los Angeles, Stoner famously appeared as a background dancer in the music video for Missy Elliott's "Work It" and Eminem's "Just Lose It". She danced with a dancing group called the JammXKids between 2003 and 2006. She quit the group in early 2006 due to scheduling conflicts, but continues to work with the individual kids in different jobs. Alyson is now working on music for her debut album. Rumors ... Biography of Djamel Bouras
Djamel Bouras, born on 11 August 1971 in Givors, is a French judoka. He won a gold medal in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.... Biography of Daniela Perez
Daniella Perez was an actress. She was the daughter of the Brazilian screenwriter Glória Perez. She was killed by her cast partner in the Brazilian soap opera "De Corpo e Alma" (1992), Guilherme de Pádua and his wife.... Biography of Joe Jackson (musician)
Joe Jackson (born David Ian Jackson, 11 August 1954, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire ) is an English musician and singer-songwriter, described as a unique and critically acclaimed recording artist, whose five Grammy nominations span 1979 to 2001. He is probably best-known for the 1979 hit song "Is She Really Going Out with Him?", which still gets extensive FM radio airplay; for his 1982 hit, "Steppin' Out"; and for his 1984 hit, "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)". Along with Elvis Costello and Graham Parker, Jackson was a part of the trio of British-based artists that challenged the punk scene and brought a New Wave sound to the United States in the late 1970s. He was popular for his power-pop and New Wave sound early on before moving to more eclectic, though l... Biography of Steve Wozniak
Stephan Gary "Woz" Wozniak (born August 11, 1950 in San Jose, California) is an American computer engineer and the co-founder of Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.), with Steve Jobs. His inventions and machines are credited with contributing greatly to the personal computer revolution of the 1970s. Wozniak created the Apple I and Apple II computers in the mid-1970s. The Apple II gained a sizable amount of popularity, eventually becoming one of the best selling personal computers of the 1970s and early 1980s. Wozniak has several nicknames, including "The Woz", "Wonderful Wizard of Woz" and "iWoz" (a reference to the ubiquitous naming scheme for Apple products). "WoZ" (short for "Wheels of Zeus") is also the name of a company Wozniak founded. He is known for his introverted character, and he ... Biography of Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf (Urdu: پرویز مشرف) (born 11 August 1943) was the tenth President of Pakistan and led a military government. He took power on 12 October 1999 through a bloodless military coup d'état on the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. On 18 August 2008, Pervez Musharraf resigned under impeachment pressure from the coalition government. As President he was concurrently Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army. He currently lives in London and has vowed to return for the next election. As Pakistan's head of state, he was a pro-U.S. ally in the War on Terror. He was credited with the development of Pakistan's economy during the early years of his rule. However, his limited popularity suffered after his suspension of the Su... Biography of Eric de Montgolfier
Éric de Montgolfier, born August 11, 1946 in Lyon, is a French lawyer and prosecutor.... Add to favourites (22 fans)Biography of Andy Bell (musician)
Andrew Piran Bell (Born 11 August 1970, in Cardiff, Wales) is a British musician formerly of Ride, a 1980s and 90s British shoegazing band, and Hurricane #1. He currently plays Bass guitar and is a songwriter for Oasis, following the departure of Paul McGuigan in 1999. However, on latest albums, the band have taken less clearly defined roles and Bell was able to contribute guitar on his tunes.... Biography of Abigail Folger
Abigail Anne Folger (August 11, 1943 – August 9, 1969) was an American coffee heiress, debutante, socialite, volunteer social worker, civil rights devotee and member of the prominent United States Folger family. She was the great-great-granddaughter of J. A. Folger, the founder of Folgers Coffee. Early life Folger was born in San Francisco, California. Her parents were Peter Folger (December 26, 1905 - August 27, 1980), Chairman and President of the Folger Coffee Company, and Ines "Pui" Mejia (June 25, 1907 - July 15, 2007), the youngest child of Gertrude and Encarnacion Mejia, a consul general of Salvador. Her Roman Catholic parents divorced in 1952 when Abigail was still young, after her mother ended the marriage on the grounds of extreme cruelty. In 1960, her father married again, t... Biography of Georges Pernoud
Georges Pernoud is a French journalist and TV host, born August 11, 1947 in Rabat, Morocco. He has created TV documentary THALASSA, about see.... Biography of Carolyn Murphy
Carolyn Murphy (born on August 11, 1973) is an American model and actress. Biography Carolyn Murphy was born in Panama City, Florida and grew up mainly in Northwest Florida, with brief periods in England and Maryland, as a result of her parents’ divorce. Her career began when at the age of 16, her mother enrolled her in a modeling school. Soon, she was modeling locally in Florida, as well as abroad in Japan and Paris. After graduating from Choctawhatchee High School in 1991, Murphy went to New York. Murphy enrolled at the University of Virginia, while modeling part-time. Mario Testino shot her for French Vogue, Missoni, Et Vous, and Gucci. In 1994 she was hired for Prada and appeared in major magazines like Harpers Bazaar and Vogue. Anna Wintour had Steven Meisel shoot her for Ame... Biography of Arlene Dahl
Arlene Dahl (born August 11, 1928) is an American movie actress who achieved notability during the 1950s. She is the mother of actor Lorenzo Lamas. Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m) Early years Dahl was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is of Norwegian descent. After graduating from high school, she held various jobs, including performing in a local drama group and briefly working as a model for department stores. Career In 1946, Dahl was voted the Rheingold Beer Girl of 1946. She began her acting career in 1947, at the age of 19. Her acting career gradually picked up steam, and she reached the peak of her popularity and success in the 1950s. Some of her best films include: Reign of Terror (1949), Three Little Words (1950), Woman's World (1954), Slightly Scarlet (1956), and Journey to... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Olivier de Funès
Olivier de Funès, born August 11, 1949 in Paris, is a French aviator and a former actor. He is the scond son of actor Louis de Funès and his second wife, Jeanne Barthélémy. Filmography 1965 : Fantômas se déchaîne, d'André Hunebelle – Rôle : Michou (le jeune frère d'Hélène, la photographe). Dans ce film, Louis de Funès tient le rôle du commissaire Juve. 1966 : Le Grand Restaurant, de Jacques Besnard – Rôle : le filleul de Marcel (le chef-cuisinier). Dans ce film, Louis de Funès tient le rôle de Septime, propriétaire du restaurant du même nom. 1967 : Les Grandes Vacances, de Jean Girault – Rôle : Gérard Bosquier (fils de Balduin Bosquier, joué par Louis de Funès) 1969 : Hibernatus, d'Édouard Molinaro – Rôle : Didier de Tartas (fils d'Hubert de Tartas, joué par Louis de Funès) 197... Biography of Alex Haley
Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921–February 10, 1992) was an American writer. He is best known as the author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family, and of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, the latter of which he wrote in collaboration with Malcolm X. Early life Born in Ithaca, New York, in 1921, Haley spent his first five years in Henning, Tennessee in an African American family mixed with Irish and Cherokee ancestry with his 2 younger brothers. Haley was born to Simon Haley and Bertha Palmer. Many of his books reference his childhood friend Charlie Taylor. Haley's father, Simon Alexander Haley, was a professor of agriculture who had served in World War I after graduating from college. The younger Haley always spoke proudly of his father and the incredible obstacles of ra... Biography of Nigel Harman
Nigel Harman (born August 11, 1973 in Purley, London, England) is a British television and theatre actor who is most famous for his role as Dennis Rickman in the UK soap opera EastEnders. Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) Early career Harman started acting at an early age. His father, a bank manager, was into amateur dramatics, and this interest passed on to Nigel who did his first paid job, a stock cube advert, at just 8 years old. At the age of 11 in 1984 he made his first major television appearance in BBC series Tenko followed by appearances in Alas Smith and Jones (1986) and The Honey Siege (1987). Nigel then acted in many theatre productions, appearing in productions such as Privates on Parade, Much Ado About Nothing and Summer Holiday. He trained at The Arts Educational School i... Biography of Jerry Falwell
Jerry Lamon Falwell, Sr. (August 11, 1933 – May 15, 2007) was an American fundamentalist Christian pastor and televangelist. He was the founding pastor of the Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia. He founded Liberty University in 1971 and co-founded the Moral Majority in 1979. Falwell led services at Thomas Road Baptist Church, a megachurch in Lynchburg, Virginia. He changed affiliations from Baptist Bible Fellowship International to the mainly conservative Southern Baptist Convention, and ended his self-identification with fundamentalism in favor of evangelicalism. Personal life Falwell was born in Lynchburg, Virginia to Helen and Carey Hezekiah Falwell. His father was an entrepreneur and one-time bootlegger who was not very religious. His grandfather was a staunch ... Biography of Jeannie Millar
Jeannie Millar, born August 11, 1974 in Bangkok, is a Thai actress. Filmography (source: http://imdb.com/name/nm0587673/ ) "Entourage" .... Pool girl (1 episode, 2005) - Neighbors (2005) TV episode (uncredited) .... Pool girl "Black Scorpion" (1 episode, 2001) ... aka Roger Corman Presents Black Scorpion (Canada: English title) - An Officer and a Prankster (2001) TV episode Facade (2000) (as Jeannie Mae Miller) .... Girl on Beach ... aka Death Valley The Awakening of Gabriella (1999) .... Sasha The Key to Sex (1998) .... Carrie Black Scorpion II: Aftershock (1997) .... Giggles, Gangster Prankster's Girl ... aka Black Scorpion: Ground Zero (USA) Starquest II (1997) .... Jenna ... aka Galactic Odyssey (USA) ... aka Mind Breakers (Australia: cable TV title) Lad... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Louis Beffa
Jean-Louis Beffa (born in 1941, in Nice, France) is a French businessman. He is the chairman and CEO of Saint-Gobain. Education École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris École Polytechnique Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Asma al-Assad
Asma al-Assad (el-Assad in French) (Arabic: أسماء الأسد), née Asma Fawaz al-Akhras (Arabic: أسماء فواز الأخرس), is the First Lady of Syria. She was born in London, England, on 11 August 1975. Her family is originally from Homs, Syria. She married President Bashar al-Assad in December 2000, having previously pursued a career in investment banking. Biographical Details Born in London on 11 August 1975, Asma is the daughter of prominent Harley Street Consultant Cardiologist Fawaz Akhras and retired diplomat Sahar Otri al-Akhras. Asma finished her schooling from Queen's College in London, with four A-Levels in Economics, Mathe... Biography of Ginette Neveu
Ginette Neveu (August 11, 1919 (birth time source: birth certificate) – October 27, 1949) was a French violinist. Born in Paris into a very musical family, Ginette Neveu became a violinist and her brother Jean-Paul Neveu a classical pianist. She was also the grandniece of composer Charles-Marie Widor (1844–1937). A child prodigy, Ginette Neveu took lessons from her mother and made her solo debut at the age of seven with the Colonne Orchestra in Paris. Her parents then decided to send her to study under Line Talluel, and after further studies with Jules Boucherit at the Paris Conservatory, she completed her training with instruction from George Enescu, Nadia Boulanger, and Carl Flesch. At age 15, Ginette Neveu achieved worldwide celebrity status when she won the Henryk Wieniawski Viol... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lorenzo Bernardi
Lorenzo Bernardi (born August 11, 1968) is an Italian volleyball player who was twice World champion with his national team in 1990 and 1994, and was elected "Volleyball Player of the Century" in 2001. Height: 199 cm Career Born in Trento, Bernardi started his long career in the 1980s, and was soon revealed as a multi-talented hitter and excellent passer. From 1985 he played with the Panini Modena club, who was then almost unbeatable in Italy. Bernardi won the Italian championship nine times with Modena and with Sisley Treviso, which he played for from 1990 to 2001. His first cap with Italian national volleyball team was on May 27, 1987: he played for a total of 306 times in "Azzurri" colours, winning two European gold medals (in 1989 and 1995), two World Championships (1990 ... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Joe Rogan
Joseph "Joe" Rogan (born August 11, 1967) is an American comedian, actor, adult entertainer, blogger, and color commentator for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Personal life Religion and Spirituality Rogan was raised Catholic. In September 2010 Rogan (along with Eddie Bravo) was a guest on the Alex Jones radio show, Rogan expressed that he does not follow any organized religions because he feels it is all the work of man. Rogan also said that he is not completely opposed to the concept of a "higher power" such as a God, however views the concept of God as part of nature that exists in everything. Rogan noted both personal experiences and psychedelic drug use as a reference point. Cannabis and Psychedelic Use and Advocacy One of the recurring themes in his stand-up comed... Biography of Eric Carmen
Eric Howard Carmen (born August 11, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist. He scored numerous hit songs across the 1970s and 1980s, first as a member of the Raspberries (who had a million-selling single with "Go All The Way"), and then with his solo career, including hits such as "All By Myself", "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again", "She Did It", "Hungry Eyes", and "Make Me Lose Control". Biography Early life Carmen was born in Cleveland, Ohio and grew up in Lyndhurst, Ohio. He has been involved with music since early childhood. By the age of two, he was entertaining his parents, Ruth and Elmer Carmen, with impressions of Tony Bennett and Johnnie Ray. By age three, he was in the Dalcroze Eurhythmics program at the Cleveland Institute of Music. At six ye... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Enid Blyton
Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was a British children's writer known as both Enid Blyton and Mary Pollock. She was one of the most successful children's storytellers of the twentieth century. Once described as a "one-woman fiction machine", she is noted for numerous series of books based on recurring characters and designed for different age groups. Her books have enjoyed popular success in many parts of the world, and have sold over 400 million copies. Blyton is the sixth most translated author worldwide: over 3400 translations of her books were available in 2007 according to UNESCO's Index Translationum; she is behind Lenin and almost equal to Shakespeare. One of her most widely known characters is Noddy, intended for early years readers. However, her main forte is ... Biography of Viola Davis
Viola Davis (born August 11, 1965, Saint Matthews, South Carolina) is an American actress. Davis is known primarily as a stage actress, and won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play and a Drama Desk Award for her role in King Hedley II (2001). She won a second Drama Desk Award for Intimate Apparel (2004). Her films include Traffic (2000), Antwone Fisher (2002), and Solaris (2002). Her performance in Doubt (2008) brought widespread recognition and she was nominated for several awards, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. Early life Davis was born on her grandmother's farm in St. Matthews, South Carolina, the daughter of Mary and Dan Davis; Her family moved to Centr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Semir Zuzo
Semir Zuzo, born in Lyon August 11, 1976, is a French handball player. He plays for the club of Tremblay.... Biography of Sadi Carnot
Marie François Sadi Carnot (August 11, 1837 – June 25, 1894) was a French statesman, the fourth president of the Third French Republic. He served as the President of France from 1887 until his death. Early life He was the son of the statesman, Hippolyte Carnot, and was born at Limoges. He was educated as a civil engineer, and after having highly distinguished himself at the École Polytechnique and the École des Ponts et Chaussées, obtained an appointment in the public service. His hereditary republicanism caused the government of national defence to entrust him in 1870 with the task of organizing resistance in the départements of the Eure, Calvados and Seine Inférieure, and he was made prefect of Seine Inférieure in January 1871. In the following month he was elected to the French Nati... Biography of Kurt Gerstein
Kurt Gerstein (August 11, 1905 – July 25, 1945) was a German SS officer and member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS. He witnessed mass murders in the Nazi extermination camps Belzec and Treblinka. He contacted the Swedish diplomat Göran von Otter as well as members of the Catholic Church with contacts to Pope Pius XII in order to inform the international public about the Holocaust. In 1945 he wrote the Gerstein Report about this. Afterward he committed suicide. Gerstein was born in Münster in Westphalia. He completed his first degree, in Engineering, in 1931. While studying he was, like all male members of the Gerstein family, a member of the Corps Teutonia Marburg. In 1933 he became a mining inspector for the Nazi government and joined the Nazi Party. As a committed Protes... Biography of Jose Silva
José Silva (August 11, 1914 - February 7, 1999) was a parapsychologist and author of the Silva Method and the Silva UltraMind ESP System, intended to help people increase their IQ, develop psychic skills, and to develop the ability to heal both themselves and others remotely, using forces unknown to science. Early life Jose Silva was born in Laredo, Texas. He and his older sister and younger brother were raised by their grandmother. Silva supported the family from a very young age by selling newspapers, shining shoes, and doing odd jobs. He never attended school, but learned to read and write by watching his sister and brother do their homework. Silva was able to study a correspondence course on radio repair through an agreement with the town barber, under which the barber rented th... Biography of Élise Chassaing
Élise Chassaing, born August 11, 1979 in Clermont-Ferrand, is a French journalist and TV host.... Biography of Claus von Bülow
Claus von Bülow (born Claus Cecil Borberg on August 11, 1926, in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a British socialite of German and Danish ancestry. He was accused of the attempted murder of his wife, Sunny von Bülow (née Martha Sharp Crawford), by administering an insulin overdose in 1980. Von Bülow's mother Jonna belonged to the old Danish-German noble family Bülow, originally from Mecklenburg, one of whom, the conductor Hans von Bülow, was first husband of Cosima, the second wife of Richard Wagner. Claus von Bülow's father was the Danish playwright Svend Borberg, known for his Nazi sympathies. Claus was the maternal grandson of Fritz Bülow, a Danish lawyer, Minister of Justice from 1910-1913 and President of the first Chamber of the Danish Parliament. Claus von Bülow graduated from Trinit... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fernando Arrabal
Fernando Arrabal Terán (born August 11, 1932 in Melilla, Spain) is a Spanish playwright, screenwriter, film director, novelist and poet. He settled in France in 1955, he describes himself as “desterrado,” or “half-expatriate, half-exiled.” Arrabal has directed seven full-length feature films; he has published over one-hundred plays, fourteen novels, 800 poetry collections, chapbooks, and artist’s books; several essays, and his notorious “Letter to General Franco” during the dictator’s lifetime. His complete plays have been published in a number of languages, in a two-volume edition totaling over two thousand pages. The New York Times theatre critic Mel Gussow has called Arrabal the last survivor among the “three avatars of modernism.” In 1962 Arrabal co-founded the Panic Movement wit... Biography of Amber Brkich
Amber Joy Brkich Mariano (born August 11, 1978 in Beaver, Pennsylvania) is an American reality TV contestant who was the winner of Survivor: All-Stars, and previously was a contestant on Survivor: The Australian Outback. On May 9, 2004, she accepted fellow All-Stars competitor Rob Mariano's proposal of marriage on live television. Early life Born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Beaver, Pennsylvania to Croatian parents, Brkich went to Beaver Area High School. She is a graduate of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, north of Pittsburgh, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in public relations, with a minor in speech communications, in 2000. She is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta Alumni having served as vice president and new member coordinator while still in school. ... Biography of Mike Douglas
Mike Douglas, born Michael Delaney Dowd, Jr. (August 11, 1925 – August 11, 2006), was an American entertainer. Early life and career Douglas was born in Chicago, Illinois, and began singing as a choirboy. By his teens he was working as a singer on a Lake Michigan dinner cruise ship. After serving briefly in the United States Navy near the end of World War II and as a "staff singer" for WMAQ-TV in Chicago, he moved to Los Angeles. There he became a vocalist in the big band of Kay Kyser, with whom he was featured on two notable hits, "Ole Buttermilk Sky" in 1946 and "The Old Lamplighter" the following year. Kyser was responsible for giving him his show business name, and he remained part of Kyser's band until Kyser retired from show business in 1951. In 1950, he provided the singing ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mary Bell
Mary Bell, born August 11, 1949 in Santa Monica, California, is an American actress.... Biography of Dominique Perben
Dominique Perben (born 11 August 1945) is a French politician. Born in Lyon, he was French Minister of Transportation from 2005 to 2007. He was previously Minister of Justice (2002-05), Minister of Civil Service and Administration (1995-1997) and Minister of Overseas France (1993-1995). Perben has been a Deputy (or MP) in the National Assembly for the fifth district of Saone-et-Loire since 1986. He has been Mayor of Chalon-sur-Saône since 1989.... Biography of Roland Cayrol
Roland Cayrol, born August 11, 1941 in Rabat, Morocco, is a French professort, writer and editor.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Audrey Mestre
Audrey Mestre (August 11, 1974-October 12, 2002) was a French world record-setting free-diver. Early life Born in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis to a family of snorkeling and scuba diving enthusiasts, at age two she was already swimming and by age thirteen was a seasoned scuba diver. She was still in her teens when her family moved to Mexico City and, fluent in the Spanish language, she eventually studied marine biology at a university in La Paz, Mexico. Relationship with Francisco "Pipín" Ferreras In 1996 her interest in underwater sports led to her meeting the renowned free-diver, Francisco "Pipín" Ferreras. They immediately developed a relationship and Mestre soon moved to Miami, Florida to live with Ferreras. There, Audrey Mestre took up serious free-diving and with Ferreras... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Allegra Kent
Allegra Kent (born August 11, 1937) is an American ballet dancer and actress. Born in Santa Monica, Kent studied with Bronislava Nijinska and Carmelita Maracci before joining SAB. After graduating, she joined NYCB in 1953 at the age of 17, and was promoted to principal in 1957. Many roles in Balanchine's ballets were created for her, including Seven Deadly Sins, Ivesiana, and Bugaku. Successfully making the transition into maturity, she performed in such ballets as Serenade, Agon, and Dances at a Gathering. She retired in 1981, becoming a freelance teacher; in 1997 she published an autobiography called "Once a Dancer". Sources The Encyclopedia of Dance & Ballet (1977), Rainbird Reference Books LTD ISBN 0-907408-63-X... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Catherine Collard
Catherine Collard, born August 11, 1947 in Paris and died October 10, 1993 (cancer), was a French pianist. Discography JS Bach: Prélude et fugue en la mineur (Bach/Lizst), Prélude et fugue en ut majeur BWV 846 Gilbert Amy: Epigramme Claude Debussy: Préludes livres I et II, Etudes pour les sonorités opposées, Etudes pour les arpèges composés, Mélodies (avec Nathalie Stutzmann) Johannes Brahms: Sonate pour violoncelle et piano n°1 et N°2 (avec Suzanne Ramon), Rapsodie op.79, Intermezzi op.117, Klavierstuckhe op.118 César Franck: Prélude, choral et fugue, Quintet et sonate (avec Régis Pasquier et le quatuor Orlando) Edvard Grieg: Concerto pour piano Joseph Haydn: Sonates (3 volumes) Olivier Messiaen: Regard de l'Onction terrible Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonates pour flûte... Biography of André Chouraqui
Nathan André Chouraqui (August 11, 1917 Aïn Témouchent Algeria - July 9, 2007 Jerusalem) was a French-Israeli writer, known for his French-language translation of the Bible and his work in government in Israel. Chouraqui died at home in Jerusalem, one month shy of his 90th birthday, said Claude Amsallem, his son-in-law.... Biography of Pierre Bertrand
Pierre Bertrand, born August 11, 1948 in Montreal, is a Canadian musicien, member of groupe Beau Dommage. Beau Dommage is a 1970s rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, who achieved great popular success in Quebec and France. The group's style included rich vocal harmonies and elements borrowed from folk and country music. "La complainte du phoque en Alaska" ("Lament of the seal in Alaska") and "Ginette", among others, have become classics. History Beau Dommage started in 1972 as an offshoot of the creative association "La Quenouille Bleue". Pierre Huet, Robert Léger and Michel Rivard were soon joined by Pierre Bertrand. The next year Réal Desrosiers and Marie-Michèle Desrosiers, unrelated despite their identical last name, joined the band. The group's first album, Beau Dommage... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ian Charleson
Ian Charleson (August 11, 1949 – January 6, 1990) was a Scottish actor in whose honour The Ian Charleson Awards were established. Born and raised in Edinburgh, Charleson attended the Royal High School and then went on to attend the University of Edinburgh. He initially studied architecture but switched to an MA degree after cultivating an interest in acting. After graduating from Edinburgh he won a place at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). His best-known role was as the athlete Eric Liddell in the film Chariots of Fire (1981). Other notable film appearances were his film debut Jubilee (1977), Gandhi (1982, in the role of C. F. Andrews), and Dario Argento's horror classic Opera. Charleson, who was gay, died of AIDS-related causes at the age of 40. He died while pl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jamie Isaac Conde
Jamie Isaac Conde, born August 11, 1986 in San Dimas, California, is an American actor.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Uwe Ampler
Uwe Ampler (born October 11, 1964 in Zerbst, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) is a retired track and road cyclist from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the gold medal in the men's team time trial, alongside Jan Schur, Mario Kummer, and Maik Landsmann. His father, Klaus Ampler, was also a famous cyclist. In August 1999 he tested positive for steroids during the Sachsen Tour and admitted his error.... Biography of Craig Ehlo
Joel Craig Ehlo, referred to as Craig Ehlo (born August 11, 1961, in Lubbock, Texas), is a retired American National Basketball Association player. A 6'6" (1.98 m) guard/forward from Odessa Junior College and Washington State University, Ehlo was selected in the third round of the 1983 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. He played 14 NBA seasons with four teams, amassing respectable career totals of 7,492 points, 2,456 assists and 3,139 rebounds. He spent the prime of his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, with whom he tallied 5,130 points, 1,803 assists, and 2,267 rebounds in seven seasons (1986–1993). Ehlo is perhaps best remembered for being the victim of one of Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan's greatest performances. On May 7, 1989, Ehlo, then a Cavalier, was defending Jordan... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alain Carpentier
Alain Carpentier, born August 11, 1933 in Toulouse, is a French surgeon. Award Member of Académie des sciences, December 11, 2000... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christian Décamps
Christian Décamps, born August 11, 1946 in Héricourt, is a French singer and writer, le leader of group Ange. Ange is a French progressive rock band formed in 1970 by the Décamps brothers, Francis (keyboards) and Christian (vocals). History They were initially influenced by Genesis and King Crimson, and their music is quite theatrical and poetic. Their first success was a cover of a Jacques Brel song Ces gens-là, on the album Le Cimetière des Arlequins. The three other members of the band, in its first years (generally considered its best years), were Jean-Michel Brézovar on guitar, Gérard Jelsch on drums, and Daniel Hass on bass (and acoustic guitar). In 1995, they made their farewell tour. Christian Décamps released a few albums as "Christian Décamps et Fils" ("Christian Déca... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louise Bogan
Louise Bogan (August 11, 1897 - February 4, 1970) was an American poet. Early life Bogan was born in Livermore Falls, Maine, where her father Daniel Bogan worked for various paper mills and bottling factories. She spent most of her childhood years with her parents and brother growing up in mill towns in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, where she and her family lived in working-class hotels and boardinghouses until 1904. Education With the help of a female benefactor, Bogan was able to attend the Girls’ Latin School for five years which eventually gave her the opportunity to attend Boston University. In 1916, after only completing her freshman year and giving up a fellowship to Radcliffe, she left the university to marry Curt Alexander, a corporal in the U.S. Army, but thei... Biography of Valérie Stroh
Valérie Stroh, born August 11, 1958 in Strasbourg, is a French actress, comedian, screenwriter and film director. Filmography * 1969 : L'Ours et la poupée de Michel Deville : Charlotte * 1972 : Liza de Marco Ferreri : la fille de Giorgio * 1972 : Talleyrand ou Le sphinx incompris (TV) : Marie-Thérèse de Périgord * 1973 : L'Éducation sentimentale (feuilleton TV) : Louise * 1983 : La Vie est un roman d'Alain Resnais * 1984 : Femmes de personne de Christopher Frank * 1985 : Mystère Alexina de René Féret : Sara * 1987 : Dicricol ou L'Homme qui n'était pas là de René Féret : Rella * 1989 : Baptême de René Féret : Aline Dauchy-Gravey * 1991 : Un Homme et deux femmes de Valérie Stroh : Martha / Anne / Freda / Judith (également scénariste) ... Biography of Yves du Manoir
Yves Frantz Loys Marie Le Pelley du Manoir, known as Yves du Manoir (Aug 11, 1904, Vaucresson - Jan 2, 1928, Reuilly) was a French rugby player. Du Manoir was born in an aristocratic family; his father and mother were Viscount and Viscountess Le Pelley. He excelled at tennis, rowing, swimming, gymnastics and running. He also liked motorcycles. But it was as a rugby player that he stood out. He joined Racing Club de France, a Paris club, as he lived in the prestigious Rue de Rennes in the centre of the city. He was a versatile back, a good kicker and an excellent tackler, who played generally as fly-half. He won his first cap for France at the age of 20 on Jan. 1, 1925 at Colombes against Ireland. Despite a 3-9 defeat, his flamboyant style made him the darling of the crowd, who chante... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Collin Chou
Collin Chou (traditional Chinese: 鄒兆龍; simplified Chinese: 邹兆龙; pinyin: Zōu Zhàolóng; born 11 August 1967 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan), sometimes credited as Ngai Sing, is a Taiwanese actor and martial artist known in the United States for his portrayal of Seraph in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions as well as the Enter the Matrix video game. In Asian cinema, he has worked in several films with Jet Li and Sammo Hung, including the 2006 martial-arts epic, Fearless. He squared off against Donnie Yen in Flash Point, and starred alongside Jet Li and Jackie Chan together for the first time in The Forbidden Kingdom in which he played the Jade Warlord. Filmography * Shy Spirit (1988) * Into the Fire (1989) * License to Stea... Biography of Ian McDiarmid
Ian McDiarmid (pronounced /məkˈdɜrmɨd/; born 11 August 1944) is a Scottish theatre actor and director, who has also made sporadic appearances on film and television. He has had a successful career in theatre; he has been cast in many plays, while occasionally directing others. Although McDiarmid has appeared mostly in theatrical productions, he has also accepted roles in theatrical films and TV movies. Worldwide, he is most famous for his role as Palpatine in both the original and prequel Star Wars trilogies. McDiarmid has appeared in 47 films since 1968. Early life McDiarmid was born in Carnoustie. He became a theatre aficionado when he was five years old, when his father took him to see an act by the name of Tommy Morgan in a theatre located in Dundee. In 2004 h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Edmond van Daële
Edmond van Daële (August 11, 1884 in Paris - March 11, 1960, Grez-Neuville, Maine-et-Loire,France) was a Dutch - French film actor. He appeared in the 1923 silent film Coeur fidèle, directed by Jean Epstein. He starred in nearly 50 films including silent film between 1915 and 1950.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Conlee
John Conlee (born August 11, 1946 in Versailles, Kentucky) is an American country music singer. His hits, spanning from 1978 through the mid-1980s, include "Rose Colored Glasses," "Friday Night Blues," "As Long As I'm Rockin' With You," "Way Back," "Miss Emily's Picture," "I'm Only In it For the Love," "The Carpenter," "Lady Lay Down," "Domestic Life," "I Don't Remember Loving You," "The Old School," "Common Man," "Back Side of Thirty," "Busted," and others. During Conlee's performance of the song "Busted," fans often take dollar bills to the stage. Conlee collects that money in a bucket and gives it to charity. "Rose Colored Glasses," the title of Conlee's first major hit, also became his trademark. On stage and during television appearances, Conlee wore just that: rose colored glas... Biography of Sébastien Squillaci
Sébastien Squillaci (born August 11, 1980 in Toulon, France) is a French footballer who is a centre back, currently playing for Olympique Lyonnais. Height 1.84 m, 79 kg Career AS Monaco Squillaci began his football career playing for local club Sporting Toulon before making the move to the Monaco-based club AS Monaco. Unable to establish himself as a regular, Claude Puel decided to loan him to Ligue 2 side AC Ajaccio, where he became one of their most notable players. After Puel's departure and the appointment of new manager Didier Deschamps, Squillaci decided to return to Monaco in 2002. In his first full season as a player for Monaco, he established himself as a first choice centre back helping Monaco finish 2nd in the league and winning the Coupe de la Ligue. Squillaci the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patrick Bouchitey
Patrick Bouchitey, born August 11, 1946 in Plancher-les-Mines, (Haute-Saône), is a French director, screenwriter and actor. Filmography (source: http://french.imdb.com/name/nm0099084/ ) Une famille clé en mains (2009) (post-production) "Clara Sheller" .... Joseph (3 episodes, 2008) - La porte de la tour bancale (2008) TV episode .... Joseph - Le mystère du catogan (2008) TV episode .... Joseph - Des chrysanthèmes pour Bernard (2008) TV episode .... Joseph "Kaamelott" .... Le pêcheur (1 episode, 2007) - Livre V, deuxième partie (2007) TV episode .... Le pêcheur Max & Co (2007) (voice) .... Rodolfo "Reporters" (2007) Série TV .... Michel Cayatte Bataille natale (2006) (TV) .... Claude, le patron de la maison d'édition Aiguilles rouges, Les (2006) .... Le pèr... Biography of André Fraye
André Fraye, born October 18, 1887 in Nantes, died in 1963, was a French painter.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philippe Agostini
Philippe Agostini is a French cinematographer, director, photographer and screenwriter born 11 August 1910 in Paris (France), died 20 October 2001. He was married to Odette Joyeux until the end of her life. Biography Founder of École Louis-Lumière (situated on rue de Vaugirard), Philippe Agostini debuted as assistant to the chief operators Georges Périnal and Armand Thirard. In the 1930s, he began a fruitful career as director of photography, working with directors with such differing styles as Robert Bresson, Marcel Carné, Max Ophüls, Claude Autant-Lara, Jean Grémillon, Yves Allégret, Jules Dassin and even Julien Duvivier. His career as a director was much less remarkable. Filmography As cinematographer * 1934 : Itto * 1936 : Le Mioche * 1936 : Hélène * 193... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hugh MacDiarmid
Hugh MacDiarmid is the pen name of Christopher Murray Grieve (11 August 1892, Langholm - 9 September 1978, Edinburgh), a significant Scottish poet of the 20th century. He was instrumental in creating a Scottish version of modernism and was a leading light in the Scottish Renaissance of the 20th century. Unusually for a first generation modernist, he was a communist. Unusually for a communist, he was a committed Scottish nationalist. He wrote both in English and in literary Scots (often referred to as Lallans). Early life and writings After leaving school in 1910, MacDiarmid worked as a journalist for five years. He then served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War. After the war, he married and returned to journalism. His first book, Annals of the Five Senses ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ponce-Denis Écouchard-Lebrun
Ponce Denis Écouchard Lebrun (August 11, 1729 - August 31, 1807), was a French lyric poet. He was born in Paris at the house of the prince de Conti, to whom his father was valet. Among Lebrun's school friends was a son of Louis Racine, whose disciple he became. In 1755 he published an Ode sur les désastres de Lisbonne. In 1759 he married Marie Anne de Surcourt, addressed in his Élégies as Fanny. In the early years of his marriage he produced his poem, Nature. His wife suffered much from his violent temper, and when in 1774 she brought an action against him to obtain a separation, she was supported by Lebrun's own mother and sister. He had been secrétaire des commandements to the prince de Conti, and on his patron's death he lost this position. He also lost financially as a result of ... Biography of Edmond Lescarbault
Edmond Modeste Lescarbault, born August 11, 1814 in Châteaudun, died in 1894, was a French astronomer and physician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Angela Rumbold
Dame Angela Rumbold, DBE (born 11 August 1932) was a British Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) until 1997. Education Born as Angela Christina Rosemary Jones, she was educated at the Perse School for Girls, Cambridge, Notting Hill & Ealing High School and King's College London. She qualified as a Barrister after earning her LLB, but never practised. She travelled across the USA with her father, a physicist who was Pro-Rector of the Imperial College until his death. Marriage and early career She married John Rumbold, a solicitor, by whom she has two sons and a daughter and, as of November 2008, seven grandchildren. She returned to a working life after raising her children and worked as the Chief Executive for a charity known as The National Association for the Welfare ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert William Johnstone
Robert William Johnstone, born August 11, 1879 in Edinburgh, was a Scottish physician, gynecologist and obstetrician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Daviel
Jacques Daviel (11 August 1696 (sometimes 1693) – 30 September 1762) was a French ophthalmologist credited with originating the first significant advance in cataract surgery since couching was invented in ancient India. Daviel performed the first extracapsular cataract extraction on April 8, 1747. Daviel earned his medical degree from the Medical School of Rouen, practiced in Marseille where he was affiliated with the medical school there, then restricted his practice to ophthalmology in 1728. He was on the staff of Hospital d'Invalides and became oculist to Louis XV. In 1759, Daviel was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Daviel died of apoplexy in 1762 while on a trip to Geneva, Switzerland.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Faivre
Jacques Faivre, (b. Lyon 11 August 1934, d. 13 August 2010) was the French Catholic bishop of Le Mans from 1997 to 2008. He entered the seminary of Francheville in the départment of Rhône before beginning his studies at the university seminary in Lyon, where he obtained a degree in theology. He was ordained priest for the archdiocese of Lyon on 29 June 1960, where he began his career as a parish minister for nine years before dedicating himself for 15 years as the chaplain of schools. In 1984 he was appointed curate of the parishes of Notre-Dame-Saint-Vincent and Saint-Paul in Lyon, and was appointed deputy bishop of Lyon on 11 April 1992 where he was consecrated on 14 June 1992 in the Primatiale of Lyon by Cardinal Albert Decourtray. He was nominated Bishop of Le Mans on 29 July 1997 t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carrie Jacobs Bond
Carrie Minetta Jacobs-Bond (August 11, 1862 – December 28, 1946) was an American singer and songwriter who composed many pieces of popular sheet music from the 1890s through the early 1940s. She is probably best remembered for writing the song "I Love You Truly", for which she became the first woman to sell one million copies of a song. That parlor song continues to be used at weddings over a century after its release. Her song with the highest number of sales immediately after release was "A Perfect Day" in 1910. Bond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. Personal life She was born Carrie Minetta Jacobs in Janesville, Wisconsin, to Dr. Hannibal Jacobs and his wife, Emma Davis Jacobs. Carrie Minetta Jacobs was born in her grandparent’s (Davis) home at the corner of Pl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jermain Taylor
Jermain Taylor (born August 11, 1978) is a semi-retired American professional boxer and former undisputed middleweight champion. He made his professional boxing debut in 2001 and won his first 25 bouts, which included victories over former champions Raúl Márquez and William Joppy. On July 16, 2005, Taylor defeated Bernard Hopkins to win the undisputed middleweight championship, claiming The Ring magazine middleweight championship and the middleweight titles from the four major boxing organizations. Taylor, who began boxing at age 13, earned numerous accolades throughout his amateur career, starting with his achievement of the 1996 Under-19 Championship. He went on to win a pair of Police Athletic League (PAL) Championships and National Golden Gloves titles, and he finished second and t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Salve Hugo Matheson
Salve Hugo Matheson, born August 11, 1920, is an American former military, Major General.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gaston Litaize
Gaston Gilbert Litaize (August 11, 1909 - August 5, 1991) was a French organist and composer. Considered one of the 20th century masters of the French organ, he toured, recorded, worked at churches, and taught students in and around Paris. Blind from infancy, he studied and taught for most of his life at the Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles (National Institute for the Blind). Life Litaize was born in Ménil-sur-Belvitte, Vosges, in northeast France. An illness caused him to lose his sight just after birth. He entered the Institute for the Blind at a young age, studying with Charles Magin, who encouraged him to move to Paris and study with Magin and Adolphe Marty at the Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles, which he did from 1926 to 1931. Concurrently, he entered the Paris Conse... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ronald Pina
Ronald Pina, born August 11, 1944 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, is an American lawyer and attorney.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carrie Jacobs-Bond
Carrie Minetta Jacobs-Bond (August 11, 1862 – December 28, 1946) was an American singer, pianist, and songwriter who composed some 175 pieces of popular sheet music from the 1890s through the early 1940s. She is perhaps best remembered for writing the parlor song "I Love You Truly", becoming the first woman to sell one million copies of a song. An enduring favorite as a wedding song, it first appeared in her 1901 collection Seven Songs as Unpretentious as the Wild Rose, along with "Just Awearyin' for You", which was also widely recorded. Jacobs-Bond's song with the highest number of sales immediately after release was "A Perfect Day" in 1910. A 2009 August 29 NPR documentary on Jacobs-Bond emphasized "I Love You Truly" together with "Just Awearyin' for You" and "A Perfect Day" as her th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Erik Brann
Erik Keith Brann, also known as Erik Braunn and Erik Braun, (August 11, 1950 – July 25, 2003), was an American guitarist with the 1960s acid rock band Iron Butterfly. He is featured on the band's greatest hit, the legendary 17-minute piece In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968), recorded when he was just 17. A Boston, Massachusetts native and a violinist, Braunn was accepted as a child into the prodigy program at the Boston Symphony Orchestra, but was soon lured away to become a rock guitarist, joining Iron Butterfly at 16. He played with Ron Bushy, Lee Dorman and Doug Ingle from 1967 to 1969. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida sold over 20 million copies, went platinum and stayed on Billboard magazine's charts for over a year. With arrangement assistance from Lee Dorman, Braunn wrote the song "Termination," which ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ennis Whatley
Ennis Whatley (born August 11, 1962 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Kansas City Kings in the first round (13th overall) of the 1983 NBA Draft. Whatley played in ten NBA seasons. A 6'3" (1.90 m) and 177 lb (80 kg) guard, he played for the Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Washington Bullets, San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers. Whatley's best year as a professional came during the 1986–87 season as a Bullet, when he appeared in 73 games and averaged 8.5 points per game (ppg). In 10 NBA seasons, Whatley played in a total of 385 games and scored 2,150 points, thus averaging 5.6 ppg. Philippine Basketball Association Whatley had experienced some success in the Philippine B... Biography of Duane Martin
Duane Martin (born August 11, 1965) is an American film and television actor, screenwriter and producer. Personal life Martin was born in Brooklyn, New York. He is a graduate of New York University and played on their basketball team. He is married to former Martin and My Wife and Kids star Tisha Campbell. The couple wed on August 17, 1996. Together they have a son, Xen Martin, born on August 8, 2001 and are expecting their second child in late 2009. Career Martin had a short stint in the National Basketball Association with the New York Knicks. He is also the owner of Impact Sports, a company that represents professional athletes. Martin first made his TV appearance in the short-lived NBC comedy series Out All Night, which also starred Patti LaBelle, Vivica A. Fox and Morris C... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bruno de Keyzer
Bruno de Keyzer, born August 1&, 1949 in Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir, is a French photography director, cinematographer and actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005756/ ) # The Princess of Montpensier (2010) ... aka "La princesse de Montpensier" - France (original title) # In the Electric Mist (2009) # Alarm (2008) # Très bien, merci (2007) ... aka "Very Well, Thank You" - International (English title) (literal title) # Les Européens (2006) (segment "Songe d'un Jour d'Été") # Zaina: Rider of the Atlas (2005) ... aka "Zaïna, cavalière de l'Atlas" - France (original title) ... aka "Zaïna" - International (English title) # Avant l'oubli (2005) (director of photography) # Retour en ville (2002) # J'ai faim!!! (2001) # Fleur à la bouche (2001) # The Day the Poni... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marie-France Dubreuil
Marie-France Dubreuil (born August 11, 1974) is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner and husband Patrice Lauzon, she is the 2006 & 2007 World silver medalist. Dubreuil was born in Montreal, Quebec. She began skating with Lauzon in 1995. The pair has captured the gold medal at the Canadian National Championships five times and competed at the Winter Olympics twice. However, they had to withdraw from the 2006 Winter Olympics after she suffered an injury from a fall during a lift attempt at the end of a program that required Lauzon to carry her off the ice afterwards. They recovered to win the silver medal at the 2006 World Championships in Calgary. They started out the next season strongly by winning the Skate Canada and NHK Trophy events, qualifying them for the Grand Prix Final. They ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Russell Procope
Russell Procope (11 August 1908–21 January 1981), an American clarinettist and alto saxophonist, was known best for his long tenure in the reed section of Duke Ellington's orchestra, where he was one of its two signature clarinet soloists. Before Ellington Procope was born in New York City, and grew up in San Juan Hill, where he went to school with Benny Carter. His first instrument was the violin, but he switched to clarinet and alto saxophone. At the age of twenty he recorded with Jelly Roll Morton, and went on to play with bands led by Benny Carter, Chick Webb, Fletcher Henderson, Tiny Bradshaw, Teddy Hill, King Oliver, and Willie Bryant. In 1938 Procope replaced Pete Brown in John Kirby's sextet, with whom he played exclusively alto sax until 1945 (with an interruption for Worl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Keiko Kishi
Keiko Kishi (岸 惠子, Kishi Keiko?, born August 11, 1932 in Yokohama, Japan) is a Japanese actress, writer, and UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador. She made her acting debut in 1951, but is mostly known for playing the main role in Kimi no na wa (Name unknown/Your name). Married French director Yves Ciampi in 1957, and commuted for a while between Paris and Japan to continue her acting career. In 1963 their only daughter, Delphine Ciampi, a musician and composer, is born. Divorced her husband in 1975. Since 1996 she has been a Goodwill Ambassador for the UNFPA. Filmography (source : http://french.imdb.com/name/nm0457204/ ) Ore wa, kimi no tame ni koso shini ni iku (2007) .... Torihama ... autre titre : For Those We Love (International: English title) ... au... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Augustin Bonrepaux
Augustin Bonrepaux, born August 11, 1936 in Perles-et-Castelet (Ariège), is a French politician, a member of PS (Socialist party), and a former member of Parliament (2002-2007). Award: Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur... Biography of Jemima West
Jemima West, born August 11, 1987 in Paris, is a French actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0922136/) 2010 Demain je me marie (TV movie) (filming) Emilie (rumored) 2010 Maison close (TV series) (4 episodes) (completed) Rose – Episode #1.3 (2010) … Rose – Episode #1.4 (2010) … Rose – Episode #1.1 (2010) … Rose – Episode #1.2 (2010) … Rose 2009 Camping paradis (TV series) (1 episode) Shirley – 3 étoiles au camping (2009) … Shirley 2009 Joséphine, ange gardien (TV series) (1 episode) Pauline – Joséphine fait de la résistance (2009) … Pauline 2009 Éternelle (TV series) (1 episode) Carla – Episode #1.4 (2009) … Carla 2009 King Guillaume Elève anglaise 2008 Ben et Thomas (TV series) (11 episodes) Liselott Karlsson – L'expo (2008)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Paddock
Charles "Charley" William Paddock (August 11, 1900 – July 21, 1943) was an American athlete and twofold Olympic champion. After serving in World War I as a lieutenant of field artillery in the U.S. Marines, Paddock—a native of Gainesville, Texas—studied at the University of Southern California. There he became a member of the track and field team, and excelled in the sprint events. He won the 100 and 200 m in the first major sporting event after the war, the 1919 Inter-Allied Games, in which soldiers of the Allied nations competed against each other. The next year, Charley Paddock was sent out to represent his country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. In Belgium, he had his greatest successes, winning the 100 m final, while placing second in the 200 m event. With the American 4... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Loup Trassard
Jean-Loup Trassard, born on August 11, 1933 in Saint-Hilaire-du-Maine, is a French writer and photographer. Bibliography Le lait de taupes, NRF de Jean Paulhan, 1960 L'amitié des abeilles : recueil de nouvelles, dans la collection de Georges Lambrichs, Jeune Prose chez Gallimard, 1961. Cognac, Le Temps qu'il fait, 1985 L'érosion intérieure (nouvelles), Paris, Gallimard, 1965 Paroles de laine (nouvelles), Paris, Gallimard, 1969, 1989 L'ancolie (nouvelles), Paris, Gallimard, 1975 L'érosion intérieure (récits), Gallimard, 1980 Inventaire des outils à main dans une ferme (textes et photos), Cognac, Le Temps qu'il fait, 1981, 1995 Des cours d'eau peu considérables (récits), Paris, Gallimard, 1981 Histoires françaises (avec la collab. de Patrice Ro... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Flo Bjelke-Petersen
Florence "Flo" Isabel, Lady Bjelke-Petersen (born 11 August 1920) is an Australian retired politician and writer. She was a member of the Australian Senate from 1981 to 1993, and is the widow of the longest-serving Premier of Queensland, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen. Biography Born as Florence Isabel Gilmour in Brisbane, she was employed as private secretary to the Queensland Commissioner for Main Roads when she met Johannes Bjelke-Petersen, who was then a Country Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. They were married on 31 May 1952. Bjelke-Petersen was preoccupied with home duties until well after Joh Bjelke-Petersen became Premier in 1968. In the 1970s, however, she assumed an increasingly public role, as part of the Queensland National Party's increasing promotion of a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Óscar Berger
Óscar José Rafael Berger Perdomo, born on 11 August 1946 in Guatemala City, is a former President of Guatemala. Early years Of Belgian descent, Berger was born to an upper class family with large sugar and coffee holdings. He graduated in law from the private, Jesuit Rafael Landívar University. Marriage and career In 1967 he married Wendy Widmann, also from a land owning Guatemalan family. From the mid seventies he ran a successful skittles parlor. In 1985 he joined Álvaro Arzú's successful campaign to become mayor of Guatemala City. From January 1991 to June 1999, he was mayor himself. Political career In the general election held on 9 November 2003, Berger was candidate for the conservative Grand National Alliance after being persuaded out of a retirement spent farming to r... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of J-Boog
Jarell Damonte Houston (born August 11, 1985), better known as J-Boog or Boog, is an American R&B singer, rapper, and actor. His stage name came from his grandmother calling him "Boogie" because of his love of dancing, and the J is simply the initial of his first name. He is a former member of R&B group B2K. Biography Early years Houston was born in Inglewood, California, raised in Compton, California, and has been rapping, singing, dancing since the age of eight. B2K Houston was a member of the boy group B2K, along with Omarion, Raz-B and Lil' Fizz. Houston starred in You Got Served, the hit dance movie, with his band mates in B2K, along with Marques Houston and Young Rome. Houston (Jarell) played the character Rico, the peacemaker of the group. Solo career In 2004, H... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tinsley Mortimer
Tinsley Mortimer (née Tinsley Randolph Mercer August 11, 1976 in Richmond, Virginia) is a Manhattan socialite and fashion entrepreneur. Described as "one of the most famous faces of the New York scene" and "much photographed", "New York's pre-eminent young socialite"'s lifestyle and fashion are often commented and discussed in social pages of periodicals such as the New York Times, the New York Post, and New York Magazine. Mortimer has a line of handbags and clothing in Japan for Samantha Thavasa, for which she was featured in an advertising campaign. . She also features prominently in Samantha Thavasa USA's online promotional materials and in the company's Madison Avenue store, which also carries her handbags. She subsequently formed her own clothing line, Riccime by Tinsley Mortim... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Giancarlo Astrua
Giancarlo Astrua (Graglia, 11 August 1927) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Palmarès 1949 Giro d'Italia: 5th place overall classification 1950 Giro d'Italia: Winner stage 15 1951 Giro d'Italia: Winner stage 12 1952 Giro d'Italia: 7th place overall classification 1953 Giro della Romagna Tour de France: 3rd place overall classification 1954 GP Industria in Belmonte-Piceno Giro d'Italia: 5th place overall classification 1955 Giro d'Italia: Winner stage 5 Tour de France: 7th place overall classification 1956 Vuelta a España: Winner stage 12... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kristen Pazik
Kristen Pazik (born 11 August 1978) is an American model. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is of Polish descent. Kristen married to Ukrainian footballer Andriy Shevchenko in July 2004. The couple have two sons, Jordan and Christian. Kristen, unlike her husband, who is Ukrainian Orthodox, is a Catholic. Kristen is the daughter of former professional baseball player, Mike Pazik.... Biography of Tania Bambaci
Tania Bambaci (born August 11, 1990 in Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Sicily, Italy) is the winner of the Miss Mondo Italia 2011 pageant that was held in Gallipoli, Puglia on June 11, 2011. She is going to represent Italy at the Miss World 2011 pageant in London, Great Britain on November 6, where she placed in Top 15. Before Miss World, Tania had entered the Miss Italia 2010 pageant as Miss Sicilia, placing among the Top 10. In 2011, she won the international beauty pageant Miss Regina d'Europa 2011, held in Malta on March 14, 2011. Previously, Tania had won the Italian pageant Una Ragazza per il Cinema in 2008. She also competed in Italia's Next Top Model, Cycle 4. Tania is student of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Pisa, and she also works as a fas... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pablo Sandoval
Pablo E. Sandoval (born August 11, 1986, in Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela), nicknamed Kung Fu Panda, is a Major League Baseball infielder for the San Francisco Giants. Sandoval is a 5'11", 237 pound switch hitter, and is an ambidextrous thrower, but throws right-handed during games. Minor leagues Signed as an undrafted free agent in 2002, Sandoval began his professional career as a catcher in 2004 with the AZL Giants, hitting .266 with no home runs and 26 RBIs in 177 at bats. In 2005, he was used almost entirely as a third baseman while playing for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. He hit .330 with three home runs and 50 RBIs. His batting average slumped in 2006 to .265. He had one home run and 49 RBIs with the Augusta GreenJackets that year, splitting time between first and third... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Melky Cabrera
Melky Astacio Cabrera (born August 11, 1984, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Kansas City Royals. Baseball career New York Yankees Minors Cabrera was signed by the New York Yankees on November 13, 2001, at age 17. In 2002, at age 18, he made his professional debut with the Yankees Rookie League affiliate in the Dominican Summer League. He made his first minor league appearance with the Rookie-Advanced team in the NY Penn League with the Staten Island Yankees in 2003, batting .283 with 31 RBIs in 67 games. In 2004, he moved up to Class A with the Battle Creek Yankees, hitting .333 with 16 RBI in 42 games before being promoted to the high Class A Tampa Yankees, where he hit .288 with 51 RBI in 85 games to finish the season. I... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Ali Shaheed Muhammad (born August 11, 1970,Brooklyn, New York) is an American hip hop DJ who enjoyed moderate fame as a member of A Tribe Called Quest. With Q-Tip and Phife Dawg, the group released five albums from 1990 to 1998. Ali Shaheed Muhammad is a Sunni Muslim. Together with Jay Dee and Q-Tip, he formed the music production collective The Ummah. After the group disbanded, Muhammad formed the R&B supergroup Lucy Pearl with Dawn Robinson, formerly of En Vogue and Raphael Saadiq, formerly of Tony! Toni! Toné!, releasing one album in 2000. On October 12, 2004 he released his debut solo album, Shaheedullah and Stereotypes. He, Q-Tip and Phife have since announced plans to record a new album as A Tribe Called Quest. He appeared on the cover of Nicolay's Here album. Discography... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Clem Haskins
Clem Smith Haskins (born August 11, 1943) is an American former college and professional basketball player and college basketball coach. He and star player Dwight Smith became the first black athletes to integrate the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball program in the Fall of 1963. This put Western Kentucky at the forefront to integrate college basketball in the South. He served 13 years (1986–1999) as head coach of the University of Minnesota's men's basketball team, but was forced to resign due to one of the worst academic fraud scandals in the history of NCAA sports. He was effectively blackballed from coaching college basketball for seven years, one of the most severe penalties handed down by the NCAA to an individual. Early life Haskins was born in Campbellsville, Kentucky, ... Biography of Véronique Besse
Véronique Besse (born August 11, 1963 in La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée) is a member of the National Assembly of France. She represents the Vendée department, is a member of the Movement for France and does not align herself with any parliamentary group.... Biography of Asher Roth
Asher Paul Roth (born August 11, 1985) is an American rapper from Morrisville, Pennsylvania. Roth is signed to Schoolboy Records, SRC, and Def Jam. Early life Asher Roth was born and raised in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, a small town about 20 miles (30 km) northeast of Philadelphia. His mother, Elizabeth (née McConnell), is a yoga instructor, and his father, David Roth, is the executive director of a design firm. His mother has Scottish ancestry and his paternal grandfather was Jewish. Roth does not consider himself Jewish, although his name sometimes leads people to believe he is. He attended Pennsbury High School. Growing up, Roth was exposed to little hip hop in his family, with his parents preferring "The Temptations, Earth, Wind & Fire ... Bruce Springsteen and Dire Straits." Ac... Biography of Nigel Martyn
Antony Nigel Martyn (born 11 August 1966), more commonly known as Nigel Martyn, is a former English football goalkeeper who played more than 600 competitive matches in English football. He played for Crystal Palace where he became the first £1million goalkeeper in British football and also won the Full Members Cup. Martyn then left to spend six seasons at Leeds United. He went on to win 23 England caps. An ankle injury forced him to retire in 2006, following three seasons at Everton. Club career Early career Born in St Austell, Martyn started his career as a midfielder until invited to play as a goalkeeper for his brother's works team when he was sixteen. He started by playing amateur football for Cornish sides Heavy Transport F.C., Bugle and St Blazey while working in a plastics f... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rocco Ritchie
Rocco Ritchie, born on August 11, 2000 in Los Angeles (birth time source: Astrodatabank), is the son of Guy Ritchie and Madonna: on 22 December 2000, Guy Ritchie married the American pop singer and actress Madonna at Skibo Castle in Scotland. They have a son, Rocco, born 11 August 2000 in Los Angeles, and adopted a Malawian baby boy named David. On 15 October 2008, British media reported that a split was "imminent" between Ritchie and Madonna. The split was confirmed by their spokesperson and Ritchie and Madonna went public with the split because they "can’t bear to live with the pretense any longer".... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Miki Dora
Miki "Da Cat" Dora, a.k.a. Mickey Dora, a.k.a. "The Black Knight," (b. Miklos Sandor Dora 11 August 1934, Budapest, Hungary - d. 3 January 2002, Montecito, California, ) was an iconic Malibu surfer of the 1950s and 1960s. He had a unique style, in and out of the water, and was generally considered rather iconoclastic. He is featured in the seminal surf movie The Endless Summer, and is credited in several beach party films - specifically Beach Party (1963), Surf Party (1964), Muscle Beach Party (1964), Bikini Beach (1964), Beach Blanket Bingo (1965), Ski Party (1965) and How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965). Life Dora was taught surfing by his stepfather in the 1950s. At the height of his surfing popularity, he decided to flee the U.S. in 1970 after a warrant was issued against him for c... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joo Jin-mo
Joo Jin Mo (also spelt Ju Jin Mo, born Park Jin Tae, August 11, 1974), is a South Korean actor. Career Joo Jin Mo began his acting career in TV dramas and some minor roles in film. He was first cast as a lead in Dance Dance (1999), for which he underwent extensive dance training. Although the film itself did not perform well, it gave Joo some publicity before he broke through with the box-office and critical hit Happy End. His role as a spurned lover in this psycho-drama attracted considerable notice in Korea, and the film itself also traveled to Hong Kong. After taking the lead in Kim Ki-duk's mildly experimental Real Fiction (which was shot in 3½ hours without any retakes), Joo took a major role in the much-hyped Musa, set in 14th century China and starring Zhang Ziyi from Crouchi... Biography of Evy Gruyaert
Evy Alice Gruyaert, born on August 11, 1979 in Meulebeke, is a Belgian radio host and TV host for VRT.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ken Linseman
Kenneth "The Rat" Linseman (born August 11, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs. He also played one season in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Birmingham Bulls. Playing career Linseman spent his entire junior career with the Kingston Canadians of the OMJHL from 1974 to 1977. He played in 187 games, scoring 286 points (133 goals-153 assists). He also added 33 points (16G-17A) in 25 playoff games. Linseman was drafted by the WHA's Birmingham Bulls in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft, and spent the 1977–78 with the Bulls, getting 76 points (38G-38A) in 71 games, and adding 4 points (2G-2A) in five playoff games. He was th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bragi Ólafsson
Bragi Ólafsson (born in Reykjavík, Iceland on 11 August 1962) is a musician and a writer. (This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Bragi.) Internationally he is best known for his work as a bassist in The Sugarcubes, the avant-garde pop band from Iceland that brought fame to Björk, who went on to solo success with her unique brand of dance-pop. The Sugarcubes, who favored strange, offbeat melodies, came together in 1986, but the Sugarcubes' members had played together in different combinations in various Icelandic groups before. Bragi and Einar Örn Benediktsson (trumpet / vocals) had released records on Einar's own label, Gramm. In 1986 Bragi also launched his writing career, publishing his fir... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chris Messina
Chris Messina (born August 11, 1974) is an American film and television actor. Life and career Messina was born in Northport, New York. He started his career as an off-Broadway actor. He has appeared in episodes of the television series Law & Order, Third Watch and Medium. He had a recurring role in the fifth and final season of the HBO drama Six Feet Under, playing Claire's (Lauren Ambrose) love interest Ted Fairwell. His film credits include Rounders, The Siege, You've Got Mail and Towelhead. Messina starred as Ira in Ira and Abby, a 2007 film directed by Robert Cary and written by and co-starring Jennifer Westfeldt. In 2008 Messina starred in Woody Allen's film Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Messina starred in an HBO pilot Anatomy of Hope, which J. J. Abrams directed. Simon Callow ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Walter Ayoví
Walter Orlando Ayoví Corozo, nicknamed Macaco (born 11 August 1979 in Camarones, Esmeraldas) is an Ecuadorian footballer. He recently played left wing midfielder for Club Deportivo El Nacional in the Ecuadorian league as and plays in the Ecuadorian national team, where he surpassed all expectations as the owner of that position. His new club for 2009 is Monterrey. Club career Emelec Ayovi was transferred to Barcelona Sporting Club from Emelec on January 23, 2002, for an undisclosed amount. Despite rumours linking him to several European club sides, including Arminia Bielefeld and Mainz 05 of the German Bundesliga, Ayoví remained on Barcelona's squad until 2006. He always declared to be a fan of the club. El Nacional When he was transferred to El Nacional. In between contracts he h... Biography of Anna Gunn
Anna Gunn (born August 11, 1968) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Skyler White on Breaking Bad and Martha Bullock on Deadwood. Early life Gunn was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She graduated from Northwestern University in 1990. Career Gunn is best known for the role as Skyler White in the critically acclaimed AMC drama series Breaking Bad with Bryan Cranston. In 2012, she was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in Breaking Bad. Gunn played a recurring role as Assistant District Attorney Jean Ward on ABC series The Practice from 1997 to 2002, and was regular as Martha Bullock on HBO's Deadwood from 2005 to 2006. She appeared on Seinfeld in the episode "The Glasses", in the Six Feet Under... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anne Marie de Bourbon
Anne Marie de Bourbon (Anne Marie Victoire; 11 August 1675 – 23 October 1700. ) was the daughter of the Prince of Condé and of a Bavarian princess. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, she was a Princesse du Sang. She never married and died of lung disease. Biography Anne Marie Victoire was the seventh child born to the Duke and Duchess of Enghien. Her father was the only surviving son of le Grand Condé while her mother was a daughter of the political hostess Anna Gonzaga. She was born at the Hôtel de Condé in Paris, the city residence of the Prince of Condé when not at court at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye outside the capital. The two previous months prior to Anne Marie's birth saw the death of two siblings; Anne de Bourbon (1670–1675), known as Mademoiselle d’Enghi... |
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