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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on August, 23, 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 · 45,667 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,667 Celebrities
121 celebrities or events were found for August, 23. Add to favourites (79 fans)Biography of River Phoenix
River Jude Phoenix (August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an Academy Award-nominated American film actor. He was listed on John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 38 as one of twelve "promising new actors of 1986", and was hailed as highly talented by such critics as Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel. However, his career was cut short when he died of an overdose of heroin and cocaine on Halloween morning at age 23. He was the older brother of Joaquin Phoenix. His father, John Lee Bottom, came from a Catholic California family, while his mother, Arlyn Sharon Dunetz, was born in the Bronx to Margaret and Meyer Dunetz, Orthodox Jewish emigrants from Hungary and Russia. The two joined the Children of God religious group in the late 1960s and became missionaries, traveling throughout South America. Retu... Add to favourites (26 fans)Biography of Louis XVI of France
Louis XVI, born Louis-Auguste de France (23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792. Suspended and arrested during the Insurrection of the 10th of August 1792, he was tried by the National Convention, found guilty of treason, and executed on 21 January 1793. His execution signaled the end of absolute monarchy in France and would eventually bring about the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. Although he was beloved at first, his indecisiveness and conservatism led some elements of the people of France to eventually hate him as a symbol of the perceived tyranny of the Ancien Régime. After the abolition of the monarchy in 1792, the new republican government gave him the surname Capet (a reference to t... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978(1978-08-23)) is an American All-Star shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant is the only son of former Philadelphia 76ers player and former Los Angeles Sparks head coach Joe "Jellybean" Bryant. Bryant rose to national prominence in 1996 when he became the first guard in league history to be drafted out of high school. Bryant and then-teammate Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships from 2000 to 2002. Since O'Neal's departure following the 2004 season, Bryant has become the cornerstone of the Lakers' franchise, and was the NBA leading scorer during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. In 2003, Bryant made headlines when he was accused of sexual assault. Th... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Julian Casablancas
Julian Fernando Casablancas (born August 23, 1978) is the vocalist and songwriter of the band The Strokes. Early life and education Julian Casablancas is the son of John Casablancas, the founder of Elite Model Management, and Jeanette Christiansen, a Danish model who was Miss Denmark in 1965, and brother of Cecile Casablancas. His parents were divorced when Casablancas was very young and he lived with his mother and Sam Adoquei who taught him about art and work ethic. The first band member that Casablancas knew was Nikolai Fraiture while the two attended the same kindergarten. When he was 14, Casablancas was caught drinking before school and consequently forced into a rehabilitation program called Phoenix House twice a week. Soon afterwards, his father sent him to Institut Le Rosey,... Add to favourites (22 fans)Biography of Gene Kelly
Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996), better known as Gene Kelly, was an American dancer, actor, singer, director, producer, and choreographer. Kelly was a major exponent of 20th century filmed dance, known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks and the likeable characters that he played on screen. Although he is probably best known today for his performance in Singin' in the Rain, he dominated the Hollywood musical film from the mid 1940s until its demise in the late 1950s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Kelly among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time, ranking at No. 15. Early life Gene was the third son of James Kelly, a phonograph salesman, and Harriet Curran, who were both children of Irish Roman Catholic immigrants. He was b... Add to favourites (21 fans)Biography of Keith Moon
Keith John Moon (August 23, 1946 – September 7, 1978) was the drummer of the rock group The Who. As a drummer, Moon became known for his chaotic but revolutionary style of drumming and gained notoriety for his destructive lifestyle. He is regarded as one of the greatest of all rock and roll drummers. Keith John Moon was born on 23 August 1946 at Central Middlesex Hospital, Park Royal, London to Alfred and Kathleen Moon. He lived in Wembley as a boy and was extremely hyperactive and had a restless imagination as a child. As a youth, the only thing that could hold his attention was music. A report from his secondary modern school is not encouraging – his art teacher, for example, commented: 'Retarded artistically. Idiotic in other respects.' Even at an early age, one of his teachers (A... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Scott Caan
Scott Andrew Caan (born August 23, 1976) is an American actor. Early life Caan was born in Los Angeles, California to actor James Caan and Sheila Ryan, an actress and former model. His paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Germany. His parents divorced a year after his birth; he has four half-siblings from his father's other marriages. Caan was a roadie for the rap groups Cypress Hill and House of Pain, and was a member of the hip-hop group The Whooliganz (with producer and fellow emcee, The Alchemist), before enrolling at the Playhouse West acting school in Los Angeles. Career Caan began acting in the late 1990s, appearing in a number of low-budget independent films and low-budget films. His first role in a major film release was that of a Texas football player i... Biography of Coccinelle (transsexual actress)
Coccinelle (23 August 1931—9 October 2006) was the stage name for Jacqueline-Charlotte Dufresnoy, a French transsexual actress and entertainer. Hers was the first widely publicized sexual reassignment case in Europe, where she was a national celebrity and a renowned club singer. Early life and career Born in Paris, she took the stage name Coccinelle (French for ladybug) when she entered show business, making her debut as a transgender showgirl in 1953 at Chez Madame Arthur. She later became a fixture at the famous nightclub Le Carrousel de Paris, which also featured regular acts by other famous transsexuals such as April Ashley. In 1958, she traveled to Casablanca to undergo a vaginoplasty by Dr. Georges Burou. Media sensation She was instantly rendered a media sensation upon h... Biography of James van Praagh
James Van Praagh (b. August 23, 1958, Bayside, New York) is a best selling author, who describes himself as a medium with the ability to communicate with spirits of the dead. Van Praagh has written several books dealing with the subject of parapsychology. From 2002 to 2003, he hosted a syndicated daytime talk show entitled "Beyond With James Van Praagh." He subsequently partnered with CBS to produce several tv-movies and mini-series based on his books, including "Living With The Dead" and "The Dead Will Tell." He is currently the co-Executive Producer of the television series Ghost Whisperer on CBS. Early Life and Career Van Praagh was raised as a Roman Catholic and at the age of fourteen began studying at a seminary; however he has described himself as experiencing spiritual phenome... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Barbara Eden
Barbara Eden (born Barbara Jean Huffman on August 23, 1931 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American film and television actress and singer who is best known for her starring role in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. Early years Eden graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco in 1949, and was elected Miss San Francisco, 1951, a preliminary to Miss America. She changed from "Huffman" to "Eden" came at the behest of her manager who thought the name Huffman would not sell in Hollywood. Eden agreed to change her last name, but insisted on keeping her first name, stating that she could not answer to anything else. TV and film roles Eden made featured appearances on popular television shows such as I Love Lucy, The Andy Griffith Show, Perry Mason, Bachelor Father, Gunsmoke, ... Biography of Leslie van Houten
Leslie Louise Van Houten (born August 23, 1949 in Altadena, California, USA) is a former member of the Charles Manson "Family" who was convicted of the murders of Rosemary and Leno LaBianca. Van Houten was described by the prosecution as an indulged child who had a happy childhood. However, when she was 14 years old, her parents divorced and she began to experiment with LSD. Before she turned 17 she became pregnant and had an abortion. She decided to follow her spiritual leanings and become a nun, but she quickly abandoned this ambition. In 1968 she met aspiring actor Bobby Beausoleil who was a member of Manson's "family." Van Houten joined the "family" but later said it was only to remain close to Beausoleil. Beausoleil was jailed in 1969 after being found guilty of the murder of mu... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Michel Rocard
Michel Rocard (born 23 August 1930) is a French politician, member of the Socialist Party (PS). He served as Prime Minister under François Mitterrand from 1988 to 1991, during which he created the Revenu minimum d'insertion (RMI), a social minimum welfare program for indigents. He is currently a member of the European Parliament. Career He was born at Courbevoie (Hauts-de-Seine) in a Protestant family, son of the nuclear physicist Yves Rocard, and entered politics as a student leader whilst studying at the Paris Institute of Political Studies. He became Chair of the French Socialist Students (linked to the SFIO socialist party), and studied at the Ecole Nationale d'Administration. A finance inspector (senior official) and anti-colonialist, he went to Algeria and wrote a report regardin... Biography of Roland Dumas
Roland Dumas (b. 23 August 1922 in Limoges, Haute-Vienne) is a lawyer and French Socialist (PS) politician who served as Minister of European Affairs (19 July to 7 December, 1984) and Minister of External Affairs (7 December, 1984 - 20 March, 1986) under Laurent Fabius. He again served the Republic as chief diplomat in the Rocard, Cresson, and Bérégovoy cabinets (12 May, 1988 - 29 March, 1993) and later became President of France's Constitutional Council (1995 to 1999). Whilst President of the Constitutional Counsel, the body argued in favour of complete judicial immunity for the French President--a controversial decision given both Jacques Chirac and Dumas's numerous scandals. In May 2007, Dumas received a 12 months jail sentence (supended) for funds he mis-appropriated acting as ex... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield (born Richard Lewis Springthorpe on August 23, 1949 in Guildford, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (birth time source: British Entertainers, Franck C. Clifford, Sy Scholfield)) is a songwriter, musician and actor. As a musician, he is most famous for the 1981 #1 single "Jessie's Girl", which became a Grammy Award-winning landmark of 1980s pop-rock and helped establish the emerging music video age. Also an actor, Springfield's best known role is that of the character Dr. Noah Drake on the daytime drama General Hospital. He originated the character from 1981-1983, and then returned to play him again from 2005 until present. Background Springfield grew up in a military family, and moved as his father, who was in the army, was posted to various military bases throughout ... Biography of Jacques Weber
Jacques Weber is a famous French actor, director and screenwriter, born August 23, 1949 in Paris. Filmography 1970 : Lancelot du lac, de Claude Santelli (TV) 1970 : Au théâtre ce soir : Un ange passe, de Pierre Sabbagh (TV) 1971 : Raphaël ou le Débauché, de Michel Deville 1971 : Tartuffe, de Marcel Cravenne (TV) 1972 : Mauprat, de Jacques Trébouta (TV) 1972 : Faustine et le bel été, de Nina Companeez 1972 : L'Humeur vagabonde, d'Édouard Luntz 1973 : État de siège, de Costa-Gavras 1973 : R.A.S., d'Yves Boisset 1973 : Hilda Muramer, de Jacques Trébouta (TV) 1973 : Projection privée, de François Leterrier 1974 : La Femme aux bottes rouges, de Juan Luis Buñuel 1975 : Une femme fatale, de Jacques Doniol-Valcroze 1975 : I Baroni, de Gian Paolo Lomi 1975 : Aloïse... Biography of Shelley Long
Shelley Lee Long (born August 23, 1949) is a Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winning American actress and comedienne. Early life Long was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Evandine, a school teacher, and Leland Long, who worked in the rubber industry before becoming a teacher. She was active on her high school speech team, and won the National Championship in Original Oratory. She delivered a speech on the need for sex education in high school. After graduating from South Side High School in Fort Wayne, she studied drama at Northwestern University, but left before graduating to pursue a career in acting and modelling. Career In Chicago, she joined The Second City comedy troupe and in 1975, she began writing, producing, and co-hosting the television program Sorting It Out. The local NBC ... Biography of Houari Boumédiène
Houari Boumédienne (original name Mohamed Ben Brahim Boukharouba) (August 23, 1932 – December 27, 1978) (Arabic: هواري بومدين) served as Algeria's Chairman of the Revolutionary Council from 19 June 1965 until 12 December 1976, and from then on as President of Algeria to his death on 27 December 1978. Boumédienne was born near Héliopolis in the province of Guelma and educated at the Islamic Institute in Constantine. He joined National Liberation Front (FLN) in the Algerian War of Independence in 1955, adopting Houari Boumédiènne as his nom-de-guèrre (from Sidi Boumédienne, the name of the patron saint of the city of Tlemcen in western Algeria, where he served as an officer during the war, and Sidi El Houari, the patron sai... Biography of Jay Mohr
Jay Mohr (born August 23, 1970) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Personal life John Mohr was born in Verona, New Jersey, as the son of Jean, a nurse, and Jon Mohr, a marketing executive. He has two sisters, Julia and Virginia. He also has one son, Jackson, from his six-year marriage with former model Nicole Chamberlain. He married actress Nikki Cox on December 29, 2006. Television and film work Mohr appeared as a featured player for the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons of Saturday Night Live. His 2004 autobiography, Gasping for Airtime: Two Years in the Trenches of Saturday Night Live (ISBN 1-4013-0006-5), details this tumultuous period of his life, including his battle with chronic panic attacks. Though his potential was appreciated by SNL creator/producer Lorne Michaels,... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Edwyn Collins
Edwyn Collins (born August 23, 1959 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish musician. He formed the musical group Nu-Sonics in 1976, which became Orange Juice in 1979. Critically admired within independent rock circles, Orange Juice is perhaps best known for the #8 hit "Rip It Up", their only major UK Top 40 single and biggest commercial success. In 1985, Orange Juice disbanded, and Collins has since then pursued a solo career. Collins is best known for his 1994 hit single, "A Girl Like You", which was a big hit in both the UK and the US and was featured in the films Empire Records and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, and for "Magic Piper of Love", a 1997 single that featured on the soundtrack of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. Collins's music is mostly electric guitar-driven pop... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Baron Georges Cuvier
Baron Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert Cuvier (August 23, 1769–May 13, 1832) was a French naturalist and zoologist. He was the elder brother of Frédéric Cuvier (1773–1838), also a naturalist. He was a major figure in scientific circles in Paris during the early 19th century, and was instrumental in establishing the fields of comparative anatomy and paleontology by comparing living animals with fossils. He is well known for establishing that extinction was a fact, being the most influential proponent of catastrophism in geology in the early 19th century, and opposing early evolutionary theories. His most famous work is the Règne animal distribué d'après son organisation (1817; translated into English as The Animal Kingdom). He died in Paris of cholera. Life and scientific caree... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Xavier Emmanuelli
Xavier Emmanuelli, born August 23, 1938 in Venzolasca (Haute-Corse), is a French politician and writer. Works L'homme en état d'urgence (Hachette, 2005) ISBN 2012357776 Out... La malédiction de l'exclusion peut-elle être vaincue ? (Robert Laffont, 2003) ISBN 2221099842 La Fracture sociale (PUF, 2002) ISBN 2130520693 Célébration de la pauvreté : regards sur François d'Assise, avec Michel Feuillet (Albin Michel, 2000) ISBN 2226120750. (Grand Prix catholique de littérature 1995) Dernier avis avant la fin du monde (Albin Michel, 1999) ISBN 2226110968 L'homme n'est pas la mesure de l'homme (Presses de la renaissance) (Prix Louis Pauwels en 1999) J'attends quelqu'un, avec Marie-Elisabeth Jeannin (Albin Michel, 1996) ISBN 2226086900 Dans la rue, avec Clémentine Frémontier et Oli... Biography of Sun Ming Ming
Sun Ming Ming (traditional Chinese: 孫明明; simplified Chinese: 孙明明; pinyin: Sūn Míngmíng, born August 23, 1983) is a Chinese basketball player. He is one of the tallest players to ever play professional basketball. He is 7 ft 9 in (236 cm), weighing 370 pounds (168 kg). Basketball career Early life He was born in a small town called Bayan near Harbin, China, in the Heilongjiang province. Sun did not start playing basketball until he was 15, when he was 6 ft 7 in. Career in the United States Sun came to the United States in early 2005 to train for a possible career in the NBA. He was declared eligible in the 2005 NBA Draft, and had a brief tryout with the Los Angeles Lakers, but was not selected in the draft. In the summer of 20... Biography of Skyler Gordy (SkyBlue)
Skyler Gordy, born on August 23, 1986 in Los Angeles County, California, is an American musician, a member of electro hop duo LMFAO, formed in 2006 in Los Angeles, California, consisting of rappers, dancers and DJs Redfoo (Stefan Kendal Gordy, born September 3, 1975) and SkyBlu (Skyler Husten Gordy, born August 23, 1986). They are the son and grandson, respectively, of Motown record label founder Berry Gordy, making them uncle and nephew. Their music incorporates a theme of partying and drinking, and the group commonly refers to their music style as "party rock". The name LMFAO is an initialism for "Laughing My Fucking Ass Off" (although it is often sanitised to "Loving My Friends and Others") and is pronounced letter by letter. Life and career Formation and career beginnings (2006–20... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-François de La Pérouse
Jean François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse (August 23, 1741–1788?) was a French Navy officer and explorer whose expedition vanished in Oceania. Early career Jean-François de Galaup was born near Albi, France. La Pérouse was the name of a family property that he added to his name. He studied in a Jesuit college and entered the naval college in Brest when he was fifteen. He fought against the British off North America in the Seven Years' War. In the beginning of the war he was wounded in a naval engagement off the French coast and was briefly imprisoned. He was promoted to rank of commodore when he defeated the English frigate Ariel in the West Indies. In August 1782 he made his name by capturing two English forts (Prince of Wales Fort and York Fort) on the coast of Hudson Bay, but a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rita Pavone
Rita Pavone (born August 23, 1945) is an Italian ballad and rock singer who enjoyed success through the 1960s. Pavone is also an actress. Singing career Rita Pavone was born in Turin. In 1962 she participated in the first Festival degli Sconosciuti ("Festival of the Unknown"), a song competition for amateur artists, winning the contest. Her self-titled 1963 album, led by the hit single "La partita di pallone" ("The Ball Game") made her a national star at 17, and international attention soon followed. In the summer of 1964 she had chart success in the United States with a record sung in English called "Remember Me", backed with "Just Once More". In 1965, Pavone participated as a musician guest in The Ed Sullivan Show, becoming a frequent guest there until 1970. Meanwhile, Pavon... Biography of Nicole Bobek
Nicole Bobek (born August 23, 1977) is an American figure skater. She was the U.S. Champion in 1995, and won a bronze medal at the World Figure Skating Championships the same year. An only child, Bobek has been raised by her mother Jana since birth. Her parents divorced shortly before Nicole was born, and she has never met her father. Skating Career Bobek's fondness for skating started at age three. She first came to national prominence by placing 2nd at the novice level of the U.S. Championships in 1989; Nicole was eleven years old. In the next few seasons, she worked her way up the competitive rankings at the national level. She was known as an athletic jumper and a charismatic performer, but an erratic competitor. For example, Nicole placed 4th at the 1992 World Junior Championsh... Biography of Shaun Ryder
Shaun Ryder (aka X) (born Shaun William Ryder on August 23, 1962, in Little Hulton, near Salford) is an English vocalist and songwriter and an ex-postman who became famous in the "Madchester" era. Happy Mondays era His lyrics in the band Happy Mondays, dismissed by some as drug-induced gibberish, also received critical praise for their wit and musical fusion with the sound of the band. Ryder's struggle with drugs eventually led to the break up of the Mondays in 1992. The film 24 Hour Party People featured the (semi-fictional) story of Shaun Ryder's youth and the life of Happy Mondays whilst signed with Factory Records in the late eighties and early nineties. Black Grape era Despite rumours of how his substance abuse had finally caught up with him, Ryder returned to the spotlight ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marco Bracci
Marco Bracci (born August 23, 1966 in Fucecchio, province of Florence) is a former Italian volleyball player, ranked amongst the world's most valuable players of the late 1980s and 1990s. A 197 cm athlete, Bracci played as passer-hitter. Bracci made his debut for the Italy national team on May 6, 1988. He earned 344 caps for his native country, winning three Volleyball World Championships (1990, 1994 and 1998) and four Volleyball European Championships (1989, 1993, 1995 an 1999), plus numerous other titles. One of the most winning players of all-time in the Italian Championships, his club titles include six scudetti and four European Champions Cups. Now he works as assistant coach of Massimo Barbolini the trainer of Italy women's national volleyball team Clubs Parma Italy 1987-... Biography of Flex Wheeler
Kenneth Wheeler (born August 23, 1965, Fresno, California, United States), better known as Flex Wheeler, is a former American IFBB professional bodybuilder. Wheeler began training as a teenager, initially with martial arts in mind. However his natural development persuaded him to pursue bodybuilding. Despite this he is on record as regarding himself as a "martial artist first, a bodybuilder second." (1) It also accounts for his remarkable flexibility in a physique so large. Even so, he has been described by Arnold Schwarzenegger as one of the greatest bodybuilders he ever saw. After a short career as a police officer, Wheeler focused full time on becoming a professional bodybuilder, taking the nickname 'Flex'. He competed for the first time in 1983 but it was not until 1989 that he s... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sonny Jurgensen
Christian Adolph "Sonny" Jurgensen III (born August 23, 1934) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983. Early life Jurgensen was born in Wilmington, North Carolina. He became interested in sports as early as elementary school, when he led his school to the city grammar school titles in baseball and basketball. He later captured the boys tennis championship of Wilmington and pitched for his local Civitan club, who won the city baseball title. High school career Jurgensen attended and played high school football at New Hanover High School. He played a number of positions for the team and as a junior was a backup quarterback on the state c... Biography of Vera Miles
Vera Miles (born Vera June Ralston; August 23, 1929) is an American actress known from such classic films as The Searchers, Psycho and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Early life Miles was born in Boise City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Burnice (née Wyrick) and Thomas Ralston. She grew up in Pratt and in Wichita, Kansas where, as a teenager, she worked nights as a Western Union operator-typist and graduated from Wichita North High School. She was crowned Miss Kansas in 1948. Career: 1950-57 Her success as a beauty queen prompted Miles' move to Los Angeles where, in 1950, she soon began landing small roles in film and television. These included a minor part as a chorus girl in Two Tickets to Broadway (1951), a musical starring Janet Leigh, with whom Miles would go on to co-star n... Biography of Giani Esposito
Giani Esposito (23 August 1930 – 1 January 1974), was a Belgian film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1951 and 1973. He was born in Etterbeek, Belgium and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, France. Filmography 1950 : Maître après Dieu de Louis Daquin, un passager juif 1951 : Nez de cuir de Yves Allégret 1951 : Agence matrimoniale de Jean-Paul Le Chanois 1953 : Mon mari est merveilleux d’André Hunebelle 1953 : La Môme vert-de-gris de Bernard Borderie 1953 : Quai des blondes de Paul Cadéac 1954 : Huis clos de Jacqueline Audry, Diego 1954 : Les Femmes s'en balancent de Bernard Borderie 1954 : Cadet Rousselle d’André Hunebelle, Monseigneur 1955 : French Cancan de Jean Renoir, le prince Alexandre 1955 : Cela s'appelle l'aurore de Luis Buñuel, Sandro Galli 195... Biography of Rowena Wallace
Rowena Wallace is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Patricia in Sons and Daughters. She was born on August 23, 1947 in Coventry, United Kingdom (birth time source: British Entertainers, Franck C. Clifford) and is based in Sydney, Australia. Early Life and Budding Career Wallace, an only child, moved to Australia when she was five with her parents; initially she grew up in Cairns and later moved to Brisbane at the age of 12 years. Here she attended Kedron State High School and was taken by her mother to dancing lessons and also persuaded to join the Twelfth Night Theatre in Bowen Hills. At age fifteen, Wallace left school and attended a business college at the insistence of her parents when she decided to become an actress, and also joined an advertising agency while ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Demetrio Albertini
Demetrio Albertini (born August 23, 1971 in Besana in Brianza, province of Milan) is a former Italian football midfielder who retired after playing for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga but spent most of his career with AC Milan of Serie A. Biography A product of Milan's youth system, he spent 14 highly successful years with the club after debuting as a 17-year-old in 1989. Albertini spent part of the 1990/91 season on loan at Padova Calcio, but established himself in the Milan side in 1991/92 and went on to make almost 300 appearances for the club, claiming three successive Serie A titles between 1992 and 1994 and further league championships in 1996 and 1999. In addition, he made 41 Champions League appearances, helping the Rossoneri reach three consecutive finals between 1993 and 19... Biography of Jeremy Lin
Jeremy Shu-How Lin (born August 23, 1988) is an American professional basketball player with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After receiving no athletic scholarship offers out of high school and being undrafted out of college, the 2010 Harvard University graduate reached a partially guaranteed contract deal later that year with his hometown Golden State Warriors. In late 2011, Lin spent less than two weeks with the Houston Rockets, moving to the New York Knicks at the very end of the year. Lin is one of the few Asian Americans in NBA history, and the first American player in the league to be of Chinese or Taiwanese descent. Early life Lin was born in Los Angeles, California and grew up in Palo Alto, California. His parents, Gie-Ming and Shirley, emigra... Biography of Marty York
Marty York, born August 23, 1980 in Auburn, California, is an American actor and magician. Biography on http://www.freewebs.com/marty_york/bio.htm Marty York was born on August 23 1980.He has been in the movie The Sandlot who he play Yeah Yeah., and has done Guest Starring Roles such as Boy meets World, Sliders, Saved By the Bell the College Years, & Wings. Marty has been doing magic for about 8 years, and has performed In many magic stage shows,including the Magicians World Fair,also performed on the stage,at the Magic Castle, In Hollywood.Worked at Wizardz at Universal Studios Hollywood performing close up magic.Also do private party's,trade shows,and children's birthday partys. He was involed in a car accident in 1995 inwhich he broke both of his legs, broke his nose, and fractured ... Biography of Patricia McBride
Patricia McBride, born August, 23, 1942 in Teaneck, New Jersey, is a ballerina who spent nearly 30 years dancing with the New York City Ballet. McBride was honored by a special performance of the City Ballet on June 4, 1989 at the New York State Theater in new York City's Lincoln Center in honor of her retirement. The ballet Tarantella was created in 1964 by George Balanchine for McBride and Edward Villella, premiering on January 7, 1964, at the City Center of Music and Drama. McBride is a native of Teaneck, New Jersey.... Biography of Emmanuel Pierrat
Emmanuel Pierrat, born in Nogent-sur-Marne August 23, 1968, is a French lawyer, novelist and author. Works Novels 2002 : Histoire d'eaux, éd. le Dilettante, Paris, 96 p. (ISBN 2-84263-051-3) 2003 : La Course au tigre, éd. le Dilettante, Paris, 154 p. (ISBN 2-84263-070-X) 2004 : L'Industrie du sexe et du poisson pané, éd. le Dilettante, Paris, 182 p. (ISBN 2-84263-083-1) 2005 : Les dix gros blancs, éd. Fayard, Paris, 210 p. (ISBN 2-213-62224-8) 2006 : Fin de pistes, éd. Léo Scheer, Paris, 210 p. (ISBN 2-7561-0040-4) 2008 : Troublé de l'éveil, éd. Fayard, Paris, 195 p. (ISBN 978-2-213-63524-8) Translations 1991 : Jerome K. Jerome (trad. de l'anglais avec Claude Pinganaud), Pensées paresseuses d'un paresseux, éd. Arléa, coll. « L'Étrangère », Paris, 189 p. (ISBN 2-... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Francis Le Guen
Francis Le Guen, born August 23, 1956 in Senlis, is a French explorer, diver, photographer, film director, journalist and writer. Books: - "les Scaphandriers du Désert" Albin Michel, 1986, tiré de l’expédition Nullarbor en Australie. - "La Spéléologie", 1997. - Collaboration à plusieurs éditions d'ouvrages spécialisés sur l'eau, douce ou salée, tels "les Carnets de l'Aventure" et "le Grand Livre de l'Aventure". - En projet, un roman : "Narcoses", ainsi qu'un recueil de nouvelles "Mes Milles et Une Nuits". Filmography: - “L'eau noire”, 1984, F. Le Guen - D. Ducroz Première mondiale en Australie : F. Le Guen et son équipe explorent sous le désert 10,2 km de galeries noyées au cours d'une plongée de 47 h. 52 mn, Les Carnets de l'Aventure, France 2 - “Plongée sur un f... Biography of Johan Bruyneel
Johan Bruyneel (born August 23, 1964, Izegem, Belgium) is a former road bicycle racer in professional cycling and a directeur sportif for UCI ProTeam Astana. Retiring from racing in 1998, he became director of Team Discovery (formerly U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team), a US-based UCI ProTour cycling team. He produced eight Tour De France winners (Lance Armstrong from 1999-2005 and Alberto Contador in 2007) His greatest successes as a cyclist came at 1995 Tour de France when he won stage 7, which began in Charleroi and ended in Liège, Belgium, and took the yellow jersey in his home country. Bruyneel launched an escape and was joined by eventual winner Miguel Indurain. The Spaniard took the lead and rode the stage as a time-trial to gain time on his main rivals. Bruyneel, barely able ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Pierre Masseret
Jean-Pierre Masseret, born August 23, 1944 in Cusser, Allier, is a French politician, a former member of PS (Parti Socialiste).... Biography of Edson C. Queiroz
Edson C. Queiroz, born August 23, 1950 in Recife, is a Brazilian physician, surgeon and medium. As a psychic surgeon, he plunges his bare hands into the patient's body to treat the problem area.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William E. Henley
William Ernest Henley (August 23, 1849 – July 11, 1903) was an English poet, critic and editor. Henley was born at Gloucester and was the eldest of a family of six, five sons and a daughter. His father, William, was a bookseller and stationer who died in 1868 leaving young children and creditors. His mother, Mary Morgan, was descended from the poet and critic, Joseph Warton. From 1861-67 Henley was a pupil at the Crypt Grammar School (founded 1539). A Commission had recently attempted to revive the school by securing the brilliant and academically distinguished T. E. Brown (1830-1897) as headmaster. Brown's appointment was short-lived (c.1857-63) but was a 'revelation' for Henley because it introduced him to a poet and 'man of genius - the first I'd ever seen'. This was the start of a l... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Oliver
Pierre Oliver, born August 23, 1919 in Nancy, is a French painter.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Randy Williams
Randel ("Randy") Luvelle Williams (born 23 August 1953 in Fresno, California) was an American athlete who mainly competed in the men's long jump event. He competed for the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany where he won the gold medal in the long jump. Williams also competed for the United States in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the long jump where he won the silver medal. Williams attended the University of Southern California.... Biography of Howard Jones
Howard Harding Jones (August 23, 1885 – July 27, 1941) was an American college football coach at Syracuse (1908), Yale (1909, 1913), Ohio State (1910), Iowa (1916–23), Duke (1924), and Southern California (1925–40). Background Born in Excello, Ohio (now a part of Middletown), Jones played three seasons for Yale from 1905–1907. During his three years, Yale never lost a game, going 28-0-2. Yale claims national championships for all three seasons. After graduating in 1908, Jones became the head coach at Syracuse, leading the Orange to a 6-3-1 record before returning to Yale as the head coach. He led Yale to a 10-0 record in 1909, a season in which Yale claims another national championship. Yale's 15-0 victory of Syracuse in 1909 was significant in that it was the first time that two broth... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Poivre
Pierre Poivre (August 23, 1719 - January 6, 1786) was a French horticulturalist born in Lyon; missionary to China and Cochinchina, Intendant of the Islands of Mauritius and Bourbon, and wearer of the cordon of St. Michel. Poivre was an uncle to renowned French naturalist Pierre Sonnerat (1748-1814). In his early 20s he was a missionary in Far Eastern locations such as Cochinchina, Guangzhou and Macau. In 1745 as member of the French East India Company, on a journey to the East Indies he was involved in a naval battle with the British when he was struck by a cannonball on the wrist. This injury required amputation of part of his right arm. In the 1760s, Poivre became administrator of Ile de France (Mauritius) and Ile Bourbon (Réunion) in the Indian Ocean. He is famous for the construc... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rik Smits
Rik Smits (born August 23, 1966 in Eindhoven, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch professional basketball player who spent his entire professional career with the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association. The 7'4" (2.24 m) center was drafted by the Pacers out of Marist College with the second overall pick in the 1988 NBA Draft. The Dutch-born player was nicknamed "The Dunkin' Dutchman". Biography Smits originally backed up Steve Stipanovich, but when Stipanovich suffered a terrible injury that ended his career, Smits ended up starting 71 games in his rookie year, averaging 11.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game and earning All-Rookie First Team honors. Smits continued to average double-digit point totals in every year of his career, but it wasn't until 1993-1994 that Smits re... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thelma Morgan
Thelma, Viscountess Furness (August 23, 1904 – January 29, 1970), born Thelma Morgan, was the woman who preceded Wallis Simpson in the affections of Edward VIII of the United Kingdom. Her first name was pronounced in Spanish fashion as "TEL-ma." Her niece is fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt. Early life Born in Lucerne, Switzerland, she was a daughter of Harry Hays Morgan, an American diplomat who was U.S. consul in Buenos Aires and in Brussels, and his half-Chilean, half-Irish-American wife, Laura Delphine Kilpatrick. Her maternal grandfather was a Union general, Hugh Judson Kilpatrick (1836-1881), who was also U.S. minister to Chile, and through her maternal grandmother Luisa Fernandez de Valdivieso, who was a niece of the Archbishop of Santiago, she reportedly was a descendant o... Biography of Chan-wook Park
Park Chan-wook (born August 23, 1963 in the Tanyan area of Jecheon) is a South Korean filmmaker and screenwriter. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is most known for his films Joint Security Area and what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy, consisting of 2002's Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy in 2003 and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance in 2005. His films are noted for their immaculate framing and brutal subject matter. In a May 2004 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, when asked who influences him, Park's response was: Sophocles, Shakespeare, Kafka, Dostoevsky, Balzac, Kurt Vonnegut and others. In an interview for Lady Vengeance, Park listed: Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Aldrich, Ingmar Bergman, Sam Fuller, Roman Polanski and the Korean di... Biography of Ludwig Hoelscher
Ludwig Hoelscher, born August 23, 1907 in Solingen, died May 8, 1996 in Tutzing, was a German musician and cellist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rathvon M. Tompkins
Marine Major General Rathvon M. Tompkins, born August 23, 1912 in Boulder, Colorado, died September 17, 1999, was the commander of the 3rd Marine Division. He was famous during the Battle of Khe Sanh. The Battle of Khe Sanh, or Operation Scotland, Operation Pegasus, was conducted in northwestern Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), between 21 January and 8 April 1968 during the Vietnam War. The combatants were elements of the United States (U.S.) III Marine Amphibious Force (III MAF), elements of the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and two to three division-size elements of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). The American command in South Vietnam gave the defense of the base the nickname Operation Scotland. The American command in Saigon ini... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Souad Massi
Souad Massi (Kabyle : Suɛad Masi, Arabic : سعاد ماسي ) (born August 23, 1972), is an Algerian of Kabyle descent, singer, songwriter and guitarist. She began her career performing in the Algerian political rock band Atakor, before leaving the country following a series of death threats. In 1999, Massi performed at the Femmes d'Algerie concert in Paris, which led to a recording contract with Island Records. Massi's music, which prominently features the acoustic guitar, displays Western musical style influences such as rock, country or the Portuguese fado but sometimes incorporates oriental musical influences and oriental instruments like the oud. Massi sings in Algerian Arabic, French, and occasionally English and Kabyle (Berber languag... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pete Wilson
Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American politician from California. Wilson served as the Republican thirty-sixth Governor of California (1991–1999), the culmination of more than three decades in the public arena that included eight years as a United States Senator (1983–1991), eleven years as Mayor of San Diego (1971–1982) and five years as a California State Assemblyman (1967–1971). On September 27, 2007, Wilson endorsed Rudy Giuliani for United States President. On February 4, 2008, Wilson endorsed John McCain as candidate for U.S. Presidency. Early life Peter Barton Wilson was born August 23, 1933, in Lake Forest, Illinois, an affluent suburb north of Chicago. His parents were James Boone Wilson and Margaret Callaghan. His father was originally a jewelry salesman w... Biography of Dona Shaw
Dona Shaw, born August 23, 1923 in Capron, Oklahoma, died in October 1996, was an American professional astrologer, author and businesswoman.... Biography of Arthur Adamov
Arthur Adamov (23 August 1908 – 15 March 1970) was a playwright, one of the foremost exponents of the Theatre of the Absurd. Adamov (originally Adamian) was born in Kislovodsk in Russia to a wealthy Armenian family, which lost its wealth in 1917. In common with many other wealthy Russians of the time, Adamov was brought up with French as his first language, and in 1924 he moved to Paris. In Paris Adamov met surrealists and edited the surrealist journal Discontinuité. He began to write plays after World War II, with La Parodie (1947) being his first. His work, influenced by Bertolt Brecht, is often dream-like and later works in particular have a political element. The title character of one of his best known works, Le Professeur Taranne (1953), is accused of various things (public nud... Biography of Nathalie Coughlin
Natalie Anne Coughlin (born August 23, 1982 in Vallejo, California) is a American swimmer and represented the United States at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals, two silver medals, and a bronze. She is known for her dominance in a short course pool and unmatched underwater kicking ability. She currently holds American and US Open records in eight different events in a short course yards pool. Biography Coughlin is originally from Concord, California and is of Filipino and Irish heritage. As of April 2008, she is engaged to Crow Canyon Sharks coach Ethan Hall; they are planning an April 2009 wedding.("Coughlin Overcomes Fear in Individual Medley". Retrieved on 2008-07-15.) Prior to the 2004 Olympics, she was a student-athlete at... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Hériaud
Pierre Hériaud, born August 23, 1936 in Pornic (Loire-Atlantique), is a French politician, member of UMP.... Biography of Bruno Chevillon
Bruno Chevillon, born August 23, 1959 in Valréas, is a jazz musician, a double bass player.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gloria Morgan-Vanderbilt
Gloria Morgan-Vanderbilt (23 August 1904 – 13 February 1965) was a Swiss-born American socialite best known as the mother of fashion designer and artist Gloria Vanderbilt and maternal grandmother of television journalist Anderson Cooper. She was a central figure in Vanderbilt vs. Whitney, one of the most sensational American custody trials in the 20th century. Early life Born at the Hotel Nationale in Lucerne, Switzerland, as Mercedes Morgan, she was a daughter of Henry Hayes Morgan Sr, an American diplomat who was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and grew up in Europe. He later served as the U.S. consul general in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Berlin, Germany; Amsterdam, Netherlands; and Brussels, Belgium. Her mother was his second wife, the former Laura Delphine Kilpatrick; the couple wa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sami Naïr
Sami Nair (born August 23, 1946 in Tlemcen, Algeria) is an Algerian-born French political philosopher who coined the term "codevelopment". A specialist on migration movements and their socio-political effects, he advised the government of Lionel Jospin from 1997-1999, and the European Parliament until 2004. Since 2001 he has been vice president of the Citizen and Republican Movement.... Biography of Mark Russell
Mark Russell (born August 23, 1932 in Buffalo, New York) is an American political satirist/comedian. He also sings and plays the piano. Russell is a graduate of Canisius High School in Buffalo, New York. For more than 25 years Russell has appeared on the American public broadcasting network PBS at least four times a year. His comedy specials are a mix of political stand-up comedy covering current events and musical parodies, in which Russell accompanies himself on his trademark piano. Russell's song parodies use melodies from old standards with new humorous lyrics pertinent to the subject matter. For example, in 1990, following the execution of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaucescu, Russell did a parody song on his show to the tune of "Chattanooga Choo-Choo." ("Pardon me, boys / Are you t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Brian C. Cook
Brian C. Cook, born August 23, 1939 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is an American entrepreneur. He was the president of Famous Footwear (1979-2001). Famous Footwear is a nationwide chain of retail stores in the United States, which offers a variety of footwear from brands like: Nike, Skechers, Aerosoles, Steve Madden, New Balance, Converse, Puma, Roxy, and many other brands. Famous Footwear is owned by Brown Shoe Company. Famous Footwear has expanded throughout the years it has been open. Famous Footwear has a rich history with company beginnings over 40 years ago in Madison, WI. Since that time Famous Footwear has grown to over 925 stores of brand name shoes for less and climbing.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Wieviorka
Michel Wieviorka (born 23 August 1946, Paris) is a French sociologist, noted for his work on violence, terrorism, racism, social movements and the theory of social change. A former student of Alain Touraine, he is now one of the most renowned sociologists and public intellectuals in France and abroad. A number of his books are translated in different languages. Wieviorka received some international media attention as an expert following the 2005 civil unrest in France, and has been elected in Durban as the 2006-2010 President of the International Sociological Association. Together with Touraine and François Dubet, Wieviorka developed the method of intervention sociologique and employed it to the study of militant social movements, in particular French anti-nuclear activism and studen... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philippe Mestre
Philippe Mestre, born August 23, 1927 in Talmont-Saint-Hilaire (Vendée), is a French politician, author and businessman. Novels Quand flambait le Bocage, éd. Robert-Laffont, 1970. Demain, rue Saint-Nicaise, éd. Robert-Laffont, 1990. (ISBN 2-221-06946-3) Devant douze fusils, éd. France-Empire, 2000. (ISBN 2-7048-0896-1) Awards Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur Officier de l´ordre national du Mérite Croix de la Valeur militaire Officier du Mérite agricole... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Rueff
Jacques Rueff (23 August 1896 - 23 April 1978) was a French economist and adviser to the French Government. An influential French conservative and free market thinker, Rueff was born the son of a well known Parisian physician and studied economics and mathematics at the École Polytechnique. An important economic advisor to French President Charles de Gaulle, Rueff was also a major figure in the management of the French economy during the Great Depression. In 1941 Rueff was dismissed from his office as the deputy governor of the Bank of France as a result of the Vichy regime's new anti-semitic laws. Rueff published several works of political economy and philosophy during his lifetime, including L'Ordre Social which appeared shortly after Liberation. After the war Rueff became one of t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Skipp Sudduth
Robert Lee Sudduth IV (born August 23, 1956), generally known by his stage name Skipp Sudduth, is an American theater, film, and TV actor, and also a musician. Sudduth is perhaps best known for his role in the movie Ronin and his lead in the TV drama Third Watch. Biography Personal life Born in Wareham, Massachusetts, the son of an engineer and a nurse, Sudduth attended George Washington High School in Danville, Virginia. Sudduth then earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC). Career He worked for a year as Director of Alumni Relations at his alma mater in the administration of the college's then-new president Josiah Bunting III, author of The Lionheads and future commandant of Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. Sudduth then wo... Biography of Antonio Innocenti
Antonio Innocenti (23 August 1915 – 6 September 2008) was a cardinal who was a mainstay of the Roman Curia and the Vatican diplomatic service for many years. He was born in Poppi, Italy. Ordained in 1938 in Florence, Innocenti worked as a pastor in northern Italy for the following decade. His work helping Jews led to him narrowly escaping death from a firing squad; he was released at the last minute. He was then called by Pope Pius XII to Rome and settled down to a career in the Curia. He served for most of the 1950s and 1960s in the papal nunciature in Switzerland, where, as he saw it, the major problems were "an opulent society, religious assistance to immigrants and relations with Christian of other denominations". On December 15, 1967, Innocenti was elevated by Pope Paul VI to th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kenny Wallace
Kenneth Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is an American stock car driver who currently drives the #09 Family Farmers/University of Northwestern Ohio/Federated Auto Parts/American Ethanol/Iowa Corn/G-Oil/Marquis Energy Toyota Camry for RAB Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. In addition, he works as an on-air personality for SPEED on NASCAR RaceDay and NASCAR Victory Lane. Early life Wallace is the youngest of three brothers born to Russ and Judy Wallace. Russ was a prolific race winner himself, which made him unpopular with fans. Wallace earned his nickname, "Herman," early in life when Lake Hill Speedway promoter Bob Miller made note of Wallace's boisterous behavior when taking up for his father, likening him to the mischievous cartoon character Herman the German. He went to Fox Hig... Biography of Dean Karnazes
Dean Karnazes (b. Constantine Karnazes August 23, 1962) (pronounced car-NAH-sis), is a Greek-American ultramarathon runner, and author of Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All Night Runner which details ultra endurance running for the general public. Overview Karnazes grew up in Los Angeles, where he began running home from kindergarten; he took up running so that he wouldn’t have to burden his mother with rides home from school every day. At first, Karnazes ran direct routes from school to his home. Later, he began to run diversionary routes that would extend his run and take him into uncharted territory. By third grade he was participating in and organizing short running events with other kids. As Karnazes grew older, he began testing his limits: by age eleven he had hiked rim-... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Edgar Lee Masters
Edgar Lee Masters (Garnett, Kansas, August 23, 1869 - Melrose Park, Pennsylvania, March 5, 1950) was an American poet, biographer, and dramatist. He is the author of Spoon River Anthology, The New Star Chamber and Other Essays, Songs and Satires, The Great Valley, The Serpent in the Wilderness An Obscure Tale, The Spleen, Mark Twain: A Portrait, Lincoln: The Man, and Illinois Poems. In all, Masters published twelve plays, twenty-one books of poetry, six novels and six biographies, including those of Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Vachel Lindsay, and Walt Whitman. Biography Born on August 23, 1868 to Emma J. Dexter and Hardin Wallace Masters in Garnett, Kansas, his father had briefly moved to set up a law practice. The family soon moved back to his paternal grandparents' farm near Peter... Biography of Harriet Parsons
Harriet Parsons, born August 23, 1906 in Burington, Iowa, died January 2, 1983 in Santa Monica, California, was an American film producer, the daugther of columnist Louella Parsons, and the wife of actor King Kennedy (1903-1974).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Constant Lambert
Leonard Constant Lambert (23 August 1905 – 21 August 1951) was a British composer and conductor. Early life Lambert was the son of Russian-born Australian painter George Lambert. Educated at Christ's Hospital and the Royal College of Music, Lambert was a prodigy, writing orchestral works from the age of 13, and at 20 received a commission to write a ballet for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes (Romeo and Juliet). For a few years he enjoyed a meteoric celebrity, including participating in a recording of William Walton's Façade with Edith Sitwell. Lambert's most famous composition is The Rio Grande for piano solo, chorus and orchestra. A recording survives with Hamilton Harty as the soloist and the Hallé Orchestra conducted by the composer. Lambert had a great interest in American Ne... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Conrad Kilian
François-Théodore-Conrad Kilian, born August 23, 1898 in Desaignes (Ardèche), died April 29, 1950 in Grenoble, was a French geologist. Bibliography * Claude Muller, les Mystères du Dauphiné, éditions de Borée, 2006, ISBN 2-84494-086-2 * Euloge Boissonnade, Conrad Kilian, France-Empire, 1982. * Le fou du désert, série télé, 1983. Scénario de Jean-Michel Charlier. * Pierre Fontaine, La mort étrange de Conrad Kilian, inventeur du pétrole saharien, Les Sept couleurs, Paru en 1959... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sammy Sadler
Sammy Sadler, born August 23, 1967 in Memphis, Tennessee, is an American guitarist and musician.... Biography of Ephraim Kishon
Ephraim Kishon (Hebrew: אפרים קישון, August 23, 1924 – January 29, 2005) was an Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter, and film director. He is one of the most widely-read contemporary satirists in the world. Biography Ferenc Hoffmann (later Ephraim Kishon) was born into a middle-class Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary. After studying sculpture and painting, he began publishing humorous essays and plays. During World War II the Nazis imprisoned him in several concentration camps. At one camp his chess talent helped him survive, as the camp commandant was looking for an opponent. In another camp, the Germans lined up the inmates and shot every tenth person, but passed him by. He later wrote in his book The Scapegoat... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Auguste Bravais
Auguste Bravais (23 August 1811, Annonay, Ardèche – 30 March 1863, Le Chesnay, France) was a French physicist, well known for his work in crystallography (the Bravais lattices, and the Bravais laws). Bravais also studied magnetism, the northern lights, meteorology, botanical geography or phyllotaxis, astronomy, and hydrography. He studied at the Collège Stanislas in Paris, then joined the École Polytechnique in 1829. He became a naval officer at the end of his studies. He was a big adventurer, he embarked on the Finistere in 1832, then the Loiret, and collaborated in hydrographic work along the Algerian Coast. He participated in the Recherche expedition, and was sent to Spitsbergen and Lapland to help the Lilloise. He taught a course in applied mathematics for astronomy in the facult... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Richard Sanders (actor)
Richard Kinard Sanders (born August 23, 1940) is an American actor best known for playing the quirky news anchorman Les Nessman on the television sitcom, WKRP in Cincinnati. Sanders was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Thelma S. and Henry Irvine Sanders. He was enrolled in the Fine Arts Department at Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon University) as an acting major from 1958-62. There he was a classmate of Rene Auberjonois and Aubrey Wilson, among others. After graduation, Sanders studied Shakespearean theatre in England on a Fulbright Scholarship, and served a stint with the Peace Corps in Brazil. Sanders joined Gordon Jump and Frank Bonner in reprising his original WKRP role on The New WKRP in Cincinnati in the early 1990s. He has guest ap... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Wardle
Charles Frederick Wardle (born 23 August 1939) was a Conservative Party member of the British Parliament for Bexhill and Battle. He announced he would not contest the 2001 election in early 2000 after it was disclosed that he was doing consultancy for Mohammed Al-Fayed. He was replaced by Gregory Barker in the 2001 General Election. He supported the United Kingdom Independence Party's (UKIP) Nigel Farage in that election to replace him. In the Conservative government, Wardle had been an immigration minister under the then-Home Secretary, Michael Howard. In the 2005 general election, he appeared with the Labour Party to denounce his former boss's plans on immigration and to endorse Labour.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Biederman
Charles Biederman, born August 23, 1906 in Cleveland, died August 23, 2006, was an American artist and painter of Czech descent. External link: http://www.charlesbiederman.net/... Biography of Henry Lee Lucas
Henry Lee Lucas (August 23, 1936 – March 13, 2001) was an American criminal, convicted of murder in 11 different cases and once listed as America's most prolific serial killer; he later recanted his confessions, and flatly stated "I am not a serial killer" in a letter to researcher Brad Shellady. Lucas confessed to involvement in about 600 murders, but a more widely circulated total of about 350 murders committed by Lucas is based on confessions deemed "believable" by a Texas-based Lucas Task Force, a group which was later criticized by then-Attorney General of Texas, Jim Mattox, and others for sloppy police work and taking part in an extended "hoax". Beyond his recantation, some of Lucas' confessions have been challenged as inaccurate by a number of critics, including law enforcement a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Antoine Pol
Antoine Pol, born August 23, 1888 in Douai and died June 21, 1971 in Seine-Port, was a French poet. Selected works * 1918 : Émotions poétiques * 1924 : Le Livre de maman * 1941 : Destins, poèmes de ce temps et de toujours * 1947 : Plaisirs d'amour * 1970 : Croquis * 1971 : Coktails * Poème : Les Passantes... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gilles Jallet
Gilles Jallet, born on August 23, 1956 in Cahors, is a French writer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Albert Bonneau
Albert Bonneau, born on August 23, 1898 in Moulins, died on January 1967 in Chambon-sur-Voueize, was a Fernch novelist. He has also used the names: Maurice de Moulins, Jean Voussac, Jacques Chambon, capitaine Francoeur, Lucien Farnay. Selected bibliography Nicolas la tempête, frère de la côte Les Condors De L'equateur - Jules Tallan, 1930 Bastien le chevrier - Le Roman du Jeudi n° 64, 1935 La merveilleuse tournée - Collection Fama, 1937 La jeunesse de Catamount, 1947 Un drame en plein ciel - Mon roman policier n° 143 La vallée des buffalos, 1951 Le Djebel de la mort, 1953 La danseuse du grand Mogol Petit Riquet détective, BD Le Samouraï du soleil pourpre La marque du léopard Maurice de Moulins La dot de Jeantine, Co... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri-Cardin-Jean-Baptiste d'Aguesseau
Henri-Cardin-Jean-Baptiste d'Aguesseau (23 August 1747, Paris – 22 January 1826), grandson of the French chancellor Henri François d'Aguesseau, was advocate-general in the parlement of Paris and deputy in the Estates-General. Under the Consulate he became president of the court of appeal and later minister at Copenhagen. He was elected to the French Academy in 1787. Of d'Aguesseau's works the most complete edition is that of the eminent lawyer Jean Marie Pardessus, published in 16 vols. (1818–1820); his letters were edited separately by Rives (1823); a selection of his works, (OEuvres choisies, was issued, with a biographical notice, by E Falconnet in 2 vols. (Paris, 1865).) The far greater part of his works relate to matters connected with his profession, but they also contain an el... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Heinz Schlaghecke
Heinz Schlaghecke, born on August 23, 1896 in Haspe (birth time source: Taeger Lexikon, Astrodatabank), is a German architect, writer, and astrologer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anthony Kalloniatis
Anthony Steven Kalloniatis (born August 23, 1967), now known professionally and legally as Ant, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Ant prefers his name spelled in all capital letters. A native of Londonderry, New Hampshire, Ant performed at comedy clubs across the nation beginning in 1991. In 1995, he was a semi regular cast member on the WB series Unhappily Ever After, spending 4 seasons on the sitcom. With the end of that show and looking for ways to supplement his income, Ant recruited several men to become internet models. His involvement in the voyeur cam business is documented in the 2001 film WebCam Boys, which he also co-produced and debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival. Ant appeared as a contestant on Last Comic Standing, and has appeared in six of ... Biography of Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (born 23 August 1961 in Paris (source for his time of birth: birth certificate) is a French film composer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and won a Golden Globe for The Painted Veil. He has also been nominated for four BAFTA awards and one Grammy Award. Early life Desplat was born in Paris to a French father and a Greek mother who met at the University of California, Berkeley. After their marriage, they moved back to France, where Alexandre was born. At the age of five, he began playing piano. He also became proficient on trumpet and flute. He studied with Claude Ballif, Iannis Xenakis in France and Jack Hayes in the U.S. Desplat's musical interests were wide, and he was also influenced by South American and African artists and teachers... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James Rolph
James “Sunny Jim” Rolph, Jr. (August 23, 1869 (birth time source: Nolle) – June 2, 1934) was an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He was elected to a single term as the 27th governor of California from January 6, 1931 until his death on June 2, 1934 at the height of the Great Depression. Previously, Rolph had been the 30th mayor of San Francisco from January 8, 1912 until his resignation to become governor. Rolph remains the longest serving mayor in San Francisco history. Biography James Rolph was born in San Francisco on August 23, 1869. He had one younger brother. After attending school in the Mission District, he went to work as an office boy in a commission house. He married Annie Marshall Reid (1872-1956) and had at least one son: James Rolph, III (1904-198... Biography of Marc Broude
Marc Broude (born August 23, 1984 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American cross-genre composer who started in the Chicago-based noise outfit Panicsville in 2005. Musical style Marc’s style is eclectic using low frequency sound exploration, field recordings, water, voltage-controlled oscillators, vocal moaning, screaming, scordatura notation and drop C tuning. Marc’s sound draws from diverse musical genres including dark ambient, drone, experimental, lo-fi, avant-garde and industrial. Broude has cited David Lynch as his only musical influence. Side projects Marc has collaborated with a diverse array of artists and groups including Cock E.S.P., Richard Ramirez, Hair Police, Kenji Siratori, and Lasse Marhaug. In 2010 Broude and Tim Lash formed Sick Spider. Discography 2006 ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Mulligan
Robert Mulligan (August 23, 1925 – December 20, 2008) was an American film and television director best known as the director of humanistic American dramas, including To Kill A Mockingbird (1962), Summer of '42 (1971), The Other (1972), Same Time, Next Year (1978) and The Man in the Moon (1991). He was also known in the 1960s for his extensive collaborations with producer Alan J. Pakula. Early life and career Mulligan studied at Fordham University before serving with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. At war's end, he obtained work in the editorial department of The New York Times, but left to pursue a career in television. Employed by the CBS network, Mulligan began his television career at the bottom of the ladder as a messenger boy. He worked his way up, learned ... Biography of Charley Boorman
Charley Boorman (born 23 August 1966 in Wimbledon, London) is an English actor, adventurer and Travel Writer from London, England. Personal life Boorman is the son of costume designer Christel Kruse and film director John Boorman. He is married to Olivia with whom he has two daughters, Doone and Kinvara. Acting career Thanks to his father he got an early start in the film business as a child actor, first appearing in Deliverance (1972) and then returning to cinema as a young Mordred in Excalibur (1981), and The Emerald Forest (1985) also directed by his father. In Hope and Glory (1987), also directed by his father, he appears in a non-speaking role as the young German Luftwaffe pilot shot down, parachuting into the small village. His sister Katrine also appears in this film. M... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kenneth Arrow
Kenneth Joseph Arrow (born August 23, 1921) is an American economist and joint winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics with John Hicks in 1972. To date, he is the youngest person to receive this award, at 51. In economics, he is considered an important figure in post-World War II neo-classical economic theory. Many of his former graduate students have gone on to win the Nobel Memorial Prize themselves. Ken Arrow's impact on the economics profession has been tremendous. For more than fifty years he has been one of the most listened to of all practicing economists. His most significant works are his contributions to social choice theory, notably "Arrow's impossibility theorem", and his work on general equilibrium analysis. He has also provided foundational work in many other ar... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marina Petrella
Marina Petrella (born August 23, 1954) is a former member of the terrorist italian left extremist group the Red Brigades. The Red Brigades (Brigate Rosse in Italian, often abbreviated as the BR) were a communist terrorist group located in Italy and active mainly during the "Years of Lead". Formed in 1970, the Marxist-Leninist Red Brigades sought to create a revolutionary state through armed struggle and to separate Italy from the Western alliance (NATO). In 1978, the second groups of the BR, headed by Mario Moretti, kidnapped the former Christian Democrat Prime Minister Aldo Moro and murdered him 54 days later. The BR barely survived the end of the Cold War following a split in 1984 and the arrest or flight of the majority of its members. In the 1980s, the group was broken up by Italian... Biography of Nancy Richey
Nancy Richey (born August 23, 1942 in San Angelo, Texas, United States) is a former tennis player from the United States. She won two Grand Slam singles titles (1967 Australian Championships and 1968 French Open) and four Grand Slam women's doubles titles (1965 U.S. Championships and 1966 Australian, Wimbledon, and U.S. Championships). She was ranked World No. 2 in singles at year-end in 1969. Richey won 69 singles titles during her career and helped the U.S. win the Federation Cup in 1969. She won the singles title at the U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships a record six consecutive years, from 1963 through 1968. Richey was married to Kenneth Gunter from 1970 to 1976, reverting to her maiden name following her divorce. She is the sister of fellow player Cliff Richey. She was induct... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Julio Franco
Julio César Robles Franco (born August 23, 1958 in Hato Mayor Province, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball infielder and designated hitter. In 2007, Franco was the oldest active player in the major leagues at the age of 49. While Franco was an All-Star and posted above-average hitting statistics throughout his career, he is best known for being the oldest regular position player in Major League history. Franco is the all-time hits leader among Dominican-born players. He made his debut on April 23, 1982, as a shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies. During his long career, Franco saw significant time as a shortstop, second baseman, first baseman, and designated hitter. Early career As his career started, Franco was part of a 1982 five-for-one trade between the Ph... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Clare Grant
Clare Grant (born August 23, 1979 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American actress. Career While at the University of Memphis she met director Craig Brewer who cast her in two indie films in Memphis before casting her in the film Black Snake Moan and later as the lead in his MTV series $5 Cover. Grant modeled for Elite Model Management in Miami, Florida and subsequently modeled in Europe. After she worked on several independent films in Memphis, she was cast in a small but pivotal role in the movie Walk the Line, after which she moved to Los Angeles, California. Since then, she continues to appear in projects including the Showtime original series Masters of Horror: Valerie on the Stairs, CSI: Miami and Warren the Ape. She has done voices on Robot Chicken and played the lead role of... Biography of Cris Morena
María Cristina De Giacomi (born August 23, 1956, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, professionally known as Cris Morena) is an Argentine awarded television producer, actress, television presenter, composer, musician, songwriter, writer, former fashion model and CEO of Cris Morena Group. She is one of the most successful producers in the country and is the creator of Argentina's most successful youth-oriented shows such as Jugate Conmigo, Chiquititas, Rebelde Way, Floricienta, Alma Pirata, and Casi Ángeles. Until 2001, she worked alongside Telefe but since Rebelde Way in 2002 she has her own independent production company Cris Morena Group. She is the mother of the actress Romina Yan (†), and of the television producer Tomás Yankelevich. Until 1991, she was mostly known as a successful actress ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Casey Blake
William Casey Blake (born August 23, 1973, in Des Moines, Iowa) is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Blake previously played with the Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, and Cleveland Indians. He has alternated between playing at third base and first base before becoming a full-time third baseman with the Indians. In 2005, Blake moved to right field to accommodate the Indians' signing of third baseman Aaron Boone, but stayed there for only two seasons before moving back to third base. Blake was drafted twice prior to signing with the Blue Jays: in 1992, he was taken during the 11th round by the Philadelphia Phillies and in 1995, he was taken by the New York Yankees during the 45th round.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Toni Brunner
Toni Brunner (born 23 August 1974) is a Swiss farmer, national chairman of the Swiss People's Party and a member of the Swiss National Council. Biography Born in Wattwil (St. Gallen), he was first elected to the federal parliament in 1995 at the age of 21, as the youngest member ever. In addition to working on his farm, he operates an internet radio station aimed at farmers, and chairs the St. Gallen section of his party. On 1 March 2008, he succeeded Ueli Maurer as chairman of the national party. Brunner is close to the party's figurehead, Christoph Blocher, who serves as one of several vice chairmen.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Giuseppe Meazza
Giuseppe "Peppino" Meazza (Italian pronunciation: ; 23 August 1910 – 21 August 1979), also known as il Balilla, was an Italian footballer playing mainly for Internazionale in the 1930s, scoring 242 goals in 365 games for the club. He led Italy to win two World Cups: in 1934 and in 1938, winning the Golden Ball Award in 1934. He is widely considered the best player of his generation, and one of the greatest of all time. He has been ranked fourth-best player in the history of World Cup. Early life and technical gifts He began his career as all out striker, but showed his skill and ability by also becoming an accomplished midfielder, playing for more than half of his career as inside forward. He was a great leader with excellent shooting and intoxicating dribbling skill, an eye for the pa... Biography of George Matthew Adams
George Matthew Adams (August 23, 1878 - October 29, 1962) was a newspaper columnist and founder of the George Matthew Adams Newspaper Service, which syndicated comic strips and columns to newspapers for five decades. His own writings were circulated widely to The Gettysburg Times and many other newspapers. History Born in Saline, Michigan, George Matthew Adams launched the Adams Newspaper Service in 1907. Adams' syndicate was located at 8 West 40th Street in Manhattan. When Adams and Emporia Gazette publisher William Allen White met in Chicago in 1908, Adams hired White to write about political issues. Adams had copies of Walt Mason's light verse which he had clipped from the Gazette, and said, "I like this stuff. I'd like to syndicate it to other papers. Suppose I could?" White respon... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Otlet
Paul Marie Ghislain Otlet (/ɒtˈleɪ/; French pronunciation: ; 23 August 1868 (birth time source: act n°3914, André Dekoster) – 10 December 1944) was an author, entrepreneur, visionary, lawyer and peace activist; he is one of several people who have been considered the father of information science, a field he called "documentation". Otlet created the Universal Decimal Classification, one of the most prominent examples of faceted classification. Otlet was responsible for the widespread adoption in Europe of the standard American 3x5 inch index card used until recently in most library catalogs around the world (by now largely displaced by the advent of online public access catalogs (OPAC)). Otlet wrote numerous essays on how to collect and organize the world's knowledge, culmin... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gary Mabbutt
Gary Mabbutt MBE (born 23 August 1961 in Bristol) is an English former professional footballer who made more than 600 appearances in the Football League and Premier League playing for Bristol Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur, and won 16 caps for the England national team. He was most regularly seen in central defence but was a versatile player who excelled also in midfield. His father is Ray Mabbutt and brother Kevin Mabbutt. Career He is best remembered for his 16-year spell at Tottenham Hotspur, where he played from 1982 until 1998. He became one of the best known defenders in English football in the 1980s, playing initially for Bristol Rovers before joining the first division club Tottenham Hotspur, where he became captain and won 16 caps for England, scoring against Yugoslavia in 19... Biography of Andrew Rannells
Andrew Scott Rannells (born 23 August 1978) is a Grammy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated American actor and singer. He is best known for his work as Elder Price in the 2011 Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. As a featured soloist on the musical's Original Broadway Cast Recording, he won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. His other Broadway credits include Jersey Boys and Hairspray. Early life Rannells was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He attended Creighton Preparatory School in Omaha. After graduating, he briefly attended Marymount Manhattan College. Career As a voice actor, Rannells appeared in several 4Kids and DiC television programs and video games. In 2006... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Moritz Moszkowski
Moritz (Maurice, Maurycy) Moszkowski (23 August 1854 – 4 March 1925) was a German-Jewish composer, pianist and teacher of Polish descent on his paternal side only. His brother Alexander Moszkowski (1851–1934) was a famous writer and satirist in Berlin. Moszkowski belongs to the Schumann school and indulges at times in abstruse and morbid harmonies. But these give an individuality of color that is quite alluring on closer acquaintance. Ignacy Paderewski said: "After Chopin, Moszkowski best understands how to write for the piano, and his writing embraces the whole gamut of piano technique." Although little known today, Moszkowski was well respected and popular during the late nineteenth century. Life and career He was born in Breslau, Prussia (now the Polish city of Wrocław), i... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ernst Krenek
Ernst Krenek (August 23, 1900 – December 22, 1991) was an Austrian, later American, composer of Czech origin. He explored atonality and other modern styles and wrote a number of books, including Music Here and Now (1939), a study of Johannes Ockeghem (1953), and Horizons Circled: Reflections on my Music (1974). Krenek wrote two pieces using the pseudonym Thornton Winsloe. Life Krenek was born in Vienna as the son of a Czech soldier in the Austro-Hungarian army. Throughout his life, however, he insisted that his name be written Krenek rather than his father's Křenek, and that it should be pronounced as a German word. He studied there and in Berlin with Franz Schreker before working in a number of German opera houses as conductor. During World War I, Krenek was drafted into the Au... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ray Park
Raymond "Ray" Park (born 23 August 1974) is a British actor, stuntman and martial artist, best known for playing Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Toad in X-Men, Snake Eyes in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, and Edgar on Heroes. Early life Park was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He was brought up in Govan, Glasgow, where he was educated at Greenfield Primary School, until the age of 7. His family then moved to London. Park has a brother and a sister. Park was introduced to martial arts by his father, who was a fan of Bruce Lee, and began training in the traditional Chinese Northern Shaolin Kung Fu when he was seven years old. He added kickboxing and wushu to his hobbies by age 14. When he was 16, Park won Great Britain's Martial Arts National Championship for his class... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Douglas Sequeira
Douglas Sequeira Solano (Also known as El Esqueleto Sequeira) (born 23 August 1977 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican football defender who plays for Saprissa. His older brother, Alejandro Sequeira plays as Forward. Career Early career Sequeira started his career in Costa Rica, playing for Saprissa in 1995. He also spent some time in Europe with Feyenoord, Mouscron and Karlsruhe, before returning to Costa Rica and Saprissa. Major League Soccer He was originally acquired by Major League Soccer and Real Salt Lake from Saprissa in exchange for Pablo Brenes, and was immediately sent to Chivas USA for a draft pick, and spent a year with the team. Subsequently, Sequeira ended up at Real Salt Lake but was waived following the 2006 season. Tromsø In December 2006, he signed a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anthony Calvillo
Anthony Calvillo (born August 23, 1972) is an American born Canadian Football League quarterback, currently playing for the Montreal Alouettes. He is the all-time professional football passing yards leader and first in all-time CFL passing yards. In his career, he has passed for over 70,000 yards and is one of five professional quarterbacks to have completed over 400 touchdown passes (the others being Brett Favre, Warren Moon, Peyton Manning and Dan Marino). He surpassed Damon Allen to enter into the CFL record books as the record holder for most career TD passes and most career completions. He has won three Grey Cup championships in 2002, 2009, and 2010, being named Grey Cup Most Valuable Player in 2002. He has won the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award three times, in 2003, 2008, and 20... Biography of Marianne Steinbrecher
Marianne Steinbrecher, known as Mari (born August 23, 1983), is a female volleyball player from Brazil, who plays as a wing spiker (basically outside hitter, occasionally opposite hitter) at Fenerbahçe from Turkey. She represented her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, in which she helped her country win the gold medal. Career Born in São Paulo, Steinbrecher, who is of Russian and German descent, started playing volleyball when she was 14 years-old. After playing for Rolândia/Faccar and Grêmio Londrinense, she professionalized while playing for Osasco. Playing for Osasco, she won the Salonpas Cup in 2001, in 2002 and in 2005, the Campeonato Paulista in 2003, and the Superliga in 2003–04. In 2006, she left Osasco and joined Italian club Scavolini Pesaro. In ... Biography of Amparo Soler Leal
Amparo Soler Leal (Madrid, 23 August 1933) is a Spanish film actress. She was married to Adolfo Marsillach from 1954 to 1956, and to film producer Alfredo Matas from 1969 until his death in 1996. She has worked specially with Luis García Berlanga. Selected filmography Puebla de las mujeres (1952). Usted puede ser un asesino (1961). Plácido (1961). Vuelve San Valentín (1962). La gran familia (1962). The Thief of Tibidabo (1964) Las que tienen que servir (1967). El bosque del lobo (1970). The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972). Tamaño natural (1973). El amor del Capitán Brando (1973). Jo, Papá (1975). La adúltera (1975). Retrato de familia (1976). La escopeta nacional (1977). El crimen de Cuenca (1980). Gary Cooper que estás en los cielos (1980). Patrimonio Nacio... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Darren Collison
Darren Michael Collison (born August 23, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He earned NBA All-Rookie Team honors in his first season in the NBA with the New Orleans Hornets. Collison played four seasons of college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. He earned All-Pac-10 conference honors three times, and won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award his senior year as the top college player 6 feet (1.8 m) and under. He was drafted by the Hornets in the first round with the 21st overall pick of the 2009 NBA Draft. Collison also played for the Indiana Pacers. Early life Collison was born in Rancho Cucamonga, California to parents Dennis and June (Griffith), who were both elite track and ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Aaron Douglas (actor)
Aaron Douglas (born August 23, 1971) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Galen Tyrol on the Sci Fi Channel's television program Battlestar Galactica. He headlined on the CTV drama The Bridge, which was also picked up by CBS for broadcast in the United States. Douglas played Frank Leo, a charismatic police union leader who is simultaneously battling criminals on the street while facing down corruption within the ranks of his own department. CBS ordered thirteen episodes, which began production in May 2009 but was dropped after showing just three episodes. Aaron starred along side fellow Battlestar Galactica actor Paul Campbell in a Syfy original movie, Killer Mountain, which premiered August 27, 2011. Early life Aaron Douglas was born in New Westminster, a suburb ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ritchie Neville
Ritchie Neville (born Richard Neville Dobson; 23 August 1979 in Solihull, England) is an English singer most noted for being a member of the successful boy band Five. Neville attended the private schools Bromsgrove School in Worcestershire and Solihull School in the West Midlands, where he sang in the school's Chapel Choir. Biography Neville was born to musical parents and at the age of four, after engaging in activities that often involved singing and acting with his friends, Neville joined the church choir. Whilst growing up, Neville's musical tastes began to centre around grunge - identifying with many rock bands including Smashing Pumpkins and Soundgarden. He started his own group, Anal Beard. The lure of the stage brought him to London where, in 1997 at the age of 17, he saw an ad... Biography of Susana Vieira
Sônia Maria Vieira Gonçalves, born on August 23, 1942 in São Paulo, is a Brazilian actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0896697/) 2012 Os Penetras Ivone 2011 Lara com Z (TV series) Lara 2010 Laços de Sangue (TV series) Lara Romero – Episode dated 30 November 2010 (2010) … Lara Romero – Episode dated 29 November 2010 (2010) … Lara Romero – Episode dated 26 November 2010 (2010) … Lara Romero – Episode dated 25 November 2010 (2010) … Lara Romero – Episode dated 24 November 2010 (2010) … Lara Romero See all 33 episodes » 2009 Cinquentinha (TV series) Lara Romero – Episode #1.8 (2009) … Lara Romero – Episode #1.7 (2009) … Lara Romero – Episode #1.6 (2009) … Lara Romero – Episode #1.5 (2009) … Lara Romero – Episode #1.4 (2009) … Lara Romero Se... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gilles-Éric Séralini
Gilles-Éric Séralini, born on August 23, 1960 in Bône (now Annaba) (birth time source: act n° 835, André Dekoster), is a French professor and research biologist. Works Médecines et Alimentation du futur, Le Courrier du Livre, 2009. Les 7 familles du développement durable, Presse Entreprises. 2009. Aux origines des plantes. Des plantes et des hommes, Fayard, 2008. Regards croisés sur le commerce équitable, L'Harmattan, 2006. Santé et Droits de l'homme, vol. 2, Médecine et Hygiène, 2006. Ensemble sauvons notre planète, Guy Trédaniel, 2005. Dictionnaire des risques. Approche socioanthropologique, Armand Colin, 2003. La Guerre au vivant, Agone, 2001. Les Organismes génétiquement modifiés face au droit, Annonces de la Seine, 2000. Transgéniqu... Biography of Alice Glass
Alice Glass is the lead vocalist and lyricist of Crystal Castles. Biography Alice Glass is a songwriter in Crystal Castles. She was born on August 23, 1988 in Toronto, Ontario. At the age of 14 she ran away from home to live in a squat community of punks under the name Vicki Vale, yet continued going to school and also started an all-girl crust-noise band Fetus Fatale. After seeing Glass perform with Fetus Fatale, Ethan Kath, impressed by her performance, gave her CD-Rs with 60 instrumental tracks of which she chose 5 to write vocals for. Alice Glass and Ethan Kath went to a recording studio to record the 5 songs and unknown to the band, the microphone check before the session was secretly recorded by the engineer, who later presented the band with a CD-R with 6 tracks. This 6th extra ... |
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