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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on August, 24, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the photo and detailed natal chart by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the comprehensive horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 45,458 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,458 Celebrities
117 celebrities or events were found for August, 24. Add to favourites (23 fans)Biography of Jean-Michel Jarre
Jean-Michel André Jarre (born August 24, 1948 in Lyon, France) is a French composer, performer and music producer. He is highly regarded as one of the pioneers in the Electronic and New Age music genres, as well as the organiser of record-breaking outdoor spectacles of his music, which feature laser displays and fireworks, linking music with the surrounding environment and architecture. Jarre has sold an estimated 80 million albums and singles over his career. Height: 1m80 His original artistic name was Jean-Michel Jarre but c. 1991 he dropped the dash in the name. Jarre was married to Flore Guillard from January 20, 1975 until circa 1977. Later he was married to British actress and photographer Charlotte Rampling from October 7, 1978 until circa 1998. In 2002 he became publicly e... Add to favourites (55 fans)Biography of Chad Michael Murray
Chad Michael Murray (born August 24, 1981) is an American actor, former male fashion model and teen idol. He is perhaps best known for his role of Lucas Scott in the CW series One Tree Hill. Early life Chad Michael Murray was born in Buffalo, New York; he has three brothers and one sister. His mother left his family when he was 10 years old. His father, Rex (an air traffic controller), raised Chad and his siblings by himself. Also at 10 he began his first job, in a long list of jobs, as a newspaper boy. Murray attended Clarence High School in his hometown of Clarence, New York. Murray describes himself as a loner in high school. At the age of fifteen, he began playing football as a kicker and punter, however a high school football injury landed him in a hospital where a nurse encourage... Add to favourites (80 fans)Biography of Rupert Grint
Rupert Alexander Grint (born August 24, 1988) is an English actor best known for playing Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films. Early life Grint was born in Watton-at-Stone, Hertfordshire, the eldest of five siblings. His father, Nigel Grint, is a memorabilia dealer and ex-racecar driver, and his mother, Jo (Parsons), is a homemaker. He has one brother, James, and three sisters: Georgina, Samantha, and Charlotte. Before being cast in Harry Potter, he had only appeared in plays for school and his local theatre group, Top Hat Stage School. As a young child, he was once cast as a fish in a play based on the story of Noah's Ark. Career A self-proclaimed fan of the Harry Potter book series, young Grint was interested in getting a role in the film. For his audition, he sent a video h... Add to favourites (40 fans)Biography of Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho (born August 24, 1947) is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he attended law school, but in 1970 abandoned his studies to travel throughout Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile, as well as Europe and North Africa. Two years later he returned to Brazil and began composing popular music lyrics, working with such popular musicians as Raul Seixas. As he confesses in an interview to Juan Arias, during that time he was introduced to the work of controversial English mystic Aleister Crowley, which influenced their collaboration. The influence extended not only to music, but also to plans for the creation of the "Alternative Society," which was to be an anarchist community in the state of Minas Gerais based on Crowley's premise: "'Do ... Add to favourites (21 fans)Biography of Stephen Fry
Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English comedian, writer, actor, novelist, filmmaker and television personality. The former comedic collaborator of Hugh Laurie, he is perhaps best known for his recurring role in the BBC TV series Blackadder. He is currently the host of the television panel game QI. Height: 6' 4½" (1.94 m) Childhood and education Fry was born in Hampstead, London, the son of Alan Fry, an English physicist, and Marianne Newman, of Austrian-Jewish parentage. He has an older brother, Roger, and a younger sister, Joanna. Fry grew up in the village of Booton near Reepham, Norfolk, having moved from Chesham when very young. Fry briefly attended Gresham's School, Holt, before going on to Stouts Hill Preparatory School, Uppingham School, Rutland, where he joi... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Ludwig II of Bavaria
Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm (August 24, 1845 (source: Astrodatabank) – June 13, 1886) was king of Bavaria from 1864 until shortly before his death. He is sometimes referred to in English by his detractors as 'mad' King Ludwig. There is ample evidence to prove that he was far from mad. . In German, Ludwig is known by the far kinder description as 'the fairy-tale' King (der Märchenkönig). He is best known for his personal eccentricity and for the extravagant fantasy castles he constructed, such as Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee. Neuschwanstein Castle was used as the inspiration for Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty Castle in the animated film Sleeping Beauty and also for the castles at the many Disney parks around the world. King Ludwig II left a large coll... Biography of Christine Chubbuck
Christine Chubbuck (August 24, 1944 – July 15, 1974) was an American television news reporter who committed suicide during a live television broadcast. Born in Hudson, Ohio, Christine Chubbuck attended the Laurel School for Girls in nearby Shaker Heights. During her years at Laurel, she started a small tongue-in-cheek group called the "Dateless Wonder Club." She attended Miami University of Ohio for one year, majoring in theatre arts, then attended Endicott Junior College in Beverly, Mass. She earned a degree in broadcasting at Boston University in 1965. She worked for WVIZ in Cleveland, Ohio for a year in 1966-67. She attended a summer workshop in radio and television at New York University in 1967. Also in 1967, she worked for a few months for public television stations in Pittsburgh ... Add to favourites (28 fans)Biography of Léo Ferré
Léo Ferré (August 24, 1916 - July 14, 1993) was a French poet, composer and musician. Born in Monaco, Ferré mixed lyricism with slang; love with anarchy. He took a central place in the French song world and is a prominent figure in this domain. He was involved in anarchism and worked with Radio Libertaire, an anarchist free radio broadcasting in Paris and around France. Along with Georges Brassens and Jacques Brel, he is a great composer and writer of French songs.... Biography of Grégory Villemin
French victim, murdered, October 16, 1984.... Biography of Holly Hallstrom
Holly Hallstrom (born August 24, 1952 in San Antonio, Texas) was one of the models ("Barker's Beauties") on the daytime game show The Price Is Right, from 1977–1995. This red-headed model was known for having mishaps with prizes and various set pieces. Hallstrom also appeared several times as a guest panelist on Match Game. Bloopers on The Price is Right Holly was considered by fans to be accident-prone on The Price Is Right. Below is a list of some memorable bloopers: During the end credits of an episode from season 10 (10/16/81), all of the models were dancing to Kool and The Gang's classic 1980 hit "Celebration". At the end of the credits, Holly had a wardrobe malfunction and ran behind announcer Johnny Olson. Bob stepped in front covering her behind his jacket as everyone (in... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges (August 24, 1899 – June 14, 1986) was an Argentine writer. Best-known in the English speaking world for his short stories and fictive essays, Borges was also a poet, critic, translator and man of wisdom. He was influenced by authors such as Dante Alighieri, Miguel de Cervantes, Franz Kafka, H.G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Schopenhauer and G. K. Chesterton. Life Youth Borges was born in 1899 in Buenos Aires. His full name was Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo. In accordance with Argentine custom, he never used his entire name. Borges' mother, Leonor Acevedo Suárez, came from an old Uruguayan family. His 1929 book Cuaderno San Martín included a poem "Isidoro Acevedo," commemorating his maternal grandfather, Isidoro de Acevedo Laprida, a soldier of t... Add to favourites (2 fans)Biography of Alexandre Coste Grimaldi
Alexandre Coste Grimaldi is the son of Albert II, Prince of Monaco. In May 2005, Nicole Coste, a former Air France flight attendant from Togo, claimed that her youngest son, whom she calls Alexandre Éric Stéphane Coste, is Prince Albert's son, proven by DNA tests conducted by Swiss technicians working on orders from the Monegasque government. She further claimed the prince had signed a notarized certificate confirming paternity but that she had not received a copy of it. The French weekly Paris Match published a ten-page interview with Coste and included photographs of the prince holding and feeding the child. Coste also told Paris Match that she was living in the prince's Paris apartment and receiving an allowance from him while pretending to be the girlfriend of one of his friends in ... Add to favourites (35 fans)Biography of Alex O'Loughlin
Alex O'Loughlin (born August 24, 1976 in Sydney) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Kevin Hiatt in The Shield and as Mick St. John in Moonlight. Early life O'Loughlin was born on August 24 in Canberra but raised in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. His father is a physics and astronomy teacher in Sydney, Australia. He graduated in 2002 from the National Institute of Dramatic Art. It was rumored that Bon Scott was O'Loughlin's biological father, however this is false. Career O'Loughlin's film career started off in 2004 when he landed his first lead role in the film Oyster Farmer. Continuing his career O'Loughlin appeared in Man-Thing, Feed, and in the Australian mini-series The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant for which he received a nomination as the Be... Biography of Fabienne Carat
Fabienne Carat, born August 24, 1979 in Pau, is a French actress ("Plus belle la vie" and "Bin'o Bine").... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Dave Chappelle
David Khari Webber Chappelle (born August 24, 1973) is a comedian, screenwriter, television/film producer, and actor. In 2003, he became widely known for his popular sketch comedy television series, Chappelle's Show. Early life Chappelle was born in Washington DC. His father, William David Chappelle III, was a professor at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. His older brother is named Abdullah. His mother, Yvonne K. (née Reed), was a professor at Howard University and the University of Maryland and is also a Unitarian Universalist minister. Chappelle grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and attended Woodlin Elementary school. During young Chappelle's formative years, his comic inspiration came from various comedy idols, particularly Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor. After his pare... Biography of Pierre Sarkozy
Pierre Sarkozy, born August 24, 1985 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, is the elder son of President of France Nicolas Sarkozy and his former wife Marie-Dominique Culioli. He is a music producer, known as Mosey.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Reggie Miller
Reginald Wayne Miller (born August 24, 1965, in Riverside, California) is a retired American professional basketball player. Miller spent the entirety of his 18-year NBA career with the Indiana Pacers. Miller was known for his precision three-point field goal shooting, especially in clutch situations. He holds the NBA record for career three-pointers made (2,560). Currently, he works as an NBA commentator (along with his sister Cheryl) for TNT. Miller is one of five Pacer greats (the others are Roger Brown, Mel Daniels, Coach Bobby "Slick" Leonard and George McGinnis) to have his jersey (#31) retired by the Pacers. Reggie Miller was recently selected for the Pacers' 40th anniversary team. Miller's role in the bitter Knicks-Pacers rivalry in the 1990s Eastern Conference playoffs, char... Biography of Anne Archer
Anne Archer (born August 24, 1947) is an Academy Award nominated American movie and TV actress. She was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of actress Marjorie Lord and actor John Archer. Career Archer's first major film role was opposite Jon Voight in the 1970 film The All-American Boy. She then worked off-Broadway during the early 1980s. A breakthrough role for Archer was in the 1987 thriller Fatal Attraction, in which she played the wife of Michael Douglas' character. The film earned her an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress. In 1992, she played the wife of CIA Analyst Jack Ryan in Patriot Games opposite Harrison Ford. Before her breakout role, Archer was one of the finalists for the role of Lois Lane in Superman: The Movie before it ultimatel... Biography of Marlee Matlin
Marlee Beth Matlin (born August 24, 1965) is an Academy Award-winning American actress who is almost completely deaf. Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m) Early life Matlin was born in Morton Grove, Illinois to Libby and Donald Matlin, an automobile dealer. She was raised in a Jewish family in Morton Grove, Illinois. Matlin graduated from John Hersey High School in nearby Arlington Heights and attended Harper College She lost all hearing in her right ear, and 80% of hearing in her left ear at the age of eighteen months. Career Matlin made her stage debut at the age of seven, as Dorothy in a children's theatre version of The Wizard of Oz, and continued to appear with the same children's theatre group throughout her childhood. Her film debut, 1986's Children of a Lesser God, brought her a ... Biography of Jean-Marc Thibault
Jean-Marc Thibault is a French director, actor and screenwriter, born August 24, 1923 in Saint-Bris-le-Vineux (Yonne). Filmography 1944 - Premier de cordée (Louis Daquin), tiré du livre Premier de cordée de Frison-Roche. 1947 - Antoine et Antoinette (Jacques Becker). Une vie de garçon (Jean Boyer). Lettre ouverte (Alex Joffé). Femmes de Paris / Women of Paris (Jean Boyer). 1953 - Belle mentalité / Wonderful mentality (André Berthomieu). L'œil en coulisse (André Berthomieu). 1954 - Escalier de service / Service entrance (Carlo Rim). Les nuits de Montmartre (Pierre Franchi). 1955 - Les deux font la paire (André Berthomieu). Les assassins du dimanche (Alex Joffé). 1956 - La Vie est belle / Life is beautiful (Roger Pierre & Jean-Marc Thibault). Une nuit aux Baléar... Biography of Carmine Giovinazzo
Carmine Dominick Giovinazzo (born on August 24, 1973) is an American actor. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Early life Giovinazzo was born in Port Richmond, Staten Island. He comes from a family of NYPD police officers and has Italian, Norwegian, British and Native American ancestry. Growing up in the streets of Staten Island, Giovinazzo was an avid athlete; though he played many different sports, baseball and roller hockey were his preferences. He graduated from Port Richmond High School in 1991 and attended Wagner College. He had hoped to become a professional baseball player, but a serious back injury dashed his career plans, so, with the support of his family, he turned to acting. As a child, Giovinazzo participated in making short films, but remembers no particular time when he had the ... Biography of Martha Higareda
Martha Elba Higareda Cervantes is a Mexican actress born in August 24, 1983 in Villahermosa, Tabasco. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) The actress’s debut was participating in various plays like Bang, Don Juan Tenorio, La Fonda de las Siete Cabrillas, La Casa de Té en la Luna de Agosto, Mujercitas, Muerte Que Te Quiero Muerte, La Corbata, Flores Para Chava Flores and Niñas Mal. She also appeared in diverse advertising campaigns and video clips. It is not until 1999, when she receives her first professional debut as a program’s host with Disney Channel’s "Zapping Zone". After that she also appeared in other Mexican soaps like "Carita de Ángel" and "Cara o Cruz." In 2004, she finally appeared in her first movie as a protagonist. The movie was named Amarte Duele, directed by Fernando Sariñana,... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Steve Guttenberg
Steven Robert Guttenberg (born August 24, 1958) is an American film and television actor. He became known during the 1980s, after a series of starring roles in major Hollywood films, including Cocoon, Three Men and a Baby, Police Academy, and Short Circuit. Guttenberg is one of 12 contestants on the 6th season of Dancing with the Stars. Early life Guttenberg was born in Brooklyn, New York to Ann Iris Newman, a surgical assistant, and Jerome Stanley Guttenberg, an electrical engineer. He had a Jewish upbringing and grew up in North Massapequa, New York, where he graduated from Plainedge High School in 1976. He attended The Juilliard School, State University of New York, and the University of California at Los Angeles. Acting career His studies, which include years with teacher... Biography of Destiny Davis
Destiny Davis is an American model. Eager for success, Destiny Davis graduated high school at only age 16, leaving for Las Vegas to become a certified lifeguard at a posh resort. After winning a bikini contest in Las Vegas, good friend and Playboy Playmate Angela Melini sent pictures of Destiny Davis into Playboy magazine. She was chosen to be Playboy Playmate, January, 2005. Later she appeared in several episodes of E! Reality television series The Girls Next Door in August 2005. In a Playboy interview Destiny Davis confessed that her health has been affected by eating too many cookies. Destiny Davis currently studies economics and business law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Measurements 36"D (91 cm) - 24" (60 cm) - 34" (86 cm) Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Weight 110... Biography of Cal Ripken
Calvin Edwin Ripken, Jr. (born August 24, 1960 in Havre de Grace, Maryland), commonly known as Cal or Cal Jr., is a Hall of Fame shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Baltimore Orioles from 1981 to 2001. A 19-time MLB All-Star, Ripken is considered one of the best shortstops to ever play the game. At 6' 4" (1.93 m), he pioneered the way for the taller and larger shortstops. He was raised in Aberdeen, Maryland, by a baseball family. His father, Cal Sr., was a long-time coach in baseball who managed the Orioles in the late 1980s. Ripken attended Aberdeen High School as did his brother Billy, who later played second base for various teams, including the Orioles. He has two other siblings, Elly and Fred. He is married to the former Kelly Geer... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rachel Carpani
Rachael Ann Carpani (born August 24, 1980 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian actress. Carpani grew up on a property near Dural, in Sydney's Hills district. She studied acting at the Australian College of Entertainment at Macquarie University and at the Drama Works Drama Company. She is most famous for her role as Jodi Fountain McLeod on the Australian TV drama McLeod's Daughters. Carpani also had a role in the film Hating Alison Ashley, starring Delta Goodrem, and appeared in All Saints. Carpani left McLeod's Daughters to pursue her career in the United States. She had been cast in the new CBS pilot, Law Dogs with Janeane Garofalo, but the series was not picked up. She appears in the television series Cane now. Rachael is currently one of the faces for the Telstra Next G network.... Biography of René Lévesque
René Lévesque (pronounced ) (August 24, 1922 – November 1, 1987) was a reporter, a minister of the government of Quebec, Canada (1960–1966), the founder of the Parti Québécois political party, and 23rd Premier of Quebec (November 25, 1976 – October 3, 1985). He was the first Quebecer political leader since confederation to attempt, through a referendum, to negotiate political independence for Quebec. Lévesque was a recipient of the title Grand Officer of the French Legion of Honour. He was posthumously made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec in 2008. Origins The eldest of four children, René Lévesque was born in the Hotel Dieu Hospital in Campbellton, New Brunswick and raised 133 km away in New Carlisle, Quebec, in the Gaspé peninsula by his parents, Dominic Lévesque, a la... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Maire
Jacques Maire, born August 24, 1940 in Chalons-sur-Marne, is a French businessman and politician. He was Director of European affairs for AXA (AXA (Euronext: CS, NYSE: AXA) is a French global insurance companies group headquartered in Paris and founded in 1985 by Claude Bébéar. AXA is not the name of a single company but a group of companies independently organized and operated according to the regulations of many different countries. The AXA group of companies are engaged in life, health and other forms of insurance, as well as investment management. The AXA group operates primarily in Western Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific region and the Middle East).... Biography of Barret Oliver
Barret Spencer Oliver (born August 24, 1973) is an American former child actor and currently works as a photographer. He is famous for such roles as the boy Bastian in the film adaptation of The NeverEnding Story and an android in D.A.R.Y.L. Early life Oliver was born in Los Angeles, California to Kathy Lorue and Kent Oliver, an interior designer. He has an older brother, Kyle. Oliver attended the Los Feliz Private School (also sometimes called the Apple School) and continued to live in the Los Angeles area throughout his acting career. In the late 1970s, a friend of the Oliver family with Hollywood connections introduced Kyle to the movie business, where he soon achieved some modest success in juvenile roles. At once, Barret on his own initiative declared that he would like to vent... Biography of James d'Arcy
James D'Arcy is an English actor. He was born 24 August 1975 in London, England. James D'Arcy (birth name Simon D'Arcy) was born and brought up in Fulham and fell into acting almost by accident. After completing his education at Christ's Hospital (1984-1991), D'Arcy went to Australia for a year and worked in the drama department of a school in Perth, which gave him an interest in acting. When he returned to London he applied for drama school. He did a three-year course at LAMDA, the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, completing a BA in Acting in 1995. During his time at LAMDA he appeared in training productions of Heracles, As You Like It, Wild Honey, The Freedom of the City and Sherlock Holmes. On leaving drama school: "It was only when I finished the course and left my gradu... Biography of Howard Zinn
Howard Zinn (born August 24, 1922) is an American historian, political scientist, social critic, activist and playwright, best known as author of the bestseller, A People's History of the United States. Zinn's philosophy incorporates ideas from Marxism, anarchism, socialism, and social democracy. Since the 1960s, he has been active in the Civil Rights and anti-war movements in the United States. The author of some 20 books, Zinn is currently Professor Emeritus in the Political Science Department at Boston University. He lives in the Auburndale neighborhood of Newton, Massachusetts with his wife Roslyn. The couple have two children, Myla and Jeff, and five grandchildren. Roslyn is an artist and editor who has had a role in editing all of Zinn's books. Education and early career Ed... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pia Degermark
Pia Degermark, born August 24, 1949 in Bromma, Stockholm, is a Swedish actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0214729/) "Buschspringer, Die" (1976) TV series Gebissen wird nur nachts (1971) .... Betty Williams/Clarimonde ... aka Happening der Vampire ... aka The Vampire Happening Breve stagione, Una (1969) ... aka A Brief Season (International: English title) The Looking Glass War (1969) .... The Girl Elvira Madigan (1967/I) .... Hedvig 'Elvira' Madigan ... aka Elvira Madigan (USA)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Desailly
Jean Desailly, born August 24, 1920 in Paris, died June 11, 2008, was a French actor. He was member of Comédie-Française and compagnie Renaud-Barrault. Filmography 1943 : Premier prix du conservatoire - court métrage - de René Guy-Grand - Lui même 1943 : Le Voyageur de la Toussaint de Louis Daquin - Gilles Mauvoisin 1945 : Le père Goriot de Robert Vernay - Bianchon 1945 : Le jugement dernier de René Chanas - Kvril 1945 : Secrets de jeunesse - court métrage - de Jacques Charron 1946 : Sylvie et le fantôme de Claude Autant-Lara - Frédéric, le courtisant timide 1946 : Patrie de Louis Daquin - Karlos 1946 : La Symphonie pastorale de Jean Delannoy - Jacques Martin, le fils du pasteur 1946 : La revanche de Roger la honte de André Cayatte - Raymond de Noirville 1947 : Amo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Mazeaud
Pierre Mazeaud (born August 24, 1929 in Lyon) is a French jurist, politician and alpinist. In February 2004, he was appointed president of the Constitutional Council of France by President of the Republic Jacques Chirac, replacing Yves Guéna, until he was succeeded by Jean-Louis Debré in February 2007. He had been a member of the council since February 1998. Pierre Mazeaud has a doctorate in law from the University of Paris (on marriage and the condition of the married woman in ancient Rome). From 1961 to 1964, he was a member of the judiciary. In 1976, he became a counsellor in the Conseil d'État, a position from which he retired on August 25, 1995. During the 1970s, he held subordinate governmental positions regarding sports. Pierre Mazeaud's main hobby is alpinism, which... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lucien Jeunesse
Lucien Jenness, best known as Lucien Jeunesse, born August 24, 1918, died May 4, 2008, was a French actor, singer and famous radio Host ("Le jeu des mille francs"). Selected discography Julie la rousse Paris tour Eiffel Pigalle Sous les toits de Paris Sur les quais du vieux Paris Tu ne peux pas te figurer Filmography 1978 : Chaussette surprise 1972 : Les Habits neufs du Grand-Duc 1948 : Après l'amour 1946 : Madame et son flirt... Biography of Huguette Bello
Huguette Bello (born 24 August 1950) is a politician from Réunion and a member of the Reunionese Communist Party (PCR). She is a deputy in the French National Assembly where she sits in the Gauche démocrate et républicaine (Democratic and Republican Left) parliamentary group, which includes the Greens, the French Communist Party (PCF) and other left-wing deputies. She had previously belonged, from 1997 to 2002, to the Radical-citoyen-vert (Radical-Citizen-Green) parliamentary group, which included, among others, the Reunionese Communist Party, the Greens, and the Radical-Socialists, but not the PCF. In 1997, Ms Bello became Réunion's first ever female parliamentary deputy when she was elected to represent the 2nd constituency of the island in the French National Assembly. She was re-... Biography of Ingrid Berghmans
Ingrid Berghmans (born August 24, 1961 in Koersel) is a former judoka from Belgium, who after her marriage became known as Ingrid Vallot. She was the face of Belgian judo in the late 1970s and 1980s alongisde Robert Van De Walle, and she was named Belgian Sportswoman of the Year a record eight times. Berghmans is one of the most successful female judoka in the history of the sport with six world titles; a world record until Ryoko Tani won her seventh world title in 2007. She won the Open class in 1980, 1982, 1984 and 1986, and at under 72 kg in 1984 and 1989, and has also won four silver medals and a bronze. She also captured the title at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the 72 kg division when women's judo was still a demonstration sport, and was European champion at 72 kg in 1985, 1988, 19... Biography of Takashi Miike
Takashi Miike (born August 24, 1960) is a highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker. He has directed over seventy theatrical, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. In the years 2001 and 2002 alone, Miike is credited with directing fifteen productions. Biography Early life Miike was born in Yao, Osaka, Japan. Although he claimed to have attended classes only rarely, he graduated from Yokohama Vocational School of Broadcast and Film (Yokohama Hoso Eiga Senmon Gakko) under the guidance of renowned filmmaker Shohei Imamura, the founder and Dean of that institution. Career Miike's first films were television productions, but he also began directing several direct-to-video V-Cinema releases. (These were purportedly financed as money-laundering op... Biography of Nancy Spero
Nancy Spero (born 1926) is an American artist. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she has long been based in New York City. She was married to and collaborated with artist Leon Golub (1922–2004). As both artist and activist, Nancy Spero’s career has spanned fifty years. Her continuous engagement with contemporary political, social, and cultural concerns is renowned. She has chronicled wars and apocalyptic violence as well as articulating visions of ecstatic rebirth and the celebratory cycles of life. Her complex network of collective and individual voices was a catalyst for the creation of her figurative lexicon representing women from prehistory to the present in such epic-scale paintings and collage on paper as Torture of Women (1976), Notes in Time on Women (1979) and The First Language (1981)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roger Chapelain-Midy
Roger Chapelain-Midy, born August 24, 1904 in Paris, died April 1, 1992 in Paris, was a French painter.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yves Allegro
Yves Allegro (born August 28, 1978 in Grône) is a professional male tennis player from Switzerland. He is a doubles specialist and is possibly best known as Roger Federer's doubles partner and good friend. Career finals (7) Doubles (7) Legend Grand Slam (0) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (0) ATP Tour (3) Wins (3) No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score 1. 12 October 2003 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Roger Federer Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi 7–6(7), 7–5 2. 10 January 2005 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Michael Kohlmann Simon Aspelin Todd Perry 6–4, 7–6(4) 3. 12 June 2005 Halle, Germany Grass Roger Federer Joachim Johansson Marat Safin 7–5, 6–7(6), 6–3 Runner-ups (4) No. Date Tournament Surface ... Biography of Sophie Fontanel
Sophie Fontanel, born August 24, 1962 in Paris, is a French novelist and journalist. Bibliography: Otage chez les foireux Nouba chez les psys Fonelle et ses amis Sublime amour Grandir... Biography of Bill Sweeney
Bill Sweeney, born August 24, 1947 in Worcester, Massachusetts, is a professional astrologer.... Biography of Shirley Hufstedler
Shirley Mount Hufstedler (born August 24, 1925 in Denver, Colorado) was United States Secretary of Education under President Jimmy Carter. Hufstedler has had a distinguished career at the highest levels of legal and public service. She began in private practice in Los Angeles in 1950. From 1960 to 1961, she served as Special Legal Consultant to the Attorney General of California in the complex Colorado River litigation before the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1961, she was appointed Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, a position to which she was elected in 1962. In 1966, she was appointed Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal. President Lyndon Johnson appointed her Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1968. She served for eleven years before ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marcial del Adalid y Gurréa
Marcial del Adalid y Gurréa (24 August 1826-16 October 1881) was a Spanish composer. He studied music in London between 1840 and 1844 with Ignaz Moscheles and it is possible that he also studied with Chopin in Paris. Both men had an impact on the style and form of his musical compositions. After finishing his studies, Adalid y Gurréa returned to Spain where he lived in La Coruña and later Madrid. Highly influenced by lieder, his most important compositions were vocal art songs and songs for the piano. A particularly fine example of his work is his 1877 composition Cantares nuevos y viejos de Galicia where he successfully blended the folklore of Galicia with the technique and spirit of Romantic piano music. He also composed one opera Inese e Bianca, which was never staged. In addition to co... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roger Linn
Roger Linn, born August 24, 1955 in Los Angeles, California, is a musical instrument designer, mainly of electronic drum machines, and has recently branched out into guitar effects pedals. His products have become underground hits, being used on many famous recordings. He is also an accomplished guitarist and producer. The LM-1 Roger Linn first made his name by designing the world's first programmable, sampled-sound drum machine in 1979, the LM-1 Drum Computer, manufactured by his own company, Linn Electronics, located in Tarzana, California. The LM-1 was the first drum machine to use actual samples, recorded from session drummer James Gadson. The LM-1's subsequent successors, the LinnDrum and Linn 9000, became synonymous with 1980s music, early dance and hip hop music. Examples of the... Biography of Jennifer Lien
Jennifer Ann Lien (born 24 August 1974) is an American actress, best known for playing the alien Kes on the television series Star Trek: Voyager. Early life The youngest of three children, Lien was born in Palos Heights, Illinois. Her mother, Delores Lien, was a college teacher. Lien moved to New York to pursue an acting career at the age of 16. Career Her first TV appearance was in a bubblegum advert playing twins. Her first appearance on a show was playing a music academy student in 1990 in an episode of Brewster Place starring Oprah Winfrey. She provided her voice for the dubbed English version of Baby Blood, a French horror film. Lien landed the role of Hannah Moore on the series Another World in 1991. In 1993 she was cast as Roanne in "Phenom" a sitcom starring J... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Albert Claude
Albert Claude (August 24, 1899 – May 22, 1983) was a Belgian biologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1974. He studied medicine at the University of Liege (Belgium). During the winter of 1928-29 he worked in Berlin, first at the Institut für Krebsforschung, and then at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Biology, Dahlem. In the summer of 1929 he joined the Rockefeller Institute. While working at Rockefeller University in the 1930s and 1940s, he used the electron microscope to make images of cells which deepened the scientific understanding of cellular structure and function. He discovered the chloroplasts in the cell. In 1930, Claude discovered the process of cell fractionation, which was groundbreaking in his time. The process consists of grinding up cells to break t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Powless
John Powless, born Augsut 24, 1932 in Flora, Illinois, is an American former basketball and tennisplayer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kaya Wittenburg
Kaya Wittenburg, born August 24, 1972 in Brookfield, Wisconsin, is an American actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0936990/ ) "Son of the Beach" .... Reality Man (1 episode, 2002) - Penetration Island (2002) TV episode .... Reality Man 10 Attitudes (2001) .... Andrew Self Reality Unleashed (2005) (V) .... Himself Real Hot (2004) (TV) .... Himself "Dog Eat Dog" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002) - Episode #1.5 (2002) TV episode .... Himself "Weakest Link" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001) ... aka "The Weakest Link USA" (UK: promotional title) - Newsmakers Edition (2001) TV episode .... Himself "USA's Cannonball Run 2001" (2001) TV series .... Himself (The Castaways) ... aka "USA's Cannonball Run 2001 Race Across America" (USA) "The Test" ....... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Barbara Shafferman
Barbara Shaffermann, born August 24, 1928 in New York, is an American astrologer, author and teacher.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Molly Duncan
Malcolm "Molly" Duncan, born August 24, 1945 in Montrose, is a Scottish musician, member of The Average White Band (also AWB). The Average White Band (also AWB) is a Scottish funk and R&B band who had a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980. They continue to perform as of 2007. History AWB was formed in 1971 by Alan Gorrie and Malcolm "Molly" Duncan, with Onnie McIntyre, Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball and Robbie McIntosh joining them in the original line-up. Duncan and Ball, affectionately known as the Dundee Horns, studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art (now part of the University of Dundee), and were previously members of Mogul Thrash. The band's breakthrough was a support slot at Eric Clapton's comeback concert in 1973. MCA Records released their debut album, S... Biography of Vince McMahon
Vincent Kennedy "Vince" McMahon, Jr. (born August 24, 1945) is an American professional wrestling promoter, announcer, commentator, film producer, actor and former occasional professional wrestler, and is often referred to as the archetypal wrestling magnate. McMahon currently serves as the chairman and CEO of the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and is the majority shareholder of the company, holding approximately 88% of the total voting power within WWE. Upon acquiring World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling, McMahon's WWE became the sole remaining major American professional wrestling promotion until the national expansion of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and Ring of Honor. As an on-camera character, he can appear on all WW... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mason Williams
Mason Douglas Williams (b. August 24, 1938) is an American guitarist and composer, best known for his popular guitar instrumental "Classical Gas". He is also a multiple Emmy Award-winning comedy writer, known for his writing on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, and Saturday Night Live. He is also an eclectic poet and lyricist, who has published several books. Life Mason Williams was born in Abilene, Texas. He grew up in Oakridge, Oregon, and graduated from high school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He went to college at Oklahoma City University. He lived for a time in Oakridge, and as of 2006, he lived in Eugene, Oregon with his wife, who is a defense attorney. Career Music Mason Williams emerged in the late 1960s as a strong force in televisio... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Peppino de Filippo
Peppino De Filippo (August 24, 1903 - January 27, 1980) was an Italian actor. De Filippo was born in Naples, brother of actor and playwright Eduardo De Filippo and of Titina. He made his stage debut at the age of six. He played in several movies such as Rome-Paris-Rome, Variety Lights, A Day in Court, Ferdinand I, King of Naples and Boccaccio '70. He is however most remembered for his several artistic partnerships with Totò, on movies such as Totò, Peppino e la malafemmina and La banda degli onesti. He died in Rome. Biography Son of playwright Eduardo Scarpetta and brother of Eduardo e Titina, he debuted still in his childhood. After several attempts with different acting companies, as a utility player, in 1931 he and his siblings founded the Compagnia Teatro Umoristico: i ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Victor Boucher
Victor Louis Armand Boucher, born August 24, 1877 in Rouen and died February 21, 1942 in Ville-d'Avray, was a French actor and comedian. Filmography 1913 : La Petite Chocolatière de André Liabel 1914 : L'Idée de Françoise de Emile Chautard 1930 : La Douceur d'aimer de René Hervil 1931 : Gagne ta vie de André Berthomieu 1932 : Les Vignes du seigneur de René Hervil 1933 : Le Sexe faible de Robert Siodmak 1934 : Votre sourire de Pierre Caron et Monty Banks 1934 : La Banque Némo de Marguerite Viel 1935 : Bichon de Fernand Rivers 1936 : Faisons un rêve de Sacha Guitry 1936 : L'Amant de madame Vidal de André Berthomieu 1937 : L'Habit vert de Roger Richebé 1937 : Chipée de Roger Goupillières 1938 : Le Train pour Venise de André Berthomieu 1939 : Ils étaient neuf ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alessandro Marcello
Alessandro Marcello (24 August 1669 – 19 June 1747) was an Italian nobleman and dilettante who excelled in various areas, including poetry, philosophy, mathematics and, perhaps most notably, music. A slightly older contemporary of Antonio Vivaldi, Marcello held concerts at his hometown of Venice. He composed and published several sets of concertos, including six concertos under the title of La Cetra (The Lyre), as well as cantatas, arias, canzonets, and violin sonatas. Marcello often composed under the pseudonym Eterio Stinfalico, his name as a member of the celebrated Arcadian Academy (Pontificia Accademia degli Arcadi ). He died in Padua in 1747. Alessandro's brother was Benedetto Marcello, also a composer. Works Although his works are infrequently performed today, Marcello is ... Biography of Fernand Braudel
Fernand Braudel (August 24, 1902 (birth time source: birth certificate, revue L'Astrologue n° 69 in 1985) – November 27, 1985) was the foremost French historian of the postwar era and a leader of the Annales School. His scholarship focused on three great projects, each representing several decades of intense study: "The Mediterranean" (1923–49, then 1949–66), "Civilization and Capitalism" (1955–79), and the unfinished "Identity of France" (1970–85). His reputation stems in part from his writings, but even more from his success in making the Annales School the most important engine of historical research in France and much of the world after 1950. As the dominant leader of the Annales School of historiography in the 1950s and 1960s, he exerted enormous influence on historical writing in Fra... Biography of Théodore Dubois
François-Clément Théodore Dubois (August 24, 1837 – June 11, 1924) was a French composer, organist and music teacher. Théodore Dubois was born in Rosnay in Marne. He studied first under Louis Fanart (the choirmaster at Reims cathedral) and later at the Paris Conservatoire under Ambroise Thomas. He won the Prix de Rome in 1861. In 1868, he became choirmaster at the Church of the Madeleine, and in 1871 took over from César Franck as choirmaster at the Basilica of Sainte-Clotilde. In 1877, Dubois returned to the Church of the Madeleine, succeeding Camille Saint-Saëns as organist there. From 1871 he taught at the Paris Conservatoire, with the eminent composers Paul Dukas and Florent Schmitt among his pupils. Dubois was director of the Conservatoire from 1896 (succeeding Thomas upon the l... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tetsu Sawaki
Tetsu Sawaki (沢木 哲 Sawaki Tetsu, born August 24, 1982) is a Japanese actor. Sawaki was born in Osaka, Japan. Filmography Bright Future (アカルイミライ) (2003) Border Line (2002) Ashita wa kitto (あしたはきっと・・・) (2001) Gaichu (害虫) (2001) Hush! (ハッシュ!) (2001) All About Lily Chou-Chou (リリイ・シュシュのすべて) (2001) GO! (2001) Boogiepop and Others (ブギーポップは笑わない Boogiepop and Others) (2000) A Closing Day (閉じ... Biography of Ian Rosenberg (Survivor)
Ian Rosenberger, born on August 24, 198& in Ambridge, Pennylvanya, is a dolphin trainer and a contestant on the CBS reality television series Survivor: Palau. the tenth season of the United States reality show Survivor. Its preview appeared during the final episode of Survivor: Vanuatu. Survivor: Palau premiered on February 17, 2005. The complete season, including the Live Reunion Show, was released on DVD by CBS Home Video on August 29, 2006. Survivor is an American version of the Survivor reality television game show, itself derived from the Swedish television series Expedition Robinson originally created in 1997 by Charlie Parsons. The series premiered on May 31, 2000 on CBS. It is hosted by veteran television personality, reporter and one-time game show emcee Jeff Probst, who is also a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eric Bernard
Éric Bernard (born August 24, 1964 in Martigues, near Marseille, France) is a retired Formula One racing driver, who drove for the Ligier, Larrousse and Lotus teams. He started karting in 1976 and in the seven years that followed, won four French titles. In 1983 he attended racing school at Paul Ricard and was one of the finalists at the Volant Elf competition. He beat Jean Alesi and Bertrand Gachot to the prize, earning himself a fully-sponsored drive in Formula Renault for 1984. He finished sixth in the series, but won the following year, and entering French Formula Three in 1986. He won the series the following year, finishing in second place for the championship, behind his old rival, Alesi. In 1988 he entered Formula 3000. In 1989, he was called up to the French Larrousse team ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christian Liger
Christian Liger, born August 24, 1935 in Nîmes, died in 2002, was a French writer. Awards: * le Grand Prix du Livre d'Histoire de la Société des Gens de Lettres 1998 * la bourse Goncourt de la Biographie 1998, décernée la samedi 26 septembre à Nancy, à l'unanimité * le Prix Michel Dard 1999.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paulo Leminski
Paulo Leminski Filho (Curitiba, August 24, 1944 – Curitiba, June 7, 1989) was a Brazilian poet and writer. He took pride in being of mixed Polish and African descent. His first small-press collection came out in the late 1970s. Although he never finished college, by the 1980s he knew Japanese, French, and English well enough to do translations. His most noted renderings are of Alfred Jarry, James Joyce, John Fante, John Lennon, Samuel Beckett, and Yukio Mishima. He also helped to produce a number of albums and was said to have taught judo. Leminski was a prolific poet, wrote experimental prose / essays, occasionally wrote songs, and was a cultural agitator. He was the leading voice of his generation, having followed different paths of Brazilian lyric from the early 1960s through the ... Biography of Robert Deluce
Robert Deluce, born August 24, 1877 in Payson, Utah, died May 3, 1964 in Pasadena, California, was an American author, lecturer and astrologer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roger De Vlaeminck
Roger De Vlaeminck (born 24 August 1947 (birth time source: Didier Geslain)) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He was described by Rik Van Looy as '"The most talented and the only real classics rider of his generation". Nicknamed “The Gypsy” because he was born into a family of travelling clothiers, he is known for exploits in the cobbled classic Paris–Roubaix race, but his performances in other “Monument” races gave him a record that few can match. His record in Paris–Roubaix earned him another nickname, “Monsieur Paris–Roubaix”. Career Born in the East Flanders town of Eeklo, De Vlaeminck’s first love was football. He was playing centre forward for F.C. Eeklo when he left school and he could have made a career in the sport, however his elder brother Erik was having s... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William Thomas Moncrieff
William Thomas Moncrieff (August 24, 1794 – December 3, 1857) was an English dramatist. He was born in London, the son of a Strand tradesman named Thomas. The name Moncrieff he assumed for theatrical purposes. Moncrieff's first success was at Astley’s circus with The Dandy Family an equestrian drama, and in 1820 The Lear of Private Life, with Junius Brutus Booth as hero, enjoyed a long run. He supplied Drury Lane with a romantic melodrama called The Cataract of the Ganges; or, The Rajah’s Daughter which gave the national theatre an opportunity of displaying upon its stage both real horses and a real waterfall. This work became very popular with performances at provincial theatres throughout England. But his most popular production was Tom and Jerry (1821), a dramatization of Life in Lon... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Leonardo Conti
Leonardo Conti (24 August 1900 – 6 October 1945) was, as the "Reich Health Leader" ("Reichsgesundheitsführer"), head of the Reich Physicians' Chamber (Reichsärztekammer), Leader of the National Socialist German Doctors' League (Nationalsozialistischer Deutscher Ärztebund or NSDÄB) and as main service leader of the Nazi Party leader of the Main Office for the People's Health during the Third Reich. Conti was born to a Swiss Italian father and a German mother in Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland. His mother was the Reich Midwifery Leader in Nazi Germany. Conti studied medicine in the German Empire and in 1918 was cofounder of an Anti-Semitic Kampfbund ("struggle league"), and he was also active in the völkisch student movement. He took part in the Kapp Putsch in 1920. From 1923 he was a memb... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Barillet
Pierre Barillet, born August 24, 1923 in Paris, is a French author and playwright.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roland Ménard
Roland Ménard, born August 24, 1923 in Puteaux, is a French actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0617610/ ) # Le procès de Riom (1979) (TV) .... Jardel, le greffier # "Émile Zola ou La conscience humaine" (1978) TV mini-series .... Alphonse Daudet # Azev: le tsar de la nuit (1975) (TV) .... Le commentateur # Amoureuse Joséphine (1974) (TV) .... David # Tintin et le temple du soleil (1969) (voice) .... Le conférencier, présentateur de l'expédition des 7 savants ... aka De zonnetempel (Belgium: Flemish title) ... aka Seven Crystal Balls and the Prisoners of the Sun (USA: dubbed version) ... aka Tintin and the Temple of the Sun (International: English title) # La poupée rouge (1968) .... L'oncle # "Le monde parallèle" (1 episode) ... aka "La vérité sur l'espion... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Isabelle Minière
Isabelle Minière, born August 24, in Ségou, Mali, grew up near Orléans, France. She is a French psychologist and novelist. She lives in Paris and has three daughters. Bibliography Le soupirant, Lattès, 2001. Méthode infaillible contre l’adversité, Lattès, 2002. Cette nuit-là, 2004. Un couple ordinaire, 2005. La Première Marche, 2007.... Biography of Denílson (Brazilian footballer)
Denílson de Oliveira Araújo (born 24 August 1977 in Diadema, São Paulo), commonly known as Denílson, is a Brazilian footballer, who was last contracted at AO Kavala. Denílson began his career at São Paulo FC, before becoming the world's most expensive footballer when he moved to Real Betis for £30.million in 1998. After being sold by Betis in 2005, he has played for numerous clubs worldwide. He has been capped 61 times for the Brazilian national team, scoring nine goals. His most recent international match was in 2003. Biography Club career Denílson broke the world record transfer fee when Real Betis paid São Paulo FC US $50 million for his services. Denílson had been with São Paulo since 1995. Real Betis had been impressed by Denílson's performance at the Copa América 1997.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Edouard Bonnefous
Édouard Bonnefous, born August 24, 1907 in Paris and died February 24, 2007, was a French politician, journalist and author, several times Minister. Awards and Prices * Grand-croix du mérite de la République argentine, * Grand officier du Brésil, * Grand-croix du Chili * Grand-croix du Condor des Andes de la République Bolivienne * Grand-croix de la couronne d’Italie * Grand officier de l’ordre de Léopold * Grand officier du Mérite italien * Grand officier de l’ordre de Malte * Grand-croix du Maroc * Grand-croix du Pérou * Grand-croix du Portugal * Commandeur de l’ordre de Saint-Olav (Norvège) * Officier de l’Ordre de la francophonie (Pléiade) * Prix de l’environnement du Conseil général des Yvelines * Prix... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kwesi Ameyaw
Kwesi Ameyaw, born August 24, 1975 in Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, is a Canadian actor of Ghanaian descent from the tribe of Ashanti. Selected filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0024780/) 2010/I Confined Doctor The A-Team 2010 The A-Team Dutch Customs Agent #1 Chocolate 2010 Chocolate (short) Jack Riverworld 2010 Riverworld (TV movie) Youseff Mbaye "Fringe" 2010 Fringe (TV series) Agent Frug (1 episode) – Johari Window (2010) … Agent Frug Phantom Racer 2009 Phantom Racer (TV movie) Coroner Ron Encounter with Danger 2009 Encounter with Danger (TV movie) Doctor "Harper's Island" 2009 Harper's Island (TV series) FBI Agent Hanson (1 episode) – Sigh (2009) … FBI Agent Hanson Dancing Trees 2009 Dancing Trees Surgeon "Psych" 2009... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yolande Laffon
Yolande Laffon (Yolande Chamoux), born August 24, 1895 in Paris, died December 15, 1992 in Louveciennes (Yvelines), was a French actress and comedian. Filmography * 1930 : L'amour chante de Robert Florey * 1932 : Suzanne de Raymond Rouleau et Léo Joannon * 1933 : Une vie perdue de Raymond Rouleau * 1933 : Le voleur de Maurice Tourneur * 1936 : Mayerling de Anatol Litvak * 1936 : Un grand amour de Beethoven de Abel Gance * 1937 : La Fessée de Pierre Caron * 1938 : La Cité des lumières de Jean de Limur * 1943 : Les Anges du péché de Robert Bresson * 1943 : Les Mystères de Paris de Jacques de Baroncelli * 1943 : Les Roquevillard de Jean Dréville * 1943 : La vie de plaisir de Albert Valentin * 1945 : Les Malheurs de Sophie ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Catherine Bernard
Catherine Bernard (August 24, 1662 – 16 September 1712) was a French poet, playwright, and novelist. She composed three historical novels, two verse tragedies, several poems, and was awarded several poetry prizes by the Académie française. Bernard established the fundamental aesthetic principle of the French literary conte de fées popular in the salons of the late seventeenth century with the dictum: "the should always be implausible and the emotions always natural". Her works are appreciated today for their psychological nuance. Biographical résume Catherine Bernard was born in 1662 in Rouen to a Huguenot family of wealth and comfort. She was related through her mother to the brothers Pierre and Thomas Corneille. Bernard was precocious and began writing at a young age, earning prai... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of René-Jean Chauffard
René-Jean Chauffard (24 August 1920 – 30 October 1972) was a French film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1945 and 1972. Selected filmography Les Amants du pont Saint-Jean (1947) Paris Vice Squad (1951) Le Secret d'Hélène Marimon (1954) Blood and Roses (1960) L'etalon (1970)... Biography of Hideo Kojima
Hideo Kojima (小島 秀夫, Kojima Hideo?, born August 24, 1963) is a Japanese video game designer originally employed at Konami. Formerly the vice president of Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, he is currently the Executive Corporate Officer Director of Kojima Productions. He is the creator and director of a number of successful games, including the Metal Gear series, Snatcher, and Policenauts and also produced both the Zone of the Enders and Boktai series. Kojima is consistently named by fans and industry experts alike as being one of the most influential and innovative video game directors and writers of all time. Newsweek named Hideo Kojima as one of the top ten people of 2002. In 2008, Next-Gen placed him #7 in their list of "Hot 100 Developer 2008." In ea... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Shoichi Funaki
Shoichi Funaki (船木 勝一 ,Funaki Shoichi?) (born August 24, 1968 in Tokyo) is a Japanese/American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its SmackDown brand as Kung Fu Naki. Since wrestling in WWF/E, he has been a one-time Cruiserweight Champion and a one-time Hardcore Champion. Ring name(s) Shoichi Funaki Funaki Sho Funaki Kung Fu Naki Billed height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Billed weight 192 lb (87 kg) Career Funaki started as a shoot style wrestler in Yoshiaki Fujiwara's Fujiwara Gumi promotion and moved to its successor promotion, BattlARTS. He later found the lucha libre style more to his liking, so he moved to the Great Sasuke's promotion, Michinoku Pro Wrestling. In that promotion, he joined with TAKA Mich... Biography of Andrzej Mrotek
Andrzej Mrotek, born on August 24, 1981 in Jupiter, Florida, is an American actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1894313/) 2011 When the Time Comes (completed) Club Friend #1 2011 Armed and Deadly Peter the Towel Boy 2007 The Commission (short) D.A. William Hurst 2006 Carpe Per Diem! (short) Ronin 2006 Everyday Men (short) X 2005 Domino TV Tech (uncredited) 2005 Les experts (TV series) Psych Tech – Committed (2005) … Psych Tech (uncredited) 2005 Pee Stains and Other Disasters Bobby's Boy... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christian Ruud
Christian Ruud (born 24 August 1972 in Oslo, Norway) is a former tennis player who turned professional in 1991. Ruud reached his highest singles ranking of 39 on 9 October 1995. Ruud represented Norway at three consecutive Olympic Games, reaching the third round in Atlanta in 1996. Ruud won twelve titles on the Challenger Series but played in only one reached one ATP World Tour final, losing the 1995 Swedish Open in Båstad to Fernando Meligeni in straight sets.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stéphane Richard
Stéphane Richard, born August 24, 1961 in Caudéran, Gironde, is a French civil servant and executive. He is the CEO of France Telecom (March 1, 2010 - ). France Télécom S.A. (Euronext: FTE, NYSE: FTE) is the main telecommunications company in France, the third-largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. It currently employs about 180,000 people (half outside of France) and has 192.7 million customers worldwide (2010). In 2008 the group had revenue of €53.5 billion. Its head office is in Place d'Alleray in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. The Chairman is Didier Lombard.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Vincenzo Lancia
Vincenzo Lancia (Fobello August 24, 1881 – Turin February 15, 1937) was an Italian pilot, engineer and founder of car making company Lancia. Vincenzo Lancia was born in the small village of Fobello on August 24, 1881, close to Turin. He was the youngest of four children (one sister and two brothers), his father being a soup canner who made his money in Argentina before returning to Turin to start his business. From an early age, Vincenzo showed a gift with numbers, and it was intended for him to become a bookkeeper, but developed an interest in machinery and engineering, and was fascinated with the new motor car. He eventually became an apprentice with Giovanni Ceirano, a bicycle importer in Turin, and he was named bookkeeper in the company's brochure in 1898. He was also developing ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Simone Pepe
Simone Pepe (born 30 August 1983) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus, on loan from Udinese. His primary playing position is right-winger. Club career Pepe was born in Albano Laziale, not far from Rome. He started his career at A.S. Roma, one of the two major clubs in Rome. He was loaned to Calcio Lecco 1912 in January 2002 and Teramo Calcio in June 2002. Palermo In summer 2003, rising Serie B team Palermo signed Pepe in co-ownership deal for a nominal fees of just €1,000, and he scored one goal in that season, and Palermo finished first in Serie B. He was loaned to Piacenza Calcio in July 2004, because the club thought Pepe has to gain experience before making his debut in Serie A. On 31 August 2004, Roma sold rest of the registration rights to Paler... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sophie Audouin-Mamikonian
Sophie Audouin-Mamikonian, born August 24, 1961 in St Jean de Luz, is a French children's book author and novelist, probably best known for her novel series Tara Duncan. The English translation is set for a Spring 2010 publication, and an animated series is set to premiere in 2009 in France. It has been described as "Harry Potter's little French sister". Bibliography For children Série Tara Duncan 1. Les Sortceliers Paris : Seuil, 2003, 471 p. ISBN 2-02-060216-4 Paris : Éd. France loisirs, 2007, 477 p. ISBN 978-2-298-00170-9 Paris : Pocket jeunesse, 2007, 559 p. (Pocket jeunesse ; J1931). ISBN 978-2-266-17654-5 2. Le Livre interdit Paris : Seuil, 2004, 475 p. ISBN 2-02-065871-2 Paris : Pocket jeunesse, 2007, 55... Biography of Steven W. Lindsey
Steven Wayne Lindsey (born August 24, 1960) is an American Air Force officer and a NASA astronaut. Lindsey currently serves as Chief of the NASA Astronaut Office. Lindsey was born in Arcadia, California, although he considers Temple City, California to be his hometown. Lindsey graduated from Temple City High School. Lindsey is an Eagle Scout. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering sciences from the United States Air Force Academy in 1982, and a Master of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1990. He currently lives in Clear Lake City (Houston) with his wife, Diane Renee Lindsey (née Trujillo) and three children: Jessica, Jason, and Jill. Military career Lindsey was commissioned a second lieutenant at the United Sta... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rodrigo García
Rodrigo García Barcha (born August 24, 1959, Bogotá, Colombia) is a television and film director. He is the son of Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez and Mercedes Barcha Pardo. Garcia has directed a variety of independent films and several episodes of the HBO series, Six Feet Under, Carnivàle, and Big Love. As of 2008, he lives in United States. He has also worked as a camera operator and a cinematographer for several independent films such as Gia, The Birdcage and Great Expectations. Director The Sopranos (TV series) episode 5.04 "All Happy Families" Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000) Ten Tiny Love Stories (2001) Six Feet Under "The Room" "A Private Life" "In the Game" "Perfect Circles" "A Coat of White Primer" Boomtown (TV series) epis... Biography of Jonathan Duhamel
Jonathan Duhamel (born August 24, 1987) is a Canadian poker professional from Boucherville, Quebec, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP). He is the first Canadian player to capture the Main Event bracelet. As of 2010, his live tournament winnings exceed $9,000,000, the vast majority of which comes from his $8.9 million first place prize at the 2010 Main Event. A fan of the Montreal Canadiens, Duhamel elected to donate $100,000 of his winnings to the Montreal Canadiens Children's Foundation, which is the largest individual donation ever made to the organization. World Series of Poker bracelets Year Tournament Prize (US$) 2010 $10,000 Main Event $8,944,310... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael Redd
Michael Wesley Redd (born August 24, 1979) is a left-handed American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA. He is also a member of the United States national basketball team. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, where he attended West High School. College career Standing 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall and weighing 215 pounds (98 kg), Michael Redd has spent both his collegiate and professional career at the shooting guard position. In the college ranks, he spent three years leading the offensive attack of Ohio State University garnering point averages of 21.9, 19.5, and 17.5, respectively. As a sophomore, Redd led Ohio State to the NCAA Final Four. He was then drafted after his junior year in the 2000 NBA Draft as a second round pick (43rd overall) by the Milwauke... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nina Ruge
Nina Ruge (born 24 August 1956 in Munich, Germany) is a German journalist, TV presenter and author. Life and work Ruge is the daughter of an engineering professor and visited the Ina-Seidel-Schule in Braunschweig. Her sister Annette is an aeromedical doctor at the European Aviation Safety Agency in Cologne. After finishing high school at the age of 17 she studied biology and German language and literature at the TU Braunschweig to become a teacher. She passed her final exams with distinction. While she was teaching at a Gymnasium in Wolfsburg from 1983 to 1987, she started to work on a freelance basis for the NDR radio. In 1987 she moved to Berlin to work as script girl, assistant director of a number of TV and film productions and editorial assistant with the SFB family program. ... Biography of Jiro Wang
Jiro Wang (simplified Chinese: 汪东城; traditional Chinese: 汪東城; pinyin: Wāng Dōngchéng), nicknamed Da Dong (simplified Chinese: 大东; traditional Chinese: 大東) meaning "Big East", was born on 24 August 1981. He is a Taiwanese actor and singer, who started his career as a model. He is a member of Taiwanese Mandopop vocal quartet boy band Fahrenheit. Biography Jiro Wang was born August 24, 1981, in Taiwan. He graduated at Fu Shin Trade and Arts College with a degree in Advertising Design. After his graduation, he dedicated his life towards the entertainment business. He was first asked to join the entertainment business because he showed his looks at a competition. BMG, the label that signed him, planned to pack... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Katja Nyberg
Katja Johanna Alice Nyberg (born 24 August 1979 in Stockholm, Sweden and grew up in Finland), is a naturalized Norwegian handball player, currently playing for Norwegian club Larvik HK as well as the Norwegian national team. Career Early years Katja Nyberg is the daughter of Robert Nyberg, the first Finnish handball player to play professionally abroad. She was born in Stockholm while Robert was living in Sweden. The family later relocated to Finland where she grew up. Nyberg played sports from an early age, mainly javelin throw and other athletics varieties. She started her handball career in Helsinki club Sparta IF with her father as coach. Club career Nyberg played for Sparta until she was 18. As handball in Finland was not competitive enough, she decided to pursue a professi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Max Beerbohm
Sir Henry Maximilian "Max" Beerbohm (August 24, 1872 – May 20, 1956) was an English essayist, parodist and caricaturist. Early life Born in London, England at 57 Palace Gardens Terrace, Henry Maximilian Beerbohm was the youngest of nine children of a Lithuanian-born grain merchant, Julius Ewald Edward Beerbohm (1811–1892). His mother was Eliza Draper Beerbohm (d. 1918), the sister of Julius's late first wife. It was a well-to-do London family, and Beerbohm grew up with the four sisters from his father's second marriage. One of these sisters was Agnes Mary Beerbohm (1865-1949), who became Mrs Ralph Neville in 1884; she was a friend of the artist Walter Sickert and modelled for him in his 1906 painting Fancy Dress. He was also close to four half-siblings, one of whom, Herbert Beerbohm ... Biography of Dorothy Comingore
Dorothy Comingore (August 24, 1913 – December 30, 1971) was an American film actress, best known for her portrayal of Susan Alexander in Orson Welles's critically acclaimed movie Citizen Kane (1941). From 1934 to 1940, Comingore was billed in her stage appearances as Kay Winters and then Linda Winters as a film actress. Career Born Margaret Louise Comingore in Los Angeles, California, she was discovered by Charles Chaplin when she was acting in a small playhouse. She played bit parts in Hollywood movies until Welles cast her as Susan, the fragile but fiery second wife of press tycoon Charles Foster Kane. Her performance is generally considered one of the best in the movie, but, according to Peter Bogdanovich in his DVD commentary on Citizen Kane, she impaired her subsequent career ... Biography of Yesung
Kim Jong-woon (Hangul: 김종운; Hanja: 金鐘雲) was born on 24 August 1984, mononymouly credited by his stage name Yesung (Hangul: 예성; Hanja: 藝聲). He is a South Korean singer, radio DJ and musical actor. He is best known as a member of the K-pop boy band Super Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-K.R.Y and Super Junior-Happy. He is one of the three main vocalists of Super Junior. His stage name 'Yesung' is translated to "art-like voice" and is derived from the phrase "예술가의 성대", meaning "vocal cords of an artist". Biography Yesung was born on August 24, 1984 in Seoul and later moved to Cheonan, South Chungcheong at age 10. He is the older son of two; his younger brother's name is K... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kurt Brecht
Kurt Brecht (born August 24, 1961 in Houston, Texas) is an American vocalist and author, best known for his work as vocalist of crossover thrash band D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles). He is also now in a brand new thrash band called, Pasadena Napalm Division (P.N.D.) He is still with D.R.I. however. D.R.I. Brecht formed D.R.I. in 1982 when he was 21 years old, along with his brother Eric on drums, Spike Cassidy on guitar and Dennis Johnson on bass. After releasing their first album in 1983, D.R.I. experienced its first lineup change, with Eric and Dennis Johnson leaving the band in 1984. Since then, D.R.I. would go through many lineup changes, although Brecht has remained constant as the vocalist alongside guitarist Spike Cassidy who also has been an all time permanent member. With... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Guillaume Cramoisan
Guillaume Cramoisan, born on August 24, 1974 in Paris, is a French actor and comedian. Filmography Cinema 2004 : Le Genre humain - Les Parisiens de Claude Lelouch 2004 : Pédale dure de Gabriel Aghion Television 2012 : Dame de carreau - réal. Alexis Lecaye 2011 : Jusqu'au bout du monde - réal. Gilles de Maistre 2011 : 10 jours pour s'aimer - réal. Christophe Douchand 2009-2010 : Profilage (saison 2) - réal. Eric Summer, Pascal Lahmani - rôle : Matthieu Pérac 2009 : L'Internat - réal. Pascal Lahmani, Bruno Garcia, Christophe Douchamp - rôle : Victor Durier 2008-2009 : Profilage (saison 1) - réal. Eric Summer - rôle : Matthieu Pérac 2008 : Memento - réal. Patrick Poubel 2008 : Mac Orlan - réal. Patrick Poubel - rôle : Hugues Saint-M... Biography of Jared Harris
Jared Francis Harris (born 24 August 1961) is a British actor, best known for his roles as Lane Pryce on the AMC series Mad Men and David Robert Jones on the Fox science-fiction series Fringe, besides his work in films like The Rachel Papers, Lost in Space, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog, Happiness, Mr. Deeds, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Personal life Harris was born in London, one of three sons of late Irish actor Richard Harris and his first wife, Welsh actress Elizabeth Rees-Williams. His younger brother is actor Jamie Harris, and his older one director Damian Harris. His maternal grandfather was politician David Rees-Williams, 1st Baron Ogmore. From 1971 to 1975, actor Rex Harrison was married to his mother... Biography of Karrine Steffans
Karrine Steffans (born August 24, 1978) is an American author, most notably of the Vixen series of books. She has worked as an actress and as a hip hop model, having appeared in more than 20 music videos, many by multiplatinum-selling rap artists. In 2007 and 2008, Steffans visited a number of college campuses to speak about her involvement in the hip-hop industry and its expectations of women. Early life Steffans was born in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, and moved to Florida when she was 10 years old. She has written about her troubled childhood: she grew up in poverty, suffered emotional and physical abuse at the hands of an alcoholic mother and indifferent father, and was raped when she was 13. She ran away at 16, and began working as an exotic dancer. She lived on the street... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sauli Niinistö
Sauli Väinämö Niinistö (Finnish pronunciation: ; born 24 August 1948) is the 12th and current President of Finland. A lawyer by education, Niinistö was Minister of Finance from 1996 to 2003 and the National Coalition Party candidate in the 2006 presidential election. He served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Finland from 2007 to 2011 and has been the Honorary President of the European People's Party (EPP) since 2002. Niinistö was the National Coalition Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election, beating Pekka Haavisto of the Green League with 62.6% of the vote in the decisive second round. Niinistö assumed office on 1 March 2012, and is the first president from the National Coalition Party since Juho Kusti Paasikivi, who left office in 1956. Career Born in Salo, Niin... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Andreas Kisser
Andreas Rudolf Kisser (born August 24, 1968 in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil) is the lead guitarist for the metal band Sepultura as well as the rock supergroup HAIL! Biography Born to a Slovene mother, from Maribor, Slovenia, and a German father, Kisser was originally a roadie for Sepultura vocalist/guitarist Max Cavalera. He was asked to join the band in 1987 following the departure of original lead guitarist Jairo Guedes. He is largely responsible for bringing a more progressive sound to the band starting with the Schizophrenia album (1987). He studied classical guitar for several years before joining Sepultura. According to Allmusic, Kisser is one of metal's most overlooked guitarists. During his early days, he frequently used Charvel and Jackson guitars (especially the one wit... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Bush (musician)
John Bush (born August 24, 1963) is an American vocalist, currently a member of Armored Saint, a traditional metal band from Los Angeles, California and formerly of thrash metal band Anthrax. Armored Saint Since their formation in 1982, Armored Saint has released five full-length albums, one EP, a live album, a greatest hits compilation and two DVDs, all with John Bush on vocals. In the early 1980s, Bush was invited by Metallica to join them as lead singer. Even after the release of Kill 'Em All, Metallica vocalist James Hetfield felt unsure about his singing abilities. Hetfield wanted to concentrate on his guitar and personally asked John Bush to join Metallica. Bush was the only vocalist that the band considered as a potential frontman. He turned down the offer as he wanted to stay... Biography of Mary Eastey
Mary Towne Eastey (also spelled Esty, Easty, Estey, or Estye) (August 24, 1634 – September 22, 1692) was a victim of the Salem witch trials of 1692. Mary's sisters, Rebecca Nurse and Sarah Cloyce, were also accused of witchcraft; Rebecca was executed, but Sarah was not. Early life Mary Towne was born to William Towne and Joanna (née Blessing) in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. One of eight children, she and her family moved to America around 1640. Mary married Isaac Eastey in 1655 in Topsfield, Massachusetts; Isaac, a farmer, was born in England on November 27, 1627. Together the couple had eleven children: Joseph (1657-1739), Sarah (1660-1749), John (b. 1660), Isaac (1662-1714), Hannah (b. 1667), Benjamin (b. 1669), Samuel (b. 1672), Jacob (b. 1673), Joshua (b. 1678), Jeffrey (b. ca... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wynonie Harris
Wynonie Harris (August 24, 1915 – June 14, 1969), born in Omaha, Nebraska, was an American blues shouter and rhythm and blues singer of upbeat songs, featuring humorous, often ribald lyrics. With fifteen Top 10 hits between 1946 and 1952, Harris is generally considered one of rock and roll's forerunners, influencing Elvis Presley among others. He was the subject of a 1994 biography by Tony Collins. Biography Early life and family Harris' mother, Mallie Hood Anderson, was fifteen and unmarried at the time of his birth. Harris' paternity is uncertain. Harris' wife, Olive E. Goodlow, and daughter Patricia Vest, have said that Harris' father was a Native American, named Blue Jay. Harris had no father figure in the house until 1920, when his mother married Luther Harris, fifteen years he... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charlie Villanueva
Charlie Alexander Villanueva (born August 24, 1984) is a Dominican-American professional basketball player with the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The son of immigrants from the Dominican Republic, Villanueva was raised in Elmhurst, Queens, New York. He was drafted at the age of 20 as the seventh overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors. He also holds Dominican citizenship and has represented the Dominican Republic national basketball team in international competition. High school During his freshman year, Villanueva attended Newtown High School in Queens, New York, where he was a teammate of future NBA player Smush Parker. He spent his next three years at Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey, where he played with another future N... Biography of Kaki King
Kaki King (b. Katherine Elizabeth King, August 24, 1979 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American guitarist and composer. King is known for her percussive and jazz-tinged melodies, energetic live shows, use of multiple tunings on acoustic and lap steel guitar, and her diverse range in different genres. In February 2006, Rolling Stone released a list of "The New Guitar Gods," on which King was the sole woman and youngest artist (beating Derek Trucks in age by two months as the youngest on the list). In addition to a 10-year career that includes five LP and two EP albums, King has also scored music for television and film. She worked alongside Eddie Vedder and Michael Brook contributing music for the soundtrack to Sean Penn's Into the Wild, for which the trio received nominations for a Golden G... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sonja Bennett
Sonja Bennett (born August 24, 1980) is a Canadian actress who played a lead role in the Canadian romantic comedy Young People Fucking for which she received the Canadian award of Best Supporting Actress in the 8th Annual Awards of Vancouver Film Critics Circle. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, she is the daughter of director/writer Guy Bennett and Anna Hart. She was raised mainly by her mother in different areas. She is a graduate of Garibaldi Secondary School in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. She also attended the University of British Columbia for two years on an academic scholarship. Afterwards, she attended Langara College in Vancouver, British Columbia and enrolled in the Studio 58 program. For the small screen Bennett played recurring roles on the NBC series Battlestar Gal... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jon Scheyer
Jonathan James "Jon" Scheyer (born August 24, 1987) is an American-Israeli 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) professional basketball player. He plays shooting guard for Gran Canaria 2014 of the Spanish League in that competition. Scheyer led his high school team to an Illinois state basketball championship as a high school All American, and the 2009–10 Duke Blue Devils to the 2010 NCAA Basketball Championship as a college All American. He was a prolific high school scorer, and later an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) leader in numerous statistical categories, ranging from free throw percentage and three point shots/game to assists/turnover ratio. A high school All American, he once scored 21 points in a game's final 75 seconds of play in an attempt to spark a comeback. The 4th-leading scorer in Illino... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Arthur Crudup
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (August 24, 1905 – March 28, 1974) was an American Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known outside blues circles for writing songs such as "That's All Right" (1946), "My Baby Left Me" and "So Glad You're Mine", later covered by Elvis Presley and dozens of other artists. Career Arthur Crudup was born in Forest, Mississippi, United States. For a time he lived and worked throughout the South and Midwest as a migrant worker. He and his family returned to Mississippi in 1926. He sang gospel, then began his career as a blues singer around Clarksdale, Mississippi. As a member of the Harmonizing Four, he visited Chicago in 1939. Crudup stayed in Chicago to work as a solo musician, but barely made a living as a street singer. Record producer Lest... Biography of John Green (author)
John Michael Green (born August 24, 1977) is an American writer of young adult fiction and a YouTube vlogger and educator. He won the 2006 Printz Award for his debut novel and reached number one on a New York Times Best Seller list with his latest in January 2012. Early life and career Green grew up in Orlando, Florida, before attending Indian Springs School, a boarding and day school outside of Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from Kenyon College in 2000 with a double major in English and Religious Studies. After leaving college, Green spent five months working as a student chaplain in a children's hospital, and was enrolled at the University of Chicago Divinity School at the time, although he never actually attended. His experiences of working with children with life-threateni... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kim Källström
Kim Källström (Swedish pronunciation: ; born 24 August 1982 in Sandviken) is a left-footed Swedish midfielder playing for the Swedish national team and FC Spartak Moscow. Early life Källström was born in Sandviken 24 August 1982 to footballer Mikael and Ann Källström. In 1986 he joined the local Sandvikens IF football team. In 1989 the family moved to Partille outside Gothenburg and Källström started to play in Partille IF. Club career Early career Källström's first professional club in Sweden was BK Häcken from Gothenburg but his big breakthrough in Sweden came when he moved to Djurgårdens IF in 2002, where he won the Swedish Allsvenskan in 2002 and 2003 and the national cup tournament Svenska Cupen in 2002. Scored twice in the UEFA Cup against Shamrock Rovers and FC Copenhagen... Biography of William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce (24 August 1759 – 29 July 1833) was an English politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. A native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780, eventually becoming the independent Member of Parliament for Yorkshire (1784–1812). In 1785, he underwent a conversion experience and became an evangelical Christian, which resulted in major changes to his lifestyle and a lifelong concern for reform. In 1787, he came into contact with Thomas Clarkson and a group of anti-slave-trade activists, including Granville Sharp, Hannah More and Charles Middleton. They persuaded Wilberforce to take on the cause of abolition, and he soon became one of the leading English abolitionists. He headed the parliamentary campaign... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jackie Tohn
Jaclyn "Jackie" Tohn (born August 24, 1980) is an American actress and musician. She is known for taking part in American Idol season 8 making it to Top 36 (the Semifinals). She also took part in the 2011 songwriting competition series Platinum Hit on the Bravo network. Life and career Jackie Tohn was born to Alan, an eBay seller of rare documents, and Bella Tohn in Oceanside, New York. She has been acting professionally since approximately age 9, but her first major role came on The Nanny at age 12. Tohn attended Camp Lokanda in Glen Spey, New York and Oceanside High School in Nassau County, New York. After high school, she went to the University of Delaware for a semester and majored in elementary education and in the fall of 1998 was in an a cappella group called the Deltones. In ... |
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