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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on August, 27, 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 · 45,413 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,413 Celebrities
117 celebrities or events were found for August, 27. Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Sarah Chalke
Sarah Chalke (born August 27, 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian television and movie actress best known for portraying Dr. Elliot Reid on the NBC sitcom Scrubs and also for portraying the second Becky Conner-Healy on ABC's Roseanne. Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) Early life Chalke was born in Ontario, Canada, and was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is the middle of the three daughters of Doug and Angie Chalke. Her mother is from Rostock, Germany. Chalke maintains contact with her German relatives. According to a Scrubs commentary track, she used to attend the German school in her hometown twice a week. Her first language is English, though she speaks German and French fluently and is a vegetarian. She is currently engaged to Jamie Afifi. Acting career Chalke's acting ... Biography of Lyndon Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was the thirty-sixth President of the United States (1963–1969). After serving a long career in the U.S. Congress, Johnson became the thirty-seventh Vice President, and in 1963, he succeeded to the presidency following President John F. Kennedy's assassination. He was a major leader of the Democratic Party and as President was responsible for designing his Great Society, comprising liberal legislation including civil rights laws, Medicare (health care for the elderly), Medicaid (health care for the poor), aid to education, and a major "War on Poverty". Simultaneously, he escalated the American involvement in the Vietnam War, from 16,000 American soldiers in 1963 to 550,000 in early 1968. He was elected... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Friedrich Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (IPA: ) (August 27, 1770 – November 14, 1831) was a German philosopher and, with Johann Gottlieb Fichte and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, one of the representatives of German idealism. Hegel influenced writers of widely varying positions, including both his admirers (Bauer, Marx, Bradley, Sartre, Küng), and his detractors (Schelling, Kierkegaard, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Heidegger). Hegel made explicit, arguably for the first time, a relation between nature and freedom, immanence and transcendence, the finite and the infinite which unified these dualities intelligibly without eliminating either pole or reducing it to the other. His influential conceptions of speculative logic or "dialectic," "absolute idealism," "Spirit," the "Master/Slave" dialectic,... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Ed Gein
Edward Theodore "Ed" Gein (play /ˈɡiːn/; August 27, 1906 (source for his time of birth: G.S. MacEwan, Astrodatabank, birth certificate) - July 26, 1984) was an American murderer and body snatcher. His crimes, committed around his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsin, gathered widespread notoriety after authorities discovered Gein had exhumed corpses from local graveyards and fashioned trophies and keepsakes from their bones and skin. After police found body parts in his house in 1957, Gein confessed to killing two women: tavern owner Mary Hogan in 1954 and a Plainfield hardware store owner Bernice Worden in 1957. Initially found unfit to stand trial, following confinement in a mental health facility he was tried in 1968 for the murder of Worden and sentenced to life imprison... Biography of Alexa Vega
Alexa Ellesse Vega (born August 27, 1988) is an American actress and occasional singer. She is best known for portraying Carmen Cortez in the Spy Kids trilogy, as well as for a variety of film appearances, including her roles in Sleepover, Odd Girl Out, Walkout and The Beautiful Ordinary. Early life Alexa Vega was born in Miami, Florida to a Colombian father and an American mother. Her sisters are actresses Makenzie Vega and Krizia Vega. She has two half-sisters named Margaux Vega (b. December 25, 1981) and Greylin James (b. September 22, 2000), as well as a half-brother named Jet James (b. October 4, 2005). Vega lived in Florida until she was four years old when she moved with her family to California. Career Vega guest-starred in numerous television shows and films, includi... Biography of Florence Rey
Florence Rey (born August 27, 1975) was involved in a shoot-out in central Paris on 4 October 1994 alongside her boyfriend Audry Maupin, following a high speed car chase. The incident caused the death of five people — three policemen, a taxi driver and Maupin — after the pair had the intention of going on a killing spree. Rey was caught and sent to jail for 20 years on 30 September 1998. The story of the pair as a tragic and romantic couple caught up in revolutionary politics is told in the documentary Shoot Out (2002). In this it is alleged that the pair had been spied upon by the French secret police prior to the incident due to their involvement with an underground political group. When the police searched their flat after the killings they found revolutionary and anarchist literatur... Biography of Yasser Arafat
Mohammed Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini (August 24, 1929 – November 11, 2004) (Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف القدوة الحسيني), popularly known as Yasser Arafat (Arabic: ياسر عرفات), his kunya or nom de guerre is Abu Ammar, was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (1968–2004) and President of the Palestinian National Authority (1993–2004). In 1994 Arafat received the Nobel Peace Prize together with Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres, for the negotiation of the 1993 Oslo Peace Accord. Arafat was a controversial and controlling figure throughout his lengthy career. While h... Biography of The Great Khali
Dalip Singh Rana (born August 27, 1972) better known by his ring name The Great Khali, is an Indian professional wrestler, actor and former powerlifter who won Mr. India in 1995 and 1996. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestling on its SmackDown! brand. Before embarking on his professional wrestling career, he was an officer in the Punjab state police. Singh is a one-time World Heavyweight Champion, and appeared in the film The Longest Yard (2005). Career Under the ring name Giant Singh, Dalip Singh first became a professional wrestler for All Pro Wrestling in the United States of America, making his first appearance in October 1996, when teaming with Tony Jones against the West Side Playaz. New Japan Pro Wrestling In August 2001, Singh was broug... Biography of Arno Klarsfeld
Arno Klarsfeld, born August 27, 1965, is a French lawyer, writer and politician, the son of the French Nazi-hunters Serge Klarsfeld and Beate Klarsfeld. Bibliography Touvier, un crime français, Paris, Fayard, 1994, ISBN : 2-213-59312-4 Les Dieux ne songent qu'à dormir, Paris, Flammarion, 1995, ISBN : 2-08-067092-1 Les Bâtons, Paris, Ramsay, 1997, ISBN : 2-84114-284-1 La Cour, les Nains et le Bouffon, Paris, Robert Laffont, 1999, ISBN : 2-221089081 Israël transit : Entretiens avec Yves Derai, Paris, l'Archipel, 2005,ISBN 2-841874656... Biography of Philippe Labro
Philippe Labro, author, journalist and film director, was born in Montauban (close to the Massif Central and the Pyrenees) on 27 August 1936. He has worked for RTL, Paris Match, TF1 and Antenne 2. He is a laureate of the Prix Interallié, a French literary distinction founded in 1930, which was awarded for «L'Étudiant étranger» in 1986. At eighteen years, he left to study at Washington and Lee University in Virginia. He then traveled across all of the United States. On his return to Europe, he became a reporter. From 1960 to 1962 during the Algerian war, Labro was a member of the military. He returned to his journalistic activities following his time in the military. He has written and directed many films. From 1985 to 2000, he directed the programs on RTL becoming the vice president of ... Biography of Dary Cowl
Darry Cowl, born André Darricau, (27 August 1925 – 14 February 2006) was a French musician and actor. He won a César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2004 for his role as a concierge in Pas sur la bouche (Not on the mouth), which was to prove his last appearance. He was born in Vittel, and came to prominence when he was cast by Sacha Guitry in Assassins et voleurs (1956) (Assassins and Robbers). Following this he turned to acting in cinema roles, and soon gained celebrity status with his role as Antoine Péralou in le Triporteur (1957) (The Tricycle). A game addict, he often acted only for money in films that did not stretch his acting ability. He explained this by noting he did not read the script (or, on occasion, know the title) of the work in which he was to act. He... Biography of Paul Reubens
Paul Reubens (born August 27, 1952) is an American actor, writer, and comedian, known professionally for his character Pee-wee Herman. As Pee-wee, Reubens starred in the television series Pee-wee's Playhouse from 1986 until 1990. He also starred in an HBO special called The Pee-wee Herman Show, the 1985 movie Pee-wee's Big Adventure and the 1988 movie Big Top Pee-wee. He has since gone on to take roles in other films, music videos, video games, and also, to make brief appearances on assorted talk shows. Early life & work Reubens was born as Paul Rubenfeld in Peekskill, New York, and grew up in Sarasota, Florida, where his parents, Judy and Milton, owned a lamp store. His mother was a teacher and his father also worked as an automobile salesperson and had flown for the British in World ... Biography of Barbara Bach
Barbara Bach (born August 27, 1947) is an American model and actress, known as the Bond girl from the James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me. She is the wife of Ringo Starr, a former member of The Beatles. Youth Bach was born Barbara Goldbach in Queens, New York to Marjorie and Howard Goldbach, a policeman. Her father was Jewish and her mother was Catholic, and Bach attended a Catholic convent school. When she was sixteen, Bach left school to become a model, rising to the ranks of top models by the time she reached 17. At eighteen, she married Augusto Gregorini. They had two children in Italy, one of them being singer-songwriter Francesca Gregorini. Career In 1971, she starred with two other Bond girls, Claudine Auger and Barbara Bouchet in La Tarantola dal ventre nero, a giallo ... Biography of Tuesday Weld
Tuesday Weld (born August 27, 1943) is an Emmy and Academy Award-nominated Golden Globe-winning American film and television actress. Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m) Early life Weld was born Susan Ker Weld in New York City, on 27 August, 1943 (a Friday). Her father, Lathrop Motley Weld, was a member of the wealthy Weld Family of Boston; he died when she was three and left her widowed mother, Aileen Ker, and two older siblings in difficult financial circumstances. Weld's mother capitalized on her daughter's beauty and put her to work as a child model to support the entire family. Using Weld's résumé from modelling, her mother secured an agent and Tuesday (an extension of her childhood nickname, "Tu-Tu") Weld made her acting debut on television at age twelve and her feature film debut at age t... Biography of Kayla Ewell
Kayla Ewell, (born August 27, 1985 in Long Beach, California) is an American actress known for her role as Caitlin Ramirez on CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful from 2004 to 2005. Her other acting credits include roles on The Sullivan Sisters, Freaks and Geeks, Profiler, Boston Public, The O.C., Veronica Mars and the film Bloodhounds, Inc. She graduated from Los Alamitos High School in 2003. She enjoys recreational activities such as surfing, rock climbing, dancing and white water rafting. Filmography Breaking Point (2008) (V) (post-production) .... Jen Crowe "Entourage" .... Amy (2 episodes, 2007) - The WeHo Ho (2007) TV episode .... Amy - The Dream Team (2007) TV episode .... Amy Senior Skip Day (2007) .... Cara "Close to Home" .... Cindy Robinson (1 episode, 2... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Daryl Dragon
Daryl Dragon (born Daryl Frank Dragon, 27 August 1942, Los Angeles, California) is a keyboardist, known as Captain of the successful 1970s pop musical duo Captain & Tennille, with his wife, Toni Tennille. He was also a keyboard player with The Beach Boys in the early 1970s, and got his nickname of "The Captain" from the group's lead singer Mike Love. He perpetuated this nickname and image by wearing a nautical captain's hat. Dragon also made significant contributions with captivating keyboarding and scoring on the Beach Boy's twenty-third official album, their 1972 release Carl And The Passions - "So Tough". Dragon's orchestrations on the tracks "Make It Good" and "Cuddle Up" translated the melodic ideas that Dennis Wilson was looking for. Daryl Dragon is the son of conductor, com... Biography of Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson OBE (born August 27, 1959) is a British novelist. Born in Manchester, she was adopted by a Pentecostal couple, who brought her up in Accrington, Lancashire, with ambitions for her to be a Christian missionary. She announced that she was having a lesbian affair at the age of 16, and left home. She went on to study English at St Catherine's College, Oxford. After moving to London, her first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, was published when she was twenty-six years old. It won the 1985 Whitbread Prize for a First Novel, and was adapted for television by Winterson in 1990, which in turn won the BAFTA for Best Drama. She won the 1987 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for The Passion, a novel set in Napoleonic Europe. Jeanette Winterson's subsequent novels explore the bo... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Tom Ford
Thomas Ford (born August 27, 1961) is an American fashion designer. He gained international fame for his turnaround of the Gucci fashion house and the creation of the Tom Ford label. Biography Early life (1961–1986) Ford was born August 27, 1961 in Austin, Texas to realtors Tom Ford and Shirley Bunton. He spent his early life in the suburbs of Houston, Texas and in San Marcos, outside Austin; his family moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico when he was 11. In Santa Fe, he entered St. Michael's High School and later moved to Santa Fe Preparatory School, from which he graduated in 1979. Ford left Santa Fe at age 17, when he moved to New York City to study art history at New York University. Ford dropped out of N.Y.U. after only a year, preferring to concentrate on acting in television com... Biography of Man Ray
Man Ray, born Emmanuel Radnitzky (August 27, 1890–November 18, 1976), in Philadelphia, PA and raised in Brooklyn, New York was an American artist who spent most of his career in Paris, France. Perhaps best described simply as a modernist, he was a significant contributor to both the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal. Best known in the art world for his avant-garde photography, Man Ray produced major works in a variety of media and considered himself a painter above all. He was also a renowned fashion and portrait photographer. He is noted for his photograms, which he renamed rayographs after himself. While appreciation for Man Ray’s work beyond his fashion and portrait photography was slow in coming during his lifetime, especially in his native Unite... Biography of Cesária Évora
Cesária Évora (Portuguese pronunciation: ; 27 August 1941 - 17 December 2011) was a Cape Verdean popular singer. Nicknamed the "barefoot diva" for performing without shoes, Évora was perhaps the best internationally known practitioner of "morna." History Cesária Évora lost her father at the age of seven. After his death, Cesária's mother struggled to support her on meager earnings as a cook, eventually entrusting Cesária to the care of an orphanage. It was in the orphanage choir that Cesária first learned to sing. At 16, Cesária met a Cape Verdean sailor named Eduardo who taught her the traditional Cape Verdean styles of music of coladeiras and mornas. The mornas are songs of sadness, sorrow and yearning. She began singing in local bars and hotels. With the help of local musicians,... Biography of Deco (footballer)
Anderson Luis de Souza, "Deco" OIH (born August 27, 1977 in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil) is a professional Portuguese Brazilian footballer widely known as Deco . He plays internationally for Portugal and for FC Barcelona at club level. Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Club career Early career Deco started off his career at Nacional Atlético Clube in the city of São Paulo, where he was spotted and signed by Corinthians. Despite making a couple of appearances for the Brazilian giant, he was deemed too feeble for professional football and was shipped off to Corinthians' franchise Corinthians Alagoano. Deco arrived in Portugal in 1997 at the age of 19 along with fellow Brazilian player Caju, after being acquired by Lisbon side SL Benfica along with the Corinthians Alagoano ... Biography of Tony Kanal
Tony Ashwin Kanal (born August 27, 1970) is an American musician and producer. Kanal is the bassist for third wave ska band No Doubt and produced Together as One, the debut album of reggae singer Elan Atias. Early life Kanal's parents, originally from India, raised him and his brother in London, England. In 1981, the family moved to the United States and opened a store named "Kanal's Gifts and Fashion". Musical career At age 15, he met a fellow saxophone player Eric Carpenter at band camp. Despite not wanting to practice in the football field early in the morning, it was a requirement to play in the Anaheim High School jazz band. After band camp, Eric had the opportunity to play bass guitar in the jazz band but instead, lent Tony his bass as Eric's brother Dave taught Tony the i... Biography of Mark Webber (Formula One)
Mark Alan Webber, (born August 27, 1976) is an Australian Formula One driver. He was born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, son of Alan, a local motorcycle dealer. He is the first Australian to race in Formula One since David Brabham in 1994. After some racing success in Australia, Webber moved to the UK in 1995 to further his motorsports career. He continued to win, although he gained his biggest headlines while driving for the Mercedes-Benz sports car squad at Le Mans in 1999 where he had two spectacular accidents during practice and warmup in which an aerodynamic fault caused the car to somersault off the Mulsanne straight. After Mercedes' withdrawal from the race, Webber began a partnership with fellow Australian Paul Stoddart, at that time owner of the European racing Formula 3000 te... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Cesar Millan
Cesar Millan, (born César Millán Favela; August 27, 1969) is a Mexican-American self-taught, professional dog psychologist widely known for his television series The Dog Whisperer, now in its seventh season and broadcast in more than eighty countries worldwide. Prior to The Dog Whisperer series, Millan focused on rehabilitating especially aggressive dogs and founded the Dog Psychology Center in South Los Angeles (2002–2008) — under construction in a new Los Angeles location as of late 2009. Millan's first three books, including Cesar's Way, all became New York Times best sellers, have cumulatively sold two million copies in the United States and are available in 14 other countries. With Ilusión Millan, he founded the Cesar and Ilusión Millan Foundation — since re-named the Millan ... Biography of Lolita Pille
Lolita Pille (born August 27, 1982) is a French author, best known for her two novels: Paris 75016: Hell's Diary and Bubble Gum. Bibliography Hell, Grasset, 2002, ISBN 224663251X Bubble Gum, Grasset, 2004, ISBN 2246644119 Movie Adaptations 2006 : Hell, directed by Bruno Chiche.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Vincent Auriol
Jules-Vincent Auriol (August 27, 1884 – January 1, 1966) was a French politician who served as the first President of the Fourth Republic from 1947 to 1954. He also served as interim President of the Provisional Government (head of state and government) from November to December 1946, making him one of only three people (with Charles de Gaulle and Alain Poher) who were heads of state of the French Republic on two separate occasions. Early life and politics Auriol was born in Revel, Haute-Garonne, the son of a butcher. He earned a law degree at the Collège de Revel in 1904 and began his career as a lawyer in Toulouse. A committed socialist, Auriol co-founded the newspaper Le Midi Socialiste in 1908; he was head of the Association of Journalists in Toulouse at this time. In 1914, Auri... Biography of Suranne Jones
Suranne Jones (born Sarah Anne Jones; 27 August 1978 (source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2004/oct/26/furthereducation.uk3?INTCMP=SRCH)) is an English actress. She first rose to prominence playing the role of Karen McDonald in ITV1's soap opera Coronation Street over a period of four years. In 2004, she left Coronation Street, later remarking: "I just thought, while 's brilliant and I'm enjoying her, I've got to get out". Upon leaving, Jones took on roles in many drama series broadcast on ITV1 and BBC1, such as Vincent, Strictly Confidential, Unforgiven, Five Days and Single Father, whilst also appearing in various theatre productions, earning her crtical acclaim, described by Andrew Billen of The Times as being in a category of "those brave, talented few who earn their wings on... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-François Larios
Jean-François Larios (born August 27, 1956 in Sidi-Bel-Abbès, Algeria) is a former football midfielder from France, who earned seventeen international caps (five goals) for the French national team during the late 1970s, early 1980s. A player of AS Saint-Étienne (1978-1982), he was a member of the French team in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. However, he had to leave the France camp during the tournament after rumours surfaced that he was having an affair with the wife of Michel Platini. Clubs Bourbaki de Pau Jeanne d'Arc du Béarn AS Saint-Etienne (1973-1977) SC Bastia (1977-1978) AS Saint-Étienne (1978-1982) 1983 (janvier)-1983 : Atlético de Madrid 1983-1984 : Manic de Montréal 1983-1984 (septembre) : Neuchâtel Xamax FC 1984 (septembre)-1985 : Olympique Lyonnais 198... Biography of Neha Dhupia
Neha Dhupia (Hindi:नेहा धूपिया), born on August 27, 1980 in Cochin, is an Indian model, actress and former Femina Miss India 2002. Early life Neha was born to Commander Pradip Singh Dhupia, who is in the Indian Navy and mother Manpinder. She has a brother, Hardeep. Born in Cochin, Neha went to Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi and completed her Graduation in History (Hons)from Jesus and Mary College, New Delhi. Neha started her career with a TV serial Rajdhani at the age of 19. Personal life Neha is currently going out with amar patel who lives in leicester. Beauty Contest Winner Neha was crowned Miss India Universe in 2002 and competed at Miss Universe 2002, finishing in the top ten. Acting career... Biography of Léo Marjane
Thérèse Gendebien, then baronne Charles de Ladoucette, best known as Léo Marjane, is a French singer born in Boulogne-sur-Mer August 27, 1912. Songs 1936 : C'est la barque du rêve (Dave Franklin et Cliff Friend, adaptée en français par Louis Houzeau et L. Palex) 1937 : La chapelle au clair de lune 1940 : Mon ange 1941 : Seule ce soir (musique de Paul Durand, paroles de Rose Noël et Jean Casanova) L'arc en ciel (Somewhere over the Rainbow du film Le Magicien d'Oz) Vous qui passez sans me voir Discography 2004 : Léo Marjane, Seule ce soir, SOL 660 Double 33T enregistrements originaux.24 chansons de 1937 à1955 Pathé-Marconi série PUNCH:2C178-14950... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claude François Fraguier
Claude François Fraguier, born August 27, 1660 in Paris, died May 3, 1728 in Paris, was a French author and Jesuits. The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu, S.J. and S.I. or SJ, SI ) is a Roman Catholic Church religious order of clerks regular whose members are called Jesuits, Soldiers of Christ, and Foot soldiers of the Pope, because the founder, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a knight before becoming a priest. Jesuits are the largest male religious order of the Roman Catholic Church with 19,216 members (13,491 priests, 3,049 scholastic students, 1,810 brothers and 866 novices) as of January 2007 (the Franciscan family of first orders OFMs, Capuchins, and Conventuals has some 30,899 members ). The average age of the Jesuits in 2007 is 57.3 : 63.4 for priests, 29.8 for scholastics an... Biography of Carlos Moyá
Carlos Moyà Llompart (born August 27, 1976), also known as Carles Moyà, Carlos Moyá and Carlos Moya, is a former world number one tennis player from Spain. He was French Open singles champion in 1998 and was singles finalist at the 1997 Australian Open. In 2004 he helped his country win the Davis Cup. He currently resides in Switzerland. Although he plays with his right hand he is naturally left handed - the opposite of fellow Mallorcan Rafael Nadal. Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) Weight 86 kg (190 lb) Personal life Moyà was born in Palma de Mallorca. He began playing tennis at the age of six. He turned professional in 1995 and won his first tour title later that year in Buenos Aires. He dated Italian WTA player Flavia Pennetta but they broke up after Wimbledon 2007. He is currently da... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jay Silvester
Jay Silvester (born 27 August 1937 in Tremonton, Utah) was an American athlete who mainly competed in the discus throw. He competed for the United States in the men's discus throw at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany, where he won the silver medal. Silvester was one of the U.S.'s most consistent discus throwers through the 1960s and 1970s. He was a member of four consecutive Olympic teams, starting in 1964. His Olympic career overlapped with those of Al Oerter and Mac Wilkins. Silvester was the first thrower in history to pass the 60 meter mark, which he did on his first world record throw of 60.56 metres (198-8). He broke the world record four times, adding an astounding total of almost 30 feet to the record he first claimed from Rink Babka.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lester Young
Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959), nicknamed 'Prez', was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. He was also known to play the trumpet, violin, and drums. Coming to prominence with the band of Count Basie, Young is remembered as one of the finest, most influential players on his instrument, playing with a cool tone and sophisticated harmonies. He also became a jazz legend, inventing or popularizing much of the hipster ethos which came to be associated with the music. Early life and career Lester Young was born in Woodville, Mississippi and grew up in a musical family. Young's father, Willis Handy Young, was a respected teacher, his brother Lee Young was a drummer, and several other relatives played music professionally. His family moved to New Orlean... Biography of Peter Stormare
Peter Stormare (help·info) (born 27 August 1953) is a Swedish film, stage, voice and television actor as well as a theatrical director, playwright, and musician. Early life Stormare was born in Arbrå, Gävleborgs län, Sweden, the son of Teodolinda (née Laparelli) and Renato Storm. He grew up in Arbrå, Hälsingland, Sweden as Peter Ingvar Rolf Storm, but changed his surname when he discovered he shared it with a senior student at the acting academy. His original choice of name, Retep Mrots (his own name spelled backwards), was rejected. Just like "storm" (a word which means the same in Swedish as in English), "stormare" is a Swedish word, meaning "stormer". Career Stormare began his career with the Swedish Royal Dramatic Theatre, to which he belonged for eleven years. In 1990 he t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Johnny Cunningham
Johnny Cunningham was a Scottish folk musician, composer, and producer. He was born August 27, 1957 in Portobello, Edinburgh, and died December 15, 2003 in New York City. He was a founding member of Silly Wizard, as well as a member of Relativity, The Raindogs, and Nightnoise. His younger brother, Phil Cunningham, is a multi-instrumentalist and also a former member of Silly Wizard. Discography Solo Thoughts from Another World (1981) Fair Warning (1983) With Phil Cunningham Against the Storm (1980) With Silly Wizard Silly Wizard (1976) Caledonia's Hardy Sons (1978) So Many Partings (1979) Live In America (1985) Golden Golden (1985) A Glint Of Silver (1986) Live Wizardry (1993) With Nightnoise Shadow of Time (1993) White Horse Sessions (1997) Wi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (August 27, 1871 – December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist. He pioneered the naturalist school and is known for portraying characters whose value lies not in their moral code, but in their persistence against all obstacles, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency. Life and career Early life Dreiser was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, to Sarah and John Paul Dreiser, a strict Baptist. John Paul Dreiser was a German immigrant and Sarah was from the Mennonite farming community near Dayton, Ohio; she was disowned for marrying John and converting to Roman Catholicism. Theodore was the twelfth of thirteen children (the ninth of the ten surviving). The popular songwriter Paul Dress... Biography of William Hiltner
William Hiltner, born August 27, 1914 in North Creek, Ohio, died in September 1991, was an American astronomer, noted for his work leading up to the discovery of interstellar polarization. He was an early practitioner of precision stellar photometry, and a pioneering observer of the optical counterparts of celestial x-ray sources. Director of the Yerkes Observatory for many years, while there he designed and built a rotatable telescope for polarization studies and developed photometric instrumentation. He was the acting director of the Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory, then president of the Associated Universities for Research in Astronomy from 1968 until 1971, and was appointed as a director of the University of Michigan in 1970; a post he held until 1982. He established MDM Observa... Biography of Claire Stansfield
Claire Stansfield (born 27 August 1964 in London, England) is an actress, director, fashion designer and former model. Born in England but raised in Canada, Stansfield worked as a model in her youth before turning to acting. She studied in London before returning to Hollywood. She is probably best known for her recurring role as "Alti" in several episodes of the fantasy television series Xena: Warrior Princess. Other recurring roles include "Sid" in the cult TV series Twin Peaks and "Kristina" in the show Frasier. Stansfield directed The Lovely Leave in 1999, based on the short story of the same name by Dorothy Parker. Stansfield founded C&C California, a clothing line specializing in 70's-style T-shirts, in partnership with Cheyann Benedict in 2002. C&C was acquired by Liz Claiborne... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William Benaïm
William Benaïm, born August 27, 1944 in Oran, Algeria, is a French musician and guitarist, a former member of rock group Les Chaussettes Noires, with Claude Moine (best known as Eddy Mitchell), Tony d'Arpa, Aldo Martinez and Jean-Pierre Chichportich. Bibliography Maurice Achard, Dactylo Rock. Le roman vrai des Chaussettes Noires, Flammarion, 1994... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James Finlayson
James Henderson "Jimmy" Finlayson (August 27, 1887 – October 9, 1953) was a Scottish-American actor who worked in both silent and sound comedies. Bald, with a fake moustache, Finlayson had many trademark comic mannerisms and is famous for his squinting, outraged, "double take and fade away" head reaction, and characteristic expression "d'ooooooh." Career Born in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland to parents Alexander and Isabella (Henderson) Finlayson , he attended George Watson's College before dropping out of the University of Edinburgh to pursue an acting career. He won the main role in the West End production of Bunty Pulls the Strings. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1912 to reprise the role on Broadway, and dropped out of a country-wide theatrical tour in 1916 to pursue a career in Hol... Biography of Martha Raye
Martha Raye (August 27, 1916 – October 19, 1994) was an American comic actress and standards singer who performed in movies, and later on television. Early life Raye's life as a singer and comedy performer began very early in her childhood. She was born at St James Hospital, Butte, Montana as Margy Reed, where her Irish immigrant parents, Peter F. Reed and Maybelle Hooper, were performing at a local vaudeville theatre as "Reed and Hooper". Two days after Martha was born, her mother was already back on stage, and Martha first appeared in their act when she was three years old. She performed with her brother, Bud, and soon the two children became such a highlight that the act was renamed "Margie and Bud." Some show business insiders speculated that the Judy Garland song from A Star Is B... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bob Kerrey
Joseph Robert "Bob" Kerrey (born August 27, 1943) is a former Democratic Governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and a U.S. Senator from Nebraska (1989–2001). He was also an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1992. Since leaving the Senate he has served as president of The New School, a university in New York City. Education and military service Kerrey was born in Lincoln, Nebraska and attended Lincoln Northeast High School, where he credits his chemistry teacher, Bob Reese, for inspiring him to pursue a career in the sciences. He went on to graduate from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1966 with a degree in pharmacy. During his senior year at Nebraska, he was a member of the Society of Innocents, the chancellor's senior honorary. He served in the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mike Golding
Mike Golding (born 27 August 1960 in Great Yarmouth) is an English yachtsman. He is one of the few yachtsmen to have raced round the world non stop in both directions. He held the solo record for sailing round the world westabout (the most challenging direction for circumnavigation) between 1994 and 2000. Golding, who is a member of Royal Southampton Yacht Club, is the eponymous co founder of the commercial company Mike Golding Yacht Racing Ltd, a professional and competitive company whose goals are to compete and win on the water and to deliver. His partner in this venture is Jorgen Philip-Sorensen. Golding led the team Group 4 to second place in the British Steel Challenge in 1992–3. He did one better in the next edition the BT Global Challenge 1996–7, taking first place with a new... Biography of Antonia Fraser
Lady Antonia Fraser (Pinter), CBE (born August 27, 1932), is an English author of history and novels, best known as Antonia Fraser for writing biographies and detective fiction. She is the second wife of Harold Pinter, the 2005 Nobel Laureate in Literature, and is also known as Antonia Pinter. Biography Family background and education Born on August 27, 1932, and named Antonia Margaret Caroline Pakenham, Antonia Fraser is the daughter of Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford (1905–2001), and his wife, Elizabeth Pakenham, Countess of Longford, née Elizabeth Harman (1906–2002); thus, her formal title (form of address) is "Lady Antonia". When she was a teenager, like all her siblings, she became a convert to the Catholic Church, after the conversion of her parents. Her "maternal grand... Biography of Harry Reems
Harry Reems (born August 27, 1947) is the nom de film of one of the most notorious pornographic actors of the 1970s and star of the 1972 cult classic Deep Throat. Early life and career Reems was born Herbert Streicher to a German-American Jewish family in Bronx, New York. Reems served briefly in the United States Marine Corps before electing to pursue an acting career, principally in off-Broadway theater. Looking for ways to support himself, Streicher began to appear in dozens of short, silent stag films, often referred to as "loops," during the early 1970s. He eventually went on to appear in approximately 140 feature-length sexploitation and hardcore films between 1971 and 1989, with Deep Throat (1972) and The Devil in Miss Jones (1973) being the best known, as well as roughies l... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gerhard Berger
Gerhard Berger, (born August 27, 1959 in Wörgl) is an Austrian, former Formula One racing driver, who used to own 50% of the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One team until he sold his share back to energy drink owner Dietrich Mateschitz. Berger competed in Formula One for 14 seasons, twice finishing 3rd overall in the championship. During this time he won ten Grands Prix, achieved 48 podiums, 12 poles and 21 fastest laps (two more than his former team-mate, rival and friend Ayrton Senna). With 210 starts he is amongst F1's most experienced drivers of all time. Berger also has the unique distinction of taking Benetton's first and last victories, with eleven years separating them. He is renowned for his sense of humour and aggressive driving style. Career Early years Berger, a multip... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Dawes
Charles Gates Dawes (August 27, 1865 – April 23, 1951) was an American banker and politician who was the 30th Vice President of the United States. For his work on the Dawes Plan for World War I reparations he was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served in the First World War, was U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, the first director of the Bureau of the Budget, and, in later life, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Dawes was married to Caro Blymyer on January 24, 1889, and they had two biological children, Rufus Fearing Dawes and Carolyn Dawes, and two more adopted children, Dana McCutcheon and Virginia Dawes (Waller 1998: 273). Early life, family, and career Dawes was born in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio to Civil War soldier Rufus R. Dawes and Mary Beman Gate... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Rolls
Charles Stewart Rolls (27 August 1877 - 12 July 1910) was a motoring and aviation pioneer. Together with Frederick Henry Royce he co-founded the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm. He was the first Briton to be killed in a flying accident when the tail of his Wright Flyer broke off during a flying display; he was 32. Early life Rolls was born in Berkeley Square, London, third son of the 1st Baron Llangattock. Despite his London birth, he retained a strong family connection with his ancestral home of The Hendre, near Monmouth, Wales. After attending Mortimer Vicarage Preparatory School in Berkshire, he was educated at Eton College where his developing interest in engines earned him the nickname dirty Rolls. In 1894 he attended a private crammer in Cambridge which helped him gain en... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Daniel Kublbock
Daniel Küblböck (born August 27, 1985 in Hutthurm, Bavaria, Germany) is a German pop-singer and actor who achieved short-lived celebrity in 2003, in the media-circus that surrounded the first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of Pop Idol, in which he came third. He was briefly promoted as Daniel K, but reverted to his legal name when it emerged that this name had already been trademarked. Daniel's androgynous public personality with his distinctive Bavarian dialect, was regarded by many Germans as a carefully cultivated media image of der schräge Daniel ("Wacky Daniel"). Tabloid newspapers reported that he loved wearing women's clothes, using cosmetics and collecting perfumes and incense. After DSDS, Küblböck signed a contract with BMG. By June 2004 he had... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carol Mull
Carol Mull, born August 27, 1930 in Williams, Indiana, is an American astrologer, editor, author and businesswoman.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anneliese Uhlig
Anneliese Uhlig, born on August 27, 1918 in Essen, is a German and American journalist and actress. Filmography * 1937: Stimme des Blutes (Carmine Gallone) * 1937: Manege (Carmine Gallone) * 1939: Die Stimme aus dem Äther (Harald Paulsen) * 1939: Das Recht auf Liebe (Joe Stöckel) * 1939: Verdacht auf Ursula (Karlheinz Martin) * 1939: Der Vorhang fällt (Georg Jacoby) * 1940: Kriminalkommissar Eyck (Milo Harbich) * 1940: Golowin geht durch die Stadt (Robert A. Stemmle) * 1940: Herz ohne Heimat (Otto Linnekogel) * 1940: Blutsbrüderschaft * 1942: Don Cesare di Bazan (Riccardo Freda) * 1943: Mater dolorosa (Giacomo Gentilomo) * 1943: Tempesta sul golfo (Gennaro Righello) * 1943: La primadonna (Ivo Perilli) * 1944: L... Biography of Jonny Moseley
Jonathan William Moseley, better known as Jonny Moseley (born August 27, 1975) is the first Puerto Rican to become a member of the U.S. Ski Team. Early years Moseley was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1978, he saw snow for the first time when his family went on a trip to California. Eventually, his family moved to Tiburon, California, a suburb north of San Francisco where he attended The Branson School in Ross, California. His family would go to the Sierra Nevadas every weekend. This and the fact that he was a better skier than his brothers inspired the then 9 year old Moseley to take skiing lessons. In 1992, he joined the Squaw Valley Freestyle Ski Team and soon won his first Junior National title in Freestyle Skiing; he graduated from high school in 1993 and that same year was sel... Biography of Bernard Langer
Bernhard Langer (born 27 August 1957) is a German professional golfer. Life and work Langer was born in Anhausen near Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. He turned professional in 1976 and has won many events in Europe and the United States, among them The Masters in 1985 and 1993. He was the inaugural World Number 1 when the Official World Golf Rankings were introduced in 1986, and he became a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2001. He ranks second in career wins on the European Tour, with forty and has also played regularly on the U.S. based PGA Tour, especially in the late 1980s and since 2000. He has shown great durability, finishing in a tie for fifth at The Open Championship the month before his forty-eighth birthday and regaining a place in the top hundred of the rankings three m... Biography of Chandra Wilson
Chandra Wilson (born August 27, 1969) is a two-time SAG Award-winning American actress, best known for her role as Dr. Miranda Bailey on the ABC television drama, Grey's Anatomy. Early life Wilson was born in Houston, Texas. She started her theater career at the age of five with the Houston-based Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS). Wilson attended Houston's High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and went on to the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where she earned a BFA in drama. Career Wilson's first regular network TV role was in the short-lived series Bob Patterson (2001), a post-"Seinfeld" vehicle for Jason Alexander. She also appeared on Law & Order, Sex and the City, and The Sopranos, and had a small role in Lone Star (1996). Wilson also had career in thea... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of M.R. Reilly
M.R. Reilly, born August 27, 1921 in Great Falls, Montana, is an American former military.... Biography of Marianne Sägebrecht
Marianne Sägebrecht (born 27 August 1945, Starnberg, Bavaria) is a German actress, most famous for her appearance in the movies Sugarbaby, Bagdad Café, and The War of the Roses. This Rubenesque character player with a heart-shaped face and child-like features began her career as a leading producer and performer of Germany's alternative theater/cabaret scene. The eclectic background of Marianne Sägebrecht included stints as a medical lab assistant and magazine assistant editor before she found her calling in show business. Claiming to be inspired by Bavaria's mad King Ludwig II, she became known as the "mother of Munich's sub-culture" as producer and performer of avant-garde theater and cabaret revues, particularly with her troupe Opera Curiosa. Spotted by director Percy Adlon in a 1977 ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nat Lofthouse
Nathaniel Lofthouse, OBE (born 27 August 1925), better known as Nat Lofthouse, is a retired English footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers for his whole career. He was capped 33 times for the England national football team between 1950 and 1958, scoring 30 goals and giving himself one of the greatest goals-per-game ratios of any player to represent England at the highest level. Playing career Born in Bolton, Lancashire, in 1925, Lofthouse joined the town's main club on 4 September 1939 and made his debut in a wartime 5-1 win against Bury on 22 March 1941 when he scored two goals. It was then more than five years until he made his league debut for the club, but he eventually played against Chelsea on 31 August 1946, when he scored twice in a 4-3 defeat. Lofthouse would go on to ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pat Coombs
Pat Coombs (27 August 1926 – 25 May 2002) was an English actress. Coombs was one of Britain's great character actresses, specialising in the portrayal of the eternal downtrodden female — comically under the thumb of stronger personalities. She was known for many roles on radio, film and television sitcoms. She died aged 75 from complications arising from emphysema at Denville Hall actors' home, Northwood. Early life Born in Camberwell, South London, Coombs was one of three children; her father worked in insurance, for the Employers' Liability, the forerunner of Commercial Union. Coombs attended the County School for Girls in Beckenham, Kent. After leaving school she began her working life as a student kindergarten teacher before her keenness for acting prompted her to take drama l... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bernard Ebbers
Bernard John "Bernie" Ebbers (born August 27, 1941 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian-born businessman. He co-founded the telecommunications company WorldCom and is a former chief executive officer of that company. In 2005, he was convicted of fraud and conspiracy in what was, until the Madoff schemes came to light in 2008, the largest accounting scandal in United States history, as a result of WorldCom's false financial reporting, and subsequent US$11-billion loss to investors. He is currently serving a 25-year prison term at Oakdale Federal Correctional Complex in Louisiana. CNBC named Ebbers as one of the "Worst American CEOs of All Time". Early life Born to the family of a traveling salesman, Bernard Ebbers was the second of five children. He was born in Edmonton and his famil... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ira Levin
Ira Levin (August 27, 1929 – November 12, 2007) was an American author, dramatist and songwriter. Professional life Levin attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. At Drake, he regularly played poker with other notables, such as Martin Erlichman and Eugene Schulman (both before and after Schulman married Helen Glazer in 1949). In addition to attending Drake, Levin also attended the Horace Mann School, from which he graduated, and New York University, where he majored in philosophy and English. After college, he wrote training films and scripts for television. The first of these was Leda’s Portrait, for Lights Out in 1951. Levin's first produced play was No Time for Sergeants (adapted from Mac Hyman's novel), a comedy about a hillbilly drafted into the United States Air For... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Odie Payne
Odie Payne, born August 27, 1926 in Chicago, is an Amercian musician and drummer. External link: http://www.earwigmusic.com/payne.shtml... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Constantine Orbelian
Constantine Orbelian, born August 27, 1956 in San Francisco, is an American musician and conductor.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jack Holliday
Jack Holliday, born August 27, 1959 in Whittier, California, is an American author and poet.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Juhan Parts
Juhan Parts (born 27 August 1966 in Tallinn, Estonia) is a former Prime Minister of Estonia, and former chairman of the Res Publica Party. Since 5 April 2007 he is the Minister of Economy and Communication in Andrus Ansip's second government. Juhan Parts is a member of the Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica party. Education Juhan Parts completed Gustavus Adolphus Grammar School in Tallinn (then Tallinn Secondary School No. 1). Afterwards, he studied law at the University of Tartu in Tartu, Estonia. Career After completing his university education, Parts instantly joined the Ministry of Justice. He soon became known as a young, dynamic figure who wanted to push for reforms. As an ally of Deputy Minister Mihkel Oviir, he was appointed Auditor General in the spring of 1998. He held... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eric Coates
Eric Coates (August 27, 1886 – December 21, 1957) was an English composer of light music and a viola player. Life He was born in Hucknall in Nottinghamshire, the son of a doctor, and studied music at the Royal Academy of Music in London from 1906, receiving viola lessons from Lionel Tertis. From 1910 he played in the Queen's Hall Orchestra under Henry Wood, becoming principal violist in 1912, "... which post I held for seven years," he said, speaking in a 1948 BBC radio interview, "until, I regret to say, I was dismissed through sending deputies to take my place when I was conducting my works elsewhere. Henry Wood little knew what a great help he had been to me by dispensing with my services, for from that day I never touched my viola again and was able to devote all my time to my w... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Emanual Davis
Emanual Davis (born August 27, 1968, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'4" (1.93 m) guard from Delaware State College, Davis was never drafted by an National Basketball Association team, but did manage to play in 6 NBA seasons from 1996-1998 and 1999-2003. He played for the Houston Rockets, Seattle SuperSonics and Atlanta Hawks. In his NBA career, Davis played in 227 games and scored a total of 1,100 points.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Vermeiren
Paul Vermeiren,, born August 27, 1953 in Herentals, is a Belgian archer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dewain Valentine
DeWain Valentine is an American minimalist sculptor who was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, August 27, 1936. He is best known for his translucent glass, fiberglass and cast polyester resin sculptures having slick surfaces suggestive of machine made objects. The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, the Denver Art Museum, the Louisiana State University Museum of Art (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art (Utah State University, Logan, Utah) and the San Diego Museum of Art (San Diego, California) are among the public collections holding work by DeWain Valentine. Among the many Corporate Art Collections that have excellent examples of Vantine's work are the Atlantic Richfield Corporate Art Collection (Los Angeles & New York offices); and the Anaconda Corporation (Denv... Biography of Tommy Sands
Tommy Sands (born Thomas Adrian Sands, August 27, 1937, Chicago, Illinois) is an American pop music singer and actor. Career Born into a musical family in Chicago, his father was a pianist and his mother a big-band singer. While still young, he moved with his family to Shreveport, Louisiana. Sands began playing the guitar at age seven and within a year had a job performing twice weekly on a local radio station. He was only fifteen when Colonel Tom Parker heard about him and signed him to RCA Records. His initial recordings achieved little in the way of sales but in early 1957 he was given the opportunity to star in an episode of "Kraft Television Theatre". He played the part of a singer who was very similar to Elvis Presley, with guitar, bouffant hair, and excitable teenage fans. On t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dominique Sarron
Dominique Sarron (born August 27, 1959 in Riom, Puy-de-Dôme) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from France. His best year was in 1986 when he won the Brazilian Grand Prix and finished in third place in the 250cc world championship behind Carlos Lavado and Sito Pons. He won two races in 1988 riding for Honda and ended the season ranked fourth. After his Grand Prix career, Sarron competed in the 1993 Superbike World Championship. He also competed in motorcycle endurance racing. He won the Suzuka 8 Hours in 1986 partnered with Wayne Gardner, and in 1989 partnered with Alex Vieira. He is the younger brother of Christian Sarron, also a Grand Prix motorcycle racer. In 1994, he teamed up with his brother to win the prestigious Bol d'or endurance race.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alain Venot
Alain Venot, born August 27, 1946 in Châteaudun (Eure-et-Loir), is a French politician, member of UMP.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François Glorieux
François Glorieux, born on August 27, 1932 in Courtrait, is a Belgian musician, pianist, professor, and conductor.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lucid Beausonge
Lucid Beausonge, born on August 27, 1954 in Roubaix, is a French musician, singer, and composer. Discography (fr) * 1978 premier album LE CASSE-TÊTE * 1981 premier succès LETTRE A UN RÊVEUR * 1982 premier album primé AFRICAINE o Grand Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros o Grand Prix de la Jeune Chanson à Montréal * 1983 album culte L'OISEAU (titre initial OMBRE) * 1984 album FUGUEUR * 1985 album PHILOSOFOLIE * 1986 premier album produit par Lucid Beausonge PAS DERANGER * 1989 album "OU QUE TU AILLES" * 1990 BEST OF avec réédition de Lettre à un rêveur * 1991 premier album "LIVE" EN CONCERT * 1991 album DEVENIR QUELQU'UN * 1992 premier album classique DE MOZART à BERNSTEIN * 1993-1994 COFFRET * 1996... Biography of Rob Harris
Rob Harris, born August 27, 1971 in Cambridgeshire, is an English guitarist, the guitarist of group Jamiroquai. Jamiroquai are an English acid jazz/funk/soul/disco band. Jamiroquai was initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the Brand New Heavies, Galliano, and Corduroy. Subsequent albums have explored other musical directions such as, but not limited to, pop, rock and electronica. Jamiroquai has sold over 21 million albums all over the world. History Formation The band name is a portmanteau of Jam session and "iroquai", based on the Iroquois, a Native American tribe. The lineup of the band has changed several times, and the longest serving and now core members of the band are lead singer and son... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo
Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo (born August 27, 1925) is an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic church and Titular Archbishop of Tuscania and currently Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy. Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo was born in Turin, Italy of a noble family. He studied in Turin and Rome and fought in World War II. After the war, he pursued higher studies in architecture and was a professional and academic. He later discerned his vocation to the priesthood and pursued studies in theology and philosophy at the Pontifical Gregorian University. He also studied at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and obtained a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical Lateran University. He began his career in the Roman Curia in 1976 when he was appointed Secretary of Justice and P... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Phil Shulman
Phil Shulman (born Philip Arthur Schulman, 27 August 1937, The Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland), was a member of the progressive rock group Gentle Giant from 1970 to 1972. He is the oldest of the three Shulman brothers. A multi-instrumentalist, he has played alto and tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet, trumpet, mellophone, piano, plus occasional percussion and vocals. Previously he had starred with Simon Dupree and the Big Sound.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sylvère Maes
Sylvère Maes (born 27 August 1909 in Zevekote – died 5 December 1966 in Ostend) was a Belgian cyclist, who is most famous for winning the Tour de France in 1936 and 1939. Palmarès 1932 Brussels - Luxembourg - Mondorf Kortrijk Den Bosch 1933 Critérium International de Cyclo-cross, Cyclo-cross (FRA) Paris–Roubaix Schaal Sels-Merksem 1934 Den Bosch Oudenburg Tour de France: 8th place overall classification Winner stage 23 1935 Tour de France: 4th place overall classification Winner stage 15 1936 Tour de France: Jersey yellow.svg winner overall classification Winner stages 13B, 14B, 16, 18B 1937 Tour de France: Winner stage 5B 1938 Roeselare... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Cyril Robin
Jean-Cyril Robin (born August 27, 1969 in Lannion) is a French former professional road racing cyclist. Palmarès 1992 1st, Grand Prix de Rennes 1st, Stage 3, Tour d'Armorique 1993 1st, Route Adélie de Vitré 1st, Overall, Tour d'Armorique 1st, Stage 1 1995 1st, Stage 5, Quatre Jours de Dunkerque 1997 3rd, Dauphiné Libéré 15th, Tour de France 1998 6th, Tour de France 1999 1st, Stage 1, Tour du Poitou-Charentes et de la Vienne 1st, Stage 4, Tour Trans-Canada 3rd, UCI Road World Championships 2000 1st, Prix du Léon... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Reece Shearsmith
Reece Shearsmith, name registered at birth as Reeson William Shearsmith, (born 27 August 1969 in Hull) is an English actor and writer. He is most famous for his work as part of The League of Gentlemen along with fellow performers Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and co-writer Jeremy Dyson. He made appearances in other comedy projects including Max and Paddy's Road To Nowhere as well as playing the insane villain Tony in the Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer comedy Catterick. He also appeared in two episodes of the award-winning pop-culture comedy Spaced as robot-wars obsessed TA soldier Dexter, and played neurotic doctor Flynn in the BBC 2 sitcom TLC which was written by The Weakest Link creator Fintan Coyle. His ability for talking 'gibberish' lends itself to playing his more macabre characters ... Biography of Jenny Del Pino
Jenny Del Pino, born on August 27, 1980 in Boulogne-Billancourt, is a French TV host and actress. Filmography 2005 : Une majorette peut en cacher une autre (Court-métrage) : La majorette de rêve 2009 : Big H Story (Court-métrage) : Keisha Television 2003 : Lola, qui es-tu Lola? (Série TV) : Hélène... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Benoît Poilvet
Benoît Poilvet (born August 27, 1976 in Saint-Brieuc) is a French professional road bicycle racer. He rode for UCI ProTeam Crédit Agricole between 2000 and 2007. For the 2008 season he joined the continental team Bretagne Armor Lux, with whom when the team was an amateur team he had raced. In May 2008, Poilvet took his first professional race victory with stage 5 of the Tour de Bretagne Cycliste. Poilvet also took the leader's jersey which he would keep to win the race. Palmares * Critérium International - Mountains Classification (2003) * 1st stage 5 & overall Tour de Bretagne Cycliste... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Martin Kamen
Martin David Kamen (August 27, 1913, Toronto – August 31, 2002), a physicist inside the Manhattan project. Together with Sam Ruben, he co-discovered the isotope carbon-14 on February 27, 1940, at the University of California Radiation Laboratory, Berkeley. Biography Kamen was born August 27, 1913 in Toronto, the son of Russian immigrants. He grew up in Chicago. He received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Chicago in 1933 and obtained a PhD in physical chemistry from the same university in 1936. Thereafter he sought a research position in chemistry and nuclear physics under Ernest Lawrence at the radiation laboratory in Berkeley, where he worked without pay for six months until being hired to oversee the preparation and distribution of the cyclotron's products. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Derek Warwick
Derek Stanley Arthur Warwick (born 27 August 1954) is a British former racing driver from England. He raced for many years in Formula One, but never won a Grand Prix. During the early 1980s he was thought more likely to achieve World Championship success than his contemporary Nigel Mansell, but a series of wrong career choices held him back. In 2005 and 2006 he raced in the inaugural season of the Grand Prix Masters formula for retired Formula One drivers. In 2010, Warwick served as the fourth steward for the Spanish and Hungarian Grands Prix. In 2011, Warwick served as the fourth steward for the 2011 Turkish Grand Prix. This role is given only to former racing drivers, who advise the stewards panel on incidents from a driver perspective. Early life and career Warwick was born in Alr... Biography of Speedy Graphito (artist)
Olivier Rizzo, best known as Speedy Graphito, born August 27, 1961 in Paris 20 ème, is a French painter and graffiti artist. External link, his site: http://speedygraphito.free.fr/... Biography of Yves Rossy
Yves Rossy (born 27 August 1959) is a Swiss pilot, inventor and aviation enthusiast. He is both the first person to build and the first person successfully to fly a jet engine-powered wing strapped to the back. The flight occurred in November 2006 in Bex, lasting nearly six minutes. While work with jet packs to propel humans dates back as far as World War II, his is the first one to have wings. Yves has served as a fighter pilot in the Swiss Air Force, flying Dassault Mirage IIIs, Northrop F-5 Tiger IIs and Hawker Hunters. He also flew Boeing 747s for Swissair and now pilots an Airbus for Swiss International Air Lines. Jet-powered wings Rossy developed and built a winged pack with rigid aeroplane-type carbon-fiber wings with a span of about 8 feet (2.4 m), and four small kerosene-bu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carl Bosch
Carl Bosch (27 August 1874 – 26 April 1940) was a German chemist and engineer and Nobel laureate in chemistry. He was a pioneer in the field of high-pressure industrial chemistry and founder of IG Farben, at one point the world's largest chemical company. 2 Legacy 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External links Biography Early years Bosch was born in Cologne, Germany to a successful gas and plumbing supplier. His uncle Robert Bosch pioneered the development of the spark plug. Carl, trying to decide between a career in metallurgy or chemistry, studied at the Technical College of Charlottenburg (today the Technische Universität Berlin) and the University of Leipzig from 1892–1898. Career In 1899 he took an entry level job at BASF, then Germany's largest chem... Biography of Albert P. Clark
Lieutenant General Albert Patton Clark (August 27, 1913 (source for his time of birth: Gauquelin) – March 8, 2010) was the sixth superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colorado. Biography Clark was born at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, in 1913. He is a 1936 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York and completed flying training at Randolph Field, Texas, in 1937. He then served at Selfridge Field, Michigan and in June 1942, went to England as second in command of the 31st Fighter Group, the first American fighter unit in the European Theater of Operations. He was shot down over Abbeville, France, in July 1942 and was a prisoner of war at German prison camp Stalag Luft III until April 1945. He wrote about his experienc... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of René-Paul Victoria
René-Paul Victoria (born August 27, 1954 in Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the island of Réunion. Candidate for the French legislative election, 1997 in 1997, he loses against Michel Tamaya. Elected mayor of Saint-Denis, Réunion in 2001 against the socialist Michel Tamaya he loses the elections of 2009 against the candidate of the socialist party Gilbert Annette He is elected in the National Assembly of France against the deputy of Saint-Denis, Réunion Michel Tamaya in 2002 and is reelected in 2008 against Gilbert Annette with 51,46% of votes. In 2008 he leaves UMP - Union for a Popular Movement together with other Reunion Politicians and founds "Objective Réunion".... Biography of Fabrice Poullain
Fabrice Poullain (born August 27, 1962 in Alençon) is a French former professional football (soccer) player and sports journalist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frank Kelly Freas
Frank Kelly Freas (27 August 1922 – 2 January 2005), called the "Dean of Science Fiction Artists", was a science fiction and fantasy artist with a career spanning more than 50 years. Early life, education, and personal life Born in Hornell, New York, United States, Freas (pronounced like the English word "freeze") was the son of two photographers, and was raised in Canada. He was educated at Lafayette High School in Buffalo, where he received training from long-time art teacher Elizabeth Weiffenbach. He entered the United States Army Air Forces right out of high school (Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada). He flew as camera man for reconnaissance in the South Pacific and painted bomber noses during World War II. He then worked for Curtis-Wright for a brief period, then went to study at The... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marc Stenger
Marc Stenger, born August 27, 1946 in Phalsbourg, Moselle, is a French Catholic Bishop, the Bishop of Troyes (1999 - ).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jim Thome
James Howard "Jim" Thome (play /ˈtoʊmeɪ/; born August 27, 1970 in Peoria, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies. He is the eighth player to hit 600 home runs in the major leagues. He is widely considered a future Hall of Famer. MLB career Cleveland Indians (1991–2002) Thome was originally drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 13th round of the 1989 Major League Baseball Draft. While in the minors, he got into a fight with future Major League star Chipper Jones. Thome and Jones would later become good friends. Thome made his Major League debut on September 4, 1991 as a third baseman against the Minnesota Twins. He was 2 for 4 in that game, with his first hit coming off pitcher Tom Edens in the fourth inning. He hit his first career ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Don Perlin
Don Perlin (born August 27, 1929) is an American comic book artist and occasional writer best known for Marvel Comics' Werewolf by Night, The Defenders, and Ghost Rider. In the 1990s, he worked for Valiant Comics, both as artist and editor. Biography At 14, Perlin began studying art under Burne Hogarth, who taught small private classes prior to co-founding the Cartoonists and Illustrators School. In 1951, Perlin was a penciller on Will Eisner's The Spirit. Perlin was drafted in 1953 and served in the United States Army. Perlin did artwork for Harvey Comics' war and horror titles in the 1950s. The artist drew one title for Gilberton's Classics Illustrated series, No. 162, Robur the Conqueror, an adaptation of a Jules Verne novel about a power-mad genius and his "flying apparatus." Th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Don Bradman
Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001), often referred to as The Don, was an Australian cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman's career Test batting average of 99.94 has been claimed to be statistically the greatest achievement in any major sport. The story that the young Bradman practised alone with a cricket stump and a golf ball is part of Australian folklore. Bradman's meteoric rise from bush cricket to the Australian Test team took just over two years. Before his 22nd birthday, he had set many records for high scoring, some of which still stand, and became Australia's sporting idol at the height of the Great Depression. During a 20-year playing career, Bradman consistently scored at a level that made him, in the wor... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David Khayat
David Khayat (born August 27, 1956 in Sfax, Tunisia) is a French oncologist. Since 2004 he has presided as President of the French Cancer National Institute. Education Khayat studied medicine at the University of Nice from 1974 to 1980. Over the next five years he undertook internship and residency training at hospitals in Paris, and moved towards the field of oncology. Later, during his formal studies in oncology, he attained a Master of Science in tumor immunology. Part of these studies were conducted in Israel, at the University of Tel Aviv. Back in France, he became board certified in oncology in 1985. In 1988, Khayat received a PhD from the University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris. During his studies there, Khayat worked on the identification and purification of the solubl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lien Chan
Lien Chan (traditional Chinese: 連戰; simplified Chinese: 连战; pinyin: Lián Zhàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Liân Chiàn) (born August 27, 1936, in Xi'an, China) is a politician in Taiwan. He was Premier of the Republic of China from 1993 to 1997, Vice President of the Republic of China from 1996 to 2000, and was the Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 2000 to 2005. Upon his retirement as chairman in August 2005, he was given the title Honorary Chairman of the Kuomintang. Early life and education Lien Chan was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China as the only child of Lien Chen-tung (連震東) and Chao Lan-k'un (趙蘭坤). His paternal grandfather, Lien Heng (連橫), was the writer of The General History of Taiwan ... Biography of Paul Bernardo
Paul Kenneth Bernardo, also known as Paul Jason Teale (born 27 August 1964 in Toronto, Ontario (birth time source: Astrodatabank, Paul Osten Hewit), is a Canadian serial killer and rapist, known for the sexual assaults and murders he committed with his wife Karla Homolka and the serial rapes he committed in Scarborough. Early life Bernardo's mother, Marilyn, was the adopted daughter of a wealthy Toronto lawyer and his wife. His father, Kenneth, was the son of an English woman and an Italian immigrant who created a highly successful marble and tile business, but was abusive towards his wife and children. Instead of entering the family business, Kenneth Bernardo became an accountant. After her father had disapproved of an earlier boyfriend, Marilyn married Kenneth in 1960. Like his fathe... Biography of Patty Duffek
Patty Duffek, born August 27, 1963 in Woodland Hills, California, is an American model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month for May 1984.... Biography of Aaron Paul
Aaron Michael Paul (born August 27, 1979) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor. After appearing in several roles in American television, including a recurring role on the HBO series Big Love, Paul came to prominence in 2008 for his critically acclaimed role in the AMC series Breaking Bad as Jesse Pinkman. Paul won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2010 for his role in the series. Early life Paul was born Aaron Paul Sturtevant in Emmett, Idaho, the son of Robert, a Baptist minister, and Darla Sturtevant. He is the youngest of five children. Paul attended Centennial High School in Boise, Idaho. Career In 1996, after graduating from high school one year early, Paul went to Los Angeles for the International Modeling and Talent Association competit... Biography of Jimmy Pop
Jimmy Pop (sometimes Jimmy Pop Ali) (born James Moyer Franks, August 27, 1972 in Trappe, Pennsylvania) is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, main songwriter, and founding member of the band Bloodhound Gang. Biography After graduating from Perkiomen Valley High School in 1990, he studied mass communication and history at Temple University, where he met The Bloodhound Gang bassist Jared "Evil Jared Hasselhoff" Hennegan. He also founded the Jimmy Franks Recording Company, a label on which The Bloodhound Gang releases albums, as well as other bands such as Helltrain, Isabelle's Gift, and, more famously, HIM. He was also a contributing writer to American pop-culture satire publication POPsmear throughout the 1990s. He was offered a position as an inte... Biography of Olivia Lee
Olivia Lee (born 27 August 1977) is an English comedienne, actress and television presenter. Life and career Lee is from a Jewish family. She studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama Lee went on to land a presenting job alongside Simon Amstell on Channel 4's T4. She later appeared on a comedy show called Balls of Steel where she, among other pranks, interviewed celebrities with a penis shaped microphone. After gaining success she was given her own show on Channel 4 called Naughty Bits, and appeared doing hidden camera pranks on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In 2006, Lee was interviewed and featured in a photoshoot for FHM magazine. She also appeared in an episode of The Basil Brush Show in 2004. In March 2009, Lee appeared as a guest on the internet talk sho... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gianni Agus
Gianni Agus, born August 27, 1917 in Cagliari, died March 4, 1994 in Rome, was an Italian actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0013789/ ) Matilda (1990) .... Matilda's father "Senator" (1990) TV mini-series .... Senatore Valerio Flacco I padroni dell' estate (1987) "Lulu" (1986) TV mini-series La maschera e il volto (1984) (TV) Questo e quello (1983) .... L'Editore ... aka This and That Cuando calienta el sol... vamos a la playa (1982) Sbirulino (1982) Culo e camicia (1981) .... Annibale Panebianco Fracchia la belva umana (1981) .... Dott. Orimbelli I carabbimatti (1981) .... Giuseppe Marrone "Bambole, non c'è una lira!" (1977) TV series Orazi e curiazi 3-2 (1977) .... Mezio La pretora (1976) .... Angelo Scotti ... aka My Sister in Law (U... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Osamu Shimomura
Osamu Shimomura (下村 脩, Shimomura Osamu?, born August 27, 1928) a Japanese-American organic chemist and marine biologist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008 for his discovery and development of green fluorescent protein (GFP) with two other American chemists. Early Life Born in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture in 1928, Shimomura was brought up in Manchuria and Osaka where his father, an army officer, was stationed. Later, his family moved to Isahaya, Nagasaki. Study He holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Nagoya University and is Professor Emeritus at Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts and Boston University Medical School. He shares the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Martin Chalfie and Roger Tsien "for t... Biography of Suzanne Doucet
Suzanne Doucet (born 27 August 1944, Tübingen, Germany) is an award winning German composer and producer. She lives and works in the USA since 1983. Biography She went to school in Meersburg am Bodensee, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Hamburg, Munich (college) and Paris(University). Her mother and her grandmother both named Helen von Muenchhofen were actresses. Her grandmother played in the history making silent movie Metropolis directed by Fritz Lang. Suzanne's father Dr. Friedrich-Wilhelm Doucet was a disciple of the famous psychologist Carl Gustav Jung and became a well known author of over 40 books on parapsychology and other topics in Germany. Before Suzanne started her career in the entertainment industry she worked as a designer and painter in Ascona (Switzerland). She moved to Muni... Biography of Gustave Kervern
Gustave Kervern (or Gustave de Kervern), is a French author and actor, born August 27, 1962 in Mauritius. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1086956/) Actor: 1. Henry (2010/I) (as Gustave Kervern) .... Van de Breek 2. Mammuth (2010) (as Gustave Kervern) .... Le boucher au supermarché 3. "Groland magzine" .... Gus (29 episodes, 2008-2010) - Episode #2.21 (2010) TV episode .... Gus - Episode #2.17 (2010) TV episode .... Gus - Episode #2.13 (2009) TV episode .... Gus - Episode #2.9 (2009) TV episode .... Gus - Episode #2.8 (2009) TV episode .... Gus (24 more) 4. Louise-Michel (2008) (as Gustave Kervern) .... Le capitaine du bateau 5. Avida (2006) .... Le captif sourd muet 6. Enfermé... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Felix da Housecat
Felix da Housecat (born Felix Stallings Jr. on August 27, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois) is a DJ and record producer. He was born in Highland Park Hospital. Felix is a producer and DJ mostly known for house music and electroclash. Felix is regarded as a member of the second wave of Chicago house. He entered the dance music elite not only via his recordings (under a number of aliases, including Thee Maddkatt Courtship, Aphrohead and Sharkimaxx), but also for his ownership of Radikal Fear Records, one of the premiere Chicago labels of the 1990s. Life Beginnings Living in Chicago as an up and coming graffiti artist, the young Stallings was perfectly located to develop a keen interest in the emergent House music scene, which found its hub in Chicago. While a student at Rich East High ... Biography of Adam Oates
Adam Oates (born August 27, 1962 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey and lacrosse player and is currently an assistant coach with the New Jersey Devils. Playing career Oates' break came when Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute offered him a scholarship. He played three seasons (1982 to 1985), where he majored in management and was the leading scorer on RPI's 1985 NCAA Division I championship team. Oates eventually graduated with a management degree from RPI in 1991. As of the end of the 2004–05 season, Oates still held school records for most assists in a season (60, 1984–85), most points in a season (91, 1984–85), and most career assists (150). He is third on the school's all-time list for most assists per game (1.53) and tied for third all-time in career points (2... Biography of Blake Jenner
Blake Jenner (born August 27, 1992) is an American actor and singer. He is the winner of the second season of the Oxygen reality competition series The Glee Project. Life and career Jenner began writing and acting at the age of nine, and performed in school productions through his middle school and high school years. He also attended acting classes and worked in advertisements. He participated in school sports such as football and wrestling. He left his hometown of Miami, Florida, and moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career. He eventually landed a one-episode guest appearance on ABC family's sitcom Melissa & Joey as jock Miller Collins. Jenner was selected as one of fourteen contestants on the second season of The Glee Project, a television reality show for which the pri... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tom Lanoye
Tom Lanoye (born 27 August 1958) is a Belgian novelist and poet who works in Antwerp (Belgium) and Cape Town (South Africa). He gained widespread popularity in the early 1980s as part of the new generation of young Flemish novelists that included Herman Brusselmans and Kristien Hemmerechts. He is one of the most versatile and lauded authors of his generation, including outside the Dutch language area. Lanoye was born in Sint-Niklaas. From 1981 he was part of a duo together with James Bordello, who called themselves ‘the Two Last Great Poetic Talents From Just Before The Third World War'. They published their own booklets, and within a year they had progressed from unannounced performances in student bars in Ghent to an appearance at the ‘Night of Poetry’ in Utrecht. Lanoye also wrote p... Biography of Alex Lifeson
Aleksandar Živojinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Aлександар Живојиновић, OC, born August 27, 1953) better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson, is a Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist of the Canadian rock band Rush. In the summer of 1968, Lifeson founded the band that would become Rush with friend and drummer John Rutsey. He has been an integral member of the band ever since. For Rush, Lifeson plays electric and acoustic guitars as well as other stringed instruments such as mandola, mandolin, and bouzouki. He also performs backing vocals in live performances, and occasionally plays keyboards and bass pedal synthesizers. During live performances, Lifeson, like... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jorge Cadete
Jorge Paulo Cadete Santos Reis (born 27 August 1968), known as Cadete, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a striker. Born to Portuguese settlers, he was groomed in Sporting's prolific youth system, and later was noted while at Celtic, as he led the goalscoring charts in 1996–97. A Portuguese international throughout the 90s, Cadete represented the nation at Euro 1996. Club career Early career / Sporting Born in Pemba, Portuguese Mozambique, Cadete began his footballing career with Associação Academica de Santarém at age 15, scoring an amazing 43 goals in just 18 games. His exploits alerted first division giants Sporting Clube de Portugal and S.L. Benfica, with the former winning the race to sign the promising youngster, as Cadete cited the quality of the club's y... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tim Bogert
John Voorhis "Tim" Bogert III (born August 27, 1944 Ridgefield, New Jersey) is an American musician. He graduated from Ridgefield Memorial High School in his hometown in 1963. As a bass guitarist and vocalist he is best known for his bass solos and his work with Vanilla Fudge, Cactus and the power trio; Beck, Bogert & Appice. Career Vanilla Fudge was formed along with Mark Stein, Vince Martell, and Carmine Appice. They recorded five albums during the years 1967-69, before disbanding in 1970. The band has reunited in various configurations over the years. In 1970 Bogert formed the rock band Cactus with drummer Carmine Appice, guitarist Jim McCarty and Rusty Day, and played with guitarist Jeff Beck, after the second Jeff Beck Group had disbanded in 1972 and eventually became a membe... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carmen Monarcha
Carmen Monarcha (born August 27, 1979 in Belém, Pará) is a Brazilian soprano singer. Born into an artistic family in northern Brazil, her father is a writer and her mother a renowned Brazilian singer. She learned from a young age to play the cello and the piano and at first trained to be a concert cellist. However, she began to develop her singing voice and commenced taking lessons in Brazil. During the course of her career in music she became acquainted with fellow Brazilian singer, Carla Maffioletti. After finishing her schooling, she and Maffioletti went to Maastricht, the Netherlands, for further vocal training. While there, Monarcha was hired as a vocalist by orchestra leader André Rieu to tour Europe and the United States with his Johann Strauss Orchestra. She stole many hearts wh... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Léon Theremin
Lev Sergeyevich Termen; Russian: Ле́в Серге́евич Терме́н) (27 August 1896 – 3 November 1993 (Léon Theremin in America) was a Russian and Soviet inventor. He is most famous for his invention of the theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments, and the first to be mass produced. He is also the inventor of interlace, a technique of improving the picture quality of a video signal, widely used in video and television technology. His invention of "The Thing", an espionage tool, is considered a predecessor of RFID technology. Early life Léon Theremin was born Lev Sergeyevich Termen in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire in 1896 into a family of French and Ger... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kay Walsh
Kathleen "Kay" Walsh (born 27 August 1911,Chelsea, London, England, UK – died 16 April 2005, Chelsea, London) was an English actress and dancer. She was raised in Pimlico by her grandmother. Career She began her career as a dancer in West End music halls, making her film debut in How's Chances? (1934) in a small part, and had a larger role in another 1934 film, Get Your Man. She continued to act in "quota quickies" films for several years. Walsh first met David Lean, then a film editor, in 1936, during the filming of Secret Of Stamboul. They began a relationship and Walsh broke off her engagement to Pownell Pellew. Walsh and Lean married on 23 November 1940. She moved on to higher-prestige films with appearances in two Noël Coward-scripted films, In Which We Serve (1942) and This Hap... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patrick J. Adams
Patrick J. Adams (born August 27, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Mike Ross in USA Network's series Suits. Personal life Following his parents' divorce, he moved to Los Angeles at age 19, where he attended the University of Southern California, earning a theater degree. Acting career Television Adams appeared in episodes of the U.S. series Cold Case and Jack and Bobby, and has since had roles in Lost, Friday Night Lights, Without a Trace, Commander in Chief, Heartland, Ghost Whisperer, NCIS, Cupid, Raising the Bar and Suits. He starred as twin brothers in the 2008 ABC pilot Good Behavior, executive produced by Rob Thomas. In 2009, he signed for the male lead in the one hour drama The Dealership, starring opposite Battlestar Galactica actress Tricia Helfer... |
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