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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on August, 5, 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 · 45,404 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,404 Celebrities
122 celebrities or events were found for August, 5. Add to favourites (100 fans)Biography of Abbé Pierre
L'Abbé Pierre (born Henri Antoine Grouès; 5 August 1912–22 January 2007) was a French Catholic priest, member of the Resistance during the World War II, and deputy of the Popular Republican Movement (MRP). He founded in 1949 the Emmaus movement, which has the goal of helping poor and homeless people and refugees. Abbé means abbot in French, and is also used as a courtesy title given to Catholic priests. He was one of the most popular figures in France, but had his name removed from such polls after some time.... Add to favourites (59 fans)Biography of Marine Le Pen
Marine Le Pen, born Marion Anne Perrine Le Pen on 5 August 1968 at Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine), is a French politician, a lawyer by profession and president of the Front National (FN) political party since 16 January 2011. She is the youngest daughter of the French politician, Jean-Marie Le Pen, former president of the FN and currently its honorary chairman. She joined the FN in 1986, its Executive Committee in 2000 and has been vice-president of the FN (2003–2011). She currently is an ex-officio member of the FN Executive Office, Executive Committee and Central Committee. She has been a regional councillor since 1998 (Île-de-France: 2004-2010, Nord-Pas-de-Calais: 1998-2004, 2010–), a Member of the European Parliament since 2004 (Île-de-France: 2004-2009, North-West France: 20... Add to favourites (64 fans)Biography of Virgin Mary
According to the New Testament, Mary (Judeo-Aramaic מרים, Maryām, from Hebrew Miriam) was the mother of Jesus of Nazareth; at the time of his conception she was betrothed (or engaged) to Joseph and was a virgin. The child was conceived by the agency of the Holy Spirit, and Mary was a virgin at the time of the birth, as predicted by the angel Gabriel. Her biography is further elaborated in later Christian and Islamic traditions, including the names of her parents: Joachim and Anne. Christian churches teach various doctrines concerning Mary, and she is the subject of much veneration. The area of Christian theology concerning her is known as Mariology. The conception of her son Jesus is believed to have been an act of the Holy Spirit, and to fulfill the prophec... Add to favourites (31 fans)Biography of Guy de Maupassant
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (IPA: ) (5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a popular 19th-century French writer. He is one of the fathers of the modern short story. A protege of Flaubert, Maupassant's short stories are characterized by their economy of style and their efficient effortless dénouement. He also wrote six short novels. A number of his stories often denote the futility of war and the innocent civilians who get crushed in it - many are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s. Maupassant was most likely born at the Château de Miromesnil, near Dieppe in the Seine-Maritime department. The Maupassants were an old Lorraine family who had settled in Normandy in the middle of the 18th century. In 1846 his father had married Laure Le Poittevin. With her brother Alfred, she... Add to favourites (26 fans)Biography of Neil Armstrong
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American NASA astronaut, test pilot, aerospace engineer, university professor, United States Naval Aviator, and the first person to set foot upon the Moon. Before becoming an astronaut, Armstrong was in the United States Navy and served in the Korean War. After the war, he served as a test pilot at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) High-Speed Flight Station, now known as the Dryden Flight Research Center, where he flew over 900 flights in a variety of aircraft. As a research pilot, Armstrong served as project pilot on the F-100 Super Sabre A and C variants, F-101 Voodoo, and the Lockheed F-104A Starfighter. He also flew the Bell X-1B, Bell X-5, North American X-15, F-105 Thunderchief, F-106 Delta Dart, B... Biography of Kajol
Kajol Devgan, née Mukherjee (Bengali: কাজল দেবগন Kajol Debgôn, Marathi: काजोल देवगण, IPA: , ITRANS: kajol), born August 5, 1975 in Mumbai, India, popularly known as Kajol, is six-time Filmfare Award-winning popular Bollywood actress and is one of India's most successful actresses. Film Background Main article: Mukherjee-Samarth family (film) Touted as one of the best actresses in the Bollywood industry, Kajol, who is of Bengali-Marathi descent, in fact belongs to a family tree with a long respectable history in the Indian cinema. Her mother Tanuja is a Marathi/Hindi actress whilst her father Shomu Mukherjee is a film producer. Late maternal aunt Nutan is the record... Biography of Jean-Marc Morandini
Jean-Marc Morandini (Marseille, 5 August 1965 — ) is a French journalist. In 1985, aged 20, Morandini became the youngest TV speaker of France. He worked for channel La Cinq, before creating and animating the programme Tout est possible on TF1 for 4 years. The programme was sharply criticised for it lack of intelligence, particularly by Libération and Les Guignols de l'Info, and was eventually discontinued. Morandini then turned to radio, working for RMC Info and, since 2003, for Europe 1. On the 12 April 2007, Morandini started a small scandal from his blog, where he stated his intentions to publish estimations of results of the presidential election as soon as 18h ; according the French applicable laws (loi électorale du 19 février 2002), the results cannot be announced before 2... Biography of Elisabeth Depardieu
Elisabeth Depardieu (born 5 August 1941), née Guignot, is a French actress. She married Gérard Depardieu on 19 February 1971. They had two children together, Julie Depardieu and Guillaume Depardieu. In 1996 she divorced her husband.... Biography of William Wallace
Sir William Wallace (c. 1270-76 - 23 August 1305) was a Scottish knight and landowner who is renowned for leading a resistance during the Wars of Scottish Independence. Wallace was originally only a minor landowner however, along with Andrew Murray he won a decisive victory over the English at Stirling and became Guardian of Scotland, serving until his defeat at the Battle of Falkirk. After several years in hiding Wallace was eventually found in Scotland and handed over to Edward I of England who had him executed for treason. Wallace was the inspiration for the poem, The Acts and Deeds of Sir William Wallace, Knight of Elderslie, by the 15th century minstrel, Blind Harry and the 1995 film Braveheart'. Background Wallace's birth date and birthplace are disputed. While some suggest... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Maddox Jolie Pitt
Maddox Jolie Pitt is the son of Angelina Jolie. On March 10, 2002, Jolie adopted her first child, Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt (originally Maddox Chivan Thornton Jolie). He was born on August 5 2001, as Rath Vibol in Cambodia and he initially lived in a local orphanage in Battambang. Jolie decided to apply for adoption after she had visited Cambodia twice, while filming Tomb Raider and on a UNHCR field trip in 2001. After her divorce from her second husband, Billy Bob Thornton, Jolie received sole custody of Maddox. His name is Celtic in origin, usually translated as "beneficent", and like Jolie's other children, Maddox has gained a considerable celebrity and appears regularly in the tabloid media; he was named the "cutest celebrity kid," and he is known for his mohawk hairstyle.... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Pete Burns
Peter "Pete" Burns (b. August 5, 1959, Port Sunlight, Wirral, England (birth time source: Celebrity Big Brother 2006) is a British singer/songwriter and the frontman of the Hi-NRG band Dead or Alive, most famous for their number one single, "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" in 1985. His father is English and his mother was from Heidelberg in Germany. While building his career, Burns worked at a Liverpool city centre record shop, Probe, that became a meeting-place for musical hopefuls of the time. Before forming Dead or Alive, he was a member of the short-lived Mystery Girls, and then Nightmares in Wax, an early proto-Goth, semi-punk group that formed in Liverpool around 1974. Nightmares in Wax put out a 12" single, "Black Leather", and a 7" single, "Birth of a Nation", each containing... Biography of Sydney Omarr
Sydney Omarr (5 August 1926 – 2 January 2003) was an astrologer and counsellor to the rich and famous. While he wrote numerous books on the subject of astrology, including “My World of Astrology” and his autobiography “Answer in the Sky”, he is probably the most widely known for his books on the popular Sun Sign astrology that endeavoured to predict a person’s astrological influences based on his 'Sun Sign' - technically derived as the constellation providing the backdrop to the Sunrise on the day of a person's birth (such as Aries, Taurus, etc). He also wrote a daily Sun Sign horoscope column which appeared in more than 200 daily newspapers of the Los Angeles Times syndicate and which was read by millions. It is believed that Sydney Omarr has sold more books on the topic of astrology (ove... Biography of Loni Anderson
Loni Kaye Anderson (born August 5, 1945) is an American actress, best known for her role as "Jennifer Marlowe" on the television sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati and as a former wife of Burt Reynolds (from 1988 to 1993). Her divorce from Reynolds was a bitter, well-publicized debacle. Anderson was born in St. Paul, Minnesota to Carl K. Anderson and Maxine H. Kallin. As she tells it in her autobiography, My Life in High Heels, her father was originally going to name her "Leiloni", but then realized to his horror that when she got to her teen years it was liable to be twisted into "Lay Loni". So it was changed to just plain "Loni". Shortly after her divorce from Reynolds, she appeared as a regular in the final season (1993-1994) on the NBC sitcom Nurses. Her most famous acting role came as... Biography of Isabel Otero
Isabel Otero, born August 5, 1962 in Rennes, is a French actress. She is the daughter of painter Clotilde Vautier, and the sister of director Mariana Otero. Filmography 1984 : Derborence de Francis Reusser 1985 : L'Amant magnifique d'Aline Issermann 1987 : Arhangelos tou pathous de Nikos Vergitsis 1987 : Ville étrangère de Didier Goldschmidt 1988 : Terre sacrée d'Emilio Pacull 1995 : Les caprices d'un fleuve de Bernard Giraudeau 1996 : Malena est un nom de tango de Gerardo Herrero 1996 : La Buena vida de David Trueba 1997 : Le Pari de Didier Bourdon et Bernard Campan 2003 : Histoire d'un secret de Mariana Otero Short movies 1986 : Présence féminine d'Éric Rochant 1991 : Le Silence d'un été de Véronique Aubouy 1993 : Comme un frère... de Pascal Laethier ... Biography of Emmanuel Chain
Emmanuel Chain is a French journalist and producer.... Biography of Eugene Guillevic
Eugène Guillevic (Carnac, Morbihan, France, August 5, 1907 – Paris, March 19, 1997) (IPA: ) was one of the more important French poets of the second half of the 20th century. Professionally he went under just the single name "Guillevic".... Biography of Tawny Kitaen
Julie "Tawny" Kitaen (born August 5, 1961, in San Diego, California) is an American actress, and media personality in Southern California. Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m) Julie Kitaen was born to a Jewish-American father Terry Kitaen, who was an employee of a neon sign company, and Linda Taylor Kitaen, a housewife and a former beauty pageant queen. Julie began using the name "Tawny" at the age of twelve, on her own initiative. Kitaen attended Pacific Beach Junior High and Mission Bay High School in San Diego but never graduated. Kitaen is 5' 7" (1.70 m) tall. Career Tawny's first significant work away from home was in modeling, particularly, blue jeans. She began her acting career in 1983 with a minor role in a television movie, Malibu. In 1984, she starred as the title character of... Biography of Carole Laure
Carole Laure is an actress and singer from the province of Quebec in Canada. She was born on August 5, 1951 (sometimes 1948), in Shawinigan. Throughout most of her career, she primarily collaborated with Anglophone singer, songwriter, producer, and director Lewis Furey, whom she met in 1977 and who later became her husband. She debuted as a singer on the album Alibis in 1978. In 1989, she devoted an acoustic-oriented bilingual album, Western Shadows, to country and western standards. The album featured cover versions of Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man", Phil Spector's "To Know Him is to Love Him", Roseanne Cash's "Seven Year Ache", and Leonard Cohen's "Coming Back to You". The video for "Danse avant de tomber" (a cover of Boris Bergman's French adaptation of Doc Pomus' "Save the L... Biography of Niels Henrik Abel
Niels Henrik Abel (August 5, 1802–April 6, 1829), was a noted Norwegian mathematician. Early life Abel's life started in poverty and ended in poverty. Abel was born in Nedstrand, near Finnøy. Abel's father, Søren Georg Abel, had a degree in theology and philosophy and his grandfather was an active Protestant minister at Gjerstad near Risør. After Abel's grandfather's death, his father was appointed as minister at Gjerstad. When Abel was 13 years old, the long economic crisis in Norway affected Abel's family. In 1815 he entered the Cathedral School in Christiania. At first, he was uninspired because the school disappointed Abel, but everything changed when a new mathematics teacher, Bernt Michael Holmboe, was appointed in 1817. Holmboe saw Abel's talent in mathematics and encouraged him... Biography of Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor (August 5, 1911 – June 8, 1969), was an American actor. Early life Born Spangler Arlington Brugh in Filley, Nebraska, he was the son of Andrew Brugh, a farmer turned doctor, and Ruth Brugh. As a teenager, he was a track star and played the cello in his high school orchestra. Upon graduation, he enrolled at Doane College to study music. While at Doane, he took cello lessons from Professor E. Gray, a man whom he admired and idolized. After Professor Gray announced he was accepting a new position at Pomona College in Los Angeles, Brugh moved to California and enrolled at Pomona. He joined the campus theater group and was eventually spotted by a MGM talent scout in a production of Journey's End. Career After signing a seven-year contract with MGM for $35 a week, Bru... Biography of Rick Derringer
Rick Derringer (born Richard Zehringer, 5 August 1947, in Fort Recovery, Ohio) is an American guitarist, vocalist, and entertainer. He is perhaps best known for the song "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo". Derringer was also "Weird Al" Yankovic's producer and additional guitarist for five years, before rhythm guitarist Jim West became sole guitarist. Life and career When he was just 17, his band The McCoys recorded "Hang on Sloopy" in the summer of 1965, which became the number one song in America before "Yesterday" by The Beatles knocked it out of the top spot. Derringer also recorded and played with a version of Johnny Winter's band called "Johnny Winter And ..." and both Edgar Winter's White Trash and The Edgar Winter Group. Derringer also had a successful solo career, and his solo ver... Biography of Otis Thorpe
Otis Henry Thorpe (born August 5, 1962 in Boynton Beach, Florida) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. A graduate of Lake Worth Community High School, Thorpe was drafted by the Kansas City Kings as the ninth overall pick in the first round of the 1984 NBA Draft and played seventeen seasons in the NBA, seven and a half of which were played with the Houston Rockets. While with the Rockets, Thorpe made an All-Star appearance in 1992. In 1994, Thorpe was an integral part of the Houston Rockets' first NBA Championship. He also holds the Rockets' all-time record for the highest field goal accuracy (55.9%). Halfway through the next season, the Rockets realized that they were struggling and needed a change. The team sent Thorpe to the Portland Trail Blazers in ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Angry Anderson
Gary "Angry" Anderson AM is an Australian rock singer, television presenter/reporter and actor. He is best known as the vocalist with the hard rock band Rose Tattoo since 1976 but he is also recognised for his acting roles and his charity work. On Australia Day, 1993, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his role as a youth advocate. Born Gary Anderson on 5 August 1948 (source: IMDB° in Melbourne to an Australian father and Mauritian mother, he first came to notice as the vocalist with Buster Brown, a band he fronted between 1973 and 1975. Along with himself, the original line-up also featured drummer Phil Rudd, who would leave the group in 1974 to join AC/DC and also with Paul Grant as guitarist who still plays locally in Melbourne. Buster Brown released an album, Someth... Biography of Princess Irene of the Netherlands
Princess Irene Emma Elisabeth of the Netherlands (born August 5, 1939), Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, is the second child of then Princess Juliana of the Netherlands (later Queen Juliana) and Prince Bernhard, a prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She was born in Soestdijk Palace. She is the sister of the current Queen of the Netherlands, Beatrix. Among her godparents is Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the late Queen Mother of the United Kingdom. Princess Irene is a descendant of Sophia, Electress of Hanover via her great-granddaughter Anne, Princess Royal, Princess of Orange, Princess of Nassau née Princess of Great Britain and Ireland. Because of the invasion of the Netherlands by Nazi Germany during World War II the Dutch Royal family chose to live in exile in Canada, wh... Biography of John Huston
thJohn Marcellus Huston (August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director and actor. He was known for directing the films, The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), Key Largo (1948), The African Queen (1951), The Misfits (1960), and The Man Who Would Be King (1975). He was the son of actor Walter Huston and the father of actress Anjelica Huston and actor Danny Huston. Early life Huston (pronounced "Hew'-stun", like the city Houston) was born in Nevada, Missouri, the son of the Canadian-born actor, Walter Huston, and Rhea Gore, a sports reporter; he was of Scots-Irish descent on his father's side, his ancestral surname was Houston, and English and Welsh on his mother's. Huston was raised by his maternal grandparents, Ad... Biography of Bruno Coquatrix
Bruno Coquatrix, (August 5, 1910 - April 1, 1979) was a French songwriter and music impresario who owned the famed Paris Olympia music hall. Born at Ronchin, Nord, after purchasing the Paris Olympia in 1954, he was instrumental in recognizing and exposing the talent of up-and-coming performers and brought international stars to Parisian audiences. In March of 1971 Coquatrix was elected mayor of Cabourg. He died in Paris in 1979 and was buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery. References Paulette Coquatrix. Les coulisses de ma mémoire (1984) Grasset & Fasquelle ISBN 2-246-31071-7 Jean-Michel Boris. Olympia, Bruno Coquatrix (2003) Hors Collection ISBN 2-258-06234-9... Biography of Marie de Hennezel
Marie de Hennezel, born August 5, 1946 in Lyon, is a French psychologist and author. Works La Mort intime - Robert Laffont -1995 - préfacé par François Mitterrand L'art de mourir 1997, en collaboration avec Jean-Yves Leloup Nous ne nous sommes pas dit au revoir - 2006 " Le souci de L'autre" -Robert Laffont- 2004-... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Valentine Tessier
Valentine Tessier, born August 5, 1892 in Paris, died August 11, 1981 in Vallauris, was a French actress. Filmography 1933 : Madame Bovary 1935 : Jérôme Perreau héros des barricades 1936 : Club de femmes 1936 : Ménilmontant 1938 : Abus de confiance 1940 : la Charrette fantôme 1941 : l'Embuscade 1942 : le Lit à colonnes 1946 : Désarroi 1950 : Justice est faite 1951 : les Deux Vérités (Le Due verità) 1952 : Nez de cuir 1952 : Procès au Vatican 1952 : La Neige était sale 1953 : Des quintuplés au pensionnat 1953 : Lucrèce Borgia 1953 : les Enfants de l'amour 1954 : Une fille nommée Madeleine (Maddalena) 1955 : French Cancan 1956 : Notre-Dame de Paris 1957 : Élisa ou la Fille Élisa 1959 : Maigret et l'affaire Saint-Fiacre 1971 : Églantine 1974... Biography of Genelia D'Souza
Genelia D'Souza (born 5 August 1987) is an Indian actress, model, and host. She has appeared in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam language films. After gaining wide attention in a Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, D'Souza began her acting career with Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003. She was recognized for her role in Boys the same year, and later established herself in Telugu cinema by acting in several Telugu films during 2003–2005. D'Souza received her first Filmfare Award in 2006 for her performance in the Telugu romantic film, Bommarillu, which earned her critical acclaim. In 2008, she gave critically acclaimed performances in Santosh Subramaniam, a Tamil remake of Bommarillu, and the Bollywood movie Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na. Having acted in several commercially succes... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hugues Quester
Hugues Quester, born August 5, 1948 in Echemiré, Maine-et-Loire, is a French actorand comedian. Theater 1980 : Le Conte d'hiver de Shakespeare, mise en scène Jorge Lavelli, Festival d'Avignon, Théâtre de la Ville 1992 : Kvetch de Steven Berkoff, Théâtre de la Colline, Festival d'Avignon 1993 1998 : Pour un oui pour un non de Nathalie Sarraute, mise en scène Jacques Lassalle Filmography 1968 : Mister Freedom de William Klein 1970 : L'Étrangleur de Paul Vecchiali 1971 : Rendez-vous à Bray d'André Delvaux 1972 : Quelque part, quelqu'un de Yannick Bellon 1972 : La Rose de fer de Jean Rollin (sous le nom de "Pierre Dupont") 1974 : La Chair de l'orchidée de Patrice Chéreau 1975 : Je t'aime, moi non plus de Serge Gainsbourg 1977 : L'Honorable société d'Anielle Weinbe... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Victor Francen
Victor Francen, born August 5, 1888 in Tirlemont, died November 18, 1977 in Aix-en-rovence, is a Belgian actor. Filmography 1920 : Le Doute 1921 : Crépuscule d'épouvante 1923 : La Neige sur les pas 1931 : L'Aiglon, La Fin du monde, Après l'amour de Léonce Perret 1932 : Ariane, jeune fille russe, Mélo 1933 : Les Ailes brisées 1934 : Le Voleur, End of the World 1935 : Veillé d'armes, Le Chemineau 1936 : Le Roi, La Porte du large 1937 : Double crime sur la ligne Maginot de Félix Gandera, Feu !, Tamara la complaisante de Jean Delannoy et Félix Gandera, L'Appel de la vie, Nuits de feu de Marcel L'Herbier, Forfaiture de Marcel L'Herbier 1938 : J'accuse !, La Vierge folle, La Fin du jour de Julien Duvivier 1939 : Entente cordiale 1940 : L'Homme du Niger de Jacques de B... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Harold Holt
Harold Edward Holt, CH (5 August 1908 – 17 December 1967), was an Australian politician who became the 17th Prime Minister of Australia in 1966. His term as Prime Minister dramatically ended in December of the following year when he disappeared while swimming at Cheviot Beach near Portsea, Victoria and was presumed drowned. Holt spent 32 years in Parliament, including many years as a senior Cabinet Minister, but was Prime Minister for only 22 months. This necessarily limited his personal and political impact, especially when compared to his immediate predecessor Robert Menzies, who was Prime Minister for a total of 18 years. Today, Holt is mainly remembered for his controversial role in expanding Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War, for his famous "All the way with LBJ" quote,... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wendell Berry
Wendell Berry (born August 5, 1934, Henry County, Kentucky) is an American man of letters, academic, cultural and economic critic, and farmer. He is a prolific author of novels, short stories, poems, and essays. He is also an elected member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. Life Berry is the first of four children born to John Berry, a lawyer and tobacco farmer in Henry County, and Virginia Berry. The families of both of his parents have farmed in Henry County for at least five generations. Berry attended secondary school at Millersburg Military Institute, then earned a B.A. and M.A. in English at the University of Kentucky, where in 1956 he met another Kentucky writer-to-be, Gurney Norman. In 1957, he completed his M.A. and married Tanya Amyx. In 1958, he attended Stanford Univ... Biography of Terri Clark
Terri Clark (born Terri Lynn Sauson, August 5, 1968 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Starting with her 1995 debut single "Better Things to Do", Clark has charted several singles on both the U.S. and Canadian country music charts, in addition to releasing six studio albums and a Greatest Hits compilation. Early life Terri's grandparents Ray and Betty Gauthier were both noted Canadian country musicians, and her mother belonged to the folk scene. Terri's parents divorced (her father is Les Sauson) when she was young and her mother re-married. This is where "Clark" comes from. From a young age, Terri wore cowboy outfits, a trait she retained into later years. After graduating high school, she moved from Medicine Hat, Alberta to Nashville in 1987, where sh... Biography of Kou Shibasaki
Kou Shibasaki (柴咲 コウ, Shibasaki Kō?), born on August 5, 1981 in Toshima, Tokyo, is a Japanese singer and actress. Music career Shibasaki made her debut in the music industry in 2002 with her first single Trust My Feelings, but she became recognised for her second single Tsuki no shizuku which was used for the movie Yomigaeri. The song was one of the most successful J-Pop hits of 2003. Her first album peaked at number 2 and spent 68 weeks on the Oricon charts. Her second album was considered to be a commercial disappointment compared to her first album, lasting 9 weeks and reaching a peak position of #5. Shibasaki's first Christmas song, "Actuality", was released in December 2006. "At Home" was released later on February 21, 2007. Both failed to reach... Biography of Mohamed Dia
Mohamed Dia (born the 5 August 1973 in the Sarcelles) is a Franco-Malian designer of sport clothing (sporstwear and streetwear), founder of the M.Dia brand. In 1999, he founded M.Dia, a new brand of sport clothing with his own savings in Sarcelles, in the outskirts of Paris. French popular rap groups such as Secteur Ä or Ministère AMER supported him and spread his brand wearing his products. That attracted the attention of French mass media which soon depicted him as some sort of role model for youngsters from impoverished neighborhoods. In 2001, he signed a license with NBA and created a new textile collection : NBA by DIA. That allowed him to enter the American market and then to open his first shop in the United States in 2004. In 2005, he also created his own record label, Dia... Biography of Travis McCoy
Travis Lazarus "Travie" McCoy, born August 5, 1981 in Geneva, New York, is the lead vocalist of the alternative hip-hop group Gym Class Heroes. Musician Travis made his MTV debut in the summer of 2002, as he appeared on stage at the beach house on a standard nation-wide MC Battle that was held on the MTV show Direct Effect. McCoy was arrested on July 1, 2008 after hitting a man on the head with his microphone. The man had been in the crowd at a concert in St. Louis when he shouted racial slurs at McCoy. McCoy calmly asked the man, "What did you just call me?" As security was removing the man from the venue, McCoy brought the man on stage to call him out in front of the crowd. In a statement, McCoy's publicist said that the man hit McCoy in his knee, which was in a brace after he ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gottfried Angeli
Gottfried Angeli, born August 5, 1953 in Haagen, is a German author and astrologer.... Biography of Geneviève Yavchitz
Geneviève Yavchitz, born August 5, 1947 in Mulhouse, is a French economist, member of Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations.... Biography of Adam Yauch
Adam Nathaniel Yauch (pronounced /ˈjaʊk/; August 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012) was an American rapper, songwriter, and film director. He was best known as a founding member of hip hop trio the Beastie Boys, which was formed in 1979 in New York City. He was frequently known by his stage name, MCA, and sometimes worked under the pseudonym Nathanial Hörnblowér. Yauch founded Oscilloscope Laboratories, an independent film production and distribution company based in New York City. A Buddhist, he was involved in the Tibetan independence movement and organized the Tibetan Freedom Concert. Early life Adam Yauch was born an only child in Brooklyn, New York. His father, Noel Yauch, is a painter and architect. In high school he taught himself to play the bass guitar, and formed Beastie B... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles d'Orléans de Rothelin
Charles d'Orléans de Rothelin, born August 5, 1691 in Paris, died July 17, 1744, was a French clergyman, author, numismatist and theologist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yves Vincent
Yves Vincent, born Yves Fred August 5, 1921 in Thônes en Haute-Savoie, is a French actor and comedian, and former water polo player. Theater 1946 : Morts sans sépulture de Jean-Paul Sartre, au Théâtre Antoine à Paris 1946 : La putain respectueuse de Jean-Paul Sartre, au Théâtre Antoine à Paris Filmography 1946 : La Foire aux chimères de Pierre Chenal 1947 : La Taverne du poisson couronné de René Chanas 1947 : Les Requins de Gibratar de Emil E. Reinert 1948 : La Renegate de Jacques Sévarac 1948 : Le Calavier de Croix-Mort de Lucien Garnier-Raymond 1949 : La Danseuse de Marrakech de Léon Mathot 1949 : Bal Cupidon de Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon 1949 : La Maternelle de Henri Diamant-Berger 1949 : La Femme nue de André Berthomieu 1950 : Méfiez-vous des blondes de Andr... Biography of John Saxon
John Saxon (born August 5, 1935) is an American actor. Early life Saxon, an Italian American, was born Carmine Orrico in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Anna (née Protettore) and Antonio Orrico, a dock worker. He attended New Utrecht High School and studied acting with famous acting coach Stella Adler and broke into films in the mid-1950s, playing teenage roles. According to Robert Hofler's 2005 biography, The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson: The Pretty Boys and Dirty Deals of Henry Willson, agent Willson saw Saxon's picture on the cover of a detective magazine and immediately contacted the boy's family in Brooklyn. He brought the 16-year-old Orrico to Hollywood and renamed him Saxon. Career In his early career, Saxon worked with many notable directors including Vincente Minnelli,... Biography of Claude Autant-Lara
Claude Autant-Lara (5 August 1901 in Luzarches, Val-d’Oise – 5 February 2000 in Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes), was a French film director and later MEP. He was educated in France and at London's Mill Hill School during his mother's exile as a pacifist. As a director, he frequently created provocative movies, saying "if a film does not have venom, it is worthless". In the 1960s, he turned his back on the New Wave movement, and from then on he had no popular successes. His memoir is titled "The rage in the heart" (1984). On 18 June 1989, he came to public notice again, controversially, when he was elected to the European Parliament as a member of the National Front and the oldest member of the assembly. In his maiden speech, in July, he caused a scandal by expressing his "concerns about... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carla Gravina
Carla Gravina, born August 5, 1941 in Gemona, is an Italian actress. She is the mother of Mauro Gravina and Monica Gravina. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0336390/ ) Come quando fuori piove (1998) (TV) .... Anita Lungo silenzio, Il (1993) .... Dr. Carla Aldrovandi ... aka Long silence, Le (France) ... aka The Long Silence ... aka Zeit des Zorns (Germany) "Commissario Corso, Il" (1 episode) - La via lattea (????) TV episode Roi de Patagonie, Le (1990) (TV) .... Louise d'Aninot ... aka Moi, Antoine de Tounens, roi de Patagonie (France) ... aka Rey de la Patagonia, El (Argentina) Giorni del commissario Ambrosio, I (1988) .... Tullia Bandelli ... aka Days of Inspector Ambrosio (International: English title) "Commissario Corso, Il" (1987) TV mini... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bruce Coslet
Bruce Coslet (born August 5, 1946 in Oakdale, California), is a former American college and professional football player and professional football coach. A tight end, he played for the College of the Pacific, and in 1969 for the American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals. He played for the Bengals in the NFL from 1970 through 1976. Coslet's head coaching positions were with the New York Jets from 1990-1993 and Cincinnati Bengals from 1996-2000. His overall NFL coaching record stands at 47 wins and 77 losses. His only playoff appearance as a coach came during the 1991 season when the Jets lost to the Houston Oilers in the AFC Wildcard game. Prior to becoming head coach of the New York Jets in 1990, Coslet was the offensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals. After being dismisse... Biography of Marlene Favela
Marlene Favela (born Silvia Marlene Favela Meraz on August 5, 1976 in Mexico Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango) is a Mexican actress. Her height is 5' 9¼" (1.76 m). She studied at "Centro de Educación Artística de Televisa" in Mexico City and is also a model. Her siblings are Laura del Carmen (born 1970), Mabel (born 1971), Alain (deceased), and Deborah (b. 1991),she also has a half-brother named Alejandro (b.1969). Her recent TV telenovela to date is Zorro playing the love interest of actor Telenovelas * 2007: Amor sin maquillaje - Pina * 2007: Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa - Esmeralda Sánchez de Moncada * 2005: Contra viento y marea - Natalia Ruiz * 2004: Rubí - Sonia Chavarria * 2003: Velo de Novia - Angeles Villaseňor * 2002: Gata Salvaje (2002–03) - Ros... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ambroise Thomas
(Charles Louis) Ambroise Thomas (Metz August 5, 1811 - Paris, February 12, 1896) was a French opera composer, best-known for his operas Mignon (1866) and Hamlet (1868, after Shakespeare) and as Director of the Conservatoire de Paris from 1871-1896. Early life and studies His parents were music teachers and prepared him to become a musician. By age 10 he was already an excellent pianist and violinist. In 1828, he entered the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied with Jean-François Le Sueur while at the same time continuing his piano studies privately with the famous virtuoso pianist Frédéric Kalkbrenner. In 1832, his cantata Hermann et Ketty won the Conservatory's prestigious composition prize, the Grand Prix de Rome, which allowed him to travel to and study in that city for three years... Biography of Colin McRae
Colin Steele McRae, MBE (5 August 1968 – 15 September 2007 4:10 PM) was a Scottish rally driver born in Lanark. The son of five-time British Rally Champion Jimmy McRae and brother of rally driver Alister McRae, Colin McRae was the 1991 and 1992 British Rally Champion and, in 1995, became the first Briton to win the World Rally Championship Drivers' title. McRae's Subaru won the World Rally Championship Constructors' title three times in succession in 1995, 1996 and 1997. After a four year spell with the Ford World Rallye Sport team, which saw McRae win nine events, he moved to Citroën World Rally Team in 2003 where, despite not winning an event, he helped them win the first of their three consecutive manufacturers' titles. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Myrna Hansen
Myrna Hansen, born August 5, 1934 in Chicago, is an American actress. She was Miss USA in 1953. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0361016/ ) # Black Caesar (1973) .... Virginia Coleman # "Green Acres" .... Ingrid Hilda (1 episode, 1971) - The Carpenter's Ball (1971) TV episode .... Ingrid Hilda # Goodbye Charlie (1964) .... Starlet # "Straightaway" .... Jill (1 episode, 1962) - The Hoax (1962) TV episode .... Jill # "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Ingrid (1 episode, 1960) - Murder Is a Private Affair (1960) TV episode .... Ingrid # "77 Sunset Strip" .... Carol (1 episode, 1960) - Perfect Setup (1960) TV episode .... Carol # "Hawaiian Eye" .... Ellie (1 episode, 1960) - The Kikiki Kid (1960) TV episode .... Ellie # Ask Any Girl (1959) (... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ennio Mattarelli
Ennio Mattarelli (born August 5, 1928 in Bologne) is an Italian sports shooter and Olympic Champion. He won Gold medal in Trap Shooting in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gary Beban
Gary Joseph Beban (born August 5, 1946 in San Francisco, California) is a former American football player. Son of an Italian-born mother and a first generation Croatian-American father, Beban won the 1967 Heisman Trophy, the most prestigious award in college football, and the Maxwell Award, while playing quarterback for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins. UCLA Bruins quarterback Beban, known as "The Great One", excelled in both academics and athletics, majoring in European history while quarterbacking the Bruins across three straight victorious seasons. As UCLA quarterback, he was named to the all-conference team three times, and led the Bruins to a 24-5-2 record. His school record for total offense lasted 15 years. As a sophomore, he threw two touchdown passes i... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gilles Delion
Gilles Delion (born August 5, 1966 in Saint-Étienne, France) is a former French road bicycle racer. His greatest achievements include winning the Giro di Lombardia in 1990 and the maillot blanc in 1990 Tour de France. Career Highlights 1989 – Helvetia-La Suisse 1st, GP Lugano 1990 – Helvetia-La Suisse 1st, Giro di Lombardia 1st, Stage 2, Critérium International 15th, Overall, Tour de France 1st, Young rider classification 1992 – Helvetia-La Suisse 1st, Classique des Alpes 1st, Stage 7, Tour de France 1993 – Castorama 1st, Stages 3 and 8, Mi-Août Bretonne 1994 – Castorama 1st, Grand Prix de Rennes 1st, Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise 1st, Stage 2, Tour de l'Ain... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Holly Palance
Holly Palance (born August 5, 1950) is an American actress. Palance was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of the actor Jack Palance and his wife Virginia Baker. Holly was the first of three children born to the couple, followed by Brooke Palance in 1952 and Cody Palance in 1955. She married Tomorrow Never Dies director Roger Spottiswoode; they divorced in 1997. Palance played Lois Lane opposite Christopher Reeve in his screen test for the title role in Superman (1978). The tests included scenes from the balcony interview in Superman and the Niagara Falls hotel room scene from Superman 2 (1980), where Reeve played Clark Kent; this footage was released to the public as an extra feature on a special edition DVD release of the film in the early 2000s. Palance is notable for h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Richard Kleindienst
Richard Gordon Kleindienst (August 05, 1923 – February 03, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in Winslow, Arizona, he served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1943 to 1946. He attended Harvard College and Harvard Law School, graduating from the latter in 1950. From 1953 to 1954 he served in the Arizona House of Representatives and then went into private practice, which he continued until 1969. In 1964, he was the Republican candidate for Governor of Arizona, but lost to Sam Goddard, 53%-47%. He was Deputy Attorney General of the United States from 1969 until 1972, and was appointed Attorney General of the United States by President Richard Nixon on June 12, 1972. On June 18, 1972, the day after the Watergate break-in, Attorney General Kleindienst was told ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Guillaumat
Pierre Guillaumat (August 5, 1909, La Flèche, Sarthe – August 28, 1991) was a former engineer of École polytechnique, Minister of National Education and Minister of the Armies under French President Charles De Gaulle and founder of the Elf Aquitaine oil company in 1967. He was the son of French general Adolphe Guillaumat.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Vittorio Chiusano
Vittorio Caissotti di Chiusano, born August 5, 1928 in Turin and died July 31, 2003 in Turin, was an Italian lawyer.... Biography of Claude Girard
Claude Girard, born August 5, 1952 in Émagny (Doubs, died March 27, 2004 (cancer), was a French politician, member of UMP.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roman Gabriel
Roman Ildonzo Gabriel, Jr. (born August 5, 1940 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is a former American football player. The son of a Filipino immigrant, he was the first Asian-American to start as an NFL quarterback and is considered by many to have been one of the best players at that position during the late 1960s and early 70s. Gabriel attended and played high school football at New Hanover High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. He went on to star for the North Carolina State football team, and played professionally for the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles. College career A two-time All-American, and a two-time ACC Player of the Year (1960–61) he starred at quarterback for North Carolina State University in the early 1960s and finished his career holding virtually ever... Biography of Laurent Dominati
Laurent Dominati, born August 5, 1960 in Paris, is a French politician, the brother of Philippe Dominati and the son of Jacques Dominati. He is a member of UMP.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Pierre Michel
Jean-Pierre Michel (born 5 August 1938) is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Haute-Saône department. He is a member of the Socialist Party.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bernard Bretonnière
Bernard Bretonnière, born August 5, 1950 in Nantes, is a French author and poet.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Guy Brouty
Guy Brouti, born August 5, 1921 in Paris, is a French humorist, crossword specialist and journalist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rosi Mittermaier
Rosemarie "Rosi" Mittermaier-Neureuther (born August 5, 1950, Reit im Winkl, Bavaria, Germany) is a former alpine ski racer. She won two gold medals and one silver at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, earning her the nickname of Gold-Rosi within Germany (then West Germany). Mittermaier made her World Cup debut in the inaugural season of 1967 at age 16, won her first World Cup race two seasons later, and retired from international competition following the very successful 1976 season, at age 25. In addition to the overall World Cup title, she also won the season title in slalom and combined in 1976. Today, she works for several charities and occasionally as a commentator for German television for major sporting events. She is married to Christian Neureuther, winner of si... Biography of Elisabeth Vonarburg
Élisabeth Vonarburg (born 5 August 1947) is a science fiction writer. She was born in Paris (France) and has lived in Chicoutimi (now Saguenay), Quebec, Canada since 1973. From 1979 to 1990 she was the literary director of the French-Canadian science fiction magazine Solaris. Her first novel, Le Silence de la Cité (The Silence in the City), appeared in 1981. She has received several awards, including "Le Grand Prix de la SF française" in 1982 and the "prix spécial Philip K. Dick" in 1994 for the English version of Chroniques du pays des mères. She is the author of Cycle de Tyranaël. Bibliography * La Maison d'Équité, 2007 * La Princesse de Vengeance, 2006 * Le Dragon Fou, 2006 * Le Dragon de Feu, 2005 * La Maison d'Oubli, 2005 * La Mer allée ave... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Serge Janquin
Serge Janquin (born August 5, 1943) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Pas-de-Calais department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jonathan Silverman
Jonathan E. Silverman (born August 5, 1966) is an American actor. Personal life Silverman was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Devora (née Halaban) and Hillel Emanuel Silverman, a rabbi. He is the grandson of famous Conservative Rabbi Morris Silverman. He is married to actress Jennifer Finnigan who has appeared in the series The Bold and the Beautiful and Close to Home. Career Silverman is known for his roles in the TV series Gimme A Break!, as well as in the films Brighton Beach Memoirs (a film version of the first play of Neil Simon's Eugene Trilogy), Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Caddyshack II, Little Big League, and Weekend at Bernie's and its sequel. Silverman played the title role in the mid-1990s television sitcom The Single Guy (which aired on NBC), as wel... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Geraldine Stutz
Geraldine Stutz, born August 5, 1924 in Chicago, is an American business woman, the owner of Henri Bendel, the famous Manhattan women's specialty store.... Biography of John Olerud
John Garrett Olerud (pronounced /ˈoʊlərˌud/, born August 5, 1968; nicknamed Big Rude, and Johnny O), is a former American first baseman in Major League Baseball. Olerud played with the Toronto Blue Jays (1989–96), New York Mets (1997–99), Seattle Mariners (2000–2004), New York Yankees (2004) and Boston Red Sox (2005). A three-time Gold Glove winner, he was an excellent defensive first baseman and part of Sports Illustrated's "Greatest Infield Ever" with Edgardo Alfonzo, Rey Ordóñez, and Robin Ventura. Career Washington State University In 1987, Olerud hit .414 with 5 HR and 20 RBIs. As a pitcher, he went 8-2 with a 3.00 ERA and was a freshman All-American. In 1988, Olerud hit .464 with 23 HR, 81 RBIs, 108 hits, 204 total bases, and a .876 Slugging percenta... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Parley Baer
Parley Baer (5 August 1914 – 22 November 2002) was an American actor in film, television, and radio. Radio Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Baer had a circus background, but began his radio career at Utah station KSL. With a fairly high pitched voice often accompanied by a Western twang, he became one of the busiest radio performers in the late 1940s and 1950s. His first network show was The Whistler which was soon followed by appearances on Escape (notably narrating "Wild Jack Rhett" and as the title patriot in an adaptation of Stephen Vincent Benet's "A Tooth for Paul Revere"), Suspense, Tales of the Texas Rangers (as various local sheriffs), Dragnet, The CBS Radio Workshop, Lux Radio Theater, The Six Shooter, and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, to name a few. In 1952, he began playi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lenny Breau
Lenny Breau (August 5, 1941–August 12, 1984) was a Canadian guitarist. He was known for blending many styles of music including: country, classical, flamenco and jazz guitar. Breau, inspired by country guitarists like Chet Atkins, used fingerstyle techniques not often used in jazz guitar. Breau was born August 5, 1941, in Auburn, Maine. His francophone parents, Harold "Hal Lone Pine" Breau and Betty Cody (nee Coté), were professional country and western musicians who performed and recorded from the mid 1930's until (in Hal Breau's case) the mid 1970's. Their son began playing guitar at the age of eight. When he was twelve years old he started a little band with friends, and by the age of fourteen he was the lead guitarist for his parents' band, billed as "Lone Pine Junior", playing Merl... Biography of Britney Arianna
Britney Arianna, born August 5, 1986 in Portland, Oregon, is an American model. She was the Playboy Cyber Girl of the Week - May 12, 2008.... Biography of Imre Fehér
Imre Fehér, born on August 5, 1926 in Arad, Romania, died on October 10, 1975 in Budapest, Hungary, was a Romanian film director. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0270489/ ) 1975 Tüzgömbök 1966 Harlekin és szerelmese 1963 Asszony a telepen 1962 Húsz évre egymástól 1959 Gyalog a mennyországba 1959 Kard és kocka 1958 Égi madár 1957 Bakaruhában 1950 A béke ifjú harcosai... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Oskar Merikanto
Oskar Merikanto (August 5, 1868 – February 17, 1924) was a Finnish musician and composer. He was born to Swedish-speaking parents in Helsinki. His father, originally Frank Mattsson, changed the family name to sound more Finnish. He was notable for his variety of talents – he gave concerts all around Finland, performing on the piano and organ, conducting orchestras, and composing original music. Some of his most beloved compositions are Där björkarna susa, and the waltz Kesäillan valssi (Summernight's Waltz). He died in Hausjärvi-Oitti. His son Aarre Merikanto is one of the most notable Finnish composers. Works * Romanssi, Op. 12 * Pohjan neiti (Maiden of the North) (1898) * Nälkämaan laulu (The Song of the Hungry) (1911) * various pieces for organ, inclu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eugène Durif
Eugène Durif, born August 5, 1950 in Saint-Priest, is a French playwright and writer. Publications * Loin derrière les collines suivi de L'Arbre de Jonas, Actes Sud, Coll. « Papiers », 2010. * Variations Antigone, 2009 * A chacun sa place, Collectif, 2008, (éditions) La Contre Allée, Coll. Un singulier pluriel, essai. * Laisse les hommes pleurer, 2008, Actes Sud, roman * L'enfant sans nom, 2006, Actes Sud, Coll. « Papiers », (Pièce crée à Rodez le 17 Octobre 2006, par la Compagnie Création éphémère.) * Pauvre folle, Phèdre, 2005 * Le baiser du papillon, 2005 * Cette fois, sans moi, 2004 * Couples, variations, 2001 * Filons vers les îles Marquises, Actes Sud, Coll. « Papiers », 1999. * La Petite Histoire, École des Loisirs, Coll. «... Biography of Jesse Williams (actor)
Jesse Williams (born August 5, 1981) is an American actor and model. He is known for his role as Dr. Jackson Avery on the ABC series Grey's Anatomy and as Lena's boyfriend Leo in the film sequel The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2. He also stars in the upcoming Joss Whedon horror film The Cabin in the Woods. Personal life Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois to a Swedish mother and an African American father. Williams graduated from Temple University with degrees in African American Studies and Film & Media Arts. He taught American Studies, African Studies and English at a Philadelphia public high school following a brief modeling career in college. He played town sports in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Career In 2006, Jesse guest starred in an episode of Law & Order portrayin... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alain Dassas
Alain Dassas, born August 5, 1946 in Paris, is a French former Renault F1 Team President.... Biography of Isabelle Mercier
Isabelle Mercier (born August 5, 1975 in Victoriaville, Quebec) is a professional poker player. Mercier originally learned to play poker as a child, but prior to turning to a poker career, she earned an undergraduate law degree from the Université de Montréal and practiced commercial law for six months. She then moved to Paris, France and earned a Masters Degree while working as the poker room manager at the Aviation Club de France, before turning to poker full-time. During her time working at the Aviation Club she was nominated for Staff Person of the Year twice at the European Poker Awards. She first made a name for herself by finishing in second place in the €800 No Limit hold 'em tournament at the Masters Classic of Poker 2002 in Amsterdam, where she earned $53,499. In 2004 Me... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kendra Spears
Kendra Spears is an American fashion model, best known for her participation in the Ford Supermodel Of The World 2008 after winning a modeling contest via MySpace sponsored by Ford. She is also known for her likeness to American supermodel Cindy Crawford. Early life Kendra Spears was born on August 5, 1988, in Seattle. Spears graduated from high school from South Kitsap High School . with an Associate's Degree she acquired through a dual-credit program. She then went off to Portland State University to study Sociology. In January 2008, she was discovered via MySpace, by Ford Models, and Spears entered into the Supermodel Of The World competition, becoming a finalist. She lost to Korean fashion model Hyoni Kang. Career Spears landed a contract with Ford Models after the competitio... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James Gunn (filmmaker)
James Gunn (born on August 5, 1970) is an American writer, filmmaker, actor, musician and cartoonist. Career Gunn began his career in filmmaking with Troma Entertainment, for whom he wrote and co-directed the critically-acclaimed independent film Tromeo and Juliet. After contributing to several other films for Troma, Gunn wrote, produced and performed in his own superhero comedy, The Specials, directed by Craig Mazin and featuring Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church, Paget Brewster, Judy Greer and Jamie Kennedy. Gunn's first major Hollywood screenplay was Scooby-Doo in 2002. In 2004, he wrote the initial screenplay for the remake of George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead, but left the project early to work on Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. That same year he also executive produced, and ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paula Creamer
Paula Creamer (born August 5, 1986) is an American professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour. She was named LPGA Rookie of the Year in 2005 and has seven wins on the LPGA Tour, with nine total professional wins. Creamer is 25th on the LPGA's all-time money list, having earned more than $5 million in her four seasons on Tour. Nicknamed the "Pink Panther" for the color she often wears, Creamer finished second on the LPGA money list in 2005, and in 2007 was third. In the Women's World Golf Rankings she has been as high as number two, and as of August 2008 is in the top five. Amateur career Creamer started playing golf when she was 10 years old. At the age of 12, she won 13 consecutive regional junior events in Northern California, and the following year she became the top-ranked fem... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Karina Testa
Karina Testa, born August 5, 1981 in Cannes, is a French comedian and actress of Spanish, Italian and Algerian descent. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1675534/ ) Douce France (2009) (TV) (filming) .... Leïla Chaouche The Shadow (2009/II) (completed) .... Angeline La différence c'est que c'est pas pareil (2009) .... Véronique Des poupées et des anges (2008) .... Chirine ... aka Dolls and Angels (Europe: English title: festival title) "Temps Mort" (2008) TV mini-series .... Claire Frontière(s) (2007) .... Yasmine ... aka Frontier(s) (International: English title) "Boulevard du Palais" .... Samira (1 episode, 2006) - Rituels barbares (2006) TV episode .... Samira Il était une fois dans l'oued (2005) .... Nadia ... aka Once Upon a Time in the Oued ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Federica Pellegrini
Federica Pellegrini (born 5 August 1988) is an Italian swimmer. A native of Mirano, in the province of Venice, she is currently the women's 200 m freestyle (long course and short course) and 400 m (long course) freestyle world record holder. At the 2009 World Championships in Rome, Pellegrini became the first woman ever to breach the 4 minute barrier in 400 m freestyle with the time 3:59.15. Pellegrini is the first female Olympic champion in the history of Italian swimming; she is also the only Italian swimmer to have set world records in more than one event. Medals and world records Pellegrini's first international podium was at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, where she won the silver medal in the 200 m freestyle at the age of 16, becoming the youngest athlete to have ever won an ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ray Clemence
Raymond Neal "Ray" Clemence, MBE (born 5 August 1948) is one of English and European football's most decorated goalkeepers ever and was part of the Liverpool team of the 1970s. Life and playing career Scunthorpe United Born in Skegness, England, Clemence made his debut for Scunthorpe United in 1966 and was spotted and signed by Liverpool manager Bill Shankly a year later, joining the Reds for £18,000 on 24 June 1967, after making 48 appearances between 1965 and 1967. Liverpool Clemence joined Liverpool in June 1967 from Scunthorpe United for a fee of £18,000, he made his debut and kept his first clean-sheet in a League Cup 3rd round tie at Anfield on 25 September 1968, Swansea City were the visitors and were beaten 2-0. He was nurtured through the reserve side over the next two ye... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gérard Onesta
Gérard Onesta (born 5 August 1960 in Albi, Tarn) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the South West of France. He is a member of the French Green Party, part of the European Greens. On 20 July 2004 he was re-elected a Member of the European Parliament, and he was elected four times one of its Vice-Presidents. His successor is José Bové. In March 2010 regional election, he is the leader of The Greens/Europe Ecologie in Midi-Pyrénées. Onesta defines himself as a european federalist, with strong proclivities for regionalism. Trivia His cousin Claude Onesta is the coach of the 3 fold champion France national handball team.... Biography of Zakes Mokae
Zakes Zulu Mokae (born August 5, 1935) is a South African-born American actor. Mokae was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, moved to England in 1961, and to the United States in 1969. He turned to acting at the same time as playwright Athol Fugard was emerging. The two worked together on Fugard's first international success Master Harold... and the Boys, for which Mokae won the 1982 Tony Award for Featured Actor in a Play. Mokae worked in other Fugard plays. His films range from A Dry White Season, Cry Freedom and A World of Strangers to The Serpent and the Rainbow, Vampire in Brooklyn and Dust Devil. He was also in the movie Outbreak. On television, he has been a guest actor in many series such as The West Wing, Starsky and Hutch, Danger Man, The X-Files, Oz, Monk and Knight Rider.... Biography of Eicca Toppinen
Eino Matti "Eicca" Toppinen? born on August 5, 1975 in Vantaa, is a Finnish cellist, songwriter, producer, arranger, and (as a hobby) drummer. In 1993 he formed the quartet Apocalyptica. Biography Toppinen grew up in Vantaa's Hakunila and has three sisters and one brother all of which took instrument lessons while growing up. He started playing cello when he was nine. He attended the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, where he met Paavo Lötjönen, Antero Manninen and Max Lilja. When he attended Sibelius, Eicca couldn't get an apartment or student support money because he lived too close to Helsinki, where the Academy resides. After graduating, he played for several orchestras, including Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Avanti!. He's also a founding member of the Sibelius Academy... Biography of Helene Fischer
Helene Fischer (born August 5, 1984 in the Soviet Union) is a German singer and entertainer. Since her debut in 2005 she has had won several awards, including three "Echo" awards and three "Krone der Volksmusik" awards. Upbringing and education Helen Fischer was born in the Siberian town of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, where she spent her early childhood. In 1988 her ethnic German family emigrated to Germany. In Germany, the family settled in the State of Rhineland-Palatinate. After graduating from school, Helene Fischer attended the Frankfurt Stage & Musical School for three years, where she studied singing and acting. During this time, Helene performed on stage at the State Theatre of Darmstadt, as well as on the stage of National Theatre in Frankfurt. Musical career During her tim... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Richard Preston
Richard Preston, born August 5, 1954 in Boston, Massachusetts (source : Frances McEvoy), is a New Yorker writer and bestselling author best-known for his alarming books about infectious disease epidemics and bioterrorism, although he has written other non-fiction works. Whether journalistic or fictional, his writings are based on thorough background research and extensive interviews. He is also the brother of best-selling author, Douglas Preston. Preston's personal hobby of recreational tree climbing is introduced in his book (2007) The Wild Trees.. This climbing experience helped him write about the largest known redwoods like Lost Monarch in the Grove of Titans, or Iluvatar, described in that book along with delicate forest canopy ecosystems. Biography Richard Preston graduated... Biography of Kara Tointon
Kara Louise Tointon (born 5 August 1983) is a British actress, best known for playing Dawn Swann in BBC soap opera EastEnders. Tointon is the reigning champion of BBC television series Strictly Come Dancing Early life Tointon was born to Ken and Carol in Essex. Together with her sister, also an actress - Hannah (born 1987) - Kara was raised in Leigh-on-Sea. Both sisters attended St Michael's School, Leigh, and St. Hilda's School, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. Tointon is dyslexic and had speech and drama lessons at school. She was diagnosed at age seven. She took part in LAMDA examinations, entering local musical festivals performing poetry recitals. This was done whilst attending the Morgan Academy of Performing arts (M.A.P.A) in Leigh-on-Sea. She dated James Bourne of Busted from the age... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Neri Pozza
Neri Pozza, born on August 5, 1912 in Vicenza (source for his time of birth: Bordoni), died on November 6, 1888 in Vicenza (heart failure), was an Italian editor, writer, and activist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kathrin Zettel
Kathrin Zettel (born 5 August 1986) is an Austrian alpine skier from Göstling, in Scheibbs. A specialist of Slalom and Giant Slalom, she won her first World Cup race on 25 November 2006. Results World Cup victories Date Location Race 25 November 2006 Aspen Giant Slalom 28 December 2006 Semmering Giant Slalom 25 October 2008 Sölden Giant Slalom 28 December 2008 Semmering Giant Slalom... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mary Strassmeyer
Mary Strassmeyer, born on August 5, 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio, is an American journalist, columnist, reporter, author, and cartoonist.... Biography of Bob Clark
Benjamin "Bob" Clark (August 5, 1939 – April 4, 2007) was an American actor, director, screenwriter and producer best known for directing and writing the script with Jean Shepherd to the 1983 Christmas film A Christmas Story. Although he worked primarily in the United States, from 1973 to 1983 he worked in Canada and was responsible for some of most successful films in Canadian history such as Black Christmas (1974), Murder by Decree (1979), Tribute (1980), and Porky's (1982). Early life Clark was born in New Orleans, but grew up in Birmingham, Alabama and later moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He grew up poor, as his father died during his childhood and his mother was a barmaid. After attending Catawba College majoring in philosophy, Clark won a football scholarship to Hillsdale Col... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fernand Lioré
Fernand-Jules Lioré, born on August 5, 1874 in Paris, died in 1966, was a French engineer, one of the founders of The Liore & Olivier aircraft company with Henri Olivier.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joseph-Marie Verlinde
Joseph-Marie Verlinde, born on August 5, 1947 in Ronse (Renaix in French), East Flanders, is a Belgian catholic priest and author. Bibliography 1998 : L'Expérience interdite, Éditions Saint Paul. 2000 : Quand le voile se déchire (témoignage tome 2), Éditions Saint Paul. 2001 : La déité sans nom et sans visage (témoignage tome 3), Éditions Saint Paul. 2002 : Le christianisme au défi des nouvelles religiosités . 2006 : Les Impostures antichrétiennes - des apocryphes au Da Vinci Code, Presse de la renaissance.... Biography of Patrick Ewing
Patrick Aloysius Ewing (born August 5, 1962) is an American retired Hall of Fame basketball player and current assistant coach for the National Basketball Association's Orlando Magic. He played most of his career with the NBA's New York Knicks as their starting center and played briefly with the Seattle SuperSonics and Orlando Magic. Ewing was named as the 16th greatest college player of all time by ESPN. In a 1996 poll celebrating the 50th anniversary of the NBA, Ewing was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time. On April 7, 2008 he was elected to the National Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame on September 5, 2008 along with former NBA coach Pat Riley and former Houston Rockets center, Hakeem Olajuwon. Hi... Biography of Sang-woo Kwone
Kwon Sang-woo (or Kwone Sang-woo) (born August 5, 1976, Daejeon, South Korea) is a South Korean actor. Prior to acting, he worked as a model. Kwon was made known to Asian countries through his popular movie, My Tutor Friend (2003), but it was his character as Cha Song Joo in Stairway to Heaven alongside Choi Ji Woo that boosted his popularity, especially in Asian countries, as Stairway to Heaven was amongst the most popular Korean dramas in the Asian region. Another popular role was in Once Upon a Time in High School, set in the 1970s, highlighting the authoritarian nature of Korean society at the time. In 2004, Kwon starred in a film, Love, So Divine, as a Catholic priest. In an interview, Kwon confided that his mother was a Roman Catholic, and was encouraged by his friends to recei... Biography of Maureen McCormick
Maureen Denise McCormick (born August 5, 1956) is an American actress, celebrity and recording artist. She is most widely known as a child actress who played Marcia Brady in the television series The Brady Bunch from 1969 to 1974. Early life and career McCormick was born in Encino, California, the daughter of Irene (née Beckman) and William McCormick, a teacher. At the age of six she won the Baby Miss San Fernando Valley beauty pageant. McCormick first appeared on national U.S. television in 1964 for Mattel toys on Barbie and Chatty Cathy doll commercials. She lent her voice to a redesigned Chatty Cathy doll in 1970. Through the later 1960s McCormick appeared in two episodes of Bewitched and played guest roles on I Dream of Jeannie, Honey West, The Farmer's Daughter and My Three Sons... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sergio Ramírez
Sergio Ramírez Mercado (b.August 5 1942 in Masatepe, Nicaragua) is a leading Nicaraguan writer and intellectual who served in the leftist Government Junta of National Reconstruction and as Vice President of the country 1985-1990 under the presidency of Daniel Ortega. Born in Masatepe in 1942, he published his first book, Cuentos, in 1963. He graduated from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua of León in 1964, where he obtained the Gold Medal for being the best student. In 1977 Ramírez became head of the "Group of Twelve", a group of prominent intellectuals, priests, businesspeople, and members of civil society who publicly stated their support for the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) in its struggle to topple the dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza Debayle. With... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wayne Bridge
Wayne Michael Bridge (born 5 August 1980) is an English football defender, who plays as a left-back for Chelsea and England. Club career Southampton Bridge was born in Southampton, but moved to Winchester at an early age. He attended Oliver's Battery Primary and Kings' Schools. He was "spotted" by Micky Adams when playing for Olivers Battery F.C. and recommended to Southampton, who signed him as a trainee in July 1996. He made his reserve team debut, as a centre-forward against Portsmouth on 13 August 1997 and turned professional in January 1998. He made his first-team debut on 16 August 1998 (the opening day of the 1998–99 season) coming on as a replacement for John Beresford, who had badly damaged his knee. Bridge made his first senior start in the next match on 22 August in a ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Darren Shahlavi
Darren Majian Shahlavi (born August 5 1976), sometimes credited as Shahlavi, is an Iranian-British actor and martial artist. A native of Stockport, Greater Manchester, Shahlavi is known primarily for playing bad guys in martial arts films such as Bloodmoon and Yuen Woo Ping's Tai Chi Boxer aka Tai Chi 2 opposite Wu Jing. Shahlavi has starred in the Asian film series The Techno Warriors, and American films Hostile Environment, Sometimes a Hero, Legion of the Dead and the cult classic Beyond the Limits, for German Horror master Olaf Ittenbach. Recently Shahlavi appeared opposite Eddie Murphy in Columbia pictures big screen remake of I-Spy directed by Betty Thomas, and independent features The Final Cut with Robin Williams and the notorious Uwe Boll's film BloodRayne with Kristanna Loken a... Biography of Erik Guay
Erik Guay (born August 5, 1981 in Quebec) is a Canadian alpine skier from Mont-Tremblant, Quebec. Career In Guay's best events, Super-G and downhill, he has finished in the top three in ten of World Cup races. In 2003, he finished 2nd in a downhill. He finished in second twice in 2005 in the Super-G and third once in downhill. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Guay, who suffered an injury two weeks before the Olympic Games had to forfeit the downhill but finished in fourth place in the Super-G event. On February 24, 2007 he won the World Cup Downhill race at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. He was the first Canadian to win a World Cup Men's downhill race since 1994 (first in 13 years), and the first man ever from Québec. Guay's performance in the downhill discipline over the 2006–2007 sea... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James Wilder (actor)
James Walder, born on August 5, 1968 in Cleveland, Ohio, is an American actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005554/) 2011 Three Holes, Two Brads, and a Smoking Gun (post-production) Bobby Blue Day 2009 The Funk Parlor John Funk 2007 McBride: Dogged (TV movie) Michael Whyte 2006 Mon ancien amant (TV movie) Brent Richter 2003 Mind Games Brian Reeves 2002 Man of the Year Vaughn 2002 Face Value Tim Gates 2001 Knight Club J. B. Aaron 2001 Burning Down the House Arnie Green 2001 Perfume Billy 2001 Touched by a Killer Tyler Nash 2001 Heart of Stone Steve Sterns 2000 Closing the Deal Will Williams 1999 Flypaper Jerry 1998 Charades Quinn 1998 L'amant diabolique (TV movie) Scott Douglas 1998 Les... Biography of Jennifer Finch
Jennifer Finch (also Jennifer Precious Finch), born August 5, 1966, is an American photographer and musician, notable for her involvement in the all-female punk rock group L7. Music Jennifer began her musical career playing bass in an all-female English Goth and Los Angeles Deathrock influenced band called Sugar Baby Doll (or variously, Sugar Babylon). Also featured in the band was Courtney Love, (later of the band Hole) and Kat Bjelland, (later of the band Babes in Toyland). The band was together in the mid 1980s in San Francisco, California. This powerful line-up lived long enough to produce a demo which remains unreleased. At a time in Hollywood when there were two bands called The Pandoras, Finch subsequently played in the very short-lived version of The Pandoras, formed by bassi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Daniel Rossen
Daniel Rossen (Born August 5, 1982 in Los Angeles, California) is a singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Brooklyn-based indie-rock group, Grizzly Bear. He is also a member of the duo Department of Eagles. Biography Originally from Los Angeles Rossen moved to attend New York University. As a student at the university, Rossen formed Department of Eagles with roommate Fred Nicolaus in 2001. The duo then released two 7" singles and an album, The Whitey on the Moon UK, on Isota Records. About Department of Eagles early recordings, Rossen explains: “ The band started as a joke, which accounts for a lot of the trip-hop sounding stuff on Cold Nose. We didn't initially play any instruments or sing, we just made really lo-fi sample collages and 'beats.' It was a geeky parody of west coast abst... Biography of Marin Preda
Marin Preda (Romanian pronunciation: ; 5 August 1922 – 16 May 1980) was a Romanian novelist, one of the best post-WWII Romanian writers. Preda was born in Teleorman county, in a village called Siliştea-Gumeşti, into a family of peasants. He first studied at school in his home village, then schools in Abrud and Cristur-Odorhei. He moved to Bucharest in 1940 and became a proofreader at Timpul ("Times") magazine. His first novella was called Calul ("The Horse"). It was written in 1943 and read in Eugen Lovinescu's literary circle, Sburătorul ("The Flier"). It was included in his debut volume of 1948, Întâlnirea din pământuri. ("The Meeting between the Lands"). Between 1943 and 1945 he served in the army, which was to inspire some of his later works. In 1945 he was... Biography of Xenia Tchoumitcheva
Xenia Tchoumitcheva (born 5 August 1987 in Lugano) is a Swiss model and actress with Russian origins. Career Tchoumitcheva entered the national "Miss Switzerland" pageant in 2006. Tchoumitcheva was judged as both 1st runner-up and Miss Photogenic. After the contest she was considered the "most eligible single woman in Switzerland" and in May 2009 she has been elected as the Best Bikini Body, according to a survey by the magazine Schweizer Illustrierte. In 2012 Xenia was featured with a photoshoot and personal interview in GQ magazine. Actress Tchoumitcheva began to work as in commercials and music videos in 2007 (e.g. "Candino-Festina"). She starred in the short movie Les Enfants de la Hônte of the French film maker Alain Margot, which appeared on the NIFF film festival. May 201... Biography of Anna Rawson
Anna Rawson (born 5 August 1981) is an Australian professional golfer and model. She currently plays on the LPGA Tour. Amateur and modeling career Rawson was born in Adelaide, Australia. She got her break into a modeling career at age 16, when she was a finalist in the Australian "Dolly" Magazine cover contest. This opened up modeling opportunities on the catwalk, in print ads, magazines, and on television. In 1999 as an amateur golfer in Australia, Rawson was the South Australian and Victoria Junior Champion plus the winner of the Jack Newton International Junior Classic. She was the leading qualifier for the 1999 and 2000 Australian Amateur Championship and was a member of the 1999 Australian National Squad. She played collegiate golf at the University of Southern California. Sh... Biography of Janet McTeer
Janet McTeer, OBE (born 5 August 1961)Dubious: Discuss is an English actress. Early life McTeer was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, the daughter of Jean (née Morris) and Alan McTeer, and spent her childhood in York. She attended the now defunct Queen Anne Grammar School for Girls, and worked at the Old Starre Inn, at York Minster and at the Theatre Royal. She then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, beginning a successful theatrical career with the Royal Exchange Theatre after graduating. Career McTeer's television work includes the BBC production of Nigel Nicolson's book Portrait of a Marriage in which she played Vita Sackville-West and the popular ITV series The Governor written by Lynda La Plante. She made her screen debut in Half Moon Street, a 1986 film based o... Biography of Lydia Lamaison
Lydia Lamaison (5 August 1914 – 20 February 2012) was an Argentine actress. She appeared in 47 films and television shows between 1939 and 2012. She starred in the film La caída, which was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. Lamaison died in her home in Buenos Aires of natural causes. She asked for no funeral, but rather contributions to the Casa del Teatro. Selected filmography Alas de mi patria (1939) la Caída (1959) Fin de fiesta (1960) un Guapo del '900 (1960) Circe (1964) el Ayudante (1971) Muñeca brava (1998) la Puta y la ballena (2004)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Matthew Caws
Matthew Caws (born August 5, 1967, in New York City) is the lead singer of the band Nada Surf. His parents are Peter Caws and Mary Ann Caws. Biography Matthew Caws' parents, both university professors, took sabbaticals in France—in Paris, and in the Vaucluse in Provence—which helped Matthew develop early skills in French. When the family returned to New York, his parents sent him to le Lycée Français de New York. There he joined The Cost of Living (in 1982 or 1983), a band formed by a teacher, Patrick Thouron, and a few students, including Daniel Lorca, Stéphane Dehais, and Fabrice Griffoulière-Frère, initiating a long friendship and a promising collaboration. The Cost of Living split up in 1990, after having released two records, played in venues such as the CBGB, and even having a... Biography of Lolo Jones
Lori Jones, more commonly known as Lolo Jones, (born August 5, 1982) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 60 and 100 meter hurdles. She won three NCAA titles and garnered 11 All-American honors while at LSU. She won indoor national titles in 2007, 2008 and 2009 in the 60 m hurdles, with gold medals at the World Indoor Championship in 2008 and 2010. She was favored to win the 100 m hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but she tripped on the penultimate hurdle, finishing in seventh place. She went on to win silver at the 2008 World Athletics Final. Jones is the American record holder in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.72. Early years and high school career Jones was born on August 5, 1982. She attended eight schools in eight years while her single mother, ... Biography of Kaylani Lei
Ashley Spalding (born August 5, 1980), better known by the pseudonym Kaylani Lei, is an exotic dancer and a porn actress currently working for Wicked Pictures. Outside her adult film work, she was the host of a radio show on KSEX, Me So Horny With Kaylani Lei. Lei has made an appearance on the Howard Stern radio show while he was on national broadcast radio (pre-Sirius satellite radio change over), and makes appearances on Playboy TV. In 2007 she was the co star of the Cinemax series The Erotic Traveler, as Allison Kraft, apprentice erotic photographer. According to the Internet Adult Film Database, she has worked in over 95 films, including Beautiful, The Assignment, Kaylani Unleashed, Space Nuts for Wicked and Naked Lust. In 2010, Lei appeared alongside fellow Wicked Pictures co... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Iddo Goldberg
Iddo Goldberg (Hebrew: עדו גולדברג; born 5 August 1975) is an English-Israeli actor. On June 17, 2012, Iddo Goldberg married his long-time girlfriend Ashley Madekwe. Goldberg was born in Haifa, Israel. He has had several notable roles, including playing Ben on the television show Secret Diary of a Call Girl. He also appeared in the 2008 war film Defiance, starring Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber. Filmography Actor Film Year Film Role Notes 1998 Fast Food Junkie 1999 Jesus Seth Made-for-TV film 2001 Uprising Zygmunt Frydrych Made-for-TV film 2002 L'Auberge espagnole Alistair 2004 Dead Fish Thief Suzie Gold Anthony Silver The Defender Scripts 2005 A Little Trip to Heaven Russle 20... Biography of Pat Smear
Pat Smear (born Georg Ruthenberg; August 5, 1959) is a rock guitarist who has played in the Germs, Nirvana, and Foo Fighters. He appeared regularly on the MTV fashion show House of Style with Cindy Crawford. Early life Georg Ruthenberg was born and raised in West Los Angeles, to an African-American/Native American mother and a German immigrant father. His parents forced him to take piano lessons at a young age, and a few years later, he began teaching himself to play guitar. He lists his influences as Joan Jett, Brian James, Brian May, and Steve Jones. Germs (1977–1980) As a teenager in 1977, Smear and Darby Crash formed the Germs with bassist Lorna Doom and drummer Dottie Danger (the pseudonym of Belinda Carlisle, who went on to front The Go-Go's). Carlisle was soon replaced by... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mark Mulder
Mark Alan Mulder (born August 5, 1977) is a retired left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. Baseball career Oakland Athletics After playing for Michigan State University, Mulder was selected by the Oakland Athletics with the second overall pick in the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft. Mulder was quickly placed on the fast track to the major leagues and made his major-league debut on April 18, 2000; he was still only 22 years old and had less than two seasons of minor-league experience. He had a rocky start to his MLB career, going 9-10 with a 5.44 ERA. In 2001, Mulder played his first full major-league season and quickly became a dominant pitcher. Leading the American League with 21 wins, he was in contention for a Cy Young Award, anchoring a powerful Oakland ro... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frankie Hejduk
Frank Daniel "Frankie" Hejduk (born August 5, 1974 in La Mesa, California) is a retired American soccer player who last played for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer. He formerly played as right back for the Columbus Crew, where he was team captain, and the United States national team. Hejduk is presently serving as "Brand Ambassador" in the Crew front office. Career Youth and College Hejduk attended San Dieguito High School where he played on the boys' soccer team. He was also a member of the powerhouse La Jolla Nomads Soccer Club which won the California state youth championship in 1989, 1990 and 1991. After high school, Hejduk attended UCLA. He spent three seasons, 1992 to 1994, as a defender on the UCLA Bruins soccer team. While a defender, he was the second leading sco... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis, King of Etruria
Louis (5 July 1773 – 27 May 1803) was the first of only two Kings of Etruria. Louis was the son of Ferdinand, Duke of Parma and Maria Amalia of Austria, the second surviving daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. Biography Swap of Parma and Etruria While Louis was staying in Spain, the Duchy of Parma had been occupied by French troops in 1796. Napoleon Bonaparte, who had conquered most of Italy and wanted to gain Spain as an ally against England, proposed to compensate the House of Bourbon for their loss of the Duchy of Parma with the Kingdom of Etruria, a new state that he created from the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. This was agreed upon in the Treaty of Aranjuez. Louis had to receive his investiture from Napoleon in Paris, before taking possessio... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Antoine Wiels
Antoine Wiels, born on August 5, 1988 in Laval, Mayenne (birth time source: Didier Geslain), is a French jockey (mounted trotting race). Awards Prix Jacques Andrieu Prix Camille Lepecq Prix Émile Riotteau.... |
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