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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on December, 11, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the photo and detailed natal chart by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the comprehensive horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 45,458 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,458 Celebrities
105 celebrities or events were found for December, 11. Add to favourites (61 fans)Biography of Bhagwan Shree Osho Rajneesh
Rajneesh Chandra Mohan Jain (December 11, 1931 – January 19, 1990), better known during the 1960s as Acharya Rajneesh, then during the 1970s and 1980s as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and later taking the name Osho, was an Indian spiritual teacher. He lived in India and in other countries including, for a period, the United States, and inspired the Osho movement, a controversial spiritual and philosophical movement.... Add to favourites (26 fans)Biography of Nikki Sixx
Nikki Sixx (born Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna, Jr. December 11, 1958 in San Jose, California) is an American bassist and the main songwriter for heavy metal / glam metal band Mötley Crüe, as well as Donna D'Errico's ex-husband. He has also played bass for glam metal band London, experimental band 58 and the hard rock band Brides of Destruction. He is also currently in the band Sixx:A.M. Early life Sixx was born Frank Carlton Feranna Jr. on December 11, 1958 in San Jose, California. He was raised by his single mother, Deana Haight, and her abusive boyfriend, after his father and namesake, Frank Ferrana abandoned the family. When he was six, he and his mother moved to Mexico for a short time, after which they moved to Jerome, Idaho, with his grandparents. The family moved several more ... Biography of Solenn Poivre d'Arvor
Daughter of French famous journalist Patrick Poivre d'Arvor. She has suffered anorexy and she has comitted suicide, January 27, 1995.... Biography of Jean Marais
Jean Marais, born Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais (December 11, 1913 – November 8, 1998) was a French actor, and the lover of Jean Cocteau. Born in Cherbourg, he starred in several movies directed by Cocteau, most famously Beauty and the Beast (1946). In the 1950s, Marais became a star of swashbuckling pictures, enjoying great box office popularity in France. He performed his own stunts. In the 1960s, he played the famed villain of the Fantômas trilogy. After 1970, Marais's on-screen performances became few and far between, as he preferred concentrating on his stage work. He kept performing on stage until his eighties, also working as a sculptor. He was featured in the 1995 documentary "Screening at the Majestic", which is included on the 2003 DVD release of the restored print of Beauty and ... Biography of Rey Mysterio
Oscar Gutierrez (born December 11, 1974) better known by his ring name Rey Mysterio, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its SmackDown! brand. Despite competing as a cruiserweight for most of his career, he is a former World Heavyweight Champion, as well as a record-setting eight-time Cruiserweight Champion. Mysterio is known for having a high flying style, which helped kick-start the cruiserweight revolution in the United States, in the late 1990s during his time in WCW. Billed height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Billed weight 165 lb (75 kg/11.8 st) Career Born in San Diego, California, Gutierrez trained for pro wrestling with his uncle, who wrestled under the name Rey Misterio. He debuted as a wrestler on April 30, 1989 a... Biography of Enrico Macias
Enrico Macias (born Gaston Ghrenassia December 11, 1938) is an Algerian-born French Jewish singer. He was born in Constantine, Algeria and played the guitar since childhood. His father was a violinist in an orchestra that played primarily maalouf, Andalo-Arabic music. Gaston started playing with the orchestra at 15, and soon replaced the bandleader, Cheick Raymond. He pursued a career as a school teacher, but continued practicing the guitar. In 1961, Cheick Raymond was killed. That same year, the Algerian War of Independence was raging, and the situation became untenable for the Jewish residents of Constantine. Gaston (Macias) went into "exile" in France with his wife, Suzy, the daughter of Cheick Raymond. Arriving in Paris, he decided to pursue a career in music. At first, he tri... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Jean-Louis Trintignant
Jean-Louis Trintignant (born on December 11, 1930 in Piolenc, Vaucluse, France) is a French actor. At the age of twenty, Trintignant moved to Paris, France to study drama, and made his theatrical debut in 1951 going on to be seen as one of the most gifted French actors of the post-war era. After touring in the early 1950s in several theater productions, his first motion picture appearance came in 1955 and the following year he gained stardom with his performance opposite Brigitte Bardot in Roger Vadim's And God Created Woman. From a wealthy family, he is the nephew of race car driver, Louis Trintignant, who was killed in 1933 while practicing on the Péronne racetrack in Picardie. His other uncle, Maurice Trintignant (born 1917), was a Formula One driver who twice won the Monaco Grand... Biography of Alfred de Musset
Alfred Louis Charles de Musset, (December 11, 1810 – May 2, 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist. Musset was born and died in Paris. He entered the collège Henri-IV at the age of nine, where in 1837(?) he won the Latin essay prize in the Concours général. With the help of Paul Foucher, Victor Hugo's brother-in-law, he began to attend, at the age of 17, the Cénacle, the literary salon of Charles Nodier at the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal. After attempts at careers in medicine (which he gave up owing to a distaste for dissections), law, drawing, English and piano, he became one of the first Romantic writers. By the time he reached the age of 20, his rising literary fame was already accompanied by a sulphurous reputation fed by his dandy side. He was the librarian of the French... Biography of Thorwald Dethlefsen
Thorwald Dethlefsen is a German occultist, psychologist, astrologer, reincarnation-therapist and published author, born December 11, 1946 in Herrsching.... Biography of John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts, in his fourth term of office. As the Presidential nominee of the Democratic Party, he was defeated in the 2004 presidential election by the Republican incumbent President George W. Bush. Senator Kerry is currently the Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. He is a Vietnam Veteran, and was a spokesman for Vietnam Veterans Against the War when he returned home from service. Family history and childhood years John Forbes Kerry was born in Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Aurora, Colorado, outside Denver, where his father, Richard Kerry, a Second World War Army Air Corps test pilot, had been undergoing treatment for tuberculosis. Kerry's family retur... Biography of Jermaine Jackson
Jermaine LaJaune Jackson or Muhammad Abdul Aziz (born December 11, 1954), is an American Grammy Award-nominated singer, bass guitarist, former member of The Jackson 5 and older brother of American pop stars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson. Early life Born to parents Joseph and Katherine Jackson in Gary, Indiana, Jermaine became the original lead singer of an earlier incarnation of The Jackson Five until 1967 when younger brother Michael assisted lead vocals, but would co-lead with Michael for many years. The Jackson 5 Jermaine and his brothers signed with Motown Records in 1969. As the co-lead singer of The Jackson 5 after his brother Michael, Jermaine sang notable parts of "I Want You Back", "I'll Be There", "I Am Love", "Dancing Machine", and many other Jackson 5 songs. ... Biography of Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan Anand (pronounced , Tamil: விசுவநாதன் ஆனந்த்) (born December 11, 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster and the current World Chess Champion. Anand is one of four players in history to break the 2800 mark on the FIDE rating list and he has been among the top three ranked players in the world continuously since 1997. Recently he was awarded the second highest civilian award of India- "Padma Vibhushan". In the April 2007 FIDE Elo rating list, Anand was ranked first in the world for the first time, and he retained the number one spot in the July 2007 list with a rating of 2792, a lead of 23 points. On the current April 2008 list he has an Elo rating of 2803, which makes him number one ... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Hector Berlioz
Louis Hector Berlioz (December 11, 1803 – March 8, 1869) was a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie Fantastique (first performed in 1830) and Grande Messe des Morts (Requiem). Berlioz made great contributions to the modern orchestra with his Treatise on Instrumentation and by utilizing huge orchestral forces for his works, sometimes calling for over 1000 performers. At the other extreme, he also composed about 50 songs for voice and piano. Biography Berlioz was born in France at La Côte-Saint-André in the département of Isère, between Lyon and Grenoble. Berlioz did not begin his study in music until the age of twelve, when he began writing small compositions and arrangements. Unlike other composers of the time, he was not a child prodigy, and never le... Biography of Brenda Lee
Brenda Lee (born December 11, 1944 (birth time source: Contemporary American Horoscopes, Astrodatabank)) is an American pop singer, who was immensely popular during the 1950s and 1960s. She had the most charted hits of any woman in the 1960s, and only three male singers/groups (Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, and The Beatles) outpaced her. She was one of the earliest pop stars to have a major contemporary international following. She was given the nickname Little Miss Dynamite after recording Dynamite in 1957; the explosive strength of the sound pouring out of her small frame amazed audiences and promoters. Her general popularity faded as her voice suffered damage and matured in the late 1960s, but she successfully continued her recording career by returning to her roots as a country singer... Biography of Teri Garr
Teri Ann Garr (born December 11, 1944) is an American actress and comedienne. Height 5' 7" (1.70 m) Early life Garr was born in Lakewood, Ohio. Her father was Eddie Garr (born Eddie Gonnau), a vaudeville performer, comedian and actor whose career peaked when he briefly took over the lead role in the Broadway drama Tobacco Road. Her mother, Phyllis (née Lind), was a dancer, wardrobe mistress, and model. Garr is a graduate of an all-girls Roman Catholic high school named Magnificat in Rocky River, Ohio, near her hometown of Lakewood. Career Early in her career she was sometimes credited as Terri Garr, Terry Garr, Teri Hope, or Terry Carr. Garr's movie debut was as an extra in the 1963 film A Swingin' Affair. During her early career she appeared in several Elvis Presley movies... Biography of Mos Def
Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973), better known by his stage name Mos Def, is an American MC and actor. Mos Def started his rap career as a member of the Native Tongue Posse collective and by guesting on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. He released a well-received album with Talib Kweli as Black Star, and was a major force in the late 1990s underground hip hop explosion spearheaded by Rawkus Records. His name does not have anything to do with the words 'most definitely,' which is often misrepresented as the reason for his stage name being Mos Def. Instead, Mos Def refers to his belief that he is in fact the most 'def' of all ('def' being the old school Hip Hop term for 'cool'). Initially recognized for his musical output, Def's screen work since the early 2000s has es... Biography of Carlo Ponti
Carlo Ponti (December 11, 1912 – January 9, 2007) was an Italian film producer with over 140 production credits. Career Ponti was born in Magenta, Italy and studied law at the University of Milan. He joined his father's law firm in Milan and became involved in the film business through negotiating contracts. Ponti attempted to establish a film industry in Milan in 1940 and produced Mario Soldati's Piccolo Mondo Antico there, starring Alida Valli, in her first notable role. The film dealt with the Italian struggle against the Austrians for the inclusion of northeastern Italy into the Kingdom of Italy during the Risorgimento. The film was successful, because it was easy to see "the Austrians as Germans" during World War II. As a result, he was briefly jailed for undermining relations wit... Biography of Donna Mills
Donna Mills (born Donna Jean Miller on December 11, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress, primarily for her roles on soap operas and television. Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m) The naturally blonde-headed Mills began her career in the 1960s, playing, Laura Donnelly, on the daytime serial, Love is a Many Splendored Thing (a role she played from 1967 to 1970), and later as Michele Lee's least popular sister-in-law and homewrecker, Abby Fairgate Cunningham Ewing Sumner, on the long-running 1980s soap opera, Knots Landing (a role she played from 1980 to 1989). She even had a recurring role as Josie Bissett's mother on Melrose Place. Youth She attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and began her career onstage in the late 1950s, first gaining prominence as ex-nun ... Biography of Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno (born December 11, 1931) is a singer, dancer and an Academy Award-winning actress and the first female and only Puerto Rican actress in history to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award. Early years Moreno (born Rosita Dolores Alverío in Humacao, Puerto Rico) moved with her mother to New York City at the age of five. When she was 11 years old, she lent her voice to Spanish-language versions of American films. She had her first Broadway role (Angelina in Skydrift) by the time she was 13, which caught the attention of Hollywood talent scouts. She played a small role in Singin' in the Rain as a silent screen vamp but disliked most of her other work during this period. West Side Story In 1961, Moreno landed the role of "Anita" in Robert Wise's film adapta... Biography of Gary Dourdan
Gary Dourdan (born Gary Durdin, December 11, 1966 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an African-American actor, widely known for portraying Warrick Brown on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m) Dourdan and his family moved to Willingboro, New Jersey when he was in his youth. At this time his interests included acting, music and martial arts. Later Dourdan moved to New York City and worked as a doorman at a rehearsal studio where he met some of Manhattan's promising young artists. Green-eyed Dourdan got his first break when Debbie Allen cast him as Shazza Zulu on A Different World based on a tape of him in an avant-garde play. He had a recurring role on the Showtime series Soul Food until he nabbed the part of Warrick Brown on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He was... Biography of Pope Leo X
Pope Leo X, born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici (11 December 1475 – 1 December 1521) was Pope from 1513 to his death. He is known primarily for his papal bull against Martin Luther and subsequent failure to stem the Protestant Reformation, which began during his reign when Martin Luther (1483–1546) published the 95 Theses and nailed them to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. He was the second son of Lorenzo de' Medici, the most famous ruler of the Florentine Republic, and Clarice Orsini. His cousin, Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici, would become Pope Clement VII (1523–34). The remark "It has served us well, this myth of Christ" is often attributed to him, despite the fact that it first appears in John Bale's fiercely antipapal treatise The Pageant of the Popes. Early career Giov... Biography of Michel Courtemanche
Michel Courtemanche (born December 11, 1964 in Laval, Quebec, Canada) is a Quebecois comedian and actor. He has drawn hundreds of thousands to his one-man shows in Quebec, France, Belgium & Switzerland. His debut one-man show, A New Comic is Born, ran for more than five hundred performances and earned him two Felix nominations. His second, The New Adventures of Michel Courtemanche, filled theatres in both North America and Europe and spawned his second international hit video. Courtemanche has internationally sold out enormous houses usually reserved for rock stars (although such shows are quite common place for comedians in Quebec). He has even inspired a popular one-of-a-kind hardcover comic book. He has starred in Québécois films La Nuit de Noces and Karmina 2, and on the Secret A... Biography of Mo'Nique
Mo'Nique Imes (born December 11, 1967), best known as her stage name Mo'Nique, is an American comedian, actress, and reality television host. She is also the main host of the BET Awards. Early life Mo'Nique was born on December 11, 1967 in Woodlawn, Maryland. She is one of four children born to Steven Imes Jr. and Alice Imes. Mo'Nique graduated from Milford Mill High School in Baltimore County, Maryland. She got her start in comedy when her brother dared her to perform at an open mic night and she was a big hit. Not long after she realized this was the path she wanted to pursue and would quit her job at the phone company in Baltimore. Before obtaining success in her chosen career, Mo'Nique worked as a phone sex operator. She was in charge of monitoring the phone call conversations. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Macky Sall
Macky Sall (born December 11, 1961) is a Senegalese politician. He is the president-elect of Senegal and will be inaugurated to the position on 1 April 2012. He was the Prime Minister of Senegal from April 2004 to June 2007 and was President of the National Assembly of Senegal from June 2007 to November 2008. He was the Mayor of Fatick from 2002 to 2008 and has held that post again since April 2009. Sall was a long-time member of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS). After coming into conflict with President Abdoulaye Wade, he was removed from his post as President of the National Assembly in November 2008; he consequently founded his own party and joined the opposition. He emerged as the President of Senegal on 25 March 2012 after defeating the incumbent in a run-off election. Ear... Biography of Christina Onassis
Christina Onassis (Greek: Χριστίνα Ωνάση) (December 11, 1950 – November 19, 1988) was the daughter of the billionaire Aristotle Onassis and Athina Livanos. Early life Born in New York City, her parents had a stormy marriage, filled with many affairs (including one by her father with Maria Callas) and arguments, finally divorcing. At the age of seventeen, she had plastic surgery to shrink her nose and remove the dark rings under her eyes. She was educated in London at Queen's College, London. In 1968, her father married Jacqueline Kennedy, whom Onassis loathed and did not get along with, considering her a gold-digger only interested in her family's money. Onassis lost her entire immediate family within a period of 24... Biography of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (IPA: /ʌljikˈsɑːndʌr soʊlʒʌˈniːtsʌn/ Russian: Алекса́ндр Иса́евич Солжени́цын, Russian pronunciation: ) (December 11, 1918 – August 3, 2008) was a Russian novelist, dramatist and historian. Through his writings, he made the world aware of the Gulag, the Soviet labour camp system, and for these efforts, Solzhenitsyn was both awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970 and exiled from the Soviet Union in 1974. He returned to Russia in 1994. That year, he was elected as a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts in the Departm... Biography of Aiko Kayo
Aiko Kayo (嘉陽愛子, Kayō Aiko?, born December 11, 1985) is a popular idol singer on the avex record label in Japan. She was born and raised in Kanagawa Prefecture. Profile Name: Aiko Kayo Birthday: December 11, 1985 Birth place: Kanagawa Prefecture Height: 154 cm Shoes: 22 cm Blood type: A Hobbies: Listening to music, karaoke Favorite singer: Ayumi Hamasaki Favorite food: Sukiyaki, grilled eggs, strawberries Favorite movie: Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World / Spider-Man / Spider-Man 2 / Matrix Revolutions Favorite word: Love & Peace Discography Albums Dolce POP Singles Hitomi no Naka no Meikyuu (Used as the opening theme to Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito.) Aishite ne Motto (Used as the ending theme m... Biography of Natalia Rodríguez
Natalia Rodríguez Gallego (born December 11, 1982) is the full name of the Spanish singer Natalia. She was a contestant on the successful Spanish TV show Operación Triunfo in 2001, where she finished 14th. She is the Spanish Pop Princess. In 2002, she released her highly successful album No soy un ángel (I'm Not an Angel), produced by British dance producers Xenomania. She was transformed into the Spanish Britney Spears, and the first single off the album, Vas a volverme loca. In 2003, Natalia released Besa mi piel (Kiss My Skin), which equally was a success. On this album, she included 4 of her own compositions (including the first single, also called 'Besa Mi Piel'). In 2004, she released Natalia, her third album. The first single was track penned by Lucie Silvas called Sombras ... Biography of Sandra Echeverria
Sandra Echeverría is an actress and singer born December 11, 1984 in Mexico City, who is best known for her starring role in the Telemundo series Marina. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1214700/ ) # 2033 (2009) (post-production) .... Lucia # De día y de noche (2009) (post-production) .... Aurora # Condones.com (2009) # Free Style (2008) .... Alex # Double Dagger (2008) .... Carmen # Crazy (2007/I) (scenes deleted) .... Sultry brunette # "Marina" .... Marina Hernández (1 episode, 2006) ... aka "Marina" (Mexico) - Episode #1.1 (2006) TV episode .... Marina Hernández # The Oakley Seven (2006) .... Ana Maria ... aka The 7 (Australia: DVD title) # "Soñarás" (2004) TV series .... Estefanía # "Súbete a mi moto" (2002) TV series .... Mariana... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fiorello Laguardia
Fiorello Henry La Guardia (born Fiorello Enrico La Guardia; December 11, 1882 – September 20, 1947) was Mayor of New York for three terms from 1934 to 1945. He was popularly known as "the Little Flower," the translation of his Italian first name, Fiorello, and, most likely, a reference to his short stature. A Republican, he was a popular mayor and a strong supporter of the New Deal. La Guardia led New York's recovery during the Great Depression and became a national figure, serving as President Roosevelt's director of civilian defense during the run-up to the United States joining the Second World War. Background La Guardia was born in the Bronx to an Italian lapsed-Catholic father, Achille La Guardia, from Cerignola, and an Italian mother of Jewish origin from Trieste, Irene Coen Luz... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fabrizio Ravanelli
Fabrizio Ravanelli (born December 11, 1968) is a former Italian football player. Ravanelli was born in Perugia. He has played with a dozen European teams, among them Perugia, Juventus, Lazio, Marseille, Middlesbrough, Derby County and Dundee F.C., as well as getting 22 caps with the Italian national team. Known as the "White Feather" in recognition of his prematurely whitened hair, he was one of Europe's top goalscorers in the mid 1990s. Playing for Juventus, Ravanelli won one Serie A title (1994-95), one Coppa Italia (1994-95), one SuperCoppa Italiana (1995), one Champions League (1995-96), one UEFA Cup (1992-93). He made an immediate positive impact on moving into the English Premier League with Bryan Robson's Middlesbrough though his success was not sustained. He scored a hat-t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Grace Paley
Grace Paley (December 11, 1922 – August 22, 2007) was an American short story writer, poet, and political activist whose work won a number of awards. Born as Grace Goodside in the Bronx, Paley's Jewish parents, Isaac and Manya Ridnyik Goodside, had Anglicizied the family name from Gutseit on immigrating from Ukraine. The family spoke Russian and Yiddish along with English. By far the youngest of the three Goodside children (sixteen and fourteen years younger than brother and sister Victor and Jeanne, respectively), Paley was a tomboy as a child, allowing her to investigate the conflicts and struggles of her immigrant neighborhood; these issues would later form the raw material for much of her fiction. In 1938 and 1939, Paley attended Hunter College, then, briefly New York University,... Biography of Carlos Gardel
Carlos Gardel (11 December 1887/18901 - 24 June 1935 Medellín, Colombia) was perhaps the most prominent figure in the history of tango. Although his birthplace is in doubt, Argentina was his home from childhood, and he acquired Argentine citizenship in 1923. He died in an airplane crash at the height of his career, creating the image of a tragic hero throughout Latin America. For many, Gardel embodies the soul of the tango style that sprang from the barrios of Buenos Aires and Montevideo at the end of the 19th century. He is commonly referred as "Carlitos", "The King of Tango" and ironically "El Mudo" (The Mute). The unerring musicality and dramatic phrasing of Gardel's baritone voice made miniature masterpieces of his hundreds of three-minute tango recordings. Together with lyricist an... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ray Owes
Raymond (Ray) Owes (born December 11, 1972 in San Bernardino, California) is an American basketball player. He was a 6'9" 224 lb small forward and attended the University of Arizona (1991-95). Owes played 24 games for the NBA's Golden State Warriors during the 1996-97 season, averaging 3.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. He also played in the Australian NBL for the Geelong Supercats and Townsville Crocodiles. Owes, his wife Laura and daughter, Kalen, 6, live in Phoenix, Arizona.... Biography of Robert Koch
Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch (December 11, 1843 – May 27, 1910) was a German physician. He became famous for isolating Bacillus anthracis (1877), the tuberculosis bacillus (1882) and the vibrio cholera (1883) and for his development of Koch's postulates. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his tuberculosis findings in 1905. He is considered one of the founders of microbiology—he inspired such major figures as Paul Ehrlich and Gerhard Domagk. Robert Koch was born in Clausthal, Germany as the son of a mining official. He studied medicine under Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle at the University of Göttingen and graduated in 1866. He then served in the Franco-Prussian War and later became district medical officer in Wollstein (Wolsztyn), Prussian Poland. Working with... Biography of Justin Currie
Justin Currie (born December 11, 1964 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK) is a Scottish singer and songwriter, best known as the founder member of the successful band Del Amitri and, along with Iain Harvie, is one of only two members of the group to be present throughout its entire existence. Professional career Del Amitri Justin Currie established the band while still at school in the early 1980s, after putting up a sign in a music shop asking for other people who could play instruments to get in contact with him. As well as being the lead singer and chief songwriter of the band, Currie also plays bass with them. As a songwriter, he co-wrote many of the Del Amitri tracks with Harvie, but some of their most successful songs have been tracks penned solely by Currie. These include "Nothing... Biography of Anne Vanderlove
Anne Vanderlove, born December 11, 1943 in La Haye, is a French singer. Some titles « Ballades en novembre » « Les souvenirs » « La vie s'en va » « La folle du bout du quai» « Tous les bateaux » « Bleus » « Silver » « Escales » « Femme de légende » "Ses plus belles chansons" And the last: "Coeurs de Bambous" Awards Grand Prix de l'Académie de la Chanson Française, Rose d'Or d'Antibes, Oscar de la Chanson Française, Trophée 1982 du Festival Mondial de la Chanson d'Antibes-Juan-Les- Pins Diplôme du Haut Commissariat à la langue française 1982 Médaille de Vermeil des Arts et des Lettres (1995).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Willie McGinest
William Lee McGinest, Jr, (born December 11, 1971 in Long Beach, California), is an American football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns. Early life and career The second of three children, McGinest attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School, where he garnered all-state honors in football and basketball. On the gridiron, he earned All-American recognition from Super Prep, Blue Chip and Tom Lemming magazines and was selected to countless all-star teams, earning all-city, all-state, and all-region honors as a linebacker in 1989. He totaled 107 tackles, including 18 sacks, two fumble recoveries, four passes defensed, including an interception, and blocked four kicks as a senior. On the courts, he earned Long Beach Press-Telegram "Best in the West," All-CIF Southern Section and all-leagu... Biography of Manoel de Oliveira
Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira, GCSE (Portuguese pronunciation: ; born December 11, 1908) is a Portuguese film director born in Cedofeita, Porto. He is currently the oldest active film director in the world. Early life de Oliveira was born in Porto, Portugal on December 11, 1908, to Francisco José de Oliveira and Cândida Ferreira Pinto. His family were wealthy industrialists and agricultural landowners. de Oliveira attended school in Galicia, Spain and his goal as a teenager was to become an actor. He enrolled in Italian film-maker Rino Lupo's acting school at age 20, but later changed his mind when he saw Walther Ruttmann's documentary Berlin: Symphony of a City. This prompted him to direct his first film, also a documentary, titled Douro, Faina Fluvial (1931). He also has... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lynda Day George
Lynda Day George (b. December 11, 1944 in San Marcos, Texas) is an American television and film actress whose career spanned three decades from the 1960s to the 1980s. She is probably best known for being a cast member on the popular television series Mission: Impossible (1971-1973), as well as being the long-time wife of actor Christopher George. Originally known as Lynda Day, her career began with guest roles on many popular television series of the 1960s including Route 66, Flipper, The Green Hornet, Mannix, The Fugitive, and Bonanza. She had her first major role in a short-lived 1970 television series, The Silent Force, and later starred in the television pilot for Cannon in 1971. That same year, she was cast as Lisa Casey in the critically acclaimed series Mission: Impossible, a ro... Biography of Jim Harrison
James 'Jim' Harrison (born December 11, 1937) is an American author known for his poetry, fiction, essays, reviews, and writings about food. He is considered a regional writer and his work has been compared to that of Faulkner and Hemingway. Harrison was born in Grayling, Michigan, to Winfield Sprague Harrison, a county agricultural agent, and Norma Olivia (Wahlgren) Harrison. He has been blind in one eye since childhood. When he was 21 he lost his father and sister in an automobile accident. After a few years of going to college at Michigan State, constantly dropping out and returning, he graduated and worked for a short time as teacher. He soon realized that he was not cut out for the profession and quite by accident, got a book of poems published. His work has appeared in The N... Biography of Ben Browder
Robert Benedic "Ben" Browder (born December 11, 1962) is an American actor and writer, best known for his roles as John Crichton in Farscape and Cameron Mitchell in Stargate SG-1. Early life Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Browder grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. His parents were race car owners and operators. He attended Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina and graduated with a degree in psychology. He was a star player on the Furman football team. Browder met his wife, actress Francesca Buller, while studying at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Career Browder appeared as a recurring guest on the U.S. television show, Party of Five as Sam Brody in its 3rd season in 1997. Browder and Buller moved with their two children to Australia during the produc... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mark Tobey
Mark George Tobey (December 11, 1890 – April 24, 1976) was an American abstract expressionist painter, born in Centerville, Wisconsin. Widely recognized throughout the United States and Europe, Tobey is the most noted among the "mystical painters of the Northwest." Senior in age and experience, Tobey had a strong influence on the others. Friend and mentor, Tobey shared their interest in philosophy and Eastern religions. Along with Guy Anderson, Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, and William Cumming, Tobey was a founder of the Northwest School. Early years Tobey was the youngest of four children born to George Tobey, a carpenter and house builder, and Emma Cleveland Tobey -- his mother was over 40 when Tobey was born. The Tobeys were devout Congregationalists. Tobey's father carved anim... Biography of Andrew Khan
Prince Andrew Khan, born December 11, 1985 in New York, is the son of Princess Yasmin Khan and grandson of Prince Aly Khan and his wife, Rita Hayworth.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marc Quaghebeur
Marc Quaghebeur (Tournai, December 11, 1947) is a Belgian writer. 1979: Le Cycle de la morte : L'Herbe seule 1983: Chiennelures 1987: L'Outrage 1990: À la morte 1991: Les Aires des vieillards : Les Vieilles 1994: Fins de siècle 1994: L'Effroi l'errance 1993: Les Carmes du Saulchoir 1999: La Nuit de Yuste... Biography of Leon Lai
Leon Lai is a Hong Kong-based actor and Cantopop singer. The media refer to Aaron Kwok, Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau and Leon Lai as the Cantopop Four Heavenly Kings. He uses the stage name "Li Ming" or "Lai Ming" which literally means "dawn." Biography Lai was born in Beijing, China as Lai Chit (黎捷) with Meixian, Guangdong ancestry. His family was originally from Meixian. His parents divorced when he was four. He migrated with his Malaysian Chinese father, Lai Xinsheng to Hong Kong during the Cultural Revolution in China. At the age of fifteen, he attended King's Way Princeton College in the United Kingdom and returned to Hong Kong at the age of eighteen in 1984. Career Early years Lai initially worked as a salesperson for a mobile phone company. After being awarded s... Biography of Tom Hayden
Thomas Emmet Hayden (born December 11, 1939) is an American social and political activist and politician, most famous for his involvement in the anti-war and civil rights movements of the 1960s. He is the former husband of actress Jane Fonda and the father of actor Troy Garity. Hayden was born in Detroit, Michigan, to parents of Irish descent and later attended the University of Michigan, where he was editor of the Michigan Daily and, disenchanted by the anti-radicalism of existing groups like the National Student Association (later revealed to be a CIA front), became one of the founders of the student activist group Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). In 1961, he married Casey Hayden, a Texas-born civil rights activist who worked for the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Moulin
Charles Moulin, born December 11, 1909 in Montélimar, died Januaray 24, 1992 in Montélimar, was a French actor. Filmography Ami Giono: Ennemonde, L' (1990) (TV) .... Bouscarle "Fabien de la Drôme" (1983) TV series .... Roucan Été de nos 15 ans, L' (1983) .... Le guérisseur Adios, Antoinette (1982) (TV) .... Joseph "Silas" (1981) (mini) TV mini-series .... Schleusenwärter "Sans famille" (1981) TV series .... The 'teacher' ... aka An Orphan's Tale (USA) "Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret, Les" .... Jean, le charretier (1 episode, 1980) - Le charretier de la providence (1980) TV episode .... Jean, le charretier Temps d'une république: Le bord de la mer (1978) (TV) .... Le paysan "Cinq dernières minutes, Les" .... Antoine Malbosc / ... (5 episodes, 1959-1978) - Techniques... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Elliot Carter
Elliott Cook Carter, Jr. (born December 11, 1908) is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer born and living in New York City. He studied with Nadia Boulanger in Paris in the 1930s, and then returned to the United States. After a neoclassical phase, he went on to write atonal, rhythmically complex music. His compositions, which have been performed all over the world, include orchestral and chamber music as well as solo instrumental and vocal works. He has been extremely productive in his latter years, publishing more than 40 works between the ages of 90 and 100, and three more since he turned 100. Carter's father, Elliott Carter, Sr. was a businessman and his mother was the former Florence Chambers. The family was well-to-do. As a teenager he developed an interest in musi... Biography of Giovanna Zacarías
Giovanna Zacarías, born December 11, 1976 in Mexico, is a Mexican actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1015884/ ) Rabioso sol, rabioso cielo (2008) .... Tatei - El corazón del cielo ... aka Enraged Sun, Enraged Sky (USA) Enemigos íntimos (2008) Dos mil metros (sobre el nivel del mar) (2008) .... Fama Sleep Dealer (2008) "Capadocia" (2007) TV series .... Saiko (unknown episodes, 2007) Cielo (2007) (TV) .... Sofía Déficit (2007) Año uña (2007) .... Additional Voices ... aka Year of the Nail (International: English title) Vueltas del citrillo, Las (2006) .... Brigida ... aka The Citrillo's Turn (USA: festival title) Sexo, amor y otras perversiones (2006) .... Gabriela (segment "María en el Elevador") Diccionario sentimental, El (2006) (TV) Th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gil Jouanard
Gil Jouanard, born December 11, 1937 in Avignon, is a French writer. Bibliography Chez Phébus * Un nomade casanier, 2003 * La Saveur du monde, 2004 * Moments donnés, 2005 Chez Verdier * Untel, 2005 * L'Envergure du monde, 2001 * Mémoire de l'instant, 2000 * Le Jour et l'Heure, 1998 * C'est la vie, 1997 * Plutôt que d'en pleurer, 1995 * Le Goût des choses, 1994 Chez Fata Morgana * Un corps entier de songes, 1985 * L'Eau qui dort, 1987 * Le Moindre mot, 1990 * Savoir où, 1992 * L'Œil de la terre, 1994 * Aux Maramures, en coll. avec Bernard Blangenois, 1996 * Tout fait événement, 1998 * L'Œil de la terre, 1998 * Cela seul, 2002 * Le Bois de Païolive, 2005 Aux éditions du L... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Neil Mackie
Neil Mackie, born December 11, 1946 in Holburn, Aberdeen, is a concert tenor singer and international soloist.... Biography of Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (born December 11, 1976 in Marietta, Georgia) is a retired American professional basketball player and an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings. He last played for the Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). On the basketball court, he played both forward or center positions. Abdur-Rahim was a standout player during his high school days. He left California after one year to enter the 1996 NBA Draft. In his early NBA career, Abdur-Rahim was the star of the Vancouver Grizzlies franchise for five seasons. He was traded by the Grizzlies in 2001 and then played for the Atlanta Hawks and Portland Trail Blazers before joining his last team, the Sacramento Kings. Nicknamed "Reef", Abdur-Rahim was named an NBA All-Star in the 2001–02 season. He also played on... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nadia Styger
Nadia Styger (born 11 December 1978) is a Swiss alpine skier. Styger won a total of 4 Alpine Skiing World Cup races. She was several times Swiss champion in Downhill and Super-G. World Cup victories Date Location Race 11 March 2004 Sestriere Super-G 9 December 2005 Aspen Super-G 3 March 2006 Hafjell Super-G 22 February 2008 Whistler Downhill... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thierry Cazals
Thierry Cazals, born December 11, 1962 in Bagnols-sur-Cèze (Gard), is a French writer. He is graduated with a PhD in sociology. Publications * Le Rire des lucioles (contes et haïkus), éditions Opale * Quoi de neuf aujourd'hui ?, éditions Opale * Le Petit cul tout blanc du lièvre, éditions Motus (illustrations de Zaü) * Visage de la neige (poèmes pour un nouveau-né), éditions l'épi de seigle * Le Val aventureux (chevaliers, troubadours et Cathares en terre d'Oc), with Jean-Claude Marol and Claire Landais, éditions Études & Communication... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Douai
Gaston Tanchon (and not Tranchant), best known as Jacques Douai, born December 11, 1920 in Douai, died August 7, 2004 in Paris, was a French singer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patrick Braouezec
Patrick Braouezec, born December 11, 1950 in Paris, is a French politician, member of PC (Parti Communiste).... Biography of Grégori Baquet
Grégori Baquet, born on December 11, 1970 in Paris, is a French actor, comedian, singer, musician, and film director. Filmography * 1990 : Fleur bleue (série TV) * 1991 : Le Lycée alpin (série TV) * 1991 : La Reine blanche * 1991 : La Vie des morts : Simon Lenehan * 1994 : L'Irrésolu (The Indecisive Guy) * 1994-1995 : Extrême Limite (série TV) : Matthieu * 1997 : L'Ami de mon fils (TV) : Martin * 1996-2000 : Une femme d'honneur : Stéphane Cluzeau * 2000 : Ça ira mieux demain (Tomorrow's Another Day) : Cédric * 2002 : Les Vacances de l'amour (série TV) : Christian * 1999-2002 : Roméo et Juliette : Benvolio * 2002 : Paradisco : Jacques * 2003 : Joséphine, ange gardien (série TV) : François * 2004 : Grande École : Paul... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Gillet
Louis Gillet (11 December 1876, Paris - 1 July 1943, Paris) was a French art historian and literary historian. Works * Raphaël, 1907 * Watteau, 1921 * Trois variations sur Claude Monet, 1927 * Essais sur l'art français, 1937, dedicated to Bernard Berenson.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David Brewster
Sir David Brewster, FRS (11 December 1781 – 10 February 1868) was a Scottish scientist, inventor and writer. He was born at Jedburgh, where his father, a teacher of high reputation, was rector of the grammar school. At the age of twelve, he was sent to the University of Edinburgh, being intended for the clergy. However, he had already shown a strong inclination for natural science, and this had been fostered by his intimacy with a "self-taught philosopher, astronomer and mathematician," as Sir Walter Scott called him, of great local fame—James Veitch of Inchbonny, who was particularly skilful in making telescopes. Though he duly finished his theological studies and was licensed to preach, Brewster's other interests distracted him from the duties of his profession. In 1799 fellow-stud... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rebecca Grant (American actress)
Rebecca Grant (born on December 11, 1968 in Buffalo, New York), is an American actress. Grant is a graduate of the University of New York at Buffalo with a joint major in psychology and communication (1992). She was a hostess on NFL Under the Helmet and Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors television programs. Video game and comic book character Rebecca Grant modeled for the Dungeon Siege III character Katarina. Katarina is the illegimate daughter of Hugh Montbarron and a Lescanzi witch. She fights with a long-range rifle or a pair of shotguns at close range. She was trained as a witch with spells and potions. Rebecca can also be seen as Katarina in advertisements, and the official Dungeon Siege website. The comic book by Dark Horse comics, was made into an electronic version and printed ve... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Giacomo Lauri Volpi
Giacomo Lauri-Volpi (December 11, 1892–March 17, 1979) was an Italian tenor with a lyric-dramatic voice of exceptional range and technical facility. He performed throughout Europe and the Americas in a top-class career that spanned 40 years. Career and assessment Born in Lanuvio, Italy, he was orphaned at the age of 11. After completing his secondary education at the seminary at Albano and graduating from the University of Rome La Sapienza, he began vocal studies under the great 19th-century baritone Antonio Cotogni at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. His nascent singing career was put on hold, however, by the outbreak of World War One, during which he served with the Italian armed forces. The war over, he made a successful operatic debut as Arturo in Bellini’s I... Add to favourites (-1 fans)Biography of Pérez Prado
Dámaso Pérez Prado (December 11, 1916 in Cuba - September 14, 1989 in Mexico) was a Cuban/Mexican bandleader and composer. He is commonly referred to as the "King of the Mambo". Musical career His mother was a school teacher, his father a newspaper man. He studied classical piano in his early childhood, and later played organ and piano in local clubs. For a time, he was pianist and arranger for the Sonora Matancera, Cuba's best known musical group. He also worked with casino orchestras in Havana for most of the 1940s, and gained a reputation for being an imaginative (his solo playing style predated bebop by at least five years), loud player. He was nicknamed "El Cara de Foca" ("Seal Face") by his peers at the time. Pérez Prado's band and his Mambo songs In 1948, he moved to Mexi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Cliff Michelmore
Arthur Clifford "Cliff" Michelmore CBE (born 11 December 1919) is a British television presenter and producer. He is best known for the BBC television programme Tonight, which he presented from 1957 to 1965. He also hosted the BBC's television coverage of the Apollo moon landings, the 1966 and 1970 UK general elections and the investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales in 1969. Many 1966 television viewers remember his reporting of the Aberfan disaster. He was awarded the CBE in 1969. Early life and broadcasting career Born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, Michelmore attended Cowes High School, Loughborough College and Leicester College of Technology and Art. He was an RAF squadron leader during World War II, and began broadcasting on British Forces Network radio. After the war, h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tony Gabriel
Tony Gabriel was a pass receiver in the Canadian Football League from 1971 to 1981. Early life Gabriel was born in Burlington, Ontario on December 11, 1948, and attended Burlington Central High School from 1962 to 1967. While at BCHS, Tony played both football and basketball. He was a member of the Junior Basketball Championship team from 1965. He was honoured in 1967, with the M.M. Robinson Gold Medal for top student athlete at BCHS. Two memories that stick out in his mind from being a Trojan were, firstly, not making the football team in his grade ten year; and in his grade 13 year, scoring 48 points in a senior basketball game to completely outscore the entire Nelson team. Gabriel was active throughout high school playing junior football for the Burlington Braves under the dir... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Erik Lee Preminger
Erik Lee Preminger (born December 11, 1944, New York City) is an American writer and actor. He has also been known as Erik Kirkland, Erik de Diego, Erik Lee, and Eric Preminger. His birth name was Eric Lee Kirkland or Erik Lee Kirkland, as his true paternity was not known to him until he was an adult, so he was named by his mother Gypsy Rose Lee and her then-husband, Alexander Kirkland. His father turned out to be film director Otto Preminger. He was the only nephew of actress June Havoc, Gypsy Rose Lee's younger sister. He wrote an autobiography about his relationship with his mother: Gypsy & Me: At Home and on the Road with Gypsy Rose Lee (Little, Brown - 1984, ISBN 0-89621-634-9) which was later re-issued as My G-String Mother: At Home and Backstage With Gypsy Rose Lee (ISBN 1-583... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock
Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (11 December 1911 – 18 April 1986) was a German naval officer, and a submarine commander during World War II. He was sixth among the top ten Aces of the Deep during the Second Battle of the Atlantic against the Allies, in terms of tonnage of merchant ships sunk. He commanded four U-boats, most notable and successful of which was his tour commanding the U-96 a Type VIIC U-boat, which gained large recognition when one of its patrols was documented and publicized by an accompanying war correspondent Lothar-Günther Buchheim. It eventually would be made into a mini-series and film called Das Boot, where he was portrayed by Jürgen Prochnow. Biography Born in Bremen, Willenbrock joined the Reichsmarine in April 1931, with the rank of Seekadett, serving on a light... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pier Cesare Baretti
Pier Cesare Baretti, born December 11, 1939 in Dronero, died December 5, 1987 in Pinerolo (airplane accident), was an Italian President of a Soccer Club (Florentina).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gasan Mirzoev
Gasan Mirzoev, born December 11, 1947 in Baku, is a Russian lawyer and politician. He is the chairman of the Coordination Council of the All-Russia public organization ‘The Jurists for Human Rights and Decent Life’, the rector of the Russian Academy of Advocacy, the lawyer. External link: http://antiracism-info.org/?page_id=9... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Streiff
Mgr Jean STREIFF, born December 11, 1911 in Nancy, died in 1999, was a French Catholic Roman Bishop, the Bishop of Nevers (1966-1987).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gene Markey
Eugene Willford "Gene" Markey (December 11, 1895–May 1, 1980) was an American author, producer, screenwriter, and highly decorated naval officer. Biography Markey was born in Jackson, Michigan on December 11, 1895. His father, Eugene Lawrence Markey, was a Colonel in the United States Army. His uncle, Daniel P. Markey had been Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1918. With the entry of the United States into World War I, Markey became a lieutenant in the infantry and saw action at the Battle of Belleau Wood. He was a skilled sketch artist, which gained him entry, after the war, into the Art Institute of Chicago starting in 1919 and finishing in 1920. There, he claimed to have "studied painting and learned nothing". After that, he... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Willard R. Espy
Willard Richardson Espy (11 December 1910–20 February 1999) was a U.S. editor, philologist, writer, and poet. He is particularly remembered for his anthology of light verse and word play, An Almanac of Words at Play, and its two sequels. His writing and poetry regularly appeared in Punch, Reader's Digest, and Word Ways. His daughter Freddy Medora Espy was the first wife of the writer and editor George Plimpton. Bibliography * The Game of Words (1971) (ISBN 0-7234-0173-X) * Oysterville – Roads to Grandpa's Village (1976) (ISBN 0-517-52196-2) * The Game of Words (1972) (ISBN 0-448-01196-4) * Omak Me Yours Tonight, or, Ilwaco million miles for one of your smiles: A Ballard of Washington State (1993) (ISBN 0-9634294-1-8) * An Almanac of Words at Play (1975) (I... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Betsy Blair
Betsy Blair (December 11, 1923 – March 13, 2009) was an American actress of film and stage, long based in London. Blair pursued a career in entertainment from the age of eight, and as a child worked as an amateur dancer, performed on radio, and worked as a model, before joining the chorus of Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe in 1940. There she met Gene Kelly; they were married the following year, when she was seventeen years old, they divorced sixteen years later in 1957. After work in the theatre, Blair began her film career playing supporting roles in films such as A Double Life (1947) and Another Part of the Forest (1948). Her interest in Marxism led to an investigation by the House Un-American Activities Committee and Blair was blacklisted for some time, but resumed her career with ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ursula Bloom
Ursula Bloom (December 11, 1892 - October 29, 1984) was a British novelist. Born in Essex, Ursula Bloom was the daughter of the Reverend Harvey Bloom, of whom she wrote a biography entitled Parson Extraordinary, and she also wrote about her great-grandmother, Frances Graver (born 1809) who was of gypsy (Diddicoy) breeding. Graver became known as The Rose of Norfolk, (the title of the book by Ursula Bloom). Graver became the wife of the royal chaplain. She had eight children. Ursula Bloom lived for a number of years in Stratford-upon-Avon, which was the subject of her book, Rosemary for Stratford-upon-Avon She wrote her first book at the age of seven. Charles Dickens was always a dominant influence; she had read every book of his before she was ten years of age, and then re-read them in... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nancy Holloway
Nancy Holloway, born December 11, 1932 in Cleveland, Ohio, is an American singer and actress. Nancy Holloway is an aunt of actress-comedienne-writer-vocalist Sandy Brown. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0391349/ ) # L'amertume de la chanteuse devant l'utilité des fils barbelés (2002) .... Nancy Holloway ... aka "The Bitterness of the Singer in Front of the Utility of Barbed Wire" - International (English title) (informal title) # "Cinéma 16" .... La chanteuse de cabaret (1 episode, 1978) - La femme rompue (1978) TV episode .... La chanteuse de cabaret # "Le neveu d'Amérique" (1973) TV series .... Marpessa # Rum Runners (1971) (uncredited) .... La chanteuse / The Singer ... aka "Boulevard du Rhum" - France (original title) # Cry of the Cormoran (1970) .... M... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Daouda Karaboue
Daouda Karaboué (born 11 December 1975 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast) is a French handball player, he won the gold medal at the Summer Olympics 08 and World Championship 09. He was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast to parents from Burkina Faso. He is currently goalkeeper for the French handball team Toulouse Handball. He was awarded the Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur in 2008 for playing handball at the Beijing Olympics and for having 14 years of sporting activity.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chus Lampreave
Chus Lampreave (Madrid, December 11, 1930) is a Spanish actress. She started in movies in 1958, but she became internationally known thanks to her roles in films by Pedro Almodóvar, where she plays old ladies with maternal or pastoral traits. Filmography Year Film Director 1958 El pisito Marco Ferreri 1960 El cochecito Marco Ferreri 1963 El Verdugo Luis García Berlanga 1971 Mi querida señorita Jaime de Armiñan 1974 The Love of Captain Brando Jaime de Armiñán 1977 La escopeta nacional Luis García Berlanga 1980 Patrimonio nacional Luis García Berlanga 1982 Nacional III Luis García Berlanga 1984 Entre tinieblas Pedro Almodóvar ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto? Pedro Almodóvar 1985 Matador Pedro Almodóvar Sé infiel y no mires con quién Fernando Trueba... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wilhelm Brückner
Wilhelm Brückner (11 December 1884 in Baden-Baden – 18 August 1954 in Herbsdorf, Upper Bavaria) was until 1940 Adolf Hitler's chief adjutant. Brückner grew up in Baden-Baden and also did his Abitur there. Afterwards he studied law and economics in Strasbourg (then Straßburg, Germany), Freiburg, Heidelberg and Munich. In the First World War, Brückner was an officer in a Bavarian infantry regiment and was discharged as a lieutenant. After the war, he joined the Freikorp Epp and participated in Schützenregiment 42 as a member of the Reichswehr in suppressing the Bavarian Soviet Republic. Towards the end of 1919 Brückner was once again going to university, but became for three years a film recording technician. Already in late 1922 he joined the NSDAP and a few months later, on 1 Febr... Biography of Julien Robert (biathlete)
Julien Robert (born 11 December 1974 in Grenoble) is a French biathlete. As a member of the French team, he won bronze at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He also has two medals from World Championships: gold in Pokljuka in 2001, and bronze in Oberhof in 2004. He is married to French Olympic Champion Florence Baverel-Robert.... Biography of Clélie Mathias
Clélie Mathias, born December 11, 1979, is a French journalist and TV host. She works for channel Direct 8 (2005 - ).... Biography of Eula Valdez
María Julia Amorsolo "Eula" Valdez (born December 11, 1968) is a Filipina actress, best-known for her role in 1980's blockbuster Bagets 1 and 2 and also by playing "Amor Powers" in Pangako sa ’Yo and "Selina Matias" in the remake of Mula Sa Puso. TV heiress In 1992, she became part of Afternoon Daytime Television In Lira, on GMA-7 She did Movies as a supporting role but her high point was in 2000. when she became a household named Protagonist Antagonist in the Hit Soap Opera Pangako Sayo which is helmed as the Fourth Soap Opera to be the heart of Philippine Daily Viewing and the First International top rating soap of Asia and Nationwide, as she played the Protagonist/Antagonist Amor Powers the series ran from 2000-2002 and re-aired internationally, in 2003 she played opposite Vina Mo... Biography of Marco Pierre White
Marco Pierre White (born 11 December 1961) is a British celebrity chef, restaurateur and television personality. He is noted for his contributions to contemporary international cuisine, and his exceptional culinary skills. White has been dubbed the first celebrity chef, the enfant terrible of the UK restaurant scene and the Godfather of modern cooking. White was, at the time, the youngest chef ever to have been awarded three Michelin stars. He has trained chefs such as Gordon Ramsay. Early life Marco Pierre White was the third of four boys born to Italian mother Maria-Rosa Gallina, who had come to Britain to learn English, and chef Frank White, who had struck up a conversation with Maria at the Griffin Hotel in Leeds while he was playing cards. After marrying in 1954, they live... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of H. C. Westermann
H. C. Westermann (Horace Clifford "Cliff" Westermann) (11 December 1922 (Los Angeles, California) – 3 November 1981 (Danbury, Connecticut)) was an American printmaker and sculptor whose art constituted a scathing commentary on militarism and materialism. His sculptures frequently incorporated traditional carpentry and marquetry techniques. Westermann worked in logging camps as a rail worker in the Pacific Northwest. During World War II he served as a gunner in the U.S. Marine Corps on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Enterprise, witnessing numerous kamikaze attacks and the sinking of several ships. He toured the Far East as an acrobat with the United Service Organization, and enrolled in The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1947. In 1950, Westermann re-enlisted in the Marines for... Biography of Anita Caprioli
Anita Caprioli (born December 11, 1973) is an Italian theatre and film actress. Biography Anita Caprioli was born at Vercelli, Piedmont. She made her debut in London in 1995 with Andrea Brooks, working for the adaptation of Carlo Goldoni's La Locandiera, and in the following year she played in Il Berretto a Sonagli. In 1996 took part to her first movie, Domani: this was followed by Tutti giù per terra, by Davide Ferrario and La donna del treno, directed by Carlo Lizzani. His first part as a protagonist is for Gabriele Salvatores' 1999 film Denti, where she played along with Sergio Rubini. Her latest works include Alla decouverte du mond, directed by the Frenchman Ivan Taieb, and two parts with Carlo Verdone in Che colpa abbiamo noi (2002, directed by Verdone himself) and Ma... Biography of Doc Blanchard
Felix Anthony "Doc" Blanchard (born December 11, 1924, raised in Bishopville, South Carolina) is best known as the West Point football player who won the 1945 Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, and James E. Sullivan Award. The son of a doctor who had also played football at Tulane University and Wake Forest University, Felix Blanchard was nicknamed "Little Doc" as a boy. Army football After completing his freshman season at the University of North Carolina in 1942, Blanchard enlisted in the United States Army, took basic training in Miami, and was assigned to an Army Air Force ground school in Clovis, New Mexico. He received an appointment to the United States Military Academy on July 2, 1944. During his three years at West Point his team under coach Earl "Red" Blaik compiled an undefea... Biography of Jobie Dajka
Jobie Dajka (11 December 1981 – 7 April 2009) was an Australian professional track cyclist from Bourke, New South Wales. Dajka received an AIS Junior Athlete of the Year award in 1999, and an Achievement Award in 2002 and 2003. He missed selection for the 2000 Olympic Games, but competed in the 2002 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, winning the Keirin World Championship. Dajka was sent home from the 2004 pre-Olympic training camp, accused of having lied to the enquiries into the Mark French doping affair. His appeal at his expulsion and later suspension was unsuccessful. Following a tribunal on 15 June 2005, he received a three year ban following an assault on Martin Barras, the Australian national track coach. After suffering emotional and mental problems, Dajka had a bri... Biography of Anna Bergendahl
Anna Henrietta Bergendahl (born 11 December 1991 in Nyköping) is a Swedish singer. She was born in Stockholm and raised in Nyköping and Katrineholm. Bergendahl is of partial Irish descent as her grandmother was born and lives in Ireland, and Anna's first performance in front of an audience was made in a cathedral in York when she was only eight years old. She took part in Swedish TV4 music program Super Troupers in 2004, and in Idol 2008 where she reached the Final 5 before being eliminated. In 2009, Bergendahl signed for Lionheart Records. Her debut album was released on 14 April 2010. Bergendahl won Melodifestivalen 2010 with the song "This Is My Life" and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo. The song hit #1 on the Swedish Singles Chart on 5 March 2010. ... Biography of Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (born 11 December 1963 in Saarbrücken) is a former German tennis player. During her career, she won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won 6 singles titles and 25 doubles titles. Career Kohde-Kilsch was born Claudia Kohde, but added the hyphenated "-Kilsch" to her name which came from her adoptive father Jurgen Kilsch, an attorney. She has 1 younger sister, Katrin. She began playing tennis when she only 5, and was soon a rising junior player. Kohde-Kilsch turned professional on 1 January 1980, and by 1981 she had handed a rare first round defeat to Martina Navrátilová in Oakland. She went on to win Gstaad, the Austrian Open, and Toronto that year. In 1982, she captured the title at Pittsburgh and in 1984 she triumphed at the German Open, defeating... Biography of Denise Biellmann
Denise Biellmann (born December 11, 1962) is a Swiss professional figure skater. She is the 1981 European and World Champion. She won the Swiss Figure Skating Championships three times. Biography Amateur career Denise Biellmann was born in Zurich. At age eleven, she won the Swiss junior figure skating championships. At 14, she competed at the 1977 European Championships and placed second in the free skating portion of the competition. At the age of 15, she was the first female skater to land the triple lutz in competition, which she performed for the first time at the 1978 European Championships. At the same event, she became the first woman to receive a 6.0 in technical merit, receiving the score from British judge Pauline Borrajo. She was 12th in figures, first in the free ska... Biography of Daniel Alfredsson
Daniel Alfredsson (born 11 December 1972 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is the captain of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is considered a leader by example and has been compared to former Detroit Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman in his value to the Senators. A right winger with the Senators, Alfredsson usually plays on the first line, which was formerly nicknamed the 'CASH' or 'Pizza' line with centre Jason Spezza and left winger Dany Heatley, before Heatley's trade to the San Jose Sharks. He has traditionally been the fourth forward on the ice in the role of pointman on Ottawa's powerplay. He is one of the league's top two-way players, and he holds the Senators' franchise records for goals (380), assists (622), and points ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carlie Butler
Carlie Butler, born on December 11, 1981 in Sydney, is an Australian professional golfer, playing on the Ladies European Tour.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Regina Maršíková
Regina Maršíková (born 11 December 1958 in Prague) is a successful former Czechoslovakian tennis player, winning 5 singles titles and 12 doubles titles. Her single titles were at Rome, Toronto and Christchurch in 1978, Phoenix in 1980 and Berlin in 1981. In Grand Slam competition she never went further than the semi-finals (three, all at the French Open, 1977-79). Her major doubles win was at the French Open in 1977 with Pam Teeguarden.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Karen Hantze
Karen Hantze Susman (born on December 11, 1942 in San Diego, California, U.S.) is a retired female tennis player from the United States. Susman won the 1962 women's singles title at Wimbledon, defeating Věra Pužejová Suková in the final 6–4, 6–4. She also won three Grand Slam women's doubles titles, all with Billie Jean King. She also won the 1960 Wimbledon junior girls' singles title. Susman and King, as an unseeded team, won the 1961 women's doubles title at Wimbledon, defeating the third seeded team of Jan Lehane O'Neill and Margaret Court in the final 6–3, 6–4. Susman and King successfully defended their title in 1962, defeating the South African team of Renee Schuurman Haygarth and Sandra Reynolds Price in the final 5–7, 6–3, 7–5. Susman and King reached the 1964 women's doubl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Max Martini
Maximilian Carlo "Max" Martini (born December 11, 1969) is an American film, theater and television actor known for his roles as Corporal Fred Henderson in Saving Private Ryan, Wiley in Level 9, First Sergeant Sid Wojo in The Great Raid, and as Master Sergeant Mack Gerhardt on the military television drama, The Unit. Early life Martini was born in Woodstock, New York and was raised in the United States, Canada and Italy, and holds citizenships of all three countries. Martini's mother, Pat, was a private investigator and parole officer, and his stepfather, Stuart Margolin, is a director and actor. As a teen, Martini attended and played football at Santa Monica High School, where he won the state championship as a kicker. A hamstring pull prevented him from trying out for the Seattl... Biography of Rachel Portman
Rachel Mary Berkeley Portman, OBE (born 11 December 1960) is a British composer, best known for her film work. She was the first female composer to win an Academy Award in the category of Best Original Score (for Emma in 1996). (Previously, female songwriters Barbra Streisand, in 1977, Buffy Sainte-Marie, in 1983, and Carly Simon, in 1989, each won Oscars, but in the category of Best Original Song). Life and career Portman was born on 11 December 1960 in Haslemere, England, the daughter of Penelope (née Mowat) and Berkeley Charles Portman. She was educated at Charterhouse School and Worcester College, Oxford. Portman was nominated for an Academy Award for her scores for The Cider House Rules in 1999 and Chocolat in 2000. She has also composed the scores for dozens of other feature... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chris Hughton
Christopher William Gerard "Chris" Hughton (born 11 December 1958 in Stratford, London) is a professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Birmingham City F.C. After making his professional début at age 18, Hughton spent most of his playing career with Tottenham Hotspur as a left back, leaving in 1990 after 13 years. After relatively brief spells with West Ham United and Brentford, Hughton retired from playing in 1993 aged 34. He also earned 53 caps for the Republic of Ireland national team, becoming their first mixed-race international. He started all three games of UEFA Euro 1988 in West Germany. From 1993 to 2007 Hughton served as a coach and then assistant manager for Tottenham. He joined Newcastle as first team coach in 2008, and following their... Biography of Samantha Maloney
Samantha Maloney (born December 11, 1975) is an American musician best known for playing in the bands Hole, Mötley Crüe, Eagles of Death Metal and in Peaches' live band "The Herms". Early career Maloney received her first drum-kit at the age of five. Drumming immediately became a significant part of her life. At the age of fourteen she enrolled at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York City, and for the next three years studied percussion extensively. Music career Shift 1993-1998 At the age of sixteen, she auditioned for the post-hardcore band Shift as a replacement drummer and the band gave her the position permanently. While playing in Shift, Maloney excelled on her school's basketball team, and in 1993, had to decide whether or n... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roy Hibbert
Roy Denzil Hibbert (born December 11, 1986) is a Jamaican-American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA. He plays at the center position, and graduated from Georgetown University in 2008. He was drafted 17th overall in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors and was immediately traded to the Pacers on draft night. He has represented the Jamaican national team in international competition; he is eligible because his father was originally from Jamaica. On February 9, 2012, Hibbert was selected to his first All-Star game as a reserve for the Eastern Conference. Background Roy Hibbert was born in Queens, New York to Roy, Sr. and Patty Hibbert. The family moved to Adelphi, Maryland when Roy was 2. Around that time, the New York Post states that his parents intr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Steve Nicol
Stephen "Steve" Nicol (born 11 December 1961 in Irvine, Scotland) is a Scottish former professional footballer. A utility player who played in the all-conquering Liverpool team of the 1980s, he was most recently coach of New England Revolution, and was the longest-tenured head coach in MLS to coach a single club. As a player, Nicol was a significant member of the all-conquering Liverpool team of the 1980s, with whom he won five Football League First Division titles, three FA Cup winners medals, and the 1984 European Cup. After 14 years with Liverpool, Nicol also played with several other English teams, including Notts County, Sheffield Wednesday and Doncaster Rovers, before emigrating to the United States in 1999. He was the only defender to score a hat trick in the English Premier L... Biography of Margaret Hoover
Margaret Claire Hoover (born December 11, 1977 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (birth city source: Imdb)) is a political commentator, political strategist, media personality, gay rights activist, and author. She is the author of the book American Individualism: How A New Generation of Conservatives Can Save the Republican Party published by Crown Forum in July 2011. Her work is committed to renewing the Republican Party to enable it to connect with a new generation of Americans, even as it remains true to the principles of individual freedom and fiscal conservatism and continues to champion a robust U.S. foreign policy. Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin wrote that "Hoover is an engaging personality with timely advice for Republicans. Her book and her message, if seen as a way to exp... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Hankar
Paul Hankar (11 December 1859 (birth time source: Act n° 351, André Dekoster) - 17 January 1901) was a Belgian architect and designer who, along with Victor Horta and Henry Van de Velde, is considered one of the principal architects to work in the Art Nouveau style in Brussels at the turn of the twentieth century. Formative years Hankar was born at Frameries. He began his career as a sculptor. He studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, where he met a fellow student named Victor Horta, with whom he became fast friends. Like Horta, Hankar studied closely the techniques of forged iron which he would later use in many of his projects. In 1888, Hankar began his activity as an architect and furniture designer in Brussels and collaborated with the interior designer Adolp... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tyvon Branch
Tyvon A. Branch (born December 11, 1986 in Syracuse, New York) is an American football safety for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Raiders in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Connecticut. Professional career Oakland Raiders Branch was selected by the Raiders in the 4th round. The Raiders chose to draft Branch not only by his defensive back skills, but also his importance as a return specialist, due to the departure of all-time return leader Chris Carr. During his rookie season on September 14, 2008, Branch intercepted Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Damon Huard for his first career interception. Branch earned his first career start in the 2009 season opener on September 14 in a Monday night game against t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of DJ Yella
Antoine Carraby (born December 11, 1967), better known by his stage name DJ Yella, is an American DJ, music producer, film director and pornographer from Compton, California. He was a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru along with Dr. Dre. He later became a founding member of the pioneering gangsta rap group N.W.A (composed of Yella, Dr. Dre, The Arabian Prince, Ice Cube, MC Ren, and Eazy-E). Career Along with Dre, Yella produced Eazy-E's debut album Eazy-Duz-It and all three N.W.A albums, translating into millions of sales. He co-produced the platinum-selling debut albums of J.J. Fad and Michel'le with Dre and contributed to The D.O.C.'s 1989 album No One Can Do It Better (also produced by Dre). Jerry Heller witnessed Dre and Yella's work together and wrote in 2006 of an almost e... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ferdinand Porsche
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche (11 December 1935 – 5 April 2012), nicknamed "Butzi", son of Ferry Porsche, grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, was a German designer whose best known product was the first Porsche 911. While his grandfather and father were engineers, he was more involved into working out the looks of a product. He never thought of himself as an artist like a designer could be considered, but more as a technically talented craftsman in shaping. Education After attending the Waldorf School in Stuttgart he began studying industrial design in Ulm, Germany but after a year was dismissed by the examination board, because his talent was doubted. In 1957 he started practical training at the body design department of the family owned sportscar company under design director Erwin Komen... |
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