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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on December, 17, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the photo and detailed natal chart by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the comprehensive horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 45,413 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,413 Celebrities
114 celebrities or events were found for December, 17. Add to favourites (136 fans)Biography of Milla Jovovich
Milla Jovovich (play /ˈjoʊvəvɪtʃ/ YOH-və-vich; born Milica Jovović, Serbian Cyrillic: Милица Јововић, Russian: Милица Йовович; December 17, 1975) is an American model, actress, musician, and fashion designer. Over her career, she has appeared in a number of science fiction and action-themed films, for which music channel VH1 has referred to her as the "reigning queen of kick-butt". Milla Jovovich began modeling when Gene Lemuel convinced Herb Ritts to shoot her for the cover of Lei magazine. Richard Avedon featured her in Revlon's "Most Unforgettable Women in the World" advertisements, and she conti... Add to favourites (28 fans)Biography of Pope Francis
Francis (Latin: Franciscus; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; December 17, 1936 (birth time source: birth certificate)) is pope of the Catholic Church, elected on March 14, 2013, and taking the regnal name of Francis, after St. Francis of Assisi. He is the first Pope born in the Americas. Prior to his election, he served as an Argentine cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He has served as the Archbishop of Buenos Aires since 1998. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 2001. Early life Jorge Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, one of the five children of an Italian railway worker and his wife. After studying at the seminary in Villa Devoto, he entered the Society of Jesus on March 11, 1958. Bergoglio obtained a licentiate in philosophy from the Colegio Máximo San José in San Miguel,... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Christophe Hondelatte
French journalist and TV host.... Biography of John Abraham
John Abraham (Hindi: जॉन अब्राहम) (born December 17, 1972 in Mumbai, India), is a Bollywood actor and a former model. Early life Born in Mumbai, India on December 17, 1972, John Abraham is one of the most successful male models in India, His height is 6' 1". Abraham's father is a Malayali Christian architect, from Alwaye, Kerala in India. His mother, Phiroza Irani, is part of Bombay's Parsi community. Abraham's Parsi name is Farhan but his father gave him the name John. He has one younger brother, Alan. Abraham first went to the Bombay Scottish School and later to Jai Hind College. He was an avid sportsman, captaining the college football team. He earned his M.B.A degree from Mumbai Educational Trust (MET). Career Ab... Biography of Oxana Fedorova
Oxana Fedorova (Oksana Fyodorova, Оксана Федорова in Russian) (born December 17, 1977) is a Russian Miss Universe winner (dethroned), police officer, television hostess, actress, and UNICEF representative. Fedorova is a Russian woman who became the first Miss Russia to win the Miss Universe contest. She began in the entertainment business as a model and became Miss St. Petersburg in 1999 and Miss Russia in 2001, but declined to go to the Miss Universe 2001 pageant (where her runner-up Oxana Kalandyrets was a semifinalist). Early life Childhood Oxana Fedorova was born in Pskov, Russia, where she lived until she was 18. Fedorova is an only child, and she was brought up by her mother and maternal gr... Biography of Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément (born 17 December 1977 (birth time source: FDAF)) is a retired professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open. Life and Career Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland. He turned professional in 1996, and his most significant achievement has been to reach the Australian Open men's singles final in 2001, where he was defeated by Andre Agassi, defeating the then-unseeded but future number one Roger Federer and former number one Yevgeny Kafelnikov on his way to the final. While playing he often wears a bandana and sunglasses. The sunglasses have been medically prescribed for Clement because of severe eye problems he has encountered through his life, which had nearly lef... Biography of Jean-Claude Drouot
Jean-Claude Drouot is a French actor.... Biography of François Gény
François Gény (1861–1959) was a famous French legal theorist and professor of law at Nancy.... Biography of William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King PC OM CMG (December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian lawyer, economist, university professor, civil servant, journalist, and politician. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921, to June 28, 1926; September 25, 1926, to August 6, 1930; and October 23, 1935, to November 15, 1948. With over 21 years in the office, he was the longest serving Prime Minister in British Commonwealth history. He is commonly known either by his full name or as Mackenzie King. Mackenzie was one of his given names, not part of his surname, but he was never publicly referred to as simply "William King." Friends and family called him by his nickname, "Rex." Early life King was born in Berlin, Ontario (now Kitchener) to John King and Isabel Grace Mac... Biography of Giovanni Ribisi
Antonino Giovanni Ribisi (born December 17, 1974) is an American actor. Ribisi, who is of Italian-American descent, Sicilian in origin, was born in Los Angeles, California to Gay Landrum, a manager, and Albert Ribisi, a musician. He is the twin brother of actress Marissa Ribisi, and has another sister, Gina Ribisi, and one dog. Career Ribisi began his career in network television with recurring and guest roles on a number of shows, including The New Leave It to Beaver, The Wonder Years and My Two Dads. He entered the public eye with a prominent performance in The X-Files episode "D.P.O.," as well as with his recurring role as Frank Jr., the brother of Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow) on Friends. He actually first appears as an unnamed character in The One With the Baby on the Bus aski... Biography of Sébastien Moura
Sébastien Moura born December 1971 in Paris is a French model and TV host.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Humphry Davy
Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, FRS (17 December 1778 – 29 May 1829) was a British chemist and physicist. He was born in Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom and both his brother John Davy and cousin Edmund Davy were also noted chemists. Berzelius called Davy's 1806 Bakerian Lecture "On Some Chemical Agencies of Electricity" "one of the best memoirs which has ever enriched the theory of chemistry." This paper was central to any chemical affinity theory in the first half of the nineteenth century. Davy is probably best remembered today for his discoveries of several alkali and alkaline-earth elements, as well as contributions to the discoveries of the elemental nature of chlorine and iodine. Sir Humphry revelled in his status, as his lectures gathered many spectators. Davy became well known... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bruno Racine
Bruno Jean Marie Racine, born December 17, 1951 in Paris, is a French writer and public servant. Works Le Gouverneur de Morée, 1982, Prix du premier roman Terre de promission, 1986 Au péril de la mer, 1991, Prix des Deux Magots 1992 La Séparation des biens, 1999, Prix La Bruyère de l'Académie française 1999 L'Art de vivre à Rome (en collaboration), 1999, Grand prix du livre des arts de la Société des gens de lettres 2000 L'Art de vivre en Toscane, 2000 Le tombeau de la Chrétienne, 2002 Le côté d'Odessa, 2007 Awards Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur Source Who's who in France, 34e édition, 2002-2003, Levallois-Perret, Éditions Jacques Lafitte, 2002, p. 1566... Biography of Mike Mills
Michael Edward Mills (born December 17, 1958 in Orange County, California) is the bass player of the band R.E.M. Though known primarily as a bassist and piano player, his musical repertoire includes many other keyboard, string, wind and percussion instruments. He also contributes to much of the band's songwriting. Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m) Early life As a young boy, he moved with his family to Macon, Georgia in the early '60s. Mills' father Frank was a singer whose appearances included The Ed Sullivan Show, while his mother Adora was a piano teacher, which helped him develop a love of music at an early age. He met and formed a band with drummer friend Bill Berry in high school. They met Peter Buck and Michael Stipe after starting at the University of Georgia in Athens. R.E.M. M... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Willard Libby
Willard Frank Libby (December 17, 1908 – September 8, 1980) was an American physical chemist, famous for his role in the 1949 development of radiocarbon dating, a process which revolutionized archaeology. Libby was born in Grand Valley, Colorado. He received his B.S. in 1931 and Ph.D. in 1933 in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, where he then became a lecturer and later assistant professor. Libby spent the 1930s building sensitive geiger counters to measure weak natural and artificial radioactivity. In 1941 he joined Berkeley's chapter of Alpha Chi Sigma. Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, he spent most of 1941 at Princeton University. After the start of World War II, he worked on the Manhattan Project at Columbia University with Nobel laureate chemist Harold Urey.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Pierre Cattenoz
Archbishop Jean-Pierre Marie Cattenoz was born December 17, 1945 in Maxéville, Lorraine. Events Date Age Event Title 17 Dec 1945 62.15 Born Maxéville, Meurthe et Moselle 29 May 1983 37.4 Ordained Priest Priest of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France 21 Jun 2002 56.5 Appointed Archbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France 13 Oct 2002 56.8 Ordained Bishop Archbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Billy Bridge
Jean-Marc Bridge, best knonwn as Billy Bridge, born December 17, 1945 (some sources give 1944) in Cherbourg, died November 21, 1994 in Paris, was a French singer. He was a member of rock group Les Mustangs. Discography 45 tours vinyls 1962 Surboum / Triple twist / Viens twister avec moi / Mon cœur est dans votre main Le grand M (1) / Le grand M (2) / Ca c'est l'madison / En twistant le madison Madison flirt / Ce qui me vient de vous / Quand je suis loin de toi / Petite Catherine Lydia (1re version) / Ne dis plus rien (single) 1963 Notre amour renaîtra / Ne compte plus sur moi / N'oublie jamais / Cours mon cœur Les Teen-agers / Lydia (2e version) / On est heureux à seize ans / Gna gna gna 1964 Une lettre pour vous / Ne la fais pas souffrir / Fâchée / Donne-... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Antoine Rigaudeau
Antoine Roger Rigaudeau (born December 17, 1971 in Cholet), nicknamed Le Roi (The King), is a retired French professional basketball player. In Autumn 2000, Antoine Rigaudeau was appointed as Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur by French President. In 2001, before European Championship he retired from international basketball after 110 appearances with the French National Team, but he decided to come back for the 2005 European Championship where he won the bronze medal. He retired again after the tournament. Clubs in France Cholet Basket (1978-1995) Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez (1995-1997) in Italy Virtus Bologna (1997-2003) in USA Dallas Mavericks (NBA) (2003) Golden State Warriors (NBA) (never played) in Spain Pamesa Valencia (2003-2005) Honours With... Biography of Gia Ventola
Gia Ventola, born December 17, 1975 in Lynn, Masachussets, is a famous American designer.... Biography of Shannon Marie Woodward
Shannon Marie Woodward (December 17, 1984) is an American actress. She currently plays the role of Di Di Malloy on The Riches, and her past credits include Man of the House, the television series Law and Order: SVU, Psych, and The Quiet. Born in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in Florida, she appeared in a series of local stage plays, which earned her the notice of a casting director for Nickelodeon’s Clarissa Explains It All. Since 2000, she has worked mostly in TV, taking on small roles on programs like Boston Public, Crossing Jordan, Malcolm in the Middle, and Without a Trace. She can be seen in the upcoming She Lived in 2009. Woodward also sings and plays guitar. And according to TVGuide, wrote a song for The Riches episode "Slums of Bayou Hills" where she sings and plays with her... Biography of Charlotte Schwab
Charlotte Schwab, born December 17, 1952 in Basel, is a Swiss actress. Filmography Forsthaus Falkenau, Familienserie, „Gefangen auf Teneriffa“ (2007) Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall (2007) Ein Ferienhaus in Schottland (2007) Die Zürcher Verlobung (2007) Die Frau vom Checkpoint Charlie (2007) Verrückt nach Clara (2006) Matthäuspassion (2006) SOKO Köln – Tod einer Polizistin (2006) Commissario Laurenti – Die Toten vom Karst (2005) Die Braut von der Tankstelle (2005) Das Duo (2002–2007) Tod eines Keilers (2006) Die Braut von der Tankstelle (2005) Tatort (1996, 1998, 2004, 2005) Die Albertis (2004) Eis im Bauch (2004) Polizeiruf 110 (2004) Der Fürst und das Mädchen (2003) Berlin, Berlin (2002–2005) Tochter meines Herzens (2003) Der Liebe entgegen (2002) ... Biography of Bill Pullman
William James Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American film, television, and stage actor. Early life Pullman was born in Hornell, New York, the son of Johanna (née Blaas), a nurse, and James Pullman, a physician. His father's family descends from England and his maternal grandparents were immigrants from Holland. After graduating from Hornell High School in 1971, he attended the State University of New York at Delhi and the State University of New York at Oneonta in the 1970s. He eventually received his Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Pullman taught theater at SUNY Delhi and Montana State University (where he was convinced by his students to attempt film). When he was 28, he moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. Career Duri... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François Broussais
François-Joseph-Victor Broussais (December 17, 1772, St Malo - November 17, 1838, Vitry-sur-Seine) was a French physician. From his father, who was also a physician, he received his first instructions in medicine, and he studied for some years at a college in Dinan. At the age of seventeen he entered one of the newly-formed republican regiments, but ill-health compelled him to withdraw after two years. He resumed his medical studies, and then obtained an appointment as surgeon in the navy. In 1799 he proceeded to Paris, where in 1803 he graduated as M.D. In 1805 he again joined the army in a professional capacity, and served in Germany and the Netherlands. Returning to Paris in 1808 he published his Histoire des phlegmasies ou inflammations chroniques; then left again for active service in... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre-Jean Gaucher
Pierre-Jean Gaucher, born December 17, 1958 in Boulogne-Billancourt, is a French musician and guitarist. External link: http://www.pierrejeangaucher.com/UPJGaucher.html... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hervé Di Rosa
Hervé Di Rosa (born December 17, 1959 in Sète) is a French painter. Born in Sète, France, Hervé Di Rosa is a French painter who brings to life the unique characters who populate his work through the making of paintings, sculptures, installations, animation movies, editions, portraying these unique individuals. In America we had Haring, Basquiat, Scharf and graffiti. In France we had "Figuration Libre" with Di Rosa, Combas, Blanchard and others with Di Rosa at the lead. His universe is filled with humor and excitement and his passion for kitsch or "Art Modeste." Di Rosa built a Museum dedicated to Modest Art in Sète, France. In August 2006 he will have a show of his work at the Bass Museum in Miami. He shows regularly with the Gallery Haim-Chanin in New York and Louis Carre et Cie. in Pa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Emile Roux
Pierre Paul Emile Roux (b. December 17, 1853, Confolens (Charente), France, d. November 3, 1933, Paris) was a French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist who was one of the closest collaborators of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), a co-founder of the Pasteur Institute and discoverer of the anti-diphtheria serum, the first effective therapy for this disease. Roux got his baccalaureate in sciences in 1871 and started his studies in 1872 at the Medical School of Clermont-Ferrand. He worked initially as a student assistant in Chemistry at the Faculty of Sciences, under Emile Duclaux. From 1874 to 1878 he continued his studies in Paris and was admitted as clinical assistant at Hôtel-Dieu. Between 1874 and 1877 Roux received a fellowship for the Military School at Val-de-Grâce, but quit it af... Biography of Kerry Packer
Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer, AC (17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005), son of Sir Frank Packer, was an Australian media tycoon whose family company owned controlling interests in both the Nine television network and leading Australian publishing company Australian Consolidated Press (which were later merged to form Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL)). Packer was famous for his abrasive personality, his wealth, his lavish gambling habits, his expansive business empire and his highly publicised clashes with the Australian Taxation Office and the Costigan Royal Commission. At the time of his death, Packer was the richest and one of the most influential men in Australia. In 2004 Business Review Weekly magazine estimated Packer's net worth at AUD 6.5 billion. Business This sect... Biography of Dynamo (magician)
Dynamo (born Steven Frayne; 17 December 1982 (birth tim source: Dynamo's book "Nothing Is Impossible") is an English magician, best known for his numerous media appearances and documentary show Dynamo: Magician Impossible. He is currently appearing in the second series of Magician Impossible, which began airing in July 2012. Early life Dynamo was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire. He grew up on Bradford's Delph Hill and Holme Wood estates. He first learnt to perform illusions from his grandfather and developed the skill during trips to New Orleans. Wanting to innovate, Dynamo combined elements of dance and hip hop culture into his routines. Media appearances Dynamo's first TV appearances were on Richard & Judy, followed by a Channel 4 special entitled Dynamo's Estate Of Mind. He the... Biography of Eugene Levy
Eugene Levy (born December 17, 1946) is a Canadian actor, television director, producer, musician and writer. He is known for his work in Canadian television series, American movies and television movies. He is the only actor to have starred in all seven of the American Pie movies: American Pie, American Pie 2, American Wedding, Band Camp, The Naked Mile, Beta House and The Book of Love. Early life Levy was born to a Jewish family in Hamilton, Ontario. His father was a foreman in an automobile plant. He went to Westdale Secondary School, and graduated from McMaster University in 1969. He was vice president of the McMaster Film Board, a student film group where he met moviemaker Ivan Reitman. Career An alumnus of both Second City Toronto and the sketch comedy series SCTV, Levy ... Biography of Lois Haines Sargent
Lois Haine Sargent, born December 17, 1900 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, died December 14, 1980 in Springfield, was an American author and astrologer.... Biography of Laurie Holden
Heather Laurie Holden (born December 17, 1972) is an American-Canadian actress and human rights activist. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Marita Covarrubias on The X-Files, Cybil Bennett on Silent Hill, Amanda Dumfries on The Mist and Andrea on The Walking Dead. Biography Early life and education Holden was born in Los Angeles, California, and has dual citizenship in both the U.S and Canada (daughter of actors Glen Corbett and Adrienne Ellis). She began her career as a child. The stepdaughter of veteran film director Michael Anderson, Holden traveled the world with her family on various locations growing up and got her first break as Rock Hudson's daughter in Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles (1980) . Holden was raised in Canada, spent her freshman year at McGill Uni... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joe Wolf
Joseph (Joe) James Wolf (born December 17, 1964 to Patricia and Leo Wolf in Kohler, Wisconsin) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. He was the 13th overall pick of the 1987 NBA Draft, selected by the Los Angeles Clippers. He played college basketball at the University of North Carolina. He averaged 4.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game throughout a 11 year professional career. In February of 2005, a vote was conducted by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel to select the all-time Wisconsin high school boys basketball team. As a result of this vote, Joe Wolf was named Wisconsin's all-time greatest high school basketball player based on his dominant 4 year performance at Kohler High School. Wolf and his wife, Jill, currently reside in Wisconsin. Formerly the head ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Marie Charles Abrial
Jean-Marie Charles Abrial (17 December 1879, Réalmont (birth time source: Didier Geslain)- 19 December 1962, Dourgne) was a French Admiral and Minister of Marine of France. He fought in both World Wars, and was known mostly for his activity at Dunkirk in 1940. Early years Abrial started his career in 1896 when he started at the French Naval Academy and with his first post as a Midshipman in 1898 During World War I, Abriel served in command of a high seas patrol boat until 1917 when he joined the Naval Ministry's anti-submarine division. In 1920 he was promoted to commander after which he started as commander of a torpedo boat and then eventually an entire squadron of torpedo boats positioned in the Mediterranean Sea. Promotions After his time at sea, he started studies at the ... Biography of Bernard Hill
Bernard Hill (born 17 December 1944) is a British actor of film, stage and television. Widely recognised in his home country through a career of more than thirty years, he has been seen worldwide in two roles: as the captain of the Titanic (1997 version), and as King Théoden in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. These are among the most popular and award-winning films of all time. Biography Hill was born in Manchester, England. He attended Xaverian College although at the time it was known as "Xaverian School", and attended Manchester Polytechnic School of Drama at the same time as Richard Griffiths. He came to prominence in the role of the unemployed Yosser Hughes, a working-class man ultimately driven to the edge by an uncaring system, in Alan Bleasdale's BBC Play for Today The Bla... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patrick Ollier
Patrick Ollier (born 17 December 1944 in Périgueux, Dordogne) is a French MP for the UMP party and the Mayor of Rueil-Malmaison. He was briefly the President of the National Assembly in 2007. He is the partner of Michèle Alliot-Marie, French Minister of Defence in the governments of Jean-Pierre Raffarin and Dominique de Villepin. He was elected on 16 June 2002, representing the Hauts-de-Seine, near Paris. He is president of the French National Assembly's committee on Economic Affairs, the Environment, and Territory. He is interested in renewable energies, and Africa, being head of the French-Libyan friendship group in the National Assembly. On January 14, 2007 he announced that he would be candidate to the presidency of the National Assembly, replacing Jean-Louis Debré, who would joi... Biography of Bradley Manning
Private First Class Bradley E. Manning (born December 17, 1987 in Crescent, Oklahoma) is a United States Army soldier who has been arrested and charged with the unauthorized use and disclosure of U.S. classified information. Manning was an intelligence analyst assigned to a support battalion with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division at Contingency Operating Station Hammer, Iraq. Agents of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command arrested Manning based on information received from federal authorities provided by an American informant, Adrian Lamo, in whom Manning had previously confided. Lamo said that Manning claimed, via instant messaging, to be the person who had leaked the "Collateral Murder" video of a helicopter airstrike on July 12, 2007, in Baghdad. Additionall... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
Arthur Fiedler (December 17, 1894 – July 10, 1979) was a long-time conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, a symphony orchestra that specializes in popular and light classical music. With a combination of musicianship and showmanship, he made the Boston Pops one of the best-known orchestras in the country. Some people criticized him for over-popularizing music, particularly when adapting popular songs or edited portions of the classical repertoire, but Fiedler kept performances informal and sometimes self-mocking to attract more customers. Life and career Fiedler was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Emanuel and Johanna Fiedler. His father was a Polish-born violinist who played in the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and his mother was a pianist and musician. He grew up in Boston, and atten... Biography of Rebecca Welles
Rebecca Welles (17 December 1944 Santa Monica, California – 17 October 2004, Tacoma, Washington) was the daughter of director, writer, actor and producer Orson Welles and actress Rita Hayworth. She was the half sister of Yasmin Aga Khan on her mother's side, and Chris Welles Feder and Beatrice Welles-Smith on her father's side. She is buried in Tacoma, Washington. A graduate of the drama program of the University of Puget Sound, Welles married twice. Her first husband, whom she married in 1970 and later divorced, was Perry Moede, a sculptor. Her second husband was Guy Manning. She was the mother of Marc Welles (aka Marc McKerrow), whom she gave up for adoption as an infant, but not film and stage actress Gwen Welles, as is commonly supposed. She is sometimes confused with the TV actr... Biography of Paul Rodgers
Paul Bernard Rodgers, (born 17 December 1949) is an English rock singer-songwriter best known for being a member of Free and Bad Company. Both bands experienced international success in the 1970s. Before establishing a career as a solo artist, he was also a member of The Firm and The Law. He has recently toured and recorded with Queen. Rodgers goes by the nickname "The Voice". 1960s: Free Main article: Free (band) Rodgers was born in the northern English town of Middlesbrough. He played bass (he later moved onto vocals) in local band The Roadrunners, which just before leaving Middlesbrough for the London music scene changed its name to The Wildflowers. Other members of this band were Micky Moody (later of Whitesnake) and Bruce Thomas (later of Elvis Costello and The Attractions). Ro... Biography of Domenico Cimarosa
Domenico Cimarosa (17 December 1749 – 11 January 1801) was an Italian opera composer of the Neapolitan school. He wrote more than eighty operas during his lifetime, including his masterpiece, Il matrimonio segreto (1792). Early life and education Cimarosa was born in Aversa, near Naples. His parents were poor, but, anxious to give their son a good education, they sent him to a free school connected with one of the monasteries in Naples after moving to that city. The organist of the monastery, Padre Polcano, was struck by the boy's intellect, and voluntarily instructed him in the elements of music and also in the ancient and modern literature of his country. Because of his influence, Cimarosa obtained a scholarship at the musical institute of Santa Maria di Loreto in Naples, where he... Biography of Clive Robertson
Clive Gladstone Robertson (born December 17, 1965 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England) is a British actor. Robertson spent much of his younger life abroad, living in such places as Singapore, Cyprus and The Netherlands, with his family following his RAF fighter pilot father. He was sent back to England at the age of eight, to get an education, and was a boarder at prestigious Marlborough College. After leaving he attended the Oxford School of Business, where he gained a degree in business and management, before starting a career in marketing. After a few years, although successful in his career, Robertson felt unfulfilled and decided to quit his job and enroll in drama school. After attending a one-year course at London drama school Arts Educational, he launched his professional acting ca... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jeffrey Wigand
Dr. Jeffrey S. Wigand (born December 17, 1942 in New York) is a former vice president of research and development at Brown & Williamson in Louisville, Kentucky who worked on the development of reduced-harm cigarettes. He lectures around the world as an expert witness and consultant for various tobacco issues and devotes time to his non-profit organization Smoke-Free Kids Inc, an organization that attempts to help kids of all ages make better decisions and healthy choices regarding tobacco use. Wigand became nationally known as a whistleblower regarding the company's decisions involving the selection of ingredients in their cigarettes when on February 4, 1996 on the CBS news program 60 Minutes he accused his company of intentionally manipulating the tobacco blend to increase the amount o... Biography of Wes Studi
Wesley "Wes" Studi (born December 17, 1947) is an American Cherokee actor, who has earned notability for his portrayals of American Indians in film. He has appeared in well-received Academy Award-winning films, such as Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves, Michael Mann's The Last of the Mohicans, the award-winning Geronimo: An American Legend and Academy Award-nominated The New World (2005). He most recently portrayed General Linus Abner (an analogue to the biblical Abner) in the NBC series Kings, and Eytukan in James Cameron's box office blockbuster Avatar. Early life and education Studi was born Wesley Studie in Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, the son of Maggie, a housekeeper, and Andy Studie, a ranch hand. Studi was schooled at Chilocco Indian Agricultural School in Northern Oklahoma. Unti... Biography of Katheryn Winnick
Katheryn Winnick (born December 17 1977 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actress. Life and career Etobicoke-born Winnick, who is of Ukrainian descent, has appeared in numerous studio films including Paramount's Failure to Launch (with Matthew McConaughey) and New Line's Amusement. She has guest starred in multiple critically acclaimed television shows including House M.D. ("One Day, One Room"), Law & Order, CSI and Criminal Minds. Winnick stars opposite Paul Giamatti in the dramatic comedy Cold Souls, which had its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2009. She completed filming Oscar winner Rob Legato's directorial debut Choose (with Kevin Pollak and Bruce Dern). Winnick won silver medals at the Canadian National taekwondo finals. She currently holds a third degree bl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Claveau
André Claveau (17 December 1911 (source: Imdb) - 4 July 2003) was born in Paris and was a very popular singer in France from the 1940s to 1960s. He won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958 singing "Dors, mon amour" (Sleep my love) with music composed by Pierre Delanoë and lyrics by Hubert Giraud. Songography "Dors mon amour" Filmography Le Destin s'amuse Les Vagabonds du rêve Coeur-sur-Mer Pas de vacances pour Monsieur le Maire Les Surprises d'une nuit de noces Un jour avec vous Rires de Paris Saluti e baci French Cancan Prisonniers de la brousse... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Antoine Reboulot
Antoine Reboulot, born blind December 17, 1914 in Decize (Nièvre), and died July 11, 2002 in Montreal, Quebec, was a French and Canadian pianist, professor and musician. Works * Noël Bressan, L’Organiste liturgique, vol. 3 (1950) * Communion pour la Messe de minuit, L’Organiste liturgique, vol. 3 (1950) * Ricercare, Orgue et liturgie, vol. 5 (1951) * Terra tremuït, L’Organiste liturgique, vol. 5 (1954) * Pascha nostrum, L’Organiste liturgique, vol. 5 (1954) * Cinq pièces liturgiques pour l’office des morts, Introït - Offertoire - Élévation - Communion – Sortie, Orgue et liturgie, vol. 15 * Choral orné sur le Pater noster grégorien, L’Organiste liturgique, vol. 25 * Chaconne en rondeau, Orgue et liturgie, vol. 33 (1957) * Variations sur le ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Novella Nelson
Novella Nelson (born December 17, 1939) is an American actress and singer. Nelson was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Evelyn Hines and James Nelson. Her career in films did not begin until she was approaching middle age, with a small part in 1978's An Unmarried Woman. Over the next thirty years, she continued to play small roles in movies. Additionally, she established a career as a singer, both on the stage and in cabaret-style locales. Nelson works as an instructor for voice-over actors. In June, 2009, she was appearing in a Boston production of Oedipus. Filmography As actress Year Film Role Notes 1978 An Unmarried Woman Jean Starret 1979 The Seduction of Joe Tynan Carla Willis 1984 The Cotton Club Madame St. Clair 1984 The Flamingo Kid Lizzy the House... Biography of Stella Tennant
Stella Tennant (born 17 December 1970 in Chatsworth, Derbyshire (source: Imdb)) is a British model. The granddaughter of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, who was one of the Mitford family, Tennant was born in Chatsworth, Derbyshire and attended St Leonards School in St Andrews. Her parents are The Hon. Tobias William Tennant, son of the 2nd Baron Glenconner, and Lady Emma Cavendish. Career Tennant was studying sculpture at the Winchester School of Art when she was "discovered". She sent photographs of herself to a high fashion magazine, and a friend introduced her to fashion writer Plum Sykes. She had recently had her nasal septum pierced, which was an unusual look for models at the time, and Sykes was taken aback. She subsequently attracted the attention of photographers such as S... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Igor Barrère
Igor Barrère, born December 17, 1931 in Paris and died June 24, 2001, was a French physician, journalist and television personnality. He is the father of journalist and producer Anne Barrère (TF1), the wife of Robert Namias. Bibliography Igor Barrère et Étienne Lalou, À quoi rêvent les enfants du monde, Delpire, 1963 Igor Barrère et Jean-Marie Manus, Les Guetteurs du futur, Lattès Igor Barrère, En direct de la médecine. Igor Barrère et Étienne Lalou, Le Dossier confidentiel de l’euthanasie, Éditions du Seuil, 1975. Igor Barrère, Les pharmaciens parlent, Stock, 1976... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Yves Gateaud
Jean-Yves Gateaud, born December 17, 1949 in Ouches, is a French politician and teacher, a member of PS (Parti Socialiste) and former deputy.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tommy Steele
Tommy Steele OBE (born 17 December 1936 in London, England) is an English entertainer. Steele is widely regarded as Britain's first teen idol and rock 'n' roll star. Born Thomas Willam Hicks in Mason Street, Bermondsey, London, England, his cheeky Cockney image and boy-next-door looks won him success as a musician, singer and actor. Singer Before landing a singing career, Steele tried his hand at a number of odd jobs and had a brief spell as a merchant seaman. Like many singers of his era he never did National Service, having failed the medical examination because, at 18 years old, he was diagnosed as suffering with cardiomyopathy (According to his autobiography "Bermondsey Boy" he failed the medical because he had flat feet) While on leave or during dock strikes, he played guitar an... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mohamed Benhamou
Mohamed Benhamou (born December 17, 1979 in Paris, France) is an Algerian football goalkeeper who is currently playing for MC Alger in the Algerian league. He joined MC Alger after one season with AS Cannes in the French Championnat National (third division). Prior to signing with Cannes in the summer of 2006, he spent five seasons with Paris SG. He has seven caps with the Algerian national team.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ernest Lavisse
Ernest Lavisse (December 17, 1842 - August 18, 1922) was a French historian. He was born at Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache, Aisne. In 1865 he obtained a fellowship in history, and in 1875 became a doctor of letters; he was appointed maître de conférence (1876) at the école normale supérieure, succeeding Fustel de Coulanges, and then professor of modern history at the Sorbonne (1888), in the place of Henri Wallon. He was an eloquent professor and very fond of young people, and played an important part in the revival of higher studies in France after 1871. His learning was displayed in his public lectures and his addresses, in his private lessons, where he taught a small number of pupils the, historical method, and in his books, where he wrote ad probandum at least as much as ad narrandum: class... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jeff Grayer
Jeffrey Grayer (born December 17, 1965, in Flint, Michigan) is a retired American journeyman NBA basketball player. A 6 feet 5 inches (195.58 cm) and 200 pounds (91 kg) shooting guard, Grayer starred at Iowa State University 1985-1988 where he set (and still holds) the all-time career scoring record, with 2,502 points. He was named 3-time all-Big Eight and All-American in 1988. Grayer was a member of the United States 1988 Olympic basketball team and was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1st round (13th pick overall) of the 1988 NBA Draft. He played nine years in the NBA for five different teams. In April 2010, Grayer was hired as an assistant men's basketball coach at Iowa State.... Biography of Sara Dallin
Sara Elizabeth Dallin (born 17 December 1961 in Bristol, England) is an English singer and songwriter from the pop group Bananarama. She co-founded the group along with Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward in 1979, and has been a key force in the group's longevity despite other personnel changes and throughout her time with the band she occasionally plays bass guitar as well as fretless bass in which she did play the latter on Stock, Aitken and Waterman's 1987 smash Roadblock. Dallin gave birth to a daughter, Alice, in late 1991. The father was Bananarama dancer Bassey Walker. The couple separated in the early 2000's. Dallin was one of three celebrities on the Magic 105.4 radio Mystery voices competition which lasted for five months ending on 29 June 2006. The successful listener won £98... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ernie Hudson
Ernest Lee "Ernie" Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an American actor known for his roles as Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters film series, Warden Leo Glynn on HBO's Oz, and Sergeant Albrecht in The Crow. Early life Hudson was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan, the son of Maggie Donald, who died of tuberculosis when Hudson was two months old; Hudson never knew his father. He was subsequently raised by his maternal grandmother, Arrana Donald. He has a half-brother, Lewis Hudson. After a short time in the Marine Corps, he moved to Detroit, where he became the resident playwright at Concept East, the oldest Black Theatre company in the country. In addition, he enrolled at Wayne State University to further develop his writing and acting skills, and found time to establish the Actors'... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892) was an influential American Quaker poet and ardent advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. He is usually listed as one of the Fireside Poets. Biography Early life and work John Greenleaf Whittier was born to John and Abigail (Hussey) at their rural homestead near Haverhill, Massachusetts on December 17, 1807. He grew up on the farm in a household with his parents, a brother and two sisters, a maternal aunt and paternal uncle, and a constant flow of visitors and hired hands for the farm. Their farm was not very profitable. There was only enough money to get by. John himself was not cut out for hard farm labor and suffered from bad health and physical frailty his whole life. Although he received littl... Biography of Patrick Müller
Patrick Müller (born 17 December 1976 in Geneva) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays for AS Monaco FC. Club career Müller began his career at FC Meyrin before moving on to Servette. He also played in Switzerland for Grasshoppers in Zürich. His talent was noted by the French club Olympique Lyonnais, who signed him. He has also played for Real Mallorca and FC Basel. On the 31st August, 2008 he signed a contract for two years with AS Monaco. International career . Müller plays for the Swiss national football team on a regular basis and was called into the squad for the 2006 World Cup. He is infamous for several incidents were he blocked balls with his hands during the 2006 World Cup. Personal life Müller has a wife named Katia and has two children, daughter Norah (b... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Erskine Caldwell
Erskine Preston Caldwell (December 17, 1903, Coweta County, Georgia – April 11, 1987) was an American author. Caldwell was born in a house in the woods outside Moreland, Georgia, the son of a minister in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. His early childhood was spent moving from state to state across the South, as his father found a position in one church after another. Later, he attended, but did not graduate from, Erskine College. He was athletic, played football, stood six feet tall, and has been described by one of his publishers to have an unusually kind face and otherwise angelic appearance. His political sympathies lay with blue collar workers, and as he went from job to job in his younger days, drew on his experiences with common workers to write books that extolled... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jan Sluyters
Johannes Carolus Bernardus (Jan) Sluijters (17 December 1881, 's-Hertogenbosch – 8 May 1957, Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter. Sluijters (in English often spelled "Sluyters") was a leading pioneer of various post-impressionist movements in the Netherlands. He experimented with several styles, including fauvism and cubism, finally settling on a colorful expressionism. His paintings feature nude studies, portraits, and still lifes.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Florent-Joseph Bureau
Florent-Joseph Bureau December 17, 1906 in Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, died in 1999, was a Belgian mathematician and teacher in Liège. He won Prix Franqui in 1952.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sy Oliver
Melvin "Sy" Oliver (December 17, 1910 in Battle Creek, Michigan – May 28, 1988 in New York City) was a jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader. His mother was a piano teacher and his father was a multi-instrumentalist who made a name for himself demonstrating saxophones at a time that instrument was little used outside of marching bands. Oliver left home at 17 to play with Zack Whyte and his Chocolate Beau Brummels and later with Alphonse Trent. He sang and played trumpet with these bands, becoming known for his "growling" horn playing. Sy arranged and conducted many songs for Ella Fitzgerald from her Decca years. He joined Jimmie Lunceford's band in 1933 and contributed many hit arrangements to the band, including "My Blue Heaven" and "Ain't She Sweet". In 1939,... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bob Guccione
Robert Charles Joseph Edward Sabatini "Bob" Guccione (born December 17, 1930) is founder and publisher of the adult magazine Penthouse. He resigned from his publisher position in November 2003. Early life Guccione was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Bergenfield, New Jersey. He attended high school at Blair Academy, a prep school in Blairstown, New Jersey. In his youth, he traveled widely, and had wild adventures with friends like William S. Burroughs in Tangier. He sometimes earned his living as an artist, creating cartoons in the 1950s for Bill Box's humorous greeting card company, Box Cards. Career Penthouse was started in 1965 in England and began to be published in America in 1969. Penthouse was an attempt to compete with Hugh Hefner's Playboy on several levels. On... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maria Fida Moro
Maria Fida Moro, born December 17, 1946 in Rome, is an Italian politician, member of the Italian Senate. She is one of the four childs of Aldo Moro.... Biography of Katherine McWorter
Katherine McWorter, born December 17, 1962 in Glendale, California, is an American screenwriter.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sean Patrick Thomas
Sean Patrick Thomas (born December 17, 1970 in Washington DC) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his co-starring role in the 2001 film Save the Last Dance, as well as his television role as Detective Temple Page in The District. Biography Early life Thomas is the son of immigrants from Guyana and was raised in Wilmington, Delaware, the son of Cheryl, a financial analyst for DuPont, and Carlton Thomas, an engineer who also worked for DuPont. Thomas, who has two younger siblings, went to St. Mary Magdalen and then graduated from Brandywine High School in Delaware and attended the University of Virginia. He originally intended to study law, but upon successfully auditioning for a role in the film A Raisin in the Sun, Thomas changed directions and decided to attend New ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Monique Rolland
Monique Rolland, born Monique Lapierre December 17, 1915 in Paris, is a French actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0738331/ ) "Deux amies d'enfance" (1983) TV mini-series Christine se marie (1946) .... Christine Histoire de rire (1941) .... Coco d'Antibes ... aka Foolish Husbands (USA) Paradis perdu (1940) .... Laurence ... aka Four Flights to Love ... aka Paradise Lost (UK) Narcisse (1940) .... Rosine La boutique aux illusions (1939) Raphaël le tatoué (1939) .... Aline de Vanves Le dompteur (1938) Durand bijoutier (1938) La marraine du régiment (1938) L'alibi (1937) .... Une entraîneuse La belle de Montparnasse (1937) .... Jeanne Le choc en retour (1937) .... Colette L'occident (1937) ... aka The West (International: English title... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pascal Commère
Pascal Commère, born December 17, 1951 in Semur-en-Auxois, is a French writer and poet. Selected publications: * Les commis (Folle Avoine, 1982) * Chevaux (Denoël, 1987; Bourse de la Fondation Cino del Duca) * Dijon (Champ Vallon, 1989) * La vache automatique (Le dé bleu, 1989) * Lointaine approche des troupeaux à vélo vers le soir (Folle Avoine, 1995) * D'une lettre déchirée en septembre (Tarabuste, 1996) * De l'humilité du monde chez les bousiers (Obsidiane, 1996) * Solitude des plantes (Le Temps qu'il fait, 1998) * Le grand tournant (Le Temps qu'il fait, 1998) * Vessies, lanternes et autres bêtes cornues (Obsidiane, 2000) * La grand'soif d'André Frénaud (Le Temps qu'il fait,2001) * Bouchères (Obsidiane,2003. Prix Roger Kow... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael Cashman
Michael Maurice Cashman (born 17 December 1950, London) is a British former actor, now a Labour politician. He has been a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands constituency since 1999. Acting As a child actor he was cast in the role of Oliver Twist in the original run of Lionel Bart's musical Oliver!, but he is possibly best known for his role as Colin Russell in BBC TV's EastEnders – a character remembered for being a participant in the first gay kiss in a British soap opera. He also appeared in the ITV drama serial The Sandbaggers and the Doctor Who story "Time-Flight". Politics Cashman is a founder of Stonewall, an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society and a Patron of The Food Chain, a London-based HIV charity. In the European Parliament he i... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marc Lawrence
Marc Lawrence (February 17, 1910 – November 27, 2005) was an American character actor who specialized in underworld types. He has also been credited as F. A. Foss, Marc Laurence and Marc C. Lawrence. Personal life Lawrence was born as Max Goldsmith in Bronxdale, New York, the son of a Polish Jewish mother, Minerva Norma (née Sugarman), and a Russian Jewish father, Israel Simon Goldsmith. He participated in plays in school, then attended the City College of New York. Lawrence died of heart failure on November 27, 2005 at the age of 95. He was buried at Westwood Memorial Park in Westwood, California. His daughter, actress Toni Lawrence, was once married to actor Billy Bob Thornton. Career In 1930, Lawrence befriended another young actor, John Garfield. The two appeared in a number... Biography of Kenneth Iverson
Kenneth Eugene Iverson (17 December 1920 - 19 October 2004) was a Canadian computer scientist noted for the development of the APL programming language in 1962. He was honored with the Turing Award in 1979 for his contributions to mathematical notation and programming language theory. The Iverson Award for contributions to APL was named in his honor. Life Ken Iverson was born on December 17, 1920 in Camrose, a town in central Alberta, Canada. His parents were farmers of Norwegian descent who came to Alberta from North Dakota. While he showed an early aptitude for mathematics, teaching himself calculus while a teenager, he left school after the 9th grade to work on his parents' farm. However, during World War II, while he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force, he qualified for a high... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Charles Cavaillé
Jean-Charles Cavaillé, born on December 17, 1930 in Dellys, Algeria, is a French politician (RPR), a former member of Parliament (1978-2002).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Juana Dona
Juana Doña Jiménez, born on December 17, 1918 in Madrid, died on October 18, 2003, was a Spanish writer, politician (communist), syndicalist, and feminist. Publications (es) Gente de Abajo Mujer (1977) Desde la noche y la niebla (mujeres en las cárceles franquistas), Prologo de Alfonso Sastre. Madrid. La Torre, (1978) Gente de abajo (no me arrepiento de nada), prólogo Manuel Vázquez Montalbán. Madrid. A-Z Ediciones y Publicaciones, (1992) Querido Eugenio (una carta de amor al otro lado del tiempo), prólogo de Manuel Vázquez Montalbán. Barcelona. Lumen, (2003)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André-Philippe Gagnon
André-Philippe Gagnon (born December 17, 1962 in Loretteville, Québec) is a Canadian comedian and impressionist. He has been married to Marie-Claude Chantale since 1980. His impressionist act is unique for his specialized talent in impersonating the singing voices of celebrities as opposed to his contemporaries who typically can do only the speaking voices. He is best known for duplicating We Are the World. He gained widespread recognition in North America after a 1985 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and went on to play a regular act at The Venetian in Las Vegas and other venues around the world. Notable Performances * 1989 - SkyDome opening ceremony in Toronto, also broadcast live on the TVA Channel.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Lacrampe
André Lacrampe, born December 17, 1941 in Agos-Vidalos, near Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées, is a French Catholic Archbishop, the Archbishop of Besançon (June 13, 2003 - ).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jurgen Ponto
Jürgen Ponto, (December 17, 1923 Bad Nauheim, Hesse - July 30, 1977 Frankfurt am Main) was a German banker and chairman of the Dresdner Bank board of directors. Previously, he had worked as a lawyer. He was assassinated by members of the Red Army Faction in events leading up to the German Autumn. Murder On Sunday, 30 July 1977, Ponto and his wife Ignes were at their Oberursel villa packing for a vacation in Rio de Janeiro but were also expecting a visit from Susanne Albrecht, the daughter of a good friend of the Pontos. She arrived at around 17:10, with two strangers, later identified to be Brigitte Mohnhaupt and Christian Klar. Albrecht gave Ignes a bouquet of red roses, and all the guests were invited into the living room, where Ignes left them alone with Ponto. From the living r... Biography of Alphonse Boudard
Alphonse Boudard (Paris, December 17, 1925 - Nice, 2000) was a French novelist.... Biography of Paul Butterfield
Paul Butterfield (17 December 1942 – 4 May 1987) was an American blues vocalist and harmonica player, who founded the Paul Butterfield Blues Band in the early 1960s and performed at the original Woodstock Festival. He died of drug-related heart failure. Career The son of a lawyer, Paul Butterfield was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood, where he attended the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, a private school associated with the University of Chicago. After studying classical flute with Walfrid Kujala of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as a teenager, he developed a love for the blues harmonica, and hooked up with white, blues-loving, University of Chicago physics student Elvin Bishop. The pair started hanging around black blues musicians s... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ron Geesin
Ronald 'Ron' Geesin (born 17 December 1943, in Irvine, Scotland (birth certificate)) is a British musician and composer, noted for his quirky creations and novel applications of sound. He is probably best known as the orchestrator and organizer of Pink Floyd's "Atom Heart Mother" in 1970, after the band found themselves hopelessly deadlocked over how to complete it. Geesin first collaborated with the band's Roger Waters (the two shared a love of golf) on 1970's unconventional film soundtrack Music from "The Body", sampling sounds made by the human body. Ron Geesin played piano with 'The Original Downtown Syncopators', a Dixieland band emulating the 'Original Dixieland Band' during the 1960s. The band was based in or near, Crawley, Sussex, UK. Career After his first solo album, A Raise... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philippe Rouault (politician)
Philippe Rouault, born on December 17, 1962 in Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), is a French engineer and politician (UMP).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Robinson (broadcaster)
Robert Henry Robinson (17 December 1927 – 12 August 2011) was an English radio and television presenter, journalist and author. Biography and career Robinson was born in Liverpool, the son of an accountant father, and educated at Raynes Park Grammar School and Exeter College, Oxford. He then became a journalist for the Sunday Chronicle (TV columnist), the Sunday Graphic (film and theatre columnist), the Sunday Times (radio critic and editor of Atticus) and the Sunday Telegraph (film critic). He began working on television as a journalist in 1955. During the 1960s and 1970s, he presented the series Open House, Picture Parade, Points of View, the leading literary quiz Take it or Leave it, Ask the Family, BBC3 – including the discussion during which Kenneth Tynan became the first perso... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patrice Wymore
Patrice Wymore (born December 17, 1926) is an American television, film, and stage actress of the 1950s and 1960s. Early life and stage career Wymore was born in Miltonvale, Kansas, and at the age of six she began touring with her family, who were vaudeville performers. By the time she reached adulthood, she was pretty and had a good singing voice. She auditioned in New York City for a part in Up in Central Park, in which she performed in 1947. She then performed in the Broadway musical Hold It!, for which she won a Theatre World Award for "Promising Actress". Following her performance in All for Love in 1949, she was contacted by Warner Bros., and she moved to Hollywood. Film career Wymore's first film appearance was in the 1950 film Tea for Two, starring Doris Day and Gordon Mac... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Spade Cooley
Donnell Clyde Cooley (December 17, 1910–November 23, 1969), better known as Spade Cooley, was an American Western swing musician, big band leader, actor, and television personality. His career ended in 1961 when he was arrested and convicted for the murder of his second wife, Ella Mae Evans. Biography Music career One of the groups which played at the Venice Pier Ballroom in Venice, California was led by Jimmy Wakely with Spade Cooley on fiddle. Several thousand dancers would turn out on Saturday night to swing and hop. "The hoards (sic) of people and jitterbuggers loved him." When Wakely got a movie contract at Universal, Cooley replaced him as bandleader. To capitalize on the pioneering success of the Bob Wills–Tommy Duncan pairing, Cooley hired vocalist Tex Williams who was capa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Felix Lajko
Félix Lajkó (Serbian: Феликс Лајко, Feliks Lajko) (born December 17, 1974) is an ethnic Hungarian "world music" violinist and composer born in Bačka Topola, SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia. In 2006, he wed Laura Lajko, and they have a young daughter named Léda. The family resides in Subotica, Serbia, near Palic Lake. Lajkó's music is difficult to categorize; it is based on wide spectrum of influences of traditional string music from Pannonian plain. It can be viewed as a specific form of jazz, but based on traditional music of Hungary and Vojvodina. He is a virtuoso violinist, playing with great fervor and passion, and occasionally he plays other traditional instruments, such as Citera. On concerts, he usu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Émilie du Châtelet
Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du Châtelet (17 December 1706, Paris – 10 September 1749, Lunéville) was a French mathematician, physicist, and author during the Age of Enlightenment. Her crowning achievement is considered to be her translation and commentary on Isaac Newton's work Principia Mathematica; published in 1759, ten years after her death, hers is still the standard translation in French. Voltaire, one of her lovers, declared in a letter to his friend King Frederick II of Prussia that du Châtelet was "a great man whose only fault was being a woman". Biography Early life Du Châtelet was born on 17 December 1706 in Paris, the only daughter of six children. Three brothers lived to adulthood: René-Alexandre (b. 1698), Charles-Auguste (b. 1701), and Elis... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David Rudisha
David Lekuta Rudisha (born December 17, 1988 in Kilgoris) is a Kenyan middle distance runner and World Record holder in the 800 m with a time of 1:41.09. Career Rudisha competed at the 2009 World Athletics Championships, reaching the 800 metres semifinals. In September 2009, Rudisha won the IAAF Grand Prix meeting in Rieti, Italy, posting a new African record of 1:42.01, beating the 25-year old record of 1:42.28 set by compatriot Sammy Koskei. That effort put him in fourth place on the all-time list. In the 2010 IAAF Diamond League, he took on Abubaker Kaki at the Bislett Games in June. He defeated Sebastian Coe's 31-year-old meeting record with a run of 1:42.04, giving him another place in the top-ten fastest ever 800 m and leaving Kaki the consolation of the fastest ever non-winnin... Biography of Sébastien Ogier
Sébastien Ogier (born 17 December 1983 in Gap, Hautes-Alpes (birth time source: birth certificate) is a French rally driver. He won the Junior World Rally Championship in 2008 and currently drives in the World Rally Championship for the Citroën World Rally Team. His co-driver is compatriot Julien Ingrassia. Career Ogier won the French Peugeot 206 Cup in 2007 and moved to compete a full Junior World Rally Championship programme in the 2008 season, driving a Super 1600 -class Citroën C2 for the Equipe de France FFSA team. Ogier debuted in the World Rally Championship at the 2008 Rally Mexico, winning the JWRC class. After home country's Ricardo Treviño was disqualified for using non-homologated driving gloves, Ogier became the first JWRC driver to take a WRC point and eighth place over... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marissa Ribisi
Santina Marissa Ribisi (born December 17, 1974) is an American actress. Early life Ribisi was born in Los Angeles, California. Marissa and her twin brother, Giovanni, were delivered by Bibbe Hansen, the mother of musical artist and Marissa's future husband, Beck. Her mother, Gay (née Landrum), is a manager of actors and writers, and her father, Al Ribisi, is a musician. Ribisi began acting when she was nine years old. Her twin brother, Giovanni, is also an actor. Career Ribisi's first major role was in the 1993 film Dazed and Confused. She wrote and acted in the film Some Girl in 1998, and has had roles in the films True Crime, The Brady Bunch Movie, Pleasantville, and Don's Plum. She has also appeared in television shows such as Felicity, Friends, Grace Under Fire and Watching ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Barry Livingston
Barry Livingston (born December 17, 1953) is an American television and film actor. Livingston is perhaps best known for his role as Ernie Douglas on the television series My Three Sons. He is the younger brother of actor/director Stanley Livingston. Career Born in Los Angeles, Livingston began his career as a child actor in the 1960s. His first onscreen appearance was in a small, uncredited role in the 1961 film The Errand Boy, followed by a roles in The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet and The Dick Van Dyke Show. In 1963, he joined the cast of the ABC sitcom My Three Sons as Ernie. His older brother, Stanley, was already a series regular. After Tim Considine left the series two years later, Livingston joined the cast permanently and remained with the series until its end in 1972.In 196... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Armin Mueller-Stahl
Armin Mueller-Stahl (born 17 December 1930) is an Academy Award-nominated German film actor. Early life Mueller-Stahl was born in Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany (now Sovetsk, Russia), the son of Editta and Alfred Mueller-Stahl, a bank teller. He was a noted concert violinist while he was a teenager. He turned to film acting in East Berlin in 1950. Career Mueller-Stahl was a successful film and stage actor in East Germany where he was declared the country's most popular actor five times in a row, starring in films such The Third and Jacob, the Liar. On East-German TV, he played the main character of the popular series Das unsichtbare Visier (see German Wikipedia) from 1973-1979, a spy thriller program designed, in co-operation with the Stasi, as an East Bloc counterpart to the Jame... Biography of Gregg Araki
Gregg Araki (born December 17, 1959) is a U.S. film director of independent and gay films. He is a seminal figure of the New Queer Cinema. Early life Araki was born in Los Angeles but grew up in Santa Barbara, California. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies at UC Santa Barbara and an MFA in Film Production from the University of Southern California in 1985. Career Araki made his directorial debut in 1987 with Three Bewildered People in the Night. With a budget of only $5,000 and using a stationary camera, he told the story of a romance between a video artist, her sweet-heart and her gay friend. Two years later, Araki made a name for himself on the festival circuit with Long Weekend (o' Despair). Produced, directed, written, photographed and edited by Araki (for hi... Biography of Alla Kostromicheva
Alla Kostromicheva, born on December 17, 1986 in Sevastopol, is an Ukrainian model. She has walked for Adolfo Domínguez, Alexander Wang, Andrés Sardá, Anna Sui, Anteprima, Antonio Alvarado, Aquilano e Rimondi, Byblos, Carlos Díez, Diesel Black Gold, Dolores Cortés, Duyos, Elie Saab, Ermanno Scervino, Etro, Frankie Morello, Givenchy, Guillermina Baeza, Helmut Lang, Hermès, J Mendel, Jason Wu, Jeremy Scott, Jesús del Pozo, Jil Sander, Juana Martín, Kristina Ti, Laura Biagiotti, Nicolás Vaudelet, Ohne Titel, Roberto Cavalli, Roccobarocco, Sita Murt, TCN, Teresa Helbig, Versace, Versus, Y-3, and Yves Saint Laurent.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chase Utley
Chase Cameron Utley (pronounced /ˈʌtliː/; born December 17, 1978) is a second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. A native of the Greater Los Angeles area, he was raised in the city of Long Beach. He was a star baseball player at Long Beach Polytechnic High School, before moving on to UCLA. He now currently plays for the Philadlphia Phillies as a second basemen. Utley bats left-handed and throws right-handed. Since becoming a permanent fixture as the Phillies' second baseman, Utley has demonstrated versatility, spending some time at first base as well. As his fielding has improved over his career, Utley is seen in combination with Jimmy Rollins as one of the best middle-infield combinations in the NL. Utley is considered by fans to be a team ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Édika
Édika is the nom de plume of Édouard Karali, a French comics artist, born December 17, 1940 in Heliopolis, Egypt, who is renowned for his distinctively absurd style. A number of his comic strips have been translated into English (published by Knockabout Comics), Spanish, Italian (in the magazine Totem comic), German (published by Alpha Comics), Swedish (published by Epix) and Greek (in the magazine Babel). Biography Initially working for the advertising industry in Egypt, he moved to France where his works were published in the comics magazines Pilote, Charlie Mensuel and Psikopat, the magazine of his brother Paul Carali. A major milestone in his career as a comics artist was his cooperation with Gotlib, becoming a main contributor to the comics magazine Fluide Glacial. Style A ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Vincent Damphousse
Vincent Francois Damphousse (born December 17, 1967) is a retired Canadian professional hockey who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for eighteen seasons. He played centre for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens and San Jose Sharks, winning a Stanley Cup championship with Montreal in 1993. He was signed as an unrestricted free-agent by the Colorado Avalanche in 2004 during the off-season, but he never played with the team due to the lockout that canceled the 2004–05 season. Playing career Damphousse was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 6th overall in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft after a standout junior hockey career with the Laval Voisins/Titan. In 1991 he was named MVP of the NHL All Star Game, being one of only four players (at that time) to ever sco... Biography of Noam Morgensztern
Noam Morgensztern, born on December 17, 1980 in Toulouse, is a French comedian, author, and sound engineer. Filmogaphy (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0605182/filmoyear) # Le tocard de la fac (2010) # "Florence Larrieu, le juge est une femme: Par amour (#3.17)" (2010) TV Episode ... aka "Le juge est une femme: Par amour (#3.17)" - France (original title) # "Florence Larrieu, le juge est une femme: Risque majeur (#3.16)" (2010) TV Episode ... aka "Le juge est une femme: Risque majeur (#3.16)" - France (original title) # "Florence Larrieu, le juge est une femme: La dette (#3.14)" (2010) TV Episode ... aka "Le juge est une femme: La dette (#3.14)" - France (original title) # "Florence Larrieu, le juge est une femme: Mort de rire (#3.15)" (2010) TV Episode ... aka "Le ju... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alain Prochiantz
Alain Prochiantz, born on December 17, 1948 in Paris, is a French researcher, professor, and neurobiologist. Bibliography Les Stratégies de l'embryon, Alain Prochiantz, PUF (1987), (ISBN 978-2-13-041422-3) La Construction du cerveau, Alain Prochiantz, Hachette (1989), (ISBN 978-2-01-235028-1) Claude Bernard : la révolution physiologique, Alain Prochiantz, PUF (1990) La Biologie dans le boudoir, Alain Prochiantz, éditions Odile Jacob (1995), (ISBN 978-2-7381-0316-1) Les Anatomies de la pensée - À quoi pensent les calamars ?, Alain Prochiantz, éditions Odile Jacob (1997), (ISBN 978-2-7381-0448-9) Machine-esprit, Alain Prochiantz, éditions Odile Jacob (2001) La Génisse et le Pythagoricien - Traité des formes, Alain Prochiantz & J.-F. Peyret, éditions Od... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Craig Berube
Craig "The Chief" Berube (born December 17, 1965) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, Washington Capitals and New York Islanders. He is currently an assistant coach with the Flyers. Playing career He played 1054 NHL regular season games between 1986 and 2003. Berube was known as an enforcer and fighter in the NHL, and amassed 3149 penalty minutes in his career, good for seventh on the all-time list. Craig Berube punched official Kevin Collins while trying to fight Lindy Ruff. Coaching career Berube was named the head coach of the Philadelphia Phantoms, the Flyers' affiliate in the American Hockey League, prior to the 2006–07 AHL sea... Biography of Manny Pacquiao
Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH (/ˈpæki.aʊ/PAK-ee-ow; Tagalog: ; born December 17, 1978) is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first eight-division world champion, in which he has won ten world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2000s (decade) by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO). He is also a three-time The Ring and BWAA "Fighter of the Year," winning the award in 2006, 2008 and 2009, and the Best Fighter ESPY Award in 2009 and 2011. He was long rated as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world by some sporting news and boxing websites, including ESPN, Sports Il... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Ayew
André Morgan Rami Ayew (play /æˈjjuː/ a-YEW) (born 17 December 1989) is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays for French club Marseille in Ligue 1. He is often referred to as simply Dédé. Ayew plays as a winger, but can play as a striker. He is the second-born son of the three-time winner of the African Footballer of the Year award and FIFA 100 member Abedi Pele and has two brothers, Ibrahim and Jordan, who also play football. Ayew began his career in his home country of Ghana playing for Nania. He made his debut for the club at age 14. In 2005, he signed with his father's former club, Marseille, and spent two seasons in the club's youth academy before making his debut for the club in the 2007–08 season. In the following two seasons, Ayew played on loan with Lorient an... Biography of Vanessa Zima
Vanessa Jane Zima (born 17 December 1986) is an American actress. Early life Zima was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. She is a daughter of Dennis and Marie Zima. She has an older sister, Madeline, and one younger sister, Yvonne. Career Zima has played parts in movies such as Ulee's Gold, Zoe and TheBrainiacs.com. She began her film career at the age of eight in The Baby-Sitters Club 1995, a film also starring Larisa Oleynik and Rachael Leigh Cook. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0956528/) 2013 Manson Girls (filming) Katie Krenwinkel 2012 Scandal (TV series) Jill – The Other Woman (2012) … Jill 2011 Destruction Party (short) Emily 2011 The Absent Amy Jones 2008 Dr House (TV series) Becca – Joy (2008) … Becca 2006 The Far Side of Jeri... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rocco Mediate
Rocco Anthony Mediate (born December 17, 1962) is an American professional golfer with multiple PGA Tour wins. Early years Mediate was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Greensburg, Pennsylvania. According to the Golf Channel, he is the son of a barber and has Italian ancestral heritage. Mediate attended Florida Southern College and was a member of the golf team. His close friend Lee Janzen, another PGA Tour pro, also played there. They helped lead Florida Southern to the 1985 Division II national team championship. Career Mediate turned professional in 1985. His golfing career has been marred by back trouble. Early on, he compensated by using a long putter. In 1991 he became the first player to win on the PGA Tour using a long putter when he won the Doral-Ryder Open. He picked up... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Katina Paxinou
Katina Paxinou (December 17, 1900 – February 22, 1973) was an academy award winner Greek film and theatre actress. Early life Born Aikaterini (Catherine) Konstantopoulou in Piraeus, Greece, she trained as an opera singer, and appeared in the operatic version of Maeterlinck's "Sister Beatrice," with a score by Dimitri Mitropoulos, but changed career and joined the Greek Royal Theater in 1929. According to her bio in Playbill (1942), Paxinou was disowned by her family after she decided to seek a permanent stage career. Paxinou distinguished herself on the stage. In Greece, she translated and appeared in the first of Eugene O'Neill's plays to be seen in Greece, "Desire Under the Elms." In Greece she also appeared in Chekhov's Uncle Vanya and Strindberg's Father. In 1932, she became the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Godi (author)
Bernard Godisiabois, best known as Godi, born on December 17, 1951 in Etterbeek, Brussels (birth time source: André Dekoster, Act n°2040), is a Belgian cartoonist and author. Publications si le tram m'était conté (textes de Marion) Diogène Terrier 1. La maison de diogène Casterman 04/1981 2. Les oiseaux mécaniques Casterman 04/1981 3. L'inconnu du réfrigérateur Casterman 10/1981 4. Le carnaval des gris Casterman 05/1982 5. A toi de jouer Diogène Casterman 03/1990 L'élève Ducobu Un copieur sachant copier ... Le Lombard 06/1997 Au coin ! Le Lombard 03/1998 Les réponses ou la vie ?! Le Lombard 01/1999 La lutte des classes ... Le Lombard 08/1999 Le roi des cancres ! Le Lombard 06/2000 Un amour de potache ... Le Lombard 03/2001 Vi... Biography of Leah Lail
Leah Lail, born on December 17, 1965 in Lexington, Kentucky, is an American actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005115/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1) 2006 Boston Justice (TV series) Annie Spotnick – Fine Young Cannibal (2006) … Annie Spotnick (uncredited) 2005 American Black Beauty (TV movie) Marcie Lane 2004 FBI - Portés disparus (TV series) Corinne McCormick – Life Rules (2004) … Corinne McCormick 2003 Oui chérie! (TV series) Debbie – Savitsky's Tennis Club (2003) … Debbie 2002 Providence (TV series) – The Sound of Music (2002) – Truth and Consequences (2002) 2002 Hôpital San Francisco (TV series) Beatrice – When Approaching a Let-Go (2002) … Beatrice 1998-2002 V.I.P. (TV series) Kay Simmons – Valley Wonka (2002) … Kay Simmons – Val Who... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Brad Sellers
Bradley Donn Sellers (born December 17, 1962 in Warrensville Heights, Ohio) is a retired American professional basketball player, and currently the mayor of his suburban Cleveland hometown, as well as a basketball analyst on various local media outlets. A 7'0" power forward/center from the University of Wisconsin and Ohio State University, he was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (ninth pick overall) of the 1986 NBA Draft. Sellers was a controversial selection among the Bulls' staff and players. General manager Jerry Krause was attracted to Sellers because of his above-average shooting ability, which was rare in a player of Sellers' size. Michael Jordan and others, however, had wanted Krause to draft Johnny Dawkins, a hard-playing guard from Duke University and a frien... Biography of Rian Johnson
Rian Craig Johnson (born December 17, 1973) is an American writer and director, who won the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival with his debut feature, Brick. Background Johnson was born in Maryland. He was raised in San Clemente, California, and attended the high school where Brick was predominantly filmed. He then attended the University of Southern California and graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 1996. Johnson's film career, as told to Robert K. Elder, author of The Film That Changed My Life, was largely inspired by Annie Hall, "a film that broke so many rules in terms of film narrative": It moved me in a way that very few other films have moved me. That’s something that, I pray to God, if I am able to keep makin... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Steve Weatherford
Steven Thomas "Steve" Weatherford (born December 17, 1982) is an American football punter for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Illinois. He also played for the New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs, Jacksonville Jaguars and the New York Jets. Early years Weatherford attended Terre Haute North Vigo High School, where he played punter, kicker and safety on the football team. As a punter and place kicker, he set records for the most field goals in a career, longest punting average and longest field goal made (55 yards vs. Lawrence North High School). He averaged 45.4 yards per punt and held a 4.26 second hangtime average. As a kicker, Weatherford made 37 of 40 ext... Biography of Ryan Key
Ryan Key (born December 17, 1979) is an American rock musician. He is best known for being the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the American pop punk band Yellowcard, and one of the two lead singers in his side project Big If. Early life Key was born William Ryan Key on December 17, 1979. He grew up in Jacksonville, Florida. He began to play piano at the age of 7 and guitar at 13. He attended Episcopal High School of Jacksonville before transferring to Douglas Anderson School of the Arts from which he graduated. Ryan then attended Florida State University together with fellow musician Dan McLintock from the local pop punk band Inspection 12, inviting Ryan to perform guest vocals on their 1999 album Step Into the Fire for the song "Nothing to Lose". They majored in theater for a shor... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria
Archduke Franz Karl Joseph of Austria (17 December 1802 – 8 March 1878) from the House of Habsburg was father of two emperors (Franz Joseph I of Austria and Maximilian I of Mexico) as well as the grandfather of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, whose assassination sparked the hostilities that led to the outbreak of World War I, and the great-grandfather of the last Habsburg emperor Karl I. Life Early life and marriage He was born in Vienna, the third son of Emperor Francis II (I) by his second marriage with Princess Maria Theresa from the House of Bourbon, daughter of King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and Maria Carolina of Habsburg-Lorraine. On 4 November 1824 in Vienna he married Princess Sophie of Bavaria from the House of Wittelsbach, a daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph ... Biography of Shana Hiatt
Shana Hiatt (born 17 December 1975) is a model and presenter who has appeared in several magazines. Background A former Army brat raised primarily in Tabernacle Township, New Jersey, she is best known for hosting the first three seasons of World Poker Tour on The Travel Channel. Poker While Hiatt was a non-player prior to her job with the World Poker Tour, she is now an avid online poker player who occasionally plays in casinos. She is formerly the host of Poker After Dark and the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, both on NBC. Shana left the shows in 2008 due to pregnancy. She was replaced by Marianela Pereyra in Poker After Dark and by Leeann Tweeden in the National Heads-Up Poker Championship. After leaving the World Poker Tour in 2005, Hiatt sued the producers in order to... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tinka Kurti
Tinka Kurti (born 17 December 1932) is one of the best known Albanian actresses. Her body of work, in about 60 years, includes more than 50 feature movies and 150 theatre plays. She has been awarded the People's Artist of Albania medal. Biography Tinka was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of Yugoslavia). She was the oldest of four children. At a young age her family moved to the city of Shkodra in northern part of Albania. It is in Shkodra where she would spend most of her life and join the theatre at a young age. In 1947 she was expelled from the Liceu Artistik (School of Arts) in Tirana and was never able to graduate. However, this did not stop her from pursuing her acting career. She made her first theatre appearance at the age of 16, a minor role, in the play ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jayne Eastwood
Jayne Eastwood (born December 17, 1946), also credited as Jane Easton or Jane Eastwood, is a Canadian actress who is most famous for appearing in the 2002 film Chicago. She was one of the original cast members of the Toronto branch of The Second City, and was a semi-regular on SCTV. She was also in the original Toronto production of Godspell. In 2005, she joined the cast of the CBC TV series This Is Wonderland, a courtroom comedy-drama. In 2007, she played Miss Wimsey, a teacher in the movie Hairspray. She is currently working in the Toronto theatrical production, Women Fully Clothed." Eastwood was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where she attended Northern Secondary School. She is married to David Flaherty, a brother of SCTV alumnus Joe Flaherty. She has been a voi... |
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