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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on December, 27, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the photo and detailed natal chart by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the comprehensive horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 45,435 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,435 Celebrities
116 celebrities or events were found for December, 27. Add to favourites (130 fans)Biography of Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu (French pronunciation: ( listen); born 27 December 1948) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite and has twice won the César Award for Best Actor. He also won the Golden Globe award for Best Actor in Green Card and was nominated for an Academy Award for the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac. Early life Gérard Depardieu was born in Châteauroux, Indre, France. He is one of five children of Anne Jeanne Josèphe "la Liette" (née Marillier) and René Maxime Lionel "le Dédé" Depardieu, a metal worker and volunteer fireman. Depardieu spent more time on the street than in the classroom and left school at 15. Career At the age of 16, Depardieu left Châteauroux for Paris. There, he... Add to favourites (39 fans)Biography of Salman Khan
Salman Khan (Hindi: सलमान ख़ान)(pronunciation: /səlmɑːn xɑːn/), born Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan on December 27, 1965 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh is a popular Indian film actor who appears in Bollywood movies. Taking part in some of Bollywood's biggest hits, along with his critically acclaimed performances, today he is considered to be one of the biggest superstars and leading actors in the industry. Career Salman made his acting debut in the 1988 film Biwi Ho To Aisi where he played a supporting role. His first leading role in a Bollywood movie was in Sooraj R. Barjatya's romantic film Maine Pyar Kiya (1989). The film went on to become one of India's highest grossing films. It also won him a Filmfare Best... Add to favourites (31 fans)Biography of Tabatha Cash
Tabatha Cash (born Céline Barbe on December 27, 1973, in Saint Denis, France) is a former French pornographic actress who starred in the early 1990s, starring in over 100 adult movies and appearing on countless magazine covers. Her exotic looks and enthusiastic on-screen performances made her one of the most popular performers with audiences in France and Europe. She was born into a poor working class family. As a teenager, she was involved with a notorious gang leader and also served time in a youth prison. Seeking a way to make money and get out of the ghetto, she turned to nude modeling while still in school and found that she could earn more money than in a regular job. Appropriately she took the name "Cash" and, using false identity papers to disguise her age, began working in the ... Add to favourites (72 fans)Biography of Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich (December 27, 1901 – May 6, 1992) was a German-born actress, singer, and entertainer. Throughout her long career, starting as a cabaret singer, chorus girl and film actress in 1920s Berlin, Hollywood movie star in the 1930s, World War II frontline entertainer during the 1940s, and finally as an international stage show performer from the 1950s to the 1970s, Dietrich constantly re-invented herself and eventually became one of the entertainment icons of the 20th century. The American Film Institute ranked Dietrich No. 9 amongst the Greatest Female Stars of All Time. She was born Marie Magdalene Dietrich in Schöneberg near Berlin, Germany to Louis Erich Otto Dietrich and Wilhelmina Elisabeth Josephine Dietrich (née Felsing) on December 27, 1901. Nicknamed "Lena" within ... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Laurent Romejko
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Louis Pasteur (December 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895) was a French chemist best known for his remarkable breakthroughs in microbiology. His experiments confirmed the germ theory of disease, also reducing mortality from puerperal fever (childbed), and he created the first vaccine for rabies. He is best known to the general public for showing how to stop milk and wine from going sour - this process came to be called pasteurization. He is regarded as one of the three main founders of bacteriology, together with Ferdinand Cohn and Robert Koch. He also made many discoveries in the field of chemistry, most notably the asymmetry of crystals. Early life and biography Louis Jean Pasteur was born on December 27, 1822 in Dole in the Jura region of France and grew up in the town of Arbois. There ... Add to favourites (27 fans)Biography of Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler (December 27, 1571 – November 15, 1630) was a German Lutheran mathematician, astronomer and astrologer, and a key figure in the 17th century astronomical revolution. He is best known for his eponymous laws of planetary motion, codified by later astronomers based on his works Astronomia nova, Harmonices Mundi, and Epitome of Copernican Astronomy. Before Kepler, planets' paths were computed by combinations of the circular motions of the celestial orbs. After Kepler, astronomers shifted their attention from orbs to orbits—paths that could be represented mathematically as an ellipse. Kepler's laws also provided one of the foundations for Isaac Newton's theory of universal gravitation. During his career Kepler was a mathematics teacher at a Graz seminary school, an assista... Add to favourites (26 fans)Biography of Emilie de Ravin
Emilie de Ravin (pronounced ) (born 27 December 1981) is an Australian actress. She is known for starring in the hit ABC drama Lost as the character Claire Littleton. Height : 5' 2" (1.57 m) Early life De Ravin was born in Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia (a town to the south east of Melbourne). Having studied ballet since the age of nine, she was accepted into the highly selective Australian Ballet School at fifteen. There, she performed in productions with the Australian Ballet Company as well as Danceworld 301. De Ravin studied acting at Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art, and with the Prime Time Actors Studio in Los Angeles. Career (Photo by Robin Wong)Emilie de Ravin's first major role was as Curupira in the TV series BeastMaster. Later, she played alien/... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Michel Piccoli
Michel Piccoli (born December 27, 1925) is a French actor. He was born in Paris to a musical family; his mother was a pianist and his father a violinist. He was married three times, first to Éléonore Hirt, then for eleven years to the singer Juliette Gréco and finally to Ludivine Clerc. He has one daughter by his first marriage, Anne-Cordélia. Piccoli is politically active on the left, and is vocally opposed to the National Front.... Add to favourites (33 fans)Biography of Hayley Williams
Hayley Nichole Williams (born December 27, 1988) is an American singer and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist and keyboardist of Paramore. Life and career In 2002, at the age of 13, Williams moved from her hometown, Meridian, Mississippi, to Franklin, Tennessee, where she met fellow band members Josh Farro and Zac Farro in school. Shortly after arriving, she began taking vocal lessons with Brett Manning. While still in school, she tried out for a local funk cover band called The Factory where she met Jeremy Davis. In 2005, John Janick, founder of record label Fueled by Ramen, signed a contract with them. In 2007, Williams appeared in the music video for "Kiss Me" by New Found Glory. In the 2007 Kerrang! Readers' Poll she finished second to Evanescence's Amy Lee in the "Se... Biography of Eva Larue
Eva LaRue (born Eva Maria LaRuy on December 27, 1966 in Long Beach, California) is an American actress. Early life Eva LaRue is of Puerto Rican, French, Dutch and Scottish ancestry, and is a member of the Bahá'í Faith. LaRue began acting at the age of 6 and was later a teenage beauty queen. She won Danfranc Productions Miss California Empire 1984 title at the state pageant held in Irvine, CA. Career From 1993 to 1997 and again from 2002 to 2005, LaRue portrayed Dr. Maria Santos Grey on All My Children. She received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in the category of "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" for AMC. She also received a nomination in 2004 in the category of "Outstanding Original Song" for composing the song Dance Again with You, which was used as her c... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Lily Cole
Lily Luahana Cole (born c. 27 December 1987) is an English model and actress. Her modelling career was launched by a chance encounter with Benjamin Hart in Soho when she was 14 years old. She was booked for her first British Vogue cover at age 16, and has worked with many well-known brands, including Vogue worldwide, Alexander McQueen, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Jean Paul Gaultier, Marc Jacobs, Prada, De Beers and Moschino. Other clients include Numero, Christian Lacroix, Hermès, Galliano, Jean Paul Gaultier and Marc Jacobs. Advertising campaigns include Longchamp, Anna Sui and Cacharel. She has a cosmetics contract with beauty brand Rimmel London and can be seen in TVC and print advertising as part of her work with them, attracting controversy in 2008 by appearing naked in a pictorial for ... Biography of Marc-Edouard Nabe
Marc-Édouard Nabe (1958- ), whose real name is Alain Zannini, is a French writer. He is also a painter, and a jazz guitarist. Biography Marc-Edouard Nabe was born on 27 December 1958 in Marseille, from a Corsican mother and a Greek-Turkish-Italian father Marcel Zanini famous for his song Tu veux ou tu veux pas. Bibliography Diary * I, Nabe's Dream, 1992 * II, Tohu-Bohu, 1993 * III, Inch'Allah, 1996 * IV, Kamikaze, 2000 Other works * Au régal des vermines, 1985 * Zigzags, 1986 * Chacun mes goûts, 1986 * L'Âme de Billie Holiday, 1986 * Le Bonheur, 1988 * La Marseillaise, 1989 * Rideau, 1992 * Visage de Turc en pleurs, 1992 * Petits riens sur presque tout, 1992 * L'Âge du Christ, 1992 * Nuage, 1993 ... Biography of Caroline Pascal
Caroline Pascal, born December 27, 1966, is a French author.... Biography of Maryam d'Abo
Maryam d'Abo (born December 27, 1960 in London, England) is an English film and television actress. Her first notable performance was as Kara Milovy in the 1987 James Bond film, The Living Daylights. She is a first cousin of the singer Mike d'Abo, and thus a first cousin once removed of his daughter, actress Olivia d'Abo. Early life Born to a Georgian mother and Dutch father, d'Abo was raised in Paris and Geneva. She decided to be an actress at the age of 11. She studied at London’s Drama Centre while working as a model in commercials. In 1983 she made her screen debut in the low-budget British science fiction/horror film Xtro, playing a French au pair who becomes an alien breeding chamber (or a human incubator). Xtro was briefly vilified as a so-called video nasty, and it is often men... Biography of Heather O'Rourke
Heather O'Rourke (December 27, 1975 – February 1, 1988) was an American child actress, best known for her role in the Poltergeist film trilogy. Born Heather Michele O'Rourke in San Diego, California, she was discovered at the age of five by Steven Spielberg while having lunch at the MGM Studios Commissary with her mother and older sister Tammy O'Rourke, a dancer in the film Pennies From Heaven. Spielberg, who was preparing to film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, was also looking for a child to play the role of Carol-Anne Freeling in his upcoming production of Poltergeist and when he approached Heather inquiring if she had any acting experience, she advised him that she was not allowed to talk to strangers. Despite her initial shyness, an interview soon followed and she was cast in the part.... Biography of Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon (born December 27, 1984) is a French professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 7 and is the French No. 2 behind Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. After turning pro in 2002, it took him five years to claim his first ATP Tour title, the 2007 Marseille Open. To date, he has won five ATP tournaments. In the second round of the 2008 Rogers Cup in Toronto, Canada, he upset World No. 1 Roger Federer in three sets. In the 2008 Madrid Masters, he defeated World No. 1 Rafael Nadal in 3 sets to reach the finals. Career Simon began his professional tennis career in the summer of 2002, starting with Futures tournaments held throughout France before gradually branching out to other countries. He won his first Futures title in Lisbon, Portugal, in June 2003, and reached the quarterf... Biography of David Knopfler
David Knopfler (born December 27, 1952 in Glasgow) is a British guitarist, pianist, drummer, singer and songwriter. Life and work He was the son of a Jewish architect who left mainland Europe in 1939 and settled in Great Britain. David grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, where he attended Gosforth Grammar School. He then went to Bristol Polytechnic, when he left he went on to become a Social Worker in SE London, where he shared a flat with Dire Straits bass player John Illsley. David was the founding member of British rock band Dire Straits introducing brother Mark to his flat mate John. David played rhythm guitar on Dire Straits' first two albums Dire Straits and Communiqué. His elder brother Mark Knopfler was front man. During the recording of Making Movies he left the group... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Léon Delacroix
Léon Frédéric Gustave Delacroix (27 December 1867, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode - 15 October 1929, Baden-Baden) was a Belgian statesman. Before entering politics, he wad a renowned lawyer, and served as president of the Belgian Court of Cassation from 1917 to 1918. In the context of reconstruction after World War I, he was appointed Prime Minister and served from 1918 to 1920. During his term, universal suffrage for men was enacted.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Serge July
Serge July, born December 27, 1942 in Paris, is a French journalist and writer, historic founder of the left-wing French newspaper Libération.... Biography of Masi Oka
Masayori "Masi" Oka (マシ・オカ or マサヨリ・オカ, Masayori "Masi" Oka?) (pronounced /masi/) (born December 27, 1974 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Golden-Globe and Emmy-nominated American actor and digital effects artist. He has performed in many films and TV shows, and is currently cast in the role of Hiro Nakamura in the NBC series Heroes. He has recently finished acting for Balls of Fury, which is scheduled to be released in 2007. He currently resides in California. Born in Tokyo, Japan, Oka's parents divorced when he was one month old. His mother moved to Los Angeles, California, United States when he was six. In 1987, a 12-year-old Oka was featured on the cover of Time Magazine titled "Those Asian-American Whiz Kids". ... Biography of Edouard de Rothschild
Édouard de Rothschild, born December 27, 1957 in Neuilly sur Seine, is a member of Rothschild Family and French businessman. He is the son of Guy de Rothschild.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Victoria Paige Meyerink
Award-winning producer and former child star Victoria Paige Meyerink has spent nearly all of her life in show business, bringing a high degree of proficiency and professionalism to each aspect of her multi-faceted career. She has the distinction of being the youngest woman film producer in the motion picture industry with the international success Young Warriors at age 22. Victoria’s latest feature, Finding Home, is currently in release and has earned her the Excellence in Producing Award at the Montreal World Film Festival as well as 21 other honors, including 5 Best Picture awards. This touching character drama spanning five decades deals with the struggles and triumphs of three generations of Maine coast women. Filmed in widescreen 35mm on a variety of spectacular island locations th... Biography of Gaspar Noé
Gaspar Noé (born December 27, 1963 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentinian-born French filmmaker. Three of his films feature the character of a nameless butcher played by Philippe Nahon; Carne, I Stand Alone and (in a cameo) Irréversible. Carne was the recipient of the Critic's Award at the 5th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in February 1994. The films of Stanley Kubrick are one source of inspiration for Noé, and he occasionally makes references to them in his own works. Noé also cites the 1983 Austrian serial killer film Angst, by Gerald Kargl, as a major influence. He is married to filmmaker Lucile Hadzihalilovic. His work has been linked to the New French Extremity. Filmography Feature Films * I Stand Alone (1998) * Irréversible (2002) * Enter the Void ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Irene Handl
Irene Handl (27 December 1901 – 29 November 1987) was an English actress. Life Irene Handl was born in Maida Vale, London, the daughter of an Austrian banker father and French mother. She took to acting at the relatively advanced age of 36, and studied at the acting school run by the sister of Dame Sybil Thorndike. She made her London stage debut in February 1937 and appeared in over a hundred British films in supporting roles, mostly comedy character parts such as slightly eccentric mothers, grannies, landladies and servants. Among many stage appearances, she played Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest in 1975, directed by Jonathan Miller. She died in Kensington in 1987 and is buried at the Golders Green Crematorium. Films Handl had very minor roles in such landmar... Biography of Adil Rami
Adil Rami (born December 27, 1985 in Bastia) is a French footballer of Moroccan descent who plays in central defence plays for Ligue 1 side Lille OSC. On March 20, 2008, he received his first call-up for France national football team, a surprising decision by Raymond Domenech as Rami played only 17 Ligue 1 matches. He played the B friendly against Mali on 25 March 2008. He will play the World Cup in 2010.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Shelly-Ann Fraser
Shelly-Ann Fraser (born December 27, 1986) is a sprinter representing Jamaica at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Fraser ran races barefoot in primary school and later competed for Wolmer's High School For Girls. Fraser is the reigning Olympic champion over 100 metres, clocking a time of 10.78. Fraser, who trained for the Olympics with teammate Asafa Powell, became the first Jamaican woman is history to win an Olympic gold medal in the 100 metres sprint. Jamaican sprinters finished in the top three positions in the race, with a photographic tie for second place by Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart. (Both women were awarded silver medals; no bronze medal was awarded.) A controversy accompanied the women's 100 metre final race when the US team claimed sprinter Torr... Biography of Guido Westerwelle
Dr. Guido Westerwelle (born 27 December 1961) is a German liberal politician, currently serving as the Foreign Minister (and as such, the head of the Foreign Office) and Vice Chancellor of Germany in Second Cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel (since 28 October 2009). He is the first openly gay person to hold either of those positions. Since 2001, he has been chairman of the Free Democratic Party of Germany. A lawyer by profession, he has been a Member of Parliament since 1996. Early life and education Guido Westerwelle was born in Bad Honnef in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. After graduating from Gymnasium in 1980, he studied law at the University of Bonn from 1980 to 1987. Following the First and Second State Law Examinations in 1987 and 1991 respectively, he began pra... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ernesto Zedillo
Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León (born December 27, 1951) is a Mexican economist and politician. He served as President of Mexico from December 1, 1994 to November 30, 2000, as the last of the uninterrupted seventy year line of Mexican presidents from the National Revolutionary Party to the Institutional Revolutionary Party. Since the ending of his term as president in 2000, Zedillo has been a leading voice on globalization, especially its impact on relations between developed and developing nations. He is currently Director of the Center for the Study of Globalization at Yale University. Early life and education Ernesto Zedillo was born on December 27, 1951 in Mexico City. His parents were Rodolfo Zedillo Castillo, a mechanic, and Martha Alicia Ponce de León. Seeking better job and ed... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frédéric Quiring
Frédéric Quiring, born December 27, 1969 in Paris, is a French actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0704322/ ) # "Équipe médicale d'urgence" .... Patrick Calvo (7 episodes, 2006-2009) - Pleine lune (2009) TV episode .... Patrick Calvo - Ne pas réanimer (2007) TV episode .... Patrick Calvo - Overdose (2007) TV episode .... Patrick Calvo - Graine de champion (2006) TV episode .... Patrick Calvo - Les tueurs de la route (2006) TV episode .... Patrick Calvo (2 more) # L'amour aller-retour (2009) (TV) .... Cyril # La dame de Monsoreau (2008) (TV) .... Duc d'Anjou # Désobéir (Aristides de Sousa Mendes) (2008) (TV) .... Le rabbin Kruger # Tu peux garder un secret? (2008) # "Le réveillon des bonnes" (2007) TV mini-series .... Alex Despréau... Biography of Tito Schipa
Tito Schipa (27 December 1888 – 16 December 1965) (Some sources give January 2, 1888) was an Italian tenor. He is considered one of the finest tenore di grazia in operatic history. He was endowed with a natural, sensuous voice which he deployed with great intelligence and taste. Schipa was born Raffaele Attilio Amedeo Schipa in Lecce, his birthday was recorded as January 2, 1889 for conscription purposes. He studied in Milan and made his operatic debut at age 21 in 1910 at Vercelli. He subsequently appeared throughout Italy and in Buenos Aires. In 1917, he created the role of Ruggiero in Puccini's La rondine. In 1919, Schipa traveled to the United States, joining the Chicago Opera Company, singing with it until 1932, whereupon he appeared with the Metropolitan Opera from 1932 to 19... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Thierry Mathurin
Jean-Thierry Mathurin, born december 27, 1965, is a French serial killer, a friend of Thierry Paulin. Thierry Paulin (born November 28, 1963; died April 16, 1989) was a French serial killer active in the 1980s. Childhood and teenage years Paulin was born in Fort-de-France, Martinique. His father flew to France just after his birth, leaving his teen-aged mother to fend for herself and the baby. Paulin was raised in Martinique by his paternal grandmother, who owned a restaurant and allegedly paid little attention to her grandson. When he was ten, Paulin started to live with his now married mother, trying to blend in with his step-brothers and sisters. His behavior started to become erratic and violent towards the other children, and eventually his mother asked his father to take their so... Biography of Paul Personne
Paul Personne is a French blues singer and guitar player. Discography Studio Albums Paul Personne (1982, Epic) Exclusif (1983, Philips) Barjoland (1984, Philips) 24/24 (1985, Philips) La Chance (1989, Bird) Comme A La Maison (1992, Polydor) Rêve Sidéral D'Un Naïf Idéal (1994, Polydor) Instantanés (1996, Polydor) Patchwork Electrique (2000, Polydor) Demain Il F'ra Beau (2003, Polydor) Coup D'Blues (2003, Polydor) Live Albums La Route De La Chance (1990, Bird) Route 97 (1997, Polydor) Il était une fois la route (2006, XIII Bis Records) Live DVD Il était une Fois la route (2006, XIII Bis Records) un 24 juillet aux vieilles charrues (2004, Polydor) Compilation The Best Of (2005, Polydor Canada) 1983-2005 Box Set Anthologie 1983-1997 (19... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David di Nota
David di Nota, born December 27, 1968 in Enghien-les-Bains, is a French author. Bibliography Festivité locale, 1991. Apologie du plaisir absolu, 1993. Quelque chose de très simple (nouvelles), 1995. Traité des élégances, 2001. Projet pour une révolution à Paris, Gallimard, Paris, 2004. J'ai épousé un Casque bleu, suivi de Sur la guerre, Gallimard, coll. « L'Infini », Paris, 176 p. Bambipark, Gallimard... Biography of Ann Van Elsen
Ann Van Elsen (born December 27, 1979 in Mol) is a model and TV personality from Mol, Antwerp in Belgium. She was crowned Miss Belgium in 2002. After finishing her Marketing studies, Van Elsen obtained her Masters degree in Business Economics in 2006. Early career Van Elsen first appeared on the cover of a magazine when that magazine had chosen a photograph of a reader to appear on the cover. This inspired her to enter beauty pageants like Miss Antwerp, Miss Belgium and Miss Universe. Beauty pageants In 2002 Van Elsen won both the Miss Antwerp and Miss Belgium pageants. This allowed her entrance to the Miss World and Miss Universe competitions. Van Elsen is one of the candidates that refused to participate in the Miss World election in Nigeria in 2002, in protest of the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Claude Bouillon
Jean-Claude Bouillon, born December 27, 1941 in Épinay-sur-Seine, is a French actor and comedian. Filmography 1966 : Made in U.S.A. de Jean-Luc Godard : l'inspecteur 1968 : Le Dernier homme de Charles Bitsch : Jean-Claude 1968 : Faire l'amour : De la pilule à l’ordinateur, sketch "Emmanuelle" de Jean-Gabriel Albicocco 1969 : Tout peut arriver de Philippe Labro : Philippe Marlot Desirella de Jean-Claude Dague : Patrick Vernier Le Champignon de Marc Simenon : Eric Calder 1970: Léa l'hiver / Meurtre à Ibiza de Marc Monnet : Lenzo Un aller simple de José Giovanni Marty 1971 : La Cavale de Michel Mitrani : Lucien Hellé de Roger Vadim : François de Marceau 1973 : Julia et les hommes (Der Liebesschüler) de Sigi Rothemund : Ralph 1977: Haro de Gilles Béhat : Guillaume ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carl Zuckmayer
Carl Zuckmayer (December 27, 1896 – January 18, 1977) was a German writer and playwright. Born in Nackenheim in Rheinhessen, he was four years old when his family moved to Mainz. With the outbreak of World War I, he (like many other high school students) finished school with a facilitated "emergency"-Abitur and volunteered for the Army. During the war he served on the western front. In 1917, he published first poems in the pacifist publication Die Aktion. After the war, he took up studies at the University of Frankfurt, first in humanities, later in biology and botany. In 1920, he married his childhood friend Annemarie Ganz, but they were divorced already one year later, when Zuckmayer had an affair with actress Annemarie Seidel. His first ventures into literature and theatre were... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jo Maso
Jo Maso (born 27 December 1944 in Perpignan, France) is a former rugby union and rugby league footballer who played centre for Narbonne, Toulonnais, Perpignan and France, gaining 25 caps. His alternative position was fly-half. He is now the manager for the French national team and was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 2003. Maso started his rugby career as a rugby league player for XIII Catalan, being the son of the French rugby league internationalist Jep Maso. However, he switched to union and made his debut for France in a Test against Italy in Naples in 1966. He also toured Australia, New Zealand and South Africa with the national side and played three times for the Barbarians.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Raoul Cléry
Raoul Cléry, born December 27, 1907 in Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Florent and died August 26, 2004 in Toulouse, was a French military and athlete (a fencer).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alain Gest
Alain Gest (born 27 December 1950 in Amiens, France) is a French politician. He was elected on 16 June 2002 to the 12th French National Assembly, representing the sixth district of Somme. He was reelected on 17 June 2007 to the 13th French National Assembly. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement party.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacob Bernoulli
Jacob Bernoulli (also known as James or Jacques) (27 December 1654 – 16 August 1705) was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family. Jacob Bernoulli was born in Basel, Switzerland. Following his father's wish, he studied theology and entered the ministry. But contrary to the desires of his parents, he also studied mathematics and astronomy. He traveled throughout Europe from 1676 to 1682, learning about the latest discoveries in mathematics and the sciences. This included the work of Robert Boyle and Robert Hooke. He became familiar with calculus through a correspondence with Gottfried Leibniz, then collaborated with his brother Johann on various applications, notably publishing papers on transcendental curves (1696) and isoperimetry (1700, 1701). In 1690, Jacob... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sig Arno
Sig Arno (born Siegfried Aron, 27 December 1895 – 17 August 1975 was a German film actor who appeared in such films as Pardon My Sarong, and The Mummy's Tomb. He may be best remembered from The Palm Beach Story (1942) as "Toto", the nonsense-talking mustachio'd man who follows around Mary Astor's "Princess Centimillia". Sig Arno was born in Hamburg, Germany. Before beginning to make films in 1920, he was well known in Germany as a stage comedian. He acted in ninety films in Germany – including G.W. Pabst's Pandora's Box with Louise Brooks – playing primarily comic roles, before leaving the country in 1933, due to the rise of Hitler. He worked in Europe until 1939, when he moved to Hollywood. In the next twenty years he appeared in over fifty films, often playing waiters, maitre d's a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Steve Jones (golfer)
Steven Glen Jones (born December 27, 1958) is an American professional golfer who is best known for winning the U.S. Open in 1996. Early life and education Jones was born in Artesia, New Mexico. He was a semi-finalist at the U.S. Junior Amateur in 1976. He attended the University of Colorado and turned professional in 1981. Golf career Early years In the early years of his professional career, Jones did not have much success. He played the PGA Tour in 1982, but only made three cuts. His first top 10 finish on the PGA Tour came at the Texas Open in September 1985, and in 1986 he won the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament to retain his card for the following year. This marked the beginning of a more successful period. 1987-1994 Jones won on the PGA Tour for the first time at th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joseph de Tonquédec
Joseph de Tonquédec, born December 27, 1868 in Morlaix, died November 21, 1962, was a French theologist, exorcist of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris, and Jesuit priest. Works * G. K. Chesterton, ses idées et son caractère, Nouvelle Librairie nationale, Paris, 1920, 118 p. * L'œuvre de Paul Claudel, éditions Beauchesne, 1927. * La critique de la connaissance, éditions Beauchesne, Paris, 1929. * Philosophie bergsonienne, éditions Beauchesne, 1936. * Les maladies nerveuses ou mentales et les manifestations diaboliques, Paris, éditions Beauchesne, 1938. * Introduction à l'étude du Merveilleux et du Miracle, éditions Beauchesne, Paris, 1938 (3e édition) * Léonce de Grandmaison et Joseph de Tonquedec, La Théosophie et l'Anthroposophie, éditions Bea... Biography of Aaron Stanford
Aaron Stanford (born December 27, 1976) is an American actor, best known for his role as Pyro in the X-Men film series and Doug Bukowski in the 2006 The Hills Have Eyes remake. In 2010, Aaron starred in the Maggie Q action adventure television series Nikita currently aired on CW. Early life Stanford was born in Westford, Massachusetts, the son of Judith, an English professor, and Don Stanford, who works in publishing. He attended the State University of New York in Purchase, NY, but soon transferred to Rutgers University Mason Gross School of Arts. He graduated in 2000 magna cum laude. Career Stanford's first major film role was in the low-budget indie film Tadpole (2002), in which he portrays Oscar Grubman, a precocious 15-year-old with a crush on his stepmother, played by S... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (between 3 February 1525 and 2 February 1526 - 2 February 1594) was an Italian composer of the Renaissance. He was the most famous sixteenth-century representative of the Roman School of musical composition. Palestrina had a vast influence on the development of Roman Catholic church music, and his work can be seen as a summation of Renaissance polyphony. Life Wikisource has original text related to this article: Giovanni Pierluigi da PalestrinaPalestrina was born in Palestrina, a town near Rome, then part of the Papal States. He spent most of his career in Rome. Documents suggest he first visited the city in 1537, when he is listed as a chorister at Santa Maria Maggiore basilica. He studied with Robin Mallapert and Firmin Lebel. It was rumored P... Biography of Jean-Pierre Wafflard
Jean-pierre Wafflard, born December 27, 1968 in Saint-Jesse-Ten-Noode, is a Belgian wrestler (Greco-Roman).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thomas Menino
Thomas Michael Menino (born December 27, 1942) is the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, United States and the city's first Italian-American mayor. Biography Born in Readville, a part of Boston's Hyde Park neighborhood, Menino was educated at Chamberlayne Junior College (AA, Business Management, 1963) and the University of Massachusetts Boston (BA, Community Planning, 1988). He currently resides in Hyde Park with his wife, Angela Faletra. They have two children: Susan and Thomas Jr. Menino had served nine years on Boston's city council when Ray Flynn left the mayor's seat to become US ambassador to the Vatican. The council president at the time, Menino became acting mayor for four months before being elected to his first term in November 1993, defeating State Representative Jim Brett ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Raffaela De Carolis
Raffaella De Carolis, born December 27, 1942 in Norcoa, is an Italian actress. She was Miss Italy in 1962. Filmography Strano tipo, Uno (1963) .... Captain Club ... aka The Strange Type... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Auguste Vaillant
Auguste Vaillant (December 27 1861 in Mézières, France - February 3, 1894) was a French anarchist, most famous for his bomb attack on the French Chamber of Deputies in 1893. The government's reaction to this attack was the passing of the infamous repressive Lois scélérates. He threw the home-made device from the public gallery and was immediately arrested. The weakness of the device meant that the explosion only caused slight injuries to twenty deputies. Valliant claimed that his aim was not to kill but to wound as many deputies as possible in revenge for the execution of Ravachol. Despite this, Vaillant was sentenced to death and execution followed on 3 February 1894. His execution in turn inspired the attacks of Émile Henry and Sante Geronimo Caserio. His last words were "Death to the... Biography of Bill Goldberg (wrestler)
William Scott "Bill" Goldberg (born December 27, 1966) is a former professional wrestler best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He is famous for his lengthy undefeated winning streak in singles competition. The official count is listed as 174 wins, although some have disputed the legitimacy of that total. Goldberg is recognized by WWE as a two-time world champion: a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion and one-time World Heavyweight Champion, with both reigns represented by the Big Gold Belt. He was the first of three men to hold both versions of the Big Gold Belt in both WCW and WWE, later followed by Chris Benoit and Booker T. He is also recognized by WWE as a two-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion and one-tim... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maurice De Waele
Maurice De Waele (December 27, 1896 Lovendegem – February 14, 1952 Maldegem) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. De Waele placed 2nd in the 1927 Tour, an hour and fifty eight minutes Nicolas Frantz and 3rd in 1928, again won by Frantz. However, he is most famous for winning the 1929 Tour de France. He led the Tour until stage seven when two punctures on the way to Bordeaux cost him the yellow jersey to no less than three other rides on the same time in the general classification, Frantz, Andre Leducq and Victor Fontan. Fontan was the sole leader of the race when a broken bike led to his retirement, leaving De Waele in the lead, seventy five seconds ahead of Frantz. However, punctures to De Waele gave the lead to his nearest rival until he too suffered the same problem. With ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri Paucot
Henri Paucot, born on December 27, 1877 in Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais, was a French physician and obstetrician, a member of the Academie des Sciences.... Biography of Oscar Levant
Oscar Levant (27 December 1906 – 14 August 1972) was an American pianist, composer, author, comedian, and actor. He was more famous for his mordant character and witticisms, on the radio and in movies and television, than for his music. Life Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to an Orthodox Jewish family from Russia, Levant moved to New York with his mother, Annie, in 1922, after the death of his father, Max. He began studying under Zygmunt Stojowski, a well-established piano pedagogue. In 1924, Levant appeared with Ben Bernie in a short film Ben Bernie and All the Lads made in New York City in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film system. In 1928, Levant traveled to Hollywood where his career took a turn for the better. During his stay, he met and befriended George Gershwin. In just ... Biography of Karen Hughes
Karen Parfitt Hughes (born December 27, 1956) is the Global Vice Chair of Burson-Marsteller. She served as the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the U.S. Department of State with the rank of ambassador. She resides in Austin, Texas. Early life Born in Paris, France, she is the daughter of Patricia Rose Scully and Harold Parfitt, the last U.S. Governor of the Panama Canal Zone. After graduating from W. T. White High School, Hughes received her bachelor's degree from Southern Methodist University in 1977 where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. She worked as a television news reporter from 1977 to 1984. As a reporter, Hughes followed the 1980 presidential campaign. In 1984, she went to work as the Texas press coordinator for the Reagan-Bush c... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anna Russell
Anna Russell, born Anna Claudia Russell-Brown (27 December 1911 – 18 October 2006) was an English–Canadian singer and comedienne. She gave many concerts in which she sang and played comic musical sketches on the piano. Among her best-known works are her concert performances and famous recordings of The Ring of the Nibelungs (An Analysis), a humorous 30-minute synopsis of Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, and (on the same album) her parody How to Write Your Own Gilbert and Sullivan Opera. Life and career Early life Russell was born in Maida Vale, London, England though some sources say her birthplace was London, Ontario. She was educated at St Felix School at Southwold, Suffolk, at Harrogate College and in Brussels and Paris. She studied at the Royal Academy of Music. She ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carson Palmer
Carson Palmer (born December 27, 1979) is an American professional football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals first overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football for the University of Southern California and won the Heisman Trophy in 2002. He has been selected to two Pro Bowls. Early years Palmer was born in Fresno, California. He attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. By the time he was in seventh grade, Palmer had remarkable size and arm strength for his age. His father, Bill Palmer, enrolled him in private classes in Orange County taught by quarterback guru Bob Johnson. Palmer's father was working on the East Coast when Palmer was schedule... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William H. Masters
William Howell Masters (December 27, 1915 – February 16, 2001) was an American gynecologist, best known as the senior member of the Masters and Johnson sexuality research team. Along with Virginia E. Johnson, he pioneered research into the nature of human sexual response and the diagnosis and treatment of sexual disorders and dysfunctions from 1957 until the 1990s. Biography Masters was born in Cleveland, Ohio, attended the Lawrenceville School and graduated from Hamilton College. He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi, and became a faculty member at Washington University in St. Louis. Masters met Johnson in 1957 when he hired her as a research assistant to undertake a comprehensive study of human sexuality. Masters divorced his first wife to marry Johnson in 1971. They divorced two decad... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Christophe Boullion
Jean-Christophe "Jules" Boullion (born 27 December 1969 in Saint-Brieuc, near Côtes d'Armor, France) is a former Formula One driver who raced for the Sauber team. He started karting in 1982 and moved to cars in 1988 after attending a racing school outside Paris. He started racing in Formula Ford 1600 in 1989. The following year he won the French title and moved to Formula 3. In 1993 he entered Formula 3000 and won the FIA International Championship in 1994. Although he was signed to test for Williams, he was loaned to Sauber to replace Karl Wendlinger for much of the 1995 season, scoring points twice but rarely matching team-mate Heinz-Harald Frentzen. The following year he returned to his testing role at Williams, and he later tested for Tyrrell. In 1996 he raced briefly in the Rena... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lewis Weston
Lewis Weston, born on December 27, 1862 in Cass County, Indiana, died on September 23, 1945, was an American astrologer and author;... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William Cliff
William Cliff (born Andre Imberechts, 27 December 1940) is a Belgian poet of French language. He was born in Gembloux. His poems had the chance to be noticed quickly by Raymond Queneau, and were systematically published by Gallimard until 1986. Works Homo sum, Gallimard, in Cahier de poésie 1, 1973 Écrasez-le, Gallimard, 1976 réédition Écrasez-le, précédé de Homo sum, Gallimard, 2002, ISBN 2070767612 Marcher au charbon, Gallimard, 1978 America, Gallimard, 1983 En Orient, Gallimard, 1986 Conrad Detrez, Le Dilettante, Paris, 1990 Fête Nationale, Gallimard, 1992 Autobiographie, La Différence, 1993 Journal d'un Innocent, Gallimard, 1996 L'État belge, poèmes, La Table Ronde, 2001 La Sainte Famille, (roman) La Table Ronde, 2001 ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Claude Lenoir
Jean-Claude Lenoir (born December 27, 1944, Mortagne-au-Perche, France) is a contemporary member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Orne department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri Christine
Henri Marius Christiné (27 December 1867 – 25 November 1941) was a French composer of Swiss birth. The son of a French Savoyard watchmaker, Christiné was born in Geneva, Switzerland. He began by teaching at the lycée in Geneva, while pursuing his interest in music and playing organ in a local church. He married a cafe singer whose troupe was passing through Geneva, and went with her to Nice where they were married. He made his home in France, writing songs firstly for his wife and then for popular singers such as Mayol, Dranem, and Fragson. He also conducted for music-hall at the Place Clichy. Although Christiné wrote some opérettes for the Scala theatre in Paris before the First World War, his career took off when he had his operetta Phi-Phi staged the day of the Armistice on 11 Nov... Biography of Gilberte Brossolette
Gilberte Brossolette, born December 27, 1905 in Paris, died February 18, 2004 in Paris, was a French journalist and politician, member of the Resistance, and the wife of politician and journalist Pierre Brossolette (1903-1944).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bunk Johnson
Willie Gary "Bunk" Johnson (December 27, 1889 - July 7, 1949) was a prominent early New Orleans jazz trumpet player in the early years of the 20th century who enjoyed a revived career in the 1940s. Bunk gave the year of his birth as 1879, although there is speculation that he may have actually been younger by as much as a decade. Education and early musical career Bunk received lessons from Adam Olivier and began playing professionally in Olivier's orchestra. Bunk probably played a few adolescent jobs with Buddy Bolden, but was not a regular member of Bolden's Band for any length of time (contrary to Bunk's claim). Bunk was regarded as one of the top trumpeters in New Orleans in the years 1905–1915, in between repeatedly leaving the city to tour with minstrel shows and circus bands.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wilfred Sheed
Wilfrid John Joseph Sheed (27 December 1930 – 19 January 2011) was an English-born American novelist and essayist. Sheed was born in London to Francis "Frank" Sheed and Mary "Maisie" Ward, prominent Roman Catholic publishers (Sheed & Ward) in the United Kingdom and the United States during the mid-20th century. Wilfrid Sheed spent his childhood in both England and the United States before attending Downside School and Lincoln College, Oxford where he earned BA (1954) and MA (1957) degrees. Sheed's first novel, A Middle Class Education (1961), was based on his experiences at Oxford. His biography Frank and Maisie was about his parents' literary establishment and intellectual world. He wrote satirical novels about journalism and memoirs in his later years. His book on American popular ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Guy Rolfe
Guy Rolfe (27 December 1911 – 19 October 2003) was an English actor born in London. He made his screen debut in 1937 with an uncredited appearance in Knight Without Armour. Notable roles include: Prince John in Ivanhoe (1952), Ned Seymour in Young Bess (1953), Caiaphas in King of Kings (1961), and Prince Grigory in Taras Bulba (1962). He is perhaps best remembered for his role as Andre Toulon in the Puppet Master film series, appearing in the third, fourth, fifth, and seventh movies, with archive footage in the eighth. His television credits include: The Saint, The Avengers, The Champions, Department S, The Troubleshooters, Space: 1999, Secret Army, and Kessler. He is buried in Benhall's Saint Mary's Churchyard. Filmography Knight Without Armour (1937) The Drum (1938... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sydney Greenstreet
Sydney Hughes Greenstreet (27 December 1879 – 18 January 1954) was an English actor. He is best known for his Warner Bros. films with Humphrey Bogart and Peter Lorre, which include The Maltese Falcon (1941) and Casablanca (1942). Life and career Greenstreet was born in Sandwich, Kent, England, the son of Ann (née Baker) and John Jack Greenstreet, a leather merchant, and had seven siblings. He left home at age 18 to make his fortune as a Ceylon tea planter, but drought forced him out of business and back to England. He managed a brewery and, to escape boredom, took acting lessons. His stage debut was as a murderer in a 1902 production of a Sherlock Holmes story at the Marina Theatre, Ramsgate, Kent. He toured England with Ben Greet's Shakespearean company, and in 1905, he made his New Y... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Horst Gruetzner
Horst Gruetzner, born on December 27, 1927 in Berlin, is a German astrologer, parapsychologist, and businessman.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre-Joël Bonté
Pierre-Joël Bonté, born on December 27, 1946 in Vichy, died on January 18, 2006 in Clermont-Ferrand, was a French politician (Communist party, and later, Socialist party).... Biography of Julia Stinshoff
Julia Stinshoff, born December 27, 1974 in Bonn, is a German actress. Filmography Bronski & Bernstein (2001) Ein Albtraum von 3 1/2 Kilo (2002) Weihnachtsmann gesucht (2002) Broti & Pacek - irgendwas ist immer - Südlich der Gürtelschnalle (2002) Ladykracher (2002) - Serie Krista (2003) - Serie Ohne Worte (2003) - Serie Crazy Race (2003) Adelheid und ihre Mörder - Ende einer Karriere (2003) Die Sandra Situation (2004) Liebe in der Warteschleife (2004) Hai-Alarm auf Mallorca (2004) LiebesLeben (2005) - Serie Die Patriarchin (2005) - Serie Nicht ohne meinen Schwiegervater (2005) Alarm für Cobra 11 - Einsatz für Team 2 Good Girl, Bad Girl (2006) Rotkäppchen - Wege zum Glück (2006) Die Rosenheim-Cops (2006) - Serie Der Fürst und das Mädchen (2006) Nic... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Camille Bert
Camille Léon Louis Bertrand, best known as Camille Bert, born in Orléans December 27, 1880 and died in Paris June 18, 1970, was a French actor. Filmography 1911 : Au fil de l'eau de Max André 1911 : Le Roi de Louis Feuillade 1912 : La Loi de la guerre de Henri Fescourt 1913 : La Poudre X de René Le Somptier 1913 : Pourquoi ? de Henri Fescourt 1914 : Le Calvaire de Louis Feuillade 1914 : La Fille du prince de Henri Fescourt 1914 : Fleur d'exil de Henri Fescourt 1915 : La Fille du Boche de Henri Pouctal 1915 : France d'abord de Henri Pouctal 1915 : Quand même de Henri Fescourt 1915 : L'Homme masqué de Henri Pouctal 1915 : Pêcheur d'Islande de Henri Pouctal 1916 : L'Épreuve de Louis Feuillade 1917 : Le Bandeau sur les yeux de Louis Feuillade 1917 : Déserteu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philippe Curval
Philippe Curval is the pseudonym of Philippe Tronche (born December 27, 1929), a French journalist, illustrator, and science fiction writer. He first became of interest in 1962 and in 1977 won the Prix Apollo for Cette chère humanité (translated as Brave Old World.) He is also known for his works of science fiction criticism and as an editor.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jim Leyritz
James Joseph Leyritz (born December 27, 1963 in Lakewood, Ohio) is a former catcher and infielder in Major League Baseball. Early years Leyritz attended Turpin High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, Middle Georgia Jr. College (Cochran, GA) and the University of Kentucky. Baseball career After playing the 1985 season for the Kentucky Wildcats, Leyritz went undrafted by Major League Baseball, but was signed as a free agent by the New York Yankees. Leyritz played for the Yankees (1990–1996, 1999–2000), with whom he debuted on June 8, 1990. He played for the Anaheim Angels (1997), Texas Rangers (1997), Boston Red Sox (1998), San Diego Padres (1998) and Los Angeles Dodgers (2000), pinch-hitting more extensively toward the end of his career. He batted and threw right-handed exclusively in the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rolf Wolfshohl
Rolf Wolfshohl (born 27 December 1938) is a former professional road bicycle racing and cyclo-cross racing cyclist from Germany. Wolfshohl is best known in cyclo-cross for winning the world championship three times, and in road racing for winning the 1965 Vuelta a España. Biography Wolfshohl started competing in cycling from 1953 at the age of 15 and won his first race in 1954. In 1956 Wolfshohl became Junior Champion of West Germany. The head of the velodrome in Dortmund, Otto Wederlin, wanted to turn Wolfshohl into a great six day track rider but Wolfshohl preferred cyclo-cross and road racing. Between 1957 and 1973, Wolfshohl took part fifteen times in the World Cyclo-Cross Championships where he won twelve medals. Three of these were gold. The first time that he reached the podium ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jules Simon
Jules François Simon (27 December 1814 - 8 June 1896) was a French statesman and philosopher, and one of the leader of the Opportunist Republicans faction. Simon was born at Lorient. His father was a linen-draper from Lorraine, who renounced Protestantism before his second marriage with a Catholic Breton. Jules Simon was the son of this second marriage. The family name was Suisse, which Simon dropped in favour of his third forename. By considerable sacrifice he was enabled to attend a seminary at Vannes, and worked briefly as usher in a school before, in 1833, he became a student at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. There he came in contact with Victor Cousin, who sent him to Caen and then to Versailles to teach philosophy. He helped Cousin, without receiving any recognition, in hi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Jonnart
Charles Célestin Auguste Jonnart (1857–1927) was a French politician. Born into a bourgeois family in Fléchin, Pas-de-Calais, Charles Jonnart was educated at Saint-Omer, then in Paris. Interested in the Algeria that he had visited as a young man, he was appointed in 1881 by Léon Gambetta to the office of Governor General of Algeria. In 1884, he was appointed director of the department's Algeria to the Ministry of Interior. Beginning a political career as a liberal, he was elected in 1886 as General Counsel of Saint-Omer, then in 1889, member of Pas-de-Calais. He distinguished himself in the House by his frequent interventions on colonial issues including the organization of Algeria. Chosen in 1893 by Casimir Périer for the post of Minister of Public Works, he was elected in 1894 a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Blutch (cartoonist)
Christian Hincker, best known as Blutch, born in Strasbourg December 27, 1967, is a French illustrator and comics artist. Works Comics In newspapers 16 récits courts dans Fluide Glacial, AUDIE, 1988- Pecos Jim, dans Fluide Glacial, AUDIE, 1988-1990. Illustrations dans Fluide Glacial, AUDIE, 1990-2007. Johnny Staccato, dans Fluide Glacial, AUDIE, 1991. Mademoiselle Sunnymoon, dans Fluide Glacial, AUDIE, 1992-1993. Sept récits courts dans Lapin, L'Association, 1994-1998. Illustrations dans (A SUIVRE), Casterman, 1994-1996. Trois récits courts dans (A SUIVRE), Casterman, 1995-1997. Péplum, dans (A SUIVRE), Casterman, 1996. Rancho Bravo (dessin), avec Jean-Louis Capron (scénario), dans Fluide Glacial, AUDIE, 1997-1998. Blotch, dans Fluide Glacial, AUDIE, 1998-200... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tovah Feldshuh
Terri Sue "Tovah" Feldshuh (born December 27, 1952) is an award-winning American actress, singer, and playwright. Early life Feldshuh (pronounced feld-shoe) was born to a Jewish family in New York City, the daughter of Lillian (née Kaplan) and Sidney Feldshuh, who was a lawyer. She was raised in an affluent community in Westchester County and graduated from Sarah Lawrence College. She started her career under British director Michael Langham at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, where she was awarded the McKnight Fellowship in Acting. Career Feldshuh appeared on the stage under the name Terri Fairchild before adopting Tovah, her Hebrew name. She made her Broadway debut in the short-lived 1973 musical Cyrano starring Christopher Plummer. She appeared in the title role in Yentl bot... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Gedalge
André Gedalge (27 December 1856 - 5 February 1926), was an influential French composer and teacher. André Gedalge was born at 75 rue des Saints-Pères, in Paris, where he first worked as a bookseller and editor specializing in livres de prix for public schools. During this time he published books by Marie Laubot and Edmond About for the Librairie Gedalge. It wasn't until 1886, at the age of 28, that he entered the Paris Conservatory. In that same year he won the Second Prix de Rome. There he studied under Ernest Guiraud, professor of counterpoint and fugue, and Jules Massenet's teacher. In 1891, Gedalge composed the score for le Petit Savoyard, a pantomime in four acts performed at Les Nouveautés. In 1895, Pris au Piège was awarded the prix Cressant. In June 1900, his one act balle... Biography of Terry Bozzio
Terry John Bozzio (December 27, 1950) is an American drummer best known for his work with the late Frank Zappa. Bozzio was born in California to Italian American parents. He attended Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo, California, where he received a music scholarship in 1969.He made his name recording and touring with Frank Zappa (and appearing in the concert movie Baby Snakes), and then the band UK. After his audition for Zappa, all the drummers behind him in the line left, and he was accepted. He was particularly famous for performing Zappa's "The Black Page", a piece of music designed to be a "musician's nightmare" a page so filled with notes as to be almost black. He currently resides in Austin, Texas with his wife Ev and son Raanen Bozzio. Bozzio went on to form Missi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Willem van Otterloo
Jan Willem van Otterloo (December 27, 1907 – July 27, 1978) was a Dutch conductor, cellist and composer. Van Otterloo was born in Winterswijk, in the Netherlands, the son of William Frederik van Otterloo, a railway inspector, and his wife Anna Catharina Enderlé. He qualified to study medicine at Utrecht University but switched to studying cello and composition at the Amsterdam Conservatoire. While playing as a cellist in the Utrecht Stedelijk Orkest, he won a composition prize from the Concertgebouw Orchestra for his Suite No. 3, which he presented in his 1932 conducting debut, also with that orchestra. He held posts with the Utrecht Stedelijk Orkest, before being appointed chief conductor of the Residentie Orkest in The Hague (1949-1973). He spent 11 years in Australia. From 1967 to... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Albert Mockel
Albert Mockel (December 27, 1866 - January 30, 1945) was a Belgian Symbolist poet. Born in Ougrée, he was the editor of La Wallonie, an influential journal of Belgian Symbolism. He died on January 1930 in Ixelles. Bibliography Chantefable un peu naïve (1891) Stéphane Mallarmé, un héros (1898) Propos de littérature (1894) Émile Verhaeren (1895) Clartés (1901) Contes pour les enfants d'hier (1908) La Flamme stérile (1923) La Flamme immortelle (1924) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Mockel"... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Luca Manfredi
Luca Manfredi, born December 27, 1958 in Rome, is a film director and screenwriter, the son of film director and actor Nino Manfredi and the brother of Roberta Manfredi. He married Nancy Brilli and has a son, Francesco Manfredi, born February 13, 2000. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0542060/ ) # Scusate il disturbo (2009) (TV) # Matilde (2005) (TV) # Questo amore (2004) (TV) # Un posto tranquillo (2003) (TV) ... aka Un posto tranquillo 2 (Italy: second season title) # "Le ragioni del cuore" (2002) TV mini-series # Meglio tardi che mai (1999) (TV) ... aka Mieux vaut tard que jamais (France) # Grazie di tutto (1998) # "Un commissario a Roma" (1993) TV series (unknown episodes) # 80mq (1993) (segment "Buon compleanno, Gianmaria")... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Olivier Blanchard
Olivier Jean Blanchard (born December 27, 1948, Amiens, France) is currently the chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, a post he has held since September 1, 2008. He is also the Class of 1941 Professor of Economics at MIT, though he is currently on leave. Blanchard earned his Ph.D. in Economics in 1977 at MIT. He taught at Harvard University between 1977 and 1983, after which he returned to MIT as a professor. Between 1998 and 2003 Blanchard served as the Chairman of the Economics Department at MIT. He is also an advisor for the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston (since 1995) and New York (since 2004). Blanchard has published numerous research papers in the field of macroeconomics, as well as undergraduate and graduate macroeconomics textbooks (including his extremely pop... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Craig Robinson
Craig Malcolm Robinson (born April 21, 1962) is the head men's basketball coach at Oregon State University and was previously head coach at Brown University. As a player, he was a star forward at Princeton University in the early 1980s. He was a successful bond trader during the 1990s. He is the older brother of First Lady Michelle Obama and the brother-in-law of U.S. President Barack Obama. Early years See also: Robinson family tree Craig Robinson was born on April 21, 1962, in Chicago, Illinois to Fraser Robinson, a city water plant employee and Democratic precinct captain, and Marian Robinson (née Shields), a secretary at Spiegel's catalog store. He grew up in the South Shore community area of Chicago, with his sister Michelle, 21 months younger than he. He learned to re... Biography of Patrick Sharp
Patrick Sharp (born December 27, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and alternate captain currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Sharp was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He began his hockey career in Thunder Bay, Ontario, playing first for the Thunder Bay Kings program then for the former Thunder Bay Flyers of the United States Hockey League (USHL). From there he continued his hockey career in the college ranks with the University of Vermont, before the Philadelphia Flyers selected him 95th overall (3rd round) in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. After completing two years with Vermont, Sharp made his NHL debut in 2003–04, splitting the season between the Flyers and their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Phi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Rossius
Jean Rossius (born at Cerexhe-Heuseux on 27 December 1890, died 2 May 1966) was a Belgian road racing cyclist who won five stages in total in the Tour de France. In the 1914 Tour de France he finished in fourth place in the overall classification, his best finishing. Palmarès 1914 Tour de France: Winner stages 2 and 9 Leading general classification for 4 days (joint with Philippe Thys) 1919 Liège-Malmedy-Liège Belgian National Road Race Championships Tour de France: Winner stage 1 1920 Retinne-Spa-Retinne Tour de France: Winner stages 7 and 15 1922 Paris-Saint-Étienne References ^ Rossius was the winner of the first stage, but received a 30 minute penalty for helping Philippe Thys illegally, therefore he was not leading the general classification aft... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Javine Hylton
Javine Dionne Hylton (born 27 December 1981, London), often known simply as Javine, is an English singer. She is most notable for representing the UK at Eurovision Song Contest 2005; beating competition favourite, model Katie Price, for the ticket to Kiev. Hylton has had a number of Top 20 single hits in the UK, Javine's song "You've Got a Friend" was the theme music to Garfield: The Movie in 2004. Early life Hylton was born to a white mother and black father and grew up in Ladbroke Grove, London. For a spell of two years, Hylton played Nala in a production of The Lion King in London's West End. In a potentially risky move, she opted to channel this experience of live singing into an audition for ITV's Popstars: The Rivals, a reality television talent show in which young hopefuls so... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tanguy Viel
Tanguy Viel, born December 27, 1973 in Brest, is a French novelist. Awards Price of Carhaix for his novel "Paris-Brest". Publications Novels and short stories o 1998 : Le Black Note, Paris, Éditions de Minuit (ISBN 2-7073-1631-8) o 1999 : Cinéma, Paris, Éditions de Minuit (ISBN 2-7073-1670-9) o 2000 : Tout s'explique : réflexions à partir d'« Explications » de Pierre Guyotat, Paris, Inventaire-Invention (ISBN 2-914412-04-5) o 2001 : L'Absolue perfection du crime, Paris, Éditions de Minuit (ISBN 2-7073-1765-9) o 2002 : Maladie, Paris, Inventaire-Invention, (Prix Fénéon) (ISBN 2-914412-19-3) o 2006 : Insoupçonnable, Paris, Éditions de Minuit (ISBN 2-7073-1941-4) o 2009 : Paris-Brest, Paris, Edition... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bob Brown
Robert James Brown (born 27 December 1944), is an Australian Senator, the inaugural Parliamentary Leader of the Australian Greens and the first openly gay member of the Parliament of Australia. Brown was elected to the Australian Senate on the Tasmanian Greens ticket joining with sitting WA Greens senator Dee Margetts to form the first Australian Greens senators following the 1996 federal election, and was re-elected in 2001 and again in 2007. While serving in the Tasmanian parliament, Bob Brown successfully campaigned for a large increase in the protected wilderness areas. Bob Brown has led the Australian Greens during a period of growth from a party on the political fringe, to one which now polls at around 10% at state and federal level, runs candidates in every federal and almost all... Biography of Chyna
Chyna (born Joan Marie Laurer; December 27, 1970) is a former American professional wrestler, actress, pornographic actress and former bodybuilder. She is best known for her career with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1997 to 2001, where she was billed as "Chyna: 'The Ninth Wonder of the World'" (André the Giant was already billed as the eighth). She began her WWF career as Paul "Triple H" Levesque's on-screen bodyguard, and the duo also dated in real-life. They were both members of the popular D-Generation X stable, a storyline alliance of several wrestlers, until 1999. Chyna holds the distinction of being the only Diva in WWE history to compete, full time, in the men's division. She was the first woman to enter the Royal Rumble, qualify for the King of the Ring tournament, a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Youth (Martin Glover)
Martin Glover, also known as Youth, (born 27 December 1960) is a record producer and a founding member and bassist of the UK band Killing Joke. He is a member of The Fireman along with Paul McCartney. Glover was born in Africa. Early career Glover originally named himself Pig Youth after the reggae chanter Big Youth, who was popular with late 1970s London punk bands. At age 15 he was in a punk band named The Rage, which toured with The Adverts. Soon after exiting Killing Joke in 1982, Youth started the WAU! Mr Modo label, releasing a selection of industrial techno dubs, and heavy sound system dubs from artists like Napthali, Manasseh, Bim Sherman and Jah Warrior. These disco mixes, released in the late 1980s, are long deleted and fetch high sums in private sales. Also during th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dwight Eddleman
Thomas Dwight "Dike" Eddleman (December 27, 1922 – August 1, 2001) is generally considered the greatest athlete in the history of athletics at the University of Illinois. Eddleman participated on the University's basketball, track and field, and football teams between the years of 1947 and 1949. Eddleman earned a combined 11 varsity letters in his career at the University, during which he also became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Eddleman was born in Centralia, Illinois, and attended Centralia High School. On October 24, 2008 Eddleman was named a Distinguished Alumni of Centralia High school. He, along with five others, including James Brady, were the first to be named Distinguished Alumni. His wife, Teddy Eddleman, accepted his award. Beginning in 1969, Eddleman served the Univ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Helena Houdová
Helena Houdová (born December 27, 1979) is a model and humanitarian who has covered or appeared in countless fashion magazines including Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and Vogue. According to FHM, "Houdová is one of the 'Top 100 Most Beautiful Women' in the world - and is one of the most successful models in the competitive fashion model industry." She is known for donating almost all of her earnings to charities for orphans and disadvantaged children. She is President and Founder of a charity devoted to these causes called Sunflower Children which she started in 2000 after being crowned Miss Czech Republic. Her pronounced hoh-daw-vah:. Biography Houdová was born and raised in Plzeň, Czech Republic. She has been working in orphanages since the age of 15 and learned sign la... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Daimí Pernía
Daimí Pernía Figueroa (born December 27, 1976 in Pinar del Rio) is a Cuban athlete competing mainly in 400 m hurdles. A former basketball player, she did not rise to international level until 1999, when she lowered her personal best from 55.51s to 52.89s and even became world champion. Personal bests * 400 metres hurdles - 52.89 (1999) * 200 metres - 23.43 (1999) * 400 metres - 51.10 (2001) Major achievements 400 m hurdles unless noted. * 2004 Ibero-American Championships - gold medal * 2003 Pan American Games - silver medal * 2001 World Championships in Athletics - bronze medal * 2000 Summer Olympics - fourth place * 1999 World Championships in Athletics - gold medal (PB 52.89s) * 1999 Pan American Games - gold medal * 1999 Pa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Cole Hamels
Colbert Michael "Cole" Hamels (born December 27, 1983 in San Diego, California) is a left-handed starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. Hamels throws a four-seam fastball, a circle changeup, a curveball, and a cut fastball, which he added in 2010. He was named Most Valuable Player of the 2008 World Series and National League Championship Series after posting a 4–0 record in the playoffs. Biography High school and draft Cole Hamels attended Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego, California. According to Tony Gwynn, a lot of scouts were interested in Hamels while he was pitching for RBHS because his fastball was clocked as high as 94 mph. However, he broke his arm in his sophomore year, so teams, including the San Diego Padres, lost interest. Nonetheless, Hamels was draft... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philippe Lefait
Philippe Lefait, born on December 27, 1953 in Hénin-Beaumont, is a French TV journalist and TV host. Bibliography Des souliers et des hommes, avec Hervé Bacquer, éditions Julliard, Paris, 1993, (ISBN 2-26000-062-2) Quatre ministres et puis s'en vont..., éditions de l'Atelier, 1995, (ISBN 2-70823-105-7) Les Entretiens de la Cité, Le Cherche midi, Paris, 2005, (ISBN 2-74910-357-6) Petit Lexique intranquille de la télévision, éditions Stock, 2011 (ISBN 978-2234064577)... Biography of Elizabeth Smart (Canadian author)
Elizabeth Smart (December 27, 1913 – March 4, 1986) was a Canadian poet and novelist. Her book, By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept, detailed her romance with the poet George Barker. She is the subject of the 1991 biography, By Heart: Elizabeth Smart a Life, by Rosemary Sullivan, and a film, Elizabeth Smart: On the Side of the Angels, produced by Maya Gallus. Biography Early years Smart was born to a prominent family in Ottawa, Ontario; her father, Russell Smart, was a self-made lawyer, and the family had a summer house on Kingsmere Lake located next door to the future Prime Minister of Canada, William Lyon Mackenzie King. She began writing at an early age, publishing her first poem at the age of ten and compiling a collection of poetry at 15. She attended Hatfield Hall, a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kent Benson
Michael Kent Benson (born December 27, 1954 in New Castle, Indiana) is a retired American collegiate and professional basketball player. High school career New Castle Chrysler High School(IN) 1969-1973 Kent Benson attended New Castle Chrysler High School, located in New Castle, Indiana, home of the New Castle Trojans. He was named Indiana's "Mr. Basketball" in 1973. College career Indiana University 1973-1974 Kent attended Indiana University, located in Bloomington, Indiana, where he played college basketball for coach Bobby Knight. As a freshman, Benson averaged 9.3 points per game, while shooting 50.4 percent. He helped lead Indiana to the CCAT Championship, and onto a 23-5 record and a Big Ten title. 1974-1975 In his sophomore season, Kent Benson helped lead the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Antje Buschschulte
Antje Buschschulte (born 27 December 1978 in Berlin) is a German swimmer. Her best disciplines are the short distance freestyle and backstroke races. Buschschulte swims for the sporting club SC Magdeburg. Up to now, she has won 24 German championships.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frank Shea Jr.
Franck Shea Jr., born on December 27, 1974 in Boston, Massachusetts, died on June 6, 2000 (by accident, killed by a tractor-trailer), was an American boxer and construction worker. External link: http://www.thelaborers.net/BIG_DIG/big_dig_worker.htm... Biography of Lise Darly
Lise Darly (born 27 December 1981 in Nice) is a French singer and was selected to represent Monaco in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest, held in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev. Lise was born in Nice. She made her mark by beating over a hundred rivals to win the Graine de Star Tour in 1999. She subsequently became a professional singer in 2001, and in 2003 entered a casting process designed to find a suitable singer to represent Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, Darly came second in the process. She thus became the obvious choice to represent Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. In Kiev, Lise sang a love song entitled Tout de moi (All of me), written by Philippe Bosco, who also wrote the 2004 Monegasque Eurovision entry, Notre planète (Our planet), then performed by Mar... Biography of Paul Stastny
Paul Stastny (born December 27, 1985) is an American professional ice hockey center for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). Of Slovak lineage, Stastny is the son of Hockey Hall of Famer Peter Stastny, who played for the Avalanche's predecessor, the Quebec Nordiques. Paul's older brother Yan has played for the Boston Bruins, the Edmonton Oilers, the St. Louis Blues and the Vancouver Canucks, and his uncles Anton and Marian Stastny both played in the NHL during the 1980s, also for the Nordiques franchise. Stastny began his junior hockey career with the River City Lancers of the United States Hockey League before moving to the University of Denver Pioneers in 2004. He won the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship in his first season playing for the Pioneers. He remaine... Biography of Chloe Bridges
Chloe Bridges (born on December 27, 1991 in Thibodaux, Louisiana, U.S.; formally credited as Chloe Suazo) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Zoey in the sitcom Freddie (2005–2006) and as Dana Turner in the 2010 television film Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam. She was up for the role of Mitchie Torres, in the first Camp Rock movie, but it ultimately went to Demi Lovato. She has also appeared in the films Legally Blondes (2009) and Forget Me Not (2009). In March 2012, Bridges was cast as Donna LaDonna in The CW's upcoming Sex and the City prequel, The Carrie Diaries, which will premiere in January 2013. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 The Longshots Tammy Anderson Film debut 2009 Legally Blondes Ashley Meadows Supporting role 2009 Diana's World... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Jérôme d'Ambrosio (born 27 December 1985 in Etterbeek, Belgium (birth time source: Acte n°72, André Dekoster)) is a Belgian racing driver of Italian descent. He drove for Marussia Virgin Racing during the 2011 Formula One World Championship. Career Karting D'Ambrosio began his career in karting, between 1995 and 2002. He was three times Belgian champion, winning the Mini class in 1996, Junior in 2000 and Formula A in 2002. He won the Junior Monaco Kart Cup in 2000, and won World Cup Formula A in 2002. Formula Renault D'Ambrosio moved into single-seaters in 2003, winning the Belgian Formula Renault (1.6 litre) championship, driving for former Formula One driver and compatriot Thierry Boutsen's team. Also in 2003, d'Ambrosio drove in the German-based Formula König championship fin... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Diwo
Jean Diwo, born on December 27, 1914 in Paris, died on june 10, 2011, is a French journalist and writer, the father of journalist François Diwo. Works Chez Lipp, Denoël, 1981 Les Dames du faubourg, Gallimard, 1987 Les Dames du Faubourg Tome II : Le lit d'acajou, Gallimard, 1989 Les Violons du roi, Denoël, 1990 Les Dames du Faubourg Tome III : Le génie de la Bastille, Gallimard, 1991 Au temps où la Joconde parlait, J'ai Lu, 1993 L'Empereur, J'ai Lu, 1996 Les Dîners de Calpurnia, J'ai Lu, 1997 La Fontainière du Roy, J'ai Lu, 1999 Les Ombrelles de Versailles, J'ai Lu, 2000 Les Chevaux de Saint-Marc, J'ai Lu, 2002 "Le printemps des cathédrales", J'ai Lu Demoiselles des Lumières, J'ai Lu, 2005 La Chevauchée du flamand, F... Biography of Savannah Guthrie
Savannah Clark Guthrie (born December 27, 1971) is an American journalist and attorney, working for NBC News. Guthrie joined NBC in September 2007 as a legal analyst and correspondent, regularly reporting on trials throughout the country. After serving as a White House correspondent between 2008 and 2011 and as co-anchor of the MSNBC program The Daily Rundown in 2010 and 2011, Guthrie was announced as the co-host of The Today Show's third hour alongside Natalie Morales and Al Roker. In that role she substituted as news anchor and main co-host, and appeared as the Chief Legal Analyst across all NBC platforms. On June 29, 2012, Guthrie was named co-anchor of Today following Ann Curry's departure. She debuted as co-anchor, alongside Matt Lauer, Morales and Roker, on Monday, July 9, 2012... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thea von Harbou
Thea Gabriele von Harbou (December 27, 1888 – July 1, 1954) was a German actress, author and film director of Prussian aristocratic origin. She was born in Tauperlitz in the Kingdom of Bavaria. Early Life, Family, and Education Thea von Harbou was born to a Prussian family of minor nobility and government officials, thus granting her a level of sophisticated comfort. Her childhood education took place in a convent by private tutors who taught her several languages and how to play piano and violin, in many ways von Harbou was a classic child prodigy. Her first works, a short story published in a magazine and a volume of poems privately published, were focused on perceptions of art, which were recognized as abnormal for a young girl of thirteen. Despite her privileged childhood, von Ha... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Karla Bonoff
Karla Bonoff (born December 27, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter, primarily known for her songwriting. As a songwriter, Bonoff's songs have been interpreted by other artists such as "Home" by Bonnie Raitt, "Tell Me Why" by Wynonna Judd, and "Isn't It Always Love" by Lynn Anderson. Linda Ronstadt has recorded a number of her songs, notably three tracks on the 1976 album Hasten Down the Wind – "Someone To Lay Down Beside Me," "Lose Again," and "If He's Ever Near"--which introduced the then-unknown Bonoff to a mass audience. In her early career, Bonoff sang background vocals for Ronstadt and Wendy Waldman before releasing her debut album in 1977, titled Karla Bonoff (1977). Her other albums include Restless Nights (1979), Wild Heart of the Young (1982), New World (1988), and All M... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jamaal Charles
Jamaal RaShaad Jones Charles (born December 27, 1986) is an American football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas. Charles' first year as a Chief was hardly in the spotlight; as a backup to halfback Larry Johnson, Charles rushed only 67 times for 357 yards. His breakout season came the following year. In his second year, Charles rushed 190 times for 1,120 yards, despite only starting 10 games after running back Larry Johnson was suspended. Shortly thereafter, Johnson was released, leaving Charles as Kansas City's starting halfback. Early years In his junior year, Charles ran for 2,051 yards and 25 touchdowns while leading Memorial High Schoo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Matt Murphy (blues guitarist)
Matt "Guitar" Murphy (born December 27, 1929 (source: Imdb)) is an American blues guitarist. Life and career Matt Murphy was born in Sunflower, Mississippi, United States, and was educated in Memphis, where his father worked at the Peabody Hotel. Murphy played with Howlin' Wolf in 1948; harpist Little Junior Parker was also in the band at the time. By 1952, Murphy was in Chicago, where he began his long association with Memphis Slim by playing on his dates for United Records and Vee-Jay Records, including the album, At The Gate of Horn (1959). Murphy did not have a band of his own until 1982, but played with many famous bands. Among them (more or less chronologically): Howlin' Wolf Little Junior Parker Ike Turner Muddy Waters Memphis Slim James Cotton... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fred Hammond
Fred Hammond (born December 27, 1960. in Detroit, Michigan) is a gospel singer, bass guitar player, and record producer. Musical career Hammond has been active both as a member of the gospel performing group Commissioned, and as a solo artist (currently for Verity Records). He is a multiple Grammy-, Dove-, Stellar- award winner and nominee as a performer, producer and writer. Hammond first gained recognition while playing bass guitar for the gospel group The Winans. By 1985 he was one of the six original members of the group Commissioned, participating in 10 of the group's 12 albums. After his stint with Commissioned ended, he regained fame in the gospel community after selling millions of albums with his musical group Radical For Christ. In 2002 Hammond returned to the group ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Pierre Gauffre
Jean-Pierre Gauffre, born on December 27, 1957 in Langres (Haute-Marne), is a French journalist, radio host, and humorist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Olivia Cooke
Olivia Cooke, born on December 27, 1993 in Oldham, Greater Manchester, is an English actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4972453/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1) 2014 The Signal (filming) 2013 The Quiet Ones (completed) Jane Harper 2013-2014 Bates Motel (TV series) Emma Decody – Episode #2.1 (2014) … Emma Decody – Midnight (2013) … Emma Decody – Underwater (2013) … Emma Decody – A Boy and His Dog (2013) … Emma Decody – The Man in Number 9 (2013) … Emma Decody 10 episodes » 2012 The Secret of Crickley Hall (TV mini-series) Nancy Linnet – Episode #1.1 (2012) … Nancy Linnet – Episode #1.2 (2012) … Nancy Linnet – Episode #1.3 (2012) … Nancy Linnet 2012 Blackout (TV series) Meg Demoys – Episode #1.3 (2012) … Meg Demoys – Episode #1.2 (2012) … Meg Demo... Biography of Taecyeon
Ok Taec-Yeon (Hangul: 옥택연, Hanja: 玉澤演; born December 27, 1988), generally known as Taecyeon, is a member of the Korean boy band 2PM, in which he is the main rapper. In 2010 Taecyeon debuted as an actor in the Korean drama Cinderella's Sister and went on to become a main character in the KBS drama Dream High. Early life Taecyeon was born in Busan, South Korea, but immigrated at the age of 10, with his parents and older sister Jihyen to Bedford, Massachusetts, a small town situated in the Greater Boston Area. Taecyeon lived there for seven years, attending Bedford High School where he was an active member of the Chess Club, Jazz Band, JV Soccer Team and National Honor Society, before returning to pursue his career in Korea. Taecyeon was educate... |
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