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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on December, 29, 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 · 45,665 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,665 Celebrities
104 celebrities or events were found for December, 29. Add to favourites (331 fans)Biography of Jude Law
Jude Law (born 29 December 1972) is an English actor, film producer and director. He began acting with the National Youth Music Theatre in 1987, and had his first TV role in 1989. After starring in films directed by Andrew Niccol, Clint Eastwood and David Cronenberg, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1999 for his performance in Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley. In 2000 he won a BAFTA Award as "Best Supporting Actor" for his work in the film. In 2003, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in another Minghella film, Cold Mountain. He is on the Top Ten List from the 2006 A-list of the most bankable movie stars in Hollywood. In 2007, he was honoured with the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres conferred by the Fre... Add to favourites (61 fans)Biography of Katherine Moennig
Katherine Sian Moennig (born 29 December 1977) is an American actress known for her role as Shane McCutcheon on The L Word. Personal life Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she is the daughter of Broadway dancer Mary Zahn and violin maker William Moennig. She is also the niece of actress Blythe Danner and cousin of Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow,. Although there has been much speculation surrounding Moennig's sexual orientation due to the on-screen lesbian and transgender roles she has taken, in a 2000 interview with Rebecca Traister of the New York Observer, Moennig claimed to be heterosexual. However, her L Word costar Jennifer Beals muddied the issue in an interview with The Advocate. When asked, "Do people still assume that you have to be a lesbian to play one on TV?", Beals resp... Add to favourites (41 fans)Biography of Laurent Gerra
Famous French humorist and impersonator.... Add to favourites (36 fans)Biography of Jon Voight
Jonathan Vincent "Jon" Voight (born December 29, 1938) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. The father of Oscar-winner Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, also an Oscar-winner and four-time nominee himself, has a long and distinguished career as both a leading man and, in recent years, character actor, with an extensive range. The blond, blue-eyed actor with a boyish face came to prominence at the end of the sixties, with a riveting performance as a would-be hustler in 1969's Best Picture winner, Midnight Cowboy, for which he earned his first Academy Award nomination. Throughout the following decades, Voight built his reputation with an array of challenging roles and has appeared in such landmark films as 1972's Deliverance, and 1978's Coming Home, for which he received an Academy Award ... Add to favourites (33 fans)Biography of Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Faithfull (born 29 December 1946) is an English singer and actress whose career spans over four decades. Faithfull's early work in pop and rock music was overshadowed by her struggle with drug abuse in the 1970s. After a long absence, she returned with the landmark album, Broken English. With a recording career that spans over four decades, Faithfull has continually reinvented her musical persona, experimenting in vastly different musical genres and collaborating with such varied artists as David Bowie, Patrick Wolf, Beck, Sly and Robbie, The Chieftains, Tom Waits, Lenny Kaye, PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, Rupert Hine, Metallica and Roger Waters. Faithfull's subsequent solo work, often critically acclaimed, has at times been overshadowed by her personal history. Born Marian Evelyn ... Add to favourites (33 fans)Biography of Madame de Pompadour
Madame de Pompadour (December 29, 1721 – April 15, 1764) was a well known courtesan and the famous mistress of King Louis XV of France. Early life Madame de Pompadour was born Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson on December 29, 1721 in 18th century Paris. It is suspected that her biological father was the rich financier Le Normant de Tournehem, who became her legal guardian when her official father was forced to leave the country in 1725 after a scandal. Her younger brother was Abel-François Poisson de Vandières (who would later become the Marquis de Marigny). She was intelligent, beautiful, and educated; she also learned to dance, engrave and play the clavichord. She was married in 1741 (at the age of 19) to Charles-Guillaume Le Normant d'Etiolles, nephew of her guardian. With him, she had t... Biography of Elodie Kulik
Elodie Kulik (December 29, 1977 in Lens - January 12, 2002 in Tertry) was a French Bank director, murdered January 12, 2002.... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Alexis Amore
Alexis Amore (born December 29, 1978 in Lima, Peru) is a Latina pornographic actress, exotic dancer and model. Amore and her parents moved to Redondo Beach, California when she was nine years old. She attended a Christian high school in Hermosa Beach, and she was a cheerleader during her time there. At fifteen, she began her modeling career as a model for Nordstrom and was featured in their fliers and publications. She continued modeling for catalogs. She had a breast augmentation prior to beginning her pornographic career. Around 1998, during an audition for an HBO production, the person auditioning her suggested that she audition for Playboy, where she became a model for Playboy TV. While working on Playboy's Nightcalls, she interviewed Jewel De'Nyle and Alexa Rae about the pornogr... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Ted Danson
Edward Bridge "Ted" Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American actor notable for his television work, and specifically, for his role as central character Sam Malone in the sitcom Cheers, and his role as Dr. John Becker on the series Becker. He is currently a regular on Larry David's HBO sitcom, Curb Your Enthusiasm. Height: 6' 2½" (1.89 m) Early life Danson was born in San Diego, California, the son of Jessica (née MacMaster) and Edward Bridge Danson, Jr., an archaeologist and museum director. Danson was raised near Flagstaff, Arizona. In 1961, he was sent to Kent School where he was a basketball star. He became interested in drama while attending Stanford University. He transferred to the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsbur... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Dexter Holland
Bryan Keith Holland (born December 29, 1965), better known under his pseudonym of Dexter Holland, is the singer and rhythm guitarist for the Californian punk rock band The Offspring and the owner of the independent record label Nitro Records. Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m) Career with The Offspring After failing to get into a Social Distortion show in 1984, he decided to form a band with friend and fellow cross-country teammate Greg Kriesel. That band, "Manic Subsidal," would eventually become The Offspring. After recording a demo in 1988, The Offspring signed a deal with a small-time label, Nemesis Records, for whom they recorded their first full length album, entitled The Offspring, in March 1989. This album would eventually be re-issued on November 21, 1995 by Holland's own record label,... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Tyler Moore (born December 29, 1936) is an Academy Award-nominated and seven-time Emmy Award winning American actress and comedian, primarily known for her roles in sitcoms and television. Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m) The brunette-headed Moore is arguably best known for The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977), in which she starred as Mary Richards, a 30-something single woman who worked as a news producer at WJM-TV in Minneapolis, and for her early role as Laura Petrie, wife of television comedy writer Rob Petrie (played by Dick Van Dyke) on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966). Moore played leading roles in two of the most fondly remembered classic comedy series, making a tremendous impact on television over two decades. She has also appeared in various films over the years. Her best-... Biography of Jason Gould
Jason Emanuel Gould (born December 29, 1966 in New York City), is an American actor, writer and director. His parents are Barbra Streisand and Elliott Gould, who divorced a few years after his birth. Gould spent his formative years around major Hollywood players in Los Angeles, California. Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) Gould has appeared in such films as Say Anything (1989) and the Streisand-directed film The Prince of Tides (1991), but has since rarely appeared in front of the camera. In 1997 he wrote, produced and directed the short film Inside Out, playing Aaron in the humorous story of the child of two celebrities who is outed by the tabloids. His real life father (Elliott Gould) also played his father in the short film. The short was later combined with other features for Boys Life 3 (... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Diego Luna
Diego Luna (born December 29, 1979) is a Mexican actor. Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) Early life Luna was born Diego Luna Alexander in Mexico City, the son of Fiona Alexander, a British-born costume designer, and Alejandro Luna, a set designer who is one of the most acclaimed living theatre, cinema and opera set designers in Mexico. His mother died during a car accident when he was only two years old. She had worked in the film industry and had made sure that this was a life Luna would be immersed in. Career From an early age Luna began acting in television, film, and theatre. His first television role was in the 1991 movie El Último Fin de Año. His next role in the telenovela El Abuelo y Yo (1992) alongside his childhood best friend, Gael García Bernal. Following this, Luna began ... Biography of Gelsey Kirkland
Gelsey Kirkland (born December 29, 1952, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is an American ballet dancer. She was reportedly inspired to dance by watching a performance of Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev. Kirkland joined the New York City Ballet in 1968 at age fifteen after being invited by George Balanchine and was promoted to Soloist in 1969 and principal in 1972. She went on to create leading roles in many of the great twentieth century ballets by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and Antony Tudor. These include Balanchine's version of Igor Stravinsky's The Firebird, Robbins' Goldberg Variations, and Tudor's Leaves are Fading. She joined the American Ballet Theatre after meeting Mikhail Baryshnikov, who would become her perennial partner. She was practicing when she received a phone cal... Biography of Carlo Jr. Ponti
Carlo Ponti Junior, born December 29, 1968 in Geneva, Switzerland, is the son of actress Sophia Loren and her husband Carlo Ponti. He is a famous conductor and began his career in 1994 under the direction of Harold Farbermann.... Biography of Mado Robin
Madeleine Marie Robin, known as Mado Robin (December 29, 1918 - December 10, 1960), was a French singer who was born in Yzeures-sur-Creuse, Touraine. A coloratura soprano, she had an exceptionally wide vocal range (she hit D4 above high-C in live performance in Vichy) which gave her a broad repertoire. Amongst her roles stand Lakmé, which she recorded for Decca Records in 1952, Lucia di Lammermoor, Olympia in Les contes d'Hoffmann, Gilda in Rigoletto, Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, and Leyla in Les pêcheurs de perles. A star of television and radio in the nineteen-fifties, she was well known in France. In 1954 she went to San Francisco to sing Lucia and Gilda, and had a successful tour of the Soviet Union with 16 concerts over a few weeks. At 17 she married Alan Smith, an Engl... Biography of Patricia Clarkson
Patricia Davies Clarkson (born December 29, 1959) is an American Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning actress. Personal life Clarkson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the daughter of Jackie Clarkson (née Brechtel), a prominent local New Orleans politician and councilwoman, and Arthur Clarkson, a school administrator who worked at the Department of Medicine of Louisiana State University. Clarkson studied drama at Fordham University, where she graduated summa cum laude, and earned her MFA at the Yale School of Drama before making her film debut in The Untouchables in 1987. Career Clarkson had supporting roles in a series of high-profile films in her early career, including The Dead Pool, Rocket Gibraltar and Everybody's All-American. She starred in the short-run televisi... Biography of Leonor Varela
Leonor Varela (born December 29, 1972) is a Chilean actress. Early life Varela was born in Santiago, Chile, the daughter of Leonor, a massage therapist, and the famous Chilean biologist Francisco Varela. She has one sister Alejandra and two brothers, Javier and Gabriel. Varela's family fled to Costa Rica in her early childhood when her homeland was overtaken by a military regime. She subsequently resided in Germany, the U.S., and France. In the early 1990s, her parents moved back to Chile, while she remained in Paris where she studied acting at the Neils Arestrup's School, The Ecole de Passage, and Conservatoire Superieur de Paris. Career Varela's first job was in 1995, playing Anette in Pony Trek, a children's film. Filming was in Iceland and Leonor was riding horses for three ... Biography of Stanley Williams
Stanley Tookie Williams III (December 29, 1953 – December 13, 2005), born in New Orleans, Louisiana, was a convicted murderer and an early leader of the Crips, a notorious American street gang which had its roots in South Central Los Angeles in 1971. In December 2005 he was executed for the 1979 murders of Albert Owens, Yen-Yi Yang, Tsai-Shai Lin, and Yee-Chen Lin. While in prison, he was nominated for a Nobel prize for authoring books that were intended to help disenfranchised youth. Williams refused to aid police investigations with any information against his gang, and was implicated in attacks on guards and other inmates as well as multiple escape plots. In 1993, Williams began making changes in his behavior, and became an anti-gang activist while on Death Row in California. Althoug... Biography of Patsy Ramsey
Patricia Ann "Patsy" Ramsey (née Paugh) (December 29, 1956 — June 24, 2006), was the mother of JonBenét Ramsey, a 6-year-old American beauty pageant contestant who was murdered on December 26, 1996. Ramsey was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia to Donald Ray Paugh and Nedra Ellen Ann Rymer . She graduated from Parkersburg High School in 1975, and went on to attend West Virginia University, from which she graduated with a B.A. in journalism in 1978. While in college, she was a member of Alpha Xi Delta Sorority. She won the Miss West Virginia beauty title in 1977; her sister Pamela won the same title three years later. Ramsey married John Ramsey on November 5, 1980. Their son, Burke, was born on January 27, 1987. Patsy gave birth to her second child, JonBenét, on August 6, 1990 in Atla... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Laurent Boudouani
Laurent Boudouani, born December 29, 1966 in Sallanches, is a French boxer.... Biography of Rick Danko
Richard Clare "Rick" Danko (December 29, 1942 – December 10, 1999) was a Canadian musician and singer, best known as a member of The Band. Early years (1942–1967) The third of four sons, Danko was born at the tail end of 1942 in Green's Corners, a farming community outside of the town of Simcoe, Ontario, to a musical family of Ukrainian Canadians. Growing up (as his future bandmates also did) in front of the family radio, he was exposed to country and R&B music at an early age. His musical heroes included Hank Williams and Sam Cooke. He also drew inspiration from the music of his older brother Maurice (known by family and friends as "Junior"). At the age of 14, Danko left school to pursue music, and also fired his teacher from the band they were in, because he did not have cymbals o... Biography of Andy Wachowski
Laurence "Larry" Wachowski (born June 21, 1965) and Andrew "Andy" Wachowski (born December 29, 1967) are American film directors and writers most famous for creating The Matrix series. Biography The brothers were born to a Polish-American family in Chicago. The Wachowskis jokingly claim to have begun their collaboration as toddlers. Their mother was a nurse and their father a businessman. They went to Kellogg Elementary School, in Chicago's Beverly Area. Both brothers graduated from Whitney Young High School, a public high school known for its performing arts and science curriculum, in 1983 and '85. They weren't seen as stand outs at Whitney Young - students recall them playing Dungeons & Dragons and working in the school's theater and TV program, but they were always behind the scenes... Biography of Jim Reid
Jim Reid (born 29 December 1961, in Glasgow, Scotland) is the lead singer for critically acclaimed British alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, which he formed with his elder brother and guitarist William Reid. The band called it quits after William left on-stage during a sold-out show at Los Angeles's famous House of Blues in 1998, but did not split up officially until the end of 1999. In March 2007, they reformed and are currently on tour. Jim went on to form the band Freeheat with former Mary Chain drummer Nick Sanderson and guitarist Ben Lurie. Freeheat did several tours and released an EP Retox, before the members went their separate ways in 2003. Jim Reid released his first solo single "Song For A Secret" in 2005 on the Transistor label and released a follow up calle... Biography of Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) was the seventeenth President of the United States (1865-69), succeeding to the Presidency upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. He was one of only two U.S. Presidents to be impeached and was narrowly acquitted. At the time of the secession of the Southern states, Johnson was a U.S. Senator from Greeneville in eastern Tennessee. As a Unionist, he was the only southern Senator not to quit his post upon secession. He became the most prominent War Democrat from the South and supported the military policies of US President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War of 1861–1865. In 1862 Lincoln appointed Johnson military governor of occupied Tennessee, where he proved to be energetic and effective in fighting the rebellion and begin... Biography of Princess Kako of Akishino
Princess Kako, born December, 29, 1994 in Tokyo, is the daugther of Prince Akishino and his wife, Princess Kiko.... Biography of Charles Goodyear
Charles Goodyear (December 29, 1800 – July 1, 1860) was the first American to vulcanize rubber, a process which he discovered in 1839 and patented on June 15, 1844. Although Goodyear is often credited with its invention, modern evidence has proven that the Mesoamericans used stabilized rubber for balls and other objects as early as 1600 BC. Goodyear discovered the vulcanization process accidentally after five years of searching for a more stable rubber. Early life Charles Goodyear was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Amasa Goodyear, and the oldest of six children. His father was quite proud of being a descendant of Stephen Goodyear, one of the founders of the colony of New Haven in 1638. Amasa Goodyear owned a little farm on the neck of land in New Haven which is now kn... Biography of Pablo Casals
Pau Casals i Defilló (December 29, 1876 – October 22, 1973), best known during his professional career as Pablo Casals, was a Spanish Catalan cellist and later conductor. He made many recordings throughout his career, of solo, chamber, and orchestral music, also as conductor, but Casals is perhaps best remembered for the recording of the Bach: Cello Suites he made from 1936 to 1939. Casals was born in El Vendrell, Catalonia, Spain. His father, Carles Casals i Ribes (1852-1908), was a parish pipe organist and choirmaster. He gave Casals instruction in piano, violin, and organ. At age four Casals could play the violin, piano and flute. When Casals was eleven, he first heard the cello performed by a group of traveling musicians, and decided to dedicate himself to the instrument. In 1888 hi... Biography of Mekhi Phifer
Mekhi Thira Phifer (born December 29, 1974) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his multi-year role as Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running medical drama ER and his co-starring role opposite Eminem in 8 Mile. Entertainment career In 1995, Phifer attended an open casting call for director Spike Lee’s Clockers, beating over a thousand others to get the lead role as a narcotics dealer embroiled in a murder coverup. He followed that role with another in the comedy spoof feature High School High (which also starred his former wife Malinda Williams) and continued by co-starring in the fright flick I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze, Jr. He is best known for his memorable role as Gregory Pratt on the medical drama ER, that he... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Shawn Hatosy
Shawn Wayne Hatosy (December 29, 1975) is an American actor. He has appeared in the films The Faculty, In & Out, John Q, and 2007's Alpha Dog, as well as the television shows as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Twilight Zone, Felicity, Six Feet Under, ER, Law & Order, and Numb3rs. Taille : 5' 10" (1.78 m) Hatosy was born in Frederick, Maryland, the son of Carol, a loan officer, and Wayne Hatosy, a graphic designer. Hatosy was a singer in his own band, and graduated from Linganore High School in 1994. He auditioned for a role in the 1999 film Varsity Blues but lost it to James Van Der Beek. He became a father on June 16, 2006 to a baby boy, Jordan Cassius. He lives in the neighborhood of Venice Beach, located in Los Angeles, CA. His middle name, Wayne, is taken from his dad. He ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul S. Trible
Paul Seward Trible, Jr. (born December 29, 1946, in Baltimore, Maryland), graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in 1968 where he received his Bachelor of Arts in History. In 1971, he received a Juris Doctor degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law and was soon after admitted to the Virginia bar. Life in public service Political career Trible served as a law clerk for the U.S. District Court (1971–1972), as assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (1972–1974), and as the Commonwealth's Attorney for Essex County, Virginia (1974–1976) before winning an election as a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976. He was successfully re-elected in 1978 and 1980, and in 1982 received the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat vacated b... Biography of Jane Levy
Jane Colburn Levy (born December 29, 1989) is an American actress. She is best known for her current role as Tessa Altman on the ABC comedy series Suburgatory. She made her TV debut on Showtime's Shameless, and is to appear in two movies in 2012, Fun Size and Nobody Walks. She has been named by critics as one of the breakout stars of 2011, and Forbes named her on their list of 30 under 30 who are "reinventing the world" (a list of the brightest stars of the future). Early life Levy was born in Los Angeles County, the daughter of Mary, neé Tilbury, an artist, and Lester Levy, a musician. She grew up in Marin County, Northern California, where she attended high school. While at school she was on the hip hop dancing team and was captain of the soccer team, and appeared in community thea... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paula Poundstone
Paula Poundstone (born December 29, 1959 in Huntsville, Alabama) is an American stand-up comedian. She is known for her quiet, self-deprecating style, political observations, and her trademark suit and tie outfit. Life Poundstone was born in Huntsville, AL, and her family moved to Sudbury, MA, when she was young. She adopted her first child, Thomas, in 1993. In 1997, she adopted two girls, Toshia and Allison. She was a foster mother to several other children until 2001, when she was barred from the foster care program following a conviction of child endangerment for driving under the influence with child passengers. Career Poundstone attended Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, eventually dropping out to pursue a show business career. Her jobs have included bussing tables and ... Biography of Alexandra Kamp
Alexandra Kamp-Groeneveld (born 29 December 1966) is a German model and actress. She was born in Baden-Baden to Peter Kamp and his wife. She visited drama schools in New York, Los Angeles and Paris before she started her career as an actress in 1994. She has had many star and supporting roles in German movies and TV series and some in Hollywood B-movies. In 1998, she acted together with Claudia Cardinale in Riches, Belles et Cruelles, in 2001 with Leslie Nielsen in 2001: A Space Travesty and in 2003 she played the star role in Sumuru together with Michael Shanks in an English-South African co-production. In 2007 she appeared as a covergirl on the German issue of the Playboy. Alexandra is the spokeswoman for the children's hospital "kinderhospiz" in the Bavarian Alps, which gives a care ... Biography of Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga
Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, SDB (born December 29, 1942) is a Honduran Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the current Archbishop of Tegucigalpa and was President of the Latin American Episcopal Conference (CELAM) from 1995 to 1999. Maradiaga was elevated to the cardinalate in 2001. Biography He was born in Tegucigalpa in Honduras, the third of the four children of Andrés Rodríguez Palacios and Raquel Maradiaga. As a boy, he dreamed of playing the saxophone in a dance band or becoming a pilot. Instead, he entered the religious life, and joined the Salesians on May 3, 1961. He earned doctorates in philosophy from the Institute "Don Rua" in El Salvador, in theology from the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome, and moral theology from the Pontifical Lateran University... Biography of William Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone (29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British Liberal Party statesman and four times Prime Minister (1868–74, 1880–85, 1886 and 1892–94). He was a champion of the Home Rule Bill which would have established self-government in Ireland. Gladstone is also famous for his intense rivalry with the Conservative Party Leader Benjamin Disraeli. The rivalry was not only political, but also personal. When Disraeli died, Gladstone proposed a state funeral, but Disraeli's will asked for him to be buried next to his wife, to which Gladstone replied, "As lived, so he died — all display, without reality or genuineness." Disraeli, for his part, said that GOM (which stood for Grand Old Man, Gladstone's nickname), really stood for "God's Only Mistake". The British statesman wa... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Alison Brie
Alison Brie (born December 29, 1982) is an American actress best known for portraying Annie Edison on Community and Trudy Campbell on Mad Men. Early life Brie was born Alison Brie Schermerhorn in Hollywood, California. Her mother, Joanne (née Brenner), works at the non-profit child care agency Para Los Niños, and her father, Charles Terry Schermerhorn, is a musician and freelance entertainment reporter. Brie began her career acting onstage at the Jewish Community Center in Southern California (her mother is Jewish and her father has Scottish and Irish ancestry). She graduated from the California Institute of the Arts with a bachelor's in theater in 2005. Prior to becoming a television actress, Brie had worked as a clown at birthday parties, and performed in theater in California. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Viveca Lindfors
Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors (December 29, 1920 – October 25, 1995), better known under her professional name of Viveca Lindfors, was a Swedish/American stage and film actress. Lindfors was born in Uppsala, Sweden, the daughter of Karin Emilia Therese (née Dymling) and Axel Torsten Lindfors. She trained at the Royal Dramatic Theatre School, Stockholm. Soon after, she became a theater and film star in Sweden. She moved to the United States in 1946 after being signed by Warner Bros. and began working in Hollywood. She appeared in over 100 films including Dark City, King of Kings, Creepshow and Stargate. She appeared with actors such as Ronald Reagan, Jeffrey Hunter, Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott and Errol Flynn. She also appeared on television including the series Life Goes On... Biography of Alexa Ray Joel
Alexa Ray Joel (born December 29, 1985) is an American singer and pianist. She is the daughter of popular pianist, singer, and songwriter Billy Joel and his second wife, model Christie Brinkley. Her middle name is in honor of musician Ray Charles. Alexa Ray Joel began writing songs at a very early age. Growing up in a musical household, she developed a gift for singing and songwriting and was always encouraged by her parents. Her deep love of music stems from as early as the tender age of two, when her father would sing and play nursery rhymes for her on the piano. Like her father, she pursued classical piano training for quite a few years before developing a knack for songwriting. She would soon find that her skills in classical piano provided a solid foundation for her songwriting. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claude Wilquin
Claude Wilquin, born December 29, 1937 in Burbure (Pas-de-Calais), is a French teacher and politician, member of PS (Socialist Party). He was a Member of Parliament (September 10, 1978 - May 22, 1981).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Luc Reitzer
Jean-Luc Reitzer (born December 29, 1951 in Altkirch, France) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Haut-Rhin department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nestor Combin
Néstor Combin, (born December 29, 1940 in Las Rosas, Argentina) is a former football (soccer) Argentine player in France. He was striker, mainly with Olympique Lyonnais and France national team. Clubs 1959 - 1964 : Olympique Lyonnais (France) 1964 - 1965 : Juventus F.C. (Italy) 1965 - 1966 : Varese (Italy) 1966 - 1968 : Torino F.C. (Italy) 1968 - 1970 : A.C. Milan (Italy) 1970 - 1973 : FC Metz (France) 1973 - 1975 : Red Star (France) Combin scored 117 goals in French Ligue 1 championship, 68 with Olympique Lyonnais. He was one of the first French international who played abroad in Italian Serie A. He received several titles there, including Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) with Juventus F.C. and Torino F.C. and the European/South American Cup with A.C. Milan. He played 38... Biography of Yu (Cinema Bizarre)
Yu, born December 29, 1988 in Sulingen, is a German musician (guitarist), member of group Cinema Bizarre. Cinema Bizarre is a German band from Berlin formed in 2005. They describe their music as synthpop, New Wave, electro, gothic rock and pop merged into some kind of glamorous synthrock. They released their debut album in 2007. Members Strify (b. on August 20, 1988) – vocals Kiro (b. on January 11, 1988) – bass Yu (b. on December 29, 1988) – guitar Shin (b. on December 12, 1989) – drums Romeo (b. on August 4, 1988) – keyboard Former Member: Luminor (b. on March 22, 1985) – keyboard and second vocals History Cinema Bizarre was formed in 2005 by three friends Strify, Kiro and Yu. They met at an anime convension. They found two other members,Shin and Luminor, via inter... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maurice Rollinat
Maurice Rollinat (born December 29, 1846 in Châteauroux, France; died October 26, 1903 in Ivry-sur-Seine) was a French poet. Early works His father represented Indre in the National Assembly of 1848, and was a friend of George Sand, whose influence is very marked in young Rollinat's first volume, Dans les brandes (1877), and to whom it was dedicated. Brief fame After its publication, he abandoned realism and worked in a very different manner. He joined a literary circle that called themselves Les Hydropathes, founded by Émile Goudeau, an anti-clerical group with ties to the decadent literary movement. Under their influence wrote the poems that made his reputation. In Les Névroses, with the sub-title Les Âmes, Les Luxures, Les Refuges, Les Spectres, Les Ténèbres, he showed himself... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Billy Tipton
Billy Lee Tipton, born Dorothy Lucille Tipton, (December 29, 1914 – January 21, 1989) was an American jazz musician and bandleader who lived as a man for nearly 50 years. Biography Before age 18 Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Dorothy Tipton grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, where she was raised by an aunt after her parents' divorce, after which she rarely saw her father, G.W. Tipton, a pilot who sometimes took her for airplane rides. As a high school student, she went by the nickname Tippy and became interested in music, especially jazz. She studied piano and saxophone, but her school had a policy forbidding girls to play in the school band. She returned to Oklahoma for her final year of high school and joined the school band there. In 1933, Tipton began dressing as a man, whi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sam Sheppard (physician)
Dr. Sam Sheppard, born December 29, 1923 in Cleveland, died April 6, 1970, was an American physician. He was accused of murdering his wife and served 12 years in prison. He was also a professional wrestler and author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jason-Shane Scott
Jason-Shane Scott was born on December 29, 1976, in Reno, Nevada (source: Imdb). At the age of two he moved to Reno, Nevada with his mother and older sister while making frequent trips to L.A. to visit his father. Jason attended Wooster High School and excelled at sports; playing baseball, basketball and football. His football talent earned him particular recognition; his team won the state championship and Jason himself was offered numerous football scholarships. Upon graduation, Jason chose to pursue an acting career and moved back to Los Angeles. Enrolled in acting classes, he began studying intensely. Jason also took up modeling and spent several months in Europe. Upon his return to the U.S. he appeared in such films as Shrieker, Until Death, A Turn in the Tree, Caught and Billy's H... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kevin Weisman
Kevin Weisman (born December 29, 1970) is a Jewish-American film, television and stage actor. His best-known acting role was for the portrayal of the character Marshall Flinkman on the hit television series Alias (2001-2006). Biography Personal life Weisman was born in Los Angeles. He received a BA from UCLA's prestigious School of Theatre/Film/Television and also studied at New York's Circle in the Square Theatre. Weisman married Jodi Tanowitz, a preschool teacher, on May 21, 2005. Their daughter, Maya Rose, was born on March 31, 2006 in Los Angeles and their son, Eli Samuel, was born on February 11, 2008. Stage credits Weisman is a founding member of the award-winning and critically acclaimed Buffalo Nights Theatre Company and appeared in numerous plays at their resident sp... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Vincent Winter
Vincent Winter (born December 29, 1947 in Aberdeen, Scotland and died November 2, 1998 in Chertsey, England) was a Scottish cinema actor who was successful as a child actor. Career Winter made his first film appearance at the age of six in The Little Kidnappers (1954) winning, along with his co-star Jon Whiteley, an Academy Juvenile Award. He appeared in several films as a child, including Beyond This Place (1959) and the Walt Disney features Greyfriars Bobby (1961) and The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964). As an adult he continued to work in films behind the scenes, and was a production manager on such films as For Your Eyes Only (1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and The Color Purple (1985). He died as a result of a heart attack. Filmography Actor Year ... Biography of Barbara Steele
Barbara Steele (born December 29, 1937; Birkenhead, Merseyside, England) is an English film actress. She is best known for starring in Italian gothic horror films of the 1960s. Her breakthrough role came in Italian director Mario Bava's Black Sunday (1960), now hailed as a minor classic. Steele starred in a string of horror films, including The Horrible Dr. Hichcock (1962); The Ghost, directed by Riccardo Freda and Roger Corman's 1961 adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Pit and the Pendulum". According to Kim Newman's Nightmare Movies, she is on record as saying that she never wanted "to climb out of another fucking coffin again". R. H. W. Dillard entitled his first collection of poems The Day I Stopped Dreaming About Barbara Steele (1966) In 2010, she was a guest star ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mirko Marcialis
Mirko Marcialis, born December 29, 1981 in Milan, died July 17, 2000 (horse accident), was an Italian jockey.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Allan McNish
Allan McNish is a racing driver, born on 29 December 1969 in Dumfries, Scotland. He lives in Monaco with his wife Kelly. He has just won again in an Audi R10 for Audi Sport in the Le Mans Endurance Series. Early career Allan McNish began his career in karting and, like fellow Dumfriesshire driver David Coulthard, was recognised with a McLaren/Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year award having moved up to car racing. In 1988 he won the Formula Vauxhall Lotus championship and in 1989 finished runner up to David Brabham in a close fought British Formula Three Championship. Tipped as a future F1 driver, he tested with both McLaren and Benetton, whilst also competing in F3000, then the recognised second tier of European motorsport, in 1990-1992 finishing 4th overall in the championship in... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis-Simon Auger
Louis-Simon Auger (29 December 1772 in Paris - 2 January 1829 in Paris) was a French journalist, literary critic and playwright.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Josefa Iloilo
Ratu Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda, CF, MBE, MSD, KStJ (born December 29, 1920) was the President of Fiji from 2000 until 2009, excluding a brief period from 5 December 2006 to 4 January 2007 (see below). He has the traditional title of Tui Vuda, the paramount chief of the Vuda district in Ba Province on Fiji's northwest coast. Like many Fijian people, he rarely uses his surname and is known simply as Josefa Iloilo. He announced on 28 July 2009 that he would be leaving office on 30 July. On December 5, 2006, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, seized power in a coup d'état and assumed presidential powers. This followed failed attempts on Iloilo's part to mediate a solution to the long-running impasse between the military and the government of Pr... Biography of Mickaël Gerard
Mickaël Gérard, born on December 29, 1972 in Calais (Pas-de-Calais), is a French former football player.... Biography of Tom Bradley (politician)
Thomas J. "Tom" Bradley (December 29, 1917 – September 29, 1998) was the 38th Mayor of Los Angeles, California, serving in that office from 1973 to 1993. He was the first and to date only African American mayor of Los Angeles. His 20 years in office mark the longest tenure by any mayor in the city's history before term limits passed by California voters in 1990 came into effect in a voter-approved statewide referendum. His 1973 election made him only the second African American mayor of a major U.S. city. Bradley retired in 1993, after his approval ratings began dropping after the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. Bradley unsuccessfully ran for Governor of California in 1982 and 1986 and was defeated each time by the Republican George Deukmejian. The racial dynamics that appeared to underlie his ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William Thomas Calman
William Thomas Calman (29 December 1871 – 29 September 1952) was a Scottish zoologist, specialising in the Crustacea. He was born in Dundee, studying at the High School. In the scientific societies in the city, he met D'Arcy Thompson. He later became Thompson's lab boy, which allowed him to attend lectures at University College, Dundee, for free. After his graduation with distinction in 1895, he took on a lecturership at the University, where he remained for eight years. He later worked at the Natural History Museum, where he became assistant curator of Crustacea and Pycnogonida and keeper of zoology. In 1909, he wrote the Crustacea section in Lankester's "Treatise on Zoology", where he introduced the superorders Eucarida, Peracarida and Hoplocarida as well as the concept of the cari... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tom Weir
Thomas Weir MBE, better known as Tom (December 29, 1914 - July 6, 2006) was a Scottish climber, author and broadcaster. He was best known for his long-running television series Weir's Way. Early life and career Weir was born in Springburn, Glasgow, and was the younger brother of actress Molly Weir. After service in the Royal Artillery during World War II, he worked as a surveyor for the Ordnance Survey before commencing a full-time career as a climber, writer and photographer. In 1950 he was a member of the first post-war Himalayan expedition and, in 1952, was one of the first to explore the previously closed mountain ranges of Nepal, east of Kathmandu. Media career and later life Weir became a pioneering campaigner for the protection of the Scottish environment, and wrote a c... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christophe Rinero
Christophe Rinero (born December 29, 1973 in Moissac) is a French road racing cyclist for UCI Professional Continental team Agritubel. Rinero's greatest achievements have been to win the Tour de l'Avenir in 1998 and the King of the Mountains in the 1998 Tour de France. In 2002 he won stage 2 at Tour du Limousin. Palmares 1996 3th, Overall, Tour de l'Ain Winner Stage 1 1998 1st, Overall, Tour de l'Avenir Winner Stages 7 & 9 1st, Stage 1, Tour du Limousin 2nd, Overall, Midi-Libre Winner Stage 2 4th, Overall, Tour de France Winner Mountains Competition 2nd, Under-25 Competition 4th, Stage 15 2002 1st, Stage 2 & Mountains Competition, Tour du Limousin... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alvin L. Fast
Alvin Lewis Fast, born on December 29, 1923 in Ceylon, Canada, died on February 8, 1992 (lung cancer), was a Canadian journalist, film director, and screenwriter. Filmography (screenwriter) (source: http://akas.imdb.com/name/nm0268770/ ) 1979 Angels' Brigade (written by) 1977 Satan's Cheerleaders (written by) 1977 Eaten Alive (written by) 1976 Black Shampoo (written by) 1974 Moonshine Girls (written by / as Al Fast) 1973 Bummer (original story and screenplay) 1973 Tom (original story and screenplay)... Biography of Sabrina Javor
Sabrina Javor (or Sabrina Jávor, born 29 December 1983 in Los Angeles, California) is an American-born Hungarian-British actress. Early life She was born in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles in the Cedars Sinai Hospital. Her mother is the American actress Deborah Kim Javor and her father, George (or György) Jávor is Hungarian. She was born in Los Angeles, California. After her birth the family moved to Hungary, where her mother played in a Hungarian sitcom Família Kft. She studied in Switzerland at the Le Rosey and later at Bedale's School in England. She graduated at the Drama Centre London in 2005. She played a role of a Hungarian waitress in the episode of British sitcom How Not To Live Your Life, she spoke Hungarian there. She speaks English, Hungarian and French. She played in se... Biography of Ágnes Szávay
Agnes Szavay (Hungarian: Szávay Ágnes, pronounced , born December 29, 1988) is a tennis player from Hungary. She is currently the country's highest ranked tennis player. She won her first career WTA-level tournament in Palermo and followed it up with a win at the China Open in Beijing, where she stunned world number three Jelena Jankovic in the final. She had been the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2007. She achieved her career high rank of #13 on April 14, 2008. Szavay is noted for her fast serve and powerful two-handed backhand. Background Szavay was born in Kiskunhalas, Hungary and grew up in Soltvadkert, Hungary. She started to play tennis at the age of six, with her parents acting as her first coaches and managers. Her previous coaches were Zoltán Újhidy, Levente Barátosi and Miklós ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Guérin
Charles Guérin, born December 29, 1873 in Lunéville (Meurthe-et-Moselle), died March 17, 1907 in the same city, was a French poete and writer. Publications * L'Agonie du Soleil (Joies grises), 1894 * Le Sang des Crépuscules, 1895 * Le Cœur Solitaire, 1896 * L'Homme intérieur, 1905 * Le Semeur de cendres, 1923 * Premiers et derniers vers. Fleurs de neige. Joies grises, avec une préface de Georges Rodenbach. Le Sang des crépuscules, avec une préface de Stéphane Mallarmé. Derniers vers, 1923 * Œuvres, 1926-1929... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Devon White (baseball)
Devon Markes White (born Devon Markes Whyte on December 29, 1962), nicknamed "Devo", is a former Major League Baseball center fielder, best known for his defensive ability at that position. He is currently an outfield coordinator for the Washington Nationals. Early life He was born as Devon Whyte in Kingston, Jamaica. When his family immigrated to the United States when he was nine years old, the paperwork had their family name misspelled as "White". His last name was legally changed back to its original spelling in 2003 at the behest of his children, but throughout his baseball playing career, he was known as "Devon White" and continues to sign autographs with that spelling. His daughter, Davellyn Whyte, plays basketball at the University of Arizona. Baseball career California Ang... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bernard Saint-Hillier
ernard Saint-Hillier (29 December 1911 — 28 July 2004) was a French general. Saint-Hillier graduated from Saint-Cyr in 1933 and was affected to the 11th Chasseurs alpins Battalion. In 1938, he joined the French Foreign Legion with the rank of captain. He sided with the Fighting French and took part in the East African Campaign with the 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade. In 1943, he was promoted to commandant, and to lieutenant-colonel in 1944. He took command of the 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade on the 25 March 1945. From 1946, he was affected to the general staff of the Armed Forces, where he spent two years. In 1951, he was promoted to colonel, and led the 18th paratrooper regiment, until he departed to Indochina in 1954. On his return, he studied at the Institut des hautes ét... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Matthias Platzeck
Matthias Platzeck (born 29 December 1953) is a German politician. He has been Minister-President of Brandenburg since 2002 and party chairman of the SPD from November 2005 to April 2006. iography Private life Platzeck was born in Potsdam as the son of a physician. After his Abitur and military service he studied biomedical cybernetics in Ilmenau. After his diploma in 1978 Platzeck worked at the institute for hygiene in Karl-Marx-Stadt (today Chemnitz) and the general hospital in Bad Freienwalde. From 1982 to 1990 he was head of the department for environmental hygiene at the agency for hygiene in Potsdam. From 1978 to 1984 Platzeck was married to Ute Bankwitz. They have three daughters. His present partner is Jeanette Jesorka. Political career Platzeck represented ARGUS, a ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jaret Wright
Jaret Samuel Wright (born December 29, 1975 in Anaheim, California) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who is currently a free agent. He is the son of former major league pitcher Clyde Wright. He attended Katella High School. As a youngster with the Cleveland Indians, Wright threw a two-seam fastball that topped out at 98 MPH, along with a hard curveball and a changeup. Currently, after battling shoulder injuries, his fastball tops out in the low 90s. Wright made his major league debut in 1997 with the Indians and was an instant success, going 8-3 with a 4.38 ERA in 16 starts and pitching masterfully in the post-season that year at the age of 21. It was largely due to his performance that he was given the start on three days' rest in the deciding game 7 of the 1997 World ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Léon Vachet
Léon Vachet, born on December 29, 1932 in Châteaurenard, Bouches-du-Rhône, died on November 11, 2010, was a French politician, a member of the Parliament. He was a member of UMP. Awards Officier de la Légion d'honneur Officier du Mérite agricole... Biography of Danny McBride (actor)
Daniel Richard "Danny" McBride (born December 29, 1976) is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer. Life and career McBride was born in Statesboro, Georgia and raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he attended Courtland High School. In 2006, he played one of the lead roles in the low-budget comedy film The Foot Fist Way, which he wrote with friends and frequent collaborators Jody Hill and Ben Best. McBride appeared as a guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on February 26, 2008 as the character Fred Simmons of The Foot Fist Way. McBride has appeared in supporting roles in the comedy films Hot Rod, The Heartbreak Kid, Pineapple Express, Tropic Thunder, Observe and Report, and Your Highness. He created and stars in the HBO sitcom Eastbound & Down, about a washed up former... Biography of Venustiano Carranza
Venustiano Carranza Garza (December 29, 1859 – May 21, 1920) was one of the leaders of the Mexican Revolution. He ultimately became President of Mexico following the overthrow of the dictatorial Huerta regime in the summer of 1914 and during his administration the current constitution of Mexico was drafted. He ultimately became the last President of the Revolution/Civil war era. Early years, 1859—1887 Carranza was born in the town of Cuatro Ciénegas, in the state of Coahuila, to a middle-class cattle-ranching family. His father, Jesús Carranza, had been a rancher and mule-driver until the time of the Reform War (1857-1861), in which he fought against the Indians and on the Liberal side. During the Franco-Mexican War (1861-1867), Jesús Carranza became a colonel and was Benito Juárez's m... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins, OBE (born 29 December 1928) is an English character actor, voice-over artist and musical comedian with a career spanning over half a century who came to prominence in films in the 1960s, has been in work consistently since his professional debut in the mid 1950s, and as of 2010 is still an active performer. He is particularly known to British audiences as the story-telling voice in The Wombles, a children's programme running which ran for 40 episodes between 1973 and 1975. He also recorded several hit novelty records in the early 1960s and was a regular and prolific performer on Jackanory on BBC TV between 1966 and 1991. Cribbins' most recent prominent role has been as Wilfred Mott, companion of the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who. Early life Born in Derker, Oldham, L... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christine Errath
Christine Errath (born 29 December 1956 in Berlin, Germany) is a German figure skater who represented East Germany in competition. She is the 1976 Olympic bronze medalist. Biography Errath skated for the club SC Dynamo Berlin where she was coached by Inge Wischnewski. She was especially strong in free skating. In 1972 the changes in judging rules lead to a reduction of the importance of compulsory figures, and this worked to her advantage in winning competitions. Representing East Germany, she was World Champion in 1974, three-time European Champion between 1973 and 1975, and winner of the bronze medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Until 1973 her chief rival was Sonja Morgenstern, another skater from East Germany who was coached by Jutta Müller. In 1976 she faced another serious... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Phil Boggs
Phillip ("Phil") George Boggs (December 29, 1949 – July 4, 1990) was a diver from the United States, who won the gold medal in the springboard event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Boggs was a lieutenant in the United States Air Force. Boggs attended Florida State University and was a law student at the University of Michigan. In 1985 he was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame. He died of lymphoma in Miami, Florida, in 1990, aged forty.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ed Flanders
Edward Paul Flanders (December 29, 1934 - February 22, 1995) was an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Donald Westphall in the television series St. Elsewhere. Biography Flanders was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Bernice (née Brown) and Francis Michael Grey Flanders. Flanders began his acting career on Broadway before moving on to guest parts in television series. From 1967 through 1975, Flanders appeared in more than a dozen American TV shows, including six appearances on Hawaii Five-O (as six different characters). During this time, he was also prolific in TV movies. He also married actress Ellen Geer during this time; they later divorced. In the late 1970s, Flanders moved away from small TV roles to take major credits in both TV and feature films, while ... Biography of Inga Swenson
Inga Swenson (born December 29, 1932; Omaha, Nebraska) is an American actress. Inga Swenson was a graduate of Central High School in Omaha, Nebraska, Class of 1950. Swenson was a member of Alpha Phi sorority at Northwestern University where she studied in their famed Drama Department. Swenson is best known to American audiences for her portrayal of "Gretchen Kraus", the autocratic and acerbic German cook (later Head Housekeeper and Budget Director) on the TV sitcom Benson. She got the part by appearing in a multi-episode stint as "Ingrid Svenson", birth mother of Corinne Tate (Diana Canova), on the TV sitcom Soap. Both series were created by Susan Harris and produced by Witt-Thomas-Harris Productions (who later created The Golden Girls and Empty Nest. She also appeared as northern matri... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Walter Taborda
Walter Taborda, born on December 29, 1965 in Buenos Aires, is an Argentine artist and painter.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Billy Mitchell
William Lendrum "Billy" Mitchell (December 29, 1879 (source: Steinbrecher) – February 19, 1936) was a United States Army general who is regarded as the father of the U.S. Air Force. He is one of the most famous and most controversial figures in the history of American airpower. Mitchell served in France during the First World War and, by the conflict's end, commanded all American air combat units in that country. After the war, he was appointed deputy director of the Air Service and began advocating increased investment in air power, believing that this would prove vital in future wars. He argued particularly for the ability of bombers to sink battleships and organized a series of bombing runs against stationary ships designed to test the idea. He antagonized many people in the Army ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christian Matras
Christian Matras (29 December 1903, Valence, Drôme, France - 4 May 1977, Paris) was a French cinematographer who worked on more than 100 feature films, including Grand Illusion (1937), directed by Jean Renoir, The Milky Way (1969), directed by Luis Buñuel, and Thérèse Desqueyroux (1962), directed by Georges Franju; Lola Montès (1955), The Earrings of Madame De... (1953), and Le Plaisir (1952), all directed by Max Ophuls; and L'Aigle à deux têtes (1948) directed by Jean Cocteau.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre-Antoine Lebrun
Pierre-Antoine Lebrun (French pronunciation: ; 29 November 1785 - 27 May 1873) was a French poet. Lebrun was born in Paris. An Ode à la grande armée, mistaken at the time for the work of Écouchard Lebrun, attracted Napoleon's attention, and secured for the author a pension of 1200 francs. Lebrun's plays, once famous, are now forgotten. They are: Ulysse (1814), Marie Stuart (1820), which obtained a great success, and Le Cid d'Andalousie (1825). Lebrun visited Greece in 1820, and on his return to Paris he published in 1822 an ode on the death of Napoleon, which cost him his pension. In 1825 he was the guest of Sir Walter Scott at Abbotsford. The coronation of Charles X in that year inspired the verses entitled La Vallée de Champrosay, which have, perhaps, done more to secure his fame t... Biography of Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat
Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat, born December 29, 1923 in Lille, was a French mathematician and phycisist, the first woman member of French Académie des sciences, May 14, 1979. She is also member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1985). Award Grand officier de la Légion d'honneur in 2008... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Morley Roberts
Morley Roberts (29 December 1857 (birth time source: Lescaut) – 8 June 1942) was an English novelist and short story writer, best known for The Private Life of Henry Maitland. Early life Roberts was born in London, the son of a superintending inspector of income tax. He was educated at Bedford School, and Owens College, Manchester, England. Travels Near the end of 1876 Roberts took a steerage passage to Australia and landed at Melbourne in January 1877. The next three years were spent in obtaining colonial experience, mostly on sheep stations in New South Wales, and Roberts then returned to London. For a time he worked in the war office and other government departments, but again went on his travels and had varied occupations in the United States and Canada between 1884 and 1886. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ray Nitschke
Raymond Ernest "Ray" Nitschke (December 29, 1936 – March 8, 1998) was a professional football player who played middle linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. Wearing #66, he played fifteen seasons, from 1958-72. Early life Nitschke was born in Elmwood Park, Illinois. He was orphaned at age thirteen, when his mother died (his father died when Ray was three), and was raised by an older brother. He played quarterback at Proviso East High School in Maywood, guiding his team to a suburban league title, and made the All-State team. In 1954, Nitschke accepted a football scholarship to the University of Illinois, where he switched to fullback in his sophomore year, scoring four touchdowns on long runs against Iowa State. While a bruising runner, his greatest strength was as a lineba... Biography of Edip Akbayram
Edip Akbayram, born December 29, 1950 in Gaziantep, is a Turkish singer and composer. Discography Albums * Söylemediklerim (2008) * Dün ve Bugün 3 (2005) * Dün ve Bugün 2 (2004) * 33'ünçü (2002) * Selam Olsun (2001) * İlk Günkü Gibi (1999) * Dün Ve Bugün (1998) * Yıllar (1997) * Güzel Günler Göreceğiz (1996) * Türküler Yanmaz (1994) * Bir Şarkın Olsun Dudaklarında (1993) * Unutamadıklarım (1992) * Senden Haber Yok (1991) * Şahdamar (1990) * Özgürlük (1988) * Yeni Gelen Güne Türkü (1986) * Dostlar 1985 (1985) * Dostlar 1984 (1984) * Nice Yillara Gülüm (1982) * Nedir Ne Değildir? (1977) * Edip Akbayram (1974) Singles * K... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Angelo Taylor
Angelo F. Taylor (born December 29, 1978) is an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Born in Albany, Georgia, Angelo Taylor studied at the Georgia Institute of Technology and won the NCAA title in 1998 and placed second in 1997. In 1998, Taylor also won a silver medal at the US National Championships. He went on to win the title three times from 1999 to 2001. Taylor made his debut at the major tournaments at the 1999 World Championships, where he finished third in his heat in 400 m hurdles, but ran a third leg at the gold medal winning US 4x400 m relay team. In 2000, Taylor ran a world-leading time at the Olympic Trials and entered the Sydney Games as a favorite. In a thrilling final, Taylor moved from fourth place to first over the final... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fred Hansen
Fred Morgan Hansen (born 29 December 1940 in Cuero, Texas) is an American former athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. He competed for the United States in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the pole vault where he won the gold medal. He currently is a practicing dentist in Houston, Texas, in the Memorial area of town.... Biography of Yves Nat
Yves Nat (born 29 December 1890 in Béziers; died 31 August 1956 in Paris) was a French pianist and composer. Yves Nat showed an early aptitude for both piano and composition. By the age of seven he was allowed to improvise each Sunday at the organ of Béziers' cathedral during mass. At the age of ten he conducted his own Fantasie for orchestra. Both Fauré and Saint-Saens encouraged him to pursue his studies at the Paris Conservatoire in the master class of the pianist Louis Diémer, receiving the class first prize in 1907. He dedicated himself to chamber music, undertook concert tours with the Violinist Jacques Thibaud and George Enescu and appeared frequently in a duo with Eugène Ysaÿe. In 1911 he made the first of a number of tours of the United States. He was mobilised in the course... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Käthe Dorsch
Käthe (Katharina) Dorsch (29 December 1890, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz - 25 December 1957, Vienna) was a German actress. She married Harry Liedtke (1920 - 1928). Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0234118/ ) Maria Stuart (1957) (TV) .... Maria Stuart Regine (1956) .... Therese Lund ... aka Regine (Canada: English title) Bagnosträfling, Der (1949) .... Eugenie - Marquise de Troissaules ... aka The Prisoner Kuckucksei, Das (1949) .... Marie Müller ... aka Cuckoo's Egg Fahrt ins Glück (1948) .... Celia Loevengaard Singende Engel (1947) .... Kaiserin ... aka Singing Angels Komödianten (1941) .... Karoline Neuber ... aka The Comedians (USA) Trenck, der Pandur (1940) .... Maria Theresia Mutterliebe (1939) .... Marthe Pirlinger ... aka Mother Love (USA)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christian Jürgensen Thomsen
Christian Jürgensen Thomsen (December 29, 1788 – May 21, 1865) was a Danish archaeologist. Although he lacked academic training, in 1816 he was appointed head of 'antiquarian' collections which later developed into the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. It was while classifying the antiquities that he proposed the three-age system, for which he is remembered internationally. Thomsen also wrote one of the first systematic treatises on gold bracteates of the Migration period.... Biography of Michaela Kocianová
Michaela Kocianová (born December 29, 1988 in Trenčín) is a Slovak model. She was born in Trenčín, Slovakia, and won second place in the 2004 Elite Model Look Slovak fashion contest. She has since been featured in advertisements for Monique Lhuillier and Vivienne Westwood. She also appeared at the 2006 Fall and Winter Ready to Wear fashion show and the 2007 Spring and Summer Ready to Wear show. In 2007, she walked in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in two segments: "Age of Elegance" (which she opened) and "Deck the Halls". She has also appeared in the company's catalog. She is the girl friend of Guy Ritchie.... Biography of Shizuka Arakawa
Shizuka Arakawa (荒川 静香 Arakawa Shizuka?, born December 29, 1981) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2006 Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles and the 2004 World Champion. Arakawa is the first person in Japan to win a gold Olympic medal for figure skating. She is the second Japanese skater to win any Olympic medal in figure skating, after Midori Ito, who won silver. She is also the second Japanese woman to win any gold medal at the Winter Olympics, after skier Tae Satoya. Her gold medal was the only medal for Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Arakawa retired from competitive skating following her Olympic win. Following her retirement, she began skating professionally in ice shows and exhibitions. She also works as a skating sportscaster for Japanese tel... Biography of Gustave Parking
Gustave Parking, born Pierre Le Bras on December 29, 1955 in Bayonne, is a French humorist and showman.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bruce Beutler
Bruce Alan Beutler (born December 29, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois) is an Jewish-American immunologist and geneticist. Together with Jules A. Hoffmann, he received one-half of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for "their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity" (the other half went to Ralph M. Steinman for "his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity"). Beutler is currently Director of the Center for the Genetics of Host Defense at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He was a Professor and Chairman of the Department of Genetics at The Scripps Research Institute, in La Jolla, California, USA. His father, Ernest Beutler, a hematologist and medical geneticist, was also a Professor and Department Chairman at Scripps. Education Between ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sadat X
Sadat X (born Derek Murphy; December 29, 1968) is an American rapper, most famed as a member of Alternative hip hop group Brand Nubian. Originally known as Derek X, Sadat takes his name from former Egyptian president Anwar Sadat. In 1996, Sadat appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation CD, America is Dying Slowly, alongside Biz Markie, Wu-Tang Clan, and Fat Joe, among many other prominent hip hop artists. The CD, meant to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic among African American men, was heralded as "a masterpiece" by The Source magazine. Biography On December 22, 2005, Sadat was arrested in Harlem and charged with criminal possession of a weapon, reckless endangerment and resisting arrest. On October 3, 2006, Female Fun Music released Sadat's third full-length album Bl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ron Perry
Ronald "Ron" Perry, born December 29, 1943 in Garrisonville, Virginia, is an American former professionalbasketball player? He has played with the following teams : Minnesota Muskies Miami Floridians New York Nets Indiana Pacers Carolina Cougars N.O. Buccaneers... Biography of Glen Phillips
Glen Phillips (born December 29, 1970) is a songwriter, lyricist, singer and guitarist. He is best known as the singer and songwriter of 1990s alternative rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket. Personal life Phillips was born in Santa Barbara, California, United States, and began making music at age 14. Glen grew up in a household where Reform Judaism was practiced and Eastern Religion was studied, and his spiritual curiosity has been one of the major themes of his writing. Phillips and his wife, Laurel, have three girls (Sophia, Freya, and Zola). Phillips injured his arm on October 8, 2008 at a friend's house when a glass coffee table he was sitting on collapsed. Phillips had surgery to repair a damaged ulnar nerve and muscle in his left arm. His ability to play guitar has been ham... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wynton Rufer
Wynton Alan Whai Rufer, CNZM, (born 29 December 1962), is a retired New Zealand footballer, who played as a striker. He spent most of his professional career in Germany with Werder Bremen, winning a total of six titles. He also appeared for the New Zealand national team in its first FIFA World Cup participation, in 1982. He was named the Oceania Footballer of the Century by the Oceania Football Confederation. Club career Rufer was born in Wellington to a Swiss father and a mother of Māori descent. After leaving the city's Rongotai College, he played his first football for Wellington Diamond United, Stop Out and Miramar Rangers. After being voted New Zealand's Young Player of the Year in 1981 and 1982, Rufer attracted the attention of Norwich City manager Ken Brown, who invited ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Liesbet Vindevoghel
Liesbet Vindevoghel, born on December 29, 1979 in Ghent, is a Belgian professional volleyball player.... Biography of Jennifer Ehle
Jennifer Ehle (pron.: /ˈiːliː/; born December 29, 1969) is an American-English actress of stage and screen. She is known for her BAFTA winning role as Elizabeth Bennet in the 1995 mini-series Pride and Prejudice. Early life Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to English actress Rosemary Harris and American author John Ehle, Ehle made her stage debut as a toddler in a 1973 Broadway revival of A Streetcar Named Desire, in which her mother played Blanche Dubois. She spent her childhood between the UK and US, attending 18 different schools including the Interlochen Arts Academy. She was raised largely in Asheville, North Carolina, which was close by her hometown. Her drama training was split between the North Carolina School of the Arts and the Central School of Speech an... Biography of Ali Hillis
Alecia Deann "Ali" Hillis (born December 29, 1978) is an American film, television and voice actress. Early life At the age of six months, Hillis' moved with her family to Normal, Illinois and at age 3, to Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. She moved to Charlotte, North Carolina when she was thirteen years old and performed in the The Children's Theater. Career While living in New York City she auditioned for Broadway plays and appeared in two episodes of Felicity in 1999. The following year, she had a role in an episodes of "FreakyLinks" and "Undressed". Hillis has also appeared on the TV shows Baywatch, JAG, Boomtown and Less Than Perfect. Hillis' has had roles in several films including: All the Wrong Places, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), Must Love Dogs (2005), Open Water 2 (2006), Th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sean Payton
Patrick Sean Payton (born December 29, 1963) is an American head coach for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. Payton was a quarterback at Naperville Central High School and Eastern Illinois University and played professionally in 1987 and 1988. He began his coaching career as offensive assistant for San Diego State University and had several assistant coaching positions in collegiate and NFL teams before being named as the 10th full-time coach in Saints history in 2006. Under Payton, the New Orleans Saints made the 2006 NFL playoffs after a 3–13 season in 2005, and Payton won the AP NFL Coach of the Year Award because of this effort. Following the 2009 season, the New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl championship. On March 21, 2012, Payton was suspended for the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eric Berry
James Eric Berry (born December 29, 1988), nicknamed "The Fifth Dimension," is an American football safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Tennessee, was a two-time unanimous All-American, and was recognized as the best college defensive back in the country. The Kansas City Chiefs chose him with the fifth overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, and he was selected for the Pro Bowl following his rookie season. Early years Berry was born in Fairburn, Georgia. He attended Creekside High School in Fairburn, and was a standout athlete for the Creekside Seminoles track and football teams. In track, Berry was the anchor leg of the 2006 Class 4A state championship 4x400-meters relay team. Individually, he was the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Darren Perry
Darren Perry (born December 29, 1968) is a National Football League assistant coach and former professional American football player. He is currently the safeties coach for the Green Bay Packers. A product of Penn State, Perry played free safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers and New Orleans Saints. Playing career High school As a quarterback at Chesapeake, Virginia's Deep Creek High School, Perry passed for 23 touchdowns and 2,790 yards. College Perry was named a first-team Football Writers All-American in 1991 and graduated as Penn State's second leading all-time interceptor with 15. Perry's 299 interception return yards and three interceptions for touchdowns are school records. Perry had six interceptions his senior year and returned two for touchdowns. Pe... Biography of Moe Oshikiri
Moe Oshikiri (押切もえ Oshikiri Moe?, born December 29, 1979 in Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese model best known her work with fashion magazine AneCan and its sister magazine CanCam, which Oshikiri was a former top model for. She is also a designer, starting her own Kimono line branded under her name, as well as a hosiery line with CanCam model Yuri Ebihara called f*ing motesto. Biography Oshikiri graduated from a public school in Matsudo, Chiba. She went to Showa Daiichi high school, however she dropped out. After that, she re-entered Ichikawa-Nishi public high school located in Ichikawa, Chiba, as a repeat student, and has graduated. While a high school student, dokusha models (literally, reader models, are amateur models) were not yet popular in Japan... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Cozy Powell
Colin Flooks (29 December 1947 – 5 April 1998), better known as Cozy Powell, was an English rock drummer, who made his name with many major rock bands like The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Whitesnake and Black Sabbath. Early history Cozy Powell was born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England, and started playing drums at age 12 in the school orchestra, thereafter playing along in his spare time to popular singles of the day. The first band he was in, called the Corals, played each week at the youth club in Cirencester. At age 15 he had already worked out an impressive drum solo. The stage name 'Cozy' was borrowed from the jazz drummer Cozy Cole. Semi-professional The semi-professional circuit was next, with semi-pro outfit The Sorcerers, a vocal harmony pop band. The late nights a... |
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