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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on December, 4, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the photo and detailed natal chart by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the comprehensive horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 45,458 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,458 Celebrities
101 celebrities or events were found for December, 4. Add to favourites (77 fans)Biography of Tyra Banks
Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973) is an American retired supermodel. She first emerged to prominence as a cover model for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and one of the original Victoria's Secret Angels. She is best known as the hostess/judge of the reality television show America's Next Top Model, since its 2003 debut on UPN (later CW), and is currently hosting her own daytime talk show, The Tyra Banks Show. Banks is one of only four African Americans and seven women to have repeatedly ranked among the world's most influential people by Time magazine.... Add to favourites (52 fans)Biography of Jay Z
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known as Jay-Z, is an American rapper and current president and CEO of Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella Records. In addition, he co-owns The 40/40 Club, and is co-owner of the New Jersey Nets NBA team. He is one of the most financially successful American hip-hop artists. Known for his flow and blending of street and popular rap, Jay-Z has become one of the best-selling rappers in the hip hop industry. He is admired for his ability to compose lyrics without the use of pen and paper (his critically acclaimed album The Blueprint was allegedly written in only two days). He also returned from retirement in late 2006 with the album Kingdom Come which sold 680,000 copies in its first week, Jay-Z's highest-selling album in a one-week period. Along w... Add to favourites (29 fans)Biography of Jeff Bridges
Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949 in Los Angeles, California) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. He is the son of Dorothy Simpson and Lloyd Bridges, the brother of Beau Bridges and the uncle of Jordan Bridges. Film career Bridges's first major role was in the 1971 movie The Last Picture Show for which he garnered a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was nominated again for the same award for his performance opposite Clint Eastwood in the 1974 film Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. One of his better known roles was in the 1982 science-fiction cult classic Tron, in which he played Kevin Flynn, a video game programmer. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1984 for playing the alien in Starman. He was also acclaimed for his role... Add to favourites (24 fans)Biography of Marisa Tomei
Marisa Tomei (born December 4, 1964) is an Academy Award-winning American film and stage actress. Early life Tomei, an Italian American, was born in Brooklyn, New York to Patricia, an English teacher, and Gary A. Tomei, a trial lawyer. She has a younger brother, Adam, and was partially raised by her paternal grandparents, Rita and Romeo Tomei. Tomei grew up in Midwood, a Jewish neighborhood. While there she became captivated by the Broadway shows that her theater-loving parents took her to, and became drawn to acting as a career. After graduating from Edward R. Murrow High School she attended Boston University for a year, then transferred to New York University in 1983 after landing a role in the soap opera As The World Turns. Soon after, she dropped out of school altogether as her car... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Gérard Philipe
Gérard Philipe (December 4, 1922 – November 22, 1959) was a prominent French actor. Born in Cannes, as a teenager Philipe took acting lessons before going to Paris to study at the Conservatory of Dramatic Art. At age 19, he made his stage debut at a theater in Nice and the following year his strong performance in the Albert Camus play, Caligula, brought an invitation to work with the Théâtre national populaire (T.N.P.) in Paris and Avignon, whose festival, founded in 1947 by Jean Vilar, is France's oldest and most famous. Philipe made his film debut in 1943 in Les Petites du Quai aux Fleurs and after a few more minor film roles, he rocketed to fame as a result of his performance in Claude Autant-Lara's 1947 film Le diable au corps (Devil in the Flesh) . Adored by young women for his ... Biography of Francisco Franco
General Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde (4 December 1892–20 November 1975), commonly abbreviated to Francisco Franco (pron. IPA: ) or Francisco Franco Bahamonde, and also known as Caudillo or Generalísimo, was the leader and later formal head of state of Spain from October 1936, and of all of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975. Franco led a successful military career and reached the rank of General. He fought in Morocco and suppressed a strike in 1934. In February, 1936, the left-wing Popular Front won the general election and formed a government. Widespread chaos followed the election, with escalating violence between left and right wing supporters. Anti-clerical violence against the Church by left wing militants further raised tensions. After the assassina... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Rainer Maria Rilke
Rainer Maria Rilke (4 December 1875 – 29 December 1926) is considered one of the German language's greatest 20th century poets. His haunting images tend to focus on the difficulty of communion with the ineffable in an age of disbelief, solitude, and profound anxiety — themes that tend to position him as a transitional figure between the traditional and the modernist poets. He wrote in both verse and a highly lyrical prose. His two most famous verse sequences are the Sonnets to Orpheus and the Duino Elegies; his two most famous prose works are the Letters to a Young Poet and the semi-autobiographical The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge. He also wrote more than 400 poems in French, dedicated to his homeland of choice, the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Life 1875-1896 He was bo... Biography of Cynthia Sardou
Cynthia Sardou, born December 4, 1973 in Paris, is the daughter of French singer Michel Sardou and his first wife Françoise Pettré.... Biography of Gary Gilmore
Gary Mark Gilmore (December 4, 1940 – January 17, 1977) was an American murderer who gained international notoriety as the first person executed in the United States after the death penalty was reinstated in 1976 after Gregg v. Georgia lifted the four-year moratorium instated by Furman v. Georgia. Early life Gary Mark Gilmore was born in a rural Texas town on December 4, 1940, the second of four sons. His parents drifted around the country most of the time while he and his brothers were growing up, his father earning a living selling advertising space in magazines. Relations between Gary and his father were bad, his father being cold and indifferent to him as a child. In Norman Mailer's The Executioner's Song, it is suggested that Gilmore was the illegitimate grandson of magician H... Biography of Monique Lang
Monique Buczynski, best known as Monique Lang, is the wife of French politician Jack Lang.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joseph Kabila
Joseph Kabila Kabange (born December 4, 1971), known commonly as Joseph Kabila, became president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in January 2001, ten days after the murder of his father and DRC president Laurent-Désiré Kabila, a former rebel leader. On November 27, 2006, Joseph Kabila was confirmed as President following the July 2006 general election. Biography Early life and education Kabila was born in the small town Hewa Bora, in the Fizi territory of the South Kivu province, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is the son of Laurent-Désiré Kabila and Sifa Mahanya. There are however some doubts as to the correctness of this official story. He started elementary school in the public school system, in Fizi, South Kivu, and finished in Dar Es Sa... Biography of Arnelle Simpson
Arnelle Simpson, born December 4, 1968 in Los Angeles, California, is the daughter of O.J. Simpson and his first wife, Marguerite Whitley.... Biography of Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Jean-Pierre Darroussin, born December 4, 1953 in Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, is a French director and actor. Director C'est trop con (1992) de Jean-Pierre Darroussin avec Nathalie Richard, Patrick Bonnel. "C'est trop con" est disponible gratuitement ici Le Pressentiment sortie en septembre 2006 avec Didier Bezace, adaptation de l'œuvre d'Emmanuel Bove. Actor 1979 : Coup de tête de Jean-Jacques Annaud 1980 : Psy de Philippe de Broca 1980 : Celles qu'on n'a pas eues de Pascal Thomas avec Michel Aumont, Michel Galabru 1981 : Est-ce bien raisonnable? de Georges Lautner 1984 : Notre histoire de Bertrand Blier avec Nathalie Baye, Alain Delon 1984 : Tranches de vie de François Leterrier 1985 : Ki lo sa? de Robert Guédiguian avec Ariane Ascaride, Gérard Meylan ... Biography of Deanna Durbin
Deanna Durbin (born December 4, 1921) is a Canadian singer and actress from Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s. Early life Born Edna Mae Durbin at Grace Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, she changed her given name to Deanna at the commencement of her career. Her parents, James and Ada Durbin, were immigrants from Lancashire, England, and she had an older sister named Edith. Career Durbin signed a contract with MGM in 1935 and made her first film appearance in a short subject Every Sunday with another contractee, Judy Garland. Durbin was released from her contract shortly thereafter as studio executive Louis B. Mayer felt he did not need two young female singers under contract. Hollywood legend has recorded that he instructed his staff to "drop the fat one" and that ... Biography of Shona Lindsay
Shona Lindsay, born December 4, 1969 in Edinburgh, is a Scottish actress. Filmography "Casualty" .... Fi (1 episode, 2001) - For My Next Trick (2001) TV episode .... Fi "Mother's Ruin" (1994) TV series .... Sandra "The Ritz" (1987) TV series .... Lisa (unknown episodes) "Crossroads" (1964) TV series .... Sara Briggs (unknown episodes, 1985-1988) "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4" (1985) TV series .... Barbara Boyer... Biography of Nick Vujicic
Nicholas James Vujicic (born on 4 December 1982) is a preacher and motivational speaker – born with Tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterized by the absence of all four limbs. He struggled as a child, eventually came to terms with his disability and started his own non-profit organization Life Without Limbs – at age seventeen. Vujicic presents motivational speeches worldwide, on life with a disability, hope, and finding meaning in life. Background and personal The eldest child of a Serbian family, Vujicic (pronounced 'Vooy-ee-chich') was born in Melbourne, Australia. He was limbless, missing both arms at shoulder level, as well as legless. His feet were toeless except for two toes on one foot. Initially, his parents were devastated, though Vujicic was otherwise healthy. ... Biography of Horst Buchholz
Horst Werner Buchholz (December 4, 1933 – March 3, 2003) was a German actor, best remembered for his part in The Magnificent Seven. He appeared in over sixty films during his acting career from 1952-2002. Height: 5' 9½" (1.77 m) Life and work Buchholz was born in Berlin, the son of a shoemaker. His paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from New Jersey and his maternal grandparents were from Denmark. Records show his father's family were originally named Rosenholz when they arrived in Germany 1903. During World War II he was evacuated to Silesia and at the end of the war found himself in a foster home in Czechoslovakia. He returned to Berlin as soon as he could. He barely finished his schooling before seeking theatre work, first appearing on stage in 1949. He soon left his ch... Biography of Chelsea Noble
Chelsea Noble (born as Nancy Mueller, December 4, 1964, Cheektowaga, Buffalo, New York) is an actress known mostly for her role in the American television series Growing Pains. She played "Kate", the romantic interest of the character Mike, portrayed by Kirk Cameron. Noble and Cameron would later marry in real life on July 20, 1991, and have six children: four adopted and two biological. Noble graduated from Maryvale High School and then attended SUNY Geneseo from 1983 to 1987, where she was a member of Phi Kappa Pi (Alpha Clionian) sorority. She continues to act, mostly in Christian films with her husband, with the notable exception of an appearance on an episode of Seinfeld. Noble shares her husband's conservative Christian faith. She and Cameron founded the Camp Firefly/The Firefl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Andrea Parisy
Andrea Parisy or Andrée Parisy, born December 4, 1935 in Levallois-Perret, is a French actress. Filmography Escalier de service (1954) de Carlo Rim Futures vedettes (1955) de Marc Allégret Bébés à gogo (1956) Paul Mesnier Paris, Palace Hôtel (1956) Les Tricheurs (1958) de Marcel Carné 125 rue Montmartre (1959) L'Ambitieuse (1959) Stefanie in Rio (1960) Le Rendez-vous (1961) Les Petits matins (1962) Portrait Robot (1962) Dragées au poivre (1963) Cent mille dollars au soleil (1963) de Henri Verneuil Les bons vivants (1965) de Gilles Grangier et Georges Lautner Un grand seigneur (1965) de Gilles Grangier La Grande Vadrouille (1966) de Gérard Oury Le Petit baigneur (1967) de Robert Dhéry Mayerling (1968) Slogan (1969) La gueule de l'autre (1979) T... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Farid Chopel
Farid Chopel, born December 4, 1952 in Paris, died April 20, 2008 in Paris (cancer), was a French actor and singer. Filmography 1983 - Les Princes (Tony Gatlif) 1983 - L'Addition ( Denis Amar) 1983 - La Femme de mon pote (Bertrand Blier) 1984 - Irena et les ombres - L'addition (Denis Amar) 1984 - Les Fauves (Jean-Louis Daniel) 1984 - La Vengeance du serpent à plumes (Gérard Oury) 1985 - Sac de nœuds (Josiane Balasko) 1986 - Suivez mon regard (Jean Curtelin) 1987 - Iréna et les ombres (Alain Robak) 1987 - Jane B. par Agnès V. (Agnès Varda) 1989 - Le Banquet (Marco Ferreri) 1991 - La carne (La Chair), (Marco Ferreri ) 1992 - Un vampire au paradis (Abdel Krim Bahloul) 1996 - Mo' (Yves-Noël François) 1996 - Rainbow pour Raimbaud (Jean Teulé) 2005 - Gradiva ... Biography of Sergueï Bubka
Sergey Nazarovich Bubka (Vorochilovgrad, URSS, born December 4, 1963) is a retired Ukrainian pole vaulter. Repeatedly voted the world's best athlete, he represented the Soviet Union until its collapse in 1991. Bubka won 6 consecutive IAAF World Championships, an Olympics gold and broke the world record for men's pole vaulting 35 times (17 outdoor and 18 indoor records). He was the first to clear 6.0 metres and the first and only (as of August 2008) to clear 6.10 metres (20 feet). He holds the current outdoor world record of 6.14 metres (20 feet 1 3/4 inches), set on 31 July 1994 in Sestriere, Italy and the current indoor world record of 6.15 meters, set on 21 February 1993 in Donetsk, Ukraine. Biography Sergey Bubka was born and brought up in the city of Luhansk (formerly Voroch... Biography of Christian Jacob
Christian Jacob (b. December 4, 1959 in Rozay-en-Brie (Seine-et-Marne)) is the Minister of French Civil Service. Before being appointed to cabinet position in 2002, he was deputy for the 4th circonscription of Seine-et-Marne (Provins). A farmer, Christian Jacob has been in position of responsibility in farm trade unions, local, départemental, regional then national. He was the President of the CNJA (Centre National des Jeunes Agriculteurs) from 1992 to 1994.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gae Aulenti
Gae Aulenti (Gaetana Aulenti, 1927 – ), Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI is an Italian architect, lighting and interior designer, and industrial designer. She is well known for several large-scale museum projects, including Musée d'Orsay in Paris (1980-86), the Contemporary Art Gallery at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Palazzo Grassi in Venice (1985-86), and the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (2000-2003). She worked for the design magazine Casabella from 1955 until 1965 as an art director, and become part of a group of young professionals influenced by the philosophy of Ernesto Nathan Rogers. Aulenti has also occasionally worked as a stage designer for Luca Ronconi. References ^ quirinale.it Muriel Emmanuel. Contemporary Architects. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980. ISBN 0... Biography of Lillian Russell
Lillian Russell (December 4, 1860 – June 6, 1922) was an American actress and singer. Born Helen Louise Leonard in Clinton, Iowa, Lillian Russell became one of the most famous actresses and singers of the late 19th century and early 20th century, known for her beauty and style, as well as for her voice and stage presence. Life and career Russell's father was newspaper publisher Charles E. Leonard, and her mother was the feminist Cynthia Leonard, the first woman to run for mayor of New York City. Her family moved to Chicago in 1865, where she attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart and the Park Institute. Early career At the age of 18, she and her mother left for New York where Leonard studied singing under Leopold Damrosch. She joined the chorus of a touring production of Gi... Biography of Marwan Berreni
Marwan Berreni, born December 4, 1988 in Paris, is a French actor. Filmography (television) Tranches de vie, Disney Channel : Karim Plus belle la vie, France 3 : Abdel MSS, Mission Secrète Sportive, France 3 : Juanino... Biography of Dennis Wilson
Dennis Carl Wilson (December 4, 1944 – December 28, 1983) was an American rock and roll musician best known as a founding member and the drummer of The Beach Boys. Beach Boys Early career Born in Inglewood, California, Wilson was the second oldest of the three Wilson brothers. Their mother, Audree, forced Brian to include Dennis in the earliest lineup of the Beach Boys. Urged by older cousin Mike Love, Dennis had approached Brian, the most outwardly talented family member, to form a group and compose a song about surfing. The Beach Boys formed in August 1961 under the guidance of father Murry Wilson, meeting immediate success. Though the Beach Boys were named for and developed an image based on the California surfing culture, Dennis was the only real surfer in the band. In 1976, he... Biography of Franck Tournaire
Franck Tournaire (born December 4, 1972 in Narbonne) is a French international rugby player for Racing Metro. Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Weight 112 kg (246 lb)... Biography of François Deguelt
François Deguelt, born December 4, 1932 in Tarbes, is a French composer, singer and actor. He was the husband of actress Dora Doll. Filmography L'Assassin Viendra Ce Soir (Jean Maley) Awards 1956, Prix de l'Académie Charles-Cros 1959, Le coq de la chanson française... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sonny Capone
Albert Francis ("Sonny") or Sonny Capone, born December 4, 1918 in Brooklyn is the son of Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone and his wife Mae Josephine Coughlin, an Irish woman.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of René Fallet
René Fallet, born December 4, 1927 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, died July 25, 1983, was a French writer and screenwriter. Works Novles Banlieue sud-est. Domat, 1947. La fleur et la souris. Domat, 1948. Pigalle. Domat, 1949. Testament. Seghers, 1952. Le Triporteur. Denoël, 1951. Les Pas perdus, Denoël, 1954 Rouge à lèvres, Éditions de Paris, 1955 La grande ceinture. Denoël, 1956. Les vieux de la vieille. Denoël, 1958. Une poignée de main. Denoël, 1959 Il était un petit navire. Denoël, 1962 Mozart assassiné. Denoël, 1963. Paris au mois d'août, prix Interallié Denoël, 1964. Un idiot à Paris, Denoël, 1966 Charleston. Denoël, 1967. Comment fais-tu l'amour, Cerise ? Denoël, 1969. Au beau rivage. Denoël, 1970. L'Amour baroque. René Julliard, 1971. Le... Biography of Hervé Paul
Hervé Paul, born December 4, 1959 in Annecy, is a French musician, composer, guitarist and singer. External link, his site: http://www.hervepaul.com/... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François Barcelo
François Barcelo, born in Montréal December 4, 1941, is a Canadian author. Awards 1991 - Deuxième prix du Concours de nouvelles de Radio-Canada pour Le Héros de Bougainville 1997 - Nomination pour le Prix du Gouverneur général, La Face cachée des pierres 1999 - Grand Prix littéraire de la Montérégie 2003 - Grand Prix littéraire de la Montérégie 2005 - Prix TD de littérature canadienne pour l’enfance et la jeunesse, Le Nul et la chipie 2008 - Nomination au Prix Saint-Pacôme du roman policier pour Chroniques de Saint-Placide-de-Ramsay Bibliography 2001 : Écrire en toute liberté, Éditions Trois-Pistoles, Québec Novels 1981 : Agénor, Agénor, Agénor et Agénor, Les Quinze, Montréal 1981 : La Tribu, Libre Expression, Montréal 1983 : Ville-Dieu, Libre Expression, ... Biography of Crazy Horse (Sioux chief)
Crazy Horse (Lakota: Thašuŋka Witko, literally "His-Horse-is-Crazy") (December 4, 1842 (source: Penfield) – September 5, 1877) was a respected war leader of the Oglala Lakota, who fought against the U.S. federal government in an effort to preserve the traditions and values of the Lakota way of life. Early life Sources differ on the precise year of Crazy Horse's birth, but all seem to agree that he was born between 1840 and 1845. According to a close friend, he and Crazy Horse "were both born in the same year at the same season of the year", which census records and other interviews place at about 1845. Chips, an Oglala medicine man and spiritual adviser to the Oglala war leader, reported that Crazy Horse was born "in the year in which the band to which he belonged, the Oglala, ... Biography of Edith Cavell
Edith Louisa Cavell (December 4, 1865–October 12, 1915) was a British World War I nurse and humanitarian. She is celebrated for helping hundreds of Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium. Her subsequent execution received significant sympathetic press coverage worldwide. “Patriotism is not enough…” Her strong religious belief propelled Cavell to help all those who needed help - whether a member of the German forces or the Allied forces. “I can’t stop while there are lives to be saved”. Early life and career Edith Cavell was born in 1865 at Swardeston in Norfolk, England, where her father, the Reverend Frederick Cavell, was vicar for 45 years. She trained as a nurse at the Royal London Hospital and in 1907 was appointed matron of the Berkendael Institute, founded by Antoin... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gary Rossington
Gary Robert Rossington (born December 4, 1951 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a founding member of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. He plays lead and rhythm guitar. He is also a founding member of The Rossington-Collins Band along with former Lynyrd Skynyrd bandmate Allen Collins. Rossington formed the band as a teenager with friends Ronnie Van Zant, Allen Collins, Larry Junstrom and Bob Burns in the summer of 1964. Skynyrd gained national exposure starting in 1973 with the release of their first album (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) and hit single "Free Bird". Rossington's rhythm and lead duties in the band have yielded many memorable guitar parts, including the lead work on "Tuesday's Gone" and the slide guitar for "Free Bird". Rossington also provided the guitar work for t... Biography of Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881) was a Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian, whose work was highly influential during the Victorian era. Coming from a strict Calvinist family, Carlyle was expected by his parents to become a preacher, but while at the University of Edinburgh, he lost his Christian faith. Calvinist values, however, remained with him throughout his life. This combination of a religious temperament with loss of faith in traditional Christianity made Carlyle's work appealing to many Victorians who were grappling with scientific and political changes that threatened the traditional social order. Early life and influences Carlyle was born in Ecclefechan, Dumfries and Galloway, and was educated at Annan Academy, Annan. He was powerfully influenced... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Lequiller
Pierre Lequiller, born December 4, 1949 in London, is a French politician and author, member of UMP (Union pour un mouvement populaire). Works "La guerre scolaire n'aura pas lieu" en 1992. "L'Europe se lève à l'Est" en 1994. "22 propositions pour la lutte contre l'illétrisme" en 1995 Rapport parlementaire sur "l'enseignement français à l'étranger" en 1996. Proposition de loi relative à la protection du patrimoine, votée à l'unanimité à l'Assemblée Nationale en 2001. "Un président pour l'Europe" en 2003. "Correspondances européennes avec 25 jeunes de l'Union" en avril 2005. "Europe : comment sortir de l'impasse, un traité institutionnel pour l'Europe" en janvier 2007.... Biography of Régis Loisel
Régis Loisel (born December 4, 1951 in Saint-Maixent-l'École) is a French comics writer and artist, best known for the long running series La Quête de l'oiseau du temps, written by Serge Le Tendre. He worked with Walt Disney Studios on the animated films Atlantis and Mulan. Bibliography * La Dernière goutte... * Les Farfelingues * Les Nocturnes * Norbert le lézard * L'Offrande * Peter Pan * Pyrénée * La Quête de l'oiseau du temps (The Quest for the Time-bird) * Troubles fêtes Awards * 1986: Lucien Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, France * 1992: Audience Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival * 1995: Audience Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival * 2000: nominate... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Norbert Teupert
Norbert Teupert, born December 4, 1957 in Kulmbach, is a German social worker, author and professional astrologer.... Biography of Henri Grégoire
Henri Grégoire (often referred to as Abbé Grégoire; December 4, 1750 – May 20, 1831) was a French Roman Catholic priest, constitutional bishop of Blois and a revolutionary leader. Early life He was born at Vého near Lunéville, the son of a tailor. Educated at the Jesuit college at Nancy, he became curé (priest) of Emberménil in 1782. In 1783 he was crowned by the Academy of Nancy for his Eloge de la poésie, and in 1788 by that of Metz for an Essai sur la régénération physique et morale des Juifs. He was elected in 1789 by the clergy of the bailliage of Nancy to the Estates-General, where he soon made his name as one of the group of clerical and lay deputies of Jansenist or Gallican sympathies who supported the Revolution. He was one of the first of the clergy to join the third esta... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Perrier
Jacques Perrier (born in December 4 1936 in Paris, France) is a French Catholic bishop. He is the bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes since 1998.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Xavier de Roux
Xavier de Roux (born on December 4, 1940 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French politician. He is member of the UMP party and has been elected on June 16, 2002 as a deputy. He has been before elected several times mayor of Chaniers.... Biography of Anke Huber
Anke Huber (born December 4, 1974) is a former professional tennis player. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1996 Australian Open. Her career-high singles ranking was fourth, also in 1996. Early life Huber was born in Bruchsal, Germany. She started playing tennis at the age of seven, after being introduced to the game by her father, Edgar. In junior competition, she won the under-12 German Championships in 1986, the under-14s in 1987, the under-16s in 1988, and the European Championships in 1989. She was also a semifinalist at Wimbledon's junior tournament in 1990. Career Huber made her Grand Slam tournament debut at the 1990 Australian Open, a year before she graduated from high school. After defeating Maider Leval and Elise Burgin, she was defeated in the third ro... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ted Johnson
Ted Curtis Johnson (born December 4, 1972 in Alamadea, California) is a former American football player in the National Football League. He grew up in Carlsbad, California where he graduated from Carlsbad High School in 1991. From there he attended the University of Colorado and was drafted by the Patriots in the second round of the 1995 NFL Draft with the 57th overall selection. He helped the Patriots reach Super Bowl XXXI and win Super Bowl XXXVI, Super Bowl XXXVIII, and Super Bowl XXXIX. In his ten-year professional career, Johnson played in 125 regular season games and recorded 757 tackles, 11.5 sacks, one interception, 16 passes defensed, six forced fumbles, and seven fumble recoveries. Retirement Johnson retired before the 2005 NFL season after sustaining multiple concussion... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Albany
Jean Albany, born December 4, 1957 in Saint-Denis, Reunion, and died October 26, 1984 in Paris, was a French author, poet and painter. Selected works: Œuvres * Zamal, 1951. * Miel vert, à compte d'auteur, 1963. * Outre-Mer, à compte d'auteur, 1966. * Vavangue, à compte d'auteur, 1972. * Le Petit Glossaire, 1974. * Le Supplément au Petit Glossaire, 1983. * Amour oiseau fou, Azalées Éditions, 1985. * La Croix du Sud.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Constantino Rocca
Costantino Rocca (born 4 December 1956) is the most successful male golfer that Italy has produced. After a long career on the European Tour he is now playing on the European Seniors Tour. Rocca was born in Bergamo. He started out as a caddy, winning the Italian Caddie Championship in 1978, and turned professional in 1981 at the age of 24. Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight 192 lb (87 kg) Career outline In the 1980s, Rocca struggled to retain a European Tour card and made several trips to the Qualifying School. He began to make major strides in his career in 1990, which was the first season that he finished high enough on the Order of Merit to gain a tour card automatically. By 1993, he had risen to sixth in the Order of Merit, and his two best seasons were 1995 and 1996, when h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Corinne Marchand
Denise Marie Renée Marchand, best known as Corinne Marchand, born December 4, 1937 in Paris, is a French actress and sometimes singer. Filmographie sélective 1961 : Lola de Jacques Demy : Daisy 1962 : Cléo de 5 à 7 d'Agnès Varda : Cléo 1962 : Les Sept Péchés capitaux, film à sketches, épisode La Luxure de Jacques Demy : la fille dans la rue 1966 : Les Sultans de Jean Delannoy : Mireille 1969 : Le Passager de la pluie de René Clément : Tania 1970 : Borsalino de Jacques Deray : Madame Rinaldi 1972 : Liza de Marco Ferreri : la femme de Giorgio 1972 : Voyages avec ma tante (Travels with My Aunt) de George Cukor : Louise 1979 : Coup de tête de Jean-Jacques Annaud : Madame Sivardière 1986 : Attention bandits ! de Claude Lelouch : Manuchka 1994 : Le Parfum d’Yvonne de Pat... Biography of Aymeric Caron
Aymeric Caron, born on December 4, 1971 in Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais), is a French journalist, reporter, radio host, and TV host.... Biography of Alex de la Iglesia
Álex de la Iglesia (born December 4, 1965) is a Spanish Basque film director. Most of De La Iglesia's films reached cult status thanks to their weird sense of humour. Biography Álex de la Iglesia was born in Bilbao, Spain in 1965. He is a philosophy graduate from the University of Deusto who ended up working in the comic book field at a young age. He had a brief stint in television before finding work as production designer on Pablo Berger's 'Mamá'. This little seen short film focuses on a family forced to live in a basement after a nuclear war and features a little boy who wears a Batman costume. Enrique Urbizu came calling for his production designer services in 1991 for 'Todo por la pasta' (Anything For Bread) a Basque crime thriller which was nominated for 4 Goya Awards, an... Biography of Adamski (producer)
Adamski (born Adam Tinley, 4 December 1967, in the New Forest, England) is an English dance music producer, prominent at the time of acid house for his tracks "N-R-G" and "Killer" (a collaboration with Seal). Career According to Adam Sky's MySpace page, Tinley made his first record aged eleven, in 1979, as part of the kinderpunk group "The Stupid Babies". Their song "Babysitter" was released on Fast Product Records, and played on the John Peel BBC Radio 1 show. Tinley went on to perform with his brother Mark Tinley, and Johnny Slut of the band Specimen, as Diskord Datkord. The band was signed to SOHO records and released one single. The brothers Tinley continued to work together even after the demise of Diskord Datkord. In the late 1980s, Adam Tinley adopted his stage name after the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nicolas-Charles-Joseph Trublet
Nicolas Charles Joseph Trublet (Saint-Malo, 4 December 1697 - Saint-Malo, 14 March 1770) was a French churchman and moralist, best known for his clash with Voltaire, whose La Henriade he critiqued. A "chiffonnier de la littérature" Works Réflexions sur Télémaque (1717) Essais sur divers sujets de littérature et de morale (1735). Édition en 2 volumes : 1749. Édition en 4 volumes : 1754-60. Réédition : Slatkine, Genève, 1968. Panégyriques des saints, précédés de Réflexions sur l'éloquence en général, et sur celle de la chaire en particulier (1755) Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire de la vie et des ouvrages de M. de Fontenelle, tirés du « Mercure de France », 1756, 1757 et 1758 (1759) Un journal de la vie littéraire au XVIIIe siècle : La correspondance de l'Abbé Trublet, docum... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Florencie
Louis Florencie (4 December 1896 – 4 December 1951) was a French film actor. He appeared in 83 films between 1927 and 1951. Selected filmography Return to Life (1949) Lady Killer (1937)... Biography of Chris Hillman
Christopher Hillman (born December 4, 1942 (source: Imdb), Los Angeles, California) was one of the original members of The Byrds in 1965 with Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, and Michael Clarke. Along with frequent collaborator Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman was a key figure in the development of country rock, virtually defining the genre through his seminal work in The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, and later became the leader of the country act Desert Rose Band. Early years Chris Hillman, the youngest of four children, spent his early years on his family's ranch home in rural North San Diego County, approximately 110 miles from Los Angeles. He has credited his older sister with exciting his interest in country and folk music when she returned from college in the lat... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patricia Wettig
Patricia Wettig (born December 4, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American actress and playwright. She is best known for her roles in the television series' Thirtysomething, Prison Break and Brothers & Sisters. In film, she is known for her role in City Slickers Personal life Wettig, one of four sisters (Pam, Patricia, Phylis and Peggy), was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Florence (née Morlock) and Clifford Neal Wettig, a college basketball coach. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University and graduated from Temple University in 1975. She recently returned to her studies, receiving an M.F.A. in playwriting from Smith College in 2001. Wettig is married to actor and producer Ken Olin; they have two children, Clifford (b. 1983) and Roxanne (b. 1986). Career Although Wettig has... Biography of Gemma Jones
Gemma Jones (born Jennifer Jones on 4 December 1942) is an English character actress on both stage and screen. Jones was born in London, England, the daughter of Irene (née Isaac) and Griffith Jones, an actor. Her brother, Nicholas Jones is also an actor. She had a son, Luke G-Jones, with the director, Sebastian Graham-Jones in 1975. Luke G-Jones is a film producer. She attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career She was first recognised outside the UK in 1974, after playing the Empress Frederick in the BBC television drama series Fall of Eagles and Louisa Trotter in another BBC drama, The Duchess of Duke Street. She later played Mrs. Dashwood alongside Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson in the Academy Award-winning period drama Sense and Sensibility (1995). Oth... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David Troy
David Troy, born December 4, 1951 in Bronx, New York, is an American musician and guitarist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gérard Macé
Gérard Macé, born December 4, 1946 in Paris, is a French author and poet. Selected bibliography Le singe et le miroir (1998. Réédition Coll. Poésie, 2002) La photographie sans appareil (2001) Images & signes (lectures de Gérard Macé), 2001 Mirages et solitudes (2003) Éthiopie, le livre et l'ombrelle (2006) Rome ou le firmament (2006) Le jardin des langues (Gallimard, 1974. Réédition Coll. Poésie, 2002) Les balcons de Babel (Gallimard, 1977. Réédition Coll. Poésie, 2002) Ex Libris (Gallimard, 1980) Leçon de chinois (Fata Morgana, 1981) Rome ou le firmament (Fata Morgana, 1983) Bois dormant (Gallimard, 1983) Où grandissent les pierres (Fata Morgana, 1985)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jim Hall
James Stanley Hall (born December 4, 1930, Buffalo, New York) is an American Jazz guitarist. Educated at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Hall moved to Los Angeles where he began to attract national, and then international, attention in the late 1950s. There he studied classic guitar with Vincente Gómez. He played with Chico Hamilton Quintet, (1955-1956), Jimmy Giuffre Trio (1956-1959), Ella Fitzgerald (1960-1961), Ben Webster, Hampton Hawes, Bob Brookmeyer, John Lewis, Zoot Sims, Paul Desmond, Lee Konitz and Bill Evans. By 1960 Jim had arrived in New York to work with Sonny Rollins and Art Farmer, among others. His live and recorded collaborations there with Bill Evans, Paul Desmond and Ron Carter have become legendary. His first formal recognition as a composer came in 1997, when ... Biography of Ronnie Corbett
Ronald Balfour "Ronnie" Corbett, OBE (born 4 December 1930) is a Scottish actor and comedian best known for his association with Ronnie Barker in the long-running British television comedy sketch series The Two Ronnies. He first achieved prominence in David Frost's 1960s satirical comedy programme, The Frost Report and later played starring roles in the sitcoms Sorry! and No - That's Me Over Here! Early life and career Corbett was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of London-born Annie Elizabeth (Main) and William Balfour Corbett, master baker in 1930. He has a brother about six years younger, and a sister about ten years younger than himself. Corbett was educated at the Royal High School Edinburgh in the city, but did not attend university. After leaving school, he then decided... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Chapelain
Jean Chapelain (4 December 1595 – 22 February 1674) was a French poet and writer. Chapelain was born in Paris. His father wanted him to become a notary; but his mother, who had known Pierre de Ronsard, had decided otherwise. At an early age Chapelain began to qualify himself for literature, learning, under Nicolas Bourbon, and French, and teaching himself Japanese and Spanish. Having finished his studies, Chapelain taught Spanish to a young nobleman for a while, before being appointed tutor to the two sons of NHL le Hardy, sieur de la Trousse, grand-prévôt de France,Gouye de Longuemarre, ""Eclaircissemens sur un officier de la maison de nos rois, appelé roi des ribauds", in Constant Leber, ed. Collection des meilleurs dissertations, notices et traités particuliers relatifs à l'histo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jules-Armand Dufaure
Jules Armand Stanislas Dufaure (4 December 1798 – 28 June 1881) was a French statesman. Dufaure was born at Saujon, Charente-Maritime, and began his career as an advocate at Bordeaux, where he won a great reputation by his oratorical gifts. He abandoned law for politics, and in 1834 was elected deputy. In 1839 he became minister of public works in the ministry of Jean-de-Dieu Soult, and succeeded in freeing railway construction in France from the obstacles which till then had hampered it. Losing office in 1840, Dufaure became one of the leaders of the Opposition, and on the outbreak of the revolution of 1848 he accepted the Republic, and joined the party of moderate republicans. On 13 October he became minister of the interior under Louis-Eugène Cavaignac, but retired on the latter's... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Marie Magnan
Jean-Marie Magnan, born December 4, 1929 in Arles, is a French novelist and writer. A lot of his books deal with the "corrida de toros".... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Négroni
Jean Négroni, born on December 4, 1920 in Constantine, Algeria, died on Mai 28, 2005 in L'Île-Rousse, Corsica, France, was a French comedian, actor, and director. Filmography Actor 1941 : Premier rendez-vous d'Henri Decoin 1942 : Les Inconnus dans la maison d'Henri Decoin 1942 : Les Cadets de l'océan de Jean Dréville 1945 : Patrie de Louis Daquin 1957 : Un certain monsieur de René Jolivet 1960 : L'Enclos d'Armand Gatti 1960 : Le Sourire de Serge Bourguignon (court métrage) 1963 : La Demoiselle de cœur de Philippe Arthuys (court métrage) 1964 : La Cage de verre de Jean-Louis Lévi Alvares et Philippe Arthuys 1964 : La Journée de Pernette d'Alain Saury (court métrage) 1965 : La Dame de pique de Léonard Keigel 1965 : Paris brûle... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler (4 December 1835 – 18 June 1902) was an iconoclastic Victorian author who published a variety of works. Two of his most famous pieces are the Utopian satire Erewhon and the posthumous novel The Way of All Flesh. He is also known for examining Christian orthodoxy, substantive studies of evolutionary thought, studies of Italian art, and works of literary history and criticism. Butler also made prose translations of The Iliad and The Odyssey which remain in use to this day. Butler belonged to no school, and spawned no followers during his lifetime. A serious but amateur student of the subjects he undertook, especially religious orthodoxy and evolutionary thought, his controversial assertions effectively shut him out from both of the opposing factions of Church and science whi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Howard Eisley
Howard Jonathan Eisley (born December 4, 1972) is an retired American professional basketball point guard who played in the NBA from 1994 to 2006. Born in Detroit, Eisley played college basketball at Boston College and was drafted in 1994 by the Minnesota Timberwolves. In his twelve seasons in the NBA, Eisley played six with the Utah Jazz (1995-2000, 2004-2005) and the other six in seven other teams, most recently the Denver Nuggets. Early life and college Eisley graduated from Southwestern High School in Detroit and played for the Boston College Eagles basketball team for four years before being drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round (30th overall) in 1994. He graduated from Boston College with a degree in communications. In his senior season, Eisley led the Eagle... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Lear
John Lear, born December 4, 1942 in Hemstead, New York, is the son of the founder of Lear Jet Corporation. Learjet is a manufacturer of business jets for civilian and military use. It was founded in the late 1950s by William Powell Lear Jr. as Swiss American Aviation Corporation. Learjet is now a subsidiary of Bombardier and marketed as the "Bombardier Learjet Family". John Lear is a pilot himself. He is also a popular lecturer in the UFO circuit.... Biography of Friedrich Burgmuller
Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller (4 December 1806 – 13 February 1874) was a German pianist and composer. He was born in Regensburg, Germany. Both his father, August, and his brother, Norbert, were musicians. His father was a musical theatre director in Weimar and other Southern German centers. Friedrich studied with Ludwig Spohr and Moritz Hauptmann. After years of studies with Spohr and Hauptmann, he moved to Paris in 1832, where he stayed until his death. There, he adopted Parisian music and developed his trademark, light style of playing. He wrote many pieces of salon music for the piano and published several albums. Burgmüller also went on to compose piano etudes intended for children. They are popular to this day. Selections from his Op. 68, 76, 100, 105 and 109 etudes and his Ba... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mark Robson
Mark Robson (4 December 1913–20 June 1978) was a Canadian-born film editor, film director and producer in Hollywood. Career Born in Montreal, Quebec, he moved to the United States at a young age. He studied at the University of California, Los Angeles then found work in the prop department at 20th Century Fox studios. He eventually went to work at RKO Pictures where he began training as a film editor. In 1940 he worked as an assistant to Robert Wise on the editing of Citizen Kane in addition to several other films. Both he and Wise benefited tremendously from producer and screenwriter Val Lewton, who promoted Robson from film editor to production assistant and later as director. In 1943, at the insistence of Lewton, Robson assisted Lewton and famed director Jacques Tourneur in a serie... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Louis Laya
Jean-Louis Laya (December 4, 1761 – August 25, 1833) was a French dramatist born in Paris. He wrote his first comedy in collaboration with Gabriel-Marie Legouvé in 1785. The piece, however, though accepted by the Comédie française, was never represented. In 1789 he produced a plea for religious toleration in the form of a five-act tragedy in verse, Jean Calas. In his next work, the injustice of the disgrace cast on a family by the crime of one of its members formed the theme of Les Dangers de l'opinion (1790). It is by his Ami des lois (1793) that Laya is best remembered. This energetic protest against mob rule, with its scarcely veiled characterizations of Robespierre as Nomophage and of Marat as Duricrne, was an act of the highest courage, for the play was produced at the Théâtre Fran... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Martin Riessen
Marty Riessen (born December 4, 1941 in Hinsdale, Illinois) played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as No. 11 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings (achieving that ranking on September 4, 1974). Career Marty Riessen played collegiate tennis at Northwestern University, where he reached the NCAA Singles finals three times: 1962 (falling to Rafael Osuna of USC); 1963 and 1964 (falling to Dennis Ralston of USC both times). He was a semifinalist at the NCAA doubles championship with Clark Graebner in 1963 and 1964. He won six singles titles in the open era, with the biggest coming in Cincinnati in 1974. (He won numerous other pre-open era titles, including two other Cincinnati titles in the pre-Open Era.) He also reached the quarterfin... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Schäfer
Paul Schäfer Schneider (December 4, 1921 – April 24, 2010) was the founder and former leader of a sect and agricultural commune of German immigrants called Colonia Dignidad ("Dignity Colony")—later renamed Villa Baviera—located in the south of Chile, about 340 km south of Santiago. Investigations by Amnesty International and the Chilean National Commission for Truth and Reconciliation Report have verified that Colonia Dignidad was used by DINA, the Chilean secret police, as a torture and detention centre during Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship. Life and career Schäfer was born in Troisdorf, Weimar Germany, and joined the Hitler Youth movement at a young age. He served as a medic in the Wehrmacht during World War II, where he reached the rank of Corporal. Following the war he ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mina Tander
Mina Tander, born on December 4, 1979 in Cologne, is a German actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0849180/ ) 2011 Der Verdacht (TV movie) Laura Steinborn 2010 Etwas Besseres als den Tod (TV movie) 2010 Alerte Cobra (TV series) Tanja Forster – Koma (2010) … Tanja Forster 2010 Zeiten ändern Dich Bushido's young mother 2009 Nachtschicht (TV series) Elaine P. – Wir sind die Polizei (2009) … Elaine P. 2009 Maria, ihm schmeckt's nicht! Sara 2009 Der Kriminalist (TV series) Tanja Sonntag – Die Kronzeugin (2009) … Tanja Sonntag 2009 Les frontières du passé (TV movie) Bettina / Heike Gruner - jung 2008 In jeder Sekunde Sarah Arles 2008 Wir sind das Volk - Liebe kennt keine Grenzen (TV movie) Esther Frings 2008 Doctor's D... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Corliss Williamson
Corliss Mondari Williamson (born December 4, 1973) is the current coach for University of Central Arkansas basketball and a retired American professional basketball player, who played for four teams during his 12-year NBA career. His nickname is "Big Nasty", a moniker he received from his cousin when he was 13. Williamson was a dominating power forward in college, but became an undersized power forward in the NBA and mostly played at the small forward position. High school years Corliss Williamson played basketball at Russellville High School, where he achieved numerous accolades. He was a three-time all-conference and all-state selection, and was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year in 1991 and 1992. Prior to his senior year, Williamson held his own against Chris Webber in... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frances Power Cobbe
Frances Power Cobbe (4 December 1822 – 5 April 1904) was an Irish writer, social reformer, and suffragist. She founded a number of animal advocacy groups, including the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) in 1898, and was a member of the executive council of the London National Society for Women's Suffrage. Frances was a member of the prominent Irish Cobbe family. Life Cobbe was born in Newbridge House in the family estate in what is now Donabate, Co. Dublin. She founded the Society for the Protection of Animals Liable to Vivisection (SPALV) in 1875, the world's first organization campaigning against animal experiments, and in 1898 the BUAV, two groups that remain active. Cobbe was a member of the executive council of the London National Society for Women's Suffr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Gauthier
Louis Gauthier, born on December 4, 1944 in Montréal, is a Quebec writer. Awards: 2002 - Grand prix du livre de Montréal, Voyage au Portugal avec un Allemand 2002 - Prix littéraire des Bouquinistes du Saint-Laurent... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maria Andersson (musician)
Maria Elisabeth Andersson (born December 4, 1981, Robertsfors, Sweden) is the lead singer and guitarist of the Swedish rock band Sahara Hotnights. She writes all of the lyrics, and most of their music with drummer Josephine Forsman. Andersson is the shortest and youngest member of the band. Personal life Andersson dated Pelle Almqvist, singer of The Hives, until a 2006 breakup. Quotes "The good thing with being able to write lyrics is that you can sit here and shut up about it."... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joshua Waitzkin
Joshua Waitzkin (born December 4, 1976) is an American chess player, martial arts competitor, and author. As a child, he was recognized as a prodigy, and won the U.S. Junior Chess championship in 1993 and 1994. Life and career Waitzkin was born in New York City. He began playing the game at the age of six, having discovered it while wandering through Washington Square Park in New York City. It was there, while playing blitz chess with the hustlers, that he was "discovered" by Bruce Pandolfini, a chess author and teacher, who later took Waitzkin under his wing for a number of years. During his years as a student at The Dalton School in New York City he led the school to win seven national team championships between the third and ninth grades in addition to his eight individual titles.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Karim Belkhadra
Karim Belkhadra, born December 4, 1963 in Aubervilliers near Paris, is a French actor. Filmography * 1995 : La Haine de Mathieu Kassovitz : Samir * 1997 : L'Annonce faite à Marius de Harmel Sbraire : le chef * 1998 : Les Corps ouverts de Sébastien Lifshitz : l'épicier * 2000 : Les Rivières Pourpres de Mathieu Kassovitz : le capitaine Dahmane * 2000 : Origine Contrôlée de Ahmed Bouchaala et Zakia Bouchaala : Zoubida * 2001 : Koom to Rent de Khaled El Hagar : Ahmed * 2004 : Avant l'Oubli de Joseph Rapp * 2005 : Virgil de Mabrouk El Mechri : Sid * 2005 : Il était une fois dans l'Oued de Djamel Bensalah : Malik * 2006 : Beur Blanc Rouge de Mahmoud Zemmouri : Mouloud * 2008 : JCVD de Mabrouk El Mechri : le directeur de casting * ... Biography of Skye Stracke
Skye Stracke, born on December 4, 1990 in Perth, Western Australia, is an Australian fashion model. Before being discovered, she had wanted to be a makeup artist. She was discovered after winning a modeling competition at Vivien's, an Australian modeling agency, and then walking in Rosemount Australian Fashion Week, where she was scouted by DNA modeling agency. She moved to New York City on 9 January 2008 to further her modeling career. She is now based in New York City. She says she has had to adapt to the more formal, classical style of New York City, that she uses Yves Saint Laurent (brand) makeup, and makes sure to get a good night's sleep. Career She has walked in shows for Chanel, Christian Lacroix, Nina Ricci (brand), and Missoni, among others, and has shot editorials for A... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ely Jacques Kahn Jr.
Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr. (December 4, 1916 – May 28, 1994) was an American writer under the byline E.J. Kahn, Jr. with The New Yorker for five decades. Born in New York City, he was the son of architect Ely Jacques Kahn. He attended the Horace Mann School and Harvard University, where he took his B.A. in 1937. He was hired by The New Yorker in 1937 and his first byline appeared there in the April 3, 1937 issue. Before World War II, he was drafted and served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945. His Army experience resulted in The New Yorker publishing thirty-nine of his pieces on Army life; they were later collected in book form. His long career with the magazine resulted in numerous books on such varied subjects as Coca Cola, Leslie McNair, the Trust Territory of the Pacific, Harvard Uni... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bernard King
Bernard King (born December 4, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired American professional basketball player at the small forward position in the NBA and one of the league's all-time greatest scorers. He played all or part of 14 seasons with the New Jersey Nets (1977–1979, 1992-93), Utah Jazz (1979-80), Golden State Warriors, (1981–1982), New York Knicks (1982–1987), and the Washington Bullets (1987–1991). NBA career Bernard King attended college at the University of Tennessee and was selected 7th overall in the 1977 NBA Draft by the New York Nets, who months later relocated from Uniondale, New York to New Jersey and became known as the New Jersey Nets. At 6'7" and 205 pounds, Bernard King epitomized the NBA small forward of the 1980s. With his long arms and quick release, King... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stewart Mott
Stewart Rawlings Mott (December 4, 1937 – June 12, 2008) born in Flint, Michigan, was a philanthropist who founded the Stewart R. Mott Charitable Trust. He was the son of Charles Stewart Mott, and appeared on Nixon's Enemies List for his support of liberal causes. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for three years, and finished his education at Columbia University earning two Bachelor's degrees, one in business administration and one in comparative literature. He wrote a thesis on Sophocles for a Master's Degree from Columbia, which he never finished. His philanthropy included abortion reform, birth control, sex research, feminism, arms control, gay rights, civil liberties, governmental reform, and research on extrasensory perception. Prior to his death Stewart Mott r... Biography of Claude Terrail
Claude Terrail, born December 4, 1917 in Paris, died June 1, 2006, was for more than half a century the owner of La Tour d'Argent, the Parisian restaurant with a reputation among aficionados of haute cuisine that was grand enough to withstand the loss of two Michelin stars. Under Terrail's omnipresent stewardship, the restaurant served a procession of important customers, including the Queen, Sir Winston Churchill, John F Kennedy and Dwight D Eisenhower. Errol Flynn and Orson Welles were among patrons who became friends.... Biography of Martell Webster
Martell Webster (born December 4, 1986 in Edmonds, Washington) is an American professional basketball player currently a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. The 6' 7" (2.01 m), 235 lbs (107 kg) small forward–shooting guard was nicknamed "The Definition" as a play on his surname (popularized by Webster's Dictionary), given to him by a personal friend. Webster is the cousin of Jason Terry of the Dallas Mavericks.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wink Martindale
Winston Conrad "Wink" Martindale (born December 4, 1933, Jackson, Tennessee) is a disc jockey and television game show host. Career Martindale started his career as a disc jockey at age 17 at WPLI in Jackson, earning $25 a week. He was hired away by WTJS for double the salary by Jackson's only other station, WDXI. He next hosted mornings at WHBQ in Memphis while a college student at Memphis State College, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1957. In 1959, he became morning man at KHJ in Los Angeles, California, moving a year later to the morning show at KRLA and finally to KFWB in 1962. He also had lengthy stays at KKGO/KJQI and Gene Autry's KMPC. Martindale's first break into television was at WHBQ-TV in Memphis, as the host of Mars Patrol, a science-fiction themed chil... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bobbie Heine
Bobbie Heine, born December 4, 1909, is an South-African tennis player of the '20s. She won Roland Garros in 1927. She married Miller and then Davie.... Biography of Ronnie Ortiz-Magro
Ronald "Ronnie" Ortiz-Magro, Jr. (born December 4, 1985) is an American television personality and actor. He first came to prominence as one of the eight main cast members in the MTV reality series Jersey Shore. Early life Ortiz-Magro was born and raised in The Bronx, New York to an Italian-American father, Ronald Magro, and a Puerto Rican mother, Constance Ortiz . His parents have divorced, his mother has remarried and has another child, James, with her current husband. Career Ortiz worked in real estate for his father before becoming part of MTV's hit reality show Jersey Shore in August 2009. The show premiered on December 4, 2009 and they have currently shot 5 seasons for the show in New Jersey, Miami, and Italy. The show is a hit and has made ratings history for MTV. All eigh... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jerome Lane
Jerome Lane (born December 4, 1966, in Akron, Ohio) is a retired American professional basketball player. Lane attended Akron Saint Vincent-Saint Mary High School. He played collegiately at the University of Pittsburgh, where he led the Big East Conference in rebounding during the 1986-87 and the 1987-88 regular seasons. He led the nation in rebounding during the 1986-87 season. He left school after his junior season and was selected in the first round of the 1988 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets with the 23rd pick overall. Lane played in the NBA for five seasons with the Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks and Cleveland Cavaliers. He currently serves as an assistant basketball coach for Firestone High School in Akron, Ohio. Playing style Although best known for his rebounding sk... Biography of Dave Taylor (ice hockey)
David Andrew Taylor (born December 4, 1955) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played for the Los Angeles Kings from 1977–94. He was previously the Kings' general manager from 1997 to 2006. Taylor currently is the Director of Player Personnel with the St. Louis Blues. Playing career Taylor played collegiate hockey at Clarkson University, where he still holds the school record for career points (251) goals (98) and assists (153) as well as single season goals (41) assists (67) and points (108) in the 1976–77 campaign; in comparison, opposing teams scored a combined 127 goals on Clarkson that year. Taylor was a member of the Triple Crown Line along with centre Marcel Dionne and left winger Charlie Simmer. All three scored more than 100 points in the 1980–81 season with ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sertab Erener
Sertab Erener (Turkish pronunciation: ) (born 4 December 1964 in Istanbul) is a Turkish pop music singer and also a cross-over soprano with a vocal range that extends to high F. She is one of the most successful female Turkish pop singers in her homeland, and is considered one of the divas of Turkish pop music. In Europe, she is best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with her hit song "Every Way That I Can", although she has had many other achievements outside Turkey. Career A native of Istanbul, Erener studied history of music in a university in the city before beginning her musical career working with Turkish music icon Sezen Aksu. She released her first album, Sakin Ol, in 1992, and followed it with four more Turkish-language albums over the next decade. Her al... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Marie Pfaff
Jean-Marie Pfaff (born 4 December 1953 in Lebbeke) is a Belgian former football goalkeeper. Biography At the age of 16, Pfaff joined K.S.K. Beveren with whom he won a Belgian champions title (1979) and a Belgian Cup (1978). The same year, he received the Belgian Golden Shoe. In 1982, he entered the Bayern Munich squad, getting three Bundesliga titles (from 1985 to 1987) and two German cups (1984 and 1986). Pfaff first played with the Red Devils in 1976 against legendary rival the Netherlands. He was the goalkeeper during Euro 80 and Euro 84, and the 1982 and 1986 World Cups. Pfaff was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004. He is now a TV star in Belgium with the reality show De Pfaffs showing him and his family in 2003. Pfaff was dropped... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacqueline du Bief
Jacqueline du Bief (born 4 December 1930 in Paris) is a French figure skater who competed in single skating and pair skating. As a single skater, she is the 1952 World Champion, the 1952 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1950-1952 European silver medalist, and the 1947-1952 French national champion. As a pair skater, she competed with Tony Font. They are the 1950 & 1951 French national champions. After turning professional, she toured with several shows like Ice Capades, Hollywood Ice Revues, Scala Eisrevue from 1952 to 1964. Competitive highlights Singles career Event 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 Winter Olympics 16th 3rd World Championships 18th 9th 6th 2nd 1st European Championships 7th 3rd 2nd 2nd French Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st P... Biography of Fred Armisen
Fred Armisen (born December 4, 1966) is an American comedian, musician, and actor best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and portraying off-color foreign characters in various comedy films including EuroTrip, Anchorman, and Cop Out. With his comedy partner, Carrie Brownstein, Armisen is the co-creator and co-star of the IFC sketch comedy series Portlandia. Early life Armisen was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and moved to Manhattan, New York City as a baby. He was raised in Valley Stream, New York, on Long Island. His mother, Hildegardt, a school-teacher, is Venezuelan, and his father, who worked for I.B.M., is of German and Japanese descent. He attended the School of Visual Arts (NYC) before dropping out to begin a career as a rock drummer. He has mentio... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lila McCann
Lila Elaine McCann (born December 4, 1981) in Puyallup, Washington, raised in Steilacoom, Washington, is an American country music singer who made her debut at age sixteen with the single "Down Came a Blackbird." Reaching a peak of #28 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, the song was the first release from her 1997 album Lila, which became the highest-selling album for a debut country music act in all of 1997 and was certified platinum in the United States. McCann played Kelly Wyman, an aspiring country singer in Walker, Texas Ranger, "Eyes of a Ranger" 1998 episode. She sang USA national anthem a cappella for an opening to a rodeo sequence in the episode, and serenaded the main character, Walker (Chuck Norris), singing "Eyes of a Ranger". McCann followed Lila with ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Adlène Hicheur
Adlène Hicheur (born on December 4, 1976 in Sétif, Algeria) is a particle physicist with dual Algerian and French citizenship. After his master of theoretical physics in Lyon, he joined LAPP (Laboratoire d'Annecy le Vieux de Physique des Particules) to work on the BaBar experiment, located at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. His thesis, defended in 2003, was about the production of high energy Eta prime mesons in the decays of B mesons. After that he was a Postdoctorate in England at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, where he worked on the ATLAS experiment at LHC. He then joined the high energy physics department of École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and works currently on the LHCb experiment. Arrest in October 2009 Adlène Hicheur was arrested in France on October... Biography of Ferry Corsten
Ferry Corsten, also known under the alias System F, (born 4 December 1973) is a Dutch producer of electronic dance music, in addition to being a DJ and remixer. He also hosts his own weekly radio show, Corsten's Countdown. He routinely plays at events all over the world with crowds in excess of tens of thousands. In 2009 Ferry Corsten ranked #7 on DJ Magazine's annual Top 100 DJ Poll, dropping to #9 and #18 in subsequent years. Life and career Before 1999: Early years Ferry Corsten was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He has produced and remixed under many aliases since the release of his first record at the age of sixteen, but he officially started to work as a musician when he was 17 years old. As a teenager he saved money to buy his first keyboard by washing cars, and selling mix ... Biography of Jay DeMerit
Jay Michael DeMerit (born December 4, 1979 in Green Bay, Wisconsin) is an American soccer player who plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer, and for the United States national team. His improbable career is the subject of the independent film, Rise and Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story, based on his rise from the lowest tier of football in England to the English Premier League and World Cup. Club career Early career DeMerit was a three-sport high school athlete in Wisconsin, where he participated in basketball and track in addition to soccer. He attended Bay Port High School and graduated in 1998. DeMerit played college soccer at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he moved from playing forward to defender. While in college, DeMerit formed part of a defensive ... Biography of Alex Wagner
Alexandra Swe Wagner (born December 4, 1977) is a journalist based in the United States. She is currently a political analyst and anchor of the daytime program Now with Alex Wagner on MSNBC. Early life and education Wagner grew up in Washington, DC and graduated from Brown University in 1999. Her mother, Tin Swe Thant, is an immigrant from Rangoon, Burma. Her father, Carl Wagner, is from Iowa and is of German and Irish descent. Career Wagner has worked as the cultural correspondent for the Center for American Progress. From 2003 to 2007, she was editor-in-chief of The Fader magazine, covering music and cultural movements from around the world. She also served as executive director of Not On Our Watch, an advocacy organization focused on mass atrocities and human rights violations. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kevin Sussman
Kevin Sussman (born December 4, 1970) is an American actor of television and film perhaps best known for his recurring roles as "Stuart Bloom" on The Big Bang Theory and as "Walter" on the now defunct comedy-drama Ugly Betty. Starting with season 6 of The Big Bang Theory, he was promoted to series regular. Sussman is one of four brothers. He attended the College of Staten Island for one year and went on to graduate from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. He later studied with acting teacher Uta Hagen for four years. Filmography Alpha and Omega 2 (2013) as Shakey (voice) Weeds (season 8) as Terry Alpha and Omega (2010) as Shakey (voice) The Mentalist (2010) as Phil (episode Rose-Colored Glasses) Killers (2010) as Mac Bailey The Big Ba... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mark Frechette
Mark Frechette (December 4, 1947 – September 27, 1975) was an American film actor. He is best known for his lead role in the 1970 film Zabriskie Point, directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, in which he was cast despite having no previous acting experience. He appeared in two other films made in Italy, Many Wars Ago (Uomini Contro, 1970) and La Grande Scrofa Nera (1971). He tithed his $60,000 earnings from Zabriskie Point and other films to Mel Lyman's commune. Frechette, who had no formal acting experience, was selected from among thousands during a casting process that lasted nearly a year. He was discovered in Boston by Sally Dennison, Antonioni's assistant and casting director, while in the middle of a violent shouting match at a Charles Street bus-stop. Despite the film's bei... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lola Dewaere
Lola Dewaere, born Lola Bourdeaux on December 4, 1979 in Boulogne-Billancourt, is a French actress, the daugther of actor Patrick Dewaere and Élisabeth (dite Elsa) Malvina Chalier. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1463127/) 013 La croisière (TV series) Marie-Lou – Révélations (2013) … Marie-Lou – Saint-Valentin (2013) … Marie-Lou – La guerre des classes (2013) … Marie-Lou – Les bons parents (2013) … Marie-Lou – Famille, je vous aime (2013) … Marie-Lou 6 episodes » 2012 Mince alors! Nina 2010 La vie devant soi (TV movie) Nadine 2007 Curriculum (short) La costumière Self (4 titles) 2013 Salut les Terriens (TV series) Herself – Episode dated 16 February 2013 (2013) … Herself 2012 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series) Herself – Episode d... |
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