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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on February, 21, 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 · 45,446 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,446 Celebrities
130 celebrities or events were found for February, 21. Add to favourites (139 fans)Biography of Alan Rickman
Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (born February 21, 1946) is an acclaimed, award-winning English film, television and stage actor. Early life Rickman was born in Hammersmith, London to a working-class family. His father, Bernard Rickman, was an Irish Catholic factory worker, and his mother, Margaret Doreen Rose (nee Bartlett), was a Methodist Welsh homemaker. His father died when Rickman was eight, leaving his mother (whom he has always held in the highest respect) to raise their four children mostly alone. He says she married again, but divorced his stepfather after three years. "There was one love in her life". After graduating from Latymer Upper School, Hammersmith, Rickman attended Chelsea College of Art and made his way as a graphic artist in Soho. He received a scholarship to the Roya... Add to favourites (150 fans)Biography of Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979 (birth time source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001349/bio)) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is well-known for her television and film roles in the Fox television series Party of Five and its spin-off Time Of Your Life, as Sarah Reeves, and also starred in I Know What You Did Last Summer and its sequel, as Julie James. Hewitt can currently be seen on the CBS top-rated television series Ghost Whisperer, as Melinda Gordon, a young newlywed who communicates with the dead. Early life and career Hewitt was born in Waco, Texas, to Herbert Daniel Hewitt and Patricia Mae Shipp. Her father is a technician and her mother worked as a speech-language pathologist. Hewitt grew up in Harker Heights, Texas. After the divorce of her parents... Add to favourites (42 fans)Biography of Ellen Page
Ellen Philpotts-Page (born February 21, 1987) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as the title character in the 2007 film Juno. For this performance, Page received both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. She is also known for her starring role in Hard Candy (2006), as Kitty Pryde in X-Men: The Last Stand, and she received attention in her native Canada for award-winning roles in Pit Pony and Marion Bridge, as well as television shows Trailer Park Boys and ReGenesis. Early life Page was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the daughter of Martha Philpotts, a teacher, and Dennis Page, a graphic designer. She attended the Halifax Grammar School until grade 10, graduating from the Shambhala School in 2005. Growing up, Page enjoyed play... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Audrey Pulvar
Audrey Pulvar is a French journalist. She was born in Martinique, in February 20, 1972. Her father is Marc Pulvar, a syndicalist and political Caribbean independantist. She is currently dating French chef Alain Passard and has a 10-year-old daughter from a previous union. Education Graduate from the ESJ Paris, France (She ended the promotion 1994 at the first place) Associate's degree in Economics from the university of Rouen, France French Baccalauréat Her career from 1994 to 2002 : she worked for a Caribbean Television Network ATV April 2002 : she began to work LCI November 2003 : she began a new job for France 3, for a regional news part, in a first time, than for a national news presentation "19/20", in September 2005.... Add to favourites (47 fans)Biography of Anaïs Nin
Anaïs Nin (February 21, 1903 - January 14, 1977) was a French-born author of Spanish, Catalan, Cuban, and Danish descent who became famous for her published journals, which span more than sixty years, beginning when she was eleven years old and ending shortly before her death. Anais is also famous for her erotica, which not only proves sensual, but also acts as a study of human sexuality in its perfection and flaws. For many years, Anaïs Nin maintained a double life as a lover of the poor but also a wealthy wife. Her first husband was Hugh Guiler, a banker and artist, whom she married as a young woman in the 1920s. Rupert Pole, whom she married in 1955 while still married to Guiler, was a forester and the step-grandson of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. After the death of Hugh Guiler in 1... Add to favourites (23 fans)Biography of Mélanie Laurent
Mélanie Laurent, born February 21, 1983 in Paris, is a French actress. Filmography 1999 : Un pont entre deux rives de Gérard Depardieu, Lisbeth 2001 : Ceci est mon corps de Rodolphe Marconi, Clara 2002 : Embrassez qui vous voudrez de Michel Blanc, Carole 2003 : Snowboarder de Olias Barco, Célia 2004 : Rice Rhapsody de Kenneth Bi, Sabine 2004 : Le Dernier jour de Rodolphe Marconi, Louise 2004 : Une vie à t'attendre de Thierry Klifa, La jeune fille à l'usine 2005 : De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté de Jacques Audiard, la petite amie de Minskov 2006 : Dikkenek de Olivier Van Hoofstadt, Natacha 2006 : Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas de Philippe Lioret, Lili 2006 : Indigènes de Rachid Bouchareb, la jeune fille du village alsacien, Marguerite 2007 : La Chambre des morts... Biography of Jeanne Calment
Jeanne Louise Calment (February 21, 1875 – August 4, 1997) reached the longest confirmed lifespan in history at 122 years and 164 days. Her lifespan has been thoroughly documented by scientific study; more records have been produced to verify her age than for any other case. Born in Arles to a well-to-do family, she was 14 when the Eiffel Tower was completed in 1889. Her close family members also lived to an advanced age: her brother, François, lived to the age of 97, her father, Nicolas, 93, and her mother, Marguerite, 86. In 1896, she married her second cousin (grandson of her great-uncle) Fernand Calment, a wealthy storeowner. His wealth made it possible for Calment never to have to work: instead she led a relaxed lifestyle, pursuing hobbies like tennis, cycling, swimming, rollerskat... Add to favourites (27 fans)Biography of Nina Simone
Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known by her stage name Nina Simone (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist. Although she disliked being categorized, Simone is generally classified as a jazz musician. She preferred the term "Black Classical Music" herself. Simone originally aspired to become a classical pianist, but her work covers an eclectic variety of musical styles besides her classical basis, such as jazz, soul, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop music. Her vocal style (with a rich alto vocal range) is characterized by intense passion, breathiness, and tremolo. Sometimes known as the High Priestess of Soul, she paid great attention to the musical expression of emotions. Within one album or concert she could fluctu... Biography of Danièle Evenou
Danièle Evenou is a French actress born February 21, 1943 in Tunis. She has been the wife of TV host Jacques Martin. She is the wife of former socialist Minister Georges Filliou, since September 1996. Filmography 2002: Nha fala de Flora Gomes avec Fatou N'Diaye 2001: Ma femme s'appelle Maurice de Jean-Marie Poiré avec Régis Laspalès 2000: Sous les pavés, la plage de Jean-Luc Moreau avec Guy Montagné 1986: Suivez mon regard de Jean Curtelin avec Pierre Arditi 1975: Les Vécés étaient fermés de l'intérieur de Patrice Leconte avec Jean Rochefort 1972: Les Caïds de Robert Enrico avec Michel Constantin 1969: La Honte de la famille de Richard Balducci avec Michel Galabru 1966: Le saint prend l'affût de Christian Jaque avec Jean Marais 1962: Les Parisiennes de Marc Allégre... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Charlotte Church
Charlotte Church (born Charlotte Maria Reed on 21 February 1986) is a Welsh pop singer and television presenter who rose to international fame in childhood as a popular classical singer. To date, she has sold 10 million albums worldwide. Early life Church was born in Llandaff, a district of Cardiff, Wales. She was raised a Roman Catholic by her mother, Maria, who was separated from Church's biological father. Church was legally adopted by her mother's second husband, James Church. She had her first taste of stardom when she performed "Ghostbusters" at a holiday camp in Caernarfon at the age of 3, and it was rumored that she had to be dragged from the stage when she refused to leave (she denied that part in her autobiography). Her big break came at the age of 11 when she sang "Pie Jesu"... Biography of Richard Tarnas
Richard Tarnas (born February 21, 1950), author of The Passion of the Western Mind (1991) and Cosmos and Psyche (2006), is a cultural historian and professor of philosophy and psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, and founding director of its graduate program in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness. Tarnas was born on February 21, 1950 in Geneva, Switzerland, of American parents. His father, also Richard Tarnas, was a government contract attorney, former president of the Michigan Federal Bar Association, and Professor of Law. His mother, Mary Lou, was a teacher and homemaker. He grew up in Detroit, Michigan, where he studied Greek, Latin, and the classics under the Jesuits at the University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy. In 1968 he ... Biography of Raymond Queneau
Raymond Queneau (February 21, 1903 – October 25, 1976) was a French poet and novelist and the co-founder of Ouvroir de littérature potentielle (Oulipo). Born in Le Havre, Normandy, Queneau was the only child of Auguste Queneau and Joséphine Mignot. He received his first baccalauréat in 1919 for Latin and Greek, and a second in 1920 for philosophy, then studied at the Sorbonne (1921–1923) where he was a fair student of both letters and mathematics, graduating with certificates in philosophy and psychology. Queneau performed military service as a zouave in Algeria and Morocco during the years 1925–1926. He married Janine Kahn in 1928, with whom he had a single son Jean-Marie in 1934, and remained with her until her death in 1972. Queneau was drafted in 1939 but demobilized in 1940, and... Biography of Jacques Berthon
Jacques Berthon is a French astrologer born February 21, 1926 in Châtellerault. He was Director of the École d'Astrologie Supérieure de Paris, of École de Théâtre de Paris and École de Théâtre de Reims. Jacques Berthon has written a lot of books about astrology.... Add to favourites (33 fans)Biography of Ashley Greene
Ashley Michele Greene (born February 21, 1987) is an American television and film actress. She is best known for playing Alice Cullen in the 2008 film Twilight, and will be reprising the role in its sequels. Personal life Greene was born in Jacksonville, Florida, the daughter of Michele, who works in insurance, and Joe Greene, a U.S. Marine who now owns his own concrete business. She grew up in Middleburg and Jacksonville, and went to University Christian School before transferring to Wolfson High School when she was in tenth grade. She moved to Los Angeles, California at the age of 17 to pursue an acting career. Greene has one sibling, an older brother named Joe, who still resides in Jacksonville with her parents. Greene is good friends with her Twilight co-stars, particularly Ke... Biography of Kelsey Grammer
Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is a six-time Emmy and a two-time Golden Globe-winning American actor best known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane in the NBC sitcoms Cheers (nine years) and Frasier (eleven years). He was nominated for Emmys for playing his character on three different sitcoms (the third being a guest appearance on Wings). He has also worked as a television producer, director, writer, and a voice artist. He is currently starring in Back to You. Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m) Early life Grammer was born in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands to Sally Cranmer, a singer, and Frank Allen Grammer, Jr., a bar owner and musician. His parents' marriage ended when he was young; his mother took him to live with her, and he was partly raised in Ne... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Sacha Guitry
Sacha Guitry (February 21, 1885 – July 24, 1957) was a French film actor, director, screenwriter and playwright. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, he was the son of Lucien Germain Guitry (1860–1925), a major Parisian stage actor who spent nine years at the Michel Theater, in St. Petersburg, before returning to France. It was during this time in Russia that Alexandre-Pierre Georges Guitry was born and nicknamed Sacha. As a five year old, he appeared on stage with his father. An intellect and a prolific writer with a sharp wit, by the age of 17 Guitry had already written the first of his 120 plays. In 1918 his theatrical production premiered in Paris to critical acclaim. Guitry's dramas include Nono (1905), Petite Hollande (1908, with a foreword by Octave Mirbeau), Les deux couverts (Comédi... Biography of Adua Pavarotti
Adua or Auda Pavarotti, born Veroni, February 21, 1936, was the first wife of Luciano Pavarotti, one of the greatest tenors of this century.... Biography of Hubert de Givenchy
Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy (born February 21, 1927) is a French aristocrat and fashion designer who founded the The House of Givenchy in 1952. He is famous for having designed much of the personal and professional wardrobe of Audrey Hepburn, as well as clothing for clients such as Jacqueline Kennedy. Life The younger son of Lucien Taffin de Givenchy, Marquis de Givenchy, and his wife, the former Béatrice ("Sissi") Badin, Givenchy was born in Beauvais, France. The Taffin family, which traces its roots to Venice, Italy (the original surname was Taffini), had been ennobled in 1713, at which time the head of the family became Marquis de Givenchy. After his father's death from influenza in 1930, the future fashion designer and his elder brother, Jean-Claude (who inhe... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of William Petersen
William Louis Petersen (born February 21, 1953) is an American actor, best known for playing Gil Grissom on CSI. Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) Early life Petersen was born in Evanston, Illinois to parents who worked in the furniture business. He graduated from Bishop Kelly High School in Boise, Idaho, in 1972. He was accepted to Idaho State University on a football scholarship. While at Idaho State, Petersen took an acting course which changed the direction of his life. He left school along with his wife, Joanne, in 1974 and followed a drama professor to Basque country where he studied as a Shakespeareian actor, Petersen was interested in Basque culture and he studied the Basque language, Euskera, and gave his daughter the Basque name Maite, meaning love. Petersen returned to Idaho intent... Biography of Paul Préboist
Paul Préboist (February 21, 1927 in Marseille - March 4, 1997 in Paris) was a French actor and humorist. Filmography 1947 - 1959 1947 : Inspecteur Sergil de Jacques Daroy - figuration 1948 : Sergil et le dictateur de Jacques Daroy - figuration 1952 : Les femmes sont des anges de Marcel Aboulker - figuration 1954 : Cadet Rousselle de André Hunebelle - Un voleur à l'église 1954 : La reine Margot de Jean Dréville - figuration 1954 : Le vicomte de Bragelonne de Fernando Cerchio - figuration 1955 : Les Grandes Manœuvres de René Clair - figuration 1955 : Elena et les hommes de Jean Renoir - Le palefrenier 1955 : Quentin Durward (Quentin Durward) de Richard Thorpe - figuration 1955 : Les hussards de Alex Joffé - figuration 1956 : Les assassins du dimanche de Alex J... Biography of William Baldwin
William 'Billy' Baldwin (born February 21, 1963) is an American actor, known for his starring roles in such films as Backdraft (1991) and Flatliners (1990). Early life Baldwin was born in Massapequa, New York, the son of Alexander Rae Baldwin, a high school history teacher/sports coach, and Carol Newcomb (Martineau). He is the brother of notable actors Daniel, Stephen and Alec, sometimes collectively known as the Baldwin brothers. A graduate of Binghamton University, he has a degree in political science and is known for his support and contributions to Binghamton's wrestling team. Career Before starting his acting career, he was a fashion model. Baldwin starred alongside Cindy Crawford in the 1995 film, Fair Game, and has continued to act in films and on television, but he has n... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Madeleine Renaud
Madeleine Renaud was a distinguished actress and a major figure in French theater in the 20th century. She was born on February 21, 1900 in Paris and died there on September 23, 1994. In 1940 Madeleine Renaud married the actor-director Jean-Louis Barrault (1910-1994). They often acted together and cofounded a number of theater companies. They toured extensively, including North and South America. Madeleine Renaud was the aunt (by marriage) of the actress Marie-Christine Barrault (b. 1944).... Biography of Tiziano Ferro
Tiziano Ferro (born February 21, 1980 in Latina (birth time source: Astrologica, podcast on www.rai.it)) is an Italian latin pop singer. He also records Spanish versions of his Italian albums and has had notable success in Europe and Latin America. In 1997 he participated in the Sanremo Music Festival but didn't make it past the first week of selections. In 1998 he was among the 12 finalists, and was discovered by two producers, Alberto Salerno and Mara Majonchi. His 2002 debut album, Rosso Relativo was characterized by a R&B/hip-hop flavor (although there was some controversy when the Italian satirical TV show Le Iene pointed out the similarity between his first hit single "Perdono" and a previous song by R.Kelly called "Did You Ever Think"). The Spanish version of this album was ca... Biography of Robert Mugabe
Robert Gabriel Mugabe (born on February 21, 1924) has served as the head of government in Zimbabwe since 1980, as Prime Minister from 1980 to 1987 and as the first executive President since 1987. He rose to prominence in the 1960s as a Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) leader in guerilla warfare against white-minority rule in Rhodesia in the Bush War (1964–1979). Emerging from this conflict, Mugabe was hailed by Africans as a hero. Since 1998 Mugabe's policies have increasingly elicited domestic and international denunciation. Mugabe's government pursued a costly intervention in the Second Congo War, expropriated thousands of white-owned farms, printed hundreds of trillions of Zimbabwean dollars triggering hyperinflation, and has been accused of harassing and intimidating political... Biography of Christopher Atkins
Christopher Atkins (born Christopher Atkins Bomann on February 21, 1961) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actor and was a teen idol. Early life Atkins was born in Valdese, NC to Donald Bomann and Bitsy Nebauer. While in High school Atkins was a lifeguard and sailing instructor when a friend pressured him to audition for The Blue Lagoon. He won the role over 4,000 other actors. He had no previous interest or experience in acting. Career Atkins starred in his first film at the age of nineteen years, which gained him a brief burst of fame. The romance adventure remake The Blue Lagoon, opposite Brooke Shields, was released in 1980 and became a huge box office success. The movie cost $4.5 million, but has grossed over $58 million. The Blue Lagoon still remains a classic of roman... Biography of W. H. Auden
Wystan Hugh Auden (21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973, pronounced /ˈwɪstən ˈhjuː ˈɔːdən/) who signed his works W. H. Auden, was an Anglo-American poet, regarded by many as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. His work is noted for its stylistic and technical achievements, its engagement with moral and political issues, and its variety of tone, form, and content. The central themes of his poetry are love, politics and citizenship, religion and morals, and the relationship between unique human beings and the anonymous, impersonal world of nature. Auden grew up in Birmingham in a professional middle-class family and read English Literature at Christ Church, Oxford. His early poems, in the late 1920s and 1930s, alternated between ob... Biography of Antonio López de Santa Anna
Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón (February 21, 1794 – June 21, 1876), often known as Santa Anna , was a Mexican political leader who greatly influenced early Mexican and Spanish politics and government, first fighting against the independence from Spain, and then supporting it, rising to the ranks of general and president at various times over a turbulent 40-year career. He was President of Mexico on eleven non-consecutive occasions over a period of 22 years. Early years Santa Anna was born in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico, on February 21, 1794; he was the son of a respected Spanish colonial family, Antonio López de Santa Anna and Manuela Pérez de Lebrón, who belonged to the criollo middle class, and wealthy enough to send their son to school. His father... Biography of Douglas Bader
Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, CBE, DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar, FRAeS, DL, RAF (21 February 1910–5 September 1982);) was a successful fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Bader is upheld as an inspirational leader and hero of the era, not least because he fought despite having lost both legs in a pre-war flying accident. His brutally forthright, dogmatic and often highly opinionated views (especially against authority) coupled with his boundless energy and enthusiasm inspired adoration and frustration in equal measures with both his subordinates and peers. Early years Bader was born in St John's Wood, London, the second son of Major Frederick Roberts Bader of the Royal Engineers and his wife Jessie. His first two years were spent with relativ... Biography of Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958) is a five-time Grammy Award-winning American country/folk singer-songwriter and guitarist with a diverse musical style. Childhood Carpenter was born in Princeton, New Jersey to Mary Bowie Robertson and Chapin Carpenter, Jr., a Life Magazine executive. Carpenter spent two years in Japan as a child, moving to Washington, D.C. in 1974. She attended Princeton Day School, a private coeducational day school, before graduating from the Taft School, a Connecticut prep school, in 1976. Carpenter has described her childhood as a "pretty typical suburban," with her musical interests defined chiefly by whatever albums her older sisters had lying around. This included records by The Mamas & the Papas, the Beatles, and Judy Collins, along with some Wood... Biography of David Geffen
David Geffen (born February 21, 1943) is an American record executive, film producer, theatrical producer and philanthropist. Geffen is noted for creating Asylum Records in 1970 (which merged with Elektra Records in 1972 to form Elektra/Asylum Records), and Geffen Records in 1980, along with his later role as one of the three founders of Dreamworks SKG in 1994. He was born into a European-Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York. David Geffen's father, Abraham Geffen, is of Polish ancestry, and his mother Batya Volovskaya is of Ukrainian ancestry. Both were immigrants from Europe who met in Israel and then moved to Brooklyn. Geffen graduated from New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn, then attended Santa Monica College (then known as Santa Monica City College) but soon dropped out. He then att... Biography of Tyne Daly
Tyne Daly (born Ellen Tyne Daly on February 21, 1946 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an Emmy Award and Tony Award-winning American stage and screen actress. Height: 5' 5¼" (1.66 m) Personal life Daly was born into a creative family; she is the daughter of actor James Daly. Her younger brother is actor Timothy Daly. She is also related to former game show host and newsman John Charles Daly. Her sister-in-law, Amy Van Nostrand, is also an actress. She studied at Brandeis University and The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Daly was married to actor/director Georg Stanford Brown from 1966 to 1990. They have three daughters, Alisabeth, a potter, Alyxandra, and Kathryne Dora, who is an actress. Career Film roles Daly's best known appearance in a feature film was as Inspec... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nathalie Dechy
Nathalie Dechy (born on February 21, 1979 in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe) is a French professional tennis player. She is a three-time doubles Grand Slam champion, winning the 2006 U.S. Open ladies title with Vera Zvonareva, the 2007 French Open mixed doubles title with Andy Ram and the 2007 U.S. Open ladies title with Dinara Safina, who Dechy beat in the 2006 final with Vera Zvonareva. Her biggest singles achievement is reaching the semifinals of the 2005 Australian Open, where she was just two points away from the final, before eventually losing to Lindsay Davenport. Height: 1.77 m (5' 9 3/4") Weight: 63 kg Titles (6) Legend (Singles) Tier I (0) Tier II (0) Tier III (1) Tier IV (0) Grand Slam Title (0) WTA Tour Championship (0) ITF Circuit (1) Singles (1) No. Dat... Biography of David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 – September 12, 2008) was an American author of novels, essays and short-stories, and a professor at Pomona College in Claremont, California. He was best known for his 1996 novel Infinite Jest, which Time included in its All-Time 100 Greatest Novels list (covering the period 1923–2006). Los Angeles Times book editor David Ulin called Wallace "one of the most influential and innovative writers of the last 20 years." Personal Wallace was born in Ithaca, New York to James Donald Wallace and Sally Foster Wallace. In his early childhood, Wallace lived in Champaign, Illinois. In fourth grade, he moved to Urbana and attended Yankee Ridge school. As an adolescent, Wallace was a regionally ranked junior tennis player. He attended his father's alma m... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Laurent Petitguillaume
Laurent Petitguillaume, born February 21, 1961 in Tours, is a TV host and radio host.... Biography of Andres Segovia
Andrés Torres Segovia, 1st Marquess of Salobreña (21 February 1893–3 June 1987) was a Spanish classical guitarist born in Linares, Spain who is considered to be the father of the modern classical guitar movement by most modern music scholars. In recognition of his contributions to music and the arts, Segovia was ennobled on 24 June 1981 by King Juan Carlos I, who elevated Segovia into the first hereditary Marquess of Salobreña, formally styled as "El señor don Andrés Torres Segovia, marqués de Salobreña" (the Most Illustrious Lord The Marquess of Salobreña). He was granted the following coat of arms: "en campo de azur sobre ondas de azur y plata, unas rocas de su color, sumadas de una torre donjonada de oro, aclarada de azur" (a field of azur on waves of azur and silver, rocks of the sa... Biography of Rue McClanahan
Rue McClanahan (born Eddi Rue McClanahan on February 21, 1934 in Healdton, Oklahoma) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress, best known for her roles on the television sitcoms Maude and The Golden Girls. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Early life McClanahan is of Scots-Irish and Choctaw Indian ancestry, and grew up in Ardmore, Oklahoma; she graduated from Ardmore High School in 1952. She began acting on stage in New York City in 1957, but her breakout role was of maniacal nanny Caroline Johnson on Another World from July 1970 - September 1971. In the show, while taking care of twins Michael and Marianne Randolph, Caroline fell in love with their father, John, and began poisoning their mother, Pat. Due in part to McClanahan's performance, the short-term role was extended to over a year bef... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Lallement
Jacques Lallement, born February 1922 in Cloyes-sur-Marne, was a French civil servant (Ministry for the Economy, Finances and Employment).... Biography of Sam Peckinpah
David Samuel "Sam" Peckinpah (February 21, 1925 – December 28, 1984) was an American film director who achieved iconic status following the release of his 1969 Western epic The Wild Bunch. He became one of the major filmmakers of the 1970s with his innovative and explicit depiction of action and violence, as well as his revisionist approach to the Western genre. Peckinpah's films generally deal with the conflict between values and ideals, and the corruption of violence in human society. He was given the nickname "Bloody Sam" due to the violence in his films. His characters are often loners or losers who desire to be honorable but are forced to compromise in order to survive in a world of nihilism and brutality. Peckinpah's combative personality, marked by years of alcohol and drug ab... Biography of Ann Sheridan
Ann Sheridan (February 21, 1915 – January 21, 1967) was an American film actress. Height: 5' 5½" (1.66 m) Born Clara Lou Sheridan in Denton, Texas, she was a college student when her sister sent a photograph of her to Paramount Studios. She subsequently entered and won a beauty contest, with part of her prize being a bit part in a Paramount film. She abandoned college to pursue a career in Hollywood. She made her film debut in 1934, aged 19, in the film Search For Beauty, and played uncredited bit parts in Paramount films for the next two years. Paramount made little effort to develop Ann Sheridan's talent, so she left, signing a contract with Warner Bros. in 1936, and changing her name to "Ann Sheridan". Sheridan's career prospects began to improve. The red-haired beauty would... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Inès Cagnati
Inès Cagnati, born February 21, 1937 in Monclar, died October 9, 2007 in Orsay, was a French novelist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ross King
Ross King is a British television presenter, actor and writer, born February 21, 1962 in Glasgow. He currently appears on GMTV as the show's Los Angeles correspondent, and also presents local programmes in Los Angeles. He also presents shows on Radio Clyde live from America. He is the voice of American Express UK. Ross is a supporter of Rangers F.C. Career Born in Glasgow, real name Derek Ross, King made his first stage appearance at the age of 5. He went on to appear on radio aged 15 and made his television debut two years later.. He was chosen to present Young Krypton, a youth version of The Krypton Factor, from over 3,600 applicants. He went on to present numerous other television shows, including The 8:15 from Manchester and Pebble Mill. King moved to Los Angeles in 2004, ... Biography of Luz del Fuego
Luz del Fuego, born February 21, 1917 in Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espírito Santo, died July 19, 1967 in Ilha do Sol, Rio de Janeiro, was a Brazilian actress.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David Ambrose
David Ambrose, born February 21, 1943, is an award-winning screenwriter and has worked internationally in theatre, television, and film. He lives in Switzerland. Filmography (IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0024388/maindetails) Gioco, Il (1999) ... aka Deceit (International: English title) Remembrance (1996) (TV) (teleplay) ... aka Danielle Steel's 'Remembrance' Fall from Grace (1994) (TV) ... aka Fortitude (France) Year of the Gun (1991) (screenplay) Révolution française, La (1989) ... aka Französische Revolution, Die (West Germany) ... aka The French Revolution Taffin (1988) Comeback (1987) (TV) Blackout (1985) (TV) (also story) D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) The Survivor (1981) (screenplay) A Dangerous Summer (1981) (screenplay) ... aka Burning Man ... aka Fla... Biography of Leo Delibes
(Clément Philibert) Léo Delibes (February 21, 1836 – January 16, 1891) was a French composer of Romantic music. He was born in Saint-Germain-du-Val, France. Delibes was born in 1836, the son of a mailman and a musical mother, but also the grandson of an opera singer. He was raised mainly by his mother and uncle following his father's early death. In 1871, at the age of 35, the composer married Léontine Estelle Denain. Delibes died 20 years later in 1891, and was buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris. Career Starting in 1847, Delibes studied composition at the Paris Conservatoire as a student of Adolphe Adam. A year later, he also began taking voice lessons, though he would end up a much better organ player than singer. He held positions as a rehearsal accompanist and choru... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mark McManus
Mark McManus (born 21 February 1935 in Hamilton, Scotland; died 6 June 1994 in Glasgow) was a Scottish actor best known for his portrayal of Detective Chief Inspector Jim Taggart in the long-running ITV television series Taggart. Career McManus moved to Australia in the 1960s, where he began performing in amateur theatre groups, which led to him becoming a professional actor. During this time he appeared in the popular children's TV series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, and starred in Tim Burstall's unsuccessful but historically important feature film 2000 Weeks (1969), which was the first full-length Australian-produced feature made in Australia since Charles Chauvel's Jedda in 1954. McManus also appeared in the American-produced historical drama Adam's Woman (1970) and co-starred with Mic... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri de Bournazel
Henry de Bournazel, or Henry de Lespinasse de Bournazel, sometimes called Red Man, born February 21, 1898 in Limoges, died February 28, 1933, was a French military officer. Bibliography Henry Bordeaux, Henry de Bournazel, Le Cavalier Rouge ou L’Epopée marocaine, Henry de Bournazel, Paris, Plon, 1935 et 1941. Paluel-Marmont, Bournazel, l’homme rouge, Paris, Denoël (collection «La Fleur de France", Les grands capitaines» n°8), 1942. Albert Réche, "Bournazel, le cavalier rouge", Paris, Edition des loisirs («Collection l’Ame de la France»), 1943 (réédité 1946). Jean d'Esme, "Bournazel, l'Homme Rouge", 1952. Maurice Grolleau, Trois héros de France: un fidèle, Charles d’Artagnan, Un ange victorieux, Hélène Boucher, Un chef, Henry de Bournazel..., Saïgon, L. Feuillet, sans date. (... Biography of Ji-won Ha
Ha Ji-won (born February 21, 1978 in Seoul (source: Imdb) as Jeon Hae-rim) is a South Korean actress. She is also the Grand Prize (Korean: 대상) winner of 2005 KBS Acting Awards for her performance in TV drama Hwang Jin-i. Biography Acting career Movie Ha started her career playing supporting roles in television productions. In 2002, Ha Ji-won had her breakthrough role as the lead in the horror film Phone, earning her a best actress nomination at the Blue Dragon Film Awards. Since then she has gone on to make films like the Sex Is Zero, Reversal of Fortune, 100 Days with Mr. Arrogant and more recently Sector 7. She has also starred in the movie Haeundae. Television Ha has also starred in the TV series Something Happened in Bali in early 2004, co-starring Jo In-su... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christine Ebersole
Christine Ebersole (born 21 February 1953) is an American actress and singer. Ebersole was born in Winnetka, Illinois, where she attended New Trier High School and went on to graduate from MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois. After appearances on Ryan's Hope in 1977 and 1980, and later was part of the cast of Saturday Night Live as Weekend Update co-anchor for Brian Doyle-Murray and included celebrity impressions of Mary Travers, Cheryl Tiegs, Barbara Mandrell, Princess Diana, Rona Barrett,and wife of Andy Rooney Marge Howard. Following SNL, for several seasons on One Life to Live and Valerie. Her film roles to date have included Mac and Me (1988), My Girl 2 (1994), Richie Rich (1994), Black Sheep (1996), 'Til There Was You (1997), My Favorite Martian (1999), and as the di... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Terry Allen
Terry Thomas Allen, Jr. (born February 21, 1968 in Commerce, Georgia) is a former American football running back in the National Football League. In the 1990 NFL Draft he was selected in the ninth round by the Minnesota Vikings. During his three season career with the Vikings he gathered 2,797 rushing yards with 23 rushing touchdowns. After Minnesota, he joined the Washington Redskins and wasting no time in his first year, he ran over 1,000 yards with 10 rushing touchdowns. During the 1996 season, his second with the Redskins, he gathered 21 rushing touchdowns; only 9 other running backs ever rushed for over 20 touchdowns in a single season. He also had another career best in the 1996 season; besides 21 rushing touchdowns, he ran for 1,353 yards, which earned him a spot in the Pro Bowl. Af... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Barbara Jordan
Barbara Charline Jordan (February 21, 1936–January 17, 1996) was an American politician from Texas. She served as a congresswoman in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979. Jordan was born in Houston's Fifth Ward to Rev. Benjamin M. Jordan and Arlyne (Patton) Jordan. Barbara Jordan attended Wheatley High School, where one of the nation's few African-American female attorneys, Edith S. Sampson, spoke and inspired Jordan to become a lawyer. This was a difficult ambition at the time, because only one law school in Texas admitted African-Americans. With the support of her father, Jordan graduated magna cum laude from Texas Southern University in 1956 and from Boston University Law School in 1959. She passed the bar exams in Massachusetts and Texas before returning t... Biography of Mira Richard
Mira Richard, born February 1878 in Paris, called The Mother, was a disciple and associate of Sri Aurobindo in his City of Light Ashram in India.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roger MontanÉ
Roger Montané, born February 21, 1916 in Bordeaux, is a French painter.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jilly Cooper
Jilly Cooper, OBE (born February 21, 1937) is an English author. She started her career as a journalist and wrote numerous works of non-fiction before writing several romance novels, the first of which appeared in 1975. She is most famous for writing the six blockbuster novels the Rutshire Chronicles. Life Jilly Cooper was born in Hornchurch, Essex, England, to Brigadier W.B. Sallitt, OBE, and Mary Elaine Whincup. She grew up in Ilkley and Surrey, and was educated at the Moorfield School in Ilkley and the Godolphin School in Salisbury. She has been married to Leo Cooper, a publisher of military history books, since 1961. The two have known each other since 1945 (when Jilly was about eight), although they did not marry until she was 24 and he was 27. He was diagnosed with Parkinson'... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marc Boegner
Pasteur Boegner (21 February 1881 - 18 December 1970) was a theologist, influential pastor, notable member of the French Resistance, and a French essayist, and a notable voice in the ecumenical movement. Born Marc Boegner in Epinal in 1881, Boegner was educated in Orleans, and later Paris, where he studied law. Poor eyesight was an obstacle to his pursuit of a career within the navy but after a spiritual conversion experience he entered the Faculty for Theology in Paris and in 1905 was ordained a pastor of the Reformed Church of France. After having been a Protestant pastor in a rural parish in Aouste-sur-Sye in Drome, in 1911 he became professor of theology at the House of the Missions of Paris, and in 1918 went on to the Parish of Poissy-Annonciation where he remained until 1952. In 1... Biography of Erma Bombeck
Erma Louise Bombeck (February 21, 1927 – April 22, 1996), born Erma Fiste, was an American humorist who achieved great popularity for her newspaper column that described suburban home life humorously from the mid-60's until the late 90's. Bombeck also published 15 books, most of which became best-sellers. From 1965 to 1996, Erma Bombeck wrote over 4,000 newspaper columns chronicling the ordinary life of a midwestern suburban housewife with broad, and sometimes eloquent, humor. By the 1970s, her witty columns were read, twice weekly, by thirty million readers of 900 newspapers of the U.S. and Canada. Early life Erma Bombeck was born in Dayton, Ohio. She grew up in a working-class family. Her father, Cassius Fiste, was the city crane operator; her mother's name was also Erma. Bombeck ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jerry Harrison
Jerry Harrison (born Jeremiah Griffin Harrison, 21 February 1949, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American songwriter, musician and producer. He was the keyboardist and guitarist for the influential New Wave group Talking Heads and an original member of The Modern Lovers. Career Harrison played with Jonathan Richman in The Modern Lovers when he was an architectural student at Harvard University. Harrison was introduced to Richman by mutual friend and journalist Danny Fields, and the pair bonded over their shared love of the Velvet Underground. He joined the Modern Lovers in early 1971, playing on their debut album in 1972 (not released until 1976), and leaving in February 1974 when Richman wished to perform his songs more quietly. Subsequent to his work with The Modern Lovers, Harr... Biography of Colette Brosset
Colette Marie Claudette Brosset (21 February 1922, Paris – 1 March 2007, Paris) was a French actress, writer and choreographer. She was once married to actor Robert Dhéry, with whom she appeared onstage in La Plume de Ma Tante. She appeared on Broadway in 1959 in La Plume de Ma Tante, and was, along with the rest of the entire cast (Pamela Austin, Roger Caccia, Yvonne Constant, Genevieve Coulombel, Robert Dhéry, Michael Kent, Jean Lefevre, Jacques Legras, Michael Modo, Pierre Olaf, Nicole Parent, Ross Parker, Henri Pennec) awarded a Special Tony Award 1959 for contribution to the theatre. Filmography (as actress) Série noire .... Ninon (1 episode, 1988) Le manteau de Saint Martin (1988) TV Episode .... Ninon Qui c'est ce garçon? (1987) (TV miniseries) .... La grand-mère Vo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Lewden
Pierre Lewden (February 21, 1901 – April 30, 1989) was a French athlete who mainly competed in the high jump. He competed for France in the men's high jump event at the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France where he won the bronze medal.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Al Fann
Al Fann, born February 21, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio, is an American actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0266802/ ) # The Ladykillers (2004) (voice) .... Church Voice # "Greetings from Tucson" .... Mickey (1 episode, 2003) - Home Sweet Home (2003) TV episode .... Mickey # "Curb Your Enthusiasm" .... Wanda's Father (1 episode, 2002) - Krazee-Eyez Killa (2002) TV episode .... Wanda's Father # "Felicity" .... Uncle Harold (1 episode, 2001) - My Best Friend's Wedding (2001) TV episode .... Uncle Harold # "The Michael Richards Show" .... Charlie (1 episode, 2000) - The Consultant (2000) TV episode .... Charlie # Hefner: Unauthorized (1999) (TV) .... Waiter ... aka "Hugh Hefner: The True Story" - Canada (English title) # "The West Wing" .... Rep. J... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Silvano Piovanelli
Silvano Cardinal Piovanelli, (born February 21, 1924) is an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, the Archbishop Emeritus of Florence. Born in Ronta di Mugello, he was ordained a priest on 13 July 1947 and on 28 May 1982 was appointed an auxiliary Bishop of Florence by Pope John Paul II and that same day was appointed Titular Bishop of Tubunae in Mauretania. He was appointed Archbishop of Florence on 18 March 1983 and in May 1985 was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria delle Grazie a Via Trionfale. Cardinal Piovanelli is also the first Cardinal Protector of this church.... Biography of Harald V of Norway
Harald V (born 21 February 1937) is the king of Norway. He succeeded to the throne of Norway upon the death of his father Olav V on 17 January 1991. The son of the then-Crown Prince Olav and of Princess Märtha of Sweden, Harald was born at the Crown Prince Residence at Skaugum, Asker. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, originally from Northern Germany, Harald became the first Norwegian-born prince since Olav IV, who was born in 1370. Harald V is the formal head of the Church of Norway and the Norwegian Armed Forces. He has two children, Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Märtha Louise. His grandchildren are Maud (2003), Leah (2005), Emma (2008), Ingrid (2004), and Sverre (2005). Harald has two older sisters: Princess Ragnhild (born 1930), who lives in Br... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Geert Logghe
Geert Logghe (or Gert Logghe), born February 21, 1962 in Ghent, is a Belgian musician and composer.... Biography of John Rawls
John Bordley Rawls (February 21, 1921 – November 24, 2002) was an American philosopher and a leading figure in moral and political philosophy. He held the James Bryant Conant University Professorship at Harvard University. His magnum opus, A Theory of Justice (1971), is now regarded as "one of the primary texts in political philosophy." His work in political philosophy, dubbed Rawlsianism, takes as its starting point the argument that "most reasonable principles of justice are those everyone would accept and agree to from a fair position." Rawls employs a number of thought experiments—including the famous veil of ignorance—to determine what constitutes a fair agreement in which "everyone is impartially situated as equals," in order to determine principles of social justice. He is one of... Biography of Tricia Cox
Patricia "Tricia" Nixon Cox (born February 21, 1946, in Whittier, California) is the first daughter of the late U.S. president Richard M. Nixon and his wife, Patricia Ryan Nixon. The opposite of her younger sister, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Cox performed more of a ceremonial role during her father's political career, accompanying him to many campaign stops and, after his presidential inauguration, state trips around the world. Cox attended Finch College in Manhattan, New York, a since-closed women's college best known as a "finishing school" for affluent young women. At her graduation on June 14, 1968, her father served as a special guest speaker. Cox married Harvard law student Edward Finch Cox in a Rose Garden ceremony on June 12, 1971. The wedding was described in Life magazine ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William Falconer
William Falconer (Edinburgh, UK, February 21 1732–1769) was a Scottish poet. Falconer was the son of a barber in Edinburgh, where he was born, became a sailor, and was thus thoroughly competent to describe the management of the storm-tossed vessel, the career and fate of which are described in his poem, The Shipwreck (1762), a work of genuine, though unequal, talent. The efforts which Falconer made to improve the poem in the subsequent edition which followed the first were not entirely successful. The work gained for him the patronage of the Duke of York, through whose influence he obtained the position of purser on various warships. Falconer was one of the three survivors of a trading ship on voyage from Alexandria to Venice and in 1751 he wrote and published a poem on the death of ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nikita Magaloff
Nikita Magaloff (Born Magalashvili) (21 February (old style 8 February), 1912 - 26 December 1992) was a Georgian-Russian pianist. He was born to a Georgian noble family in St. Petersburg. Magaloff and his family left Russia in 1918 for Finland and then Paris, where he studied with Isidor Philipp, chair of the piano department at the Paris Conservatory. He also numbered Ravel and Prokofiev among his friends there. He was best known for his espousal of the music of Chopin, recording the complete piano works - the first time anyone had done so. While these recordings have been criticised for their failure to plumb the depths of Chopin's works, they were innovative for their textual fidelity and unsentimentality. Magaloff, for example, preferred and recorded Chopin's own manuscript versi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hans Zulliger
Hans Zulliger (February 21, 1893 - October 18, 1965) was a Swiss teacher, child psychoanalyst and writer who was born near Biel. From 1912 until 1959 he was a primary school teacher in Ittigen, Switzerland. Zulliger is remembered for his pioneer work of applying psychoanalytical practices into the education of school children, mostly from rural, working-class and under-privileged environments. He was introduced to modern psychiatric thought by educator Ernst Schneider (1878-1957) of the Berne-Hofwil Teachers' Academy. Zullinger enthusiastically studied the works of Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler, and became an analysand to Swiss theologian Oskar Pfister. Later, Freud became interested in Zulliger's work and visited him twice in Switzerland. Zulliger had an intuitive understanding of ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles-Marie Widor
Charles-Marie Jean Albert Widor (February 21, 1844 – March 12, 1937) was a French organist, composer and teacher. Life Widor was born in Lyon, France to a family of organ builders, and initially studied music there with his father, François-Charles Widor, titular organist of Saint-François-de-Sales from 1838 to 1889. The French organ builder Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, reviver of the art of organ building, was a friend of the Widor family: he arranged for the talented young organist to study in Brussels in 1863 with Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens for organ technique and with François-Joseph Fétis, director of the Brussels Conservatoire, for composition. After this term of study Widor moved to Paris where he would make his home for the rest of his life. In 1869 he was appointed assistant to Cami... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carlito (wrestler)
Carlos Edwin "Carly" Colón, Jr. (born on February 21, 1979) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler better known internationally by his ring name Carlito. In his native Puerto Rico, he is known as both Carly and Carlito. Although currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) SmackDown brand, Colón occasionally still performs in the World Wrestling Council (WWC) where he is a former eleven-time Universal Heavyweight Champion. Currently, he is one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions with his brother Primo Colón on SmackDown. Ring name(s) Carlito Carlito Caribbean Cool Carly Colón Carlos Colón, Jr. Billed height 5 ft. 10 in. (178 cm) Billed weight 220 lb. (100 kg) After having success in the WWC, Colón signed a developmental contract with WWE in 2003. Colón is a form... Biography of Pierre Laffitte
Pierre Laffitte (February 21, 1823 - January 4, 1903) was a French positivist. Laffitte was born at Béguey (Gironde). Residing at Paris as a teacher of mathematics, he became a disciple of Auguste Comte, who appointed him his literary executor. On the schism of the Positivist body which followed Comte's death, he was recognized as head of the section which accepted the full Comtian doctrine; the other section adhered to Émile Littré, who rejected the religion of humanity as inconsistent with the materialism of Comte's earlier period. From 1853 Laffitte delivered Positivist lectures in the room formerly occupied by Comte in the rue Monsieur le Prince. He published Les Grands Types de l'humanité (1875) and Cours de philosophie première (1889). In 1893 he was appointed to the new chair fou... Biography of Jeanne Aubert
Jeanne Aubert (21 February 1906 – 6 March 1988) was a French singer and actress. Born Marguerite Perrinot in Paris, France to an aristocratic father and a former flower girl, she was pushed by her mother into showbusiness. At age five, she began performing on stage at the Théâtre du Châtelet. As a teenager, she was given voice and music lessons and at age eighteen appeared in an elaborate Mistinguett production at the Casino de Paris. In 1928 she helped organize the first female branch of the Jeunesse Ouvrière Chrétienne (JOC), a Roman Catholic apostolic organization for young people. Jeanne Aubert served as the first president of the JOCF of France. Using the stage name Jane Aubert, in 1929, she made her motion picture debut in the silent film, "La Possession." Her film was seen ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset
Edmund, Duke of Somerset, born February 21, 1499 in Greenwich, died June 19, 1500, was one of the children of Elizabeth of York and Henry VII. Elizabeth of York (11 February 1466 – 11 February 1503) was the daughter, sister, niece, wife and mother of Kings of England. She was Queen of England as spouse of King Henry VII, whom she married in 1486.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jack Coleman (actor)
John MacDonald "Jack" Coleman (born February 21, 1958) is an American actor and screenwriter, best known for replacing Al Corley in the role of Steven Carrington in the 1980s prime time soap opera, Dynasty, and for portraying Noah Bennet in the science-fiction drama series, Heroes. Career Coleman's first major role was in the soap opera, Days of our Lives, where he appeared from 1981 to 1982 as the character of Jake Kositchek (aka The Salem Strangler). In 1982, he joined the cast of Dynasty when he took over the role of Steven Carrington, one of the first gay characters on television. The role was originally portrayed by Al Corley. Coleman played the role until 1988. He was a regular on the short-lived series, Nightmare Cafe (1992), and appeared on the mini-series, Kingdom Hospital ... Biography of Scout Taylor-Compton
Desariee Starr Compton (born February 21, 1989) is an American actress and singer, who goes professionally by the name Scout Taylor-Compton. She has appeared in numerous small television roles and in feature films that range from dramas to those in the horror genre. Recently, Taylor-Compton has gained notoriety in the horror genre, which has garnered her the title of "scream queen". Taylor-Compton began her career with small film roles and recurring television roles in Gilmore Girls, Ally McBeal, Charmed and Unfabulous. She had her first large Hollywood role in Sleepover (2004), a comedy aimed at teenage audiences. The cast of the film was nominated for "Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast" at the Young Artists Award. In 2006, Taylor-Compton starred in the films Tom... Biography of Anthony Daniels
Anthony Daniels (born 21 February 1946) is an English mime actor, best known for his role as the droid C-3PO in the Star Wars series of films made between 1977 and 2005. Film and TV career Aside from playing the fussy droid in all six movies, Daniels has reprised the role frequently over the past three decades. He's donned the shiny suit for various promotional work, including hosting The Making of Star Wars; for appearances on The Muppet Show and Sesame Street; for The Star Wars Holiday Special; for commercials including Kenner toys, a no-smoking PSA, and even a breakfast cereal based on the character; and for prequel tie-ins such as Star Wars Connections and The Science of Star Wars. He also played C-3PO vocally in a radio serial based on the original trilogy; for the Christmas-the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yves Boivineau
Yves Boivineau, born Februray 21, 1947 in Ardelay (Vendée), is a French Catholic Bishop, the Bishop of Annecy.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roberto Heras
Roberto Heras Hernández (born February 21, 1974 in Béjar, Spain) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer who won the Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain) a record-tying three times. He broke the record with a fourth win in 2005, but was disqualified for taking EPO. Early career Heras turned professional in 1995 for the Spanish cycling team Kelme. His first win as a pro came in 1996 in the Subida al Naranco. Later that year he won the 12th stage of the Vuelta a España. Next year he won another stage at the Vuelta and the Clásica de Amorebieta. In 1999 he won stages at the Volta a Catalunya and the Giro d'Italia, and he stood for the first time on the Vuelta's podium, third despite not winning a stage. In 2000 he took two stages and the overall win, which attracted the US Postal... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Felix Aylmer
Sir Felix Aylmer OBE (21 February 1889 – 2 September 1979) was a distinguished English stage actor who also appeared in the cinema and on television. He was born in Corsham, Wiltshire, England as Felix Edward Aylmer Jones. He was educated at Almondbury Grammar School near Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, where he was a boarder from 1897 to 1900, Magdalen College School, and Exeter College, Oxford, where he was a member of Oxford University Dramatic Society. He trained under the Victorian-era actress and director Rosina Filippi before securing his first professional engagement at the London Coliseum in 1911. He often worked with Sir Laurence Olivier in Shakepearean films, such as Polonius in Hamlet (1948), and often played old wise men, such as Merlin in Knights of the Round Ta... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of José Zorilla y Moral
José Zorrilla y Moral (February 21, 1817 - January 23, 1893), was a Spanish Romantic poet and dramatist. He was born in Valladolid to a magistrate in whom Ferdinand VII placed special confidence,. He was educated by the Jesuits at the Real Seminario de Nobles in Madrid, wrote verses when he was twelve, became an enthusiastic admirer of Walter Scott and Chateaubriand, and took part in the school performances of plays by Lope de Vega and Calderón de la Barca. In 1833 he was sent to study law at the University of Toledo, but after a year of idleness, he fled to Madrid, where he horrified the friends of his absolutist father by making violent speeches and by founding a newspaper which was promptly suppressed by the government. He narrowly escaped transportation to the Philippines, and pa... Biography of Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (Amedeo Marie Joseph Carl Pierre Philippe Paola Marcus d'Aviano, born 21 February 1986) is a member of the Belgian Royal Family and heir to the headship of the House of Austria-Este, a cadet branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. The source for his time of birth comes from Celebrities Galore.com. Birth and family Amedeo was born at the University Clinic St. Luc, Woluwe-St-Lambert, Belgium the first child of Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Astrid of Belgium. All of his grandparents and great-grandparents are royal or noble and he descends from the Austrian, Belgian, Italian, French, Swedish, Danish, British, Portuguese, Spanish and German royal families. His godparents are Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant and Queen Pa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Corey Harris
Corey Harris (born February 21, 1969, Denver, Colorado) is an American blues and reggae musician, currently residing in Virginia. Along with Keb' Mo' and Alvin Youngblood Hart, he raised the flag of acoustic guitar blues in the mid 1990s. He was featured on the 2003 PBS television mini-series, The Blues, in an episode directed by Martin Scorsese. Biography Harris was born and raised near Denver, Colorado. He graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine with a Bachelors Degree in 1991, and was awarded an honorary doctorate in 2007. Harris received a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for language studies in Cameroon in his early twenties, before taking a teaching post in Napoleonville, Louisiana under the Teach For America program. On his debut solo album Between Midnight and Day (1995) ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Henry Newman
John Henry Newman, D.D., C.O. (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890), also referred to as Cardinal Newman and Blessed John Henry Newman, was an important figure in the religious history of England in the 19th century. He was known nationally by the mid-1830s. Originally an evangelical Oxford academic and priest in the Church of England, Newman was a leader in the Oxford Movement. This influential grouping of Anglicans wished to return the Church of England to many Catholic beliefs and forms of worship traditional in the medieval times to restore ritual expression. In 1845 Newman left the Church of England and was received into the Roman Catholic Church where he was eventually granted the rank of cardinal by Pope Leo XIII. He was instrumental in the founding of the Catholic University of Ir... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jules de Trooz
Jules Henri Ghislain Marie, Baron de Trooz (21 February 1857 – 31 December 1907) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician. De Trooz was born in Leuven, and had studied philosophy before entering politics. He represented Leuven in the Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives from 1899 onwards, serving as Education and Interior minister. In 1907 he became the 18th Prime Minister of Belgium, retaining the Interior portfolio. He died in office.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pascal Chimbonda
Pascal Chimbonda (born 21 February 1979, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe in France) is a French footballer who is currently playing his club football for the English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers. Chimbonda, who can play at centre-back or left-back but prefers right-back, became well known to English football supporters due to his impressive displays on the pitch for Wigan Athletic, which led to Tottenham Hotspur chasing his signature in the summer season of 2006, finally landing him on transfer deadline day. Chimbonda re-signed for Tottenham in January 2009, having lasted only six months at Sunderland; but soon made the move to Blackburn after falling out of favour again at Spurs before joining Rovers back in August 2009 for a fee of about £2.5 million. Chimbonda has currently won one... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jack Fertig
Jack Fertig, born February 21, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, is an American astrologer and writer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Warren Vaché
Warren Vaché (born February 21, 1951) is a jazz trumpeter, cornetist and flugelhornist born in Rahway, New Jersey. He came from a musical family as his father was a bassist. In 1976 he released his first album. He has often worked with Scott Hamilton and has some popularity among swing audiences. Discography As leader * Horn of Plenty (Muse, 1994) with Houston Person * An Affair to Remember (Zephyr, 1995) with Brian Lemon * Warren Plays Warren (Nagel-Heyer, 1996) with Kenny Drew Jr., Jimmy Cobb, Randy Sandke * Shine (Zephyr, 1997) with Tony Coe, Alan Barnes, Brian Lemon * What Is There to say? (Nagel-Heyer, 1999) with Joe Puma, Murry Wall, Eddie Locke * The Best Thing for You (Nagel-Heyer, 2001) * 2gether (Nagel-Heyer, 2000) As sideman With ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gérard Desargues
Girard Desargues (February 21 1591,and baptized March 2, 1591–October 1661) was a French mathematician and engineer, who is considered one of the founders of projective geometry. Desargues' theorem, the Desargues graph, and the crater Desargues on the Moon are named in his honour. Born in Lyon, Desargues came from a family devoted to service to the French crown. His father was a royal notary, an investigating commissioner of the Seneschal's court in Lyon (1574), the collector of the tithes on ecclesiastical revenues for the city of Lyon (1583) and for the diocese of Lyon. Girard Desargues worked as an architect from 1645. Prior to that, he had worked as a tutor and may have served as an engineer and technical consultant in the entourage of Richelieu. As an architect, Desargues pla... Biography of Carl Czerny
Carl Czerny (sometimes Karl; February 21, 1791 – July 15, 1857) was an Austrian pianist, composer and teacher. He is best remembered today for his books of etudes for the piano. Czerny was born in Vienna to a family of Bohemian origins. He was taught piano by his father before taking lessons from Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Antonio Salieri, and Ludwig van Beethoven. He was a child prodigy, making his first appearance in public in 1800 playing a Mozart piano concerto. Later, he gave the Vienna premiere of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" in 1812. He quickly took to teaching and by the age of fifteen, he was already a sought after instructor. His most famous student was Franz Liszt, who dedicated his twelve Transcendental Etudes to Czerny and also involved him in the collaborative... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William Monro Andrew
William Monro Andrew, born February 21, 1895 in Torrance, East Dunbartonshire, is a Scottish former jurist and military officer, and a RAF squadron leader.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Simon Coombs
Simon Christopher Coombs (born 21 February 1947 in Portsmouth), is a former British Conservative politician. Coombs was MP for Swindon from 1983 until 1997 when the seat was divided by boundary changes. Coombs stood in the new Swindon South seat but lost to Labour's Julia Drown. He stood again for the seat in 2001, but was unsuccessful. Coombs' Parliamentary term coincided with Swindon being the centre of a technology boom. Sir Tim Berners Lee developed the idea of the World Wide Web while at the Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) in Swindon. Coombs served as Treasurer of PITCOM, the Parliamentary Information Technology Committee and as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Rt. Hon Kenneth Baker, MP, Minister of Information Technology in the Department of Trade and In... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Celia Lovsky
Celia Lovsky (February 21, 1897 – October 12, 1979) was an Austrian American actress. She was born Cäcilie Lvovsky in Vienna, daughter of Bretislav Lvovsky (1857–1910), a minor Czech opera composer. She studied theater, dance, and languages at the Austrian Royal Academy of Arts and Music. She later moved to Berlin, where she acted in the surrealist plays Dream Theater and Dream Play by Karl Kraus. There she met Peter Lorre, who had seen her in a production of Shakespeare's Othello near Vienna, and would later become her husband. The couple traveled to Paris, London, and the United States. Celia was instrumental in bringing Lorre to the attention of Fritz Lang, leading eventually to Lorre's debut film M in 1931. They lived together for five years before their marriage, and stayed married... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Margarethe von Trotta
Margarethe von Trotta (born 21 February 1942, Berlin) is a German film director, actress, screenwriter, and a member of the New German Cinema movement. The child of Elisabeth von Trotta and painter Alfred Roloff, she relocated to Paris in the 1960s, where she worked for film collectives, collaborating on scripts and co-directing short films. In her early career, von Trotta was an actress, appearing in notable films of directors Fassbinder and Volker Schlöndorff. In 1971, she divorced her first husband to marry Schlöndorff. A few years later she presented her first feature film. Von Trotta, often featuring prominent female characters, has become the foremost female director working in Germany. She is a Professor of Film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee and remains an imp... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Max Collie
Max Collie, born on February 21, 1931 in Melbourne, is an Australian jazz musician. External link:http://www.maxcollie.co.uk/... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Louis Meissonier
Jean-Louis Ernest Meissonier (21 February 1815 – 31 January 1891) was a leading French Classicist painter and sculptor famous for his depictions of Napoleon, his armies and military themes. He documented sieges and manoeuvres and was the teacher of Édouard Detaille. Biography Ernest Meissonier was born at Lyon. From his schooldays he showed a taste for painting, to which some early sketches, dated 1823, bear witness. After being placed with a druggist, he obtained leave from his parents to become an artist, and, owing to the recommendation of a painter named Potier, himself a second class Prix de Rome, he was admitted to Léon Cogniet's studio. He paid short visits to Rome and to Switzerland, and exhibited in the Salon of 1831 a painting then called Les Bourgeois Flamands (Dutch Bur... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nito Larioza
Nito Larioza, born February 21, 1971 in Wahiawa, Hawaii, is an American actor and stunt actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1045914/ ) Stunt Tintin (2009) (pre-production) (utility stunts) Avatar (2009) (post-production) (stunts) An American Carol (2008) (post-production) (stunts) Hancock (2008) (post-production) (stunts) B-Girl (2008) (post-production) (stunt coordinator) You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) (stunts) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) (stunts) Iron Man (2008) (stunts) ... aka Ironman (International: English title: alternative spelling) (USA: poster title) "Eli Stone" (stunts) (1 episode, 2008) - Praying for Time (2008) TV episode (stunts) Charlie Wilson's War (2007) (utility stunts) "The Unit" (stun... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Magnus Linklater
Magnus Linklater (born 21 February 1942 (source: Pulsar No.9) is a Scottish journalist and former newspaper editor. Life Linklater was born in Harray, Scotland, and is the son of Scottish writer Eric Linklater. He was brought up in Easter Ross, attending the local school at Nigg before moving to high school in Dunbar, East Lothian, and then on to Eton College. He continued his studies with courses at Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg in Germany and the Sorbonne in Paris, before he studied a degree at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He is of part Swedish descent, through his father Eric . Journalist Linklater's journalistic career began in 1964, as a reporter with the Daily Express. This was followed by a position at the Evening Standard, before he moved to The Sunday Times in 1969,... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hiroshi Fukumura
Hiroshi Fukumura, born on February 21, 1949 in Tokyo, is a Japanese jazz musician.... Biography of Bob Rafelson
Robert "Bob" Rafelson (born February 21, 1933) is an Emmy Award winning American film director, writer and producer. He was an early member of the New Hollywood movement in the 1970s and is most famous for directing and co-writing the film Five Easy Pieces, starring Jack Nicholson, as well as being one of the creators of the pop group and TV series, The Monkees with Raybert/BBS Productions partner Bert Schneider. His first wife was the Production Designer Toby Carr Rafelson. His son is songwriter Peter Rafelson, who co-wrote the hit song Open Your Heart for Madonna. Early Life Rafelson was born in New York City, the son of a hat manufacturer. His uncle was screenwriter and playwright Samson Raphaelson, who wrote nine films for director Ernst Lubitsch. He had an older brother named Dona... Biography of Jean-Jacques Burnel
Jean-Jacques Burnel (born 21 February 1952 in London) also known as J J Burnel, is an Anglo-French musician and songwriter, best known as the bass guitarist with the British rock band, The Stranglers. Life and career Burnel was born in London, to French parents on 21 February 1952. He moved with his parents to Godalming in Surrey when he was about twelve and attended the Royal Grammar School, Guildford and read history at the University of Bradford. Burnel originally trained as a classical guitarist, but adopted the bass guitar as his instrument within the Stranglers. He has also sung lead vocals on about a quarter of their songs. Burnel has been with The Stranglers since their inception in 1974, but has also made two solo albums Euroman Cometh in 1979, and Un Jour Parfait in 1988, ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri Meilhac
Henri Meilhac (21 February 1831 – 6 July 1897), was a French dramatist and opera librettist. Biography Meilhac was born in Paris in 1831. As a young man, he began writing fanciful articles for Parisian newspapers and vaudevilles, in a vivacious boulevardier spirit which brought him to the forefront. About 1860, he met Ludovic Halévy, and their collaboration for the stage lasted twenty years. Their most famous collaboration is the libretto for Georges Bizet's Carmen. However, Meilhac's work is most closely tied to the music of Jacques Offenbach, for whom he wrote over a dozen librettos, most of them together with Halévy. The most successful collaborations with Offenbach are La belle Hélène (1864), Barbe-bleue (1866), La vie parisienne (1866), La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein (1867), ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Worms (actor)
Jean Worms, born on February 21, 1884 in Paris, died on December 17, 1943 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, was a French actor and comedian. Filmography 1911 : Cadoudal de Gérard Bourgeois 1911 : Une conquête d'Henri Pouctal - court métrage, 395m - Pierre 1912 : L'Auberge rouge de Camille de Morlhon - Frédéric Taillefer 1912 : Une vengeance d'Edgar Poe de Gérard Bourgeois 1912 : Méprise fatale de Gérard Bourgeois (court métrage, 205m) 1912 : La Conquête du bonheur de Gérard Bourgeois - court métrage , 770m - André Mortain 1917 : Le Roi de la mer de Jacques de Baroncelli (1.600m) 1917 : Le Porteur des halles de Gaston Leprieur (1.140m) - René Delpierre 1917 : 48, Avenue de l'Opéra de Bernard-Deschamps et Georges Denola - (1.525m) - Quincy 1917 : Pa... Biography of Andreas Seppi
Andreas Seppi (born February 21, 1984 in Bolzano, Italy) is a professional tennis player from the province of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol-Italy, who turned professional in 2000. Seppi is right handed and plays with a two hand backhand. He considers clay and hardcourts his favourite surface. He is coached by Massimo Sartori. His career high was #32, achieved on May 19, 2008. Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Weight 70 kg (150 lb/11 st) Tennis career Seppi turned pro in 2000 playing exclusively on the ATP Futures and ATP Challenger Series circuit for three season. He won his first Futures event in 2003 , Munich, Germany defeating Lars Uebel in addition he qualified for his first two ATP events in Kitzbuhel and Bucharest where he was defeated by Olivier Mutis and Jose Acasuso respectively.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claude Cerval
Claude Cerval, born André Marcel Gabriel Leloup on February 21, 1921 in Paris, died on July 25, 1972 in Paris, was a French actor and comedian. Filmography 1954 : À toi de jouer Callaghan de Willy Rozier 1954 : Bonjour la chance de Guy Lefranc et Edgar Neuville 1955 : Bob le flambeur de Jean-Pierre Melville 1955 : Un missionnaire de Maurice Cloche 1957 : Le Beau Serge de Claude Chabrol 1957 : Marchands de filles de Maurice Cloche 1958 : Les Cousins de Claude Chabrol 1959 : Classe tous risques de Claude Sautet 1959 : Les Jeux de l'amour de Philippe de Broca 1959 : Le Beau Serge de Claude Chabrol 1960 : Le Bal des espions de Michel Clément 1960 : Ça va être ta fête de Pierre Montazel 1960 : L'Ennemi dans l'ombre de Charles... Biography of Jessica Miller (fashion model)
Jessica Miller (born February 21, 1984) is an American fashion model. Personal life Jessica Miller was born and raised in Las Vegas to a carpenter father and showgirl mother. She also has an older sister. When she was younger, Miller used to be part of a girl gang who skipped school and caused trouble, much to her parents chagrin. She has also previously dated the lead singer of rock band Incubus, Brandon Boyd as well as the lead guitarist/vocalist of rock band System of a Down, Daron Malakian. Professional career Miller had never considered modeling, citing that she thought it was "dumb" in an interview once but upon the suggestion of her mother and sister, joined a modeling school (John Robert Powers Academy) at the age of 15. The following year, Miller was discovered by Corri... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Georges Mouton
Georges Mouton, comte de Lobau (21 February 1770 - 21 November 1838) was a French soldier and political figure who rose to the rank of Marshal of France. Biography Born in Phalsbourg, Lorraine, he enlisted in the French Revolutionary Army in 1792. Serving in the early campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars, he by 1800 he was promoted to the rank of colonel. Promoted to général de brigade in 1805, after the establishment of the French Empire, and général de division in 1807, Lobau distinguished himself in the battles of Jena and Aspern-Essling. In 1810, he was created count of Lobau in recognition of his role in the battle of Aspern. During the Russian Campaign, he acted as a senior aide-de-camp to Emperor Napoleon I of France. He then served with distinction during the 1813 ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Pelletier
Jean Pelletier, OC , OQ (February 21, 1935 – January 10, 2009) was a Canadian politician, who was formerly mayor of Quebec City, Chief of Staff in the Prime Minister's Office, and chairman of VIA Rail. He was a leading organizer of the Liberal Party of Canada. He was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada. Early career Pelletier began his political career with the Union Nationale party, and was elected mayor of Quebec City in 1977, a position he held until 1988]. With the demise of the Union Nationale, he joined the Liberal Party. He was an unsuccessful Liberal candidate in the 1993 election, which saw the party capture few Quebec seats outside of their federalist stronghold of Montreal. In 1985, Pelletier was made a Member of the Order of Canada and promoted to Officer in 2003. In 1990... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of José María Cano
José María Cano (born February 21, 1959) is a Spanish composer, once a member of the Spanish pop group Mecano, and more recently a conceptual artist. Biography as a musician Cano was born in Madrid gave his first concerts as a university student in Madrid. There, he met Ana Torroja, who became the lead singer for the pop group Mecano. Their first album, also baptised Mecano (1981) and produced with financial backing of his father, included the hit "Hoy no me puedo levantar". Both José and his brother Nacho composed songs for all their albums In 1984, José began to play piano and changed his method of composition. He began to compose for other singers, such as Ana Belén, Amaya Uranga, Sara Montiel, Julio Iglesias, Miguel Bosé, Alaska, Françoise Hardy, Sara Brightman, Simone, Mario ... Biography of Christian Vander (musician)
Christian Vander (born February 21, 1948) is a French drummer, musician, and founder of the band Magma. Besides his work with Magma, he has also performed solo, with the Christian Vander Trio and Christian Vander Quartet, and in Offering. The source for his time of birth is his birth certificate. Vander was born in Nogent-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne. He is known both for his unique songwriting, virtuosic drumming, and shrill falsetto improvisational/scat singing. His compositions fuse jazz, rock, classical and opera influences, and draw on the work of musicians as diverse as John Coltrane and Carl Orff. Vander's music is broadly classified as Progressive rock, but the style is so unique that it falls under its own category - an idiosyncratic style of music often referred to by fans as Ze... Biography of James Dean Bradfield
James Dean Bradfield (born 21 February 1969) is the lead guitarist and vocalist for the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers. Biography Early life Born in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Bradfield attended the local Oakdale Comprehensive School near Blackwood where he suffered years of cruelty and bullying (he claims he was "a Woody Allen-esque little nerd") for his name (Nicknamed Crossfire), lazy eye, musical bent and small size. James formed a rather exclusive relationship with three friends: his cousin Sean Moore, who lived with James and his family throughout their childhood after his own parents' divorce, and future bandmates Nicky Wire (real name Nicholas Jones) and Richey James Edwards. Bradfield loved to run and was a fine steeple-chaser, and soon grew fond of famous punk r... Biography of Chuck Palahniuk
Charles Michael "Chuck" Palahniuk (play /ˈpɔːlənɪk/; born February 21, 1962) is an American novelist and freelance journalist, whose work has been labeled as, "transgressional fiction". He is best known as the author of the award-winning novel, Fight Club, which also was made into a feature film. He maintains homes in the states of Oregon and Washington. Early life Palahniuk was born in Pasco, Washington, the son of Carol and Fred Palahniuk, and he grew up living in a mobile home in nearby Burbank, Washington with his family. His parents separated when he was fourteen and subsequently they divorced, often leaving him and his three siblings to live with their maternal grandparents at their cattle ranch in Eastern Washington. His paternal grandfather was Ukrain... Biography of Marina Graziani
Marina Graziani, born on February 21, 1977 in Imperia, is an Italian actress. Filmography Ho visto le stelle, di Vincenzo Salemme (2003) Television Striscia la notizia (1996-1999) Fuego (1999-2000) Wozzup - La casa di Italia 1 (2000-2001) Sbaraglio (2000) Donnavventura VIP (2002) Ritorno al presente (2005)... Biography of Ryan Smyth
Ryan Alexander Gordon Smyth (born February 21, 1976) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He plays in the style of a power forward. During his junior career, spent with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League (WHL), Smyth was selected 6th overall in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers. He spent 12 seasons with Edmonton before being traded to the New York Islanders in 2007 due to failed contract negotiations. Becoming an unrestricted free agent in the subsequent off-season, he signed a five-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche. After two seasons with the team, he was traded to the Kings in July 2009. On June 26, 2011, he was re-acquired by the Edmonton Oilers. Born in ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ranking Roger
Ranking Roger (born Roger Charlery, 21 February 1961) is an English musician. He was a vocalist in the 1980s two-tone band, The Beat (known in the U.S. as The English Beat) and General Public. He currently leads a re-formed Beat line-up with Everett Morton. The "Ranking" moniker is short for "Top Ranking" or "High Ranking," and is a boast typical of many Masters of Ceremony. Roger was born in Birmingham, England, the son of Jean Baptiste Charlery. He became a punk rock fan as a teenager and joined ska revival pioneers The Beat in the late 1970s. He had appeared on stage toasting and singing with them many times before officially joining the band. His energetic style and Jamaican-influenced vocals, paired with Dave Wakeling were crucial in distinguishing the band from the other second... Biography of Cory Kennedy
Cory Kennedy-Levin (born February 21, 1990) is an American model and Internet celebrity. Biography Kennedy met photographer Mark Hunter (who goes by the alias "The Cobrasnake") at a Blood Brothers concert at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, California in the summer of 2005. He took some photographs of her for his web site and they exchanged phone numbers. In January 2006 Kennedy began an internship at his office, to fulfill a requirement from her high school for graduation. Hunter's web site featured photos of celebrities at various parties, to which he began bringing Kennedy to. Consequently, Hunter and Kennedy began dating with the approval of her parents. In December 2005, Hunter had posted photos of Kennedy with the title "JFK CORY KENNEDY", which began speculation that she wa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Elize du Toit
Elize du Toit (born 21 February 1980 in Grahamstown, South Africa) is a South African born British actress best known for playing the role of Izzy Davies in the Channel 4 Soap Opera Hollyoaks from 2000 to 2004, with a brief return in 2007. Biography Elize du Toit was born in Grahamstown, South Africa, the second of four children, to an artist mother and an orthodontist father. She spent most of her childhood in Pretoria, SA. She moved to Berkshire, United Kingdom in December 1994, where she completed her A-levels, attaining straight As in English, French, History and History of Art. She studied History at Edinburgh University. She currently lives in Kensington, London with husband, actor Rafe Spall. Hollyoaks Du Toit won the role of Izzy Davies in the Channel 4 Soap Opera Hollyo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jack Ramsay
Jack T. Ramsay (born February 21, 1925, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American former basketball coach, commonly known as "Dr. Jack." He is best known for coaching the Portland Trail Blazers to the 1976-1977 NBA Championship, and for his broadcasting work with the Indiana Pacers, the Miami Heat, and for ESPN TV and ESPN Radio. Ramsay is the seventh-winningest coach in NBA history, and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Education Ramsay graduated from Upper Darby High School (UDHS) in 1942. He was inducted into the school's Wall of Fame in 1979. He received his bachelor's degree from Saint Joseph's College in 1949, and his masters and doctorate degrees (the latter in education) from the University of Pennsylvania in 1952 and 1963, respecti... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alan Trammell
Alan Stuart Trammell (born February 21, 1958) is a retired American baseball shortstop of the Detroit Tigers from 1977 to 1996. Trammell, nicknamed "Tram", played his entire career with the Tigers, highlighted by a World Series championship in 1984 and an American League East division championship in 1987. Although his arm was not overpowering, he had a quick release and made accurate throws. Trammell's defense perfectly complemented his double-play partner, Lou Whitaker. The two formed the longest continuous double-play combination in major league history, playing 19 seasons together. At the plate, Trammell was one of the best-hitting shortstops of his era and won three Silver Slugger awards. Trammell would later serve as the team's manager from 2003 through 2005. He currently is the benc... Biography of Eoin Macken
Eoin Christopher Macken (born 21 February 1983) is an Irish actor, film maker and model. Macken has modelled for Abercrombie and Fitch, Ralph Lauren, and GQ and has appeared in films such as The Callback Queen, Studs, 3Crosses and Centurion, and on television in RTE series Fair City as Gavin Cluxton and in BBC series Merlin as Sir Gwaine. Macken has directed several feature films, Christian Blake in 2008, Dreaming For You, The Inside and Cold. Macken also directed the documentary The Fashion of Modelling. Career Macken began his modelling and acting career in the University College Dublin Fashion Show in 2002 and 2003, after which he joined the model agency Morgan the Agency and was selected as the face of the Abercrombie and Fitch 2003 campaign. Macken studied acting and began the... Biography of Randy Blythe
David Randall "Randy" Blythe (born February 21, 1971) is the vocalist of American heavy metal band Lamb of God and side-project band Halo of Locusts. He also performed guest vocals for Cannabis Corpse. He is known as D. Randall Blythe on Lamb of God's albums. As a teenager, he looked up to the Sex Pistols, Misfits, Bad Brains, Anthrax, Motörhead, Slayer, and Pantera. Professional career Blythe joined Lamb of God in 1995. Before Lamb of God was successful, he had previously worked as a cook. Blythe also has a side project band known as Halo of Locusts, who were founded around 2004. A full length release was planned, but has yet to be released. They contributed to For the Sick, the tribute album for Eyehategod, covering "Dixie Whiskey". In 2005, Blythe worked with the metalcore outf... Add to favourites (1 fan)Biography of Sophie Turner (actress)
Sophie Turner (born 21 February 1996) is an English actress. Career In her first role in front of a camera, Turner plays Sansa Stark, the eldest daughter of House Stark in the 2011 HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones. She dyes her blonde hair red for the role. Turner will play the main role in the indie thriller film Panda Eyes based on the novel Another Me by Catherine MacPhail, which begins shooting in November 2012. Personal life Turner was born in Northampton and moved to Warwick when she was two years old. There, she attended Warwick Prep School until the age of eleven. Turner wanted to be an actress from a young age, and joined her local theatre group at the age of three. She later moved on to Kings High School in Warwick. Turner is a friend of actress Maisie Williams... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tony Meola
Antonio Michael "Tony" Meola (pronounced /miˈoʊlə/; born February 21, 1969) is an American former soccer goalkeeper who played for the United States national team at the 1990 and 1994 World Cups, and from 1996 to 2006 played in Major League Soccer, the U.S. top soccer division, where he obtained multiple honors. He currently plays for charity team Global United FC. In 1999, he was named by The Star-Ledger as one of the top ten New Jersey high school soccer players of the 1980s. Meola not only excelled at soccer, he was a three-sport varsity letterman. He was the captain of the school's basketball team and was named an All-State baseball player in 1987. The New York Yankees drafted him out of high school. Meola later played in their farm system. Early life and soccer care... Biography of Rebecca Nurse
Rebecca Towne Nurse (or Nourse) (February 21, 1621 – July 19, 1692) was executed for witchcraft by the government of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England in 1692, during the Salem witch trials. She was the wife of Francis Nurse, with several children and grandchildren, and a well-respected member of the community. Although there was no credible evidence against her, she was hanged as a witch on July 19, 1692. This occurred during a time when the Massachusetts colony was seized with hysteria over witchcraft and the supposed presence of Satan within the colony. Early life The daughter of William and Joanna Towne (née Blessing), Nurse was born in Great Yarmouth, England in 1621. Her family settled in Salem Village, which is now known as Danvers, Massachusetts, in 1640. She h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Steve Wynn (musician)
Steve Wynn (born February 21, 1960 in Los Angeles, California) is a songwriter based in New York (born in California). He led the band the Dream Syndicate from 1981 to 1989 and afterward began a solo career. Career in bands Before forming the Dream Syndicate, Wynn played guitar in the Davis, California-based band The Suspects, whose members included vocalist Kendra Smith (who later played bass in the Dream Syndicate), Russ Tolman and Gavin Blair (who would form True West); in 1979 they released a single, "It's Up to You" b/w "Talking Loud." Two years later, under the name 15 Minutes, he self-released another single, "Last Chance for You" b/w "That's What You Always Say" (later performed by the Dream Syndicate). Though they were popular with critics, an influence on other musicians... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Corbin Bleu
Corbin Bleu Reivers (born February 21, 1989), known professionally as Corbin Bleu, is an American actor, model, dancer, producer, and singer-songwriter. He performed in the High School Musical film series, the Discovery Kids drama series Flight 29 Down, and the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In!. His first lead role was in the film Catch That Kid (2004). Guest-starring roles include appearances on Hannah Montana, The Amanda Show, Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family, Malcolm & Eddie, and The Good Wife. He appeared on the show Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, and the movie Free Style (2008). In 2009 he was cast as up-and-coming model Isaac Taylor in The CW Television Network drama The Beautiful Life: TBL. He has also pursued a music career, and released his d... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jordan Peele
Jordan Peele (born February 21, 1979) is an American actor and comedian best known for starring in the Comedy Central sketch series Key & Peele and for his five seasons as a cast member on MADtv. Career Peele regularly performed improv comedy at Boom Chicago in Amsterdam and The Second City in Chicago. He and Nicole Parker were well known for their musical duets at Boom Chicago. He portrayed a popular character called "Danish Supermodel Ute" during his time at Boom Chicago and hosted MTV's Comedy Weekend in 2002. Peele appeared on the Comedy Bang Bang podcast as disqualified American Idol singer Jermaine Jones alongside Gillian Jacobs of Community. In 2003, Peele joined the cast of MADtv for its ninth season. Around the time Keegan-Michael Key joined the cast as a featured perf... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wish Bone
Charles C. Scruggs, (born February 21, 1975) better known by his stage name Wish Bone, is an American rapper and member of the Grammy-Award winning Cleveland rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Solo career Born February 21, 1975, Wish Bone is the cousin of Steven "Layzie Bone" Howse and younger cousin of Stanley "Flesh-n-Bone" Howse. He has remained silent despite the solo success of the other members of the group. He has a son named Charles "Lil' Wish" Scruggs, III. He also participated little on the Mo Thugs Family albums. He founded Thugline Records together with his fellow Bone Thug member Krayzie Bone. Wish Bone has reported in various radio interviews that a solo album will be released. His album was supposed to be released nearly 10 years ago, but nothing has surfaced as of yet. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gilles Le Guen
Self-declared jihadist Gilles Le Guen, born on February 21, 1955 in Nantes (birth time source: Didier Geslain), was arrested by French forces near Timbuktu, Mali overnight Sunday. The extent of the Frenchman’s involvement with regional Islamic militants is still unclear. In October 2012, Le Guen, who goes by the name of Abdel Jelil, appeared in a YouTube video in which he threatened France, the US and the UN should they decide to intervene in Mali.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Justin Sane
Justin Sane is the lead guitarist and singer/songwriter of the United States-based musical group Anti-Flag, a punk rock band formed in 1988 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania known for its outspoken left-wing views. He holds dual US and Irish citizenship and lives in Pittsburgh. His stage name was bestowed upon him by friends in Pittsburgh's punk scene. Biography Early life Sane was born the youngest child in a working class Irish-American family, and cites his parents as inspirations. They opened the first vegetarian restaurant in Pittsburgh, inspiring Sane to become a vegetarian and animal rights advocate. As a boy he saw his parents participate in rallies, and as he got older he participated. Sane's sister Lucy gave him his first guitar which got him into punk rock and hardcore. The ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mark Arm
Mark Arm (born Mark McLaughlin on February 21, 1962) is the vocalist for the grunge band Mudhoney. His former group, Green River, is one of the first grunge bands, along with Malfunkshun, Soundgarden, Skin Yard, the U-Men, and others. He is also the manager of the Sub Pop warehouse and previously worked at Fantagraphics Books. Early career Mark Arm first entered the Seattle rock scene in 1980, when he formed a band, while attending Bellevue Christian High School, called "Mr. Epp and the Calculations". The band played its first show in 1981, opening for the band Student Nurse. In 1982 they released a 7" EP. The next year they added a second guitarist, Steve Turner, and released a cassette. Mr. Epp and the Calculations came to an end the following year. After Mr. Epp and the Calculat... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rachel (actress)
Elisabeth "Eliza/Élisa" Rachel Félix (also Elizabeth-Rachel Félix), better known only as Mademoiselle Rachel (February 21, 1821 – January 3, 1858), was a French actress. Biography Rachel was born Elisa Félix, on February 28, 1821 in Mumpf, Rheinfelden, Aargau. Her father Jacob Félix was a peddler and her mother Esther Hayer was a bohemian dealer of second hand clothes. She had four sisters Sarah, Rebecca, Dinah, Leah and one brother, Raphael. Rachel earned money as a child singing and reciting in the streets. She wanted to become a famous French actress so she came to Paris around the year of 1830, and took elocution and singing lessons, eventually studying under the instruction of the musician Alexandre-Étienne Choron and of Saint-Aulaire, and taking dramatic arts classes at the Conse... |
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