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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on February, 25, 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 · 45,667 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,667 Celebrities
133 celebrities or events were found for February, 25. Add to favourites (54 fans)Biography of Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Steiner (25 February 1861 – 30 March 1925), born in Donji Kraljevec, Croatia, was an Austrian philosopher, literary scholar, educator, artist, playwright, social thinker, and esotericist. He was the founder of Anthroposophy, Waldorf education, biodynamic agriculture, anthroposophical medicine, and the new artistic form of Eurythmy. He characterized anthroposophy as follows: “ Anthroposophy is a path of knowledge, to guide the spiritual in the human being to the spiritual in the universe…. Anthroposophists are those who experience, as an essential need of life, certain questions on the nature of the human being and the universe, just as one experiences hunger and thirst. ” Steiner advocated a form of ethical individualism, to which he later brought a more explicitly spiritu... Add to favourites (24 fans)Biography of Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (February 25, 1841–December 3, 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty, and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "Renoir is the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to Watteau". Youth Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France, the child of a working class family. As a boy, he worked in a porcelain factory where his drawing talents led to him being chosen to paint designs on fine china. He also painted hangings for overseas missionaries and decorations on fans before he enrolled in art school. During those early years, he often visited the Louvre to study the French master painters. The Theater Box, 1874 by... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Sandrine Kiberlain
Sandrine Kiberlain (b. Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France, February 25, 1968) is a French actress. She has often worked with the director Laetitia Masson, and has also worked with Benoît Jacquot. In addition to her acting career, she also has recorded an album (Manquait plus qu'ça, released in 2005), which has been well received in France. She was married to the French actor Vincent Lindon.... Biography of Zahia Dehar
Zahia Dehar, born February 25, 1992 in Ghriss, Algeria , is a French (since April 2009) escort girl of Algerian descent. Zahia was one of several girls detained for questioning after a police raid on the Zaman Café, an after-hours nightclub off the Champs Elysées. Footballers used to unwind there, but not any more. She reported a relationship with French footballers Karim Benzema, Franck Ribéry and Sidney Govou.... Add to favourites (29 fans)Biography of Chelsea Handler
Chelsea Joy Handler (born February 25, 1975 (birth time source: autobiography "Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang")) is an American stand-up comedian, humorist, television host, actress, producer and best-selling author. She has her own late night talk show Chelsea Lately on the E! Cable Television Network. In 2009 she won a Bravo A-List Award. She also has her own column in Cosmopolitan and the UK celebrity magazine NOW. Handler has described her technique as "not so much humor as it is comments that aren't actually funny." Early life Handler grew up in the suburban town of Livingston, New Jersey. The youngest of six children, she was raised in Reform Judaism by her Mormon mother and Jewish father. Handler has said that while growing up, she felt like an outsider, telling a reporter, ... Biography of François Cevert
Albert François Cevert Goldenberg (February 25, 1944 in Paris – October 6, 1973 at Watkins Glen) was a French racing driver, who took part in the Formula One World Championship. Cevert was the son of a Paris jeweler and brother-in-law of Grand Prix driver Jean-Pierre Beltoise. Early career After winning the French Formula 3 Championship in 1968, Cevert (often written Cévert) joined the Tecno Formula 2 team and finished third overall in 1969, driving in the F2 class of the German Grand Prix. When Jackie Stewart had a hard time getting around Cevert in an F2 race at Crystal Palace the same year, Stewart told his team manager Ken Tyrrell to keep an eye on the young Frenchman. Formula One The following year, when Johnny Servoz-Gavin suddenly retired from the Tyrrell Formula One team... Add to favourites (22 fans)Biography of Tea Leoni
Téa Leoni (born Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni on February 25, 1966) is an American actress. Her name is pronounced /'teːɑ lɛ'oːniː/, although some Americans say /'tiːə li'oːniː/ Personal life Leoni was born in New York City to Anthony Pantaleoni, a corporate lawyer, and his wife, the former Emily Patterson, a dietician. Leoni's paternal grandfather, Lt. Col. Guido Pantaleoni, who was the general manager of Westinghouse, had an Italian engineer father and an American mother born in Texas. Her paternal grandmother, Helen "Helenka" Tradusa Adamowska (1901 - 1987), was a film and stage actress who was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, to Polish parents who were prominent musicians known as the Adamowki Trio. Leoni states in the October 27, 2006 Life ... Biography of Francis Heaulme
French famous serial killer.... Biography of Sylvie Guillem
Sylvie Guillem (born February 25, 1965 in Paris) is a French ballet dancer who has performed with the Paris Opera Ballet and is currently a guest principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in London. Height: 1m83 (6'). As a child, Guillem trained in gymnastics under the instruction of her mother and when she was 11 she began training at the Paris Opera Ballet School. Eventually she joined the corps de ballet of this company at 16. In 1983 Guillem won the gold medal at the Varna International Ballet Competition. On December 29, 1984, at the young age of 19, Guillem became an etoile of the company after her first performance of Swan Lake. She created the leading role in William Forsythe's contemporary ballet, In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated in 1987. In 1989, Guillem shocked Rudolf Nureyev... Biography of Justin Berfield
Justin Tyler Berfield (born February 25, 1986) is an American actor, writer and producer. Personal life Berfield was born in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is the younger brother of lesser-known actor Lorne Berfield. Berfield is Jewish. In 2001, Berfield was asked to serve as a National Youth Ambassador for Ronald McDonald House Charities, in which he participated for 3 years until turning 18. Most known for his comedic roles, Berfield is also known for his charity work through his work with RMHC, St. Judes and most recently Virgin Unite (the charitable arm of Virgin). Press and media outlets often refer to Justin as a modest, growing entrepreneur and role model for young people. He has a red belt in tang soo do karate and is an avid golfer and scuba diver. Acting career... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Hélène de Fougerolles
Hélène Christine Rigoine de Fougerolles (French pronunciation: ; born February 25, 1973) is a French actress. She is the daughter of Alain Rigoine de Fougerolles and Anne Saumay de Laval. Initially planning to become a beautician, she began to study acting at age 15. She later attended acting classes in Paris and briefly at the Actors Studio in New York City. The source for her birth time is her birth certificate. Fougerolles was married to Éric Hubert. They have a daughter Shana born in 2003. Filmography Le Collège des coeurs brisés (1992) TV Series - Anne-Marie Le mari de Léon (1993) - Geneviève Avocat d'office (1994) TV Series - Marie Moretti Jeanne la Pucelle II - Les prisons (1994) - Jeanne de Bar La Cité de la peur (1994) - Sandy L'histoire du gar... Biography of Herbert Léonard
Herbert Léonard (25 February 1945; Strasbourg) né Hubert Loenhard is principally known as a singer, however, he is also a specialist of Russian airplanes from World War II. His first success "Quelque chose en moi tient mon cœur" (Something in me holds my heart) opened the doors of the hit-parade to him in 1968 for his album Génériquement Vôtre. His 1982 album Ça donne envie d’aimer and the sing "Amoureux fous" was done in a duo with Julie Pietri, perpetuating his image as a crooner.... Biography of Meher Baba
Meher Baba (Persian: مهر بابا Devanāgarī: महर बाबा ), born Merwan Sheriar Irani (February 25, 1894 – January 31, 1969), was an Indian guru of Persian descent. Educated at St. Vincent's High School in Pune, India, as well as Deccan College, he led a normal school life, showing no particular inclination toward spiritual matters. At the age of 19, a short contact with an old Muslim holy woman Hazrat Babajan marked the beginning of his spiritual awakening. Baba was hailed as "Parvardigar" (God as the Almighty Sustainer) by the Indian fakir Sai Baba of Shirdi in 1915. He received help from three more spiritual masters, including Upasni Maharaj, who he said revealed to him his spiritual identity as "Th... Biography of Virginie Dedieu
Virginie Dedieu is a French synchronized swimming champion. She won three times the World Championship in 2004, 2005 and 2007.... Biography of Joakim Noah
Joakim Simon Noah (pronounced /ˈdʒoʊ.əkɪm/; born February 25, 1985) is a French/Swedish-American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls. He played collegiate basketball for the University of Florida from 2004-2007. Noah was a member of the Gators' teams that won the 2006 and 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournaments. On June 28, 2007, Noah was selected 9th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Early life Noah was born in New York City, of French, Swedish, and Cameroonian descent. He was born February 25, 1985 to French singer and former tennis player Yannick Noah, and Cécilia Rodhe, Miss Sweden 1978. In addition, his paternal grandfather Zacharie Noah was a Cameroonian professional soccer player, winner of the Coupe de Fran... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Rashida Jones
Rashida Leah Jones (born February 25, 1976) is an American actress, model, and musician, best known for her portrayal of Louisa Fenn on Boston Public and Karen Filippelli on The Office. Early life Jones was born in Los Angeles, California, the youngest daughter of media mogul Quincy Jones and his former wife, actress Peggy Lipton. Her father is an African-American and her mother is Jewish, descended from immigrants from Ireland and Russia. Jones attended Hebrew school and made the National Honor Society. In his autobiography, Jones' father recalled how he would often find his 5-year-old daughter under the covers after bedtime with a flashlight reading five books at a time. Around the same age, Jones was already playing classical concerts and winning awards. Her mother told Entertain... Add to favourites (21 fans)Biography of Sean Astin
Sean Astin (born February 25, 1971 (birth time source: Astrodatabank)) is an American film actor, director, and Oscar-nominated producer best known for his film roles as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, the title character of Rudy, Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Drew Barrymore’s steroid-juiced brother in 50 First Dates. In television, he guest starred as Lynn McGill on the fifth season of 24. Early life Astin was born Sean Patrick Duke in Santa Monica, California. He is the son of actors Patty Duke and John Astin, although his biological father is Michael Tell, a music promoter and writer of Jewish heritage who divorced Patty Duke shortly before her marriage to Astin. At the time of his birth, it was widely assumed that his biological father was Desi Arnaz, Jr., althou... Biography of Jose Maria Aznar
José María Alfredo Aznar López (born in Madrid on February 25, 1953) is a Spanish politician who served as Spanish prime minister from 1996 to 2004. Beginnings José María Aznar is the son of Manuel Aznar Acedo, a journalist and radio broadcaster, and grandson of Manuel Aznar Zubigaray, a prominent journalist during the Franco era. The family claims descent from the Counts of Aznar, who played a major role during the reconquista. He studied law at the Complutense University, graduating in 1975, becoming a Spanish Tax Authority inspector in 1976. In 1977 he married Ana Botella. Politician As a teenager, Aznar was member of the Frente de Estudiantes Sindicalistas (FES), a student union which was a branch of the Falange Española Independiente (FEI), then a current of the falangist o... Biography of Régis Laspalès
Régis Laspalès (February 25, 1957 in Paris) is a French humorist, comedian and actor best known for his collaboration with Philippe Chevallier. In 2002 he starred in Ma femme s'appelle Maurice. Filmography * 1984 : Le Joli cœur by Francis Perrin * 1985 : Gros dégueulasse by Bruno Zincone * 1994 : Tête à tête by Jean-Hugues Lime * 1997 : Le Pari by Didier Bourdon and Bernard Campan * 1997 : Tout doit disparaitre by Philippe Muyl * 1998 : Ca n'empêche pas les sentiments by Jean-Pierre Jackson * 2002 : Ma femme s'appelle Maurice by Jean-Marie Poiré * 2004 : Les Gaous by Igor SK * 2006 : Incontrôlable by Raffy Shart * 2010 : La Tête en friche by Jean Becker... Biography of Sun Myung Moon
Sun Myung Moon (Korean 문선명; born Mun Yong-myeong; 25 February 1920 – 3 September 2012) was a South Korean religious leader best known as the founder of the Unification Church. He was also known as a media mogul and activist. The church claims five to seven million members worldwide and often garners media attention for the blessing ceremony, a mass wedding or marriage rededication ceremony (usually presided over by Moon and his wife Hak Ja Han) which sometimes features thousands of participants. The church's portfolio of global interests has become a multi-billion-dollar empire. Three of Moon's NGOs, Universal Peace Federation, Women's Federation for World Peace and Service for Peace, are in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Bi... Biography of Maria Kanellis
Maria Kanellis (born February 25, 1982) is an American professional wrestler and model of Greek heritage, currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) performing on its SmackDown brand. Kanellis was a contestant on the reality show, Outback Jack in 2004. In the same year, she placed fifth in the Raw Diva Search, but was later hired by WWE as a backstage interviewer. Kanellis began competing in the ring as a wrestler in 2005. It was not until 2007, however, that she received her greatest push in the company, as the on-screen love interest of Santino Marella. As a result, she received more air time and began winning more matches than she had previously. She also posed for the April 2008 cover of Playboy magazine, which was incorporated into a storyline on Raw. Billed height ... Biography of Linda Cristal
Linda Cristal (born Marta Victoria Moya Burges on 1934-02-25 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine actress. She is currently retired. In 1960 Cristal had gone into semi-retirement to raise her two sons, when John Wayne coaxed her out to do the part of Flaca in his epic The Alamo. After that, she took assignments only as the whim struck. Linda was the last main cast member to be added to The High Chaparral. David Dortort had been auditioning actresses for three weeks, seeking just the right person with good looks and a fiery personality, who could breathe life into the aristocratic Victoria Montoya. He had just about given up hope of ever finding the right person when Linda finally heard about the part. Her agent thought the role had already been cast, but she urged him to check and found ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Karen Grassle
Karen Grassle (born February 25, 1942, in Berkeley, California) is an American screenwriter and actress known for her character-type roles. The naturally blonde-headed Grassle is best known from the role as Michael Landon’s wife, Caroline Ingalls, on Little House on the Prairie TV series. Her mother was a restaurant manager, and her father managed a gas station. She graduated from high school in 1959, She skipped two grades serving as the student body's vice-president, and she then entered the University of California, Berkeley. She graduated with 2 BA degrees in 1965, one in English, the other in Dramatic Art. She received a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and eventually became head of its Voice Department. Her first acting job in New York City was in ... Biography of Jean Charon
Jean Emile Charon (February 25, 1920; Paris, France - June, 1998) French nuclear physicist. Author of over 20 books on physics, scientific philosophy, and computer science. He conducted nuclear research at France’s Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (Atomic Energy Commission). Works Science Eléments d'une théorie unitaire d'Univers, Editions de la Grange Batelière, Paris 1962. Relativité générale, Editions de la Grange Batelière, Paris 1963. La crise actuelle de la physique, Editions de la Grange Batelière, Paris 1966. Cours de théorie relativiste unitaite, Albin Michel, Paris 1969. Théorie unitaire: analyse numlérique des équations, Albin Michel, Paris, 1974. Théorie de la relativité complexe, Albin Michel, Paris, 1977. L'Esprit et la Relativité complexe, Albin Michel, ... Biography of Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta (born February 25, 1982 in Brindisi, Puglia) is an Italian professional tennis player, most recently of Milan. Height 1.72 m (5' 7 3/4") Weight 58 kg (128 lbs.) She has won three career Women's Tennis Association singles titles, all on clay courts, including back-to-back titles in Bogotá and Acapulco in 2005. Her maiden title came in 2004, when she won the title in Sopot, beating Czech Klára Koukalová in the final in three sets. She and her Italian team mates Mara Santangelo, Francesca Schiavone and Roberta Vinci beat the Belgium team 3-2 in the 2006 Fed Cup final. Justine Henin-Hardenne had to retire in the fifth and final match due to an injury in her right knee, which let Italy win their first Fed Cup trophy. She also has had several notable wins in her caree... Biography of Beatriz Rico
Beatriz Rico, born February 25, 1970 in Aviles, Asturias, is a Spanish dancer, TV host and actress. She plays in Un Paso Adelante (One step forward), a Spanish version of American 1980’s TV series Fame. It was originally broadcasted on Spanish channel Antena 3 from 2002 to 2005 . It has also been a huge success in Latin countries (including Latin America) and Germany. Plot The show focuses on Lola, Pedro, Rober, Jeró, Ingrid, Silvia and Marta as they work hard to make it in one of most prestigious art school in Madrid. They want to be successful singers, dancers or actors but they'll learn that the road to fame is not an easy one. Main characters Dolores "Lola" Fernández (Beatriz Luengo) is a young woman who has dedicated her whole existence to dance and her family (actually her... Biography of Alexis Denisof
Alexis Denisof (born February 25, 1966, Salisbury, Maryland) is an American actor who is known for playing Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel. Career He was the fight director for a stage production of Hamlet, and, in 1991 he was the fight director of The Other Side for the BBC, Romeo and Juliet, and The Soul's Dark Night. One of his first known works in television is on the arcade version of the video for "Got My Mind Set On You" by George Harrison. Denisof appeared with Sean Bean in three episodes of Sharpe. He has done many stage productions, including one with Anthony Stewart Head, who played Wesley's predecessor Rupert Giles on Buffy. Denisof's character was first introduced in Buffy the Vampire Slayer season three... Biography of Nestor Kirchner
Néstor Carlos Kirchner (25 February 1950 – 27 October 2010) was an Argentine politician who served as the 54th President of Argentina from 25 May 2003 until 10 December 2007. Previously, he was Governor of Santa Cruz Province since 10 December 1991. He briefly served as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and as a National Deputy of Argentina for Buenos Aires Province. A Justicialist, Kirchner was little-known internationally and even domestically before his election to President, which he won by default with only 22.2 percent of the vote in the first round, when former President Carlos Menem (24.4%) withdrew from the race. Soon after taking office in May 2003, Kirchner surprised the world by standing down powerful military and police officials. Stressing t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jim Backus
James Gilmore Backus (February 25, 1913—July 3, 1989) was a radio, television, film actor, character actor, and voice actor. Among his most famous roles are the voice of Mr. Magoo, the rich Hubert Updike, III, of the Alan Young radio show, Joan Davis' husband (a domestic court judge) on TV's I Married Joan, James Dean's father in Rebel Without a Cause, and Thurston Howell, III, on the 1960s hit sitcom Gilligan's Island. He also starred in his own show of one season, The Jim Backus Show, also known as Hot off the Wire. The "upper-crust" character Backus had an extensive career and worked steadily in Hollywood over five decades, often portraying characters with an "upper-crust", New England-esque air, such as the aforementioned Mr. Howell. He appeared in Father was a Fullback in 1949, Th... Biography of Anthony Burgess
Anthony Burgess (February 25, 1917 — November 22, 1993) was an English novelist, critic, composer, librettist, poet, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, travel writer, broadcaster, translator, linguist and educationalist. Born in Manchester, he lived for long periods in Southeast Asia, the USA and Mediterranean Europe as well as in England. His fiction includes the Malayan trilogy (The Long Day Wanes) on the dying days of Britain's empire in the East; the Enderby quartet of novels about a poet and his muse; Nothing Like the Sun, a recreation of Shakespeare's love-life; A Clockwork Orange, an exploration of the nature of evil; and Earthly Powers, a panoramic saga of the 20th century. He published studies of Joyce, Hemingway, Shakespeare and Lawrence, produced the treatises on linguistics La... Biography of Samaki Walker
Samaki Ijuma Walker (born February 25, 1976 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player. The 6' 9" power forward was selected ninth overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1996 NBA Draft out of Louisville.On draft night, he was noticed for wearing an all-white suit with matching fedora.Walker became the youngest-ever Maverick to appear in a regular season game. Walker went on to play for the Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Washington Wizards and the Indiana Pacers from 1996-2006. He holds career averages of 5.4 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. In Swahili, "Samaki" means "fish" and "ljuma" means "beautiful river". In 2007-08, after having played with the Santa Barbara Breakers in the IBL, Walker had an overseas experience, joini... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alexandre Georges
Alexandre George, born February 25, 1850 in Arras, died January 18, 1938 in Paris, was a French composer and organist. Works (in French) Opéras Daphnis et Chloé (1883), Le Printemps (1888), Charlotte Corday (6 mars 1901), Miarka (Opéra-Comique : 7 novembre 1905) - sans doute son plus grand opéra ; repris et réduit à 3 actes pour l'Opéra (1925) - le public est séduit par l'étrange mélancolie de cette partition, Pulcinella (1910), Sanga y sol (Nice, 23 février 1912), Le Printemps (1923), non représenté ; Le Violon de Krespel ; Lycoenium ; Fanny ; Elssler ; La Maison du Péché ; Le Baz valan'n ; Aucassin et Nicolette ; Rivnah, scènes lyriques : Balthazar ; Poème d'Amour (1892) ; Myrrha (1985) ; Peyroulou ; Sapho ; * Tarass Boulba et le Vengeur, des musiques de sc... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Marie Proslier
Jean-Marie Proslier, born February 25, 1928 in Montargis, died November 1997 in Evreux, was a French actor and screenwriter. Filmography (source : http://french.imdb.com/name/nm0698766/ ) "Millionnaires du jeudi, Les" (1989) TV Series "Loufiat, Le" (1988) (mini) TV Series .... Bernard "Homme à tout faire, L'" (1988) TV Series Nuit docile (1987) .... L'homme des colonies Adam et Ève (1984) .... Propro, le valet de chambre Père Noël et fils (1983) (TV) Un bon petit diable (1983) .... Le curé Banzaï (1983) .... Le businessman du Concorde/A Businessman Salut la puce (1983) .... Ficelle Crime d'amour, Le (1982) .... Le rédacteur en chef Misérables, Les (1982) .... Le sénateur "Au théâtre ce soir" .... Henri / ... (2 episodes, 1979-1982) - Le caveau de famille (1982) TV ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sally Jesse Raphael
Sally Jessy Raphael (born Sally Lowenthal; February 25, 1935) is an American talk show host, known for the eponymous Sally talk show she hosted for two decades. Early years Raphael was born in Easton, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. Raphael was raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico where her father, Jesse Lowenthal, was in the rum exporting business and her mother, Dede Lowry (née Raphael), an artist, ran an art gallery. She also spent part of her teenage years in Scarsdale, in Westchester County, New York, where one of her first media jobs was at the local AM radio station, WFAS. The station did a program by and for junior high school students, and Sally, who was 14 at the time, read the news (Ames, 1990). She attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Elkie Brooks
Elkie Brooks (born Elaine Bookbinder, 25 February 1945 in Broughton, Salford) is an English singer, formerly a vocalist with Vinegar Joe, and later a solo artist. Life and career Brooks was born in Salford, England and grew up in Prestwich. She attended North Salford Secondary Modern School. A professional singer since she was fifteen, Elkie Brooks' debut, a cover of Etta James' "Something's Got A Hold On Me" was released on Decca in 1964. She spent most of the 1960s on Britain's jazz scene. Quite impressed by Steve Marriott's vocal and stage performances, she helped the mod band Small Faces with their beginning career, by introducing them here and there. After she met husband Pete Gage she joined the short-lived fusioneers Dada before forming Vinegar Joe with Gage and Robert Palmer... Biography of Bernard Bosson
Bernard Bosson, born February 25, in Annecy, is a French politician and lawyer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Neil Jordan
Neil Jordan (born February 25, 1950) is an Academy Award-winning Irish filmmaker and novelist. He received the Academy Award for The Crying Game. Biography As a writer/director, Jordan has a highly idiosyncratic body of work, ranging from mainstream hits like Interview with the Vampire to commercial failures like We're No Angels to a variety of more personal, low-budget arthouse pictures. Jordan was born in County Sligo. He was educated at St. Paul's College, Raheny and was raised Catholic. "I was brought up a Catholic and was quite religious at one stage in my life, when I was young. But it left me with no scars whatever; it just sort of vanished", and then in University College Dublin, where he studied Irish history and English literature. When John Boorman was filming Excalibur ... Biography of Émile Allais
Émile Allais (born February 25, 1912; died October 17, 2012) was a former champion alpine ski racer from France; he won all three events at the 1937 world championships in Chamonix and the gold in the combined in 1938. Born in Megève, he was a dominant racer in the late 1930s and is considered the first great French alpine skier. Allais won the bronze medal in the combined (downhill and slalom), the only alpine medal event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch, Germany. These Olympics were the first to award medals in alpine skiing. The previous year, he had won the silver medal in the downhill and combined at the 1935 world championships. In 1937 he was a triple world champion at Chamonix, France, winning all three events (downhill, slalom, and combined). The following year at Eng... Biography of Mevlüt Erding
Mevlüt Erdinç (born 25 February 1987 in Saint-Claude, Jura) is a French-Turkish professional footballer, currently playing for French Ligue 1 side FC Sochaux. He plays as a striker. His nickname is Türk Tankı means Turkish Tank. Club career FC Sochaux Erdinç was promoted from Sochaux's academy to the first-team squad in the 2005-06 Ligue 1 season, scoring a last-minute goal on his debut to gift his side a 1-0 victory away at AC Ajaccio. Despite early promise, it wasn't until the 2007-08 season that he was finally able to hold down a first team place - becoming the club's top-scorer with 11 goals in 28 appearances. His current contract with the French side lasts until June 2009. In France, he is usually known as 'Mevlüt Erding' as the character 'Ç' does not appear at the end... Biography of José de San Martín
José Francisco de San Martín Matorras, also known as José de San Martín (25 February 1778 – 17 August 1850), was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain. Born on 25 February 1778 in Yapeyú, Corrientes in Argentina, he left his mother country at the early age of seven and studied in an aristocratic school in Madrid, Spain, where he met and befriended Chilean Bernardo O'Higgins. In 1808, after joining Spanish forces in the Peninsular War against the French, and after participating in several battles such as the Battle of Bailén, San Martín started making contact with South American supporters of independence from Spain. In 1812, he set sail for Buenos Aires from England, and offered his servic... Biography of Jorge Donn
Jorge Donn, El Palomar, Buenos Aires, Argentina, born on February 25, 1947, was an internationally-known ballet dancer, he was best known for his work with the Maurice Béjart's Ballet company, and his participation as lead dancer in Claude Lelouch's film Les Uns et les Autres. He died of AIDS on November 30, 1992 in Lausanne, Switzerland.... Add to favourites (2 fans)Biography of Edward Moore Kennedy III
Edward Moore Kennedy III, born February 25, 1998 in New Haven, is the son of Edward Kennedy, Jr. and his wife Katherine Anne "Kiki" Gershman. He has a sister, Kiley Elizabeth Kennedy.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Barbara Stabiner
Barbara Stabiner, born February 28, 1937 in Brooklyn, is an American psychic and author. She wrote a book entitled "The Unseen World." (1988).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Herb Elliott
Herbert ("Herb") James Elliott AC MBE (born February 25, 1938 (birth time source: Astrodatabank)) is a former Australian athlete, one of the world's greatest middle distance runners. He never lost a race over 1500 metres or the mile and during his career he broke the four-minute mile on 17 occasions. Elliott, a local of Perth, Western Australia, attended Aquinas College, in Perth. Aquinas College is renowned for its sport culture, and it was this culture that helped Elliott achieve such heights in athletics. He set a new world record for the mile on August 6, 1958 (3:54.5) at Morton Stadium in Dublin. Later that month he broke the 1500 metres world record in Gothenburg with a time of 3:36.0. At the 1958 Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, he won gold in the 880 yards and the mil... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Starr Parodi
Starr Parodi, born February 25, 1961 in Hollywood, is a composer and musician. She is the band leader on The Arsenio Hall Show.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Foster Dulles
John Foster Dulles (February 25, 1888 – May 24, 1959) served as U.S. Secretary of State under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1959. He was a significant figure in the early Cold War era, advocating an aggressive stance against communism around the world. He advocated support of the French in their war against the Viet Minh in Indochina and famously refused to shake the hand of Zhou Enlai at the Geneva Conference in 1954. He also played a great part in the CIA operations to overthrow the democratic Mossadegh government of Iran in 1953 (Operation Ajax) and the democratic Arbenz government of Guatemala in 1954 (Operation PBSUCCESS). Born in Washington, D.C., he was the son of a Presbyterian minister and attended public schools in Watertown, New York. After attending Princeton U... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mike Peters (musician)
Mike Peters (born February 25, 1959), is a Welsh musician, best known as the frontman of The Alarm. He currently lives in Dyserth, North Wales. Peters was born in Prestatyn, North Wales (where The Alarm played their first gig in 1981). He began his musical career with amateur bands in the mid 1970s, and was greatly influenced by the punk rock and new wave music of the time. In 1991, The Alarm split up after Mike Peters left the band on stage declaring "this is my last moment with The Alarm". The Alarm has only reunited once. This was for the VH1 series "bands reunited". In 1996, Peters made a recovery from lymph cancer, and began recording and touring again, sometimes with the re-formed band. He also presented a regular show called Bedrock on BBC Radio Wales. Since 1993, he has held an ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gert Fröbe
Karl Gerhart Fröbe, better known as Gert Fröbe (German pronunciation: ) (February 25, 1913 – September 5, 1988) was a German actor who starred in many films, including the James Bond film Goldfinger as Auric Goldfinger, The Threepenny Opera as Peachum, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as Baron Bomburst and in Der Räuber Hotzenplotz as Hotzenplotz. Born in Zwickau, Fröbe was a member of the Nazi Party before and during World War II. However, he aided German Jews by hiding them from the Gestapo. Because of his former membership in the Nazi Party, the film Goldfinger was initially banned in Israel until he was publicly thanked for his help by a Jewish family. Fröbe gained fame in one of the first German movies made after World War II, called Berliner Ballade (The Ballad of Berlin, 1948). In 1958... Biography of Valérie Lagrange
Valérie Lagrange, born Danielle Charaudeau February 25, 1942 in Paris, is a French singer, composer, musician, actress and writer. Discography Albums 1966 - Moitié ange, moitié bête - LP Philips 1980 - Faut plus me la faire - LP Virgin 1981 - Chez moi - LP Virgin - 1983 - Les Trottoirs de l'éternité - LP Virgin 1985 - Rebelle - LP Virgin 2003 - Fleuve Congo - CD - Exxos / BMG Distribution Compilations 1987 - Compilation - CD Virgin 1993 - Moitié ange, moitié démon - CD Spalax Music/Phonogram 1998 - Best of - CD Virgin 1998 - L'Intégrale - 2 CD Virgin Filmography 1959 - La Jument verte de Claude Autant-Lara : Juliette Haudoin 1960 - Le Gigolo de Jacques Deray : Gilou 1960 - La Française et l'Amour, sketch La Virginité de Michel Boisrond : Ginette ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christien Anholt
Christien Alexis Anholt (born February 25, 1971 in London, England) is an English stage, television and film actor best known for his role as Nigel Bailey on the television series Relic Hunter. He is the son of actor Tony Anholt. Christien Anholt began his acting career in 1988 at the age of 17 after winning the coveted role of 'Hans' in the motion picture Reunion directed by Jerry Schatzberg and starring Jason Robards. For this debut performance, Anholt received a Best Actor nomination at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, and went on to win Best Actor at the E'Febo Doro award in Sicily in 1990. Harold Pinter, who wrote the screenplay for "Reunion" recommended Anholt to playwright Ronald Harwood, who cast him as 'Leonard/Jeremy Lands' in his new play Another Time starring Albert Finney. Th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hippolyte Simon
Hippolyte Simon, born February 25, 1944 in Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley, is a French bishop (Clermand-Ferrand 1996- ).... Biography of Amin Maalouf
Amin Maalouf (Arabic: أمين معلوف), born 25 February 1949 in Beirut, is a Lebanese author. Although his native language is Arabic, he writes in French, and his works have been translated into many languages. He received the Prix Goncourt in 1993 for his novel The Rock of Tanios (English translation of, Le Rocher de Tanios). He has also been awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature in its 2010 edition. Biography Maalouf is the second of four children. His parents' families were from the Lebanese mountain village of Ain el Kabou. His parents married in Cairo in 1945, where Odette, his mother, was born of a Maronite Christian father from the village, who had left to work in Egypt, and a mother born in Turkey. Amin's ... Biography of Diane Baker
Diane Carol Baker (born February 25 1938) is an American actress who has appeared in motion pictures and on television since 1959. Biography Early life Baker was born and raised in Hollywood, California, the daughter of Dorothy Helen Harrington, who appeared in several early Marx Brothers movies, and Clyde L. Baker. She moved to New York at age 18 to study acting with Charles Conrad and ballet with Nina Fonaroff. Career Securing a contract with Twentieth Century Fox, she made her film debut when she was chosen by director George Stevens to play "Margot Frank" in the 1959 motion picture The Diary of Anne Frank. In the same year, she starred in Journey to the Center of the Earth with James Mason and in The Best of Everything with Hope Lange and Joan Crawford. Other Fox films... Biography of Geordie Johnson
Geordie Johnson, born February 25, 1953 in Claresholm, Alberta, is a Canadian actor. Selected Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0425132/) Durham County (TV series) Jonathan Verrity (5 episodes) – Surviving the Fall (2009) … Jonathan Verrity – Daddy Hurt Mommy? (2009) … Jonathan Verrity – The Fish in the Ocean (2009) … Jonathan Verrity – Ray Loves Sadie True (2009) … Jonathan Verrity – Little Lost Children (2009) … Jonathan Verrity "Murdoch Mysteries" 2009 Murdoch Mysteries (TV series) Barclay Blake (1 episode) – Dinosaur Fever (2009) … Barclay Blake The Dark Room 2007 The Dark Room (TV movie) Lex Allbright "Starhunter" 2004 Starhunter (TV series) Tristan Catchpole (2 episodes) – Hyperspace 2 (2004) … Tristan Catchpole – Hyperspace 1 (2004) … Tri... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jeff Fisher
Jeffrey Michael "Jeff" Fisher (born February 25, 1958, in Culver City, California) is a football coach, currently the head coach of the Tennessee Titans of the NFL. Fisher has the longest tenure as head coach with one team among active head coaches in the league. He has a 133-108 record prior to the 2009 season. Early life A native of Southern California, Fisher starred as a high school All-American wide receiver for Taft High School in Woodland Hills. Playing career Fisher later went on to star as a USC Trojan under coach John Robinson. During his collegiate career (1977–80), he played alongside such defensive stars as Ronnie Lott, Dennis Smith, and Joey Browner. Fisher's USC teammates also included star offensive lineman Bruce Matthews, whom he would coach years later with the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lee Evans
Lee Edward Evans (born February 25, 1947 in Madera, California) is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1968 Summer Olympics. While running for Overfelt High School in San Jose, California, Evans was undefeated in his high school career, improving his 440-yard time from 48.2 in 1964 to 46.9 in 1965. He attended San Jose State, where he was coached by Hall of Famer Lloyd (Bud) Winter. As a freshman, he won his first AAU championship in 440 yd (402.34 m) in 1966. He won the AAU title four years in a row (1966-1969) and again in 1972 and added the NCAA 400 m title in 1968. His only defeat during that streak came at the hands of San Jose State teammate Tommie Smith. The two were so competitive, Winter could not let them practice together. Lee Evans achieved his fir... Biography of Sidonie Bonnec
Sidonie Bonnec, born on February 25, 1977 in Saint-Malo, is a Frenh journalist and TV host.... Biography of Vanessa Kelly
Vanessa Kelly, born February 25, 1974 in Sydney, is an Australian model, actress and singer. She was a member of pop group Obsession. Filmography (source : http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0972486/ ) "Ma il portiere non c'è mai?" (2002) TV mini-series .... Susan "Xena: Warrior Princess" .... Townsperson #3 (1 episode, 2000) ... aka "Xena" (Australia) - Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire (2000) TV episode .... Townsperson #3... Biography of Adelle Davis
Daisie Adelle Davis (25 February 1904 - 31 May 1974), popularly known as Adelle Davis, was an American pioneer in the fledgling field of nutrition during the mid-20th century. She advocated whole unprocessed foods, criticized food additives, and claimed that dietary supplements and other nutrients play a dominant role maintaining health, preventing disease, and restoring health after the onset of disease: "Research shows that diseases of almost every variety can be produced by an under-supply of various combinations of nutrients... can be corrected when all nutrients are supplied, provided irreparable damage has not been done; and, still better, that these diseases can be prevented." Davis is best known as the author of a series of books published in the United States between 1947 ... Biography of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline; née Princess Alice of Albany; 25 February 1883 – 3 January 1981) was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She has the distinction of remaining the longest lived Princess of the Blood Royal of the British Royal Family and last surviving grandchild of Queen Victoria and the longest living member of the royal family to be a Princess of the blood. She also held the titles of Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duchess in Saxony from birth as well as a Princess of Teck by marriage until 1917 when she was commanded to relinquish them by the Letters Patent of George V. Early life Princess Alice was born on 25 February 1883 at Windsor Castle. Her father was Prince Leopold, Duke of Al... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Delrock
Pierre Delrock, born February 25, 1935 in Bruxelles, is a Belgian journalist for RTBF, radio host, TV host, editor and author.... Biography of Karl Pribram
Karl H. Pribram (born February 25, 1919 in Vienna, Austria) is a professor at Georgetown University and George Mason University, and an emeritus professor of psychology and psychiatry at Stanford University and Radford University. Board-certified as a neurosurgeon, Pribram did pioneering work on the definition of the limbic system, the relationship of the frontal cortex to the limbic system, the sensory-specific "association" cortex of the parietal and temporal lobes, and the classical motor cortex of the human brain. To the general public, Pribram is best known for his development of the holonomic brain model of cognitive function and his contribution to ongoing neurological research into memory, emotion, motivation and consciousness. American author Katherine Neville is his significant o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel de Ré
Michel de Ré, born Michel Alexandre Jean Lucien Gallieni February 25, 1925 in Paris and died March 15, 1979 in Paris, was a French actor. He is the grandson of Marechal Gallieni. Filmographie * 1978 : Le Petit Théâtre d'Antenne 2, 1 épisode (Le Jubilée) * 1978 : L'inspecteur mène l'enquête, 1 épisode (De main de maître) * 1978 : Les Brigades du Tigre, 1 épisode (Le Village maudit) * 1977 : La Dentellière * 1975 : Le Faux-cul * 1975 : Le Chant du départ * 1975 : Les Noces de porcelaine * 1972-1974 : Au théâtre ce soir, 3 épisodes (Édouard mon fils, Mascarin et Cet animal étrange) * 1973 : La Belle au bois dormant * 1973 : La Duchesse d'Avila * 1973 : L'Éducation sentimentale * 1972 : La Pente douce * 1972 : 4500 kilos d... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Félix Ziem
Félix Ziem (February 26, 1821 – November 10, 1911) was a French painter in the style of the Barbizon School. Born Félix-Francois Georges Philibert Ziem in Beaune in the Côte d'Or département of the Burgundy région of France, his mother was a native of Burgundy who married a Croatian immigrant. Originally, Ziem planned to be an architect and studied at the School of Architecture in Dijon, and for a time worked as an architect. Painting developed from a hobby to a career following an 1841 visit to Italy where he fell in love with the city of Venice, a place that would become the source for many of his works. Apart from Venetian scenes, he also painted many still lifes, portraits and landscapes from a variety of places including Constantinople, Martigues, Cagnes-sur-Mer and his native Burg... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bobby Riggs
Robert Larimore ("Bobby") Riggs (February 25, 1918 – October 25, 1995) was a 1930s–40s tennis player who was the World No. 1 or the co-World No. 1 player for three years, first as an amateur in 1941, then as a professional in 1946 and 1947. He played his first professional tennis match on December 26, 1941. After being mostly forgotten for many years, he gained far more fame in 1973 at the age of 55 by challenge matches against two of the top female players in the world. "The Battle of the Sexes" match against Billie Jean King was one of the most famous tennis events of all time. Jack Kramer in his 1979 autobiography called Riggs "the most underrated of all the top players" and said, perhaps surprisingly, that he considers Riggs to be one of the 6 best players of all time. He went on... Biography of Zeppo Marx
Herbert Manfred "Zeppo" Marx (February 25, 1901 – November 30, 1979) was the youngest of the five Marx Brothers. He appeared in the first five Marx Brothers films, but then left the act for a career as a theatrical agent. Name There are different theories to where Zeppo got his stage name: Groucho said in his Carnegie Hall concert in 1972 that the name was derived from the Zeppelin, a new invention at the time of his birth. However, the chronology of the history of that airship company does not correlate with Herbert's birth. In his 1961 autobiography Harpo Speaks, Harpo states (p. 130) that there was a popular trained chimpanzee named Mr. Zippo, and that "Herbie" was tagged with the name "Zippo" because he liked to do chinups and acrobatics, as the chimp did in its act. The younges... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David Puttnam
David Terence Puttnam, Baron Puttnam, CBE, FRSA, (born 25 February 1941 in London, UK) is a film producer and politician. He sits on the Labour benches in the House of Lords. Early life He was educated at Minchenden Grammar School in London and had an early career in advertising (see Collett Dickenson Pearce) and acting as agent for the photographer David Bailey. Film career He turned to film production in the late 1960s, working with Sanford Lieberson's production company Goodtimes Enterprises. His successes as a producer include Bugsy Malone, Midnight Express, The Duellists (Ridley Scott's feature film debut), Chariots of Fire (which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), Local Hero, Memphis Belle, and The Killing Fields and The Mission with Roland Joffé (which won the Palme ... Biography of Karl May
Karl Friedrich May (February 25, 1842 – March 30, 1912) was one of the best selling German writers of all time, noted mainly for books set in the American Old West, (best known for the characters of Winnetou and Old Shatterhand) and similar books set in the Orient and Middle East. In addition, he wrote stories set in his native Germany, in China and in South America. May also wrote poetry and several plays, as well as composing music; he was proficient with several musical instruments. May's musical version of "Ave Maria" became very well known. Life and career May was born into a family of poor weavers in Ernstthal, Schönburgische Regressherrschaften - later Kingdom of Saxony, the fifth child out of 14. According to his autobiography, he suffered from visual impairment and rickets sho... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carlo Goldoni
Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni (25 February 1707 – 6 February 1793) was an Italian playwright and librettist from the Republic of Venice, whom critics today rank among the European theatre's greatest authors. His works include some of Italy's most famous and best-loved plays. Audiences have admired the plays of Goldoni for their ingenious mix of wit and honesty. His plays offered his contemporaries images of themselves, often dramatizing the lives, values, and conflicts of the emerging middle classes. Though he wrote in French and Italian, his plays make rich use of the Venetian language, regional vernacular, and colloquialisms. Goldoni also wrote under the pen name and title "Polisseno Fegeio, Pastor Arcade," which he claimed in his memoirs the "Arcadians of Rome" bestowed on him. Biography M... Biography of Tom Courtenay
Sir Thomas Daniel "Tom" Courtenay (pronounced /ˈkɔrtni/; born 25 February 1937) is an English actor who came to prominence in the early 1960s with a succession of films including The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), Billy Liar (1963), and Dr. Zhivago (1965). Since the mid-1960s he has been known primarily for his work in the theatre. Courtenay received a knighthood in February 2001 for forty years' service to cinema and theatre. Courtenay is the President of Hull City A.F.C.'s Official Supporters Club. In 1999, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Hull University. Early life Courtenay was born in Hull, the son of Annie Eliza (née Quest) and Thomas Henry Courtenay, a boat painter. He attended Kingston High School there. Courtenay studied drama at the Royal A... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bruce Ritter
Rev. Bruce Ritter (25 February 1927 – 7 October 1999) was a Roman Catholic priest who founded the charity Covenant House for homeless teenagers and resigned in 1990 after accusations that he had engaged in financial improprieties and had sexual relations with several of the charity's residents. Born John Ritter in Trenton, New Jersey, he grew up in nearby Hamilton Township. His father died in 1931, and his mother struggled financially during the 1930s, raising five children on a widow's pension and a series of odd jobs. Ritter graduated from Hamilton High School in 1945, worked briefly in a local industry, and joined the United States Navy near the end of World War II. He entered the Order of Friars Minor Conventuals in 1947, left for a time to join the Trappists, and eventually was ord... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Céline Beigbeder
Céline Beigbeder, born February 25, 1975 in Bayonne, is a French tennis player.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Friedrich Spee
Friedrich Spee (Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld) (Kaiserswerth, February 25, 1591 - Trier, August 7, 1635) was a German Jesuit and poet, most noted as an opponent of trials for witchcraft. Spee was the first person in his time who spoke strongly and with arguments against torture in general. He may be considered the first who ever gave good arguments why torture is not a way of obtaining truth from someone undergoing painful questioning. The often cited name "Friedrich von Spee" is wrong. He was born at Kaiserswerth on the Rhine. On finishing his early education at Cologne, he entered the Society of Jesus in 1610, and, after prolonged studies and activity as a teacher at Trier, Fulda, Würzburg, Speyer, Worms and Mainz, was ordained priest in 1622. He became professor at the University... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ron Santo
Ronald Edward Santo (February 25, 1940 – December 2, 2010) was an American Major League Baseball third baseman. During a 14-year baseball career, he played from 1960-74, mainly as the regular third baseman for the Chicago Cubs. Santo was a productive player despite suffering from diabetes, a condition which he carefully concealed for 80% of his career; it eventually necessitated the amputation of both of his legs. Major League career Santo was drafted as an amateur free agent by the Chicago Cubs in 1959, and made his debut on June 26, 1960. In 1961 he set a Cubs record with 41 double plays at third base, breaking the previous mark of 33 set by Bernie Friberg in 1923. In 1962 he led the National League in assists for the first time with 332, setting the team record for assists at thir... Biography of John Saul
John Saul (born February 25, 1942) is an American author of suspense and horror novels. Most of his books have appeared on the New York Times Best Seller List. Born in Pasadena, Saul grew up in Whittier, California, and graduated from Whittier High School in 1959. He went on to several colleges, variously majoring in anthropology, liberal arts and theater, but never obtained a degree. After leaving college, Saul decided to become a writer, and spent fifteen years working in various jobs while trying to improve his craft. In 1976, Dell Publishing contacted him and asked if he'd be interested in writing a psychological thriller. The resulting novel, Suffer the Children, appeared on all the best-seller lists in the United States and even reached the number one spot in Canada. In a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carl Eller
Carl Eller (born January 25, 1942) was a professional American football player in the National Football League from 1964 through 1979. He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and attended the University of Minnesota. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004. College career At the University of Minnesota Eller joined Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, via the Mu Chapter while at the University of Minnesota. As a sophomore, Eller helped lead the Gophers to a Rose Bowl victory. While Eller shared the starting position as a sophomore he became a full-time, two-way player as a junior and senior and was voted All-America both years. During his time in college the Gophers were National Champions as well as Big Ten champions. As a senior (1963) Eller was the runner-up for the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bernard Lajarrige
Bernard Leynia de La Jarrige, best known as Bernard Lajarrige or La Jarrige, born on February 25, 1912 in Saint-Mandé (Seine), died on May 29, 1999, was a French comedian and actor. Theater 1943 : Les J3 de Roger Ferdinand avec François Périer (pièce jouée pendant trois ans; 1000 représentations), Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens et tournée au Brésil 1946 : Le Saint-Bernard de Claude André Puget, Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens 1947 : Trois garçons une fille de Roger Ferdinand, mise en scène Paule Rolle, Théâtre du Gymnase 1948 : Ils ont vingt ans de Roger Ferdinand, mise en scène Jacques Baumer, Théâtre Daunou 1949 : Le Médecin malgré lui de Molière, Théâtre Daunou 1950 : Bobosse d'André Roussin, mise en scène de l'auteur, Théâtre royal du Parc, Théâtre des Cél... Biography of Benedetto Croce
Benedetto Croce (February 25, 1866, Pescasseroli, Italy – November 20, 1952) was an Italian critic, idealist philosopher, and politician. He wrote on numerous topics, including philosophy of history and aesthetics, and was a prominent liberal, although he opposed laissez-faire free trade. His influence on Antonio Gramsci is quite notable. Biography Croce was born in Pescasseroli in the Abruzzo region of Italy. He came from an influential and wealthy family, and was raised in a very strict Catholic environment. Around the age of 18, he turned away from Catholicism and became an atheist, remaining so for the rest of his life. In 1883, an earthquake hit the village of Casamicciola, Ischia, where he was on holiday with his family, destroying the home they lived in. His mother, father, and... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François Grosdidier
François Grosdidier (born February 25, 1961 in Metz) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Moselle department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.... Biography of Stuart John Wood
Stuart John "Woody" Wood (born 25 February 1957, at Chalmers Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland), was a rhythm and later bass guitarist for the 1970s pop sensations, the Bay City Rollers. He joined the group in 1973, replacing John Devine. Woody was a co-writer of many Rollers songs, including the chart hits "Money Honey" and "Love Me Like I Love You". He is usually referred to by his nickname, Woody. Woody and his wife, Denise, live in Edinburgh. He is still active in the music industry, producing Celtic music. In 2007, Wood produced and released a DVD documentary of his life story, entitled Rollercoaster. The disc's initial release was in the United Kingdom only.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Martin Kippenberger
Martin Kippenberger (b. 25 February 1953 in Dortmund- d. 7 March 1997 in Vienna) was an influential German artist whose penchant for mischievousness made him the focus of a generation of German enfants terrible including Albert Oehlen and Markus Oehlen, Georg Herold, Dieter Göls, and Günther Förg. His work experimented with polemical ideas; and in a rush to execute every sort of image that occupied his thoughts he made a mark on the art world of the 1990s. The flow of paintings he produced was punctuated with works that were conceptual and often controversial. His obsessive pursuit of polemics often left a trail of offence; he once produced a sculpture of a toad being crucified. His art is related to the German art movement Neue Wilde (de:Neue Wilde). His work was shown in the Venice Bi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alfred Hickman
Alfred Hickman, born on February 25, 1873 in London, died on April 9, 1931 in Hollywood, California, was an American actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382700/) 1931 The Phantom of Paris Dr. Gorin 1931 A Woman of Experience Colonel (uncredited) 1930 The Last of the Lone Wolf King 1929 The Rescue Mr. Travers 1924 The Enchanted Cottage Rupert Smallwood 1920 Civilian Clothes William Arkwright 1920 The Shadow of Rosalie Byrnes Hugo Stone 1920 The Fear Market Dicky Wilkes 1919 Piccadilly Jim Lord Wisebeach 1919 Erstwhile Susan Dr. Edgar Barrett 1919 The Mad Woman (short) 1919 The Love Cheat Herbert Rand 1919 False Gods Randolph Hastings 1919 Here Comes the Bride James Carleton 1918 Little Miss Hoover... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of James Phelps
James Andrew Eric Phelps and Oliver Martyn John Phelps (born 25 February 1986) are identical twin English actors, best known for playing Fred and George Weasley, respectively, in the Harry Potter film series. Early life James and Oliver were born in the Sutton Coldfield area of Birmingham, West Midlands county, England. They are the only sons of Martyn and Susan Phelps. Oliver is the older of the two, by 13 minutes. Growing up, they attended Little Sutton Primary School and The Arthur Terry Secondary School. They left school in 2004, having taken their A-level exams. While at school, they often played pranks on their teachers and fellow students by switching names like their characters in the Harry Potter films. Dramatic interests Both James and Oliver showed a special interest ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Albert
Michel Albert is a French economist. He was born 25 February 1930 at Fontenay-le-Comte (Vendee) and is the Permanent Secretary of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques since 1 January 2005. Michel Albert graduated from the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris and is an alumnus of the École Nationale d'Administration. He became an inspector of finance in 1956. He was Chairman of the Board and CEO of Assurances Générales de France (AGF) between 1982 and 1994. From 1990 to 1993 he was president of the International Christian Union of Business Executives or UNIAPAC On March 28, 1994 he was elected to the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques to the chair left vacant by the death of Henri Guitton. President of the Academy in 2004. Permanent Secretary for 2005-2010. In ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anthony Nelson Page
Anthony Nelson Page, born February 25, 1919 in London, died March 1, 1970 in Buenos Aires, was a British astrologer and mathematician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Brenda Joyce
Brenda Joyce (February 25, 1917 – July 4, 2009) was an American film actress. She was born as Betty Graffina Leabo in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. Although she appeared in many B-movies of the 1940s, she is best-remembered as the seventh actress to play Jane in the Tarzan series of films. She succeeded Maureen O'Sullivan in the series and appeared in the role five times. Her first four appearances as Jane were opposite Johnny Weissmuller. However, her last performance as Jane, in Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949), was with Lex Barker as Tarzan. Joyce and Karla Schramm from the silent era were the only two actresses to play Jane opposite two different actors playing Tarzan. She retired from acting in 1949. Personal life She was married to Owen Ward from 1941 until their divorce ... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Oliver Phelps
James Andrew Eric Phelps and Oliver Martyn John Phelps (born 25 February 1986) are identical twin English actors, best known for playing Fred and George Weasley, respectively, in the Harry Potter film series. Early life James and Oliver were born in the Sutton Coldfield area of Birmingham, West Midlands county, England. They are the only sons of Martyn and Susan Phelps. Oliver is the older of the two, by 13 minutes. Growing up, they attended Little Sutton Primary School and The Arthur Terry Secondary School. They left school in 2004, having taken their A-level exams. While at school, they often played pranks on their teachers and fellow students by switching names like their characters in the Harry Potter films. Dramatic interests Both James and Oliver showed a special interest ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jim Tyrer
James Efflo Tyrer (February 25, 1939 (birth time source: Gauquelin, BC)–September 15, 1980) was an American football offensive tackle in the American Football League for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs. He also played in the National Football League for the Chiefs and the Washington Redskins. College career Tyrer played college football at Ohio State University, where he earned All-America honors. Professional career Tyrer signed with the American Football League's Dallas Texans in 1961. He played 13 years with that franchise (180 consecutive games), which became the Kansas City Chiefs in 1963, helping set the standard for his position at left offensive tackle. He concluded his career in 1974 with the NFL Washington Redskins. Tyrer was named AFL Offensive Lineman of the Ye... Biography of Daniel Powter
Daniel Richard Powter (born February 25, 1971) is a Canadian recording artist. He grew up in Vernon, in the Okanagan Valley region of British Columbia. He is best known for his #1 smash hit "Bad Day". Career Daniel Powter released his debut album, I'm Your Betty, in 2000. The album, limited to a very small print, contains ten songs, two of which—"More Than I" and "Negative Fashion"—were featured on the television show Higher Ground. Powter has a music publishing deal with BMG Music Publishing for France. Powter's first single, "Bad Day", was first released in Europe in mid 2005, in advance of his second album, Daniel Powter. Warner Bros. Records submitted the single for commercial production, and it was subsequently chosen by Coca-Cola as the theme song for an ad campaign in Europe.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sally Victor
Sally Victor, born February 25, 1905 in New York, died May 4, 1977, was an American stylist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maurice Schilles
Maurice Schilles (February 25, 1888 – December 22, 1950) was a French track cyclist who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he won the gold medal in the tandem competition together with his partner André Auffray. In the 5000 metres event he won the silver medal. He also competed in the sprint event. He participated in the final when the time limit was exceeded, resulting in the race being declared void and no medals being awarded. According to the official report he won the race by inches. In the 660 yards event he was eliminated in the first round. In the team pursuit competition he was a member of the French team which finished was eliminated in the first round.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sylvia Brett
Sylvia Leonora, Lady Brooke, Ranee of Sarawak, born The Hon. Sylvia Leonora Brett, (25 February 1885 - 11 November 1971), was the consort to Vyner of Sarawak, last of the White Rajahs. Early life Sylvia was born at at No. 1, Tilney Street, Park Lane, Central London, the second daughter of Reginald Baliol Brett, the 2nd Viscount Esher, KCB. Her mother Eleanor was the third daughter of the Belgian politician and revolutionary Sylvain Van de Weyer and his wife Elizabeth, who was the only child of the great financier Joshua Bates of Barings Bank. Sylvia grew up at the family home, Orchard Lea, at Winkfield in Berkshire. Her paternal grandmother, Eugenie Meyer, was thought to be an illegitimate daughter of Napoleon Bonaparte. Sylvia's early life was somewhat troubled; by the age of 12 sh... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frank G. Slaughter
Frank Gill Slaughter (February 25, 1908 - May 17, 2001), pen-name Frank G. Slaughter, pseudonym C.V. Terry, was an American novelist and physician whose books sold more than 60 million copies. His novels drew on his own experience as a doctor and his interest in history and the Bible. Through his novels, he often introduced readers to new findings in medical research and new medical technologies. Slaughter was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Stephen Lucious Slaughter and Sarah "Sallie" Nicholson Gill. When he was about five years old, his family moved to a farm near Berea, North Carolina, which is west of Oxford, North Carolina. He earned a bachelor's degree from Trinity College (now Duke University) at 17 and went to medical school at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryla... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Scipione (Gino Bonichi)
Gino Bonichi (February 25, 1904 (source: Gauquelin Vol 4/1260) – November 9, 1933), known as Scipione, was an Italian painter and writer. He was born in Macerata. In 1909 he moved to Rome, where he later enrolled at the Scuola Libera di Nudo of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma. He founded with Mario Mafai and Antonietta Raphael Mafai the Scuola romana, a group of artists active in Rome who were influenced by Expressionism, and opposed the officially approved art of the Fascist period. He exhibited his work for the first time in 1927. At about this time, he also began publishing his poetry and essays. Scipione's interest in art history led him to study the Italian old masters, as well as El Greco and Goya. Expressionists such as Chaim Soutine, James Ensor and George Grosz influence... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Al Tomaini
Al Tomaini (February 25, 1912—August 30, 1962), born as Aurelio Tomaini, he claimed a height of 8' 4½" (2.55 m); however Guinness World Records stated he was really 7'4" (223.5 cm.), but he may have stood 7'6½" (229.9 cm.) at one time. Al was the son of Santo Tomaini and Maria Bossone. He was one of seven children. At the age of 12, he was taller than his father, who stood six feet and one inch (185 cm) in height. He had a great-grandfather in Italy who was also of abnormal height. His parents called in a physician who, by taking X-rays, found that his pituitary gland was working overtime, causing him to become a "giant". Weighing 356 pounds (162 kg) and wearing size 27 shoes, Al spent most of his life as a circus giant. He was working with a circus at the Great Lakes Exposition in C... Biography of Paul Tourenne
Paul Tourenne, born on February 25, 1933 in Paris, is a French singer, a former member of the muscial group Les Frères Jacques. He lives in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacqueline Fraysse
Jacqueline Fraysse-Cazalis (born February 25, 1947 in Paris) is a French cardiologist and politician. A member of the French Communist Party, she currently serves in the National Assembly of France, where she is a member of the Gauche démocrate et républicaine. She was elected to the 13th legislature on June 17. 2007, having served in the body since 1997; she had also been a deputy between 1978 and 1986. From 1986 until 1997 she served as a senator representing the same constituency. Fraysse has also served in various capacities for the town of Nanterre, whose mayor she was from 1988 until 2004. In her capacity as mayor, Fraysse was overseeing a meeting of the Nanterre municipal council on March 26, 2002 when Richard Durn opened fire on the group, killing eight and wounding nineteen.... Biography of Gérald Merceron
Gérald Merceron (born February 25, 1973 in Cognac) is a French former rugby union player who won 32 caps playing at fly-half for the French rugby union side. Unusually he favoured a cone when kicking at goal; the only other player in the modern game to do the same is Chris Ellis. He made his international test debut at the age of 26 on 3 June 1999 as a replacement against Romania which was won 65-8. Merceron amassed an impressive 267 test points during his 32 appearances for the French side over 4 years, slotting 57 penalties, 36 conversions and 3 drop goals as well as scoring 3 tries. He was the highest scorer in the French Grand Slam of the 2002 Six Nations Championship with 80 points. His final appearance in a French jersey was in the third/fourth place play-off match against New Zea... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tony Lema
Anthony David "Tony" Lema (February 25, 1934 (birth time sources: Nolle, Lescaut) – July 24, 1966) was an American professional golfer, who rose to fame in the beginning of golf's modern era, but had his young life and career cut short in an aircraft accident. His most prestigious victory was the 1964 British Open. Biography Lema was born in Oakland, California, to parents of Portuguese ancestry. His father died when Tony was three years old, and his widowed mother struggled to raise the family of four children on welfare. He began playing golf as a boy at Lake Chabot municipal golf course and learned different aspects of the game from a variety of people. Noted African-American golf coach Lucius Bateman helped develop his swing, Oakland policeman Ralph Hall taught him course strategy,... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tony Lloyd
Anthony Joseph Lloyd (born 25 February 1950) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Central since 1997. Early life He went to Stretford Grammar School for Boys on Great Stone Road in Stretford and the University of Nottingham gaining a BSc in Maths in 1972. Later he went to Manchester Business School studying for an MBA, becoming a university lecturer in Business Studies at the University of Salford. Parliamentary career Lloyd was first returned to the British House of Commons at the 1983 general election, as Member of Parliament for Stretford. When constituency boundaries were revised for the 1997 general election, he transferred to the Manchester Central constituency, where he has been returned at subsequent elections. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Oktay Sinanoglu
Oktay Sinanoğlu is a Turkish scientist of theoretical chemistry and molecular biology. He is one of the most successful people about protection of Turkish Language. His most significant quote about language is:" Educating a nation without a national language is like committing suicide." Sinanoğlu was born on February 25, 1935 in Bari, Italy where his father served as a consul general. In 1939 by the commence of World War II, the family returned to Turkey. In 1953, he attended the high school "TED Yenişehir Lisesi" in Ankara, and after graduating won a scholarship for education of chemistry in the USA. In 1956, he graduated from Berkeley in chemical engineering with the highest rank. In only eight months, he graduated from MIT in 1957 with the highest degree. In two years,... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ida Cox
Ida Cox (February 25, 1896 – November 10, 1967) was an African American singer and vaudeville performer, best known for her blues performances and recordings. She was billed as "The Uncrowned Queen of the Blues". Life and career Cox was born in February, 1896 as Ida Prather in Toccoa, Habersham County, Georgia, United States (Toccoa was in Habersham County, not yet Stephens County at the time), the daughter of Lamax and Susie (Knight) Prather, and grew up in Cedartown, Georgia, singing in the local African Methodist Church choir. She left home to tour with traveling minstrel shows, often appearing in blackface into the 1910s; she married fellow minstrel performer Adler Cox. By 1920, she was appearing as a headline act at the 81 Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia; another headliner at that... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Steven Lewington
Steven "Steve" Paul Lewington (born February 25, 1983 in Wokingham, Berkshire), is an English professional wrestler. He is currently contracted to World Wrestling Entertainment working on the ECW brand under the name DJ Gabriel. Ring name(s) Steve Sonic Steve Lewington Jack Gabriel DJ Gabriel Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Billed weight 220 lb (100 kg; 16 st) Career All Star Promotions and Ohio Valley Wrestling (2003–2005) After graduating from Senior School Sixth Form, Lewington attended Farnborough College of Technology where he earned a Higher National Diploma in Aeronautical Engineering. After gaining an interest in professional wrestling, however, Lewington applied and was accepted to attend an Ohio Valley Wrestling Tryout in America between February 23 and 28, ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Juan Álvarez Mendizabal
Juan Álvarez Mendizábal, born Juan Álvarez Méndez (Chiclana de la Frontera, Cádiz Province, 25 February 1790 – Madrid, 3 November 1853), was a Spanish economist and politician. He was born to Rafael Álvarez Montañés, a cloth merchant, and Margarita Méndez, of Marrano origin. He was given training in banking, first working in a bank and then in the military administration during the Peninsular War. At the time he became a member of "Taller Sublime", a Cádiz masonic lodge. In 1820 he was appointed military supplier of the troops that Ferdinand VII had sent to America to suppress the revolts. Taking advantage of this situation he financed Rafael del Riego's military uprising. During the Trienio liberal Mendizábal renounced to the Public Administration, although he had actively participa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lewis Moonie
Lewis George Moonie, Baron Moonie (born 25 February 1947 in Broughty Ferry (birth time source: Pulsar collection, Astrodatabank)) is a Labour Co-operative politician in the United Kingdom. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kirkcaldy from 1987 to 2005. Early life He attended the Grove Academy in Dundee. He studied Medicine at the Bute Medical School, University of St Andrews gaining his MB ChB in 1970. From the University of Edinburgh he gained an MSc in Community Medicine in 1981. He also became DPM in 1975, MRCPsych in 1979 and MFCM in 1984. From 1982-6, he was a councillor on Fife Regional Council. Medical career From 1973-5 he was a trainee registrar in Psychiatry. From 1975-80 he was a research clinical pharmacologist and a medical advisor in the pharmaceutical industry... Biography of Ji-Sung Park
Park Ji-Sung (Hangul: 박지성; Hanja: 朴智星; Korean pronunciation: ; born 25 February 1981) is a South Korean footballer who plays for the English club Manchester United and is the captain of the South Korean national team. He is the only Korean player to win the UEFA Champions League and the first Asian to play in a final of the tournament. Park began his football career in his native South Korea and played for the Myongji University team before moving to Japan to play for Kyoto Purple Sanga. After Park's national team manager Guus Hiddink moved back to the Netherlands to manage PSV Eindhoven, Park followed him to the Dutch side a year later. After PSV reached the semi-finals of the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, Park's talents were recognised by Ma... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christopher George
Christopher John George (February 25, 1931 - November 28, 1983) was an American television and film actor who was perhaps best known for his starring role in the 1966-1968 TV series The Rat Patrol. He was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1967 as Best TV Star for his performance in the series. George was also the long-time husband of actress Lynda Day George. Early life George was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, the son of Greek immigrants John and Vaseleke George. John George was born in Thebes, Greece and Vaseleke was born in Athens. Christopher George could not speak English until he was six years old, since only Greek was spoken in his home. His father was a traveling salesman during his childhood. George accompanies his father on selling trips to cities such as Akron, New York City, C... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Heinrich Haussler
Heinrich Haussler (born 25 February 1984 in Inverell, New South Wales, Australia) is a German cyclist who races for UCI Professional Continental team Cervélo TestTeam. Haussler, of German heritage, grew up in the town of Inverell in northern New South Wales, Australia before leaving for Germany in 1999 at age 15 to pursue a dream of being a professional cyclist. Haussler turned professional in 2005 and shot to prominence with a stage win in the 2005 Vuelta a España. Haussler took out five wins in 2006 and looks set to be a rider of the future in the cobbled classics. Haussler lives in Cottbus. Haussler's first attempt at the Tour de France was in 2007. In 2008, Heinrich announced in an interview on CyclingNews.com that he would no longer race for Germany, as he wishes to compete f... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kaskade
Ryan Raddon (born February 25, 1971 in Evanston, Illinois), better known by his stage name Kaskade, is an American DJ and record producer. On October 27, 2010, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Ultra Records Kaskade placed at #35. History Kaskade was born in 1971 in Evanston, Illinois. He is the brother of Rich Raddon. He attended Brigham Young University in Provo, UT from 1989-1990 honing his DJ skills in his dorm room at DT. He later moved to Salt Lake City in 1992 to attend the University of Utah. During this time he owned and operated a local record store, Mechanized Records. In May 2000, Kaskade moved to San Francisco and began working as an A&R assistant for Om Records. Releasing his first single "What I Say" on the label in 2001. Ryan is f... Biography of Anson Mount
Anson Adams Mount IV (born February 25, 1973) is an American actor who has appeared in both movies and television shows. Mount has also played Jim Steele on the short-lived NBC series Conviction and appeared in the independent movie Tully with Julianne Nicholson, as the title character Tully Coates, a playboy whose ways are changed when he meets Ella Smalley (Nicholson), a friend of his brother. He currently is starring in the AMC show "Hell on Wheels". Biography Mount is from the small town of White Bluff, Tennessee. His father, Anson Adams Mount III, was one of the original contributing editors to Playboy magazine, and his mother was a professional golfer. His great-great-great grandfather was a Confederate cavalry colonel in the Civil War. Mount attended Dickson County Senior Hi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kata Dobó
Kata Dobó or Kata Dobo (born Katalin Kovács, Hungarian: Kovács Katalin, Dobó Kata on 25 February 1974) is a Hungarian actress. She was born in Győr, Hungary and emigrated to Los Angeles in the summer of 1999. She currently resides in Santa Monica, California and is the sister of Réka Kovács. One of her films was the Európa expressz. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0229957/) 2010 Halálkeringö Elza 2009 King Conqueror Violant of Hungary 2009 The Kiss Goodnight (short) Christine 2007 Ben David: Broken Sky Lila 2007 Blood and Chocolate Beatrice 2006 Szabadság, szerelem Falk Viki 2006 Basic Instinct 2 Magda 2005 Csak szex és más semmi Zsófi 2003 Out for a Kill (video) Maya Burns (as Kata Dobo) 2003 Detention Gloria W... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ric Flair
Richard Morgan Fliehr (born February 25, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers in the world. He is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), and is noted for his lengthy and highly decorated tenures with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (now known as simply WWE). Flair is officially recognized by WWE, TNA and PWI as a 16-time World Heavyweight Champion (seven-time NWA Champion, seven-time WCW Champion and two-time WWF Champion) although his actual tally of World Championship reigns varies by source—Flair considers himse... Biography of Laurie Fortier
Laurie Fortier, born on February 25, 1974 in Pasadena, California, is an American actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0287266/ ) 2010 AppleBox (short) (post-production) Staci Ripper 2002-2010 Les experts (TV series) Carrie Jones / Janine Wood / Nancy – Sqweegel (2010) … Carrie Jones – A Bullet Runs Through It, Part 1 (2005) … Nancy – Let the Seller Beware (2002) … Janine Wood 2007 Dr House (TV series) Darnell – Ugly (2007) … Darnell 2007 Stories USA Bunny (segment "Club Soda") 2006 Club Soda (short) Bunny 2006 Surveillance Claire 2006 D.O.S. - Division des opérations spéciales (TV series) Dr. Valerie Levin – Breath of Allah (2006) … Dr. Valerie Levin (uncredited) 2005 Les experts: Miami (TV series) Halle Lockhart / Halle W... Biography of Nick Leeson
Nicholas "Nick" Leeson (born 25 February 1967) is a former derivatives broker whose fraudulent, unauthorized speculative trading caused the collapse of Barings Bank, the United Kingdom's oldest investment bank, for which he was sent to prison. Since leaving prison in 1999 he became, and subsequently resigned as, the CEO of Irish football club Galway United and is active on the keynote / after-dinner speaking circuit where he advises companies about risk and corporate responsibility. Early life Leeson was born in Watford, where he attended Parmiter's School, becoming a prefect. After receiving his O-Level results which consisted of an A in maths and seven passes, he went on to sit his A-levels in which he got a D in maths. After finishing school in 1985, having been in the Sixth Form,... Biography of Paul O'Neill (baseball)
Paul Andrew O'Neill (born February 25, 1963 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former right fielder and Major League Baseball player who won five World Series while playing for the Cincinnati Reds (1985–1992) and New York Yankees (1993–2001). In a 17 year career, O'Neill compiled 281 home runs, 1,269 runs batted in, 2,107 hits, and a lifetime batting average of .288. O'Neill won the American League batting title in 1994 with a .359 average, and was also a five-time All-Star, playing in 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, and 1998. Paul O'Neill is the only player to have played on the winning team in three perfect games. He was on the field for the Cincinnati Reds for Tom Browning's in 1988. He caught the final out (a fly ball) in David Wells' perfect game in 1998, and he made a diving catch in right field and... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kurt Rambis
Darrell Kurt Rambis (born February 25, 1958) is a retired American professional basketball player and former head coach for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves. Biography Rambis was born in Terre Haute, Indiana. His family moved to Cupertino, California in his preschool years; his number is retired at Cupertino High School. He graduated from Santa Clara University, where he played from 1976 to 1980, becoming its second leading rebounder and all-time leading scorer with 1,736 points. During his Santa Clara years he was awarded the WCC Freshman of the Year and Conference Player of the Year as a senior. His jersey #34 was retired on December 29, 2008. NBA years (1980-1995) Rambis was drafted by the New York Knicks as the 58th pick in the 1980 NBA Draft, but he was subsequently waived b... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Laura Ann Kesling
Laura Ann Kesling (born February 25, 2000 in Scottsdale, Arizona) is an American child actress. She made her film debut as Bobbi in the Adam Sandler film Bedtime Stories. Kesling developed an interest in acting at a young age and has appeared in a number of commercials. Her mother is LPGA golfer Danielle Ammaccapane. Career Kesling developed an interest in acting at a young age. When she was four, she told her parents that she wanted to be on TV. Her parents enrolled her in an acting class, and she soon signed with an agent. She has since appeared in commercials for Home Depot, Glade, V-tech, Juicy Juice, Trilipix and Volkswagen. Kesling played the role of Bobbi, Sandler's character's niece, in Bedtime Stories. Filming for Bedtime Stories began in February 2008 and wrapped in mid-... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Doug Yule
Douglas Alan Yule (born February 25, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts (source : http://www.allmusic.com/artist/doug-yule-p140635)) is an American musician and singer, most notable for being a member of The Velvet Underground from 1968 to 1973. Biography Early career Yule began playing with various bands in Boston in the 1960s. In 1968, he was in a band called The Grass Menagerie, along with Walter Powers and Willie Alexander. The Velvet Underground Main article: The Velvet Underground 1968–1970 When John Cale left The Velvet Underground at the behest of Lou Reed in 1968, Yule (who had befriended the band in 1967) joined the band (then consisting of Reed, Sterling Morrison and Maureen Tucker) as Cale's replacement. Yule made his first studio appearance on their third album, The... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Cincy Powell
Cincinnatus "Cincy" Powell (born February 25, 1942 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a former professional basketball player. A 6'7"/2.01 m forward from the University of Portland, Powell was selected by the St. Louis Hawks in the eighth round of the 1965 NBA Draft. He did not make the Hawks' roster, but he would soon blossom while playing for the American Basketball Association's Dallas Chaparrals. Powell averaged 18.3 points and nine rebounds in his first season with the Chaparrals, and two years later he represented Dallas in the ABA All-Star Game. Powell also spent time with the Kentucky Colonels, Utah Stars, and Virginia Squires, and he ended his ABA career in 1975 with 9,746 total points.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Brian Baker (musician)
Brian Baker (born February 25, 1965) is an American punk rock musician. He is best known as one of the founding members of the hardcore punk band Minor Threat, and as a guitarist in Bad Religion since 1994 alongside Greg Hetson. In Minor Threat he originally played bass guitar before switching to guitar in 1982 when Steve Hansgen joined the band, and then moved back to bass after Hansgen's departure. He also founded Dag Nasty in 1985, was part of the original line-up of Samhain, and has had stints in Doggy Style, The Meatmen (with fellow Minor Threat member Lyle Preslar), Government Issue, and Junkyard (a hard rock band). In 1994, he was offered a touring spot with R.E.M. but declined, opting instead to join Bad Religion as Brett Gurewitz's replacement. In early 2000, he was asked to tr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anders Hedberg
Anders Hedberg (born February 25, 1951 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden) is a retired former professional ice hockey player who was one of the first European-born players to make an impact in North America. Along with countryman Ulf Nilsson, Hedberg signed a contract to come over to play for the Winnipeg Jets in the World Hockey Association in 1974, after having represented both Modo Hockey and Djurgårdens IF in his native Sweden. He was twice voted best junior in Sweden and as such the only one (1969+1970) and is a graduate from the Stockholm School of Physical Education (GIH). Prior to the mid-seventies, Europeans generally did not come to play in the National Hockey League, as the cartel of NHL owners had poor (some would say xenophobic) opinions of Europeans and European hockey. Players such... Biography of Bert McCracken
Robert Edward "Bert" McCracken (born February 25, 1982) is the lead singer and songwriter of the American alternative rock band The Used. Biography McCracken was born in Provo but grew up in Orem, Utah, USA, and was raised in a Mormon family. He has three sisters (Katie, Melanie, Rachel) and one younger brother (Joseph Taylor). He attended Timpanogos High School for a brief time, before dropping out at 16. Before joining The Used, he played the trumpet in a local band called I'm With Stupid, starting at age 12. The eldest son of the household, Bert enjoyed a happy home life as a child, but as he grew into a teenager his and his parents' views conflicted. He rebelled against his parents and against their Mormon religion by going to other churches. As a teenager Bert was against dru... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sammy Traoré
Sammy Traoré (born 25 February 1976 in Créteil) is a French and Malian football defender, who currently a free agent. He makes good use of the stepover technique, rarely seen in defenders, to maintain possession and also start an attacking move. International Traore is a regular and successful member of the Mali national team and has even scored a spectacular goal for them. He is also effective as a striker if needed.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Shannon Stewart (baseball)
Shannon Harold Stewart (born February 25, 1974 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball left fielder who played for the Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins and Oakland Athletics. High school years Stewart attended Miami Southridge High School in South Miami Heights, Florida, and was a student and a letterman in football, baseball, and track. In football, he was a starting cornerback as a sophomore, and as a junior, he was an All-Dade County selection. In baseball, as a senior, he was an All-Dade County selection. Professional career Toronto Blue Jays Shannon Stewart was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1992 amateur draft and made his debut on September 2, 1995. Stewart fluctuated between the majors and minors over the next sever... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Leann Hunley
Leann Hunley (born February 25, 1955) is an American Emmy Award–winning actress. She is known for her recurring role as Anna DiMera on NBC's long-running Days of our Lives. Personal life Hunley was born in Forks, Washington (located 120 miles NW of Seattle near the Washington Coast), and later attended the University of Washington in Seattle. Career Her first television appearance was on Hawaii Five-O. She was a regular on The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo in 1979 and 1980. Her role as Anna Fredericks-DiMera on Days of our Lives from 1982 to 1986 would win her an Emmy award at the 13th Daytime Emmy Awards for best supporting actress in 1986. For the last three seasons of Dynasty she was Dana Waring, later Carrington, short-term wife to Adam Carrington. She played on Aaron Spelling'... Biography of Nancy O'Dell
Nancy O'Dell (born Nancy Evelyn Humphries, February 25, 1966) is an American television host and entertainment journalist, who currently is the co-anchor of the syndicated entertainment news show Entertainment Tonight since 2011. She joined the show on January 3, 2011. Early life O'Dell was born in Sumter, South Carolina and moved to Myrtle Beach as a baby. She graduated from Coastal Academy High School (now defunct) in 1984 and went on to graduate Summa Cum Laude with a major in marketing from Clemson University in 1990, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Then known as Nancy Humphries, she won the Miss South Carolina pageant in 1987 and represented the state at Miss America 1988, where she won a preliminary swimsuit award. Two years later, she competed in Miss South... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tara Wilson (actress)
Tara Wilson (born February 25, 1982) is a Canadian actress. She starred in minor roles in films like The Butterfly Effect and Everything's Gone Green and had guest appearances in TV series like The L Word, Smallville, and Supernatural. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1537949/) 2012 Jackhammer (post-production) Kelly 2012/II By My Side (short) (completed) Kate Grant 2012 The Weather Girl (short) Didi 2005-2011 Smallville (TV series) Booster Gold Dancer #1 / Dominatrix – Booster (2011) … Booster Gold Dancer #1 – Exposed (2005) … Dominatrix 2011 The Perfect Proposal Suzanne 2010 V (TV series) Young Woman Friend – Hearts and Minds (2010) … Young Woman Friend 2010 The Education of Wendy Wisconsin (short) Wendy Wisconsin 2009 Stan Helsin... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Princess Superstar
Concetta Kirschner, better known as Princess Superstar (born February 25, 1971, in Spanish Harlem, New York, New York) is an American rapper and DJ. Her musical style, as she describes it, is flip-flop'—a mixture of hip hop, electroclash and electronica. Background Kirschner was born in Spanish Harlem, New York to a Jewish father of Russian and Polish descent and a Sicilian-American mother who converted to Judaism. Kirschner identifies herself as a spiritual Jew. Her parents were psychologists. When Kirschner was a child, the family moved to rural Pennsylvania and then to the suburbs of Philadelphia. She attended school at the Germantown Academy, a private high school, where she was a member of the Theatre Club and the Black Student Union. She moved to New York City at the age of ... Biography of Christy Knowings
Christy Lorraine Knowings (born February 25, 1980) is an American actress and comedian who served three seasons on the Nickelodeon sketch-comedy series, All That. She hails from The Bronx, New York. All That Main article: All That After Katrina Johnson and Alisa Reyes left All That, the producers brought in Danny Tamberelli, Leon Frierson, and Christy Knowings. Knowings had previously been a performer on a Rosie O'Donnell sketch-comedy special produced by Nickelodeon entitled, And Now This. She and her twin brother, actor Chris Knowings, were in the Rosie O'Donnell special greenroom, unaware that two casting directors from All That were in the room. Chris told Christy to do her impressions and accents. The casting directors asked Christy to audition, which she did, and she got the ... Biography of Chris Knowings
Chris Knowings (born February 25, 1980) is an American actor and twin brother of actress Christy Knowings. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School in Brooklyn, New York and majored in Electrical Engineering. He joined the cast of Sesame Street in August 2007 as Chris Robinson. Filmography Sesame Street (2007-Present) TV series .... Chris Robinson LazyTown (5 Episodes/2007) TV Series....Pixel Generation Jets (2003) TV series .... XL The Nick Cannon Show (2002) .... Himself Taina (2001-2002) .... Lamar Carlos Johnson 100 Centre Street (2001) .... Earnest Charles Glass Law & Order (2001) .... Student Council President New York Undercover (1994) .... Tyndell Jacobs Crooklyn (1994) ... Nate Carmichael... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claire-Clémence de Maillé
Claire Clémence de Maillé-Brézé (25 February 1628-16 April 1694) was a French noblewoman from the Brézé family and a niece of Cardinal Richelieu. She married Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, known as Le Grand Condé (The Great Condé), and became the mother of Henri Jules. She was Princess of Condé and Duchess of Fronsac. Biography Claire Clémence was born at Brézé in the Maine-et-Loire department of France, the daughter of Urbain de Maillé-Brézé, marquis de Brézé, seigneur de Milly, seigneur de Thévalles, Marshal of France, and Nicole du Plessis de Richelieu, sister of Cardinal Richelieu. She had a younger brother, Jean Armand de Maillé-Brézé, who became an Admiral of the French Royal Navy (La Royale). When she was five years old, her uncle the Cardinal arranged her betrothal to th... Biography of John Doe (musician)
John Doe (born John Nommensen Duchac on February 25, 1954 in Decatur, Illinois) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, poet, guitarist and bass player. Doe co-founded the much-praised L.A. punk band X, of which he is still an active member. His musical performances and compositions span the rock, country and folk music genres. As an actor, he has dozens of television appearances and several movies to his credit, including the role of Jeff Parker in the television series Roswell. In addition to X, Doe performs with the country-folk-punk band The Knitters and has released records as a solo artist. In the early 1980s, he performed on two albums by The Flesh Eaters. In the 1989 biopic Great Balls of Fire!, Doe played Jerry Lee Lewis's cousin-turned-father-in-law J. W. Brown. He starre... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Graves Simcoe
John Graves Simcoe (February 25, 1752 – October 26, 1806) was a British army officer and the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada from 1791–1796. Then frontier, this was modern-day southern Ontario and the watersheds of Georgian Bay and Lake Superior. He founded York (now Toronto) and was instrumental in introducing institutions such as the courts, trial by jury, English common law, freehold land tenure, and in abolishing slavery. He ended slavery in Upper Canada long before it was abolished in the British Empire as a whole – by 1810 there were no slaves in Upper Canada, but the Crown did not abolish slavery throughout the Empire until 1834. Early life John Graves Simcoe was the only surviving son of John and Katherine Simcoe; although his parents had four children, he was the o... |
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