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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on January, 29, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the photo and detailed natal chart by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the comprehensive horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 45,406 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,406 Celebrities
123 celebrities or events were found for January, 29. Add to favourites (122 fans)Biography of Oprah Winfrey
Dr. Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is the American multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. She is also an influential book critic, an Academy Award-nominated actress, and a magazine publisher. She has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century, the most philanthropic African American of all time, and the world's only black billionaire for three straight years. She is also, according to several assessments, the most influential woman in the world. Dr. Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is the American multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. She is also an influential book critic, an Academy Award-nominated actres... Add to favourites (46 fans)Biography of Gia Carangi
Gia Marie Carangi (January 29, 1960 – November 18, 1986) was an American fashion model during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Carangi, who was of Italian, Welsh and Irish ancestry, was considered by some to be the first supermodel, although that title has also been given to others including Janice Dickinson and Dorian Leigh. Cindy Crawford, who also appeared on the covers of several fashion publications during her time, was later referred to as "Baby Gia", due to her resemblance to Carangi. Carangi was also the first to present unusual poses, facial expressions and gestures. She is credited by many at the upper echelons of fashion to have created a new style of modeling, emulated by models since then to the present. Carangi was featured on the cover of many fashion magazines, including ... Add to favourites (21 fans)Biography of Tom Selleck
Thomas William Selleck (born January 29, 1945 in Detroit, Michigan) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning American actor, screenwriter and film producer, best known for his starring role on the long-running television show Magnum P.I.. Early life Born in Detroit to a Rusyn father from Slovakia and Scottish-American mother, but raised in Los Angeles, Selleck did modeling work and attended the University of Southern California on a basketball scholarship; he majored in business administration, however a drama coach suggested he try acting. He then studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse under Milton Katselas. He also served in the California National Guard. Early career Selleck began his career with bit parts in smaller movies, including the over-the-top Myra Breckinrid... Biography of Athina Onassis Roussel
Athina Onassis de Miranda (née Athina Roussel, born January 29, 1985) is a competitive show jumper who is the only surviving descendant of the Greek shipping magnate Aristote Onassis. Her middle name has been the subject of some confusion over the years. Before the photos of her wedding invitations in 2005, it was believed that her middle name could either be Christina or Alexandra. However, the wedding invitations clearly stated her birth name as Athina Hélène Roussel. Early life and family Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, she is the only child of Christina Onassis (1950-1988) and her fourth husband, Thierry Roussel, a French pharmeceutical heir. Born Athina Roussel, she legally changed her name to Athina Onassis de Miranda in 2006, following her December 2005 marriage to fellow eq... Add to favourites (35 fans)Biography of Adam Lambert
Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982) is an American singer and actor residing in Los Angeles, California. In May 2009 he finished as the runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol. Early life and education Lambert was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and lived there for a year before moving out West to California. He grew up in Rancho Peñasquitos, San Diego, California and attended Deer Canyon Elementary School, Mesa Verde Middle School, and Mt. Carmel High School, where he was in theater, choir, and frequently performed with the school's jazz band. Lambert is Jewish and has performed in Hebrew at Jewish events, singing songs such as "Shir LaShalom". Career Early career Lambert has been a stage actor since he was about ten years old; he was cast as Linus in San Di... Add to favourites (22 fans)Biography of Heather Graham
Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American film and television actress from Agoura Hills, CA. Childhood and early career Her father, Jim, is a retired FBI agent and her mother, Joan, is a noted author of children's books. Graham has a younger sister, Aimee, who is also an aspiring actress and writer. The family followed a strict traditional Catholic upbringing of Irish descent. Heather has since estranged herself from the Catholic Church, saying it is: "made up of closed-minded men who believe a woman's sexuality is evil...Why do I have to do what all these men are saying?" . Heather has practiced Hinduism and associated transcendental meditation since 1991 . Graham attended North Springfield Elementary School in Springfield, Virginia, before... Biography of Sacha Distel
Sacha Distel (January 29, 1933 – July 22, 2004) was a French singer who had hits such as a cover version of the Academy Award winning "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" (originally recorded by B.J. Thomas) and "Scoubidou". He was born in Paris. At age 16, Distel became a professional jazz guitarist. Over his career he worked alongside Dizzy Gillespie and Tony Bennett and appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in the late 1950s after establishing himself as a French crooner. Sacha Distel had a much publicized relationship with actress Brigitte Bardot but in 1963 he married skier Francine Bréaud. He reputedly broke off the relationship with Bardot after discovering her with another man. In the 1960s, he composed 'La Belle Vie', a tune that made its way across the Atlantic as 'The Good Li... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Sara Gilbert
Sara Gilbert (play /ˈɡɪlbərt/; born January 29, 1975) is an American actress best known for her role as Darlene Conner from 1988–1997 in the U.S. sitcom Roseanne. Early life Gilbert was born Sara Rebecca Abeles in Santa Monica, California. Her parents are Barbara Crane (née Cowan) and Harold Abeles. Her two older siblings, Melissa Gilbert and Jonathan Gilbert, were stars of Little House on the Prairie. Melissa and Jonathan both were adopted by Barbara and her first husband, Paul Gilbert (born Ed MacMahon); Paul died in 1975. Abeles changed her surname to Gilbert to become an actress in 1984. Television career Gilbert decided at age six that she wanted to be an actress after her older sister, Melissa Gilbert, got a plaque on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Followi... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Emanuel Swedenborg
Emanuel Swedenborg (help·info) (born Emanuel Swedberg; January 29, 1688 – March 29, 1772) was a Swedish scientist, philosopher, Christian mystic, and theologian. Swedenborg had a prolific career as an inventor and scientist. At the age of fifty-six he entered into a spiritual phase, in which he experienced dreams and visions. This culminated in a spiritual awakening, where he claimed he was appointed by the Lord to write a heavenly doctrine to reform Christianity. He claimed that the Lord had opened his eyes, so that from then on he could freely visit heaven and hell, and talk with angels, demons, and other spirits. For the remaining 28 years of his life, he wrote and published 18 theological works, of which the best known was Heaven and Hell (1758) , and several unpublished theological wo... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Russian: Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов, IPA: ) was a Russian short story writer and playwright. He was born in Taganrog, southern Russia, on 29 January 1860, and died of tuberculosis at the health spa of Badenweiler, Germany, on 15 July 1904. His playwriting career produced four classics, while his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Chekhov practiced as a doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife," he once said, "and literature is my mistress". Chekhov renounced the theatre after the disastrous reception of The Seagull in 1896; but the play was revived to acclaim by Konstantin Stan... Biography of Paul Ryan
Paul Davis Ryan (born January 29, 1970 (birth time source: BC, Patrick Watson, Astrodatabank)) is the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district, serving since 1999, and the presumptive Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2012 election. Ryan is often cited for his views on fiscal policy and his proposed changes to Medicare. Born and raised in Janesville, Wisconsin, Ryan earned a B.A. degree in economics and political science from Miami University in Ohio. In the mid to late 1990s, he worked as an aide to United States Senator Bob Kasten of Wisconsin, as legislative director for Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas, and as a speechwriter for former U.S. Representative and 1996 Republican vice presidential nominee Jack Kemp of New York. In 1998, Ryan won elec... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Tchernia
Pierre Tchernia was born Pierre Tcherniakowski on January 29, 1928 in Paris. In France known as "Magic" Tchernia and Monsieur Cinema, he is a cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor. Career He was part of the creation of the first televised news in France in 1949 and was an early French news presenter. In 1955 he became a producer of animation (with a heavy influence from the early animation of Walt Disney). For many years he hosted a television game show of movie trivia, Monsieur Cinéma. He has also been host or presenter for various French talk, variety, quiz and music shows over the years. Asterix A good friend of René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, the creators of Asterix, he has narrated many of the Asterix films in the original French, and ... Biography of Romário
Romário de Souza Faria (born January 29, 1966 in Rio de Janerio), better known simply as Romário, is a Brazilian football center forward who helped the Brazil national team win the 1994 FIFA World Cup and has been one of the most prolific strikers in the world since the 1990s, having had successful tenures with European clubs PSV Eindhoven and FC Barcelona, and in Brazil with Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama. His professional career has extended past age 40, an age by which most professional footballers have retired. He was selected the FIFA World Player of the Year and won the World Cup Golden Ball in 1994 and named as one of the Top 125 greatest living footballers as part of FIFA's 100th anniversary celebration. Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) Club career Overview... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Éric Woerth
Éric Woerth (born 29 January 1956 in Creil, Oise (birth time source: Didier Geslain)) is a French politician. Éric Woerth studied at HEC School of Management and Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris. He was elected député for Oise in 2002. He is also treasurer of the UMP. He was secretary of State for Reform of the State in the government of Jean-Pierre Raffarin from 2004 to 2005. Woerth founded the "club de la boussole", a group of UMP députés, and is a member of the Réformateurs, a liberal trend within the UMP. He was named Minister for the Budget, Public Accounts and the Civil Service on May 18, 2007, in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon. Political career Governmental functions Minister of Labor, Solidarity and Public service : Since march 2010. ... Biography of W. C. Fields
W. C. Fields (January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946) was an American juggler, comedian, and actor. Fields created one of the great American comic personas of the first half of the 20th century—a misanthrope who teetered on the edge of buffoonery but never quite fell in, an egotist blind to his own failings, a charming drunk; and a man who hated children, dogs, and women, unless they were the wrong sort of women. This characterization that he portrayed in films and radio was so strong that it was generally identified with Fields himself. It was maintained by the then-typical movie-studio publicity departments at Fields's studios (Paramount and Universal) and further established by Robert Lewis Taylor's 1949 biography W.C. Fields, His Follies and Fortunes. Beginning in 1973, with the publi... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine (Thetford, England, 29 January 1737 – 8 June 1809, New York City, U.S.) was a pamphleteer, revolutionary, radical, classical liberal and intellectual. Born in Great Britain, he lived in America, having migrated to the American colonies just in time to take part in the American Revolution, mainly as the author of the powerful, widely read pamphlet, Common Sense (1776), advocating independence for the American Colonies from the Kingdom of Great Britain and of The American Crisis, supporting the Revolution. Later, Paine was a great influence on the French Revolution. He wrote the Rights of Man (1791) as a guide to the ideas of the Enlightenment. Despite an inability to speak French, he was elected to the French National Assembly in 1792. Regarded as an ally of the Girondists, ... Biography of Sylvester Matushka
Hungarian murderer, Sylvester Matushka, born January 29, 1892, gained erotic excitement by blowing up trains. In 1932 he was gaoled for life for causing two train wrecks in which twenty-two people were killed and over one hundred injured, he was released during Word War Two. During the Korean War he worked for the Americans as an explosives expert.... Biography of Romain Rolland
Romain Rolland (January 29, 1866 – December 30, 1944) was a French writer and dramatist, best known as the author of the novel series Jean-Christophe (1904-12). His first book was published in 1902, when he was already 36 years old. Thirteen years later, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915 "as a tribute to the lofty idealism of his literary production and to the sympathy and love of truth with which he has described different types of human beings." His mind sculpted by a passion for music and discursive admiration for exceptional men, he sought a means of communion among men for his entire life. Through his advocacy for a 'people's theatre', he made a significant contribution towards the democratization of the theatre. Because of his insistence upon justice and his humanis... Biography of Ann Jillian
Ann Jillian (born Ann Jura Nauseda on January 29, 1950 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American actress born to Roman Catholic Lithuanian immigrant parents. Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) Jillian has been acting since 1961 when she played "Little Bo Peep" in the Disney film, Babes In Toyland. She appeared in the Rosalind Russell- Natalie Wood 1962 movie version of Gypsy. She later became a regular on the 1960s sitcom Hazel, the Twilight Zone ("Mute" 1963) as the mute telepathic Ilse Nielson; and did voice acting for Scooby Doo and Sealab 2020 in the early 1970s. She is best known for her early 1980s TV series, It's a Living, a sitcom that elevated Jillian to sex symbol status. She was last signed into this series and received last place billing. During her time on the series for the AB... Biography of Isabel Lucas
Isabel Lucas (born January 29, 1985 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian actress of Swiss descent, perhaps best known for her role as Tasha Andrews on popular Australian television soap opera Home and Away until 2006 and for her active role in various environmental awareness organizations including Greenpeace International. Lucas moved to Los Angeles in early 2008. Lucas' current projects include Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and Rights Revoked (2009), a documentary shot with friend and actress Elissa Sursara for Animal Planet. Early life and family As a child, Lucas lived in Melbourne, then in Switzerland, but later moved to a small mining town in Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory with her sister. She has a Swiss mother and an Australian father... Biography of Roddy Frame
Roddy Frame (born January 29 1964, East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland) is the founder of the 1980s indie band, Aztec Camera, and more recently a solo performer. Career Between 1981 and 1982 Frame was co-productive in fronting Postcard Records, where he began to befriend and record a string of low budget singles such as "Just Like Gold" and "Mattress of Wire". The latter single drew attention from BBC Radio 1 DJ, John Peel. In 1983, the band released "High Land, Hard Rain," their first LP on Rough Trade record, though this did not include the first two Postcard singles. It spawned the hit single "Oblivious", and Aztec Camera were recognised as one of the key acts on the Rough Trade, though The Smiths would soon supplant them. However, after High Land, Hard Rain, Frame signed ... Biography of Salomé Stévenin
Salomé Stévenin, born January 1985, is a French actress. She is the daughter of French actor Jean-François Stévenin and the sister of actors Robinson Stévenin and Sagamore Stévenin. Filmography 1988 : Peaux de vaches, de Patricia Mazuy 1997 : Soleil de Roger Hanin 2000 : Love me, de Laetitia Masson 2002 : Mischka, de Jean-François Stévenin 2005 : Douches froides, de Antony Cordier 2007 : Il a suffi que Maman s'en aille... Television L'instit : Concerto pour Guillaume, de Didier Cohen et Pierre Grimblat (1993) Le jardin des plantes, de Philippe de Broca (1994) Noël et après, de Daniel Vigne (1995) Parents à mi-temps, de Alain Tasma (1995) L'huile sur le feu, de Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe (1996) La petite maman, de Patrice Martineau (1997) La Loire, Agnès et l... Biography of Edward Burns
Edward J. Burns, Jr. (born January 29, 1968) is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Biography Early life Burns was born in Woodside, Queens, New York, the son of Molly (née McKenna), a federal agency manager, and Edward J. Burns, Sr., a public relations spokesperson and police officer. He is the second of three children (with siblings Mary and Brian) in an Irish American family. He was raised in Valley Stream, New York, on Long Island. He briefly attended Chaminade High School before transferring to Hewlett High School. After high school, Burns attended SUNY Oneonta, and SUNY Albany, before receiving a degree in English from Hunter College in 1992. Career Burns got his start in the film industry right after college as a production assistant on the Oliver Stone ... Biography of Katie Lohmann
Katie Lohmann (born 29 January 1980 in Scottsdale, Arizona) is a model, actress, and most notably a Playboy Playmate for the month of April 2001. Measurements 32D - 22 - 32 Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Weight 103 lb (47 kg) She is the youngest of three children, with a brother and a sister. Her father, Dan, is a successful accountant and her mother, Sharon, is the head of payroll for Citibank. They were divorced in 1992. Lohmann discovered early on that she loved performing on stage. Her first performance was singing a song from the Walt Disney classic The Little Mermaid, at the age of eight, and she received a standing ovation. In 1989 a casting call took place for the new Disney Mickey Mouse show MMC. Although she had never worked on a TV show, Katie felt that this would be th... Biography of Germaine Greer
Germaine Greer (born 29 January 1939) is an Australian born writer, journalist and scholar of early modern English literature, widely regarded as one of the most significant feminist voices of the later 20th century. Greer's ideas have created controversy ever since her ground-breaking The Female Eunuch became an international best-seller in 1970, turning her overnight into a household name and bringing her both adulation and criticism. She is also the author of Sex and Destiny: The Politics of Human Fertility (1984); and The Change: Women, Ageing and the Menopause (1991), and most recently Shakespeare's Wife (2007). Early life Greer was born in Melbourne in 1939, growing up in the bayside suburb of Mentone. Her father was a leading Australian insurance executive, who served as a Wi... Biography of Dalila di Lazzaro
Dalila Di Lazzaro, born January 29, 1953 in Udine, is an Italian actress and model. Filmography Lo scopone scientifico (1972) Il mostro è in tavola barone Frankenstein Il bestione, regia di Sergio Corbucci (1974) L'ultimo treno della notte La pupa del gangster L'Italia s'è rotta Il gatto Un uomo in premio Voltati Eugenio Stark system Tre uomini da abbattere Quando la coppia scoppia Prima che sia troppo presto La donna giusta Una di troppo Phenomena Spogliando Valeria Sicilian connection Diceria dell'Untore Alcune signore per bene Strepitosamente flop Oh! Serafina (1976) La ragazza dal pigiama giallo (1977) Tre tigri contro tre tigri (1977) Un dramma borghese (1979) Il bandito dagli occhi azzurri (1982) Una donna dietro la porta (198... Biography of Claudine Longet
Claudine Georgette Longet (born on 29 January 1942 (1942-01-29) (age 66) in Paris, France) was a popular singer and recording artist during the 1960s and 1970s. She was also an actress and a dancer. She was married to pop singer Andy Williams from 1961 until 1975 and they remain "very good friends" to the present day. In 1977, a trial jury convicted her of "misdemeanor negligent homicide" in the 1976 death of former Olympic skier Spider Sabich. Andy Williams Longet and Williams met in Las Vegas in 1960 when she was 18 years old and he was 32 years old. Claudine was experiencing problems with her car and had pulled over to the side of the road. Driving by in his car, Williams stopped to offer assistance. She was the lead dancer of the Folies Bergère revue at the Tropicana Resort & Casi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Friedrich Mohs
Friedrich Mohs (January 29, 1773 - September 29, 1839) was a German geologist/mineralogist. Career Mohs, born in Gernrode, Germany, studied chemistry, mathematics and physics at the University of Halle and also studied at the Mining Academy in Freiberg, Saxony. After assuming the position of a foreman at a mine in 1801, Mohs moved in 1802 to Austria, where he was employed in trying to identify the minerals in a private collection of a Banker. Mineral properties As part of this task, he started classifying minerals by their physical characteristics, in spite of their chemical composition, as had been done traditionally. This emphasis on physical characteristics was at odds with the prevailing chemical systematics. Minerals are now classified by chemical characteristics, but the ph... Biography of William McKinley
William McKinley, Jr. (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last veteran of the Civil War to be elected. By the 1880s, this Ohio native was a nationally known Republican leader; his signature issue was high tariffs on imports as a formula for prosperity, as typified by his McKinley Tariff of 1890. As the Republican candidate in the 1896 presidential election, he upheld the gold standard, and promoted pluralism among ethnic groups. His campaign, designed by Mark Hanna, introduced new advertising-style campaign techniques that revolutionized campaign practices and beat back the crusading of his arch-rival, William Jennings Bryan. The 1896 election is often considered a realigning election that marked the beginning of the Progr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Winnie Ruth Judd
Winnie Ruth Judd (1905-1998), known as the "Trunk murderess" was an American murderess convicted of the murder of a women on 16 October 1931. Only the trial of Bruno Hauptmann garnered more interest during the 1930's. Trial Judd was charged and convicted of the murder of Agnes LeRoi, one of her two friends she was alleged to have murdered in mid-October 1931 in Phoenix, Arizona. The fateful fight that led to the shooting of the two women reportedly was fueled by a conflict of interest - all three woman were interested in the same man. Contrary to a popular myth that continues to insist that she killed the two women and then butchered both bodies afterward, and was tried and convicted for both murders - the fact is that she was tried and convicted only of the murder of Mrs. LeRoi, wh... Biography of Marc Gasol
Marc Gasol Sáez (born January 29, 1985, in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish professional basketball player for the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. He was drafted in the second round, 48th overall, by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2007 NBA Draft. He stands 7'1" tall and is the younger brother of current Lakers power forward-center Pau Gasol. Pro career Europe After playing high school basketball at the Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis, Tennessee, in the United States, Gasol returned to his home country of Spain to play in the Spanish ACB League. He originally played with FC Barcelona before moving to CB Girona, where he played two seasons and was named the 2008 ACB Most Valuable Player. NBA Gasol was drafted in the second round, 48th overall, by the NBA team the Los Angeles Lakers ... Biography of Katharine Ross
Katharine Juliet Ross (born January 29, 1940 - some sources say 1942 or 1943 - in Los Angeles, California) is an Academy Award-nominated American film and stage actress. Trained at the San Francisco Workshop, she is perhaps best known for her role as Elaine Robinson in the 1967 film The Graduate, opposite Dustin Hoffman, and her role as Etta Place in 1969's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, opposite Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Early life Ross was born in Hollywood, California, when her father was in the Navy. Her family later settled in Walnut Creek, California, east of San Francisco. She graduated from Las Lomas High School. She has lived in Malibu, California since the late 1960s. While attending Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, CA she starred in a student film by Jim... Biography of Nicholas Turturro
Nicholas Turturro, Jr. (born January 29, 1962) is an American film, television and prolific on-stage character actor, perhaps best known for his role as Dennis Franz's rookie plainclothes detective and Gordon Clapp's partner, Sgt. James Martinez, on NYPD Blue (a role he played from 1993 to 2000). Biography Career He garnered an Emmy nomination for playing Officer/Det./Sgt. James Martinez on the TV program NYPD Blue, where he sparkled a wonderful on- and off-screen chemistry between both Franz & Clapp for his first seven seasons he stayed on the show, and became a favorite among younger viewers. His list of credits include portraying Al Capone in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and playing the role of "Brucie" in the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard and "Renaldo" in I Now Pronoun... Biography of Victor Mature
Victor Mature (29 January 1913 – 4 August 1999) was an American film actor. Early life Mature was born in Louisville, Kentucky to a Tyrolean Italian-speaking father, Marcellino Gelindo Maturi, a cutler, and a Swiss-American mother, Clara Maturi. Discovered while on stage at the Pasadena Community Playhouse, his first leading role was as a fur-clad caveman in One Million B.C. (1940), after which he joined 20th Century Fox to star opposite actresses such as Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth. However, with the US entry into World War II, Mature entered military service. Rejected by the Navy for color blindness, he enlisted in the Coast Guard, reaching the rank of chief boatswain's mate by the war's end. Film career After the war, Mature was cast by John Ford in My Darling Clemen... Biography of Jason James Richter
Jason James Richter (born January 29, 1980 in Medford, Oregon) is an American actor. At the age of three, he and his family moved to Hawaii, where a Japanese casting agency discovered him and signed him up for three TV spots. In 1989, his family moved back to Los Angeles, where he could pursue his career. He starred in Free Willy, in which he was chosen out of more than 4,000 candidates to play the lead role of Jesse. Other movies include Cops and Robbersons, The NeverEnding Story III, Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, Laserhawk, Free Willy 3: The Rescue, and The Setting Son. He also made a cameo appearance in the music video for Michael Jackson's "Childhood". His most recent film appearance was in Ricochet River, along with John Cullum. Between the Free Willy roles, he had TV guest rol... Biography of John Forsythe
John Lincoln Freund - better known as John Forsythe (born January 29, 1918), is an American stage, television and film actor. Forsythe starred in three television series, spanning three decades, as single playboy father Bentley Gregg in the 1950s sitcom Bachelor Father Early life Forsythe, the oldest of three children, was born in Penns Grove, New Jersey to a factory worker, and was raised in Brooklyn, New York where his father worked as a Wall Street businessman during the Great Depression of 1929. At only 16 years of age Forsythe graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn and began attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1936 at age 18, he took a job as the announcer at Ebbets Field Stadium in Brooklyn, New York, confirming a childhood love of baseb... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Volker Herold
Volker Herold, born January 29, 1959 in Thale, is a German actor, famous for his role as Bernard Ple in the German telenovela Verliebt in Berlin. Verliebt in Berlin (German for "In Love in Berlin") is a Golden Rose-winning German telenovela, starring Alexandra Neldel, Mathis Künzler, Tim Sander, and Laura Osswald. It premiered on February 28, 2005, on Sat.1 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland - its final episode will be broadcasted on October 12, 2007. The series is an adaptation of the Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea ("I am Betty, the ugly one"), written by Fernando Gaitán (also author of Café, con aroma de mujer) and produced by RCN TV. The original season of the serial comedy-drama follows the life of the unsophisticated but good-natured Lisa Plenske (Neldel), and her inco... Biography of Andrew Keegan
Andrew Keegan (born January 29, 1979) is an American actor. Keegan was born Andrew Keegan Heying in Los Angeles, California, the older son of Lana (née Ocampo), a hairdresser, and Larry Heying, a voice-over actor. Keegan's mother is Colombian and his father is from Nebraska. Keegan has a younger brother, Casey (born June 12, 1980), who is also an actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in films such as 10 Things I Hate about You (1999), The Broken Hearts Club (2000) and O (2001). He had recurring roles on several television series, including Full House, That 70s Show, Party of Five, 7th Heaven, Related, Step by Step, Sabrina the Teenage Witch and The Amanda Show, and was a regular in the final season of Thunder Alley. He also starred as Zack Dell in the movie Camp Nowhere (1994... Biography of Belle Perez
Maribel Pérez (born on January 29, 1976 in Neerpelt, Belgium), best known by her stage name Belle Perez, is a Belgian musician and songwriter. Born in Neerpelt to Spanish parents as María Isabelle Pérez Cerezo. The 31 year old Belgian singer was discovered for her musical talents by her current manager Patrick Renier at a local talent show. In 1999 she participated in the Belgian preselections of the Eurovision Song Contest and from then on Belle's career in music took off. She started off in pop music but in 2002 she changed her style to Latino/pop and went live on stage with her own "Baila Perez"-band. The album that came with it was an instant success and remained on the top spot in the Belgian charts for several weeks. As of 2006, she has achieved a relatively high level of fame ... Biography of Jonny Lang
Jonny Lang (born Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr., January 29, 1981 in Fargo, North Dakota) is a Grammy Award-winning American blues, gospel, and rock singer, song writer and recording artist. Lang's music is notable both for his unusual voice, which has been compared to that of a 40 year old blues veteran, and for his guitar solos. His solo patterns have especially been noted for the constant use of wide vibratos. Lang started playing the guitar at the age of twelve, after his father took him to see the Bad Medicine Blues Band, one of the few blues bands in Fargo. Lang soon started taking guitar lessons from Ted Larsen, the Bad Medicine Blues Band's guitar player. Several months after Lang started guitar lessons, he joined the Bad Medicine Blues Band, which was then renamed Kid Jonny Lang & Th... Biography of Greg Louganis
Gregory ("Greg") Efthimios Louganis (born January 29, 1960 in El Cajon, California) is an American diver who is best known for winning back-to-back Olympic titles in both the 3m and 10m diving events. He received the James E. Sullivan Award from the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) in 1984 as the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. Louganis is of Samoan/Swedish descent and was raised in California by his adoptive parents, a Greek-American couple. At age 16, Louganis took part in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he placed second in the tower event, behind Italian Klaus Dibiasi. Two years later, with Dibiasi retired, Louganis won his first world title in the same event. In 1978, he accepted a diving scholarship to the University of Miami where he studied theat... Biography of Maggie Kirkpatrick
Maggie Kirkpatrick (born 29 January 1941, Albury, New South Wales (birth time source: British Entertainers, Franck C. Clifford)) is an Australian actress, who is best known for her portrayal of the iconic character Joan Ferguson, a sadistic and corrupt lesbian prison officer known to the prisoners as "The Freak" in the popular Australian television soap opera, Prisoner. Early years She was born in Albury, a rural city on the border between New South Wales and Victoria, Australia to James and Chrissie Downs. Only six months after she was born, Maggie's father, James, was killed whilst he was on active service as a soldier in North Africa. Because of the tragedy, Chrissie had to bring up Maggie and her older brother Adrian all by herself. The family moved to Newcastle, on the East co... Biography of Frederick Delius
Frederick Albert Theodore Delius (January 29, 1862 – June 10, 1934) was an English composer born in Bradford in the West Riding of Yorkshire in the north of England. Life Delius's parents were German. Julius and Elise Pauline Delius had moved from Bielefeld, Germany to England to set themselves up in the woollen business. Frederick ('Fritz' to his family, 'Fred' to his friends) Delius was the fourth of their fourteen children. Although born in England and educated at Bradford Grammar School (where the singer John Coates was his contemporary), Frederick Delius felt little attraction for the country of his birth and spent most of his life abroad, in the United States and the continent of Europe, chiefly in France. Nonetheless his music has been described as 'extremely redolent of the... Biography of Kelly Packard
Kelly Chemane Packard (born January 29, 1975 in Glendale, California) is an American actress who starred in the TV shows Baywatch, California Dreams, and Ripley's Believe It or Not!. Packard also appeared as a contestant, and won $3,200, on Card Sharks as a child during "Kids Week." She also appeared on infomercials for Billy Blanks' Tae-Bo product, "Billy Blanks Boot Camp.", and also for Gripping Eyewear Trucolor glasses. Packard converted and was baptized as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints as a teenager. She married and was sealed to Darrin Privett in 1997. Her daughter, Aubrey Lin, was born on April 6, 2004. According to the game-show news site Buzzerblog, Packard began co-hosting the new late segment of GSN Live on September 15, 2008.... Biography of Luigi Nono
Luigi Nono (Italian pronunciation: ; January 29, 1924 – May 8, 1990) was an Italian avant-garde composer of classical music and remains one of the most prominent composers of the 20th century. Biography Early years Born in Venice, he was a member of a wealthy artistic family, and his grandfather was a notable painter. Nono began music lessons with Gian Francesco Malipiero in 1941 at the Venice Conservatory where he acquired knowledge of the Renaissance madrigal tradition, amongst other styles. After graduating with a degree in law from the University of Padua, he was given encouragement in composition by Bruno Maderna. Through Maderna, he became acquainted with Hermann Scherchen—then Maderna's conducting teacher—who gave Nono further tutelage and was an early mentor and advocate of... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Woo-suk Hwang
Hwang Woo-suk (Korean: 황우석, born 29 January 1953) is a South Korean veterinarian researcher. He was a professor of theriogenology and biotechnology at Seoul National University (dismissed on March 20, 2006) who became infamous for fabricating a series of experiments, which appeared in high profile journals, in the field of stem cell research. Until November 2005, he was considered one of the pioneering experts in the field of stem cell research, best known for two articles published in the journal Science in 2004 and 2005 where he fraudulently reported to have succeeded in creating human embryonic stem cells by cloning. Both papers were later editorially retracted after they were found to contain a large amount of fabricated data. He has admitted to various charges of ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eddie Jordan
Edward Montgomery "Eddie" Jordan (born January 29, 1955 in Washington, D.C.) is a retired American professional basketball player and former coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Wizards and Sacramento Kings in the NBA. Collegiate and pro career Jordan attended Rutgers University from 1973–1977, and led the school to the 1976 NCAA Final Four, during which he was named East Regional MVP. In his senior season, Jordan was named honorable mention All-America, while setting Rutgers' all-time career records in assists (585) and steals (220). Jordan graduated from Rutgers in 1977 with a degree in health and physical education. Jordan was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the 1977 NBA Draft (33rd overall), and was acquired by the New Jersey Nets halfway thro... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Isidore Isou
Isidore Isou (January 31, 1925 – July 28, 2007), born Ioan-Isidor Goldstein, was a Romanian-born French poet, film critic and visual artist. He was the founder of Lettrism, an art and literary movement which owed inspiration to Dada and Surrealism. Born into a Jewish family in Botoşani, Isou started his career as an avant-garde art journalist during World War II, shortly after the August 23 coup saw Romania joining the Allies (see Romania during World War II). With the future social psychologist Serge Moscovici, he founded the magazine Da, which was soon after closed down by the authorities. He moved to Paris, having developed many concepts that intended as a total artistic renewing starting from their lower levels. He called himself a Lettriste, a movement of which he was initiall... Biography of Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos (January 29, 1924 – 2002) popular name of Panagiotis Voulkos, was an American artist of Greek descent. He is known for his Abstract Expressionist ceramic sculptures, which crossed the traditional divide between ceramic crafts and fine art. Born as Panagiotis Harry Voulkopoulos, the third of five children to Greek immigrant parents Aristovoulos I. Voulkopoulos, anglicized and shortened to Harry (Aris) John Voulkos and Effrosyni (Efrosine) Peter Voulalas, in Bozeman, Montana. He first studied painting and ceramics at Montana State University (then Montana State College) in Bozeman, then earned an MFA degree from the California College of the Arts. He began his career producing functional dinnerware in Bozeman, Montana. His talent was quickly recognized and he soon began wi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Raitt
John Emmett Raitt (19 January 1917 – 20 February 2005) was a star of the musical theater and stage. Raitt was born in Santa Ana, California. He got his start in theatre as a high school student at Fullerton High School in Fullerton, California. While there, he played in several drama productions in the Plummer Auditorium. Raitt sang in the chorus of "Desert Song." A few years before he died, Raitt once again came back to the Plummer to see a rehearsal, visit students and recollect his beginnings. He is on the school's "Hall of Fame" for his accomplishments. He is best known for his stage roles in the musicals Carousel, Oklahoma!, The Pajama Game, Carnival in Flanders, Three Wishes for Jamie, and A Joyful Noise, in which he set the standard for virile, handsome, strong-voiced leading ... Biography of Peter Baumann
Peter Baumann (born January 29, 1953 in Berlin) formed the core line-up of the German electronic group Tangerine Dream with Edgar Froese and Christopher Franke in 1971. While touring with the band, Baumann composed his first solo album in 1976. Shortly thereafter, in 1977, he left the band and started his own solo career. Background Peter Baumann was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1953, his father a composer, his mother an actress. When he was eight, the Berlin Wall was built, and Baumann entered the American/German Community School in Berlin, where he learned English and was first exposed to American culture. At age 14, Peter joined a cover band and performed at G.I. clubs. Then, in 1971, at age 18, he met Christopher Franke, and ended up joining Tangerine Dream in replacement of their... Biography of Matthew Ashford
Matthew Nile Ashford (born January 29, 1960) is an American actor best known for the long running role of Jack Deveraux on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives. Personal life Ashford, the sixth of eight children, was born in Davenport, Iowa, the son of Patricia, an executive secretary, and Cecil Ashford, a civil engineer. He graduated with a B.F.A. in Theater from the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. Ashford has been married to dancer-choreographer Christina Saffran since June 6, 1987. They have two daughters, Grace (born in 1992) and Emma (born in 1997). In 1997, four-month old Emma was diagnosed with a rare form of childhood eye cancer, Retinoblastoma. The disease was treated with surgeries to remove the maligant tumors in her eyes and chemotherapy. At the age o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Georges Catroux
Georges Catroux (29 January 1877 – 21 December 1969) was a French Army general and diplomat who served in both World War I and World War II, and served as Grand Chancellor of the Légion d'honneur from 1954 to 1969. Catroux was born in Limoges, Haute-Vienne. He was the son of a career officer who had risen through the ranks. He was educated at the Prytanée National Militaire, and entered the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1896. In the early years of his distinguished military career, Catroux moved from Algeria (where he met Charles de Foucauld and then Lyautey) to Indochina. In 1915, while commanding a battalion, he was taken prisoner by the Germans. During his time in captivity, Catroux met Charles de Gaulle, who was then a captain. After World War I, he became a member ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Arthur Newman
Arthur Newman, born January 29, 1924 in Lakewood, Ohio, is the brother of actor Paul Newman. He is a businessman and entrepreneur.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Edward Abbey
Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 – March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies. His best-known works include the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by radical environmental groups, and the non-fiction work Desert Solitaire. Writer Larry McMurtry referred to Abbey as the "Thoreau of the American West". Biography Abbey was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania on January 29th, 1927. He grew up in nearby Home, Pennsylvania, where there is a Pennsylvania state historical marker in his honor. This Appalachian upbringing remained an influence on him throughout his life, and he addressed it at various points in his writing, most extensively in The Fool's Progress and App... Biography of Philippe Besson
Philippe Besson (January 29, 1967, Barbezieux, Charente) is a French writer and businessman. In 1999, Besson, a law graduate, was inspired to write his first novel, En l'absence des hommes ("In the Absence of Man", Heinemann 2003, translated by Frank Wynne) while reading of accounts of ex-serviceman during the First World War. Published in 2001, by Juillard, the novel, with its daring inclusion of Marcel Proust as a central character, won the Emmanuel-Roblès prize. Besson's second novel, Son Frère (His Brother) was shortlisted for the Prix Femina, and adapted for cinema by Patrice Chéreau in 2003. The film was well received and won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Since then, he has published a number of novels which have not been translated into English: L'arrière sai... Biography of Linda B. Buck
Linda B. Buck, Ph.D., (born January 29, 1947) is an American biologist best known for her work on the olfactory system. She was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with Richard Axel, for their work on olfactory receptors. In their landmark paper published in 1991, Buck and Axel cloned olfactory receptors, showing that they belong to the family of G protein-coupled receptors. By analyzing rat DNA, they estimated that there were approximately one thousand different genes for olfactory receptors in the mammalian genome. This research opened the door to the genetic and molecular analysis of the mechanisms of olfaction. In their later work, Buck and Axel have shown that each olfactory receptor neuron remarkably only expresses one kind of olfactory receptor protein a... Biography of Daniel-Francois Auber
Daniel François Esprit Auber (29 January 1782 – 13 May 1871) was a French composer. The son of a Paris print-seller, Auber was born in Caen in Normandy. Though his father expected him to continue in the print-selling business, he also allowed his son to learn how to play several musical instruments. His first teacher was the Tirolean composer, Josef Alois Ladurner (1769 – 1851). At the age of 20 Auber was sent to London for business training, but he was obliged to leave England in 1804 as a result of the breach of the Treaty of Amiens (1804). Daniel François Esprit Auber. Auber had already attempted musical composition, and at this period produced several concertos pour basse, modeled after violoncellist Lamarre, in whose name they were published. The praise given to his concerto fo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bill Peet
Bill Peet (January 29, 1915 – May 11, 2002) was an American children's book illustrator and a story writer for Disney Studios. He joined Disney in 1937 and worked on The Jungle Book, Song of the South, Cinderella, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, The Sword in the Stone, Goliath II, Sleeping Beauty, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, Dumbo, Pinocchio, Fantasia, The Three Caballeros, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and other stories. Early life Bill Peet was born in Grandview, Indiana, just two years before the United States entry into the First World War. His father was drafted into the military when Bill was three and did not return to his family after the war, except for a couple times when his mother and father argued. As a result, the young Bill Peet grew up without a father. It was n... Biography of Bobbie Phillips
Bobbie Phillips (born 29 January 1968 in Charleston, South Carolina) is an American actress. She originally went to college to be a lawyer but after taking an acting class in order to improve her courtroom performance she decided to quit school (while holding a 4.0 GPA) and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. Bobbie began landing television work immediately. Her first acting job was guest starring with Halle Berry on a short lived FOX comedy "They Came From Outer Space". She continued to land various roles in television and independent films ranging from comedies to starring in martial arts films with everyone from Bolo Yeung, Jalal Merhi, Billy Blanks and Don "The Dragon" Wilson. Bobbie is a trained martial artist and performed most of her fighting and stunts in these... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Granite
Robert Granite, born January 29, 1925 in Chicago, is an American astrologer and author.... Biography of Scott Davis
Scott Davis (born January 29, 1972 in Great Falls, Montana) is an American figure skater. He is the 1993 & 1994 U.S. national champion. In 1994, he defeated 1988 Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano to win the title. Davis represented the United States at the 1994 Winter Olympics, where he placed 8th. In the years following, Davis suffered from vertigo and had problems with his jump consistency. Although he continued to compete until the 1998 season, after 1995 he never again qualified for a World or Olympic team. After turning professional, he appeared in an ice show production of the musical Grease. Known for his extraordinary spinning ability, Davis was coached by Kathy Casey in Colorado Springs and Galina Zmievskaya in Simsbury, Connecticut. He coaches in Calgary, Alberta, Canada,... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Bertouille
André Bertouille (January 29 1932, Ronse (or Renaix in French), Belgium) is a Belgian politician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Richard Needham
Richard Francis Needham, 6th Earl of Kilmorey, Kt, PC (born 29 January 1942) usually known as Sir Richard Needham is a former Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. Prior to 1977 he used the courtesy title of Viscount Newry and Morne. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the safe Labour seat of Pontefract and Castleford in 1974 At the 1979 general election, Needham was returned as Member of Parliament for Chippenham in Wiltshire. That constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election, when he was returned to the House of Commons for the new North Wiltshire constituency. He held the seat until he retired from Parliament at the 1997 general election. He served as a minister for Northern Ireland 1985-1992 and Minister of State for Trade 1992-1995, instrumental in... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eugénie de Guérin
Eugénie de Guérin (January 29, 1805 – May 31, 1848), French writer, was the sister of the poet Maurice de Guérin. Her Journals (1861, Eng. trans., 1865) and her Lettres (1864, Eng. trans., 1865) indicated the possession of gifts of as rare an order as those of her brother, though of a somewhat different kind. In her case mysticism assumed a form more strictly religious, and she continued to mourn her brother's loss of his early Catholic faith. Five years older than he, she cherished a love for him which was blended with a somewhat motherly anxiety. After his death she began the collection and publication of the scattered fragments of his writings. She died, however, before her task was completed. See Sainte-Beuve, Causeries du lundi (vol. xii.) and Nouveaux Lundis (vol. iii.); G Merl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Georg Christoph Wagenseil
Georg Christoph Wagenseil (29 January 1715 – 1 March 1777) was an Austrian composer. He was born in Vienna in Austria, and became a favorite pupil of the Vienna court's Kapellmeister, Johann Joseph Fux. Wagenseil himself composed for the court from 1739 to his death. He also held positions as harpsichordist and organist. His pupils included Johann Baptist Schenk (who was to teach Ludwig van Beethoven), and Marie Antoinette. He traveled little, and died in Vienna having spent most of his life there. Wagenseil was a well-known musical figure in his day — both Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are known to have been familiar with his works. His early works are Baroque, while later pieces are in the lighter galant style. He composed a number of operas, choral works, symphonies, c... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri Queffélec
Henri Queffélec, born January 29, 1910 in Brest, died January 12; 1992 in Paris (heart failure), was a French writer. He is the father of French writer Yann Queffélec (Prix Goncourt in 1985). Henri Queffélec won Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1958 for his novel "Un royaume sous la mer". Works 1944 Journal d'un salaud 1945 Un recteur de l'Île de Sein 1945 La fin d'un manoir 1946 Un homme à la côte 1946 La culbute 1948 Chemin de terre 1948 Portret de la Suède, essai 1948 Pas trop vite, s.v.p., nouvelles 1949 Au bout du monde 1951 Tempête sur Douarnenez 1953 Un homme d'Ouessant 1956 Un feu s'allume sur la mer 1957 Un royaume sous la mer 1959 Ce petit curé d'Ars 1960 Frères de la brume 1962 Tempête sur la ville d'Ys 1963 Solitudes 1963... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ferenc Mádl
Ferenc Mádl (born January 29, 1931, in the village of Bánd in Veszprém County) is a former President of Hungary, having served from August 4, 2000 to August 5, 2005. He is married to Dalma Némethy, they have one son and three grandchildren. University studies and scientific activities Awarded a diploma from the Faculty of Politics and Law of the Eötvös Loránd University in 1955. Between 1961-1963 he studied at the faculty of international comparative law of the University of Strasbourg. He was awarded an academic degree as candidate of politics and law in 1964, and he received a doctorate in 1974 with his dissertation "The company and economic competition in the law of European economic integration". In 1987 he was elected a corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, ... Biography of Michael Laucke
Michael Laucke, born January 29, 1947 in Montreal, Quebec, is a Canadian musician and guitarist. Discography: Bottenberg, Bach, Fauré, Brégent et autres : Trio 3; 1979; RCI 497. de Narváez, Sor, Morel, Dion, Burke : Husaruk vn, Desjardins cl; 1984; RCI 583. Light Classics : Mozart, Bach, Laucke et autres; Drury fl, Bogajewicz vn; 1989; Intermède INT-CD-4002. Rea Com-possession : Bornstein vn, Williams al, Skorzewska vc, Hamelin guit, Hancinski v; 1983; McGill University Records 83019. Spanish Guitar Stories : de Lucia, Sabicas, Laucke et autres; 1990; Intermède AMB-105-4. Walton Five Bagatelles, Bennett Impromptus, Morel Me duele España : 1977; RCI 457, (Morel) 5-ACM 6. Bibliography: Michael Laucke, « Growth of the guitar in Canada », Guitar & Lute Magazine, 24, 2... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Peter Agre
Peter Agre (pronounced "ahg-ray") (born January 29, 1949) American medical doctor, professor, and molecular biologist who was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (which he shared with Roderick MacKinnon) for his discovery of aquaporins. Aquaporins are water-channel proteins that move water molecules through the cell membrane. In February 2009, Peter Agre was inducted as the 163rd president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the nation's largest scientific organization. Biography Agre was born in Northfield, Minnesota to a Norwegian American father and a mother of Swedish and Norwegian descent. He received his B.A. from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota and his M.D. in 1974 from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François-Vincent Raspail
François-Vincent Raspail (January 29, 1794 - January 7, 1878) was a French chemist, naturalist, physiologist, and socialist politician. Biography Raspail was born in Carpentras, Vaucluse. A member of the republican Carbonari society, Raspail was imprisoned during Louis Philippe's reign (1830-1848) and was a candidate for presidency of the Second Republic in December 1848. However, he was then involved in the attempted revolt of May 15, 1848, and in March 1849 was again imprisoned as a result. After Louis Napoleon's December 2, 1851 coup, his sentence was commuted to exile, from which he returned to France only in 1862. In 1869, during the liberal phase of the Second Empire (1851-1870), he was elected deputy from Lyon. He remained a popular republican during the French Third Republic,... Biography of Françoise Brion
Françoise Brion (born 29 January 1933) is a French film actress. She has appeared in 75 films since 1957. She starred in the 1963 film L'Immortelle, which was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. She was married to Jacques Doniol-Valcroze. Selected filmography * Codine (1963) * Sweet and Sour (1963) * L'Immortelle (1963) * Un monde nouveau (1966) * To Grab the Ring (1968) * Alexandre le bienheureux (1968) * Caravan to Vaccarès (1974) * Season's Beatings (1999) * Les Liaisons dangereuses (2003) TV * Le Divorce (2003)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Derek Bailey
Derek Bailey (29 January 1930 – 25 December 2005) was an English avant-garde guitarist and leading figure in the free improvisation movement. Career summary Bailey was born in Sheffield, England. A third generation musician, he began playing the guitar at the age of ten, going on to study with John Duarte among others. As an adult he found work as a guitarist and session musician in clubs, radio, dance hall bands, and so on, playing with many performers including Gracie Fields, Bob Monkhouse and Kathy Kirby, and on television programs such as Opportunity Knocks. Bailey was also part of a Sheffield based trio founded in 1963 with Tony Oxley and Gavin Bryars called 'Joseph Holbrooke' (named after the composer, whose work they never actually played). Although originally performing relat... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stacey King
Ronald Stacey King (born January 29, 1967 in Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S.) is a former NBA center who won three consecutive championships with the Chicago Bulls from 1991 to 1993. After a stand-out career at the University of Oklahoma, King was selected by the Bulls in the 1989 NBA Draft with the sixth pick. He was one of three first round picks by the Bulls in that draft (the other two were B.J. Armstrong and Jeff Sanders). He played four and a half seasons in Chicago before being traded during the 1993-94 campaign to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for 7'2" Australian-born center Luc Longley. He was last active during the 1996-97 season while playing a handful of games for both the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics. King is currently working as a color commentator for Chicago Bu... Biography of Tony Blackburn
Tony Blackburn (born 29 January 1943) is an English disc jockey, who broadcast on the "pirate" stations Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s and was the first disc jockey to broadcast on BBC Radio 1 in 1967. In 2002 he was the winner of the ITV reality TV programme I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. Early career He was born Antony Kenneth Blackburn, in Guildford, Surrey, but in 1946 his family moved to Dorset. His father was a GP, and he was educated at Castle Court School in Parkstone, Poole, Dorset and Millfield School in Somerset, which he entered on a sports scholarship. He went on to become captain of the school cricket team, but left before taking any examinations. He then achieved a clutch of O-levels, following private tuition, and enrolled for a HND course in Bu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael Kitzelmann
Michael Kitzelmann (born January 29, 1916 in Horben (source: Lescaut), today part of Gestratz, Westallgäu; died June 11, 1942 in Orel, Orel today in Central) was a lieutenant in the German Army during World War II, who was executed for undermining military strength. Life Aspiring theologian Kitzelmann came from a strict Catholic family. With the support of his teacher and his pastor in 1928 he joined the Gymnasium in Dillingen an der Donau. He graduated from the Catholic minor seminary in 1936 with the Abitur. In the same year he completed six months of the Reich Labor Service in Pfronten-Ried and began September 1936 with a three-semester study at the Theological Academy of St. Stephen in Augsburg with the aim of becoming a priest. In 1937 he applied for an additional teacher a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert J. Allison
Robert J. Allison, born on January 29, 1939 in Evanston, Illinois, is an American engineer (oil and gas exploration) (source: Paul Hewitt collection ).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Arlette Marchal
Arlette Marchal (29 January 1902 – 11 February 1984) was a French film actress. She appeared in 41 films between 1922 and 1951. She was born and died in Paris. Selected filmography Die Sklavenkönigin (1924) Madame Sans-Gene (1925) Born to the West (1926) The Cat's Pajamas (1926) Diplomacy (1926) Forlorn River (1926) Blonde or Brunette (1927) Le manoir de la peur (1927) Wings (1927) Hula (1927) A Gentleman of Paris (1927) The Spotlight (1927) Die Frau von gestern und morgen (1928) An Ideal Woman (1928) The Lady with the Mask (1928) The Elusive Pimpernel (1950) ...Sans laisser d'adresse (1951)... Biography of Jody Scheckter
Jody David Scheckter (born January 29, 1950) is a South African former auto racing driver, the 1979 Formula One World Drivers Champion. Career Scheckter was born in East London, South Africa and educated at Selborne College. Formula One He rapidly ascended to the ranks of Formula One after moving to Britain in 1970. He debuted in Formula One at Watkins Glen in 1972 with McLaren and ran as high as 3rd place before spinning and finishing 9th. Immediately becoming a name to watch, he continued his development the following year, winning the Formula 5000 championship and racing 5 times in F1. In France, he almost won in his third start in F1 before crashing into Emerson Fittipaldi. In his next start, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Scheckter was involved in a big accident whi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hansjörg Raffl
Hansjörg Raffl (born January 29, 1958) is an Italian luger who competed from the late 1970s to the mid 1990s. Competing in five Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a silver in 1994 and a bronze in 1992. Raffl also won nine medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two gold (Men's doubles: 1990, Mixed team: 1989), four silvers (1983, 1989, 1993; Mixed team: 1990), and three bronzes (Men's doubles: 1991, Mixed team: 1991, 1993). He also won seven medals in the FIL European Luge Championships with two gold (Men's doubles: 1992, 1994), two silvers (Men's doubles: 1988, 1990), and three bronzes (Men's doubles: 1984, 1986; Mixed team: 1988). Raffll also won 26 World Cup races and eight World Cup overall men's doubles titles (1982-3, 1984-5, 1985-6, 1... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wilson Ferreira Aldunate
Wilson Ferreira Aldunate, born on January 29, 1919 in Batlle y Ordóñez (Lavalleja) (now Nico Pérez, Florida), died on March 15, 1988, was an Uruguayan politician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roger Louis
Roger Louis, born January 29, 1925 in Arras, died in 1982 in Paris, was a French TV journalist, reporter and TV host.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Désiré Letort
Désiré Letort (Corseul, 29 January 1943 in Bourseul ) is a retired French cyclist. Biography Letort won the French national road race championship in 1967, but after the race failed the doping tests. Letort raced in eight Tour de Frances. He the yellow jersey in the 1969 Tour de France for one day after stage 5. Palmarès 1963 French military champion Circuit des 2 provinces 1966 Paris–Camembert Sévignac 1967 France national road race championship failed doping test Sévignac 1968 Critérium de Saint-Georges-de-Chesné 1969 Ploerdut Laval Plancoet 1970 Issé Hénon 1971 Tour du Haut Var Nice-Seillans Grand tour results Tour de France * 1965 : DNF (=Did Not Finish) * 1966 : 57 * 1967 ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Matthias Pintscher
Matthias Pintscher (b. January 29th, 1971, Marl) is a German composer and conductor. As a youth, he studied the violin and also conducted. Pintscher studied with Hans Werner Henze at Henze's summer school in Montepulciano, Italy. Later, he studied with Manfred Trojahn. Several of his orchestral and vocal works have been performed at such venues as the Carnegie Hall and Royal Albert Hall. Some of his more notable compositions include Choc (1996) and Janusgesicht (2001). Matthias Pintscher now lives in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and Paris, France. Published works Piano Monumento I (1991) Tableau / Miroir (1992) Nacht. Mondschein (1994) on a clear day (2004) Chamber music 2° quartetto d’archi (1990) Partita for solo cello (1991) Omaggio a Giovanni Paisiello fo... Biography of Irlene Mandrell
Ellen Irlene Mandrell (born January 29, 1956) is an American musician, actress and model. She is the younger sister of country singers Barbara Mandrell and Louise Mandrell. Mandrell was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. She first rose to prominence as a model for Cover Girl, and later appeared on the top-rated yet short-lived Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters. After that left the air, she appeared on Hee Haw for a number of years. She has also appeared on two episodes of The Love Boat, and worked as a commercial spokesperson for a wide range of products. She has also competed in auto racing. Since the late 1990s, Mandrell has hosted the annual Irlene Mandrell Celebrity Shoot to raise money for Wish Upon a Star, Inc. and the Boy Scouts of America. The event, previously held in Br... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alexandre Rousselet
Alexandre Rousselet (born January 29, 1977 in Pontarlier, Doubs) is a French cross country skier who has competed since 1998. His best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 19th in the 15 km event at Turin in 2006. Rousselet's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the 4 x 10 km event at Sapporo in 2007 while his best individual finish was 25th in the 15 km event in 2005. His best individual career finish was fourth in a 15 km + 15 km double pursuit FIS race in France in 2006 while his best individual World Cup finish was eighth in a 30 km event in Italy, also in 2006.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Burt Granite
Burt Granite, born January 29, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, is an American astrologer, author, and theatrical designer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maurice Joyeux
Maurice Joyeux, born on January 29, 1910 in Paris, died on December 9, 1991, was a French anarchist and author. Selected bibliography Sous les plis du drapeau noir et Souvenirs d'un anarchiste ; 2 tomes de souvenirs (Éditions du Monde Libertaire) Le Consulat polonais Mutinerie à Montluc (Éditions La Rue) L’Anarchie et la société moderne. Précis sur une structure de la pensée et de l’action révolutionnaires et anarchistes (Nouvelles Éditions Debresse, 1969) L’Anarchie et la révolte de la jeunesse (Casterman 1970) L’Écologie (La Rue, 1975) Bakounine en France (La Rue, 1976) Karl Marx, le ténia du socialisme ! (La Rue, 1983) L’Anarchie dans la société contemporaine : une hérésie nécessaire ? About Maurice Joyeux Roland Bosdeveix a publié... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mark Dempsey
Mark Dempsey, born Herbert L. Dempsey January 29, 1936 in Hollywood Beach, California, died April 4, 1994 in Seattle, Washington, was an American actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0218745/) # "Northern Exposure" .... Jim (1 episode, 1993) - Northern Lights (1993) TV episode .... Jim # To Cross the Rubicon (1991) .... Alan Broadmore # "Bergerac" .... Barman (1 episode, 1989) - The Other Woman (1989) TV episode .... Barman # The Prodigal (1983) .... Doyle Fredericks # "Potter's Picture Palace" .... Desmond Bagshaw (1 episode, 1978) - One of Our Spaceships Is Missing (1978) TV episode .... Desmond Bagshaw # Oh! Calcutta! (1972) .... Alfred/Dr. Jaspers # "Star Trek" .... Air Force Captain (1 episode, 1967) ... aka "Star Trek: TOS" - USA (promoti... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Trousselier
Louis Trousselier (June 29, 1881 - April 24, 1939) was a French racing cyclist. He was born in Levallois-Perret (Hauts de Seine) in 1881; some sources say on January 29, others June 29. He died in Paris on April 24, 1939. He is most famous for his 1905 victory in the 1905 Tour de France. His other major wins were Paris–Roubaix, also in 1905, and the 1908 Bordeaux–Paris. He came third in the 1906 Tour de France and won 13 stages of the Tour de France over his career. Trousselier, known as Trou-Trou, came from a rich family which had a flower business in central Paris. For that reason, when Henri Desgrange, the first organiser of the Tour, sought to popularise competitors by giving them nicknames, he referred to Trousselier as "the florist". Trousselier's brothers Léopold and And... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philippe Vuilque
Philippe Vuilque (born January 29, 1956 in Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Ardennes department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jack Sels
Jack Sels (29 January 1922 (source for his time of birth: Lescaut) – 21 March 1970) was a Belgian jazz saxophonist active after World War II. Although he left only a few records, he was definitely an influential figure for the Belgian scene. Sels grew up in Antwerp. He first studied piano before playing the saxophone. After World War II he joined the band of Mickey Bunner. He played for the Red Cross and for the G.I.s. He appeared in various clubs, casinos, and hotels. In May 1946, the Mickey Bunner Band recorded "The 13th Port" on a 78 rpm record. Sels heard the English band of Ted Heath, and started playing with musicians of the "new generation" including saxophonists Bobby Jaspar and Jacques Pelzer, guitarist René Thomas, bassists Benoît Quersin, Jean Warland and René Goldstein... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Barnett Newman
Barnett Newman (January 29, 1905 – July 4, 1970) was an American artist. He is seen as one of the major figures in abstract expressionism and one of the foremost of the color field painters. Youth Newman was born in New York City, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants. He studied philosophy at the City College of New York and worked in his father's business manufacturing clothing. From the 1930s he made paintings, said to be in an expressionist style, but eventually destroyed all these works. A well respected writer and critic who also organized exhibitions and wrote catalogs, Newman later became a member of the Uptown Group. Career Barnett Newman wrote catalogue forewords and reviews before having his first solo show at the Betty Parsons Gallery in 1948. Soon after his first ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hendrik Dreekmann
Hendrik Dreekmann (born 29 January 1975 in Bielefeld) is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1991. He did not win a single title (singles and/or doubles) during his career. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 30 September 1996, when he became the World Number 39. Dreekmann was the runner-up at the 1989 European Junior Championships in Sofia, and reached the semis at the 1991 Orange Bowl. He is married to former long jumper Susen Tiedtke since 28 January 2005.... Biography of Ksenia Kahnovich
Ksenia Kahnovich (born January 29, 1987, in Vladivostok, USSR) is a Russian fashion model, who won the first cycle of the reality television show You are a Supermodel, the Russian version of America's Next Top Model created by Tyra Banks. Career You are a Supermodel, Cycle 1 was held in 2004 and was won by the then 17-year-old Kahnovich. She refused the first prize, which was an agency contract with NEXT as she already got a more lucrative offer from IMG Models in the time between the show was taped and the final was aired. When her victory was officially announced Ksanovich already moved to Paris. She has since walked fashion shows for names such as Versace, Gucci, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, and Dolce and Gabbana in New York, Paris, and Milan. She has also walked for Haut... Biography of Yael Bar Zohar
Yael Bar Zohar (Hebrew: יעל בר זוהר; born January 29, 1980) is an Israeli actress, model and television host. Biography Bar Zohar was born in Tel Aviv. She started her modeling career in a bathing suits catalogue and a commercial at the age of 15. She was cast for a role in the popular soap opera Ramat Aviv Gimmel . She then turned to modelling and was the leading poster girl for various Israeli firms. She modeled for the undergarment company Pilpel, and became a leading sex icon in Israel. Some Israeli artists wrote songs glorifying her large breasts, that became her trademark at the time. She made her musical theater debut in the Israeli play Mary-Lou, based on songs by Israeli singer Svika Pick. In 2005, she starred as Be... Biography of Armelle Gysen
Armelle Gysen, best known as Armelle, born on January 29, 1972 in Brussels, is a Belgian TV host and journalist. She married twice, with the singer Jeff Bodart (until his death), and Count Frédéric d'Aspremont Lynden.... Biography of Meera Vasudevan
Meera Vasudevan, born January 29, 1982 in Mumbai, is an Indian actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1417289/ ) # Vairam: Fight for Justice (2009) (filming) .... Devi # 13B (2009) # Orkkuka Vallappozhum (2009) # Thodi Life Thoda Magic (2008) # Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii (2007) .... Malini # Khaki (2007) # Ekantham (2007) # Oruvan (2006) # Hello? Kaun Hai! (2006) .... Nandi # Thanmathra (2005) (as Meera Vasudev) .... Lekha # Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula (2003) .... Radha... Biography of Terry Kinney
Terry Kinney (born January 29, 1954) is an American actor and theatre director, and is a founding member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company with Gary Sinise and Jeff Perry. Early life Kinney was born in Lincoln, Illinois, the son of Elizabeth L. (née Eimer), a telephone operator, and Kenneth C. Kinney, a tractor company supervisor. He attended Illinois State University, in Normal, Illinois, where he became friends with Jeff Perry, who took him to see a performance of Grease featuring Gary Sinise, bringing the three Steppenwolf co-founders together for the first time. Career Theatre Kinney has been involved in theatre since 1974, when he, Gary Sinise and Jeff Perry founded the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. He has directed several plays (see below) and performed in several. In 19... Biography of Rachel Uchitel
Rachel Uchitel (born 29 January 1975) is an American nightclub manager, hostess and TV correspondent. She first became known following the September 11, 2001, attacks when a photo of her holding a picture of her fiancé, who worked in the World Trade Center, was published by the New York Post, and circulated worldwide. She made headlines again in 2010 as one of golfer Tiger Woods' mistresses as well as for an affair with actor David Boreanaz. In 2010 she appeared in the fourth season of the American reality television series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, which depicted her struggle with addiction. Early life Uchitel is the granddaughter of Maurice Uchitel, who was a restaurant and nightclub owner in the 1950s and 1960s, including the El Morocco club. When Uchitel was 15, her fathe... Biography of Susana Giménez
Susana Giménez, née María Susana Giménez Aubert (born January 29, 1944 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine actress, ex-vedette, ex-model, television host and a former theatre dancer and singer. She is also a very succesful businesswoman. Most of her filming career was in adult-oriented comedies, acting opposite Alberto Olmedo, Jorge Porcel, and fellow vedette Moria Casán. Giménez is the host of a highly-rated television variety show in Argentina, similar in format to those of Verónica Castro (in Mexico), Yolandita Monge (in Puerto Rico), Raffaella Carrà (in Italy and Spain) and Oprah Winfrey (in United States). Giménez entered into the Guinness Book of Records because all the letters and phone calls she received in her show. In 1997 she was awarded with the Golden Martín Fierro Award. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Riton Liebman
Riton Liebman, born Henri Liebman January 29, 1964 in Brussels, is a Belgian comedian, author and film director, the son of Professor Marcel Liebman. Filmography * 1978 : Préparez vos mouchoirs de Bertrand Blier * 1981 : Allons z'enfants d'Yves Boisset * 1983 : Les Fauves de Jean-Louis Daniel * 1983 : L'Addition de Denis Amar * 1984 : Aldo et Junior de Patrick Schulmann * 1984 : La Tête dans le sac de Gérard Lauzier * 1985 : On ne meurt que deux fois de Jacques Deray * 1985 : L'Été prochain de Nadine Trintignant * 1985 : Rouge Baiser de Vera Belmont * 1985 : Blessure de Michel Girard * 1986 : Kamikaze de Didier Grousset * 1999 : Peut-être de Cédric Klapisch * 2000 : Mortel transfert de Jean-Jacques Beineix * 2001 ... Biography of Pierre Bordage
Pierre Bordage (born on January 29, 1955 in La Réorthe, Vendée) is a French science fiction author. He won the Cosmos 2000 prize in 1996 for his novel La Citadelle Hyponéros. Pierre Bordage is one of France's best-selling science fiction writers. With more than 20 novels published in just over a decade, his books often touch on the spiritual aspects of society, in a style that combines the best of classic adventure stories with reflection on the future and the present. Bordage's books are best-sellers in France, and have been translated in several European countries (Russia, Italia, Spain, Slovenia, Romania...) but there still remains the difficulty of getting published in English, especially in the United States. Bibliography Rohel le conquérant Rohel the conqueror 1992-1996... Biography of Debora Lamm
Débora Lamm, born on January 29, 1978 in Rio de Janeiro, is a Brazilian actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0483551/ ) 2010 Bed & Breakfast Gabriela 2010 Muita Calma Nessa Hora Estrella 2010 Terror Trap Gabriela 2010 Junto e Misturado (TV series) Multiple characters 2009 Negócio da China (TV series) Mariete – Episode #1.89 (2009) … Mariete 2008 Casos e Acasos (TV series) Cláudia – A Fuga Arriscada, a Nova Namorada e o Recheio do Bolo (2008) … Cláudia 2008 Guerra e Paz (TV series) – Lavanda & Vermelho (2008) 2008 Faça Sua História (TV series) Ivonete – O Último Casal Feliz (2008) … Ivonete – Eterno Amor (2008) … Ivonete 2008 A Grande Família (TV series) Cida – Deixa a Vida Me Levar (2008) … Cida 2006 1972 Monique ... Biography of J. G. Thirlwell
James George Thirlwell (born 29 January 1960), aka Clint Ruin, aka Frank Want, aka Foetus, is an Australian vocalist, composer and record producer. He emerged during (and is sometimes associated with) the No Wave era, however because of his musical diversity (which at times has included passage in the Electronic music genres) he is perhaps more well known for going beyond categorization, by juxtaposing a variety of different styles. Biography Thirlwell was born in Melbourne, Australia. He briefly studied Fine Art at Melbourne State College (now part of the University of Melbourne) before moving to London, England in 1978, where he played with the post-punk band prag VEC and formed the first of his numerous musical projects, Foetus. In the 1980s, under the pseudonyms Clint Ruin and Fr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Greg Ballard (basketball)
Gregory (Greg) Ballard (born January 29, 1955, in Los Angeles, California) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. Ballard attended the University of Oregon where he played at the collegiate level at the forward position. He was drafted by the Washington Bullets in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1977 NBA Draft and won an NBA Championship with the Bullets in 1978. He played for the Golden State Warriors for the 1986 and 1987 seasons. He finished his career with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1989 with career stats of 12.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. Ballard turned to coaching after his playing career wound up, and in 1989 he moved to Italy to serve as an assistant coach for Il Messaggero Roma. Until recently he was an assistant coach for the At... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eddie Jackson (musician)
Eddie Jackson (born January 29, 1961, Robstown, Texas) is the bass guitarist for the progressive metal band, Queensrÿche. He has been with the group since 1981, when they were known as The Mob. During the mid-1980s "Edbass", as he is commonly known as among fans, was an endorsee of Kramer basses until Kramer bought out Spector basses. Two main Kramer Spector NS-2 basses, one black and one white, became his primary instruments throughout the late 1980s and into the 1990s, although the Black Spector was stolen in the mid-'90s. After a short stint endorsing Fernandes basses during Queensryche's "Promised Land" tour from 1994 to 1996, in the late 1990s Jackson endorsed master luthier Michael Lull, who had done all of the repair and upkeep work on Queensryche's guitars and basses due to thei... Biography of Sam Trammell
Sam Trammell (born January 29, 1969) is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Sam Merlotte in the HBO vampire series, True Blood, which saw him nominated for a 2010 Scream Award for "Best Supporting Actor". Early life Sam Trammell was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Trammell graduated from George Washington High School, Charleston, West Virginia. He furthered his studies at Brown University and the University of Paris. He and girlfriend, Missy Yager, have twin boys who were born on August 9, 2011. Career Sam Trammell has worked in theater, on-Broadway, off-Broadway, film and television. He is an accomplished New York stage actor whose credits include a Tony nominated performance in "Ah, Wilderness!" at Lincoln Center. Off-Broadway, he starre... Biography of Jedediah Bila
Jedediah Bila (born January 29, 1979) is a television and radio personality, columnist, culture critic, and author of the book Outnumbered: Chronicles of a Manhattan Conservative. Background Bila was born in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from Wagner College with a B.A. in Spanish and a minor in Business Administration. She earned a Master of Arts from Columbia University in Spanish literature. She spent several years as a teacher in New York City. She has taught middle school, high school, and college students. Television/Radio Personality and Columnist Bila has been a guest co-host on Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld on Fox News, Varney & Co. on Fox Business, and GBTV. She has been a regular guest on Fox News, Fox Business, MSNBC, and talk radio throughout the country. Her appeara... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rick Smith (ice hockey)
Richard Allan Smith (born June 29, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played from 1968 until 1981 in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the World Hockey Association (WHA). He was a member of the 1970 Boston Bruins Stanley Cup champions. Playing career Smith was originally drafted by the Boston Bruins in the second round (7th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He played in Boston from 1968–69 to 1971–72. Boston traded him in 1972 to the California Golden Seals of the NHL. He played there until the end of the next season (1972–73) when he left the NHL for the World Hockey Association (WHA) and played for the Minnesota Fighting Saints. In 1975–76 Smith returned to the NHL to play for the St. Louis Blues. He would remain with the Blues until the 1976–77 ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tatyana Chernova
Tatyana Sergeyevna Chernova (Russian: Татьяна Сергеевна Чернова; born 29 January 1988 in Krasnodar) is a Russian heptathlete. She was the bronze medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, where she set her personal best of 6880 points. Chernova also came third in the pentathlon at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Standing 1.89 m tall (6 ft 2 in), she is an all-round strong heptathlete performer, with particular strengths in the javelin throw, long jump and 800 metres events. Career She showed her promise in combined events at a young age and won gold medals at the 2005 World... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patrick Caulfield
Patrick Joseph Caulfield, CBE, RA (29 January 1936 – 29 September 2005) was an English painter and printmaker known for his bold canvases, which often incorporated elements of Photorealism within a pared down scene. Life and work Patrick Caulfield studied at the Chelsea School of Art from 1956 to 1960, and at the Royal College of Art from 1960 to 1963, where his fellow pupils included David Hockney and Allen Jones. He taught at Chelsea School of Art from 1963-71. In 1964, he exhibited at the New Generation show at London's Whitechapel Gallery, which resulted in him being associated with the pop art movement. However, this was a label which Caulfield was opposed to throughout his career, seeing himself rather as "a 'formal' artist", in his words. From around the mid-1970s he began ... Biography of James Jamerson
James Lee Jamerson (January 29, 1936 – August 2, 1983) was an American bass player. He was the uncredited bassist on most of Motown Records' hits in the 1960s and early 1970s (Motown did not list session musician credits on their releases until 1971), and he is now regarded as one of the most influential bass players in modern music history. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. Biography A native of Edisto Island (near Charleston), South Carolina, Jamerson moved with his mother to Detroit, Michigan in 1954. He learned to play the double bass at Northwestern High School, and he soon began playing in Detroit area blues and jazz clubs. Motown years Jamerson continued performing in Detroit clubs after graduating high school, and his increasingly solid reputati... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christian VII of Denmark
Christian VII (Danish: Christian den Syvende 29 January 1749 – 13 March 1808) was an Oldenburg monarch who ruled as King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1766 until his death. He was the son of Danish King Frederick V and his first consort Louisa, daughter of King George II of Great Britain. For his motto he chose: "Gloria ex amore patriae ('glory through love of the fatherland'.)" His royal advisers differed depending on who won power struggles around the throne, but from the 14th April 1784 until Christian VII 's death in 1808 it was his son, later King Frederik the Sixth, who unofficially acted as royal head of state. Christian VII's reign was marked by mental illness which affected government decisions. For example, he became submissive to the progres... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nicolas Le Riche
Nicolas Le Riche (born 1972 in Sartrouvilles, Yvelines) is a French ballet dancer. He entered the Paris Opera Ballet school at age ten and joined the corps de ballet six years later; his first ròle was in Gsovsky's Grand Pas Classique. He was promoted to sujet in 1990 and premier danseur in 1991. Balletmaster Rudolf Nureyev cast him as Mercutio and subsequently Romeo in his version of Romeo and Juliet; he then performed in Nijinska's Le Train Bleu, in Robbins' In the Night, Neumeier's Vaslaw, Lander's Etudes, Nureyev's La Bayadère, Mats Ek's version of Giselle, and Petit's Le Jeune Homme et la Mort and Les Forains. Le Riche was promoted to the Paris Opera Ballet's highest rank, that of étoile (literally, star), after his debut in the róle of Albrecht in the traditional version of Gisell... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jason Schmidt
Jason David Schmidt (born January 29, 1973), is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher. Schmidt was born in Lewiston, Idaho. In his career he has played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (2007–2009), San Francisco Giants (2001–06), Pittsburgh Pirates (1996–2001) and Atlanta Braves (1995–96), by whom he had been drafted in the eighth round, 206th overall, of the 1991 draft. Career High School Schmidt attended Kelso High School in Kelso, Washington, where he played football and basketball in addition to baseball. In 1991 as a senior he tossed a no-hitter, striking out 20 of 21 batters he faced. He was named Washington's Gatorade State Player of the Year and All-State MVP in baseball. He was offered a scholarship to the University of Arizona but chose to sign with the Atlanta Brave... Biography of Justin Hartley
Justin Scott Hartley (born January 29, 1977) is an American actor, writer and director. He is best known for his roles of Fox Crane on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions, Oliver Queen on the CW's Smallville, and Will Collins on the CW's Emily Owens, M.D.. Personal life Hartley was born in Knoxville, IL, and was raised in Orland Park, IL with his brother Nathan, and sisters Megan and Gabriela. After graduating from Carl Sandburg High School, he attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and University of Illinois at Chicago where he majored in history and theater. In 2003, Hartley began dating his Passions co-star Lindsay Korman (who played Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald). After six months, the two became engaged on November 13, 2003. They married in a small ceremony on May 1, 2004. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François Civil
François Civil, born on January 29, 1989 in Paris, is a French actor and comedian. Filmography (source: http://akas.imdb.com/name/nm2476624/) 2011 Five (short) Tim 2011 Elles Florent 2011 Hard (TV series) Tony – Episode #2.4 (2011) … Tony 2011 Simple (TV movie) Enzo 2011 Une pure affaire Tom 2011 Nos résistances Racine 2010/I Omar (short) 2010 Bus Palladium Mario 2009 Enquêtes réservées (TV series) Antoine Morrand – Dernière demeure (2009) … Antoine Morrand 2009 Dans nos veines (short) Lionel 2008 Sur ta joue ennemie Milan 2008 Soit je meurs, soit je vais mieux Martial 2008 P.J. (TV series) Axel Avranche – Jugement dernier (2008) … Axel Avranche 2008 Flirts (short) Xavier 2007 Autopsy (TV movie) Paco Mercadier ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sam Jaeger
Samuel Heath Jaeger was born January 29, 1977, in Perrysburg, Ohio, USA. He is the son of LeAnne and Charles Jaeger. He is an American actor and screenwriter. Jaeger graduated from Perrysburg High School in 1995 and in 1999, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree at Otterbein College. He married Amber Marie Mellott on August 25, 2007, who is now an actress. Jaeger started his acting career while still in college, with a small guest role in New York-based TV series Law and Order (1990). He also acted on several theater stages in New York before moving to Los Angeles and Hollywood to act in full length movies. His career gained speed when he managed to get roles in well known feature films as Traffic (2000) and Behind Enemy Lines (2001). After that he played a lead character agains... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Wadoux
Jean Wadoux (born 29 January 1942 (birth time source: Didier Geslain)) is a French former middle distance runner who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.... |
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