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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on July, 8, 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 · 45,413 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,413 Celebrities
131 celebrities or events were found for July, 8. Add to favourites (49 fans)Biography of Sophia Bush
Sophia Anna Bush (born July 8, 1982) is a "Rising Star" award winning American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role of Brooke Davis in the CW series One Tree Hill and also for her role portraying Grace Andrews in the horror remake The Hitcher. She was nominated for a Teen Choice Award award three times for her role as Brooke Davis. Early life Bush, an only child, was born and raised in Pasadena, California to Charles William Bush, one of the top advertising and celebrity photographers working in the United States today, and Maureen, a photography studio manager. Bush was an athletic young girl on her varsity volleyball team, and did not consider acting until after graduation. Bush attended Westridge School for Girls (Pasadena) and the University of Southern California and w... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of John D. Rockefeller
John Davison Rockefeller, Sr. (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937) was an American industrialist and philanthropist. Rockefeller revolutionized the oil industry and defined the structure of modern philanthropy. Rockefeller had always believed since he was a child that his purpose in life was to make as much money as possible, and then use it wisely to improve the lot of mankind. In 1870, Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company and ran it until he retired in the late 1890s. He kept his stock and as gasoline grew in importance, his wealth soared and he became the world's richest man and first billionaire. Rockefeller is often regarded as the richest person in history. Standard Oil was convicted in Federal Court of monopolistic practices and broken up in 1911. Rockefeller spent the last fort... Add to favourites (36 fans)Biography of Claire Keim
Claire Keim (born July 8, 1975) is a French actress and singer. Keim was born in Senlis, Oise, Picardie to an architect and a dentist. She had a relationship with Frédéric Diefenthal, a French actor. Now, she's with the French football player Bixente Lizarazu. Filmography Au petit Marguery (1995) as Mylène J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici (1997) as Claire Marriages (1998) as Catherine The Girl (2000) as The Girl The King Is Dancing (2000) as Julie Ripper (2001) as Chantal Etienne Entrusted (2003) as Catherine Lamiel Un homme par hasard (2003) as Léa Faber... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Mimie Mathy
French humorist, singer and actress. She is 4'4" tall.... Add to favourites (31 fans)Biography of Kevin Bacon
Kevin Bacon (born July 8, 1958) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is an American film and theater actor who has starred in Footloose, Animal House, Stir of Echoes, Wild Things, JFK, and Apollo 13, among many others. He has been married to actress Kyra Sedgwick since September 4, 1988. They have two children, Travis Bacon and Sosie Ruth Bacon. Early years Born on July 8, 1958, Bacon, the youngest of six children, was raised in a close-knit family in Philadelphia. A former Park Avenue debutante, his mother, Ruth, taught elementary school and was an activist for liberal politics, while his father, Edmund Bacon, was a well-respected city planner. In characterizing their parents' approach to raising children, Bacon's older sister Karin explained in Premiere: "We were all given the sense that w... Add to favourites (27 fans)Biography of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, M.D. (July 8, 1926 – August 24, 2004) was a Swiss-born psychiatrist and the author of the groundbreaking book On Death and Dying, where she first discussed what is now known as the Kübler-Ross model. Kübler-Ross was born in Zürich, Switzerland, one of a set of identical triplets. She graduated from the University of Zürich medical school in 1957. She moved to the United States in 1958 to work and continue her studies in New York. As she began her practice, she was appalled by the hospital treatment of patients who were dying. She began giving a series of lectures featuring terminally ill patients, forcing medical students to confront people who were dying. Her extensive work with the dying led to On Death and Dying in 1969. She wrote over 20 additional books o... Biography of Kenza Farah
Farah Kenza, born July 8, 1986 in Kabylie, Algeria, is a French R&B singer. Discography • 1) Faut-il que je sois • 2) A la place d'un ange • 3) Toi et moi • 4) Rap sous contrôle • 5) La vie • 7) Face à la mort • 8) D'amour ou d'amitié • 9) L'amour ou la passion • 10) Les différences • 11) Trésor • 12) Il m'a trahie • 13) Seule sans toi • 14) Pour se sortir de là • 15) Explosif pour nos gens • 16) Cri de Bosnie • 17) Terre à terre • 18) Je reprends mes ailes • 19) 15ème Hardcore • 20) Quand l'amour s'en va • 21) Je me bats • 22) Appelez moi Kenza CD 11 juin 2007 : sortie de l'album Authentik 29 octobre 2007 : sortie du single "je me bats et appelez moi kenza"... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Michael Weatherly
Michael Manning Weatherly, Jr. (born July 8, 1968) is an American actor. Weatherly was born in New York City and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut by wealthy parents, Patricia and Michael Weatherly, Sr. He has - according to him - eleven siblings, though he only has one full brother (same parents as he), the others are all halfs and steps as both of his parents are married for the third time. His father became wealthy from importing Swiss Army Knives, which is mentioned in an episode of "NCIS." He graduated from Brooks School in North Andover, Massachusetts in 1986. Career He starred in Dark Angel for the two seasons it was on the air. He was engaged to his co-star Jessica Alba for much of the filming (a fact jokingly referenced to by his character in NCIS). He also starred in Sig... Biography of Marianne Williamson
Marianne Williamson (born July 8, 1952) is a spiritual activist, author, lecturer and founder of The Peace Alliance, a grass roots campaign supporting legislation currently before Congress to establish a United States Department of Peace. She is also the founder of Project Angel Food, a meals-on-wheels program that serves homebound people with AIDS in the Los Angeles area. She has published nine books, including four New York Times #1 bestsellers. Her latest professional venture is a weekly radio show on "Oprah and Friends", which airs on XM radio. Marianne hails from Houston, Texas, and was raised in a Jewish household. As a rebellious child of the '60s, she has openly admitted to have delved in drugs and alcohol, as well as having a string of broken relationships. She sought spiritua... Add to favourites (27 fans)Biography of Milo Ventimiglia
Milo Anthony Ventimiglia (born July 8, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the NBC series Heroes as idealistic hero Peter Petrelli and in the family-oriented television series Gilmore Girls as Rory's rebel boyfriend Jess Mariano. Early life Ventimiglia was born in Anaheim, California to Carol and Peter Ventimiglia. He is of Sicilian descent on his father's side and a combination of Irish, English, Scottish, French, Cherokee, and Indian descent on his mother's. The youngest of three children, he has two older sisters. He was born with dead nerve endings in his lower left lip. Ventimiglia attended El Modena High School in Orange, California, where he wrestled and held the office of president in student government (ASB). He graduated in 1995. At the age of 18,... Biography of Tzipi Livni
Tzipora Malka "Tzipi" Livni (Hebrew: ציפורה מלכּה "ציפי" לבני, born July 8, 1958 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is Foreign Affairs Minister, Acting Prime Minister of Israel, and a leading member of the Kadima party. After the March 2006 Knesset election, Livni was described as "the second most powerful politician in Israel." Livni is the second woman in Israel to hold the post of foreign minister, after Golda Meir. In 2007, she was included in the Time 100 Most Influential People in the World. Born in Tel Aviv, Livni is the daughter of Eitan Livni, a Polish-born former Irgun member and Likud member of the Knesset. Her mother, Sara (nee Rosenberg) also fought in the Irgun. Ei... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine (July 8, 1621 – April 13, 1695) was the most famous French fabulist and probably the most widely read French poet of the 17th century. According to Flaubert, he was the only French poet to understand and master the texture of the French language before Hugo. A set of postage stamps celebrating La Fontaine and the Fables was issued by France in 1995. A film of his life has been released in France in April 2007 (Jean de La Fontaine - le défi starring Laurent Deutsch). Early years La Fontaine was born at Château-Thierry in Champagne. His father was Charles de La Fontaine, maître des eaux et forets - a kind of deputy-ranger - of the duchy of Chateau-Thierry; his mother was Françoise Pidoux. Both sides his family were of the highest provincial middle class, but were not... Biography of Beck (musician)
Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, known by his simple stage name of Beck. With his pop collage of musical styles, oblique and ironic lyrics, and post-modern arrangements incorporating samples, drum machines, live instrumentation and sound effects, Beck has been hailed by critics and the public throughout his musical career as being amongst the most idiosyncratic artists of 1990s and 2000s alternative rock. Beck rose to underground popularity with his early works, which combined social criticism (as in "MTV Makes Me Want to Smoke Crack" and "Deep Fried Love") with musical and lyrical experimentation. He first earned wider public attention for his breakthrough single "Loser," a 1994 hit that, at th... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Anjelica Huston
Anjelica Huston (born July 8, 1951 (birth time source: Imdb)) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress and former fashion model. Huston won an Oscar for her performance in 1985's Prizzi's Honor. She later was nominated in 1990 and 1991 for her acting in Enemies, a Love Story and The Grifters respectively. Among her roles, she starred as Morticia Addams in The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993), receiving Golden Globe nominations for both. Early life Huston was born in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of film director John Huston (1906-1987) and his fourth wife, Italian American prima ballerina Enrica Soma (1930-1969). Her grandfather, Walter Huston, a stage and screen star, won an Oscar for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. One of fou... Biography of Andy Fletcher (musician)
Andrew John Fletcher (known as "Fletch") , is the co-founder and keyboardist of influential synthpop band Depeche Mode. Career Depeche Mode Fletch had originally played bass in a band with Vince Clarke, but moved on to play synthesizers in the group Composition of Sound with both Clarke and Martin Gore. In 1980, these three musicians formed Depeche Mode with vocalist David Gahan. Fletch has never been a leading musician in the group, but more of a manager, where his strong points lie. He is also the only member that has never written a song for the band, although it is indicated in one interview that he had attempted it in the past. Role Although it has been a topic of confusion for many fans, Fletcher has stated that he plays bass in Depeche Mode; programmed on the synthesi... Biography of Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979) was the forty-first Vice President of the United States, governor of New York State, philanthropist and businessman. A leader of the liberal wing of the Republican Party, he was Governor of New York from 1959 to 1973, where he launched many construction and modernization projects. A descendant of one of the world's richest and best known families, he failed repeatedly in his attempts to become president, but he was appointed Vice President of the United States of America in 1974. He served from 1974 to 1977, and did not join the 1976 GOP national ticket with President Gerald Ford. He retired from politics when his term as Vice President was over. Early life Rockefeller was born in Bar Harbor, Maine. He was the son of John ... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Romain (Star Academy)
Romain is a French singer, born July 8, 1981 in Villeneuve-sur-Lot. He has participated in Star Academy third season in 2003.... Biography of Billy Crudup
William Crudup (born July 8, 1968) is a Tony Award winning American actor. Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Early life Crudup (pronounced CROO-dup) was born in Manhasset, New York, the grandson of Billy Gaither, a well-known Florida trial lawyer. His parents divorced during his childhood, and later remarried, before divorcing a second time. Crudup has two brothers: Tommy, an executive producer, and Brooks, also a producer. He left New York with his family when he was about eight years old, first living in Texas, then in Florida. He graduated from Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1986. Crudup attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received an undergraduate degree, and he continued his passion for acting with the undergraduate actin... Biography of Joan Osborne
Joan Elizabeth Osborne (born July 8, 1962) is a North-American singer-songwriter, best known for her song "One of Us," and work with members of The Grateful Dead. Originally from the Louisville suburb of Anchorage, Kentucky, Osborne moved to New York City in the late 1980s, where she formed her own record label, Womanly Hips, to release a few independent recordings before signing to Mercury Records. Her second (and first major label) album is Relish (1995), which became a hit on the strength of the single "One of Us." The song was much more pop-oriented than the rest of the album, which was steeped in country, blues and folk music. "Right Hand Man" and "St. Teresa" were minor hits following the success of "One of Us." Her audience grew significantly with her appearance at Lilith Fair, w... Add to favourites (8 fans)Biography of Jaden Smith
Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (born July 8, 1998) is an American child actor, rap artist, dancer, and the son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. He is known for his roles in the films The Pursuit of Happyness, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and the 2010 remake of The Karate Kid. Career Smith made his film debut in the 2006 film The Pursuit of Happyness as Christopher, the son of Will Smith's character, Chris Gardner. At the 79th Academy Awards, Jaden presented the awards for the Best Animated Short and the Best Live Action Short with acting nominee Abigail Breslin. Smith won the award for the Best Breakthrough Performance at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards. Jaden can be seen in Alicia Keys' video for the single "Superwoman", along with his mother. Smith appeared in the 2008 Keanu Reeves... Biography of Ellen MacArthur
Dame Ellen Patricia MacArthur, DBE (born July 8, 1976) is an English sailor from Whatstandwell near Matlock in Derbyshire, now based in Cowes, on the Isle of Wight. She is best known as a solo long-distance yachtswoman who, on February 7, 2005, broke the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe. Early life She acquired her early interest in sailing by reading Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons books and is the Patron of the Nancy Blackett Trust which owns and operates Ransome's yacht, Nancy Blackett. She saved her school dinner money in order to buy her first boat. She was named 1998 British Telecom/Royal Yachting Association "Yachtsman of The Year" in the UK and "Sailing's Young Hope" in France. Racing career She first came to general prominence in ... Biography of Edgar Morin
Edgar Morin is a French philosopher and sociologist who was born in Paris on July 8, 1921 under the original name Edgar Nahoum. He is of Judeo-Spanish (Sefardi) origin. He is known for the transdisciplinarity of his works, in that he covers a wide range of interests and dismisses the conventional boundaries between academic disciplines. As a boy, Morin enjoyed reading, cinema, aviation and cycling. He began his work in philosophy with a study of diverse types of illustration of the 17th Century. He first became tied to socialism in connection with the Popular Front and the Spanish Republican Government during the Spanish Civil War. When the Germans invaded France in 1940, Morin fled to Toulouse, where he assisted refugees and committed himself to Marxist socialism. He took part in the F... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Schweitzer
Louis Schweitzer (born 1942) is currently the Chairman of Renault, first taking that post on May 27, 1992 and he was also CEO from 1992 to 2005. He is also Chairman of AstraZeneca where he was appointed as a Director 11 March 2004. He's a Non-Executive Director of BNP Paribas, Electricité de France, Veolia Environnement, Volvo AB and L’Oréal, and Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Philips Electronics NV Louis Schweitzer is the son of Pierre-Paul Schweitzer, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1963 to 1973. He is the grand-nephew of Albert Schweitzer, and so related to Jean-Paul Sartre. Born in Geneva, Switzerland, in July 1942, Louis Schweitzer has a degree in law and is a graduate of France's elite Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po... Biography of Kathleen Robertson
Kathleen Robertson (born July 8, 1973 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian actress best known for her role of Clare Arnold on Beverly Hills, 90210. Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m) Robertson began acting when she was 10, launching a television and film career in Canada. During this time, she attended the prestigious Hamilton High School and Hillfield Strathallan College. Her first continuing series was in the Canadian television program Maniac Mansion, from 1990-1993. She played Tina Edison, the eldest of three children and daughter to Dr. Fred Edison (Joe Flaherty). She did not debut on the big screen until her small role in the Brenton Spencer film Blown Away. She was cast as Clare Arnold in Beverly Hills, 90210, where she remained until 1997. Her ex-boyfriend, director Gregg Araki, cast her ... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Robert Knepper
Robert Lyle Knepper (born July 8, 1959) is an American actor. He currently has a starring role as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in the Fox network's drama series, Prison Break for which he was nominated for a Satellite Award. He also appeared in the film Hitman as Yuri, chief of the Russian secret service (FSB). Early life Born in Fremont, Ohio, Knepper was interested in acting from an early age due to his mother's involvement at a community theater. He was raised in Maumee, Ohio near Toledo by his mother and father, who was a veterinarian. Knepper spent many years of his youth working in the community theater and high school productions. After graduating from Maumee High School in 1977, he attended Northwestern University to study drama. During this time, Knepper also obtained professional... Biography of Fritz Perls
Friedrich (Frederick) Salomon Perls (July 8 1893, Berlin – March 14, 1970, Chicago), better known as Fritz Perls, was a noted German-born psychiatrist and psychotherapist. He coined the term 'Gestalt Therapy' for the approach to therapy he developed with his wife Laura Perls from the 1940s, and he became associated with the Esalen Institute in California in 1964. His approach is related but not identical to Gestalt psychology and the Gestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy of Hans-Jürgen Walter. At Gestalt Therapy's core is the promotion of awareness, the awareness of the unity of all present feelings and behaviors, and the contact between the self and its environment. Perls has been widely evoked outside the realm of psychotherapy for a quotation often described as the "Gestalt prayer"... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ferdinand von Zeppelin
Ferdinand Adolf August Heinrich Graf (Count) von Zeppelin (July 8, 1838 – March 8, 1917) was a German aircraft manufacturer, the founder of the Zeppelin airship company. He was born in Konstanz, Grand Duchy of Baden (now part of Baden-Württemberg, Germany). Airships Ferdinand von Zeppelin was first seen in the balloon camp of Prof. Thaddeus S. C. Lowe during the Peninsular Campaign of the American Civil War. The balloons were placed off limits to civilian riders and Lowe was not to entertain the curious von Zeppelin. He sent him to another balloon camp where the German aeronaut John Steiner could be of more help to the young man. In 1869 von Zeppelin returned to America to meet and learn from the experienced Prof. Lowe to gain all the knowledge he could in ballooning. From the 1880s... Biography of Kathe Kollwitz
Käthe Schmidt Kollwitz (July 8, 1867 – April 22, 1945) was a German painter, printmaker, and sculptor whose work offered an eloquent and often searing account of the human condition in the first half of the 20th century. Her empathy for the less fortunate, expressed most famously through the graphic means of drawing, etching, lithography, and woodcut, embraced the victims of poverty, hunger, and war. Initially her work was grounded in Naturalism, and later took on Expressionistic qualities. Life and work Youth Kollwitz was born in Königsberg, Province of Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), the fifth child in her family. Her father, Karl Schmidt, was a radical Social democrat who became a mason and house builder. Her mother, Katherina Schmidt, was the daughter of Julius Rupp, a Luthe... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Giuliana Benetton
Giuliana Benetton (born July 8, 1937) is currently on the Board of Directors of both Edizione Holding and Benetton Group. She has had the responsibility for planning Benetton's knitwear collections and coordinates the product lines. Giuliana has four children, Paola, Franca, Daniela and Carlo. They all live in Treviso Italy.... Biography of Anastasia Myskina
Anastasia Andreyevna Myskina (Анастасия Мыскина; IPA: ) (born July 8, 1981, Moscow, Russia) is a professional tennis player from Russia. Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8½ in) Weight 59 kg (130½ lb) Tennis career 1999-2001 Myskina turned professional in 1998, the year in which she broke into the WTA top 500. In only her second tour main draw appearance in Palermo, Myskina won her first WTA title. She made her debut in Grand Slam play at the US Open and the Fed Cup (playing doubles). In 2000, Myskina scored first career Top 20 victory over No.17 Barbara Schett en route to a Sopot semifinal. She debuted at Roland Garros (which she would later win) and Wimbledon. She played in the Sydney Olympics... Biography of Régis Laconi
Régis Laconi is a French motorcycle racer, born July 8, 1975 in St. Dizier. In 2007 he races in Superbike World Championship on a semi-works Kawasaki. He was series runner-up in 2004, and has won races in both 500cc and World Superbike. Early career Régis has a French mother and Italian father. He started racing in 1991 in the French 125cc championship. He won this title in 1992, the French 250cc title a year later, and the European 250cc title in 1994. For 1995 he went to the 250cc World Championship, but was never a front-runner in his two seasons there. 500cc 1997 was his first season on a 500cc Grand Prix bike, but his World Championship season was ended by injury. With Red Bull backing he returned for 1998, riding a Yamaha for three years. He finished 10th, 11th and 12th in... Biography of Jeffrey Tambor
Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is a six-time Emmy-nominated American actor, perhaps most known for his roles as George Bluth Sr. on the television series Arrested Development and Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show. Early life Tambor was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Eileen (née Salzberg), a housewife, and Barney Tambor, a flooring contractor. He grew up in a Conservative Jewish family. Tambor is a graduate of San Francisco State University, where he studied acting and then went on to receive his masters degree from Wayne State University. Career Tambor first moved to repertory theater and then on to episodic TV where he made several guest appearances and played characters on different shows. Among those shows were Taxi, Kojak, M*A*S*H, Three's Co... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Turk (cartoonist)
Philippe Liégeois is a Belgian comic book artist, born on 8 July 1947. He is best known by his penname Turk. He is the co-author of numerous comic books, including Colonel Clifton, Léonard and Robin Dubois. His usual scenarist for all three series is Bob de Groot, and the duo "Turk & De Groot" has been very successful. Bibliography Liégeois was born in the city of Durbuy, Belgium. The house is now converted to a hotel-restaurant, with a small plaquette at the door denoting the birthplace. Philippe is a French-speaking Belgian, living in the Ardennes near Namur, Belgium.... Biography of Wolfgang Puck
Wolfgang Johann Puck (born Wolfgang Johann Topfschnig on July 8, 1949) is an Austrian celebrity chef, restaurateur, and businessman based in Los Angeles. Wolfgang Puck restaurants, catering services, cookbooks and licensed products are run by Wolfgang Puck Companies, with three divisions. He was born to Maria Topfschnig and a butcher who abandoned her before their child's birth. Maria married Josef Puck in 1956, who adopted Wolfgang. The marriage produced another son and two daughters. Puck learned cooking from his mother, who sometimes worked as a pastry chef. He trained as an apprentice under Raymond Thuilier at L'Oustau de Baumaniere in Provence, at Hotel de Paris in Monaco, and at Maxim's Paris before moving to the United States in 1973 at age 24. After two years at La Tour in In... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marie-Antoine Carême
Marie Antoine (Antonin) Carême (July 8, 1784–12 January 1833), known as "The King of Chefs, and the Chef of Kings" was an early practitioner and exponent of the elaborate style of cooking known as haute cuisine, the "high art" of French cooking: a grandiose style of cookery favored by both international royalty and by the newly rich of Paris. Carême is often considered as one of the first, internationally renowned celebrity chefs. Born in Paris and abandoned there by destitute parents in 1792 at the height of the French Revolution, he worked as a kitchen boy at a cheap Parisian chophouse in exchange for room and board. In 1798, he was formally apprenticed to Sylvain Bailly, a famous pâtissier with a shop near the Palais-Royal. Bailly recognized his talent and ambition. By the time he w... Biography of Michel Charasse
Michel Charasse, born July 8, 1941 in Chamalières, is a French politician, member of PS (Parti Socialiste).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Micheline Calmy-Rey
Micheline Calmy-Rey (born July 8, 1945) is a Swiss politician, member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2002. She is head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (the Swiss foreign minister) and was President of the Confederation in 2007. Early life and education Calmy-Rey was born in Sion in the canton of Valais to Charles and Adeline Rey. She received her diploma in 1963 in St. Maurice, and received a DEA degree in political science at the Institut de hautes études internationales (HEI) (Graduate Institute of International Studies) in 1968. In 1966 she married André Calmy. They have two children. Career From 1981-1997 Calmy-Rey served as a representative in the Grand Conseil of the canton of Geneva as a member of the Social Democratic Party (PSS/SPS), and served as presi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sandy Valentino
Sandy Valentino, born July 8, 1973 in Paris, is a French singer.... Biography of Sabine Herold
Sabine Herold (born 8 July 1981, Reims) is a French libertarian activist and main spokeswoman of Alternative libérale, a French libertarian party. Her parents are both teachers. She is an alumnus in public administration from the Institut d'études politiques de Paris and a master of business from HEC Paris. Since 2002, she has been the editor and spokeswoman of Liberté Chérie, Beloved Freedom, a French libertarian think tank. Sabine Herold became known in 2003 when she led an 80,000 member protest advocating reforms in France and demanding a responsible attitude from trade unions. She has often reflected upon the policy implemented by the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and is commonly called "Mademoiselle Thatcher" by newspapers., She surprised her supporters and advers... Biography of Glenn Perry
Glenn Perry, born July 8, 1949 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is an American psychotherapist, author and astrologer.... Biography of Faye Emerson
Faye Margaret Emerson (July 8, 1917 – March 9, 1983) was an American film actress. She is remembered as an actress in many Warner Bros. films beginning in 1941. She was born in tiny Elizabeth in Allen Parish in south central Louisiana. In 1944, she played one of her more memorable roles as Zachary Scott's ex in The Mask of Dimitrios. In 1948, she made her move to television, acting in various anthology series, such as The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre, The Philco Television Playhouse and Goodyear Television Playhouse. She served as host for several short-lived talk shows and musical/variety shows including Paris Cavalcade of Fashions (1948), The Faye Emerson Show (1950), Wonderful Town, U.S.A. (1951), Author Meets the Critics (1952) and Faye and Skitch (1953). She also made numerous guest appe... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Daniella Sarahyba
Daniella Sarahyba Fernandes (born July 8, 1984) is a Brazilian supermodel. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and her mother, Mara Lúcia Sarahyba, was also a model in Brazil. When she was 3 days old, she appeared with her mother on the cover of Brazilian parenting magazine Pais & Filhos. Sarahyba began her career at age 12, when she entered modeling contests. She appeared in the 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 editions of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and she is currently contracted under H&M, Spiegel and Benetton. In addition to working with world class photographers on her Sports Illustrated shoots, she was the object/subject of several Joanne Gair body painting works in these editions.... Biography of Lina Teoh
Lina Teoh (aka Angelina Teoh Pick Lim) won the Nin Jiom Miss Malaysia World 1998/1999 pageant and represented Malaysia in the Miss World 1998 contest in Mahe Island, Seychelles where she finished third, behind winner Linor Abargil of Israel and runner up Veronique Caloc of France. It is the highest achievement ever by a Malaysian contestant at the Miss World pageant (through 2007). External links http://www.linateoh.8m.com/contents.htm http://www.linateoh.8m.com/news.htm-Lina's News and Interviews Page http://www.talentfactory.com.my/lina.html-talentfactory.com... Biography of Marty Feldman
Martin Alan "Marty" Feldman (8 July 1933 (source: Imdb) – 2 December 1982) was an English writer, comedian and actor, notable for bulging eyes, the result of a thyroid condition known as Graves' disease. Early life Feldman was born in London's East End, the son of Jewish immigrants from Kiev. His memory of childhood is that it was "solitary". Leaving school at 15, he worked at the Dreamland fun fair in Margate. By the age of 20 he had decided to pursue a career as a comedian. Career In 1954, Feldman formed a writing partnership with Barry Took. For British television, they wrote situation comedies such as The Army Game, Bootsie and Snudge, and the BBC radio show Round the Horne, which starred Kenneth Horne and Kenneth Williams. This put Feldman and Took "in the front rank of com... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joseph Chamberlain
Joseph Chamberlain (8 July 1836 – 2 July 1914) was an influential British businessman, politician, and statesman. In his early years Chamberlain was a radically minded Liberal Party member, a campaigner for educational reform, and President of the Board of Trade. He later became a Liberal Unionist in alliance with the Conservative Party and was appointed Colonial Secretary. At the end of his career he led the tariff reform campaign. Despite never becoming Prime Minister, he is regarded as one of the most important British politicians of the late 19th century and early 20th century, as well as a colourful character and renowned orator. He was the father of Sir Austen Chamberlain and future Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. Early life, business career and marriage Chamberlain was... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Georges Ginesta
Georges Ginesta (born July 8, 1942, Saint Raphaël, France) is a French politician. He was elected in 2002 as a member of the Parliament in the Var departement. He is a member of the UMP (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire) party.... Biography of Kim Darby
Kim Darby (born July 8, 1947) is an American actress. Biography Darby was born Deborah Zerby in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of professional dancers Inga and Jon Zerby. Her father insisted on calling her "Derby" Zerby because he believed it was a great stagename. Career Darby began acting at age fifteen and has appeared in many films and television shows. Her first appearance was as a dancer in the 1963 film Bye Bye Birdie. Among her best known roles are True Grit (1969), Better Off Dead (1985), and Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995). After starring in True Grit, film critics predicted that she was at the beginning of a long career as a great actress. In fact, she has made almost no films of note since. This has caused some critics to put her in the same catego... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philip Johnson
Philip Cortelyou Johnson (July 8, 1906– January 25, 2005) was an influential American architect. With his thick, round-framed glasses, Johnson was the most recognizable figure in American architecture for decades. In 1930, he founded the Department of Architecture and Design at MoMA and later (1978), as a trustee, he was awarded an American Institute of Architects Gold Medal and the first Pritzker Architecture Prize, in 1979. He was a student at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. When Johnson died in January 2005, he was survived by his long-time life partner, David Whitney, who died only a few months later, on June 12, 2005. Early life Johnson was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He was descended from the Jansen (a.k.a. Johnson) family of New Amsterdam, and included among his ancestors... Biography of Vlada Roslyakova
Vlada Roslyakova (Russian: Влада Рослякова; born Elena Vladimirovna Roslyakova on July 8, 1987 in Omsk, Russia) is a Russian model. Early life and modeling When she began modeling, Roslyakova changed her name from Elena to Vlada in order to distinguish herself from a model named Elena Rosenkova. Roslyakova began modeling in Russia, then moved to Tokyo. When she arrived in New York City, she began modeling for well-known designers. Her advertisement campaigns include Nina Ricci, Moschino Cheap & Chic, D&G, Vera Wang Bridal, Burberry Blue Label, Hermès, Miss Sixty, MaxMara, Christian Lacroix, Christian Lacroix Fragrance , Dolce & Gabbana, Jill Stuart Beauty, Jill Stuart Fragrance, Derercuny, DKNY, Daks ... Biography of Cynthia Gregory
Cynthia Kathleen Gregory (born July 8, 1946) is an American ballerina. Career Born in Los Angeles, Gregory’s parents encouraged her to take up dancing when she was five, hoping exercise would stem a history of childhood illnesses. By age six, she was en pointe. She first appeared on the cover of Dance Magazine at the age of seven. Much of Gregory’s early training was with Carmelita Maracci. Awarded a Ford Foundation scholarship at age 14 to study with the San Francisco Ballet, she quickly rose to soloist and became shortly thereafter a principal dancer, while also dancing with the San Francisco Opera. Gregory joined American Ballet Theatre (ABT) in 1965. In 1967, when ABT was on tour in San Francisco, Gregory made an auspicious debut as Odette-Odile in Swan Lake. Her New York de... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri Cartan
Henri Paul Cartan (Nancy, July 8, 1904 – August 13, 2008) was a son of Élie Cartan, and was, as his father was, a distinguished and influential French mathematician. Cartan studied at the Lycée Hoche in Versailles, then at the ENS, receiving his doctorate in mathematics. He held academic positions at a number of French universities, spending the bulk of his working life in Paris. Henri Cartan was known for work in algebraic topology, in particular on cohomology operations, killing homotopy groups and group cohomology. His seminar in Paris in the years after 1945 covered ground on several complex variables, sheaf theory, spectral sequences and homological algebra, in a way that deeply influenced Jean-Pierre Serre, Armand Borel, Alexander Grothendieck and Frank Adams, amongst others of... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thierry Demonfort
Thierry Demonfort, born July 8, 1965 in Paimpol, is a French famous parachutist and diver. He won several World records. External link, his site: http://www.thierrydemonfort.com/portrait.html... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pier Luigi Celli
Pier Luigi Celli, born July 8, 1942 in Verucchio, is an Italian entrepreneur and businessman.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ulrike Grote
Ulrike Grote, born July 8, 1963 in Bremen, is a German actress and film director. Filmography (actress) (source : http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0343826/) # Das geteilte Glück (2010) (TV) .... Britta Callenberg # "Tatort" .... Sonja Ropers / ... (6 episodes, 1999-2009) - Das Mädchen Galina (2009) TV episode .... Tonia Högele - Der Tote vom Straßenrand (2007) TV episode .... Ute Richter - Nachtwanderer (2006) TV episode .... Susanne Horbelt - Bienzle und der Tod im Weinberg (2006) TV episode .... Veronika Schaufler - Flashback (2002) TV episode .... Ute Schesslitz (1 more) # Meine Tochter und der Millionär (2009) (TV) .... Isolde # Leo und Marie - Eine Weihnachtsliebe (2008) (TV) .... Frau Meissner # "Das Duo" (1 episode, 2008) - Sterben statt erben ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William McKelvey
William McKelvey (born July 8, 1934 in Dundee), was the British Labour MP for Kilmarnock from 1979 to 1983 and for Kilmarnock and Loudoun from 1983 until his retirement in 1997.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Crow
John David Crow (born July 8, 1935, in Marion in Union Parish, Louisiana) was the Heisman Trophy winner and running back from Texas A&M University in 1957. He was not one of the "Junction Boys," but played for Bear Bryant at Texas A&M and later played professional football for the Chicago & St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers between 1958 and 1968. Crow received the annual "Len Eshmont Award" on two occasions, 1966 and 1967. This award is voted by the players and given to the 49er who best exemplifies the “inspirational and courageous play” of Len Eshmont. A street on the campus of Texas A&M University adjacent to Kyle Field is named after him. Crow grew up in Springhill in northern Webster Parish near the Arkansas state line. College career In 1956, Crow was part of ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jack Lambert
John Harold "Jack" Lambert (July 8, 1952, Mantua, Ohio, United States) is a former NFL linebacker in American football. He played football for Kent State, winning two All-Mid-American Conference linebacker honors. He won four Super Bowls in his 11 year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and is recognized as one of the best middle linebackers in the history of the NFL. Playing career Selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 1974 NFL Draft, many pro football coaches and scouts thought Lambert was too small to play linebacker in the NFL (Lambert played quarterback at Crestwood HS before switching to defensive end at Kent State.) While most of his pro career he was reported to be 6'4" and 220 pounds, he measured 6'3 1/2" and 204 pounds as a rookie. However, he displ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Judalon Rose Smyth
Judalon Rose Smith, born July 8, 1952 à Seattle, Washington, is an American former model, editor, author and astrologer.... Biography of Tarah Paige
Tarah Paige (born July 8, 1982) is an American gymnast, dancer and actress. She has played minor and supporting roles in various television shows and movies, including Malcolm in the Middle, A Cinderella Story, Stick It, Bring It On: All or Nothing, and The Summoning. As a gymnast, she won the bronze medal on the balance beam at 2001 Nationals. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1395985/ ) Actress 1. The Summoning (2010) (pre-production) .... Allison Peters 2. A Christmas Carol (2009) (post-production) .... Dancer ... aka A Christmas Carol: An IMAX 3D Experience (USA: IMAX version) 3. Dance Flick (2009) .... Dirty Dancer 4. The Kitty Landers Show (2008) .... Muffy 5. "The Cleaner" .... Paula Baker (1 episode, 2008) - Rag Dolls (2008... Biography of Jean-Philippe Écoffey
Jean-Philippe Écoffey, born July 8, 1959 in Lausanne, is a Swiss actor. He has a son (born in 1998), Gabriel, with French actress Marine Delterme. Selected filmography 1985 L'Effrontée de Claude Miller 1988 Les Possédés d'Andrzej Wajda 1988 Poker de Catherine Corsini 1989 L'Enfant de l'hiver d'Olivier Assayas 1994 Mina Tannenbaum de Martine Dugowson 1994 La Reine Margot de Patrice Chéreau 1994 Ainsi soient elles de Patrick Alessandrin 1996 Mon homme de Bertrand Blier 1996 L'Appartement de Gilles Mimouni 1997 Ma vie en rose d'Alain Berliner 1997 Le ciel est à nous de Graham Guit 1999 Rembrandt de Charles Matton 2003 Moi César, 10 ans ½, 1m39 de Richard Berry 2005 Douches froides d'Antony Cordier 2006 : Le Scaphandre et le Papillon de Julian Schnabel 2007 :... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Iyari Limon
Iyari Pérez Limón (born July 8, 1976 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is an actress best known for her role as Potential Slayer Kennedy on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Though born in Mexico, she moved to Los Angeles at the age of one. Limón speaks fluent Spanish and is of Spanish, French, German and Native American heritage. Career Limón has appeared in numerous TV commercials, both in Spanish and English. Among her credits are commercials for Toyota, Dr Pepper, and Always. During her screen test for the part of Carmen in The L Word, Limón ad libbed a Spanish phrase into Kate Moennig's ear (“Quiero lamberte hasta que te vengas en mi boca mil veces” - "I want to lick you until you come in my mouth a thousand times"). The phrase was written into the show, and later ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David Lee Jones
David Lee Jones, born July 8, 1936 in Southbend, Indiana, is an American garden designer and fleurist. He has worked for the White House and many celebrities of Hollywood.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François Jollivet-Castelot
François Jollivet-Castelot, born on July 8, 1874 in Douai, died in 1939 in Clairac, was a French occultist, author, and alchemist. Works * L'Âme et la vie de la matière (1893), essai de physiologie chimique. * L'Alchimie (1896) Paris : édition du "Mercure de France" * Comment on devient alchimiste - traité d'hermétisme et d'art spagyrique basé sur les clefs du tarot/ F. Jollivet-Castelot,... ; préface de Gérard Encausse (Papus) (1897) Paris, Chamuel. * La vie et l'âme de la matière (1902) * La Science Alchimique (1904) * Le Livre du trépas et de la renaissance (1905), "théorie d'une théodicée naturaliste". * La synthèse de l'or. L'unité et la transmutation de la matière (1909) * Au Carmel, roman mystique (1920) Paris, Bibliothèque Chacornac. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roland Mesnier
Roland Mesnier (born July 8 1944) is a French-American Pastry chef and culinary writer. His creations during his twenty five years as Executive Pastry Chef (1979-2004) at the White House have earned him the reputation of a creative genius. Early life Mesnier was born into a family of nine children in the village of Bonnay, France. He first became interested in becoming a chef when he vistited his brother's pastry shop in a nearby city and was delighted by the smell of fresh fruit in the kitchen. His mother secured an apprenticeship for him when he was fourteen at a pastry shop in Besançon. He would work from 6am to 8pm six days a week and in exchange received 300 francs a month, plus room and board, in addition to cooking lessons. Like most young apprentices, Mesnier was only given... Biography of Harrison Dillard
William Harrison Dillard (born July 8, 1923) is an American track and field athlete, only the second male so far to win Olympic titles in both sprinting and hurdling events. Dillard was born in Cleveland, Ohio, attended East Technical High School. He entered Baldwin-Wallace College in 1941 and joined Pi Lambda Phi International Fraternity, and two years later was drafted into the Army. He returned to college in 1946 and resumed athletics, to which he had been inspired by Jesse Owens, who was also from Cleveland and had attended East Technical High School as well. He won the NCAA and AAU 120-yard and 220-yard hurdles in both 1946 and 1947 and he tied world records in both events with a 22.3 in the 220 in 1946 and a 13.6 in the 120. He particularly excelled in hurdling, and was probably t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Valarie Pettiford
Valarie Pettiford (born July 8, 1960) is an American stage and television actress, dancer, and jazz singer. She received a Tony nomination for her role in the broadway production Fosse. She is also known for her role as "Big Dee Dee" Thorne on the UPN sitcom Half & Half. Stage Pettiford began her career as a dancer and choreographer in Bob Fosse productions on Broadway. Alvin Klein of the New York Times wrote of her role in the 1983 musical revue Ladies and Gentlemen, Jerome Kern! that "You will not for a moment take your eyes off Valarie Pettiford, the show's standout: a sinewy dancer who can be sultry or sweet, measure for measure, as prescribed... Miss Pettiford appears to be a superbly trained dancer, schooled in balletic finesse and Broadway-style razzmatazz - and a stunning pre... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-René Bernaudeau
Jean-René Bernaudeau (born July 8, 1956 at Saint-Maurice-le-Girard, Vendée) is a French former professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1978 to 1988. Bernaudeau is currently directeur sportif of the Bouygues Télécom cycling team. Career highlights include four wins in the Grand Prix du Midi Libre between 1980 and 1983 as well as wearing the maillot jaune for one day after the first stage in the 1979 Tour de France. In 1982, he said that dope controls in cycling were a breach of the freedom of work. Important victories Grand Prix du Midi Libre 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 Paris–Bourges: 1979 Route du Sud: 1981 Tour de Vendée: 1977, 1980 Tour du Tarn: 1981 Tour de Lorraine: 1982 Grand prix de Monaco: 1981 Bol d'Or des Monédières: 1983... Biography of Jean Ray (author)
Jean Ray is the best-known pseudonym among the many used by Raymundus Joannes de Kremer (8 July 1887 – 17 September 1964), a prolific Belgian (Flemish) writer. Although he wrote journalism, stories for young readers in Dutch by the name John Flanders, and scenarios for comic strips and detective stories, he is best known for his tales of the fantastique written in French under the name Jean Ray. Among speakers of English, he is famous for his macabre novel Malpertuis (1943), which was filmed by Harry Kümel in 1971 (starring Orson Welles). He also used the pseudonyms King Ray, Alix R. Bantam and Sailor John, among others. Biography Ray was born in Ghent, his father a minor port official, his mother the director of a girls' school. Ray was a fairly successful student but failed to comp... Biography of Kaiane Aldorino
Kaiane Aldorino, born July 6, 1986 in Gibraltar, is a Gibraltarian amateur dancer who was crowned Miss Gibraltar 2009 and Miss World the same year in Johannesburg, South Africa. Personal life Prior to becoming Miss Gibraltar 2009, she was a human resources clerk at St Bernard's Hospital in Gibraltar. Miss Gibraltar 2009 On 27 June 2009, Aldorino was crowned Miss Gibraltar 2009 during a beauty pageant held at the Alameda Open Air Theatre Miss World 2009 Aldorino made history on the 12 December 2009 by becoming the first ever Miss Gibraltar to be crowned Miss World.. She was also the first Gibraltarian contestant to have reached the beauty pageant's finals after receiving the title of Miss World Beach Beauty.... Biography of Gulnora Karimova
Gulnara Islomovna Karimova (Russian: Гульнара Исламовна Каримова) (born July 8, 1972, Fergana)is a controversial Uzbek businesswoman, designer, singer and diplomat. She is the elder daughter of the President of Uzbekistan, Islom Karimov. Uzbek media describe Karimova as the "Princess of Uzbeks". She performed in a music video under the stage name GooGoosha. Tom Parfitt of The Guardian said that GooGoosha "apparently" was her father's nickname for her. Personal life Education Karimova graduated from Tashkent State University in 1994, majoring in Economics. She then took courses in Central Asian studies at Harvard University, and holds... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wallace A. Sherrill
Wallace A. Sherrill, born July 8, 1910 in Bertha, Minnesota, is an American astrologer and author.... Biography of Michael Cuesta
Michael Cuesta (Born July 8, 1963 in New York) is an American film and television director. He received a BFA in photography from the School of Visual Arts in 1985. Cuesta co-wrote (with Stephen Ryder and Gerald Cuesta) and directed the 2001 independent film, L.I.E. which starred Paul Dano, Brian Cox, Billy Kay, and Bruce Altman. L.I.E. received critical acclaim and two Independent Spirit Awards at the Sundance Film Festival. His film L.I.E. actually led him to become a veteran director for the HBO original series, Six Feet Under which aired from 2001–05. According to executive producer Alan Poul, "During the second season, we had hired a director for the fourth episode, but he fell out one week before the start of pre-production. Alan Ball and I were alarmed, but that night we went ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philip Gramm
William Philip Gramm (born July 8, 1942, in Fort Benning, Georgia, USA) is a US politician, who has served as a Democratic Congressman (1978–1983), a Republican Congressman (1983–1985) and a Republican Senator from Texas (1985–2002). He was a senior economic adviser to John McCain's presidential campaign from the summer of 2007 until July 18, 2008. Early life and university career Gramm was born in Fort Benning, Georgia on July 8, 1942, and grew up in nearby Columbus. Soon after his birth, Gramm's father Kenneth suffered a stroke and was partially paralyzed. He died when Gramm was 14. Gramm's mother, Florence Gramm, worked double shifts as a nurse to supplement the veterans disability pension. Gramm attended public schools and the University of Georgia, graduating in 1964. Gramm re... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of George Antheil
George Antheil (July 8, 1900 (source : Rudhyar) – February 12, 1959) was an American avant-garde composer, pianist, author and inventor. A self-described "Bad Boy of Music", his modernist compositions amazed and appalled listeners in Europe and the US during the 1920s with their cacophonous celebration of mechanical devices. Returning permanently to the US in the 1930s, he turned to writing film scores in Hollywood and his various compositions for the concert hall, ballet, and films became more tonal. A man of wide interests, Antheil researched female endocrinology, wrote a mystery novel and newspaper advice and music columns, and with actress Hedy Lamarr patented a frequency hopping torpedo guidance system, later used in spread spectrum applications. Early life Antheil was born G... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Benoît Gicquel
Benoît Gicquel, born July 8, 1976 in Nantes, is a French jockey.... Biography of Zora Holt
Zora Holt or Zora Holtfreter, born July 8, 1975 in Berlin, is a German actress. German actor Ralph Herforth is her longtime companion. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0392584/ ) 13 plus 1 (2009) (TV) (post-production) .... Marina Krenz 1 1/2 Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde (2008) .... Brunhilde ... aka 1½ Knights -- In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde (International: English title) Alter vor Schönheit (2008) (TV) .... Trixi "Fünf Sterne" .... Natascha (11 episodes, 2008) - Alles oder nichts (2008) TV episode .... Natascha - Wer mit wem? (2008) TV episode .... Natascha - Familienbande (2008) TV episode .... Natascha - Landpartie (2008) TV episode .... Natascha - Umbrüche (2008) TV episode .... Natascha ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of George Hunt Weyerhaeuser
George Hunt Weyerhaeuser, born on July 8, 1926 in Seattle, Washington, is an American businessman and corporate executive (standard oil, real estate, wood products etc.) (source: Gauquelin Book of American Charts ).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Martineau
Jacques Martineau (born 8 July 1963, Montpellier) is a French film director and screenwriter who works in collaboration with partner Olivier Ducastel. Biography After spending his adolescence in Nice, Martineau moved to Paris to study at the Ecole Normale Supérieure. After graduating, he took up a teaching post at the facility. In 1995 Martineau met Olivier Ducastel, and the two began a professional and personal relationship. Their first collaborative venture, Jeanne et le Garçon formidable (an HIV/AIDS-themed musical comedy inspired by the films of Jacques Demy and featuring Virginie Ledoyen and Demy's son Mathieu), was released in 1998. Ducastel and Martineau have since directed further films with gay-related storylines, including the ambitious, almost three hour-long Nés en 68 ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Suzanne Krull
Suzanne Krull (born July 8, 1966) is an American actress. Filmography Good Luck Charlie (2011) - Joyce Mr. Sunshine (2011) Desperate Housewives (2009) General Hospital (2 episodes, 1994–2008) That's So Raven (2005) - Dog Show Host ER (2007) Lost (2 episodes, 2007–2010) Kids in America (2005) Charmed (2005) Phil of the Future (2004–05) - Ms. Winston Zoey 101 (2005–2008) - Ms. Burvich Judging Amy (2003) Sabrina The Teenage Witch (1998) - Olga Seinfeld (1997) - Gwen ('Two-Face')... Biography of Schuyler Fisk
Schuyler Elizabeth Fisk (pronounced “Sky-ler”; born July 8, 1982) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Early life Fisk was born in Los Angeles, California to actress Sissy Spacek and production designer Jack Fisk. Fisk began acting in school plays as a child and eventually progressed to film. Her first acting role was as a bumblebee in a community theatre production of Charlotte's Web. She played her first lead role, as the title character in Annie, in sixth grade. Career Acting Fisk made her film debut in 1995 as Kristy Thomas in The Baby-Sitters Club. She is perhaps most well known for her supporting role in the 2002 teen comedy, Orange County, starring opposite Colin Hanks and Jack Black. Her notable TV appearances include an appearance on One Tree Hill as Dayto... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Walter Scheel
Walter Scheel (born 8 July 1919) is a German politician (FDP). As of 2009, he is the oldest German president alive and the second longest-lived German head of state after Emperor Wilhelm I. Biography Scheel was born in Solingen (now in North Rhine-Westphalia). During World War II, he served in the Luftwaffe, the last years of the war as a Radar operator on a Bf 110 night fighter. As federal minister of economic cooperation and development (1961-1966), he brought about the downfall of the Erhard government in late 1966, when he took the Free Democratic Party, which he led, out of the coalition government. In 1969, he enabled his party to form a new coalition with the Social Democrats. He returned to government as Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor. Due to a change in Bonn's for... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of René Frégni
René Frégni, born on July 8, 1947 in Marseille, is a French writer. Works Les chemins noirs (Denoël, 1988), prix Populiste (1989). Une enfance volée (Denoël, 1994), roman autobiographique. Tu tomberas avec la nuit, 130 pages, Editions Denoël, coll. Romans français, Paris 2008 (ISBN 2207260054)----- Interview 2009 : http://www.rdvtele.com/encore/a-lire-et-a-relire/emission10/ Novels 1990 - Tendresses des loups : L'histoire de l'amour destructeur de Léo pour Mina, amour passion, amour égoïste. 1992 - Les Nuits d'Alice: Pour séduire la belle Alice, un ancien prisonnier et un intellectuel rêveur vont tout oser, jusqu'au hold-up. Prix spécial du Jury du Levant (1992); prix Cino del Duca (1992). 1994 - Le Voleur d'innocence : De sa naissance jusqu'à sa pre... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Myrtille Gollin
Myrtille Gollin, born on July 8, 1984 in Saint-Martin-d'Hères, is a French short track speed skater.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frances Stewart
Frances Teresa Stewart, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox (8 July 1647–15 October 1702) was a prominent member of the Court of the Restoration and famous for refusing to become a mistress of Charles II. For her great beauty she was known as La Belle Stuart and served as the model for an idealised, female Britannia. Biography Frances was the daughter of Walter Stewart, or Stuart, a physician in Queen Henrietta Maria's court, and a distant relative of the royal family. She was born on 8 July 1647 in exile in Paris, but was sent to England in 1663 after the restoration by Charles I's widow Henrietta Maria to act as maid of honour at Charles II's wedding and subsequently as lady-in-waiting to his new bride, Catherine of Braganza. The great diarist Samuel Pepys recorded that she was the g... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nacho Martínez
Nacho Martinez (July 8, 1952 – July 24, 1996), born "Ignacio Martinez Navia-Osorio" in Asturias, Spain, was a Spanish actor. Born in Mieres, Asturias in 1952, he began his film career as Tasio's brother in the movie Tasio directed by Montxo Armendariz in 1984. However, the character for which he will be most remembered for is the bullfighter in the film Matador, Pedro Almodóvar, where he co-starred with a very young Antonio Banderas. From Almodóvar he also did The Law of Desire (1987) as well as High Heels (1991). Candidate in 1986 for Fotogramas de Plata as best actor, coincided with Angela Molina in La Mitad del Cielo, by Manuel Gutierrez Aragon, and had a small role in the cult movie Viaje a Ninguna Parte, Fernando Fernan Gomez. Along with his film career, he had a long care... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claude-Henri de Fusée de Voisenon
Claude-Henri de Fusée, abbé de Voisenon (July 8, 1708 – November 22, 1775) was a French dramatist and writer. Born at the château de Voisenon, in Voisenon, near Melun, he was only ten when he addressed an epistle in verse to Voltaire, who asked the boy to visit him. They remained friends for fifty years. Voisenon made his début as a dramatist with L'Heureuse resemblance in 1728, followed in 1739 by a three-act comedy L'Ecole du monde at the Théâtre Français. This was preceded by a verse prologue, L'Ombre de Molière, and a month later Voisenon produced a criticism of his own piece in Le Retour de l'ombre de Molière. A duel provoked by Voisenon inspired him with remorse, and he entered the priesthood, becoming vicar-general to the Bishop of Boulogne. He received the abbey of Jard, whic... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kate Groombridge
Kate Groombridge (born 8 July 1980) is an English fashion model and actress. Born in a small village in Kent, she was advised to submit photos to modelling agencies by a family friend, and she was modelling professionally when she was just 14. She posed for teen magazines until she was 19. In 1999 she signed as an ambassador with the lingerie company Gossard for their new "Ultrabra Superboost". The bra proved popular and was advertised extensively, and even proved controversial when the advertising campaign was considered too racy for British television. This success led Gossard to extend Groombridge's contract, and she became the face of Gossard's entire product line. She has appeared as a cover girl in several magazines, including Esquire, Maxim and FHM, and she appears regularl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Al H. Morrison
Al H. Morrison, born July 8, 1916 in North Little Rock, Arkensas, died May 29, 1995 (cancer), was an American astrologer, researcher and author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Todd Martin
Todd Christopher Martin (born July 8, 1970, in Hinsdale, Illinois) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Playing career Martin played tennis for two years at Northwestern University before turning professional in 1990. His parents lived in Lansing, Michigan, where Martin went to nearby East Lansing High School. At Northwestern, he was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He won his first top-level singles title in 1993 at Coral Springs, Florida. Martin traveled with good friend David Helfer for much of the '92 season. Helfer went on to play at Kalamazoo College. Coached by Robert Van't Hof, 1994 proved to be a breakout year for Martin. At the year's first Grand Slam tournament, he reached the men's singles final at the Australian Open, where he lost i... Biography of Linda de Mol
Margaretha de Mol (born July 8, 1964 in Hilversum), known as Linda de Mol, is a Dutch actress, screenwriter and television presenter in the Netherlands and in Germany. She is the sister of Endemol founder John de Mol. She has her own magazine Linda.. Television Linda de Mol made her television debut at the age of 12 in Wat je zegt ben jezelf, a programme made by children for AVRO. In 1984 she resurfaced on Sky Channel, hosting music programmes such as Coca-Cola Eurochart Top 50 and In touch with the Dutch (some of Endemol's first productions). From 1986 onwards Linda announced cartoons on The DJ Kat Show named after her feline sidekick played by US-exile puppeteer Robbie Hahn. In 1990 some of the scripts were re-written for Billy Hot Dog, shown on TROS' Wednesday evening-slot. By... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Donald Mouton
Donald Mouton, born on July 8, 1935 in Ville Plate, Louisiana, is an American Catholic educator, a member of the Congregation of Christian Brothers (officially, in Latin: Congregatio Fratrum Christianorum) is a worldwide religious community within the Catholic Church, founded by Blessed Edmund Rice. The Christian Brothers, as they are commonly known, chiefly work for the evangelisation and education of youth, but are involved in many ministries, especially with the poor.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ernst Bloch
Ernst Bloch (German pronunciation: , July 8, 1885 – August 4, 1977) was a German Marxist philosopher. Bloch was influenced by Hegel, Marx, and novelist Karl May. Counted also among his influences are apocalyptic and religious thinkers as diverse as gnostics like Valentinus (see "Spirit of Utopia") and Thomas Müntzer (see "Thomas Müntzer als Theologe der Revolution"). He established friendships with Georg Lukács, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill, Walter Benjamin, and Theodor W. Adorno. Bloch's work focuses on the concept that in a humanistic world where oppression and exploitation have been eliminated there will always be a truly revolutionary force. Life Bloch was born in Ludwigshafen, the son of a Jewish railway-employee. After studying philosophy, he married Else von Stritzky, daughte... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Cau
Jean Cau (8 July 1925, Bram, Aude - 18 June 1993) was a French writer and journalist. Born in Bram, Aude, he was secretary to Jean-Paul Sartre, after which he was a journalist and reporter for l'Express, Figaro, and Paris-Match. In 1961, he was awarded the Prix Goncourt for La pitié de Dieu. Works Le Fort intérieur, Gallimard, 1948 Maria-nègre, Gallimard, 1948 ISBN 978-2070212842 Le coup de barre, Gallimard, 1950 ISBN 9782070212859 Le tour d'un monde,Gallimard, 1952 ISBN 978-2070212866 Les Paroissiens, Gallimard, 1958 ISBN 978-2070212873 Mon village, Gallimard, 1958 ISBN 978-2070212880 Vie et mort d'un toro brave, Gallimard, 1961 La pitié de Dieu, Gallimard, 1961 ISBN 978-2070212903, ISBN 978-2070365562 (Prix Goncourt) Les Parachutistes -... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jai Johanny Johanson
Jai Johanny Johanson (born on July 8, 1944, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi), frequently known by the stage name Jaimoe, is an American drummer and percussionist. He is best known as one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band. Biography Early years Johanson came up in the R&B world and began drumming at an early age, often accompanied by friend Lamar Williams on bass. Johanson backed soul singers, including a membership in Otis Redding's touring band in 1966, and afterward touring with the acclaimed soul duo, Sam & Dave. After joining up with Duane Allman in February 1969, he quickly became the first recruit into Allman's new group, soon joined by bassist Berry Oakley, fellow drummer Butch Trucks, guitarist Dickey Betts and lastly Allman's younger brother, singer, organist... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rocky Carroll
Rocky Carroll (born July 8, 1963) is an American actor. Early life Carroll was born Roscoe Carroll in Cincinnati, Ohio. His acting career is rooted in the theatre. In 1981, Carroll graduated from the famed School for the Creative and Performing Arts. Determined to further his knowledge of acting, he attended Webster University's Conservatory of Theatre Arts in St. Louis, where he graduated with a B.F.A. degree. After graduating, Carroll decided to test the waters by moving to New York City, the heart of the theater community. There, he introduced many young children of color to the works of William Shakespeare by participating in Joe Papp's “Shakespeare on Broadway” series. Career As part of Joe Papp's acclaimed New York Shakespeare Festival, Carroll helped to open doors for acto... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Judd Henry Gray
Judd Henry Gray, born on July 8, 1892 in New York (birth time source: Astrodatabank, a reporter from New York), electrocuted on January 12, 1928 à 11:00 PM, was an American homicide. With housewife Ruth Snyder, he killed Albert Snyder, her husband. Ruth Snyder had a insurance policies on her husband. Ruth Snyder has been electrocuted the same day.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Russell Christian
Russell Christian, born on July 8, 1956 in Liverpool, is a British musician, a member of band The Christians, a musical ensemble from Liverpool, England, who had several UK and international chart hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Band biography The name of the band refers to the surname of the three brothers that were originally in the line-up, and is also coincidentally guitarist Henry Priestman's middle name. Garry Christian (born 27 February 1955, Liverpool) (lead vocals), Roger Christian (born 13 February 1950 - died 8 March 1998 from brain tumour) (vocals, instrumentalist), Russell Christian (born 8 July 1956) (keyboards, saxophone, vocals), and Henry Priestman (born Henry Christian Priestman, 21 July 1955, in Kingston upon Hull, brought up in Liverpool) (keyboards, guit... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robbie Keane
Robert "Robbie" David Keane (born 8 July 1980 in Tallaght, Dublin) is an Irish footballer, currently playing for Liverpool. He is also the Republic of Ireland's current captain and record goalscorer. Keane plays in the second striker position. He began his professional career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, playing first for the youth team then progressing to the first team. He earned his first team debut aged 17 and impressed, scoring two goals against Norwich City. The following season he was the club's leading goalscorer. During this time he excelled in the international youth tournaments, winning both the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship with the Republic of Ireland. His precocious talent attracted attention and Coventry C... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Walter Buschhoff
Walter Buschhoff, born on July 8, 1923 in Worms, died on December 7, 2010, was a German actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0124035/) 1989-2006 Une famille en Bavière (TV series) Vinzenz Bieler / Vinzenz Bieler alias Babsi – Aufbruch (2006) … Vinzenz Bieler – Falsches Spiel (2006) … Vinzenz Bieler – Herausforderungen (2006) … Vinzenz Bieler – Koi (2006) … Vinzenz Bieler – Falsche Angst (2006) … Vinzenz Bieler See all 207 episodes » 2000 Eine Liebe auf Mallorca 2 (TV movie) Herr Häussler 1998 Die Straßen von Berlin (TV series) Eberhard von Gastrow – Blutige Beute (1998) … Eberhard von Gastrow 1997 Docteur Markus Merthin (TV series) Herr Breitsameter – Glaube, Liebe - Hoffnung? (1997) … Herr Breitsameter 1996 Zwei zum Verlieben (TV series) ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jérôme Rivière
Jérôme Rivière (born 8 July 1964 in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French politician. and now lawyer member of the Paris Bar Association since 2006 A former member of DL and then the UMP, he supported the right-wing, eurosceptic, souverainiste Movement for France presidential candidacy of Philippe de Villiers in 2007. He represented Alpes Maritimes' 1st constituency from 2002 to 2007 as a member of the UMP, part first of The Free Right faction and then the National Centre of Independents and Peasants, a party formerly affiliated with the UMP. However, he endorsed MPF candidate Philippe de Villiers in the French presidential election, 2007 over his party's candidate, the eventual winner, Nicolas Sarkozy. He was defeated running as a right-wing independent in his constituency against ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Grettell Valdéz
Grettell Valdéz (born as Grettell Valeria Valdéz Jimènez on July 8, 1976 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress known for her performances in Mexican telenovelas. Personal life She got married to her Rebelde and Angel Rebelde co-star, actor and singer Patricio Borghetti on July 10, 2004 in Orlando, Florida. At the start of 2008, she announced that she is currently expecting her first child, with Patricio. She gave birth to a baby boy, Santino Borghetti on July 25, 2008. Filmography Telenovelas * Angela as Chamuca (1998) * Lola...Erase Una Vez as Carlota Santo Domingo Torres Oviedo (2007-2008) * Heridas de Amor as Pamela (2006) * Rebelde as Renata Lizaldi (2004) * Angel rebelde as Lucia Andueza Cobarrubias later Lucia Valderrama Cobarrubias (2... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lena Endre
Lena Endre (born 8 July 1955) is a Swedish actress. She was born in Lidingö, Stockholm County, and grew up in Härnösand, Ångermanland and Trollbäcken, Tyresö. She had her breakthrough in the Swedish TV-series Varuhuset and Lorry in the 1980s. Since then she has acted in a number of TV-series and movies, both in Sweden and Norway. She is perhaps best known for her part in the Liv Ullmann film Trolösa (2000) as well as her role as Katarina, the love interest for Wallander in the second TV series of that name. She has appeared in two films by Danish director Simon Staho, Dag och Natt and Himlens Hjärta for which she was nominated as Best Leading Actress at the Swedish film awards, "Guldbagge". Endre has been married to the Swedish director Richard Hobert since 2000. She has two children... Biography of Odile Vuillemin
Odile Vuillemin, born on July 8, 1976 in Metz, is a French comedian. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1082661/) 2009-2012 Profilage (TV series) Chloé / Chloé Saint-Laurent – Insoupçonnable, Part1 (2012) … Chloé Saint-Laurent – Insoupçonnable, Part2 (2012) … Chloé Saint-Laurent – Captive (2012) … Chloé – Fantômes (2012) … Chloé – D'entre les morts (2012) … Chloé See all 30 episodes » 2011 J'aime regarder les filles Marie-Ange Bramsi 2011 Xanadu (TV series) Coralie – Episode #1.7 (2011) … Coralie – Episode #1.3 (2011) … Coralie 2009 Cyprien Sidonie 2008 Sit in (short) Mathilde 2007 Double Face (TV movie) Coralie 2004 À tout de suite 2004 Podium Odile 2002 Le doux amour des hommes Loulouse... Biography of Jake McDorman
Jake McDorman (born July 8, 1986) is an American film and television actor who currently plays Evan Chambers on the ABC Family TV Series Greek. Early life McDorman was born John Allen McDorman IV in Dallas, Texas, the son of Deborah Gale (née Stallings) and John Allen McDorman III. He has a younger sister, Morgan, and an older half-sister, Mandy. After dropping out of the Boy Scouts of America to pursue his acting career, he booked his first job playing a Boy Scout in an industrial film about the importance of Scouting. McDorman studied acting at the Dallas Young Actors Studio and attended Richardson High School, Westwood JH, and Northwood Hills Elementary in Texas. Career 2003: Run of the House (2 episodes: "Pilot" and "Kiss & Tell") as Scott Banks. 2004- 2005: Quintuplets (... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Monty Don
Montagu 'Monty' Denis Wyatt Don (born 8 July 1955) is a British television presenter, writer and speaker on horticulture, best known for presenting the BBC television series Gardeners' World. Life and career Family background Monty Don was born in Iserlohne (source: birth certificate), son of Denis Don, a career soldier posted in Germany and Janet (née Wyatt). Both parents died in the 1980s. Don has a twin sister, an elder brother David, and two other siblings. His twin later suffered a broken neck and blindness in a car crash, aged 19. Both his paternal grandmother and grandfather were Scottish; he is descended from the Keiller family of Dundee, inventors of chip marmalade in 1797. Keiller’s became the largest confectioners in Britain, overtaking other family-run giants like Ca... Biography of Artemisia Gentileschi
Artemisia Gentileschi (July 8, 1593–1652) was an Italian Baroque painter, today considered one of the most accomplished painters in the generation after Caravaggio. In an era when women painters were not easily accepted by the artistic community or patrons, she was the first female painter to become a member of the Accademia di Arte del Disegno in Florence. She painted many pictures of strong and suffering women from myth and the Bible - victims, suicides, warriors - and made a speciality of the Judith story. Her best-known image, Judith Beheading Holofernes shows the decapitation of Holofernes, a scene of horrific struggle and blood-letting." That she was a woman painting in the 17th century and that she was raped herself and participated in prosecuting the rapist long overshadowed her... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Daniel Navarro
Daniel Navarro García (born July 8, 1983 in Gijon) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Astana.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rachael Finch
Rachael Finch, born on July 8, 1988 in Townsville, is an Australian beauty pageant titleholder of Ukrainian descent (on her mother's side). She finished as the 3rd runner-up in Miss Universe 2009 pageant. Biography Finch was crowned Miss Universe Australia on 22 April 2009 and subsequently represented Australia at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant held in the Bahamas on 23 August 2009. She was roommates with Miss USA, Kristen Dalton, during the Miss Universe campaign. She is half Ukrainian on her mother's side. On 14 November 2009; Finch along with a host of other celebrities took part in the "McHappy Day" fund raising activities. She continues to use her growing celebrity status to contribute to charitable causes after posing nude in Australian luxury lifestyle magazine, Box Magazin... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Jordan
Louis Jordan (July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975) was a pioneering American jazz, blues and rhythm & blues musician, songwriter and bandleader who enjoyed his greatest popularity from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as "The King of the Jukebox", Jordan was highly popular with both black and white audiences in the later years of the swing era. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked him #59 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Overview Louis Jordan was one of the most successful African-American musicians of the 20th century, ranking fifth in the list of the all-time most successful black recording artists according to Billboard magazine's chart methodology. Though comprehensive sales figures are not available, he scored at least four million-selling hits during... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gilles Caron
Gilles Caron (July 08, 1939 – April 5, 1970) was a French photographer and photojournalist. Biography Gilles Caron was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France, of a Scottish mother and a French father, Edouard Caron, an insurance company manager. After the divorce of his parents in 1946, Caron spent 7 years in a boarding school in Argentières, Haute-Savoie. A keen horserider, Gilles Caron briefly embraced a career in horse races, before moving to Paris where he attended the lycée Jeanson de Sailly. He then moved on to study journalism at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Internationales, still in Paris. He served his National Service in Algeria from 1959 as a paratrooper in the 3rd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (3ème RPIMa). After nearly 2 years fighting a war he opposed, ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Juanda
Johnson "John" Juanda (born July 8, 1971 in Medan, Indonesia) is an Indonesian professional poker player based in Marina del Rey, California. Juanda lives in Los Angeles. He was born and raised in Indonesia but is ethnically Chinese. John arrived in the United States in 1990, when he enrolled at Oklahoma State University. He earned an MBA from Seattle University. John was a high school track star for the 200 meter sprints to 5000 meter races. He had a stint as a door to door salesman selling Bibles. In both 2001 and 2002 he was Cardplayer Magazine's tournament Player of the Year, winning four World Series of Poker titles, and a World Poker Open Championship title. In November 2004 he won the inaugural Professional Poker Tour event at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut. In November 2005 he e... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Rolland de Renéville
André Rolland de Renéville, born July 8, 1903 in Tours (Indre-et-Loire), died in 1962 in Paris, was a French poet and writer. Selected publications * L'Expérience poétique, ou le Feu secret du langage, 1909, réédition Le Grand Souffle Éditions, 2004 * Les Ténèbres peintes, préface de Philippe Soupault (1926) * Rimbaud le voyant, 1929, réédition Le Grand Souffle Éditions, 2004, nouvelle édition intégrale établie et annotée par Patrick Kremer * Univers de la parole, 1944 * La Nuit, l'esprit, 1946 * Sciences maudites & poètes maudits, établissement de l'édition, préface et notes de Patrick Krémer, Le Bois d'Orion, 1997 * Souvenir de René Daumal, avec un frontispice de Cassilda Miracovici et trois dessins de André Rolland de Renéville, La Maison des am... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marcus Chong
Marcus Chong (born Marcus Wyatt on July 8, 1967) is an American actor most noted for his role as Tank in the science fiction film The Matrix. Chong was born in Seattle, Washington. Marcus Chong's biological father, Martin Wyatt, had been a local newscaster in the San Francisco Bay Area for many years. Chong was then adopted and raised by Canadian actor and comedian Tommy Chong and raised as a stepbrother to actress Rae Dawn Chong. Marcus Chong's acting debut was in Roots: The Next Generations as Frankie Warner. He then went to Broadway in Stand-Up Tragedy with Jack Coleman. In the early 1990s he played lead character Miguel Mendez on the TV show Street Justice. He later appeared in the Vanishing Son action series as Fu Qua Johnson and has also played a biracial character of Africa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Grimblat
Pierre Grimblat, born Pierre Grinblatt July 8, 1922 in Paris, is a French screenwriter, producer and film director. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0342176/ ) Producer: 1. Lisa (2001) (executive producer) 2. Just a Question of Love (2000) (TV) (producer) ... aka "Juste une question d'amour" - France (original title) 3. La petite absente (2000) (TV) (producer) 4. Palazzo (1999) (TV) (producer) 5. Langevin: le secret (1997) (TV) (producer) 6. Le grand Batre (1997) (TV) (producer) 7. "L'instit" (producer) (1 episode, 1996) - Demain dès l'aube (1996) TV episode (producer) 8. L'ex (1996) (TV) (producer) ... aka "The Ex" - Canada (English title) 9. Ricky (1996) (TV) (co-executive producer) 10. "Les allumettes s... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Heinrich Albert (composer)
Heinrich Albert (8 July 1604 Bad Lobenstein – 6 October 1651 Königsberg) was a German composer and poet. He began studying music in 1622 with his cousin, the composer and musician Heinrich Schütz, in Dresden. He then went to study law in Leipzig; however, he continued to compose arias. In 1627 he set out for Warsaw with some Dutch diplomats, but they were taken prisoner by the Swedes, and he was held for a year. When he returned in 1628, he was involved in "the science of fortification". By 1630 he had returned to being a musician in Königsberg, and in 1643 he renewed contact with Schütz. His most important works are probably the 170 songs published in his Arien in eight volumes. They include detailed dedications which give important information on daily life in Königsberg. He set both ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Antoine Bourseiller
Antoine Bourseiller, born July 8, 1930 in Paris, is a French comedian, and theater and opera director. Filmography Director 1964 : Marie Soleil Actor 1957 : Le Jeu de la nuit de Daniel Costelle 1958 : L'Opéra mouffe court métrage d'Agnès Varda 1961 : Les Amours célèbres de Michel Boisrond 1962 : Les Culottes rouges d'Alex Joffé 1962 : Cléo de 5 à 7 d'Agnès Varda 1964 : Aurelia court métrage d'Anne Dastrée 1966 : Masculin féminin de Jean-Luc Godard 1966 : La Guerre est finie d'Alain Resnais 1975 : Moi, Pierre Rivière, ayant égorgé ma mère, ma sœur et mon frère... de René Allio 1977 : A. Constant de Christine Laurent 1979 : Joséphine ou la comédie des ambitions de Robert Mazoyer 1980 : Un mauvais fils de Claude Sautet 1981 : Clara et les Chics Types de Jac... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lee Tergesen
Lee Allen Tergesen (born July 8, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Tobias Beecher in HBO's prison drama Oz and as Evan Wright in Generation Kill. Early life Tergesen was born in Ivoryton, Connecticut and graduated from Valley Regional High School in nearby Deep River. He moved to New York at the age of 18 to try to become an actor. He graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy's two year program in Manhattan, where, from 1986 to 1989, he worked at the Empire Diner. "I wasn't a great waiter. I was funny, but I gave a lot of attitude", he told Rosie Magazine in March 2002. He added: "The place is like a vortex for me". In 1989, the diner was where he met Tom Fontana (Writer and Director of Oz), who lived around the corner from the diner. ... Biography of Toby Keith
Toby Keith Covel (born July 8, 1961 birth time source: http://www.astrolreport.com/famous-k/keith.toby.php)), best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums—1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin', plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of Mercury Records before leaving Mercury in 1998. These albums all earned gold or higher certification, and produced several chart singles, including his debut "Should've Been a Cowboy", which topped the country charts and was the most played country song of the 1990s. The song has received three million spins since its release, according to Broadcast Music Incorporated. Signed to Nashville DreamWorks in 199... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hakim Warrick
Hakim Hanif Warrick (born July 8, 1982) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA who is currently with the Phoenix Suns. Commonly nicknamed "Helicopter" and "Skinny", the 6'9", 219 lb forward was a major part the Syracuse Orange's run to the 2003 National Championship, often being most remembered for blocking a potential game-tying 3-pointer in the title game. Warrick also has a reputation as a prolific dunker while also possessing a wide arsenal of low-post moves. Warrick was taken with the 19th pick in the 2005 NBA Draft, and after being used sparingly his first season, he had a breakout second year by more than tripling his scoring output and doubling his rebounds. Personal life Warrick was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the son of Kenneth Nichols and... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Leonora Christina Ulfeldt
Leonora Christina, Countess Ulfeldt, née Countess Leonora Christina Christiansdatter af Slesvig og Holsten (8 July 1621 – 16 March 1698), was the daughter of King Christian IV of Denmark and wife of Steward of the Realm–cum–traitor Count Corfitz Ulfeldt. Renowned in Denmark since the 19th century for her posthumously published autobiography, Jammersminde, written secretly during two decades of solitary confinement in a royal dungeon, her intimate version of the major events she witnessed in Europe's history, interwoven with ruminations on her woes as a political prisoner, still commands popular interest, scholarly respect, and has virtually become the stuff of legend as retold and enlivened in Danish literature and art. Birth and family Christian IV is believed to have fathered fifteen... Biography of Carlos, Prince of Asturias
Carlos, Prince of Asturias, also known as Don Carlos (8 July 1545 – 24 July 1568), was the eldest son and heir-apparent of King Philip II of Spain. His mother was Maria Manuela of Portugal, daughter of John III of Portugal. Carlos was mentally unstable and was imprisoned by his father in early 1568, dying after half a year of solitary confinement. His fate was a theme in Spain's Black Legend, and inspired a play by Friedrich Schiller and an opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Life Carlos was born at Valladolid, and his mother died a month after his birth. The young Infante Carlos was delicate and deformed. He grew up proud and willful and, as a young adult, began to show signs of mental instability. Many of his physical and psychological afflictions may have stemmed from the inbreeding common to ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pendleton Ward
Pendleton "Pen" Ward (born July 8, 1982) is an American animator, musician, screenwriter and producer who works for Cartoon Network Studios and Frederator Studios. He created the three time Emmy nominated Adventure Time (2010). and Bravest Warriors. He has said in an interview that he was influenced by The Simpsons, Hayao Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro, David Lynch, The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Dr. Tran, The Adventures of Tintin and The Office. Ward entered Frederator Studios when the vice-president, Eric Homan, contacted him after watching one of his films at the annual CalArts animation screenings.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Raffi (musician)
Raffi Cavoukian, CM, OBC (born July 8, 1948), better known by his stage name Raffi, is an Egyptian-born Canadian singer-songwriter, author, essayist, and lecturer of Armenian descent. He has developed his career as a "global troubadour", to become a music producer, author, entrepreneur, and founder of the Centre for Child Honouring, a vision for global restoration. Personal life Born in Cairo, Egypt, to Armenian parents, he spent his early years in Egypt before emigrating with his family to Canada in 1958, eventually settling in Toronto, Ontario. His mother named him after the Armenian poet Raffi. His father Arto Cavoukian was a well-known portrait photographer with a studio on Bloor Street in Toronto. His older brother Onnig Cavoukian, known as "Cavouk", is also a famous portrait phot... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Viorel Moldovan
Viorel Dinu Moldovan (born 8 July 1972 in Bistriţa) is a retired Romanian football forward, who was a key part of the Romanian national team in the 1990s. He last managed Sportul Studenţesc. Career On the club level, Moldovan played for Gloria Bistriţa (1990–93), Dinamo Bucureşti (1993–95), Neuchâtel Xamax (1995–96), Grasshoppers (1996–98), Coventry City (1998), Fenerbahçe (1998–2000), Nantes (2000–04), Servette (2004–05), FCU Politehnica Timişoara (2005), and Rapid Bucureşti (2006–2007). The most successful years of his career occurred while playing for Neuchâtel Xamax and Grasshoppers between 1996 and 1998 in Switzerland (he was the Swiss Super League topscorer in 1996 and 1997), for Fenerbahçe between 1998 and 2000 and for Nantes between 2000 and 2... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jerry Vale
Jerry Vale (born Gennaro Luigi Vitaliano; July 8, 1932, The Bronx, New York) is an American singer. Career In high school, to earn money, Vale took a job shining shoes in a barbershop in New York City. He sang while he shined shoes, and his boss liked the sound so well that he paid for music lessons for the boy. Enjoying the lessons, Vale started singing in high school musicals and at a local nightclub. This led to additional club dates, including one that lasted for three years at a club in the suburb of Yonkers, New York, just north of the city. When Paul Insetta, (who was a road manager for Guy Mitchell and a hit songwriter) heard him there, he signed him to a management contract, changed his name, and further coached him. He then arranged for Vale to record some demonstration recor... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alejandro Moreno
Alejandro Enrique Moreno Riera (born July 8, 1979 in Barquisimeto) is a Venezuelan footballer. He played for the Dallas Texans Soccer Club before attending UNC Greensboro. He currently plays for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer. Career College Moreno moved to Texas, United States from his native Venezuela as a youth and played four years of college soccer at UNC Greensboro. He finished his career there fourth on the team's all-time scoring lists, with 65 goals and 25 assists, and having been named first team NSCAA All-South all four years with the team. Professional After completing his career at Greensboro, Moreno was drafted 27th overall in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft by the Los Angeles Galaxy. He played sparingly in his rookie season, but developed into an excellent sparkplug co... Biography of Eve Myles
Eve Myles (born 8 July 1978) is an award-winning Welsh actress. She is best known for portraying Gwen Cooper in the Doctor Who television spin-off show Torchwood, Ceri Owen in the BBC Wales drama Belonging and Lady Helen of Mora on the BBC one Television programme Merlin. Early life and training Eve Myles was born on 8 July 1978, at Ystradgynlais, south west Powys. She attended Ysgol Maes Y Dderwen, where she was in the same class as fellow actor Richard Corgan, and the year below Steve Meo. She grew up with a strong interest in boxing, although she gave up the sport after breaking her knuckle by punching a wet sand bag. After training as an actress and gaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in acting at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff in 2000, Myles moved to London. Ca... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Walter Kerr
Walter Francis Kerr (July 8, 1913 – October 9, 1996) was an American writer and Broadway theater critic. He also was the writer, lyricist, and/or director of several Broadway plays and musicals. Biography Kerr was born in Evanston, Illinois and earned both a B.A. and M.A. from Northwestern University. He taught speech and drama at The Catholic University of America. After writing criticism for Commonweal he became a theater critic for the New York Herald Tribune in 1951. When that paper ended, he then began writing theater reviews for the New York Times in 1966, writing for the next seventeen years. He married Jean Kerr (née Collins) on August 9, 1943. She was also a writer. Together, they wrote the musical Goldilocks (1958), which won two Tony Awards. They also collaborated on Touc... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sky Ferreira
Sky Tonia Ferreira (born July 8, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, model, and actress. Ferreira's first EP, As If!, was released digitally on March 22, 2011. Her second EP, Ghost, was released on October 16, 2012 to generally positive reviews. Ferreira's "Everything Is Embarrassing" was named one of the best songs of 2012 by publications such as Pitchfork Media, The Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, Spin, Fact, and New York. In 2013, Ferreira is scheduled to release her much-delayed debut album I'm Not Alright and will make her major motion picture debut in Eli Roth's The Green Inferno. Early life Sky Tonia Ferreira was born on July 8, 1992, in Los Angeles. Ferreira is of Native American, Portuguese, and Brazilian descent. Ferreira was raised by her grandmother. Ferreira gre... |
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