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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on May, 25, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the photo and detailed natal chart by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the comprehensive horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 45,420 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,420 Celebrities
144 celebrities or events were found for May, 25. Add to favourites (56 fans)Biography of François Bayrou
François Bayrou is a French politician, president of Union for French Democracy since 1998, and a candidate in the 2007 French presidential election. In the first round, he received 18.5% of votes, finishing in 3rd place and therefore was eliminated from the race. (Only the top two candidates participated in the runoff election, which was held on May 6). A former Member of the European Parliament, he also served as Minister of National Education in the conservative governments of Édouard Balladur and Alain Juppé, from 1993 to 1997. On Wednesday April 25, he held a press conference to announce that he would not endorse a candidate in the run-off and planned instead to form a new party called the Democratic Movement. He also ran for President in 2002 but received less than 7% of the vote.... Add to favourites (46 fans)Biography of Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy (born 25 May 1976) is an Irish film and theatre actor noted for chameleonic, risky performances in diverse roles, as well as his distinctive blue eyes. He acted in a number of Irish and British film and stage productions throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, but first came to international attention in 2003 as the hero in the post-apocalyptic film, 28 Days Later. A wide range of roles followed, but Murphy's best known roles are as villains in two 2005 blockbusters: The Scarecrow in Batman Begins, and Jackson Rippner in the thriller Red Eye. Next came his Golden Globe Award-nominated performance as transgendered outcast "Kitten" in Breakfast on Pluto and a widely-praised turn as a 1920s Irish revolutionary in Palme d'Or winner The Wind That Shakes the Barley. A resident ... Add to favourites (21 fans)Biography of Pio of Pietrelcina
Francesco Forgione (May 25, 1887 — September 23, 1968), canonized Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, was an Italian priest. He was given the name Pio when he joined the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, and was popularly known as Padre Pio after his ordination to the priesthood. He became famous not only for his piety, but for alleged supernatural events which became attached to him. Francesco Forgione was born to Grazio Mario Forgione (1860–1946) and Maria Giuseppa de Nunzio Forgione (1859–1929) on May 25, 1887 in Pietrelcina, a farming town in the Southern Italian region of Campania. His parents made a living as shepherds. He was baptized in the nearby Santa Anna Chapel, which stands upon the walls of a castle. He later served as an altar boy in this same chapel. (Restoration work on this chapel... Biography of Molly Sims
Molly Sims (born May 25, 1973 in Murray, Kentucky) is an American model and actress. Born to Jim and Dottie Sims, she was raised in Murray, Kentucky. Sims enrolled in Vanderbilt University for two years but dropped out in 1993 to pursue a career in modeling. While in Vanderbilt, she was a member of Delta Delta Delta. She was an official spokesmodel for Old Navy ads known for using the tag line "You gotta get this look!" She appeared in the Sports Illustrated "Swimsuit Issue"" in 2000, 2001, and 2006 as well as MTV's House of Style. In the 2006 issue of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit she appeared in a photo wearing an extremely skimpy bikini worth 30 million dollars that was made of diamonds. She is a CoverGirl model. She also appears as Delinda Deline in the series Las Vegas. She just rece... Add to favourites (29 fans)Biography of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Noel Hill-Marley (born May 25, 1975) is an American vocalist, singer, rapper, musician, record producer and film actress. She initially established her reputation as the most visible and vocal member of The Fugees. On August 25, 1998 she launched her solo career by releasing the critically lauded album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, bringing the then-emerging neo-soul genre to a wider commercial platform. After a four year hiatus, she released the controversial MTV Unplugged No. 2.0; a live album of completely original material (except for So Much Things to Say and The Conquering Lion). She has won eight Grammy Awards and is the mother of four children with Rohan Marley, the seventh son of reggae legend Bob Marley. Early life Lauryn Hill was born in South Orange, New Jersey. S... Add to favourites (21 fans)Biography of Anne Heche
Anne Celeste Heche (IPA: ) (born May 25, 1969) is an American actress, director and screenwriter. Heche was born in Aurora, Ohio to Donald Heche, a Baptist minister and choir director, and Nancy. In her book, Call Me Crazy, Anne claimed that her father molested her during her childhood, giving her herpes. Her father later disclosed his homosexuality to his family, before dying of AIDS in 1983. In that same year, Anne's older brother Nate, who was also an actor, was killed in a car accident just a few months before his graduation from high school. Heche was a noted actress even at Francis W. Parker School, and the soap opera As the World Turns offered her a contract in 1985, when she was 16. However, both she and her mother felt it best that she finish high school first. Career Im... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Mike Myers
Michael John "Mike" Myers (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer of British parentage. He was a long-time cast member on the NBC sketch show Saturday Night Live in the late 1980s and the early 1990s and starred as the title characters in the films Wayne's World, Austin Powers, and the Shrek film series. The source for his birth time is http://www.librarising.com/astrology/celebs/mikemyers.html. Early life Myers was born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario, the son of British-born parents Eric Myers (1922–1991), an insurance man and World War II veteran of the Royal Engineers, and his wife Alice E. Hind (born 1926), an office supervisor and veteran of the Royal Air Force. Both of his parents are from Liverpool, England. He has two older broth... Add to favourites (35 fans)Biography of Ian McKellen
Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CBE (born May 25, 1939) is a veteran English stage and screen actor, the recipient of a Tony Award and two Oscar nominations. McKellen is best known to moviegoers in recent years for his roles as Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy and as Magneto in the X-Men trilogy. His work has spanned genres from serious Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He was made a CBE in 1979 and knighted in 1991 for his outstanding work and contributions to the theatre. McKellen is openly gay and is a prominent campaigner for LGBT rights. Early life McKellen was born in Burnley, Lancashire, England, though spent most of his early life in Wigan and later attended Bolton School. Born shortly before the outbreak of World War II, the experie... Biography of Pierre Bachelet
Pierre Bachelet (May 25, 1944 - February 15, 2005) was a French singer-songwriter with a gentle romantic voice. One of his hit songs was "Écris-moi". He sang for some movies, for example Emmanuelle. His songs from the film Emmanuelle called Emmanuelle In The Mirror and Theme From Emmanuelle have been sampled in the Lily Allen single Littlest Things, released in December 2006. Japanese pop music dynamo Takako Minekawa is known to be a fan of Bachelet. Bachelet died of cancer.... Biography of Jonny Wilkinson
Jonathan Peter Wilkinson OBE (born 25 May 1979 in Frimley, Surrey) is an English rugby union player and member of the England rugby union team. From 2001-2003, before and during the 2003 Rugby World Cup, Wilkinson rose to fame for being one of the world’s best rugby players. He was an integral member of the 2003 Rugby World Cup winning England squad, scoring the winning drop goal in the last minute of extra time against Australia. He plays his club rugby in the Guinness Premiership for Newcastle Falcons. Wilkinson has also toured twice with the British and Irish Lions, in 2001 and 2005, scoring 44 Test points in the 5 Lions test matches he has started. Height: 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Weight: 88 kg (194 lb) Nickname: Wilko Due to a litany of injuries — variously, of the knee... Biography of Sudirman Arshad
Sudirman Haji Arshad (25 May 1954 - 22 February 1992) was a Malaysian singer and a lawyer. He was known as the 'Singing Lawyer', the 'People Singer' and the 'Elvis of Malaysia'. Early life Sudirman was born on 25 May 1954 in Temerloh, Pahang and was the youngest child of 6 to Arshad Hassan & Ramlah Dahlan (once a Stateswoman in Pahang during the 1950's). His passion for singing and entertaining started at a very young age as his brothers, sisters and neighbours would happily let him entertain them with his singing during their pastime. After rejecting to take a scholarship to further his study in Science, he continued instead with Law and received his degree from University Malaya and was called to the Bar and became a practising lawyer. He married Kamariah Jamaluddin in 1981 and divor... Biography of Sonia Rykiel
Sonia Rykiel (who was born the 25 may 1930 in Paris, France of Polish Jewish extraction) is a French fashion designer. Sonia Rykiel was born in Paris, France in 1930. At the age of 17, she was employed to dress the window displays in a Parisian textile store. Sonia was married to the owner of a boutique which sold elegant clothing. In 1962 she just couldn't find any soft sweaters to wear when she was pregnant. So she used a supplier to her husband from Venice to design her own. Sonia Rykiel created her first maternity dresses and tiny sweater. The sweater is her symbol and she was crowned "Queen of Knits" by the Americans in 1967. The sweater went back 7 times for alterations before she was satisfied with it. From then, she has experimented with seams inside out, took away the hem an... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Shannon Stewart (actress)
Shannon N. Stewart (born May 25, 1978, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American model and actress. She started modeling at an early age when her mother took her to beauty pageants and continued to do fashion shows and runway modeling into her teens. After winning numerous state titles she travelled to Los Angeles to pursue a career in modeling where she was spotted by Playboy magazine and chosen as the June 2000 Playboy Playmate of the Month. She has also starred in several Playboy videos. Biography 1996 Graduated from St. Amant High School (Louisiana) March 10, 2005, Gave birth to her first child, a daughter Filmography Playboy: No Boys Allowed, 100% Girls 3 (2006) at the Internet Movie Database Playboy Playmate DVD Calendar Collection: 2000-2005 (2006) at the Internet M... Biography of Paul Weller
Paul Weller (born John William Weller May 25, 1958, in Sheerwater, near Woking, Surrey) is an English singer-songwriter. Weller was the leader and creator behind the formation of two successful bands, The Jam and The Style Council. In the UK, he is recognised as something of a national institution. Because much of his songwriting is rooted in British culture, however, he has remained essentially a national rather than an international star. He is also the principal figure of the Mod revival. Career The Jam Weller first burst onto the national music scene in 1977 with his first band, The Jam, which he had formed four years earlier in Woking with his friends Steve Brooks (lead guitar), Rick Buckler (drums) and Bruce Foxton (rhythm guitar). Weller himself took lead vocal duties and... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, poet, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement in the early nineteenth century. Life Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, son of the Rev. William Emerson, a Unitarian minister in a famous line of ministers. He gradually drifted from the doctrines of his peers, then formulated and first expressed the philosophy of Transcendentalism in his 1836 essay, Nature. Emerson's father, who called his son "a rather dull scholar", died in 1811, less than two weeks short of Emerson's 8th birthday. The young Emerson was subsequently sent to the Boston Latin School in 1812 at the age of nine. In October 1817, at fourteen Emerson went to Harvard College and was appointed Freshman's President, a position which gave h... Biography of Enrico Berlinguer
Enrico Berlinguer (May 25, 1922 - June 11, 1984), was an Italian politician and was national secretary of the Italian Communist Party (Partito Comunista Italiano or PCI) from 1972 until his death. Early career The son of Mario Berlinguer and Maria Loriga, Enrico Berlinguer was born in Sassari, Italy to a noble and important Sardinian family, in a notable cultural context and with familial and political relationships that would heavily influence his life and his career. His surname 'Berlinguer' is of Catalan origin, a reminder of the period when Sardinia was part of the Aragonese-Catalonian empire. He was the first cousin of Francesco Cossiga (who was a leader of the Italian Christian Democrats and later became a President of the Italian Republic), and both were relatives of Antonio ... Biography of Anne-Laure Sibon
Anne-Laure Sibon is a French singer. She has participated in Star Academy, a French reality tv show produced by the Dutch company Endemol.... Biography of Alexis Texas
Alexis Texas (born May 25, 1985) is an American pornographic actress. She began her career in pornography in 2007 at the age of 21 and is best-known for her large buttocks. Biography Alexis Texas was born in the Panama military base but was raised in the San Antonio area of Texas. Texas is of German, Puerto Rican and Norwegian descent. Her first scene was in Shane's World's College Amateur Tour In Texas, filmed in October 2006, followed by a couple of scenes for Bang Bros in Florida. She then moved to Los Angeles and began shooting scenes for the LA Direct modeling agency in March 2007. Released in February 2008, Discovering Alexis Texas was directed by the adult actress Belladonna. In 2009 she formed her own business, Alexis Texas Entertainment, which is a subsidiary of Starlet Ente... Biography of Ray Stevenson (actor)
George Raymond "Ray" Stevenson (born 25 May 1964) is a British film and television actor. He is known for playing Titus Pullo in the BBC/HBO television series Rome (2005–2007), and in film as Dagonet in King Arthur (2004) and as Frank Castle/The Punisher in Punisher: War Zone (2008) and The Super Hero Squad Show. Stevenson recently appeared as Volstagg in Thor, based on the Marvel Comics character and as real life Cleveland mobster Danny Greene in Kill the Irishman. In 2012 he appeared in the seventh season of Dexter as Isaak Sirko. Early life Stevenson was born in Lisburn in south County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the second of three sons of a Royal Air Force pilot father and an Irish mother. He moved with his family to Lemington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, in 1972, at the age of ... Biography of Connie Sellecca
Connie Sellecca (born Concetta Sellecchia on May 25, 1955) is an American actress and former model of Italian descent, who's primarily known for her roles on soap operas, movies and television. The source for her birth time is http://www.librarising.com/astrology/celebs/conniesellecca.html. The naturally black-headed Sellecca is best known for her roles as William Katt's girlfriend & Robert Culp's lawyer partner, Pam Davidson, on the television series, The Greatest American Hero, and as James Brolin's promotions manager and later girlfriend, Christine Francis, in the 1980s serial, Hotel. Her most recent movie is the 2007 film The Wild Stallion. Sellecca, an Italian American, was born in The Bronx, New York City. She moved to the Rockland County, New York village of Pomona at the age ... Biography of Barbara Schulz
Barbara Schulz, born May 25, 1972 in Talence, is a French actress. Awards 1999 : nommée au César du meilleur espoir féminin pour la La Dilettante 1999 : nommée au Molière de la révélation féminine pour Les Portes du ciel 2001 : nommée au Molière de la meilleure comédienne dans un second rôle pour Joyeuses Pâques 2001 : Molière de la révélation féminine pour Joyeuses Pâques 2001 : Prix Suzanne Bianchetti pour Un aller simple 2006 : nommée au Molière de la meilleure comédienne pour Pygmalion Filmography 1993 : Coup de jeune de Xavier Gélin : le canon de 14 ans 1993 : Les Grandes Marées (TV) : Anne 1993 : Vita Sexualis (CM) de Vincent Garenq : Isabelle 1994 : B comme Bolo (TV) de Jean-Michel Ribes : Aurore Marty 1994 : L'histoire du garçon qui voulait qu'on l'... Biography of Unnur Birna Vilhjalmsdottir
Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir (born May 25, 1984 in Reykjavík, Iceland), former Miss Iceland. She was crowned Miss World 2005 on December 10, 2005. Height: 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) She was crowned Miss World in the Beauty Crown Theatre located in the Chinese beach city of Sanya, by the reigning beauty queen, 2004's Miss Peru Maju Mantilla. Mexico (Dafne Molina Lona) and Puerto Rico (Ingrid Marie Rivera Santos) were the first and second runners up. Other contestants who made it into the final six were Miss Italy (Sofia Bruscoli), Miss Korea (Eun Young Oh) and Miss Tanzania (Nancy Abraham Sumari). For the past year she has been studying anthropology at the University of Iceland and next autumn she will commence her studies in law as she plans to graduate as a lawyer, as well as an ant... Biography of Claire Castillon
Claire Castillon is a French writer born May 25, 1975 in Boulogne-Billancourt. She was also famous because she was dating French journalist and writer Patrick Poivre d'Arvor. Works Le Grenier, roman (septembre 2000) Je prends racine, roman (septembre 2001) La Reine Claude, roman (mai 2002) La Poupée qui tousse, pièce de thêatre Pourquoi tu m'aimes pas ?, roman (août 2003) Vous parler d'elle, roman (août 2004) Insecte, recueil de nouvelles (janvier 2006) On n'empêche pas un petit cœur d'aimer (janvier 2007)... Biography of Julian Clary
Julian Clary (born 25 May 1959) is an English comedian and writer who is openly gay and known for his playing-on-stereotypes camp style, with a heavy reliance on innuendo and double entendre. Early life Clary was born in Surbiton, Surrey. He is partly of German descent . He was brought up in Teddington, Middlesex and went to St Benedict's School, a Catholic school in Ealing, London. He studied English and Drama at Goldsmith's College, part of the University of London. Stand-up comedy Clary's comedy career started on the alternative comedy scene in the early 1980s as The Joan Collins Fanclub. He wore heavy glam make-up and dressed in outrageous fashions, usually involving leather and hinting at bondage. His pet dog "Fanny the Wonder Dog" featured in performances. Since then, C... Biography of Frank Oz
Frank Oz (born May 25, 1944) is an American film director, actor and puppeteer. Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m) Early life Oz was born Richard Frank Oznowicz in Hereford, England to Frances and Isidore Oznowicz, both of whom were puppeteers. His parents were refugees from the Holocaust who moved to England after fighting the Nazis with the Dutch Brigades. Oz's Dutch/Polish father was Jewish and his Flemish mother was a lapsed Catholic. Oz moved to California, United States with his parents when he was five years old. He attended Oakland City College. Career Oz is known for his work as a puppeteer (including voices), performing with Jim Henson's Muppets. His characters have included Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and Sam the Eagle on The Muppet Show, and Grover, Cookie Monster and Bert on Se... Biography of Klaus Meine
Klaus Meine (born May 25, 1948) is a German singer, best known as the frontman of the hard rock/heavy metal band Scorpions. He is well-noted for his unique voice and polished delivery which ranges from high notes to soft ballads, and is respected worldwide for his support for music and human rights. Meine writes most of, but not all the lyrics to Scorpions' songs. He also shares the authorship of some lyrics with Herman Rarebell (former drummer of Scorpions) on some songs like the major hit "Rock You Like a Hurricane", among others. He also composed some songs alone like "Wind of Change" and "A Moment in a Million Years". In 1981, after a world tour and during the recording of the Blackout album, Meine lost his voice so badly he could not even speak properly. Meine was advised by his... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Charpy
Pierre Charpy, born May 25, 1919 in Lyon, was a French journalist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Vernier
Pierre-Philippe Rayer, best known as Pierre Vernier, born May 25, 1931 in Saint-Jean-d'Angély, is a French actor. Théâtre Grand ami de Jean-Paul Belmondo depuis le conservatoire, il accompagnera son retour au théâtre dans 1987 : Kean (théâtre) de Jean-Paul Sartre d'après Alexandre Dumas, mise en scène Robert Hossein 1990 : Cyrano de Bergerac d' Edmond Rostand, mise en scène Robert Hossein 1998 : Frédérick ou le boulevard du crime de Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, mise en scène Bernard Murat Filmography Actor 1950 : Juliette ou La clef des songes de Marcel Carné 1956 : Les Copains du dimanche d'Henri Aisner 1958 : Les Affreux de Marc Allégret 1959 : Rue des prairies de Denys de la Patellière 1959 : Les Yeux de l'amour de Denys de la Patellière 1960 : Les Godel... Biography of Jamie Kennedy
James Harvey Kennedy (born May 25, 1970) is an American comedian and actor. Height: 6' 0½" (1.84 m) Early life Kennedy was born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania to a machinist father and an accountant and paralegal mother. He is the youngest of six children and was raised Catholic. He attended and graduated from Monsignor Bonner High School in 1988. After studying acting in college, he began his career as a Hollywood extra and honed his skills at voice impersonations. Career This skill led to, among other things, an unorthodox success in the way of creating a false persona, screen agent "Marty Power" (a fictitious person). Posing as Marty Power over the telephone, Kennedy attracted the attention of real agents and managers who would later book his performances. He eventually land... Biography of Beverly Sills
Beverly Sills (May 25, 1929 – July 2, 2007) was perhaps the best-known American opera singer in the 1960s and 1970s. She was famous for her performances in coloratura soprano roles in operas around the world and on recordings. After retiring from singing in 1980, she became the general manager of the New York City Opera. In 1994, she became the Chairman of Lincoln Center and then, in 2002, of the Metropolitan Opera, stepping down in 2005. Sills lent her celebrity to further her charity work for the prevention and treatment of birth defects. Life and career Sills was born Belle Miriam Silverman in Brooklyn, New York to Shirley Bahn (née Sonia Markovna), a musician, and Morris Silverman, an insurance broker. Her parents were Jewish immigrants from Odessa and Bucharest, Romania. She was r... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henry Calvin
Henry Calvin (May 25, 1918-October 6, 1975) was an American comic actor best known for his role as Sergeant Garcia on Walt Disney's live-action television series Zorro (1957-1959). Life and career Born Wimberly Calvin Goodman on May 25, 1918 in Dallas, Texas, the future actor sang in the choir of his local Baptist church as a child; he was often the featured soloist. After graduating from public school he attended Southern Methodist University before pursuing a career as an actor and singer. Calvin hosted a 1950 NBC radio show and appeared on Broadway (most notably in Kismet as the The Wazir of Police). In 1952, he portrayed Big Ben on the children's TV series Howdy Doody. and made his film debut in Crime Against Joe as Red Waller four years later. His character in Zorro, Sergean... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dixie Carter
Dixie Virginia Carter (born May 25, 1939 in McLemoresville, Tennessee) is an American Emmy Award winning actress. Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) Early life Dixie Virginia Carter was born in McLemoresville, Tennessee and spent many of her early years in Memphis. She attended college at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and Southwestern at Memphis (now Rhodes College). She is a graduate of Memphis State (now University of Memphis) with a degree in English. At school, she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority. In 1959, Carter competed in the Miss Tennessee pageant, where she placed first runner-up to Mickie Weyland. Career In 1960, Carter made her professional stage debut in a Memphis production of Carousel. She moved to New York City in 1963 and got a part in a produ... Biography of Anthea Turner
Anthea Millicent Turner (born May 25, 1960 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English television personality. Career Anthea's move into television was through Sky Channel (UK) presenting live music programmes from July 1986 - 1989. Her debut on national television was with the BBC on But First This, which led to Anthea fronting two series for the BBC on the Saturday morning show Up2U. She then spent three years as the only non-Radio One DJ to regularly present Britain's most successful TV music show Top of the Pops. Her first adult TV show was Best of Magic which she co-hosted with Simon Mayo. The short-lived Saturday morning children's show UP2U was a flop, and is chiefly remembered today for a motorcycle stunt that went wrong, leaving Turner slightly burned by faulty pyrotechnics. Turner... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Olivia Pascal
Olivia Pascal (born Olivia Gerlitzki May 26, 1957 in Munich, Germany) is a German actress, famous for her role as Laura Seidel in Verliebt in Berlin (German for "In Love in Berlin"), a Golden Rose-winning German telenovela, starring Alexandra Neldel, Mathis Künzler, Tim Sander, and Laura Osswald. It premiered on February 28, 2005, on Sat.1 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland - its final episode will be broadcasted on October 12, 2007. The series is an adaptation of the Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea ("I am Betty, the ugly one"), written by Fernando Gaitán (also author of Café, con aroma de mujer) and produced by RCN TV. The original season of the serial comedy-drama follows the life of the unsophisticated but good-natured Lisa Plenske (Neldel), and her incongruous job at the... Biography of Kathy Barry (singer)
Kathy Barry, born May 25, 1952 in Oklahoma City, is an American musician. With her sister, she formed the music groupe "Kara & Kat".... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Laurent Khaiat
Laurent Khaiat, born of a French mother and Arabic father May 25, 1968 in Tel Aviv, is an actor and producer.... Biography of Alastair Campbell
Alastair John Campbell (born 25 May 1957) served as Director of Communications and Strategy for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2003. He had began working with Tony Blair in 1994. Early life Alastair Campbell is the son of veterinary surgeon Donald Campbell and his wife, Elizabeth, a Scottish couple (his father came from Tiree while his mother was from Ayrshire) who moved to Keighley, West Yorkshire, England when the elder Campbell became a partner in a veterinary practice there. Alastair has two elder brothers, Donald and Graeme, and a younger sister, Elizabeth. Campbell attended City of Leicester School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he studied modern languages (French and German, for which he received a 2:1, or Upper Second) and claimed th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Victoria Shaw
Victoria Shaw (25 May 1935 - 17 August 1988) was an Australian-born American actress. She was born Jeanette Elphick. She studied modelling with June Dally-Watkins before making her Australian screen debut opposite Chips Rafferty in The Phantom Stockman (1953). Bob Hope spotted her while touring Australia and urged her to try her luck in Hollywood, where in 1955 she signed a contract with Columbia Pictures. She played opposite Tyrone Power in The Eddie Duchin Story (1956). Her subsequent films included Edge of Eternity (1959), I Aim at the Stars (1960) and Westworld (1973). She also made appearances in such TV shows as ABC's General Hospital, and ] and NBC's Ironside with Raymond Burr. She was married to Roger Smith from 1956-1965. After their divorce, Smith obtained sole custody o... Biography of Haydée Politoff
Haydée Politoff, born May 25, 1946 in Paris, is a French actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2747565/ ) Cappotto di legno, Il (1981) (as Haydèe Politoff) .... Teresa Talascio ... aka Fear in the City (USA) ... aka Wooden Overcoat (USA: video title) Femme qui pleure, La (1979) .... Haydée ... aka The Crying Woman (USA) "Mutant, Le" (1978) (mini) TV mini-series The 'Human' Factor (1975) .... Pidgeon Altra faccia del padrino, L' (1973) .... Angelica Magliulo ... aka The Funny Face of the Godfather (International: English title) Amour l'après-midi, L' (1972) .... Dream Sequence ... aka Chloe in the Afternoon (USA) ... aka Love in the Afternoon Vergine di Bali, La (1972) ... aka The Virgin of Bali (International: English title) Ettore lo fusto (19... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mathieu Pigasse
Matthieu Pigasse, born May 25, 1968 i Clichy, is a French businessman, banker, active in French left-wing politics, journalist and former civil servant. In June 2010, the future of French newspaper Le Monde hangs in the balance as three separate bidders are reported to be closing in on the 66-year-old title: France Telecom, Spanish firm Prisa and Claude Perdriel, chief executive of French news magazine Nouvel Observateur; another group, comprising Matthieu Pigasse, head of investment bank Lazard, entrepreneur Xavier Niel and 80-year-old industrialist Pierre Bergé, is also understood to have lodged a bid, and also the Russian billionaire Gleb Fetisov is planning to buy the title.... Biography of Jeanne Crain
Jeanne Elizabeth Crain (May 25, 1925 – December 14, 2003) was an American actress. Early life Crain was born in Barstow, California to George A. Crain (a school teacher) and Loretta Carr; she was of Irish heritage on her mother's side, and of English and distant French descent on her father's. She moved to Los Angeles as a young child. An excellent ice skater, Crain first attracted attention when she was crowned Miss Pan Pacific at L.A.'s Pan Pacific Auditorium. Later, while still in high school, she was asked to make a screen test opposite Orson Welles. She did not get the part, but in 1943, at the age of 18, she appeared in a bit part in the movie The Gang's All Here. Career In 1944 she starred in Home in Indiana and In the Meantime, Darling. Her acting was critically panned, ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (May 25, 1803–January 18, 1873) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician. Lord Lytton was a florid, popular writer of his day, who coined such phrases as "the great unwashed", "pursuit of the almighty dollar", "the pen is mightier than the sword", and the infamous incipit "It was a dark and stormy night." Despite his popularity in his heyday, today his name is known as a byword for bad writing. San Jose State University’s annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest for bad writing is named after him. He was the youngest son of General William Earle Bulwer of Heydon Hall and Wood Dalling, Norfolk and Elizabeth Barbara Lytton, daughter of Richard Warburton Lytton of Knebworth, Hertfordshire. He had two brothers, William ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pieter Zeeman
Pieter Zeeman (Zonnemaire, May 25, 1865 – Amsterdam, October 9, 1943) (pronounced ) was a Dutch physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Hendrik Lorentz for his discovery of the Zeeman effect. Childhood and youth Pieter Zeeman was born in Zonnemaire, a small town on the island of Schouwen-Duiveland, Netherlands to Catharinus Forandinus Zeeman, a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church, and Willemina Worst. He was early on already interested in physics. In 1883, the Aurora borealis happened to be visible in the Netherlands. Zeeman, then a student of the high school in Zierikzee, made a drawing and description of the phenomenon and submitted that to Nature, where it was published. The editor praised "the careful observations of Professor Zeeman from his observatory in ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacki Weaver
Jacki Weaver (born May 25, 1947 (birth time source: British Entertainers, Franck C. Clifford)) is an Australian stage, television and film actress. Weaver has married five times, including twice to Derryn Hinch. She attended Hornsby Girls High School. Filmography The Two-Wheeled Time Machine (1997) .... Old Alice Cosi (1996) .... Cherry House Rules (1988) TV Series The Perfectionist (1987) .... Barbara Gunn The Challenge (1986) (mini) TV Series .... Rasa Bertrand Abra Cadabra (1983) (V) (voice) .... Primrose Buttercup Sarah (1982) (TV) (voice) Squizzy Taylor (1982) .... Dolly Trial by Marriage (1980) TV Series .... Joan Water Under the Bridge (1980) (TV) .... Maggie McGhee The Dick Emery Show in Australia (1977) TV Series .... Various Characters Alvin Purple... Biography of Leslie Uggams
Leslie Uggams (born May 25, 1943 in New York City) is American actress and singer, best known for her Tony Award-winning work in Hallelujah, Baby! Uggams first started in show business as a child in 1950, playing the niece of Ethel Waters on the television series Beulah. She was a regular on Sing Along with Mitch, starring record producer/conductor Mitch Miller. In 1960 she sang "Give Me That Old Time Religion" in the film Inherit the Wind. She would audition for the lead part in the film Cleopatra, but would lose out to Elizabeth Taylor. (Actress Dorothy Dandridge was also in the running, when director Rouben Mamoulian was to direct, but her part was lost when the director was taken off the project). Since then, Uggams has had a variety show added to her list of credits (The Lesl... Biography of Lee Meriwether
Lee Ann Meriwether (born May 27, 1935 in Los Angeles, California) is Miss America 1955, and an American actress, appearing in movies, soap operas, game shows and television. The brunette Meriwether is known for her roles as Buddy Ebsen's daughter-in-law and crime-solving partner, Betty Jones, in the long-running 1970s crime drama Barnaby Jones, and as Catwoman in the 1966 film version of Batman. Early life Lee Meriwether was born to Claudius Gregg Meriwether (13 October 1904, Oregon – 15 July 1954, San Francisco, California) and Ethel Eve Mulligan (25 March 1903, Oregon – 21 May 1996, Los Angeles, California). She has one brother, Don Brett Meriwether, born 14 May 1938, in Los Angeles. She grew up in San Francisco after the family moved there from Phoenix, Arizona. She attended George... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William Patrick Kinsella
William Patrick Kinsella, OC, OBC (born May 25, 1935) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer. His work has often concerned baseball and Canada's First Nations and other Canadian issues. William Patrick Kinsella was born to John Matthew Kinsella and Olive Kinsella in Edmonton, Alberta. Kinsella was raised until he was 10 years-old at a homestead near Darwell, Alberta, 60 km west of the city, home-schooled by his mother and taking correspondence courses. "I'm one of these people who woke up at age five knowing how to read and write," he says. When he was ten, the family moved to Edmonton. As an adult, he held a variety of jobs in Edmonton, including as a clerk for the Government of Alberta and managing a credit bureau. In 1967, he moved to Victoria, British Columbia, running a p... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Karen Valentine
Karen Valentine (born May 25, 1947 in Sebastopol, California) is an Emmy Award winning American actress, best known for her role as Alice Johnson in the TV series Room 222. Early life Valentine first won a spot representing California at the Miss Teenage America pageant. When Ed Sullivan saw her act (where she would comically dance in a flamboyant costume while lip-synching to Eydie Gormé's "Blame it on the Bossa Nova" , he was quoted as saying, "I want that girl on my show." Career In 1969, Valentine won her breakthrough role as a school teacher on the TV series Room 222. She was nominated twice for an Emmy and once for a Golden Globe, winning an Emmy in 1970 for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role. The actress later starred as Gidget in the film Gidget Grows Up, and on... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gene Tunney
James Joseph "Gene" Tunney (May 25, 1897 – November 7, 1978) was the heavyweight boxing champion from 1926-1928 who defeated Jack Dempsey twice, first in 1926 and then in 1927. Tunney's successful title defense against Dempsey is one of the most famous bouts in boxing history and is known as The Long Count Fight. Tunney retired as a heavyweight after his victory over Tom Heeney in 1928. Tunney, who in World War I served in the U.S. Marines, had only one loss in his entire professional career — a 10 round unanimous decision to Harry Greb for the American Light Heavyweight title, a defeat that he later avenged in four more fights against Greb. He was regarded as an extremely skillful boxer who excelled in defense. In addition to beating Dempsey, the most famous fighter of his era, Tunn... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Vladimir Voronin
Vladimir Nicolae Voronin (born May 25, 1941) is a Moldovan politician. He has been the President of the Republic of Moldova since 2001, and the First Secretary of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) since 1994. He is Europe's first democratically elected communist head of state (the second being Dimitris Christofias of Cyprus, who is the first in the European Union). Biography Early career Vladimir Voronin was born in the village Corjova, Dubasari district of the Moldavian SSR. Despite his russified name, his ethnic origins are Romanian. His grandfather was Isidor Sârbu. Voronin's mother, Pelagheia Bujenita;, died on July 2, 2005. Voronin graduated from the Cooperation College (Kooperativny technikum) of Chisinau (1961), the All-Union Institute for Food... Biography of Marco Meoni
Marco Meoni, born May 25, 1973 in Padova, is an Italian volley-ball player. Height: 1m96 Clubs Padoue Italie 1994-1995 1994-1995 Montichiari Italie 1995-1996 1998-1999 Macerata Italie 1999-2000 1999-2000 Parme Italie 2003-2004 2003-2004 Padoue Italie 2004-2005 2004-2005 Trente Italie 2005-2006 ...... Biography of Poppy Z. Brite
Poppy Z. Brite (born Melissa Ann Brite on May 25, 1967 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American author. Brite initially achieved notoriety in the gothic horror genre of literature in the early 1990s after publishing a string of successful novels. Brite's recent work has moved into the related genre of dark comedy, of which many are set in the New Orleans restaurant world. Brite's novels are typically standalone books that feature recurring characters from previous novels and short stories. Much of her work features openly gay characters. Literary history Early in Brite's career, she was best known for writing gothic and horror novels and short stories. Her trademarks have included using gay men as main characters, graphic sexual descriptions in the works, and an often wry treatment of... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gustave Jacquet
Gustave Jean Jacquet, born May 25, 1846 in Paris and died in 1909 was a French painter, a student of Bouguereau.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philippe Jaenada
Philippe Jaenada, born May 25, 1964 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, is a French author. He won Prix de Flore (Price of Flore) in 1997 with his first novel, le Chameau sauvage. Works Le Chameau sauvage (Prix de Flore 1997), Julliard 1997 Néfertiti dans un champ de canne à sucre, Julliard 1999 La grande à bouche molle, Julliard 2001 Le Cosmonaute, Grasset 2002 Vie et mort de la jeune fille blonde, Grasset 2004 Les brutes, avec Dupuy et Berbérian, Éditions Scali 2006 Déjà vu, avec Thierry Clech, Éditions PC 2007... Biography of Didier Mathus
Didier Mathus, born May 25, 1952 in Montceau-les-Mines (Saône-et-Loire), is a French politician, member of PS (Pari socialiste).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Daniel Fidelin
Daniel Fidelin, born May 25, 1948 in Fécamp, is a French politician, member of UMP (Union pour un mouvement populaire).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eric Dolige
Éric Doligé, born May 25, 1943 in Paris, is a French politician and businessman.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Franchet d'Espèrey
Louis Félix Marie François Franchet d'Espérey (Mostaganem, 25 May 1856 – 8 July 1942) was a French general during the First World War. Early life He was born in Mostaganem in what is today Algeria, the son of an officer of cavalry in the Chasseurs d'Afrique. He was educated at Saint-Cyr and graduated in 1876. He served in French Indochina, China (against the Boxer Rebellion in 1900 during which his cousin the German plenipotentiary Klemens von Ketteler was killed) and Morocco before 1914. First World War In 1914, Franchet d'Espérey did well as an corps commander at the Battle of Charleroi, and as result he rose rapidly through the ranks during the war. On the eve of the First Battle of the Marne, Franchet d'Espérey was given command of the French Fifth Army. By March 1916, Franch... Biography of Guy-André Kieffer
Guy-André Kieffer (born 25 May 1949 ) is a journalist of dual French-Canadian nationality who worked in West Africa generally, and in Côte d'Ivoire specifically. On April 16, 2004, he was kidnapped from a Abidjan parking lot and has not been seen since. Career Kieffer was born and raised in France; his family lives in the region of Rhône-Alpes. He studied law in Montreal, , and while there married a Canadian woman and obtained Canadian nationality; this marriage produced a son Sébastien-Cédric but later resulted in divorce. Kieffer is presently married to Osange Silou-Kieffer; they have a daughter Canelle. From 1984 to 2002, Kieffer worked for the French financial newspaper La Tribune. Following this he worked in West Africa for a number of years, and wrote articles concerning P... Biography of Claude Akins
Claude Marion Akins (May 25, 1926 — January 27, 1994) was an American actor. He was born in Nelson, Georgia and grew up in Bedford, Indiana. He was a 1949 graduate of Northwestern University , where he studied theatre. and became a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. Powerful in appearance and voice, Akins could be counted on to play the clever (or less than clever) tough guy, on the side of good or bad, in movies and television. He is best remembered as Sheriff Lobo in the 1970s TV series B.J. and the Bear, and later The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, a spin-off series. In movies, his first appearance was in From Here to Eternity in 1953. Akins portrayed prisoner Joe Berdett in the movie Rio Bravo (which also starred John Wayne and Angie Dickinson), Naval Lt. Commander Farber in Don... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Goia Timpanale
Goia Timpanale, born May 25, 1936 in Palermo, is an Amercian actress, singer and storyteller.... Biography of Claude Pinoteau
Claude Pinoteau (25 May 1925 – 5 October 2012) was a French film director and scriptwriter. Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts de Seine, Île-de-France, France. He died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, aged 87. Filmography 1971 : It Only Happens to Others 1973 : Le Silencieux with Lino Ventura, Leo Genn et Suzanne Flon 1974 : La Gifle with Lino Ventura, Annie Girardot et Isabelle Adjani 1976 : Le Grand Escogriffe with Yves Montand, Agostina Belli et Claude Brasseur 1979 : L'Homme en colère with Lino Ventura, Angie Dickinson et Donald Pleasence 1980 : La Boum with Claude Brasseur, Brigitte Fossey et Sophie Marceau 1982 : La Boum 2 with Claude Brasseur, Brigitte Fossey et Sophie Marceau 1984 : La Septième Cible with Lino Ventura, Lea Massari et Jean Poiret ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tony Fabre
Tony Fabre, born May 25, 1964 in Nantes, is a French dancer and choreographer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eugene Zimmerman
Eugene Zimmerman, cartoonist, was born on May 25 (Wikipedia gives May 23), 1862 and died on March 26, 1935. Known by his famous signature "Zim," he was born in Basel, Switzerland. He early lost his mother and was sent to live with relatives in Alsace. In 1867 his father, who was a baker, and an older brother immigrated to the United States. Two years later Zimmerman was placed on a ship and followed them. Poverty and restricted circumstances characterized his early years as he moved from relatives to working in different jobs. In 1877 he became an apprentice sign painter and continued in this line of work for several years, nurturing a desire to become a professional cartoonist. By copying the work of cartoonists, he acquired the skills necessary to gather a portfolio, which gained him an ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bennett Cerf
Bennett Alfred Cerf (May 25, 1898 - August 27, 1971) was a publisher and co-founder of Random House, also known for his own compilations of jokes and puns, for regular personal appearances lecturing across the United States, and for his television appearances in the panel game show What's My Line? Bennett Cerf was born and brought up in New York City in a Jewish family of Alsatian and German descent. His father, Gustave Cerf, was a lithographer; his mother, Frederika Wise, was an heiress to a tobacco-distribution fortune. Cerf attended the same public school as composer Richard Rodgers, the publisher Richard Simon, and the playwright Howard Dietz, and he spent his teenage years at 790 Riverside Drive, an apartment building in Washington Heights that was home to two other friends who... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Janis Karpinski
Janis Leigh Karpinski (born May 25, 1953, Rahway, New Jersey) is a central figure in the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal. Karpinski is currently a United States Army Colonel in the 800th Military Police Brigade. She was demoted from Brigadier General in the aftermath of the scandal, for dereliction of duty, making a material misrepresentation to investigators, and failure to obey a lawful order. She was the commander of three large US- and British-led prisons in Iraq in 2003, eight battalions, and 3400 Army reservists. Karpinski claims that she was made a "scapegoat" in order to protect higher ranking military personnel from the scandal. In June 2003, during the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq, Karpinski was given command of the 800 Military Police Brigade, putting her in c... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ralph Frederic Howell
Sir Ralph Frederic Howell (25 May 1923 – 14 February 2008) was a British Conservative politician and farmer. He served as MP for North Norfolk for 27 years. Early life Howell was born in Great Moulton in Norfolk, the son of a farmer. He was educated at Diss Grammar School, Norfolk. He joined the RAF in 1941, becoming a navigator and bomb aimer. He was demobilised as a flight lieutenant in 1946, and became an arable farmer, later chairing the local branch of the National Farmers Union. He married Margaret Bone in 1950. His wife died in 2005. He was survived by their daughter and two sons. Political career He joined the Conservative Party, and was councillor for Mitford and Launditch Rural District Council from 1961. He stood for Parliament in North Norfolk at the 1966 UK gene... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anouk Ferjac
Anouk Ferjac, born May 25, 1932 is a French actress. Filmography 1997 : Le Déménagement d'Olivier Doran 1980 : Celles qu'on n'a pas eues de Pascal Thomas 1977 : Diabolo menthe de Diane Kurys 1975 : Docteur Françoise Gailland de Jean-Louis Bertucelli 1973 : Les Grands Sentiments font les bons gueuletons de Michel Berny 1971 : Viva la muerte de Francesco Arrabal 1970 : Mektoub d'Ali Ghalem 1969 : Que la bête meure de Claude Chabrol 1968 : Je t'aime, je t'aime d'Alain Resnais 1967 : Fleur d'oseille de Georges Lautner 1966 : La Guerre est finie d'Alain Resnais 1965 : Dom Juan ou le Festin de pierre (téléfilm, 1965) 1960 : Le Dialogue des Carmélites de Philippe Agostini 1957 : L'Étrange Monsieur Steve de Raymond Bailly 1956 : Mitsou de Jacqueline Audry 1956 :... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wayne Allen Moody
Wayne Allen Moody, born May 25, 1951, is an American astrologer and author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kendall Gill
Kendall GILL, born in Chicago on May 25 1968, is a American basketball player.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Neil Marshall
Neil Marshall (born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on 25 May 1970) is a film director and screenwriter. Marshall began his career in editing and in 2002 directed his first feature film Dog Soldiers, which became a cult film. He followed up with the critically acclaimed horror film The Descent in 2005. Marshall also directed Doomsday in 2008 and has numerous projects planned for the future. Background Neil Marshall was first inspired to become a film director when he saw Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) at the age of eleven. He began making home movies using Super 8 mm film, and in 1989, he attended film school at Newcastle Polytechnic (now Northumbria University). In the next eight years, he worked as a freelance editor. In 1995, he was hired to co-write and edit for director Bharat Na... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Peguy Luyindula
Péguy Luyindula (born May 25, 1979 in Kinshasa, Zaire) is a French football striker. He currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain, in the French League. Early Career Luyindula began his career at Niort and in his first professional season scored 8 goals where he caught the eye of Strasbourg scoring 19 goals in 24 months. He earnt a reputation as one of the hottest French prospects. Olympique Lyonnais Luyindula continued his progress up the football ladder after coming to the attention of French giants Lyon. In January 2002 he completed a £5.5m transfer to Lyon and continued his good form scoring 6 goals and helping Lyon win the French League. He remained at Lyon for the next two season winning two more League Championships. Olympique Marseille Following the club record sal... Biography of John Gregory Dunne
John Gregory Dunne (25 May 1932 - 30 December 2003) was an American novelist, screenwriter and literary critic. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and was a younger brother of author Dominick Dunne. He suffered from a severe stutter and took up writing to express himself. Eventually he learned to speak normally by observing others. He graduated from Princeton University in 1954 and worked as a journalist for Time magazine. He married novelist Joan Didion on 30 January 1964, and they became collaborators on a series of screenplays, including Panic in Needle Park (1971), A Star Is Born (1976) and True Confessions (1981), an adaptation of his own novel. He is the author of two non-fiction books about Hollywood, The Studio and Monster. As a literary critic and essayist, he was a frequ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mary Wells Lawrence
Mary Wells Lawrence (born Mary Georgene Berg May 25, 1928 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States) is a retired American advertising executive. She was the founding president of Wells Rich Greene, an advertising agency known for its creativity and innovative work, and the first woman CEO of a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. In the late 1940s, Mary Wells studied for two years at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She relocated to New York City, where she studied theatre and drama, and had by 1952 become Macy's fashion advertising manager. Wells was a copywriter and copy group head at McCann Erickson in 1953, later joining the Lennen & Newell advertising agency's "brain trust." She began a seven-year tenure at the Doyle Dane Bernbach agency (now DD... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Matt Borlenghi
Matteo A. "Matt" Borlenghi (born May 25, 1967) is an American actor, known for his role as Ziggy Deadmarsh on CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful in 2002. Borlenghi, a dual US-Italian citizen, was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Kiki and Robert Borlenghi. After making his film debut in the cult horror film Cannibal Hookers, he played Brian Bodine on All My Children, another U.S. soap opera, in the early 1990s—the romantic interest of Hayley Vaughan, as played by Kelly Ripa. In time, he left the show to test the waters in other arenas, but later came back to play the love interest of Dixie Cooney Martin. Matt spent the next several years starring on various sitcoms, series, and films. He is now directing, with a short film called Jack set to hit the international fil... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Guy Chevalier
Guy Chevalier, born May 25, 1938 in Les Herbiers, Vendée, is a French Catholic Bishop. He is Bishop of Taiohae ou Tefenuaenata in Polynesia (1986 -).... Biography of Jean Wahl
Jean André Wahl (May 25, 1888 - June 19, 1974) was a French philosopher. Early career He was professor at the Sorbonne from 1936 to 1967, broken by World War II. He was in the U.S. from 1942 to 1945, having been interned as a Jew at the Drancy deportation camp (north-east of Paris) and then escaped. He began his career as a follower of Henri Bergson and the American pluralist philosophers William James and George Santayana. He is known as one of those introducing Hegelian thought in France in the 1930s, ahead of Alexandre Kojève's more celebrated lectures. He was also a champion in French thought of the Danish proto-existentialist Kierkegaard. These enthusiasms, which became the significant books Le malheur de la conscience dans la philosophie de Hegel (1929) and Études kierkegaard... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Francis Mer
Francis Mer (may 25th, 1939, in Pau) is a French businessman, industrialist and politician. A former alumnus of the Ecole polytechnique, he was hired in 1970 by the Saint-Gobain group. In 1982, he became chairman of the board of Pont-à-Mousson SA. In the 1980s, he joined the Saint-Simon Foundation think-tank. Following the 1986 legislative elections and the nomination of the conservative Jacques Chirac as Prime Minister, he was nominated as president of the new Usinor group. He was reelected to his position in 1995, upon the group's privatization, and renamed the group Arcelor in 2002. From 2002 to 2004, he was Minister of Finances in Jean-Pierre Raffarin's conservative government. Since 2005, he seats on the board of directors of Vale Inco, which benefited from an important tax reba... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Paul Nunzi
Jean-Paul Nunzi, born May 25, 1942 in Agen (Lot-et-Garonne), is a French politician and teacher, related to PS (Parti Socialiste).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Ludlum
Robert Ludlum (May 25, 1927 New York City – March 12, 2001 Naples, Florida) was an American author of 25 thriller novels. There are more than 290 million copies of his books in print, and they have been translated into 32 languages. Ludlum also published books under the pseudonyms Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepherd. Some of Ludlum's novels have been made into films and mini-series, including The Osterman Weekend, The Holcroft Covenant, The Apocalypse Watch, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum. A non-Ludlum book supposedly inspired by his unused notes, Covert One: The Hades Factor, has also been made into a mini-series. The Bourne movies, starring Matt Damon in the title role, have been commercially and critically successful (The Bourne Ultimatum won three... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Aron
Robert Aron (May 25, 1898 - April 19, 1975) was a French writer who authored a number of works on politics and history. Early life The son of an established stockbroker, Robert Aron was from an upper-class Jewish family with origins in Eastern France. After attending the Lycée Condorcet, he joined the military and was injured on the front as an officer in 1918 at the end of World War I. Career Receiving a degree in literature after the war, he did not teach and instead joined the publishing house Éditions Gallimard, where he was for some time the secretary of Gaston Gallimard. He also worked as a film critic for the magazine La Revue du Cinéma, and wrote about politics in the foreign service for La Revue des Deux Mondes. His interest in post-war avant-garde literature and art... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Blaise Patrix
Michel Patrix, born May 25, 1917 in Cabourg, Calvados, died May 4, 1973 in Gonneville-sur-Scie, Seine-Maritime, was a French painter.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Donald Duart MacLean
Donald Duart Maclean (IPA: ; 25 May 1913 Marylebone, London – 6 March 1983 Moscow) was a British diplomat, and after having been recruited as a straight penetration agent while still an undergraduate at Cambridge, by the Soviet intelligence service, was one of the Cambridge Five, members of MI5, MI6 or the diplomatic service who acted as spies for the Soviet Union in the Second World War and beyond. His actions are widely thought to have contributed to the 1948 Soviet blockade of Berlin and the onset of the Korean War. As a reward for his espionage activities, Maclean was brevetted a colonel in the Soviet KGB. Educated at Gresham's School, Holt, and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, he was the son of the Liberal politician Sir Donald Maclean, who was Leader of the parliamentary opposition in th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Albert Vidalie
Albert Vidalie, born May 25, 1913 in Châtillon (Hauts-de-Seine), died June 18, 1971 in Paris, was a French screenwriter, composer and writer. Bibliography Novels Les Bijoutiers du clair de lune (1954) - Adapté au cinéma sous le titre éponyme par Roger Vadim en 1958 C'était donc vrai (1952) La Bonne Ferte (1955) Chandeleur l'artiste (1958) La Belle Française (1959] Cadet la Rose (1960) Le Pont des Arts Theater Terror of Oklahoma (1949) - En collaboration avec Yves Robert et Louis Sapin. La Nuit romaine (1957) Screenwriter 1951 : Terreur en Oklahoma, court métrage réalisé par Paul Paviot 1952 : Torticola contre Frankensberg, court métrage réalisé par Paul Paviot 1952 : Chicago-digest, court métrage réalisé par Paul Paviot 1952 : Poil de carotte, r... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Spaak
Charles Spaak (Brussels, May 25, 1903 - Nice, March 4, 1975) was a Belgian scriptwriter. He wrote the script of La Belle Equipe by Julien Duviver, the adaptation and dialogues of Gueule d'amour by Jean Gremillon and of La Grande Illusion by Jean Renoir.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Georges Colomb
Georges Colomb, best known as Christophe, born May 25, 1856 in Lure, (Haute-Saône), died January 3, 1945 in Nyons, was a French comics artist and author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Milt Bernhardt
Milt Bernhart (May 25, 1926 in Valparaiso, Indiana – January 22, 2004 in Glendale, California) was a West Coast jazz trombonist who worked with Stan Kenton, Frank Sinatra, and others. He supplied the exciting solo heard in the middle of Sinatra's popular 1956 recording of I've Got You Under My Skin, conducted by Nelson Riddle. Bernhart (occasionally spelled Bernhardt) began on tuba, but switched to trombone in high school. At 16 he worked in Boyd Raeburn's band and later had some "gigs" with Teddy Powell. After time in the United States Army he worked, off and on, with Stan Kenton for the next ten years. He is perhaps most associated with Kenton, but in 1955 he had his first album as a leader. In 1986 he was elected President of the Big Band Academy of America. Although known as "mil... Biography of Jacob Burckhardt
Jacob Christoph Burckhardt (May 25, 1818, Basel, Switzerland – August 8, 1897, Basel) was a Swiss historian of art and culture, and an influential figure in the historiography of each field. He is known as one of the major progenitors of cultural history, albeit in a form very different from how cultural history is conceived and studied in academia today. Siegfried Giedion described Burckhardt's achievement in the following terms: "The great discoverer of the age of the Renaissance, he first showed how a period should be treated in its entirety, with regard not only for its painting, sculpture and architecture, but for the social institutions of its daily life as well." Burckhardt's best known work is The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (1860). Life The son of a Protestant cle... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ferdinand Bracke
Ferdinand Bracke (born 25 May 1939 in Hamme, Oost-Vlaanderen) is a former Belgian professional road and track cyclist who is most famous for holding the World Hour Record (48.093km) and winning the overall title at the 1971 Vuelta a España in front of Wilfried David of Belgium and Luis Ocaña of Spain. He also became world pursuit champion on the track in 1964 and 1969. Major achievements 1962 1st, Grand Prix des Nations (ITT 1964 World Professional Pursuit Champion 1966 – Peugeot-BP-Michelin Trofeo Angelo Baracchi (with Eddy Merckx) 32nd, Overall, Tour de France 1st, Stage 19 (Chamonix - Saint-Étienne, 264.5 km) 1967 Trofeo Angelo Baracchi (with Eddy Merckx) 1968 Hour Record - 48.093km 3rd, Overall, Tour de France 1969 World Professional Pursuit Champion ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Franco Bonisolli
Franco Bonisolli (May 25, 1938, Rovereto, Italy - October 30, 2003, Vienna, Austria) was an Italian operatic tenor, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, notably as Manrico and Calaf Life and career Bonisolli studied with Alfredo Lattaro, and after winning an international voice contest, he made his debut in Spoleto, as Ruggero, in 1962. He quickly established himself throughout Italy, appearing first in lyric roles such as, Nemorino, Duca di Mantua, Alfredo, Rodolfo, des Grieux, Hoffmann, etc. He took part in revivals of neglected opera such as La donna del lago, opposite Montserrat Caballé, and Le siège de Corinthe, opposite Beverly Sills, and took part in the creation of new works, such as La lampada di Alidino by Rota, and Luisilla by Mannino. He began an int... Biography of Jean-Pierre Danguillaume
Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (Joué-lès-Tours, 25 May 1946) was a French professional road bicycle racer. Between 1970 and 1978, Danguillaume won 7 stages in the Tour de France. Palmarès 1969 Peace Race 1970 Tour de France: Winner stage 22 1971 GP Ouest-France Tour de France: Winner stage 18 1972 Auzances Beaulac-Bernos Meymac Ploërdut Roquebrune Trophée des Grimpeurs 1973 Boulogne-sur-Mer Circuit de Boulogne Critérium International Plancoët Route Nivernaise Tour de France: Winner stage 6 Vailly-sur-Sauldre 1974 Bagneux La Ferté-Bernard Lannion Montceau-les-Mines Oradour-sur-Glane Tour de France: Winner stages 17 and 18 Ussel Pogny 1975 GP de Cannes Landivisiau Paris-Bourges Plaintel Rochecorbon Villers-Cotte... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Princess Helena of the United Kingdom
The Princess Helena (Helena Augusta Victoria: Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein by marriage; 25 May 1846 – 9 June 1923) was a member of the British Royal Family, the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Helena was educated by private tutors chosen by her father and his close friend and adviser, Baron Stockmar. Her childhood was spent with her parents, travelling between the variety of royal residences in Britain. The intimate atmosphere of the royal court came to an end on 14 December 1861, when her father died and her mother entered a period of intense mourning. In the early 1860s, Helena began a flirtation with Prince Albert's German librarian, Carl Ruland. Although the nature of the relationship is largely unknown, Helena... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Axel Duroux
Axel Duroux, born May 25, 1963 in Lyon, is a French journalist, radio and television executive and producer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alastair George Sharp
Alastair George Sharp, born May 25, 1911 in Aberdeen, is a Scottish jurist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Léo Lapara
Léopold Joseph Lapara, best known as Léo Lapara, born May 25, 1909 in Digne-les-Bains, died September 3, 1995 in Digne-les-Bains, was a French comedian. He married twice, with actresses Véra Clouzot and Héléna Bossis. Filmography 1950 : La Belle que voilà de Jean-Paul Le Chanois : Le chirurgien 1949 : Retour à la vie de Jean Dréville : Bernard, le médecin dans le sketch Le Retour de Jean 1949 : Dernière heure, édition spéciale de Maurice de Canonge : Alex Grive 1949 : Entre onze heures et minuit de Henri Decoin : L'inspecteur Perpignan 1948 : Rouletabille contre la dame de pique de Christian Chamborant : L'ambassadeur 1948 : Les amoureux sont seuls au monde de Henri Decoin : Ludo 1947 : Un flic de Maurice de Canonge : Un inspecteur 1947 : Quai des Orfèvres de Henri-Georg... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Edouard Herve
Édouard Hervé, born May 28, 1835 in Saint-Denis de La Réunion, died January 4, 1899 in Paris, was a French journalist, author and politician. Works Une page de l'histoire d'Angleterre. Les Élections de 1868. Le Cabinet Gladstone. La Réforme de l'Église d'Irlande (1869) La Crise irlandaise, depuis la fin du dix-huitième siècle jusqu'à nos jours (1885) Trente Ans de politique, quelques articles et discours (1899)... Biography of Jean-Charles Cazin
Jean-Charles Cazin (May 25, 1840 – March 17, 1901), French landscape painter and ceramicist, son of a well-known doctor, FJ Cazin (1788-1864), was born at Samer, Pas-de-Calais. Landscape, Dallas Museum of Art After studying in France, he went to England, where he was strongly influenced by the pre-Raphaelite movement. His chief earlier pictures have a religious interest, shown in such examples as "The Flight into Egypt" (1877), or "Hagar and Ishmael" (1880, Luxembourg); and afterwards his combination of luminous landscape with figure-subjects ("Souvenir de fête," 1881; "Journée faite," 1888) gave him a wide repute, and made him the leader of a new school of idealistic subject-painting in France. In 1890, Theodore Child discussed a few of his paintings (including a series of five painti... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Camille Erlanger
Camille Erlanger (May 25, 1863 – April 24, 1919) was a Parisian-born French opera composer. He studied at the Paris Conservatory under Léo Delibes and Émile Durand, and in 1888 won the Prix de Rome for his opera Velléda. His most famous opera, Le Juif polonais, was produced at the Opéra-comique in 1900. Erlanger died in Paris and was buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery. Works * Velléda, scène lyrique (1888), given at the Concerts Colonne in 1889 * La légende de Saint-Julien l'Hospitalier, légende dramatique in three acts and seven tableaux, after the story by Gustave Flaubert, (1888) * Kermaria, drame lyrique in three acts, libretto by Pierre-Barthélemy Gheusi, Opéra-Comique 8 February 1897 * Faublas, libretto by Pierre-Barthélemy Gheusi, 1897 * Le Juif pol... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philip Murray
Philip Murray (May 25, 1886 – November 9, 1952) was a steelworker and an American labor leader. One of the most important American labor leaders of the 20th century, he was the first president of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC), the first president of the United Steelworkers of America (USWA), and the longest-serving president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). Early life Philip Murray was born in Blantyre, Scotland, in 1886. His father, William Murray, was a Catholic coal miner and union leader who emigrated from Ireland to Scotland prior to his son's birth. His mother, the former Rose Layden, was a cotton mill weaver. Rose died when Philip was only two years old. William Murray remarried and had eight more children. Philip was the oldest boy, and after o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Richard Dimbleby
Richard Dimbleby CBE (May 25, 1913 – December 22, 1965) was an English journalist and broadcaster widely acknowledged as one of the greatest figures in British broadcasting history. Early life Frederick Richard Dimbleby was born near Richmond , in the western suburbs of London, the son of Gwendoline Mabel (Bolwell) and Frederick Jabez George Dimbleby, a journalist. He was educated at Mill Hill School in North London. He did not go to university. His great grandfather Jabez Bunting (J.B.) Dimbleby, born in Beverley, Yorkshire, was the first of the Dimbleby family to become involved in journalism. He was editor of the journal All Past Time "A journal devoted to the application of Astronomy to the measurement of time" and was described as the premier chronologist to the "British Chronolog... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Laurent Verron
Laurent Verron, born May 25, 1962 in Grenoble, is a French cartoonist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ronaldo Rogerio Mourao
Ronaldo Rogério de Freitas Mourão (born 1935), is a Brazilian astronomer and the founder of the Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences (Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins) (MAST), as well as a researcher and titular partner at the Brazilian History and Geography Institute (Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro) (IGHB).... Biography of Ramesh Balsekar
Ramesh S. Balsekar (born May 25, 1917 - died September 27, 2009) was a disciple of the late Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, a renowned Advaita master. From early childhood, Balsekar was drawn to Advaita, a nondual teaching, particularly the teachings of Ramana Maharshi and Wei Wu Wei. He wrote more than 20 books, was president of the Bank of India, and received guests daily in his home in Mumbai until shortly before his death. Background During his early life, Ramesh always felt he was enacting some role in a play that must, and would, end soon. Deep within, he believed that there had to be more to life than merely getting ahead of the other man. The answer came soon after his retirement when he had an encounter, which soon led to daily meetings, with the well-known sage, and his Guru, ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Georges Patrix
Georges Albert Adrien Patrix, born on May 25, 1920 in Cherbourg, died on June 7, 1992 in Paris, was a French artist, designer, and painter.... Biography of Mark Shields
Mark Shields (born May 25, 1937, in Weymouth, Massachusetts) is an American political columnist and commentator. Since 1988, Shields has provided weekly political analysis and commentary for PBS’ award-winning PBS NewsHour. His current sparring partner is David Brooks of The New York Times. Previous counterparts were the late William Safire, Paul Gigot of the Wall Street Journal and David Gergen. Shields is also a regular panelist on Inside Washington, the weekly public affairs show that is seen on both PBS and ABC. For 17 years, Shields was moderator and panelist on CNN’s Capital Gang. Shields, a Roman Catholic, graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1959. He served as an enlisted man in the United States Marine Corps before coming to Washington in 1965, where he became an a... Biography of Slavica Ecclestone
Slavica Ecclestone (née Radić, 25 May 1958) is a former model and ex-wife of Formula One racing CEO Bernie Ecclestone. Biography She was born in 1958 in Rijeka, Croatia. The young Slavica worked as an international fashion model, modelling for a number of leading clients, including designer Armani. While working on a Formula One promotional event for Armani at the 1982 Italian Grand Prix in Monza, she met Bernie Ecclestone. Bernie pursued Slavica doggedly, undaunted by their 28-year age difference, the language barrier (she spoke Croatian and Italian, he spoke only English), and their difference in height. At 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m), Slavica was nearly a foot taller than her suitor, Ecclestone being only 5 ft 2½ in (1.59 m) tall. Slavica is patron of the non-partisan Briti... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mariya Koryttseva
Mariya Koryttseva (born on May 25, 1985 in Kiev, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian female tennis player. Her career high ranking is No. 57 in the world, which she achieved on April 14, 2008. Her biggest career highlight so far is a surprising run to the final of the 2007 Sunfeast Open held in Kolkata, India in September 2007. En route to her appearance in the final, she beat Monique Adamczak, Vania King, who had defeated the number one seed Marion Bartoli in the previous round, Tatiana Poutchek and Anne Keothavong. Her run came to an end at the hands of Maria Kirilenko, who beat her 6–0, 6–2 in the final. She lost the doubles finals as well. As well as this run, she has won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, two coming at Palermo, where she won with Giulia Casoni in 2005, and again with Dar... Biography of Demetri Martin
Demetri Evan Martin (born May 25, 1973 in New York City, New York) is an Emmy Award–nominated and Perrier comedy award–winning American comedian, actor, artist, musician, writer, and humorist. Martin is best known for his work as a stand-up/prop comedian and as a contributor on The Daily Show. Currently, he is hosting his own show on Comedy Central entitled Important Things with Demetri Martin. Early life Martin graduated from Yale University in 1995. Despite objections from his family, he dropped out a year before graduating NYU Law School to pursue a career in comedy. Regarding the decision, Martin has said: “ It’s weird to make a decision where everyone in your life disapproves, pretty vocally and directly. They said, 'You've got one year left. Just do it.' I had a full scholarsh... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Wasley
André Wasley, born on May 25, 1899 in Laon (birth time source: Lescaut), died in 1978, was a French actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0913607/) 1958 Les misérables 1958 Le septième ciel Un monsieur à l'inauguration 1957 Les collégiennes Le père de Marthe 1957 Le septième commandement 1956 Gervaise Le père Colombe - un vieillard solitaire et désabusé (uncredited) 1955 Je suis un sentimental Le directeur de la Santé (uncredited) 1955 Les hommes en blanc Un paysan 1955 Les fruits de l'été 1954 Papa, maman, la bonne et moi... (uncredited) 1954 Cadet Rousselle (as André Wasseley) 1953 La belle de Cadix 1953 La dame aux camélias 1953 Les trois mousquetaires (as A. Wasseley) 1953 Minuit... Quai de Bercy Un inspecte... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François Achille Longet
François Achille Longet (May 25, 1811 (birth time source: Lescaut) - 1871) was a French anatomist and physiologist who was a native of Saint Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines. He was a student of François Magendie (1783-1855), and a pioneer in the field of experimental physiology. In 1853 he attained the chair of physiology of the Faculty of Medicine in Paris. One one his better known students was German physiologist Moritz Schiff (1823-1896). Longet is remembered for extensive research of the autonomic nervous system, and physiological experiments of the anterior and posterior columns of the spinal cord involving sensory and motor functionality. He also provided a detailed comprehensive description of nerve innervation of the larynx. With Jean Pierre Flourens (1794-1867), he performed pione... Biography of Raymond Carver
Raymond Clevie Carver, Jr. (May 25, 1938 – August 2, 1988) was an American short story writer and poet. Carver is considered a major American writer of the late 20th century and also a major force in the revitalization of the short story in the 1980s. Life Carver was born in Clatskanie, Oregon, a mill town on the Columbia River, and grew up in Yakima, Washington. His father, a skilled sawmill worker from Arkansas, was a fisherman and a heavy drinker. Carver's mother worked on and off as a waitress and a retail clerk. His one brother, James Franklin Carver, was born in 1943. Carver was educated at local schools in Yakima, Washington. In his spare time he read mostly novels by Mickey Spillane or publications such as Sports Afield and Outdoor Life and hunted and fished with friends a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Flavio Bucci
Flavio Bucci, born May 25, 1947 in Turino, is an Italian actor. Selected filmography Television 1978 - Ligabue, regia di Salvatore Nocita 1982 - Quer pasticciaccio brutto de via Merulana, regia di Piero Schivazappa 1984 - La piovra 1988 - L'ingranaggio, regia di Silverio Blasi 1989 - I promessi sposi, regia di Salvatore Nocita 2007 - L'avvocato Guerrieri: ad occhi chiusi, regia di Alberto Sironi Actor 1972 - La classe operaia va in paradiso, regia di Elio Petri 1972 - L'ultimo treno della notte, regia di Aldo Lado 1973 - La proprietà non è più un furto, regia di Elio Petri 1977 - Suspiria, regia di Dario Argento 1980 - Maledetti vi amerò, regia di Marco Tullio Giordana 1981 - Il marchese del Grillo, regia di Mario Monicelli 1983 - Sogno di una no... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Norris Windross
Norris "Da Boss", born on May 25, 1966 in Levysham, London, is a British singer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri Alexis Brialmont
Henri Alexis Brialmont (Venlo 25 May 1821 (birth time source: Lescaut) – Brussels 21 July 1903) was a Dutch-born Belgian military engineer. He was one of the leading fortifications engineers in the 19th century. He was born in Dutch Limburg, the son of the French-born Laurent Mathieu Brialmont (1789–1885), who was in 1821 lieutenant in the Dutch army, but would later become a Belgian general (1849) and minister of war (1850–51). Henri Brialmont was educated at the Brussels military school, he entered the army as sub-lieutenant of engineers in 1843, and became lieutenant in 1847. From 1847 to 1850 he was private secretary to the war minister, General Baron Chazal. In 1855 he entered the staff corps, became major in 1861, lieutenant-colonel 1864, colonel in 1868 and major-general in 1874.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christian Dovéro
Christian Dovéro, born on May 25, 1919 in Lyon (birth time source: Lescaut), is a French politician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Daniel Albrecht
Daniel Albrecht (born 25 May 1983) is a Swiss alpine skier and the present world champion in combined. He won his first World Cup race in late 2007, a super-combined held in Beaver Creek, USA, followed by a giant slalom in the same location a few days later. World Cup victories Date Location Race November 29, 2007 Beaver Creek Super-Combined December 2, 2007 Beaver Creek Giant Slalom October 26, 2008 Sölden Giant Slalom... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gilles Bouleau
Gilles Bouleau, born on January 1, 1962 (birth time source: Paddy de Jabrun, birth certificate), is a French journalist and broadcaster.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Aïssa Maïga
Aïssa Maïga, born May 25, 1975 in Dakar, Senegal, is a French screenwriter, director, comedian and TV host. Filmography Actress 1996 : Saraka Bo de Denis Amar : Danièle 1997 : La Revanche de Lucy de Janusz Mrosowski : 1999 : Jonas et Lila, à demain de Alain Tanner : Lila 2001 : Lise et André de Denis Dercourt : Esther 2003 : Voyage à Ouaga de Camille Mouyeké : Loutaya 2001 : Les Baigneuses de Viviane Candas : la sœur de Rita 2003 : Mes enfants ne sont pas comme les autres de Denis Dercourt : Myriam 2003 : Caché de Michael Haneke : Chantal 2004 : L'un reste, l'autre part de Claude Berri : Farida 2004 : Travaux de Brigitte Roüan : la fiancée de Condé 2004 : Les Poupées Russes de Cédric Klapisch : Kassia 2005 : Paris, je t'aime de Olivier Assayas : Sophie (Sec... Biography of Ethan Suplee
Ethan Suplee (born May 25, 1976) is an American film and television actor best known for his roles as Seth Ryan in American History X and Randy Hickey in My Name Is Earl. Early life Suplee was born in Manhattan, the son of Debbie and Bill Suplee (the latter of whom would go on to play "Willie," the one-eyed mailman, in My Name Is Earl). His parents were actors who met while performing summer stock and appeared on Broadway; his mother also worked as a drama teacher. Suplee's family moved to Los Angeles, California, when he was one year old. Career Suplee began acting in school plays. At 16, after high school, he was encouraged by friend Giovanni Ribisi to take an acting class. (It was also through Ribisi that Suplee first met his friend and future "Earl" castmate, Jason Lee.) Eth... Biography of Octavia Spencer
Octavia L. Spencer (born May 25, 1972) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Constance Grady on the US sitcom Ugly Betty and as Minny, the outspoken maid in the 2011 film, The Help, for which she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress, a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress, a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, and a pending nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Early life and education Born in Montgomery, Alabama, she is the sixth of seven children. Her mother worked as a maid. Spencer graduated from Jefferson Davis High School in 1988, and received a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts from Auburn University. Film career Spencer made her film debut as a nu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Al-Saadi al-Gaddafi
Al-Saadi al-Gaddafi (Arabic: الساعدي معمر القذافي; born 25 May 1973) is the third son of Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi. He is a Libyan businessman and former football (soccer) player. He was the commander of Libya's Special Forces and is involved in the 2011 Libyan civil war. An Interpol notice (orange notice) has been issued against him. He is a part of his father's inner circle. He was arrested by Libya’s National Transitional Council on 22 August 2011. Football career Gaddafi played in Libya with Al Ahly Tripoli. On the 6 June 2000, the BBC reported that Gaddafi had signed with Maltese champions Birkirkara F.C. and would play for them in the Champions League. The ... Biography of Logan Tom
Logan Maile Lei Tom (born May 25, 1981) is an American indoor volleyball and beach volleyball player. At age 19, Tom made her Olympic debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She also competed at the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics. In Beijing, Tom helped Team USA win a silver medal and was named Best Scorer. High school and personal life Logan Tom was born in Napa, California, to Kristine and Melvyn Tom. Her father was a former NFL football player. Though she grew up with her mom and brother in Salt Lake City, Utah, she spent her summers with her dad in Hawaii learning how to surf. In 2000, she became the youngest woman to ever be selected for the USA Olympic volleyball team at 19. Tom attended Highland High School, where she set the Utah state records for career ki... Biography of Stacy London
Stacy London (born May 25, 1969) is an American fashion consultant and media personality known primarily for her role as co-host on What Not to Wear, a reality program that features makeovers. After graduating from Vassar College, London started her career as a fashion editor at Vogue and transitioned into being a stylist for both celebrities and designers. While still co-hosting What Not to Wear with Clinton Kelly, she has since moved into fashion reporting for the Today Show and business consulting for several corporations. She is a brand ambassador for Pantene hair products, Woolite detergent, Dr. Scholl's, and Riders by Lee jeans. Early life London was born and raised in New York City, of Sicilian descent on her mother's side and Jewish descent on her father's. Her stepmother, Vi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Cung Le
Cung Le (born May 25, 1972) is a Vietnamese American kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and actor from San Jose, California currently competing in Strikeforce. He defeated Frank Shamrock to become the second Strikeforce Middleweight Champion before vacating the title to further pursue his acting career. Life and career Le was born in Saigon, South Vietnam. He fled his home country with his mother in 1975 as the capital city fell to communist rule (reportedly fleeing in a helicopter under machine gun fire). He ended up in San Jose, California where early racial bullying inspired him to learn to fight. His mother enrolled him in Taekwondo classes at the age of 10. Since those first classes he has absorbed a variety of styles, and was undefeated as a professional kickboxer (16–0). He is ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eve Ensler
Eve Ensler (born May 25, 1953) is an American playwright, performer, feminist and activist, best known for her play The Vagina Monologues. Personal life Ensler was born in New York and is half-Jewish. She reports having been physically and sexually abused by her father when she was a child. She graduated from Middlebury College in 1975. She married Richard McDermott in 1978, and divorced him 10 years later. She is the adoptive mother of actor Dylan McDermott, whom she adopted when he was 15 and she was 23. Ensler wrote an article in The Guardian (June 12, 2010) in which she mentioned that she is receiving treatment for uterine cancer. The Vagina Monologues The Vagina Monologues was written in 1996. First performed in the basement of the Cornelia Street Café in Greenwich Villa... Biography of Taylor Treadwell
Tayler Treadwell, born May 2(, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee, is an American actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2016003/ ) # Hall Pass (2011) (post-production) .... Adult Emma # The Dress (2010) (completed) .... Tabitha # Knight and Day (2010) .... Gate Agent ... aka "Knight & Day" - Japan (English title) (imdb display title) # "My Date" .... April (1 episode, 2009) - Carpe Diem: Part 2 (2009) TV episode .... April # W. (2008/I) (uncredited) .... Anchor #2 ... aka "Bush" - Japan (English title) # "CSI: Miami" .... Credit Girl (1 episode, 2007) ... aka "CSI: Weekends" - USA (promotional title) - Bang, Bang, Your Debt (2007) TV episode .... Credit Girl # "Lonelygirl15" .... Carla (2 episodes, 2007) - Speak to Me! (2007) TV episode .... Carla ... Biography of Laura Beyne
Laura Beyne; (born May 25, 1992) is a Belgian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Belgium 2012 and will represent her country in the 2012 Miss Universe and Miss World pageants. Early life Laura is student Real Estate Agent the first year student. She speaks in English, French and Dutch. Miss Belgium 2012 Beauty from Brussels, Laura Beyne has been crowned Miss Belgium 2012 by Justine De Jonckheere (Miss Belgium 2011) at the Casino de Knokke inKnokke-Heist on Sunday coronation night of 8 January 2012. Laura Beyne will paint Belgium in Miss World 2012 in Ordos, Inner Mongolia on 18 August 2012 and/or Miss Universe 2012. Miss Universe 2012 Laura will participate in the 61st edition of the Miss Universe pageant. She will fight to succeed outgoing titleholder, Leila Lop... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bill Sharman
William Walton "Bill" Sharman (born May 25, 1926 in Abilene, Texas) is a former professional basketball player and coach. Sharman completed high school in the rural city of Porterville, California and is mostly known for his time with the Boston Celtics in the 1950s, partnering with Bob Cousy in what some consider the greatest backcourt duo of all time. While Cousy was primarily the playmaker, Sharman was the shooter. From 1950 to 1955 Sharman played professional baseball in the Brooklyn Dodgers minor league system. He was called up to the Dodgers late in the 1951 season but did not appear in a game; as a result of a September 27 game in which the entire Brooklyn bench was ejected from the game for arguing with the umpire, Sharman holds the distinction of being the only player to have e... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Keiko Fujimori
Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi (born May 25, 1975 in Lima) is a Peruvian politician, daughter of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori and Susana Higuchi. She served as First Lady, from 1994 to 2000, after her parents divorced, becoming the youngest First Lady in the history of the Americas. She attained an MBA, and then became a member of the Peruvian legislature. Fujimori leads the right-wing party Fuerza 2011, and lost her bid for the presidency in the 2011 Peruvian election runoff of June 5, 2011. Early life Keiko Fujimori graduated from Sagrados Corazones Recoleta (Recoleta Sacred Heart) high school, in 1992. The following year, she travelled to New York City to pursue a bachelors degree in Business Administration. She began her studies at Stony Brook University, and graduate... Biography of Ellen Petri
Ellen Petri (born on 25 May 1982 in Merksem, Antwerp) is a Belgian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Belgium 2004 on 12 December 2003. Biography At nine-years-old, Petri began practicing ballet and is employed as a model and choreographer. In October 2004 she won a 'Sims Award' as the model with the nicest personality. She won the contest 'The Heavenly 100' organized by the Flanders' magazine 'Ché' in 2004. She was voted the most beautiful woman on Earth. Second was Beyoncé. She won the 'Top Fashion Designer Award' at the Miss World 2004 pageant. She reached third place in the "World's Top Model" (won by Miss Mexico).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of K. C. Jones
K. C. Jones (born May 25, 1932 in Taylor, Texas) is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. K. C. Jones is his full name. Playing career Jones played college basketball at the University of San Francisco and, along with Bill Russell, led the Dons to two NCAA championships in 1955 and 1956. Jones also played with Russell on the 1956 United States men's Olympic basketball team, which won the gold medal at the Melbourne Summer Games. During his playing days, he was known as a tenacious defender. Jones spent all of his nine seasons in the NBA with the Boston Celtics, being part of eight championship teams from 1959 to 1966. In NBA history, only teammates Bill Russell and Sam Jones have won more championship rings during their playing careers. After Boston lost to the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jason Kubel
Jason James Kubel is an American professional baseball player. He is currently the right fielder for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball. Kubel bats left and throws right. Kubel has consistently featured in the middle of the Twins order since being called up from Rochester in 2006. Defensively, Kubel's lack of raw athleticism is mitigated by his arm strength and accuracy. Offensively, Kubel has demonstrated that he is capable of hitting both for power and for average. Early life Jason Kubel was born May 25, 1982 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. Early in life, he and his family moved to California, where he played baseball at Highland High School in Palmdale, California. Minor leagues In 2004 Kubel played outfield in the Twins' minor league system, starting out with the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Glen Drover
Glen Drover (born May 25, 1969) is a heavy metal guitarist from Missisauga, Ontario, Canada. He currently resides in Brampton, Ontario. Drover is best known as the former lead guitarist in Megadeth and backup to Andy Larocque in King Diamond, as well as his own band Eidolon, along with his brother Shawn Drover. History Glen Drover began playing guitar as a child, and was joined at age 10 by his brother Shawn on drums. Influenced by Tony MacAlpine, Al Di Meola, Randy Rhoads, Greg Howe, Michael Romeo, George Lynch, Warren DeMartini and David Gilmour, the Drover brothers formed the thrash/power metal band Eidolon in 1996, releasing seven albums to date. Glen is currently teaching guitar lessons at Musicians Choice. King Diamond (1998-2000) In 1998, Drover joined King Diamond, and a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Miguel Tejada
Miguel Odalis Tejada (born on May 25, 1974, in Baní, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball infielder for the San Francisco Giants. He began his first six seasons of his career with the Oakland Athletics, where he began his streak of 1,152 consecutive games, that ended with the Baltimore Orioles on June 22, 2007. In 2002, he was awarded the AL MVP award, and he was the MVP of the 2005 All-Star Game. His nickname is "La Gua Gua" which means "the bus" in certain Spanish dialects, as Tejada is known to drive in runs. On February 11, 2009, he pleaded guilty to one count of perjury for lying to Congress in his testimony on whether or not Rafael Palmeiro lied about his steroid use. Early life Tejada grew up in extreme poverty in Baní, a city approximately 40 miles (65 km) southw... Biography of Lina Machola
Lina Machola (born May 25, 1993) is an Israel beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Israel Universe 2012 and will represent her country in the 2012 Miss Universe. Early life Lina is an alternative service, in which helps children with cancer in hospital Rambam. Miss Israel 2012 Lina Machola has been won the title "Miss Israel Universe 2012" at the Haifa International Convention Center in Haifa on Wednesday night on 7 March 2012. Lina Machola will represent Israel in 61st edition of Miss Universe beauty contest, Miss Universe 2012.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Daniel Passarella
Daniel Alberto Passarella (born 25 May 1953 in Chacabuco, Buenos Aires province) is a former Argentine football centre back and former manager of the Argentine and Uruguayan national football teams. He was captain of the Argentina team that won the 1978 World Cup. He is the current President of River Plate after winning the elections by a very close margin in December 2009. Club playing career Passarella started his career at Sarmiento of Junin, Buenos Aires province. From there he joined River Plate, then Fiorentina of Italy and briefly, Internazionale. After his successful spell in the Serie A, he returned to River Plate, where he played until his retirement. He was called "El Gran Capitán" (the Great Captain, nickname of Argentine Independence heroe José de San Martín) or "El Kai... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Blind Tom Wiggins
Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins (May 25, 1849 – June 14, 1908) was an African American autistic savant and musical prodigy on the piano. He had numerous original compositions published and had a lengthy and largely successful performing career throughout the United States. During the 19th century, he was one of the most well-known American performing pianists. Early life Wiggins was born on the Wiley Edward Jones Plantation in Harris County, Georgia. Blind at birth, he was sold in 1850 along with his enslaved parents, Charity and Mingo Wiggins, to a Columbus, Georgia lawyer, General James Neil Bethune. Bethune was "almost the pioneer free trader" in the United States and "the first editor in the south to openly advocate secession". The new owner renamed the child Thomas Greene Bethune or T... Biography of Lauren Frost
Lauren Frost (born May 25, 1985 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress from Downers Grove, Illinois. She attended Downers Grove South High School for her freshman year before moving to California. She co-starred in the Disney Channel original series Even Stevens as Ren's best friend Ruby, from 2001 - 2003. She also co-starred in the follow-up film The Even Stevens Movie. She also is the star of a TV series called Web Girl as Casey Collins. Lauren Frost is an actress and singer/songwriter, who performed nationally and internationally with Barbra Streisand in Ms. Streisand’s Timeless concert tours. Lauren portrayed and sang as “Young Barbra” in the live Timeless concerts, and on the Emmy-winning Fox TV Special and Grammy-nominated CD Recordings. Currently, Lauren is continuing her acti... Biography of Brian Urlacher
Brian Keith Urlacher (play /ˈɜrlækər/; born May 25, 1978) is an American football linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of New Mexico, where he was recognized as an All-American and became one of the school's most decorated athletes. The Chicago Bears chose him with the ninth overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft, and he has played his entire pro career for the Bears. Urlacher has established himself as one of the NFL's most productive defensive players. After winning the NFL Rookie of the Year Award in 2000, he has been elected to eight Pro Bowls, and won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award in 2005. His playing style, accomplishments and reputation have made him one of the team's most pop... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carlos Bocanegra
Carlos Manuel Bocanegra (born May 25, 1979) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Racing de Santander on loan from Rangers. He is also the captain of the United States men's national soccer team. Club career Chicago Fire After playing college soccer at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Bocanegra signed a Project-40 contract with Major League Soccer and was drafted by the Chicago Fire with the fourth overall pick in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft. He spent most of the year with the Fire, playing two games on loan with Project 40. He proceeded to win the MLS Rookie of the Year Award for a team that made it to the MLS Championship match and won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He became one of the top defenders in MLS, becoming the first player to win the MLS Defender... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Luc Nilis
Luc Nilis (born 25 May 1967 in Hasselt, Belgium) is a former Belgian football striker. He ended his career early in the 2000–01 season after he broke his leg in a match with his club Aston Villa following a clash with Ipswich Town goalkeeper Richard Wright. Nilis' Villa career had started well. He scored on his debut in the UEFA Intertoto Cup against Dukla Příbram on 22 July 2000 and then went on to score on his league debut against Chelsea on 27 August 2000. His former clubs include K.F.C. Winterslag, R.S.C. Anderlecht, PSV Eindhoven. During his time with PSV, Nilis formed one of the deadliest partnerships in Europe with team-mate Ruud van Nistelrooy. In the 1998–1999 season, Nilis and van Nistelrooy scored 55 league goals between them. van Nistelrooy finished as top-scorer, Nilis... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Daniel Braaten
Daniel Omoya Braaten (born 25 May 1982) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a winger for Toulouse and Norway national football team. Club career Early career Born in Oslo, Braaten started his career in his native Norway, first with Skeid before joining giants Rosenborg BK. Before signing for Rosenborg, Braaten had attracted interest from various clubs in Norway and abroad, and had a trial with French side RC Lens in late 2003 with Daniel Fredheim Holm. Braaten had however trained with Rosenborg as early as autumn 2002, but was still in contract with Skeid, before signing in 2004 for approximately £250,000. Braaten had become one of the most profiled players of the Norwegian Premier League, through his colourful, untraditional and artistic playing style. He had become known es... |
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