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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on September, 12, 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 · 45,421 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,421 Celebrities
146 celebrities or events were found for September, 12. Add to favourites (154 fans)Biography of Mylène Farmer
Mylène Farmer (September 12, 1961), born Mylène Jeanne Gautier, is a Canadian-born French singer and songwriter. She has sold more than 20 million CDs. Mylène Farmer was born in Pierrefonds, Quebec Canada, a suburb (now borough) of Montreal, to parents from France. Her family returned to France when she was eight. She chose her stage name Farmer in homage to Frances Farmer. Mylène is considered the most successful and provocative female French recording artist of all time, and the only artist to have each of her studio albums sell over a million copies in France. She is also very popular in fellow French-speaking countries Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg, as well as Russia, Ukraine, Greece, and parts of Germany and Eastern Europe. Mylène's refusal to record in English leaves h... Add to favourites (22 fans)Biography of Michel Drucker
Michel Drucker (born September 12, 1942) is a popular French journalist and TV host. Opinion polls have consistently shown him ranking high in popularity for decades now. Michel Drucker was born in Vire, Calvados in Normandy. He is the younger brother of Jacques Drucker, a Doctor, and the older brother of Jean Drucker a TV top executive. He started a journalistic career in 1965 at the ORTF as sports reporter and commentator. Although he kept doing live coverage of major soccer matches until 1986, he soon turned to hosting variety shows. He is known for his polite and toned-down attitude towards show business stars. He is married to the French actress Dany Saval and uncle of Léa Drucker, an actress and Marie Drucker, a TV journalist on France 3 News. Michel Drucker has been on s... Add to favourites (52 fans)Biography of Jason Statham
Jason Statham (pronounced /ˈsteɪθəm/; born 12 September 1967) is an English actor and former diver, known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie crime films Revolver, Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Statham appeared in supporting roles in several American films, such as The Italian Job, as well as playing the lead role in The Transporter, Death Race, Crank, The Bank Job and War (opposite martial arts star Jet Li). Statham also appeared alongside established action film actors Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jet Li and Dolph Lundgren in The Expendables. He normally performs his own fight scenes and stunts. Early life Statham was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, the son of Eileen (née Yates) and Barry Statham, a lounge singer. He ... Add to favourites (46 fans)Biography of Paul Walker
Paul William Walker IV (born September 12, 1973) is an American actor and former fashion model. He became known during the early 2000s, after starring in several major Hollywood films, including The Fast and the Furious (2001). Early life Paul was born in Glendale, California to Paul William Walker III, a retired sewer contractor, and Cheryl Crabtree, a former fashion model. His paternal grandfather, William Walker (aka. "Irish" Billy Walker), was a Pearl Harbor survivor and a Navy middleweight boxing champion, while his maternal grandfather commanded a tank Battalion that invaded Italy under General Patton during World War II. He has two younger brothers, Caleb and Cody, and a younger sister, Ashlie. Walker has Irish and German ancestry. He was raised a Mormon, a member of The Church ... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Francis I of France
Francis I of France (French: François Ier) (September 12, 1494 – March 31, 1547), called the Father and Restorer of Letters (le Père et Restaurateur des Lettres), was crowned King of France in 1515 in the cathedral at Reims and reigned until 1547. Height: 2m (6' 6"3/4) Francis I is considered to be France's first Renaissance monarch. His reign saw France make immense cultural advances. He was a contemporary of King Henry VIII of England and of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, his great rivals, and Suleiman the Magnificent, his ally.... Add to favourites (31 fans)Biography of Emmy Rossum
Emmanuelle Grey "Emmy" Rossum (born September 12, 1986) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress and singer. She is probably most well known for her leading roles in the films The Day After Tomorrow and the 2004 version of The Phantom of the Opera. Early life Rossum was born in New York City, as the only child to a Jewish-American family — her mother a corporate photographer and her father a banker. When she was three, Rossum's parents divorced and she has not remained close to her father. At the age of seven, the choir director at Emmy’s school discovered that she had perfect intonation, which led to an audition at the prestigious Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center. Upon singing Happy Birthday in 12 different keys, Emmy was welcomed by the director, Elena Doria as a member of... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Deva Cassel
Deva Cassel is the daughter of Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel.... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Elisabetta Canalis
Elisabetta Canalis (born 12 September 1978 in Sassari, Sardinia) is an Italian model and actress. A popular personality on Italian television, Canalis acted in the film Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo and the upcoming film Virgin Territory with Hayden Christensen and Mischa Barton. She was involved in an on-and-off relationship with famous football player Christian Vieri. Most Recently she has been romantically linked with Didier Drogba of Chelsea. She was also a "velina" in one of Italy's most popular television shows, Striscia la notizia. In 2007, she hosted the annual music festival, Festivalbar. She lives with actor George Clooney (september 2009 - ).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carla Dall'Oglio
Carla Dell’Oglio born September 12, 1940 is the first wife of Sylvio Berlusconi. They have two children : Maria Elvira (Marina) Berlusconi born in 1966 and Piersilvio (Dudi) Berlusconi born in 1968.... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981) is an Academy Award-winning American actress and singer. She first gained notice as one of the finalists on the third season of the FOX television series American Idol. She went on to star as Effie White in the 2006 musical film Dreamgirls, for which she won an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, and a SAG Award. Hudson was born in Chicago, Illinois. She attended Dunbar Vocational Career Academy, where she graduated in 1999. She cites Whitney Houston as her musical/movie influence, and has also said recently that her biggest wish is to collaborate on her debut album with Houston.[1] After seeing Hudson's performance, American Idol judge Simon Cowell taped a congratulatory message to her, which aired on The Oprah Winfrey Show.[2] With the ... Biography of Rachel Ward
Rachel Claire Ward, AM, (born at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, September 12, 1957), granddaughter of the 3rd Earl of Dudley and of the cricketer Giles Baring, is an English actress (and more recently, a director) who has made most of her career in Australia. She attended the Byam Shaw School of Art in London before leaving at 16 to become a top fashion model. In 1983 she was voted one of the ten most beautiful women in the United States. She became well known when she starred opposite Richard Chamberlain as the lead role portraying Meggie Cleary in the television mini-series The Thorn Birds. She disappeared from pictures for three years and studied acting. Ward then reappeared in 1987, playing opposite her husband, Bryan Brown (whom she met on the set of The Thorn Birds), in The Good... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Guy Gilbert
Father Guy Gilbert (born 12 September 1935) is a French Roman Catholic priest and educator. Born in Rochefort, Gilbert was educated at a seminary in Algeria and ministered in Algiers until 1970. He returned to France, to Paris, where he specialised in working with juvenile delinquents in the working-class XIXe arrondissement where there was a sizable pied noir community. He purchased a farm in southern France, in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, and established the Bergerie du Faucon centre where troubled youngsters might be reeducated and reintegrated into society through work, contact with animals and nature, and self-respect. Guy Gilbert is thought to be a mentor of and a father figure for Prince Laurent of Belgium. In 2003, he married Laurent and Claire Coombs at the St. Michael en St. G... Biography of Benjamin McKenzie
Benjamin McKenzie (born Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan on September 12, 1978) is an American actor best known for playing Ryan Atwood on the television series The O.C. Early life McKenzie was born in Austin, Texas to Pieter Meade Schenkkan and Mary Frances Victory, a prize-winning poet. His uncle is the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan. He played football at Austin High School before attending the University of Virginia, where he majored in Foreign Affairs and Economics. He got into acting during his first few years at the university, and moved to Los Angeles in late 2001 to look for acting opportunities. Career McKenzie appeared in minor television roles before being cast as Ryan Atwood, a troubled teen thrust into a new life in Newport Beach, on The O.C., which ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jayden James Federline
Jayden James Federline, born September 2006 in Los Angeles, is the son of Britney Spears and Kevin Federline. Spears's marriage to back-up dancer Kevin Federline and the birth of their two children, Sean Preston and Jayden James, put her music career on hold. The couple's divorce in November 2006 was highly publicized and followed by an on-going legal battle for custody of the boys.... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Barry White
Barry Eugene White (born Barrence Eugene Carter, September 12, 1944 (birth time source: Frank Clifford, Astrodatabank)) – July 4, 2003) was a Grammy Award winning American record producer, songwriter and singer responsible for the creation of numerous hit soul and disco songs. He released numerous gold and platinum albums, numerous gold singles and platinum singles. All inclusive, record sales of White's music with singles, albums, are in excess of 50 million. He created the Love Unlimited Orchestra, which included string and percussion players. Records featuring White's deep bass voice and suave delivery were used by couples wishing to create a romantic ambience, and indeed many of his fans in later years could boast that they had conceived children, or been conceived themselves, to th... Biography of Bizzy Bone
Bryon Anthony McCane II, (born on September 12, 1976, in Columbus, Ohio) better known by his stage name Bizzy Bone, is an American rapper and former member of the Cleveland rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m) He is probably most known for his diverse vocal delivery, ranging from a soft, high-pitched tenor to a more rugged-sounding, deeper tone. He is also highly regarded for his exceptionally fast flow. His next major album is entitled A Song For You, which is scheduled to be released February of 2008, on EMI's Capitol and Virgin Records (Capitol Music Group) in conjunction with After Platinum Records. Early Years Bryon Anthony McCane was born to an African American/Indian American father and Italian/Jewish mother on September 12, 1976. At a young age, he witn... Biography of Anne Chopinet
Anne Chopinet born September 12, 1953 in Paris came first in her year in the Ecole polytechnique entrance examination (promotion 1972).... Biography of Maurice Chevalier
Maurice Chevalier (September 12, 1888 – January 1, 1972) was a Belgian-French actor, singer, and popular entertainer. Chevalier's signature songs included "Louise", "Mimi", and "Valentine." His trademark was a casual straw hat, which he always wore on stage with his tuxedo. Early life He was born Maurice Auguste Chevalier in Paris in 1888. His father was a house painter. His mother was of Belgian descent. Maurice made his name as a star of musical comedy, appearing in public as a singer and dancer at an early age. It was in 1901 that he first began in show business at the age of 13. He was singing, unpaid, at a café when a well-known member of the theatre saw him and suggested that he try out for a local musical. He did so, and got the part. Chevalier got a name as imitator and sing... Biography of Yao Ming
Ming Yao, commonly known as Yao Ming(Chinese: 姚明; pinyin: Yáo Míng) (born September 12, 1980, in Shanghai, China) is a Chinese professional basketball player. He is currently the tallest player in the NBA, standing at a height of 7'6" (2.29 m). He played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) for five years, and now plays center for the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He was selected by Houston as the 1st overall pick of the 2002 NBA Draft and signed with them on October 21, 2002. Height 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) Weight 310 lb (141 kg) Career in China Early life and pre-CBA career Yao was born to his 6'11" (2.08 m) tall father Yao Zhiyuan, and his 6'2" (1.88 m) mother Fang Fengdi, who was the captain of the women’s national team that won the fi... Biography of Malu Mader
Maria de Lourdes da Silveira Mäder (born September 12, 1966 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian actress of Lebanese origin. She lives in Ipanema, a rich neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, and is married to Brazilian rock superstar Tony Bellotto. Some consider her a part of the A-List in Brazilian celebrity. Filmography: Eterna Magia - Eva Sullivan Celebridade - Maria Clara Diniz Brava gente - "Dia de visita" - Delourdes Força de um desejo - Ester Delamare Labirinto - Paula Lee A justiceira - Diana O mapa da mina - Wanda Machado Anos rebeldes - Maria Lúcia O dono do mundo - Márcia Top model - Duda Fera radical - Cláudia O outro - Glorinha da Abolição Anos dourados - Lurdinha Ti ti ti - Valquíria Corpo a corpo - Beatriz Fraga Dantas (Bia) Eu prometo - ... Biography of Linda Gray
Linda Ann Gray (born September 12, 1940 in Santa Monica, California) is an American actress, best known for her role as Larry Hagman's long-suffering wife, Sue Ellen Ewing on the television soap opera Dallas as a recurring character in the series first season in the spring of 1978, and as a regular cast member from 1978 to 1989. She was also a director of the popular show. She returned to the role in the series finale in 1991 and again in the reunion films "J.R. Returns" in 1996 and "The War of the Ewings" in 1998. Linda Gray was married to Ed Thrasher for twenty-one years. The marriage resulted in two children: Jeff Thrasher and Kehly Sloane. Gray also has two grandsons, Ryder and Jack Sloane. Gray's younger sister, Betty, died in 1989 from breast cancer. She later starred in the sh... Biography of Morganne (Star Academy)
Morganne is a French singer, born September 12, 1980 in Paris. She has participated in Star Academy third season in 2003.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joëlle Goron
Joëlle Goron, born September 12, 1943 in Le Mans, is a French TV personnality. Television appearances avec Christine Bravo de 1992 à 1994 dans l'émission Frou-Frou dans Le Fou du roi, à la radio dans Field dans ta chambre Actress C'est la vie, camarade ! le Feuilleton Les Thibault... Biography of Ian Holm
Sir Ian Holm, CBE (born 12 September 1931) is an English award-winning actor known for his stage work and for many film roles, including the hobbit Bilbo Baggins in the first and third films of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Father Vito Cornelius in The Fifth Element and the android Ash in Alien. Early life Holm was born Ian Holm Cuthbert in Ilford, the son of "relatively elderly" Scottish parents Jean Holm (née Wilson), a nurse, and Dr. James Harvey Cuthbert, a psychiatrist who worked as the superintendent of the West Ham Corporation Mental Hospital and was also a pioneer of electric shock therapy. He had an older brother, Eric. Holm was educated at Chigwell School and then the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career Holm was an established star of the Royal Shakespeare Compan... Biography of Jocelyne Béroard
Jocelyne Béroard, born September 12, 1954 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, is a French singer, member of group zouk Kassav'. Discography (solo) 1986 : Siwo (Disque d'or) 1991 : Milans 2003 : Madousinay... Biography of Irène Joliot-Curie
Irène Joliot-Curie née Curie, (12 September 1897 – 17 March 1956) was a French scientist, the daughter of Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie and the wife of Frédéric Joliot-Curie. Jointly with her husband, Irène was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1935 for their discovery of artificial radioactivity. This made the Curies the family with most Nobel laureates to date. Both children of the Joliot-Curies, Hélène and Pierre, are also esteemed scientists. Childhood and education Irène was born in Paris. After a year of traditional education, which began when she was 6 years old, her parents realised her obvious mathematical talent and decided that Irène’s academic abilities needed a more challenging environment. Marie joined forces with a number of eminent French scholars... Biography of Jesse Owens
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an African American track and field athlete. He participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, where he achieved international fame by winning four gold medals: one each in the 100 meters, the 200 meters, the long jump, and as part of the 4x100 meter relay team. Childhood James Cleveland Owens was born in Lawrence County, Alabama, in the Oakville community, to Henry and Emma Owens. When Owens was nine, his father moved to the Glenville section of Cleveland, Ohio. Owens was the grandson of a slave and the son of a sharecropper. He was often sick with what his mother reportedly called "the devil's cold". He was given the name Jesse by a teacher in Cleveland who did not understand his country accent when... Biography of Hans Zimmer
Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957) is a German film score composer and music producer. He has composed music for over 100 films, including Hollywood blockbusters such as the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Gladiator, The Lion King, The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, Sherlock Holmes, The Last Samurai, Kung Fu Panda and The Dark Knight. Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the United Kingdom before moving to the United States. He is the head of the film music division at DreamWorks studios, and works with other composers through the company which he founded, Remote Control Productions. His work is notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements. Early life and career Zimmer was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and moved... Biography of Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing (September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003), nicknamed elder brother (哥哥), was an actor and musician from Hong Kong. Cheung was considered as "One of the founding fathers of Cantopop," and "combining a hugely successful film and music career". In 2000, Cheung was named Asian Biggest Superstar by China Central Television, and voted as The Most Favorite Actor in 100 Years of Chinese Cinema in 2005. Childhood and education Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing was born in Kowloon, Hong Kong. His birth name was Cheung Fat-chung (張發宗), which was later changed to his stage name, Cheung Kwok-Wing. Cheung was the youngest of ten children in a middle-class family. Cheung Wut Hoi - his father was a fairly well-known tailor, whose customers included the Am... Biography of Jonatan Cerrada
Jonatan Cerrada (born September 12, 1985 in Liège, Belgium birth time source: BC, André Dekoster) as Jonatan Cerrada Moreno) is a Belgian born singer who has had 5 hit singles across France, Belgium, Spain and West Europe Personal life Jonatan was born in Liège, Belgium, and grew up in the city of Ans with his four siblings (Julien, Rafaël, Audrey and Rachel) and his Spanish parents María Victoria Moreno and Valentín Cerrada. He was eight-years-old when he entered the Opéra Royal de Wallonie (Liège) where he stayed until he was fourteen. He speaks fluent French and Spanish. Professional career Jonatan sung against thousands of hopefuls in the first edition of the French 'Pop Idol'; A La Recherche De La Nouvelle Star. On the final night he won over Thierry Amiel to become the fir... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Emmanuelle Khanh
Emmanuelle Khanh, born September 12, 1937 in Paris, is a French top model and fashion designer.... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Louis C.K.
Louis Szekely (born September 12, 1967), known professionally as Louis C.K., is a stand-up comedian, television and film writer, actor, producer, and director. He is the star of the FX comedy series Louie, which he also writes, directs, and edits. Early life and career C.K.'s stage name is derived from an approximate English pronunciation of his Hungarian surname, Szekely (Hungarian pronunciation: ). C.K. was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Mary Louise (née Davis), a software engineer, and Luis Szekely, an economist. His father is a native of Mexico and his mother is an American of Irish Catholic ancestry. C.K.'s paternal grandfather, a Hungarian Jew, emigrated to Mexico, where he met C.K.'s paternal grandmother, who was a Catholic Mexican of Spanish and Mexican Indian ancestry.... Biography of James McCartney
James Louis McCartney was born on 12 September 1977 in London to Paul McCartney of The Beatles and his first wife, rock photographer and animal rights activist Linda McCartney. He is a musician, songwriter and sculptor, living in London, England. He, like older half sister Heather McCartney, strives to keep his life private, unlike their top fashion designer sister, Stella McCartney, and photographer sister, Mary McCartney Donald. McCartney also has a much younger half sister, Beatrice Milly McCartney, born in 2003 to his father, and his second wife Heather Mills. Family and personal life James was named after both his paternal grandfather Jim McCartney and father (whose birth name is James Paul McCartney), as well as Linda's late mother, heiress Louise Linder Eastman. He spent the fir... Biography of Richard Jordan Gatling
Dr. Richard Jordan Gatling (September 12, 1818 – February 26, 1903) was an American inventor best known for his invention of the Gatling gun, the first successful machine gun. The son of a farmer and inventor Jordan Gatling, Gatling was born in Hertford County, North Carolina and by the age of 21 had invented the screw propeller for steamboats, only to discover it had recently and independently been patented by John Ericsson. He worked as a fisherman, court clerk, teacher, and storekeeper. While running his own store, he invented a "wheat drill", a planting device, and manufactured these for sale. By 1845 he was earning enough from this device to devote himself to selling and marketing it full-time. Gatling graduated from Ohio Medical College in 1850 but was more interested in contin... Biography of Caroline Aigle
Commandant Caroline Aigle (September 12, 1974—21 August 2007) was a French aviatrix who achieved a historical first when, at the age of 25, she became the first woman fighter pilot in the French Air Force. Her promising military career was cut short by death from cancer seven years later. A native of Montauban, Caroline Aigle spent her early years in Africa, where her father served as a military physician. After reaching her fourteenth birthday, she matriculated at the Lycée militaire de Saint-Cyr (Saint-Cyr Military Academy), remaining for the three-year period from the second term until graduation. She subsequently proceeded to Prytanée Militaire, an advanced military high school, and then to the military academy wing of the prestigious École Polytechnique, France's foremost school of... Biography of Younes El Aynaoui
Younes El Aynaoui (Arabic: يونس العيناوي) (born September 12, 1971 in Rabat, Morocco) is a professional tennis player from Morocco. Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Weight 86 kg (190 lb/13.5 st) In 1990, at the age of 18, El Aynaoui traveled to Bradenton, Florida, to spend a week at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, after which he decided to turn professional. He continued to hone his skills at the academy for the next two years where, in order to afford the fees, he drove the academy bus, cleaned the gym, strung rackets, tossed practice balls to campers, and helped to babysit younger players. In 1993, he reached his first top-level grand prix singles final in Casablanca, where he lost to the Argentinian ... Biography of Ralf Bauer
Ralf Bauer, born September 12, 1966 in Baden-Baden, is a German actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0061911/ ) Jud Süß (2010) (pre-production) .... Fritz Hippler Claudia - Das Mädchen von Kasse 1 (2009) (TV) .... Martin Fischer "Kreuzfahrt ins Glück" .... Stefan Maierhofer (1 episode, 2009) - Hochzeitsreise nach Sambia (2009) TV episode .... Stefan Maierhofer "Im Tal der wilden Rosen" .... Ken Calhoun / ... (2 episodes, 2008) - Die Macht der Liebe (2008) TV episode .... Ken Calhoun - Gipfel der Liebe (2008) TV episode .... Ken Kaloon Himmlischer Besuch für Lisa (2008) (TV) .... Dr. Luka Schneider "SOKO Köln" .... Sascha Hollerbach (1 episode, 2008) - Laufsteg in den Tod (2008) TV episode .... Sascha Hollerbach "Fünf Sterne" .... Stefan Li... Biography of Isabelle Caro
Isabelle Caro (12 September 1982 – 17 November 2010) was a French model from Marseille, France, who became well-known after appearing in a controversial ad campaign by photographer Oliviero Toscani. She suffered from severe anorexia nervosa since she was 13 years old. Her anorexia was caused by what she calls a "troubled childhood." When she appeared on CBS's The Insider, it was revealed that at the worst of her eating disorder, her weight had gone as low as 25 kilograms (55 lb) at a height of 1.64 metres; her most recent weight being 33 kilograms (73 lb). She appeared on C4's Supersize vs Superskinny which aired on 11 March 2008, in which she spoke to journalist Anna Richardson about her anorexia. Caro was hospitalized for the first time when she was 20. At her worst, in 2006, sh... Biography of Peter Scolari
Peter Scolari (born September 12, 1955 in New Rochelle, New York) is an American television, film and stage actor who was seen early in his career in the television programs Bosom Buddies (1980 - 1982), Newhart (1984-1990), and later in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997 - 2000). Scolari's boyhood dream was to be a professional baseball player but he seriously injured his elbow and was unable to play. His first acting role was at Edgemont High School in Scarsdale, New York in his high school production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. His first mass-audience exposure came from playing one of two crossdressing roommates in the 1980's ABC television sitcom Bosom Buddies. Though his co-star, Tom Hanks, went on to greater name recognition, Scolari worked with... Biography of Joe Pantoliano
Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951 or 1954) is an Emmy Award-winning American film and television actor. Personal life Pantoliano was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to first-generation Italian American parents Mary, a bookie and seamstress, and Dominic Pantoliano, a hearse driver and factory foreman. He attended HB Studio and lives in Wilton, Connecticut with his two daughters. Career Pantoliano played the character Cypher in The Matrix, as well as Ralph Cifaretto in the HBO show The Sopranos for which he won an Emmy, and "Guido the Killer Pimp" in Risky Business. Pantoliano is also known for his role as "Eddie Moscone", the bail bondsman, in the Robert De Niro comedy Midnight Run and a police officer of dubious credentials named John Edward "Teddy" Gammel in M... Biography of Stanislas Lem
Stanisław Lem (September 12, 1921 – March 27, 2006) was a Polish science fiction, philosophical and satirical writer. His books have been translated into 41 languages and have sold over 27 million copies. At one point, he was the most widely read non-English-language science fiction author in the world.. His works explore philosophical themes; speculation on technology, the nature of intelligence, the impossibility of mutual communication and understanding, despair about human limitations and humankind's place in the universe. They are sometimes presented as fiction, to avoid both trappings of academic life and limitations of readership and scientific style, but others are in the form of essays or philosophical books. Translations of his works are difficult; Michael Kandel's transl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mathé Altéry
Marie-Thérèse Altare, best known as Mathé Altéry, is a French singer, born September 12, 1933 in Paris. She is the daughter of Mario Altéry (1892-1974). Discography My Fair Lady - Les Parapluies de Cherbourg - Parade d'amour (Pacific Pathé) Albums 33 tours 13 valses de la Belle Époque : Frou-frou - Fascination - Oh ! la troublante volupté - Griserie - Rose-Mousse - Tu ne sauras jamais - Ah ! c'qu'on s'aimait - Amoureuse - Quand l'amour meurt - Pourquoi ne pas s'aimer - Les Bas noirs - Malgré tes serments - Reviens (Pathé) Mes plus belles chansons d'amour (1993) 13 berceuses et sérénades (1996) Best loved french Songs (1998) Le meilleur de Mathé Altéry (2 disques, 1999) : Disque 1 : Les Belles de nuit - Frou-frou - Fascination - Quand l'amour meurt - Ah ! ce qu'on s'aima... Biography of Maritie Carpentier
The married couple Maritie (December 12th 1921 - November 23rd 2002) and Gilbert (March 20th 1920 - September 18th 2000) Carpentier were famous producers of very popular TV shows in France, from the fifties to the nineties. Together, they were pioneers of variety TV shows in France, being instrumental in making some french artists popular, such as Serge Gainsbourg, Charles Aznavour, Sacha Distel, Claude François, Chantal Goya, Johnny Hallyday, Sylvie Vartan, Mireille Mathieu or Thierry Le Luron, among others. Some of their shows had an audience of 15 million viewers each week and were being shown in 20 countries. In 1980, Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier won an Emmy Award for the best foreign TV show. Some shows Les grands enfants La grande farandole Sacha show (1963) T... Biography of Elsa Triolet
Elsa Yur'evna Triolet (September 12 (or September 24) 1896 - June 16, 1970) was a French writer, a wife of Louis Aragon and a sister of Lilya Brik. Born Elsa Kagan (Russian: Эльза Каган) into a Jewish family of a lawyer and a music teacher in Moscow, both sisters received excellent education and were able to speak fluent German and French and play the piano. Elsa graduated from Moscow Institute of Architecture. Elsa enjoyed poetry and in 1915 befriended an aspiring futurist poet and graphic artist Vladimir Mayakovsky. When she invited him home, the poet fell madly in love with her older sister Lilya, who was married to Osip Brik. In 1918, at the outset of Russian Civil War, Elsa married French cavalry officer André Triole... Biography of Alicia Koplowitz
Billionaire woman , member of Spanish nobility, inherited her family's construction firm Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas.... Biography of Jean Le Poulain
Jean Le Poulain, born September 12, 1924 in Marseille, died March 1, 1988 in Paris, was a French theatre actor and director.... Biography of Juscelino Kubitschek
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (JK) (September 12, 1902 – August 22, 1976) was a prominent Brazilian politician who was President of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. He was born in Diamantina, Minas Gerais, and died in 1976. His term was marked by relative economic prosperity and political stability, being most known by the construction of a new capital, Brasília. Life His father, João César de Oliveira (1872-1905), who died when Juscelino was two years old, was a traveling salesman. Juscelino's mother, a schoolteacher named Júlia Kubitschek (1873-1971), was of Czech descent. . Although trained as a medical doctor, Kubitschek was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil from his home state in 1934. However, with the advent of Getúlio Vargas' Estado Novo in 1937, Kubitschek was forced... Biography of Raissa Maritain
Raïssa Oumansoff Maritain (1883-1960) was a Russian-Ukrainian poet and philosopher. She emigrated to France and studied at Sorbona, where she met the young Jacques Maritain, also a philosopher, who she married in 1904. She was raised Jewish but converted to Roman Catholicism with her husband in 1906.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Albert Mabileau
Albert Mabileau, born September 12, 1927 in Paris, is a writer, professor and Director of Institut d'Etudes Politiques of Bordeaux.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Laigle
Pierre Laigle (born September 12, 1970 in Auchel France) is a French football player who currently plays for AS Saint-Priest in the Championnat de France Amateurs. Source : http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/historique.php?cherche_joueur=LAIGLE&submit=go... Biography of Jean de Boishue
Jean de Boishue, born September 12, 1943 in Boulogne-Billancourt, is a French politician, member of François Fillon's government.... Biography of Paulo Portas
Paulo de Sacadura Cabral Portas (born 12 September 1962), commonly known just by Paulo Portas (Portuguese pronunciation: ), is a Portuguese politician, party leader of the Democratic and Social Center - People's Party (CDS-PP), a member of the Portuguese Parliament and former Portuguese minister of State, National Defense and Sea Affairs. Early life Born into a bourgeois family in Lisbon, with roots in Vila Viçosa on the paternal side and agricultural aristocracy of the side of his mother, Portas grew up in a political family. His father, Nuno Portas, was a progressive, left-wing Roman Catholic. His mother, Helena Sacadura Cabral, was a conservative. Ms. Sacadura Cabral seemed to have greater influence on young Paulo. When his parents separated, Paulo stayed with his mother, while his... Biography of Michael Ondaatje
Philip Michael Ondaatje, OC, (IPA pronunciation: /ɒn'dɑːtʃiː/), (born 12 September 1943) is a Sri Lankan Canadian novelist and poet, perhaps best known for his Booker Prize winning novel adapted into an Academy-Award-winning film, The English Patient. Born in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to a Burgher family of Dutch-Tamil-Sinhalese-Portuguese origin, in 1954 he moved to England with his mother. After relocating to Canada in 1962, Ondaatje became a Canadian citizen. Ondaatje studied for a time at Bishop's University, but moved to Toronto and received his BA from the University of Toronto and his MA from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario and began teaching at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. In 1970 he settled in Toronto. From 1971 to 1988 ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ferdinand Gamper
Ferdinand Gamper, born September 12, 1957 in Caines, was an Italian serial killer. He killed six persons March 1, 1996. He shot himself to death on March 1, 1996, in jail, when it was found that he was guilty.... Biography of Louis MacNeice
Frederick Louis MacNeice (September 12, 1907 – September 3, 1963) was a British and Irish poet and playwright. He was part of the generation of "thirties poets" which included W. H. Auden, Stephen Spender and C. Day Lewis; nicknamed 'MacSpaunday' as a group - a name invented by Roy Campbell, in his Talking Bronco (1946). His body of work was widely appreciated by the public during his lifetime, due in part to his relaxed, but socially and emotionally aware style. Never as overtly (or simplistically) political as some of his contemporaries, his work shows a humane opposition to totalitarianism as well as an acute awareness of his Irish roots. He wrote in the introduction to his Autumn Journal: “ Poetry in my opinion must be honest before anything else and I refuse to be 'objective' or... Biography of Maria Aitken
Maria Aitken (born 12 September 1945) is a Irish actress and director. Aitken was born in Dublin, the daughter of Sir William Aitken, a Conservative MP, and socialite Penelope Aitken, whose father was John Maffey, 1st Baron Rugby. She is a great-niece of newspaper magnate and war-time minister Lord Beaverbrook. As a student at St Anne's College, Oxford in the mid-1960s she was cast in a small part in Richard Burton's production Faustus that was also filmed. She played Lady Edwina Mountbatten in the critically acclaimed movie Jinnah, which highlighted the life and times of Pakistan's founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah. She also appeared with John Cleese in both A Fish Called Wanda and Fierce Creatures. More recently she has concentrated on directing. Her most recent production is The 39 Ste... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gunther Gebel-Williams
Gunther Gebel-Williams (September 12, 1934 - July 19, 2001) was an animal trainer for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from 1968-1990. Early life Gebel was born in Schweidnitz, Lower Silesia, Germany. As a child he and his mother became refugees when the communists took over Silesia. His father was still missing in the Soviet Union when he and his mother started working for Zirkus Williams in Germany in 1947. When the Zirkus owner suddenly died, his widow asked Gunther to train and take over which began his career as an animal trainer. Gunther Gebel took on the additional family name of Williams. Career Gebel-Williams was a well-known circus animal trainer. He came to prominence during the early days of television when the circus was still a popular form of entertainm... Biography of Julien Brizeaux
Julien Brizeaux, born September 12, 1803 in Lorient, died in 1858, was a French author, poet and translator.... Biography of Antonin Berval
Antonin Berval, born Michel Raphaël Pasteur December 12, 1891 in Avignon, died October 14, 1966 in Nice, was a French singer and actor. Filmography 1929 : La Chanson du cabanon - court métrage, chanson filmée - 1929 : Ma quique - court métrage, chanson filmée - 1931 : Le Culte de la beauté ou Arthur de Léonce Perret 1931 : Le Costaud des PTT de Jean Bertin et Rudolph Maté 1932 : Si tu veux de André Hugon 1932 : Maurin des Maures de André Hugon 1932 : Aux urnes, citoyens de Jean Hémard 1933 : Les Vingt-huit jours de Clairette de André Hugon 1933 : L'Illustre Maurin de André Hugon 1934 : Roi de Camargue de Jacques de Baroncelli 1934 : Chourinette de André Hugon 1934 : Justin de Marseille de Maurice Tourneur 1934 : L'Espionne du palace - court métrage - de Gasto... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Louis Schlesser
Jean-Louis Schlesser (Born September 12, 1948 in Nancy, France) is a racing driver with experience in circuit racing and cross-country rallying. He is known for his successful wins of many different competitions. He is the nephew of Jo Schlesser, a former-Formula One driver. Schlesser grew up in Morocco before returning to France to study and complete military service. He began racing in various paved-track events and shared the Formula 3 French national championship with Alain Prost. In 1981 he won the European Formula 3 Championship and also placed second in the Le Mans 24 Hours. He moved to Formula 2 in 1982 and failed to qualify for the 1983 French Grand Prix in a RAM-Ford. The mid-1980s saw Schlesser perform in touring cars and sports cars, winning the French Supertouring Champi... Biography of Max Guérout
Max Guérout, born September 12, 1936 in Colombes, is a French former naval officer, scientist, researcher (naval archeology) and author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Walter B. Gibson
Walter Brown Gibson (September 12, 1897 – December 6, 1985) was an American author and professional magician, best known for his work on the pulp fiction character The Shadow. Gibson, under the pen-name Maxwell Grant, wrote "more than 300 novel-length" Shadow stories, writing up to "10,000 words a day" to satisfy public demand during the character's golden age in the 1930s and 1940s. He also authored several novels in the Biff Brewster juvenile series of the 1960s. He was married to Litzka R. Gibson, also a writer, and the couple lived in New York state. Early life Gibson graduated from Colgate University in 1920, and began working "for newspapers in his native Philadelphia as a reporter and crossword-puzzle writer." In 1931, he was asked by Street & Smith publishers to produce the f... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Guillaume Le Gentil
Guillaume Joseph Hyacinthe Jean-Baptiste Le Gentil de la Galaisière (September 12, 1725 – October 22, 1792) was a French astronomer. He was born in Coutances and first intended to enter the church before turning to astronomy. He discovered what are now known as the Messier objects M32, M36 and M38, as well as the nebulosity in M8, and he was the first to catalogue the dark nebula sometimes known as Le Gentil 3 (in the constellation Cygnus). He was part of the international collaborative project to measure the distance to the Sun, by observing the transit of Venus at different points on the earth. Edmond Halley had suggested the idea, but it required careful measurements from different places on earth, and the project was launched with more than a hundred observers dispatched to diffe... Biography of Fanny Chiarello
Fanny Chiarello, born September 12, 1974 in Béthune, is a French novelist. Works Trois nouvelles dans les recueils collectifs Choisir et Fêter, Page à Page, 1999 Si encore l'amour durait, je dis pas, Page à page, 2000 ; Pocket "nouvelles voix". Tu vas me faire mourir, mon lapin, Page à page, 2001 ; Pocket. Les mamies ne portent pas de pantalons, roman pour adolescents, illustrations de Pascale Evrard, Commande de la municipalité de Liévin, diffusion gratuite dans les établissements scolaires et culturels du Nord-Pas-de-Calais Push the push button, Page à page, 2003 ; Pocket. La prochaine fois : ciseaux, nouvelle, dans le recueil collectif Lettres d’aveux, Pocket n°11980 Tout le monde est allongé sur le dos, Page à page, 2004 ; Pocket. Un cow-boy sur le dos, nouvelle pou... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mickey Lolich
Michael Stephen Lolich (born September 12, 1940 in Portland, Oregon) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher from 1962 until 1979, playing the majority of his career with the Detroit Tigers. Lolich is best known for his performance in the 1968 World Series, when he allowed just five runs in three complete games, winning all three including the final and decisive game. Mickey also helped himself at the plate in game 2 when he hit the first and only home run of his 16 year career. He remains the last pitcher to win three complete games in a single World Series, and was the last to win three at all until Randy Johnson did that in 2001. Lolich was given the World Series MVP Award for his superb performance. Lolich was a picture of consistency, winning 14 or more games for ten consecuti... Biography of Gerry Beckley
Gerald Linford "Gerry" Beckley (born September 12, 1952 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a founding member of the rock band America. Beckley was born to an American father, and an English mother. He began playing the piano at the age of three and the guitar a few years later. By 1962, Beckley was playing guitar in The Vanguards, an instrumental surf music band in Virginia. He spent every summer in England and soon discovered 'British invasion' music. In 1967 Beckley's father became the commander at the U.S. Air Force base at West Ruislip, near London. Gerry attended London Central High School in Bushey, Hertfordshire, where he played in various school bands, and met his soon-to-be band members, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek. Originally the group played on Friday nights at the local American tee... Biography of Gabriel Gauthier
Gabriel Gauthier, born September 12, 1916 in Lyon, is a French former military pilot.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Malcolm de Chazal
Malcolm de Chazal (12 September 1902, Vacoas, Mauritius Island - 1 October 1981) was a Mauritian writer, painter, and visionary, known especially for his Sens-Plastique, a work consisting of several thousand aphorisms and pensées. He was born in Vacoas of a French family long established in Mauritius and wrote all his works in French. Except for six years at Louisiana State University, where he received an engineering degree, he spent most of his time in Mauritius where he worked as an agronomist on sugar plantations and later for the Office of Telecommunications. In 1940 he began to publish in Mauritius a series of volumes consisting of hundreds of numbered thoughts and ideas entitled Pensées. In 1945, a seventh volume of Pensées, bound with another collection of unnumbered aphorisms e... Biography of Ricky Rudd
Ricky Rudd (born September 12, 1956) is a retired American NASCAR driver. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and Nationwide Series driver Jason Rudd. Rudd is tied with Rusty Wallace for the longest streak of consecutive seasons with a victory, his lasting from 1983 to 1998. Rudd is known as the "Ironman" of NASCAR, holding the record for most consecutive starts in NASCAR racing. At the conclusion of the 2005 season, Rudd had made 788 consecutive starts, and has a total of 23 wins, 194 top 5's, and 373 top 10's. He was named the 2006 "Virginian of the Year" and inducted into the 2007 "Virginia Hall of Fame." Early life & career Rudd was born in Norfolk County, Virginia, now Chesapeake, the son of Margaret (née McMannen) and Alvin R. Rudd, Sr., the president of Al Rudd Auto Parts... Biography of Dag-Otto Lauritzen
Dag Otto Lauritzen (born 12 September 1956 in Grimstad). Is a retired Norwegian cyclist. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles he won a bronze medal in the road race. Lauritzen cycled many years professionally, and participated 8 times in Tour de France. The icing on the cake was set when he won a mountain stage the July 14, 1987. He was a member of Glåmdal SK.... Biography of H. L. Mencken
Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (Baltimore, September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956), was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, acerbic critic of American life and culture, and a student of American English. Known as the "Sage of Baltimore", he is regarded as one of the most influential American writers and prose stylists of the first half of the 20th century. Mencken is perhaps best remembered today for The American Language, a multi-volume study of how the English language is spoken in the United States, and for his satirical reporting on the Scopes trial, which he named the "Monkey" trial. Life Mencken was the son of August Mencken, a cigar factory owner of German extraction. When Henry was three, his family moved into a new home at 1524 Hollins Street, in the U... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alfred Fripp
Sir Alfred Downing Fripp (12 September 1865 - 1930) was a surgeon at Guy's Hospital, London. He was born in Blandford, the son of the artist Alfred Downing Fripp. His godfather was royal tutor John Neale Dalton. After studying at the Merchant Taylors' School in London, he took up medicine, and during the Boer War he worked in South Africa as chief medical officer of the Imperial Yeomanry Hospital, Deelfontein. He was knighted in 1903. In 1897, Sir Alfred was appointed "Surgeon in Ordinary" to the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, and performed the same service for his successor, King George V. On his retirement in 1925, he had a house designed for him in Lulworth, Dorset, by Sir Edwin Lutyens. A grateful patient founded a drinking club called the Ancien... Biography of Darren E. Burrows
Darren E. Burrows (born September 12, 1966) is an American actor. Burrows was born in Winfield, Kansas, the son of actor Billy Drago. Burrows is best known for playing Ed Chigliak in the television series Northern Exposure. He also appeared in Cry-Baby, Amistad, Forty Shades of Blue, in a season six episode of The X-Files and in season 9 (episode 11) of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (billed as Darren Burrows). He currently lives outside Los Angeles with his wife Melinda Delgado, who is a French chef, and their four children.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Walter Philip Leber
Walter Philip Leber (born September 12, 1918) served as the Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1967 to 1971. He graduated from the Missouri School of Mines in 1940. He also earned an MBA from George Washington University in 1951. He served as the Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1967 to 1971. His honors included admission to the Order of the British Empire.... Biography of Terry Dehere
Lennox Dominique "Terry" Dehere (born September 12, 1971) is an American Democratic Party politician, restaurateur and former NBA basketball player. Dehere was born in New York City, New York, and grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey, and attended St. Anthony's High School playing basketball under Coach Bob Hurley. It is through this relationship that he is best friends with coach's son Bobby Hurley. College career Dehere played for Seton Hall University from 1989 until 1993, where he holds the school record with 2494 career points, as well as career records for 3-point field goals made and 3-point field goals attempted. Dehere also holds single season records for 3-point field goals made and 3-point field goal percentage. He was named Big East Player of the Year in the 1992-93 sea... Biography of Bertie Ahern
Patrick Bartholomew "Bertie" Ahern (born 12 September 1951) is an Irish politician who served as Taoiseach of Ireland from 26 June 1997 to 7 May 2008. Ahern has been a Teachta Dála (TD) since 1977 and he represents the constituency of Dublin Central. Before he became Taoiseach, he served in the governments of Charles Haughey and Albert Reynolds as Minister for Labour (1987–1991) and Minister for Finance (1991–1994). He also served briefly as Tánaiste after the break-up of Albert Reynolds' coalition government. In 1994, he was elected sixth leader of Fianna Fáil. Under Ahern's leadership Fianna Fáil led three coalition governments. After Éamon de Valera, Bertie Ahern's term as Taoiseach was the second longest. Ahern resigned as Taoiseach on 6 May 2008 and was succeeded by then Minister f... Biography of Joelle Leandre
Joëlle Léandre (born September 12, 1951 in Aix-en-Provence, France) is a double bassist, vocalist, and composer active in new music and free improvisation. In the field of contemporary music, she has performed with Pierre Boulez's Ensemble InterContemporain, and worked with Merce Cunningham and John Cage. Both Cage and Giacinto Scelsi have composed works specifically for her. She has also collaborated with some of the preeminent musicians in the fields of jazz and improvised music, including Derek Bailey, Anthony Braxton, George Lewis, Evan Parker, Irène Schweizer, Steve Lacy, Maggie Nicols, Fred Frith, Carlos Zingaro, John Zorn, Susie Ibarra, J. D. Parran, Eric Watson, Ernst Reijseger, and Sylvie Courvoisier. In 1983 she became member of the European Women Improvising Group (EWIG... Biography of François Ceyrac
François Ceyrac, born September 12, 1912 in Meyssac (Corrèze), is a French businessman, and a former President of CNPF. The CNPF (Conseil national du patronat français, National Council of French Employers) was an union of employers created in December 1945 on request of the Provisional Government of the French Republic, which wanted a representative organization of all of the employers. Under the initiative of Ernest-Antoine Seillière, the CNPF transformed itself in 1998 into the MEDEF (Mouvement des Entreprises de France).... Biography of Deron Cherry
Deron Leigh Cherry (born September 12, 1959) is a retired professional American football strong safety who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1981 to 1991. Deron was a free safety and punter at Rutgers University. In 1979, he was named the team’s MVP. In 1979 and 1980, Cherry earned AP All-East honors. In 1981, he signed by the Kansas City Chiefs, as a free agent punter, but was released in the final cutdown. Deron rejoined the club in late September as a safety, and made his first interception in October against the Oakland Raiders. Cherry played high school football at Palmyra High School in Palmyra, New Jersey. NFL career Regarded as one of the finest free safeties to have ever played the game, he was a six-time Pro Bowl selection from 1983-1988, starting in five of them i... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Margo St. James
Margo St. James (born September 12, 1937), a self-described sex-positive feminist, founded the organization COYOTE (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics), which advocates decriminalization of prostitution. History Margo St. James was born in Bellingham Washington. As president of the San Francisco Sexual Freedom League in 1967-1969, St. James advocated women's rights and organized sex parties and orgies. She claims to be a former prostitute, and for this reason, she has been criticized by anti-pornography feminists including Dorchen Leidholdt. Her claim to have been a prostitute is based on a 1962 prostitution conviction. Margo St. James founded the St. James Infirmary in San Francisco to help provide health care to the sex worker community. She founded COYOTE in 1973. The forerunner o... Biography of Corinne Jacobson Colson
Corinne Jacobson Colson, born September 12, 1956 in Paris, is a French former model.... Biography of Darren Campbell
Darren Andrew Campbell (born September 12, 1973 in Moss Side, Manchester, England) is a retired English sprint athlete. He competed in the 100 m and 200 m, as well as the 4 x 100 m relay. He now works with Premier League football side Stoke City, working with the players to improve their sprinting ability. Career Early career Campbell was both a talented athlete and footballer during his youth. His first national success in athletics was a gold medal at the English Schools Championships in the 200 m. Campbell then won the 100 m and 200 m gold medals at the 1991 European Junior Championships held in Thessaloniki, Greece, as well as a gold medal in the 4 x 100 m. A year later, he won silver medals at the 1992 World Junior Championships, in the sprint double, and a gold medal in the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Benjamin Carr
Benjamin Carr (September 12, 1768 – May 24, 1831) was an American composer, singer, teacher, and music publisher. Born in London, he studied organ with Charles Wesley and composition with Samuel Arnold. In 1793 he traveled to Philadelphia with a stage company, and a year later went with the same company to New York, where he stayed until 1797. Later that year he moved to Philadelphia, where he became a prominent member of the city’s musical life. He was "decidedly the most important and prolific music publisher in America during the 1790s (as well as one of its most distinguished composers), conducting, in addition to his Philadelphia business, a New York branch from 1794 to 1797, when it was acquired by James Hewitt" (Wolfe, 1980, p. 43). He was well-known as a teacher of keyboard and ... Biography of Heinrich Hoffman
Heinrich Hoffmann (September 12, 1885 in Fürth - December 11, 1957 in Munich) was a German photographer best known for his many published photographs of Adolf Hitler. Hoffmann joined the NSDAP in 1920 and was chosen by its new leader Hitler as his official photographer. The two became close friends. Hoffmann's photographs were published as postage stamps, postcards, posters and picture books. Following Hoffmann's suggestion, both he and Hitler received royalties from all uses of Hitler's image (even on postage stamps), which made the photographer wealthy. Hoffmann married Therese "Nelly" Baumann in 1911. Their daughter Henriette ("Henny") was born on February 3, 1913 and followed by a son, Heinrich ("Heini") on October 24, 1916. Henriette married Reichsjugendführer (National Youth Leade... Biography of Cristina Torrens Valero
Cristina Torrens Valero (born September 12, 1974 in Pamplona, Spain) is a professional female tennis player from Spain. She reached her career-high singles ranking World No. 27 on March 4, 2002. In 1993, Torrens Valero helped Spain recapture the Fed Cup title.... Biography of Gianna Maria Canale
Gianna Maria Canale (12 September 1927 – 13 February 2009) was an Italian actress. Biography Canale was born in Reggio Calabria. In 1947, at the Miss Italia beauty contest, won by Lucia Bosè, she placed second. Canale received publicity in many Italian magazines after this. Her looks were compared to those of Ava Gardner. Riccardo Freda offered her a role in a movie, and, after they fell in love, they got married in Brazil, where they shot two films. Canale however was not used to living in South America and they came back to Italy, where, always directed by her husband, she starred in many sword and sandal films, as well as Italian horror and adventure films. I vampiri was her last film with Freda. She retired from the movie industry in 1964 and died in Florence in February 2009. F... Biography of Desmond Llewelyn
Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn (12 September 1914 – 19 December 1999) was a Welsh actor, famous for playing Q in 17 of the James Bond films between 1963 and 1999. Biography Early life Llewelyn was born in Newport, Wales, the son of Mia (née Wilkinson) and Ivor Llewelyn, who was a coal mining engineer. He originally wanted to be a minister, but during his education at Radley public school, he worked as a stagehand in the school's productions and occasionally picked up small roles. He was brought up in Blan-y-Pant house situated on Bettws Lane, Bettws. The house is now used as a care home for the elderly. World War II The outbreak of World War II in September 1939 halted his acting career; Llewelyn was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the British army, serving with the Roya... Biography of Grant Denyer
Australian motor racing driver and TV reporter.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Erich Modersohn
Erich Modersohn, born September 12, 1815 in Koln, is a German astrologer and author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Salvador Bacarisse
Salvador Bacarisse Chinoria (12 September 1898 – 5 August 1963) was a Spanish composer. Bacarisse was born in Madrid and studied music at the Real Conservatorio de Música there, as a student of Manuel Fernández Alberdi (piano) and Conrado del Campo (composition). He was a leading member of the Grupo de los Ocho (founded in the spirit of Les Six to combat musical conservatism) and helped to promote new music as the artistic director of Unión Radio until 1936. At the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939, Bacarisse exiled himself to Paris after rejecting the militarist regime of Francisco Franco. From 1945 until his death, he worked for Radio-Télévision Française as a broadcaster of Spanish-language programs. Bacarisse composed for the piano, mixed chamber ensembles, operas including El... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gérard Renon
Gérard Alain Jean Renon, born September 12, 1940 in Saint-Amand-Montrond (Cher) and died September 1994 (cancer), was a Frenc politician and engineer of Ecole Polytechnique (X 1959).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Bateman
Charles Bateman, born September 12, 1921 in Youngstowh, Ohio, is an American jazz musician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Janssen
Paul Adriaan Jan, Baron Janssen (born on 12 September 1926 in Turnhout, Belgium - 11 November 2003 in Rome, Italy) was the founder of Janssen Pharmaceutica, a pharmaceutical company with over 20,000 employees. In 2005 he finished as runner up, after Father Damien, in the poll for The Greatest Belgian organized by the regional Flemish television. He also came third in an equivalent contest amongst Germanophone Belgians, Belg der Belgen. On Wednesday 22 October 2008 Dr. Paul Janssen was awarded the title of Most Important Belgian Scientist, an initiative of the Eos magazine. Birth and education Paul Janssen was the son of Constant Janssen and Margriet Fleerackers. On 16 April 1957, he married Dora Arts. Paul Janssen died in Rome, Italy in 2003, while attending the celebration of the 40... Biography of Milo Manara
Milo Manara, byname of Maurilio Manara (born September 12, 1945 in Lüsen (Luson), Bolzano-Bozen) is an Italian comic book creator (writer and artist), best known for his erotic approach to the medium. After architecture and painting studies, he made his comics debut in 1969 drawing for Genius, a Fumetti neri series of pocket books from publisher Furio Vanio in the wake of the popularity of Kriminal and Satanik. In 1970 he illustrated for the magazine Terror, and starting in 1971 drew the erotic series Jolanda de Almaviva written by Francisco Rubino, issued in small format by publisher Erregi. Joining the youth magazine Il Corriere dei Ragazzi, he worked with Rubino, Carlo Barbieri, Mino Milani and Silverio Pisú. With Pisú Manara launched the publications Telerompo and Strategia della Te... Biography of Irene Dailey
Irene Dailey (September 12, 1920–September 24, 2008) was an American actress, perhaps best known for her work on Broadway and on daytime television. Dailey was born in New York City, the daughter of Helen Theresa (née Ryan) and Daniel James Dailey. Her brother was the late actor, Dan Dailey. Dailey received the 1966 Drama Desk Award for her work in Rooms, and played "Nettie Cleary" in the original Broadway production of the Tony Award-winning drama, The Subject Was Roses (1964). In 1969, she joined the cast of the long-running CBS serial The Edge of Night as Pamela Stewart, and in 1971 she won the Sarah Siddons Award for her work in Chicago theatre. Dailey later joined the cast of Another World in 1974 as the fourth actress to play the role of family matriarch Liz Matthews until 1986... Biography of Bjørn Floberg
Bjørn Floberg, born September 12, 1947 in Oslo, is a Norvegian actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0282463/ ) Varg Veum - Kvinnen i kjøleskapet (2008) (post-production) .... Hamre Varg Veum - Falne engler (2008) .... Hamre ... aka Fallen Angels (International: English title) Varg Veum - Din til døden (2008) (V) .... Hamre Lønsj (2008) .... Kildahl ... aka Cold Lunch; (International: English title) Varg Veum - Tornerose (2008) (V) .... Hamre ... aka Varg Veum - Sleeping Beauty (Europe: English title) "Kommissar und das Meer, Der" .... Björn Larsson (1 episode, 2007) - Näher als du denkst (2007) TV episode .... Björn Larsson O' Horten (2007) .... Flo Varg Veum - Bitre blomster (2007) .... Hamre ... aka Bitter Flowers (USA: literal English titl... Biography of Emina Cunmulaj
Emina Cunmulaj (born September 12, 1984) is an Albanian-American model. Cunmulaj was born in Michigan, United States to Albanian parents, but moved to Montenegro, then part of Yugoslavia, at age of four in 1988. Cunmulaj speaks fluent Albanian as a result. She was discovered by Elite Model Management after becoming a semi finalist in the Elite Model Look Yugoslavia 2001 and topping the Elite Model Look Contest 2001. In the same year, she signed a contact with Elite Model Management. She resided in Yugoslavia until the age of seventeen, and then returned to the United States. Since her debut, she has posed in advertisements for brands Dolce & Gabbana, Bergdorf Goodman, Dooney & Bourke, Etro, Versace, Emanuel Ungaro, Blumarine, Jean Paul Gaultier, Bottega Veneta, Iceberg, Mango, Extè, H&M... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sébastien de Brossard
Sébastien de Brossard was a French music theorist who was born in Dompierre, Orne, France on 12 September 1655 and died at Meaux on 10 April 1730. After studying philosophy and theology at Caen, he studied music and established himself in Paris in 1678 and remained there until 1687. He briefly was the private tutor of the young son of Nicolas-Joseph Foucault, a collector and bibliophile. He became a very close friend to Étienne Loulié, one of the musicians who performed the Italianate works that Marc-Antoine Charpentier was composing for Marie de Lorraine, Duchess of Guise, better known as "Mademoiselle de Guise." While in Paris, he also became close to Samuel Morland, an English inventor and polymath who was working with Joseph Sauveur, a mathematician, on the Machine de Marly. It was ... Biography of George Jones
George Glenn Jones (born September 12, 1931) is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette. Over the past 20 years, Jones has frequently been referred to as "the greatest living country singer." Country music scholar Bill C. Malone writes, "For the two or three minutes consumed by a song, Jones immerses himself so completely in its lyrics, and in the mood it conveys, that the listener can scarcely avoid becoming similarly involved." Throughout his long career, Jones made headlines often as much for tales of his drinking, stormy relationships with women, and violent rages as for his prolific career of making records and touring. His wild lifestyle led to Jones missing many performances,... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tom Pierson
Tom Pierson, born September 12, 1933 in Indianapolis, Indiana, is an American astrologer, author and journalist. He was married with actress Jane Withers until 1992.... Biography of Gertrud Leistikow
Gertrud Leistikow, born on September 12, 1885 in Bückeburg, died on November 23, 1948, was a German dancer and choreographer.... Biography of Roger Planchon
Roger Planchon, born September 12, 1931 in Saint-Chamond (Loire), died May 12, 2009 in Paris (heart attack), was a French playwright, actor, theater director and film director. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0686506/ ) Actor Leclerc, un rêve d'Indochine (2003) (TV) .... Amiral Argenlieu Lautrec (1998) .... Le vieil acteur ... aka Toulouse-Lautrec (Spain) Pétain (1993) (voice) .... Récitant (participation vocale)/Narrator Louis, enfant roi (1993) .... Le vieux domestique ... aka Louis, the Child King L'année de l'éveil (1991) .... Le Capitaine ... aka The Year of Awakening Jean Galmot, aventurier (1990) .... Castellane ... aka Jean Galmot, Adventurer Radio Corbeau (1989) .... Faber - le maire de Saint-Meyrand Camille Claudel (1988) .... Morhardt ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Vernon Maxwell (basketball)
Vernon Maxwell (born September 12, 1965) is a former American college and professional basketball player who was a shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for thirteen seasons from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. Maxwell played college basketball for the University of Florida, and led the Florida Gators to their first-ever NCAA tournament appearances. He was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the second round of the 1988 NBA Draft, with his longest and most successful NBA tenure being with the Houston Rockets. The nickname "Mad Max" was bestowed upon Maxwell by color commentators for his clutch three-point shooting, which reached its pinnacle in the deciding game of the 1994 NBA Finals between Houston and New York. Maxwell is among just five players to amass 30 poi... Biography of Dominique Noguez
Dominique Noguez (born in Bolbec, France, September 12, 1942) is a French writer.... Biography of Jacques Bar
Jacques Bar, born on September 12, 1921 in Châteauroux (Indre), died on January 19, 2009, was a French film producer. Filmographie 1949-1959 1949 : La Maternelle d'Henri Diamant-Berger (producteur) Singoalla de Christian-Jaque (producteur) - (non crédité) Branquignol de Robert Dhéry (producteur) 1950 : Meurtres ? de Richard Pottier (producteur) - (non crédité) 1951 : Une histoire d'amour de Guy Lefranc (producteur) O.K. Néron de Mario Soldati (producteur) Le Chevalier sans loi de Mario Soldati (producteur) Mon phoque et elles de Pierre Billon (producteur) Le Passe-Muraille de Jean Boyer (producteur) Mr. Peek-a-Boo de Jean Boyer (producteur) 1952 : L'Homme de ma vie d... Biography of Yan de Vleeshouwer
Yan de Vleeshouwer, born September 12, 1942 in Vorselaar, is a Belgian Catholic priest.... Biography of Élisabeth Roudinesco
Élisabeth Roudinesco (born September 12, 1944, Paris (birth time source: Didier Geslain, acte n° 2633) is a French academic historian and psychoanalyst, Professor of History at University of Paris VII - Denis Diderot. She is a prominent intellectual figure in France, and her work has been translated into thirty languages. Life She is the daughter of Jenny Weiss (whose sister is feminist Louise Weiss) and Alexandre Roudinesco, of Romanian origin, both physicians. She has been educated at Sévigné Collège in Paris. She graduated in Literature and Linguistics at the Sorbonne; her master degree was supervised by Tzvetan Todorov and her doctoral thesis, entitled Inscription du désir et roman du sujet, by Jean Levaillant at the Université Paris VIII-Vincennes in 1975. At this time, she was ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alice Lake
Alice Lake (September 12, 1895 – November 15, 1967) was an American film actress. She began her career during the silent film era and often appeared in comedy shorts opposite Roscoe Arbuckle. Career Born in Brooklyn, New York, Lake began her career as a dancer. She made her screen debut was in 1912, and she appeared in a number of comedy shorts by Mack Sennett. Lake was often the leading lady of Roscoe Arbuckle in comedies like Oh Doctor! (1917) and The Cook (1918). Arbuckle directed both films and was joined by Buster Keaton who had a leading role Oh Doctor. Lake also played dramatic roles with Bert Lytell in Blackie's Redemption and The Lion's Den, both from 1919. During the 1920s she appeared in a number of Metro silent film features as the lead actress. At the height of her care... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dickie Moore
Dickie Moore (born John Richard Moore, Jr.; September 12, 1925) is a former American child actor. Besides appearing in a number of major feature films, he was featured as a regular in the Our Gang series during the 1932–1933 season. In addition to his Our Gang work, Moore is most remembered for his portrayal of the title character in the 1933 adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist and as Marlene Dietrich's son in Blonde Venus (1932). He is also famous for giving Shirley Temple her first onscreen kiss, in the film Miss Annie Rooney. He was less successful as a teenage actor and young adult, and he retired from the screen in the early '50s. He went on to teach and write books about acting, edit Equity magazine, perform on Broadway, in stock, and on TV, write and direct for TV, produc... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ramón Serrano Súñer
Ramón Serrano-Súñer (Cartagena, 12 September 1901 – Madrid, 1 September 2003), was a Spanish politician in the first governments of General Francisco Franco's dictatorship, the Spanish State, between 1938 and 1942, when he held the posts of President of the Political Junta Política of Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las JONS (1938), and Interior and Foreign Affairs Minister. Serrano Súñer was known for his pro-Third Reich stance during World War II, when he supported the sending of the Blue Division to fight along with the Wehrmacht in the Russian front. He was also the brother in law of the Spanish dictator General Franco, for which he was nicknamed Cuñadísimo. Serrano Súñer was the founder of ONCE (1938), EFE press-agency (1939) and Radio Intercontinental station (1950). Earl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Larry Austin
Larry Austin (born 12 September 1930 in Duncan, Oklahoma) is a United States composer noted for his electronic and computer music works. He was a co-founder and editor of the avant-garde music periodical Source: Music of the Avant Garde. Austin gained additional international recognition when he realized a completion of Charles Ives's Universe Symphony. Education Austin received a bachelors (Music Education, 1951) and masters degree (Music, 1952) from University of North Texas College of Music. In 1955 he studied at Mills College and from 1955-1958 he engaged in graduate study at the University of California, Berkeley, leaving to accept a faculty position at the University of California, Davis. Austin studied with Canadian composer Violet Archer at the University of North Texas, Fren... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alfred A. Knopf Sr.
Alfred Abraham Knopf, Sr. (September 12, 1892 – August 11, 1984) was a leading American publisher of the 20th century, and founder of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.. His contemporaries included the likes of Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer, and (of the previous generation) Frank Nelson Doubleday, J. Henry Harper and Henry Holt. Knopf paid special attention to the quality of printing, binding, and design in his books, and earned a reputation as a purist in both content and presentation. Asked how to say his name, Knopf told the Literary Digest: "Sound the k: k'nupf." Biography Knopf was born into a Jewish family in New York City. His father Samuel Knopf was an advertising executive and financial consultant, his mother was Ida Japhe, and his brother Edwin H. Knopf, who worked for Alfred brief... Biography of Robert Werdann
Robert Werdann (born September 12, 1970 in Sunnyside, New York) is a retired American professional basketball player. He attended academic and athletic powerhouse Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, New York, graduating in 1988. He was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the second round (46th overall) of the 1992 NBA Draft. A 6'11" center from St. John's University, Werdann played in three NBA seasons. While playing for St. John's, Werdann was third-team All-Big East as a junior. He played for the Nuggets and New Jersey Nets. He also played with the Harrisburg Hammerheads of the CBA. In his NBA career, Werdann played in 47 games and scored a total of 101 points. He later became an assistant coach with the New Orleans Hornets after earlier working for the team as a player scout fo... Biography of Christian Prigent
Christian Prigent, born on September 12, 1945 in Saint-Brieuc, is a French poet, writer, and critic. Works Poetry La belle journée, poésie, 1969 Femme dans la neige, poésie, 1971 La mort de l'imprimeur, poésie, 1975 Paysage avec vols d'oiseaux, poésie, 1982 Une élégie, poésie, 1983 Une leçon d'anatomie, poésie, 1990 Écrit au couteau, poésie, 1993 Dum pendiet filius, poésie, 1998 L'âme, poésie, 2000 Fiction L'main, fiction, 1975 Œuf-glotte, fiction, 1979 Power/Powder, fiction, 1977 Voilà les sexes, fiction, 1981 Peep show (un roman en vers), fiction, 1984 Journal de l'oeuvide, fiction, 1984 Deux dames au bain avec portrait du donateur, fiction, 1984 Commencement, fiction, 1989 Une phrase pour ... Biography of Anna Jagodzinska
Anna Jagodzinska (born September 12, 1987) is a Polish fashion model. She has appeared on the covers of American, Italian, Australian, Chinese, Portuguese, and German Vogue, L'Officiel, Revue de Modes, and Japanese Numéro. As of March 2009, she was ranked #8 among models at the website models.com. Jagodzinska was born September 12, 1987 in Sierpc, Poland. She signed with Next Model Management in 2003, and made her runway debut at Pringle of Scotland's Fall 2003 show. Later that year, she moved to New York City. During Spring 2004 fashion weeks (September 2003), she modeled for DKNY and Marc by Marc Jacobs. Her breakthrough year was 2004; she walked for Alexander McQueen, Burberry, Chanel, Marni, and Prada during Fall 2004 fashion weeks. That year, she also appeared in editorials in W, V... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mario Altéry
Mario Altéry, born Philippe Altare September 12, 1900 in Nice and died in 1974 in Hyères, was a French singer (tenor), the father of singer Mathé Altéry.... Biography of Nan Goldin
Nan Goldin (born September 12, 1953 in Washington D.C.) is an American fine-art and documentary photographer. She is represented by the Matthew Marks Gallery in New York. Goldin was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in an upper-middle-class Jewish family in the Boston, Massachusetts suburb of Lexington. After attending the nearby Lexington High School, she enrolled at the Satya Community School in Boston, where a teacher introduced her to the camera in 1968; Goldin was then fifteen years old. Her first solo show, held in Boston in 1973, was based on her photographic journeys among the city's gay and transsexual communities, to which she had been introduced by her friend David Armstrong. Goldin graduated from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston/Tufts University in 1977/1978... Biography of Ángel Cabrera
Ángel Leopoldo Cabrera (pronounced /ˈɑnhɛl kəˈbrɛrə/ in English) (born September 12, 1969) is an Argentine professional golfer who plays mainly on the European Tour. Known affectionately as "El Pato" Cabrera (The duck), he is the 2007 U.S. Open champion. Career Cabrera was born in Villa Allende, Córdoba, Argentina. He worked as a caddie at the home club of internationally successful Argentine professional Eduardo Romero, who became his mentor. Cabrera turned professional at the age of twenty. His first three visits to the European Tour Qualifying School were unsuccessful, but on his fourth trip in 1995, made with Romero's financial assistance, he qualified for membership of the European Tour in 1996. He retained his card comfortably in his first three... Biography of Henry Waxman
Henry Arnold Waxman (born September 12, 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is an American politician. He has represented California's 30th congressional district (map) in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1975. Waxman, a Democrat, is considered to be one of the most influential liberal members of Congress. His district includes much of the western part of the city of Los Angeles, as well as West Hollywood, Santa Monica and Beverly Hills. Before his election to Congress, he served six years in the California State Assembly. With the Democrats' victory in the 2006 midterm elections, Waxman became chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the principal investigative committee of the House. He was the committee's ranking Democrat from 1997 to 2007. In 2009, he wil... Biography of Tom Graeff
Tom Graeff (September 12, 1929 (birth time source: Sy Scholfield) - December 19, 1970) was an American screenwriter, director and actor. He is known for the 1959 b-movie Teenagers from Outer Space. Thomas Lockyear Graeff's father, George Graeff, worked as an engineer in the Ray, Arizona mines. The family relocated to Los Angeles where a second son, James, was born a few years later. As a young adult, Graeff enrolled in the UCLA Theater Arts Program, which allowed him to study filmmaking and theater. When he graduated from UCLA, Graeff went on to work independently around Hollywood and Orange County. His greatest achievement was the film Teenagers from Outer Space, though he only worked on a handful of films in his lifetime. Stressed by his slow-moving career, in 1959 Graeff bought a ... Biography of Ludovic Lacay
Ludovic « Cuts » Lacay, born September 12, 1985 in Tarbes, is a French professional poker player.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Adrian Adonis
Keith A. Franke (September 12, 1954 – July 4, 1988) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Adorable" Adrian Adonis. Career Franke trained under Fred Atkins and debuted in 1974, wrestling under his own name. In the late 1970s, Franke adopted the ring name Adrian Adonis and the character of a brawling, leather jacket-clad biker. American Wrestling Association In the late 1970s, Adonis joined the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based American Wrestling Association. In 1979, he formed a tag team with Jesse Ventura. The team was known as the East-West Connection on the basis that Adonis was from New York (in the East), while Ventura was billed as being from California (in the West). Adonis and Ventura were awarded the AWA World Tag Team Championship on July 20,... Biography of James Frey
James Christopher Frey (born September 12, 1969) is an American writer. His books A Million Little Pieces (2003) and My Friend Leonard (2005), as well as Bright Shiny Morning, were bestsellers. He was the subject of a scandal when investigators discovered that major elements of A Million Little Pieces, a purportedly autobiographical account of the author's struggle with addiction, were untrue. Career Frey graduated from Denison University in Granville, Ohio in 1992. Before Frey began his writing career, he held several jobs in the Chicago area while studying at the Art Institute of Chicago. Frey then moved to Los Angeles and found work as a screenwriter, director, and producer. In the spring of 1996, Frey started writing A Million Little Pieces, originally presented as a memoir of hi... Biography of Sergio Vega
José Sergio Vega Cuamea (September 12, 1969 – June 26, 2010), better known by his stage name Sergio Vega, was a Mexican banda singer. He was born in Hornos, Sonora, located near Ciudad Obregón in Mexico. On 26 June 2010, he died near the hills of Barobampo in the Mexican state of Sinaloa after a car chase with a gang of assassins. The assassins pursued Sergio Vega for a distance and fired at him and his car companion Montiel Sergio Ávila 30 times. He was killed and his companion was seriously injured. Career Vega, eighth of thirteen children emigrated to the United States in the late 1980s. In 1989, while living in Phoenix, Arizona, he and his brothers formed a group called Los Hermanos Vega, which signed with Joey Records and had several hits such as "Corazón de Oropel" and "El Ray... Biography of Chandra Sturrup
Chandra Sturrup (born September 12, 1971) is a Bahamian track and field sprint athlete. She is a 100 m specialist and the Bahamian national record holder for the women's 100 meter dash with a personal best of 10.84 seconds set in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 5, 2005. She has had a very long career and has taken part in almost every major event since 1991. She is a well respected athlete and very competitive. Sturrup competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing at the 100 metres sprint. In her first round heat she placed first in front of Kelly-Ann Baptiste and Lina Grincikaite in a time of 11.30 to advance to the second round. There she improved her time to 11.16 seconds and placed third behind Sherone Simpson and Muna Lee. In her semi final Sturrup finished in fifth position with 1... Biography of Larry LaLonde
Larry "Ler" LaLonde (born Reid Lawrence LaLonde on September 12, 1968 in Richmond, California) is a guitarist who currently plays in Primus along with Les Claypool and Jay Lane. He has also played with Possessed, Blind Illusion, No Forcefield, and the Frank Zappa tribute band "Caca". Biography Early career Originally inspired by guitarists such as Frank Zappa, Snakefinger, East Bay Ray, Jerry Garcia, Jimi Hendrix, and his teacher Joe Satriani, LaLonde eventually became interested in early thrash metal bands such as Metallica and Slayer. LaLonde formed his first band in high school, a speed metal band called Blizzard. LaLonde left the band later on to join the first generation death metal band Possessed. Possessed's landmark first album, Seven Churches, was released in 1985 when LaL... Biography of Neil Peart
Neil Ellwood Peart (play /ˈpɪərt/; born September 12, 1952), OC, is a Canadian musician and author. He is the drummer and lyricist for the rock band Rush. Peart has received numerous awards for his musical performances, and is known for his technical proficiency and stamina. Peart grew up in Port Dalhousie, Ontario (now part of St. Catharines). During adolescence, he floated from regional band to regional band in pursuit of a career as a full-time drummer. After a discouraging stint in England to concentrate on his music, Peart returned home, where he joined a local Toronto band, Rush, in the summer of 1974. Early in his career, Peart's performance style was deeply rooted in hard rock. He drew most of his inspiration from drummers such as Keith Moon and John Bonham, pl... Biography of Hisaya Nakajo
Hisaya Nakajo (中条 比紗也, Nakajō Hisaya?, born September 12, 1973) is a Japanese manga artist born in Osaka, Japan. Nakajo came in 39th in the 2007 Most Searched Mangaka Names by the Japanese search engine, goo. About She made her professional debut by winning the Outstanding Work award in the 18th Hakusensha Athena Newcomers' Awards for her work, Manatsu no Hanzaisha (真夏の犯罪者?, The Midsummer Criminal) that was later published in the extra issue of Hana to Yume, Hana to Yume Planet Zōkan July 15 issue. She published her first one-shot as a professional mangaka titled, Hāto no Kajitsu (ハートの果実?, Heart no Kajitsu) in the 23rd issue of Hana to Yume in 1994.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sabu (wrestler)
Terry Michael Brunk (born December 12, 1964), better known by his ring name Sabu, is an American professional wrestler best known for his extreme wrestling style. Throughout his professional wrestling career, Brunk has most notably competed in the original Extreme Championship Wrestling throughout the 1990s, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment's ECW brand throughout the 2000s. He is currently the X-LAW International Champion and is currently employed by Juggalo Championship Wrestling. In his professional wrestling career, Brunk is a three-time world heavyweight champion, having won the ECW World Heavyweight Championship twice and the NWA World Heavyweight Championship once. Professional wrestling career Training and Frontier Martial–Arts Wrestling (19... Biography of Alfie Allen
Alfie Evan Allen (born 12 September 1986) is an English actor, best known for his role as Theon Greyjoy in the HBO series Game of Thrones. Early life Allen was born in Hammersmith, London, the son of actor and musician Keith Allen, and film producer Alison Owen. His older sister is singer Lily Allen. "Alfie", the eleventh song on her debut album Alright, Still is about him. Allen went to St John's College in Southsea, Portsmouth; and the Fine Arts College, Hampstead where he studied for his A levels. Career Allen's first professional appearance was in a one-off Channel 4 comedy, You Are Here in 1998, co-written by Matt Lucas and David Walliams. The same year, Allen and his sister Lily appeared in the 1998 film, Elizabeth, which was produced by their mother. His early work includ... Biography of Jennifer Nettles
Jennifer Nettles (born September 12, 1974 in Douglas, Georgia) is an American country music artist. She is known primarily for her role as lead vocalist of the duo Sugarland alongside Kristian Bush. Before Sugarland's inception, she also fronted Atlanta, Georgia-based bands called Soul Miner's Daughter and Jennifer Nettles Band. She also charted as a duet partner on the country version of rock band Bon Jovi's 2006 single "Who Says You Can't Go Home", a Number One hit on the Billboard country charts. Nettles is a judge/mentor/performer on ABC's Duets, which premiered on May 24, 2012. Musical beginnings Nettles began performing at school assemblies, her Southern Baptist church, and in community theater. She was also a member of Georgia 4-H's Clovers & Company performing arts group ... Biography of Yaroslava Shvedova
Yaroslava Vyacheslavovna Shvedova (Russian: Яросла́ва Вячесла́вовна Шве́дова, born 12 September 1987 in Moscow) is a Kazakhstani professional tennis player of Russian descent. She has achieved a career high ranking of No. 29 as of 21 June 2010. She has won 1 WTA singles title, 3 ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and 3 doubles titles, including the 2010 Wimbledon and US Open Ladies' Doubles titles. She was taught tennis at the age of six by her father who is currently her coach. She has made two Grand Slam singles quarterfinals, at the 2010 and the 2012 French Open. She began wearing prescription sports glasses i... Biography of Alexia Fast
Alexia Fast, born on September 12, 1992 in Vancouver, British Columbia, is a Canadian actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2145177/) 2012 Jack Reacher Sandy 2012/I Blackbird Deanna Roy 2012 Last Kind Words Amanda 2012 The Secret Circle (TV series) Eva – Curse (2012) … Eva – Lucky (2012) … Eva – Return (2012) … Eva 2006-2012 Supernatural (TV series) Emma / Missy Bender – The Slice Girls (2012) … Emma – The Benders (2006) … Missy Bender 2012 Midnight Sun (TV movie) Miranda 2011 FMA Weekly (TV series) Guest – Episode 4 (2011) … Guest 2010 Triple Dog Eve 2010 La 19ème épouse (TV movie) Five 2010 Repeaters Charlotte Halsted 2010 Fakers (TV movie) Emma Archibald 2010 The Cult (TV movie) Rachel 2009 Hungry ... Biography of Sandra Zidani
Sandra Zidani, born on September 12, 1968 in Brussels (birth time source: birth certificate, act n°1904, André Dekoster), is a Belgian humorist, actress and art historian of Algerian descent. Shows 1993 : La petite comique de la famille, de Zidani (n'est plus joué) 1998 : Mon légionnaire, de Zidani - mise en scène par Martine Willequet (n'est plus joué) 1999 : Et ta sœur !?, de Zidani et Patrick Chaboud - mise en scène par Patrick Chaboud 2002 : Va-t'en savoir !, de Zidani et Patrick Chaboud - mise en scène par Patrick Chaboud 2004 : Journal intime d’un sex sans bol, de Zidani et Patrick Chaboud- mise en scène de Zidani - prix du meilleur spectacle Bestof Bruxelles. 2007 : Fabuleuse étoile, de Zidani et Patrick Chaboud - mise en scène : réadaptation de Zida... Biography of Ben Folds
Benjamin Scott "Ben" Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. From 1995-2000, Folds was the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. Since the group disbanded, Folds has performed as a solo artist and has toured all over the world. He has also collaborated with musicians such as William Shatner, Regina Spektor and "Weird Al" Yankovic and undertaken experimental songwriting projects with authors such as Nick Hornby and Neil Gaiman. In addition to contributing music to the soundtracks of the animated films Over the Hedge, and Hoodwinked!, Folds produced Amanda Palmer's first solo album and has been a judge on the NBC a cappella singing contest The Sing-Off since 2009. Early life and career Folds became interested in ... Biography of September (singer)
Petra Linnea Paula Marklund (born 12 September 1984) – often known simply as September – is a half-Swedish, half-Slovene singer and songwriter. When September was younger, she started recording in professional studios around the age of twelve, and when she was in a rock band, she received a record deal. She first came to the music scene with her debut single "La La La (Never Give It Up)" in mid 2003, which was released from her first studio album September (2004). In 2004, she released her single "Satellites", and received many accolades for the single. September then released her single "Cry for You", which came from her second studio album In Orbit (2005), which "Satellites" was featured on. The song became a huge hit worldwide, charting in countries including Australia, United Kingdo... Biography of Maria Muldaur
Maria Muldaur (born September 12, 1943) is a folk-blues singer who was part of the American folk music revival in the early 1960s. She recorded the 1974 hit song "Midnight at the Oasis," and continues to record albums in the folk traditions. Life and career Muldaur was born Maria Grazia Rosa Domenica D'Amato in Greenwich Village, New York City, where she attended Hunter College High School. Muldaur began her career in the early 1960s as Maria D'Amato, performing with John Sebastian, David Grisman, and Stefan Grossman as a member of the Even Dozen Jug Band. She then joined Jim Kweskin & His Jug Band as a featured vocalist and occasional violinist. During this time, she was part of the Greenwich Village scene that included Bob Dylan, and some of her recollections of the period, part... Biography of Amy Correia
Amy Correia (born September 12, 1968) is an American singer and songwriter who grew up in Lakeville, Ma. Correia lived in New York’s Chinatown after graduating from Barnard College. She worked in advertising, writing copy by day, while at night honing her songwriting and performing in clubs like Sin-é Cafe on the lower east side. A chance meeting with Blind Melon guitarist, Christopher Thorn, who’d stopped by the small club while on tour, led the two to make several recordings which helped Correia eventually sign with Virgin Records. While signed to Virgin Records, Correia recorded an album of songs at Daniel Lanois’ Kingsway Studios in New Orleans with Christopher Thorn producing, but the album went unfinished. Correia left Virgin with her master recordings and signed with Capitol/E... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dino Merlin
Edin Dervišhalidović (pronounced ; born 12 September 1962), known by his stage name Dino Merlin (pronounced ), is a prominent Bosnian singer-songwriter, musician, and producer who wrote the lyrics to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina's first national anthem, "Jedna si, jedina". Dino Merlin is considered to be one of the most remarkable artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina and is also popular in the other countries of the former Yugoslavia. He is also famous amongst the Bosnian and ex-Yugoslav diaspora communities in the United States, Turkey, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Bulgaria, and Austria. Music career Merlin Band Edin Dervišhalidović founded the band Merlin in 1983 and has been its singer and songwriter since. With the band, he has recorded 5 studio albums: Kokuzna... Biography of Ivan Rioufol
Ivan Rioufol, born on September 12, 1952 in Nantes, is a French journalist, writer, TV host, and radio host. Works La Fin d'un monde, Éditions de Passy, avril 2012 De l'urgence d'être réactionnaire, Éditions PUF, 2012 A la recherche du peuple perdu, Éditions de Passy, janvier 2011 Attachez vos ceintures, Éditions de Passy, février 2010 Allez-y sans nous, (ouvrage collectif sous l’égide du Club des Ronchons), Éditions L’Âge d’Homme, septembre 2009 La démocratie d’apparence, (ouvrage collectif) Éditions François-Xavier de Guibert, juillet 2009 Chronique d'une année de crises, Éditions de Passy, mars 2009 Où va la France?, Le Bloc-notes de la présidentielle, Éditions de Passy, 2008 La Fracture identitaire, Fayard, octobre 2007 Peuples et mi... Biography of Nina Blackwood
Nina Blackwood is an American disc jockey and music journalist, who was the first of the original five MTV VJs. She has also been an actress and model. Biography Early life and career Blackwood was born Nina Kinckiner in Springfield, Massachusetts on September 12, 1955. In a Seattle Radio interview on August 1, 2011 Nina explained that her father was not a Minister, although he did teach Sunday School. His full-time job was in government service. She grew up on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio, and attended Rocky River High School, graduating in 1970. Prior to entering broadcasting, Blackwood appeared nude in the August 1978 Playboy pictorial, "Girls of the Office," as a brunette; the same issue coincidently featured an interview with another future cable television pioneer, Ted Turne... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Steve Turre
Steve Turre (born Stephen Johnson Turre; born 12 September 1948 Omaha, Nebraska) is an American jazz trombonist, a pioneering musical seashell virtuoso, a composer, arranger, and educator at the collegiate-conservatory level who, for forty-nine years, has been active in jazz, rock, and Latin jazz — in live venues, recording studios, and cinema production. As a studio musician, Turre is among the most prolific living jazz trombonist in the world. As a member of a television orchestra, this is Turre's twenty-ninth year as trombonist with the Saturday Night Live Band. Growing up Turre was raised in Lafayette, California (San Francisco Bay area). His father was of Sicilian ancestry and his mother was of Mexican ancestry. He began playing trombone at age ten, during his fourth grade in scho... |
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