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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on September, 20, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the photo and detailed natal chart by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the comprehensive horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 45,667 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,667 Celebrities
120 celebrities or events were found for September, 20. Add to favourites (85 fans)Biography of Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren (born September 20, 1934 in Rome (source: Bordoni, birth certificate)) is a motion picture and stage, Academy Award-winning actress, widely considered to be the most popular Italian performer. Early life and career Sophia Loren was born Sofia Villani Scicolone in Rome, to unmarried parents; her father Riccardo Scicolone was an engineer and her mother Romilda Villani was an aspiring actress and piano teacher. Loren grew up impoverished in wartime Pozzuoli, near Naples sharing a small flat with her sister Maria, her grandparents and her uncles and aunts. She has said on many occasions that being born into and living with extreme poverty for most of her childhood gave her a strength of character that allowed her to succeed and appreciate every moment she has been given as a h... Add to favourites (41 fans)Biography of Asia Argento
Asia Aria Anna Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento (born 20 September 1975, Rome) is an Italian television and film actress and director. In Rome, the city's register office refused to acknowledge Asia as an appropriate name, and instead officially inscribed her as Aria Argento. Despite this, she uses the name Asia Argento professionally. Asia is pronounced in Italian. Background Family and early life Her mother is the actress Daria Nicolodi and her father is Dario Argento, an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter well known for his work in the Italian giallo genre, and for his influence on modern horror and slasher movies. Her first child, a girl, was born on 20 June 2001. Italian rock and roll musician Marco Castoldi (lead singer of Bluvertigo), also known as Morgan, is the ... Add to favourites (22 fans)Biography of Patrick Poivre d'Arvor
Patrick Poivre d'Arvor (born Patrick Poivre, September 20, 1947) is a French TV journalist and writer. He is a household name in France, and nicknamed PPDA. With over 30 years and in excess of 4,500 editions of television news to his credit, he is the longest serving current newsreader in the world. Biography PPDA was born in Reims, France. He obtained his Baccalaureat at the age of 15, the same year he became a father. He attended the Institut d'études politiques de Paris, where he studied Law and Oriental Languages at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales. Journalistic career Poivre started training as a journalist at the Centre de formation des journalistes (CFJ) at age 22. He obtained his first job in 1971 on France Inter as the morning news-reader... Add to favourites (24 fans)Biography of Brian Joubert
Brian Joubert (born September 20, 1984) is a French figure skater. He is the 2007 World Champion, the 2004 and 2007 European champion, the five time French National champion, and the 2006 Grand Prix champion. Joubert was born in Poitiers, France to Jean-Michel and Raymonde Joubert. He suffered a life-threatening illness at the age of 11 months, which led to the removal of one kidney. Because of this illness, Joubert chose figure skating over more violent sports that he favored. He began skating at the age of four with his two older sisters. The siblings started out with ice-dancing, but Joubert became fascinated with the jumping aspect of singles skating and switched disciplines. Joubert has been considered somewhat of a heartthrob in his native country, France. This reputation has b... Biography of Dounia Coesens
Dounia Coesens, born September 20, 1988 in Aix-en-Provence, is a French actress. Filmography Protection rapprochée de Gérald Marx, téléfilm, 1997 Le Détective de Denis Berry, téléfilm, 2002 Johanna dans Plus belle la vie, feuilleton depuis 2004 Merci les enfants vont bien de Stéphane Clavier, téléfilm, 2005 Histoire sans faim (Poids plume) de Nolwenn Lemesle, court-métrage, 2005 Le Temps des secrets (téléfilm) de Thierry Chabert, téléfilm, 2006 Le Temps des amours (téléfilm) de Thierry Chabert , téléfilm, 2006... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Sabine Azéma
Sabine Azéma (born September 20, 1949 in Paris (birth time source: Didier Geslain)) is a French actress.Born in Paris, she graduated from the Paris Conservatory of Dramatic Arts. Career Her film career began in 1975. Azéma appeared in A Sunday in the Country (1984), for which she won a César Award for Best Actress, and numerous films of Alain Resnais, including Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983), L'Amour à mort (1984), Mélo (which won her a second César Award for Best Actress), Smoking/No Smoking (1993), On connaît la chanson (1997), Pas sur la bouche (2003), and Cœurs (2006). She has been nominated a further five times. Filmography Actress 1976 On aura tout vu ("The Bottom Line") Claude Ferroni Georges Lautner Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's Geneviève Claude Vital 1977 La Dentelli... Biography of Mia Martini
Mia Martini (September 20, 1947 - May 12, 1995), pseudonym of Domenica Bertè, was a popular and critically acclaimed Italian singer. Mia was born in 1947 in Bagnara Calabra (province of Reggio Calabria, southern Italy), but soon she moved to Rome with her sister (Loredana Bertè) and her friend Renato Zero. Both of them would eventually become successful singers too. She recorded her first records as Mimì Bertè, but she soon decided to change her name to the more appealing Mia Martini. Her biggest hits were "Piccolo Uomo", which was recorded in several languages, "Almeno tu nell'universo", which is considered her masterpiece and has been covered by several famous Italian singers including Mina and Elisa, and "Minuetto" among many others. She represented Italy at the Eurovision S... Biography of Sarit Hadad
Sarit Hadad (Hebrew: שרית חדד, born Sara Hodedtov Hebrew: שרה חודדטוב) on September 20, 1978) is a popular Israeli singer. She comes from a musical family and was recognized as a child prodigy. At the age of eight, she started performing on the piano at a local club without telling her parents. This went on for two years until they found out. Apart from classical piano, she taught herself to play other instruments, among them organ, guitar, accordion and a Middle Eastern drum called the darbuka. At the age of 15, she joined the Hadera Youth Band. Her career as a pop singer has been highly successful, with many of her songs topping the Israeli charts. Israeli Television ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Samuel Maréchal
Samuel Maréchal, born September 1967 in Jouy, is a French politician and businessman. He is a member of FN (Front National), and the husband of the daughter of Jean-Marie Le Pen, Yann Le Pen.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patrick Bourrat
Patrick Bourrat, born September 20, 1952 in Tunis, Tunisia, died December 21, 2002 in Koweït, at 50, as he was a reporter during military exercises of American army. He was a French journalist for TF1.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Cyril Neveu
Cyril Neveu, born September 20, 1956 in Orléans, is a French motorcycle racer. He has won Dakar Rally in 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986 and 1987.... Biography of Spencer Locke
Spencer Locke (born September 20, 1991) is an American actress who has had various appearances as the role of "Candida" on Disney Channel's Phil of the Future. Prior to that, she had a recurring role as "Bitsy" on season one of the Nickelodeon series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. Locke has also guest starred in TV shows Without a Trace as the role of "Brandee Case" in episode "Wannabe" as well as That's So Raven as the role of "Kayla" in episode "Mad Hot Cotillion". She has also recently starred as Jenny in the animated film Monster House. She appeared in the 2007 film Resident Evil: Extinction as a girl found in the ruins of a K-Mart, hoping to find a safe haven in Alaska.... Biography of Karine Lima
Karine Lima, born September 20, 1977 in Porto, is a journalist, model, singer and TV host.... Biography of Namie Amuro
Namie Amuro (born September 20, 1977) is a Japanese singer, dancer, and former child actor/singer.At one time known as the "Queen of J-pop", Amuro has transcended fads and controversy to become one of Japan's most prolific and enduring musical acts. Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted at the age of 14 as an idol in the girl group, Super Monkey's. Largely unsuccessful, the group grew popular during their final year together with the single, "Try Me ~Watashi wo Shinjite~" (1995). Amuro would leave the group after two more singles and begin a solo career with then small indepedent label, Avex Trax. Under the guidance of producer, Tetsuya Komuro, Amuro quickly gained major success scoring several million selling hits and creating a cultural phenomenon dubbed "Amura". However, in late 1997, Am... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gogi Grant
Gogi Grant (born Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg, September 20, 1924) is an American popular singer. Life and career She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the age of twelve she moved to Los Angeles, California. In California she won a teenage singing contest and appeared on television talent shows. In 1952 she began to record, using first the name "Audrey Brown" and later "Audrey Grant". She was given the name "Gogi" by Dave Kapp, the head of Artists and Repertory at RCA Records, who liked to patronize a restaurant called "Gogi's LaRue." In 1955 she signed with a small record company, Era Records, and had her first top ten hit with "Suddenly There's a Valley." The next year, she had an even bigger hit (reaching Billboard magazine's number one spot) with "The Wayward Wind" and she w... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alfred Naujocks
Born September 20, 1911, Alfred Helmut Naujocks was an SS-Sturmbannführer, and according to some historians, the catalyst for starting the Second World War in Europe. World War II On August 31, 1939, he led the attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, one of twenty-one similar concentrated attacks that the Germans quickly attributed to the Polish. These attacks formed Hitler's justification to the Reichstag regarding the necessary "pacification" of Poland. That November, Naujocks also participated in the Venlo incident which saw the capture of two British SIS agents in the Netherlands. In 1941, he was dismissed from the Sicherheitsdienst after disputing one of Reinhard Heydrich's orders. In 1943, he was sent to the Western front where served as an economic administrator for the tro... Biography of Dany Carrel
Yvonne Chazelles du Chaxel, best known as Dany Carrel, born September 20, 1932 in Tourane, Vietnam, is a French actress. Theater 1988 : Le saut du lit de Ray Cooney et John Chapman, mise en scène de Jean Le Poulain, au Théâtre des Variétés à Paris Selected filmography 1953 : Dortoir des grandes d'Henri Decoin 1953 : Maternité clandestine de Jean Gourguet 1955 : Les Chiffonniers d'Emmaüs : Suzy 1955 : Les Grandes Manœuvres de René Clair 1955 : Des gens sans importance d'Henri Verneuil 1957 : Pot-Bouille de Julien Duvivier 1957 : Porte des Lilas de René Clair 1957 : Ce soir, les souris dansent de Juan Fortuny 1959 : Ce corps tant désiré de Luis Saslavski 1959 : Les Dragueurs de Jean-Pierre Mocky 1960 : Le Moulin des supplices de Giorgio Ferroni 1961 : Les M... Biography of Alannah Currie
Alannah Currie (born 20 September 1957) is a New Zealand musician and artist, best known as a former member of the British pop group Thompson Twins. Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Currie emigrated to England in 1977, as a rock journalist. Currie squatted in various places in South West London, ending up in Lillieshall Road, Clapham Old Town. This turned out to be a major step on the road to stardom with the Thompson Twins. In 1979, with her across-the-road neighbour, Trace Newton-Ingham (Traci Newton), she co-founded the dread-punk-improvising group, The Unfuckables. The Unfuckables performed one especially memorable gig at an Anti-Psychiatry Conference in early 1980, held in the Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London. For this particular gig the group comprised of the two co-founders, pl... Biography of Maggie Cheung
Maggie Cheung (traditional Chinese: 張曼玉; simplified Chinese: 张曼玉; pinyin: Zhāng Mànyù; Cantonese Yale: Jèung Maahn Yuhk; born September 20, 1964) is a multi award-winning Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Raised in England, she has over 80 films to her credit since starting her career in 1983. Born in Hong Kong, Maggie Cheung traces her ancestry to Shanghai, China. Her merchant-class family emigrated from Hong Kong to the United Kingdom when she was a child. Cheung spent part of her childhood and adolescence in the UK. She returned to Hong Kong in 1982 for vacation, but ended up staying for modeling assignments. Soon she got a salesgirl job at a Japanese department store as well. In 1983, she entered the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant contest.... Biography of Joanie Dodds
Joan Ann "Joanie" Dodds (born September 20, 1981, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania) is an American fashion model. Dodds currently resides in Newport Beach, California. She had her debut television appearance as the runner-up on Cycle 6 of the CW reality TV series, America's Next Top Model. Early life Dodds is the oldest of five children, three of whom are half brothers and sisters. She was born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, and has also lived in Rawson, Ohio, where she graduated from Cory-Rawson High School. Her parents divorced when Joanie was three and both remarried and had more children. Dodds's father, John, is a minister of the Churches of God in Mansfield, Ohio at Ridgeway First Church of God. Her mother is the purchasing manager for a steel company in Beaver Falls. In high scho... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Édouard Louis Joseph Empain
Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Empain (20 September 1852 - 22 July 1929) was a wealthy Belgian engineer, entrepreneur, financier and industrialist, as well as an amateur Egyptologist. He was born at Belœil, Belgium, and was the son of schoolteacher François Julien Empain and his wife Catherine (née Solivier). He went into business with his brother, Baron François Empain and other family members, and amassed a great fortune. Empain began his career a draughtsman at a metallurgical company, Société métallurgique, in 1878, and became involved in railway construction when he noticed that transport infrastructure in the countryside was inadequate. After success in Belgium with the Liege-Jemeppe line, his companies developed several railway lines in France, including the creation of the Paris... Biography of George R. R. Martin
George R.R. Martin sold his first story in 1971 and has been writing professionally ever since. He has written fantasy, horror, and science fiction, and for his sins spent ten years in Hollywood as a writer/producer, working on Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and television pilots that were never made. In the mid 90s he returned to prose, his first love, and began work on his epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire. He has been in the Seven Kingdoms ever since. Whenever he's allowed to leave, he returns to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he lives with the lovely Parris, a big white dog called Mischa, and two cats named Augustus and Caligula who think they run the place.... Biography of Annie Baron-Carvais
Anne-Isabelle Baron-Carvais, best known as Annie Baron-Carvais, born September 20, 19253 in Paris, died Augsut 13, 2007 in New York, was a French journalist and wrtier. Bibliography Que Sais-je ? - La bande dessinée. 1985 (1re ed), 2007 (5e ed. augmentée) (ISBN 978-2130561071) La Revanche des Régions, Vision de la France régionale à travers l'oeil des dessinateurs de BD, de presse et des illustrateurs, Glénat, 1992 (catalogue de l'exposition du même nom inaugurée au Goethe Institut et dont A. Baron Carvais assurait le commissariat général) L'Anglais juridique, 1ère année, éditions du CNED, 1998. L'Anglais juridique, 2ème année, éditions du CNED, 1998. Introduction à la pornographie : Panorama critique, avec Claude-Jean Bertrand, éd. La Musardine, 2001 (ISBN 978-2842711078) ... Biography of Gülcan Karahanci
Gülcan Kamps (née Karahancı, born 20 September 1982 in Lübeck, Germany) is a German TV personality of Turkish descent. Gülcan was born on 20 September 1982 in Lübeck. After finishing her Abitur (A-level) at Lübeck, she decided to embark on a career in management economics. During this time, she was chosen by VIVA from among a pool of 1000 hopefuls in a VJ search. In 2004, teaming up with Mustafa Sandal she got onto the European top 10 music charts with Aya Benzer. In 2004, she placed 2nd in Maxim Magazine's women of the year in television. She also placed 60th in FHM Germany's 100 sexiest women and 71st for 2005. Since 2004, Gülcan has been involved in many charitable purposes such as with UNICEF for the "1 Viennese Tulip Ball". Since January 2005, she has moderated the interact... Biography of Kristen Johnston
Kristen Johnston (born September 20, 1967) is an American Emmy Award-winning stage, film, and television actress. She may be most famous for her Emmy Award winning role as Sally Solomon in the television series 3rd Rock from the Sun. She also starred as Wilma Flintstone in the sequel to the live-action movie adaptation of The Flintstones animated series. Johnston is also known for her tall 6 ft (1.83 m) frame and relatively deep voice for an actress. In 2005, Johnston featured in six episodes of NBC's ER. Early life Johnston was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of a real estate agent and a Republican state senator from Wisconsin. Johnston was raised mostly in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she graduated from Whitefish Bay High School, although ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rama V
King Chulalongkorn the Great or Rama V (royal name: Phra Chula Chomklao Chaoyuhua; Thai: พระบาทสมเด็จพระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว) (September 20, 1853 – October 23, 1910) was the fifth king of the Chakri dynasty of Thailand. He is regarded as one of the greatest kings of Siam. The Thais call him "The Great Beloved King". Chulalongkorn was born September 20, 1853 in Bangkok as the oldest son of King Mongkut (Rama IV) and Queen Debsirinda. His father gave him a broad education, including instruction from European tutors such as Anna Leonowens. Chulalongkorn succeeded his... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Dary
Michel Dary, born September 20, 1945 in Marseille, is a former European parliamentarian (1994-2004), member of PRG-GUE.... Biography of Florence Aadland
Florence Aadland, born September 20, 1914, is an American news figure. She is the mother of Beverly Aadland who has had a love affair with actor Errol Flynn. She tried to make money with this and sold love letters of her daugther.... Biography of Mariacarla Boscono
Mariacarla Boscono (born September 20, 1980) is an Italian supermodel. Height 5'9½" (177 cm) Hair color naturally black, currently blonde Eye color brown Measurements 85-59-88 (UK) Early life Mariacarla was born in Rome, Italy. She spent most of her early life travelling because of her father's work. Her parents lived in Thailand before she was born, but after her mother became pregnant they moved to Rome to raise Mariacarla. She spent a couple of years in Rome until moving to Providence and then Key West. She spent her early school years in the States, but her parents thought it would be better for Mariacarla to study in Italy and reconnect with her Italian heritage. This did not last very long though, at 9 years old Mariacarla and her family moved to Africa, living in a vil... Biography of Moon Bloodgood
Korinna Moon Bloodgood (born September 20, 1975) is an American actress and model. She has starred in the films Eight Below and Pathfinder. Bloodgood also appeared alongside Taye Diggs in ABC's Day Break. She portrayed Rita Shelton, the girlfriend of a detective who is framed for murder and arrested in the span of a day but continually finds himself reliving that same day. Bloodgood was born in Anaheim, California, to an American father of Dutch and Irish descent and a South Korean mother; her father was stationed in Korea when he met her mother. Bloodgood is a former cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers. She was engaged to actor and singer Eric Balfour (April 24, 2005). She was ranked #99 in Maxim magazine's Hot 100 of 2005 list, #53 in 2006 and #40 in 2007. As of 2007, Bloodgood ... Biography of Upton Sinclair
Upton Beall Sinclair, Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968), was a prolific American author who wrote over 90 books in many genres and was widely considered to be one of the best investigators advocating socialist views. He achieved considerable popularity in the first half of the 20th century. He gained particular fame for his 1906 muckraking novel The Jungle, which dealt with conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry and caused a public uproar that partly contributed to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act in 1906. Sinclair was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Upton Beall Sinclair and Priscilla Harden. His father was a liquor salesman whose alcoholism shadowed his son's childhood. From an early age, Upton had a keen interest in religio... Biography of Marilou (singer)
Marilou Bourdon is a Canadian popular singer. She was born on September 20, 1990 in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. Discography Albums 2005 La fille qui chante 2007 Marilou Singles 2005 Tu es comme ça (duet with Garou) 2007 Danser sur la lune solo in Canada duet with Merwan Rim in France... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Ardan
Michel Ardan, born September 20, 1920 in Constantinople (now Istanbul), died May 9, 1979 in Paris, was a French actor, screenwriter and producer. Filmography Actor Classe tous risques (1960) (Riton Vintran) Les Ennemis (1961) (Bobby (non crédité)) Le Mouton à cinq pattes (1954) (Un marin) L'Ennemi public n°1 (1953) (Un Inspecteur) Eternel espoir (1951) (Alexandre Valon) Boniface Somnambule (1950) (Un ganster) L'Héroïque Mr. Boniface (1949) (Le deuxième gangster) Dernier refuge (1946) (Albert) Martin Roumagnac (1946) (Le conservateur) Panique (1946) (Fernand) Screenwriter La Grande java (1970) Producer Une Ravissante idiote (1964) (producteur) Les Bidasses en folie (1971)... Biography of Leo Strauss
Leo Strauss (September 20, 1899 – October 18, 1973) was a political philosopher who specialized in classical political philosophy. He was born in Germany to Jewish parents and later emigrated to the United States. He spent most of his career as a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, where he taught several generations of students and published fifteen books. Originally trained in the Neo-Kantian tradition with Ernst Cassirer and later acquainted with phenomenologists such as Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger, Strauss later focused his research on Greek texts of Plato and Aristotle, and encouraged application of their ideas on contemporary political theory. Early life Leo Strauss was born in the small town of Kirchhain in Hesse-Nassau, a province of the K... Biography of Feliciano López
Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra (born September 20, 1981) is a Spanish professional male tennis player. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital Madrid. In his career he has won one singles title in Vienna in 2004, beating Guillermo Cañas in the final. He also has won one doubles title in Stockholm also in 2004, with Fernando Verdasco. In 2005 he was the first male Spanish tennis player to reach the quarter-final of Wimbledon since 1972, when Manuel Orantes reached the semi-finals. This is Lopez's best Grand Slam result so far. He is currently ranked 31st in the ATP Rankings and is 30th in the ATP Race. His highest ranking is 20th. He is sponsored by Wilson and Joma. Playing Style Like many of the top spanish players Lopez is left-handed, however unlike some of his ... Biography of Juan Pablo Montoya
Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born September 20, 1975, in Bogotá, Colombia) is a race car driver in NASCAR for Chip Ganassi Racing and a former Formula One and ChampCar driver. He has enjoyed great success, most famously in top open wheel racing series. The highlights of his career include winning the International F3000 championship in 1998, and the CART Championship Series in 1999, as well as victories in some of the most prestigious races in the world. He is the only driver to have won the premier North American open-wheel CART title, the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Daytona, all at the first attempt. Montoya is one of two drivers to have won the CART title in his rookie year, the other driver being Nigel Mansell. He has also equalled Graham Hill's feat of being a Monaco Grand P... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Michel Caradec
Jean-Michel Caradec, born September 20, 1946 in Morlaix, died July 29, 1981 (car crash), was a French singer. Discography 1973 - Mords la vie 1974 - Ma petite fille de rêve 1975 - Île 1976 - Chante pour les enfants 1977 - Ma Bretagne quand elle pleut 1978 - Sous la mer d’Iroise… (Portsall) 1979 - Parle-moi 1981 - Dernier avis CD Ma Bretagne quand elle pleut Sous la mer d’Iroise… (Portsall) Parle-moi Dernier avis De nombreuses compilations existent également, tant en vinyle 33 t qu'en CD. Un album live posthume, "Sur scènes" est sorti en 1992.... Biography of Denise Zola
Denise Zola, born Septembre 20, 1889 in Paris, is the daugther of French writer Emile Zola and Jeanne Rozerot.... Biography of Eric Turner (football)
Eric Ray Turner (September 20, 1968 — May 28, 2000) was a defensive back who played for the Cleveland Browns, the Baltimore Ravens and the Oakland Raiders. He died of intestinal cancer at the age of 31. Turner played college football at UCLA and was the 2nd overall pick in the 1991 NFL Draft - the highest choice ever for a defensive back. Turner recorded 30 interceptions in just 109 career games, including returns for touchdowns of 93 and 94 yards. References Sports Illustrated: Eric Turner dies at 31... Biography of Ryan Donowho
Ryan Wayne Donowho (born September 20, 1980) is an American actor and musician. Personal life Born in Houston, Texas, Donowho moved from Texas to Brooklyn, New York, which he now calls home. There he made a name for himself as a musician, playing on the street and in small clubs. Ryan was first professionally discovered drumming on a bucket on a New York City street by an agent looking for a model to fill out a pair of Levi's 501 jeans for an advertising campaign. His father's name is Wayne, which is also Ryan's middle name. He has an older brother named Matthew and a younger brother named Joseph. TV and film career Since his movie debut in 2001's The Car Thief and the Hit Man, Donowho has added about a dozen indie films to his resumé. Donowho is most known in the film indust... Biography of Enuka Okuma
Enuka Vanessa Okuma (born September 20, 1976) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her work in the TV series Madison and the Nickelodeon teen drama Fifteen. Okuma is of Nigerian descent. She is also widely known by anime fans as the voice of Lady Une in Gundam Wing, Jade in the Canadian animated series War Planets and also appears an episode of MythQuest. Enuka Okuma also acted as Lucy in the television series Sue Thomas: F.B. Eye. Roles Dragon Ball Z as Android 18 Mobile Suit Gundam Wing as Lady Une G Saviour Fifteen Shadow Raiders as Jade Sue Thomas: F.B. Eye 24 as Marika The Christmas List Grey's Anatomy Medium... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carl Lang
Carl Lang (born 20 September 1957) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the north-west of France, member of the National Front far-right party. He was a member of the europarliamentary group "Identity Tradition and Sovereignty" (ITS) in the European Parliament until its dissolving in November 2007. Currently a Non-Inscrits, he is member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Carl Lang is also a substitute for the Committee on Fisheries and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, a member of the delegation for relations with Belarus, and a substitute for the delegation to the EU–Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee. Career State diploma as a masseur-physiotherapist (1980) Secretary-General of the National Front (1988-1995, 1998... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Godwin Okpara
Godwin Okpara (born September 20, 1972 in Lagos) is a former football defender. Capped for Nigeria, he was part of the team that participated in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2000 Summer Olympics. Okpara was outstanding at the 1989 U-17 World Championship, and moved to Belgian club Beerschot. After some years of relative success, for instance winning the Belgian Ebony Shoe, he moved to play in France for RC Strasbourg and Paris SG. His second season in the latter club was miserable, making him return to Belgium and Standard Liège. Okpara retired after the 2003-04 season. Prison On June 1, 2007, he has been sentenced to 13 years in prison by a French criminal court for having repeatedlyraped his adopted daughter. His wife and accomplice was sentenced to 15 years.... Biography of Daniella Evangelista
Daniella Evangelista (born September 20, 1982) is a Canadian actress and model. Her early work in television commercials and modeling included national campaigns for Benetton and worldwide exposure through Japanese calendars and other promotions. She was also profiled on the front of the popular Italian teen magazine "Bambini". She is coprotagonist on teen drama Edgemont as "Tracy Antonelli" from 2001 to 2005 and voices Kana in Hamtaro. In 2001 she is on cast of film Ripper as "Mary-Anne Nordstrom". In 2003 she appears in Nickelback's videoclip "Someday". Her father is a machinist. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006473/ ) # Alien Trespass (2009) .... Greaser's Girlfriend # Kill Switch (2008) (V) .... Barmaid # "The Benvenuti Family" (2007) TV series .... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carolina Jaramillo
Carolina Jaramillo, born September 20, 1983 in Medellin, is a Columbian actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1237986/ ) "Sin reservas" (2008) TV series .... Host-Herself "Palabra de mujer" (2007) TV series .... Tamara (unknown episodes) "Pantera, El" .... Ana (1 episode, 2007) - Call Girls (2007) TV episode .... Ana Polvo de ángel (2007/I) .... Susana "Por Amor" (2006) TV series "Al ritmo de tu corazón" (2004) TV series "Me amaras bajo la lluvia" (2004) TV series .... Daniela falcon (unknown episodes)... Biography of Monica Zetterlund
Monica Zetterlund, born Monica Nilsson (September 20, 1937 – May 12, 2005), was a Swedish singer and actress. Born in the small town of Hagfors in Värmland, Sweden, Monica Zetterlund was, above all, an outstanding singer, particularly noted for her work in jazz. As a young girl she started out by listening to her favourites Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and, in particular, Sarah Vaughan. She began by learning the classic jazz songs from radio and records, initially not knowing the language and what they sang about in English. She went for the melody, rhythm and feeling. Hit songs include "Sakta vi gå genom stan" (Swedish cover on "Walking My Baby Back Home"; in Swedish a tribute to Stockholm town), "Visa från Utanmyra", "Sista jäntan", "Trubbel", "Gröna små äpplen" ("Little Green A... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Steve Trapilo
Steve Trapilo, born September 20, 1964 in Boston, is a football player of NFL. He played offensive guard for the Eagles from 1982-86.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roger Bontems
Roger Bontems (or Bontemps), born September 1936 in Aydoilles, was a French criminal. Along with Claude Buffet, Bontems had taken a prison guard and a nurse hostage during the 1971 revolt in Clairvaux Prison. During the police storm, Buffet sliced the throat of the hostages. Badinter was the attorney for Bontems, and although it was established during the trial that Buffet alone was the murderer, the jury still decided to sentence both men to death. Applying the death penalty to a person who had not killed outraged Badinter to the point that he dedicated himself to the abolition of the death penalty.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Terry McDermott
Richard Terrance "Terry" McDermott (born September 20, 1940) is a former speed skater from the United States. He was born in Essexville, Michigan. McDermott was a surprise winner in the 500 m at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck when he beat the favourite in that distance, reigning Olympic Champion Yevgeny Grishin, by half a second. His coach at the time was Leo Freisinger, the 500 m bronze medal winner of the 1936 Winter Olympics. McDermott's international career consisted exclusively of the 500 m at the Olympic Winter Games of 1960, 1964, and 1968. McDermott was inducted in the National Speedskating Hall of Fame on 4 June 1977. At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, McDermott took the Olympic Oath representing the judges. He currently resides in Bloomfield Hills, Michig... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Arthur Joffé
Arthur Joffé, born September 20, 1953 in Paris, is a French film director, screenwriter and actor. Filmography (source: http://french.imdb.com/name/nm0423645/ ) Film director # L'eau vive (2009) (TV) # Ne quittez pas! (2004) ... autre titre : Local Call (USA: festival title) # Que la lumière soit (1998) ... autre titre : Let There Be Light (USA) # Alberto Express (1990) # Harem (1985) # Casting (1982) ... autre titre : Télévision de chambre: Casting (France: TV title) # Merlin ou le cours de l'or (1982) # La découverte (1980)... Biography of Pierre Boutang
Pierre Boutang, born September 20, 1916 in Saint-Étienne, died June 27, 1998 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, was a French philosopher, poet, translator, writer and journalist. Works Novels La Maison un dimanche. Suivi de Chez Madame Dorlinde, Paris, La Table ronde, 1947. (Rééd. Paris, Éd. de la Différence, 1991). Quand le furet s'endort, Paris, La Table ronde, 1948. Le Secret de René Dorlinde, Paris, Fasquelle, 1958. Le Purgatoire, Paris, Le Sagittaire, 1976. Philosophy (et Henri Dubreuil), Amis du Maréchal, Paris, F. Sorlot, coll. "Cahiers des amis du Maréchal" no 1, 1941. La politique : la politique considérée comme souci, Paris, J. Froissart, 1948. La République de Joinovici, Paris, Amiot-Dumont, 1949. Sartre est-il un possédé ?, Paris, La Table ronde, 1950. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fernando Rey
Fernando Casado Arambillet (September 20, 1917 – March 9, 1994), better known as Fernando Rey, was a Spanish film, theatre, and TV actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States and one of the most popular and best Spanish actor from Spain. Career The beginnings Rey was born in A Coruña, Spain, the son of Captain Casado Veiga. He studied architecture, but the Spanish Civil War interrupted his university studies. In 1936, Rey began his career in movies as an extra, sometimes even getting credited. It was then that he chose his stage name, Fernando Rey. He kept his first name, but took his mother's second surname, Rey, a short surname with a clear meaning ("Rey" is Spanish for "King"). In 1944, his first speaking role was the Duke of Alba in José López Rubio's Eugenia d... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ugo Cavallero
Ugo Cavallero (September 20, 1880 – September 13, 1943) was an Italian military commander before and during World War II. Biography Born in Casale Monferrato, Piedmont, Cavallero had a privileged childhood as a member of the Italian nobility. After attending military school, Cavallero was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1900. Cavallero later attended college and graduated in 1911, earning a degree in mathematics. Still in the army, Cavallero fought in Libya in 1913, during the Italo-Turkish War, and was awarded a Bronze Medal for Military Valor. In 1915, Cavallero was transferred to the Italian Supreme Command. A brilliant organizer and tactician, Cavallero became a brigadier general and Chief of the Operations Office of the Italian Supreme Command in 1918. In this capacity, Caval... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joe Temperley
Joe Temperley (born Lochgelly, Scotland, 20 September 1927) is a Scottish saxophonist. He has performed on various instruments but is most associated with the baritone saxophone and bass clarinet. He first achieved prominence in the United Kingdom as a member of Humphrey Lyttleton's band from 1958-1965. In 1965, he moved to New York City where he performed and/or recorded with Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Joe Henderson, Duke Pearson, the Jazz Composer's Orchestra, the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra and Clark Terry, among many others. In October 1974, he toured and recorded with the Duke Ellington Orchestra as a replacement for Harry Carney. Temperley played in the Broadway show Sophisticated Ladies in the 1980s, and his film soundtrack credits include Cotton Club, Biloxi Blues, Brighton... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alban Préaubert
Alban Préaubert (born September 20, 1985 in Grenoble, France) is a French figure skater. He was forced to withdraw from the 2006-2007 French Nationals due to injury, but was able to compete at the Grand Prix Final a few weeks later. Despite not competing at Nationals, he was named to the Europeans team. Height: 1m85 Competitive highlights Event/Season 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 World Championships 8th 11th European Championships 6th 6th World Junior Championships 3rd 4th 9th French Championships 7th J. 2nd J. 1st J. 6th 3rd WD 3rd French Masters 3rd 2nd 5th 2nd 3rd Grand Prix Final 4th Trophée Eric Bompard 8th 2nd 3rd Skate America 3rd 5th Cup of China 9th Cup of Russia 6th N... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Marie Hervagault
Jean-Marie Hervagault, born September 20, 1781 in Saint Lô (50), died May 8, 1812, was one of the 32 dauphin pretenders of Louis-Charles of France, Louis XVII.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Göran Gentele
Göran Gentele (20 September 1917 (source: Imdb) – 18 July 1972) was a Swedish actor, director, screenwriter and opera manager. Born in Stockholm, Gentele studied from 1944 until 1946 at the Dramatens elevskola, beginning a brief career as a film actor not long afterwards. He soon turned to directing, working for a time at the Royal Dramatic Theatre and then at the Royal Swedish Opera, where his more notable productions included Gian Carlo Menotti's The Consul and Karl-Birger Blomdahl's Aniara. He became director of the company in 1963, remaining in that post until being named to succeed Sir Rudolf Bing as director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York in 1972. Tragically, soon after assuming the post Gentele died in an automobile accident while on vacation in Sardinia; he was killed alo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Zelia Cardoso
Zélia Cardoso de Mello (São Paulo, b. September 20, 1953 in São Paulo) served as Brazil's Minister of Economy under Fernando Collor de Mello. She was married to Brazilian comedian Chico Anysio, with whom she has two children, Rodrigo and Vitória. The couple divorced in 1998. Zélia Cardoso de Mello worked in the academic, public and private sectors in Brazil. Her political career began in 1986 when Dilson Funaro, the Minister of Finance of Brazil, invited her to join his Economic Advisory Team as Director of the National Treasure Dept. In 1990 Cardoso de Mello was appointed the National Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning of Brazil under president Fernando Collor de Mello. In 1995 she moved to New York and became a visiting scholar at the Institute of Latin America and Iberian S... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rama VIII
Ananda Mahidol (Thai: อานันทมหิดล) or Rama VIII (full title: Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramen Maha Ananda Mahidol Phra Atthamaramathibodin, Thai: พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรมหาอานันทมหิดล พระอัฐมรามาธิบดินทร, HM King Ananda Mahidol, the Eighth King) (September 20, 1925 – June 9, 1946) was the eighth king of the Chakri dynasty of Thailand. Early life Prince Ananda Mahidol Mahidol (Mom Chao Ananda Mahidol Ma... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gérald Tremblay
Gérald Tremblay (born September 20, 1942) is a Canadian politician and businessman currently serving his third term as mayor of Montreal and as president of the Montreal Metropolitan Community. Before becoming mayor he had a long career in business and management. Early life and career Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Tremblay grew up in Montreal, where his family moved when he was four years old. His parents, Georges Albert Tremblay, a notary, and Rollande Forest, had four boys: Michel, Gérald, Marcel, and François. He graduated at the Harvard Business School in 1970. He was in senior management in several financial institutions in Quebec, such as BDPM and Hydro corporation, until 1989, when he was elected to the National Assembly and served as Minister of Industry, Commerce, Science and Tech... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gert Verheyen
Gert Verheyen (born 20 September 1970 in Hoogstraten, Antwerp) is a retired Belgian footballer who played as a forward. In a 20-year professional career, he was mainly associated with Anderlecht and Club Brugge (especially the latter), scoring over 200 official goals for both clubs combined; he was known to have rather few technical skills, relying in a hard-working approach. Verheyen represented Belgium in two World Cups and one European Championship. Club career Verheyen started playing professionally with Lierse SK, netting 10 Belgian Second Division goals in his two season-spell, as he was not yet aged 18. In the 1988 summer, he moved to R.S.C. Anderlecht, where he did not have a good scoring record, also appearing rarely in his first two years. In 1992, Verheyen signed ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frédéric Sauvage
Frédéric Sauvage (20 September 1786 - 17 July 1857) was a French boat builder who carried out early tests of screw-type marine propellers. Sauvage was born at Boulogne-sur-Mer. In a public demonstration with a small boat on January 15, 1832 in Honfleur, he was able to show that a propeller is more efficient than the then standard paddle-wheels located on the sides of the boat. However, he was not able to interest the French Navy in his idea and when he tried to develop it commercially on his own he was not successful, went bankrupt and landed in debtor’s prison for a time. Today, the practical development of propellers is generally credited to Francis Pettit Smith in England and to Captain John Ericsson (England, U.S.A) who took out patents in 1836, although Sauvage was clearly a pionee... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Georges Milton
Georges Désiré Michaud, best known as Georges Milton, born September 20, 1888 in Paris, died August 19, 1970 in Antibes, was a French singer and actor. Discography La fille du bédouin (1929) C'est pour mon papa Si tous les cocus Emilienne Totor, t'as tort Avec les pompiers Pouet-Pouet As-tu déclaré tes revenus ? (1933) J'ai ma combine T'en fais pas Bouboule C'est papa, c'est parisien Les artichauts Attends-moi sous l'obélisque (1944) Filmography Le roi des resquilleurs (1930) - Pierre Colombier Le roi du cirage (1931) - Pierre Colombier La bande à Bouboule (1931) - Léon Mathot Embrassez-moi (1932) - Léon Mathot Nu comme un ver (1933) - Léon Mathot Bouboule 1er, roi nègre (1933) - Léon Mathot Famille nombreuse (1934) - Léon Mathot Le Comte ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dante Hall
Damieon Dante Hall (born September 20, 1978 in Lufkin, Texas) is currently a free agent American football kick returner, punt returner, and wide receiver in the National Football League. He is considered one of the greatest kick returners of all time. Hall is often referred to as "X-Man", "The X-factor", "The Human Torch" and "The Human Joystick." He was a fifth round draft pick out of Texas A&M University by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2000 NFL Draft. Hall played for the Chiefs for six years before being traded to the St. Louis Rams on April 25, 2007 for the Rams' third and fifth-round pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. College career Hall played for Texas A&M University as a running back and return specialist. His 4,707 all-purpose yards place him second in school history behind Darren ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sasha Neulinger
Sasha Neulinger is an American actor born on September 20, 1989, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Filmography Camp Hope (2008) "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" .... Charlie Monaghan (1 episode, 2005) Alien (2005) TV episode Charlie Monaghan When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (2003) (as Sasha Joseph Neulinger) .... Zachary Beaver Shallow Hal (2001) (as Sasha Joseph Neulinger) .... Young Hal Larson The Pirates of Central Park (2001) .... Bobby Walters Unbreakable (2000) .... Thermometer Boy... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paulo Cesar Farias
Paulo Cesar Farias (September 20, 1945 - June 23, 1996) was the political campaign treasurer of Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello and a central figure in the corruption scandal that resulted in Collor's 1992 removal from Brazil's presidential office. Corruption scandal PC (as he was colloquially known) was a successful and famous campaign treasurer in Alagoas and a relatively unsuccessful businessman before associating himself with Collor in 1981. As campaign treasurer, PC typically collected much more than he spent on the campaign. The remainder (which was estimated to be over 50 million US dollars) was invested in his own businesses (such as an air taxi service) or hidden in anonymous overseas accounts. Once Collor was elected, PC Farias masterminded the vast corruption... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maurice Gamelin
Maurice Gustave Gamelin (20 September 1872, Paris - 18 April 1958) was a French general. Gamelin is best remembered for his unsuccessful command of the French military in 1940 during the Battle of France and his steadfast defense of republican values. The generalissimo of the French armed forces in World War II, Gamelin was viewed as a man with significant intellectual ability. He was respected, even in Germany, for his intelligence and "subtle mind", though he was also viewed by some German generals as stiff and predictable. Despite this, and his competent service in World War I, his command of the French armies during the critical days of May 1940 proved to be disastrous. Historian and journalist William L. Shirer presented the view that Gamelin used World War I methods to fight World... Biography of Paolo Caldarella
Paolo Caldarella, born September 20, 1964 in Milan and died September 27, 1993 in Syracuse, was an Italian professional water-polo athlete.... Biography of Caroline Ribeiro
Caroline Ribeiro (b. September 20, 1979 in Belém, Pará, Brazil) is a Brazilian model. As a teenager, Ribeiro moved to São Paulo to begin modeling. She states of her own looks, "I think my face is different, it's exotic - not like normal beauty. I don't have what you would call perfect beauty... With a face like mine I can play around". Ribeiro's modeling career improved after she signed with the Marilyn Agency in Paris in 1999. She became the "favorite model" of Tom Ford and appeared prominently in multiple Gucci campaigns. She was also featured in campaigns for Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Oscar de la Renta, Valentino, and Yves Saint Laurent. Caroline also walked the runway for Victoria's Secret along with fellow Brazilian models Gisele Bündchen, Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrósio. Ribeir... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gary Cole
Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American actor. Cole is known for his supporting roles in the television series Entourage, Fatal Vision, The West Wing, Desperate Housewives, Midnight Caller, American Gothic, I'll Be Home for Christmas, Kim Possible, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Wanted and Crusade, and the films The Brady Bunch Movie, Office Space, From the Earth to the Moon, Kiss the Sky, I Spy, Dodgeball, Talladega Nights, and Pineapple Express. He has also appeared in television movies such as Those She Left Behind. He also had a small cameo appearance in To Live and Die in L.A., has appeared as George Armstrong Custer in the TV movie Son of the Morning Star, and has guest starred on the TV shows "Family Guy," "Chuck," and "Monk." Early life Cole was born and ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maxwell Perkins
William Maxwell Evarts Perkins (September 20, 1884 – June 17, 1947), was the editor for Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Thomas Wolfe. He has been described as the most famous literary editor. Career Perkins was born on September 20, 1884, in New York City, grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey, attended St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire and then graduated from Harvard College in 1907. Although an economics major in college, Perkins also studied under Charles Townsend Copeland, a famous teacher of literature who helped prepare Perkins for his career. After working as a reporter for The New York Times, Perkins joined the venerable publishing house of Charles Scribner's Sons in 1910. That same year he married Louise Saunders, also of Plainfield, who would bear him fiv... Biography of Louis Lepic
Louis Lepic was a high-ranking French General born in the Montpellier region in the south of France on 20 September 1765. He originally enlisted on May 17, 1781 in the Regiment de Lescure Dragons which later became the Chasseurs des Trois Eveches and then in January 1791 the 2e Chasseurs-a-Cheval. By October 1792 he was a Lieutenant Colonel and then joined the 21e Chasseurs-a-Cheval as Chef d'Escadron. The General's name appears with those of many of his contemporaries on the east face of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joseph O'Connor (author)
Joseph Victor O'Connor is an Irish novelist, born on September 20, 1963 in Dublin. Before success as an author he was a journalist with Sunday newspaper The Sunday Tribune and Esquire magazine. Early life Eldest of five children and brother of singer Sinéad O'Connor, he is from the Glenageary area of south Dublin. His parents are Sean O'Connor, a structural engineer later turned barrister, and Marie O'Connor. A graduate of University College Dublin with an M.A. in Anglo-Irish Literature, O'Connor did post-graduate work at Oxford University and received a second M.A. from Leeds Metropolitan University's Northern School of Film and Television in screenwriting. In the late 1980s he worked for the British Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign; his second novel, Desperadoes, drew on his experi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Julien Bonnaire
Julien Bonnaire (born 20 September 1978 in Bourgoin-Jallieu, France) is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for CS Bourgoin-Jallieu in the Top 14 club premiership in France. Height 1,93 m Weight 102 kg Bonnaire made his international debut for France in a match against Scotland on March 21, 2004 during the 2004 Six Nations Championship, as a replacement. He earned a further two caps for France that year, in tests against Australia and the All Blacks. The following year he was in the starting lineup for France in all five of their 2005 Six Nations Championship matches as well as the June/July tests against the Springboks and Australia. He scored his first try in June 18 test against the Springboks. He received another three test caps in November of that year. The ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kenneth More
Kenneth Gilbert More CBE (20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was a highly successful English film actor during the post-World War II era and starred in many feature films, often in the role of an archetypal carefree and happy-go-lucky middle-class gentleman. Early life Kenneth More was born in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, the only son of Charles Gilbert More, a Royal Naval Air Service pilot, and Edith Winifred Watkins, the daughter of a Cardiff solicitor. He was educated at Victoria College, Jersey. He spent part of his childhood in the Channel Islands, where his father was general manager of Jersey Eastern Railways. After he left school, he followed the family tradition by training as a civil engineer. He gave up his training and worked for a while in Sainsbury's. When More w... Biography of Nuno Bettencourt
Nuno Duarte Gil Mendes Bettencourt (born September 20, 1966) is a Portuguese guitarist and singer-songwriter best known for his role as the lead guitarist of the Boston rock band Extreme whose hits include the acoustic ballads "More Than Words" and "Hole Hearted". The songs reached #1 and #4, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1991. He has since recorded a solo project called Schizophonic as well as with bands he founded including Mourning Widows, Population 1, DramaGods, The Satellite Party (headed by Jane's Addiction's then-former frontman and Lollapalooza co-founder Perry Farrell), and then reunited with Extreme to record new music and tour. Since 1990, Bettencourt has had his own line of custom guitars designed by Washburn Guitars. His line is known as the N-... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Red Auerbach
Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach (September 20, 1917 – October 28, 2006) was an American basketball coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and the Boston Celtics. After he retired from coaching, he served as president and front office executive of the Celtics until his death. As a coach, he won 938 games (a record at his retirement) and nine National Basketball Association (NBA) championships (surpassed only by Phil Jackson). As general manager and team president of the Celtics, he won an additional seven NBA titles, for a grand total of 16 in a span of 29 years, making him one of the most successful team officials ever in the history of North American professional sports. Auerbach is remembered as a pioneer of modern basketball, redefining basketball as a game dominated... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Éric Jean-Jean
Éric Jean-Jean, born September 20, 1967 in Bordeaux, is a French radio host and TV host. Radios NRJ : * 6h-9h * 9h-Midi RTL : * RTL vous offre vos vacances * Concert d'un soir * Les Mots bleus * Paroles et Musique * Studio 22 * Toute la Musique que j'aime * Ma liste préfèrée * On en parlera demain (avec des chroniqueurs : Laurence Picot, Vincy Thomas, Olivier Casabielhe, Jean-Marc Grosdemouge, Yves Bongarçon, Olivier Martinaud le garagiste rock and roll, Carine Roitfeld, Sébastien Marouani etc.) Television * Tip-Top (TF1 - 1995) * Dance d'or (TF1 - 1996) * Soir Hit Machine (M6 - 1996) * 50 ans de tubes (TF1 - 1999) * OVNI (France3 - 2000) * Les Victoires de la Musique (France2 - 2002) ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James Galanos
James Galanos () (born September 20, 1924) is an American fashion designer, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His clients have included such celebrities as Diana Ross and actress Rosalind Russell. His most famous client is former First Lady Nancy Reagan, wife of former President Ronald Reagan, for whom he designed gowns. His work is characterized by exacting craftsmanship, particularly in the extensive use of hand beading, full, loose dresses and chiffon coats over simple sheaths, as well as the extensive use of silk fabrics. Galanos attended Bridgeton High School in Bridgeton, New Jersey, and went on to graduate from Traphagen School of Fashion in New York in 1943. He worked for fashion designers in Paris and New York City, including Hattie Carnegie and film costume designer Jean... Biography of Safura Alizadeh
Safura Alizadeh (Azerbaijani: Səfurə Əlizadə; born 20 September 1992, Baku) is an Azerbaijani singer and saxophonist. Early life Safura Alizadeh's father is a professional painter and her mother is a pianist and a fashion designer. Alizadeh began singing when she was very young and made her first stage appearance at age 6. In the course of her career, she sang in children's bands Sharg Ulduzlari and Bulbullar. Alizadeh took up violin lessons at the Baku Musical School No 2 but later also learned to play the piano and the saxophone. She became the winner of the national contest Yeni Ulduz (Season 8). Her favourite author is Stephenie Meyer, and her favourite book is the Twilight series. Safura expressed a wish to see Robert Pattinson in one of her music videos. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Bankoff
André Bankoff, born on September 20, 1981 in Americana, São Paulo, is a Brazilian actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1000378/) 2011 Morde & Assopra (TV series) Tiago 2009 Poder Paralelo (TV series) André Campos – Episode #1.29 (2009) … André Campos – Episode #1.25 (2009) … André Campos – Episode #1.23 (2009) … André Campos – Episode #1.21 (2009) … André Campos – Episode #1.20 (2009) … André Campos See all 19 episodes » 2007-2008 Amor e Intrigas (TV series) Pedro Camargo – Episode #1.37 (2008) … Pedro Camargo – Episode #1.35 (2007) … Pedro Camargo – Episode #1.34 (2007) … Pedro Camargo – Episode #1.33 (2007) … Pedro Camargo – Episode #1.32 (2007) … Pedro Camargo See all 23 episodes » 2007 Alta Estação (TV series) Júlio – Episode dated 1... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François-Olivier Rousseau
François-Olivier Rousseau, born on September 20, 1947 in Boulogne, is a French journalist, screenwriter, and author. Bibliography Le Regard du voyageur, Stock 1977, L'Enfant d'Édouard, Mercure de France (prix Médicis 1981), Sébastien Doré, Mercure de France 1985 (prix Marcel Proust 1986), La Gare de Wannsee (Grasset 1988, Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française 1988), Andrée Putman, Éditions du Regard 1991, Le Jour de l'éclipse, Grasset 1991, L'Heure de gloire, Grasset 1995, Les Enfants du siècle, Le Seuil 1999, Le Passeur, Stock 2001, Le Plaisir de la déception, Stock 2003, Grand Hôtel du Pacifique, Éditions du Rocher, 2003, Princesse Marie, Le Seuil 2004, Le Faux Pli, Gallimard 2006. Filmography Screenwriter:... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Fort
André Fort, born on September 20, 1935 in Chalon-sur-Saône, is a French Roman Catholic Bishop, the Bishop of Orélans (July 2010 - ).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stanley Fafara
Stanley Albert Fafara (September 20, 1949 – September 20, 2003) was an American actor, best known for his role as "Whitey" Whitney in the original Leave It to Beaver television series. He appeared in forty-two of the show's 234 episodes. His older brother, Tiger, played "Tooey Brown" in the series. Fafara was born in San Francisco, California. He died on his 54th birthday in Portland, Oregon, of complications from surgery. Fafara became addicted to drugs and alcohol between the 1960s and 1995, when he checked himself into a detox center. He reportedly spent the final eight years of his life clean and sober, initially living in a house for recovering addicts and alcoholics, then in a subsidized apartment near Portland's "skid row", where he lived on Social Security checks until his ho... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Léopold Bellan
Léopold Bellan, born on September 20, 1857 in Méré, died on January 4, 1936 in Paris, was a French industrialist, journalist, and politician. He was born with a clubfoot.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Isabelle Balkany
Isabelle Balkany, born Isabelle Smadja, September 20, 1947 in Boulogne-Billancourt, is a French politician, and the wife of Patrick Balkany, member of UMP and Parliament.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David Williams (astrologer)
David Williams, born on September 20, 1897 in Leeds, died on February 8, 1993, was a British astrologer (source: his book, Financial astrology).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Guilherme Berenguer
Guilherme Berenguer (born September 20, 1980 in Recife, Pernambuco) is a Brazilian TV actor, best known for his roles in Malhação (2004) as Gustavo and Bang-Bang (2005) as Neon. He's one of the biggest teen idols thanks to his role in Malhação. He starred in the most popular and highest-rated season of the teen soap in 2004. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1595632/) 2011 Tainá 3 - A Origem Vitor 2011 Vidas em Jogo (TV series) Francisco Pereira Moraes – Episode #1.1 (2011) … Francisco Pereira Moraes 2009 Flordelis: Basta Uma Palavra Para Mudar 2009 Paraíso (TV series) Ricardo – Episode #1.167 (2009) … Ricardo – Episode #1.165 (2009) … Ricardo – Episode #1.159 (2009) … Ricardo – Episode #1.156 (2009) … Ricardo – Episode #1.154 (2009) … Ricardo See... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ryan Fleck
Ryan Fleck (born September 20, 1976 in Berkeley, California) is an American film director, cinematographer, editor, and screenwriter best known as the director and co-writer of the 2006 film Half Nelson. Career Ryan Fleck was raised in Berkeley and Oakland, California, and attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he studied film. At this time he met Anna Boden on the set of a student film and, after he finished his thesis short film Struggle, they began dating and decided to collaborate. Together they made the short documentaries Have You Seen This Man? and Young Rebels before they wrote and he directed the short film Gowanus, Brooklyn, a sample feature aiming to attract potential financiers to their undeveloped script, Half Nelson. The short won a prize at the 200... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Baptiste Surian
Jean-Baptiste Surian (20 September 1670, Saint-Chamas, Provence–3 August 1754) was a French Oratorian and preacher who became bishop of Vence. He was elected to the Académie française in 1733.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jason Bay
Jason Raymond Bay (born September 20, 1978, in Trail, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional baseball outfielder who currently plays for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. Bay has previously played for the San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Boston Red Sox. Baseball career Amateur career Bay experienced success as a player very early, playing on a Trail team that reached the 1990 Little League World Series. In 1999, he played for the Chatham Athletics in the Cape Cod Baseball League. Bay attended Gonzaga University. Professional career Minor league career (2000–2002) Bay was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 22nd round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft and was assigned to the Expos' Short-Season A team in Burlington, Vermont, the Vermont Expos. In 20... Biography of Vittorio Taviani
Paolo and Vittorio Taviani (Italian pronunciation: ; born November 8, 1931, and September 20, 1929, respectively, both in San Miniato, Tuscany, Italy) are noted Italian film directors and screenwriters. They are brothers, who have always worked together, each directing alternate scenes. Paolo Taviani's wife Lina Nerli Taviani has been costume designer of many of their films. At the Cannes Film Festival the Taviani brothers won Palme d'Or and the FIPRESCI prize for Padre padrone in 1977 and Grand Prix du Jury for La notte di San Lorenzo (The Night of the Shooting Stars, 1982). In 2012 they reached again the top prize in a major festival, winning the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival with Caesar Must Die. Career They began their careers as journalists. In 1960 t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Otis C. Moore
Otis C. Moore, born on September 20, 1926 in Charlotte, Norh Caolina (birth time source: Gauquelin), is an American military, major general.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henrik Larsson
Henrik Edward Larsson (pronounced ; MBE, born 20 September 1971 in Helsingborg, Scania, Sweden) is a Swedish footballer, best known for winning four titles in seven years with Celtic. He subsequently had a two-year spell at Barcelona, where he won two titles and the Champions League. After his contract had expired at Barcelona, Larsson returned to his home town club of Helsingborgs IF, and joined Manchester United on a brief loan spell between January and March 2007. Prior to his retirement from international football in 2006, Larsson had won 93 caps for Sweden, scoring 36 goals. On 13 May 2008, it was announced that Larsson would once again play for Sweden at the Euro 2008 championships in Austria and Switzerland. He is the captain of the Swedish national team. Playing career Ea... Biography of Olga Savchuk
Olga Savchuk, born September 20, 1987 in Makiivka, Ukraine, is a female tennis player. Her best accomplishment to date was reaching the third round of the 2006 Australian Open. Her career high ranking was #79, achieved on May 19, 2008. August 5, 2007. Washington, DC USA: #2 seed Olga Savchuk reached the Legg Mason USTA Women's Pro Circuit Finals, but was defeated by Melinda Czink (HUN) of Hungary 7–5, 7–5. Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 65 kg (140 lb)... Biography of Ted Neeley
Ted Neeley (b. Teddie Joe Neeley September 20, 1943 in Ranger, Texas) is a rock and roll drummer, singer, actor, composer, and record producer. He is probably best known for performing the title role in Jesus Christ Superstar in 1973. Early career Neeley signed his first record deal in 1965, at age 22, with Capitol Records. He and his group, The Teddy Neeley Five, recorded an album titled Teddy Neeley. They played the club circuit for years, and at one point their name (on a marquee) appeared in an episode of Dragnet. Then, in 1969, Neeley played the lead role of Claude in both the New York and Los Angeles productions of Hair. His work with that show's director, Tom O'Horgan, led to him being called when O'Horgan was hired to stage Jesus Christ Superstar for Broadway. Ironically, ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Guy Lafleur
Guy Damien "The Flower" / "Le Démon Blond" Lafleur, OC, CQ (born September 20, 1951 (birth time source: Louise Haley, Astrodatabank)) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player who is widely regarded as one of the most naturally gifted and popular players ever to play professional ice hockey. Between 1971 and 1991, he played for the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Quebec Nordiques in an NHL career spanning 17 seasons and five Stanley Cup championships. Early years In his teens, Lafleur gained considerable recognition for his play as a member of the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, where he led his team to the Memorial Cup in 1971, scoring an amazing 130 regular season goals. At the time, Lafleur idolized Jean Béliveau and Bobby Orr. The H... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tarō Aso
Taro Aso (麻生太郎, Asō Tarō?, born September 20, 1940) is the Secretary General of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party. He previously served as Minister for Foreign Affairs under Prime Ministers Shinzo Abe and Junichiro Koizumi. On September 22, 2008, Aso was elected to succeed Yasuo Fukuda as the new leader of the Liberal Democratic Party. This makes it very likely Aso will also become the new Prime Minister of Japan in a ballot on September 24, because of his party's majority in the lower house of parliament. But Aso and LDB are widely predicted to call a snap election next month to test the leadership. In the landslide victory Aso had 351 of the 527 votes, while Kaoru Yosano and Yuriko Koike got 66 and 46 votes, respectively. Aso said: "We're now at th... Biography of Holly Weber
Holly Beth Weber (born September 20, 1984) is an American actress and model. She has appeared on television programs such as Modern Family and Men of a Certain Age. She began her film career being featured in several films such as Roger Corman's Supergator and the short film Room Service, starring Howie Mandel. Since then she began pursuing acting as a full time profession and has garnered roles in Ron Howard's Oscar nominated Frost/Nixon, Fast & Furious and The Devil's Tomb, directed by Jason Connery. Family and early life Weber was born in Loma Linda, California and raised in Redlands and Palm Desert, California, with her two older siblings, Ricky and Melissa. Her parents divorced when she was five years old, and she lived with her mother in Costa Rica briefly, then was moved multi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Crystle Stewart
Crystle Danae Stewart (born September 20, 1981), from Missouri City, Texas, is an American beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 2008. Biography Stewart won the Miss Texas USA 2008 title in a state pageant held in Laredo, Texas on July 1, 2007, after competing against 121 other contestants. She represented Texas in the Miss USA 2008 pageant held in April 2008. Crystle Stewart graduated from Elkins High School in Missouri City, and graduated from the University of Houston in 2007. This was Stewart's fifth attempt at the Miss Texas USA title, as she had placed first runner-up in both the 2006 and 2007 events, third runner-up in 2005 and made the semi-finals in 2003. Her first appearance in the state pageant was in 2002, when she made the semi-finals of the Miss Texas USA 2003 p... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Théodore Chassériau
Théodore Chassériau (September 20, 1819 – October 8, 1856) was a French romantic painter noted for his portraits, historical and religious paintings, allegorical murals, and Orientalist images inspired by his travels to Algeria. ife and work Chassériau was born in Samaná, in Saint Domingue (now the Dominican Republic). His father was a French adventurer who, at the time of Théodore's birth, held an administrative position in what was then a French colony; his mother was the daughter of a Creole landowner. The family moved to Paris in 1821, where the young Chassériau soon showed precocious drawing skill. He was accepted into the studio of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres in 1830, at the age of eleven, becoming the favorite pupil of the great classicist, who came to regard him as his true... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William Kapell
William Kapell (September 20, 1922 – October 29, 1953) was an American pianist. Kapell was born in New York City. His father was of Spanish-Russian Jewish ancestry and his mother of Polish descent. There he studied with Dorothea Anderson La Follette, then with Olga Samaroff in Philadelphia and at the Juilliard School. Kapell won his first competition at the age of ten. The prize was a turkey dinner with the pianist José Iturbi. In 1941, he won the Philadelphia Orchestra's youth competition and the Naumburg Award. The following year, the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation sponsored the 19 year old pianist's New York début which brought him The Town Hall Award for the year's outstanding concert by a musician under 30. He was immediately signed to an exclusive recording contract with RCA. Ka... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Riss (cartoonist)
Laurent Sourisseau, best known as Riss, born on September 20, 1966 in Melun, is a French political cartoonist and caricaturist. He is the Director of Charlie Hebdo (May 2009 - ). Works: Les grands procès par Charlie Hebdo : Le procès Papon, scénario collectif, Éditions Charlie Hebdo/Rotative, 1998 Mémé femme pratique, Le Cherche midi éditeur, 1999 (ISBN 978-2862746432) Le Tour de France du crime, Charlie Hebdo, hors série n°11, Éditions Rotative, 2000 La Face kärchée de Sarkozy, avec Richard Malka et Philippe Cohen (scénario), Issy-les-Moulineaux : Vents d'Ouest, Paris : Fayard, 155 p., 2006 (ISBN 2-7493-0309-5) Enquête sur Nicolas Sarkozy avant son accession à la présidence de la République lors de l'élection présidentielle de 2007 ; suivi, après son élection... Biography of Phillip Phillips
Phillip LaDon Phillips, Jr. (born September 20, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter from Leesburg, Georgia. He won the eleventh season of American Idol on May 23, 2012. Early life Phillips was born in Leesburg, Georgia to Sheryl and Phillip LaDon "Donnie" Phillips, Sr. He grew up in Sasser and Leesburg, and attended Lee County High School. He graduated from Albany Technical College with a major in Industrial Systems Technology, but missed the graduation ceremony due to his obligations to American Idol. Prior to appearing on American Idol, he worked at his family's pawn shop. Phillips started playing music when he was 14, and was mentored by his long-time friend and brother-in-law, Benjamin Neil, whom he credited for piquing his interest in music. In 2009, he formed the Phillip ... Biography of Arn Anderson
Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20, 1958 in Rome, Georgia) better known by his ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler and author. His career has been highlighted by his alliances with Ric Flair and various members of the wrestling stable, The Four Horsemen, in the NWA/WCW. He currently serves as the senior producer for WWE's Raw brand. Career Early Career Lunde began his career in early 1982, spending much of the year wrestling in various independent wrestling companies across the United States. By the middle of 1983, he made his way to Southeastern Championship Wrestling, an NWA affiliated promotion operating out of Tennessee and Alabama. Taking the name of "Super Olympia", Lunde soon became a member of Ron Fuller's Stud Stable before the year was... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dave Twardzik
David John Twardzik (born September 20, 1950 in Hershey, Pennsylvania) is a former professional basketball player, a player he was a point guard in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is best known for being a starter on the Portland Trail Blazers team that won the 1977 NBA Finals. Twardzik is currently the assistant general manager for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association. Twardzik grew up in Middletown, Pennsylvania, and played collegiately at Old Dominion University, where he was a two-time All American and led the Monarchs to the 1971 NCAA Division II title game. He was drafted by the Trail Blazers in 1972, but elected to play for the Virginia Squires of the ABA. Twardzik played for the Squires for four... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Salvador Reyes Monteón
Salvador Reyes Monteón (born September 20, 1936) is a former Mexican football player. He played for Guadalajara with 122 goals and 7 championships. Reyes won his first championship in 1957, from then on the club became unstoppable, winning six more titles. He was the last member from the club to win campeon de goleo (Goal scorer champion) up until Omar Bravo won it on April 28, 2007 with 11 goals. It had been 45 years since a player from Guadalajara won the campeon de goleo.. Goal scorers Football Player No. of goals Salvador Reyes 122 Omar Bravo 108 Eduardo De la Torre 90 Benjamin Galindo 78 Crescencio Gutiérrez 72 Salvador Reyes won cups and scored 14 goals for the football team from 1956 to 1966, and participated in three FIFA World Cups: 1958, 1962, 1966. After retire... Biography of Jon Bernthal
Jonathan Edward "Jon" Bernthal (born September 20, 1976) is an American actor, best known for his role as Shane Walsh on the AMC television series The Walking Dead. Early life Bernthal was born and raised in Washington, D.C. He is the son of Joan Lurie (née Marx) and Eric Lawrence "Rick" Bernthal, a lawyer with Latham & Watkins LLP. He has two brothers, Nicholas "Nick" Matthew Bernthal and Thomas "Tom" Bernthal. He is the grandson of the late musician and producer Murray Bernthal. He graduated from the Sidwell Friends School in Washington. After high school, he studied at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York and later attended The School of Moscow Art Theatre, in Moscow, Russia. During his time there, he also played professional baseball in the European Professional Base... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gil Alma
Gil Alma, born on September 20, 1979 in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, is a French actor. Filmography Cinema 2004 : 13 Tzameti de Gela Babluani. 2008 : Bientôt j'arrête de Léa Fazer. 2008 : Vilaine de Jean-Patrick Benes et Allan Mauduit : Jonathan 2009 : Julie et ses Jules de Fanny Jean-Noël. 2009 : Mémoire d'une jeune fille dérangée de Keren Marciano. 2009 : Ah ! la libido de Michèle Rosier. 2009 : Eden à l'ouest de Costa Gavras : Bob 2011 : Un jour (One Day) de Lone Scherfig : Serveur 2011 : Bienvenue à bord d’Éric Lavaine. 2011 : Halal police d'État de Rachid Dhibou. 2012 : Au bonheur des ogres de Nicolas Bary. Television 2008 : Camping Paradis de Philippe Proteau : Marcus. 2009 : Tongs et paréo de Philippe Giangre... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Brad Beyer
Brad Beyer, born on September 20, 1973 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, is an American actor, most known for his role CBS series Jericho. Jericho, playing Stanley Richmond. After lettering in three varsity sports – basketball, football, and track - in his native Wisconsin, Beyer crossed state lines to attend the University of Minnesota where he began acting in a class for non-theater majors. His professor encouraged him to pursue the craft as his career which provoked him to move to New York City upon graduation. He currently resides in Los Angeles. Later he was cast on the pilot of ABC's Roman's Empire opposite Kelsey Grammar. The pilot did not move forward but it did help Beyer to enter the cast of his next role on GCB, again by ABC, playing Zack Peacham.. Beyer had a recurring arc on N... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Billy Bang
Billy Bang (September 20, 1947 – April 11, 2011), born William Vincent Walker, was an American free jazz violinist and composer. Biography Bang's family moved to New York City's Bronx neighborhood while he was still an infant, and as a child he attended a special school for musicians in nearby Harlem. At that school, students were assigned instruments based on their physical size. Bang was fairly small, so he received a violin instead of either of his first choices, the saxophone or the drums. It was around this time that he acquired the nickname of "Billy Bang", derived from a popular cartoon character. Bang studied the violin until he earned a hardship scholarship to a private high school in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, at which point he abandoned the instrument because the schoo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Michel Frodon
Jean-Michel Frodon (born 20 September 1953 in Paris) is a journalist, critic and historian of cinema. Biography Born Jean-Michel Billard, he writes with a borrowed pseudonym from "The Lord of the Rings." He has a masters degree and a DEA in history. He worked as an educator from 1971 to 1981. Next, he was a photographer from 1981 to 1985. Beginning in 1983, he became a journalist and film critic for the weekly periodical Le Point, of which his father, Pierre Billard, also a journalist and a film critic, was one of the founders and chief editors. He held this post until 1990. He took over the same functions at the daily newspaper Le Monde in 1990 and in 1995, he became responsible for the daily film column. In 2003, he became head editor of Cahiers du cinémas four years after its pur... Biography of Taylor Parks
Taylor Parks (born September 20, 1993 in Mesquite, Texas) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Little Inez in the 2007 film Hairspray. She has also appeared in the television series Gilmore Girls, Everybody Hates Chris, Carpoolers, Bones and had a recurring role in the Nickelodeon sitcom True Jackson, VP starring Keke Palmer. Parks is also a personal friend of Palmer's. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2264260/) 2012 Victorious (TV series) Kara – Tori and Jade's Playdate (2012) … Kara 2010 Bones (TV series) Jill MacIntosh – The Twisted Bones in the Melted Truck (2010) … Jill MacIntosh 2009-2010 True Jackson, VP (TV series) Shelley / Shelly – Class Election (2010) … Shelley – Pajama Party (2010) … Shelly – House Party (2... Biography of Ayano Omoto
Ayano Ōmoto (大本 彩乃 Ōmoto Ayano?, born 20 September 1988), nicknamed Nocchi (のっち?), is a member of the Japanese electropop group Perfume. Biography Ōmoto was born and raised in Hiroshima Prefecture, and attended Hiroshima Actors School with friends and Perfume members Ayaka Nishiwaki and Yuka Kashino. She was placed in the advanced class for singing, as she was always interested in singing. In a letter she wrote to her "Future Me" she recalled her singing teacher telling her if she just wanted to sing and dance because she loved it she was not fit to be a singer. Nishiwaki and Kashino were still in the beginner class at this time, meeting Ōmoto secretly. She joined the group in 2001, replacing the original third mem... |
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