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You will find on these pages astrological charts of thousands of celebrities with the Sun in Capricorn. Just click on the celebrities of your choice to get their horoscope, excerpts of astrological portrait, natal chart, positions of planets and astrological houses, biography, and photo. in ![]() Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Alexis Amore
Alexis Amore (born December 29, 1978 in Lima, Peru) is a Latina pornographic actress, exotic dancer and model. Amore and her parents moved to Redondo Beach, California when she was nine years old. She attended a Christian high school in Hermosa Beach, and she was a cheerleader during her time there. At fifteen, she began her modeling career as a model for Nordstrom and was featured in their fliers and publications. She continued modeling for catalogs. She had a breast augmentation prior to beginning her pornographic career. Around 1998, during an audition for an HBO production, the person auditioning her suggested that she audition for Playboy, where she became a model for Playboy TV. While working on Playboy's Nightcalls, she interviewed Jewel De'Nyle and Alexa Rae about the pornogr... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Ryan Seacrest
Ryan John Seacrest is an American television/radio host and television producer.His first big break after college was him hosting a small radio station called Star 94. Then, He rose to fame as the host of American Idol, and he has since gone on to host E! News Live, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, as well as such radio shows as On Air with Ryan Seacrest on KIIS-FM in Los Angeles and American Top 40. He also hosts The Entertainment Edge in the United Kingdom which is broadcast simultaneously across Global Radio's radio stations. Ryan Seacrest was born in Dunwoody, Georgia, to Constance Marie Zullinger and Gary Lee Seacrest, and has a younger sister, Meredith. Seacrest is of Swiss descent. At a young age, he knew he wanted to be a DJ, and idolized radio personalities like Casey Kasem... Biography of Diane Barrière-Desseigne
Diane Barrière-Desseigne was a French business woman, born January 9, 1957 in Paris, died May 18, 2001 after a horrible plane crash, July 16, 1995. She has suffered from this day until her death. She was the wife of Dominique Desseigne, since April 7, 1984.... Add to favourites (34 fans)Biography of Norman Reedus
Norman Reedus (born January 6, 1969) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of one of the MacManus brothers in The Boondock Saints. He has also been known to direct several videos and model for various fashion designers. Early Life Reedus was born in Hollywood, Florida and months later moved to Los Angeles, California. Leaving home at the early age of twelve, he has lived in many countries including England, Spain and Japan. He was first discovered at a party in L.A. While in Los Angeles, he worked at a Harley Davidson shop in Venice and at the same time contributed artwork to various shows as a painter, photographer, sculptor, and video artist. He got his first taste of acting in the play "Maps for Drowners" at the Tiffany Theater on Sunset Boulevard. C... Add to favourites (21 fans)Biography of J. Edgar Hoover
John Edgar Hoover (January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972), known popularly as J. Edgar Hoover, was the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States. He founded the present form of the agency, and remained director for 48 years until his death. During his life, Hoover was highly regarded by much of the U.S. public. Since his death, various allegations have tarnished this image. Hoover's leadership spanned eight presidential administrations, encompassed Prohibition, the Great Depression, World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War. During this time, the United States moved from being a rural nation with strong isolationist tendencies to an urbanized superpower. From nearly the beginning of his career with the FBI, Hoover was accused of exceedin... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Karen Bach
Karen Lancaume (born Karine Bach) (January 19, 1973 – January 29, 2005) was a French adult film star. Despite her short resumé of having appeared in only 29 films from her beginnings as an adult film star in 1997, she was quite a popular actress, with her natural beautiful looks and self-esteem, especially among the francophone public. Born near Lyon, she spent her childhood in the Lyon countryside and completed her studies in communications. She was married to a DJ named Franck, but debts prompted her to work in the porn industry. She and her husband started doing scenes as a couple. In the 1997 film L'Indécente aux enfer she also started to have scenes with other partners. Once they had divorced, her ex-husband quit but Karen remained in the industry and continued to appear in pornogr... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Chris Daughtry
Christopher Adam Daughtry (born December 26, 1979) is a Grammy nominated American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist of Daughtry, a band he formed in 2006. He was the fourth-place finalist on the highly publicized fifth season of American Idol, eliminated from the competition on May 10, 2006. After his fallout from Idol, his band's self-titled debut album sold more than 1 million copies after just 5 weeks of release, becoming the fastest selling debut rock album in Soundscan history. In its ninth week of release, the album reached number one on the Billboard charts, edging out the Dreamgirls soundtrack. Daughtry is the fourth most successful American Idol contestant in history, behind Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, and Clay Aiken, as well as the most succe... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Victoria Principal
Victoria Principal (born January 3, 1950 in Fukuoka, Japan) is an American actress, best known for her role as Larry Hagman's sister-in-law and Patrick Duffy's wife, Pamela Barnes Ewing, "Pam", on the long-running CBS nighttime drama Dallas from 1978 to 1987. She is well-known for her line of cosmetic products. Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m) Born in 1950, she was the elder of two daughters born to Victor Principal and Bertha Ree Veal. On Lifetime Television's Intimate Portrait, she revealed that she is of English, Italian, and Filipino descent. Her father was a sergeant in the Air Force, and like most military brats, Principal moved often, growing up in London, Florida, Puerto Rico, Massachusetts, and Georgia, among other places, and attending 17 different schools. She studied at the Royal A... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Lilian Thuram
Lilian Thuram (born Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien, January 1, 1972 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France) is a French professional football defender, the most capped player in the history of the France national team. He has played at the top division level for over 15 seasons, including ten in Italy's Serie A. With the France national team, Thuram won the 1998 World Cup and the Euro 2000. Before Thuram pursued a football career, he aspired to be a Roman Catholic priest, until he found that he wanted to make use of his football talents. Club career Thuram's football career began with Monaco of the French Ligue 1 in 1991. Later stops included Parma (1996-2001) and Juventus (2001-2006) in the Italian Serie A championship. He won the the scudetto twice with Juventus (it was originally four t... Biography of Bipasha Basu
Bipasha Basu (Bengali: বিপাশা বসু , Hindi: बिपाषा बासु) (born January 7, 1979) is an Indian Bollywood actress and model. She was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest for 1996 and is currently one of the mainstream actresses in Bollywood. She is often cited by popular magazines and newspapers as one of Asia's sexiest women. Early life Born on January 7, 1979 in New Delhi, India, Basu hails from a Bengali family. She is the second of three daughters to her parents, the elder being Bidisha, and the younger—Vijayeta. Although she was born in Delhi, her family later moved to Kolkata. According to her, she had come into modelling and acting quite by accid... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Jean-Pierre Rives
Jean-Pierre Rives (born 31 December 1952) is a French former rugby union player who won 59 caps for France as a flanker. After life in rugby Jean turned his attention to art and is currently an internationally renowned sculptor based in Paris. Born in Toulouse, Rives played club rugby for TOEC, Beaumont and Stade Toulousain, then in 1981 left Toulouse to join Racing Club de France. Nicknamed Casque d'or (French for "Golden helmet") due to his long blond hair. His hair, along with his bravery, also brought him the nickname Asterix. He played for France at schools, junior, university and B level before graduating to the senior side. He captained France in 34 games, a world record at the time, and played in the teams which completed the Grand Slam in the (then) Five Nations Championship... Add to favourites (28 fans)Biography of Jack London
Jack London (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), was an American author who wrote The Call of the Wild and other books. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first Americans to make a lucrative career exclusively from writing. Personal background Jack London, probably born John Griffith Chaney, was deserted by his father, William Henry Chaney. He was raised in Oakland by his mother Flora Wellman, a music teacher and spiritualist. Because Flora was ill, Jack was raised through infancy by an ex-slave, Virginia Prentiss, who would remain a major maternal figure while the boy grew up. Late in 1876, Flora married John London, a partially disabled Civil War veteran. The family moved around the Bay area before settling in Oakland, where Ja... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Classical Latin pronounced , usually pronounced /ˈsɪsəroʊ/ in English; January 3, 106 BC – December 7, 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and philosopher. Cicero is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists. Cicero is generally seen as one of the most versatile minds of Roman culture and his writing the paragon of Classical Latin. He introduced the Romans to the chief schools of Greek philosophy and created a Latin philosophical vocabulary. An impressive orator and successful lawyer, Cicero likely thought his political career his most important achievement. However, today he is appreciated primarily for his humanism and philosophical and political writings. His voluminous correspondence, much of ... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Katie Couric
Katherine Anne "Katie" Couric (born January 7, 1957 (birth time source: http://www.astrologysoftware.com/community/stars/reports/couric.pdf?orig=) is an American journalist who became well-known as co-host of NBC's Today. In 2006, she made a highly publicized move from NBC to CBS, and on September 5, 2006 she became the first woman solo-anchor of the weekday evening news on one of the three traditional U.S. broadcast networks. She currently serves as the anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News, having replaced Bob Schieffer on September 5, 2006. Schieffer served as the interim anchor following the departure of long time anchor and managing editor Dan Rather on March 9, 2005. Early life Couric was born in Arlington, Virginia, the daughter of Elinor (née Hene), a homemaker and... Add to favourites (26 fans)Biography of Emilie de Ravin
Emilie de Ravin (pronounced ) (born 27 December 1981) is an Australian actress. She is known for starring in the hit ABC drama Lost as the character Claire Littleton. Height : 5' 2" (1.57 m) Early life De Ravin was born in Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia (a town to the south east of Melbourne). Having studied ballet since the age of nine, she was accepted into the highly selective Australian Ballet School at fifteen. There, she performed in productions with the Australian Ballet Company as well as Danceworld 301. De Ravin studied acting at Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art, and with the Prime Time Actors Studio in Los Angeles. Career (Photo by Robin Wong)Emilie de Ravin's first major role was as Curupira in the TV series BeastMaster. Later, she played alien/... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Frédéric Taddeï
Frédéric Taddeï is a French journalist, radio host, TV host, and author, born January 5, 1961 in Paris (source : Birth certificate - Acte n°89 - Marc BRUN (FDAF)). His wife is French actress Claire Nebout. Publications: * Frédéric Taddeï et Marie-Isabelle Taddeï, D'Art d'Art !, vol. 1, Éditions du Chêne, Paris, 2008, 319 p. (ISBN 978-2842778545) * Frédéric Taddeï et Marie-Isabelle Taddeï, D'Art d'Art !, vol. 2, Éditions du Chêne, Paris, 2009 (ISBN 978-2812301018)... Add to favourites (28 fans)Biography of J. D. Salinger
Jerome David Salinger (born January 1, 1919) (pronounced /ˈsælɨndʒɚ/) is an American author best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye and his reclusive nature. He has not published original work since 1965 and has not been interviewed since 1980. Raised in Manhattan, New York, Salinger began writing short stories while in secondary school, and published his first story in 1940. After serving in World War II, he returned to New York. In 1948 he published the critically-acclaimed story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" in The New Yorker, which published much of his subsequent work. In 1951 Salinger released his first novel, The Catcher in the Rye, an immediate popular success. His depiction of adolescent alienation and loss of innocence in the protagonist Holde... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Edwige Fenech
Edwige Fenech (born December 24, 1948 as Edwige Sfenek in Bône, (now Annaba) in French Algeria is a French-born Italian actress and film producer. Biography She was born to a Maltese father and Sicilian mother. She started to work thanks to her great sex-appeal. In the 1970s and 1980s she was an Italian movie star, starring in a large number of erotic comedies, poliziotteschi thrillers and giallo films, most of which were directed by Sergio Martino. She became a television personality in the 1980's, typically appearing with Barbara Bouchet on a chat show on Italian television. In the mid-90s, she was engaged to famous Italian industrialist Luca di Montezemolo. After many years of work in movie production (she produced, among others, The Merchant of Venice, 2004, with Al ... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Manuela Arcuri
Manuela Arcuri, born January 8, 1977 in Latina, is an Italien actress and model. She is one of the most typically beautiful Italian girls, but also one of the last emerging Italian actresses especially in the fiction world; she became famous when she introduced the Sanremo Festival with Pippo Baudo, the king of Italian presenters. She is famous also for the TV series "Carabinieri" (2002), broadcast by Italian private television. Former top-model, who has dated Italian football star, Francesco Totti. Manuela Arcuri is 5'8 1/2" tall (1m74).... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Michel Piccoli
Michel Piccoli (born December 27, 1925) is a French actor. He was born in Paris to a musical family; his mother was a pianist and his father a violinist. He was married three times, first to Éléonore Hirt, then for eleven years to the singer Juliette Gréco and finally to Ludivine Clerc. He has one daughter by his first marriage, Anne-Cordélia. Piccoli is politically active on the left, and is vocally opposed to the National Front.... Biography of Marie Duplessis
Marie Duplessis (January 15, 1824 - February 3, 1847) was a French courtesan and mistress to a number of prominent and wealthy men. She is the basis of Marguerite Gautier, the main character of La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas the younger, one of Duplessis' lovers. Much of what is known about her has been mixed with the literary character and contemporary legends. Early life Marie Duplessis was born Rose Alphonsine Plessis in 1824 at Nonant-le-Pin, Normandy, France. Her father became her de facto pimp when she was about 12 years old. At the age of 15 she moved to Paris where she found work in a dress shop. As recorded in art of the day Marie Duplessis was an extremely attractive young woman, with a petite figure and enchanting smile. By the time she was 16, she had beco... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (born "Mahesh Prasad Varma" according to some sources, and "Mahesh Srivastava" according to others, between 1911 and 1918 in Jabalpur, India; died on February 5, 2008, in Vlodrop, The Netherlands), founded and developed the Transcendental Meditation technique and related programs and initiatives, including schools and a university with campuses in the United States and China. He was born in India, around 1917; various years are given for his birth: most frequently 1911, 1917, and 1918, and some sources state he was born on January 12. Around 1939 he became a disciple of Swami Brahmananda Saraswati who, from 1941 to 1953, was the Shankaracharya (spiritual leader) of Jyotir Math, located in the Indian Himalayas. Maharishi credits the Shankaracharya with inspiring his... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Mary Pierce
Mary Pierce (born on January 15, 1975, in Montreal, Canada (birth time source: Cadran No.20, Astrodatabank)) is a French-American women's professional tennis player on the WTA and one of the leading women in professional sports with multiple Grand Slam tennis championships to her name. She has won four Grand Slam titles, two in singles and two in doubles. Pierce plays for France. During her long career, she has reached six Grand Slam singles finals, including the 2005 U.S. Open. She has reached three Grand Slam doubles finals, claiming two of them, including the 2005 Wimbledon mixed doubles championship. She has won 18 WTA singles titles and 10 WTA doubles titles, including five WTA Tier I singles events. She also has twice reached the final of the season-ending WTA Tour Championships, ... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Lemmy (rock musician)
Lemmy (born Ian Fraser Kilmister on December 24, 1945, also known as Ian Willis, Lemmy Kilmister, and Lemmy von Motörhead), is an English singer and bass guitarist, most famous for being the founding member of the hard rock/speed metal band Motörhead. His appearance, facial moles, mutton chops (sideburn-moustache combination), and gravelly voice, have made him an instantly recognizable cult figure. Lemmy is considered one of the great heavy metal musicians. Childhood and beginning Lemmy was born in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England and raised in Anglesey, North Wales. His father, a clergyman, left the family when Lemmy was three months old. Whereas the notes in the Motorhead Videography claim his nickname is meaningless and was acquired from his Welsh friends as a child, the press have ... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Andy Kaufman
Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman (January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was an American entertainer, actor, and performance artist. Though many refer to him as a comedian, Kaufman did not self-identify as one. He disdained telling jokes and engaging in comedy as it was traditionally understood; instead, he saw himself as a practitioner of anti-humor or dada absurdist performance art. Kaufman was born in New York City on January 17, 1949 into a Jewish family, the first son of Stanley and Janice (Bernstein) Kaufman. He grew up in Great Neck, Long Island, New York, and began performing at the age of 7. He attended the now defunct two-year Grahm Junior College in Boston, graduating in 1971. After leaving college he began performing stand-up comedy at various small clubs along the East coast. Career... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of James Prescott Joule
James Prescott Joule, FRS (IPA: /ˈdʒuːl/; December 24, 1818 – October 11, 1889) was an English physicist (and brewer), born in Salford, Lancashire. Joule studied the nature of heat, and discovered its relationship to mechanical work (see energy). This led to the theory of conservation of energy, which led to the development of the first law of thermodynamics. The SI derived unit of energy, the joule, is named after him. He worked with Lord Kelvin to develop the absolute scale of temperature, made observations on magnetostriction, and found the relationship between the flow of current through a resistance and the heat dissipated, now called Joule's law. Life Early years The son of Benjamin Joule (1784–1858), who was a wealthy brewer, Joule was tutored at home until 18... Add to favourites (25 fans)Biography of Alex Turner (musician)
Alexander David Turner (born 6 January 1986) is an English musician and member of Sheffield band, Arctic Monkeys. He is the band's lead vocalist and plays lead guitar for the band, as well as being the songwriter. Early life The only child of two teachers, Turner received his first guitar as a Christmas present in 2001 along with neighbour Jamie Cook. According to Turner, Oasis gave him the desire to play the guitar, while the antics of Craig Nicholls - lead singer of Australian rock band The Vines - left him thinking "That's what being a singer is all about". Turner suggests that his performances attempt to replicate those of Nicholls, saying "When we play, I'll do what Craig Nicholls does, be all spaced out." However, it has been the influence of his mother and father (through their ... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Joe Frazier
Joseph William "Joe" Frazier (January 12, 1944 (source: Richard Nolle) – November 7, 2011), also known as Smokin' Joe, was a former Olympic and Undisputed World Heavyweight boxing champion, whose professional career lasted from 1965 to 1976, with a brief comeback in 1981. Frazier emerged as the top contender in the late 1960s, defeating the likes of Jerry Quarry, Oscar Bonavena, Buster Mathis, Eddie Machen, Doug Jones, George Chuvalo and Jimmy Ellis en route to becoming undisputed heavyweight champion in 1970, and followed up by defeating Muhammad Ali on points in the highly-anticipated "Fight of the Century" in 1971. Two years later Frazier lost his title when he was knocked out by George Foreman. He fought on, beating Joe Bugner, losing a rematch to Ali, and beating Quarry and Ellis a... Biography of Lauralee Bell
Lauralee Kristen Bell (born December 22, 1968) is an American soap opera actress. She was born in Chicago, Illinois. She attended The Latin School of Chicago. The daughter of soap opera creators William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell, she was offered a bit role as a model, Christine "Cricket" Blair, on the Bells' show The Young and the Restless in 1983. Over time, her role expanded and she was offered a contract in 1986. Controversy arose when former co-star Terry Lester left the program, and complained in the press that she had been given excess airtime at the expense of himself and other actors. Over time, her character matured from a model into a Legal Aid lawyer. Her character also dropped the childish epithet of "Cricket," especially after her rival Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) tur... Biography of Dany Saval
Danielle Nadine Savalle, best known as Dany Saval, is a French actress, born January 5, 1942 in Paris. Former wife of French musician Maurice Jarre , she is the wife of famous French journalist Michel Drucker. Filmography 1958 : Les Tricheurs de Marcel Carné : Nicole, la fiancée de Bernard 1959 : Nathalie, agent secret d'Henri Decoin : Pivoine 1959 : La Verte Moisson de François Villiers : Dany 1960 : Pierrot la tendresse de François Villiers : Marie-la-crèpe 1962 : Les Parisiennes, film à sketches, sketch Ella de Jacques Poitrenaud : Ella 1963 : Du mouron pour les petits oiseaux de Marcel Carné : Lucie 1963 : Strip tease de Jacques Poitrenaud : Berthe alias « Dodo Volupté » 1964 : Une souris chez les hommes de Jacques Pinoteau : Lucille 1964 : Moi et les hommes de... Biography of Maurice Herzog
Maurice Herzog (born January 15, 1919, died on December 14, 2012) is a French mountaineer and sports administrator who was born in Lyon, France. He led the expedition that first climbed a peak over 8000m, Annapurna, in 1950, and reached the summit with Louis Lachenal. Upon his return, he wrote a best-selling book about the expedition. Ascent of Annapurna On June 3, 1950, Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal became the first people to climb a peak over 8000m when they summited the Himalayan mountain Annapurna, the 10th-highest mountain in the world. The ascent was all the more remarkable because the peak was explored, reconnoitered and climbed all within one season; and was climbed without the use of supplemental oxygen. The event caused a sensation that was only surpassed when Everest w... Add to favourites (23 fans)Biography of Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer, M.D., OM, (January 14, 1875 - September 4, 1965), was an Alsatian theologian, musician, philosopher, and physician. He was born in Kaisersberg, Alsace-Lorraine (at that time part of the German Empire). After the Allies' victory in 1918, he asked for French nationality according to his Alsacian ancestries, and got it without trouble. Later, he challenged both the secular view of historical Jesus current at his time and the traditional Christian view, depicting a Jesus who expected the imminent end of the world. He received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize in 1953 for his philosophy of "reverence for life", expressed in many ways, but most famously in founding and sustaining the Lambaréné Hospital in Gabon, west central Africa. Education Schweitzer spent his childhood in Gun... Add to favourites (23 fans)Biography of Amanda Peet
Amanda Peet (born January 11, 1972) is an American film and television actress. Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) Early life Peet was born in New York City to Charles Peet, a lawyer, and Penny Levy, a social worker; the two are now divorced. Her father is a Quaker and her mother is Jewish. Peet attended Friends Seminary, then studied history at and graduated from Columbia University, where she auditioned for acting teacher Uta Hagen and decided to become an actress after taking Hagen's class. During her four-year period of study with Hagen, Peet appeared in the off-Broadway revival of Clifford Odets's Awake and Sing. Career Peet's first screen performance was a television commercial for Skittles. Her early roles included a guest starring role on the television series Law & Order. She ma... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Heidi Fleiss
Heidi Lynne Fleiss (born December 30, 1965), known as the "Hollywood Madam", is a former American madam. She was convicted in connection with her prostitution ring with charges including pandering and tax evasion. Her ring had numerous famous and wealthy clients. She was sentenced to 37 months in prison for tax evasion, (pandering charges were dropped) but served just 21. Her father, Doctor Paul M. Fleiss is a famous Intactivist (one who opposes circumcision). He was convicted of money laundering in connection with the sex crimes of his daughter, and sentenced to one day in prison, three years of probation and 625 hours of community service. In 1995, Nick Broomfield made a documentary about her ring called Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam. In 2004, a made-for-TV movie was produced calle... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Sarah Polley
Sarah Polley (born January 8, 1979) is a Canadian actress, singer and film director. She has starred in such films as The Sweet Hereafter, for which she also contributed several songs as lead vocalist, Guinevere, Go, My Life Without Me, and Terry Gilliam's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Early life Born in Toronto, Ontario, Sarah Polley is the youngest of five children born to Michael Polley, a British-born actor (he attended acting classes with Albert Finney in England before moving to Canada), and actress and casting director Diane Polley, who died of cancer just before Polley's 11th birthday. She attended Earl Haig Secondary School, but dropped out before graduating. Early career and fall-out with Disney Her first cinematic appearance was at the age of four, as Molly in ... Add to favourites (21 fans)Biography of James Denton
James Denton (born January 20, 1963) is an American film and television actor. Early life Denton was born in Nashville, Tennessee and grew up in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, the son of J. T. Denton, a dentist who served in the military. He attended the University of Tennessee where he majored in television/journalism and earned a degree in advertising. Before he became an actor, he sold advertising for two radio stations. He began acting at 23, at a community theater in Nashville. He eventually moved to California to become a full time actor. Career He is a regular cast member on the television show Desperate Housewives, where he plays the role of Mike Delfino, a plumber who lives on Wisteria Lane and husband of Susan Mayer.He had previously been a regular on several television se... Add to favourites (22 fans)Biography of Malcolm Young
Malcolm Mitchell Young, born January 6, 1953 in Glasgow, Scotland, is a founding member of, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and co-songwriter for the Australian hard rock band, AC/DC. Though his younger brother Angus is the more visible of the brothers, Malcolm has been described as the business and brains behind AC/DC. As the rhythm guitarist, he is responsible for the broad sweep of AC/DC's sound, and co-writer of the material. But behind the scenes, his word is said to be 'law' on matters such as organising when and where the band go on tour, when to make an album or film soundtrack, and when to meet the media. Before AC/DC Malcolm Young's parents,William and Margaret, emigrated from Glasgow, Scotland to Sydney, Australia in 1963 with their children George, Margaret, Malcolm a... Add to favourites (26 fans)Biography of Ben Kingsley
Sir Ben Kingsley, CBE, (born December 31, 1943) is a British actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's 1982 film Gandhi, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor. Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) Early life Kingsley was born Krishna Bhanji in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, the son of Ann Lyna Mary (née Goodman), an actress and model, and Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, a medical doctor. Kingsley's father, an Ismaili Muslim, was born in Kenya of Indian Khoja Gujarati descent, as Kingsley's paternal grandfather was a spice trader who had moved from India to Zanzibar, where Kingsley's father lived until moving to England at the age of fourteen. Kingsley's mother, born out of wedlock, was "loath to speak of her background"; she was of partial... Add to favourites (32 fans)Biography of Umberto Eco
Umberto Eco (born January 5, 1932) is an Italian medievalist, semiotician, philosopher and novelist, best known for his novel The Name of the Rose (Il nome della rosa) and his many essays. Eco was born in the city of Alessandria in the region of Piedmont. His father, Giulio, was an accountant before the government called upon him to serve in three wars. During World War II, Umberto and his mother, Giovanna, moved to a small village in the Piedmontese mountainside. His family name is supposedly an acronym of ex caelis oblatus (lat: a gift from the heavens), which was given to his grandfather (a foundling) by a city official. His father was the son of a family with thirteen children, and urged him to become a lawyer, but he entered the University of Turin in order to take up medieva... Biography of Guy Williams
Guy Williams (born Armand Joseph Catalano) (January 14, 1924 - April 30, 1989) was an American actor and former fashion model, who played swashbuckling action heroes in the 1950s and 1960s, but never quite achieved movie-star status despite his appearance (including hazel eyes, 6'3" height, and 190 lb. weight) and charisma, which helped launch his early successful photographic modeling career. Among his most prominent achievements were two memorable TV series: Zorro (in black and white -- colorized years later by the Disney enterprise) and Lost in Space, as the father of the Robinson family. The sci-fi TV program was highly popular, noted for the design of the sleek silver spacesuits, which Guy Williams wore in many publicity photos (see image at right). His hobbies included: astrono... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Elvis Aaron Presley Jr.
Elvis Aaron Jr. Presley is an impersonator, born December 24, 1961 in Gary, Indiana. He claimed to be the son of Elvis Presley. This has never been verified.... Biography of Andreas Vesalius
Andreas Vesalius (Brussels, December 31, 1514 - Zakynthos, October 15, 1564) was an anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy, De humani corporis fabrica (On the Workings of the Human Body). Vesalius is often referred to as the founder of modern, human anatomy. Vesalius' name is also referred to as Andreas Vesal or Andreas van Wesel, depending on the source. Early life and education Vesalius was born in Brussels, then in the Holy Roman Empire, to a family of physicians. His father, Andries van Wesel, was the illegitimate son of the Emperor Maximillian's Royal Physician, Everard Van Wesel. Andries went on to serve as apothecary to Maximillian, and later a Valet de Chambre to his successor Charles V. He encouraged his son to continue in the... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Steven Forrest
Steven Forrest, born January 6, 1949 in Mt. Vernon, is an American astrologer and writer. Some of his books about astrology : "The Inner Sky," "The Changing Sky," "The Night Speaks" and "The Book of Pluto." His wife, Jodie Forrest, is also an astrologer.... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Michel Petrucciani
Michel Petrucciani (December 28, 1962, Orange, France – January 6, 1999, Manhattan), was a French Jazz pianist. Michel Petrucciani came from an Italo-French family of a musical background. His father "Tony" played guitar and his brother Louis played bass. Michel was born with osteogenesis imperfecta which is a genetic disease that causes brittle bones and in his case short stature. It is also often linked to pulmonary ailments. In his early career his father and brother occasionally carried him, literally, because he could not walk far on his own unaided. In certain respects though he considered it an advantage as it got rid of distractions, like sports, that other boys tended to become involved in. At an early age he became enthusiastic about the works of Duke Ellington and wished t... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Boris Tadic
Boris Tadić (Serbian: Борис Тадић; born January 15, 1958) is the current President of Serbia serving his second term. A psychologist by profession, he is a leader of the Democratic Party. Tadić was elected to a four-year term on June 27, 2004, and was sworn into office on July 11, 2004. He was reelected for a de facto second five-year term on February 3, 2008 and was sworn in on February 15. It is his de jure first term, as Tadić was elected under previous constitution for the first term. Prior to Presidency, Tadić served as the Minister of Telecommunications of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and as the Minister of Defence of Serbia and Montenegro. Boris Tadić advocates full integration of Serbia in... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Sissy Spacek
Mary Elizabeth "Sissy" Spacek (born December 25, 1949) is an Academy Award-winning American actress and singer. Height 5' 2" (1.57 m) Early life Spacek was born in Quitman, Texas to Edwin Arnold Spacek, Sr., a county agricultural agent, and Virginia Frances (Spilman). Her paternal grandparents, Mary Cervenka and Arnold A. Spacek (who served as Mayor of Granger, Texas in Williamson County), were of Moravian/Czech/Bohemian descent. Spacek's mother was from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Spacek was given the nickname Sissy by her older brothers. She was greatly affected by the death of her eighteen-year old brother, Robbie, in 1967. Spacek decided life was too short to waste in college and moved to New York City to pursue acting. Career Spacek started out as a country singer,... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Louise Bourgeois
Louise Bourgeois (French pronunciation: /luiz buʁʒwa/; 25 December 1911 – ; 31 May 2010) was a renowned French-American artist and sculptor, best known for the spider structures, titled Maman. These pieces led to her being nicknamed Spiderwoman. Her career spanned at least seven decades. She is thought to have been the founder of confessional art, and influenced the feminist movement as well as modern artists such as Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin. Previously regarded by her fellow artists as one of the most important artists in the world, Bourgeois came to greater public attention later in life. Early life Bourgeois was born in Paris, France. Her parents repaired tapestries. Aged 12, she started helping them draw the missing segments of the tapestries. Aged 15, she stu... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Ted Danson
Edward Bridge "Ted" Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American actor notable for his television work, and specifically, for his role as central character Sam Malone in the sitcom Cheers, and his role as Dr. John Becker on the series Becker. He is currently a regular on Larry David's HBO sitcom, Curb Your Enthusiasm. Height: 6' 2½" (1.89 m) Early life Danson was born in San Diego, California, the son of Jessica (née MacMaster) and Edward Bridge Danson, Jr., an archaeologist and museum director. Danson was raised near Flagstaff, Arizona. In 1961, he was sent to Kent School where he was a basketball star. He became interested in drama while attending Stanford University. He transferred to the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsbur... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Chet Baker
Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and singer. Specializing in relaxed, even melancholy music, Baker rose to prominence as a leading name in cool jazz in the 1950s. Baker's good looks and delicate singing established him as a promising name in pop music as well. But his success was badly hampered by drug addiction, particularly in the 1960s, when he was imprisoned. He mounted a successful comeback in the '70s, and died after falling from a hotel window. Early days Baker was born and raised in a musical household in Yale, Oklahoma; his father was a professional guitar player. Baker began his musical career singing in a church choir. His father introduced him to brass instruments with a trombone, which was replaced with ... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Chad McQueen
Chad McQueen (December 28, 1960) is the son of famed actor Steve McQueen and actress Neile Adams. He worked as a film actor for some time, appearing in The Karate Kid and many other roles. He has also worked as a producer. Personal life Chad was born in Los Angeles, California. He was married to Stacey Toten from 1987 to 1990. Together they had one son, Steven R. McQueen, who was born in 1988. With his current girlfriend, Jeanie Galbraith, he has two children, Chase (born in 1995) and Madison (born in 1997). Racing career Chad McQueen's racing career began practically the day he was born. Piloting a Porsche 917 from his fathers lap while shooting the legendary film, Le Mans, Chad was born to race and between film industry opportunities, has pursued this passion his entire ... |
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