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You will find on these pages astrological charts of thousands of celebrities with the Sun in Gemini. 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 (17 fans)Biography of Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906–April 12, 1975) was an American-born dancer, actress and singer. She was given the nicknames "Black Venus" or "Black Pearl" and "Creole Goddess" (also "La Baker"). She became a citizen of France in 1937. Her name is often written Joséphine Baker in francophone countries. Early life Josephine Baker was born Frida Josephine McDonald on June 3, in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Carrie McDonald. Her father's identity is debated. It is often said that he was Eddie Carson, who certainly was the lover of Carrie McDonald. Her father is identified as vaudeville drummer Eddie Carson by the official biography of her estate; however, there are other sources that state that her father was a travelling Jewish salesman. She was of mixed ethnic background: Native Am... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Natasha Marley
Natasha Marley, born June 20, 1984 in Aldershot near London, is an English model and actress. Height: 5' 6" (1m67 1/2) Eyes : blue... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Fiona Gélin
Fiona Gélin is a French actress born May 22, 1962 in Boulogne-Billancourt (92). Filmography 1968 Mayerling de Terence Young avec Catherine Deneuve, Omar Sharif, Ava Gardner, James Mason, Lyne Chardonnet, Andréa Parisy, Geneviève Page, Moustache, Howard Vernon, Roger Pigaut, James-Robertson Justice, Béatrice Romand 1981: Le Roi des cons de Claude Confortès avec Francis Perrin, Marie-Christine Descouard, Bernadette Lafont, Evelyne Buyle, Isabelle Mejias, Michel Aumont, Fanny Cottençon, Roland Giraud, Bernard Haller, Patrick Font, Jean-Marc Thibault, Michèle Bernier, Micheline Kahn 1983: Le Grand Carnaval de Alexandre Arcady avec Roger Hanin, Philippe Noiret, Patrick Bruel, Macha Méril, Jean-Pierre Bacri, 'Gérard Darmon, Richard Berry, Jean Benguigui, Michel Creton, Marthe Villalong... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Wallis Simpson
Wallis, The Duchess of Windsor (previously Wallis Simpson; previously Wallis Spencer; born Bessie Wallis Warfield; 19 June 1895 or 1896 – 24 April 1986) was the American wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor. After two unsuccessful marriages, she allegedly became the mistress of Edward, Prince of Wales in 1934. Two years later, after the prince's accession as King-Emperor of the British Empire, he proposed marriage. The monarch's desire to wed a twice-divorced American with two living ex-husbands and a reputation as an opportunist caused a constitutional crisis in the United Kingdom and the Dominions, which ultimately led to the king's abdication in order to marry "the woman I love". After the abdication, the former king was created Duke of Windsor by his brother George VI; Edward m... Biography of Shilpa Shetty
Shilpa Shetty (Tulu: ಶಿಲ್ಪ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ) (born 8 June 1975 in Tamil Nadu, India) is an award-winning Indian film actress and model. Since making her debut in the film Baazigar (1993), she has appeared in nearly 50 films, her first leading role being in 1994 in Aag. She resides at the centre of the Hindi-language film industry in Mumbai, India. Her younger sister Shamita Shetty is also a Bollywood film actress. Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) Shilpa was crowned the winner of the British Celebrity Big Brother on 28 January 2007 with 63% of the final vote, after an international racism controversy involving her and fellow contestants Jade Goody, Jo O'Meara and Danielle Lloyd. Shilpa Shetty was born in a strict and traditional close-... Biography of Charlie Watts
Charles Robert "Charlie" Watts (born 2 June 1941) is the drummer of The Rolling Stones. He is also a jazz bandleader and commercial artist. Sometimes referred to as "The Wembley Whammer" when introduced by Mick Jagger during a concert. Early life Watts was born to a driver and his wife Jessica Mort Watts at University College Hospital, London, England and raised in Islington, a London borough. In his early days, he attended Tylers Croft Secondary Modern School and Harrow Art School. In 1960, he was working with a local band when he met Alexis Korner, who convinced him to join his own band, Blues Incorporated. Later the same year, the band picked up lead singer Mick Jagger, as well as guitarists Brian Jones and Keith Richards. Shortly afterwards, Watts left Blues Incorporated, citing... Add to favourites (16 fans)Biography of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia (Anastasia Nikolayevna Romanova, (Russian: Великая Княжна Анастасия Николаевна Романова, Velikaya Knyazhna Anastasiya Nikolayevna Romanova), (June 18 1901 — July 17, 1918), was the youngest daughter of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, the last sovereign of Imperial Russia, and his wife Alexandra Fyodorovna. Anastasia was a younger sister of Grand Duchess Olga, Grand Duchess Tatiana and Grand Duchess Maria, and was an elder sister of Alexei Nikolaievitch, Tsarevitch of Russia. She is presumed to ha... Biography of Salman Rushdie
Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie (Hindi: अख़्मद सल्मान रश्दी Urdu:سلمان رشدی; born 19 June 1947 (birth time source: Catriona Mundle, Astrodatabank)) is a British-Indian novelist and essayist. He first achieved fame with his second novel, Midnight's Children (1981), which won the Booker Prize. Much of his fiction is set on the subcontinent of India. Increasingly, however, the dominant theme of his work has become the long, rich and often fraught story of the many connections, disruptions and migrations between the East and the West. His fourth novel, The Satanic Verses (1988), provoked violent reactions from Muslims all over the world. After ... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Mike Myers
Michael John "Mike" Myers (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer of British parentage. He was a long-time cast member on the NBC sketch show Saturday Night Live in the late 1980s and the early 1990s and starred as the title characters in the films Wayne's World, Austin Powers, and the Shrek film series. The source for his birth time is http://www.librarising.com/astrology/celebs/mikemyers.html. Early life Myers was born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario, the son of British-born parents Eric Myers (1922–1991), an insurance man and World War II veteran of the Royal Engineers, and his wife Alice E. Hind (born 1926), an office supervisor and veteran of the Royal Air Force. Both of his parents are from Liverpool, England. He has two older broth... Biography of Patrick Edlinger
Patrick Edlinger, born on June 15, 1960 in Dax, died on November 16, 2012 at the age of 52, was a French legendary climber. External link: http://www.dpmclimbing.com/articles/view/legend-lost-patrick-edlinger... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Jane Russell
Jane Russell (born June 21, 1921) is an American actress and sex symbol. Early life Born Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell in Bemidji, Minnesota, she was the only daughter of Roy William Russell (January 5, 1890 – July 18, 1937) and Geraldine Jacobi (January 2, 1891 – December 26, 1986). Her four younger brothers are Thomas Ferris Russell (born April 16, 1924), Kenneth Steven Russell (born September 2, 1925), James Hyatt Russell (born February 9, 1927) and Wallace Jay Russell (born January 31, 1929). Her parents were both born in North Dakota. Three of her grandparents were born in Canada, while her paternal grandmother was born in Germany. Her parents married in 1917. Her father was a former commissioned First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and her mother was a former actress with a ro... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet (pronounced )(born 18 June, 1986) is a French tennis player. He reached a career high of World Number 7 in July, 2007 after making it to the semi-finals of Wimbledon 2007, defeating American Andy Roddick. Later that year, Gasquet qualified for the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup. He is currently the World No. 23. It was reported on 9 May 2009 that he failed a drugs test at the Miami Masters in March, with 1.46 mg of cocaine discovered in his A-sample. He is reportedly facing a ban for up to two years if his B-sample also tests positive. Career Early years Gasquet was born in Béziers in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. He is the only child in the family. He began playing tennis at the age of 4 under the guidance of his father, Francis, who ran a tennis club, the TC Sérignan,... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau (11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer, explorer, ecologist, filmmaker, scientist, photographer and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-developed the aqua-lung, pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie française. Cousteau was born in Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Gironde, to Daniel and Élisabeth Cousteau. He is generally known in France as le commandant Cousteau ("Commander Cousteau"). Worldwide, he was commonly known as Jacques Cousteau or Captain Cousteau. Brief Personal history Jacques-Yves Cousteau was born in France to Daniel Cousteau (a lawyer) and Élisabeth Cousteau. 1930: He entered French Navy as the head of the underwater research group. 12 July 1937: He married Simone Melchior. ... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was one of the world's most prominent and influential architects. He developed a series of highly individual styles over his extraordinarily long architectural career (spanning the years 1887–1959) and he influenced the entire course of American architecture and building. To this day, he remains America's most famous architect. Wright was also well known in his lifetime. His colorful personal life frequently made headlines, most notably for the failure of his first two marriages and for the 1914 fire and murders at his Taliesin studio. Early years Frank Lloyd Wright was born in the agricultural town of Richland Center, Wisconsin, United States, on June 8, 1867, of Welsh descent just two years after the end of the American Civil Wa... Biography of Nâdiya
Nâdiya (born Nadia Zighem on June 19, 1973) is a French Pop/R&B singer. Early life Nâdiya was born in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, to a large Algerian family, with three brothers and two sisters. In 1989 she became the French champion of the 800 metres (her brother Kader was also champion of the world in French boxing). When she was 20, she left her family and her athletics to move to Paris and take her chances there. She was first noticed on the show Graine de Star and recorded a single in 1997. She decided to stop and have a child: Yanis. 2001-2003: Early commercial success She then performed a duo with Stomy Bugsy in 2001 under the title "Aucun Dieu ne pourra me pardonner" (No God Will Ever Forgive Me). The single "J'ai confiance en toi" (I Trust You), released in February 2001,... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Errol Flynn
Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (June 20, 1909 – October 14, 1959) was an Australian-born film actor, most famous for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films and his flamboyant lifestyle.... Add to favourites (16 fans)Biography of Annette Bening
Annette Carol Bening (born May 29, 1958) is a Golden Globe, BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Award winning American actress. Youth She was born in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Arnett Grant Bening (born 1926) and Shirley Bening (born 1930). Her sister and two brothers are Jane Bening (born 1953), Bradley Bening (born 1955) and Byron Bening (born 1957). Her father worked for an insurance company. The family moved to Wichita, Kansas, in 1959, where she spent her early childhood. In 1965, Annette's father took a job with a company in San Diego, California, and they moved there. She began acting in junior high school, playing the lead in The Sound of Music. She studied drama at Patrick Henry High School. She then spent a year working as a cook on a charter boat taking fishing parties ... Biography of Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer (pronounced /'al.brɛçt 'dy.ʀɐ/) (May 21, 1471 – April 6, 1528) was a German painter and mathematician. Along with Rembrandt and Goya, Dürer is considered one of the greatest creators of old master prints. He was born and died in Nuremberg, Germany and is best known for his prints, often executed in series, including the Apocalypse (1498) and his two series on the passion of Christ, the Great Passion (1498–1510) and the Little Passion (1510–1511). Dürer's best known individual engravings include Knight, Death, and the Devil (1513), Saint Jerome in his Study (1514) and Melencolia I (1514), which has been the subject of the extensive analysis and speculation. His most iconic images are his woodcuts of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1497–1498) from the Apoc... Biography of Tishara Cousino
Tishara Lee Cousino, born June 16, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada, is an American model and sometime actress. She was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month in May 1999 and has appeared in numerous Playboy videos. In 2004, Cousino appeared nude in a photo spread in the Italian edition of Vogue with fellow playmates, Pamela Anderson, Audra Lynn and Karen McDougal. It was a tennis themed men's fashion spread shot in Las Vegas by photographer David LaChapelle. Upon the expiration of her exclusive contract with Playboy, Cousino focused on a career in real estate, and acquired a real estate broker's license from her home State of Nevada in 2005. In addition to her real estate sales professional career, Cousino finds time to attend various fan conventions, most notably Glamourcon, where ... Biography of Julie Depardieu
Julie Marion Depardieu (born 18 June 1973) is a French actress who has appeared in a number of successful movies. She is the daughter of Gérard Depardieu and Elisabeth Depardieu, and the sister of Guillaume Depardieu - all of whom are also film actors. She also has a half-sister, Roxane, whose mother is Karine Silla, a French model. In 2004, she won two César Awards (Best Supporting Actress and Best Young Actress). Filmography 1993 : Le Colonel Chabert : Mathilde 1994 : La Machine : Nurse 1996 : Les Liens du cœur : Sarah 1998 : L'Examen de minuit : Séréna 1999 : HLA identique Peut-être : Nathalie Love me : Barbara 30 ans : Ariane In extremis : Anne 2000 : Grand oral : Sylvie Les Destinées sentimentales : Marcelle Les Marchands de sable : Catherine 2... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Marguerite Yourcenar
Marguerite Yourcenar was the pseudonym of French novelist Marguerite Cleenewerck de Crayencour (June 8, 1903 - December 17, 1987). She was the daughter of Michel de Crayencour and Ferdinande (Fernande) de Cartier de Marchienne. Marguerite Yourcenar was the first woman to be elected to the Académie Française, in 1980. Yourcenar was born in Brussels, Belgium, and educated privately to a prodigious standard at her father's estate in northern France. Her Belgian mother, died ten days after Marguerite was born, due to puerperal fever and peritonitis. Jeanne von Vietinghoff, an author née Bricou, the daughter of a Belgian architect and a schoolfriend of her mother, became for Marguerite a kind of idol, the mother dreamed of. Yourcenar read Racine and Aristophanes by the age of eight and her f... Biography of Mick Hucknall
Michael James Hucknall (born 8 June 1960 in, Manchester, England) is a British singer. Hucknall (also known as "Mick 'Red' Hucknall") is the lead singer of British band Simply Red. Early life Hucknall was born in St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, the son of Reg and Maureen Hucknall. Hucknall's mother left the family when Hucknall was 3. . He and his father lived very briefly in Bredbury before settling in Denton, where he grew up. Hucknall attended Audenshaw Grammar School for Boys. Music career Hucknall claims to have been among the people present at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester in June of 1976, where the Sex Pistols were playing. His interest in the music scene led to the launch of his career in the late seventies, when he was part of the formation of the band Franti... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Fernando Pessoa
Fernando António Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa (b. June 13, 1888 in Lisbon, Portugal — d. November 30, 1935 in the same city) was a poet and writer. Critic Harold Bloom referred to him in the book The Western Canon as the most representative poet of the twentieth century, along with Pablo Neruda. Pessoa is unique as an author due to the importance of heteronyms in his writing. Biographical overview When Pessoa was five years old, his father died of tuberculosis. A year later, his brother also died and his widowed mother was remarried to the Portuguese consul in Durban, South Africa; the family moved to the city in 1896. The young Pessoa received his early education in Durban and Cape Town , becoming fluent in the English language and developing an appreciation for English poets such as ... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Vincent Pérez
Vincent Pérez (born June 10, 1964) is a Swiss actor from Lausanne, Switzerland. Of Spanish and German descent, he is the second of three children. He is currently married to Karine Silla, and has four children: daughter Iman, twins Pablo & Inès, and a step-daughter, Roxanne, whose father is Vincent's co-star from Cyrano de Bergerac, Gérard Depardieu. Career At age eighteen he left Switzerland for France. Before studying acting, he considered a career as an artist. But eventually commenced acting studies in Geneva, followed by the Paris Conservatoire, and completed his training at L'École des Amandiers in Nanterre. He is apparently slated to take the equivalent role of Vincent D'Onofrio's Detective Robert "Bobby" Goren in a French remake of Law & Order: Criminal Intent on TF1. Fil... Add to favourites (37 fans)Biography of Ian McKellen
Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CBE (born May 25, 1939) is a veteran English stage and screen actor, the recipient of a Tony Award and two Oscar nominations. McKellen is best known to moviegoers in recent years for his roles as Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy and as Magneto in the X-Men trilogy. His work has spanned genres from serious Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He was made a CBE in 1979 and knighted in 1991 for his outstanding work and contributions to the theatre. McKellen is openly gay and is a prominent campaigner for LGBT rights. Early life McKellen was born in Burnley, Lancashire, England, though spent most of his early life in Wigan and later attended Bolton School. Born shortly before the outbreak of World War II, the experie... Biography of Manu Chao
Manu Chao (born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao on June 21, 1961 in Paris, France) is a French-born and raised singer from Spanish origins (mainly Galician and Basque). He sings in French, Spanish, Arabic, Galician, English, Portuguese, and Italian. He is also occasionally credited as Oscar Tramor. Early life Chao's mother was Spanish from Bilbao, the Basque Country in Northern Spain; his father, writer and journalist Ramón Chao, was Galician, from Vilalba. They moved to Paris to escape Francisco Franco's dictatorship, which lasted until the dictator's death in 1975. Shortly after Manu's birth, the Chao family moved to the outlying suburbs of Paris, and Manu spent most of his childhood in Boulogne-Billancourt and Sèvres. Whilst growing up he was constantly surrounded by artists and inte... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940, in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American singer and actress. She is the daughter of popular singer Frank Sinatra and his first wife, Nancy Barbato, and remains best known for her 1966 signature hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'". For her fourth birthday, Phil Silvers and Jimmy Van Heusen wrote the song "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)", which her father recorded. Nancy Sinatra began her career as a singer and actress in the early 1960s, but achieved success only in Europe and Japan. Then in February 1966 she had a transatlantic number-one pop hit with "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'", which showcased her provocative but good-natured style, and which popularized and made her synonymous with go-go boots. The tantalising promo clip feature... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Alexandre Astier
Alexandre Astier (born 16 June 1974 in Lyon, France (birth time source: twitter).) is a French writer, director, editor and actor. He is most known as the writer, editor, director and lead actor of the French television series Kaamelott, in which he also plays King Arthur. Biography He is the son of Lionnel Astier (Léodagan in Kaamelott) and Joëlle Sevilla (Séli in Kaamelott). He studied music at the conservatory and at the American School of Modern Music of Paris. He also studied acting and screenwriting. His four children have featured in Kaamelott. His daughters Ariane and Jeanne Astier play respectively Mehben and Mehgan, the daughters of Karadoc and Maevanwi (in the episodes Pupi and Exiles). His son Neil (who also appears as Karadoc and Mevanwi's son in Pupi) plays young Ar... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Alan Wilder
Alan Charles Wilder (born 1 June 1959 in Hammersmith, West London, England) is an electronic musician, composer, arranger and record producer. He is best known as a former member of Depeche Mode. He is also the founder of an electronic music project named Recoil. Recoil started as a side project to Depeche Mode, but when he left the latter in 1995, it evolved into Wilder's primary project. Wilder has also provided production and remixing services to the bands Nitzer Ebb, and Curve. Early Years Alan Wilder was born into a neither "rich nor poor" family. Known by many as Depeche Mode's only trained musician, he began piano at the age of eight, through the encouragement of his parents. Later on, he learned the flute and became a leading musician in his school bands. After school, Alan wor... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Sandrine Bonnaire
Sandrine Bonnaire is an internationally-famous French actress, born 31 May 1967 in the town of Gannat in the Auvergne region. Throughout her career, Sandrine Bonnaire has conducted herself in a rather serious manner, she herself admitting that her demeanour must appear to others as sombre. She was born into a working-class background, the seventh of eleven children. Her acting career began at the age of 16 in 1983, when she starred in the Maurice Pialat film À nos amours. She played, somewhat autobiographically, a girl from the suburbs beginning her sexual awakening. In 1984 she was awarded the César Award for Most Promising Actress. Her international breakthrough came in 1986 when she played the title role in Sans toit ni loi (Vagabond), directed by Agnès Varda, for which part she w... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler (real name Gaynor Hopkins born on June 8, 1951 in Skewen in Wales, United Kingdom is a pop/rock singer. She is widely recognisable by her highly distinctive, husky voice. It has been reported that she has sold in excess of 80 million records worldwide. Career Following the top ten success of her 1976 song "Lost in France", Tyler released her first album in 1977 entitled The World Starts Tonight. The album met with only modest success, though Tyler did embark on a tour throughout Europe. A further single from the album, "More Than A Lover" made the UK top 30. In 1977, Tyler underwent surgery to remove nodules on her vocal cords, resulting in her singing voice taking on a raspy quality. At first, she believed this meant her singing career might be over. As it turned out, her... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Poppy Montgomery
Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue (born 19 June 1975 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian actress. Her brother is named Jethro Tull, after Jethro Tull. Her sisters are named Rosie Thorn, Daisy Yellow, Lily Belle and Marigold Sun - all named after flowers, as Poppy is. She has stated the reason for her siblings interesting names was that her parents "were big hippies." She chose her mother's maiden name, Montgomery, as her stage name. She left Australia at 16 to be with her then-boyfriend. They broke up, and she arrived in Hollywood at 18 carrying a copy of How to Make It In Hollywood. She currently stars as Samantha Spade in the American television series Without a Trace. Montgomery was the "cover girl" for the May 2005 Stuff, which labelled her "TV's Hottest Cop... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jade Goody
Jade Cerisa Lorraine Goody (5 June 1981 – 22 March 2009) was a British celebrity. She came into the spotlight while appearing on the third series of the Channel 4 reality TV show Big Brother in 2002, an appearance which led to her own television programmes and the launch of her own products after her eviction. In January 2007, she was a housemate in Celebrity Big Brother. During the show she was accused of racist bullying against Indian actress Shilpa Shetty. Following her eviction from the show, she admitted her actions had been wrong and she subsequently made many public apologies. In August 2008, she appeared on the Indian version of Big Brother, Bigg Boss, but withdrew early from the show and returned to the UK after being told she had cervical cancer. In February 2009, after the... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Joshua Jackson
Joshua Carter Jackson (born June 11, 1978) is a Canadian actor. He has appeared in American television and films, and is known for his role as Pacey Witter in the television series Dawson's Creek and Charlie Conway in The Mighty Ducks film series. Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m) Early life Jackson was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to an American father, John Carter, and an Irish-born mother, Fiona Jackson, a casting director. He has a sister, Aisleagh, and two half-brothers, Lyman and Jonathan. Jackson grew up in California and Seattle until age 8, when he moved back to Vancouver with his mother and younger sister. He briefly attended Ideal Mini School and later switched to Kitsilano Secondary School. Career Soon after he took up acting, Jackson landed the role of Charli... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Laurent Gbagbo
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo (French pronunciation: ; born May 31, 1945) is an Ivorian politician. He served as the fourth President of Côte d'Ivoire from 2000 to 2011 until his 11 April 2011 arrest by French special forces and hand over to rebel fighters. A history teacher by profession, Gbagbo was one of the primary opponents of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny. He founded the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) in 1982 and unsuccessfully ran for President against Houphouët-Boigny at the start of multi-party politics in 1990. When Robert Guéï, heading a military junta, barred other leading politicians from running against him in the October 2000 presidential election, Gbagbo claimed victory after the election and his supporters took to the streets, toppling and killing Guéï; Gbagbo was installed as ... Biography of Demis Roussos
Artemios (Demis) Ventouris Roussos (born June 15, 1946) is a Greek singer. He was born in Egypt to ethnic Greek parents George and Olga, and raised in Alexandria. His parents lost everything and moved to Greece after the Suez Crisis. His mother, Olga, is better known by her acting name, Nelly Mazloum.. After returning to Greece, Demis was in a series of musical groups beginning with The Idols when he was 17. After this he joined We Five (not the San Francisco, California folk-rock group), another covers band which had limited success in Greece. He came to a wider audience in 1968 when he joined progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child, initially as singer but later also playing bass guitar. His distinctive operatic vocal style helped propel the band to international success, notabl... Biography of Maurits Cornelis Escher
Maurits Cornelis Escher (June 17, 1898 – March 27, 1972), usually referred to as M. C. Escher, was a Dutch graphic artist known for his often mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs and mezzotints which feature impossible constructions, explorations of infinity, architecture, and tessellations. Early life Maurits Cornelis, or Mauk as he came to be nicknamed, was born in Leeuwarden (Friesland), the Netherlands. He was the youngest son of civil engineer George Arnold Escher and his second wife, Sara Gleichman. In 1903, the family moved to Arnhem where he took carpentry and piano lessons until he was thirteen years old. From 1903 until 1918 he attended primary and secondary school. Though he excelled at drawing, his grades were generally poor, and he was required to repeat the co... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Justin Long
Justin Jake. Long (born June 2, 1978) is an American actor, known for his performances in the films Jeepers Creepers, Waiting..., Accepted, Dodgeball, Galaxy Quest, Herbie: Fully Loaded, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Live Free or Die Hard, the TV series Ed, and his personification of a Macintosh computer in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertisement campaign. Early life Long was born in Fairfield, Connecticut. His mother, Wendy Lesniak, is an actress who has mostly appeared on stage, and his father, R. James Long, is a philosophy and Latin teacher at Fairfield University. He has two brothers: an older brother, Damian, who is a local stage actor and a Film and English teacher and Theatre Director at Weston High School, in Weston, CT; and a younger brother, Christian, who appears in the movie Accepted... Biography of Anna Maria Pier Angeli
Pier Angeli (born Anna Maria Pierangeli) (June 19, 1932 – September 10, 1971) was an Italian-born actress. Early years and MGM Born in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, she made her film debut with Vittorio de Sica in Domani è troppo tardi (1950), after being spotted by director Léonide Moguy. She was discovered by Hollywood, and MGM launched her in her first American film, Teresa (1951). Directed by Fred Zinnemann, this film also saw the joint debuts of Rod Steiger and John Ericson. Enthusiastic reviews for her eloquent and understated performance compared her to Garbo. Under contract with MGM throughout the 1950s, she appeared in a series of films. In The Light Touch with Stewart Granger, she indeed brought a light touch of innocence to the film. Plans for a film of Romeo and Juliet with he... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Christopher Lee
Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE (born May 27, 1922) is an English actor known for his professional longevity and his distinctive basso delivery. Lee is also best known for his portrayals of villains; he became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films. Other notable roles include Lord Summerisle in The Wicker Man, Francisco Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun, Count Dooku in the Star Wars prequel trilogy as well as Saruman in The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. Lee's most important role, according to him, was his portrayal of Pakistan's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah in the biopic Jinnah. His most recent film is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, where he plays Willy Wonka's candy-hating dentist father. At six feet five inches, he is listed in The ... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Leelee Sobieski
Leelee Sobieski (born Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski on June 10, 1983) is an American actress. Early life Sobieski was born in New York City; her first name, "Liliane", was the name of her paternal grandmother. Sobieski's French father, Jean Sobieski, is a painter who appeared in French and Italian spaghetti Westerns during his youth, as well as dated actress Jean Seberg. Her mother, Elizabeth Salomon, is an American writer who also works as Sobieski's manager. She has a younger brother, Roby. Sobieski's late maternal grandfather, United States Navy captain Robert Salomon, was Jewish and Sobieski grew up exposed to the Jewish religion. She has noted that her "great, great, great, great uncle" was John III Sobieski, "the last king of Poland". Sobieski speaks fluent French, alt... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Paul Gauguin
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (7 June 1848 – 9 May 1903) was a leading Post-Impressionist artist. Best known as a painter, his bold experimentation with colouring led directly to the Synthetist style of modern art while his expression of the inherent meaning of the subjects in his paintings, under the influence of the cloisonnist style, paved the way to Primitivism and the return to the pastoral. He was also an influential exponent of wood engraving and woodcuts as art forms. Life Paul Gauguin was born in Paris, France to journalist Clovis Gauguin and half-Peruvian Aline Maria Chazal, the daughter of socialist leader Flora Tristan. In 1851 the family left Paris for Peru, motivated by the political climate of the period. Clovis died on the voyage, leaving three-year old Paul, his mother ... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Louis Garrel
Louis Garrel (born 14 June 1983 (birth time source: his family)) is a French actor. He is best known for his starring role in The Dreamers, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. He regularly appears in films by French director Christophe Honoré, including Ma mère, Dans Paris, Les Chansons d'amour, La Belle Personne and Non ma fille, tu n'iras pas danser. Early life Garrel is the son of director Philippe Garrel and actress Brigitte Sy. His grandfather, Maurice Garrel, and his godfather, Jean-Pierre Léaud, are also famous French actors. He is a graduate of the Conservatoire de Paris. Film career He was 6 years old when he first appeared onscreen, in the movie Le baisers de secours. It would be more than a decade before appearing in another film, Ceci est mon corps. It wasn't until 2002,... Add to favourites (16 fans)Biography of Igor Stravinsky
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Russian: Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский, Igor' Fëdorovič Stravinskij) (June 17, 1882 – April 6, 1971) was a Russian composer, considered by many in both the West and his native land to be the most influential composer of 20th century music. He was a quintessentially cosmopolitan Russian who was named by Time magazine as one of the most influential people of the century. In addition to the recognition he received for his compositions, he also achieved fame as a pianist and a conductor, often at the premieres of his works. Stravinsky's compositional career was notable for its stylistic diversity. He first achie... Add to favourites (23 fans)Biography of Kat Dennings
Katherine Dennings (born June 13, 1986) is an American actress. Dennings was born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she was raised. Her mother, Ellie Litwack, is a poet. Dennings began her acting career in a 2000 episode of the HBO series Sex and the City, before being cast as a regular on the show, Raising Dad, which was short-lived. Since then, she has appeared in a number of television shows and movies, including the 2005 film The 40-Year-Old Virgin and the 2004 Hilary Duff film Raise Your Voice. Even though Dennings is 20, most of the characters she plays tend to be "rebellious daughters" around 15 or 16. Dennings also appeared as the character "Zoe" on several episodes of ER in 2005 and 2006, and was a guest star on CSI:NY, playing Sarah Endecott in the ... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Leah Remini
Leah Remini (born June 15, 1970 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York) is an Italian-American actress. She is best known for her role as Carrie Heffernan on the sitcom The King of Queens. The source for her birth time is http://www.librarising.com/astrology/celebs/leahremini.html. Leah Remini was born in Bensonhurst (Brooklyn), New York to George Remini, owner of an asbestos company. Her father, originally from Sicily, is not to be confused with George Remini, the Caporegime of the Gambino Crime Family. Her mother Vicki Marshall, a former high school principal and current LA restaurant owner, is Jewish and originally from Austria. Her parents were divorced in 1977. Remini has an older sister, Nicole Remini (born 1969) who was her assistant on The King of Queens. She also has four half-s... Add to favourites (32 fans)Biography of Zachary Quinto
Zachary John Quinto (born June 2, 1977) is an American actor known for his roles as Adam Kaufman on 24, Sasan on So NoTORIous, and Gabriel "Sylar" Gray on NBC's Heroes. He has recently been cast to appear in the 2008 film Star Trek, as a young Spock. The source for his time of birth is there: http://community.zacharyquinto.com/entry/6a0120a57ade8b970b0120a661f0b5970c and http://community.zacharyquinto.com/entry/6a012876714a46970c014e881c6a68970d Quinto, who is half-Italian and half-Irish, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Central Catholic High School, class of 1995, and then attended Carnegie Mellon University's Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, from which he graduated in 1999. Career Quinto first appeared on television in the short-lived television series Th... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Josh Lucas
Josh Lucas (born Joshua Lucas Easy Dent Maurer on June 20, 1971) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in several Hollywood films, including Glory Road and Poseidon. Early life Lucas was born in Little Rock, Arkansas to Don Maurer, an ER-doctor, and Michelle, a nurse. At the time of his birth, his parents were living on an Indian reservation. Lucas grew up traveling the South with his parents (who were anti-nuclear activists) and younger siblings, two sisters and a brother; by the age of 13, he had lived in 30 different locations, including the Isle of Palms and Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. The family eventually settled in the small town of Gig Harbor, Washington, which is now an exurb or dormitory town of Tacoma. He attended Kopachuck Middle School. He lat... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of John Bonham
John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham (May 31, 1948 – September 25, 1980) was an English drummer and member of the English rock band Led Zeppelin. He was renowned for his power, speed and "feel" for the groove. Bonham is considered one of the most influential and respected drummers of the modern rock era and continues to be cited as an influence on drummers of varying styles to this day. Early years Bonham was born in Redditch, Worcestershire, England. He first learned how to play drums at the age of five, making a drum kit out of containers and coffee tins, and copying the moves of his idols Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich. He received his first proper drum kit at the age of fifteen, a Premier Percussion kit. After leaving Wiltan House public school (some sources say he attended Bedford Modern) he ... Add to favourites (16 fans)Biography of Malcolm McDowell
Malcolm McDowell (born June 13, 1943) is an English actor probably best known for his portrayal of Alex in A Clockwork Orange. Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Acting career McDowell began his professional life serving drinks in his parents' pub and then as a coffee salesman (the latter job providing inspiration for the movie O Lucky Man!) While enrolled in Cannock House School, he began taking acting classes, and eventually he secured work as an extra with the Royal Shakespeare Company. McDowell made his screen debut in Poor Cow (1967) followed by If... (1968) by British director Lindsay Anderson, The Raging Moon (1970) and Figures in a Landscape (1970). His performances caught the attention of Stanley Kubrick, who cast McDowell as the lead in A Clockwork Orange. Although he won great accla... |
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