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You will find on these pages astrological charts of thousands of celebrities with the Sun in Leo. 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 ![]() Biography of Marcus Schenkenberg
Marcus Lodewijk Schenkenberg van Mierop, better known as just Marcus Schenkenberg (born 4 August 1968) a male supermodel, actor, singer, writer, and TV personality; born in Stockholm, Sweden but of Dutch descent. Though he doesn't speak Dutch, he does understand it, as was seen on a Dutch TV show 'Jensen!' in May 2007. Height 6' 3" (1.90m) He is the highest paid per-year male supermodel in the world, and also known for his muscular, well-proportioned body, and especially for his "washboard" abdominal muscles. Schenkenberg, who was discovered by American photographer Barry King, while rollerskating in Venice Beach, California in 1989, is approximately 1.90 m tall (6 ft 3 in) and weighs 82 kg (188 lb), though in reality he is said to be over 6 ft 3 in tall, rounding this figure down f... Add to favourites (76 fans)Biography of Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born 27 July 1977) is an Irish actor and Golden Globe winner. Early life Meyers was born Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe in County Cork, Ireland to Geraldine Meyers and John O'Keeffe. His stage name is derived from his mother's maiden name, Meyers. Rhys Meyers was born with a serious heart problem and was baptised shortly after his birth, as it was feared he would not survive long enough for a traditional baptism ceremony. He spent the first few months of his life in the hospital. One year after his birth, his family moved to County Cork, Ireland, where they still reside. When Rhys Meyers was three years old, his parents split. He has three younger brothers named Jamie, Alan and Paul. His mother raised him and Alan, while his other two brothers, Jamie and Paul w... Add to favourites (96 fans)Biography of Tori Amos
Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. She is married to English sound engineer Mark Hawley. Together they have one daughter, Natashya "Tash" Lórien Hawley, born on September 5, 2000. Amos was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few music stars to use a piano as her primary instrument. She is known for emotionally intense songs that cover a wide range of subjects including sexuality, religion and personal tragedy. Some of her charting singles are "Crucify", "Silent All These Years", "Cornflake Girl", "Caught a Lite Sneeze", "Professional Widow", and "Spark". Other significant recordings include "Me and a Gun", "Winter", "God", "Playboy ... Add to favourites (81 fans)Biography of Kate Beckinsale
Kathryn Bailey "Kate" Beckinsale (born July 26, 1973) is an English actress, known for her roles in the films Pearl Harbor (2001), Van Helsing (2004), and Underworld (2003). Early life Kate Beckinsale was born in London to Judy Loe, a stage and television actress, and Richard Beckinsale, a television actor who died in 1979 at the age of 31. She has a paternal half-sister, Samantha, who is also an actress. Beckinsale's paternal great-grandfather was Burmese, and Beckinsale has said that she was "very oriental-looking" as a child. Beckinsale attended the private Godolphin and Latymer School, and in her teens twice won the W. H. Smith Young Writers' competition — once for three short stories and once for three poems. After a rebellious adolescence, including a period of anorexia and st... Biography of Mystic Meg
Mystic Meg (born Margaret Anne Lake on July 27, 1942 in Accrington, Lancashire) is a British astrologer and psychic who has regular astrology columns in the News of the World and The Sun. She came to greater public notoriety when she hosted what became a regular item on the first broadcast of the National Lottery draw in 1994. Her image also appears on various astrology-related books and merchandise. She studied English at the University of Leeds. Comedian Brian Conley based one of his sketch characters Septic Peg on Mystic Meg. Peg was famous for her gormless face pulling. Mystic Meg appeared along side Septic Peg for Conley's live show "Alive and Dangerous". In the first edition of the News of the World for each year, Mystic Meg traditionally makes predictions for the coming twelve... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Iman (model)
Iman (born July 25, 1955 in Mogadishu, Somalia as Iman Abdulmajid, Somali: Iimaan Cabdimajiid) is a supermodel based in the United States. The daughter of the Somali ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Iman attended high school in Egypt and later lived in Nairobi, Kenya, where her parents still reside. Iman attended the University of Nairobi. Fluent in five languages, she studied political science and was recruited as a model by American photographer Peter Beard. Relocating to the United States, she married African American basketball player Spencer Haywood in 1977. Their daughter, Zulekha Haywood, was born in 1978; the couple divorced in 1987. She married British rock star and actor David Bowie in 1992. They have one daughter, Alexandria Zahra Jones, born August 15, 2000. She is also the st... Add to favourites (38 fans)Biography of James Hetfield
James Hetfield (born James Alan Hetfield, 3 August 1963, Downey, California) is the main songwriter, lead vocalist, guitarist and a founding member of the American thrash/heavy metal band Metallica. Early life Hetfield was born on August 3, 1963, in Downey, Los Angeles County, California. His father, Virgil Hetfield (a truck driver) and mother, Cynthia (a light opera singer) were devout and strict adherents to Christian Science, and accordingly, much of his young life revolved around religion. In accordance with their beliefs, Hetfield's parents strongly disapproved of medicine or any medical help and remained vigilant in their faith even as his mother began to die of cancer. Her death and his subsequently turbulent relationship with religion are both recurring subjects that have been ... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Alain Juppé
Alain Marie Juppé (French pronunciation: ; born 15 August 1945) is a French right-wing politician currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He also served as Prime Minister of France from 1995 to 1997 under President Jacques Chirac and the Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs from 2010-2011. He had previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1995, and as Minister of the Budget and Spokesman for the Government from 1986 to 1988. In December 2004, Juppé was convicted of mishandling public funds. His political career was subsequently suspended until he was re-elected as Mayor of Bordeaux in October 2006. He served briefly as Minister of State for Ecology and Sustainable Development in 2007, but resigned in June 2007 after failing in his bid to be re-electe... Add to favourites (26 fans)Biography of Louis XVI of France
Louis XVI, born Louis-Auguste de France (23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792. Suspended and arrested during the Insurrection of the 10th of August 1792, he was tried by the National Convention, found guilty of treason, and executed on 21 January 1793. His execution signaled the end of absolute monarchy in France and would eventually bring about the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. Although he was beloved at first, his indecisiveness and conservatism led some elements of the people of France to eventually hate him as a symbol of the perceived tyranny of the Ancien Régime. After the abolition of the monarchy in 1792, the new republican government gave him the surname Capet (a reference to t... Add to favourites (27 fans)Biography of Sofia Essaïdi
Sofia Essaïdi (born August 6, 1984) is a Franco-Moroccan singer. She was born in Casablanca, Morocco. From August 30 to December 13, 2003, she participated in the show Star Academy France's third season, becoming a semi-finalist. From March 12 to August 7, 2004, she participated in the Star Academy tour, going to Tunisia and Morocco, and Papeete, Tahiti, where she celebrated her 20th birthday.... Add to favourites (30 fans)Biography of Rose Byrne
Mary Rose Byrne (born 24 July 1979 (birth time source: Vogue Australia)) is an Australian actress. Byrne made her screen debut in 1994 with a small role in the film Dallas Doll. In 2000, she played a leading role in the Australian film The Goddess of 1967, which brought her a Venice Film Festival award for Best Actress. Since 2007, she has played Ellen Parsons in the cable television series Damages, which has earned her two Golden Globe and two Emmy nominations. In 2011, she starred in the critically acclaimed and financially successful films Insidious, X-Men: First Class and Bridesmaids. Early life Byrne was born in Balmain, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, and is of Irish and Scottish descent. She is the daughter of Jane, a primary school administrator, and Robin Byrne, a semi-re... Add to favourites (44 fans)Biography of Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13, 1926) is the current President of Cuba. On July 31, 2006, Castro, after undergoing intestinal surgery for diverticulitis, transferred his responsibilities to the First Vice-President, his younger brother Raúl Castro. On June 2, 2007, Castro appeared on Cuban Television with Vietnamese Communist Party Leader Non Duc Mahn looking much healthier, indicating his full recovery. He led the revolution overthrowing Fulgencio Batista in 1959 and shortly after was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Cuba. Castro became First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba in 1965, and led the transformation of Cuba into a one-party socialist republic. In 1976 he became president of the Council of State as well as of the Council of Ministers. He also holds the supre... Biography of Lil Romeo
Percy Romeo Miller, Jr. (born August 19, 1989 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American rapper and actor. The son of rapper, producer and entertainment mogul Master P and nephew of C-Murder and Silkk the Shocker, he records teen-friendly hip-hop music on his father's Guttar Music label. He is best known by his stage name, Romeo, although his previous name was Lil' Romeo. He has so far released three studio albums and two compilation albums. His fifth album God's Gift was released on December 12, 2006. Biography Romeo was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and was first born son to rapper Master P who was the eldest out of 7 children. Romeo stated on his myspace that he and his family are all Catholic. In acting he starred in his own television show, Romeo! and also played a small role i... Add to favourites (62 fans)Biography of Kate Bush
Kate Bush (Born Catherine Bush on 30 July 1958, Bexleyheath, Greater London) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic lyrics have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful and original solo female performers of the past 30 years. BRIT Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated Bush was signed up by EMI at the age of 16 after being recommended by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour. In 1978 at age 19, she debuted with the surprise hit "Wuthering Heights," topping the UK charts for four weeks and becoming the first woman to have a UK number one with a self-written song. She has since gone on to release eight albums, three of which topped the UK album charts, and have UK top ten hit singles with "Running Up That Hill," "Ki... Add to favourites (48 fans)Biography of Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is a two-time Academy Award-winning, two-time BAFTA-winning, and three-time Golden Globe-winning American actor. Private life Hoffman has two children (Karina and Jenna) with his first wife Anne Byrne (married May 1969; divorced in 1980), and four more (Jacob, Maxwell, Rebecca and Alexandra) with wife Lisa Gottsegen, who is an attorney (married since October 1980). Hoffman also has two grandchildren. A political liberal, Hoffman has long supported the Democratic Party, as well as Ralph Nader. He is unrelated to fellow Academy Award winner Philip Seymour Hoffman. Trivia The rock band Of Montreal made an album called The Early Four Track Recordings which tells a fictional, sarcastic story about Dustin Hoffman. Robert Duvall was a ... Add to favourites (31 fans)Biography of Guy de Maupassant
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (IPA: ) (5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a popular 19th-century French writer. He is one of the fathers of the modern short story. A protege of Flaubert, Maupassant's short stories are characterized by their economy of style and their efficient effortless dénouement. He also wrote six short novels. A number of his stories often denote the futility of war and the innocent civilians who get crushed in it - many are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s. Maupassant was most likely born at the Château de Miromesnil, near Dieppe in the Seine-Maritime department. The Maupassants were an old Lorraine family who had settled in Normandy in the middle of the 18th century. In 1846 his father had married Laure Le Poittevin. With her brother Alfred, she... Add to favourites (62 fans)Biography of Julian McMahon
Julian Dana William McMahon (born 27 July 1968 (birth time source: British Entertainers, Franck C. Clifford, Sy Scholfield)) is a Golden Globe nominated Australian actor and former fashion model. Early life McMahon was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, the second of the three children of Sir William McMahon, the former Australian Prime Minister, and his wife Sonia (née Sonia Rachel Hopkins), Lady McMahon, an occupational therapist and "fashion icon". He has an older sister, Melinda, and a younger sister, Deborah. McMahon has Irish ancestry. McMahon was educated at Sydney Grammar School, a private boys' school. He briefly studied Law at the University of Sydney and Economics at the University of Wollongong, but this bored him and he started a successful modeling career. Bec... Add to favourites (33 fans)Biography of Sri Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindo (Sri Ôrobindo) (15 August 1872 (birth time source: Marion March, Astrodatabank) – 5 December 1950), born Aurobindo Ghosh or Ghose (Ôrobindo Ghosh), was an Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, philosopher, yogi, guru and poet. He joined the Indian movement for freedom from British rule, for a while became one of its influential leaders and then turned into a spiritual reformer, introducing his visions on human progress and spiritual evolution. Aurobindo studied for the Indian civil service at King's College, Cambridge. After returning to India he took up various civil service works under the Maharaja of Baroda and started to involve himself in politics. While in politics he was imprisoned by British India for writing articles against British rule. He was released when no ev... Add to favourites (44 fans)Biography of Hilary Swank
Hilary Ann Swank (born July 30, 1974 (birth time source: by email)) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress. Her Hollywood film career began with a small part in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) and then a major part in The Next Karate Kid (1994), where she played Julie Pierce, the first female protégé of the sensei Mr. Miyagi. She has become known for her two Oscar-winning performances: first as Brandon Teena, a transgender man in the movie Boys Don't Cry, and a struggling waitress-turned-boxer, Maggie Fitzgerald, in Million Dollar Baby. Early life Swank was born in Lincoln, Nebraska to Stephen Swank, an officer in the Air National Guard and later a traveling salesman, and Judy Clough. She has a brother, Dan. Many of her family members hail from Ringgold County, Iowa. Swan... Add to favourites (34 fans)Biography of Marc Lavoine
Marc Lavoine (born August 6, 1962) is a French singer and actor. He released his first album, Le Parking des Anges, in 1985. On May 26, 1995 he married Princess Sarah Poniatowski (of Poland), and they have one child, Yasmine. Marc Lavoine also has a child, Simon, from his previous marriage to ex Vogue model Denise Pascale. He now lives in Paris and has put out numerous albums along with several movies.... Add to favourites (24 fans)Biography of Thierry Henry
Thierry Daniel Henry, (born 17 August 1977, IPA: ) is a French football player. Renowned for his pace, he plays as a striker for the France national team and English club Arsenal FC. Henry grew up in the tough neighbourhood of Les Ulis, Essonne, where as a youngster he played for an array of local sides and showed great promise as a goal scorer. AS Monaco spotted him in 1990, and signed him up instantly. Given his professional club début in 1994, he stayed at Monaco until 1998, where good form earned him an international call up. Henry then moved to Italian giants Juventus, but after a disappointing season playing on the wing, he joined Arsenal for a fee of £10.5 million in 1999. After a slow start in the Premiership, Henry has since emerged as Arsenal's top goalscorer in almost ever... Add to favourites (35 fans)Biography of Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (July 29, 1883 – April 28, 1945) was the prime minister and dictator of Italy from 1922 until 1943, when he was overthrown. He established a repressive fascist regime that valued socialism, nationalism, militarism and anti-communism combined with strict censorship and state propaganda. Mussolini became a close ally of German dictator Adolf Hitler, whom he influenced. Mussolini entered World War II in June 1940 on the side of Nazi Germany. Three years later, the Allies invaded Italy. In April 1945, Mussolini attempted to escape to German-controlled Austria, only to be captured and killed near Lake Como by Communist Resistance units.... Add to favourites (26 fans)Biography of Neil Armstrong
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American NASA astronaut, test pilot, aerospace engineer, university professor, United States Naval Aviator, and the first person to set foot upon the Moon. Before becoming an astronaut, Armstrong was in the United States Navy and served in the Korean War. After the war, he served as a test pilot at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) High-Speed Flight Station, now known as the Dryden Flight Research Center, where he flew over 900 flights in a variety of aircraft. As a research pilot, Armstrong served as project pilot on the F-100 Super Sabre A and C variants, F-101 Voodoo, and the Lockheed F-104A Starfighter. He also flew the Bell X-1B, Bell X-5, North American X-15, F-105 Thunderchief, F-106 Delta Dart, B... Add to favourites (68 fans)Biography of Demi Lovato
Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato (born August 20, 1992 (birth time sources: http://www.twittywatch.com/mycity.php/Dallas-Texas/1313866800/44 and https://twitter.com/#!/search/demi%20lovato%202%3A34) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She played Mitchie Torres in the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock, and she plays Sonny Monroe in the Disney Channel Original Series Sonny With A Chance. Besides acting, she is also a solo music artist and released her debut album Don't Forget on September 23, 2008. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 selling over 89,000 copies in the first week. Lovato is set to release her sophomore album, Here We Go Again, on July 21, 2009. Early life Lovato was born in Dallas, Texas to Patrick Lovato and Diana Lovato (née Hart). She has an olde... Add to favourites (26 fans)Biography of Hugo Chávez
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (Spanish pronunciation: ; 28 July 1954 (birth time source: Astrodatabank) – 5 March 2013) was the President of Venezuela, having held that position from 1999 until his death in 2013. He was formerly the leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when he became the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). Following his own political ideology of Bolivarianism and "socialism of the 21st century", he focused on implementing socialist reforms in the country as a part of a social project known as the Bolivarian Revolution, which has seen the implementation of a new constitution, participatory democratic councils, the nationalization of several key industries, increased government funding of health care a... Add to favourites (21 fans)Biography of Usain Bolt
Usain St. Leo "Lightning" Bolt, OJ, C.D. (play /ˈjuːseɪn/; born 21 August 1986), is a Jamaican sprinter widely regarded as the fastest person ever. He is the first man to hold both the 100 metres and 200 metres world records. Along with his teammates, he also set the world record in the 4×100 metres relay. He is the reigning Olympic champion in these three events, the first man ever to win 6 Olympic gold medals in sprinting, and a five-time World champion. He was the first to achieve a "double double" by winning 100 m and 200 m titles at consecutive Olympics (2008 and 2012), and topped this through the first "double triple" (including 4x100m relays). His 2009 record breaking margin for 100 m, from 9.69 (his own previous world record) to 9.58, is the highest since the star... Add to favourites (40 fans)Biography of Hayden Panettiere
American actress and composer; she stars as Claire Bennet in the NBC series Heroes as a high school cheerleader with a healing factor.... Biography of John Holmes
John Curtis Estes (August 8, 1944 – March 13, 1988) better known as John Holmes, John C. Holmes or Johnny Wadd (after the lead character in a series of related films), was one of the most famous male adult film stars of all time, appearing in about 2,500 adult loops, stag films, and porno feature movies in the 1970s and 1980s, including at least one gay feature film and a handful of gay loops. He was best known for his exceptionally large penis, which was heavily promoted as being the longest in the porn industry; its exact dimensions are, however, unknown. Holmes also attracted notoriety for his involvement in the brutal Wonderland Murders in 1981, and for his death from AIDS. Holmes was the subject of a long article in Rolling Stone magazine in 1989 and a feature length documentary, a... Add to favourites (40 fans)Biography of Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Marie Diane Kudrow (born July 30, 1963) is an Emmy Award- and SAG-winning American actress best known for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the sitcom Friends. Early life Lisa Kudrow was born in Encino, California, USA,her Parents are Lee Kudrow and Nedra Stern.She has one sister and two brothers: older sister Helene Marla Kudrow, and older brothers, neurologists David Kudrow and Derrick Kudrow. After having attended Portola Middle School in Tarzana, California, she went on to graduate from Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California, and then later received her B.A. from Vassar College in Biology. She is also fluent in French. Career Kudrow originally intended to follow in her father's footsteps - researching headaches. However, she was 'discovered' and began her career as a... Add to favourites (57 fans)Biography of Simon Baker
Simon Baker (born July 30, 1969) is an Australian film and television actor. Career Baker was a champion sportsman who competed at state level in surfing and water polo. He began acting on Australian television during the late 1980s using the name "Simon Baker Denny". He first appeared in music video clips for Melissa Tkautz ("Read My Lips") and Aussie dance outfit Euphoria ("Love You Right") in 1991 before appearing in the successful series E Street, Home and Away and Heartbreak High. Baker relocated to the U.S. where he was occasionally known by his stepfather's surname (i.e. as Simon Baker-Denny or Simon Denny). He was cast in a small but important part as a young would-be actor in L.A. Confidential, which led to further opportunities in supporting roles in films. In 2000 he play... Add to favourites (41 fans)Biography of Matthew Perry
Matthew Langford Perry (born August 19, 1969) is a American-Canadian Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor who is best known for his role as Chandler Bing in the American television sitcom Friends, a part he played for 10 years. He recently portrayed Matt Albie on the NBC series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Early life Matthew Perry was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts to an American father, actor John Bennett Perry, and a Canadian mother, Suzanne Perry Jane Louise Morrison (nee Suzanne Langford), a former press secretary to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. He holds dual US/Canada citizenship. His parents divorced before his first birthday. Perry was raised by his mother in Ottawa. While growing up in Ontario, Perry took a keen interest in tennis and soon became a top-ran... Add to favourites (25 fans)Biography of Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint Laurent (August 1, 1936 – June 1, 2008) was a French pied noir fashion designer, and was considered among the greatest of the 20th century. In 1985, in his book, Couture: The Great Fashion Designers, Caroline Rennolds Milbank wrote, "The most consistently celebrated and influential designer of the past twenty-five years, Yves Saint Laurent can be credited with both spurring the couture's rise from its Sixties ashes and with finally rendering ready-to-wear reputable". The son of an insurance company president, Yves Saint-Laurent was born on 1 August 1936 in Oran, in what was then French Algeria. Saint Laurent left home at the age of 17 to work for the French designer Christian Dior. Following Dior's death in 1957, Yves, at the age of 22, was put in charge o... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Tom Brady
Thomas Edward Brady, Jr. (born August 3, 1977 in San Mateo, California) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. After playing college football at Michigan, Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 225 lb (102 kg) Due largely to his performance in the playoffs throughout his career, Brady is widely regarded as one of the best quarterbacks of his era, and has won three Super Bowls (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX), two Super Bowl MVP awards (XXXVI and XXXVIII), and has been invited to four Pro Bowls. Brady was Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year in 2005, and was named to the AP All-Pro Team in 2005. He also helped set the record for the longest consecutive win s... Add to favourites (54 fans)Biography of Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an influential and acclaimed American film director and producer. He also won an Academy Award for Special Effects. He was the director of a number of highly acclaimed films, including 2001: A Space Odyssey, Paths of Glory, and Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Early life Stanley Kubrick was born on July 26, 1928 to a Jewish family at the Lying-In Hospital in Manhattan, the first of two children born to Jacques Leonard Kubrick (1901–1985) and his wife Gertrude (née Perveler; 1903–1985); his sister, Barbara, was born in 1934. Jacques Kubrick, whose parents were Jewish immigrants of Austro-Romanian and Polish origin, was a doctor. At Stanley's birth, the Kubricks lived in an apartment at 2160 Clinton ... Add to favourites (35 fans)Biography of Geri Halliwell
Geraldine Estelle "Geri" Halliwell (born 6th August, 1972) is an English pop singer and songwriter, television personality, writer and actress. Halliwell became famous (under the nickname of "Ginger Spice") in the late 1990s as a member of the girl group the Spice Girls. She was born and grew up in Watford, in the county of Hertfordshire to a Spanish-born mother (Ana María) and a father (Lawrence) of Swedish, British and French descent. She was brought up as a Jehovah's Witness. Preceding fame Before starting her music career Geri had worked as a nightclub dancer in Mallorca, a model and presenter on the Turkish version of Let's Make A Deal, and as a nude model. Following her rise to fame with the Spice Girls, nude photos of Halliwell were re-published in a number of top-shelf magazine... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Monica Lewinsky
Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American woman whom the former United States President Bill Clinton admitted to having sexual relations with while Lewinsky worked at the White House in 1995 and 1996. Its repercussions in the impeachment of Bill Clinton and the surrounding scandals of 1997-99 became known as the Lewinsky scandal, or "Monicagate". The scandal severely affected Clinton's second term and gave Lewinsky significant notoriety. Early life Lewinsky was born in San Francisco, California and grew up in Southern California on the west side of Los Angeles and in Beverly Hills. Her father was born in El Salvador, but comes from a family of German Jewish immigrants, while her mother is of Russian Jewish descent. She attended the private John Thomas Dye School in Bel-... Add to favourites (37 fans)Biography of David Duchovny
David William Duchovny (born August 7, 1960 in New York City, New York) is a Golden Globe Award-winning American television and film actor best known for his role as Fox Mulder on The X-Files. Early life Duchovny's father, Amram Ducovny (different spelling), was a writer of Jewish heritage, and his mother, Margaret, is a Scottish-American teacher. Duchovny speaks French and Latin and has some familiarity with Hebrew. His siblings are Daniel and Laurie Duchovny. Duchovny attended the The Collegiate School For Boys in Manhattan, moved on to graduate from Princeton University. He also holds a Master's degree in English Literature from Yale University and almost completed his Ph.D. (but quit before finishing his thesis). At Princeton, he was a member of the Charter Club, one of the Univers... Add to favourites (34 fans)Biography of Slash (Guns N' Roses)
Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), more widely known as Slash, is an English/American guitarist best known as the former lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses and as the current lead guitarist of Velvet Revolver. Known for wearing an accentuated top hat, he places high in numerous polls and is regarded by some as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Early life Slash was born in Hampstead, an affluent neighhourhood in London, England to a white English father and a Nigerian mother, both of whom were involved with show business. Slash's mother worked as a costume designer for David Bowie, and his father was an artist who contributed live ensembles to Neil Young and Joni Mitchell. When Slash was nine he used to visit Iggy Pop in a mental asylum. Slash was raised in the city of Stoke-o... Add to favourites (24 fans)Biography of James Cameron
James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is an Academy Award winning Canadian director, producer and screenwriter. He is noted for his action/science fiction films, which are often highly successful financially and innovatively. Thematically, James Cameron's films generally explore the relationship between man and technology. Cameron directed the film Titanic, which went on to become the top-grossing film of all time, with a worldwide gross of over US$1.8 billion. He also created the Terminator franchise. Background James Cameron was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada, to Phillip, an electrical engineer, and Shirley Cameron, an artist. He grew up in Chippawa, Ontario, and in 1971 his family moved to Brea, California. There he studied physics at Cal State-Fullerton, but his passio... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy LVMH.PA more commonly known simply as Louis Vuitton, is a luxury French fashion and leather goods brand and company headquartered in Paris, France. The company is named after its founder Louis Vuitton (August 4, 1821-February 27, 1892), who designed and manufactured luggage, as a Malletier during the second half of the nineteenth century. Vuitton was born in Jura, France (now part of the commune of Lavans-sur-Valouse), but moved to Paris in 1835. The trip from his home town to Paris was over 400 kilometers long, and he traveled by foot. On his way there he picked up a series of odd jobs to pay for his journey. Two years later, at the age of 16, he apprenticed for the luggage manufacturer Monsieur Marechal. In 1854 he founded the company, which is now owned by... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of JonBenet Ramsey
JonBenét Patricia Ramsey (August 6, 1990 – December 26, 1996) was a six-year-old girl found murdered in the basement of her parents' home in Boulder, Colorado, nearly eight hours after she was reported missing. The case drew attention throughout the United States when no suspect was charged and suspicions turned to possible family involvement. The tantalizing clues of the case inspired numerous books and articles that attempt to solve the mystery. Many details of the case, including her parents' wealth, her apparently violent death, and the fact that JonBenét had frequently been entered in beauty contests, enhanced public interest in the case. On August 16, 2006, the case returned to the news when John Mark Karr, a 41-year-old school teacher, reportedly confessed to her murder. (On Augu... Add to favourites (50 fans)Biography of Layne Staley
Layne Thomas Staley (August 22, 1967 - ca. April 5, 2002) was the lead singer and co-lyricist of the rock group Alice in Chains and the short-lived supergroup Mad Season, known for his powerful and soulful voice. By the 90's, he was addicted to heroin, which led to the downfall of his career, and eventually took his life. History Early life Layne Thomas Staley was born on August 22, 1967 to Phil Staley and Nancy McCallum in Kirkland, Washington. He was eight years old when his parents divorced, after which he was raised by his mother and sisters. In early 2002 shortly before his death he would describe the experience of witnessing his parents' divorce: "My world became a nightmare, there were just shadows around me. I got a call saying that my dad had died, but my family always kn... Add to favourites (37 fans)Biography of Mika (singer)
Michael Penniman (born 18 August 1983), also known as Mika is a Lebanon-born, London-based singer who has a recording contract with Casablanca Records and Universal Music. Some sources note his birth name as Michael Holbrook Penniman. Source for his birth time: the forum of his site www.mikafrance.com Early life Mika was born in Beirut, Lebanon. He is the middle child of the five children born to a Lebanese mother and an American father. When he was one year old his family was forced to leave war-torn Lebanon and moved to Paris. He wrote his first song, which he describes as an "awful" piano instrumental called "Angry", at age seven. The family moved to London when he was nine years old. In London, he experienced more severe bullying at school and had problems with dyslexia, so he was ... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Inès de la Fressange
Inès Marie Laetitia Eglantine Isabelle de Seignard de la Fressange (born 11 August 1957), is a French designer of fashion and perfumes. She was born in Gassin, Var, France. Her French father (a marquis) was a stockbroker, and her mother was an Argentinian model. She grew up in an 18th century mill outside Paris with three brothers. Her grandmother was Madame Simone Jacquinot, heiress to the Lazard banking fortune. In the 1980s, she modeled for photographer Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel, becoming his muse, but in 1989, they had an argument and parted company. Ines does not now model very often. She is now a businesswomen with a chain of clothing boutiques, a designer and a consultant for Jean-Paul Gaultier. In 1989, she became one of the series of models whose image represented Marianne, t... Add to favourites (30 fans)Biography of Louis Armstrong
Louis Daniel Armstrong (4 August 1901 – July 6, 1971) (he preferred his given name pronounced as Lewis; also known by the nicknames Satchmo, for satchel-mouth, and Pops) was an American jazz musician. Armstrong was a charismatic, innovative performer whose musical skills and bright personality transformed jazz from a rough regional dance music into a popular art form. One of the most famous jazz musicians of the 20th century, he first achieved fame as a trumpeter, but toward the end of his career he was best known as a vocalist and was one of the most influential jazz singers. Early life Armstrong was born into a very poor family in New Orleans, Louisiana. He spent his youth in poverty in a rough neighborhood of uptown New Orleans, as his father, William Armstrong (1881-1922), abandoned ... Add to favourites (34 fans)Biography of Joe Jonas
Joseph Adam "Joe" Jonas (born August 15, 1989 (birth time source: https://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/%209%3A58%2012%3A10%203%3A39)) shares the lead singer role with his younger brother Nick of the Jonas Brothers, a boy band made up of him and his two brothers, Nick and Kevin. He shares lead vocals with Nick Jonas, and sometimes plays the guitar and tambourine. The Jonases are known for their wholesome, family-friendly image. The brothers are all committed Evangelical Christians, their father is a former pastor, and they were homeschooled by their mother. In addition, they all famously wear purity rings on their left-hand ring finger and have vowed not to have premarital sex. Joe has said that the rings symbolize "a promise to ourselves and to God that we'll stay pure 'till marria... Add to favourites (28 fans)Biography of Steve Carell
Steven John Carell (born August 16, 1962) is a Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated American comedian, actor, producer and writer, who rose to fame as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, from 1999 to 2004. Since 2005, he has starred in the popular American version of the television sitcom The Office, as main character Michael Scott. He has starred and co-starred in several notable films including Bruce Almighty, Anchorman, The 40-Year Old Virgin, Little Miss Sunshine and Evan Almighty. Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) Early life Carell, the youngest of four brothers, was born in Acton, Massachusetts, the son of Harriet T. (née Koch), a psychiatric nurse, and Edwin A. Carell. Carell's maternal uncle was Stanley Koch, a glassblower who worked with Allen B. DuMont to create c... Add to favourites (59 fans)Biography of Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey (born Kevin Spacey Fowler on July 26, 1959) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actor (film and stage) and director. Spacey grew up in California, and began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s, before being cast in supporting roles in film and television. He gained critical acclaim in the early 1990s, culminating in his first Oscar for 1995's The Usual Suspects, followed by a Best Actor Oscar win for 1999's American Beauty. Spacey has since spent time working on stage productions in London, and has remained in the public eye, starring in several major Hollywood films, including Se7en, Pay It Forward, The Usual Suspects, L.A. Confidential, and his most recent role in Superman Returns. Early life Spacey was born in South Orange, New Jersey to Thomas Geof... Biography of Kajol
Kajol Devgan, née Mukherjee (Bengali: কাজল দেবগন Kajol Debgôn, Marathi: काजोल देवगण, IPA: , ITRANS: kajol), born August 5, 1975 in Mumbai, India, popularly known as Kajol, is six-time Filmfare Award-winning popular Bollywood actress and is one of India's most successful actresses. Film Background Main article: Mukherjee-Samarth family (film) Touted as one of the best actresses in the Bollywood industry, Kajol, who is of Bengali-Marathi descent, in fact belongs to a family tree with a long respectable history in the Indian cinema. Her mother Tanuja is a Marathi/Hindi actress whilst her father Shomu Mukherjee is a film producer. Late maternal aunt Nutan is the record... Add to favourites (46 fans)Biography of Gillian Anderson
Gillian Leigh Anderson (born August 9, 1968 (birth time source: http://www.astrologyweekly.com/data-archive/celebrities.php)) is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress, best known for her roles as FBI Agent Dana Scully in the American TV series The X-Files and Lady Dedlock in the BBC TV series Bleak House. Early life Anderson was born in Chicago to Edward and Rosemary Anderson. Soon after her birth, her family moved to Puerto Rico for fifteen months and then to Crouch End in London so her father could attend the London Film School. When Anderson was eleven, her family moved again, this time to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she attended Fountain Elementary and then City High-Middle School, a program for gifted students with a strong emphasis on the humanities; she gradu... |
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