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9071 celebrities heights in our database on November 21, 2009. The celebrities 5' 10½" tall are listed here, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the real time consultation statistics by our users for each celebrity on Astrotheme. You can either access the picture and detailed map of the heavens by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Heights Home · Home · 35,925 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 35,925 Celebrities
185 celebrities 5' 10½" tall have been found. Biography of Nicole KIDMAN
Nicole Mary Kidman AC born June 20, 1967, is an Academy Award-winning Australian[1] actress. In addition to her Academy Award, Kidman is a three-time Golden Globe winner for Best Actress. In 2006, she became the highest paid actress in the film industry.[2] That same year, Kidman was made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), Australia's highest civilian honour.[3] After making various appearances in film and television, Kidman received her breakthrough role in the thriller Dead Calm. S... Biography of George CLOONEY
George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter who gained fame as one of the lead doctors in the long-running television drama, ER (1994–99), as Anthony Edwards' best friend and partner, Dr. Douglas "Doug" Ross, but is best known for his subsequent rise as an "A-List" movie star in contemporary American cinema. Winner of an Academy Award and two Golden Globes, Clooney has balanced his glamorous performances in big-budget blockbusters with work... Biography of Ewan McGREGOR
Ewan Gordon McGregor (born March 31, 1971) is a Scottish actor who has had significant success in mainstream, indie and art house films. He is ranked #36 in Empire magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. McGregor was born in Crieff, Scotland to James McGregor, a retired dormer school teacher, and Carole (née Lawson), also a teacher. His mother is the sister of actor Denis Lawson, the sister-in-law of the late actress Sheila Gish, and the aunt of Lou Gish. McGregor attended Gui... Biography of Serge GAINSBOURG
Serge Gainsbourg (April 2, 1928 – March 2, 1991) was a French poet, singer-songwriter, actor and director. Gainsbourg's varied style and individuality made him difficult to categorize. Although famous in France for many years, he did not achieve his first No. 1 album until 1979, when he released Aux Armes et caetera more than twenty years after his music career had begun. But since the 1980s, his legacy has been firmly established. The 1986 incident when he told Whitney Houston "I want to fuck h... Biography of Jean-Luc DELARUE
Famous French journalist, TV host and producer.... Biography of Steve McQUEEN
Steve McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an Academy Award-nominated American movie actor, nicknamed "The King of Cool". He was one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1960s and 1970s due to a popular "anti-hero" persona. McQueen was combative with directors and producers; regardless, he was able to command large salaries and was in high demand. Key appearances Wanted: Dead or Alive After various live and filmed television guest appearances in the mid-1950s, McQueen gained... Biography of Thierry ARDISSON
Thierry Ardisson, born January 6, 1949 in Bourganeuf (Creuse), is a French journalist, producer and TV host.... Biography of Victoria SILVSTEDT
Karen Victoria Silvstedt (born September 19, 1974 in Bollnäs, Sweden) is a Swedish fashion model and actress. Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m) Silvstedt was a member of the Swedish National Ski Team, ranking as high as fourth among her Olympic teammates in the Super-Giant Slalom. Silvestedt claims that when she was 16, she competed in a Best Fake Orgasm contest at a local bar. The contestants were Silvstedt and 10 guys, and the winner got a brand-new TV. When she came home, she told her mother she... Biography of George HARRISON (BEATLES)
George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, author and sitarist best known as the lead guitarist of The Beatles. Following the band's demise, Harrison had a successful but modest career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys super group. He was also a film producer, with his production company Handmade Films, involving people as diverse as Madonna and the members of Mont... Biography of RAPHAEL (HAROCHE)
Raphaël Haroche (born 7 November 1975 in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, France) is a French singer who performs under the name Raphael. His father is Russian and his mother is from Argentina. He began his public career with the song "Sur la route" (On the road), a duet with Jean-Louis Aubert. His current partner is Mélanie Thierry (actress and model).... Biography of Vanessa HESSLER
Vanessa Hessler (born 21 January 1988) is an Italian model and actress. She has been a model since she was 15, and has appeared in many publiciations throughout Italy and Germany. Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m) Biography Vanessa was born in Rome to Gabriella, an Italian and John, an American. She lived in Rome until she was 8, and then moved to Washington D.C., her father's birthplace. She lived there until 2002, when she returned to Italy as a model. She started her career with Italia... Biography of Jean-Paul BELMONDO
Jean-Paul Belmondo (nicknamed Bébel) (born April 9, 1933, Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris), is a French actor. As a youngster, he did poorly in his studies, but developed a passion for boxing and football (soccer). His breakthrough role was in Jean-Luc Godard's À bout de souffle (aka Breathless) (1960), which made him a major figure in the French New Wave. Later he played in Jean-Pierre Melville's philosophical movie Léon Morin, prêtre (Leon Morin, Priest 1960), then in the Film Noir Le Doul... Biography of Tyra BANKS
Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973) is an American retired supermodel. She first emerged to prominence as a cover model for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and one of the original Victoria's Secret Angels. She is best known as the hostess/judge of the reality television show America's Next Top Model, since its 2003 debut on UPN (later CW), and is currently hosting her own daytime talk show, The Tyra Banks Show. Banks is one of only four African Americans and seven women to have repeat... Biography of Laurent GERRA
Famous French humorist and impersonator.... Biography of Brian JOUBERT
Brian Joubert (born September 20, 1984) is a French figure skater. He is the 2007 World Champion, the 2004 and 2007 European champion, the five time French National champion, and the 2006 Grand Prix champion. Joubert was born in Poitiers, France to Jean-Michel and Raymonde Joubert. He suffered a life-threatening illness at the age of 11 months, which led to the removal of one kidney. Because of this illness, Joubert chose figure skating over more violent sports that he favored. He began skati... Biography of Jean-François COPE
French politician, Finance Minister in 2007, President of UMP.... Biography of Laurent DELAHOUSSE
Laurent Delahousse, born August 30, 1969 in Croix (90), is a French journalist and TV host.... Biography of Owen WILSON
Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and writer. Wilson was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the screenplay of The Royal Tenenbaums, but he is perhaps best known for his successful comedic roles such as John Beckwith in Wedding Crashers and as Hansel in Zoolander. Owen is considered a part of the Frat Pack, a set of actors including Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, Luke Wilson and Steve Carell who often wor... Biography of Bernard CAMPAN (LES INCONNUS)
Bernard Campan (born April 4, 1958) is a French actor, film director and writer. He is a member of Les Inconnus trio of humorists.... Biography of Ingmar BERGMAN
Ingmar Bergman (July 14, 1918 – July 30, 2007) was a Swedish stage and film director. Ernst Ingmar Bergman was born in Uppsala, Sweden to a Lutheran minister of Danish descent, Erik Bergman (later chaplain to the King of Sweden), and his wife, Karin (née Åkerblom). He grew up surrounded by religious imagery and discussion. He had a strict upbringing and was locked up in dark closets for infractions such as wetting the bed. Bergman performed two five-month stretches of mandatory military servi... Biography of Ethan HAWKE
Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6, 1970) is an Academy Award nominated American actor, writer and film director. Early life Hawke was born in Austin, Texas, to James Steven Rosencrantz and Leslie Carole Green, who were students at the University of Texas at the time of his birth, and separated five years later. Hawke's great-grandfather was the brother of Cornelius Williams, who was the father of well-known playwright Tennessee Williams. When he was 10 he moved with his mother from Atlanta ... Biography of Michel PLATINI
Michel François Platini (born June 21, 1955) is a French former football manager and midfielder, and current president of the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations). Platini was part of the French national team that won the 1984 European Championship, a tournament in which he was the best player and top goalscorer. He participated in the 1978, 1982 and 1986 World Cups, reaching the semi-finals in the latter two. Platini, Alain Giresse, Luis Fernández and Jean Tigana together made up t... Biography of Shia LaBEOUF
Shia Saide LaBeouf (born June 11, 1986) is a Daytime Emmy Award-winning American actor and comedian. After growing up in California, he became known with a starring role in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens. He made the transition to film roles with Holes, a box office success, and has since appeared in several Hollywood films, including Constantine and The Greatest Game Ever Played. In 2007, LaBeouf starred in Disturbia, Transformers, and Surf's Up, and is slated to appear in 2008's Indian... Biography of Patrick ROY
French TV host and radio host, born April 17, 1952, dead February 18, 1993 (bone cancer).... 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... Biography of Eva HERZIGOVA
Eva Herzigová (born March 10, 1973) is a Czech supermodel and actress. Career Herzigová was born in Litvínov, Czech Republic, and she began her modeling career after winning a modeling beauty contest in Prague in 1989, at the age of sixteen. After arriving in Paris she became a popular supermodel. Her first important appearance was the Miss Wonderbra campaign in 1990s. She was also featured in the Guess? Jeans advertisements and was dubbed the "Marilyn of the 1990s." She has also appeared in... Biography of Grace JONES
Grace Jones (born Grace Mendoza on May 19, 1948, in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a model, singer and actress. Early life The daughter of a preacher, her parents took Grace and her brother Christian (now Bishop Noel Jones), to relocate to Syracuse, New York. Before becoming a successful model in New York and Paris, Grace studied theatre at Syracuse University. Musical career Jones secured a record deal with Island Records in 1977, which resulted in a string of dance club hits and a large ... 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 o... Biography of Patrick DEMPSEY
Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated American actor who first became prominent in Hollywood during the late 1980s. He is also known for his role as neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Shepherd (Dr. McDreamy) on the medical drama Grey's Anatomy. During the 2000s, he also appeared in several film roles, including The Emperor's Club and Freedom Writers. Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m) Early life An Irish American, Dempsey was born in Lewiston, Maine and grew up in Turn... Biography of Laura DERN
Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in the movie Rambling Rose. Her other movies include Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park III, Blue Velvet, A Perfect World, Wild at Heart, October Sky, Mask, and We Don't Live Here Anymore, for which she received the award for Best Supporting Actress from the Boston Society of Film Critics. Early life and career Dern is the daughter of Bruce Dern a... Biography of Dwight D. EISENHOWER
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower, born David Dwight Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American General and politician, who served as the thirty-fourth President of the United States (1953–1961). During the Second World War, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe, with responsibility for planning and supervising the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944-45. In 1951, he became the first supreme commander of NATO. As a Republican, he was elected t... Biography of Louis BERTIGNAC
Louis Bertignac (born February 23, 1954 in Oran, Algeria) is a French guitarist, vocalist and songwriter.An ex Shakin' Street member and A founding member in 1976 of the rock band Téléphone, he formed Bertignac et les Visiteurs after Téléphone split in 1986. Tony Visconti produced his first solo album, Elle et Louis (1993). In 2004, he produced, arranged and played guitar on the debut album by Carla Bruni, Quelqu'un m'a dit. Bruni in turn contributed lyrics to 10 of the 12 songs on Bertignac'... Biography of Richard VIRENQUE
Richard Virenque (born November 19, 1969 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a retired French professional bicyclist. Height : 1m79. Weight 65kg. He is known as a climbing specialist and for his role in a highly-publicized doping scandal. From 1994 to 1998, he was in team Festina. His top placing in the general classification of the Tour de France and his multiple wins of the Polka dot jersey placed him at the top of the French hopefuls as a potential winner of the Tour de France. However, in 1998 ... Biography of Claude LELOUCH
Claude Lelouch (born October 30, 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Born in Paris, Lelouch won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1966 for Un homme et une femme (A Man and a Woman), as well as two oscars including best foreign language film. The 1981 musical epic Les Uns et les Autres is widely considered as his masterpiece. Lelouch is known for making movies based heavily on improvised dialogue. He was arrested after his 1976 film, ... Biography of Alexandra VANDERNOOT
Alexandra Vandernoot (b. September 19, 1963 (not 1965) in Uccle, Belgium) is a Belgian actress. She has starred in many French films. Her best-known role in the United States and around the world is in the fantasy television series Highlander: The Series as Tessa Noël, Duncan MacLeod's girlfriend. She appeared from the first episode of the series through the fourth episode of season 2, "The Darkness", in which her character was killed. She later returned in the Highlander second-season finale, "... Biography of Johnny CARSON
John William "Johnny" Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American actor, comedian and writer best known for his iconic status as the host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson for 30 years. Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m) Before The Tonight Show Carson was born in Corning, Iowa, to parents Homer "Kit" Lloyd Carson, a power company manager, and Ruth Hook Carson. Johnny Carson grew up in Norfolk, Nebraska, where he learned to perform magic tricks, debuting as "The Great Carso... Biography of Tilda SWINTON
Katherine Mathilda Swinton (born November 5, 1960), better known as Tilda Swinton, is a Golden Globe Award-nominated British actress known for both arthouse and mainstream films. Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m) Early life Tilda Swinton was born in London, daughter of Sir John Swinton of Swinton, a Scottish major-general in the Scots Guards and former head of the Queen's Household Division, and his Australian-born wife, Lady Judith Balfour Killen. She also has relatives in the towns of Monkseaton... Biography of Gene WILDER
Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman on June 11, 1933) is an Academy Award-nominated American comedic actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Willy Wonka and his collaborations with Mel Brooks, most notably Blazing Saddles, The Producers, and Young Frankenstein, and his many movies with Richard Pryor, notably movies that start with the letter "S", like Silver Streak, Stir Crazy, and See No Evil, Hear No Evil. Born in Milwaukee, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants, Wilder studied drama ... Biography of Johan CRUYFF
Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (Johan Cruijff (help·info)) - often spelled Cruyff outside the Netherlands; see IJ (digraph)); born April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football manager/coach and former player. He was named European Footballer of the Year three times (1971, 1973, 1974) which is a record jointly held with Michel Platini and Marco van Basten. Cruijff was the most famous exponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football, developed by Rinus Michels. After his retirement fro... 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 f... Biography of George GERSHWIN
George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer. He wrote most of his vocal and theatrical works in collaboration with his elder brother, lyricist Ira Gershwin. George Gershwin composed both for Broadway and for the classical concert hall. He also wrote popular songs with success. Many of his compositions have been used on television and in numerous films, and many became jazz standards. The jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald recorded many of the Gershwins' songs on her... Biography of Malcolm JONES (RUNRIG)
Malcolm Jones is an Scottish guitarist, member of group Runrig, born July 12, 1959. Runrig is a Scottish folk rock band founded by brothers Rory and Calum MacDonald and their friend Blair Douglas in 1973 in the Hebrides of Scotland. They played their first concert in Glasgow's Kelvin Hall. History Membership Donnie Munro joined the following year and they started to expand outside their native Skye. Douglas left the band in late-1974 and was replaced by Robert MacDonald. This line-up ... Biography of Anouar EL-SADATE
Anwar Al Sadat, officially Muhammad Anwar Al Sadat, Arabic: محمد أنورالسادات Muhammad 'Anwar as-Sādāt (December 25, 1918 - October 6, 1981) was the third President of Egypt, serving from October 15, 1970 until his assassination. He is considered to be one of the most important and influential Egyptian and Arab figures in modern history. Early life Sadat was born on December 25, 1918 in Mit Abu... Biography of Cliff RICHARD
Sir Cliff Richard OBE (born Harry Rodger Webb on 14 October 1940) is an English singer, actor and businessman. With his backing band The Shadows, Richard dominated the British popular music scene in the late 1950s and early 1960s, before and during the The Beatles' first year in the charts. A conversion to Christianity and subsequent softening of his music led to his having more of a pop than rock image. Although never able to achieve the same impact in the United States as in Britain (in spi... Biography of Alice TAGLIONI
Alice Taglioni, born July 26, 1976 in Ermont, is a French actress. She was Miss Corsica in 1996. Alice Taglioni is the wife of actor Jocelyn Quivrin. Theater 2004 : Devinez Qui ? Dix petits nègres, d'Agatha Christie, adaptation de Sébastien Azzopardi, mise en scène de Bernard Murat, avec Jean-Pierre Bouvier, Urbain Cancelier, Pierre Cassignard, Michel Cremades, Eric Desmarestz, Roger Dumas, Yves Gasc, Laurent Gérard, Philippe Laudenbach, Josiane Lévêque, Marie Leburgue, Agnès Pelletier, A... Biography of Maurice CHEVALIER
Maurice Chevalier (September 12, 1888 – January 1, 1972) was a Belgian-French actor, singer, and popular entertainer. Chevalier's signature songs included "Louise", "Mimi", and "Valentine." His trademark was a casual straw hat, which he always wore on stage with his tuxedo. Early life He was born Maurice Auguste Chevalier in Paris in 1888. His father was a house painter. His mother was of Belgian descent. Maurice made his name as a star of musical comedy, appearing in public as a singer and ... Biography of Jan-Michael VINCENT
Jan-Michael Vincent (born July 15, 1944) is an American actor most well-known for his role as helicopter pilot Stringfellow Hawke on the 1980s U.S. television series Airwolf (1984-1986). Vincent had an extensive television and film career that began in the late 1960s and lasted until the early 2000s. He is currently said to be retired from acting. Early life Vincent was born in Denver, Colorado, to Doris and Lloyd Vincent. His family moved to Hanford, California, when Jan-Michael was in his ... Biography of Michael BUBLE
Michael Steven Bublé (IPA: ) (born 9 September 1975) is a critically acclaimed Grammy-nominated, multiple Juno Award-winning Canadian crooner, big band singer and also actor. While achieving modest chart success in the United States, his 2003 self-titled album has reached the top ten in Canada, the UK and Australia. In 2004, a live album and video called Come Fly with Me was listed on the Billboard music video charts and reached Australia's top 40 album charts. He reached commercial success in t... Biography of Bernardo BERTOLUCCI
Bernardo Bertolucci (born March 16, 1941 (sometimes sources give 1940) is an Italian writer and Academy Award winning film director. Early years and family Bernardo Bertolucci was born in the Italian city of Parma, in the region of Emilia Romagna. He was the second son of his father Attilio, who was a poet, a reputed art historian, anthologist and also a film critic. Having been raised in such an environment, Bertolucci began writing at the age of fifteen, and soon after received several pr... Biography of MICHAL
Michał Kwiatkowski (born November 12, 1983) is a Polish singer. In France, he is better known as Michal. Kwiatkowski was born and raised in Gorzów Wielkopolski. In 2001, Michal win a Polish karaoke show Szansa na sukces (Shot at the Top). After this success, he left Poland and started his studies in France. In 2003, he attended the third series of the popular show Star Academy. His popularity increased rapidly. He seized second place, but winner Elodie Frégé shared the victory with him. ... Biography of Penn BADGLEY
Penn Badgley (born November 1, 1986 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actor and voice actor of film, television, and video games, best known for his roles in the TV series The Mountain and The Bedford Diaries. He also plays Dan Humphrey in the television series Gossip Girl. Childhood Badgley split his childhood years between Richmond, VA and Seattle, WA. In Seattle, where he attended Charles Wright Academy (in Tacoma, WA), he was involved with the Seattle Children's Theatre and did voic... Biography of Kris KRISTOFFERSON
Kristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an influential American country music songwriter, singer and actor. He is best known for hits such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night". Kristofferson is the sole writer of most of his songs, but he has collaborated with various other figures of the Nashville scene such as Shel Silverstein and Fred Foster. Height 5' 10½" (1.79 m) Early life Kristofferson was born in Brownsvi... Biography of Phil HARTMAN
Phil Hartman (born as Philip Edward Hartmann) (September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a Canadian-American Emmy Award-winning actor, voice artist, comedian, graphic artist and writer. Height : 5' 10½" (1.79 m) He first came to widespread attention in the late 1980s and early 1990s for his roles on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, afterwards going on to motion pictures, frequent roles on the animated The Simpsons, and a major part as "Bill McNeal" on the sitcom NewsRadio. Early... Biography of Carly SIMON
Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1945 in New York City) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy Award winning American musician who emerged as one of the leading lights of the early 1970s singer-songwriter movement. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1994. Family Simon's father was Richard L. Simon (co-founder of Simon & Schuster, Inc.), an accomplished pianist who often played Chopin and Beethoven at home. Her mother was Andrea Louise Simon (née Heineman... Biography of Stéphane COLLARO
Stéphane Collaro, born May 20, 1943 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, is a French humorist, actor, screenwriter, director and TV host. Filmography Attention les yeux ! (1976) Television Le Collaro show (1978) Coco-Boy avec sa rubrique Le Bébête show (1982) Cocoricocoboy (1984) Cocomicocinécomico sur TF1 (Hiver 1985) Collaricocoshow sur la Cinq (1987) Mondo Dingo sur la Cinq, et ensuite TF1 (1988) Discography O! yé bananiers Tonton mayonnaise... Biography of Maria Grazia CUCINOTTA
Maria Grazia Cucinotta (born July 27, 1969 in Messina, Sicily) is an Italian actress who has featured in many films and television series since 1990, she has also worked as a producer, script writer and model. She is well-known in Italy as a movie and television actress, but internationally she is best known for her roles in Il Postino and as the Bond girl the Cigar Girl in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough. She guest starred in The Sopranos episode "Isabella". She married Giu... Biography of Stephen COLBERT
Stephen Tyrone Colbert (IPA: /koʊlˈbɛɹ/) (born May 13, 1964) is an Emmy and Peabody award winning American comedian, satirist, actor and writer, known for his ironic style (particularly in his portrayal of uninformed opinion leaders), and for his deadpan comedic delivery. Colbert originally studied to be an actor, but became interested in improvisational theatre when he met famed Second City director Del Close while attending Northwestern University. He first performed pro... Biography of Adrianne CURRY
Adrianne Marie Curry (born August 6, 1982 in Joliet, Illinois) is an American fashion model and reality television star. Curry is famous for winning the first season of America's Next Top Model. She is married to Christopher Knight, who portrayed Peter Brady on The Brady Bunch. Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m) Early life Before participating in America's Next Top Model, Curry was a waitress at Hootersand Applebee's, and Lone Star Steakhouse. She dropped out of Joliet West High School in Joliet, I... Biography of Christopher UCKERMANN
Christopher Uckermann (born October 21, 1986 in Mexico City) is a Mexican singer-songwriter and actor, best known as a member of the pop band RBD. Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m) Christopher Alexander Luis Casillas Von Uckermann was born in Mexico City to a Mexican father and a Swedish mother. He started his acting career when he was just 2 years old in TV commercials. In 1999 he was cast for a role in El diario de Daniela a successful children's telenovela. He then starred in Amigos X Siempre in... Biography of James MARSDEN
James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973) is an American actor and former Versace model, perhaps best known for playing Cyclops in the X-Men films. Recently Marsden also had memorable roles in Superman Returns, Hairspray, Enchanted, and 27 Dresses. Early life Marsden was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma. His father is a professor of animal studies and industry at Kansas State University. His parents divorced when he was nine years old. Marsden has two sisters named Jennifer, 28 and Elizabeth,... Biography of Frank VANDENBROUCKE
Frank Vandenbroucke (Mouscron, 6 November 1974 – Saly, Senegal, 12 October 2009), was a Belgian professional road racing cyclist. He was the great hope of Belgian cycling in the 1990s but a remarkable talent which appeared in his adolescence in athletics and then in cycle racing dissipated in a succession of drugs problems, rows with teams, suicide attempts and finally being disowned by world cycling. His former wife described him as a cocaine addict. He is known to have had numerous drug and fa... Biography of Mika HAKKINEN
Mika Pauli Häkkinen (born September 28, 1968 in Helsingin maalaiskunta) is a Finnish racing driver and two-time Formula One champion. He was Michael Schumacher's greatest rival in F1 from 1998-2001. The German has said himself that Häkkinen is the rival he respected the most during his Formula One career. Personal and early life Mika Häkkinen was born in Helsingin maalaiskunta (now Vantaa), Finland on September 28, 1968 to Harri, a short wave radio operator and part-time taxi driver, and Ail... Biography of MEAT LOAF
Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947), better known as Meat Loaf, is an American rock singer and actor of stage and screen. He is noted for his albums Bat out of Hell, II, and III and several famous songs from movies. The Neverland Express is the name of the band he fronts as its lead singer. In 2001, he changed his first name to Michael. Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m) Despite setbacks (including bankruptcy, on more than one occasion), Meat Loaf is notable for the success o... Biography of Eva PADBERG
Eva Padberg (born 27 January 1980, in Bad Frankenhausen, Germany) is a German fashion model, singer, and actress. Height : 5' 10½" (1.79 m) Eva Padberg grew up in Rottleben, Germany. In 1995, she applied for the Bravo-Girl-and-Boy-Contest. Eva made it among the best ten models and gained the opportunity to do a test shooting for Louisa Models in Munich. In 1998, after having finished her Abitur, she started her professionel model career. Eva worked in Paris, Tokyo and New York, p.e. for R... Biography of Estelle QUERARD
Estelle Querard, born March 19, 1979 in Rennes, is a French Volleyball player.... Biography of Oscar de la HOYA
Oscar De La Hoya (pronounced /ˈɒskər dɛlə ˈhɔɪə/) (born July 19, 1973) — nicknamed the Golden Boy — is a Mexican American boxer who won a gold medal for the United States Boxing Team at the Barcelona Olympic Games. De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. His grandfather, father and brother were all boxers, but it was Oscar who took his boxing talent to superstar status. De La Hoya became Ring Magazine's "Fighter of the Year" in 1995 and Ring Magazine's... Biography of Summer ALTICE
Summer Danielle Altice (born December 23, 1979 in Fountain Valley, California, U.S.A.) is an American fashion model and actress. She was named after Miss USA 1975, Summer Bartholomew. Measurements 34" B - 23" - 33" Height 5ft 10½in Weight 125 lb She won Young and Modern (YM) magazine's cover girl contest in 1995 plus she was on the cover of YM's November issue that year and subsequently signed with Elite modeling agency before appearing on the cover of GQ as well as men's magazines Max... Biography of Jesse SPENCER
Jesse Gordon Spencer (born 12 February 1979) is an Australian actor. Early life and education Jesse Spencer was born in Melbourne, Australia. He has two brothers, Tarney (an oculo-plastic surgeon) and Luke (an orthopaedic surgeon), and a sister, Polly (currently an intern in medicine). His father Rodney Spencer is a general practitioner, who along with his wife, Robyn, founded the right-wing political party, Australians Against Further Immigration. Spencer attended Canterbury Primary Sch... Biography of Daniella CICARELLI
Daniela Cicarelli Lemos (born November 6, 1978, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil) is a TV show hostess for MTV Brasil and also a fashion model. Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m) Career Daniela Cicarelli has been a model since age 12 and won the Elite national competition at 14. She attracted attention in Brazil in early 2001 due to a Pepsi TV commercial and became very well known. In 2002 she was already as popular in Brazil as Gisele Bundchen and had several commercial deals. In 2003 she ... Biography of Sylvia KOSCINA
Sylva Koscina (born August 22, 1933, Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia - 26 December 1994, Rome), born as Silva Košćina, was a Croatian actress best remembered as Iole, the bride of Hercules (Steve Reeves) in Hercules (1958) and Hercules Unchained (1960). She moved to Italy at a young age and had an extensive film career there. Sylva appeared in Deadlier Than the Male (1966), in which she and Elke Sommer portray sophisticated professional killers dueling with Bulldog Drummond. She also played D... Biography of Stéphane GLAS
Stéphane Glas (born 12 November 1973 in Bourgoin-Jallieu, Arpitany) is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Stade Francais Paris in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He previously played for Bourgoin. He has also represented France well over 30 times. His usual position is in the centres. Height: 1,79 m Glas made his international debut for France in February of 1996 in a match against Scotland during the Five Nations. He came off the bench as a repl... Biography of Topher GRACE
Christopher John Grace (born July 12, 1978), better known as Topher Grace, is an American actor best known for playing the lead role of Eric Forman on That '70s Show during the show's first seven seasons and for appearing as Eddie Brock/Venom in Spider-Man 3 (2007). Early life Grace was born in New York City, New York to Patricia, an office worker and assistant to the schoolmaster of the New Canaan Country School in New Canaan, Connecticut, and John Grace, a business executive. He has a sist... Biography of Michael CRAWFORD
Michael Crawford, OBE (born as Michael Patrick Dumbell-Smith, 19 January 1942, Salisbury, Wiltshire), is an English actor and singer. He has won critical acclaim and numerous awards during his career, which includes radio, television and stage (including appearing on stage in the West End in London, and on Broadway in New York). Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m) Although he most often appears on stage, in musicals such as Phantom of the Opera and Barnum, he first became a household name and famous ... Biography of CHARLES XVI GUSTAVE de SUEDE
Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden since 15 September 1973. He is the only son of the late Prince Gustav Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He ascended the throne upon the death of his grandfather, King Gustav VI Adolf. Christening Carl Gustaf was born at Haga Palace, Solna, Uppland. He was christened at the Royal Chapel on 7 June 1946 by the Archbishop of Uppsala, Erling Eidem and assumed the title Duke ... Biography of Christopher ATKINS
Christopher Atkins (born Christopher Atkins Bomann on February 21, 1961) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actor and was a teen idol. Early life Atkins was born in Valdese, NC to Donald Bomann and Bitsy Nebauer. While in High school Atkins was a lifeguard and sailing instructor when a friend pressured him to audition for The Blue Lagoon. He won the role over 4,000 other actors. He had no previous interest or experience in acting. Career Atkins starred in his first film at the age ... Biography of Douglas HENSHALL
Douglas James Henshall (born 19 November 1965), sometimes credited as Dougie Henshall, is a Scottish actor. He is currently known for his lead role in Primeval. Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m) Douglas Henshall was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He grew up in Barrhead and attended Barrhead High School. Whilst at school he joined The Scottish Youth Theatre based in Glasgow. After leaving school, he moved to London to train at Mountview Theatre School. While in London he received critical acclaim for hi... Biography of Dylan WALSH
Dylan Walsh is an American actor, best known as Dr. Sean McNamara in the FX television series Nip/Tuck. Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m) He was born Charles Hunter Walsh in Los Angeles, California on November 17, 1963. His parents worked for the Foreign Service, and Walsh lived in East Africa, India and Indonesia before the age of 10. His family returned to the United States and settled in Virginia, where Walsh began acting in high school. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1986 with... Biography of Pete DUEL
Pete Duel (24 February 1940 – 31 December 1971) was an American actor, best known for his role in the television series, Alias Smith and Jones. Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m) Early life Peter Ellstrom Deuel was born in Rochester, New York, and grew up in nearby Penfield. Duel's parents, Dr. Ellstrom Deuel and Mrs. Lillian Deuel, were active citizens in Penfield and took part in many community projects. Duel had two younger siblings – a brother, Geoffrey Deuel, and a sister, Pamela Deuel. In ... Biography of Lily COLE
Lily Cole (born May 19, 1988) is an English supermodel and actress. Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1/2 in) Hair color Red Eye color Blue Measurements 33.5B UK/U.S. - 24" / 60.96 cm - 36" / 91.44 cm Cole was born in Torquay, England, and raised in London with her two siblings. A chance encounter began her modelling career when she was fourteen. She was walking through the streets of Soho after a hamburger with friends when scout-turned actor Benjamin Hart approached her. Cole ran, fearing she... Biography of Robert Sean LEONARD
Robert Sean Leonard (born Robert Lawrence Leonard on February 28, 1969, in Ridgewood, New Jersey) is a Tony Award-winning American actor who is most noted for his role as an aspiring actor Neil Perry in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society. He is a three-time Tony Award nominee (1993, 2001 and 2003), winning in 2001 (Best Actor - Featured Play) for his role as A.E. Housman in Tom Stoppard's The Invention of Love. Currently, he plays Dr. James Wilson, head of the oncology department, on the FOX... Biography of William Jennings BRYAN
William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American politician, orator and lawyer. He was a three-time Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States. One of the most popular speakers in American history, he was noted for his deep, commanding voice. Bryan was a devout Presbyterian, a strong proponent of popular democracy, an outspoken critic of banks and railroads, a leader of the silverite movement in the 1890s, a dominant figure in the Democratic Party, a peace... Biography of Patrick PROISY
Patrick Proisy (born September 10, 1949 in Eureux, France) is a former professional tennis player best remembered for reaching the finals of the French Open in 1972 losing against spaniard Andrés Gimeno in four sets. He added to that one more final (in Florence, 1976) and a single title in Hilversum, 1977. Grand Slam singles finals Runner-ups (1) Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final 1972 French Open Andrés Gimeno 6-4, 3-6, 1-6, 1-6... Biography of Carol ALT
Carol Alt (born December 1, 1960) is an American Supermodel and actress. Early life Carol Alt, the third of four children, was born in Flushing Queens, New York, to Muriel Alt, who had worked as a print and runway model before her marriage, and Anthony Alt, a New York City Fire Chief. She has two sisters, Christine, a model, and Karen; and a brother, Anthony Alt, deceased, for whom a charitable foundation is named. She was raised in East Williston, New York, and she attended The Wheatley Sch... Biography of Alex HALEY
Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921–February 10, 1992) was an American writer. He is best known as the author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family, and of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, the latter of which he wrote in collaboration with Malcolm X. Early life Born in Ithaca, New York, in 1921, Haley spent his first five years in Henning, Tennessee in an African American family mixed with Irish and Cherokee ancestry with his 2 younger brothers. Haley was born to Simon Haley an... Biography of Michael C. HALL
Michael Carlisle Hall (born February 1, 1971) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated American actor, best known for his roles as David Fisher in the HBO drama series Six Feet Under and the title character of the Showtime series Dexter. Personal life Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, Hall grew up an only child, a sister having died in infancy before his birth. When he was 11 his father died of cancer, and in a 2004 interview he recalled, “ Certainly, for a young boy, there's no good age... Biography of Lori SINGER
Lori Singer (born November 6, 1957) is an American actress and cellist. She is perhaps best known for her role of Ariel Moore, the daughter of Reverend Shaw Moore (played by John Lithgow) in the 1984 film Footloose, which also starred Kevin Bacon. Madonna reportedly auditioned for the role of 'Ariel' losing out to then relatively unknown Lori Singer. Biography Early life Singer was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, the daughter of Leslie (née Wright), a concert pianist, and Jacques Singer,... Biography of Robin COUSINS
Robin Cousins (born August 17, 1957 in Bristol) is a British retired competitive figure skater. He is the 1980 Olympic Champion. Cousins is an Olympic and European gold medalist, but he never won a World title, finishing second in 1979 and 1980. Bristol-born Robin Cousins won his first national title aged 12 as a novice, he was junior champion at 14 and made his international debut that same year. He represented Great Britain as an amateur skater for eight years, winning the National Se... Biography of Jeff LYNNE (ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA)
Jeffrey Lynne (born December 30, 1947 in Shard End, Birmingham) is a Grammy Award-winning English rock songwriter, singer, guitarist and record producer who gained fame as the lead singer in ELO and was a member of The Traveling Wilburys. Lynne has produced recordings for artists such as The Beatles and Tom Petty. He has co-written songs with Petty and also with George Harrison whose 1987 album Cloud Nine was co produced by Lynne and Harrison. His compositions include Evil Woman, Strange Magic, ... Biography of Al GREEN
Albert Greene (born April 13, 1946), better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and soul music singer who enjoyed great popularity in the early and mid 1970s. Early years Green was born in Dansby, Arkansas. The son of a sharecropper, he started performing at age nine in a Forrest City quartet called the Greene Brothers; he dropped the final "e" from his last name years later as a solo artist. They toured extensively in the mid-1950s in the South until the Greenes moved to Grand Rapids, ... Biography of David GALLAGHER
David Gallagher (born February 9, 1985) is an American film and television actor. Personal life Gallagher was born in Flushing Queens, New York, to Darren James Gallagher from Brooklyn, New York (an Irish American) and Elena (a Cuban American). Several years after David was born, Elena married Vincent Casey, David's stepfather. He has two younger sisters, Michelle and Kelly, and two younger brothers, Killian and Kyle. Killian has autism and David is a devoted member and spokesperson of the o... Biography of Eagle-Eye CHERRY
Eagle-Eye Lanoo Cherry (born 7 May 1969 (source Imdb), in Stockholm, Sweden) is an American-Swedish musician. He is the son of jazz artist Don Cherry and the brother of Neneh Cherry. Born in Sweden in 1971, while growing up Eagle-Eye and older sister Neneh Cherry spent months on the road with their father, the trumpeter Don Cherry, acquiring an early taste for tour buses and the nomadic lifestyle of working musicians. At the age of 12, he was sent to school in New York, where he stayed on to ... Biography of Leslie HOWARD
Leslie Howard (April 3, 1893 - June 1, 1943) was an English stage and Academy Award nominated film actor. He is best known by international audiences as Ashley Wilkes in the movie Gone with the Wind. He was an accomplished actor whose film roles included Professor Higgins in George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion (1938), The Petrified Forest (1936) and Intermezzo (1939). Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m) Early life He was born Leslie Howard Steiner to a Hungarian Jewish father, Ferdinand Steiner, and an ... Biography of Amaury NOLASCO
Amaury Nolasco (born Amaury Nolasco Garrido; December 24, 1970) is an actor, best known for the role of Fernando Sucre on the television series Prison Break where he played an escaped convict. Early life Nolasco was born in Puerto Rico, where he studied biology as a full-time student at the University of Puerto Rico in an effort to become a doctor. Initially, he did not intend to become an actor. His parents are from the Dominican Republic. After various acting gigs, Nolasco moved to New Yor... Biography of Hannah TAYLOR-GORDON
Hannah Taylor-Gordon (born March 6, 1987) is an English actress. Though she has no formal acting training, Taylor-Gordon has been acting since she was four years of age. Her first acting role was on the UK television series Casualty. Her first film role was in the 1993 movie The House of the Spirits. She is probably best known for playing Anne Frank in the 2001 ABC television movie Anne Frank: The Whole Story, which earned her nominations for both a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award. In the 2006... Biography of Suranne JONES
Suranne Jones (born Sarah Anne Jones on January 2, 1979) is an English actress of Welsh origin. She is best known for playing the role of Karen McDonald (née Phillips) in ITV1's Coronation Street over a period of four years. She is also recognisable from an appearance in a high-profile commercial for Maltesers which was filmed shortly before she joined the programme, but frequently screened throughout her early career on the iconic soap opera. Background She was born in Oldham, Greater Manch... Biography of Scott BAIO
Scott Vincent James Baio (born September 22, 1961) is an American actor, best known for his work on the sitcoms Happy Days and Charles in Charge. He recently appeared in his own VH1 reality series titled Scott Baio Is 45...and Single followed by Scott Baio Is 46...and Pregnant. Early life Baio was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Rose and Mario Baio, a personal manager. His grandparents were immigrants from Italy. He attended Xaverian High School, and later graduated from North Hollywo... Biography of Harold PERRINEAU Jr.
Harold Perrineau, Jr. (born August 7, 1963) is an American actor, known for the roles of Michael Dawson in the U.S. television series Lost, Link in The Matrix films and games, Augustus Hill in the American television series Oz (his character also serves as the narrator for the series), and Mercutio in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet. Personal life Perrineau, Jr. was born Harold Perrineau in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Harold Williams, Sr. His parents changed his name to Williams at the age ... Biography of Mick JONES (THE CLASH)
Michael Geoffrey "Mick" Jones (born 26 June 1955) was the lead guitarist and a vocalist of the British punk rock band The Clash until his dismissal in 1983. He went on to form the band Big Audio Dynamite with Don Letts before line-up changes led to the formation of Big Audio Dynamite II and later Big Audio. In recent years Mick Jones has been collaborating with fellow punk icon Tony James, using the moniker Carbon/Silicon, and has released several albums of original material between 2002 and ... Biography of Marc MADIOT
Marc Madiot (born April 16, 1959 in Renazé) is a French former professional road racing cyclist and double winner of Paris-Roubaix. Retired from racing in 1994, he is now best known as the directeur sportif of Française des Jeux, a UCI ProTour cycling team. Awards 1980 Troyes - Dijon 1981 Tour du Limousin 1982 France National Cyclo-cross Championship 1983 Polynormande Saint-Martin de Landelles Tour de France: 8th place overall classification 1984 Boucles de l'Aulne ... Biography of Youri DJORKAEFF
Youri Djorkaeff (born March 9, 1968 in Lyon) is a former French football (soccer) player, who played as a forward or as an attacking midfielder. He had fantastic technique, pace and fancy and effective dribbling. With the French national team, Djorkaeff won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. Djorkaeff, an ethnic Kalmyk (through his father) and Armenian (through his mother), played across Europe. He started his career in 1984 with French club Grenoble, before moving to Strasbourg in 1989, ... Biography of John GLENN
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (born July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio) is a former United States Senator who first rose to fame as the first American to orbit the Earth as an astronaut in NASA's Mercury program. Glenn began his career as a Marine Corps fighter pilot before joining the Mercury Seven, NASA's original astronaut group. He orbited the Earth aboard Friendship 7 in 1962. After retiring from NASA, he served in the Senate from 1974 to 1999, serving as a Democrat and representing the state of O... Biography of Ben GAZZARA
Biagio Anthony “Ben” Gazzara (born August 28, 1930) is an American actor in television and motion pictures. Early life Gazzara was born in New York City, the son of Italian immigrants Angelina (née Cusumano) and Antonio Gazzara, who was a laborer. Gazzara grew up on New York's tough Lower East Side. He attended New York City's famed Stuyvesant High School. He found relief from his bleak surroundings by joining a theater company at a very young age. Years later, he said that the discovery of ... Biography of Christopher PLUMMER
Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer, CC (born December 13, 1929) is a Canadian theater, film and television actor. In a career that spans over five decades and includes substantial roles in film, television, and theater, Plummer is perhaps best known for the iconic role of Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music and General Chang in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Early life Plummer was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the son of Isabella Mary (née Abbott) and John Plummer, who was secr... Biography of Inna ZOBOVA
Inna Zobova (born June 28, 1976 in Khimki, Russia) is a supermodel. Background She was born with a hole in her heart, and at age six underwent surgery to correct it. Later on, she attended the University of Moscow and studied psychology and anthropology. She modeled on the side for extra money. In 1994, she was crowned Miss Russia. She went on the compete in the Miss Universe pageant where she came in third in the National Costume competition. She would've also advanced to the semifinals ... Biography of Frédéric DEMONTFAUCON
Frédéric Demontfaucon (born December 24, 1973 in Le Creusot) is a judoka from France. Achievements Year Tournament Place Weight class 2007 European Judo Championships 3rd Half heavyweight (100 kg) 2004 European Judo Championships 5th Middleweight (90 kg) 2003 European Judo Championships 5th Middleweight (90 kg) 2001 World Judo Championships 1st Middleweight (90 kg) European Judo Championships 3rd Middleweight (90 kg) 2000 Olympic Games 3rd Middleweight (90 kg) European Judo ... Biography of Omar EPPS
Omar Hashim Epps (born July 23, 1973) is an American actor and musician. Since 2004, he has played the role of Dr. Eric Foreman on the Fox medical drama series House. Early life Epps was born in Brooklyn, New York to a single mother who was a school principal. Before he started acting, he belonged to a rap group called Wolfpak which he formed with his brother in 1991. He began writing screenplays at the age of ten and attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performi... Biography of Veronica WEBB
Veronica Webb (born February 23, 1965) is an African-American model, actress, writer, journalist and television personality. Webb was the first African-American to have a major cosmetics contract . Webb appeared on covers of Vogue, Essence and Elle magazines and on the runway for Victoria's Secret and Chanel. Webb was born in Detroit, Michigan. She grew up in a working class community. Her father Doug was an electrician at the tank division of Chrysler; he died in 1993.. Her mom Marion was a ... Biography of Eric MABIUS
Eric Harry Timothy Mabius (born April 22, 1971) is an American actor. He is known for his film and television roles, including Ugly Betty and Cruel Intentions. Personal life Mabius was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Elizabeth and Craig Mabius. He has a brother, Craig. Mabiu is Catholic and has Irish, Austrian and Polish ancestry. After attending Amherst Regional High School, in Amherst, Massachusetts, where he was voted "Most Dramatic Boy" as a senior, he enrolled in Sarah Lawr... Biography of Ivana MILICEVIC
Ivana Miličević (born April 26, 1974) is an Bosnian American actress from Bosnia and Herzegovina . Early life Milicevic was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, formerly Yugoslavia, the daughter of Damir, a homemaker and entrepreneur, and Tonka Miličević, a slaughterhouse worker and entrepreneur. She has two younger brothers, Tomo Milicevic, (who is the guitarist in the rock band 30 Seconds to Mars), and Fillip. Milicevic, an ethnic Croat, emigrated to the United State... Biography of Gilles VEISSIERE
Gilles Veissière (born September 18, 1959 in Nice) is a football referee from France, best known for supervising two matches during the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea and Japan. He also led two matches at the 2000 and 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, and has refereed numerous UEFA Champions League matches (notably earning praise from Alex Ferguson, who has a reputation for his tough remarks about refereeing performances).... Biography of Roy ROGERS
Leonard Franklin Slye (November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), who became famous as Roy Rogers, was a singer and cowboy actor. He and his third wife Dale Evans, his golden palomino Trigger, and his German Shepherd Dog, Bullet, were featured in over one hundred movies and The Roy Rogers Show. The show ran on radio for nine years before moving to television from 1951 through 1957. His productions usually featured two sidekicks, Pat Brady, (who drove a jeep called "Nellybelle"), and the crotchety Gabby H... Biography of Terri CLARK
Terri Clark (born Terri Lynn Sauson, August 5, 1968 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Starting with her 1995 debut single "Better Things to Do", Clark has charted several singles on both the U.S. and Canadian country music charts, in addition to releasing six studio albums and a Greatest Hits compilation. Early life Terri's grandparents Ray and Betty Gauthier were both noted Canadian country musicians, and her mother belonged to the folk scene. Terri's paren... Biography of Steve COOGAN
Stephen John "Steve" Coogan (born 14 October 1965) is an English comedian, actor, writer, producer and director. His best known character in the United Kingdom is Alan Partridge, the grotesque sports reporter-turned-television chat show host-turned-regional radio presenter who featured in several television series, such as The Day Today, Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge and I'm Alan Partridge. Outside the UK, Coogan is better known for his film roles. He also works in stand-up come... Biography of Michelle JOHNSON
Michelle Johnson (born September 8, 1965) is an American actress, probably best known for her role in Blame It on Rio. Career Director Stanley Donen signed her to appear as Michael Caine's love interest in the romantic comedy film Blame It on Rio. The movie was notable at the time for Johnson, who had several topless scenes and one full nude scene. Since the film's release, Johnson has had dozens of appearances as a supporting actress. She has appeared in films such as Far and Away, Gung... Biography of Bryan CRANSTON
Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor, voice actor, writer and director. He is best known for his roles as Hal in the FOX situation comedy Malcolm in the Middle and Walter White in the AMC drama series Breaking Bad, for which he has won an Emmy Award. Other notable roles include Dr. Tim Whatley on Seinfeld, Kevin James' neighbor in the The King of Queens, Ted Mosby's boss on How I Met Your Mother, and other roles in numerous movies and television programs. Personal life... Biography of Francis HEALY (THE BAND WHO)
Francis "Fran" Healy (born July 23, 1972 in Stafford, England) is a Scottish musician. He is currently the lead singer and main songwriter of the Scottish band Travis, having written nearly all of the songs on their six studio albums. Music Regarded as one of Britain's best present day songwriters and melodists, Healy’s songwriting has been publicly praised by numerous artists, including Paul McCartney, Elton John and Noel Gallagher (from British band Oasis). In 2005, Coldplay frontman Ch... Biography of André BONIFACE
André Boniface (born August 14, 1934 in Montfort-en-Chalosse) is a former international rugby union player for France. His usual position was either on the wing or in the centres. His Test career for France, 1954 through to 1966, included 48 caps and 44 points. Boniface was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 2005.... Biography of David HEWLETT
David Ian Hewlett (born April 18, 1968) is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Dr. Rodney McKay on the science fiction television show Stargate Atlantis. Biography Early life David Ian Hewlett was born on April 18, 1968, Hewlett became a regular on the series Traders and Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and starred in the movie Cube. He ran Darkyl Media, a web site design firm. He also founded Fusefilm.com, an internet community for filmmakers. Career Hewlett got his first com... Biography of JUNINHO
Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Junior (born January 30, 1975 in Recife), commonly known as Juninho or Juninho Pernambucano, is a Brazilian football player, who plays as an attacking midfielder for French club Olympique Lyonnais. He scored seven goals in 44 games for the Brazilian national team, before retiring from international football after the 2006 FIFA World Cup. After a long period of tests , and a time in the futsal ( indoor football ) of Sport Recife , he started his career in 1993 . So... Biography of Annalise BRAAKENSIEK
Annalise Braakensiek is an Australian model, actress and TV presenter born December 9, 1972 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Of Norwegian ancestry, she speaks five languages: (English and German fluently and Dutch, Italian and Japanese conversationally). She studied a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of NSW College of the Fine Arts,(COFA) majoring in jewellery design and sculpture. Braakensiek has enjoyed a successful international career as a model, and uses her profile for char... Biography of Domenico FIORAVANTI
Domenico Fioravanti (born May 31, 1977) is an Italian former swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He is considered the strongest Italian swimmer of all time. Career Domenico Fioravanti was born at Novara, Piedmont. He started to race in swimming pool at the age of nine, and one years later started to train everyday, spurred by the elder brother Massimiliano who was already a swimmer. In 1995 he took part at his first European Championship. In 1999 he ... Biography of Dave DAVIES (THE KINKS)
David Russell Gordon Davies (born 3 February 1947, in Fortis Green, London) is an English rock musician (singer and lead guitarist), most well known for his membership with the English rock band The Kinks, which he founded with Pete Quaife in 1963. His brother Ray, who became the best-known member of the band, joined soon after. The quartet was formed when drummer Mick Avory joined. Davies had a turbulent relationship with Avory, one of the reasons behind the latter's departure from the band in ... Biography of David NAUGHTON
David Walsh Naughton (born 13 February 1951) is an American actor and singer, perhaps best known for starring in the 1981 horror film An American Werewolf in London as David Kessler. Naughton was born in West Hartford, Connecticut the son of Rosemary (née Walsh) and Joseph Naughton, both of whom were teachers. Naughton attended the University of Pennsylvania. Naughton first became widely known as a result of his singing and dancing appearances in Dr Pepper TV commercials. He starred in the... Biography of Bruno ROSSETTI
Bruno Mario Rossetti (born October 9, 1960) is an Italian sports shooter and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal in Skeet Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Olympic results Event 1992 1996 Skeet (mixed) 3 Bronze 148+50+24 Not held Skeet (men) Not held 20th 119... Biography of Bob KANE
Bob Kane (born Robert Kahn, October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was a Jewish American comic book artist and writer, credited as the creator of the DC Comics superhero Batman. Early life and career A high school friend of fellow cartoonist and future Spirit creator Will Eisner, Robert Kahn graduated from De Witt Clinton High School and legally changed his name to Bob Kane at age 18. Kane studied art at Cooper Union, before "joining the Max Fleischer Studio as a trainee animator in 1934." ... Biography of Nona GAYE
Nona Marvisa Gaye is an American singer, former fashion model, and screen actress. The daughter of soul music legend Marvin Gaye and granddaughter of jazz great Slim Gaillard, she began her career as a vocalist in the early 1990s, moving into acting in the 2000s. Early life and career Gaye was born in Washington, D.C., the only daughter of singer Marvin Gaye and wife Janis Gaye. She is Marvin's second child - her brother Marvin III (sometimes referred to as Marvin Gaye, Jr.) was from Gaye's ... Biography of Sébastien BOURDAIS
Sébastien Bourdais (born February 28, 1979 in Le Mans) is a French Formula 1 race car driver. He is one of the most successful race drivers of all time in the Champ Car World Series, having won four successive championships, 2004-2007 inclusive. He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, with his wife Claire and daughter Emma. Height: 1m79 Wiehgt: 72 kg Early years Karting Junior formulae He progressed to single-seater racing in 1995, finishing 9th in the Formula Campus Championship. T... Biography of Michelle ALVES
Michelle Alves (born September 10, 1980) is a Brazilian model. She was born in Londrina, Parana, Brazil, as the daughter of a lawyer (mother) and an engineer (father). Alves was a student in civil engineering at Brazil's Londrina State University prior to moving to São Paulo, where she pursued modeling. She describes herself as "always a good student" and ""Almost a nerd." She is also a polyglot, fluent in Portuguese, Italian, French and English. She was featured in the 2003 and 2005 editi... Biography of Mekhi PHIFER
Mekhi Thira Phifer (born December 29, 1974) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his multi-year role as Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running medical drama ER and his co-starring role opposite Eminem in 8 Mile. Entertainment career In 1995, Phifer attended an open casting call for director Spike Lee’s Clockers, beating over a thousand others to get the lead role as a narcotics dealer embroiled in a murder coverup. He followed that role with another in the comedy spoof feature Hi... Biography of Volker HEROLD
Volker Herold, born January 29, 1959 in Thale, is a German actor, famous for his role as Bernard Ple in the German telenovela Verliebt in Berlin. Verliebt in Berlin (German for "In Love in Berlin") is a Golden Rose-winning German telenovela, starring Alexandra Neldel, Mathis Künzler, Tim Sander, and Laura Osswald. It premiered on February 28, 2005, on Sat.1 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland - its final episode will be broadcasted on October 12, 2007. The series is an adaptation of the Colombi... Biography of Frank GRILLO
Frank Grillo (born June 8, 1963) is an American actor. Grillo was born in New York City, New York. He is probably best known for his role as Nick Savrinn in Season One of Prison Break. He also had roles in other television shows and movies, including the short-lived television series Blind Justice and Battery Park. He is also known for his very popular stint as Hart Jessup on the daytime drama Guiding Light from May 1996 through March 1999. Recently, Frank Grillo played "Mr. Pig" in the Sp... Biography of Rodney DANGERFIELD
Rodney Dangerfield (November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), born Jacob Cohen, was an American comedian, screenwriter and actor, best known for the catchphrase "I don't get no respect" and his monologues on that theme. Early life and career He was born on Long Island in the town of Babylon, the son of Jewish parents, his father was the vaudevillian performer Phil Roy (Philip Cohen). His ancestors had come to the United States from Hungary. He would later say that his father "was never home — he... Biography of Milton BERLE
Mendel "Milton Berle" Berlinger (July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002) was an Emmy-winning American comedian and actor. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater from 1948–1955, he was the first major star of television and as such became known as Uncle Miltie or Mr. Television to millions during TV's golden age. Early life Born in a five-story walkup at 68 West 118th Street in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, he chose Milton Berle as his professional name when he was 16. H... Biography of Laurent FOURNIER
Laurent Fournier, (born 14 September 1964, in Lyon, France) is a football manager and former midfielder. Titles As a player French championhip in 1991 with Olympique Marseille and 1994 with Paris SG Coupe de France in 1993 and 1998 with Paris SG Coupe de la Ligue in 1998 with Paris SG UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1996 with Paris SG UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runner-up in 1997 with Paris SG European Super Cup runner-up in 1996 with Paris SG UEFA Champions League runner-up in 1991 with... Biography of Stefano BELLONE
Stefano Bellone, born April 23, 1955 in Milan, is an Italian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.... Biography of Chris CARTER
Christopher Carl Carter (born October 13, 1956) is an American screenwriter, film director and producer, best known as the creator of The X-Files. He was born in Bellflower, California to William and Catherine Carter. In college, he majored in journalism, graduating from California State University Long Beach in 1979. His brother, W. Craig Carter, is a Lord Foundation Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT. Carter began writing for Surfing magazine out of college. For the ne... Biography of James FRANCISCUS
James Grover Franciscus (January 31, 1934 – July 8, 1991) was a leading and supporting American actor. He was born in Clayton, Missouri. His first big role was as Detective Jim Halloran in the half-hour version of ABC's The Naked City television series. Franciscus was thereafter the lead star in the 13-week series The Investigators, which aired on CBS from October 5 to December 28, 1961. He played the insurance investigator Russ Andrews, with James Philbrook as a co-star. Although he perfo... Biography of Tadanobu ASANO
Tadanobu Asano (浅野忠信 Asano Tadanobu), born Tadanobu Sato (佐藤 忠信 Satō Tadanobu, born November 27, 1973, in Yokohama), is a Japanese actor. Career Asano was born in 1973 to a Japanese father and a mother of Navajo ancestry. His father, an actors' agent, suggested he take on his first acting role in the TV show "Kinpachi Sensei" at the age of 16. His film debut was in the 1990 Swimming Upstream (Bataashi Kingyo), though his first maj... Biography of John LAURIE
John Paton Laurie (25 March 1897 – 23 June 1980) was a Scottish actor born in Dumfries, Scotland. He is probably most recognisable for his role as Private James Frazer, the gaunt-faced, intense, pessimistic undertaker and Home Guard soldier in the popular BBC sitcom Dad's Army from 1968 to 1977. When the plot resulted in the characters being left in some perceived peril, Frazer would spin a tale about people in similar situations coming to a bad end, finishing "We're doomed, I tell ye!", deliver... Biography of Orlando PIZZOLATO
Orlando Pizzolato (born July 30, 1958) is a retired long-distance runner from Italy, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in 16th place (2:15:20). His biggest success was twice winning the New York City Marathon (1984 and 1985), and the silver medal in the men's marathon at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany.... Biography of Terry ALLEN
Terry Thomas Allen, Jr. (born February 21, 1968 in Commerce, Georgia) is a former American football running back in the National Football League. In the 1990 NFL Draft he was selected in the ninth round by the Minnesota Vikings. During his three season career with the Vikings he gathered 2,797 rushing yards with 23 rushing touchdowns. After Minnesota, he joined the Washington Redskins and wasting no time in his first year, he ran over 1,000 yards with 10 rushing touchdowns. During the 1996 seaso... Biography of Charles DUTTON
Charles Stanley Dutton (born January 30, 1951) is an American actor and director. Career In 1984, Dutton made his Broadway debut in August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, winning a Theatre World Award and a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor. In 1988 Dutton played a killer in the television miniseries The Murder of Mary Phagan opposite Jack Lemmon and Kevin Spacey. 1990 brought him a second Best Actor Tony nomination for his role in another Wilson play, The Piano Lesson. Dutton also sta... Biography of Will PATTON
William Curtis "Will" Patton (born June 14, 1954) is an American actor. Patton was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the eldest son of a Lutheran minister. He attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and The Actors Studio and won two Obie Awards for best actor for his performances in Sam Shepard's play Fool for Love and the Public Theatre production of What Did He See?. He was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of General Bethlehem in The Postma... Biography of William BENDIX
William Bendix (January 14, 1906 – December 14, 1964) was an American film actor and screenwriter. Bendix, named for his paternal grandfather, was born in Manhattan, New York City, the only son of Cleveland-born Oscar and London-born Hilda (nee Carnell) Bendix. As a youth in the early 1920s, Bendix was a batboy for the New York Yankees and said he saw Babe Ruth hit more than a hundred home runs at Yankee Stadium. In 1927, he married Theresa Stefanotti. Bendix worked as a grocer until the G... Biography of Micheline OSTERMEYER
Micheline Ostermeyer (December 23, 1922 – October 17, 2001) was a French athlete and pianist. A great-niece of the French author Victor Hugo, and a niece of the composer Lucien Paroche, Ostermeyer was born in Rang-du-Fliers, France. At the insistence of her mother, she began learning piano at the age of 4, and at 14 she left her family's home in Tunisia to attend the Conservatoire de Paris. After the outbreak of World War II, she moved back to Tunisia where she performed a weekly half-hour pi... Biography of Anne DUDEK
Anne Louise Dudek (b. March 22, 1975, Boston, Massachusetts) is an actress from Newton, Massachusetts. She played the role of cruise line heiress Tiffany Wilson in the 2004 comedy film White Chicks. She also starred in a sitcom, The Book Group, and has been a guest star on Desperate Housewives (as Karl Mayer's girlfriend in Season 1), How I Met Your Mother (as Ted's Krav Maga-trained ex-girlfriend), Friends, Charmed, Bones and Six Feet Under, as well as playing Lucinda Barry in the pilot epis... Biography of Julien KAPEK
Julien Kapek (born 12 January 1979in Clamart) is a French triple jumper. His personal best is 17.38 metres, achieved in July 2006 in Tomblaine. This result places him third on the all-time French performers list, only behind Serge Hélan and Karl Taillepierre.... Biography of Nieves ALVAREZ
Nieves Álvarez, born January 1st, 1974 in Madrid, is a Spanish model. She has three children, Adriano, Bianca and Brando (Spouse of Marco Severini, April 30, 2002 - present).... Biography of Joaquim AGOSTINHO
Joaquim Fernandes Agostinho, OIH (born Praia de Santa Cruz, Torrès Védras, Portugal, 7 April 1942 or 1943, died Quarteira, 10 May 1984) was a Portuguese professional bicycle racer. He was champion of Portugal in six successive years . He rode the Tour de France 13 times and finished all but once, winning on Alpe d'Huez in 1979. He died after colliding with a dog whilst leading the Tour of the Algarve. Youth Joaquim Agostinho was born in a small village near Torres Vedras. He lived for sever... Biography of John UTAKA
John Chukwudi Utaka (born 8 January 1982 in Enugu) is a Nigerian football player, who currently plays for Portsmouth of the English Premier League. His Igbo name, Chukwudi, means "There is God". Career He has played for several clubs across three continents, first for Arab Contractors and subsequently Ismaily of Egypt, then spending a season playing for Al-Sadd of Qatar, before joining Racing Lens and later Rennes in France. He now plays for Portsmouth in England, mainly as a pacy winger who... Biography of Mario CUOMO
Mario Matthew Cuomo (born June 15, 1932) served as the 52nd Governor of New York from 1983 to 1994. Cuomo became nationally known for his keynote speech at the 1984 Democratic National Convention and the subsequent speculation over the next decade that he might run for the Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States. Early life He was born in the New York City borough of Queens to a family of Italian origin. His father, Andrea Cuomo, was from Nocera Inferiore, Italy, and h... Biography of Dewi DRIEGEN
Dewi Driegen (born in Amsterdam, Holland on September 15, 1982), is a Dutch model. She is a quarter Indonesian from her mother's side. Driegen was discovered at the age of thirteen by an Elite Model Management Amsterdam modeling scout but decided to stay in school. After her 18th birthday though, she began modeling in Paris and Milan in shows such as Valentino and Versace. Driegen's first campaign was for the Fall 2002 Balenciaga collection and has continued to do advertisements for Armani... Biography of Gregory SMITH
Gregory Edward Smith (born July 6, 1983) is a Canadian/American actor. He began working as a child actor in the mid 1990s, initially appearing in a number of made-for-video and television films, and subsequently starred in the 1998 summer film Small Soldiers. Smith has since appeared in several Hollywood films, and has become known for his role as Ephram Brown on the television series Everwood. Early life Smith was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the son of Terrea (née Oster), an American ... Biography of Didier DOMI
Didier Domi (born 8 May 1978) is a French professional football player who currently plays for Olympiacos as a defender after signing his three year contract with the Greek giants. The Sarcelles-born Domi, a former French youth and Under-21 international, joined Paris Saint-Germain FC and made his debut in January 1996. The following season, having only appeared once in their UEFA Cup Winners' Cup defence, he was brought in to start the first leg of the semi-final against Liverpool FC as PSG ... Biography of Ivan CURKOVIC
Ivan Ćurković (born 15 March 1944 in Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia), had a professional goalkeeping career and was the president of the Partizan Belgrade football club and the president of the Serbia and Montenegro olympic committee. He is also a former co-coach of the Serbia and Montenegro national football team. Ćurković was a goalie of outstanding quality who played for Saint-Étienne during the 1970s and early 1980s and was instrumental in the successful runs of Étienne's foot... Biography of Damien NAZON
Damien Nazon, born June 26, 1974 in Epinal, is a French former professional bicycle racer.... Biography of Donald FAGEN
Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948) is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the co-founder, lead singer, and the principal songwriter (along with partner Walter Becker) of the jazz-influenced rock band Steely Dan. Fagen is known for his use of complex jazz harmonies, elaborate arrangements, and exacting attention to detail––all anomalies in the pop-rock genre. Fagen launched a successful, if sporadic solo career in 1982, spawning three albums to date. Career Early life... Biography of Steven GRAYHM
Steven Grayhm, born January 14, 1981 in London, Ontario, is a Canadian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. Filmography actor 2000 : Lakeboat : Fred, Age 18 2001 : La Robe de mariée (The Wedding Dress) (TV) : Hank 2002 : Tribe of Joseph : Jonathon 2002 : Bang, Bang, You're Dead (TV) : Michael 2002 : Vodka, Winter and the Cry of Violin : Zygmunt 2002 : Disparition ("Taken") (feuilleton TV) : Pfc. William Toland 2004 : FBI - Fausses blondes infiltrées (White Chick... Biography of Jason LAMY-CHAPPUIS
Jason Lamy-Chappuis (born September 9, 1986) is a French Nordic combined athlete who has been competing since 2002. He has won two World Cup events at Kuusamo and Sapporo in 2006. His ski-club is Bois d'Amont. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he finished fourth in the 7.5 km sprint. Lamy-Chappuis also finished seventh in the 7.5 km sprint at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo and was leader of the 15 km individual event after the ski jumping part of the competition be... Biography of Lionel POTILLON
Lionel Potillon (born 10 February 1974 in Cluny) is a retired French football defender.... Biography of Aleksander KWASNIEWSKI
Aleksander Kwaśniewski (Pl-Aleksander Kwaśniewski.ogg (help·info); born November 15, 1954) is a post-communist Polish socialist politician who served as the President of Poland from 1995 to 2005. He was born in Białogard, and during the communist rule he was active in the communist controlled Socialist Union of Polish Students (Socjalistyczny Związek Studentów Polskich) and was sports minister in the communist government in 1980s. After the fall of communism he became a lead... Biography of Tom STEELS
Tom Steels (born September 2, 1971, Sint-Gillis-Waas) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, specialising in sprint finishes and one-day races. Although now at the end of his career, he was once feared as one of the top sprinters in the peloton. He began his career in 1994 with the team Vlaanderen 2002, managing to capture eight victories in his first two seasons. His breakthrough season, however, wasn't until he signed with Mapei in 1996. That year he captured the Belgian semi-classic... Biography of Nick MORAN
Nicholas Jonathan Moran (born 23 December 1969 in East End, London) is an English actor, writer and producer, best known for his role as Eddy the card sharp in Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. He will appear as Scabior in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Film career Moran first hit the big screen in 1990 alongside Roger Daltrey and Chesney Hawkes, in Buddy's Song (1990). He then went on to star with Britpack waifs Hans Matheson and Samantha Morton in a Coky Giedroyc short, The Fut... Biography of Roberto MANCINI
Roberto Mancini (born November 27, 1964 in Jesi, Ancona) is an Italian football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Internazionale in Serie A. Career Club career One of the most talented players of his age, Mancini debuted in Italian Serie A for Bologna on September 12, 1981. The following year he was bought by Sampdoria, for which he played until 1997. Later he played for Lazio (1997–2000) and Leicester City (2001). With Sampdoria, he formed a dynamic strike pa...
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Biography of Tasha de VASCONCELLOS
Tasha de Vasconcelos, born Tasha de Vasconcellos Mota e Cunha August 15, 1966 (source: Imdb) in Beira, Mozambique, is a model and actress of English and Portuguese descent. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0212046/ ) # Une suite pour 2 (2008) (TV) .... Olga Semerentovna # Johnny English (2003) .... Countess Alexandra - Exotic Woman ... aka Johnny English (France) # Dot the I (2003) (uncredited) .... Kit's Mother ... aka El punto sobre la I (Spain) # "Dinotopia" (2002/II)... Biography of John C. ROBINSON
John C. Robinson, born October 25, 1985 in POrtlan Oregon, is an American actor. He was chosen out of 3000 children to play in the controversial film by Gus Van Sant which mirrors the Columbine school shootings called Elephant (2003). Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1440281/ ) Wendy and Lucy (2008) The Beautiful Ordinary (2007) .... Bailey ... aka Remember the Daze (USA: new title) Transformers (2007) .... Miles ... aka Transformers: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX ver... Biography of Georgina CHAPMAN
Georgina Chapman (born 1 January 1976) is an English fashion designer and actress. Chapman, alongside Keren Craig, an actress and a former model, are the co-founders of fashion label Marchesa. Chapman is the daughter of Brian Chapman, millionaire businessman and owner of the organic coffee company, Percol. She grew up in Richmond, West London and at age 13, started a band called Jesus and Mary Jane. In college she lived in a Shepherd's Bush flat, where she remained until recently with her dog... Biography of Philipp KOHLSCHREIBER
Philipp Kohlschreiber (born 16 October 1983 in Augsburg) is a tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 2001. The right-hander has won four doubles and two single titles. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 April 2008, when he achieved a ranking of World No. 24. He is sponsored by adidas and Wilson. In 2007, Kohlschreiber achieved his greatest result at an ATP Masters Series event during the Monte Carlo Masters, when he reached the quarterfinals after going through q...
Biography of Alexander FREI
Alexander Frei (born 15 July 1979 in Basel) is a Swiss footballer. Club career Frei signed a 4-year contract with Borussia Dortmund on 29 June, 2007. Dortmund paid a transfer fee of approximately 5 million euros for him. From the end of the 2006–07 season he has been continually linked with Celtic, whether this move will materialise however is in doubt after Borussia Dortmund released a statement insisting that Frei would go nowhere, even if a club offered 25 million euros. Frei was the h... Biography of Pavel LYCHNIKOFF
Pavel Lychnikoff (born February 16, 1967), also credited as Pasha D. Lychnikoff, is a Russian/American television and film actor. He is noted for his role as the telegraph operator Blazanov in HBO's Deadwood series. He attended the Russian Academy of Dramatic Arts (formerly known as GITIS), and in the early 1990s moved to the United States. Filmography Movies Year Title Role Notes 1997 Playing God Andrei Air Force One Prison Guard 2000 Bob, Verushka & the Pursuit of Happiness Ill... Biography of Elias KOTEAS
Elias Koteas (born March 11, 1961) is a Canadian actor. Early life Koteas was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to a father who worked as a mechanic for the Canadian National Railways and a homemaker mother. His parents are both of Greek descent, and he speaks Greek fluently. Koteas attended Vanier College in Montreal, Canada before leaving to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City in 1981, of which he is a 1983 graduate. He was a member of the Academy's 1983-1984 Produ... Biography of Michael GUIGOU soon available
Biography of Marc GICQUEL
Marc Gicquel (born March 30, 1977 in Tunis, Tunisia) is a professional male tennis player from France. He turned pro in 1999. On November 6, 2006, Gicquel broke into the top 50 after reaching his first ATP Tour final in Lyon, where he was defeated by Richard Gasquet, his countryman. On April 30, 2007, Gicquel broke into the top 40 after reaching the semifinals of Casablanca. He defeated second seed Tommy Robredo at the 2007 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon in the first round and beat Alejandro... Biography of Michael LORENZO-VERA
Michael Lorenzo-Vera (born 28 January 1985) is an French professional golfer. Lorenzo-Vera played on the second-tier Challenge Tour in 2007. Going into the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final he was 7th on the Challenge Tour's money list. He won the tournament and moved all the way up to 1st place to be named the 2007 Challenge Tour's Order of Merit winner. He is playing on the European Tour in 2008. Height 5 ft 10 1/2 in (1.79 m) Weight 155 lb (70 kg) Professional wins Challenge Tour w... Biography of Lena GERCKE
Lena Johanna Gercke, better known as Lena Gercke (born February 29, 1988 in Marburg, Germany) is a German fashion model and television host. She was winner of the first cycle of Germany's Next Top Model. Private life Gercke was born in Marburg and grew up in Cloppenburg where she attended the Liebfrauenschule Cloppenburg (ULF), a Roman Catholic gymnasium, completing her abitur in 2007. She has a sister and two half-sisters, who are her father's daughters. Career On August 14, 2004, Ger... Biography of Yacine BEZZAZ
Yacine Bezzaz (born July 10, 1981 in Grarem Gouga) is an Algerian football midfielder currently playing for RC Strasbourg in the French Ligue 2. Honours Won the CAF Cup once with JS Kabylie in 2002 Won the Ligue 2 Championship once with Valenciennes FC in 2006 International goals # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. July 21, 2001 Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria Egypt 1 – 1 1 – 1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 2. August 20, 2008 Stade Ferdi Petit , Le Touque... Biography of YU (CINEMA BIZARRE)
Yu, born December 29, 1988 in Sulingen, is a German musician (guitarist), member of group Cinema Bizarre. Cinema Bizarre is a German band from Berlin formed in 2005. They describe their music as synthpop, New Wave, electro, gothic rock and pop merged into some kind of glamorous synthrock. They released their debut album in 2007. Members Strify (b. on August 20, 1988) – vocals Kiro (b. on January 11, 1988) – bass Yu (b. on December 29, 1988) – guitar Shin (b. on December 12, 1989) – dru...
Biography of Bojana PANIC
Bojana Panić (Cyrillic: Бојана Панић) was born in Yugoslavia, May 24, 1985, now Serbia. She is a fashion model and an actress. Career As model Bojana started her international career in Milan after being discovered by the Names Agency. She also worked for important fashion companies in Paris, New York, and London, such as Chanel. Since 2008, Panic is the face for the hair care cosmetic brand Schwarzkopf GLISS KUR. ... Biography of Randy JACKSON
Steven Randall "Randy" Jackson (born October 29, 1961) is an American singer and musician, a member of the Jacksons. Nicknamed "Little Randy", he is the youngest of the Jackson brothers, and the second youngest of the nine performing Jackson siblings. (Sister Janet is the youngest.) Randy was only four when the Jackson 5 was formed and therefore was not an original member. While his brothers toured, he honed his skills as a musician, mastering piano. Randy was first married in 1989 to Eliz... Biography of Mallory SNYDER
Mallory Snyder (born January 7, 1984) is an American model best known for her participation on MTV's reality television program The Real World: Paris and her work as a swimsuit model for Sports Illustrated. Snyder is a 2002 graduate of William Fremd High School. Her father, Todd Snyder, played professional American football in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons from 1970-1973. The Real World: Paris Snyder first appeared in the public eye when she appeared as a cast member on The Real World: Par... Biography of Max NEUKIRCHNER
Max Neukirchner born April 20, 1983 (1983-04-20) from Stollberg, Germany is a professional motorcycle racer currently competing in the Superbike World Championship. World Supersport and Superbike In 2004 he competed in the Supersport World Championship riding for Klaffi Honda, finishing the season ranked 9th with 63 points. For 2005, Neukirchner, along with the Klaffi Honda team, moved to the Superbike World Championship. He got a 3rd place podium finish at Phillip Island (but broke his h... Biography of Heinrich HAUSSLER
Heinrich Haussler (born 25 February 1984 in Inverell, New South Wales, Australia) is a German cyclist who races for UCI Professional Continental team Cervélo TestTeam. Haussler, of German heritage, grew up in the town of Inverell in northern New South Wales, Australia before leaving for Germany in 1999 at age 15 to pursue a dream of being a professional cyclist. Haussler turned professional in 2005 and shot to prominence with a stage win in the 2005 Vuelta a España. Haussler took out five win... Biography of Francesco REDA
Francesco Reda (born November 19, 1982 in Cosenza) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Quick Step.... Biography of Benjamin SORE
Benjamin Sore, born February 8, 1987 in Langon, is a French rugby union footballer.... |
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