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9071 celebrities heights in our database on November 21, 2009. The celebrities 5' 6½" 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
153 celebrities 5' 6½" tall have been found. Biography of Martin Luther KING
Martin Luther King, Jr., (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was one of the main leaders of the American civil rights movement, a political activist, a Baptist minister, and was one of America's greatest orators. In 1964, King became the youngest man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (for his work as a peacemaker, promoting nonviolence and equal treatment for different races). On April 4, 1968, King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1977, he was posthumously awarded the Presidential... Biography of Nolwenn LEROY
Nolwenn Leroy (born September 28, 1982 in Saint-Renan, Brittany, France) is a French singer, revealed by Star Academy, a popular French TV show, in 2002. Between 1982, when she left Saint-Renan and 1993, when she arrived with her family in her grandparents' house in St-Yorre, Nolwenn moved out several times, living in Paris, Lille, Guingamp and other places. Her father, professional footballer Jean-Luc Le Magueresse had deserted the family in 1992, when she was 10 years old. Nolwenn went t... Biography of Marion COTILLARD
Marion Cotillard (born September 30, 1975) is an Academy Award-nominated and double César Award winning French actress, perhaps best known for her BAFTA, César, and Golden Globe- winning performance as Édith Piaf in 2007's La Vie En Rose. Career Cotillard began acting during her childhood, appearing on stage in one of her father's plays. Her career as a film actress began in the mid-1990s. She rose to prominence in the late 1990s when she was cast in the Luc Besson production Taxi (1998) as ... Biography of José BOVE
Joseph (José) Bové (born June 11, 1953) is a French farmer and syndicalist, member of the alter-globalization movement, and spokesman for Via Campesina. He was one of the twelve official candidates in the 2007 French presidential election.... Biography of NAPOLEON I
Napoléon I, Emperor of the French (born Napoleone di Buonaparte, changed his name to Napoléon Bonaparte) (15 August 1769; Ajaccio, Corsica – 5 May 1821; Saint Helena) was a general during the French Revolution, the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from 11 November 1799 to 18 May 1804, Emperor of the French (Empereur des Français) under the name Napoléon I (Napoléon 1er) from 18 May 1804 to 6 April 1814, and was briefly restored as Emperor from 20 March to 2... Biography of Laura PAUSINI
Laura Pausini (born May 16, 1974) is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award-winning Italian pop singer, popular in some European and Latin American countries, famed for her soulful voice, her romantic Adult Contemporary ballads and love songs. She has recorded songs in Italian, Spanish, and English, French and Portuguese. Laura Pausini was born in May 16, 1974 in Faenza, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, in Northern Italy, and was raised in the town of Solarolo. She started to sing in local piano bars ... Biography of Jennifer ANISTON
Jennifer Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning American film and television actress. Aniston began appearing in stage productions in the late 1980s. After several lesser-known film and television roles during the early 1990s, Aniston came to fame playing Rachel Green on the hugely popular television sitcom Friends for which she won a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award. She has since focused heavily on her film career, having starred in several successful Hollywood ... Biography of BONO (U2)
Paul David Hewson, (born 10 May 1960), known as Bono is the Academy Award nominated and Grammy winning lead singer and principal lyricist of the Irish rock band U2. Bono is also widely known for his work as an activist concerning Africa. Bono is married to Alison Stewart. Their relationship began in 1975 and the couple were married on 21 August 1982 in an Anglican ceremony at a chapel on the Guinness family estate with Adam Clayton acting as Bono's best man. The couple have four children, Jor... Biography of Elodie FREGE
Elodie Frégé (born February 15, 1982) is a French singer and occasionally an actress. She was the winner of the third season of Star Academy France. She released her self-titled debut album after winning the show. Elodie was born in Nievre, France. She comes from a family with a musical background; her grandfather (who is of Italian origin) was a professional accordionist. She started her musical interest at the age of 6. She start learning guitar when she was a child and took classes for 8 y... Biography of Patricia BUNDCHEN
Fraternal twin of Gisele Bundchen.... Biography of Kate WINSLET
Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born 5 October 1975) is an English actress and occasional singer. She is noted for having played diverse characters over her career, but probably best-known for her critically acclaimed performances as Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility, Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titanic, Clementine Kruczynski in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Sarah Pierce in Little Children, April Wheeler in Revolutionary Road, and Hanna Schmitz in The Reader. Winslet has been nominated f... Biography of Laetitia CASTA
Laetitia Marie Laure Casta (born May 11, 1978 in Pont-Audemer, Normandy) is a French supermodel and actress. Laetitia's mother, Line Blin, is from Normandy. Her father, Dominique Casta, is from Corsica. She has an older brother, Jean-Baptiste, and a younger sister, Marie-Ange. On October 19, 2001, she gave birth to her daughter Sahteene. The father is her former boyfriend Stéphane Sednaoui. Casta is engaged to Italian actor Stefano Accorsi. They have one son together, Orland, born on Septe... Biography of Oprah WINFREY
Dr. Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is the American multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. She is also an influential book critic, an Academy Award-nominated actress, and a magazine publisher. She has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century, the most philanthropic African American of all time, and the world's only black billionaire for three straight years. She is also, according to several as... Biography of Katherine MOENNIG
Katherine Sian Moennig (born 29 December 1977) is an American actress known for her role as Shane McCutcheon on The L Word. Personal life Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she is the daughter of Broadway dancer Mary Zahn and violin maker William Moennig. She is also the niece of actress Blythe Danner and cousin of Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow,. Although there has been much speculation surrounding Moennig's sexual orientation due to the on-screen lesbian and transgender roles she has tak... Biography of Jennifer CONNELLY
Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12, 1970) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress and former child model. Although she has been working in the film industry since she was a teenager and catapulted to fame on the basis of her appearances in films like Labyrinth and Career Opportunities, she did not receive wide exposure for her work until the 2000 drama Requiem for a Dream, and the 2001 biopic A Beautiful Mind, for which she won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Arguably, C... Biography of Farrah FAWCETT
Farrah Fawcett (February 2, 1947 — June 25, 2009) was an American actress. A multiple Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she first appeared as private investigator Jill Munroe in the TV series Charlie's Angels in 1976. Fawcett later appeared off-Broadway to the approval of critics and in highly rated television movies in roles often challenging (The Burning Bed, Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story, Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story, Marg... Biography of Sophia BUSH
Sophia Anna Bush (born July 8, 1982) is a "Rising Star" award winning American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role of Brooke Davis in the CW series One Tree Hill and also for her role portraying Grace Andrews in the horror remake The Hitcher. She was nominated for a Teen Choice Award award three times for her role as Brooke Davis. Early life Bush, an only child, was born and raised in Pasadena, California to Charles William Bush, one of the top advertising and celebrity photogra... 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 A... Biography of Evelyne THOMAS
Évelyne Thomas (born January 10, 1964) is the hostess of the French talk show C'est mon choix (It's my choice). In 2003 she was controversially chosen as the new Marianne. The town mayors who elect her went for a populist choice, which was at odds with the views of the Parisian intelligentsia. This was compounded by her stating that, while she was in favour of liberty and fraternity, she opposed equality, which implied making everyone the same. See Liberté, égalité, fraternité.... Biography of Lionel MESSI
Lionel Andrés Messi (born 24 June 1987 in Rosario) is an Argentine international football player who currently plays for FC Barcelona in the Primera División, and appears on Argentina's national team. Often touted in the media as New Maradona, Messi has been publicly named as his "successor" by Diego Maradona himself.... Biography of Laurent ROMEJKO
French TV host.... Biography of Shirley MACLAINE
Shirley MacLaine (born April 24, 1934) is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actress, well-known not only for her acting, but for her devotion to her belief in reincarnation. She is also the writer of a large number of autobiographical works, many dealing with her new age beliefs, such as solipsism, as well as her Hollywood career. She is the older sister of Warren Beatty. Early life Named after Shirley Temple, MacLaine was born Shirley MacLean Beaty in Richmond, Virginia's B... Biography of Bixente LIZARAZU
Bixente Lizarazu (born December 9, 1969 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France) is a former football (soccer) left defender for Bayern Munich and three other professional teams, as well as the French national team. Lizarazu, a Basque, has been capped 97 times for France, scoring two goals, and helped them win the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. He has won six Bundesliga championships with Bayern Munich, as well as five German Cups, the Champions League, and the Intercontinental Cup. During his secon... Biography of Diane KEATON
Diane Keaton (born Diane Hall on January 5, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress, director and producer. Keaton began her career on stage, and made her screen debut in 1970. Her first major film role was as Kay Adams in The Godfather (1972), but the films that shaped her early career were those with director and co-star Woody Allen, beginning with Play It Again, Sam (1972). Her next two films for Allen, Sleeper (1973) and Love and Death (1975), established her as a comic actre... Biography of Julie DELPY
Julie Delpy (born December 21, 1969) is a French/American actress, singer and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter. Early life Delpy was born in Paris to Albert Delpy and Marie Pillet, both of whom were actors in both feature films and in the avant-garde underground theatre. Encouraged to perform by her bohemian-minded parents, Delpy made her stage debut at the age of five. Films At age fourteen Delpy obtained a role in the film Detective, directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Two years lat... Biography of Elizabeth MONTGOMERY
Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery (April 15, 1933 – May 18, 1995) was an American film and television actress. Montgomery had a career that spanned several decades in film and television, and is best remembered for her iconic role as witch "Samantha Stephens" in the long-running sitcom Bewitched. Early life Born in Los Angeles, California, Elizabeth Montgomery was born to actor Robert Montgomery and his wife, Broadway actress Elizabeth Bryan Allen. She had an older sister, Martha Bryan Montgo... Biography of Ashlee SIMPSON
Ashlee Nicole Simpson (born October 3, 1984) is an American pop rock singer, songwriter, and actress, and younger sister of pop singer Jessica Simpson. Simpson rose to prominence in mid-2004 through the success of her older sister and barely her number-one debut album Autobiography and the accompanying reality series The Ashlee Simpson Show. Simpson received widespread criticism when she used a pre-recorded vocal track for a performance on Saturday Night Live in October 2004. Following a North A...
Biography of Jet LI
Jet Li (born Li Lianjie on April 26th, 1963 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese martial artist, actor, Wushu champion, and international film celebrity. His blood type is A.Jet Li's father died when he was two. His mother sent him to the Beijing Amateur Sports School at the age of eight. After three years of intensive training, Li won his first national championship for the Beijing Wushu Team. After retiring at age 17, he went on to win great acclaim in China as an actor. His first role in an Engli... Biography of François TRUFFAUT
François Roland Truffaut (French IPA: ) (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was one of the founders of the French "New Wave" in filmmaking, and remains an icon of the French film industry. In a film career lasting just over a quarter of a century, he fulfilled the functions of screenwriter, director, producer or actor in over twenty-five films. François Truffaut was born on February 6th, 1932 out of wedlock. His mother’s future husband accepted him as an adopted son and gave him his surname... Biography of Marc ANTHONY
Marc Anthony (born Marco Antonio Muñiz on September 16, 1968) is a Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter popular in Latin America for his salsa music and salsa monga ballads. Height 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Anthony was born in New York City to Guillermina and Felipe Muñiz, Puerto Rican parents who named him after Marco Antonio Muñiz, a Mexican singer popular in Puerto Rico. He has a sister named Yolanda Muniz. Anthony has a daughter, Arianna (1994) , with his New York police officer ex-girlfr... Biography of Erica DURANCE
Erica Durance (born June 21, 1978, in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian actress. Although born in Calgary, she was raised in Three Hills, Alberta. She is perhaps best known for her role as Lois Lane on Smallville. After graduating from high school, Durance moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, to pursue her interest in acting professionally. "I wanted to get my feet wet in a smaller area than Los Angeles when I gave it a try," Durance has said. She continued to study acting, starting out with b... Biography of Rosie O'DONNELL
Roseann Theresa "Rosie" O'Donnell (born March 21, 1962 in Bayside, Queens, New York) is an 11-time Emmy Award-winning American talk show host, television personality, comedienne, celebrity blogger, film, television, and stage actress. Early life O'Donnell was the third of five children born to Edward and Roseann O'Donnell. Four days before her 11th birthday on March 17, 1973, O'Donnell's mother died of breast cancer. She was raised in Commack, New York. In high school, she began exploring... Biography of Dominique VOYNET
Dominique Voynet (born 4 November 1958 in Montbéliard, Doubs département, France) is a French senator for the département of Seine-Saint-Denis, and a member of the The Greens. Dominique Voynet trained as a doctor, specifically as an anaesthetist. During her studies in the late 1970s, she began participating in environmental activism. She fought against the establishment of nuclear reactors in Fessenheim and Malville, and the deforestation of the Vosges area on behalf of the Belfort Associatio... Biography of ANNE du ROYAUME-UNI
The Princess Anne, Princess Royal (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950), is a member of the British Royal Family and the only daughter of Elizabeth II. She is the seventh holder of the title Princess Royal, and is currently ninth in the line of succession to the British Throne. At the time of her birth, she was third in line, but moved to second place from when her mother became Queen, until the birth of her brother, The Prince Andrew, in 1960. The Princess Royal is most famous f... Biography of Madeleine STOWE
Madeleine M. Stowe (born August 18, 1958) is an American actress. She was born in Eagle Rock, a working class suburb of Los Angeles, California, the eldest of three sisters. Her father was British, while her mother had immigrated from Costa Rica as a young woman. Her father suffered from multiple sclerosis. At the age of 10, Stowe began taking piano lessons with the aim of becoming a concert pianist — and also as a way of not having to socialize with other kids. Her Russian-born music teacher... Biography of Quincy JONES
Quincy Delightt Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American music impresario, conductor, record producer, musical arranger, film composer and trumpeter. During five decades in the entertainment industry, Jones has earned more than 70 Grammy Award nominations, more than 25 Grammy Awards, and a Grammy Legend Award in 1991. He is best known as the co-producer of two of the top-selling records of all time: the album Thriller, by pop icon Michael Jackson, which sold 104 million copies worldwide... Biography of Melina MERCOURI
Melina Mercouri (Greek:Μελίνα Μερκούρη, born Maria Amalia Mercouri) (Athens, Greece, October 18, 1920 – New York City, March 6, 1994) was a famous Greek actress, singer, and political activist. She was a member of the Hellenic Parliament, and in 1981 she became the first female Minister for Culture in Greece. Early life The most important person in her early life was her grandfather Spyros Merkouris, who was mayor of Athen... Biography of Lauren HUTTON
Lauren Hutton (born Mary Laurence Hutton on November 17, 1943, in Charleston, South Carolina) is an American supermodel and sometimes actress. She is best known to drama fans for her starring roles in the movies American Gigolo and Once Bitten, and to everyone else for her fashion modeling. Hutton became one of the first students to attend the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida in 1960, but later she transferred to Tulane University, where she graduated with a bachelor of arts degr... Biography of Arantxa SANCHEZ VICARIO
Aránzazu (Arantxa) Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario (born December 18, 1971, in Barcelona, Spain) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Spain. During her career, she won 4 Grand Slam singles titles and 6 Grand Slam doubles titles. Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) Weight 56 kg (123 lb) Career Sánchez Vicario started playing tennis at age four, when she followed her older brothers Emilio Sánchez and Javier Sánchez (both of whom became professional players) to the court a... Biography of Jason PRIESTLEY
Jason Priestley (born August 28, 1969) is a naturalized American actor and film director. Born Jason Bradford Priestley in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he is known primarily as the virtuous Brandon Walsh on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210. The role catapulted him to fame in the early 1990s. Priestley joined the cast of Tru Calling as Jack Harper from 2004-2005. He was also a regular on the 2006 program Love Monkey. His television work also includes the 1989 series ... Biography of Mélanie DOUTEY
Mélanie Doutey (born November 1978, France) is a French actress best known for her role in Claude Chabrol's La Fleur du Mal, which also starred Nathalie Baye, and El Lobo, the true story of a mole within the Basque terrorist organisation ETA. She also made a cameo in French singer Calogero's video for En Apesanteur. In 2006, she was nominated for a César Award as Best Promissing Actress for her performance in Il ne faut jurer de rien!, a cinematographic adaptation of an Alfred de Musset's pla... Biography of Manuel GARRINCHA
Manoel Francisco dos Santos (October 28, 1933 – January 20, 1983), known by the nickname "Garrincha" ("little bird"), was a Brazilian football right winger and forward who helped the Brazil national team win the World Cups of 1958 and 1962, and played the majority of his professional career for Brazilian club Botafogo. FIFA considers him the best Brazilian player ever after Pelé, and in 1999, he was similarly ranked by the IFFHS, who voted him the second best Brazilian player and the eighth best... Biography of Dhani HARRISON
Dhani Harrison (born August 1, 1978) is an English musician. The son of George Harrison of The Beatles, Dhani's debut as a professional musician was to finish his father's last album after George's death in November 2001. Dhani formed his own band, thenewno2, in 2006. Dhani's name is pronounced similarly to the name 'Danny' but with an aspirated 'd'. He is named after two notes of the Indian music scale, 'dha' and 'ni'. Dhani also means rich in Hindi both in a monetary and non-monetary sense.... Biography of Anita EKBERG
Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (born on September 29, 1931) is a Swedish model, actress and cult sex symbol. Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Ekberg was born in 1931 in Malmö, Skåne, the oldest girl and the sixth of eight children. In her teens she worked as a fashion model. In 1950 Ekberg entered the Miss Malmö competition at her mother's urging, leading to the Miss Sweden contest, which she won. She consequently went to America to compete for Miss Universe in the United States despite not speaking... Biography of Iris BERBEN
Iris Berben (born 12 August 1950 in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German actress. Filmography Detektive (1968) Brandstifter (1969) Stehaufmädchen (1970) Vamos a matar, compañeros Supergirl - Das Mädchen von den Sternen Duett zu dritt (1976) Zwei himmlische Töchter (1978) Ach du lieber Harry (1980) Schwarzfahrer (1982) Beinahe Trinidad (1985) Sketchup (1985-1986) Das Erbe der Guldenburgs (1986-1990) Tagebuch für einen Mörder (1988) Drei D (1988) Zabí krá... Biography of Cilla BLACK
Cilla Black (born 27 May 1943) is an English singer and television personality. Music career Born Priscilla Maria Veronica White to a Protestant father and a Catholic mother. In the early 1960s, determined to break into show business, she got a part-time job as a cloakroom attendant at the famous Cavern Club in Liverpool, where The Beatles regularly played. Ideally placed to promote herself to local musicians, she impressed the Beatles and others with her talent and began her stage career... Biography of Suzanne VEGA
Suzanne Vega (born Suzanne Nadine Vega, 11 July 1959, Santa Monica, California) is an American songwriter and singer known for her highly literate lyrics and eclectic folk-inspired music. Vega's mother, Pat Vega, is a computer systems analyst of German-Swedish extraction. Her father, Richard Peck, is of Scottish-English-Irish extraction and works in graphics. Her step-father, Ed Vega, is a writer from Puerto Rico. When Vega was two and a half, the family moved to New York City. She grew up... Biography of Omar HARFOUCH
Omar Harfouch was born in 1969 on the sunny seashore of Mediterranean Sea in Northern Lebanon. He is the descendant of an aristocratic kin. His father is a writer; his mother is the professor of Arabic literature. Being 12 years old he gave his first concerts in the palace of president’s family. He became scholar of Moscow Classical Music Institute when he was 15. Later he continued his education in Dnepropetrovsk and became the first foreign student in the city. He graduated from The Dnepropetr... Biography of Alesha DIXON
Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978) is an English singer, MC, songwriter and television personality. After finding fame in the all-girl trio Mis-Teeq, she is expected to release her debut solo album in 2008 after the initial UK release of the album Fired Up was cancelled. Fired Up will be released in Japan in February 2008 under Victor Records. Alesha was crowned Strictly Come Dancing Champion 2007, beating Matt Di Angelo. Alesha is one of seven children born to an English mother and... Biography of Billy BOYD
Billy Boyd (born 28 August 1968 in Glasgow) is a Scottish actor and musician most widely known for playing Peregrin Took (Pippin), in the film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings and Barrett Bonden in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Early life Born in Glasgow, Scotland, his parents died, a year apart, when Boyd was in his early teens. He was raised, along with his older sister Margaret, by their grandmother. In 1984, at the age of sixteen, he appeared in local musical compa... Biography of Kerry KING (SLAYER)
Kerry King (born June 3, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is a guitarist, best known as one of the founding members of the thrash metal band Slayer. Kerry King was born June 3, 1964 in Los Angeles, California to a father who was an aircraft parts inspector and a mother who worked as a telephone company employee. He has been married twice, and has a daughter named Shyanne Kymberlee King.. His main influences are Judas Priest, Venom, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. In 1981 King was ... Biography of Brian ENO
Brian Eno (pronounced ) (born Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno on 15 May 1948 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England) is an English electronic musician, music theorist and record producer. As a solo artist, he is probably best known as the father of modern ambient music, though he is also a highly celebrated record producer. With an art school background and inspiration from minimalism, Eno first came to prominence as the keyboard and synthesizer player of the 1970s glam and a... Biography of Carol BURNETT
Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933 in San Antonio, Texas) is an Emmy Award-winning actress, comedian, singer, dancer, and writer and is known for her long and successful entertainment career. Burnett started her career in New York. After becoming a hit on Broadway, she debuted on television. After successful appearances on The Garry Moore Show, Carol moved to Los Angeles and began an eleven-year run on the highly acclaimed The Carol Burnett Show which was aired on CBS television from 1... Biography of Richard SIMMONS
Richard Simmons (born Milton Teagle Richard Simmons July 12, 1948) is a fitness expert who promotes weight-loss programs, most famously through a line of aerobics videos and television programs. He is known for his humor, flamboyant personality and heightened energy possibly lending to his ability to motivate people into fitness lifestyle changes. Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Early life Richard Simmons was born on July 12, 1948 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Simmons was raised in the French Quarte... Biography of Sheila MELLO
Sheila Mello is a Brazilian model and actress, born July 23, 1978 in Sao Paulo.... Biography of Raymond KOPA
Raymond Kopa (born October 13, 1931), originally Raymond Kopaszewski, is a French former football midfielder, integral to the French national teams of the 1950's. Height 1.69 m Kopa, born in Nœux-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais, son of Polish immigrants, began his professional career at 17 with SCO Angers, and was transferred two years later to Stade de Reims, with whom he won French championships in 1953 and 1955. With Reims, he was a finalist in the first European Cup final in 1956, losing to ... Biography of Maria Conchita ALONSO
María Conchita Alonso (born June 29, 1957) better known as María Conchita, is a Grammy Award-nominated Cuban-born Venezuelan singer and actress. Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Early life María Alonso was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba to Ricardo Alonso and Conchita Bustillo. She moved to Venezuela with her parents when she was 5 years old. She took her first steps in show business when she was crowned Miss Teenager Of The World in 1971 and was 1st runner-up of the Miss Venezuela pageant in 1975; she w... Biography of Peter JACKSON
Peter Jackson CNZM (born October 31, 1961) is an Academy Award-winning New Zealand filmmaker best known as the director of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, which he, along with Fran Walsh, his long time partner, and Philippa Boyens, adapted from the novels by J. R. R. Tolkien. He is also known for his 2005 remake of King Kong. Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Jackson first gained attention with his "splatstick" horror comedies, and came to prominence with success and critical acclaim for Heavenly Cre... Biography of Laurie METCALF
Lauren "Laurie" Ophelia Metcalf (born June 16, 1955) is a three-time Emmy Award-winning American actress. She is widely known for her performance as Jackie Harris in Roseanne. However, she is also a major force in Chicago theater, probably best known for her critically acclaimed performance in the 1983 revival of Balm in Gilead. Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Early life Metcalf was born in Carbondale, Illinois, the oldest of three children, and was raised in rural Edwardsville, Illinois. Her fat... Biography of ROMARIO
Romário de Souza Faria (born January 29, 1966 in Rio de Janerio), better known simply as Romário, is a Brazilian football center forward who helped the Brazil national team win the 1994 FIFA World Cup and has been one of the most prolific strikers in the world since the 1990s, having had successful tenures with European clubs PSV Eindhoven and FC Barcelona, and in Brazil with Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama. His professional career has extended past age 40, an age by which most profession... Biography of Lara-Isabelle RENTINCK
Lara-Isabelle Rentinck, born August 18 in Berlin, is a German actress. Height: 1m69 (5' 6" 1/2) Filmography Verliebt in Berlin" .... Kim Seidel (1 Folge, 2006) ... alternativ: That's Life (International: English title) - Ja ich will?/Das Ja-Wort (2006) TV Episode .... Kim Seidel Verliebt in Berlin (2005) (VG) (voice) .... Kim Seidel... Biography of Manuela LOPEZ
Manuela Lopez, born July 28, 1972 in Valenciennes, is a French singer and actress. Television SOS 18 (2006) Série TV Léa Parker (2004) Série TV Mariage interdit (2002) Téléfilm La Crim' (2002) Série TV Sous le soleil (1997-2001) Série TV Mauvais présage (2001) Téléfilm Lumières en sous-sol (2001) Court métrage (durée 14'40) Police District (2000) Série TV Pierres et Prières (2000) Court-métrage (durée 5'00) Les Cordier, juge et flic (1998) Série TV Hélène et les garçon... Biography of Lisa RAYE
LisaRaye McCoy-Misick (born September 23, 1966) is an American actress. She got her start in modeling and has also collaborated on several songs and launched two fashion lines. McCoy-Misick was one of the stars of the now cancelled CW show All of Us. Early life She was born in Chicago, Illinois, and is the half sister of rap singer Da Brat, via her father. Personal life McCoy currently has one daughter from her first marriage. On April 8, 2006, she married Michael Misick, the Premier ... Biography of Margot KIDDER
Margot Kidder (born October 17, 1948) is a Canadian-American film and television actress who achieved fame playing Lois Lane in the Superman movies of the 1970s and 1980s. Taille: 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Early life Kidder, one of five children, was born Margaret Ruth Kidder in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, the daughter of Jill (née Wilson), a history teacher, and Kendall Kidder, an explosives expert and mining engineer. She was born in Yellowknife because of her father's job, which ... Biography of MARJORIE (STAR ACADEMY)
Marjorie, born February 22, 1982 in Maisons-Laffitte (78), is a French singer. She has participated in Star Academy third season in 2003.... Biography of Jennifer ELLISON
Jennifer Ellison (born May 30, 1983) is an English actress, glamour model, television personality, dancer and singer. Ellison, who was born in Liverpool, is perhaps best known for playing Emily Shadwick in the television soap opera Brookside until 2003, though since then her regular photoshoots in men's magazines have kept her in the public eye. She is renowned for having a large bust and has recently made appearances in many different television shows. Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Career A... Biography of Salomé STEVENIN
Salomé Stévenin, born January 1985, is a French actress. She is the daughter of French actor Jean-François Stévenin and the sister of actors Robinson Stévenin and Sagamore Stévenin. Filmography 1988 : Peaux de vaches, de Patricia Mazuy 1997 : Soleil de Roger Hanin 2000 : Love me, de Laetitia Masson 2002 : Mischka, de Jean-François Stévenin 2005 : Douches froides, de Antony Cordier 2007 : Il a suffi que Maman s'en aille... Television L'instit : Concerto pour Guillaume, de... Biography of Cynthia BROWN (STAR ACADEMY 6)
Cynthia Brown, sometimes known as Sissi, born December 16, 1981 in India, is a singer. She lives in Paris with her husband Papis. She has participated in Star Academy sixth season in 2006 and was semi-finalist versus Cyril Cinelu, the winner. Some words about Star Academy season 6: all of last year's profs return this year including directrice Alexia Laroche-Joubert and dance teacher Kamel Ouali, the latter kept French fans guessing regarding his participation up to the last minute, as he re... Biography of Marion CLIGNET
Marion Clignet is a French cyclist, born February 22, 1964 in Hyde Park, Illinois, USA. She has won World Championship in 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999 and 2000.... Biography of Laura HARRIS
Laura Elizabeth Harris (born November 20, 1976, Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian actress best known for her roles as grim reaper Daisy Adair in the cable series Dead Like Me and as Marie Warner in the spy drama 24. Her film career dates back to 1990 when she appeared in an adaptation of Stephen King's It. She appeared as Marybeth in The Faculty in 1998, and has since gone on to form her own production company with a friend, Rocket Chicken International Pictures, which has produced the ... Biography of Jane KACZMAREK
Jane Kaczmarek (born December 21, 1955, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an Emmy Award nominated American actress best known for playing the character, Lois, in Malcolm in the Middle. She lives in San Marino, CA. Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Career Kaczmarek, a Polish American, majored in theater at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she met future actor Tony Shalhoub. She later enrolled in Yale University with Shalhoub for her graduate degree and was a part of its theater company. She has h... Biography of Christine TAYLOR
Christine Joan Taylor (born July 30, 1971) is an American actress. Early life Taylor was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania to Joan, a homemaker, and Skip Taylor, an owner of a security company. She grew up in neighboring Wescosville, Pennsylvania. Taylor has a brother, Brian, and attended Allentown Central Catholic High School. Career Taylor began her acting career in 1989 at the age of 18 on the Nickelodeon Network children's television series Hey Dude where she played the lifeguard Me... Biography of Glenda JACKSON
Glenda May Jackson, CBE, (born 9 May 1936) is a two-time Academy Award-winning British actress and politician, currently Labour Member of Parliament for the constituency of Hampstead and Highgate in the London Borough of Camden. Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Personal life She was born in Birkenhead, The Wirral, Cheshire, across the River Mersey from Liverpool, into a working-class family, and once worked in a Boots pharmacy store. She has one son by her ex-husband, Roy Hodges. Acting c... Biography of Susannah YORK
Susannah York (born 9 January 1941) is an Academy Award-nominated English film and television actress. Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Early life York was born as Susannah Yolande Fletcher in London. York studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Career In 1960, York appeared in her second movie, Tunes of Glory, costarring with Alec Guinness and John Mills. She appeared in the films A Man for All Seasons (1966), The Killing of Sister George (1968) and Battle of Britain (1969)... Biography of Midge URE
Midge Ure OBE (born James Ure, 10 October 1953, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a rock and roll guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter. He had particular success in the 1970s and 1980s. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of his real name, Jim. Career Ure began his career with Slik. Before Slik became famous they were known as Salvation and were the house band playing mostly covers in Glasgow disco Clouds (above Green’s Playhouse), where all major bands played whe... Biography of A. J. COOK
Andrea Joy Cook (born July 22, 1978 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a Canadian actress more commonly known as A. J. Cook. She has appeared in several Hollywood films and television shows including The Virgin Suicides, Out Cold, Final Destination 2 and Criminal Minds. Early life Cook was born in Oshawa, Ontario and spent most of her life growing up in Whitby. Her father, Mike, is a teacher and her mother, Sandra, is a sheriff and works for a psychiatrist. She has three siblings named Nathan, Paul and ... Biography of Sarah SILVERMAN
Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1, 1970) is an American Emmy Award-nominated comedian, writer, singer, guitarist, and actress. Although usually credited as Sarah Silverman, she is sometimes credited by her nickname, Big S. Her satirical comedy addresses social taboos and controversial topics such as racism, sexism, and religion. She often performs her act as a caricature of a Jewish-American princess, mocking bigotry and stereotypes of ethnic groups and religious denominations, by endorsi... Biography of Lisa BARBUSCIA
Lisa Barbuscia (aka Lisa B) (born June 18, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York) is a model, singer and actress known for small roles in a number of films, including Bridget Jones's Diary, Highlander: Endgame, and Almost Heroes. Her father is of Italian, Greek and Irish descent, and her mother is Puerto Rican. She released her Debut album Telling Tales, in 2004. Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m)... Biography of Mallika SHERAWAT
Mallika Sherawat (Hindi: मल्लिका शेरावत, born October 24, 1981 as Reema Lamba in Karnal, Haryana, India) is a popular Indian actress and model. Known for her public openness, she is frequently featured in the Indian media as a sex symbol. Personal life Sherawat's birth name is Reema Lamba; she says that adopted the screen name of "Mallika", meaning "empress" to avoid confusion with other actresses named Reema. "She...
Biography of Lana COX
Lana Cox is a former pornographic actress who was born in Moscow, Russia in 1969. She emigrated to England, UK where she found fame as a glamour model and Page 3 Girl. She appeared in many mens' adult magazines and some erotic videos made for the likes of Electric Blue during the early 90s. Lana went on to model for Playboy in the USA & Private Media Group in Europe. She kept modeling in the UK and did more video work for companies such as Liquid Gold. Lana also contributed to a computer game ca... Biography of Shawn PYFROM
Shawn Caminiti Pyfrom (born August 16, 1986) is an American actor who has appeared in several television series and movies. Pyfrom was born in Tampa, Florida, and is of part Italian descent. "Caminiti", his middle name, is his mother's maiden name. Pyfrom has an older brother named Christopher and a younger sister Amber. He is known for his recurring role as Andrew Van De Kamp, the troubled teenage son of Bree Hodge (Marcia Cross) and Rex Van De Kamp (Steven Culp) on ABC's Desperate Housew... Biography of Leonor VARELA
Leonor Varela (born December 29, 1972) is a Chilean actress. Early life Varela was born in Santiago, Chile, the daughter of Leonor, a massage therapist, and the famous Chilean biologist Francisco Varela. She has one sister Alejandra and two brothers, Javier and Gabriel. Varela's family fled to Costa Rica in her early childhood when her homeland was overtaken by a military regime. She subsequently resided in Germany, the U.S., and France. In the early 1990s, her parents moved back to Chile, w... Biography of Pam DAWBER
Pam Dawber (born October 18, 1951 in Farmington Hills, Michigan) is an American actress, best known for her role as Mindy McConnell in Mork & Mindy. Pam Dawber attended North Farmington High School and Oakland Community College and began her career as a fashion model with Wilhelmina and went on to a career as an actress. Her character was the comedic foil and eventual love interest for Robin Williams' character, Mork from the planet "Ork". Dawber parodied her Mork & Mindy character in the 199... Biography of Nadja TILLER
Nadja Tiller (born March 16, 1929) is an Austrian actress. She won the Miss Austria election in 1949, a national beauty pageant for unmarried women in Austria. In 1953, she acted opposite O.W. Fischer in the film, Ich suche Dich, which is based on a play by A.J. Cronin. Her international breakthrough role was that of Rosemarie Nitribitt in the 1958 German movie, Das Mädchen Rosemarie. Tiller has been married since 1956 to actor Walter Giller. They have a son and a daughter.... Biography of Natalie MARTINEZ
Natalie Martinez (born August 21, 1984 in Miami, Florida) is a Cuban-American actress and model. She is best known for her role as Michelle Miller on MyNetworkTV telenovela, Fashion House. She is also the spokesmodel for JLO by Jennifer Lopez. Filmography Death Race (2008) - Remake of Death Race 2000 (1975) .... Produced by Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner. Saints & Sinners (2007) (telenovela) .... Pilar Martin Fashion House (2006) (telenovela) .... Michelle Miller Music Justin Timbe... Biography of Summer GLAU
Summer Glau (born July 24, 1981 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American dancer and actress, best known for her role as River Tam in the short-lived science fiction series Firefly and follow-up movie Serenity. 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Career Glau was classically trained as a ballerina and also studied tango and flamenco. A professional dancer since age 12, Glau relocated to Los Angeles in 2002. She appeared in a few television commercials, but Glau's first television credit was a guest role as a ball... Biography of Marley SHELTON
Marley Eve Shelton (born April 12, 1974) is an American film and television actress perhaps best known in Valentine, Bubble Boy, Sin City and her role as Dr.Dakota Block in the Tarantino/Rodriguez 2007 Double Feature film Grindhouse in both segments Planet Terror and Death Proof. Personal life Shelton was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Carol (née Stromme), a teacher and former singer, and Christopher Shelton, a commercial director and producer. She has three sisters: Saman...
Biography of C.C. CATCH
Caroline Catharina Müller (born July 31, 1964), known as C.C.Catch, is a Dutch-German pop singer-songwriter. Caroline Müller was born in Oss (the Netherlands). She moved with her family to Germany in 1979. In 1980 she was a member of the girl quartet "Optimal". After that (starting in 1985) she collaborated with Dieter Bohlen under the name C.C.Catch. Dieter Bohlen was the driving force behind her records, writing and producing all the songs. This partnership led to a string of major Top 1... Biography of Marv ALBERT
Marv Albert (born Marvin Philip Aufrichtig; June 12, 1941) is an American television and radio sportscaster, honored for his work as a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame and is commonly referred to as "the voice of basketball". From 1967 - 2004, he was also known as "the voice of the New York Knicks". In 2006, he was inducted into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame. Broadcasting career National Basketball Association For over 30 years beginning in 1967, Albert was the voice of the... Biography of Erin DANIELS
Erin Daniels (born October 9, 1973) is an American actress. Daniels was born Erin Cohen in St. Louis, Missouri, where she grew up. Her father was an architect and her mother was a clinical social worker. She grew up in a Jewish family (her mother co-founded the Central Reform Congregation in St. Louis and her grandmother received an award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews) and attended Clayton High School. She graduated from Vassar College with her A.B. degree in Art History... Biography of Vanessa BOSLAK
Vanessa Boslak (born June 11, 1982 in Lesquin, France) is a French pole vaulter. Her personal best is 4.70 metres, achieved in Malaga in June 2006 and during the final of the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan (August 28, 2007). Achievements Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 6th 1999 World Youth Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd 2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 3rd 2002 European Championships Munich, Germ... Biography of Katja POENSGEN
Katja Poensgen, born September 23, 1976 in Mindelheim, Germany, became the first woman to win an international motorcycle racing title. She topped all in the Supermono Cup series on a Suzuki 750 at Brands Hatch, UK, Aug. 2nd, 1998.... Biography of Leslie MANN
Leslie Mann (born March 26, 1972) is an American actress. Mann was born in San Francisco, California. She started out doing commercials at 17 years old, and beat 500 other actresses in an open audition for her role in The Cable Guy. She has starred in films such as George of the Jungle, Big Daddy, The 40 Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up. Mann is married to writer-director Judd Apatow, with whom she has two daughters, Iris and Maude. She met Apatow on the set of The Cable Guy (1996), which he... Biography of Katee SACKHOFF
Kathryn Ann Sackhoff (born April 8, 1980 in Portland, Oregon), better known as Katee Sackhoff, is an American actress best known for playing Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace on the Sci Fi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica. In 2004 she was nominated for a Saturn Award in the "Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series" category for her work in the Battlestar Galactica miniseries. In May 2006, she won the Saturn Award for the same role. Career Sackhoff has had roles in films su... Biography of Jane ALEXANDER
Jane Alexander (born October 28, 1939) is an American award-winning actress, author, and former director of the National Endowment for the Arts. Although perhaps best known for playing the female lead in The Great White Hope on both stage and screen, Alexander has played a wide array of roles in both theater and film, and has committed herself to a variety of charitable causes. Early life Alexander was born Jane Quigley in Boston, USA Massachusetts, daughter of Ruth Elizabeth (née Pearson), ... Biography of Sharon LAWRENCE
Sharon Elizabeth Lawrence (born June 29, 1961) is an American television actress. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, she grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is best known for playing Sylvia Costas Sipowicz in the TV series NYPD Blue. Lawrence played Maisy Gibbons, a housewife/prostitute in Desperate Housewives. She was also the star of the short-lived sitcom Fired Up (1997–98). She has guest starred in Boston Legal, Law & ... Biography of Didier Guy AURIOL
Didier Auriol (born August 18, 1958) is a French rally driver. Born in Montpellier, and initially an ambulance driver, Auriol made his name as a French rally driver in the World Rally Championship throughout the 1990s. He became World Rally Champion in 1994, the first from his country to do so. He was a factory candidate for Lancia, Toyota and Peugeot among others, before losing his seat at Škoda at the end of 2003. Career Auriol won his first World Championship event, the 1988 Tour de C... Biography of Jean TEULERE
Jean Teulère, born November 27, 1954 in Caudéran, is a French equestrian.... Biography of Peter SCOLARI
Peter Scolari (born September 12, 1955 in New Rochelle, New York) is an American television, film and stage actor who was seen early in his career in the television programs Bosom Buddies (1980 - 1982), Newhart (1984-1990), and later in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997 - 2000). Scolari's boyhood dream was to be a professional baseball player but he seriously injured his elbow and was unable to play. His first acting role was at Edgemont High School in Scarsdale, New York in his hig... Biography of Charlotte LEWIS
Charlotte Lewis (born August 7, 1967 in Kensington, London) is an English actress. Lewis is Irish from her mother's side and Iraqi-Chilean from her father's side. Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Lewis made her film debut as a teenager in the 1986 Roman Polanksi film Pirates. She followed this with her role as the female lead in The Golden Child alongside Eddie Murphy that same year. In 1992 she starred opposite James Spader in Storyville. But despite these early successes, her career developed onl... Biography of Julian LEGASPI
Julián Legaspi, born July 10, 1973 in Montevideo, is an Uruguay actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0499201/ ) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0499201/Vidas paralelas (2008) .... Comandante Sosa "Dos caras de Ana, Las" .... Javier (1 episode, 2006) - Las dos caras de Ana (2006) TV episode .... Javier "Amores como el nuestro" .... Lenín Armas (1 episode, 2006) - Episode #1.1 (2006) TV episode .... Lenín Armas Borderline (2004) "Besos robados" .... Samuel Lang (1 ... Biography of Dorota RABCZEWSKA
Dorota Rabczewska - Dorota Rabczewska's Astrological Portrait - , or more accurately Dorota Rabczewska-Majdan, nicknamed Doda or Doda Elektroda, (born February 15, 1984, in Ciechanów, Poland) is a Polish singer with one of the largest number of awards in Poland. Doda was born to Wanda and Paweł Rabczewski. She has an older brother, Rafał. In her youth she was coached in athletics for four year... Biography of Lisbeth LENTON
Lisbeth "Libby" Constance Trickett (née Lenton) OAM (born 28 January 1985, in Townsville, Queensland, Australia) is a World Record Holding and Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer from Australia. She is a member of the 2008 Australian Olympic team, and was a gold medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Currently, she holds 5 World Records, two in long course (50m). Career Trickett was also a bronze medalist in the Women's 50 metre Freestyle. She had previously been the holder of the 100 m Freestyle w... Biography of Raymond FAMECHON
Raymond or Ray Famechon, born November 8, 1924 in Maubeuge, died January 1, 1978, was a French boxer. He was the brother of fellow boxers Alfred, André, and Emile Famechon, as well as uncle to boxer Johnny Famechon.... Biography of Takayuki YAMADA
Takayuki Yamada (山田孝之, Yamada Takayuki?, born October 20, 1983) is a Japanese actor and singer. He has two elder sisters and one son. At age 15, he was discovered by talent agency Stardust and made his debut in his acting career in the TV drama Psychometrer Eiji 2 in 1999. One of his first big roles was starring as Matsumoto Sakutaro in Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu in the 2004 TBS series. In 2005, he made his name known with the movie Densha Otoko. His recent... Biography of Jacqueline OBRADORS
Jacqueline Obradors (born October 6, 1966 in San Fernando Valley, California), is an American actress. She was born to immigrants from Argentina. She is best known for playing supporting roles in Six Days Seven Nights and A Man Apart, and for her role as Detective Rita Ortiz on the ABC crime drama NYPD Blue (2001–2005). She appeared on the show, Freddie, starring Freddie Prinze, Jr., as Sofia, Freddie's sister, during the 2005-06 television season.... Biography of Diana LYNN
Diana Lynn (October 7, 1926 – December 18, 1971) was an American actress. Born Dolores Marie Loehr in Los Angeles, California, Lynn was considered a child prodigy because of her exceptional abilities as a pianist at an early age, and by the age of 12 was playing with the Los Angeles Junior Symphony Orchestra. Film career Dolores Loehr made her film debut playing the piano in They Shall Have Music and was once again playing piano, accompanying Susanna Foster in There's Magic in Music, when... Biography of Christine JORGENSEN
Christine Jorgensen (born George William Jorgensen, Jr. May 30, 1926 in The Bronx, New York City, USA; died May 3, 1989) was famous for having been the first widely-known individual to have sex reassignment surgery—in this case, male to female. Early life The second child of George William Jorgensen Sr., a carpenter and contractor, and his wife, the former Florence Davis Hansen, Jorgensen grew up in the Bronx and later described herself as having been a "frail, tow-headed, introverted little... Biography of Theresa RUSSELL
Theresa Russell (born Theresa Paup on 20 March 1957) is an American actress. Career Russell began modeling at the age of 12 (when she was discovered by a photographer) and made her film debut in 1976 in The Last Tycoon, starring Robert De Niro. Russell has since appeared in such films as Straight Time (1978), Bad Timing (1980), Black Widow (1987), Impulse (1990), and The Believer (film) (2001), as well as the HBO mini-series Empire Falls in 2005 with Ed Harris. Russell recently appeared in S... Biography of Nicolas PROST
Nicolas Jean Prost (born 18 August 1981, Saint-Chamond, France) is a racing driver currently racing in the Euroseries 3000 Championship for the ELK Motorsport team. Career Despite being the son of four-time Formula One World Drivers' champion Alain Prost, he started his career at the late age of 22 in Formula Campus. Prost is the oldest son of four-time Formula One world champion Alain Prost. In 2007, he finished third in the Spanish Formula Three Championship. Besides racing, Nicolas Pr... Biography of Anabel MEDINA GARRIGUES
Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues (born July 31, 1982 in Torrent, Valencia), better known as Anabel Medina, is a Spanish female tennis player. She reached a career high WTA Tour ranking of No.22 in October 2008, and has won eight singles titles and 12 doubles titles, including the 2008 French Open with Virginia Ruano Pascual.Career She won the WTA tournament in Strasbourg, France, beating Katarina Srebotnik in the final in May 2008, thus defending the title she won the previous year against Amélie Ma... Biography of Benjamin LEMAIRE
Benjamin Lemaire (born July 15, 1985) is a French actor and film director. He was born in Sedan. He started his career as film director with short movies. His movies are based on child and life of children. In 2004 he got his first major award. He also works as a child coach and child agent. Filmography Director 2006: Vincent, co-written by Tim Burton 2006: Video clip 2005: Clair Obscur, starring Arnaud Marciszewer, Sybel Leroy 2004: Rapt, starring Gaetano Di Salvo, François Tis... Biography of Marco LEONARDI
Marco Leonardi (born in Sydney, Australia, November 14, 1971) is an Italian actor. Leonardi was born in Australia to Italian parents. He moved to Italy at the age of four and starred in the famous movie Cinema Paradiso and in the Mexican movie of 1993 Like Water for Chocolate. He has made several movies in the United States, among them, Desperate Measures and, more recently, Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Other appearances include the Canadian film The Five Senses.... Biography of Jennifer IRWIN
Jennifer Irwin (born June 17, 1975 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Linda on Still Standing and Maria Ganitisis in the Molly Shannon comedy Superstar. She will be starring in the HBO pilot East Bound and Down in 2008. She is an alumna of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.... Biography of Katharina ABT
Katharina Abt or Katharina Abt-Meyer, born June 6, 1967 in Munich, is a German actress. Filmography Television 1985: Ein Fall für zwei – Rotkäppchen 1987: The Contract 1985: Alles Paletti 1988: Arsene Lupin 1989: Die Schwarzwaldklinik - Arzt zum Nulltarif 1989: Tatort – Die Neue 1990: Ein Fall für zwei – Madonna 1991: Der Fahnder 1993: Mittsommernacht 1997: Du hast mir meine Familie geraubt 1997: Der Bulle von Tölz, Gastrolle 1999: Jets – Leben am Limit 2000–2001:... Biography of Kaylee DeFER
Kaylee DeFer (born Kaylee Vanni September 23, 1986) is an American actress. DeFer was born in Tucson, Arizona and attended Desert Christian High School. In 2003, she left for Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. DeFer has made appearances on television and starred in the Nick Cannon movie Underclassman. She is in the film Flicka (2006) starring Tim McGraw. She also played Hillary Gold in the FOX sitcom The War at Home. DeFer is the cover model on Reeve Oliver's album Touchtone Infe... Biography of Maurizio STECCA
Maurizio Stecca, born March 9, 1963 in Santarcangelo di Romagna, is an Italian former boxer.... Biography of Rocky MATTIOLI
Rocco (Rocky) Mattioli, (born September 20, 1953 in Ripa Teatina, Italy) was an Italian-Australian boxer at junior middleweight and former world champion. Professional career Mattioli turned professional in 1970 and in 1977 captured the WBC Light Middleweight Title with a KO over Eckhard Dagge. He defended the title twice before losing it to Maurice Hope in 1979 by TKO. In 1980 he had a rematch with Hope, but again was TKO'd, in the 11th round. He retired in 1982.... Biography of Jean MARSH
Jean Lyndsey Torren Marsh (born 1 July 1934) is a British actress, occasional screenwriter, and co-creator of the television series Upstairs, Downstairs and The House of Eliott. Marsh received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performance as Rose Buck in Upstairs, Downstairs in 1975. Life and career Early life Marsh was born in Stoke Newington, London, England, the daughter of Emmeline Susannah Nightingale Poppy (née Bexley), a bar employee and dress... Biography of Natalia ESTRADA
Natalia Estrada was (born on September 3, 1972), in Gijon Asturias, Spain. She is an actress, model and television presenter on Spanish television. Eventually when she was 15 she moved to Madrid where she did music and acting classes and became a flamenco and classical ballet dancer. She also had the great opportunity to be with Penélope Cruz on the musical program "La quinta marcha" from (1990-1991), on the Spanish Telecinco channel. Natalia was a presenter for the Miss Spain competitions... Biography of Guy CAMBERABERO
Guy Camberabero was born in Saubion in France on May 17 in 1936. He was a French rugby player.... Biography of Samantha BOND
Samantha Bond (born 27 November 1961) is an English actress best known for her role as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond films starring Pierce Brosnan. She is married to Alexander Hanson and has two children, Molly and Tom. Samantha Bond is the daughter of actor Philip Bond and Pat Sandys, and is the sister of actors Abigail and Matthew Bond. She attended the Godolphin and Latymer School, and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Career She has appeared in many television series, no... Biography of Christel PASCAL-SAIONI
Christel Pascal-Saioni, born October 6, 1973 in Gap, is a French alpine skier (slalom and giant slalom).... Biography of Alison PILL
Alison Elizabeth Pill (born November 27, 1985) is a Canadian film, television and theatre actress. In 2006, Pill starred as Grace Webster in the short-lived NBC drama The Book of Daniel, and was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in Martin McDonagh's The Lieutenant of Inishmore. She was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and attended Vaughan Road Academy (high school) in Toronto. Stage career None of the Above New York City (2003) The Distance From Here New York City (2004) ... Biography of Molly PRICE
Molly Evan Price (born December 15, 1966) is an American actress. Biography Price was born in North Plainfield, New Jersey and graduated from North Plainfield High School in 1984. She's a graduate of Rutgers University. She is married to real-life FDNY firefighter (Derek Kelly). Price and Kelly have one son, Jake, born in November 2003. She enjoys boxing, reading, and cooking. She is working on her career of opening a gourmet sandwich shop on Block Island, Rhode Island called Three ... Biography of Tomohiro KAKU
Tomohiro Kaku (郭智博 ,Kaku Tomohiro?) is a Japanese actor. He was born September 5th, 1984. He is from Kanagawa, Japan. His hobbies are dancing and soccer. Profile Name: 郭智博 Name (romaji): Kaku Tomohiro Nickname: Tomo Profession: Actor Height: 169cm Star sign: Virgo Blood type: AB Talent agency: Moon the Child Filmography TV ROOKIES (TBS, 2008, ep8-9) Hana Yori Dango (TBS, 2005) Medaka (Fuji TV, 2004, ep3) Stand Up!! (TBS, 2003) Tos... Biography of Zulia CALATAYUD
Zulia Calatayud (born November 9, 1979 in Havana) is a Cuban runner competing mostly in the 800 metres event. Her greatest season was 2005, when she became world champion and won the World Athletics Final. Personal bests * 400 metres - 50.87 (2001) * 800 metres - 1:56.09 (2002) Born 9 November 1979, Havana, height- 1.69m weight- 59 kg Manager: Javier Sotomayor / Jesús Molina Coach: Faustino Hernández Name- Zulia Inés CALATAYUD Torres Zulia is named after a Venezuel... Biography of Sjoukje DIJKSTRA
Sjoukje Rosalinde Dijkstra (born January 28, 1942 in Akkrum, Netherlands) is a former figure skater and remains a well-known figure in the Netherlands. She won the World Champion three times, the European Championships five times and has won two olympic medals. Her Olympic gold in 1964 in Innsbruck, was the first time an athlete from the Netherlands won gold at Olympic Winter Games. During her days as an amateur skater, she was known for her athletic style and was one of the few skaters who exce... Biography of Harry SHEARER
Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, writer, musician, radio host and record label owner. Shearer, a voice actor on The Simpsons (1989 to present), provides the voices of Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders, Reverend Timothy Lovejoy, Kent Brockman, Dr. Julius Hibbert, Dr. Marvin Monroe, Lenny Leonard, Principal Seymour Skinner, Otto Mann, Scratchy and Rainier Wolfcastle among others. He is also known for playing Derek Smalls in the 1984 hit This Is S... Biography of Amber GRISTAK
Amber Gristak (born September 25, 1983) is an American actress and author. Gristak was born in Zanesville, Ohio, and then raised on the Gulf Coast in Bradenton, Florida. Professional activities Amazon Shorts Emoetry (Amazon, 2007) You Can't Buy a Halo (Amazon, 2007) Books O.F.O.N: String of Consciousness (Bryber Books, 2006) Films Hard Rock (Role: Well-Wisher) Raising Helen (Role: voice over) House of D (Role: Leon's Mistress) Maid in Manhattan (Role: Autograph Girl) ... Biography of Debra MARSHALL
Debra Gale Marshall (born March 2, 1960 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) is an American actress and former professional wrestling manager and WWE Diva. Arguably best known by her ring name, Debra, she gained recognition for her appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (later World Wrestling Entertainment) between 1998 and 2002. Before becoming involved in wrestling, Debra competed as a beauty-pageant participant, becoming runner-up for Miss Texas USA in 1984. Early life Raised in West Blocton,... Biography of Maila NURMI
Maila Nurmi (21 December 1922 – 10 January 2008) was a Finnish-American actress, who created the campy 1950s character Vampira. Her portrayal of this character as television's first horror host and in the Ed Wood cult film Plan 9 from Outer Space was influential over the decades that followed. Early life Born as Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi, she claimed to be the niece of the Finnish athlete Paavo Nurmi, who began setting long-distance running world records in 1921, the year before her birth. ... Biography of Virginia RUANO PASCUAL
Virginia Ruano Pascual (born September 21, 1973) is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain. She has won three career singles titles but she has been more successful in doubles where she has won 42 titles, including 10 Grand Slam titles (eight partnering Paola Suárez of Argentina and two partnering Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain) Between 2002 and 2004 Virginia and Paola reached nine consecutive Grand Slam finals (won five, lost four) and they reached at...
Biography of Claude RAINS
Claude Rains (November 10, 1889 – May 30, 1967) was an English theatre and film actor, who later held American citizenship, best known for his many roles in Hollywood films. Early life Rains was born William Claude Rains (known as 'Willie') in Camberwell, London on November 10, 1889. He grew up with, according to his daughter, "a very serious cockney accent and a speech impediment". His acting talents were recognised by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, founder of The Royal Academy of Dramatic A... Biography of Maria YLIPAA
Maria Ylipää, born Maria Mikaela Markuntytär Ylipää August 8, 198& in Ylöjärvi, is a Finnish actress and singer. She speaks Finnish, English, Swedish and some French and German and is 5' 6½ tall. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1641293/ ) 1. Pietà (2007) .... Maria 2. Keisarikunta (2004) .... Aila 3. "Rikospoliisi Maria Kallio" .... Silja Taskinen (3 episodes, 2003) - Kuolemanspiraali osa 3 (2003) TV episode .... Silja Taskinen - Kuolemanspira... Biography of Carmen BASILIO
Carmine Basilio, born April 2, 1927 in Canastota, New York, better known in the boxing world as Carmen Basilio, is a former boxer of Italian-American origin. Some reports have suggested that Basilio changed his name from Carmine to Carmen before he began boxing, to sound more masculine. However, the reason why he changed his name to Carmen is really not known. Biography Basilio began his professional boxing career by meeting Jimmy Evans on November 24 of 1948 in Binghamton, New York. He kno... Biography of Carol CADY
Carol Therese Cady (born June 6, 1962 in Los Alamos, New Mexico) is a retired female shot putter and discus thrower from the United States. She competed for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984.... Biography of Bruno KIRBY
Bruno Kirby (April 28, 1949 – August 14, 2006) was an American film and television actor. He was perhaps best known for his roles in the Hollywood films City Slickers, When Harry Met Sally..., and The Godfather Part II. Early life Kirby was born Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu, Jr. in New York City, New York. His father was actor Bruce Kirby (born Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu). His brother, John Kirby, was a notable acting coach. Career Kirby was a popular character actor through the late 1980s... Biography of Tamara TAYLOR
Tamara Taylor (born 27 September 1970) is a Canadian television actress. Born in Toronto to a black Canadian father and a white Canadian mother, she is currently appearing as Dr. Camille Saroyan, head of the Forensic Division, in Bones. She also appeared in the CBS medical drama 3 lbs. as Della and the UPN series Sex, Love & Secrets in the role of Nina, both of which were short-lived. Taylor made guest appearances on NCIS, Numb3rs, Lost, CSI: Miami, Without a Trace, Party of Five and Dawson's... Biography of Luisa CORNA
Luisa Corna, born December 2, 1965 in Palazzolo sull'Oglio, is an Italian singer, show girl and TV host. Discography Album 2006 - Acqua futura Singles 1992 - Dove vanno a finire gli amori scritta da Depsa 2002 - Ora che ho bisogno di te (con Fausto Leali) 2005 - Colpa mia con Gatto Panceri External link, her site: www.luisacorna.it... Biography of Lorena OCHOA
Lorena Ochoa (born in Guadalajara, Jalisco on 15 November 1981) is a Mexican golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is currently the number one ranked female golfer in the world. As the first Mexican golfer of either gender to be ranked number one in the world, she is considered the best Mexican golfer of all time. Height 5 ft 6.1 in (1.69 m) Childhood and amateur career Ochoa grew up next door to the Guadalajara Country Club and took up golf at the age of five. She won her fir... Biography of Andrea Joy COOK
Andrea Joy Cook (born July 22, 1978) is a Canadian actress more commonly known as A. J. Cook. She has appeared in several Hollywood films and television shows including The Virgin Suicides, Out Cold, Final Destination 2 and Criminal Minds. Biography Early life Cook was born in Oshawa, Ontario and spent most of her life growing up in Whitby. Her father, Mike, is a teacher and her mother, Sandra, is a sheriff and works for a psychiatrist. She has three siblings named Nathan, Paul and Angel... Biography of Carolina KOSTNER
Carolina Kostner (born February 8, 1987) is an Italian figure skater. She is the 2007 & 2008 European champion and the 2008 World silver medalist. As of May 2008, Kostner is ranked third in the world.. Height: 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) Coach: Michael Huth Personal life Carolina Kostner was born in Bolzano, Italy. Her mother, Patrizia, was a nationally ranked figure skater in the 1970s. Her father, Erwin, played ice hockey for the Italian national team at the World Championships and Olympic Gam... Biography of Monica NICULESCU
Monica Niculescu (born September 25, 1987) is a professional Romanian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 86th, which she reached on May 19, 2008. Her career high in doubles is 79th, which she reached on May 9, 2008.... Biography of Françoise MBANGO ETONE
Françoise Mbango Etone (born 14 April 1976) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for the Cameroon. She was a gold medalist in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. She retained her title with a distance of 15.39m at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. She was born in Yaoundé. She is also a talented long jumper who finished second at the African Championships in 1999 (6.55 m). She is the first athlete from Cameroon to win medals at the World Championships, C... Biography of ROMEO (CINEMA BIZARRE)
Roméo Nightingale or Rom3o Nightingale, born August 4, 1988 in Hachenburg near Cologne, is a German musician (keyboard), a 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, ... Biography of Carlos TEVEZ
Carlos Alberto Tévez (born Carlos Alberto Martínez on 5 February 1984 in Ciudadela, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Manchester United in the Premier League. He was described by Diego Maradona as the "Argentine prophet for the 21st century." Background Carlos Alberto Martínez was raised in the humble neighborhood of Ejército de Los Andes, better known as "Fuerte Apache." It was from there where he got the nickname of "Apache." His parents changed his surname t... Biography of Luigi BECCALI
Luigi Beccali (November 19, 1907 - August 29, 1990) was an Italian athlete, winner of 1500 m at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Born in Milan, Luigi Beccali, as a youth, was fascinated by cycling and track and field athletics, but choose the latter, when he met the coach Dino Nai. Luigi Beccali, an Italian champion in 1500 m from 1928 to 1931, became a national hero overnight when he won the Olympic 1500 m gold at Los Angeles. While mounted on the victory platform he was the first person to give... Biography of Leah PIPES
Leah Sarah Pipes (born August 12, 1988 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. She is most notable for starring in the television series Life Is Wild. Career She first started acting in 2001 on the popular show Angel. She was a regular on the TV series Lost at Home and appeared in the Disney Channel Original Movie Pixel Perfect as Samantha. She starred in the movie Fingerprints in 2006 (released in 2008). She has also appeared on TV shows such as Crossing Jordan and Drake & Josh.... Biography of Randy de PUNIET
Randy de Puniet (born February 14, 1981 in Maisons-Laffitte, France) is a French Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. 2006 was his first season in MotoGP, for the Kawasaki factory team, where he remains for 2007. At Barcelona he took his first front-row start, and finished a career-best fifth. Up until Donington, he has started all but one other race on the third row. He started 4th and finished 2nd at Motegi in the wet. August 24, 2007 saw the Honda LCR team announce that de Puniet would ride for ... Biography of Timo GLOCK
Timo Glock (born 18 March 1982 in Lindenfels, Germany) is a German motor racing driver. At the 2004 Canadian Grand Prix, standing in for Giorgio Pantano who had a contract dispute with Jordan Grand Prix, he joined a select group of drivers who have scored a World Championship point in their first Formula One race. He currently drives for Toyota F1, as team-mate to Jarno Trulli. Career Early career Glock began his motorsport career in 1998 at the age of 15. He won several karting champion... Biography of Nancy McCRUMB
Nancy McCrumb, born January 2, 1984 in Ft. Collins, Colorado, is an American actress and stunt actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1847089/ ) The Devil You Know (2009) (filming) .... Katie Public Enemies (2009) (completed) .... Tommy Carroll's Hostage "Heroes" .... Agent Karina (1 episode, 2008) - Chapter Two 'The Butterfly Effect' (2008) TV episode (uncredited) .... Agent Karina "Cinemania" .... Contestant (1 episode, 2008) - My Cousin Vinny (2008) TV epi... Biography of Elodie GUEGAN
Élodie Guégan, born December 19, 1985 in Ploemeur, is a French middle distance track athlete, a specialist of 800m.... |
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