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9071 celebrities heights in our database on November 21, 2009. The celebrities 5' 8½" 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
211 celebrities 5' 8½" tall have been found. Biography of Sharon STONE
Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning American actress, producer, and former fashion model. She came to international attention for her performance in the 1992 Hollywood blockbuster film Basic Instinct.... Biography of Milla JOVOVICH
Milla (Militza) Jovovich (Serbian: Милица Јововић/Milica Jovović, Ukrainian: Мілла Йовович/Mіlla Jovovič; born December 17, 1975) is an American supermodel, actress, musician, singer, and fashion designer. Jovovich has been described by Paul W.S. Anderson, director of her film Resident Evil, as a "rare combination of a good actress ... Biography of Cameron DIAZ
Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) in San Diego, California is a four-time Golden Globe nominated American actress and former fashion model. She is well known for her roles in blockbuster movies such as The Mask, There's Something About Mary, My Best Friend's Wedding, Charlie's Angels, Shrek, Gangs Of New York, The Sweetest Thing, and In Her Shoes. Diaz is the second of two actresses (the other being Julia Roberts) to join the coveted "$20 Million Club" after receiving this salary for ... Biography of Michel SARDOU
Michel Sardou (born January 26, 1947) is a French singer. He was born in Paris, the son of Fernand Sardou and Jackie Rollin (Jackie Sardou). Contrary to what has been written at the beginning of his career, he is not the grandson of the dramatist Victorien Sardou. However, he is the father of the French novelist Romain Sardou. He is known not only for his love songs ("La Maladie d'Amour"), but also for songs dealing with various social and political issues, such as the rights of women in I... Biography of Joaquin PHOENIX
Joaquín Rafael Phoenix (born October 28, 1974), formerly credited as Leaf Phoenix, is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican actor. He is from a family of performers, most notably his brother, the late actor River Phoenix. Phoenix often plays supporting roles as conflicted, insecure characters with a darker side. Phoenix's first acting jobs were guest appearances on two television shows with his brother River: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (19... Biography of François HOLLANDE
François Hollande (born August 12, 1954) is a French politician. Since 1997, he has been the chairman of the French Socialist Party. He is also a deputy from the département of Corrèze and the mayor of Tulle. On November 24, 2005, the Party voted to retain him (running unopposed) as their leader through the 2007 presidential election. Height: 1m74 He is a graduate of HEC, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and ENA, and his former profession was as councillor in the Court o... Biography of Bar RAFAELI (REFAELI)
Bar Refaeli (Hebrew: בר רפאלי born June 4, 1985) is an Israeli model, known for her work for Sports Illustrated and Victoria's Secret, and for her relationship with American actor Leonardo DiCaprio and previously with David Charvet. Biography Early life Refaeli was born in the countryside of Israel where her parents owned a horse ranch. It was her mother, Tsipi Refaeli, who first saw potential in her daughter. Bar Refaeli then began her modeling ... Biography of Claude FRANCOIS
Claude François (February 1, 1939 in Ismaïlia, Egypt - March 11, 1978 in Paris, France) was a French pop singer. The son of an Italian mother and a French father, Claude François was born in Egypt, where his father, Aimé François, was working as a shipping traffic controller on the Suez Canal. In 1951 the job took the family to the city of Port Tawfik on the Red Sea. Claude François' mother was very musical and had her son take piano and violin lessons. On his own, the boy learned to play ... Biography of Michèle LAROQUE
Michèle Laroque (born June 15, 1960) is a French actress, comedian and humorist. She was born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.... Biography of Michael SCHUMACHER
Michael Schumacher, born January 3, 1969, in Hürth Hermülheim, Germany) is a former Formula One driver, and seven-time world champion. According to the official Formula One website, he is "statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen". He is the first German to win the Formula One World championship and is credited with popularising Formula One in Germany. In a 2006 FIA survey, Michael Schumacher was voted the most popular driver among Formula One fans. After winning two champion... Biography of Alicia KEYS
Alicia Keys (born Alicia J. Augello-Cook on January 25, 1981) is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, pianist, and record producer. Other ventures include acting and philanthropy. Keys is a renowned artist who has sold twenty-eight million albums and singles worldwide and won numerous awards, including nine Grammy Awards, eleven Billboard Music Awards, and three American Music Awards.... Biography of Sophia LOREN
Sophia Loren (born September 20, 1934) is a motion picture and stage, Academy Award-winning actress, widely considered to be the most popular Italian performer. Early life and career Sophia Loren was born Sofia Villani Scicolone in Rome, to unmarried parents; her father Riccardo Scicolone was an engineer and her mother Romilda Villani was an aspiring actress and piano teacher. Loren grew up impoverished in wartime Pozzuoli, near Naples sharing a small flat with her sister Maria, her grandpar... Biography of Anthony HOPKINS
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE (born 31 December 1937) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning film, stage and television actor. He was born and raised in Wales, but became an American citizen in 2000. Early life Hopkins was born in Margam, Port Talbot in Wales to Muriel Anne (née Yeats) and Richard Arthur Hopkins, a baker. His mother is a distant relative of the Irish poet William Butler Yeats. His schooldays were unproductive. A loner with dyslexia, he found that he would ... Biography of Michel SERRAULT
Michel Serrault (b. January 24, 1928, Brunoy, Essonne, France – d. July 29, 2007, Honfleur, France) was a celebrated French actor who appeared in over 150 films. Serrault's first film was the suspense thriller Les Diaboliques, starring Simone Signoret and directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. However, he became well-known internationally in the 1970s for his starring role as Albin/Zaza in La Cage aux Folles, a 1978 film adaptation of the 1973 play of the same name by Jean Poiret. It was made int... Biography of Fanny ARDANT
Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born March 22, 1949 in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France) is a French actress. Ardant grew up in Monaco until age 17 when she moved to Aix-en-Provence to study at the Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence. In her early twenties her interest turned to acting and in 1974 she made her first appearance on stage. By the early 1980s she was a major motion picture star, gaining international recognition for her role opposite Gérard Depardieu in La Femme d'à c... Biography of Jane BIRKIN
Jane Mallory Birkin OBE (born 14 December 1946) is an actress and singer. Birkin was born in London, England to David Birkin, a Royal Navy commander and World War II espionage hero, and Judy Campbell, an actress in Noel Coward musicals. Her great aunt was Freda Dudley Ward, a mistress of Edward VIII while he was Prince of Wales. Career Birkin emerged in the swinging '60s in London, starring as one of the models in the controversial film Blowup in 1967. In 1968, Birkin went to France to... Biography of Jacques MARTIN
Jacques Martin (born June 22, 1933 in Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, September 14, 2007 in Biarritz) was a French TV host and producer. Height: 1m74 In the late sixties he formed a comical duet of hosts on radio Europe 1 with French actor Jean Yanne. In the beginning of the seventies, he was the sidekick of Danièle Gilbert, the host of the early afternoon show Midi Première. Then Jacques Martin created and hosted popular satirical TV shows such as Le Petit Rapporteur (The little snitch , 1975 - 197... Biography of Jean-Pierre RAFFARIN
Jean-Pierre Raffarin listen (born 3 August 1948) is a French conservative politician and senator of Vienne. Jean-Pierre Raffarin served as the Prime Minister of France from 6 May 2002 to 31 May 2005, resigning after France's rejection of the referendum on the European Union draft constitution. However, after Raffarin resigned, he said that his decision was not based on the outcome of the vote. Opinion polls following his resignation suggested that Raffarin was one of France's most unpopular p... Biography of Cate BLANCHETT
Catherine Élise Blanchett (born on May 14, 1969) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning Australian actress. Early life Blanchett was born in Melbourne, Australia to Robert Blanchett, a Texas-born United States Navy Petty Officer who later worked in advertising, and June, an Australian schoolteacher. When Blanchett was 10, she lost her father to a heart attack. She has two siblings; the elder, Bob, is a computer systems engineer, and her younger sister, Geneviève, is a theatrical ... Biography of Diana RIGG (Emma PEEL, THE AVENGERS)
Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg DBE (born 20 July 1938) is an English actress. She is probably best known for her portrayals of Emma Peel in The Avengers and Tracy Bond in the 1969 James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Early life Rigg was born in the South Yorkshire town of Doncaster, to Louis Rigg and Beryl Helliwell; her father was a railway engineer who had been born in Yorkshire. She lived in India between the ages of two and eight and then attended the Moravian school in Fulne... Biography of Sandrine KIBERLAIN
Sandrine Kiberlain (b. Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France, February 25, 1968) is a French actress. She has often worked with the director Laetitia Masson, and has also worked with Benoît Jacquot. In addition to her acting career, she also has recorded an album (Manquait plus qu'ça, released in 2005), which has been well received in France. She was married to the French actor Vincent Lindon.... Biography of Jason STATHAM
Jason Statham (born 12 September 1972) is an English actor, known for his hard man roles in the Guy Ritchie crime films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Revolver and Snatch. Statham also appeared in supporting roles in several American films, such as The One, The Italian Job, and Collateral, as well as playing the lead role in The Transporter, Transporter 2, Crank, and War. Statham is currently working on The Bank Job, The Brazilian Job (a sequel to The Italian Job), and Death Race (a remake... Biography of Raymond USHER
Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978), is an American R&B/pop singer and actor who rose to fame in the mid-late 1990s. To date, he has sold approximately over 35 million albums worldwide and has won five Grammy Awards. Usher is also a part owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers National Basketball Association franchise. Albums Usher (1994) My Way (1997) Live (1999) 8701 (2001) Confessions (2004) The Masterpiece (2007) Filmography Movies 1998: The Faculty 1999: She's All Th... Biography of NAGUI
Nagui Fam, better known as Nagui, is a French producer, TV host and radio host, born November 14, 1961 in Alexandrie, Egypt. His wife is French actress Mélanie Page.... Biography of Lance ARMSTRONG
Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. He won the Tour de France—cycling's most prestigious race—seven consecutive times, from 1999 to 2005. In doing so, he beat the previous records of five wins by Miguel Indurain (consecutive) and Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx and Jacques Anquetil, (all non consecutive). He accomplished this after undergoing brain and testicular surgery, and extensive chemotherapy, to treat tes... Biography of Lauren BACALL
Betty Joan Perske (born on September 16, 1924), better known as Lauren Bacall, is a Golden Globe- and Tony Award winning, as well as Academy Award-nominated, American film and stage actress. Known for her husky voice and sultry looks, she became a fashion icon and role model for women early in her career. Today, she is considered a legendary actress, partly due to the longevity of her career. She is best known for being a film noir leading lady in films such as The Big Sleep (1946) and Dark P... Biography of Jackie CHAN
Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: 陈港生; Traditional Chinese: 陳港生; Pinyin: Chén Gǎngshēng), also known as Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: 成龙; Traditional Chinese: 成龍; Pinyin: Chéng Lóng) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese actor, director, martial artist, film producer, screenwriter, singer and stunt performer. Chan is one of the best known names in kung fu and action movies worldwide for his a... Biography of Jennifer BEALS
Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963) is an American former teen model and film actress. She is known for her roles as Alexandra "Alex" Owens in the 1983 film Flashdance and as Bette Porter on the lesbian-themed drama series The L Word. She has appeared in more than 50 movies.... Biography of Stanley KUBRICK
Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an influential and acclaimed American film director and producer. He also won an Academy Award for Special Effects. He was the director of a number of highly acclaimed films, including 2001: A Space Odyssey, Paths of Glory, and Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Early life Stanley Kubrick was born on July 26, 1928 to a Jewish family at the Lying-In Hospital in Manhattan, the first of two children born to J... Biography of Cécile de FRANCE
Cécile de France /sesil də fʁɑ̃s/ (born July 17, 1975, Namur, Belgium) is a Belgian actress. She left Belgium at the age of 17 to go to Paris where she studied l'art dramatique for two years at Jean Paul Denizon while preparing the ENSATT (École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre), the "National Superior School of Arts and Techniques of Theatre". Accepted, she spent three years (from 1995 to 1998) attending the Département Comédie (Comedy Section) at first... Biography of Richard ANCONINA
Richard Anconina is a famous French actor... Biography of Lord BYRON
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was a British poet and a leading figure in Romanticism. Among Lord Byron's best-known works are the narrative poems Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and Don Juan. The latter remained incomplete on his death. He was regarded as one of the greatest European poets and remains widely read. Lord Byron's fame rests not only on his writings but also on his life, which featured extravagant living, numerous love affairs, debts, separatio... Biography of Heather MILLS McCARTNEY
Heather, Lady McCartney (born 12 January 1968 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England), usually known as Heather Mills or Heather Mills McCartney, is a campaigner on behalf of several causes, including amputees, the curtailment of land mines and animal rights. Her early career was as a glamour model. She is the former wife of musician and ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney; the couple announced their separation in May 2006, just prior to Paul's 64th birthday. Early career Mills's early life was turbulent... Biography of Emma THOMPSON
Emma Thompson (born April 15, 1959) is an Emmy-, BAFTA- and Academy Award-winning English actress, comedian, and screenwriter. She is also a patron of the Refugee Council. Early life Thompson was born in Paddington, London. Her father, Eric Thompson, was an actor known for narrating the children's TV series The Magic Roundabout. Her mother, Phyllida Law, is a Scottish actress. Thompson's sister is actress Sophie Thompson. Thompson went to Camden School for Girls and then read English Litera... Biography of Patrick SABATIER
Patrick Sabatier is a French journalist, TV host, radio host and producer, born November 12, 1951 in Paris.... Biography of Theodore ROOSEVELT
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), also known as T.R., and to the public (but never to friends and intimates) as Teddy, was the twenty-sixth President of the United States, and a leader of the Republican Party and of the Progressive Movement. He became the youngest President in United States history at the age of 42. He served in many roles including Governor of New York, historian, naturalist, explorer, author, and soldier. Roosevelt is most famous for his personality... Biography of André DUSSOLIER
André Dussollier (born February 17, 1946) is a French actor. He was born in Annecy, France.... Biography of Sid WILSON (SLIPKNOT)
Sidney "Sid" George Wilson (born in Des Moines, Iowa) is a turntablist for the nu-metal band Slipknot. He is the youngest band member in Slipknot. Sid also tours as DJ Starscream, a name taken from the popular 1980s television show Transformers (of which he has the shows symbols tattooed on the backs of his hands). He is currently signed to Japanese/US label Nitrous Oxide (N20) Records. He performs jungle music. . He has a big following in Japan, as most of his CDs are released there first and r... Biography of Katrina KAIF
Katrina Kaif (born July 16, 1984) is a model and Bollywood actress. Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m) One of 8 siblings, Katrina was born on July 16, 1984, in Hong Kong(Imdb gives London et not Honk Kong) to British parents, her father being of Kashmiri origin. She grew up in Hawaii and then moved to London. Career At the age of 14, Kaif started modeling for a jewelry campaign in London, and was subsequently discovered by filmmaker Kaizad Gustad, who gave her a part in his film Boom. She moved t... Biography of Sophie SCHUTT
Sophie SCHUTT is a German actress, born March 9, 1974 in Hamburg. She is 5'8 1/2" tall (1m74).... Biography of Joe COCKER
Joe Cocker OBE (born John Robert Cocker, 20 May 1944, Sheffield) is an English rock/blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice and his cover versions of popular songs. Joe Cocker was born in Sheffield, England, on May 20, 1944, the youngest son of a civil servant. He left school early and became an apprentice gas fitter. In 1961, he started his musical career in the pubs of Sheffield. Under the stage name Vance Arnold, Cocker sang with his band Va...
Biography of Tzipi LIVNI
Tzipora Malka "Tzipi" Livni (Hebrew: ציפורה מלכּה "ציפי" לבני, born July 8, 1958 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is Foreign Affairs Minister, Acting Prime Minister of Israel, and a leading member of the Kadima party. After the March 2006 Knesset election, Livni was described as "the second most powerful politician in Israel." Livni is the second woman in Israel to hold the post of for... Biography of Valérie BEGUE (Miss FRANCE 2008)
Valérie Bègue, born 26 September 1985, in St Pierre, was elected Miss France in 2007. The pageant was held in Dunkerque, in northern France. She represents the Réunion island, an overseas department (Département d'Outre-Mer) of France located in the Indian Ocean. Valérie is the first Miss France from the Réunion island since Monique Uldaric, elected in 1976. Height: 1m74 Two weeks after she was crowned Miss France, pictures of Valérie Bègue taken before her election, fully clothed but in s...
Biography of Manu CHAO
Manu Chao (born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao on June 21, 1961 in Paris, France) is a French-born and raised singer from Spanish origins (mainly Galician and Basque). He sings in French, Spanish, Arabic, Galician, English, Portuguese, and Italian. He is also occasionally credited as Oscar Tramor. Early life Chao's mother was Spanish from Bilbao, the Basque Country in Northern Spain; his father, writer and journalist Ramón Chao, was Galician, from Vilalba. They moved to Paris to escape Franc... Biography of Lewis HAMILTON
British Formula One racing driver. He drives for the McLAREN team in the 2007 Formula One season with Fernando ALONSO.... Biography of Christian SLATER
Christian Slater (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor. Height : 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Following a run on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, he made his Broadway debut as the lisping Winthrop Paroo opposite Dick Van Dyke in the 1980 revival of The Music Man. Additional Broadway credits include Merlin, Macbeth, Side Man, and The Glass Menagerie. He made his big screen debut in 1985 in the film The Legend of Billie Jean. In 1986, he had a significant role in the movie The Name of the Ro... Biography of Manuela ARCURI
Manuela Arcuri, born January 8, 1977 in Latina, is an Italien actress and model. She is one of the most typically beautiful Italian girls, but also one of the last emerging Italian actresses especially in the fiction world; she became famous when she introduced the Sanremo Festival with Pippo Baudo, the king of Italian presenters. She is famous also for the TV series "Carabinieri" (2002), broadcast by Italian private television. Former top-model, who has dated Italian football star, France... Biography of Chad McQUEEN
Chad McQueen (December 28, 1960) is the son of famed actor Steve McQueen and actress Neile Adams. He worked as a film actor for some time, appearing in The Karate Kid and many other roles. He has also worked as a producer. Personal life Chad was born in Los Angeles, California. He was married to Stacey Toten from 1987 to 1990. Together they had one son, Steven R. McQueen, who was born in 1988. With his current girlfriend, Jeanie Galbraith, he has two children, Chase (born in 1995) and ... Biography of Anouk AIMEE
Anouk Aimée (born April 27, 1932) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning French film actress. Aimée was born Françoise Sorya Dreyfus in Paris, France, the daughter of another actress, Geneviève Sorya, and Henry Dreyfus. She is Jewish. Aimée began her career in French films in 1947 at age 14. In 1958 she portrayed the tragic artist Jeanne Hébuterne in the film Les Amants de Montparnasse. She later appeared in La dolce vita, 8½ and Jacques Demy's Lola. She won the 1967 Golden Gl... Biography of Bernard HINAULT
Bernard Hinault (born 14 November 1954 in Yffiniac, Bretagne) is a French cyclist best known for his five victories in the Tour de France. He is also one of only four cyclists to have won all three Grand Tours, and the only cyclist to have won each Grand Tour more than once. His first place Tour de France achievements were in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1985. In addition, he placed second in 1984 and 1986 and won 28 stages, of which 13 were individual time trials. The other four cyclists to have ... Biography of Mathis KUNZLER
Mathis Künzler (born June 13, 1978 in Basel) is a Swiss film, television and stage actor. Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Filmography Films 2005: Snow White TV 2004–2006: Verliebt in Berlin... Biography of Maïtena BIRABEN
Maïtena Biraben is a French TV host born July 2, 1967 in Saint-Denis (93).... Biography of Alicia WITT
Alicia Roanne Witt (born August 21, 1975) is an American film, stage and television actress. Early life Witt was born in Worcester, Massachusetts to Diane, a junior high school reading teacher, and Robert Witt, a science teacher and photographer. She has a brother, Ian. Witt was discovered by David Lynch when she appeared on the television show That's Incredible! in 1980; she had recited Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. He cast her in the movie Dune (1984), where she played Paul Atreides' you... Biography of Annette BENING
Annette Carol Bening (born May 29, 1958) is a Golden Globe, BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Award winning American actress. Youth She was born in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Arnett Grant Bening (born 1926) and Shirley Bening (born 1930). Her sister and two brothers are Jane Bening (born 1953), Bradley Bening (born 1955) and Byron Bening (born 1957). Her father worked for an insurance company. The family moved to Wichita, Kansas, in 1959, where she spent her early childhood. In 1965, Ann... Biography of Diana KRALL
Diana Jean Krall, OC, OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer. Krall was born into a musical family in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. She began learning the piano at the age of four. In high school, she started playing in a small jazz group. When she was 15 she started playing regularly in several Nanaimo restaurants. At age seventeen she won a scholarship from the Vancouver International Jazz Festival to study at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and c... Biography of Stéphane ROUSSEAU
Stéphane Rousseau is a Canadian actor. He starred in the Academy Award winning film The Barbarian Invasions (French: Les Invasions barbares). Filmography 1998 : La petite vie 1998 : Chicago 2002 : Les dangereux (film sorti uniquement au Québec) 2003 : Les Invasions barbares 2005 : The locrian mode 2006 : Rôle de Bo dans la série Le cœur a ses raisons 2007 : Astérix aux Jeux olympiques 2007 (for 2008) : Modern Love avec Alexandra Lamy... Biography of Lorena HERRERA
Lorena Herrera (born Lorena Herrera de la Vega February 18, 1967 in Mazatlán, Sinaloa) is famous Mexican actress. Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Lorena moved with her family to Mexico City, where she began a career as a fashion model. She became a highly successful model in Mexico, and she gained international fame as a model, posing for ads in Mexico and South America. Despite this, few among the general public knew her name. As a model, she won the "Look of the Year" contest, awarded in Mexico.... Biography of Keely SHAYE-SMITH
Keely Shaye Smith (born 25 September 1963) also known as Keely Shaye Brosnan is an American journalist. Smith-Brosnan served as co-host of Unsolved Mysteries for two seasons, which aired on NBC until 1997. She was also an environmental correspondent for six years for ABC's The Home Show, which earned her two Genesis Awards, a Special Achievement Award at the 1991 Environmental Film Festival, and a nomination from the Environmental Media Association. Women in Film, The Natural Resources Defense C... Biography of Chiara MASTROIANNI
Chiara Mastroianni (born 28 May 1972) is an Italian-French actress. Mastroianni was born in Paris, the daughter of Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni. On 11 May 2002, she married the author and musician Benjamin Biolay. Mastroianni has two children: a son, Milo, born in 1998 from a relationship with sculptor Pierre Torreton, and a daughter, Anna, born in 2003 from her current marriage. She is related to Christian Vadim, who is her half-brother from her mother's relationship with Roger... Biography of Dirk BOGARDE
Sir Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde (28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999), better known by his stage name Dirk Bogarde, was an actor and author. Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Early years and war service Bogarde was born in West Hampstead, London, of mixed Flemish and Scottish ancestry. His father Ulric van den Bogaerde (born in Perry Barr, Birmingham) was the art editor of The Times and his mother Margaret Niven was a former actress. He attended the former Allan Glen's School in Glasgow... Biography of Bipasha BASU
Bipasha Basu (Bengali: বিপাশা বসু , Hindi: बिपाषा बासु) (born January 7, 1979) is an Indian Bollywood actress and model. She was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest for 1996 and is currently one of the mainstream actresses in Bollywood. She is often cited by popular magazines and newspapers as one of Asia's sexiest women. Early life Born on January 7, 1979 ... Biography of Adrian ZMED
Adrian Zmed (born March 4, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Romanian-American television and film actor. Zmed is better known for his roles as "Johnny Nogerelli" in Grease 2, and as "Officer Vince Romano" in the T.J. Hooker television series, where he starred alongside William Shatner. Zmed took on the role of Danny Zuko in Grease twice: first during the original Broadway run in the 1970s, and again during the show's revival in 1995. Adrian Zmed made his television debut as "Socks Palermo" ... Biography of Malcolm McDOWELL
Malcolm McDowell (born June 13, 1943) is an English actor probably best known for his portrayal of Alex in A Clockwork Orange. Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Acting career McDowell began his professional life serving drinks in his parents' pub and then as a coffee salesman (the latter job providing inspiration for the movie O Lucky Man!) While enrolled in Cannock House School, he began taking acting classes, and eventually he secured work as an extra with the Royal Shakespeare Company. McDowell ... Biography of Didier DESCHAMPS
Didier Deschamps (French IPA: ) (born 15 October 1968 in Bayonne) is a former French football player who captained France to victories in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. On 26 May 2007, Didier resigned as coach of Juventus F.C., a position he had held since the start of the 2006/07 season. Club career Deschamps started his football career at an amateur club, Aviron Bayonnais whilst still at school. His potential was spotted by scouts from Nantes, for whom he signed in April 1983. D... Biography of Melina KANAKAREDES
Melina Eleni Kanakaredes (born April 23, 1967) is a Daytime Emmy-nominated American actress. Kanakaredes is known for her starring role as Dr. Sydney Hansen on the television show Providence. She currently stars in the CBS show CSI: NY as Det. Stella Bonasera, alongside Gary Sinise as Det. Mac Taylor. Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Early life Kanakaredes was born in Akron, Ohio to a Greek American family. She is a second-generation American and is fluent in Greek. Her family owns and runs a cand... Biography of Debbie ROWE
Deborah Jeanne Rowe (born December 6, 1958 in Palmdale, California) is a dermatologist's nurse, and the second wife of pop singer Michael Jackson. She currently lives in Quartz Hill, California. Rowe met Jackson when he was diagnosed with vitiligo in 1986, acting as his dermatologist's nurse. She provided emotional support to Jackson through his changing appearance. It was announced she was pregnant in 1996, and the two were later married on November 14, 1996 in Sydney, Australia. They had... Biography of Grégory MAHE
Grégory Mahé is a French rugby player born August 12, 1981 in Tarbes. Height : 1m74 Weight : 83 kg... Biography of Carrie-Anne MOSS
Carrie-Anne Moss (born August 21, 1967) is a Canadian actress who achieved worldwide fame following her appearances in The Matrix trilogy. Early life Moss was born in Burnaby, British Columbia. She has an older brother, Brooke. Moss's mother named her after The Hollies’ 1967 hit song, "Carrie-Anne". As a child, Moss lived with her mother, Barbara, in Vancouver, after her parents divorced. At the age of eleven, she joined the Vancouver children's musical theatre and later went on to tour Euro... Biography of Jay HERNANDEZ
Jay Hernandez (born February 20, 1978) is an American actor. Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Hernandez was born Javier Manuel Hernandez, Jr. in Montebello, California to Isis (Maldonado), a secretary, and Javier Hernandez, Sr., a mechanic. He has a younger sister, Amelia, and two older brothers, Michael and Gabriel. Hernandez is a third-generation Mexican American. He attended Don Bosco Technical Institute in Rosemead, California, but transferred to Schurr High School in Montebello, California, hi... Biography of Svetlana KUZNETSOVA
Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova (Cyrillic: Светлана Александровна Кузнецова (help·info); born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player. She is currently the fourth ranked women's player in the world. Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Weight 64 kg (141 lb) Family life Kuznetsova was born in L... Biography of Justin LONG
Justin Jake. Long (born June 2, 1978) is an American actor, known for his performances in the films Jeepers Creepers, Waiting..., Accepted, Dodgeball, Galaxy Quest, Herbie: Fully Loaded, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Live Free or Die Hard, the TV series Ed, and his personification of a Macintosh computer in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertisement campaign. Early life Long was born in Fairfield, Connecticut. His mother, Wendy Lesniak, is an actress who has mostly appeared on stage, and his father, R. Ja... Biography of Michele LEE
Michele Lee (born on June 24, 1942) is a Tony and Emmy-nominated American singer, dancer, actress, producer, director and frequent game show panelist of the 1970s. She is best-known for her role as Karen Cooper Fairgate MacKenzie on the 1980s prime-time soap opera, Knots Landing. She also co-starred with Dean Jones in the 1969 Disney cult classic movie, The Love Bug. Early life She was born as Michelle Lee Dusick of Jewish heritage in Los Angeles, California, to Jack Dusick, who was a popula... Biography of Claude MAKELELE
Claude Makélélé (born February 18, 1973 in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) is a French international football player, who currently plays defensive midfield for Chelsea in the English Premiership. He is known as one of the greatest defensive midfielders in the game. The position has since earned the nickname "The Makélélé Role". He is married to French supermodel Noémie Lenoir with whom he has a son. He also has two other sons from out of wedlock. Height: 1m74 Pr... Biography of Don CHEADLE
Donald Frank Cheadle (born November 29, 1964) is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actor. Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Early life Cheadle was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Betty, a bank manager and a teacher, and Donald Cheadle, a child psychologist. He has a sister, Cindy, and a brother, Colin. Cheadle graduated in 1982 from East High School in Denver, Colorado. Cheadle went on to graduate from the California Institute of the Arts. Career Ch... Biography of Roberto BAGGIO
Roberto Baggio (born 18 February 1967 in Caldogno, Veneto) is a retired Italian footballer, among the most technically gifted and popular players in the world throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. He played for the Italian national team in three World Cups, and is the only Italian player ever to score in three World Cups. He was the best Italian player of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, carrying his team to the final, but was one of the three players who missed a penalty in the final which contributed ... Biography of Jean-Luc ETTORI
Jean-Luc Ettori (born July 29, 1955 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône) is a retired football goalkeeper from France, who spent his entire career with AS Monaco. He earned nine caps for the France national football team in the early 1980s.... Biography of Chad LOWE
Charles "Chad" Lowe (born January 15, 1968 in Dayton, Ohio), is an American television actor, and the brother of actor Rob Lowe. He won an Emmy Award for his starring role in Life Goes On as a man suffering from AIDS. He has also had recurring roles on ER, Melrose Place, and Now and Again. He currently plays Deputy Chief of Staff Reed Pollock on 24. Career Lowe began his acting career in his teens, co-starring with Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Urich in the 1987 made-for-TV film April Morning, ... Biography of Kim CLIJSTERS
Kim Clijsters (IPA: , listen (help·info); born June 8, 1983) is a retired Belgian tennis player. She is a former World No. 1 ranked player in singles and in doubles. During her professional career, Clijsters won 34 WTA singles titles and 11 WTA doubles titles. She won the U.S. Open singles title in 2005 and the WTA Tour Championships singles title in 2002 and 2003. In doubles, she won the French Open and Wimbledon titles in 2003. Clijsters was twice a singles runner-up at the French Open and ... Biography of Stephen DORFF
Stephen Dorff (born July 29, 1973) is an American actor, best known for portraying Stuart Sutcliffe in Backbeat and for his roles in Blade and Cecil B. DeMented. Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Acting Born in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. to a Jewish father (composer Steve Dorff) and a Christian mother, Dorff was raised in Los Angeles, where his father worked as a film composer. Stephen started acting in television, doing guest roles. He appeared in shows such as Diff'rent Strokes, Roseanne, Married Wit... Biography of Dana CARVEY
Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an American actor and comedian known for his work on Saturday Night Live and the spin-off movie Wayne's World. Early life Carvey was born in Missoula, Montana, the son of Billie, a schoolteacher, and William Carvey, a high school business teacher. Carvey is the brother of Brad Carvey, the engineer/designer of the Video Toaster. The character Garth Algar (from the movie Wayne's World) is a loosely-based portrayal of Brad. Carvey was raised Lutheran. W... Biography of Alexandra Maria LARA
Alexandra Maria Lara (born Alexandra Plătăreanu on November 12, 1978) is a German/Romanian actress. She performs predominantly in leading roles in a variety of historical and crime films. Lara is best known for her roles in Der Tunnel (2001), Nackt (2002), Der Untergang (2004), and About the Looking for and the Finding of Love (2005). Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Early life Born in Bucharest, Lara is the only of child of Valentin Plătăreanu, a Bucharest actor, and his wife,... Biography of Taylor COLE
Taylor Quinn Cole (born April 29, 1984 in Arlington, Texas) is an American actress and former fashion model. In high school, Taylor traveled with the Junior Olympics volleyball squad. It was also in high school she got her start as a model. Height 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Taylor moved to New York to further her modeling career. She appeared in commercials and advertisements such as Crest toothpaste, Old Spice and Dooney & Bourke handbags. When she visited her mother and stepdad actor, Shawn Ch... Biography of Billy CRUDUP
William Crudup (born July 8, 1968) is a Tony Award winning American actor. Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Early life Crudup (pronounced CROO-dup) was born in Manhasset, New York, the grandson of Billy Gaither, a well-known Florida trial lawyer. His parents divorced during his childhood, and later remarried, before divorcing a second time. Crudup has two brothers: Tommy, an executive producer, and Brooks, also a producer. He left New York with his family when he was about eight years old, first l... Biography of Silvana PAMPANINI
Silvana Pampanini (Roma, September 25, 1925) is an Italian actress. Height 5' 8½" (1.74 m) She was Miss Italy in 1946 and the following year she started her movie career. She quickly became one of the most popoular actresses in her country and thanks to her voluptuous body she was considered a sex symbol in the aerly '50s. She was very famous in France, South America and Japan too. In the '60s she left the movies for television. Filmography Actress Il segreto di Don Giov... Biography of Rutherford B. HAYES
Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was an American politician, lawyer, military leader and the nineteenth President of the United States (1877–1881). Hayes was elected President by one electoral vote after the disputed election of 1876. Early life Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio, on October 4, 1822. His parents were Rutherford Hayes (January 4, 1787 Brattleboro, Vermont–July 20, 1822 Delaware, Ohio) and Sophia Birchard (April 15, 1792 Wilmington, Vermont–October ... Biography of Bobby DARIN
Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert "Bobby" Cassotto, May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) was one of the most popular American big band performers and rock and roll teen idols of the late 1950s. Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Darin is widely respected for being a multi-talented, versatile performer who conquered many music genres, including folk, country, pop, and jazz. He was also an award-winning actor, songwriter and music business entrepreneur. His wish for a legacy was "to be remembered as a hu... Biography of Sylvain WILTORD
Sylvain Wiltord (born May 10, 1974 in Neuilly-sur-Marne) is a French football forward whose parents come from Guadeloupe, France. With the French national team, Wiltord has won Euro 2000 and reached the finals of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Wiltord played for Stade Rennais (1992-97), Girondins de Bordeaux (1997-2000), Arsenal F.C. (2000-04), and since 2004 has been a member of Olympique Lyonnais. For France, Wiltord has been capped 90 times, scoring 26 goals. One of those goals came in the 94... Biography of Martin SHAW
Martin Shaw (born January 21, 1945 in Birmingham, England) is an English actor. Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Background He is the son of an engineer and a champion ballroom dancer. He hated school and enjoyed only English literature and drama lessons. Before acting, he worked in the sales office of a chemical company. Shaw made his first stage appearance, alongside his parents, at the age of three. Following education at Great Barr School (where musician Steve Winwood was a classmate), Shaw... Biography of Anastasia MYSKINA
Anastasia Andreyevna Myskina (Анастасия Мыскина; IPA: ) (born July 8, 1981, Moscow, Russia) is a professional tennis player from Russia. Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8½ in) Weight 59 kg (130½ lb) Tennis career 1999-2001 Myskina turned professional in 1998, the year in which she broke into the WTA top 500. In only her second tour main draw appearance in Palermo, Myskina won her first WTA title. Sh... Biography of Franka POTENTE
Franka Potente (born on July 22, 1974) is a German film actress. She began her career in the comedy It's a Jungle Out There (1995) and gained critical recognition in the action thriller Run Lola Run (1998). After half a decade of critically acclaimed roles in German films, Potente gained Hollywood's attention by playing the role of Barbara Buckley in Blow (2001) and the female lead opposite Matt Damon in The Bourne Identity (2002). An accomplished dramatic actress, Potente received Germany's hig... Biography of William KATT
William Katt (born February 16, 1951) is an American film and television actor, screenwriter and director . Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Katt was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actor Bill Williams (formerly "Katt") and actress Barbara Hale. He attended Orange Coast College, before pursuing a career as a musician. He then started acting, appearing in summer stock and in small television roles. His earlier film credits include the role of a jock in Brian DePalma's 1976 cult film Carr... Biography of Frances O'CONNOR
Frances O'Connor (born on June 12, 1967 in Wantage, Oxfordshire, England) is an Anglo-Australian actress. Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m) At two years of age she moved to Perth, Western Australia, with her crystallographer father and pianist mother. O'Connor was raised a strict Roman Catholic and attended a convent school in Perth, but considers Melbourne her home. O'Connor attended the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts as well as earned a BA in literature from the Curtin University of... Biography of Steve LUKATHER
Steve "Luke" Lukather (born October 21, 1957) is an American Grammy Award winning guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer best known for his work with the rock band Toto. Lukather has also released several solo albums and, as a studio session guitarist, has arranged, composed, and recorded on over 800 number one albums. While his work with Toto is predominantly based on pop rock music, Lukather's solo work spans many genres including rock, prog, jazz and funk. Notable ses... Biography of Yelena ISINBAYEVA
Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva (Russian: Елена Гаджиевна Исинбаева; born June 3, 1982 (1982-06-03) (age 26) in Volgograd) is a Russian pole vaulter. She won the 2004 Olympic Gold Medal with a new World Record (then 4.91 m), was elected Female Athlete of the Year by the IAAF twice (2004 and 2005), and Sportswoman of the Year by Laureus. On July 22, 2005, she beca... Biography of DECO
Anderson Luis de Souza, "Deco" OIH (born August 27, 1977 in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil) is a professional Portuguese Brazilian footballer widely known as Deco . He plays internationally for Portugal and for FC Barcelona at club level. Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Club career Early career Deco started off his career at Nacional Atlético Clube in the city of São Paulo, where he was spotted and signed by Corinthians. Despite making a couple of appearances for the Brazilian gia... Biography of Lisa DERGAN
Lisa Dergan Podsednik (born August 10, 1970 in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American model, actress and media personality. She was Playboy's Playmate of the Month in July 1998. Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Dergan has been able to establish a healthy career beyond Playboy, in particular in the world of sportscasting. Her big break came in 2001 when she was hired to work a weekend sports show alongside Jim Hill at KCBS in Los Angeles. She joined FOX Sports Net in 2002. She has interviewed notable... Biography of Paul GIAMATTI
Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (born June 6, 1967) is an Oscar- and Golden Globe-nominated and SAG Award-winning American actor. He began acting in films during the 1990s, appearing in several supporting performances, and came to fame in the early 2000s, after his roles in the well-received films American Splendor, Sideways and Cinderella Man. Early life Family Giamatti was born in New Haven, Connecticut. His father, A. Bartlett Giamatti, was a Yale University professor who later became ... Biography of Giancarlo GIANNINI
Giancarlo Giannini (born August 1, 1942) is an Oscar-nominated Italian actor and dubber. Giannini was born La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. He studied at the Accademia Nazionale in Rome, and made his film debut in a small part in Fango sulla metropoli in 1965. He appeared in supporting roles in Anzio and The Secret of Santa Vittoria, and starred in the original version of Swept Away. In 1971, he appeared in ...e le stelle stanno a guardare, a television adaptation of A. J. Cronin's novel, The Stars... Biography of Illeana DOUGLAS
Illeana Douglas (born July 25, 1965) is an Emmy award-nominated American actress. Personal life Douglas was born Illeana Hesselberg in Quincy, Massachusetts, the daughter of Joan and Gregory Hesselberg (aka Douglas). Her paternal grandparents were Rosalind Hightower and actor Melvyn Douglas, and her paternal step-grandmother was actress and politician Helen Gahagan. Her mother is Italian American. She has two brothers, Stefan and Erik. After a long relationship with Martin Scorsese Dougla...
Biography of Tim SANDER
Tim Sander (born July 27, 1978 in Berlin) is a German actor. He is the son of actor Rudiger Sander and actress Isabelle Sander. Selected filmography Films 2001: Wie Feuer und Flamme 2003: Die Klasse von 99 TV 1998–2002: Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten 2004: 18 – Allein unter Mädchen 2005–2006: Unter den Linden – Das Haus Gravenhorst 2006–2007: Verliebt in Berlin... Biography of T-PAIN
Faheem Najm (born September 30, 1985 in Tallahassee, Florida) better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American hip hop, Grammy Winning, R&B Singer-songwriter and producer who has been noted for using the auto-tune effect in his singing and rapping. He is also the current holder of the most ring-tones ever sold, excluded collaborations. Early life He was born in Tallahassee, Florida to entrepreneur Muslim parents Shasheem Najm and Aliyah Najm. At the age of ten, Faheem reworked his bedr... Biography of Sophie MORESSEE-PICHOT
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Manuel Cortez Campeao, best known as Manuel Cortez, born May 24, 1979 in Lisboa, is an actor. He is well known for his role as Rokko Kowalski in a german telenovela Verliebt in Berlin. Height: 1m74 (5' 8" 1/2) 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 broad... Biography of Raphaël POIREE
Raphaël Poirée (August 9, 1974 -) is a retired French biathlete who was active from 1999 to 2007. He was born in Rives, Isère in France and his physical measurements are: 174 cm / 5'9", 70 kg / 154 lb, 11 st. He is married to fellow retired biathlete Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée from Norway. They have two daughters together, Emma (b. 27 January 2003) and Anna (b. 10 January 2007). They have a flat in La Chapelle-en-Vercors, France, but live mostly in Liv's hometown of Hålandsdalen, Norway.The ... Biography of Sasha BARRESE
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Corey Scott Feldman (born July 16, 1971) is an American film and television actor. He became known during the 1980s, with roles in the Hollywood films The Goonies and Stand by Me. Early life Feldman, the second of five children, was born in Chatsworth, California, the son of Sheila (née Goldstein), a cocktail waitress who was once a Playboy Bunny, and Bob Feldman, a rock producer and musician. Feldman is Jewish and has two brothers, Eden and Devin, as well as two sisters, Mindy and Brittnie.... Biography of Angelica BRIDGES
Angelica Bridges (b. November 20, 1973, Harrisonville, Missouri) is an American actress, model and singer. She was discovered by the president of Elite Model Management when she was singing at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. She is married to NHL defenceman Sheldon Souray of the Edmonton Oilers. She stands 5' 8½". Her measurements are 35-24-35. She and her daughter Valentina Raine Souray (b. September 22, 2003) moved to Los Angeles following her separation from Sheldon in 2006; Sheldon... Biography of Adriane GALISTEU
Adriane Galisteu is a Brazilian model. She was born on April 18, 1973, in São Paulo, Brazil. She appeared in the Brazilian edition of Playboy magazine and was a VJ for MTV Brasil. She was the girlfriend of the famous Formula One driver Ayrton Senna when he died in a racing accident in 1994. Adriane has become a celebrity upon the death of Ayrton Senna and has kept that status ever since, working as a TV show host.... Biography of Myriam BAVEREL
Myriam Bacerel, born January 14, 1981 in Chambéry, is a French Taekwondo champion.... Biography of Bruno GERMAIN
Bruno Germain, (born 28 April 1960, in Orléans, France) is a former football player. In his playing career he played for seven French clubs, most notably Olympique Marseille and Paris SG, being capped once for France. Height: 174 cm Titles French championship in 1989, 1990, 1991 with Olympique Marseille UEFA Champions League runner-up in 1991 with Olympique Marseille Ligue 2 in 1995 with Olympique Marseille Coupe de France in 1989 with Olympique Marseille, 1993 with Paris SG... Biography of Eric POUJADE
Éric Poujade, born August 8, 1972 in Aix-en-Provence, is a French gymnast.... Biography of Tina LOUISE
Tina Louise (born February 11, 1934) is an American model, singer and actress. She is best known for her role as "movie star" Ginger Grant on the TV sitcom Gilligan's Island. Biography & career She was born in New York City, an only child, and attended the Miami University of Ohio in Oxford, Ohio. She began her career as a model and nightclub singer while she studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse. Her acting debut came in 1952 in the Bette Davis musical revue Two's Company, followed by role... Biography of Sylviane FELIX
Sylviane Felix (born October 31, 1977 in Créteil, France) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for France, who won the bronze medal in the 4x100m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Felix started running at age fifteen. She suffered knee and back injuries which forced her out of competition for two years between 1998 and 2000. She didn't know anything about athletics and wasn't particularly interested in it but she won her first race. "The sensations w... Biography of Karolina SPREM
Karolina Sprem (Croatian: Karolina Šprem; born October 25, 1984 in Varaždin) is a Croatian tennis player. She has won 8 titles (7 singles, 1 Doubles) all at the ITF level. She has not won any titles on the WTA Tour. Career highlight is a quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon in 2004 where she controversially defeated two time champion, four time finalist and then world No. 8 Venus Williams in the second round (lost to Lindsay Davenport in QF). The umpire of her match against Venus Williams awa... Biography of Stefano MODENA
Stefano Modena (born May 12, 1963 in Modena) is a former racing driver from Italy. He participated in 81 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on November 15, 1987. He achieved 2 podiums, and scored a total of 17 championship points. Modena first came to attention in 1986, ranking 4th in the Italian Formula Three series with the Milan-based Euroteam. The following season he moved up to Formula 3000, winning the championship for Onyx, and making his Formula 1 debut at the season-ending Australian ... Biography of Ismail Omar GUELLEH
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (Somali: Ismaaciil Cumar Geelle. Arabic: اسماعيل عُمر جليه) (born November 27, 1947) is the President of Djibouti. He succeeded his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, in 1999. Background Guelleh was born in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. In the late 1960s, Guelleh migrated to Djibouti before finishing high school. He later joined the police, becoming a junior non-commissioned officer. After Djibout... Biography of Cadel EVANS
Cadel Evans (born 14 February 1977, in Katherine, Northern Territory) is an Australian professional cyclist. In 2007 Evans finished second in the Tour de France, the highest finish ever for an Australian, and became the first Australian to win UCI ProTour. Prior to turning to road cycling in 2001, Evans was a champion mountain biker, riding for the Volvo-Cannondale MTB team, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing 7th in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Ol... Biography of Dorian HAREWOOD
Dorian Harewood (born August 6, 1950) is an American actor known for playing Jesse Owens. He is also known for his roles in Full Metal Jacket and Roots: The Next Generations. Harewood was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Estelle Olivia Harewood. He is married to actress/writer Ann McCurry. Notable roles Anime Astro Boy - Doctor Tenma Non-anime Aladdin - Sootinai Biker Mice from Mars - Modo Iron Man - War Machine (Season 2) Legion of Super Heroes - Dr. Mar Londo (season 2) ... Biography of Ron SILVER
Ronald Silver (born July 2, 1946) is an American actor, director, and producer. Early life Silver was born in New York City, New York, the son of May (née Zimelman), a teacher, and Irving Roy Silver, who worked in clothing sales. Silver was raised in the Lower East Side of Manhattan and attended The East Side Hebrew Institute ("ESHI") and then Stuyvesant High School. He went on to graduate from the University at Buffalo with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Chinese, and received a Master's ... Biography of Emerson FITTIPALDI
Emerson Fittipaldi (born December 12, 1946, São Paulo, Brazil) is a highly successful Brazilian automobile racing driver, winning world championships in both Formula One and CART, and the Indianapolis 500 twice. Family Emerson Fittipaldi is the youngest son of prominent Brazilian motorsports journalist and radio commentator Wilson Fittipaldi Sr and his wife Juzy, a Russian refugee. He was named after American author and philosopher, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Both his parents had raced production ... Biography of Chris COLUMBUS
Chris Columbus (born September 10, 1958, Spangler, Pennsylvania) is an American filmmaker. Film career Start in the industry Columbus graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in Warren, Ohio. After that he attended New York University's film school at the Tisch School of the Arts. There he was a schoolmate of Charlie Kaufman. After finishing film school, Columbus started in the industry as a screenwriter with Steven Spielberg's Amblin Productions, working on Gremlins (1984), The Goo... Biography of Eric MORECAMBE
John Eric Bartholomew OBE (14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984), better known by his stage name, Eric Morecambe was a six-time BAFTA Award-winning English comedian who together with Ernie Wise formed the double act Morecambe and Wise, a partnership which lasted until Morecambe's death of a heart attack in 1984. Eric took his stage name from his home town, the seaside resort of Morecambe in Lancashire, England. He is best remembered for the television series the Morecambe & Wise Show, which for its Chri... Biography of NE-YO
Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, and occasional rapper. Since his debut, Ne-Yo has five top ten songs on the Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist and two number-one albums on the Billboard 200. Ne-Yo has also amassed a catalog of chart-topping songs that he has written for other artists. Ne-Yo broke into the recording industry as a songwriter, penning the hit "Let Me Love Yo... Biography of Hana JOVCIC
Hana Jovcic, born August 13, 1975 in Belgrade, is a Serbian actress, the daugther of actor Zvonko Jovcic and actress Sonja Jaukovic. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0431321/ ) "Lisice" (2002) TV series .... Mima Susret (2001) Dorcol-Menhetn (2000) .... Sali "Desanka" (1999) TV series Bure baruta (1998) ... aka Baril de poudre (France) ... aka Barut fiçisi (Turkey: Turkish title) ... aka Cabaret Balkan (USA) ... aka Pyritidapothiki (Greece) ... aka The Powder... Biography of Maria Julia MANTILLA (Miss WORLD 2004)
María Julia "Maju" Mantilla García was born July 10, 1984 in Trujillo, a city in Peru's northern coast. On December 4, 2004, in the Beauty Crown Theatre located in the Chinese beach city of Sanya, she was crowned Miss World 2004 by the reigning champion, 2003's Miss Ireland Rosanna Davison, daughter of singer Chris de Burgh. During her reign, Mantilla performed a variety of duties focused on fundraising for charitable organizations. She has travelled to Indonesia, Russia, Peru, United States, Ru... Biography of Vincent GUERIN
Vincent Guérin (born November 22, 1965) is a former footballer who played in a midfield role, currently the reserve coach at Paris Saint-Germain. Career In a career stretching from 1984 to 2002, he played for Stade Brestois 29, Matra Racing, Montpellier Hérault, Paris Saint-Germain, Heart of Midlothian in Scotland and, finally, with Red Star 93. With Paris Saint Germain he won one Ligue 1 in 1994, placed second in 1993, 1995 and 1997, won the Coupe de France twice, in 1993 and 1995, won o... Biography of Colin GREENWOOD (RADIOHEAD)
Colin Charles Greenwood (born 26 June 1969]), also known as Coz, is a member of English rock band Radiohead. He is best known as their bass player, although he does play other instruments (see below). He is the older brother of fellow band member, guitarist Jonny Greenwood. In December 1998, Greenwood married Molly McGrann, an American literary critic and novelist. They have two sons, Jesse, born in December 2003 and Asa, born in December 2005. They live in a small village in Oxfordshire. ... Biography of Lothar MATTHAUS
Lothar Herbert Matthäus (born March 21, 1961) is a German former football player and now manager, currently managing Israeli club Maccabi Netanya. In 1990 he was named European Footballer of the Year and World Soccer Player of the Year after captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 World Cup. One year later, he was also named the first ever FIFA World Player of the Year. He has played in five World Cups (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) more than any other outfield player, and holds the re... Biography of Rafael van der VAART
Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart (born 11 February 1983) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Bundesliga side HSV and plays for the Dutch national team. Van der Vaart was born to a Spanish mother and a Dutch father in Heemskerk, in North Holland. He has scored 11 goals in 44 caps for the national team and he is a free kick specialist. His previous clubs were Ajax and De Kennemers in his hometown of Heemskerk. Van der Vaart played for the Netherlands in Euro 2004 and in the 2006 World Cup. He mar... Biography of Didier CUCHE
Didier Cuche (born 16 August 1974 in Le Pâquier, Neuchâtel) is a Swiss alpine skier. He is generally seen as a specialist in the high speed disciplines like the Downhill and Super-G. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, he won the Silver medal in Super-G, where he had the exact same time as Hans Knauss resulting in a rare sharing of the medal. He won 8 World Cup races. In the 2006-2007 season Cuche has been in good form winning the Downhill's World Cup title, and had four podium finishes... Biography of Jack KLUGMAN
Jacob Joachim "Jack" Klugman (born April 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American Emmy and Tony Award winning television and film actor, known primarily for his roles in sitcoms, movies and television. He is best-known for his role as Tony Randall's sloppy roommate, Oscar Madison, in The Odd Couple in the 1970s, and for his starring role in Quincy, M.E., in the 1970s and 1980s. He attended Carnegie Mellon University and graduated in 1948. In 1957 he appeared in "Twelve Angry Men" a... Biography of Malia METELLA
Malia Metella (born February 23, 1982 in Cayenne) is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France, who was born in French Guiana. She won her first senior titles at the European SC Championships 2003 in Dublin, Ireland. At her first Olympic appearance in Athens, Greece, the sprinter won the silver medal in the 50 m freestyle. Achievements 2001: SC European Championships 21st 50 m free (25.89) 21st 100 m butterfly (1:01.91) 2003: SC European Championships 1st 100 m free (53.15) ... Biography of Pedro DINIZ
Pedro Paulo Diniz (born in São Paulo on May 22, 1970 as a son of Abílio dos Santos Diniz) is a racing driver from Brazil. He participated in 99 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on March 26, 1995. He scored a total of 10 championship points. He joined the Forti team due to his father's supermarket ownership connections leading to a marketing-deal with Parmalat, backing he took throughout his career. At the 1996 Argentine Grand Prix his car burst into flames after a pit-stop; British newspaper... Biography of Christa MILLER
Christa Miller Lawrence (born May 28, 1964) is an American actress. Early life Miller was born in New York City, the daughter of model Bonnie Trompeter. Miller was a model as a child, appearing in a Wonder Bread commercial when she was six months old, posing at three for Francesco Scavullo in an Ivory soap advertisement, and photographed for the cover of Redbook. Her days as a child model were curtailed after an operation for a benign bone tumor. After attending Convent of the Sacred Heart ... Biography of Lee MERIWETHER
Lee Ann Meriwether (born May 27, 1935 in Los Angeles, California) is Miss America 1955, and an American actress, appearing in movies, soap operas, game shows and television. The brunette Meriwether is known for her roles as Buddy Ebsen's daughter-in-law and crime-solving partner, Betty Jones, in the long-running 1970s crime drama Barnaby Jones, and as Catwoman in the 1966 film version of Batman. Early life Lee Meriwether was born to Claudius Gregg Meriwether (13 October 1904, Oregon – 15 Ju... Biography of Bill SIMPSON
Bill Simpson, born September 11, 1931 in Ayr, Scotland, died December 21, 1986 in Ayrshire, Scotland, was a Scottish actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0800914/ ) Shoot for the Sun (1986) (TV) .... Mickey The Good Companions (1980) (TV) .... Dr.Hugh McFarlane "Kidnapped" (1978) TV mini-series .... James of the Glens ... aka Abenteuer des David Balfour, Die (West Germany) ... aka Aventures de David Balfour, Les (France) "Return of the Saint" .... Professor Edmund... Biography of Pierre LANGLOIS
Pierre Langlois, born March 31, 1925 in Pont-Audemer, was a French boxer, a former France Champion.... Biography of Olivier JACQUE
Olivier Jacque (born August 29, 1973 in Villerupt, France) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Height: 1.74 m Weight: 59.00 kg He was second in the European 250 cc Championship in 1994, before moving on to the 250 cc World Championship. He achieved a top ten finish in the points standings every year he competed. In 2000 he had a season-long battle for the championship with Tech 3 team-mate Shinya Nakano and Daijiro Kato, ultimately winning the 250 cc Motorcycle World Champion on... Biography of Helen LINDES
Helen Lindes Griffiths or Helen Lindes, born August 17, 1981 in Girona, is an Spanish actress. She won Miss Spain in 2000. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0511772/ ) Paquete de tabaco, Un (2004) "Al salir de clase" .... Nines (16 episodes, 2000) - La dama del lago (2000) TV episode .... Nines - De entre los muertos (2000) TV episode .... Nines - Episode #7.14 (2000) TV episode .... Nines - Errores (2000) TV episode .... Nines - Cambio de parejas (20... Biography of Boudewijn ZENDEN
Boudewijn "Bolo" Zenden (pronunciation (help·info)) (born August 15, 1976 in Maastricht) is a Dutch footballer who plays most often as a midfielder. Zenden is currently playing for Marseille. He has earned 54 caps and scored 7 goals for the Dutch national team, and he represented his country in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000 and Euro 2004 tournaments. Prior to joining Marseille, Zenden played for PSV Eindhoven (1994-98), Barcelona (1998-2001), Chelsea (2001-03), Middlesbrough (2003-05) an... Biography of Aglaia SZYSZKOWITZ
Aglaia Szyszkowitz, born January 11, 1968 in Graz, is an Austrian actress, the wife of Marcu Miller and the sister of Roswitha Szyszkowitz.. She lives in Munich with her hsuband and her two children. Filmography (source: http://german.imdb.com/name/nm0844428/ ) "Einsatz in Hamburg" .... Jenny Berlin / ... (11 Folgen, 2000-2008) ... alternativ: Jenny Berlin (Deutschland) - Tödliches Spiel (2008) TV Folge .... Jenny Berlin - Ein sauberer Mord (2008) TV Folge .... Jenny Berlin ... Biography of Rossano BRAZZI
Rossano Brazzi (September 18, 1916 – December 24, 1994) was an Italian actor. Brazzi was born in Bologna, and attended San Marco University in Florence, Italy, a city in which he lived since the age of four. He made his film debut in a 1939 Italian film. Brazzi had an extensive filmography, much of it in Italian and French films, but the film that propelled him to international fame was Three Coins in the Fountain (1954), a Hollywood blockbuster, followed by the leading male role in David ... Biography of Sofia MAZAGATOS
Sofía Mazagatos, born October 5, 1974 in Madrid, is a Spanish actress and model. She is 5' 8½" tall and won Miss Spain in 1991. She dated Kako Larrañaga. Filmography (source: http://french.imdb.com/name/nm0563150/ ) "Como el perro y el gato" .... Ana (1 episode, 2007) - La noche del Mexicano (2007) TV episode .... Ana "C.L.A. No somos ángeles" .... María (1 episode, 2007) - Episode #1.63 (2007) TV episode .... María "Homo Zapping" (1 episode, 2005) ... autre titre : Homo Zapping... Biography of Safet SUSIC
Safet "Pape" Sušić (born April 13, 1955 in Zavidovići) is a football coach and former player from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Football career Sušić began his career in with the Krivaja club in Zavidovići. He was born in Rujnica, began his first soccer steps in Hajderovici. As a young man he was transferred to FK Sarajevo where he played 600 games and scored 400 goals. During the 1979/80 season he led the Yugoslavian league with 21 goals. In 1979 he was honoured as the best fo... Biography of Marianne TIMMER
Maria Aaltje ("Marianne") Timmer (born October 3, 1974 in Sappemeer) is a Netherlands speed skater specializing in the middle distances (1000 and 1500 m). At the 1998 Winter Olympics Timmer won a gold medal in both these events. In 1999 she won the 1000 m in the World Single Distance Championships and in 2004 became world champion in the sprint. In 2006, she won the 1000 m in the Olympic Games in Turin. This made her the first skater from the Netherlands to win a gold medal at two different W... Biography of Danny VERLINDEN
Dany Verlinden (born August 15, 1963 in Aarschot, Flemish Brabant) was a Belgian football goalkeeper who played much of his career at Club Brugge. He is the second most capped player for Club Brugge with 433 games in Jupiler League. Verlinden played with Belgium and was in the team for the 1994 and 1998 World Cup. In Belgium he is often referred to as De Muur (The Wall). In December 2003, he became the oldest footballer ever to play in the Champions League, aged 40 years and 116 days. Ales... Biography of Asif Ali ZARDARI
Asif Ali Zardari (Urdu, Sindhi: آصف علی زرداری) (born 21 July 1956) is the president-elect of Pakistan and the Co-Chairman of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). He is the widower of Benazir Bhutto, who twice served as Prime Minister of Pakistan. Member of National Assembly Asif served as a member of the National Assembly, and he was Minister of the Environment during his wife's second term as Prime Minister (1993–1996). ... Biography of Michael ANDE
Michael Ande (born 5 October 1944, Bad Wiessee) is a German actor best known for his role as Gerd Heymann in the West German crime-drama television series Der Alte. Selected filmography Marianne, meine Jugendliebe (Marianne of My Youth, 1955) Griff nach den Sternen (Reach for the Stars, 1955) Ich weiß, wofür ich lebe (1955) Zärtliches Geheimnis (1956) Das Hirtenlied vom Kaisertal (1956) Die Trapp-Familie (The Trapp Family, 1956) El Hakim (1957) Skandal in Ischl (Scandal in Bad... Biography of Touriya HAOUD
Touriya Haoud (born in Rhenen, Utrecht, the Netherlands on October 1, 1977) is a Dutch actress, model and singer of Macedonian, Moroccan heritage. Soon after graduating the private University of Schoevers with a Communication degree a friend persuaded Touriya to participate in a modeling contest which started her modeling career. Modeling career Touriya then traveled Europe for the next few years, landing European campaigns with Tommy Hilfiger and Replay. In 2003, Touriya succeeded Naomi ... Biography of John NEGROPONTE
Hon. John Dimitri Negroponte (born July 21, 1939 in London, England, United Kingdom) (pronounced /ˌnɛgroʊˈpɒnti/) is an American diplomat. He is currently serving as the United States Deputy Secretary of State. Prior to serving in this capacity, he was the first ever Director of National Intelligence. Negroponte served in the United States Foreign Service from 1960 to 1997. From 1981 to 1996, he had tours of duty as United States ambassador in Honduras, Mexico, and th... Biography of Anita MORMAND
Anita Mormand, born February 20, 1971, is a French athlet, a 4 x 400 metres relay specialist.... Biography of Almudena FERNANDEZ
Almudena Fernández (born 1 January 1977 in Benavente, Zamora, Spain) is a Spanish model. Brief professional history Fernández began her professional career at an early age, leaving Madrid in search for a path that would take her to Milan, Paris, and finally New York, where she has established her home for the past few years. Career achievements Fernández has been the cover girl for fashion magazines such as Elle, Marie Claire, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Madame Figaro, Shape, Biba, Joyce and H... Biography of Mark BAUTISTA
Mark Bautista (born in August 10, 1981) is a Filipino singer and actor. He was a finalist of Philippine reality show Star For A Night and eventually placed second behind Sarah Geronimo. Mark Bautista was born on August 10, 1981 to Darni Bautista and Susan Bautista in Cagayan De Oro City, Philippines. He has four siblings (an older brother, a sister and 2 younger brothers). He wanted to help his family especially after his dad stopped working due to his condition, so Mark started joining singi... Biography of Emerse FAE
Emerse Faé (born 24 January 1984 in Nantes, France) is a French-born Ivorian professional football midfielder who plays for Ligue 1 side OGC Nice, and Côte d'Ivoire. Club career Nantes Faé started his career with his home town club, Nantes, in 2003 who were then in Ligue 1. He went on to play over 100 league games for them. Reading During the summer 2007 transfer window, Faé was strongly linked with a move to Premier League club Reading, and eventually completed a £2.5m move on 2 ... Biography of Just FONTAINE
Just "JustO" Fontaine (born August 18, 1933 in Marrakech, French Morocco, with French and Spanish ancestors) is a former French football player. He holds the record for most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup finals tournament, with thirteen in 1958. He has also scored the third most goals of any player in the World Cup finals overall, beaten only by: Gerd Müller who scored fourteen goals (in two World Cup tournaments) and Ronaldo who scored fifteen goals (in three World Cup tournaments). A... Biography of Jill ARRINGTON
Tiffany "Jill" Arrington (born July 27, 1972) is an American former college football sideline reporter for ESPN during the 2004 season. She left ESPN after that season for personal reasons. Personal life Arrington was born in Conyers, Georgia, the daughter of Mary Jane (née Odum) and former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Rick Arrington, and resides in Beverly Hills, California. She is the aunt of Dakota and Elle Fanning. Arrington is a 1994 graduate of the University of Miami, where she ... Biography of Sara COX
Sara Cox (born 13 December 1974), affectionately known as "Coxy", is an English TV Presenter and Radio DJ. Her most prestigious role was that of presenting the breakfast show on BBC Radio 1 from 2000 to 2003. Early career Cox, a farmer's daughter, was born in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England as Sarah Joanne Cox, but later dropped the use of the letter 'H' from her first name. She attended Smithills High School until aged 16 and left Canon Slade School after her A-levels to pursue a career... Biography of Heather HEADLEY
Heather Headley (born October 5, 1974) is a Trinidadian R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producers, and actress. She has won one Tony Award and received two Grammy Award nominations. At age four, Headley began playing the music of her native Trinidad, including calypso, reggae, and soca. In 1989 she moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana in the United States at the age of fifteen with her mom Hannah and brother Junior, when her father was offered a job as pastor of McKee Street Church of God (An... Biography of Tom SMOTHERS
Thomas Bolin “Tom” Smothers III (born February 2, 1937) is an American comedian, composer and musician, best known as half of the musical comedy team The Smothers Brothers with brother, Dick Smothers. Overview Smothers was born in New York City and after moving to California graduated from North Hollywood High School in North Hollywood, California. He was a competitive unicyclist, and a state champion gymnast in the parallel bars. Smothers later attended San José State University. The Sm... Biography of Jacky BERROYER
Jackie Berroyer, born May 24, 1946 in Reims, is a French screenwriter, author, TV host and actor. Filmography Screenwriter 1986 : Double messieurs de Jean-François Stévenin 1987 : Poule et frites de Luis Rego 1991 : Lune froide de Patrick Bouchitey 1991 : Les Arcandiers de Manuel Sanchez 1992 : Riens du tout de Cédric Klapisch 1993 : Les Gens normaux n'ont rien d'exceptionnel de Laurence Ferreira Barbosa 1995 : Visiblement, je vous aime de Jean-Michel Carré 1995 : Fast de Da... Biography of Olivia WILLIAMS
Olivia Haigh Williams (born 26 July 1968) is a British film, stage and television actress from England who has appeared in British and American films. Early life Olivia Haigh Williams was born on 26 July 1968 in Camden Town, London, England. Both her parents are barristers. She graduated from Newnham College, Cambridge with a degree in English literature, then studied drama at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School for two years. Career After graduation, Williams worked with the Royal Sh... Biography of Frédérique BANGUE
Frederique Bangue (born December 31, 1976 in Lyon) is a French sprint athlete. Competing in the 100 metres, her personal best being 11.16, she has never reached an international final. However, when competing in the shorter distance of 60 metres (only held indoor) or relay races, she has won a few medals: 1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 3rd 1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 2nd European Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st 4 X 100 m 2001 World Championsh... Biography of Gaston ROELANTS
Gaston, Baron Roelants (born February 5, 1937 in Opvelp, Belgium) was a top steeplechaser in the early 1960s and a great cross-country runner. At the steeplechase he won the 1962 European and 1964 Olympic titles as well as setting two world records, 8 minutes 29.6 seconds in 1963 and 8 minutes 26.4 seconds in 1965. He had been 4th in the steeplechase at the 1960 Olympics, and after a bronze at the 1966 Europeans he turned with great success to longer distances, setting world records at the 20 km... Biography of Natasha ZVEREVA
Natalya "Natasha" Zvereva (Belarusian: Наталля Зверава, Russian: Наташа Зверева; born 16 April 1971) is a retired tennis player from Belarus. Playing initially for the Soviet Union, Zvereva won many doubles titles during the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s. Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Weight 62 kg (140 lb; 9.8 st) C... Biography of Takashi TSUKAMOTO
Takashi Tsukamoto (塚本高史, Tsukamoto Takashi?, born October 27, 1982) is a Japanese actor, singer, and model. He has also released three single CDs: Itsudemo Boku wa (いつでも僕は, Anytime I am...), Hitorigoto (ヒ・ト・リ・ゴ・ト, Soliloquy), NEW MORNING. Filmography Dramas Tokkyū Tanaka 3 Go (2007) - Kei Hanagata Kekkon Dekinai Otoko (2006) - Murakami Eiji Stan... Biography of Hortencia MARCARI
Hortência Maria de Fátima Marcari (born September 23, 1959 in Potirendaba, São Paulo, Brazil) is a former basketball player who is often considered to be one of the greatest women's basketball player in Brazil, alongside with Jenny Arcain and Magic Paula. Marcari is a member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted in 2002), the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted in 2005) and FIBA Hall of Fame (inducted in 2007). She is known in her country as Hortência, and her nickname... Biography of Federico EURO ROMAN
Federico Euro Roman (born July 29, 1952 in Trieste) is an Italian equestrian and Olympic champion. He won an individual gold medal in eventing at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He was also a member of the Italian team that received a silver medal in team eventing at the same Olympics.... Biography of Rachael TAYLOR
Rachael Taylor (born 11 July 1984) is an Australian actress. She made her leading role debut in the short-lived Australian program headLand and has starred in the big-budget movie Transformers. Originally from Launceston, Tasmania, Taylor attended Riverside High School. Taylor modeled for Skye-Jilly International and competed successfully in the State finals of Miss Teen Tasmania and Miss Universe/Miss World. She has appeared in a number of United States productions – such as television mo... Biography of Robert KOCHARYAN
Robert Sedraki Kocharyan (Armenian: Ռոբերտ Սեդրակի Քոչարյան, pronounced ) (born August 31, 1954) was the President of Armenia from 1998 to 2008. He was previously President of Nagorno-Karabakh from 1994 to 1997 and Prime Minister of Armenia from 1997 to 1998. Personal details Robert Kocharyan was born in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, at that time the Nagorno-Karabakh... Biography of Donald CRISP
Donald George Crisp (July 27, 1882 – May 25, 1974) was an Academy Award winning English film actor. He was also an early motion picture producer, director and screenwriter. Early life Donald Crisp was born George William Crisp in London, England, at the family home in Bow (historically known as Stratford) on July 27, 1882. Some sources say he was born in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland in 1880, but U.S. Census records indicate the London birthplace and date are correct. He was one of eight c... Biography of Denny MOYER
Denny Moyer (born August 8, 1939 in Portland, Oregon) is a retired American boxer who held the World Light middleweight title between 1962 and 1963. He finished his career with a 97–38–4 record. Personal Background Moyer is the younger brother of Phil Moyer, another of Portland's finest professional boxers. Both Denny and Phil were trained as amateur boxers by their uncle, Tommy Moyer, who had been a national AAU boxing champion. Perhaps the most distinctive place in the history of boxing th... Biography of Paul-Henri de le RUE
Paul-Henri de Le Rue, born April 17, 1984 in Lannemezan, is a French snowboarder.... Biography of Laurent BATTLES
Laurent Batlles (born September 23, 1975 in Nantes) is a French footballer who currently plays for Grenoble Foot 38, as a midfielder. Club career In 1993-94, Batlles emerged from the Toulouse FC academy into the senior squad, playing his first game in the first division against Olympique Lyon, on April 2, 1994, a 1-0 defeat. In 1999, Batlles joined FC Girondins de Bordeaux after scoring 10 goals in 159 games. At Girondins, he played exactly half of the 1999-2000 season, adding eight game... Biography of George COLE
George Edward Cole OBE (born 22 April 1925 (1925-04-22), Tooting) is an English actor. In an interview included in the 2007 DVD release of A Christmas Carol he recounts that he was given up for adoption at the age of ten days, and adopted by Mr and Mrs George Cole. He grew up with a strong Cockney accent that hindered his early performing career. He began appearing in films in the early 1940s, debuting in the 1941 film Cottage to Let. He attributes his career to the British stage and film ... Biography of Stephen CHOW
Stephen Chow Sing-Chi周星馳, born 22 June 1962, is a Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter, film director and producer. Chow is a well-known, top-tier comedian and superstar of Hong Kong entertainment. This image is epitomized by his nickname 星爺 (Sing Yeh, lit. Grandmaster Sing). However, his brand of mo lei tau comedy, which includes puns, double entendre and jokes at the expense of unique aspects of Chinese culture, meant that few of his earlier films could... Biography of Charles KENNEDY
Charles Peter Kennedy MP (born 25 November 1959) is a Scottish politician. From 9 August 1999 until 7 January 2006, he was the leader of the Liberal Democrats, the third largest political party in the United Kingdom. In the 1983 General Election he stood for the Ross, Cromarty & Skye constituency, then held by the Conservative MP and Minister, Hamish Gray. In a shock result, Kennedy was elected (for the Social Democratic Party (SDP)): at 23, he became the youngest MP in the House of Common... Biography of Bernard LANGER
Bernhard Langer (born 27 August 1957) is a German professional golfer. Life and work Langer was born in Anhausen near Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. He turned professional in 1976 and has won many events in Europe and the United States, among them The Masters in 1985 and 1993. He was the inaugural World Number 1 when the Official World Golf Rankings were introduced in 1986, and he became a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2001. He ranks second in career wins on the European Tour, with f... Biography of Don ADAMS
Don Adams (April 13, 1923 – September 25, 2005), born Donald James Yarmy, was an American actor, comedian, game show panelist and occasional director, who in his five decades of television was best known for his role as Maxwell Smart (Agent 86) in the TV situation comedy Get Smart (1965–1970, 1995), for which he also directed and wrote. Adams won three consecutive Emmy Awards for his portrayal of Smart (1967–1969). He also provided the voices for the animated series Tennessee Tuxedo (1963-1966) ...
Biography of Robert AGNEW
Robert Agnew (or Bobby Agnew), born June 4, 1899 in Dayton, Kentucky, died November 8, 1983 in Palm Springs, California, was an American actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0013149/ ) # Little Man, What Now? (1934) (uncredited) .... Bit Role # Business Is a Pleasure (1934) # Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) (uncredited) .... Dance director # The Love Bargain (1931) # The Naughty Flirt (1931) .... Wilbur Fairchild # Hold the Baby (1930) # Extravagance (1930) .... Billy # ... Biography of Donn EISELE
Donn Fulton Eisele (June 23, 1930 – December 2, 1987), born in Columbus, Ohio, was a test pilot in the USAF and a NASA astronaut. Education Eisele graduated in 1948 from West High School in Columbus, Ohio. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Naval Academy in 1952 and a Master of Science degree in Astronautics in 1960 from the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Organizations Eisele was a member of Tau Beta Pi, the National Engin... Biography of Joanna KERNS
Joanna Kerns (born February 12, 1953) is an American actress and director best known for her role as Maggie Seaver on the family situation comedy Growing Pains from 1985-1992. Early life Kerns was born Joanne Crussie DeVarona in San Francisco, California. Her mother, Martha Louise (née Smith), was from mexico and was a clothing store manager, and her father, David Thomas DeVarona, was half mexican and was an insurance agent. Her older sister, Donna de Varona is a famed Olympic gold medal s... Biography of Pierre TARDIVEL
Pierre Tardivel, born November 26, 1963 in Annecy, is a French climber and mountain guide.... Biography of Mirka VAVRINEC
Miroslava Vavrinec (born 1 April 1978 in Bojnice, Slovakia) is a former WTA tennis player from Switzerland who retired from the game in 2002 after a foot injury. She is best known as the wife of former World No. 1 tennis player Roger Federer, having first met him at the Sydney Olympics. Since her retirement, Vavrinec is frequently photographed on the ATP circuit attending Federer's matches. Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Weight 59 kg (130 lb; 9.3 st) Vavrinec, born in Slovakia, emig... Biography of Michael CHIKLIS
Michael Charles Chiklis (born August 30, 1963) is an American actor, voice actor and occasional director. He is known for starring in the TV series The Commish (1991–1995) and The Shield (2002–2008) as well as for his role as The Thing in the Fantastic Four film series. Early life Chiklis was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the son of Charlie Chiklis, a second-generation Greek American who runs a hair/beauty salon, and Katherine, a hospital administrative aide from whom Chiklis has been desc... Biography of Sébastien BRUNO
Sébastien Bruno (born 26 August 1974 in Nîmes, France) is a French rugby union footballer who plays hooker for Sale Sharks and France. Born in Nîmes, Sébastien Bruno joined Sale from French club Béziers, making his debut against Leicester Tigers in 2004. He made his first appearance for France in 2002 against Wales. He is renowned within in the game as possibly the best scrummaging hooker in the world. Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Weight 105 kg (231 lb) Honours * Grand Sl... Biography of Tom KRISTENSEN
Tom Kristensen (born July 7, 1967 in Hobro) is a Danish racing driver. He has won many championships in auto racing but his most famous achievement is being the first person to win the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans eight times, six of which have been consecutive. In 1997, he won the race with the Joest Racing team, driving a Tom Walkinshaw Racing-designed and Porsche-powered WSC95, after being a late inclusion in the team following Davy Jones' accident that eventually ruled him out of the race... Biography of Mike PATTON
Michael Allan Patton (born January 27, 1968, in Arcata, California) is an American singer, songwriter, composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist and voice actor, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Faith No More. He has also handled lead vocals for Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, Lovage, Fantômas, The Dillinger Escape Plan, and Peeping Tom. Patton has earned critical praise for his diverse vocals, which touch on crooning, falsetto, death growls, rapping, chanting, mouth music, beatboxing and... Biography of Riyo MORI (Miss UNIVERS 2007)
Riyo Mori (森 理世, Mori Riyo?) born December 24, 1986 in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Japan is a Japanese dance instructor who won the Miss Universe 2007 title in May 2007. Early life Riyo Mori began dancing at the age of 4. She has studied at Quinte Ballet School of Canada and also is a graduate from Centennial Secondary School in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Mori also completed her Grade 11 year at Mount Douglas Secondary School in Victoria, Canada. She still possesses her first pa... Biography of Natalia OREIRO
Natalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias Poggio Bourié (born May 19, 1977 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Latin Grammy-nominated Uruguayan singer and actress of Galician origin, who developed most of her career in Argentina. Natalia studied drama at age eight and at twelve started auditioning for advertisements. During her teens she appeared in more than 30 television commercials for such trade marks as Coca Cola, Pepsi and Johnson & Johnson. At the age of 16 she moved to Argentina to work there and unlea... Biography of Sybille BAMMER
Sybille Bammer (born April 27, 1980 in Linz, Austria) is a professional female tennis player from Austria and one of only three mothers on the WTA tour (the other two being Lindsay Davenport, who announced her return to tennis after she gave birth, and Paraguaian Rossana De Los Rios who now plays mostly in ITF Tournaments). Her career high ranking is No. 19, achieved on December 17, 2007. Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) Weight 63 kg (139 lb) Tennis career Bammer made her WTA Tour main draw de... Biography of Laura ZUNIGA (Miss SINALOA 2008)
Laura Elena Zúñiga Huizar (born January 3, 1985 in Culiacán, Sinaloa) is a Mexican model and beauty queen. After winning the state pageant title of Nuestra Belleza Sinaloa, Laura Zúñiga competed against thirty-two other contestants in the national pageant Nuestra Belleza Mexico 2008, held on September 20, 2008 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, where she placed as the suplente and was automatically selected to represent the country in the Miss International 2009 pageant. Scandal On December 23, 2... Biography of Daniel POWTER
Daniel Richard Powter (born February 25, 1971) is a Canadian recording artist. He grew up in Vernon, in the Okanagan Valley region of British Columbia. He is best known for his #1 smash hit "Bad Day". Career Daniel Powter released his debut album, I'm Your Betty, in 2000. The album, limited to a very small print, contains ten songs, two of which—"More Than I" and "Negative Fashion"—were featured on the television show Higher Ground. Powter has a music publishing deal with BMG Music Publishin... Biography of Nathan MOORE (WORLDS APART)
Nathan Moore (born Nathan Marcellus Moore, 10 January 1965, in Stamford Hill, London, England) is a singer, one time boysband member and pop idol manager. Career First coming to prominence by joining the boyband Brother Beyond as their lead singer, in 1987 (when the band and their record label won an auction to record a track with the successful 1980s record producers Stock, Aitken and Waterman), Moore was subsequently in the line-up of another boyband, Worlds Apart, that became chart stars ... Biography of Sophie HERBRECHT soon available
Biography of Dimitri PAYET
Dimitri Payet (born March 29, 1987 in Saint-Pierre, Réunion) is a French soccer player, currently playing for AS Saint-Étienne in Ligue 1, after having previously played for Le Havre in Ligue 2 and for SS Excelsior in Réunion. Payet scored his first Ligue 1 goal in the 2005/06 season against FC Metz. Payet has played for the French under-21 team, after his first selection on November 9, 2006, in which an injury ruled him out of the game. On his first match for the under-21s, Payet set up one goa... Biography of Gérard HAUSSER
Gérard Hausser (born 18 March 1939 in Strasbourg) is a former French footballer, with German ancestors. During his career he played for RC Strasbourg (1959-67, 1971-74), Karlsruher SC (1967-68), and FC Metz (1968-71). He earned 14 caps and scored 2 goals for the France national football team from 1965 to 1966, and played in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.... Biography of Esmée DENTERS
Esmée Denters (born September 28, 1988 in Oosterbeek, The Netherlands) is a Dutch singer. She was a regular cover-artist on video-sharing website Youtube where she covered songs from Brandy, Mariah Carey, One Republic, Natasha Bedingfield and Justin Timberlake, amongst others. In 2008 it would be Timberlake who discovered her talent and Denters would sign up as the first artist with Timberlake's new label imprint Tennman in association with Interscope Early Career Denters is a singer-songwr... Biography of Sasha PIVOVAROVA
Sasha Pivovarova (Russian: Саша Пивоварова, born January 21, 1985 in Moscow) is a Russian model and artist. Modeling career As an art history student at the Russian University for the Humanities, Pivovarova never dreamed of becoming a model until friend and photographer Igor Vishnyakov took photos of her in 2005 and gave them to international modeling agency IMG, thus beginning her career. After signing with... Biography of Aruna DINDANE
Aruna Dindane (born 26 November 1980 in Abidjan) is an Ivorian football forward, who plays for Racing Club de Lens (in France). He was transferred from ASEC Mimosas to R.S.C. Anderlecht in the summer of 2000 and he has helped the team in winning the Belgian League Championship (the Jupiler League) twice (2001 and 2004) and also the Belgian Supercup (2000 and 2001). In 2003 he won both the Ebony Shoe (best player of African origin in the Belgian League) and the Golden Shoe (an award for the be... Biography of James MORRISON (1984)
James Morrison (born 13 August 1984) is a BRIT Award-winning English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Rugby, Warwickshire in the UK. In 2006, his debut single "You Give Me Something" became a hit in Europe, Australia, and Japan, peaking in the top five in the UK and New Zealand. His debut album, Undiscovered, debuted at the top of the UK Albums Chart. He released his second album, Songs for You, Truths for Me in 2008, which entered the top five in the UK as well as topping the Irish Album Ch... Biography of Schelim HANNAN (WORLDS APART)
Schelim Hannan, born July 16, 1973 in Bangladesh, is a British musician, a former member of boysband Worlds Apart. Worlds Apart were a multi-national boy band of the 1990s that featured Marcus Patrick (billed as 'Patric') in the original (5 piece) group and Totally Scott-Lee 's Nathan Moore in one of the later incarnations of the band. After scoring a few hits in the United Kingdom, the band re-emerged as a 4 piece and became chart stars in France. Members of Worlds Apart Dan Bowyer 1993-199... Biography of Daniela URZI
Daniela Urzi (born October 28,1975 in Buenos Aires) is a fashion model from Argentina. She has worked in fashion campaigns for Armani Jeans, the Giorgio Armani collection, Roberto Cavalli, Burberry, Victoria's Secret, Penny Black, and John Richmond (fashion designer). She has been photographed by Patrick Demarchelier, Mario Testino, Lizz Collins, and Arthur Elgort, among others. She entered the modeling profession in 2006 and her mother agency is Rebel Management in Buenos Aires but she is also ... Biography of Christopher WALTZ
Christoph Waltz (born October 4, 1956 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian actor, screenwriter and film director. Waltz studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York. He started as a stage actor, playing at venues like Zurich's Schauspielhaus Zürich, Vienna's Burgtheater, or the Salzburg Festival. Later he became a prolific actor in various TV productions. In Quentin Tarantino's epic war film/spaghetti western Inglourious Bast... Biography of Anouck LEPERE
Anouck Lepere (born February 14, 1979 in Antwerp, Flanders) is a Belgian model. Lepere was studying architecture in Antwerp, when she was persuaded by her friends Dries van Noten and Olivier Theyskens to try modelling. She first appeared on the runways in Paris in 2000 and is currently signed with IMG Models. She also worked as a model for the Hugo Boss "Woman" and "Deep Red" perfumes, and with Steven Meisel, Mario Testino, Inez van Lamsweerde, Paul Smith and Vinoodh Matadin. Lepere was on t... Biography of Roger TAYLOR (DURAN DURAN)
Roger Andrew Taylor (born 26 April 1960) is the drummer for the electronic pop/rock band Duran Duran. He is not to be confused with the Queen drummer Roger Taylor. Early Life Roger began drumming around the age of twelve, teaching himself by playing along with his favorite records. His first ambition was to become goalkeeper for English football team Aston Villa. As a child he was taken to every home match by his father Hugh, but at 5'9 never grew tall enough to realise his dream. He has cit... Biography of Roger HAMMOND
Roger Hammond (born January 30, 1974 in Harlington) is an English bicycle racer, specialising in cyclo-cross and road cycling. Hammond grew up in Chalfont St Peter in Buckinghamshire and attended Dr Challoner's Grammar School as a teenager. While still at school he won the 1992 World Junior Cyclo-Cross Championship in Leeds, but elected to concentrate on his university studies rather than pursue a full-time cycling career at that point. He was the British Road champion in 2003 and 2004. He rode ... Biography of Yann SUNDBERG
Yann Sundberg, born December 12, 1972 in Saint-Malo, is a French actor and screenwriter. Fillmmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1146869/ ) Transporter 3 (2008) .... Flag ... aka Le transporteur 3 (France) "Flics" .... Constantine (2 episodes, 2008) - Engrenage (2008) TV episode .... Constantine - Le jour des morts - 1ère partie (2008) TV episode .... Constantine Bébé à bord (2008) (TV) .... Xavier "Franck Keller" .... Dominique Peraldi / ... (5 episodes, 2003-2007... Biography of Torri HIGGINSON
Torri Higginson (born 6 December 1969) is a Canadian actress. She was born in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, and is best known for her roles in the TekWar movies and series, The English Patient, and Stargate Atlantis. She is also a theater actress and has appeared in Three Tall Women, Weldon Rising and Picasso at the Lapin Agile. Higginson took over the role of Dr. Elizabeth Weir from Jessica Steen in a guest spot on the season eight opener of Stargate SG-1. She was then carried over as the lea... Biography of Camel MERIEM
Camel Meriem (Arabic: كامل مريم; born 18 October 1979 in Montbéliard) is a French footballer of Algerian Kabyle origin who last plays at AS Monaco. Career Whilst at Marseille he played in the 2004 UEFA Cup Final. Position Meriem is a regarded as one of the best midfielders in France. International Career He earned his first national cap on November 17, 2004 against Poland in a 0-0 draw. He is a playmaker well known for hi... Biography of Lisandro LOPEZ
Lisandro López (born 2 March 1983 in Buenos Aires), commonly known simply as Lisandro, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Lyon and the Argentina national football team. Club career Racing Club Lisandro started his career at Racing Club de Avellaneda, in the Argentine first division. He was the league's top scorer in the Apertura tournament of 2004. Porto López eventually made the switch to Porto for a transfer fee of €2.5 million. After a first season in which he ... Biography of Steve HARRIS (IRON MAIDEN)
Steve Harris (born Stephen Percy Harris, 12 March 1956, Leytonstone, London, England) is the bassist, band leader and primary composer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. In addition, he plays keyboards, and sings backing vocals. He founded the band as a teenager in 1975. He and Dave Murray are the only members of the band to have appeared on all of the band's albums, and as Murray left the band for a few months prior to the first album to join Urchin, Harris is the only member to have remained... |
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