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9071 celebrities heights in our database on November 21, 2009. The celebrities 5' 9" 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
543 celebrities 5' 9" tall have been found. Biography of Johnny DEPP
Johnny Depp (born John Christopher Depp II on June 9, 1963, in Owensboro, Kentucky) is an Academy Award-nominated and SAG Awards-winning American actor known for his performances in the films Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Edward Scissorhands (1990), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Chocolat (2000), Finding Neverland (2004), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. Height: 1m75 (5'9") External link - Compre... Biography of Julia ROBERTS
Julia Fiona Roberts (28 October 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress and former fashion model. She shot to fame during the early 1990s after starring in the romantic comedy, Pretty Woman, opposite Richard Gere. Since then, Roberts has become the highest-paid actress in the world, topping the Hollywood Reporter's annual power list of top-earning female stars for four consecutive years (2002-2005). Her career includes films such as Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, and Ocean's Eleven... Biography of Carla BRUNI SARKOZY
Carla Bruni (born Carla Bruni-Tedeschi on 23 December 1967) is an Italian songwriter, singer and former supermodel. She is the wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy. Born in Turin, Italy she grew up in France from the age of five and later attended boarding school in Switzerland. She eventually returned to Paris to study art and architecture, but left school at 19 to become a model full-time. External link - Comprehensive Astrological Portrait for Carla Bruni Sarkozy Version 4.0 Biography of CHE GUEVARA
Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (June 14, 1928 – October 9, 1967), commonly known as Che Guevara or El Che, was an Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary, medic, political figure, and leader of Cuban and internationalist guerrillas. Height: 1m75 As a young man studying medicine, Guevara traveled roughrough throughout Latin America, bringing him into direct contact with the impoverished conditions in which many people lived. His experiences and observations during these trips led him to the concl... Biography of Paris HILTON
Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American celebrity and socialite. She is an heiress to a share of the Hilton Hotel fortune, as well as to the real estate fortune of her father Richard Hilton. Hilton rose to fame when a home-made sex video of her was leaked onto the Internet in late 2003. The release of the tape, later titled 1 Night in Paris (2004), attracted worldwide publicity and contributed to the success of Hilton's Fox reality series The Simple Life. As an actress, s... Biography of Robert REDFORD
Charles Robert Redford Jr. (born August 18, 1936) is an Academy Award-winning American film director, actor, producer, businessman, model, environmentalist, philanthropist, and founder of the Sundance Film Festival. Early life Redford was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Martha W. (née Hart) and Charles Robert Redford Sr., a milkman-turned-accountant from Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He has a half-brother, William, from his father's re-marriage. Redford is of English and Scots-Irish ... Biography of Katie HOLMES
Kate Noelle "Katie" Holmes (born December 18, 1978) is an American actress who first achieved fame for her role as Joey Potter on The WB teen drama Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003. Her part on the show, only her second professional role, made Holmes a star. Her movie roles have ranged from art house films such as The Ice Storm to thrillers such as Abandon to blockbusters such as Batman Begins, but she has not found the same success in films as she did on television and admits most of her films ... Biography of Amélie MAURESMO
Amélie Simone Mauresmo (born on 5 July 1979) is a French professional tennis player and is a former World No. 1. She is currently the third ranked player in the world. She has won two Grand Slam singles titles, the 2006 Australian Open and 2006 Wimbledon. Mauresmo first attained the top ranking on September 13, 2004, holding it for five weeks on that occasion. She was the fourteenth World No. 1 in women's tennis since the computer rankings began. She is well known for her powerful one-handed ... Biography of Tobey MAGUIRE
Tobias Vincent "Tobey" Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is an American actor. He began his career in the 1980s, and has since become best known for his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the Spider-Man films. Early life Maguire was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Wendy (née Brown), a secretary turned screenwriter and producer, and Vincent Maguire, a construction worker and cook. His parents were 18 and 20 years old (and unmarried) at the time of his birth; the two married and subs... Biography of Mariah CAREY
Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director,artist and actress. Her debut was in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola and became the first recording act to have its first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Following her marriage to Mottola in 1993, a series of hit records established her position as Columbia's highest-selling act. According to Billboard magazine, she was the most succes... Biography of Michel DRUCKER
Michel Drucker (born September 12, 1942) is a popular French journalist and TV host. Opinion polls have consistently shown him ranking high in popularity for decades now. Michel Drucker was born in Vire, Calvados in Normandy. He is the younger brother of Jacques Drucker, a Doctor, and the older brother of Jean Drucker a TV top executive. He started a journalistic career in 1965 at the ORTF as sports reporter and commentator. Although he kept doing live coverage of major soccer matches unti... Biography of Elizabeth HURLEY
Elizabeth Jane Hurley (born 10 June 1965) is an English actress, fashion model, producer and designer. Early life Elizabeth Hurley was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England in 1965. Hurley's father, a lapsed Catholic of Irish descent, was a British Army major, while her mother, an Anglican, was a schoolteacher at Kempshott Infant School. She has an older sister, Debbie, and a younger brother, Michael. Hurley took ballet classes as a child. She went to Kempshott Junior and Infants school... Biography of Anthony KIEDIS
Anthony Kiedis (born November 1, 1962) is the lead singer and a co-founder of the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. He is also responsible for writing most of the band's vocal melodies and lyrics. Though his style was originally a rap/rock fusion, over time Kiedis developed his singing voice. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Early life Anthony Kiedis was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to John Kiedis and Margaret "Peggy" Idema (née Noble), who divorced in 1965 when he was three. He has two ... Biography of RIHANNA
Rihanna (pronounced /riːˈɑːnə/, born Robyn Rihanna Fenty on February 20, 1988), is a Barbadian singer. She also serves as the cultural ambassador for Barbados. She is the first Barbadian artist to win a Grammy Award.a Rihanna is currently signed to the Def Jam Recordings label. She has attained five Billboard Hot 100 number ones thus far ("SOS", "Umbrella", "Take a Bow", "Disturbia" and T.I.'s "Live Your Life"). Rihanna broke into the recording industry in 2005 with t... Biography of Arielle DOMBASLE
Arielle Dombasle (born Arielle Laure Maxime Sonnery de Fromental on April 27, 1953 in Hartford, Connecticut) is a French-American singer and actress. Her breakthrough roles were in Éric Rohmer's Pauline at the Beach and Alain Robbe-Grillet's The Blue Villa. She became known to American audiences through her appearances on Miami Vice and the 1984 miniseries Lace. Childhood The daughter of Francion Garreau-Dombasle and Jean-Louis Sonnery de Fromental, a silk manufacturer, Dombasle and her brot... Biography of François BAYROU
François Bayrou is a French politician, president of Union for French Democracy since 1998, and a candidate in the 2007 French presidential election. In the first round, he received 18.5% of votes, finishing in 3rd place and therefore was eliminated from the race. (Only the top two candidates participated in the runoff election, which was held on May 6). A former Member of the European Parliament, he also served as Minister of National Education in the conservative governments of Édouard Balladu... Biography of François FILLON
François Fillon (born 4 March 1954 in Le Mans, Sarthe) is the current Prime Minister of France, having been appointed to that office by President Nicolas Sarkozy on 17 May 2007. Height: 1m75 As a member of the UMP party, Fillon became Jean-Pierre Raffarin's Minister of Labour in 2002 and undertook controversial reforms of the 35-hour working week law and of the French retirement system (Loi Fillon). He became Minister of Education and Research in 2004 and proposed the much debated Fillon l... Biography of Sean PENN
Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award-winning American film actor and director who is best known for playing intense, often humorless and unsympathetic characters. Early life Penn was born in Santa Monica, California, to Leo Penn, an actor, director, and Eileen Ryan, an actress. Penn's father was the son of Elizabeth Melincoff and Maurice Daniel Penn, Jewish immigrants of Russian and Lithuanian descent who owned a delicatessen. His mother, born "Eileen Annucci", is a Ro... Biography of Zac EFRON
Zachary David Alexander Efron (born October 18, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He began acting in the early 2000s, and became known to young audiences after his roles in the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical, the WB series Summerland, and the film version of the Broadway musical Hairspray. Speaking to Newsweek in June 2006, director Adam Shankman described Efron as "arguably the biggest teen star in America right now." In 2007, right before the release of High School Musi... Biography of Keith RICHARDS (ROLLING STONES)
Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English guitarist, songwriter, singer and a founding member of the British musical group The Rolling Stones in 1962. With songwriting partner and Stones lead vocalist Mick Jagger, he has written, recorded and published hundreds of songs including "Satisfaction", "Jumpin' Jack Flash", "Miss You" and "Start Me Up". Though he has had a solo career and appears as a guest artist on the recordings of other artists, his association with the Stones has define... Biography of Jenna JAMESON
Jenna Jameson (born Jenna Marie Massoli on April 9, 1974) is an American pornographic actress and entrepreneur who has been called the world's most famous porn star and "The Queen of Porn". She started acting in erotic films in 1993 after having worked as a stripper and glamour model. By 1996, she had won the three top newcomer awards from pornographic film industry organizations. She has since won more than 20 adult film awards, and has been inducted into both the X-Rated Critics Organization (... Biography of Christophe ROCANCOURT
Christopher Thierry Rocancourt (b. July 16, 1967 in Honfleur, France) is an impostor and con artist who scammed affluent people by masquerading as a French member of the Rockefeller family. He told Dateline NBC in a 2006 broadcast that his mother sometimes worked as a prostitute and his father was an alcoholic who took Christopher to an orphanage when the boy was 5. He ran away and made his way to Paris where he pulled his first big con: faking the deed to a property he didn't own, then "sell... Biography of Gina-Therese PETTERSSON
Swedish model.... Biography of Virginie EFIRA
Virginie Efira (born May 5, 1977 in Brussels) is a Belgian television actress. She was first hired by Club RTL (A Belgian TV channel in the RTL Group) to present a children's show called Mégamix. She went on to present other programmes in Belgium, including A la recherche de la nouvelle Star. In September 2002 she was offered the job of the presenter of Belgian's version of Star Academy. After casting to be a weather girl on France's M6 channel, she was soon pushed into the limelight as one o... Biography of Jean-Jacques GOLDMAN
Jean-Jacques Goldman (born October 11, 1951) is a French singer and songwriter. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and in 2003 was the second-highest-grossing French pop singer, after Johnny Hallyday. Born in Paris to immigrant Polish Jewish parents, Alter Mojze Goldman and Ruth Ambrunn. Goldman was the third of four children and first learned the violin, and then the piano as a child. In 1968, he abandoned his classical music studies for the guitar. He also earned a business ... Biography of Ricky ULLMAN
Raviv Ullman formerly known as his stage name Ricky Ullman, (born January 24, 1986 in Eilat, Israel), is an Israeli-born American actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Phil Diffy, the main character in the Disney Channel television series Phil of the Future. Early life Ullman was born in Eilat, Israel, to Jewish parents Brian Ullman and Laura Ehrenkrantz. His maternal grandfather, Joseph Ehrenkrantz, is a Rabbi in Stamford, Connecticut and his family is related to Connecticut Senator J... Biography of Karina LOMBARD
Karina Lombard (born on January 21, 1969 in Tahiti) is an actress. Lombard's mother is from Tahiti. Lombard is a naturalized U.S. citizen, but when she was one, her father, who is of Russian, Italian and Swiss descent, took her to Barcelona, Spain. She later attended a number of Swiss boarding schools where she became fluent in Spanish, English, Italian , French, and German. She came to New York when she was 18 and began modeling and taking acting classes. Lombard was discovered during a C... Biography of Jennifer GARNER
Jennifer Anne Garner (born April 17, 1972) is a Golden Globe Award- and SAG Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated American film and television actress, and producer. She first became known for her role as Sydney Bristow on Alias, a CIA agent. Height: 1m75 Early life Garner was born in Houston, Texas, to Patricia Ann English, a teacher, and Billy Jack Garner, a chemical engineer who worked for Union Carbide; she is the middle child between two sisters, Melissa Garner Wylie and Susannah G... Biography of Gary OLDMAN
Gary Oldman (born March 21, 1958) is an Emmy Award-nominated, BAFTA Award-winning English film actor, writer and director. He is revered for his versatility, mastery of accents and ability to fully immerse himself in the characters he portrays. Early life Oldman was born Leonard Gary Oldman in New Cross, London, England to Len Oldman, a former sailor who worked as a welder and was an "abusive alcoholic", and Kathleen, an Irish-born homemaker. His sister, Laila Morse, is also an actor. Per... Biography of Franck DUBOSC
French humorist and actor. Filmography 1984 : À nous les garçons - film français réalisé par Michel Lang avec Sophie Carle. 1986 : Justice de flic - film français réalisé par Michel Gérard et Patrick Bourgue. 1986 : Félicien Grevèche - feuilleton télé réalisé par Michel Wyn. 1991 : De l'autre côté du parc. 1991 : Coronation Street, série de la télévision anglaise, rôle récurrent. 1993 : Highlander, série télévisée, saison 2, épisode 14 : Michel de Bourgogne 1997 : Le Clone. 199... Biography of Frédérique BEL
French actress and humorist, well known for TV show "La minute blonde", where she plays Dorothy Doll, a very naive girl...... Biography of Axl ROSE
W. Axl Rose , commonly referred to as Axl Rose, (born William Bruce Rose, Jr. on February 6, 1962) is an American musician, best known as the vocalist of Guns N' Roses. The only original member still part of the band's line-up, Rose places high in numerous polls as one of hard rock's all-time greatest frontmen and is also infamous for his onstage antics and disputes with former bandmates.... Biography of RAJNIKANTH
Rajinikanth (born Shivaji Rao Gaekwad on December 12, 1949) is an Indian film actor. Other names: Rajani Kant | Rajni Kanth | Rajanikanth | Rajanikant | 'SuperStar' RajiniKanth | Super Star Rajinikanth | Rajinikanth | Rajinikant | Superstar Rajnikant | Super Star Rajnikanth | Rajnikant An experienced actor and regional celebrity, he received India's third highest civilian honour, the Padmabhushan for his work in Indian cinema in 2000. Rajinikanth performs predominantly in leading roles in... Biography of Serena WILLIAMS
Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American former World No. 1 ranked female tennis player who has won eight Grand Slam singles titles and an Olympic gold medal in women's doubles. In 2005, Tennis magazine ranked her as the 17th-best player of the preceding forty years. She is the younger sister of another former world no. 1 professional female tennis player, Venus Williams. She currently resides in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States with her sister Venus. Fashion ... Biography of Lisa KUDROW
Lisa Marie Diane Kudrow (born July 30, 1963) is an Emmy Award- and SAG-winning American actress best known for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the sitcom Friends. Early life Lisa Kudrow was born in Encino, California, USA,her Parents are Lee Kudrow and Nedra Stern.She has one sister and two brothers: older sister Helene Marla Kudrow, and older brothers, neurologists David Kudrow and Derrick Kudrow. After having attended Portola Middle School in Tarzana, California, she went on to graduate from ... Biography of Robert DOWNEY Jr.
Robert John Downey, Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning American actor and musician. He became known during the late 1980s and early 1990s, after a series of well-reviewed performances in Hollywood films. After a period of drug addiction during the late 1990s, Downey Jr. resumed his acting career, appearing on the television series Ally McBeal as well as in a number of supporting and lead film roles, including the upcoming Iron Man. Early life and c... Biography of Taylor LAUTNER
Taylor Daniel Lautner (born February 11, 1992) is an American actor and martial artist who is perhaps best known for his 2005 family film performances of The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D with Taylor Dooley and Cheaper by the Dozen 2 with Steve Martin and Alyson Stoner. There have been rumors that Lautner will be appearing in the show Smallville. He also appeared on the UPN/CW TV series Love Inc. Early Life and Family Born on February 11th, 1992 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Lautne... Biography of Gérard LANVIN
Gérard Lanvin (born June 21, 1950 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French actor who won a César Award for Best Actor in 1995 for Le fils préféré, and a César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for The Taste of Others. Other appearances include Une semaine de vacances and 3 zéros.... Biography of Hughes HEFNER
Hugh Marston Hefner (born April 9, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois), also referred to colloquially as Hef, is the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine. He has become an icon of American sexuality and a spokesman for the sexual revolution and libertarianism. Early life Hefner went to Sayre Elementary School, and Steinmetz High School, then served in the U.S. Army during the closing months of WWII. After his service, he majored in psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Cham... Biography of Hilarie BURTON
Hilarie Ross Burton (born July 1, 1982) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Peyton Sawyer on the The CW Television Network (previously on WB Network) television series One Tree Hill. American actress Hilarie Burton was born on July 1, 1982, and she was raised in Sterling, Virginia. She is a graduate of Park View High School, and she attended New York University and Fordham University. She was the homecoming queen during her senior year at Park View High Scho... Biography of Michael LANDON
Michael Landon (October 31, 1936 – July 1, 1991) was an American actor, writer, director, and producer, who starred in three popular NBC TV series that spanned three decades. He is widely known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in Bonanza (1959-1973), Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie (1974-1982), and Jonathan Smith in Highway to Heaven (1984-1989). Although his Bonanza co-star David Canary and youngest daughter Jennifer Landon have both won Emmys, Landon was never given the ho... Biography of Steffi GRAF
Stefanie Maria Graf (born June 14, 1969, in Mannheim, West Germany) is a former World No. 1 ranked female tennis player from Germany. Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Smith Court's 24. In December 1999, Graf was named the greatest female tennis player of the 20th century by a panel of experts assembled by the Associated Press. Tennis writer Steve Flink, in his book The Greatest Tennis Matches of the Twentieth Century, named her as the b... Biography of Rama YADE
Rama Yade (born 1976 in Senegal - usual name of Ramatoulaye Yade-Zimet) is a French politician and a spokeswoman for Nicolas Sarkozy. She is a national secretary at UMP in charge of French-speaking countries. She graduated from the Institut d'études politiques in 2000, and then worked at the Paris Town Hall and the French National Assembly before becoming administrator at the French Senate in 2002. She is the State Secretary in charge of foreign affairs and human rights (with Bernard Kouch... Biography of Paul HOGAN
Paul Hogan AM (born October 8, 1939 in Lightning Ridge, New South Wales) is an Australian Golden Globe-winning actor and comedian. Career Hogan was a rigger working on the Sydney Harbour Bridge before he rose to fame in the early 1970s after a comical interview on A Current Affair. Hogan followed this with his own comedy sketch programme, The Paul Hogan Show, which he produced, co-wrote, and in which he played a panoply of characters with John Cornell. The series, which ran for 60 episodes b... Biography of Ingrid BERGMAN
Ingrid Bergman in Swedish, but usually in English, IPA notation) (August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982) was a three-time Academy Award-winning and two-time Emmy Award-winning Swedish actress. She also won one of the original Tony Awards. She is ranked as the fourth greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute. Early years: 1915-1938 Bergman, named after Princess Ingrid of Sweden , was born in Stockholm, Sweden on August 29, 1915 to a Swedish father, Justus Samuel Bergman, an... Biography of Edouard STERN
Édouard Stern (October 18, 1954 - March 1, 2005) was a French banker. Born in Paris, he was son of the banker Antoine Jean Elie Stern and Christiane Laroche. Career Edouard Stern was 38th in a list of France's richest citizens. He was born in 1954 to one of France’s wealthiest Jewish families, the owners of Banque Stern, a private investment house. He studied at the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales in Paris. He was a partner at Lazard Frères before creating his own i... Biography of Bruno MADINIER
Bruno Madinier is a French actor. He is famous for his role in Les Cordier, juge et flic and Dolmen on French TV. Filmography Television 1992-2003 : série Les Cordier, juge et flic 1995 : série Les Alsaciens de Michel Favart 1997 : série Les Marmottes de Jean-Denis Robert 2002 : série Le Bleu de l'océan de Didier Albert 2002 : téléfilm Mortes de préférence de Jean- Luc Bretenstein 2005 : série Dolmen 2006 : téléfilm Premier suspect de Christian Bonnet 2006 : téléfilm La T... Biography of Muriel ROBIN
Muriel Robin is a French one woman show, an actress and humorist.... Biography of Annie LENNOX
Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954) is an Oscar, BRIT, Grammy and Golden Globe award-winning Scottish pop musician and vocalist. She is both a solo artist and the lead singer of the duo Eurythmics, often hailed as "The Greatest White Soul Singer Alive" (VH1, 100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll 1999) Life and career Ann Lennox was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. She attended Aberdeen High School for Girls (now Harlaw Academy). She was educated as a classical musician and studied the flute at the... Biography of Jay KAY (JAMIROQUAI)
Jason "Jay" Kay (born Jason Cheetham on 30 December 1969 in Stretford, Manchester) is an English funk musician. He is the principal member, songwriter, and lead singer of the band Jamiroquai. Early life Kay was born into a Jewish family only with his mother Karen Kay, a cabaret singer and impressionist who performed around the world, and stepfather James Royal. He did not meet his biological father, a man of Portuguese origin, until 2003. He was educated at the independent Oakham School in R... Biography of Pharrell WILLIAMS
Pharrell Williams (born April 5, 1973) is an American producer, singer, rapper, and songwriter. He is one half of the production duo The Neptunes (with Chad Hugo) with whom he produces hip-hop, R&B and pop music. He is also the lead singer and drummer of the funk-rock band, N*E*R*D. He released his debut single "Frontin'" in 2003 and followed up with his debut album In My Mind in 2006. As part of The Neptunes, Pharrell has produced numerous hit singles for various music stars. He plays the dr... Biography of Nathalie SIMON
French TV host and radio host. She likes sports and is also an athlete in the sport of windsurfing.... Biography of Béatrice SCHONBERG
Béatrice Schönberg is a French TV journalist on France 2 for the 8 pm weekend news. Her newscasts can be seen on TV5 in Canada on weekends at 6:30 pm North American Eastern Time. She was born Béatrice Szabo May 9, 1953. She was formerly married to the musician and composer Claude-Michel Schönberg. On July 21, 2005 she married Jean-Louis Borloo at Rueil-Malmaison, Hauts-de-Seine. The journalists' union SDJ (Société des journalistes) then called for her resignation. In September 2006, ... Biography of CALOGERO
Calogero (born Calogero Maurici on July 30, 1971 in Échirolles, near Grenoble) is a French singer. Height: 1m75 By the age of six Calogero had already taken an interest in music. He quickly learned to play several instruments, including the flute, piano and bass, and in 1986 became the lead singer and song-writer for a band called Les Charts, that he started together with his brother, Gioacchino, and a childhood friend, Francis Maggiulli. Between 1989 and 1997, Les Charts released 5 albums... Biography of John THAW
John Edward Thaw CBE (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor who achieved his first starring role in the military police television drama Redcap (1964 – 1966), and subsequently appeared in a range of television, stage and cinema roles. Thaw came from a working class background, having been born in Longsight, Manchester to parents John and Dorothy. He grew up in the Burnage area of the city. He entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at the age of 17, where he was a contempo... Biography of Jean-Claude BRIALY
Jean-Claude Brialy (born March 30, 1933 in Aumale, now Sour El-Ghozlane, Algeria – died May 30, 2007 in Paris, France, from cancer) was a French actor, director and socialite who starred in French films. He became a star in the late 1950s when he was one of the most prolific actors of the French "nouvelle vague". He made films with such important nouvelle vague filmmakers as Claude Chabrol, Éric Rohmer, Jean-Luc Godard, Louis Malle, François Truffaut, Agnès Varda and Jacques Rozier; and with oth... Biography of Chelsea CLINTON
Chelsea Victoria Clinton (born February 27, 1980) is the daughter, and the only child of former US President Bill Clinton and United States Senator Hillary Clinton. Chelsea was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her name was inspired by her parents' fondness for Judy Collins's recording of the Joni Mitchell song "Chelsea Morning". In Arkansas, Chelsea attended Forest Park Elementary School, Booker Arts Magnet Elementary School and Horace Mann Junior High School. While at Booker, she skipped th... Biography of Jamie Lee CURTIS
Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22, 1958) is a two time Golden Globe-winning, and Emmy Award-nominated American film actress and a successful writer of books for children. Although she was initially known as a "scream queen" because of her starring roles in many horror films early in her career, Curtis has since compiled a body of work that covers many genres. She is married to actor Christopher Guest (Baron Haden-Guest) and, as the wife of a Baron, is titled Baroness Haden-Guest and therefore c... Biography of Natasha RICHARDSON
Natasha Jane Richardson (born May 11, 1963) is a Tony Award-winning English/American actress and member of the Redgrave family, an enduring theatrical dynasty. She is well-known through several leading roles in films, however, she is most famous through her award-winning roles on Broadway. Early life Richardson was born in London into the Redgrave family, an enduring theatrical dynasty, and named after the heroine in Leo Tolstoy's famous novel, War and Peace. She is the daughter of the late... Biography of Alexandra LAMY
Alexandra Lamy is a French actress, born October 14, 1971 à Villecresnes. She lives with French actor Jean Dujardin. She has had a daugther, Chloé, with him. Filmography 1997 : Un malade en or (téléfilm) 1998: Les années bleues 1998:(TV): Martine 1999 à 2003 : Un gars, une fille (série télévisée) 2002 : Visite guidée, de Caroline Roucoux et Hervé Thébault À l'abri des regards indiscrets, de Ruben Alves et Hugo Gélin 2003 : Rien que du bonheur, de Denis Parent Livraison à d... Biography of Mathilde d'UDEKEM d'ACOZ
Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant (Mathilde Marie Christine Ghislaine d'Udekem d'Acoz), styled HRH The Duchess of Brabant, is the wife of the heir apparent to the Belgian throne, HRH Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant. Of Belgian and Polish ancestry, she is expected to be the first Belgian-born Queen Consort. Early Life and Family She was born Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz on 20 January 1973. Though her grandfather and her uncle were barons, she and her father were members of the untitled nobil... Biography of Michael STIPE
John Michael Stipe (born January 4, 1960 in Decatur, Georgia) is the lead singer of the American rock band R.E.M. Stipe has become well-known (and occasionally parodied) for the "mumbling" style of his early career and for his complex, surreal lyrics, as well as his social and political activism. Stipe and the other members of R.E.M. are known as pioneers of alternative rock and are credited with having inspired many of the acts that went on to make up the 1990s' alternative music scene includin... Biography of José MOURINHO
José Mourinho, GOIH (pron. IPA /ʒu'zɛ mo'ɾiɲu/) (full name: José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix) (born January 26, 1963 in Setúbal) is a Portuguese football manager and the current manager of Premier League club Chelsea. He is the son of Félix Mourinho, a former Portuguese international goalkeeper. Mourinho is considered to be one of the best coaches in Europe, having won four consecutive league titles (two at Porto and two at Chelsea) and also the UEFA Champions League a... Biography of Christophe MAE
Christophe Maé is a french singer who has been playing the role of Monsieur in the hit musical Le roi soleil since 2005. He is known for songs such as "Ça marche" and "Et vice Versailles". Born October 16, 1975, he learned to play the violin at age 6. He began playing the guitar and harmonica at age 16 after he was immoblized from a chronic illness. This is when he discovered his inspiration: Stevie Wonder. He released his solo album, "Mon paradis" on March 19, 2007. The first single was "On s'a... Biography of Dave NAVARRO
David Michael Navarro (born June 7, 1967) is a guitarist who has played in the rock bands Jane's Addiction and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Navarro is a member of The Panic Channel and the cover band Camp Freddy. Currently, Navarro has just signed on with ManiaTV.com to create Spread Entertainment Live Thursdays, 8pm EST. Personal life Navarro was born in Santa Monica, California, to James Raul Navarro and Constance Colleen Hopkins. Navarro's paternal grandfather was a Mexican immigrant who wa... Biography of Marie-Ange NARDI
Marie-Ange Nardi (born in 1961 in Marseille) is a presenter for the France Télévisions group. She began in television as an announcer for France 3 Marseille while studying psychology in university. She has chiefly worked as a game show host, on Trivial Pursuit, Jeux Sans Frontières, Grain de Folie, Pyramide, Qui est qui ?, Tout vu Tout lu, and, beginning in 2006, La Cible.... Biography of Simon COWELL
Simon Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is an English artist and repertoire ("A&R") executive for Sony BMG in the United Kingdom, but is known as a judge on television programmes such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol and Britain's Got Talent. Cowell is notorious for his unsparingly blunt and often controversial criticisms, insults, and wisecracks about contestants and their singing abilities, or lack thereof. He is known for combining activities in the television and music industries, having ... Biography of Sabrina SABROK
Sabrina Sabrok was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina to Hugo and Martha Sabrok. Sabrok was the second oldest child in a family of four children. Career In the mid-1990's, Sabrok moved to Mexico to pursue a career in television and modeling. In 1996, Sabrok began modeling in advertisements for companies such as Bic, Sanyo, Harley Davidson, Diesel Jeans and Volkswagen. The same year, Sabrok formed the First Impressions rock band. In 1997, she and the rock band were support band when Marilyn Man... Biography of Katherine HEIGL
Katherine Marie Heigl (born November 24, 1978 in Washington, D.C.) is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American actress. Heigl is known for her roles on the TV series Grey's Anatomy and Roswell as well as in the film Knocked Up. Life and career Early life Heigl was born in Washington, D.C. to Paul Heigl, a financial executive/accountant, and Nancy, a personal manager. She has German and Irish ancestry and was raised a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), ... Biography of Muammar KADHAFI
Colonel Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi1 (Arabic: معمر القذافي (help·info) Mu‘ammar al-Qaḏḏāfī) (born c. 1942) has been the de facto leader of Libya since 1969. Although Gaddafi holds no public office or title, he is accorded the honorifics "Guide of the First of September Great Revolution of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya" or "Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution" in government statement... Biography of Natalia VODIANOVA
Natalia Vodianova (Russian: Наталья Водянова, born February 28, 1982) is a Russian supermodel. Born in Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia's third largest city), Vodianova had a difficult childhood. Her mother's abusive boyfriends and a tight financial situation dogged her throughout childhood. Having helped her mother with her fruit stall business from the age of 11, Vodianova moved into her own apartmen... Biography of Laurence BOCCOLINI
French radio and TV host.... Biography of George CARLIN
George Dennis Carlin (born May 12, 1937 in New York, New York) is a Grammy-winning American stand-up comedian, actor, and author. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Carlin is especially noted for his irreverent attitude and his observations on language, psychology, and religion along with many taboo subjects. In fact, Carlin and his "Seven Dirty Words" comedy routine were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a narrow 5-4 decision by the justices affirmed ... Biography of Ryan PHILIPPE
Ryan Phillippe (born Matthew Ryan Phillippe on September 10, 1974) is an American actor. After appearing on the soap opera One Life to Live, he came to fame in the late 1990s, after starring in a string of teen-oriented films, including I Know What You Did Last Summer, Cruel Intentions, and 54. Phillippe's more recent roles include the 2005 Academy Award-winning ensemble film Crash and the 2006 war drama Flags of Our Fathers. In 2007 he starred in Breach, a movie based on the true story of FBI O... Biography of Mark HAMILL
Mark Richard Hamill (born September 25, 1951) is an American actor. Hamill is best known for his portrayal of Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars films, Colonel Christopher "Maverick" Blair in the Wing Commander franchise, and as the voice of The Joker in Batman: The Animated Series. After the Star Wars films, Hamill worked on Broadway, as a voice actor in animation and computer and video games, such as his role as Harabec Weathers and Caanon Weathers in Starsiege, and as a comic book creat... Biography of Glenn GOULD
Glenn Herbert Gould (birth name "Glenn Herbert Gold") (September 25, 1932 – October 4, 1982) was a Canadian pianist, noted especially for his recordings of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. He gave up concert performances in 1964, dedicating himself to the recording studio for the rest of his career, and performances for television and radio. Life Glenn Gould was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on September 25, 1932, to Russell Herbert ("Bert") Gould and Florence ("Flora") Emma Greig G...
Biography of BENABAR
Bénabar (Bruno Nicolini, b. June 16, 1969) is a French songwriter and singer, who could be compared to Vincent Delerm and other singers from his generation. As many of them he was influenced by Georges Brassens, Renaud Séchan or Jacques Higelin but also Tom Waits. His songs describe day-to-day life events with humour and a tender cynicism. His songs draw influence from French Chanson and a heavy influence is placed on the accordion in his songs. This genre of music differs from most in that emph... Biography of Ian SOMERHALDER
Ian Joseph Somerhalder (born December 8, 1978) is an American actor, male fashion model and producer, probably most notable for playing Boone Carlyle in the TV drama Lost. Early life Somerhalder was born in Covington, Louisiana. He has a brother, Bob, and a sister. His father, Robert Somerhalder, was a building contractor of French and English descent, and his mother, Edna, who is of Irish and Choctaw descent, grew up on a pig farm in Mississippi. The surname "Somerhalder" originates from hi...
Biography of Cillian MURPHY
Cillian Murphy (born 25 May 1976) is an Irish film and theatre actor noted for chameleonic, risky performances in diverse roles, as well as his distinctive blue eyes. He acted in a number of Irish and British film and stage productions throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, but first came to international attention in 2003 as the hero in the post-apocalyptic film, 28 Days Later. A wide range of roles followed, but Murphy's best known roles are as villains in two 2005 blockbusters: The Scarec...
Biography of IMAN
Iman (born July 25, 1955 in Mogadishu, Somalia as Iman Abdulmajid, Somali: Iimaan Cabdimajiid) is a supermodel based in the United States. The daughter of the Somali ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Iman attended high school in Egypt and later lived in Nairobi, Kenya, where her parents still reside. Iman attended the University of Nairobi. Fluent in five languages, she studied political science and was recruited as a model by American photographer Peter Beard. Relocating to the United States, s... Biography of Kirk DOUGLAS
Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch Demsky December 9, 1916) is an American actor and film producer known for his gravelly voice and his recurring roles as the kinds of characters Douglas himself once described as "sons of bitches". He is also father to Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas. He came in at #17 on AFI's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time and is one of two living actors on the list (Sidney Poitier being the other). Early life Douglas was born... Biography of Alison DOODY
Alison Doody (born November 11, 1966 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish actress and model. She is a former pupil of Mount Anville Convent in South Dublin. She studied the fine arts in college before veering towards a modelling career. She was very popular as a model in Europe, but was snubbed by American agencies, who thought she was too short. She also appeared in several commercials, before an agent noticed her work and suggested that she try acting, instead. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) She is p... Biography of Nick MASON (PINK FLOYD)
Nicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason (born January 27, 1944 in Birmingham, England) is the drummer for Pink Floyd. He has been the only consistent member of the band since its formation. He also competes in auto racing, e.g., the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He was born in Birmingham but brought up in Hampstead, London (many online biographies mistakenly cite the street address, Downshire Hill - sometimes as "the Downshire Hills" - as a district of Birmingham) and attended Frensham Heights School, Surrey. ... Biography of Kimi RAIKKONEN
Kimi Matias Räikkönen, born October 17, 1979 in Espoo, Finland, is a Formula One racing car driver for Scuderia Ferrari. He finished runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2003 and 2005. He has driven for Sauber-Petronas (2001) and Team McLaren-Mercedes (2002–2006). He currently drives for Ferrari, with whom he is contracted until the end of the 2009 season. Career Early career (until 2000) He had a long line of success in karting from the age of ten, including placi... Biography of Petra NEMCOVA
Petra Němcová (born June 24, 1979 in Karviná; pronounced Nyemtsovah) is a Czech Republic born fashion model. Her father was a bricklayer and her mother, a teacher. She became a model after being spotted at the age of 16 during a national talent search . She was featured on the cover of the 2003 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and has also modeled for Victoria's Secret, and for many other companies in the women's clothing market. On June 3, 2004, she was one of the telecast judges d... Biography of Ray CHARLES
Ray Charles was the stage name of Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), a pioneering American pianist and soul musician who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues. He brought a soulful sound to country music, pop standards, and a rendition of "America the Beautiful" that Ed Bradley of 60 Minutes called the "definitive version of the song, an American anthem — a classic, just as the man who sang it." Frank Sinatra called him "the only true genius in the business." And in 200... Biography of Sophie ELLIS BEXTOR
Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is a multi-platinum selling English pop singer and songwriter. Her music is a mixture of mainstream pop, disco and 1980s electronic influences. Sophie Ellis-Bextor was born in West Middlesex, England to Janet Ellis, then an actress, but later better known as a presenter on the TV series Blue Peter (on which Sophie appeared with her mother at the age of six, modelling snoods), and Robin Bextor, an award-winning film director. Ellis and Bextor ... Biography of T.I.
Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. (born September 25, 1980), better known by his stage name T.I., and also by his alter ego T.I.P., is an American rapper, songwriter, actor, record, philanthropist and executive producer as well as the Co-CEO of Grand Hustle Records. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Background T.I. was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He grew up in the Bankhead neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Violetta Morgan and Clifford Harris Sr. His original stage name, T.I.P., stems from his chi... Biography of Ron WOOD (ROLLING STONES)
Ronald David "Ronnie" Wood (born June 1, 1947 in Hillingdon, London) is an English rock guitarist and bassist best known as a member of The Rolling Stones, Faces, and The Jeff Beck Group. Career 1960s Wood began his career in 1964 with the Birds, based in Yiewsley, Middlesex. By the late 1960s, he was part of The Creation, then joined the Jeff Beck Group as a bassist together with singer Rod Stewart. They split up, however, after recording Beck-Ola in 1969. 1970s With Rod Stewart,... Biography of James CAAN
James Langston Edmund Caan (born March 26, 1940) is an American Academy Award, Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American film, stage and television actor. He is known for his Academy Award nominated role of Sonny Corleone in 1972's The Godfather and for his role as Ed Deline on Las Vegas. Early life Caan was born to Sophie and Arthur Caan, Jewish immigrants from Germany, in The Bronx, New York City. His father was a meat dealer. He grew up in Sunnyside, Queens. Caan is a graduate of New York ... Biography of Géraldine GIRAUD
Géraldine Giraud (May 17, 1968 Sens - November 1, 2004 Villeneuve-sur-Yonne) was a French actress. She was the daugther of French actor Roland Giraud. She was found murdered with her friend Katia Lherbier in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne November 1, 2004.... Biography of Tony CURTIS
Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz, June 3, 1925) is an American film actor. Famous for his thick black wavy hair, good looks, flashing long eyelashes and trademark New York accent, he was most popular during the late 1950s and early 1960s. He is best known for his light comic roles, especially his musician on the run from gangsters in Some Like It Hot (1959). He has also essayed a number of more serious dramatic roles over the years, such as his escaped convict in The Defiant Ones (1958), for w... Biography of Lynda CARTER
Lynda Carter (born July 24, 1951) is an American actress. She is known for the Amazonian title role in the fantasy-adventure TV series Wonder Woman which aired from 1975 to 1979. Early life Carter was born Linda Jean Córdova Carter in Phoenix, Arizona. Her father, Colby Carter is English-American, and her mother, Juana Córdova, is of Mexican ancestry. Carter grew up an avid reader of the Wonder Woman comic books. She went to Globe High School in Globe, Arizona and Arcadia High School in Phoe... Biography of Maggie GYLLENHAAL
Maggie Ruth Gyllenhaal (born November 16, 1977) is an American actress. She is the older sister of Jake Gyllenhaal and the daughter of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner. Gyllenhaal began her acting career in a film directed by her father, and later achieved recognition in her own right playing her real-life brother's on-screen sister in the cult hit Donnie Darko. Gyllenhaal made her breakthrough in the sadomasochistic romance, Secretary, for which she received a Golden ... Biography of Dennis HOPPER
Dennis Lee Hopper (born May 17, 1936) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and film-maker, known for his roles in Blue Velvet, 24 and Easy Rider. Early life Hopper was born in Dodge City, Kansas to Marjorie and Jay M. Hopper. He grew up on a farm and later moved to San Diego with his family, where his mother worked as a lifeguard instructor and his father was a post office manager. Hopper was educated at Wooster School, Danbury, Connecticut and was voted most likely to succeed by his... Biography of Milo VENTIMIGLIA
Milo Anthony Ventimiglia (born July 8, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the NBC series Heroes as idealistic hero Peter Petrelli and in the family-oriented television series Gilmore Girls as Rory's rebel boyfriend Jess Mariano. Early life Ventimiglia was born in Anaheim, California to Carol and Peter Ventimiglia. He is of Sicilian descent on his father's side and a combination of Irish, English, Scottish, French, Cherokee, and Indian descent on his mother's. The y... Biography of Michael FLATLEY
Michael Ryan Flatley (born July 16, 1958 in Detroit, Michigan) is an Irish-American step dancer from the south side of Chicago. His parents were from County Mayo and County Carlow. As a child, he moved to Chicago - the city which he considers his home town. He began dancing lessons at 11 and, in 1975, became the first non-European to win the All-Ireland World Championship for Irish dance. As a trained boxer he won the Golden Gloves Championship in 1975. Flatley is also known as being a proficien... Biography of Alain CHABAT
Alain Chabat (born November 24, 1958 in Oran, Algeria) is a French actor and director who appeared in La Cité de la peur, Gazon maudit, The Taste of Others and The Science of Sleep. His career took off in 1987 when he founded the comedy group Les Nuls with Bruno Carette, Chantal Lauby and Dominique Farrugia. Les Nuls' first outing on French TV (on the paying channel Canal Plus) was a Sci-Fi spoof entitled Objectif Nul, which shares striking similarities with the British TV Series Red Dwarf, alth... Biography of Yasmin LE BON
Yasmin Le Bon (née Parvaneh) born on October 29, 1964, in Oxford, England, is an English supermodel. She was born to the Iranian Iraj A. A. Parvaneh, who currently lives in Meckenheim, Germany and an English mother. She has had a fashion modeling career of unusual longevity, still going strong at 42 years of age. Height: 5'9" ; 175cm In 1981, Yasmin was discovered by a local modeling agency while working a part-time sales job. One man who was particularly impressed with Yasmin was Simo... Biography of Jean YANNE
Jean Yanne (July 18, 1933 - May 23, 2003) was a French humorist, actor and film director. He was made famous as Claude Chabrol's "The Butcher". Filmography Actor 1963 : La Femme spectacle, directed by Claude Lelouch 1964 : La Vie à l'envers, directed by Alain Jessua 1966 : Bang Bang (Les aventures de Sheila !), directed by Serge Piollet 1966 : Le vicomte règle ses comptes, directed by Maurice Cloche 1966 : Monnaie de singe, directed by Yves Robert 1966 : La Ligne de démarcation... Biography of Sean BIGGERSTAFF
Sean Biggerstaff (born 15 March 1983) is a Scottish actor best known for appearing in the Harry Potter films. Born in Glasgow to a fireman and a community education worker, Biggerstaff grew up in Maryhill. He joined Maryhill Youth Theatre at age seven, and was a member for five years. Biggerstaff later acted with the Scottish Youth Theatre for six years. Career When he was ten, Biggerstaff got his first professional role in Macbeth (as the son of MacDuff), directed by Michael Boyd at t... Biography of Fred ASTAIRE
Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987), born Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska, was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. His stage and subsequent film career spanned a total of seventy-six years, during which he made thirty-one musical films. He is particularly associated with Ginger Rogers, with whom he made ten films. Balanchine and Nureyev rated him the greatest dancer of the twentieth century, and he is generally acknowledged to have been... Biography of Casey AFFLECK
Casey Affleck (born August 12, 1975) is an American actor. He is the younger brother of actor Ben Affleck. Early life Affleck was born Caleb Casey Affleck in Falmouth, Massachusetts, the son of Chris Boldt, a school district employee and teacher, and Timothy Affleck, a drug counselor, janitor, auto mechanic, bar tender, and former actor with the Theater Company of Boston. When Affleck was five, he broke his arm and almost had to have it amputated; he spent 12 hours in surgery as the doctor... Biography of Manu KATCHE
Manu Katché is a French musician, born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés on October 27, 1958. Though he is also a well-experienced and talented songwriter, he is most notably and widely regarded for his passionate, stylish and ultimately unique skill of playing drums. He was sky-rocketed to stardom in the music world in the mid-1980s mostly thanks to the huge success of Peter Gabriel's 1986 album So and his subsequent work with Sting. After that he has been prominently featured in the pop, rock and wo... Biography of Donny OSMOND
Donald Clark 'Donny' Osmond (born December 9, 1957) is an American entertainer. He is a singer, musician, actor and former teen idol. He has also been a talk show and game show host, record producer, race car driver and author. He is known for being half of the brother-sister singing act Donny & Marie and a member of the "Osmond Brothers" singing group. Early life Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah, to Olive May Davis and George Virl Osmond. He is the brother of Alan, Jay, Jimmy, Merrill, Wayne,... Biography of Jamie FOXX
Jamie Foxx (born Eric Marlon Bishop on December 13, 1967) is an American actor, singer, and stand-up comic. Foxx is possibly best-known for his performance of musician Ray Charles in Ray, and for his collaborations with director Michael Mann. With Ray, he became one of the few African-Americans to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. Jamie studied at San Diego's United States International University in music. Height 5' 9" (1.75 m) In Living Color Foxx joined the cast of In Living Colo... Biography of Greta SCACCHI
Greta Scacchi (born February 18, 1960 in Milan, Italy) is an Emmy Award-winning film actress. Greta's mother, an English dancer, and father, an Italian painter, divorced when she was three, and returned to England with Greta and her two older brothers. In 1975, after her mother remarried, the family moved to Australia. In 1977, Scacchi returned to England to pursue an acting career; she studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, with Miranda Richardson and Amanda Redman. In 1982, she m... Biography of Benjamin McKENZIE
Benjamin McKenzie (born Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan on September 12, 1978) is an American actor best known for playing Ryan Atwood on the television series The O.C. Early life McKenzie was born in Austin, Texas to Pieter Meade Schenkkan and Mary Frances Victory, a prize-winning poet. His uncle is the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan. He played football at Austin High School before attending the University of Virginia, where he majored in Foreign Affairs and Economics. He go... Biography of Cat DEELEY
Catherine Elizabeth "Cat" Deeley (born October 23, 1976) is a popular English disc jockey, television personality and former fashion glamour model, who rose to fame at the age of 21, co-hosting the well-known children's series SMTV Live, alongside Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, and for hosting So You Think You Can Dance. Height 5' 9" (1.75 m) Early life The elder of two children, born in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England, Deeley attended Grove Vale Infant School in Great Bar... Biography of Claude BRASSEUR
Claude Brasseur is a French actor, born June 15, 1936 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. He is the son of actor Pierre Brasseur et actress Odette Joyeux, and the father of actor Alexandre Brasseur. Filmography * 1956 : Rencontre à Paris de Georges Lampin * 1956 : Le Pays d'où je viens de Marcel Carné * 1959 : Rue des prairies de Denys de La Patellière * 1959 : Les Yeux sans visage de Georges Franju * 1960 : Les Distractions * 1961 : La Bride sur le cou de Roger Vadim ... Biography of Jason NEWSTED (METALLICA)
Jason "Jasonic" Newsted is an American bass guitarist, currently a member of Voivod and Rock Star Supernova. He is best known as a former member of the band Metallica, which he joined in 1986 following the death of Cliff Burton, and left in 2001. He currently resides in Walnut Creek, California. Jason Curtis Newsted was born March 4, 1963, in Battle Creek, Michigan. His European ancestors were Germans from Baden. Flotsam & Jetsam 1983-86 Jason went to Gull Lake High School in Richland, ... Biography of Harry S. TRUMAN
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the thirty-third President of the United States (1945–1953); as vice president, he succeeded to the office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Truman worked in clerical jobs, then on the family farm. During World War I he served as an artillery officer. After the war he became part of the political machine of Tom Pendergast and was elected a county judge and eventually a United States Senator. In 1944, he replaced Henry Wallace as vic... Biography of Amanda TAPPING
Amanda Tapping (born 28 August 1965) is an English-born Canadian actress. Born in Rochford, Essex in England, she moved with her family to Ontario, Canada when she was three years old. She attended North Toronto Collegiate Institute where she excelled in environmental science and drama. However, when she finished in 1984, she decided to focus her attention on drama when she attended the University of Windsor School of Dramatic Arts in Windsor, Ontario. Height 5' 9" (1.75 m) After graduat... Biography of Ed HARRIS
Edward Allen Harris (born November 28, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor, known for his performances in The Rock, The Right Stuff, Apollo 13, Pollock, and The Truman Show, among many others. Early life Harris was born in Tenafly, New Jersey to Margaret, a travel agent, and Robert L. Harris, who sang with the Fred Waring chorus and worked at the bookstore of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has an older brother, Robert, and a younger brother, Spencer. Harris graduated from Te... Biography of Rachel WARD
Rachel Claire Ward, AM, (born at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, September 12, 1957), granddaughter of the 3rd Earl of Dudley and of the cricketer Giles Baring, is an English actress (and more recently, a director) who has made most of her career in Australia. She attended the Byam Shaw School of Art in London before leaving at 16 to become a top fashion model. In 1983 she was voted one of the ten most beautiful women in the United States. She became well known when she starred opposite Rich... Biography of Michael BOLTON
Michael Bolton (born February 26, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter and a former hard rock singer. He is best known for his soft rock ballads and tenor vocals. His achievements include selling many albums, eight top ten albums, two number one singles on the Billboard charts, and awards from both the American Music Awards and Grammy Awards. Mainstream success Bolton's hard rock band, Blackjack, once toured with heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. He began recording as Michael Bolotin in... Biography of Jorja FOX
Jorja Fox (born Jorja-An Fox July 7, 1968 in New York, New York) is an American actress. Her name is pronounced like "Georgia". She is most often credited as Jorja Fox, but has also been credited as Jorjan Fox. She is most notable for her role as Sara Sidle, in the popular American crime drama television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. A dedicated vegetarian, she resides in Los Angeles with her dog Ali and two cats, Rumplestiltskin and Sid Poitier. In 2003, she was ranked #80 in Stuff ... Biography of Sarah WAYNE CALLIES
Sarah Wayne Callies (born Sarah Anne Callies on June 1, 1977 in La Grange, Illinois) is an American actress who is best known for her role as Dr. Sara Tancredi in the American television series, Prison Break. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Early life Callies moved to Honolulu, Hawaii with her family when she was one. Throughout her youth, she expressed an interest in acting through participating in various school plays at Punahou School. While her parents are professors at the University of Ha... Biography of Frédéric DIEFENTHAL
Frédéric Diefenthal is a French actor, born July 26, 1968 in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne. Filmography 1991 : La Totale ! de Claude Zidi : un voyou 1992 : Les gens normaux n'ont rien d'exceptionnel de Laurence Ferreira Barbosa : Jean 1995 : Douce France de Malik Chibane : Jean-Luc 1995 : Une histoire d'amour à la con d'Henri-Paul Korchia 1996 : Capitaine Conan de Bertrand Tavernier : un sergent à la gare de Bucarest 1998 : Taxi de Gérard Pirès : Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec 1999 : Je ... Biography of Thomas CASTAIGNEDE
Thomas Castaignède (born 21 January 1975) is a French rugby union footballer who plays at fullback, fly-half or centre for Saracens and France. Born in Mont-de-Marsan (Aquitaine, France) Castaignède entered the international scene in 1995 when his drop goal defeated England in the final minute of a Five Nations clash and had already been a key player for Toulouse to help them win French titles in three successive seasons. He also lifted the inaugural European Cup with the French club. In 1... Biography of Simona VENTURA
Simona VENTURA, born April 1, 1965, is an Italian beauty queen and later journalist and TV host.... Biography of Sidney GOVOU
Sidney Govou (born July 27, 1979 in Le Puy-en-Velay) is a football player from France of Beninese descent. He plays for Olympique Lyonnais and France national team. Govou is a naturally attacking player but rarely plays as a striker; he is more commonly deployed as an attacking midfielder, winger or in the 'second striker' role. Clubs 1999 – present: Olympique Lyonnais (France) Staying at school to complete his studies to a comparatively late age for a footballer, Govou was a late-comer to... Biography of NELLY
Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. (born November 2, 1974) known by his stage name Nelly, is a rapper from St. Louis, Missouri, who experienced popularity in the early 2000s. He is one of the best-selling rappers of all-time, with over forty million albums sold worldwide. He has also achieved three number ones in the United Kingdom (four including his vocal contribution to "Nasty Girl" by Notorious B.I.G.), four U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles, and three Grammy Awards. Personal background Bo... Biography of Jean SHRIMPTON
Jean Shrimpton (born 7 November 1942 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire) is a former English Supermodel (before the term was used) and actress, who graduated from Lucie Clayton's modelling school at the age of 17 in 1960. Nicknamed 'The Shrimp', she was an icon of Swinging Sixties London, possessing some of the gamine features that also made a huge success of the younger Twiggy. She starred alongside Paul Jones in the 1967 movie Privilege, and was name-checked in the Smithereens song, Behind the W... Biography of Joe JONAS (JONAS BROTHERS)
Joseph Adam "Joe" Jonas (born August 15, 1989) shares the lead singer role with his younger brother Nick of the Jonas Brothers, a boy band made up of him and his two brothers, Nick and Kevin. He shares lead vocals with Nick Jonas, and sometimes plays the guitar and tambourine. The Jonases are known for their wholesome, family-friendly image. The brothers are all committed Evangelical Christians, their father is a former pastor, and they were homeschooled by their mother. In addition, they ... Biography of Gabriela SABATINI
Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini (b. May 16, 1970, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. She was one of the leading players on the women's circuit in the late-1980s and early-1990s. She won the women's singles title at the US Open in 1990, the women's doubles title at Wimbledon in 1988, and a silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games. Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 59 kg (130 lb) Career Sabatini first came to the tennis world's attention as a junior... Biography of David VILLA
David Villa Sánchez (born 3 December 1981 in Langreo, Asturias, Spain), nicknamed El Guaje (The Kid) is a Spanish football player. Career Early career Born in the Asturias region in Northern Spain, he got his professional breakthrough at his local club Sporting de Gijón, for whom he made his first-team debut in the 2000–01 season. The next season he was a first team regular, scoring 18 league goals, and scored 20 the next season. After over 50 goals in just three seasons at Gijón, he got ... Biography of Ilsa STRIX
Ilsa Strix (born Karin Winslow on December 15, 1967) was a Los Angeles-based professional dominatrix. Strix retired from her various roles as a dominatrix in 2002 to become a doctor of human sexuality. She was born in Connecticut. Strix is of German descent and is fluent in German. Before going "pro", Winslow participated in (Windsor) community theatre including Babes in Arms and other musical comedies. Although she had long been famous in the BDSM scene for her educational and community e... Biography of Michelle WILLIAMS (DESTINY'S CHILD)
Michelle Williams (born Tenitra Michelle Williams on July 23, 1980) is an American R&B, gospel and pop singer, songwriter, actress and dancer, who was a background singer for Monica, before rising to fame as one-third of the successful Grammy Award-winning musical group Destiny's Child, the world's best-selling female group of all time, selling over 100 million records worldwide. Williams is currently playing the character Shug Avery in the play The Color Purple. Height 5' 9" (1.75 m) Ba... Biography of Steve PREFONTAINE
Steve Roland Prefontaine (January 25, 1951 – May 30, 1975) (nicknamed Pre) was an American Olympic runner and considered perhaps the most loved American runner of all time, having inspired a running boom during the 1970s. Born and raised in Coos Bay, Oregon, Prefontaine was primarily a long distance runner, and at one point held the American record in every running event from the 2000 meters to the 10,000 meters. Prefontaine had one leg longer than the other (a common condition that does not aff... Biography of Lauren GRAHAM
Lauren Helen Graham (born March 16, 1967) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress. She is best known for her starring role as Lorelai Gilmore on Gilmore Girls. Height 5' 9" (1.75 m) Early life Graham, an Irish American, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Donna Grant, a fashion buyer, and Lawrence Graham, a candy industry lobbyist who was the former President for the chocolate and confection industry association. Her parents divorced when she was five, prompting Graham and her father t... Biography of Ron HOWARD
Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954 in Duncan, Oklahoma) is an American actor, film director, and producer, known for his roles on sitcoms, movies and television, who came to prominence in the 1960s as Opie Taylor, on The Andy Griffith Show, and later as Richie Cunningham, on Happy Days (a role he played from 1974 to 1980). Early life Howard was born in Duncan, Oklahoma, to actors Rance Howard and Jean F. Speegle Howard. He has Dutch, Scottish, English, Irish, German and Cherokee India... Biography of Carmine GIOVINAZZO
Carmine Dominick Giovinazzo (born on August 24, 1973) is an American actor. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Early life Giovinazzo was born in Port Richmond, Staten Island. He comes from a family of NYPD police officers and has Italian, Norwegian, British and Native American ancestry. Growing up in the streets of Staten Island, Giovinazzo was an avid athlete; though he played many different sports, baseball and roller hockey were his preferences. He graduated from Port Richmond High School in 1991 ... Biography of Dominique SWAIN
Dominique Ariane Swain (born August 12, 1980) is an American film actress. She may be best known for her role as the title character in the 1997 film adaptation of the novel Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. Early life Swain was born in Santa Monica, California to Cindy (Fitzgerald) and David Swain, Sr., an electrical engineer. Swain grew up in Malibu with four siblings living a modest lifestyle and was a straight-A student at Malibu High School. In 1993, Swain was a stunt double in the film The G... Biography of Emily DESCHANEL
Emily Erin Deschanel (born October 11, 1976) is an American actress. She was born in Los Angeles, California to father Caleb Deschanel, an Academy Award-nominated cinematographer, and mother Mary Jo Weir, an actress. She has one sister, Zooey Deschanel, who is also an actress. Her paternal grandfather was French hence her typical French last name (meaning "from the channels" or "from the little jugs" depending of the patronymists; it is from the Ain region) and the remainder of her ancestry is I... Biography of Héléna NOGUERRA
Helena Noguerra is a French actress and singer. She is the sister of singer Lio and the wife of singer Philippe Katerine.... Biography of Kimberly CONRAD
Kimberley Conrad (born August 6, 1962) is an American model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month in January, 1988 and became Playmate of the Year 1989. Conrad was born in Alabama and raised in Nevada and British Columbia. The Canadian media have frequently reported that she is a B.C. native. Measurements 36" - 24" - 36" Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight 122 lb (55 kg) She is most known for marrying Playboy founder Hugh Hefner in 1989, an event which sparked wor... Biography of Tatiana GOLOVIN
Tatiana Golovin (born 25 January 1988) is a French professional tennis player. She is best known for winning the 2004 French Open mixed-doubles event with her countryman Richard Gasquet, and also, reaching the singles quarterfinal at the 2006 US Open, losing to the eventual champion Maria Sharapova. Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 60 kg (132 lb) She was born in Moscow, but she moved to Paris with her parents, and earned French citizenship. She has two sisters, Olga and Oxana. She also ... Biography of Jack LEMMON
John Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001), better known as Jack Lemmon, was a two-time Academy Award-winning American actor and comedian. He starred in legendary classics such as Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Days of Wine and Roses, Irma La Douce, The Great Race, The Odd Couple, The Out-of-Towners and The China Syndrome. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Life and career Jack Lemmon was born in an elevator at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, wh... Biography of Christie BRINKLEY
Christie Brinkley (born February 2, 1954) is an American supermodel. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Early life and career She was born Christie Lee Hudson in Monroe, Michigan, USA, even though she has claimed to have been born and raised in California.. Majoring in art and graduating in 1972, Christie attended Palisades High School in Pacific Palisades, California. In the early 1970s, she and her family lived in the Bel Air hills. She was educated at le Lycée Français de Los Angeles and worked in... Biography of Larry KING
Larry King (born November 19, 1933) is an award-winning American television/radio host. Since 1987, King has hosted a nightly interview program on CNN called Larry King Live. Early life King was born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Jennie (née Gitlitz), a garment worker, and Edward Zeiger, a restaurant owner and defense plant worker, both of whom had emigrated from Russia. He was raised in a "very cultural Jewish" family. His father died at 44 of a heart attack when ... Biography of Mark RUFFALO
Mark Alan Ruffalo (born November 22, 1967) is an American actor, screenwriter and producer. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Early life Ruffalo was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin to second-generation Italian American parents Frank Ruffalo, a construction painter, and Maria, a hairdresser and stylist. He has two sisters, Tania and Nicole, and a brother, Scott. Ruffalo has described himself as a "happy kid" and his upbringing as taking place in a "very big Italian family with lots of love." Ruffalo spent...
Biography of Eric JUDOR
Eric Judor is a French humorist and actor born July 25, 1968 in Meaux (IMDB gives 1969). Filmography 1995 : Jamais deux sans toi...t (série télévisée) de Eric Assous et Alexandre Denim 1998-2002 : H (série télévisée) créée par Abd-el-Kader Aoun avec Jamel Debbouze 2001 : La Tour Montparnasse infernale 2003 : Pecan Pie (court métrage) 2004 : Les Nicole (série télévisée - production) 2004 : Double Zéro 2004 : Les Dalton 2005 : Il était une fois dans l'oued 2006 : Bled numbe... Biography of Rosamund PIKE
Rosamund Pike (born 27 January 1979) is an English actress, best known for her portrayals of Bond villainess Miranda Frost in Die Another Day and Jane Bennet in Pride and Prejudice. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Personal life Pike is the only child of Caroline and Julian Pike, both musical performers. She attended Badminton School in Bristol before studying English Literature at Wadham College, Oxford. While there, she became friends with Chelsea Clinton, and studied under both Bernard O'Donoghu... Biography of Bruno BELLONE
Bruno Bellone (born 14 March 1962 in Toulon) is a former football striker from France, who earned 34 caps and scored 2 goals for the France national football team from 1981 to 1988. One of the goals was in the final of the 1984 UEFA European Football Championship, where France defeated Spain 2-0 in the final to win the title. He was also in France's 1982 and 1986 World Cup teams.... Biography of Terry GILLIAM (MONTY PYTHON)
Terrence Vance Gilliam (born November 22, 1940) is an American-born British filmmaker, animator, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Gilliam has the distinction of being the only American-born Python, as the rest of the group are all native Britons. Height: 1m75 (5' 9") Early life Gilliam was born in Medicine Lake, Minnesota. His father was a traveling salesman for Folgers before becoming a carpenter. Gilliam has two siblings: a sister two years younger, and a brother ten years ... Biography of Ralph MACCHIO
Ralph George Macchio (born November 4, 1961) is an American actor with Italian ancestry. He is best remembered for his role as Daniel LaRusso in the Karate Kid series. Macchio and his family currently reside in Miller Place, New York. Born in Huntington, Long Island, New York, Macchio attended Half Hollow Hills High School West. Career Early roles He first became a star when he starred in television commercials for products like Bubble Yum and Dr Pepper. His first big role was playing... Biography of Kate JACKSON
Catherine Elise Jackson (born October 29, 1948 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress, known primarily for her role as Sabrina Duncan in the 1970s television series Charlie's Angels. Her other notable roles include Sam Melville's wife, Jill Danko, in the 1970s crime drama, The Rookies, and as Bruce Boxleitner's partner, Amanda King, in the 1980s drama, Scarecrow and Mrs. King. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Jackson attended the University of Mississippi, where she was... Biography of Bill BIXBY
Bill Bixby (January 22, 1934 – November 21, 1993) was a popular three-time Emmy Award-nominated American film and television actor, director and frequent game show panelist. His career spanned over three decades, appearing on stage, in motion pictures and starring in five TV series. His lead television roles were as Ray Walston's young reporter, Tim O'Hara, in My Favorite Martian (1963–1966) on CBS; Tom Corbett in The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969–1972) on ABC; Anthony Blake in The Magician ... Biography of Mark DACASCOS
Mark Dacascos (born February 26, 1964, Honolulu, Hawaii) is an actor and martial arts expert, winning numerous karate and kung fu championships between the ages of 9 and 18. He has been featured in many action films such as Only The Strong, Double Dragon, Crying Freeman and Cradle 2 the Grave. He has also appeared in the short-lived television series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven which was a follow-up to the 1994 film The Crow. His father, Al Dacascos, is a Filipino martial arts instructor... Biography of Tim CURRY
Timothy James Curry (born April 19, 1946) is an English actor, singer and composer, perhaps best known for his role as mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). He also had a career as a rock musician. His list of roles is extensive, in both TV and movies, live-action and voice-acting for animated features, and it is notable that he almost always plays a villain of one kind or another. He currently resides in Los Angeles, though for the past year or so has been in... Biography of Jason WILES
Jason Austin Wiles (born April 25, 1970) is an American actor known for his role in the TV series Third Watch. Wiles was born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, and raised in Lenexa, Kansas. He found employment with the local Park and Rec department, having passed up the opportunity to play college football. In 1990, Wiles began to pursue an interest in film-making, working on the set of the film Mr. and Mrs. Bridge, filming on location in Kansas City. Not long after, the Stephen King tele-mov... Biography of Björn ULVAEUS (ABBA)
Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (born April 25, 1945) is a Swedish musician and composer, most notable as a member of pop group ABBA. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Ulvaeus was born in Gothenburg, but as a child he moved with his family to Västervik. Ulvaeus studied Business and Law at the Lund University after doing his Military Service with stand-up comedian Magnus Holmström. Prior to gaining international recognition with ABBA, Björn was a member of the Hootenanny Singers. While on the road in 1966, ... Biography of Gemma ATKINSON
Gemma Louise Atkinson (born 16 November 1984 in Bury, Greater Manchester) is an English actress, television personality and glamour and lingerie model. She recently appeared as a contestant on the ITV reality TV series I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! and is recognisable as one of the most prominent celebrity glamour models in the UK. Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Originally from Bury, Greater Manchester, Atkinson took her GCSEs at Castlebrook High School before becoming a commercial an... Biography of Estella WARREN
Estella Dawn Warren (born December 23, 1978 in Peterborough, Ontario) is a Canadian actress, former fashion model, and a former synchronized swimmer. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Early life Warren's father was a used car salesman, and her mother an elementary school principal. As a synchronized swimmer, she represented Canada at the World Aquatic Championships. She moved to Toronto at the age of twelve to train with the national synchronized swimming team, and after becoming the senior national... Biography of Suzy BOGGUSS
Susan Kay "Suzy" Bogguss (born December 30, 1956) is an American country music singer and one of the most acclaimed female country singers of the 1980s and 90s. Her résumé includes the Academy of Country Music's award for Top New Female Vocalist, the Country Music Association's Horizon Award, six top ten singles, one platinum album, and three gold albums. After taking a brief recording hiatus in the mid-1990s to start a family with her husband, songwriter Doug Crider, Bogguss returned to the ... Biography of Amber VALLETTA
Amber Evangeline Valletta (born February 9, 1974) is an American supermodel and actress. Early life Valletta was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Shortly thereafter, her family moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma. She attended Booker T. Washington High School. She got her start in the fashion industry when her mother enrolled her in modeling school at the age of fifteen at the Linda Layman Agency. Career Valletta has gone on to act in several films, been on the cover of magazines and in advertisements fo... Biography of James IHA
James Yoshinobu Iha (Japanese: 井葉吉伸, Iha Yoshinobu or ジェームス・イハ, Jēmusu Iha) born March 26, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an American rock musician. He is most famous as a guitarist in the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins and his eclectic musical projects of recent years, including A Perfect Circle. Early life and brief background Iha attended Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove Village, I... Biography of Shannon ELIZABETH
Shannon Elizabeth (born Shannon Elizabeth Fadal on September 7, 1973) is an American actress, poker player, and former fashion model. Elizabeth came to prominence in the 1999 comedy film American Pie. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Early life Elizabeth was born in Houston, Texas, the only child of Patricia Dianne (Abbott) and Gerald Edward Fadal. Her father is of Lebanese Maronite descent and her mother has English, Irish, and Cherokee ancestry. She was raised in Waco, Texas. In high school, she ... Biography of David CRONENBERG
David Paul Cronenberg OC, FRSC (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director and occasional actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror or venereal horror genre. This style of filmmaking explores people's fears of bodily transformation and infection. In his films, the psychological is typically intertwined with the physical. In the first half of his career, he explored these themes mostly through horror and science fiction, although his work has... Biography of Connie SELLECCA
Connie Sellecca (born Concetta Sellecchia on May 25, 1955) is an American actress and former model of Italian descent, who's primarily known for her roles on soap operas, movies and television. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) The naturally black-headed Sellecca is best known for her roles as William Katt's girlfriend & Robert Culp's lawyer partner, Pam Davidson, on the television series, The Greatest American Hero, and as James Brolin's promotions manager and later girlfriend, Christine Francis, in... Biography of Neferteri SHEPHERD
Neferteri Sheba Shepherd (born September 8, 1980) is an African-American model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month in July 2000 and has appeared in numerous Playboy videos. Measurements 36"C - 23" - 35" Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight 118 lb (54 kg) Appearances in Playboy special editions Playboy's Nude Playmates April 2001 - pages 24-25. Playboy's Playmates in Bed Vol. 5 November 2001. Playboy's Nude Playmates April 2002 - pages 34-37. Playboy's Bo... Biography of Gus VAN SANT
Gus Van Sant Jr. (born July 24, 1952 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American Academy Award nominated film director, photographer, musician, and author. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon. Height: 1m75 His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. Openly gay, he has dealt unflinchingly with homosexual and other marginalized subcultures without being particularly concerned about providing positive role models. His filmography as writer and ... Biography of Paul RUDD
Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American film, television, and stage actor. Early life Rudd was born in Passaic, New Jersey, the son of Jewish immigrants from England; his family's original surname was "Rudnitzky". His father, Michael Rudd, is a historical tour guide who was formerly the vice president of World Airways, while Rudd's mother managed a television station. He was raised in Overland Park, Kansas. He attended high school at Shawnee Mission West, and college at the Uni... Biography of COOLIO
Coolio (born Artis Leon Ivey, Jr. on August 1, 1963 in Compton, California) is an American rapper and actor perhaps best known for the hit song "Gangsta's Paradise." The album Gangsta's Paradise is considered a classic west coast Gangsta Rap album, thanks to songs like "Exercise Yo Game" and "Geto Highlites." Coolio has also made numerous television and film appearances. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Recording career Coolio started his career as a member of the rap group, WC and the Maad Circle,... Biography of John HURT
John Vincent Hurt CBE (born January 22, 1940) is an Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA Award-winning British actor. He is one of Britain's best-known, most prolific and sought after character actors, and has had a versatile career spanning over 40 years. He is highly respected for his many Shakespearean roles. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Personal life Hurt was born in Shirebrook near Chesterfield, Derbyshire to Phyllis (née Massey), an amateur actress and engineer, and Arnould Herbert Hurt, a m... Biography of Tawnni CABLE
Tawnni Cable (born 1 May 1967 in Salem, Oregon) is an American model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month in June, 1989 and has appeared in numerous Playboy videos. She played a small role on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as a cardiac surgeon/Playmate whom Wil unsuccessfully hits on. She also appeared with four fellow Playmates on an all-star episode of Family Feud, where in one episode she was a part of an infamous blooper where when leaning over to give Young and the Re... Biography of Joanna CASSIDY
Joanna Cassidy (born August 2, 1945) is an American actress who has been active in film and television much of her career. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Cassidy was born Joanna Virginia Caskey in Haddonfield, New Jersey. She got her start guest starring on television series such as Mission: Impossible, Falcon Crest, Starsky & Hutch and Fantasy Island, as well as having starring roles on programs such as 240-Robert, Buffalo Bill, and Dallas. In 1982, she had her first major feature film role as th... Biography of Joan CUSACK
Joan Mary Cusack (born October 11, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress, screenwriter and comedian. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Personal life Cusack was born in New York City to an Irish American family. Her father, Dick Cusack, as well as her siblings Ann, Bill, John, and Susie have also been actors; her father was also a documentary filmmaker, owned a film production company and was a friend of activist Philip Berrigan. Cusack's mother, Nancy, is a former mathematics teacher ... Biography of Jonathan BRANDIS
Jonathan Gregory Brandis (April 13, 1976 – November 12, 2003) was an American film and television actor. Height 5' 9" (1.75 m) Career and personal life Born in Danbury, Connecticut, Brandis got his show-biz break at the age of six when he landed a recurring role on One Life to Live and appeared in numerous commercials. He moved to Los Angeles with his family at age nine and made guest appearances on shows such as L.A. Law, Who's the Boss?, Murder, She Wrote and Kate & Allie. He recei... Biography of Eva AMURRI
Eva Maria Livia Amurri (born March 15, 1985) is an American actress. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Amurri was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of Italian director Franco Amurri and American actress Susan Sarandon (who is of Italian and Welsh/Irish/English descent). She had a minor role in the 2002 film The Banger Sisters, in which her mother starred, and guest-starred on an episode of Friends in Season 7 titled The One with Joey's New Brain along with her mother. In 2004, she appeare... Biography of Joely RICHARDSON
Joely Kim Richardson (born 9 January 1965) is an English actress. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Early life Richardson was born in London to a theatrical family, the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and late director Tony Richardson, the granddaughter of Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, Lady Redgrave, sister of actress Natasha Richardson, and sister-in-law of actor Liam Neeson, and niece of Lynn Redgrave and Corin Redgrave. Joely Richardson appeared as an extra at the age of three in ... Biography of Nick RHODES (DURAN DURAN)
Nick Rhodes (born Nicholas James Bates in Moseley, West Midlands, England, June 8, 1962) is the keyboardist for Duran Duran. Rhodes and singer Simon Le Bon are the only members to have been with the band throughout its 27-year professional career (beginning in 1980). Furthermore, Rhodes is the only member that has been with the band since its creation in 1978. He has also released albums with Arcadia in 1985 (a Duran Duran side-project), as well as The Devils in 2002 (with Stephen Duffy who was ... Biography of Gena Lee NOLIN
Gena Lee Nolin (born November 29, 1971) is an American actress and model. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Nolin was born in Duluth, Minnesota. During her childhood, Nolin lived on a farm. An athletic child, she enjoyed ice fishing, mens basketball, volleyball and softball. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where she worked as a waitress. She later entered the Miss Las Vegas beauty pageant--and went on to win the title. After becoming Miss Las Vegas, Nolin got the attention of several modeling agen... Biography of Natalie COLE
Natalie Maria Cole (born February 6, 1950), known professionally as Natalie Cole, is an American singer and songwriter. Personal life Natalie Cole is the daughter of noted crooner Nat King Cole. In several interviews, Cole talked about her upbringing; she was raised in an affluent area of Los Angeles, and her family, which she has referred to as "the black Kennedys", lived just a few doors down from the California governor. Cole also stated in an interview that she did not connect with her c... Biography of Nicolas TOUZAINT
Nicolas Touzaint, born May 10, 1980 in Angers, is a French equestrian. Nicolas Touzaint won the inaugural four-star at Pau, France, 2007. Results (in French) 2003 : champion d'Europe à Punchestown (Irlande) et 2e par équipe avec Galan de Sauvagère. 2004 : champion olympique par équipe aux jeux Olympiques d'Athènes ; 9e en individuel avec Galan de Sauvagère. 2005 : vice-champion d'Europe par équipe à Blenheim (Angleterre) avec Hildago de l'Ile en 2005. 2005 : champion de France. 2006 ... Biography of Alexei YAGUDIN
Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin (Russian: Алексей Константинович Ягудин) (born March 18, 1980) is a Russian figure skater. Born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Yagudin was the 2002 Olympic champion as well as a four-time World Champion, a two-time World Professional Figure Skating Champion, a three-time European Champion, and three-... Biography of Robert TRUJILLO (METALLICA)
Roberto Trujillo (full name: Roberto Agustín Miguel Santiago Samuel Trujillo Veracruz) (born on October 23, 1964) is a bassist who played in Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves, Black Label Society, Jerry Cantrell, and Ozzy Osbourne's band before joining Metallica in 2003. Early Life He was born on October 23, 1964 as Roberto Agustín Miguel Santiago Samuel Trujillo Veracruz; grew up in Culver City, California where his father was a teacher at the local high school (Culver City High Scho... Biography of Bridgette WILSON
Bridgette Leann Wilson (born September 25, 1973), also known as Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, is an American film and television actress and producer. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Early life Wilson was born in Gold Beach, Oregon to Kathy and Dale Wilson. Her sister, Tracy Wilson, is also an actress (As a child, Tracy made her debut in the movie Resurrection, which co-starred Ellen Burstyn). Bridgette was crowned Miss Teen USA in 1990 in Biloxi, Mississippi; she is the second contender from Oregon t... Biography of Kevin ZEGERS
Kevin Joseph Zegers (born September 19, 1984) is a Canadian film and TV actor and model. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Early life Zegers was born in Woodstock, Ontario, the son of Mary Ellen, a school teacher, and James Zegers, a quarry worker. He grew up in Woodstock, Ontario, graduating from St. Mary's High School in 2002. He has two younger sisters: Krista and Katie, who are actresses. Zegers started acting at the age of 6. He has been in over 30 commercials, and also did some modeling in Lon... Biography of A. J. McLEAN
Alexander James McLean (born January 9, 1978) is an American musician and member of the singing group Backstreet Boys. Early life McLean was born in West Palm Beach, Florida to Denise Fernandez and Bob McLean. His parents divorced and his father left the family when McLean was two, and he was raised by his mother and maternal grandparents, Ursula and Adolph Fernandez. In 1990, he moved to Orlando, Florida with his mother to concentrate on his acting and singing career. After numerous auditio... Biography of Steve BUSCEMI
Steven Vincent Buscemi (born December 13, 1957) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American actor and film director. Early life Buscemi was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Dorothy, who worked as a hostess at Howard Johnson's, and John Buscemi, a sanitation worker and Korean War veteran. Buscemi's father was Italian American and his mother Irish American. He has three brothers: Jon, Ken and Michael. Buscemi was raised Catholic. He graduated in 1975 from Valley Stream Central High S... Biography of William H. MACY
William Hall Macy, Jr. (born March 13, 1950) is an Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated American actor. He is also a teacher and director in theatre, film and television. Macy has described his screen persona as "sort of a Middle American, WASPy, Lutheran kind of guy... Everyman". Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Early life Macy was born in Miami, Florida, and grew up in Georgia and Maryland. His father, William Hall Macy, Sr., was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and an Air Medal f... Biography of Elliott SMITH
Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. His primary instrument was the guitar, but he was also proficient at piano, clarinet, bass, harmonica and drums. Smith had a distinctive vocal style characterized by his "whispery, spiderweb-thin delivery", and use of multi-tracking to create vocal harmonies. Although Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and died in Los Angeles, California, he resided for a sig... Biography of Travis BARKER
Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American drummer, who achieved most of his fame by drumming for the band Blink-182. He is currently the drummer for +44 and has also played for side projects Box Car Racer, Transplants and Expensive Taste. In 1996, Barker joined his first touring band, playing drums for The Aquabats as The Baron Von Tito. He recorded one album with them, The Fury of the Aquabats!, in 1997. His career took off when he joined up with punk rock band, Blink-182 ... Biography of Pat BOONE
Charles Eugene Patrick "Pat" Boone (born June 1, 1934) is a singer whose smooth style made him a popular performer of the 1950s. His cover versions of African-American rhythm and blues hits had a noticeable impact on the development of the broad popularity of rock and roll. He is also an actor, a motivational speaker, a television personality, and a conservative political commentator. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Pat Boone has said that he is a direct descendant of... Biography of Robson GREEN
Robson Golightly Green (born December 18, 1964 in Hexham, Northumberland) is a British actor and singer. Robson Golightly Green was born in Hexham, and named in Northeast tradition as first son after family surnames: Robson is his grandmother's maiden surname, while Golightly is the surname of a great uncle. Green grew up in Dudley, a small mining village in North Tyneside, where his father worked down the coal mining pits. After being inspired by over-flying jets, he decided he wanted to ... Biography of Jonatan CERRADA
Jonatan Cerrada (born September 12, 1985 in Liège, Belgium as Jonatan Cerrada Moreno) is a Belgian born singer who has had 5 hit singles across France, Belgium, Spain and West Europe Personal life Jonatan was born in Liège, Belgium, and grew up in the city of Ans with his four siblings (Julien, Rafaël, Audrey and Rachel) and his Spanish parents María Victoria Moreno and Valentín Cerrada. He was eight-years-old when he entered the Opéra Royal de Wallonie (Liège) where he stayed until he was f... Biography of Jeremy PIVEN
Jeremy Samuel Piven (born July 26, 1965) is a two-time Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-winning American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Ari Gold on the HBO series Entourage. Early life Jeremy Piven was born in New York, New York, and grew up in Evanston, Illinois, in north suburban Chicago. He graduated from Evanston Township High School, and attended Harand Theater Camp in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, as a teenager. He played the part of "Bernardo" in West Side Story, there.... Biography of Paul DUCHESNAY
Paul Duchesnay (born on July 31, 1961 in Metz, France, moved to Aylmer, Quebec, Canada in 1962) was an ice dancer who competed for both Canada and France. He and his sister Isabelle Duchesnay were a successful pair in the sport, winning a world championship in 1991 and an Olympic silver medal in 1992. Raised in Canada, the Duchesnays started skating at an early age. Their first major success came at the 1982 Canadian Nationals, where they placed second in the junior competition. Over time,... Biography of Amanda BEARD
Amanda Ray Beard (born October 29, 1981 in Newport Beach, California) is an American Olympic swimmer and model. Beard made her first Olympic appearance at the 1996 games at the age of 14. She won silver medals in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststrokes, and a gold in the medley relay. Her young-teen manner captured the attention of the media, and she was often photographed clutching her teddy bear which joined her on the medal stand. She won a bronze medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at t... Biography of Rob THOMAS
Robert Kelly "Rob" Thomas (born February 14, 1972) is an American rock recording artist and songwriter. He is the primary songwriter and lead singer of the band Matchbox Twenty and formerly of the band Tabitha's Secret. Thomas also records and performs as a solo artist. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Thomas earned three Grammy awards for co-writing and singing on the Carlos Santana triple-platinum hit "Smooth" on the album Supernatural in 1999. He has lent his songwriting talents to such artist... Biography of Juan Manuel FANGIO
Juan Manuel Fangio (June 24, 1911 - July 17, 1995) was a race car driver from Argentina, who dominated the first decade of Formula One racing. He won five World Championship titles — a record which stood for 46 years — with four different teams (Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Maserati), a feat that has not been repeated since. For these achievements, and because of the time they were accomplished, he is considered by many as the "greatest driver of all time". Early life and racing Fa... Biography of Alina VACARIU
Actress and Model. Romania's Model of the year 1998.... Biography of Tony DANZA
Tony Danza (born Anthony Salvatore Iadanza April 21, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York), is an American actor best known for starring in two popular TV series, Taxi and Who's the Boss?, as well as appearing in the Academy Award-winning motion picture, Crash. He also hosted his own talk show, The Tony Danza Show. He is also of Italian descent. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Acting career From 1976 to 1979, Danza was a professional boxer with a 9-3 record. All his wins and losses were by knockout. He qu... Biography of Alan ARKIN
Alan Wolf Arkin (born March 26, 1934) is an Academy Award-winning American actor and director. He is best-known for starring in such films as Catch-22, The In-Laws, Edward Scissorhands, The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, Glengarry Glen Ross and Little Miss Sunshine, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2007. He is the father of actor Adam Arkin. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Early life and career Arkin was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Beatr... Biography of Cendrine DOMINGUEZ
Cendrine Dominguez, born December 14, 1962 in Troyes, is a French TV host, radio host and producer. She is the wife of French former tennisman Patrice Dominguez.... Biography of Izabella SCORUPCO
Izabella Dorota Scorupco (born June 4, 1970 in Białystok, Poland, original last name was Skorupko) is a Swedish actress who is most famous for appearing as Bond girl Natalya Simonova in the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye. She is the first Polish-born and fourth Swedish actress to play a Bond girl. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Scorupco was born in Białystok, Poland to Lech and Magdalena. When she was only one year old her parents split up and Izabella came to live with her mother. In 19... Biography of Peter GALLAGHER
Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955) is a Golden Globe-winning American actor. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Early life Gallagher was born in New York City, the son of Mary, a bacteriologist, and Tom Gallagher, an advertising executive. He is of Irish Catholic background and was raised in Armonk, New York. Gallagher graduated from Tufts University, where he was very visible in the performance scene on campus, appearing in such shows as Stephen Sondheim's Company and singing with the al... Biography of Karen CLICHE
Karen Cliche (pronounced Kleesh) is an actress born in Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada, July 22nd, 1976. Alumni of Rosemount High School Montreal, Quebec, Canada class of 1993 Marital status: married recently. Hair color: blond, usually dyed brunette. Height: 5'9" (1.75 m) Filmography TV Shows Flash Gordon (2007) - Baylin Runaway (2006) - Erin Baxter Young Blades - Jacqueline Roget/Jacques LePonte Mutant X (2003-2004) - Lexa Pierce Adventure Inc. - Mackenzie Previn MTV's ... Biography of Randy TRAVIS
Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959 in Marshville, North Carolina), better known by his stage name, Randy Travis, is an American country singer and one of the most influential figures of Neotraditional Country. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) While growing up, Travis was forced to take guitar lessons by his father, Harold Traywick and began performing at the age of eight with his brother, Ricky. Travis often fought with his father and soon dropped out of high school. He became a juvenile delinqu... Biography of Sabri LAMOUCHI
Sabri Lamouchi (born 9 November 1971 in Lyon) is a French football midfielder of Tunisian descent. His first club was Ales in France. During his time there he impressed Auxerre and played with them for four years. He then when on to join Monaco before being snapped up by Parma of Italy. Even though he had an average season, he was again on the move this time to Italian giants Inter Milan. He also struggled there, and failed to win a place in the team. He had a spell at Genoa before joing Olympiq... Biography of Jennifer HUDSON
Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981) is an Academy Award-winning American actress and singer. She first gained notice as one of the finalists on the third season of the FOX television series American Idol. She went on to star as Effie White in the 2006 musical film Dreamgirls, for which she won an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, and a SAG Award. Hudson was born in Chicago, Illinois. She attended Dunbar Vocational Career Academy, where she graduated in 1999. She cites Whitney Hous... Biography of Rhea DURHAM
Rhea Durham (born July 1, 1978) is an American fashion model. She was born in Lakeland, Florida. She has appeared on the cover of several major fashion magazines, including French Vogue, Italian Marie Claire, and British and American ELLE and has walked in the 2001 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. She guest-starred as herself on the 2001 Spin City episode, "The Wedding Scammer." She has been in a relationship with actor Mark Wahlberg for about 6 years now. Their first child Ella Rae was born on S... Biography of David CROSS
David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an Emmy Award-winning American comedian, writer and actor. He is best known for his role in Mr. Show and for his role as Tobias Fünke in Arrested Development. Early life Cross was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Susi, a computer retailer. Six months later, Cross's family moved to Florida. After additional moves to New York and Connecticut, the family settled back in Atlanta, where Cross remained for nearly a decade. He attended Northside High School o... Biography of Shannon LEE
Shannon Emery Lee (Chinese: 李香凝 born April 19, 1969) is an American actress. She is the daughter of martial artist and actor Bruce Lee and his widow Linda Lee Cadwell. Shannon's brother was the late actor Brandon Lee. Shannon was born in Los Angeles, California, the second child to Bruce and Linda (Emery) Lee. Shannon and her family lived in Hong Kong from 1971 to 1973, after which her mother moved back to the United States following the death of her father. She has Chine... Biography of Marcel DIB
Marcel Dib, (born 10 August 1960, in Marseille) France is a former football midfielder which notably played for AS Monaco FC and Olympique de Marseille, at that time in Ligue 2. Height: 175cm Nickname : El Diablo Titles Division 1 1988 with AS Monaco FC. French cup 1991 with AS Monaco FC. UEFA Cup Winner's Cup runner-up in 1992 with AS Monaco FC.... Biography of Zita GOROG
Zita Görög (in Hungarian: Görög Zita) (born September 27, 1979 in Nagybátony (source: Imdb, Wikipedia), Hungary) is a Hungarian actress and model, often credited as Zita Gorog. Görög specialized in drama at the Bródy Imre Grammar School in Budapest. She started modelling when she was 18 and first job was the agnès b. fashion-show in Paris with fellow model Laetitia Casta. She worked in 24 countries as a model, among them one year in the U.S., one year in Italy and a half year in France. As a ... Biography of Ronan KEATING
Ronan Keating (born March 3, 1977 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish pop singer who has had hits with boyband Boyzone and as a solo artist. Personal life Ronan Patrick John Keating grew up in Bayside, Dublin. Ronan is a long-cousin of Sam Alexaner Curtis, a home disc jockey in the South of Edinburgh. His mother Marie died on February 2, 1998 from breast cancer; Ronan and his family have since set up a charity "The Marie Keating Foundation" to help find a cure for cancer. Ronan married ... Biography of Brooke BURNS
Brooke Elizabeth Burns (born March 16, 1978 in Dallas, Texas) is an American actress and former fashion model, best known for her role on Baywatch and Baywatch Hawaii. She starred in North Shore, a prime-time soap opera on Fox that consisted of 21 episodes which ran from June 14, 2004 through January 13, 2005. She recently had a supporting role on the defunct WB series Pepper Dennis playing Kathy Dinkle. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Burns also appeared on Ally McBeal, Just Shoot Me!, Out of the ... Biography of Sébastien GROSJEAN
Sébastien René Grosjean (pronounced: GROH-jahn) (born May 29, 1978, Marseille, France) is a professional tennis player from France. He currently resides in Boca Raton, Florida, USA, where he trains at the Evert tennis academy. His career-high ATP Entry ranking is No. 4 (achieved on October 28, 2002). Height 5'9" (175 cm) Weight 160 lbs (72 kg) Career Grosjean turned professional in 1996. In 2003 and 2004 he reached the final of Queens Club. In the same two years, he also reached the se... Biography of Caterina MURINO
Caterina Murino (born September 15, 1974 (source Imdb)) is an Italian actress. She was born in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. Initially wanting to be a doctor, she switched career paths to entering beauty pageants after failing twice the entrance exams to get into medical school. She reached fifth place in the 1996 Miss Italy contest. In 1999 and 2000, she studied drama at the Cinema of Theatre of Francesca de Sapio, and appeared in stage productions of Richard III and Italian language plays. She... Biography of Torrie WILSON
Torrie Wilson (born July 24, 1975) is a retired American professional wrestler, fitness competitor and model perhaps best known for her work with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), most recently working on its SmackDown! brand. As a fitness competitor, Wilson won the Miss Galaxy competition in 1998. Shortly after, she was signed by World Championship Wrestling, where she stayed from 1999 until 2001. In 2001, she began appearing on World Wrestling Federation (WWF) television as part of The I... Biography of Garcelle BEAUVAIS
Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon (born November 26, 1966) is a Haitian actress and former fashion model. She is known for her role as Assistant District Attorney Valerie Heywood in the TV program NYPD Blue and Francesca Monroe on The Jamie Foxx Show. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Early life Beauvais was born Garcelle Beauvais in St. Marc, Haiti, to Maria Claire, a nurse, and Axel Beauvais, a lawyer. Beauvais has six older siblings. After her parents divorced, Beauvais, her mother and siblings moved to Ma... Biography of Peter CRISS (KISS)
George Peter John Criscuola (born December 20, 1945), better known as Peter Criss, is an American musician best known as co-founder, drummer and vocalist for the rock band Kiss. Criss established the "cat" character for his Kiss persona. Early years Criss is the eldest of the five children of Joseph and Loretta Criscuola in Brooklyn, New York. He was an avid art student and a jazz aficionado. While playing with bandleader Joey Greco, Criss ended up studying under his idol, Gene Krupa, at ... Biography of Mick MARS
Mick Mars (born Bob Alan Deal, May 4, 1951, in Terre Haute, Indiana) is the lead guitarist for heavy metal/glam metal band Mötley Crüe. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Career After his family relocated from Indiana to California, Deal dropped out of high school and began playing guitar in a series of unsuccessful blues based rock bands throughout the seventies, taking on menial day jobs to make ends meet. After nearly a decade of frustration with the California music scene, the 30 year-old Deal re... Biography of Zuleyka RIVERA (Miss UNIVERSE 2006)
Zuleyka Jerrís Rivera Mendoza (born October 3, 1987 in Cayey, Puerto Rico, and raised in Salinas, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican beauty queen who has held the titles Miss Puerto Rico Universe and Miss Universe 2006. Presently she's making her debut as a telenovela actress in Telemundo's soap opera Dame Chocolate. Miss Universe 2006 Zuleyka Rivera represented Puerto Rico in the Miss Universe 2006 pageant which was televised live internationally from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Calif... Biography of Jamie LUNER
Jamie Michelle Luner (born May 12, 1971 in Palo Alto, California) is an American television actress, probably best known for her role as Lexi Sterling on the night time soap opera Melrose Place. Background Luner was born on Thursday, May 12, 1971 to Stuart and Susan Luner in Palo Alto, California. Luner attended Beverly Hills High School, and graduated in 1989. As a child actor and model Luner made many appearances in television commercials and, at fifteen, won first place in the category of... Biography of Ashley SCOTT
Ashley McCall Scott (born July 13, 1977) is an American actress. She is known for her work on television and in film, including her roles in the television series Dark Angel, Birds of Prey, and Jericho. Early life Scott was born in Metairie, Louisiana, the daughter of Andrea Meister, an administrative assistant, and Joe Scott, a nurse. She was raised in Charleston, South Carolina as the middle child between two brothers. Scott began her career as a young girl when she began modeling. While l... Biography of Dragan STOJKOVIC
Dragan Stojković (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Стојковић), (born March 3, 1965 in Niš, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia), is a former Serbian star footballer and current president of Red Star Belgrade Football Club. He is also well known by his nickname Piksi (Serbian Cyrillic: Пикси), Pixy or Pixie. Height: 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Born to father Dobrivoje and mother Desanka, Piksi to... Biography of Jaime KING
Jaime King (born April 23, 1979) is an American film actress and model. In her modeling career and early film roles, she went by the names Jamie King and most especially James King, which was a childhood nickname given to King by her parents, because her agency already represented another Jaime — the older, then-more famous model Jaime Rishar. King, because of the latter name, is sometimes referred to as the "Model with a man's name". Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) King had a successful modeling c... Biography of Chuck COMEAU (SIMPLE PLAN)
Charles-André "Chuck" Comeau (September 17, 1979) is a French Canadian musician best known as the drummer for pop punk band Simple Plan. He currently uses Drum Workshop's drums and Zildjian cymbals . Comeau started his music career in Reset with fellow bandmate Pierre Bouvier. After the band's first CD was released, Comeau left the band and went to McGill University to pursue a degree in Law, intending to follow in his father's footsteps as a lawyer. After reuniting with Bouvier at a conce... Biography of Emily ROBISON (DIXIE CHICKS)
Emily Robison (born August 16, 1972) is a successful American country songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning female country rock band the Dixie Chicks. Early Years Emily Robison was born Emily Burns Erwin in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Parents Paul Erwin and Barbara Trask moved the family to the northern suburban town of Addison, Texas on the edge of Dallas Texas, where she was raised with her two older sisters, Julia and Martha. Her mothe... Biography of Nikki ZIERING
Nikki Schieler Ziering (born August 9, 1971 in Norwalk, California) is an American model and actress. She is part Norwegian. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) She was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for September 1997 which is credited for getting her noticed for acting roles. She graced the cover twice, first in August 1997, then in July 2003, along with a feature pictorial. Prior to Playboy, she was a known swimwear model usually seen modeling for Venus Swimwear and Frederick's of Hollywood. On ... Biography of Anita PALLENBERG
Anita Pallenberg (born January 25, 1944 in Rome, Italy) is a model, actress and fashion designer. She was the common-law wife of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards from 1967 to 1980. Early life The daughter of an Italian artist and a German secretary, Anita became fluent in four languages at an early age and as a teenager, she studied medicine, picture restoration and graphic design. Before settling in London, she lived in Germany, Rome and New York City, where she was involved with the... Biography of Philip GLASS
Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is a three-time Academy Award-nominated American composer. He is considered one of the most influential composers of the late-20th century and is widely acknowledged as a composer who has brought art music to the public (apart from precursors such as Richard Strauss, Kurt Weill and Leonard Bernstein). Glass's music is frequently described as minimalist, though he has distanced himself from that description, calling himself a composer of "music with repetit... Biography of Peter TORK (THE MONKEES)
Peter Halsten Thorkelson (born February 13, 1942), better known as Peter Tork, is an American musician and actor, best known for a member of "The Monkees". Although born in 1942, many news articles will have him listed as born in 1944 as this was the date given on early Monkees press releases. This was rumored to be in order to make Michael Nesmith appear to be the oldest member of the group (as leader). He was born in Washington, D.C. and began studying piano at the age of nine, showing a... Biography of Jelena DOKIC
Jelena Dokić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Докић) (pronounced roughly YELL-en-a DO-kich) (born April 12, 1983) is a female professional tennis player who has played for both Australia and Serbia and Montenegro (FR Yugoslavia prior to February 2003). She is currently playing for Australia. Her career-high ranking is No. 4 (on August 19, 2002) while playing for Serbia however after several family issues (particularly from her fathe... Biography of Howard DEAN
Howard Brush Dean III, MD (born November 17, 1948) is an American politician and physician from the U.S. state of Vermont, and currently the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, the central organization of the Democratic Party at the national level. Before entering politics, Dean received his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1978. Dean was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1982 and was elected lieutenant governor in 1986. Bot... Biography of Leigh TAYLOR-YOUNG
Leigh Taylor-Young (born January 25, 1945 in Washington, D.C., as simply Leigh Taylor) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as "furniture girl" Shirl in the cult 1973 cult science fiction film Soylent Green opposite Charlton Heston, and for her television role on Peyton Place. Her sister is actress Dey Young and her brother is director Lance Young. Early years and career Taylor-Young was the daughter of a U.S. diplomat, Carl Taylor, who was stationed in Washington. She w... Biography of Vince NEIL
Vincent Neil Wharton (born February 8, 1961) is the lead singer for American glam metal band Mötley Crüe. Early life Neil was born in Hollywood, California to Odie and Shirley Wharton. During the 1960s, his family moved around Southern California from Inglewood to Watts, before finally settling in Compton. Growing up in Compton was sometimes tough; Neil once had his face slashed by a gang member. Neil eventually got in trouble at school for fighting and drug use, and he was subsequently expe... Biography of Ben FOSTER
Ben Foster (born October 29, 1980) is a Daytime Emmy- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American actor. He is known for his roles in the teen movies Liberty Heights and Get Over It, as well as the action films Hostage (2005), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and 3:10 to Yuma (2007). Early life Foster was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Stephen Foster, a restaurateur. He has a younger brother, Jon, who is also an actor. Foster's parents, whom he has described as "free-spirited, Vie... Biography of Klaus Maria BRANDAUER
Klaus Maria Brandauer (born June 22, 1944) is an Austrian actor, film director, and pedagogue. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Born Klaus Georg Steng in Bad Aussee, Austria, he subsequently took his mother's maiden name, Maria Brandauer, as his stage name. Brandauer began acting onstage in 1962. After working in national theatre and television, he made his film debut in 1972. His starring and award-winning role in István Szabó's Mephisto (1981) as a self-absorbed actor playing an actor, launched hi... Biography of Henri MICHEL
Henri Michel (born October 29, 1947 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône) is a former French footballer, who played as a midfielder and later went on to coach various national teams. In 2005, he helped Côte d'Ivoire qualify for their first-ever appearance in a world cup at the 2006 World Cup, he resigned from the post after the 2006 World Cup. Previously, he managed the French national team, guiding it to a third-place finish in the 1986 World Cup. In 1994 he managed Cameroon; from 1995-2000,... Biography of Sam ROCKWELL
Sam Rockwell (born November 5, 1968) is an American actor who has starred in more than forty films, including Charlie's Angels, Box of Moon Light, Galaxy Quest, The Green Mile, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Early life Rockwell was born in Daly City, California, the son of actors who divorced when he was five years old. He was raised by his father, Pete Rockwell, in San Francisco while his mother, Penny Hess, stayed behind in New York (he spent his ... Biography of Shanna FERRIGNO
Shanna Ferrigno, born June 13, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, is the daugther of actor Lou Ferrigno and his wife Carla.... Biography of Frédéric BOLLEY
Frédéric Bolley, born February 17, 1974 in Marseille, is a French motocross driver. Awards Champion du Monde de motocross 250 cm³ 1999 et 2000 vainqueur du Guidon d'Or en 2000 3 ème du premier enduro indoor à Lyon. Champion de France Elite 1993 Champion de France 125 SX 1990 Champion de France Cadet 1987 Champion de France Minivert Cadet 1986 Champion de France Minivert Minime 1985 Link : http://www.FredBOLLEY.Com... Biography of Jay MOHR
Jay Mohr (born August 23, 1970) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Personal life John Mohr was born in Verona, New Jersey, as the son of Jean, a nurse, and Jon Mohr, a marketing executive. He has two sisters, Julia and Virginia. He also has one son, Jackson, from his six-year marriage with former model Nicole Chamberlain. He married actress Nikki Cox on December 29, 2006. Television and film work Mohr appeared as a featured player for the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons of Saturd... Biography of Esai MORALES
Esai Morales (born October 1, 1962) is an actor perhaps best known for his role as Lt. Tony Rodriguez on the long-running ABC television police drama NYPD Blue. He also appeared in the PBS drama American Family and in the Showtime series Resurrection Blvd. Most recently, he was cast as Col. Hoffman in the resurrected CBS drama Jericho. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Born in Brooklyn, New York, Morales took an interest in acting at the age of 12 when he saw Al Pacino in the movie Dog Day Afternoon.... Biography of Ryan PHILLIPPE
Ryan Phillippe (pronounced /ˈfɪlɪpi/; born September 10, 1974) is an American actor. After appearing on the soap opera One Life to Live, he came to fame in the late 1990s, starring in a string of teen-oriented films, including I Know What You Did Last Summer, Cruel Intentions, and 54. Phillippe's more recent roles include the 2005 Academy Award-winning ensemble film Crash and the 2006 war drama Flags of Our Fathers. In 2007 he starred in Breach, a movie based on the true story of ... Biography of Mo COLLINS
Maureen "Mo" Ann Collins (born July 7, 1965) is an American actress and comedian. Collins is perhaps best known for being a member of the ensemble on FOX's sketch comedy series MADtv. She became well known for several characters during her tenure on the show. She was a cast member from the 4th season (1998) through the 9th season (2004); she only appeared in fourteen episodes during season 9 due to contractual reasons. She returned to MADtv in the 10th season for one episode, and again when she ... Biography of Michael WINCOTT
Michael Anthony Claudio Wincott (born January 21, 1958 or 1959 or 1960) is a Canadian actor, perhaps best known for his roles as Guy of Gisbourne in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Top Dollar in The Crow and Paul Rothchild in The Doors. He is recognized for his rough, gravelly voice. Wincott was born in Scarborough, Ontario. His father, an English immigrant from Blackpool, England, worked as a constructor, welder and salesman, and his mother was an Italian immigrant from Milan; the two met in ... Biography of Paolo ROSSI
Paolo Rossi (born September 23, 1956) is an Italian former football (soccer) player. In 1982, he led Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, scoring six goals to win the Golden Boot and the Golden Ball. Rossi was the only player to have won all three honours at a single tournament until Sergio Aguero in the 2007 U-20 FIFA World Cup staged in Canada. Career Early years Rossi was born at Santa Lucia, in the province of Prato (Tuscany). He made his debut in professional Italian soccer wi... Biography of Diane SAWYER
Lila Diane Sawyer born December 22, 1945 is a television reporter for the U.S. network ABC News and co-anchor of ABC's Good Morning America, along with Robin Roberts. In 2001 she was named one of the 30 most powerful women in America by Ladies Home Journal. Background Diane Sawyer was born Lila Diana Sawyer on December 22, 1945 in Glasgow, Kentucky. Soon after her birth, her family moved to Louisville, where her father, Erbon Powers "Tom" Sawyer, rose to local prominence as a politician and ... Biography of Ana Cristina de OLIVEIRA
Ana Cristina de Oliveira, born July 24, 1973 in Lisbon, Portugal, is a Portuguese actress. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Filmography "L.A. Models" (2000) TV Equal you (2007) Dot.com (2006) Miami Vice (2006) Odete (2005) Odete Taxi (2004/I) Ladra Tudo Isto É Fado (2004) Lia Amore con la S maiuscola (2002) Isabel Wonderland (2000) TV, Ana Christina Molly (1999) Fiona Ao Fim da Noite (1991) figurante...
Biography of David FERRER
David Ferrer Ern (born April 2, 1982 in Jávea/Xàbia, Spain) is a right-handed Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia. He turned professional in 2000. Ferrer is especially known for his fighting spirit and unwillingness to concede defeat. He is known as a particularly dangerous clay court player, though he has had several respectable results on hard courts as well, especially his back-to-back semifinal appearances at the NASDAQ-100 Open in 2005-2006 and his semifinal appearan... Biography of Paula ZAHN
Paula Zahn (born February 24, 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American newscaster, most recently the host of Paula Zahn Now on CNN. On 24 July 2007, she announced her resignation from CNN. The final broadcast of Paula Zahn Now aired August 2, 2007. Early life and career Zahn initially grew up in Canton, Ohio, with her parents and three siblings. The family relocated to Naperville, Illinois, as her father's job as an IBM sales executive required them to move frequently. She once joked that "IB... Biography of Michael CHANG
Michael Te-Pei Chang (張德培; Pinyin: Zhāng Dépéi; born February 22, 1972, in Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.) is an American former professional tennis player. He is best remembered for becoming the youngest-ever male winner of a Grand Slam singles title when he won the French Open in 1989 at the age of 17. Utilizing tremendous speed and strong determination, Chang was one of the best counterpunchers of all time and remained in the Top 10 in the ATP world rankings for severa... Biography of Manuela MONTEBRUN
Manuela Montebrun (born 13 November 1979 in Laval) is a French hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 74.66 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Zagreb. Achievements Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 5th 1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 12th Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 3rd 2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 5th Universiade Beijing, China 1st Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 3rd 2002 European... Biography of Maggie GRACE
Margaret Grace Denig (born September 21, 1983) is an American actress, who, under the stage name Maggie Grace, is best known for her work as Shannon Rutherford on the television series Lost. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Maggie Grace Denig was born in Worthington, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, the eldest of three children. She took to acting at an early age, performing in several local theatre productions, among them JCC's Gallery Players' 2000 production of The Crucible. The director of that play,... Biography of Tipper GORE
Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson Gore (born August 19, 1948), known as Tipper Gore, is the wife of former Vice President Al Gore and was the "Second Lady of the United States" from 1993 until 2001. She shares the same birthday as Bill Clinton. Early life and family Born Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson in Washington, D.C., she is the daughter of John (Jack) Kenneth Aitcheson, a plumbing-supply entrepreneur, and his first wife Margaret Odom (who lost her first husband during World War II). Gore grew up in Ar... Biography of Brett BUTLER
Brett Butler (born Brett Anderson on January 30, 1958, in Montgomery, Alabama) is an American actress and stand-up comedian, best known for playing the title role in comedy series Grace Under Fire. Career Butler was the oldest of five sisters. She worked as a cocktail waitress before she experienced success as a stand-up comic. One of the first notable appearances for Butler was on Dolly Parton's ill-fated 1987 variety series, Dolly. Parton subsequently hired Butler as a writer for the r... Biography of Desi ARNAZ Jr.
Desi Arnaz, Jr. (born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz, IV on January 19, 1953) is an American actor and musician and son of entertainers Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Early life Desi Arnaz Jr was born in Hollywood, California on January 19, 1953. His sister, Lucie Arnaz, was born two years earlier. His birth was one of the most publicized and anticipated births in TV history. His parents were appearing in the sitcom I Love Lucy and Ball's pregnancy was written into the storyline of the show, a mov... Biography of Linda THORSON (THE AVENGERS)
Linda Thorson (born Linda Robinson, June 18, 1947, Toronto, Ontario), is a Canadian actress on TV and films, mostly in the UK and United States. Personal life An alumna of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA), her professional name is based upon her first married name, Mrs Barry Bergthorson. She was married to the American news anchorman and producer Bill Boggs with whom she has a son named Trevor, but they divorced. She married production designer Gavin Mitchell on 20 November 2005.... Biography of Caprice BOURRET
Caprice Valerie Bourret (born October 24, 1971) is an American lingerie model and sometime actress, television personality and businesswoman. Much of her career has been in the United Kingdom where she is often known by her first name. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Early life Bourret (pronounced Bour-Ray) was born in Hacienda Heights, California to working class parents Dale Bourret and Valerie Pion; her family is Jewish and originates from a French-speaking area of Canada. After growing up in W... Biography of John RATZENBERGER
John Deszo Ratzenberger (born April 6, 1947) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Clifford C. 'Cliff' Clavin, Jr. in the classic sitcom Cheers (1982) and appearing in all Pixar feature length films. Personal life Ratzenberger was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of Bertha (née Grohowski) and Deszo Alexander Ratzenberger. His father was German-American and his mother Polish-American. He was raised as a Roman Catholic and attended St. Ann's School in Bridgepo... Biography of Marco GIRNTH
Marco Girnth, born February 10, 1970 in Düsseldorf, is a German actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0320924/ ) "SOKO Leipzig" .... Kriminaloberkommissar Jan Maybach / ... (111 episodes, 2001-2007) - Happy End (2007) TV episode .... Kriminaloberkommissar Jan Maybach - Bodyguard (2007) TV episode .... Kriminaloberkommissar Jan Maybach - Ein fragwürdiger Deal (2007) TV episode .... Kriminaloberkommissar Jan Maybach - Der tote Nachbar (2007) TV episode ....... Biography of Luc PICARD
Luc Picard is a French Canadian actor and comedian. He was born on September 24, 1961 in Lachine, Quebec, Canada. He has played numerous characters in diverse roles. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) He is most commonly known for his portrayal of the infamous Michel Chartrand in the biographical TV series Simmone et Chartrand, where he was nominated for Gemini Awards. He stars in the critically acclaimed French film Un dimanche a Kigali.... Biography of Maria FELIX
María Félix (April 8, 1914 - April 8, 2002) was an Mexican actress, one of icons of the golden era of the Cinema of Mexico. She was commonly known, particularly in her later years, by the honorific La Doña. She was born María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña in Álamos, Sonora, Mexico. There is some dispute regarding Ms. Félix's date of birth. There is a large (but not unanimous) opinion (shared by IMDb) that she was born on April 8, 1914, which means that she died on her 88th birthday (April 8, 2... Biography of Bud CORT
Bud Cort (born March 29, 1948) is an American film and stage actor, writer, and director. Early life Cort was born Walter Edward Cox in New Rochelle, New York, but eventually grew up near Rye, New York. His father, Joseph Parker Cox, who was a bandleader and pianist, also a World War II veteran, and merchant. His mother, Alma Mary Cox (née Court), was a reporter and a merchant, who also worked in MGM studios. Cort has 4 siblings, 3 younger sisters, and 1 older brother. His parents ran a clot... Biography of Bettina ZIMMERMANN
Bettina Zimmermann, born March 31, 1975 in Großburgwedel, is a German actress. Filmography 2007: Vermisst – Liebe kann tödlich sein, Regie: Jorgo Papavassiliou (TV-Produktion) 2007: Unter Mordverdacht – Ich kämpfe um uns (TV-Produktion) 2007: 2030 – Aufstand der Alten (TV-Produktion) 2006: Die Sturmflut 2005: Es war Mord und ein Dorf schweigt, Regie: Jorgo Papavassiliou (TV-Produktion) 2005: Die Luftbrücke – Nur der Himmel war frei, Regie: Dror Zahavi (TV-Produktion) 2004: Apok... Biography of Julianne NICHOLSON
Julianne Nicholson (born July 1, 1971) is an American actress. Personal life Nicholson was born in Melrose and raised in Medford, Massachusetts (outside Boston), and is the oldest of four siblings. After graduating from Arlington Catholic High School, she modeled in New York for six months, quit for a year, then resumed her modeling career in Paris for another six months. After returning to New York, she attended Hunter College as a general studies major for two years. While in New York, Nic... Biography of Carol CHANNING
Carol Elaine Channing (born on January 31, 1921 in Seattle, Washington) is an American singer and actress. The winner of three Tony Awards (including a lifetime achievement award), a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nominee, Channing is best remembered for two roles: Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello, Dolly!. She is easily recognized by her distinctive voice and wide eyes, and her unusual mannerisms and personality are frequently parodied. Childhood... Biography of Kevin DILLON
Kevin Brady Dillon (born August 19, 1965) is a Golden Globe- and Emmy-nominated American actor. Personal life Dillon was born in Mamaroneck, New York, the son of Mary Ellen, a homemaker, and Paul Dillon, a portrait painter and investment manager. He is the younger brother of actor Matt Dillon. On April 22, 2006, Dillon married model-actress Jane Stuart in Las Vegas. Entourage cast member Jerry Ferrara was the best man at the wedding and Kevin Connolly walked Stuart down the aisle after Di... Biography of Chris KIRKPATRICK
Christopher Alan Kirkpatrick (born October 17, 1971) is an American singer and voice actor who is best known as the founding member of the pop group 'N Sync. Early life Kirkpatrick was born in Clarion, Pennsylvania and is of Irish, Scottish, Spanish and Native American descent. After going to Dalton High School, in Dalton Ohio, he performed at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida in a Doo Wop group. After being the first runner-up for a spot in the Backstreet Boys, a disappointed Kirkpatric... Biography of Dorothy STRATTEN
Dorothy Stratten (born Dorothy Ruth Hoogstraten) (February 28, 1960 – August 14, 1980) was a Canadian model and actress. Measurements Bust: 36" Waist: 24" Hips: 36" Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight 123 lb (56 kg/8.8 st) She found fame as the Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for August 1979 and Playmate of the Year for 1980. She's the second Playmate (after Lee Ann Michelle) who was born in the 1960s. Stratten afterwards began a modestly successful acting career. She was... Biography of Glenn FREY
Glenn Lewis Frey (born November 6, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as one of the founding members of the rock band The Eagles. Early life Growing up in Royal Oak, Michigan, Frey became part of the mid-1960s Detroit rock scene. One of his earliest bands was called the Mushrooms and included fellow Dondero High School students Doug Roberts (later replaced by Lenny Mintz) on drums and Doug Gunsch and Bill Barnes on guitar. His fi... Biography of Katey SAGAL
Katey Sagal (born Catherine Louise Sagal on January 19, 1954) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress, singer, and writer, best known for her roles in Futurama, 8 Simple Rules, and Married... with Children. Early life Sagal was born in Hollywood, California to a show business family; she is the daughter of director Boris Sagal, best known for his work on 1960s television dramas, including The Twilight Zone. Her mother, Sara Zwilling, was a producer. Sagal is the older sister of twin act... Biography of Richard LINKLATER
Richard Stuart Linklater (born July 30, 1960) is an Academy Award-nominated American film director and screenwriter. Early life Linklater was born in Houston, Texas. He studied at Sam Houston State University and left midway through his stint in college to work on an off-shore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. While working on the rig he read a lot of literature, but on land he developed a love of film through repeated visits to a repertory theater in Houston. It was at this point that Linklate... Biography of Kevin SMITH
Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American screenwriter, writer, film director, actor and comic book writer. He is also the founder of View Askew Productions. Smith's films are often set in his home state of New Jersey, and while not strictly sequential, do feature crossover plot elements, character references, and a shared canon: the View Askewniverse. Personal life Smith was born in Red Bank, New Jersey, the son of Grace, a homemaker, and Donald Smith, a postal worker. He has... Biography of Francis LLACER
Francis Llacer (born 9 September 1971 in Lagny-sur-Marne) is a former French football player.... Biography of Elizabeth McGOVERN
Elizabeth McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an Academy Award-nominated American film and theater actress, who later became a singer songwriter. In 1992, she married English producer and director Simon Curtis, with whom she lives in Chiswick. London, together with their two daughters. Early life McGovern was born in Evanston, Illinois, the daughter of Katharine Woolcot Watts, a high school teacher, and William Montgomery McGovern, a university professor. Her family moved to Los Angeles, where ... Biography of Robert PALMER
Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003), born in Batley, Yorkshire, was an English singer-songwriter. He was known for his soulful voice and the eclectic mix of musical styles on his albums, combining soul, jazz, rock, pop and blues. 1964-1973: Early bands The son of a British serviceman stationed in Malta, Palmer moved with his family to Scarborough, Yorkshire in 1959. Influenced as a child by blues, soul, and jazz music on American Forces Radio, Robert Palmer joined his f... Biography of Romola GARAI
Romola Sadie Garai (born 1 July 1982) is an award-winning English actress. Early life Garai was born in Hong Kong, the daughter of Janet, a journalist, and Adrian Garai, a high-ranked bank manager. She relocated to Singapore at five before her family returned to Wiltshire in the United Kingdom when she was eight. Garai's father is of Jewish Hungarian descent; her great-grandfather was Bert Garai, the founder of the Keystone Press. She attended an independent boarding school, at Stonar and... Biography of Dominique VALERA
Dominique Valéra, born June 18, 1947 in Lyon, is a French karate champion, a big full-contact champion in the seventies and actor. Filmography 1985 : Parole de flic 1986 : Twist again à Moscou 1987 : Terminus 1988 : Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort 2000 : Ainsi soit-il... Biography of Albert FINNEY
Albert Finney, Jr. (born May 9, 1936) is a five-time Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning English actor. Hailed as a "second Olivier" as a young stage actor in the late 1950s, Finney rose to film star fame in the early 1960s. Although his early fame was later tempered by long absences from major motion pictures, he continues to earn awards and acclaim in a varied five decade career on stage, films, and television. Personal life Finney was born in Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire, Eng... Biography of Ira EINHORN
Ira Samuel Einhorn, a.k.a. "The Unicorn Killer" (born May 15, 1940), was an American activist in the 1960s and 1970s who is now serving a life sentence for the murder of Holly Maddux in 1977. Background Einhorn was active in ecological and antiwar groups in the 1960s. At one time, he was a friend and contemporary of Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman. He also claimed to have been instrumental in creating Earth Day in 1970, and participated in the Earth Day rally in Philadelphia that year, althoug... Biography of Sara EVANS
Sara Lynn Evans (born February 5, 1971) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Sara Evans was one of the few traditional-styled singers to emerge from Nashville in the late 1990s, according to All Music guide. Since emerging from the late-90s, Evans has become one of country music's most popular female vocalists, acquiring a few No. 1 country hits and Gold and Platinum-certified albums by the RIAA, like 2004's Restless and 2005's Real Fine Place, which are her biggest selling albums ... Biography of Charles BOYER
Charles Boyer (August 28, 1899 – August 26, 1978) was a four-time Academy Award-nominated French actor who starred in a number of classic Hollywood films, and made a long successful career. His most famous role was in the 1944 film Gaslight. After moving to the U.S., he became an American citizen. Early years Born in Figeac, Lot, Midi-Pyrenees, France, to Maurice and Louise Boyer - was just a shy small-town boy who discovered the movies and theater at the age of eleven. Working as a hospital... Biography of Nerine KIDD SHATNER
Nerine Shatner, born July 13, 1959 in Boston, is an American model and the wife of actor William Shatner. Shatner has been married four times: to Gloria Rand from 1956 to 1969. His second marriage--his longest marriage thus far--lasted 21 years and was to Marcy Lafferty Shatner from 1973 to 1994. The couple divorced in 1994. His third marriage was to Nerine Kidd-Shatner from 1997 to 1999. That marriage ended when his wife drowned. His current wife is Elizabeth Martin whom he married in 2001. The... Biography of Daniela NARDINI
Daniela Nardini (born April 26, 1968 in Largs) is a Scottish actress of Italian ancestry, best known for playing Anna Forbes in the BBC Two television series This Life. The role earned her a BAFTA Best Actress award in 1998. She trained as an actress at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. She appeared as Lady Huntly in the four-hour BBC epic Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004). More recently, Nardini has appeared in Festival, a film comedy about the Edinburgh Festival. A... Biography of Debbie MATENOPOULOS
Despina "Debbie" Matenopoulos (born December 13, 1974) is an American television personality and actress. Early life Matenopoulos was born in Richmond, Virginia, of Greek ancestry. Her birth name is Despina Matenopoulos, named after her grandmother. Despina was later Americanized to Debbie. Debbie Matenopoulos also went to John Randolph Tucker High School, and then attended Virginia Commonwealth University for one year before transferring to the Journalism Department at New York Universit... Biography of Eunice BARBER
Eunice Barber (born November 17, 1974 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is an athlete competing in heptathlon and long jump. Barber initially competed for Sierra Leone and then for France from 1999 onwards. She won the heptathlon at the World Championships in Athletics in 1999, the long jump in 2003 and finished second in heptathlon in 2003 and 2005. Debut Barber participated in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona in the heptathlon and 100 m hurdles. She also participated in the heptathlon at the 1... Biography of Douglas FAIRBANKS Sr.
Douglas Fairbanks (May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer, who became noted for his swashbuckling roles in silent movies such as The Mark of Zorro (1920), The Three Musketeers (1921), Robin Hood (1922), The Thief of Bagdad (1924) and The Black Pirate (1926). At one point, Fairbanks was also known as "The King of Hollywood" Early life He was born Douglas Elton Ullman in Denver, Colorado, the son of Hezekiah Charles Ullman (born September 1... Biography of Brian McCARDIE
Brian McCardie (born on 22 January 1965 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish actor. Brian McCardie began acting in amateur dramatics in Motherwell. He then attended Rose Bruford College (1984 - 1987). On graduating from drama school his career focussed mainly on stage and television roles; making appearances in shows such as Taggart and Murder Most Horrid. It was McCardie's portrayal of Alisdair McGregor in the film Rob Roy (1995) that brought him to wider public attention in Britain and th... Biography of Dan HEDAYA
Dan Hedaya (born July 24, 1940) is an American character actor. He often plays sleazy villains or uptight, wisecracking individuals. Hedaya was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Sephardic Jewish family from Syria. Hedaya was a junior high school teacher for many years before deciding to pursue acting full-time. Alongside a successful career in the movies, Hedaya has held several TV roles, most notably that of Carla Tortelli's charmingly sleazy ex-husband Nick on the sitcom Cheers and its sh... Biography of Jaimie ALEXANDER
Jaimie Alexander (b. March 12, 1984 in Greenville, South Carolina) is an actress who portrays Jessi XX on Kyle XY. She previously played Caitlin Porter on the MyNetworkTV serial Watch Over Me. Born in South Carolina, she was raised in Grapevine, Texas before relocating to Los Angeles. Alexander appeared in "The Other Side," "Squirrel Trap" and a starring role in Rest Stop, as well as FX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Fox's Standoff. Filmography Year Title Role 2007 Hallowed Gro... Biography of Sonny CHIBA
Shinichi Chiba (千葉 真一, Chiba Shin'ichi?), also known as Sonny Chiba (born January 23, 1939 in Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese actor. Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later before an international audience. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Born Sadaho Maeda (前田 禎穂, Maeda Sadaho?) he was the second of five children in the family of a military test pilot. As a boy, he ... Biography of Joseph MAZZELLO
Joseph Mazzello III (September 21, 1983) is an American actor. Mazzello was born and raised in Rhinebeck, New York, the son of Ginnie and Joseph Mazzello, Jr., who own a performing arts school. He has one older sister and a younger brother, John, who have also appeared in a few films. Mazzello is an alumnus of Our Lady of Lourdes High School and the University of Southern California. Mazzello's most notable roles were Tim Murphy in the 1993 film Jurassic Park and Dexter in the 1995 film Th... Biography of Brad DAVIS
Robert Creel Davis (November 6, 1949 - September 8, 1991), better known as Brad Davis, was an American actor. He was perhaps best known for his role in the 1978 film Midnight Express. Early life Davis was born in Tallahassee, Florida, to Eugene Davis, a dentist whose career declined due to alcoholism, and his wife, the former Anne Creel. His brother, Gene, is also an actor. According to an article in The New York Times published in 1987, Davis' mother sexually abused him as a child. As an ad... Biography of Dorothy DAY
Dorothy Day (November 8, 1897 – November 29, 1980) was an American journalist turned social activist and devout member of the Catholic Church. She became known for her social justice campaigns in defense of the poor, forsaken, hungry and homeless. Day, with Peter Maurin, founded the Catholic Worker Movement in 1933, espousing nonviolence, and hospitality for the impoverished and downtrodden. Day was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Chicago. In 1914, she went to the University of Illi... Biography of Kim SMITH
Kimberly Katherine Smith (born March 3, 1983 in Houston, Texas) is an American actress/fashion model. She has appeared in the film Catwoman with Halle Berry, and has modeled for Victoria's Secret and Guess?. Smith, a graduate of Permian High School in Odessa, Texas, got her big break into modeling when she accompanied a friend to a Model Search of America contest. She was changed from a spectator to a competitor by the head of the contest, and soon after signed with Clipse Management of Dalla... Biography of Dick CLARK
Richard Wagstaff "Dick" Clark (born November 30, 1929) is an American television, radio personality, game show host and businessman; he served as chairman and CEO of Dick Clark Productions, which he has sold part of in recent years. He is best known for hosting long-running television shows such as American Bandstand, five versions of the Pyramid game show, and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve. Clark has long been known for his departing catchphrase, "For now, Dick Clark...so long," delive... Biography of Faustino ASPRILLA
Faustino Hernán Asprilla Hinestroza (born November 10, 1969 in Tuluá) is a former Colombian football player. Although undeniably talented he is also a controversial figure for his unpredictable temper. He was known by his supporters in his home country as The Octopus for his uniquely flexible and fluid style. To everyone else he was 'Tino', or '2 goal Tino', as his goals usually came in twos. Early Years After starting out playing football with local team Carlos Sarmiento Lora School, Aspril... Biography of Clint BLACK
Clint Patrick Black (born February 4, 1962) is a Grammy Award-winning American country music singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black made his debut with his Killin' Time album, which produced four straight Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. Although his momentum gradually slowed throughout the 1990s, Black consistently charted hit songs into the 2000s. To date, he has amassed more than thirty singles on the... Biography of Rula LENSKA
Rula Lenska (born Countess Roza-Marie Leopoldyna Lubienska on 30 September 1947) is an English-born actress of Polish extraction who is best known for her television work and for her marriage to Dennis Waterman. Early life Countess Roza-Marie Lubienska was born in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, England. Her father, Maj. Count Ludwik Maria Lubienski, had led Radio Free Europe in Poland and was the chief of the Polish military mission in Gibraltar during World War II. Her mother was the former Coun... Biography of Christina LINDLEY
Christina Lindley (born September 18, 1983, Atlanta, Georgia) is an American actress and fitness model. Her first big break early on when a photographer discovered her at a mall in Georgia. He entered her in the Seventeen Magazine/JCPenney Cover Model Contest at age 14. Lindley gained inital fame through a 25 page layout in Muscular Development magazine and would become a staple in popular fitness magazines over the next few years. Gaining additional fame through appearances in Maxim an... Biography of Matti NYKANEN
Matti Ensio Nykänen (pronunciation (help·info)) (born July 17, 1963 in Jyväskylä, Finland) is a Finnish former ski jumper, best ever in that sport, winning five Olympic medals (four gold), nine World championships medals (five gold) and 22 Finnish championships medals (13 gold). Since the 1990s, however, his status as a celebrity has mainly been fueled not by his sporting achievements, but instead by his colourful personal relationships, his career as a singer, and various incidents often rel... Biography of Barbara CARRERA
Barbara Carrera (born December 31, 1951) is a Nicaraguan-born American film and TV actress as well as a former model. Biography Early life Carrera was born Barbara Kingsbury in Managua, Nicaragua. Her mother, Dona Florencia, was a Nicaraguan of European and Native ancestry, and her father, Louis Kingsbury, was an American ambassador/courier of English ancestry. There is some uncertainty regarding her year of birth, which some sources give as 1947 or 1951, but most list 1945. She apparen... Biography of Estefania IGLESIAS
Iglesias Estefania, born June 9, 1981 in Santiago del Estero, is an Argentinian actress, daughter of a physician and a lawyer. Her father died when she was nine. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2059893/ ) Spread (2009) (post-production) .... Bella Por vida (2008) (post-production) .... Mrs. Rivera ... aka For Life (USA: subtitle) Djinn (2008) .... Amina Ladrón que roba a ladrón (2007) .... Hot Babe #1 "Zona 22" (2006) TV series .... (2006-2007) "Se dice amor" ....... Biography of Melanie SYKES
Melanie Sykes (born 7 August 1970 in Mossley, Lancashire) is an English television presenter and model. She was born of an Anglo-Indian/Anglo-Burmese mother. Sykes first came to public attention as the bikini-clad girl in the Boddingtons beer advertisements with the broad "Northern" accent. Amongst other work during the 1990s she also modelled for Berlei lingerie. After initially reporting for The Big Breakfast, she has continued her television career, including reporting for I'm a Celebrity.... Biography of Alana STEWART
Alana Hamilton Stewart (born May 18, 1945) is an American actress and former model. She has also used the names Alana Collins, Alana Collins-Hamilton, and Alana Hamilton professionally. Born Alana Kaye Collins in San Diego, California, she grew up in Nacogdoches, Texas before heading to New York to become a model. Collins signed with Ford Models and traveled to Los Angeles for many television and commercial appearances. Acting career In the early 1970s, she began an acting career. Her ... Biography of Russ TAMBLYN
Russ Tamblyn (born Russell Irving Tamblyn on December 30, 1934) is an American actor who is arguably best known for his performance in the 1961 musical West Side Story as Riff, the leader of the Jets gang. Early life Born in 1934 in Los Angeles, California to actor Eddie Tamblyn. Roles Discovered at the age of ten by actor Lloyd Bridges after acting in a play, Tamblyn's first film appearance was a small non-speaking role in 1948's The Boy With Green Hair. Shortly thereafter, he portra... Biography of Lee EVANS-LATCHFORD (STEPS)
Lee Latchford-Evans (born 28 January 1975) is an English Pop singer. He was born on 28 January 1975 in Chester, England as Lee Evans with his middle name Latchford from the surname of footballer Bob Latchford as his father was a life-long Everton fan. At the point he started performing the eponymous comedian Lee Evans was well known, and so the Latchford name came into play and he was known as Lee Latchford for a short time. Before long it changed to Lee Latchford-Evans. He studied musica... Biography of Vince TAYLOR
Vince Taylor (born Brian Maurice Holden on July 14, 1939 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England; died August 28, 1991) was a British rock and roll singer. As the frontman for The Playboys, Taylor was successful primarily in the UK and Europe during the late 1950s and early 1960s, afterwards falling into obscurity amidst personal problems and drug abuse. Early life Taylor's early life was in Isleworth, Middlesex. When he was seven years old, the Holdens emigrated to America and settled in New Je... Biography of William AYACHE
William Ayache (Arabic: وليام عياش) (born January 10, 1961 in Algiers, Algeria, by then a French colony) is a former French football defender. Football career He gained two championship titles in France in 1980 and 1983 with FC Nantes. International career He also participated at the Olympic Games in 1984 with France, winning the gold medal. He was capped 20 times for his country.... Biography of Sia BARBI
Shane Barbi and Sia Barbi, also known as The Barbi Twins (born April 2, 1963 in San Diego, California), are identical twins and pin-up models. Career Reportedly godchildren of singer Dusty Springfield and the children of a feminist lesbian mother, Shane and Sia began modelling at the age of seven when they posed for a layout in the Sears mail-order catalog. Their adult career has spanned fashion, softcore, and pin-up modeling. After the success of their 1993 calendar released by Topps, Shane... Biography of Martin HENDERSON
Martin Henderson (born October 8, 1974) is a New Zealand actor. Henderson was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He began acting when he was thirteen years old, appearing in Strangers, a local television production. He attended Westlake Boys High School and Birkenhead Primary. He starred in the drama Shortland Street, where he played the character of "Stuart Neilson" from 1992 to 1995. He subsequently appeared in a number of Australian films and television productions (such as Echo Point and Home... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||