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9022 celebrities heights in our database on November 8, 2009. The celebrities 6' 1½" 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 · 35,909 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 35,909 Celebrities
124 celebrities 6' 1½" tall have been found. Biography of Barack OBAMA
Barack Hussein Obama II (pronounced /bəˈrɑːk hʊˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician. As the winner of the presidential election of November 4, 2008, he is currently the President-elect of the United States of America and is expected to take office as the forty-fourth President of the United States on January 20, 2009. He is currently the incumbent junior United States Senator from Illinois. External link - ... Biography of Pierce BROSNAN
Pierce Brendan Brosnan OBE (born May 16, 1953) is an Irish-American actor, film producer and environmentalist. After leaving school at 16, Brosnan desired to be an artist and began training in commercial illustration at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, but later attended drama school in London for three years. Following a stage acting career he rose to popularity in the television series Remington Steele. Brosnan portrayed the fictional secret agent James Bond in GoldenEye, To... Biography of Cary GRANT
Archibald Alec Leach (January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986), better known by his screen name, Cary Grant, was an iconic English film actor. With his distinctive Mid-Atlantic accent, he was noted as perhaps the foremost exemplar of the debonair leading man, handsome, virile, charismatic and charming. He was named the second Greatest Male Star of All Time of American cinema, after Humphrey Bogart, by the American Film Institute. Height: 6' 1½" (1.87 m) Early life and career Archibald Alec L... Biography of Mike BRANT
Mike Brand (February 1, 1947 – April 25, 1975) was an Israeli pop star who achieved international fame after moving to France. His most successful hit was "Laisse moi t'aimer" ("Let me love you"). Deeply depressed, he committed suicide at the height of his career by jumping from the window of his apartment in Paris, leaving fans shocked and devastated. His music is still aired in Israel today. The start of His career Moshe Brand Sela was born on the February 1, 1947 in a Jewish refugee camp ... Biography of Andrea BOCELLI
Andrea Bocelli (born 22 September 1958) is an Italian singer, writer, and music producer. He is both an operatic tenor and a classical crossover singer. To date, he has recorded four complete operas — La Bohème, Il Trovatore, Werther and Tosca — in addition to various classical and pop albums. Bocelli has congenital glaucoma and is blind. Early career In 1992, the Italian rock star Zucchero first auditioned Bocelli while scouting for tenors to duet with him in the song "Miserere"; after hear... Biography of Enrique IGLESIAS
Enrique Miguel Iglesias y Preysler (born May 8, 1975, in Madrid, Spain) is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award-winning Spanish-born, Miami-based singer. Iglesias is the son of the famous Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and the Filipino-mestizo, Filipina socialite Isabel Preysler. Early life Iglesias was born in Madrid, Spain. His parents were divorced when he was three. After the widely publicized kidnapping of his grandfather Julio Iglesias, Sr. in Spain by Basque ETA (he would be found ... Biography of Chris MARTIN (COLDPLAY)
Christopher Anthony John Martin (born March 2, 1977) is the lead singer, occasional lead guitarist and pianist of the popular rock band Coldplay. He has a baritenor voice, is known for his frequent use of falsetto and is the husband of actress Gwyneth Paltrow. Early life Martin was born as the eldest of five children of Anthony and Alison Martin, an accountant and teacher, respectively, in Exeter, Devon, England. Martin was educated at Sherborne School, a famous boys' independent school in S... Biography of Richard Dean ANDERSON
Richard Dean Anderson (born January 23, 1950 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American television actor. He played the eponymous hero in the television series MacGyver and, more recently, Jack O'Neill in Stargate SG-1, the longest-running North American science fiction series. Early life Anderson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Stuart Jay Anderson and Jocelyn Rhae Carter, and has Scottish, Swedish, Norwegian and Mohawk Native American ancestry. He grew up in Roseville, Minnesota and at... Biography of Colin FIRTH
Colin Andrew Firth (born 10 September 1960) is an English actor. Early life Firth was born in Grayshott, Hampshire, England to David (a history lecturer and the son of an Anglican priest) and Shirley (a comparative religion lecturer, whose own parents were Congregationalist ministers); he has a sister, Kate, and a younger brother, Jonathan, who is now also an actor. Both of Firth's parents were born and raised in India, as their English-born parents were involved in missionary work. Firth... Biography of Horst TAPPERT
Horst Tappert (born May 26, 1923 - December 13, 2008) was a German actor who is most famous for playing Inspector Stephan Derrick in the television drama Derrick. Life and work Born in Elberfeld (now Wuppertal). His father was a civil servant. Following high school, Tappert was drafted into the army for Germany in World War II and became a prisoner of war. Following the war, he was hired as a bookkeeper at a theater in Stendal, Germany and became interested in acting himself. He took acting ... Biography of George WASHINGTON
George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) led America's Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and in 1789 was elected the first President of the United States of America. He served two four-year terms from 1789 to 1797, winning reelection in 1792. Because of his central and critical role in the founding of the United States, Washington is referred to as father of the nation. His devotion to republicanism and civic virtue made him ... Biography of JAY Z
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known as Jay-Z, is an American rapper and current president and CEO of Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella Records. In addition, he co-owns The 40/40 Club, and is co-owner of the New Jersey Nets NBA team. He is one of the most financially successful American hip-hop artists. Known for his flow and blending of street and popular rap, Jay-Z has become one of the best-selling rappers in the hip hop industry. He is admired for his ability to compose lyrics w... Biography of Daniel DAY LEWIS
Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an Academy-Award winning and Golden Globe-award nominated actor. Born in London, England, he became an Irish citizen in 1993. After studying at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Daniel Day-Lewis performed in numerous stage plays and films that gained him an Academy Award, two BAFTA awards, and four Golden Globe nominations. In the midst of his career, he has become known as one of the most selective actors in the film industry, starring... Biography of Josh HOLLOWAY
Josh Holloway (born July 20, 1969 in San Jose, California) is an American actor most known for his role as James "Sawyer" Ford on ABC's Emmy award-winning show Lost. Early life Holloway was born in the California region that would become known as Silicon Valley, but his family moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia when he was two. He has one sister and three brothers; he's the second boy. Josh also has a large extended family, including Baptist preacher Dale Holloway and author Carl H... Biography of Chris NOTH
Christopher David Noth (born November 13, 1954 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an actor in American film, stage and television. He is best known for two long-running television roles: as Det. Mike Logan on Law & Order, and as "Mr. Big" on Sex and the City. Noth (pronounced to rhyme with both) is a name which has its origins in the European area of Alsace-Lorraine (on the border of France and Germany), where it is pronounced as "note." The youngest of three sons whose father, Charles, died when he w... Biography of Philippe NOIRET
Philippe Noiret (October 1, 1930 in Lille - November 23, 2006 in Paris, France) was a French film actor. Noiret failed several times to pass his baccalauréat exams, so he decided to study theater. He trained at the Centre Dramatique de l'Ouest and toured with the Théâtre National Populaire for seven years. There, he met his wife Monique Chaumette, whom he married in 1962. At the same time, he developed a career as a nightclub comedian in a duo act with Jean-Pierre Darras. Noiret debuted on... Biography of David LETTERMAN
David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an award-winning American comedian, late night talk show host, television producer, philanthropist, and IRL IndyCar Series car owner. His first major success occurred on the long-running NBC television program, Late Night with David Letterman, before moving to CBS in 1993 to his current place on the Late Show. Letterman has been divorced once, from Michelle Cook, and had a long-term relationship with a former writ... Biography of Orson WELLES
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, a radio, film and theatre director, a radio and film producer and an actor in film and theatre, as well as a Grammy Award-winning radio personality. Welles first gained wide notoriety for his October 30, 1938 radio broadcast of H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds. Adapted to sound like a contemporary news broadcast, it caused a large number of listeners to panic. Welles and his biographers ... Biography of Gale HAROLD
Gale Morgan Harold III (born on July 10, 1969 in Decatur, Georgia, United States) is an American actor. He has an older sister and a younger brother. Eschewing publicity, Harold's upbringing is a mystery, aside from his own admission that growing up was a "bizarre Pentecostal" experience. Jack London, David Bowie and J. R. R. Tolkien's Gandalf have often been credited as influences in his younger years. After graduating from The Lovett School in Atlanta, Georgia, Harold attended American Univ... Biography of Michel LEEB
Michel Leeb is a French humorist, actor and singer.... Biography of Enzo FERRARI
Enzo Anselmo Ferrari (February 18, 1898 - August 14, 1988) was the founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari car manufacturer. Born in Modena, Enzo Ferrari grew up with little formal education but a strong desire to race cars. During World War I he was a mule-skinner in the Italian Army. His father, Alfredo, died in 1916 as a result of a widespread Italian flu outbreak. Enzo became sick himself and was consequently discharged from Italian se... Biography of Philippe MEXES
Philippe Mexès (IPA: ) (born March 30, 1982 in Toulouse, France) is a French professional football (soccer) player, who currently plays as a centreback for Italian club A.S. Roma. Philippe Mexès began his career with local club Toulouse FC, with his older sister regularly taking him to the training sessions. However, he left for AJ Auxerre's youth team when he was sixteen years old. He successfully participated in the Under-18 and Under-21 French national football teams, eventually winning a ... Biography of Gérard KLEIN
Bernard Klein is a French Actor and TV host.... Biography of LL COOL J
James Todd Smith III (born January 14, 1968), better known as LL Cool J, is an American hip hop artist and actor. He is best known for romantic ballads like "I Need Love" as well as pioneering pop rap like "I Can't Live Without My Radio", "I'm Bad", "Boomin' System", and "Mama Said Knock You Out" "4, 3, 2, 1". He has also appeared in several films. LL Cool J is one of a few hip-hop stars of his era to sustain a successful recording career for more than two decades. He has released 12 albums and ... Biography of Georges MARCHAIS
Georges René Louis Marchais (June 7, 1920, La Hoguette in Calvados - November 16, 1997, Paris) was the head of the French Communist Party (PCF), and a candidate in the French presidential elections of 1981 - in which he managed to garner only 15.34% of the vote, which was considered at the time a major setback for the party. Early life Born into a Roman Catholic family, he became a mechanic, just before the beginning of WW2, with the Société Nationale d'Étude et de Construction de Moteurs d'... Biography of Novak DJOKOVIC
Novak Đoković (commonly spelled Djokovic in English-language sources, Serbian Cyrillic: Новак Ђоковић, (born May 22, 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. His major achievements —so far— have come in 2007, when he was the runner-up at the US Open and reached three Masters Series finals, winning in Miami and Montréal. Also, he reached the semifinals at French Open and Wimbledon. His highest singles ranking ... Biography of Christopher ECCLESTON
Christopher Eccleston (born 16 February 1964) is an English stage, television and film actor. He is well-known for his roles in several high-profile films, and in 2005 became the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who. Early life Eccleston was born in Little Hulton, near Salford, Lancashire and raised in an working class family. He considered himself to have been a "poor student" with a love of television and an ambition to play football for his beloved Manchester United. However, the... Biography of Xavier GARBAJOSA
Xavier Garbajosa is a French rugby player born December 5, 1976 in Toulouse.... Biography of Ivan LENDL
Ivan Lendl (IPA: /ˈɪvən ˈlɛndəl/) (born March 7, 1960) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player. He was one of the game's most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s. Tennis magazine named him as one of the ten greatest tennis players since 1966, calling him "the game’s greatest overachiever" and emphasizing his importance in the game’s history. In his book Modern Encyclopedia of Tennis, Bud Collins included Lendl ... Biography of Bertrand GILLE
Bertrand Gille is a French handball player, born March 24, 1978 in Valence.... Biography of Stefan EDBERG
Stefan Bengt Edberg (born January 19, 1966 in Västervik, Sweden) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player (in both singles and doubles play) from Sweden. During his career, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam doubles titles. Edberg is well known as one of the best serve and volley players of all time, for his superb volleying skills, and as a gentleman and ambassador for the sport. Height: 1m87 Career Edberg first came to the tennis world's attention as a j... Biography of Sam SHEPARD
Sam Shepard (born November 5, 1943) is an American artist who has worked as an award-winning playwright, writer and actor. His many written works are known for being frank and often absurd, as well as for having an authentic sense of the style and sensibility of the gritty modern American west. He is an actor of the stage and motion pictures; a director of stage and film; author of several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs; and a musician. Height: 6' 1½" (1.87 m) Early life Shep... Biography of Franck SAUZEE
Franck Sauzée (born October 28, 1965) is a former French professional footballer. Sauzée's best achievement was a Champions Cup winners medal with Marseille in 1992-93. Despite his success in France he is probably most highly regarded by the fanatical supporters of Scottish club Hibernian for whom he was club captain until the end of his playing career. Under his guidance as captain, Hibernian regained their place in the Scottish Premier League and got to the Scottish Cup final. They also fin... Biography of Gian Maria VOLONTE
Gian Maria Volonté (April 9, 1933 – December 6, 1994) was an Italian actor. He is perhaps most famous for his roles as the main villains in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars (credited as "Johnny Wels") and For a Few Dollars More. He is also considered to be one of the best European actors of all time due to his ability to enter into the personality of the characters he played. Biography Volonté was born in Milan, and graduated in Rome in 1957. He had a brief career as a television and the... Biography of Jason LEE
Jason Michael Lee (born April 25, 1970) is an American actor and professional skateboarder. Height: 6' 1½" (1.87 m) Early life Lee was born in Orange, California, the son of Carol (née Weaver), a homemaker, and Greg Lee. He was raised in Huntington Beach and attended Ocean View High School. Skateboarding Lee was a prominent professional skateboarder in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Notable tricks performed by Lee included: 360 flips, kickflip backside tailslides, and curb cut lau... Biography of Sergi BRUGUERA
Sergi Bruguera Torner (born on January 16, 1971, in Barcelona, Spain) is a retired professional tennis player from Spain. He is best remembered for winning two consecutive men's singles titles at the French Open in 1993 and 1994. Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) Weight 75 kg (165 lb) Career Bruguera was Spain's national junior champion in 1987. He turned professional in 1988. In his first full year on the tour, 1989, he won the Cairo Challenger title as a qualifier (defeating Jordi ... Biography of Christian VIERI
Christian "Bobo" Vieri (born July 12, 1973 in Bologna, Italy) is an Italian football striker who plays for ACF Fiorentina. Height: 1m87 Born in Bologna, Italy, his family moved to Australia for a period, in the suburb of Wetherill Park. He attended Prairiewood High School in western Sydney. His father Roberto Vieri played for Sydney-based club Marconi Stallions. His brother, Massimiliano Vieri, is also a professional footballer, and was an Australian international in 2004. Vieri played for... Biography of Nathan FILLION
Nathan Fillion (born March 27, 1971) is a Canadian actor, known for his lead role in the television series Firefly. Early life Fillion was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the son of Cookie and Bob Fillion, both of whom are retired English teachers. He has an older brother, Jeff, and attended Holy Trinity High School, Concordia University College of Alberta and the University of Alberta. He claims to be descended from Confederate Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early. Career After worki... Biography of GHOSTFACE KILLAH
Dennis Coles (born May 9, 1970), better known by the stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper revered for his lyrical dexterity and vivid imagination. He became a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the early- to mid-1990s, each member was free to pursue solo careers. He is also a practicing Muslim and has converted to Islam. Career Ghostface Killah was born in Staten Island, New York. He debuted with the rest of the Wu-Tang Clan on their cr... Biography of James Earl JONES
James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American Academy Award-nominated, Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor of film and stage well known for his deep basso voice. Early life Jones was born Todd Jones in Arkabutla Township, Tate County, Mississippi, the son of Ruth Connolly, a teacher and maid, and Robert Earl Jones (1910-2006), an actor, boxer, butler, and chauffeur who left the family before James Earl's birth. Jones and his father reconciled many years later in the 1980s and 1990s.... Biography of Vittorio GASSMAN
Vittorio Gassman (September 1, 1922 – June 29, 2000), popularly known as Il Mattatore, was an Italian theatre and film actor and director. Height: 6' 1½" (1.87 m) Gassman is considered one among the best Italian actors and is commonly recalled as an extremely professional, versatile, magnetic interpreter, whose long career includes both important productions as well as dozens of divertissements (which gave him a vast popularity). He was born in Genoa to a father from a wealthy family of... Biography of Karim ALAMI
Karim Alami (Arabic: كريم علمي) (born May 24, 1973 in Casablanca) is a tennis player from Morocco, who turned professional in 1990. He represented his native country as a qualifier at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Switzerland's eventual winner Marc Rosset. The righthander won two career titles in singles (Atlanta and Palermo, both in 1996). He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on Feb... Biography of Tommy HAAS
Thomas Mario Haas (born April 3, 1978 in Hamburg) is a German tennis player who plays right handed. He reached a career-high ranking of World Number 2 in May of 2002. Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) Weight 90 kg (200 lb/14 st) Career Early years Born in Hamburg to Brigitte and Peter Haas, Haas started playing his own version of tennis when he was two-years-old, by using a wooden plank to hit balls against the wall or into his father's hands. When his father noticed his talents, ... Biography of Neil SIMON
Neil Simon (born Marvin Neil Simon July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City), is an American playwright and screenwriter. He is one of the most reliable hitmakers in Broadway history, as well as one of the most performed playwrights in the world. From the mid sixties to the mid Eighties, Simon's name became a synonym for popular and financial success, like Spielberg's later. Though primarily a comic writer, some of his plays, particularly the Eugene Trilogy and The Sunshine Boys, reflect on the ... Biography of Fernando VERDASCO
Fernando Verdasco Carmona (born November 15, 1983 in Madrid) is a professional tennis player from Spain. He is currently one of the top Spanish tennis players, he performs well on all surfaces. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and got a full-time coach when he was eight. Verdasco considers his forehand his best shot, plays left-handed and has a double-handed backhand. Andy Roddick has said he considers Verdasco's forehand the biggest in the game today. Height 1.87 m (6 ft ... Biography of Fernando GONZALEZ
Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi (born July 29, 1980), nicknamed El bombardero de La Reina (Spanish "The La Reina Bomber"), is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest hitting forehands in the circuit. One of his other nicknames is Mano de Piedra ("Stone Hand"). Throughout his career, González has defeated many former number-one players, including Lleyton Hewitt, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer (all while they held the top spot), Andy Roddick, Juan C... Biography of Mike CONNORS
Mike Connors (born August 15, 1925) is an American actor best known for playing Joe Mannix in the long-running detective television series, Mannix. Before that, he had played a crime-fighting investigator, wielding a .38 handgun hidden in his back, in the television series Tightrope. Born Krikor Ohanian in Fresno, California, he graduated from UCLA where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. An avid basketball player who was nicknamed "Touch" by his teammates, he is credited in h... Biography of Julien JEANPIERRE
Julien Jeanpierre, born March 10, 1980 in Remiremont, is a French tennis player. Height: 1.87m Weight: 76 kgs... Biography of Terry O'QUINN
Terry O'Quinn (born July 15, 1952) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor. He is known for playing the titular role of The Stepfather and, in recent years, John Locke on the popular ABC TV series Lost. Personal life Terry O'Quinn was born as Terrance Quinn in Newberry, Michigan, one of 11 siblings. He attended Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. Before graduating, he worked as a security guard. He changed his surname from Q... Biography of Jeff CONAWAY
Jeff Conaway (born October 5, 1950, New York, New York, U.S.) is an American actor, known for his role as Kenickie in the 1978 motion picture musical Grease. Height: 6' 1½" (1.87 m) Conaway began acting on Broadway at the age of two. Conaway is also known for his role as Bobby Wheeler on the television series Taxi (1978-1982) and Sgt. Zack Allan (later Security Chief) on Babylon 5 (1994 - 1998). He made an appearance in the film Jawbreaker as the father of one of the teenage girls. From 19... Biography of Lionel LETIZI
Lionel Letizi (born May 28, 1973 in Nice, France) is a French professional football goalkeeper currently with OGC Nice, joining the club in the January 2007 transfer window after being released by Scottish Premier League club Rangers. Career France He took his first steps as a professional player with OGC Nice where he won the French second division in 1994. Upon reaching the French first division he was spotted by a number of clubs before joining FC Metz in 1996. At Metz he was a runner... Biography of Raymond BURR
Raymond William Stacey Burr (May 21, 1917 – September 12, 1993) was an Emmy-winning actor and vintner, perhaps best known for his roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside. Height: 6' 1½" (1.87 m) Early life The oldest of three children, Burr was born in New Westminister, British Columbia, Canada, to William Johnston Burr, an Irish hardware salesman from County Cork Ireland, and his wife Minerva (Smith), a concert pianist and music teacher who immigrated to Canada from Chica...
Biography of RINGO
Guy Bayle, best known as Ringo or Ringo Willy Cat, born May 11, 1947 in Toulouse, is a French singer, famous in the seventies. He was the husband of French singer Sheila.... Biography of Jack LORD
John Joseph Patrick Ryan (December 30, 1920 – January 21, 1998), best known by his stage name Jack Lord, was an American television, film, and Broadway actor. He was best known for his starring role as Steve McGarrett in the American television program Hawaii Five-O from 1968 to 1980. Lord also appeared in several classic feature films earlier in his career, among them Man of the West (1958) starring Gary Cooper and the first James Bond film Dr. No (1962) starring Sean Connery. Early years B... Biography of Walter SPANGHERO
Walter Spanghero (born 21 December 1943) is a former French rugby union footballer. He was a part of the French national team which won the 1968 Grand Slam in the Five Nations. He was also a part of the French side which won the Five Nations in 1967 and 1973. He played for France over 50 times. He played at number 8, lock and flanker.... Biography of Dick SARGENT
Dick Sargent (April 19, 1930 – July 8, 1994) was born Richard Stanford Cox in Carmel, California. He was an American actor who played "the second Darrin Stephens" on the television series Bewitched. Sargent died in 1994 from prostate cancer in Los Angeles. Height: 6' 1½" (1.87 m) Sargent had appeared in films since his debut in 1956. When Dick York was forced to leave the Bewitched series due to health problems, Sargent stepped into the role. He had first been offered the role in 1964 but ... Biography of David Alan GRIER
David Alan Grier (born June 30, 1955) is an American actor and comedian known for his work on the sketch comedy television show In Living Color. Biography Early life Grier was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Aretas Ruth (née Dudley) and William Henry Grier, a writer who co-authored the book Black Rage. He graduated from Detroit's premier high school, Cass Tech and received a BA from the University of Michigan, and an MFA from the Yale School of Drama. Immediately after graduating,... Biography of Mitch PILEGGI
Mitchell Craig "Mitch" Pileggi (born April 5, 1952) is an American actor. Pileggi is best known for playing FBI assistant director Walter Skinner on the long-running popular series The X-Files. Currently, he has a recurring role on Stargate Atlantis as Col. Steven Caldwell. He appeared in the 2008 film, Flash of Genius, released October 3rd. Early life Pileggi, one of several children, was born in Portland, Oregon, the son of Maxine, a homemaker, and Vito Pileggi, a defense contractor. His f... Biography of Lasse HALLSTROM
Lars Sven "Lasse" Hallström (b. 2 June 1946, Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish film director. His mother was the Swedish writer Karin Lyberg (1907-2000). His maternal grandfather, Ernst Lyberg, was the Swedish Minister of Finance in the first cabinet of Carl Gustaf Ekman (1926 - 1928) and leader of the Liberal Party of Sweden (1930 - 1933). Hallström learned his craft making music videos, in particular those made for the group ABBA, which pioneered the era of the music video, and also many inno... Biography of Dean WINTERS
Dean Winters (born July 20, 1964) is an American actor, perhaps best known for his portrayal of the Machiavellian Ryan O'Reily on HBO's Oz. He has appeared in the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and very recently on Law & Order: Criminal Intent. He has also made guest appearances on Sex and the City, Third Watch, NYPD Blue, CSI: Miami and 30 Rock as well as previously having a starring role in Rescue Me. He also starred in the 1999 romantic comedy Undercover Angel with Yasmin... Biography of Victor GARBER
Victor Joseph Garber (born March 16, 1949) is a six-time Emmy Award-nominated Canadian film, stage and television actor and singer. Garber is perhaps best known for playing Jack Bristow in the television series Alias (2001–2006) and Thomas Andrews in James Cameron's Titanic. Personal life Garber was born in London, Ontario, Canada. His mother, Hope Garber (née Wolf), was an actress and singer. Victor was also her caregiver until her death from Alzheimer's disease. Career Garber began a... Biography of Ulrich RAME
Ulrich Ramé (born September 19, 1972 in Nantes, France) is a French football goalkeeper, who joined the club of FC Girondins de Bordeaux in 1997. He became the second-string goalkeeper of the France national team after Bernard Lama's retirement, but has since fallen out of favor, with Fabien Barthez, Grégory Coupet and Mickaël Landreau the preferred trio for manager Raymond Domenech. Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) International career Ramé earned his first cap on June 9, 1999 again... Biography of John C. REILLY
John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an Academy Award- and two-time Golden Globe-nominated American actor. Personal life Reilly, the fifth of six children, was born in Chicago, Illinois to an Irish American father and a Lithuanian mother. His father owned a linen supply company. He was raised in the Catholic religion and graduated from Brother Rice High School. Reilly had several minor infractions for juvenile mischief. To better occupy his time, he later became involved with theat... Biography of Shawn WAYANS
Shawn M. Wayans (born January 19, 1969 (source : Imdb)) is an American actor and comedian who starred in In Living Color and The Wayans Bros. He is the brother of Keenen Ivory, Damon, Marlon, and Kim Wayans. Early life Wayans, the second youngest of ten siblings, was born in New York City, New York, the son of Elvira, a homemaker and social worker, and Howell Wayans, a supermarket manager. His family was involved in the Jehovah's Witnesses religion. Wayans grew up in the housing projects in ...
Biography of Jérémy CHARDY
Jérémy Chardy (born February 12, 1987 in Pau, France) is a French professional tennis player. In 2005 he won the Wimbledon boys' singles title, and was also the losing finalist in the U.S. Open boys' singles, losing to Ryan Sweeting. In 2006 he made his Grand Slam debut, benefitting of a wild card entry into the French Open, where he beat Jonas Björkman in straight sets in Round 1 before losing in 4 sets to David Ferrer in the 2nd Round.... Biography of Richard BURGI
Richard William Burgi (born July 30, 1958) is an American actor with a varied filmography in television and film. Burgi has been working steadily in the industry since the latter half of the 1980s, when he landed his first full-time role on NBC's Another World, playing Chad Rollo. Since then he has appeared on many television shows, including As The World Turns (playing Glenn Harrington from December 1988 to April 1989), 24, Firefly, Point Pleasant, CSI, The District, Matlock, Providence, Judgin... Biography of Dwight SCHULTZ
William Dwight Schultz (born November 24, 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American stage, television and film actor. He is best known for his roles as Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock on the hit 1980s action show The A-Team, and Reginald Barclay in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager and the film Star Trek: First Contact. Personal life Schultz is a graduate of Calvert Hall College High School and an alumnus of Towson University, both located in Towson, Maryland. He married fo... Biography of Hernan GUMY
Hernán Gumy (born March 5, 1972 in Buenos Aires) is a former tennis player from Argentina, who turned professional in 1991. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the first round by Venezuela's Nicolas Pereira. The righthander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on August 19, 1996, when he became the number 39 of the world. Gumy won the gold medal in the men's singles competition at the 1995 Pan American Games. Pre... Biography of Henry COOPER
Sir Henry Cooper OBE, KSG (born May 3, 1934) in South East London, is a retired English heavyweight boxer and was the British, European and Commonwealth heavyweight champion in 1970. Cooper was also the only British boxer to win three Lonsdale Belts outright. Cooper and his identical twin brother, George, grew up in a council house on the Bellingham Estate on Farmstead Road, South East London although during the Second World War, they were relocated as evacuees to Lancing on the Sussex coast.... Biography of Magnus NORMAN
Magnus Norman (born May 30, 1976 in Filipstad) is a retired Swedish professional tennis player who is best known for being the runner up at the French Open in 2000 and for briefly being ranked World No. 2. He won 12 singles titles, including a Tennis Masters Series tournament in Rome, Italy. Norman reached his career high ranking of World No. 2 on June 12, 2000. This ranking resulted from his success during the first half of the year. He reached the semifinals of the Australian Open and was t... Biography of Basil RATHBONE
Basil Rathbone, MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967), was an English actor most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and of suave villains in such swashbuckler films as The Mark of Zorro, Captain Blood, and The Adventures of Robin Hood. Biography Early life He was born Philip St. John Basil Rathbone in Johannesburg, South African Republic, to English parents Edgar Philip Rathbone, a mining engineer and scion of the Liverpool Rathbone family, and Anna Barbara née George, a violinist. ... Biography of Jean-Claude SKRELA
Jean-Claude Skrela, born October 1, 1949 in Colomier, France, is a former rugby player. His son, DavidSkrela, is also a rugby player. Height 1m87 Weight 92 kg He is national technical director since 2004.... Biography of César MALDINI
Cesare Maldini (born 5 February 1932 in Trieste, Italy) is an Italian football coach and former centre half. He played the majority of his career with A.C. Milan and also represented Italy at international level in the 1962 and 1966 World Cups. His son, Paolo Maldini, is the most capped Italian player in history. The younger Maldini captained A.C. Milan to the European Cup title in 2003, 40 years after his father had achieved the same feat. Maldini was born in Trieste, Venezia Giulia. He l... Biography of Chad EVERETT
Chad Everett (born June 11, 1936) is an American actor who has appeared in over 40 films and television series but is probably best known for his role as Dr. Joe Gannon in the 1970s television drama Medical Center. Early life Everett was born Raymond Lee Cramton in South Bend, Indiana to Virdeen Ruth (Hopper) and Harry Clyde "Ted" Cramton. He was raised in Dearborn, Michigan where he became interested in the theatre as a Fordson High School student. After attending Wayne State University, he... Biography of Francis MOREAU
Francis Moreau (born 21 July 1965) is a French former professional racing cyclist from Saint-Quentin. He turned professional in 1989 and retired 12 years later at the end of 2000. A pursuit specialist, Moreau was a frequent medalist and the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, winning the pursuit in 1991. He was also part of the gold medal winning team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, who set a new Olympic record with a time of 4:05:930. On the road, Moreau finished 132nd at the 1991 Tour de Fr... Biography of Alban MOGA
Alban Moga, often called Bambi, born May 1, 1923 in Bordeaux and died April 10, 1983 in Bordeaux, was a French rugby player.... Biography of Mike TINDALL
Michael James Tindall, MBE (born October 18, 1978 in Otley, near Leeds, West Yorkshire) is a rugby union footballer who plays Outside centre for Gloucester Rugby and England. Tindall was educated at the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, while his father Phil captained Otley. He refused braces to straighten his teeth, one of his greatest regrets; and served Fish and Chips from a van while studying. Bath Tindall joined Bath straight from school, as an 18 year old in 1997. At tha... Biography of Jim BROADBENT
James "Jim" Broadbent (born May 24, 1949) is an English Academy Award-winning, theatre, film and television actor. Biography Personal life Broadbent was born in Lincoln, the son of Doreen "Dee" (née Findlay), a sculptress, and Roy Laverick Broadbent, an artist, sculptor, interior designer, and furniture maker who turned a former church into a theatre named after him. Broadbent's parents were both amateur actors who co-founded the Holton Players acting troupe at Holton cum Beckering; the... Biography of Stipe ERCEG
Stipe Erceg (Born 30 October 1974 Split, Croatia) is a German/Croatian actor. He is notable for playing the role of Peter in 2004 film The Edukators. He moved from Croatia to Tübingen, Germany, with his parents in 1978 and studied acting at Europäisches Theaterinstitut Berlin from 1996 to 2000. Stipe is reportedly fluent in German, Croatian, and English, as well as several different dialects. Awards Stipe Erceg has won two awards throughout his career. Year Award Film 2004 Max Ophul... Biography of Stephan van der HEYDEN
Stéphane van der Heyden (born July 3, 1969 in St. Gilles-Waas) was a Belgian football midfielder. His former clubs include Beveren, Club Brugge, Lille OSC, Roda JC and Germinal Beerschot. Van der Heyden was in the Belgium squad for the 1994 World Cup.... Biography of Marco ALBARELLO
Marco Albarello (born May 31, 1960 in Aosta) is a former Italian cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 2002. His best known victory was part of the 4 x 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. He also won four other medals at the Winter Olympics with three silvers (10 km: 1992; 4 x 10 km: 1992, 1998) and one bronze (10 km: 1994). Albarello also won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with one gold (15 km: 1987), two silvers (4 x ... Biography of Fausto COPPI
Angelo Fausto Coppi (September 15, 1919 – January 2, 1960) was an Italian racing cyclist. Nicknamed Il Campionissimo ("the greatest champion") or "The Champion of the Champions", he was one of the most successful and most popular cyclists of all time. He twice won the Tour de France (1949 and 1952), and five times the Giro d'Italia (1940, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953). Career Coppi was born in Castellania, province of Alessandria (Piedmont). His first large success was in 1940, winning the Giro... Biography of Feliciano LOPEZ
Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra (born September 20, 1981) is a Spanish professional male tennis player. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital Madrid. In his career he has won one singles title in Vienna in 2004, beating Guillermo Cañas in the final. He also has won one doubles title in Stockholm also in 2004, with Fernando Verdasco. In 2005 he was the first male Spanish tennis player to reach the quarter-final of Wimbledon since 1972, when Manuel Orantes reached the semi-f... Biography of Jean-Noël FERRARI
Jean-Noël Ferrari, born September 7, 1974 in Nice, is a French fencer, foil specialist. In 2000, France has won the Olympic men's Team Foil gold medal in controversial style. The final point came on a scrappy exchange in which both France's Jean-Noel Ferrari and China's Wang Haibin appeared to score touches and raised their arms in victory.... Biography of Derek CLAYTON
Derek Clayton (born 17 November 1942) was an Australian long-distance runner, born in Borrow, England and raised in Northern Ireland. He set the world best for the marathon in the Fukuoka Marathon, Japan on 3 December 1967 in 2:09:36.4, in what is considered a classic race, the first marathon race ever run in less than two hours and ten minutes. He went on to break this time in Antwerp on 30 May 1969 by more than a minute, this time stood as the world best for nearly another 12 years. His per... Biography of Joe ELLIOT
Joseph Thomas Elliott (born 1 August 1959, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, and educated at King Edward VII School) is the lead vocalist of the British heavy metal band Def Leppard. Career with Def Leppard Elliott met Pete Willis, member of a local band called Atomic Mass, by chance in November 1977 when he missed a bus.It was lucky for him, for after finding out that they were both musicians, Elliott met the rest of the band members and auditioned. He admitted it was the greatest thing he had... Biography of Wilfried PEETERS
Wilfried Peeters (born July 10, 1964 in Mol) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Nowadays, he is sportif director of the Quick Step team. During his cycling-career, he was a major help for Johan Museeuw in classics such as the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix. Major victories 1990 GP Jef Scherens 1992 Schaal Sels 1993 2nd stage, part A Hofbrau Cup 1994 Gent-Wevelgem 1996 Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen Ichtegem 1998 Nationale Sluitingsprijs 1999 ... Biography of Ralph BELLAMY
Ralph Rexford Bellamy (June 17, 1904 – November 29, 1991) was an American actor with a career spanning sixty-two years. Early life Bellamy was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lilla Louise Smith, a native of Canada, and her husband Charles Rexford Bellamy. He began his acting career on stage, and by 1927 owned his own theatre company. In 1931, he made his film debut and worked constantly throughout the decade to establish himself as a capable supporting actor. Bellamy received the lead ... Biography of Bill PULLMAN
William James Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American film, television, and stage actor. Early life Pullman was born in Hornell, New York, the son of Johanna (née Blaas), a nurse, and James Pullman, a physician. His father's family descends from England and his maternal grandparents were immigrants from Holland. After graduating from Hornell High School in 1971, he attended the State University of New York at Delhi and the State University of New York at Oneonta in the 1970s. He even... Biography of Nikita MIKHALKOV
Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov (Russian: Ники́та Серге́евич Михалко́в; born October 21, 1945, in Moscow) is an Academy Award winning Russian filmmaker and actor. The Mikhalkov family Mikhalkov was born into the distinguished, artistic Mikhalkov family. His great grandfather was the imperial governor of Yaroslavl, whose mother was a Galitzine p... Biography of Juan Martin HERNANDEZ
Juan Martín Hernández (born August 7, 1982 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union player who currently plays for the French club Stade Français and the Argentina national team. Hernández is a "utility back" capable of playing fly-half, centre, or fullback, though he generally prefers fly half. Hernández made his test debut for Los Pumas versus Paraguay on April 2003. Since then he has earned over 20 caps for his national team. His uncle Patricio Hernández was part of the Argentina sq... Biography of Mark WOODFORDE
Mark Woodforde (born 23 September 1965) is a retired professional tennis player from Australia. He is most famously remembered as one half of "The Woodies", a doubles partnership with Todd Woodbridge. Woodforde was born in Adelaide, and joined the men's professional tennis ATP Tour in 1984. Woodforde won four singles titles, including his hometown Adelaide tournament twice. Woodforde won twelve Grand Slam doubles titles in his career - one French Open, two Australian Opens, three U.S. Opens, ... Biography of Nicolas LAPENTTI
Nicolás Alexander Lapentti Gómez (born August 13, 1976 in Guayaquil) is a professional tennis player from Ecuador who is currently ranked 73rd. He is Andrés Gómez's nephew. Beginnings Lapentti began playing tennis at the age of six. He first came to the tennis world's attention an outstanding junior player who won the Orange Bowl in Florida in 1994, when he also captured the junior doubles titles at the French Open (partnering with Gustavo Kuerten) and the US Open. Professional Lap... Biography of Borja ALONSO
Borja Alonso, born October 1, 1981 in Vigo, is a Spanish model. He was Mister Spain 2005.... Biography of Earl HINDMAN
Earl John Hindman (October 20, 1942 – December 29, 2003) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of the character Wilson W. Wilson Jr. on the television sitcom Home Improvement (1991–1999). Personal life Hindman was born in Bisbee, Arizona, to Burl and Eula Hindman. The family included a sister, Anna Dean (Shields), and a brother, Ray. Earl studied acting at the University of Arizona at Tucson. On May 21, 1976, he married Molly McGreevey, with whom he later acted on Rya... Biography of Robert Van de WALLE
Robert Van de Walle (born May 20, 1954) is a Belgian judoka. He was born in Ostend. At the 1980 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the men's half-heavyweight category and in 1988, at the relatively late age of thirty-four, he won a second medal: a bronze one in the same category. He continued competing successfully at the highest level of competition for several years after that. During his career Van de Walle also captured three European titles: in 1980, 1985 and 1986. Together w... Biography of Yevgeny YEVTUSHENKO
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko (Russian: Евге́ний Алекса́ндрович Евтуше́нко) (also transliterated as Evgenii Alexandrovich Evtushenko, Yevgeniy Yevtushenko, or Evgeny Evtushenko) (born July 18, 1933) is a Russian poet. He was also a novelist, essayist, dramatist, screenwriter, actor, and editor. He also di... Biography of Jerry ORBACH
Jerome Bernard "Jerry" Orbach (October 20, 1935 - December 28, 2004) was an American actor, well known for his starring role as Detective Lennie Briscoe in the Law & Order television series and as the voice of Lumière in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, as well as for being a noted musical theater star; most notably El Gallo in The Fantasticks, Julian Marsh in 42nd Street, and Billy Flynn in the original production of Chicago. Biography Early life Orbach was born in the Bronx, the only ch... Biography of Preston STURGES
Preston Sturges (29 August 1898 – 6 August 1959), originally Edmund Preston Biden, was a celebrated screenwriter and film director born in Chicago. Sturges took the screwball comedy format of the 1930s to another level, writing dialogue that, heard today, is often surprisingly naturalistic, mature, and ahead of its time, despite the farcical situations. It is not uncommon for a Sturges character to deliver an exquisitely turned phrase and take an elaborate pratfall within the same scene. A lo... Biography of François CLERC
François Clerc (born April 18, 1983 in Bourg-en-Bresse) is a French footballer who plays right back for Olympique Lyonnais. He joined the reigning Ligue 1 titleholders as a youth player, but spent the 2004-05 season on loan at Toulouse FC before playing a league game for Lyon. Upon his return in 2005, Clerc broke into the first team and made 19 appearances in the domestic league and in Europe. He was a member of the France U-21 team that participated in the European Under-21 Football Champ... Biography of Alan J. PAKULA
Alan Jay Pakula (April 7, 1928 – November 19, 1998) was an American film director, writer and producer noted for his contributions to the conspiracy thriller genre. Career Pakula started his Hollywood career as an assistant in the cartoon department at Warner Brothers. In 1957, he undertook his first production role for Paramount Pictures. In 1962, he produced To Kill a Mockingbird, for which he was nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award. In 1969, he directed his first feature, The Steri... Biography of Jimmy ENGOULVENT
Jimmy Engoulvent (born December 7, 1979 in Le Mans) is a French road racing cyclist. Palmares 2009 1st, 1 stage Les 3 Jours de Vaucluse 1 stage and 6th overall,, Circuit Cycliste Sarthe 1 stage and 4th overall, Tour de Bretagne Cycliste 1 stage, Four Days of Dunkirk 2007 1st, 1 stage, Tour du Luxembourg 2006 3rd overall, Tour de Picardie 2005 3rd, Cholet-Pays De Loire 2004 8th Grand Prix Ouverture La Marseillaise 8th overall, Tour de l'Algarve 9th, Memorial Samyn... Biography of Dominique ARRIBAGE
Dominique Arribagé (born May 11, 1971 in Suresnes) is a French football defender who played mainly for Toulouse FC in the French Ligue 1. He is now in the staff of this club as scoot.... Biography of Matt STONE
Matthew Richard "Matt" Stone (was born May 26, 1971) is an American screenwriter, producer, voice artist, musician and actor, best known for being the co-creator of South Park along with creative partner Trey Parker. He is married to Angela Howard. Stone started his film career in 1992, making a holiday short titled Jesus vs. Frosty. His first success came from Cannibal! The Musical. From there he made another short title Jesus vs. Santa, leading him and his college friend Trey Parker to crea... Biography of Paolo CALDARELLA
Paolo Caldarella, born September 20, 1964 in Milan and died September 27, 1993 in Syracuse, was an Italian professional water-polo athlete....
Biography of Amaury VASSILI
Amaury Vassili, born June 8, 1989 in Rouen, is a French tenor. Discography Album: Vincero... Biography of Gilles DELION
Gilles Delion (born August 5, 1966 in Saint-Étienne, France) is a former French road bicycle racer. His greatest achievements include winning the Giro di Lombardia in 1990 and the maillot blanc in 1990 Tour de France. Career Highlights 1989 – Helvetia-La Suisse 1st, GP Lugano 1990 – Helvetia-La Suisse 1st, Giro di Lombardia 1st, Stage 2, Critérium International 15th, Overall, Tour de France 1st, Young rider classification 1992 – Helvetia-La Suisse 1st, Classique des Alpes 1st, ... Biography of Dev PATEL
Dev Patel (Gujarati: દેવ પટેલ born 23 April 1990) is a British film and television actor as well as a martial artist. As an actor, he is known for his performances as Anwar Kharral in the teen drama series Skins and as main protagonist, Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's critically acclaimed and multiple Academy Award winning film Slumdog Millionaire (2008), for which Patel won a number of awards, including a Critics' Choice Award and Screen Actors Guild Award... Biography of Thomaz BELLUCCI
Thomaz Bellucci (born December 30, 1987 in Tiete, Brazil) is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He used a string of Challenger tournament victories early in 2008 to break into the top 100 in the world as a 20-year-old. Juniors career Bellucci reached a high of #15 in the world two weeks after his 17th birthday, in January, 2005. Professional career 2007 Bellucci began 2007 ranked #582, but began a rapid ascent in June to finish the year at #202. 2008 The 20-year-old Be... Biography of Robert SMEETS
Robert Smeets (born November 10, 1985) is an Australian professional tennis player. Though born in the Netherlands, Smeets moved to Australia aged 13 and took residency. Smeets plays predominantly on the ATP Challenger Series and ITF Men's Circuit. However, he has enjoyed some success on the ATP Tour: at the 2008 Next Generation Adelaide International, he and Chris Guccione, as wildcards, reached the final of the doubles competition. On their way to the final they defeated number 2 seeds Andy... Biography of Jeremy SISTO
Jeremy Merton Sisto (born October 6, 1974) is an American actor. He has had many prominent roles in movies and television, and is probably best known for his recurring role as Billy Chenowith on the HBO series Six Feet Under and Detective Lupo on "Law & Order". Some of his movies include Clueless, Suicide Kings, Thirteen, and Jesus. Early life Sisto was born in Grass Valley, California, the son of Reedy Gibbs, an actress and farmer, and Richard Sisto, a farmer, jazz musician and educator; th... Biography of Clark GRAEBNER
Clark Graebner (born November 4, 1943), is an American professional tennis player, originally from Cleveland, Ohio, who won a number of championships. He graduated from Northwestern University, where he joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity. Graebner's wife Carole also was a successful touring tennis professional. He also became known as one of the protagonists of John McPhee's book, Levels of the Game, about a semi-final match played between himself and Arthur Ashe at the 1968 U.S. Open Champi... Biography of André-Pierre GIGNAC
André-Pierre "Dédé" Gignac (born 5 December 1985 in Martigues) is a French professional footballer currently playing for Toulouse in Ligue 1. He is the cousin of Valenciennes FC defender Jacques Abardonado. Career Early career André-Pierre began his career with his local club FC Martigues before joining FC Lorient in 2004, who were, at the time, playing in Ligue 2. He would make his debut with Lorient on August 13, 2004, coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute with the score tied 1-... Biography of Jim FUCHS
James ("Jim") Emanuel Fuchs (born 6 December 1927 in Chicago, Illinois) was an American athlete who mainly competed in the shot put. He competed for the United States atthe 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain, where he won the bronze medal in the men's shot put event. He repeated this with his second bronze medal in the shot put at the 1952 Summer Olympics, held in Helsinki, Finland. For a little more than two years, Fuchs was the best shot putter in the world. During that s... Biography of Jerko LEKO
Jerko Leko (born April 9, 1980 in Zagreb) is a Croatian footballer who currently plays for Monegasque club AS Monaco FC. He is known for his versatility, and can play anywhere in midfield. He has a younger brother Ivan who is also a Croatia international. Club career Leko's career began with NK Dinamo Zagreb in 2000 in his native Croatia, although he was not an immediate success. After spending some time on loan at NK Croatia Sesvete, he became a regular starter in 2001/2002, helping Dinamo ... Biography of Mamadou SAKHO
Mamadou Sakho (born 13 February 1990 in Paris) is a French football defender of Senegalese descent who currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain. Career Sakho started his career at Paris FC before moving Paris Saint-Germain at age 11. Sakho was originally a striker, but due to PSG's youth team having fewer defenders than strikers he was moved into a more defensive role. He can also operate at left back, as well as a left wing back. He made his first-team and Ligue 1 debut on October 20, 20... Biography of Paolo NUTINI
Paolo Giovanni Nutini (born 9 January 1987) is a Scottish singer/songwriter from Paisley. Both his parents are Scottish, although his father is of Italian descent, from Barga, Tuscany, and his family has been in Scotland for four generations. Musical career Paolo Nutini was taught singing by Avril McCusker for three and half years, but was expecting to follow his father into the family fish and chip shop business. He was first encouraged to sing by his music-loving grandfather, Jackie, and... Biography of Jens STOLTENBERG
Jens Stoltenberg (born 16 March 1959) is the Prime Minister of Norway. He took office in October of 2005; he was previously Prime Minister from 2000 to 2001. He has also been the leader of the Norwegian Labour Party since 2002. He has been a Member of Parliament from Oslo since 1993. He was deputy minister (statssekretær) in the Department of the Environment from 1990 to 1991, Minister of Industry from 1993 to 1996, and Minister of Finance from 1996 to 1997. Career Early career From 1979... Biography of Richard THOMPSON
Richard John Thompson (born 3 April 1949 in Notting Hill, West London) is a British songwriter, guitar player and recording and performing musician. Thompson is especially well regarded as a guitar player. He was named in the top 20 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. In 1991 he was awarded the Orville H. Gibson award for best acoustic guitar player. Thompson's songwriting has been recognised by an Ivor Novello Award and, in 2006, a lifetime achie... Biography of Luis León SANCHEZ
Luis León Sánchez Gil (born 24 November 1983 in Mula) is a Spanish road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Caisse d'Epargne. He rode for team Liberty Seguros-Würth from 2004 until 2006, when he moved to the Caisse d'Epargne team following the collapse of the Liberty Seguros-Würth team in the wake of the Operación Puerto doping case. He is a time trial specialist and over the last years has improved his climbing skills. His brother, Pedro León Sánchez Gil, is a professional footballer. Palmarès 2... Biography of Jérôme BERTIN
Jérôme Bertin, born December 31, 1965 in Paris, is a French former journalist and actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1298232/ ) Baby Blues (2008/III) .... Gabriel "Disparitions, retour aux sources" .... Antoine Deslambres (7 episodes, 2008) - Episode #1.7 (2008) TV episode .... Antoine Deslambres - Episode #1.5 (2008) TV episode .... Antoine Deslambres - Episode #1.6 (2008) TV episode .... Antoine Deslambres - Episode #1.3 (2008) TV episode .... Anto... Biography of Mike SHERMAN
Michael Francis "Mike" Sherman (born December 19, 1954 in Norwood, ) is the head coach of the Texas A&M Aggies football team. Prior to coaching the Aggies, he served as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers from the 2000–05 seasons. Sherman led the Packers to five consecutive winning seasons from 2000–04 and three divisional titles in 2002, 2003, and 2004. Before he started an NFL coaching career, Sherman served as an assistant coach at five different colleges, including Texas A&M, where he co... Biography of Martial MBANDJOCK
Martial Mbandjock (born 14 October 1985 in Roubaix) is an a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.06 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Albi. He reached the quarterfinals at the 2007 World Championships, and the semifinals at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games. In Beijing he competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 2nd in his heat behind Richard Thompson in a time of 10.26 seconds. He qualified for the second round in wh...
Biography of Serge SIMON
Serge Simon, born July 3, 1967 in Nice, is a French Rugby union player. He is also a physician and a TV host. Height: 1m87 Weight: 100 kg Bibliography * On n'est pas là pour être ici - Dictionnaire absurde du rugby, éd. Prolongations 2006 * La Mêlée, éd. Prolongations 2008 * Ce petit, c'est un neuf dur - Dictionnaire absurde du rugby "la revanche", éd. Prolongations 2008... |
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