Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise
Famous as : Actor, producer
Birth Name : Thomas Cruise Mapother IV
Birth Date : July 03, 1962
Birth Place : Syracuse, New York, USA
Spouse : Mimi Rogers (actress, 9-May-87 - 4-Feb-90), Nicole Kidman (actress, 24-Dec-90 - 8-Aug-01), Katie Holmes (actress, since 18-Nov-06)
Claim to fame : As Joel Goodsen in "Risky Business" (1983)



Biography

If only Tom Cruise has never experienced knee injury, he would probably be a professional wrestler, rather than a Hollywood actor. Whether it was a blessing in disguise or not, the incident certainly served as an important turning point in his life. It made him be subjected to chose a different path, so as one of the most renowned artists in the world. Born on 3 July 1962 in Syracuse, New York, he is the third child and only son of Thomas Cruise Maphoter III and Mary Lee Pfeiffer. Together with his three sisters, Lee Anne, Marian, and Cass Mapother, Tom spent his early life living in different places, partly due to his father's profession as an electrical engineer. The family had emigrated from Ottawa; Louisville, Kentucky, and Wayne, New Jersey, before they finally in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. At that time, his parents were divorced and Mary Lee again a man named Joseph South.

Once in a dozen different schools, Tom often encountered difficulties when reading text, thus came to a realization that he had a learning disorder called dyslexia. He then focused his attention on sports in his study in Glen Ridge High School. It was during this time that he had the injury forced him to leave the school wrestling team. Moreover, it prevents the pursuit of a career in sports. Knowing this, he began to look for another area that he could fit in. It turned out that acting was a decent choice, so he decided to take a further look by the accession of the school setting. Acting apparently turned out that for the upkeep of the need to compete and gain attention but also helped him cope with his dyslexia as memorization aspect improved his concentration and motivational skills. Having enjoyed his performance in the student's musical project of "Guys and Dolls", he decided to set up a professional career.

As determined to meet his dream, Tom went to New York after his high school degree in 1980. This was the time shortened, if his first name, Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, a stylish name of Tom Cruise. To support his life, he worked intensively as bus boy, a porter and a table-cleaning equipment. He later used some of the money to study drama at the prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse, taught by both Sanford Meisner and Phil Gushee, the remarkable trainers. Gradually developed his skills, he began several auditions, finally made his way to a role in a musical play called "Godspell". His performance impressed an Italian film director Franco Zeffirelli, later, offered him a small role in "Endless Love" (1981). Following the signing by Paula Wagner of Creative Artists Agency, he went on to play supporting characters in "Taps" (1981) and "The Outsiders" (1983).

Tom earned his first major role in a comedy film entitled "Losin 'It" (1983). But it was "Risky Business" (1983) led to his name began to sound, especially for its excellent work and attractive appearance either the people had raised interest. He continued to perform brilliantly in "All The Right Moves," came in the same year. The machine started to mark him as one of the "Brat Pack", a group of young actors in their twenties, were predicted to rule the film industry in the early 1980s. This was in fact correct and properly dealt with him as he earned his first nomination in Golden Globe Award for best performance by an actor in a Motion Picture Comedy / Musical in 1984. In 1986, Tom created a sensation by his role as Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in Tony Scott's "Top Gun". Becoming a box-office, this particular film brought him to success and gain global popularity.

After receiving what he dreamed, Tom tried to maintain his career by careful selection of his tasks ahead. He picked up even more serious challenge as characters in "The Color of Money" (1986), "Rain Man" (1988) and "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989). The latter led him to a Golden Globe Award in the category of Best Performance by an actor in a Motion Picture - Drama in 1990. Meanwhile, he also received a nomination for Best Actor in BAFTA awards as well as Academy Awards during the year. Something stumbled in "Cocktail" (1988), "Days of Thunder" (1990) and "Far and Away" (1992), he kept moving, quickly recovered from the main role in "A Few Good Men" (1992) turned the register as a Box office hit and was critically acclaimed. More than that the film also granted him a nomination at the 1993 Golden Globe Awards, this time for the category of Best Performance by an actor in a Motion Picture - Drama. In the same year he worked with Wagner to form Cruise / Wagner Productions, goes one step ahead of many other actors, a film producer.

Following the lead role in "The Firm" (1993), he was a vampire named Lestat in "Interview with the Vampire" (1994), was the adaptation of Anne Rice's best-seller novel. His decision to cast the film has some protests from both the author and the book fans because of his physical appearance, was quite different from Rice's Lestat description. This problem was solved when Rice finally accepted to witness the casting Tom's performance. The year 1996 marked his first venture in film production through "Mission: Impossible" (1996), which he also played in. A short time later, he joined in "Jerry Maguire" (1996) alongside Renée Zellweger and Cuba Gooding Jr.. All these films proved to be the top-grossing films of the scored more than 105 million U.S. dollars in domestic release. Tom therefore became the first actor in history to be in movies with such a performance five times in succession.

In 1997, Tom was granted, another Golden Globe Award of Best Performance by an actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy / musical for his role in "Jerry Maguire". He was also considered one of the nominees for best actor in a leading role in Academy Awards. He reiterated once again the same realization less than four years by "Magnolia" (1999), only this time in the category supporting role. The 21st Century was a glorious time for Tom, because he had acquired dual success as an actor and producer in "Mission: Impossible II" (2000), "Vanilla Sky" (2001) and "The Last Samurai" (2003). The latter led him to be nominated for the best performance by an actor in a Motion Picture - Drama 2004 in the Golden Globe Awards. Having played as head of the police officer in Steven Spielberg's sci-fi film entitled "Minority Report" (2002), he surprised if decided to create a contrasting role as a hit man named Vincent in "Collateral" (2004). "I've never played a character like this before," he said. "Vincent interested me because it is such an antisocial personality, bringing destruction and chaos with him wherever he goes. He is a force of nature."

Tom once more in common with Spielberg in the summer of 2005 blockbuster movie "War of the Worlds." By July, this action sci-fi has more than 190 million U.S. dollars, prove that he was a Hollywood superstar, not lose its charm and quality. With a view to its representation of the many characters he plays, Tom apparently has developed what is considered a so-called "Generic Tom Cruise character." Some film fans and critics have noticed that at the beginning of this role is a self-centered and haughty people who only care about themselves, but in the end turns out that a better person for a radical change. This feature can be found in its most popular films as "Rain Man", "Jerry Maguire", "The Last Samurai" and "War of the Worlds." According to the "War of the Worlds" Tom's next project was "Mission: Impossible 3" (2006), in the same scene with Laurence Fishburne, Ving Rhames, Keri Russell. Once again, the role as producer of this second sequel to "Mission: Impossible", he said the same status in the films "Elizabethtown" (2005) and "Ask the Dust" (2006).

Besides his career as an actor and producer Tom's private life creates the same feeling as those of its activities in the field. Formerly known by the actress of the TV series "Little House on the Prairie" (1974-1983), Melissa Gilbert, he had lived together with an actress named Rebecca De Mornay striking from 1983 to 1985. On 9 May 1987, he married Mimi Rogers, for the first time at Paul Newman's Road Racing Classic Show in Georgia. Spending three years of togetherness, this couple decided to end their marriage in February 1990. It was not too long before he found a new love in Nicole Kidman, his counter-part in "Days of Thunder". By the end of 1990, they proclaimed themselves as husband and wife. This beautiful couple then starred together in "Far and Away" and "Eyes Wide Shut" (1999). In January 1993, Tom and Nicole adopted a baby girl they named Isabella Jane Kidman Cruise. It followed the adoption of Connor Anthony Kidman Cruise two years later.

Happily married for ten years, Tom suddenly a shocking decision to divorce Nicole legally on 8 August 2001. He thereafter from Penelope Cruz, on the contrary, his "Vanilla Sky", but the relationship lasted only for 3 years. In April 2005, he was discovered, along with Katie Holmes is sixteen years his junior, when she barely 26 on that date. Press is the suspicion that this is only as a tool to improve their advertising, but the couple decided against speculation, especially Tom. As if to prove that they are really serious thinking about their romance, the couple frightening proclaimed their commitment on 17 June this year, followed by a confirmation that Katie was pregnant. The couple then joyfully welcomed the birth of her child, a daughter named Suri Cruise, 18 April 2006. There is not much published on the baby people started to suspect that they actually do not exist. All of the speculation was finally shot down with the release of Suri photos shot by renowned photographer Annie Leibowitz, 5 September 2006. Shown by Katie Couric during her first night as anchor of the CBS "Evening News With Katie Couric", the photos were certainly more than enough to feed the curiosity of people who roamed around for months automatically shut down the ill rumours surrounded the baby existence.

As one of Hollywood's most popular actors, Tom has since been the subject of some interest. It was therefore not surprising if he often encountered problems, particularly on the rumors about his homosexuality. During his marriage with Nicole life he had sued two tabloids, The Star and London's Express, for the publication of false reports about their marriage. Tom, together with Nicole, won both cases, but these were apparently just the beginning of a series of other disputes. In 2001, he filed a lawsuit against Big magazine publisher, Michael Davis, has claimed that he had received a video tape of Tom in a homosexual relationship. However, he later dropped the case, as the magazine withdrawn Davis' statement, while Davis promised he would never such allegations in the future. Shortly thereafter, a porn star named Chad Slater, or known as Kyle Bradford said that he had an affair with this renowned film stars during his interview with magazine Actustar. Tom quickly a defamation suit by 10 million U.S. dollars compared to Bradford, then finally won the case, as Bradford was to pay 17 million U.S. dollars in August 2001.

Another aspect of Tom, which also came to the surface was his belief in Scientology. Tom had converted to this religion shortly after the release of "Top Gun" in 1986. As a board member of Hubbard's Hollywood Education & Literature problem (help), said that it was that Scientology had helped him to cure his dyslexia. This raised different reactions, including by the International Association of dyslexia as his statement as unscientific. Tom got more and more active promotion of the Church of Scientology teachings replaced in 2004, after his publicist, Pat Kingsley, with his sister, Lee Anne, is also a Scientologist. In June 2005, he was ignited controversy when he criticized Brooke Shields for itself in psychiatric drugs to overcome their depression. It was because he fully supports the idea of Scientology rejects the use of this type of medicine. Despite these conflicts going on in his life, without a doubt the people will always remember him as one of the most extraordinary, beautiful, and the key players in the world ever has done.

On 18 November 2006, only seven months after the arrival of baby Suri, TomKat exchanged vows in a lavish black-tie ceremony in the Odescalchi Castle on Lake Bracciano, Italy more than 150 guests. The costs nearly $ 2.5 million, the wedding has always been a hot commodity in Hollywood, dominate The Gossip pages a day after the ceremony was over. It was capable of great preparations, send kitchen, wedding souvenirs and A-list celebrity guests, the wedding extraordinary. No doubt, it was later credited as the "wedding of the year." Then put his focus back on his career, Tom wonderfully have no time to pile up more film credits to his back by signing for the "Lions for Lambs "(2007)," Valkyrie "(2009) and "The Hardy Men" ( 2009), in the meantime also seats as a producer in the former two of United Artists, the film company he has been responsible for since the end of 2006 after its split from Paramount Pictures after fourteen years of cooperation in the production of large screen title.

Awards

2002 Saturn Award
category Best Actor for Vanilla Sky (2001)

1996 American Cinematheque Award 2005 Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film

2007 Bambi Award
category Courage

2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Award
category Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama for Magnolia (1999)

1997 Won Blockbuster Entertainment Award
category Favorite Actor - Comedy/Romance for Jerry Maguire (1996)

1999 CFCA Award
category Best Supporting Actor for Magnolia (1999)

1989 CFCA Award
category Best Actor for Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

2005 Special David Award

2003 Empire Award
category Best Actor for Minority Report (2002)

2004 EMMA
category Best Film Actor for The Last Samurai (2003) 2000
FFCC Award
category Best Ensemble Cast for Magnolia (1999)
shared with Jeremy Blackman; Melinda Dillon; April Grace

2000 Golden Globe
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Magnolia (1999)

1997 Golden Globe
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for Jerry Maguire (1996)

1990 Golden Globe
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
1994 Hasty Pudding Man of the Year award


2000 Special Silver Ribbon

2001 Wannabe Award

2005 MTV Generation Award

2005 MTV Generation Award

2001 MTV Movie Award
category Best Male Performance for Mission: Impossible II (2000)

1997 MTV Movie Award
category Best Male Performance for Jerry Maguire (1996)

2004 MTV Movie Award - Mexico
category Funniest American in Japan (Gringo/a más Gracioso en Japón) for The Last Samurai (2003)

1999 NBR Award
category Best Acting by an Ensemble for Magnolia (1999)
shared with Pat Healy; Julianne Moore; Genevieve Zweig

1996 NBR Award
category Best Actor for Jerry Maguire (1996)

1994 People's Choice Award
category Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture Actor

1990 People's Choice Award
category Favorite Motion Picture Actor

1997 Nova Award
category Most Promising Producer in Theatrical Motion Pictures for Mission: Impossible (1996)
shared with Paula Wagner

2006 Razzie Award
category Most Tiresome Tabloid Targets (Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Oprah Winfrey's Couch, The Eiffel Tower & "Tom's Baby")
shared with Katie Holmes

1995 Razzie Award
category Worst Screen Couple for Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
shared with Brad Pitt; Stallone/Stone in The Specialist (1994)

1997 Golden Satellite Award
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical for Jerry Maguire (1996)

1987 ShoWest Special Award
category Box Office Star of the Year

Star on the Walk of Fame
category Motion Picture (At 6912 Hollywood Blvd.)

Donald Trump

Donald Trump
Birth name : Donald John Trump
Nickname : The Don, The Donald
Date of birth : 14 June 1946
Place of birth : New York, New York, USA
Height : 6' 2
Nationality: American


Biography

Donald Trump has some of the most famous pieces of prime real estate in New York City. Trump has proposed his Trump brand name on some of the finest hotels, casinos and buildings in the city.

Donald Trump was born in New York on 14 June 1946. His father, Fred Trump was a successful real estate developers helped the young Donald's economically sensible. Donald acknowledged his father's influence by stating that "My father was my mentor, and I learned a tremendous amount about every aspect of the construction industry from him".

Trump begann seine Karriere in seiner Familie Immobiliengeschäft nach seinem Studium an der Wharton Business School. Er arbeitete mit seinem Vater für einen Zeitraum von fünf Jahren und war außerordentlich erfolgreich bei der profitablen deals. Sein Vater kommentiert in seinem Sohn den geschäftlichen Erfolg durch die besagt, dass "alles, was er scheint zu berühren wendet sich an Gold".

After obtaining the necessary business skills in real estate from his father, Donald Trump, the Manhattan real estate scene. He went on to acquire some of the most exclusive real estate in the city. Trump Casino, Trump International Hotel, Trump Marina Hotel and Casino, Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort and Trump Tower are among its prestigious portfolio of real estate.

Trump marks its properties with Trump's name prominently displayed. They all have the Trump name in their titles, and often have large "T" symbols, all of the important areas of the building. Through its properties and business relationships he developed a prominent personality and often appears in gossip columns, TV shows and newspapers.

Donald Trump starred in his own reality TV program in 2004. The Apprentice program was a selection of candidates in competition against each other in the field of business-to-end to Donald Trump's Apprentice. The program was watched by millions of viewers each week and was wildly successful. Each participant was given to remove the now famous "You're fired" phrase.

"I think it is not an argument. There is no everything. There is no beating about the bush". "You're fired "is a very strong concept". - Donald Trump

Trump is a self-confident and extravagant businessman, immediately recognizable wherever he goes. His interests include real estate, entertainment, games and sports. Trump has also a part of the three largest beauty competitions in the world, consisting of Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA. He is also a successful author with several companies selling books are published, including The Art of the Deal, The Art of Survival and How to Get Rich. Among his many other activities, Donald Trump was briefly interested in running for President, is a member of several civic and charitable organizations and is a generous philanthropist.

Quotes

“Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something that's more productive.” - Donald Trump

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Trivia

• His daughter, Ivanka (Ivana Trump), is a model.

• Donald Trump's father, Fred Trump, is a multi-millionarie developers. Fred, apartments, houses and skyscrapers in New York. Fred Trump died 25th June 1999.

• Unlike most businessmen, he does not carry a briefcase.

• In his first book "The Art Of The Deal," he wrote that he briefly thought at the University of Southern California (USC), with the idea for a film producer or studio executive. He finally changed his mind when he decided that the real estate business was more lucrative.

• According to Forbes Magazine, he has a net worth of $2.5 billion.

Filmography

2002 Two Weeks Notice
2001 Zoolander
1998 54
1998 Celebrity
1996 Eddie
1996 The Associate
1995 Across the Sea of Time
1994 The Little Rascals
1993 The Pickle
1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York



Awards

Emmy
Year : 2005
Category : Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
For : "The Apprentice"
Nominated

Emmy
Year : 2004
Category : Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
For : "The Apprentice"
Nominated

Teen Choice Award
Year : 2004
Category : Choice Reality/Variety TV Star - Male
For : "The Apprentice"
Nominated

Razzie Award
Year : 1991
Category : Worst Supporting Actor
For : Ghosts Can't Do It
Won

Mike Myers

Mike Myers
Date of birth : 25 May 1963
Place of birth : Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height : 5' 7



Biography

A native of Scarborough, Canada, where he was born on 25 May 1963, Myers seemed to Saturday Night Live, when he made his TV debut in a commercial at the age of eight, the actress playing his mother was no other than a pre-SNL Gilda Radner. Myers went on to appear in a number of Canadian TV shows, and after high school degree, he almost immediately joined the Second City, Toronto famous group. Until the age of 20, Myers was the star of his own TV series, Mullarkey and Myers, and also have the time as a veejay for the whole night Canadian music video show. Although he worked in various programs, the comedian continues to hone the characterizations, which it later made famous in SLB. The Wayne's World character of Wayne Campbell, for example, was that Myers was doing since high school, when he used the impersonation to impress girls at parties.

In 1989, Myers fulfilled a longtime dream by becoming a member of Saturday Night Live. During his time in the show, which until 1994, he won an Emmy for his writing, and he starred alongside fellow-SNL cast member Dana Carvey in the successful 1992 film Wayne's World. Unfortunately for Myers, the film continuation of 1993, Wayne's World 2, proved to be a disappointment, as well as his other film this year, So I Married An Axe Murderer. However, he met gold four years later, writing and lead actor in the sleeper hit Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. The film to success, but all guaranteed to continue, but before writing and the main role in it, Myers explored previously uncharted territory in dramatic 54 (1998). His presentation of the club's regular drug-addled owner Steve Rubell, met with broad recognition; Unfortunately, it was only through the aspect of the film that did. The following year, Myers moved back to comedy with the much anticipated continuation Austin Powers, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me The recipient of a marketing campaign whose volume was bested only by that of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, the film was still more popular than the original (for more money for home video than in its first theatrical release), although not as well received by critics. In the same year, Myers again further north climes and his lifelong love for ice hockey, when he appeared in Mystery, Alaska, which was helmed by Austin Powers director Jay Roach.

In 2001, Myers made an audible back for the film screens as ugly monster with the child-friendly fairy tale spoof Shrek. Since we know that his voice-over work does not quite work, after all his dialogue, Myers dusted from the patented Scottish accent he had related to humorous effect in both SNL and So I Married An Axe Murderer Atmete and new life into the story of an unlikely hero, to restore order to the land of fairy tales and rescue the princess. A hit with children and adults alike, Shrek scored big in the summer 2001 movie season, easily holding his own against such heavies as Pearl Harbor and The Mummy Returns.

The following years Meyers back once again on the screen as everyone's favorite snaggletoothed superspy Austin Powers in Goldmember. Already a series stalwarts as Dr. Evil and Fat Basard also the third film in the series also found Meyers amplification in the shoes of the newest master criminal, the license holder Goldmembers. As a double linked Danish criminal mastermind with an unsightly skin disorders and a plan to control the world, Meyer achieved a hit again in the bank, raking in an impressive opening weekend gross and holds its own against a number of notable summer releases. ~ Rebecca Flint, All Movie Guide.

Trivia

• High Scool graduate in 1982 and was immediately accepted in Toronto's Second City Comedy ensmble.

• Published with Gilda Radner, in a television commercial when he was nine, he called on the last day of shooting and ever since his brothers called him "Sucky Baby".

• June 2000: is being sued by Universal Pictures for $ 3.8 million for the support from his contract to play Dieter in a feature film version of his "Saturday Night Live" Skit "pinion. Myers was quoted saying he would refuse to honor the 20 million-dollar contract rather than "cheating viewers with an unacceptable script"

• His parents, Eric and Alice, were British citizens, which is the reason why Myers leads a British passport.

• As a teenager, he would act out his character Wayne girls at parties.

• Collects model soldiers, to find the buildings and paintings of soldiers to relax.

Awards

2003 Canadian Comedy Award
Category : Film - Pretty Funny Male Performance
For : Austin Powers in Goldmember


2003 MTV Movie Award
Category : Best Comedic Performance
For : Austin Powers in Goldmember


2000 American Comedy Award
Category : Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
For : Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Award
Category : Favorite Villain
For : Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me


2000 Canadian Comedy Award
Category : Film - Performance - Male
For : Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Won

2000 MTV Movie Award
Category : Best On-Screen Duo
For : Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me


1992 MTV Movie Award
Category : Best On-Screen Duo
For : Wayne's World

Chow Yun Fat

Chow Yun Fat
Born: 18 May 1955
Birthplace: Lamma Island, Hong Kong
Best Known As: Chinese action film star
Career Highlights: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Killer, A Better Tomorrow

First Major Screen Credit: Killers Two (1977)

Biography

Chow Yun-Fat, born 18th May 1955 on Lamma Iceland, near Hong Kong. He began his career by joining TVB in 1973. It was not until the eighties achieved some success that he and popularity as a gangster Hui Man Keung in the popular series "Shanghai Beach. Chow his first movie in 1976-a strip of category III, Title massage girls, but his film career had a shaky start as it was difficult to find roles that suited him. His first critical success factors was probably with The Story of Woo Viet (1981), directed by Ann Hui. The critically-acclaimed drama Chow was a chance to show his action, and he showed an effective ability to convey powerful emotion and feeling. A few years followed, where Chow's career seemed lost, it was during this time suffered that he had a brief, failed marriage with Candice Yu On-On, another TV star.

In 1985, Chow received awards for Best Actor at the Taiwan Golden Horse Film Awards and the Asia-Pacific Film Festival for director Leung Po-Chi's Hong Kong 1941. Chow seemed suited to this kind of dramatic roles, a talent that director John Woo recognized when casting the heroic bloodshed-1986 film A Better Tomorrow. The film was Chow's breakthrough film, brought an entire genre of movies and made Copycat bankable stars from both Chow and Woo. Chow's character Mark Gor was an action role, but Chow administered by his "act" to infuse every action and gesture with raw emotions. He continued, probably the biggest star in Hong Kong, and was rewarded with nods for Best Actor in the Hong Kong Film Awards for a better future (1986), City on Fire (1987) and All About Ah Long (1990). He went on a star in a variety of Hong Kong films included the action, drama and comedy, and some of his most important works are Ringo Lam's Prison on Fire (1987), Wong Jing's God of Gamblers (1989) and John Woo's The Killer (1989).

In 1992, Chow starred in John Woo's Hard Boiled, marked their last great cooperation and Chow's calling card to Hollywood. Chow felt he had everyone what he could in Hong Kong cinema, and that his roles were always those in which he played the appropriate COP / killer. After filming locations Peace Hotel (1995), Chow has a two-year break from films to learn English, whereupon he moved to America to try his hand in the American film stars.

Chow Yun-Fat is known to American audiences as the charismatic, matchstick-chewing hero of John Woo action films such as A Better Tomorrow (1987), The Killer (1989) and Hard Boiled (1992). The star of more than 70 films, Chow gained international fame in both comedy and drama before it in connection with what is often referred to as "heroic bloodshed" films. In 2000 he became an international film star to appear with Michelle Yeoh in Ang Lee's blockbuster hit Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Since he has Bulletproof Monk (2003), Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007, with Johnny Depp).

Personal Life

Chow has married twice. First to Candice Yu (Chinese:余安安; Pinyin: Yú Ānan) in 1983, was an actress from Asia Television Ltd., TVB-rivals. But the marriage did not last long and the two broke up after nine months. Chow has since married Singaporean Jasmine Tan (simplified Chinese:陈萫莲; traditional Chinese:陈荟莲; Pinyin: Chén huilián) in 1986. Tan reportedly had a miscarriage during pregnancy and the two have no children. However, Chow Yun Fat has a godchild, Celine Ng, the former child model for Chickeeduck and other various companies.



Filmography

Reincarnation (1977)
Heroic Cops (1977)
Hot Blood (1977)
Police Sir! (1980)
Postman Fight Back (1981)
The Story of Woo Viet (1981)
The Head Hunter - aka Long Goodbye (1982)
Last Affair (1983)
Bloody Money (1983)
Love in a Fallen City (1984)
Hong Kong 1941 (1984)
The Occupant (1984))
Women (1985)
Witch from Nepal (1985)
Spiritual Love (1985)
Why Me? (1985)
Love Unto Waste (1986)
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Seventh Curse (1986)
Rose (1986)
Lunatics (1986)
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife (1986)
Hearty Response (1986)
City on Fire (1987)
Spiritual Love (1987)
Flaming Brothers (1987)
Scared Stiff (1987)
An Autumn's Tale (1987)
Tragic Hero (1987)
Code of Honor (1987)
Prison on Fire (1987)
My Will, I Will (1987)
Rich And Famous (1987)
City War (1989)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
Romancing Star (1987)
The Eighth Happiness (1988)
Fractured Follies (1988)
Tiger on Beat (1988)
Greatest Lover (1988)
Cherry Blossoms (1988)
Diary of a Big Man (1988)
All About Ah-Long (1989)
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon (1989)
The Killer (1989)
A Better Tomorrow III (1989)
God of Gamblers (1989)
Wild Search (1990)
Once a Thief (1991)
Prison on Fire II (1991)
Now You See Love, Now You Don't (1992)
Hard Boiled (1992)
Full Contact (1992)
God of Gamblers Returns (1994)
Treasure Hunt (1994)
Peace Hotel (1995)
The Replacement Killers (1998)
The Corruptor (1999)
Anna and the King (1999)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Bulletproof Monk (2003)
Waiting Alone (2004)
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt (2006)
Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
The Bitter Sea (2008)
The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
Dragonball (USA 2009)



Television

# The Bund (a.k.a. Shanghai Tan, Shanghai Beach) (1980) 25 episodes - a classic Shanghai godfather series
# Smiling Proud Wanderer (1984) - Chow Yun Fat's first and only foray in wuxia TV series.
# Big River South North (a.k.a. The Killer 1)
# Small and Alone In The World
# Hotel and Hard Boiled
# Family Change (a.k.a. A House Not A Home)
# Powerful People (a.k.a. The Giants)
# Vanity Fair
# Ancient Battle (a.k.a. Conflicts)
# Heavenly Rainbow (a.k.a. Over The Rainbow)
# The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (a.k.a. Man In The Net)
# Family Feelings (a.k.a. Brothers)
# The Road Ahead (a.k.a. The Seekers)
# The Shell Game II
# Flaming Phoenix (a.k.a. The Fate)
# Alligator Pool (a.k.a. Good Old Times)
# The Maverick
# The Legend of Master So
# Radio Tycoon
# Angels and Devils
# The Yang's Saga
# Big Hong Kong (a.k.a. Battle Among The Clans)
# Police Cadet '85
# The Superpower (a unique role for Chow, in which he played an extraterrestrial visiting Earth)

Video Games
* Stranglehold (video game)
* Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game)


Awards

1985 Golden Horse Awards - Best Actor
For: Hong Kong 1941

1987 Hong Kong Film Awards - Best Actor
For: A Better Tomorrow

1987 Golden Horse Awards - Best Actor
For: An Autumn's Tale

1988 Hong Kong Film Awards - Best Actor
For: City on Fire

1990 Hong Kong Film Awards - Best Actor
For: All About Ah Long

Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman
Birth Name : Ronald Francis Perlman
Birth Date : 13 April 1950
Birth Place : New York
Height : 6' 2
Wife : Opal Perlman
Best Known As : Star of the movie Hellboy

Biography

Ron Perlman grew up in the Washington Heights section of New York City, where his father was a radio / TV repair man and his mother an employee with the city's Department of Health. A deeply unattractive youth, Perlman was still very active in the high school theater, because of their height (6-foot-2), and its deep, rolling voice. He continued studying drama at Lehman College and later at the University of Minnesota, where he graduated with a Master's degree in theater arts. He went to work with New York's Classic Stage Company, an organization that specializes in Elizabethan and Restoration plays. Perlman starred in several Manhattan and touring productions staged by Tom O'Horgan of + Hair fame prior to the adoption of his first film role as a Neanderthal man in 1981's Quest for Fire. Emotionally drained, Perlman backed off from acting after the film, but was soon back in the groove, essaying such attention-getting roles as the hunchbacked Salvatore in The Name of the Rose (1986). Most often cast as a brooding, inarticulate, villainous characters in films (such as Pap's 1993 The Adventures of Huck Finn), Perlman was best known for his performance as the Merciful One, albeit hideously ugly, sewer-dwelling Vincent in the late'80s TV series Beauty and the Beast. Although this was the actor defining role for the years after the show's run had drawn to a close, he was busier than ever through the 90s. Appearing in everything from obscure art-house hits (Cronos [1993] and The City of Lost Children [1995) and video games (Fallout, a post Nuclear Role Playing Game) to overblown Hollywood blockbusters (Alien Resurrection), left few Perlman Stones unturned in terms of flexibility and experimentation in the new media. He continued this trend until the early 2000s, alternating between the different arenas with remarkable ease and refuse to drawer, appear in this high-profile releases such as Titan AE (2000), Enemy at the Gates (2001) and Blade II (2002). Although his recognition factor seemed higher than ever before, few could see the possibility, if only Cronos and Blade II director Guillermo del Toro announced that Perlman would star in the film adaptation of Mike Mignola's popular comic book Hellboy, although it seemed highly unlikely that studios would invest the millions of dollars required to secure the comic to life with an actor of such minimal "marquee value." They wanted Vin Diesel for the role, but del Toro, with the blessing and encouragement of copyright Mignola character, to have won Perlman play the Nazi-Creation-turned-superhero in the 2004 fantasy-action film.

Filmography

• Quest for Fire (La Guerre du feu) (1981) — Amoukar
• The Ice Pirates (1984) — Zeno
• The Name of the Rose (1986) — Salvatore
• Beauty and the Beast (1987-1990, TV series) — Vincent
• Sleepwalkers (1992) — Captain Soames
• Double Exposure (1993) — John McClure
• When the Bough Breaks (1993) — Dr. Douglas Eben
• Cronos (La Invención de Cronos) (1993) — Angel De La Guardia
• Romeo is Bleeding (1993) — Jack's attorney
• The Adventures of Huck Finn (1994) — Pap Finn
• Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994) — Konstantine Konali
• Sensation (1995) — Detective Pantella
• The City of Lost Children (1995) — One
• The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space (1995) — Lord Vox
• The Last Supper (1995) — Norman Arbuthnot
• Fluke (1995) — Sylvester
• The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) — Sayer of the Law
• Highlander: The Series (1996) — The Messenger (Season 5, Episode 9)
• Betty (1997) — Donnie Shank
• Tinseltown (1997) — Cliff
• Prince Valiant (1997) — Boltar
• Alien: Resurrection (1997) — Johner
• Frogs for Snakes (1998) — Gascone
• The Protector (1998) — Dr. Ramsey Krago
• I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998) — Cemetery Caretaker
• Happy, Texas (1999) — Marshal Nalhober
• Primal Force (1999, TV Movie) — Frank Brodie
• The King's Guard (2000) — Lord Morton
• Price of Glory (2000) — Nick Everson
• The Tick (2001) One episode, as the Fiery Blaze
• Night Class (2001) — Morgan
• Down (2001, aka The Shaft) — Mitchell
• Enemy at the Gates (2001) — Koulikov
• Blade II (2002) — Dieter Reinhardt
• Star Trek Nemesis (2002) — Reman Viceroy
• Absolon (2003) — Murchison
• Rats (2003) — Dr. William Winslow
• Hoodlum & Son (2003) — 'Ugly' Jim McCrae
• Two Soldiers (2003) — Colonel McKellog
• Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) — VP for Never Learning
• Quiet Kill (2004) — Sergeant Perry
• Hellboy (2004) — Hellboy
• The Second Front (2005) — General von Binding
• Missing in America (2005) — Red
• Local Color (2006) — Curtis Sunday
• The Last Winter (2006) — Ed Pollack
• Desperation (2006) — Deputy Collie Entragian
• How to Go Out on a Date in Queens (2006) — Vito
• 5ive Girls (2006) — Father Drake
• In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007) — Norick
• Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) — Hellboy
• Mutant Chronicles (2008) — Brother Samuel
• Outlander (2008) — Gunnar
• I Sell the Dead (2008) — Priest
• Acts of Violence (2008) — Priest Bill
• Killer by Nature (2008) — Dr. Julian
• Uncross the Stars (2008) — Bobby
• The Dark Country (2008) — TBA
• Untitled Gehenna Project (2009) — Wesley
• Bunraku (2009) — Nicola
• The Job (2009) — Jim

Voiceography

• Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1993, TV series, voice) — Clayface
• Animaniacs (1993) — Satan, Sgt. Sweete
• Phantom 2040 (1994, TV series, voice) — Graft
• Mortal Kombat: The Animated Series (1995, TV series, voice) — Kurtis Stryker
• Fantastic Four: The Animated Series (1995, TV series, voice) — Wizard, Dr. Bruce Banner/The Hulk
• Iron Man: The Animated Series (1995, TV series, voice) — Dr. Bruce Banner/The Hulk
• Chronomaster (1995, Video Game, voice) — Rene Korda
• Hey Arnold (1996), TV Series, voice) — Mickey Kaline
• Fallout (1997, Video Game, voice) — Butch Harris, Narrator
• The New Batman Adventures (1997-1998, TV series, voice) — Clayface
• Fallout 2 (1998, Video Game, voice) — Narrator
• Superman: The Animated Series (1999, TV series, voice) — Jax-Ur
• Titan A.E. animated science fiction adventure film - voice acting of Professor Sam Tucker
• Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel (2001, Video Game, voice) — Narrator
• Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter (2001, Video Game, voice) — Wylfdene
• Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu (2003, Video Game, voice) — Clayface
• Justice League Unlimited (2004-2006, TV series, voice) — Clayface, Orion
• Teen Titans (2004-2006, TV series, voice) — Slade
• The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (2004, Video Game, voice) — Jagger Valance
• Danny Phantom (2004-2007)- Mr. Lancer
• Halo 2 (2004, Video Game, voice) — Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood
• GUN (2005, Video game, voice) — Mayor Hoodoo Brown
• Tarzan II (2005, voice) — Kago
• The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (2005, Video Game, voice) — Emil Blonsky/The Abomination
• The Outfit (2005, Video Game, voice)
• Justice League Heroes (2006, Video Game, voice) — Bruce Wayne/Batman
• Hellboy: Sword of Storms (2006, TV, voice) — Hellboy
• Hellboy: Blood and Iron (2007, TV, voice) — Hellboy
• Halo 3 (2007, Video Game, voice) — Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood
• Afro Samurai (2007) — Justice
• Avatar: The Last Airbender (2007) — Fire Lord Sozin
• Conan (2007, Video Game, voice) — Conan of Cimmeria
• Hellboy: The Science of Evil (2008, Video Game, voice) — Hellboy
• Fallout 3 (2008, Video Game, voice) — Narrator
• The Spiderwick Chronicles (voice) Redcap
• Turok (2008, Video Game, voice) — Slade
• Spirit of the Forest (2008, voice) — Oak
• The Legend of Secret Pass (2008, voice) — Parker
• Conan: Red Nails (2008, Animated Movie, voice) — Conan of Cimmeria

**Source: Wikipedia



Awards

1989 Golden Globe Award Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama
for: "Beauty and the Beast" (1987)
1988 Golden Apple Award Male Discovery of the Year Viewers for Quality Television Awards

1988 Q Award
Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series
for: "Beauty and the Beast" (1987)

1989 Q Award
Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series
for: "Beauty and the Beast" (1987)

Tom Felton

Tom Felton
Birth name : Thomas Andrew Felton
Born : September 22, 1987 (1987-09-22) (age 19) Kensington, London England
Official site : TomFelton.Com
Notable roles : Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series
Favourite foods : chocolate ice-cream, pepperoni pizza and his mum's Shepherd's pie
Favourite clothes : Armani and Versace
Favourite car brand : BMW
Favourite music : Rap and Hip-hop

Biography

Thomas Andrew Felton (born September 22 1987) is an English actor in films, television, radio, games and video games. He is best known for the role of Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter series.

Felton was born in Epsom hospital. He was living at home in Surrey with his mother, Sharon, his father, Peter, and his three older brothers: Jonathan, Chris, and Ashley. While Felton marked grow up together with his brothers and was divided into four choirs during his childhood, beginning with his church choir at the age of seven. At the age of 11 he worked one of his first jobs: in a fishery in Dorking. Even in this time his brother Chris led him to a lasting passion - the sport of Catch and release carp fishing. Felton studied in West Horsley's Cranmore School (an all boys school) until the age of 13 years. Tom began in the local community, but it was as an actress friend of the family visits, and they recognized his innate abilities, from there the family contacted an agent on his behalf - that his life changed. He was only seven.

Two weeks later, Felton had beat out 400 other potentials for a coveted campaign and was in New York City's Times Square shooting a production facility for Commercial Union. Later, he has a number of Barclaycard. (Newbold, 2006) In 1995, he joined the voice of James in the TV series bugs and shot to fame when in 1997 he played the part of the Peagreen Clock with Peter Hewitt film The Borrowers. Felton played witness Thomas Ingham opposite Clive Owen in Second Sight in 1999. Felton the role of Louis Leonowns in the movie "Anna and the King", starring alongside Jodie Foster was filmed in 1999. At one point during the four months stay on the ground in Malaysia, where the film was shot, his mother discovered fellow actor Chow Yun-Fat shows him how to deal with a Japanese sword. (Newbold, 2006) Second Sight 2, an episode called Hide and Seek followed in 2000. The Guildford Cathedral Choir even offered him a job. (Buchanan, 2007) From 2000-2001, he has achieved international fame for his portrayal of Draco Malfoy the mobbers, hostility, and film of Harry Potter in all of the Harry Potter films. Understandably, his life began to fill with the work of shooting the first four films, events, premieres, contributed to numerous articles and interviews, and preservation of the Disney Channel's Children's Award for the best DVD (Chamber of Secrets), 22 September 2003. Also filling his time was the introduction of his official Tom Felton Fan Club, 17 July, 2004 and autograph session events. The meeting in Germany drew people from Chile and a witness in Cologn together, "Tom is a real nice, professional young man, always happy, smiling, laughing, full of power-a real gentleman." Then of course there was school. When asked what children should do if they are bullied by someone like his character, he said, "Tell someone. You do not want to keep it to yourself." (Marino, 2004) Over the years, Felton has also helped that two BBC Radio 4 plays voice to work in Ioeth Wizard of Earthsea and as Hercule in Here's to everyone.

Radio Theatre productions are not the only contributions Felton. For further details about his generousity go to its official website and click on the blogs for the 15th June 2004 and 3 September 2004. In 2003, Felton time and energy in a joint project with Chris while they were on holiday. (Morreale and Guastafeste, nd) worked with Joe Babbitt, the St.Lawrence County Angler's Association, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Region 6, the Chamber of Commerce and a diverse group of other organizations to form the World Junior Carp Tournament. It is now an annual event that is open to all.

After filming the fifth film, Felton went to a guest appearance on the Home Farm Twins in 2005, when he played Adam Baker in the series of short duration. He visited on 30 Collector Mania April 2005, and also London's World Premier on 11 July 2005 for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He and Rupert Grint Liz Carnell presented with The Daily Mirror's Pride of Britain Award for all her work to raise awareness of the dangers of bullying, 11 November, 2005. Tom worked throughout 2006 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film. Now, during the next Harry Potter books Felton reflects, "I have input in Draco. If they give me a few lines and I do not think it is something he would say, I propose to change it. You will hear to you and you feel part of it. (The Sun Online, 2004).

The axis of Felton's career is the love and support his family. His father, Peter, Jonathan a 27-year-old chiropractor and Ashley, an adventurer in Australia, now 22, have all helped Tom stay normal. While each family member has an influence on the design Felton in the person he is today, are two outstanding: His brother Chris and his mother Sharon. 24-year-old Chris helped Tom preparation for the first Harry Potter film. He was in his whole series chaperone the films, and acts as Felton The PA's largest supportive effect seems to be a regular gifts from Sharon's time, attention and energy. From the outset, it has executed the responsibilities of its role as Tom's parent, agent, tour escort, and managers. Sharon screens from hate mail and coordinated with Tom, Sarah, Sally, and Miriam to attend Fan Club. It helps in the never-ending search to answer every letter-a huge job Felton, as read them all. It is divided into autograph session events and help anywhere it can, and does so while Tom's biggest fan.

There are penciled in plans for him to retain the role of the spoiled, Cavalier, "Prince of Sytherin", "If everything goes well according to plan" (Felton, 2006) about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, steady work by 2010; Marking a decade of Harry Potter. When asked whether he is looking forward to playing a good guy in the future, he replied, "No. Well, I do not know. I guess now I'm satisfied with what he is. But after the Potter Heritage is I am looking forward to playing a Good Guy or someone else but not as someone gehässig. "(Morreale and Guastafeste nd) Felton and other co-stars have with Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment and Electronic Arts to create" Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Video Game ". His film person into the game when it is released in 2007. (Geri, 2007) The shooting of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is in progress.

In 2004 Felton graduated from Howard of Effingham. (Newbold, 2006) He loves black or white fast cars and wanted a Lamborghini. When he bought his own first BMW, he also bought each member of his family a car of their choice to thank them for all of their support. (Newbold, 2006) He conceded that the sports car would have to wait and contented himself with the remote controlled version. When not working or studying he spends down time on the set in the games room with his co-star friends or remote controlled racing cars with Chris.

Just like going to St. Lawrence has become a tradition, trips birthday by Sharon could get addictive, for the world to see, it's wild creatures, landescapes and cultures, is another Felton interests. He was looking forward to a safai in Africa to go to Australia to visit his brother Ashley. He has seen parts of Germany and Malaysia, of course, but also has seen parts of Canada, the United States and Dubai.

Felton enjoys listening to hip-hop and American rap. One of his favorite rapper Eminem. He loves with a poker game at home with friends. He also participates in football, iceskating, rollerblading, basketball, cricket, swimming and tennis. He has the time of the school to focus more on acting and has stated that he is on more roles, if the right ones come along. At one point, his brother Chris also led him to ethical hunting and perhaps its future college, he should himself on the advantages of higher education, where he would be in a "fishing Studies program, but until then perhaps a few practical skills Courses such as welding. His favourite past time is carpfishing. "I am generally more and more in my comfort zone in the wilderness. The only time that I can really relax, is on a tree or somewhere outside. I love the outside." (Morreale and Guastafeste, n.d.)

Filmography
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
1999 Anna and the King
1998 The Borrowers
1995 Bugs



Quotes

I like physics. I think it is the best science out of all three of them, because generally it's more useful. You learn about speed and velocity and time, and that's all clever stuff. - Tom Felton

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Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler

Birth Name : Adam Richard Sandler

Occupation : comedian, actor, musician, screenwriter, film producer

Famous as : Actor

Birth Date : September 09, 1966

Birth Place : Brooklyn, New York, USA

Spouse : Jackie Titone (since 22-Jun-03)

Claim to fame : As Robbie Hart in "The Wedding Singer" (1998)

Biography

Gifted with remarkable versatility, especially a natural flair in comedy, which he in his own unique way to draw people big laughs but also warm their hearts, Richard Adam Sandler has certainly considered one of the most prominent comic actors Hollywood has ever done. A son of a Jewish American couple named Stanley and Judy Sandler, the star, born on 9 September 1966 in Brooklyn, New York, where his very happy early childhood, before his parents took him and his three siblings, in Manchester, New Hampshire by 1972. Growing up as an active teenager with an interest in wrestling, basketball, music, comedy and especially the boys do not excel in academic subjects in school but was very light on entertaining people, the suggestions from either comic characters such as Mel Brooks, Bill Murray and Rodney Dangerfield , Or movies, especially that of Harold Ramis' “Caddyshack” (1980).

Always the class clown in the eyes of his classmates in Manchester Central High School, Adam, but has not thought deeply about the use of his gift for humor to pursue a career until his brother, Scott, encouraged him to a spontaneous appearance in Boston's Stitches comedy club.

Nearly 17 years ago, when the experience led him to a realization that he really has the potential in this area and started to hone his comic skills when entering the New York University ended after his high school study of 1984, writing his own material while playing shows wherever possible, be it in local clubs or just to technical colleges. Added these efforts on the screen with recurring appearances on TV series "The Cosby Show" and MTV's "Remote Control" in the course of the year 1987, all plants led him finally to a decision on a journey into the entertainment industry from the time when he earned his BFA degree in 1991.

Unfortunately, the road proved to be a little rocky for Adam as his screen debut, "Going Overboard" (1989), he went unnoticed plus only minor role in a 1989 episode of "The Marshall Chronicles" in a TV Film "Dirty testing" (1990). The search for better opportunities in Los Angeles, the brown eyes guy then chose to concentrate on the burgeoning comedy circuit slots and landed instead at the Improv Theatre, where he later wonderful the attention of comedian Dennis Miller, recommended him immediately Lorne Michaels , The producer of NBC's "Saturday Night Live". Originally hired the show's writer for a year before they enter the regular cast of 1991, he wisely used the opportunity to show its best through the various comic characters nailed it very well and within a short time, his name was widely recognized throughout the country as one of the most prominent members of SNL.

Followed the footsteps of Billy Crystal, Eddie Murphy, Chevy Chase, shifted to all the big screen production to succeed in their names SNL, Adam ultimately to the conclusion to leave the program in 1995 to the full concentration to build his film career, starting with "Billy Madison" (1995), of which he also wrote screenplay. It was not until he starred opposite Drew Barrymore in "The Wedding Singer" (1998) that the funnyman finally came to world attention, as this romantic comedy strips out of the way to collect more than 123 million U.S. dollars internationally, brought him undeniably bigger fan base and wider access than in Hollywood.Moreover, directed him to receive three nominations at the 1998 MTV Movie Awards for the categories of Best Comedic Performance, Best On-Screen Duo and Best Kiss of the gloriously won it along with Barrymore.

The commercial success won in his later pictures of "The Waterboy" (1998), "Big Daddy" (1999) and "Mr. Deeds" (2002), Adam consequently, a hugely popular comic actor further increased this inevitably some doubts about his true talent apart from nailing roles in goofball humor genre. In his reply, he thus a stellar performance in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Punch-Drunk Love" (2002), which really impressed remarkable film critic Roger Ebert, even HFPA invited to give him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy category a year later. Continue to break free from its typical comedies, the brown-haired man wonderfully maintained his career while taking various roles, plays a mild-mannered businessman in "Anger Management" (2003), then a veterinarian, determined to win the heart of a Woman with a short-term memory disorder in "50 First Dates" (2004).

Notwithstanding these high in box office by his next feature, "The Longest Yard" (2005), Adam seemed to have no difficulty at all to move in the industry so roles kept coming for him. During 2006 saw him reach another box-office success of "Click", 2007 surprisingly strong venture in its genre drama in "Reign Over Me" before he again with the comedy "Now I talk to Chuck and Larry" along with Kevin James , Jessica Biel, plus Steve Buscemi. Other stations were nabbed after strange because he was already billed star in "Do not with the Zohan" (2008), "Bedtime Stories" (2008) and "Wild Pitch" (2009), the latter finding him play the first white man to play baseball in the Black League.

Apart from his profession as an actor and writer, this low-profile star was also aware that a film producer, mostly stood behind the cinema, he was in over his company, Happy Madison Productions. In addition, he developed a singing career and had already released 5 comedy albums, the most successful namely "They're all Gonna Laugh You" (1993), was surprisingly nominated for best comedy album Grammy Awards in 1995. As with his private life, even Adam, actress Alicia Silverstone in 1996, but later gave his heart to Jackie Titone, whom he finally married on 22 June 2003. The couple then joyously welcomed the arrival of their first child on 6 May 2006.

Discography

2004 Shhh...Don't Tell
1999 Stan and Judy's Kid
1997 What's Your Name
1996 What the Hell Happened to Me?
1993 They're All Gonna Laugh at You



Filmography

2009 Wild Pitch
2009 Untitled Judd Apatow/Adam Sandler Project
2008 Bedtime Stories
2008 You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2007 I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
2007 Reign Over Me
2006 Click
2005 The Longest Yard
2004 Spanglish InfoSpanglish
2004 50 First Dates Info
2003 Blossoms & Blood - VI aka Blossoms and Blood (USA: DVD title)
2003 Couch
2003 Anger Management
2002 The Hot Chick
2002 Eight Crazy Nights
2002 Mr. Deeds
2002 Punch-Drunk Love
2001 The Animal
2000 Little Nicky
1999 Big Daddy
1998 The Waterboy
1998 Dirty Work
1998 The Wedding Singer
1996 Happy Gilmore
1996 Bulletproof
1995 Billy Madison
1994 Mixed Nuts
1994 Airheads
1993 Coneheads
1992 Shakes the Clown
1990 Testing Dirty - TV
1989 Going Overboard aka Babes Ahoy
1987 The Cosby Show



Awards

1999 Golden Raspberry Awards ; Worst Actor - Big Daddy
2004 Kids' Choice Wannabe Award

Kid's Choice Blimp award
1999 The Waterboy
2000 Big Daddy
2003 Mr. Deeds & Eight Crazy Nights
2005 50 First Dates
2007 ClickGijón International Film Festival best actor
2002 Punch-Drunk LoveBlockbuster

Entertainment Awards
1999 The Waterboy
2000 MTV Movie Awards - Big Daddy
1996 Happy Gilmore
1998 The Wedding Singer
1999 The Waterboy
2000 Big Daddy
2004 Teen Choice Awards - 50 First Dates
2001 Choice comedian
2002 Choice comedian
2003 Anger Management
2004 50 First Dates & Choice comedian
2005 Choice comedian
2006 Choice comedian People's Choice Awards
2000 Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Comedy
2005 50 First Dates
2006 Favorite Funny Male Star