Celebrities Profile

Tom Cruise

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Emma Watson

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Emma Watson

Birth Name : Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson

Famous as : Actress

Birth Date : April 15, 1990

Birth Place : Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Claim to fame : As Hermione Granger in "Harry Potter" series

Favorite Actresses/Actors: Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt and Renee Zellwegge

Biography

Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson is a widespread and popular teen actress, thanks to their brilliant performance in the role of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series based on the hit list series of books by author JK Rowling, to their vast won recognition and, of course, fame comes afterwards. Em was named after her paternal grandmother, the marriage was "Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson," once in France and lived there for 5 years before moving to England, where she lives since.

Born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England on 15 April 1990, it was still a bitter reality, than their parents, Jacqueline and Chris Watson, lawyers, divided. Later she lived with her beautiful mother and three years younger brother named Alex. As they enjoyed their time studying at the Dragon School, a prestigious British preparatory school is located in Oxford, England, grew to an intelligent girl, gladly discuss, except an avid sports player, enjoys playing hockey, tennis, and talents. In addition to their great interest, it also has the desire and the ability to act.

These natural abilities were evident since her early age, can be judged by their highly praised performances in several productions of the school.

At school, little action Em showed her enthusiasm, took the lead in several plays, including "Arthur: The Young Years", "The Happy Prince" and "Alice in Wonderland". Besides acting, she participated in many other productions of the school. It was, as they have that 7 won 1 Price in a school poetry recital, the Daisy Pratt Poetry Competition. Then, her head teacher nominated her and some other friends to audition and compete against many other girls for the role of Hermione Granger in the film "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (2001), when people from the casting office came to her Oxford primary school. Joined just for fun, Em has an unexpected audition for other auditions, beat other competitors, many of whom are actresses have had much more than acting experience. To her shock, she finally won the role, and thus the story began.

Playing Hermione in the first film in the Harry Potter series has very good that many were impressed by their ability, and because he drives it in line with the famous young Hollywood actresses. As a result of their remarkable act, she was to reprise her role in the remaining installment of the Harry Potter series, including "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (2002), "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004), And "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2005). Your performance in these films was well received, handed her the 2002 Saturn Award nomination for best performance by a younger actor for "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and the highly prestigious AOL Award for best supporting actress for "Harry Potter and the Chamber of secrets. " The question to other roles, Em just recalled," Now that I've played the snotty, Bossy, send Hermione Granger, I want to play some American high-school girls. I want to play something quite different. I want to play every kind and character in every respect, but I'm probably Hermione will play for a while. "

Aside from her on-screen life, she continues to her love of shooting with her studies and school activities. Then enrolled Headington School, where she studies art, history and English, but also living their lives normally, uses her spare time to socialize with their friends and enjoy their hobby. By the year 2007, it was again to reprise her role as Hermione Granger in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". Amid their success in the "Potter" series, but surprisingly, Em their uncertainty to keep Staying with the franchise up to its final instalment, leading to heavy speculation that they would not return after "Phoenix". Thank God, all turned out to be no more than rumors, as the charming teen at the end eager inked deals continue to play Hermione in the sixth and seventh part, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2008) and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" (2010).

With a high career aspirations, Emma sad to say, is not quite lucky if romance. Started from Rugby player Tom Ducker in March 2007, they dumped him in October of that year, having seen pictures of him with other party girls. A representative of a declaration on the matter, and said "You just drove out ways in which young people do. Emma is now only concentrating on their A-levels and the new film."

Filmography

2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2008 The Tale of Despereaux
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 Ballet Shoes
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 Sorcerer's Stone

Awards

Phoenix Film Critics Awards - Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Female (Chamber of Secrets)

National Movie Award - Female Performance (Order of the Phoenix)

Awards for Sorcerer's Stone
Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film: Young Artists Awards

Awards for Chamber of Secrets

Best Supporting Actress: AOL Moviegoer Awards
Best Performance by a Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role, Female: Phoenix Film Critics' Society

Awards for Prisoner of Azkaban

Child performance of the year: Total Film magazine
Best Supporting Actress: Moviefone Moviegoers award
Best Actress: Bravo Magazine's Bronze Otto Award
Favorite Actress: Bravo Magazine's Silver Otto Award

Awards for Goblet of Fire

Best Actress: SyFy Genre Awards
Best Actress: Australia's Xpress magazine penguin awards
Best Female Film Star: Bravo Magazine's Gold Otto Award
Outstanding Contribution to British cinema: Empire awards (with Dan & Rupert)

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Daniel Radcliffe

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Daniel Radcliffe
Birth Name : Daniel Jacob Radcliffe
Height : 5' 6"
Sex : M
Nationality : British
Birth Date : July 23, 1989
Birth Place : Fulham, London, England, UK
Profession : actor
Education : All-boys private school
Father : Alan Radcliffe (literary agent)
Mother : Marcia Gresham (casting director)
Claim to fame : as Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

Biography

Although his parents are closely related to the entertainment field because of their professions, Jacob Daniel Radcliffe actually had been kept from the show business since he was still in such a young age. As a literary agent by ICM and a casting agent, Alan Radcliffe and Marcia Gresham probably just wanted their only child to spend his life normally as other children did. However, little Daniel's love for action was unstoppable, despite the discouragement, as he eagerly to the productions of his school. With a view to his enthusiasm, the couple finally soft and allowed him into the film industry. Marcia even helped her son to send his picture on BBC Television for the audition of "David Copperfield" in which Daniel later earned the role of the young Copperfield in 1999.

Born on 23 July 1989 in Fulham, London, Daniel was only ten years old in 1999, but his talent was clearly visible to all, including Kate Harwood, producer of "David Copperfield". "He has a special quality of naturalness and innocence," she added. "The camera really loves him and other children do not feel threatened by him. Fear is normally works with child actor, but in his case was wonderful. We take him for his special qualities of gentleness and vigilance. He has them in spades. He has a lot of charm and simplicity. "Perhaps it was this quality in him, that these adorable young actor to be cast in his big screen debut," The Tailor of Panama "(2001), alongside Hollywood stars notable actors , As Pierce Brosnan and Geoffrey Rush.

The year 2000 was indeed a turning point in Daniel's life as an audition in search of suitable boys to portray Harry Potter. Previously suggested that competition from his father, friend, he made director Chris Columbus concern. "Dan went into the room, and we all knew we had found Harry," Columbus recalls. In addition, the authors of the phenomenal book series, JK Rowling, also had their consent to him to play Harry Potter when she said: "After Daniel's screen test, I do not think Chris Columbus could have found a better Harry. " Without further examination, Daniel was officially in the cast of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (2001), along with other fresh young actors, such as Rupert Grint and Emma Watson.

Since "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was the film in which Daniel won his first major role, he experienced different kinds of emotions in the film to see. "It is really good - it is quite frightening, it is quite emotional. Even I cried and I do not cry easily, I cried at the end credits, if my name was, and I was like, Oh my God, I can not believe , That's my name, I've met so many people since we started shooting, and it was wonderful. I have so far and changed so much since the beginning. It was like a proper way. "The film itself proved to be a glorious success, striving to be one of the top box-office films of the year. With the large income of 317.6 million U.S. dollars, the film in the top-20 of the all-time U.S. blockbusters. This achievement has been made Daniel extremely popular and gained great fans all over the world.

Daniel then continued filming locations of the sequel, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" in the following year. At that time, he rose as one of the most promising young actors of that time. His pictures were on the covers of numerous magazines, while he also appeared in the famous TV shows, namely: "The Oprah Winfrey Show", "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" and "The Today Show". Obtain achievement in the big screen, Daniel ventured on stage production in the same year. In November and December, he made several appearances as a surprise guest in "The Play What I Wrote" (2002) Director: Kenneth Branagh to Wyndhams Theatre in London's West End.

In 2003, he was from London tabloid, The Daily Mail that the intention to have quit the Harry Potter series. It was because he was afraid that his activity could distract his studies at the prestigious private all-boys school City of London School. With regard to the report, there were many denials that the insiders in the studio, but Dainel easily answered by fabulous performance in the second follow, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004). He went on filming locations the next series "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" and the process ended in March 2005. Actor in a Drama strip entitled "December Boys" (2006), he gave the assurance that he is more in the "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007).

However, it turned out that there are still doubts about Daniel's return as the young wizard in the last two instalments of the franchise, especially after he delivered a stand against performance in a revival of Peter Shaffer drama "Equus" opened the 27th February 2007 in London's West End in February. Many rumours way that Warner Bros. Pictures, the studio holds the rights to Harry Potter film series, was angry because his decision to appear naked in a scene of the play and not him back to the movies. All at the end were proved untrue, such as the striking teen finally inked deals to continue playing Potter in the two "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2008) and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" (2010).

In addition to his career, Daniel was noted for his concern about issues in the world. Active in the brotherly love to do Demelza House Children's Hospice in Sittingbourne, Kent, he participated in a video entitled "Mind Reading: Interactive Guide to Emotion" (2002) to help autistic children develop a facial image and vocal expression dealing with emotions. He also took part in the procurement of funds for the Tsumani victims and wore his autograph session to support the establishment of Kamp Kiwanis, a facility for disabled and disadvantaged children. Despite his young age, Daniel has indeed a big warm heart, and this makes him one of the most unusual and exceptional young players is worthy to consider.

Filmography

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I InfoHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010)
stars as Harry Potter

Journey InfoJourney (2009)
stars as Dan Eldon

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince InfoHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
stars as Harry Potter

My Boy Jack (2007) - TM
stars as Jack Kipling

December Boys InfoDecember Boys (2007)
stars as Maps

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix InfoHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
stars as Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire InfoHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
stars as Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban InfoHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) aka Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The IMAX Experience
stars as Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
stars as Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) aka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
stars as Harry Potter

The Tailor of Panama (2001)
stars as Mark Pendel

David Copperfield (1999) - TM
stars as Young David Copperfield

Trivia

Revealed he appears naked in the next Harry Potter film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. (August 15, 2008)
Ranked 2nd on Forbes.com's Hollywood's Top-Earning Tweens list.
Has been working as a tea boy on the set of HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE. He apparently takes on the extra work to keep himself distracted from smoking. (April 2008)
Earned a massive $ 26 million in one year. The 18-year-old has $ 8 million in cash in the bank, has invested $ 14 million and is owed $ 4 million in outstanding payments.(April 2008)
Founders of the first glasses he wore as a child to an exhibition marking the horrors of the Holocaust. (January 3, 2007)
Will play slain photojournalist Dan Eldon in upcoming biopic JOURNEY. (January 2, 2008)
Says he wants his ashes to be fired from a cannon when he dies. (October 5, 2007)
Was ranked #29 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actors list.(2008).
Was ranked #3 on TV Guide Top 10 Teen Star Countdown (2008).
Was ranked #10 on Yahoo! List of 10 Most Popular Stars of 2007 on Yahoo! Movies. (2007).
Was ranked #6 on Forbes List of The 20 Top-Earning Young Superstars. (2007).
Was ranked #79 on Forbes List of The Celebrity 100. (2007).

Awards

2008
Dewynters London Newcomer of the Year (Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers’ Choice Awards, UK)

2007
Best Male Performance (National Movie Awards, UK)

2006
Best Actor (Cine Awards, Belgium)
Best Male Film Star (Gold): Otto Awards, 2006
Best Actor/Movie (SyFy Portal's SyFy Genre Awards)

2005
Best Young Actor (SyFy Portal's SyFy Genre Awards)

2004
Top 10 Child Stars (RTL Television, Germany)
Best Breakthrough Male Actor (Star Channel Star Awards, Japan)
Best Junior Achiever (for viewers' favorite under-16 guest on the show Relly Awards)
Young Talent of the Year (ITV Celebrity Awards)
Best Movie Actor (K-Zone Kids Awards, Philippines)
Best Film Star/Actor (Dutch Kids Choice Awards)

2003
Best Young Actor (SyFy Portal's SyFy Genre Awards)
Best Actor (Roadshow Cinema Grand Prix Awards, Japan)

2002
Person of the Year (Time For Kids)
Targa d'Oro ("Gold Plate", David di Donatello Awards)
Outstanding New Talent (Sir James Carreras Award for the Variety Club Showbusiness Awards)

2001
Male Youth Discovery of the Year (Hollywood Women's Press Club)

**Awards, source Wikipedia

Alexa Vega

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Alexa Vega
Birth Name: Alexa Ellesse Vega
Category: actresses

Birth place: Miami, Florida, USA

Birth day: 27 August 1988

Age: 20

Nationality: American
Height: 5' 5
Claim to fame: secret agent Carmen Cortez of 'Spy Kids'

Born on 27 August 1988 in Miami, Vega spent her early years living on a farm near Florida. Alexa grew up on a farm in Florida for a while, as four of her family to California, where her mother got a job with a talent agency. Her mother decided the four-year-old to an audition for the Burt Reynold's TV series "Evening Shade". On their first attempt, Alexa got the role. It was the beginning of a very successful career. Alexa landed other small role in ER "and" Ladies Man.

Her film credits include a role as Priscilla O'Shea in "Little Giants", Gina in "Dennis The Menace Strikes Again", young Helen Hunt in "Twister" and roles in "Nine months", "The Glimmer Man", and "Ghosts of Mississippi". Shortly before she got in the film that her career around, Alexa was in "Follow the Stars Home". Then she went to an audition for Robert Rodriguez film. You almost do not land the role. Vega series back on television as Alfred Molina's daughter in CBS 'short-lived sitcom Ladies Man, before taking center stage in Spy Kids.

All the other girls trying out for a role in Spy Kids, 8, while it was 10. But that's not keep Rodriguez from spotting their talent. She was cast as Carmen Cortez, a secret agent, in the 007 spoof "Spy Kids. Together with co-star Daryl Sabara, Vega to make the majority of their own stunts, immediately to a hero to children everywhere. The film, including Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alan Cumming, Tony Shalhoub, was a box office smash success. Vega returned a year later for its highly anticipated successor, Spy Kids 2: The Iceland of Lost Dreams (2002), the functions of the children on trips to a lost island in an attempt to thwart the evil plans of a mad scientist played by Steve Buscemi . In the summer of 2004, Vega's first post-Spy Kids film, was Sleepover.

Trivia

Sister of Makenzie Vega.

Second cousin of MayaRae Vega.

She enjoys freshwater fishing.

She can speak Spanish fluently.

She is half-Colombian and half-Italian.

She is an experienced gymnast

At 15, placed fourth in the hottest female teen stars in February 2004.

Spy Kids director, Robert Rodriguez, buys her a new car on her 16th Birthday. She wants a Range Rover, so that they can travel around her four sisters and a surfboard on top.

Her favorite animal is hamster.

Her fovorite TV Show is Friends

Filmography

2008 Repo! The Genetic Opera
2007 Remember the Daze
2006 Walkout
2004 Sleepover
2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2002 Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2001 Spy Kids
1999 The Deep End of the Ocean
1998 Dennis the Menace Strikes Again
1996 Ghosts of Mississippi
1996 The Glimmer Man
1996 Twister
1995 Nine Months

Awards

Black Reel (2007)
Newtork/Cable- Best Actress
For: Walkout (2006) (TV)
Won

Young Artist Award (2003)
Category : Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress
For : Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
Won

Dakota Fanning

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Dakota Fanning

Birth Name : Hannah Dakota Fanning

Famous as : Child actress

Birth Date : February 23, 1994

Birth Place : Conyers, Georgia, USA

Claim to fame : As Lucy Diamond Dawson in "I Am Sam" (2001)

Biography

Amazement cause public with their incredible skills, Hannah Dakota Fanning has really established itself as the most popular child actress in the Hollywood film industry. Four awards and seven nominations they had received so far have shown that it is worthy indeed to earn the title. It is likely because of their immense love to act, that they are always in a position to give brilliant performances in each film she starred in. This enthusiasm has in its very young age, looking after their interest to implement some role-playing games again Home. "I have always played the mother and I play my sister as a daughter," she admitted. "I wanted an actress in television and cinema instead of just around the house."

Dakota's enthusiasm to act, her parents, Steve and Joy Fanning, brought her to a game house in the vicinity of their residence, where they could each week with other children from their parents. The theatre instructors quickly discovered their talent and their parents advised to turn it into an agency. The agent later, the family looking for an opportunity to develop in LA Dakota's potentiality. One promising opportunity approached in 1999 than this charming little girl was surprisingly selected to be thousands of Tide detergent commercial. Born on 23 February 1994 in Conyers, Georgia, she was barely five years old at that time. By the following year, she had an episode in the TV series remarkable how "ER", "Ally McBeal" and "CSI".

To support Dakota's career, Steve and Joy decided to settle in Los Angeles while she signed with a professional agency. In 2001 she made her screen debut in a comedy Strip "Tomcats" (2001). It was, however, "I am Sam" (2001) successful that it attracted public attention with its magnificent. Porträtiert the daughter of a mentally disabled man played by Sean Penn, she received positive reactions from both critics and the audience. In addition to appointing an Outstanding performance by a female actress in a supporting role in Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2002. It creates a sensation for the eight-year-old actress was the youngest person to such a performance.

This early achievement strengthened Dakota's career as she was on more film projects in 2002. She appeared in "Trapped", alongside Charlize Theron and Kevin Bacon, then starred in a romantic comedy film "Sweet Home Alabama" was a box-office hits of the year. Your bright star shone more than it was in the cast of "Taken", a TV mini-series, by the prominent Hollywood director, Steven Spielberg. It showed later in "The Cat in the Hat" and "Uptown Girls" in the following year. Brittany Murphy, her co-star in the past, really gave a high praise to her. "… Very clever, and so bright, sharp, and intelligent. It is only one of the most magnificent and balanced, grounded people I've ever met in my entire life."

Dakota once again won critical applause for her role in Tony Scott's "Man on Fire" (2004). It has an excellent performance as Pita Ramos, a rich girl who is abducted and later saved by a bomber in retirement, she worked as a bodyguard played by Denzel Washington. Fuhr they continued to show their top-notch acting consistently in "Hide and Seek" (2005) and in the summer blockbuster of Spielberg film "War of the Worlds" (2005). Your other film projects in 2005, "Nine Lives" and "Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story" with Kurt Russell, Elisabeth Shue and Kris Kristofferson. That same year, she also contributed her sweet voice to direct-to-video feature "Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch" followed by "My Neighbor Totoro", a 1988 Japanese animated feature in the U.S. released on DVD in March 2006 by Disney.

First very busy with their activities in the action does not mean that Dakota leaving their study. Being home-Schooled, it has always to their tutor in the film, it sets marked so that they can learn everything they know. "Acting is what I love to do," she commented. "I would not trade it for the world. I do not believe that it was a work. It's really fun for me. And Home-school work perfectly." Fixed on this decision, the girl happily kept moving to maintain its path in show business, appearing in "Charlotte's Web" (2006) then "Hounddog" (2007), a spark ignites controversy because of its depiction of a scene character gets raped. Nevertheless, she went untouched for later star in "Winged Creatures" (2008), "Hurricane Mary" (2008) and "The Secret Life of Bees" (2009), while re-lending their voice, this time to Focus Features' animated strip " Coraline. "

Filmography

Coraline (2009)
stars as Coraline (voice)

Push (2008)
stars as Cassie Holmes

Winged Creatures (2008)
stars as Anne Hagen

The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
stars as Lily Owens

Cutlass (2007)
stars as Lacey

Hounddog (2007)
stars as Lewellen

Charlotte's Web (2006)
stars as Fern

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005) - VI
stars as Lilo

War of the Worlds (2005)
stars as Rachel Ferrier

Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005)
stars as Cale Crane

Nine Lives (2005)
stars as Maria

Hide and Seek (2005)
stars as Emily Callaway

Man on Fire (2004)
stars as Pita

Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003) - TM
stars as Preschool Kim (voice)

The Cat in the Hat (2003) aka Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat
stars as Sally

Uptown Girls (2003)
stars as Lorraine "Ray" Schleine

Trapped (2002) aka 24 Stunden Angst (Germany)
stars as Abigail Jennings

Taken (2002) - TV aka Steven Spielberg Presents Taken
stars as Allison 'Allie' Clarke/Keys

Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
stars as Young Melanie

Hansel & Gretel (2002)
stars as Katie

Taken (2002) - TV aka Steven Spielberg Presents Taken
stars as Allison 'Allie' Clarke/Keys

Father Xmas (2001)
stars as Clairee

I Am Sam (2001)
stars as Lucy Diamond Dawson

Tomcats (2001)
stars as Little Girl in Park

Tonari no Totoro (1988) aka My Neighbor Totoro
stars as Satsuki (2005 Disney version)

Awards

BFCA Award (2002)
Category : Best Young Actor/Actress
For : I Am Sam
Won

Golden Satellite Awards (2002)
Category : Outstanding New Talent
For : I Am Sam
Won

Sierra Award (2002)
Category : Youth in Film
For : I Am Sam
Won

Young Artist Award (2002)
Category : Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Under
For : I Am Sam
Won

Brendan Fraser

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Brendan Fraser

Birth Name : Brendan James Fraser

Famous as : Actor

Birth Date : December 03, 1968

Birth Place : Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Spouse : Afton Smith (actress, 27-Sept-98 - 26-Dec-07)

Claim to fame : As George, the King of the Jungle, in "George of the Jungle" (1997)

Biography

Known for his versatility in action with inner quality of being a modest and polite manner person, which certainly makes it a special star in everyone's heart, James Brendan Fraser, in fact, is a fine example of a real Hollywood actor. The youngest of four children, he was born on 3 December 1968 in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is the son of Carol and Peter Fraser, whose job as a Foreign Service Officer for the Canadian Government Tourist Office often the family is required to get from one place to another.

Although this nomadic life caused him to frequently change schools during his early life, she gave the boys plenty of opportunity to see the unique character of Detroit, Seattle, Ottawa, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and especially London, where he became the first Once introduced to the wonders of the acting by a West End matinee of the musical "Oliver!". Immediately fascinated by the performance, the child could not help but fell in love with theater after.

As his interest in this branch of art grew larger, if continued his studies in Upper Canada College in Toronto, Brendan carefully honed his acting skills in school productions of plays and revues before taking theatre at the Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. Successful earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1990, he was selected to an internship at the Intiman Theatre, which he likes, in its preparation to enter Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas for a master's degree. Around this time, however, he heard about a movie audition in the city for a role of a Latino-type in a movie, called "Bound By Honour", so that impulsive to give himself out. He unexpectedly took him to LA as a casting agent invited him to read for the director, and if it is not part of the land, succeeded his audition tape, are put into circulation around ultimately leads to a small part as Sailor # 1 in the River Phoenix's vehicle "Dogfight" (1991).

In the search for massive rise in filmmaking, this charming blue-eyed guy then came to a decision to prosecute a career in Hollywood, led to the cancellation of his enrollment at SMU. Continued strove for bigger roles, he finally nabbed the second settlement in Les Mayfield's patchwork of Comedy "Encino Man" (1992) to play Link, a Neanderthal back to life by two of today's teenagers, played by Pauly Shore and Sean Astin, thawed, after it from a block of ice. Although critical Panorama half, the image surprisingly, the great successes in terms of box office with domestic revenues of more than 40 million U.S. dollars, Brendan brought the name on the surface as a new fresh appearance to note this year. Moved on without much difficulty, he was beginning a familiar face to the audience through a number of other strange features, such as "Airheads" (1994) and "Mrs. Winterbourne" and "Glory Daze," which both came in 1996.

First, he was cast to portray the title role in "George of the Jungle" (1997), Brendan finally rose to eyes wide recognition he had since the beginning of his career. Delivered far more memorable performance, he effortlessly captures not only for children's attention, but also those of adults fantastic drive of the Strip's total gross worldwide in more than $ 170 million, unmistakably the creation of huge profits for Disney, the film distributor. In view of this huge achievement, so many waited for him in the run-up to generate other roaring laughter, but he, presumably to avoid typecast, preferred to the diversity of human nature, always in the romantic "Still Breathing" (1997) , Then shows his dramatic side in "Gods and Monsters" (1998), before re-enacting a fish-out-of-water guy in "Blast from the Past" (1999). Kept stay away from comic roles, he crossed next to more exciting genre of adventure in "The Mummy" (1999), one of Universal's big-budgeted pictures of the year.

Starred opposite Rachel Weisz in this ambitious effort from Stephen Sommers, Brendan succeeded wonderfully is a good team chemistry also working with the British actress and so helped the legendary film score over $ 415 million in the whole world after garnering about $ 44 , 6 million in its first weekend in U.S. cinemas. The glorious achievement was certainly such a large contribution to his career, promoting his popularity and his position in the industry several notches higher. So glided very well in maintaining his way, he eagerly returned to comedy genre in the following projects of "Dudley Do-Right" (1999), "Bedazzled" (2000), plus "Monkey Bone" (2001) to later again in the "Mummy" cast for his successor, "The Mummy Returns".

Mummy (2001), who is also a tremendous result as his predecessor had experienced. Following this was a challenging part in "The Quiet American" (2002) with Michael Caine and other comic turn in the WB production of "Looney Tunes: Back in Action" (2003).

Mummy (2001), who is also a tremendous result as his predecessor had experienced. Following this was a challenging part in "The Quiet American" (2002) with Michael Caine and other comic turn in the WB production of "Looney TunesMarked the year 2005 with a short more polished performance alongside Sandra Bullock, Thandie Newton, Matt Dillon, Terrence Howard is also in the 2006 Oscar-winning image of "Crash", Brendan continue on foot along the way, by roles in "Journey to the End of the Night" and "The Last Time" for the next two years. 2008 even saw him much busier than he was tied to a certain big screen titles like "The Air I Breathe", "Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D," "Inkheart" and "Singularity." In Between, dark hair actor eagerly took time to reprise his "Mummy" role in the third chapter of the adventure series, "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor", under the direction of measures filmmaker Rob Cohen. All these clearly demonstrated that Brendan, in fact, have scored in Hollywood, despite the endless coming much younger and more attractive players in this glamorous world.: Back in Action "(2003).

Brendan married his longtime lover Afton Smith, 27 September 1998 after four years of their relationship, followed by a romantic proposal in the river Seine in Paris, led to a commitment for one year. Warteten in nearly four years, the couple finally embraced their first child, Arthur Griffin, 17 September 2002, before adding two more members of the family with the arrival of second son, Holden Fletcher, 16 August 2004 and the third called Leland Francis on 2 May 2006. In December 2007 the couple announced in a joint statement by the actors of journalist that they ended their 9-year-old marriage nor would "continue to build and maintain a close friendship."

Filmography

Looney Tunes: Back in Action ( 2003 )
The Mummy Collection ( 2002 )
The Quiet American ( 2002 )
Monkeybone ( 2001 )
The Mummy Returns ( 2001 )
Bedazzled ( 2000 )
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists ( 2000 )
Dudley Do-Right ( 1999 )
Blast From the Past ( 1999 )
The Mummy ( 1999 )
Still Breathing ( 1998 )
Gods and Monsters ( 1998 )
The Twilight of the Golds ( 1997 )
George of the Jungle ( 1997 )
The Passion of Darkly Noon ( 1996 )
Mrs. Winterbourne ( 1996 )
Glory Daze ( 1996 )
Younger & Younger ( 1995 )
Now and Then ( 1995 )
The Scout ( 1994 )
With Honors ( 1994 )
Airheads ( 1994 )
School Ties ( 1992 )
Encino Man ( 1992 )
Dogfight ( 1991 )

Award

1997 Golden Space Needle Award - STILL BREATHING

Leonardo DiCaprio

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Leonardo DiCaprio

Birth place: Hollywood, California, USA

Birth day: 11 November 1974

Nationality: American

Biography

Leonardo DiCaprio was born Wilhelm 11st November 1974, in Los Angeles. Although his parents separated shortly after his birth, his mother and father George Irmelin still an important part of his life and career. Irmelin DiCaprio handles finances, while his son George screens scripts on receiving them. DiCaprio's career began on the small screen at an early age, with roles in various commercials and an appearance in Romper Room. He felt discouraged early in his career as an agent rejected him for having a name that sounded foreign. Leonardo DiCaprio could very well become Lenny Williams, when he suggested that his name change, but DiCaprio rejected.

He chose to attend the origin of his name: while his mother stood before a painting Leonardo DaVinci, she felt her unborn son kicking, and his mother named after him this moment. So that there will be no disruption to prevent that from him after his passion, DiCaprio found another agent, and he was on his way to an actor.

Over time, when he landed his short-lived role in the sitcom Growing pains, DiCaprio more than 20 commercials and roles in the soap opera Santa Barbara, the TV series Parenthood and The New Lassie, as well as the feature film Critters 3 in his curriculum vitae . While the growth pains, DiCaprio beat out 400 other aspiring actor for his role in this Boy's Life in 1992. Costarring legendary actor Robert De Niro, DiCaprio the presentation of Tobias Wolff caught the eye and the attention of film critics. His next film was excursion in What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, As the autistic brother of Johnny Depp's character.

Academy Award Nomination

To prepare for the role, DiCaprio studied the mannerisms and thought processes of autistic children when you visit the homes for autistic. Despite the fact that he almost rejected the role because he was too pretty for the part, the role garnered him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Not bad for a guy, never studied drama.

After the DiCaprio role next film, The Quick and the Dead, The Basketball Diaries and Total Eclipse, were box office disappointments, he has decided to more mainstream commercial route. And he's with the MTV-ish adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, costarring Claire Danes. DiCaprio has been the leading man, and love every female teenybopper's life.

SUPERSTAR

If DiCaprio starred in the 1996 tearjerker Marvin's Room, nobody would have predicted the colossal success was that the actor coming way. In 1997, he costarred with Kate Winslet in the big hit, "Titanic", which was the most successful film of its time. After his leading role in the mega-blockbusters, DiCaprio stepped down from the beautiful, in Woody Allen's Celebrity, and in a dual role in the disappointing The Man in the Iron Mask. Water is not unchartered territory for DiCaprio, he was next seen in the movie The Beach costarring French actress Virginie Ledoyen.

Leonardo next marked in epic films such as Gangs of New York (2002) Catch Me If You Can (2002) and The Aviator (2004), not box office hits. He won not one but two Golden Globe nominations for his work in 2006 Bllod Diamond and The Departed.

Leonardo DiCaprio has been romantically linked with models Bridget Hall and Amber Valletta and is currently with close model Gisele Bundchen.

Quotes

"Don't think for a moment that I'm really like any of the characters I've played. I'm not. That's why it's called 'acting'. " - Leonardo DiCaprio

Movies

He Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (2008)
The Chancellor Manuscript (2008)
Blink (2007)
The Blood Diamond (2006)
The Departed (2006)
The Aviator (2004)
The Aviator (2004)
Gangs of New York (2002)
The Beach (2000/I)
Celebrity (1998)
Titanic (1997)
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998/I)
Marvin's Room (1996)
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Total Eclipse (1995)
The Foot Shooting Party (1994)
This Boy's Life (1993)This Boy's Life (1993)This Boy's Life (1993)This Boy's Life (1993)
Poison Ivy (1992)
Critters 3 (1991)
"Santa Barbara" (1984) TV
"Parenthood" (1990) TV

AWARDS

Academy
2006 Best Actor Blood Diamond
2004 Best Actor Aviator
1993 Best Supporting Actor What's Eating Gilbert Grape What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Austin Film Critics Association
2006 Best Actor Departed

Berlin International Film Festival
1997 Silver Bear for Best Actor William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet

British Academy Awards
2006 Best Actor Departed
2004 Best Actor Aviator

Broadcast Film Critics Association
2006 Best Actor Blood Diamond
2006 Best Actor Departed
2004 Best Actor Aviator

Chicago Film Critics Circle
2006 Best Actor Departed

Golden Globe
2006 Best Actor - Drama Departed
2006 Best Actor - Drama Blood Diamond
2004 Best Actor - Drama Aviator
2002 Best Actor Catch Me if You Can
1997 Best Actor in a Dramatic Picture Titanic
1993 Best Supporting Actor What's Eating Gilbert Grape

L.A. Film Critics Association
1992 New Generation Award What's Eating Gilbert Grape

National Board of Review
1993 Best Supporting Actor What's Eating Gilbert Grape

National Society of Film Critics
1993 Best Supporting Actor (Runner-up) What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Online Film Critics
2006 Best Actor Departed

Satellite Awards
2006 Best Actor - Drama Blood Diamond
2006 Best Supporting Actor Departed

Screen Actors Guild
2006 Best Actor Blood Diamond
2006 Best Supporting Actor Departed
2004 Best Actor The Aviator

Brandon Routh

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Brandon Routh

Birth Name : Brandon James Routh

Famous as : Actor

Birth Date : October 09, 1979

Birth Place : Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Spouse : Courtney Ford (actress, since 24-Nov-07)

Claim to fame : As Superman in "Superman Returns" (2006)

Height : 6' 3"

Nationality : American
Hair Color : Dark Brown

Eye Color : Brown

Father : Ron Routh

Mother : Katie Routh

Sister : Sara Suzane Routh (older, singer/songwriter)

Relation : Rachel Boston (actress)

Education :

Graduated from Norwalk Senior High School, Norwalk, Iowa in 1997
Attended University of Iowa, majored in English

Biography

Although still relatively few professional credits in his curriculum vitae, James Brandon Routh could also be one of the potential players to watch in the 2000s judging from his great performance to successfully nab the title of the next Superman in the wake of the late Christopher Reeve.

A native of Iowa, Brandon, born on 9 October 1979 in Des Moines and grew up in the city suburb of Norwalk, where he later at Norwalk Senior High School, while enthusiastically developed his skills in the work of the Norwalk Theater of Performing Arts.

After gaining his doctorate in 1997, he enrolled in the University of Iowa to pursue a degree in English, but as its desire to act was really hard to resist the brown eyes teen ultimately decided his study after one year and headed Hollywood to search for good chance to develop a career in the entertainment industry.

Much to the delight Brandon, the jobs were fairly easy to meet, as he sought to show up in 1999 in an episode of the NBC television series "Odd Man Out", followed by Guest stations in MTV's "undressed" for his 4 episodes in 2000 and another in WB's "Gilmore Girls" a year later.

When a notch higher, he went satisfyingly steadier in the business world shortly thereafter with its role as Seth Anderson in the long-running soap opera "One Life to Live", saw him stay for about a year before leaving the series until April 2002 . After winning a unique phenomenon in prime-time shows that CBS's "Cold Case" plus ABC's "Will & Grace" in the next two years, it was not until autumn 2004 that this young man began striking to earn vast public notice when Warner Bros. officially announced him as the new Superman in his highly anticipated-2006 feature film "Superman Returns".

The story behind his appointment was a really interesting because it was either publication or speculation year on the appropriate person to carry out the role of director of the film as well. The latter position finally fell into the hands of the "X-Men" Helmer Bryan Singer after Tim Burton, Wolfgang Petersen, mcg, Brett Ratner, Shekhar Kapur and were earlier than on filling the seat nor the former one remained unresolved even though it was reported that Warner Bros. had already taken some popular names to play, including Nicolas Cage, Josh Hartnett, Tom Welling. However, Singer had his own return for he is more inclined to throw a fresh face, and persistently works his idea, he finally fixed his election in Brandon, in fact, spoke for the role before the MCG, thus granting the dark-haired actor Beginning of a new phase in his life, as the new world sensation. Then get signed again play the red-caped hero in "Superman: The Man of Steel" (2009), the star next eagerly has time to nab between different roles as in "Life is hot in Crack Town" (2008), an urban drug - Addiction drama also stars of Shannyn Sossamon, Lara Flynn Boyle, Brandon proposed to actress girlfriend Courtney Ford in August 2006. They met for the first time on the sample dinner for her brother's wedding at the bowling alley Lucky Strike, in which the actor to work as a bartender. The couple exchanged vows in a ceremony in the beautiful El Capitan Ranch in Santa Barbara, 24 November 2007.

Quotes

"I think Superman's journey is to become comfortable on earth. Of course he's got his role as earth's greatest protector but he also wants to be as happy as he can and if that happens to be with Lois then he's going to find a way" - Brandon Routh

Filmography

Lie To Me (2007) as James
Superman Returns (200) as Clark Kent/ Superman
STUNTMENT as Kirby Popoff
The Informers as Jamie

Producer Credits

Lie to Me - Co-Producer

Award

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films: Rising Star Award (2006)
ShoWest Award: Male Star of Tomorrow (2006)

Heath Ledger

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Heath Ledger
Birth Name: Heathcliff Andrew Ledger
Nick Name: Heathy
Profession: Actor
DoB: April 4, 1979
Place of Birth: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Date of Death: January 22, 2008
Place of Death: New York City, New York, USA
Reason of Death: Drug overdose
Height: 6' 1"
Education: Guilford Grammar School
Nationality: Australian
Claim to Fame: as Gabriel Martin in "The Patriot" (2000)
Father: Kim
Mother: Sally

Already something of an established actor in his native Australia, Heath Ledger for the first time the attention of American audiences in 1999 with his victory turning point in the teen comedy 10 Things I Hate About You, plays the rebellious Patrick Verona in the update of + The Taming of the Shrew.

Born in Perth, Western Australia on April 4, 1979, Ledger first became interested in acting while attending the all-boys Guilford Grammar School. He began his career performing onstage with the Guildford Theatre Company and was soon appearing in substantial roles on Australian television shows. The 1996 series Sweat featured him as a gay cyclist, while the following year's Roar cast him as a medieval Celtic prince - and also won him the beginnings of a fan base. After moving across the Pacific to Los Angeles, Ledger landed his lead role in 10 Things I Hate About You opposite Julia Stiles in 1999.

The film proved to be a summer hit, and succeeded in introducing ledger to a legion of new fans. In the same year he starred in two hands, an Australian action comedy that cast him as a teenager Sydney, is in debt to an underworld kingpin, played by Bryan Brown. The film premiere in this year's Sundance Film Festival. Following a prominent role in Roland Emmerich's The Patriot (2000), Ledger brought Excalibur sensibilities into the new millennium with A Knight's Tale (2001). With its tradition shaken mix of modern slang and music balanced with the classic fairy tale battle chaos, A Knight's Tale as an exciting star vehicle for the popular young actor. The young actor also garnered a great deal of praise for his supporting role as a deeply depressed prison staff in the Oscar-winning film Monsters Ball (2001).

Although the film does not fare well critically or otherwise, Ledger nevertheless proved to be a versatile actor in The Four Feathers (2002), in which he starred as a cowardly officer-in-training, resignation of the British Army shortly before shipping from Sudan . In the same vein, if the order (2003) was shunned by critics Ledger was praised for his intense performance as a tortured, knowledge-seeking priest. Australia's Ned Kelly (2003) with a then 24-year-old Heath in the title role of sixteen-year-old outlaw Ned Kelly and places it on a skilled occupation, including Six Feet Under star and fellow Australian Rachel Griffiths, the Oscar - winner Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom And Naomi Watts.

In 2005, Ledger captivated Hollywood with his sensitive turn as Ennis Del Mar in the modern gay-themed western Brokeback Mountain. Impressed the audience with his account of the soft-spoken and tortured character struggling with his love for fellow cowboy Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal), he continued to draw several awards for the role, including Best Actor wins from many film critics associations, but as a coveted Oscar nomination.

Ledger was in 2005 following employs Brokeback, with roles in films of the period Casanova and the brothers Grimm, and a turn as heroin addicts man in Candy. His own commitment to Brokeback costar Michelle Williams made headlines and a daughter in late 2005, when both their relationship ended the following year. Ledger had its role as the Joker in the Dark Knight (due in July 2008) and was filming locations Terry Gilliam's Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, when he was found dead in a New York residential building on 22 January 2008. Rebecca Flint Marx, all Movie Guide.

Trivia

Had a premature death at age 28. Was found dead at 3:26 p.m. in his fourth-floor apartment at 421 Broome Street in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City on January 22, 2008, as the NY police reported, due to drug overdose.

Heath Ledger and his sister are named after the two main romantic characters of the Emily Bront� novel, "Wuthering Heights".

Dated costar Lisa Zane while they were filming "Roar" (1997).

Concentrated on drama and sports in school. When asked to choose between the two, he picked drama. Attended a private all-boys school called Guildford Grammar.

Auditioned for the role of Max in the TV show "Roswell" (1999). But the show was originally developed for Fox and since he had already starred in "Roar" (1997), that was not successful for Fox, they did not want to hire him.

Has three sisters: Kate Ledger, and half sisters Olivia Ledger and Ashleigh Bell.

Named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2001.

Dated Heather Graham. [October 2000 - June 2001]

Was a part of the Kalamunda Field Hockey team back in 1990 in his native country of Australia. His father, Kim Ledger, was the president of the team from 1990-1992.

Was a men's-fashion judge at the Melbourne Cup Carnival in November 2001.

Shares a birthday with Hugo Weaving.

Was originally set to star in Oliver Stone's Alexander (2004) before Colin Farrell took over the role.

Was considered for the role of Kar in Bulletproof Monk (2003), but ultimately it down. The role later went to Seann William Scott.

Dated Naomi Watts (August 2002 - May 2004)

He and Naomi Watts broke up for the 2nd time, April 2004.

Born on the same day as American Pie (1999) star Natasha Lyonne.

Worked with Orlando Bloom in Ned Kelly (2003). Ledger worked with Scottish actor James Cosmo in The Four Feathers (2002). Both Bloom and Cosmo worked together in the movie Troy (2004).

Was named "the new Matt Damon" in Josie and the Pussycats (2001). They now act side by side in The Brothers Grimm (2005)

Most of his wardrobe is designed by his friend Shem.

Is of Irish and Scottish ancestry

Starred in 3 films which screened at the 2005 Venice Film Festival. They included Brokeback Mountain (2005), The Brothers Grimm (2005) and the out-of-competition Casanova (2005).

Met Michelle Williams on the set of Brokeback Mountain (2005).

Chosen in the State U17 squad in the field hockey and was touted as one of the emerging young stars, but decided to pack it in and try to make a career in acting.

Jake Gyllenhaal is the godfather of his daughter Matilda.

Was mentored by, lived with, and is very good friends with Martin Henderson.

In 2006, Ledger invited to join AMPAS.

Is the first non-American actor to portray the Joker.

Set to star in Baz Luhrmann's pre-WWII drama, but backed out to play The Joker in The Dark Knight (2008).

Busy Philipps is the godmother of his daughter Matilda.

When he cast as The Joker in the Dark Knight (2008), rumours circulated that his Brokeback Mountain (2005) cast mate Jake Gyllenhaal would play District Attorney Harvey Dent. Instead, Jakes sister Maggie Gyllenhaal was cast as an assistant DA Rachel Dawes .

Dropped out of Australia (2008) to do The Dark Knight (2008).

Is one of seven godparents of Elizabeth Hurley's son Damien.

Called off his engagement to Michelle Williams in September 2007.

Choosen as one of the 100 Sexiest Movie Stars in the world (#79) 2007 by Empire Magazine.

Filmography

1992 Clowning Around
1997 Blackrock
1997 Paws
1999 Two Hands
1999 10 Things I hate About You
2000 The Patriot
2001 Monster's Ball
2001 A Knight's Tale
2002 The Four Feathers
2003 The Order
2003 Ned Kelly
2005 Cassanova
2005 The Brothers Grimm
2005 Lords of Dogtown
2005 Brokebake Mountain
2006 Candy
2007 I'm Not There
2008 The Dark Knight
2009 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Televisions

1993 Ship to Shore
1996 Sweat
1997 Home and Away
1997 Roar

Awards

Academy
2005 Best Actor Brokeback Mountain

British Academy Awards
2005 Best Actor Brokeback Mountain

Broadcast Film Critics Association
2005 Best Actor Brokeback Mountain

Chicago Film Critics Association
2005 Best Actor Brokeback Mountain

Golden Globe
2005 Best Actor - Drama Brokeback Mountain

Independent Spirit Award
2007 Robert Altman Award I'm Not There
2005 Best Actor Brokeback Mountain

L.A. Film Critics Association
2005 Best Actor - Runner-up Brokeback Mountain

Las Vegas Film Critics Association
2005 Best Actor Brokeback Mountain

London Film Critics Association
2005 Best Actor Brokeback Mountain

National Society of Film Critics
2005 Best Actor - Runner-up Brokeback Mountain

New York Film Critics Circle
2005 Best Actor Brokeback Mountain

Online Film Critics Association
2005 Best Actor Brokeback Mountain

Phoenix Film Critics Association
2005 Best Actor Brokeback Mountain

San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2005 Best Actor Brokeback Mountain

Screen Actors Guild
2005 Best Actor Brokeback Mountain

St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Associat
2005 Best Actor Brokeback Mountain

Victoria Beckham

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Victoria Beckham
Birth Name: Victoria Caroline Adams
Nick Name: Posh Spice
Birthdate: April 17, 1974
Birthplace: Hertfordshire, England
Height: 5' 6"

Born on 17 April 1974 in Hertfordshire, England, Victoria Caroline Adams was the first child for electronics Antony Adams and his wife Jacqueline. With the success of their electrical warehouse business, the couple were in a position to a rich and comfortable education for their future pop star daughter and her two siblings, Louise and Christian.

Victoria St. Mary's High School in Chestnut, she admitted that she felt like an outsider for the rich. She claimed she was often a victim of bullying from school of children and that they have no friends.

After watching the musical "Fame" at the age of seven, she realized that she wanted fame. Her parents enrolled them in Jason Theatre School in Enfield. She continued her schooling in the Laine Theatre Arts College in Surrey to study dance and modeling, if they are 17th.

Victoria was a girl-pop group called "touch" in 1994 after answering an ad in 1993, was the search for ambitious and talented girls. The group was later renamed "Spice Girls", and that is when things began to develop for the future and fashion fans.

It was known as "Posh Spice" in the group, whose first single "Wannabe" went to number one in Britain and the USA The girl, from "Baby Spice" Emma Bunton, "Scary Spice" Melanie Brown, "Sporty Spice "Melanie Chisholm and" Ginger Spice "Geri Halliwell, enjoyed worldwide success with over fifty-five million recordings sold worldwide. It was one of the most successful pop acts of the 90s.

The band disbanded in 2000, two years after Halliwell decided to leave the group. Victoria then back into the music scene as a solo artist, garnering moderate, but far from the group's success.

Back in 1997, Victoria started dating footballer David Beckham after a meeting with him in a charity football match. Their first son, Brooklyn Joseph, was born in March 1999. The couple, known as "Posh and Becks", married in Ireland on 4 July this year.

Two other sons followed their union: Romeo James, born in September 2002 and David Cruz, born in February 2005.

The world-famous soccer mom has become known as an international style icon. She was often in fashion events, she designed a limited edition of Rock & Republic, the British ambassador for Dolce and Gabbana and was short and the face of Roca Wear. She won two British Glamour Magazine Awards celebrated fashion that their achievements.

"Posh" Learning to Fly "autobiography in September 2001 was the third best-selling non-fiction of 2001. Their other book, fashion advice guide" that additional and Half Inch: Hair, heels and everything in between "was also Another bestseller.

Victoria and her equally famous husband currently live in Los Angeles as a result of David's contract with the LA Galaxy. She and David became the 616th richest person in Britain in 2008.

Success

How does one define a final, with 35 million albums sold in less than five years and nine singles hit No. 1 in the UK alone? We define it as phenomenal, and you have to give Victoria Beckham some of the credit.

As one of the Spice Girls, Victoria will forever be known as a cultural icon, whose songs and image redefined pop music for the coming years. And that was the daunting task of an A-list superstar.

Quotes

"This person they make me out to be irritates the hell out of me as well." - Victoria Beckham, on how she is portrayed in the press.

Trivia

Son Brooklyn Beckham born. [4 March 1999]

Engaged to David Beckham [25 January 1998]

Winner of the 1997 MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video, "Wannabe".

Winner of the 1997 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Group.

Member of The Spice Girls singing group (Posh Spice).

At the base of her spine,she has a tattoo of 4 eight-pointed stars representing herself, her husband and her two sons

Is a vegetarian.

Her luggage was lost on a flight, and she demanded free airfare for life. [2000]

Tried out for the role of Lara Croft in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) but lost the role to Angelina Jolie

Son, Romeo Beckham, born. [1 September 2002]

Is a big fan of Simon Morley's and David Friend's Puppetry of the Penis, and once attended a private screening of the show with her husband and other celebrities.

Signed with Damon Dash's Roc-a-Wear clothing line to promote the apparel in US and European billboard ads. She already appeared on a billboard on Times Square, the building oposite to MTV Studios in New York.

Signed with Damon Dash's Roc-a-Fella Records to record a new solo album.

Has a sister, Louise, and a brother, Christian. Used to dance ballet as a child and teenager.

After being dropped from Virgin Records, she signed a 1.5 million pounds contract for Telstar Records (2001) and they will release and promote her music worldwide, except for USA where she signed a new deal (worth $2 million) with Rocc-A-Fella Records (2003) and they will release and promote her music in USA.

Winner of 5 awards at "Smash Hits Poll Winners Party 1996" with The Spice Girls in London, UK.

Winner of 4 awards at "Brit Awards 1997" with The Spice Girls in London, UK.

Winner of 2 awards at "Billboard Awards 1997" with The Spice Girls in Las Vegas, USA.

Winner of 3 awards at "American Music Awards 1998" with The Spice Girls in Los Angeles, USA.

Winner of Special award at "Brit Awards 1998" with The Spice Girls in London, UK.

Winner of Best Dressed Female Award at "Elle Style Awards 2000" in London, UK.

Winner of Best Female Haircut at "Pantene Pro-V Awards 2000" in London, UK.

Winner of Best Dressed Female Artist at "Lycra British Style Awards 2003" in London, UK.

Voted Best Dressed Woman for the year 2002 by british "Prima" magazine.

Voted Best Dressed Woman for the year 2003 by british "Prima" magazine.

Winner of Best Dressed International Female at "Elle Style Awards 2003" in Madrid, Spain.

Voted Best Dressed Pop Artist for the year 2000 by "Heat" magazine. Also voted Best Dressed Couple (shared with David Beckham).

Winner of 2 awards at "MTV Europe Music Awards 1998" with The Spice Girls in Milan, Italy.

Winner of 2 awards at "Smash Hits Poll Winners Party 1998" with The Spice Girls and one award for Best Female Haircut, in London, UK.

Winner of a Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to the British Music Industry at "Brit Awards 2000" with The Spice Girls, in London, UK.

Favorite designers are Dolce & Gabbana and Donatella Versace

Confirmed rumors that she is pregnant for a third time. [August 2004]

Third son, Cruz, born in Madrid [20 February 2005].

She is the only member of the Spice Girls not to have had a UK number one single as a solo artist.

Godfather of her son Brooklyn is Elton John

Katherine McPhee

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Katherine Mc.Phee
Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA
Date of Birth: 03/25/1984
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Profession: Singer; reality-show contestant

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Katharine McPhee knew from a very young age that she wanted to be a professional singer. Katharine belt design her first tune at the age of 2, much to the surprise of her vocal coach mother. With the help of her mother, Katharine McPhee honed their voice in the powerful force that it is today.

Katharine McPhee on American Idol

After high school, Katharine McPhee decided that it was time to focus on their singing and enrolled at the prestigious Boston Conservatory of Music. Although she only attended one semester, Katharine McPhee emerged from the institute with a better understanding about how to get the most from their powerful sideburns. But before her life-changing stay in American Idol, Katharine was an actress and appearances in films like crazy (2005), came to a stage in Annie Get Your Gun and The ghost and Mrs. Muir, and was on television in the short - lived They are here. Shortly after, Katharine McPhee decided a trip to San Francisco to audition for American Idol, where she blew the judges away with her stunning rendition of Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child".

Katharine McPhee has phenomenally well in the show and captivates the audience and the judges with her silky smooth voice and sexy, but absolutely confident demeanor. Katharine McPhee came second to Taylor Hicks.

She received much recognition following American Idol. Their debut single "Somewhere Over the Rainbow / My Destiny", was on 27 June 2006, from RCA Records. "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" peak at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "My Destiny" peak at No. 60th Katharine McPhee toured with Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli Around the same time.

Success

Although Katharine McPhee May, the most popular participant at American Idol's fifth season, they do not take home the prize. Fortunately, RCA was able to see their potential and fast, they signed a record contract. Her first album, Katharine McPhee, debuted at number 2 in Billboard's Top 200 charts and her first single, "Over It", in the top 30th.

In 2007, Katharine McPhee's self-entitled debut album sold 116000 copies in its first week in initial No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200 charts. In November 2007, Katharine announced its plans to begin recording a new album after the split with their possibilities record label, RCA Records. In 2007, Katharine McPhee has her second love on TV's Ugly Betty and on the big screen I Know What Boys Like (2008) next to Anna Faris and Rumer Willis.

Jennifer Love Hewitt

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Jennifer Love Hewitt
Height: 5' 2½
Nationality: American
DoB: February 21, 1979
Birth Place: Waco, Texas, USA
Father: Herbert Daniel Hewitt (medical technician; divorced in September 1979)
Mother: Patricia Mae (née Shipp; speech pathologist)
Brother: Todd Hewitt (chiropractor; born in 1971)

Jennifer Love Hewitt was born in Waco Texas, 21 February 1979. She is 20 years old, 5'2''with high Auburn Hair and Brown Eyes. She lives in LA California with her mother Pat Hewitt. Her father is Danny Hewitt and Todd is her brother was Hewitt.Love front of the camera since she was nine, as they have a show team in Texas, that was a dance team, traveled to Russia and Denmark.

As ten she was an international spokesman for LA Gear shoes. This marked in the advertising for Mattel toys. From 1989 to 1991 marked as Robin Love on the children show Children Inc. in 1991, she was in a Barbie dance workout video and in 1992 she was in the film Munchies. In 1992 she came with her first CD Called Love Songs, which appeared only in Japan.

In 93 it was in the movie Sister Act and in 94 she got the role of Franny Byrd in the hit list TV show The Byrds of Paradise. In 1995 she came with her second album Let's Go Bang was in America. In 1995 Love was the role of Sarah Page on the hit show Party of Five. In 1996 she played Brooke Figler in the movie house arrest in the same year they released their 3rd Titel''Jennifer album Love Hewitt.''Love in 1997 marked the Trojan War as Leah.

Their big break came when she marked 97 in the hit list film I Know What You Did Last Summer, she co-starred in this film with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillipe and Freddie Prinze Jr. In 1997 she also starred in the film Can ' t hardly wait with Ethan Embry. In 1998 she came with a continuation I Know What You Did Last Summer, called I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. They co-starred with Brandy, Mekhi Phifer and Freddie Prinze Jr. in this film. In the near future, it is from a film with the name Love Story, they wrote. It is also the voice of Thumbelina in the animated film The Adventures Of Thumbelina. In 2000, to star in the film version of the popular video game Resident Evil.As far as their TV careers love to want to star in a spin-off of Party of Five, the title Time of Your Life.

She is also planned to play Audrey Hepburn in a TV mini-series coming. Love also has its own production company Call''Love''Spell Productions, they have a few films in the planning. I am sure we will continue to see Love's fame and popularity grow.

Filmography

- She Had Brains, a Body, and the Ability to Make Men Love Her (2008)
- Angry Little Girls (2008) TV Series
- The Magic 7 (2008) (TV)
- Delgo (2008)
- Ghost Whisperer (52 episodes, 2005-2007)
- Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
- In the Game (2005) (TV)
- Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber (2005) (TV)
- A Christmas Carol (2004) (TV)
- Garfield (2004)
- The Devil and Daniel Webster (2004)
- American Dreams (2 episodes, 2004)
- If Only (2004)
- The Truth About Love (2004)
- In the Game (2004) (TV)
- Groove Squad (2002) (V) (voice)
- The Tuxedo (2002)
- The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina (2002) (V) (voice)
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002) (V) (voice)
- Heartbreakers (2001)
- Time of Your Life (21 episodes, 1999-2001)
- The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000) (TV)
- Party of Five (98 episodes, 1995-1999)
- The Suburbans (1999)
- Hercules (1 episode, 1999)
- Saturday Night Live (1 episode, 1998)
- I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
- Zoomates (1998) (voice)
- Telling You (1998)
- Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
- Boy Meets World (1 episode, 1998)
- I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
- Trojan War (1997)
- House Arrest (1996)
- McKenna (1994) TV Series (unknown episodes, 1994-1995)
- The Byrds of Paradise (1994) TV Series (unknown episodes)
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
- Little Miss Millions (1993)
- Shaky Ground (1992) TV Series (unknown episodes, 1992-1993)
- Munchie (1992)
- Running Wilde (1992) TV Series
- Kids Incorporated (1 episode, 1989-1991).

Awards

- 2003 DVD Exclusive Award - Best Original Song
- 2003 Kids' Choice Award - Favorite Female Butt
- 2000 People's Choice Award - Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series
- 1999 Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Actress - Horror
- 1999 Teen Choice Award - Film - Choice Actress
- 1998 Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Female Newcomer
- 1994 Young Artist Award - Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Cable or Off Primetime Series

Trivia

- She has a dog named Don Juan.
- She has Italian and German origins.
- In 2002 she was one of Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World".
- In 2005 and 2006 she was seen in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement.

Katie Holmes

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Katie Holmes
Full Name: Kate Noelle Holmes
DoB: December 18, 1978
Place of Birth: Toledo, Ohio
Height: 5'8''
Weight: 118 lbs
Eyes: Green
Education: High School (Notre Dame)College: Columbia University, New York, New York (deferred admission)
Father: Martin Holmes (Lawyer)
Mother: Kathy Holmes (Homemaker)

Katherine Noelle Holmes, born on 18 December 1978 in Toledo, Ohio. The youngest of five children - she has three older sisters and an older brother - Katie had no intention of contributing to an actress while growing up. Her mother, Kathy Holmes, enrolled her long legs in the daughter of Margaret O'Brien's Modeling School in Toledo, which ultimately led Katie to her present career. During their summer holidays from Notre Dame Academy (an all-girls Catholic High School), 17-year-old Katie visited a Modeling Convention in New York City.

The Convention, a talent scout from Los Angeles approached Katie and encourages them to spend the rest of the summer in California Auditioning. Katie was in Hollywood with her mother to try their luck to act, despite initial skepticism of her father.

Katie Holmes played Joey Potter in Dawson's Creek and has worked in big screen movies like Disturbing Behavior (1998), Go (1999), Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999) and The Gift (2000). It has also highlighted cell phone (2003), Pieces of April (2003), First Daughter (2004), Batman Begins (2005), and thank you for not smoking (2006). It is hard to imagine a girl, is synonymous with sweets as a sex symbol, but there is something attractive about a woman that projects a naive sexuality. And since marry Tom Cruise, it is really trying, "sophisticate" itself, sporting more of a Jackie O. look as the girls next door, we all have to learn. It is not on par with Alyssa Milano in the sex-bomb scale, but as a temptress, it is not far behind.

Katie Holmes' films have not done much at the box office, but her marriage with Tom Cruise has certainly won her much glory, especially since it 16 years his junior. And after giving birth to her first child, Suri, paparazzi was a staple food in Katie Holmes' life.

Quotes

"I think every little girl dreams about her wedding. I used to think I was going to marry Tom Cruise." - Katie Holmes, before she married dating Tom Cruise.

Filmography

1997 The Ice Storm
1998 Disturbing Behavior
1999 Go
1999 Teaching Mrs. Tingle
2000 The Gift
2000 Wonder Boys
2002 Abandon
2003 Pieces of April
2003 The Singing Detective
2003 Phone Booth
2004 First Daughter
2005 Thank You for Smoking
2005 Batman Begins
2008 Mad Money

Awards

1999 MTV Movie Award Best Breakthrough Female Performance, for: Disturbing Behavior

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

Keanu Reeves

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Keanu Reeves
Birth Name: Keanu Charles Reeves
DoB: September 2, 1964
Birth Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Nationality: American

Keanu (which means "cool breeze over the mountains" in Hawaiian) Charles Reeves was born in Beirut, Lebanon, on 2 September 1964. His father, Samuel Nowlin Reeves, is a former Chinese-Hawaiian geologist, while his British mother, Patricia Taylor, is a former showgirl. In 1966, after the birth of second child Kim, the family moved to Australia for one year.

But soon, Patricia and Samuel divorced. With custody of the children, Patricia moved to New York City, where she married director Paul Aaron. The family moved to Toronto, Canada, and became a Canadian citizen.

During his long and busy career, Keanu Reeves was in Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Point Break (1991), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Speed (1994), The Devil's Advocate (1997), and the Matrix trilogy. But for many, he is always relaxed dimwitted Ted Logan from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989).

Keanu Reeves also had roles in The Gift (2000), somethings Gotta Give (2003), Thumbsucker (2005), The Lake House (2006), Street Kings (2008) and The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008).

Not only was Keanu Reeves election Empire magazine, the number 17 on the list of the 100 Sexiest Stars in Film History in 1995, but he is also known as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world by people magazine.

Many of Keanu Reeves' female fans have created Web pages to him. And although he's been romantically linked to how Jennifer Syme (died in a car accident in 2001), Jill Schoelen, and allegedly had a romantic relationship with his matrix costar Carrie-Anne Moss, he seems to be mysterious, if it comes to his relations.

In January 2005, he was rumors way, with Amanda de Cadanet, but as soon as June rolled around, he had apparently married Autumn Macintosh. Only Keanu Reeves certainly knows ...

Success

Keanu Reeves received his first paycheck to act is a Canadian Coca-Cola commercial in 1980 and four years later he was in another ad, this time for Kellogg's Corn Flakes. He established a name for himself in the circuit Toronto theatre with plays like Wolfboy in 1984 and Romeo and Juliet in 1985.

After the made-for-TV film Letting Go (1985) and the film One Step Away (1985), Keanu Reeves could be in Youngblood (his American film debut in 1986), River's Edge (1986), Flying ( 1986), And five TV films such as Young Again (1986) and the remake of Babes in Toyland (1986), one-for-TV movie starring Drew Barrymore.

In 1988, Keanu Reeves in the night before, Permanent Record, The Prince of Pennsylvania, and the Academy Award-winning Dangerous Liaisons with Uma Thurman. He followed it with the cult classic, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989).

Keanu Reeves' next projects were parenthood (1989), I Love You to Death (1990), Tune In Tomorrow ... (1990), and Point Break (1991) as an FBI agent undercover as surfers. Then came two 1991 features: Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey and My Own Private Idaho.

With his stock rising, Keanu Reeves in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) and Little Buddha (1993) as the mythical Siddhartha. The international blockbuster Speed (1994) established him as Action Hero and Sandra Bullock a star.

The following titles on his resume - Johnny Mnemonic (1995), A Walk in the Clouds (1995), Chain Reaction (1996), Feeling Minnesota (1996) and The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997) - were disappointments. However, Keanu Reeves came back in top form with The Devil's Advocate (1997) and The Matrix (1999).

Following the Replacements, The Watcher and the gift, all functions 2000, he starred in Hard Ball (2001) and the Chick Flick Sweet November (2001) with Charlize Theron. In the year 2003 was filled with Keanu Reeves The Matrix Reloaded, Matrix Revolutions and Something's Gotta Give with Jack Nicholson.

Keanu Reeves came back strongly in 2005 with the title role in Constantine. And he was even busier in 2006, with the release of A Scanner Darkly, Il Mare (which reunited him with Sandra Bullock) and The Night Watchman.

Quotes

"I used to have nightmares that they would put 'He played Ted' on my tombstone." - Keanu Reeves

Television

Night Heat- episode Crossfire (1985) as Mugge
Night Heat - episode Necessary Force (1985) as Thug #1
Letting Go (1985) as Stereo Teen #1
Brotherhood of Justice (1986) as Derek
Act of Vengeance (1986) as Buddy Martin
Young Again (1986) as Michael Riley, Age 17 (credited as K.C. Reeves)
Under the Influence (1986) as Eddie Talbot
Babes in Toyland (1986) as Jack-Be-Nimble
Trying Times - episode Moving Day (1987) as Joey
Life Under Water (1989) - Kip
The Tracey Ullman Show - episode Two Lost Souls (1989) as Jesse Walker
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990-93) as Ted (voice only) (season one,1990-91)
Action 1999 - Pilot (1999) "Keanu Reeves"
Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony episode 3 (2005) as himself

Filmography

2008 Street Kings
2008 The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still
2006 A Scanner Darkly
2006 The Great Warming
2006 The Lake House
2005 Constantine
2005 Ellie Parker
2005 Thumbsucker
2003 Something's Gotta Give
2003 The Matrix Reloaded
2003 The Matrix Revolutions
2001 Hardball
2001 Sweet November
2000 The Gift
2000 The Replacements
2000 The Watcher
1999 The Matrix
1997 The Devil's Advocate
1997 The Last Time I Committed Suicide
1996 Chain Reaction
1996 Feeling Minnesota
1995 A Walk in the Clouds
1995 Jhonny Mnemonic
1994 Even Cowgirl Get the Blues
1994 Little Buddha
1994 Speed
1993 Freaked

1993 Much Ado About Nothing
1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula
1991 Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991 My Own Private Idaho
1991 Point Break
1990 I Love You to Death
1990 Tune in Tomorrow..
1989 Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
1988 Dangerous Liaisons
1988 Permanent Record
1988 The Night Before
1988 The Prince of Pennsylvania
1986 Flying

Animatrix

Awards

1992 MTV Movie Award : Most Desirable Male

1995
MTV Movie Award : Best On-Screen Duo

2000
MTV Movie Award : Best Male Performance

2000
MTV Movie Award : Best Fight

David Beckham

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David Robert Joseph Beckham
Nicknames: Becks, Goldenballs, DB7

Nationality: English

Date and Place of Birth: 2nd May 1975, Leytonstone, London, England.

Family: Wife: Victoria Beckham (a.k.a. Posh Spice)
Children: 3 sons (Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz)

Previous Clubs:
1993–2003 Manchester United - 265 appearances, 61 goals
1995 Preston North End (loan) - 5 appearances, 2 goals
2003–2007 Real Madrid
2007 - present LA Galaxy

International Career:
1996 – present England
Former England captain

In Leytonstone born on 2 May 1975, David Robert Joseph Beckham was a fan of Manchester United from a very early age. He insisted on wearing a Red Devils T-shirt when training with London club Tottenham Hotspur as a schoolboy. The admiration was mutual - the biggest football club in the world had its eyes on the young players.

Football has always been the biggest thing in David Beckham's life. He used to play for hours when he was a child. Beckham and his father would kick the ball around until it's too dark to see each other. Because he was always kicking the ball around, David Beckham never did everything well in school. Beckham failed when he was 16 and went to play football for Manchester United's Jr. team. David played his first pro game for Manchester two years later, when he was 18. By 1996, David Beckham was a regular with the team and one of the most popular players in England - by the team to help win an FA Cup and Premier Division title the same year.

Beckham scored his first international goal in the 26th June 1998, game against Colombia, although he waves in a negative way. During the football World Cup in France in 1998, Beckham joined Diego Simeone slightly on the back of the leg, in retaliation for since fouled by the player.

The tabloid press later followed Beckham from the football field and to send his wedding to Spice Girl Victoria Adams in July 1999. In March of 2000, the couple welcomed their son, Brooklyn Joseph in the world. Beckham's private life has overshadowed because of the negative media stories to his bad mood, shift to stories on his wife, is also a tabloid favorite.

In 2002, David Beckham helped England in the final quarter finals of the World Cup of soccer in Korea and Japan, where England lost to eventual world champion from Brazil. In 2003, David Beckham was at Real Madrid for a mind-boggling $ 40 million. After a disappointing season with Real Madrid, David Beckham hopes he can lead England to victory in Euro 2004.

David Beckham's success in football means that he has a ton of cash. David Beckham makes more than $ 15 million U.S. dollars per year to play for Real Madrid and several thousand more from advertising to settle. That is allowed him to get some nice toys as well. Beckham has seven cars, including a custom built Ferrari, a Porshe 911, Range Rover and Jaguar.

If David Beckham's not scoring goals for his team, he hangs with his wife Victoria Adams (Posh Spice of the Spice Girls) and their sons Brooklyn (born in March 1999) and Romeo (born in September 2002. You also have two dogs named Snoop and Puffy (after Beckham's favorite rapper, Puff Daddy and Snoop Dog). So between scoring goals, making music and cleaning up after her son and dogs, keeps this family very busy.

Trivia

Beckham is due to kick off his film career with a film trilogy called Goal!. The film would be his first major part in a feature film. He plays himself and be seen in all 3 parts of the trilogy.

Filmography

2008 Goal! 3
2007 David Beckham: Life of an Icon
2007 Goal! II: Living The Dream
2007 Victoria Beckham: Coming to America
2007 Concert for Diana
2006 Beckhamania: Coming to America
2006 Goal! The Dream Begins
2005 The Pink Panther
2003 Bend It Like Beckham

Books

Beckham, David (2002). David Beckham: My Side. HarperCollinsWillow.
Beckham, David; Freeman, Dean (2001). Beckham: My World. Hodder & Stoughton Ltd.
Beckham, David; Watt, Tom (2003). Beckham: Both Feet on the Ground. HarperCollins.
Crick, Michael (2003). The Boss -- The Many Sides of Alex Ferguson. Pocket Books.
Ferguson, Alex; McIlvanney, Hugh (1999). Managing My Life -- My Autobiography. Hodder & Stoughton.

Sporting Titles and Awards

Individual

PFA Young Player of the Year: 1997
Named in 1998 FIFA World Cup All-star team
FIFA World Player of The Year Award finalist: 1999, 2001 (runner-up both years)
UEFA Club Player of the Year Winner: 1999
UEFA Club Player of the Year Finalist: 2001
BBC Sports Personality of the year: 2001
ESPY Award for Best Male Soccer Player: 2004
ESPY Award for Best MLS Player: 2008
Named in Pele's FIFA 100 list of the greatest living players

Club

Manchester United

Premier League- Champion (6): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03
Premier League - Runner Up: 1994–95, 1997–98
FA Cup Winner (2): 1996, 1999
FA Cup Runner Up: 1995
UEFA Champions League Winner: 1998–99
Intercontinental Cup: 1999
UEFA Super Cup Runner Up: 1999
Community Shield Winner (4): 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997
Community Shield Runner Up: 1998, 2000, 2001
FA Youth Cup Winner: 1992

Real Madrid

Primera Division Champion: 2006–2007
Supercopa de Espana: 2003

LA Galaxy

Super Liga Runner-Up: 2007

Kristen Dunst

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Kristen Dunst
Birth Name : Kirsten Dunst
Birth Date : 04/30/1982
Birthplace : Point Pleasant, New Jersey

Family
Brother: Christian Dunst. Born c. 1987
Father: Klaus Dunst; Stationed in New Jersey while the rest of his family lives on the west coast; separated from Dunst's mother
Mother: Inez Dunst; Separated from Dunst's father

Milestones

1985 - Began acting at the age of three, at first in TV commercials
1989 - Made feature film debut in "Oedipus Wrecks", the Woody Allen-directed segment of the anthology feature, "New York Stories"
1992 - Moved with her family to Los Angeles
1992 - Landed role of Claudia in "Interview with a Vampire" at age 10
1993 - Made TV-movie debut in a small role in the NBC drama, "Darkness Before Dawn" Will star in "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People" (lensed 2007)
1993 - Episodic TV debut guesting on two episodes of the NBC drama series, "Sisters" in the role of Kitten Margolis
1994 - First large feature film role, as Claudia in "Interview With the Vampire" Grew up in New York City
1995 - Co-starred with Robin Williams in the box-office hit "Jumanji"
1996 - Appeared in the two-part CBS drama "Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy" as Sara Weaver
1996-1997 - Made TV series debut with recurring role on the hit NBC medical drama "ER"
1997 - Had amusing supporting role as a child actress drafted to play an Albanian refugee in "Wag the Dog"
1997 - Voiced the title character as a girl for the Fox animated feature "Anastasia"
1998 - Starred as an expectant teenager in the Lifetime movie "Fifteen and Pregnant"
1999 - Played a beauty queen contestant in the mock documentary "Drop Dead Gorgeous"
1999 -Teamed with Michelle Williams as two high school students who stumble onto Watergate in the comedy "Dick"
2000 - Portrayed a cheerleader in "Bring It On"
2001 - Portrayed Marion Davies in "The Cat's Meow"; premiered at Locarno Film Festival
2001 - Cast as a troubled rich girl who falls for a Hispanic classmate in "crazy/beautiful"
2002 - Cast as Mary Jane Watson, the girlfriend of Peter Parker, in the Sam Raimi directed "Spider-Man"
2003 - Cast in the drama feature "Levity" 1998 - Co-starred in "Small Soldiers" and "Strike/The Hairy Bird"
2003 - Starred as Betty Warren in "Mona Lisa Smile"
2004 - Co-starred with Jim Carrey and Mark Ruffalo in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
2004 - Reprised role as Mary Jane for "Spider-Man 2"
Signed to the Ford Modeling Agency
2004 - Starred as tennis pro Lizzie Bradbury, opposite Paul Bettany in the romantic comedy "Wimbledon"
2005 - Cast as Claire, a quick-witted flight attendant in Cameron Crowe's "Elizabethtown" opposite Orlando Bloom
2006 - Starred in the title role for Sofia Coppola's "Marie-Antoinette" opposite Jason Schwartzman as Louis XVI
2007 - Once again teamed with Tobey Mcguire and director Sam Raimi to play Mary Jane for "Spider-Man 3"

Brad Pitt

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Brad Pitt
Real Name : William Bradley Pitt
Date Of Birth : December 18, 1963
Place Of Birth : Shawnee, OK USA
Sign : Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Aquarius
Height : 6' 0''
Education : Attended University of Missouri at Columbia
Father : Bill Pitt
Mother : Jane Pitt
Brother : Doug Pitt
Sister : Julie Pitt

Awards:
Academy
1995 Best Supporting Actor 12 Monkeys

Chicago Film Critics Circle
2006 Best Supporting Actor Babel

Golden Globe
2006 Best Supporting Actor Babel
1995 Best Supporting Actor 12 Monkeys
1993 Best Actor - Drama Legends of the Fall

Independent Spirit Award
2007 Best Feature A Mighty Heart

Satellite Awards
2006 Best Supporting Actor Babel

Angelina Jolie

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Agelina Jolie Name: Angelina Jolie Voight
Nicknames: Angie, Jellybean, and Bunny
Occupation: Actress
Date of Birth: June 4, 1975
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, Calif.
Sign: Sun in Gemini, Moon in Aries
Height: 5''7"
Family: Father: Jon Voight (actor); mother: Marcheline Bertrand (former actress); brother: James Haven Voight (director); son: Maddox Chivan Thornton Jolie; daughter: Zahara Marley Jolie
Relationships: exchanged vows in a Buddhist ceremony with actor Brad Pitt; ex-husband: Billy Bob Thornton (actor, director, writer) married on May 5, 2000 and divorced on May 27, 2003; ex-husband: Jonny Lee Miller (actor) married on March 28, 1996 and divorced on February 3, 1999
Education: Attended Lee Strasberg Theater Institute and New York University (majored in film)
Film Debut: "Lookin' to Get Out" at the age of seven
Awards: 1997: Golden Globe: Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Made-for-TV Movie, George Wallace 1998: National Board of Review: Breakthrough Performance Award, Playing by Heart; cited with Billy Crudup (Without Limits) 1998: Golden Satellite: Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TV, Gia 1998: Golden Globe: Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TV, Gia 1998: Screen Actors Guild: Female Actor (Television Movie or Miniseries), Gia 1999: Golden Globe: Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, Girl, Interrupted 1999: Screen Actors Guild: Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Theatrical Motion Picture), Girl, Interrupted 2000: Oscar: Best Supporting Actress, Girl, Interrupted 2000: ShoWest: Supporting Actress of the Year 2005: People's Choice Awards, USA: Favorite Female Action Movie Star Filmography: 2008 - Changeling 2008 - Wanted 2008 - Kung Fu Panda 2008 - Atlas Shrugged 2007 - Beowulf 2007 - A Mighty Heart 2006 - The Good Shepherd 2005 - Mr. & Mrs. Smith 2004 - Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Alexander 2004 - Taking Lives 2004 - Shark Tale 2003 - Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life 2003 - Beyond Borders 2002 - Life or Something Like It 2001 - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 2001 - Original Skin 2000 - Gone in Sixty Second 1999 - Girl, Interrupted 1999 - The Bone Collector 1998 - Pushing Tin 1998 - Playing By Heart 1998 - Hell's Kitchen 1998 - Gia (TV) 1997 - George Wallace (TV) 1997 - True Women (TV) 1997 - Playing God 1996 - Foxfire 1996 - Love is All There Is 1996 - Mojave Moon 1995 - Hackers 1993 - Cyborg 2 1982 - Lookin' to Get Out

Jessica Biel

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Jessica Biel

Birth place : Ely, Minnesota, USA

Birth day : 3 March 1982

Nationality : American
Education: Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
Family:

Brother: Justin Biel. younger
Father: John Biel. formerly employed by General Electric
Mother: Kim Biel.

Significant Others:

Companion: Chris Evans. dated from 2001 to 2006; starred together in the films "London" (2005) and "Cellular" (2004)
Companion: Derek Jeter. plays with the New York Yankees; rumored to have briefly dated in the fall/winter of 2006
Companion: Justin Timberlake. first linked at the Golden Globes in January 2007; rumored to be dating
Companion: Adam LaVorgna. born c. 1981

Movies:

Planet 51 (2009)
Home of the Brave (2007)
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
Next (2007)
"7th Heaven"
The Illusionist (2006)
Elizabethtown (2005)
London (2005)
Stealth (2005)
Blade: Trinity (2004)
Cellular (2004)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
The Rules of Attraction (2002)
Summer Catch (2001)
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
Ulee's Gold (1997)
Easy Virtue
Powder Blue

Rihanna

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Rihanna
Birth Name: Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Birth Date: February 20, 1988
Birth Place: Saint Michael Parish, Barbados
Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Pronunciation: REE-anna
Educations:
Combermere sixth form school in Barbados
Parents:
Father: White Barbadian Ronald Fenty
Mother Black Guyanese Monica Fenty
Siblings: 2 younger brothers Rorrey and Rajad
Genres:R&B,Pop,Soca,Dancehall
Influences: Alicia Keys, Beyoncé Knowles, Fefe Dobson and Mariah Carey
Debut Album: Music Of The Sun (2005)

Breakthrough Singles:
"Pon De Replay" (2005)
"S.O.S (Rescue Me)" (2006)
"Unfaithful" (2006)

Endorsements (Past/Present):
Nike
J.C. Penney

Megan Fox

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Megan Fox
Also Credited As: Megan Denise Fox
Birth place : Tennessee, USA

Birth day : 16 May 1986

Nationality : American
General appearance: 5' 5" (165 cm) height, blue eyes and brown; dark hair.
Born: May 16, 1986 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Job Titles: Actress, Model

Companion: Brian Austin Green. started dating c. 2004; engaged November 2006

Milestone

2001 Made film debut in the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen movie, “Holiday in the Sun”
2004 Played Faith Ford's daughter on the ABC series, “Hope & Faith”
2004 Series regular debut on the short-lived WB comedy, “The Help”
2004 Starred in “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen,” alongside Lindsay Lohan
2007 Played Mikaela Banes in “Transformers,” the love interest of Shia LaBeouf's character
Began acting and modeling at the age of thirteen after winning several awards at the 1999 American Modeling and Talent Convention in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Joined the cast of “How to Lose Friends and Alienate People,” the adaptation of the Toby Young memoir (lensed 2007)
Moved to Los Angeles at age 16
Started training in drama and dance when she was 5 years-old

Movies:

Holiday in the Sun (2001)
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)
Transformers (2007)
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People (2008)

Jessica Alba

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Jessica Alba
Also Credited As: Jessica Marie Alba
Birth place: Pomona, California, USA

Birth day: 28 April 1981

Nationality: American

Family
Brother: Joshua Alba. Born January 1982
Father: Mark Alba. Of Mexican descent; served in US Air Force
Mother: Cathy Alba. Of Danish, French-Canadian, English and Italian descent

Filmography :
1994 - Camp Nowhere - Gail
1996 - Venus Rising - Young Eve
1999 - P.U.N.K.S.
1999 - Never Been Kissed - Kirsten
1999 - Idle Hands - Molly
2000 - Paranoia - Chloe
2001 - The Sleeping Dictionary - Selima
2003 - Honey - Honey Daniels
2005 - Sin City - Nancy Callahan
2005 - Into the Blue (completed) - Sam
2005 - Fantastic Four (post-production) - Susan Storm/The Invisible Woman
2006 - Sonic (announced)

TV Shows :
1994 - "The Secret World of Alex Mack" - Jessica
1995-1997 - "Flipper" - Maya
1996 - "Too Soon for Jeff" - Christy
1996 - "Chicago Hope" - Maria
1997 - "Dini Petty Show" - herself
1998 - "Brooklyn South" - Melissa
1998 - "Beverly Hills 90210" - Leanne
1998 - "Love Boat: The Next Wave" - Layla
1998 - "E! News" - herself 1999 - "E! News" - herself
1999 - "E! Behind the Scenes: Never Been Kissed" - herself
1999 - "MTV News" - herself
2000 - "Dark Angel" - Max
2000 - "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno - herself
2001 - "Rosie O'Donnell" - herself 2001 - MTV's "TRL" - herself
2001 - "Daily Show" withJohn Stewart - herself
2001 - "Late Night" with Conan O'Brian
2001 - "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno - herself
2001 - "Access Hollywood" - herself
2001 - "The View" - herself
2001 - "Late Night" with Conan O'Brian - herself
2001 - "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno - herself
2002 - "E! News daily" - herself
2002 - "Access Hollywood" - herself
2002 - "Extra" - herself
2002 - "Rosie O'Donnell Show" - herself
2002 - "Late Show" with David Letterman - herself
2002 - "Rank" - herself (episode: "25 Toughest Stars" 24 April 2002)
2003 - "Punk'd" - herself (episode # 1.3, 31 March 2003) 2003 - "Tinseltown TV" - herself
2003 - "Mad TV" - "Jessica Simpson" (episode # 9.5, 1 November 2003)
2003 - "Live in Hollywood" - herself as a guest host ( November 15, 2003)
2003 - "Rock Me Baby" - herself (episode: "The Difference Between Men and Women", 18 November 2003) 2003 - "The Sharon Osbourne Show" - herself (5 December 2003) 2004 -"Last Call with Carson Daly" - herself (23 February 2004)
2004 - "The View" - herself (7 July 2004)
2004 - "Entourage" - herself (episode: "The Review", 25 July 2004)
2005 - "Late Show with David Letterman" - herself (22 March 2005)
2005 - "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" - herself (25 March 2005)
2005 - "Last Call with Carson Daly" - herself (1 April 2005)

Jennifer Lopez

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Jennifer Lopez
Nicknames: J. Lo In the gyms they called her "La Guitarra" because her body curved like a guitar. In her local Bronx they call her "The Supernova."
Occupation: Actress, Singer
Date of Birth: July 24, 1970
Place of Birth: Bronx, N.Y., USA
Sign: Leo
Height: 5''5"
Relations: Mother: Guadalupe Lopez (a kindergarten teacher); father: David Lopez (a computer specialist); sisters: Linda Lopez (Entertainment Correspondent for WB Network), Leslie Lopez; Ex-husband: Ojani Noa; ex-companion: Sean (Puffy) Combs; current companion: Cris Judd (dancer)
Education: High School
Fame Debut: first thrust into the spotlight when she won out in a nationwide search for an actress to play the lead role in Selena (1997)
Awards: 2001: Nominated Saturn Award Best Actress for: Cell, The (2000) 2001: Nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actress - Science Fiction for: Cell, The (2000) 2000: Won ALMA Awards - Special Achievement Award Female Entertainer of the Year 1999: Won ALMA Award Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film in a Crossover Role for: Out of Sight (1998) 1999: Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Female Performance for: Out of Sight 1999: Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Kiss for: Out of Sight 1998: Won ALMA Award Best Actress in a Motion Picture for: Selena 1998: Nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actress - Action/Adventure for: Anaconda 1998: Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Musical for: Selena 1998: Won Lasting Image Award for: Selena 1998: Won Lone Star Film&Television Award Best Actress for: Selena 1998: Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Breakthrough Performance for: Selena 1996: Nominated Indipendent Spirit Award Best Supporting Female for: My Family
Facts: (2001) Voted #1 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list. (2001) Is the highest paid Latina(o) actress to date for her performance in The Wedding Planner (2001). Lopez worked with Janet Jackson in her videos and on her tours, and can be seen in the video for "That's The Way Love Goes."
Fan Mail: C/O International Creative Management 8942 Wilshire Blvd Beverly Hills Ca 90211 USA

Britney Spears

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Britney Spears
Birth Name: Britney Jean Spears
Height: 5' 4"
Sex: F
Nationality: American
Birth Date : December 2, 1981
Birth Place: Kentwood, Louisiana, USA
Profession : actress, musician
Education : Professional Performing Arts School in New York, New York
Off-Broadway Dance Center in New York, New York
Mickey Mouse Club
Husband/Wife: Kevin Federline (dancer; born on March 21, 1978; married on September 18, 2004; divorced on July 30, 2007), Jason Allen Alexander (married on January 3, 2004; annulled on January 5, 2004)
Relationship: Colin Farrell (actor; born on May 31, 1976), Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit frontman, born on August 20, 1970), Justin Timberlake (musician; born on January 31, 1981; broke up)
Father: James Parnell Spears (born in 1952; building contractor; divorced)
Mother: Lynne Irene Bridges (born in 1956; former second grade school teacher; divorced)
Sister: Jamie Lynn Spears (actress; born on April 4, 1991)
Brother: Bryan Spears (actor; born on April 19, 1977)
Grand Father: June Austin Spears (born in 1930; paternal grandfather), Barnett O'Field Bridges (born in 1919; died in 1978; maternal grandfather)
Grand Mother: Emma Jean Forbes (born in 1933; died in 1966; paternal grandmother), Lillian Woolmoore (an English war bride; born in 1924; died in 1993; maternal grandmother)
Son: Jayden James Federline (born about 2 AM on September 12, 2006 weighing 6 lbs and 11 oz at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles), Sean Preston Federline (born on September 14, 2005 at the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center before 1 PM)
Step son: Kaleb (born on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 in Orange County; mother: Shar Jackson), Kori (born on Wednesday, July 31, 2002 in Orange County; mother: Shar Jackson)
Claim to fame: Baby One More Time which sold for 6,000,000 copies (1999)