Emma Watson

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

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)

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Alexa Vega

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

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

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

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

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)