Kim Smith

Kim Smith, original name is Kimberley Katherine Smith was born on 2nd March 1983 in Odessa, Texas, USA. She is on the National Junior Honor Society and is actively involved in her community. Her classmates voted her most popular last year.

Kim Smith, a graduate of Permian High School, got her big break into modeling when she accompanied a friend to a Model Search of America contest. Some of her test shots were sent directly to Paul Marciano, President and Creative Director of Guess? She was an instant success, and he booked her immediately for the Fall '99 campaign in Hollywood with photographer Pablo Alfar.

Smith has also appeared in several music videos, including NSYNC's Bye Bye Bye and It's Gonna Be Me, and Aerosmith's Girls of Summer. She entered the movie business in 2002 with a cameo in Van Wilder as comely coed Casey, and followed with a small role in 2004's Catwoman as model Drina.

she graced the cover of Gear magazine. She also was found in Amica and Bikin magazines. She will be featured in Glamour and Sky this spring, as well as in the Neiman-Marcus ads.

Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan was born on 7th of April, 1954 in Hong Kong. He was the only child of Charles and Lee-Lee Chan, having, reports say, spent 12 months in the womb, finally being removed surgically and weighing 12 pounds.

Jackie attended the Nah-Hwa primary school on Hong Kong Island. He was not academically bright, failing to pass Primary 1 as his peers moved on to Primary 3.

Charles moved to Australia to work at the Chinese Embassy, and Jackie, now named Yuen Lo, saw the true nature of the Peking Opera School. The training in music, acrobatics and many martial arts lasted 18 hours a day. Returning to Hong Kong, he signed up as lead actor in Lo Wei's film company, purveyors of fairly poor material

In childhood, he suffered terrible poverty and the most painfully rigorous of educations. In his early career, he was almost cast aside as just another in a long line of failed Next Bruce Lees.

It's hard to conceive how popular Jackie Chan is today, now he has broken the West. Even years ago, he was so big in Japan that many teenage girls were pulled from railway lines and pumped empty of poison, having felt the need to die for him. He can't help but go too far, and people love him for it. 2004 would also see his hand-prints on Hong Kong's new Avenue of Stars, alongside Lee's and those of such co-stars as Sammo Hung, Tsui Hark, Maggie Cheung and Anita Mui, who tragically of cancer that same year at the painfully young age of 40.

Kristen Bell

Kristen Bell was born July 18, 1980 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

For some actors, success just seems to come naturally. In the case of talented stage and screen beauty Kristen Bell, it wasn't so much a matter of if she was going to be a star after realizing her dream during an early performance as a banana in Rahhedy Ann and Andy at the tender age of 12 -- but when she would finally make the big time. Paralyzed with stage fright as she waited for her cue off-stage, Bell was offered a word of encouragement by her supportive mother that would ultimately give her the drive to realize her life's calling.

Kristen graduated from New York University's prestigious Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied musical theater. She made her Broadway debut in 2001, originating the role of Becky Thatcher in the short-lived "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." In 2002, Kristen was in the revival of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" on Broadway, starring Laura Linney and Liam Neeson.

In 2003, Bell impressed television viewers with a solid performance in the made-for-television drama The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay? before moving on to essay the unforgettable role of a young girl struggling to raise her three stepbrothers after their drug-addicted mother is sent to jail in Gracie’s Choice.

Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt was born on 18th December 1963 in Shawnee Oklahoma, USA and raised in Springfield Missouri, USA. His mother's name is Jane. His father, Bill, worked in management at a trucking firm in Springfield. He has Blonde colored hair and Blue colored eye.

In high school Pitt was involved in sports, debating, student government and school musicals. Pitt attended the University of Missouri where he majored in journalism with a focus on advertising. Before he became successful at acting, Pitt supported himself by driving strippers in limos, moving refrigerators and dressing as a giant chicken while working for "el Pollo Loco".

Brad Pitt has been romantically involved with Gweneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston and the famous actress Angelina Jolie. He was married with Jennifer Aniston on 29th July 2000 – 2nd October 2005 (divorced).

Pitt's next turn on the big screen found him re-teamed with Robert Redford, this time sharing the screen with the A River Runs Through It director in the espionage thriller Spy Game (2001). A fairly retro-straight-laced role for an actor who had become identified with his increasingly eccentric roles, he was soon cast in Steven Soderbergh's remake of the Rat Pack classic Ocean’s 11 (2001), the tale of a group of criminals who plot to rob a string of casinos.

Pitt has starred in a number of successful films including Fight Club, Ocean's Eleven and Twelve Monkeys, which he received an academy award nomination for best supporting actor in 1995.

Ricky Ponting

Ricky Thomas Ponting is the captain of the Australian One-Day and Test cricket teams. He is one of the world's leading batsmen in both forms of the game.

Ricky Thomas Ponting was born 19th December,1974 in Launceston, Tasmania. His father name is Graeme, played for Mowbray and mother name is Lorraine. Ricky married his long-time girlfriend, law student Rianna Cantor, in June 2002. He has himself credited her as a reason for the maturity evident in his game in recent years.
He attended school at Mowbray Primary and then Brooks Senior High School in Launceston, and then attended the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy from 1992 to 1993.

Ricky started playing cricket at age 7, and showed immediate promise. He was known to be rich in talent ever since he was 12 when he became the youngest person in the world to have a bat sponsor as he was signed by Kookaburra.

As of March 2006, he has made over 8,500 Test runs in 102 Tests at an average of over 58 with 30 centuries. In one-day international matches, Ponting has made over 9,000 runs in 250 matches at an average of 42 with a strike rate of 79.

He is seen in a television advertisement for a deodorant and anti-perspirant product Unilever's Rexona where he is shown supposedly batting against an overwhelming number of bowlers, and subsequently shows no marks or body odour.

Kelly Brook

Kelly Brook was born on 23 November 1979, in England in the town of Chatham, Kent. Kelly is a model, TV personality and actress. This hot young star began her career by winning a beauty contest that her mother had entered her in. Kelly ended up working as a model, initially for a local flooring company and supplemented her income working as a waitress.

Her talent can be traced back to when she attended the prestigious Italia Conte stage school, where Naomi Campbell and Louise Nurding also studied. After 3 years of training dance, singing and acting, Kelly was ready to start her career.

Discovered by the Daily Star, Kelly started to appear in various British men's magazines like "Loaded". The British tabloids were also not slow to catch on to her alluring looks and she became a favorite, particularly with male magazines, which became interested in her obvious qualities. Kelly's career really took off when she was announced as the successor to Denise Van Outen alongside Johnny Vaugn on the "The Big Breakfast". Since February 1st, Kelly's face has become one of the best reasons to get out of bed in the morning. Many doubted whether she would fit in alongside Johnny Vaughan quite as easily as her predecessor, but she has since proved herself completely up to the task.

Her gorgeous physiques also slipped in to Lee jeans, as part of its advertising campaign.

Andy Roddick

At the age when most kids are figuring out creative lies for their resume, Andy Roddick is the world’s hottest pizza-loving, break-dancing, black-sock-wearing tennis player.

Andrew Stephen Roddick was born on August 30, 1982, in Omaha, Nebraska to Blanche and Jerry Roddick. Blanche was a schoolteacher and Jerry was a businessman who struck it rich accumulating Jiffy Lube franchises. Roddick was born in Omaha, Nebraska, moved to Boca Raton, Florida, and now lives in Austin, Texas.
As of March 21st 2006, Roddick ranked as the best male US tennis player and the fourth-best in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Roddick is known for his explosive serves, powerful forehands, and off-court charm and personality. He also holds the fastest serve record (clocked at 155 mph, or 250 km/h).
Roddick is considered a U.S. sports celebrity. Following his 2003 US Open win, Roddick embarked on a 12-hour media blitz, appearing on the Today Show. MTV, CNN, and The Late Show with David Letterman, among others. He has thrown out the first pitch at several Major League Baseball games, most recently Game 2 of the 2003 Oakland-Boston playoff series. After winning the NASDAQ tournament, Roddick opened that stock market on August 20, 2003.

Andy has the total package for tennis stardom. He is big and strong, moves around the court well, and uses his head to stay calm when the pressure is on. Andy’s serve is the most feared in tennis. When it tops out in the low 140s it is almost unreturnable. His second serve is no picnic either.

Andy’s forehand is above average, while his backhand is superb when it’s working and less than superb when it’s not. The difference between Andy before he hooked up with Brad Gilbert and after is that when some part of his game is flat, he can manage points to minimize the damage.

The X-factor for Andy is his enormous crowd appeal. Clearly, he feeds off the energy his presence creates. And although many opponents resent him for the connection he makes with fans, it is hard to imagine they need a special incentive to beat him. When you are going up against the guy who’s sitting atop the mountain, you’d better bring your A-game, and then some.

Russell Crowe

A galvanizing presence whose prodigious talents earned him Hollywood's highest acting accolades but who was frequently in hot water over his mercurial--and occasionally violent--temperament, handsome New Zealander Russell Crowe ultimately built a reputation as a top-rank leading man whose electric performances well overshadowed his "bad boy" qualities.

He was born on 7th April 1964 in Wellington, New Zealand. His parents, Alex and Jocelyn, worked as innkeepers and caterers for the most part. The family lived a very bohemian lifestyle, as they were constantly on the move. Russell did not enjoy a permanent home until the age of fourteen. He got the titles of Actor, Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Street performer, Bartender, Bingo-number caller, Waiter.

Crowe made his debut as an actor at age 6 in an episode of the Australian TV series "Spyforce", starring Jack Thompson. At age of 14 he fancied himself a rock musician, and after assuming the identity of Russ Le Roc, set about making name of himself. While not playing music, he worked part time as a waiter and bartender. Crowe began acting in his adopted home country of Australia, winning acclaim in films like The Crossing (1990) and Romper Stomper (1992).

Crowe married the Australian singer and actress Danielle Spencer.

He got the awards in 2001 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, Drama, A Beautiful Mind, 2001 BAFTA Award for Best Actor, A Beautiful Mind, 2001 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor, A Beautiful Mind, 2000 Academy Awards for Best Actor, Gladiator, 1992 AFI Awards for Best Actor in a lead role, Romper Stomper, 1991 AFI Awards for Best Actor in a supporting role, Proof.

Crowe enjoyed a side gig as the longtime lead singer of the rock band 30 Odd Foot of Grunt, performing with them well after his Oscar-winning achievements, though the group never emerged as a substantial hitmaker.

Amitabh bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan was born on 11th October 1942 in Alahabad, India. He is a son of well known poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan. He has a brother named Ajitabh.

Amitabh Bachchan is nearly about 63 years of a lifetime. Not interested in films at first, he joined the industry in 1969 with Saat Hindustani. He got his break in Bollywood after a letter of introduction from the then Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi, as he was a friend of her son Rajiv Gandhi. This is how Amitabh made an entry in Bollywood, starting with Zanjeer, co-starred with his future wife-to-be Jaya Bhaduri, and since then there has been no looking back. He also became Bollywood’s first action man with Zanjeer in 1973. Then, he was known as "the angry young man" after that movie. This movie gave him acclaim and made him a superstar. He started doing such roles in a time whether other superstars such as Shashi Kapoor, Dharmendra, and Rajesh Khanna were attached to romantic roles. He then starred in Deewar with the yesteryear heart-throb Shashi Kapoor. This went on to become a super hit. His son name is Abhishek Bachchan, he is also an actor and daughter name is Shweta has been married, lives a non-filmi life and has a child.

He completed his education from Uttar Pradesh and moved to Bombay to find work as a film star, in vain though, as film-makers preferred someone with a fairer skin, and he was not quite fair enough. But they did use one of his other assets - his deep baritone voice - which was used for narration and background commentary.

Four flops in 1999 and incurring debt of over 90 crores rupees of his sinking company ABCL saw him at an all-time low. To make matters worse, after the defeat of the Congress party, Amitabh lost considerable political support, the opposition made him a target, and his credit rating deteriorated to such an extent that a leading nationalized bank, Canara Bank, sued him for outstanding loans. He did bounce back, presenting the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire called “Kaun Banega Crorepati?” (2000). After a series of hits with Mohabbatein (2000), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001) and Baghban (2003) and Khakee (2004), a 60 plus Bachchan is showing no signs of slowing down and proving the critics wrong once again.

Amitabh almost died from an accident during the shooting of his movie "Coolie".Amitabh bhachchan got best supporting actor awards in Anand in year 1972, Namak Haram in year 1974 and Mohabbatein in year 2000. And best actor awards in film Amar Akbar Anthony in year 1978, Don in year 1979, Hum in year 1992 and Critics Award for Best Actor for Aks in year 2002. He is famous for his great acting and personality, and for giving us such super hits like Deewar, Suhaag, Muqaddar Ka Sikander, etc. First bollywood action hero.

Nicole Kidman

Elegant redhead Nicole Kidman, known as one of Hollywood's top Australian imports. Nicole Kidman was born on 20 June, 1967 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, but moved shortly afterwards. Born in Hawaii to Anthony a biochemist and psychologist father and Janelle an activist nursing instructor mother, Kidman spent her first years living in the Washington, DC, area.

Nicole stared out her performing arts career as a ballet dancer and shortly afterwards at the age of 10 she convinced her parents to enroll her in a drama school. Nicole has always had an amazing physique and was 5'9'' at the age of 13! By the age of 10, Kidman had been enrolled in drama school and four years later made her first real impression as a frizzy-haired teen in the Australian holiday perennial "Bush Christmas" (1983). By that time, she had become a regular on the TV series "Five Mile Creek", appearing in the show's final 12 episodes. Her profile rose even higher after an award-winning performance in the miniseries 1985 "Vietnam" which first teamed her with director John Duigan. She continued her rise in the comedy "Emerald City" (1988), delivering a nice turn as the girlfriend of a script supervisor (Chris Hayward) who catches the attention of a screenwriter (John Hargreaves).

A statuesque Australian redhead with creamy alabaster skin and blue eyes that cast a slightly mischievous air, Nicole Kidman had become established in her native land as a rising talent before she ventured to the USA where she met her future husband Tom Cruise during the filming of 1990's "Days of Thunder".

Her Daughter name is Isabella Jane Kidman Cruise; adopted by Kidman and Cruise in January 1993. and son name is Connor Anthony Cruis; adopted with Cruise on February 5, 2001.

Her husband name is Tom Cruise. born on July 3, 1962; married on December 24, 1990 in Telluride, Colorado; co-starred in "Days of Thunder" (1990), "Far and Away" (1992) and "Eyes Wide Shut" (1999); announced separation in February 2001; Cruise filed for divorce on February 7, 2001; divorce finalized on August 8, 2001

Monica Seles

Monica Seles, Yugoslav-American tennis player, b. Serbia, of Hungarian heritage. She won her first major tournament, the French Open, in 1990, at the age of 16 and soon dominated women's tennis.

She was born on 2nd December 1973 in Novi Sad, Yougoslavia. Her father, Karolj, is a model for her. Karolj and Esther, the player's mother, had two children. Karolj is Monica's coach since the first time she played tennis.

In 1991 and 1992 she won the Australian, French, and U.S. opens. In 1993 she won the Australian Open again before she was stabbed in the back during a tournament in Hamburg, Germany, by a self-described fan of Steffi Graf.

She played her first professional tournament at 14 years old. It was in March 1988, in Florida, the Virginia Slims. She won against the 31th in the world, Helen Kelesi. She lost against Chris Evert but had proved she could beat the best in the world. The Houston Virginia Slims was going to begin. And Monica won this tournament! She won against a super player, Chris Evert, 3-6, 6-1 and 6-4!!! Her first try in a Grand Slam event occured a few weeks later, in Rolland-Garros, and Monica lost against Steffi Graf in the semi-finals. Moreover, Monica succeded until the 4th round of the UsOpen and of Wimbledon, which is fantastic for a young player.
The most beautiful day in Monica's career was March 11th, 1991. She became the best tennis player in the world, the #1, which has been for a long time Graf's position. Monica became the yougest player ever to reach the top spot. Monica wasn't only the #1 female player in the world. She also was the richest player, mostly because of her sponsors.

Born Nicholas

Born Nicholas Coppola was born on January 7, 1964, in Long Beach, California, to choreographer Joy Vogelsang and literature professor August Coppola. Cage has two older brothers, Marc and Christopher. He is the nephew of film director Francis Ford Coppola and, as a youth, visited his uncle often at his San Francisco home.

He changed his name to Nicolas Cage as a way to separate his identity from that of his famous uncle. He chose the name “Cage” as a tribute to comic-book superhero Luke Cage.

Nicholas led a decidedly more middle-class existence than either his wealthy Bay Area relatives or his fellow students at Beverly Hills High School. He hated school and opted to take the G.E.D. exam in eleventh grade. After getting his certificate, Nicholas landed a part as a surfer dude on a short-lived TV series called The Best of Times (1980-81), and made his feature film debut in a small role in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982).

He won 1 Oscar, 1 Golden Globe and 2 BAFTA nominations

IN an industry in which everyone longs to be tagged a brooding, edgy rebel, Nicolas Cage is the genuine article. During the course of his movie career, Cage has had two teeth yanked out sans Novocain (while filming Birdy, 1984), has trashed his trailer in a fit of spleen (The Cotton Club, 1984), and has eaten a live cockroach on camera (Vampire's Kiss, 1989). Now there's a guy who will do anything for art.

Claudia Schiffer

Claudia Schiffer was born on 25th August 1970 in Rheinberg, Germany.

Caudia Schiffer is one of the original supermodels of the early 1990s. She gained her popularity and worldwide recognition among men and women by appearing in sexy Guess? advertisements in early 1989 and her sultry looks have boosted her recognition international.

She marriaged with Matthew Vaughn on 25th May 2002. She has 2 children. Her mothe name is Gudrun Schiffer and fathe name is Heinz Schiffer - Business jurist.

At 5'11" with long, flowing blonde hair and piercing blue eyes, she has appeared on over five hundred magazine covers and her annual calendar is always one of the hottest selling items around.

She has made many television appearances throughout her successful career on shows such asLarry King Live, The Tonight Show, The Late Show with David Letterman, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Claudia has also appeared in a number of Feature films including the most recent, Black & White (2000). Claudia has even made a personal exercise video and is also quite the entrepreneur, considering she was one of the original founders of the trendy Fashion Cafe .

Claudia's aspirations of becoming a successful attorney came to a halt when she went to a nightclub for a night on the town with her friends in October 1987. A modeling agent, Michel Levaton, spotted Claudia and was instantly taken with her. Claudia inevitably flew off to Paris for her first test shoot and indubitably, a star was born.

Mark McGwire

Mark McGwire was born on Tuesday, October 1, 1963, in Pomona, California. McGwire was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 22, 1986, with the Oakland Athletics.

He is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1986 through 2001.

McGwire was a prolific powerhitter during the 1990s. For his career, McGwire averaged a home run once every 10.61 at bats, the highest home run ratio in baseball history. In 1998, McGwire broke Roger Maris's single season home run record of 61 by hitting 70. McGwire was known for the length of his home runs, hitting a couple that surpassed 500 feet.

McGwire was raised with his four brothers in a middle-class neighborhood in Claremont. His first sports interest was golf.

In his first full Major League Baseball season in 1987, he hit 49 home runs, a record for most home runs by a rookie, he was named the American League Rookie Of The Year.

McGwire married Stephanie Slemer, a former pharmaceutical sales representative from the St. Louis area, in Las Vegas on 20th April 2002. They reside in Irvine, California with their son, Max. McGwire also has a son, Matthew, by his first wife Kathy.

He also created the Mark McGwire Foundation for Children to support agencies that work with children who have been sexually and physically abused.

Vin Diesel

Huge, hulking and with a neatly shaved skull and a voice that sounds like granite scraping on granite, New York-born Vin Diesel started his career as a child actor with the Theatre for the New City.

He was born on 18th July 1967 in New York, New YorK. His mother name is Delora. Diesel and his stepfather are very close. He was studied in Hunter College, New York, New York, English.

After studying English at Hunter College, he began penning screenplays and making films. His short "Multi-Facial" debuted at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival and his first full-length feature, "Strays" (1997) premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival.

The deep-voiced, muscular actor landed a high profile supporting role as the tough New Yorker Private Carparzo in Steven Spielberg's acclaimed WWII drama "Saving Private Ryan" (1998). After voicing the title character in the delightful--if underperfoming--animated adventure "The Iron Giant" (1999) Diesel got his first taste of leading man success in director David Twohy's cult sci-fi film "Pitch Black" (2000), in which the actor played a convict who, after his starship crash lands on a hostile planet, proves to be the salvation for the survivors.

In between writing and directing his second feature, "Doormen," based in part on his own experiences as a bouncer at NYC nightclubs, Diesel found time to star in his "The Fast and the Furious" helmer Rob Cohen's action yarn,"XXX" (2002), a box-office bonaza that was routinely panned by the critics but nevertheless solidified the actor's status as an heir apparent to A-list action stars like Stallone and Schwarzenegger; and in the mob comedy, "Knockaround Guys", playing tough-guy Taylor, a young mobster-in-training desperate to retrieve a bag full of stolen cash.

Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey was born on January 17, 1962 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. He was raise by his father, an aspiring jazz saxophonist who became an accountant. Jim's family included his mother, brother John, sisters Rita, and Patrica. Jim discovered when he was real young that he was had a talent for making faces of famous people.

Carrey found his calling at an early age, performing in front of classmates in elementary school -- and making them laugh. At age 15 he began performing at Yuk Yuk's, a famous Toronto comedy club, and continued performing in clubs all over Canada until age 19, when he packed his bags and moved to Los Angeles. Soon after becoming a regular at Mitzi Shore's Comedy Store, he was put on tour by comedian Rodney Dangerfield, who had caught his act and was impressed by the young talent.

He made his (reportedly awful) professional stand-up debut at Yuk-Yuk's, one of the many local clubs that would serve as his training ground in the years to come. He dropped out of high school, worked on his celebrity impersonations, and in 1979 worked up the nerve to move to Los Angeles. He finessed his way into a regular gig at The Comedy Store, where he impressed Rodney Dangerfield so much that the veteran comic signed him as an opening act for an entire season. During this period Carrey met and married waitress Melissa Womer, with whom he had a daughter (Jane).

He was marriaged with three women Lauren Holly (23 September 1996 - 29 July 1997) (divorced)
Melissa Womer (28 March 1987 - 11 December 1995) (divorced) 1 child

In 1999, Carrey starred in Man on the Moon, a movie depicting the late Andy Kaufman, a role that both Nicolas Cage and Kevin Spacey were also seeking. Carrer stayed busy in the following years, with roles in the comedy Me, Myself, and Irene, How The Grinch Stole Christmas and The Majestic.

Britney Spears

More than any other single artist, Britney Spears was the driving force behind the return of teen pop in the late '90s. "Pop Phenomenon" doesn't come close to describing Britney Spears. The name is legend around the world. So famous is Britney Spears now that it's impossible to imagine a World in which she doesn't exist.

Britney Jean Spears was born on December 2nd, 1981 in Kentwood, Louisiana.

As a child, Britney attended dance classes, and she was great at gymnastics, winning many competitions and the like. But, most of all, Britney loved to sing.

At age 11, she tried for "MMC" (1989) and this time made it as a mouseketeer along side many stars of today. Her big break, however, came when she was signed as a Jive Recording Artist in the late 90s. After a year in school, Britney decided to make an audition tape which she brought to New York. There she succesfully obtained a contract with Jive records. She performed in malls and was the opening act for ‘N Sync. Britney captured the world’s attention with the release of her hit single “Baby One More Time”. She became the first new female artist to have her first single and first album hit the number spot in the same week. Britney Spears’ dream of becoming a pop star has come true.

With the release of her album, "...Baby One More Time" in early 1999, Britney became an international success, selling 13 million copies of "Baby" and 9 million (as of July 2001) of her sophomore album, "Oops!...I Did It Again," released in May of 2000.

The American awards, MTV and Teen Choice awards soon began rolling in and in early 2000 Britney was nominated for two Grammy awards.

Jake Gyllenhaal

Brown-haired with fresh-faced good looks, thoughtful young actor Jake Gyllenhaal made an impressive mark with a starring role in the 1999 feel-good favorite "October Sky".

He was born on 19th December 1980, in Los Angeles, California, USA.

With a talent and instinct beyond his years, Jake Gyllenhaal is on the fast track toward stardom. Even in the early stages of his career, he has starred opposite several of today's most respected actors such as Dustin Hoffman, Laura Dern, Holly Hunter, Chris Cooper, John C. Reilly and Susan Sarandon. He has caught the attention of audiences and critics with a series of powerful performances, and this year will be no exception.

Gyllenhaal next appeared in the little-seen children's adventure "Josh and S.A.M." (1993), playing a mean stepbrother to the title characters. The son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, the actor was also featured in two of his father's films, "A Dangerous Woman" (1993, also scripted by his mom) and "Homegrown" (1998).

The following year Gyllenhaal made his starring debut in "October Sky", a film based on the real life story of NASA engineer Homer Hickham Jr. The young actor played Hickham, a boy interested in rocket science whose brilliant mind and staunch dedication, even in the face of a discouraging father, wrote him a ticket out of his dead-end mining town.

Gyllenhaal was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for best actor in the critically acclaimed Donnie Darko. A favorite at the Sundance Film Festival, the New Market release combines elements of mystical fantasy and science fiction with teenage romance. Gyllenhaal starred in another Sundance favorite in 2002, The Good Girl. In the dark comedy, he portrays a young man who falls in love and has a torid affair with a married woman.

Marking his theater debut, Gyllenhaal appeared on the London stage with a starring role in Kenneth Lonergan's revival of This Is Our Youth. The play, which was a critical sensation on Broadway, ran for eight weeks in London's West End.

While his unassuming good looks and scholarly lifestyle didn't grab many headlines, his talent and respect for his craft would promise the likable new arrival a bright future in film.

John Hurt

John Hurt was born on 22nd January 1940 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK.

He is one of Britain's most esteemed and prolific actors, the appropriately-named John Hurt (no one does hurt like Hurt) has fashioned a career as a consummate screen chameleon who lives his parts to the fullest without revealing the man behind the mask.

The son of a rigid Anglican minister, he first went to art school before succumbing to his passion and attending London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After making both his professional stage debut "Infanticide in the House of Fred Ginger" and his feature debut "The Young and the Willing" in 1962, he earned raves the following year onstage in Harold Pinter's "The Dwarfs". Though he came to Broadway in the title role of "Hamp" (1965), it was his work in a 1966 London production of "Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuch" which convinced director Fred Zinnemann to cast him as the Judas role of Richard Rich in the Academy Award-winning film version of Robert Bolt's "A Man for All Seasons" (1966), bringing the young actor his widest exposure to that time.

He won 3 BAFTAs, 1 Golden Globe, nominated for 2 Oscars awards.

John Hurt must be commended for his amused acceptance of one particular fact. After all these years and all those brilliant performances, millions know him best for hacking, gurgling, collapsing over a table and having an alien burst out of his chest.

"I've done some stinkers in the cinema," he's said.

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar - the name itself strikes terror in the hearts of bowlers all around the world.

Hailed as the next master-blaster following the legacy of the great West Indian Vivian Richards, this man has all the shots in the book, and a few more. There is nothing this man cannot do - he opens the batting for India in the one-dayers, comes at no. 4 in test matches, bowls rightarm offbreaks, legbreaks and even googlies. He also swings the ball both ways when he bowls his medium pacers. It seems he had tried his hands at wicket-keeping too, but gave it up in pursuit of what he does best - Batting.

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was born on 24th April, 1973 in Mumbai, India. His hight is 5'4". He is a Right Hand Batsman.

The first batsman to score 10,000 runs in one-day cricket, making the record in the third game of a five-match series against Australia on the 31st of March 2001. He reached the landmark when he scored 34 runs in his 266th match and 259th innings. Tendulkar, 27, in his amazing 12-year career, has scored a world record 28 hundreds and 50 half-centuries in his 10,000 runs.

A genius without a doubt, this little master made his International debut in ODI’s and Tests at the age of 16 against Pakistan against the fiery pace of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. He then went to England as a part of the national side, and has not looked back ever since. The name itself strikes terror in the hearts of bowlers all around the world. Hailed as the next master-blaster following the legacy of the great West Indian Vivian Richards, this man has every shot in the book, and can kill any attack in the world when in full swing. There is nothing this man cannot do. He has more than a hundred wickets in ODIs and 35 in tests, though his bowling averages are above 40.

Tendulkar 'specialites' include the straight drive, the cover drive, the square cut, the pullshot over midwicket/square leg, the delicate leg glance, the late cut, the lofted shots over mid-on and mid-off and not to mention the improvisations he keeps coming up with time and again. He plays each of his shots amazingly well and has even employed the reverse sweep to good effect. A short but powerful man, some of his shots are hit with so much power that the ball simply rockets to the fence as if he was trying to dismiss the ball from his presence. On the other hand, some of his shots are simply timed and placed well. His timing can be quite exquisite and it is this blend of timing and raw power that puts him in the top league with Brian Lara ,Waugh Twins and Aravinda de Silva.

He used the heaviest bat about 3 pounds 2 ounces. At the age of 25, he is the most experienced player in the Indian team. His selfless approach and devotion to cricket coupled with the lack of any ego problems makes him one of the most approachable and likeable personalities on the cricket field.

His wife name is Anjali. His favorite cricketers are Gavaskar, Viv Richards, Imran Khan, Sandeep Patil. His favorite cricket ground is Sydney Cricket Ground. He is also a good Tennis player. His ambition is to be number one in the world.

Michael Owen

Michael Owen is one of the biggest stars in the English Premiership. After wowing Liverpools's fans in his first full season in the first team, he went on to score one of the greatest goals in the 1998 World Cup.While still in his teens, there is plenty of time for him to improve his game, earn more caps and maybe become one of the world's greatest football players.

Born on 14th December 1979 in Chester, England. Michael has become one of the best footballer's in the world. He is a great asset to Liverpool Football Club and for the club he plays a forward. He has been a member of the England Squad for a while and plays number 10, as this position he has become a great role model for all young footballers. The match which he has played best in so far throughout his career is Liverpool v Newcastle Utd. Where he scored a hatrick in 15 minutes and his first two goals were scored in 85 seconds! After this match he had scored his 4th goal of the season.

His mothe name is Janette and father name is Terry. And Girlfriend name is Louise Bonsall. He has Brown coloured hair, Brown/Green coloured eye.

He likes red and green colour, "Pepsi" cold drink. He likes Chinese Food. He also likes game like Football, golf, horse racing. His favorite avtor is Eddie Murphy and favorite movie is Cool Running (1993). His favorite match is England VS Argentina (World Cup 1998).

"If you want to touch the top, you will not only score one goal in World Cup" ~ When FIFA Mastercard chose him as the one of the best players at French 1998.

Adriana Lima

"Fashion is about good energy. It's about feelings. That's what I have to give the people, good energy and good feelings." Says Adriana Lima.

Adriana Francesca Lima was born in 1982, in Salvador, Brazil, best known as one of the faces of Victoria's Secret. The blue/gray-eyed beauty can attribute her exotic good looks to her French, Portuguese, Native-American, and Caribbean heritage.

At the age of 15, she finished 1st place in a Ford Supermodel of Brazil model search. Lima later followed with a 2nd place finish in the 1996 Ford Supermodel of the World contest. Once there, her modeling portfolio only began to expand exponentially, after appearing in Vogue (Italy) in 1997, as well as Vogue (UK), I-D (UK), Marie Claire (Brazil), and Vogue (Italy) in 1998. Adriana has also appeared in Vogue (US, Germany, UK), and Marie Claire (Italy) all in 1999.

For the Vogue photo sessions she presents top-knotch designers such as Cynthia Rowley, Vera Wang, Christian Lacroix, Emanuel Ungaro, Betsey Johnson, Girls Rule, Richard Tyler, Giorgio Armani, Fendi, Randolph Duke, Ralph Lauren, and Valentino.

The most remarkable model session of Adriana is her performance for Victoria's Secret summer 2000 swimwear catalog (shot in Cannes), where she works in the company of super models such as Heidi Klum and Laetitia Casta.

After her participation at elevision's Victoria's Secret fashion show in 2001 and 2003 her rating escalates to a considerable extent. In 2001 Adriana marks her first movie appearance: in The Hire: Follow where she co-stars Mickey Rourke.

She don't like traveling. and she has a little bit of a fear of flying.

She always tell to the young people who are intresten in modeling that "Always remember to remain true to yourself because you are special and unique!"

Gillian Anderson

Attractive red-haired Gillian Anderson is an award-winning film, television, and theatre actress.

The full name of the famous XFiles star is Gillian Leigh Anderson . She was born in 1968 in Chicago, IL, in the family of Ed and Rosemary Anderson .She is one of their three children.

Her life is interesting, full of travels. She lived in Puerto Rico , then in London. Being 11, her family moves to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she finishes primary school, and then high school. Later, Gillian goes to Chicago, where she enrols in a college. After acquiring BFA, she moves to New York, N.Y., featuring in several theatre plays, doing the same a year later in L.A. role in the little-seen feature "The Turning" (1992) and a guest spot on the Fox drama series "Class of '96" (1993) preceded her landing the star-making role of FBI agent and forensics expert Dr. Dana Scully on Fox's successful paranormal crime drama, "The X-Files" (1993-2002). Beforegetting the role of Dana Scully, she lives in Vancouver, Canada , where Gillian currently resides in with her husband and daughter.

In 1986, Gillian moves again - to Chicago, where after graduating from the college she attends Goodman Theater School at DePaul University (a major theatre conservatory).Besides the university she visits the National Theater of Great Britain at Cornell Universityin Ithaca, N.Y. as well.

While 17, Gillian had the dream to become a marine biologist. But after realizing the opportunities that theatre presents, she embarks on the acting path.

While studying Bachelor of Fine Arts at DePaul University, she stars in ''The Turning'' in 1988. Her next move is to NY, where a serious theatre career follows: she plays in off-Broadway production of Alan Ayckbourne's ''Absent Friends'' and wins Theater World award in 1991. While changing places again - from one state to another, from a casting to another, from a stage to a stage, she manages to impress the public through her performance in ''Class of '96''.Despite being episodic, her role is memorable and makes a stong impressions on the audience. Thanks to this, she gets the role of Dana Scully immediately in the fantastic series X

In fact, Anderson found the vehicle that proved she could carry a film when she undertook the role of Lily Bart in "The House of Mirth" (2000). Although funded by Showtime, the feature received rapturous reviews when it played at various film festivals and was slated for a theatrical release in 2000. As the frivolous Wharton heroine under the direction of Terence Davies, Anderson delivered a beautifully nuanced performance that sparked talk of end-of-year award consideration, but somehow her brilliant performance went overlooked.

George Bush

George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States.

He was sworn into office on January 20, 2001, re-elected on November 2, 2004, and sworn in for a second term on January 20, 2005. Prior to his Presidency, President Bush served for 6 years as the 46th Governor of the State of Texas, where he earned a reputation for bipartisanship and as a compassionate conservative who shaped public policy based on the principles of limited government, personal responsibility, strong families, and local control.

President Bush was born on July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, and grew up in Midland and Houston, Texas. He received a bachelor’s degree in history from Yale University in 1968, and then served as an F-102 fighter pilot in the Texas Air National Guard. President Bush received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1975. Following graduation, he moved back to Midland and began a career in the energy business. After working on his father’s successful 1988 Presidential campaign, President Bush assembled the group of partners who purchased the Texas Rangers baseball franchise in 1989. On November 8, 1994, President Bush was elected Governor of Texas. He became the first Governor in Texas history to be elected to consecutive 4-year terms when he was re-elected on November 3, 1998.

On the morning of September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked America.. Since then, President Bush has taken unprecedented steps to protect America and create a world free from terror. He is grateful for the service and sacrifice of our brave men and women in uniform and their families. The President is confident that by helping build free and prosperous societies, our Nation and our friends and allies will succeed in making America more secure and the world more peaceful.

He and his father, George Herbert Walker Bush, are the second father and son both to serve as president, after John Adams and John Quincy Adams. He was the managing partner and part-owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team in 1989-1998. He was the first Texas governor to be elected to two four-year terms. He worked on his father's winning 1988 presidential campaign.

President Bush is married to Laura Welch Bush, a former teacher and librarian, and they have twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna. The Bush family also includes two dogs, Barney and Miss Beazley, and a cat, Willie.

Madonna

Madonna Louise Ciccone was born on 16 August 1958 in Bay City, Michigan, USA.

Published by : http://music.yahoo.com/ar-256352-bio--Madonna

Madonna moved from her native Michigan to New York in 1977, with dreams of becoming a ballet dancer. She studied with choreographer Alvin Ailey and modeled. In 1979, she became part of the Patrick Hernandez Revue, a disco outfit who had the hit "Born to Be Alive." She traveled to Paris with Hernandez; it was there that she met Dan Gilroy, who would soon become her boyfriend. Upon returning to New York, the pair formed the Breakfast Club, a pop/dance group. Madonna originally played drums for the band, but she soon became the lead singer. In 1980, she left the band and formed Emmy with her former boyfriend, drummer Stephen Bray. Soon, Bray and Madonna broke off from the group and began working on some dance/disco-oriented tracks. A demo tape of these tracks worked its way to Mark Kamins, a New York-based DJ/producer. Kamins directed the tape to Sire Records, who signed the singer during 1982.

Kamins produced Madonna's first single, "Everybody," which became a club and dance hit at the end of 1982; her second single, 1983's "Physical Attraction," was another club hit. In June of 1983, she had her third club hit with the bubbly "Holiday," which was written by Jellybean Benitez. Madonna's self-titled debut album was released in September of 1983; "Holiday" became her first Top 40 hit the following month. "Borderline" became her first Top Ten hit in March of 1984, beginning a remarkable string of 17 consecutive Top Ten hits. While "Lucky Star" was climbing to number four, Madonna began working on her first starring role in a feature film, Susan Seidelman's Desperately Seeking Susan.

At the beginning of 1987, she had her fifth number one single with "Open Your Heart," the third number one from True Blue alone. The title cut from the soundtrack of her third feature film, Who's That Girl?, was another chart-topping hit, although the film itself was another box-office bomb. 1988 was a relatively quiet year for Madonna, as she spent the first half of the year acting in David Mamet's Speed the Plow on Broadway. In the meantime, she released the remix album You Can Dance. After withdrawing the divorce papers she filed at the beginning of 1988, she divorced Penn at the beginning of 1989.

Beginning in 1995, Madonna began one of her most subtle image makeovers as she lobbied for the title role in the film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita. Backing away from the overt sexuality of Erotica and Bedtime Stories, Madonna recast herself as an upscale sophisticate, and the compilation Something to Remember fit into the plan nicely. Released in the fall of 1995, around the same time she won the coveted role of Evita Peron, the album was comprised entirely of ballads, designed to appeal to the mature audience that would also be the target of Evita. As the filming completed, Madonna announced she was pregnant and her daughter, Lourdes, was born late in 1996, just as Evita was scheduled for release. The movie was greeted with generally positive reviews and Madonna began a campaign for an Oscar nomination that resulted in her winning the Golden Globe for Best Actress (Musical or Comedy), but not the coveted Academy Award nomination. The soundtrack for Evita, however, was a modest hit, with a dance remix of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" and the newly written "You Must Love Me" both becoming hits.

Written by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Premela Anderson

Pamela Denise Anderson was born on 1 July 1967 in Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada, and later moved to the city of Vancouver.

Her Husband name was Tommy Lee and currently going out with rocker Kid Rock.She has two sons from Tommy Lee marriage: Brandon and Dylan. Her fathe name is Barry, furnace repairman and mother name Carol, waitress. One day Pamela announced that she was infected with hepatitis C. The cause of it was that Pamela shared a needle with her ex-husband Tommy for a tattoo.

She was signed to a commercial contract with Labatt's and became the company's "Blue Zone" girl. The campaign was so popular that other commercials and advertising assignments for Anderson soon followed. Due to the recognition from these commercials, she was soon approached to do her first cover for Playboy Magazine.

Anderson soon moved to Los Angeles where she spent two seasons in the top-ten ABC Television hit series "Home Improvement" (1991) as Lisa, the Tool Time Girl. It was on "Home Improvement" that she captured the attention and affection of viewing audiences nationwide. Anderson was cast as C.J. Parker on the internationally successful series "Baywatch" (1989), but because of the impossible scheduling requirements of working on two hit shows, she eventually left "Home Improvement" and remained full-time on "Baywatch".

Anderson made the transition into the feature film arena, starring in Dark Horse Entertainment's action comedy Barb Wire (1996). Anderson was featured in the CBS movie-of-the-week, Come Die with Me : A Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Mystery (1994) (TV), a hip and updated Mike Hammer mystery, co-starring Rob Estes.

She is an active participant in various organizations, including PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), and dedicates her time by taking part in religious practices with children from around the world.

Ricky Martin

Ricky Martin - an international superstar and native of Puerto Rico who has sold more than 15 million records worldwide appears to be conquering the US as well, thanks in large part to an electrifying performance of his worldwide smash hit (and 1998 World Cup theme song), "La Copa de la Vida," at the Grammy Awards show in February 1999.

He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on December 24, 1971. His name is Enrique Martin Morales. Martin got his first taste of performing in grade school, where he acted in school plays and sang in the choir. As a small child, he appeared in a number of television commercials and immersed himself in singing lessons.

Martin first achieved worldwide success with his selection to replace Ricky Melendez in the Latin boy band Menudo from 1984 until 1989. His meteoric ascent to fame started in Menudo's homebase, Caguas, site of his first concert. He signed with Sony in 1990.

He has sold over 20 million records since the start of his career. He is considered a major star in the world of Latin Pop, and is considered to have opened the doors for some of his fellow Latin American singers like Shakira or Thalia.

He moved to Mexico City where he started acting, first in theater in productions like Mamá ama el rock, and Los tenis Rojos with Angelica Maria and Angeliva Vale. He starred in telenovelas such as Alcanzar una Estrella and performed in the music group Munecos De Papel of that production. His first two Spanish albums, 'Ricky Martin' (1992) and 'Me Amaras' (1993), achieved gold status in several countries. This success led Martin to move once again, this time to Los Angeles in 1994 where he divided his time between his third Spanish album, 'A Medio Vivir' and as bartender Miguel Morez on the US soap, General Hospital.

He also continues to maintain a relationship with his longtime girlfriend, Rebecca de Alba (who hosts a TV show in Mexico), and in regard to his singing career he said to USA Today:
"I want to do this forever. I don't want to be the hit of the summer, and, hopefully, with a lot of humility, we can talk in 10 years and I'll still be here."

Ricky Martin performed at the 2006 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony in Turin.

Mother Teresa

"Keep the joy of loving the poor and share this joy
with all you meet. Remember works of love are
works of Peace. God Bless you."
- Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Macedonia, on August 27, 1910. She was the youngest of three children. Her family was of Albanian descent.

At the age of twelve, she felt strongly the call of God. She knew she had to be a missionary to spread the love of Christ. At the age of eighteen she left her parental home in Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns with missions in India.When she took her vows as a Sister of Loretto, she chose the name Teresa after Saint Therese of Lisieux. After a few months' training in Dublin she was sent to India, where on May 24, 1931, she took her initial vows as a nun.

From 1931 to 1948 Mother Teresa taught geography and cathechismat at St. Mary's High School in Calcutta. In 1944, she became the principal of St. Mary's. Soon Sister Teresa contracted tuberculosis, was unable to continue teaching and was sent to Darjeeling for rest and recuperation.

She glimpsed outside the convent walls made such a deep impression on her that in 1948 she received permission from her superiors to leave the convent school and devote herself to working among the poorest of the poor in the slums of Calcutta. Although she had no funds, she depended on Divine Providence, and started an open-air school for slum children. Soon she was joined by voluntary helpers, and financial support was also forthcoming. This made it possible for her to extend the scope of her work.

On October 7, 1950, Mother Teresa received permission from the Holy See to start her own order, "The Missionaries of Charity", whose primary task was to love and care for those persons nobody was prepared to look after. In 1965 the Society became an International Religious Family by a decree of Pope Paul VI.

The Missionaries of Charity throughout the world are aided and assisted by Co-Workers who became an official International Association on March 29, 1969. By the 1990s there were over one million Co-Workers in more than 40 countries. Along with the Co-Workers, the lay Missionaries of Charity try to follow Mother Teresa's spirit and charism in their families.

Mother Teresa's work has been recognised and acclaimed throughout the world and she has received a number of awards and distinctions, including the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize (1971) and the Nehru Prize for her promotion of international peace and understanding (1972). She also received the Balzan Prize (1979) and the Templeton and Magsaysay awards.

Aishwarya Rai

AISHWARYA RAI is one of Bollywood's pre-eminent leading ladies. This Indian darling burst upon the world stage when her striking beauty, poise and commanding intelligence won her the Miss World crown in 1994.

Date of birth : 1 November 1973

She born into a traditional south Indian family. Birth place : Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Her Nickname is Ash

Eye Color : Blue green

Education :
Arya Vidar Mandir in Santa Cruz, Bombay, India
DG Ruparel College, Matunga, Bombay, India
Raheja College Architecture in Bandra, Bombay, India

Family :
Father : Krishnaraj Rai, ex-merchant navy officer
Mother : Vrinda Rai, writer
Brother : Aditya Rai, merchant navy officer

Aishwarya has moved up from modelling to acting now, and is doing several hindi movies after doing a few south indian ones.Her first film is Mani Rathnam's 'Iruvar' reliese in1997 and her first hindi film was Rahul Rawail's '…Aur Paar Ho Gaya' reliesed in 1997. In this hindi film she got The Best Female Debutante Award. In 2000 she was awarded Best Actress by FilmFare and Zee Cine for her work in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam". She also nominated for the best supporting actress for her special appearance in Aditya Chopra's Mohabbatein.

In 2001 Ash was nominated for FilmFare's Best Actress Award for Satish Kaushik's "Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai". In 2002 working again with Sajay Leela Bhansali in 'Devdas'. 'Devdas' is the most ambitious and most successful film in Bollywood history.

Ash became the first Indian actor to be a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival. Ash is also the latest member of the elite L'Oreal Dream Team, joining beauties Catherine Deneuve & Andie MacDowell as their international ambassador.

Time Magazine has also listed her on their list of the “100 Most Influential People in the World Today”. She was also listed on Rolling Stone Magazine's annual "Hot List", Hello Magazine’s Most Attractive Women in the World”, Stuff Magazine, FHM magazine, V-Life from Variety Magazine, GQ Magazine, New York Times Magazine, Harper’s & Queen and countless others.

Suffered an accident on the set of KHAKEE (2003) when a car driven by a stuntman got out of control, hit her, took her down a crevice and slammed her into a cactus plant. She broke a bone in one foot and suffered severe cuts. She was rushed to a hospital.

2004 saw Aishwarya take on the leading role in her first English language film for Gurinder Chadha in “Bride & Prejudice”. She also became the first Indian female to be immortalized in wax at the world famous Madame Tussaud’s wax museum in London.