Celebrity World

Nia Long

2006-06-12T02:56:00.000-07:00

Nia Long was born on 30th October, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York. Her parent’s names are Doc and Talita Long. She is an American actress.

She attended Catholic school and studied ballet, tap, jazz, gymnastics, guitar and acting. Due to the lack of employment opportunities in the Arts in Los Angeles when Nia and Talita first arrived there, Talita took various low-paying jobs, despite having two master's degrees that resulted in financial struggle for them. Nia's motivation to be successful was driven by her desire to help ease her mother's financial burden.

For 15 years, Nia was instructed by acting coach Betty Bridges, better known as the mother of Diff'rent Strokes child star Todd Bridges. Her first notable role was a three-year stint as Kathryn "Kat" Speakes on the soap opera Guiding Light (1991-1994).

She has appeared in leading roles in films such as Soul Food, Boiler Room, and Big Momma's House. In 2003, she joined the cast of the drama Third Watch where she played Officer Sasha Monroe until the series ended in 2005. She has currently picked up a recurring role on Everwood as Cassie, daughter of Irv Harper.

She was married with Massai Z. Dorsey on June 2001 and has 1 child.

Sonia Gandhi

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Sonia Gandhi was born on 9th December, 1946 in Itali. Her parents name are Stefano and Paola Maino. She was named the third most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine.

She was the Chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance in the Lok Sabha, until she resigned on the 23rd of March 2006.

She is a widow of former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, who was the grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India.

On 28th May 2005 Smt. Sonia Gandhi was elected as President of the Indian National Congress by overwhelming support from across the country from all states.

Mrs Gandhi spent most of her life largely as a private citizen, except for the years, 1984 to 1991, when her husband, Rajiv Gandhi was Prime Minister and leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. In response to widespread demands from the Congress Party, Mrs Gandhi entered public life before the 1998 Lok Sabha election, when she campaigned vigorously on behalf of the Party. She was elected as its Party President in April 1998.

Following her husband's assassination on 21st May, 1991, there were calls for her to enter politics by members of the Congress Party. After her refusal, the party settled on the choice of P V Narsimha Rao as leader and, subsequently, Prime Minister. She finally entered politics just before the 1998 national election.

In the Indian general election, 2004, when the ruling National Democration Alliance (NDA) was set to win a majority, Sonia launched an aggressive campaign, criss-crossing the country on the 'Aam Aadmi' slogan in contrast to the 'India Shining' slogan of the BJP-led NDA alliance.

Her son, Rahul Gandhi had also won election to the Parliament from Amethi constituency in 2004. Sonia Gandhi has written two books: Rajiv and Rajiv's World. In addition, she has also edited Freedom's Daughter and Two Alone, Two Together.

Monica Potter

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Monica Potter was born on 30th June, 1971 in Cleveland, Ohio. She is an American actress.

She was a part of the St. Jerome Parish in Cleveland, and attended the local elementary school, as well as Villa Angela Catholic School for Girls, before graduating from Euclid High School.

Miss Potter first dipped her toe in the ocean of show business back in Cleveland. Her father sent a blossoming 12-year-old Monica's photograph to a local modeling agency, which hired her immediately. When she was 18, she moved to Miami, Florida, and landed a job on a children's show that shot in Peru, which she described as the "disaster of disasters."

At the age of twelve, Potter started modeling and appearing in commercials in Chicago and Miami, before deciding to pursue an acting career. Her first role was on the daytime soap opera, The Young and the Restless.

In 2001, she had two major roles, co-starring with Freddie Prinze Jr. in Head Over Heels, and with Morgan Freeman in the thriller Along Came a Spider. She had a recurring role on the television series Boston Legal from 2004 to 2005.

Potter was married to Tom Potter, with whom she has two sons, from 1990 to 1998. She married Daniel Christopher Allison, an orthopedic surgeon, in June of 2005.

Isla Lang Fisher

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Isla Lang Fisher was born on 3rd February, 1976 in Muscat, Oman. She is an Australian actress, model and author.

She played Shannon Reed, a fiery, opinionated teenager, on Australian soap Home and Away from 1994 - 1997.

Since arriving in Britain she has appeared in many magazines and TV programs while also attending drama school in Paris. She has had two top selling novels. Recently voted 24th sexist woman of 99 by leading men's magazine FHM and previously voted 11th in 1998, Isla has no problem in finding a man.

Most recently, she starred in Wedding Crashers with Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and Rachel McAdams, and won praise for her comedic performance in the movie. In 2006 she starred as Becca, a Manhattan party host in the offbeat relationship drama London alongside Jessica Biel, Chris Evans and Jason Statham.

She was officially crowned 1000th guest on Rove Live, a popular Australian talk show, on 2nd August, 2005. She was visiting the show to promote the film Wedding Crashers with co-star Owen Wilson. She entered the set ahead of Wilson, thereby winning the title by a mere two metres.

Ali Landry

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Ali Landry was born on 21st July, 1973 in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. She is a model and actress best known as the 1996 Miss USA.

Her first foray into pageantry came in 1990 when she was crowned Miss Lousiana Teen USA. In 1996 Landry became Miss Louisiana USA and went on to win the Miss USA pageant. She competed in the 1996 Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas and finished in the top six. In later years she has been a hostess for Miss USA.

Her first major appearance into the celebrity world was as a child actress in the TV series, "The Bold and the Beautiful". This hot Cajun vixen was raised in seaside Breaux Bridge.

Ali is probably best known to most of us as the "Doritos Girl", the beautiful woman who walks through a quiet library room, and activates the sprinkler system because she is so hot. Ali is a hot sexy woman, guys love her, and she probably wouldn't be in the ads otherwise. The advertisement would have us believe the chips are responsible for setting off the fire alarm.

Landry married longtime boyfriend Mario Lopez on 24th April, 2004, but two weeks later she had the marriage annulled because of allegations that he cheated on her during his bachelor party. She became engaged to film director Alejandro Gomez Monteverde on Memorial Day, 2005. They were married on 8th April, 2006 in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

Landry has participated in the show Fear Factor, and was runner up. She is an avid athlete and also participated in the Boston Marathon.

Liv Tyler

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Liv Tyler was born on 1^st July, 1977 in Portland, Maine, USA. She is the daughter of Steven Tyler and Bebe Buell. Liv has a unique natural sultry sophistication about her.

Liv is presently starring as Arwen in the mega-box-office hit "Lord of the Rings- Trilogy", and the smell of an Academy Award lingers in the air.

She began a modeling career at the age of 14, though she soon soured on that profession. While shooting a commercial on location in the stifling Amazon the following year, Liv decided she wanted to pursue acting. Ironically, a cinema agent read about the intriguing Liv in an article by The New York Times concerning children of the rich and famous, and officially "discovered" her. Liv's first feature role was as the older sister of an autistic boy in the Bruce Beresford straight-to-video drama "Silent Fall".

Liv's next acting triumphs came in Tom Hanks's directorial debut, That Thing You Do!, in which she played the groupie-girlfriend of a small-town band circa 1964, and in Pat O'Connor's Inventing the Abbotts, in which she played another small-town sweetheart.

She gamely entered the big-budget arena in 1998, co-starring with Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck in Disney's Armageddon. 1999 brought roles in Robert Altman's Cookie's Fortune, in which she engaged in small-town slapstick romance with Chris O'Donnell, and in Plunkett & MaCleane, which positioned her as the aristocratic inamorata of a highwayman.

She got married to Royston Langdon in Barbados on March 25, 2003 and has one child.

John David Ashcroft

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John David Ashcroft was born on 9th May, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. His parents names are James Robert Ashcroft and Grace P. Larsen.

He was the 79th Attorney General of the United States. He served during the first term of President George W. Bush from 2001 until 2005. Ashcroft was previously a U.S. senator from Missouri (1995 - 2001) and the Governor of Missouri (1985 - 1993).

He was educated in Springfield, Missouri, and at Yale University, where he graduated in 1964. He received a J.D. degree from the University of Chicago in 1967, and briefly taught business law at Southwest Missouri State University.

In 1994, He became a leading opponent of the Clinton Administration's Clipper encryption restrictions. Ashcroft is a member of the Assembly of God church. Whenever he was sworn in to any political office, he had himself anointed.

Following his Senatorial defeat, Ashcroft was nominated as U.S. Attorney General by president-elect George W. Bush in December 2000. Ashcroft was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 58-42, with most of the Democratic Senators voting against him, citing his previous opposition of desegregation and abortion rights.

Madhuri Dixit

2006-05-21T11:17:00.000-07:00

Madhuri Dixit was born on 15th May, 1967. Her parents names are Shankar and Snehlata Dixit. She was married an Indian American physician from Denver, Dr. Sriram Nene, in 1999. She has two sons.

She is a famous Indian Bollywood actress. She is a native of Mumbai, India. Throughout the late 1980s and the 1990s, she dominated Hindi cinema, appearing in many hit films. She is trained as a Kathak dancer.

Madhuri Dixit whose ambition was to become a Micro - Biologist instead, became a number one star in the tinsel world and has remained so justifying Ghai's predictions for her.

Madhuri Dixit made a humble beginning with the Rajshris in a much forgotten film 'Abodh'. Her first major role was in Tezaab (1988). She starred in the popular films Dil (1990), Beta (1992), Khalnayak (1993), and Anjaam (1994).

In 2002, she starred in Devdas, with actor Shahrukh Khan. Madhuri Dixit was applauded for her superb acting in the film. The film attracted worldwide attention and was featured at the Cannes Film Festival.

On 25th February, 2006 she performed on stage for the first time in six years at the Filmfare Awards to music from her last movie Devdas. Madhuri Dixit has been the muse for the famous Indian painter M.F.Hussain who considers her the epitome of the Indian woman. She also appeared in his film Gaja Gamini (2000).

She has won, In 1990, Filmfare Best Actress Award, for Dil, In 1992, Filmfare Best Actress Award, for Beta, In 1994, Filmfare Best Actress Award, for Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, In 1997, Filmfare Best Actress Award, for Dil To Pagal Hai, In 2002, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, for Devdas. She was also awarded the "National Citizen's Award" on 25th August, 2001 in Delhi.

Mischa Anne Barton

2006-05-21T11:11:00.000-07:00

Mischa Anne Barton was born on 24th January, 1986 in London, England. She is American actress and model.

Barton graduated from the Professional Children’s School in Manhattan in 2004.

Barton began her acting career at the age of nine in New York Theatre with a lead role in Slavs!, written by Tony Kushner.

She made her film debut in Lawn Dogs, which won awards at film festivals around the world. She has appeared The Sixth Sense, Notting Hill, and Lost and Delirious.

Mischa Barton first appeared on television in 1994, as a younger Lily Montgomery in All My Children. She also had a one-time appearance in the Fox's show Fastlane, and appeared in the video for "Goodbye My Lover" by James Blunt. She has also appeared in Enrique Iglesias's video, Addicted.

She has appeared in advertisements for Aeropostale, bebe, Dooney and Bourke, JC, and Neutrogena. Barton is best known for her role as Marissa Cooper in the TV series The O.C.. That role ended in what appears to be a fatal car accident for Marissa during the third season's finale, aired on 18th May, 2006.

Rani Mukerji

2006-05-21T11:07:00.000-07:00

Rani Mukerji was born on 21st March, 1978. Her father name is Ram Mukherjee and mother name is Krishna She is a popular Indian actress in Bollywood movies.

She began her film career with the Bengali film Biyar Phool. Her debut, with producer Salim's 'Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat' (1996), too turned out to be a damp squib at the box-office. The first was 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' (1998) director Karan Johar, who sought her out for a role that many a star had turned down. The second was Vikram Bhatt, who cast her as the leading lady in 'Ghulam' (1998).

Her career seemed to be stalled, until she starred in the 2001 film Saathiya. In 2004, Mukerji starred in Hum Tum, Yuva and Veer-Zaara. Her performance in Hum Tum won her the Filmfare Best Actress Award. She also won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actess Award for Yuva. Veer-Zaara was the biggest hit of 2004 and was favourably received at the Berlin Film Featival.

In 2005 she starred in the films Black, Buntu Aur Babli, Paheli and Mangal Pande the Rising.

She was won, In 1999, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, In 2003, Filmfare, Critics Award Best Performance, Saathiya, In 2003, Rajiv Gandhi Award, In 2004, BBC Film Cafe Best Actress, Chalte Chalte, 2005, Filmfare Best Actress Award, for Hum Tum, In 2005, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, for Yuva, In 2005, IIFA Best Actress Award for Hum Tum, In 2005, IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award for Veer-Zaara, In 2006, Filmfare Best Actress Award, for Black, In 2006, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, for Black, In 2006, BBC Film Cafe Best Actress, Black.

She is the first actor to ever win both the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress trophies in a single year (2005) at the Filmfare. In a span of 5 years she has worked with all the top actors and top class producers and the directors.

Kelly Brook

2006-05-21T11:03:00.000-07:00

Kelly Brook was born on November 23, 1979 in Rochester, Kent, England.

Kelly emerged from the school in her early teens and found her way into numerous dance videos. A photographer introduced her to a modeling agent.

After winning several modeling competitions by the tender age of 16 she found herself gracing the covers of GQ, FHM and a sea of other magazines. It is believed Kelly’s big break was the result of a humongous ad featuring her in Triumph Flaunt underwear in downtown London. This ad was considered to be the biggest of its time and not long after, she landed the position of Big Breakfast presenter on Britain’s channel 4.

She has gone on to host or co-host a number of television shows including MTV Select and Love Island. This experience on the small screen has led to a number of small acting roles on both television and in film including guest spots on WB’s Smallville as Victoria Hardwick, playing Seth Green’s girlfriend in The Italian Job where she no doubt fell for Jason Statham, and a quick appearance in Rob Schneider’s Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo.

Anthony Charles Lynton Blair

2006-05-21T11:00:00.000-07:00

Anthony Charles Lynton Blair was born on 6th May, 1953 in Edinburgh. He is a son of The son of a barrister and lecturer. He is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and MP for Sedgefield.

Blair led Labour to power with a landslide victory in the 1997 regneral election replacing John Major as Prime Minister and ending 18 years of Conservative government. He is the Labour Party's longest-serving Prime Minister, and the only person to have led the party to three consecutive general election victories.

The youngest person to be appointed Prime Minister since 1812, he has deployed British armed forces into four conflicts: in Kosovo, Sierra Loene, afghanistan and Iraq.

At the age of 14 he returned to Edinburgh to finish his education at Fettes College. He studied law at Oxford, and went on to become a barrister himself.

Since the 11th September attacks on New York and Washington, Blair's political agenda has been dominated by international affairs, especially with the United States-led "War on Teror". He has controversially supported some aspects of US President George W. Bush's foreign policy, including sending British troops to participate in Afghanistan since 2001, and in Iraq since 2003; Blair's related anti-terrorism legislation has also been controversial.

In October 2004, Blair declared his intention to seek a third term but not a fourth. The Labour party won a third term in government at the 2005 general election for the first time in its history, although its majority in the House of Commons was reduced to 66. On 14th May, 2006, the Independent on Sunday reported that Blair had privately assured ministers that he would step down in the summer of 2007.

Robert Alan Labonte

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Robert Alan Labonte was born on 8th May, 1964 in Corpus Christi, Texas.

He is an American driver and drives for the Petty Enterprises NASCAR Racing Team in the Nextel Cup Series. His car, number 43, is sponsored by Cheerios and Betty Crocker.

As of 2006, Labonte is the only driver to win both the NASCAR Winston Cup championship (2000) and the NASCAR Busch Series championship (1991). He also won the IROC (International Race Of Champions) title in 2001.

In his career he wins 3 International Race of Champions, one in 2000 and two in 2001. He also won 1 Craftsman Truck Series in 2005.

Charlie Sheen

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Charlie Sheen was born on 3rd September, 1965 in New York City. His parents name are Janet Templeton and Martin Sheen. He is a Golden Globe Award winning American actor.

Charlie's interest in movies was not only peaked by his famous father, but also by several like-minded students from his high school days at Santa Monica, students like Rob Lowe and Sean Penn, future stars them. In his school his two major interests were acting and baseball.

Sheen began acting in 1974 at the age of nine, appearing in a small role alongside his father in the TV movie The Execution of Private Slovik. Sheen's film career began in 1984, and his first major role was in Platoon (1986). In 1987, he starred with his father, Martin, in Wall Street. In 2000, Sheen played himself in the comedy Being John Malkovich.

In 2001 and 2002 Sheen played the lead role in the political television sitcom, Spin City. In 2002 he won the Golden Globe Award for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy" for this role.

Sheen was married to Donna Peele from 3rd September, 1995 to 19th November, 1996. On 15th June, 2002 he married actress Denise Ricjards after meeting her while filming Good Advice in 2001. They had two daughters.

Aamir Khan

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Aamir Khan had the privilege of being born in a noted film family.

Aamir was first introduced as a child artiste in the 1970's hit Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973) -- he was the youngest child in the trio. He 'quit' movies and went on to become the state tennis champion for Maharashtra.

He started his career in films with a runaway success called Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, a film directed by his cousin, Mansoor Khan.

There were hits like Dil, Dil Hai Ke Maanta Nahin, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander, Rangeela, Raja Hindustaani, Ghulam, Sarfarosh and there were the offbeat, critically acclaimed ones like Raakh, Earth-1947.

A seasoned artiste now, Aamir is slowly turning to production. His first film as a producer is a period film titled Lagaan. The film was done at a huge level and Aamir is said to have spent quite a handful in making the film.

Using classic "method acting", Aamir acts in all genres of Indian films - comedy, action, drama and romance. Though he performs in few films, Aamir Khan is acknowleged today as the most complete Indian actor for his diverse choice of roles and films.

His first wife name was Reena Dutta, married on 18th April 1986 and has 2 children and his present wife name is Kiran Rao married on December 2005.

Eddie Cibrian

2006-05-18T11:06:00.000-07:00

Eddie Cibrian was born on 16th June, 1973 in Burbank, California. His parents name is Carlos and Hortensia Cibrian.

Eddie Cibrian became interested in acting at the age of 13 when he found out that a fellow classmate had broken into the business doing commercials. A natural athlete, Eddie decided to put his acting career on hold in favour of joining the high school football team.
After graduating from Montclair High School, Eddie Cibrian enrolled as a Business/Economics major at UCLA and took on a part-time job to make ends meet.

His first work being a starring role in Malcolm-Jamal Warner's Emmy Award-winning television special, Kids Killing Kids. From there it was on to daytime television, where Eddie Cibrian starred for three years as Matt Clark on The Young and the Restless.

In February 1997, Eddie Cibrian joined the cast of Sunset Beach as Cole Deschanel, the handsome jewel thief and grandson of town founder Armando Deschanel. Eddie has recently starred in TV movies, The Hitman, Logan's War - Bound By Honour, and also his feature film debut in Living Out Loud with Holly Hunter, Queen Latifah and Danny DeVito, released in the US on November 6th 1998.

The actor made a memorable feature film debut in "Living Out Lord (1998) " as Holly Hunter's masseur. Cibrian also appeared as himself in a cameo role in the Lifetime movie "Jackie's Back," and was seen in the independent feature "But I'm A Cheerleader! (1999)" opposite Natasha Lyonne and Clea Duvall. He also starred in the NBC/Hallmark Entertainment biblical miniseries "In the Beginning.”

Chuck Norris

2006-05-18T11:00:00.000-07:00

Chuck Norris was born on 10th March, 1940 in Ryan, Oklahoma.

He is an American martial artist, action star, and Hollywood actor.

Norris finished high school and soon married his girlfriend, Diane Holechek. In 1958 Norris joined the United States Air Force as a Military Policeman and was sent to Osam Air Base, South Korea. Chuck Norris got into acting via his L.A. karate school where he instructed many celebrities and made his film debut in The Wrecking Crew (1968) although his offical website refers to Return Of The Dragon (1973) with Bruce Lee as his 'feature film debut'.

Norris' first starring role was 1977's Breaker! Breaker!, and subsequent films such as The Octagon (1980), An Eye for an Eye (1981), and Lone Wolf McQuade proved his increasing box office bankability. In 1984, Norris starred in Missing in Action, the first of a series of POW rescue fantasies produced by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus and released under their Cannon Films banner.

Over the next four years, Norris became Cannon's most prominent star, appearing in eight films, including Code of Silence, The Delta Force, and Firewalker, in which he co-starred with Academy Award winner Louis Gossett, Jr.

In 1986, he was involved in the production of the Ruby Spears Cartoon Karate Kommandos.

Tea Leoni

2006-05-16T11:15:00.000-07:00

Tea Leoni was born on 25th February, 1966 in New York City. She is a daughter of Anthony Pantaleoni and Emily. Leoni married actor David Duchovny on 6th May, 1997. She is an American actress.

A graduate of Brearley School, The Putney School and Sarah Lawrence College, Leoni went on to star in a number of TV series and movies, starting as "Lisa DiNapoli" on Santa Barbara in 1989.

She starred in 1995's smash box-office hit Bad Boys, along with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. Her most commercially successful movie was Deep Impact. In 1993, she landed the starring role in Fox's Flying Blind, a short-lived sitcom.

In 1995, Leoni landed the lead role in the television sitcom The Naked Truth, playing Nora Wilde, a tabloid news journalist. The show was a minor hit and lasted until 1998.

Gabrielle Monique Union

2006-05-16T11:09:00.000-07:00

Gabrielle Monique Union was born on 29th October, 1972 in Omaha, Nebraska.

She is an American actress. Among her notable roles is that of Isis, a cheerleader opposite Kirstern Dunst in the film Bring it On. She also played a medical doctor in the CBS series City of Angels.

She became an athlete in high school, competing in soccer, basketball, and track. During her senior year at UCLA, she took on an internship at a modeling agency and was often mistaken for a model herself. Seeing a future in the business, she dropped her plans of becoming a lawyer go and signed on as a model.

With the 2000 release of Bring it On, Union gained wide exposure. Her new fame landed her on magazine covers and talk shows, and she gained popularity among movie fans.

She also made a guest appearance in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as a Kligon named N'Garen ("Sons and Daughters" episode). Her most recent role was in the short-lived 2005 ABC series Night Stalker. She has also starred in the independent drama films Neo Ned and Constellation.

In May 2001, Union married NFL player Chris Howard of the Jacksonville Jaguars. In November 2005, the couple separated.

Cynthia Ann Crawford

2006-05-15T10:52:00.000-07:00

Cynthia Ann Crawford was born on 20th February, 1966 in Dekalb, Illinois to John Crawford and Jennifer Moluf.

She is an American supermodel, MTV television personality, and actress. She was discovered by chance by a newspaper photographer, who noticed then 16-year-old Cindy at work during her summer job of pollinating corn and took a picture of her.

She had good grades in school and graduated to DeKalb high as Valedictorian. She also attended to Northwestern University but never graduated. She got her first job as a spokesman for Pepsi. Later she also hosted a MTV show called ''House of Style''.

She has appeared on over 400 magazine covers across the globe. Cindy became the first modern supermodel to pose nude for Playboy, and whether modeling with or without clothes, she is a stunning woman. She has made a smooth transition from the world of fashion into broadcast journalism and corporate business.

She was ranked number 5 on Playboy's list of the 100 Sexiest Stars of the 20th century. She has been featured on the cover of more than 600 magazines worldwide including Vogue,W, People, Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE and Allure.

Crawford's first marriage to actor Richard Gere lasted from 1991 to 1995. Crawford is currently married to Rande Gerber with two young children.

Will Arnett

2006-05-14T11:00:00.000-07:00

Will Arnett was born on 1970 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

He is married to New York based Saturday Night Live Comedienne Amy Poehler.

He was a series regular on the short-lived Mike O’Malley Show, and was originally cast in the CBS sitcom Still Standing, but his character was cut from the series after the pilot. Arnett has also appeared in several films such as Monster-In-Law and recently finished filming both RV with Robin Wolloams and Let’s Go to Prison, a comedy directed by Bob Odenkirk.

Will Arnett began his career in acting in a small role on 'Sex and the City.' He moved onto roles in shows like 'The Sopranos' and 'Third Watch.' He appeared as a regular on the short-lived 'Mike O'Malley Show.'

He had a memorable turn on the hit NBC sit-com “Will & Grace” in 2004 as dancer Artemis Johnson—who vies with Sean Hayes’ Jack for a spot as one of Janet Jackson’s back-ups. A return to the big screen is marked by a feature role the Universal comedy “Monster-in-Law,” (2005) with Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda, and the 9/11 drama, “The Great New Wonderful” (2005).

In early 2005, Arnett filmed “Let’s Go To Prison,” a comedy about a criminal who teaches the naive son of a judge how to be a thief when they become incarcerated together.He is probably best known for his role as Gob Bluth on "Arrested Development".

Timothy Allen Dick

2006-05-14T10:57:00.000-07:00

Timothy Allen Dick was born on 13th June, 1953 in Denver, Colorado.

He is an American comedian and actor best known for his role in the sitcom Home Improvement and his roles in Disney films, such as The Santa Clause and Toy Story.

He also attended Western Michigan University and graduated with a degree in Television Production in 1975. Allen began his career as a stand-up comedian. He rose to fame with the television series Home Improvement (1991 - 1999) on ABC in which he played Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor.

Tim was seen for eight seasons as Tim Taylor on ABC's Home Improvement, where he brought his unique slant of masculinity to series television. Home Improvement, which Tim describes as Men Are Pigs at home, continues to be a success in syndication.

For his contribution to the entertainment industry, Allen has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6834 Hollywood Blvd.

Allen was married to Laura Diebel from 7th April, 1984 until their divorce in 2003; they have a daughter.

Samira Ahmed

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Samira Ahmed was born on 1968 in London, Britain.

She is a television newsreader and reporter best known for her work with the BBC. She is currently a reporter and newspresenter on Channel 4 News.

Ahmed studied English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford between 1986 and 1989. Before doing a Postgraduate Diploma in Newspaper Journalism at City University. She joined the BBC as a Trainee in 1990. Ahmed was a BBC journalist 1994 to 1997 and also worked as a presenter on BBC World and News 24.

As the BBC's Los Angeles correspondent she covered the OJ Simpson case, before working as an anchor and political correspondent in Berlin for Deutsche Welle TV.

She combines reporting and presenting, working in her passion for old movies, whenever she can. Her documentary series "Islam Unveiled" on the status of Muslim women around the world, was aired on Channel 4 last year.

Laetitia Marie Laure Casta

2006-05-14T10:51:00.000-07:00

Laetitia Marie Laure Casta was born on 11th May, 1978 in Pont-Audemer, Francde. She is a daughter of father Dominique and mother Line. Laetitia.

She is a French supermodel and actress. Time Magazine once named her one of the top ten most influential people of the year.

Casta's career reportedly began when she was discovered by a photographer during a family holiday in her father's native Corsica, at age 15.

Casta is a supermodel and the official face of L’Oreal. Laetitia has been featured in Guess? Jeans campaigns - her first major American advertising campaign. She has also appeared in three consecutive Sports Illustrated swimsuit editions, Rolling Stone, Pirelli Tires Calendar, L'Oreal promotions, Victoria’s Secret, as well as hundreds of magazine covers. She also had a close relationship with designer Yves St. Laurent, whose outfits she would regularly wear at public appearances.

Casta is also prominently featured in the Chris Isaak video "Baby did a bad bad thing".

For now, Laetitia ''would like to continue modeling for as long as she can'', but she is interestedin getting married and having a family someday. She said that acting is also something that she would be interested in doing in the very near future.

'Real beauty is to be true to oneself. That's what makes me feel good.'- Laetitia Casta

Hrithik Roshan

2006-05-14T10:44:00.000-07:00

Hrithik Roshan was born on 10th January, 1974 in Mumbai, india. He is a son of Pinky and Rakesh Roshan. He is a Bollywood actor.

Hrithik's first movie role was in the 1980 movie Aasha, where he was an extra, a dancer. Later he worked behind the camera, supporting his director father.

Hrithik achieved fame when he starred in Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai opposite debutante starlet Amisha Patel. The film was directed by his father.

He won awards in Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai, the Filmfare Best Debut Award and the Filmfare Best Actor Award. He also won Filmfare Best Actor Award and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance in Koi… Mil Gaya.

His first stage appearance was at Lux Zee Cine Awards in 2001. He has been called the first complete Bollywood actor who has no weakness and scores very high in every department: face, physique, voice, dancing, drama, romance, action, comedy, macho, softie...

Success gives him the privilege to work with filmmakers like Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rahul Rawail, Randhir Kapoor, Subhash Ghai, Raj Kanwar, Indra Kumar, Karan Johar, Yash Chopra and Tanuja Chandra.

He had married to 'Suzanne Khan' daughter of Sanjay Khan on 20th December 2000 who was his girl friend from long time.

Tara Strong

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Tara Strong was born on 12th Febuary, 1973 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

She is a Canadian voice actress. She is considered to be one of the most sought-after voice actresses in american television animation today.

Tara Strong began her acting career in Toronto, when at the age of twelve; she performed at the Toronto Yiddish Theater.

Tara Strong has played Dil Pickles on Rugrats (1991) and All Grown Up! (2003), Bubbles on Cartoon Network's The Powerpuff Girls, and Batgirl on Gotham Girls. She also voices Seem the monk and Keira in Jak 3.

She has been married to Craig Strong since 14th May, 2000. They have two sons.

John Ekwugha Amaechi

2006-05-14T01:00:00.000-07:00

John Ekwugha Amaechi was born on 26th November, 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts. He is an former NBA basketball player who currently works as a broadcaster in Englend.

Amaechi moved to the U.S. to play high school basketball at St. John's High School in Toledo, Ohio. He began playing college basketball at Vanderbilt but transferred to Penn State where he was a two-time First Team Academic All-American selection.

Amaechi only took up basketball at the age of 16. A native of Manchester, John has played all over Europe and by the age of 24 had been drafted into the NBA by the Cleveland Cavaliers. He then moved to the Orlando Magic in 1999. In 2001, Amaechi signed a four-year contract with the Utah Jazz.

Amaechi’s greatest contribution to date for young people in the UK has been the construction of the Amaechi Basketball Center (ABC) in Manchester, which opened in August 2002. He is the sole benefactor for this $4 million state-of-the-art facility and is planning many more to follow. John is also currently pursuing a Ph.D. in child psychology.

"Meech," as he is affectionately known, is a gifted 30-year-old athlete, who was an all-Big 10 selection at Penn State when he graduated in 1995, leading his team in scoring, rebounding, blocks and steals. But that's not all he brings to the court of tall heroes. He's also a two-time academic all-American and a candidate in Penn State's clinical childhood psychology doctoral program, working towards his Ph.D. while playing for the Magic.

Amaechi lamented, however, that most adults walked right past the show, not giving themselves even a chance at a taste of the jaw-dropping wonder of childlike joy. Perhaps that childlike sense of wonder is what motivates Amaechi to play the game of basketball as it was meant to be played, and spares him the hard edge that comes to so many professional athletes who see sport solely as a business and livelihood. That truly is enlightenment.

Robyn Rihanna Fenty

2006-05-12T11:04:00.000-07:00

Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born on the Caribbean island of Barbados in 1987.

She is a North American R&B/Soul singer. Most of the worldly population would also classify her as a tradtional dancehall singer; who has splurged onto the entertainment scene unexpectedly.

Rihanna completed the recording of her LP disc entitled Music Of The Sun. She amazingly did not just sing the notes to the songs that can be heard on the album, she also co-written a majority of them. She has gone to various radio stations around the United States promoting her vivacious single, "Pon De Replay," and her album, which will be released on August 30, 2005.
Rihanna says she is inspired by such artists like Alicia Keys, Beyoncé Knowles and Mariah Carey. She also states that on her album, you'll not only listen to reggae, but you'll hear ballads and other R&B fused tracks. Well, we can't wait.

Zac Efron

2006-05-10T11:45:00.000-07:00

Zac Efron was born on 18th October 1987 in San Luis Obispo, California. His Parents are David Efron and Starla Baskett. He is an American television actor.

Zac Efron played the hunky brown-haired boyfriend Cameron Bale on the TV family drama Summerland.

At age eleven, his singing talent was discovered and encouraged, and he was cast in the musical Gypsy for 90 runs. He went on to have roles in stage productions of Peter Pan, Little Shop of Horrors, The Music Man, and Mame.

He had guest roles on the shows CSI : Miami, NCIS : Maval Criminal Investigation Service and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.

In 2006, Efron starred in the Disney Channel original movie High School Musical as Troy Bolton alongside actresses Vanessa Anne Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale and actor Lucas Grabeel.

Efron's singing talents were disputed when it was revealed that Andrew Seeley enhanced Efron's vocals on the soundtrack

Raven-Symone

2006-05-10T11:42:00.000-07:00

Raven-Symone was born on 10th December, 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia. She is an American actress, singer, dancer, producer and model.

As a baby, Symone worked for Atlanta's Young Faces Inc. modeling agency and was featured in local print advertisements. At age two, she worked with Ford Models Inc. in New York and appeared in ads for Ritz Crackers, Jell-O, Fisher Price Toys, and Cool Whip.

In 1999, she starred in the Disney original film Zenon : Girl of the 21st Century as the best friend of the title character played by Kirsten Storms. Starting in 2002, Raven starred in the Disney Channel series That’s So Raven as Raven Baxter, a teenager with psychic abilities; it became Disney's highest rated series during its run and spawned product spinoffs, including soundtracks.

She's also appeared in the films Zenon : Z3, The Princess Diaries 2 : Royal Engagement, and Fat Albert. In 2006, she starred in the Lifetime film For One Night.

Raven-Symone Says...

"I worked with the same choreographer that I have been working with for years, so he knows my style and he knows what I like and what I hate and can't do. Turns don't work very well for me; I just can't get all the way around."

JoJo

2006-05-10T11:37:00.000-07:00

JoJo was born on born 20th December, 1990 in Vermont. She is an American R&B and pop singer and actress.

She came to fame in 2004 with her platinum, self-titled debut album and became the youngest solo artist to have a #1 single in the United States with the song "Leave (Get Out)” ", which was one of three singles she released that year. JoJo has also began a film career, and in 2006 starred in two Hollywood films, aquamarine and RV.

She started singing when she was two years old by imitating her mother, putting her own spin on everything from nursery rhymes to pop tunes. JoJo's stage name comes from a childhood nickname.

After appearing on talk shows and gospel festivals, she had a spot competing on the television show America’s Most Talented Kids; even though she lost to Diana DeGarmo, record producer Vincent Herbert contacted her and asked her to audition for Blackground Records; during her audition for Barry Hankerson, Henkerson told her that late singer Aaliyah's spirit had brought her to him. She was signed to the label, and had recording sessions with famed producers like The Underdogs, Soulshock and Karlin.

Jojo has been dating soccer star Freddt Adu since 2005.

John Felix-Anthony Cena

2006-05-08T11:30:00.000-07:00

John Felix-Anthony Cena was born on 23rd April, 1977 in West Newbury, Massachusetts.

He is an Italian-american perfessional wrestler, rap artist, and currently performs for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on the RAW brand, where he is the current WWE Champion. Cena has released a music CD, You Can’t See Me, with Tha Trademarc, and has performed live concerts with Tha Trademarc and Bumpy Knuckles.

Before his professional wrestling career, John Cena was a bodybuilder, college football player, a team captain and All-American center for Division III at Springfield College. While at Springfield, he earned a degree in exercise physiology.

Cena's first televised WWE match was against Kurt Angle on 27th June, 2002 at the Allstate Arena in Chicago. Inspired by Vince McMahon's recent speech to WWE's rising stars, exhorting them to show "ruthless aggression" to earn a place among the legends, Cena took advantage of this opportunity.

In 2004, Cena's popularity started to increase. He feuded with Big Show, leading to a WrestleMania XX victory to win the WWE United States Championship by distracting the ref and using his brass knuckles.

Cena's first movie credit will be the lead role in The Marine, a film directed by John Bonito, co-starring Robert Patrick.

He refers to his fans as members of his "Chain Gang." Together, he figures, they can't lose. And so far, the combination of their support and his talent, have made John Cena one of the top Superstars around.

Dolly Rebecca Parton

2006-05-08T11:22:00.000-07:00

Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on 19th January, 1946 in Sevierville, Tennessee. Her parents name are Robert Lee Parton and Avie Lee Owens.

She is an American country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress. She is one of the best-known country singers in the world, recognized for her big hair, big bosom and big talent. She began writing and performing songs when she was a little girl and made her first record in 1960.

She moved to Nashville, and in 1967 released the album Hello, I'm Dolly and landed a job on Porter Wagoner's syndicated television show. . At 12 years old she was appearing on Knoxville television; at 13 she was recording on a small label and appearing on the Grand Ole Opry.

Parton's initial success came as a songwriter, with her songs being covered by Kitty Wells, Hank Willian, Jr., Skeeter Davis, and a number of others. She signed with Monument Records in late 1965, where she was initially pitched as a bubblegum pop singer, earning only one national chart single, "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby," which did not crack the Billboard Top 100. Additional pop singles also failed to chart.

In 1967, Parton was asked to join the weekly syndicated country music TV program hosted by Porter Wagoner, replacing norma Jean. She also signed with RCA Records, Wagoner's label, during this period, where she would remain for the next two decades. Despite originally being typecast in many circles as a "Country and Western" singer, Parton later had even greater commercial success as a pop singer and actress.

Parton also changed the landscape of her Tennessee stomping grounds when she opened the Dollywood theme park in 1985. It remains among the most popular vacation destinations in the South. She has also donated more than 1 million books to pre-school children across the United States and provides scholarships to high school students in Sevier County, Tenn. In return, the county honored her with a life-size statue in front of the courthouse.

On 30th May, 1966, at the age of 20, she married Carl Dean, who ran an asphalt-paving business, in Ringgold, Georgia.

Clint Daniels

2006-05-08T11:16:00.000-07:00

Clint Daniels was born on 24th August, 1974 in Panama City, FL.

Like many future honky tonkers, Daniels played in a number of bands and found his way into a good many dives. Being underage was not keeping him from his dreams, and after he graduated from high school, he set off for Nashville, something he would do several times before finding his way through the Music City system. Discovered by a member of Arista's AR staff while rehearsing a song he wrote in a Nashville studio, Daniels was soon signed.

Releasing his self-titled debut project on September 15, 1998, placed Daniels on the rising tide that seemed to indicate a return to more traditional forms of country music. With a strong baritone voice and some hearty honky tonk songwriting skills, Daniels appeared to be in the right place at the right time.

Bill Gates

2006-05-08T11:11:00.000-07:00

Bill Gates was born on 28th October, 1955 in Seattle, Washington to William H. Gates, Sr. and Mary Maxwell Gates.

He is one of the most influential people in the world. He is the co-founder, Chairman, and Chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, the world's largest software company. He is also the founder of Corbis, a digital image archiving company. Gates is the wealthiest individual in the world according to the Forbes 2006 list.

Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. He is widely respected for his intelligence, foresight, and ambition. He is also widely criticized as having built Microsoft's business through unfair, illegal, or anticompetitive business practices. Government authorities in several countries have found some of Microsoft's practices illegal, as in United States v. Microsoft.

Gates excelled in elementary school, particularly in mathematics and the sciences. In 1984, Bill Gates appeared on the cover of 'TIME' Magazine; he has appeared seven more times.

Bill Gates married Melinda French of Dallas, Texas on 1st January, 1994.

With an estimated wealth of $46.6 billion in 2004, Bill Gates is the richest man in the world and he should be starting to get used to the number spot as he has been there from the mid-ninties up until now. The famous investor Warren Buffett is gaining on Gates though with an estimated $42.9 billion in 2004.
Microsoft's product strategy. He has aggressively broadened the company's range of products, and wherever Microsoft has achieved a dominant position he has vigorously defended it. Many decisions that have led to antitrust litigation over Microsoft's business practices have had Gates's approval.

Rafael Nadal Parera

2006-05-08T11:06:00.000-07:00

Rafael Nadal Parera was born on 3rd June, 1986 in Manacor, Mallorca. His parents, Sebastian and Ana Maria introduced him to tennis at a very young age and he played his first championship tournament at the age of 8 years old in Baleares.

He is a Spanish tennis player. He is currently World's No. 2 male tennis player.

In 2002, he won his first ATP match at Majorca at the age of 15, defeating Ramon Delgado to become the ninth player in the Open Era to win an ATP match. In 2003, Nadal became the second-youngest player to be ranked among the world's top 100 singles players. He finished the year in the top 50, winning two Challenger titles.

Nadal won eleven titles in 2005, including four ATP Masters Series events. He boasts a 44-2 match record on clay in 2005 and a 79-10 record on all surfaces this season.

Nadal has a very strange technique, he is actually right-handed but plays left-handed and has double handed backhands.

On 4th March, 2006, Nadal handed Roger Federer his first loss of the 2006 season at the final of the Dubai Open. Nadal won 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Nadal defeated Federer for a second time on 23rd April, 2006 at the Monte Carlo Masters, a tournament that he won for the second straight year. Nadal won by a score of 6-2 6-7 6-3 7-6.

Sushmita Sen

2006-05-06T10:50:00.000-07:00

Sushmita Sen was born on 19th Novebber, 1975 in Hydrabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. She is a daughter of Shubeer Sen, former Indian air force officer and Subhra Sen, worked as a fashion artist and jewellery designer.

She is a well-known Bollywood actress and was India's first Miss Universe in 1994.

Her first schooling was at Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute and Air Force Silver in Dehli and later attended schools in Nagpur and Jorhat. In Dehli, she studied English and planned a career in journalism.

In 1994 at the age of eighteen, Sushmita won the title of Miss India. Later that year, she became the first Indian Miss Universe in the Miss Universe Pageant held in the Philippines. She then started working as an actress.

Her first movie, Dastak in 1996. Her appearance as Rupali in David Dhawan's movie Biwi No.1 won her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award in 1999. She also win 2003 Popular Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role win for Filhaal (2002)

Sushmita Sen was romantically linked with Ricky Martin, Sanjay Narang, Vikram Bhatt and Randeep Hooda - and was recently linked with Manav Menon, a director and producer.

Joshua Lucas Maurer

2006-05-06T10:46:00.000-07:00

Joshua Lucas Maurer was born on 20th June 1971 in LittleRock, Arkansas. His parents name are Don Maurer and Michelle. He is an American actor. Josh Lucas is continuing to emerge as one of Hollywood's most engaging talents.

Lucas started acting in high school plays, and developed a strong interest in an acting career while attending Washington State Universiy.

Lucas gained exposure after his roles in Sweet Home Alabama, A Beautiful Mind, and as Glenn Talbot in Julk.

In the summer of 2003, Lucas starred opposite Jennifer Connelly and Eric Bana in Ang Lee's The Hulk, as well as Andy Tennant's Sweet Home Alabama, opposite Reese Witherspoon. In 2001, he appeared in Ron Howard's Academy Award-winning drama, A Beautiful Mind, in which he co-starred with Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, and Ed Harris.

Josh Lucas was a working actor for over a decade -- which included scene-stealing performances in Alive (1993), You Can Count on Me (2000), and The Deep End (2001) -- before he shot to stardom with high-profile roles in A Beautiful Mind (2001), Sweet Home Alabama (2002), and The Hulk (2003).

Lucas has dated actresses Salma Hayek and Connie Nielsen, but is currently single.

Johnny Depp

2006-05-06T10:42:00.000-07:00

Johnny Depp was born on 9th June 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky to John Christopher Depp. He is an Academy Award-nominated American actir.

He played with a band named "The Kids," who had modest local success. The band set out for Los Angeles, California, to try to get a record deal, changing their name to "Six Gun Method." During this period, Depp married Lori Anne Allison, the sister of the drummer of the band, on December 20, 1983.

Depp's first role was in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). Then he starred in the FOX's TV series 21 Jump Street. The show was a success and he instantly became a teen idol worshipped mainly for his looks, which Depp abhorred.

Eager to shake his image as a Hollywood pretty boy, Depp began taking roles in offbeat, unusual films, beginning with Cry-Baby (1990) and later, at age 27, making his big break as the monstrously disfigured protagonist of Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe. Soon afterward, Depp began landing featured parts in high-profile films alongside renowned actors, including What’s Eating Gilbert Grape with Leonardo DiCaprio, Don Juan DeMarco with Marlon Brando, and Donnie Brasco with Al Oacino.

He won so many awards
In 1990 ShoWest Award, Male Star of Tomorrow
In 1996 London Critics Circle Film Awards, ALFS Awardfor Actor of the Year
In 1998 Golden Aries, Best Foreign Actor
In 1999 Cesar Awards, France Honorary Award
In 1999 Screen Actors Guild Awards, Star on the Walk of Fame Motion Picture
In 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
In 2004 Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Liar
In 2004 IFTA Award Best International Actor
In 2004 MTV Movie Award Mexico Best Look
In 2004 MTV Movie Award Best Male Performance
In 2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards
In 2005 People's Choice Award Favorite Male Movie Star
In 2006 People's Choice Award Favorite Male Movie Star

Salman Khan

2006-05-05T11:12:00.000-07:00

Salman Khan was born on 27th December, 1965 in Mumbai. He is a son of Salim, scriptwriter and Salma.

He is a Bollywood movie star. Salman Khan has made a career of losing his shirt and life is one long roller coaster ride for him.

Salman Khan had a low profile after his first appearence in Biwi Ho To Aisi. He rose to fame with the surprise hit film Maine Pyar Kiya and followed up with successful films such as Sajan, Andaz Apna Apna, and Hum Aapke Hain Koun. He has made a name for himself with soft-spoken romantic roles and later on playing the comic-boy lover to perfection.

In 1990, He win Filmfare Best Debut Award and Best Actor nomination for the role of Prem in Maine Pyar Kiya, In 1999, Best Supporting Actor win for the role of Aman Mehra in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, He won the Best Sensational Actor award for his role in Chori Chori Chupke Chupke at the 2002 Z-Gold Bollywood Awards.

Today he is a sought after hero, working with almost all top banners. On the personal front, Khan had lovely ladies as his women. Salman's love story began with Sangeeta Bijlani and had a well publicised affair with Aishwarya Rai. Salman Khan is supposed to be one of the handsome hero in the industry having many good productions and directors so that he can give many hits and prove himself to be in the class of number one hero's. In a recently issued American magazine Salman was voted as the seventh best looking man in the world.

Tatyana Marisol Ali

2006-05-05T11:07:00.000-07:00

Tatyana Marisol Ali was born on 24th January, 1979 in North Bellmore, New york. She is a daughter of Sonia Ali and Sheriff Ali. She is an American actress and R&B singer.

At the age of four, Ali began singing. By age seven, she won the Star Search television contest two times.

Her breakthrough came when she was cast as Ashley Banks for the popular television sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. She sang on various episodes of the show, and Will Smith asked her if she seriously considered pursuing a musical career. Despite her singing ability, she concentrated on her acting career on Fresh Prince the next few years.

In the penultimate season of Fresh Prince, Ali began preparing herself for her musical debut. The result was the album Kiss The Sky.

On Broadway Ali starred in the original cast of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Fences," with James Earl Jones, and later with Billy Dee Williams. Off-Broadway, she appeared in "Orfeo del Campo" and the musical "Sugar Hill." Her feature films are "Eddie Murphy Raw" and "Crocodile Dundee II." However, she is probably best known for her role as Ashley Banks on the show: "Fresh Prince of Bel Aire."

In 2002, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University. Soon after, she found relative difficulty getting back into show business.

Sasha Alexander

2006-05-05T11:01:00.000-07:00

Sasha Alexander was born on 17th May, 1975 in Los Angeles, California. She graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television.

She is an American actress best known for her role as Caitlin Todd in the CBS television drama NCIS.

Sasha Alexander began acting by the time she was in seventh grade when she found herself cast as the lead female in her school's production of "Baby".

Alexander was a regular on two short-lived series, the medical drama Presidio Med and ABC's twenty-something drama Wasteland. She appeared on the fourth season of Dawson’s Creek as Gretchen Witter, dating the title character, and in an episode of the short-lived Fox comedy series Greg the Bunny, playing the part of a lesbian TV Guide reporter and shared a memorable onscreen kiss with Sarah Silverman. Alexander has also appeared in the films Lucky 13, All Over the Guy, and Twin Falls, Idaho. Her role on NCIS ended in May 2005 and she has a role in 2006's Mission Impossible III.

Doing guest roles on such critically acclaimed television shows such as Greg The Bunny, Friends, and CSI. As well playing key roles in shows such as Dawson's Creek, Wasteland, and CBS's recent addition Presidio Med.

Alexander is engaged to director Edoardo Ponti and they are expecting a child in 2006.

Hayley Jensen

2006-04-30T11:07:00.000-07:00

Hayley Jensen was born on 7th January, 1983 in Albury, New South Wales. Hayley grew up loving the music of the era, her favourites being Martika, Cyndi Lauper and Roxette.

She was thrust into celebrity status after appearing on the second season (2004) of television ratings hit show Australian Idol, on Network Ten. She was the fourth finalist, leaving the show on November 1.

Before entering the Australian Idol competition she was a university student at University of Canberra studying Economics and Management. She was recently married to her husband Tim in January 2004.

After being turned back from her first audition, performing Christina Aguilera's "The Voice Within", in her hometown of Canberra—denied by Idol judges Ian “Dicko” Dickson and Mark Holden, voted "yes" by Marcia Hines—she travelled to Sydney to try again. This time Mark Holden changed his mind and agreed to give her a chance to perform in the first round of Australian Idol in Sydney.

According to reports published in Australian television/gossip magazine, TV Week, it was stated by Hayley that she had moved to Sydney. She also stated that her debut album had tentatively been given a March 2006 release date.

She was married with Tim Jensen on January 2003.

David Jude Law

2006-04-30T11:04:00.000-07:00

David Jude Law was born on 29th December, 1972, in Lewisham, South London, England.

Law was educated at John Ball Primary School in Blackheath and Alleyn’s School in Dulvich. He started acting with the National Youth Music Theatre at the age of 12 and, at 17, he dropped out of school completely.

In 1992, Jude began his stage career. He starred in many plays throughout London, and was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award of "Outstanding Newcomer". After doing the play "Indiscretions" in London, he moved and did it again on Broadway. He then received a Tony Nomination for "Outstanding Supporting Actor". He was then rewarded the Theatre World Award.

His first big named movie was Gattaca (1997), with Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke. He also had a good role in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997).

Law's classical good looks have made him a leading 'heart throb', but he has sometimes chosen to hide his looks in unglamorous roles such as the evil, balding hitman in Road to Perdition.

Law married Sadie Frost on 2nd September, 1997. They have three children.

Amy Louise Acker

2006-04-30T11:01:00.000-07:00

Amy Louise Acker was born on 5th December, 1976 in Dallas, Texas. Acker studied Ballet, Morden dance, and Jazz dance for 13 years.

She started Southern Methodist University in 1996. Amy is not a Methodist, but attended SMU because they were supposed to have a really good theater department. As part of her acting course at SMU, she was trained in weapons and certified in combat. Amy's first television role was in the Wishbone Company, which was used solely for the PBS television show Wishbone.

Acker enjoyed a short stint of mordeling work for the J. Crew clothing catalogue. In 1999, she was nominated for a Leon Rabin award for "Outstanding Performance by an Actress in A Lead Role" for her performance in the play Therese Raquin. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1999.

She won the 2003 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for her portrayal.

She was married with James Carpinello on 25th April 2003 and has 1 child.

Alyson Lee Hannigan

2006-04-30T10:52:00.000-07:00

Alyson Lee Hannigan was born on 24th March, 1974 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA to Albert Hannigan and Emilie Posner.

She is an American actress, perhaps best known for playing Willow Rosenberg on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as well as for portraying quirky characters in the American Pie film series and the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother.

Alyson Hannigan began her career almost from birth, becoming a TV commercial veteran following her family's move to Atlanta. At the tender age of three months, she was featured in an industrial film, "Active Parenting" (1974).

Hannigan's first major film role was in My Stepmother Is an Alien, a science fiction comedy released in 1988. She appeared in commercials and supporting roles on television shows, including Picket Fences, Roseanne and Touched by an Angel. In 1997, Hannigan was cast to play Willow Rosenberg, Buffy's best friend, on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The show became a big success and Hannigan gained recognition, subsequently appearing in several notable films aimed at teenage audiences, including American Pie, Boys and Girls, and American Wedding.

She was married with Alexis Denisof on 11th October 2003.

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

2006-04-29T19:59:00.001-07:00

Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was born in Lyallpur, Punjab on 13th October, 1948 to Ustad Fateh Ali Khan.

He was primarily a singer of Qawwali, the devotional music of the Sufis, a mystical offshoot of Islam.

Nusrat's first public performance as leader of the family Qawwali group was in March 1965, at a studio recording broadcast as part of an annual music festival called Jashn-e-Baharan organized by Radio Pakistan.

He reached out to Western audiences with a couple of fusion records produced by Canadian guitarist Michael Brook. In 1995, he collaborated with Eddie Vedder on the soundtrack to Dead Man Walking.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan holds the world record for the largest recorded output by a Qawwali artist—a total of 125 albums.

With his international renown at an all-time peak, Khan died on August 16, 1997; a seemingly endless procession of posthumous releases appeared in the years to follow.

Cynthia Watros

2006-04-29T19:59:00.000-07:00

Cynthia Watros was born on 2nd September, 1968 in Lake Orion, Michigan.

She was cast as Agnes Gooch in a production of "Auntie Mame". Transferring to Boston University, Watros graduated with a BFA and like many, headed to NYC to seek fame.

She initially became known for her role as Annie Dutton on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light from 1994 to 1998. Watros' character began as a heroine, but she gained notice and critical acclaim when her character's rivalry with Reva Shayne led her to become a scheming villianess. In 1998, Watros won a Daytime Emmy Award as "Outstanding Lead Actress" for her role on Guiding Light.

She is also known for her TV role as Erin Fitzpatrick on Titus from 2000 to 2002 and Kellie Newmark on The Drew Carey Show from 2002 to 2004.

In2005 she was cast on the popular ABC series Lost as psychological Libby, a member of the "Tailies", a group of survivors of the plane crash who were in the tail section of the plane.

Watros overcame a serious disease as a teenager; she was diagnosed with Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, an autoimmune disease of the blood. It required several years of chemotherapy and a splenectomy. Watros is married to Curtis Gilliland and has twin daughters, Emma Rose and Sadie Anna.

Lata Mangeshkar

2006-04-29T19:56:00.000-07:00

Lata Mangeshkar was born on 28th September, 1929 in Indor, Madhya Pradesh, India. She is a daughter of Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar and his second wife Shudhmati Mangeshkar.

She is a singer from India with a career that has spanned more than six decades. She is one of the only two singers to have been awarded the Bharat Ratna, the nation's highest civilian honour.

When she was 5 years old, Lata started working as an actress in several plays known as "sangeet nataks"in which her father was performing. Lata Mangeshkar's first cinematic song was for the film Kiti Hasaal (1942)

The 1950s saw Lata become a favorite singer of composers like Shankar Jaikishan, Sachin Dev Burman, C.Ramchandra, Madan Mohan, Hemant Kumar and Salil Chowdhury amongst others.

Lata has received four Filmfare Awards, the Platinum Disc of EMI London and many other awards. In Awards list she received so many National Awards
In 1972 Best Playback in Film Parichay,
In 1975, Best Playback Singer in Kora Kagaz,
In 1990, Best Playback SingerLekin,
In 1997, Rajiv Gandhi Award,
In 1999, Padma Vibhushan,
In 2001, Bharat Ratna, The Nation’s Highest Civilian Award

List of Filmfare Awards
In 1958, Aaja Re Pardesi [Madhumati]
In 1962, Kahi Deep Jale Kahi Dil [Bees Saal Baad]
In 1965, Tumhi Mere Mandir Tumhi Meri Pooja [Khandaan]
In 1969, Aap Mujhe Achhe Lagne Lage [Jeene Ki Raah]
In 1993, Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
In 1993, Filmfare felicitated by the Maharashra Government
In 1994, Filmfare Special Award ( Didi Tera Devar Deewana -HAHK)

Catherine Zeta Jones

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Catherine Zeta Jones was born on 25th September, 1969 in Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, UK. Her father name is Dai Jones and mother is Pat Jones.

She attended Dumbarton House School, Swansea, where she was an average student. She left school early without obtaining O levels qualifications to further her acting ambition.

Zeta-Jones' stage career began in childhood. She was a part of a Catholic congregation's performing troupe before she was 10, and by 1987 she was starring in 42nd Street as Peggy Sawyer in the West End.

She first made a name for herself in the early '90s when she starred in the Yorkshire Television comedy/drama series “The Darling Buds of May” (1991). The show was a smash hit and made Jones one of the United Kingdom's most popular television actresses.

Catherine subsequently played supporting roles in several films, including Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992), the miniseries Katharina die Große (1995) (TV)_ and a larger part as the seductive Sala in The Phantom (1996) before landing her breakthrough role playing the fiery Elena opposite Anthony Hopkins and Antonio Banderas in The Mask of Zorro (1998).

She was married with Michael Douglas on 18th November 2000 and has 2 children.

Bismillah Khan

2006-04-26T20:39:00.000-07:00

Bismillah Khan Sahib was born on 21st March 1916, in Bihar, India. He spent his childhood in the holy city of Varanasi, on the banks of the Ganga, where his uncle was the official shehnai player in the famous Visvanath temple.

He is the third classical musician to be awarded the Bharat Ratna (in 2001), the highest civilian honour in India. Bismillah Khan is perhaps single handedly responsible for making the Shehnai a famous classical instrument.

At an early age, he familiarized himself with various forms of the music of UP, such as Thumri, Chaiti, Kajri, Sawani etc. Later he studied Khayal music and mastered a large number of ragas.

It was Khan Sahib who poured his heart out into Raga Kafi from the Red Fort on the eve of India’s first Republic Day ceremony.

Khan has honorary doctorates from the Banaras Hindu University and Visva Bharti University, Santiniketan. He has been awarded the Sangeet Natak Academi Award, the Tansen Award of the Madhya Padesh government and also the prestigious Padma Vibhushan.

He is a pious Shiv Muslim and also, like many Indian musicians regardless of creed, a devotee of Mother Saraswati.

Margaret Grace Denig

2006-04-24T22:55:00.000-07:00

Margaret Grace Denig was born on born 21st September, 1983 in Columbus, Ohio. She is an Aerican actress.

Maggie Grace launched her acting career in 2002, starring in Murder in Greenwich and Shop Club. In 2003, Grace played the Goth-influenced, estranged daughter of Tom Selleck and Wendy Crewson in the drama 12 Mile Road.

Grace’s big break though came when she landed the role of the lazy and self-centered Shanon Rutherford in the critically-acclaimed TV sereis Lost. Grace’s latest project, released in fall was the 2005 horror film flop, The Fog, in which she co-starred with Tom Welling of Smallville.

She recently purchased a home in Hawaii, near the set of "LOST." She is very good friends with her "LOST" co-star Josh Holloway and his wife Yessica.

Ian Joseph Somerhalder

2006-04-24T22:53:00.000-07:00

Ian Joseph Somerhalder was born on 8th December, 1978 in Covington, Louisiana, USA.

The son of a massage therapist and a building contractor, Somerhalder was born and raised in the small southern town of Covington, LA. Boating, swimming, fishing and training horses filled much of his recreational time growing up, as did the school drama club and performing with the local theater group.

He is an American actor, model and producer. His first major role was in The Rules of Attraction, Roger Avary's adaptation of the Bret Eston Ellis novel of the same name.

A strikingly handsome player who proved his versatility with accomplished forays into acting and modeling, Ian Somerhalder possesses the piercing eyes and chiseled features that spell success in the more adult modeling world and the emotional intensity and shy rebellious charm that makes perfect teen heartthrob material on screen.

At age seventeen, he began his acting training, going on to work with William Esper by age nineteen. Around that time he was spotted working as an extra in a crowd scene in the James Toback feature "Black and White" (2000).

In 2002, Somerhalder was cast as Paul Denton in the thriller "Rules of Attraction", a feature based on the novel written by Bret Easton Ellis. Happy to be anchored in New York, Somerhalder spends much of his time studying acting, writing and practicing yoga. His recreational interests include water and snow skiing and horseback riding.

Bar Refaeli

2006-04-24T22:51:00.000-07:00

Bar Refaeli was born on 4th June, 1985. She is the first Israeli international supermodel. She has blue eyes and light brown hair.

Bar Refaeli was raised on a horse ranch in the Israeli countryside. At the age of 15 she began photographic modelling for fashion catalogues, among them "Castro", "Pilpel", and also starred in a commercial for "Milki".

Bar won the title "Model of the year" in a beauty contest in 2000, and in 2001 she won the same title again. She was also chosen to be the home model of "Renuar" fashion network and appeared in their summer 2002 and winter 2003 catalogues. , Bar was also cast for fashion production abroad, among them "Dim" and also appeared in the French Elle magazine.

She is the first Israeli model ever to be featured in Sports Illustrated magazine. Now Bar is going to be in the Victoria’s Secreat catalog. She appeared on the cover of the March 2006 issue of GQ Italy.

Refaeli has been dating American actor Leonado DiCaprio.

Selma Blair

2006-04-23T20:58:00.000-07:00

Selma Blair was born on 23rd June 1972, in Southfield, Michigan, USA.

After graduating from high school, Selma moved to New York in order to pursue a career in photography. While in New York she studied at the Stella Adler Conservatory and the Column Theater. After training at The Stella Adler Conservatory, pretty dark-haired Selma Blair began her acting career with a series of small roles on film and television.

In 1997 she appeared briefly in the features "In & Out" and "Arresting Gena" and had a larger role in the independent "Strong Island Boys". The following year, Blair acted in the series premiere of the Fox comedy "Getting Personal" and had a featured guest role in the CBS drama "Promised Land" as a troubled teenager with a drinking problem.
Selma has rapidly become more known in Hollywood circles, amassing some nice career credits. She appeared in the 1998 USA Network TV-movie "No Laughing Matter" before landing a role in the ensemble of the teen comedy feature "Can't Hardly Wait" (1998).

Blair had her first starring film role in the thriller "Brown's Requiem" (1998) and was chosen to head the cast of the coming-of-age midseason replacement series "Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane", playing Zoe Bean, a witty and blunt Manhattan teenager.

She was married with Ahmet Zappa on 24thJanuary, 2004.

Lara Dutta

2006-04-23T20:50:00.000-07:00

Lara Dutta was born on 16th April, 1978 in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Her father is Wing Commander L.K. Dutta and mother is Jennifer Dutta.

Lara graduated in economics with a minor in communications from the Bombay University.

Lara Dutta won the annual Gladsrags modelling competition in her native India, thus winning the right to be the first Indian representative at the 1997 Miss International pageant, in which she took first place. Later, she was crowned Femina Miss Universe and Miss Universe in 2000.

At the age of 16 she left her home from bangalore to come to mumbai and realize her dreams. Before Miss Universe she was a successful print and ramp model. She was first discovered by Gladrags' annual modeling competition.
She appeared in ads. for Synergie, Ceat, Coke and Sprite which made her popular. Her debut film was Andaaz. She got the film fare award for Andaaz as a new comer.

Raoul Bova

2006-04-23T10:33:00.000-07:00

Raoul Bova was born on 14thAugust, 1971 in Rome, Italy. his father was an employee and his mother a housewife.

His passion in his youth was swimming and he became a champion at 16. He performed his military duty in the "Bersaglieri" and he studied at the ISEF but didn't finish in order beginning an acting career.

He began his acting career on Italian television, joining the cast of the award-winning crime drama La Piovra during its seventh season, which led to starring roles in several subsequent La Piovra TV movies and miniseries.

Bova made his European film breakthrough in 1993 with the romantic fantasy Piccolo Grande Amore as a hunky watersports instructor, and he's played romantic leads ever since. He played a handsome plumber in the comedy Comincio Tutto Per Caso and a heroic husband in the thriller Coppia Omicida.

In 2001, he appeared with Italian film legends Sophia Loren and Giancarlo Gianinni in Lina Wertmüller's historical drama Francesca e Nunziata.

He was married with Chiara Giorda no March 2000 and has 2 children.

Peter Sarsgaard

2006-04-23T10:27:00.000-07:00

Peter Sarsgaard was born on 7th March 1971 in Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

He attended Bard College and later graduated from Washington University in St. Louis where he co-founded the improvisational troupe Mama's Pot Roast.

Attracting notice in the 2001 film The Center of the World, Sarsgaard has proven himself a critical favourite in supporting roles.

He made his screen bow in Tim Robbins' Dead Man Walking (1995) and was given more sizeable roles in Desert Blue (1998) and The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) as the ill-fated son of the Musketeer Athos, played by John Malkovich. Peter then started gracing the art-house circuit, making a violent, searing impression as a homophobic killer in Boys Don’t Cry (1999) starring two-time Oscar-winner Hilary Swank as a transgendered teen.

He has thrilled critics from coast to coast include Shattered Glass (2003), which earned him a slew of awards including the prestigious National Society of Film Critics Award. Prior to that, he showed off his versatility with portrayals ranging from a Russian nuclear reactor officer in K-19 : The Widowmaker (2002), to a drug addict in The Salton Sea (2002). Other heralded performances in Garden State (2004) and Kinsey (2004) only prove that, at this rate, it is only a matter of time before "Oscar" comes rapping on this man's door.

Sarsgaard has been in a relationship with actress Maggie Gyllenhaal since 2002; they announced their engagement in April 2006 and are expecting a child in late 2006.

Paul Popowich

2006-04-23T10:23:00.000-07:00

Paul Popowich was born on 2nd March, 1972 in Hamilton, Ontario.

In high school, he studied dramatic arts and classical piano. He then went onto study at the Canadian Royal Conservatory of Music. He plays various instruments as the guitar and the piano in addition to writing and performing his own songs. His other interests are vast ranging from art to various sports, including football, archery, swimming and wrestling.

When he was 15, he performance debut was 1988 in Tommy Tricker and Stamp Traveler, when he was discovered in a nationwide search for a new face. Four years later he made his series debut in the MTV's The Catwalk with Neve Campbell.

He has been a member of numerous bands, being both an established musician and song writer.

Paul has made Los Angeles, California his new home, returning after filming various new shows including Twice in a Lifetime and James Cameron's new series Dark Angel. But Paul is no stranger to the Los Angeles community having performed in a band before beginning filming in Toronto for Twice.

Nikki Schieler Ziering

2006-04-23T10:18:00.000-07:00

Nikki Schieler Ziering, A Southern California native with the classic 'California Girl' look, it was only a matter of time before Nikki Ziering made a name for herself in Hollywood. Nikki will play 'Krystal' in Universal's American Wedding, the latest American Pie sequel, which premieres on August 1. And look out for Nikki on Super Bowl Sunday, 2004, as she plays quarterback in 'The Lingerie Bowl,' a pay-per-view special airing during halftime.

A career boost came when on July 4, 1997, the California native married actor Ian Ziering of the hit TV show Beverly Hills : 90210. Later that year, she would go on to grace the pages of Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month, Miss September.
After Playboy, she landed a gig modeling on "The Price Is Right", which lasted for three years. Since then she has gotten small roles in the films Austin Powers in Goldmember, National Lampoon’s Gold Diggers and American Wedding.

Nikki is best known for her three years as one of 'Barker's Beauties' on CBS's The Price is right. Catching the celebrity 'Reality TV' wave, Nikki appeared on two weeks of primetime broadcasts from the Australian rain forest on ABC's I'm a Celebrity, Get me out of here -- and last fall, she was 'one of the few, the proud and the brave' who shipped off to Fox's celebrity Boot Camp.

Tobias Vincent Maguire

2006-04-23T06:08:00.000-07:00

Tobias Vincent Maguire was born on 27th June, 1975 in Santa Monica, California, USA to Vincent Maguire and Wendy Brown. He is an American film actor.

Working as a child actor since his early teens, he appeared in a variety of commercials and TV and movie roles. Maguire gained significant attention with his role in the film The Ice Strorm.

In 2002, he shot to stardom in the title role in Spider-Man, where he was praised for his performance of the troubled superhero. He further solidified his stardom in 2003 with a leading role as the jockey John M. “Red” Pollard in an acclaimed film Seabiscuit, about the famous American recehorse Seabiscuit. Spider-Man 2, the sequel to the original blockbuster, was released in 2004. He will reprise the role of Spider-Man in 2007 with the third Spider-Man movie in the series.

Neil Gaiman

2006-04-23T06:06:00.000-07:00

Neil Gaiman was born on 10th November 1960, in Porchester, Hampshire, England. He is an English Jewish author of numerous science fiction and fantasy works, including many comic books.

A popular writer of fantasy and the dreamily macabre, Gaiman created the landmark comic Sandman. The comic ran for 75 monthly episodes and was an industry phenomenon in the early 1990s.

He was educated at several Church of England schools. There he studied both standard school topics as well as religion classes. In the early 1980s Gaiman pursued journalism as a means to learn about the world and make connections that he hoped would later assist him in getting published, conducting interviews and writing book reviews.

His first book in 1984, a now sought-after biography of the band Duran Duran, as well as Ghastly Beyond Belief with Kim Newman, and interviews and articles for many English magazines including Knave magazine. In the late 1980s he wrote Don’t Panic : The Official Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Companion in what he calls a "classic English humour" style.

Gaiman received a World Fantasy Award for short fiction in 1991 for the Sandman issue, "A Midsummer Night's Dream", In 2002, Hugo Award for best novel for American Gods, which also won the 2002 Nubula Award, In In 2003, Coraline won the Hugo best novella award, In 2004, his short story "A Study in Emerald" won another Hugo, He has won 13 Eisner Awards for his comics work, two Nebula Awards and three World Horror Awards, Stardust won the Mythopoeic Award.

He has also won the Comics' Buyer's Guide Award for Favorite Writer in 1992 and 1993, and received nominations in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.

His current website is http://www.neilgaiman.com/

He is married to Mary T. McGrath, an American and has 3 children.

Ilene Hamann

2006-04-23T06:04:00.000-07:00

Ilene Hamann was born on 9th June, 1984 in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. Ilene's mother is of Portuguese descent and her father is of Dutch descent.

Is a South African model who made her debut in director Pooja Bhatt production venture Rog.

Ilene Hamann was educated at Nico Malan High School, and Matriculated with a B aggregate.

She had started her career with photography which had gotten the attention of many people, and she started getting offers for modeling. Ilene has been doing various modeling assignments for six years.

In South Africa Ilene was booked for sought after her painting advertisement job in such places as: Truworths,Foschini, and American Swiss. In India, Ilene's job highlights included for editorials for Elle and L'Officiel

Kevin Earl Federline

2006-04-23T06:02:00.000-07:00

Kevin Earl Federline was born on 21st March, 1978, in Fresno Country, California, USA.

Federline appeared in the movie You Got Served and worked as a dancer for some of the biggest acts in entertainment.

Federline's first studio album, Playing with Fire, is due out mid-August, Federline and his representative Marylin Lopez confirmed. On 18th March, 2006, a track titled "KFed Freestyle" was released on Kevin's official MySpace page. This clip was later pulled after the story broke that Federline had used an uncleared sample from Thomas Dolby, which had been used previously, and legally, by Mobb Deep

In 2004, Federline married Britney Spears and fathered a son Sean Preston Federline the year after. Federline has two children with actress Shar Jackson.

Federline has become notorious in the media for his heavy smoking, and was criticized in the media for continuing to smoke around his pregnant wife early on in her pregnancy. He is often photographed with a cigarette in hand.

Hart Bochner

2006-04-23T06:00:00.000-07:00

Hart Bochner was born in Canada. He is the son of Lloyd Bochner.

He is a handsome, dark-haired supporting actor who has worked in several major theatrical and television movies.

Before deciding to become an actor, Bochner earned a graduate degree in English literature at a university in San Diego. Following college, he appeared in a supporting role in the 1979 sleeper Breaking Away.

As a teenager, he made his film debut in Franklin Schaffner's 1975 film Island in the Stream.

With television, he has done a little better starring in adaptations such as East of Eden, The Sun Also Rises, and most notably the TV mini-series War and Rememberance.

Ewan Gordon McGregor

2006-04-23T05:58:00.000-07:00

Ewan Gordon McGregor was born on 31st March, 1971 in Crieff. His parents name are Jim and Carol McGregor. He is a Scottish actor who has had significant success in both mainstream and "art house" movies.

Music played a big part in young Ewan's life. He mastered drums, guitar, and the French horn and played in the school's pipe band, a ceilidh band, and had a rock group called Scarlet Pride, Elvis Presley was his idol.

McGregor attended Kirkcaldy College 1988/1989 to study drama appearing in several roles there and appearing in the Tron Theatre, Glasgow, at the end of term. McGregor came to prominence through his role as the heroin addict Mark Renton in the film version of Irvine Welsh's Trainsporting (1996). McGregor has also been featured as the male romantic lead in Hollywood films such as Mountain Rouge! and Down With Love, and in the British film Little Voice.

On 22nd July, 1995, in a village in France, McGregor married Eve Mavrakis, a French production designer. They have two daughters together.

Dido

2006-04-23T05:55:00.000-07:00

Dido was born on Christmas Day 1971, in London.

Dido entered London's Guildhall School of Music at age six, and by the time she reached her teens had already mastered piano, violin and recorder. After touring with a British classical ensemble, she accepted a publishing job, in the meanwhile singing in a series of local groups before joining the trip-hop outfit Faithless -- helmed by her older brother, the noted DJ and producer Rollo -- in 1995.

She eventually appeared on the debut album of a band that Rollo formed in 1995. This band was Faithless, and they went on to sell five million records. Over the next two years, Dido toured with Faithless and, whenever she was back in London, also recorded demos of her own songs. In September 2003, Dido released her second album Life For Rent.

Dido Says...
"I feel really lucky to have found [musical success] before I'm 30, to be doing absolutely what I want to do. I would be quite happy if I died tomorrow."

Chris Klein

2006-04-17T20:25:00.000-07:00

Chris Klein was born on 14th March, 1979, in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. He is a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.He is a United States actor best known for his roles in American Pie, Election, and Here on Earth.

Klein grew up in Hinsdale, Illinois, and moved to Omaha, Nebraska, as a young teenager. As a senior in high school, Klein was offered his first professional acting job by director Alexander Payne, who was scouting Millard West High School as a potential filming location for the movie "Election."

Brown-haired, tall, and athletic in build, the actor again played a likable jock in that summer's surprisingly sensitive teen sex comedy "American Pie".

Charlize Theron

2006-04-16T20:28:00.000-07:00

Charlize Theron was born on 7th August, 1975 in Benoni, South Africa. Her father name is Charles Theron and mother name is Gerda.

She is an Academy Award - winning South African actress. She learned many of the 28, languages she speaks from the staff on her parents' farm.

At the age of 16 she took an offer to begin modeling in Milan, Italy, because she'd won a local modeling contest. Her contract ended while she was in New York City, and she decided to remain there, attending the Joffrey Ballet School, where she trained as a ballet dancer. A knee injury ended this career path at the age of 18.

her career skyrocketed in the late 1990s, with box office successes like The Devil’s Advocate, The Cider House Rules, and Mighty Joe Young.

Theron won the Best Actress Oscar at the 76th Academy Awards in February 2004 as well as the SAG Award and the Golden Globe Award.

Theron now resides in Los Angeles with her long-term boyfriend, Stuart Townsend, with whom she starred in the 2004 film, Head in the Clouds as well as in the 2002 film, Trapped; she has said that she will not marry him until same-sex couples are able to have their marriages recognized.

Sophia Bush

2006-04-16T00:28:00.000-07:00

Sophia Bush was born on 8th July, 1982 in Pasadena, California, USA. Her father name is Charles William Bush, is a top advertising and celebrity photographers working in the United States and mother name is Maureen Bush, is a photography studio manager.

She is an American actress best known for her role as as Brooke Davis in the WB series One Tree Hill.

Bush attended Westridge School for Girls and the Uneversity of Southern California and was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, where she served as Social Chair. She attended USC for three years before getting the role of Brooke Davis on One Tree Hill (2003). In 2000 she was the Tournament of Roses Parade Queen.

Sophia lights up the screen every episode as the catty troublemaker, showing off the talent that first caught notice in Van Wilder.

Bush made her first big screen appearance in the comedy Van Wilder. Since then, she has made appearances in several television shows including Nip/Tuck, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, and Punk’d after being tricked by her friend Brittany Snow. She was cast as Kate Brewster in Terminator 3 : Rise of the Machines but was replaced by Claire Danes as the director thought she was too young.

On 16th April, 2005, Bush married her One Tree Hill co-star Chad Michael Murray, but the couple announced their separation on 26th September after only five months of marriage.

Nicole Camille Escovedo

2006-04-16T00:27:00.000-07:00

Nicole Camille Escovedo was born on 21st September, 1981in Berkeley, California. Her biological parents were Peter Michael Escovedo.

Nicole graduated from Montclair College Prep School. During the time she was supposed to be in school, however, she began to use drugs. It wasn't until she was pulled over by a police officer and caught with heroin, in 2003, that she checked herself into rehab.
Richie and her longtime friend Paris Hilton star in the Fox TV reality show The Simple Life, airing in December 2003. The show inspired in part by the 1960s sitcom Green Acres, features wealthy society girls Richie and Hilton milking cows and adjusting to rural life while living in tiny Altus, Arkansas. Richie is the daughter of 1980s pop music star Lionel Richie, whose hits included "All Night Long" and "Dancing on the Ceiling."

Nicole has released a novel titled, 'The Truth About Diamonds'. This is the first of two books in the series. Her book discusses how she "survived a virtual combat zone of youth".

Nasiruddin Shah

2006-04-16T00:25:00.000-07:00

Nasiruddin Shah was born on 20th July 1950 in Delhi, India. His wife name is Ratna Pathak.

He is an Indian movie actor. He has seen success in both mainstream Bollywood movies as well as in art films.

Shah showed interest in an acting career from his childhood. He graduated from the National School of Drama in 1973 and enrolled in the Film and Television Institute of India the same year. He first appeared in Shyam Benegal's 1975 film, Nishant.

He established himself as a good actor and won the Indian government's National Award for Best Actor in 1979 for an effective portrayal of a blind man in the film Sparsh.

In 1988, he acted in the eponymous television series based on the life and times of Mirza Ghalib. Naseeruddin Shah has been giving performances with his theatre troupe at places such as New Delhi, Mumbai and Banglore. He has directed plays written by Ismat Chughtai and Saadat Hasan Manto. He did not act in the plays directed by him.

He achives the awards 7th International Film Festival of Mumbai – Award for contribution to Indian cinema in 2004, In 2003, Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, In 2000, IIFA Award - Artistic Excellence for Performance in a Negative Role for Sarfarosh, In 1987, Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, In 1984, The Volpi Cup at Venice Film Festival for Paar, In 1984 National Award for Best Actor – awarded by Government of India for Paar, In 1983, Filmfare Best Actor Award for Masoom, In 1981, Filmfare Best Actor Award for Chakra, In 1980, Filmfare Best Actor Award for Aakrosh, In 1979, National Award for Best Actor – awarded by Government of India for Sparsh.

Lindsay Dee Lohan

2006-04-16T00:19:00.000-07:00

Lindsay Dee Lohan was born on 2nd July 1986 in Merrick, Long Island, New York. She is a daughter of famous star Michael and Dina Lohan.

She is an American actress, model and pop music singer. Known professionally as Lindsay Morgan Lohan, she started in show business as a child model for magazine and television ads. At age ten, she began her acting career on a soap opera; at eleven, she made her motion picture début by playing both twins in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap. Lohan's breakout role as a leading actress came six years later with Mean Giels, which shone the media spotlight on her professional and personal lives—including her nightlife and her parents' marital and legal struggles.

Lohan began her career with Ford Models at age three and, at a time when blue-eyed blondes were in highest demand, the freckle-faced, auburn-haired child found little work at first.

Lohan’s first pop single, “Ultimate,” appears on the soundtrack of “Freaky Friday.” She will also perform on the soundtrack of “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.” A straight 'A' student at her local school, Lindsay excels at math and science. She also enjoys gymnastics, swimming, ice skating, roller blading, singing, biking, reading, writing, and playing with her siblings.

Lake Bell

2006-04-16T00:18:00.000-07:00

Lake Bell was born on 24th March 1979, in New York.

Bell graduated in 2002 from London's esteemed conservatory Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama, where her extensive training included dance and stage combat.

She appeared in several films including Slammed, Speakeasy, and War Stories with Jeff Goldblum when she returned honing her skills.

She most recently co-starred opposite in Miss Match. She also previously starred in the telefilm War Stories, and in back-to-back episodes of ER.
She then moved to Wilmington, NC to start her new show which is currently running, a science fiction series called Surface. She also found her husband in Wilmington as well and can enjoy the fact that the show was picked up for the full season.

For the big screen, Bell appears in The Hillside Strangler, which is currently making the film festival circuit. Additional feature credits include Speakeasy, I Love Your Work, Fresh Out of Tears and Slammed.

Her hobbies include painting, drawing, and is an avid animal rights activist. She also has a Blue Nosed Staffordshire Terrier named Margaret.

Josh Holloway

2006-04-16T00:09:00.001-07:00

Josh Holloway was born 20th July, 1969, in San Jose, California but moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia at the age of 2. He developed an interest for movies at a very young age.

From successful model to television and movie actor, Josh Holloway first became famous for his role of Sawyer on the drama Lost. After moving to Los Angeles to persue an acting carrer

He studied at the University of Georgia but quit after only one year to become a successful model, which took him all over Europe and North America.

Josh's ambition for acting took him to Los Angeles, where he got a role in the comedy Doctor Benny. He followed that up with lead roles in the movies Mi Amigo, Moving August, and Cold Heart.

Josh Holloway's hobbies include boating, sailing, snowboarding, martial arts, motor cross, and playing guitar.

He was married with Yessica Kumala on 1st October, 2004. On the morning of October 12, 2005, he and his wife Yessica were robbed at gunpoint in their home. The couple was asleep when the gunman awoke them and took cash and credit cards before driving off in Holloway's Mercedes-Benz, which was found abandoned a short time later. There was no evidence that the criminals knew whom they were robbing, or had targeted them because Holloway was a celebrity.

Katie Holmes

2006-04-16T00:09:00.000-07:00

Katie Holmes was born on 18th December, 1978 in Toledo, Ohio. Her parent’s names are Martin and Kathleen.

As a teenager, she began attending modeling school. When she was sixteen, her teacher invited her to go to a modeling competition with other girls from her class. She competed in the International Modeling and Talent Association by singing, dancing, and reciting a monologue from To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).

She started acting in theaterproductions in high school but didn't think she had a shot at stardom livingin the midwest.Fate intervened when she was attending a national modelingand talent convention in New York and she met a talent manager whoencouraged her to come to Los Angeles for television's pilot season.

She was seventeen; Katie went to Los Angeles to audition for movies. Luckily, on her second audition, she was cast in the movie, The Ice Storm (1997), directed by Ang Lee.

During her first year with “Dawson’s Creek (1998), Katie was able to do two movies, Disturbing Behavior (1998) and Go (1999), and, for the former, she won Best Breakthrough Female Performance in the 1999 MTV Movie Awards. The following year, she starred next to Michael Douglas in Wonder Boys (2000), playing Hannah Green, a published author and a boarder at her teacher's (Douglas) house, who has a crush on him, and tries to seduce him.

Her first leading role came in 2002, with Abandon (2002). She played a college student named Katie Burke, who is haunted by the mysterious disappearance of her boyfriend who vanished two years prior.

David Blaine

2006-04-16T00:05:00.000-07:00

David Blaine was born April 4, 1973 in Brooklyn New York. His father name is Puerto Rican and his mother was an American Jew.

He is an American illusionist and stunt performer. At age four he saw a magician perform in a subway; he then decided to purchase his first trick, The Pencil Through the Card.

Blaine began his career with street magic, performing card tricks, levitation, and illusions, such as bringing apparently dead flies back to life.

He later turned his attention to feats of endurance; these included being buried alive for seven days, spending 61 hours encased in ice, standing on a tiny platform at the top of a 100 foot high pole for 35 hours, and living in a transparent Perspex box for 44 days without food.

On 5th April 1999, Blaine spent seven days buried inside a glass coffin at the bottom of an open pit in front of an office building owned by Donald Trump in New York City where passersby could view him, 24 hours a day.

On 29th October, 2002, Random House published Mysterious Stranger : A Book of Magic by David Blaine. Part autobiography, part history of magic, and part armchair trasure hunt, the book also includes instructions on how to perform card tricks and illusions.

Colin James Farrell

2006-04-15T23:56:00.000-07:00

Colin James Farrell was born on 31st May 1976, Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland. His parent’s names are Rita Monaghan and Eamonn Farrell. Farrell was educated at Castleknock College and Gormanstown College.

He is an Irish actor, best known for appearing in a series of high-profile Hollywood films, as well as for his controversial off-screen lifestyle.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was a promising young soccer player for Dublin side Castleknock Celtic, even playing at goal. Farrell attended The Gaiety School of Acting, but dropped out and was cast in the part of "Danny Byrne" on Ballykissangel, a popular BBC television drama set in Ireland. Farrell appeared on the show from 1998 until 1999.

Farrell subsequently had a number of small parts in various Tv shows and movies, until 2000, when he was cast in the part of "Private Roland Bozz" in Tigerland, an American film directed by Joel Schumacher. His 2003 films, including The Recruit, S.W.A.T. and Phone Booth, were well received and were box office successes, cementing Farrell as a commercial draw

Farrell was married to English actress Amelia Warner from July 2001 to November 2001. He later had a son, James, with Los Angeles-based native Kim Bordenave.

Farrell starred alongside Kevin Spacey in Thaddeus O'Sullivan's Dublin gangster movie, Ordinary Decent Criminal. It was Spacey who suggested him for the part after catching Farrell's riveting performance in the play, In a Little World of Our Own at the Donmar Warehouse in London.

Brett Ratner

2006-04-15T23:51:00.000-07:00

Brett Ratner makes his first foray into the world of suspense thrillers with Red Dragon, his fifth feature film.

Brett Ratner was born on 28th March 1969, in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.

Raised in Miami, Ratner had dreamed of being a filmmaker since the age of eight. He enrolled in New York University's Tisch School of the Arts at age 16, becoming the department's youngest film major. While attending NYU Film School, he made Whatever Happened to Mason Reese, a short film starring and about the former child actor.

In a very short time, Ratner has established himself as one of Hollywood's most successful directors. His first film was the 1997 surprise box office hit Money Talks, a comedy starring Charlie Sheen, Chris Tucker, Paul Sorvino and Heather Locklear. His second film, the 1999 action comedy Rush Hour. He followed that success with the romantic fantasy drama The Family Man. A year later, Ratner delivered Hong Kong-style action with Chan and Tucker in the hit Rush Hour 2.

The award-winning project received funding from Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment.

In 1999, Ratner won the MTV Award for Best Video for a Film for Madonna's Beautiful Stranger from the Austin Powers soundtrack. He has also received awards for his short films and commercials. In 2001, he received the Spirit of Chrysalis Award for his dedication and leadership in helping economically-disadvantaged and homeless individuals change their lives through jobs.

Stefanie Maria Graf

2006-04-12T11:45:00.000-07:00

Stefanie Maria Graf was born on June 14, 1969 in Neckerau, Germany. Her father's name is Peter and her mother's name is Heidi. She has one brother named Michael. Steffi currently is dating a guy named Michael Bertels.

In baseball, a grand slam is a home run with the bases loaded and it counts for four runs. In tennis, a Grand Slam is winning the four most important tournaments--the Australian and French Opens, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open--in one year.

Steffi began playing tennis when she was just four years old. But it wasn't until she was thirteen years old, on October 18, 1982, that she turned pro. In 1982, Steffi was the second youngest player ever ranked in the WTA Tour ranking 124th.

Steffi spent a total of 377 weeks at number 1, which is a world record. Her first ranking was at 214. She then went on to win 21 Grand Slam Single Titles, 1 Grand Slam Doubles Title. She won 7 at Wimbledon, 5 at the US Open, 6 at the French Open, and 4 at the Australian Open. She has a total of 103 Career Singles Titles. Her total career prize money is $20,130,835.

She is married to fellow tennis great and Grand Slam champion Andre Agassi. An ambassador for the WWF, she now devotes much of her time to charity work.

Graf is always in excellent condition, trains and practices very hard, and is one of the world's fastest players. She has a powerful serve and effective backhand, but her biggest weapon is her forehand. "Her forehand puts fear in everybody," pro player Zina Garrison told Sports Illustrated. Her forehand is so good that tennis commentator Bud Collins gave her the nickname "Fraulein Forehand."

Sara Rue

2006-04-12T11:42:00.000-07:00

Sara Rue was born on 26th January, 1979, in New York, USA.

Rue's acting career began at age nine, when she appeared in the film Rocket Gibraltar. Shortly thereafter she won critical acclaim for her television series debut, starring in the comedy Grand.

Her film career has soared in the past few years. Rue will star in A Slipping Down Life. She starred in A Map of the World and appeared as a scene-stealing social misfit in Can't Hardly Wait. She was also cast in Pearl Harbor as a tough-talking nurse.

On stage Rue starred at the Ensemble Studio Theatre's (NYC) one-act festival two years in a row in productions of The Shallow End and Seventh Word, Four Syllables. In conjunction with shooting two television pilots and a feature film in Spring 1999, Rue made her Los Angeles theatre debut at the Matrix Theatre in the play The Water Children, which dealt with the controversial issues of abortion and a woman's right to choose.

Rue enjoys gardening and currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and their four animals.

Niki Taylor

2006-04-12T11:22:00.000-07:00

Niki Taylor was born on March 5, 1975, in Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA.

An aspiring marine biologist, Niki's career plans took a different route after her mother sent photos of the then 13-year old beauty to a Florida modeling agency. An agency signed her, and it didn't take long for Niki's beautiful face to appear on the pages of French catalogues and magazines such as Seventeen, when she was thirteen years old.

The hazel-eyed, statuesque beauty broke several records in her freshman days as a model. Niki became the youngest model ever to sign a multi-million dollar contract, when she became a L'Oreal spokesperson and Cover Girl's newest face at age 17. Niki also holds the title of the youngest person to appear on the cover of the high fashion magazine Vogue.

Niki has modeled for companies such as Gap, Lee Riveted, Liz Claiborne, Nokia, Zum Zum, and the ever-so-popular Victoria's Secret, whose advertising campaign helped solidify the modeling careers of fellow models Stephanie Seymour, Helena Christensen, Tyra Banks, and Laetitia Casta.

Modeling is not Niki's only day job. She is also the head and founder of her own company, Niki Inc., and the mother of twin sons Jake and Hunter. Niki was married to football player Matt Martinez, the father of her sons.

She also enjoys cooking and would prefer a home-cooked meal to a fancy restaurant any day. A traditional homebody, Niki would trade in her designer clothes for a comfortable pair of jeans any day.

Michael Schumacher

2006-04-12T11:15:00.000-07:00

Michael Schumacher was born on 3rd January 1969, in Hurth-Hermulheim, Germany.

When Michael was four, he was given a pedal kart. His father, Rolf decided to install an old motorcycle engine in the kart for some more speed for his son. At the age of four he was the youngest member and driver at the kart club. When Michael was five, Rolf built him the 'cheapest go-kart ever built,' made from second-hand equipment which others had discarded.

1992 was a learning year - learning to cope with a new team mate, learning to drive new circuits, and learning to cope with new expectations from others in terms of results. He learned well, and managed to score a podium finish in only his eighth race, as well as a front row grid position in only his tenth race, only Nigel Mansell's dominant Williams-Renault faster. He was involved in an incident with Ayrton Senna during a test at Hockenheim just before the German Grand Prix.

1994 was a tumultuous and tragic year. Tragic, with the deaths of the rookie Roland Ratzenberger and the brilliant triple World Champion Ayrton Senna at Imola, as well as the crash of Karl Wendlinger at Monaco.

He was married with Corinna on August 1995. There first child, Gina Maria Schumacher was born on the 20th of February 1997.

Julia Roberts

2006-04-12T11:11:00.000-07:00

Julia Roberts was born in Atlanta, Georgia to Walter and Betty Roberts. Her father was a vacuum cleaner salesman, actor, and writer, and her mother was a church secretary and actress. As a child, due to her love of animals, Julia originally wanted to be a veterinarian, but later studied journalism.

Skinny like cane, with long legs and rich curly hair, she is more awkward than elegant. Her big grey eyes and big mouth can express the finest emotions on the screen. Her first break came in 1988 when she appeared in two youth-oriented movies Mystic Pizza (1988) and Satisfaction (1988).

From the moment of her appearance in the role of a street prostitute who wins the jack pot - the heart of the handsome millionaire - in Pretty Woman, Julia Roberts was announced as one of the brightest young stars in Hollywood.

The increased attention to her persona did not stop Julia from being Oscar nominated twice before celebrating her 24th birthday, and to be one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood.

Her first husband name was Lyle Lovett; married on 25th June 1993 and recently Daniel Moder married on 4th Jly 2002 and has 2 children.

Eliza Dushku

2006-04-12T10:51:00.000-07:00

Eliza Dushku was born on 30th December 1980, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

A talented, soulful child actress who segued into teen and adult roles beginning in the late 1990s, dark-haired, brown-eyed siren in the making Eliza Dushku displayed a refreshing edginess as a young performer that transcended the typical girl-next-door sweetness and moved on to her sultry and downright scary portrayal of the villainous Faith on The WB's "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer"

Dushku made her TV debut at age 14 in the CBS "Hallmark Hall of Fame" presentation "Journey" (1995). After this, she returned to the big screen with featured turns as rebellious teens in the divorce-themed comedy-drama "Bye Bye, Love" (1995) and the Hawaii-set teen film "Race the Sun" (1996).

The movie Bring It On opened #1 in the box office in August 2000. Eliza received second billing as Missy, a tough tumbler turned cheerleader. The movie held strong at the box office, topped in the charts two weeks in a row, then staying in the top ten for a few months' time. With four new films opening in 2001 alone, it's safe to say Eliza will continue to grace the big screen for quite some time.

Chelsea Clinton

2006-04-12T10:45:00.000-07:00

Chelsea Clinton was born on 27 February 1980, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her parents were William and Hillary Clinton.

Chelsea Clinton is the daughter of former U.S. president Bill Clinton and New York senator Hillary Clinton. Chelsea was 12 when Bill Clinton was elected president; she began studies at Stanford University in 1997, graduating four years later with a history degree. She then studied at University College at Oxford, where her father was a Rhodes Scholar in 1968-70.

In April 1995, Chelsea made what some called a "debut" to the national media when she joined her mother on a highly publicized tour of the Indian subcontinent. The press gave her positive reviews, noting her intelligence and compassion. One Nepal AP reporter described her as a "poised junior diplomat."

Guy Pearce

2006-04-12T10:41:00.000-07:00

Guy Pearce was born on 5th October,1967 in England. He is an Austalian actor. His father is a New Zealander pilot, his mother an English school-teacher. He was a competitive amateur bodybuilder from age 16-22 culminating in a Mr. Natural Victoria title.

He starred in several plays when he was young, and moved his way into television when he was hired for Neighbours in 1985.

His first major breakthrough into film came with his role as a drag queen in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in 1994. Since then, he has appeared in several US productions including L.A. Confidential, Ravenous, Rules of Engagement, Memento, The Count of Monte Cristo, and The Time Machine.

Pearce currently lives in Melbourne and is a long-time supporter of the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League.

In March of 1997, he married his childhood sweetheart Kate Mestitz in a quiet & lovely cermony with close family & friends. Guy & his wife make their home in Australia where they love to tend to their garden and their pets: cats Dudley and Gabriel and an African hunting dog named Zelda.

Richard Burgi

2006-04-11T10:55:00.000-07:00

Richard Burgi was born on 30th July 1958 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. He is married to Lori Kahn, and they have two sons.

As a teenager, he was interested in the Secret Service. "I loved the name, I loved the idea of the stealthy nature of protecting and serving, doing all that cloak and dagger bull." After finishing school, Richard traveled throughout the U.S. and Europe, laying the foundation for an interest in travel that continues to this day.

He finally ended up in New York City and got a job at the Manhattan Squash Club as a squash pro, playing in tournaments and working construction jobs.

Richard Burgi moved to New York City and began studying acting and gaining experience with commercials and cameos, which led to regular roles on several daytime dramas, including "Days of Our Lives." Burgi is familiar to FOX viewers from his role in the first season of the Golden Globe-winning series "24," playing the part of Alan York/Kevin Carroll.

Richard is also an avid bird-watcher, an interest he discovered as a ten-year-old. In keeping with his fondness for birds and his dedication to hands-on, "grass roots" work, Richard has expressed interest in the work of the Orange County Bird of Prey Center, a volunteer-run organization which promotes the welfare of birds of prey through rehabilitation, preservation, and education programs.

Bryan White

2006-04-11T10:51:00.000-07:00

Bryan White was born 17th February, 1974 in Lawton, Oklahoma. Both of his parents were professional local musicians and when Bryan was five, his father taught him how to play drums.

With his big voice, easy-going manner, and streamlined mainstream country-pop, Bryan White easily fit into the post-Garth Brooks climate of the mid-'90s. His first album, Bryan White, began a string of number one hits that ran into 1996.

Following his graduation from high school, White headed to Nashville, where he hooked up with Billy Joe Walker, Jr., a family friend who happened to be a session musician in the Music City.

Being so young and then thrust into stardom so fast ended up taking its toll on White. As Bryan has stated, "My identity was formed by the music industry...", and his career and success began defining who he was to himself. The first two singles from the record -- "Eugene You Genius" and "Look At Me Know" -- didn't gather much attention, with the latter peaking at number 24.

Kevin Bacon

2006-04-11T10:46:00.000-07:00

Kevin Bacon was born on 8th July, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Kevin Bacon left home at the age of 18 and studied acting in New York City's Manning Street Actor's Theater and the Circle-in-the-Square.

Rarely can it be said that an actor is so recognized and of such prominence that a game can be played by connecting him to just about any other celebrity simply through referencing his resume.

Kelvin Bacon's early training as an actor came from The Manning Street debut as the strict Chip Diller in Animal House (1978) almost seems like an inside joke, but he managed to escape almost unnoticed from that role. It was the film Footloose (1984) that broke Bacon's career wide open. His turn as a rebellious, dance-happy teen who defies a small town's no-dancing ordinance scored big at the box office.

Kevin Bacon is married to actress Kyra Sedgwick on 3rd September, 1988 and has 2 children.

Evangeline Lilly

2006-04-10T20:26:00.000-07:00

Evangeline Lilly, born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta in 1979, was discovered on the streets of Kelowna, British Columbia by the famous Ford modeling agency. She was marriage with Murray Hone. And Boyfriend name is Dominic Monaghan.

Since age 14, she has been involved in everything from children's causes to missionary work in the Philippines, but she always dreamed of becoming an actress.

Since starting her acting/modeling career, she has appeared in episodes of TV shows like Smallville (2002), Tru Calling (2003) and the miniseries Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital (2004). Evangeline also appeared as a model in the 2003 film Stealing Sinatra and as a corpse in 2005's The Long Weekend.

Prince Charles

2006-04-10T11:36:00.000-07:00

Prince Charles - His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor the Royal House of Windsor, is the son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Dukeof Edindurgh. He is heir-apparent to the British, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, and a number of other Commnwealth thrones.

Prince Charles was born in 1948 at Buckingham Palace to Princess Elizabeth.

In 1981, the Prince of Wales married 19-year-old Lady Diana Spencer, daughter of the 8th Earl Spencer. It was to be perhaps the biggest royal marriage ever held. The marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales formally ended in divorce in 1996.His relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles is now openly acknowledged, with her becoming his unofficial consort. He has 2 children William Arthur Philip Louis Mointbatten-Windsor Henry Charles Albert David Mountbatten-Windsor.

The Prince of Wales is an avid horseman and huntsman. He served in the Royal Navy, commanding the HMS Bronington, a minehunter, from February 1976 until December 1976. He is also a talented artist and a published writer.

Reese Ann Witherspoon

2006-04-10T11:25:00.000-07:00

Reese Ann Witherspoon was born on 30th July, 1974 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Her Parents names are Dr. John and Betty Witherspoon. She grew up in Bellingham, Washington and as a child, devoted much of her time to athletic pursuits. She was marriage with Ryan Phillippe on 5th June 1999 and has 2 children.

Reese was introduced to the entertainment industry at a very early age. At age 7, she began modeling. This led to appearances on several local television commercials. At age 11, she placed first in a Ten-State Talent Fair.

In 1990, she landed her first major acting role in Robert Mulligan's The Man in the Moon (1991). Her role as a 14-year old tomboy earned her rave reviews. Roles in bigger films such as Jack the Bear (1993) and A Far Off Place (1993) followed shortly after.

Her breakthrough role came as Elle Woods in the 2001 comedy Legally Blonde (2001). The movie was huge box-office smash and established Reese as one of the top female draws in Hollywood.

Teri Lynn Hatcher

2006-04-10T11:22:00.000-07:00

Teri Lynn Hatcher was born in Sunnyvale, California, USA on December 8, 1964 as the only child of Owen and Esther Hatcher.

Teri Hatcher began studying acting at the American Conservatory Theatre while pursuing an undergraduate degree in mathematics and engineering. She spent her childhood dancing and fishing with her father. While at Fremont High School, she was captain of the Featherettes, a dance team which had the look of regular cheerleaders, with the exception of the large head dresses they would wear.

She auditioned and won the role of the singing and dancing mermaid for the televison series, “The Love Boat” (1977). She went on to play Penny Parker, a ditzy but sweet-hearted struggling actress in “MacGyver” (1985).

She married actor Jon Tenney in May 1994. She gave birth to daughter Emerson Rose Tenney on November 10, 1997.

Hatcher won both a Golden Globe for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and the SAG Award for Female Actor in a Comedy Series before the show's first season was even over.

Lady Diana Spencer

2006-04-10T11:16:00.000-07:00

Lady Diana Spencer, English princess, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.

Lady Diana was born on 1st July 1961, in Norfolk, England. Her father, Lord Althorp, became the eighth Earl Spencer in 1975. Lady Diana Spencer grew up on her family mansion near the British royal family’s estate in Sandringham, England.

Lady Diana Spencer grew up on her family mansion near the British royal family’s estate in Sandringham, England. She left West Heath in 1977 and went to finishing school at the Institut Alpin Videmanette in Rougemont, Switzerland, which she left after the Easter term of 1978.

On 24 February 1981 it was officially announced that Lady Diana was to marry The Prince of Wales. They were married at St Paul's Cathedral in London on 29 July 1981, in a ceremony which drew a global television and radio audience estimated at around 1,000 million people, and hundreds of thousands of people lining the route from Buckingham Palace to the Cathedral.

The tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales occurred on Sunday, 31 August 1997 following a car accident in Paris, France. The vehicle in which the Princess was travelling was involved in a high-speed accident in the Place de l'Alma underpass in central Paris shortly before midnight on Saturday, 30 August. The Princess was taken to the La Pitie Salpetriere Hospital, where she underwent two hours of emergency surgery before being declared dead at 0300 BST.

Jessica Alba

2006-04-10T11:11:00.000-07:00

Jessica Alba born on April 28, 1981, in Pomona, CA. Jessica and her family moved to Bilox, Mississippi when she was an infant. Her father, who was in the Air Force, moved the family to Del Rio, Texas, later. Eventually, the family settled in southern California when Jessica was nine.

Jessica had always wanted to be an actress from the age of five. She took her first acting class at the age of 12. Shortly later, Jessica was signed by an agency. A gifted young actress, Jessica has already played a variety of roles ranging from light comedy to gritty drama since beginning her career.

She made her feature film debut in 1993 in Hollywood Pictures' comedy Camp Nowhere (1994).

In 1996, Jessica appeared in Venus Rising as Young Eve. In 1997, Jessica appeared on the ''Dini Petty Show'', a Canadian talk show, and talked about her role in Flipper and her general acting career. In 1998, Jessica appeared in several TV shows for an episode or two. In early 1998, she appeared in "Brooklyn South", as Melissa.

In 2005 she appeared opposite Bruce Willis in the movie "Sin City", the down-and-dirty feature-film version of Frank Miller's popular graphic novels.

Ginuwine

2006-04-10T11:05:00.000-07:00

Ginuwine was one of R&B's pre-eminent love men during the '90s heyday of hip-hop soul. Initially teamed with Timbaland, the most innovative producer of the late '90s, Ginuwine's sultry, seductive crooning earned him a substantial female following and made him a regular presence on the R&B charts, even after the futuristic production he favored was eclipsed by the more organic, retro-leaning neo-soul movement.

Ginuwine was born, on October 15, 1975, in Washington, D.C. with the unlikely name of Elgin Baylor Lumpkin.
At the mere age of 12, he began performing at parties and bars with the local hip-hop group the Finesse Five. He later worked as a Michael Jackson impressionist and sang with another local outfit, Physical Wonder; in the meantime, he earned a paralegal degree from a local community college, in case music didn't work out. In 1996, he adopted the name Ginuwine and was discovered by Jodeci.

In 1999, Ginuwine proved that lightning sometimes strikes twice with his second double-platinum LP, 100% Ginuwine, which entered the pop charts at #5. The first single "So Anxious," became a massive crossover hit, while "What's So Different?" and "None of Ur Friend's Business" scored on the R&B charts. In 2001, Ginuwine dropped The Life, which, as he'd done previously, entered the charts in the Top 5 and went platinum-plus

Calista Flockhart

2006-04-10T10:59:00.000-07:00

Calista Flockhart was born on 11 November, 1964 in Freeport, Illinois. Her mother Kay, was a school teacher, and her father, Ronald, worked for Kraft Foods Inc.

She attended Rutgers University in New Jersey to study acting. After College she worked in regional theatre in Cleveland, Louisville, Chicago, and Houston for $400 for eight weeks of work. She slowly worked her way up, but the role that helped her bust through was in a revival of Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie," in 1994.

The role earned her acclaim with critics and eventually an award with the Theater World and Clarence Darwent Awards. Awards, critical acclaim, and a mass following - and just in the first year of production.

Calista Flochkart has established herself in New York, Chicago, and elsewhere with an impressive stage and theater repertoire. She worked in the off-Broadway productions of "The Loop", "All for One", "Sophistry", "Wrong Turn at Lungfish", "Beside Herself" and "Bovver Boys".

She was awarded in Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series - Comedy/Musical - "Ally McBeal"(1998) and Q Award - Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series - "Ally McBeal" (1998).

Calista Flockhart is single and shares her home with her lovable Webster, a mutt of the terrier class.

Zhanh Ziyi

2006-04-09T00:03:00.000-07:00

Zhang Ziyi was born the 9th February 1980, in Beijing, China, and is the daughter of an economist father and a kindergarten teacher.

Zhang was originally interested in dance and gymnastics. Her entrance into the dance world came when she was 11, as she was accepted to a secondary school affiliated with Beijing Dancing College. During the 4 years that she was trained in dance, she managed to pick up some awards, including one at the National Young Dancer competition. She soon enrolled in the China Central Drama Academy in Beijing to study acting.

Her on-screen debut was Wo de fu qin mu qin (1999) a film by prominent 'Fifth Generation' Chinese director Yimou, Zhang.

Zhang Ziyi was cast to play the villain in the summer 2001 sequel to the successful comedy Rush Hour, appearing opposite the comedy duo Chris Tucker and martial arts supreme Jackie Chan. She was cast in the film without knowing a word of English, and despite having taken English lessons; she speaks strictly Chinese in the film.

She was named Best Supporting Actress at the Independent Spirit Awards, and in Hong Kong, she received a similar honor at the Golden Cercis Award. She was also cited as Most Promising Female Newcomer by the Chicago Film Critics Association--exceptional "official" praise and endorsement for one so young.

Sania Mirza

2006-04-09T00:00:00.000-07:00

Sania Mirza is the current youth icon in India. She was born on 15th November 1986 in Mumbai, India, resides in Hyderabad, India. She is a professional female tennis player from India.

She is the first Indian to get into Top 50 WTA Ranking. Sania Mirza is the first Indian woman to win a WTA (Hyderabad Open trophy) in February 2005.

Sania Mirza has got a huge fan following, both inside and outside the country. Having trained under C.G.Krishna Bhupathi. Sania's ambition is to one day become one among the top-20 in the world.

She began playing tennis at age six. She turned professional in 2003. She is a devout Muslim, who began playing tennis at the age of six.

Sania won the Wimbledon Championships Girls' Doubles title in 2003, teaming up with Alisa Kleybanova of Russia. She got a wild card entry to the 2005 Australian Open and created history by becoming the first Indian woman to enter the third round of a Grand Slam tournament. She lost in the 3rd round to eventual champion Serena Williams.

Sania Mirza has also been honoured with the prestigious Arjuna awards by the Indian government for the year 2004.