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William Bradley "Brad" Pitt was born on December 18, 1963 in Shawnee, Oklahoma and raised in Springfield, Missouri to Jane Etta Pitt (née Hillhouse), a school counselor & William Alvin "Bill" Pitt, a truck company manager. At Kickapoo High School, Pitt was involved in sports, debating, student government and school musicals. Pitt attended the University of Missouri, where he majored in journalism with a focus on advertising. He occasionally acted in fraternity shows. He left college two credits short of graduating to move to California. Before he became successful at acting, Pitt supported himself by driving strippers in limos, moving refrigerators and dressing as a giant chicken while working for El Pollo Loco.
Pitt's earliest credited roles were in television, starting on the daytime soap opera Another World (1964) before appearing in the recurring role of Randy on the legendary prime time soap opera Dallas (1978). Following a string of guest appearances on various television series through the 1980s, Pitt gained widespread attention with a small part in Thelma & Louise (1991), in which he played a sexy criminal who romanced and conned Geena Davis. This led to starring roles in badly received films such as Johnny Suede (1991) & Cool World (1992).
But Pitt's career hit an upswing with his casting in A River Runs Through It (1992), which cemented his status as an multi-layered actor as opposed to just a pretty face. Pitt's subsequent projects were as quirky and varied in tone as his performances, ranging from his unforgettably comic cameo as stoner roommate Floyd in True Romance (1993) to romantic roles in such visually lavish films as Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) and Legends of the Fall (1994), to an emotionally tortured detective in the horror-thriller Se7en (1995). His portrayal of frenetic oddball Jeffrey Goines in 12 Monkeys (1995) won him a Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.
Pitt's portrayal of Achilles in the big-budget period drama Troy (2004) helped establish his appeal as an action star and was closely followed by a co-starring role in the stylish spy-versus-spy flick Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005). It was on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith that Pitt, who married Jennifer Aniston in a highly publicized ceremony in 2000, met Angelina Jolie. Pitt left Aniston for Jolie in 2005, a break-up that continues to fuel tabloid stories years after its occurrence.
He continues to wildly vary his film choices, appearing in everything from high-concept popcorn flicks such as Megamind (2010) to adventurous critic-bait like Inglourious Basterds (2009) and The Tree of Life (2011). He has received two Best Actor Oscar nominations, for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Moneyball (2011). In 2014, he starred in the war film Fury (2014), opposite Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Jon Bernthal, and Michael Peña.
Pitt and Jolie have 6 children, 3 adopted & 3 biological.- Producer
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One of the most influential personalities in the history of cinema, Steven Spielberg is Hollywood's best known
director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. He has an extraordinary number of commercially successful and critically acclaimed credits to his name, either as a director, producer or writer since launching the summer blockbuster with Jaws (1975), and he has done more to define popular film-making since the mid-1970s than anyone else.
Steven Allan Spielberg was born in 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Leah Frances (Posner), a concert pianist and restaurateur, and Arnold Spielberg, an electrical engineer who worked in computer development. His parents were both born to Russian Jewish immigrant families. Steven spent his younger years in Haddon Township, New Jersey, Phoenix, Arizona, and later Saratoga, California. He went to California State University Long Beach, but dropped
out to pursue his entertainment career.
Among his
early directing efforts were Battle Squad (1961), which combined World
War II footage with footage of an airplane on the ground that he makes
you believe is moving. He also directed
Escape to Nowhere (1961), which
featured children as World War Two soldiers, including his sister
Anne Spielberg, and
The Last Gun (1959), a western.
All of these were short films. The next couple of years, Spielberg
directed a couple of movies that would portend his future career in
movies. In 1964, he directed
Firelight (1964), a movie about aliens
invading a small town. In 1967, he directed
Slipstream (1967), which was
unfinished. However, in 1968, he directed
Amblin' (1968), which featured the desert
prominently, and not the first of his movies in which the desert would
feature. Amblin' also became the name of his production
company, which turned out such classics as
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982).
Spielberg had a unique and classic early directing project,
Duel (1971), with
Dennis Weaver. In the early 1970s,
Spielberg was working on TV, directing among others such series as
Rod Serling's
Night Gallery (1969),
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
and
Murder by the Book (1971).
All of his work in television and short films, as well as his directing
projects, were just a hint of the wellspring of talent that would
dazzle audiences all over the world.
Spielberg's first major directorial effort was
The Sugarland Express (1974),
with Goldie Hawn, a film that marked him as
a rising star. It was his next effort, however, that made him an
international superstar among directors:
Jaws (1975). This classic shark attack tale
started the tradition of the summer blockbuster or, at least, he was
credited with starting the tradition. His next film was the classic
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977),
a unique and original UFO story that remains a classic. In 1978,
Spielberg produced his first film, the forgettable
I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978),
and followed that effort with
Used Cars (1980), a critically
acclaimed, but mostly forgotten,
Kurt Russell/Jack Warden
comedy about devious used-car dealers. Spielberg hit gold yet one more
time with
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981),
with Harrison Ford taking the part
of Indiana Jones. Spielberg produced and directed two films in 1982.
The first was Poltergeist (1982), but
the highest-grossing movie of all time up to that point was the alien
story
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982).
Spielberg also helped pioneer the practice of product placement. The
concept, while not uncommon, was still relatively low-key when
Spielberg raised the practice to almost an art form with his famous (or
infamous) placement of Reese's Pieces in "E.T." Spielberg was also one
of the pioneers of the big-grossing special-effects movies, like "E.T."
and "Close Encounters", where a very strong emphasis on special effects
was placed for the first time on such a huge scale. In 1984, Spielberg
followed up "Raiders" with
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984),
which was a commercial success but did not receive the critical acclaim
of its predecessor. As a producer, Spielberg took on many projects in
the 1980s, such as
The Goonies (1985), and was the
brains behind the little monsters in
Gremlins (1984). He also produced the
cartoon
An American Tail (1986), a
quaint little animated classic. His biggest effort as producer in 1985,
however, was the blockbuster
Back to the Future (1985),
which made Michael J. Fox an
instant superstar. As director, Spielberg took on the book
The Color Purple (1985), with
Whoopi Goldberg and
Oprah Winfrey, with great success. In the
latter half of the 1980s, he also directed
Empire of the Sun (1987), a
mixed success for the occasionally erratic Spielberg. Success would not
escape him for long, though.
The late 1980s found Spielberg's projects at the center of pop-culture
yet again. In 1988, he produced the landmark animation/live-action film
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).
The next year proved to be another big one for Spielberg, as he
produced and directed Always (1989) as
well as
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989),
and
Back to the Future Part II (1989).
All three of the films were box-office and critical successes. Also, in
1989, he produced the little known comedy-drama
Dad (1989), with
Jack Lemmon and
Ted Danson, which got mostly mixed results.
Spielberg has also had an affinity for animation and has been a strong
voice in animation in the 1990s. Aside from producing the landmark "Who
Framed Roger Rabbit", he produced the animated series
Tiny Toon Adventures (1990),
Animaniacs (1993),
Pinky and the Brain (1995),
Freakazoid! (1995),
Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain (1998),
Family Dog (1993) and
Toonsylvania (1998). Spielberg
also produced other cartoons such as
The Land Before Time (1988),
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993),
Casper (1995) (the live action version) as
well as the live-action version of
The Flintstones (1994), where
he was credited as "Steven Spielrock". Spielberg also produced many
Roger Rabbit short cartoons, and many Pinky and the Brain, Animaniacs
and Tiny Toons specials. Spielberg was very active in the early 1990s,
as he directed Hook (1991) and produced such
films as the cute fantasy
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
and
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991).
He also produced the unusual comedy thriller
Arachnophobia (1990),
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
and
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990).
While these movies were big successes in their own right, they did not
quite bring in the kind of box office or critical acclaim as previous
efforts. In 1993, Spielberg directed
Jurassic Park (1993), which for a
short time held the record as the highest grossing movie of all time,
but did not have the universal appeal of his previous efforts. Big
box-office spectacles were not his only concern, though. He produced
and directed
Schindler's List (1993), a
stirring film about the Holocaust. He won best director at the Oscars,
and also got Best Picture. In the mid-90s, he helped found the
production company DreamWorks, which was responsible for many
box-office successes.
As a producer, he was very active in the late 90s, responsible for such
films as
The Mask of Zorro (1998),
Men in Black (1997) and
Deep Impact (1998). However, it was
on the directing front that Spielberg was in top form. He directed and
produced the epic Amistad (1997), a
spectacular film that was shorted at the Oscars and in release due to
the fact that its release date was moved around so much in late 1997.
The next year, however, produced what many believe was one of the best
films of his career:
Saving Private Ryan (1998), a
film about World War Two that is spectacular in almost every respect.
It was stiffed at the Oscars, losing best picture to
Shakespeare in Love (1998).
Spielberg produced a series of films, including
Evolution (2001),
The Haunting (1999) and
Shrek (2001). he also produced two sequels
to Jurassic Park (1993), which were
financially but not particularly critical successes. In 2001, he
produced a mini-series about World War Two that definitely *was* a
financial and critical success:
Band of Brothers (2001), a
tale of an infantry company from its parachuting into France during the
invasion to the Battle of the Bulge. Also in that year, Spielberg was
back in the director's chair for
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001),
a movie with a message and a huge budget. It did reasonably at the box
office and garnered varied reviews from critics.
Spielberg has been extremely active in films there are many other
things he has done as well. He produced the short-lived TV series
SeaQuest 2032 (1993), an
anthology series entitled
Amazing Stories (1985),
created the video-game series "Medal of Honor" set during World War
Two, and was a starting producer of
ER (1994). Spielberg, if you haven't
noticed, has a great interest in World War Two. He and
Tom Hanks collaborated on
Shooting War: World War II Combat Cameramen (2000), a
documentary about World War II combat photographers, and he produced a
documentary about the Holocaust called
Eyes of the Holocaust (2000).
With all of this to Spielberg's credit, it's no wonder that he's looked
at as one of the greatest ever figures in entertainment.- Actress
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Her mother, Anna Griffiths, is an art consultant. Her uncle is a Jesuit
priest. Has two older brothers. One brother, Ben, is a ski instructor.
Lived on the Gold Coast, Queensland until age five, then moved to
Melbourne. Attended Star of the Sea Catholic Girls' College, did well
at school and learned ballet. When she was 11, her father left home
with an 18 year old woman. She hasn't seen him for years. Her mother
was an art teacher at the time and raised the children alone. Has an
Education Degree in dance and drama. Worked for the theatre company The
Woolly Jumpers, in Geelong. Made famous by Muriel's Wedding (1994).- Actress
- Producer
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Born two months premature at four pounds, Kate Noelle Holmes made her first appearance on December 18, 1978, in Toledo, Ohio. She is the daughter of Kathleen Ann (Craft), a philanthropist, and Martin Joseph Holmes, Sr., a lawyer. She is of German, Irish, and English ancestry. Her parents have said that her strong-willed personality is probably due to her early birth. Being the youngest in the Holmes clan, completing the family of three other sisters and one brother, Katie was always the baby.
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). By the end of that time in New York, Katie won many awards. But she said she didn't want to model because it wasn't challenging enough. So when 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. Katie's character was Libbets Casey, a rich New Yorker, who is pursued by two of the main characters. It was a small part, but it marked the beginning of her professional acting career.
After the excitement of her first movie, Katie began sending in audition tapes for pilot shows. During that time, she was also starring in her all-girls Catholic high school musical, Damn Yankees, as Lola. After Kevin Williamson received her audition tape for his new show, Dawson's Creek (1998), the producers wanted her to come to Hollywood right away and read live for them. But because they wanted her to come on the opening night for Damn Yankees, Katie had to tell them she couldn't make it. Fortunately, the show's producers wanted her so much for that role, they rescheduled her callback and the result was she got the part as Joey Potter. 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 at 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. With Dawson's Creek (1998) coming to a close after six years in May of 2003, it was a bittersweet moment for all the cast. Accustomed to being in North Carolina filming ten months out of a year, the cast members now had the opportunity to make more movies.
Katie demonstrated this in October, when she had two new movies, Pieces of April (2003) and The Singing Detective (2003), coming out in that month alone. Pieces of April (2003) is a charming Thanksgiving movie about April (Holmes), the black sheep of her family, who wants to give her family the perfect dinner before her mother passes on. The Singing Detective (2003) is a dark musical where the main character (Robert Downey Jr.) was a writer in a hospital for skin conditions who writes a dark world of seduction and murder in his mind. Katie Holmes played the kind Nurse Mills who tends to his every need. She also gets to lip sync and dance in this movie. In 2004, she starred in the romantic movie First Daughter (2004), in which she played the President's (Michael Keaton) daughter, Samantha, who wants to go to college without any Secret Service tagging along. In 2005, Holmes co-starred in Batman Begins (2005), where she played Rachel Dawes, a childhood sweetheart and love interest to Batman/Bruce Wayne.
Katie has a daughter with her ex-husband, Tom Cruise.- Actor
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Jason Mantzoukas is an American actor, comedian, writer and podcaster. He is best known for his recurring role as Rafi in the FX comedy series The League, and as one of the three co-hosts of the podcast How Did This Get Made? alongside Paul Scheer and June Diane Raphael. After beginning his career as an improv comedian, he has played several comedic roles in film and television. He appeared in the films The Dictator, The Long Dumb Road, Sleeping with Other People, They Came Together, Conception, and John Wick: Chapter 3. He has had recurring roles on three TV series created by Michael Schur: Parks and Recreation (as Dennis Feinstein), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (as Adrian Pimento), and The Good Place (as Derek Hofstetler). He voices the characters Jay Bilzerian in the Netflix animated series Big Mouth, Alex Dorpenberger in the HBO Max animated series Close Enough, Rex Splode in the Amazon Prime animated action series Invincible, and Jankom Pog in the Paramount+ animated series Star Trek: Prodigy.- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Intense was the word for Ray Liotta. He specialized in psychopathic characters who hide behind a cultivated charm. Even in his nice-guy roles in Field of Dreams (1989) and Operation Dumbo Drop (1995), you get the impression that something is smoldering inside of him. He was born in Newark, New Jersey, and was adopted by Mary (Edgar), a township clerk, and Alfred Liotta, an auto parts store owner. He studied acting at the University of Miami, where he became friends with Steven Bauer (Scarface (1983), Thief of Hearts (1984)). He spent his first years acting in TV: Another World (1964), a TV movie and several short-lived series. He broke into movies with the black comedy Something Wild (1986), which garnered him rave reviews. Originally unable to get a reading, he was recommended for the part by Melanie Griffith (then married to Bauer).
Following the success Something Wild (1986), he received more offers in the "psycho" vein, but refused them to avoid being typecast. Instead, he made "little movies" like Dominick and Eugene (1988), which earned him standing as an actor's actor, and Field of Dreams (1989), whose success always surprised him. When he heard Martin Scorsese was casting Goodfellas (1990), he lobbied hard for the part of Henry Hill. The film's huge success brought him wide popularity and garnered him star billing in future films such as Article 99 (1992), Unlawful Entry (1992), and Unforgettable (1996).
Liotta died on May 26, 2022, aged 67, in his sleep while filming on location in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.- Actor
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Casper Van Dien's breakthrough role was as the lead in Paul Verhoeven's sci-fi film Starship Troopers (1997). Still one of the most talked about films of 1997 that has one of the largest cult followings in film history. He was also in Tim Burton's critically acclaimed film Sleepy Hollow (1999), as Brom Van Brunt. He was the 20th Tarzan and the only one to ever film in Africa and ride an African elephant in the Warner Bros. film Tarzan and the Lost City (1998).
Other film credits include The Pact (2012), which was well received at Sundance. Casper played a down and out alcoholic detective opposite Caity Lotz. A Post Apocalyptic survivor in Beyond The Wave (2015) shot entirely in China. Starring opposite Sean Maher as part of a two man crew on a mission to the end of the universe in the much anticipated independent film ISRA 88 (2016) .
Television credits include "Monk" (2008) Playing a Navy Doctor for the season finale, and "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1994).
Casper has tackled the web recently playing Johnny Cage in the insanely popular Machinima web-series "Mortal Kombat Legacy" seasons 2 and 3. He won best actor for his comedic chops in the series. He stars as "Hawk Guy" in the upcoming Avengers spoof "Interns of F.I.E.L.D." produced by Screen Junkies. You can also check him out as the hunky bartender in the popular series "Conman" starring Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion. He played the perfect version of himself in the comedy series "Crunchtime".
His most recent victory has been behind the camera as a Director. He has directed three films in which he also starred in. His second film Patient Killer won best film and best director awards and was bought and aired on Lifetime.- Actor
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Jeff Kober was born in Billings, Montana on December 18, 1953. Not satisfied with being a rancher, Kober relocated to the L.A. area in his twenties with the desire to become an actor. His first appearance on the small screen was a non-billed role in the 1980s series V (1984). Kober went on to supporting roles in the highly acclaimed Vietnam War drama China Beach (1988) and the short-lived, but now-cult horror series Kindred: The Embraced (1996). Following these series, Kober has guested on some of the most popular television series of the day. They include Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), ER (1994), 24 (2001), The Closer (2005) and Criminal Minds (2005).
Kober's big screen career began with the film Out of Bounds (1986), in which he played the first of his signature nefarious characters - "Roy Gaddis", a small-time drug dealer with murderous inclinations. This role led to more film opportunities in The First Power (1990), Tank Girl (1995) (a comedic turn), Defining Maggie (2002), World Without Waves (2004), and the remake of The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007), among others. Never one to balk at taking a chance in the acting field, Kober has also appeared in several short independent films - the Academy Award-winning Session Man (1991) and, most recently, Lucid (2006), another film that has garnered a number of awards at independent film festivals across the country. He has done extensive stage work, most prominently, as "the father" in Jenny Sullivan's autobiographical work "J For J" and "Defying Gravity". Being a creature of diverse talents, Kober is also a noted artist (he was responsible for the paintings attributed to his character "Daedalus" on Kindred: The Embraced (1996) and is the c/o author of "Art That Pays: The Emerging Artist's Guide to Making a Living" along with Adele Slaughter. On the personal front, Kober is twice divorced (Rhonda Talbot, Kelly Cutrone) and the father of one son. He has, at present, finished work on The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007) (set for release in March 2007)-in the role of "Col. Lincoln Redding". Kober's next film was Multiple (2008).- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Ashley Victoria Benson was born on December 18, 1989 in Anaheim Hills,
California, to Shannon (Harte) and Jeff Benson. She has Irish, English,
and German ancestry. She has been dancing competitively since she was 2
with hip hop, jazz, ballet, tap and lyrical. She has been singing since
she was about 5 and she hopes to pursue that, along with her acting.
Ashley started modeling at the age of 5 for dance catalogs. Ashley was
then pursued by The Ford Modeling Agency at the age of 8. She worked
steadily in print and is still with the Agency. At the age of 10, she wanted to pursue acting. Ashley went on to do 35 commercials, and then on to theatrical roles. Acting was now Ashley's passion. Ashley put all her focus into acting, which left little time for modeling and dancing, anymore. Ashley's most recent role is "Hanna Marin" on ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars (2010). Ashley also had a cameo in Romeo Miller (aka Lil Romeo) and Solange's music video for the song "True Love". She did a photo shoot with Britney Spears for Vogue Magazine. She is in NLT's music video, "That Girl".- Emily Rebecca Swallow was born in Washington, DC and grew up in Sterling, VA and Jacksonville, FL.
She earned a BA in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Virginia and interned at the State Department, but an acting teacher at UVA noticed her passion and talent for acting and singing and encouraged her to pursue further training. She auditioned for the prestigious NYU Tisch Graduate Acting Program and was accepted into their MFA Program.
On television, Emily is best known for Supernatural (2005), The Mentalist (2008), How to Get Away with Murder (2014), Monday Mornings (2013), and the highly anticipated Disney+ Series The Mandalorian (2019). She can also be heard as the voice of Dracula's ill-fated true love, Lisa Tepes, in the Netflix series Castlevania (2017).
Emily continues to act on stage whenever she can, starring in world premieres of Donald Margulies play The Country House at LA's Geffen Playhouse, opposite Mark Rylance in Louis Jenkins' play Nice Fish at the Guthrie Theatre, in John Patrick Shanley's musical Romantic Poetry at Manhattan Theater Club and in High Fidelity on Broadway. In summer of 2018 she played a lady AND a charlatan opposite Tom Hanks' Falstaff in the Shakespeare Center Los Angeles production of Henry IV Parts 1&2. She was part of the LA Drama Critics' Circle Award-Winning 2016 production of Disgraced at the Mark Taper Forum in LA and she won the Falstaff Award for best Female Performer in 2010 for her performance as Kate in The Taming of the Shrew at the Old Globe in San Diego.
Emily is a gifted singer; she has done her share of musicals and rock concerts. In 2012, Emily and fellow singer/comedienne Jac Huberman created a stage show called Jac N Swallow, which they perform in New York at the Laurie Beechman Theater and Joe's Pub. They would like to do the show again; will someone please babysit Jac's kids? - Music Artist
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- Actress
Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell is an American musician, singer and actress from Los Angeles. She performed hit songs such as "Bad Guy" and "No Time to Die," which was used in the James Bond film of the same name. She provided ADR for Ramona and Beezus, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules and X-Men: Apocalypse.- Actor
- Soundtrack
- Director
Josh Dallas was born in Louisville Kentucky. At the age of sixteen, Josh received the Sarah Exley
Scholarship, a full ride scholarship given to one American student
every three years to study acting at the prestigious "Mountview
Conservatoire for the Performing Arts" in London, England. As an actor, Josh has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company,
Royal National Theatre, The English National Opera, The New Shakespeare
Company, The Young Vic, to name a few.- Actress
- Music Department
- Composer
Bridgit Claire Mendler was born in Washington DC, and lived there until
she was eight years old. Her family moved to the west coast, just
outside of San Francisco, California. This is when she first expressed
an interest in acting and began booking local jobs. In 2004, she landed
her first role in the animated film, The Legend of Buddha (2004), as "Lucy". When
she was 13, she landed her first acting role, as a guest star on General Hospital (1963). In 2008, she landed a role, as "Kristen Gregory", in the film, The Clique (2008). In 2009, Mendler became a recurring character on the Disney
channel sitcom, Wizards of Waverly Place (2007), as "Juliet Van Heusen", until the
series finale in 2012. Also in 2009, Mendler auditioned for the role of
"Sonny Monroe" in Sonny with a Chance (2009). But the part was won by Demi Lovato. In 2010, Mendler won the role of "Teddy Duncan" on Good Luck Charlie (2010). In 2011, she starred as "Olivia White", the lead role in the Disney Channel original movie, Lemonade Mouth (2011). Also in 2011, Mendler
had the role of "Appoline" in the film, Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011). Mendler later co-wrote and sang the Disney's "Friends for Change Games" anthem, called "We Can Change the World". In 2012, she
guest-starred on the television series, House (2004), as "Callie Rogers". She later voiced the lead role of "Arrietty" in The Secret World of Arrietty (2010). Mendler's debut
album, "Hello, My Name Is...", was released on October 22, 2012, by
Hollywood Records. On February 12, 2013, her second single,
"Hurricane", was released for radio airplay. The song peaked at number
1 Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100, in United States, and sold over
300,000 digital copies.- Actress
- Producer
Hyunri LEE (well known as "Hyunri" in Japan and Korea )is born in Tokyo, Japan of Korean descent.
She is completely bilingual in Japanese and Korean.
She lived in Oxford, England when she was a teenager. And she moved to study acting in Shin-Yong Wook Acting academy in Korea at the same time as an exchange student at Yonsei University from Aoyama Gakuin University majoring in law. After college she returned to Japan and landed acting jobs in many Japanese films as well as top TV shows.
In 2016, Her first starring role, she played a Japanese Korean girl living in Tokyo, in "The Voice of Water" which was officially invited to the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. This film received numerous awards including the Rising Star Award in the 29th Takasaki Film Festival. She also received People choices Asian Star award in Seoul international drama awards 2017.
In 2020, she appearing as the support role Hiroko Kusakabe in the movie "Wife of a Spy" directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa won the Silver lion prize in Venice International Film Festival. Also in 2021, the role of Tsugumi in the movie "The wheel of fortune and fantasy" directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi won the prize of Silver Bear Grand July prize in Berlin International Film Festival.
The best well known her role in Japan is Saeko Harada in "Mistresses" based on BBC's TV series and the role of Yoon Jian in "Love you as the world ends" on Hulu(2021).
Hyunri also hosted her own radio show for one of the largest radio stations J-WAVE in Tokyo from 2017 until 2022.
She speaks fluent Japanese, Korean and English.- Begoña Vargas was born on 18 December 1999 in Madrid, Spain. She is an actress, known for The Laws of the Border (2021), Berlin (2023) and Welcome to Eden (2022).
- Mariel Molino is a dynamic actress with a diverse range of experience in both film and television, spanning across the US and Latin America. Her most recent work includes lead roles in Freeform's The Watchful Eye and the upcoming feature film The Shade.
Mariel developed a passion for acting at a young age through theatre, and has studied at HB Studio in New York City and Anthony Meindl's Actor's Workshop in Los Angeles. - Actor
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- Writer
'Stone Cold' Steve Austin was born in Victoria, Texas, as Steven James
Anderson, on December 18, 1964, the youngest of five children. His
mother, Beverly Jane (Harrison), remarried to Kenneth Williams, and he
took his stepfather's surname. He played football at the North Texas
State University. He was worthy of achieving a free education because
of his football skills in school. Williams then began training at Chris
Adams's wrestling school as a rookie near the end of 1988, and made his
professional wrestling debut at the end of 1989. He then moved over to
minor wrestling companies to wrestle for money, and later entered WCW
under the name of 'Stunning Steve Austin'. He didn't make a large name
for himself in the company, as he only held an embarrassing two TV
titles. Austin was fired by WCW and joined the WWF (now known as WWE)
in December 1995. Austin left after a while to go to ECW but only
stayed for a couple of weeks before he came back to the WWF as 'Stone
Cold Steve Austin'. Austin then disposed of his old finishing move the
'Million Dollar Dream', which was the trademark of 'Million Dollar Man'
Ted Dibiase, and began racking up the victories with his Stone Cold
Stunner (kick to the gut followed by a jawbreaker).
Austin then had a good winning streak going by 1996 and wrestled to
become the 1996 King Of The Ring. Austin cut his lip open during one
match, and had to get it stitched up in between matches. In the grand
final of the KOTR he defeated Jake 'The Snake' Roberts with a Stone
Cold Stunner, and invented his famous motto as 'Austin 3:16'. As 1997
rolled around Austin's career soared to new heights. WCW realized
Austin's popularity, and tried to make a 'clone' when they invited
'Bill Goldberg' to compete for them. During that year, Austin won the
WWF Intercontinental Championship twice and the Tag Team Championships.
When Austin successfully defended the IC title against Rocky Maivia
(now known as The Rock, real name
Dwayne Johnson) on a taping of
RAW, he was ordered to defend it again because he drove his pickup
truck to the ring and delivered a Stunner to D'Lo Brown
('A.C. Conner') on the roof, which Vince McMahon
saw as weapon usage. Austin refused to defend the title again and
dumped the old belt in a river, and therefore McMahon crowned Rocky
Maivia as the new champion. However, Austin said he didn't care about
that title, and set his sights on the Heavyweight Championship.
Although Austin had won the 1997 Royal Rumble to qualify as the Number
1 Contender for the championship at WrestleMania XIII, he didn't get
the place because he was eliminated but referees didn't notice, so
instead, Austin fought Bret Hart in an Iron
Man match which Hart won when Austin passed out from blood loss when he
was trapped in a Sharpshooter. However, Austin successfully won the
1998 Royal Rumble when he eliminated Rocky Maivia. A stipulation was
made for the main event at WrestleMania XIV (Austin vs.
Shawn Michaels): the special
guest referee would be Iron
Mike Tyson! Austin had made a
friendship with Tyson, but all though Tyson betrayed him when he joined
DX! However, Tyson shocked the world when Austin hit Michaels with a
Stone Cold Stunner and covered him while Tyson made the count, to win
his first heavyweight title! Austin then went on to enjoy three months
as champion when he lost the title to Kane
(Glenn Jacobs)in a First Blood match on
June 28, 1998, at King Of The Ring. However, Austin regained the title
a day later, and was forced to compete for it in a tournament at the
1998 Survivor Series. He was defeated by Mankind ('Mick Foley'), and
later that night, The Rock won the championship and joined the
Corporation.
As 1999 came around, Austin became embroiled in a feud with The Rock
when Vince McMahon eliminated him from the Royal Rumble while The Rock
had him distracted. However, Austin still got the place in the main
event at WrestleMania XV, and he won his third championship from The
Rock with a Stone Cold Stunner. He retained the title against The Rock
in a Boiler Room Brawl at Backlash 1999. Austin lost the title to The
Undertaker ('Mark Callaway'), but regained it in July 1999. Later that
year, at the 1999 Survivor Series Austin was ran over by a car and had
to have spinal surgery, and was out of action for the next 11 months.
However, Austin returned to the wrestling scene at Backlash 2000 when
he helped The Rock win his fourth WWF Championship from Triple H
('Michael Paul LeVesque'). Austin was then welcomed back to wrestle in
October 2000 at No Mercy, when he fought Rikishi ('Solofa Fatu') in a
No Holds Barred match which had to be stopped when Austin was about to
run Rikishi over but was arrested by the police. The mystery was
revealed that it was Triple H who had Rikishi run Austin over, and
Austin battled Triple H at Survivor Series 2000, and won the match.
Steve had a chance to win the WWF title from
Kurt Angle, who was reigning at the time, at
Armaggedon 2000, in a Six-Man Hell In A Cell Match, which also had Kurt
Angle, The Rock, Triple H, Rikishi, and The Undertaker. Austin had the
title in his grasp when he hit The Rock with a Stone Cold Stunner, but
Angle snuck up and covered The Rock to retain the title.
Austin's hopes raised yet again when he eliminated Kane from the 2001
Royal Rumble, therefore becoming the first and only ever three-time
Royal Rumble winner, and the Number One Contender for the WWF
Championship. At No Way Out 2001, Austin lost a 2-Out-Of-3 Falls match
to Triple H, when they both knocked each other out, but Triple H fell
on top of Austin. Later that night, The Rock defeated Kurt Angle to
become the first-ever six-time WWF World Champion, therefore deciding
that the main event at WrestleMania X7 would be The Rock vs. Stone Cold
Steve Austin. Austin defeated The Rock on April 1, 2001, for his fifth
WWF title, but turned heel when he joined forces with Vince McMahon.
The Rock was suspended from the WWF for almost four months. Austin's
reign as Champion lasted for 5 months and 22 days, which was the
longest championship reign in several years. Austin won the Tag Team
Championship with Triple H at Backlash 2001, but they lost them again
on May 21, on a taping of RAW to
Chris Jericho and
Chris Benoit. In that same match,
Triple H tore his quadricep muscle and had to go to hospital for eight
months of surgery. At King Of The Ring 2001 on June 24 Austin retained
the title successfully from both Jericho and Benoit in a Triple Threat
match.
Austin shocked the world by turning heel again on July 22, 2001 when he
joined the WCW/ECW Alliance, helping them win the Inaugural Brawl
against the WWF, and also invented the catchphrase of 2001, which was
"What?". However, Vince McMahon reinstated
The Rock on July 30. In August, Kurt Angle started feuding with Austin
and was determined to take the championship back from him at
Summerslam. Austin disqualified himself to remain the champion,
however, Angle won the title back from him at Unforgiven on September
23, 2001. Austin then regained the title from Angle on RAW in October,
when William Regal came to his aid. In November, Austin narrowly
escaped losing the title to The Rock at Rebellion, with a little help
from Kurt Angle. Later that month, The Rock put the WCW/ECW Alliance
out of business in the Winner Take All match, which was also Austin's
first loss to The Rock. However, Austin returned to the federation,
still as the heavyweight champion the night after, but lost it to Chris
Jericho on December 9, 2001, when Jericho became the first-ever
Undisputed Champion when Austin was defeated in the grand finals.
Austin then challenged Jericho for the Undisputed title at No Way Out
2002 in February, and would have won the match, but the nWo interfered
and attacked Austin, helping Jericho retain the title. Austin then
feuded with the nWo's Scott Hall and
faced him in a match at WrestleMania X8, which Austin won, even putting
away the difficulty that was made by the constant interfering of
Kevin Nash. At Backlash 2002 Austin
faced the Undertaker in a Number 1 Contender match for the Undisputed
Championship, but Austin was screwed out of the decision when The
Undertaker booted a steel chair into his face and covered him for the
pinfall. Austin had his foot on the rope, but special referee
Ric Flair didn't notice. Austin began feuding
with Flair and faced him in a 2-On-1 Handicap match at Judgment Day
2002 - Flair's partner was Big Show
Paul Wight. That would be Austin's
last PPV match, as early in June, he did not show up for a taping of
RAW. Austin has not been seen since. He is 6'2", and when he first
entered the federation he weighed 241 pounds, but boosted up to 252
later on in his career. He says that his weight "depends on how much
beer I drink".- Music Artist
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Christina Maria Aguilera was born on December 18, 1980 in Staten Island, New York City, New York to musician Shelly Loraine Fidler Kearns and U.S. Army sergeant Fausto Wagner Xavier Aguilera Monge. Her father is Ecuadorian and her mother, who is American-born, has Welsh, Dutch and German ancestry. Her parents divorced when she was young and she lived with her mother, although they moved around a lot. Her goal almost since birth was to be a singer, and at age 12 she was invited to audition for The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989). She won the part and stayed until the show ended. In 1999 she had her breakthrough hit, "Genie in a Bottle." Since then she's made millions of fans, sold millions of records, and won many awards, including a Grammy for Best New Female Artist. She has even made a Latin album and released a Christmas album.
Aguilera is a bilingual singer. She has received many honors including Grammy Nominations and a win for Best New Artist. 2 MTV Video Music Awards, a Radio Music Awards, 2 VH1 Awards, and a Teen Choice Award with 'Lil' Kim', Mya and Pink and the smash hit "Lady Maramalade". She was on The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989) with *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez, Britney Spears, Ryan Gosling, and Keri Russell. Her musical influences include Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, and Janet Jackson.- Actress
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Elizabeth Ruth Grable was born on December 18, 1916 in St. Louis, Missouri, to Lillian Rose (Hofmann) and John Conn Grable, a stockbroker. She had German, English, Irish, and Dutch ancestry. Her mother was a stubborn and materialistic woman determined to make her daughter a star. Elizabeth, who later became Betty, was enrolled in Clark's Dancing School at the age of three. With her mother's guidance, Betty studied ballet and tap dancing.
Betty and her mother set out for California with the hopes of stardom. She attended the Hollywood Professional school but Lillian lied about her daughter's age and Betty (real age 13), landed several minor parts as a chorus girl in early musicals (Whoopee! (1930), New Movietone Follies of 1930 (1930), Happy Days (1929) and Let's Go Places (1930)), initially billed as 'Frances Dean'. In 1932 (real age 15), she signed with RKO Radio Pictures and began to use the moniker 'Betty Grable'. The bit parts continued for the next three years. Betty finally landed a substantial part in By Your Leave (1934). One of her big roles was in College Swing (1938). Unfortunately, the public did not seem to take notice.
The following year, she married former child star Jackie Coogan. They briefly toured on vaudeville and his success boosted hers, but they divorced in 1940. When she landed the role of Glenda Crawford in Down Argentine Way (1940), the public finally took notice of this shining bright star. Stardom came in such comedies as Coney Island (1943) and Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943).
The public was enchanted with Betty. Her famous pin-up pose during World War II adorned barracks all around the world. With that pin-up
and as the star of lavish musicals, Betty became the highest-paid star in Hollywood. After the war, her star continued to rise. In 1947, the
United States Treasury Department noted that she was the highest paid star in America, earning about $300,000 a year - a phenomenal sum even by today's standards. Later, 20th Century-Fox, who had her under contract, insured her legs with Lloyds of London for a million dollars. She continued to be popular until the mid-1950s, when musicals went into a decline. Her last film was How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955).
She then concentrated on Broadway and nightclubs. In 1965, she divorced band leader Harry James, whom she
had wed in 1943. Her life was an active one, devoid of the scandals that plagued many stars in one way or another. She cared more for her family than stardom.
Betty Grable died at age 56 of lung cancer on July 2, 1973 in Santa Monica, California, five days before Veronica Lake's death. She was interred at Inglewood Park Cemetery.- Actress
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She graduated summa cum laude from York University in Toronto and went
on to work at the University in its Human Performance Lab, testing such
elite professional athletes as the Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg
Jets and San Jose Sharks. She was also offered a scholarship to the
master's program in physiotherapy at the University of Toronto but
declined. She has writen a book on fitness and bodybuilding with one of
her former university professors. Robert Kennedy (publisher of
MuscleMag - whom she used to write for) convinced her to study acting
and she began taking classes at the Actors Network in Toronto. Victoria
is a blue belt in Shotokan karate and her favorite form of exercise is
kickboxing. Victoria splits her time between Toronto, Los Angeles and
New Zealand.- Actress
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She rose to fame in the drama Kimi wa petto (2003) with Jun Matsumoto and gained huge popularity.
Her first international film was The Last Samurai (2003) where she played Taka, wife of a Samurai slain by the character Nathan Algren, portrayed by Tom Cruise, Koyuki was well-known in Japan for years before that. She
first caught the attention of the public in 1997 by winning an
exclusive modelling contract with the magazine Non-no, but quickly grew
beyond modelling and has earned acclaim as an actress through her many
roles on Japanese television and in several Japanese films.
She has been appeared in many commercials, including Coca-Cola Japan's Sokenbicha, P&G Max Factor SK-II, and Suntory Kakubin.- Actress
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Kari Byron was born on 18 December 1974 in Santa Clara County, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for MythBusters (2003), Creature Features (2016) and White Rabbit Project (2016). She was previously married to Paul Urich.- Actress
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Claudia Gerini was born in Rome, where she did classical studies and dance training. Her acting career began when an advertising agency cast her in several commercials.
Claudia Gerini has had a long movie career in Italy and abroad, working with actors and directors like Sergio Castellito, Giuseppe Tornatore, Mel Gibson, acting both in comedic and dramatic roles. Her first star-making role was in "Viaggi di nozze" with comedian Carlo Verdone, with whom she will still works from time to time.
In theater, Claudia Gerini appeared in the show "Angelo e Beatrice" by Francesco Apolloni. She recently returned to the stage with the one-woman show "Storie di Claudia," written and directed by Giampiero Solari, a musical which highlights all her skills: dance, singing and acting.
She has acted in some of the most interesting projects of contemporary Italian cinema, such as "La Sconosciuta" by Giuseppe Tornatore, "Non ti muovere" by Sergio Castellitto, "Una famiglia perfetta" by Paolo Genovese, "Diverso da chi" by Umberto Carteni and many others.
Claudia Gerini has two daughters (Rosa and Linda ) and never stops studying and training. In addition to Italian, she fluently speaks English, French and Spanish.- Actress
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Actress born in Medellin, Colombia and raised in Santa Marta where she remained until she finished high school. She then moves to Bogota to get her Visual Arts degree from Pontifical Javeriana University. She began working with performance, photography, video and drawing as her primary means of expression and exploration of the body and identity. Parallel to this she has always been involved with acting and singing.
She has participated in several productions on national television in Colombia and Mexico.
"Liveforever" the last film by renowned Colombian director Carlos Moreno was invited to participate in the Sundance film festival 2015. In the film she personifies Maria del Carmen, an iconic and main character of the Colombian novel with the same title by author Andres Caicedo.
She currently lives and works in Mexico City. She is an actress with great international projection.- Actress
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Gladys Cooper was the daughter of journalist William Frederick Cooper
and his wife Mabel Barnett. As a child she was very striking and was
used as a photographic model beginning at six years old. She wanted to
become an actress and started on that road in 1905 after being
discovered by Seymour Hicks to tour with his company in "Bluebell in
Fairyland". She came to the London stage in 1906 in "The Belle of
Mayfair", and in 1907 took a departure from the legitimate stage to
become a member of Frank Curzon's famous Gaiety Girls chorus
entertainments at The Gaiety theater. Her more concerted stage work
began in 1911 in a production of Oscar Wilde's comedy "The Importance
of Being Earnest" which was followed quickly with other roles. From the
craze for post cards with photos of actors - that ensued between about
1890 and 1914 - Cooper became a popular subject of maidenly beauty with
scenes as Juliet and many others. During World War I her popularity
grew into something of pin-up fad for the British military.
In the meantime she sampled the early British silent film industry
starting in 1913 with
The Eleventh Commandment (1913).
She had roles in a few other movies in 1916 and 1917. But in the latter
year she joined Frank Curzon to co-manage the Playhouse Theatre. This
was a decidedly new direction for a woman of the period. She took sole
control from 1927 until other stage commitments in 1933. She was also
doing plays, some producing of her own, and a few more films in the
early 1920s. It was actually about this time that she achieved major
stage actress success. She appeared in W. Somerset Maugham's "Home and
Beauty" in London in 1919 and triumphed in her 1922 appearance in
Arthur Wing Pinero's "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray". It was ironic that
writer Aldous Huxley criticized her performance in "Home and Beauty" as
"too impassive, too statuesque, playing all the time as if she were
Galatea, newly unpetrified and still unused to the ways of the living
world." On the other hand, Maugham himself applauded her for "turning
herself from an indifferent actress (at the start of her career) to an
extremely competent one". She also debuted the role of Leslie Crosbie
(the Bette Davis role in the 1940 film) in Maugham's "The Letter" in
1927.
In 1934 Cooper made her first sound picture in the UK and came to
Broadway with "The Shining Hour" which she had been doing in London.
She and it were a success, and she followed it with several plays
through 1938, including "Macbeth". About this time Hollywood scouts
caught wind of her, and she began her 30 odd years in American film.
That first film was also Alfred Hitchcock's first Hollywood directorial
effort, Rebecca (1940). Hers was a small and light role as
Laurence Olivier's gregarious sister,
but she stood out all the same. Two years later she bit into the much
more substantial role as Bette Davis' domineering and repressive mother
in the classic Now, Voyager (1942)
for which she received an Oscar nomination for Best
Supporting Actress - the first of three. Though aristocratic elderly
ladies were roles she revisited in various guises, Cooper was busy
through 1940s Hollywood.
She returned to London stage work from 1947 and stayed for some early
episodic British TV into 1950 before once again returning to the US,
but was busy on both sides of the Atlantic until her death. Through
the 1950s and into the 1960s Cooper did a few films but was an
especially familiar face on American TV in teleplays, a wide range of
prime-time episodic shows, and popular weird/sci-fi series: several
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Twilight Zone, and Outer Limits. When Enid
Bagnold's "The Chalk Garden" opened in London in 1955, Cooper debuted
as Mrs. St. Maugham and brought it to Broadway in October of that year
where it ran through March of 1956. Her last major film was
My Fair Lady (1964) as Henry
Higgins' mother. The year before she had played the part on TV. In the
film, the portrait prop of a fine lady over Higgins' fireplace is that
of Cooper painted in 1922. She wrote an autobiography (1931) followed
by two biographies (1953 and 1979). In 1967 she was honored as a Dame
Commander of the Order of British Empire (DBE) for her great
accomplishments in furthering acting.- Actress
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Actress Emily Atack was born December 18, 1989, in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK. Best known for comedy, she has appeared in numerous projects for TV, stage, and screen. In 2016, Emily played Daphne in the movie reprise of Dad's Army (2016) alongside Bill Nighy and Toby Jones. In 2017 Emily starred in Lies We Tell (2017) starring Gabriel Byrne and Harvey Keitel. She was series regular Charlotte Hinchcliffe in all three series of the multiple award winning The Inbetweeners (2008); other TV credits include HBO/BBC's Tracey Ullman's Show (2016), Sky One's Little Crackers (2010), and BBC One's Father Brown (2013).- Actor
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Shawn can most recently be seen in Magnum PI on CBS and Chicago Med on NBC. Prior to that, he was featured in ABC's The Rookie and recurred in Freeform's Famous In Love starring Bella Thorne. He co-created and starred in the film Love In The Sun for Hallmark. He also stars in the film Savannah Surprise on Netflix and the independent feature Last Seen In Idaho.- Lucy Helyn Deakins is an American attorney and former actress best known for starring as Milly in The Boy Who Could Fly and originating the role of Lily Walsh on As the World Turns. Deakins was born in New York City, the daughter of Alice, a professor at Columbia University, and Roger, a professor at New York University. She graduated from Stuyvesant High School and enrolled in Harvard University in 1988. She graduated in 1994 with a degree in comparative religion. She took time off from acting to backpack across Europe. In 2007, she graduated from University of Washington School of Law and is now a practicing attorney in Denver, Colorado, specializing in the energy industry. She is a partner in the Denver law firm, Dunsing, Deakins & Galera.
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Andrea Trepat was born on December 18th in Lleida (Spain). She is an actress known for the short film "Morir cada día" (2010) with whom she won many awards for her lead role. And she appeared in the Spanish TV series called "Gran Hotel" whit a supporting role (2013) and the movie called "El club de los incomprendidos" (2014) in one of the lead roles .- Anna Walton was born on 18 December 1980 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), Mutant Chronicles (2008) and Vampire Diary (2006).
- Celia Johnson was an English actress, once nominated for an Academy Award. Johnson was born in the town of Richmond, Surrey in 1908. Richmond was incorporated into Greater London in 1965, as part of an administrative reform. Celia's parents were John Robert Johnson and Ethel Griffiths. Neither of them was involved in show business.
In 1916, 8-year-old Johnson made her theatrical debut, at a performance of the play "King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid". It was a charity performance, to help raise funds for then-ongoing World War I. Nobody intended for her to become a professional actress, but she liked the stage experience.
Johnson attended St Paul's Girls' School in West London, from 1919 to 1926. She graduated at the age of 18. During her school years, Johnson often had acting parts in school plays, and played music in the school's orchestra. Her music teacher at the school was Gustav Holst (1874-1934), a relatively well-known classical composer.
In the late 1920s, Johnson studied acting at both the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and the Comédie-Française in Paris. One of her teachers was French actor Pierre Fresnay (1897-1975). One of her classmates in London was Margaretta Scott (1912-2005)
In 1928, Johnson made her professional debut, cast in a performance of the play "Major Barbara" (1905) by George Bernard Shaw. In 1929, she first performed in London, and in 1931 she first performed in New York City. She made a name for herself as a theatrical actress throughout the 1930s, and married journalist Peter Fleming (1907-1971).
Johnson's career and personal life were derailed by World War II. A hit role as the second Mrs. Winter in a 1940 theatrical adaptation of "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier, was cut short. The theatre where Johnson was performing was damaged through London's bombing by the Luftwaffe. Johnson's widowed sister and sister-in-law moved in with her, bringing their kids with. Having to care for 7 kids (both her own children and her nephews), left Johnson with no time to spare for theatrical tours.
Seeking a way to supplement her income during the War, Johnson started appearing in theatrical films. She started with small parts, but got her first major hit with the family drama "The Happy Breed" (1944), which followed the ups-and-downs in the life of a (fictional) family over a period of several decades. For this role, Johnson received a National Board of Review Award for Best Actress.
In 1945, Johnson was starring in another hit film, the romantic drama "Brief Encounter". It featured her in the role of Laura Jesson, a housewife trapped in a dull and monotonous marriage. Laura falls in love with a new man in her life, Dr. Alec Harvey, and he falls in love with her. With circumstances keep this relationship platonic, until Harvey leaves the country to work abroad. Laura contemplates suicide, but is forced to return to her monotonous life. The role gained Johnson a New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
For most of the late 1940s, Johnson was in semi-retirement. She had given birth to two daughters and felt that she needed to devote more time to her family. From the 1950s to her death, Johnson was primarily appearing in theatrical plays and television roles. Her film roles were few, but critically well-received.
In 1982, the 76-year-old Johnson was busy with another theatrical tour. During a day-off from the tour, Johnson returned to her home in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire. She invited friends over to play bridge, but suffered a stroke during the game. She died a few hours later, while still in her home. She left an estate worth £150,557. She was survived by three children.
Johnson's fame as a theatrical actress faded away following her death, as there were few filmed versions of her performances. However, her film roles became available on the home video market, and they have helped introduce Johnson to new generations of fans. - Leila Arcieri was born on 18 December 1973 in San Francisco, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Son of the Beach (2000), Daddy Day Care (2003) and Untitled Kanye West HBO Project (2008).
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Ravi Patel was born on 18 December 1978 in Freeport, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Transformers (2007), Master of None (2015) and Meet the Patels (2014). He has been married to Mahaley Patel since 8 November 2015. They have one child.- Actor
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Robson Golightly Green was born on 18 December 1964 in Hexham,
Northumberland, England, to Robson and Ann Green. He has two sisters,
Dawn and Joanna; a wife, Vanya Seager; and
a son (born in 2000). He began his TV/film career on
Casualty (1986) as hospital porter
Jimmy Powell. He then appeared in
Soldier Soldier (1991) as
Fusilier Dave Tucker. He and
Soldier Soldier (1991)
co-star Jerome Flynn's record "Unchained
Melody/White Cliffs of Dover" sold more than 1.9 million copies in the
UK; the duo won Top Album & Top Single at the 1996 Music Week Awards in
England. They formed Clapp Trapp Productions & starred in "Ain't
Misbehavin." Green and his business partner,
Sandra Jobling, formed Coastal
Productions. His nephew Daymon Britton is
also an actor. Green's intro to US audiences came in the
Masterpiece (1971)
presentation of Reckless (1997). He
is a fan of Newcastle United Football team, long-distance running, &
Italian & Thai foods.- Actress
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Isabella Crovetti began her acting career in the fall of 2010. As both her
parents have careers in the industry, Isabella is no stranger to the
world of film and television.
It wasn't long before Isabella was signed with the Osbrink talent agency, one of the top children's talent agencies in Los Angeles. Within a month's time Isabella was fortunate enough to be booking commercials, voice-overs, television shows and meeting with film directors such as Cameron Crowe, Shawn Levy, Chris Koch, Juan José Campanella and David O Russell.
Isabella's first pilot season landed her a starring role in the FOX comedy pilot Family Album, directed by Shawn Levy. By her first summer, Isabella booked a starring role in her first TV movie, Possessing Piper Rose, opposite Rebecca Romijn.
For her second pilot season, Isabella landed starring roles in both the ABC pilot The Neighbors as well as the Disney pilot Crash and Bernstein. Some of the shows she has worked on include Mike and Molly, In Plain Sight, Jessie, CSI, Enlightened, Happy Endings, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Scorpion.
Isabella is now starring in the Carlton Cuse television show Colony on USA Network as well as lending her voice for the lead role in the Nickelodean show Shimmer and Shine. Isabella also played a young Jennifer Lawrence in David O Russell's film Joy, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro. In the winter of 2016, Isabella began shooting a Disney film entitled Magic Camp starring Adam Devine, Jillian Jacobs and Jeffrey Tambor. Isabella is also the lead voice and singing vocals for Disney's Vampirina.
Isabella comes from a creative family as both her parents work in the industry and her twin brothers are also actors. Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti can be seen as Nicole Kidman's twin boys on Big Little Lies (2017) . Besides acting, Isabella enjoys playing with her three siblings, sings and plays the guitar and enjoys a variety of sports. She is also a competitive gymnast and track runner.- Allan Kayser was born on 18 December 1963 in Littleton, Colorado, USA. He is an actor, known for Night of the Creeps (1986), Mama's Family (1983) and House of Forbidden Secrets (2013). He has been married to Sara Kayser since 23 August 2014. They have two children. He was previously married to Lori Kayser.
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A curvaceous, dark-haired WWII pin-up beauty (aka "The Woo Woo Girl"
and "The Girl with the Million Dollar Figure"), "B" film star Lynn Bari
had the requisite looks and talent but few of the lucky breaks needed
to penetrate the "A" rankings during her extensive Hollywood career.
Nevertheless, some worthy performances of hers stand out in late-night
viewings.
She was born with the elite-sounding name of Marjorie Schuyler Fisher
on December 18, 1919 (various sources also list 1913, 1915 and 1917),
in Roanoke, Virginia. She and her elder brother, John, moved with
their mother to Boston following the death of their father in 1927. Her
mother remarried, this time to a minister, and the family relocated
once again when her stepfather was assigned a ministry in California
(the Institute of Religious Science in Los Angeles).
Paying her dues for years as a snappy bit-part chorine, secretary,
party girl and/or glorified extra while being groomed as a starlet
under contract to MGM and Fox, her first released film was the MGM
comedy Meet the Baron (1933), in
which she provided typical window dressing as a collegian. For the
next few years there was little growth at either studio, as she was
usually standing amidst others in crowd scenes and looking excited.
Finally in Lancer Spy (1937), she
received her first billing on screen for a minor part as "Miss
Fenwick". Though more bit parts were to dribble in, the year 1938
proved to be her breakthrough year. She finally gained some ground
playing the "other woman" role in glossy soaps and musicals, first
giving Barbara Stanwyck some trouble in
Always Goodbye (1938).
Fox Studios finally handed her some smart co-leads and top supports in
such second-tier films as
The Return of the Cisco Kid (1939),
Pack Up Your Troubles (1939),
Hotel for Women (1939), and
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939).
Anxiously waiting for "the big one", she made do with her strong looks,
tending toward unsympathetic parts. She enjoyed the attention she
received playing disparaging society ladies, divas, villainesses, and
even a strong-willed prairie flower in such films as
Pier 13 (1940),
Earthbound (1940),
Kit Carson (1940), and
Sun Valley Serenade (1941),
but they did little to advance her in the ranks.
The very best role of her frisky career came with the grade "A" comedy
The Magnificent Dope (1942),
in which she shared top billing with
Henry Fonda and
Don Ameche. But good roles were hard to find
in Lynn's case, and she good-naturedly took whatever was given her.
Other above-average movies (she appeared in well over 150) of this
period came with China Girl (1942),
Hello Frisco, Hello (1943),
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944),
and Nocturne (1946).
With diminishing offers for film parts by the 1950s, she started
leaning heavily towards stage and TV work. She continued her career
until the late '60s and then retired. Her last work included the film
The Young Runaways (1968) and
TV episodes of "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." and "The F.B.I." Divorced
three times in all, husband #2 was volatile manager/producer
Sidney Luft, better known as
Judy Garland's hubby years later, who was
the father of her only child. Her third husband was a
doctor/psychiatrist, and she worked as his nurse for quite some time.
They divorced in 1972. Plagued by arthritis in later years, Bari passed
away from heart problems on November 20, 1989. Although she may have
been labeled a "B" leading lady, she definitely was in the "A" ranks
when it came to class and beauty.- Bridie Carter was born on December 18th in Melbourne, Australia and is
the oldest of three children - she has two younger brothers.
Bridie has been nominated for the TV Week Logie Awards three times. In
2003 she was nominated for a Silver Logie For Most Popular Actress,
this award is voted for by the public. In 2004 she was nominated for
the Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actress which is awarded from
within the industry as well as scoring another nomination for Most
Popular Actress.
In early May of 2004 Bridie married Michael Wilson. Their wedding was
covered by Australian magazine Woman's Day and appeared in the May 17th
issue. The couple reside in Byron Bay, Sydney. - Actor
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James Sie was born in Summit, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Stillwater (2020), Jackie Chan Adventures (2004) and Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005). He has been married to DougWood since 7 October 1990. They have one child.- Actor
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Ossie Davis was born on 18 December 1917 in Cogdell, Georgia, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Do the Right Thing (1989), Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) and Grumpy Old Men (1993). He was married to Ruby Dee. He died on 4 February 2005 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.- Actor
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Roger E. Mosley was born on 18 December 1938 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Magnum, P.I. (1980), A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996) and Terminal Island (1973). He was married to Antoinette 'Toni' Laudermilk and Saundra J Locke. He died on 7 August 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Music Artist
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Keith Richards is an internationally recognized iconic figure in
contemporary culture and popular music as a singer, guitar player,
songwriter, film actor, and public figure. He was voted 10th greatest
guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine, and was elected to the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, as founding member of the legendary
rock band The Rolling Stones.
Together with his song-writing partner, Mick Jagger, he wrote and
recorded hundreds of songs, including their monster hit 'Satisfaction',
one of the defining songs of the era.
He was born on December 18, 1943, in Dartford, Kent,
England, UK. His father, Bert Richards, a factory worker, was injured
during the WWII. His mother, Doris (Dupree), introduced him to music of
jazz, and also encouraged his singing performances with a choir in
Westminster Abbey. Keith Richards met
Mick Jagger when he attended primary school
during the 1950s, albeit when they went into secondary schools they
lost touch for a while. But one day in 1960 they accidentally met on a
train and talked about starting up a band. Eventually, Richards and
Jagger made their dream come true. They established one of the most
legendary life-long songwriting partnerships, following the example of
John Lennon and
Paul McCartney's songwriting for
The Beatles. Besides their main success in
popular music and entertainment, Richards and Jagger had carried on
their early image of unkempt and surly youth that many others would
emulate, and spread their influence across traditional boundaries of
genres and styles into filmmaking, art, fashion, and contemporary
lifestyle, thus turning Jagger and Richards into cross-cultural
trend-setters.
Since The Rolling Stones were formed
in 1962, Richards and Jagger were continuously absorbing from many
musical styles and assimilated various genres and artistic influences,
ultimately creating their very own inimitable style. Together they
undergone transformation from semi-amateur local musicians to the
leading international superstars. Both Richards and Jagger became
poster boys for excess, however, they had survived ups and downs in
their careers and personal lives, and remained the core of the band.
Initially they shared a flat with the late Brian Jones in London, in
1962. The first lineup of the Stones consisted of Mick Jagger on lead
vocal and harmonica Keith Richards on guitar,
Bill Wyman on bass,
Charlie Watts on drums and
Brian Jones on guitar. In 1964 they
released their first album titled "The Rolling Stones." In 1965
Richards and Jagger wrote their single, "The Last Time," that became
their first number 1 hit in the UK. Then came "Satisfaction" (1965),
which was composed by Keith Richards in his sleep, and with the
addition of provocative lyrics by Mick Jagger it became the greatest
hit and their calling card on each and every show.
In 1966, after The Beatles stopped giving
live performances, The Rolling Stones
took over as the unofficial "biggest touring band in the world" for the
next few years. During 1966-1969 they toured the world, and constantly
updated their song-list with many great hits like "Lets Spend the night
together" (1967), "Sympathy for the Devil" (1968) and "Honky tonk
woman" (1969). The incredible international success of the Stones came
with a sad side, caused by Brian's drug and alcohol abuse that impaired
his speech and appearance, so the band-mates had to replace him. In
July 1969, Brian Jones died of drowning in his swimming pool while
having signs of drug overdose. Upon Richards's and Jagger's approval,
guitarist Mick Taylor took Brian's place.
Brian's death at age 27 made him one of the first members of the
infamous "27 Club" of rock stars who died at that age. Although Brian's
estrangement from his band-mates, and his numerous arrests were caused
by his personal problems with drugs, both Richards and Jagger were
blamed at the time for Brian's death. The loss of one of their founding
members was a painful moment for the Stones. However, at the end of the
1960s their creativity reached the new highs. Their albums "Beggars
Banquet" (1968) and "Sticky Fingers" (1971) were among the most popular
albums they ever made, having such hits as "Wild Horses" and "Brown
Sugar."
During the 1970s The Rolling Stones
remained the biggest band in the world, albeit they were rivaled by the
Led Zeppelin. The Stones made thousands of
live performances and multi-million record sales with hits like "Angie"
(1973), "It's Only Rock and Roll" (1974), "Hot Stuff" (1976) and
"Respectable" (1978). At that time both Keith Richards and Mick Jagger
had individual ambitions, and applied their untamed creativity in
various projects outside the Stones. Keith released his own single. In
1974 Ron Wood had replaced Mick Taylor on guitar and Keith and Ron both
played lead guitars. During the decade Keith Richards had a family
crisis on his hands, and suffered through emotional pain and drug
abuse, albeit it didn't stop him from being himself. In 1980 the group
released "Emotional Rescue" which Keith Richards didn't care for, and
the group didn't even tour to promote the album. In 1981 with the
release of 'Tattoo You', the group went on a major world tour filling
stadiums in the US and in Europe. In 1983 the Stones recorded the album
"Undercover" at the Compass Point in Nassau and during this time Mick
and Keith were having arguments over rights of the group. After having
created tens of albums and over a hundred popular songs together, their
legendary song-writing partnership was undergoing the most painful
test: the bitter rivalry between two enormously talented and equally
ambitious superstars.
Outside of The Rolling Stones, Richards toured with The New Barbarians,
and also was the front-man of the X-Pensive Winos in the 1980s. In 1985
Keith Richards took part in the "Artists United Against Apartheid"
charity project, and has been a participant in many more charitable
concerts ever since. In 1992 he released his solo album titled 'Main
Offender', which got him back on the road with a promotional tour. Also
during the tour he continued singing a few Stones songs. But individual
career and solo performances did not bring Richards as much
satisfaction as he experienced together with his writing partner.
Eventually, Jagger and Richards got together in Barbados and started to
write new songs for the album "Steel Wheels." After the Stones recorded
it they went back on the road. It was the first tour of
The Rolling Stones in 7 years. But in
1992 Bill Wyman announced that he was going to leave the group. In 1993
Keith Richards and his band released an album and toured for a few
months. However, his artistic and personal connection with the Stones
had eventually prevailed, and Richards reunited with his former
band-mates.
In 1994 The Rolling Stones got back
together again and recorded the album "Voodoo Lounge" and toured the
world extensively. In 1995 an album of their warm up gig in a pub in
Denmark was released. It was an acoustic live album called "Stripped".
In 1997 they released the album "Bridges to Babylon" and started a new
tour promoting the album. In 1998 a live album "No Security" was
released. Their 1999 the tour ended and the group hasn't performed
together until 2002. At that time Keith Richards continued playing
guitar for various projects and artists, such as
Norah Jones, and
Aretha Franklin among others. Richards
has been good friends with Johnny Depp, who
modeled the character of Capt. Jack Sparrow after him, including his
voice, his mannerisms, his personality, and aspects of his appearance.
In return, Johnny Depp invited Keith Richards to play his father,
Captain Teague, in the third installment of the "Pirates" franchise,
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007).
The Rolling Stones have released 55
albums of original work and compilations, and sold over 200 million
records word-wide during their career spanning over 45 years. "The
Stones" played in all kinds of spaces from small clubs to big stadium
arenas, they remained one of the biggest entertainment acts touring the
world with a retinue of jet-set hangers-on. Their inimitable shows, no
matter the best, or the worst, has been played with fire and emotion,
giving their audiences the kind of music they do best - it's only
rock'n roll. In 2007 they even rocked the Tsar's Winter Palace with
fifty thousand fans in St. Petersburg, Russia, where the communist
revolution took place. They gave more large-scale shows internationally
than any other existing band in the world, culminating in their
2005-2007 "A Bigger Band" tour with 147 concerts, the highest grossing
tour of all time with $559 million earned. At their shows, even if you
don't shake your hips like Mick Jagger, just hold on to your hat as
tears go by, and they can start you up and get you rocking. You can
make it if you try.
Since 1962, during the career spanning over 45 years, Keith Richards
has been the lead guitarist and primary musical force behind
The Rolling Stones, as well as
songwriter for the band. He also continues making numerous guest
performances as guitarist, as well as actor and producer active in
various other projects. Besides his favorite Telecaster and Gibson
guitars, Keith Richards owns a valuable collection of about one
thousand vintage guitars of various brands, many of which he takes
along on concert tours and studio gigs.
Since Richards wrote the signature "Satisfaction" guitar riff, that was
called by Newsweek "five notes that took the world," his influence on
popular music had never stopped. In his own words, Keith Richards has
been dedicated to "grow this music up" beyond the theatrics of the
rock's past and "keep it fresh."- Actor
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Robert Wahlberg was born on 18 December 1967 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Equalizer (2014), The Departed (2006) and Mystic River (2003). He has been married to Gina Santangelo since 25 September 1994. They have two children.- Actor
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Debonair, dark-haired, exceedingly handsome Roger LaVerne Smith was born in South Gate,
California to Dallas and Leone Smith on December 18, 1932. At age 6,
his parents enrolled him at a professional school for singing,
elocution and dancing lessons. By age 12, the family moved to Nogales,
Arizona, a small town on the Mexican border where he appeared in high
school theater productions, was made president of the school's acting
club and became a star linebacker for his high school football team.
While studying at the University of Arizona in Tucson on a football scholarship, Roger entered
and won several amateur talent prizes as a singer and guitarist which
led to a TV appearance with Ted Mack and his Ted Mack & the Original Amateur Hour (1948) program. Stationed in Hawaii at a Naval Reserve, Roger had a chance meeting with film legend James Cagney. Cagney, impressed with the boy's clean-cut good
looks and appeal, encouraged Roger to give Hollywood a try. Roger did
so and it didn't take long for Columbia Pictures to snap him up 1957.
While there, young Roger gained experience on such TV anthologies as "Damon Runyon Theatre," "Celebrity Playhouse," "Ford Television Theatre" and "George Sanders Mystery Theatre" and made such films as No Time to Be Young (1957), Operation Mad Ball (1957) and Crash Landing (1958). He
also played the older "Patrick Dennis" role in the madcap Rosalind Russell farce
Auntie Mame (1958). Roger reconnected with Cagney around this time who not only
hired him to play his son, "Lon Jr.", in the Lon Chaney biopic Man of a Thousand Faces (1957),
but made him his co-star in the musical comedy-drama Never Steal Anything Small (1959).
In a successful move to the Warner Bros. studio, Roger won the role of wisecracking private detective "Jeff Spencer" in
the hip TV series 77 Sunset Strip (1958). He also wrote several of the show's episodes and played the detective character in rollover episodes of "Surf Side Six" and "Hawaiian Eye." In 1962, the actor was hospitalized after falling down at home and losing consciousness. He was diagnosed two days later with a blood clot on the brain. Although he had recovered post-surgery), it forced him to leave the series temporarily and slowed down his career considerably to the point he almost quit.
Wed to budding Australian-born actress Victoria Shaw in 1956, they had three children. A Warner Bros. contractee, she appeared in an episode of his popular series. The marriage crumbled, however, and they divorced in 1965. He next met singer-actress Ann-Margret and they married in 1967. This marriage lasted 50 years, until his death.
Roger's health continued to to be a mysterious issue following his title role in the Warner Bros. short-lived TV series Mister Roberts (1965) and it forced an early retirement when he was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, a degenerative muscle/nerve disorder. He would last star as the title detective in the low-budget A.C. Lyles production of Rogue's Gallery (1968). In the meantime, he appeared on talk shows with his wife and delved into producing and writing -- with The First Time (1969) and C.C. & Company (1970).
Instead, Roger remained in the background and focused instead on managing, producing and nurturing his wife's musical career. In the 1970s, he proved instrumental in her successful Vegas comeback in Vegas (he produced her stage shows). He also helped to break her "sex kitten" image with critical acclaimed films and produced several of her 1970's TV musical specials.
Roger died of complications from his long-term illness on June 4, 2017, at age 84, and was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.- Music Artist
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Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 - April 9, 2021), known by his stage name DMX ("Dark Man X"), was an American rapper and actor. He began rapping in the early 1990s and released his debut album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot in 1998, to both critical acclaim and commercial success, selling 251,000 copies within its first week of release. DMX released his best-selling album, ... And Then There Was X, in 1999, which included the hit single "Party Up (Up in Here)". His 2003 singles "Where the Hood At?" and "X Gon' Give It to Ya" were also commercially successful. He was the first artist to debut an album at No. 1 five times in a row on the Billboard 200 charts. Overall, DMX sold over 74 million records worldwide.- Actress
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Born in Chingford Essex United Kingdom, and not India as published, the actor is English of Parsi ancestry not an Indian citizen. She subsequently moved at age 9 . The family later returned to the UK where she completed her education.with her parents to Hong Kong while it was still under British control- Actress
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Krizia Bajos was born in Miami, Florida and is of Cuban descent. She started her career in South Florida but moved to LA and landed her first guest star on CBS's How I Met your Mother. She continues to appear in several TV series (Barry, FBI: International) and has had a fruitful voiceover career; lending her voice to massive franchises such as Sims4, League of Legends, Call of Duty and many more.
In addition to acting, Krizia has added voice directing for video games to her resume (Wylde Flowers, Fortnite, Call of Duty) and created Voiceover Camp - an online school for developing Voiceover skills.- Music Artist
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Sia Kate Isobelle Furler (born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer, songwriter, record producer and music video director. She started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s in Adelaide. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she released her debut studio album titled OnlySee in Australia, but it did not sell well. She moved to London, England, and provided lead vocals for the British duo Zero 7.
In 2000, Sia released her second studio album, Healing Is Difficult, the following year but was displeased with the promotion of the record. She released her next studio album, Colour the Small One, in 2004, but it struggled to connect with a mainstream audience. Sia relocated to New York City in 2005 and toured in the United States. Her fourth and fifth studio albums, Some People Have Real Problems and We Are Born, were released in 2008 and 2010, respectively. She took a hiatus from performing, during which she focused on songwriting for other artists, producing successful collaborations "Titanium" (with David Guetta), "Diamonds" (with Rihanna) and "Wild Ones" (with Flo Rida).
In 2014, Sia finally broke through as a solo recording artist when her sixth studio album, 1000 Forms of Fear, debuted at No 1 in the U.S. Billboard 200 and generated the top-ten single "Chandelier" and a trilogy of music videos starring child dancer Maddie Ziegler. In 2016, she released her seventh studio album This Is Acting, which spawned her first Hot 100 number one single, "Cheap Thrills". The same year, Sia gave her Nostalgic for the Present Tour, which incorporated performance art elements. Sia has received accolades, including ARIA Awards and an MTV Video Music Award.
In 2007, Sia released a live album entitled Lady Croissant, which included eight live songs from her April 2006 performance at the Bowery Ballroom in New York and one new studio recording-"Pictures". A year later, she left Zero 7 on friendly terms, replaced by Eska Mtungwazi as the band's frontwoman. Sia released her fourth studio album, Some People Have Real Problems on 8 January 2008. The album peaked at No. 41 in Australia and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association. It charted at No. 26 on the US Billboard 200, becoming Sia's first album to chart in the United States.
In May 2009, Sia released TV Is My Parent on DVD, which includes a live concert at New York's Hiro Ballroom, four music videos and behind-the-scene footage. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2009, Sia won the Best Music DVD category for TV Is My Parent. She also received a nomination for Best Breakthrough Artist Album for Some People Have Real Problems.
In October 2013, Sia released "Elastic Heart" featuring The Weeknd and Diplo for the soundtrack of the American film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013). Sia executive produced Brooke Candy's debut EP, Opulence, released in May 2014, and co-wrote 3 songs on the EP. In July 2014, Sia released her own sixth studio album, 1000 Forms of Fear. She again collaborated with Greg Kurstin. The album debuted at No. 1 in the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 52,000 copies. By October 2015, it was certified gold by the RIAA denoting 500,000 equivalent-album units sold in the United States. The record peaked at No. 1 in Australia and reached the top ten of charts in numerous European regions. It was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry and gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association. By early 2016, the album had sold 1 million copies worldwide.
In June 2016, Sia gave a concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, featuring Ziegler. From May to August, Sia performed in nearly a dozen festival and other concerts in America and European and Middle Eastern countries, including Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Hungary, Romania, Poland, the United Kingdom, Russia, Lebanon and Israel. In September 2016, she released a single, "The Greatest", with vocals from American hip hop recording artist Kendrick Lamar. A video was released the same day featuring Ziegler - the dancer's fifth video collaboration with Sia and Heffington. The two performed the song with several other dancers, and also performed "Chandelier", live the next day at the Apple annual fall event, drawing media attention. The videos that Sia has posted to her YouTube channel have accumulated a total of more than 6 billion views, and the channel has more than 10 million subscribers.
In 2017, Sia moved from RCA to Atlantic Records. She released a new album, Everyday Is Christmas, on Atlantic and Monkey Puzzle on 17 November 2017. The album features original songs co-written and co-produced with Kurstin. She promoted it by releasing the single "Santa's Coming for Us" and by the track "Snowman", which she performed during the finale of the 13th season of The Voice and on The Ellen DeGeneres Show together with Ziegler. In November 2018, Sia released the deluxe edition of the album, containing three bonus tracks, as a Target exclusive.
In 2018, Sia collaborated with English musician Labrinth and American DJ/record producer Diplo, under the name LSD, to release four songs. In November 2018, these tracks were collectively released as an EP called Mountains on Spotify.
Sia, who is a vegan, participated in an advertisement for PETA Asia-Pacific, with her dog, Pantera, to encourage pet neutering. Sia has also joined other publicly known figures for the "Oscar's Law" campaign, in protest against large-scale pet breeding. Other advocates include singers Jon Stevens, Paul Dempsey, Rachael Leahcar and Missy Higgins. She is also a supporter of the Beagle Freedom Project, performing "I'm in Here" live at the Beagle Freedom Project Gala on 9 September 2013. For her 2016 Nostalgic for the Present Tour, Sia partnered with various rescue organizations to conduct a dog adoption fair at each of her concerts. Sia was nominated for a 2016 Libby Award for "Best Voice for Animals".- Adelayo Adedayo was born on 18 December 1988 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Some Girls (2012), Timewasters (2017) and Origin (2018).
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Botswana-born and Canadian-raised, Malia Baker became most recognizable for her standout performance as Mary Anne Spier in Netflix's award-winning series, "The Baby-Sitter's Club," which debuted in 2020 and earned Malia a Family Emmy nomination for Best Youth Performance. Baker has also starred in Nickelodeon's reimagined horror anthology classic, "Are You Afraid of The Dark?" Both credits earned her a nomination for Favorite Female TV Star at the 2022 Kids Choice Awards.
Most recently, Baker filmed Disney's "Descendants: Rise of Red" where she stars as Chloe, daughter to Cinderella (Brandy) and Prince Charming (Paulo Montalban). Previous film credits include the Independent Feature, "Spider & Jesse," where Baker joins Jesse Williams, McKenna Grace and Dacre Montgomery; Miramax's dramedy "Harvest Moon," where Baker stars alongside industry titans Paul Bettany, Carmen Ejogo, and Candice Bergen, with Mark Waters directing; and, as a lead in Lifetime's film "Caught in His Web," executive produced by Whoopi Goldberg.
Named one of Seventeen magazine's Voices of the Year in 2020, and Refinery29 Canada's Powerhouses of 2021, actress and activist Malia Baker has quickly become a breakout star in the industry. When Baker is not filming she can be found hosting conversations with other changemakers, contributing her writing for publications and using her platform to inspire and empower young girls to use their voices for change and equality through her role as a Champion for the UN initiative, GirlUp.