Name: HalleBerry Birth Date: August 14, 1968 Birth Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA Height: 5' 7 Awards: 1 Oscar, 1 Emmy and 1 Golden Globe Education: Bedford High School in Cleveland (until 1984) Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio (majored in Broadcast Journalism; graduated in 1986) Husband : Eric Benet (jazz musician; born on October 15, 1970; engaged on August 14, 1999; married on 24, January 2001; separated on October 1, 2003 | |||
Halle Berry Detailed Biography Born August 14, 1968, in Cleveland, Ohio, Halle is the youngest daughter born to Jerome and Judith Berry, an interracial couple. Halle, and her older sister Heidi, spent the first few years of their childhood living in an inner-city neighborhood. Her abusive father, Jerome Berry, abandoned his wife and children, and left_inner the family when Halle was four years old. Halle was raised almost totally by her mother, Judith, a psychiatric nurse. Judith then moved her family to the predominantly white Cleveland suburb of Bedford. This rough start to her life did not deter her from excelling in whatever she did. Halle attended a nearly all-white public school, and as a result, she was subjected to discrimination at an early age. Throughout high school, Halle participated in a variety of extracurricular activities, holding positions of newspaper editor, class president, member of the honor society, varsity cheerleader, and prom queen. Halle won Miss Ohio, Miss Teen All-American, and in 1986, was first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant. She was the first African American to represent the U.S. in the Miss World competition in London. Halle attended Cleveland's Cuyahoga Community College, where she studied broadcast journalism. Halle abandoned her idea of a career in news reporting however, choosing to wholeheartedly devote her time to a career in entertainment. She first moved to Chicago, then New York City, where she found work as a catalog model. Halle's acting career began in television with a role on the short-lived sitcom "Living Dolls". This was followed by a year-long run on the CBS prime time drama "Knot’s Landing". Halle's first big screen break came later that year when she was cast as Samuel L. Jackson’s drug addicted girlfriend in Spike Lee’s "Jungle Fever". More substantial supporting roles followed, including that of a stripper in the action-thriller "The Last Boy Scout", starring Bruce Willis. This success lead to Halle as the woman who finally wins Eddie Murphy’s heart in the romantic comedy "Boomerang". Halle, now with a few films under her belt, accepted more offbeat roles, making cameos in the rockumentary "CB4" which traced the rise and fall of the titled rap group. She then starred in the live action version of "The Flintstones", featuring Halle as a Stone Age seductress, a very sexy and successful performance. Halle's next role was a no-holds-barred performance as a rehabilitated crack addict seeking to regain custody of her son in "Losing Isaiah". The story was set in the midst of a bitter custody battle with adoptive parents, played by Jessica Lange and David Strathairn. Later that year, Halle overcame Hollywood's racial barriers when she was cast as the first African American to play the Queen of Sheeba in Showtime’s movie "Solomon & Sheeba". Halle has been introduced as the new Bond Girl, and we are sure to see her in a very sexy role in the near future.
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Jessica Simpson
Jessica Simpson Biography Name: Jessica Simpson Birthday: July 10th, 1980 Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, USA Height: 5' 3 Best Known As: Star of the MTV show Newlyweds Education: J.J. Pearce High School Richardson in Texas (graduated in 1998) Occupation: Singer Husband:Nick Lachey (member of 98 Degrees; married on October 26, 2002 in Austin, Texas) Claim to fame: Album: Sweet Kisses Fan Mail: Jessica Simpson Fan Club
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Jessica Simpson Detailed Biography A native of Dallas, Jessica first developed her vocal skills in the local Baptist church where her father, a psychologist, also worked as a youth minister. When Jessica was 12 she auditioned for the Mickey Mouse Club, where Jessica's talents took her all the way to the finals. The following year while attending religious camp, Jessica delivered an acappella version of "Amazing Grace" for one of the camp's guest speakers, of whom was launching a new gospel music label. Jessica signed up. Three years later after the small label folded, Jessica took the material she had worked on and began to hit the Christian Youth Conference circuit. News of the teenage Texan with the grown-up voice soon began to filter out of the religious world and into the pop music realm and it was only a matter of time before the major labels expressed interest. In the late 90's, Jessica signed with Columbia Records. Sweet Kisses, her major label debut, was released in 1999 and spawned the smash singles "I Wanna Love You Forever," "I Think I'm In Love," and "Where You Are." Following the release of her debut, Jessica hit the road, wowing audiences worldwide with her soaring emotion-packed vocals and high-energy stage presence. The title track to Irresistible, her 2001 follow-up, was a crossover smash, charting on the Hot 100 (#15), the Rhythmic Top 40 (#12), Top 40 Mainstream (#3) and Top 40 Tracks (#5). Since the release of Irresistible, Jessica's been working on her acting résumé. In addition to her recurring role on "That 70's Show," she can be seen in an episode of UPN's "The Twilight Zone." But music remained one of Jessica's truest loves and, when it came time to make In This Skin, she was ready for this vital next stage in her career. With her new album, Jessica Simpson comes into her own as a woman and refines her ever-evolving voice as an artist. She married her longtime boyfriend and frontman of boyband 98 Degrees, Nick Lachey on the 26 October 2002. In the end, it's the strength of character that is propelling Jessica Simpson to immeasurable pop music heights. Born July 10, 1980, in Dallas, Texas, this sexy 5' 3" recording star and singer displays a hard-core attitude in her performances. Jessica has a younger sister named Ash lee. Her father, who is a psychologist, manages her career, and her mother designs her wardrobe and assists in the business affairs. Jessica first developed and nurtured her talent in the local Baptist church, where her father also works as the congregation's youth minister. While at church camp, at the age of 13, Jessica sang Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" and an arrangement of "Amazing Grace". One of the camp's visitors, a gentleman who was launching a gospel record label saw great promise and profits in her voice. Jessica began to tour with Christian youth conferences with tunes like "True Love Waits", sometimes entertaining audiences of 20,000 people. Jessica is boldly traveling down several fresh new musical avenues. In addition to offering more of the lush, passionate ballads that have become her signature, she has effectively expanded her creative styles. This includes ebullient rhythm pop and sultry R&B and is a collection of funk-fortified songs and sophisticated contemporary ballads. Jessica has the finesse and confidence of a well-seasoned performer. Jessica says she is part of a positive new breed of teenager and youths who welcome responsibility and propriety. In school, Jessica hung with a crowd that was popular and respected, and she was elected Homecoming Queen two years in a row at J.J. Pierce High School. Jessica's relationship with her fans is of tremendous importance to her. "They keep me going. They inspire me. I do all I can to keep in close touch with the fans that support my music, whether it is via my shows or on the Internet. The energy I get from them is extraordinary." Jessica states, "That's what I really wanted to come across on these songs, confidence". Jessica notes, "I wanted to show that with that inner strength and inner light, nothing is impossible." That said, Jessica admits that she does occasionally enjoy flexing a little external heat... even if it's completely innocent. "There's a cut on the album, 'Hot Like Fire', that I think will take people by surprise", she says of the self-assured hip-hop-flavored cut produced by Cory Rooney. "It's a hard-core 'attitude' song. You might not even recognize my voice at first. It's totally raw and intense. It's a shake-your-hips kind of song. I love it."
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Jessica Alba Biography
Name: Jessica Alba Full Name: Jessica Marie Alba Nickname: Sky Angel Date of Birth: April 28, 1981 Place of Birth: Pomona, CA/USA Sign: Taurus Height: 5' 6 1/2'' Stats: 34-25-34 Hair: Light Brown Eyes: Brown Education: Graduated high school at age 16; attended the Atlantic Theater Company Family: Mother: Cathy Fiance: Michael Weatherly (actor) Fan Mail: Chris Henze, MGR - C/o Somers, Teitelbaum, David 1925-Century Park East, 2320 Los Angeles, CA 90067 |  | ||
Jessica Alba Detailed Biography Born in Pomona, CA on April 28, 1981, Jessica and her family moved to Bilox, Mississippi when she was an infant. Three years later, her Air Force father brought the family back to CA, then to Del Rio, Texas, before finally settling in southern CA when Jessica was nine. In love with the idea of becoming an actress from the age of five, Jessica was 12 before she took her first acting class. Nine months later, she was signed by an agent.A gifted young actress, Jessica has already played a variety of roles ranging from light comedy to gritty drama since beginning her career 3 and a half years ago. She was in an episode of the acclaimed medical drama ''Chicago Hope''. This fall, she was also be seen starring opposite Freddie Prinze, Jr. as a pregnant teen in a difficult relationship in the ABC TV movie ''Too Soon For Jeff''. Jessica made her feature film debut in 1993 in Hollywood Pictures comedy ''Camp Nowhere''. Originally hired for two weeks, she got her break when an actress in a principal role suddenly dropped out. Jessica cheerfully admits it wasn't her prodigious talent or charm that inspired the director to tap her to take over the part. It was her hair, which matched the original performer's. The two week job stretched to two months, and Jessica ended the film with an impressive first credit. Two National TV commercials for Nintendo and J.C. Penny quickly followed before Jessica was featured in several independent films. She branched out into TV in 1994 with recurring role in Nickelodeon's popular comedy series ''The Secret World of Alex Mack''. She played an insufferable young snob, devoted to making life miserable for the the title character, played by Larisa Oleynick. That same year, she won the role of Maya in ''Flipper'' and filmed the pilot for the series. Jessica spent 1995 shooting the first season's episodes in Australia. An avid swimmer and PADI-certified scuba diver, Jessica is delighted to be doing a show which allows her to play with dolphins. The success of the first season of ''Flipper'' lead to the filming of the second season, which Jessica also starred in. Jessica involvement in ''Flipper'' lasted from 1995-1997. Since ''Flipper'' Jessica has appeared in a number of television shows and movies. 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. She began working on P.U.N.K.S., featuring Randy Quaid, in 1998. P.U.N.K.S. was just recently released on video in early January, 1999.In 1998, Jessica appeared in several TV shows for an episode or two. In early 1998, she appeared in ''Brooklyn South'', as Melissa. A few months later, she appeared in two episodes of ''Beverly Hills 90210'', as Leanne. And finally, she appeared in two episodes of ''Love Boat: The Next Wave.''She appeared in ''Teen Magazine'' in 1995 and various European magazines in the past several years. More importantly, she was just featured in the February, 1999, issue of ''Vanity Fair''.She also had recently major roles in two movies this spring. Never Been Kissed released on April 9 and Idle Hands on April 23.
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Amitabh Bachchan
| Name : Amitabh Bachchan Birth Name : Amit Shrivastava Date of Birth : 11 October 1942 Place of Birth : Allahabad, India Height : 6' 3” Nationality : Indian Profession : Actor Nicknames : Aby Baby, Big A, BIG B, Munna, One Man Industry, Angry Young Man, Bollywood's Shahenshah, Amith |  | |||
The trademark deep baritone voice, the tall, brooding persona, and intense eyes, made Amitabh Bachchan the ideal "Angry Young Man" in the 1970s, thereby changing the face of Hindi cinema. The son of the late poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan was born in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. After completing his education from Sherwood College, Nainital, and Kirori Mal College, Delhi University, he moved to Calcutta to work for shipping firm Shaw and Wallace. Later, Amitabh Bachchan moved to Bombay and struggled for a while to get his foot in the door of the Hindi film industry. The lanky, dark, and intensely brooding persona did not go down well with directors who were looking for wise-cracking, fair, loverboys - the trademark of the Indian hero in the 1960s. Starting with the low key Saat Hindustani, Amitabh Bachchan struggled through many roles and was relegated at times to doing voice-overs and in one instance playing a deaf-mute (his deep baritone voice might have overshadowed the other actors!). Amitabh Bachchan broke through with Zanjeer (the Chain) in 1973 playing opposite his real-life love interest and future wife Jaya Bhaduri. His persona seemed apt for the 1970s, capturing the resentment of underemployed youth and the increasing cult of violence. Amitabh Bachchan reworked the image of the Hindi film hero with major hits like Deewar, Sholay, Trishul, Don, Kala Patthar, and Shakti. Adapting former screen idol Dilip Kumar's mannerisms and adding his own flamboyance, he popularized the violent melodrama. Amitabh Bachchan proved that he had an equal flair for tragedies (Deewar, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Shakti) and comedies (Chupke Chupke, Don, Naseeb, Amar Akbar Anthony) as well. His most memorable performance was as the renegade against a harsh society in Deewar. After Amar Akbar Anthony in which he reveled in the role of the Cathlolic bootlegger - he played similar "masala" roles, movies that required action, comedy, tragedy, and romance in one character. This had disastrous consequences later with movies disintegrating into Amitabh Bachchan variety shows rather than plot-driven stories. Bachchan was dubbed the Superstar, taking over that title from Rajesh Khanna, something he hung on to until the mid 1980s when the floor widened after his temporary departure. At the height of his popularity he was injured in an accident while shooting for the film Coolie - long lines of people prayed for his recovery at the Breah Candy hospital, underscoring his megastar status. Amitabh Bachchan left_inner films in 1985 to become a Member of Parliament from Allahabad constituency as a Congress party candidate, as a favor to his family friend Rajiv Gandhi - the new Prime MInister of India. A report of involvement in financial irregularities (of which he was completely cleared later) made him decide to step down as MP. His return in 1987 was lukewarm as the Hindi film industry had moved on and newer, younger heroes essayed the part of Angry Young Man with more conviction. Amitabh Bachchan seemed to have lost his heart in making films as his later roles did not show the flicker of passion that had marked earlier efforts in the 1970s. In 1989, for the first time since 1976, three of his films were flops i.e. they could not recover their money (in the Hindi film industry a flop is a film that does not recover a distributor's price, not the producer's cost). A series of lackluster films in the 1990s pointed to a long overdue exit, common to many other stars. A seemingly well-thought out venture to start a production company ABCL landed him in immense debts. Astonishingly, Amitabh Bachchan burst back with a double act: one, playing the stern patriarch (the kind against which he had rebelled in the 1970s but which role was suited to his gravelly voice), and two, reinventing himself as a brand that in turn, could market anything. He began the latter by hosting the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Kaun Banegaa Crorepati) and is now back in demand for endorsements, advertisements as well as many movie roles. At sixty plus, Amitabh Bachchan is a greater icon than he was at the height of his popularity three decades ago. His son, Abhishek is considered a talented actor who has not yet broken out as a star.
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Katie Holmes
Name : Katie Holmes Full Name : Kate Noelle Holmes Date Of Birth : December 18, 1978 Place Of Birth : Toledo, Ohio Height : 5'8'' Weight : 118 lbs Eyes : Green Hair : Brown Education : High School (Notre Dame)College: Columbia University, New York, New York (deferred admission) Occupation : Actress Father : Martin Holmes (Lawyer) Mother : Kathy Holmes (Homemaker) |  |
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Kate Noelle "Katie" Holmes (born December 18, 1978) is an American actress who first achieved fame for her role as Joey Potter on The WB teen drama Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003.
Holmes' part on the show, only her second professional role, made her a star. Her movie roles have ranged from art house films such as The Ice Storm to thrillers such as Abandon to blockbusters such as Batman Begins, but she has not found the same success in films as she did on television and admits most of her films have been "bombs" films that did not meet expectations at the box office.
Days after ending her engagement with actor Chris Klein, Holmes began in early 2005 a highly publicized relationship with actor Tom Cruise, sixteen years her senior. In June, two months after they first met, she became engaged to Cruise. Their relationship has made Holmes the subject of international media attention, much of it negative, the press speculating that the relationship was a publicity stunt to promote the couple's films. Many reports commented negatively about the interest of Holmes, raised Roman Catholic, in Cruise's religion, Scientology. The couple announced Holmes was pregnant in October 2005; on April 18, 2006, she gave birth to a daughter, Suri Cruise. On November 18, 2006, she and Cruise were married in Italy.
Holmes was born in Toledo, Ohio,the youngest in a family of five children (four daughters, one son) of Kathleen A. and Martin Joseph Holmes, Sr. (born 1945), an attorney specializing in divorces. She lived in the Corey Woods section of Sylvania Township, Lucas County, in a brick 1862 Italianate home with a white picket fence. Her siblings are Tamera (born c. 1968), Holly Ann (born c. 1970), Martin (born 1970), and Nancy Kay Blaylock (born c. 1975). Holmes, baptized a Roman Catholic, attended Christ the King Church and parochial schools in Toledo. Her high school was the all-female Notre Dame Academy, her mother's alma mater, where Katie was a 4.0 student. At St. John's Jesuit, a nearby all-male high school, she appeared in school musicals, playing a waiter in Hello, Dolly! and Lola in Damn Yankees. She scored 1310 on her SAT and was accepted to Columbia University; her father wanted her to be a doctor. Holmes loved reading: "I never feel lonely in a bookstore", she said. A British writer profiling her in 2003 said "The way Holmes approached her unusual education was as American as apple pie: she went to cheerleading practice, got straight A grades, and made a pledge that she would remain a virgin until marriage." Holmes told her hometown paper The Blade that the three words best describing herself were "honest, determined, and imaginative."
At age fourteen she began classes at a modeling school in Toledo run by Margaret O'Brien, who took her to a New York City talent expo in 1996. There she found an agent after performing a monologue from To Kill a Mockingbird. An audition tape was sent to the casting director for the 1997 film The Ice Storm, directed by Ang Lee. She was cast in the role of Libbets Casey, in the film which starred Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver. Ang Lee told The Blade, "Katie was cast because she had the perfect amount of innocence and worldliness that we needed for Libbets. I was really taken by her wide open eyes. She really is a beautiful girl but there is also a lot of intelligence there and it shows."
In January 1997, Holmes went to Los Angeles for pilot season, when producers cast and shoot new programs in the hopes of securing a spot on a network schedule.
Holmes in the media
Holmes hosted Saturday Night Live on February 24, 2001, participating in a send-up of Dawson's Creek where she falls madly in love with Chris Kattan's Mr. Peepers character and singing "Hey, Big Spender" from Sweet Charity. On the November 9, 2003 episode, she was Punk'd by Ashton Kutcher and the next year she was the subject of an episode of the MTV program Diary.
Holmes was annually named by both the British and American editions of FHM magazine as one of the sexiest women in the world from 1999 forward. She was named one of People's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2003; its sibling Teen People declared her one of the "25 Hottest Stars Under 25" that year; and in 2005, People said she was one of the ten best dressed stars that year. She has appeared in advertisements for Garnier Lumia haircolor, Coach leather goods, and clothing retailer The Gap.
Personal life
Holmes purchased a townhouse in Wilmington in 2002. When Dawson's Creek ended its run in 2003, she moved to Los Angeles, California, then New York City in 2005." Holmes dated her Dawson's Creek co-star Joshua Jackson for all the first season and part of the second season, the relationship ending amicably. She told Rolling Stone, "I fell in love, I had my first love, and it was something so incredible and indescribable that I will treasure it always. And that I feel so fortunate because he's now one of my best friends." Holmes met actor Chris Klein in 2000. A Midwesterner like Holmes—he grew up in Illinois and Nebraska—Klein and Holmes were engaged in late 2003, but in early 2005 she and Klein ended their relationship. Press accounts cited the distance imposed by their careers as a factor. Klein in the fall of 2005 said of the split "We grew up. The fantasy was over and reality set in
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Eva Longoria
Name : Eva Longoria Birth Name : Eva Jacqueline Longoria Date of Birth : March 15, 1975 Place of Birth : Corpus Christi, Texas, USA Height : 5' 3 Nationality : American Profession : actor Claim to Fame : TV Series: Desperate Housewives |  |
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Gabrielle Solis may be one of the characters in the popular primetime series Desperate Housewives, but Eva Longoria, the actress who plays Gabrielle, is far from desperate.
She finally found a more permanent home after being cast in The Young and the Restless as Isabella. Eva took time to fall in love and later marry Tyler Christopher, formally of General Hospital. Rumor has it they have since filed for divorce.
Over 21 million people tuned in for the premiere of Desperate Housewives, skyrocketing it to the highest ranking new show of it's season. Sexy Eva was one of the show's stars. Her character, Gabrielle, has everything she ever wanted but isn't content or happy. A far cry from the actress who plays her.
Eva's humble beginnings started with modeling and beauty pageants in her home state of Texas. Determination and persistence guided her way to Los Angeles where acting stepping-stones placed Eva on her career's platform today. She is happy. Still finding time to indulge in her love of sports, Eva also participates in organizations which support the advancement of Latinos. She's won an Alma award and Variety labeled her one of the Ten New Faces To Watch. She will take part in Maxim's 2005 calendar and can hold her own on a Salsa Dance floor.
She starred in the movie Carlita's Secret and has credited appearances under her name from T.V. shows like The Dead Will Tell and Dragnet. Desperate Housewives may prove to be one of her strongest stepping stones yet, but chances are that if they prove to be only pebbles, Eva Longoria will keep on climbing, even if she creates another path.
Opinionated and outspoken Desperate Housewives Latina starlet Eva Longoria is almost as well known for her risqué sense of style as she is for her role as the oversexed nymph on the aforementioned ABC hit, on which she stars opposite television veterans Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross, Felicity Huffman, and Nicollette Sheridan. Crediting her remarkable success in Hollywood to an unwavering determination to succeed and a strong sense of personal discipline, Longoria has enjoyed a steady rise to fame that shows no signs of slowing anytime soon. Considered in her youth as the "ugly duckling" among her three siblings due to her dark complexion, the future sexpot nevertheless had a happy childhood growing up on her family's Corpus Christie ranch, and by the time she earned the title of Miss Corpus Christie in 1998, any insecurities that might have resulted from her unfortunate family title had long faded. Though Longoria had numerous career options after earning her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Texas A&M-Kinsville, a new and empowering sense of self-confidence found the aspiring starlet opting instead to try her luck among the glitz and glamour of the Hollywood.
Of course, it didn't take Tinseltown talent agents too long to notice a good thing when it came their way, and after procuring an agent and making her stage debut in a production of What the Rabbit Saw, Longoria was soon cast in a small role on the hit television series Beverly Hills 90210. A subsequent stint on the long-running daytime drama The Young and the Restless found Longoria's steady ascent to stardom perfectly on track, and although her trajectory may have been momentarily derailed due to roles in such forgettable efforts as the small-screen Dragnet revival in 2003 and a pair of throwaway straight-to-video features (Snitch'd and Señorita Justice), 2004 proved the year that everything came together for the determined actress when Desperate Housewives emerged as a surprise hit -- revitalizing an ailing ABC and setting breakout beauty Longoria back on the fast track to fame. Her role as a glamorous former runway model who is having an affair with her 17-year-old gardener showcased both Longoria's undeniable sensuality as well as her remarkable comedic skills, and fans were further impressed when Longoria took the duel roles of star and producer in the hit comedy/variety show Hot Tamales Live. The same year of her breakout success on Desperate Housewives, Longoria appeared opposite Anne Heche in the made-for-television thriller The Dead Will Tell, with subsequent roles in Carlita's Secret, Harsh Times, and The Sentinel pointing to a lucrative feature career in addition to her success on the small screen. Briefly married to actor Tyler Christopher from 2002 to 2005, Longoria moved further into the spotlight when she was chosen as the new face of cosmetics powerhouse L'Oréal in April of 2005.
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Tobey Maguire
Name : Tobey Maguire Birth Date : June 27, 1975 Birth Place : Santa Monica, California, USA Birth Name : Tobias Vincent Maguire Height : 5'7 Profession : Actor Nationality : American Relationship : Rashida Jones (actress; daughter of legendary music producer Quincy Jones; born on February 25, 1976; broke up) Fan Mail : C/O The Gersh Agency P.O. Box 5617 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 USA |  |
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Tobias Vincent Maguire was born on June 27, 1975, in Santa Monica, California. Maguire’s father, Vincent, and mother, Wendy, were young and unwed when he was born. Although they married soon after the birth, their relationship was short-lived and Maguire spent much of his early childhood shuttling between households in California, Washington and Oregon. Maguire’s mother, a secretary, encouraged her son to take acting lessons and soon she was escorting him through the standard circuit of Hollywood auditions. Maguire managed to cadge one- and two-line roles in such sitcoms as Roseanne and Blossom. Maguire left_inner school in the ninth grade to devote himself to acting. He eventually landed a lead role in FOX’s ill-fated Great Scott! which got cancelled in 1992 after nine weeks.
In 1995, Maguire auditioned for the lead in the Generation X comedy Empire Records. After a brief sabbatical from the audition circuit, later that year he appeared in Duke of Groove, a short-film which received an Oscar nomination. He then leveraged a role in Woody Allen’s Deconstructing Harry (1997) and following that, a major role in the brooding, Ang Lee drama The Ice Storm (1997). After a small role in the film adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Maguire again played the coming-of-age card in The Cider House Rules, a wistful interpretation of John Irving’s bestselling novel. The film garnered seven Academy Award nominations. In Wonder Boys (2000), Maguire found himself playing a slightly quirkier version of the prodigal son. But with the release of Spiderman (2002), Maguire’s days as the Holden-Caulfield-in-residence seem to be over. Reportedly paid $4 million for the title role, Maguire (with the help of a range of state-of-the-art special effects) made the transition from nerdy teen Peter Parker to comic book hero. The actor has signed on for the sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man, for 2004. He is an avid participant in the city’s nightlife and a visible member of what the media has dubbed “the latter-day Rat Pack” along with fellow actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Michael Jackson
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1980s pop superstar Michael Jackson, whose trademark is his Moonwalk dance movement, exploded toward the mega stardom with his biggest selling album of all time, "Thriller" (1982).Launching his solo career with the worldwide best selling
album "Off The Wall" (1979), Jackson later gained more acclaim with his massive hit albums, "Bad" (1987) and "Dangerous"(1991), the latter of which spawned probably the most aired and most remembered music video, "Black Or White." He was also
recognized with his most expensive video, the futuristic "Scream," from the 1995 album, "History" (a duet with sister Janet Jackson). The pop icon received the nicknames Jacko, and The Gloved One. Jackson has frequently drawn controversy,including his extensive cosmetic surgeries, his marriage with Elvis Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, and the child molestation charges brought against him. Wrong doings have been alleged to have taken place at Michael's Neverland Ranch in California, and now there are rumors of bankruptcy as well.
The public and media keep raised eyebrows as the trial unfolds. "Everyone who knows me will know the truth, which is,that my children come first in my life and that I would never harm any child." says Michael Jackson.
On a more positive note, the pop phenomenon was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. Jackson has also organized food, medical aid, supplies, mentoring, vaccination and drug-abuse education programs in war area of Sarajevo. He also sponsors a Hungarian child's liver transplant organization. The seventh child of parents Joseph Walter Jackson (steel mill worker, manager for the Jackson 5) and Katherine Esther Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana. Michael Jackson has six older siblings, Rebbie Jackson (a.k.a. Maureen Jackson, singer, born on May 25, 1950), Jackie Jackson (a.k.a. Sigmund Esco, born on May 4, 1951, former member of the Jackson 5), Tito Jackson (a.k.a. Toriano Adaryl, born on October 15, 1953, guitarist, former member of the Jackson 5), Jermaine La Juane (singer, bassist, born on December 11, 1954), LaToya (born on May 29, 1956), and Marlon David (born on March 12, 1957, former member of the Jackson 5). He also has two younger
siblings, Randy Jackson (a.k.a. Stephan Randell, born on October 29, 1961, recording artist, former member of the Jackson 5) and Janet (singer, born on May 16, 1966). Born to a working-class family with a bad-tempered authoritarian father, Michael and his siblings were raised as Jehovah's Witnesses. Having shown a deep interest in music and dancing since his very early years, Michael and his siblings would sneak out of the house to practice music at their neighbor's house.
On May 26, 1994, Michael became headline news for marrying Elvis "The King" Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie Presley. The couple that tied the knot in the Dominican Republic, later divorced in January 1996. In the same year, on November 14, Michael exchanged wedding vows with Debbie Rowe (former nurse) in Sydney, Australia, but they later divorced on October 8, 1999.
Michael is the father of three: Prince Michael Jackson II (born in 2002) and Prince Michael Jackson I (born on February 12, 1997; mother: Debbie Rowe) and daughter Paris Michael Katherine Jackson (born on April 3, 1998; mother: Debbie Rowe).
To quote Michael Jackson, "Wacko Jacko... Where'd that come from? Some English tabloid. I have a heart, and I have feelings. I feel that when you do that to me; don't do it. I'm not a wacko". Having a special interest toward music, Michael Jackson joined his four brothers, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon, in establishing an R&B musical group in the mid 60s.
With Michael as the lead vocalist, the group won an Amateur Night competition at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York and subsequently landed their first contract with the local Steeltown label in 1967, with which they launched the local hit, "Big Boy." In 1968, Gladys Knight & the Pips and Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers introduced the Jackson 5 to Motown Records, which landed them a contract and brought them to Los
Angeles. Presented by Diana Ross in fall 1969, the group later was widely recognized with their No. 1 US hit singles, "I Want You Back" (1969), and "ABC," "The Love You Save," and "I'll Be There" (all in 1970). They eventually made 14 albums with the Motown Records. Michael then initiated his solo career, producing four solo albums with Motown Records. Michael Jackson's foremost solo hits including the debut LP "Got to Be
There" (1971), and the 1972 hits, "Rockin' Robin," "I Wanna Be Where You Are," and the top hit "Ben." The Jackson 5 changed their name to The Jacksons in 1976 when they left_inner Motown Records to join Epic Records, with which they released 6 albums between 1976 and 1984. While filming an adaptation of L. Frank Baum's novel, the musical The Wiz (1978, also starring Diana Ross), Michael met music producer and composer Quincy Jones. With Jones, Michael Jackson recorded his debut adult album, the highly praised Off the Wall (1979). The album went to the Top 10 hits list with the top hit singles "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" and "Rock With You" as well as received a platinum certification after selling seven million copies nationwide. 1982 was arguably Michael's most glorious year.
In that year, Michael Jackson's sophomore album Thriller was released, breaking records by spawning 7 Top 10 hit singles and becoming the world's best selling album (sold over 50 million copies in 2003). The album's hit singles including "Billie Jean," "Thriller," and "Beat It," all of which broke the music video history for being the first black music videos to be aired on MTV. "Thriller" poled on the charts for over two years, peaked at No. 1 for 37 nonconsecutive weeks, and sold 25 million copies nationwide and 20 million worldwide. It also spawned other songs such as "Human Nature" and "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)." Meanwhile, Michael created a trademark while performing the Moonwalk dance movement on the special TV show, the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever. In addition, Michael Jackson was handed a deal with Pepsi to be the company's spokesperson and by the end of 1983, his duet with McCartney, "Say Say Say," topped the single's charts. The runaway success of "Thriller" netted him 8 awards at the American Music Awards and 8 Grammy awards (7 for Thriller and 1 for his narrative on The E.T. Storybook). It eventually received the Guinness Book
of Records certification as the biggest selling popular music album of all time. Michael also earned the H. Claude Hodson Medal of Freedom at the NAACP Image Awards and the Presidential Special Achievement Award at the White House (by President Ronald Reagan).
After reuniting with his brothers in the next album Victory, Michael then teamed with Lionel Richie in writing the single "We Are the World" (1985). Sung by various singers, notably Harry Belafonte, Cyndi Lauper, Diana Ross, Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder, the single sold 7 million copies in the US alone and became the fastest-selling single of all time. The cash was used to benefit the starving community in Africa. In 1986, Michael graced the screen by starring in Francis Ford Coppola's most expensive film ever produced, the musical sci-fi Captain Eo (costarring Anjelica Huston), in which the songs "We Are Here To Change The World" and "Another Part Of Me" were included. The film continued to be shown in Disney theme parks until 1998. "Bad" was released in 1987 and Michael Jackson initiated an extensive, highest-grossing international solo tour.
The album spawned a string of hits on the No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 charts, including "I Just Can't Stop Loving You," "Bad," "The Way You Make Me Feel," "Man In The Mirror," and "Dirty Diana." It also produced the No. 11 "Another Part Of Me" and the No. 7 "Smooth Criminal." Despite the brilliant charting of its singles, "Bad" could not beat "Thriller" and only sold 8 million copies. On the silver screen, Michael starred in the disappointing musical film, Moonwalker, in 1988. Under the Sony recording company, Michael, with the new title of King of Pop, launched "Dangerous" (1991). It produced such singles and music videos as "Who Is It," "Give In To Me," "Gone Too Soon" (an honor to young AIDS victim Ryan White), and "Will You Be There" (later become the Free Willy theme song). However, the album was more popular with the singles and videos like "Jam" (alongside basketball star Michael Jordan), "Remember The Time" (an Egyptian set, starring Eddie Murphy), "Black Or White," "In The Closet" (with supermodel Naomi Campbell), and "Heal The World," the latter of which was written to his charity organization with the same name. "Dangerous" shortly stayed in the top 10 and sold 7 million copies nationwide as well as 29 million copies worldwide. Double-disc album "History" was released in 1995. The first disc consisted of Michael's fifteen greatest hits and the second disc introduced fifteen new singles. It spawned double hit singles and videos, "Scream" (a duet with sister Janet Jackson) and "You Are Not Alone" (debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart). "History" also produced other singles and videos, including "Childhood," "Earth Song," "Stranger In Moscow," and "They Don't Care About Us." The album gained average success in the US, staying at No. 1 for only two weeks, but gained more accomplishment in the UK, with the single "Earth Song" topping the chart for six weeks and selling over a million copies.
The remix album of some "History" tracks, "Blood on the Dance Floor," was released in 1997. Containing 5 new singles, the album became the biggest selling remix album of all time, though it gained more success in Europe but failedto achieve platinum. During that time, Michael also produced the short movie "Ghost," in which he sang the songs "Ghosts" and "2 Bad." Following his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, Michael Jackson launched the album "Invincible," the most expensive album ever produced, to celebrate his 30th anniversary as a solo artist. It spawned considerably few singles, "You Rock My World," "Butterflies," and "Cry" (Europe). The album topped the U.S. charts in its first week release and sold 2 million copies nationwide, 12 million copies worldwide. A prolific songwriter, Michael was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in June 2002 and was awarded a Berlin Germany's Millennium Bambi 2002 Award. In the next year, Michael Jackson launched a new single, "One More Chance" (written by R. Kelly), the only new song on his Number Ones greatest hits album. For three weeks, the single stayed at No. 1 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart. As for his future plans, Michael Jackson was reported to be planning a world tour with music tycoon Charles Koppelman.
The tour, temporarily called "Celebration," would take place sometime after his trial for the child molestation charges brought against him. Jackson was found not guilty of child molestation, conspiracy and other counts. Jurors said the accusations of a young boy and his family were not credible - a total legal victory that triggered jubilation among the singer's fans and embarrassment for the district attorney's office. On June 14, 2005, the Jury rejects all 10 counts in child-molestation trial and Jackson has been acquitted of all charges of child abuse, held against him. "I believe in perfection, and I try to create that in everything we do. We never seem to totally get there, but I believe in perfect execution. And when we don't get at least 99.9%, I get really upset..." Michael Jackson.
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Lindsay Lohan
Name : Lindsay Lohan Birth Date : July 2, 1986 Birth Place : New York, New York, USA Birth Name : Lindsay Morgan Lohan Height : 5' 5 Nationality : American Profession : Actress Best Known As : Teen star of Freaky Friday and Mean Girls Lindsay Morgan Lohan was born in New York City, on 2nd July 1986, to Dina and Michael Lohan. Her mum is a former Radio City Rockette & her father was in the pasta business after making enough, he went to Hollywood financing independent films. She is the eldest of four siblings. |  |
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Lohan has been studying dancing and singing since age 4 & a model since age 3, Lohan has the distinction of being the first red-headed child to be signed by the prestigious Ford Modeling Agency. Her freckled face is familiar from more than sixty television commercials including spots for The Gap, Jello, Pizza Hut, and Wendy’s.
At seventeen, Lindsay Lohan (Anna in "Freaky Friday") has already appeared on the cover of “Vanity Fair,” having been featured as part of the prestigious magazine’s “It’s Totally Raining Teens” July spread. She won the dual role of the two sisters in "The Parent Trap" after a six-month casting search in the United States, Canada, and Britain. She's also stars in Disney’s “Confessions of A Teenage Drama Queen.” Lohan was featured in the long-running role of Alli Fowler on the daytime drama “Another World,” as well as on “Guiding Light.” On television, she starred in two movies for Disney—the Wonderful World of Disney’s “Life-Size,” with Tyra Banks, and Disney Channel’s original “Get a Clue” — and in the sitcom “Bette.”
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.
Lindsay Lohan's not the only member of her family to try her luck in the entertainment business. Her mom, Dina Lohan, is a former Radio City Rockette and Lindsay's dad made millions in the pasta business before going Hollywood by financing independent films.
Lindsay Lohan's Fast Food Fame
Before Lindsay Lohan got caught in the Parent Trap, she appeared in more than 60 TV commercials for brands like Jell-O, Pizza Hut and Wendy's. Lindsay Lohan then went on to land a role cheesier than a stuffed-crust pizza - playing Alli Fowler on the soap opera Another World.
Lindsay Lohan's Split Personality
Lindsay Lohan scored - not one - but two leading roles playing twins in the 1998 remake of the classic Disney movie, The Parent Trap. Not satisfied with just remaking one retro Disney movie, Lindsay Lohan remade another. Lohan also stars in Freaky Friday with Jamie Lee Curtis.
Lindsay Lohan - Big Screen Star
Lindsay has been pumping out movies faster than J. Lo's been pumping out ex-husbands. In 2004, Lindsay starred in two flicks - Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen and Means Girls. Drama Queen is about a self-absorbed girl named Lola (played by Lindsay Lohan) who gets a dose of reality when her family moves from NYC to the 'burbs and Lola realizes the world doesn't actually revolve around her (how strange!). In Mean Girls, Lindsay is the new kid in town who is tortured by the mean girls at school. But she quickly gives them a taste of their own medicine.
In 2005 Lindsay lights up the big screen once again in Disney re-make number three - Herbie: Fully Loaded. Lindsay is also working on several other projects due out in the next year or two, including the flick A Prairie Home Companion where she will play Meryl Streep's daughter.
Lindsay Lohan - The Next Avril Lavigne?
In July 2004, record exec Tommy Mottola signed Lindsay to a multi-year record deal and her first album, Speak, hit shelves later that year. You can also get an earful of Lindsay Lohan, the singer, on the Freaky Friday soundtrack, the Confessions' soundtrack and the Mean Girls' soundtrack!
Lindsay Lohan - Did U Know?
Lindsay Lohan and That '70s Show star, Wilmer Valderrama, broke up in mid-November 2004. Their publicists say the two remain good friends.
Lindsay Lohan was hospitalized in late-October 2004 for overexhaustion. Lindsay had a temperature of 103 and was extremely run down. Lindsay remained in hospital for a few days and has since completely recovered.
Lindsay Lohan has three siblings named Michael, Dakota and Aliana.
Lindsay Lohan was one of a group of New York school kids who appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman dressed as garbage.
Lindsay Lohan used to date Aaron Carter. Her involvement with Aaron fuelled a long-time feud with Hilary Duff - the girl Aaron left_inner Lindsay for in 2003. Both girls seem to have moved on now.
Lindsay Lohan has hosted Saturday Night Live twice - once on May 1, 2004 and then again on May 21, 2005.
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John Cena
Real Name: John Cena Height: 6'3" Weight: 260 lbs DOB: 4/23/77 Hometown: Los Angeles, California Other Names: "Prototype of the Perfect Man" (OVW), The Prototype(OVW) Wrestler Since: 2000 Cena's first televised WWE match was in answer to an open challenge by Kurt Angle on June 27, 2002. Inspired by Vince McMahon's speech to WWE's rising stars, exhorting them to show "ruthless aggression" to earn a place among the legends, Cena took advantage of the opportunity and almost beat Kurt Angle kicking out of the Angle Slam and enduring the ankle Lock submission hold, but ultimately lost to a hard, amateur-style pin.
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Cena then played the role of a typical underdog face in each match. After losing alongside Billy Kidman in a tournament match for the WWE Tag Team Championships, Cena turned heel, blaming Kidman for the loss. Shortly after his heel turn, on a Halloween episode of SmackDown!, he performed a freestyle rap for Stephanie McMahon while wearing a Vanilla Ice costume prompting a gimmick change to a white rapper. At first, this gimmick got Cena heel heat from the fans, but his frequent comical "freestyles" about other wrestlers helped to gain him a following. During this time Cena adopted the classic WWF logo (without the "F") along with the slogan "Word Life" as his "signature symbol". He was joined by an enforcer, first B-2 (also written as B², pronounced "B-Squared"), who was later replaced by Rodney Mack under the moniker "Red Dogg".
Cena eventually feuded with Brock Lesnar over the WWE Championship. During the feud he unveiled a new signature finishing maneuver, the F-U, as a counterpart to Lesnar's similar F-5 (the name being derived from a combination of "F-5" and the shorthand for "Fuck You"). The two eventually joined forces when Lesnar also turned heel and together feuded with Kurt Angle and Eddie Guerrero before Cena turned face by betraying Lesnar and feuding with him again, establishing his signature "you can't see me" catch phrase and hand gesture in the process.
2004 :
During 2004 Cena's popularity began to increase. At the start of the year, he participated in the annual January Royal Rumble, lasting up to the final 6 before being eliminated by Big Show. After the elimination Cena and Big Show began a feud, leading to Cena winning the United States Championship from Big Show in a match at March's WrestleMania XX. Cena claimed the title, his first in WWE, by distracting the ref and using his signature brass knuckles on Big Show before hitting him with the F-U. In July he was stripped of the title by SmackDown! General Manager Kurt Angle, whom he had a contentious relationship with, after "attacking" him.
He won the title back at October's No Mercy after winning the final match of a Best-of-5 series with Booker T. This second reign was short-lived, however, as he lost the title to the debuting Carlito in the very next weeks SmackDown!.
This started a feud with Carlito. The storyline said Cena was attacked in a Boston nightclub by Carlito's bodyguard, Jesús, who stabbed him in the kidney, keeping him out of action for a month. In truth, this event was set up to allow Cena time off to film The Marine. Upon his return, Cena exacted revenge on Carlito in a SmackDown! match, winning back the U.S. title. During this reign he debuted a "custom made" spinner style title belt.
2005 :
At the 2005 Royal Rumble, Cena and Batista went over the top rope at the same time to end the match, prompting Vince McMahon to demand the match be restarted and go into "sudden death".With Batista winning, and choosing to vie for the (RAW exclusive) World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 21, SmackDown! held a tournament to determine #1 contendership for the their top title, the WWE Championship. In the tournament finals Cena pinned Kurt Angle to win the WrestleMania title shot.
In the following weeks, Cena feuded with champion John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL) and his Cabinet, including losing his United States Championship to Cabinet member Orlando Jordan, who (with JBL) proceeded to "blow up" the custom spinner belt. It was during this feud that Cena first began referring to his fans as "Chain Gang Soldiers" (often shorted to just "Chain Gang").
John Cena after winning the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 21.On April 3, at WrestleMania 21, Cena defeated JBL to win the WWE Championship. As part of the storyline, he then had a custom WWE Championship belt made similar to his custom U.S. title belt, featuring a spinner-type WWE logo plate. This belt also featured a 'winged eagle' at the top, which is a staple of the WWE Championship belts. Meanwhile, JBL took the original belt and claimed he was still the WWE Champion until Cena reclaimed that belt following an "I Quit" match at Judgment Day in May.
On the June 6th episode of RAW, John Cena became the first wrestler selected in the annual draft lottery, when Eric Bischoff drafted him from SmackDown! over to RAW. Upon arriving on RAW, Cena immediately entered a program with Chris Jericho and Christian, two wrestlers with strong cult followings. Taking on these two began a trend of "fan backlash" against Cena.
During this feud Cena made (kayfabe) enemies with RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff, because he didn't wish to play Bischoff's political games. Bischoff vowed to make Cena's stint on RAW difficult and chose Chris Jericho to take Cena's title from him.
On August 22, Cena beat Jericho in a "You're Fired" match for the WWE Championship - despite interference from Bischoff which included giving Cena a low-blow and handing Jericho a pair of brass knuckles. After the match, with Jericho now off of RAW due to his loss, Kurt Angle came to the ring and attacked Cena, with Bischoff revealing that Angle was his new "hand picked" number one contender for Cena's world title. Despite Angle's best attempts to attain heel heat through their feud, the fans continued to cheer him and boo Cena.
After several weeks, Angle and Cena main evented September's Unforgiven, where Cena hit Angle with the WWE title belt, losing by disqualification but remaining champion (titles don't change hands on a disqualification). They met again at November's Survivor Series, with Cena picking up a clean win this time.The night after, Bischoff put Cena in the ring against Kurt Angle and Chris Masters in a triple threat submission match for the title, which Cena won by making Masters tap out for the first time to his new submission maneuver, the STFU (name derived from a combination of the STF name [although Cena's submission is actually an STS], his other move - the F-U - and the shorthand for "Shut The Fuck Up").
When Vince McMahon returned to RAW to put Bischoff "on trial" in December, Cena made his opinion of Bischoff known and eventually helped Vince McMahon remove Bischoff from the show by delivering the F-U to the former RAW GM, effectively ending the hostilities he had with Bischoff.
2006:
Cena successfully defended his WWE Championship in an Elimination Chamber at the January New Years Revolution to kick off 2006. After the match, however, Vince McMahon appeared on the stage and announced that Cena was going to have to defend the title again, this time against Edge, who was cashing in his previously earned Money in the Bank title shot. Edge delivered two spears to a battered, bloody, and exausted Cena, pinning him in short order to win the WWE Championship. Cena's championship reign ended at 280 days, matching that of previous champion JBL.
Three weeks, to the day, after losing the title Cena defeated Edge at the Royal Rumble to regain the WWE Championship. During this time WWE announcers, most notably Jim Ross, were forced to acknowledge the negative reactions Cena was getting and began to refer to him as a "controversial champion" saying that he was alienating some fans with his "unorthodox style".
Jerry Lawler would often suggest that Cena was too young, "edgy" and original for the older audience to appreciate. Cena continued to polarize crowds leading up to WrestleMania 22, during which he was soundly jeered during his main event win over Triple H. Despite Triple H's best attempts to get heat, the crowd continued to favor him over Cena. Vince McMahon was reportedly upset by fans' negativity, though Cena stated that the fans "obviously had a choice in deciding whom they wanted to root for".
The crowd began to cheer Cena once again after April's Backlash, most notably when he began to side with the popular Shawn Michaels in matches against the Spirit Squad. After Cena stopped taking part in this angle and moved on to working against Rob Van Dam there was once again a notable mixture of cheers and boos in most arena's he visited, with some being more pro-Cena and some more against him.
On the May 22nd edition of RAW, Rob Van Dam informed Cena that he intended to cash in the Money in the Bank title match contract he won at WrestleMania at the upcoming Extreme Championship Wrestling One Night Stand pay-per-view event. The event saw Cena get his most negative reaction yet from the very pro-ECW crowd, including profanity-laced chants and anti-Cena signs (most memorably one reading, "If Cena wins, we riot," which has been used since then, with different names in place of Cena's). Although Cena was affected, it also motivated him to use moves outside of his usual moveset in order to play to the crowd. Cena lost the title at the event when Edge appeared from under the ring and speared Cena through a table, setting him up for Van Dam's Five Star Frog Splash. With two referees "knocked out" (the first by Cena, the second by Edge) Paul Heyman ran down the entrance aisle and counted the three count, giving Van Dam the win and his first World Title.
On the next nights RAW Paul Heyman announced that the title change was official, as the match was under "Extreme rules". Coincidently, both of his WWE Championship losses in 2006 were as a result of the Money in the Bank title contract.When Edge won the title from Van Dam in a Triple Threat match (also involving Cena) it re-ignited the feud between Edge and Cena. The opening stages of the feud saw Edge taking constant shortcuts in order to keep his title (losing by disqualification) while still seemingly getting positive reactions from most crowds. This lead to a Cena and Edge match at SummerSlam in a match where, if Edge was disqualified, he would not only lose the match but his title. Edge ultimately defeated Cena by pinfall after hitting him with a pair of brass knuckles while the referee was distracted to retain the title.
Having beaten Cena, Edge debuted a new "Rated R" version of the spinner belt, having Lita toss Cena's version into the Long Island Sound and declaring "the end of the era of Cena in [his] life". The "Rated R" belt looked almost exactly like the "Spinner" belt that came before it, only with a spinning 'Rated R Superstar' logo in the center. Cena would not go quietly however, convincing Edge to give him one more match for the title with an added stipulation -- if Cena lost, he would leave RAW for SmackDown!. Edge accepted, on the grounds that the match also be a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match at Unforgiven in his hometown of Toronto. In their match Cena defeated Edge, retrieving the title after hitting an F-U on Edge from the top of a ladder and through two stacked tables. He brought back his original spinner belt on the following night's RAW.
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Tom Cruise
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attended a Franciscan seminary school, hoping to one day become a priest. But after graduating from high school in Glen Ridge, N.J., Cruise set off for New York City to pursue an acting career. In 1983, at the age of 21, Cruise was simultaneously starring in three films: "Losin’ It", "All the Right Moves", and the wildly popular "Risky Business". With the blockbuster success of 1986’s "Top Gun" and his critically-acclaimed roles in "Rain Man" and "Born on the Fourth of July" (which earned him his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor), Cruise quickly cemented his status as one of the biggest stars on the planet.
On Dec. 24, 1990, Cruise married rising star Nicole Kidman, touching off a widely-publicized ten-year relationship and a decade of extraordinary commercial success. During this period Cruise starred in five consecutive films that all grossed more than $100 million at the domestic box office: "A Few Good Men", "The Firm", "Interview with the Vampire", "Mission: Impossible", and "Jerry Maguire". The latter film earned him another Oscar nomination, as did his off-beat role in Paul Thomas Anderson’s extraordinary 1999 ensemble film, "Magnolia".
The Cruise-Kidman partnership ended in 2000, and the film rumored to have destroyed their marriage, Stanley Kubrick’s hauntingly beautiful final feature "Eyes Wide Shut", will likely be remembered as one of Cruise’s greatest performances. Ironically, it was also one of his few commercial failures. Kubrick’s long, slow-moving art film proved unpopular with audiences expecting a more conventional star vehicle.
The 21st century has been kind to Cruise as well. All of his films since "Eyes Wide Shut" have been sizable hits, and his two collaborations with renowned director Steven Spielberg, "Minority Report" and "War of the Worlds", were commercial and critical successes. His work in Michael Mann’s 2004 film "Collateral" was also some of his best. Cruise began dating Spanish star Penélope Cruz after his divorce in 2001, and they remained together for nearly three years. The pair became an item on the set of Cameron Crowe’s thriller "Vanilla Sky".
In 2005 he began a hotly publicized romance with actress Katie Holmes, and his alien invasion drama "War of the Worlds" became one of the biggest hits of the summer. The tabloids had a field day with Cruise and Holmes’s relationship, ultimately dubbing the pair ‘TomKat’ in the press. The two announced their engagement in June after Cruise’s romantic proposal in Paris.
With an exciting slate of new films (including "M:I-3" and a baby with Holmes on the way, Cruise continues to prove his talent, bankability, and his aptitude at staying in the public eye. The man with the world’s most famous grin is likely to be around for quite a while.
An actor whose name has become synonymous with all-American testosterone-driven entertainment, Tom Cruise spent the 1980s as one of Hollywood 's brightest-shining golden boys. With black hair, blue eyes, and unabashed cockiness, Cruise rode high on such hits as Top Gun and Rain Man. Although his popularity dimmed slightly in the early '90s.
Cruise had occasionally involved himself in politics - in 2000 he backed Hillary Clinton's Senate campaign - but now he'd become far more outspoken. The press campaign for War Of The Worlds often became very heated, with Cruise defending his belief in Scientology, aggressively attacking the absurdly common diagnosis of ADD and willy-nilly prescription of the likes of Ritalin, then rubbishing psychology, psychiatry and the use of anti-depressants (statements that drew him into a very public war of words with, among others, the actress Brooke Shields). Though some of his points were good, particularly on the subject of Ritalin, he would be quite badly shown up when reporters began to research some of his more outrageous claims about the history of psychiatry and drugs.
In TV interviews, Cruise was now coming across as defensive and sometimes angry, his famous ebullience and optimism seeming rather forced. Indeed, his image was taking over. Now he was a money-making monolith, an Operating Thetan on level 7 of Scientology's Bridge to Total Freedom, almost entirely removed from his audience. As if recognising this, he'd give some of his most revealing interviews yet, exploring his relationship with his father and mother, the lessons learned and the damage done. Behind the mystique of Scientology and Hollywood super-power, Cruise was still that bullied little boy, still seeking a better life for himself and his family. Of course, he was also still Ethan Hunt and, at last, 2006 would see the third installment of the Mission : Impossible series, with Cruise this time engaged in a battle of wills (and big guns) with sadistic international arms dealer Philip Seymour Hoffman, who threatens to kill Hunt in front of his girlfriend Michelle Monaghan. It was very different from the last time Cruise and Hoffman had starred together, beside Jason Robards' death-bed in Magnolia
Though away from the industry Cruise does like to scuba-dive and sky-dive and also pilots aircraft, including a Pitts Special S-2B stunt plane, mostly it's about work. Cruise resents being thought of as a beefcake actor or a pretty-boy maker of pulp entertainment. He did, after all, turn down Top Gun 2, despite a promised 500% wage rise, made Born On The Fourth Of July for scale (plus percentage) and took no upfront fee for The Last Samurai. He's tested himself against the best for so long, he's been involved in so many award-winning projects, he feels he deserves better. And he does.
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