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Nadia Bjorlin's life began on August 2nd in Newport, Rhode Island. She is the fifth child out of six of Ulf and Fary Bjorlin. When Nadia was two months old, the Bjorlin family moved to Sweden, her father's native...

Vanessa Minnillo was born on November 9, 1980, at Clark Air Force Base in Pampanga, Philippines. Her father, Vince Minnillo, was a USAF aircrew member stationed at the base. Her mother, Helen Berecero, was a Filipina who Vince had met...

Uma Karuna Thurman was born April 29, 1970, in Boston, Massachusetts, and had an eccentric, multicultural upbringing. Her mother, Nena, is a half-Swedish, half-German former psychotherapist, while her father, Robert A.F. Thurman, is a Tibetan Buddhist monk and a University...

Born in Los Angeles, California in 1981, Rachelle Jade Bilson was always treated like a princess. Her older brothers and parents spoiled her from birth and she grew up quite comfortably as a result. Throughout her childhood years, she learned...

Born in New York City on November 22nd, 1984, Scarlett Johansson is the youngest of four siblings -- she has an older brother and sister, as well as a twin brother. As might be expected of an acting prodigy, Scarlett...

Demetria Gene Guynes was born on the November 11, 1962, in Roswell, New Mexico. Not only was her family poverty stricken, but her entire family life wasn't much to cheer about. The future soap opera actress' childhood was a drama...

Katherine Jenkins was born on June 29, 1980, in Neath, West Glamorgan, Wales. Growing up in a council house (a kind of public housing building common in the UK), Katherine was first attracted to pop music. But by the time...

Kyla Cole was born November 10, 1978, in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, an area now belonging to the Slovak Republic. Despite the political tension within her homeland, Kyla recalls her childhood as being full of pleasant memories. “During summer holiday when there...

Anna Netrebko was born on September 18, 1971, in Krasnodar, a southern Russian city. It is said she was discovered, Cinderella style, by the head of the Kirov Opera, Valery Gergiev, while cleaning the floors of St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theater...

Keeley Rebecca Hazell was born on September 18, 1986, in Lewisham, a suburb southeast of London, England. Raised in another nearby London suburb, Bromley, Keeley attended Bromley’s Ravensbourne School. When Keeley was 16, she left school to become an apprentice...

Carla Campbell was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1981. After years of fun in the Caribbean sun, Carla finally started to get serious about modeling in 1997 when she entered the prestigious Pulse Model Search. As she recalls, "I really...

Alejandra Gutierrez was born June 20, 1979, in Caracas, Venezuela. The daughter of a Venezuelan mother and a Spanish father, she grew up with a passion for singing, dancing and performing. alejandra gutierrez named miss playboy tv Alejandra finally kick...

Jeisa Chiminazzo was born April 12, 1985, in Muçum, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The daughter of an Italian father and a German mother, Jeisa pursued modeling for the first time at the age of 13 when she attended a...

Elisabetta Canalis was born on September 12, 1978, in Sassari, Italy. The daughter of a radiologist and a literature teacher, Elisabetta’s early years were generally spent engaged in the everyday pursuits one expects of a little girl. That she would...

Marija Vujovic was born May 19, 1984, in Podgorica, Montenegro. The niece of Montenegro’s president, Filip Vujanovic, she showed an early affinity for the piano, which she studied for seven years at a local conservatory. marija vujovic starts modeling Although...

Jackie Guerrido was born on September 24, 1970, in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, and was raised in the island's capital of San Juan. She and her family relocated to the Bronx, New York City, following her graduation from high school...

Jessica Stam was born in Kincardine, Ontario, on April 23,1986. Jessica, along with her six brothers, grew up on a Canadian farm. Her family was heavily devoted to religion, and Jessica did not stray from that path. She was a...

Nee Tara Leigh Patrick, Carmen Electra was born on April 20th, 1972 in White Oak, Ohio. Electra's talents were evident when she was a child, as she attended the School for Creative and Performing Arts at only 9 years old...

Laila Ali (born December 30, 1977), is the daughter of the boxer many consider to be the greatest fighter of all time, Muhammad Ali. Laila Ali News Laila Ali Let?s the Truth be Known (East Side Boxing) August 29, 2006...

Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28, 1981 in Pomona, California, USA) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in movies such as Idle Hands, and her starring role in the TV series Dark Angel. She got her...

Torrie Anne Gruner (born on July 24, 1975 in Boise, Idaho) is a fitness model and performer for World Wrestling Entertainment on the RAW brand, using her maiden name Torrie Wilson. Wilson has found considerable success in both World Championship...

Steve Williams (born December 18, 1964), better known by his stage name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is a professional wrestler from Victoria, Texas. His birth name was Stephen James Anderson; he took on the surname Williams when he was adopted...

Victoria Caroline Beckham (born Victoria Adams, April 17, 1974) is an English popular music singer, who first came to prominence as a member of girl band the Spice Girls. She is also known as Posh Spice, a nickname given to...

Kate Beckinsale (born July 26, 1973 in London, England) is an English actress. Kate Beckinsale News Opening Friday (Akron Beacon Journal) Ratings as appeared in Beacon Journal film critic and wire-service reviews: =Weak =Mediocre =Worth Seeing =Shouldn't Be Missed BROKEN...

Natasha Bedingfield (born November 26, 1981) is a British pop singer, and the sister of pop singer Daniel Bedingfield. Her debut single "Single" was released in 2004, followed by the worldwide hit "These Words", which charted at number 1 in...

Kristen Anne Bell (born July 18, 1980) is an American actress who currently stars in the U.S. television show Veronica Mars. Kristen Bell News LAST CHANCE (The Wichita Eagle) Movies scheduled to end today: FIRST-RUN FILMS Premiere Palace: Today at...

Anna Benson is an American model. She has been featured in the pages of FHM (who called her "baseball's Hottest Wife") and Penthouse. She is the wife of baseball player Kris Benson. Anna Benson News Gidney, Rose I. (Green Bay...

David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975 in Leytonstone, London) is quite possibly one of the most famous sporting icons in the world today. An English footballer, he currently plays for Real Madrid and as captain of the...

Paris Bennett (born 1989) is a contestant on season five of American Idol Paris Bennett News [AandE] Holla backlash (The Minnesota Daily) Oh snap! - Uncovering the state fair coverage - Our lips are sealed ? with injections - In...

Jack Black (born Thomas Black on August 28, 1969) is an American film and television actor, and a musician. Jack Black News Jack Black tours (Yahoo! Launch UK & Ireland) Jack Black is to take his band on the road...

Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American dancer, choreographer, pop singer, and television personality. Paula Abdul News Aug. 5: Singing for Simon (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) To get to Simon Cowell -- or Paula Abdul and Randy...

Sarah Silverman (born December 2, 1970 in Bedford, New Hampshire) is a stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. Sarah Silverman News FILM FEST 2: The Return to Newark (The News Journal) Grab some popcorn and check out some of the best...

Only First Lady born outside the United States, Louisa Catherine Adams did not come to this country until four years after she had married John Quincy Adams. Political enemies sometimes called her English. She was born in London to an...

Edith Kermit Carow knew Theodore Roosevelt from infancy; as a toddler she became a playmate of his younger sister Corinne. Born in Connecticut in 1861, daughter of Charles and Gertrude Tyler Carow, she grew up in an old New York...

The inauguration of John F. Kennedy in 1961 brought to the White House and to the heart of the nation a beautiful young wife and the first young children of a President in half a century. She was born Jacqueline...

As "the only unusual incident" of her girlhood, "Nellie" Herron Taft recalled her visit to the White House at 17 as the guest of President and Mrs. Hayes, intimate friends of her parents. Fourth child of Harriet Collins and John...

Christened Claudia Alta Taylor when she was born in a country mansion near Karnack, Texas, she received her nickname "Lady Bird" as a small child; and as Lady Bird she is known and loved throughout America today. Perhaps that name...

Rarely has a First Lady been greeted by the American people and the press with the approbation and warmth accorded to Barbara Pierce Bush. Perhaps this is prompted by the image she calls "everybody's grandmother." People are comfortable with her...

Thirty-Third President1945-1953 Born: May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri Died: December 26, 1972 in Independence, Missouri Married to Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman During his few weeks as Vice President, Harry S Truman scarcely saw President Roosevelt, and received no briefing...

Thirty-Sixth President1963-1969 Born: August 27, 1908 near Stonewall, Texas Died: January 22, 1973 in Johnson City, Texas Married to Claudia Taylor (Lady Bird) Johnson "A Great Society" for the American people and their fellow men elsewhere was the vision of...

George Bush brought to the White House a dedication to traditional American values and a determination to direct them toward making the United States "a kinder and gentler nation." In his Inaugural Address he pledged in "a moment rich with...

A shy, awkward child, starved for recognition and love, Eleanor Roosevelt grew into a woman with great sensitivity to the underprivileged of all creeds, races, and nations. Her constant work to improve their lot made her one of the most...

"My life really began when I married my husband," says Nancy Reagan, who in the 1950's happily gave up an acting career for a permanent role as the wife of Ronald Reagan and mother to their children. Her story actually...

Thirty-Fourth President 1953-1961 Born: October 14, 1890 in Denison, Texas Died: March 28, 1969 in Washington D.C. Bringing to the Presidency his prestige as commanding general of the victorious forces in Europe during World War II, Dwight D. Eisenhower obtained...

Third President 1801-1809 Born: April 13, 1743 in Albemarle County, Virginia Died: July 4, 1826 in Monticello in Virginia In the thick of party conflict in 1800, Thomas Jefferson wrote in a private letter, "I have sworn upon the altar...

Forty-Second President 1993-2001 Born: August 19, 1946, in Hope, Arkansas During the administration of William Jefferson Clinton, the U.S. enjoyed more peace and economic well being than at any time in its history. He was the first Democratic president since...

Distinguished jurist, effective administrator, but poor politician, William Howard Taft spent four uncomfortable years in the White House. Large, jovial, conscientious, he was caught in the intense battles between Progressives and conservatives, and got scant credit for the achievements of...

Family Married to President George W. Bush Daughters Twin daughters, Jenna and Barbara College Southern Methodist University, bachelor's degree in education Graduate School University of Texas at Austin, master's degree in library science Career and Public Service Public school teacher...

Family Married to Lynne V. Cheney Daughters Grown daughters Elizabeth and Mary College University of Wyoming, Bachelor of Arts, political science Graduate School University of Wyoming, Master of Arts, political science Career and Public Service White House Chief of Staff...

Family Married to First Lady Laura Bush Daughters Twin daughters, Jenna and Barbara. Born Born July 6, 1946. College Yale University, bachelor's degree, history Graduate School Harvard University, Master of Business Administration Career and Public Service Owner, oil and gas...

Childhood and early career Graham was brought up in a traditional Catholic family of Irish descent. She's since estranged herself from the Catholic Church she grew up in, saying it is, "made up of closed-minded men who believe a woman's...

Though she plays a true-blue American Marine investigator on CBS's J.A.G., Catherine Bell is actually London-born. But when her parents, Peter, an architect, and Mina, a nurse, divorced when Catherine was a toddler, she and her mother settled in Los...

Inoubliable héroïne féminine du cultissime Re-Animator de Stuart Gordon (1985) - voir sa scène "d'amour" à la morgue à 17 ans au ciné, ça vous marque un homme à vie ! - Barbara apparaît ci-contre la même année, dans le...

Et voici notre toute première partenaire idéale française, car n'oublions pas que notre pays est aussi réputé pour ses jolies femmes. Jeune actrice apparue du jour au lendemain dans le film relativement intello L'ennui (un prof de philo tombe amoureux...

A force de m'entendre dire "Six Feet Under c'est une super série marrante et subtile, faut que tu la voies !", je me suis récemment décidé à en regarder deux ou trois épisodes. Résultat : pas mal sans plus, meme...

Actress. Born on March 11, 1982, in Los Angeles, California. Over the course of her short lifetime, Birch as come-of-age on film, graduating from roles in traditional, child-actor fare to playing layered, complex characters. Named after the Norse god...

Actress. Born August 7, 1975 in Benoni, South Africa. Theron grew up on her parents' farm in rural South Africa and began taking ballet lessons at the age of six. After attending boarding school in Johannesburg to study dance...

Country singer, songwriter. Born Eileen Edwards, on August 28, 1965, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. She was raised in the small mining town of Timmins, Ontario, by her mother, Sharon, and stepfather, an Ojibway Indian named Gerald Twain. (She later changed...

Actress. Born Sarah Anne Michelle Gellar on April 14, 1977 in New York City. Gellar attended the Professional Children's School in New York City where high school classmates included actors Tara Reid, Jerry O'Connell and Macaulay Culkin. She was...

Salma Hayek .Real Name : Salma Hayek Jimenez Date Of Birth : September 2, 1966 Place of Birth : Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico she was sent to a Louisiana boarding school at the age of 12. After getting into trouble for...

Pop singer. Born Enrique Jose Martin Morales IV, on December 24, 1971, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Martin began appearing in commercials on local television at the age of six. He auditioned three times for the teen singing group...

Actress and producer, born June 20, 1967, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Though American-born (her father Anthony, a biochemist and psychologist, was studying in Hawaii), Kidman grew up in Longueville, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, from the time she was four years...

Singer, songwriter. Born August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana, as the seventh of nine children. Jackson and his brothers Jackie, Tito, Marlon, and Jermaine were assembled into a simmnging group when Michael was only five years old. Despite his extremely...

Actor, director, producer. Born on January 3, 1956, in Peekskill, New York. Gibson was the sixth of 11 children born to Hutton and Ann Gibson, who were Roman Catholics of Irish descent. Shortly after the onset of the Vietnam War...

Singer. Born March 27, 1970, in Long Island, New York to Alfred Roy Carey, a Venezuelan aeronautical engineer; and Patricia Carey, a voice coach and opera singer. Has two older siblings: a brother, Morgan, and a sister, Alison. Carey is...

Singer, songwriter, actress. Born Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone, on August 16, 1958, in Bay City, Michigan. Madonna won a scholarship in high school to study dance at the University of Michigan. She left in the late 1970s and moved to...

Katherine Heigl was born in Connecticut on November 24, 1978. She grew up there, with her two older brothers and older sister. The natural blonde got her start as a child model is Sears catelogs. She then moved to commercial...

Actress. Born October 5, 1975 in Reading, England. The grandaughter of two theater managers (her maternal grandparents founded Reading Repertory Theatre) and the daughter of two actors, Winslet began acting as a child, making her first appearance on British television...

Actress. Born Kate Garry Hudson, on April 19, 1979, in Los Angeles, California. The daughter of actress-producer Goldie Hawn and Bill Hudson, a 1970s television comedian, Kate Hudson was raised by her mother and Hawn’s longtime companion, actor Kurt Russell...

she's certainly hard to ignore. Having made 24 movies in the Nineties, Julianne Moore was that decade's 11th Busiest Actor, alongside Robert De Niro (though still miles behind Samuel L. Jackson, with 36). And, since she'd appeared in a further...

Julia was born March 28, 1981, in New York City, New York. Her wealth of talent is very promising for the up and coming actress. In 1999, Julia graduated from New York's Professional Children's School, which prepares students for careers...

Actress. Born Julie Fiona Roberts, on October 28, 1967, in Smyrna, Georgia, to Betty and Walter Roberts. Her parents divorced when she was four and her father died when she was nine. Just after high school, Roberts joined her sister...

Born: 19 November 1962 Where: Los Angeles, California, USA Awards: Won 2 Oscars, 4 BAFTAs, Golden Globes Height: 5' 4" One of the saddest by-products of the Hollywood fame game is the Teenage Burn-Out. Once puberty robs them of their...

Actor, comedian. Born James Eugene Carrey, on January 17, 1962, in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada.Carrey got his start with a spot doing stand-up at a Toronto comedy clubwhen he was just 15 years old. By 1979, he had left the factory...

Dance-pop singer Jessica Simpson was born and raised in Dallas, TX, beginning her performing career as a member of her church choir; at 12, she also auditioned unsuccessfully for The Mickey Mouse Club. While attending church camp the following summer...

Biel was born on March 7, 1982, in Ely, MN, then raised in Boulder, CO. She was first discovered at the 1994 IMTA Los Angeles Convention, which earned her a scholarship to Diane Hardin's Young Actors Space in Los Angeles...

Jennifer Love Hewitt was born to Tom and Pat Hewitt. Today she lives in Burbank, California. She prefers to be called Love, because there are so many other actresses named Jennifer. She has a brother, Todd Hewitt. Born 1981. Already...

Jennifer Garner was born in Houston, TX, in 1972; when she was very young, her family relocated to Charleston, WV, where she grew up. Garner was the second of three daughters, and early on developed an interest in ballet. After...

Actress. Born Jennifer Aniston (original family name was Anastassakis), on February 11, 1969, in Sherman Oaks, California. Daughter to actors Nancy and John Aniston, and the goddaughter of Telly Savalas, Jennifer was exposed to acting at an early age. Of...

Actress and pop singer. Born July 24, 1970, in the Bronx, New York. Lopez began her career as a dancer, appearing in stage musicals and various music videos. In 1990, she won a national competition and earned a spot dancing...

Actor, screenwriter, producer, director. Born John Joseph Nicholson, on April 22, 1937, in Neptune, New Jersey. After graduating from high school in New Jersey at age 17, Nicholson moved to Los Angeles, where he got a job as an office...

Birth name - Hilary Ann Duff Date of birth - September 28, 1987 Houston, Texas, USA Nickname - Hil Height 5' 4" Hilary Ann Duff was born on September 28th, 1987 in Houston, Texas to Bob and Susan Duff. When...

Heather Joan Graham was born on 29 January, 1970 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA to an FBI agent father and a schoolteacher and author mother, both of whom are devout Catholics. She attended her first elementary school in Virginia, where she...

Actress, model. Born August 14, 1968, in Cleveland, Ohio. 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...

Actress. Born February 27, 1932, in London, England. In 1939, Taylor moved with her family to Los Angeles, to escape the havoc of World War II. Her black-haired, violet-eyed charm caught the eye of the Hollywood film world, and she...

Born September 28, 1973, in Los Angeles, California, Gwyneth is a highly skilled actress who is on her way to becoming a Hollywood super star. Gwyneth was born into the entertainment business, her mother is actress Blythe Danner and her...

Gwen Stefani was born in Orange County, California on October 3, 1969. As she was growing up she was strongly influenced by "ska" and "punk" music. She grew up with her Mom, Dad, two brothers(Eric, and Todd), and one sister...

Philips, 26, was a native from Miami, Florida before she moved to Los Angeles. As a kid, Philips says she grew up on horror films. " I'm a horror movie fanatic. My dad made me watch them when I was...

Demetria Guynes was born in Roswell, New Mexico to Victoria Guynes. Her father left before she was born, and her stepfather, Danny Guynes, added an abusive element to her life. He committed suicide when she was seventeen years old. She...

Musician, actress. Born Christina Maria Aguilera on December 18, 1980 in Staten Island, New York. The daughter of a military father and a musician mother, Aguilera appeared on Star Search at age 9 and was a member of the Mickey...

At Seven years old she began by performing in a school play. A movie critic noticed her and encouraged her parents to get her an agent, and they soon did. As it turns out, it's a good thing that agent...

Actress. Born on November 25, 1971 in Los Angeles, California. Applegate was raised by her actress mother, Nancy Priddy, after Priddy split from Applegate's father, record executive Bobby Applegate. When Christina was three months old, she made her acting debut...

Born May 31, 1965, in New York City, to Terri and Frank Shields. Her father was a Revlon executive and her mother a model. Shields has been in the public eye from the very beginning, as she appeared in an...

Date of birth: February 7, 1966 Born in Georgetown, South Carolina and raised in New York's Bedford-Stuyvesant area with his five other younger siblings. His father, a truck driver, was strict and didn't permit any disobediance. Rock made his screen...

Singer and actress, born in El Centro, California, USA. She was originally paired in a singing act with her husband Salvatore ‘Sonny’ Bono (1935-98) as Sonny and Cher, and was later married briefly to rock guitarist Greg Allman (1947...

Singer. Born March 30, 1968, in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada. The youngest of 14 children of Adhemar and Therese Dion, she grew up in a close-knit musical family. Her parents formed a singing group, Dion’s Family, which toured Canada when...

Actress. Born Catherine Zeta Jones, on September 25, 1969, in Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales. The only daughter (she has two brothers) of working-class parents, Zeta-Jones (she hyphenates her name professionally) had her eye on a stage career from an...

Actress. Born August 30, 1972, in San Diego, California. The daughter of Emilio Diaz, a second-generation Cuban-American oil company foreman, and his wife Billie, who is of Native American, Italian, and German descent, Diaz began modeling when she was 16...

Born in Atlanta on November 10, 1977, Murphy was raised by her mother in Edison, New Jersey. A precocious child who began putting on shows when she was a toddler, Murphy was acting in regional theatre productions by the...

Brad Pitt was born in Oklahoma and raised in Springfield, Missouri. His mother's name is Jane. His father, Bill, worked in management at a trucking firm in Springfield. In high school Pitt was involved in sports, debating, student government and...

Based in San Diego, California, USA, Blink-182's highly melodic and entertaining thrash rock achieved mainstream success in the late 90s. The band were originally formed by Mark Hoppus (b. 15 March 1972, USA; bass/vocals), who had moved to San Diego...

Singer, actress. Born Beyonce Giselle Knowles on September 4, 1981, in Houston, Texas. Knowles is the lead singer of the popular R&B group Destiny’s Child. Knowles began singing with the original members of the group -- LaToya Luckett, Kelly Rowland...

Having acquired legions of loyal female followers with his portrayal of the ever-horny and dimwitted Kelso in the popular television comedy series That 70s Show, it may come as a surprise that male model-turned-actor Ashton Kutcher ironically majored in biochemical...

Ashanti Douglas, 13 October 1980, Glen Cove, New York, USA. For urban R&B singer Ashanti it has been a case of third time lucky. Her honey-toned voice and striking looks landed her a recording contract with Jive Records at...

Actor, born August 10, 1960 in Málaga, Spain, to a State Departmentworker and a teacher. He has one younger brother, Francisco. At age 14, Banderas began acting with a small theater company in Málaga,although his real dream was to play...

Anna Kournikova (née Anya Kournikova) was born on June 7, 1981, in Moscow, Russia, to Sergei and Alla. Her father, a lecturer at the sports university in Moscow and a part-time tennis coach, and mother, did not encourage Anna to...

Actress. Born Angelina Jolie Voight, on June 4, 1975 in Los Angeles, California. Her father, actor Jon Voight—best known for Midnight Cowboy (1969) and Coming Home (1978), for which he won an Oscar—separated from her mother, the former model/actress Marcheline...

Born and raised in Thousand Oaks, California, Amanda Bynes ('Daphne Reynolds' in "What a Girl Wants") began her career at a comedy camp. As she continued to work on her craft, it was at a showcase performance in Los Angeles...

Alicia Silverstone was born on October 4, 1976, in San Francisco, California as the youngest of three children to parents Monty Silverstone, a real-estate investor, and Didi Silverstone, a former flight attendant. Alicia's career began at the tender age of...