Sunday, January 30, 2011
Ali Larter Biography News Profile Relationships Photo Gossip Wallpaper Video.
Born on Feb. 28, 1976 and raised in the suburb of Cherry Hill, NJ, Larter was the daughter of a homemaker mother and an executive father who worked for a trucking company. The baby of the family, she traded in her childhood penchant for sports and tomboyish pursuits at the onset of her teens, in favor of commercial acting and modeling across the river. An association with New York's famed Ford Modeling Agency at age 14 allowed the young Larter a chance to appear in publications like Seventeen and to do extensive traveling to places such as Australia and Japan - the latter of which served as the location of her first overseas shoot at the age of 17. With enough success in the industry, Larter eventually made a decision to eschew her senior year of high school in favor of a burgeoning career as a model.
By 1996, following a stint modeling in Miami, FL, Larter had decided to make the leap to Hollywood in an attempt at an acting career. She was encouraged in this new pursuit by a friend and fellow model-turned-actress, Amy Smart, whom she had met while on a modeling job in Milan. She enrolled in an acting class and fell in love with it. That year, she was also offered a unique modeling job for Esquire magazine, one which even came with its own backstory. Appearing on the November cover as the fabricated rising "star" Allegra Coleman of its lead article, "Hollywood's Next Dream Girl: The Allegra Coleman Nobody Knows," Larter's serious Hollywood profile caused quite a stir, prompting appearances on several national morning talk shows including ABC's "Good Morning America" (1975- ).
With some early heat on her almost fictional entry into Hollywood, Larter landed an agent and found work quickly, putting in legitimate guest appearances during the first half of 1997 on the NBC sitcoms "Suddenly Susan" (1996-2000) and "Chicago Sons" (1997). In what seemed like perfect casting, she was attached to a previously-written movie script called "The It Girl," about a fictional magazine model personality similar to the one she portrayed in Esquire. That project stalled, but, not content to merely serve as a pretty face, Larter opted to mix things up and the following year by adding some drama to her resume. First, she appeared on the CBS medical series, "Chicago Hope" (1994-2000), before wrapping up 1998 with a pair of episodes of The WB's teen drama, "Dawson's Creek" (1998-2003).In 1998, Larter and Smart auditioned for the same role in the MTV Films teen sports drama, "Varsity Blues" (1999). Larter nabbed the role, but Smart was cast shortly thereafter as well, portraying James Van Der Beek's girlfriend. It was Larter's first film role, but in a genre populated by attractive twenty-somethings, she established herself as anything but an arbitrary presence. An instant, sexy impression was forged with viewers when her character, Darcy Sears, seduced Van Der Beek's with a makeshift bikini shaped entirely from whipped cream.
The now very memorable Larter was starting to land more speaking parts with some regularity, culminating with a lead role in the remake of "House on Haunted Hill" (1999). She was then cast as a lead in the cast of "Final Destination" (2000) - a moody thriller about a group of plane crash survivors stalked by Death itself - a film franchise that became a modest success. Larter then returned to comedy, playing a legal client in the Reese Witherspoon vehicle, "Legally Blonde" (2001), just as the film rocketed its star into leading lady status. That year, she went east and stepped onto the stage to appear in an off-Broadway production of "The Vagina Monologues." Retaining her East Coast state of mind, she was also tapped by director and fellow Jerseyite Kevin Smith to be part of a sexy trio of thieves in "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" (2001).
Although Later was enjoying her work, she was becoming less of a fan of Los Angeles and the hard knocks it took to make it in the business. After taking some time off midway into 2002, she decided to exit Hollywood and reassess her career goals, planting roots in Manhattan. Still, it seemed Tinseltown was willing to follow her lead. She was working less fervently and choosing projects more sporadically, but the studios remained fans. She was offered top billing to reprise her role as Clear Rivers in "Final Destination 2" (2003) before landing a supporting role in the big screen romantic comedy, "A Lot like Love" (2005), starring Amanda Peet and Ashton Kutcher.In 2005, a rejuvenated Larter journeyed back to Los Angeles. The first audition she gave, for a primetime television pilot, was a hit with producers. The show, fortuitously, was NBC's "Her s," which began airing in the fall of 2006. Larter, who could walk on either the troubled or the sweet and sexy side onscreen, returned to television to play both and became a household name when the show - about ordinary people discovering their own super gifts - took flight as a surprising phenomenon. As Niki, a loving, single mother whose personality is shared with one of violent Hulk-like brutality named Jessica, Larter found an opportunity to sink into one of the hit series' most complex roles. During her stint on "Her s," Larter continued to develop a film career, first battling evil in the ravaged world of the successful sci-fi thriller "Resident Evil: Extinction" (2007). From the post-apocalyptic future, she went back in time to play the prehistoric woman in an ingenious caveman's dreams in "National Lampoon's Stoned Age" (2007), which was released straight to DVD.
After her leading role as an American B-movie actress stranded in India in the limited release, "Marigold" (2007), Larter took a few years off from the big screen to recover from her breakout year. When she returned to the "Her s" set for the third season, she found that her character Niki Sanders had been written out of the series. Instead, the actress portrayed Tracy Strauss, Sanders' aspiring politician sister who possessed the power to turn anything into ice and herself into water. The twenty-something still proved to be a teen draw with a pair of Supporting Actress nominations and one win from the Teen Choice Awards. She returned to theaters with a starring turn in the profitable, but critically reviled sex thriller "Obsessed" (2009), where she played a temp office worker who stalks her married boss (Idris Elba).* Also Credited As:
Alison Elizabeth Larter, Alison Larter
* Born: Alison Elizabeth Larter on February 28, 1976 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA
* Job Titles: Actress, Model, Coat-check girl
Family
* Father: Danforth Larter.
* Mother: Margaret Larter.
Significant Others
* Husband: Hayes MacArthur.
Education
* Cherry Hill High School West, Cherry Hill , New Jersey
Milestones
* 1989 Began modeling career at age 13
* 1995 Moved to Los Angeles and began studying acting
* 1996 Portrayed the hoax model Allegra Coleman for Esquire magazine; a spoof article about a fictional up and coming starlet
* 1997 Made TV debut on an episode of the NBC sitcom, Chicago Sons
* 1998 Appeared in two episodes of the WB teen drama, Dawson s Creek
* 1999 Made feature debut in Casanova Falling
* 1999 Portrayed Adrien Grenier s girlfriend in Drive Me Crazy
* 1999 Re-united with Dawson s Creek star Van Der Beek for her breakthrough role as a Texas cheerleader in Varsity Blues
* 2000 Co-starred in the thriller, Final Destination
* 2000 Featured in the college-campus set independent comedy, 100 Girls
* 2001 Played Brooke Taylor Windham, who is accused of murdering her wealthy husband in Legally Blonde
* 2001 Portrayed the love interest of Colin Farrell s Jesse James in American Outlaws
* 2003 Starred in the horror sequel, Final Destination 2
* 2005 Cast opposite Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peet in A Lot Like Love
* 2006 Cast in the NBC series, Heroes as Jessica/Niki Sanders and Tracy Strauss
* 2007 Played an American B-movie actress who gets stranded in India in Marigold
* 2009 Co-starred as a woman stakes her boss and his family in Obsessed
* 2009 Nominated for the 2009 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress: Action Adventure
* 2010 Co-starred opposite Milla Jovovich in the action thriller, Resident Evil: Afterlife
* At seventeen, temporarily settled in Japan
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Curtis Granderson Biography News Profile Relationships Photo Wallpaper Video.
Born: Mar 16, 1981, in Blue Island, Illinois
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
Rookie Year: 2004
MLB Experience: 7 years
Overview
Curtis Granderson (born March 16, 1981, in Blue Island, Illinois) is a center fielder in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Detroit Tigers. Granderson grew up in Lynwood, Illinois, a south suburb of Chicago and began his baseball career in the town's Little League.
High school careerGranderson attended high school at Thornton Fractional South High School in Lansing, Illinois. As a senior in 1999, Granderson hit .427 and was selected SICA Central All-Conference, as well earning All-Area recognition from the Illinois Times and the Daily Southtown.
College career
As a freshman University of Illinois-Chicago in 2000, Granderson led the team with 7 home runs and 45 walks. He followed that with a strong sophomore season in which he hit .304, leading the team in runs, home runs and walks. Granderson was named Second-Team All-American by Baseball America and USA Today's Baseball Weekly and a Third-Team Louisville Slugger NCAA Division I All-American following his junior season. He graduated with degrees in business administration and advertising.
Professional careerMinor leagues
Having been drafted by the Tigers in the third round of the 2002 draft, Granderson started his minor league career with the Oneonta Tigers where he hit an impressive .344 in 52 games. The following season he again posted solid numbers, this time with the Erie Seawolves, hit his best minor league season, hitting .303 with 21 home runs and 93 RBI. In addition, he was named to the Eastern League's post-season all-star squad and made Baseball America's Double A all-star team, earning him a late season call-up to the Tigers where he made his major league debut on September 13 against the Minnesota Twins.
Granderson started the 2005 season with the Toledo Mud Hens where he again posted terrific numbers, hitting .290 with 15 home runs, 65 RBIs and 22 stolen bases. In September he was again called to the majors and had an inside-the-park home run September 15, a five-hit game September 18 and a walkoff homer on September 26 against the Chicago White Sox.Detroit Tigers
Granderson became the Tigers' starting center fielder for the 2006 season after beating out then teammate Nook Logan for the position during spring training. From the start of his major league career in 2004, Granderson had the longest errorless streak by a position player to start his career since Dave Roberts went 205 games from 1999-2003. He ended up hitting 2 home runs during the playoffs.Granderson is considered one of the nicest players in the Major Leagues. On Easter Sunday 2007 Granderson pulled out a bag filled with over 100 autographed Easter eggs filled with candy and passed them out to young fans in Kansas City. Although Granderson was not listed on the 2007 All-Star Game ballot, due to the Tigers' decision to put Gary Sheffield as an outfielder on the ballot, he still received 376,033 write-in votes, the most write-in votes for any player in the Majors.
Granderson was named the American League Player of the Week on July 16, 2007, the first time he had won the award. During the week ending July 15, 2007, Granderson hit .500 (8-16) with two doubles, a triple, and a home run. Granderson slugged .938, drove in two runs, scored seven runs, and had fifteen total bases during Detroit's four-game series at Seattle.On August 7, 2007, Granderson became only the second player in franchise history to have at least 30 doubles, 15 triples, 15 home runs, and 10 stolen bases in a single season when he hit a double in a game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The other Tiger to accomplish this feat was Charlie Gehringer in 1930.Granderson hit his second inside-the-park home run in his first at bat against the Yankees on August 26, 2007.On September 7th, 2007, Granderson became the 6th member all-time of baseball's exclusive 20-20-20 Club. Granderson joined the 20-20-20 club with Kansas City's George Brett (1979), Willie Mays of the New York Giants (1957), Cleveland's Jeff Heath (1941), St. Louis' Jim Bottomley (1928), and Frank Schulte of the Chicago Cubs (1911).On September 9th, 2007 Granderson stole his 20th base of the season and joined Willie Mays and Frank "Wildfire" Schulte as the only players in major league history to reach 20 doubles, 20 triples, 20 home runs, and 20 stolen bases in a season, a feat since accomplished by the Philadelphia Phillies' Jimmy Rollins. Schulte was the first to accomplish the feat in 1911 while playing for the Chicago Cubs and Mays did it in 1957 with the New York Giants.
In 2007, he hit .302 with 23 home runs, and was 26-for-27 in stolen base attempts. He was one of only 6 batters in the AL to have at least 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases, along with Alex Rodriguez, Gary Sheffield, Ian Kinsler, B.J. Upton, and Grady Sizemore.Triples
Curtis Granderson has become one of the premier triples hitters in all of baseball during the 2007 season. Through 154 team games Granderson has 23 triples which leads all of baseball. The American League and Detroit Tigers record is 26 triples, a feat achieved by the all-time triples king, Sam Crawford, in 1914. Granderson is the first player since 1949 to manage at least 23 in a single season. It is also worth noting that only 10 of his triples were at home despite the fact Comerica Park has seen more triples since it opened in 2000 than any other ballpark in baseball. Through September 25, 2007 Granderson's 23 triples is more than some entire teams have managed - the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds, all have no more than 23 total triples.
Awards and accolades
* American League Player of the Week (July 9-15, 2007)
Broadcasting career
Uncharacteristic in sports broadcasting, TBS employed Curtis Granderson as a color commentator alongside Cal Ripken, Jr. and Frank Thomas for its coverage of the 2007 baseball postseason games as an analyst of some aspects of the game; in his case, largely baserunning and outfield defense. Ordinarily the commentators are retired players or players near the ends of their careers... but Granderson had only two full seasons of major league baseball behind him and three altogether.
Trivia* Granderson said on a local Detroit interview that one of his best MLB moment was a ninth inning home run against Cincinnati Reds pitcher David Weathers. The home run tied the game and the Tigers went on to win on an error by Reds shortstop Felipe Lopez. The game was played at Comerica Park on Saturday, May 20, 2006 to a sell-out attendance. * During an August, 2006 game an ESPN shot revealed that Granderson had written the words "Don't Think, Have Fun" on the underbill of his cap. * After visiting London in the off-season, Granderson is now a British baseball favorite, with Britain's Channel 5 baseball show MLB on Five now including a segment called "Granderson Watch", taking over from Weaver Watch (after Jeff Weaver got a World Series ring). The segment involves Curtis answering weekly emails and occasionally appearing live over the phone. * According to a Detroit Free Press article one of Curtis Granderson's hobbies is spending a lot of his spare time on the internet. Curtis says one of his favorite sites is youtube.com * Curtis Granderson (0-for-13), Iván Rodríguez (0-for-11) and Plácido Polanco (0-for-10) were the first group of three teammates, each with 10-or-more at-bats, to go hitless through the first three games of a World Series. * As of November 2007, more Facebook users have named Graderson as their Tiger in the Who's Your Tiger application than any other player. * Granderson often has 1990's West Coast Rap played as entrance music for each at-bat at Comerica Park. This includes "Bad Intentions" & "Nuthin' But A G' Thang" by Dr. Dre or "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" by 2 Pac & Snoop Dogg.
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Camilla Belle Biography News Profile Relationships Photo Wallpaper Video.
Born Camilla Belle Routh in Los Angeles on Oct. 2, 1986, Belle was named after actress Renata Sorrah's character, Camila, on the Brazilian soap opera "Cavalo de Aço" (1973). Belle headed immediately for the spotlight herself, landing her first modeling gig for a national print ad at the age of nine months.
The ambitious youngster segued smoothly into acting, appearing in minor roles in television movies such as "Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth" (NBC, 1993), "Empty Cradle" (ABC, 1993) and "Deconstructing Sarah" (USA Network, 1994). After a supporting role in the direct-to-video family feature "Annie: A Royal Adventure" (ABC, 1995), Belle hit the big screen playing a fellow orphanage-dweller of the beloved literary character "A Little Princess" (1995) in Alfonso Cuaron's 1995 remake of the 1939 film classic starring Shirley Temple. The young actress found steady work with roles in "Poison Ivy 2" (1996) and the Jimmy Smits' vehicle "Marshal Law" (Showtime, 1996), returning to theaters in her first major studio film, Steven Spielberg's "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" (1997). In the Nicole Kidman/Sandra Bullock chick-flick "Practical Magic" (1998), Belle had a plum role as the young version of Bullock's character.
Meanwhile, Belle attended the elite, all-girls Marlborough school, taking time off to play Steven Seagal's daughter in the HBO thriller "The Patriot" (1998). In her downtime, Belle studied classical piano and became actively involved in charities, including becoming an international spokesperson for "Kids With a Cause," a program created to provide help for children suffering from poverty, hunger, neglect and abuse. She was in her late teens when she landed her next major film outing, starring in the critically acclaimed indie, "The Ballad of Jack and Rose" (2005), as the commune-dwelling daughter of a single father (Daniel Day-Lewis) whose nontraditional family lifestyle leads to complicated relationships. The same year, Belle portrayed another non-conformist teen in the dark ensemble comedy "The Chumscrubber" and took first billing in the campy horror thriller "The Quiet," where she played a traumatized teen taken in by relatives who shakes up her adopted household.
In 2006, the actress finally got a profile boost when she was cast in the remake of the 1979 slasher classic "When a Stranger Calls (2006), in which she gave an appropriately sympathetic portrayal of a young babysitter being harassed on the phone by an unknown killer who is closer proximity-wise than she knows. The film opened at No. 1 at the box office. The 20-year-old acting veteran went on to star as a kidnapped cave girl opposite Steven Strait in Warner Bros. "10,000 B.C." (2008), a critically lambasted but money-making prehistoric epic directed by Roland Emmerich and starring many a computer animated dinosaur. "Push" (2009), a sci-fi thriller about a group of paranormally gifted subjects trying to overthrow the government agency that controls them, was similarly dismissed by critics but also failed to bring in big box office. That year, the low-key, spotlight-shunning actress uncharacteristically wound up in the gossip blogs when she was spotted at a number of events with teen heartthrob Joe Jonas, after having appeared in a music video of Jonas' pop band, The Jonas Brothers.
Amid rumors about relationships with Jonas and "Twilight" (2009) heartthrob Robert Pattinson, Belle began to break away from broad genre pics with a starring role in Bruce Willis' directorial debut "Three Stories About Joan" (2009), a romantic drama co-starring Owen Wilson and Kieran Culkin. In 2010, Belle was a surprising casting choice to play the title character in "Mary, Mother of Christ" (2010), a historic chronicle of the life of Mary co-starring heavy-hitting thespian Peter O'Toole and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.* Also Credited As:
Camilla Belle Routh
* Born: Camilla Belle Routh on October 2, 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA
* Job Titles: Actor
Family
* Father: Jack Routh.
* Mother: Christina Routh. Designed a fashion line in her native Brazil; currently manages daughter s career
Significant Others
* Boyfriend: Joe Jonas. Met while filming the video of the band s single Lovebug in 2008; began dating shortly after; ended relationship in July 2009
* Companion: Max Minghella.
Education
* Marlborough School, Los Angeles , California
Milestones
* 1987 Made debut at age nine months in a national print commercial
* 1993 TV acting debut in Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth
* 1995 Cast as the orphan Molly in the ABC TV-movie Annie: A Royal Adventure!
* 1995 Feature film debut, A Little Princess
* 1996 Portrayed Jimmy Smits young daughter in the Showtime movie Martial Law
* 1997 Appeared in The Lost World: Jurassic Park
* 1998 Played a young Sandra Bullock in the feature Practical Magic
* 1999 Appeared alongside Mary McDonnell in Replacing Dad (CBS)
* 1999 Co-starred as Steven Seagal s daughter in the thriller The Patriot ; aired on HBO before its release
on video* 2001 Garnered glowing reviews for work in the Showtime film Back to the Secret Garden
* 2001 Played the young incarnation of Phoebe (who grows up to be Jordana Brewster) in The Invisible Circus
* 2005 Co-starred in Arie Posin s darkly satiric ensemble The Chumscrubber
* 2005 Portrayed Daniel Day-Lewis daughter in The Ballad of Jack and Rose
* 2006 Played a deaf-mute teenage orphan in the indie film, The Quiet
* 2006 Starred in Simon West s remake of the 1979 thriller, When a Stranger Calls
* 2008 Cast in Roland Emmerich s prehistoric epic, 10,000 BC
* 2009 Co-starred in the supernatural thriller, Push, along with Dakota Fanning and Chris Evans
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Jessica Simpson Biography News Profile Relationships Photo Wallpaper Video.
Biography and Career :
Jessica Simpson was born in Abilene, Texas and raised in Richardson, a suburb of Dallas, Texas. Jessica Simpson is the daughter of Joe Truett Simpson ( a former Baptist youth minister ) and Tina Ann Drew ( a former Sunday School teacher).She has a younger sister, Ashlee, who launched her own music career in mid-2004. Jessica Simpson started singing at the age of twelve as a part of her Baptist church choir. At t
he same age, she made an unsuccessful application for The New Mickey Mouse Club, which starred fellow pop singers Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, among other future stars.
Jessica Simpson attended J.J. Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas. She was discovered singing at a church camp by a head of a small contemporary Christian record label and recorded an album over the next three years; however, the label folded before the record could be released.She dropped out in her senior year in order to tour and promote her demo album, which was funded by her grandmother, Joyce (thus the reason for the name of her 2004 holiday album, ReJoyce: The Christmas Album); she later earned her GED.During this time, Jessica Simpson toured with the Christian Youth Conference circuit performing with Kirk Franklin, God's Property and CeCe Winans. She and her father sold copies of the album after her performances.
Tommy Mottola of Columbia Records obtained a copy of the album and, thinking Jessica Simpson had potential as a pop singer, signed her as such. Christian influences can still be found in much of her music. Jessica Ann Simpson was born on July 10th, 1980 in Texas. Jessica is the oldest of two girls born to Tina and Joe Simpson. She was raised in the Dallas area with her sister Ashlee Simpson. Jessica was brought up in the Baptist faith and sang in her church as a child. During this time she also tried out for the Mickey Mouse Club, but was not chosen due to a poor audition. The show went on to cast Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Justin Timberlake.Jessica attended Richardson North Junior High and then J.J. Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas. She was a cheerleader and very involved in the school's drama program.While singing in a church summer camp, she was discovered by a Christian music label. She was signed to a record deal. For young Jessica, this was a dream come true. She worked for three years on her debut Christian album, however, the label folded and her album was never released. Her grandmother then put forth the funding in order for Jessica to have a demo album. Jessica dropped out of high school her senior year in order to pursue her music career. (She would later get her GED.) She toured with the Christian Youth Conference and shared the stage with Christian music greats God's Property, CeCe Winans, and Kirk Franklin. Jessica's father, Joe Simpson, would help her sell her demo albums after the shows.
Jessica caught the attention of Tommy Mottola from Columbia Records, who signed her to a record deal. He had heard Jessica's demo album and thought that she could make it big in the pop world. Her first album, Sweet Kisses, was released in 1999. This album was certified double platinum. Her single, "I Wanna Love You Forever" reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs. This was Jessica's first Top 10 hit. The single also was a success internationally, garnering Top 10 status in several European countries. In 2000, she was offered a role in the film "Coyote Ugly" but she turned it down.
Jessica stayed close to her Christian roots during the initial releases of her album. She dressed much more conservatively than her pop star counterparts. However, with the release of her second album, "Irresistible," Jessica began to show more of a sexier image. The title single, "Irresistible," contained somewhat suggestive language and even showed Jessica questioning her famous decision to remain a virgin into marriage. This change in image was largely due to the influence of Tommy Mottola. Although Jessica had been successful with her first album, he had been disappointed with the results. He felt that Jessica had the ability to be competitive with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, but the image was holding her back. He decided that Jessica needed to lose a little weight and dress sexier, both in her videos and while out in public. The "Irresistible" video is the first one to show this side of Jessica, and she is rumored not to be too fond of it. While she gained some new fans, she alienated some of her early fans who looked up to her as a Christian role model.The next year Jessica married her long time boyfriend, Nick Lachey. The two met in 1998 when they both performed at a charity event. Nick was there to perform with his group, 98 Degrees. For her wedding, Jessica wore a beautiful strapless beaded Vera Wang gown. She carried a stephanotis bouquet that was made up of 500 stems and took the florists over twelve hours to make. After the wedding, Jessica wrote a book called, "I Do: Achieving Your Dream Wedding." The book included details regarding her own wedding to Nick as well as tips on how readers could plan their own wedding. Jessica and Nick also agreed to star in a MTV reality show, entitled "Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica."
It was this reality show that shot Jessica into superstardom. Although it had a somewhat slow start, the show soon became a smash hit, and Jessica and Nick became household names. She was often portrayed in the show to be a dumb blonde, but Jessica's mother told Vanity Fair magazine that Jessica's IQ is 160, which would put her in the genius category. The show was a ratings winner for MTV. It averaged 1.4 million viewers per episode. Along with the reality show, she also released her third album, "In This Skin." The album debuted at #10 on the charts and wasn't selling well. However, after "Newlyweds" became successful, radio stations began to play her second single, "With You" frequently. Jessica capitalized on that success by releasing a music video that parodied some of her "blonde moments" on "Newlyweds." A second version of the album was released, with several new tracks. It shot to #2 on the charts and sold 150,000 copies in one week. The album ended up selling over 3 million copies in the United States alone. Jessica also appeared on "That 70's Show" three times between 2002 and 2003. In addition, Jessica won three 2003 Teen Choice Awards.
In 2004, Jessica released ReJoyce: The Christmas Album, named for her grandmother who had funded her demo album. It was certified gold. Also that year, Jessica and Nick had a television special, "The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour." Jessica released a line of beauty products called "Dessert" which featured lotions and body sprays in flavors such as "cupcake" and "candy." She earned the distinction of being chose as #1 on Maxim magazines "Top 100 Hot List." She also went on her "Reality Tour Live" which was a series of concert dates which featured footage from "Newlyweds." The show was opened by Ryan Cabrera, who was romantically linked to her sister, Ashlee. The tour was also released on DVD.
Filming on "Newlyweds" wrapped in 2005. Later that year it won a People's Choice Award for Favorite Reality Show. Jessica also appeared as Daisy Duke in the motion picture "The Dukes Of Hazzard." It debuted at #1 in the United States. Her cover of Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" appeared on the soundtrack. It hit #14 on the Billboard charts and won a People's Choice Award for Favorite Song from a Movie. Jessica appeared in multiple television commercials related to her work on this film. She was named one of People's 50 Most Beautiful People of 2005.
Although Jessica was enjoying public success, her personal life was in trouble. In November of 2005, Nick and Jessica separated. The next month she filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. Jessica purchased her own home in Beverly Hills for $3 million dollars. The divorce was finalized in June of 2006. The couple sold the house made famous in the "Newlyweds" series to "Malcolm in the Middle" star, Justin Berfield. Jessica did not let her divorce slow her down, however.
Her fourth album, "A Public Affair," was released in August of 2006 on Epic Records. Jessica was credited with writing 10 of the 13 songs on the album. The video for "A Public Affair" was full of celebrities including Ryan Seacrest, Andy Dick, Christina Applegate and Eva Longoria. Jessica released a second single "I Belong to Me" on her website and later added to her CD. Jessica did a poll on her website to determine what her second single should be. "I Belong To Me" received over 14,000 votes, beating out the other five possibilities. In October, Jessica's second movie project, "Employee of the Month" was released. The film stars Dane Cook and Dax Shepard. Jessica started filming her third film "Blonde Ambition" with Luke Wilson in November of 2006. The film is expected to come out in theatres in 2007.
During filming of Employee of the Month, Jessica was rumored to have dated Dane Cook and Luke Wilson during early filming of Blonde Ambition. Her current boyfriend is singer John Mayer. The couple appear to be very happy together. Jessica's one true love is her dog Daisy, who she is often seen carrying with her while out and about. Daisy is a Maltipoo, which is a mix between a Maltese and a Poodle. Jessica also loves the movie "Pretty Woman" starring Julia Roberts, hot pink roses, and Mexican food. She's a big fan of sour skittles, vanilla ice cream and chicken-fried steak. She drives a 2005 Mercedes Benz SL500.
Jessica is very involved in charity work. She serves as Operation Smile's International Youth Ambassador. Operation Smile works to help children with facial deformities receive surgery. Jessica also has been involved with the USO, which provides entertainment to American troops stationed throughout the world. She's traveled to visit the troops in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Oman, Germany and Iraq, as well as visiting several ships which were stationed in Southwest Asia. She also toured military bases and provided screenings of "The Dukes of Hazzard" to military members in the United States.
There have been some rumors that Jessica might be recording an album with friend Liv Tyler. Jessica is planning to start work on another film soon, which will be in theatres sometime in 2008. Filming for that movie will begin in June and is titled "Major Movie Star." Jessica was scheduled to begin filming "The Witness" in June but filming has been pushed back. As for her plans for the future, Jessica had indicated a desire to adopt a child.Jessica's hard work and perseverance have paid off and now she is considered one of the top female pop singers in the United States. You may find more Jessica Simpson News here and we also have a Jessica Simpson Forum for you to enjoy.
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Sunday, January 23, 2011
Eva Mendes Biography News Profile Relationships Photo Wallpaper.
Born on March 5, 1974 in Miami, FL, Mendes moved to Los Angeles with her family when she was two years old. Of Cuban descent, her parents fled the island in 1959 before the revolution, but ultimately split up when Mendes was 10 years old. Her mother worked as an accountant to support the family, and was very strict with Mendes and her three elder siblings. Mendes was not even thinking about an acting career when, while attending Cal State Northridge and majoring in marketing, a stroke of luck changed her life forever. Her neighbor - a photographer - took some photographs of her to use in his portfolio and a casting agent noticed the pictures and asked to meet Mendes. The 24-year-old was plucked from obscurity and cast in the straight-to-video release "Children of the Corn V: Field of Terror" (1998).
Mendes was determined not to let her career be defined by a cheesy horror flick, so she began taking acting lessons and got serious about success. She landed newcomer acting gigs in commercials and music videos and added a few more feature films to her resume including "Night at the Roxbury" (1998) starring Will Farrell and Chris Kattan, and "Urban Legends: Final Cut" (2000). Mendes finally got a profile boost in the critically acclaimed "Training Day" (2001) starring Denzel Washington, which generated some buzz over the actress' nudity. The same year, she appeared in Steven Seagal's actioner "Exit Wounds" (2001) and earned a bigger supporting role in "All About the Benjamins" (2002), a diamond heist comedy starring Ice Cube and Mike Epps.
In her first leading screen role, Mendes played an undercover U.S. customs agent who works with a pair of race car drivers (Paul Walker and Tyrese) to ensnare a drug kingpin in John Singleton's "2 Fast 2 Furious" (2002) - the sequel to "The Fast and the Furious" (2001). Mendes' flair for action material led Robert Rodriguez to cast her in the third installment of his Mariachi trilogy, "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" (2003), in which she played a duplicitous Mexican Federale to Johnny Depp's rogue CIA agent.
She reunited with Denzel Washington for director Carl Franklin's thriller "Out of Time" (2003), playing the estranged wife of Washington's Florida Chief of Police whose life falls apart when he becomes embroiled in a murder investigation. Around this time, Mendes' became a spokesmodel for Revlon and began to show a little more versatility as an actress with her co-starring role as a gossip reporter who falls for a relationship consultant (Will Smith) she is pursuing for a story in the romantic comedy, "Hitch" (2005).
In the independent romantic comedy "Trust the Man" (2006), Mendes delivered a strong supporting performance as an old college friend who engages in an affair with a man (Billy Crudup) trapped in a dysfunctional relationship with a longtime girlfriend (Maggie Gyllenhaal) looking to start a family. Mendes raised her profile significantly with the blockbuster comic book adaptation "Ghost Rider" (2007), playing the childhood sweetheart of a superstar stunt motorcycle rider-turned-bounty hunter of rogue demons (Nicolas Cage).
Mendes took on another "girlfriend" role opposite crooked club owner Joaquin Phoenix in the successful crime drama "We Own the Night" (2007), and leveraged her sex appeal again as a cosmetic counter siren who lures a husband away from his wife in the disappointing remake of George Cukor's classic 1939 film "The Women" (2008). The high profile actress and spokeswoman expanded her ventures with the release of a line of bedding and a deal to model for Calvin Klein, ending a busy year with a co-starring role in "The Spirit" (2008), a dark comic book adaptation helmed by Frank Miller.
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January Jones Biography News Profile Relationships Photo Wallpaper.
Born on Jan. 5, 1978 in Sioux Falls, SD, Jones was named by her parents after the character January Wayne from Jacqueline Susann's novel, Once is Not Enough. While attending Roosevelt High School, Jones spent her pre-modeling, pre-Hollywood time toiling away at a local Dairy Queen. At 18, she moved to New York City and made her first mark as a stunning model for hip suburban clothier Abercrombie & Fitch. After moving to Los Angeles to become an actress, Jones made her debut with a small role in the independent film "All the Rage" (1999), starring Jeff Daniels and Anna Paquin. She followed with a guest appearance in the Fox pilot, "Get Real," an irreverent family drama told from the perspective of three teenagers. Two years later, she had her biggest break to date when she landed a role in her first major motion picture, the teen-oriented thriller "The Glass House" (2001), starring Leelee Sobieski.Like all young and beautiful starlets on the cusp of fame, Jones quickly became a fixture on the young Hollywood scene. Her blonde beauty attracted a variety of male admirers, including then-relatively unknown pre-Demi Moore paramour Ashton Kutcher. The couple, who reportedly met in 1998 at an Abercrombie & Fitch shoot, dated for three years until Kutcher became enchanted with Moore. Jones moved on to funnyman extraordinaire Jim Carrey and "American Wedding" co-star Seann William Scott before meeting and falling for pop-classical singer and favorite "Oprah" guest, Josh Groban, in 2003. Meanwhile, Jones continued to hone her acting chops, landing roles in a variety of high-profile projects, playing a bank robber in the Bruce Willis-Billy Bob Thornton crime comedy "Bandits" (2001), a memorable lesbian sexpot with temperament issues in the Adam Sandler-Jack Nicholson hit comedy, "Anger Management" (2003), and a British tourist in the hit romantic comedy, "Love Actually" (2003).
At the time her career began to heat up, Jones was featured as #82 in Maxim magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement. Next up was the star-making role of Cadence Flaherty, the beautiful sister and maid of honor to the not-so-blushing bride (Alyson Hannigan), as well as the love interest of an obnoxious hound (Seann William Scott) in "American Wedding" (2003). Though the film tanked, Jones received her first major coverage for a role that she had won from literally thousands of on-the-brink ingénues. Looking for further challenges, Jones learned how to swing dance for her role in "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights" (2004), the critically maligned sequel to the 1987 dance classic. In a journey back to the small screen, she appeared in the recurring role of Marissa Wells on "Huff" (Showtime, 2004-06), a drama about a psychologist (Hank Azaria) who attempts to salvage the lives of his patients, while his own spirals down the drain.
The actress continued to expand her range as a dramatic actress by portraying Barry Pepper's repressed wife in Oscar-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones' directorial debut, "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada" (2005). After a small supporting part in the earnest, but ultimately humdrum "We Are Marshall" (2006), Jones landed her most significant role to date on the wildly acclaimed series, "Mad Men" (AMC, 2007- ), a subtle and darkly textured drama that depicts society and culture in the early 1960s as seen through the eyes of Madison Avenue advertising executives. Jones played Elizabeth "Betty" Draper, the wife of Sterling Cooper's junior partner, Don Draper (Jon Hamm), whose crushing dissatisfaction with life as a suburban housewife and mother causes deep psychological and emotional distress, which becomes heightened by her growing knowledge of her husband's infidelities. The series earned 16 Emmy Award nominations, including one for Outstanding Drama Series, though Jones was surprisingly left out of the actress categories. She did, however, earn a Golden Globe nomination in 2008 for Best Actress in the television drama category, a feat she repeated the following year. Back on the big screen, she joined the ensemble cast of the British-made comedy, "Pirate Radio" (2009), which focused on a strange, but exciting subculture of disc jockeys that sprung up in the late 1960s in opposition to the BBC giving rock-n-roll little airtime. Meanwhile, her performance as the suffocating Betty Draper earned her an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2010.* Born:
January 5, 1978 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
* Job Titles:
Actor, Model
Significant Others
* Companion: Ashton Kutcher. Born c. 1977; met in 1997 on an Abercrombie & Fitch photo shoot; no longer together
* Companion: Jason Sudeikis. Reportedly began dating in summer 2010
* Companion: Josh Groban.
* Companion: Tommy Alastra.
Education
* Roosevelt High School, Sioux Falls , South Dakota
Milestones
* 2001 Made her feature debut in the suspense drama The Glass House
* 2002 Had a part in Steven Soderbergh s comedy Full Frontal
* 2003 Played Gina in the hilarious Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler comedy Anger Management
* 2003 Played the sister to the not-so-blushing bride in American Wedding
* 2004 Appeared in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, co-starring Diego Luna
* 2005 Played the bored wife of a border patrolman (Barry Pepper) in Tommy Lee Jones The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
* 2006 Co-starred with Matthew McConaughey in the sports drama We Are Marshall directed by McG
* 2007 Cast as suburban housewife and mother, Betty Draper in the AMC original television drama series Mad Men ; earned Golden Globe (2008, 2009) and Emmy (2010) nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
* 2009 Joined an ensemble cast for Richard Curtis Pirate Radio
* Nominated for the 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in Drama Series
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Jesse Eisenberg Biography News Profile Relationships Photo Wallpaper.
Born Oct. 5, 1983 in Bayside, Queens, NY, Eisenberg was raised by his father, Barry, a former hospital administrator who later became a college professor, and his mother, Amy, a professional clown. Also in the family was his sister, Hallie Kate, who became known in the late 1990s after starring in a series of popular Pepsi commercials. Though she became famous for being the curly-cued Pepsi girl, Eisenberg embarked on his own acting career, making his Broadway debut in a revival of Tennessee Williams' "Summer and Smoke" (1996). Two years later, he received good reviews for his part in "The Broadway Kids Sing Broadway," a national touring company that featured kids aged 8-16 performing wholesome, child-oriented entertainment. After moving with the family to New Jersey when he was 16, where he attended East Brunswick High School, Eisenberg made his television debut in the short-lived series "Get Real" (Fox, 1999-2000), an irreverent dramedy about a dysfunctional San Francisco family that also starred a young Anne Hathaway. He followed with "Lightning: Fire from the Sky" (ION, 2001), which paired him with John Schneider as a father-son duo who struggle to save their Missouri town from a potentially destructive storm.
Eisenberg took the next step in his career with a starring role in "Roger Dodger" (2002), an independent comedy about a teenager who turns to his ladies' man uncle (Campbell Scott) in New York City for help chatting up women and losing his virginity. The young actor more than held his own against Scott, Isabella Rossellini, Jennifer Beals and Elizabeth Berkley in the dark, disturbing flick. Following "Roger Dodger," Eisenberg moved toward larger studio films, though he traded off with small supporting roles. After playing a party-minded student being tasked to better himself by a dedicated private school teacher in "The Emperor's Club" (2002), Eisenberg had a small part in M. Night Shyamalan's supernatural thriller, "The Village" (2004). Eisenberg next received good reviews and much attention for his role in "The Squid and the Whale" (2005), writer-director Noah Baumbach's coming-of-age drama about two young boys (Eisenberg and Owen Kline) dealing with the divorce of their parents (Jeff Daniels and Laura Linney). The film earned considerable critical praise and several award nominations, including a nod for Best Supporting Male at the Independent Spirit Awards for Eisenberg.
Having proven himself a qualified up-and-comer, Eisenberg followed a supporting turn in Wes Craven's horror thriller "Cursed" (2005) with "The Hunting Party" (2007), a comedic crime thriller about three journalists (Eisenberg, Richard Gere and Terrence Howard) who make a half-hearted attempt at capturing an alleged architect of ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, only to be mistaken for CIA agents. Eisenberg became a bona fide star with the hit horror comedy, "Zombieland" (2009), in which he played a neurosis-laden nerd forced into survival mode following the zombie apocalypse. Joining a bad-ass Zombie hunter (Woody Harrelson) and two scamming sisters (Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin), he fights off an ever-increasing horde - and has an unfortunate confrontation with actor Bill Murray - on his way to Pacific Playland, where all hope to recapture some sense of normalcy. A surprise hit, "Zombieland" was both bitingly funny and chock full of gory violence, all of which added up to a successful run at the box office.Meanwhile, Eisenberg starred in two indie coming-of-age dramas, "The Education of Charlie Banks" (2009) and "Adventureland" (2009), before being seen in a slew of smaller films the following year, including "The Living Wake" (2010), "Solitary Man" (2010) and "Holy Rollers" (2010). But his biggest film of that year was undoubtedly "The Social Network" (2010), director David Fincher's excellent legal drama that chronicled the rise of Facebook and the young billionaires it created. Eisenberg played the social networking site's founder, Mark Zuckerberg, who was alleged to have stolen the idea from two Harvard classmates, including roommate Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield), before turning the college-only website into a multi-billion dollar international phenomenon. Almost universally hailed by critics, many of whom put the film atop their year-end Top Ten lists, "The Social Network" provided Eisenberg the rare chance to display his formidable dramatic chops. For his efforts, he received Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award nominations for Best Actor.
* Also Credited As:
Jesse Adam Eisenberg
* Born:
Jesse Adam Eisenberg on October 5, 1983 in Queens, New York, USA
* Job Titles:
Actor
Family
* Father: Barry Eisenberg. Formerly ran a hospital and later became a college professor
* Mother: Amy Eisenberg.
* Sister: Hallie Kate Eisenberg.
* Sister: Kerri Eisenberg.
Education
* East Brunswick High School, East Brunswick , New Jersey
* The New School, New York , New York
Milestones
* 1996 Made his Broadway debut as an understudy in a revival of Summer and Smoke
* 1999 First TV role was on the FOX series, Get Real
* 2002 First lead role was in the independent comedy, Roger Dodger
* 2002 Played a student in Kevin Kline s prep-school class in The Emperor s Club
* 2005 Co-starred in the Wes craven directed horror film, Cursed
* 2005 Played Jeff Daniels and Laura Linney s eldest son in Noah Baumbach s The Squid and the Whale
* 2007 Played a young journalist in The Hunting Party
* 2009 Joined an ensemble cast for Adventureland ; directed by Greg Mottola
* 2009 Starred in the Fred Durst directed The Education of Charlie Banks
* 2010 Cast as Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network, directed by David Fincher and scripted by Aaron Sorkin
* 2011 Nominated for the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
* 2011 Nominated for the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama ( The Social Network )
* 2011 Nominated for the 2011 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
* 2011 Nominated for the 2011 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role ( The Social Network )
* Became a member of the popular youth singing group, The Broadway Kids
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Saturday, January 22, 2011
Rihanna Biography News Profile Relationships Photo Wallpaper.
Birth Name : Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Birth Date : February 20, 1988
Birth Place : St. Michael, Barbados
Claim to fame : Single "Pon De Replay" (2005)
Rihanna established her dance-pop credentials in summer 2005 with her debut smash hit, "Pon de Replay," and continued to demonstrate hit potential in subsequent years (e.g., "S.O.S." in 2006; "Umbrella" in 2007; "Disturbia" in 2008). However, it was the singer's third album, Good Girl Gone Bad, that made her a full-fledged international pop star with a regular presence atop the charts. Born Robyn Rihanna Fenty on February 20, 1988, in Saint Michael, Barbados, she exhibited a certain star quality as a young child, often winning beauty and talent contests. Because she lived on the fairly remote island of Barbados in the West Indies, however, she never foresaw the sort of stardom that would later befall her.
That stardom came courtesy of a fateful meeting with Evan Rogers. The New Yorker was vacationing in Barbados with his wife, a native of the island, when he was introduced to Rihanna. Rogers had spent years producing pop hits for such superstars as *NSYNC, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson, Kelly Clarkson, Laura Pausini, and Rod Stewart, and he offered the talented Rihanna a chance to record. Along with Rogers' production partner, Carl Sturken (the other half of Syndicated Rhythm Productions), Rihanna recorded several demos that sparked the interest of the Carter Administration -- that is, the newly appointed Def Jam president Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter. This led to an audition, and Rihanna both received and accepted an on-the-spot offer to sign with Def Jam.
Come summer 2005, Def Jam rolled out "Pon de Replay," the lively leadoff single from Music of the Sun. Produced almost entirely by Rogers and Sturken, the song synthesized Caribbean rhythms with urban-pop songwriting. "Pon de Replay" caught fire almost immediately, climbing all the way to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and contesting the half-summer reign of Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" atop the chart. The debut album spawned one other hit, "If It's Lovin' That You Want," which also broke the Top 40. Rihanna's follow-up effort, A Girl Like Me, saw even greater success and spawned three sizable singles: a chart-topper ("S.O.S.") and two Top Ten hits ("Unfaithful," "Break It Off").
Rihanna's third album, 2007's Good Girl Gone Bad, continued her success while signaling a change of direction. Whereas her past two albums had been imbalanced -- often weighed down by faceless balladry and canned Caribbean-isms -- Good Girl Gone Bad was a first-rate dance-pop album, stacked with several chart-topping singles and boasting collaborations with Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, Timbaland, and StarGate. The lead single, "Umbrella," shot to number one, as did "Take a Bow" and "Disturbia." Its success turned Rihanna into one of the planet's biggest pop stars.
Rated R was released in 2009 during the wake of a physical altercation with romantic interest Chris Brown, who pleaded guilty to felony assault. The album's lead single, "Russian Roulette" -- written with Ne-Yo -- was one of the year's most controversial singles, and it set the tone for the singer's new, dark direction. Rated R peaked within the Top Five of the Billboard 200, while another one of its singles, "Rude Boy," topped the Hot 100. Rated R: Remixed was released in the spring of 2010 and featured ten tracks from the album revamped for the dancefloor by Chew Fu. Loud, Rihanna's fifth studio album, followed in November and was led by the StarGate-produced "Only Girl (In the World)."As "Pon De Replay" (2005) became a massive hit and soared to the 2nd rank of Billboard Hot 100, the future certainly looks bright for Rihanna. From an ordinary young girl with a simple life, she has really transformed into a new jewel of American music industry. With her extraordinary talent of singing and writing songs, it is just a matter of time before she rises as the new diva of R&B.
Born as Robyn Rihanna Fenty in 1988 in Barbados, Rihanna was like any other teenage girls of her age who attended high school and loved to sing for fun together with some friends. It all began to change drastically after she was introduced to Evan Rogers, a New York City music producer who is also the owner of Syndicated Rhythm Productions. Rogers and his Barbadian wife named Jackie happened to be in Barbados to spend their 2003 Christmas vacation near St. Michael, Rihanna's hometown. Getting impressed with her amazing voice, Rogers offered Rihanna to record some tracks in New York by spring.
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