Ivana Trump
She is a perfect example of professionalism, motherhood and ambition. She believes that hard work and faith can get you anywhere. Ivana Trump is the ultimate symbol of strength, glamour and worldliness. She has been in the spotlight for over twenty years and has always held her ground. From her athletic competitions as a child to her business ventures today, Ivana always comes out ahead.
Ivana Trump grew up in Gottwaldov, Czechoslvakia, a town just south of Prague. As a child, her father noticed her athletic talent and began training her, focusing on skiing. At the age of six, she joined the ski circuit and won the first downhill race she competed in. Her father felt that she needed more concentrated training and enrolled Ivana in a very strict Communist training camp for child athletes when she was 12. Ivana skied competitively through high school and continued competing after she graduated. Shortly thereafter she met another professional skier George Syrovatka, and fell in love. Like Ivana, he was also a student at Charles University in Prague and a member of the Czechoslovakian ski team. Ivana was a prized skier for the university and her country. She earned a Master’s Degree in physical education and languages. Ivana then immigrated to Canada where George was waiting for her. He owned a ski boutique and a sporting goods store. The couple traveled together and to earn extra money and enjoy the sport they both loved, they were ski coaches for teen ski racers and instructors on the weekends. But after a few years in Montreal, Ivana wanted a career.
She began modeling for Audrey Morris, the top modeling agency in Montreal at the time. In the summer of 1976, her agency sent several models to New York to promote the Olympic Games held in Montreal. A night on the town led the models to an overcrowded, trendy restaurant where they were immediately seated at a special table; compliments of a man named Donald Trump.
The couple spent a year together before they were married in 1977. After a year of marriage, the Trumps had their first son, Donald Jr. Over the next five years, Ivana gave birth to two more children: Ivanka and Eric.
While she was married to Donald, Ivana became the Vice President of Interior Design for the Trump Organization. She was responsible for all of the interior design of Trump’s real estate: the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Trump Tower, Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City which Ivana supervise construction and interior designed and eventually co-managed the project between Trump Organization. Ivana was the Chief Executive Officer and President of Trump’s Castle Hotel and Casino for five years and then Chief Executive Office and President of the Plaza Hotel, New York for four years. Under her leadership, The Plaza was recognized as “The Best Luxury Hotel in the USA.”
As their marriage and troubles were printed on the covers and front pages of publications everywhere, the Trumps were separated in 1990 and their marriage ended in divorce in 1992. Although people wondered what Ivana would be without Donald, she has proven she is better then ever.
Today, she has established two companies- Ivana, Inc. that manages her appearances and Ivana Haute Couture, which markets Ivana products with sales of Ivana’s line of cosmetics, accessories and fragrances sold over the Internet, Ivana’s company has matured into a multi-million dollar business. To expose her products, Ivana appears in other countries such as the Canadian Shopping Channel.
Ivana, Inc. manages her other activities including appearances in print and television advertisements such as Coors Light, Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Cotton Inc. and the Milk Campaign and Canadian Lottery Campaign. She has also made a cameo appearance in the feature film “The First Wives Club” with famous quote “The Best Is Yet To Come.” Ivana has written two fiction books For Love Alone and Free to Love and one non-fiction The Best Is Yet To Come and currently writes a column “Ask Ivana” for Globe Magazine. Ivana has been portrayed by ABC Biography Channel and Portraits by Lifetime.
Under the same company, Ivana gives many speeches throughout the year. She speaks about being a mother, the role that holds absolute importance in her life. Her motivational speech “Women Who Dare” is about having confidence in yourself and being a woman who has to balance her life between being a mother, wife, executive and a woman who also needs to take care of herself. Ivana also gives presentations promoting female athletics, and being an entrepreneur. Ivana takes great pride in being a woman and strives to promote leadership and motivation through her work and image. She serves as a role model for women everywhere.
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Diane LaneThe daughter of drama coach Burt Lane, Lane made her acting debut at the age of six, working with New York's renowned experimental group Cafe La Mama. With them, Lane toured Europe in productions of Medea and The Trojan Women, among other plays. Working for Joseph Papp, Lane appeared in his productions of The Cherry Orchard and Agamemnon at Lincoln Center. In 1978, she received critical acclaim for her lead performance in the off-Broadway hit Runaways. Following her success in A Little Romance (1979), Lane was lucky enough to be able to sustain a steady career as a young adult actress. Lane's enchanting combination of sexuality and innocence made her popular with adolescent audiences and landed her on the cover of Time magazine. Her profile was noticeably enhanced after director Francis Ford Coppola became her mentor and provided her with roles in such films as The Outsiders (1983), Rumble Fish (1983), and The Cotton Club (1984).
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Erica DuranceErica Durance (born June 21, 1978) is a Canadian actress. Erica Durance was born in Calgary, Alberta. Erica Durance grew up in Three Hills, Alberta. In 2004, Erica Durance guest-starred on The Chris Isaak Show, Tru Calling, Andromeda, Stargate SG-1, and The Collector. However, Erica Durance is perhaps best known for her role on the WB series Smallville as Lois Lane. Erica Durance was a frequent guest-star for the fourth season of the show (2004-2005), and joined the regular cast for the fifth season (2005-2006). In January 2005 Erica Durance married actor David Palffy. The couple live in Vancouver.
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Beth OstroskyPennsylvania native Beth Ostrosky was born in July 1972. Her mother was a relatively accomplished model and ushered Beth Ostrosky into fashion shows when she was only 9 years old. From catwalk work during her years at Fox Chapel High School, Beth Ostrosky was offered several television commercial auditions and this spurned her interest. Having been slowly exposed to the modeling industry, Ostrosky felt it was natural for her to try her hand at a career in it, just like her mother. In order to get the best opportunity in modeling possible, Beth Ostrosky moved to New York City. There, agents and scouts took notice of this tall blonde bombshell and Ostrosky had no shortage of offers. However, after a few low-key campaigns and shows, acting soon seemed more promising than modeling. Ostrosky took the change in stride and appeared as Ben Stiller's love interest in 1996's Flirting with Disaster.
In between this performance and a more prominent role opposite Amanda Peet in Whipped four years later, Beth Ostrosky was known as a versatile model specializing in swimsuit spreads. Her simple, successful life and career would be turned upside down, though, after one very special dinner party. Though neither was supposed to attend, Beth Ostrosky and Howard Stern hit it off at a formal function in 2000. The King of Media was wooed by Beth Ostrosky and soon, they were a serious item. Nine months later, Stern announced to all his listeners that he was dating Ostrosky and ever since, has been proclaiming his love for her on a daily basis. While her boyfriend was used to all the media hype, Beth Ostrosky was quite unprepared for the attention she received. She remained in the background for some time, deflecting questions to her boyfriend or avoiding the paparazzi altogether. Finally, after FHM readers ranked her among the Top 100 Sexiest Women of the Year, Ostrosky decided to emerge from her shell and did a cover shoot for the magazine.
This work, along with a media blitz that includes an interview on AskMen.com, made Beth Ostrosky a hot commodity. She starred in the films My Angel is a Centerfold and Another Night, an independent short, in 2001 and 2003 respectively. To top it off, she shot sexy photos on a beach in Miami for a calendar, which then sold like hotcakes online. Other products, posters especially, have continued to sell well for Beth Ostrosky on the Internet. With more sexy calendars and magazine appearances to come, at 32, Beth Ostrosky is just getting started. Who knows where her relationship with Howard Stern will go but she has shown that Beth Ostrosky is fully capable of creating her own buzz.
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CassieCassandra Ventura was born in New London, Connecticut, in 1986. The daughter of an African-American mother and a Filipino father, Cassie attended the preparatory Williams School, located on the Connecticut College campus in her hometown. She began modeling when she was 14, and by the time she was 16, Cassie was modeling for local department stores, Delia’s fashion catalogue and Seventeen magazine.
At the same time, Cassie was training as a singer and dancer. Encouragement from producer Rockwilder prompted Cassie to take formal voice lessons. Since her school had a performing arts program, Cassie took some modern ballet, although she wanted to take on more urban dance styles like jazz and hip-hop.
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Gabrielle UnionGabrielle Union was born on October 29, 1972 in Omaha, Nebraska. However, at the age of 8, her family moved to Pleasanton, California, where she grew up and attended high school. In high school, Union was an all-star point guard and a year round athlete participating in soccer, basketball, and track.
After high school, Gabrielle attended college at University of Nebraska, where she played on the soccer team; and then later transferred to Cuesta College. Eventually she ended up at UCLA. On her way to law school, just planning on being a working stiff, things started to happen during her senior year. Gabrielle had a college internship at a L.A. modeling agency, she thought it would be an easy way to pick up some extra credits. Little did she know that clients were eyeing the help. Upon the completion of the internship, she was asked to become a client with the agency. Gabby thought of it as a great way to pay off a stack of college loans, and modeled until her agent found that she could actually act. Her first audition/job was landed without any headshots, on "Saved by the Bell" (1989). Since then she has went on to have many small but substantial film roles and has guest starred on several hit TV shows, all before landing the role of Dr. Courtney Ellis, on CBS' short lived medical drama "City of Angels" (2000).
Although she plays parts that are opinionated and strong, Gabrielle believes that, "Hollywood needs to recognize all shades of African American beauty." Gabrielle is a graduate of UCLA with honors, in sociology. She is married to NFL player Chris Howard.
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Diora BairdDiora Baird has an all-natural buxom figure. It’s no secret that she’s a 32DD, but those are only two reasons she’s a recognized name. Diora has displayed acting talent in films like Wedding Crashers (2005) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006). You might also recognize her from her modeling work in Guess? ads and in magazines such as Maxim and FHM. Her "body of work" is quite impressive, particularly on the August 2005 cover of Playboy.
Diora Baird appeared in a whopping five feature films in 2006, including Accepted and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, starring Jordana Brewster. Although she is still working on getting bigger roles, she has already managed to work with accomplished actors in high-profile films. In the fall of 2006, Diora got into the video game market. She lent her voice to Scarface: The World is Yours as a prospective girlfriend to the title character. Outside of her career endeavors, Diora became engaged to Taylor Handley, who was her costar in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.
Diora Baird has two film projects in production for 2007. She will make appearances in South of Heaven and Young People F**king, both of which are comedies starring other up-and-coming actors. Diora continues to act and model, securing a wide range of career possibilities. She’s a physical beauty, but her growing career demonstrates that she is more than just a pretty face.
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AmerieSince her professional debut in 2002, Amerie has continued to carve out her own niche. She refuses to be relegated to any box. Singer, Songwriter, Producer, and Actress are but a few of the nouns which can be used to classify the 26 year-old beauty. “I’m a Citizen of the World,” she says jokingly. Her family background demonstrates that concept. Born to a Korean mother and an African-American father, Amerie’s first language was Korean. A self-professed “military brat,” she has spent her entire life traveling the world, living in places such as Germany, South Korea, Alaska, Texas, and Washington DC, among others. From an early age, she began to view the world as one full of human beings who have more similarities than differences, regardless of culture and geographical location. Amerie’s critically-acclaimed debut album, All I Have, was a breath of fresh air and much attention was given to the petite beauty with a big voice, but immediately after its success, Amerie did what is almost unheard of in the music business: she took a two year break. “I always intended on venturing into acting one day, I just didn’t know I’d get the opportunity so soon, so I took it. I had to!” That opportunity was developing a new show on the BET network. The show would be centered around music videos and a teenage, young adult audience. Hosting “The Center”, as well as working behind the scenes, Amerie enabled the new show to garner the highest ratings ever for any show in its time slot. Weeks after shooting the last episode, Amerie was in front of the camera again, this time in a leading role in the Forest Whitaker-directed First Daughter, a romantic comedy co-starring Katie Holmes and Michael Keaton. It was towards the end of shooting, however, when she began to yearn to get back into the studio, and a couple of weeks after leaving the set, she was back in New York City, writing and recording new material. The result was the outstanding sophomore album, Touch, which spawned a summer classic, “1 Thing.” The next year proved to be a whirlwind: Amerie was nominated for two Grammys, was the recipient of the Aretha Franklin Entertainer of the Year Award at the Lady of Soul Awards, received the ASCAP Soundtrack Song of the Year Award, won the Vibe Club Banga of the Year Award, and, with her exotic, striking good looks and million-dollar legs, she was named one of People Magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful of the Year. In August of 2005, she became the first Asian-American to ever grace the cover of Vibe magazine. And she’s not ready to sit down for a breather quite yet. “I’ve always loved creating music. When I was in high school, I used to record songs that I wrote by using two different tape recorders and two separate tapes. I would start by recording myself on the first tape, singing the song down from top to finish. Then, I would play it back, while singing the harmonies and recording them onto the second tape. I’d just keep repeating the process, going back and forth between tapes until I had a final version of the full song on one tape, with stacked harmonies and backgrounds and everything!” Producing, writing, and arranging her third album reminds Amerie of those earlier times. “I feel like I have so much music in me, I just have to get it out. In the vocal booth, I’m incredibly antsy because I have so many melodies and harmonies—all these parts and different bits—that I just have to get out of my head and onto something tangible! The feeling of hearing something in your head and then actually laying it down is indescribable, it’s amazing.” This burst of creativity is evident throughout Amerie’s latest offering, Because I Love It, scheduled for release Spring 2007. It exemplifies her individuality in the musical landscape, and she is in a lane all her own. “To me, the key is staying true to myself. I have to sound like me. I can only be myself, and I won’t even try to be someone else. From growing up and having people want to define me by my ethnicity, to being in this industry and feeling the expectations of falling into certain categories based on my skin color, my gender, and background, I was just determined to do what I want to do and make the music that I want to make.” Earlier in her career, some even believed Amerie’s educational background (she received her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University), would somehow make her less appealing as a recording artist. “Which is ridiculous! Everyone has their own story, their own path to wherever they’re going. It’s like the questionnaire that we’re always faced with at some point. People often want to fit you into a box, a little cubby hole: ‘please circle one’. Who really fits into those things?” Remaining true to her vision and not second guessing herself during the creative process did prove to be difficult at times. “I really wanted to create in a way that was very unafraid, but of course, in the beginning, I was questioning myself constantly: is this record too this, is it too that? And I just finally had to say, I don’t care! I love it and I’m going to do it! I feel like music is so much a part of me. It lives in me, and for me, creating it is like breathing.” As a whole, Because I Love It unapologetically falls into no particular box. There are many elements (70’s soul, 80’s New Wave, hip-hop, live instrumentation), yet the sound is remarkably consistent throughout and makes complete sense. Although the musical inspiration is broad, the arrangement of the material is signature Amerie: strong, aggressive vocals, beautiful melodies, and lush harmonies. The album’s first single, “Take Control,” takes an authoritative approach to love. Produced by Amerie, Len Nicholson, Mike Caren, and Cee-Lo, the song oozes attitude. Over a funky guitar and punctuated horns, a confident Amerie urges her love to take the initiative. “Make Me Believe” is a terrifically interpreted cover of the 1975 song by Curtis Mayfield prot..g.. Patti Jo. Amerie is tough and blunt, but in a velvety way, and the record is reminiscent of the long Cadillac cars, fedoras, and posturing of the seventies. Amerie even picks up the flute and plays on the record. “Some Like It” samples Malcolm McLaren’s “World’s Famous”, and was something Amerie and Nicholson dreamed up while riding to the airport, listening to an old school mix. “We thought it’d be a lot of fun taking on the challenge of actually singing on top of that beat. We played around with the arrangement and it ended up being such a great feel-good record!” The lyrics and delivery demonstrate quite a swaggering side of Amerie, and the sound is a brazen departure from what people are used to hearing from her. The innovative record goes down smooth, but is hard-hitting at the same time; one can’t help but see images of roller-skating on a sunny day. “Crazy Wonderful”, a song all about kissing an especially sexy “cocoa lover,” was conceived during a conversation with her sister, about lipstick of all things. “Sometimes wearing lipstick seems so pointless because it ends up coming off every time you kiss. Women complain about that all the time, so I decided to write a song about it!” In “That’s What U R”, probably the sexiest song on the album, Amerie sings the praises of that special someone who has been patiently waiting to take the relationship to the next level. “A woman knows when she’s ready to go there. It may take a long time so it takes a special guy who can wait until she’s ready.” In the effervescent “Crush”, which brings back the cool energy of the early eighties, the artist yearns for, at the very least, a chance encounter with her heart’s desire. Of course, one can’t speak on love without acknowledging its darker side. “Paint Me Over” is beautifully haunting and brilliantly written, and is something many, male or female, can relate to. “I wrote this song after reflecting on what it is to truly lose yourself in a relationship. Not just losing yourself, but allowing someone to completely change you; basically, letting someone you love paint you over. It’s a doomed relationship.” From recording songs in her bedroom in high school and performing them in talent shows, to crafting songs in the studio and vivaciously performing them worldwide, Amerie has taken her love and appreciation for music to new heights. With her trademark raw, raspy, heartfelt delivery, and her angelic falsetto, Amerie is one of music’s most versatile, vocally honest artists. “I’ve learned that if you want to do something, do it! Don’t be afraid! Don’t shut yourself down. Whether it’s pursuing a career, writing a book, taking a road less traveled, do it!” Amerie has taken that approach and created an astounding album, one that escapes simple classification. It isn’t strictly R&B, it isn’t a seventies or an eighties throwback, and it can’t be explained only as hip-hop soul. “It’s just heartfelt music,” Amerie says. “It’s music from my heart.” As it should be.
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Jennifer Love HewittJennifer Love Hewitt was born in Waco Texas on February 21, 1979. She is 20 years old, 5' 2'' tall with Auburn Hair and Brown Eyes. She lives in LA California with her mom Pat Hewitt. Her father is Danny Hewitt and her brother is Todd Hewitt.Love has been in front of the camera ever since she was nine when she joined a Show Team in Texas, this was a dance team that traveled to Russia and Denmark. When she was ten she was an international spokesperson for LA Gear shoes. After this she starred in commercials for Mattel toys. From 1989 to 1991 Love starred as Robin on the kids show Kids INC. In 1991 she was in a Barbie dance workout video and in 1992 she was in the movie Munchies. In 1992 she came out with her first cd called Love Songs which was only released in Japan. In 93 she was in the movie Sister Act and in 94 she got the role of Franny Byrd in the hit tv show Byrds of Paradise. In 1995 she came out with her second album called Lets Go Bang which was released in America. In 1995 Love got the role of Sarah on the hit show Party of Five. In 1996 she played Brooke Figler in the movie House Arrest that same year she released her 3rd album titled ''Jennifer Love Hewitt.'' In 1997 Love starred in Trojan War as Leah.
Her big break came in 97 when she starred in the hit movie I Know What You Did Last Summer, she co-starred in this movie with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillipe and Freddie Prinze Jr. In 1997 she also starred in the movie Can't Hardly Wait with Ethan Embry. In 1998 she came out with a sequel to I Know What You Did Last Summer called I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. She co-starred with Brandy, Mekhi Phifer and Freddie Prinze Jr. in this film. In the near future she is coming out with a movie called Love Story which she wrote. She is also going to be the voice of Thumbelina in the animated movie The Adventures of Thumbelina. In the year 2000 she is going to star in the movie version of the popular video game Resident Evil.As far as her TV career Love is going to going to star in a spinoff of Party of Five, titled Time Of Your Life. She is also scheduled to play Audrey Hepburn in an upcoming TV miniseries. Love has also started her own production company call ''Love Spell Productions'', they have a few movies in the planning. I am sure we will continue to see Love's fame and popularity grow.
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KelisAlthough Kelis has been a huge sensation in Europe, Latin America and Asia since 1999, she didn’t hit it big in America until she released her third album, Tasty, in 2003. Her single “Milkshake” had women everywhere shaking their booties, for which we are eternally grateful. Kelis has also collaborated with an incredible range of musicians, including Busta Rhymes, Foxy Brown, Lil’ Kim, OutKast, Diddy, Usher, Moby, Bjork, No Doubt, Enrique Iglesias, and her husband, rapper Nas.
In 2006, Kelis burst back onto the scene in style with her single “Bossy” from her fourth album, Kelis Was Here. But that was only the beginning, as the sexy singer tackled a variety of different projects, including writing a cookbook and designing her own line of fashion accessories. Although she had yet to make it onto the Top 99 Most Desirable Women list, all these accomplishments and her increased visibility secured her a spot in the 2007 edition. In fact, if she weren’t married to Nas, we’d be happy to let her "boss" us around all day.
A prestigious statuette could be in Kelis’ near future, as Kelis Was Here was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 2007 Grammy Awards. You will also be able to hear her distinctive voice in 2007 commercials for Ford Edge, for which she recorded a theme song with the help of Grammy-nominated producer Scott Storch. As Kelis is constantly taking on new and varied projects, you are guaranteed to see more of this multitalented beauty in 2007.
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Alana De La GarzaIt was bit parts in television series like All My Children, Smallville, JAG, Two and a Half Men, and Las Vegas that led Alana de la Garza to higher-profile shows like CSI: Miami, and eventually, the much-coveted spot of Assistant District Attorney (ADA) Connie Rubirosa on Law and Order. Although it was her solid acting chops that landed her those parts, her distinctive, stunning features from her Mexican and Irish parents certainly didn’t hurt.
While Alana’s short stint on CSI: Miami finished at the end of last season, her work as the ADA on the original Law and Order series continued. Alana could also be seen promoting her new show throughout the year on entertainment news programs like Entertainment Tonight and E! News Daily. Ultimately, it was this jump to the high-tier Law and Order that propelled de la Garza onto the Top 99 for the first time.
The ADAs tend to come and go on Law and Order, so for 2007, Alana de la Garza is trying to focus on making her character a lasting one. Apart from acting, Alana is involved in charity work; she has traveled across the United States to raise money and awareness for muscular dystrophy and Jerry’s Kids.
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Mayra VeronicaMayra Veronica Aruca Rodriguez, Born in Havana, Cuba, was heavily influenced by her father Arturo, a singer for the one-time popular rock group Los Dada. As Mayra Veronica followed her father to rehearsals and shows during her youth, Mayra Veronica came to love entertaining and the arts. Her development as an entertainer was slowed after Mayra Veronica and her mother, whose name is also Mayra, defected to the United States in hopes of a better life away from Fidel Castro's iron fist. Settling in Miami, mother and daughter toughed it out without the rest of their family, until Mayra Veronica's father arrived.
Though the family was reunited, they struggled financially and Mayra Veronica grew up poor. Mayra Veronica loved ballet, but because the family could not afford the dance school fees, Mayra Veronica was given a second option: recruit seven friends to attend ballet and Mayra Veronica could take lessons for free. Fortunately, Mayra Veronica found seven friends in to time. Mayra Veronica took dancing seriously until the age of 17, at which point Mayra Veronica decided that her newly voluptuous body was more appropriate onstage than in a tutu. While at Florida International University studying psychology and business, Mayra Veronica took some acting classes on the side and starred in several plays. After graduating, Mayra Veronica moved to New York City to further pursue an acting career.
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Paz VegaBorn in Seville, Spain, Paz Vega is the daughter of a matador. She became interested in acting at the age of 16, after seeing a play called House of Bernarda Alba, but initially went to university to major in journalism. After two years, she dropped out to pursue an acting career and changed her surname to her grandmother's.
Paz was immediately successful. She became a regular on the TV series Más que amigos in 1997, then moved into film work and went on to win several awards for her starring role in Lucía y el sexo/Sex and Lucia (2002). She also received an Audience Award nomination at the European Film Awards for the title role in Carmen (2003).
Although Paz didn't speak English, she was hoping to work in Hollywood one day. Following a five-hour audition, she won a starring role in the big-budget American feature Spanglish (2004) opposite Adam Sandler and Téa Leoni. Although most of her lines were in Spanish, Paz had to learn to deliver them with a Mexican accent, as well as speak several lines in English. Determined to learn not only her lines but to be able to converse in English, she was able to be interviewed by American journalists by the time the film opened.
Paz lives in Madrid with her husband, Orson Salazar. In her spare time she enjoys swimming.
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Cindy MargolisCindy Margolis was born October 1, 1968 in Las Angeles, California. A self starter, Cindy began modeling on the cover of her own greeting card line. What began as a class project for a college business course, Cindy took her idea for a greeting card company and through her own dedication, tenacity and ingenuity it was not long before the company was a success, Her modeling career launched, Cindy has gone on to become the largest selling poster model in the world, quickly grabbing her the reigns as the "Queen of the Internet." Cindy's so popular that Cindy recently started hosting her own Cyber Show called Cindy's World, an interactive show that gives Cindy's cyberbuddies a rare opportunity to interact with special celebrity guests and view "quick time" video clips of Cindy.
Cindy is the first and only Supermodel to appear in three major swimsuit issues in the same year. In February 1997 Cindy appears on the cover of "SPORT" and "Muscular development" swimsuit editions and is also featured in the "Inside Sports" swimsuit issue for her fourth year. A former Barker Beauty on "The Price Is Right," Cindy's most recent television credits include Baywatch, In The Dark, Baywatch Nights and Married with Children, to name a few. Cindy has also hosted numerous shows including Pay Per View events, MTV Spring Break, WWF Slammy Awards, as well as frequently featured on Entertainment Tonight, EXTRA, Inside Edition, Comedy Central and E!
In 1997 you can see Cindy in three films, "Austin Powers Man of Mystery" with Mike Myers and Elisabeth Hurley, "Chairman of the Board" with Carrot Top and Raquel Welch and "Undercover Angel" which will be Cindy's first starring role. As Cindy's popularity continues to soar on television, the Internet, posters, magazines, campaigns and now in movies.... "America's #! Pin-Up" is on her way to becoming "America's Sweetheart.
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Dita Von TeeseBorn Heather Sweet on September 28th, 1972 in Rochester, Michigan, Von Teese was a performer right from the start. She loved the old MGM Technicolor musicals and would emulate the stars ofHollywood's Golden Age as a child. It didn't take much prodding from her parents to take part in dancing lessons and other forms of performance art.
As early as 16 years old, Von Teese was obsessed with fashion. While working at a lingerie store, she fell in love with all the fancy accoutrements a woman could wear. Then and there, an erotic entertainer was born. She knew right away that if fate would allow her to flourish as a model, she would do things her own way. This maxim has remained with her until the present day and still holds true.
After doing some modeling, over-the-top erotic shows and even a few movies that are probably not available at your local Blockbuster, Dita Von Teese -- as she was now officially known -- was ready to emerge. After audience members at certain shows noticed her unique taste and abilities, questions arose about her availability to do functions on her own. As a result, Von Teese's opportunity to make a name for herself finally arrived.
She became a party entertainer by the time she was in her early 20s, and she was so good at it that Play..boy took notice of her talent. As early as 1997, the magazine began to publish Von Teese's photos, which, naturally, only increased the male public's desire for her. She became known as a burlesque and fetish queen -- a veritable pinup model. This allure filled a niche and helped spurn some 30 more Play..boy appearances, including her first cover in December 2002.
Von Teese was featured prominently in videos that were released under Hugh Hefner's bunny rabbit logo, including Wet & Wild Live and Girlfriends 2. Her popularity spread to international fetish publications such as Marquis and Bizarre.
Still, it was her live shows that captured the most attention, with their extravagant sets, sexy music and beautifully raunchy costumes. Von Teese's gigs began to receive much more attention, especially after her performances with the famous Pussycat Dolls Live at The Roxy (along with performers like Charlize Theron, Christina Aguilera and Christina Applegate), as well as at a Louis Vuitton event at the Bellagio in Las Vegas and for the Osbournes (Ozzy included), at their 2002 New Year's Eve Gala, which was broadcast on MTV. She was also the center of more risqué erotic balls, dating back as early as 1999.
Her romantic relationship with highly controversial and oft-vilified rocker Marilyn Manson increased her time in the spotlight. They could be seen going to movie premieres together, which never hurt Von Teese's exposure. In fact, this throwback burlesque beauty continues to ride the wave of her whirlwind fame. She is constantly working on different productions, photo shoots and other projects and, if she sticks to the same formula, Von Teese is sure to be busy for quite some time.
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Hilary Duff Hilary Duff was born to Bob and Susan Duff on September 28th, 1987, in Houston, Texas. She decided to become an actress while touring with the Cechetti Ballet and began heading to auditions.
Hilary Duff made a name for herself on the enormously successful Disney Channel/ABC Kids show Lizzie McGuire, which she parlayed into careers as a pop singer and film actress. Like most overnight successes, Duff paid her dues for a few years before her big break. Appearances in the 1997 women's Western True Women, 1998's Casper (as the Friendly Ghost's human friend Wendy), and 1999's The Soul Collector paved the way for her best-known role. Duff also appeared in the indie film Human Nature, reflecting her continuing big-screen aspirations.
Duff began her first steps toward her singing career with the song "Santa Claus Lane," which appeared on the soundtrack to The Santa Clause 2, as well as her own Christmas album, also named Santa Claus Lane. That year, production ended on Lizzie McGuire, freeing up Duff to pursue other opportunities. Episodes of the show continued to run into 2003, but by that time Duff had begun to move on, appearing in the teen spy movie Agent Cody Banks. The soundtrack to the movie also featured several songs by Duff, including the singles "Why Not" and "I Can't Wait," which were both successes in their own right; the soundtrack went platinum in summer 2003.
Around that time, Metamorphosis, Duff's bona fide debut as a singer, was released. The album charted number two on the Billboard 200 on the week of its release, and its single "So Yesterday" topped the pop singles chart earlier that summer. Duff's omnipresence in 2003 continued with appearances at that year's MTV Video Music Awards and the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, where she accepted Lizzie McGuire's trophy for Favorite TV Show. She also appeared in that year's film Cheaper By the Dozen and embarked on a tour that fall. The year 2004 looked to be just as busy for Duff, with movies like A Cinderella Story and Agent Cody Banks 2 on the docket, as well as a new TV series with CBS in the works.
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Zhang Ziyi Zhang Ziyi was born the 9th of February 1980, in Beijing, China, and is the daughter of an economist father and a kindergarten teacher. Raised with her older brother in an urban, working-class part of Beijing, Zhang was originally interested in dance and gymnastics.
Her entrance into the dance world came when she was 11, as she was accepted to a secondary school affiliated with Beijing Dancing College. During the 4 years that she was trained in dance, she managed to pick up some awards, including one at the National Young Dancer competition.
But even though a career in dance seemed promising for the graceful Zhang, she became frustrated with the art by the time she was 15, and opted to act instead.
Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi ("Jahng Tz-Yee" - Zhang is her surname) grew up in, and still lives with, a working class family in Beijing, the daughter of an economist father and kindergarten teacher mother. She is the younger of two children. Her brother, who runs an advertising agency, works as her agent in China. She studied dance at the middle and secondary school attachments of the Beijing Dance Academy, specializing in folk dance, for which she won the 4th Annual National Young Dancer Competition in 1994.
Zhang Ziyi left the Beijing Dance Academy when she was 17, took a government-sponsored aptitude test, discovering that she had a knack for acting. She then auditioned for one of the few available spots in the China Central Drama College and was accepted. In her second year there, she was among a group of actresses who auditioned for a shampoo commercial to be filmed at the school by the acclaimed Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou. Unfortunately, she didn't get the role. But, the director remembered her exquisite face six months later when he was casting roles for The Road Home, her first film.
A year later, while still in school, and at the recommendation of Zhang Yimou, she was cast by acclaimed Taiwanese-American filmmaker Ang Lee for the role in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. With a little luck and a lot of hard work and perserverance, Zhang Ziyi's career has since taken off, making her one of the most successful and popular actors in her native China today and an ever-growing presence and star to watch for on the international stage.
Oscar nominated Hero and Golden Globe nominee House of Flying Daggers were recently released internationally. Purple Butterfly recently received a limited North American release. 2046 and Jasmine Women, box office hits and critically acclaimed films throughout Asia, both are now expecting wide international releases. Operetta Tanukigoten is in post-production in Japan. And Memoirs of a Geisha is currently in production in California. Both will by released in the coming year.
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Candice MichelleBorn September 30, 1978 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Died Resides Billed from Trained by Torrie Wilson Lisa Marie Varon Debut November 2004 Retired Candice Michelle Beckman (born September 30, 1978 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin), better known as Candice Michelle, is a glamour model, actress, and Diva currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment's RAW brand.
2004-2005: Diva Search and beginnings Candice Michelle came to WWE as a contestant for the 2004 RAW Diva Search. Although she wasn't one of the final ten contestants to make it to the televised event, WWE hired Candice anyway and placed her on the RAW brand under the gimmick of a makeup artist. Initially, Candice's role was limited. She was never given an angle on RAW and she rarely made television appearances unless to participate in one of the program's occasional lingerie pillow fights or bikini contests that were held between Christy Hemme, Lillian Garcia, Maria Kanellis, Stacy Keibler, and herself. On June 30, 2005, at the end of the Draft Lottery, Candice Michelle was traded to the SmackDown! brand where she soon took part in an angle that involved a feud between Torrie Wilson and Melina Perez. Candice quickly became Melina's rival when she befriended Torrie. On July 24, 2005, at the Great American Bash, Candice served as the special guest referee for the Bra and Panties match between Torrie and Melina. 2005-2006: Vince's Devils Candice Michelle (inverted) executing a Figure four necklock on Ashley Massaro On the August 22, 2005 RAW Candice Michelle and Torrie Wilson made a surprise appearance. Wilson announced to the audience that she and Candice had been traded to RAW. Torrie then announced that she wanted to welcome 2005 RAW Diva Search winner Ashley Massaro to the team. Candice and Torrie then turned heel by attacking Massaro. From that point on, Candice and Wilson continued to taunt Massaro, bringing in Victoria to attack her as part of their "initiation" for the new Diva. This continued on until Trish Stratus joined in to help Massaro retaliate against Candice and her two cohorts, who became known as the stable Ladies in Pink, a/k/a Vince's Devils. After a WWE Women's Championship match on the September 26, 2005 edition of RAW, Candice and Wilson attacked Stratus causing a disqualification. This then led to Candice being stripped of her dress. In a result, Candice challenged them both to a Handicap Bra and Panties Match at the WWE Homecoming on October 3, 2005. However, Candice and her cohorts were once again defeated by Stratus and Massaro. Candice began utilizing a Hanging figure four necklock in an episode of 'RAW' aired on October 24 2005 a hold that would become one of her signature moves. Candice competed in a "Fulfill Your Fantasy" Diva battle royal at Taboo Tuesday 2005 for the Women's Championship, managing to lock Massaro in her recently-coined Hanging figure four necklock. On the Tributes to Eddie Guerrero, Candice participated in an interbrand Diva Battle Royal. The following week, Candice was able to pick up a win on her first singles match against Mickie James with the help of Victoria. On the December 19th, 2005 edition of RAW which was a special "Tribute to the Troops" special for the holiday season, Candice was able to go to Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan. During the tribute show Candice teamed up with Maria to defeat Ashley and Trish Stratus in a "Santa's Little Helpers" match where they were all dressed up in special outfits for the occasion. Candice and Maria defeated Women's Champion and Massaro when Candice got the pin after the roll-up on Ashley from the corner. At New Year's Revolution, Candice competed in the Bra & Panties Gauntlet Match and was the first eliminated when stripped by Maria. At Royal Rumble 2006, she helped guard the lottery drum, along with Victoria and Wilson. A few weeks later after Wilson lost a match against Massaro, Candice told Wilson that Candice was to appear on Playboy Magazine. She announced on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno that she would try to challenge Trish Stratus for the WWE Women's Championship at Wrestlemania 22. On the February 20, 2006 edition of RAW, Candice was involved in a womens' over-the-top-rope battle royal to decide the number one contendership for the WWE Women's Championship. She took advantage of Wilson's position outside the ring ropes on the apron, and knocked her to the ground. Victoria then confronted her about it and shoved her down. Despite all this, Candice won the divas battle royal, eliminating Ashley and James while they struggled in a headscissor takedown. It was announced later in the night that the following week on RAW, Stratus will put her title on the line against Candice.
Candice Michelle sporting a Playboy belt Throughout Beckman's career, she has appeared in many television shows and films. Her film appearances include roles in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and High Crimes. In television, she has appeared on Party of Five, The Man Show and Monk. Her most notable appearance was her appearance on Hotel Erotica. Among all Divas, she has most experience with nudity as she has posed nude for Ivolt.com and Playboy Cyber Club prior to joining WWE. She will be posing for Playboy in a celebrity spread for the April 2006 issue of the magazine, available just prior to Wrestlemania 22. Beckman achieved a moment of fame in 2005 after appearing in a risqué TV commercial for Go Daddy that aired during Super Bowl XXXIX. Beckman played as Nikki Cappelli, a large-busted woman who, while appealing to a congressional committee, experiences a wardrobe malfunction. The ad was a parody of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy. She was featured in another Go Daddy commercial at 2006 NFL playoffs (this time as a window washer, cleaning windows seductively with her breasts), and she also appeared in another Super Bowl Go Daddy commercial during Super Bowl XL, in a parody where she seduced an ABC executive in order to procure an ad slot for Go Daddy. Beckman played the role of Natasha in the Model Behavior episode Hotel Erotica; a softcore pornography cable TV series. In the episode, she portrays a new model competing with a more established model. She seduces the photographer on the hotel porch even though he is thought to be "gay" (as the character describes himself). The episode ends with a threesome in the hotel room.
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Mia KirshnerDate of Birth January 25, 1976 Place of Birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
* Played Sarah Logan in the pilot for the TV show "D.C." (2000) but the role was later re-cast.
* The "Stuff" magazine cover she did with Chyler Leigh was the first time that magazine ever featured multiple people on the cover.
* Raised in Toronto by her journalist father and mother, who is a teacher.
* Mother is originally from Bulgaria.
* Ranked #38 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).
Mia Kirshner Detailed Biography
Canadian actress Mia Kirshner is known in her native country and beyond for her portrayals of moderately to deeply troubled young women who often harbor dark secrets. Born in Toronto in 1976, where she was raised by a journalist father and a teacher mother, Kirshner broke into films in 1993. That year, she starred as a bad seed teenager intent on seducing her mother's boyfriend in Cadillac Girls and played a dominatrix in Denys Arcand's Love and Human Remains.
Kirshner had another career breakthrough the following year playing a young stripper with a surprising past identity in Atom Egoyan's widely acclaimed Exotica. The actress' work in the celebrated film attracted the notice of American casting agents, who promptly cast her in supporting roles in Murder in the First (1995) and the Southern gothic coming-of-age tale The Grass Harp (also 1995). Although she subsequently won lead roles in The Crow: City of Angels (1996) -- in which she played up her dark Goth looks as the tattoo artist who befriends Vincent Perez -- and Mad City (1997), which cast her as journalist Dustin Hoffman's intern, Kirshner has had difficulty making a name for herself in Hollywood. She continues to appear in both lead and supporting roles in such independent and/or small features as Saturn (1999), a drama that cast her as the hedonistic girlfriend of a young man (Scott Caan) caring for his Alzheimer's-stricken father. Keeping busy well into the new millennium, Kirshner would later appear in the real-time television series 24, as well as Not Another Teen Movie (both 2001), a parody of the recent wave of high school themed films.
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Anne HathawayBirthday: November 12, 1982
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York
Anne Hathaway Biography (Courtesy of Miramax Films and "Ella Enchanted"):
March 31, 2004 - Anne Hathaway is a familiar face to millions of moviegoers thanks to her breakout, leading role in Garry Marshall’s 2001 hit “The Princess Diaries.” Starring as a high school girl who finds out she is the princess of a small country, Hathaway was able prove her comedic timing opposite Julie Andrews. She went on to be named one of People Magazine’s Breakthrough Stars of 2001 and was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Best Actress/Comedy. She will reprise her role in “Princess Diaries 2.” Hathaway went on to appear in Douglas McGrath’s acclaimed “Nicholas Nickleby” and will also star in Barbara Kopple’s “Havoc.”
Born in Brooklyn, Anne was the first and only teenager admitted to the acting program at the award-winning The Barrow Group in New York City. She is also a talented soprano and, just three days before being cast in the television series “Get Real,” had the privilege of performing in two concerts at famed Carnegie Hall as a member of the All-Eastern U.S. High School Honours Chorus.
For theatre, Hathaway also studied at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey and at the inaugural pre-college summer program at the Collaborative Arts Project, CAP 21, which is affiliated with New York University. She most recently garnered the Clarence Derwent Award for her performance as Lili in “Carnival.”
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Aisha TylerAisha Tyler was born on 18 September 1970 in San Francisco, California, USA. Aisha Tyler has recently starred in Meet Market (2004) playing the role of Jane, and Never Die Alone (2004) as Nancy.
Aisha Tyler is one of the funniest women in the entertainment business. She is best recognized for her appearance on the TV shows "The 5th Wheel" "Talk Soup" and "Friends." Born on September 18, 1970, in California, USA, Aisha N. Tyler began her comedy career at the Improv classes she would often sneak off to when bored with her regular high-school studies. But as passionate as she was with acting and comedy, she went on to study Political Science at Dartmouth College, though her attendance was irregular at best. While in college, Aisha Tyler continued to perform improv and sketch comedy, and even joined a campus a cappella group and a blues band, which allowed her to explore her love of music. As if doing covers of Stevie Ray Vaughn and the Doobie Brothers wasn't enough, she also gave snowboarding lessons. Following graduation, Aisha Tyler got a job with an advertising firm in San Francisco, but as great as it seemed, she realized that it wasn't her true love. She made the gutsy decision to pursue comedy full-time and after working in clubs across the country, finally moved to Los Angeles in 1996. Aisha Tyler quickly found a permanent job, as the host of E! Entertainment Televisions's Talk Soup, an Emmy-winning satirical look at TV talk shows. As the first female and black host of the show, Aisha Tyler's rousing comedy was a hit with audiences and critics alike. And along with the success, came deafening buzz about comedy's newest queen.
Some of the buzz included Esquire calling Tyler "sweetly wicked," and securing a place among the lists of loved women in entertainment and hot newcomers. In addition to Talk Soup, Aisha Tyler has appeared on The Tonight Show, The Today Show, Politically Incorrect, the 2002 film Showtime, starring Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy, as well as the HBO series, Curb Your Enthusiasm, all the while earning raves. Aisha Tyler also made time to appear on a celebrity edition of The Weakest Link, and even won the top prize as the strongest player. Despite the May 2002 cancellation of Talk Soup and stepping down from the dating show The Fifth Wheel, Aisha Tyler is keeping busy with an appearance in the big-budget The Santa Clause 2, starring Tim Allen. She also took her witty style to print, as a part-time contributor to Glamour and Jane magazines. In 2003, Aisha Tyler appeared on the hit NBC sitcom Friends in the recurring role of Charlie Wheeler, the love interest of both Joey and Ross.
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Mallika SherawatBorn in Haryana, India, on October 24, 1981, Mallika Sherawat is one of the top newsmaker of the year 2003. Mallika Sherawat is blowing the lid on hypocricy. She is a true blue 'jatni' from Haryana. She has grown in a jat atmosphere with a countryside upbringing.
Mallika Sherawat always wanted to be an actress. And made her mind to get out of the rut and atleast try once. When she came to mumbai she knew nobody. It was tough and backbreaking. She was from hindi medium school. But all the odds made her resolutions stronger. Fortunately , Mallika Sherawat got the Govind Menon's Khwahish which gave her aspirations an extra edges. A film about bedroom woes. A small film went to win the big time attention because of unbridled sensuality. Mallika Sherawat had given 17 kisses in the movie which turn away the attention of public and they gone to see the movie. Then again Mahesh Bhatt's thriller Murder directed by Anurag Basu has put Mallika in an unconventional act. It's a story of a married woman who's life is hell. Mallika Sherawat is lonely and had an affair. This film has shades of celebration, of blossoming, passion & love and of insecurity.
Mallika Sherawat has signed one more film with Govind Menon Kis Kiski Kismat. It's a comedy film opposite Dharmendra. And another film untitled film of Mahesh Bhatt. Mallika Sherawat's decision of coming in films is still diffcult to digest for his father. He has not forgiven her. But her brother supports her from starting. She believes his support is her strength. She came from a bejewelled prisoner in a haryana haveli and has opted for the bollywood lanes. Mallika Sherawat's real name is 'Reema Lambha'. She had changed her name because their are many reema's in industry . And sherawat is her mother's last name and mallika sound like queen so she changed her name to Mallika Sherawat.
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Rosario DawsonRosario Dawson was born May 9, 1979, in New York City. She was raised in a Manhattan tenement building by her Bronx-born mother, a professional vocalist, and her father, who worked in construction. Dawson attended an alternative school in downtown Manhattan, where she harboured aspirations of one day becoming a marine biologist. When she reached age 15, however, Dawson's career plans unexpectedly changed. She was literally cast off the street for the role of Ruby in the 1995 production Kids, after director Larry Clark spotted her on the stoop of her apartment building. Kids depicts 24 hours in the life of a group of New York street kids and the havoc that runs through their lives. Kids went on to become a controversial hit, and Dawson opted out of her college plans, choosing instead to attend the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.
The training Dawson received at the Strasberg Institute complemented the publicity that Kids had earned her, and it wasn't long before she received her second casting call, this time from Spike Lee for his 1998 film, He Got Game. That same year she appeared in Side Streets, which features a series of vignettes depicting life throughout New York City. Dawson appeared in three more small-time films: as an honour student held hostage in Light It Up, a pothead in Down to You, and a bully in King of the Jungle. Although none of these projects were box-office hits, they provided Dawson with the exposure crucial to a young actress, and the jobs kept coming. Before the end of 2001, she managed to appear in three more movies: Sidewalks of New York, Trigger Happy and Chelsea Walls, an Ethan Hawke production.
In 2002 she played Dina Lake, a beautiful earthling who has travelled to the moon to further her singing ambitions in The Adventures of Pluto. This role cast her opposite Eddie Murphy. She then starred opposite Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones in the hit sequel Men in Black II. Dawson was last seen on the big screen starring in the critically acclaimed Spike Lee film, The 25th Hour. Between films, Rosario Dawson juggles a relationship with Dawson's Creek star Joshua Jackson and a growing proficiency at guitar, which has been aided by lessons from one-time co-star Eddie Murphy.
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Jennifer AnistonJennifer Aniston was born on February 11, 1969 in Sherman Oaks, California to Nancy and John Aniston (Victor Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives).Aniston, who is Greek, spent a year of her childhood living in Greece with her family but later, moved to New York when her father landed a role on the daytime drama, Love of Life. Aniston's parents separated when she was 9 years old. After the divorce, she was raised in New York City by her mother.Aniston was inspired to act after seeing the play Children of A Lesser God on Broadway. At 11, Aniston joined the Rudolf Steiner School's drama club. Aniston was, and still is, a very talented artist and at the young age of 11, one her paintings was displayed at an exhibit at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.At 15, Aniston was accepted to New York's High School For The Performing Arts. In 1987, after graduating from high school, Aniston spent a year living at home with her mom. She did not want to go to college. Instead, she worked at a burger joint called Jackson Hole in Manhattan. During those burger-pushing days, Aniston won roles in the Off-Broadway productions of For Dear Life at New York's Public Theater and Dancing On Checkers Grave.
Looking for more of a challenge, Aniston moved west where she met soon-to-be friend, Matthew Perry (Chandler Bing).During 1989, Aniston was cast in a handful of television shows. In 1993, Aniston won a part in Leprechaun. In those years, Aniston made a name for herself as an actress who would take risks and graciously accept criticism of herself and her work.Then, a pilot of a show called Friends Like Us came along. Aniston was originally tested for the role of Monica, but she told the producers that she felt much more comfortable with the Rachel character and they agreed.Life wasn't all easy for Aniston though. Before getting the role of Rachel Green on Friends, Aniston was told to lose some weight and she did. She lost 30 pounds. Now, as the girl everyone wants to look like, fame has proven to be a bit daunting for Aniston. Now, her passions for things like antiquing, hiking, and travelling have been halted, for the time being. She can no longer go out into public without being stopped for autograph requests or photos and finds the worst part of her newfound celebrity status is meeting a man. However, that doesn't seem to be a problem anymore because Jennifer Aniston is currently going out with actor, Tate Donovan.
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Jennifer LopezJennifer Lynn Lopez was born on July 24, 1970. Her parents came to New York from Ponce, Puerto Rico. She is the middle of three sisters. At the age of 7, young Jennifer went on her first tour - around New York City with her dance class.At the age of 16 Jennifer got a little break with a bit part in the film ''My Little Girl'' (starring Mary Stuart Masterson). But Jennifer's first love was still dance, and when she read about a scholarship to a dance school in Manhattan, she went down and grabbed the opportunity. At this time she was taking a full time course load at Baruch, working in a law office and taking her dance classes. Eventually this would lead to a falling out with her mother, who didn't want Jennifer to pursue dance as a career. When her mother gave her the ever popular ''you live by my rules as long as you live under my roof'' speech Jennifer took that as her cue to break out on her own. Not having anywhere else to live, she took up residence in the building where she took her dance classes. A year and a half of auditioning with no success brought Jennifer to the verge of a breakdown. But salvation would come in the form of a tour that sent her dancing across Japan. Before this, she had auditioned to be a ''Fly Girl'' for the show ''In Living Color'' but she had been turned down. Upon returning from Japan, she received a call from ''In Living Color'' asking her to audition again. This time she made the cut and it was off to Hollywood. She didn't really enjoy her time on ''In Living Color'', as she longed for an acting career that would put her in the spotlight. Her first television job as an actress, on the Fox series ''South Central'' came her way because the producer of the show was married to one of the other fly girls, and he took notice of Jennifer during a special Fox aired about the Fly Girls. ''South Central'' only survived one season, but she quickly resurfaced on television screens appearing as ''Melinda Lopez'' first in the short lived ''Second Chances'' series, then ''Hotel Malibu.'' In 1995 she jumped onto the big screen in her first major role, opposite Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson in ''Money Train.'' She would go on to work opposite such talents as Robin Williams and Jack Nicholson, but it was her work with Gregory Nava, who directed her in ''My Family, Mi Familia'' that would lead her to the role that would make her a star.
After an extensive nationwide search, Jennifer was chosen to play Selena Quintanilla Perez, in the official biopic of the life of the fallen Tejano star. Taking part in the production of ''Selena'' would impact Jennifer's life in many ways. On the personal side, Jennifer's fiancéé, Ojani Noa, proposed to her at the wrap party for Selena. The couple had met in Miami while Jennifer was filming ''Blood And Wine'' with Jack Nicholson. Ojani, a Cuban immigrant, was an aspiring model working as a waiter at Gloria Estefan's restaurant, Larios On The Beach. They were married in Miami on February 22, 1997, after knowing each other less than a year. Jennifer's sudden rise to fame with the release of ''Selena'' the following month would put an excessive strain on the marriage, and the couple filed for divorce just a little over a year after they were married.
After news of the divorce made headlines, the gossip papers quickly had her romantically linked to the likes of rap impresario Sean ''Puffy'' Combs, Sony Music President Tommy Mottola and Salsa singer Marc Anthony. Jennifer herself remains tightlipped - and rightfully so - on the subject of her personal life (although she has recently admitted that she is in fact having a relationship with Puffy). Back on the professional level, her role as Karen Sisco in 1998's ''Out Of Sight'', opposite George Clooney, has brought her into the major leagues, making her the highest paying Latina actress in history. Playing Selena also brought back Jennifer's interests in being the ''all around'' entertainer, and she decided to record a demo of her singing, completely in Spanish. After a bidding war among a number of record companies, Jennifer was signed to Sony Music's Work Group label. Her first CD, a pop album with a Latin flavor (although mostly in English) was released June 1, 1999. Working with the likes of Emilio Estefan, Rodney Jerkins and Sean ''Puffy'' Combs, the music world is buzzing that Jennifer is ''the next Gloria Estefan'' set to become the mainstream Latin crossover star Selena herself surely would have been, had she been given the chance. That early prediction seems accurate, as her first single, ''If You Had My Love'' shot to 1 on the Billboard chart, and has been certified platinum (one million sales).
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Jordana BrewsterJordana Brewster was born in Panama City, Panama on April 26th of 1980 to her father, Alden Brewster (an investment banker), and her mother, Maria Joao (a former Sports Illustrated covergirl swinsuit model). Jordana lived in Great Britain for six years, then moved to Rio de Janiero, Brazil and lived there for four years. During Jordana's time in Brazil, she got a small part as one of many children who danced on the popular kids show, "Xuxa Against Evil." It didn't take Jordana long to realize that she wanted to be an actor. When she moved to New York in the United States of America, she attended a school for girls where she appeared in numerous theatrical performances, one of which was Godspell, where she played the part of Jesus Christ. To persue her career in acting, after Jordana studied theater at Weist-Barron, she then joined the Professional School for Children. While schooling, she received a one-day job on the television soap opera All My Children as character Anita Santos. It was immediately following this episode that she was offered a continuing role on "As The World Turns" where she played the character Nikki Munson-Graves. She spent 3 years working on ATWT. During that time, she was up for a part in the blockbuster movie "Independence Day". She had to turn down the role because her obligations in her contract with ATWT's would not permit her time to do it.
It was shortly after, that she decided to quit her television job to attend Yale University. Having no obligations with television, she then defered her enrollment at Yale for a year and decided to try motion picture acting. It turned out to be a nice start when she got the part of Delilah Proffitt in Robert Rodriguez's sci-fi film "The Faculty". With the film, came the promotions for the film. She was featured in many Tommy Hilfiger ads and also appeared in the remake of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall (part 2)" video by Class of 99. She made a featurette along with the other cast members and crew to promote "The Faculty" called "Invasion of the Fright Films". "Invasion" aired on MTV and Jordana got some major exposure. Shorty after "The Faculty" was released in theaters, Jordana got a part on NBC's mini-series movie "The 60's" directed by Lynda Obst. This then led to her first lead role in a film called "The Invisible Circus" by Adam Brooks. Though the movie was only released in limited theaters, it was a learning experience for her. Jordana had started her education at Yale and was entering her sophomore year as an English Major, when she found another role to her liking. Taking time to do the film, she came to play "Mia Toretto" in the surprise blockbuster "The Fast and the Furious". This movie has given her the much needed exposure to jump-start her career. Though currently, she has returned to Yale to continue her studies, we expect many more opportunities for this beautiful and talented actess.
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Megan FoxBorn in Tennessee on May 16, 1986, Megan Denise Fox started taking drama and dance lessons at the age of five and thrived from the very beginning. Despite a move to Florida when she was 10, Megan's parents did not let their youngest daughter forego her talent, and so the future actress continued her training.
By age 13, her dancing led to modeling opportunities and Fox excelled in this new arena. In 1999, she won several awards at the American Modeling and Talent Convention in Hilton Head, South Carolina. With this new credit, Fox began venturing into acting, and after she moved to Los Angeles, a future career in showbiz looked probable.Fox made her acting debut in 2001, appearing in the straight-to-video release Holiday in the Sun, a Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen film. She then garnered a recurring role in the low-key soap opera Ocean Ave. and appeared in an episode of the Amanda Bynes series What I Like About You. 2004 was the year Fox joined the legion of female teens overtaking Hollywood, as she appeared alongside Lindsay Lohan in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, did the TV movie Crimes of Fashion and secured a spot on the Kelly Ripa-led sitcom Hope & Faith.
As Hollywood began to take notice of this budding star, Megan started joining the ranks of her fellow female actresses by posing in photo spreads, like her 2005 shoot for FHM. The following year, the magazine named her No. 68 on their 100 Sexiest Women of 2006 list. And in 2007, she continued her lasting relationship with the magazine for another spread in their March issue.
Megan's biggest break, however, came in 2007 when she was cast as the lead actress in the highly anticipated Transformers movie, in which she plays Shia LaBoeuf's love interest.
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