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Prince

Prince

From his early material, rooted in R&B, soul and funk, Prince has expanded his musical palette throughout his career, absorbing many other genres including New Wave, ...

Rene Zellweger

Rene_Zellweger

Zellweger was born in Baytown, Texas, an eastern suburb of Houston. Between junior school and high school her family moved to Katy, Texas, a western suburb of Houston. He ...

Freddy Adu

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His mother won the Green Card Lottery, and Freddy Adu and his family moved to Washington, D.C. He joined the IMG Soccer Academy, U.S. Soccer's full-time residency progra ...

Mylene Farmer

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In 1984, Farmer met Laurent Boutonnat, a young film student also enrolled in Cours Florent, when Mylene Farmer replied to a newspaper ad for an actress for a small film M ...

Usher

Usher

Usher Raymond IV began singing when Usher was six years old. Usher was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the son of Jonetta Patton (née O'Neal) and Usher Terry Raym ...

Linda Evangelista

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Recieved a special lifetime achievement award at the 1997 VH1 Fashion and Music Awards. Was ranked #2 (after Cindy Crawford) on MTV's "House of Style" (1989) l ...

Margot Kidder

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The film made branded Margot as a major talent, and in the following years Margot Kidder starred in a string of critically acclaimed pictures, such as Black Christmas (19 ...

Tyra Banks

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Has an older brother named Devin. CEO of her own company TYInc. Dated John Singleton. Named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" by people maga ...

Monica Bellucci

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Fluent in Italian, English, French and Spanish. Daughter-in-law of Jean-Pierre Cassel. Made a nude calendar for the Italian magazine Max in 1998 and another one for the ...

Rachel Weisz

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Rachel was a model when Rachel Weisz was 14 and began acting during her studies at Cambridge University. While there, Rachel Weisz formed a theater company named Talking ...

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Aeschines

Aeschines Aeschines biography: 389 - Aeschines was born in Athens. 348 - Entered politics and played a role to rouse the Peloponnese. 347 - Became a member of the peace embassy to Philip.  346 - Aeschines was charge of high treason, Aeschines fought back by claiming that his accuser is forfeited to speak before the ...

John Bright

John_Bright John Bright biography: 1811 - John Bright was born in Rochdale, Lancashire on the 16th of November. 1836 - John Bright met Richard Cobden. 1838 - John Bright made his first speech on the Corn Laws at Rochdale and joined the Manchesterprovisional committee. 1839 - John Bright became one of the leading member ...

Marcus Porcius Cato

Marcus_Porcius_Cato Marcus Porcius Cato biography: 234 - Marcus Porcius Cato was born in Tusculum, Latium, Italy. 214 - Marcus Porcius Cato served at Capua and the historian Wilhelm Drumann. 205 - Marcus Porcius Cato became successively quaestor. 204 - Marcus Porcius Cato entered upon the duties of his place of work. 199 - Marcus ...

Henry Clay

Henry_Clay Henry Clay biography: 1777 - Henry Clay, born on the 12th of April in "the Slashes," in Hanover County, Virginia. The son of a Baptist preacher, Clay began working in a grist mill, from which Henry Clay acquired the nickname "mill-boy of the Slashes." Secretary of State, Speaker of the House.1792 - At ...

Hal Ashby

Hal_Ashby Hal Ashby biography: US movie director directed movies "Harold and Maude" 1971, "Coming Home" 1978, "Being There" 1979 ...

John Aubrey

John_Aubrey John Aubrey biography: English antiquarian and gossip ...

4th Earl of George William Frederick Villiers Clarendon

4th_Earl_of_George_William_Frederick_Villiers_Clarendon 4th Earl of George William Frederick Villiers Clarendon biography: British politician British foreign secretary 1853-1858, 1865-1866, 1868-1870 grandfather of 6th Earl of Clarendon ...

Fred Hayden Coe

Fred_Hayden_Coe Fred Hayden Coe biography: US director and television producer ...

Darva Conger

Darva_Conger Darva Conger biography: US nurse and reality television personality married Rick Rockwell on television special "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?" 2000 ...

Robert A Iger

Robert_A_Iger Robert A Iger biography: US entertainment businessman president of ABC Entertainment 1989-1992 president of ABC Television Network Group 1992-1994 president of Capital Cities/ABC Inc. 1994-1996 president of ABC, Inc. 1996-2000 president of Walt Disney Co. 2000-- ...

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