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- Héctor Bidonde was born on 2 March 1937 in La Plata, Argentina. He was an actor, known for 1000 millones (2002), Gasoleros (1998) and You Don't Know Who You're Talking To (2016). He died on 19 January 2024 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Abdelaziz Bouteflika was born on 2 March 1937 in Oujda, French Protectorate in Morocco [now Morocco]. He was married to Amal Triki. He died on 17 September 2021 in Zéralda, Algeria.
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Adam was born and raised in the small community of Aplington, Iowa. Being raised in a musical family led Adam to ending his collegiate football career early to which he began touring the country as a drummer in a metal band. After getting his Bachelors degree in Teaching (Industrial Trades), he left the 'skilled trades world' he grew to love and began chasing his love of acting. After only a few years, he has already shared the screen with many of his favorite stars and continues to grow his career in every aspect of film making.- Actor
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Al Waxman was born on 2 March 1935 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and director, known for Cagney & Lacey (1981), Heavy Metal (1981) and The Hurricane (1999). He was married to Sara. He died on 18 January 2001 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Actor
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Alexander Armstrong was born on 2 March 1970 in Rothbury, Northumberland, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for The Armstrong and Miller Show (2007), Match Point (2005) and Plunkett & Macleane (1999). He has been married to Hannah Bronwen Snow since 27 August 2003. They have three children.- When Anheuser-Busch chose Amber Smith as the spokesperson for its new Michelob Ultra Amber lite beer, it was on a mission. Through posters, life-size standees and Point-of-purchase promotional materials, Amber's image was plastered across the nation. However, it was the 20-city "Meet Amber" tour that delivered on the campaign title!
A gifted high school student, Amber was discovered at an international modeling convention. The 15-year-old won and soon flew to Paris, where she worked hard and often and established a reputation for being passionate and expressive both on film and in print. Her "exotic" good looks drew the attention of top photographers such as the famous Helmut Newton, but it was her chameleon-like quality that got her on the covers of such prestigious magazines as "Vogue", "Elle", "Esquire", "Maxim" and "Playboy". Amber walked the runway for Chanel and represented Loreal Cosmetics and Wonderbra in their national advertising campaigns.
She then achieved the ultimate accolade for a fashion model: appearing in the coveted role of "Sports Illustrated" magazine's swimwear model. She has produced four award-winning calendars, two nationally released posters and a modeling documentary DVD, "Amber Smith Raw" (available in stores). Amber has already completed two movie scripts and has started on a how-to book that will contain her own stories, detailed experiences and opinions on the modeling and entertainment world.
After ripping through the modeling world, she added acting to her resume. She has worked with such acclaimed directors as Curtis Hanson, Abel Ferrara, Paul Mazursky and Barbra Streisand and landed parts in two Academy Award-winning movies, L.A. Confidential (1997) and American Beauty (1999), as well as a host of others. Her television credits include Just Shoot Me! (1997) and Friends (1994) (as "Amber Smith, Supermodel").
In 2005 E! Entertainment chose Amber for a reality show pilot, titled "The Amber Smith Project," which follows Amber's efforts to open up a modeling agency in Miami Beach. She also filmed yet another pilot, "The Anchorwoman," in which she will take over the life of a broadcast journalist. "The Anchorwoman" is in development.
She launched the 2006 Michelob Ultra Amber Lite beer "Meet Amber" campaign, which was created entirely around her. All promotional materials feature her image, name and signature. The "Meet Amber" national tour was launched the summer of 2006 through the end of the year. - Actor
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Amos Crawley was born on 2 March 1981 in Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and executive, known for Night of the Twisters (1996), The Virgin Suicides (1999) and Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990). He has been married to Cadence Allen since 12 September 2010.- Anjela Nedyalkova was born on 2 March 1991 in Sofia, Bulgaria. She is an actress, known for T2 Trainspotting (2017), The Paradise Suite (2015) and Avé (2011).
- Arlene Grayson was born on 2 March 1950 in New York, USA. She was a producer, known for The Torkelsons (1991), Boy Meets World (1993) and My Two Dads (1987). She died on 1 June 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Actress Barbara Lang was a beautiful, brassy "B"-level blonde of the 50s in the Barbara Payton mold. Lang's life was certainly not as reckless as that of Payton, who also flourished during the 1950s, but it did have its share of roller coaster rides. She also did not make as many films as Payton -- three to be exact.
Born Barbara Jean Bly on March 2, 1928, Barbara was the daughter of a silent movie dancer, Esther Kaufman, who went by the name Maureen Knight, and a non-professional father, Leonidis Bly. Born in Pasadena, California, she was raised in the Los Angeles area and started out her teen years toiling as a jewelry sales girl and used her nubile features and curvy figure to her advantage as a part-time model. She also earned tips as a cocktail lounge singer and piano player but avoided nightclubs per se because of the propositioning male clientèle that frequented them.
Out of nowhere Lang woke up one day in late 1953 unable to move. Stricken by polio, her speech was affected and her legs and facial muscles paralyzed. Told that she might never walk again, she miraculously recovered after months and months of treatment but the lingering effects of her illness robbed her of much of her stamina and she would tire easily for the rest of her life.
After her recovery she pursued an acting career, and one of Barbara's earliest acting jobs was on a few episodes of "Death Valley Days" in 1955 and 1956. Barbara met her first husband, actor and co-star Alan Wells, on one of those episodes. The couple married in 1956. A talent scout happened to catch Barbara's appearance on the show and MGM took an interest. As a result, she signed with the studio and began taking dramatic lessons. The starlet's first role was a bit part in Hot Summer Night (1957). She then progressed to the lead role in the prison noir House of Numbers (1957) as the wife of jailbird Jack Palance, which was actually filmed inside the walls of Folsom Prison. It seemed Barbara was on her way.
A huge disappointment then for Barbara was when she lost out on the co-starring role opposite Elvis Presley in Jailhouse Rock (1957). After being initially named by the studio for the part, Judy Tyler was given the coveted role instead. Tragically, Ms. Tyler was killed in a car crash shortly after the filming. Instead Barbara went on to play the supporting role of Ginger D'Amour, a 30's gangster-styled showgirl in the film noir Party Girl (1958) starring veteran MGM stars 'Robert Taylor' and Cyd Charisse
In the meantime Barbara tried to keep on track with TV guest roles playing sexy foils in both crime drama ("Maverick," "77 Sunset Strip") and comedy ("The Bob Cummings Show," "Car 54, Where Are You?") but things soon slowed down to a halt. With her annulment from Wells finalized in 1958 and a career going into an abrupt tailspin, Barbara attempted suicide in 1959 with an overdose of sleeping pills.
She recovered but her career did not. She later married and divorced a second time. Little was heard from Barbara until her reported death from pneumonia at the relatively young age of 54 in Los Angeles.- Actress
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Barbara Ann Luna was born in Manhattan and virtually grew up on Broadway. Her Italian, Hungarian, Spanish, Portuguese and Filipino background has led her to portray a variety of roles. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II cast her in the Broadway hit musical "South Pacific", as Ngana, which was spoken entirely in French. When she outgrew her sarong, Luna, as she prefers to be called, was cast again by Rodgers and Hammerstein in "The King and I". When the show was closing after many years, Luna auditioned for the understudy role of Lotus Blossom in "Teahouse of the August Moon". Not only was she hired, but she was given the starring role--which was spoken entirely in Japanese--in the first national touring company for three years. While she was appearing with "Teahouse" in Los Angeles, she was seen by producer/director Mervyn LeRoy, who cast her as Camille, a blind girl who was the love interest for Frank Sinatra in The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961), also starring Spencer Tracy.
This led to other films, such as Firecreek (1968) with James Stewart and Henry Fonda, Ship of Fools (1965) with Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret and Oskar Werner, and the prison drama The Concrete Jungle (1982) portraying Cat, the queen bee of the prison. Her exotic beauty and timeless look, along with her talent, has afforded her the opportunity to have a lengthy television career, as well. She is remembered by Star Trek (1966) fans for her portrayal of Lt. Marlena Moreau in the all-time classic episode "Mirror, Mirror" from the original series. She has guest-starred on nearly 500 television series. Some of her favorites are Aaron Spelling productions such as Fantasy Island (1977). Other favorites are Dallas (1978), The Bill Cosby Show (1969), Hunter (1984), Mission: Impossible (1966) (and its 1988 reincarnation, Mission: Impossible (1988)), Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), The Outer Limits (1963) and many others.
Luna continued to keep one foot on Broadway; in between film commitments, she appeared in a revival of "West Side Story" as Anita, at Lincoln Center in New York City. This was followed by the role of Morales in "A Chorus Line", where she got to sing the beautiful Marvin Hamlisch tune, "What I Did For Love". This inspired the multi-talented Luna to meet with Oscar nominee link=nm0003299] to have him write a nightclub act for her, and that he did: "An Evening with BarBara Luna". A New York reviewer, after her first engagement, said, "Ms. Luna can take the cabaret scene by storm". This review was noticed by agent Lee Solomon of the William Morris Agency office. He called and booked Luna to open for Bill Cosby at the Concord Hotel in the Catskills and Caesars Palace in Atlantic City, New Jersey. While she was singing at Freddies in New York City, she was offered a role in a soap opera.
After a six-month stint as Anna Ryder (a role she created) on Search for Tomorrow (1951), she was then offered a two-year contract to play Maria Roberts on One Life to Live (1968). This character very quickly became notorious and extremely popular as the "character everyone loved to hate". Spelling then hired Luna for her to play Sydney Jacobs, a jewelry fence, on Sunset Beach (1997). Luna loves to travel, so she co-hosted "The Alpen Tour", a television special for the Travel Channel sponsored by TWA airlines that was filmed throughout Europe. When she returned to Los Angeles, Luna performed her club act to sold-out crowds at Tom Rolla's Gardenia Cabaret and the Cine-grill at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Recently, Luna made her first trip to the Philippines to film a movie for Showtime, Noriega: God's Favorite (2000), starring Bob Hoskins. Luna is a member of "The Thalians", a charity foundation at Cedars-Sinai Hospital. She is an avid sports fan, loves playing golf, tennis and dancing on roller skates.- Music Artist
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Rebbeca Marie Gomez, better known by her stage name Becky G, is an American singer and actress. Gomez first gained recognition in 2011 when she began posting videos of herself covering popular songs online. One of her videos caught the attention of producer Dr. Luke, who subsequently offered her a joint record deal with Kemosabe Records and RCA Records. While working on her debut effort, Gomez collaborated with artists will.i.am, Cody Simpson and Cher Lloyd. Her official debut single, "Becky from the Block" (2013), received a positive reception upon its release. She released her debut extended play, Play It Again (2013), later that same year. Her second single, "Can't Get Enough" (2014), featured guest vocals from Pitbull and went on to top the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart in the United States.
Gomez achieved mainstream success with the release of "Shower" (2014), which went on to enter the top twenty of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The single would go on to receive a multi platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting two million units sold in the country. Following the success of "Shower", Gomez released "Can't Stop Dancin'" (2014) and "Break a Sweat" (2015) as singles from her forthcoming album; neither matched the commercial performance of their predecessor. She embarked on a co-headlining tour with J Balvin throughout September and October 2015, spanning throughout the United States. She portrayed Valentina Galindo in two episodes of the musical television series Empire, contributing two new songs to the soundtrack of the series. Gomez was featured on the song "Superstar" (2016) with Pitbull. She released her first Spanish song, "Sola" as the lead single from her Spanish debut studio album.
Gomez portrayed the Yellow Ranger, Trini, in the 2017 film Power Rangers. Her performance was received positively and made universal headlines, being the first queer superhero in a blockbuster film.
Rebbeca Marie Gomez was born and raised in Inglewood, California. She is the daughter of Alejandra and Francisco "Frank" Gomez. All four of her grandparents are from Jalisco, Mexico, while her parents and most of her family were born in the US. Gomez has two brothers, and a younger sister. In December 2017, she revealed she has a half-sister who is eighteen years old. Gomez grew up in poverty in Moreno Valley, and at the age of nine her family lost their home and moved into the converted garage of her grandparents' house due to financial problems. Gomez began working part-time jobs to help support her family, doing commercials and voice over work. She had what she described as a "mid-life crisis" when she was nine years old, and decided she wanted to pursue a music career. She initially attended public school, though had to undergo home schooling due to issues with bullying. She claimed that at one point she was jumped by multiple girls while in the restroom, and was a frequent target due to her jobs in the entertainment industry.
Gomez appeared in the short film El Tux (2008) as Claudia Gómez and as Nina in the Discovery Channel television film La estación de la Calle Olvera (2008).[better source needed] She became a member of a girl group named G.L.A.M. in 2009, and later joined B.C.G., another girl group. She filmed a music video as part of G.L.A.M. for a song titled "JellyBean" in 2009. During this time, Gomez also began recording herself singing and rapping songs using Garageband, and created a YouTube account to post covers of popular songs online. She also began writing her own songs, and by the age of thirteen had taught herself how to play guitar. Gomez befriended production duo The Jam when she was thirteen, who liked Gomez's written work. The trio began working on material together, resulting in the covers of the songs "Otis" (2011), "Lighters" (2011), "Novacane" (2011) "Take Care" (2011), "Boyfriend" (2011), and an original song "Turn the Music Up". These songs were meant to be part of a mixtape, titled @itsbeckygomez, though this project never came to fruition. Her cover of "Otis" caught the attention of renowned producer Dr. Luke, who had worked with artists including Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus, among others. Luke scheduled a meeting with Gomez, and asked her to play guitar for him; he later signed her to his Kemosabe Records record label, through RCA Records. In reference to her video clip for "Otis", Luke claimed "I would have signed her off that video alone. I was 100 percent in. She has so much personality and her voice just pops out of the speakers. Then I met her and discovered she could also sing and play the guitar and I thought, 'This is even better.' Then I found out she could write and it was like, 'What else are you going to tell me, that you're also Van Gogh?' Her potential is limitless." Shortly after signing with the label, Gomez began work on her debut album.- Ben Oxenbould was born on 2 March 1969 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He is an actor, known for Caught Inside (2010), Black Water (2007) and The Kettering Incident (2016).
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Beryl Bernay was born on 2 March 1926 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1950), Law & Order (1990) and Birthday House (1963). She died on 29 March 2020 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Actor
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Blake Anderson is a comedian and one of the stars and creators of the Comedy Central show Workaholics. Originally from Concord, California, Anderson studied with The Groundlings and with Upright Citizens Brigade. He formed the sketch-comedy group Mail Order Comedy along with Workaholics costars and co-creators Anders Holm, Adam DeVine and Kyle Newacheck. Anderson appeared on several episodes of the Fox show Traffic Light and has had small cameos in an episode of HBO's Entourage and an episode of the Fox show House. Anderson is also a big supporter of the Hyphy hip-hop music scene in the East Bay, California area, noting Lil B as one of his favorite performers. Anderson says he is "Based 4 Life" and "Lil B is the true based God." On December 17, 2011, Anderson required surgery after fracturing his spine during a house party by jumping from his roof onto a beer pong table. Blake also recently played an extra in the music video "We are young" by FUN. In 2011, Blake had a cameo in One Direction's "One Thing" music video.- Blanca Sánchez was born on 2 March 1946 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Quinceañera (1987), Los amores de Chucho el Roto (1970) and La vida de Chucho el Roto (1970). She was married to Garret J. Woodside, José Antonio Massad and Roberto Schlosser. She died on 7 January 2010 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Blandine Bellavoir was born on 2 March 1984 in Malestroit, Morbihan, France. She is an actress, known for Les petits meurtres d'Agatha Christie (2009), Cyrano, My Love (2018) and Mythomen.- Animation Department
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Bob Givens began straight out of high school as an animation checker and 'in-betweener' working primarily for Grim Natwick at Disney studios in 1937. He perfected his drawing technique in subsequent years by attended night classes at the Chouinard Art Institute and the New York Art Students League. In 1940, Bob moved over to Leon Schlesinger's animation unit at Warner Brothers as a layout and storyboard artist. He famously created early model sheets for Bugs Bunny which markedly improved upon Ben Hardaway's original designs. Bob's finished product - with refinements by Tex Avery -- then became more or less the blueprint for future incarnations of the rabbit (Robert McKimson's fine-tuning later resulted in the finished product). Bob's work was initially featured in A Wild Hare (1940), a cartoon which also set the tone for the personalities of both Bugs and his perennial antagonist Elmer Fudd.
In 1942, Bob was drafted into army service and spent the war years making military training films at Culver City under the auspices of Rudolf Ising, one of the original creators of Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies (the other was Hugh Harman). He returned to 'Termite Terrace' after the war, mainly as layout artist for McKimson and Chuck Jones. After 1954, he free-lanced at various animation studios, including U.P.A. (where he worked on Mr.Magoo cartoons), Hanna-Barbera and DePatie-Freleng, in addition creating graphics for numerous Western Publishing comics and children's books. He retired in 2001 after six and a half decades in the animation business, that year also receiving the prestigious Winsor McCay Award for lifetime achievement.Bob Givens- Brenda Lewis was born on 2 March 1921 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for NET Opera Theater (1967), Omnibus (1952) and Golden Child (1960). She was married to Simon Asen and Benjamin Cooper. She died on 16 September 2017 in Westport, Connecticut, USA.
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Brigitte Hobmeier was born on 2 March 1976 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Identity Kills (2003), Closed Season (2012) and Tatort (1970).- Actor
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Bryan Larkin was born on 2 March 1979 in New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Jacob's Ladder (1990), Edward Scissorhands (1990) and She-Devil (1989).- Actress
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Bryce Dallas Howard was born on March 2, 1981, in Los Angeles, California. She was conceived in Dallas, Texas (the reason for her middle name). Her father, Ron Howard, is a former actor turned Oscar-winning director. Her mother is actress and writer Cheryl Howard (née Alley). Her famous relatives include her uncle, actor Clint Howard, and her grandparents, actors Rance Howard and Jean Speegle Howard. She also has two younger twin sisters, Jocelyn and Paige Howard (also an actress), born in 1985, and a brother, Reed Howard, born in 1987. Her ancestry includes German, English, Scottish, and Irish.
Howard was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut, because her parents decided to raise their four children as far away from the trappings of showbiz milieu as possible. During most of her childhood, she really did not have much access to a TV. She attended Greenwich Country Day School, and Byram Hills High School in Armonk, New York. At that time, she discovered existentialism and devoured books by Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre. She attended the prestigious Steppenwolf School and Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts camp at Catskills, together with her friend, Natalie Portman. She applied to drama school as Bryce Dallas, dropping her last name to eschew special treatment because of association with her renowned father. From 1999-2003, she studied at the Stella Adler Conservatory and at the New York University Tisch School of Arts and graduated with a BFA degree in Drama in 2003. At that time, she performed in Broadway productions of classical plays by George Bernard Shaw, William Shakespeare and Anton Chekhov.
Young Howard appeared in three of her father's films as an extra, including her appearance as a child together with her mother in Apollo 13 (1995). She made her feature-film debut as Heather, a supporting role in Book of Love (2004) by director Alan Brown. Director M. Night Shyamalan was impressed by her performance in a Broadway play and cast her, without an audition, as a female lead in his two thrillers: The Village (2004) and Lady in the Water (2006). Howard replaced Nicole Kidman in the Dogville (2003) sequel, Manderlay (2005). She starred as Rosalind in As You Like It (2006), a reprise of her stage role that made such an impression on Shyamalan. She also played Gwen Stacy in the third installment of the Spider-Man franchise, Spider-Man 3 (2007), and the female lead, Claire, in the sequel Jurassic World (2015). Both films broke the records for highest openings weekends at the time of their release. Among Bryce's other major films are Terminator Salvation (2009), The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010), The Help (2011), and 50/50 (2011).
Howard became a devoted vegan, after Joaquin Phoenix showed her Earthlings (2005), a documentary about animal cruelty. After seeing that, she has consumed no animal products, not even milk or eggs. Her other activities outside of the acting profession include playing basketball and writing.
On June 17, 2006, in Connecticut, she married her long-time boyfriend, actor Seth Gabel, whom she met at New York University and had dated for five years. On February 16, 2007, Bryce and her husband, Seth, became parents of their first child, a son named Theodore Norman Howard Gabel. Their second child, a daughter named Beatrice Jean Howard Gabel, was born on January 19, 2012.- Music Department
Buell Neidlinger was born on 2 March 1936 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Nanook of the North (1922). He was married to Margaret Storer, ?? and ???. He died on 16 March 2018 in Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.- Actor
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Cadet was born on 2 March 1990 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Support Me (2020), Shiro's Story Part 2 (2018) and Shiro's Story Part 3 (2018). He died on 9 February 2019 in Staffordshire, England, UK.- Camera and Electrical Department
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Casey Ellison was born on 2 March 1976 in California, USA. He is an actor, known for Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012), Dead End (2003) and Punky Brewster (1984).- Actress
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Cassie Yates was born on 2 March 1951 in Macon, Georgia, USA. She is an actress, known for Rolling Thunder (1977), Magnum, P.I. (1980) and Simon & Simon (1981).- Producer
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Charlie Neff was born on 2 March 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Conversations with Future Stars (2012), TMZ NO BS (2022) and TMZ's Merry Elfin' Christmas (2022).- Music Artist
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One of the UK's most distinctive and popular singers and songwriters, Chris Martin was educated at the prestigious Sherborne School in Dorset. As a child he was musically inspired by artists such as a-ha, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Smiths, U2 and Peter Gabriel, who achieved commercial success in the 1980s by melding intelligent songwriting with musical sophistication. Martin then went to University College, London, to study Ancient World Studies, where he also met his future Coldplay bandmates.
Martin achieved fame in 2000 when the band's album, "Parachutes", became a major hit and spawned the popular single "Yellow". Many critics saw Coldplay as the natural heirs to Radiohead but with a more radio-friendly sound. Since the success of "Parachutes", Coldplay have remained one of the biggest bands in the world, a constant presence on radio and one of the few British stadium bands of the 21st century.
In 2003, Martin's celebrity status increased with his marriage to the American actress and Hollywood movie star Gwyneth Paltrow. Martin has become renowned for his political activism and he is a an avowed supporter of the human rights organisation Amnesty International. In 2014, he paid tribute to one of his biggest musical influences when he inducted Peter Gabriel into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.- Cliff Carpenter was born on 2 March 1915 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Synecdoche, New York (2008), Blazing Barriers (1937) and Coronet Blue (1967). He was married to Pauline. He died on 9 January 2014 in Pawling, New York, USA.
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Curtis Andersen was born on 2 March 1977. Curtis is an actor and producer, known for Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996), Pearl Harbor (2001) and Fun Size Horror: Volume One (2015). Curtis has been married to Rene Bordelon since 24 October 2010. Curtis was previously married to Sara Parrell.- Actor
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One of the British theatre's most famous faces, Daniel Craig, who waited tables as a struggling teenage actor with the National Youth Theatre, has gone on to star as James Bond in Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021).
He was born Daniel Wroughton Craig on March 2, 1968, at 41 Liverpool Road, Chester, Cheshire, England. His father, Timothy John Wroughton Craig, was a merchant seaman turned steel erector, and then became landlord of the "Ring O'Bells" pub in Frodsham, Cheshire. His mother, Carol Olivia (Williams), was an art teacher. Craig has English, as well as Irish, Scottish and Welsh, ancestry. His parents split up in 1972, and young Daniel was raised with his older sister, Lea, in Liverpool, then in Hoylake, Wirral, in the home of his mother. His interest in acting was encouraged by visits to the Liverpool Everyman Theatre arranged by his mother. From the age of six, Craig started acting in school plays, making his debut in the Frodsham Primary School production of "Oliver!", and his mother was the driving force behind his artistic aspirations. The first Bond movie he ever saw at the cinema was Roger Moore's Live and Let Die (1973); young Daniel Craig saw it with his father, so it took a special place in his heart. He was also a good athlete and was a rugby player at Hoylake Rugby Club.
At age 14, Craig played roles in "Oliver", "Romeo and Juliet" and "Cinderella" at Hilbre High School in West Kirby, Wirral. He left Hilbre High School at age 16 to audition at the National Youth Theatre's (NYT) troupe on their tour in Manchester in 1984. He was accepted and moved down to London. There, his mother and father watched his stage debut as Agamemnon in Shakespeare's "Troilus and Cressida". As a struggling actor with the NYT, he was toiling in restaurant kitchens and as a waiter. Craig performed with NYT on tours to Valencia, Spain, and to Moscow, Russia, under the leadership of director Edward Wilson. He failed at repeated auditions at the Guildhall, but eventually his persistence paid off, and in 1988, he entered the Guildhall School of Music and Drama at the Barbican. There, he studied alongside Ewan McGregor and Alistair McGowan, then later Damian Lewis and Joseph Fiennes, among others. He graduated in 1991, after a three-year course under the tutelage of Colin McCormack, the actor from the Royal Shakespeare Company. From 1992-1994, he was married to Scottish actress Fiona Loudon, their daughter, named Ella Craig (born 1992).
Craig made his film debut in The Power of One (1992). His film career continued on television, notably the BBC2 serial Our Friends in the North (1996). He shot to international fame after playing supporting roles in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) and Road to Perdition (2002). He was nominated for his performances in the leading role in Layer Cake (2004), and received other awards and nominations. Craig was named as the sixth actor to portray James Bond, in October 2005, weeks after he finished his work in Munich (2005), where he co-starred with Eric Bana under the directorship of Steven Spielberg. Craig's reserved demeanor and his avoidance of the showbiz-party-red-carpet milieu makes him a cool 007. He is the first blond actor to play Bond, and also the first to be born after the start of the film series, and also the first to be born after the death of author Ian Fleming in 1964. Four of the past Bond actors: Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan have indicated that Craig is a good choice as Bond.
He was appointed Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) by Queen Elizabeth II at the 2022 Queen's New Years Honours for his services to Film and Theatre.- Writer
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Dave Gorman was born on 2 March 1971 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for 24 Hour Party People (2002), America Unchained (2007) and The Mrs. Merton Show (1995). He has been married to Bethan Gorman since 8 October 2010. They have one child.- Debra was raised in Texas and was a track runner, cheerleader and homecoming queen in high school, before attending the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York. She then became an airline attendant whilst in her 20s. Debra first appeared on TV in a brief appearance in Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994). She then went into WCW, between 1995 to 1998, as the queen of WCW, as well as a manager for Steve McMichael (aka "Steve Mongo McMichael"). In 1998, she went to WWF/WWE and was Jeff Jarrett's manager and was nicknamed "the puppies" by Jerry Lawler (aka "Jerry The King Lawler". She continued to grow and went on to win the WWF Women's Championship from Rena Lesnar (aka "Sable"), in an evening grown match. She held onto it for 5 weeks until Lisa Moretti (aka "Ivory") won it from her, after a long feud. She was then voted manager of the year, in both 1999 and 2000. She was the presenter at the The Teen Choice Awards 1999 (1999). In 2002, Debra had a problem with her marriage to Steve Austin and left wrestling for good in 2003. Debra later played a small role in the film, Just Another Romantic Wrestling Comedy (2006).
- Deddie Davies was born on 2 March 1938 in Bridgend, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for Pride (2014), Vanity Fair (1967) and The Railway Children (1970). She was married to Paddy Ward. She died on 21 December 2016 in the UK.
- Denny Crum was born on 2 March 1937 in San Fernando, California, USA. He was an actor, known for He Got Game (1998), Four Square Miles to Glory and The Rivalry: Red v Blue (2013). He was married to Susan Sweeney, Joyce Phillips and Joyce Elaine Lunsford. He died on 9 May 2023 in Louisville, Kentucy, USA.
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Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III was born in Santiago, Cuba on March 2, 1917. His father was the mayor of Santiago. The 1933 revolution led by Fulgencio Batista had landed his father in jail and stripped the family of its wealth, property and power. His father was released because of the intercession of U.S. officials who believed him to be neutral during the revolt. The family fled to Miami, Florida. One of Desi's first jobs in America consisted of cleaning canary cages. However, after forming his own small band of musicians, he was hired by Xavier Cugat, the "king" of Latin music.
Desi soon left Cugat, formed his own Latin band, and literally launched the conga craze in America. He was cast in the Broadway play "Too Many Girls" and then brought to Hollywood to make the film version of the play. It was on the set of Too Many Girls (1940) that he and Lucille Ball met. They soon married and approximately 10 years later formed Desilu Productions and began the I Love Lucy (1951) shows. Desi and Lucille had two children, Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr.. At the end of the I Love Lucy (1951) run, which included The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957), the two divorced. Desi later wrote an autobiography entitled "A Book." In 1986 he was diagnosed with lung cancer. He died on December 2, 1986 at age 69.- Don Kennedy began his radio career in 1943 with a half-watt homemade radio station in the basement of his mother and father's home in his native Beaver, Pennsylvania. His first paying position was in 1947 as an announcer at WPIC in Sharon, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Youngstown, Ohio. While in college, he announced news, sports scores and did music programs at WBVP in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. After military service as a radio studio manager in a psychological warfare unit during the Korean War, he anchored the eleven o'clock news at WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia eventually being assigned as a children's show host at that station, a program amassing the largest audience of any such local program in the nation. In 1960 he established WKLS-FM in Atlanta, serving as President and GM. He also set up and served as President of Georgia Network and Florida Network, two of the pioneer state news networks in the nation. In 1976 his company returned Atlanta's channel 36, WATL-TV to the air. He is the recipient of the Silver Circle Award and two Emmys from the Atlanta Chapter of NATAS, the Pioneer Broadcaster and Georgia Broadcaster's Hall of Fame awards from the Georgia Association of Broadcasters and honorary membership in the Di Gamma Kappa Broadcast Fraternity at the University of Georgia. He has been President of the Georgia Chapter of Muscular Dystrophy, treasurer of the Atlanta Humane Society and board member of the Atlanta Cancer Society. In recent years, Kennedy has been network coordinator for the Atlanta Braves radio network, the Georgia Tech Football and Basketball networks. He syndicated a now defunct weekly BIG BAND JUMP radio program. AT one time BBJ was heard on one hundred stations in thirty-two states, Canada, and the United Kingdom. He is also the voice of several cartoon characters on cable's Cartoon Network and narrator for award winning documentaries seen on the nine television stations of Georgia Public Television. He is also a regular volunteer reader for the Georgia Radio Reading Service for the Blind. Don resides in Atlanta.
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Acclaimed writer, Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, March 2nd, 1904. After attending Dartmouth College and Oxford University, he began a career in advertising. His advertising cartoons, featuring Quick, Henry, the Flit!, appeared in several leading American magazines. Dr. Seuss's first children's book, titled "And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street", hit the market in 1937, changing the face of children's literature forever. It was rejected 27 times before it was finally published by Vanguard Press in 1937.
Following World War 2, Geisel and his first wife Helen moved to La Jolla, California, where he wrote and published several children's books in the coming years, including If I Ran the Zoo and Horton Hears a Who! A major turning point in Geisel's career came when, in response to a 1954 Life magazine article that criticized children's reading levels, Houghton Mifflin and Random House asked him to write a children's primer using 220 vocabulary words. The resulting book, The Cat in the Hat, was published in 1957 and was described by one critic as a "tour de force." The success of The Cat in the Hat cemented Geisel's place in children's literature.
In the following years, Geisel wrote many more books, both in his new simplified-vocabulary style and using his older, more elaborate technique, and including such favorites as Green Eggs and Ham and How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966). In 1966, with the help of eminent & longtime cartoonist, Chuck Jones, The Grinch was immediately adapted into an animated film & Boris Karloff was the narrator, (& as the evil Grinch, that turned away from its bitterness, as the special begins) of the half-hour Christmas animation special.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and three Academy Awards, Seuss overall was the author and illustrator of 44 children's books, some of which have been made into audio-cassettes, animated television specials, and videos for people of all ages. Even after his death in Autumn of 1991, Dr. Seuss continues to be the best-selling author of children's books in the world. Following the death of his first wife Helen Geisel in 1967, Geisel wed Audrey Geisel, who remained his wife until his death on Tuesday, September 24th, 1991, at the age of 87 years 6 months and 22 days. His full life-time was 31,982 days, equaling 4,568 weeks & 6 days.- Eddie Lawrence was born on 2 March 1919 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Victor Borge Show (1951), The Wild Party (1975) and College of Musical Knowledge (1949). He was married to Marilyn White. He died on 25 March 2014 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
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Welcome to the Ancestral Congregation where the living and deceased conjugate. The Gotholic Priest, EDWARD NYAHAY, shines the light of Christ where there is darkness. No sin is too great that God cannot forgive. Find redemption in your soul and pray for your loved ones, living and those beyond the grave.
Edward Nyahay, AKA, GOTHOLIC, CEO of Gotholic Records (ASCAP) is classically-trained under the vocal direction of Kelle Rhoads (Randy Rhoads' brother), Musonia School of Music, as well as, other professional vocal coaches and character development instructors. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BA, from UMASS, Boston in Art, Film and Theater.
EDWARD NYAHAY's haunted vocals, theatrics and lyrics created a new genre of music, film and entertainment, called GOTHOLIC; combining his Apocalyptic, Byzantine/Roman Catholic beliefs and Gothic influence. GOTHOLIC's three octave plus range allows him to rip into worlds never penetrated before until now. The Battle of Principality lives and breathes within his lyrics, vocals, music and soul, infiltrating the celestial realm. GOTHOLIC music has been known to reach down into hell and pull souls out for Christ!
EDWARD NYAHAY/GOTHOLIC is influenced by Artists like: Zalman King (whose office he ran for four years), Marilyn Manson, Ozzy Osbourne, Sopor Aeternus, Alice Cooper, King Diamond, Stryper, Salvador Dali, Van Halen, KISS, Motley Crue, WASP, DIO, BLACK SABBATH, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Megadeth, Pink Floyd, Journey, The Dead Can Dance, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, SKINNY PUPPY...just to mention a few...
EDWARD NYAHAY studied vocals under KELLE RHOADS (RANDY RHOADS' brother) @ MUSONIA SCHOOL OF MUSIC for three years, was coached vocally by: Paula Sworney, Leslie Kanter, Christy Lawson, Max Wasa, Bobbie Shaw Chance and Richard Brander. He graduated Magna Cum Lade from UMass, Boston (1995) with an Art Major (Film Concentration), Theater Minor and has created curriculums and taught Video Production, Screen-Play Writing, On-Camera Acting, Directing and Editing for 14 years around the country (FL, NY, CA). He was responsible for getting hundreds of his students into top film schools such as: USC Film School, LA Film School, Brooks College, Chapman University Film School, The Art Institutes of Los Angeles and Ft. Lauderdale...among many, many more. Many of his students currently work in the Entertainment Industry.
EDWARD NYAHAY has been a member of SAG (Screen Actors Guild) since 1997, and he has written novels like WINGS OF FLESH: EXPEL YOUR DEMONS ENJOY THE FLIGHT, many feature screen-plays, including WINGS OF FLESH: GOTHOLIC WARFARE, and THE WITCH CHRONICLES I & II, and award winning shorts, and has produced over 2000 Youtube videos on-line, and is the creator of many successful Youtube Channels.
EDWARD NYAHAY was part of the Galpin Team that WON the grand prize of fifty thousand dollars on National Television, TLC's "The Singing Office" (2008), hosted by Mel B and Joey Fatone. He also achieved top 15% of all Honda Sales globally, and was the Internet Manager at Vista Ford Lincoln and Sunrise Ford.
Gotholic Records (ASCAP) consists of many musical collaborations, including but not limited to, Award Winning Music Producers: Anno Domini Nation, Wyshmaster Beats, Legion Beats, Big Shot Beats and Baykitt Music. GOTHOLIC is not a force to be reckoned with, as he stands with God's Holiest Angels battling demons, and spreading God's truth and love.
He produced and edited a TV SHOW with his wife, Actress, Jacqueline Lovell, FOREST BATHING: Friends w/benefits, directed by and starring Jacqueline Lovell.
May those who encounter GOTHOLIC, encounter GOD!- Elizabeth Jagger was born on 2 March 1984 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Igby Goes Down (2002), Love Advent (2011) and Marks and Spencer James Bond 'Die Another Day' Television Commercial (2006).
- Emma Penella was born on 2 March 1930 in Madrid, Spain. She was an actress, known for Fortunata y Jacinta (1970), The Executioner (1963) and Fedra, the Devil's Daughter (1956). She was married to Emiliano Piedra. She died on 27 August 2007 in Madrid, Spain.
- Enzo Bai was born on 2 March 1931 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for La vuelta de Martín Fierro (1974), Locos por la música (1980) and ¡Robot! (1970). He died on 1 December 2023 in Argentina.
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Ethan Gregory Peck is an American actor. He is the grandson of actor Gregory Peck and Greta Kukkonen, Peck's first wife. In 2019, he played a young Spock in Star Trek: Discovery, a role he has reprised for the television series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Peck had many television appearances as a young actor, including a younger Michael Kelso (played by Ashton Kutcher) in That '70s Show. In his first film role at age 9, he co-starred in Marshall Law as Jimmy Smits' son. He appeared in the 1999 movie Passport to Paris starring Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen, and was Mary-Kate's first on-screen kiss.
Peck co-starred with Adam Rothenberg and Mariah Carey in the 2008 film Tennessee, followed by a co-starring role opposite Peter Coyote and Bebe Neuwirth in the film Adopt a Sailor. He won the award for "Best Actor" at the 2009 Sonoma International Film Festival for his portrayal of "Sailor".
He studied theater in the ETW (Experimental Theater Wing) in New York University - Tisch School of the Arts from 2004 to 2008.
From 2009 to 2010, he starred on the television series 10 Things I Hate About You on ABC Family.
In 2012, Peck played Prince Maxon for the pilot adaptation of the popular book The Selection, but was later replaced by newcomer Michael Malarkey. Neither the first nor second pilot was picked up to go to series.
In 2015, Peck became a spokesperson for fashion brand Salvatore Ferragamo and appeared in a number of print editorials representing the Italian brand.
He was also featured in Coming Home to Hollywood, a short film about the brand's 100th anniversary.
In 2016, Peck starred in The Curse of Sleeping Beauty and Tell Me How I Die.
In 2017, Peck was cast in a comedy, The Honor List, alongside Meghan Rienks, Sasha Pieterse, Arden Cho and Karrueche Tran. The movie was released in 2018.
Peck portrayed Spock in the second season of Star Trek: Discovery.
In May 2020 it was announced that Peck would reprise his role as Spock in a spin-off, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.- Actor
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Eugene Mazzola was born in Hollywood, California, to a large family, all in the film business. He is the sixth of seven children. His father was Leonard Al Mazzola, who started in Vaudeville. His mother was Saveria Mazzola, The Godfather Part II (1974). His family is steeped in the motion picture industry. Eugene started working in the business at an early age as Anthony Caruso baby in The Asphalt Jungle (1950). He did a few movies and some TV before being cast in The Ten Commandments (1956) opposite Yul Brynner as the Pharaoh Rameses' son. After The Ten Commandments, Mazzola used the stage name Eugene Martin and had a very successful career as a child actor. In 1958 he signed onto the TV series Jefferson Drum. He joined SAG in 1964. Mazzola served in the Navy from 1968 to 1970. The ship he was on was deployed on the Mekong River; he was later redeployed to Camp Tien Sha Da Nang. When he returned from his tour in Vietnam, he served briefly as a photojournalist for COMPHIBPAC in Coronado. After completing his enlistment, he returned to Hollywood where he went to college and continued acting. In 1972 he moved behind the camera. Mazzola produced his first film, Joyride (1977) in 1976, the same year he joined the DGA. Mazzola moved with his young family to Seattle, Washington in 1981. He started Seattle Cine Rentals in 1984 which became a part The Cine Companies. Within a few years it was the largest G&E equipment company north of Los Angeles with shops in Seattle, Portland and Spokane. He owned and operated the company until 1993 when he sold it to Pacific Grip and Lighting. He has never stopped ADing, Production Managing and Producing films. Mazzola is married to his high school sweetheart, Zita Mazzola and are parents to three children, Saveria T. Mazzola, Richard-Augustus (RA), & Sebastian Mazzola.- Producer
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Ezra Swerdlow was born on 2 March 1953 in Great Neck, Long Island, New York, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for Spaceballs (1987), The Equalizer (2014) and Southpaw (2015). He was married to Lindsey Hicks. He died on 23 January 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.- Director
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Fabio Camero is known for El caballero de Rauzán (1978), El cazador nocturno (1980) and Una mujer de cuatro en conducta (1980).- Faith Wladyka was born on 2 March 2004 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Blue Valentine (2010), One Life to Live (1968) and Saturday Night Live (1975).
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With his lanky frame, big nose, toothbrush moustache and horn-rimmed glasses he looked like someone had decided to cross Groucho Marx with Albert Einstein. The perennial scene-stealer Felix Bressart had two distinct careers as a comic actor: an earlier one, on stage and screen in his native Germany, and a later -- even more prosperous one -- in Hollywood. Trained under Maria Moissi in Berlin, Felix began acting professionally after World War I. He honed his skills in the genres of political parody, musical comedy and slapstick farce in the theatres of Hamburg, Berlin and Vienna (with Max Reinhardt). By 1933, he had established his film acting credentials in popular mainstream movies like Three from the Filling Station (1930) and Die Privatsekretärin (1931). Like so many other distinguished actors he was forced to leave the German realm after the Nazis took power in 1933. Felix moved via Switzerland and France to a new domicile in the United States where his connections to fellow émigrés like Joe Pasternak and Ernst Lubitsch guaranteed him rapid and steady employment.
In Hollywood, Felix joined the regular company of stock players at MGM. He was immediately typecast, his stock-in-trade being disheveled academics, wistful European philosophers, scientists and music professors of diverse ethnicity. His first major screen success was as one of the Russian commissars in Lubitsch's Ninotchka (1939), a delightful performance which spawned as similar part being created for him in Comrade X (1940). The role which ultimately defined his career, in equal parts comedy and pathos, was in the classic wartime satire To Be or Not to Be (1942), as Greenberg, a Jewish member of an acting troupe with Carole Lombard and Jack Benny. It seemed, that Felix was still underemployed in films, since he managed to practise as a doctor of medicine on the side. Sadly, he died of leukemia in 1949 at the untimely age of 57.- Art Department
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Filipa Sousa is known for Os Maias: Cenas da Vida Romântica (2014), Humano/Animal (2022) and Eurovision-Spain PreParty 2018 (2018).- Actress
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Florencia de la V. was born on 2 March 1976 in Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina. She is an actress, known for Los Roldán (2004), Verdad consecuencia (1996) and Nada x perder (2001). She has been married to Pablo Goycochea since 28 June 2011. They have two children.- Frank Adamo was born on 2 March 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961), Six Weeks (1982) and The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971). He died on 18 December 2018 in New Mexico, USA.
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Gates McFadden was born on 2 March 1949 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Star Trek: Picard (2020), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Labyrinth (1986). She is married to John Talbot. They have one child.- Actress
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Gaye Brown was born on 2 March 1941 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for An American Haunting (2005), A Clockwork Orange (1971) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007).- Actor
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George Layton was born on 2 March 1943 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974), Doctor at the Top (1991) and Doctor in Charge (1972). He has been married to Moya Smylie since 19 March 1977. They have four children.- Now enjoying his 50th anniversary as an actor, Gordon Thomson has steadily worked in theater, on television and in film, while he is co-starring in the new daytime drama web-series Winterthorne (2015), premiering in August 2015. His work has taken him to various locations around the globe including Toronto, Rome and London, calling Los Angeles his home since the early 1980's, during production of the original "Dynasty."
Gordon Thomson may be best-known worldwide for his role as the evil, yet dashing Adam Carrington from 1982 to 1989 on the ABC Television prime-time drama Dynasty (1981), one of the most popular prime-time shows in television history. This role earned him a Golden Globe nomination in 1988, along with Soap Opera Digest award nominations for Dynasty in 1986, 1988, 1989.
In his latest role, Thomson plays family patriarch Maxmillian Winterthorne in the new online drama Winterthorne. Maxmillian is wise, charmingly charismatic and willing to commit any act necessary when it comes to protecting his family. He is the glue that holds the family together.
This new series is Thomson's second collaboration with Winterthorne co-star and series creator Michael Caruso. He previously co-starred in Caruso's Emmy nominated daytime drama web-series DeVanity (2011) in 2013 and 2014 as jewelry magnate Preston Regis, getting two Indie Series Awards nominations for his work. The first was for "Best Guest Star in a Drama" in 2014 and the second for "Best Supporting Actor - Drama" in 2015.
All of Thomson's success and accolades on the small screen came after years of serious training and work in theater, from the Shakespearean stage of the Stratford Festival in Canada to Orton, Turgenev, Coward and Ibsen. His career actually started on the stage in his native Toronto, honing his acting skills in productions of The Hollywood Blues at Old Angelo's Theatre, The Fantastiks at The Colonnade Theatre, playing the lead role of Jesus in Godspell with Martin Short, Gilda Radner, Andrea Martin, and Eugene Levy at The Bayview Theatre and in Oh, Coward at Theatre in the Dell, among others. Gordon also did a series of productions at the very prestigious Stratford Festival including King John, Love's Labours Lost, The Imaginary Invalid and A Month in the Country. Theater work outside of the Toronto, Ontario area included his lead role as Dennis in Joe Orton's Loot at the Studio Arena Theatre in Buffalo and as the lead in Eastern Standard at the Coast Playhouse in Los Angeles.
Various network television roles soon followed, which led to the dream role of Adam Carrington on Aaron Spelling's mega-hit show Dynasty (1981), propelling Thomson into the mainstream.
He has had the good fortune to perform in the highly pressured arenas of prime-time television and weekly repertory theatre, as well as mastering the rigors of daytime drama, including Santa Barbara (1984) on NBC in the role of Mason Capwell, earning another Soap Opera Digest award nomination. He later appeared on the NBC Television daytime drama Sunset Beach (1997), while having also appeared on The Young and the Restless (1973), Passions (1984), and Days of Our Lives (1965).
In more recent years, Gordon Thomson has had film roles in the Oscar-winning Little Miss Sunshine (2006), and Wolfgang Petersen's Poseidon (2006). - Writer
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Harriet Frank Jr. was born on 2 March 1923 in Portland, Oregon, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for Hud (1963), The Cowboys (1972) and Norma Rae (1979). She was married to Irving Ravetch. She died on 28 January 2020 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actress
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Heather McComb was born in Barnegat, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for American Gigolo (2022), Ray Donovan (2013) and The Event (2010). She was previously married to James Van Der Beek.- Hilarie Thompson was born on 2 March 1949 in Birmingham, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for Nighthawks (1981), The Fury (1978) and If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969). She has been married to Alan Ormsby since 10 September 1988. They have one child.
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Hilly Hindi was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. She is an actress and editor, known for The Hillywood Show (2006), The Next Best Thing: Who Is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator? (2007) and G33ks of the Week (2012).- Howard Cassady was born on 2 March 1934 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was married to Betty Gehring and Barbara Cassady. He died on 20 September 2019 in Tampa, Florida, USA.
- Go Hyun-jung was born on 2 March 1971 in Hwasun, Korea. She is an actress, known for The Great Queen Seondeok (2009), Woman on the Beach (2006) and Miss Conspirator (2012). She was previously married to Yong-Jin Chung.
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Ian Sinclair is an American voice actor known for voicing Whis from Dragon Ball. He voiced in other anime and video games for Funimation and Sentai Filmworks including Borderlands 1 and 2, Panty and Stocking, Bamboo Blade, One Piece, Danganronpa, Space Dandy, Toriko, El Cazador de la Bruja and Street Fighter V.- Actress
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Indira Joshi was born on 2 March 1942 in Sagaing, Myanmar. She is an actress, known for Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), The Blue Tower (2008) and The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby (2012).- Actress
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Ingrid Bolsø Berdal started studying music and singing in high school and after graduating she continued her music education at the University of Trondheim (NTNU), studying jazz singing and improvisation for two years. She moved to Oslo and was accepted at Oslo National Academy of Dramatic Arts (KHiO), where she studied acting for three years.
In her second year of Drama School Ingrid played Sofia in "Platonov" (Chekhov) and Antigone in "Antigone" (Sophocles). In her final year she played The Girl in "The Name" (Jon Fosse) and Hedda in "Hedda Gabler" (Henrik Ibsen).
Since graduating Ingrid Bolsø Berdal has been employed at The Norwegian Theatre in Oslo. After her first year at the theatre Ingrid was awarded the Hedda Award (The Norwegian Theatre Award) for Best Debut of The Year. During her years at the theatre she has played both classical and contemporary plays, such as Sasha in "Ivanov" (Checkhov), Shura in "Black Milk" (Sigarev) and Yvonne in "Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy" (Gombrowicz).
In between her stage work Ingrid Bolsø Berdal has also been working with radio theatre, TV and film. She has won the Amanda Award (The Norwegian Film Award) for Best Actress - for Jannicke in the feature film Cold Prey (2006).- Irina Bogachova was born on 2 March 1939 in Leningrad, USSR. She was an actress, known for Ruslan and Lyudmila (1996), La dame de pique (2007) and War and Peace (1991). She was married to Stanislav Gaudasinsky. She died on 19 September 2019 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Isabelle McNally was born on 2 March 1989 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Frances Ha (2012), Before I Disappear (2014) and Bates Motel (2013).
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Jake Picking was born on 2 March 1991 in Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany. He is an actor, known for Hollywood (2020), Top Gun: Maverick (2022) and Patriots Day (2016).- Producer
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Jay Osmond was born on 2 March 1955 in Ogden, Utah, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Marie (1980), The Gift of Love (1978) and Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963). He has been married to Karen Randall since 21 May 2014. He was previously married to Kandilyn Harris.- Producer
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DGA award nominee Jeff Wadlow's forthcoming theatrical film, Imaginary, marks his third collaboration with Jason Blum under a first look deal that launched Jeff's own production company, Tower of Babble Entertainment. Last year, he was the director and executive producer of The Curse of Bridge Hollow, starring Marlon Wayans (White Chicks), which debuted at number one on Netflix. This followed the two feature films he had in theaters at the same time: Bloodshot, the big screen adaptation of the critically acclaimed comic book that Jeff developed and wrote for Sony/Columbia Pictures staring Vin Diesel (The Fast and the Furious); and Fantasy Island, the re-imagining of the classic TV show that Jeff directed, wrote, and produced for Blumhouse. His first collaboration with Blum, the original theatrical feature, Truth or Dare (Universal Studios), grossed approximately 100 million in theaters from a budget of just 3.5. Before that, Jeff wrote and directed True Memoirs of an International Assassin, staring Kevin James and Andy Garcia, a movie that was at the forefront of Netflix's expansion into original features, while his preceding writing/directing effort, Kick Ass 2, was named one of the ten best films of the year by Quentin Tarantino, who stated it demonstrated a "real auteur approach."
A graduate of Dartmouth College, Jeff received his Masters degree from the prestigious Peter Stark Producing Program at USC where he conceived and directed his thesis film, tHE tOWeR oF BabBLe, winning more than a dozen awards before taking the top prize in the Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival. Jeff used the million-dollar grant to make his first feature, Cry_Wolf, which was released by Universal Studios. His next feature, the action/drama Never Back Down, starring two-time Academy Award nominee Djimon Hounsou, beat out big-budget competition to win "Best Fight" at the MTV Movie Awards, kicking-off an MMA franchise with three sequels and counting. Jeff also developed and executive produced the worldwide hit, Non-Stop, starring Liam Neeson, as well as selling multiple pitches to CBS, NBC, and ABC for original TV shows, with two of them going to pilot. Jeff collaborated with Cartlon Cuse (Lost) and Kerry Ehrin (The Morning Show) to help launch the Emmy-nominated series, Bates Motel, and then re-teamed with Cuse as a writer and Co-EP on the final season of The Strain, co-created by Guillermo Del Toro. In addition to directing/executive producing the star-studded second season of the action-comedy, Ryan Hansen Solves Crime on Television, (Jane Lynch, Stephen Merchant, Rob Cordry, and more), Jeff has also directed such beloved actors as Vanessa Williams, Danny DeVito, and Meryl Streep in award-winning short subjects. For his work as the director/executive producer of the re-boot of the classic 90's TV show, Are You Afraid of the Dark? for Paramount/Nickelodeon, Jeff received a DGA award nomination.
For the last two decades, Jeff has returned to his hometown every fall to lead The Adrenaline Film Project, a program he founded to help filmmakers of all ages, write, shoot, and screen a short film in just 72 hours. Through the Adrenaline Film Project, Jeff has helped produce more than two hundred short films, personally mentoring over six hundred aspiring filmmakers.- Actress
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Jennifer Delora was born in Upstate New York in the heart of the Hudson Valley on March 2, 1962. She grew up riding and showing horses, a member of Brownies, Girl Scouts and 4-H. She was a competitive Judo champion, having won many trophies and ribbons as well as the Jr. Olympics and Jr. Nationals and was a member of the USAA for both Judo and swimming. She was also a NY State Champion swimmer and became a certified lifeguard at the age of 12. She began dancing at age 5 and was a "Schupplattler" (think Oktoberfest), from the age of 9. She wrote her first play in 2nd grade, and was a member of the choir (winning the vocal music award in 6th grade) and being chosen for the very prestigious "Select Choir" in Jr. High School for which the choir recorded an album in 1975 and won many competitions.
Jennifer knew from the time she was 4 she wanted to be a "star" and began her career as a snowflake in Kindergarten.
She was also a cheerleader in High School and made a historical moment for Kingston High School when she and another classmate were the first of 2 junior girls to be chosen for Varsity Cheerleading (which was normally reserved for only Seniors at the time), won State and National Cheerleading competitions 3 years in a row as well as winning the Spirit Stick at a national Cheerleading Camp. In Jr. High School, she was on the math team, debate team and was a public speaking competitor into High School. She participated in not only school plays throughout her entire educational career, but did outside shows for the local Community College and Community and Regional Theatres beginning at age 14.
In her teen years, Jennifer also directed and choreographed for various community productions and pageants. She began doing pageants in her early teens for Miss Teen Ulster County, Miss Adirondack Teen and others, and did many other pageants including Miss Manhattan and was Miss Murry Hill in the Miss Big Apple competition. She has also judged many teen and adult pageants and was a celebrity judge for Miss Deaf America.
From childhood to present, ever the 'over-achiever', a teenage Dr. Delora was active in almost every club in school: yearbook, newspaper, poetry paper & book, student government and much more. A popular student with all groups of kids, she was invited to be a soloist at her Sr. year's "May Day", and starred in every school play and musical. At her 20th high school reunion, she enjoyed seeing a lot of her old friends and acquaintances and spend a great deal of the time taking photos with, and signing autographs for her fellow alumni.
Jennifer was also an early admissions student to Ulster County Community College (now SUNY Ulster) beginning in her junior year where she majored in Theatre Arts and was inducted into the national theatre honor society "Delta Psi Omega" at age 17. There, she starred in plays such as the "Harvey", "No, No Nanette", and "Vaudeville" shows, summer stock and "That's Musical Comedy II" show and tour. At the same time she was very active in Community Theatre in the tri-county area of Upstate New York and did several Renaissance festivals and choreographed and directed for local high schools, usually doing at least 2 different shows at once. She later, after Miss Ulster County, went on tour with "Beauty and the Beast" for a youth theatre tour of the southern states of the US.
Delora did her first film at age 17 as a featured extra in "The Greatest Man in the World" for PBS, then was invited by Warner Bros. to do a guest role of "girl at phone" (Christine Baranski as "girl at bar), for "Soup for One" and one year later she was in New York City from her small upstate town in Ulster County NY, attending the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts and doing off-off and off-Broadway dramas, comedies and musicals. She has played such diverse roles as "Nurse Kelly" in "Harvey" to "Ado Annie" in "Oklahoma!", first "Miep" and then "Anne Frank" in "The Diary of Anne Frank", "Mazeppa" in "Gypsy" to "Jenny" in "Everything in the Garden" (both a standard stage version in NYC to a mixed cast of hearing, deaf and hard of hearing actors in LA).
After doing over 30 plays and musicals by this time, she got her first film with the starring role as "Lisa" in Bad Girls Dormitory (1986). She then continued stage acting, and, at age 24, entered the Miss America Preliminary in Ulster County. Jennifer not only won the title (at the stroke of midnight as she turned 25) to go to Miss NY and Miss America, but won both the talent competition (with a musical song & dance medley) and "Miss Congeniality". Approximately 3 months after she was crowned, she was (and remains) only the 2nd woman in Miss America Pageant history to be "de-crowned".
Since then, she has starred in everything from horror to comedy to the series for Playboy Channel: "Electric Blue". Her starring roles in comedies such as "New York's Finest", "Sensations", "Sexpot", "Young Nurses in Love"; to horror/thrillers: "Deranged", "Fright House", "Deadly Manor", "Phantasy", "Frankenhooker" (a cult classic horror spoof), and many more. She also went on to work and get an Emmy nod for her role as a Deaf Nun in "Breaking Through" with JoBeth Williams and Kellie Martin (which she also technical advised and got many awards for that talent). She's also worked with Ann-Margret on a CBS movie-of-the-week, Blue Rodeo (1996), which also starred Kris Kristofferson. Dr. Delora has made an award-winning career (Media Access Awards, the California Governor's Distinguished Service Award, Aegis Awards, Houston International Film Festival Gold Award and 3 Long Island University Film Festival Awards) out of her experience from losing her hearing and gaining her doctorates, for her expertise as a "Specialty Technical Advisor" and has even Executive Produced films including the award-winning "Vanishing Point", TV shows such as "ellen" and her own talk/informational program "Deaf Perspectives". Dr. Delora has not one but 2 doctorates, is a prestigious member and lecturer/writer for the American Board of Disability Analysts, has been a professor at NYU, has taught sign language to many stars and has worked endlessly with her deaf theatre company "LA Bridges Theatre Co of the Deaf" her award winning all deaf youth choir "Bridges Sign Choir", and her multi award winning talents with her company "AccessDeaf Consulting". She has had over 30 articles published in various journals including for Antioch University, ADBA and many Deaf publications and even one in Emmy Magazine who earlier that year had called her "the most remarkable actor in Hollywood".
Jennifer held a record as the oldest woman in the top 500 from the MySpace Bowio top 100 at #3, out aging the other women by 15-25 years; a record she held before and after she turned 45 on March 2nd. She looks 30 and says she feels and looks and is rocking better than she ever did back in her 30s.
She's diverse as an actress from horror (known most famously as the Queen of the B's, Icon of Fright, Scream Queen" etc.) but has also made her mark in television with her TV films, shows and her recurring role in the children's series, "Jay Jay the Jet Plane".
Jennifer is not only a talented award winning actress she has a genius IQ, and 2 PhD's, and through her BA (she started at 30) and her PhD's with her extra credit ended with a 4.5 GPA (and finished her first Ph.D. by the time she was 34), but as you can see has had many experiences and is presently working on several scripts which are under consideration with various production companies, but is working on her autobiography and a Sign Language book & DVD on a copyrighted system she developed for all ages with a tag, "the fasted and easiest way to learn ASL and write it with simple 3-D format".
She's happy to be doing the shows where she gets to meet the fans in person as they are amazing and she loves doing it. She has vowed that no matter what she's working on, she will continue to do the shows and stay devoted to the fans that kept her around and get her where she is.
She rides a huge motorcycle in a bikini top and cut offs through the streets of LA, loves cliff diving, and is a 4.0 tennis player. She has done and continues to do a great deal of charity work on behalf of children, victims of domestic violence (like herself) and plays golf, tennis and has been with the Special Olympics as a volunteer since she was 12.
She has also been an inspirational speaker all over the country and says she will always take time to teach, volunteer, and do her variety of activities because they keep life interesting and she is always running into fans, large and small, wherever she goes.
This multi-talented actor/writer/sign performer/singer/technical advisor/teacher/professor/volunteer/tennis player/ golf player/celebrity phenomenon is always re-inventing herself and working in the many diverse fields of entertainment and Deaf Culture.- Actress
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One of the world's most underrated Academy Award-winning actresses, Jennifer Jones was born Phylis Lee Isley on 2 March 1919 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Flora Mae (Suber) and Phillip Ross Isley, who ran a travelling stage show. As a young aspiring actress, she met and fell for young, handsome, aspiring actor Robert Walker. They soon married, and moved to Chicago in order to fulfill their dreams of becoming film stars. Though their plans (initially) fell through, Phyllis began working as a model; sporting mainly hats, gloves and jewelry, and also occasionally found some work on local radio stations, where she provided the voice for various characters in radio programmes, along with her husband.
In a last-ditch attempt to pursue her dream, Phyllis traveled to Selznick studios for a reading which would ultimately change her life. It was that day where she met David O. Selznick, and after that, her career began to take shape. Initially, Phyllis thought the audition went terribly and stormed out of the studios in tears, only to be chased by Selznick, who assured her she had been fine. Although she didn't get that particular part (which was for the iconic character, Scarlett O'Hara, which would ultimately go to Vivien Leigh, in one of the most famous castings in Hollywood's history), Phyllis was given a contract with Selznick studios. In short order, Phyllis was 'renamed' to the alliterative Jennifer Jones, and was cast over thousands of other hopefuls in the role of Bernadette Soubirous in The Song of Bernadette (1943).
For her moving portrayal of the sickly teenager who sees a vision of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes and devotes her life to her by becoming a nun, Jones won the Academy Award for best actress in a leading role on 2 March 1944 (coincidentally her 25th birthday) beating out stiff competition such as Ingrid Bergman (who later became a close friend of hers), Greer Garson, Joan Fontaine and Jean Arthur.
Now, considered a 'true' star, Jones' career was marked out and moulded for her by Selznick, who would become the love of her life. They began an affair and eventually she left her husband and two sons for the producer, which ultimately led Walker to an untimely death, attributed to alcohol and drug abuse instigated due to their separation. As for her career, Jones took on the supporting role of Jane Hilton, a headstrong teenage girl who grows up fast when her fiance is killed in action during WWII, in Since You Went Away (1944). For her performance Jones received a best supporting actress Oscar nomination, but lost out to Ethel Barrymore for None But the Lonely Heart (1944). Jennifer continued to deliver strong performances, receiving further best actress Oscar nominations for Love Letters (1945) (she lost to Joan Crawford for Mildred Pierce (1945)) and Duel in the Sun (1946), (she lost to Olivia de Havilland for To Each His Own (1946)) which saw her cast against type as the seductive biracial beauty Pearl Chavez.
Jones continued to produce memorable performances throughout the 1940s , including Portrait of Jennie (1948). In the 1950s she received her fifth and final Oscar nomination for Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955), losing out to Anna Magnani for The Rose Tattoo (1955).
Despite her success within the film industry, Jones was a very private person and managed to stay out of the spotlight that dominated so many other performers' lives. But a lack of publicity led to a lack of roles, a trend that amplified when Selznick died in 1965. She appeared in fewer and fewer films, and after a moderately successful supporting performance in The Towering Inferno (1974) Jones decided to make that role her swan song, bowing out of the film industry. She did, however, try to revive her film career in later years by campaigning for the role of Aurora Greenway in Terms of Endearment (1983), but Shirley MacLaine was cast instead and as a result, won the Oscar for best actress.
Jennifer Jones died 17 December, 2009, in Malibu, California. In the 21st century, Jones may not be as well known as other actresses of her time such as Ingrid Bergman, Katharine Hepburn, Greer Garson, Bette Davis etc. But for those who know of her and her extraordinary talent, she is alluring to watch and her acting abilities extended far greater than most of her contemporaries.- Actor
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Jens Arentzen was born on 2 March 1958 in Frederiksberg, Denmark. He was an actor and writer, known for Blomsterfangen (1996), Solen er så rød (2000) and The Celebration (1998). He died on 22 November 2022 in Copenhagen, Denmark.- Actress
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Jocelyn Jee Esien was born on 2 March 1979 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Little Miss Jocelyn (2006), The Hustle (2019) and The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007).- Actor
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John Altman was born on 2 March 1952 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for An American Werewolf in London (1981), My Lonely Me (2015) and Birth of the Beatles (1979). He was previously married to Bridget Pouhan.- Stunts
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John Bernecker was born on 2 March 1984 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Black Panther (2018), The 5th Wave (2016) and Looper (2012). He died on 13 July 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.- Producer
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John Cornell was born on 2 March 1941 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia. He was a producer and actor, known for Crocodile Dundee (1986), Crocodile Dundee II (1988) and The Paul Hogan Show (1973). He was married to Delvene Delaney. He died on 23 July 2021 in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia.- Actor
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John Cullum was born on 2 March 1930 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Northern Exposure (1990), All Good Things (2010) and 1776 (1972). He has been married to Emily Frankel since 5 May 1959. They have one child.- Writer
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John Irving was born on 2 March 1942 in Exeter, New Hampshire, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for The Cider House Rules (1999), The Door in the Floor (2004) and The World According to Garp (1982). He has been married to Janet Turnbull since 1987. They have one child. He was previously married to Shyla Leary.- Music Artist
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Jon Bon Jovi, was born John Francis Bongiovi, Jr. On March 2, 1962, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey to parents John Francis Bongiovi, Sr. and Carol Sharkey.
Family: Jon's mother, Carol Sharkey, was a former model and one of the first Playboy Bunnies. She met Bon Jovi's father after she enlisted in the United States Marines. John was already in the Marines when they met.
Bon Jovi has two brothers, Anthony and Matthew. Bon Jovi has four children, and is married to Dorothea Hurley (1989-present).
Known best as a singer-songwriter, in 1983 he was the founder and frontman of a band that bears his name. Bon Jovi is also known as a record producer, actor and philanthropist.
Music Career: Bon Jovi's music career started in June of 1982 after he was turned down by several record labels, including Atlantic Records and Mercury (Polygram) for the song "Runaway" which he recorded with a studio band named "The Allstars."
After being turned down he visited New York City's major market rock station WAPP, also known as "The Apple" at 103.5FM. WAPP included the song on a compilation of local talent and it became in instant hit.
In 1983 he signed with Mercury Records to promote "Runaway" and had to form a new band. Jon Bon Jovi became David Bryan, Alec John Such, bassist, Tico Torres, drummer, and his neighbor, Dave Sabo at lead guitar. Sabo played only a few local shows before he left to form the group Skid Row with Rachel Bolan. Sabo was soon replaced with Richie Sambora.
After "Runaway" became a worldwide hit, Bon Jovi wanted a name for the band. He wanted to call themselves Johnny Electric. But Richard Fischer, employed then by Doc McGhee, suggested that Bon Jovi follow the norm where many bands were naming their groups by the lead or frontman' name, such as, Van Halen, Dokken, Bryan Adams, Alice Cooper (70's), so Bon Jovi became the name of the band.
The band's breakout album, "Slippery When Wet," was their third studio album released in 1986. It became the band's best-selling album, selling more than 28 million worldwide, according to a Jan. 29, 2008 issue of the Daily Telegraph.
Bon Jovi's next album, "New Jersey," not only shared the same success as "Slippery When Wet," the album had five top-10 hits on Billboard's Hot-100. No other album or artist ever produced as many top-10 hits, and as of this writing (September 4, 2016) this record still stands. And two of the top-10 hits, "Bad Medicine" and "I'll Be There For You" topped the charts at number one, according to Bon Jovi's Biography on the Billboard website.
The band then went on an 18-month international tour, and when they finished, the band went on a hiatus.
Hiatus and Young Guns II: During the hiatus, Bon Jovi was hired to write the soundtrack for the movie "Young Guns II." During this time actor Emilio Estevez approached Bon Jovi and asked if he could use "Wanted, Dead or Alive" as the title song for the movie.
Bon Jovi balked at the idea, saying he didn't think that song was the proper song, so he quickly wrote "Blaze of Glory."
As the story goes, Kiefer Sutherland in an interview for UNCUT magazine said; "When Jon (Bon Jovi) joined the team for Young Guns II, we were all eating hamburgers in a diner and Jon was scribbling on this napkin for, say, six minutes. He declared he'd written 'Blaze of Glory', which of course then went through the roof in the States. He later gave Emilio Estevez the napkin. We were munching burgers while he wrote a No. 1 song... Made us feel stupid."
Afterwards, Bon Jovi played the song in a New Mexico desert for Estevez and John Fusco. This was the first time Bon Jovi played the song and heard by anyone. When the co-producers heard the song in a trailer, it was a no-brainer. It became the theme song for "Young Guns II."
"Young Guns II," which was released in 1990 named which Bon Jovi made into his next album "Blaze of Glory." This was Bon Jovi's first solo album as the other band members were off doing other things during the hiatus.
The movie's budget was $20 million and went on to earn $44 million. Two hits came from this album, "Blaze of Glory" and Miracle." Bon Jovi earned several Grammy and Oscar nominations.
While he wrote a song or two for a couple of shows before this, this was his first and only project where he wrote every song for a movie's soundtrack. He did go on to write songs for other movies, and many of the group's songs were used in a variety of TV series.
Back Together (Kind Of): During the years from their first hit "Runaway" in 1982, the group has released 12 studio albums and Bon Jovi recorded two solo albums and a number of singles. Worldwide, his band has sold more than 130 albums, ranking them among the top of the best sellers.
But the band isn't sitting around and resting. In 2015 there were rumors of a planned new album to be released sometime in 2016.
Rumors used to spread like wildfires, but today, the Internet allows them to travel at the speed of light. Talk about a new album for 2016 was confirmed by a consultant, and another world tour would follow.
On September 30, 2015, Bon Jovi said during a press conference confirming the new album, its title will be "This House Is Not For Sale." He further said that the album is about the group's integrity.
"Integrity matters and we're at a place in our career where we don't have anything left to prove," Bon Jovi said.
However, the new album is the first one without creative input from Richie Sambora, who left the group in 2013.
On Bon Jovi's Facebook page, a post announced that the new album, "This House Is Not For Sale" was released on August 27, 2016
Acting Career: He started acting in the 1990's starring in minor roles in movies such as "U-571," and "Moonlight and Valentino," and as Helen Hunt's husband in the movie "Pay It Forward" starring Kevin Spacey. He also appeared on several TV shows such as "Sex and the City" and "Ally McBeal."
Accolades: In 2009, Bon Jovi was inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Bon Jovi has also made appearances on some prestigious lists:- In 1996, he was named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People In The World" By People Magazine.
- In 2000, the same magazine named him the "Sexiest Rock Star."
- Also in 2000 VH1 placed him on its "100 Sexiest Artists."
- In 2012 was ranked 50th in Billboard's magazine's "Power 100," a ranking of "The Most Powerful and Influential People In The Music Business."
Philanthropy: In addition, Bon Jovi was the one of the founders and majority owners of the Arena Football League team Philadelphia Soul. He is the founder of The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation which was founded in 2006 and exists to combat issues that force families and individuals into economic despair. He also campaigned for Al Gore in the 2000 Presidential election, John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential election, and Barack Obama in the 2008 Presidential election. In 2010, President Barack Obama named Bon Jovi to the White House Council for Community Solutions. He was also awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Monmouth University in 2001.- Dark, mustachioed and broodingly handsome in an Oliver Reed placid manner, Jon Finch was born in Caterham, Surrey, England, on March 2, 1942, the son of a merchant banker. Educated at Caterham School, his first stage role was in elementary school at age 13 playing a Roman noblewoman(!) After gaining experience in amateur theatre groups and following a short stint with a folk singing group, he suddenly left for military service at age 18, serving with a parachute regiment.
Following military duty, Jon returned to acting and delved seriously into classical theatre with several different Shakespeare/repertory companies, appearing in over 50-60 plays, including "Night of the Iguana" and "She Stoops to Conquer," while also serving as stage manager and/or assistant director for several of these companies.
Jon made his on-camera debut on TV in 1964 with guest parts on such British series as the daytime soap "Crossroads," "The Fellows," "Tom Grattan's War," "Z Cars" and the part of Sir Edward Mortimer in the BBC-TV play "Mary, Queen of Scots." This culminated in a leading role in the sci-fi British series Counterstrike (1969). A few years later he broke into films with supporting roles in the Hammer Studio horror classics The Vampire Lovers (1970) and The Horror of Frankenstein (1970). This was a rather intense, dramatic sign as to the direction his cinematic career would take.
Jon's gloomy, Gothic-edged film career peaked in the early 70s with such classy fare as Roman Polanski's Macbeth (1971), in which he played the tormented title role, in a particularly gory and controversial presentation; as cuckold husband William Lamb in the historical romancer Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) opposite Sarah Miles; in Alfred Hitchcock's macabre serial-killer thriller Frenzy (1972), in which he is a suspect in the dastardly crimes; in The Final Programme (1973), an end-of-the-world sci-fi adventure that has since earned cult status; and in the all-star production of Death on the Nile (1978), an elegant whodunnit, courtesy of Agatha Christie. More importantly, he took part in several Shakespearean pieces that were transferred to TV -- Richard II (1978), Henry IV Part I (1979), Henry IV Part II (1979) and Much Ado About Nothing (1984). He also took on another TV series Ben Hall (1975) as the title Australian bushranger
After filming the Spanish historical drama The Second Power (1976) written and directed by José María Forqué and the Swedish/Spanish co-production of La Sabina (1979) written by the notorious filmmaker José Luis Borau, the upcoming 1980's decade would promise more erratic and erotic filming in international drama. Another Spanish-made co-starring role came his way with Gary Cooper, que estás en los cielos (1980) (Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven) written and directed by Pilar Miró, followed by the German drama Doktor Faustus (1982); a brief return to English soil to co-star with Glenda Jackson in the political drama Giro City (1982); a pair of German psychological dramas Plaza Real (1988) and The Voice (1988); the Israeli political thriller Streets of Yesterday (1989); and the steamy Italian film La più bella del reame (1989) (Most Beautiful in the Kingdom) opposite sensuous American model-turned-European film actress Carol Alt.
A gentleman with infinite class, intelligence and charm, Jon's pronounced aversion to publicity and preference for privacy kept him from achieving major stardom. Finch turned more and more to British TV work as the years wore on. He appeared as an apparition of Christ in three episodes of the sci-fi mini-series The Martian Chronicles (1980); portrayed the apostle Luke in the biblical drama Peter and Paul (1981); played Uncle Tom in the small screen version of D.H. Lawrence's The Rainbow (1988); appeared as the antagonist King Vortigern in the King Arthur story Merlin of the Crystal Cave (1991); played Count Sylvius in the mini-series The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994); and headed up the cast in the TV-movie murder mystery Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord (1998). On film, he starred in the horror opus Lurking Fear (1994), filmed in Romania, and co-starred in the Philippine-made horror Darklands (1996). Jon made his last large screen appearance in the Orlando Bloom adventure about the Crusades, Kingdom of Heaven (2005).
Finch was interested in race car driving in the early 1970's but could not obtain a race car license after being diagnosed with diabetes. He was briefly married (1980-1987) to actress Catriona MacColl and they had one child. They co-starred together in the Spanish-made film drama Power Game (1983). He died on December 28, 2012 at age 70 in Sussex, England. - Director
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Jon Wright was born on 2 March 1971 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Grabbers (2012), Robot Overlords (2014) and Tormented (2009).- José Luis Pellicena was born on 2 March 1933 in Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain. He was an actor, known for Don Quijote de la Mancha (1991), Dragón Rapide (1986) and A través de la niebla (1971). He died on 22 November 2018 in Madrid, Spain.
- Joy Garrett was born on 2 March 1945 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Remington Steele (1982) and Who? (1974). She died on 11 February 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Juan Luis Galiardo was born on 2 March 1940 in San Roque, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain. He was an actor and producer, known for El caballero Don Quijote (2002), Familia (1996) and El vuelo de la paloma (1989). He was married to María Elías and Juana Prieto. He died on 22 June 2012 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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Julieta Petriella is known for Volver a nacer (2012), La viuda de Rafael (2012) and Miss Tacuarembó (2010).- Actress
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Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Karen Carpenter moved with her family to Downey, California, in 1963. Karen's older brother, Richard Carpenter, decided to put together an instrumental trio with him on the piano, Karen on the drums and their friend Wes Jacobs on the bass and tuba. In a battle of the bands at the Hollywood Bowl in 1966, the group won first place and landed a contract with RCA Records. However, RCA did not see a future in jazz tuba, and the contract was short-lived.
Karen and Richard formed another band, Spectrum, with four other fellow students from California State University at Long Beach that played several gigs before disbanding. In 1969, Karen and Richard made several demo music tapes and shopped them around to different record companies; they were eventually offered a contract with A&M Records. Their first hit was a reworking of The Beatles hit "Ticket to Ride", followed by a re-recorded version of Burt Bacharach's "Close to You", which sold a million copies.
Soon Richard and Karen became one of the most successful groups of the early 1970s, with Karen on the drums and lead vocals and Richard on the piano with backup vocals. They won three Grammy Awards, embarked on a world tour, and landed their own TV variety series in 1971, titled Make Your Own Kind of Music! (1971).
In 1975 the story came out when The Carpenters were forced to cancel a European tour because the gaunt Karen was too weak to perform. Nobody knew that Karen was at the time suffering from anorexia nervosa, a mental illness characterized by obsessive dieting to a point of starvation. In 1976 she moved out of her parents' house to a condo of her own.
While her brother Richard was recovering from his Quaalude addiction, Karen decided to record a solo album in New York City in 1979 with producer Phil Ramone. Encouraged by the positive reaction to it in New York, Karen was eager to show it to Richard and the record company in California, who were nonplussed. The album was shelved.
In 1980, she married real estate developer Thomas J. Burris. However, the unhappy marriage really only lasted a year before they separated. (Karen was to sign the divorce papers the day she died).
Shortly afterward, she and brother Richard were back in the recording studio, where they recorded their hit single "Touch Me When We're Dancing". However, Karen was unable to shake her depression as well as her eating disorder, and after realizing she needed help, she spent most of 1982 in New York City undergoing treatment. By 1983, Karen was starting to take control of her life and planning to return to the recording studio and to make public appearances again. In February of 1983, she went to her parents' house to sort through some old clothes she kept there when she collapsed in a walk-in closet from cardiac arrest. She was only 32. Doctors revealed that her long battle with anorexia nervosa had stressed her heart to the breaking point.- Katherine Crawford was born on 2 March 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Gemini Man (1976), A Walk in the Spring Rain (1970) and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964). She has been married to Frank Price since 15 May 1965. They have two children.
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Katie Redford is a British actress and writer, originally from Nottingham.
She is best known for her roles in Mount Pleasant, Young Hyacinth and Still Open All Hours.
After winning the BBC Norman Beaton Fellowship in 2015, Katie now voices characters in Radio 4's Teatime, Home Front and The Archers.
She was on the BBC Comedy Writersroom and won BAFTA Rocliffe TV comedy in 2019.- Producer
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Katrina Weidman was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Kilimanjaro (2013), The Suspect (2013) and Cafe Artist (2019).- Actress
Kim Smith was born on 2 March 1983 in Houston, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Catwoman (2004), National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002) and Friday Night Lights (2006).- Actor
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Kofi Siriboe (born March 2, 1994) is an American actor whose works have spanned theatre, film, and television. He is most notable for his role as Javy Hall in the Fred Durst directed movie 'The Longshots'. He appeared as James Newton on the CBS veteran show 'CSI' during the thirteenth season in the episode titled "Fallen Angels", and had a large role in the comedy Girls Trip (2017). Kofi is of Ghanaian descent. He is the middle of three brothers, Kwame Boateng and Kwesi Boakye, who are also actors.- Actor
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Laird Hamilton was born on 2 March 1964 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Die Another Day (2002), Waterworld (1995) and Point Break (2015). He has been married to Gabrielle Reece since 30 November 1997. They have two children. He was previously married to Maria Souza.- Actress
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Laraine Newman is a founding member of The Groundlings. After seeing her in The Groundlings, Lorne Michaels cast her in a Lily Tomlin Special and later as an original cast member of Saturday Night Live (1975). She has worked from directors ranging from Woody Allen to Guillermo del Toro. She has a thriving animation career and has written for the food magazine One For The Table, McSweeney's, The Believer, The Jewish Journal, Huffington Post and Esquire. She in on the board of San Francisco's long running alternative comedy festival Sketchiest and has appeared there since 2012. She appears regularly in the Drama Desk Award winning show Celebrity Autobiography. She has two daughters and lives in her home town of Los Angeles.- Lee Hanee was born on 2 March 1983 in Seoul, South Korea. She is an actress, known for The Rebel Hong Gil Dong (2017), Extreme Job (2019) and Night Blooming Flower (2024).