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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Heidi Klum
Biography
Standing at 5' 9½" feet tall, Heidi Klum is what you refer to as beauty with brains plus an added zing emitting the fire hidden beneath. A popular German supermodel, TV presenter, actress, fashion designer, television producer and singer, this lady has taken grab of every nook and corner of the entertainment media.
Klum was born on 1 June in Bergisch Gladbach, a small city near Cologne , Germany , in 1973. Her parents are Günther (a cosmetics company executive) and Erna (a hairdresser) . When she was still in her teen years, her friend probed her into submitting her photographs to a national contest - "Model 92. She beat over 25,000 girls and many weekly and monthly rounds later she finally won. But to the surprise of all, she turned down the offer so as to complete her education in high school.
Career in Modeling
She was studying to be a fashion designer, but soon found herself leaning towards modeling and thus signed with Metropolitan modeling agency which got her work on European runways. In 1993, after tasting huge success by walking the ramps of Europe , Heidi decided to shift base to Miami and New York to try her luck as fashion model in U.S.
Here she soon formed a bond with Victoria 's Secret as a runway model in 1997 and appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine’s famous swimsuit issue. This was her ticket to fame and she soon rose to the stature of being a supermodel and added some more notable works to her kitty, namely, Vogue Magazine, ELLE and Marie Claire. In addition, she was the object/subject of Joanne Gair body painting works in the several editions ranging from 1999 to 2006.
Heidi has tasted the waters of television and films also with lending her name and appearing in several TV shows like Spin City which was her debut serial opposite Michael J. Fox, Sex and the City, Yes, Dear, and How I Met Your Mother. Her list of movies boast of cameo and bit roles in Blow Dry , Ella Enchanted, where she played a giantess in the movie and as Ursula Andress in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers(2004), The Devil Wears Prada and Perfect Stranger.
2004 also saw her donning the cap of host, judge and executive producer for the reality show Project Runway on the U.S. cable television channel Bravo, in which fashion designers compete for the opportunity to show their line at New York Fashion Week and receive money to launch their own fashion line. The show became an instant hit earning her three Emmy nominations. She soon followed this up with another show along with Tyra Banks, but this time for the German audience called Germany 's Next Top model , a German reality television show which pits contestants against each other in a variety of competitions to determine who will win a modeling contract with IMG.
The lady is also inclined towards painting and has designed her own line of swimwear. Also, she has a knack for jewelry designing and has produced several marketable creations.
Heidi was earlier married to hairdresser Ric Pipino in 1997, but filed for divorce within less than five years. She later got involved with Flavio Briatore, owner of a Formula-1 racing team with whom she has a daughter, Leni. Recently, she married British singer Seal, and the couple lives happily with their two sons, Henry Günther Ademola Dashtu Samuel, Johan Riley Fyodor Taiwo Samuel and daughter Leni.
Fimlography
1998 54
2001 Blow Dry
2004 Ella Enchanted
2004 The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2007 Perfect Stranger
Standing at 5' 9½" feet tall, Heidi Klum is what you refer to as beauty with brains plus an added zing emitting the fire hidden beneath. A popular German supermodel, TV presenter, actress, fashion designer, television producer and singer, this lady has taken grab of every nook and corner of the entertainment media.
Klum was born on 1 June in Bergisch Gladbach, a small city near Cologne , Germany , in 1973. Her parents are Günther (a cosmetics company executive) and Erna (a hairdresser) . When she was still in her teen years, her friend probed her into submitting her photographs to a national contest - "Model 92. She beat over 25,000 girls and many weekly and monthly rounds later she finally won. But to the surprise of all, she turned down the offer so as to complete her education in high school.
Career in Modeling
She was studying to be a fashion designer, but soon found herself leaning towards modeling and thus signed with Metropolitan modeling agency which got her work on European runways. In 1993, after tasting huge success by walking the ramps of Europe , Heidi decided to shift base to Miami and New York to try her luck as fashion model in U.S.
Here she soon formed a bond with Victoria 's Secret as a runway model in 1997 and appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine’s famous swimsuit issue. This was her ticket to fame and she soon rose to the stature of being a supermodel and added some more notable works to her kitty, namely, Vogue Magazine, ELLE and Marie Claire. In addition, she was the object/subject of Joanne Gair body painting works in the several editions ranging from 1999 to 2006.
Heidi has tasted the waters of television and films also with lending her name and appearing in several TV shows like Spin City which was her debut serial opposite Michael J. Fox, Sex and the City, Yes, Dear, and How I Met Your Mother. Her list of movies boast of cameo and bit roles in Blow Dry , Ella Enchanted, where she played a giantess in the movie and as Ursula Andress in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers(2004), The Devil Wears Prada and Perfect Stranger.
2004 also saw her donning the cap of host, judge and executive producer for the reality show Project Runway on the U.S. cable television channel Bravo, in which fashion designers compete for the opportunity to show their line at New York Fashion Week and receive money to launch their own fashion line. The show became an instant hit earning her three Emmy nominations. She soon followed this up with another show along with Tyra Banks, but this time for the German audience called Germany 's Next Top model , a German reality television show which pits contestants against each other in a variety of competitions to determine who will win a modeling contract with IMG.
The lady is also inclined towards painting and has designed her own line of swimwear. Also, she has a knack for jewelry designing and has produced several marketable creations.
Heidi was earlier married to hairdresser Ric Pipino in 1997, but filed for divorce within less than five years. She later got involved with Flavio Briatore, owner of a Formula-1 racing team with whom she has a daughter, Leni. Recently, she married British singer Seal, and the couple lives happily with their two sons, Henry Günther Ademola Dashtu Samuel, Johan Riley Fyodor Taiwo Samuel and daughter Leni.
Fimlography
1998 54
2001 Blow Dry
2004 Ella Enchanted
2004 The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2007 Perfect Stranger
Jennifer Aniston
Biography
Jennifer Aniston or Jenny as affectionately called by her colleagues who made the character of Rachel Green from the popular sitcom series F.R.I.E.N.D.S., a legend is still ruling the hearts of people even after the series ended almost four years back. The American actress besides a successful teledom stint also is a well established name in the movie industry.
Jennifer Aniston came into this world on February 11, 1969 in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, and grew up in New York City. She inherited the gene of acting from her father John Aniston and mother Nancy Dow, both belonging to the school of acting. Aniston has two half-brothers, John Melick (older) and Alex Aniston (younger). The family lived for a year in Greece and later relocated to New York. Her parents separated when she was just nine years old.
She attended the New York Rudolf Steiner School and it was here only that she realized her passion for acting upon joining the drama club. She went on to pursue her interests in arts with a graduation degree from Manhattan's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.
Career in Movies
Upon completing her studies in 1987, she got to perform in off –Broadway plays like For Dear Life and Dancing on Checker's Grave. The year 1989 saw her shifting base to Los Angeles, California also brought her first television assignment starring as a regular on the short-lived series Molloy (1990) and in the TV movie Camp Cucamonga. A quick succession of guest starring roles in shows like Quantum Leap, Herman's Head, and Burke's Law along with an appearance in the critically derided 1992 horror film, Leprechaun, Aniston was just about ready to give up on the acting scene when an audition for the pilot series F.R.I.E.N.D.S. came along.
Incidentally, she went to audition for the role of cleanliness freak Monica but ended up playing suave, heart breaker Rachel Green. The show as everyone knows proved to be a cult one bringing everyone under its spell for 10 successful years starting from 1994. It even earned Aniston five Emmy nominations, including a win for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series”. The sitcom also made her the highest paid television actress with her one million dollar per episode charging for the last two seasons of F.R.I.E.N.D.S.
Besides this Jennifer also worked in a couple of successful movies like The Object of My Affection (1998), a comedy drama about a girl who falls for a gay man , and in the low-budget 2002 film, The Good Girl, the former won her much critical acclaim for her performance.
Later she also starred opposite Jim Carrey in Bruce Almighty (2003) which is her biggest box office success so far, followed closely by Along Came Polly (2004).
Few more movies later Derailed and Rumor Has It (2005), Aniston, delivered The Break-Up, grossed approximately $39.17 million during its opening weekend.
She also directed hospital emergency room-set short film named Room 10, starring Robin Wright Penn and Kris Kristofferson;
Jennifer was earlier part of the perfect pair made by her and Brad Pitt. But the couple split up in 2005, after reports of Brad falling for actress Angelina Jolie and Jennifer’s reluctance to have babies. Since the couple's divorce, Aniston has been romantically linked with actor Vince Vaughn, British model Paul Sculfor and singer John Mayer.
This power house of talent armed with that heart shaped face actress has announced to the world that she is here to stay. Incidentally, she was voted as the 10th richest woman in the world by ‘Forbes’.
Jennifer Aniston came into this world on February 11, 1969 in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, and grew up in New York City. She inherited the gene of acting from her father John Aniston and mother Nancy Dow, both belonging to the school of acting. Aniston has two half-brothers, John Melick (older) and Alex Aniston (younger). The family lived for a year in Greece and later relocated to New York. Her parents separated when she was just nine years old.
She attended the New York Rudolf Steiner School and it was here only that she realized her passion for acting upon joining the drama club. She went on to pursue her interests in arts with a graduation degree from Manhattan's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.
Career in Movies
Upon completing her studies in 1987, she got to perform in off –Broadway plays like For Dear Life and Dancing on Checker's Grave. The year 1989 saw her shifting base to Los Angeles, California also brought her first television assignment starring as a regular on the short-lived series Molloy (1990) and in the TV movie Camp Cucamonga. A quick succession of guest starring roles in shows like Quantum Leap, Herman's Head, and Burke's Law along with an appearance in the critically derided 1992 horror film, Leprechaun, Aniston was just about ready to give up on the acting scene when an audition for the pilot series F.R.I.E.N.D.S. came along.
Incidentally, she went to audition for the role of cleanliness freak Monica but ended up playing suave, heart breaker Rachel Green. The show as everyone knows proved to be a cult one bringing everyone under its spell for 10 successful years starting from 1994. It even earned Aniston five Emmy nominations, including a win for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series”. The sitcom also made her the highest paid television actress with her one million dollar per episode charging for the last two seasons of F.R.I.E.N.D.S.
Besides this Jennifer also worked in a couple of successful movies like The Object of My Affection (1998), a comedy drama about a girl who falls for a gay man , and in the low-budget 2002 film, The Good Girl, the former won her much critical acclaim for her performance.
Later she also starred opposite Jim Carrey in Bruce Almighty (2003) which is her biggest box office success so far, followed closely by Along Came Polly (2004).
Few more movies later Derailed and Rumor Has It (2005), Aniston, delivered The Break-Up, grossed approximately $39.17 million during its opening weekend.
She also directed hospital emergency room-set short film named Room 10, starring Robin Wright Penn and Kris Kristofferson;
Jennifer was earlier part of the perfect pair made by her and Brad Pitt. But the couple split up in 2005, after reports of Brad falling for actress Angelina Jolie and Jennifer’s reluctance to have babies. Since the couple's divorce, Aniston has been romantically linked with actor Vince Vaughn, British model Paul Sculfor and singer John Mayer.
This power house of talent armed with that heart shaped face actress has announced to the world that she is here to stay. Incidentally, she was voted as the 10th richest woman in the world by ‘Forbes’.
Julia Roberts
Biography
‘Pretty woman, walking down the street, pretty woman.’ don’t you feel like crooning these lines whenever you see Julia Roberts. The lady, who will go down in the history books by this title, has proved time and again what she is capable of once she sets her mind to. From Pretty Woman to Mona Lisa Smile, Julia has charmed her way into everyone’s heart for more than a decade now. Presenting her colorful story.
Julia Fiona Roberts was born on October 28, 1967 in Atlanta, Georgia to Walter Grady Roberts who was a vacuum cleaner salesman, and Betty Lou Motes, a one-time church secretary and real estate agent. Her parents got divorced in 1971 and six years later when Julia was just 10 years old, her father died of cancer. She has an older brother and sister, Eric Robert and Lisa Roberts Gillan, are also actors.
She attended Fitzhugh Lee Elementary School, Griffin Middle School and Campbell High School and went on to graduating from Georgia State University, with a childhood ambition of being a veterinarian. She however like her sister decided to pursue a career in acting and headed to New York. Once there, she signed with the Click modeling agency and enrolled in acting classes.
Career in Movies
Julia’s movie debut happened opposite her own brother Eric in Blood Red in 1989. She soon followed this up by a television performance here and there like in an episode of Crime Story and Sesame Street. She was caught in the public eye when her few of the earliest movies Mystic Pizza (1988) and Steel Magnolias (1989). The latter went on to win her an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress.
But the movie that brought her to worldwide fame was Pretty Woman in 1990, a Cinderella like tale. The movie went on to become one of the best romantic comedy ever to appear on screen and her pair opposite Richard Gere was much widely appreciated. After that came the much acclaimed and popular Sleeping with the Enemy and Steven Spielberg's Hook in 1991, where she played Tinkerbell.
Then came a gap of two years during which she didn’t worked in any movies, but delivered the successful The Pelican Brief, opposite Denzel Washington in 1993. After that, occurred a period of series of box office flops for Julia and she couldn’t seem to repeat her earlier box office success. But she bounced back with My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), popular 1999 film Notting Hill. That same year, she also starred in Runaway Bride, repeating the winning formula of Julia Roberts-Richard Gere duo.
The first year of the millennium era saw Julia winning a deserved Oscar for her performance in Erin Brockovich (2001) as self-made lawyer who wins law suit against energy giant Pacific Gas & Electric. Ocean’s eleven (2001) and oceans’ twelve (2004) became another top grossing movies in her already overflowing kitty.
On April 19, 2006, Roberts discovered another side of her with making her debut on a Broadway as Nan in a revival of Richard Greenberg's 1997 play, Three Days of Rain opposite Bradley Cooper, and The 40 Year Old Virgin star, Paul Rudd.
She continues to be among the highest paid actress of Hollywood with being the first woman to appear on the cover of ‘vogue’. She is currently married to cameraman Daniel Moder whom she met on the set of her movie The Mexican in 2000. The couple tied the knot on Fourth of July 2002 and has three kids, fraternal twins, daughter Hazel Patricia and son Phinnaeus "Finn" Walter and third child, son Henry Daniel Moder.
The actress is also noted to be associated actively with UNICEF and other charitable organizations and hopes to continue working in film line for many years with many more quality performances.
‘Pretty woman, walking down the street, pretty woman.’ don’t you feel like crooning these lines whenever you see Julia Roberts. The lady, who will go down in the history books by this title, has proved time and again what she is capable of once she sets her mind to. From Pretty Woman to Mona Lisa Smile, Julia has charmed her way into everyone’s heart for more than a decade now. Presenting her colorful story.
Julia Fiona Roberts was born on October 28, 1967 in Atlanta, Georgia to Walter Grady Roberts who was a vacuum cleaner salesman, and Betty Lou Motes, a one-time church secretary and real estate agent. Her parents got divorced in 1971 and six years later when Julia was just 10 years old, her father died of cancer. She has an older brother and sister, Eric Robert and Lisa Roberts Gillan, are also actors.
She attended Fitzhugh Lee Elementary School, Griffin Middle School and Campbell High School and went on to graduating from Georgia State University, with a childhood ambition of being a veterinarian. She however like her sister decided to pursue a career in acting and headed to New York. Once there, she signed with the Click modeling agency and enrolled in acting classes.
Career in Movies
Julia’s movie debut happened opposite her own brother Eric in Blood Red in 1989. She soon followed this up by a television performance here and there like in an episode of Crime Story and Sesame Street. She was caught in the public eye when her few of the earliest movies Mystic Pizza (1988) and Steel Magnolias (1989). The latter went on to win her an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress.
But the movie that brought her to worldwide fame was Pretty Woman in 1990, a Cinderella like tale. The movie went on to become one of the best romantic comedy ever to appear on screen and her pair opposite Richard Gere was much widely appreciated. After that came the much acclaimed and popular Sleeping with the Enemy and Steven Spielberg's Hook in 1991, where she played Tinkerbell.
Then came a gap of two years during which she didn’t worked in any movies, but delivered the successful The Pelican Brief, opposite Denzel Washington in 1993. After that, occurred a period of series of box office flops for Julia and she couldn’t seem to repeat her earlier box office success. But she bounced back with My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), popular 1999 film Notting Hill. That same year, she also starred in Runaway Bride, repeating the winning formula of Julia Roberts-Richard Gere duo.
The first year of the millennium era saw Julia winning a deserved Oscar for her performance in Erin Brockovich (2001) as self-made lawyer who wins law suit against energy giant Pacific Gas & Electric. Ocean’s eleven (2001) and oceans’ twelve (2004) became another top grossing movies in her already overflowing kitty.
On April 19, 2006, Roberts discovered another side of her with making her debut on a Broadway as Nan in a revival of Richard Greenberg's 1997 play, Three Days of Rain opposite Bradley Cooper, and The 40 Year Old Virgin star, Paul Rudd.
She continues to be among the highest paid actress of Hollywood with being the first woman to appear on the cover of ‘vogue’. She is currently married to cameraman Daniel Moder whom she met on the set of her movie The Mexican in 2000. The couple tied the knot on Fourth of July 2002 and has three kids, fraternal twins, daughter Hazel Patricia and son Phinnaeus "Finn" Walter and third child, son Henry Daniel Moder.
The actress is also noted to be associated actively with UNICEF and other charitable organizations and hopes to continue working in film line for many years with many more quality performances.
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