Thursday, March 31, 2011

ellen degeneres television host and actress


Ellen DeGeneres pronounced / born January 26, 1958 is an American stand-up comedienne, television host and actress. She hosts the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and was also a judge on American Idol for one year, having joined the show in its ninth season.
DeGeneres has hosted both the Academy Awards and the Primetime Emmys. As a film actress, she starred in Mr. Wrong, appeared in EDtv and The Love Letter, and provided the voice of Dory in the Disney-Pixar animated film Finding Nemo, for which she was awarded a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first and only time a voice performance won a Saturn Award.
She also starred in two television sitcoms, Ellen from 1994 to 1998 and The Ellen Show from 2001 to 2002. During the fourth season of Ellen in 1997, DeGeneres came out publicly as a lesbian in an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Shortly afterwards, her character Ellen Morgan also came out to a therapist played by Winfrey, and the series went on to explore various LGBT issues including the coming out process.
She has won twelve Emmys and numerous other awards for her work and charitable efforts.
Contents
* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Career
o 2.1 Stand-up comedy
o 2.2 Early screen work
o 2.3 Ellen (sitcom, 1994–1998)
o 2.4 Ellen's Energy Adventure
o 2.5 The Ellen Show
o 2.6 2001 Emmy Awards
o 2.7 Voice acting
o 2.8 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
o 2.9 79th Academy Awards
o 2.10 2007 Writers Guild strike
o 2.11 Commercial spokeswoman
o 2.12 American Idol
o 2.13 Eleveneleven
* 3 Personal life
* 4 Filmography
o 4.1 Television
o 4.2 Discography
* 5 Awards
* 6 Bibliography
* 7 References
* 8 External links
Early life and education
DeGeneres was raised in Metairie, Louisiana, the daughter of Betty Jane DeGeneres (née Pfeffer), a speech therapist, and Elliott DeGeneres, an insurance agent. She has one brother, Vance DeGeneres, who is a producer and musician. She is of French, English, German and Irish descent. DeGeneres was raised as a Christian Scientist until the age of thirteen. In 1973 DeGeneres's parents filed for separation and were divorced the following year. Shortly after, Betty Jane remarried Roy Gruessendorf, who worked as a salesman. Betty Jane and Ellen moved with Gruessendorf from the New Orleans area to Atlanta, Texas. Vance stayed with their birth father.
DeGeneres graduated from Atlanta High School in May 1976, after completing her first years of high school at Grace King High School in Metairie, Louisiana. She moved back to New Orleans to attend the University of New Orleans, where she majored in communication studies. After one semester, she left school to do clerical work in a law firm with her cousin Laura Gillen. She also held a job selling clothes at the chain store the Merry-Go-Round at the Lakeside Shopping Center. Other working experiences included being a waitress at TGI Friday's and another restaurant, a house painter, a hostess, and a bartender. She relates much of her childhood and career experiences in her comedic work.

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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

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Miranda May Kerr born April 20, 1983 is an Australian model best known as one of the Victoria's Secret Angels since mid-2007. She is the first Australian to participate in the Victoria's Secret campaign and also represents Australian fashion chain David Jones. Kerr began modeling in the fashion industry when she was 13, starting at Chaay's Modelling Agency, and soon after winning a 1997 Australian nationwide model search hosted by Dolly magazine and Impulse fragrances.
She is married to actor Orlando Bloom with whom she has a son, Flynn.
Contents
* 1 Early life and family
* 2 Dolly magazine
* 3 Career
* 4 Public image
* 5 KORA Organics
* 6 Personal life
* 7 References
* 8 External links
Early life and family
Kerr was born in Sydney, but raised in the small town of Gunnedah, New South Wales. Her parents are Therese and John Kerr, and she has a younger brother named Matthew (born 1985). In an interview, Kerr stated she is of English, French and Scottish descent. During her childhood, Kerr "raced motorbikes and rode horses on her grandmother's farm." She describes her early life in the Australian countryside as "very grounding ... there wasn't any pretentiousness and no one really cared what you were wearing. You could just be you." Her family moved to Brisbane to allow Kerr and her brother to experience city life, where she graduated from All Hallows' School in 2000. Kerr originally went on to study Nutrition and Health Psychology before pursuing modeling.
Dolly magazine
At age 13, Kerr entered and won the 1997 annual Dolly Magazine/Impulse Model Competition. She was flown to Sydney a week before her 14th birthday to shoot for the magazine. Upon Kerr's win, local media expressed "concerned outrage" at her young age. The controversy raised concerns about the glorification of young girls within the fashion, beauty, and entertainment industries. Some conservative media outlets claimed her Dolly shoot (including images of a 14-year-old Kerr in bathing suits) constituted a form of child pornography. Of the press, Kerr said: "In the media at the time they were trying to cling on to anything remotely to do with paedophilia. Dolly is a magazine for teenage girls, not for old men. And I was fully clothed! Doing a winter shoot! They just made something out of nothing."
Kerr signed to Chic Management's Sydney division. She received considerable commercial exposure after a series of beachwear ads predominantly for Australian surf chain Billabong, in which Kerr modeled surf brands Tigerlily, Roxy, Billabong Girls, and One Teaspoon. This increased her profile in the Australian and Asian markets, after which Kerr relocated to New York.

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Monday, March 21, 2011

Amanda Bynes fashion designer and singer


Amanda Laura Bynes born April 3, 1986 is an American actress, fashion designer and singer. Bynes appeared in several successful television series, such as All That and The Amanda Show, on Nickelodeon in the mid to late 1990s and early 2000s, and in 2002, she starred in the TV series, What I Like About You. She transitioned to a film career, starring in several films aimed at teenage audiences, including What a Girl Wants (2003), Love Wrecked (2005), She's the Man (2006), Hairspray (2007), and Easy A (2010).
Bynes was named one of Teen People's "25 Hottest Stars Under 25" in 2006,[2] and in 2007, Forbes listed her as the fifth highest paid celebrity under 21, with earnings of $2.5 million.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
o 2.1 Acting
o 2.2 Fashion
* 3 Personal life
* 4 Filmography
* 5 Discography
* 6 Awards
* 7 References
* 8 External links
Early life
Bynes was born and raised in Thousand Oaks, California, the daughter of Lynn (née Organ), a dental assistant and office manager, and Rick Bynes, a dentist who also practiced stand-up comedy. Bynes has two older siblings, Tommy (born 1973), a chiropractor, and Jillian (born 1983), who has a B.A. in History from UCLA and has also acted.Bynes' maternal grandparents are from Toronto, Ontario and her ancestors immigrated from Ireland, Poland, Russia and Romania. Her father is Catholic and her mother is Jewish; Bynes has described herself as Jewish, and has also stated "I haven't decided yet [on a religion]. I don't know yet exactly what I believe".
Career
Acting
In 1993, Bynes attended a comedy camp, with guest-instructors including Arsenio Hall and Richard Pryor, and began professionally acting at the age of seven, appearing in a television advertisement for Buncha Crunch candies. During her childhood, she also appeared on stage in versions of Annie, The Secret Garden, The Music Man and The Sound of Music.After taking acting classes, Bynes became a regular cast member of Nickelodeon's Figure It Out and All That (both in 1996). Bynes remained a regular cast member on All That until its presumed cancellation in 2000, though she appeared in the sketches since shooting and preparing as the star of her own sketch show The Amanda Show, also on Nickelodeon. The Amanda Show features a combination of comical skits and sketches, including Amanda Bynes playing Judge Trudy, a character based on Judge Judy, and Penelope Taynt, an Amanda-obsessed fan.
Bynes made her film debut in 2002's modest box office success, Big Fat Liar, where she starred opposite Frankie Muniz. Her first solo leading role was in 2003's What a Girl Wants, co-starring with Colin Firth, Oliver James, and Kelly Preston. Subsequently, Bynes starred in The WB Television Network's sitcom What I Like About You and had voice parts in 2003's Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure and 2005's CGI animated comedy, Robots. She also co-starred in an episode of The Nightmare Room as Danielle Warner, and in Arliss as Crystal Dupree. Bynes appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair's July 2003 edition with nine of Hollywood's other young female stars, including Lindsay Lohan, Hilary Duff, Alexis Bledel, Raven-Symoné, Evan Rachel Wood, the Olsen Twins, and Mandy Moore. Although she is often compared with them, Bynes has said that "It's like being the hot girl at the high school party. I was never that girl. I grew up with terrible acne and feeling insecure. I was tall and skinny. I didn't feel pretty at all, and guys didn't even like me. That's why I got into comedy."Bynes has also said that her relatability to teenage audiences may stem from the fact that she is "more similar to them than some... socialite or whatever."

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Monday, March 7, 2011

tania raymonde american actress


Tania Raymonde born March 22, 1988 is an American actress. Her first major acting role was in the TV series Malcolm in the Middle in which she played the recurring character of Cynthia Sanders between 2000-2003. She is known for her role as Alex in ABC's Lost.
Contents
* 1 Life and career
* 2 Filmography
* 3 References
* 4 External links
Life and career
Raymonde was born in Los Angeles, California. Her biggest role to date is her recurring role on the television drama Lost, where she played Alex Rousseau.
In 2002 she starred in the film Children on Their Birthdays and in 2003 she played Lauren O'Keefe in the sitcom The O'Keefes. Over the years she has appeared on several TV shows including Providence, The Brothers Garcia, The Nightmare Room, That's So Raven, The Guardian, Medium, Malcolm in the Middle, and NCIS.
She also appeared in the films The Garage (2006), The Other Side of the Tracks (2008), Japan (2008), Chasing 3000 (2008), and Elsewhere (2009). She also guest-starred in one episode of The Cleaner, and in one episode of CSI: NY. She has a recurring role as a lab technician on season 6 of Cold Case.
In 2006, she wrote, edited and directed the short film Cell Division. The film has won one of the three certificates of merit awards at The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.
She also appeared in a Maroon 5 music video for the song "Won't Go Home Without You", in 2007 and a 2009 Cursive music video for the song "I Couldn't Love You".
She dated actor Jeff Goldblum, with whom she starred in the 2009 season finale (episode 171) of Law and Order: Criminal Intent as the daughter of a terrorist from the former Baader-Meinhof gang.
Filmography
Film
Year Film Role Notes
2002 Children on Their Birthdays Lily Jane Bobbit
2006 The Garage Bonnie Jean/B.J.
2008 Japan Mae
The Other Side of the Tracks Amelia
Chasing 3000 Kelly
Foreign Exchange Anita Duarte
2009 GoodSam and Max Sam Short film
Elsewhere Jillian
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle Ethyl
Wild Cherry Helen McNicol
Still Waiting... Amber
2010 Trophy Kids Tiffany post-production
2011 Blue Like Jazz Lauryn
TBA Pigman Road Unknown In Development
Television
Year Series Role Notes
2000 Providence Alice/Young Syd Episode: "Syd in Wonderland"
Starring as Tania Raymonde Katz
The Brothers Garcia Nicole Episode: "No hablo Espanol"
Malcolm in the Middle Cynthia 5 episodes; 2001–2002
2001 The Nightmare Room Beth Episode: "Scareful What You Wish For"
2003 That's So Raven Carly Episode: "Saving Psychic Raven"
The O'Keefes Lauren O'Keefe Unknown episodes
The Guardian Petra Episode: "Big Coal"
2005 NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service Anna Real Episode: "An Eye for an Eye"
2006 Medium Taylor Greene Episode: "S.O.S."
Lost Alex Rousseau 17 episodes; 2006–2010
2008 The Cleaner Nika Episode: "Five Little Words"
CSI: NY Laura Roman Episode: "The Cost of Living"
Cold Case Frankie Rafferty 8 episodes; 2008–2010
2009 Bones Lexi Episode: "Mayhem on a Cross"
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Birgit Kaspers Episode: "Revolution"
The Forgotten Sarah Poole Episode: "Mama Jane"
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