One of my favourite singers Russ has died aged 76. Russ Hamilton Rainbow amazing and I love this song.
Russ Hamilton was born January 19, 1932 and died October 11, 2008. Russ Hamilton died near his family at home in Buckley, North Wales.Russ was an English singer and songwriter. He had a hit before the Beatles. His really name was Ronald Hulme and he born in Liverpool. Russ was singer and songwriters of pop music. Russ Hamilton was Liverpool artist to hit the U.S. music scene with song Rainbow before The Beatles. In the U.S. he was an unusual an English singer and it made Russ Hamilton hot for 1957. Russ with live performances had many demands. Russ Hamilton's hit in the U.K. was We Will Make Love recorded in 1957 Oriole Records. In the U.S. it was the hit Rainbow, according to himself, it was due to the U.S. Rainbow to be top 10 in the U.K. Rainbow reach on Hot 100. Russ Hamilton's the first great success with Wedding Ring which to reach the top 20. Russ Hamilton was invited to Nashville, Tennessee In 1960. And he recorded and signed Gonna Find Me a Bluebird with Chet Atkins and the Jordanaires. Russ has written a lot of popular songs. The song Little One was his personal favorite because Russ Hamilton wrote it for his niece in Canada. Songs I Had a Dream,I Still Belong to You, My Mother’s Eyes and Reprieve of Tom Dooley were very popular. info (c) http://celebritys-friend.blogspot.com/
Tony Hillerman was born May 27, 1925 and died October 26, 2008. He was an American author of detective novels and non fiction works. Tony Hillerman: The Art of the Mystery
His mystery novels are set in the Four Corners area of New Mexico and Arizona. The protagonists are Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee of the Navajo tribal police. Lt. Leaphorn was introduced in Hillerman's first novel, The Blessing Way 1970. The second book in the series, Dance Hall of the Dead 1973, won a 1974 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Novel. In 1991, Hillerman received the MWA's Grand Master Award. Hillerman has also received the Nero Award, for Coyote Waits, and the Navajo Tribe's Special Friends of the Diné Award. Hillerman, who was born in Sacred Heart, Oklahoma, is a decorated combat veteran from World War II, serving as a mortarman in the 103rd Infantry Division and earning the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and a Purple Heart. Later, he worked as a journalist from 1948 to 1962. Then he earned a Masters degree and taught journalism from 1966 to 1987 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, where he resided with his wife until his death in 2008. Hillerman, a consistently bestselling author, was ranked as New Mexico's 22nd wealthiest man in 1996. Hillerman's writing is noted for the cultural details he provides for the people he writes about: Hopi, Zuni, European-American, federal agents, and especially Navajo. His works in non-fiction and in fiction reflect his appreciation of the natural wonders of the American Southwest and his appreciation of its people, particularly the Navajo. Hillerman repeatedly acknowledged his debt to an earlier series of mystery novels set among tribal Aborigines in remote desert regions of tropical and subtropical Australia written the British-born Australian author Arthur W Upfield. The Upfield novels appeared first in 1928 and featured a half-European, half-Aboriginal Australian hero, Detective-inspector Napoleon Bony Bonaparte working with deep understanding of tribal traditions. The character was based on the real-life achievements of an Aborigine known as Tracker Leon, whom Upfield had met during his years in the Australian bush. Hillerman acknowledged the debt in many interviews, and in his introduction to the posthumous 1984 reprint of Upfield's A Royal Abduction. In this, he described the seduction in his youth of Upfield's crime novels' descriptions of both the harsh outback areas, and "the people who somehow survived upon them ... . When my own Jim Chee of the Navaho Tribal Police unravels a mystery because he understands the ways of his people, when he reads the signs in the sandy bottom of a reservation arroyo, he is walking in the tracks Bony made 50 years ago." Upfield and Hillerman are recognized as pioneers of what is now known as the tribal mystery genre. Bio info (c) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hillerman
Greg Carr was born October 8, 1985 in Citra, Florida. He is 23 years old now. Greg Carr Height is 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) and Weight is 210 lb (95 kg). He is an American football wide receiver for the Florida State Seminoles. He is considered one of the best receivers in college football due to his size and athleticsm, and is expected to be a mid to late round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. Carr is considered one of the best wide receivers in college football and is expected to be a mid to late round draft pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. FSU Football WR Greg Carr TD catch on 4th and long vs UCLA.
Carr played high school football at North Marion High School in Citra, Florida. He earned first steam all-state honors in Class 3A as a junior and senior. He was also a star basketball player, earning first team honors during his senior year. During Carrs freshman year he led all Florida State receivers in yards per reception with 20.6 and receiving touchdowns with nine. He also tied former Virginis Cavaliers and current Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Millers ACC record for receiving touchdowns by a freshman. His great season earned him second team All-ACC and third team freshman All-American. During his sophomore year he made 34 receptions for 619 yards and 12 touchdowns, helping him earn a second team All-ACC selection. During his junior campaign he made 45 receptions for 795 and four touchdowns. Info (c) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Carr_(American_football)
Sharod Roddy Lamor White was born November 2, 1981 in James Island, South Carolina. He is 26 years old now. Roddy White is an American football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League. He was selected with the 27th pick overall in the 2005 NFL Draft out of the UAB. Atlanta Falcons Training Camp: Roddy White running drills
White saw instantaneous action in his rookie campaign. He ranked fourth among all rookie receivers in 2005. Although a high ankle sprain caused him to remain on the sidelines for much of the preseason, he recovered by Week 2 of the 2005 season and was put on the team's roster. In Week 4 of the 2005 season, against the Minnesota Vikings, he was inserted in the lineup as the No. 3 receiver. During the course of the game he racked up 64 yards on 5 catches. However, during the rest of the season, his performance was spotty at best. He made a fantastic leaping catch over three defenders on a trick play against the New Orleans Saints during Week 14 for a 54-yd touchdown, but dropped a touchdown catch the next week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, although he had a 108-yard receiving performance vs. Tampa Bay (11/20) which was the second-highest receiving total put up by a rookie wide receiver in 2005, only surpassed by Jaguars WR Matt Jones (117 yards vs. Baltimore). Roddy White talking about Bobby Petrino leaving.
In the Falcons 2007 game against the New Orleans Saints, White showed his support for fellow Falcon Michael Vick by wearing a t-shirt that said "Free Mike Vick" and pulling up his jersey after scoring a touchdown. Earlier that day, Vick was sentenced to 23 months in jail on dogfighting charges. White was fined $10,000 by the league for his actions. Roddy White became the first Falcon WR since 1999 to reach 1,000 single season receiving yards on December 23, 2007. He also finished tied for 8th among all NFL wide receivers in receiving yards in 2007 with 1,202 yards. He had 6 receiving touchdowns. Roddy White's 2008 performance looks to be even better than the previous year. Through five weeks he has 26 receptions, 454 receiving yards (3rd in the NFL) and 2 touchdowns. He is on pace to have 1,450+ receiving yards in 2008, behind quarterback Matt Ryan. bio (c) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roddy_White
Michael August Timlin (age 42) was born March 10, 1966 in Midland, Texas. He is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox. He signed a one-year contract with the club on Saturday, December 1, 2007. As of the end of the 2008 season, Timlin ranks seventh in appearances among all-time pitchers, with 1058 appearances. He is second among active pitchers, behind only Mike Stanton. An important man in the Boston bullpen and a veteran setup man, Timlin has a good command of his 93-MPH fastball. He also throws a slider and a sinker that have a downward break, inducing a significant number of ground balls. Red Sox Players Celebrate Division Win
In 2004, Timlin made 76 pitching appearances, the third most in Red Sox history and tied for fourth in American League history. On September 3, he made his 800th major league appearance, becoming only the 29th pitcher in major league history to reach that mark. Timlin made his 1,000th career appearance on August 31, 2007, against the Baltimore Orioles. After his first three successful seasons with the Red Sox, Timlin struggled in 2006 and the beginning of 2007 due to injuries to his right shoulder and left oblique, making multiple visits to the disabled list. In the period after his return from the disabled list through July 23, 2007, Timlin recorded over 14 consecutive scoreless innings and appeared to have overcome any shoulder issues. In the week following, however, he has again experienced shoulder soreness. Since then, however, Timlin has once again stepped in as an important setup man for the Red Sox. Bio info (c) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Timlin
Gregory Kinnear (age 45) was born June 17, 1963. He is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and television personality. Kinnear married Helen Labdon in 1999. In 2001, Labdon was seven months pregnant when she suffered a miscarriage with their first child. The couple welcomed a daughter, Lily Katherine, in September 2003, and another daughter, Audrey Mae, in June 2006. Photo (c) from Flickr by Glamour Schatz Greg Kinnear filmography 1994 Blankman Talk Show Host 1995 Sabrina David Larrabee 1996 Dear God Tom Turner Beavis and Butt-Head Do America ATF Agent Bork Uncredited Voice Role 1997 A Smile Like Yours Danny Robertson As Good as It Gets Simon Bishop 1998 You've Got Mail Frank Navasky 1999 Mystery Men Captain Amazing/Lance Hunt 2000 What Planet Are You From? Perry Gordon Nurse Betty Dr. David Ravell/George McCord Loser Professor Edward Alcott The Gift Wayne Collins 2001 Someone Like You Ray Brown 2002 We Were Soldiers Maj. Bruce "Snake" Crandall Auto Focus Bob Crane 2003 Stuck on You Walt Tenor 2004 Godsend Paul Duncan 2005 The Matador Danny Wright Robots Phineas T. Ratchet Voice Role Bad News Bears Roy Bullock 2006 Fast Food Nation Don Anderson Little Miss Sunshine Richard Hoover Invincible Dick Vermeil Unknown Broken Nose 2007 Feast of Love Bradley Smith 2008 Baby Mama Rob Ackerman Ghost Town Frank Herlihy Flash of Genius Bob Kearns 2009 Green Zone Clark Poundstone post-production Television Year Title Role Notes 1988 What Price Victory ABC TV-Movie 1989 Life Goes On Corey Episode: Break a Leg, Mom 1990 Murder in Mississippi News Reporter NBC TV-Movie Mancuso, FBI Photographer Episode: Adamant Eve 1991 Dillinger Arizona Legislator ABC TV-Movie L.A. Law Reporter Episode: Spleen It to Me, Lucy 1991–1995 Talk Soup Host 1993 Based on an Untrue Story Orlando Chang Stein FOX TV-Movie 2000 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Prince Gavin Voice Role Episode: The Frog Princess 2001 Dinner With Friends Tom HBO TV-Movie 2003 Friends Benjamin Hobart Episode: The One with Ross' Grant Bio info (c) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Kinnear It was also in 1994 that Kinnear had his first big screen role, as a talk show host yet again in the Damon Wayans comedy Blankman. In 1995 he won the part of the David Larrabee in Sydney Pollack's remake of Billy Wilder's 1954 classic Sabrina. He then received the lead role in the 1996 comedy Dear God. In 1997, Greg was cast in James L. Brooks' blockbuster comedy-drama As Good as It Gets, for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. His next film, the romantic comedy A Smile Like Yours, had him starring opposite Lauren Holly as part of a couple trying to have a baby. The film met with lukewarm reviews and a low box office, but his next film, You've Got Mail, struck gold. He played Meg Ryan's significant other, a newspaper columnist wholly unlike what was to be his next character, that of Captain Amazing in the 1999 summer action film Mystery Men. His next films were Nurse Betty, Loser, and Someone Like You. In 2002, Kinnear starred in the movie Auto Focus about the life and murder of actor Bob Crane. In 2005 he starred in the black comedy The Matador opposite Pierce Brosnan. In 2006, Kinnear co-starred with Steve Carell in the Oscar-winning comedy-drama Little Miss Sunshine, and with Mark Wahlberg in Invincible, based on the true story of a bartender who tries out for the Philadelphia Eagles football team. He also appeared in Fast Food Nation, playing a fast food executive who discovers secrets about his company.
Taurus Jabbar Sykes was born May 20, 1975. He is a professional boxer. He has been fighting as a heavyweight, and has fought against several contenders, and currently holds a record of 24-4-1. Former two-time heavyweight champ Hasim Rahman beat him in a 10-round decision. He was knocked out in four rounds by IBF 1 contender Alexander Povetkin in Moscow on July 19, 2008. High stakes for boxing's Russian Knight Povetkin
Sykes who hails from Brooklyn is nicknamed The Bull, due to his first name turned pro in 1998. He lost his 13th fight to unbeaten Owen Beck but that remained his only blemish on his record for a while in that he beat the likes of Israel Garcia (record 10-0), Charles Hatcher (15-2), Talmadge Griffis (21-1-3) and Sherman Williams to climb up the ladder. He drew with former Cruiser title holder Imamu Mayfield then beat Jovo Pudar (21-1) and even fringe contender Friday Ahunanya (20-2-1) in 2005. His only problem was his lack of power as only 7 of his first 25 wins have come the short route. Undefeated KO artist Samuel Peter was the first to knock him out but lightly regarded southpaw Derek Bryant (18-4-1) also scored a TKO effectively ending any hopes of becoming a contender. Info (c) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_Sykes Russian Knight getting ready to rumble
Aleksander Vladimirovich Povetkin (age 28) was born in Kursk, Russia on September 2, 1979. He is a Russian boxer. His height is 6' 2" (188 centimeters). Because of his amateur success, as well as his early pro accomplishments, he is seen as the leading contender in professional boxing's Heavyweight division. Povetkin has a wife, Irina, and a four-year old daughter named Arina. He also has a brother, Vladimir, who fights as a professional light heavyweight. Both fighters are trained by Valery Belov. In July, the International Boxing Federation (IBF) announced it had created a four person tournament to create a challenger for current IBF (and WBO) champion Wladimir Klitschko. On October 27, 2007 Povetkin met former title holder Chris Byrd, who had lost his title to Klitschko the year before. Povetkin won the fight by way of an 11th round TKO victory. Byrd put up more resistance than Donald, but ultimately, was overwhelmed and his corner threw in the towel. Less than a week later, Eddie Chambers won a split decision victory over former title challenger Calvin Brock. This advanced both Povetkin and Chambers to the final round of the tournament. On January 26, 2008, Povetkin defeated Chambers by unanimous decision to become the mandatory challenger for Klitschko, whom he will fight in light of Klitschko's victory over Thompson on July 12, 2008. Bio info (c) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Povetkin Nice Knock Out Boxing Brutal KnockOuts Wlad Klitschko
Alexander Frei (age 28) was born 15 July 1979 in Basel. He is a Swiss footballer. Within the first half of the opening match of Euro 2008, Frei was injured while captaining the Swiss team. Frei is likely to miss the rest of the tournament due to the injury. This photo by Author Benutzer:Cooper at de.wikipedia (c) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Alex_frei.jpg Frei played for Switzerland at Euro 2004 and at the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany. He scored two goals in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, one in the match against Togo and a controversial goal against South Korea. Until now he has been capped 58 times for his country (as of June 2008). Frei is Switzerland's all time top scorer with 35 goals. During Euro 2004, in a group match against England, Frei was caught on camera appearing to spit at Steven Gerrard. Although no action was taken at the time, Frei was later charged and given a provisional 15 day suspension by UEFA. Despite this, he was subsequently cleared of the charge on appeal and atoned by agreeing to take care of a llama. Frei signed a 4-year contract with Borussia Dortmund on 29 June, 2007. Dortmund paid a transfer fee of approximately 5 million euros for him. From the end of the 2006–07 season he has been continually linked with Celtic, whether this move will materialise however is in doubt after Borussia Dortmund released a statement insisting that Frei would go nowhere, even if a club offered 25 million euros. Frei was the highest goalscorer in the French league for the 2004-05 season with 20 goals, playing for Rennes and was named Swiss Footballer of the year the same season. He has recovered from a long-term injury this season at current club Borussia Dortmund to score six times in his last eight appearances and prove his fitness for the forthcoming European Football Championships - for which the Schweitzer Nati will be co-hosts along with Austria. Info (c) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Frei EURO 2008, Group A, Switzerland, Alexander Frei injury
The best Fashion designer died in France. Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint Laurent (aged 71) was born August 1, 1936 and died June 1, 2008.He was a French pied noir fashion designer, and was considered among the greatest of the 20th century. In 1985, in his book, Couture: The Great Fashion Designers, Caroline Rennolds Milbank wrote, "The most consistently celebrated and influential designer of the past twenty-five years, Yves Saint Laurent can be credited with both spurring the couture's rise from its Sixties ashes and with finally rendering ready-to-wear reputable". The son of an insurance company president, Yves Saint Laurent was born on August 1, 1936 in Oran, in what was then French Algeria. Saint Laurent left home at the age of 17 to work for the French designer Christian Dior. Following Dior's death in 1957, Yves, at the age of 22, was put in charge of the effort of saving the Dior house from financial ruin. Shortly after this success, he was conscripted to serve in the French army during the Algerian War of Independence. After 20 days, the stress of being hazed by fellow soldiers, led the fragile Saint Laurent to be institutionalized in a French mental hospital, where he underwent psychiatric treatment, including electroshock therapy, for a nervous breakdown. In 1962, in the wake of his nervous breakdown, Saint Laurent was released from Dior and started his own label, YSL, financed by his companion, Pierre Bergé. The couple split romantically in 1976 but remained business partners. During the 1960s and 1970s, the firm popularized fashion trends such as the beatnik look, safari jackets for men and women, tight pants and tall, thigh-high boots, including the creation of arguably the most famous classic tuxedo suit for women in 1966, Le Smoking suit. He also started mainstreaming the idea of wearing silhouettes from the 1920s, '30s and '40s. He was the first, in 1966, to popularize ready-to-wear in an attempt to democratize fashion, with Rive Gauche and the boutique of the same name. He was also the first designer to use black models in his runway shows. Among his muses were Loulou de la Falaise, the daughter of a French marquis and an Anglo-Irish fashion model; Betty Catroux, the half-Brazilian daughter of an American diplomat and wife of a French decorator; Talitha Pol-Getty, who died of drug overdose in 1971; Catherine Deneuve, the iconic French actress; and the Guinean-born Senegalese supermodel Katoucha Niane, the daughter of writer Djibril Tamsir Niane. Ambassador to the couturier during the late 1970s and early 80s was London socialite millionairess Diane Boulting-Casserley Vandelli, making the brand ever more popular amongst the European jet-set and upper classes. In 1983, he became the first living fashion designer to be honored by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In 2001, he was awarded the rank of Commander of the Légion d'Honneur by French president Jacques Chirac. Saint Laurent retired in 2002 and became increasingly reclusive. From then until his death he spent much of his time at his house in Marrakech, Morocco. He also created a foundation with Pierre Bergé in Paris to trace the history of the house of YSL, complete with 15,000 objects and 5,000 pieces of clothing. He died on June 1, 2008, at home in Paris after a year-long fight against brain cancer. YSL fall/winter 2007/08 backstage (fashion inside)
The Best film director died Sydney Pollack biographyPollack died of cancer on May 26, 2008 at his home in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California surrounded by family. He had been diagnosed with cancer about nine months before his death. Sydney Pollack (aged 73) was born July 1, 1934 and died May 26, 2008. He was an Academy Award-winning American film director, producer and actor. He directed more than 21 films and 10 television shows, acted in over 30 films or shows, and produced over 44 films. Pollack is best known for directing films Out of Africa (Academy Awards, 1985), Tootsie (1982), Three Days of the Condor (1975), The Yakuza (1975), The Way We Were and Jeremiah Johnson (1972), along with newer films The Interpreter (2005), Sabrina (1995), The Firm (1993) and Havana (1990). He appeared in over 15 films, including The Interpreter (2005), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Husbands and Wives (1992), The Player (1992), and The Electric Horseman (1979). In 2007, he appeared opposite George Clooney in Michael Clayton, a film which he also co-produced. He died of cancer on May 26th, 2008. Pollack was born in Lafayette, Indiana, to a family of Jewish immigrants from Russia, the son of Rebecca (Miller) and David Pollack, a professional boxer and pharmacist. His parents divorced when he was young and his mother, an alcoholic, died at the age of 37 while Pollack was a student at the Neighborhood Playhouse. His brother is the costume designer, producer and actor Bernie Pollack. Pollack was married to Claire Griswold, a former student of his, from 1958 until his death; they had three children, Rachel Pollack, Rebecca Pollack and Steven Pollack, who died in a plane crash in 1993. As a character actor, Pollack subsequently appeared in films such as A Civil Action, Changing Lanes, and Eyes Wide Shut, as well as his own, including Random Hearts and The Interpreter. He also appeared in Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives as a New York lawyer undergoing a midlife crisis. He had a recurring guest star role on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace, playing Will Truman's (Eric McCormack) unfaithful but loving father, George Truman. In 2007, Pollack made guest appearances on the HBO TV series The Sopranos and Entourage as well as an appearance on NBC's Just Shoot Me. Pollack received the first annual Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking award from the Austin Film Festival October 21, 2006. As a producer he helped to guide many films that were successful with both the critic and movie audiences, such as The Fabulous Baker Boys, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and Michael Clayton. He formed a production company called Mirage Enterprises with the English director Anthony Minghella (who died just a few months before Mr. Pollack in 2008).
David Letterman Makes Fun of Bush in Front of President George Bush George Bush Top 10 list Late Show When President George Bush sat through a Top Ten list from the Late Show with David Letterman making fun of Bush at the April 21 White House Correspondents Dinner, Bush wasted no time patting himself on the back for his openness to criticism. In this video, however, I put together a few clips to ask some real questions about whether the Bush Administration has actually opened itself up to substantive dissenting opinions. David Michael Letterman was born April 12, 1947. He is an Emmy Award-winning American television host and comedian. His first major success occurred on the long-running NBC television program, Late Night with David Letterman, before moving to CBS in 1993 to his current place on the Late Show. In 1969, Letterman married Michelle Cook; the marriage ended by divorce in 1977. He also had a long-term relationship with former head writer and producer on Late Night, Merrill Markoe. Letterman has a son, Harry Joseph, (born November 3, 2003) with longtime girlfriend Regina Lasko. Harry is named for Letterman's father, Harry Joe Letterman, who died at age 57 . The family resides in North Salem, New York. Letterman's ironic, often absurd comedy is heavily influenced by former Tonight Show hosts Steve Allen, Johnny Carson and Jack Paar. NBC kept Letterman under contract to try him in a different time slot, after which Late Night with David Letterman debuted in 1982. Letterman's show, which ran weeknights at 12:30 a.m. eastern time, immediately following The Tonight Show, quickly established a reputation as being edgy and unpredictable, and soon developed a cult following (particularly among college students). Letterman's reputation as an acerbic interviewer was borne out of moments such as his verbal sparring matches with Cher and Shirley MacLaine. The show also featured inventive comedy segments and running characters, in a style heavily influenced by the 1950s and 60s programs of Steve Allen. The show often included quirky, genre-mocking regular features, including "Stupid Pet Tricks," dropping various objects off the roof of a five story building, a recurring Top 10 list, and a facetious letter-answering segment. Other memorable moments included Letterman once using a bullhorn to interrupt a live interview on The Today Show, announcing that he was the NBC president and not wearing any pants; interrupting Al Roker on the Live at Five local news by walking into their studio which occupied the same building as Letterman's studio; and staging elevator races with commentary by NBC Sports' Bob Costas. In one highly publicized appearance, Andy Kaufman appeared to be slapped and knocked to the ground by professional wrestler Jerry Lawler. (Lawler and Kaufman's friend Bob Zmuda later revealed that the event was staged. Portrait of president by painter Tim Patch Maybe only so the artist and man can show the love to the well-known president. The artist is well-known because he does not use brushes and other tools. For painting he uses the own man's body (penis).
Ricky has said in many interviews he isn't gay, but he should come right out and say so. It is taking people away from real topics like his music and humanitarian work. Although at the same time, I admire him for not wanting to get caught up in the labels and sexuality obsessions of society. He is very enlightened and detached from his ego. Rare in showbiz. he is not gay . he dated Rebecca de alba a mexican host for years and who know ? maybe they will end up together. Thanx 4 the video I really liked it . it's really rare to see a video with Ricky talking about his girlfriend. Ricky Martin Radio Interview part 1
Shamrock and his wife, Amy, live in San Jose. Shamrock also has a nineteen year old son from a previous marriage. Frank and his wife are expecting a baby in May 2008. Shamrock runs a franchise of schools, a merchandising company, Frank Shamrock, Inc. (a personal asset management company), MMA Entertainment (an entertainment company) and a law enforcement training business. After a match Frank was rushed to a hospital with injuries, including a broken forarm.Earlier on, his wife went into labor and was rushed to the same hospital Showtime Short with Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock (age 35) was born Frank Alisio Juarez III on December 8, 1972 in Santa Monica, California.Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm). Weight 185 lb (84 kg). He is an American mixed martial arts fighter. Shamrock was the first UFC Middleweight champion later renamed the UFC Light heavyweight champion and retired as the five time defending undefeated champion. Frank was also crowned an Interim King of Pancrase. He has also been the Strikeforce Middleweight Champion. He is the adoptive younger brother of mixed martial arts fighter and former professional wrestler Ken Shamrock.
He holds notable wins over Bas Rutten, Minoru Suzuki, Masakatsu Funaki, Vernon White, Enson Inoue, Kevin Jackson, Igor Zinoviev, Jeremy Horn, Tito Ortiz, Elvis Sinosic, Bryan Pardoe, Cesar Gracie, and Phil Baroni. On March 10, 2006, at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie, the first MMA event sanctioned by the state of California, he knocked out Cesar Gracie in 21 seconds. Gracie had never fought an MMA match and was 40 years old, so the fight was considered a serious mismatch. However, Gracie is an elite Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor with years of training under his belt as well being the mentor of students such as Nathan Diaz and Nick Diaz Cung Le vs Frank Shamrock
On September 14, 2006, it was announced that Frank Shamrock had signed a multi-million dollar contract with startup MMA organization "The World Fighter" and was said to be scheduled to fight in January 2007. However, Shamrock told Sherdog that the World Fighter contract no longer applied because it was entirely contingent on the organization getting a television contract with Showtime; the cable network instead agreed to air fights for the EliteXC promotion. Cung Le Strike Vs Frank Shamrock Strike Force
On January 11, 2008, it was announced that Shamrock would face Cung Le in a highly anticipated match on March 29, 2008, as the top draw for the joint Strikeforce-Elite XC event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA. Shamrock mostly decided to keep everything stand-up as he promised before the fight, but did attempt several takedowns, at one point even inviting Cung Le to the ground (to which Cung Le declined). Cung Le arguably controlled the fight, at times outstriking the more MMA-experienced Shamrock, and perhaps winning the first 2 rounds. At one point in the later stages of round 3 Shamrock appeared to have Le hurt but was unable to finish him with a barrage of punches against the cage, Le responded in the closing seconds of the round with more kicks and a spinning backfist. At the start of round 4, Frank was unable to answer the bell due to accumulated punishment from Cung Le's kicks, Frank indicating post fight that these kicks had broken his right arm, thus making Cung Le the new Strickforce middleweight champion of the world. On February 10, 2007, Shamrock lost his fight by disqualification to Renzo Gracie during the EliteXC event which was televised on Showtime. Shamrock delivered two accidental knee to Gracie's head while both men were on the ground. After a five minute injury time out, Gracie was unable to continue. Referee Herb Dean then disqualified Shamrock due to a foul (illegal strikes to the back of the head, and knees to the head of a grounded opponent). Dean reasoned that he had already warned Shamrock once earlier in the fight about striking to the back of the head--an illegal move under the American Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
On April 30, 1989, he married Marsha Garces, his son's babysitter. They have two children, Zelda Rae was born July 31, 1989 and Cody Alan was born November 25, 1991. Williams currently resides in a large house in the upper-income Sea Cliff neighborhood of San Francisco. However, in March 2008, Garces filed for divorce from Williams, citing irreconcilable differences. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Williams had a serious addiction to cocaine; he has since quit. Williams was a close friend and frequent partier alongside John Belushi. He says the death of his friend and the birth of his son prompted him to quit drugs: "Was it a wake-up call? Oh yeah, on a huge level. The grand jury helped too".
He was also quoted as saying, "Cocaine is God's way of telling you, you're making too much money." On August 9, 2006, Williams entered himself into a rehabilitation center for alcoholism. His publicist delivered the announcement: "After 20 years of sobriety, Robin Williams found himself drinking again and has decided to take proactive measures to deal with this for his own well-being and the well-being of his family. He asks that you respect his and his family's privacy during this time. He looks forward to returning to work this fall to support his upcoming film releases." On August 20, 2007, Williams' elder brother, Robert Todd Williams, died of complications from heart surgery performed in July. Robin Williams gave a speech at his memorial service.
His first marriage was to Valerie Velardi on June 4, 1978, with whom he has one child, Zachary Pym (Zak) was born April 11, 1983. The marriage ended in 1988. During Williams' first marriage, he was involved in an extramarital relationship with Michelle Tish Carter, a cocktail waitress whom he met in 1984. She sued him in 1986, claiming he gave her herpes without notifying her. The case was settled out of court.
Benjamin Edward Stiller was born November 30, 1965. He is an Emmy-winning American comedian, actor, film producer and director. He is the son of veteran comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. After beginning his acting career with a play, he wrote several mockumentaries, and was offered two of his own shows, both entitled The Ben Stiller Show. After acting in a few films, Stiller had his directorial debut with Reality Bites, and has since written, starred in, directed, and produced over fifty films and television shows. Stiller's films have grossed $1.38 billion. Stiller is a member of the comedic acting brotherhood known as the Frat Pack. With multiple cameos in music videos, television shows, and films, he may be best known for his roles in Starsky and Hutch, There's Something About Mary, Zoolander, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Meet the Parents, its sequel Meet the Fockers, and Night at the Museum. Throughout his career, Stiller has received several awards and honors including an Emmy Award, several MTV Movie Awards, and a Teen Choice Award. Stiller's most recent role was in the movie The Heartbreak Kid. Trailer
2004 would be Stiller's busiest year as he acted in six different films. All six of the films were comedies, and include some of his highest grossing films. They include Starsky & Hutch, Envy, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, an uncredited cameo in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Along Came Polly, and Meet the Fockers. Although Envy only grossed $14.5 million worldwide, his most successful film of the year was Meet the Fockers, which grossed over $516.5 million worldwide. In 2005, Stiller would begin his first attempt at a computer-animated film with Madagascar, which performed so well at the box office that it resulted in a sequel due in 2008.
In 2006, Stiller had two cameos, one in School for Scoundrels, and Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny, of which he was the executive producer. In December, Stiller starred in the lead role of Night at the Museum. Although the film received many poor reviews, the film earned over $115 million in ten days. His most recent film, The Heartbreak Kid, was released on October 5, 2007. Stiller is 5 ft 8 in (1.7 m) tall and left-handed. He dated several actresses during his early television and film career including Jeanne Tripplehorn, Janeane Garofalo, Calista Flockhart, and Amanda Peet. In May 2000, Stiller married Christine Taylor, whom he met while filming a never-broadcast television pilot for the FOX network called Heat Vision and Jack, which starred Jack Black. The couple appeared onscreen together in Zoolander and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. He and Taylor reside in Hollywood Hills and have a daughter, Ella Olivia, born April 10, 2002, and a son, Quinlin Dempsey, born July 10, 2005. Upcoming work Stiller has several upcoming films in 2008 and 2009, including Madagascar 2: The Crate Escape. He will provide a voice for one of the characters in The Smurfs, and has completed production for Tropic Thunder, a film he is directing and starring in about a group of actors in a war film who must become commandos themselves when a problem during filming ensues. In February 2007, it was announced that Stiller would star alongside Jason Schwartzman in The Marc Pease Experience as a former theater teacher and star alongside Tom Cruise in a comedy adaptation of The Hardy Boys entitled Hardy Men. When speaking about working with Tom Cruise Stiller said, "I'd be very excited about working with him, because I've always been a huge fan". Stiller will also produce the upcoming Date School. Stiller runs together with Stuart Cornfeld the Red Hour Productions company. The company will produce the comedy television show Gods Behaving Badly based on Marie Phillips' novel. In 2009, he will star in the sequel Night at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsonian and Hardy Men.
fox news and Biography Brian Kilmeade (age 43) was born May 7, 1964. He is a Fox News personality. During the weekdays, he is a co-host with two others of Fox & Friends, the network's morning show. He also hosts Brian and the Judge on Fox News Radio. Kilmeade joined the network in December 1997, and is also a sports anchor on the network. Kilmeade has reported on various Super Bowls, the Kobe Bryant rape case, as well as the September 11 terrorist attacks. He worked as a sports anchor at the early Ultimate Fighting Championship along with NFL hall of famer Jim Brown. Kilmeade is the author of The Games Do Count: America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports. He lives in Massapequa, New York with his wife, Dawn; son; and two daughters. Kilmeade and his brother Jim are actively involved in soccer activities in their Long Island homes. After Tony Snow left Fox News to become the White House Press Secretary in April 2006, Kilmeade and Judge Andrew Napolitano took Snow's morning radio position on a new talk show on Fox News Radio, Brian and the Judge, to replace Snow on the same slot.
Fox's brian kilmeade is PRO TASING! Fox and Friends Nov 19, 2007
Adam John Morrison (age 23) was born July 19, 1984, in Glendive, Montana. He is professional basketball player with the Charlotte Bobcats of the National Basketball Association. Morrison played for three years at Gonzaga University and was considered to be one of the top college basketball players in 2005–06. He was a finalist for the Naismith and the Wooden Award. He was named Co-Player of the Year with Duke University's J. J. Redick by the United States Basketball Writers Association and won the 2006 Chevrolet Player of the Year award. NBA Player Adam Morrison on Diabetes interview
Morrison was selected 3rd overall in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats, behind Andrea Bargnani (Toronto Raptors) and LaMarcus Aldridge (Chicago Bulls). On July 6, 2006, the Bobcats signed Morrison to a two-year contract. On November 1, 2006 in his NBA debut against the Indiana Pacers he scored 14 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. He was the first player picked by "Manager of Basketball Operations" Michael Jordan in his tenure with the Bobcats. He scored his career high on December 30, 2006 with 30 points in a win against the Indiana Pacers. However, Morrison lost his starting spot midway through the season. Adam Morrison Talking about Taking After Geraldo On October 21, 2007, the Charlotte Bobcats announced that Morrison had sustained a severe injury to his left knee in a pre-season exhibition game against the LA Lakers while trying to defend Luke Walton, bending his knee laterally and falling to the ground in pain. An MRI scan performed after the game indicated a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). On November 10 Morrison underwent surgery to to repair the damage. The injury was confirmed to be a torn ACL requiring several months of physical therapy after the knee has healed, meaning he will likely miss the whole 2007-08 NBA season. The Charlotte Bobcats expect him "to be healthy in time for the start of training camp" in fall 2008. Read more here
Robert Michael Schneider (age 44) was born October 31, 1963. He is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. A stand-up comic and veteran of the NBC sketch-comedy series Saturday Night Live, Schneider went on to a career in feature films, including starring roles in the comedies Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and The Hot Chick. Schneider is a single father, with a daughter named Elle. He owns homes in San Francisco and Southern California. In 1996, Schneider established the "Rob Schneider Music Foundation." The foundation brought back music education to Pacifica's elementary schools, by paying the teachers' salaries and providing funds for instruments and other equipment. Prior to the creation of Schneider's foundation, twenty years had passed without music education in those schools.Schneider has a keen interest in music, and at one point owned a San Francisco nightclub, DNA Lounge. A practicing environmentalist who drives a Toyota Prius hybrid automobile, Schneider served as host for the Environmental Media Awards.Schneider is a devoted fan of the San Francisco Giants baseball team. He owns a West Highland white terrier named Oscar who has appeared in short films with Adam Sandler's bulldog.Schneider's mother has made cameo appearances in her son's films, playing a cheerleading contest judge in The Hot Chick, a restaurant patron in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, and a nosy neighbor in The Animal.Schneider is good friends with fellow SNL alums Adam Sandler, David Spade, Chris Rock, and Norm Macdonald. He was good friends with Chris Farley until Farley died in 1997 from a drug overdose. Upcoming movies : Big Stan (2008) You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) Noah's Ark: The New Beginning (2008) The Chosen One (2008) you dont mess with the zohan Official Movie Trailer of 2008
First Male Pregnancy Mr. Lee Mingwei Pregnant Man? Mr. Lee Mingwei is the first human male in history to gestate a fetus within his own body. This procedure was made possible through a phase II clinical trial at RYT Hospital-Dwayne Medical Center in New York City. This seven-minute video is an excerpt from a feature film documentary, produced by Doc en Stock/Arte France and directed by Sophie Lepault and Capucine Lafait.
world boxing champions Dangerous David Diaz defeated Erik Morales "Dangerous" David Díaz was born June 7, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is a professional boxer in the lightweight (135 lb) division. His record is 34-1-1 (17 KOs). He is the current WBC lightweight champion.He defeated José Armando Santa Cruz for the interim title on August 12, 2006. On February 20, 2007, Diaz was awarded the title when Joel Casamayor, the champion at the time, failed to make the weight limit in a match against Diego Corrales and was eventually stripped. He defeated Mexican legend Erik Morales on August 4, 2007 by a unanimous decision to defend his title. David Diaz Interview
Who was won? maybe morales won ? look his face MORALES IS TIGER. David Diaz At the Post Fight Press Conference
Richard Widmark (aged 93)was born December 26, 1914 and died March 24, 2008. He was an Academy Award-nominated American film actor.For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Widmark has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6800 Hollywood Boulevard. In 2002, he was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Widmark was married to his first wife, writer Jean Hazlewood, for almost 55 years, from April 5, 1942 until her death on March 2, 1997. Their daughter, Anne Heath Widmark, an artist and author, married baseball legend Sandy Koufax on January 1, 1969 (but divorced in 1982). In September 1999, Widmark married Susan Blanchard, who earlier was Henry Fonda's third wife. From the 1950s until his death on March 24, 2008, Widmark resided in Roxbury, Connecticut.Widmark died at home after a long illness, according to his wife.
Susan Blanchard is an American actress, best known for playing Mary Kennicott Martin, R. N. on the ABC soap opera All My Children from 1971 to 1975.She is married to actor Charles Frank, who played her onscreen husband, Dr. Jeff Martin 2, on All My Children. They also worked together in 1978 on the TV-movie The New Maverick with James Garner and Jack Kelly and the following year on the short-lived prime-time television western series Young Maverick, a sequel to James Garner's original 1957 classic Maverick. Frank played Bret Maverick's cousin Ben and Blanchard appeared as Ben's girlfriend Nell. Ben was the son of Beau Maverick, who was played in the original series by Roger Moore.She also appeared in the CBS series Beacon Hill.Miss Blanchard is also well known as the television commercial spokeswoman for No Nonsense, a brand of pantyhose.
Sanford Koufax (age 72) was born Sanford Braun, on December 30, 1935. He is an American left-handed former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, from 1955 to 1966. In 1967, he signed a ten-year contract with NBC for $1 million to be a broadcaster on the Saturday Game of the Week. Never feeling comfortable in front of the camera, he quit after six years, just prior to the start of the 1973 season. Koufax married Anne Widmark, daughter of movie star Richard Widmark, in 1969; the couple was divorced in the 1980s. He then remarried and divorced again in the 1990s. In his first year of eligibility in 1972, Koufax was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, just weeks after his 36th birthday. His election made him the Hall's youngest member ever, five months younger than Lou Gehrig upon his induction in 1939. On June 4 of that same year, Koufax's uniform number 32 was retired alongside those of Dodger greats Roy Campanella (39) and Jackie Robinson (42). The Dodgers hired Koufax to be a minor league pitching coach in 1979. He resigned in 1990, saying he wasn't earning his keep, but most observers blamed it on his uneasy relationship with manager Tommy Lasorda. In 2003, Koufax discontinued his relationship with the Dodgers when the New York Post (which, like the Dodgers, had become part of Rupert Murdoch's business empire) published a story reporting rumors about his sexual orientation, and implying that Koufax was gay. Koufax returned to the Dodger organization in 2004 when the Dodgers were sold to Frank McCourt. In 1999, The Sporting News placed Koufax at number 26 on its list of "The 100 Greatest Baseball Players." That same year, he was named as one of the 30 players on the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. Although he rarely makes public appearances, he went to Turner Field in Atlanta for the introduction ceremony before Game 2 of the World Series. In an article in 1976 in Esquire magazine, sportswriter Harry Stein published an "All Time All-Star Argument Starter," consisting of five ethnic baseball teams. Koufax was the left-handed pitcher on Stein's Jewish team. 41 years after he retired from baseball, Koufax was the final player chosen in the inaugural Israel Baseball League draft in April 2007. Koufax, 71, was picked by the Modi'in Miracle. "His selection is a tribute to the esteem with which he is held by everyone associated with this league," said Art Shamsky, who will manage the Miracle. "It's been 41 years between starts for him. If he's rested and ready to take the mound again, we want him on our team." He'll be working on 14,875 days rest, as has been pointed out. On May 14, 2007, Upper Deck Authenticated signed Koufax to an exclusive autograph and memorabilia agreement.
Dano was born in Wilton, Connecticut, and resides in New York City. He attends Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts, studying literature. He also attended Pace University in Downtown Manhattan, studying English and Literature. Before that he graduated in 2002 from Wilton High School, Connecticut. Paul Franklin Dano (age 23) was born June 19, 1984. He is an American actor known for playing Dwayne in the feature film Little Miss Sunshine, Howie Blitzer in the independent film L.I.E., Eli and Paul Sunday in Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood, and for his work in several other, mostly independent, films. He is also active on stage, and has appeared in several Broadway productions including A Christmas Carol, Ragtime, Inherit the Wind, A Month in the Country, A Thousand Clowns at the Roundabout Theatre and the Ethan Hawke directorial debut Things We Want during its 2007 off-Broadway run. As a side project, he also provides vocals and lead guitar for the band Mook. more info about Paul Dano
But long so can not proceed -Mickey Rourke already under fifty, it would be desirable something stable, rest, the family center, eventually. " Ten years back to me was all the same, there is at me money, whether or not, - speaks Mickey in interview 1997 year - Now I think differently. Money should be. Money is freedom ". Performs the next plastic operation. "I was engaged in boxing because has lost respect for a trade of the actor so, and to itself. Now I have calmed down and is ready to accept the trade for that, than it is. I was too naive and now I start it to understand." M.Rurk From last serious works Rourke it is necessary to note leaging roles in philosophical -erotic movie and in a criminal drama "Bullet" (both tapes have left in 1996). Mickey it is regularly removed and to this day, but basically it is tiny incidental roles (last leaging role - in 1999 year, in mediocre film (" Out in fifty "). However Rourke does not despair: " I not from those people which everyone throw on middle of a way. As in the best role I was not removed yet ". That, we shall hope, that Mickey still will play the best role. November , 2007 Mickey Rourke has got in a police station for driving in a state of intoxication. He majecticly went for a drive on a motor scooter on Florida's to city of Miami Beach when suspected wrong the traffic police has stopped the actor. From the police report follows, that the movie star had " red eyes, confused speech, from him alcohol's smell ". Mickey Rourke asserted , that he " is not drunk, because never drinks too much ", however the test has shown the raised maintenance of alcohol in blood of the actor. The actor has carried out some hours behind a lattice and was released on the security in one thousand dollars.
