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Friday, March 11, 2011

brad pitt early life

William Bradley "Brad" Pitt born December 18, 1963 is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one. He has been described as one of the world's most attractive men, a label for which he has received substantial media attention.
Pitt began his acting career with television guest appearances, including a role on the CBS prime-time soap opera Dallas in 1987. He later gained recognition as the cowboy hitchhiker who seduces Geena Davis's character in the 1991 road movie Thelma & Louise. Pitt's first leading roles in big-budget productions came with A River Runs Through It (1992) and Interview with the Vampire (1994). He was cast opposite Anthony Hopkins in the 1994 drama Legends of the Fall, which earned him his first Golden Globe nomination. In 1995 he gave critically acclaimed performances in the crime thriller Seven and the science fiction film 12 Monkeys, the latter securing him a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and an Academy Award nomination. Four years later, in 1999, Pitt starred in the cult hit Fight Club. He then starred in the major international hit as Rusty Ryan in Ocean's Eleven (2001) and its sequels, Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007). His greatest commercial successes have been Troy (2004) and Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005). Pitt received his second Academy Award nomination for his title role performance in the 2008 film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Following a high-profile relationship with actress Gwyneth Paltrow, Pitt was married to actress Jennifer Aniston for five years. Pitt lives with actress Angelina Jolie in a relationship that has generated wide publicity. He and Jolie have six children—Maddox, Zahara, Pax, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne. Since beginning his relationship with Jolie, he has become increasingly involved in social issues both in the United States and internationally. Pitt owns a production company named Plan B Entertainment, whose productions include the 2007 Academy Award winning Best Picture, The Departed.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
o 2.1 Early work
o 2.2 Critical success
o 2.3 From 1999 to 2003
o 2.4 After 2003
* 3 Other projects
o 3.1 Film and television work
o 3.2 Humanitarian causes
* 4 In the media
* 5 Personal life
o 5.1 Children
* 6 Filmography
* 7 References
* 8 External links
Early life
The son of Jane Etta (née Hillhouse), a high school counselor, and William Alvin Pitt, a truck company owner, Pitt was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma.Along with his siblings Doug (born 1966) and Julie Neal (born 1969), he grew up in Springfield, Missouri, where the family moved soon after his birth. He was raised as a conservative Southern Baptist.
Pitt attended Kickapoo High School, where he was a member of the golf, tennis and swimming teams. He participated in the school's Key and Forensics clubs, in school debates, and in musicals. his graduation from high school, Pitt enrolled in the University of Missouri in 1982, majoring in journalism, with a focus on advertising. As a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, he acted in several fraternity shows. As graduation approached, Pitt saw his friends getting jobs but did not feel ready to settle down himself. He loved films—"a portal into different worlds for me"—and, since films were not made in Missouri, he decided he would go to where they were made.Two weeks before earning his degree, Pitt left the university and moved to Los Angeles where he took acting lessons and worked odd jobs.

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

keyshia cole recording artist

Keyshia Michelle Cole October 15, 1981 is an American recording artist. She released her platinum selling debut album The Way It Is in June 2005, and her sophomore platinum album Just Like You in September 2007. Cole's third studio album, A Different Me was released on December 16, 2008, and is also certified platinum. She is also known for her reality/documentary series Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is which aired on BET from 2006 to 2008, which depicted Cole navigating both her career and strained relationships with her biological mother and sister. Cole cites Mary J Blige and Brandy as her biggest influences and inspirations.
Contents
* 1 Career
o 1.1 Early life
o 1.2 2004–2005: The Way It Is
o 1.3 2006-2007: Just like You
o 1.4 2008–2009: A Different Me
o 1.5 2010-present: Calling All Hearts
* 2 Other ventures
o 2.1 Acting career
o 2.2 Reality TV
o 2.3 Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is
* 3 Personal life
* 4 Discography
* 5 Tours
* 6 Filmography
o 6.1 Television
o 6.2 Films
* 7 Awards and nominations
* 8 References
* 9 External links
Career
Early life
Keyshia Michelle Cole was born on October 15, 1981 in Oakland, California, where she was also raised. Cole was born to Francine "Frankie" Lons and Sal, her deceased father. She was later adopted by Yvonne Cole and her husband's family-friends who raised her. Along with her brother Sean, Keyshia was first introduced to the music industry at the age of 12, when she met and recorded with MC Hammer. She later formed a friendship with Tupac Shakur, who promised to help start her singing career before he died unexpectedly. Cole moved to Los Angeles when she was 18 to pursue a music career. In 2002, she attracted the attention of A&M Records executive Ron Fair, who signed her and began mentoring her. She would later release a mixtape in 2004.
Before being signed, Cole collaborated with artists from her native Bay Area, among them D'Wayne Wiggins of Tony Toni Tone and Messy Marv.
In anticipation of her debut album, Keyshia and DJ Green Lantern released a mixtape, Team Invasion Presents Keyshia Cole, in June 2005. It featured appearances by Shyne, Remy Ma, Fat Joe and Ghostface Killah. The mixtape was composed mostly of songs recorded over popular hip-hop instrumentals, including 2Pac's "I Get Around", Nas' "Ether", Mobb Deep's "Shook Ones (Part II)" and Scarface's "Guess Who's Back", among others. The singles "(I Just Want It) To Be Over", a remix of "I Changed My Mind", and "I Should Have Cheated" were also included.

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Saturday, March 5, 2011

salman khan Indian film actor

Salman Khanborn Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan on 27 December 1965 is an Indian film actor. He has appeared in more than 80 Hindi films.
Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988), had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), for which he won a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He went on to star in some of Hindi cinema's most successful films of those times, such as Saajan (1991), Hum Aapke Hain Kaun (1994), Karan Arjun (1995), Judwaa (1997), Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998) and Biwi No.1 (1999), having appeared in the highest earning films of seven separate years during his career.
In 1999, Khan won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his extended appearance in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), and since then has starred in several critical and commercial successes, including Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Tere Naam (2003), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), No Entry (2005), Partner (2007), Wanted (2009) and Dabangg (2010), which has become the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of all-time. Khan has thus established himself as one of the most prominent, leading, and successful actors of Hindi cinema.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
o 2.1 1980s
o 2.2 1990s
o 2.3 2000s
o 2.4 2010s
o 2.5 Personal life
* 3 Controversies
o 3.1 Legal troubles
o 3.2 Breakup with Aishwarya Rai
o 3.3 Fatwas
* 4 Awards and nominations
* 5 Filmography
o 5.1 Television presenter
* 6 See also
* 7 References
* 8 Further reading
* 9 External links
Early life
Khan is the eldest son of screenwriter Salim Khan and his first wife Salma (maiden name Sushila Charak), his paternal grandfather came to India from Afghanistan and settled in Madhya Pradesh whereas his mother is a Marathi Brahmin His stepmother is Helen, a former Bollywood actress, who has co-starred with him in Khamoshi: The Musical (1996) and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999). He has two brothers, Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan, and two sisters, Alvira and Arpita. Alvira is married to actor/director Atul Agnihotri.
Khan finished his schooling through St. Stanislaus High School in Bandra, Mumbai, as did his younger brothers Arbaaz and Sohail. Earlier, he studied at The Scindia School, Gwalior for a few years along with younger brother Arbaaz.
Career
1980s
Salman Khan made his acting debut with a supporting role in the 1988 film Biwi Ho To Aisi. His first leading role in a Bollywood movie was in Sooraj R. Barjatya's romantic family drama Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), one of India's highest grossing films.It also won him a Filmfare Best Male Debut Award, and a nomination for Filmfare Best Actor Award.
1990s
1990 saw one film release starring Khan, Baaghi: A Rebel for Love, alongside southern actress Nagma. The film was a box office success, followed by three hit films in 1991, Patthar Ke Phool, Sanam Bewafa and Saajan. Despite these early successes, nearly all of his 1992-1993 releases resulted in box office failures.
Khan returned to success in 1994 with his second collaboration with director Sooraj Barjatya in the romance Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, co-starring Madhuri Dixit. This film was the biggest hit of that year, and turned out to be one of Bollywood's highest grossing films ever, becoming the fourth-highest earner of all time. Three more films released that year featuring Khan, none of which making a significant impact on the box-office as was the case with the previously mentioned title. He did however win praise for his performance in Andaz Apna Apna, alongside co-star Aamir Khan, which has gained a cult status since its release. In 1995 he cemented his success with Rakesh Roshan's blockbuster Karan Arjun, co-starring alongside Shahrukh Khan. The film was the second biggest hit of the year, and his role of Karan once again put his name among the nominees for the Best Actor award at the Filmfare, which was eventually won by his Karan Arjun co-star Shahrukh Khan.

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Sumpter Jeremy american actor

Jeremy Robert Myron Sumpter born February 5, 1989 is an American actor. His prominent roles include the title role in the 2003 live action film Peter Pan and the recurring role of J. D. McCoy in the NBC television series Friday Night Lights (2008–2010).
Contents
* 1 Life and career
* 2 Filmography
* 3 Awards and nominations
* 4 References
* 5 External links
life and career
Sumpter was born in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California to Sandy and Gary Sumpter. He has a twin sister, Jessica, and two other siblings, Travis and Jennifer. His family moved to Mount Sterling, Kentucky when he was ten months old.
Sumpter's first movie role was in the 2001 film Frailty as the young Adam Mieks seen in flashbacks (played as an adult by the film's star Matthew McConaughey). Sumpter received a Saturn Award nomination for "Best Performance by a Younger Actor" for his performance. Following that, he appeared with Danny Glover in the Showtime film Just A Dream, for which he received a Young Artist Award for "Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Special - Leading Young Actor". His next film was Local Boys, a family surfing drama, with Mark Harmon and Eric Christian Olsen.
In July 2002, at age 13, Sumpter was selected for the role of Peter Pan, a role traditionally played on stage by women. Sumpter did nearly all of his stunts for the film himself. To prepare, he says he practised sword fighting as much as five hours a day, as well as training in gymnastics and lifting weights. While filming in Australia, he supplemented his training with cricket and surfing. Sumpter grew several inches while in the film's production, requiring staging tricks to retain Captain Hook's height advantage over Peter in face-to-face scenes late in the process. Producer Lucy Fisher also said that, "The window he flies out of had to be enlarged twice."Sumpter won both a Saturn and Young Artist Award for the film.
In the fall of 2004 he starred in the TV series Clubhouse as a boy who gets his dream job of working at a batboy for a New York City major league baseball team. The series was canceled by CBS after five episodes; all 11 episodes made have since been broadcast on cable/satellite channels. He then starred in Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life, a Lifetime Channel movie about a popular teenager whose life is ruined by an addiction to internet pornography.
Sumpter spent the summer of 2005 in Oregon filming the teen comedy The Sasquatch Gang (a.k.a. The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang), released in November 2006. He had a small role in the film An American Crime, which played on Showtime in 2008 before going to DVD. He appeared in an episode of CSI Miami as the boyfriend of a girl whose parents are murdered.
He completed filming roles in the coming-of-age comedy Calvin Marshall, the family comedy You're So Cupid, Soul Surfer and Death And Cremation.
Sumpter has been co-hosting The YOBI Show, an online reality contest show, with Danielle Ryan.
Filmography
Film
Year Film Role Notes
2001 Frailty Young Adam
2002 Local Boys Skeeter Dobson
Just A Dream Henry Sturbuck
2003 Peter Pan Peter Pan
2006 The Sasquatch Gang Gavin Gore
2007 An American Crime Coy Hubbard
2009 Calvin Marshall Caselli
2010 You're So Cupid Connor Miller
Death and Cremation Jarod Leary
Television Films
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life Justin Petersen
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Murphy's Dozen Sean
2001 Raising Dad Henry 1 Episode
2002 ER Nathan 1 Episode
2002 Strong Medicine Randy 1 Episode
2004 Clubhouse Pete Young 11 Episodes
2007 CSI: Miami Zach Griffith 1 Episode
2008–2010 Friday Night Lights J.D. McCoy

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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Justin historian

Justin may refer to:
* Justin (name), a common given name
* Justin Martyr (103–165), early Christian apologist
* Justin (historian), 3rd century Roman historian
* Justin I (450–527), or Flavius Iustinius Augustus, an Eastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 518 to 527
* Justin II (520–578), or Flavius Iustinius Iunior Augustus, an Eastern Roman emperor who ruled from 565 to 578
* Justin (Moesia), Byzantine general, killed in battle in 528.
* Justin (consul 540) (c. 525–566), Byzantine general, consul in 540
* Iustin Moisescu (1910–1986), Patriarch of All Romania
* Justin (singer) (born 1978), Hawaiian singer-songwriter
* Justin Timberlake (born 1981), sometimes attributed as 'Justin'
* Justin, Texas, a city in the United States
* Justin.tv, a network of diverse channels providing a platform for lifecasting and live video streaming of events online
* "Justin" (Korn song), a song from the 1998 album Follow the Leader
* Justin Lo, attributed as "Justin", Hong Kong Chinese American singer-songwriter, actor and record producer
o Justin (2005 album)
o Justin (2008 album)
* Justin, the main character of Grandia, a 1997 role-playing game
See also
* Saint Justin (disambiguation)
* Justinus (disambiguation)
* All pages beginning with "Justin"

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