Christina Ricci

Christina Ricci (born February 12, 1980) is an American actress. Ricci received initial recognition and praise as a child star for her performance as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993), and her role as Kat Harvey in Casper (1995). Ricci made a transition into more adult-oriented roles with The Ice Storm (1997), followed by an acclaimed performance in Buffalo 66 (1998) and then The Opposite of Sex (1998), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. She continued her success with well-received performances in Sleepy Hollow (1999), Monster (2003) and Penelope (2006). In 2006, Ricci was nominated for an Emmy award for her role as a paramedic in the ABC drama Grey's Anatomy. She currently stars in the television show Pan Am.

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Kate Beckinsale

Kate Beckinsale was born on 26 July 1973 in England, and has resided in London for most of her life. Her mother is Judy Loe, who has appeared in a number of British dramas and sitcoms and continues to work as an actress, predominantly in British television productions. Her father was Richard Beckinsale...

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The name Chateau Marmont might conjure images of Gallic decadence, but in reality it’s the name of the Sunset Boulevard hotel where John Belushi took his fateful final speedball. Chateau Marmont is also the name of a Parisian electronic quartet, and just as their namesake is a bit of a geographical misnomer, the group’s heavy use of old synthesizers makes it dif­ficult to pin what year they’re originating from. To clear things up, they’ve named their upcoming debut album, made up of two previous EPs, 2008-2009-2010. “The way we use old synthesizers,” says keyboardist Guillaume de Maria, “it’s the type of sounds we were used to hearing as children when we watched cartoons, so when we use those sounds, it’s meant as an escape, creating our own bubble.” The group went with their moniker as a sort of travel substitute as well. They’ve never visited California or the famed, 84-year-old hotel that’s housed numerous celebrities in various states of decay, so the name always had a fantastical connotation for the four childhood friends.

Chateau Marmont first made their marks as remixers, putting retro-futuristic touches on La Roux’s “Quicksand” and Midnight Juggernauts’ “Into the Galaxy.” They’ve released two EPs that will make up the bulk of their first full-length, and are currently working on an entirely new album. The Solar Apex and Nibiru EPs are mostly instrumental, although after having written songs for French pop singer Alizée, de Maria says the group is pushing into more vocal-heavy territory. They’ve already undergone a few sonic changes since forming in 2005, going from Pink Floyd-style ’70s space-rockers to almost entirely instrumental electro to, now, embracing their pop side.

De Maria adds that they’d like to keep a recurring theme for their forthcoming second album, probably relating the quartet’s collective interest in astronomy and UFOlogy.

“We’re actually really passionate about it. We’re always reading books on UFOs and visiting websites. I’d say we’re pretty up-to-date concerning all the experts in the field. We’re interested in the history of it—although back home people tend to think we’re pretty crazy

Maria Sharapova

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova born April 19, 1987) is a former World No. 1 Russian professional tennis player. In a career marred by serious injury, Sharapova has won 22 WTA singles titles, 3 WTA doubles titles and 3 Grand Slam singles titles, consisting of the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open. She was also runner-up at the 2007 Australian Open. She has also won the year-ending Sony Ericsson Championships in 2004. Since her shoulder injury in 2008, she has not recovered her championship form.

still in jail

Uma Thurman can rest simpler tonight. A man convicted of stalking the actress remains in jail, regardless of attempts by his attorney to have the fees in opposition to him dismissed.

Jack Jordan was convicted in 2008 of stalking Ms. Thurman, granted probation and given a stern restraining order: make no further makes an attempt to contact the actress.

Mr. Jordan violated the restraining order by calling Thurman, demanding to talk with her.

That was sufficient to get his probation revoked, touchdown him in a Manhattan jail.

His legal professional, Sam Roberts, is said to be in the processing of working out a deal whereby Mr. Jordan might be released on bail.

 

Charlize Theron

 

Nickanme: Charlie
Grew up on a farm in South Africa.
Is of French and german descent.
Worked for awhile as a model.
Didn't like being a model and decided to try ballet, her biggest passion as a child. Unfortunately, a knee injury prevented her from dancing.
When she was 15 her father attacked her mother, and her mother shot him in self-defense. He died, but her mother was not charged in the incident.
Her first language is Afrikaans, English is spoken as her second language.
Learned to speak English by watching soap operas on TV.
Used hypnotherapy as an aid to quit smoking.
Owns a Harley Davidson motorcycle.
Have a tiny flower tattoo on her right foot.
Has two cocker spaniels, Denver and Delilah.
Was discovered while yelling at a bank teller in Hollywood

Thailand

Defending champion Vera Zvonareva moved into the semi-finals of the Pattaya Open in Thailand but second seed Ana Ivanovic was overwhelmed by Roberta Vinci.
Zvonareva, looking for her third successive Pattaya Open title, defeated Peng Shuai 6-4 4-6 6-4 in two hours 27 minutes for her thirteenth consecutive win at the event.
Within the final four she's going to face Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia after the fourth seed beat Akgul Amanmuradova 6-2 6-0.
Ivanovic misplaced 7-5 6-3 to fifth seed Vinci of Italy, the world number 38.
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Anna Kournikova

Anna has previously dated hockey players Pavel Bure and Sergei Fedorov. Fedorov has stated that Anna and he secretly married in July 2001, but were divorced a short time later. Anna has never confirmed this.


Anna graduated from secondary school in 1997, and went on to attend Russian University of Physical Culture.

Anna owns a Doberman named Genie.

In May 2007, it was revealed Anna had split from boyfriend of six years, Enrique Iglesias.

Anna's best ranking in tennis was number 8 in the world (2000).

While Anna never won a WTA singles title, she did win 2 Australian Open doubles titles with Martina Hingis.

Anna retired from professional tennis in 2004 due to chronic lower back trouble.

In September 2003, Anna worked as an on-site reporter for the U.S. networks coverage of the U.S. Open

Gwen Stefani

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Gwen is notorious for playing out her personal struggles in songs she has written. One of the best-known examples of Gwen's emotional outpourings is the hit 1996 single "Don't Speak" from No Doubt's album Tragic Kingdom, which was about her breakup with fellow bandmate Tony Kanal. Another example is the song "What You Waiting For?" from her first solo album, which was an ode to her lifelong desire to be a mother.

Gwen says that when she was growing up she never fantasized about being a rock star or being famous; she was content with having a boyfriend (fellow No Doubt band mate Tony Kanal) and dreaming about getting married one day. She also didn't think she was talented, and thought she was really lazy.

Gwen's single "Hollaback Girl" from her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. was the first single to sell one million digital downloads in the U.S.

Gwen Stefani has been nominated for eleven MTV Video Music Awards during her solo career, four of which she won:

 

2001:

-Best Male Video (with Moby) for "Southside" (won)

-Best Female Video (with Eve) for "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (won)

-Best Hip-Hop Video (with Eve) for "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (nominated)

-Viewer's Choice (with Eve) for "Let Me Blow Ya Mind (nominated)

 

2005:

-Best Choreography for "Hollaback Girl" (won)

-Best Art Direction for "What You Waiting For?" (won)

-Video of the Year for "Hollaback Girl" (nominated)

-Best Female Video for "Hollaback Girl" (nominated)

-Best Pop Video for "Hollaback Girl" (nominated)

-Best Editing for "What You Waiting For?" (nominated)