Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Pamela Denise Anderson
Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian/American actress, sex symbol, glamour model, producer, author, activist, and former Showgirl.
Born Pamela Denise Anderson
July 1, 1967 (age 42)
Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
Other name(s) Pamela Anderson Lee
Occupation Actress, sex symbol, glamour model, producer, author and former showgirl
Years active 1989–present
Spouse(s) Tommy Lee, 1995–1998 (divorced)
Kid Rock, 2006–2007 (divorced)
Rick Salomon, 2007–2008 (annulled)
Anderson is best known for her roles on the television series Home Improvement, Baywatch, and V.I.P. She was chosen as a Playmate of the Month for Playboy magazine in February 1990. For a time, she was known as Pamela Anderson Lee (or Pamela Lee) after marrying Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee. She holds both American and Canadian citizenship.
Anderson was born in Ladysmith, British Columbia, the daughter of Carol (née Grosco), a waitress, and Barry Anderson, a furnace repairman. Her great-grandfather, Juho Hyytiäinen, was Finnish, a native of Saarijärvi, and left Finland in 1908, changing his name to Anderson when he arrived as an immigrant. Pamela Anderson has Russian ancestry on her mother's side.
Barack Hussein Obama
Barack Hussein Obama born August 4, 1961 is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office, as well as the first president born in Hawaii. Obama previously served as the junior United States Senator from Illinois from January 2005 until he resigned after his election to the presidency in November 2008.
Born August 4, 1961 (age 48)
Honolulu, Hawaii[2]
Birth name Barack Hussein Obama II
Nationality American
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Michelle Obama (m. 1992)
Children Malia Ann (b. 1998)
Natasha (Sasha) (b. 2001)
Residence The White House (official) Chicago, Illinois (private)
Alma mater Occidental College
Columbia University (B.A.)
Harvard Law School (J.D.)
Occupation Community organizer
Lawyer
Constitutional law Professor
Author
Religion Christian
Right-to-left: Barack Obama and half-sister Maya Soetoro, with their mother Ann Dunham and grandfather Stanley Dunham, in Hawaii (early 1970s)
Dwayne Johnson (The Rock)
Dwayne Johnson born May 2, 1972 also known by his former ring name The Rock, and occasionally credited as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, is an actor and retired professional wrestler. Johnson was a collegiate football player, and in 1991, he was part of the University of Miami's national championship team. He later played for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League, but was cut two months into the season. This led to his decision to become a professional wrestler, like his grandfather, Peter Maivia and his father Rocky Johnson.
Born May 2, 1972 (age 37)
Hayward, California, U.S.
Other name(s) The Rock
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Occupation Wrestler/Actor
Years active 1995–2004 (wrestler)
2001–present (actor)
Spouse(s) Dany Garcia (1997–2007)
The Rock is a 1996 action film that primarily takes place on Alcatraz Island, and the San Francisco Bay area. It was directed by Michael Bay, director of Bad Boys, and stars Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, and Ed Harris. It was produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, producers of Top Gun and Crimson Tide, and released through Disney's Hollywood Pictures. The film is dedicated to Simpson, who died five months before its release.
Tiger Woods
Playing only the back nine at Kingston Heath yesterday, Tiger Woods’ practice round had a circus atmosphere as thousands came to watch the world’s No1. golfer.
Playing only the back nine at Kingston Heath yesterday, Tiger Woods’ practice round had a circus atmosphere as thousands came to watch the world’s No1. golfer.
Lindsay Dee Lohan
Lindsay Dee Lohan born July 2, 1986) is an American actress, model, and pop singer. Lohan started in show business as a child fashion model for magazine advertisements and television commercials. At 11, she made her motion picture debut in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap.
Birth name Lindsay Dee Lohan
Born July 2, 1986 (age 23)[1]
New York City, New York, United States
Genres Pop rock
Occupations Actress, singer, fashion designer, model
Years active 1996–present
Labels Casablanca, Universal Motown
LISBON (AFP) – Hollywood bad girl Lindsay Lohan's first collection as artistic advisor for Emanuel Ungaro was a "disaster", the founder of the French couture house said here, local press reported."Lindsay Lohan's collaboration was a disaster," the designer said during a meeting on Monday night with the public at the international film festival in Estoril, near Lisbon.
Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer-songwriter, composer and pianist.
Born: 25 March 1947
Birthplace: Middlesex, England
Best Known As: Singer of "Candle in the Wind"
lton John has been released from hospital in London and is slated to return to touring next week, according to a spokesman for the British singer.John was resting at home on Friday, said Gary Farrow.He plans to resume his tour and concert dates with Billy Joel soon, beginning with a gig in Oakland, Calif., on Nov. 14, Farrow added.Last month, the 62-year-old singer fell ill with a serious case of influenza and an E. coli infection that forced him to cancel a host of engagements in the U.K. and the U.S. over the last few weeks, including the final dates of his Red Piano tour.This summer, John and Joel were also forced to postpone a number of concerts on their shared tour after the latter fell ill with a serious case of influenza.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American retired basketball player, coach, actor and author. Who born Ferdinand Lewis 'Lew' Alcindor on April 16, 1947. During his 20-year professional career in the NBA, from 1969 to 1989, he scored the highest points total of any player in league history (38,387), in addition to winning a record six Most Valuable Player Awards and six NBA championships. He was known for his "skyhook" shot, which was famously difficult to block because it put his 7'2" body between the basket and the ball. Abdul-Jabbar's success began well before his professional career; in college at UCLA, he played on three championship teams, and his high school team won 71 consecutive games. In his NBA career, he played for the Milwaukee Bucks for six seasons and then with the Los Angeles Lakers for fourteen seasons.
Listed height 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Born April 16, 1947 (age 62)
New York
Nov. 10, 2009 -- Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar today announced that he has suffered from leukemia for nearly a year.Abdul-Jabbar, 62, has chronic myelogenous leukemia or CML. Once a fatal disease, oral medications now keep CML under control for 80% to 90% of patients, says leukemia expert Michael Deininger, MD, PhD, of Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. "For the vast majority of patients diagnosed in the chronic phase of the disease, the outlook is very good," Deininger tells WebMD. "The outlook for CML patients in 2009 is bright."
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