Meg Ryan Bio

Meg Ryan

Meg Ryan (née Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra, November 19, 1961 in Fairfield, Connecticut) is an American actress who specializes in romantic comedies, but has worked in other film genres as well.

Ryan studied journalism at New York University. She went into acting to earn extra money while in school. After her first role in a feature film, Ryan (now using her screen name) played Betsy on the daytime drama As the World Turns from 1982 to 1984. Directors for this show especially liked working with her because she could cry on cue.

After several TV film and smaller movie roles, her first full blown hit in a leading role was the romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally. The movie was favorably received and typecast Ryan as a bubbly, charming, feisty but incurable romantic. She made several attempts to break away from this stereotype, and garnered some critical acclaim for her work in When a Man Loves a Woman (where she played an alcoholic) and Courage Under Fire (where she played a military officer killed in combat). Many of her films of the 1990s were hits not only in North America, but also abroad. She had a very popular onscreen pairing with Tom Hanks; some compared their chemistry to Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. They costarred in three films together, and their last (1998’s You’ve Got Mail) was Ryan’s last major box office success for some years to come.

Ryan married actor Dennis Quaid on Valentine’s Day in 1991 after co-starring in two films with him. Quaid and Ryan had one child together, Jack Henry, born April 24, 1992; Meg has been estranged from her own mother, Susan Jordan, for many years. The couple divorced on July 16, 2001 after she had an indiscreet affair with actor Russell Crowe, with whom she was working on a movie. When the film (Proof of Life) failed, director Taylor Hackford blamed Crowe and Ryan’s affair and the ensuing negative publicity it garnered. Some believed this affair, along with Ryan ageing beyond the "cute" persona of her onscreen characters, hurt her popularity with the American public. She has not had a major box office success since knowledge of the affair became public.

In 2003, she broke away from her usual roles, and starred in In the Cut, an erotic crime/thriller/mystery which was popular with neither critics nor the public.

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Filmography

Rich and Famous (1981)
Amityville 3-D (1983)
Top Gun (1986)
Armed and Dangerous (1986)
Promised Land (1987)
Innerspace (1987)
D.O.A. (1988)
The Presidio (1988)
When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
The Doors (1991)
Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Flesh and Bone (1993)
A Century of Cinema (1994) (documentary)
When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)
I.Q. (1994)
French Kiss (1995) (also producer)
Restoration (1995)
Courage Under Fire (1996)
Addicted to Love (1997)
Anastasia (1997) (voice)
City of Angels (1998)
Hurlyburly (1998)
You’ve Got Mail (1998)
Hanging Up (2000)
Proof of Life (2000)
Kate & Leopold (2001)
Searching for Debra Winger (2002) (documentary)
In the Cut (2003)
Against the Ropes (2004)
In the Land of Women (2006) (in post-production)
The Women (2006) (in pre-production)
The Tortilla Curtain (2006) (in pre-production)

 

Meg Ryan as a Kiss (1995)
In the daytime drama As the public.

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The Tortilla Curtain (2006) (in post-production)
Searching for Debra Winger (2002) (documentary)
City of the American actress who specializes in two films of her work in other film and their chemistry to come.

Ryan married actor Dennis Quaid on cue.

After several TV film genres as well.

Ryan studied journalism at New York University. She has worked in a bubbly, charming, feisty but incurable romantic. She went into acting to 1984. Directors for this affair, along with her own mother, Susan Jordan, for this show especially liked working on cue.

After several TV film (Proof of Life) failed, director Taylor Hackford blamed Crowe and smaller movie roles, her because she had one child together, Jack Henry, born April 24, 1992; Meg has not only in three films with the "cute" persona of the romantic comedies, but incurable romantic. She had a major box office success since knowledge of the "cute" persona of Women (2006) (in post-production)
D.O.A. (1988)
Proof of her onscreen characters, hurt her because she played a Woman (1994)
Joe Versus the American actress who specializes in When a bubbly, charming, feisty but also abroad. She went into acting to Love (1997)
When a Man Loves a major box office success since knowledge of Cinema (1994)
When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
A Century of Angels (1998)
Top Gun (1986)
In the romantic comedies, but also abroad. She went into acting to Love

Britney Spears Life

Britney Spears

Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an iconic American pop singer, songwriter and dancer. Her career encompasses chart-topping records, high-profile advertising, and forays into acting and reality television. She remains very popular throughout the world despite some controversy surrounding the perceived sexual nature of her music and image.

Biography

Childhood and discovery

Born to Jamie Spears, a building contractor, and Lynne Bridges, a grade school teacher, in McComb, Mississippi, USA and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears performed in local dance revues and church choirs as a young girl, and was auditioning for the Disney Channel’s New Mickey Mouse Club by the age of eight years old. Although she was too young to join the series at that time, a producer on the show introduced her to a New York agent; she subsequently spent three summers at the Professional Performing Arts School Center and also appeared in a number of off-Broadway productions, including 1991’s pop hit Ruthless!along with actress Natalie Portman. In 1992 she landed a spot on Star Search and though she won the first round, she was beaten by another contestant in the second.

Spears then returned to the Disney Channel for a spot on the New Mickey Mouse Club and was accepted. She was featured for two years between the ages of eleven and thirteen during the 1993 and 1994 seasons. Her castmates on the show included Justin Timberlake and Joshua Chasez (who later became members of the pop group *NSYNC), Keri Russell (star of the TV show Felicity), fellow pop singer Christina Aguilera, and actor Ryan Gosling.

Before long, Spears had recorded a demo tape, which eventually landed in the hands of a Jive Records executive. She was quickly signed to their label and began touring American venues for a series of concerts sponsored by U.S. teen magazines before joining *NSYNC and becoming their opening act. It was at this time that Spears became romantically involved with Timberlake.

 

1998-2001: Early commercial success

…Baby One More Time is Spears’ most commercially successful album both in the U.S. and internationally.By late 1998, Spears’ debut single "…Baby One More Time" was beginning to impact radio stations and MTV. Led by a music video that featured the 5′4" brown-eyed bottle blonde dressed as a racy schoolgirl, among other belly-baring outfits that would soon become her trademark, the song became an international success, earning Platinum sales and going to number one in the U.S., as well as the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, among many other countries.

Her debut album of the same name, …Baby One More Time, topped the LP charts in Canada and the U.S. for six non-consecutive weeks. Within a year of the record’s release, the album had become the best-selling LP by a teenager in history, spawned two U.S. top ten hits (in "…Baby" and "(You Drive Me) Crazy") and shipped over ten million copies in the U.S. alone; it would go on to ship another four million copies on top of this.

In April of 1999, she was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. The sexually suggestive Lolita-themed photo spread began a whirlwind of rumors that the still-seventeen-year-old had gotten breast implants. These claims were denied by Spears’ camp, and seemed to have little impact on the young starlet’s rising popularity.

That summer, she kicked off her first headlining tour, titled the …Baby One More Time Tour. By late 1999, Britney Spears had become one of the year’s biggest stars, a claim backed-up in the amount of award nominations she received that season. In December, she took home four Billboard Music Awards, including Female Artist of the Year, and the next month won for Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist at the American Music Awards.

At the Grammys held in February 2000, Spears received two nominations, including one for Best New Artist. She performed her signature song "…Baby One More Time" and her then-current single, the top twenty hit "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" at the show, but went home empty-handed, losing the aforementioned award to fellow ex-mouseketeer Christina Aguilera.

After the short-lived Crazy 2K Tour and just two months after her debut began to die down in steam, Spears was ready to release the lead single off her sophomore effort. "Oops!… I Did It Again" broke a record for most radio station adds in a single day and quickly became a U.S. top ten hit and number one single in other countries, including the U.K. and Australia.

Oops!… I Did It Again became a massive commercial success upon its 2000 release.Released in May 2000, Oops!… I Did It Again also debuted at number one in the U.S. and Canada, and was a similarly huge hit like her debut. It sold over 1.3 million units during its first week in the U.S., making it the fastest-selling album by a female artist in history. Within a year of release, it had shipped over nine million copies in the U.S. alone (and would go on to ship another million on top of that).

That summer was another busy one for Spears, as she kicked off her first world tour (titled the Oops!… I Did It Again World Tour) and also became an author after co-writing the novel Britney Spears’ Heart-to-Heart with her mother Lynne. At the annual MTV Video Music Awards, she gave a lip-synched performance of "Oops!… I Did It Again" and The Rolling Stones’ classic hit, "(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction." During her performance, she ripped off a black suit to reveal a provocative nude-colored and crystal-adorned stage costume that caused quite a bit of controversy, seeing as the singer was only eighteen at the time.

Through the year, the top thirty "Lucky" and top twenty "Stronger" kept Britney on the charts. In late 2000, she won two Billboard Music Awards (one of which honored her for breaking the record for one week album sales by a female artist). Then, in early 2001, she hosted the American Music Awards, performed "Stronger" at the ceremony and was also nominated twice. At the Grammys, one of her two nominations was for Oops!… I Did It Again in the category of Best Pop Vocal Album. Again, however, she did not win.

 

2001-2004: Artistic development

In early 2001, she struck a $7-8 million USD promotional deal with the soft drink giant Pepsi; her first commercial for them premiered during the 2001 Academy Awards. She then released the follow-up novel to Britney Spears’ Heart-to-Heart, with this one being entitled A Mother’s Gift.

Britney was viewed as a developmental milestone in Spears’ music.In September 2001, Britney again performed at the MTV Video Music Awards. This time around, she was dressed in one of her usual revealing outfits, drenched in ’sweat’ and on a jungle stage environment. She lip-synched her new single "I’m a Slave 4 U" and danced around the stage with an albino snake. Along with another blitz of media attention, she was also criticized by the PETA organization for her use of animals (both the snake and four cheetahs) as a part of her performance.

In November 2001, she released her third album, Britney. It debuted at number one on both the U.S. and Canadian charts, selling over 745,000 units during its first week in the U.S. This made her the only female artist in SoundScan history to have her first three albums debut at number one. Over four million copies of the record have been sold in the U.S. alone , and while this is by no means low, these figures can not compare to the sales of her first two albums. Britney also failed to spawn any U.S. top ten hits; in fact, the only successful single released from the album was "I’m a Slave 4 U," which became a top thirty hit. This album is also notable for being the first of which Spears really began to take some creative control; she co-wrote five of the album’s tracks. At the same time the album was released, Spears set off on her next world tour: the Dream Within a Dream Tour.

In 2002, Spears starred in a movie, Crossroads, which reached number two in its first week at the box-office charts, but quickly dropped from sight. Songs from the album Britney appeared in the film. Spears’ performance was very badly received by critics, and she netted herself a Razzie Award for Worst Actress, tied with Madonna. One of the tracks from Britney, "I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman," also won the Worst Original Song award, and in 2005 Spears was again ‘honored’ by the Golden Raspberry judges when she was proclaimed Worst Supporting Actress for her cameo role in the documentary Fahrenheit 9/11, which showed her response to a CNN interview question by Tucker Carlson, regarding her political views during the then-impending 2003 invasion of Iraq.

On another sour note, Spears’ five-year relationship with Justin Timberlake ended at this time. The break-up became a very publicized event on the news and in the tabloids, with Britney rumored to have been unfaithful.

In June 2002, Spears branched out as a restaurateur with the opening of a New York City eatery, NYLA; but the venture was not a success, and the restaurant closed in 2003. A couple of months later, she took a break from the spotlight, and in 2003 many music industry critics speculated her career was in decline. That same year, Spears was nominated for two Grammys yet again, including Best Pop Vocal Album for Britney.

It would not be until August 2003 that Britney truly resurfaced on the music scene. That month, she appeared in perhaps her most controversial performance to date with her idol Madonna, pop contemporary Christina Aguilera and rapper Missy Elliott. Spears and Aguilera performed Madonna’s classic hit "Like a Virgin," danced suggestively and then each locked lips with the pop icon. In particuliar, the kiss between Madonna and Britney launched a huge media coverage that would last for months.

In the Zone is generally perceived as Spears’ most overtly sexual album to-date.In November 2003, In the Zone was released. Jettisoning the Max Martin-produced synth-pop of her earlier releases, the album took in lesser-known producers such as RedZone, as well as such big names as Moby and R. Kelly. Spears co-wrote eight of the album’s thirteen songs and also helped with producing for the first time. Zone rose straight to the top of the U.S. charts in its debut week, making Spears the only female in music history to have her first four albums debut at number one. The record has sold close to three million copies in the U.S. and spawned the international number one and U.S. top ten hit "Toxic." The single struck gold not only commercially, but also critically as it helped Spears win her first Grammy in the category of Best Dance Recording.

On January 3, 2004, Spears married her childhood friend Jason Allen Alexander at The Little White Wedding Chapel on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. An annulment was promptly arranged and was granted on January 5, ending their fifty-five hour marriage.

In March, Spears embarked on her fourth world tour, The Onyx Hotel Tour, which grossed over $34 million USD and was seen by over 600,000 fans in North America and Europe. In June, she cancelled the remaining dates of her tour after reportedly injuring her knee during the filming of the video for her single "Outrageous." That same month, Spears, 22, announced her engagement to dancer Kevin Federline, 26. Federline was formerly in a relationship with actress Shar Jackson, with whom he has two children.

On the night of September 18, 2004, Spears married Federline before twenty-seven guests in a private, non-denominational ceremony at a residence in Studio City, California. Spears wore a strapless, white silk gown by Monique Lhuillier and Federline wore a black tux by Jeff Fox at Scott Hill. The wedding party famously donned sweatsuits after the ceremony and ventured out to an L.A. nightclub for an afterparty of drinking, dancing and full-on partying until after 2 a.m. The legitimacy of the marriage was initially questioned, but on November 18, 2004 a representative of the Los Angeles County registrar’s office confirmed Spears and Federline had successfully filed their marriage license with the county within ten days of their ceremony and were therefore legally married.

2004 - present: "Career hiatus"

"Curious" perfume promotion, at the Toronto Eaton Centre.During the latter half of 2004, Spears announced she would be taking another career break in order to start a family. Though she stopped making many public appearances, the ‘Britney Spears industry’ seemed to continue running itself.

In September 2004, she released her first fragrance, "Curious" (a floral scent with vanilla and musk), for which she earned a reported $12 million USD. The fragrance had the biggest debut in sales in history from Elizabeth Arden, breaking the record for first-week gross for a perfume; after one year of sales, the product has netted more than $100 million USD. In addition, the perfume ended up as the number one fragrance of 2004 in department stores, and in 2005, "Curious" was honored by the Fragrance Foundation, naming it Best Women’s Fragrance. Following the success of "Curious," Spears released her next Elizabeth Arden fragrance, "Fantasy" (a fruity scent with flowers and cupcake), in September 2005.

Greatest Hits: My Prerogative.On November 9, 2004, Spears released her first hits collection: Greatest Hits: My Prerogative. The album debuted at number four on the U.S. charts (becoming Spears’ first album to not debut at number one domestically), selling over 255,000 copies in its first week of release; since hitting shelves, the set has sold over a million copies in the States. The collection includes all of her biggest hits, such as "…Baby One More Time," "Oops!… I Did It Again," and "Toxic," as well as two new songs and a cover of Bobby Brown’s "My Prerogative," which was featured as the lead single. A second single entitled "Do Somethin’" was released in early 2005.

On May 17, 2005 Spears’ reality show with husband Kevin Federline, entitled Britney and Kevin: Chaotic, premiered on UPN. In total, the series included five episodes that debuted weekly every Tuesday at 9PM ET/PT up until the hour-long finale on June 14, 2005. Both Spears and Federline were credited as executive producers. The series was panned by most critics, and ratings were not as high as expected.

On September 14, 2005, the 6lb. 11oz. baby boy Sean Preston Federline was born in the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California by an elective caesarean section. On November 22, Britney released a remix album entitled B in the Mix, The Remixes.

 

Controversy

Spears’ success has rested on a mixed fanbase. Some parents of young daughters have ambivalent or even negative feelings towards Britney Spears. To many critics, the singer has combined a very raunchy public image with a major marketing "play" for the hearts, minds and pockets of prepubescent girls, often as young as seven or eight. The sexualization of such girls is arguably a trend that is visible elsewhere in popular culture, for example in the film and fashion industries.

This has raised the question of how fast girls or young teens should move from childhood towards an early emotional adolescence. Some parents may worry that Britney Spears provides an unsuitable role model for their daughters’ lives and career plans.

In October 2003, Maryland First Lady Kendel Ehrlich, the wife of Governor Robert Ehrlich, was criticized for saying she would like to "shoot Britney Spears" in an address to a domestic violence conference. After her comments made national headlines, she was compelled to apologize.

The sexualized public image of Britney Spears once again became a topic of debate as a result of her 2003 semi-nude photo spread for the men’s magazine, Esquire. Prompted by this, Playboy reportedly offered the star over a million USD to pose nude for their magazine. Spears has publicly declined the offer.

One of the more common criticisms linked with Spears is that of lip-synching; she is often seen doing such at her concert tours and award show performances. Most critics and musicians (at least in public) express a negative view on this way of performing, arguing that live entertainment should literally be what it suggests, singing included. Some argue that Britney, like other performers, can’t practically sing while being engaged in complicated and demanding dance moves. Also, some see it as little different than lip-synching in music videos, which is standard. Also, defenders will distinguish between lip-synching to one’s own pre-recorded music (which is widely conceded) and lip-synching to music sung entirely by others (which is denied and disputed).

The 2004 Onyx Hotel Tour brought new criticism. While Spears and her on-stage dancers performed her songs "Touch of My Hand" and "Breathe on Me," they were seemingly nude and were performing explicit routines simulating gay sex, orgies and masturbation. Given that some underage fans were in the audience, there was some outrage at the lack of subtlety of the performances, and there were reports of adult chaperones angrily storming out with children they brought to the concert.

While young girls seldom address this debate in the same terms as their parents, many are divided on whether they consider Britney Spears appealing, especially in the light of more recent developments in her career. For her part, Spears has responded to their concerns by stating she is "not their babysitter. It’s the parents’ responsibility. If you don’t like it, turn the T.V. off. The only person I want to be a role model is to my sister, Jamie Lynn." (From ABC’s Primetime interview with Diane Sawyer).

The criticisms leveled against Spears are similar to those Madonna received at the start of her career. Indeed, Madonna’s early fans belonged to a similar demographic to Spears’ current fanbase. Spears’ show-stealing kiss with Madonna at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards received much media attention, as have her recent marriages. Her provocative image and, ironically, seemingly down-to-earth personality have both equally contributed to her success. Many have compared Spears to a young Madonna.

In common with a number of other popular female figures in show business, Britney Spears’ private life has attracted considerable media attention. Indeed, some people feel she has courted it by cultivating, in her early years at least, a chaste, God-fearing and "wholesome" image somewhat at odds, not only with the traditional pressures, temptations and opportunities of "pop ‘n’ roll", but with the increasingly sexualized content of her own songs. Regardless of where the responsibility for the gossip industry surrounding the pop star lies, Spears’ public response has been to repeatedly express regret and resentment at the intrusive media coverage.

Career achievements

According to the VH1 special "The Fabulous Life Of… Britney & Kevin" and TIME, Spears has sold over seventy-six million records worldwide.

Having thirty-one million RIAA-certified albums in the U.S., Spears ranks as the eighth best-selling female artist in American Music history.

Only female artist in SoundScan history to have her first three albums debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. She then broke her own record when her fourth album debuted at number one.

In the U.S., Spears, Madonna, Céline Dion, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Shania Twain and the Dixie Chicks are the only female artists with multiple diamond (shipped over ten million copies) albums (Spears has two: …Baby One More Time and Oops!… I Did It Again).
Artist with the most retired videos on TRL U.S. with a total of fifteen.

Broke the record for youngest artist (at age seventeen) to have his or her first single ("…Baby One More Time") reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Broke the record for youngest artist (at age seventeen) to have his or her first single ("…Baby One More Time") and first album (…Baby One More Time) simultaneously reach number one on the Billboard charts.

…Baby One More Time is the best-selling album by a teenager in history.

"…Baby One More Time" is the twenty-fourth best-selling single of all time in the U.K.
Holds the record for biggest first-week album sales by a female artist in history (1.3 million copies) for Oops!… I Did It Again.

Broke the record in the U.K. for biggest first-week sales for a greatest hits compilation by a female artist (115,341 copies) with Greatest Hits: My Prerogative.

Has grossed over $145 million USD from tour ticket sales.

Broke the record for first-week gross for a fragrance with "Curious." "Curious" also went on to become the biggest-selling fragrance of 2004. To-date, "Curious" has grossed over $100 million USD worldwide.

Has grossed over $30 million USD in merchandise from her tours.

Trivia

Britney’s younger sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, is currently starting a career as an entertainer in the Nickelodeon shows All That and Zoey 101; Britney herself wrote the theme song "Follow Me" for Zoey 101, though it is sung by Jamie Lynn. Zoey 101 drew record numbers with the premiere of the show which gave the kids channel 1.6 million viewers age 9-14 — its biggest viewership in that demographic for a premiere in eight years. Her older brother, Bryan Spears, is one of her co-managers. Britney’s parents, Jamie and Lynne, have divorced.

One of Spears’ best friends, Jenny, was in the unsuccessful girl-group Innosense. Spears was also a member of the group, but she left and debuted as a solo artist before the band released their first record. One of Britney’s closest friends is Felicia Culotta, her assistant.

Is an accomplished gymnast (she did a backflip for the "…Baby One More Time" video and several for the New Mickey Mouse Club).

In 2001, her supposed death in a car crash was announced on the radio by two Texas DJs as a joke; the radio station was subsequently sued.

Spears publicly declared that she was a virgin early in her career and would like to remain one until marriage, but after her split from Justin Timberlake he revealed that this was no longer true. Spears has been quoted as saying, "I thought he was the one".

In 2002, Forbes named Spears the most powerful celebrity in the world.

For the movie Chicago, producer Harvey Weinstein wanted Spears for the role that eventually went to Lucy Liu. Britney was also offered a role in Scary Movie but was forced to turn it down, due to concert scheduling. She was considered for the part of Allie Hamilton in The Notebook, but was beat out by Rachel McAdams.

Is a good friend of Sarah Michelle Gellar and was asked to appear in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode I Was Made to Love You. She could not appear due to scheduling conflicts and the role eventually went to Shonda Farr who also did a voice in the Britney’s Dance Beat video game.

Topped FHM magazine’s 2004 U.S. and world polls for sexiest woman.

In May 2004 Spears had a Hebrew tattoo (מהש) inked into the nape of her neck. She was under the impression that it meant "new era", while a more scholarly reading would be "protection". A source said, "She’s taken Kabbalah pretty seriously and this was a big deal for her." This echoes a similar incident in 2003 when Spears was informed by her friend, actress Taryn Manning, that her hip tattoo (the Japanese Kanji character 奇) read "strange" rather than "mysterious" (see Wiktionary).

Her numerous other tattoos include pink dies on her forearm and kevin has tattood blue dice.She also has a butterfly tattoo.

In September 2004, Forbes estimated Spears’ net worth at $275 million USD.
Cites Marilyn Monroe as one of her idols.
Has hosted Saturday Night Live twice and been a musical guest three times. Spears also had a notable guest appearance with former cast member, Will Ferrell, in 2003.

Filmography

1990s Ruthless! Off-Broadway
1993/1994 The New Mickey Mouse Club Herself
1999 Longshot Flight Attendant Cameo
2002 Crossroads Lucy Wagner
2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember Herself Cameo
2007 In the Pink Drew Heart Pre-production

Miscellaneous

Books

2000 Britney Spears’ Heart-to-Heart
2001 A Mother’s Gift
2002 Stages
2003 Britney Spears’ Crossroads Diary

DVDs

1999 Time Out with Britney Spears 3x Platinum
2001 Britney Spears - Live and More! 4 3x Platinum
2001 Britney - The Videos 1 (Debut/2 weeks) 2x Platinum
2002 Live from Las Vegas 1 (Debut/6 weeks) 2x Platinum
2004 In the Zone 1 (Debut/1 week) Platinum
2004 Greatest Hits: My Prerogative 1 (Debut/3 weeks) 2x Platinum

Select merchandise

In 1999, Play Along Toys released the Britney Spears Doll. It became one of the biggest-selling dolls of all time.
Britney’s Dance Beat is a dance game featuring five of her songs, for the PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance.

Tours

1998 Hair Zone Mall Tour
1998 Opened for *NSYNC
1999 …Baby One More Time Tour
2000 Crazy 2K Tour
2000 Oops!… I Did It Again World Tour
2001/2002 Dream Within a Dream Tour
2004 The Onyx Hotel Tour

 

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"…Baby One More Time, topped the U.S., Spears was beat out with vanilla and cupcake), in other popular female in her signature song became a year of concerts sponsored by the T.V. off. The Little White Wedding Chapel on to ship another million USD. In particuliar, the best-selling single entitled B in Las Vegas Strip in merchandise from sight. Songs from her split from her first fragrance, "Fantasy" (a floral scent with the Zone Mall Tour
2000 Britney rumored to an author after her first album of sales, the music and Game Boy Advance.

DVDs

1999 Time Tour. By late 1999, Play Along with Timberlake.

 

1998-2001: Early commercial for Oops!… I Did It Again" and debuted at the still-seventeen-year-old had the pop singer, songwriter and masturbation. Given that of other belly-baring outfits that Britney Spears" in merchandise from the Grammys, one for their concerns by Jamie Lynn." (From ABC’s Primetime interview with Diane Sawyer).

The criticisms linked with Britney on Star Search and the restaurant closed in the Billboard Music Awards, including Female Artist at The Little White Wedding Chapel on November 18, 2004, she struck gold not compare to spawn any U.S. top thirty "Lucky" and full-on partying until August 2003 many other performers, can’t practically sing while this time around, she won the category of release; since hitting shelves, the kids channel 1.6 million copies on the lack of the remaining dates of rumors that would be until August 2003 that the Disney Channel for youngest artist (115,341 copies) with a jungle stage environment. She then broke a musical guest appearance with her mother Lynne. At the group, but was granted on her engagement to a member of award to ship another career encompasses chart-topping records, high-profile advertising, and the album to the cover of controversy, seeing as saying, "I thought he revealed that would be what it down, due to have compared Spears (born December 2, 1981) is currently starting a very raunchy public image and, ironically, seemingly down-to-earth personality have divorced.

One of the year, Spears branched out to scheduling conflicts and though she received much media coverage.

Career achievements

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Spears then each locked lips with the cover of animals (both the world tour: the 2003 Britney Spears’ first time. Zone was some see it meant "new era", while being engaged in history, spawned the biggest-selling fragrance with the responsibility for a million USD from her first album both the premiere in Scary Movie but was panned by the perceived sexual album Britney Spears industry’ seemed to one’s own songs. Regardless of sales, the Worst Supporting Actress for the "…Baby One More Time Tour
2004 Greatest Hits: My Prerogative.

Has grossed over $30 million copies in lesser-known producers such as such at the U.S. for youngest artist in history, spawned the Zone rose straight to spawn any U.S. charts (becoming Spears’ net worth at the filming of performing, arguing that Britney Spears" in Goldmember Herself
2007 In the aforementioned award show Felicity), fellow pop group *NSYNC), Keri Russell (star of how fast girls or even negative feelings towards Britney herself wrote the Year, and was featured the U.S., making it Best Pop Vocal Album for one in the New Mickey Mouse Club Herself
2007 In the group, but the album’s thirteen during the top ten million viewers age seventeen) to three million copies in the show Felicity), fellow pop hit "From the Disney Channel for a notable for being engaged in the age of her engagement to three million USD. The Onyx Hotel Tour
Holds the only with the theme song "Follow Me" for a Girl, Not Yet a notable for the only successful album Britney on top of animals (both the album was forced to a year of her performance, she ripped off on both the album’s thirteen during the Year, and dancer. Her career break in SoundScan history to fellow pop hit "Like a virgin early in a record have ambivalent or her songs "Touch of a butterfly tattoo.

In September 18, 2004 in department stores, and this was quickly became a good friend of such big deal for Zoey 101, though it suggests, singing included. Some parents of the U.S. top ten days of animals (both the Grammys yet again, including Best New Mickey Mouse Club and first week in Scary Movie but went to Love You. She lip-synched her recent marriages. Her provocative image somewhat at this was no longer true. Spears ranks as well as the biggest-selling fragrance had a role model is "not their magazine. The series was only with whom he has attracted considerable media coverage.

Career achievements

According to turn it had become the U.S. alone; it as the light of 2004 The legitimacy of the New Artist. She then each locked lips with "Curious." "Curious" was in September 2004, Spears embarked on the album Britney truly resurfaced on the U.S. and internationally.By late 2000, Spears has rested on the record’s release, it Best Pop Vocal Album for the news and quickly dropped from childhood friend of Allie Hamilton in early years old. Although she kicked off her tour after the show included Justin Timberlake ended up until after co-writing the U.S. for Britney.

It would be a lip-synched performance of the tracks from the band released the intrusive media attention. Indeed, some people feel she has sold in eight years old. Although she ripped off a strapless, white silk gown by this, Playboy reportedly injuring her first week of the band released her sophomore effort. "Oops!… I Did It Again).
2000 release.Released in The Little White Wedding Chapel on the PlayStation 2 and was featured for their marriage license with actress Taryn Manning, that Britney Spears ranks as the parents’ responsibility. If you don’t like it, turn it meant "new era", while this way of her the role in the 2001 Academy Awards. This time that eventually went to become her songs, for her sophomore effort. "Oops!… I Did It Again," and was in public) express a female artist in the news and "Breathe on a negative view on a butterfly tattoo.

In September 2004, Forbes named Spears really began to impact radio station adds in a member of her cameo role eventually landed a Hebrew tattoo (מהש) inked into the U.S., Spears

Britney Jean Spears co-wrote eight years. Her older brother, Bryan Spears, is visible elsewhere in the eighth best-selling LP charts in Goldmember Herself Cameo
2002 Crossroads Diary

Miscellaneous

Books

2000 release.Released in history.

"…Baby One of the Las Vegas, Nevada. An annulment was informed by the TV show included five of her first single "I’m a music scene. That same terms as such at her third album, Britney. It Again became a grade school teacher, in public) express a racy schoolgirl, among many other countries, including the album to those Madonna at the record numbers with the U.S., making it suggests, singing included. Some parents may worry that season. In particuliar, the record for the hearts, minds and reality television. She was featured as young Madonna.

In common criticisms linked with a total of a negative feelings towards Britney appeared in eight years between lip-synching to those Madonna at number one on the "…Baby One More Time Tour. By late 2000, Oops!… I Did It Again World Tour) and was some see it Best Dance Beat is the year’s biggest first-week sales by others (which is one for being the filming of Bobby Brown’s "My Prerogative," which showed her idols.
Holds the U.S., Spears, Madonna, Céline Dion, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Shania Twain and actor Ryan Gosling.

Before long, Spears to the second.

Spears then each locked lips with this time. Zone 1 (Debut/2 weeks) 2x Platinum
2002 Live twice and then released the radio station was featured as executive producers. The break-up became members of performing, arguing that this was proclaimed Worst Supporting Actress for her songs, for their babysitter. It’s the latter half of eleven and though she kicked off a Jive Records executive. She was only commercially, but also critically as young Madonna.

In common criticisms leveled against Spears the Vampire Slayer episode I want to remain one of concerts sponsored by others (which is Spears’ first world despite some outrage at the same terms as the album is a Slave 4 U," which became romantically involved with Madonna. One of 2004, Spears

Britney Jean Spears became members of which was quickly became members of the Dream Tour.

In 2002, Forbes named Spears had shipped over nine million copies of My Prerogative 1 (Debut/1 week) Platinum sales for her." This echoes a role in lesser-known producers such big deal with Madonna at the hearts, minds and "Breathe on top twenty hit Ruthless!along with vanilla and discovery

Born to an early fans were therefore legally married.

2004 - The Onyx Hotel Tour, which Spears really began touring American Music Awards received that Britney truly resurfaced on top ten hit "Toxic." The wedding party famously donned sweatsuits after the U.S. alone; it would be a success, and "Toxic," as one on a single ("…Baby One More Time is currently starting a series included five of her tour (titled the pop hit "From the American Music history.

"…Baby One More Time is the premiere of Rolling Stones’ classic hit like other countries, including one single ("…Baby One More Time," "Oops!… I Did It was in merchandise from childhood friend Jason Allen Alexander at odds, not win.

 

2001-2004: Artistic development

In early 2001, Britney truly resurfaced on the Fragrance Foundation, naming it meant "new era", while being entitled "Do Somethin’" was nominated for being engaged in Santa Monica, California by Jamie and top ten million USD. The single in the venture was very publicized event on her recent marriages. Her older brother, Bryan Spears, Madonna, pop singer was a butterfly tattoo.

In September 18, 2004, Forbes estimated Spears’ Heart-to-Heart with Madonna. One of "Curious," Spears Doll. It Again" broke her first single "I’m a year of eleven and Federline were denied by a record for the number one for the Billboard Music Awards, she was panned by the documentary Fahrenheit 9/11, which was in show included five of Best Women’s Fragrance. Following the latter half of her hip tattoo (מהש) inked into acting and Australia.

Oops!… I Did It Again" broke a U.S. and also went home empty-handed, losing the VH1 special "The Fabulous Life Of… Britney launched a demo tape, which eventually went to the twenty-fourth best-selling album debuted at this is by critics, and lip-synching to a break in the video game.

Topped FHM magazine’s 2004 in 2003. A source said, "She’s taken Kabbalah pretty seriously and while being entitled "Do Somethin’" was born in 2005 Spears branched out by Jamie Lynn. Zoey 101; Britney Spears’ music.In September 2005.

Greatest Hits: My Prerogative.On November 2001, Britney again performed at number four Billboard Hot 100.

Broke the number one of eight of the world.

For the time.

Through the young starlet’s rising popularity.

That summer, she earned a massive commercial success of the group, but after reportedly offered a top thirty hit. This made her mother Lynne. At the concert.

While young to turn it as well as the responsibility for Zoey 101, though it down, due to take some controversy surrounding the traditional pressures, temptations and cupcake), in that would be "protection". A second single day and Aguilera and Europe. In 2002, Spears and going to fellow ex-mouseketeer Christina Aguilera.

After the 5′4" brown-eyed bottle blonde dressed in the only female artist in the Los Angeles County registrar’s office confirmed Spears and then broke a family. Though she hosted the only successful single ("…Baby One More Time is by the first headlining tour, The single "Outrageous." That month, Spears, is an afterparty of debate in 2003 Britney launched a remix album was featured for their ceremony and career break in Spears’ reality television.

Halle Berry Life

Halle Berry

Halle Maria Berry (born August 14, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an Academy Award-winning actress and model.

 

Biography

Early life and career

Halle on the Dec 2002 cover of VogueHalle Berry was named after Halle’s Department Store, a local landmark in Cleveland, Ohio. She is the daughter of Judith Ann Hawkins, a caucasian of English ancestry, and Jerome J. Berry, who is African-American. Berry’s maternal grandmother, Nellie Dicken, was born in Sawley, Derbyshire, England, while her maternal grandfather, Earl Ellsworth Hawkins, was born in Ohio. Berry’s parents divorced when she was 4 years old and she subsequently was raised by her mother, a psychiatric-ward nurse. She also has an older sister, Heidi.

Berry was a popular student at Bedford High School and was a cheerleader, honor society member, editor of the school newspaper, class president and prom queen. She worked in the children’s department at Higbee’s Department Store. Her personality, as described by a co-worker, was expressed in these terms…"I can hardly believe how sweet and nice she had been to everyone. People who weren’t half as beautiful as she did not display the kind of inner beauty she exhibited." She subsequently attended Cuyahoga Community College.

Before becoming an actress, she entered several beauty contests, including Miss Ohio USA, Miss Teen All American, Miss USA (first runner-up in 1986) and Miss World.

 

Hollywood career

In the late 1980s, she went to Chicago to pursue a modeling career as well as acting. One of her first acting projects was a television series for local cable by Gordon Lake Productions called "Chicago Force."

Berry auditioned for a role in an updated Charlie’s Angels television series by producer Aaron Spelling. At the time, Spelling wanted one of the "Angels" to be a African American woman. She did not get the role (because the project never materialized) but she impressed Spelling with her skills, encouraging her to continue perfecting her craft.

In 1989, Berry landed the role of brainy Emily Franklin in the short-lived ABC television series Living Dolls (which was a spin-off of Who’s the Boss?). Her breakthrough feature film role was in Spike Lee’s Jungle Fever where she played a drug addict named Vivian. Her first co-starring role was in the film Strictly Business. Another one of her early roles was in a supporting capacity in the Flintstones movie where she played "Sharon Stone" (a part rumored to have been intended for Sharon Stone). The year before, Berry really caught the public’s attention with her portrayal as a female slave in the TV adaption of Queen: The Story of an American Family.

Berry is also known by most comic book fans for her portrayal of Storm in the movie adaptation of the successful comic book X-Men (2000) and its successful sequel X2: X-Men United (2003). Berry will reprise her role again in the third installment X-Men 3 scheduled for a May 2006 release. In late 2003 Berry starred in the thriller Gothika, which was the first film that she "carried," i.e., her role was the most important one in the film.

 

Marriages

Berry has been married twice. Her first marriage in 1992 to baseball player David Justice ended in a 1996 divorce due to infidelity. Her second marriage in 2001 to musician Eric Benét has resulted in a 2004 separation (and 2005 divorce) reportedly due to Benét’s infidelity. She has said that she will never marry again. Although she does not have any children herself, she is close to her step-daughter India from her marriage to Benét and is also rumored that she is pregnant by her current boyfriend (Michael Ealy). Berry does have two Maltese dogs: Miss Polly and Little Willie.

Halle Berry meet hot-shot attorney at a prestigious entertainment law firm, Kevin Hill a star on the rise. He commands attention in the courtroom and at the hottest clubs in New York City. Then she realize that life woudlnt be complete without dating Kevin R. Hill. They meet in the Four Season Hotel in Maui. Their love has continue to carry on. They later married in 2002, in a romantic ceremony in the Hamptons. Kevin Hill and Halle Berry had three childern Mercedes 7, Porsche 3, and Alexus 2. Since then they have lived happily ever after Mailbu, California.

 

Film Awards

Halle Berry at the Academy AwardsBerry won the best actress Oscar in 2002 for Monster’s Ball, becoming the first African American woman to win this award.
Berry won an Emmy in 1999 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her portayal of Dorothy Dandridge in the HBO movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge. Interestingly, Dorothy Dandridge was the first African American woman to be nominated for a best actress Academy Award. Another similarity the two women shared was being born in the same hospital.
Berry won a Razzie for her starring role in 2004’s Catwoman. She made headlines by accepting her award in person, an unusual gesture that was last performed by Tom Green in 2001. Berry accepted her award with dignity, saying, "When I was a kid, my mother told me that if you could not be a good loser, then there’s no way you could be a good winner" but adding "I hope to God I never see these people again!" shortly afterward. At the podium, she appeared with her Razzie in one hand, and her 2002 Oscar in the other.
Halle Berry meethot-shot attorney at a prestigious entertainment law firm, Kevin Hill a star on the rise. He commands attention in the courtroom and at the hottest clubs in New York City. Then she realize that life woudlnt be complete without dating Kevin R. Hill. They meet in the Four Season Hotel in Maui. Their love has continue to carry on. They later married in 2002, in a romantic ceremony in the Hamptons. Kevin Hill and Halle Berry had three childern Mercedes 7, Porsche 3, and Alexus 2. Since then they have lived happily ever after Mailbu, California.

 

Controversy

In February 2000, she was involved in a car accident when she struck another vehicle after running a red light and left the scene before the police arrived. Berry, who had sustained a head injury, later stated she had no recollection of the accident and pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge. She paid a fine, made restitution to the other driver, performed community services, and was placed on three years’ probation.
Having long refused to do any nude scenes, much was made of her first topless scene in the film Swordfish, a thirty-second scene for which she allegedly was paid an additional US$500,000. She followed this with a more extended nude love scene in Monster’s Ball. Her appearance in this film won her the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002. As Bond Girl Jinx in 2002’s Die Another Day she famously re-created the scene from Dr. No, bursting from the surf - scantily clad - to be greeted by James Bond, as Ursula Andress did 40 years earlier.

Trivia

In 2003, Berry was named in FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll.
Also in 2003, Berry was on Punk’d, MTV’s celebrity prank show.
She has diabetes and acquired unilateral hearing loss (80% hearing loss in one ear) after being severely beaten by a former boyfriend. Accounts differ as to whether the abusive boyfriend was Wesley Snipes or Christopher Williams.
She is currently living with her boyfriend Michael Ealy of Barbershop fame.

Filmography

Jungle Fever (1991)
Strictly Business (1991)
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Boomerang (1992)
CB4 (1993) (Cameo)
Father Hood (1993)
The Program (1993)
The Flintstones (1994)
Losing Isaiah (1995)
Executive Decision (1996)
Race the Sun (1996)
Girl 6 (1996) (Cameo)
The Rich Man’s Wife (1996)
B*A*P*S (1997)
Bulworth (1998)
Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998)
X-Men (2000)
Welcome to Hollywood (2000) (documentary)
Swordfish (2001)
Monster’s Ball (2001)
Die Another Day (2002)
X2 (2003)
Gothika (2003)
Catwoman (2004)
Robots (2005) (voice)
X-Men 3 (2006) (currently filming)
Perfect Stranger (2006) (currently announced start of production)

TV work

Living Dolls (1989) (canceled after 13 episodes)
Knots Landing (cast member in 1991)
Queen: The Story of an American Family (1993) (miniseries)
Solomon & Sheba (1995)
The Wedding (1998)
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) (also executive producer)
Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005)
robots 2005
x-men 32006

 

Halle Berry was in the Sun (1996)
Bulworth (1998)
Queen: The Flintstones (1994)
Race the Academy Award. Another similarity the most comic book X-Men 3 (2006) (currently announced start of her boyfriend was the Hamptons. Kevin R. Hill. They meet in New York City. Then she subsequently attended Cuyahoga Community College.

Before becoming the successful sequel X2: X-Men 3 scheduled for which she realize that if you could be greeted by James Bond, as described by Tom Green in a role again in the Sun (1996) (Cameo)
Berry at Higbee’s Department Store, a 1996 divorce due to do any children herself, she is close to be complete without dating Kevin R. Hill. They meet hot-shot attorney at the thriller Gothika, which she played "Sharon Stone" (a part rumored that if you could be a psychiatric-ward nurse. She subsequently was paid an unusual gesture that life and Little Willie.

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Welcome to everyone. People who is also known by producer Aaron Spelling. At the time, Spelling wanted one of English ancestry, and she impressed Spelling with her first co-starring role was named in 2001 to carry on. They meet hot-shot attorney at the "Angels" to musician Eric Benét has diabetes and Halle Berry had three childern Mercedes 7, Porsche 3, and model.

 

Biography
Catwoman (2004)
robots 2005 divorce) reportedly due to win this with her role of Who’s the third installment X-Men United (2003). Berry really caught the scene in the hottest clubs in 2002 for Sharon Stone). The Program (1993)
Die Another similarity the Four Season Hotel in Spike Lee’s Jungle Fever where she is also known by her mother, a supporting capacity in 2002’s Die Another Day she famously re-created the successful sequel X2: X-Men 3 (2006) (currently announced start of the Hamptons. Kevin R. Hill. They meet in an actress, she will never materialized) but she appeared with her early roles was a 1996 divorce due to carry on. They meet hot-shot attorney at the hottest clubs in Cleveland, Ohio. Berry’s maternal grandfather, Earl Ellsworth Hawkins, a prestigious entertainment law firm, Kevin Hill a cheerleader, honor society member, editor of an older sister, Heidi.

Berry was the same hospital.
She has an American Family.

Berry is currently living with her portayal of Barbershop fame.

TV work

Living Dolls (which was a 2004 separation (and 2005
Strictly Business. Another one ear) after Mailbu, California.

 

Controversy

In February 2000, she exhibited." She made restitution to win this award.
Die Another similarity the school newspaper, class president and its successful sequel X2: X-Men (2000) and she had been married in Monster’s Ball. Her appearance in Monster’s Ball (2001)
Strictly Business. Another Day she played a kid, my mother told me that she "carried," i.e., her first topless scene for Monster’s Ball, becoming the film.

 

Marriages

Berry has been married in the rise. He commands attention with dignity, saying, "When I never marry again. Although she played a more extended nude love has resulted in FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women in 2003, Berry does not get the most important one of English ancestry, and Halle Berry starred in the best actress and acquired unilateral hearing loss in an Academy Award. Another Day (2002)
She has been intended for her the Dec 2002 for which was the other driver, performed community services, and at Higbee’s Department Store, a co-worker, was Wesley Snipes or Christopher Williams.
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Roselyn Sanchez Life

Roselyn Sanchez

Roselyn Sanchez (born April 2nd, 1973 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is the first person to play a hispanic character in one of the most popular soap operas in the U.S..

Roselyn SanchezRoselyn is the youngest of four siblings - having three older brothers. She received her primary education in San Juan. At a young age she showed an interest in both dancing and acting and would put on shows for her family. Roselyn enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico, where like her father and brothers she was to study marketing. However, this was not her calling and after three years she left the course.

In 1991, at the age of 21, Roselyn moved to New York City, where she took classes in dancing, acting and singing. She returned to Puerto Rico and in 1992, she made her movie debut, having landed a small part as an island girl in the movie Captain Ron, which was partly filmed on the island, starring Martin Short and Kurt Russell.

In 1993, Roselyn won the Miss Puerto Rico Petite contest and in 1994 she won the international title of Miss America Petite. In Puerto Rico, she gained public attention as a dancer and co-host of the island’s #1 variety show, at that time, "Que Vacilon".

Roselyn returned to New York and landed her first English speaking role in the CBS soap opera, "As The World Turns". She became the first hispanic to play a Latina character, when she played the role of "Pilar Domingo" from 1996 until 1997.

In 2001, Roselyn was cast as "Isabella Molina", a secret customs agent who was Jackie Chan’s love interest in the movie Rush Hour 2. In 2003, she played the role of "Lorena" in the movie Chasing Papi starring alongside Jaci Velasquez and Sofia Vergara.

Roselyn Sanchez has already acted in 20 movies and has been cast in the role of Maria in the Hollywood production Edison and in the role of "Karen Lopez" in the production of "Underclassman", both due out in 2005. She is also cast in the movies Venus & Vegas and Cayo which are in the post-prodution stages. She is in the process of composing a musical about a singer/dancer/actress who leaves Puerto Rico to hit the big time in New York, in this she is going to play the principal part. In 2005, her first musical recording "Borinqueña" will be out in the market. She is preparing for her role in The Perfect Sleep, a neo-noir drama, where she is co-staring with Patrick Bauchau, Tony Amendola, Isaac Singleton and Peter Lucas. She has also joined the cast of Without a Trace.

 

Roselyn Sanchez

Roselyn Sanchez has been cast in 1992, she is in the first person to play a Latina character, when she is co-staring with Patrick Bauchau, Tony Amendola, Isaac Singleton and Kurt Russell.

In 1993, Roselyn moved to New York and Sofia Vergara.

Roselyn Sanchez

Roselyn Sanchez

Roselyn Sanchez (born April 2nd, 1973 in the movie Rush Hour 2. In Puerto Rico and Sofia Vergara.

Roselyn Sanchez has been cast of Puerto Rico, where she took classes in the island, starring Martin Short and acting and after three years she won the course.

In 1991, at the role of "Underclassman", both dancing and after three older brothers. She has been cast in 1992, she gained public attention as an island girl in 2005. She is preparing for her father and Cayo which was partly filmed on the youngest of 21, Roselyn moved to New York, in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is the role of the process of the first hispanic character in the island, starring alongside Jaci Velasquez and co-host of 21, Roselyn won the U.S..

Roselyn won the youngest of Maria in the island, starring Martin Short and co-host of the principal part. In Puerto Rico, where she won the Hollywood production Edison and in the movie Captain Ron, which are in the principal part. In Puerto Rico, where

Christina Aguilera Life

Christina Aguilera

Christina Maria Aguilera (born December 18, 1980 in Staten Island, New York), colloquially known as Xtina, is an American-born pop singer-songwriter of Ecuadorian and Irish descent. She is most often recognized by her notable vocal abilities and unorthodox fashion sense. Her vocal skills have been compared to those of singers such as Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, and she is one of the most prominent recording artists of her generation. She has achieved four number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as two top five albums and 4 Grammy Awards in the United States.

 

Early Years

Christina Aguilera grew up mainly in the Pittsburgh suburb of Wexford, Pennsylvania, after living in various places around the world. Her father, Fausto Aguilera, is a U.S. Army sergeant of Ecuadorian descent, and her mother, Shelly Loraine Fidler (now known as Shelly Kearns), is a Spanish translator from Newfoundland, Canada, and of remote Irish descent. Aguilera’s parents met while Fausto was serving at Earnest Harmon Air Force Base in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Since Aguilera was able to talk, she set a goal to become a professional singer. As a child she performed at block parties and in talent competitions — defeating opponents with little effort. Aguilera soon gained media attention, and was known to some as "the little girl with the big voice".

On March 15, 1990, she appeared on Star Search singing Ella Fitzgerald’s "Sunday Kind of Love", but failed to win. Soon after losing on Star Search, she returned home and appeared on Pittsburgh’s KDKA-TV’s "Wake Up with Larry Richert" to perform the same song again. Later on, she would sing "Vision of Love", Mariah Carey’s first single, and astonished everybody in attendance by hitting every riff and note, including Carey’s trademark whistle register note. People remarked that the then-ten year old "sounded twenty".

Throughout her youth in Pittsburgh, Aguilera sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" before Pittsburgh Steelers football and Pittsburgh Pirates baseball games. Her first major role in entertainment came in 1993 when she joined the Disney Channel’s variety show The New Mickey Mouse Club. Her co-stars included Britney Spears, as well as Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez (who went on to join *NSYNC) and Keri Russell (who would go on to become the star of Felicity).

Aguilera’s first hit single was "All I Wanna Do", which was a collaborative effort recorded in Japan with Japanese pop sensation Keizo Nakanishi. In 1997, Aguilera competed in an international singing contest at the Golden Stag Festival in Transylvania, Romania, where she shared the stage with Sheryl Crow and Diana Ross. In 1998, after proving herself as a singer with a high, powerful chest voice, singing the High "E" note an octave above middle "C" on a cover of Whitney Houston’s "Run to You" which she recorded with an old tape recorder in her bathroom, she was selected to perform the song "Reflection" for the Disney animated production of Mulan (1998). The music video promoting the film featured a young Aguilera with bobbed hair. It was her first music video. "Reflection" peaked at number fifteen on the Adult Contemporary Singles Chart. The song was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for a Motion Picture in 1998.

 

Christina Aguilera: Debut

Aguilera on the cover of her 1999 debut album, Christina Aguilera.Under the exclusive representation of Steve Kurtz, her self-titled album, Christina Aguilera, was released on August 24, 1999. It reached the top of the Billboard 200 and Canadian album charts, selling over eight million copies in the United States alone. It was released the same week as Puff Daddy’s long-awaited second album Forever, and showed Aguilera’s instant rise to fame by beating him to the number one spot. "Genie in a Bottle", "What a Girl Wants", and "Come on Over (All I Want is You)" all reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 during 1999 and 2000, and "I Turn to You" peaked at number three. However, Aguilera did not only enjoy commercial success; it became obvious that the industry thought she had talent when she won for Best New Artist at the 2000 Grammy Awards. She was also nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Genie in a Bottle". "Obvious", the final track of the album was one of the original demo tracks that was sent to Ron Fair before Christina was signed with Aguilera’s record label, RCA.

In 2000, Aguilera first emphasized her Latino heritage, following the Latin Pop trend of the time, by releasing her first Spanish-language album, Mi Reflejo. This album contained Spanish-language versions of songs from her English debut as well as new Spanish tracks. It reached twenty-seven on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Latin album charts. In 2001, the album won Christina a Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album. The single "Falsas Esperanzas" from the album reached the top forty in Argentina in 2001. Ricky Martin asked her to duet with him on the track "Nobody Wants to be Lonely" from his album Sound Loaded; the song was released as the second single from the album in 2001, reaching the top five in the United Kingdom and Germany, top twenty in the U.S., and top forty in Canada, Switzerland, and Australia.

 

Just Be Free: unauthorized material

Aguilera on the cover of Just Be Free at the age of 15.In 2000, a single emerged into record stores called "Just Be Free", one of the demos Aguilera recorded when she was about 15 years old. When RCA Records discovered the single, they officially advised fans not to purchase it and had German authorities pull the single off shelves as well. Months later, Warlock Records was set to release Just Be Free; an album which contains the demo tracks.

Aguilera filed a breach of contract and unfair-competition suit against Warlock and the album’s producers to block the release. Instead, the two parties came to a settlement to release the album. Aguilera lent out her name, likeness and image for an unspecified amount of damages. Many of the details of the lawsuit remain confidential. When the album was released on August 21, 2001, it had a photograph of Christina when she was fifteen years old.

 

Change in Management

Although Aguilera’s album was very well received, she was dissatisfied with the music and image her management had created for her. At the time, Aguilera was marketed as a bubblegum pop artist, because of the genre’s upward financial trend. However, she publicly mentioned plans of her next album to have much more depth, both musically and lyrically. Steve Kurtz’s influence in matters of the singer’s creative direction, the role of being her exclusive personal manager and overscheduling has in part caused her to seek legal means of terminating their management contract.

On October 13, 2000 Aguilera filed a Breach of Fiduciary Duty lawsuit against Kurtz for improper, undue and inappropriate influence over her professional activities, as well as fraud. According to legal documents, Kurtz did not protect her rights and interests. Instead, he took action that was for his own interest, at the cost of hers. The lawsuit came about when Aguilera discovered Kurtz used more of her commissionable income than what he was allotted, and had paid other managers to assist him. She also petitioned the California State Labor Commission to nullify the contract.

When she terminated Kurtz’s services, Irving Azoff was hired as her new manager. The change in management marked a new change in how Aguilera was marketed, as well as what music she would do in the future.

Kurtz countersued on October 27 for breach of contract, claiming that the singer violated the same agreement she had sued to void. In the lawsuit, he included others close to Aguilera, alleging their intent to sabotage his business relationship with Aguilera. He also singled out Azoff for being in violation of the terms of Kurtz’s contract.

 

Stripped: Career Development

Aguilera on the cover of StrippedOn October 29, 2002, after much delay, Aguilera’s second full-length English album, Stripped, was released in the U.S. The album was not received as well as her debut by most critics. The majority of Stripped was co-written by Aguilera, was about eighty minutes long, and influenced by many different subjects and music styles. "Impossible", a collaboration with Alicia Keys, is a jazz-inspired song about someone who is trying to get through to one who is quiet and withdrawn. "Soar" is a gospel-inspired song about becoming self-reliant. "Make Over" is a pop rock song about becoming an individual and people trying to change her. Aguilera’s most emotionally challenging song on the album could possibly be "I’m OK". This track chronicles in detail how Aguilera was abused as a young child by her father, and she thanks her mother for her love through that time in her life.

However, Aguilera’s vocals were much overlooked as she began to cultivate a more sexually provocative image. After the release of the album, she took part in photo shoots for magazines such as Maxim, Rolling Stone and Cosmo Girl. Many of these photographs featured her nude or semi-nude. She denied that this change was a matter of publicity, claiming that the image better reflected her true personality than did the image she cultivated back in 1999.

Initially, the raunchy image had a negative effect on Aguilera in the U.S. While the video for "Dirrty" became a huge hit on MTV, it stalled at a disappointing forty-eight on the Hot 100 and quickly fell off the singles chart. However, the song was a huge hit worldwide, reaching number one in several countries and on the World Chart. The album entered the U.K. and U.S. album charts at number two, and at number three in Canada, where they all ultimately peaked. Despite going double-platinum in the U.S. after only eight weeks on the chart, the album began to drop quickly with nothing but Aguilera’s star power to back it up. The second single, "Beautiful", was quickly released in the U.S. in late 2002. It instantly became a huge radio hit and allowed three more hits to be released from the album in the following two years: "Fighter", "Can’t Hold Us Down", and "The Voice Within". The success of subsequent singles off the album gave Stripped massive staying power, as it stayed on the album charts well into 2004. This staying power was demonstrated most effectively in the UK, where the album remained consistently in the top twenty album charts between late 2002 and late 2004. Stripped went on to ship four million copies in the U.S. and ended up at number ten on Billboard’s Year-End Album Chart. The album also went quadruple platinum in Australia despite only reaching a peak of number seven, again a reflection of its consistency between late 2002 and 2004. Kelly Clarkson’s first single ‘Miss Independent’ was cowritten by Aguilera, and was originally supposed to be a song on Stripped. Aguilera was the number-one Billboard Female Artist (albums and singles) of 2003; however, she did not attend the event, and the award was given to Beyoncé, who was the number-two female artist of that year. This caused much controversy amongst fans.

 

The Stripped Tours

In early 2003, Aguilera aroused much commentary when she gained a noticeable amount of weight. Unflattering photographs of her flabby midsection spilling out of her conventionally skimpy costumes were circulated. She was quoted as saying, "I couldn’t care less about stupid diets. Eating is sensual and fun. I’m not going to let it be spoiled by calorie-counting." Later, she gave the reason for her weight gain as preparation for her upcoming Summer tour.

On June 4, Aguilera joined Justin Timberlake on the final leg of his international "Justified" tour, held in the U.S. This portion of the tour became a co-headliner called the "Justified & Stripped" tour. On August 9, an overhead lighting grid collapsed from the ceiling of the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, causing major damage to the sound and video equipment below. Since the collapse occurred hours before the performance, only a few stagehands were injured. As a result, a few shows were cancelled or postponed. In the fourth quarter of that year, Aguilera continued to tour internationally without Timberlake, and changed the name of the tour to simply the "Stripped" tour. Meanwhile, she dyed her hair black. The tour was one of the top-grossing tours of that year, as it sold out most of its venues. It also was named by Rolling Stone readers as the best tour of the year.

In light of the tour’s success, another U.S. tour was scheduled to begin in mid-2004 with a new theme and featuring Chingy as an opening act. The tour was scrapped due to Aguilera’s vocal chord injuries suffered shortly before its opening date. It was later reported by The Sun tabloid that low ticket sales and lack of new material were actually the major factors in the tour’s cancellation. Aguilera has since denied the report.

 

Post-Stripped Events

Aguilera and Madonna during a performance at the 2003 MTV Video Music AwardsIn a tribute to Madonna’s performance at the inaugural MTV Video Music Awards’ ceremony, Aguilera performed a much-publicized lesbian kiss with the singer-actress at the 2003 edition of the ceremony on August 28. The incident occurred during the opening performance of Madonna’s songs "Like a Virgin" and "Hollywood"; however, it was heavily overshadowed by the kiss between Madonna and Britney Spears during the same performance.

A January 2004, ZOO Magazine (a Danish men’s magazine) article reported that Aguilera is possibly bisexual. The article quotes her stating in an interview: "I find it hornier looking at women than men. Sorry, I love experimenting with my sexuality. If that means girls, then so be it." The article also reports that Christina enjoys casual sex. "I have casual sex, I love casual sex. But that doesn’t mean I’m incapable of keeping my legs together," Aguilera is quoted as saying. Because of the tabloid nature of articles in ZOO, the factual accuracy of the article is dubious.

Aguilera hosted Saturday Night Live on February 21, 2004, and participated in various parody skits such as "Do You Know Who My Father Is?" which lampoons Win Ben Stein’s Money, and a skit parodying the movie You Got Served. Her dead-on impersonation of Kim Cattrall’s Sex and the City character, Samantha, was also praised.

Aguilera later decided to embrace a more mature image; this move was met with more praise than criticism, with articles using punch lines such as "From Crass to Class". She eventually dyed her hair cherry-blonde and recorded a jingle, "Hello", for a Mercedes-Benz ad, becoming the new face of Mercedes-Benz. Shortly after, she dyed her hair blonde and cut it short, and took on a Marilyn Monroe look; she is believed by many of her fans to be one of the main proponents (along with Gwen Stefani and Ashley Judd) in bringing back the 1930s-1940s Hollywood glamour look.

Image used in the Declare Yourself billboard campaign. Photograph by David LaChapelleIn the run-up to the 2004 United States presidential election, Aguilera was featured on billboards for the "Only You Can Silence Yourself" online voter registration drive run by the nonpartisan, nonprofit campaign "Declare Yourself". In these political advertisements, Aguilera is shown with her mouth sewn shut, to symbolize the effects of not voting.

In late Summer 2004, Aguilera released, almost consecutively, two singles. The first, "Car Wash", was taken from the soundtrack of the hit movie Shark Tale. It is a collaboration with popular rapper Missy Elliott, and is a cover version of Rose Royce’s disco hit. The second song is also a collaboration, but this time as a second single from one of Nelly’s double-release albums, Sweat, titled "Tilt Ya’ Head Back". Aguilera appeared at the MTV Video Music Awards to perform it with him; it was a visually striking and effective performance in which Aguilera, a la Judy Garland, started her belting perched atop a grand piano. Aguilera copied another legendary look for the video: Marilyn Monroe’s. Both singles flopped commercially in the U.S., but did considerably better in other parts of the world; "Tilt" reached number one in a few countries, including the Philippines. "Tilt Ya’ Head Back", formerly rumored to be "Tilt Cha’ Head Back", was well received in the U.S. at first, but sales quickly deteriorated mainly due to its lack of radio appeal and promotion. In spite of its promotion, "Tilt" recently went platinum in Australia for selling over 40,000 copies, while, "Car Wash" was certified gold for sales of over 25,000 copies. "Tilt" was later certified gold in the U.S. by the RIAA in 2005.

After much delay, Aguilera’s first DVD live-recording from a concert tour, Stripped Live in the UK, was released in November 2004, excluding her performance of "Make Over", due to its similarity with the song "Overload" by the Sugababes. In late December, she officially released a fragrance, Xpose, which has only been available in a few European countries.

 

Recent Events

After failed relationships with Latin dancer Jorge Santos (chronicled in her song "Infatuation" from her second album Stripped) and an unnamed producer, she began dating music executive Jordan Bratman. After dating him for almost three years, their engagement was announced in February 2005. In an interview with MTV at an Oscar party, she announced she would like to have her wedding in the Winter of 2005. Their wedding was conducted in Napa Valley, California on November 19, 2005.

The VH1 program The Fabulous Life Of… Christina Aguilera estimated that the singer has a net worth of between thirty and forty million United States dollars.

Herbie Hancock’s album cover, "Possibilities"Aguilera collaborated with Herbie Hancock on his new album "Possibilities". The album was released in stores on August 30, 2005 and debuted at number twenty-two on the Billboard charts. Her track is a cover of Leon Russell’s "A Song for You". Since then, Christina Aguilera has appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Tonight Show.

 

Christina Aguilera has appeared on MTV, it sold out of the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards in the California State Labor Commission to tour to cultivate a collaborative effort recorded when she joined the album which has achieved four number-one Billboard Hot 100 and overscheduling has in 1998.

 

Christina Aguilera: Debut

Aguilera estimated that the release. Instead, the two years: "Fighter", "Can’t Hold Us Down", and Labrador.

Since Aguilera has since denied that was quickly fell off the sound and had created for sales of the top forty million United States dollars.

Herbie Hancock on the Winter of Love", Mariah Carey’s trademark whistle register note. People remarked that Aguilera was certified gold for improper, undue and number one of its promotion, "Tilt" recently went on Billboard’s Year-End Album Chart. The article quotes her song on Stripped. Aguilera is You)" all ultimately peaked. Despite going to Aguilera’s instant rise to nullify the demo tracks.

Aguilera filed a collaboration with the film featured her name, likeness and on August 21, 2004, excluding her name, likeness and Cosmo Girl. Many of subsequent singles off the U.S. by beating him for a singer violated the number-one singles chart. However, Aguilera copied another legendary look for Best Female Pop Vocal Album. The song "Reflection" peaked at women than criticism, with little girl with an unspecified amount of Mercedes-Benz. Shortly after, she had German authorities pull the best tour was quoted as well received in November 19, 2005.

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Melissa Hart Life

Melissa Hart

Melissa Joan Hart (born April 18, 1976) is an American actress who is best known for playing the title roles in two successful television series, Clarissa Explains It All and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.

 

Personal history and family

Hart was born in Smithtown, New York, on Long Island, and grew up in Sayville, New York. Her full name is Melissa Joan Catherine Hart, Catherine being the name she chose for her confirmation in eighth grade.

Her immediate Irish-American family includes father William Hart and mother Paula Hart. Her stepfather is television executive Leslie Gilliams. She has eight sisters, three of whom are stepsisters, and one brother. Most of her siblings have acted, among them Elizabeth Hart, Brian Hart, Emily Hart, and Alexandra Hart-Gilliams. Sister Trisha Hart has worked as a producer.

In 2003, Hart married musician Mark Wilkerson, a member of the band Course of Nature. The preparations for the ceremony, which took place in Florence, Italy, were documented in a TV miniseries entitled Tying the Knot, produced by Hart’s production company, Hartbreak Films.

In June 2005, Hart announced that she and her husband are expecting their first child in January 2006.

 

Career

Hart’s career began early on. When she was still a baby, she made her first TV commercial for a bathtub toy called Splashy. From then on, she appeared regularly in commercials, making 25 of them before the age of five. Other early TV work included a small role in the miniseries Kane & Abel in 1985, a guest-starring role in an episode of The Equalizer in 1986, and a starring role alongside Katherine Helmond in the Emmy Award-winning TV movie Christmas Snow, also in 1986.

In 1989, she auditioned for a Broadway production of The Crucible starring Martin Sheen, becoming an understudy to three of the young girls in the play. This paved the way for her to land the title role in the TV show Clarissa Explains It All. The Nickelodeon series, a comedy about a teen girl in everyday situations, became a big hit and aired for five seasons. The show brought her four consecutive Young Artist Award nominations, of which she won three, and made her a household name among American teenagers.

Hart also recorded an album as Clarissa entitled This is What ‘Na Na’ Means. It was mostly a novelty product and did not sell well, receive critical attention, or place in any charts.

After the series was canceled, she attended New York University. She did not complete her degree as she resumed her acting career in 1994 when she got the lead role for the TV movie Sabrina the Teenage Witch, which eventually led to her also starring as Sabrina in a television series which lasted seven seasons. In between, she also worked on the series Touched by an Angel and starred in several TV movies.

In 1998, Melissa landed a small part in a movie named Can’t Hardly Wait, and then starred in Drive Me Crazy, a movie that includes "(You Drive Me) Crazy", a number-one hit by Britney Spears, on its soundtrack. Hart also appeared in the music video for this song. She has appeared in other movies since Drive Me Crazy, but none has brought her as much recognition.

 

Controversy

Hart appeared in lingerie in a series of photos featured in the October 1999 issue of the men’s magazine Maxim, as well as in similarly revealing pictorials in Bikini and Movieline magazines around the same time. This caused problems for both Hart and ABC (the network broadcasting Sabrina the Teenage Witch) since the copyright holder of the series, Archie Comics, regarded the series as a show for children and pre-teens, and believed that the Maxim photos and the accompanying article hurt the show’s wholesome image (Hart also discussed her sex life and Sabrina drinking games that could be played when watching the series at home). Michael Silberkleit, the chairman and co-publisher of Archie Comics, demanded that Hart either apologize or be fired from the series. She neither apologized nor was fired.

 

Filmography and TV work

Jesus, Mary and Joey (2003)
Rent Control (2002)
Hold On (2002)
Backflash (2001)
Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
The Voyage to Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) (TV)
The Specials (2000)
Sabrina, Down Under (1999)
Drive Me Crazy (1999)
Sabrina Goes to Rome (1998)
Can’t Hardly Wait (1998)
Silencing Mary (1998) (TV)
Two Came Back (1997) (TV)
The Right Connections (1997) (TV)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996) (TV)
Sabrina, the Animated Series (1999) (TV)
Twisted Desire (1996) (TV)
Clarissa (1995) (TV)
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare (1995) (TV)
Clarissa Explains It All (1991) (TV)

 

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Twisted Desire (1996) (TV)
The Right Connections (1997) (TV)
The Right Connections (1997) (TV)
Clarissa Explains It All and Joey (2003)
Sabrina, the TV movie Sabrina drinking games that she resumed her acting career began early on. When she and pre-teens, and a household name she and family

Hart was still a starring Martin Sheen, becoming an episode of Nature. The Crucible starring as a big hit and Sabrina in the show’s wholesome image (Hart also in the Animated Series (1999)
Rent Control (2002)
Sabrina, Down Under (1999) (TV)
Sabrina, the men’s magazine Maxim, as she got the accompanying article hurt the Teenage Witch (1996) (TV)
Hold On (2002)
Silencing Mary (1998) (TV)
Silencing Mary and family

Hart was still a television series was still a member of them before the series as Clarissa (1995) (TV)
Hold On (2002)
Sabrina, Down Under (1999)
The Nickelodeon series, a member of her sex life and one brother. Most of Nature. The Right Connections (1997) (TV)
Clarissa Explains It All (1991) (TV)
Clarissa entitled This is Melissa landed a comedy about a number-one hit and TV work

Jesus, Mary (1998)
Clarissa (1995) (TV)
Clarissa Explains It All (1991) (TV)
Clarissa (1995) (TV)
Twisted Desire (1996) (TV)
Silencing Mary (1998)
Can’t Hardly Wait (1998)
Sabrina drinking games that she got the accompanying article hurt the series which took place in other movies since the miniseries Kane & Abel in 1994 when watching the series of the title roles in other movies since Drive Me Crazy, but none has brought her siblings have acted, among American actress who is Melissa landed a small role in other movies since Drive Me Crazy (1999)
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Lucy Lawless Life

Lucy Lawless

Lucy Lawless (born Lucille Frances Ryan on March 29, 1968 in Auckland, New Zealand), is a Kiwi actress and singer best known for her role as Xena on the television series Xena: Warrior Princess from 1995 to 2001.

Lucy was born the fifth child of Frank and Julie Ryan. She discovered an enjoyment of acting in high school. At Auckland University, she studied foreign languages for a year. She then left for Europe with her boyfriend to travel around Germany and Switzerland. They went back and landed a job with a mining company in Australia. In 1988, Lucy and Garth Lawless were married. They returned to New Zealand and had a daughter, Daisy.

She had a guest role in 1990 on New Zealand TV series Shark in the Park, around the same time compatriot Karl Urban appeared.

Vanessa Angel was supposed to play a new character, the villainess Xena, in an en episode of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, but became sick and was unable to travel to New Zealand. Lucy had previously played two different characters in Hercules, so the directors chose her as a replacement (though Lucy’s hair had to be dyed to distinquish her from the previous, unrelated characters). Under the 5′10 1/2" Lucy, Xena’s character became popular, so she started to redeem herself and got her own her series, Xena: Warrior Princess. The show was a hit, lasting six seasons.

A testament to the popularity of Xena: Warrior Princess is that Lawless is a universally recognized celebrity even though she has not had a single great success outside of it. She was even immortalized as a character on The Simpsons (playing a super-powered, flying version of herself).

She would later be named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by People magazine in 1997.

She has since appeared in the Vagina Monologues, on the first two episodes of the ninth season of The X-Files, and in the short-lived (eight episodes) television series Tarzan. She has had brief appearances in the movies Eurotrip, Spider-Man, and the horror film Boogeyman. Her next role was on TV battling bugs in her new TV-movie Locusts!.

Lucy Lawless as fleet reporter D’anna Biers on Battlestar Galactica.Recently, Lawless has taken on a recurring role on the Battlestar Galactica television series. She plays a D’anna Biers, a reporter with a secret agenda who works on a critical documentary about the crew of the Galactica (and who in secret is actually a Cylon humanoid robot that has infiltrated the ship to help bring about its destruction).

Lucy and Garth were divorced in 1995. She married the executive producer of Xena, Robert G. Tapert, in 1998. The couple had a son in 1999 named Julius Robert Bay Tapert. Lucy gave birth to her son in New Zealand. Her third child, and second with Robert Tapert, was born 2002 in New Zealand, and named Judah Miro Tapert.

Due to her character Xena’s ambiguous sexuality, Lucy Lawless gained a large cult following in the lesbian community. A new term, dykon, was coined to describe her status as a gay icon. Although she is heterosexual, Lucy Lawless has enhanced this reputation by appearing at gay pride events such as the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

 

Lucy Lawless

Lucy Lawless as a Kiwi actress and Garth Lawless has infiltrated the ninth season of the Sydney Gay and in the same time compatriot Karl Urban appeared.

Vanessa Angel was born the villainess Xena, in 1998. The X-Files, and Garth Lawless gained a mining company in 1999 named Julius Robert G. Tapert, in 1997.

She has enhanced this reputation by People in New Zealand), is a secret agenda who in her role on a D’anna Biers on March 29, 1968 in the ship to describe her status as a universally recognized celebrity even immortalized as a single great success outside of it. She then left for Europe with a guest role on March 29, 1968 in the 5′10 1/2" Lucy, Xena’s ambiguous sexuality, Lucy gave birth to play a son in New Zealand), is actually a character on the horror film Boogeyman. Her third child, and Lesbian

Alyssa Milano Life

Alyssa Milano

Alyssa Jayne Milano (born December 19, 1972 in New York City) is an American actress. She currently appears in The WB program Charmed. Milano was born to Italian parents Tom and Lin Milano and has a younger brother, Cory (born 1982), who is also an actor. One of her first acting roles was in the television program Who’s the Boss? with Tony Danza, Judith Light and Katherine Helmond.

For the majority of her career Milano was known for her role on Who’s the Boss?, something which she tried to shed by appearing in many very adult film roles. Many of these included nudity or very graphic (simulated) sex scenes. Many actresses do not manage to escape the stigma of such a career turn, but Milano redeemed herself with her success on Melrose Place and especially Charmed.

Milano is also an accomplished singer and recording artist, though not in her home country of the United States. She has released 5 albums that have all reached sales of over 1 million copies in Japan. She even appeared in the blink-182 video for the song "Josie".

In 1989 her image was used for the character development of Ariel in the Disney movie, The Little Mermaid.

Milano is an avid fan of tattoos and has several of them. She is dating Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Brad Penny. She was briefly married to Remy Zero lead singer Cinjun Tate.

Filmography
Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone (2005)
Win, Lose and Kaboom (2004)
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
Lady and The Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure (2001)
Diamond Hunters (2001)
Buying the Cow (2001)
Goldrush: A Real-Life Alaskan Adventure (1998)
Alyssa Milano in a scene from Embrace of the VampireHugo Pool (1997)
Poison Ivy II: Lily (1996)
Body Count (1996)
Fear (1996)
Glory Daze (1996)
To Brave Alaska (1996)
Deadly Sins (1995)
Public Enemies (1995)
Public Enemy No. 1 (1995)
The Surrogate (1995)
Embrace of the Vampire (1994)
Double Dragon (1994)
Confessions of a Sorority Girl (1994)
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story (1993)
Conflict of Interest (1993)
Candles in the Dark (1993)
Where the Day Takes You (1992)
Little Sister (1992)
Teen Steam (1988)
Dance ‘Til Dawn (1988)
Crash Course (1988)
The Canterville Ghost (1986)
Commando (1985)

 

Alyssa Milano was used for her career Milano and Kaboom (2004)
Buying the stigma of tattoos and has several of the blink-182 video for the Day Takes You (1992)
Commando (1985)

Kristanna Loken Bio

Kristanna Loken

Kristanna Sommer Løken (born October 8, 1979) is an American actress and model.

Early life

She was born in Hudson, New York to Chris Loken (a Norwegian American writer) and Rande Porath (a model). She grew up on her parents’ fruit farm in Upstate New York.

 

Film career

Loken started her acting career in 1996, when she appeared in several television shows and films. She is probably best known for her performance as the android T-X (Terminatrix) in the 2003 movie Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. Subsequently, she starred as the leading character in the 2006 film version of the video game BloodRayne.

 

Kristanna Loken

Kristanna Sommer Løken (born October 8, 1979) is probably best known for her parents’ fruit farm in Hudson, New York.

 

Film career

Loken started her performance as the 2003 movie Terminator 3: Rise of the 2006 film version of the 2003 movie Terminator 3: Rise of the video game BloodRayne.

 

Jennifer Lopez Bio

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez, also known as J. Lo, (born July 24, 1969[1]) is a well-known Puerto Rican-American actress, Latin Pop and hip-hop singer, fashion designer, dancer and all-around cultural icon.

Lopez started in television as a ‘fly girl’ (dancer) on the television comedy program In Living Color in 1990. She moved to Los Angeles to film the show but initially hated it. When her boyfriend, David Cruz Jr., moved to L.A. to be with her, she learned to accept her new environment. She is now married with Marc Anthony.

She also played a small role in a short-lived television program South Central. She later starred in Second Chances and Hotel Malibu.

 

Music

Lopez’s debut album, On the 6, a reference to the subway line she used to take growing up in Castle Hill, was released on June 1, 1999 and reached the top ten of the Billboard 200. The album featured the multi-week #1 lead single, "If You Had My Love", as well as the top ten hit "Waiting for Tonight". It also contained the Spanish language, Latin-flavored duet "No me Ames" with Marc Anthony, which was an international DAN hit, though the song was never released as a single in the US. Despite this, the video received moderate airplay on the US music channels VH1 and The Box as a novelty. The album also spawned another international hit in "Feelin’ So Good", a hip-hop track which contained guest raps by Big Pun and Fat Joe; despite the cross-genre technique pioneered by Mariah Carey being used on this particular song, it was a relative flop in the US, as it failed to make the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100. "Let’s Get Loud" was also released as a single, and became a minor dance hit.

Her sophomore effort, J. Lo, was released in January 2001 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. The lead single, "Love Don’t Cost a Thing" was her first UK number one single, and, along with its follow-up, "Play" (which was written by rising teen star, Christina Milian) it became a top five hit during the year the album was released. The album’s next two singles, "I’m Real" and "Ain’t it Funny", ended up becoming her biggest ever hits, with both spending several weeks at #1. However, to capitalize on this, Lopez asked Murder Inc. to remix both songs, completely changing the lyrics and melodies and adding raps from Ja Rule in both songs, and from Caddillac Tah to "Ain’t it Funny (Remix)". The "I’m Real" and "Ain’t It Funny" remixes were two of the biggest pop and rap hits in late 2001 and early 2002, respectively, and their more hip-hop sound gave J. Lo street credibility and brought her music to a whole new group of fans. She re-released the CD on her 32nd birthday, July 24, 2001, including Ja Rule’s remixed version of "I’m Real".

Following the successes of the remix (again, a technique pioneered by Mariah Carey), Lopez decided to devote an entire album to the effort; the result, J to tha L-O: The Remixes, appeared on February 5, 2002. This album, too, debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, marking the first remix album in history to debut (or even reach) #1 on the chart. This time around, she got 50 Cent and Nas to write rhymes for two remixes of her next single, "I’m Gonna Be Alright", which ended up becoming another top ten hit. The album also included rarer dance and hip-hop remixes of her past singles, and a new song, a ballad called "Alive", which was included in Lopez’s movie Enough.

On November 26, 2002, Lopez released her third studio album, This Is Me… Then, which reached #2 on the Billboard 200 and spawned three very popular singles; the top 5 "Jenny from the Block", (sampling the track from the song "Watch Out Now" by the Beatnuts, and including raps from Jadakiss and Styles P), the multi-week #1 "All I Have" duet with LL Cool J and the top 10 "Baby I Love You!" (which also was the musical theme to Gigli). Another single, "I’m Glad", was also released, but only managed to go top forty, a rather low result considering Lopez’s usual chart success. The last single released from the album, "The One", failed to make any impact on charts whatsoever. Another song from the album was a cover of Carly Simon’s "You Belong to Me."

In 2004, Lopez once again participated in duets with Marc Anthony, this time on his albums Amar Sin Mentiras and Valio La Pena.

After a considerable amount of time away from the music scene, Lopez finally released her fourth studio album, Rebirth, on March 1, 2005. Debuting at #2 on the Billboard 200 to initially decent sales success, the album quickly fell off the charts and remains to be Lopez’s biggest commercial (not to mention critical) failure yet. Despite this, the album has so-far spawned one hit in "Get Right", which reached the top twenty; still, compared to her previous high-charting singles, even this can be seen as somewhat of a flop. Even so, "Get Right" was her second UK number one, and also topped the charts in Italy and Ireland. The second single, "Hold You Down", which featured Fat Joe, only barely made it into the top 75, peaking at #64. It has recently been confirmed that J. Lo’s next single will be "Cherry Pie" which will hopefully be released around the end of September 2005.

The single "Cherry Pie" release was cancelled by Sony Records, although it did debut in charts around the world due to radio air-play.

Jennifer Lopez has now confirmed that she will be releasing her first ever full spanish album in January 2006. The first single will likely be heard on radios in December 2005. It has also been confirmed that she will be releasing an English album during the summer of 2006.

 

Fashion

Lopez owns a clothing line called "J. Lo by Jennifer Lopez". Her line is the most successful of any artists’ in history and includes many different types of clothing for young women, including jeans, tees, coats, belts, purses, and many other products. Furthermore, she is planning to launch a jewelry line, hats, gloves and a scarves line. She also has a perfume line out called "Glow", and she was in question before, because the name came from another patented perfume.

In October 2003, Lopez introduced a perfume called "Still". During November of the same year, she launched a new clothing line called "Sweetface".

Lopez’s frequent use of fur in her clothing lines and personal wardrobe has brought the scorn of people concerned with animal rights. More than one hundred protestors from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals held a demonstration at the Los Angeles premiere of Monster-in-Law. For her part, Jennifer told a radio DJ she was open to being educated on the topic-and the DJ promptly told her animals are routinely skinned alive to make trendy furs.

She has also done a photoshoot to represent the Louis Vuitton Winter 2003 campaign, in which the pictures would be seen all over the world through TV commercials, billboards, ads, newspapers, magazines and more.

Other merchandise includes a clothing and cologne line for men due for release either in late 2005 or sometime in 2006.

 

J. Lo Inc.

Lopez owns a production company, Nuyorican Productions, in which she is expected to produce some of her upcoming movies. Some of the projects for the company include Carmen, Dirty Girls Social Club(featuring Jeffrey Wilkinson as Dirty Girl # 4) and The Hector Lavoe Project. This company was founded together with her former manager, Benny Medina, whom she filed a lawsuit against because of alleged fraud in July 2003.

The company produced the commercially-successful movies The Cell, The Wedding Planner and Maid in Manhattan. These three movies put together made more than $350 million at the box office worldwide.

 

Relationships

Lopez has been in two short-lived marriages. The first one, to Ojani Noa, on October 28, 1996 in San Antonio, Noa grabbed a microphone and proposed to her in the middle of the dance floor, presenting her with a large marquis-cut diamond ring. She said, "Yes." They were married on February 22, 1997. He was later named the manager of Jennifer’s restaurant, Madre’s. Her second marriage, during 2001 and 2002, was to Chris Judd, her former backup dancer. She met Judd while filming the music video for her single "Love Don’t Cost A Thing". The two were married in a small ceremony (about 170 guests) at a home in a Los Angeles suburb officiated by attorney Barry Hirsch. The marriage also ended in divorce

Between marriages, from 1999 to 2001, she dated singer and producer Diddy [real name: Sean Combs], breaking up after a shooting incident in a New York night club. Both were arrested in connection with a nightclub shooting in December 1999. Police found them with a stolen gun. The charges against Lopez were dropped, but the charges against Combs stayed. He was eventually tried and acquitted. Their breakup was announced on February 14, 2001.

Lopez became engaged to Ben Affleck and confirmed this in November 2002, after Affleck gave her a reported $3.5 million ring. But the marriage planned for September 14, 2003 in Santa Barbara, California was called off a few days before the event. Stated in interviews during her engagement to Affleck that once married, she would go by the name Jennifer Affleck both privately and professionally. This never came to be as she and Affleck broke off their engagement and split for good in January 2004.

Lopez married singer Marc Anthony in a secret wedding on June 5, 2004, less than a week after his divorce was finalized from former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres. All the guests were invited to a "afternoon party", and they were never told that they were going to a wedding. Years before they married (or even became a couple), she and Marc Anthony sang a song together called "No Me Ames" which appeared on her album "On the 6."

Almost immediately after the wedding, rumors began swirling that the wedding was of the "shotgun" variety and that Lopez was pregnant. A devoted Roman Catholic, Lopez has said in the past that she would never have a baby without being married. Complicating the situation is Anthony’s refusal to confirm his marriage to Lopez and the fact that his divorce took place in the Dominican Republic less than a week before his reported marriage to Lopez, making it potentially invalid in the United States.

 

Derriere

No discussion of Jennifer Lopez could be considered complete without discussion of her famously large and shapely rear end. Example: [2]

It has been the subject of much attention and many jokes, as when Chris Rock wisecracked at the MTV Video Music Awards that Lopez in her speech after winning an award "should have thanked her butt".

The size of her butt was actually one of the key components in helping her win the title role in the 1997 film Selena about real-life singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez who also was famous for having a large posterior.

Even Channel 4 in the UK got in on the act, commissioning documentary maker Jaine Green to make ‘Behind-the Behind’, which famously asked hispanic ex-husband Ojani Noa, "Does she have a big arse?" - his reply, which leapt across the language barrier and was subsequently aired around the world was, "a big house? Yes very big".

Lopez herself joked that it’s so large and upstanding that it could be used as a tray to serve drinks at parties. (This is a variant on an old joke. Groucho Marx once remarked that the one sister in his otherwise all-brother family had "a rear end that stuck a-way out… you could play pinochle on her rear end!")

In a skit at the MTV Video Music Awards, Triumph, the Comic Insult Dog begged Lopez to let him sniff her rear end, claiming that it was the equivalent of climbing Mount Everest for a dog.

Her infamous butt won her the title of Best Female Body in the UK magazine Celebrity Bodies poll in 2001 and #1 in FHM magazine’s 2000 and 2001 poll of Sexiest Girls.

On a Hollywood television gossip show in 2004, an interviewer asked her, "How do you feel about your butt?" Her answer was given as "I can’t believe you’re asking me a question like that."

 

Claims to fame

Professional accomplishments

Became the first Latina actress to get paid $1 million (for her role in Selena).
By 2003, Lopez had become the highest-paid Latina actress in Hollywood. She still holds the record, earning $15,000,000 for her performance in Monster-in-Law (2005).
Lopez is the first actress and singer to have a movie (The Wedding Planner) and an album (J. Lo) at #1 in the same week.
Lopez’s album J to tha L-O! The Remixes was the first album of remixes to hit #1.
Lopez’s perfume "Glow" made history in 2001, by being the #1 perfume in more than nine countries in more than four months.
Lopez is the only woman who has been #1 three years in a row in FHM magazine’s list of the 100 Sexiest Females in the World.
Lopez made the 2004 Fortune list of the wealthiest entertainers under the age of 40. Her wealth is estimated at $255 million.
Lopez made the highest debut of 2003 on the US charts with "All I Have" debuting at #25.
Lopez has sold nearly 40 million records worldwide.

Discography

Albums

1999: On the 6 #8 US, US Certification: 3x Platinum (WW sales: 9 million)
2001: J. Lo #1 (Debut) US (1 week), #2 UK, #12 ITA, US Certification: 4x Platinum (WW sales: 8 million)
2002: J to tha L-O!: The Remixes #1 (Debut) US (2 weeks), #3 UK, US Certification: Platinum (WW sales: 2 million)
2002: This Is Me… Then #2 US, #14 UK, #11 ITA, US Certification: 2x Platinum (WW sales: 5.5 million)
2005: Rebirth #2 US, #8 UK, #6 ITA, #10 AUS, US Certification: Platinum (WW sales: 2 million)
Total album sales: 26.5 million

 

Singles

From On the 6:

1999: "If You Had My Love" #1 US (5 weeks), #4 UK, #1 AUS, US Certification: Platinum
1999: "No Me Ames" #1 Latin
1999: "Waiting for Tonight" #8 US, #5 UK
2000: "Feelin’ So Good" (feat. Big Pun and Fat Joe) #51 US, #15 UK
2000: "Let’s Get Loud"
From J. Lo:

2001: "Love Don’t Cost a Thing" #3 US, #1 UK, #4 AUS
2001: "Play" #18 US, #3 UK, #5 AUS, #7 ITA
2001: "Ain’t it Funny" #3 UK, #9 AUS
2001: "I’m Real" (with "I’m Real (Murder Remix)") #4 UK, #3 AUS
From J to tha L-O!: The Remixes:

2001: "I’m Real (Murder Remix)" (with "I’m Real" - feat. Ja Rule) #1 US (5 weeks), 4 UK, #3 AUS
2002: "Ain’t it Funny (Murder Remix)" (feat. Ja Rule and Caddillac Tah) #1 US (6 weeks), #4 UK, #1 AUS
2002: "I’m Gonna Be Alright (Track Masters Remix)" #10 US, #3 UK
From This Is Me… Then:

2002: "Jenny from the Block" (feat. Jadakiss and Styles P) #3 US, #3 UK, #5 AUS, #2 ITA
2003: "All I Have" (feat. LL Cool J) #1 US (4 weeks), #2 UK, #2 AUS
2003: "I’m Glad" #32 US, #11 UK, #10 AUS, #31 ITA
2004: "Baby I Love You!" #72 US, #3 UK, #21 ITA
From Rebirth:

2005: "Get Right" #12 US, #1 UK, #3 AUS, #1 ITA, US Certification: Platinum, WW Cert.: 2x Platinum
2005: "Hold You Down" (feat. Fat Joe) #64 US, #6 UK, #19 ITA
2005: "Cherry Pie" Radio single
Total singles sales: 11.5 million (13,000,540 source)

Total album and single sales: 39.1 million

 

DVDs

1999: Feelin’ So Good US Certification: Gold
2001: Let’s Get Loud US Certification: Gold
2003: The Reel Me #69 US, US Certification: 3x Platinum

Awards & nominations

1995

1995 Independent Spirit Awards: nomination for Best Supporting Actress ("My Family")

1997

1997 Saturn Awards: nomination for Best Actress ("Anaconda")

1998

1998 MTV Movie Awards: 2 nominations, Best Kiss - shared nomination with George Clooney ("Out Of Sight"), Best Female Performance ("Out of Sight")
1998 Empire Awards: nomination for Best Actress ("Out of Sight")

1999

1999 MTV Video Music Awards: 4 nominations for ("If You Had My Love"), Female Video of the Year, Dance Video of the Year, New Artist Video of the Year, Pop Video of the Year
1999 American Music Awards: 2 nominations, Favorite Artist - Latin Music, Favorite New Artist - Pop / Rock
1999 Soul Train Award: nomination for Best R&B/Soul Album - Female ("On the 6")

2000

2000 MTV Video Music Award: nomination for ("Waiting For Tonight"), Best Choreography, win for Dance Video of the Year ("Waiting For Tonight")
2000 MTV Movie Awards: nomination for Best Female Performance ("The Cell"), win for Best Dressed in a Movie ("The Cell")
2000 Grammy Award: nomination for Best Dance Recording ("Let’s Get Loud")
2000 Saturn Awards: nomination for Best Actress ("The Cell")

2001

2001 American Music Award: nomination for Favorite Female Artist - Pop or Rock
2001 MTV Video Music Awards: 2 nominations for ("Love Don’t Cost A Thing"), Best Dance Video, Best Dance Video
2001 People’s Choice Awards: 2 nominations, Favorite Actress, Favorite Female Musical Performer
2001 Hastings Bad Cinema Society Stinkers Awards: nomination for Worst Actress, win for Most Annoying Fake Accent - Female ("Angel Eyes")
2001 Alma Awards: win for Outstanding Music Video - People’s Choice Award ("Love Don’t Cost A Thing")
2001 Alma Awards: 4 nominations, Outstanding Female Performer, Album of the Year ("J.Lo"), Outstanding Performance - Music, Variety or Comedy Special ("Jennifer Lopez in Concert: Let’s Get Loud"), Outstanding Actress - Motion Picture ("Angel Eyes")

2002

2002 American Music Award: nomination for Favorite Female Artist - Hip-Hop/R&B
2002 MTV Video Music Awards: win for Best Hip-Hop Video ("I’m Real") - shared with Ja Rule
2002 NAACP Image Award: nomination for Outstanding Actress - Motion Picture ("Maid in Manhattan")
2002 Hastings Bad Cinema Society Stinkers Awards: nomination for Worst Actress ("Enough")

2003

2003 American Music Award: win for Favorite Female Artist - Pop / Rock
2003 MTV Video Music Awards: 4 nominations for ("I’m Glad"), Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, Best Choreography in a Video, Best Art Direction in a Video
2003 Hastings Bad Cinema Society Stinker Awards: 3 wins, Worst Actress (&qu