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Sunday, December 23, 2007

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Known as : Actor, singer, songwriter, producer

Awards : Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Female Butt Kicker 2003 People's Choice Award Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series "Time of Your Life" 2000

In the mid-1990s, Jennifer Love Hewitt transformed from a Barbie-hawking child actress into a men’s magazine mainstay with her role in the thriller, “I Know What You Did Last Summer” (1997). She had already begun building a following with her perky, girl-next-door role on the hit teen drama “Party of Five” (Fox, 1994-2000), but her tight tops and blood-curdling screams in the hair-raising blockbuster made her into a household name. Hewitt’s frenzied popularity resulted in her own spin-off TV series, a sequel “Summer” film, and the release of several pop albums before she settled into a career of lightweight family films and TV, including a starring role in the supernatural drama series “The Ghost Whisperer” (CBS, 2005- ).Despite what skeptics might have said later on, Jennifer Love Hewitt did not adopt her catchy middle name as a showbiz ploy; it was given to her on Feb. 21, 1979 — the day she was born in Waco, TX. She was raised in the small town of Killeen, which could barely contain her talent even at the age of six when she performed “The Greatest Love of All” at a livestock fair. Dance classes and impromptu performances at local venues followed, leading to the nine-year-old Hewitt being cast in an internationally touring song and dance group called Texas Show Team. The following year, she landed a contract with L.A. Gear sneakers, dancing in their traveling promotional shows and appearing in a commercial with Michael Jordan. At the advice of a talent scout, Hewitt and her mother relocated to Los Angeles so that the big dreamin’ Texan could take a shot at stardom.
Hewitt, a child actress of the wide-eyed, over-enunciating, hyperventilating-with-enthusiasm variety, quickly landed work in commercials, signing a two-year spokesmodel contract with Mattel’s Barbie. In 1989, she was hired on the Disney sitcom "Kids Inc." (Syndicated, 1984-86; Disney Channel 1986-1992) which centered on a wholesome, song-and-dance trained kid band that performed current pop hits. Still under contract with L.A. Gear, Hewitt recorded a promotional CD single for the brand – a cover of Blondie’s “Heart of Glass” – and with the press coverage that “Kids Inc.” was receiving, seemed poised to launch a teen pop career. After taping a Barbie-themed workout video under her Mattel contract in 1991, Hewitt released an album called Love Songs (1992) for Japan pop audiences – a group apparently more receptive to the sugary sweet pre-teen sound. The hungry young performer had almost more than she could handle that year, cast in three TV series – including two failed pilots and one that ran half a season – and appointed Youth Ambassador at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Outside the song and dance arena, she had straight acting roles in the video release “Munchie” (1992), "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit" (1993), and the TV film “Little Miss Millions” (1993). Two different sitcom families claimed Hewitt as a teenage daughter in 1994 – midseason replacement “Byrds of Paradise” (ABC, 1994) which was cancelled in the summer, and in the fall, “McKenna” (ABC, 1994-95) for just one season.
In 1995, Hewitt found her niche with the teen drama “Party of Five.” The show was already a critic’s pick but was still trying to build ratings when Hewitt joined the cast in the second season, playing Sarah Reeves, girlfriend of Bailey Salinger (Scott Wolf). The effervescent teen quickly became a favorite with the younger crowd, earning nominations from the Kids Choice Awards and Teen Choice Awards, as well as a prestigious nod from the grownups in 1996 with the show’s Golden Globe Award for Best Drama. Hewitt took advantage of her new high profile to record a self-titled album, as her first U.S. release the previous year had flown virtually under the radar. Jennifer Love Hewitt did not produce any hits, but its bland soul-pop confirmed her persona as a reliable, non-threatening teen entertainer.
In 1997, the doe-eyed innocent, who had spent most of her “Party of Five” career hidden beneath Gap clothes, landed a crop-top leading role in the thriller "I Know What You Did Last Summer" (1997) – which helped Hewitt facilitate a long relationship with Maxim and FHM “Sexiest” lists. Aside from that, the film was a favorite at the box office, and helped establish the teen-horror genre as one of the hottest of the time. For her role as ambitious teen Julie, Hewitt earned a “Favorite Newcomer Award” at the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. A sequel the following year, “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer” (1998) failed to make the same impact, however Hewitt enjoyed success with “Can’t Hardly Wait” (1998) – a “one night at a high school party” movie that attained cult status as among the best of the genre.
Now one of the most popular young actresses in Hollywood, Hewitt remained focused on her career when others might have strayed. She was very open about the fact that she continued to live with her mother well into her twenties, and she was even slightly embarrassed to admit that she did not drink, smoke, swear, or live any sort of glamorous Hollywood lifestyle. Magazine gossip linking her to every imaginable single male suggested otherwise – including Wilmer Valderrama, John Mayer and Carson Daly – but in fact, the girl who had a fan web site devoted solely to her famous bosom, was photographed by paparazzi indulging in the most uncontroversial of activities — shopping in a scrapbook store, etc.
Despite her saturation on the Web, Hewitt’s post “Party” spin-off series “Time of Your Life” (1998-99) was canceled half way through it first season. She went on to star in the USA Network biopic “The Audrey Hepburn Story” (2000), portraying one of her all time idols – much to some critics’ consternation that she could hardly fill the legend’s shoes. Undaunted, the 20-year-old Hewitt continued trying to angle away from teen roles, next starring on the big screen opposite Sigourney Weaver as a mother-daughter con artist team in "HeartBreakers" (2000). In a further effort to distance herself from her kind of “Pollyanna past,” she took a role as the devil in "The Devil and Daniel Webster" (shot 2001), a film directed by and starring Alec Baldwin, but plagued with financial troubles and an indefinitely postponed release date.
In an unlikely pairing, Hewitt teamed up with Jackie Chan for the family action comedy "The Tuxedo" (2002). Several made-for-TV movies and role in the semi-animated feature "Garfield" (2004) seemed to suggest that Hewitt’s peak was behind her. Even her 2002 album BareNaked failed to deliver on its titillating promise, critics lambasting the singer for a cliché-riddled album lacking in whatever quality had made her such a popular film and TV star just a few years earlier.
In 2005, Hewitt proved naysayers wrong once again by returning to regular series television and headlining “The Ghost Whisperer” (CBS, 2005- ), where she starred as a young paranormal investigator with the gift of communicating with earthbound spirits. Audiences seemed willing to accept Hewitt in this new adult persona – enough that she was nominated for People’s Choice, Kids Choice, and Teen Choice Awards in 2006. In 2007, she received a Saturn Award for Best Actress in a Television Program.


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Saturday, December 22, 2007

Aishwarya Rai

Name : Aishwarya Rai
DOB : Nov 1, 1973
Counrty : India (Karnataka)
Known as : A Model, Miss WORLD (1994) and Actress
Awards : Filmfare Awards - Best Actress (Tamil)1999 Jeans;
Best Actress2000 Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam; 2003 Devdas

Making her debut with Mani Ratnam's Tamil film, Iruvar (1997) with Mohanlal,[2] she was introduced to Bollywood in the film, Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya opposite Bobby Deol, which also released that year; the film didn't do well at the box office.[3] However, her third project, S. Shankar's Tamil film, Jeans (1998) was a critical and commercial success, earning her the Filmfare Best Actress Award South. She went on to appear in many Bollywood films; a few successful films of her career include Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), which earned the actress her first Filmfare Best Actress Award and Taal (1999), which gave her another nomination for Best Actress at the Filmfare; her performances in both the films were lauded.[4] In 2000, she played a supporting role in the hit films Mohabbatein and Josh. Later that year, she also starred in the Tamil film Kandukondain Kandukondain, which won her positive reviews. In 2002, Rai appeared with superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit in Sanjay Leela Bansali's lavishly produced Devdas. The film attracted overseas attention as well, receiving a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival.[5] It was during this time that she garnered the attention of the West as an Indian actress and went on to appear in a few Hollywood projects. Devdas went on to become the highest grossing film of the year both in India[6] and overseas,[7] earning her the actress her second Filmfare Best Actress Award. As her name gained popularity overseas, she was chosen by Time magazine in 2004 as one of the World's "100 Most Influential People", and appeared on the cover of Time magazine, Asia Edition (TIMEasia) in 2003. She was the subject of a 60 Minutes profile on January 2. A month later she appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman. She also featured on Oprah's "Women Across the Globe" segment. In 2003, she acted in the critically acclaimed and commercial success Bengali film, Chokher Bali, an adaptation of one of Rabindranath Tagore's novels by the same name. Rai has been a regular at the Cannes Film Festival since 2002, and was a member of the Jury at Cannes in the year 2003. In October 2004, a wax figure of Rai became on display in London's Madame Tussaud's wax museum.[8] The same month, her first foreign film, Bride and Prejudice released. The film was an Indian version of Jane Austen's classic novel Pride and Prejudice. Her next overseas venture was The Mistress of Spices. She then appeared at the closing ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, as part of a performance showcasing Indian art, on behalf of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to be held in New Delhi. In between her overseas acting stints, she appeared in the Indian film Bunty Aur Babli in a hugely popular seven minute dance sequence for the song "Kajra Re". In 2005, Rai signed a three-year contract with L'Oréal, as a spokesmodel for the cosmetics company. At the end of the year 2006, she had two releases: Umrao Jaan and Dhoom 2. The former did poorly in India but her role in the latter, which was a sequel to the 2004 hit movie Dhoom brought her great attention. While it was a hit commercially,[9] it also sparked a controversy for a scene containing a kiss between her and Hrithik Roshan, which made audiences uncomfortable; a court case is currently pending in India.[10] 2007 saw the release of Mani Ratnam's Guru which premiered in Toronto. The film, based on the life of Indian businessman Dhirubhai Ambani, was critically acclaimed and did well at the box offic.[11] Her most recent film, Provoked, based on the book "Circle of Light" where she portrays a real life character, was released on April 6, 2007 in India and the UK. At the end of April 2007, her first American film, The Last Legion released in Russia and the Netherlands and later opened in North American theaters in August 2007 disappointingly.

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Paris Hilton


Name : Paris Whitney Hilton
DOB : Feb 17, 1981
Country : USA (New York)
Known as : A Socialite, Model and Actress

She worked as a fashion model for Catherine Malandrino and Marc Bouwer, and on an ad campaign for Italian label Iceberg. In recent years Paris has gained notoriety by appearing in television, movies, commercials, and modeling. According to Forbes magazine, in 2003-2004 she earned approximately US$2 million for her television and movie roles, but in 2004-2005 her earnings from television, movies, modeling, and personal appearances have earned her an additional $6.5 million. During this period Forbes Magazine has ranked Paris as one top 100 celebrities in the world. She has had cameo roles in Zoolander (2001) and Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004). She also appeared in the short subjects QIK2JDG and L.A. Knights, as well as minor and supporting roles in the feature movies House of Wax, The Hillz, Wonderland, Uptown Girls, Raising Helen, The Cat in the Hat and Nine Lives. She landed her first lead role in a theatrical release with National Lampoon's Pledge This! (2005). Paris with Nicole Richie, starred in the 2003 FOX hit reality series The Simple Life, in which they lived with a family on their farm in rural Altus, Arkansas. Highlights of the show included the girls performing poorly at various jobs, making out with the local boys, and numerous instances of them shown as "fish out of water." On March 19, 2004, she suffered a horseback riding accident while filming The Simple Life 2, requiring treatment at a hospital. Following the success of the first season of The Simple Life, Paris is now being paid around US$3 million per season for the Simple Life. She was also the subject of a South Park episode entitled "Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset" in which she opens a store called "Stupid Spoiled Whore" selling girls everything they need to emulate her. In November 2004, Paris participated in Sean "P. Diddy" Combs' Vote or Die campaign, to encourage youths to vote in the Presidential election. She drew criticism when it was revealed she did not vote, nor had she even registered to do so. Ironically, Paris would somewhat fulfill her theoretical obligation to "die" when the promoters of her film, House of Wax, employed a notorious "See Paris die" advertisement campaign, highlighting the death scene of her character in the film.


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