Awesome Biographies

Friday, June 28, 2013

Clancy Brown's Life

Clarence J. Brown III was born on January 5, 1959 in Urbana, Ohio. He is the son of former United States representative, Clarence J. Brown. He is known for "Spongebob Squarepants", "Highlander", "Starship Troopers", "The Shawshank Redemption", and was a voice in "Phineas and Ferb" in six episodes: "Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation" as Santa Claus, "Oh, There You Are, Perry" as "The Regurgitator", "Let's Take a Quiz" or "At the Car Wash", "Day of the Living Gelatin" as the gelatin monster, etc. He is married to Jeanne Johnson and they have been married for 20 years. Clancy is alive and currently 54 years old.

Michael Jackson's Life

Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana. He was a famous musician. He was five feet and eleven inches. He had a band named Jackson 5. The members were Michael, Tito Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Marion Jackson, and Jermaine Jackson. His skin color was brown, but he had a very bad disease that gave him white spots. Then his whole body became white. He was like that for the rest of his life. His famous hits include "Billie Jean" and "Thriller." He died on June 25, 2009. His kids gave a speech about how much they missed him.

Ted McGinley's Life

Theodore Martin McGinley was born on May 30, 1958 in Newport Beach, California. He won one award for Best Innovator for "Married with Children" at the TV Land Awards 2009. He is famous for "Married with Children", "Hope Faith", "The Love Boat", and "Happy Days." He is five feet and eleven inches. McGinley was the captain of the water polo team when he was in college. His son, Beau Martin McGinley was born on May 25, 1994, five days before Ted's thirty-sixth birthday. He was on Season 7 of the reality show, "Dancing with the Stars." His partner was Inna Brayer. They were the second couple eliminated on the first week of competition, after Jeffrey Ross and Edyta Sliwinska. He is alive and currently 55 years old.

Alec Baldwin's Life

Alexander Rae Baldwin III was born on April 3, 1958 in Massapequa, New York in Long Island. He has three brothers named Stephen Baldwin, William Baldwin, and Daniel Baldwin. He is famous for "Beetlejuice", "The Departed", "30 Rock", and "The Hunt for Red October." Baldwin was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 sexiest stars in movie history. He is married to Kim Basinger and they have a daughter named Ireland Baldwin. Along with Basinger, Alec has eleven dogs, seven cats, and a wolf. He graduated from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He is alive and he's currently 55 years old.

Lorenzo Lamas' Life

Lorenzo y de Santos Lamas was born on January 20, 1958 in Santa Monica, California. His parents are Fernando Lamas and Arlene Dahl. He is most known for "Falcon Crest", "Renegade", "The Bold and the Beautiful", and "Grease." He played "Meap" in the Disney Channel TV series, "Phineas and Ferb" in the Season 2 episode, "The Chronicles of Meap." With his second wife, Michelle Smith, Lorenzo has two children named A.J. Lamas and Shayne Lamas. With Daphne Ashbrook, he has a daughter named Paton Ashbrook (Peyton Lee). With Shauna Sand, he has kids named Alexandra Lamas, Victoria Lamas, and Isabella Lamas. Lorenzo has a tattoo of a woman riding a unicorn on upper back. He is alive and currently 55 years old.

Matt Lauer's Life

Matthew Todd Lauer was born on December 30, 1957 in New York City, New York. He graduated from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Lauer's first wife was Nancy Alspaugh, a television producer. They got married in 1981 and they divorced in 1988. He was briefly engaged to Kristen Gesswein, a television newscaster. They did not get married, but they were engaged from 1989 to 1996. Matt is married to Annette Roque and they have been married for fifteen years. Lauer is currently part of the staff of the "Today" show weekdays at 7am-10am MT and 11am-12pm MT. He is alive, well, and currently 55 years old.

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Donny Osmond's Life

Donald Clark Osmond was born on December 9, 1957 in Ogden, Utah. His parents are Olive Osmond (deceased) and George Osmond (deceased). He is really famous. He is the seventh of nine children named (from oldest to youngest) Virl, Tom, Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny, Marie, and Jimmy. He, along with his brothers and sister, learned karate from Chuck Norris. He appeared on "The Andy Williams Show" on December 10, 1962, one day after he celebrated his sixth birthday. Osmond is married to Debbie Osmond. He was part of the ninth season of the reality prime-time competition, "Dancing with the Stars." His professional dance partner was two-time runner-up (Seasons 4 & 7), Kym Johnson. They were placed at the bottom of the leaderboard in the eighth and ninth week of the competition. But despite being at the bottom of the leaderboard those times, he was crowned Season 9 champion of "Dancing with the Stars." He is alive, well, and currently 55 years old.

Christopher Knight's Life

Christopher Anton Knight was born on November 7, 1957. His father is Edward Knight. He has one sibling, a brother named Mark Knight. It is not known who his mother is, but he sures has one. He is most for "Another World", "The Doom Generation", "My Fair Brady", and most importantly, "The Brady Bunch." His manager is Phil Viardo. He was married to Adrianne Curry, his longtime girlfriend, for six years. They married in 2006. Adrianne and Christopher filed for divorce last year in 2012. He was the only host of "Trivial Pursuit: America Plays" which premiered on September 22, 2008 and cancelled in May 22, 2009. On March 10, 2009, his wife at the time, Adrianne, made a special appearance and admitted that she tried to avoid his husband's game show. Before marrying Curry, Knight was married to Julie Schulman from 1989-1992 and Toni Erickson from 1995-2000. He is alive and currently 56 years old.

Spike Lee's Life

Shelton Jackson Lee was born on March 20, 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a famous actor. He is currently five feet and six inches tall. He is the writer of "Malcolm X" made about twenty-one years ago in 1992. He is married to Tonya Lewis Lee and they have two children named Satchel and Jackson. Even though Spike is in his fifties, he still does not know how to drive an automobile. In the early 1990s, he was featured in a bunch of Nike commercials. He graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1982. Since he is an African-American, he has written a book along with his wife, Tonya. The title is "Giant Steps to Change the World." He is currently alive and 56 years old.

Tom Hanks' Life

Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born on July 9, 1956 in Concord, California. His parents were pioneers, so Tom had to move around a lot. Throughout his career, he was won a lot of awards and has been nominated. He is known for "The Da Vinci Code" and "Forrest Gump." He is 6'0". One of his quotes is "It's just as hard . . . staying happily married as it is doing movies." He is a frequent guest host on "Saturday Night Live" and the second person to win back-to-back Oscars for Best Actor. He is a good actor. He is currently alive and fifty-six years old.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Sugar Ray Leonard's Life

Ray Charles Leonard was born on May 17, 1956 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He was named after singer Ray Charles, Sugar Ray's mom's favorite singer at the time. He is the godfather is TV personality Khloe Kardashian. He is most famous for "The Fighter", "The Contender", "Shadow Moves - The Homecoming of Regilio Tuur", and "Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene." It was revealed that Sugar Ray would be part of the twelfth season of "Dancing with the Stars." His professional dance partner was Anna Trebunskaya. He was eliminated on the fourth week, landing in ninth place. He is a retired professional boxer. He is fifty-seven years old.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Richard Karn's Life

Richard Karn Wilson was born on February 17, 1956 in Seattle, Washington. His father's name is Gene Wilson and Karn's mother's name is Louise Wilson. He has a sister named Sue Wilson. He enrolled at the University of Washington. He spent six months in the United Kingdom. He is most famous for "Home Improvement", "Picture Perfect", "The Pooch and the Pauper", "Reality "School", and hosting "Family Feud" from 2002 through 2005. He started acting in the fifth grade. He married Tudi Roche in 1985 and they have been together. Richad Karn is alive and currently 57 years old.

Mel Gibson's Life

Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson was born on January 3, 1956 in Peekskill, New York. His father is Hutton Gibson and his mother, Anne Reilly, died in December of 1990. He is the second son of eleven children. His acting career began in 1976. He is most famous for films such as "Braveheart", "Signs", "Lethal Weapon", and "The Patriot". His most recent film is "Get the Gringo" made in 2012. His father, Hutton, is still alive at 94/95 years old. Mel Gibson is a very famous actor. He is alive, well, and currently fifty-seven years old.

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Howie Mandel's Life

Howard Michael Mandel was born on November 29, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario. He is an actor, producer, writer, game show host, etc. He is most famous for his part in "Deal or No Deal", "St. Elsewhere", "Howie", and "The First Howie Mandel Special." He is also famous for judging "America's Got Talent" since 2010. Howie's acting career started in 1978. He started "Deal or No Deal" in 2005 and it ended in 2009. Mandel was the only host. In Howie's first season of "America's Got Talent", he was judging along with Piers Morgan and Sharon Osbourne. Mandel is still on "America's Got Talent" today. He is alive and currently fifty-seven years old.

Bruce Willis' Life

Walter Bruce Willis was born on March 19, 1955 in Idar-Oberstein, Germany. He is a famous actor and musician. He is famous for playing "John McClane" in the "Die Hard" movies. he is also famous for "The Sixth Sense", "The Fifth Element", and "Pulp Fiction." He was married to Demi Moore for twelve full years until Moore and Willis divorced on October 18, 2000. Eight years later, Bruce married Emma Heming on March 21, 2009 and they are still married. Bruce Willis is an amazing actor. He is currently alive and 58 years old.

Kevin Costner's Life

Kevin Michael Costner was born on January 18, 1955 in Lynwood, California. He is the third son of Bill Costner and Sharon Costner. He has an older brother named Daniel Costner. He is most famous for "Dances with Wolves", "The Untouchables", "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves", and "Waterworld." He married his college sweetheart, Cindy Costner. They were married for sixteen full years until they divorced in 1994. Ten years later, Kevin married Christine Baumgartner. They have been married for eight years old. Kevin Costner is alive, well, and he is currently 58 years old.

Rowan Atkinson's Life

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson was born on January 6, 1955 in Consett, County Durham, England. He is the son of Ella May Atkinson and Eric Atkinson. He is most famous for acting in "Johnny English", "Mr. Bean's Holiday", "Bean", and "The Lion King." His career has been going on since the year of 1976 when Rowan was twenty-one years old. Atkinson has been listed as one of the fifty funniest actors in British comedy and world comedy. He is married to Sunetra Sastry and together they have two kids named Benjamin and Lily. He is currently alive and fifty-eight years old.

Denzel Washington's Life

Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. was born on December 28, 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. He is a famous actor. He is the second of three children born to a beautician mother and minister father. After Denzel graduated from high school, he attended Fordham University. His most famous appearances in television shows and movies include "American Gangster", "Training Day", "Man on Fire", "Inside Man", and "Safe House." Washington planned on becoming a journalist, but he decided to pursue a career in acting after appearing in student drama productions. That is one of the reasons why you see Denzel in movies and television shows. He is alive and currently 58 years old.

Saturday, June 22, 2013

James Cameron's Life

James Francis Cameron was born on August 16, 1954 in Kapuskasing, Ontario. His father was a engineer. James is a famous director. On March 26, 2012, Cameron took a record-breaking dive. He is most famous for directing the 1997 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, "Titanic." He has also directed movies such as "The Terminator" and "Aliens." He was an actor in "Titanic", "Duets", "Entourage", "Saturday Night Live", and "CBS This Morning: Saturday." He is alive and currently fifty-eight years old.

Jackie Chan's Life

Chan Kong-sang was born on April 7, 1954 in Hong Kong, China. The first movie he was in was "Big and Little Wong Tin Bear." the last film so far that he has been featured in is "The Unbelievable" which was a short film. He also played "Mr. Han" in the 2010 film, "The Karate Kid", not to be confused with the 1984 film, "The Karate Kid" starring Ralph Macchio. Chan is most famous for "Jackie Chan Adventures", "Rush Hour", "Rush Hour 2", and "Shanghai Knights." He is a famous actor. He is currently alive, well, and fifty-nine years old.

John Travolta's Life

John Joseph Travolta was born on February 18, 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey. He is a famous actor. He played the lead role in "Bolt". He also played "Vinnie Barbarino" in "Welcome Back, Kotter." He is currently married to Kelly Preston. When he was sixteen, he quit school. He was on "The Rookies", "Emergency", and "Medical Center." He was featured on "Good Morning America" on June 20, 2013 in tribute to the death of James Gandolfini. Travolta is alive and currently 59 years old.

Friday, June 21, 2013

Hulk Hogan's Life

Terry Gene Bollea was born on August 11, 1953 in Augusta, Georgia. He is a famous wrestler. His real name is Terry Bollea, but his stage name is Hulk Hogan. His eight nicknames are Hulk, The Hulkster, Hollywood Hogan, Hulkamania, Thunder Lips, Terry Boulder, Sterling Golden, and Mr. America. he is 6'4''. His first loss in wrestling was with Andre the Giant. He was in the AWA (American Wrestling Alliance), the WWF (World Wrestling Federation), and the WCW (World Championship Wrestling). He is alive and currently 59 years old.

Tim Allen's Life

Timothy Allen Dick was born on June 13, 1953 in Denver, Colorado. His father was Gerald Dick, and was killed by a drunk driver coming home from a football game when Tim was eleven. His mom was Martha "Marty" Dick who fell in love just two years after Gerald's death. Tim Allen is a famous actor, known for starring in the ABC comedy, "Last Man Standing." He also played "Buzz Lightyear" in "Toy Story", "Toy Story 2", and ''Toy Story 3." In the '70s, he was arrested for two years on drug charges. He had his own show called "Home Improvement" in the '90s that was on for eight seasons. He is alive and currently 60 years old.

Monday, June 10, 2013

Roshon Fegan's Life

Roshon Bernard Fegan was born on October 6, 1991 in Los Angeles, California. He is best known as playing "Ty Blue" on "Shake it Up." He also played "Sander" in "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam." He was a part of the fourteenth season of "Dancing with the Stars." He was partnered with Chelsie Hightower. In the first week, Carrie Ann Inaba gave him a 8, Len Goodman gave him a 7, and Bruno Tonioli gave him an 8. He was in the bottom two in the fourth, sixth, and seventh week. He was eliminated first in the double elimination on the eighth week of the competition, just one week shy of the semi-finals. The second elimination of that night was Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy. He is alive, well, and currently 21 years of age.

Friday, June 7, 2013

Rick Fox's Life

Ulrich Alexander Fox was born on July 24, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario. He moved to the Bahamas with his family when he was very young. He attended Warsaw Indiana High School as an exchange student. He played basketball there and then was banned. He played with the Boston Celtics from 1991-1997 and was number 44. From 1997-2004 he played with the Los Angeles Lakers. In the fall of 2010, he was part of the eleventh season of "Dancing with the Stars." His partner was Cheryl Burke. They were eliminated in the seventh week of competition, being in the bottom two with Kyle Massey and Lacey Schwimmer. He landed in sixth place. He is alive, well, and currently 43.

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Mark Ballas' Life

Mark Alexander Ballas, Jr. was born on May 24, 1986 in Houston, Texas. He is a dancer on "Dancing with the Stars." His first season was Season 5. That season, he was partnered with Sabrina Bryan. They landed in seventh place. In Season 6, Mark was partnered with Kristi Yamaguchi. They won the competition. In Season 7, he was partnered with Kim Kardashian. They landed in eleventh place. In Season 8, he was partnered with Shawn Johnson. They won the competition. In Season 9, he was partnered with Melissa Joan Hart. They landed in ninth place. In Season 10, he was partnered with Shannen Doherty. They landed in eleventh (last) place. In Season 11, he was partnered with Bristol Palin. They made it to the finals, landing in third place. In Season 12, he was partnered with Chelsea Kane. They made it to the finals, landing in third place. In Season 13, he was partnered with Kristin Cavallari. They landed in tenth place. In Season 14, he was partnered with Katherine Jenkins. They made it to the finals, landing in second place, behind winners Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd. In Season 15, he was partnered with Season 11 partner Bristol Palin. They landed in ninth place. In Season 16, he was partnered with Alexandra "Aly" Raisman. They made it to the finals, landing in fourth place at the beginning of the results show. In Season 17, Mark was partnered with Christina Milian. They were eliminated fourth in the fifth week of competition.  He is currently 27 years old.

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Derek Hough's Life

Derek Hough was born on May 17, 1985 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is a dancer on "Dancing with the Stars." He started in Season 5. That season, he was partnered with Jennie Garth. They were eliminated in the semi-finals, landing in fourth place. In Season 6, he was partnered with Shannon Elizabeth. They were eliminated in the seventh place, landing in sixth place. In Season 7, he was partnered with Brooke Burke Charvet. They won the season. In Season 8, he was partnered with Lil' Kim. They were eliminated in the quarter-finals before the semi-finals, landing in fifth place. In Season 9, he was partnered with Joanna Krupa. they were eliminated in the semi-finals, landing in fourth place. In Season 10, he was partnered with Nicole Scherzinger. They won the competition. In Season 11, he was partnered with Jennifer Grey, winning again, making him the third pro to win the competition two times in a row, after Cheryl Burke (Season 2 & 3) and his sister Julianne Hough (Season 4 & 5). He was absent for Season 12, but returned in the thirteenth season, partnered with Ricki Lake. They made it to the finals, landing in third place, behind second place Rob Kardashian and Cheryl Burke, and winners J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff. In Season 14, he was partnered with Maria Menounos. They were eliminated in the semi-finals, landing in fourth place for the third time. In Season 15, he was partnered with Season 8 champion Shawn Johnson. They made it to the finals, landing in second place, behind Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani. In Season 16, he was partnered with Kellie Pickler. They were crowned the winner on May 21, 2013. In Season 17, Derek was partnered with Amber Riley. They won the competition, making Derek the only professional dancer to win the competition five times, more than anyone. He is 28 years old.

Tristan MacManus' Life

Tristan MacManus was born on July 23, 1982 in Bray, Ireland. He is best known for his dances on "Dancing with the Stars." He started in Season 13. That season, he was partnered with Nancy Grace. They landed in fifth place. In Season 14, he was partnered with Gladys Knight. They landed in eighth place. In Season 15, he was partnered with Season 10 contestant Pamela Anderson. They were the first couple to be eliminated from the competition, landing in thirteenth (last) place. In Season 16, he was partnered with Dorothy Hamill. Dorothy suffered an injury during rehearsal and they withdrew from the competition on the first results show. In Season 17, he was partnered with Valerie Harper. They were eliminated third on the fourth week of competition. He is currently thirty-one years old and living.