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Frederick Douglass Biography (1818-1895)
Published on 3 Feb, 2012 at 4:39 in Biography | | No Comments
Frederick Douglass was a former slave who became one of the great American anti-slavery leaders of the 1800s. Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland but in 1838, at age 20, he escaped to freedom in New York. A few years later he went to work for abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, travelling and speaking on behalf of Garrison’s paper…
Heather Thomas Biography (1957-)
Published on 21 Sep, 2011 at 14:15 in Biography | | No Comments
A former child model who parlayed her early experiences before the camera into a successful career as an Emmy Award-winning soap opera star, Hinsdale, IL, native Heather Tom got her start in show business after her family relocated to Seattle and she made her stage debut in a Seattle Children’s Theater production of The Nutcracker Suite. Walk-on roles in…
Mehmet Oz Biography (1960-)
Published on 15 Sep, 2011 at 11:49 in Biography | | No Comments
Known to Oprah fans simply as Dr. Oz, Mehmet Oz was born in Ohio, though he later grew up in Delaware. After completing undergrad at Harvard, Oz attended medical school at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and The Wharton School, where he got both his M.D. and an MBA. He would go on to become a professor…
Belinda Carlisle Biography (1958-)
Published on 26 Aug, 2011 at 16:02 in Biography | | No Comments
Musician. Born August 17, 1958, as Belinda Jo Kurczeski to Walt and Joanne Kurczeski in Hollywood, California. Belinda’s father abandoned the family when she was 5 years old. Her mother remarried, and the family’s lower middle-class household eventually expanded to include seven children. As a youth, Belinda was often tasked with babysitting her three younger brothers and three younger…
Bethenny Frankel Biography (1970-)
Published on 5 Aug, 2011 at 9:42 in Biography | | No Comments
A rare reality TV star with a career rooted in the real world, Bethenny Frankel was born in New York City in 1970. She became intimately involved in the show business community as a large-scale event planner, helping produce movie premieres and award shows, but a love of food and a need to promote a natural lifestyle led…
Rebecca St. James Biography (1977-)
Published on 2 Aug, 2011 at 14:47 in Biography | | No Comments
Australian Rebecca St. James began her successful CCM vocal career at the age of 16, releasing her self-titled debut on Frontline Records in 1994. The following year, she was nominated for a Dove award as New Artist of the Year. Also in 1995, Forefront released a five-track EP of remixes. God followed in 1996, with the holiday…
Kristin Chenoweth Biography (1968-)
Published on 27 Jul, 2011 at 11:19 in Biography | | No Comments
Any fan of Kristin Chenoweth knows that the musical quality of her lilting timbre is more than just a nice speaking voice: the actress has been one of the most successful and well-known performers on Broadway for the past ten years. The sprightly 4’11″ actress attended Oklahoma City University on a full scholarship to study voice before going…
Russell Brand Biography (1975-)
Published on 24 Jul, 2011 at 5:46 in Biography | | No Comments
Russell Brand is a British comedian and actor whose success spread from United Kingdom radio and television to big-time Hollywood movies such as Get Him to the Greek. Brand became a popular host on the airwaves between 2006 and 2008 on the radio show The Russell Brand Show, and on the TV reality-show spin-off Big Brother’s Big Mouth….
Dolly Parton Biography (1946-)
Published on 23 Jul, 2011 at 6:47 in Biography | | No Comments
One of the best-known country singers in the world, Dolly Parton is known for her outsized talent, hair, and bosom. She began writing and performing songs as a girl and made her first record in 1960. She moved to Nashville, and in 1967 released the album Hello, I’m Dolly and landed a job on Porter Wagoner’s syndicated television…
Catherine Breillat Biography (1948-)
Published on 16 Jun, 2011 at 10:31 in Biography | | No Comments
Author and filmmaker Catherine Breillat has gained a reputation as one of the most controversial women in contemporary arts and letters for her work, which often focuses on the erotic and emotional lives of young women, as told from the woman’s perspective. Born in Bressuire, France, in 1948, Breillat developed a reputation for challenging public mores early on;…
Hunter Tylo Biography (1962-)
Published on 2 Jun, 2011 at 10:57 in Biography | | No Comments
An actress of elegant, dark beauty, Hunter Tylo rose through the beauty queen ranks to become one of the most prominent models of the 1970s and ’80s. Although that success alone might have been enough to satisfy the appetites of less-ambitious catwalk queens, Tylo went on to build an impressive acting career by alternating between daytime dramas and…
