Channing Tatum Biography (1980-)

Channing Tatum is a model and actor best known for his role as a rebellious street dancer in the Disney teen flick Step Up. Channing grew up in Alabama and Mississippi and got his first big break in Florida, where he landed a spot as a dancing extra for the Ricky Martin video of “She Bangs” (2000). His…

Stanley Kubrick Biography (1928-1999)

(born July 26, 1928, New York, New York, U.S.—died March 7, 1999, Childwickbury Manor, near St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England) American motion-picture director and writer whose films are characterized by a cool, formal visual style, meticulous attention to detail, and a detached, often ironic pessimism.

Having become interested in photography in high school, Kubrick became a staff photographer for Look…

Hilary Duff Biography (1987-)

Hilary Duff’s acting and singing career took off in 2003 with appearances in three movies and a Top 40 hit, “So Yesterday” (from her debut solo album, Metamorphosis). Duff was already a star by way of the title role in the successful television series Lizzie McGuire (2001-03) on the Disney Channel. After filming The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003),…

Meagan Good Biography (1981-)

Meagan Good started acting onscreen in the late ’90s, and has worked in a wide array of genres. Her first major film role was in Kasi Lemmons’ gently observed, well-received ensemble drama Eve’s Bayou (1997). Good followed it up with such projects as the romantic comedy Deliver Us From Eva (2002), the teen dance film You Got Served…

Steven Seagal Biography (1952-)

A master of several Japanese martial arts, Steven Seagal is a popular action movie hero whose films combine spiritual concepts and social/environmental consciousness with high-voltage violence. Born in Lansing, MI, on April 10, 1951, Seagal traveled to Japan at the age of 17. There, he taught English, studied Zen, and perfected his martial arts, earning black belts in…

Jon Cryer Biography (1965-)

Jon Cryer is the comic actor who plays opposite Charlie Sheen in the television series Two and a Half Men. Cryer made his film debut as a love-struck teen in the 1984 comedy No Small Affair (opposite Demi Moore), and he remains famous for one of his earliest roles, as “Duckie,” Molly Ringwald’s geeky pal in the 1986…

Brenda Song Biography (1988-)

An actress from the age of six, Brenda Song first achieved pronounced fame in her teens, by virtue of frequent work in Disney Channel productions. Born in 1988 to a Thai-American mother and a Hmong father, Song landed one of her earliest screen assignments in 1996, with a small part in the Hulk Hogan comedy Santa With Muscles,…

Laura Prepon Biography (1980-)

With her laid-back but quick-witted personality and striking copper mane, spunky Laura Prepon quickly built a loyal television viewer fan base for her portrayal of easygoing Donna Pinciotti on the popular FOX sitcom That ’70s Show. As with her portrayal of Donna, Prepon carries little pretension, and with her natural and tomboyish personality in close keeping with her…

Brandy Norwood Biography (1979-)

Though still in her teens, singer Brandy was among the biggest and brightest new stars to emerge during the 1990s; a multimedia sensation, she was a success not only on the pop and R&B charts, but also on television. Born in McComb, MO, in 1979, Brandy Norwood was raised in California, first attracting attention singing with area youth…

Kim Poirier Biography (1980-)

Born in Drummondville, Quebec, Kim Poirier grew up learning French and English simultaneously, and moved to Toronto, Ontario when she was two years old. Through her career, her artistic endeavours have been expressed through acting in film and television, hosting and reporting for a large cable TV network, singing, dancing, and most recently, producing films as well.

With dedicated…

Tom Selleck Biography (1945-)

Tom Selleck is the veteran and mustachioed actor who is still known best for playing hot Hawaii detective Thomas Magnum on the TV show Magnum, PI. Brawny, rascally and devilishly handsome, Magnum zoomed around Oahu in a Hawaiian shirt and a Ferrari, solving crimes and wowing the ladies. The show ran from 1980-88 and made Selleck a big…