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Zach Braff Biography (1975-)
Published on 28 Sep, 2011 at 7:11 in Biography | | No Comments
Zach Braff plays J.D. on the television hospital comedy Scrubs and is the writer, director and star of the 2004 feature film Garden State (co-starring Natalie Portman). Braff is a native of New Jersey and a graduate of Northwestern University, where he studied film. A professional actor even as a teen, he made his big screen debut in…
Elizabeth Daily Biography (1961-)
Published on 27 Sep, 2011 at 11:46 in Biography | | No Comments
With her ample animation work and a parallel career as a singer/songwriter, Elizabeth Daily has made the most of her husky yet youthful voice as well as her acting ability. Making her film debut in 1981, Daily starred as a young singer in the independent Street Music. Occasionally billed as “E. G. Daily,” Daily played mostly supporting roles…
Jessica Lowndes Biography (1988-)
Published on 27 Sep, 2011 at 6:25 in Biography | | No Comments
Vancouver, also known as Hollywood North thanks to the multitude of American TV shows and movies (like Twilight) that are filmed there, has sent many of its denizens to the to the big and small screens. Such was the case for Jessica Lowndes, who got her first major break in 2005 with a guest spot on the series…
Jennie Kwan Biography (1973-)
Published on 26 Sep, 2011 at 9:17 in Biography | | No Comments
Jennie Kwan, a Los Angeles native, started performing at the age of 11 years old in the performing troupe, “Kids of the Century.” At age sixteen she landed her first professional role as the singing voice of “Audrey” on Fox TV’s animated series “LIttle Shop.” Audiences first recognized Jennie when she played the lead role of “Kim” in…
Erin McCarley Biography (1979-)
Published on 22 Sep, 2011 at 15:37 in Biography | | No Comments
Although based in Nashville, singer/songwriter Erin McCarley cut her teeth on the San Diego circuit, where she sang in a country cover band and spent her free time writing songs. She later partnered with producer/composer Jamie Kenney and relocated to Nashville, which brought her closer to her native Texas. Combining uplifting pop/rock hooks with McCarley’s wide-ranging vocals, the duo…
Aimee Mann Biography (1960-)
Published on 22 Sep, 2011 at 14:32 in Biography | | No Comments
Singer songwriter Aimee Mann is probably best known for her fights with major record labels regarding her artistic freedom, but she’s also made a name for herself by scoring or taking small roles in quirky, acclaimed films. Mann was born in Virginia on September 8, 1960. After dropping out of the Berklee School of Music in the early ’80s,…
Taraji P. Henson Biography (1970-)
Published on 22 Sep, 2011 at 13:43 in Biography | | No Comments
Taraji P. Henson is the Oscar-nominated actress who played Queenie, the mother in the David Fincher film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008, starring Brad Pitt). A graduate in theater arts from Howard University, Henson began her career in Hollywood in the late 1990s, first in television. She had a memorable role in the 2001 feature…
Macy Gray Biography (1967-)
Published on 19 Sep, 2011 at 12:32 in Biography | | No Comments
Macy Gray parlayed an utterly unique voice and an outlandish sense of style into R&B stardom at the turn of the millennium, appealing to audiences of all colors in search of a fresh alternative to mainstream soul. Gray was actually born Natalie McIntyre in Canton, OH, and grew up a shy, awkward youngster who was frequently teased about…
Blaze Berdahl Biography (1980-)
Published on 19 Sep, 2011 at 10:26 in Biography | | No Comments
Blaze and twin sister Beau were born in Manhattan, into a showbiz family. Her dad was a Broadway actor and her older brother was in the middle of his run as Tiny Tim in Radio City’s Christmas Spectacular. Though a lack of hair by age 4 proved an initial impediment to the twins ability to get commercial roles…
Anika Noni Rose Biography (1972-)
Published on 17 Sep, 2011 at 10:45 in Biography | | No Comments
A slight actress with a big voice, Anika Noni Rose studied at San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater. After learning all she could to prepare herself, she moved to New York to pursue a career on the stage, getting her first break with a role in the Broadway production of Footloose. Rose’s voice, acting, and unmistakable stage presence…
Freddie Mercury Biography (1946-1991)
Published on 16 Sep, 2011 at 10:10 in Biography | | No Comments
Singer, songwriter, musician. Born Farookh Bulsara on September 5, 1946, in Zanzibar, Tanzania. As the frontman of Queen, Freddie Mercury was one of the most talented and innovative singers of the rock era. He spent time in a boarding school in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, where he studied piano. It was not long before this charismatic young man joined…
