Brad Pitt: Biography
Name:
Brad Pitt
Date of Birth:
December 18, 1963
Place of Birth:
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Brad Pitt was born in Oklahoma and raised in Springfield, Missouri. His mother's name is Jane Etta Hillhouse. His father, William (Bill) Pitt, worked in management at a trucking firm in Springfield. He has a younger brother, Douglas (Doug) Pitt and a younger sister Julie Neal Pitt. At Kickapoo High School, Pitt was involved in sports, debating, student government and school musicals. Pitt attended the University of Missouri, where he majored in journalism with a focus on advertising. He occasionally acted in fraternity shows. He left college two credits short of graduating to move to California. Before he became successful at acting, Pitt supported himself by driving strippers in limos, moving refrigerators and dressing as a giant chicken while working for "el Pollo Loco."
Brad Pitt: Video
Trailer - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2008
Brad Pitt: Photos
Brad Pitt: Filmography
The Odyssey (2012) (announced) (rumored)
Moneyball (2011) (announced) .... Billy Beane
The Lost City of Z (2010) (announced)
The Sparrow (2010) (announced) (rumored)
Inglourious Basterds (2009) (post-production)
The Tree of Life (2009) (post-production)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Burn After Reading (2008)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 episode, 2008)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
Babel (2006)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Troy (2004)
King of the Hill (1 episode, 2003)
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) (voice)
Freedom: A History of Us (5 episodes, 2003)
Full Frontal (2002)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Friends (1 episode, 2001)
Spy Game (2001) .
The Mexican (2001)
Snatch. (2000)
Fight Club (1999)
Meet Joe Black (1998)
The Dark Side of the Sun (1997)
Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
The Devil's Own (1997)
Sleepers (1996)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Se7en (1995)
Legends of the Fall (1994)
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
The Favor (1994)
True Romance (1993)
Kalifornia (1993)
A River Runs Through It (1992)
Tales from the Crypt (1 episode, 1992)
Cool World (1992)
Two-Fisted Tales (1992)
Contact (1992)
Johnny Suede (1991)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Across the Tracks (1991)
Glory Days (1990)
Too Young to Die? (1990)
The Image (1990)
thirtysomething (1 episode, 1989)
Cutting Class (1989)
Happy Together (1989)
Growing Pains (2 episodes, 1987-1989)
Freddy's Nightmares (1 episode, 1989)
Head of the Class (1 episode, 1989)
A Stoning in Fulham County (1988)
Dallas (4 episodes, 1987-1988)
Another World (1964)
Less Than Zero (1987)
No Man's Land (1987)
Sean Penn: Biography
Name:
Sean Penn
Date of Birth:
August 17, 1960
Place of Birth:
Santa Monica, California, USA
Powerhouse film performer capable of intensely moving work who has gone from strength to strength during a colourful film career, and who has drawn much media attention for his stormy private life and political viewpoints, California-born Sean Penn is the second son of actress Eileen Ryan & director Leo Penn, also brother of Chris Penn. He first appeared in roles as strong-headed or unruly youths such as the military cadet defending his academy against closure in Taps (1981), then as fast-talking surfer stoner Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982).
Fans and critics were enthused about his obvious talent and he next contributed a stellar performance alongside Timothy Hutton in the Cold War spy thriller The Falcon and the Snowman (1985), followed by a teaming with icy Christopher Walken in the chilling At Close Range (1986). The youthful Sean then paired up with his then wife, pop diva Madonna in the woeful, and painful, Shanghai Surprise (1986), which was savaged by the critics, but Sean bounced back with a great job as a hot-headed young cop in Colors (1988), gave another searing performance as a US soldier in Vietnam committing atrocities in Casualties of War (1989) and appeared alongside Robert De Niro in the uneven comedy We're No Angels (1989). However, the 1990s was the decade in which Sean really got noticed by critics as a mature, versatile and accomplished actor, with a string of dynamic performances in first-class films.
Almost unrecognisable with frizzy hair and thin rimmed glasses, Penn was simply brilliant as corrupt lawyer David Kleinfeld in the Brian De Palma gangster movie Carlito's Way (1993) and he was still in trouble with authority as a Death Row inmate pleading with a caring nun to save his life in Dead Man Walking (1995), for which he received his first Oscar nomination. Sean then played the brother of wealthy Michael Douglas, involving him in a mind-snapping scheme in The Game (1997) and also landed the lead role of Sgt. Eddie Walsh in the star-studded anti-war film The Thin Red Line (1998), before finishing the 1990s playing an offbeat jazz musician (and scoring another Oscar nomination) in Sweet and Lowdown (1999).
The gifted and versatile Sean had also moved into directing, with the quirky but interesting The Indian Runner (1991), about two brothers with vastly opposing views on life, and in 1995 he directed Jack Nicholson in The Crossing Guard (1995). Both films received overall positive reviews from critics. Moving into the new century, Sean remained busy in front of the cameras with even more outstanding work: a mentally disabled father fighting for custody of his seven-year-old daughter (and receiving a third Oscar nomination) for I Am Sam (2001); an anguished father seeking revenge for his daughter's murder in the gut-wrenching Clint Eastwood-directed Mystic River (2003) (for which he won the Oscar as Best Actor); a mortally ill college professor in 21 Grams (2003) and a possessed businessman in The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004).
Certainly Sean Penn is one of Hollywood's most controversial, progressive and gifted actors.
Sean Penn: Video
Trailer - Milk (2008)
Sean Penn: Filmography
The Three Stooges (2009) (announced) (rumored)
The Tree of Life (2009) (post-production)
Milk (2008)
Persepolis (2007) (voice)
All the King's Men (2006)
The Interpreter (2005)
The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
21 Grams (2003)
Mystic River (2003)
It's All About Love (2003)
I Am Sam (2001)
Friends (2 episodes, 2001)
The Beaver Trilogy (2000)
The Weight of Water (2000)
Before Night Falls (2000)
Up at the Villa (2000)
Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Hurlyburly (1998)
Hugo Pool (1997)
The Game (1997)
U Turn (1997)
She's So Lovely (1997)
Loved (1997)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Carlito's Way (1993)
Cruise Control (1992)
State of Grace (1990)
We're No Angels (1989)
Casualties of War (1989)
Judgment in Berlin (1988)
Colors (1988)
Cool Blue (1988) (V) (uncredited)
Shanghai Surprise (1986)
At Close Range (1986)
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
Racing with the Moon (1984)
Crackers (1984)
Bad Boys (1983)
Summerspell (1983)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Taps (1981)
The Killing of Randy Webster (1981)
Hellinger's Law (1981)
Barnaby Jones (1 episode, 1979)
Little House on the Prairie (1 episode, 1974)
Mickey Rourke: Biography
Name:
Mickey Rourke
Date of Birth:
September 16, 1956
Place of Birth:
Liberty City in Miami
Mickey Rourke was born Phillip Andre Rourke, Jr., in Schenectady, New York. As a teenager, he attended Miami Beach Senior High School, where it's not clear if he graduated or not. One thing that is clear: Rourke played second-string first baseman on the school's baseball team under coach Skip Bertman. Yet another mystery regarding his high school days is his acting career. It's reported that he took drama classes with the legendary "Teacher To The Stars," Jay W. Jensen; appearing in at least one stage play. However, a P. Rourke listed in the play's credits, could be that of his sister, Patricia Rourke, who also attended Miami Beach Senior High School. Rourke's teenage years were more aimed towards sports than acting. Raised in the tough inner city, Rourke took up self-defense training at the Boys Club of Miami. It was there he learned boxing skills, and decided on an amateur career. At the age of 12, Rourke won his first boxing match as a 118-pound bantamweight. Some of his early matches were fought as Andre Rourke. He continued his boxing training at the famed 5th Street Gym on Miami Beach, Florida; joining the Police Athletic League boxing program. In 1969, Rourke, now weighing 140lbs., sparred with former World Welterweight Champion Luis Rodriguez. Rodriguez was the number one rated middleweight boxer in the world, and was training for his match with world champion Nino Benvenuti. Rourke claims to have received a concussion in this sparring match. In 1971, at the Florida Golden Gloves, he received another concussion from a boxing match. He was told by doctors to take a year off and rest, but Rourke decided to retire from the ring. From 1968 to 1972, Mickey Rourke compiled an amateur boxing record of 20-6, with 17 knockouts. He was disqualified 4 times, and lost 2 decisions. At one point, he reportedly scored 12 consecutive first round knockouts. As an amateur, Rourke had been friendly with pro-boxer Tommy Torino. When Rourke decided to return to boxing as a professional, Torino promoted some of Rourke's fights. Rourke was trained by former pro-boxer Freddie Roach at Miami Beach's 5th Street Gym and the Outlaw Boxing Club Gym in Los Angeles. Rourke made $250 for his pro debut, but by the end of his 2nd year of boxing, he earned a million dollars. Rourke appeared on the cover of World Boxing Magazine in June 1994. He sparred with world champions James Toney, John David Jackson, and Tommy Morrison. Rourke wanted to have 16 professional fights and then fight for a world title. However, he retired after 7 bouts and never got his desired title fight. His boxing career resulted in severe facial injuries which required a number of operations to repair his damaged face.
Mickey Rourke: Video
Trailer - Killshot (2009)
Trailer - The Wrestler (2008)
Mickey Rourke: Filmography
Iron Man 2 (2010) (pre-production) (rumored)
Broken Horses (2010) (pre-production)
The Expendables (2010) (pre-production)
Sin City 2 (2010) (pre-production) (rumored)
St. Vincent (2010) (pre-production) (rumored)
13 (2010) (filming)
The Informers (2009)
Killshot (2008)
The Wrestler (2008)
Stormbreaker (2006)
True Crime: New York City (2005) (VG) (voice)
Domino (2005)
Sin City (2005)
Driv3r (2004) (VG) (voice)
Man on Fire (2004)
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Masked and Anonymous (2003)
Spun (2002)
Picture Claire (2001)
The Follow (2001)
They Crawl (2001)
The Pledge (2001)
Get Carter (2000)
Animal Factory (2000)
Shades (1999)
Out in Fifty (1999)
Shergar (1999)
Cousin Joey (1999)
Thursday (1998)
Thicker Than Blood (1998)
Point Blank (1998)
Buffalo '66 (1998)
The Rainmaker (1997)
Love in Paris (1997)
Double Team (1997)
Exit in Red (1996)
Bullet (1996)
Fall Time (1995)
F.T.W. (1994)
The Last Outlaw (1993)
White Sands (1992)
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
Desperate Hours (1990)
Wild Orchid (1989)
Johnny Handsome (1989)
Francesco (1989)
Homeboy (1988)
A Prayer for the Dying (1987)
Barfly (1987)
Angel Heart (1987)
Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)
Year of the Dragon (1985)
The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
Rumble Fish (1983)
Eureka (1983)
Diner (1982)
Hardcase (1981)
Body Heat (1981)
Heaven's Gate (1980)
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case (1980)
Fade to Black (1980)
Act of Love (1980)
City in Fear (1980)
1941 (1979)
Heath Ledger: Biography
Name:
Heath Ledger
Date of Birth:
April 04, 1979
Date of Death:
January 22, 2008
Place of Birth:
Perth, Australia
Already something of an established actor in his native Australia, Heath Ledger first came to the attention of American audiences in 1999 with his winning turn in the teen comedy 10 Things I Hate About You, playing the rebellious Patrick Verona in the update of The Taming of the Shrew.
Born in Perth, Western Australia on April 4, 1979, Ledger first became interested in acting while attending the all-boys Guilford Grammar School. He began his career performing onstage with the Guildford Theatre Company and was soon appearing in substantial roles on Australian television shows. The 1996 series Sweat featured him as a gay cyclist, while the following year's Roar cast him as a medieval Celtic prince--and also won him the beginnings of a fan base. After moving across the Pacific to Los Angeles, Ledger landed his lead role in 10 Things I Hate About You opposite Julia Stiles in 1999. The movie proved to be a summer hit, and it succeeded in introducing Ledger to a legion of new fans. That same year, he starred in Two Hands, an Australian action comedy that cast him as a Sydney teenager who finds himself in debt to an underworld kingpin, played by Bryan Brown. The film premiered at that year's Sundance Film Festival. Following a prominent role in Roland Emmerich's The Patriot (2000), Ledger brought Excalibur sensibilities into the new millenium with A Knight's Tale (2001). With its tradition shattering blend of modern slang and music balanced with the classic tale of jousting mayhem, A Knight's Tale served as an exciting star vehicle for the popular young actor. The young actor also garnered a fair amount of praise for his supporting role as a deeply depressed prison employee in the Oscar-winning film Monsters Ball (2001).
Though the film did not fare well critically or otherwise, Ledger nonetheless proved himself a versatile actor in The Four Feathers (2002), in which he starred as a cowardly officer-in-training who resigns from the British Army shortly before being shipped off to Sudan. In the same vein, though The Order (2003) was shunned by critics, Ledger was praised for his intense performance as a tortured, knowledge-seeking priest. Australia's Ned Kelly (2003) featured a then 24-year-old Heath in the title role of sixteen-year-old outlaw Ned Kelly, and placed him among a skilled cast including Six Feet Under star and fellow Australian Rachel Griffiths, the Oscar-winning Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, and Naomi Watts.
In 2005, Ledger captivated Hollywood with his sensitive turn as Ennis Del Mar in the gay-themed modern western Brokeback Mountain. Impressing audiences with his portrayal of the soft-spoken and tortured character struggling with his love for fellow cowboy Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal), he went on to garner multiple awards for the role, including Best Actor wins from numerous film critics associations, as well as a coveted Oscar nomination.
Ledger was busy in 2005 following Brokeback, with lead roles in the period films Casanova and The Brothers Grimm, as well as a turn as a heroin-addicted husband in Candy. His own engagement to Brokeback costar Michelle Williams made headlines and produced a daughter in late 2005, though the two ended their relationship the following year. Ledger had completed his role as The Joker in The Dark Knight (due out in July 2008) and was filming Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus when he was found dead in a New York City apartment building on January 22, 2008. It turned out that his final performance would be the most celebrated of his career. His turn as Gotham City's most deranged criminal helped make The Dark Knight one of the biggest box office hits in movie history, and earned him posthumous nominations for Best Supporting Actor from both the Screen Actors Guild and the Academy. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie Guide
Heath Ledger: Video
Trailer - The Dark Knight (2008)
Heath Ledger: Filmography
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) (post-production)
The Dark Knight (2008)
I'm Not There. (2007)
Candy (2006)
Casanova (2005)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
The Brothers Grimm (2005)
Lords of Dogtown (2005)
The Order (2003)
Ned Kelly (2003)
The Four Feathers (2002)
Monster's Ball (2001)
A Knight's Tale (2001)
The Patriot (2000)
Roar (13 episodes, 1997-2000)
Two Hands (1999)
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Home and Away (1988)
Paws (1997)
Blackrock (1997)
Sweat (26 episodes, 1996)
Ship to Shore (1993)
Clowning Around (1992)
Robert Downey Jr.: Biography
Name:
Robert Downey Jr.
Date of Birth:
April 04, 1965
Place of Birth:
New York, New York
Robert John Downey, Jr., (born April 4, 1965) is an American Golden Globe winning and two-time Academy Award-nominated actor and musician. Downey made his screen debut at the age of five when he started to appear in his father's films. During the 1980s he had minor roles in a series of coming of age films associated with the Brat Pack. Less Than Zero (1987) is particularly notable, not only because it was the first time Downey's acting would be acknowledged by the critics, but also because the role pushed Downey's already existing drug habit one step further. After Zero Downey started landing roles in bigger films such as Air America (1990) and Soapdish (1991), these would eventually lead him to Chaplin for which he gained an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his portrayal of Charlie Chaplin.
Between 1996 and 2001, Downey was arrested several times on drug-related charges, going through drug treatment programs unsuccessfully. It was between these stays in prison that Downey joined the cast of the hit television series Ally McBeal, playing the new love interest of Calista Flockhart's title character. His performance was praised and he was nominated for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category and won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a mini-series or TV Film, but his character was written out when Downey was once again arrested in 2000. After Ally McBeal, and one last stay in a drug treatment program, Downey finally achieved lasting sobriety, and his career began to take off again. He appeared in semi-independent films such as The Singing Detective (2003), A Scanner Darkly (2005) and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005). He also had supporting roles in the mainstream films Gothika (2003) and Zodiac (2007). In 2004, Downey released his debut studio album The Futurist.
In 2006, Downey was cast as the title character in the comic book adaptation Iron Man which premiered in the summer of 2008, making almost $100 million at the domestic box office in its opening weekend. In addition to receiving commercial success, Downey's performance in the film received rave reviews. His other 2008 films include Charlie Bartlett and the Ben Stiller-directed Tropic Thunder, in which he portrayed an Australian Method actor overly engrossed in his role as an African-American soldier. He received his second Oscar nomination for said film, in the category of Best Supporting Actor.
Robert Downey, Jr.: Video
Trailer - Tropic Thunder (2008)
Robert Downey, Jr.: Filmography
The Avengers (2011) (announced)
Iron Man 2 (2010) (pre-production)
Master Mind (2010) (filming) (voice)
Sherlock Holmes (2009) (post-production)
The Soloist (2009) (completed)
Rain of Madness (2008)
Tropic Thunder (2008)
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Iron Man (2008) (VG) (voice)
Iron Man (2008)
Charlie Bartlett (2007)
Lucky You (2007)
Zodiac (2007)
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
The Shaggy Dog (2006)
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Game 6 (2005)
Eros (2004)
Gothika (2003)
The Singing Detective (2003)
Whatever We Do (2003)
Ally McBeall (18 episodes, 2000-2002)
Lethargy (2002)
Auto Motives (2000)
Wonder Boys (2000)
Black and White (1999)
Bowfinger (1999)
Friends & Lovers (1999)
In Dreams (1999)
U.S. Marshals (1998)
The Gingerbread Man (1998)
Hugo Pool (1997)
Two Girls and a Guy (1997)
One Night Stand (1997)
Danger Zone (1996)
Restoration (1995)
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995)
Home for the Holidays (1995)
Richard III (1995)
Only You (1994)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Hail Caesar (1994)
Short Cuts (1993)
Heart and Souls (1993)
Chaplin (1992)
Soapdish (1991)
Too Much Sun (1991)
Air America (1990)
Chances Are (1989)
True Believer (1989)
That's Adequate (1989)
1969 (1988)
Rented Lips (1988)
Johnny Be Good (1988)
Less Than Zero (1987)
The Pick-up Artist (1987)
America (1986)
Back to School (1986)
Saturday Night Live. (18 episodes, 1985-1986)
Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985)
Weird Science (1985)
Tuff Turf (1985)
Deadwait (1985)
Firstborn (1984)
Baby It's You (1983)
Up the Academy (1980)
Greaser's Palace (1972)
Pound (1970)
Josh Brolin: Biography
Name:
Josh Brolin
Date of Birth:
February 12, 1968
Place of Birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Rugged leading man Josh Brolin was raised on a horse ranch in California, a fact that would come to inform his persona as an actor in years to come. But when the 17 year old made his big-screen debut in 1985's Goonies, most viewers knew him as the son of actor James Brolin. The younger Brolin didn't shy away from his Hollywood roots, and when he relocated to L.A. to pursue an acting career, he moved in with his dad while he studied the craft under the esteemed Stella Adler. He soon followed his appearance in Goonies with a lead role in the series Private Eye, and though the show didn't last, Brolin decided to stay in TV, starring in the Western series Young Riders.
The show ended its three year run in 1992, when Brolin's marriage to Alice Adair ended as well, and Brolin seemed intent on flying under the radar for the next several years, pursuing mostly smaller, independent projects like My Brother's War and Mimic. In 2004, he married actress Diane Lane. In 2007, he caught on with a new core group of fans when he played the sinister Doc Block in Robert Rodriguez's instant cult favorite Planet Terror - one half of the Grindhouse double feature. Later that same year, however, he would be reintroduced to audiences on a much huger scale when he took the lead role in the Cohen brothers' highly acclaimed No Country for Old Men. The sleeper film would become one of the biggest films of the year, winning the Oscar for Best Picture and making Brolin a household name for the first time in over a decade.
Brolin next signed on to play the title role in W., Oliver Stone's satirical biopic about president George W. Bush. Buzz gathered around the project before so much as a trailer was released, praising the actor's complete transformation into what had originally seemed like a strange role for him to play. Although the was buzz that he would garner some awards for his role as the 43rd President, it turned out that a different political film from 2008 would bring him the biggest accolades of his career. His portrayal of Dan White, the man who assassinated Harvey Milk, in Gus Van Sant's Milk garnered Brolin his first Academy Award nomination as well as a nod from the Screen Actors Guild.
Josh Brolin: Video
Trailer - Milk (2008)
Josh Brolin: Filmography
Untitled Woody Allen London Project (2010) (pre-production)
Jonah Hex (2010) (pre-production)
Milk (2008) .
W. (2008)
American Gangster (2007)
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
Planet Terror (2007)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Grindhouse (2007)
The Dead Girl (2006)
Into the Blue (2005)
Into the West (2005)
Murder Book (2005)
Melinda and Melinda (2004)
Mister Sterling (9 episodes, 2003)
Milwaukee, Minnesota (2003)
Coastlines (2002)
D.C. Smalls (2001)
Slow Burn (2000)
Hollow Man (2000)
Picnic (2000)
All the Rage (1999)
Best Laid Plans (1999)
The Mod Squad (1999)
Mimic (1997)
Nightwatch (1997)
My Brother's War (1997)
Flirting with Disaster (1996)
Bed of Roses (1996)
Gang in Blue (1996)
The Road Killers (1994)
Winnetka Road (1994)
The Young Riders (67 episodes, 1989-1992)
Finish Line (1989)
Private Eye (7 episodes, 1987-1988)
Prison for Children (1987)
Private Eye (1987)
Thrashin' (1986)
The Goonies (1985)
Frank Langella: Biography
Name:
Frank Langella
Date of Birth:
January 01, 1938
Place of Birth:
Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
An imposing and highly memorable presence on the Broadway stage, actor Frank Langella has won only a fraction of the acclaim he's received in the theater for his film career; still, his brooding good looks and his ability to play both villains and comic foils with a touch of menace has made him a welcome (and increasingly familiar) fare to film buffs. Frank Langella was born in Bayonne, NJ, on New Year's Day, 1940. Langella caught the acting bug when he was 11, after playing an elderly man in a school play on the life of Abraham Lincoln, and he went on to earn a degree in Theater from Syracuse University. After studying acting with Elia Kazan, Langella began working with regional theater companies in the East Coast and the Midwest, and in 1963, made his New York stage debut when he landed the leading role in an off-Broadway revival of The Immoralist. Between 1964 and 1966, Langella would win three Obie awards for his work in off-Broadway theater, and in 1969, he received a Drama Desk award for his work in the drama A Cry of Players. In 1974, he made his Broadway debut in Edward Albee's Seascape, and, the following year, won another Drama Desk award as well as a Tony for his performance.
Langella made his film debut in 1970 with a supporting role in Diary of a Mad Housewife, and later that same year, scored a larger part in The Twelve Chairs, written and directed by Mel Brooks. While Langella landed occasional television and film roles through much of the 1970s, he was still busiest as a stage actor. In 1977, Langella was cast in the leading role of a Broadway revival of Dracula, and his con brio performance as the bloodthirsty count earned rave reviews, turning the production into an unexpected hit. Langella was tapped to reprise his performance for a film version of Dracula released in 1979, but he was forced to tone down his unique take on the role for the screen, and what would have seemingly been the perfect screen vehicle for his talents became a critical and box-office disappointment. However, Langella maintained a busy schedule of stage work, and in the 1990s, finally scored a breakthrough screen role in the comedy Dave as the deceitful political puppet master Bob Alexander. A busy schedule of character roles in such films as Junior, Lolita, and The Ninth Gate followed, though Langella still remained a frequent and distinguished presence in the New York theatrical community. He worked steadily at the beginning of the twenty-first century in films as diverse as the romantic drama Sweet November, and David Duchovny's directorial debut House of D. He scored an artistic and critical success in 2005 playing William Paley in George Clooney's historical docudrama about Edward R. Murrow Good Night, and Good Luck. He was then tapped by Bryan Singer to embody Daily Planet editor Perry White in the 2006 summer blockbuster Superman Returns.
In 2007, Langella earned strong reviews and some awards buzz for his starring role in Starting Out in the Evening, but it was actually the next year, 2008 when he captured a Best Actor Academy Award nomination, a well as a SAG nomination, for his portrayal of disgraced former president Richard Nixon in Ron Howard's big-screen adaptation of Frost/Nixon. ~ All Movie Guide
Frank Langella: Video
Trailer - Frost/Nixon (2008)
Trailer - The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
Frank Langella: Filmography
All Good Things (2009) (post-production)
The Box (2009) (completed)
The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
Frost/Nixon (2008)
The Caller (2008)
Starting Out in the Evening (2007)
The Novice (2006) .... Father Tew
Superman Returns (2006)
Kitchen Confidential (6 episodes, 2005-2006)
Return to Rajapur (2006)
10.5: Apocalypse (2006)
The Water Is Wide (2006)
Capitol Law (2006)
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
How You Look to Me (2005)
Unscripted (10 episodes, 2005)
Now You See It... (2005)
Back in the Day (2005)
Breaking the Fifth (2004)
House of D (2004)
111 Gramercy Park (2003)
Red Dragon (2002)
Sweet November (2001)
Cry Baby Lane (2000)
Stardom (2000)
Jason and the Argonauts (2000)
Dark Summer (2000)
The Ninth Gate (1999)
Kilroy (1999)
I'm Losing You (1998)
Small Soldiers (1998) (voice)
Alegría (1998)
Lolita (1997)
Eddie (1996)
Moses (1995)
Bad Company (1995)
Junior (1994)
Doomsday Gun (1994)
Brainscan (1994)
Dave (1993)
Body of Evidence (1993)
Lincoln (1992) (voice)
1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
True Identity (1991)
"Monkey House" (1991)
The Magic Balloon (1990)
And God Created Woman (1988)
Masters of the Universe (1987)
The Men's Club (1986)
Liberty (1986)
Sherlock Holmes (1981)
Sphinx (1981)
Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980)
Dracula (1979)
The Prince of Homburg (1977)
Eccentricities of a Nightingale (1976)
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage (1976)
The Seagull (1975)
The Mark of Zorro (1974)
The Wrath of God (1972)
Maison sous les arbres, La (1971)
The Twelve Chairs (1970)
Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
Richard Jenkins: Biography
Name:
Richard Jenkins
Date of Birth:
4 May 1947
Place of Birth:
DeKalb, Illinois, USA
A balding supporting actor with a grin that suggests he knows something you don't, Richard Jenkins has become one of the most in-demand character actors in Hollywood. Though he has worked steadily since the early '80s, Jenkins may have made his most memorable impression, at least to HBO subscribers, as the patriarch of the family of undertakers on the hit 2001 drama Six Feet Under. His character was killed off in the first episode, but Jenkins continued to appear as a spirit lingering in the family's memory -- a good metaphor for the actor's lingering impact on viewers, even when he appears in small roles.
Jenkins, who shares the birth name of Richard Burton and sometimes appears as Richard E. Jenkins, was born and raised in Dekalb, IL, before studying theater at Illinois Wesleyan University. The actor developed a long and distinguished regional theater career, most notably a 15-year stint at Rhode Island's Trinity Repertory Theater, where he served as artistic director for four years. He snagged his first role as early as 1975, in the TV movie Brother to Dragons, but did not begin working regularly until a small role in the Lawrence Kasdan film Silverado (1985). Supporting work in such films as Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), The Witches of Eastwick (1987), and Sea of Love (1989) followed, and Jenkins spent the early '90s specializing in made-for-TV movies, including the adaptation of Randy Shilts' AIDS opus And the Band Played On (1993).
It was not until the late '90s that Jenkins started gaining wider appreciation, especially as he indulged in his talent for comedy. His appearance as an uptight gay FBI agent who gets accidentally drugged was one of the highlights of David O. Russell's Flirting With Disaster (1996), allowing him to convincingly (and riotously) act out an acid trip. Working again with Ben Stiller, Jenkins appeared as a psychiatrist in There's Something About Mary (1998), which launched a relationship with directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly, who hail from the state (Rhode Island) where Jenkins did much of his stage work. Jenkins appeared in the Farrelly-produced Outside Providence (1999) and Say It Isn't So (2001), as well as in the Farrelly-directed Me, Myself & Irene (2000). The actor then shifted over to another set of brother directors to portray the father of Scarlet Johansson's character in Joel and Ethan Coen's noir The Man Who Wasn't There (2001). In 2001, Jenkins also appeared in the first season of HBO's Six Feet Under as Nathaniel Fisher Sr., the sardonic funeral home director whom the characters remember as an impenetrable mystery, frugal with his praise and emotions.
Jenkins continued working steadily, carrying on his role on Six Feet Under, while turning in supporting work in varied projects like Changing Lanes, Shall We Dance, and Fun With Dick & Jane. With 2005's North Country he earned strong reviews as the father of a sexually harassed woman.
After decades in the business, he won his first starring role in Tom McCarthy's The Visitor. For his work as the repressed professor who learns to engage in life again thanks to an unexpected friendship with a Syrian immigrant, Jenkins earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, as well as a SAG nomination. That film was the highlight of his 2008, a very busy year for the actor that also saw him reunite for a third time with the Coen Brothers in Burn After Reading, and play opposite Will Ferrell and John C. Riley in Step Brothers.
Richard Jenkins: Video
Trailer - The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
Trailer - The Visitor (2007)
Richard Jenkins: Filmography
The Cabin in the Woods (2010) (pre-production)
The Rum Diary (2010) (pre-production)
Norman (2009) (post-production)
Dear John (2009) (post-production)
Waiting for Forever (2009) (post-production)
The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
Burn After Reading (2008)
Step Brothers (2008)
The Brøken (2008)
The Visitor (2007)
The Kingdom (2007)
Rumor Has It... (2005)
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
Earth to America (2005)
North Country (2005)
Six Feet Under (19 episodes, 2001-2005)
Shall We Dance (2004)
I Heart Huckabees (2004)
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
The Core (2003)
The Mudge Boy (2003)
Stealing Harvard (2002)
Changing Lanes (2002)
Sins of the Father (2002)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
One Night at McCool's (2001)
Say It Isn't So (2001)
Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
What Planet Are You From? (2000)
Random Hearts (1999)
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
Outside Providence (1999)
The Mod Squad (1999)
The Confession (1999)
There's Something About Mary (1998)
The Impostors (1998)
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest (1997)
Eye of God (1997)
Absolute Power (1997)
Eddie (1996)
Flirting with Disaster (1996)
Un divan à New York (1996)
The Boys Next Door (1996)
How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
Trapped in Paradise (1994)
It Could Happen to You (1994)
Wolf (1994)
Getting Out (1994)
And the Band Played On (1993)
Undercover Blues (1993)
Afterburn (1992)
Carolina Skeletons (1991)
Doublecrossed (1991)
The Perfect Tribute (1991)
Descending Angel (1990)
When You Remember Me (1990)
Rising Son (1990)
Challenger (1990)
Blue Steel (1990)
Blaze (1989)
Sea of Love (1989)
How I Got Into College (1989)
Out on the Edge (1989)
Kojak: Fatal Flaw (1989)
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988)
Stealing Home (1988)
Little Nikita (1988)
Rachel River (1987)
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
Courtship (1987)
The Manhattan Project (1986)
On Valentine's Day (1986)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Silverado (1985)
The Little Sister (1985)
Concealed Enemies (1984)
Parole (1982)
Brother to Dragons (1975)
Feasting with Panthers (1974)
Beau Bridges: Biography
Name:
Beau Bridges
Date of Birth:
December 9, 1941
Place of Birth:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
The son of actor Lloyd Bridges, Beau Bridges (born Lloyd Vernet Bridges III) was actually named for his father; the nickname "Beau" was borrowed from Ashley Wilkes' son in Gone With the Wind. Beau received good billing for his secondary juvenile role in The Red Pony in 1949, although he was primarily seen in bit parts during the late '40s. This suited him fine; not all that interested in films, young Bridges had aspirations of being a basketball star. Despite being only 5'9", he played on the U.C.L.A. basketball team and at the University of Hawaii. But realizing that his height would always hold him back in professional sports, Bridges returned to acting via a small role on his father's TV series Sea Hunt. He made his stage debut in 1966's Where's Daddy and continued appearing in leading film roles throughout the 1960s and '70s, easing into character leads. Bridges directed two feature films, The Wild Pair (1987) and Seven Hours to Judgment (1988), in addition to the TV special The Thanksgiving Promise, in which virtually the entire Bridges clan (including his mother Dorothy) was cast. Bridges received Emmy and the Golden Globe awards for his portrayal of the title character in the 1992 TV movie Without Warning: The James Brady Story (1991), and won awards for his participation in the gloriously-titled made-for-cable The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993).
Beau Bridges: Filmography
Don't Fade Away (2008) (post-production)
Dirty Politics (2009) (completed)
Desperate Housewives (1 episode, 2009)
Max Payne (2008)
My Name Is Earl (7 episodes, 2005-2008)
Stargate: Continuum (2008)
Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008)
Family Practice (2008)
Single with Parents (2008)
Spinning Into Butter (2007)
Americanizing Shelley (2007)
Stargate SG-1 (40 episodes, 2005-2007)
Two Families (2007)
Charlotte's Web (2006)
Stargate: Atlantis (5 episodes, 2005-2006)
The Good German (2006)
10.5: Apocalypse (2006)
I-See-You.Com (2006)
Into the West (2005)
Smile (2005)
The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
Evel Knievel (2004)
10.5 (2004)
Debating Robert Lee (2004)
The Agency (22 episodes, 2002-2003)
Out of the Ashes (2003)
Sightings: Heartland Ghost (2002)
We Were the Mulvaneys (2002)
The Agency (2001)
Boys Klub (2001)
Voyage of the Unicorn (2001)
The Christmas Secret (2000)
Songs in Ordinary Time (2000)
Meeting Daddy (2000)
Sordid Lives (2000)
Common Ground (2000)
The White River Kid (1999) .... Daddy Weed
... aka White River (USA: video title)
P.T. Barnum (1999)
Inherit the Wind (1999)
The Defenders: Taking the First (1998)
"Maximum Bob" (1998)
The Defenders: Choice of Evils (1998)
The Defenders: Payback (1997)
RocketMan (1997)
The Second Civil War (1997)
Jerry Maguire (1996) (uncredited)
Hidden in America (1996)
The Uninvited (1996)
Losing Chase (1996)
Nightjohn (1996)
A Stranger to Love (1996)
Memphis PD: War on the Streets (1996) (voice)
Kissinger and Nixon (1995)
Million Dollar Babies (1994)
Harts of the West (15 episodes, 1993-1994)
Secret Sins of the Father (1994)
Vault of Horror I (1994)
The Man with Three Wives (1993)
Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story (1993)
Sidekicks (1992)
Wildflower (1991)
Married to It (1991)
Tales from the Crypt (1 episode, 1991)
Without Warning: The James Brady Story (1991)
Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? (1990)
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? (1990)
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)
The Wizard (1989)
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (1989)
Signs of Life (1989)
Behind God's Back (1989)
The Iron Triangle (1989)
Just Another Secret (1989)
Seven Hours to Judgment (1988)
The Wild Pair (1987)
... aka The Devil's Odds
The Killing Time (1987)
The Thanksgiving Promise (1986)
A Fighting Choice (1986)
Outrage! (1986)
Alice in Wonderland (1985)
The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
The Red-Light Sting (1984)
Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
Witness for the Prosecution (1982)
Love Child (1982)
The Kid from Nowhere (1982)
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
Night Crossing (1981)
Silver Dream Racer (1980)
United States (1980)
The Runner Stumbles (1979)
The Fifth Musketeer (1979)
The Child Stealer (1979)
Norma Rae (1979)
Stubby Pringle's Christmas (1978)
The President's Mistress (1978)
Shimmering Light (1978)
Greased Lightning (1977)
The Four Feathers (1977)
Two-Minute Warning (1976)
Swashbuckler (1976)
Dragonfly (1976)
The Other Side of the Mountain (1975)
Medical Story (1975)
The Whirlwind (1974)
Benjamin Franklin (1974)
Lovin' Molly (1974)
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me (1974)
Your Three Minutes Are Up (1973)
The Man Without a Country (1973)
Child's Play (1972)
Hammersmith Is Out (1972)
The Christian Licorice Store (1971)
The Landlord (1970)
Adam's Woman (1970)
Insight (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Gaily, Gaily (1969)
The Legend of Jud Starr (1967)
National Velvet (1 episode, 1962)
A Pair of Boots (1962)
The Explosive Generation (1961)
Sea Hunt (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
Zane Grey Theater (1 episode, 1961)
The Clear Horizon (1960)
The Company She Keeps (1951)
Zamba (1949)
The Red Pony (1949)
Force of Evil (1948)
No Minor Vices (1948)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Chewing gum makers Wrigley on Monday suspended a commercial featuring Chris Brown after the popular R&B singer was arrested on suspicion of attacking a woman widely reported to be his singer girlfriend Rihanna .
The clean-cut Brown, 19, one of the fastest-rising stars of the last two years, was free on $50,000 bail, a day after the couple hurriedly canceled separate performances at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
Both the Brown and Rihanna camps were silent on Monday. Police sources told the Los Angeles Times that the woman who reported she had been attacked by Brown in the early hours of Sunday was 20-year-old Rihanna , singer of hits "Umbrella" and "Disturbia."
Wrigley said in a statement it was "concerned by the serious allegations" made against Brown, who was booked by police on suspicion of making a felony criminal threat.
The company said that while Brown should be afforded due legal process "we have made the decision to suspend the current advertising featuring Brown...until the matter is resolved."
Brown, who was competing against Rihanna in a Grammy category, was a spokesman for Doublemint gum and his hit song "Forever" was part of that advertising campaign.
Brown is also a pitchman for the long-running Got Milk? campaign, in which celebrities are photographed with a milk mustache. The Milk Processor Education Program said his participation was scheduled to end this week, as planned.
"The Milk Mustache campaign is taking the allegations against Chris Brown very seriously," the Washington, D.C.-based trade group said in a statement. "We are very proud and protective of the image of the Milk Mustache campaign and the responsible message it sends to teens."
The incident appeared to be out of character for Brown, who has been dating Barbados-born Rihanna for about a year and helped produce her album.
She was variously reported to have been left bruised, bleeding and even bitten in the attack, which took place shortly after she and Brown left a pre-Grammy party in Beverly Hills on Saturday night.
Police said the woman "suffered visible injuries" in the incident, which started in a car and continued as both parties got out. Los Angeles prosecutors are considering whether to formally charge Brown, who could face up to three years in prison if convicted, legal sources said.
Celebrity Web site Radaronline quoted an unidentified eyewitness who said she had seen Rihanna being treated at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Saturday.
" Rihanna was clearly very upset by what happened and I could hear her screaming. Rihanna was trying to get her point across about something. She sounded like she was crying," the eyewitness told Radaronline.com.
Rihanna 's publicist issued a brief statement on Sunday saying: " Rihanna is well. Thank you for concern and support."
Fans of both Rihanna and Brown, who made his name at age 16 with the single "Run It", were shocked by the incident.
People magazine pondered what had gone wrong, calling it a "Fairy-tale romance gone awry". One of hundreds of postings on the Us Weekly Web site said; "I just don't understand. it's so out of character of him. i really want to know the real story. i just can't believe he beat some girl. doesn't seem like him what so ever."
Eva Longoria Parker: Biography
Name:
Eva Longoria Parker
Date of Birth:
March 15, 1975
Place of Birth:
Corpus Christi, Texas
Opinionated and outspoken Desperate Housewives Latina starlet Eva Longoria is almost as well known for her risqué sense of style as she is for her role as the oversexed nymph on the aforementioned ABC hit, on which she stars opposite television veterans Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross, Felicity Huffman, and Nicollette Sheridan. Crediting her remarkable success in Hollywood to an unwavering determination to succeed and a strong sense of personal discipline, Longoria has enjoyed a steady rise to fame that shows no signs of slowing anytime soon. Considered in her youth as the "ugly duckling" among her three siblings due to her dark complexion, the future sexpot nevertheless had a happy childhood growing up on her family's Corpus Christie ranch, and by the time she earned the title of Miss Corpus Christie in 1998, any insecurities that might have resulted from her unfortunate family title had long faded. Though Longoria had numerous career options after earning her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Texas A&M-Kinsville, a new and empowering sense of self-confidence found the aspiring starlet opting instead to try her luck among the glitz and glamour of Hollywood.
Of course, it didn't take Tinseltown talent agents too long to notice a good thing when it came their way, and after procuring an agent and making her stage debut in a production of What the Rabbit Saw, Longoria was soon cast in a small role on the hit television series Beverly Hills 90210. A subsequent stint on the long-running daytime drama The Young and the Restless found Longoria's steady ascent to stardom perfectly on track, and although her trajectory may have been momentarily derailed due to roles in such forgettable efforts as the small-screen Dragnet revival in 2003 and a pair of throwaway straight-to-video features (Snitch'd and Señorita Justice), 2004 proved the year that everything came together for the determined actress when Desperate Housewives emerged as a surprise hit -- revitalizing an ailing ABC and setting breakout beauty Longoria back on the fast track to fame. Her role as a glamorous former runway model who is having an affair with her 17-year-old gardener showcased both Longoria's undeniable sensuality as well as her remarkable comedic skills, and fans were further impressed when Longoria took the dual roles of star and producer in the hit comedy/variety show Hot Tamales Live. The same year of her breakout success on Desperate Housewives, Longoria appeared opposite Anne Heche in the made-for-television thriller The Dead Will Tell, with subsequent roles in Carlita's Secret, Harsh Times, and The Sentinel pointing to a lucrative feature career in addition to her success on the small screen. Briefly married to actor Tyler Christopher from 2002 to 2005, Longoria moved further into the spotlight when she was chosen as the new face of cosmetics powerhouse L'Oréal in April of 2005.
Her place in Hollywood firmly established, Longoria appeared in the 2006 thriller The Sentinel, alongside Michael Douglas, and then in the Ben Stiller comedy The Heartbreak Kid in 2007. This would prove to be an important year for the actress as that summer she was married to basketball star Tony Parker. She didn't take much time off to celebrate her nuptials, however, as the next year she starred in the comedy Over Her Dead Body, in which she played a woman who is accidentally killed by an ice sculpture on her wedding day, and proceeds to haunt her fiancé. Eager to continue to flex her comedic muscle, Longoria then signed on for the family comedy Foodfight!. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Eva Longoria Parker: Photos
Eva Longoria Parker: Filmography
Foodfight! (2009) (completed) (voice)
Desperate Housewives (110 episodes, 2004-2009)
Vecinos (1 episode, 2009)
Childrens' Hospital (1 episode, 2008)
Lower Learning (2008)
Over Her Dead Body (2008)
The Heartbreak Kid (2007)
The Sentinel (2006)
George Lopez (1 episode, 2006)
Harsh Times (2005)
Hustler's Instinct (2005)
Carlita's Secret (2004)
Dragnet (10 episodes, 2003-2004)
The Dead Will Tell (2004)
Señorita Justice (2004)
Snitch'd (2003)
The Young and the Restless (1 episode, 2001-2003)
General Hospital (1 episode, 2000)
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1 episode, 2000)
Paris Hilton: Biography
Name:
Paris Hilton
Date of Birth:
February 17, 1981
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York
At one point, it would have been hard to define Paris Hilton. "Career heiress" doesn't cut it; nor does "party girl" or "high-ranking socialite-cum-model-cum-actress," and "American royalty" was arguably too dramatic a label for a woman whose true breakout role cost less to film than a night in a budget room at the neighborhood Hilton hotel. Luckily, as lackluster economies are wont to do, the early 2000s looked toward the financial elite and borrowed heavily from Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous in hopes of creating a new rush of money envy. Enter MTV Cribs, The Osbournes, Rich Girls, VH1's The Fabulous Life, and Paris Hilton, celebutante.
Heiress of hotel guru Conrad Hilton, Paris became famous for possessing the ingredients of fame, albeit minus the resumé. As she grew skinnier, blonder, wilder, and richer, society joyfully embraced her as gossip fodder and allowed her to adopt a movie-star mystique while waiving the irksome requirement of having starred in an actual movie. This is not to say Hilton has no film credits to her name; in 2001, she landed a cameo role as herself in Ben Stiller's Zoolander and later stretched her acting chops to play a rowdy clubber in The Cat in the Hat (2003). Unfortunately for Hilton, her small role in James Cox's crime thriller Wonderland that same year was overshadowed by a larger role in an explicit homemade sex video, which her ex-boyfriend promptly sold to the salivating Internet hoards. Interestingly enough, the ensuing lawsuit and barrage of negative publicity did nothing but bolster the ratings of The Simple Life, a reality show starring Hilton and fellow heiress Nicole Richie. The series chronicled Hilton and Richie's reactions to the pitfalls of "simple" living, such as holding a job and shopping in outlets that don't stock haute couture. While the show could never quite decide who the novelty was -- the ridiculous rich girls or "hayseed" townsfolk -- The Simple Life was, nonetheless, a huge success.
Still basking in the warmth of paparazzi camera flashes across the globe, Paris Hilton continued looking to further her acting career. She took on her biggest role at the time in Nine Lives, a straight-to-video supernatural thriller directed by newcomer Andrew Green. Attempts at horror and comedy followed, with, respectively, House of Wax (whose publicity proudly offered the opportunity to "See Paris die!") and the straight-to-video National Lampoon's Pledge This! Luckily for Hilton, she could fall back on a successful, prefab pop album (2006's Paris) and further seasons of The Simple Life, despite her falling out with Richie. In 2007, Hilton geared up for what would no doubt be the most challenging project of her young life, as she was sentenced to a short jail stay for driving with a suspended license. The media, predictably, anticipated the event with the fervor of a Roman audience waiting for a Christian to be thrown to hungry lions. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
Paris Hilton: Photos
Paris Hilton: Filmography
Pedal to the Metal (2008) (pre-production) (rumored)
Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
The Hottie & the Nottie (2008)
Pledge This! (2006)
Bottoms Up (2006)
House of Wax (2005)
American Dreams (1 episode, 2005)
Veronica Mars (1 episode, 2004)
The Hillz (2004)
Raising Helen (2004)
The O.C. (1 episode, 2004)
George Lopez (1 episode, 2004)
Las Vegas (1 episode, 2004)
The Cat in the Hat (2003)
Wonderland (2003)
L.A. Knights (2003)
QIK2JDG (2002)
Nine Lives (2002)
Wishman (1993)
Ben Stiller: Biography
Name:
Ben Stiller
Date of Birth:
November 30, 1965
Place of Birth:
New York, New York, USA
Born November 30, 1965, Ben is one of hollywood's top leading funnymen.
Benjamin Edward Stiller was born in New York City. His parents are Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. His father is Jewish, and is of Irish Catholic background, but she converted to Judaism when she married his father. His parents were both actor-comedians, and regularly took him on sets of their appearances. He also has an older sister named Amy.
Ben produced several little films early in his career, one of which got the attention of Saturday Night Live, which aired it. He was offered a job as a writer on SNL and even appeared on a couple episodes, but he left when they told him they didn't want him to write any more short films.
Ben did several producing, writing and directing gigs throughout the nineties.
Ben's biggest break into Hollywood as an actor had to be his role in "There's Something About Mary" opposite Cameron Diaz. Ben has since gone on to star in Meet The Parents & Meet The Fockers, Zoolander, The Royal Tenenbaums, Dodgeball, and Night At The Museum. Ben can be most recently be seen in the film Tropic Thunder.
Ben is a member of the "Frat Pack" that is made up of himself, Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Jack Black and Steve Carell, because of the many movies that they have starred along side together.
Ben is married to Christine Taylor. They have a daughter named Ella Olivia and a son named Quinlin Dempsey.
Ben is a self-professed "Trekkie", even appearing on a TV special expressing his love of Star Trek. Ben is a member of the Democratic Party, even donating to several campains.
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Ben Stiller: Photos
Ben Stiller: Filmography
Untitled Cameron Crowe Project (2010) (pre-production)
The Hardy Men (2010) (pre-production)
Greenberg (2010) (pre-production)
Master Mind (2010) (filming) (voice)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) (post-production)
The Marc Pease Experience (2009) (completed)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) (voice)
Rain of Madness (2008)
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Elmo's Christmas Countdown (2007) (voice)
The Heartbreak Kid (2007)
Untitled Christine Taylor Project (2007)
Night at the Museum (2006)
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Event for Autism Education (2006)
School for Scoundrels (2006)
Danny Roane: First Time Director (2006)
Arrested Development (3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Madagascar (2005) (voice)
Meet the Fockers (2004)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
Envy (2004)
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
Along Came Polly (2004)
Duplex (2003)
Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Zoolander (2001)
Meet the Parents (2000)
Freaks and Geeks (1 episode, 2000)
Keeping the Faith (2000)
The Independent (2000)
Mission: Improbable (2000)
Black and White (1999)
Mystery Men (1999)
The Suburbans (1999)
Permanent Midnight (1998)
Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)
There's Something About Mary (1998)
Zero Effect (1998)
Backstreet Boyz (1998)
Behind the Zipper with Magda (1998)
Derek Zoolander University (1997)
Friends (1 episode, 1997)
Derek Zoolander: Male Model (1996)
The Cable Guy (1996)
Flirting with Disaster (1996)
If Lucy Fell (1996)
Heavy Weights (1995)
Reality Bites (1994)
2 Stupid Dogs (1993)
The Nutt House (1992) (uncredited)
Highway to Hell (1992)
Working Tra$h (1990)
Stella (1990)
Next of Kin (1989)
That's Adequate (1989)
Elvis Stories (1989)
Fresh Horses (1988)
The Hustler of Money (1988)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Miami Vice (1 episode, 1987)
The House of Blue Leaves (1987)
Hot Pursuit (1987)
Saturday Night Live (1 episode, 1987)
Shoeshine (1987)
Kate & Allie (1 episode, 1986)
Kate McShane (1 episode, 1975)
