"I think of myself as being a bit of a wimp deep down -- a bourgeois wimp -- and I'm fighting that. I think all Brits are maybe."
- Helen Mirren
Carrie Underwood won the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. As a result, she earned a record contract with Arista Records and her first disc, Some Hearts (2005), has been certified platinum five times. At the 2006 Billboard Music Awards Some Hea watch now
The past two years have been an insane whirlwind of success for Rihanna. In 2004, she was still a teenager who enjoyed participating in beauty pageants and school talent shows in her native Barbados. But a chance encounter with a record producer who watch now
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The actress Christina Hendricks first got her big break on the hit television show "Beggars & Choosers," but she also had recurring roles in shows such as "ER" and "Firefly", as well as guest-starring in many others. In addition to TV, the actress ha watch now
Hayden Christensen is a Golden Globe-nominated Canadian actor. He appeared in Canadian television programs when he was young, then diversified into American television in the late 1990s. watch now
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Twice nominated "Sexiest Man Alive" by People Magazine, Brad Pitt began stealing scenes as J.D., the hitch-hiking thief in "Thelma & Louise" (1991). He hasn't looked back since and remains one of the hottest young actors in Hollywood. He's received c watch now
Ben Bernanke (Benjamin Shalom Bernanke) was born on Sunday, December 13, 1953 in Augusta and he is a famous economist from United States of Jewish religion. watch now
Minnie Driver is an Emmy-, BAFTA- and Academy Award-nominated English actress and singer-songwriter. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting. watch now
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A fiercely independent actress who refuses to be pressed into a conventional mode or typecast, Eva Mendes was studying marketing in the late '90s when an agent stumbled across her photo while perusing Mendes's neighbor's portfolio. watch now
Sienna Rose Miller was born on December 28, 1981, in New York City, but she and her family moved to England while she was a child. Though Sienna studied at Lee Strasberg's acting academy, her early career aspirations involved modeling. She was associ watch now
One of the most versatile and charismatic actresses that Hollywood has to offer, Holly Hunter has made a name for herself with smart, strong portrayals of dependably eccentric women. watch now
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