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A striking young woman with a strong vocal resemblance to the young Whitney Houston and a large mop of blonde corkscrew curls, Leona Lewis won the third series of the British reality talent show The X Factor in a landslide. (For non-Brits: The X Fact watch now
Olivia Munn began her career being credited as Lisa Munn. However, since 2006, she has been using the name Olivia Munn professionally. Also since 2006, Munn has been one of the faces of the cable network G4, hosting a number of shows for the network, watch now
Mendes has risen to near A-list status thanks to bit parts in music videos, like Will Smith's "Miami," and supporting roles in blockbuster movies, like Exit Wounds (2001), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), and Training Day (2001) with Denzel Washington. In 20 watch now
Originally a classical ballet student, Cruz first turned her attention toward acting as a teenager and soon found frequent work on TV shows and music videos. This exposure snowballed into movie roles, including the film All About My Mother (1999), he watch now
Alessandra Ambrosio was born in Erexim, Brazil, on the 11th of April, 1981. Her modeling career started when she decided to take modeling lessons in Brazil. The course led to her participation in Elite's Look of the Year contest in 1996, which eventu watch now
Dania Ramirez (born November 8, 1979) is a Dominican-American TV film actress. She is most recently known for playing a recurring character during the last season of The Sopranos and as Maya Herrera in Heroes. She also played Callisto in X-Men: The L watch now
Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (born 17 July 1977), better known by her stage name M.I.A., is a British songwriter, record producer, vocalist and artist. watch now
Alec Baldwins commanding onscreen presence, coupled with an riveting intensity and gravelly voice few actors possessed, won him big screen acclaim in The Hunt for Red October (1990), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Cooler (2003) and The Depar watch now
Junot Díaz (born 31 December 1968) is a Dominican-American writer and professor at MIT. Central to Díaz's work is the duality of the immigrant experience. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao watch now
David William Duchovny (born August 7, 1960) is a two-time Golden Globe Award-winning American actor, best known for his roles as FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder on The X-Files and as Hank Moody on Californication. watch now
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Khaled Hosseini (born March 4, 1965) is an American novelist and physician originally from Afghanistan. He is now a citizen of the United States. His 2003 debut novel, The Kite Runner, was an international bestseller, selling in more than 10 million watch now
A star in his native Australia thanks to his work on television and in musical theatre, actor Hugh Jackman became known to American audiences through his role as Logan/Wolverine in Bryan Singer's lavish adaptation of the popular Marvel comic X-Men (2 watch now
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Robert Thomas-Pattinson (born 13 May 1986) is an English actor, model and musician. He is best known for playing Edward Cullen in the film adaptation of Twilight, based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer, and for the role of Cedric Diggory in Harry Pott watch now
Rachel Anne Griffiths (born 18 December 1968) is an Australian Golden Globe- and SAG Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-nominated film and television, actress known primarily for her roles in films and television. Among her many no watch now
With her golden hair and golden voice, Jessica Simpson has gained a great deal of success and fame in less than 10 years in the music business. With three gold and two multiplatinum records, she has risen to the top echelon of female pop singers in N watch now
American actress Hayden Panettiere was born on August 21, 1989, in Palisades, New York. Hayden began her acting career at 11 months when she appeared in a commercial for Playskool, and she has appeared in over 50 commercials. She is most known for he 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
Early in her career, it looked as though actress Kristin Scott Thomas was going to be relegated to playing the kind of elegantly bloodless British women she portrayed in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), but with her role as the aristocratic but pa watch now
Alessandra Corine Ambrósio is a Brazilian model. Her last name is spelled Ambrósio, but the diacritic mark is omitted in her modeling work. She was described by Tyra Banks as "The future of the modeling world". watch now
Alison "Ali" Stephens (born May 10, 1991) is an American fashion model. She was born in California but has also lived in Florida, Ohio, Indiana, and Utah. As of October 2007, she resides in Salt Lake City, Utah. watch now
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Melissa Rose Haro is an American model who appeared in the 2008 & 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Her photo shoot was set in the Cayman Islands during the Pirate Week festival and included many photos in keeping with its motif. watch now
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50 Cent has also pursued an acting career, appearing in the semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin' in 2005 and the Iraq War film Home of the Brave in 2006. watch now
George Harvey Strait (born May 18, 1952) is a Grammy Award-winning American country music singer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-ro watch now
Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente Scherzinger (also known as Nicole Kea) (born June 29, 1978), is an American singer, dancer, songwriter and occasional actress best known for her work as the lead vocalist for the Pussycat Dolls. watch now
Kanye West (full name Kanye Omari West) was born on June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He is a very talented and famous American singer and songwriter. watch now
Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Madonna is known for exploring religious symbolism and sexual themes in her work. This drew criticism from the Vatican in the late 1980s. watch now
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