Laura Marano is an American actress and singer known for her role as Ally Dawson in the Disney Channel series Austin & Ally. She has also appeared in other TV shows like Without a Trace, Back to You, and Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? Marano has released several singles as a singer, including Boombox and Me. She is the younger sister of actress Vanessa Marano and attended the University of Southern California. Marano has starred in various films and TV movies, including A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish, The Perfect Date and Choose Love. Siblings Laura has one sibling,…
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Lolo Jones is an American hurdler and bobsledder who specializes in the 60-meter and 100-meter hurdles. She has won three NCAA titles and garnered 11 All-American honors while at Louisiana State University. Jones began the 2009 indoor season in Europe, scoring victories in the 60 m hurdles with world-leading times of 7.82 seconds in Karlsruhe and Birmingham. She returned to the States and won the national indoor title in the 60 m hurdles. Jones is a devout Christian and often prays before competitions. She has openly shared her experience with egg freezing. Jones states she struggles with passive suicidal thoughts…
Kaillie Humphries is a Canadian-American bobsledder who has achieved remarkable success in her career. Representing Canada, she won Olympic gold medals in the two-woman bobsled event at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Humphries became the first female bobsledder to defend an Olympic title and the first Canadian woman to win Olympic gold in bobsled. She has also won numerous World Championship medals, including five gold medals, making her the most decorated woman in bobsled history. In 2021, Humphries became the first female bobsledder to win a double world title, sweeping both the two-woman and monobob events…
Lauren Lapkus is an American actress and comedian known for her roles in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black and the HBO series Crashing. She began her acting career with roles in sitcoms like Hot in Cleveland, The Middle and Are You There, Chelsea? Lapkus has also appeared in films such as Jurassic World and The Wrong Missy. She is known for her comedic timing and improv skills. She has performed improv regularly with groups like UCB’s Asssscat and Wild Horses. Lapkus has also launched several of her own podcasts, including With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus and Newcomers.…
James Marsden is an American actor known for his roles in the X-Men film series, The Notebook, Superman Returns, Hairspray, Enchanted and the Sonic the Hedgehog movies. He began his acting career in the 1990s, guest starring in TV shows like Saved by the Bell: The New Class and Party of Five. Marsden gained prominence in the early 2000s playing Cyclops in the X-Men films from 2000 to 2014. He has also starred in a variety of other films, including romantic dramas like The Notebook, family-friendly movies like Enchanted and Hop and comedies like Hairspray and Anchorman 2: The Legend…
Jesco White is an American folk dancer and entertainer known as the Dancing Outlaw. He is best known as the subject of three documentary films that detail his desire to follow in the footsteps of his famous father, D. Ray White, while dealing with personal struggles such as depression, drug addiction and alcoholism. Jesco’s unique dancing style is a mix of tap and clog dancing that is native to the Appalachian region. He has gained a cult following over the years, with numerous musicians creating tribute songs about him and his family. Jesco has also made appearances in various media,…
Jack Ruby was an American nightclub owner who murdered Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963, two days after Oswald was accused of assassinating President John F. Kennedy. Ruby shot and mortally wounded Oswald on live television in the basement of the Dallas Police Headquarters. He was immediately arrested and found guilty of murder with malice, receiving the death penalty. His conviction was later overturned on appeal, but he died of a pulmonary embolism shortly after being diagnosed with cancer before a new trial could be held. The Warren Commission concluded that Ruby acted alone in killing Oswald and that…
Ilyasah Shabazz is an American author, community organizer, social activist and motivational speaker. She was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1962, and witnessed the assassination of her father, Malcolm X, at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan at the age of 2. After Malcolm X’s death, the family moved to Mount Vernon, New York where Shabazz had an apolitical upbringing. Shabazz is an award-winning author who has written several books, including her memoir, Growing Up X, children’s books about her father and mother’s childhoods, and a young adult novel, X. She is a trustee for the Malcolm X and Dr.…
Jazz Smollett is a 42-year-old lifestyle guru, producer, cook, interior decorator and author. She is known for co-hosting and producing the CLEO TV series, Living By Design, alongside her brother Jake Smollett. Jazz has appeared on various TV shows like The Today Show, The Rachael Ray Show and Home and Family to share her expertise in cooking, lifestyle tips and home design. She has also released a cookbook titled The Family Table: Recipes and Moments From A Nomadic Life. In addition to her on-screen work, Jazz is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and has produced award…
Jean Kennedy Smith was an American diplomat, activist, and humanitarian who served as United States Ambassador to Ireland from 1993 to 1998. She was the eighth of nine children born to Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald, and the last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Senator Edward M. Kennedy. As ambassador, Smith played a key role in the Northern Ireland peace process, including persuading the Clinton administration to grant a visa to Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams in 1994. She was awarded honorary Irish citizenship in 1998 in recognition of her service.…
Alex Pettyfer is a British actor and model. He rose to prominence in 2006 when he was cast as the lead character Alex Rider in the film adaptation of the novel Stormbreaker, for which he was nominated for a Young Artist Award and an Empire Award. Pettyfer has since appeared in several other films, including I Am Number Four, Beastly, Magic Mike, and The I-Land. He has also worked as a model, appearing in campaigns for brands like Burberry. Pettyfer was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England in 1990. He began his career as a child model and actor, appearing in…
Portia Doubleday is an American actress best known for her roles as Sheeni Saunders in Youth in Revolt and as Angela Moss in Mr. Robot. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, and comes from a show business family – her parents are former professional actors and her older sister Kaitlin is also an actress. Doubleday first appeared in a commercial at age 8 and had a small role in the film Legend of the Mummy (1998). After graduating high school, she was cast in the pilot episode of the TV series United States of Tara, but was…
Isabella Calthorpe is an English socialite, actress and model. She comes from a prominent family, being the daughter of property developer John Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe and Lady Mary-Gaye Curzon. Calthorpe studied at the University of Edinburgh and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She has appeared in films such as Stage Beauty and How to Lose Friends & Alienate People and TV series like The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Harley Street and Trinity. Calthorpe was reportedly the object of a crush by Prince William in 2004, which allegedly contributed to a temporary split between William and Kate Middleton at the time.…
Eric Nam is an American singer, songwriter and television personality based in South Korea. Since his debut in 2013, he has achieved significant success, being named GQ Korea’s Man of the Year in 2016, included on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia in 2017, and honored as one of YouTube Music’s Global Trending Artists on the Rise in 2019. Nam was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from Boston College in 2011 with a major in International Studies and a minor in Asian Studies. He initially worked as a business analyst at Deloitte Consulting in New York City before…
Gabriella Wilde is an English actress and model. She was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire in 1989 and is descended from the aristocratic Gough-Calthorpe family. She began her career as a model, being spotted at age 14 by Naomi Campbell and joining her agency Premier Model Management. Wilde appeared in campaigns for companies like L.K.Bennett, Lacoste, Abercrombie & Fitch, Burberry and Topshop, and posed for magazines like InStyle, Cosmopolitan, Vogue and Nylon. She later transitioned into acting, appearing in films such as The Three Musketeers, Carrie, Endless Love and Wonder Woman 1984. Wilde has also had roles on television, including in…