Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger?

Arnold Schwarzenegger's biography

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Marilyn Monroe behind the glamour

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs (born February 24, 1955)

Steven (Steve) Paul Jobs is an American business magnate and inventor. He was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs. His biological parents are Abdulfattah Jandali, a Syrian Muslim and Joanne Simpson woho later married and gave birt to Steve's biological sister, the novelist Mona Simpson.

Career

Steve Jobs is co-founder, chairman, and former chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Jobs also previously served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios; he became a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company in 2006, following the acquisition of Pixar by Disney.
In the late 1970s, Jobs, with other Apple co-founders designed, developed, and marketed one of the first commercially successful lines of personal computers, the Apple II series. In the early 1980s, Jobs was among the first to see the commercial potential of the mouse-driven graphical user interface which led to the creation of the Macintosh. After losing a power struggle with the board of directors in 1984, Jobs resigned from Apple and founded NeXT, a computer platform development company specializing in the higher education and business markets. Apple's subsequent 1996 buyout of NeXT brought Jobs back to the company he co-founded, and he served as its CEO from 1997 until 2011. In 1986, he acquired the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm Ltd which was spun off as Pixar Animation Studios. He remained CEO and majority shareholder at 50.1% until its acquisition by The Walt Disney company in 2006. Consequently Jobs became Disney's largest individual shareholder at 7% and a member of Disney's Board of Directors.
Innovative productsJobs emphasized the importance of design and understanding the crucial role aesthetics play in public appeal. His work driving forward the development of products that are both functional and elegant has earned him a devoted following. In recent years, the company has branched out, introducing and improving upon innovative digital appliances. With the introduction of the iPod portable music player, iTunes digital music software, and the iTunes Store, the company made forays into consumer electronics and music distribution. In 2007, Apple entered the cellular phone business with the introduction of the iPhone, a multi-touch display cell phone, which also included the features of an iPod and, with its own mobile browser, revolutionized the mobile browsing scene.

Resignation

On August 24, 2011, Jobs announced his resignation from his role as Apple's CEO for health reasons. he was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his pancreas. In his letter of resignation, Jobs strongly recommended that the Apple executive succession plan be followed and Tim Cook be named as his successor. Per his request, Jobs was appointed chairman of Apple's board of directors

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Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. He was born on August 24, 1947 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As a teenager, Coelho wanted to become a writer to which his family was opposed. At 17, Coelho's introversion and opposition to following a traditional path led to his parents committing him to a mental institution from which he escaped three times before being released at the age of 20.

Songwriter

At his parents' wishes, Coelho enrolled in law school and abandoned his dream of becoming a writer. One year later, he dropped out and lived life as a hippie, traveling through South America, North Africa, Mexico, and Europe and becoming immersed in the drug culture of the 1960s. Upon his return to Brazil, Coelho worked as a songwriter which made him earn a living. In 1974, Coelho was arrested for "subversive" activities by the ruling military government, who had taken power ten years earlier and viewed his lyrics as left-wing and dangerous.
In 1986, Coelho walked the 500-plus mile Road of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain, a turning point in his life. On the path, Coelho had a spiritual awakening, which he described autobiographically in The Pilgrimage. In an interview, Coelho stated

"[In 1986], I was very happy in the things I was doing. I was doing something that gave me food and water – to use the metaphor in "The Alchemist", I was working, I had a person who I loved, I had money, but I was not fulfilling my dream. My dream was, and still is, to be a writer."

Succes as a writer

After making the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in 1986, Coelho wrote The Pilgrimage. The following year, Coelho wrote The Alchemist which has gone on to sell more than 65 million copies, becoming one of the best-selling books in history, and has been translated into more than 70 languages.
After this success Paulo Coelho is a strong advocate of spreading his books through peer-to-peer file sharing networks and pirating websites. He even provides free translations of many of his books.

Who is 50 cent?

50 Cent

Curtis James Jackson III  was born on July 6, 1975. He is better known by his stage name 50 Cent. He is an American rapper and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) and The Massacre (2005). These albums have been certified eight times and five times platinum , respectively, by the RIAA (The Recording Industry Association of America.) Get Rich or Die Tryin'  has sold over 15 million copies worldwide while The Massacre has sold 11 million copies worldwide.

Drug dealer

Born in South Jamaica, Queens, Jackson began drug dealing at the age of twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic. After leaving drug dealing to pursue a rap career, he was shot at and struck by nine bullets during an incident in 2000. After releasing his album Guess Who's Back? in 2002, Jackson was discovered by rapper Eminem and signed to Interscope Records. With the help of Eminem and Dr. Dre, who produced his first major commercial successes, Jackson became one of the world's highest selling rappers. In 2003, he founded the record label G-Unit Records, which signed several successful rappers such as Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo. Jackson has also engaged in feuds with other rappers including Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Cam'ron, Rick Ross, and former G-Unit members The Game and Young Buck.

Success

Jackson has pursued an acting career, appearing in the semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin' in 2005, the Iraq War film Home of the Brave in 2006, and Righteous Kill in 2008. 50 Cent was ranked as the sixth best artist of the 2000–2009 decade by Billboard  magazine. The magazine also ranked him as the fourth top male artist and as the third top rapper behind Eminem and Nelly.

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Who is Lady Gaga?

Her early life

Lady Gaga's original name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. She was in New York City on March 28, 1986. She is the eldest child of Italian American Joseph Germanotta, an internet entrepreneur, and Cynthia. She is left-handed[17] and began learning to play piano aged four. She wrote her first piano ballad at 13 and began performing at open mike nights (is a live show where audience members may perform at the microphone) by age 14. Lady Gaga was raised a Roman Catholic.

At age 17, Gaga gained early admission to the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and lived in a NYU dorm on 11th Street. There she studied music and improved her songwriting skills by composing essays and analytical papers focusing on topics such as art, religion, social issues and politics.[18][28] Gaga wrote an 80-page thesis on pop artists Spencer Tunick and Damien Hirst; research that prepared her for her future career focus in "music, art, sex and celebrity.". However, she didn't finish her studies and to start her career as a singer and sonwriter.

Her career

Lady Gaga started her career by signing contract with Def Jam Recordings at the age of 19 and larter with songwriter and producer RedOne. She began experimenting with drugs soon after, while performing at neo-burlesque shows.

"Iwent to a Catholic school but it was on the New York underground that I found myself."

Her father did not understand the reason behind her drug intake and could not look at her for several months
Lady Gaga's real career started with Akon who recognized her vocal abilities, and signed her to his own label, Kon Live Distribution.

Gaga came to prominence following the release of her debut studio album The Fame (2008), which was a commercial success and achieved international popularity with the singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face". The album reached number one on the record charts of six countries, accomplished positions within the top-ten worldwide, and topped the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart while simultaneously peaking at number two on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. Achieving similar worldwide success, The Fame Monster (2009), its follow-up, produced a further two global chart-topping singles "Bad Romance" and "Telephone" and allowed her to embark on a second global headlining concert tour, The Monster Ball Tour, just months after having finished her first, The Fame Ball Tour. Her second studio album, Born This Way, is scheduled for release on May 23, 2011 after the arrival of its eponymous lead single "Born This Way", which achieved the number-one spot in countries worldwide and was the fastest-selling single in iTunes history, selling one million copies in five days.

Influence and success

Inspired by glam rock (a style of rock and pop music that developed in the UK in the early 1970s, which was performed by singers and musicians who wore outrageous clothes, makeup and hairstyles) artists like David Bowie, Elton John and Queen, as well as pop singers such as Madonna, Michael Jackson, and Amy Winehouse, Gaga is well-recognized for her outré sense of style in fashion, in performance and in her music videos.

Her contributions to the music industry have garnered her numerous achievements including five Grammy Awards, among twelve nominations; two Guinness World Records; and the estimated sale of fifteen million albums and fifty-one million singles worldwide. Billboard named her both the Artist of the Year in 2010 and the top selling artist of 2010; ranking her as the 73rd Artist of the 2000s decade. Gaga has been included in Time magazine's annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world as well as Forbes' list of the 100 Most Powerful and Influential celebrities in the world. Forbes also placed her at number seven on their annual list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women.

Albums

• The Fame (2008)
• The Fame Monster (2009)
• Born This Way (2011)

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Who is James Blunt?

His life

James Hillier Blount, famous as James Blunt, is an English singer, songwriter and musician, and former army officer. He was born on 22 February 1974 at an army hospital in Tidworth, Wiltshire, England. He spent his childhood living in England, Cyprus, and Germany, while his father, a Colonel in the British Army Air Corps, and military helicopter pilot, was posted at various times. James Blunt has two younger siblings. His father instilled in him a love of flying, and he earned his pilot's licence at age 16. The Blount family has a long history of military service, dating from the 10th century. He became an officer in the Life Guards, a Cavalry regiment of the British Army, and served under NATO in Kosovo during the conflict there in 1999. While posted to Kosovo, Blunt was introduced to the work of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF or "Doctors Without Borders"). Since then, Blunt has supported MSF by holding meet-and-greet auctions at many of his concerts. He also fights for environmental causes.

His career

James Blunt's debut album, Back to Bedlam and single releases, including You're Beautiful and Goodbye My Lover, made him famous in 2005. His repertoire can be best described as a mix of acoustic-tinged pop, rock and folk. After recording on the independent American label Custard Records, Blunt won two BRIT Awards (the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards), two Ivor Novello Awards (named after the Cardiff born entertainer Ivor Novello- These are awards for songwriting and composing), and by 2006 was nominated for five Grammy Awards. The following year, he released his second album All the Lost Souls (2007). Blunt's third studio album, Some Kind of Trouble, was released in November 2010. Worldwide, Blunt has sold over 15 million albums.

Who is Katrina Kaif?

Katrina Kaif is a British Indian actress and former model. She was born in Hong Kong. Her father is Indian and her mother is British.

Early life

Her parents divorced when she was very young. She began her modeling career at the age fourteen; her first job was for a jewelry campaign. She continued modeling in London under a contract with the Models 1 Agency and did campaigns for houses such as La Senza and Arcadius, and even walked on the London Fashion Week. She moved to Mumbai after meeting London-based filmmaker Kaizad Gustad, who gave her a part in his film Boom (2003). In India, however, filmmakers were initially hesitant to sign her because she could not speak Hindi. But later she was offered a series of roles.

Movies

• Kaif saw moderate success with the 2005 film Sarkar, where she played the bit part of Abhishek Bachchan's girlfriend, and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005), where she was paired opposite Salman Khan.
• In 2007, Kaif appeared in her first major hit movie, Namastey London, wherein she starred as a British Indian girl alongside Akshay Kumar for the second time after the box office letdown Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006). 
• Her run of hit films continued with Apne, Partner, and Welcome.
• In 2008, she played the villain role for the first time in Abbas-Mustan's hit action thriller Race. She played the role of Saif Ali Khan's secretary who is secretly in love with his hostile stepbrother (played by Akshay Khanna). Kaif's second release of the year was Anees Bazmee's production Singh Is Kinng, opposite Akshay Kumar. The film was a big success at the box office. Kaif's final release of the year, Subhash Ghai's Yuvvraaj, was a commercial failure, but its script has made its way into the Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for artistic merits, original screenplay with a substance, and the film as a whole.
• Kaif's first release for 2009, New York, with John Abraham, was a critical and commercial success. Kaif's performance was highly regarded.
  She next played a bit role as a biker chick in the multi-starrer action film Blue, popularly known as India's first underwater thriller, which performed decently at the box office. The film was not successful.
  At the year's end, she appeared in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, with Ranbir Kapoor, and De Dana Dan with Akshay Kumar. Both films were commercial successes.
• Kaif's first film of 2010 was Raajneeti, where she appeared opposite Ranbir Kapoor. The film did extremely well at the box office, receiving a blockbuster status. She is also starred in Farah Khan's Tees Maar Khan with Akshay Kumar. The film was released on 24 December 2010. Although the film was not successful, Kaif's item song Sheila Ki Jawani was a hit.
  

Success

Aside from film acting, she has a number of endorsement deals, and is one of the top paid Bollywood actresses in this respect. Katrina Kaif was also voted the sexiest Asian woman in the world by Eastern Eye in the years 2008, 2009 and 2010.

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Who is Laurence Fishburne?

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence John Fishburne is an American actor of screen and stage, as well as a playwright, director, and producer. Fishburne was born in Augusta, Georgia, on July 30, 1961, the son of Hattie Bell, a junior high school mathematics and science teacher, and Laurence John Fishburne, Jr., a juvenile corrections officer. His parents divorced during his childhood and he moved with his mother to Brooklyn, New York.

Career

Layrence Fishburne started acting at the age of twelve, getting his first job in 1973 but his real career started during the 80s when he had a minor role in Steven Spielberg film The Color Purple. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Morpheus in the Matrix science fiction film trilogy, and as singer-musician Ike Turner in the Tina Turner biopic What's Love Got to Do With It. He became the first African American to portray Othello in a motion picture by a major studio when he appeared in Oliver Parker's 1995 film adaption of the Shakespearean play. Currently, he stars as Dr. Raymond Langston on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Family

Fishburne married actress Hajna O. Moss in 1985, in New York. They have two children together: a son, Langston, born in 1987, and a daughter, Montana, born in 1991, a pornographic actress. Fishburne is now married to actress Gina Torres, whom he wed on September 22, 2002. They have a child, Delilah (born in 2007), and live in Hollywood.

Scandal

Fishburne's daughter became a pornographic actress and released her first adult video. She told the press:

"I hope it's not hurting him. It wasn't done to hurt him," Montana tells PEOPLE. "But I think it will take time and talking through the issues. Eventually, I hope he will be proud of me."

Montana filmed the video, under the alias Chippy D, before telling her family, so they couldn't try to talk her out of it.

"Being in an adult film is not a big deal to me," Montana says. "It's something I always wanted to do. I have always been comfortable in my body and with my sexuality."

Laurence Fishburne reportedly reacted with "stunned silence" when he heard the news.

Project

Fishburne is a big fan of Paulo Coelho and plans to produce a movie based on the novel, The Alchemist.

Who is Michael Jackson?

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson (also refered to as the king of pop) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actor, choreographer, poet, businessman, philanthropist and record producer. He was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, an industrial suburb of Chicago.

Early Life

His mother, Katherine used to work in a store. His father, Joseph Jackson, was a minor and also a musician in a band called The Falcons. He was a violent and authoritarian father. Michael, his five brothers (Tito, Jackie, Marlon, Jermaine and Randy) and his 3 three sisters (Maureen, Janet and La Toya) were strictly educated and did not have much freedom. Michale reported that his father used to whip him and sometimes abused him verballyJackson, saying that he had a fat nose on numerous occasions.

The Jackson 5

Michael and Marlon joined the Jackson Brothers – a band formed by brothers Jackie, Tito, and Jermaine. When he was eight, Jackson began sharing the lead vocals with his older brother Jermaine, and the group's name was changed to The Jackson 5. They participated in many contests and won all the prizes. The band toured the Midwest extensively from 1966 to 1968, frequently performing at a string of black clubs known as the "chitlin' circuit". The Jackson 5 recorded several songs, including "Big Boy", for the local record label Steeltown in 1967, before signing with Motown Records in 1968. Rolling Stone magazine later described the young Michael as "a prodigy" with "overwhelming musical gifts," writing that he "quickly emerged as the main draw and lead singer.
In June 1975, the Jackson 5 signed with Epic Records, a subsidiary of CBS Records and renamed themselves the Jacksons. Younger brother Randy formally joined the band around this time, while Jermaine left to pursue a solo career. They continued to tour internationally, releasing six more albums between 1976 and 1984, during which Jackson was the lead songwriter, writing hits such as "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)", "This Place Hotel," and "Can You Feel It"

Solo career

he teamed up with Quincy Jones, who agreed to produce Jackson's next solo album, Off the Wall. It was the first album to generate four U.S. top 10 hits, including the chart-topping singles "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" and "Rock with You." In 1982, Jackson released what proved to be by far the biggest album of his career, and arguably the biggest pop album ever by any artist - Thriller. It was the first album to have seven Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles, including "Billie Jean", "Beat It," and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'."
Later, he debuted his signature dance move, the moonwalk.
On January 27, 1984, Michael and other members of the Jacksons filmed a Pepsi Cola commercial.  In front of a full house of fans during a simulated concert, pyrotechnics accidentally set Jackson's hair on fire. He suffered second-degree burns to his scalp. Jackson underwent treatment to hide the scars on his scalp, and he also had his third rhinoplasty shortly thereafter.
A release of  Bad (1987), was highly anticipated. Although  Bad was a great success in its own right, it did not top Thriller as a commercial or artistic triumph. Then a series of success and tours followed.

The media

The media couldn't remain indiferrent to these successes.They reported extensively on  his private lifewhich they displayed for the public. There were a lot of reports and comments on his physical transformations and disease. The rumors were revived in May 2009, when the singer went on numerous occasions in institutions specializing in the treatment of skin cancers.
His private life was also under a lot of speculations. The media were interestd in his a brief marriage to Lisa Marie Presley, his union with his nurse, Deborah Rowe who gave him two children, a boy, named Prince and a little girl named Paris, allegation about child sexual abuse.

The end of an eventful life

On March 5, 2009, the center of financial problems, Michael Jackson finally announced a series of 50 concerts in London starting in July 2009. This event would mark his return on stage for the first time since 2002. Nevertheless, many pessimistic voices expressed in the media about the singer's ability to provide these concerts. In May 2009, Michael Jackson decided to postpone the first concerts to better prepare''shows.''

Unfortunately, while his fans were looking foward to attending the event, the joy of finding Michael in concert will nevr occur agian. Michael suffered a heart attack on Thursday, June 25, 2009. Despite resuscitation performed by the emergency medical team, he has unfortunately not survived. It's the end of a beautiful and great musical history ...

Who is Rowan Sebastian Atkinson?

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson

The son of a farmer, the young Rowan Atkinson grew up in the family farm with his two brothers Rupert and Rodney. He subsequently joined the University of Newcastle and the prestigious University of Oxford, where he graduated in electrical engineering. During this period he met screenwriter Richard Curtis, with whom he co wrote many comedies which he performed throughout his career.

Radio and TV

In 1979, he co-wrote and made his debut as an actor in the program 'Not the Nine O'Clock News' which was a huge success. He then won an Emmy Award and a British Academy Award in 1980. Rowan Atkinson became a very popular British television comic .

Career in cinema

Rowan Arkinson makes his first appearance in cinema, in the James Bond "Never Say Never Again" in 1983. Alternating between television, stage and film, he returns to the big screen in 1989 with the movie "The Tall Guy". But it was with his awkward role as a priest in "Four Weddings and a Funeral, alongside Hugh Grant and Kristin Scott Thomas in 1994, taht the international public discovers Rowan Atkinson.
Mr Bean series, which is based on a character developed by Rowan Atkinson at university, is a huge success. The series followed the exploits of Mr. Bean, described by Atkinson as "a child in a grown man's body", who tries to solve problems presented by everyday tasks and often causes disruption in the process.
A movie, 'Bean', based on the series was produced in 1997. In 2002, he plays a villain in "Scooby-Doo" and portrays a hapless secret agent in "Johnny English". More films followed subsequently.

Who is Charlie Chaplin?

Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin

Early life

• Sir Charles Spencer (Charlie Chaplin) was an English comic actor and film director of the silent film era, and became one of the most well-known film stars in the world.
• He is well-known for his performances as the tramp and won, a sympathetic comic character with ill-fitting clothes and a moustach.
• He was born in a family of artists on 16 April 1889 in East Street, Walworth, London, England.
• His father, Charles Spencer Chaplin Sr, was a vocalist and an actor and his mother, Hannah Chaplin, was a singer and an actress.
• Chaplin's father, Charles Chaplin Sr., was an alcoholic and had little contact with his son. He died of cirrhosis of the liver when Charlie was twelve in 1901.
• Because their mother was mentally ill, Charlie and his half brother, Sydney, had to unite and struggle desperate poverty in order to survive.
• The two brothers gravitated to the Music Hall while still very young. They proved their natural stage talent.
• Chaplin's mother died in 1928 in Hollywood, seven years after having been brought to the U.S. by her sons.
• Charlie and Sydney didin't know that they had another half-brother through their mother until later until years later, Wheeler Dryden (1892–1957). The latter was briought up abroad by his father. He later joined Chaplin and Sydney and worked for them.

The United States

• During one of his tours to the United Staes, Chaplin was hired by Mac Sennet for his studio, the Keystone Film Company as a replacement for Ford Sterling.
• He performed in Making a living and later invented the tramp character which has become famous all over the world.
• The tramp was associated with the silent era and haplin resisted to make talking films until later in his career when he Chaplin made the tramp sing a nonesense song at the end of the movie.

The Tramp

"The Tramp" is a vagrant with the refined manners, clothes, and dignity of a gentleman. Charlie devised himself the costumes of the tramp.

"I had no idea what makeup to put on. I did not like my get-up as the press reporter [in Making a Living]. However on the way to the wardrobe I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. I wanted everything to be a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large. I was undecided whether to look old or young, but remembering Sennett had expected me to be a much older man, I added a small moustache, which I reasoned, would add age without hiding my expression. I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the makeup made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked on stage he was fully born."

McCarthy era

Chaplin was accused of "un-American activities" as a suspected communist during the McCarthy era and some FBI officials kept extensive secret files on him and tried to end his United States residency. In 1952, Chaplin left the US for what was intended as a brief trip home to the United Kingdom for the London premiere of Limelight. But Chaplin decided not to re-enter the United States. He wrote:

".....Since the end of the last world war, I have been the object of lies and propaganda by powerful reactionary groups who, by their influence and by the aid of America's yellow press, have created an unhealthy atmosphere in which liberal-minded individuals can be singled out and persecuted. Under these conditions I find it virtually impossible to continue my motion-picture work, and I have therefore given up my residence in the United States."

Chaplin settled in Switzerland but later in 1972 retuned triumphantly to the United States to recieve an Honorary Oscar.

A list of the greatest films by Charlie Chaplin

1. Limelight
2. City Lights
3. The Great Dictator
4. Shoulder Arms
5. The Adventurer
6. Gold Rush
7. Monsieur Verdoux
8. A King in New York
9. Easy Street
10. One AM

Related links

• Wikipedia:Charlie Chaplin
  
• Revealed: The dark secrets about Charlie Chaplin's mother that fired his genius
• Biography for Charles Chaplin