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Saturday, August 6, 2011

Katharine Mcphee American model, and television personality

Katharine Hope McPhee born March 25, 1984 is an American pop singer, songwriter, actress, model, and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of the Fox reality show American Idol in 2006, eventually finishing as the runner-up.
Her self-titled debut album was released on RCA Records on January 30, 2007 and debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200; it has sold 381,000 copies to date. The album's first single, "Over It", was a Pop Top 30 hit and was certified gold in 2008.
Her second album, Unbroken, was released on Verve Forecast Records on January 5, 2010 and debuted at #27 on the Billboard 200. The album featured the single "Had It All", which peaked at #22 on the Billboard AC chart. It has sold 45,000 copies to date. Her third album, the holiday-themed Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You, was released on October 12, 2010. The album debuted at #11 on the Billboard Top Holiday Albums chart while the single "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" peaked at #16 on the Billboard AC chart. The album has sold 23,000 copies to date.
McPhee has also established an acting career, for example co-starring in The House Bunny in 2008 as the hippie sorority sister Harmony, and co-starring in the upcoming NBC series Smash.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 American Idol
o 2.1 Performances and results (during voting weeks)
* 3 Music career
o 3.1 2006: Post–Idol
o 3.2 2007–2008: Katharine McPhee
o 3.3 2009–2010: Unbroken
o 3.4 2010–present: Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You, New deal with Columbia Records
* 4 Acting career
o 4.1 Through 2008: Small roles, guest roles, and The House Bunny
o 4.2 2009–2010: Guest roles and The Pink House TV pilot
o 4.3 2011–present: Smash and movie roles
* 5 Other ventures
o 5.1 Theater
o 5.2 Major product endorsements
o 5.3 Beauty lists
* 6 Personal life
* 7 Philanthropy
* 8 Discography
* 9 Filmography
o 9.1 Film
o 9.2 Television
* 10 Awards
o 10.1 Nominations
* 11 References
* 12 External links
Early life
Born in Los Angeles, California, McPhee moved with her family to Sherman Oaks at age 12. McPhee has been singing since the age of two. Her mother, Patricia Burch McPhee (stage name Peisha Arten), a vocal coach and accomplished cabaret singer, recognized her daughter's musical talent and decided to train her. Her father, Daniel McPhee, is a television producer. McPhee has an older sister, Adriana. McPhee is of Irish, Scottish, and German descent. McPhee attended Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, where she performed in school plays and musicals. She graduated in 2002. She attended Boston Conservatory for three semesters, majoring in musical theater. She left college on the advice of her manager and returned to Los Angeles to try out for television pilots.
McPhee has struggled with eating disorders in the past. She told People magazine that at age 13 she began starving herself and exercising compulsively, and she became bulimic at age 17.McPhee gained weight in college due to her binging. After seven years of illness, she finally entered a three-month rehabilitation program after successfully passing her American Idol audition; her rehab stint ended just before the Idol semifinals started in February 2006.During her run on American Idol, she lost 30 lb (14 kg) due to eating better as part of her treatment. Now, as she told Teen Vogue in May 2007, "I eat whatever I crave—I'm just really careful about portions." McPhee and her sister appeared on debut of The Dr. Keith Ablow Show on September 18, 2006, to discuss her struggles with bulimia and her childhood fear of her father. On the show, McPhee stated that she was misdiagnosed with a learning disability during her middle school years but was finally correctly diagnosed with a vision problem that caused her to have trouble reading in class. McPhee claimed she was known as the "pretty, but stupid" girl in school because she had trouble reading.

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Ashley Tisdale prominence portraying the candy

Ashley Michelle Tisdale born July 2, 1985 is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence portraying the candy-counter girl Maddie Fitzpatrick in Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and the female antagonist Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical film series. The High School Musical series became a successful franchise which included two television films, a feature movie, a spin-off and numerous soundtrack albums. The popularity earned by Tisdale in High School Musical led her to sign a solo record deal with Warner Bros. Records in 2006. Her debut album Headstrong, was released in February 2007, and debuted at number five in the U.S. chart and sold 64,000 copies in the first week. It was later certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. A second studio album, Guilty Pleasure, was released in 2009.
Tisdale owns a production company and has worked as an executive producer in movies which included the ABC Family television film Picture This. Tisdale has a prominent voice role as Candace Flynn in Disney Channel's Phineas & Ferb, a cartoon which became television's most-watched animated series among kids and tweens and had been met with acclaim by critics. In 2009, she was cast in her first major broadcast role in The CW's television series Hellcats as Savannah Monroe, an intense and very religious cheerleader.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
o 2.1 1997–2006
o 2.2 2007–2009
o 2.3 2010 onwards
* 3 Musical style
* 4 Public image and personal life
* 5 Filmography
o 5.1 Films
o 5.2 Television
* 6 Discography
* 7 Awards and nominations
* 8 References
* 9 External links
Early life
Tisdale was born in West Deal, Monmouth County, New Jersey on July 2, 1985, to Lisa (née Morris) and Mike Tisdale, the manager of a construction company. Her elder sister, Jennifer Tisdale, is an actress, and her maternal grandfather, Arnold Morris, developed the Ginsu Knives. Through her grandfather, Tisdale is related to businessman Ron Popeil. of both" of her parents' religions.

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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

emma thompson British actress, comedian and screenwriter

Emma Thompson born 15 April 1959 is a British actress, comedian and screenwriter. Her first major film role was in the 1989 romantic comedy The Tall Guy. In 1992, Thompson won multiple acting awards, including an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress, for her performance in the British drama Howards End. The following year Thompson garnered dual Academy Award nominations, as Best Actress for The Remains of the Day and as Best Supporting Actress for In the Name of the Father.
In 1995, Thompson scripted and starred in Sense and Sensibility, a film adaptation of the Jane Austen novel of the same name, which earned her an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Other notable film and television credits have included the Harry Potter film series, Wit (2001), Love Actually (2003), Angels in America (2003), Nanny McPhee (2005), Stranger than Fiction (2006), Last Chance Harvey (2008), An Education (2009), and Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2009).
Thompson is a patron of the Refugee Council and president of the Teaching Awards.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 Education
* 3 Career
* 4 Personal life
* 5 Activism
o 5.1 Environmental work
o 5.2 Political and religious views
* 6 Infringement Accusation
* 7 Filmography
o 7.1 Film
o 7.2 Television
o 7.3 Theatre
* 8 Further reading
* 9 References
* 10 External links
Early life
Thompson was born in Paddington, London, England. Her father was the actor Eric Thompson, best known for having written and narrated The Magic Roundabout, shown on BBC children's television in the 1960s and 1970s. Her mother is the Scottish actress Phyllida Law. Thompson's younger sister is actress Sophie Thompson. Thompson has spent part of her life in Scotland and has stated that she "feel[s] Scottish".

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emma watson gets help from her friends to escape paparazzi parade

Emma Watson gets help from her friends to escape paparazzi parade
Emma Watson may no longer be a part of the Harry Potter phenomenon, but the British actress still has the paparazzi under her spell as she was forced to flee a scrum after a night out with pals.
Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/871258-emma-watson-gets-help-from-her-friends-to-escape-paparazzi-parade#ixzz1U0kLdz8R
The 21-year-old sped off in the back of her friend’s car after attending The Change Up premiere at the Landmark Theatre in California.
Grinning from ear-to-ear, Emma certainly didn’t seem to mind the paps' attention as she tried to keep steady in the back of the car.
But her friend was clearly not as used to the frenzied attention aimed at the Harry Potter star, who played bossy Hermione Granger in the film franchise, as he put his foot down and charged through the crowds.
Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/871258-emma-watson-gets-help-from-her-friends-to-escape-paparazzi-parade#ixzz1U0kGgSHm
Despite the mad rush, it seems Watson is enjoying letting her hair down in between work commitments.
She is due to return to university in autumn to complete her liberal arts degree following a break from Browne University so she could focus on promoting Harry Potter.
However, fans will also get to see her tackle different characters as she is starring in two new films My Week with Marilyn and The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
In addition, Emma has also been keeping busy being the face of elite cosmetics brand Lancôme for which an advert which saw her cuddle up to French model Cyril Descours was released last month.
Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/871258-emma-watson-gets-help-from-her-friends-to-escape-paparazzi-parade#ixzz1U0kB1Q9a

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Monday, August 1, 2011

Beyonce American R&B recording artist, actress and fashion

Beyonce

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles play /biˈjɒnseɪ/ bee-yon-say; born September 4, 1981, often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American R&B recording artist, actress and fashion designer. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child. Knowles rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time.
During the hiatus of Destiny's Child, Knowles released her debut solo album Dangerously in Love in 2003, which spawned the number-one hits "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy" and became one of the most successful albums of that year, earning her a then record-tying five Grammy Awards. Following the group's disbandment in 2005, Knowles released her second solo album, B'Day in 2006. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and included the hits "Irreplaceable" and "Beautiful Liar". Her third solo album I Am... Sasha Fierce was released in 2008, and included the anthemic "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)". The album earned Knowles six Grammys at the 52nd Grammy Awards, breaking the record for most Grammy Awards won by a female artist in one night. In 2011, Knowles released her fourth studio album 4, which became her fourth consecutive solo number-one album on the Billboard 200. This made Knowles the second female artist and third artist overall, to have her first four studio albums debut atop the chart.
Apart from her work in music, Knowles has also launched a career in acting. In 2001, she made her debut in the musical film Carmen: A Hip Hopera, prior to appearing in major films, including Dreamgirls (2006), which earned her two Golden Globe nominations, and Cadillac Records (2008). In 2004, Knowles and her mother introduced their family's fashion line, House of Deréon; Knowles has also endorsed brands such as Pepsi, Tommy Hilfiger, Armani and L'Oréal. In June 2010, Knowles was ranked second on Forbes list of the 100 Most Powerful and Influential celebrities in the world, and first on its list of the Most Powerful and Influential musicians in the world.
Knowles has earned numerous awards and accolades. She is one of the most honored artists by the Grammys, and third among female artists, with a total of 16 Grammy Awards—13 as a solo artist and 3 as a member of Destiny's Child. At the 2011 Billboard Music Awards, Knowles was honored with the Billboard Millennium Award for recognizing her career achievements and influence in the music industry. She was ranked the 4th Artist of the 2000s decade by Billboard, and was listed the most successful female artist of the 2000s, as well as the top radio artist. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), also recognized Knowles as the top certified artist of the 2000s.As of May 2010, Knowles has sold more than 11.2 million albums and 25 million singles in the United States. As of September 2009, she has sold 75 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.