Thursday, October 1, 2009
Exclusive profile of hot n sexy Charlize Theron
Birthday: August 7, 1975
Age: 34
Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Benoni, South Africa
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
BIOGRAPHY
South African actress Charlize Theron made Oscar and Golden Globe-worthy impressions with heavy-hitting dramatic roles which often saw her struggling to survive oppressive environments. Therons own experiences surviving the strife of an unstable childhood home gave her a strong perspective, as did the strong-willed independence that inspired her to head to Europe and begin a professional modeling career while she was still a teenager. But if the 510 blonde was misdiagnosed as merely an actress-turned-model for her early supporting roles, that persona was shattered with a pair of Oscar-nominated starring performances in Monster (2003) and North Country (2005); both portraits of two women who came to deal with second-class citizen status in very different ways.
Charlize Theron was born on Aug. 7, 1975, and raised on a farm outside of Johannesburg, South Africa. In addition to English, she grew up speaking the Afrikaans language of her parents and over a dozen local dialects she learned from employees of the farm and her fathers road construction company. An only child, Theron was and outdoorsy and adventurous kid who did her part taking care of the familys animals and farm chores. But she was also a natural born entertainer, encouraged by her ever-supportive mother to begin dance training at the age of six. When she was 12, Theron left home to attend an arts-oriented private school in Johannesburg where she joined the rigorous dance training program. The tall, lithe preteen had shown a great deal of promise as a dancer, but the move was also intended on her mothers part to remove Theron from an increasingly difficult home life with an alcoholic father. While home on a school break during 1991, Therons parents erupted into a domestic dispute that ended in gunfire and the death of Therons father. Mother Gerda had fired in self-defense from her attacking husband, and was not charged with any wrongdoing. The incident intensified the mother-daughter bond even more.
The shaken teen returned to boarding school and her mother, who was now managing the duties of the family construction business, encouraged her daughter to enter a modeling contest in Johannesburg. After earning top prize, Theron was flown to Italy to represent her country in another contest. She was signed to an agency and promptly quit school to travel Europe as a runway and advertising model. She was advised that she was a contender for runway supermodel if she wanted to slim down to the eras hot heroin chic weight, but Theron was merely interested in making some money to finance a career in dance. Modeling did indeed take her to New York City, where she remained even after her modeling contract ended. It was there that she began dance training with the renowned Joffrey Ballet. In less than a year, though, the 19-year-old suffered a serious knee injury that, sadly, made her dance career an impossibility. Instead, she retreated to the warm weather of Miami, FL, earning some more money modeling before opting to move to Los Angeles and try to break into movies as an actress.
Therons "Hollywood discovery" story rivaled that of Lana Turner's legendary scouting at Schwab's drugstore, with the soon to be it girl attracting the attention of talent manager John Crosby during a tour de force hissy fit thrown in a bank when a teller refused to cash her out-of-state check. Crosby introduced Theron to casting directors and got her into acting classes, as there was a pretty thick accent to contend with. In mere months, she made her grand Hollywood entrance with a three-second, non-speaking role in the direct-to-video feature Children of the Corn III (1995). It may not have seemed like it at the time, but Lady Luck was smiling on her when she subsequently lost the lead in the disastrous "Showgirls" (1995) to Elizabeth Berkley. Instead, she was well on her way to establishing a memorable screen presence with a role as a sexy, cat-suited Norwegian hit woman going toe-to-toe with Teri Hatcherand titillating fellow assassin James Spader in John Herzfeld's "2 Days in the Valley" (1996). The unknown actresss scantily clad, gun-toting image stared down from billboards and imprinted itself on the studio mindset, even if her name did not yet register.
Offers poured in for Theron to essentially play that icy sex kitten again, but she demurred, further displaying her versatility with an about-face as the prissy marriage-minded girlfriend of a drummer (Tom Everett Scott) in Tom Hanks' directorial debut, "That Thing You Do!" (1996). She earned a blush from Hanks during her audition when she confessed she had had a crush on the actor since seeing "Splash" at the age of nine. Adorable in her comic role as a waitress who catches Jeff Daniels' eye in Jonathan Lynn's "Trial and Error" (1997), Theron really impressed with her deglamorized turn as Keanu Reeves' brunette wife in Taylor Hackford's thriller "The Devil's Advocate" (1997). Fighting hard against the stereotyping of her as too beautiful for the part, she more than held her own against Al Pacino and Reeves most obviously with her impressive onscreen breakdown that landed her character in the loony bin.
Woody Allen gave Theron the chance to spoof her modeling experience as the oversexed supermodel of "Celebrity" (1998), before she had the honor of returning to her homeland to star as an orphaned African girl who grows up with an orphaned gorilla in Disneys well-crafted remake of "Mighty Joe Young" (1998). Once again convincingly maneuvering through a wide range of emotions, Theron was right on the money with her mixture of strong-willed resilience and moist-eyed vulnerability as "The Astronaut's Wife" (1999), an extraterrestrial spin on "Rosemary's Baby" which disappeared quickly, due to its predictability and lackluster promotion by the studio. The flames of her instant career continued to burn bright with an impressive portrayal of a young woman tempted by desire while her soldier boyfriend is away at the war in "The Cider House Rules" (1999). The Lasse Hallstrom film was one of the years critical and audience favorites, and Theron was glad that he and screenwriter John Irving had not made her character overly sympathetic. She next endured freezing conditions and even took on some stunt work for John Frankenheimer's "Reindeer Games" (1999), playing a restless Midwestern woman whose sexual dalliance with an ex-con (Ben Affleck) inadvertently leads him back to a life of crime.
Directors showed faith in Therons talent by continually casting her opposite A-list actors, even if the roles she was given were sometimes of the underdeveloped girlfriend variety. In 2000, she played a heroin-addict with a habit for ex-cons (Mark Wahlberg and Joaquin Phoenix) in "The Yards." She went on to appear in "Men of Honor" (2000) as the wife of a tough-as-nails military man (Robert De Niro). A larger role in another male-centric film Robert Redfords "The Legend of Bagger Vance" (2000) saw the actress as the mobilizing force of a golf tournament in 1930s Georgia. Theron finally took center screen as a terminally ill woman looking for love in Sweet November (2001), but unfortunately her pairing with Keanu Reeves in the heavy-handed romantic drama earned only Razzie Awards. With Woody Allens Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001), Theron showcased her comic timing as an opium-smoking Hollywood diva, but the film was generally panned, as was the chilling drama "Trapped" (2002) in which she played a kidnap victim alongside Stuart Townsend, with whom she would begin a long-term relationship.
In 2003, Theron was effective in an otherwise stock role of sexy, icy babe, in F. Gary Gray's slick remake of the 1969 heist classic "The Italian Job, but her performance was soon forgotten in the shadow of her Oscar and Golden Globe-winning portrayal of convicted murderer Aileen Wuornos, one of America's first known female serial killers, in "Monster" (2003). Therons glamming-down and bulking-up were only part of the actresss stunning transformation into the highly intense Wuornos she also dug deep into her own emotional history to relive the pain of an abusive background. Theron received nearly universal praise and landed on most critics' short lists for the best actress of the year. She followed up her performance with the low-profile wartime melodrama "Head in the Clouds" (2004), before earning an Emmy nomination for portraying actor Peter Sellers one-time wife Britt Ekland in the HBO biopic, "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers" (2004), starring Geoffrey Rush.
The following year she turned out another powerhouse dramatic triumph in "North Country" (2005), which was inspired by the true events surrounding the first ever class action sexual harassment suit against a corporation. Theron starred as an abused, single mother of two who finds pride and economic freedom as a miner, only to experience the constant humiliation of sexual harassment on the job. She earned nominations from the Golden Globes and Academy Awards, even though some detractors bemoaned that director Nikki Caro never quite transcended the realm of a high quality cable telepic.
Therons apt reputation for empowered women led her to accept the sci-fi heroine role in a live-action adaptation of the edgy "Aeon Flux" (2005). The film did moderately well at the box office but failed to excite critics or transform the actresss image into that of aJennifer Garner-styled action heroine. She did keep pushing the boundaries of her image however, with a recurring role on the critically-lauded comedy Arrested Development (Fox, 2003-06), playing a British schoolteacher who catches the eye of Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman). In 2007, she co-starred in a pair of politically-tinged dramas Stuart Townsends little-seen directorial debut Battle in Seattle (2007), a fictionalized account of 1999 protests of the World Trade Organization, and In The Valley of Elah (2007), an Iraq war study that earned star Tommy Lee Jones an Academy nomination for Best Actor, even if the film was criticized for it simplified approach to a number of complex situations. Theron was solid as a detective investigating a military crime, but as with Battle in Seattle, the film received only limited release.
Theron again received critical praise for playing an abandoning mother in the bleak family drama Sleepwalking (2008), but the Sundance-screened indie received overall negative reviews. She was slated to return to the big-screen in the summer of 2008 in an anticipated summer hit, the Will Smith starring vehicle, Hancock (2008), in which she would play the love interest of a failed superhero attempting to make a comeback.
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Exclusive profile of hot n sexy Penelope Cruz
Penelope Cruz
Birth Date: April 28, 1974
Birth Place: Madrid, Spain
Short Biography
Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born April 28, 1974), better known as Penélope Cruz, is an Academy Award nominated and BAFTA winning, Spanish actress. She gathered critical acclaim as a young actress for films such as Jamón, Jamón, La Niña de tus ojos and Belle époque. She has also starred in several American films such as Blow, Vanilla Sky, and Bandidas.
Cruz has been awarded three Goyas, two European Film Awards, the Coppa Volpi and a BAFTA. She is the first Spanish actress ever to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Pedro Almodóvar`s 2006 Spanish film Volver. In 2009 she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in Woody Allen`s film Vicky Cristina Barcelona and on 8th February 2009 she won the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress
Biography
Early life
Cruz was born in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain, the daughter of Encarna Sánchez, a hairdresser and personal manager, and Eduardo Cruz, a retailer and auto mechanic. As a toddler, she was already a compulsive performer, re-enacting TV commercials for her family`s amusement. Initially, Cruz decided to focus on dance. After studying classical ballet for nine years at Spain`s National Conservatory, she continued her training under a series of prominent dancers. She received three years of Spanish Ballet training with Ángela Garrido. She also had jazz dance training with Raúl Caballero and studied at Cristina Rota (mother of Juan Diego Botto) school in Madrid. At 15, however, she followed another calling after beating more than 300 other girls at a talent agency audition.
Career
Cruz first achieved fame when she appeared in naughty video clip La fuerza del destinofor the Spanish synthpop group Mecano. She later started a relationship with Nacho Cano, a member of the group A TV presenter for the teen-oriented program La Quinta Marcha, she also had early exposure in Série Rose, French erotic TV serial. In one episode she played the role of a blind prostitute and in another played a young noble woman pretending to be a young nobleman in a comedy of errors. She also directed Nacho Cano`s video of "El waltz de los locos", in 1994.
Cruz`s first major films were Jamón, jamón and Belle Époque, a film which won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film. In 1997, she starred as Sofía Pangia, alongside Eduardo Noriega in Abre los ojos, directed by Alejandro Amenábar, while in 1999 she appeared in Pedro Almodóvar`s Todo sobre mi madre (All About My Mother), which won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film. In 2000 she appeared with Matt Damon in All the Pretty Horses.
For Cruz, the early 2000s were a period of mediocre reviews and mixed commercial success. In late 2001, she appeared in the film Vanilla Sky, the Hollywood remake of Abre los ojos. Cruz co-starred with her best friend, Salma Hayek in the 2006 film, Bandidas. In 2006, Cruz received highly favourable reviews for her performance in Pedro Almodóvar`s Volver. She won a Best Actress ensemble award at the Cannes Film Festival and has been nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and BAFTA Award. She is the first Spanish Actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
In May 2007, it was announced that Penelope and her sister Mónica would be designing a 25-piece collection for the Barcelona-based fashion chain, Mango. On July 7, 2007, Cruz presented at Live Earth.
Exclusive profile of hot n sexy Bianca Beauchamp
| Birth name | Bianca Beauchamp |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | October 14, 1977 |
| Birth location | Montreal, Quebec,Canada |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Weight | 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st) |
| Measurements: | 32DD-25-35 in |
| Eye color | Hazel |
| Hair color | Brown but usually dyed to red/other colours |
| Ethnicity | French Canadian,Italian |
Biography
Bianca Beauchamp was born in Montreal, Quebec to a French Canadian father and anItalian mother. She was named after Bianca Jagger.
At age 18 she met and began to model for Martin Perreault, a photography student and waiter. While continuing her modelling, she studied French Literature and Teaching at CEGEP. She began a teaching internship at her former high school. One of the teachers discovered her website and she was pressured into closing the site during her internship, but she re-opened it afterwards. The move caused further controversy, but Beauchamp refused to back down and left school in favour of her modelling career.
Beauchamp underwent two breast augmentation surgeries to increase her cup size to a 32DD. She dismisses criticism about the implants, deeming it hypocritical to applaud people for improving their intellects while condemning them for improving their bodies.
Beauchamp has become successful in latex fetish modelling, appearing on the covers of publications. Beauchamp also writes a column for Bizarre and, in January 2007, became the first model to have appeared on its cover for six issues. Her photos have also been in several Playboy Special Editions and on the cover of Book of Lingerie. She has also been on the cover of Playboy's Girls of Canada calendar twice. In partnership with her website and Ritual Entertainment, she portrayed the character Elexis Sinclaire for the video game, SiN Episodes.
In 2006, Beauchamp announced the release of a Bianca Beauchamp - Fetish Sex Symbol which focuses on her modelling career as a latex fetish model.
In 2007, she agreed to team up with Hype Energy to represent the brand onCanadian F1 Grand Prix in Montreal.
In 2007, she released her film Bianca Beauchamp: All Access, a reality-documentary directed and edited by her partner Martin Perreault. The 85 minute film was Premiered at Fantasia Film Festival in July 2007 and issued as a 2-disc Special Edition DVD in September 2007. The film was acquired by distributor HALO 8 Entertainment at the Fantasia Festival and is slated for a wide release in North America on January 29, 2008.
In August 2008, Beauchamp premiered her new film Bianca Beauchamp All Access 2:Rubberized at the Montreal Fetish Weekend, with full red carpet treatment and a sold out theater. The DVD was released the same day.
In January 2009, Beauchamp makes a return on the Askmen.com Top 99 Women of the Year, a popular Hot List for celebrities, where she ranks 24th. The previous year, she had ranked 31st. January 2009, she appears on the cover of Bizarre magazine, her 9th cover for the UK magazine, confirming her lead as the model who appeared the most times on Bizarre.
Exclusive profile of hot n sexy Lucy Pinder
| nationality: |  British | ||
| birthplace: | Winchester | ||
| location: | Winchester, Hampshire, UK | ||
| birthday: | December 20 | ||
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| hair: | Brown | ||
| eyes: | Brown | ||
| height: | 5' 5" | ||
| stats: | 32/ff 24 34 |
Lucy Pinder
In August 2003 Lucy Pinder was just another school-leaver, looking forward to a long summer off and university in the autumn until she was discovered by a photographer on a beach in Bournemouth.
Today, Lucy is arguably the most popular glamour model in the UK, she appears regularly on TV and used her impressive knowledge of 'the beautiful game' on cult football show Soccer AM, for Sky Sports.
In September 2005, The Independent newspaper listed Lucy in their top "21 Talented 21-year-olds" article.
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