Wednesday 20 February 2008

Channing Tatum

I came across him the other day, well that's not true, I noticed him ages ago, its only just I decided to have a look and see how hot he was.

Channing Matthew Tatum (born April 26, 1980) is an American actor, producer, and former model. After beginning his career as a fashion model, he has branched out into acting roles, appearing in the films Havoc (2005), Coach Carter (2005), Supercross (2005), She's the Man, then Step Up, and A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, all of which were released in 2006.

Born in Cullman, a small city in Alabama, Tatum has one sister. He has French, Irish, and Native American ancestry. His family moved to Mississippi when he was six, although he visits Alabama, where his mother's family still lives. Tatum grew up in the bayous near the Mississippi River, where he enjoyed a rural existence, including "All the rattlesnakes and alligators a boy could possibly chase, fishing every day, Pop Warner football league, stuff like that."

Tatum has been added to the cast of writer/director/producer Michael Mann's 2009 crime drama Public Enemies, in which will play the ill-fated 1930s American gangster Pretty Boy Floyd. Tatum is also slated for the coveted role of Duke in 2009's G.I. Joe, Paramount Pictures' live-action film based on the popular Hasbro action figures.

Friday 15 February 2008

Kutcher, Leigh set to star in 'Spread'

Ashton Kutcher and Jennifer Jason Leigh will star in the indie sex comedy "Spread," which Kutcher's Katalyst banner is producing.   Story chronicles the adventures of a serial womanizer (Kutcher); Leigh will play a thwarted lover. Jason Dean Hall penned the screenplay in his feature film debut.

Scottish helmer David MacKenzie, who is known for such sexually charged dramas as "Young Adam," "Hallam Foe" and "Asylum," is directing. Shooting begins later this month in Los Angeles.

"I am exceptionally excited to be shooting in Hollywood, but with an outsider's eye," MacKenzie said.   Katalyst's Jason Goldberg and Peter Morgan are producing. Barbarian Films' Aaron Kaufman exec produces.

"Spread," which was put together quickly, beats out of the gate a similarly themed project that Katalyst is developing for Columbia Pictures as a Kutcher starring vehicle. That untitled project centers on an L.A. florist who specializes in orchestrating makeups, breakups and hookups throughout the city.

Kutcher's upcoming films include 20th Century Fox's romantic comedy "What Happens in Vegas."

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Thursday 14 February 2008

Paul Rudd

Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American film, television, and stage actor.

Rudd was born in Passaic, New Jersey, the son of Jewish immigrants from England; his family's original surname was "Rudnitzky". His father, Michael Rudd, is a historical tour guide who was formerly the vice president of World Airways, while Rudd's mother managed a television station.  He was raised in Overland Park, Kansas. He attended high school at Shawnee Mission West, and college at the University of Kansas, where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity

In 2006, he appeared in several episodes of Reno 911! as the coach of a birthing class, and portrayed a drug lord in the film Reno 911!: Miami. In 2007, he appeared in the films Knocked Up (his third collaboration with Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen), and The Ten (which reunites him with frequent collaborators David Wain and Michael Showalter).

The same year, Rudd provided his voice for the narration of the HBO/NFL Films series Hard Knocks: Training Camp With The Kansas City Chiefs. In 2008, Rudd appeared in Over Her Dead Body, opposite Eva Longoria, and will star in I Could Never Be Your Woman opposite Michelle Pfeiffer (reuniting him with Clueless director Amy Heckerling), and My Achilles Heart.

Sunday 10 February 2008

Shia Labeouf

Shia Saide LaBeouf (born June 11, 1986) is a Daytime Emmy Award-winning American actor and comedian. After growing up in California, he became known with a starring role in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens. He made the transition to film roles with Holes, a box office success, and has since appeared in several Hollywood films, including Constantine, I, Robot, and The Greatest Game Ever Played.

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In 2007, LaBeouf starred in Disturbia, Transformers, and provided voicework in Surf's Up, and is due to appear in 2008's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Several media publications have speculated that LaBeouf, whose screen persona was described by Time magazine as that of the "scrappy kid next door", might become a major film star throughout 2008

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LaBeouf bought his own house at the age of eighteen, lives in Burbank, California and remains close to both his parents;[ his mother now lives nearby in Tujunga, Los Angeles, California and his father in Montana. LaBeouf is a smoker, drives a Nissan Maxima, and has two bulldogs named Brando and Rex. He has said that "sports is so big in my life" and that he is a "film junkie".He enjoys the music of The Shins, CKY, and the hip-hop label Definitive Jux.

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LaBeouf has cited actors Dustin Hoffman, Jodie Foster, Jon Voight and John Turturro as inspirations, and has said that he is "very serious" about his career and has made "a calculated effort to stay away from the party scene", believing that "if the industry takes you lightly because you're always partying, then they will take your work lightly as well". Interviewer Jamie Portman of The Vancouver Sun described LaBeouf as seeming to have a "love-hate relationship with the teenage culture that has spawned him".

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LaBeouf has said that although he does not devoutly practice Judaism, he has a "personal relationship with God that happens to work within the confines of Judaism".   On November 4, 2007, LaBeouf was arrested for misdemeanor criminal trespassing in a Chicago Walgreens after refusing to leave when asked by a security guard. LaBeouf was due in court on November 28, 2007. The criminal charges were dropped on December 12.

Friday 8 February 2008

Steve Byers

Steve Byers (born December 31, 1979 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada), is an actor. At a young age he had a passion for acting. Graduating with the top award for Excellence in Drama from the Arts program at Unionville High School, Byers continued his study of the acting craft at the University of Western Ontario's Film Program.

Steve was named by People Magazine as one of the Stars to watch of 2007 alongside Ashton Kutcher and Miley Cyrus. Known for good looking characteristics including blonde hair, sapphire blue eyes, and his physique, he landed the lead role of Jason Tanner on the hit tv show Falcon Beach. Among his first professional roles were guest parts on La Femme Nikita and A Simple Wish. After a move to Vancouver landed him a recurring role on MTV's comedy series 2Gether, Steve returned to his hometown of Toronto to star with

Rachel McAdams of Wedding Crashers in MTV's Shotgun Love Dolls. Steve has since worked on many network television series including Kevin Hill, Glory Days, and the Dresden Files. His experience continues to grow with the success of 26 episodes of Falcon Beach airing in over 40 countries around the world and a budding feature film career. Steve recently starred in Left for Dead with Danielle Harris (of Halloween fame)as well as completing the film "My Daughter's Secret".

Steve is currently shooting a feature film entitled "Static" co-starring Kathleen Robertson, better known for her role on Beverly Hills 90210. Interestingly, one of his co-stars in "My Daughter's Secret", Jennifer Grant was also a series regular on 90210.

Sunday 3 February 2008

Tad Hilgenbrink

Tad Hilgenbrinck (born 9 October 1981) is an American actor, known for his role as Matt Stifler in American Pie Presents: Band Camp. He was chosen for Matt Stifler due to his resemblance to Sean William Scott, replacing Eli Marienthal who portrayed the character in the official American Pie trilogy.

He also appeared in the 2006 film The Curiosity of Chance, a movie in which he stars as a gay high school student who moved to a new school and must learn to fit in. His next film will be Lost Boys 2: The Tribe.

Hilgenbrinck was born in Quincy, Illinois and attended Quincy Senior High School, where he was an actively involved in music and theater. He performed as part of the resident company for Summer 2003 at Music Theatre of Wichita in Wichita, Kansas, where he performed in the musicals Footloose, Oklahoma!, Good News, Chicago, and The Scarlet Pimpernel.

He has a BFA Musical Theatre and Dance minor from Millikin University and IES London. Tad has performed in roles such as The Artful Dodger in Oliver!, Gideon in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Chuck Cranston in Footloose.