Tuesday 8 July 2008

Chris Pine

Christopher Whitelaw Pine (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor. He has appeared in romantic comedies The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) and Just My Luck (2006). He will also play James T. Kirk in the upcoming sci-fi movie Star Trek.

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Pine was born in Los Angeles, California to Robert Pine and Gwynne Gilford; he also has a sister, Katie. His father was an actor and had a contract with Universal, while his mother was a seamstress for B-movies. His maternal grandparents were Anne Gwynne, a Hollywood actress, and Max M. Gilford, a Hollywood attorney. Pine graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in English.

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Pine appeared in the made-for-television film, Surrender Dorothy, which aired in early 2006. He also played Jake Hardin in the American film Just My Luck, a romantic comedy in which he stars opposite Lindsay Lohan who plays Ashley Albright. The film was released on May 12, 2006. Also starring in Just My Luck were McFly who starred, as themselves, as a new band founded by Jake in America. Pine appears in the comedy, Blind Dating and in the action film Smokin' Aces.

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2 comments:

Unknown said...

He is soooo HOT!!! And a pretty good actor too. I just saw his new movie "Bottle Shock" and he's awesome in it. Check out the trailer at www.bottleshockthemovie.com. He plays a slacker/wine-maker and he does a great job. I think he's one to watch. Can't wait to see him in Star Trek either!

Anonymous said...

Even thought he's younger and doesn't have that much (muscle wise) He's still pretty smokin'!