Wednesday, 23 July 2008

Hayden Christensen

Hayden Christensen (born April 19, 1981) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated Canadian actor. He appeared in Canadian television programs when he was young, then diversified into American television in the late 1990s. He moved on to minor acting roles before being praised for his role of Sam in Life as a House. He gained international fame playing the young adult Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader) in the Star Wars films.

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Christensen will be seen in Virgin Territory, opposite Mischa Barton. The film, based on The Decameron, is about a group of people who escape the Black Plague epidemic by hiding out in a Tuscan Villa in Italy. He starred in Awake, with Jessica Alba, which tells the story of a man who remains awake but paralyzed during heart surgery, and in Factory Girl — as a character loosely based upon Bob Dylan — opposite Sienna Miller and Guy Pearce.

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Christensen next starred with Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Bell and Rachel Bilson in the film Jumper, the story of a young man who discovers he has the ability to teleport; the film was released on February 14, 2008. He is also slated to appear in a movie adaptation of William Gibson's seminal cyberpunk novel, Neuromancer, set for a 2009 release.

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Tuesday, 22 July 2008

Christian Bale: 'I Can Turn my Batman Voice on and off'

Christian Bale says he can turn his Batman voice on and off whenever he likes.

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The actor -- who stars as the caped-crusader in new film The Dark Knight -- says he used to go home with a sore throat because he was not used to talking with such deep and gravelly tones, but is now so used to doing it, it has become second nature.

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He says, "On the first movie, it took me a while to really get accustomed to it but it's like riding a bike. For the second one, I could just switch on and off any time.    "It does still give me a bit of trouble if I talk like that for too long."

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On its opening day, July 18, 2008, The Dark Knight set a single-day box office record of $67.85 million, breaking a record of $59.8 million previously held by Spider-Man 3.

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The film, which also stars Heath Ledger, Michael Caine and Gary Oldman, also surpassed the $151.1 million opening weekend record of Spider-Man 3 with an opening of $158.4 million, including a record-breaking IMAX opening of $6.2 million, surpassing the $4.7 million of Spider-Man 3.

Monday, 21 July 2008

Jason Behr

Jason Nathaniel Behr (born December 30, 1973) is an American film and television actor.

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Behr, the second of four boys, was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Patricia Ann (née Steiner) and David Paul Behr. He has German ancestry. When Behr was young, the family moved from Minnesota, living in several different states until his father left the family when Behr was around ten. Then Patricia Behr moved her sons back to Minneapolis, where Jason attended a private grade school. He eventually graduated, in 1992, from Richfield Senior High School, in Richfield, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. At the age of 19, after a chance meeting with Hollywood manager Marvin Dauer in Minneapolis, Behr moved to Los Angeles. In his early acting career, he made over 75 commercials, and in 1995 landed the role of Tyler Baker in the racy Showtime comedy series Sherman Oaks. Sherman Oaks ran for two seasons until it was cancelled in early 1997.

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Jason previously dated his Roswell co-star Katherine Heigl.  While shooting The Grudge in Japan, he met actress KaDee Strickland, whom he married November 10, 2006 in Ojai, California.

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Sunday, 20 July 2008

Ben McKenzie

Benjamin McKenzie (born Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan; September 12, 1978) is an American actor and producer known for playing Ryan Atwood on the hit television series The O.C., which earned him many Teen Choice Award nominations. He has starred in films such as 88 Minutes and Junebug, which earned him Sarasota Film Festival nominations and he was also voted one of Teen People's Hottest 25 Stars.

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McKenzie enjoys skiing, snowboarding, and football and used to compete in national football competitions. He is good friends with his O.C. co-stars Adam Brody, Mischa Barton and Rachel Bilson. He was linked to Rachel McAdams, Mischa Barton, Rachel Nichols, Emily VanCamp and Amanda Loncar. McKenzie supports Barack Obama in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.

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As of 2005, he became the third star of The O.C. to appear on Punk'd. He set up his co-star Adam Brody in 2004, and he appeared again on Punk'd in 2005, this time getting punk'd by Kutcher's crew members. During the 2004 Democratic National Convention and in support of presidential candidate Senator John F. Kerry, McKenzie gave a speech appealing to young Americans to go out and vote. During the Democratic primary season, he visted numerous college campuses such as The University of Texas at Austin with actress Kerry Washington endorsing Barack Obama and encouraging students to vote. He is also known to be a Boston Red Sox fan and enjoys baseball. He stated on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show that he has adopted an abandoned Pitbull, named Oscar.

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Saturday, 19 July 2008

Cheyenne Jackson

Cheyenne Jackson (born July 12, 1975) is an American actor and singer.Cheyenne Jackson portrayed Mark Bingham in Universal Pictures' Academy-Award nominated film United 93, directed by Paul Greengrass. He has also appeared in the movies; Curiosity, Hysteria, and will appear in the upcoming movie Shifting the Canvas.

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Jackson was born in Newport, Washington. He is openly gay and an LGBT rights supporter, as well as an advocate for several AIDS charities, including AMFAR and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

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His father is Native American

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Friday, 18 July 2008

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Thomas Gosling (born November 12, 1980) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and two-time Screen Actors Guild award-nominated Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles in The Notebook, Half Nelson, and Lars and the Real Girl.

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Gosling divides his time between Toronto and Los Angeles, California. Gosling also has several homemade tattoos. He has a dog named "George" whom he rescued from a kennel in Los Angeles. He is a partner in Beverly Hills restaurant, "Tagine", which specializes in Moroccan cuisine.

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He was in a relationship with his The Notebook co-star, fellow Canadian Rachel McAdams, but Gosling announced their breakup in the November 2007 issue of GQ. He calls Rachel one of the "greatest loves of his life." The Notebook director Nick Cassavetes had previously said that he was surprised to see the two together, as they argued a lot on the set of The Notebook.

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Sunday, 13 July 2008

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian television and film actor. He came to prominence in North America for his role in the television sitcom Two Guys and a Girl (1998–2001), before establishing a career as a Hollywood motion picture actor, starring in both comedic and dramatic roles.

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From 2002 to 2007, Reynolds had been romantically linked to Alanis Morissette, becoming engaged in 2004. In July 2006, People reported that the two had split, but neither party confirmed this report. Morissette and Reynolds were pictured holding hands in Los Angeles, sinking the rumors. However, in February 2007, they mutually decided to end their engagement. On June 11, 2008, Alanis Morissette appeared on The Howard Stern Show, and spoke of their breakup.

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On May 5, 2008, it was announced that he had become engaged to actress Scarlett Johansson.

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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Friday, 4 July 2008

Anthony Royer

Anthony Royer, born in 1980, in Lyon, France, is a French actor and model.

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Royer moved many times in his young life. He grew up in Egypt for two years, all around France for 26 years and now he's been living in Hollywood, "the city where everything can happen," as he says.

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Royer started acting at the age of 15 in High School. Acting was a main subject in his studies and completed his Bachelor degree with it. He's been acting for thirteen years now and has performed among the Best in Europe: La Comedie Francaise, Robert Hossein, and Attitude Studio, to mention a few.

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His first movie role came in 2003 where he played Kurtis Trent in Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness. Since then, he has gone on to act in a number of movies and TV series including "Galactik Football", "50 Cent: Bulletproof" and "Dead to Rights II."

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As for modeling, Royer started when he moved to Paris in 2000. He's been photographed by renowned photographer, Fred Goudon, who did "Bedtime Stories" and "Dieux du Stade", the 2006 French Rugby team's Calendar. Royer is also an expert in Martial Arts that he's been practicing for twenty years now.

Monday, 23 June 2008

Jason Chambers

Jason Chambers, born March 23, 1980, in Chicago, Illinois, is an American actor and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and is currently co-host of Human Weapon on the History Channel.

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Chambers is a Jeet Kune Do Concepts Instructor and is affiliated with 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu.

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His interest and love for the arts and feeling a constant need to be the center of attention has led him to pursue acting. His roles in theatre productions such as "Our Town," "Fiddler on the Roof," "A Midsummer's night Dream," " The Mouse that Roared," and several others only fueled his passion. "I was bitten by the acting bug at a very young age. I remember my grandmother would scour the newspaper and tote me to local open casting calls," Chambers recalls.

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Monday, 9 June 2008

Shia Labeouf

Shia LaBeouf's dad Jeffrey is apparently some sort of crazy "I live in a tepee" guy. But during the cold months, Shia lovingly opens up his home to his father. And by home I mean garage. Except this time, outside LaBeouf Manor, Jeffrey told Star "I live here now."

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Here's what Shia had to say about his new tenant: "I love him, but we have similar tastes. Living in close proximity, we get into little battles. Over the fridge, over supplies, just everyday average stuff. Toothpaste, clean towels... it becomes a little overbearing, so we keep him in the garage."

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But Jeffrey may be overstaying his welcome! "It's not winter anymore, and he's still here," says Shia. "You can't be like, 'Hey Dad, listen, it's time to go back to your tepee.' You can't make him leave."

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Wow, that's pretty nice of you considering the man stuck you with the name Shia. Anyway, this story puts a lot of things in perspective for me. Namely that, if you have kids, you always have a garage to sleep in when it gets too cold in your tepee. Sweet! I am officially never using condoms again. Not that I ever did to begin with, but sometimes it's fun to pretend. And that burning sensation is telling me it's time to pee. BRB!

Sunday, 8 June 2008

Dustin Milligan

Dustin Milligan (born July 28, 1985) is a Canadian film and television actor.  Milligan was born in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and lives in Vancouver.

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Milligan starred in the short-lived primetime dramatic suspense series Runaway picked up by the CW network for its inaugural season in September 2006, but cancelled in October 2006 after only three episodes. He also starred in the Canadian network CTV's made-for-TV-movie 8 Days to Live playing O.C. star Kelly Rowan's missing son.

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His film credits include Final Destination 3 (2006), Slither (2006), The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006), In the Land of Women (2007),alongside Kristen Stewart, Adam Brody and Meg Ryan as well as The Messengers also starring Kristen Stewart(2007) and Butterfly on a Wheel (2007). Milligan has also played minor roles in the television series The Days, Andromeda, The Dead Zone, Alice, I Think, and the CBC's Da Vinci's City Hall.

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He has been confirmed as a lead actor in the upcoming Beverly Hills 90210 spinoff on the CW, 90210.

Saturday, 7 June 2008

Cory Monteith

Cory Monteith (b. May 11, 1982 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian actor of film and television. Growing up in western Canada on Vancouver Island BC, Monteith held down a plethora of odd jobs while in his teens. Before discovering acting, he worked as a Wal-Mart greeter, a school bus driver, a roofer and a cab driver. It was while working as a cab driver, that a fare suggested that acting might be a good fit for him and he should take some lessons.

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Monteith signed up for acting classes on a whim and discovered how much he really enjoyed it. Until Monteith realized his fervor for acting, his main passion was music. He has been a drummer since the age of four and played in numerous bands while growing up. To this day Monteith remains dedicated to music and would love to learn more about any and all instruments.

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When Monteith turned twenty, he decided to move from the Island to Vancouver to give professional acting and modeling a try. Although he was scouted to go to Milan for modeling, Monteith decided to stay in Vancouver as he was quickly starting to book roles for film and television. Embarking on a new chapter in his life Cory landed guest starring roles in Supernatural (2005), Smallville (2005) and Whistler (2006). He is probably known for his work on ABC Family's Kyle XY, and MTV's Kaya. He also guest starred on an episode of Stargate SG-1 entitled "200" as part of a younger, edgier version of Wormhole X-treme: The Movie in a scene called "Teen Gate".

Tuesday, 3 June 2008

Emile Hirsch

Emile Davenport Hirsch (born March 13, 1985) is an American television and film actor. He began performing in the late 1990s, appearing in several television films and series, and became known as a film actor after roles in Lords of Dogtown, The Emperor's Club, The Girl Next Door, Alpha Dog and Into the Wild. In 2008, Hirsch starred in Speed Racer and will appear in Milk with Sean Penn, his director from the film Into the Wild.

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Emile Hirsch was born in Topanga, California, the son of Margaret (née Davenport), a visual artist and teacher who designed pop-up books, and David Hirsch, an industrial consultant, manager, and producer. His older sister Jenny introduced him to acting. Hirsch was raised in Los Angeles, California, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he lived with his mother after his parents divorced. He attended Paul Revere Middle School and the Academy of Music at Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles.

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It has been announced that Hirsch is to star in Gus Van Sant's upcoming Harvey Milk bio-pic Milk. Hirsch is in talks to play gay rights activist Cleve Jones. Sean Penn is to play Harvey Milk.

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