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John Krasinski

Posted by on December 18, 2009 3 comments

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John Krasinski’s birth name is John Burke Krasinski. He is an American actor, film director, and writer. He was born on October 20, 1979. His parents were Dr. Ronald krasinski, and Mary Clare. His father is an internist, and his mother is an Irish American. John Krasinski has two older brothers, Kevin and Paul. He acted in few films including Shrek the Third, Leatherheads, License to Wed, and Away We Go.

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He is well known for playing Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom The Office. In 1997, He completed his graduation in Newton South High School. Later, he completed his course in theater arts with Lowry Marshall and John Emigh in Brown University. After that, he was joined in the National Theater Institute in Waterford, Connecticut.

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He read the David Foster Wallace’s “Brief Interviews with Hideous Men” book. That book inspired him alot. Then he decided to enter in the film industry as an actor. Besides training at the National Theater Institute, he also studied at The Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon and The Actors Center in New York City. He announced his engagement with English actress Emily Blunt.

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Also Krasinski was featured in People magazine’s Sexiest Men Alive issue in 2006. Some of his films are Kinsey, Taxi, Duane Hopwood, Jarhead, The Holiday, License to Wed, and Leatherheads.

You can also see the information about an American actor Scott Bakula.

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John Krasinski’s Time Magazine Interview Video

Andrew-Lee Potts

Posted by on December 7, 2009 No comments

Andrew Lee Potts is a British actor. He was born on 29 October 1979 at Bradford, West Yorkshire in UK. Other names of Andrew Lee Potts are Pottsy, and Andrew Potts.

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He started his career in Musical Theatre. He acted in many British television series, including Children’s Ward, Heartbeat, Dalziel and Pascoe, Strange, Foyle’s War, Fat Friends, Dead Fish, Rose and Maloney and Taggart.

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Actress Sarah-Jane Potts is the sister of Andrew Lee Potts. He starred as cast regular Connor Temple in all three seasons of ITV’s science fiction programme primeval, appearing alongside his real life fiancée, Hannah Spearritt. He is also an amateur director with Keychain Productions. He has made small films like Blood on benefits, Idance! and Colour Blind. He acted in the sequel to the 1999 film remake of House on Haunted Hill titled Return to House on Haunted Hill.

You can also see the information about an American actor Steven Seagal.

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Andrew-Lee Potts interview video

Liz Murray

Posted by on December 5, 2009 1 comment

Liz Murray’s full name is Elizabeth “Liz” Murray. She was born on September 23, 1980 in Bronx, New York. Liz Murray is an American inspirational speaker who is best known as having been homeless in her youth and as having overcome her hardship to achieve success.

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Murray was born to the poor, drug-addicted, HIV-infected parents. At her age of 15, her mother died of AIDS, and her father moved to a homeless shelter. Then she became homeless. Murray’s life changed when she began attending the Humanities Preparatory Academy in Chelsea, Manhattan.

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Liz Murray has completed her graduation in only two years. She was awarded a New York Times scholarship for needy students and accepted into Harvard University, matriculating in the fall semester of 2000. She left Harvard University in 2003, because of her father health condition. She resumed her education at Columbia University to be closer to him. Her father also died of AIDS. Then she has completed her graduation in June 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Now she wants to earn a doctorate in clinical psychology.

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Liz Murry Video-Homeless to Harvard

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Posted by on December 4, 2009 2 comments

Shohreh Aghdashloo is an Iranian-American actress. She was born on May 11, 1952 in Tehran, Iran. She is an Oscar nominated actress. “Aghdashloo” is the family name of her former husband Aydin Aghdashloo. He was famous Iranian painter. Her first film is Gozaresh, directed by renowned director Abbas Kiarostami. This film won the Critics Award at the Moscow Film Festival. She entered in the acting field at the age of 20. Her second film Shatranje Baad, directed by Mohammad Reza Aslani.

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Both Shatranje Baad and Gozaresh movies were banned in her home country. She got good name by the movie Sooteh Delan in 1978. Her performance is very excellent in that movie. The movie was directed by the late Iranian filmmaker Ali Hatami. She got a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations. In 1987, Aghdashloo married Houshang Touzie. In 1989, she got a daughter.

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Shohreh Aghdashloo’s first American movie is Guests Of Hotel Astoria, in 1989. Her TV debut came in 190 in a guest role in the 25 September, two hour episode of the NBC television series Matlock, titled “Nowhere to Turn: A Matlock Mystery Movie”. She has acted as Elizabeth in the biblical film at the end of 2006. She is a 2009 Emmy Award winner.

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shohreh aghdashloo video

Jill Nicolini

Posted by on December 4, 2009 2 comments

Jill Nicolini was born on 1978, in Long Island, New York. Other names of Jill Nicolini are Jill Nikki, Jill Marie Nicoline. She is a model, actress, and reality TV show participant joined WPIX- TV as a traffic reporter for the WB11 Morning News in April 2004.

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She worked as a model before becoming WPIX’s morning traffic reporter. She acted in four feature films and six TV shows, including HBO’s Sex and the City and NBC’s Law & Order.

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Jill Nicolini also got a title of Miss Long Island 2002, at the age of 24. She was rendered ineligible to compete in the Miss New York pageant. She participated in the 2003 FOX reality television program Married by America and reached the finals.

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She started dating with shock jock and fellow Long Islander Anthony Cumia of the Opie and Anthony Show on May 20, 2008. That relationship ended in August 2008. According to several newspapers, and magazines, she engaged with an expert in alternative energy and natural resources, Hedge Fund Manager Joseph Di Virgilio.