Celebs Profile

Lin Chi Ling (Chinese: 林志玲; pinyin: Lín Zhì Líng, born November 29, 1974, in Taipei, Taiwan), is one of Taiwan's top supermodels in terms of popularity and pay; in 2004, she earned nearly $1,000,000 (USD) from endorsement deals.[citation needed] She has become the official spokesperson for China Airlines appearing in company commercials and calendars. Some of the nicknames given to her include: Bing QiLing (冰淇淋) ("ice-cream"), ChiLing, Ling-Ling,Chiling Lin. Her secondary school was Taipei Municipal Zhongzheng Junior High School, and she later attended Bishop Strachan School in Toronto. She studied at the University of Toronto where she majored in Western Art History and Economics.

Zhang Fengyi (张丰毅) (born September 1, 1956) is a Chinese actor most famous for his role in Farewell My Concubine, as a Chinese stage actor dealing with China's changing political climate and the affections of his singing partner. Zhang was born in Changsha, Hunan Province. His ancestor was from Tanghe, Henan Province. When he was merely one month old, he moved with his father, a veteran, to Dongchuan, Yunnan Province. He left high school without completing study in 1971, and entered Chinese Opera team of art group in Dongchuan. He transferred to Singing and Dancing team in 1973. In 1978, he was enrolled into the acting department of Beijing Film Academy with excellent grades. In 1980, when he was a sophomore, he was selected by Hong Kong Phoenix Studio and acted as Xin Dalei in the movie "Treasure Hunting in Desert" (塞外夺宝), which was his debut in movie industry. In 1981, acting as Xiangzi, he gave excellent performance in "Rickshaw Boy" (骆驼祥子), adapted from Lao

Takeshi is of both Japanese and Taiwanese ancestry. With a mother from Taiwan and a father from Okinawa, Kaneshiro was born and raised in Taipei, and is a Japanese citizen (nationality). He has two brothers (7 years older; 1 year older). In a recent interview in Hong Kong, 23 Dec 2007, Takeshi Kaneshiro mentioned that he has one elder brother.[4] After being bullied at a regular Taiwanese high school, the Gaoxong Preparatory School, over his mixed heritage, he enrolled at English-based Taipei American School, which enabled him to converse in English, making him effectively multi-lingual considering his fluency in Mandarin, Taiwanese (his first-spoken language), and Japanese. As a result of his varied background, Kaneshiro can speak with varying degrees of fluency in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Japanese. It was while he was studying there that he began doing TV commercials, and he decided to quit school in order to pursue a singing and acting career. Quick Fact Born 金城 武 Kaneshir

Leung is a Toisanese-Chinese born in Hong Kong, though his family came from Taishan, Guangdong, China. Leung's early childhood was punctuated with parents' quarrels and arguments about money. A mischievous boy in his early years, Leung's personality changed when his father, a chronic gambler, left the family when he was eight; he and his younger sister were brought up single-handedly by their mother. Leung became a reticient, quiet child; his childhood experiences made it difficult for him to trust in marriage and paved the way for his acting career, which allow him "to express my emotions without me getting embarrassed. I can cry or smash things on the set, but no one knows that's just acting or that's how I am really feeling." "After my father left me when I was eight, I became afraid to talk to other people. In school, when other children talked about their parents, I would get very embarrassed. I didn't want to mention my father, so I seldom

Lively, the youngest of five children, was born in Tarzana, California, the daughter of actors Ernie and Elaine Lively. Raised as a Southern Baptist,[citation needed] Lively has two sisters, Lori and Robyn, and two brothers, Jason and Eric. Both of her parents and all four of her siblings are, or have been, in the entertainment industry. Her brother-in-law is Bart Johnson. As a child, Lively was homeschooled (one of her homeschool classmates was actor Penn Badgley). Lively attended Burbank High School in Burbank where she participated in the National Show Choir, was senior class president and a cheerleader. Lively stated in a interview for the August 2008 Seventeen magazine that she attended thirteen schools. Lively has said that she was not initially interested in acting. She wanted to attend Stanford University, but during the summer between her junior and senior year of high school, her brother made his agent send her out on a few auditions. Of the two auditions, she got the role of

Bledel was born in Houston, Texas. Her father, Martín Bledel, is Argentinian, and her mother, Nanette, is Mexican-American. She has one younger brother, Eric, born 1986. Her first language is Spanish, and she did not learn English until she began school. In fact, her Sisterhood co-star America Ferrera was surprised during an interview with a Spanish magazine when Bledel started speaking Spanish. Bledel's mother encouraged her to try community theater when she was a child to overcome her shyness. She subsequently appeared in local productions of Our Town and The Wizard of Oz before being scouted at a local mall and given work as a fashion model. She attended St. Agnes Academy in Houston and is a Roman Catholic. She went to Page Parkes Center for Modeling and Acting and majored in film at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts for one year. She previously had appeared in the film Rushmore as an extra in a classroom scene. Bledel enjoys reading, hiking, taking photographs

Tamblyn was born in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of Russ Tamblyn, an actor, dancer, and singer, and Bonnie Murray, a singer, teacher, and artist. Her paternal grandfather, Eddie Tamblyn, was a vaudeville performer. At the age of ten, she played Pippi Longstocking at the Santa Monica Alternative School House; her father's agent, Sharon Debord, was attending as a family friend and ended up convincing her father to allow Tamblyn to go on auditions. Personal life Tamblyn, a political liberal, attended the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and has publicly voiced her displeasure towards George W. Bush. She supported Sen. Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries. She has been a vegetarian since 2005 (stating that what keeps her from becoming a vegan is her taste for cheese.) In February 2005, Tamblyn was threatened by a stalker. He pledged to "torture her for a million years" and "drill things into her kneecaps," among other acts of v

Ferrera, the youngest of six siblings, was born in Los Angeles, California, to parents who emigrated to the United States from Honduras in the mid-1970s. Her mother is a hotel executive in charge of housecleaning staff. Later, her mom divorced her father and raised six kids – five girls, one boy – while stressing the importance of higher education. Five have graduated from college and America is working on earning her degree. Ferrera is the youngest of six siblings which include one brother and four sisters. Her longterm boyfriend since college is Ryan Piers Williams. Williams is from Texas, and is an aspiring film director. In 2007 he was an assistant to director Steven Soderbergh. They first met while working on his student film at USC. Ferrera has repeatedly denied rumors that they are engaged. Rumors that they had split up in January 2008 were not denied but Ferrera and Williams attended the NAACP Awards together in February 2008. The two have been seen together throughout Spring 2

Maria Ashley Drane is an American actress known to audiences of Blue Collar TV. To younger audiences, she plays a minor character named Muffy on Disney Channel's That's So Raven. Drane also had a small role on one episode in Nickelodeon show Drake & Josh as Susan, Drake's girlfriend. She usually plays an antagonist on television programs. Drane was born in Louisville, Kentucky, United States and raised in Orlando, Florida. She married Toronto Blue Jays player and 2006 World Series MVP David Eckstein on November 26, 2005, in David's hometown of Sanford, Florida, followed by a reception at Walt Disney World. Quick Fact Born September 22, 1981, Louisville, Kentucky Spouse(s) David Eckstein Official Website

Alvin Nathaniel Joiner (born September 18, 1974) better known by his stage name Xzibit, is an American rapper, actor, and television personality, who was born in Detroit, Michigan and was raised in Los Angeles, California by his father and stepmother. He is also known for hosting MTV's Pimp My Ride. He has released a new album once every two years since his 1996 debut At the Speed of Life until his most recent Full Circle, which was released in October 2006. Quick Fact Birth name Alvin Nathaniel Joiner Born September 18, 1974, Detroit, Michigan, United States (?) Genre(s) Hip hop, rap, gangsta hip hop Occupation(s) Rapper, actor, TV host Years active 1995 – present Label(s) Loud, Sony, Open Bar, Koch External Link Official Website

Birth and early years Connolly was born at 65 Dover Street ("on the linoleum, three floors up") in Anderston, Glasgow, the son of Mary Connolly Adams (née McLean), a hospital cafeteria worker, and William Connolly, Sr., an instrument technician who was the son of an Irish immigrant. In 1946, with their son barely four years old, Connolly's mother abandoned him and his sister while his father was away for the war. He and his sister, Florence ("Flo"), were then looked after by two aunts, Margaret and Mona, his father's sisters. In her biography of him, Connolly's wife, Pamela Stephenson, documented Billy's years of sexual abuse by his father which began when he was ten and lasted until he was fifteen or sixteen. "Twice in my life, two birds have flown in and made a huge difference," explained Connolly in 1996. When he was seven years old, the Connolly family went to Rothesay on holiday. He was sent out to get some milk and bread rolls. On his

Early life Peet was born in New York City, the daughter of Penny (née Levy), a social worker, and Charles Peet, a corporate lawyer. The two are now divorced. Her father is a Quaker and her mother is Jewish. She has one older sister, who is a doctor. Peet attended Friends Seminary, then studied history at and graduated from Columbia University, where she auditioned for acting teacher Uta Hagen and decided to become an actress after taking Hagen's class. During her four-year period of study with Hagen, Peet appeared in the off-Broadway revival of Clifford Odets's Awake and Sing. Personal life Peet married screenwriter David Benioff (whom she met on a blind date) on September 30, 2006 in New York City and gave birth to a daughter, Frances Pen, on February 20, 2007. The three live in Manhattan and Los Angeles. She was also maid of honor at Lauren Holly's mariage in 2001 with Francis Greco. Quick Fact Born January 11, 1972, New York City, New York Occupation Actress Spouse(s)

Early life Anderson was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA, the daughter of Rosemary Anderson, a computer analyst, and Edward Anderson, who owned a film post-production company. Soon after her birth, her family moved to Puerto Rico for 15 months and then to Crouch End and finally Harringay in London, so that her father could attend the London Film School. When Anderson was 11 years old, her family moved again, this time to Grand Rapids, Michigan. She attended Fountain Elementary and then City High-Middle School, a program for gifted students with a strong emphasis on the humanities; she graduated in 1986. With her English accent and background, Anderson was mocked and felt out of place in the American Midwest and soon adopted a Midwest one. In addition, she had her nose pierced in the early 1980s and dyed her hair various colors. Her high school classmates voted her as "Most Bizarre," "Class Clown" and "Most Likely to be Arrested." Anderson was also caught try

Early life Duchovny was born in New York City, New York, the son of Margaret "Meg" (née Miller), a school administrator and teacher, and Amram Ducovny (Duchovny), a writer and publicist who worked for the American Jewish Committee. Duchovny's father was a son of Russian Jews and his mother a Lutheran immigrant from Scotland. His father dropped the "h" in his surname because of frequent mispronunciations of the name. Duchovny's siblings are Daniel and Laurie Duchovny. He attended The Collegiate School For Boys in Manhattan and ultimately graduated from Princeton University. He also holds a Master's degree in English Literature from Yale University and began work on a Ph.D. that remains unfinished. The title of his uncompleted doctoral thesis was "Magic and Technology in Contemporary Poetry and Prose." At Princeton, Duchovny was a member of the Charter Club, one of the University's eating clubs, where upperclassmen take their meals. In 1982,