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Name: Thomas J. Hanks
DOB: July 9th, 1956

Family Background and Personal Life: Tom Hanks was born in Concord, California. His father, Amos Mefford Hanks was a distant relative of President Abraham Lincoln. His mother, a Portuguese-American Janet Marylyn Frager was a hospital worker.  Following the divorce of their parents Tom and his elder siblings were raised by their father Amos Hanks. Since his father was a chef the family traveled a lot.
Hanks began participating in high school plays and was famous for it.  On the production of The Iceman Cometh is where he discovered his passion for acting.  He was a theater major at California State University in Sacramento. And later because of his outstanding performance in school play Cherry Orchard he was recruited by the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival in Ohio.

From 1978 to 1987, Hanks was married to Samantha Lewes. They have a son Colin Hanks and daughter Elizabeth Ann. Later Hanks married actress Rita Wilson. They have two sons: Chester, or “Chet” and Truman.

A Still from Saving Private Ryan

Career: Tom Hanks tops the A-list of film personalities.  He is one of the most accomplished and successful actors in Hollywood. He has on a winning streak of 10 consecutive movies he has starred in that have grossed over $100 domestically in the US.  The top picks are The Green Mile, Toy Story and Toy Story 2, Saving Private Ryan, You’ve Got Mail, Apollo 13, Forrest Gump, Philadelphia, Sleepless in Seattle, A League of Their Own, and Cast Away.

Tom Hanks talent is beyond doubt multi-faceted. He has proved his comic side on Saturday Night Live, his directorial techniques in That Thing You Do!, for which he also wrote the script. It wouldn’t be fair if we say that Tom Hanks mastered every angle of film making.  He is one of the most respected and likeable men in Hollywood and receives a hefty pay check of $20 million.

With Meg Ryan in Sleepless in Seattle

Achievements:

• American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
• American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture for A League of Their Own
• Academy Award for Best Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for Philadelphia.
• Academy Award for Best Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for Forest Gump.
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in 1995 for Apollo 13.

Alongside His Wife Rita Wilson holding Golden Globe Award

Trivia:

• Tom donated $50,000 to help pay for Barak Obama’s inauguration on January 20, 2009.
• Tom collects typewriters.
• Tom gained 30 pounds for his role in “A League of Their Own”; he credited a local ice cream shop with helping him to gain the weight.
• Tom reprised his role of ‘Woody’ for the video games “Toy Story Activity Center” and “Toy Story 2″.
• Tom is a very big Star Trek fan.
• Tom has an asteroid named after him “12818 tomhanks”.
• Tom would not write with his left hand in the movie “Apollo 13″ even though his character, Jim Lovell is left handed.
• Tom lists his favorite movies as: Fargo, Elephant, Boogie Nights, The Godfather, and A Space Odyssey.

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Name: Aamir Hussain Khan
DOB: 14 March 1965

Family Background and Personal Life: Aamir was born in Mumbai to a family that was actively involved in the Indian Film Industry. Tahir Hussain, his father, was a film producer while his uncle, Nasir Hussain, was a film producer as well as a director and an actor. Aamir married Reena Dutta, in 1986 and the couple has two children, a son named Junaid and a daughter, Ira. Aamir ended his marriage 15 years later and Reena took custody of both their children. Later in 2005 he married Kiran Rao.

Career: Aamir began his film career at the age of 8 in the blockbuster Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973).  He then took a break from the industry to pursue his dream of becoming a tennis champion. He returned to Bollywood with Ketan Mehta’s “Holi” (1984).

With Juhi Chawla in Quayamat Se Quayamat Tak

However it was Mansoor Khan, Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak that established him as an upcoming hero. This movie earned him the Filmfare’s Best Male Debut Award for 1988. He received a second Filmfare Best Actor nod for his work in 1989′s Raakh, and a third for Dil. “Dil” was India’s box office champ in 1990 as soon Aamir became the teen idol of Bollywood.

His movie Raja Hindustani with Karishma Kapoor was a sensational hit which brought him the Filmfare Best Actor Award in 1996.

Highly Appreciated Film Lagaan

He turned into producing movies which also proved to be fruitful. He established Aamir khan productions and the studio scored a huge hit with its debut release Lagaan. The movie broke many box office records and was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film in the Oscars. He delivered another sensational hit Rang De Basanti after taking a four year long break from the film industry.

Aamir proved to the world that he is not only an excellent actor but also a creative director. His Taare Zameen Par was the story of a young child who suffers in school until a teacher identifies him as dyslexic. Aamir’s work won him two awards at the Filmfare, the Best Movie and the Best Director awards, which established his status as a competent filmmaker in Bollywood.

This record didn’t last long though when his next release 3 Idiots went on to shatter not only the highest grosser record but many more. In 2008 his first all out commercial action film Ghajini became the highest grossing film of its time in Indian Cinema and 4th highest inflation adjusted, grossing a total of 226 crore on the worldwide box office and the first film to cross 100 crores on the domestic Indian box office, making a total of 115 crore. But this record didn’t stand out when compared to his next movie 3 Idiots went on to shatter not only the highest grosser record but many more. It not only made the highest opening first day, first weekend and first week records but subsequently continued to shatters many record on the following weekends and weeks, making many circuits records on the way. It made a total of 202 crore domestically and 400 crores on worldwide box becoming the highest overseas grosser till date, a staggering feat given that no other film has even come close to making 100 crore on the domestic box office till date, except his own Ghajini last year.

A Still from Blockbuster Ghajini

Achievements:

• Lagaan won the IIFA and Filmfare Best Movie Awards, and was shortlisted for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.
• Taare Zameen Par, his directorial debut, earned him the 2008 Filmfare Best Director and Best Movie Award.
• Khan was the Bombay Times’ ‘Man of the Year’ for 2001.
• Recipient of the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honor, for his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.
• In 2009, was named Indian of The Year in Cinema by NDTV, as well as Indian of the Year in Entertainment by CNN-IBN.

Trivia:

• Aamir refuses to accept the usual awards from Indian trade magazines such as Filmfare.
• Aamir has been a big fan of Alfred Hitchkock stories.
• Visited Pakistan for fund raising of Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital on invitation by the cricketer Imran Khan.
• Time magazine refers to him as the Indian ‘Sean Penn’.
• His ancestors hail from Afghanistan.

Name: Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia
DOB: 9 September 1967

Family Background and Personal Life: Akshay Kumar was born in Amritsar, Punjab. Akshay was recognized as a performer, particularly as a dancer and was raised in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk and later moved to Mumbai. He studied at Don Bosco School and then Khalsa College, where he participated in sports with Janpal Singh. Akshay studied martial arts in Bangkok and worked as a chef. After coming back to Mumbai he worked as a Martial arts teacher. With the suggestion of his student who happened to be a photographer he then moved on to modeling. After a couple of months of modeling, Kumar was offered a lead role by producer Pramod Chakravarthy for the movie Deedar.

A Still from Bhool Bhulaiyya

Career: All Akshay is today is purely because of his hard work. Unlike his other peers he did not have a star studded family background to help in climb the ladder of success. Akshay got noticed because of his dancing capability and daredevil stunts although his initial movies didn’t do well in the box office.  He delivered his first hit in the movie Khiladi. His hit Yeh Dillagi got him recognition and also marked his position as a top league actor. ‘Mohra’ and ‘Sabse Bada Khiladi’ catapulted him to stardom. His next two releases, Heyy Babyy and Bhool Bhulaiyaa, were box office successes as well. Kumar’s last release of the year, Welcome, did extremely well at the box office, receiving a blockbuster status and simultaneously becoming his fifth successive hit. All of Kumar’s films which released that year did well in the overseas market as well. Kumar made his small screen debut as the host of the successful show Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi. He later returned to host the show’s second season in 2009.  From a chef to the famous star of Bollywood Akshay Kumar has come a long way.

With John Abraham in Garam Masala

Achievements:

• Nominated Filmfare Best Actor Award for Yeh Dillagi.
• Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Dil To Pagal Hai.
• Filmfare Best Villain Award for Ajnabee.
• Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Khakee.
• Winner, Filmfare Best Comedian Award for Garam Masala.

Trivia:

On His Marriage Day

• Studied martial arts in Bangkok before becoming an actor
• Akshay was a martial arts teacher. One of his students suggested him to become model and he was soon offered films after his success as a model.
• Akshay was working as a chef in a restaurant in Bangkok before entering films.
• Akshay Kumar jumped off a cliff from a height of around 160 feet for Percept Picture Company’s 8 X 10.
• On the sets of Singh is King in Gold Coast, fitness freak Akshay Kumar found a unique way to make up for missing his gym routine.

Name: Catherine Zeta Jones
DOB: 25 September, 1969

Family Background and Personal Life: Catherine Zeta Jones was born in Swansea, Wales to Patricia and David James Jones. Her mother is an Irish seamstress and father, a Welsh sweet factory owner.  In the 1980s, they moved to St. Andrews Drive in Mayals.  Zeta-Jones is married to actor Michael Douglas, who accidently shares the same birthday as her but is 25 years senior to her. They were married at the Plaza Hotel in New York City on 18 November 2000.

Career: Her powerful roles in The Mask of Zorro in 1998 made this less known welsh beauty an overnight star in the United States.  At the age of 11 she played the lead in a production of the musical Annie and two years later starred in Bugsy Malone.

A Scene from The mask of Zorro

She bagged the lead role in 42nd Street when she was 17 after having moved to London in order to pursue an acting career. However her big break came with the UK TV series of The Darling Buds of May. However only in 1994, she came to Hollywood with Return of the Native. Catherine’s role in the four-hour television docudrama Titanic made her a household name in the United States.

Zeta Jones starred in High Fidelity opposite to John Cusack, Steven Soderbergh’s Oscar-winning Traffic in 2000. She gained was paired opposite with John Cusack in America’s Sweet Heart which also starred Julia Roberts.  She won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her work in the musical Chicago.

A Song Sequence in Chicago

Achievements:

• European Film Award—Jameson People’s Choice Award – Best European Actress for Entrapment.
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Traffic.
• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast for Chicago.
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for Chicago.
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Chicago.

With Husband Michael Douglas

Trivia:

• Catherine is the face of Di Modolo jewelery.
• Catherine has credited her favorite foods as fish and chips, chicken, and smoked salmon sandwiches with potato chips crunched inside.
• Catherine took a job as a real kitchen hand in order to prepare for an upcoming movie. She cooked dinner for husband, Michael, and set a saucepan on fire!
• Catherine Zeta Jones made Forbes Magazine’s Celebrity 100 list.
• Catherine Zeta Jones bought her eighty four year old grandmother a new pair of knees for Christmas.
• Catherine Zeta Jones loves to play golf.
• Catherine Zeta Jones is the an ambassador of UK children’s charity the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
• Catherine Zeta Jones is horribly afraid of turkeys.
• Catherine’s favorite sport is Rugby.
• Catherine is a fan of all kinds of gadgets.
• When Catherine gets nervous, the strawberry birthmark on her left leg changes color.

Name: Jason Statham
DOB: 12 September 1972

Family Background and Personal Life: Statham was born in Sydenham, South London. He was interested in sports as a kid and didn’t want to pursue his family’s career path who were involved in music and performance. Football, gymnastics and martial arts became Jason’s favorite and he was obsessed with diving during his teenage.  He got a place on Britain’s National Diving Squad and a series of international diving competitions. He ended in a respectable 12th place ranking as part of the 1992 World Championships.

Career: Jason Statham worked hard to make both ends meet and suddenly things took a turn for him.  During a workout at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, an agent approached him, that he could find work as a model. After accepting the offer to pursue modeling, Statham earned early modeling gigs for Tommy Hilfiger, Levi Strauss & Co. and French Connection.

Action Sequence in the Movie The Transporter

While working for French Connection Statham was introduced to Guy Ritchie which proved decisive in having a promising career in Hollywood. He played the role of “Bacon” in Ritchie’s breakout 1998 hit, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. This movie was well received by critics and audiences.  His second movie with Ritchie was Snatch where he was casted alongside popular actors Brad Pitt, Dennis Farina and Benicio del Toro, and the movie earned more than $80 million in box-office revenues.

However, he was established as an action hero in The Transporter, where he did most of his own stunts. Later he became the character Frank Martin for the successful 2004 sequel, The Transporter 2.
The Bank Job that depicts a 1971 robbery in London ultimately gave the actor some rave reviews.  His latest summer release The Expendables with Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger is doing great business in the Box Office.

Achievements:

• Statham has appeared in over twenty films. Several have been box office hits, such as Snatch and The Bank Job.
• He has starred in two sequels: The Transporter and Crank.
• His films have grossed a total of more than $1 billion USD in Box Office with the highest individual film being The Italian Job.

Trivia:

A Scene from The Bank Job

• While he keeps a house in the UK, Statham spends most of his time in Los Angeles, California.
• Jason ranked No.40 in AfterElton.com’s Hot 100 of 2007. In 2008, he moved down 38 spots to No.78.
• Statham considers Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li among his great influences in doing action movies.
• In August 2008, Jason was escorted out of the annual Midsummer Night’s Dream Party at the Playboy Mansion by security, following his refusal to pose for photographs with models.
• Jason appeared in TV commercials for Kit Kat chocolate.
• Jason appeared in the music video for Knoc-Turn’al’s “Muzik.”
• Like his character Frank Martin in Transporter 2, Jason drives an Audi. The model however is an Audi S4, while Frank drives an Audi A8(W12).
• Statham is trained in martial arts, particularly kickboxing and Jujitsu

Name:  José Antonio Domínguez Banderas
DOB: August 10, 1960

Family Background and Personal Life: Antonio Banderas who was supposed to become the famous face of the Spanish football team lost it out due to his leg injury at 14. Born in Málaga, Spain, Banderas has always been the sweet heart of many. His father, José Domínguez, a police officer in the Guardia Civil and his mother, Ana Banderas, a school teacher.  He enrolled at a drama school and eventually joined a theater troupe that toured all over Spain. As a fruit for his hard work he was later invited to star with the country’s top actors in the National Theatre of Spain. Banderas divorced his first wife, Ana G. Leza, and in May 1996 married Melanie Griffith. They have a daughter, Stella Banderas, born in 1996.  He is an officer of a religious brotherhood in Málaga and travels in the Holy Week to take part in the processions.

Career: Banderas’ acting career began at the young age of 19, when he worked in small theatres during the Movida period. He was well acclaimed to the Spanish audience through films like Labyrinth of Passion where he played a gay man, Matador Law of Desire, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, and Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! where he performed his breakthrough role as “Ricky”.

Action Sequence from Desperado

His first Hollywood entry was through the movie Truth or Dare, where he played the object of Madonna’s advances. However Mambo Kings was established his career as a Hollywood star.  However his blockbuster hit came in the movie Philadelphia, where he played Tom Hank’s love interest. Later he became a big-time Hollywood star with movies like Desperado and Assassins, followed by an outstanding performance in the movie Interview with the Vampire, co-starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.

However he became the household face of every American home with his movie The Mask of Zorro. He then steamed the scenes with the gorgeous Angelina Jolie in the movie Original Sin. His Spy Kids trilogy, Femme Fatale, and Once Upon a Time in Mexico exposed his mature acting. He also voiced as “Puss-in-Boots” in the movie Shrek and reprised his role in the sequel also.

With Catherine Zeta Jones in Mask of Zorro

Achievements:

• Alma award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for The 13th Warrior.
• Annie Award for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production for: Shrek 2.
• Blockbuster Entertainment Awards for Favorite Actor – Action/Adventure for The Mask of Zorro.
• Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself.

Trivia:

With His Wife Melanie Griffith

• Antonio lists his favorite two movies as Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons and Touch of Evil.
• In May 2000, Antonio received an honorary doctorate from Dickinson College, Pennsylvania.
• Antonio has been spoofed by Saturday Night Live. He is usually played by Chris Kattan
• Antonio was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005
• Antonio supports the Real Madrid soccer team.
• Antonio recorded La Vida Loca on the ECD edition of the Shrek 2 soundtrack with Eddie Murphy.
• In Spanish, Antonio’s surname means “flags”.

Name: Nicole Mary Kidman
DOB: 20 June 1967

Family Background and Personal Life: This Hawaiian beauty has mesmerized many with her charisma.  Her Parents are Dr. Antony David Kidman, a Biochemist, and Janelle Ann, a nursing instructor. When Kidman was four their family returned to Australia where her family now lives on Sydney’s North Shore. Antonia Kidman, her younger sister is a journalist. Nicole Kidman attended Lane Cove Public School and North Sydney Girls’ High School. Later she continued her studies at the Victorian College of Arts in Melbourne, and at the Phillip Street Theatre in Sydney followed by attending the Australian Theatre for Young People.

With Her Husband (Keith Urban) & Daughter

Kidman has been married twice. Her romance with Tom Cruise was known to the whole world. They exchanged vows on December 26th 1990. The couple adopted a daughter, Isabella Jane (born 1992), and a son, Connor Anthony (born 1995) but got separated in 2001. Kidman is now married to the country singer Keith Urban. They married on 25 June 2006, at Cardinal Cerretti Memorial Chapel in the grounds of St Patrick’s Estate, Manly in Sydney. The couple has a daughter called Sunday Rose Kidman Urban.

Career: Nicole Kidman made her first onscreen appearance in the Pat Wilson’s music video for the song “Bop Girl”. This highly talented actress is getting better with age.  This blond beauty has won 18 major awards since her 30th birthday, including a Golden Globe for her role as a singing and dancing courtesan in Moulin Rouge!  And Oscar for her depiction of suicidal author Virginia Woolf in The Hours. She is one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood with $16 million per picture.  Her roles in the teen adventure film BMX Bandits and holiday movie Bush Christmas helped her to establish herself as an actress.  She continued to don lime light with her popular TV programs like A Country Practice and Five Mile Creek. Billy Bathgate and Malice transformed Kidman into an overnight sensation. She won over American audiences in 1995 with her tour de force performance as a fame-crazed weathergirl in To Die For.

Scene from Moulin Rouge

She also has a couple of big brands like Nintendo, Schweppes to endorse, in her kitty. The recent news according to TV Guide is that Kidman will star in The Danish Girl, a film adaptation of the novel of the same name, playing Einar Wegener, the world’s first post-op transsexual. She has also signed on to the Adam Sandler/Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy Just Go With It.

Achievements:

• Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Moulin Rouge!
• Russian Guild of Film Critics Golden Aries Award for Best Foreign Actress for Dogville.
• Academy Award for Best Actress, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama for The Hours.

Critically Appreciated Performance in The Hours

Trivia:

• Nicole is ranked #76 in the “100 Hottest Blondes of AIM”
• Nicole was ranked #5 in Glamour’s The 50 most glamorous women of ’08
• Nicole Kidman was replaced by Audrey Tautou as the face of Chanel N° 5, commencing in 2009.
• As a teenager, Nicole was in a band called Divine Madness.
• Nicole’s favorite food and drinks are chocolate, ice cream, apple martinis, and pizza.
• Nicole kept a journal from age 11 to 18.
• Nicole has been on the cover of Vogue over 14 times, and Vanity Fair over 6.
• Nicole donated $100,000 to the children’s hospital in Randwick in 2001
• One of Nicole’s first jobs was an usherette at a cinema in Sydney.

Name: Robert Downey, Jr.
DOB: April 4, 1965

Family Background and Personal Life: Born in Manhattan, New York, he is the younger of two children. His father is Robert Downey, Sr, is an actor, writer, producer, cinematographer, and director of underground films while his mother Elsie is an actress. Downey played minor roles in his father’s movies in his childhood. At the age of five he made his acting debut in playing a sick puppy in the movie Pound. As a teenager, Downey Jr. attended the exclusive Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in upstate New York and in the end dropped out of Santa Monica high school to pursue acting full time in New York.

Downey dated actress Sarah Jessica Parker after meeting her on the set of Firstborn but they separated in 1991 because of his drug and alcohol abuse. He then married actress/singer Deborah Falconer on May 29, 1992 and had a son with her, Indio Falconer Downey. But later the couple divorced in 2004. Then he met Susan Levin, on the sets of Gothika and the couple married in 2005.

Career: In his early career he did a series of films associated with the Brat Pack. However he became notable with the movie Less Than Zero.  He then played the leading roles in Air America (1990), Soapdish (1991) and Natural Born Killers (1994) and tried to establish himself as an actor. However his higher-profile role was that of Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 film Chaplin.  He earned an academy award for this.  His career came to a downturn due to his drug abuse and was even detained for the same.  After 2000 Downey joined the cast of the hit television series Ally McBeal. His performance was praised and he was nominated for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category and won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a mini-series or TV Film.

A Still from Air America

Then he appeared in semi-independent films such as The Singing Detective (2003), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), and A Scanner Darkly (2006) that showcased a new lease of life for him. He also had supporting roles in the mainstream films Gothika (2003) and Zodiac (2007). In 2004, Downey released his debut studio album The Futurist.

However his cast as the title character in the comic book adaptation Iron Man was a blockbuster hit.  Later he played the adaptation of Sherlock Holmes, released Christmas 2009, for which Downey won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for his portrayal of the famous detective. He then created the same sort of magic in the movie Iron Man 2.

A Scene from Iron Man

Achievements:

• Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical for his role in Sherlock Holmes.
• Downey won best international actor for Iron Man at the Irish Film and Television Awards, his second win for the 2008 awards season.
• Downey was named to the annual list of The Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People.
• Downey was named “Man of the Year” by Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
• The Screen Actors Guild also recognized his 2000 Ally McBeal performance by giving him the Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series award.

With the Golden Globe Award

Trivia:

• Robert practices kung-fu with a trainer on a daily basis
• Robert was forced to wear platform shoes during filming of Sherlock Holmes as director Guy Ritchie wanted him & co-star Jude Law to be of the same height.
• Robert has the words “Suzie Q” tattooed on his left bicep.
• Peter O’Toole is Robert’s favorite actor.
• Robert is 5′ 9″ (1.75 m) tall. He has dark brown hair and light brown eyes.
• Robert’s friends call him “Bob.”

Name: Thomas Cruise Mapother IV
Date of Birth: July 3, 1962

Family Background and Personal Life: Better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, he was born in Syracuse, New York. His parents were the son of Mary Lee (née Pfeiffer), a special education teacher, and Thomas Cruise Mapother III, an electrical engineer.
Cruise attended Robert Hopkins Public School for grades three, four, and five. Cruise attended eight elementary schools and three high schools. He briefly attended a Franciscan seminary in Cincinnati and aspired to become a Catholic priest. He also played football for the varsity team as a linebacker. Cruise married Mimi Rogers on May 9, 1987. However the couple divorced on February 4, 1990. Many believe that Mimi Rogers was the one who introduced him to scientology. Then cruise met Nicole Kidman and the couple married on December 24, 1990.  He then married Katie Holmes on November 18, 2006 and has a girl called Suri.

Tom Cruise in Top Gun

Career: Cruise’s career started off with him playing supporting roles in movies Endless Love and Taps. However this movie proved as a career maker for Tom Cruise. The 1986′s movie Top Gun, paved way to his status as a Hollywood star. His portrayal of a Vietnam vet in the movie “Born on the Fourth of July” won him numerous accolades.

Action Filled Scene from Mission Impossible 2

Cruise’s Mission Impossible series of movies earned him the status of an action hero and was a blockbuster hit at the Box office. Cruise’s role is in the historical thriller Valkyrie, received rave reviews.
Achievements:

• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for Born on the Fourth of July.
• Producers Guild of America Award for Most Promising Producer in Theatrical Motion Pictures for Mission: Impossible.
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy  for Jerry Maguire.
• Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for Magnolia.
• A three time Oscar Nominee.

With Katie Holmes & Suri

Trivia:

• Tom has appeared in a campaign along with other stars to encourage young voters to vote for the 2008 elections.
• He was listed at #8 in Forbes magazine’s ‘Celebrity 100 of 2007′ list.
• Tom owns a stake in studio United Artist with business partner Paula Wagner and MGM.
• Tom has three sisters: Marian, Lee Anne and Cass
• Tom does most things with his left hand except for writing, which he usually does with his right hand.
• Tom has never allowed his image to be used in video games or action figures.
• At age of 14, when he was still Catholic, Tom enrolled in seminary school to become a priest. He dropped out after one year.

Name: Cate Blanchett
Date of Birth: May 14, 1969

Family Background and Personal Life: Catherine Elise Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969, in Melbourne, Australia to an Aussie mother and a Texan father. She was exposed to a range of cultures. Her father passed away when Cate was merely 10 years old.  Cate married Andrew Upton, playwright and screenwriter, whom she met in 1996 while she was performing in a production of The Seagull. They were married on 29 December 1997 and have three sons: Dashiell John, Roman Robert, and Ignatius Martin.

Kate with Her Husband and Children

Career: Cate Blanchett  joined a drama group at her Methodist College, playing small roles in small-time plays. This was her first taste of acting. Cate Blanchett studied art history at the University of Melbourne before she decided to continue her education abroad. After living for a while in England, she traveled to Egypt. Here she was asked to be an extra in a boxing movie being shot nearby. Her first major stage role was opposite Geoffrey Rush in the 1993 David Mamet play Oleanna.  This fetched her Sydney Theatre Critics’ Best Newcomer Award.  Later she acted in many TV series like Heartland, Bordertown, and in an episode of Police Rescue entitled “The Loaded Boy”.
Paradise Road, was her first international film debut where she played the supporting role as an Australian nurse captured by the Japanese Army during WW2. Her role as Elizabeth I changed her world completely.  The 1998′s Elizabeth has gained her enormous praise for her outstanding part in the movie.  She was awarded the Best Actress title by The Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the Broadcast Film Critics Association, Chicago Film Critics and the Online Film Critics Society for this movie. Her brilliant work was also recognized by the Screen Actors Guild and at the Oscars, with Best Actress nominations but she did not win both.

A Still from Elizabeth

Another incredible role she played was in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Blanchett, as the Elf Queen Galadriel, has certainly enchanted all. She continued to do the series The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).
Cate portrayed Katharine Hepburn alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator. Her incredible performance was rewarded with a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2005 Academy Awards ceremony. In 2010, look for Cate Blanchett as Maid Marian in Hollywood’s latest version of Robin Hood.  Cate plays opposite to Russell Crowe who is stepping into the elfin boots of the infamous thief to rob the rich to pay the poor.

Scene from The Aviator

Achievements:

• BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in Elizabeth
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and The Aviator.
• Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture in I’m Not There.
• BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Elizabeth and The Aviator.
• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Aviator.

Trivia:

• Cate was ranked #2 in Glamour’s The 50 most glamorous women of ’08.
• Cate was listed at #63 in Forbes magazine’s Celebrity 100 of 2007.
• Cate is the first performer to be awarded an Academy Award for playing a previous Oscar-winning actor.
• Cate was originally scheduled to star in Miss Potter, but was forced to withdraw after she was confirmed for another role. The role was then given to Renee Zellwegger.

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