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Friday, August 6, 2010
Full Name: Thomas Cruise Mapother IVBorn: July 3, 1962 (age 48) Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Occupation: Actor, producer
Years active: 1981 – present
Spouse(s): Mimi Rogers (1987–1990) Nicole Kidman (1990–2001) Katie Holmes (2006–present)
Official website
The one of the famous celebrities Thomas Cruise Mapother better recognized by his screen name of Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been selected for three Academy Awards and won three Golden Globe Awards. His first foremost role was the 1983 film Risky Business, which has been described as "A Generation X classic, and a career-maker" for the artist. Following playing the role of a heroic naval direct in the popular and financially victorious 1986 film Top Gun, Cruise sustained in this vein, playing a clandestine agent in a series of Mission: Impossible action films in the 1990s and 2000s. In adding to these heroic roles, he has starred in a lot of other winning films such as Jerry Maguire (1996), Magnolia (1999), Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004) and War of the Worlds (2005).
Awards and Nominations
| Academy Awards, USA (Won:0, Year:- & Nominated:3, Year:1990,1997,2000) | |||
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| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (Won:1, Year:2002 & Nominated:7, Year:1995,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2009) | |||
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| 2002 | Won | Saturn Award | Best Actor |
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| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (Won:2, Year:1990,2000 & Nominated:0, Year:-) | |||
| 2000 | Won | CFCA Award | Best Supporting Actor |
| 1990 | Won | CFCA Award | Best Actor |
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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Background informationOrigin: Dublin, Ireland
Genres: Rock, alternative rock, post-punk
Years active: 1976–present
Labels: Mercury, Interscope, Island
Associated acts: Passengers, Virgin Prunes
Website u2.com
Members Bono
The Edge
Adam Clayton
Larry Mullen, Jr.
The one of the world famous celebrities U2 musician are a rock group from Dublin, Ireland. The group consists of Bono (vocals and guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards, and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums and percussion). The group formed at Mount Temple secondary school in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical ability. Within four years, they signed to Island Records and released their first appearance album Boy. By the mid-1980s, they had become a top worldwide act. They were more victorious as a live act than they were at selling records, until their 1987 album The Joshua Tree, which, according to Rolling Stone, elevated the band's stature "from heroes to superstars".T hey have won 22 Grammy AwardsAcademy Awards, USA
2003
Got nomination for Oscar
category Original Song (from the film "Gangs Of New York") for "The Hands That Built America"
American Music Awards
2002
Won American Music Award
category Internet Artist of the Year
Grammy Awards
2006
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Song for "City of Blinding Lights"
2006
Won Grammy Award
category Album of the Year for "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb"
2006
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "Sometimes You Can't Make it On Your Own"
2006
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Album for "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb"
2006
Won Grammy Award
category Song of the Year for "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own"
2005
Won Grammy Award
category Best Music Video, Short Form for "Vertigo"
2005
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Song for "Vertigo"
2005
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Vertigo"
2002
Won Grammy Award
category Record of the Year for "Walk On"
2002
Won Grammy Award
category Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of"
2002
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Elevation"
2002
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Album for "All That You Can't Leave Behind"
2001
Won Grammy Award
category Record of the Year (from Album "All That You Can't Leave Behind") for "Beautiful Day"
2001
Won Grammy Award
category Song of the Year (from Album "All That You Can't Leave Behind") for "Beautiful Day"
2001
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Beautiful Day"
1995
Won Grammy Award
category Best Music Video, Long Form for "Zoo TV - Live From Sydney"
1994
Won Grammy Award
category Best Alternative Music Performance for "Zooropa"
1993
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Achtung Baby"
1989
Won Grammy Award
category Best Performance Music Video for "Where The Streets Have No Name"
1989
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Desire"
1988
Won Grammy Award
category Album of the Year for "The Joshua Tree"
1988
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "The Joshua Tree"
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Full Name: Peter Robert JacksonBorn: 31 October 1961 (age 48) Pukerua Bay, New Zealand
Occupation: Film director, film producer, screenwriter
Years active: 1976–present
Spouse(s): Fran Walsh (1987–present)
Peter Jackson won multiple Academy Award-winning Lord of the Rings film trilogy, modified from the work of fiction by J. R. R. Tolkien. He is also known for his 2005 remake of King Kong and as the creator of District 9.He won worldwide concentration early in his career with his "splatstick" shock comedies, before coming to conventional prominence with Heavenly Creatures, for which he shared an Academy Award Best script recommendation with his wife, Fran Walsh. Jackson has been awarded three Academy Awards in his career. Sir Peter Robert Jackson is a film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter,.| Year | Title | Oscar nominations | Oscar wins | BAFTA nominations | BAFTA wins | Golden Globe nominations | Golden Globe wins |
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| 1976 | The Valley (Short) | | | | | | |
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| 1987 | Bad Taste | | | | | | |
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| 1989 | Meet the Feebles | | | | | | |
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| 1992 | Braindead (released in North America as Dead Alive) | | | | | | |
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| 1994 | Heavenly Creatures | 1 | | | | | |
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| 1995 | Forgotten Silver (Documentary) | | | | | | |
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| 1996 | The Frighteners | | | | | | |
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| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | 13 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | |
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| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | |
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| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 11 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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| 2005 | King Kong | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
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| 2008 | Crossing the Line (short) | | | | | | |
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| 2009 | The Lovely Bones | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | |
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Born: July 9, 1956 (age 53)Concord, California, U.S.
Occupation: Actor, producer, director, voice over artist, writer, speaker
Years active: 1979–present
Spouse(s): Samantha Lewes (1978–1987) Rita Wilson (1988–present)
The one of famous celebrities Thomas Jeffrey Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer and director. Length worked in television and family-friendly comedies earlier than achieving accomplishment as a staged actor in several noteworthy roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title role in Forrest Gump, chief officer James A. Lovell in Apollo 13, Captain John H. Miller in Saving Private Ryan, Joe Fox in You've Got Mail and Chuck Noland in Cast Away. Hanks won consecutive Best Actor Academy Awards, in 1993 for Philadelphia and in 1994 for Forrest Gump. U.S. domestic box office totals for his films exceed $3.5 billion. He is the father of actor Colin Hanks.Academy Awards, USA
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1999 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1995 | Won | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1994 | Won | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1989 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | BAFTA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1999 | Nominated | BAFTA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1995 | Nominated | BAFTA | Best Actor |
