No one but Clooney, one of the last true matinee idols, could convince studio executives to green-light this film. Not only does the screwball comedy take place in the 1920s, it’s told with a style and tone that hasn’t been popular since films like “His Girl Friday” and “Some like It Hot” were in style.
Not much was known of him before is role as Cedric Diggory – who suffered a tragic death in the movie, cutting short his screen time – in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. But now that he’s played the teenage vampire Edward, protagonist of the widely and insanely popular Twilight, the movie adaptation of the equally popular eponymous novel, Robert Pattinson is fast becoming one of Hollywoods hottest male leads.
He’s set to reprise his role as the pale bloodsucker in the future installments of the vampire series, which is derived from the novels written by Stephenie Meyer.
Unknown to many, Pattinson is also a musician and singer, and is responsible for two vocals in the Twilight soundtrack, one of which he co-wrote. He can play both guitar and piano, which will probably make him more of an Adonis in the eyes of his legions of Twilight fans.
Born on the 20th of June 1971 in Little Rock Arkansas, named Joshua Lucas Easy Dent Maurer, the “Easy Dent” was due to an incident during his birth where he slipped so fast out of his mom the doctor bumped his head on the bedpost denting it. His parents were both hippies and were anti-nuclear activists which had him traveling all over the US that by age 13, he has lived in over 13 different places. He didn’t go to college to pursue his acting career which started early at the young age of 9 when he starred in many a school plays. At age 19, he was a frequent guest star on many TV sitcoms. He was challenged by George C. Scott to take acting lessons to further develop his raw talent for film and the stage which he also frequented. He then moves to New York to improve his acting under several independent coaches and trainers.
His name was thrown into the limelight when he was cast as the leading man in the love story Sweet Home Alabama where he played opposite Reese Witherspoon who was separated and in the process of getting divorced, minus some paperwork they have to fill up. In the process of their discussions on their marital life, big city girl rediscovers her life in their small nook of the world and eventually rediscover their love again. Fortunately, their clumsy lawyer just happens to have fallen victim to many a folly as he tries to get them to sign the divorce papers eventually canceling it and leaving the two love birds to their love of each other. This film launched him into mainstream Hollywood that eventually landed more prominent roles such as big screen adaptation of the comic, The Hulk and many more. His Southern charm and innocent looks makes him part of Hollywood as one ofv the hottest hunks around, where he will remain for many years to come.
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サイモン・ペグは本名をサイモン・ジョン・ベッキンガムといい、1970年2月14日生まれです。数々の賞に輝く英国の俳優です。彼の出演作で最も有名なものといえば、ショーン・オブ・ザ・デッドとホット・ファズでしょう。また、テレビ番組のスペースドもあります。代表作では ニック・フロストやジェシカ・ヘインズとコラボしています。 ペグは同じ俳優のデヴィッド・シュワイマーと友人同士です。 彼らは「バンド・オブ・ブラザーズ」、「ビッグ・トラブル」、「ラン」、「ファット・ボーイ」などの名作映画で共演しています。 サイモン・ペグはモーリーン・マッカンと結婚しています。 2人は2005年7月23日にグラスゴーで挙式しました。 付添い人を務めたのはニック・フロストで、フロストはグゥイネス・パルトロウの娘、アップルのゴッドファーザーでもあります。
彼は虹彩異色症を持っており、ブルーグレイの瞳の中で、右目の一部だけが茶色です。 サイモン本人によると、彼の好きな映画は「スターウォーズ/帝国の逆襲」です。
Known for his unique choice of films to take part in, he is hailed as one of the hottest actors around the world and is known to all as “Captain Jack Sparrow”. A school drop-out at age 15, he focused his energy on his music which he fell in love with after being given a guitar by his mom. He played for sometime in garage bands but had to settle with a living being a ballpoint pen sales man as he married. On a trip with his former wife, he is introduced to Nicolas Cage which advises him to take up acting, unwittingly launching his film career.
Getting a part in the low-budget film ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’, falling victim to evil dream killer Freddie, he establishes his name as one of eccentricity and uniqueness. He has been known to have relations with many of Hollywood’s hottest actresses but currently lives in France with his girlfirend with whom he has two children.
１９６８年１２月３日にブレンダン・ジェームズ・フレイザーとしてインディアナ州のインディアナで生まれた ブレンダン・フレイザーはカナダ系アメリカ人の映画俳優また舞台俳優です。 その愛嬌と演技力により、コメディーやロマンス、アクション、ドラマなどの様々なジャンルで活躍しています。
原始のマン（１９９２）で初めて主役を演じ、 当分の間、ロマンティクコメディーのジャンルで最も人気のある俳優として活躍し、ジャングル・ジョージ （１９９７）、タイムトラベラー：きのうから来た恋人（１９９９）、 悪いことしましョ！（２０００） などのヒット映画に出演しました。 また、ドラマのジャンルにおいても活躍し、 ゴッド・アンド・モンスター（１９９８） や２００２年のアカデミー賞に輝いた映画・クラッシュに出演しました。
最も商業的な成功を収めた作品には、アクション・アドベンチャー系ホラー映画の ハムナプトラ：失われた砂漠の都（１９９９）とその第２作の ハムナプトラ2 黄金のピラミッド（２００１）があります。 このシリーズの最新作ハムナプトラ３：呪われた皇帝の秘宝は今年上映され、別のアクション・アドベンチャー映画の センター・オブ・ジ・アースも上演されます。
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Daniel Wroughton Craig is an English actor, He was born on March 2, 1968 in Chester, England. He is the son of Olivia Williams, who is an art teacher and Timothy John Craig, a midship man of the Merchant Navy. His father worked many jobs when he came ashore. He is Joe Craig’s cousin, a spy thriller novel writer. Daniel grew up in Wirral Merseyside. He moved to London when he turned sixteen and joined the National Youth Theater at Calday. Craig is the 6th actor to land the much coveted role of the fictional secret agent, James Bond 007, an Eon Productions series. Casino Royale in which he starred, became the highest grossing James Bond film. Quantum of Solace, the number 22 Bond movie was released last October 31, 2008.
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Simon Pegg was born Simon John Beckingham on February 14, 1970. He is an award-winning English actor. He is also a comedian, writer, producer, stand-up comedian and director. He starred in the best known Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. And a TV sitcom, Spaced. He collaborated major works with Nick Frost and Jessica Hynes to name a few. Pegg is a good friend of fellow actor David Schwimmer. They worked together with some good movies like Band of Brothers, Big Nothing and Run and Fat Boy. Simon is now married with Maureen McCann. They tied the knot on July 23, 2005 in Glasgow. Nick Frost was his Best Man. He is also the godfather of Gwyneth Paltrow’s daughter, Apple.
He has an optical condition called, heterochromia. his eyes are blue grey but a portion of his right eye is brown. Simon says he likes the film The Empire Strikes Back.
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He was born December 18, 1963 in Shawnee Oklahoma USA and raised in Springfield, Missouri. He attended University of Missouri in college, where majored in journalism. Unfortunately, he was two credits short from graduating college then moved to California. Tried to make a living and supported himself by being a limo driver and dressing as a giant chicken for a famous fast food company. He started having tv appearances in 1987 where he played a recurring role on the CBS prime time soap “Dallas”. In 1990, he co-starred in “Glory days”, a short lived tv drama. He gained instant stardom playing the role of a hitchhiking hunk in the movie “Thelma and Louise”. Then his career went on by making movies such as “Cool world”, “A river runs through it”, a film with Robert Redford in 1992, “Kalifornia” “True Romance”, scripted by “Quentin Tarantino” in 1993, “Interview with the vampire”, “with Tom Cruise”, “Legends of the Fall” in 1994, “Seven” with Morgan Freeman, “Monkeys” where he won Best supporting actor and an Oscar nomination, “Sleepers” in 1996, “The Devil’s Own” in 1997, “Seven years in Tibet”, also in 1997, “Meet Joe Black” in 1998, “Death takes a holiday”, “The fight club” in 1999, “Snatch” in 2000, “The Mexican” in 2001, “Spy game” with Robert Redford etc..etc..He is now considered to be one of the hottest Hollywood actors of our time.
Born Brendan James Fraser on December 3, 1968, Brendan Fraser is a Canadian-American film and stage actor, who was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. His charm and acting ability allowed him to be successful in different genres, comedy, romance, action and drama.
His first lead role was in Encino Man (1992), and for a time, he was most popular in romantic-comedy, with the hit films George Of The Jungle (1997), Blast from the Past (1999) and Bedazzled (2000), among others. He also proved his worth in drama, with the films Gods and Monsters (1998) and the 2004 Academy-Award winning film Crash.
His biggest commercial success is with the action adventure horror series, The Mummy (1999), and its second sequel The Mummy Returns (2001). His latest sequel, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor was shown this year, along with another action adventure movie, Journey to the Center of the Earth.