Saturday, October 20, 2007

Kristin Elizabeth Cavallari

Kristin Elizabeth Cavallari (born January 14 1987 in Denver, Colorado) is an American reality television star and actress, known mainly for her feature appearances on the MTV reality TV series Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County.




Before moving to California, Cavallari resided in Colorado. When her parents divorced, her older brother (Mike Cavallari) moved with their father to Laguna Beach, California, while Kristin moved with their mother to Barrington, Illinois, a wealthy suburb northwest of Chicago. After having trouble adjusting to a new life with a step-father and step-brother, Kristin moved to California to be with her dad and brother, and was enrolled at Santa Margarita Catholic High School her freshman year of high school. After attending a Driver's Education course through Laguna Beach High School with new friends Alex Murell and Alex Hooser, her father enrolled her in LBHS for the rest of high school after "much consideration." After her stint on reality tv, Cavallari headed to L.A. to attend Loyola Marymount University and moved into an apartment with close friend, Alex Hooser. Her friendship with Alex grew apart and they are no longer friends, nor do they reside together anymore. She dropped out of LMU after a week. She is currently dating and living with actor Nick Zano.




Cavallari also had her face on the cover of Seventeen magazine, Teen People and has posed for Rolling Stone, Blender and GQ magazines. Maxim also named her #23 on its annual Hot 100 list in 2006, and was also featured as part of its Hottest Women of Reality TV that same year.

Recently, she has appeared as a celebrity spokesperson for We Are Ellis Island, a campaign for the restoration of historic buildings on Ellis Island.

While often praised for her beauty, she has been widely criticized for using her reality TV fame to further her career. While she has some projects in the works including those listed above, her desire for more credible and serious roles has been met with much ridicule among Hollywood power players.




Filmography

* Punk'd: In 2005, her friend Frankie Delgado was shown as having a heated argument with another driver in which the other driver's car got damaged. Delgado got "arrested", and Cavallari could not convince the police otherwise.
* Get This Party Started: In February 2006, Cavallari had a short-lived hosting gig for the UPN program in which well-deserving people were thrown surprise parties.
* Music video: Also in 2006, Cavallari appeared in the video for guitarist Teddy Geiger's song For You I Will (Confidence) in which she portrayed a popular girl who -- despite her jock boyfriend -- falls for a handsome musician.
* Veronica Mars: Cavallari appeared in the UPN program in the episode "Versatile Toppings" as a lesbian cheerleader.
* Fingerprints: Filmed and released in 2006, Cavallari portrays a high school student investigating an ancient myth of the city San Antonia.
* Spring Breakdown: Filmed in 2006 and to-be-release in 2008, Cavallari portrays a popular girl on Spring Break during college.
* Adventures in Hollyhood: In the 5th episode of Three 6 Mafia's MTV reality show, Cavallari guest starred in a segment where she went out on a date with Juicy J.
* Reality Lasik: In May 2007, Kristin Cavallari documented her LASIK journey from pre-surgery evaluation to her post-surgery trip to the Bahamas.

As of September 2007, She is currently shooting the film, The Green Flash with Nick Zano.




Friday, October 5, 2007

Grace Park - Maxim Photos

Grace Park (born March 14, 1974) is an American-Canadian actress of Korean descent. She is best known as Sharon Valerii (and the various iterations of Number Eight, a humanoid Cylon) on Battlestar Galactica, as well as Shannon Ng in the Canadian television series teen soap Edgemont.



Born in Los Angeles, California, Park and her family moved to Canada when she was 22 months old. She was raised in a Korean community in Vancouver.Grace Park graduated from Magee Secondary in 1992, holds a degree in psychology from the University of British Columbia and speaks English and Korean, along with some French and Cantonese. She is currently studying Spanish. As of 2005, Park lives in Vancouver with her husband, real estate developer Phil Kim. She was named #93 in Maxim Online's 2006 List.




Park has a role in the 2007 movie West 32nd, a crime drama dealing with New York City's Korean underworld.

She appeared as Lt. Sandra Telfair in Electronic Arts' Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, along with her Battlestar Galactica co-star, Tricia Helfer.




quote

"I had to do this one sex scene for Battlestar that wasn't a bedroom scene. It was outside in a forest under a lightning-and-thunder shower. I was like, 'So you want some crazy forest sex? Okay, I gotcha.' In the end, they had to totally edit it down and take out all my moaning." -Grace Park



-- wikipedia --

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Keira Knightley Biography & Pictures

Keira Christina Knightley born 26 March 1985 is an English film and television actress. She began her career as a child actress, and came to international prominence in 2003, after co-starring in the films Bend It Like Beckham and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Knightley has since become a notable lead actress, having appeared in several Hollywood films and earning an Academy Award nomination for her role as Elizabeth Bennet in Joe Wright's 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.




As a result of her rapid rise to fame, Knightley has been the focus of significant media attention. She has been described by press reports as "famously open with media", although Knightley herself has stated "I don't talk about my private life."



--Wikipedia--

Filmography

Atonement (2007)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Silk (2007)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Domino (2005)
Pride And Prejudice (2005)
The Jacket (2005)
King Arthur (2004)
Love Actually (2003)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl (2003)
Gaijin (short, voice) (2003)
New Year's Eve (short) (2002)
The Seasons Alter (short) (2002)
Doctor Zhivago (TV miniseries) (2002)
Pure (2002)
Thunderpants (2002)
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Deflation (short) (2001)
The Hole (2001)
Princess Of Thieves (TV) (2001)
Oliver Twist (TV miniseries) (1999)
Star Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Coming Home (TV) (1998)
Mindscape (TV) (1996)
The Music Practice (TV) (1996)
Treasure Seekers (TV) (1996)
Innocent Lies (1995)
A Village Affair (1994)
Royal Celebration (TV) (1993)