
A gifted actor with old-fashioned matinee-idol looks, Antonio Banderas smoldered his way to an international following with his sly send-ups of Latin machismo in the films of fellow Spaniard Pedro Almodovar. Born on August 10, 1960 in Malaga, Spain, Banderas actor set out to be a professional soccer player.
Like Tom Hanks and Jim Carrey, actor Eric Bana began his career as a light TV comedian in his native Australia, before breaking into dramatic features with a singularly powerful performance in the film, “Chopper” (2000), about a notorious and charismatic Aussie criminal. That film gave him the cache to break into Hollywood features, where he enjoyed critical acclaim, if not always box office rewards, in major motion pictures like “The Hulk” (2003), “Troy” (2004), and Steven Spielberg’s “Munich” (2005).
Tall, lanky and perpetually goateed, Eric Balfour rose to fame in guest spots on HBO’s critically acclaimed series “Six Feet Under” (2001-05) and FOX’s “24” (2001- ). Also a talented vocalist for the band Fredalba, Balfour starred in the horror remake “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (2003) and landed a lead in the hit NBC crime drama “Conviction” (2006- ).
Despite having all the necessary tools to become a star – looks, talent, presence – actor Christian Bale lacked one necessary ingredient at the start of his career: tolerance for being in the spotlight. After achieving instant celebrity after being tapped by Steven Spielberg to star in his epic period film, “Empire of the Sun” (1987), Bale suddenly discovered that he hated dealing with publicity.
When Adam was a child, his father took him to the theater to see Westerns on a regular basis. This is where his love for film began and he's had a serious interest in acting since he was in the 5th grade.
He graduated from of New Trier Township High School East in Winnetka, Illinois and worked as a truck driver before pursuing his acting career.
Scott Baio was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 22, 1961 to Mario (from Italy) and Rose Baio. The youngest of three children, Baio approached his mother at the age of nine and told her directly, "I want to be on television." The parents obliged and took him on a few interviews in New York. Before long, their son had achieved his dream and was appearing in commercials.
Born in Philadelphia in 1958, Kevin Bacon’s career has seen such diversity that it’s widely believed that any current film star can be linked to him in six movies!
Educated at the prestigious The Circle in The Square Theatre School, where he was the youngest student ever to appear in a production, he left home at 18 to attend the Manning Street Actor’s Theatre.
1985 for this interview...Two hot comedy guys do a goofy film called Spies Like Us.....Yes, Mr.Chase was a very big smart ass but you have to get used to his style. This was our 2nd or 3rd interview so I was....Its just the way he is..I love his DRYNESS..Danny Aykroyd is just a sweetheart...he just wants to please....love this guy...two long time pals who met on Saturday Night Live and took that fame to the movies and beyond....18 years ago at this posting
An attractive British actor of Indian descent, Naveen Andrews first rose to prominence in several roles penned by Hanif Kureishi. but it was his sterling work as Kip, the Sikh who defused land minds and romanced Juliet Binoche's nurse in "The English Patient" (1996) that caught US audience's attention.
Like many small-screen veterans who headline a hit network series for multiple seasons, the fresh-faced, genial American actor Richard Dean Anderson will forever be associated with one role -- that of Angus MacGyver, the multilingual, crack Special Forces agent and science expert capable of using common household substances and implements to perform feats of wonder, on the Henry Winkler-produced action-adventure series MacGyver.
Long recognized in Europe as a true auteur, Robert Altman brings an ironic, spare, irreverent gaze to bear on many long-standing American values through his ongoing project of reconsidering film genres. His style—very much part of what one might call "American art cinema"—is full of quirks and surprises, all the more striking in light of his early training in TV and industrials.
Originally from Mexico, director Alejandro González Iñárritu has gained artistic respect and numerous awards the world over. With his first feature film, the much lauded and decorated “Amores Perros” (2000), a.k.a. “Love’s A Bitch,” González Iñárritu made an immediate impact on the film world, including the United States, land of superficial market-driven eye candy.
The mere act of surviving on a day to day basis is the foundation from which a true artist builds his craft. Multi-talented newcomer AKON is no exception to this rule. His dynamic debut album, TROUBLE, a collection of stirring songs, creatively reflects the ups and downs of the singer/songwriter/producer's life experiences. A crafty blend of soulful hip-hop, TROUBLE is AKON's vibrant first time tour-de-force.
Andre was born on April 29, 1970, to Mike and Betty Agassi. His father, a former boxing champ and Olympian from Iran, settled in Las Vegas taking work as a tennis instructor. And as soon as little Andre could walk, Mike taped a racket to his son's hand and hung a tennis ball over his crib. ''He was convinced that if my eyes are going to move around as a little baby, I might as well be looking at a tennis ball,'' says Andrew.
While still in his twenties, the likeable and low-key Casey Affleck, who enjoyed a slow and steady rise as an actor, saw the show business mechanics from the inside out while watching his older brother Ben Affleck gain meteoric Hollywood success – as well as the inevitable and subsequently vicious backlash.
Benjamin Geza Affleck was born on August 15th, 1972 in Berkeley, California. HisFather works in a Drug rehabilitation hospital in California and his mother is a Teacher in Cambridge. His younger brother (and only sibling), Casey, is also an actor and co-starred with Ben in Good Will Hunting.