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Sophia Loren – bright star

Sophia Loren – bright star

Sophia Loren – bright star

Sophia Loren is an Italian actress and singer. Her acting career has covered over 50 years and more than 100 films. She is a winner of all major film festivals – Cannes (1961), Venice (1958, 1998, 2002), Moscow (1965, 1997), Berlin (1994). The actress is a winner of five Golden Globe awards and the first winner of Oscar for best actress in a foreign language movie (1962).
Sofia Villani Scicolone (her real name) was born on September 20, 1934 in Rome. She was the illegitimate child of Romilda Villani and Riccardo Scicolone. Shortly after her birth the family moved to a small fishing town of Pozzuoli, near Naples, where the girl spent her childhood and youth. Her mother, Sofia, and eventually her sister Maria, lived with her maternal grandparents, aunts and uncles in a two room apartment. At the age of 14 she won the local beauty contest after which the family moved to Rome. In 1950, Sophia participated in Miss Italy contest and received Miss Elegance prize. Soon Sophia met producer and her future husband Carlo Ponti, who was twenty-two years older than her. Ponti was married and it was very difficult to get a divorce for a Catholic. So, Carlo and Sophia secretly married in Mexico. Over time, when he finally got the long-awaited divorce, he remarried Sophia on April 9, 1966. Initially, the actress starred under the name Sofia Lazarro, but in 1953 she became Loren. In the early 1960s, Carlo Ponti bought all erotic movies with young Loren, in order to avoid an international scandal.
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Tyler Posey – American actor and musician

Tyler Garcia Posey

Tyler Posey – American actor and musician


Tyler Posey is an American actor and musician, best known for his role of Scott McCall in the TV series Teen Wolf.
Tyler Garcia Posey was born on October 18, 1991 in Santa Monica, California. His father is actor and writer John Posey. His mother, Cindy Garcia Posey, died in December 2014 after a long battle with breast cancer. The 5th season of the television series Teen Wolf was devoted to her. Tyler’s acting career began since his childhood, at first it was just an interest in art, music and the stage. His father often took his son with him, so Tyler began his acting career. At the age of eight the boy worked on television and in films. In addition to acting, Tyler is a singer, the author of musical compositions. Posey sings and plays the guitar in the band Lost In Kostko (Disappearing Jamie).
In 2000, Posey debuted in the biographical drama Men of Honor. Despite the fact that he appeared only briefly in the frame, Posey met outstanding actors: Robert De Niro, Charlize Theron, Michael Rapaport and others.
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Sylvester Stallone – Hollywood action star

Sylvester Stallone – Hollywood action star

Sylvester Stallone – Hollywood action star

Sylvester Stallone is an American actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. During his acting career he has starred in more than 50 films, including Rocky, Rambo and The Expendables. He was nominated for Golden Globe and Oscar for his role as Rocky Balboa in the first and seventh films. Sylvester is a winner of Saturn, Cesar and Critics’ Choice Movie Awards.
On June 12, 2011 he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. In December 2016, US President Donald Trump offered Stallone the Chairmanship of the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities. However, Stallone refused the offer.
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Demi Moore – beautiful American actress

Demi Moore – beautiful American actress

Demi Moore – beautiful American actress

Demi Moore is an American actress.
Demi Demetria Gene Guynes was born on November 11, 1962 in Roswell, New Mexico. Her father, Charles Harmon, left her mother Victoria before the birth of their daughter. Her mother and stepfather abused alcohol and often changed their homes. At the age of 16 Demi left school to work in a modeling agency. According to some media reports, Moore on the advice of her neighbor, young actress Nastassja Kinski, decided to act in films too.
She played one of the first roles in the television series General Hospital (1982-1983). In the mid-1980s, Moore appeared in the youth films St. Elmo’s Fire, Blame It on Rio and About Last Night. In 1988, she played the first leading role in her career in the film The Seventh Sign.
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Cameron Diaz – American actress and model

Cameron Diaz - American actress and model

Cameron Diaz – American actress and model

Cameron Diaz is an American actress and former fashion model. She became known in the 1990s for her role in the film The Mask. The actress was nominated for Golden Globe for her roles in the films There’s Something About Mary, Vanilla Sky, Gangs of New York and Being John Malkovich.
Cameron Michelle Diaz was born on August 30, 1972 in San Diego, California. Her mother, Billy Diaz, worked as an agent of import and export and her father, Emilio Diaz (1949-2008), worked at Union Oil Company of California for more than 20 years. Cameron and her elder sister were fond of Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica and Van Halen.
Cameron spent her childhood in Long Beach and studied at Long Beach Polytechnic High School.
As a child, Cameron had a lot of pets (cats, mice, birds, snakes, and so on) and dreamed of becoming a zoologist.
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Julia Roberts – successful American actress

Julia Roberts – successful American actress

Julia Roberts – successful American actress

Julia Roberts is a successful American actress. The first success of the actress was the role in the movie Steel Magnolias for which she won Golden Globe and was nominated for Oscar. A year later, Roberts got the status of Hollywood Star after the title role in the melodrama Pretty Woman, which brought her second Golden Globe award and nominations for Oscar and BAFTA. In 2001, she appeared in the film Erin Brockovich and won numerous awards including Oscar, the third Golden Globe and BAFTA. In 2014, she was nominated for Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA for supporting role in the film August: Osage County. Roberts is one of the highest paid actresses in the world.
Julia Fiona Roberts was born on October 28, 1967 in Atlanta, Georgia. The future actress was the third child in the family. She has older brother, Eric Roberts (born on April 18, 1956) and sister Lisa (born on August 5, 1965). Julia’s father, Walter Grady Roberts (1933-1977), was a seller, actor and writer. Her mother, Betty Lou Bredemus, worked as a secretary in the parish and was an actress. Roberts’s father owned a small acting school for children in Decatur, Georgia, which was attended by children of Martin Luther King.
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Brad Pitt – handsome Hollywood actor

Brad Pitt – handsome Hollywood actor

Brad Pitt – handsome Hollywood actor

Brad Pitt is an American actor and producer. In 1995, he was Golden Globe winner for his role in the film Twelve Monkeys. In 2014, he was awarded Oscar as one of the producers of the film 12 Years a Slave.
William Bradley Pitt was born on December 18, 1963 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. William grew up in a very religious American family. His father, William Pitt, worked as a manager and his mother, Jane Etta Hillhouse, worked as a teacher at the local school. William, his brother Doug and sister Julie grew up in Springfield (Missouri), where the family moved soon after his birth.
After high school, William entered the University of Missouri where he studied journalism and advertising. However, after graduation he went to Hollywood to start his acting career. There he changed his name to Brad Pitt. At first Pitt worked as a driver, carrier and even invited passers-by to visit El Pollo Loco dressed in a suit of a giant chicken.
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