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Brendan Fraser – film and theater actor

Brendan Fraser is an American and Canadian film and theater actor, television producer. He is best known for his role as Rick O’Connell in the trilogy of films The Mummy and the films Blast from the Past and George of the Jungle, as well as roles in the films Bedazzled and Crash.
Brendan James Fraser was born on December 3, 1968, Indianapolis, Indiana. His mother was a sales advisor and his father, a former journalist, worked in the Ministry of Tourism in Canada. His maternal uncle, George Genereux, was the only Canadian to win a gold medal in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Brendan has three elder brothers: Kevin, Sean and Regan. As a child, Brendan together with his family traveled a lot. For a long time he lived in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, London and various US cities.
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Stevie Wonder – American soul singer

Stevie Wonder is an American soul singer, songwriter, pianist, drummer, harper, music producer and activist, who has had a huge impact on development of music of the XX century. He is 25-time Grammy Award winner. Stevie is one of the founders of classic soul and R’n’B. The singer became blind shortly after birth. At the age of eleven he signed his first recording contract with Motown Records Corporation. Along with Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder is the most famous and popular blind musician in the world.
Some of his most famous songs are My Cherie Amour, For Once in My Life, Pastime Paradise, Superstition, Living For The City, Skeletons, All In Love Is Fair, Sir Duke, I Wish, Is not She Lovely. The most famous song in Russia is I Just Called to Say I Love You. Wonder has written more than 2,000 songs and recorded more than 30 albums. He is also known for his work as a political activist, defender of the rights of African Americans. In 2008, Billboard magazine published a list of 100 best artists of all time, in which Wonder took the fifth place.
In 1989 he was inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 1983 into Composers Hall of Fame.
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Katie Price – British singer and model

Katie Price is a British singer, songwriter, media personality and fashion model, TV presenter, writer, actress, fashion designer and businesswoman.
Katrina Amy Alexandria Alexis Infield (her real name) was born on May 22, 1978 in Brighton, East Sussex, England. She has elder brother Daniel and younger half-sister Sophia. Price is the surname of her biological father.
After graduating from high school Katie decided to become a model. The girl was invited to work in one of the leading modeling agencies in London. She took the pseudonym Jordan.
Jordan appeared on the covers of many magazines: FHM, Maxim, Nuts, Front, Zoo Weekly, Sky, Esquire, Loaded. She also starred for six issues of Playboy Book of Lingerie. In the 2000s, Katie took part in a number of documentaries about the modeling industry, where she played herself.
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Michael Buble – Canadian crooner

Michael Buble is a Canadian crooner. He is a leading contemporary artist performing the songs from Great American Songbook, winner of several awards (Grammy and Juno Awards). In 2003, his album reached the top ten in Lebanon, the UK and his home country. The album It’s Time released in 2005 was the biggest success in the US. More than 30 million albums were sold.
Michael Steven Buble was born on September 9, 1975 in Burnaby, British Columbia in the family of a fisherman of Italian origin. As a child, Michael often listened to jazz record collections of his grandfather. Michael recorded three independent albums, and one of them was a gift to his grandfather.
In 2000 Buble received two Genie Awards for two songs that he wrote for the film Here’s to Life.
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Tony Bennett – popular swing singer

Tony Bennett is an American popular singer. He is a performer of swing and pop music with elements of jazz, mainly from the repertoire of Great American Songbook. Bennett joined the Italian-American bel canto tradition represented by such singers as Frank Sinatra and Vic Damone. In fact, Sinatra often publicly referred to Bennett as his favorite singer. Having achieved enormous popularity in the early 1950s, Bennett began to lose audience with the advent of rock music. At the end of the 1980s and 1990s, Bennett gradually caught up popularity. In the 1990s and 2000s he received numerous Grammy awards for traditional pop music.
Anthony Dominick Benedetto (his real name) was born on August 3, 1926 in New York City. His father was a grocer, who emigrated from Podàrgoni (rural areas of the South-eastern part of the Italian city Reggio Calabria), and his mother was a seamstress. There were three children in the family. His father died when Anthony was 10 years old. Young Benedetto was fond of listening to Eddie Cantor, Judy Garland and Bing Crosby, as well as jazz artists such as Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden and Joe Venturi.
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Richard Marx – American pop and rock singer

Richard Marx is an American pop and rock singer, songwriter and producer. He is best known as the author and performer of ballads.
Richard Noel Marx was born on September 16, 1963 in one of the largest US cities – Chicago. His mother was quite successful pop singer, and his father wrote short songs for commercials and television programs.
In the mid-1980s, Marx was a backing vocalist in concerts by popular artists such as Madonna and Whitney Houston. He sang with Lionel Richie at the recording of his super hit All Night Long (1984). Then he began to write his own songs, which were performed by Chicago and “the king of love songs” Kenny Rogers.
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Shirley Temple – talented American actress

Shirley Temple was an American actress, best known for her children’s roles in 1930s. In 1934, she was the winner of the Youth Academy Award and became the youngest person to receive Oscar. Shirley was one of the highest paid actresses in the United States during the Great Depression. After completing her acting career, she entered politics, becoming a prominent American diplomat and ambassador. She is the most popular child actress of all time.
Shirley Temple was born on April 23, 1928 in Santa Monica, California. Shirley had two elder brothers – John Stanley (3 January 1915 – 24 December 1985), and George Francis Jr. (January 24, 1919 – 27 May 1996).
As a child Shirley began to take dance steps almost as soon as she began to walk. In January 1932 Temple signed a contract with Educational Pictures. Her first works were small ads and roles in the TV series Baby Burlesks. In 1934, Shirley played in her first feature film Red-Haired Alibi.
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Macaulay Culkin – American actor and musician

Macaulay Culkin is an American actor and musician. He is one of the most successful child actors in the history of Hollywood, famous for the main roles in the films Uncle Buck (1989), Home Alone (1990), My Girl (1991), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), The Good son (1993), Richie Rich (1994) and The Pagemaster (1994). At the peak of popularity he was the best child actor since Shirley Temple.
Macaulay Carson Culkin was born on born August 26, 1980 in New York. He was born in the family of former Broadway actor Christopher Cornelius Culkin and Patricia Brentrup. Macauley was named in honor of the writer Thomas Babington Macaulay and General Kit Carson. He is the third of seven children. He has four brothers and two sisters. Macaulay is a nephew of actress Bonnie Bedelia. His mother worked as a telephone operator, and his father worked in the local Catholic Church. The family lived in a tiny apartment. Macaulay studied at St. Joseph Catholic School and was engaged in ballet and dance.
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Jackie Evancho – young singer

Jackie Evancho is an American young singer who became famous after her performance on the television show America’s Got Talent. Evancho performs in the genre of classical crossover like Hayley Westenra and Sarah Brightman. Jackie takes vocal lessons, plays the violin and piano.
Jacqueline Marie Evancho was born on April 9, 2000 in Pittsburgh, USA. She is the second child in the family of Michael and Lisa Evancho. Jackie has elder brother Jacob, younger brother Zach and younger sister Rachel. Her parents are originally from Ukraine. They emigrated to America long before the birth of their children. The girl began singing at the age of 8 when she watched musical movie Phantom of the Opera. Her mother allowed her to participate in a local talent contest. Jackie took the second place and won the audience award in the competition. She also participated in other talent shows.
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Bella Thorne – American actress and singer

Bella Thorne is an American actress and singer.
Annabella Avery Thorne was born on October 8, 1997 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. She is the youngest child in the family of Ray and Tamara Thorne. She has two elder sisters and elder brother, who are also actors. As a six-week baby, Bella was photographed for Parents Magazine. Several years later, Bella started acting in films and serials.
In 2003, she appeared in the movie Stuck on You. She starred in the episode I Wanna Be Sedated of the TV series Entourage, in an episode of The OC in the role of a young Taylor Townsend, she also appeared in the second season of the television series Dirty Sexy Money and in the television series October Road.
In 2010, she got the lead role in the television series Shake It Up, where she played Sissy Jones (who also suffers from dyslexia).
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