Thomas Jeffrey “Tom” Hanks is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his roles in Big, Forrest Gump, Saving Mr. Banks, and Saving Private Ryan. His academy award for best actor was in a role for the film Philadelphia. He directed the miniseries Band of Brothers. He produced the HBO miniseries The Pacific. He is one of the highest grossing actors in film history as of 2014.
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LeBron James (1984-Present)
LeBron James is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won two NBA championships with the Miami Heat in: 2012, 2013. He was named NBA Finals MVP twice in two consecutive years. He has two NBA Finals MVP Awards. Before, he has led the Cleveland Cavaliers to their first franchise NBA Final’s appearance in 2007. He led Miami to four consecutive NBA Finals appearances from 2011-2014. He led the Miami Heat to a 27-game winning streak. The second largest in NBA history only behind to the number 1 of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 33-game winning streak. He is ranked as one of America’s most influential and popular athletes.
Juliette Lewis (1973-Present)
Juliette Lewis is an American actress, and singer. Her breakthrough role was in Martin Scorsese’s remake of the thriller Cape Fear (1991). Her major roles are in: What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Natural Born Killers, Strange Days, The evening Star, Kalifornia, From Dusk Till Dawn, and The Other Side. She led a rock group called Juliette and the Licks as the lead vocal singer. She launched a solo singing career in 2009.
Miley Cyrus (1992-Present)
Miley Ray Cyrus is an American singer, actress, and songwriter. In her childhood she appeared in the film Big Fish (2006). She rose to fame in the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana, portraying the role of Miley Stewart a.k.a., Hannah Montana (the teen singer). She changed her image to more of an adult star singer in 2013. She signed a contract with RCA Records, and promoted her fourth album Bangerz (2013) as Miley Cyrus. Her hit singles are “We Can’t Stop”, and “Wrecking Ball”, which became Number #1’s on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. She was artist of the year by MTV in 2013.
Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962)
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer. She became a sex symbol in the movies during the 1950’s and early 1960’s. She signed a movie contract with Twentieth Century-Fox. Her dumb blonde persona was used to comic effect in films as: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and The Seven Year Itch (1955). She started in dramatic performances such as the film: Bus Stop (1956). In her final years she was due to Illness, personal problems, unreliable, and difficult to work with. Her death remains a mystery, but is classified as a “probable suicide”. Her probable death might be of an accidental overdose, or a homicide, which aren’t ruled out. She died on August 5, 1962. She was 36 years old. R.I.P. Marilyn Monroe
Reese Witherspoon (1976-Present)
Reese Witherspoon is an American actress and producer. Her breakout role was as Elle Woods in the successful film hit Legally Blonde. She has appeared in many films in the 90’s and early 21st century of the millennium. She has received worldwide attention for her portrayal as June Carter in the film Walk The Line in 2005. In that movie she won an Academy Golden Globe Award. She was married to Ryan Phillippe from 1999 to 2007. She later married talent agent Jim Toth in 2011. She received a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame on December 1, 2010. She has 2 films coming up in the silver screen this Friday which includes: The Good Lie and Gone Girl.
Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949)
Margaret Mitchell was an American professional Author, and Journalist. Her first and only published novel Gone With the Wind won the National Book Award for Most Distinguished Novel of 1936, and also, the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937. She was a resident and native of Atlanta, Georgia. Her family was wealthy and politically prominent. She had two marriages in her lifetime. She died in a car crash accident in August 16, 1949. She was 48 years old. R.I.P. Margaret Mitchell
Kaley Cuoco (1985-Present)
Kaley Christine Cuoco-Sweeting is an American Actress. She is known for her roles as Bridget Hennessy on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules (2002-2005), and Penny on the CBS comedy show The Big Bang Theory (2007-Present). She won a critics’ Choice Television Award for the comedy show The Big bang Theory in 2013, and a People’s Choice Award in 2014. She has appeared in movies such as To Be Fat Like Me (2007), Hop (2011), and Authors Anonymous (2014).
Iggy Azalea (1990-Present)
Iggy Azalea is an Australian recording artist. At the age of 16 she left for the United States to pursue a career in hip hop music. She resided to Miami, Florida, and then to Atlanta, Georgia. She was the first female non-American rapper to be featured on XXL‘s annual Top 10 Freshmen cover issue. She debuted her studio album The New Classic on April 21, 2014 under Virgin EMI and Def Jam recordings. Four singles in her album went on to reach number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The songs include: “Work”, “Bounce”, “Change Your Life”, and “Fancy”. She went on to pass Lil’ Kim as the female rapper with the longest-leading number 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Fancy”. She moved into a tie for fifth place among lead women that have scored the longest commands on the Hot 100 this decade.
Joan Rivers (1933-2014)
Joan Rivers was an American actress, comedian, producer, and host. She was best known for co-hosting the E! celebrity fashion show Fashion Police. She starred in the reality show Joan & Mellissa: Joan Knows Best? alongside her daughter Mellissa rivers. She was a guest on The Tonight Show hosted by Johnny Carson in 1965. She died of serious complications including cardiac arrest on September 4, 2014. She was 81 years old. R.I.P. Joan Rivers
My condolences to the Joan Rivers’ family and friends.
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