Archive for the ‘Young Stars’ Category.
October 6, 2008, 6:26 am

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Michelle Lynn Monaghan was born on March 23, 1976 in Winthrop, Iowa. She is the daughter of Sharon Monaghan, who operated her own business, day care center in their home and Bob Monaghan, her father, a factory worker and farmer. She has two other brothers namely, Bob and John. She graduated from East Buchanan High School. She was the class president and was mainly interested in acting, joining several school plays. She studied in Chicago at Columbia College Chicago, majoring in journalism. She did part time jobs modeling in the US, Milan, Tokyo and Hongkong. She stopped schooling with only one semester left to pursue her modeling and acting career. Monaghan got her break in 2002 in the tv series Boston Public as Kimberly Woods. She auditioned for Mission Impossible 3 and got the role of Julia, alongside Tom Cruise. She also got to star in the remake of Heartbreak Kid opposite Ben Stiller. This year she returns to the silver screen with the movie Eagle Eye alongside Shia LaBeouf.
August 15, 2008, 1:14 pm

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Some people are just so huge at what they do that they not only do extremely well in their field, they make everyone else doing the similar thing - even experts - seem like amateurs by comparison. Just like Michael Jordan do extremely well in the field of basketball, just like Denzel Washington is one of America’s greatest actors, just like Maya Angelou is an incredible poet, Alicia Keys is tops at what she does. And most other singers, even those who are above average, pale in comparison. Evidence of this is inherent throughout Alicia’s third studio album, As I Am, which is probably the most powerful R&B release of 2007.
In every note she sings in her songs and in every note she plays on her piano, you can feel Alicia Keys. She sings with a purity and conviction that others can only dream about. Exhibit A: the album’s first single, the surprise radio hit “No One.”
July 1, 2008, 11:20 am

She�s young, she’s hot and sexy, and yet again in the spotlight for breaking the law. Due to repetitive stints with the law for drunk driving and substance abuse, the young actress was again forced to go out of sight to get treatment for her alcohol and drug use problems. She has gone out of the spotlight many times before (which was to get treatments) at undisclosed locations to spare her the humiliation of the cameras following her. Being young, has been challenged by the courts and the critics o show what she’s made of and how she comes out of all the problems she faces to date.
June 2, 2008, 8:00 am
Born on the 14th of December, 1988 in Salinas, California. She started her musical career in theater when she was eight years old. She has played leading and supporting roles in musical productions including “Evita,” “Carousel,” “The Wizard of Oz,” “The King & I,” “The Music Man,” “Cinderella” and “Damn Yankees.” Last 2007, she has also become a spokesperson for Neutrogena.
To date she has done three films: Thirteen (2003) as Noel, Thunderbirds (2004) as Tin-Tin and the much recognized High School Musical (2006) as Gabriella Montez. Her biggest role is in High School Musical earned her and her leading man Efron, “Best Chemistry” award at the Teen Choice Awards for their roles. The movie also generate a hit soundtrack, a worldwide concert tour, a show at Walt Disney World, and even a book series that helped Hudgens land in Forbes magazine’s list of top-earning stars under 21.”
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March 25, 2008, 6:30 pm
The young starlet was born on the 28th of September year 1987 in Houston Texas. She made her first break in Hallmark Entertainment’s, “True Women” in 1997. Her true first film as a major player was in the movie “Casper Meets Wendy” a direct to video sequel to the big screen film Casper. In 1999, she appeared in a supporting role in the television film The Soul Collector with her true break coming with her playing in a pilot episode of the NBC sitcom, “Daddio”. Her being dropped from the cast of the sitcom made her think twice about pursuing her acting career but she pushed forward with encouragement from her mother and manager. She was cast in the Disney Television Children’s series Lizzie McGuire which first aired in 2001 which was a success series that drew in 2.7 million viewers per episode strengthening her career as a child actress. She also did a film with Disney, “Cadet Kelly” which became the most watched program in the 19 year history of the show. Her first major role in a Box Office film was in “Agent Cody Banks” where she played opposite Frankie Muniz. The film was so successful it spurred a sequel which she didn’t take part in but played a role in the family comedy “Cheaper by the Dozen”.
Asides form her acting career, she is also an established singer, backed by her sponsor Disney. She also has her own clothing line and also released a perfume with her name “With Love…Hilary Duff” by the Elizabeth Arden company. She is a proud sponsor to many children and animal charities with her donating a quarter of a million dollars to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
January 21, 2008, 9:18 pm
The daughter of rock band front-man Steven Tyler, she was born on the 1st of July, 1977 in New York City. Born using the last name Rundgren only knowing her true father at the age of 9 when she came to know Steven who had a daughter who looked similar to her. After asking her mother about her true father, she then changed her name to Tyler after finding out his true father as the infamous Steven. She started out as a young model at age 15 from which she got bored less than a year after she started. In 1993 she became known to the world when she alongside Alicia Silverstone appeared in the MTV of ‘Crazy’ which her father’s band played. She managed to become known as a recognizable actress when she took the role of ‘Grace’ in the hit movie Armageddon where she played the daughter of the hot-shot oil drilling man played by Bruce Willis. Further launching her into a colorful film career was her role in the ‘Lord of the Rings Trilogy’, where she played the Daughter of the Elf Elrond.