26 Aug 2014

Adrian Grenier Biography

Adrian Grenier Biography

Actor Adrian Grenier was born on July 10, 1976, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Adrian Grenier is an American actor, producer, director and musician. He is most notable for playing the lead role of Vincent Chase on the Emmy nominated HBO original series.


Name at Birth:
Born: July 10, 1976 (age 38), Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Height: 6' 0" (1.83m)
Education: Bard College, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School
Nationality: United States of America
Parents: Karesse Grenier, John Dunbar
Profession: Actor; director; producer; musician



He was raised by his mother, Karesse Grenier, a New York City real-estate agent. Growing up, he didn't know who his father was. His parents met while living in a commune, and split up soon after Adrian's birth. The documentary Shot in the Dark (2002) covers Adrian's search to find out who his father was, meet and get to know him. Also involved in the film, as both producer and on-camera interviewer, was Adrian's friend Jonathan Davidson.In addition to acting, Grenier directs and plays in a rock band called The Honey Brothers. Although gossip column rumors have been eager to pair him with the likes of Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton, Grenier has most recently (and most credibly) been linked to Australian actress Isabel Lucas.

I think anybody who's famous has to deal with their fame in their own way, and I dealt with it by making a film about a kid who's looking out into the world of celebrity obsession. Grenier graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York City. I have a bunch of concepts and ideas that I want to do but I have also been growing my production company in general and looking to branch out of projects that I am directing and producing.

Because when you go out, and you have fun, basically you're performing for these tabloid outlets and the paparazzi. And when you perform and create this story, they're chuffed - they get excited, they capture it, and they put it out.He then attended Bard College, a liberal arts college in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, where he studied drama and music. He graduated in 1998.

A burgeoning behind-the-camera career found him directing the 2002 documentary A Shot in the Dark, about his real-life search for his estranged father, with whom he later developed a warm relationship. He also directed the 2006 black-comedy short Euthanasia before producing and hosting the green-themed TV series Alter Eco, an undertaking that tapped into his eco-friendly sensibility.

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins Biography

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins Biography

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born on May 5th, 1988 in Tottenham, London, England, UK. Adele was offered a recording contract from XL Recordings after a friend posted her demo on Myspace in 2006. Adele was a music fiend beginning at the age of 3. She attended the BRIT School, a free school for the performing arts.


 
Name at Birth: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins
Born: May 5, 1988 (age 26), Tottenham, London, England, UK
Nationality: England
Height: 5' 9" (1.75m)
Parents: Mark Evans, Penny Adkins
Children: Angelo James Konecki
Partner: Simon Konecki



Her first two albums, 19 and 21, earned her critical success and a level of commercial viability on par with the Beatles and Bob Marley. The next year she received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award and won the BBC Sound of 2008. Her debut album, 19, was released in 2008 to commercial and critical success. The album was well received critically and surpassed the success of her début, earning the singer six Grammy Awards in 2012 including Album of the Year, equalling the record for most Grammy Awards won by a female artist in one night.



Adele's debut album, 19, which is named for the singer's age when she began recording it, hit record stores in early 2008. Led by two popular lead singles, "Hometown Glory" and "Chasing Pavements," the record rocketed Adele to fame. She also received praises from Paul Rees, editor of Q magazine, who said it was “refreshing to hear something different” after a thousand years of “identikit bands who want to sound like The Libertines


In March 2008 Adele signed to Columbia Records in America, and embarked on her first live shows in North America and Canada, playing two sold out shows at Joe’s Pub in New York, a sold out show at LA’s Hotel Cafe, as well as two sold out shows at Cabaret in Montreal and Rivoli in Toronto.

In February 2008 Adele announced a new nine date UK tour, calling at Cardiff, Newcastle, Edinburgh, York, Manchester, Cambridge, Southampton, Birmingham, and London. The tour also includes overseas performances in Japan and the United States.


To boost her singing career, like many other hopeful musicians, Adele opened a MySpace account where she can display her songs and demos and ask for feedbacks. Released in the United States through Columbia Records, 19 resonated with American audiences, much like it had with British music listeners. Adele cemented her commercial success with an appearance in October 2008 on Saturday Night Live.

25 Aug 2014

Adam Sandler Biography and Filmography

Adam Sandler Biography and Filmography

The comedian, screen actor, screenwriter, entrepreneur, film producer, and musician Adam Sandler was born into a Jewish working-class family in the New York borough of Brooklyn.

 
Name at Birth : Adam Richard Sandler
Born: September 9, 1966 (age 47), Brooklyn, New York, USA
Nationality: American
Height: 5' 10" (1.77m)
Parents: Stanley Sandler, Judy Sandler
Spouse: Jackie Sandler (m. 2003-present)
Children: Sunny Madeline Sandler, Sadie Madison Sandler
Upcoming movies: Pixels, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2



Sandler was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1966, the son of Judy, a nursery school teacher, and Stanley Sandler, an electrical engineer. His family is Jewish, descending from immigrants from Russia on both sides. When he was five, his family moved to Manchester, New Hampshire where he attended Manchester Central High School. After graduation, he became a regular on MTV's game show, Remote Control. In 1989, he starred in his first film, Going Overboard. He was later spotted by Saturday Night Live cast member Dennis Miller who got him a job on the show, which lasted from 1990 to 1995. It was there that Sandler created such characters as Cajun Man, Opera Man and Canteen Boy.

In 2009, he went on to star in director Judd Apatow's comedy ‘Funny People’ alongside Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann and followed this with ‘Grown Ups’. The latter saw him team up once more with Kevin James, as well as Chris Rock, David Spade and Rob Schneider, and was a commercial success.

Sandler’s private life appears to be happy and contented. In 2003, he married his girlfriend of four years’ standing, actress and model Jacqueline Titone. She gave birth to a baby girl called Sadie in May 2006. But Sandler’s relationship with the print media is far from harmonious. Indeed, Sandler became so tired of being misquoted in the press that he now totally refuses to give interviews to newspapers and magazines, and even only occasionally agrees to give interviews on TV. This reluctance to talk to the print media has earned Sandler the nickname 'The Goofball Garbo' - but since he’s now appeared in no less than seven films that have grossed in excess of $100 million, he certainly doesn’t need the publicity.

Regardless of the occasional accusations of typecasting, one thing is certain: thanks to Sandler’s ability to amuse and entertain us while delivering substantial box-office revenues, we’ll be seeing him in starring Hollywood roles for a considerable time to come.

On June 22, 2003, Sandler married actress Jacqueline Samantha Titone. Titone converted to Sandler's religion, Judaism, in 2000. The couple has two daughters: Sadie Madison Sandler (born 2006) and Sunny Madeline Sandler (born 2008). Sandler lives with his family in Los Angeles, but also owns homes in New York City and Florida.



Filmography

1987-1988 The Cosby Show
1989 Going Overboard
1990 The Marshall Chronicles
1990 ABC Afterschool Specials
1991 Shakes the Clown
1993 Coneheads
1993 The Larry Sanders Show
1994 Airheads
1994 Mixed Nuts
1995 Billy Madison
1990-1995 Saturday Night Live
1996 Happy Gilmore
1996 Bulletproof
1998 The Wedding Singer
1998 Dirty Work
1998 Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 5th Anniversary Special
1998 The Waterboy
1999 Big Daddy
2000 Little Nicky
2001 The Animal
2002 Punch-Drunk Love
2002 Mr. Deeds
2002 Eight Crazy Nights
2002 The Hot Chick
2003 Anger Management
2003 Couch
2003 Blossoms & Blood
2004 50 First Dates
2004 Spanglish
2005 The Longest Yard
2005 Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
2006 Click
2007 Reign Over Me
2007 The King of Queens
2007 I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2008 You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2008 Bedtime Stories
2009 Funny People
2010 Grown Ups
2010 Cubed
2011 Just Go with It
2011 Zookeeper
2011 Jack and Jill
2012 I Hate You, Dad
2012 Hotel Transylvania