Avi biography Avi was born in 1973 on December 23. He has a twin sister who was born 5 minutes after him, her name was Emily. She called him Avi and for some reason, it stuck with him and to this day people refer to him as Avi. Growing up in Brooklyn, he went to a public school. He was in the same class as his sister until eighth grade. He came from a family of writers, artists, and musicians. "Today we have all that, plus filmmakers, actors, and theater, and Tv directors". (http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/avi) Avi's real name was Edward Irving Wortis according to wikipedia.org (as of September 11, 2015). Avi wanted to be a designer of airlines, but flunked science in high school, so he got help on his English, and it led him
to become a great writer. He started by writing plays, and wrote a lot of bad ones. "It was only when my oldest son, Shaun, was born then I started to write kids books." He has only written children's books since the birth of his son, (his first book was published in 1970). He's published over 30 children's books.(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avi_(author)
Adam sandler was born on September 9, 1966. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised in Manchester, New Hampshire. His mom’s name is Judith Levine. She was a teacher at a nursery school. His dad’s name is Stanley Sandler. He was an electrical engineer. Adam is of Russian Jewish descent. Sandler was one of four children. He was always the class clown in school, but never considered becoming a comedian until his brother encouraged him to. He was an actor, comedian, and singer. He is married to Jackie Sandler who is also an actor, and has been in many movies with Adam Sandler. They have been married since June 22, 2003 to present day. He has two daughters, Sadie Sandler and Sunny Sandler.
Weird Al” Yankovic was born in Downey, California under the name of Alfred Matthew Yankovic. His first name, Alfred, is where he got the Al in “Weird Al” Yankovic. The genres he does are Comedy, Parody, and Polka. His occupations are Singer, Songwriter, Parodist, Record Producer, Satirist, Actor, Music Video Director, Film Producer, and Author. Yankovic also does vocals, plays the accordion, keyboards, and theremin, and he’s been active since 1976 and is still going.
September 16, 1968, a famous songwriter, actor, and singer was born in New York City (Biography.com). This famous person is one known around the world, whether you know him from his ex-wife Jennifer Lopez or listened to his music. This person is the infamous Puerto Rican Marco Antonio Muñiz, otherwise known as Marc Anthony. Although not born in Puerto Rico, Marc Anthony’s music influences many people around the world including South America and the United States.
Florenz Ziegfeld was born in Chicago Illinois on March 15th, 1867 being one of the four siblings. He was in a very loved but strict home as a kid, he grew up and was a rather interesting kid. However he always had the type of stardom in his blood to get peoples attention, he even told kids to come see “The invisible fish” which was in reality just a glass bowl filled with water. (www.imdb.com)
Robert F Kennedy had gone to Marilyn's home that day, they had gotten into an argument and sometime after that he left with a partner of Ginancana named Johnny Roselli. He visited her around 10pm, purposely leaving the front door unlocked, letting five hit men enter her house. One crept up behind her and slipped a chloroform-soaked washcloth over her face and gave her an enema of barbiturates and took her to her bathroom. Departing the house when they hear Marilyn's housekeeper come into the house” said Darwin Potter, biographer and travel writer. Police contact and a man named Peter Lawford arrived and stole Marilyn Monroe's little red diary, which she kept all her sexual affair details in, which all made the scene after a while.
Generally, when someone is said to be the “best” at something, it is an arbitrary title given to someone by another person based purely of of their own narrow viewpoint. This it true when talking about the best actor, however, there may be a way to determine the best actor on a variety of criteria. Though some may think otherwise, Danny DeVito is a phenomenal actor, who may be considered one of the best in the industry, from his range as an actor, to the sheer number of awards he has won or been nominated for, or even his projects outside of film, he seems to have it all compared to all other actors.
The 80’s were probably the decade of the most popular and memorable movies. They are the kinds of movies that we now call “classic” and “original”. These movies have influenced the ones we watch today in many ways from movie techniques to sequels. They have kept us entertained from back in the day ‘till now.
The story of this great actor began on April 15, 1916 in La Jolla, California (Fishgall insert). The name Gregory had been a family name, but Bunny, Peck’s mother, did not find this quite suitable for her son. She searched through her yearbook and chose the name Eldred. Her new baby boy was to be named Eldred Gregory Peck (Fishgall 23). Three years later, Peck’s parents, Gregory Pearl Peck and Bunny Peck, filed for divorce (Avery 143). After the divorce of his parents, he was sent off to live with his grandmother, Catherine (Fishgall 31). Over the next couple of years, he was forced to separate his time between his mom, dad, and grandmother (Avery 133).
George Takei was not only a phenomenal actor, but also an inspiring icon to the social media and the “International Gay and Lesbian Association” (, also known as IGLA). George Hisato Takei was born in April 20th, 1937 and was discriminated as a Japanese-American at the time. Though he had a rough start at first, Takei worked his way up as an actor and starred in many movies and tv shows. One of his most popular roles was “Hikaru Sulu” from “Star Trek”.Among his Star Trek fans, there were rumors about his sexuallity. In October 2005, George Takei was self announced as a homosexual. With his strong belief, he made a huge impact in the views of Americans.
Nearly everyone who has succeeded in some venture of life has at one point encountered harsh criticism. The nonfictional biographic film “Rudy” is a paragon of accomplishing goals despite the negative people who do not acknowledge the person to their desired success. Rudy, the protagonist, holds aspirations of enrolling in Notre Dame but is continually discouraged until his recurring persistence and devotion to overcome his obstacles and he achieve his dreams, proving his opposing views wrong in interpreting his life. Despite the hindrances, Rudy achieves success and his story remains an inspiration motivating others in their dreams regardless of its possible appearance of ludicrous obscurity. When Rudy is accepted as a transfer student to
A single vibration or sound and people instantly have to check their phone. Some people in today’s society seem to never leave their houses without at least one device or even without a charger. People are glued to technology and often overuse to the point that many social skills are at risk. Technology is the Michael Jordan of society and technology has changed the way many people live their lives. Technology and people can not be separated and people are so dependent on technology. Technology runs the lives of many and has caused a drug like addiction in some people. Many studies will say that technology has a positive impact on society, but with positives comes negatives. The negatives technology has on society outweigh the positives. Technology
Born on 30th of July 1970 in London United Kingdom to a British father and American mother. Because of that he has both British and American citizenship and has been living in both London and Chicago since his childhood. He found his passion for filmmaking at early ages and at age 7 he made his first short film with his father’s camera. Eventually just like most directors he did not attend film universities, instead he went on to study English literature in London, his hometown. One of his early short films which is probably his best also, is ‘Doodlebug’ which he made in
Woody Allen was born in Brooklyn N.Y. on December 1, 1935 as Allen Steart Koinsberg to Martin and Nettie Konigsberg. Allen briefly attended New York City College, although he never graduated. During college, he wrote one-liners for the columnist Earl Wilson. It was at this time that he changed his name from Allan Konigsberg to Woody Allen. Soon after, he began writing for television, and in the early ‘60s, he worked as a stand-up comedian. In 1964, Woody Allen, a comedy album featuring his stand-up material, was nominated for a Grammy Award. In 1965, he wrote his first screenplay, What’s New, Pussycat, a film in which he also starred. Following the success of this film, he directed What’s Up, Tiger Lily? in 1966, a James Bond spoof that was not as commercially successful as What’s New, Pussycat, but which nonetheless established Allen as a cutting edge humorist.
Charlie Chaplin is one of the most iconic silent screen actors of all time. He devised and brought to fruition several characters that would change the course of the film industry, as it were. Here, we present our list of 15 things you probably didn't know about Charlie Chaplin. Check out part one below, and stay tuned for part two, coming soon!
Howard Schultz was born July 19, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York by his parents Fred and Elaine Schultz. He grew up in the Brooklyn Projects of Canarsie, as his family was relatively poor. However, being physically strong, he excelled at sports, which helped him into Northern Michigan University on an athletic scholarship;where he earned his bachelor’s degree in communications.