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Sharmaine Ruffa Rama Gutiérrez was born June 24, 1974 in the Philippines.She is a Filipina model, beauty queen and actress. She was Binibining Pilipinas-World 1993 and the Miss World 1993 Second Princess.She was crowned Binibining Pilipinas-World 1993 at the Coronation Night held at the Araneta Coliseum. She is the daughter of 1960s Filipino actor Eddie Gutierrez and former actress Annabelle Rama and the older sister of identical twin actors Richard and Raymond Gutierrez.Gutierrez rose to fame in the Philippines as a teen actress in the 1980s, under Regal Films, along with actresses Carmina Villaroel and Aiko Melendez. She became part of German Moreno's That's Entertainment in the early 1990s, before becoming a beauty queen in 1993, becoming a popular celebrity in the Philippines. In 2003, she married Turkish businessman Yilmaz Bektaş in a wedding in Manila. She has two daughters named Lorin and Venice with him and resided with them in Istanbul, Turkey for a few years, though she frequently came back home to the Philippines to do commercials, television guestings and vacations.
In 2005, Gutierrez and her family was accused of tax evasion. Apparently, her organization, Ruffachild, failed to pay five million pesos that year.In 2002, Gutierrez was a GMA Network talent. She had three regular shows on GMA Network. She also hosted the first and only season of Philippines' Next Top Model, Cycle 1 on RPN-9. The show, which was a commercial failure, ended earlier than expected. On May 8, 2007, Gutierrez and Bektaş announced their mutual decision to end their four-year marriage. On June 9 and 10, 2007, Gutierrez claimed on GMA-7's Startalk and ABS-CBN's The Buzz that she was physically tortured and abused by Bektas while in Turkey. She says it's the reason why she's divorcing him. Gutierrez revealed that she had been electrocuted in a bath tub filled with water, continuously beaten for 15 hours and locked inside a cabinet. Bektas admitted to slapping her once after learning that she was still married to her previous husband, but denies torturing her. Bektas accused Gutierrez of marital infidelity and claimed she was dating another man which she denied. Gutierrez, who converted to Islam upon her marriage to Yilmaz, has since come back home to her native Philippines and became a Pentecostal Born-Again Christian instead of reverting back to her original Roman Catholic faith.wow nice.
Prior to their separation, Bektas reportedly sought the assistance of his lawyer and was able to determine that, according to marriage records from Clark County, Nevada, she was allegedly married in 1999 in Las Vegas, Nevada to a certain Richard Daloia, an issue that was first reported in 2000 but which Gutierrez has neither denied nor confirmed.
On June 10, 2007, Gutierrez admitted on ABS-CBN's The Buzz, that she married Richard Daloia and belied Bektaş' claim that she had not filed a divorce petition to nullify her first marriage. She clarified that she alone filed the petition in 2000 but did not follow up the status of the petition. Clark County’s civil, family and probate records on their website, however, shows Ruffa filed the divorce petition only on June 1, 2007. No other record of a previous petition appeared.
Gutierrez sought the help of the Philippine National Police for escort protection following reported threats to her and her daughters' life. She reportedly receives threatening messages from Bektas. The PNP granted the request for one month.
On August 19, 2007, Guttierrez confirmed that she reconciled with husband Yilmaz Bektas. Yilmaz Bektas set a condition “I plan to speak with them but in the correct and perfect time. I’m not scared … of course, I am nervous and also shy. It’s not only Ruffa and my two kids I want back, I want all the family back, like Gutierrez family and Bektas family, have to be together.
Although being married to Richard Daloia making the Bektas-Gutierrez marriage illegitimate, on September 7, Ruffa admits that she realized it was time to file for the annulment of her marriage to Yilmaz.
On August 21, in Saksi of GMA NEWS.TV, Bektas emotionally had it - "My cousin is here bringing her ring. Ruffa's ring for the proposal. I want to propose to her again in to get married with me. I'm really looking for the correct time. I first want to get the blessing from her family," however, Annabelle Rama publicly announced that she doesn't want to meet Bektas.
Yilmaz has currently moved on with his life, with his last visit in April 2008, telling Ruffa, "There is nothing to go back to."
Starting March 11, 2007, Gutierrez became Kris Aquino's temporary replacement in The Buzz when the original host filed a maternity leave. When the latter decided to permanently leave The Buzz, ABS-CBN offered her a one-year exclusive talent contract with the network. She was assigned to be the permanent replacement of Kris Aquino at The Buzz and is expected to do a TV series with the network. In that same year, Ruffa appeared in ABSCBN's remake of Kokey, where she played 'Trining'.
In 2008, Ruffa Gutierrez played the role of Daniella Valencia (the antagonist) in ABS-CBN's remake of Betty La Fea entitled "i ♥ Betty La Fea" headed by Bea Alonzo as the starring role of Beatrice Pengson.In 2009, Ruffa became the host of a new morning show with Ai Ai de las Alas named Ruffa & Ai, which replaced Boy & Kris.Congrats
Christopher Ryan Lou Agoncillo popularly known as Ryan Agoncillo, was born on April 10, 1979 in Los Angeles, California. He is a Filipino Film and Television actor, model, singer, photographer, and TV hostGrowing up in an upper middle-class family, he attended private schools from elementary to college. He graduated from De La Salle University-Manila with a Bachelor of Arts degree, major in Organizational Communication.Agoncillo started modeling at the age of fifteen 15. He has appeared in television commercials, most notably for Penshoppe, a clothing line; Sprite, a sofdrink brand; and Islacom, a wireless cellular communications provider. He also recently appeared on a Smart Communications promotion commercial (2005) and Fitrum (with real-life wife Judy Ann Santos).Agoncillo became one of the original hosts of Mornings at GMA, an early morning variety program of GMA Network. He also hosted Campus Video, a short-lived program shown every Saturday mornings at GMA Network.
He moved to ABS-CBN, and became a co-host in Talk TV, a late morning talk show co-hosted by broadcasters Julius Babao and Christine Bersola, and actress Janette McBride.
Agoncillo was the main host of Philippine Idol alongside fellow ABS-CBN actress.
He returns to hosting with TV 5's Talentadong Pinoy a local version of Brtain's/America's Got Talent franchise, which showcases Filipino undiscovered talents. He also hosts Endemol's Pinoy Fear Factor which airs over ABS-CBN. Pinoy Fear Factor was shot entirely in Argentina.
In 2009, Ryan joined the longest-running noontime show in the Philippines, "Eat Bulaga!", it was his 4th Kapuso show after 7 years of hiatus on GMA, he was replaced from the late Francis Magalona who died in 2009. His wife, Judy Ann said that Ryan is not transferring TV networks since Ryan is not an exclusive contract actor of ABS-CBN so he can go in any stations if he want to. This is good for Ryan because he has three top-rating programs in three biggest networks.Agoncillo joined the talent cast of ABS-CBN. He is most memorable for playing the love interest of Judy Ann Santos in the television soap opera Krystala. He again appeared with Santos in the movie Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo. He received best actor nominations from different award-giving bodies for his portrayal of a confused newly-wed husband in this film. He will be doing a new movie with Judy Ann Santos called Mr. Housewife.
Agoncillo also played leading roles in independent film projects and television drama shows. He played the distinct roles of a grease-filled beggar and a transvestite in two separate dramatic episodes of Maalaala Mo Kaya, the biographical drama series of ABS-CBN.
He topbilled ABS-CBN teleserye, Ysabella with his long time on-screen partner, Judy Ann Santos.
Agoncillo returns to acting on TV with drama series entitled Pieta airing weekday afternoons over ABS-CBN wherein he portrayed Rigor, a character originally portrayed by the late Ace Vergel.
He also has a new tv sitcom, "George and Cecil" together with his longtime girlfriend (now new wife) Judy Ann Santos is now currently aired on ABS-CBN. This was Agoncillo's 1st Sitcom after his successful daytime drama series, "Pieta" on Channel 2. The show also won as Best Daytime Drama Series, but he was nominated as Best Drama Actor.
Judy Anne Lumagui Santos-Agoncillo was born May 11, 1978 in Manila, Philippines, popularly known as Judy Ann Santos or Juday/Judai, is an award-winning and multi-nominated film and television actress, product endorser, recording artist, and film producer in the Philippines. She is dubbed as the Philippines' Young Superstar.
She attended her kindergarten at Assumption Convent, Elementary at Our Lady of Peace Antipolo where she graduated with a Performer of the Year Award and she finished her High School at Mount Carmel College in Quezon City then went on to take up Culinary Arts Course at the Center for Asian Culinary Studies under the tutelage of Chef Gene Gonzalez where she graduated with distinction. She is now training for certification as a professional chef. She also had a crash course in International Cuisine in Chiang Mai,Thailand. She also took up the Exam for TESDA National Certification and just last July 6, 2009 she passed the exam and received a Certificate of Competency from TESDA.
Judy Ann Santos is a great granddaughter of Don Joaquin Singian Dayrit of San Fernando, Pampanga and one of the granddaughters of the late businesswoman, Victoria Paras Dayrit-Santos of Pampanga, and the late Tatang Miguel Santos, who died at the age of 88, a proprietor of the defunct Victoria Supermarket (now owned by Alex Medina) and Victoria Building located in Caloocan City which is now on its 38th anniversary. Both are landowners of a big farm in Rizal and Tarlac. She has an elder brother, actor Jeffrey Santos (councilor of Caloocan City), who is married to Inah Santos, and an elder sister, Mrs. Jackie Hoover. Her mother single-handedly raised them by working as a caregiver in Toronto, Canada. Judy Ann Santos has half-siblings by her father, who lives in California.Santos is head of the Touch A Heart Foundation (launched in 2004), which addresses the educational and agricultural needs of a community of Aetas in Bataan, and provides medical supplies for the hospital in Cuyo Island, Palawan. A housing project to help revive the careers of veteran actors, small-time comedians and action film sidekicks is also in the works
Santos was discovered at the age of eight, when she passed the audition for Regal Films' Kaming Mga Ulila, a project that became a TV series instead for GMA.
She has made several movies with Star Cinema, Regal Films, Viva Films, GMA Films, and other production outfits.
Sh became a first-time film producer via the independent movie Ploning where she also played the title role. She received two Best Film awards as co-producer of Ploning.
Aside from television and film, Santos also parlayed her mass appeal into the recording industry.
In addition, Santos is considered a top celebrity endorser in the tri-media advertising industry, lending her name to both new (ex. Fitrum, ForMe) and established (ex. Tuseran, Pantene) products in billboard, television, and print. In YES! Magazine's List of Top 10 Celebrity Endorsers based on the quantity and impact of their advertising campaigns in 2007, Santos ranked #4. In YES! Magazine's List of Top 20 Celebrity Endorsers based on the total (approximate) income in 2008, Santos ranked #6. However, based on the total number of endorsements in 2008, Santos ranked #2 with 24 tri-media endorsements
Santos has appeared in countless glossy magazines since she lost considerable weight in 2001. She was the cover girl of the first edition of YES! Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful Stars in 2007. In the early quarter of 2009, a Star Studio special issue published by ABS-CBN Publishing Inc. simply titled Judy Ann Santos was released featuring her life, her joys, her loves, and her dreams. In that magazine, Santos also exhibited her skills in writing as she was the Executive Editor.
Actor-TV host Ryan Agoncillo proposed marriage to Santos on her 30th birthday. Media confirmation followed only on June 19, 2008 because the couple wanted to keep the engagement to themselves.
Santos and Agoncillo were married in a private wedding ceremony on the early morning of April 28, 2009, in the San Juan de Nepomuceno Church in San Juan, Batangas in the Philippines.
Claudine Margaret Castelo Barretto-Santiago was born July 20, 1979,and was popularly known as Claudine Barretto.She is a film and television actress in the Philippines.She attended high school at South Merville in Paranaque. She wanted to take Speech and Theater at the University of the Philippines to better herself in acting.
The young actress started appearing in stage plays while undergoing a workshop with Repertory Philippines in 1992 joining the musical "Grease"
In 1992, she was discovered by the late talent manager Douglas Quijano when her older sister Gretchen Barretto brought her to the debut party of Ruffa Gutierrez at the Coconut Palace. That same year, she landed her first major break on television when she was cast as one of the mainstays of ABS-CBN's youth-oriented musical variety show, Ang TV. In quick succession, she then played Dolphy's daughter named Bing in the sitcom Home Along Da Riles topbilled by Dolphy, and Agot Isidro's sister named Tony in Oki Doki Doc topbilled by Aga Muhlach.
She also lead television roles started with 1997's.
In 2000, she played a very challenging role as Carla, the ungrateful daughter of Vilma Santos' overseas worker mother in Anak who ran loose and wild for lack of guidance. Anak was also the Best Foreign Language Film entry of the Philippines for the 71st Academy Awards. Claudine received a lot or praises from this movie and people started naming her as the next Vilma Santos.
In 2001, she played a nun opposite Robin Padilla in Oops! Teka Lang...Diskarte Ko 'To (her first and so far only action-oriented film).
After three consecutive soap operas, Barretto became part of the ensemble cast of 2003's two-season weekly series Buttercup with Diether Ocampo and Piolo Pascual to name a few. In 2004, she returned to primetime via the first modern fantaserye as the mermaid Marina.In 2005's Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin directed by F.M. Reyes with John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo, Shaina Magdayao, Angelika de la Cruz and Diether Ocampo marked the first time that she was not directed by Wenn Deramas.
Claudine Barreto is married to an actor Raymart Santiago on March 27, 2006 at the Tagaytay Highlands. They have an adopted daughter, Sabina Natasha and their first son, Rodrigo Santino, which Claudine gave birth on July 19, 2007, a day before the couple's birthday
After getting married, Barretto was reunited with Deramas in 2007's Walang Kapalit with Jodi Sta. Maria, TJ Trinidad and Piolo Pascual where some scenes were filmed in Australia. After giving birth, she played the role originated by Susan Roces in the 20-episode sineserye Maligno in 2008. This was followed by Iisa Pa Lamang with Angelica Panganiban, Diether Ocampo and Gabby Concepcion under Ruel Bayani's direction. Her last television appearance was a special guesting in 2009's May Bukas Pa whose lead child actor shares the same name with her son Santino.
In October 8, 2009, Barretto signed a two-picture contract with Viva Films. After 17 years with Star Magic, Barretto cut her ties with ABS-CBN when she signed a 2-year exclusive contract with rival station GMA-7 on November 25, 2009.
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Angelica Panganiban was born on November 4, 1986, in Caloocan City, Metro Manila, Philippines.She is a Filipino television and film actress.But sad to say her parents separated when she was two years old. She has no memories of her father. In her childhood, Angelica had assumed that her grandfather, Alfredo Panganiban, was her real father.
Angelica finished elementary school in 1999 at St. Vincent in Teacher’s Village, Quezon City, and high school in 2003 at St. Vincent, West Avenue. She was the Junior-Senior Prom Princess in 2002 and Miss Junior and Senior Prom in 2003.She was a cheerleader and also a feature editor in her school newspaper.Wow good job.
Angelica attended college at Thames International Business School, majoring in Mass Communication. However, she had to stop during her sophomore year due to show business commitments.
However She is currently studying Culinary Arts at Global City Innovative College.
Wow beautiful Angel.
Angelica is a member of ABS-CBN's circle of homegrown talent called Star Magic. She started her career in show business at age 6 with her first show Ang TV in ABS-CBN. She also starred in the 2007 movie A Love Story with Aga Muhlach and Maricel Soriano, produced by Star Cinema. Angelica was one of the lead stars of ABS-CBN's Iisa Pa Lamang.She is currently known for doing more mature roles.okey keep up the good work Angelica ,be strong ok.Wishing u more success to come.
Kristine Hermosa Orille, popularly known as Kristine Hermosa born (September 9, 1983 in Quezon City). She is a member of ABS-CBN's elite circle of homegrown talents known as Star Magic. She is considered as one of the ABS-CBN Teleserye Princesses.Kristine Hermosa is a Filipino actress who was born to a Filipino father and a Spanish mestiza mother. She is the second of four children in the family. On her grade school level, Hermosa went to Batino SPED Elementary School and St.Anthony's School. When her family moved to Laguna, she then enrolled at Colegio de San Pedro, San Pedro, Laguna near Pacita Complex to continue her remaining grade school and first year in high school. She continued her studies at ABS-CBN Learning Center after they moved back to Manila.
Her older sister, Kathleen, was originally the one who wants to go for an audition in ABS-CBN but unfortunately, failed to impress the judges in the first screening, then reluctant Kristine was suggested to audition due to her height and beautiful personality. She was launched as part of the Star Circle batch 4. Kristine started out as a love team partner of Baron Geisler in the movie, Nagbibinata. Later on, she was casted in a weekly drama series, Sa Sandaling Kailangan Mo Ako, wherein she was partnered with Marvin Agustin, the series was top-billed by Piolo Pascual. She rose to fame in the locally and internationally successful top-rated primetime soap opera, Pangako Sa'yo which she co-stars with actor Jericho Rosales, who later on became her boyfriend. Considered as one of the most promising actress of her generation, she continued to make successful soap operas and movies.
After 5 years, Kristine is reunited with former love team partner Jericho Rosales in a primetime soap opera, Dahil May Isang Ikaw. Aside from her showbiz commitments, she also continues to pursue her studies at the University of the Philippines Open University program taking up Associate in Arts.Okey thats all...congratulation Kristine.smile
Diether Carlos Pascual Ocampo was born on July 22, 1976 is a Filipino actor, singer and model. He is known popularly as "Diet".oh yeah
It was his grandmother, who urged him to take up physical therapy. After all, he comes from a family of doctors. His last name is Pascual.It was ABS-CBN Talent Center director Johnny Manahan, who advised him to use Ocampo, his mom's maiden name.
In front of the microphone, he is known as “Capt. Mongrel” with his band, “Blow”. Aside from Ocampo as frontman,his band members are Kessenth "Col. Cabron" Cheng (lead guitars), Emil Buencamino (percussion), Jasper “Pepe” Ong (co-vocals), and Empi K. Martinez aka "Obi Wakantoti" (bass). The band has two albums to date, "Nice & Hard" (2003) and "Rock Manila" (2005). In 2007, Ocampo starred in an anti-zoo ad for PETA ASIA-PACIFIC.He auditioned for ABS-CBN's talent search in 1996. A year and a half later, he became one of the members of Star Circle Batch II. His first movie appearance was in 'Calvento Files (1997)' .But a time comes he transfer from ABS CBN to GMA has been discussed in different papers. He may have already signed a 4-year contract.
He was supposed to have his first project on GMA which is the Koreanovela remake of All About Eve. But recently, he had just signed a two-year contract in his home network after having been offered two primetime shows and Ocampo will remain as a Star Magic talent. During the Trade Launch of new shows of ABS-CBN next year, Diet is included in two teleserye's in the Kapamilya Network in 2009, namely Only You with Angel Locsin and Sam Milby and the Philippine version of Rubí with Angelica Panganiban. Diether Ocampo remains an exclusive Kapamilya star. Ocampo's last film for Star Cinema was Nasaan Ka Man (2005).congratulation to u Dieter,your lovely wonderful and a good man.Keep up the good work.
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Yeah congratulation Melissa.You really deserve to be the big winner .You are talented too.I am so proud of you too.Many people likes you ,nakakatawa ka talaga ,you are good to be comedian artist at etc.Okey enjoy your life and wishing you more success to come.And also to Jason and paul jake.congrats din.A big applause to all of you,sa lahat na nakasali sa PPB noon ngayon at kailan man.I'm happy to all of you.Thanks
Jericho Vibar Rosales, also known as "Echo" was born on September 22, 1979 in Quezon City, Philippines.He is a Filipino talented actor and band vocalist/guitarist.
Echo tasted success in the glamorous world of showbiz and entertainment in 1996 when he was declared the winner of popular male beauty contest. A naturally talented individual, Echo's acting talent is admired by many of his contemporaries in the entertainment industry.
He is currently part of ABS-CBN contract talents.He started with a low yet dignified job. He persevered on giving his best to achieve success in life which made him a prominent personality now. Having grown-up in poverty, he learned to be simple until one day he was discovered.
Rosales has a son with ex-model Kai Palomares named Santino "Saint" Rosales who studies in Colegio San Agustin.
Jericho is a passionate surfer. He also has his own music band, quite aptly named as, The Hunks which includes Carlos Agassi, Piolo Pascual , Bernard Palanca and Diether Ocampo . The Hunks have released their maiden music album under the EMI Malaysia label in March 2006.
Yeah I watch him ,he was a good man and being of a humble personality plus Pogi.He has many admirers i guess so.One of the person that admire him the most as i know was Ms.Melissa Cantiveros.The 4th big winner in PPB 2010.wow lovely
Good luck Jericho...Keep up the good work always.God bless u.
Steven F. Seagal was born on April 10, 1952 is an American action movie actor, producer, writer, martial artist, guitarist, and deputy sheriff.An only son, Seagal has three sisters, one older and two younger.
He was born in Lansing, Michigan, where he lived until he was five years old. His mother, Patricia , was a medical technician, and his father, Samuel Steven Seagal, a high school math teacher.His mother was Irish American and his father was Jewish. The family relocated to Fullerton, California, where Seagal attended Buena Park High School in Buena Park, California.
A 7th-dan black belt in aikido, Seagal began his adult life as an aikido instructor in Japan. He became the first foreigner to operate an aikido dojo in Japan.He later moved to the Los Angeles, California area where he made his film debut in 1988 in Above the Law. Since then, Seagal has become a major action star, mainly due to his films of the 1990s, such as Under Siege (1992) and Under Siege 2 (1995), where he played Navy SEALs counter-terrorist expert Casey Ryback. In total, his movies have earned in excess of $923 million worldwide.
Seagal initially returned to Taos, New Mexico, with his student—and later a film stuntman—Craig Dunn. There, they opened a dojo, but Seagal spent much of his time pursuing other ventures. Dunn stayed in New Mexico and continued to run the dojo. After another period in Japan, Seagal returned to the U.S. in 1983 with senior student Haruo Matsuoka. They opened an aikido dojo, initially in Burbank, California, but later moved it to the city of West Hollywood. Seagal left Matsuoka in charge of the dojo, which he ran until the two parted ways in 1997. It was during that period that Seagal first found himself in contact with Hollywood. Initially, he worked as the martial arts co-ordinator for the films The Challenge (1982) starring Scott Glenn and Toshirô Mifune, and Never Say Never Again (1983) starring Sean Connery.
Seagal is also a recording artist and guitarist and the founder of Steven Seagal Enterprises. In addition to his professional achievements, he is also known as an environmentalist, an animal rights activist and a supporter of the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, and the Tibetan independence movement. Spiritualism and Buddhism play an important role in Seagal's life and he has been recognized by Tibetan lama Penor Rinpoche as a reincarnated Tulku of 17th century eastern Tibet, Chungdrag Dorje.
His gift Seagal has six children from three relationships. With Fujitani, he had a son, model and actor Kentaro Seagal, and a daughter, writer and actress, Ayako Fujitani. His three children with LeBrock are daughters Annaliza and Arissa, and son Dominic. Seagal and Arissa Wolf have one daughter, Savannah.
Oh yeah...congrats.
Jean-Claude Van Damme was born 18 October 1960 is a Belgian martial artist and actor. Van Damme is perhaps best known for his martial arts action movies. Van Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Vaerenbergh (also spelled Varenburg) in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe (Brussels), born in Belgium, the son of Eliana and Eugène Van Vaerenbergh, who was an accountant and owned a flower shop.
Van Damme most successful films include Bloodsport (1988), Universal Soldier (1992), Hard Target (1993), and Timecop . Due to his physique and his Belgian background, he is sometimes known as "The Muscles from Brussels".
After studying martial arts intensively from the age of ten, Van Damme achieved national success in Belgium as a martial artist and bodybuilder, earning the "Mr. Belgium" bodybuilding title. He emigrated to the United States to pursue a career in film, and achieved breakout success with Bloodsport , based on the story of Frank Dux. He attained subsequent box office success with Timecop , which grossed over $100 million worldwide and became his most financially successful film.
His styles consist of kickboxing, Shotokan karate, Muay Thai, and Taekwondo. He eventually earned his black belt in karate, later winning the European Karate Association's middleweight championship in a stunning upset versus the former champion Michael J. Heming (although he has claimed that he was "twice world champion"). At the age of 12, Van Damme joined the Centre National De Karate (National Center of Karate) under the guidance of Master Claude Goetz in France. Van Damme trained for four years and he earned a spot in the Belgian Karate Team.
At the age of 16 he took up ballet, which he studied for five years. According to Van Damme, ballet "is an art, but it's also one of the most difficult sports. If you can survive a ballet workout, you can survive a workout in any other sport. In the French-speaking world, Van Damme is well known for the picaresque aphorisms that he delivers on a wide range of topics (personal well-being, the environment, etc.) in a sort of Zen franglais. Most iconic and often quoted was his repeated use of the English word aware during an interview for a French channel, to convey the notion of self-awareness as a key to success.Van Damme has been married five times, including two marriages with bodybuilder and fitness competitor Gladys Portugues. Van Damme is the father of three children: Kristopher, Bianca and Nicholas .Okey thats all.Wishing u more luck.smile and keep up the good work .
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger was born July 30, 1947 is an Austrian American bodybuilder, actor, model, businessman, and politician, currently serving as the 38th Governor of California.Schwarzenegger was born in Thal, Austria, a small village bordering the Styrian capital Graz, and was christened Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger.His parents were the local police chief Gustav Schwarzenegger (1907–1972), and his wife, Aurelia Jadrny (1922–1998). His father served in World War II with the German Army as a Hauptfeldwebel of the Feldgendarmerie and was discharged in 1943 after contracting malaria. They were married on October 20, 1945 – Gustav was 38, and Aurelia was a 23-year-old widow with a son named Meinhard. According to Schwarzenegger, both of his parents were very strict: "Back then in Austria it was a very different world, if we did something bad or we disobeyed our parents, the rod was not spared.He grew up in a Roman Catholic family who attended church service every Sunday.Schwarzenegger has been a registered Republican for many years. As an actor, his political views were always well-known as they contrasted with those of many other prominent Hollywood stars, who are generally considered to be a liberal and Democratic-leaning community.As a boy, Schwarzenegger played many sports—heavily influenced by his father. He picked up his first barbell in 1960, when his football coach took his team to a local gym. At the age of fourteen, Schwarzenegger chose bodybuilding over football (soccer) as a career. Schwarzenegger has responded to a question asking if he was age thirteen when he started weightlifting: "I actually started weight training when I was fifteen, but I'd been participating in sports, like soccer, for years, so I felt that although I was slim, I was well-developed, at least enough so that I could start going to the gym and start Olympic lifting.
Schwarzenegger married television journalist Maria Shriver, niece of the past President of the United States John F. Kennedy, in Hyannis, Massachusetts. The Rev. John Baptist Riordan performed the ceremony at St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church.They have four children: Katherine Eunice Shriver Schwarzenegger , Christina Maria Aurelia Schwarzenegger ; Patrick Arnold Schwarzenegger and Christopher Sargent Shriver Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger and his family currently live in their 11,000-square-foot (1 022 m²) home in Brentwood.They used to own a home in the Pacific Palisades. The family owns vacation homes in Sun Valley, Idaho and Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.okey thats all ...Arnold Schwarzenegger is the best actor.I watch his movies,Yeah Bravo.congrats
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Bruce Lee was born on 27 November 1940 at the Chinese Hospital in San Francisco's Chinatown. His father Lee Hoi-Chuen was Chinese, and his mother Grace Ho was of Chinese and German ancestry. He was a Chinese American and Hong Kong actor, martial artist, philosopher, film director, screenwriter, practitioner of Wing Chun and founder of the Jeet Kune Do concept. He was the fourth child of five children: Agnus, Phoebe, Peter, and Robert. Lee and his parents returned to Hong Kong when he was three months old.Bruce Lee's Cantonese given name was Lee Jun Fan The English name "Bruce" was thought to be given by the hospital attending physician, Dr. Mary Glover.
Bruce Lee had three other Chinese names: Li Yuan-Xin a family/clan name, Li Yuan Jian as a student name while attending La Salle College, and of course his Chinese stage name Li Xiao Long (Xiao Long - meaning small dragon). The Jun Fan name was originally written in Chinese as, however this Jun was identical to part of his grandfather's name , which was considered taboo in Chinese tradition. Therefore, Bruce Lee's name was changed to homonym/synonym.Bruce's father, Lee Hoi Chuen was one of the leading Cantonese opera and film actors at the time, and was embarking on a year-long Cantonese opera tour with his family on the eve of the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong during the Second World War. Lee Hoi Chuen had been touring the United States for many years performing at numerous Chinese communities.
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Yes Tony Jaa is very good actor too ,very simple but has amazing strong like an elephant.hmn
Good luck to you Tony.Keep up the best work.congrats
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Chan was born in 1954 in Victoria Peak, in the former Crown colony of Hong Kong, as Chan Kong Sang (meaning "born in Hong Kong") to Charles and Lee-Lee Chan, refugees from the Chinese Civil War. He was nicknamed Pao Pao (Chinese, literally meaning "Cannonball") because he was such a big baby, weighing 12 pounds, or about 5,400 grammes. Since his parents worked for the French Consul to Hong Kong, Chan spent his formative years within the grounds of the consul's residence in the Victoria Peak district.He was an actor, action choreographer, filmmaker, comedian, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer.
In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons and innovative stunts. Jackie Chan has been acting since the 1970s and has appeared in over 100 films. Chan has received stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. As a cultural icon, Chan has been referenced in various pop songs, cartoons and video games. Chan is also a Cantopop and Mandopop star, having released a number of albums and sung many of the theme songs for the films in which he has starred.Oh that would be nice...Keep up the good work Idol.Take care always and May God bless u.
Li Lianjie (born April 26, 1963), better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese martial artist, actor, wushu champion, and international film star who was born in Beijing, China and who has currently taken up Singapore citizenship.Li is a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism. His master is Lho Kunsang of the Drikung Kagyu lineage of the Kagyu school.
Li's father died when he was two, leaving the family to struggle on its own, with Li being the youngest of two boys and two girls.
Li was eight when his talent for wushu was noticed at a summer course at school, and he began his practice there. Li participated in the sport of wushu in the non-sparring event. He began his wushu on the Beijing Wushu Team, an athletic group organized to perform martial arts forms during the All China Games.Li has been a "philanthropic ambassador" of the Red Cross Society of China .
Congratulations Charice.We're so proud of u...God bless u always and keep up the great talent you had.
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To help support the family, she began competing in amateur singing contests at age seven, from town fiestas in their province of Laguna to several vocal competitions on TV. She is said to have joined over 80 singing contests.
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She's a wonderful cute girl I've ever seen that sang at the age 6th.Keep up the good work cute girl Connie.A big applause for you.congrats.
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Yeah nice to hear the song.I like this.
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But how should I? it's too hard.
HI friend it's an exciting movie.I watch it last time.and I love it so much oh lovely.The part one is great too but the most exciting is the part 2.yeah
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