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Jim Courier

Born: Aug. 17, 1970Tennis No. 1 player in world in 1992, won 2 Australian Opens (1992-93) and 2 French Opens (1991-92); played on 1992 Davis Cup winner; Nick Bollettieri Academy classmate of Andre…

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Mira NairJack NanceR. K. NarayanNasJosie NatoriLiam NeesonPola NegriSam NeillNellyJudd NelsonOzzie NelsonWillie NelsonAaron NevilleBob NewhartPaul NewmanOlivia Newton-JohnThandie NewtonWayne Newton…

Ice Cube

(O'Shea Jackson)musician, actorBorn: 6/15/1969Birthplace: Los Angeles Rap singer and co-founder, with Easy-E and Dr. Dre, of the group N.W.A. (Niggaz with Attitude) who has gone on to a successful…

Bonnie Raitt

blues-rock singerBorn: 11/8/1949Birthplace: Burbank, California Grammy Award-winning blues-rock singer and guitarist known for her powerful voice and late-career comeback. Her recordings include…

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Pink Floyd

rock bandBorn: 1964 A Grammy Award-winning British band known for merging progressive, ambient and blues influences into futuristic rock. Pink Floyd recordings include the music industry's biggest-…

2009 Academy Awards

2009 Academy Awards | Oscar winners and nominees The 2009 Academy Awards were presented on March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners…

Gloria Reuben

actressBorn: 6/9/1964Birthplace: Toronto, Canada Actress/singer Gloria Reuben credits the influence of her mother, an accomplished singer, and older brother, a Broadway actor, for her career path.…

Liberal Democrats, British political party

(Encyclopedia) Liberal Democrats, British political party created in 1988 by the merger of the Liberal party with the Social Democratic party; the party was initially called the Social and Liberal…

Jack Black

actor, musicianBorn: 4/7/1969Birthplace: Los Angeles Black spent most of the mid- and late-1990s in relative obscurity, frequently playing offbeat sidekick characters. That all changed in 2000,…