Archive for the ‘Actors’ Category


Few actors in the world have had a career quite as diverse as Leonardo DiCaprio’s. DiCaprio has gone from relatively humble beginnings, as a supporting cast member of the sitcom “Growing Pains” and low budget horror movies, such as “Critters 3”, to a major teenage heart-throb in the 1990s, as the hunky lead actor in movies such as “Romeo + Juliet” and “Titanic”, to then become a leading man in Hollywood blockbusters, made by internationally renowned directors such as Martin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan. But such a rich, varied career is what you would expect from someone who has had such an unusual upbring as DiCaprio20120121-130150.jpg Actor in: Titanic, Inception, The Departed, Shutter Island, Catch me if you can, Body of lies, Blood Diamond, J. Edger, The beach, Romeo+Juliet, Gangs of new York, and much more

Matt Damon

Posted: January 21, 2012 in Actors, Uncategorized
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Matt Damon was born in 1970. His father, Kent Damon, a tax preparer, and his mother, Nancy Carlsson-Paige, a college professor, are now divorced. His older brother, Kyle (b. 1967), is a sculptor. Matt’s first film role was a one-line part in “Mystic Pizza”. Hollywood’s power brokers realized his potential as a serious actor when they saw him play a Gulf War vet-turned-heroin addict in “Courage Under Fire”. One of Matt’s closest childhood friends was fellow young thespian Ben Affleck, who starred in “Chasing Amy”. Damon and Affleck collaborated on the screenplay for “Good Will Hunting”, in which they co-star.20120121-132742.jpg Actor in: Good Will Hunting, Saving private Ryan, Dogma, The talented Mr Ripley, Oceans eleven, The Bourne identity, The Bourne supremacy, Oceans twelve, Syriana, The Departed, Oceans thirteen, The Bourne ultimatum, The informant!, Green zone, Hereafter, True grit, The adjustment bureau, Contagion, and much more.

Tom Cruise

Posted: January 21, 2012 in Actors
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If you had told 14 year old Franciscan seminary student Thomas Cruise Mapother IV that one day in the not too distant future he would be considered one of the top 100 movie stars of all time, he would have probably grinned and told you that his ambition was to become a priest. Nonetheless, this sensitive, deeply religious youngster who was born in July 1962 in Syracuse, New York, was destined to become Tom Cruise, one of the highest paid and most sought-after actors in screen history. The only son (among four children) of nomadic parents, young Tom spent his boyhood eternally on the move, and by the time he was 14, had attended 15 different schools in the US and Canada. He finally settled in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, with his mother and her new husband. While in high school, he developed an interest in acting and abandoned his plans of becoming a priest, and at age 18 headed for New York and a possible acting career. The next 15 years of his life are the stuff of legends. He made his film debut with a small part in “Endless Love” and from the outset exhibited an undeniable box office appeal to both male and female audiences. Within 5 years Tom Cruise was starring in some of the top grossing films of the decade including “Top Gun”; “The Color of Money”, “Rain Man” and “Born on the Fourth of July”. By the 1990s and 2000s he was one of the highest paid actors in the world earning an average 15 million dollars a picture in such blockbuster hits as “Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles”, “Mission: Impossible”, “Mission: Impossible II”, “Mission: Impossible III”, “Vanilla Sky”, “Minority Report”, “The Last Samurai”, “Collateral”, “War of the Worlds”, and “Jerry Maguire” – for which he received an Academy Award Nomination for best actor. In 1990 he renounced his devout Catholic beliefs and embraced The Church Of Scientology claiming that Scientology teachings had cured him of the dyslexia that had plagued him all of his life. A kind and thoughtful man well known for his compassion and generosity, Tom Cruise is one of the best liked members of the movie community. He was married to actress Nicole Kidman until 2001. Thomas Cruise Mapother IV has indeed come a long way from the lonely wanderings of his youth.20120121-131644.jpg Actor in: mission:Impossible,1,2,3,4, Valkyrie, War of the worlds, The last samurai, Collateral, Minority report, Vanilla sky, Jerry Maguire, Top gun, and much more.

Robert Downey Jr.

Posted: January 21, 2012 in Actors
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Robert Downey Jr. has evolved into one of the most respected actors in Hollywood. With an amazing list of credits to his name, he has managed to stay new and fresh even after three decades in the business. In 1992, Downey received an Academy Award nomination and won the BAFTA (British Academy Award) for Best Actor for his performance in the title role of “Chaplin”20120121-114249.jpg

Actor in: Iron man,2, kiss kiss bang bang, Sherlock Holmes, Due date, and much more