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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

The full list of 2011 Teen Choice Awards winners, which were voted on by the public:

Movies

Choice Movie: Action - Fast Five
Choice Movie Actor: Action - Johnny Depp, The Tourist
Choice Movie Actress: Action - Angelina Jolie, The Tourist
Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Taylor Lautner, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Emma Watson, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Choice Movie: Drama - Black Swan
Choice Movie Actor: Drama - Robert Pattinson, Water for Elephants
Choice Movie Actress: Drama - Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Choice Movie: Romantic Comedy - Easy A
Choice Movie Actor: Romantic Comedy - Ashton Kutcher, No Strings Attached
Choice Movie Actress: Romantic Comedy - Emma Stone, Easy A
Choice Movie: Comedy - Bad Teacher
Choice Movie Actor: Comedy - Justin Timberlake, Bad Teacher
Choice Movie Actress: Comedy - Cameron Diaz, Bad Teacher
Choice Movie: Horror - Paranormal Activity 2
Choice Animated Movie: Voice - Johnny Depp, Rango
Choice Movie: Chemistry - Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, Just Go With It
Choice Movie: Liplock - Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Choice Movie: Hissy Fit - Ed Helms, The Hangover Part II
Choice Movie: Villain - Tom Felton, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Choice Movie: Male Scene Stealer - Kellan Lutz, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Choice Movie: Female Scene Stealer - Ashley Greene, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Choice Summer Movie - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Choice Summer Movie Star: Male - Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Choice Summer Movie Star: Female - Emma Watson, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Choice Movie Breakout: Female - Brooklyn Decker, Just Go With It
Choice Movie Breakout: Male - Alex Pettyfer, I Am Number Four / Beastly

Before they were Teen Choice Awards nominees, they were just teens
Television


Choice TV Show: Drama - Gossip Girl
Choice TV Actor: Drama - Chace Crawford, Gossip Girl
Choice TV Actress: Drama - Blake Lively, Gossip Girl
Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi - The Vampire Diaries
Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi - Ian Somerhalder, The Vampire Diaries
Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi - Nina Dobrev, The Vampire Diaries
Choice TV Show: Action - NCIS: Los Angeles
Choice TV Actor: Action - Shane West, Nikita
Choice TV Actress: Action - Linda Hunt, NCIS: Los Angeles
Choice TV Show: Comedy - Glee
Choice TV Actor: Comedy - Cory Monteith, Glee
Choice TV Actress: Comedy - Selena Gomez, Wizards of Waverly Place
Choice TV: Animated Show - The Simpsons
Choice TV: Personality - Jennifer Lopez, American Idol
Choice TV: Reality Competition Show - American Idol
Choice TV: Reality Show - Jersey Shore
Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star - Paul "Pauly D" Del Vecchio, Jersey Shore
Choice TV: Female Reality/Variety Star - The Kardashians, Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Choice TV: Villain - Justin Bieber, CSI
Choice TV: Female Scene Stealer - Katerina Graham, The Vampire Diaries
Choice TV: Male Scene Stealer - Michael Trevino, The Vampire Diaries
Choice Summer TV Show - Pretty Little Liars
Choice Summer TV Star: Female - Lucy Hale, Pretty Little Liars
Choice Summer TV Star: Male - Ian Harding, Pretty Little Liars
Choice TV: Breakout Show - The Voice
Choice TV: Breakout Star - Darren Criss, Glee

Kaley Cuoco hosted the Teen Choice Awards
Music


Choice Music: Male Artist - Justin Bieber
Choice Music: Female Artist - Taylor Swift
Choice Music: Group - Selena Gomez & the Scene
Choice Music: R&B/Hip-Hop Artist - Eminem
Choice Music: Rock Group - Paramore
Choice Music: Rock Track - "Monster," Paramore
Choice Music: R&B/Hip-Hop Track - "Run the World (Girls)," Beyonc
Choice Music: Single - "Who Says," Selena Gomez & the Scene
Choice Music: Male Country Artist - Keith Urban
Choice Music: Female Country Artist - Taylor Swift
Choice Music: Country Single - "Mean," Taylor Swift
Choice Music: Country Group - Lady Antebellum
Choice Music: Love Song - "Love You Like a Love Song," Selena Gomez
Choice Break-Up Song - "Back to December," Taylor Swift
Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon: Female - Taylor Swift
Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon: Male - Zac Efron
Choice Male Hottie - Justin Bieber
Choice Female Hottie - Selena Gomez
Choice Summer Song - "Skyscraper," Demi Lovato
Choice Summer Music Star: Female - Katy Perry
Choice Summer Music Star: Male - Bruno Mars
Choice Music: Breakout Artist - Bruno Mars

Sports

Choice Athlete: Male - Shaun White (Snowboarding/Skateboarding/Surfing)
Choice Athlete: Female - Shawn Johnson (Gymnastics)

Other

Choice Vampire - Robert Pattinson
Choice Comedian - Ellen DeGeneres
Choice Twit - Justin Bieber
Choice Web Star - Rebecca Black

With five wins each, Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift received more trophies than any other individuals at the Teen Choice Awards.Gomez was named Choice TV Actress and Choice Female Hottie.

With her band, the Scene, Gomez also picked up the Choice Music: Group, Choice Music: Single and Choice Music: Love Song plaudits. Swift, meanwhile, was named Choice Music: Female Artist, Choice Music: Female Country Artist, Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon: Female, in addition to picking up awards for Choice Music: Country Single and Choice Break-Up Song.

Gomez's boyfriend Justin Bieber was (where else?) right on her heels with four honors: Choice Music: Male Artist, Choice Male Hottie, Choice Twit and Choice TV: Villain for his guest stint on CSI.

Big honors also went to the Harry Potter film franchise, which nabbed seven awards and was saluted with a montage at the end of Sunday's awards ceremony.

Other multiple winners included The Vampire Diaries (five awards), The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (four), Bad Teacher (three), Glee (three), Gossip Girl (three) and Pretty Little Liars (three).

The show, which aired live on Fox, was notable for featuring Sean Kingston's first public appearance after his watercraft accident.

Demi Lovato, who entered treatment for "emotional and physical issues" in November, was also on hand to pick up the Choice Summer Song award for "Skyscraper." "You guys are what got me through this last year," she told the crowd.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

kristin cavallari was born on 14th January 1987. Contrary to popular belief, the actress was not born in Orange County, California. She grew up in Denver, CO until her parents divorced, then relocated to Illinois with her mother. A few years later, she joined her father in Laguna Beach, CA in the OC. She attended a private Catholic school until transferring to Laguna Beach High her sophomore year of high school.

It was while attending this school that Cavallari and several schoolmates were picked to be in a reality show for MTV that documented Orange County teens’ everyday lives – not unlike “The O.C.” – a fictionalized drama series on Fox (2003- ) that had enjoyed a tremendous following and made stars of its cast, including Mischa Barton and Rachel Bilson. MTV marketed “Laguna Beach” as a reality series where the characters and situations were real, but some critics and audiences wondered whether plotlines and conversations were actually scripted.

Cavallari was in her junior year of high school when the first season of “Laguna Beach” taped. At the time, she had a romantic interest in Stephen Coletti, a senior at Laguna Beach High, and a rivalry with senior girl, Lauren Conrad. The love triangle became the show’s central plotline. The second season showed a more mature and confident Cavallari. The bubbly blonde flirted her way into everyone’s hearts on and off the show and seemed poised for reality TV icon status.

The press made something of a feud between the two blondes, but if indeed it did exist, the rumored fling with Lachey was over before it started and the press moved on to meatier stories – one of which involved Cavallari and her confirmed boyfriend, “The Princes of Malibu” (Fox, 2005) star, Brody Jenner. Everywhere the extremely handsome couple went, shutterbugs followed.

Betty White may have been thankful to receive an invite from a Marine who asked her hand to a military affair, but the 89-year-old actress has had to decline.

"I am deeply flattered and truly appreciate the invitation, as everyone knows I love a man in uniform... but unfortunately I cannot accept, as I will be taping an episode of 'Hot In Cleveland," Betty said in a statement to Access Hollywood.As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, Sgt. Ray Lewis, who has served in Afghanistan and Iraq, invited Betty via YouTube, following the lead set by fellow marines who were successful in inviting Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake.

Lewis promised to show the Hollywood legend "a good time" if she accepted his invite."She's funny, she's sweet, she's mature. She's the all-around perfect woman," Sgt. Lewis said of Betty. "I really think we'd have a good time. I'm fun, you know. ... I think I can make her laugh. I think she can make me laugh. I think we can laugh together.
Adding, "So, call me!"

On Monday, "Friends With Benefits" co-stars Mila and Justin appeared on NBC's "Today" show, where they confirmed they would both be attending separate upcoming Marine Corps Balls and joked about the excitement surrounding the events."Marines have a lot of balls," Kunis said.While Justin added, "We want to pay honor to our country and embrace their balls."

"Harry Potter" star Emma Watson says she plans to return to Brown University to complete her degree.The British actress who plays Hermione (hur-MY'-nee) Granger in the "Harry Potter" series tells The Virginian-Pilot that she remains enrolled at Brown even though she'll study at England's Oxford University in the fall.She says intends to return to Providence in 2012 to complete her studies at the Ivy League school.

Emma Watson left Brown earlier this year, saying she wanted to devote her time to the final "Harry Potter" film and other acting opportunities.The final chapter in the series premiered last week, setting box office records. It took in an estimated $168.6 million domestically from Friday to Sunday. That beats the previous best opening weekend of $158.4 million for 2008's Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight."

Jennifer Lopez should hook-up with next or how she should go about it, after all her split from husband of seven years Marc Anthony was just announced this past week when the couple released a joint statement saying,This was a very difficult decision. It is a painful time for all involved, and we appreciate the respect of our privacy at this time." But given the speed with which celebrities have been known to bounce back after a split, it's only a matter of time before the 41-year-old actress' name is linked to another man.

She could cross over from the FOX network to ABC and star in "The Bachelorette." Besides providing a great big boost in ratings for the program, Lopez could help pioneer a celebrity foray into the series. Of course, the fact that the she will have 25 eligible bachelors to choose from won't hurt Jennifer's love life any.

Let's face it, "American Idol" hasn't had a real juicy Judge/Contestant scandal since Paula Abdul's alleged affair with contestant Corey Clark in 2005. At the time of the allegation, Abdul was only a year younger than Lopez is now, which means the actress is not too only to be caught in a similar scandal. Besides, with the departure of Simon Cowell last season.

Where do you go from relationships with mega stars like Ben Affleck and Marc Anthony? The answer, the British Royal Family of course, after all wasn't Prince Harry just recently spotted in the company of Hollywood blond bombshell Charlize Theron? So why not Jennifer and Prince Harry, since the younger prince's relationship with Chelsy Davy has never been all that solid.

It's time for Jennifer to hook-up with an athlete of equal star power? Recently actresses such as Hilary Duff (hockey player Mike Comrie), Minka Kelly (baseball player Derek Jeter) and Eva Longoria (basketball playerTony Parker) have all gone that route, so why not Lopez? While the success of the relationship may be only short lived, it will at least keep her name in the press for a while to come.

Wendi Deng was born 1969 in china and has 2 sisters and one brother. Deng’s father was president of a Chinese factory with her family being relatively wealthy compared to most Chinese residents at the time. After schooling Deng attended Medical College and in 1987 at age 18, she met Jake Cherry a former UNICEF executive, and his wife, who started teaching Deng English.

In 1988 Mr. and Mrs Cherry sponsored a student visa for Deng and she moved to America to live with the Cherry’s and to study at the California State University.In 1990 Jake Cherry left his wife to marry Deng after his wife found photos her husband had taken of Deng in a hotel room. Five months through their marriage, Deng started seeing another man, Cherry and Deng then divorced after two years and seven months of marriage.

Wendi Deng went on to apply and was accepted by Yale University where she pursued her Master of business administration degree. After receiving her degree in 1996, Wendi Deng moved to Hong Kong. On the flight over she met Bruce Churchill from Star TV and obtained a position as an intern through him.

In 1998 Deng met Rupert Murdoch the managing director of Star TV's parent company News Corporation which led to Deng and Murdoch having an affair despite Deng being almost 40 years younger. In 1999 Murdoch divorced his wife of 31 years and married Deng 17 days later. Deng and Rupert Murdoch have since had 2 children.

Gwen Stefani was born on 3rd October 1969 in a Grammy Award-winning American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and occasional actress. Stefani made her debut in 1992 as the frontwoman of the third wave ska band No Doubt. The group's album Tragic Kingdom (1995) propelled them to stardom and sold more than fifteen million copies worldwide. It spawned the singles "Just a Girl", "Spiderwebs", and the airplay number-one "Don't Speak".

Stefani recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album contains pop and dance tracks and influence from hip hop and R&B. Its third single "Hollaback Girl" became the first U.S. digital download to exceed sales of one million and "Cool" was one of 2005's most popular radio singles. The Sweet Escape (2006), Stefani's second solo album, was preceded by the single "Wind It Up".

She was born in Fullerton, California, and grew up in nearby Anaheim. She was named after a stewardess in the best-selling 1968 novel Airport, which her mother read during her pregnancy; her middle name, Renee, was inspired by the song "Walk Away Renée".[4] Her father, Dennis Stefani, a Yamaha marketing executive, [5] is Italian American, and her mother Patti Flynn is of Irish and Scottish descent. She has a sister, Jill, and two brothers, Eric and Todd.

On May 26, 2006, their son, Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, was born via caesarean section at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Kingston weighed 3.4 kilograms (7 pounds, 5 ounces).[16][17] Stefani raised concerns about her rapid weight loss following her pregnancy. She stated she lost the weight through diet and exercise but admitted to obsessing over her weight due to the size zero trend.

Monday, July 18, 2011

Zooey Deschanel was born on 17 January 1980 in Los Angeles, CA. She and her older actress sister, Emily, were raised by their father, Caleb, an Oscar-winning cinematographer and their mother, actress Mary Jo. Deschanel, whose first name was taken from the male Zooey Glass character of J.D. Salinger's story Franny and Zooey, often spent her young years hanging out on film set locations - despite the fact that deep down, Deschanel wished for a typical, sedentary family home life.

Deschanel attended the elite prep school Crossroads in Santa Monica, CA alongside future co-stars Kate Hudson and Jake Gyllenhaal, where she discovered an interest in singing and musical theater; at one point, considering a career in jazz singing on Broadway. At 16, she appeared as Little Red Riding Hood in the North Hollywood-based Interact Theatre Company's production of "Into the Woods.

On the heels of "Terabithia," Deschanel moved to the Sci-Fi channel, embodying a Dorothy-esque figure named DG in "Tin Man" (2007), a very twisted take on "The Wizard of Oz." Tweaking the beloved Judy Garland model would seem like a cakewalk compared to portraying the life of a real icon, but Deschanel's trademark lower timbre would come in handy as the tragic singer/songwriter Janis Joplin.

The subsequent "Gospel According to Janis" (2008) - one of several competing Joplin films - promised to usher the singer-actress into a new level of recognition. Before that project went into production, she starred in M. Night Shyamalan's "The Happening" (2008), a dark apocalyptic thriller about a family that flees a natural disaster threatening humanity's very existence.

Monica Bellucci was born on 30th September 1968, in the village of Citta di Castello, in Umbria, Italy. Her father owned a truck company. Not much is known about her growing up years.

After enrolling at the University of Perugia to study law, in 1987 at 18 years of age, she took up modelling to pay the tuition fees on her own. A year later she left her studies as the glamorous life, travelling, fame etc beckoned.

She relocated to Milan to join the Elite Modelling Agency. Monica Bellucci is one of the few Italian models to have reached the top of her profession, but she decided to study acting, hoping to find parts in films.

Though this sultry icon is a well-established superstar and is at the heights of her career, her one dream remains unfulfilled as yet: that of working with Robert De Niro - the Hollywood Legend.

Casey Anthony was born on 19th March 1986, in Warren, Ohio, Casey Anthony was one of two children of Cindy Anthony and George Anthony, who worked in law enforcement. Casey was a bright, personable young girl, with friends and what many thought was an ordinary American family. However, friends say that a pattern of lying began when Casey was in high school. Cindy and George attended Casey's graduation, along with Casey's grandparents—only to discover that she was several credits short of graduating.

When she was 19, Casey gave her family yet another shock. She had put on weight, and her parents suspected she was pregnant. Casey denied it, claiming she was a virgin. Seven months into her pregnancy, she told her parents the truth. The identity of the baby's father, however, remained a mystery. Casey pointed to different men, including her fiancé, Jesse Grund, as well as a young man she had dated previously, who had died in a car crash.

For the next few years, Casey and Caylee lived with her parents, and Grund acted as the baby's father. Grund even believed Caylee might be his baby, despite knowing that the timing of her conception made it improbable. A DNA test would later find that Grund was not Caylee's father. The identity of Caylee's father is still unknown.

Casey said Caylee was kidnapped in Orlando by her nanny, Gonzales. Casey s friends and family had never heard of Gonzales, and detectives later discovered that, in fact, there was no nanny. The investigators caught Casey in another lie when she told them she worked at Universal Studios, even leading them around the theme park. Casey finally admitted she had been fired from Universal Studios years before.

Mandy Musgrave was born on 19th September 1986 in Orlando Florida. Being the granddaughter of actress Rita Ray, Mandy always had someone to look up to when it comes to acting. However, although Mandy started acting at age 6, it wasn’t until high school did she actually become passionate about the art. After graduating in 2004, Mandy Musgrave moved to Hollywood to pursue a career in acting.

Musgrave easily got the attention of talent agencies and casting directors. Within a year in Hollywood, she landed a guest role in the hit TV show “Malcolm in the Middle.” However, Mandy’s big break came when she won a role in the longtime-running daytime drama “Days of Our Lives,” where she played the role of Chelsea Benson from 2004 to 2005.

To promote the show, she also appeared on several webisodes for “South of Nowhere”, which are still available for viewing at ‘The N’ website. Mandy’s character became a popular icon among teenagers, so much so that she earned her own fan base and received more opportunities, such as the 2009 film “Duck Farm No. 13.” In 2007, Musgrave won the “Favorite Mobile Dramatic Artist Award.

South of Nowhere” ended on the end of 2008, but Mandy Musgrave remained busy in her artwork website, where she plans to sell her paintings to fans. Musgrave has stated that her paintings come at $500 to $2,500 a piece and she will also be accepting custom orders. Samples of her artwork can be viewed on her official fan site, which include paintings of her father, twin sister and her boyfriend Matt Cohen.

The boy wizard has vanquished the dark knight and a band of pirates with a record-setting magic act at both the domestic and international box office.Warner Bros. estimates that "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" took in $168.6 million domestically from Friday to Sunday. That beats the previous best opening weekend of $158.4 million, also held by Warner Bros. for 2008's Batman blockbuster. The Dark Knight.

Overseas, the film added $307 million in 59 countries since it began rolling out Wednesday, topping the previous best international debut of $260.4 million set in May by Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.International results for "Deathly Hallows: Part 2" included record openings in Great Britain at $36.6 million and Australia at $26.7 million, according to Warner Bros.Worldwide, "Deathly Hallows: Part 2" topped $475 million in a matter of days, putting it on course to become the franchise's first billion-dollar worldwide hit.

Overall domestic revenue for the weekend totaled $263 million, a record for a non-holiday weekend, according to box-office tracker Hollywood.com.The "Harry Potter" finale also set a record for best opening day domestically Friday with $92.1 million, nearly $20 million ahead of the previous high for "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" two years ago.Other records for "Deathly Hallows: Part 2": best domestic gross for debut midnight shows at $43.5 million, topping the $30 million for last year's "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse"; best domestic opening in huge-screen IMAX theaters with $15.5 million, surpassing the $12.2 million for last year's "Alice in Wonderland"; and best worldwide IMAX debut with $23.5 million, beating the $20.4 million for "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" two weeks ago.

The weekend's other new wide release, Disney's animated family flick "Winnie the Pooh," got swamped by "Harry Potter" mania. A return to the hand-drawn animation style of earlier adaptations of A.A. Milne's beloved storybook characters, "Winnie the Pooh" pulled in just $8 million domestically, finishing at No. 6."Deathly Hallows: Part 2" is the eighth and final film adapted from J.K. Rowling's seven novels about the young wizard's indoctrination into a secret world of sorcery and his epic battles with evil conjurer Voldemort.

"It's just a great way to exit, with the class and style that J.K. Rowling wrote into these stories," Fellman said. "It comes to an end, as all goods thing do. When you have the opportunity to be a part of that, to work on all eight movies over 10 years, to see the kids, meeting them for the first time when they're 10 and 11, and just now going to see Daniel Radcliffe at 22 years old in 'How to Succeed in Business' on Broadway. There's a bittersweet part of it."

Overseas audiences remain eager for it, with 3-D tickets accounting for 61 percent of international income on "Deathly Hallows: Part 2."
Woody Allen hit a milestone as his romance "Midnight in Paris" pulled in $1.9 million to raise its domestic total to $41.8 million, a personal revenue record for the filmmaker. The Sony Pictures Classics release beat Allen's previous high of $40.1 million for 1986's "Hannah and Her Sisters."

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

Denise Richards definitely put up with a lot of Charlie Sheen's antics over the years, so no one would blame her if she accepted an offer for a tell-all interview her relationship with the troubled actor.

Richards and Sheen's relationship over the years has been tumultuous -- to put it lightly. The couple married in 2002 and had two daughters - Sam and Lola - before a messy divorce in 2006.

The couple seems to have reconciled for the sake of their daughters - and Richards vows to stick by Sheen as he battles his addictions. She was there with him in New York when he trashed a room at the Plaza Hotel in October - and she rushed to his side after his emergency hospital visit on Jan. 27.Her focus right now is on Charlie getting better and being there for her kids. He is their father and Denise wants him healthy so that he can be a part of their life," a source close to Richards told PopEater.

Celebrity gossip columnists and network news programs are reportedly clamoring to get Richards' side of the story. She wouldn't spill any details to Hoda Kotb and Kathy Lee Gifford in November on the "Today Show" and she's not saying anything now - save for one tweet from the actress.

"If you caught 'GMA' today...FYI No 'adult film star' will be babysitting our kids!" Richards tweeted last week, referring to reports that Sheen asked party pal Kasey Jordan to babysit his kids.She's not budging - and her refusal to sell out -- shows that her priorities in the right place. Her integrity is refreshing in a world where the highest price gets the story.

Charlie surrounds himself with yes people, a friend told PopEater's Rob Shuter. "If you say no to him, then you are out of his life. Denise is one of the only people that could convince him. It wouldn't be the first time Denise has begged for him to get the help he needs, but everyone is hoping that this time he listens to her.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 — broke records for top midnight grosses, largest opening day, largest opening weekend in the U.S. and largest global opening weekend, Box Office Mojo reports.

Harry Potter grossed an estimated $168.6 million in its first three days — beating previous record holder The Dark Knight ($158.4 million). The film also grossed $436 million worldwide in its debut — far surpassing previous record holder Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($394 million). The boy wizard franchise is now on track to eclipsing Star Wars as the top-grossing franchise of all time.

Harry Potter stands at $2.177 billion and Star Wars holds the record with $2.218 billion.Transformers becomes highest-grossing film of 2011.Coming in at No. 2 for the week, Transformers: Dark of the Moon took in $21.5 million and became the first film of 2011 to reach $300 million in the U.S. Horrible Bosses ranked third with $17.6 million. Zookeeper followed in fourth place with $12.3 million, and Cars 2 completed the top five with $8.3 million (bringing its total to $165.3 million).

Rounding out the top 10: Larry Crowne (No. 8, $2.6 million), Super 8 (No. 9, $1.92 million, for a total of $122.2 million) and Midnight in Paris (No. 10, $1.89 million). Midnight in Paris has grossed $41.8 million and is now Woody Allen's top-grossing film of all time, moving past 1986's Hannah and Her Sisters' $40 million haul.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Rebecca Black was born on 21June 1997, in Anaheim Hills, California. She is the daughter of John Jeffery Black and Georgina Marquez Kelly, both veterinarians, and is of Spanish, Italian, Polish, and English descent. An honor student, Black studied dance, auditioned for school shows, attended music summer camps, and began singing publicly in 2008 after joining the patriotic group Celebration USA.

Her mother paid $4,000 for Ark Music to produce her daughter’s music video while the Blacks retained ownership of the master. The single, “Friday”, written entirely by Ark, was released on YouTube and iTunes. The song’s video was uploaded to YouTube on February 10, 2011, and received approximately 1,000 views in the first month.

As of March 22, 2011, first-week sales of her digital single were estimated to be around 40,000 by Billboard. Black appeared on the March 22, 2011 episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, during which she performed the single and discussed the negative reaction to it. The song has peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 and the New Zealand Singles Chart at number 58 and 33, respectively.

She teamed up with Funny or Die on April Fools Day (the site was renamed Friday or Die) for a series of videos, including one which addresses the controversy about the driving kids in her music video, stating “We so excited about safety.” She has also stated that she is a fan of Justin Bieber, and expressed interest in performing a duet with him.

Miranda Kerr was born on 20th February 1983.The stunning hottie is one of Australian top supermodels. Miranda was brought up in the Australian rural area of Gunnedah, but moved to Brisbane city shortly after.

She began modelling at age young of 13 after winning the Dolly/Impulse Modelling Competition in 1997. This win sparked significant media attention and controversy over her age and maturity, and the matter of paedophilia and child pornography. Kerr dismissed these claims in an interview, stating; "They were blowing out of proportion.

She was described by one fashionista as having an Audrey Hepburn look as well as being linked to the current 'baby doll alien' looks, similar to models Gemma Ward and Lily Cole. Many also cite her unique look somewhat as a combination of models Gemma Ward and Daria Werbowy.

So far she has modelled for Maybeline, Levis, Portmans, Jets, Blumarine Swimwear, John Richmond, Lisa Ho, Veet, Bonds and Peter Alexander, Elle, Harpers Bazar, Italian Glamour, Oyster, Squint and Australian Vogue as well as walked for big fashion designers such as Anna Mollinari, Just Cavalli, Blumarine, Baby Phat, Enrico Coveri, Amuleti J, Cia Maritima, Betsey Johnson and John Richmond to name a few.

Bronze goddess Emma Watson walked the red carpet for the final time for Harry Potter today.She dazzled in a stunning strapless creation by Bottega Veneta at the premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 in New York.

Emma Watson walks the red carpet at the premiere of Harry Potter.

Emma posed with her co-stars Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe on the red carpet at the final Harry Potter premiere in New York today.

Emma felt I could push the envelope a bit. With London I went a bit more classic but for today I wanted to do something edgier.

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Gina Gershon was born 10th June 1962 in California's San Fernando Valley to parents Stan Gershon, a salesman, and Mickey Koppel, an interior designer, Gershon was raised in Woodland Hills - though she was anything but a typical "Valley Girl." Interested in acting from a young age, Gershon as a child began to perform in plays, including Bye Bye Birdie.

Next, Gershon moved to New York City to study philosophy and Psychology at NYU. Pursuing theater on the side, Gershon and a number of theater colleagues - including Sarah Jessica Parker and Rob Morrow - formed the theater group, Naked Angels. She went on to perform in a number of stage productions with the company, including performances of "Camille" and "The Substance of Fire."

A natural talent on screen, Gershon began to land a number of small film roles. She appeared opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jim Belushi in "Red Heat" (1988) and portrayed one of Tom Cruise's love interests in "Cocktail" (1988). Though her scenes in Spike Lee's "Jungle Fever" (1991) wound up on the cutting room floor, Gershon went on to work with even more acclaimed directors, including parts in John Sayles'.

Taking a rock star turn in real life, Gershon went on tour to promote the film, backed by rock band Girls Against Boys and documented by IFC in the series "Rocked!" (2004). She went on to guest star on a number of TV series' including "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO, 2000- ), "The Practice" (ABC, 1997-2004), "Crossing Jordan" (NBC, 2001- ) and ABC's hit, "Ugly Betty" (2006- ) - starring in the latter as over-the-top makeup executive, Fabia.

London - Emma Watson was "soaked with a vat of water" prior to her Harry Potter kiss.

The 21-year-old actress - who has played Hermione Granger in the wizard franchise since she was just 10 - smooches co-star Rupert Grint in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, and admitted the pair were worried about the hotly-anticipated moment "living up to all the hype".

She said: "We knew that we'd been building the anticipation of this moment for 10 years. It'd been going on for so long. Rupert and I really wanted to make sure it lived up to all the hype. We were nervous, it was awkward, but I think we did the moment justice.

"The funny thing about it is the moment before we kissed, we get soaked with a vat of water so we had that going on as well."

Emma - who broke down in tears as she addressed fans at the premiere of the final movie in the franchise at London's Trafalgar Square - explained she will "really miss" living in the wizardly world of her alter-ego.

Addressing co-stars, Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe - who play Ron Weasley and Harry Potter respectively - she added "I will really miss those boys. I will really miss Rupert and Dan. I will really miss being Hermione and living in her world."

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