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Fiona Apple was born on 13th September 1977 is a Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter. She gained popularity through her 1996 album Tidal, especially with the single "Criminal" and its music video. Her music is influenced by everything from early jazz, pop, to alt-rock. It is also characterized by Apple's candid personal lyrics and imaginative productions, often featuring idiosyncratic arrangements with instruments as varied as the french horn and optigan.

"Criminal," the third single, became Apple's breakthrough hit. The song reached the top forty on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, while the controversial Mark Romanek-directed music video ? in which a scantily-clad Apple cavorted in a '70s-era tract house ? became very popular on MTV. Apple later said: "I decided if I was going to be exploited, then I would do the exploiting myself"

It did not fare as well commercially as her debut, though it was an RIAA-certified platinum album and sold 1 million copies in the U.S. The album's lead single, "Fast as You Can", reached the top 20 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart and became Apple's first Top 40 hit in the UK. The videos for two follow-up singles, "Paper Bag" and "Limp" (directed by then-boyfriend Anderson), received very little play.

Apple recorded a cover of "Sally's Song" for the special edition release of the soundtrack, released in 2006, for the Tim Burton film The Nightmare Before Christmas. In May 2006 Apple paid tribute to Elvis Costello on VH1's concert series Decades Rock Live by performing Costello's hit "I Want You"; her version was subsequently released as a digital single.

Juliette Lewis was born on 21th June 1973, in Los Angeles, California, USA, Lewis was the daughter of film and television player Geoffrey Lewis and mother Glenis, a graphic artist, who had seven marriages and 11 children between them. Lewis wanted to be an actor from the time she was six, and when she was a teen she landed her first "daughter" roles in the Showtime.

The following year she gave a breakout performance as the thumb-sucking nymphet struggling for independence from her warring parents in Martin Scorsese's chilling remake of "Cape Fear" (1991), which earned her an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress.

Lewis was back on the road in Oliver Stone's satirical take on the media,"Natural Born Killers" (1994), where she shared sociopathic tendencies with fellow love-thug Woody Harrelson during a Southwest killing spree. To her credit, Lewis ably captured the frighteningly odd emptiness of her character's moral inattention.

She resurfaced with a vengeance in "Whip It" (2009), Drew Barrymore's directorial debut in which Lewis co-starred as the coach of a female roller-derby teen and the terrifying archrival of a newcomer on the circuit (Ellen Page). With its all-star cast of favorite indie film actresses, the film positioned Lewis to regain her big screen visibility and remind viewers of her fiery onscreen appeal.

Terminator Actor Schwarzenegger recycled an old gag T-shirt while exercising in Santa Monica on Sunday. As the photo (originally at TMZ) shows, the former California governor and actor, 64, donned a shirt that read "I survived Maria" on the back.

On the front of the shirt the dates "2007-2010" appear, but "2007" is crossed out, replaced with "1977.""Maria" would be Maria Shriver, his wife of 25 years, whom he began dating back in 1977.

He and 55-year-old Shriver, of course, are headed for divorce following his admission of a secret 13-year-old love child with former housekeeper Mildred "Patty" Baena.

But Schwarzenegger's choice of T-shirt wasn't quite as cruel as it sounds. TMZ reports that he received the clothing item last November during a farewell party for the Governor's staff.

Despite the shocking drama, the former couple (they announced their split this May) are on good terms as they work through their divorce.

Last month the pair banded together last month as their youngest son Christopher, 13, was hospitalized following a serious surfing accident.

The family -- which also includes son Patrick, 17, and daughters Katherine, 21, and Christina, 19 -- was also all together for a lunch in honor of the patriarch's July 30 birthday.

Christina Milian was born on 26th September 1981 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. NJ to Cuban immigrants Don and Carmen Flores. The oldest of three daughters, Milian’s family moved to Maryland shortly after her birth. After figuring out early on that acting was in her blood.

The budding actress soon exhausted all of the opportunities Maryland could offer, so Carmen Flores, realizing her daughter’s potential, moved to Los Angeles with her three daughters when Milian was only 13 years old. Milian’s father stayed behind in Maryland. Moving to Los Angeles ended up making the singer’s dreams come true, but they came at a price.

Milian lent her considerable vocal talents to a small role in the animated feature “A Bug’s Life.” The following year, the attractive actress landed another small part, playing the unlikely role of a band geek in the hit teenage gross-out feature film franchise, “American Pie” (1999). As any struggling actress, she continued adding small roles to her resume, guest appearing on television.

Going back to her first love, Milian returned to the big screen in the teenage horror flick “Pulse” (2006) – a teen horror flick about a group of college students being terrorized by evil spirits living in computers. The film also starred Kristen Belle of “Veronica Mars” (WB 2004- ) fame and was penned by horror legend Wes Craven.

Kelly Rowland had a double nip slip during a performance Sunday in West Orange, NJ. The 30-year-old former Destiny's Child member was wearing a revealing, bra-like top that rode up during her performance.

Despite inadvertently revealing herself, the singer, who will be a judge on this season's X-Factor in the UK, seemed in good spirits.

"New Jersey crowd was amazing," she tweeted Sunday. "Hope you enjoyed the show and didn't mind the peekaboo.

LOL... Stuff happens."On July 26, Rowland reunited with her former bandmates Beyonce and Michelle Williams for the launch party of her third solo album Here I Am.

"The inspiration [for the album] was feeling like a woman now, like a grown-ass woman and wanting to express every side of that," she told Us Weekly. "I even tapped into more of a sensual side."

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

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


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


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


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


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.

Emmanuelle Chriqui was born on December 10, 1977 in Montreal, Quebec, CA.Chriqui (pronounced "Shreeky") moved with her family from Montreal to Toronto at an early age, spending her childhood in the suburb of Unionville. The acting bug bit after she was cast in a local theater production at age seven, and by 10, she logged her first job in a Canadian commercial for McDonald's.

Her first major Hollywood film role came in 1999 with a supporting turn in the goofball comedy "Detroit Rock City," which was quickly followed by the popular Nickelodeon big-screen kids' flick "Snow Day" (2000). Chriqui next shot scenes for three major film and television productions - Steven Spielberg's "A.I." (2001), Todd Solondz's "Storytelling" (2001), and the series "Manchester Prep" (1999).

Chriqui soldiered on and began paying her dues in a string of largely forgettable theatrical releases, including the grim "On the Line" (2001), starring 'N SYNC's Lance Bass and J y Fatone, as well as the wretched horror flick "Wrong Turn" (2003). In 2005, she witnessed a turn in fortune in regard to the quality of her projects - an appearance as herself on HBO's short-lived improvisational series "Unscripted" (2005) was followed by a two-episode turn on "The O.C.

It was for a much more auspicious occasion - to join Mark Wahlberg's Hollywood series "Entourage" in a recurring role as Sloan Mackewich, daughter to Malcolm McDowell's Terence Mackewich, nemesis of agent Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven). Initially targeted by lothario lead Vince (Adrian Grenier), Sloan took a shine to his friend and manager Eric (Kevin Connolly) and introduced a little happiness into his high-pressure life.

Taylor Lautner, 19, recently dropped some serious cash on a star-worthy sexy new ride - a 2012 SLS AMG Mercedes-Benz priced at more than $200,000.

Taylor told Access Hollywood of his impressive new wheels at the 2011 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Luncheon in Beverly Hills on Thursday.

I've been driving my first car for the past four and a half years and I've always had my eye on this car."

The heartthrob - who looked dapper in a suit by Calvin Klein - said the privilege of being able to afford a car of such high caliber has not been lost on him.

In addition to the incredibly highly anticipated upcoming "Breaking Dawn" films, Taylor will next be seen in John Singleton's action thriller, "Abduction," alongside Lily Collins, Alfred Molina and Sigourney Weaver.

I'm super excited -- it's coming out in like a month and a half now," Taylor told Access of his "Abduction" anticipation.

It was a fast process -- we filmed it last summer," he added. "But it's been a journey since then.

It's coming together really well. I can't wait for everyone to see it."Catch Taylor on the big screen when "Abduction" hits theaters on September 23.

Keri Russell was born on 23March 1976 in Fountain Valley. Her father was an automotive executive, which led to several family relocations including a move to Mesa, AZ when she was young. While in Mesa, Russell began studying ballet and jazz dance, eventually touring the country with a dance and drill team.

A chance discovery by a talent scout who saw photos of her performing led to various television appearances and culminated in a three-year gig as a regular performer on The Disney Channel's "Mickey Mouse Club" from 1991 through 1994. Russell's co-stars during her tenure included fellow future stars Justin Timberlake.

Eventually, Russell left the Disney fold to try her hand at different television series and movies, including the short-lived Dudley Moore sitcom "Daddy's Girls" (1993-94). She moved on to play an innocent babysitter trapped in a web of deceit when she is framed for her employer's murder in "The Babysitter's Seduction" (1996), and snared a starring role in the indie "The Lottery" (1996), a small town thriller loosely based on the Shirley Jackson short story.

Back on television, she played a high school senior and single mom determined to build a better life for her and her child by going to college in "When Innocence Was Lost" (Lifetime, 1997). After a guest spot on "7th Heaven" (WB, 1996-2007), Russell made another attempt at landing steady series work with the offbeat "Roar" (Fox, 1997), a medieval action-drama for teens that featured an up-and-coming Heath Ledger.

A-listers such as Cate Blanchett, Daniel Craig, Penelope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson, Jude Law, Madonna, Demi Moore, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Naomi Watts, bring smaller, specialized projects to the Cinema Society. Likewise, films that draw excess attention, such as "The Twilight Saga," may use the privacy of a smaller Cinema Society gathering to screen a film with a select group in a setting that doesn't require Biblical-scale crowd control.

Piaget sponsored "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" on Monday, June 28, with the thought of connecting to an affluent youth audience. "Please keep details of the evening completely confidential beforehand," mentioned the Luxist invite. The secret location: The boutique Crosby Street Hotel in SoHo, which boasts a well-appointed but discreet screening room at basement level.

On the red carpet, Kristen Stewart wore RM by Roland Mouret, a short dress with swirls of large paillettes and spiky, 4-inch Louboutins. Her hair was newly colored brunette for her role in "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac. It was tied back loosely with braids to achieve a "ready for the gala but fell asleep" look. On the carpet, a tiny Stewart lost the Louboutins to chat with press.

During the screening, Luxist was seated next to Abigail Breslin and her mother. Other notables included Sofia Vergara of Modern Family, Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20, fashionista Rachel Zoe, and supermodels Dree Hemingway and Maggie Rizer.



That said, Luxist gives high marks to the food at the Crosby Street Hotel afterfete: beef sliders, chicken curry, crab cakes, squash, and goat cheese risotto. "Eclipse" fete food: Two thumbs way up.

American actress Miley Cyrus at Teen Choice Awards 2009 and with Robert Pattinson,Kristen Stewart,Taylor Lautner,Ashley Greene,Nikki Red, Kellan Lutz

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