Diary Celebrity

Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. At the age of eight old, she began dancing lessons. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was the class head cheerleader and president. Her graduation was in 1980 and started the college process at Cal State Northridge to major in radio and TV. After joining the L.A. Lakers cheerleaders, she became head cheerleader/choreographer after only a few months, eventually dropping out of college to dance and choreograph full-time. The Jacksons recruited her to choreograph their 1984 film "Torture" the first of many videos and movies she choreographed. After her debut album "Forever Your Girl" started singing, she turned to singing and soon became a renowned dancer and singer. Her time as an American Idol judge (2002) has helped her become a more popular performer/dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul), is Sephardic Jewish and hails from Syria. Her mother, who is also Jewish was born and was raised in Canada. Her pare...

Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar(r)-nominated actress she is well-known for her character roles in both contemporary and period screen roles, and many films and stage roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the child of Eileen (Mundy) who was an American computer consultant from Ireland, and John McDonnell. Raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) in Fredonia. She then attended drama school and was then accepted into the Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). She was just 22 when she got her first film role in Dances with Wolves (1990) in which she was "Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian woman that is white. The first time she received an Academy Award nomination was for the role. McDonnell has been in the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) alongside such experienced actors as Robert Redford and Sidney Poitier. She also appeared in Roland Emmerich's Independence Day ...

Paula Faris is an American journalist from America. She previously worked as the TV reporter for ABC News. Her tenures as co-anchor on Good Morning America Weekend (2014-2018) and co-host on The View (2015-2018) are very well-known. She was also co-anchor on America This Morning as well as World News Now. After graduating, she worked in several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. Due to the limited opportunities on television, she was offered an opening as a radio sales representative. She was recruited to work as a WKEF/WRGT production assistant. She later was promoted to anchor and reporter. She was the weekend anchor at WCPO TV in Cincinnati as well as the weekday anchor at WCPO TV in Cincinnati from 2002 to 2005. When her contract ended she took on the role of sports reporter and anchor at the NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV in Chicago from November 2005 to December 2011. In December 2011 she was appointed by ABC News whi...

Markie Post grew up in Walnut Creek, California and began her career in film and TV shows, such as Card Sharks (1978) and "The New Card Sharks" (1986) and went on to even make projects like Double Dare (1976) and has made appearances on such TV shows like 1st to Die (2003), E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001), and Dyna Girl (2001). She is perhaps most famous for her role as "Christine Sullivan" as a Night Court star (1984). She was featured in more than 156 episodes of the comedy between 1984 and 1992. Daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, poet and noted nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7 15th, 2015). Two daughters were born to her husband, Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26 1997) and Daisy Ross (born March 30 and died on March 30, 1990). Born in Palo Alto in California and raised in Walnut Creek. As an athlete, she was a part of Las Lomas High school located in Walnut Creek. She earned her Bachelor of...

Sarah Chalke was born in Ottawa, Ontario Canada on 27 August 1976. Her parents are Angie Chalke and Doug Chalke. She is the middle child having one older sister Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut in a television film, City Boy (1992). After her first movie Sarah was a candidate for the role of Becky in Roseanne (1988) in 1993. The show was looking for an alternative to the character after Alicia Goranson quit the show to attend college. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995. She was also involved in the making of Roseanne (1988), 1994-1995. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). Then, in 1996, she appeared in two movies in which she starred, including Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) where she played a cheerleader "Krista Wilson". Sarah was asked to play a character in a TV series called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998), one year after Roseanne (1988). It was based on th...

Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumna. She also graduated from the Second City Toronto Mainstage. She is also a part of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's a twice Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser. She has also won awards for the award for the most outstanding Comedic Play in 2008 and Best Sketch Troupe in 2006. The actress has been in several roles on "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes" and "Almost Heroes," as well. She was a regular in "The Ron James Show" as well as guest appearances in "Lost Girl," "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." Other credits in television and film include "Video on Trial," "Hotbox" and the Oscar Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She also voices the character of Sam in the animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has grown dramatically between 201...

Paula Patton was born in Los Angeles, California, to Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American and her mother is caucasian and has German, English and Dutch ancestry. Her family lived just across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot as she was growing-up, and she was a huge enthusiast of films from her early days. Her mother, a schoolteacher as well as her father who was a lawyer were both avid movie buffs. Paula said that she attempted to escape when she was an innocent child by "pretending" to become someone else. So it is no surprise that she participated in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School performances. Her favorite character was that of "Abigail" in "The Crucible". In the end, she chose to study film at the University of Southern California in a summer program, and was awarded a three-month project to make documentaries for PBS. As a result, she was hired as a production associate in documentaries on TV and also on Howie ...

Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and spent most of her childhood living in Chicago. Amy resided in GlenEllyn Illinois, right up to the time she graduated from junior college. There, her family also resided in the Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at American School. Amy is the sister Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has travelled all over Europe with her family as well as on her own. Her parents were teachers so they had the opportunity to spend their summers together camping and exploring all across the United States. They've camped in every American state with the exception of Alaska. Amy went to Rwanda to aid in efforts to help after the 1994 war. In the beginning, Amy showed artistic talent acting in school productions and winning contests to write. She was a talented athlete during high school, and was a participant in the first ever 3200 meter relay in Illinois girls track. Following an injury, she was able to return to theater and play man...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). As a young child, she was an obsessive performer and would re-enact commercials on television for the enjoyment of her family. But, she decided to dedicate her time to dancing. She continued her training with a variety of highly-regarded dancers following her nine years studying classical ballet at Spain's National Conservatory. At 15, however she followed her calling when she bested over 300 other dancers at an audition by a talent agency. The resulting contract landed her roles in a variety of Spanish TV shows and music videos. This in turn opened the door to a successful career on the big screen. Cruz made her debut film in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). She also briefly made an appearance in Framed (1992) in a Timothy Dalton thriller. The third film she starred in, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning movie in which she played one the four sisters ...

Milena Govich is an actress director, musician, and actor. She has directed a number of episodes of TV, including Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). Milena served as the Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf's CBS show FBI (2018) and is currently attached for two pilots. Milena was selected as one of the eight directors to take part in AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. Unspeakable, her short film and TV series proof of concept, was shown at SXSW. It also took home Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017 written by Milena Vandervoort) has been shown all across the nation. It was awarded Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Award was also presented at the Sedona International Film Festival. Milena has been an actor in over 100 television shows. She first gained national atten...

Piper Perabo has been nominated for the Golden Globe as a stage or TV actor. She was born in Dallas and raised in New Jersey. In 2000, she was a part in the role of a breakout character in Coyote Ugly. Since then she has been in films such as Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" with Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton and "First Snow" which starred Guy Pearce, "Cheaper by the Dozen" films with Steve Martin, "Imagine Me & You" with Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime thriller "10th and Wolf" featuring an ensemble cast which included James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. She starred alongside Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action flick "Looper.". In television Perabo was a part of Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs." Then she starred as a co-star in ABC's...

Ayelet Zurer is among Israel's most well-known actresses. Born in Tel Aviv in 1967, she first attracted Hollywood's attention after she was cast in the role of Eric Bana's wife on the Oscar(r), nominated movie Munich (2005). After arriving in the United States, Zurer has been in Studio films like Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid and William Hurt as well as Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader's Adam Resurrected in the role of Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons is opposite Tom Hanks. Darling companion Lawrence Kasdan's film which stars Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline, and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel with Russell Crow. Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. Ewan McGregor was the director of Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert. She eagerly awaited the release of The Last Knights, a film directed by Kazuaki Kiriya that stars Clive Owen. For her role as Hostages the lead actress, she won the...

Pollyanna McIntosh is from Scotland. She was born in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. This is where she began to perform on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. She moved to London when she was 16 and immediately became involved with indie filmmaking. Her first job that was paid was working as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also performed as an actress and director in the theatre. In 2004, her move to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more theatre. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as well as David Dayan Fisher (a regular actor on 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to acclaim. In Headspace (2005) in which she was offered her first US film role as "Stacy" who was a manipulative, born-again Christian. It was in the role of wild "Thumper Wint" in the comedy, Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker and Winona Ryder) which was written produced by Heathers (1988) writer Daniel Waters, that the reviewers began to be aware ...

Paget Valerie Brewster is an American voice actress, actress and singer. Her character as Kathy the character who appeared in recurring roles on Friends Season 4, was her first recognition. The first time she was recognized was her role as Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent on the crime series Criminal Minds. The actress was seen often on the show from 2006 to 2012. The show has been back regularly in the years since to guest appearances. Her other roles include voicing Elise and Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart on the last season of Community and as the voice of Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom Grandfathered and as Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 season of DuckTales making it the first appearance in animation of the character. Brewster was conceived in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10, 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster. (nee Tew) worked in government. Her father Galen Brewster worked as school administrator. Bre...

Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress from France. She studied at the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris. Her roles include Loup (2009) as well as Sleepless Night (2011). She is the Mantis character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was born in Quebec City, Canada, to an Korean mother and French-Russian father, who was working there as a consul with the French government. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Because it sounded similar to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger" Her parents gave their daughter the name Pom. Klementieff was a citizen of Canada for a year. Her family had travelled extensively due to her father's job. After moving to France she lived in Japan. Klementieff's father, who died in the age of five from cancer was her mother. Additionally, she suffered from schizophrenia , and could not care for her ...