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Happy Birthday: Jennifer Hudson

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jenniferhudson.jpgJennifer Hudson

Born: September 12, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Jennifer Hudson is a Grammy Award-winning recording artist, Academy Award-winning actress and best-selling author. Bright and booming talent Hudson is a perfect example of how NOT winning the title of American Idol (2002) can actually be a boon to your career and not necessarily the end of a childhood dream.

I never gave up hope of playing “Effie”. They’d talk to me and then look at other people and then come back to me… but I always had the faith. I had to separate myself from the process and not think about it too much or I’d go crazy. – regarding her role in Dreamgirls (2006).

THE THREE STOOGES
dir. Bobby Farrelly
Peter Farrelly
Stars:
Sean Hayes
Chris Diamantopoulos		 Sex and the CitySex and the City
Directed by Michael Patrick King
Starring
Parker
Kim Cattrall

The Secret Life of BeesThe Secret Life of Bees
dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood
Starring
Fanning
Latifah
Jennifer Hudson
BLACK NATIVITY
2013
dir. Kasi Lemmons
Stars:
Forest Whitaker
Angela Bassett
MOVIE POSTERDREAMGIRLS
2006
dir. Bill Condon
Stars:
Beyonce
Jamie Foxx

 

Happy Birthday: Michael Bublé

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michaelbubleMichael Bublé

Born: September 9, 1975 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Married to:
Luisana Lopilato (31 March 2011 – present) (1 child)

[on producing a more costly and extravagant stage show] Listen, I should be able to go on stage and entertain you with just a chair and a balloon. If you’re a good entertainer you don’t need a bunch of stuff. But I also feel that if you’re going to ask people to come to an arena to see you, that it’s kind of the artist to give them a great production and great production value. A lot of people are far away, so you want to give them some beautiful eye candy that doesn’t take away from what you do, but really enhances it.

Happy Birthday: Pink

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pink.jpgPink

Born: September 8, 1979 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA

Married to:
Carey Hart (7 January 2006 – present) (1 child)

I decided at 15 that I didn’t want to be one of those artists that gets up and sings love songs they don’t mean. I decided that I was going to be me to the fullest extent, that my songs were going to reflect relationships I’ve had, things I’ve been through, and even the stuff I’m embarrassed about.

MOVIE POSTERHAPPY FEET TWO
dir. George Miller
Stars:
Elijah Wood
Robin Williams

 

Happy Birthday: Beyoncé Knowles

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beyonceknowles.jpgBeyoncé Knowles

Born: September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas, USA

Married to: Jay Z (4 April 2008 – present) (1 child)

There’s plenty of days when I’m like “Oh God, why?”. But that’s just life. It’s every job, not just mine. Every moment is not perfect. But it’s definitely more good times than bad. You can’t even compare. And when I’m on stage it feels incredible. There are certain nights that you know you hit that crazy note and you know that spin spinned extra fast. And you look out and people are just into it and you’ve worked so hard and now it’s paying off and you can see why you dedicated your life to this.

Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
dir. Jay Roach
starring
Myers
Beyonce Knowles
Michael Caine		 MOVIE POSTEREPIC
2013
dir. Chris Wedge
Stars:
Amanda Seyfried
Josh Hutcherson
OBSESSED Movie PosterObsessed
dir. Steve Shill
Starring
Idris Elba
Beyoncé Knowles		 MOVIE POSTERTHE PINK PANTHER
2006
dir. Shawn Levy
Stars:
Steve Martin
Kevin Kline
EGOEGO
from 2009		 Si Yo Fuera Un ChicoSI YO FUERA UN CHICO
from 2009
SWEET DREAMSSWEET DREAMS
from 2009		 VIDEO PHONEVIDEO PHONE
from 2009
DIVADIVA
from 2008		 HALOHALO
from 2008
IF I WERE A BOYIF I WERE A BOY
from 2008		 SINGLE LADIESSINGLE LADIES
from 2008
BEAUTIFUL LIARBEAUTIFUL LIAR
from 2007		 CRAZY IN LOVECRAZY IN LOVE
from 2007
Flaws & AllFLAWS & ALL
from 2007		 freakum dressFREAKUM DRESS
from 2007
get me bodiedGET ME BODIED
from 2007		 green lightGREEN LIGHT
from 2007
irreplaceableIRREPLACE-
ABLE
from 2007		 kitty katKITTY KAT
from 2007
one night onlyONE NIGHT ONLY
from 2007		 STILL IN LOVESTILL IN LOVE
from 2007
SUGA MAMASUGA MAMA
from 2007		 upgrade uUPGRADE U
from 2007
CHECK ON ITCHECK ON IT
from 2006		 DEJA VUDEJA VU
from 2006
irreplaceableIRREPLACE-
ABLE
from 2006		 LISTENLISTEN
from 2006
RING THE ALARMRING THE ALARM
from 2006		 > BABY BOYBABY BOY
from 2004
CRAZY IN LOVECRAZY IN LOVE
from 2004		 DANGEROUSLY IN LOVEDANGER-
OUSLY IN LOVE
from 2004
BABY BOYBABY BOY
from 2003		 CRAZY IN LOVECRAZY IN LOVE
from 2003
FIGHTING TEMPT-<br>ATIONFIGHTING TEMPT-
ATION
from 2003		 naughty girlNAUGHTY GIRL
from 2004
WORK IT OUTWORK IT OUT
from 2002		 66. VIDEO
me myself and iME MYSELF & I
from 2004

63. OBAMA INAUGURATION – Singing America the Beautiful

62. TRIBUTE – Montage of the best of Beyonce

61. FOXY CLEOPATRA – Highlights of Foxxy Cleopatra from ‘Austin Powers’.

60. MTV AWARDS PERFORMANCE – Beyonce at the MTV music awards 2009 in New York City

59. OBAMA INAUGURATION – Singing America the Beautiful

GRAMMY PERFORMANCE 2010 – 58. ENTIRE BEYONCE PERFORMANCE “If I Were a Boy”/”You Oughta Know”

57. SUPER BOWL PERFORMANCE – Beyoncé USA National Anthem Live @ Super Bowl 2004

56. SINGING AT LAST – BARACK & MICHELLE OBAMA’s “FIRST DANCE”

55. OSCAR PERFORMANCE – Anika Noni Rose, Beyoncé Knowles and Jennifer Hudson performing at the 80th Academy Awards Ceremony

54. MICHAEL JACKSON TRIBUTE – Beyonce gives tribute to Jackson after death at Philadelphia concert. (shot from fan in audience)

53. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE SINGLE LADIES – Parody of Single Ladies from Saturday Night Live

52. NATHAN LANE AS BEYONCE – Watch Austin Powers 3 scene also with Mike Myers

51. INTERVIEW – On David Letterman in 2009

50. SEE – GOLDEN GLOBES PHOTO

49. SEE – with JAY-Z PHOTO

48. SEE – RED DRESS PHOTO

47. SEE – SEXY PHOTO

46. SEE – SWIMSUIT PHOTO

45. SEE – TITS PHOTO

44. SEE – UPSKIRT PHOTO

43. SEE – WALLPAPER PHOTO

42. SEE – SKIRT PHOTO

41. SEE – SI PHOTO

40. SEE – VAGINA PHOTO

39. SEE – VOGUE PHOTO

38. SEE – LEGS PHOTO

37. SEE – LEOTARD PHOTO

36. SEE – LINGERIE PHOTO

35. SEE – LIPS PHOTO

34. SEE – LOREAL PHOTO

33. SEE – OBSESSED PICTURE PHOTO

32. SEE – OBSESSED PREMIERE PHOTO

31. SEE – OSCARS PHOTO

30. SEE – PIC PHOTO

29. SEE – 2007 PHOTO

28. SEE – 2008 PHOTO

27. SEE – 2009 PHOTO

26. SEE – 2010 PHOTO

25. SEE – BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTO

24. SEE – BETA AWARDS PHOTO

23. SEE – BIKINI PHOTO

22. SEE – BILLBOARD PHOTO

21. SEE – BLONDE PHOTO

20. SEE – BOOTS PHOTO

19. SEE – BREASTS PHOTO

18. SEE – DIVA PHOTO

17. SEE – NAKED PHOTO

16. SEE – BOOBS PHOTO

15. SEE – BOY PHOTO

14. SEE – BRA PHOTO

13. SEE – BUTT PHOTO

12. SEE – CONCERT PIC PHOTO

11. SEE – COSMOPOLITAN PHOTO

10. SEE – DANCE PHOTO

9. SEE – DRESS PHOTO

8. SEE – ELLE PHOTO

7. SEE – FASHION PHOTO

6. SEE – FEET PHOTO

5. SEE – FITNESS PHOTO

4. SEE – GRAMMYS PHOTO

3. SEE – HALO PHOTO

2. SEE – HOT PHOTO

1. SEE – LADIES PHOTO

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Happy Birthday: Gloria Estefan

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gloriaestefan.jpgGloria Estefan

Born: September 1, 1957 in Havana, Cuba

Married to: Emilio Estefan Jr. (2 September 1978 – present) (2 children)

[on starring in a movie based on singer Connie Francis] She isn’t in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, and yet she was the first pop star worldwide, recorded in nine languages. She has done a lot of things for victims’ rights since her rape in the ’70s . . . There’s a major story there.

Happy Birthday: Billy Ray Cyrus

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billyraycyrus.jpgBilly Ray Cyrus

Born: August 25, 1961 in Flatwoods, Kentucky, USA

Married to: Tish Cyrus (28 December 1993 – present) (3 children)

[on Miley Cyrus] How many interviews did I give and say, ‘You know what’s important between me and Miley is I try to be a friend to my kids’? I said it a lot. And sometimes I would even read other parents might say, ‘You don’t need to be a friend, you need to be a parent.’ Well, I’m the first guy to say to them right now: You were right. I should have been a better parent. I should have said, ‘Enough is enough-it’s getting dangerous and somebody’s going to get hurt.’ I should have, but I didn’t. Honestly, I didn’t know the ball was out of bounds until it was way up in the stands somewhere.

Died Today (July 17th): Billie Holiday (1915–1959)

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billieholiday.jpgBillie Holiday (1915–1959)

Born: April 7, 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died: July 17, 1959 (age 44) in New York City, New York, USA

She died with 70 cents in the bank and $750 strapped to her leg — a reminder of her lifelong fear of poverty.

In 1959, narcotic addiction was a crime, not an illness. She was arrested on her deathbed.

Billie had no cabaret card and this kept her from working in New York City clubs for the last 12 years of her life.

Happy Birthday: Courtney Love

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courtneylove.jpgHappy Birthday musician Courtney Love

Born: July 9, 1964 in San Francisco, California, USA

Married to:
Kurt Cobain (24 February 1992 – 5 April 1994) (his death) (1 child)
James Moreland (14 February 1989 – 15 June 1989) (divorced)

QUOTES:

[commenting on her brief relationship with Trent Reznor] “Trent and I had this torrid whatever-you-want-to-call-it…he said in “Details” that my alleged pregnancy would have to be immaculate conception, so I said in “Spin” ‘Don’t call your band “Nine Inch Nails” if you have a three inch one!’ My band is called “Hole.” It’s not called “big hole,” it’s not called “little hole,” it’s not called “flapping nony”, it’s not called “teeny rosebud”, it’s not called “Barbie pussy.” It’s called “Hole.”

[on her music career with Hole] “I said this band is going to be ten times bigger than Sonic Youth but not as big as Jane’s Addiction. What was the but for?! It’s like a fucking curse! The gods were listening that day! I could have said ‘this band will be ten times bigger than Sonic Youth and The Beatles’ and that’s where we’d be right now.”

[on Kathleen Hanna] I still don’t like her. She bugs me. Kathleen Hanna runs that ship [her relationship with Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz] in a way that is far more Yoko than I would be. I envision her being in a decked-out loft with a little corner for a desk that look like it belongs in a poor person’s East Village apartment, with her battered-women’s stuff and her Ms. magazines and all her communication with leading feminists.