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American singer and reality TV star Aubrey Morgan O’Day (born February 11, 1984) rose to fame as a member of the girl group Danity Kane. O’Day was initially let go from Danity Kane in 2008[1] because to internal strife and tension with her mentor at the time, P. Diddy, but she later rejoined the group in 2013 before a second breakup occurred. In 2018, the original lineup of Danity Kane reunited. Dumblonde, a duo she created with fellow ex-Danity Kane member Shannon Bex, has been active since 2015. O’Day has modelled for publications like Blender and Playboy and appeared in…

First baseman and DH for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball, José Alberto Pujols Alcántara (Catalan pronunciation: [puls]; born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American professional baseball player (MLB). Known by his nickname, “The Machine,” he began his Major League Baseball career with the St. Louis Cardinals and stayed with them for 11 years. He subsequently spent almost nine years with the Los Angeles Angels and spent the final part of his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers. As a member of the St. Louis Cardinals, Albert Pujols won the NL MVP award three times (in 2005, 2008,…

American singer-songwriter-actress-author-TV-host Patricia Lynn Yearwood was born on September 19, 1964. Her first single, 1991’s “She’s in Love with the Boy,” topped the Billboard country singles list and catapulted her to stardom. The corresponding debut self-titled album would go on to sell over two million copies. After “Walkaway Joe” (1992), “The Song Remembers When” (1993), “XXX’s and OOO’s (An American Girl)” (1994), and “Believe Me Baby (I Lied)” (1996), Yearwood proceeded to have a string of significant country successes throughout the early to mid-1990s (1996). In 1997, Yearwood released the internationally successful and chart-topping country single “How Do I Live.”…

Faith Hill, born Audrey Faith McGraw on September 21, 1967, is a famous American singer. She has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide, making her one of the most successful country music performers of all time. Take Me as I Am (1993) and It Matters to Me (1995), Hill’s first two albums, were both hugely successful, with three number ones on Billboard’s country charts between them. Then, with her subsequent albums Faith (1998) and Breathe (2001), she found popularity in both the mainstream and amongst new audiences (1999). Breathe became one of the best-selling country albums of all time,…

American former mixed martial artist Luke Skyler Rockhold was born on October 17, 1984. He is well-known for his stints as a Light Heavyweight and Middleweight fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He has won the UFC Middleweight Title before. Rockhold, already a two-time world champion, was the last man to hold the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship before the promotion was fully acquired by the UFC in 2013. In addition to being a professional model who has walked the runway at New York Fashion Week and is the face of Ralph Lauren’s “Polo Blue” fragrance, Rockhold is an ardent surfer…

William Gary Busey, better known as Gary Busey, is an American film and stage actor and artist. He was born on June 29, 1944. As addition as many guest-starring roles on shows like Gunsmoke, Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order, and Entourage, he has acted in over 120 films. In 1978, for his performance in The Buddy Holly Story, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. The preceding summary is based on the Wikipedia article Gary Busey and is used with permission (usage of the CC-BY-SA licence and acknowledgment of Wikipedia’s list of authors). Gary has been…

A video for the song “Motivation” by American rapper Quando Rondo appeared on the massively-viewed YouTube channel World Star Hip Hop. Besides “First Day Out,” another song he put on SoundCloud, he has a long list of additional releases. Rondo was born in Savannah, Georgia, and grew up in a dangerous area where gangs and crime were common. He, too, was a frequent visitor to the juvenile correctional facilities throughout his formative years. He started rapping and experimenting with sound design using odd objects when he was locked up. He had an incredible voice and an innate ability to compose…

American actor and filmmaker William Paxton was born on May 17, 1955 and passed away on February 25, 2017. Weird Science (1985), Aliens (1986), Near Dark (1987), Tombstone (1993), True Lies (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Twister (1996), Titanic (1997), A Simple Plan (1998), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and Nightcrawler (2015) are just a few of the films in which he had roles (2014). Paxton received three Golden Globe Award nominations for his role as Big Love’s leading man from 2006 to 2011. While playing Randall McCoy in the History Channel miniseries Hatfields & McCoys, he received nominations for both a…

Olivia Culpo is a famous face in the United States of America, where she has worked as a model and actor and won a beauty pageant. In 2012, she became the first American woman to win the title of “Miss Universe” since Brook Lee in 1997. The former sophomore at the “College of General Studies” is a trained cellist who has recently opened a profitable restaurant. Olivia’s accomplishments are not limited to the fashion industry; she also helped her father open a restaurant in her hometown. She also has a clothing line that she sells independently. Olivia has also been…

Kimora Lee Simmons is an American fashion designer and entrepreneur who began her career as a successful model in her early teens after marrying American entrepreneur, hip hop record producer, and author Russell Simmons. At age 14, the tall and stunning Kimora began her modelling career under an exclusive deal with ‘Chanel,’ which led to her rapid rise to fame. Kimora joined her celebrity husband, Russell Simmons, in running his men’s apparel line, Phat Farm, after they wed. She quickly increased the company’s notoriety thanks to her charisma and outspokenness, and she founded and now oversees the thriving business of…