Charlie Sheen facts and trivia

Charlie Sheen is an American actor, the youngest son of Martin Sheen. Name at birth: Carlos Irwin Estevez. Charlie was born a "blue baby". The doctor who saved him was named Irwin and his parents named him after the doctor. Sheen was born in New York City in September 3, 1965. Parents: Martin Sheen and Janet Templeton. Siblings: brothers: Emilio Estevez and Ramon Estevez, and sister: Renée Estevez. Charlie's astrological sign is Virgo. Charlie's...

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Facts about Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson is an American singer and actress. Name at birth: Jennifer Kate Hudson. Jennifer Hudson won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in the 2006 film Dreamgirls. Jennifer was born on September 12, 1981, in Chicago, Illinois.  Jennifer began singing when she was 7-years-old. She won a Grammy Award for her eponymous debut album, Jennifer Hudson. Parents: Darnell Donnerson and Samuel Simpson. In 2008, Hudson's mother, brother and nephew were killed in a shooting. Hudson's zodiac sign is Virgo. Jennifer Hudson auditioned for the...

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Jake Gyllenhaal facts and trivia

Jake Gyllenhaal is an American actor best known for his role as Jack Twist in the film Brokeback Mountain. Name at bitth: Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal. Jake was born in Los Angeles, California on December 19, 1980. Jake Gyllenhaal began acting at age 10. His first lead role in was in the1999 film October Sky. Parents: Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Foner. Jake is 6' (1.83 m) tall. Jake's astrological sign is Sagittarius. Jake's favorite color is green. Jake's mother is Jewish. Gyllenhaal loves to watch Food Network shows like, Iron Chef and Molto...

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Piano - interesting facts

Bartolomeo Cristofori, an Italian maker of musical instruments, invented the Piano in 1698. There are over 12,000 parts in a grand piano, 10,000 which are moving. The word piano is a shortened form of the Italian word pianoforte. Nicknames: "the ivories", "the eighty-eight", "the joanna", "the black(s) and white(s)", and "the little joe(s)". There are 230 strings inside a typical piano. The Steinway D-274 is generally described as the first choice of most concert pianists. More than 90 percent of concert grand pianos worldwide are D-274s. The...

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Some facts about Shakira

Shakira is a famous Colombian singer. Birth name: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll Her nickname is Shaki. She speaks Spanish, English and Portuguese as well as some French, Italian and Arabic. She was born in Barranquilla, Colombia on February 12, 1977. Parents: Nidia Ripoll and William Mebarak Chadid. Shakira is of Lebanese, Catalan and Italian descent. Shakira reportedly has an IQ of 140. Shakira has won 2 Grammy Awards, 7 Latin Grammy Awards, and 12 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Wrote her first song at 8 years old. Her astrological sign is...

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Facts about singer JoJo

JoJo is an American singer and actress. Name at birth: Joanna Noëlle Blagden Levesque. JoJo's debut album has sold over 3 million copies worldwide. JoJo was born in Brattleboro, Vermont on December 20, 1990. JoJo's astrological sign is Sagittarius. Height: "5' 4" Her Chinese zodiac sign is the Horse. JoJo has English, Polish, Irish, Scottish, French, and Native American ancestry. Her stage name comes from a childhood nickname. JoJo is best...

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Interesting facts about Iceland

Iceland is a European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean. Iceland is about one-third larger than Ireland or Scotland. Capital (and largest city) Reykjavík. Total area: 103.000 km² (39,756 sq. mi) Eleven percent of Iceland is covered by glaciers. Population - January 1, 2011 estimate: 318,452 Vatnajökull glacier is the largest in Europe. The settlement of Iceland began in AD 874 when the Norwegian chieftain Ingólfur Arnarson became the first permanent Norwegian settler on the island. The Icelanders still speak the language of the Vikings...

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