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Paul Walker

Date of Birth
12 September 1973, Glendale, California, USA

Birth Name
Paul William Walker IV

Height
6′ 1¼” (1.86 m)

Mini Biography
Paul William Walker IV was born on September 12, 1973, in Glendale California. He began acting when he was very young, appearing in many TV commercials. In 1987 he played Prof. Bennet in Monster in the Closet (1986). He then starred in the television series, “Throb” (1986). He also made guest appearances on several television shows including “Charles in Charge” (1984),”Highway to Heaven” (1984), “Who’s the Boss?” (1984) and “Diff’rent Strokes” (1978). Paul also had a role in the soap opera “The Young and the Restless” (1973).

In 1987 Paul was cast in Programmed to Kill (1987) as the character Jason, and since then he has appeared in a steady stream of movies. He is definitely a rising star and not only does he have good looks, charm, wit and excellent acting skills, he also majored in Marine Biology at a California community college.

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Orlando Bloom

Birth Name
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom

Nickname
Orli
OB

Height
5′ 10½” (1.79 m)

Mini Biography
Orlando Bloom was born in Canterbury, Kent, England on January 13, 1977. The man he briefly knew as his father, Harry Bloom, was a legendary political activist who fought for civil rights in South Africa. But Harry died of a stroke when Orlando was only four years old. After that, Orlando and his older sister, Samantha Bloom, were raised by their mother, Sonia, and family friend, Colin Stone. When Orlando was 13, Sonia revealed to him that Colin was actually his biological father.

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Mario Lopez

Birth Name
Mario Lopez Jr.

Height
5′ 10″ (1.78 m)

Mini Biography
Born in San Diego, California, on October 10th, 1973, to Mario Sr. and Elvira, Mario Lopez’s first professional role was on the series, “a.k.a. Pablo” (1984). Mario is probably best known to youngsters, however, as A.C. Slater from NBC’s popular 1980s teen comedy series “Saved by the Bell” (1989).

Among Mario’s other credits are several other popular television series, such as “Pacific Blue” (1996) and the movies Colors (1988), Depraved (1996) and Eastside (1999). Mario has also proven himself as a talented presenter and has already hosted such series as “Name Your Adventure” (1993), “The Other Half” (2001) and “Pet Star” (2003).

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Justin Timberlake

Birth Name
Justin Randall Timberlake

Nickname
JT

Height
6′ 1″ (1.85 m)

Mini Biography
Justin Randall Timberlake was born to Lynn Harless and Randy Timberlake on January 31, 1981, in Memphis, Tennessee. At the age of 11, he appeared on the show “Star Search” (1983), and even though he didn’t win, it didn’t dampen his ambitions. He also appeared on “The All New Mickey Mouse Club” (1989), where his costars included Britney Spears, Ryan Gosling, Keri Russell, Christina Aguilera and future band-mate J.C. Chasez. At age 14, Justin became a member of the boy band *NSYNC. In 1998, the group released their self-titled debut album. They became a big hit with fans and made a place for themselves in the music world with a succession of big-selling albums. In the beginning of 2002, Justin spent time working on and writing songs for his debut solo album. During this time, he broke up with his longtime girlfriend, Britney Spears. The release of the solo album, titled “Justified”, came in November of 2002. Songs from his solo album include: “Like I Love You”, “Cry Me A River” and “Rock Your Body”.

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Josh Duhamel

Date of Birth

Date of Birth14 November 1972, Minot, North Dakota, USA
Birth NameJoshua David Duhamel
Height6′ 3½” (1.92 m)
Mini BiographyJoshua David Duhamel was born on the 14th of November 1972 in Minot, North Dakota to parents Larry & Bonny Duhamel. Josh’s dad, Larry, is an advertisement salesman and his mother, Bonny, is a high school teacher. The handsome 6′ 3″-tall star has three younger sisters: Ashley, Cassidy & Mckenzie. His heritage also includes French & Canadian (his last name is a very common last name among Francophones in the world).

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Danny Dyer

Date of Birth24 July 1977, Canning Town, London, England, UK
Height6′ (1.83 m)
Mini BiographyDanny Dyer was born in Canning Town, east London, UK on 24th July 1977. Danny was spotted at his local Sunday School, by an agent who auditioned him for the part of Martin Fletcher in the Granada Television series Prime Suspect 3 (1993) (TV). At the age of 14 he was given the part and found himself working alongside Helen Mirren. Danny went through a quiet patch in terms of work coming in but after a few notable appearances in “Thief Takers” (1996) and “Soldier Soldier” (1991), the film, TV and theater work came flooding in making him one of the most sought-after London-based actors. As well as his film and TV work he has also appeared on stage in London and New York.

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Channing Tatum

Date of Birth26 April 1980, Cullman, Alabama, USA
Birth NameChanning Matthew Tatum
NicknameChan
Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
Mini BiographyChanning Tatum was born on April 26, 1980, in a small town called Cullman, outside of Birmingham, Alabama. Growing up, he was full of energy and somewhat troublesome, so his parents decided to enroll him in different sports such as track and field, baseball, soccer, and football to keep him out of trouble. In the ninth grade he was sent to military school. It was there that he discovered his passion for football and his hopes became centered on earning an athletic college scholarship. Channing’s goal was finally met, and in his senior year in high school, he was recruited and earned a full athletic college scholarship to a school in West Virginia.
Tatum is also skilled in Kung Fu and in Gor-Chor Kung Fu, a form of martial arts, in which he has earned belts in both. Channing later left college and, in the meantime, worked as a construction worker and mortgage broker and salesman. He has modeled for Abercrombie & Fitch, Nautica, Gap, Aeropostale, Emporio Armani, and has been featured in television commercials for American Eagle, Pepsi, and some very popular mountain dew commercials.
Channing can be seen on the big screen as a featured actor in Coach Carter (2005), in which he plays a high school basketball player. He was also in the very popular TV series “CSI: Miami” (2002) where he played the role of Bob Davenport.

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