People http://www.twoop.com/people/ en Copyright 2006 Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:47:20 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.17 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Telly Savalas Jan. 21, 1924 Born as Aristoteles Savalas in Garden City, Long Island, NY to Christina and Nicholas Savalas.
1932
He and his older brother Gus begin selling newspapers to help the family out. They also make a shoeshine stand out of orange crates and set shop at Pennsylvania Station on 33rd Street.
Mid 30s
He enjoys the thrill of danger, showing no fear as he balances himself on a train track that lies right next to a high voltage line.
Late 30s
He works as a lifeguard at Jones Beach. In one incident, he pulls a drowning man from the water but is unable to revive him. The man's children watch crying as their father dies. Because of this, Savalas vows that he will teach all his children to swim.
1939
He attends Sewaneka High School in Floral Park, NY.
1941
He joins the U.S. army.
1943
After serious injuries from a car accident (broken pelvis, sprained ankle and concussion), the army releases him. He receives a Purple Heart for his time served in World War II. He spends a year in the hospital.
1944
He is released from the hospital and attends the Armed Forces Institute where he studies acting and radio and television production.
1945
He attends Columbia University where he studies psychology, radio, and English.
1948
His father dies of bladder cancer.
1948
He marries Katherine Nicolaides.
1950
Katherine gives birth to Christina Savalas.
Early 1950s
He hosts the radio show Telly's Coffeehouse.
1957
He Katherine Nicolaide divorce.
1960
He marries Marilyn Gardner.
1961
Marilyn gives birth to Candace.
May 24, 1961
Stars in The Young Savages with Burt Lancaster.
April 12, 1962
Stars in Cape Fear.
July 3, 1962
Stars in Birdman of Alcatraz with Burt Lancaster.
Aug. 8, 1962
Stars in The Interns.
1963
He is nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Birdman of Alcatraz.
1963
Marilyn gives birth to Penelope.
April 12, 1963
Stars in The Man from the Diner's Club.
Oct. 2, 1963
Stars in Johnny Cool with Elizabeth Montgomery.
June 1, 1964
Stars in The New Interns with Barbara Eden.
Feb. 15, 1965
Stars in The Greatest Story Ever Told with Charlton Heston.
Dec. 23, 1965
Stars in The Slender Thread.
March 24, 1965
Stars in John Goldfarb, Please Come Home.
April 15, 1965
Stars in Genghis Khan.
Dec. 16, 1965
Stars in Battle of the Bulge.
Sept. 7, 1966
Stars in Beau Geste.
June 15, 1967
Stars in The Dirty Dozen with Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin.
April 2, 1968
Stars in The Scalphunters with Burt Lancaster.
March 10, 1969
Stars in The Assassination Bureau with Diana Rigg.
March 18, 1969
Stars in Mackenna's Gold.
Dec. 12, 1969
Stars in On Her Majesty's Secret Service with Diana Rigg.
June 23, 1970
Stars in Kelly's Heroes with Clint Eastwood, Don Rickles, and Donald Sutherland.
Oct. 31, 1972
Stars in Pancho Villa.
1973
His girlfriend Sally Adams gives birth to his first son Nick.
1973
He plays Inspector Theo Kojak on the TV series Kojak. He sucks on the lollipop in hopes of influencing young viewers not to smoke. His famous line, "Who loves ya, baby?" originates from an episode of Kojak entitled "Die Before They Wake."
Dec. 3, 1973
Stars in Horror Express with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.
1974
Marilyn Gardner files for divorce.
1977
He meets Julie Hovland on the set of Kojak.
1978
Kojak ends.
Feb. 16, 1979
Stars in Escape to Athena.
May 8, 1979
Stars in Beyond the Poseidon Adventure with Michael Caine.
June 22, 1979
Stars in The Muppet Movie with Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Bob Hope, Steve Martin, and Richard Pryor.
Jan. 22, 1984
He marries Julie Hovland who will give him two more children: Christian and Ariana.
June 29, 1984
Stars in Cannonball Run II with Jackie Chan, Dom DeLuise, Don Knotts, Burt Reynolds, Frank Sinatra, and Dean Martin.
Dec. 9, 1985
Appears in Alice in Wonderland.
Jan. 21, 1994
He celebrates his 70th birthday.
Jan. 22, 1994
He dies from prostate cancer. He is laid to rest at the George Washington section of Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles. ]]> http://www.twoop.com/people/telly_savalas.html http://www.twoop.com/people/telly_savalas.html Actors Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:47:20 -0800 Ang Lee Oct. 23, 1954 Ang Lee is born in Pingtung, Taiwan.
1971
He graduates from Tainan First Senior High School.
1975
He graduates from the National Taiwan College of Arts.
Late 70s
He leaves Taiwan to attend the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and graduates with a B.F.A. in Theatre/Theater Direction.
1980
He attends New York University and graduates with a Masters Degree in Film Production.
1983
He marries Jane Lin.
1984
His wife Jane Lin gives birth to Haan Lee.
1984
For the next six years he is unemployed. He works as a house-husband, taking care of the kids and house choirs.
1990
His wife Jane Lin gives birth to Mason Lee.
1992
He directs Pushing Hands.
Aug. 4, 1993
He directs The Wedding Banquet.
Aug. 3, 1994
He directs Eat Drink Man Woman.
Dec. 13, 1995
He directs Sense and Sensibility, starring Hugh Grant.
May 12, 1997
He directs The Ice Storm, starring Sigourney Weaver, Tobey Maguire, and Christina Ricci.
Sept. 9, 1999
He directs Ride with the Devil , starring Tobey Maguire.
May 16, 2000
He directs Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. "Making a martial arts film in English to me is the same as John Wayne speaking Chinese in a western."
2001
He gets a Golden Globe for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
June 17, 2003
He directs Hulk, starring Lou Ferrigno, Stan Lee, and Nick Nolte. "Personally I do believe everyone has a Hulk side. That's by my definition the survival instinct, the alter-ego. It's so scary and violent that we have to cover it up we can look at ourselves in the mirror and relate to other people, to enable us to deal with social life. It doesn't have a logic - that's the kind of Hulk I would like to touch ... "
Sept. 2, 2005
He directs Brokeback Mountain, nased on the story by E. Annie Proulx and starring Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Michelle Williams. "There's a private feeling to the movie, an intimate feeling. I think eventually everybody has a 'Brokeback Mountain' in them. Someone you want to come back to. And of course, some people don't come back."
2006
He wins a Golden Globe for Brokeback Mountain.
Jan. 2006
He wins the Directors Guild of America Award for Brokeback Mountain.
March 2006
He wins the Academy Award for Best Director for Brokeback Mountain.]]> http://www.twoop.com/people/ang_lee.html http://www.twoop.com/people/ang_lee.html Directors Wed, 15 Mar 2006 02:21:30 -0800 Heath Ledger April 4, 1979 Born as Heathcliff Andrew Ledger in Perth, Australia to Sally and Kim Ledger.
1988
He enrolls in Guildford Grammar School.
1989
His parents divorce.
1990
He is part of the Kalamunda Field Hockey team of which his father is president.
April 13, 1992
His aunt dies of lung cancer. This changes his outlook on life.
1995
He finishes high school at the age of 16.
1996
He joins the Globe Shakespeare Company in Perth, Australia.
1997
He begins dating Lisa Zane.
May 1, 1997
Stars in Blackrock.
March 31, 1999
Stars in 10 Things I Hate About You.
July 29, 1999
Stars in Two Hands.
March 2000
In a NW Magazine interview he says of Los Angeles: "People just love to bash LA. People say it's so pretentious, so arrogant, so this and that. But it's truly a wonderful place. You don't have to go to the places where that stuff goes on. You don't have to go to Beverly Hills, you don't have to go to the parties. You can live up in the Lower Canyon and live such a perfectly healthy, beautiful, fun life with all your friends. You can drive two hours one way and be at the Joshua Tree desert, two hours one way you're skiing at Big Bear. Sure, it can get full-on and that's why it's good to get out. But it's too easy just to say, "Nup, I hate it. I'm not living there anymore."
June 21, 2000
Stars in The Patriot with Mel Gibson. He does his own stunts.
Aug. 2000
In a Vanity Fair interview he says of acting: "I only do this because I'm having fun. The day I stop having fun, I'll just walk away. I wasn't going to have fun doing a teen movie again ... I don't want to do this for the rest of my life ... I don't want to spend the rest of my youth doing this in this industry. There's so much I want to discover."
Oct. 2000
He begins dating actress Heather Graham.
March 8, 2001
Stars in A Knight's Tale. During filming, one of director Brian Helgeland's front teeth is poked out by a broomstick that Heath is holding while demonstrating a jousting move.
May 2001
In a National Post interview he says of the paparazzi: "Most of the time you don't even know they're there. Now, that's the scary thing. It's really strange and invading, but I'm still working it all out. I try to not let it bother me. I really try and find the humour in all of it. And if I want to swim naked in my pool, I'm still going to do it. I certainly don't want to feel that I have to change everything in my life that I do to cater to them. I just won't let it happen."
June 2001
He and Heather Graham break up.
Nov. 11, 2001
Stars in Monster's Ball with Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton.
Aug. 2002
He begins dating actress Naomi Watts.
Sept. 8, 2002
Stars in The Four Feathers.
Sept. 5, 2003
Stars in The Order.
April 2004
He and Naomi Watts break up.
Late 2004
He begins dating actress Michelle Williams, whom he met while filming Brokeback Mountain. "She's my soul mate and we couldn't love each other any more than we do already. We're like two peas in a pod."
March 22, 2003
Stars in Ned Kelly with Orlando Bloom.
June 3, 2005
Stars in Lords of Dogtown.
July 29, 2005
Stars in The Brothers Grimm with Matt Damon.
Sept. 2, 2005
Stars in Brokeback Mountain, directed by Ang Lee and based on the short story by E. Annie Proulx. The movie also stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Williams.
Sept. 3, 2005
Stars in Casanova.
Oct. 28, 2005
His girlfriend Michelle Williams gives birth to daughter Matilda Rose. "Matilda is adorable, and beautifully observant and wise. Michelle and I love her so much. Becoming a father exceeds all my expectations. It's the most remarkable experience I've ever had - it's marvelous."
Jan. 2006
Two theaters in Utah and Washington ban the showing of Brokeback Mountain. Heath informs them any controversy will only help the movie.
Feb. 2006
He asks Jake Gyllenhaal to be Matilda's godfather.
Aug. 24, 2005
He throws eggs at some paparazzi.
March 5, 2006
He and Michelle are both nominated for Academy Awards for their roles in Brokeback Mountain but neither of them takes home the statue.]]> http://www.twoop.com/people/heath_ledger.html http://www.twoop.com/people/heath_ledger.html Actors Wed, 15 Mar 2006 01:01:30 -0800 E. Annie Proulx Aug. 22, 1935 Edna Annie Proulx is born in Norwich, Connecticut.
1950s
Attends Colby College but does not graduate.
1966
Goes back to college, enrolling at the University of Vermont.
1969
Graduates from the University of Vermont cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in History.
1973
Receives her M.A. from Sir George Williams University in Montreal, Quebec.
1992
Her first novel, Postcards, is published.
1993
Her second novel, The Shipping News, is published.
1994
The Shipping News wins both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.
1995
Movies to Arvada, Wyoming. In an interview with Planet Jackson Hole she says: "In travels across the country decades ago I recognized Wyoming as my place to write. The long sight lines and landscape that called me to walk and explore it loosened ideas, created images and even sentences and phrases. I would have moved here much earlier than 1995, but I had a responsibility to my mother in New England. Six weeks after she died I came to Wyoming."
Oct. 13, 1997
The New Yorker publishes her short story, "Brokeback Mountain."
1998
Wins the O. Henry award for best short story of the year for "Brokeback Mountain."
June 22, 1999
The New Yorker publishes the first half of her short story, "The Mud Below."
June 29, 1999
The New Yorker publishes the second half of her short story, "The Mud Below."
1999
Wins the O. Henry award for best short story of the year for "The Mud Below."
1999
Publishes a collection of short stories called Close Range: Wyoming Stories. It includes both "Brokeback Mountain" and "The Mud Below."
2005
The film version of Brokeback Mountain is released, directed by Ang Lee and starring Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Michelle Williams. About seeing it, Proulx tells the Village Voice: "It was marvelous, huge. I'm not sure I can put into words the sensation of seeing something you've written years ago rear up in monstrous size before you."
March 5, 2006
Attends the Academy Awards, where Brokeback Mountain is nominated for eight awards.
March 11, 2006
Writes an essay entitled "Blood on the Red Carpet" for the UK Guardian newspaper lamenting the fact that Brokeback Mountain lost the Best Picture award to Crash, which she refers to jokingly as "Trash." ]]> http://www.twoop.com/people/e_annie_proulx.html http://www.twoop.com/people/e_annie_proulx.html Writers Tue, 14 Mar 2006 12:55:35 -0800 Dana Reeve March 17, 1961 Born as Dana Morosini in Teaneck, New Jersey to Helen and Charles Morosini.
1984
Graduates cum laude in English Literature from Middlebury College.
1992
Meets Christopher Reeve in Williamstown where she is part of a cabaret. Four months later they move in together.
April 11, 1992
Marries Christopher Reeve.
June 7, 1992
Gives birth to Will Reeve.
May 21, 1995
: Plays a detective in Above Suspicion with Christopher Reeve.
May 27, 1995
Christopher Reeve is thrown from a horse in Culpeper, Virginia and is paralyzed.
1998
Procter & Gamble awards her with the Shining Example Award.
1999
Random House publishes her book Care Packages.
2000
Plays Wendy Schulz in four episodes of Oz.
2000
In a Caregiver.com interview she speaks about how her husband's accident has changed her life: "I don't take a romantic view of life at all anymore ... 'Happily ever after,' is like, 'Ha-Ha-Ha.' However, the other side of that is entering into a world where you see the gift behind disability. ... I think there's a lot of truth to the adage, 'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.'"
March 13, 2002
Appears on the Howard Stern Show.
2003
The AAFA awards her with the American Image Award.
Oct. 9, 2004
Her husband goes into a coma from a severe systemic infection caused by a pressure wound.
Oct. 2004
Endorses John Kerry for president.
Oct. 10, 2004
Christopher Reeve dies.
Oct. 25, 2004
Appears in The Brooke Ellison Story.
Late 2004
Takes over as chairperson of the Christopher Reeve Foundation.
Feb. 16, 2005
Appears on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Aug. 9, 2005
Announces that she has lung cancer, though she was never a smoker. She says: "Now, more than ever, I feel Chris with me as I face this challenge ... As always, I look to him as the ultimate example of defying the odds with strength, courage, and hope in the face of life's adversities."
2005
The American Cancer Society names her "Mother of the Year."
2005
Her mother Helen dies of ovarian cancer.
Jan. 12, 2006
She sings Carole King's "Now and Forever" at Madison Square Garden for hockey great Mark Messier's retirement.
March 6, 2006
She dies at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. ]]> http://www.twoop.com/people/dana_reeve.html http://www.twoop.com/people/dana_reeve.html Actors Mon, 13 Mar 2006 16:23:21 -0800 Anjelica Huston July 8, 1951 Anjelica Huston is born in Los Angeles to director John Huston and ballerina Ricki Soma. Her brother is Tony Huston and her half-brother is Danny Huston. Her grandfather is actor Walter Huston.
1959
At the age of 8, she attends her first film premiere. The film is The Boy and the Bridge.
1967
She works as a double for Deborah Kerr's hands in Casino Royale.
1968
Films her first movie, her father's A Walk with Love and Death. She says: "My father thought the script was beautiful, but I thought it was corny."
1969
Her mother dies in a car accident at the age of 39.
1973
Meets Jack Nicholson at a birthday party at his house. She says of the meeting: "He had an amazing smile, and we danced all night."
1974
She and Nicholson attend the Cannes Film Festival, where Nicholson wins an award for The Last Detail. It is her first time at Cannes. She says later: "It was a French zoo. Masses of beautiful girls were hitting on Jack the whole time, inviting him onto the backs of their motorcycles. I felt very wary."
1981
Appears in The Postman Always Rings Twice with Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange.
1985
Stars in John Huston's Prizzi's Honor with Jack Nicholson.
1986
She wins a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in Prizzi's Honor.
1987
Stars in her father's last film, The Dead, based on the story by James Joyce. She suffers from mononucleosis during filming.
Aug. 28, 1987
John Huston dies in his sleep in Middletown, Rhode Island from complications of emphysema.
1989
Stars in the television mini-series Lonesome Dove with Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Diane Lane, Rick Schroeder, Danny Glover, and Robert Urich.
1989
Stars in Enemies, a Love Story. She is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role.
1990
Stars in The Grifters with Annette Bening and John Cusack. She is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role.
1991
Stars as Morticia in The Addams Family with Raul Julia. She says: "My model for Morticia was Jerry Hall, who only seems to see the best in everyone."
1992
Marries Robert Graham at the Bel-Air Hotel. She wears a white Armani suit. She says later, "It seemed a little late in life to sport a veil. The shoes were Manolo Blahniks that were three sizes too small. Agony!"
2001
Stars in Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums with Gwyneth Paltrow, Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, and Danny Glover.
2004
Stars in Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou alongside Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, and Owen Wilson.
2005
She acts as President of the International Jury at the 53rd San Sebastian Film Festival. ]]> http://www.twoop.com/people/anjelica_huston.html http://www.twoop.com/people/anjelica_huston.html Actors Mon, 13 Mar 2006 15:21:44 -0800 Christopher Reeve Sept. 25, 1952 Christopher Reeve is born in New York City to journalist Barbara Johnson and literature professor Franklin D. Reeve.
1956
His parents divorce. His mother moves him and his brother Benjamin to Princeton, New Jersey.
1960
Begins appearing in school plays and takes piano lessons.
1961
He wins a role in a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta Yeoman of the Guard for Princeton's professional theater.
1967
Attends a summer apprenticeship at the Williamstown Theater Festival in Massachusetts.
1968
Gets an agent.
1974
Graduates from AB, Cornell University.
1974
Plays Ben Harper in the TV soap opera Love of Life
1975
Attends Juilliard School of Drama where he becomes friends with Robin Williams and studies under John Houseman.
1976
Moves to Los Angeles.
1976
Takes part in the Broadway play, A Matter of Gravity opposite Katharine Hepburn.
April 1978
Stars in Gray Lady Down with Charlton Heston.
Dec. 15, 1978
Plays Superman in Superman with Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, and Margot Kidder. He gains 30 pounds for the role. He later says of the role: "What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely. From an acting point of view, that's how I approached the part."
1979
Gae Exton, his girlfriend at the time, gives birth to son Matthew Reeve.
1980
Stars in Somewhere in Time with Jane Seymour and Christopher Plummer.
June 19, 1981
Stars in Superman II with Gene Hackman and Margot Kidder.
March 19, 1982
Stars in Deathtrap.
Oct. 22, 1982
Stars in Monsignor.
1983
Gae Exton gives brith to daughter Alexandra Reeve.
June 17, 1983
Stars in Superman III with Richard Pryor and Margot Kidder.
March 8, 1985
Stars in The Aviator with Rosanna Arquette.
1986
He says: "Superman is nothing more than a popular retelling of the Christ story, or Greek mythology. It's an archetype, watered down and made in vivid colors for twelve-year-old's mentality. It's pop mythology, which extends to the actor, then seeps over to a demand that that actor reflect the needs of the worshipers. The worship doesn't only go on in the temples - it goes on in the streets, and restaurants, in magazines. But, you know, I'm from New Jersey, I'm not from Olympus or Krypton, so back off 'cause I can't take the responsibility."
1987
Travels to Chile to support 77 Chilean artists (actors and directors) whose lives are threatened by the military dictatorship.
1987
He and Gae Exton break up.
March 20, 1987
Stars in Street Smart with Morgan Freeman.
July 24, 1987
Stars in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace with Gene Hackman, Mariel Hemingway, and Margot Kidder.
1988
Receives an Obie Award from the Walter Briehl Human Rights Foundation.
March 4, 1988
Stars in Switching Channels with Burt Reynolds and Kathleen Turner.
April 11, 1992
Marries Dana Reeve.
1992
Dana gives birth to Will Reeve.
March 20, 1992
Stars in Noises Off ... with John Ritter.
Nov. 22, 1992
Stars in Nightmare in the Daylight.
April 18, 1993
Stars in The Sea Wolf with Charles Bronson.
Nov. 5, 1993
Stars in The Remains of the Day with Anthony Hopkins.
Dec. 16, 1994
Stars in Speechless with Michael Keaton.
April 28, 1995
Stars in Village of the Damned with Kirstie Alley.
May 21, 1995
He plays a paralyzed police officer in HBO's Above Suspicion alongside Dana Reeve.
May 27, 1995
Is thrown from his horse, "Eastern Express," in the Commonwealth Dressage and Combined Training Association finals at the Commonwealth Park equestrian center in Culpeper, Virginia. He lands on his head, destroying the first and second cervical vertebrae, and is paralyzed.
May 1996
The Clintons promise him an extra $10 million to spinal cord injury research which they never follow through with.
Aug. 26, 1996
During a speech at the Democratic National Convention he says: "So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable."
1997
Wins an Emmy for Without Pity: A Film About Abilities.
April 15, 1997
Receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
April 20, 1997
Directs In the Gloaming with Bridget Fonda and Whoopi Goldberg.
April 1998
Publishes his autobiography, Still Me.
May 12, 1998
On Late Night With David Letterman he says: "Only my neck muscles were holding my head on ... they literally had to put my head back on my body ... and they had to make it up. They had never done anything like this before."
Nov. 22, 1998
Stars in a television remake of Rear Window.
1999
During his testimony to the US House of Representatives: "We live in a time when the words impossible and unsolvable are no longer part of the scientific community's vocabulary. Each day we move closer to trials that will not just minimize the symptoms of disease and injury but eliminate them."
Feb. 1, 2000
In A Chat with Christopher Reeve on ABCNews.com, he is asked what it's like to see himself in movies he mad before the accident: "That's a very good and sensitive question. I think my reaction is mixed. I sometimes wish desperately that I could turn the clock back and be young and athletic once again. But I also am very grateful that people still enjoy many of those films. I think it's important for me not to dwell on the past. I try to live in the present and plan for the future and am grateful that I still have opportunities that are very rewarding."
Aug. 2000
He breaks his leg after falling from his wheelchair.
May 3, 2002
Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center is founded. The first center in the United States that is soley devoted to teaching paralyzed people to live on their own.
Feb. 25, 2003
Plays Dr. Swann in the "Rosetta" episode of the TV series Smallville.
April 4, 2004
Appears as Dr. Swann for a second time on Smallville, in an episode entitled "Legacy."
Summer 2004
In an interview with Barbara Walters, he says: "I am getting older and time is ticking. The more time goes by the more I feel a sense of urgency and I can accept anything except for complacency."
Oct. 9, 2004
Goes into a coma after a pressure wounds leads to a severe systemic infection.
Oct. 10, 2004
Dies at Northern Westchester Hospital after suffering cardiac arrest brought on by the infection.
Oct. 25, 2004
A&E airs his second directorial project, The Brooke Ellison Story. It stars Lacy Chabert as the first quadriplegic to graduate from Harvard University.
Feb. 23, 2005
In an episode of Smallville called "Sacred," the character of Dr. Swann dies.
May 18, 2005
The State University of New Jersey in New Brunsick awards him an Honorary Doctorate of Letters.
May 20, 2005
Stony Brook University awards him an honorary degree.
Aug. 9, 2005
Dana Reeve announces that she has lung cancer, though she was never a smoker. She says: "Now, more than ever, I feel Chris with me as I face this challenge ... As always, I look to him as the ultimate example of defying the odds with strength, courage, and hope in the face of life's adversities."
March 6, 2006
Dana Reeve dies of lung cancer. ]]> http://www.twoop.com/people/christopher_reeve.html http://www.twoop.com/people/christopher_reeve.html Actors Mon, 13 Mar 2006 08:32:38 -0800 Luke Wilson Sept. 21, 1971 Born as Luke Cunningham Wilson in Dallas, Texas to Laura and Robert Wilson.
1989
Graduates from St. Mark's School of Texas. He still holds the record for the 400 meter and 800 meter runs.
1994
Stars in the short film, Bottle Rocket, a film co-written by brother Owen Wilson and friend Wes Anderson. The film is developed into a feature film two years later.
Feb. 21, 1996
Stars in the feature-length version of Bottle Rocket.
Aug. 2, 1997
Stars in Telling Lies in America with Kevin Bacon.
Oct. 17, 1997
Stars in Best Men with girlfriend Drew Barrymore.
April 18, 1998
Stars in Bongwater.
Sept. 14, 1998
Stars in Dog Park.
Sept. 16, 1998
Stars in Home Fries with Drew Barrymore.
Sept. 17, 1998
Has a small role in Rushmore, which was co-written by brother Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson. The film stars Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray.
Jan. 24, 1999
Stars in Kill the Man.
Sept. 17, 1999
Stars in Blue Streak with Martin Lawrence.
Jan. 8, 2000
Stars in My Dog Skip with Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane, and Kevin Bacon.
Jan. 21, 2000
Stars in Committed with Heather Graham and Casey Affleck.
Oct. 22, 2000
Stars in Charlie's Angels with Drew Barrymore, Tim Curry, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu, and Bill Murray.
2001
Begins dates Gwyneth Paltrow after meeting her on the set of The Royal Tenenbaums.
July 13, 2001
Stars in Legally Blonde with Reese Witherspoon and Selma Blair.
May 31, 2002
Stars in The Third Wheel with Ben Affleck and Denise Richards.
Sept. 7, 2001
Stars in Soul Survivors.
Oct. 5, 2001
Stars in The Royal Tenenbaums with Alec Baldwin, Gene Hackman, Bill Murray, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, and Owen Wilson.
Jan. 2002
In a Cosmopolitan Online interview he is asked if women and men can be friends: "Yeah, but I always think, 'Gosh, I wonder what it would be like to kiss her?' Some of the most interesting friendships are between people who are attracted to each other but can't act on it."
Jan. 22, 2003
Stars in Masked and Anonymous with Penelope Cruz, Val Kilmer, Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Mickey Rourke, and Christian Slater.
Feb. 13, 2003
Stars in Old School with Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn. Says in a Cosmopolitan Online interview when asked if anything hilarious happened during the shooting of Old School: "We did this thing we call wolfpacking. We'd sit around and start making fun of one person [in the cast]. One minute, we'd wolfpack Vince, the next minute, I was getting wolfpacked. I got a lot of Legally "Bland" comments."
June 16, 2003
Stars in Alex and Emma with Kate Hudson.
June 18, 2003
Stars in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle with Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu, and Demi Moore.
July 22, 2003
Stars in Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde with Reese Witherspoon.
June 13, 2004
Stars in Around the World in 80 Days with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Owen Wilson, and Jackie Chan.
July 9, 2004
Stars in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy with Christina Applegate and Will Ferrell.
Dec. 28, 2004
Stars in Wake Up, Ron Burgundy with Will Ferrell.
Dec. 2, 2005
Stars in The Family Stone with Sarah Jessica Parker, Claire Danes, Diane Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Dermot Mulroney, and Craig T. Nelson.]]> http://www.twoop.com/people/luke_wilson.html http://www.twoop.com/people/luke_wilson.html Actors Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:31:01 -0800 Tobey Maguire June 27, 1975 Born as Tobias Vincent Maguire in Santa Monica, California to Wendy and Vincent Maguire.
1977
His parents divorce.
1988
Wants to be a chef like his dad but his mom says she will give him $100 if he takes drama lessons. He bites.
1988
Drops out of high school to give himself more time for learning the craft of acting.
1989
Appears in commercials for McDonalds, Atari, and Doritos.
1990
Is part of Whoopi Goldberg's Tales from the Whoop.
1992
Has a leading role in FOX's short-lived TV series Great Scott!.
1993
His dad is arrested for robbing a bank in his hometown of Reseda, California.
April 9, 1993
Appears in This Boy's Life with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.
Sept. 15, 1994
Appears in S.F.W..
May 12, 1997
Stars in The Ice Storm with Sigourney Weaver and Christina Ricci.
Aug. 22, 1997
Stars in Deconstructing Harry with Woody Allen, Kirstie Alley, Billy Crystal, Jennifer Garner, Demi Moore, and Robin Williams.
May 22, 1998
Stars in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas with Cameron Diaz, Johnny Depp, and Benicio Del Toro.
Sept. 17, 1998
Stars in Pleasantville with Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy, Joan Allen, and Don Knotts.
Sept. 7, 1999
Stars in The Cider House Rules with Charlize Theron.
Sept. 9, 1999
Stars in Ride with the Devil.
Feb. 22, 2000
Stars in Wonder Boys with Michael Douglas and Robert Downey, Jr.
May 3, 2002
Plays Spiderman in Spiderman with Kirsten Dunst and Lucy Lawless. With his earnings he buys a $3.5 million dollar Beverly Hills mansion.
Late 2002
Dates Demi Moore.
2003
Begins dating Jennifer Meyer.
July 22, 2003
Stars in Seabiscuit. He loses twenty-five pounds for the role.
April 2004
Participates in the World Poker Tour Championship where he's eliminated on the first day.
June 30, 2004
Stars in Spider-Man 2 with Kirsten Dunst.
Aug. 28, 2004
He and Leonardo DiCaprio sue John Schindler in hopes of keeping him from releasing a short film the two did back in 1995. Schindler agrees to only play it in Europe.
Oct. 27, 2004
He plays in the Phil Hellmuth Poker Invitational at the Hollywood Park Casino in Los Angeles and wins the first prize of $95,480.
Dec. 2005
Rumors spread that he's ready to propose to Jennifer Meyer.]]> http://www.twoop.com/people/tobey_maguire.html http://www.twoop.com/people/tobey_maguire.html Actors Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:20:33 -0800 Kate Beckinsale July 26, 1973 Born as Kate Beckinsale-Loe in London, England to Judy Loe and well-known television actor Richard Beckinsale.
1978
Her father dies of a heart attack at the age of 31. Britain is shocked by his death and for years later Kate will be known as the "tragic daughter" of Richard Beckinsale.
Late 70s
Attends Flexlands Private School in London, England. She enjoys taking ballet lessons.
1982
When her mom begins dating director Roy Battersby, she finds it difficult to deal with it. When her mom moves in with Battersby she begins to rebel, hating the fact that she has to share space with Battersby's four sons.
Mid 80s
Twice wins the British bookseller W. H. Smith Young Writers' competition. The first time is for three short stories. THe second time is for three poems. One of her works of art, "Nine Left, One Departed," is about somebody having their toe cut off.
1988
Suffereing from anorexia, she weighs in at seventy pounds.
1990
Pees in a director's thermos after he is cruel to her.
1991
Graduates from the private Godolphin and Latymer School.
Fall 1991
Attends New College, Oxford University.
1991
Makes her flm debut in the TV movie One Against the Wind.
Early 90s
Dates British actor Edmund Moriarty.
May 7, 1993
Stars in Much Ado About Nothing with Michael Keaton, Denzel Washington, and Keanu Reeves.
1994
Drops out of New College, Oxford University where she was majoring in French and Russian literature.
Feb. 23, 1994
Stars in Prince of Jutland.
1995
Begins touring with the Thelma Holts Theatre Company, taking part in its production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull.
1995
Begins her affair with British actor Michael Sheen.
Nov. 30, 1995
Stars in Haunted.
Feb. 16, 1997
Stars in Emma.
March 6, 1997
Her mom marries British TV dircetor Roy Battersby.
Aug. 22, 1997
Stars in Shooting Fish.
May 29, 1998
Stars in The Last Days of Disco.
Jan. 31, 1999
Gives birth to Lily Sheen. Michael Sheen is the father.
Aug. 13, 1999
Stars in Brokedown Palace with Claire Danes.
May 14, 2000
Stars in The Golden Bowl with Uma Thurman.
May 21, 2001
Stars in Pearl Harbor with Alec Baldwin, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, and Cuba Gooding, Jr.
June 2001
In an interview with Interview magazine, she says of her childhood fear of fairies: "I used to write to them every Saturday, and leave them food and things. And after a while of benign writing I started coming out with outlandish requests, like for a magic wand. And my mother got me one--it was essentially a gold stick--and she told me, "It works when you come to fairyland in your dreams." I was just like, "Ah, this is bogus!"
Sept. 13, 2001
Stars in Serendipity with John Cusack.
May 18, 2002
Stars in Laurel Canyon.
2003
Her seven year affair with Michael Sheen ends. She begins dating director Len Wiseman who is directing her and Sheen in Underworld.
June 14, 2003
She and Len Wisemen are engaged.
Sept. 8, 2003
Stars in Underworld with Scott Speedman and Michael Sheen.
May 4, 2004
Stars in Van Helsing with Hugh Jackman.
May 9, 2004
Marries Len Wisemen.
Dec. 17, 2004
Plays the role of Ava Gardner in The Aviator alongside Alec Baldwin, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Willem Dafoe.
Jan. 12, 2006
Stars in Underworld: Evolution.]]> http://www.twoop.com/people/kate_beckinsale.html http://www.twoop.com/people/kate_beckinsale.html Actors Sun, 12 Mar 2006 22:47:50 -0800 Ryan Gosling Nov. 12, 1980 Ryan Thomas Gosling is born in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada to Donna and Thomas Gosling.
1986
Dresses in a red speedo and has a habit of flexing muscles that aren't there. He has no idea, at the time, that all the kids are laughing at him.
1986
At age 8 he comes home bloodied and in a bad mess. His mom orders him back to school to show his tormentors he is not afraid.
Mid 1980s
Constantly tormented by classmates due to his small stature, his parents decide to withdraw him from elementary school and homeschool him for awhile. His mom quits work and tutors him.
Jan. 1993
Auditions to be a member of The Mickey Mouse Club. For the next two years he is a member, along with Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, and Justin Timberlake.
1995
Attends Lester B. Pearson High School in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
1997
Disgusted with school, he drops out, gets in his car and heads for L.A. He has no higher education yet is able to land a Canadian agent.
1997
Plays Sean Hanlon in Breaker High.
Sept. 23, 2000
Appears in Remember the Titans with Denzel Washington.
Jan. 19, 2001
Appears in The Believer with Billy Zane.
2002
Begins dating Sandra Bullock.
Jan. 11, 2002
Stars in The Slaughter Rule.
April 19, 2002
Stars in Murder by Numbers with Sandra Bullock.
2003
Ends his relationship with Sandra Bullock.
Jan. 18, 2003
Stars in The United States of Leland with Kevin Spacey.
May 20, 2004
Stars in The Notebook.
April 2004
In a NY Times interview he talks about being bulled at the age of 8 and how his mom ordered him back to school to face his tormentors: "I walked into school. Everything got really quiet. I found one of the kids in front of a urinal. I smacked his face into the tile, and he bled. The other kid was at his desk. I picked up a math textbook and made his nose bleed ... I didn't want to do it. I don't like violence. And she was so sad ... I never went back to that school again."
Aug. 2004
He and Benecio Del Toro make plans to spend some time in the Bolivian jungle to learn survival skills in preparation for an upcoming movie.
June, 2005
Begins dating Rachel McAdams, his co-star in The Notbook.
Sept. 24, 2005
Stars in Stay.
Dec. 2005
He and Rachel McAdams are seen shopping for rings. ]]> http://www.twoop.com/people/ryan_gosling.html http://www.twoop.com/people/ryan_gosling.html Actors Sun, 12 Mar 2006 22:17:35 -0800 Hugh Jackman Oct. 12, 1968 Born as Hugh Michael Jackman in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
1973
Performs in musical plays on stage.
1976
His parents break up, leaving his dad to raise him and his four siblings.
Early 90s
Graduates from the University of Technology at Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Communications. He also plays the piano and violin.
1994
Graduates from Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
1995
Meets his future wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, while co-starring in the Australian TV series Correlli.
1998
An accomplished singer, he sings the National Anthem during the Bledisloe Cup, hosted at Melbourne Cricket ground.
April 6, 1998
Marries Australian actress Deborra-Lee Furness.
Nov. 8, 1998
Appears in Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh.
March 25, 1999
Appears in Paperback Hero.
Sept. 26, 1999
Appears in Oklahoma!.
May 15, 2000
Adopts son Oscar Maximillian Jackman.
July 13, 2000
Plays Wolverine in X-Men with Halle Berry and Patrick Stewart.
March 30, 2001
Stars in Someone Like You ....
June 4, 2001
Stars in Swordfish with Halle Berry and John Travolta. He took stunt driving lessons for the part.
Dec. 25, 2001
Stars in Kate & Leopold with Meg Ryan.
2002
Is a presenter at the Academy Awards. He says of the experience: "I slept for about an hour and I'd have liked a little bit of sushi to come down. There'll be a lot of drunken parties back home and people betting and that's usually what I'm at, so getting up there in a suit and talking for a little bit is kind of bizarre."
April 24, 2003
Plays Wolverine in X2 with Halle Berry and Patrick Stewart. In an interview he says of playing an action hero: "I find it kind of scary because I know what I was like when I was a kid, I used to feed my action figures to the squids that were off of the bay I lived near. I tore off their arms and replaced them with other limbs, stuck them with pins, freezed them and did other awful things to them. Nothing struck me as more weird than to walk into my trailer and see a full-blown punching back of myself. That's probably going to be a prize possession for a few people that I know. There's some unnerving moments."
May 3, 2004
Stars in Van Helsing with Kate Beckinsale. During filming, he accidentally breaks an extra's hand.
July 10, 2005
Adopts Ava Eliot Jackman. In an interview he says: "I have a wife and a son, but the gay rumors have started. I guess it's a sign that I'm moving up the ladder."
Aug. 2005
Turns down the part of James Bond.]]> http://www.twoop.com/people/hugh_jackman.html http://www.twoop.com/people/hugh_jackman.html Actors Sun, 12 Mar 2006 22:07:26 -0800 Sandra Oh July 20, 1971 Sandra Oh is born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
1975
Begins taking ballet lessons.
1981
Plays "The Wizard of Woe" in her first play, The Canada Goose.
1986
Attends Sir Robert Borden High School in Nepean, Ontario, Canada where she studies theatre and takes up numerous drama courses. She also becomes part of the Student Council.
1986
Says in a Bust interview later down the road on her high school days: "I was a typical drama freak who needed to express herself. My favourite outfit was orange palazzo pants that I'd wear with this beat-up tuxedo jacket. And I'd have my hair up with a giant bow."
1986
At age 15 she begins appearing in TV commericals.
1987
Becomes a member of the volleyball and cross-country ski teams.
1988
Takes part in the High School Improv Games. It is at these games that she is asked to join the student improv troupe, "Skit Row High." When she wins the games she is so excited that she tears the trophy from the presenter's hands and it cracks.
1990
Attends National Theatre School in Montreal where she studies theatre.
1993
She wins the lead role on the CBC TV movie The Diary of Evelyn Lau, leaving 1000 other hopefuls in her wake. She impresses the Montreal media when she speaks in French to talk about the role.
Sept. 7, 1994
Appears in Double Happiness.
1996
Moves to Los Angeles.
1996
Plays Rita Wu in the HBO comedy, Arli$$. She plays the role for the next 7 years.
July 3, 1997
Appears in the Bean with Rowan Atkinson and Burt Reynolds.
May 1998
Stars in Last Night with Sarah Polley.
Sept. 10, 1998
Appears in the French-Canadian film, Le Violin Rouge (The Red Violin).
Sept. 4, 1999
Appears in Guinevere with Sarah Polley.
Jan. 22, 2000
Appears in Waking the Dead with Billy Crudup, Jennifer Connelly, and Ed Harris.
Sept. 14, 2000
Stars in Dancing at the Blue Iguana with Daryl Hannah.
2001
Meets Alexander Payne at a social event, who, after months of him bugging her, she finally agrees to go on a date with him. She says of him: "From having seen his films (Citizen Ruth and Election), I knew he was cool. He was also gorgeous and personable and I really enjoyed being in his company, but that day we met I didn't think I was going to spend the rest of my life with him."
May 6, 2001
Appears in Further Tales of the City
July 29, 2001
Appears in The Princess Diaries with Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews.
Feb. 2, 2002
Appears in Big Fat Liar with Frankie Muniz, Amanda Bynes, and Paul Giamatti.
Aug. 2, 2002
Appears in Full Frontal with David Duchovny, Brad Pitt, and Julia Roberts.
Jan. 1, 2003
Marries Alexander Payne.
Sept. 20, 2003
Stars in Under the Tuscan Sun with Diane Lane.
Sept. 13, 2004
Stars in Sideways with Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, and Virginia Madsen.
Nov. 3, 2004
Stars in Mulan II with Lucy Liu.
Feb. 2005
Plays Dr. Cristina Yang on the tv series, Grey's Anatomy. She says to the Associated Press of her role: "I get to play a woman who is extremely ambitious and unapologetic and driven, and sometimes not very sympathetic."
March 11, 2005
A spokesperson for the Oh and husband Payne announces their split and says that the "couple will remain friends" and the pair "mutually decided to separate."
April 2005
She files for divorce.
Jan. 16, 2006
She says after winning a Golden Globe: "I dragged my seven-month pregnant sister to every party and she watched me drink, while she drank water. I tortured my sister." ]]> http://www.twoop.com/people/sandra_oh.html http://www.twoop.com/people/sandra_oh.html Actors Sun, 12 Mar 2006 21:39:56 -0800 Adam Arkin Aug. 19, 1956 Adam Arkin is born in New York City to Alan Arkin and wife Jeremy Yaffe.
1969
Makes his TV screen debut in the short People Soup.
May 5, 1976
Stars in Baby Blue Marine with Richard Gere.
May 15, 1987
Stars in Full Moon High with Ed McMahon.
1991
Plays Adam, the anti-social conspiracy nut, in Northern Exposure.
July 24, 1991
Stars in The Doctor
1994
Plays Dr. Aaron Shutt in Chicago Hope.
1995
His run on Northern Exposure ends.
July 27, 1998
Stars in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later with Josh Hartnett, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, and LL Cool J.
Sept. 10, 1998
Stars in With Friends Like These ... with Bill Murray.
Oct. 25, 1998
Stars in Thirst.
Aug. 21, 1999
Marries Phyllis Lyons.
Sept. 19, 1999
Stars in A Slight Case of Murder.
2000
His run on Chicago Hope ends.
2000
Plays Dr. Stanley Keyworth in The West Wing.
Feb. 16, 2000
Stars in Hanging Up with Meg Ryan and Diane Keaton.
May 13, 2001
Directs his first film, My Louisiana Sky, starring Juliette Lewis.
Aug. 23, 2002
Stars in Stark Raving Mad.
2004
Plays Principal Ed Gibb on 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter.
Feb. 11, 2005
Stars in Hitch with Will Smith.
Oct. 21, 2005
Stars in Kids in America with Rosanna Arquette and Nicole Richie. ]]> http://www.twoop.com/people/adam_arkin.html http://www.twoop.com/people/adam_arkin.html Actors Sun, 12 Mar 2006 21:29:01 -0800 Emily Procter Oct. 8, 1968 Emily Procter is born in Raleigh, North Carolina to physician William Procter and wife Barbara.
1970
Her parents divorce.
Late 80s
Attends East Carolina University where she majors in journalism and becomes a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority.
1991
After graduating from university, she gets a job as a weathergirl at the Greenville CBS affiliate. Soon after, she heads for L.A. to take acting lessons.
Sept. 15, 1995
Appears in Leaving Las Vegas.
Dec. 13, 1996
Appears in Jerry Maguire with Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding, Jr., and Lucy Liu.
April 27, 1997
Appears in The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! with John Schneider.
Dec. 13, 1997
Appears in Breast Men with David Schwimmer.
March 12, 1998
Appears in Family Plan with Leslie Nielsen.
Sept. 4, 1999
Appears in Guinevere with Sarah Polley.
Oct. 18, 1999
Appears in Body Shots.
Nov. 26, 1999
Appears in The Big Tease with Drew Carey.
2000
Plays Ainsley Hayes on the TV series The West Wing.
2002
Plays Calleigh Duquesne on the TV series CSI: Miami.
Oct. 2004
Is the ambassador for the Nike Marathon.
Aug. 2005
Becomes a spokesperson for luxury watch and jewelry brand, Charriol.
Jan. 26, 2006
Stars in Big Momma's House 2 with Martin Lawrence.]]> http://www.twoop.com/people/emily_procter.html http://www.twoop.com/people/emily_procter.html Actors Sun, 12 Mar 2006 21:15:52 -0800