Taufik Batisah

Birth name Muhammad Taufik Bin Batisah
Also known as Fique
Born December 10, 1981 (1981-12-10) (age 27)
Origin Singapore
Genre(s) Pop
Years active 2004–present
Label(s) Hype Records
Website http://www.taufikbatisah.net


Muhammad Taufik Bin Batisah, (born December 10, 1981) is the winner of the first season of Singapore Idol. He is of mixed Bugis and Indian descent,[1] and attended Boon Lay Primary School, Jurong Secondary School and Singapore Polytechnic consecutively.

He first started out as a singer in a local group playing a mixture called Bonafide of hip-hop and R&B with fellow rapper Mark Bonafide.


The First Singapore Idol

Taufik initially joined Singapore Idol with hopes of gaining recognition for his band, Bonafide

He secured one of the highest numbers of votes in his group in the Piano Show and got into the Top 12 of Singapore Idol. Week after week, he wowed viewers with his voice and consistently good performances. However, it was during R & B week that Taufik really stood out and Singaporeans began taking notice of this down-to-earth, young gifted singer. His increasing fan base helped him progress smoothly through the competition, safely avoiding elimination every week.

On 1 December 2004, Taufik was crowned Singapore Idol at the Singapore Indoor Stadium before more than 8,000 screaming fans and 1.8 million viewers across the country. He scored a recording deal with Sony BMG and a management deal under Hype Records' artiste management arm, ArtisteNetworks. It was later revealed that Taufik had won 682,000 of the 1.1 million votes cast that night, while his opponent Sylvester Sim managed 418,000. This meant Taufik garnered an astounding 62% of the votes, a healthy 24% sovereignty over Sylvester.

Soon after his win, endorsements started flowing in and Taufik clinched a string of lucrative endorsements for brands such as Harmuni Rice, Samsung, 7-Eleven and HSC drinks. He even became the first Singapore artiste to endorse for Swiss watch-maker, Swatch.

Were further given recognition at the Anugerah Planet Muzik 07. While he was voted Most Popular Singapore Artiste, his single Usah Lepaskan won the awards for being the Most Popular Singapore Song and the Best Singapore Song.

In the year of 2007, Taufik finally knocked down the showbiz wall of Malaysia with releasing his first ever Malaysian album in Malaysia titled, Teman Istimewa. This is also his first ever album to be sold only in Malaysia. This album was released on September 5th 2007 and was the long-awaited album by Malaysian Fiknatics all over Malaysia. The album was 90% produced by the man himself, Taufik Batisah! Three of the songs on this album are the malay version of his English songs which are, First, Holding On and I Promise Forever.

"Seribu Tahun", a song which he co-wrote, swept the Malaysian's radio charts after becoming the theme song for Malaysia's TV3 drama 'Kerana Cintaku Saerah'.

Discography

Studio albums

* 2005: Blessings
* 2006: All Because Of You
* 2007: Teman Istimewa (Malaysia Edition)
* 2007: Teman Istimewa (Special Friend) (Singapore Edition)
* 2008: Suria Hatiku

Other albums

* 2005: Shooting Stars Original Soundtrack

VCD

* 2005: An Evening With Taufik

Filmography

Television

* 2005: Shooting Stars

Awards

[Year 2006]

* Received the MOST SELLABLE ARTISTE AWARD (“Artis Paling Laku”) at MediaCorp Suria’s inaugural people’s choice entertainment award show Pesta! Pesta! Pesta!
* Awarded the MOST POPULAR MALE ARTISTE AWARD (“Artis Lelaki Paling Popular”) at the prestigious Anugerah Planet Muzik 2006.
* Voted FAVORITE ARTIST SINGAPORE at the MTV Asia Awards 2006
* Voted Winner of KIDS’ CHOICE WANNABE AWARD (Singapore) at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award 2006.

[Year 2007]

* Awarded MOST POPULAR MALE PERSONALITY AWARD (“Personaliti Lelaki Paling Popular”) at MediaCorp Suria’s Pesta Perdana 9 TV Awards Ceremony.
* Voted Winner of KIDS’ CHOICE WANNABE AWARD (Singapore) for 2nd consecutive year at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award 2007
* Voted MOST POPULAR ARTISTE SINGAPORE (“Artis Paling Popular- Singapura”) at the Malay Grammy-equivalent Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007.
* Malay Single “USAH LEPASKAN” voted MOST POPULAR SONG – SINGAPORE (“Lagu Paling Popular- Singapura”) at Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007.
* Awarded BEST LOCAL SONG- SINGAPORE (“Lagu Terbaik –Singapura”), for being singer/composer/lyricist for “USAH LEPASKAN” at Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007.

[Year 2008]

* Voted MOST POPULAR ARTISTE SINGAPORE (“Artis Paling Popular- Singapura”) at the Malay Grammy-equivalent Anugerah Planet Muzik 2008.
* Malay Single “BERSERAH” voted MOST POPULAR SONG – SINGAPORE (“Lagu Paling Popular- Singapura”) at Anugerah Planet Muzik 2008.
* Awarded BEST SINGAPORE ARTISTE Award(“Artis Terbaik –Singapura”), at Anugerah Planet Muzik 2008.
* Awarded nation honor with the SINGAPORE YOUTH AWARD 2008(Arts & Culture), the highest youth accolade in Singapore for his achievements in the music scene and for being an inspiring role model to youths from all walks of life.

References

1. ^ TAUFIK

External links

* All Taufik Batisah's News

Sister project Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Taufik Batisah

* Taufik Batisah at the Internet Movie Database
* TaufikBatisah.net
* Taufik-Batisah.net
* HYPE RECORDS
* "Ex-smoker Taufik Batisah named Smoke-Free Ambassador", CNA - 28 August 2005

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Hady Mirza

Birth name Muhammad Mirzahady Bin Amir[1]
Also known as Hady Mirza
Born January 28, 1980 (1980-01-28) (age 28)
Origin Singapore
Genre(s) Pop, R&B, Soul, Rock, Hip-Hop
Years active 2006–present
Label(s) Universal Music Singapore
Website http://www.hady-mirza.com


Hady Mirza (born January 28, 1980) is the winner of the second season of Singapore Idol. He was crowned the winner on 25 September 2006 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium after garnering 70% of about one million votes cast by television viewers.

He was the winner of the world's first Asian Idol held on 16 December 2007 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Asian Idol is a competition between six Idol winners from different Asian countries, namely Singapore Idol, Malaysian Idol, Indonesian Idol, Indian Idol, Philippine Idol and Vietnam Idol.

Hady is most known for his smooth R&B voice and charming personality, and is of Bugis descent, with his grandparents hailing from Sulawesi.[2] He is the second male winner, following in the footsteps of his favourite idol, Taufik Batisah.


Biography

Hady started singing at the age of 18 and instantly fell in love with it because of the variety of genres he could get involved in. On the show Hady was known for his diverse versatility, singing not only R&B hits, but Pop, Emo Rock and Heavy Metal.

Hady Mirza studied engineering in Temasek Polytechnic. His occupation was a pub performer but he wished to be a professional club entertainer growing up. The song that would describe him best is "Symphony of Destruction" by Megadeth because of the conflicting themes present in the lyrics.

His favourite singers include Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, Babyface, Boyz II Men and Jamie Cullum. He has many good friends and is very grateful to all those who believe in him.

Hady's debut album, self-titled Hady Mirza, was released in Singapore on 13 November 2006[1] and achieved Platinum status within 4 days of release. The album will be re-released in 2008 with additional material.

In June 2007, Hady was awarded with two major awards in Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007, a yearly malay music award show awarding the best musicians in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Hady was voted "Most Popular Artiste (Singapore)" and his self-penned Malay single "Merpati" was voted "Most Popular Song (Singapore)" Hady Mirza was also chosen to sing an exclusive song "You and I" for Police Week 2007 held in conjunction with Police Day Parade 2007. In October 2007, to coincide with the grand opening of the KPE Tunnel, a special compilation album Sounds of the Underground was recorded, and Hady Mirza was featured on the track Jangan Memandu di Pinggir Jalan (Don't Drive on the Side of the Road).

One year after his Singapore Idol win, Hady Mirza won the world's first-ever Asian Idol, featuring Idol winners from six countries: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and India. With his unique soulful voice and charming looks, Hady Mirza will now represent Asia to promote the diversified Asian music to the world. Hady's two performance choices were: 'Berserah' by the 1st Singapore Idol, Taufik Batisah and 'Beautiful Day' By U2.

During the results show, he also performed 'Do I Make You Proud' with American Idol Season 6 winner Taylor Hicks and the other Asian Idol contestants, as well as a highly-popular version of George Michael's 'Freedom' with Malaysian Idol Jaclyn Victor.


Discography

Albums
Album information
Hady Mirza

* Released: November 13, 2006
* Chart positions (Album): No.1 on HMV, Sembawang Music, CD Rama
* Chart positions (Singles): You Give Me Wings (No.1 on 987FM) / Merpati

(No.1 on Ria FM 89.7)
* Worldwide Sales: TBC
* RIAS certification: Platinum
* Singles: "You Give Me Wings" / "Freedom 90" / "Merpati" (Malay Single)

Note: In Singapore, albums get the platinum status when 15,000 albums are sold, instead of 1 million in the US, due to smaller population size.

World AIDS Day 2008 Concert

Hady Mirza will be performing in the Love Amplified Concert, a concert held in

Singapore to commemorate World AIDS Day 2008. The concert will be held at Fort

Canning Park, Singapore on 29 November 2008.

References

1. ^ Asian Idol Wesite
2. ^ CHEONG SUK-WAI (December 21, 2007). "The 'Safe' Choice", The Star.

External links

* Official blogspot
* Hady Mirza Album Lyrics
* Singapore Idol Hady's Profile


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Bea Alonzo

Date of Birth - 17 October 1987, Philippines

Birth Name - Phylbert Angellie Ranollo Fagestrom

Height - 5' 7" (1.70 m)

Heritage: British-Filipina, Philippine-born and raised

Religion: Roman Catholic

Trivia

Her mother, Mary Anne Ranollo is Filipina, her father is British.

Paulo Coelho is her favorite author. Coelho's "Eleven Minutes" and "By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept" are her favorites books.

Her personal style mainly consists of jeans, a comfortable top, flip-flops or sneakers, and a tote bag.

A spa addict. Her favorite treatment is The Spa's Honey Body Polish. She puts ice on her face after removing makeup. When her skin's dry, she mixes honey and milk, leave it on her face, then wash it off.

She considers Catherine Zeta-Jones and Drew Barrymore beautiful.

Her dream roles is to play a serial killer and the Virgin Mary.

Love Actually (2003) is her all-time favorite flick.

She was discovered in a local town beauty contest and was later brought to audition at ABS-CBN. After several more auditions and go-sees, she was finally asked to undergo a workshop.

Launched as a member of Star Circle Batch 10, and introduced in the short-lived teen series "K2BU" (2002).

Loves going to the beach.

Claims her worst vice is binging on junk food.


In 2003, at the age of 15, Bea would be cast as 20 year old law student Katrina Argos in the TV drama Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay.

Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay paved the way for the John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo which paved the way for the John Lloyd-Bea loveteam. They now have three successful teleseryes: It Might Be You, Ikaw Ang Lahat Sa Akin and Maging Sino Ka Man.

In June 2008, Alonzo released her debut album The Real Me under Star Records.

Filmography:

2007 One More Chance Basha
2003 My First Romance Bianca
2004 Now That I Have You Betsy Rallos
2005 Dreamboy Cyd
2006 All About Love Lia
Pacquiao The Movie Jinkee Pacquiao
Close To You Marian
2007 One More Chance Basha Eugenio


TV Shows:

2002 K2BU
2002-2003 Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay Katrina Argos
2003 Bida si Mister, Bida si Misis Katrina Legarda
2003-2004 It Might Be You Cielo San Carlos
2004 Bida si Mister, Bida si Misis
OK Fine Whatever Dr. Donna
ASAP Mania
2005 Ikaw Ang Lahat Sa Akin Jasmin Cruz Fontanilla
Bora Tuesday
2006-2007 Maging Sino Ka Man Jackie Madrigal
2007-2008 Maging Sino Ka Man: Ang Pagbabalik Jackie Madrigal-Roxas
2008 ASAP '08 herself, Co-host
2008 i ? Betty La Fea Maria Beatriz Aurora "Betty" Pinzon Solano

Awards:

2007 Box Office Queen, for the movie One More Chance

2008 Candy Magazine’s Candy Rap Awards, 1st runner up for Best local female star

2007 USTV Students Choice Awards, Best Actress for Maging Sino Ka Man

2006 Yes Magazine Awards, Most Popular Loveteam with John Lloyd Cruz

2006 Yes Magazine Awards, Young Female Superstar

2006 ANAK TV Seal Award, One of the Top 10 Most Well Liked Female Personality

2005 Miss FAMAS Screen Idol, FAMAS

2004 Princess of RP Movies for “Now That I Have You”, Guillermo Mendoza

2004 Best New Movie Actress for “My First Romance”, Star Awards for Movies

2003 Most Popular Love Team of RP Movies with John Lloyd, Guillermo Mendoza


Endorsements & sponsors:

4G

Clear (w/ John Lloyd Cruz)

Belo Medical Group

Kashieca

Taheebo

Close Up

Celeteque

Porsche Jeans

Cream Silk

Avon Fragrances

SM San Lazaro

Karanina

Johnson & Johnson’s Mini-Face Powder

Charmee

Karimadon

Outland

Advanced Gel Pen and Notebooks

Talk & text

Time Depot

Optical Shop

Pin Antonio hairdressing

Secosana

Kristen Jaymes Stewart

Name : Kristen Jaymes Stewart
Birthdate : April 9, 1990
Birthplace : Colorado
Height : 5' 3

Kristen Stewart was born on April 9, 1990 in Colorado. Her father is John Stewart, a TV Producer who works at FOX TV. Currently co-producing the Ryan Seacrest Show, On-Air. A fervent surfer who bears a striking resemblance to the young Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart was poised to become a preteen star with her role opposite Foster in David Fincher's atmospheric thriller Panic Room (2002). A resident of Los Angeles, Stewart's nascent acting career got off to a promising start when she was cast in two vastly different films. Eschewing fluffy kids' movies, Stewart played troubled single mother Patricia Clarkson's tomboy daughter in independent film darling Rose Troche's tough examination of suburban angst, The Safety of Objects (2002). Stewart subsequently got her first taste of major Hollywood success with Panic Room. Replacing the original child
actress cast as divorc?e Meg's sullen, diabetic daughter Sarah, Stewart became an even more felicitous choice when original star Nicole Kidman dropped out and Foster stepped in. Though critics were less than ecstatic about the film, Stewart still garnered positive notice for her believable presence as Foster's offspring.

Her mother is a scriptwriter who comes from Australia. She attended school until the seventh grade, and continued her education by correspondence. She has an older brother, Cameron. Stewart is an avid surfer and guitar-player, and currently lives with her family in Los Angeles. Kristen confirmed to Vanity Fair that she is currently dating actor Michael Angarano.

Stewart's acting career began at the age of eight, after an agent saw her perform in her elementary school's Christmas show.[9] Stewart's first role was a short, nonspeaking part in the Disney Channel TV production The Thirteenth Year.[4] She subsequently appeared in the independent film The Safety of Objects, where she played the tomboy daughter of a troubled single mother (Patricia Clarkson). Stewart had a role in the major Hollywood film Panic Room, playing the sullen, diabetic daughter of a divorced mother (Jodie Foster). While the film received mixed reviews, Stewart garnered positive notices for the role.

After Panic Room's success, Stewart was cast in another thriller, Cold Creek Manor, playing the daughter of Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone's characters; the film generally failed at the box office. Her first starring role followed, in the children's action-comedy Catch That Kid, opposite Max Thieriot and Corbin Bleu. Stewart also played the role of Lila in the thriller Undertow. To date, Stewart's most critically acclaimed role may be in the television film Speak (2004), based on the novel by Laurie Halse Anderson. Stewart, thirteen at the time of filming, played high school freshman Melinda Sordino, who stops almost all verbal contact after being raped and who deals with enormous amounts of emotional turmoil. Stewart received great praise for playing the character, who had only a few speaking lines, but kept up a dark-witted commentary inside her head throughout the film.

In 2005, Stewart appeared in the fantasy-adventure film Zathura, playing the role of Lisa – an irresponsible older sister of two little boys, who turn their house into a spacecraft hurtling uncontrollably in outer space by playing a board game. The movie received praise by critics, but Stewart's performance didn't garner much media attention as it was noted that her character is immobilized during most of the movie.[10] The following year, she played the character Maya in Fierce People, directed by Griffin Dunne. After that, she received the lead role of Jess Solomon in the supernatural thriller movie The Messengers. The movie was successful commercially, however, it received highly negative reviews by critics.

In 2007, Stewart appeared as teenager Lucy Hardwicke in In the Land of Women, a romantic drama starring Meg Ryan and O.C. star Adam Brody. The movie, as well as Stewart's performance, received mixed reviews. That same year, Stewart starred in Sean Penn's critically acclaimed adaptation film Into the Wild. For her portrayal of Tracy – a teenage singer who has a crush on young adventurer Christopher McCandless – Stewart received generally positive reviews. Salon.com considered her work a "sturdy, sensitive performance", and the Chicago Tribune noted that she did "vividly well with a sketch of a role." Meanwhile, Variety magazine's critic Dennis Harvey commented skeptically, "It's unclear whether Stewart means to be playing hippie-chick Tracy as vapid, or whether it just comes off that way." After Into the Wild, Stewart had a cameo appearance in Jumper and also appeared in What Just Happened, which was released in October 2008. She also co-stars in The Cake Eaters and The Yellow Handkerchief, both independent films that have only been screened at film festivals.

On November 16, 2007, Summit Entertainment announced that Stewart would play Isabella Marie "Bella" Swan in the movie Twilight, based on Stephenie Meyer's bestselling vampire/human romance novel of the same name. Stewart was on the set of Adventureland when director Catherine Hardwicke visited her for an informal screen test which "captivated" the director. She stars alongside Robert Pattinson, who plays Edward Cullen, her character's vampire boyfriend. The film began production in February 2008 and finished filming in May 2008. Twilight was released domestically on November 21, 2008.

During a radio interview with Big O and Dukes of WJFK 1067, Jason Mewes stated that he is doing a movie called K 11 with Stewart and Nikki Reed, also of Twilight.


Filmography

2001 The Safety of Objects Sam Jennings limited release
2002 Panic Room Sarah Altman
2003 Cold Creek Manor Kristen Tilson
Speak Melinda Sordino independent film
2004 Catch That Kid Maddy
Undertow Lila limited release
2005 Fierce People Maya Osbourne limited release
Zathura Lisa
The Messengers Jess Solomon
In the Land of Women Lucy Hardwicke
2007 The Cake Eaters Georgia independent film
Into the Wild Tracy Tatro
Cutlass Young Robin short film
2008 Jumper Sophie cameo
Yellow Handkerchief Martine
What Just Happened Zoe
Twilight Bella Swan
2009 Adventureland Em awaiting release
Welcome to the Rileys Mallory filming
TBA New Moon Bella Swan confirmed


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Robert Thomas-Pattinson

Name: Robert Thomas-Pattinson
Birth Date: 13th May, 1986
Nationality: English
Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)

• His middle name is Thomas.

• He started acting at age 15 in plays.

• He enjoys music and is an excellent musician, playing the guitar and keyboard.

• Keen sportsman, taking part in everything from football and athletics to skiing and snowboarding.

• Attended Harrodian private school in London with fellow actor and good friend Tom Sturridge.

• Up until he was 12, Robert Pattinson's sisters used to dress him up as a girl and introduce him as Claudia. Twelve was a turning point for Robert, as he moved to a mixed school and then he became cool and discovered hair gel.

• He aspires to be like Jack Nicholson.

• James Dean is his fashion inspiration.

• For the role of Edward Cullen, Robert flew from England to director Catherine Hardwicke's house to audition. There, he and Kristen Stewart, who was already cast as Bella Swan, rehearsed the "Love Scene"/"Meadow Scene" on Hardwicke's own bed.

• Since May 27th, he is also known as Spunk Ransom.



Pattinson was born in London and lives in Barnes where he attended the Harrodian School. When first auditioning for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, he said he did sports such as skiing, snowboarding and soccer however in reality he prefers darts, cards, and pool. He plays the guitar and keyboard, and is in a band called Bad Girls. His sister is the singer Lizzy Pattinson.

He became involved in amateur theatre through the Barnes Theatre Club. After some backstage experience there, he took on acting roles. He caught the attention of an acting agent in a production of Tess of the D'Urbervilles, and began looking for professional roles.

Since then he has performed in an amateur version of Macbeth at the Old Sorting Office Arts Centre (also in West London), as well as trying his hand at modelling, for which he was sometimes credited as Robert Thomas-Pattinson[1].

He had supporting roles in the made for television film Ring of the Nibelungs (2004), and in director Mira Nair’s 2004 Vanity Fair, although his scenes in the latter were deleted, and only appear on the DVD version.

He was slated to appear in a stage production of The Woman Before in May 2005, but was fired shortly before the opening night. He was replaced by Tom Riley.

In late 2005, Pattinson appeared as the character Cedric Diggory in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Consequently, he was named that year's British Star of Tomorrow by Times Online and has more than once been touted as the next Jude Law, and was considered for the 2007 membership list for The Coterie as an honorary member.[1][2]. He names Jack Nicholson as his acting inspiration. He is sometimes credited as Robert Thomas-Pattinson[3].

He has a role in the as-yet unreleased short film The Summer House, and the films How To Be, and Ashes (in which he plays Salvador Dali). He is attached to star in vampire film After Dark. He appears advertising campaign for Hackett's Autumn 2007 collection.

On December 11th, 2007, Summit Entertainment announced that Pattinson will play Edward Cullen in the upcoming movie Twilight based on Stephenie Meyer's bestselling vampire/human romance of the same name.


Filmography

2004 Vanity Fair Rawdy Crawley (uncredited)
Ring of the Nibelungs Giselher TV movie
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Cedric Diggory
2006 The Haunted Airman Toby Jugg TV movie
2007 The Bad Mother's Handbook Daniel Gale TV movie
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Cedric Diggory flashback only
2008 How To Be Art
Twilight Edward Cullen
The Summer House Richard unreleased
2009 Little Ashes Salvador Dalí unreleased
Parts Per Billion TBA pre-production
TBA New Moon Edward Cullen confirmed



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Taylor Daniel Launter

Birth Name
Taylor Daniel Launter

Date of Birth
11 February 1992, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Height
5' 9" (1.75 m)

Mini Biography
Born on February 11th, 1992 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Taylor Daniel Lautner has shown he was destined for a successful life from a very young age. He began studying karate at the age of six, training at Fabiano's Karate School, and by the following year, he was already winning tournaments. He was soon invited to train with seven-time world karate champion Mike Chat and, when he was eight, he was asked to represent his country in the twelve years and under division in the World Karate Association where he proved himself by becoming the Junior World
Forms and Weapons champion, winning three gold medals. He continued to flourish in the martial arts circuit;

In 2003, at only eleven years old, he was ranks number one in the world for NASKA's Black Belt Open Forms, Musical Weapons, Traditional Weapons and Traditional Forms and and, by the age of twelve, he had three Junior World Championships under his "black belt".

However, in addition to his love for karate, Taylor was bitten by the acting bug when he was seven years old, after his martial arts instructor persuaded him to audition for a part in a Burger King advert in Los Angeles. Although he was unsuccessful, he enjoyed the experience so much that he told his parents he wanted to pursue a career in acting. Soon, he and his family were traveling back-and-forth from their home in Michigan to California so Taylor could audition for acting roles on a regular basis. When he was ten, with the frequent traveling and air fares starting to drain them out, his family made the hard decision to relocate to Los Angeles where Taylor would have the advantage of being able to audition on a full-time basis. Although it was a wrench to leave behind friends and family, the move gave him the added bonus of being able to compete on a more intense level in football and baseball.

Since moving to Los Angeles, Taylor has booked roles on "My Wife and Kids"

(2001), "Summerland" (2004), "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001), and the The Nick &

Jessica Variety Hour (2004) (TV). In addition to television, Taylor has been very

successful in the voice over work. Taylor has booked a recurring role as

Youngblood on the cartoon "Danny Phantom" (2004) as well as he has recording two

episodes of "What's New, Scooby-Doo?" (2002) and 'Charlie Brown'. Taylor has also

booked a series regular of a pilot presentation called Which Way Is Up? (1977)

along with the voice of Silas in an animation series entitled 'Silas and Brittany'.

His big break came in 2005 when, at the age of thirteen, Taylor won the role of

Shark Boy in the Robert Rodriguez film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl

3-D (2005). He spent three months on location in Austin, Texas filming, which he

thoroughly enjoyed. Within months, he then successfully auditioned to play Eliot,

the son of the Bakers' rival, in Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005).

In his spare time, Taylor loves playing football and baseball, both sports which

he is very strong in. In football, he running back on offense and middle line

backer on defense and, in baseball, he takes part in the Hart Baseball Program

where he is positioned at center field and second base. He also participates in

the LA Hip Kids, a hip-hop dance group. Taylor also enjoys making home movies

with his friends, including 'Sharkboy and Lava Girl' co-star Taylor Dooley, who

coincidentally lives near his Los Angeles home.

Although, he wants to continue acting into adulthood, he wouldn't mind becoming a

film scriptwriter and director. Certainly, this is one young boy who is bound to

do well in whatever he sets his mind to!


Trivia
Is a keen martial artist who, from the age of seven, has won many karate tournaments on a local, national and international level.

Is real-life friends with _Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D, The (2005)_co-stars Taylor Dooley and Cayden Boyd. He shares many similarities with Taylor

Dooley: they share the same first name; he was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, while she was born in Grosse Point; both children were born in February, a year apart (Taylor on the 11th 1992, she on the 26th in 1993); their mothers share the same name and they live minutes apart in their new homes in Los Angeles.

Plays football and baseball. He enjoys watching college football and supports the Michigan Wolverines.

Has a younger sister named Makena.

Has a Maltese named Roxy.

Received his driver license in 2008.

Played football during freshman year in high school.

Is of French, Dutch, and German descent.

Filmography

2001 Shadow Fury Kismet (child)
2003 The Bernie Mac Show Aaron TV
2004 My Wife and Kids Tyrone TV
Summerland boy on beach TV
2005 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Elliott Murtaugh
Danny Phantom Youngblood TV; voice
Duck Dodgers Reggie Wasserstein TV; voice
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D Sharkboy
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Dennis/Ned TV; voice
2006 Love, Inc. Oliver TV
He's a Bully, Charlie Brown Joe Agate TV special; voice
2008 Caught Up in You by Cassi Thompson love interest music video
Twilight Jacob Black
My Own Worst Enemy Jack Spivey TV


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Miley Cyrus

Date of Birth
23 November 1992, Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Birth Name
Destiny Hope Cyrus

Nickname
Smiley
Miley

Height
5' 5" (1.65 m)

Genre(s)
Pop rock
Teen pop
Country pop

Occupation(s)
Singer
actress
songwriter

Instrument(s)
Vocals
Electric Guitar
Acoustic Guitar

Years active 2003—present

Label(s)
Walt Disney
Hollywood

Associated acts
Billy Ray Cyrus
Trace Cyrus

Links
• Miley Cyrus's Official Website
• Miley Cyrus's Official MySpace
• Miley Cyrus Official YouTube Channel
• Miley Cyrus at the Internet Movie Database
• Miley Cyrus at Allmusic

Trivia
Daughter of singer/actor Billy Ray Cyrus and Leticia "Tish" Cyrus.

Sister of Noah Lindsey Cyrus.

Has five siblings: older paternal half-brother Christopher Cody, older maternal half-brother Trace, older maternal half-sister Brandi, and younger siblings Braison Chance and Noah Lindsey
.
Her favorite sport is cheerleading.

Her favorite book is, "Don't Die, My Love."

Her favorite song by her Dad is "Achy Breaky Heart."

Has written over a hundred songs and some of them have been used on her show, "Hannah Montana" (2006).

Her favorite singers are Hilary Duff, Kelly Clarkson, Mariah Carey, and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz.

Her favorite album is Kelly Clarkson's "Breakaway".

Her favorite movie is Steel Magnolias (1989).

Likes to eat Chinese food.

Favourite hobby is going shopping.

She loves to watch High School Musical (2006) (TV) with her sisters.

She has three dogs, Loco (because "It's crazy!"), Juicy (because of the clothing brand) and her newest dog, Minnie Pearl.

Miley was on the green team for 2 summers in a row in the Disney Channel Games.
She has never taken formal singing lessons (as of June 2007).

Started auditioning for Hannah Montana when she was 11 years old, She originally tried out for the part of Lilly Truscott.

Was ranked #17 on Forbes List of The 20 Top-Earning Young Superstars.(2007).

Ranked #12 on interview magazines Hollywood faces to watch "future stars of tomorrow".

In January 2008, she legally changed her name from Destiny Hope Cyrus to Miley Ray Cyrus.
Ray is for her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, and Miley was her nickname, given because as a baby, she always smiled. Smiley evolved into Miley in baby slang.

Released a 3D concert movie of her Best of Both Worlds Tour on February 1st, 2008. It became the highest grossing Super Bowl weekend release ever.

Was ranked #22 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actress list. (2008).

Was ranked #1 on TV Guide Top 10 Teen Star Countdown (2008).

Befriended her backup dancer, Mandy Jiroux, while on tour. The two have a Youtube channel called MileyMandy, that they regularly update with new videos. Their show is called "The Miley and Mandy Show".

Miley's half-brother (Trace) and Hannah Montana co-star Mitchel Musso's brother (Mason) are in the band Metro Station.

Godmother is Dolly Parton.

Likes Rock music such as The Killers and Coldplay.

Is close friends with Brenda Song and Ashley Tisdale.

Is friends with her idol, Hilary Duff.

Lived in Toronto where she attended Armstrong Acting Studio.

Was ranked #22 on Moviefone's 'The 25 Hottest Actors Under 25'(2008).

On 25 September 2006, the Disney Channel was finally launched in South Africa. The first episode of "Hannah Montana" (2006) was broadcast on Friday 29 September 2006, the show immediately became the channel's "Flagship" show. Miley Cyrus is the most recognized Disney Channel star in South Africa with the most DVD releases of the show and 2 versions of her "Best of Both Worlds Concert" - one standard edition and one double disc extended 3-D edition. The extended 3D edition was released on Disney Blu-Ray simultaneously in August 2008.

Broke up with boyfriend of two years Nick Jonas.

Personal Quotes
Pink isn't just a color, it's an attitude!

Where Are They Now
(August 2006) Currently on tour doing opening singing acts for The Cheetah Girls in concert.

(June 2007) Currently playing "Miley Stewart" in "Hannah Montana" (2006), which is in its 2nd season on Disney Channel.

(December 2006) Filming Season 2 of "Hannah Montana" (2006).

(January 2007) Recording her New album.

(March 2007) On her first ever European Tour.

(June 2007) Promoting her new Album.

(October 2007) On her Best of Both Worlds Tour.

(April 2008) She is based in Los Angeles, California.

(May 2008) Filming the Hannah Montana Movie in Franklin, Tennessee

(July 2008) Working on her new album Breakout

(July 2008) Working on the new Hannah Montanna movie