Celebrities are ever popular in our world today. They are envied and admired by young people, including Whyvillians. They are liked for the accomplishments, struggles to be successful, and for the way they look. Women and young girls vie to look like celebrities and imitate their styles. The following stars are favored by older Whyvillians. We all have different tastes and not everyone likes Miley Cyrus or Zac Efron. This article features celebrities from various genres and careers.
Allison Lee Hannigan was born on March 24, 1974 in Washington, DC. Alyson's started her acting career when she was 4 years old, as a commercial actress. Alyson made her TV debut in the 1998 movie My Stepmother is an Alien. Since then, Alyson has landed many reoccurring roles on shows such as "Free Spirit", "Touched by an Angel", "The Torkelsons" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Currently Alyson can be seen portraying Lily Aldrin on the hit TV show "How I Met Your Mother".
Natalie Hershlag came into the world on June 9th, 1981 in Jerusalem, Israel. Though now, she is known as Natalie Portman. As a child, Natalie has moved around America several times until her family finally settled in New York. When Natalie was 11 years old, she was found by an agent at a pizza parlor. The agent encouraged her to become a model but Natalie felt that acting was the career path to take. Natalie's film debut was in the 1994 flick Leon. However Natalie is best known for playing Queen Amidala in the 1999 movie Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace.
Beyonce Giselle Knowles was born on September 4th, 1981 in Houstan, Texas. At the age of 7, Beyonce took classes at a dance school and sang in her church choir. Her dance instructor took Beyonce to several dance competitions and local singing contests. Beyonce was passionate about singing from a young age, and she and her school friends formed the group "Girl's Tyme". With the help of an old friend, Beyonce's father Matthew Knowles landed Girl's Tyme an audition with Columbia Records. The audition was successful, because in 1996 the company signed Girl's Tyme, who were now known as Destiny's Child. Beyonce became a solo artist when she released her first album "Dangerously in Love" in 2003. Beyonce has also crossed over into acting. She continues to release albums and acting in films to this day.
Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born in February 20th, 1988 in St. Michael, Barbados. She was introduced to music producer Evan Rogers while he was vacationing in Barbados. In 2004 Rihanna and Evan created a demo CD with 12 songs, and the demo was passed around to many record labels. In 2005 the demo caught the attention of former rapper and CEO of Def Jam Recordings, who asked for Rihanna to audition for him. Rihanna landed the audition and was granted a record deal on the spot.
Kimberly Alexis Bledel was born on September 16th, 1981 in Houston, Texas. At the age of 14, a scout from a modeling agent recruited Alexis to become a model. Alexis modeled for a few years until she changed her career path and became an actress. Alexis unexpectedly landed her first audition -- playing Lorelai 'Rory' Leigh Gilmore on the 2000 TV show "Gilmore Girls".
Rachel Sarah Bilson came into the world on August 25th, 1981 in Los Angeles, California. Rachel grew up with a family in the entertainment industry, and she was encouraged to become an actress from an early age. In 2003 she was offered a role she couldn't refuse -- playing Summer Roberts on TV show "The OC". Rachel gladly accepted the role, and her fame skyrocketed. Rachel also made her movie debut in Last Kiss (2006).
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Author's Note: Sources: www.imdb.com
www.celebritygenius.com
www.channelu.tv
www.popstarsplus.com
