Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (born February 19, 1967) is a Puerto Rican and Spanish[1] actor and film producer. He won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild [...]]]>

Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (born February 19, 1967) is a Puerto Rican and Spanish^[1] actor and film producer. He won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a BAFTA Award for his role as Javier Rodríguez in Traffic (2000). He is also known for his roles as Fred Fenster in The Usual Suspects (1995), Dr. Gonzo in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), Franky Four Fingers in Snatch (2000), Jackie Boy in Sin City (2005), and Che Guevara in Che (2008). He is the third Puerto Rican to win an Academy Award.

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (born January 17, 1964) is the wife of the 44th and incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama, and is the first African-American

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (born January 17, 1964) is the wife of the 44th and incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama, and is the first African-American First Lady of the United States. Raised on the South Side of Chicago, Obama attended Princeton University and Harvard Law School before returning to Chicago and to work at the law firm Sidley Austin, where she met her future husband. Subsequently, she worked as part of the staff of Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley, and for the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Throughout 2007 and 2008, she helped campaign for her husband’s presidential bid and delivered a keynote address at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. She is the mother of two daughters, Malia and Sasha, and is the sister of Craig Robinson, men’s basketball coach at Oregon State University. As the wife of a Senator, and later the First Lady, she has become a fashion icon and role model for women, and an advocate for poverty awareness, nutrition and healthy eating.

Zooey Claire Deschanel ( /ˈzoʊ.iː deɪʃəˈ

Zooey Claire Deschanel ( /ˈzoʊ.iː deɪʃəˈnɛl/ zoh-ee day-shə-nel; born January 17, 1980) is an American actress, musician and singer-songwriter. In 1999, Deschanel made her film debut in Mumford, followed by her breakout role as young protagonist William Miller’s troubled older sister Anita in Cameron Crowe‘s 2000 semi-autobiographical film Almost Famous. Deschanel soon became known for her deadpan or “Manic Pixie Dream Girl” supporting roles in films such as Elf (2003), The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Failure to Launch (2006), Bridge to Terabithia (2007), and The Happening (2008). She then began playing lead roles in films, including Yes Man (2008) and (500) Days of Summer (2009).^[1][2][3] She currently stars in the Fox series New Girl. She has been nominated for Golden Globe and Grammy Awards.

For a few years starting in 2001, Deschanel performed in the jazz cabaret act If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies with fellow actress Samantha Shelton.^[4] Besides singing, she plays keyboards, percussion, banjo and ukulele.^[5] She also often sings in her films. Deschanel teamed up with M. Ward to release their debut album Volume One (recorded with M. Ward under the moniker She & Him) which was released in March 2008. The follow-up album Volume Two was released in the U.S. in March 2010. She married Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard in September 2009, and filed for divorce from him in December 2011.

Sookie Stackhouse is the fictional protagonist and narrator of Charlaine Harris‘ The Southern Vampire Mysteries and the main character in HBO’s television adaptation, True Blood.

In the first season of True Blood, Sookie Stackhouse (

Sookie Stackhouse is the fictional protagonist and narrator of Charlaine Harris‘ The Southern Vampire Mysteries and the main character in HBO’s television adaptation, True Blood.

In the first season of True Blood, Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) is introduced as a waitress working at her local establishment Merlotte’s Bar and Grille. It is quickly unveiled that Sookie is a telepath, capable of involuntarily hearing the minds of everyone around her which leaves her constantly trying to block out these thoughts and act normal. From the night of the opening episode, we can deduce that Sookie is a kind, honest if slightly prudish individual who is friends with many of the bar staff. The staff includes the bar owner Sam Merlotte (Sam Trammell), who harbors a romantic interest in her, fellow waitresses Arlene Fowler (Carrie Preston) and Dawn Green (Lynn Collins), Sookie’s best friend, the sassy and troubled newly appointed bartender Tara Thornton and resident cooks Terry Bellefleur (Todd Lowe) and Lafayette Reynolds (Nelsan Ellis), the latter the flamboyantly gay cousin of Tara. In the opening episode, we are also introduced to Sookie’s promiscuous brother Jason (Ryan Kwanten) and his best friends Hoyt Fortenberry (Jim Parrack) and René Lenier (Michael Raymond-James), the latter who is dating Arlene. On this night, Sookie meets Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer), the first vampire to visit Bon Temps since vampires ‘came out of the coffin’ two years prior to the show’s story. After Bill is nearly killed by human drug dealers and drainers of vampire blood (which is used as a narcotic by humans in both the books and the show), Mac and Denise Rattray, Bill is saved by Sookie. Bill quickly deduces that Sookie is more than human and Sookie discovers that she cannot hear Bill’s thoughts.

Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with

Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album …Baby One More Time in 1999. During her first decade in the music industry, she became a prominent figure in mainstream popular music and popular culture, followed by a much-publicized personal life. Her first two albums established her as a pop icon and broke sales records, while title tracks “…Baby One More Time” and “Oops!… I Did It Again” became international number-one hits. Spears was credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s.

Pau Gasol i Sáez (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpaw ɡəˈzɔɫ]) (born July 6, 1980) is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He was born to Marisa Sáez and Agustí Gasol, [...]]]>

Pau Gasol i Sáez (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpaw ɡəˈzɔɫ]) (born July 6, 1980) is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He was born to Marisa Sáez and Agustí Gasol, and he spent his childhood in Spain. Gasol was drafted by theAtlanta Hawks in the 2001 NBA Draft, but his rights were traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, with whom he won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He currently holds the Memphis Grizzlies franchise records for career games played, minutes played, field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, offensive, defensive, and total rebounds, blocked shots, turnovers, and points.^[1] After seven seasons with the team, Gasol was traded to the Lakers on February 1, 2008. His younger brother, Marc Gasol, who was involved in that trade, is also a professional basketball player for theMemphis Grizzlies of the NBA.

Derek Lamar Fisher (born August 9, 1974) is an American professional basketball point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His NBA career has spanned more than 14 years, during which he has won [...]]]>

Derek Lamar Fisher (born August 9, 1974) is an American professional basketball point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His NBA career has spanned more than 14 years, during which he has won five NBA Championships. He currently serves as the president of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA).^[1]

Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Fisher started out his basketball career at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Selected with the twenty-fourth pick by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1996 NBA Draft, Fisher spent his first eight seasons with the franchise. During that time, he played a role in the Lakers’ “three-peat“, and was the third-leading scorer on the team behind Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. After his success with Los Angeles, Fisher signed with the Golden State Warriors, but was later traded to the Utah Jazz, where he helped lead the team to the Western Conference Finals. Due to his daughter’s health, he asked to be released from his contract and rejoined the Lakers in 2007.^[2] In 2010, he won his fifth NBA Championship with the Lakers. Only he and Kobe Bryant have played in all five of the Lakers’ most recent championships.

As of 2011, Fisher had played in 209 career playoff games, the fourth highest total in NBA history.^[3] He ranks second all time in NBA Finals three-pointers made (43), behind former teammate Robert Horry. He has the highest three-point field goal percentage in NBA Finals history (42.6%). TheNBA listed his “0.4 Shot” as the 18th-greatest playoff moment of all time.