Emma Watson Biography

Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (born 15 April 1990) is an English actress and model who rose to prominence playing Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series. Watson was cast as Hermione at the age of nine, having previously acted only in school plays. From 2001 to 2011, she starred in all eight Harry Potter films alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint. Watson's work on the Harry Potter series has earned her several awards and more than £10 million. She made her modelling debut for Burberry's Autumn/Winter campaign in 2009.

Bradley Cooper, Sexiest Man

Bradley Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American film, theater, and television actor. He is known for his roles in the films The Hangover, The A-Team, and Limitless.

Cooper was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in nearby Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. His mother, Gloria (née Campano), is Italian-American, and his father, Charles J. Cooper, was Irish-American and worked as a stockbroker for Merrill Lynch.Cooper was raised Catholic.After graduating from Germantown Academy in 1993, he attended Villanova University for his freshman year, then transferred to Georgetown University, from which he graduated with an honors BA in English in 1997. Cooper became fluent in French at Georgetown and spent six months as an exchange student in Aix-en-Provence, France. Later, in 2000, he received an MFA in acting from Actors Studio Drama School at The New School in New York City

Bradley Cooper seen on the cover for People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive issue -- People

Focus Falls On Women in Cain Scandal

A woman who settled a sexual harassment claim against Herman Cain when he was head of the National Restaurant Association later filed a complaint in her next job about unfair treatment.
Karen Kraushaar, a former NRA spokeswoman who lodged a harassment claim against Cain in 1999, filed a complaint two or three years later when she was working as a spokesperson for the Immigration and Naturalization Service, according to the Associated Press. The claim, which did not include a specific sexual harassment complaint, argued that she should have been allowed to work at home after she suffered a serious car accident and also accused a manager of circulating a sexually charged email among staff.

Stars Who Look Better With Age

Kate Winslet, Age 36

The Contagion star (in 2001, left, and 2011, right) is famous for her anti-plastic surgery stance. Instead, Winslet has said in the Huffington Post that she follows a different approach to beauty: a look that’s au natural. 

Britney Spears Stunning Engagement Ring

Britney Spears and her fiancé Jason Trawick made their debut as an engaged couple at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas on Friday evening.

The pair, who originally planned to be in the city to celebrate Trawick's 40th birthday, made it a double celebration after getting engaged the night before. Us Weekly broke the news.

Holiday time for pregnant celebrities

A blossoming Beyonce hasn't made her due date public yet, but it can't be all that far off. At the MTV Video Music Awards back in August, the pop princess shared the fact that she and hubby Jay-Z were expecting their first future musician. Oddly, ever since then rumors have swirled that Bey's bump is fake, but we get the feeling that those reports will be squashed when a actual baby arrives next year. (12/6/2011)

Kourtney Kardashian Vs Julianne Hough

Kourtney Kardashian

Sorry, ladies, but only one woman can survive this fashion battle! Both "Kourtney and Kim Take New York" diva Kourtney Kardashian and "Footloose" femmeJulianne Hough strutted their stuff in the same champagne sequined Rachel Roy minidress less than two months apart. It's time to answer the big

Celebrity Trainer Tips

The pleasures of the holiday season are many but the pain can be equally powerful come January when we realize the damage we’ve done. This year wouldn’t it be nice to not have regrets for a change? We asked celebrity fitness and nutrition experts-- the pros who keep Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Jennifer Aniston in line--to give us their tips for getting through the holidays without those extra 10 pounds. Are you in?

HARLEY PASTERNAK, host of ABC’s “The Revolution” who has trained Lady Gaga, Megan Fox, Katy Perry and Rihanna

Stars Behind Famous Characters

Stars Behind Famous Characters - A small selection of the most famous films,

where the stars have played a role, hiding their real face of makeup or a mask.

Persons Los Angelesco Gang

"People go into gangs because of love. We do not have enough love. We do not like the family, mothers and fathers, or indeed anyone. Crime would like plugs that hole in you."

The Tallest Living Woman

Yao Defen of China, (born 15 July 1972) is claimed to be the tallest woman in the world (2.33 m; 7 ft 8 in). The Guinness Book of World Records said American Sandy Allen was the world's tallest woman until Allen's death on August 13, 2008, but dispute Defen's claim. She weighs 200 kg (440 lbs) and has size 26 (UK) / 78 (EU) feet. Her gigantism is due to a tumor in her pituitary gland.

The Tallest Woman In Recorded History

Trijntje Cornelisdochter Keever (April 10 or 16, 1616 – July 22, 1633), nicknamed De Groote Meid (in English, The Big Girl), is the tallest female person in recorded history, standing 9 Amsterdam feet or 2.54 metres (8 ft 4 in) tall at the time of her death at age seventeen.

Trijntje Keever was the daughter of Cornelis Keever and Anna Pouwels. Cornelis was a Dutch skipper and Anna was his maid; he married her on May 24, 1605. Trijntje was born on April 10 or 16, 1616 in Edam.

The Tallest Man In Recorded History

Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940) was a man who is the tallest person in history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. Wadlow is sometimes known as the Alton Giant or Giant of Illinois because of his upbringing in Alton, Illinois.

Wadlow reached 8 ft 11.1 in (2.72 m) in height and weighed 222 kg (490 lb) at his death at age 22. His great size and his continued growth in adulthood was due to hypertrophy of his pituitary gland which results in an abnormally high level of human growth hormone. He showed no indication of an end to his growth even at the time of his death.

Man Holds the Record for the Most Guinness World Records

The 55-year-old Ashrita Furman from Jamaica, Queens, was officially registered as the first person in the world to hold 100 Guinness Book of Records simultaneously. The record was registered after he joint a group of people at City Hall Park, who recited one poem in 111 languages. The group read the poem "Precious", written by the late Indian spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy. 

The World’s Largest Family of Jugglers

The 13-member Boehmer family has won a number of awards and have performed all over the United States. They have been captivating audiences with their varied juggling, gymnastics, and unicycling skills for over a decade, and they are still growing.

Being in a large family usually means learning to juggle several tasks at once - making dinner while helping children with homework, bandaging a knee, keeping an eye on the horseplay in the back yard, and lending a caring ear.

The World's Most Tattooed Person

Lucky Diamond Rich (born 1971, New Zealand) is "the world's most tattooed person" (a title formerly held by Tom Leppard), and has tattoos covering his entire body, including the inside of his foreskin, mouth and ears. He holds theGuinness world record as of 2006, being 100 percent tattooed.

He is also a performance artist and street performer whose act includes sword-swallowing, unicycling and juggling.

Oldest Twins in UK Celebrate 102nd Birthday

Britain's oldest twins Betty Richards and Jenny Pelmore have a double reason to celebrate New Year's Day - it is also their 102nd birthday.
The sprightly siblings came into the world on January 1, 1908 - the year Henry Ford produced his first Model T car.

They were born in Manchester when King Edward VII was on the throne and the doctor who delivered them arrived - on horseback