Angelina Jolie Biography

Angelina Jolie Voight, better known as Angela Jolie was born on June 4, 1975 at Long Angeles, California. A Gemini with brown hair and blue eyes, Angelina Jolie was born from a family of actors. Her mother – Marcheline Bertrand - was an actress and a model while her father – Join Voight – won an Oscar and three Golden Globe awards. Her brother - James Haven Voight – is a director.

Although a product of broken family, Angeline Jolie was happy with her collection of lizards and snakes. Harry Dean Stanton was her favorite snake while Vladimir was her favorite lizard. Watching movies with her mother awakened Angelina Jolie’s desire to be an actress too. She loved to dress-up and perform for people. At the age of seven, she already appeared in the movie ‘Lookin’ To Get Out.’ And at the age of 12, she enrolled in acting classes and workshop at Lee Strasberg Theatre.


Angelina Jolie’s teenage life was not as happy as her childhood and her wild experiences during this stage contributed much to her success as an actress today. Enrolled at Beverly High School, she continued her training and auditioned for modeling jobs that she never got. Feeling unworthy and ugly with her big eyes and big lips, she started to hate herself. Her confidence as a child got affected by her emotional, social and financial problems.

At 14, she was already living-in with her boyfriend who influenced her in using S&M. After 2 years of theater training, Angelina Jolie dropped from her classes. A scar that is still present today along Angelina Jolie’s jaw line serves as witness to the troubles she had as a teenager.

At 16, things slowly went back to normal. Angelina Jolie got separated from her punk boyfriend. And she enrolled again for acting classes and workshop. At one point in the life of Angelina Jolie, she attended writing classes and studied filmmaking at New York University. Her physical features getting better, she finally got modeling jobs at New York, London and Los Angeles. Her acting career started to shape-up in 1993 when she got the lead role as a near-human robot in Cyborg2. Then, film-after-film, Angelina Jolie started to shine as a star and finally become a serious actress. The biopics George Wallace and Gia earned her 1 Golden Globe award and 1 Emy nomination for each film. The following are the films credited to her name: Beowulf (2007), The Good Shepherd (2006), Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005), Alexander (2004), Shark Tale (voice) (2004), Taking Lives (2004), Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow (2004), Beyond Borders (2003), Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003), Life Or Something Like It (2002), Original Sin (2001), Tomb Raider (2001), Gone In 60 Seconds (2000), The Bone Collector (1999), Girl, Interrupted (1999).

Angelina Jolie’s next publicized relationship was with her first husband Johnny Lee Miller whom she met while filming the movie Hackers. They got divorced because of Angelina Jolie’s frequent emotional breakdowns. Her openness in discussing sexual acts became the talk of the media. And the media’s interest was fueled more when she admitted having relationship with Jenny Shimizu, a fellow actress. She then met her second husband, Billy Bob Thornton whom she also divorced.

Her involvement with the plight of less fortunate people opened new experiences for her. She adopted Maddox, a Cambodian in 2001 and donated #5 million to Cambodia’s wildlife sanctuary. Angelina Jolie then became a Good Will Ambassador for the United Nations. She then adopted Zaharah Marley, an Ethiopian girl.

In 2006, her relationship with Brad Pitt was opened to the public and she finally became a mother to their baby, Shiloh Nouvel. As part of their humanitarian duties, they sold the rights to the pictures of Shiloh Nouvel and donated the proceeds.


U2 - The Ultimate Music Band That Transcends Boundaries

It was in 1976 when 14 year old Larry Mullen Jr., an aspiring drummer, posted a bulletin ad in a Dublin high school board, seeking musicians to form The Larry Mullen Band. Among those who effectively auditioned at Mullen’s residence were two guitarists — Adam Clayton (bass) and Dave Evans (later known as The Edge). Another member, Dik Evans, Dave’s brother, became the third guitarist. After a few gigs and practices, Paul Hewson, the band’s vocalist, (who we know currently as Sonny Bono) would later step in as the group leader, much to Larry Mullen’s satisfaction. And the band’s name would be changed to Feedback.


They were lacking in skills, as acknowledge by the band members themselves. But the band remained tight because they all loved music and they all enjoyed entertaining the crowd. In 1978, and after once again deciding to change their band’s name from Feedback to Hype, the group joined a talent contest in Limerick, Ireland where they luckily won the grand prize. On top of that, a record producer was in the audience and offered them a chance to record their first demo. By the time things were rolling pretty well for the boys, Dik announced he was leaving the band. His departure coincided with the band’s fourth and final name change to U2.

In 1979, U2 released their first vinyl record. It was called U2: 3 (Three) and remained on top of the Irish Music charts. Although hugely accepted in Ireland, the band faced a tough market elsewhere. But in 1980, after signing up with Island Records and after holding a series of road tours in London and other places in the UK, they began to extend their fan base to even as far as the United States.

The release of their album, “War” in 1983, reached number one in the UK charts. It included the song, “Sunday, Bloody, Sunday” which was a religious and personal homage to Ireland and evoked a message of non-violence, unity and peace. And with this, the hits and the recognition were just unstoppable.

What is probably one of the high points of U2’s career is that unforgettable performance at the Live Aid concert. Live Aid was an event organized to help raise funds to feed and support the men, women and children suffering from hunger in places with widespread famine, like Ethiopia and Africa. At that time, U2 was still considered a relatively new band compared to the others who came to perform there. They were not the expected main attraction of the event. But the band gave what is probably the most remembered moment of the occasion — lead singer Sonny Bono and the rest of U2 performed their song, “Bad” while engaging the crowd for about 12 long minutes. This established how much charisma U2 carry and how much the audience connected to them.

In 1987, their “Joshua Tree” album climbed the number one list in the American charts and stayed number one for nine more weeks. This was also the year when the band landed on Time Magazine’s cover; making them only the third rock band to ever do so (the other two were The Beatles and The Who). At the end of the 80’s decade, U2 was officially elevated to rock nobility. And they do not seem to be going anywhere.

U2 released a score of other hits in the 90’s with songs like “Zooropa” and “Achtung Baby” and organized the Zoo TV Tour. The band departed from their usual style for these releases and tried to embrace a more modern and techno approach which, surprisingly, fans received quite well. They continued to experiment with their music for a 1997 album, Pop, but this earned mixed reviews.

By the new millennium, U2 was done with their experimentation and returned to their 80’s roots with the release of “Beautiful Day,” “Elevation” and “Vertigo.” The latter song came from the album, “How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb,” which earned the band multiple awards at the 2006 Grammy’s: Album of the Year, Song of The Year, Rock Album of the Year, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group and Best Rock Song. The awards were fitting recognitions to a band who was celebrating their 20th year in the business that year.

In the middle of creating number one songs, releasing gold records and mounting sold-out concert Tours, U2 also busied themselves by supporting worthy causes and benefits for victims of poverty, famine, violence, crimes and the like. Dubbed as the ultimate “Band of the 80’s” by Rolling Stone’s Magazine, U2 was not only responsible for a string of hit songs. They were also influential musicians, whose music transcended deep, poetic and meaningful words and sounds, which stir up awareness and consciousness among its listeners and followers.


Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz Splitsville

Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz have broken up. This occurred right before the Christmas holiday. Timberlake began dating Diaz soon after they met at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards in April 2003. The couple has been a regular fixture in the gossip magazines and tabloid shows for years now. There have been rumors that the couple was splitting before, but this looks like the real deal. He told fellow club hoppers in Memphis, “Me and Cameron? We’re done.” The superstar singer then spent the night with a former high school sweetheart while he was visiting his family. “They had been planning to be together in Tennessee for Christmas with his folks, but he came out alone,” says a source.

2007 looks to be a busy year for Timberlake. He will be touring his new album FutureSex/LoveShow (P!ink will be the opening act). The former New Mickey Mouse Club has one infamous breakup already under his belt as he and Britney Spears were an item for some time. The former member of boy band N Sync has seen massive success in his solo work releasing the albums ‘FutureSex/LoveSounds’ and ‘Justified.’ Both have seen multi-platinum success.

Cameron Diaz will be the voice of Princess Fiona in the upcoming movie ‘Shrek The Third.’ She is currently filming ‘ A Little Game Without Consequence’ which will come out sometime in 2008. Diaz, who Maxim magazine named as the 7th sexiest woman in 2006, has seen much success on the silver screen with films like ‘ The Mask,’ ‘There’s Something About Mary,’ and ‘Charlie’s Angels.’

There is no word why the couple has gone their separate ways but age could be a factor. Diaz is nearly 10 years older than Timberlake. Also with Timberlake set to tour the world in support of his album, they might of felt that this was the best time to end it. One thing is sure though, a lot of tabloid writers and photographers will be sad to see the two split as it will make their jobs a little more difficult.


Does Demi Want Ashton Kutcher’s Baby?

Demi Moore, who is almost old enough to be Ashton Kutcher’s mom, may want the former ‘That 70’s Show’ stars children. In an interview that hit newsstands today, Moore said she is, “most definitely” considering having children with Kutcher. Moore, who is 44, has three children from her marriage with Bruce Willis. The Moore-Willis marriage broke up in 2000.Kutcher had been involved with a number of high profile celebrities including Nelly Furtado and actresses January Jones (from 1998 to 2001), Ashley Scott (from 2001 to 2002), Monet Mazur (2002) and his Just Married co-star, Brittany Murphy, between 2002 to 2003. Moore and Kutcher have been married since 2003.

Despite speculation that her relationship with Kutcher, who is now 28, would not last, the couple sounds like they are very happy with each other. She told the magazine, ” If somebody would have said, ‘O.k . here is the predication: You’re going to meet a man 25 years old, and he’s going to see being with you and having three children as a bonus,’ I would have said ‘keep dreaming.’” She added, “I think it caught us both by surprise, particularly him. He was in this real rise of his career just as we met, which for a young man is prime opportunity for heavy duty play.” Despite speculation that her relationship with Kutcher, who is now 28, would not last the couple sounds like they are very happy with each other.

Demi Moore has starred in hit movies such as ‘Ghost’ and ‘Indecent Proposal.’ Both Moore and Kutcher had roles in the 2006 movie ‘Bobby.’ Moore said her and Kutcher also discussed doing a Broadway version of ‘The Graduate.’ The movie depicts an older woman and a man half her age that engaged in affair. Moore will star in the movie ‘Flawless’ that will come out later this year. Kutcher is not signed on to do any movies in the near future.


 
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