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8 Aug, 2014

Bryan Adams

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Bryan Adams is a Canadian singer and musician born in 1959 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.  He has released 11 studio albums, five compilation albums, six live albums, two soundtrack albums during his career. Some of his popular singles include (Everything I Do) I Do It for You, It’s Only Love, Hearts on Fire, Victim of Love, Lonely Nights, and Heaven. Adams has received accolades such as a Grammy Award, 20 Juno Awards, an American Music Award, and a MTV Music Award.  He has two children, Mirabella Bunny Adams and Rosylea Adams.

Brutus Beefcake

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Brutus Beefcake is an American professional wrestler born in 1957 in Tampa, Florida. He started his career under the moniker of Ed Boulder and wrestled in many southern wrestling territories.  In 1984, he joined the WWF and changed his name to Brutus Beefcake.  In 1985, he and Greg Valentine won the WWF World Tag Team Titles from The US Express (Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo).  Pro Wrestling Illustrated rated him 75th in its top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1995.  He is married to Barbara McGondel and has one daughter.

Bruno Mars

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Bruno Mars is an American singer and producer born in 1985 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His albums include Doo-Wops & Hooligans and Unorthodox Jukebox. Some of his biggest hits include Just the Way You Are, Grenade, The Lazy Song, Locked Out of Heaven, and Treasure. Mars has earned two Grammy Awards, multiple MTV Music Awards, and Soul Train Award. Mars has sold over 11 million albums and 68 million singles across the world.

Bruce Willis

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Bruce Willis is a German-born American actor and producer born in 1955 in Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany. Willis has appeared in television shows such as Moonlighting, Miami Vice, The Return of Bruno, Roseanne, and The Twilight Zone. Movies roles include Blind Date, the Die Hard movie series, Hudson Hawk, Pulp Fiction, 12 Monkeys, The Sixth Sense, The Jackal, The Story of us, Sin City, Alpha Dog, and The Expendables 2. Willis has won multiple People’s Choices and Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. He has five children and is married to Emma Heming.  Willis was previously married to actress Demi Moore.

Bruce Seldon

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Bruce Seldon is a retired American boxer born in 1967 in Atlantic City, NJ. During his amateur career, he compiled a 20-4 record and earned the New Jersey Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Title. He began his professional career in 1988 and defeated Joel McGraw with a knockout in the first round. In 1995, he won the WBA Heavyweight Championship by defeating Tony Tucker.  Seldon retired from boxing in 2009 with a record of 40 wins and eight losses. He is the trainer for his son, Isiah Seldon.

Brody Jenner

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Brody Jenner is an American television personality and model born in 1983 in Los Angeles, California.  He is the son of 1976 Olympic Gold medalist Bruce Jenner and actress Linda Thompson.  His stepmom is Kris Jenner and he is the stepbrother to Kim, Khloe, Kourtney, and Rob Kardashian.  He has appeared in shows such as The Princess of Malibu, Bromance, The Hills, and Keeping Up with the Kardashians.  Jenner previously dated singer Avril Lavigne and television personalities Nicole Ritchie and Lauren Conrad.

Brock Lesnar

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Brock Lesnar is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist born in 1977 in Webster, South Dakota.  In 2002, he became the youngest WWE champion of all time at age 25 by defeating The Rock.  Lesnar won the title on two more occasions by beating Kurt Angle.  He also won the 2002 King of the Ring, 2003 Royal Rumble, and ended The Undertaker’s 21-0 undefeated Wrestlemania Streak in 2014.  During his athletic career, he has also won the UFC Heavyweight Championship, IWGP Heavyweight Championship, and NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship.  Lesnar is the only man who has won the WWE Championship, NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship, and UFC Heavyweight Championship.  He is married to former professional wrestler and manager.  Lesnar has three children, Mya Lynn, Duke, and Turk.

Brittany Daniel

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Brittany Daniel is an American film and television actress born in 1976 in Gainesville, Florida. Daniels is popular for her role as Kelly Pitts on The Game as well as her role as Jessica Wakefield on Sweet Valley High.  Actress Cynthia Daniel is her twin sister. Daniels has appeared in films such as Joe Dirt, White Chicks, Dirty, Skyline, Littleman, Club Dread, and The Hamiltons.  Television shows she has made an appearances in include Dawson’s Creek, That 70’s Show, Just Shoot Me!, and North Shore.  In 2014, she revealed she had non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, but she is now free of the cancer. Daniels formerly dated director and actor Keenan Ivory Wayans.

Brian Williams

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Brian Williams is an American news anchor born in 1959 in Elmira, New York.  He is the managing editor and anchor of NBC Nightly News. Williams started his broadcasting career in 1981 for KOAM-TV in Pittsburg, Kansas.  He later moved to WTTG in Washington D. C. and then worked for WCAU in Philadelphia. Williams has also made guest appearances on the television shows 30 Rock, Family Guy, and The Soup.  Due to his coverage of Hurricane Katrina he earned the George Polk Award. He was also instrumental in NBC earning a Peabody Award for that coverage as well.  He is married to Jane Gillan Stoddard Williams and they have two children.  Their daughter Allison Williams stars on the HBO show Girls.

Brian Stokes Mitchell

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Brian Stokes Mitchell is an American actor and singer born in 1957 in Seattle, Washington. Mitchell has appeared in Broadway productions such as Mail, Jelly’s Last Jam, Oh Kay!, Ragtime, and Kiss Me Kate.  He has also appeared in television shows such as Trapper John, M. D., Roots:  The Next Generations, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Frasier.  In 2000, Mitchell won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for Kiss Me Kate. He released his debut solo album, Brian Stokes Mitchell in 2006. Mitchell is married to actress Allyson Tucker and they have one son, Ellington.

Brian Sandoval

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Brian Sandoval is an American politician born in 1963 in Redding, California. Sandoval was the first Hispanic to be elected to statewide office in Nevada. He is a member of the Republican Party and is the 29th Governor of Nevada. He also served as a judge for the United States District Court of the District of Nevada.  Before his term as judge, he was the Attorney General of Nevada, a state legislator, and Nevada’s youngest Nevada Gaming Commission Chairman. Sandoval is married to Kathleen Teipner and has three children.

Brian Nielsen

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Brian Nielsen is a retired Danish professional boxer born in 1965 in Korsor, Denmark. Nielsen is a former IBC and IBO Heavyweight Champion. In 2011, he fought for the World Boxing Foundation Heavyweight Championship against Evander Holyfield and lost due to a TKO in the 10th round. He also lost to Mike Tyson in the third round in 2001.  Nielsen had 104 wins and seven defeats in his amateur career. In 1991, he won a bronze medal in the super heavyweight division at the European Championships.  He also participated in the 1992 Olympics and won a bronze medal. Nielsen retired from professional boxing in 2011 with 64 wins and three losses.

Brian De Palma

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Brian De Palma is an American film director and screenwriter born in 1940 in Newark, New Jersey.  He directed Scarface, Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Carlito’s Way, The Untouchables, and Mission: Impossible. During his career, he has won the Future Film Festival Digital Award, Youth Jury Award, and Silver Lion Award. He was previously married three times and has two children.

Miranda Lambert

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Miranda Lambert is an American country music singer born in 1983 in Longview, Texas. She initially gained fame for her participation on Nashville Star where she came in third place. Albums she has released during her career include Miranda Lambert, Kerosene, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Revolution, Four the Record, and Platinum.  Some of her hit songs are Gunpowder & Lead, The House That Built Me, Heart Like Mine, and More Like Her. Some of her awards include multiple Grammy Awards, Country Music Association Awards, and Academy of Country Music Awards. She is married to county music singer Blake Shelton.

Mark Zuckerberg

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Mark Zuckerberg is an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist born in 1984 in White Plains, New York.  Zuckerberg is one of the co-founders of Facebook along with his college roommates Andrew McCollum, Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. He was named the chairman and chief executive of Facebook, Inc. in 2013.  In 2014, his estimated wealth was $33.1 billion. Time Magazine named him as one of the 100 wealthiest and most influential people in 2010.  He is married to Priscilla Chan.

Michelle Obama

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Michelle Obama is an American lawyer and writer born in 1964 in Chicago, Illinois.  She is the wife of the 44th President of the United States Barack Obama. She graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School. Obama began her law career as the Sidley Austin law firm.  She also worked for the University of Chicago Medical Center and was part of former Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley’s staff. During President Obama’s campaign for President, she gave a keynote speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. In 2010, she created a campaign called Let’s Move! in order to combat childhood obesity. She has two daughters, Natasha and Malia Ann.

Jensen Ackles

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Jensen Ackles is an American actor and director born in 1978 in Los Angeles, California.  Ackles first gained prominence in the role of Eric Brady on Days of our Lives.  He also appeared in shows such as Dark Angel, Smallville, Dawson’s Creek, and Supernatural. Movies he has been featured in include Devour, Batman: Under the Red Hood, and Ten Inch Hero. Accolades he has earned include a Soap Opera Digest Award, Ewwy Award, TV Guide Award, and People’s Choice Award. He is married to Danneel Harris and they have one child.

Jeff Bezos

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Jeff Bezos is an American business magnate and investor born in 1964 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Bezos is the founder and CEO of Amazon.com.  He bought The Washington Post newspaper in 2013.  Time Magazine named Bezos Person of the Year in 1999 and he was chosen as one of America’s best leaders in 2008 by U. S. News & World Report.  Bezos was chosen by Fortune as Businessperson of the Year and is the 17th richest person in the world according to Forbes’s The Worlds’ Billionaires list.  He is married to MacKenzie Bezos and has four children.

Hayao Miyazaki

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Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese film director and animator born in 1941 in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.  He has directed films such as The Castle of Cagliostro, Castle in the Sky, Whale Hunt, My Neighbor Totoro, and Porco Rosso.  During his career, he has won multiple Mainichi Film Awards, Kinema Junpo Awards, Blue Ribbon Awards, and Nikkon Sports Film Awards.  Miyazaki is married to Akemi Ota and has two children.

Britney Spears

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Britney Spears is an America singer born in 1981 in McComb, Mississippi.  Her first album, …Baby One More Time was the largest selling album by a teenage solo artist.  Other albums she released include Oops!… I Did It Again, Britney, In the Zone, Blackout, Circus, Femme Fatale, and Britney Jean.  She has also appeared in the films Longshot, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Crossroads, Pauly Shore is Dead, and Fahrenheit 9/11.  Spears has sold over 100 million albums across the world and was the highest grossing female artist of 2012.  She has won a Grammy Award, nine Billboard Music Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards, and the MTV Lifetime Achievement Award.  She was previously married twice to Jason Alexander and Kevin Federline.  She has two children.