- Michelle Kwan
Michelle Wing Kwan is an American figure skater and media celebrity who has won nine U.S. championships, five world championships, and two Olympic medals. She has remained competitive for over a decade and is the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history. Known for her consistency and expressive artistry on ice, she is widely considered to be one of the greatest figure skaters of all time despite having never won an Olympic gold medal. - Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, actor, and screenwriter. He rose to fame in the early 1990s as an auteur indie filmmaker whose films used postmodern nonlinear storylines, and stylized violence interwoven with often-obscure cinematic references. His films include "Reservoir Dogs" (1992), " Pulp Fiction" (1994), "Jackie Brown" (1997), "Kill Bill" (Vol. 1 2003, Vol. - Royce Gracie
The 39-year-old Gracie is one of nine children, seven of whom are boys. His training in Jiu-Jitsu began at a very early age as a game with his father Helio, now 88 years old. Helio never pushed any of the children to take formal classes until they wanted to do so, however they often went to the Academy in Rio after school and on weekends. Royce began competing in tournaments at age eight He received his blue belt at age 16 and was promoted to black belt in less than two years. - David Wells
David Lee "Boomer" Wells (born May 20, 1963 in Torrance, California) is a Major League Baseball player who was one of the game's better left-handed pitchers at various times during the past several years. He currently pitches for the San Diego Padres, and has also pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox. - Johnnie Morton
Johnnie James Morton (born October 7, 1971 in Torrance, California) is a wide receiver in the NFL. He is currently a free agent after being released by the San Francisco 49ers in 2006. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (21st overall) in the 1994 NFL Draft. He played there until 2002, when he signed with the Kansas City Chiefs. He played there for three years. He then signed with the 49ers and only played the 2005 NFL season with them. - Daryl Sabara
Daryl Christopher Sabara (born June 14 1992) is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Juni Cortez in the "Spy Kids" trilogy, as well as for a variety of television and film appearances, including "Father of the Pride", "The Polar Express" and "Keeping Up with the Steins". - Amanda Michalka
Amanda Joy "AJ" Michalka (born on April 10, 1991) is an American actress and singer. She used to be a model prior to becoming an actress, but she is perhaps best known as one-half of the musical duo Aly & AJ with her sister, Alyson Michalka. - Jason Kendall
Jason Daniel Kendall is a Major League Baseball catcher with the Chicago Cubs. He is the son of former catcher Fred Kendall, who played in the majors from 1969–1980. Kendall attended and played at Torrance (California) High School, where he tied a national high school record by hitting safely in 43 straight games. He was drafted out of high school in the first round of the 1992 amateur draft (23rd overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Pirates. - Chad Morton
Chad Morton (born April 4, 1977 in Torrance, CA) is a running back and kick/punt returner who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He previously played for the New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Washington Redskins, and New York Giants. - Evan Sabara
Evan Michael Sabara (born June 14, 1992 in Torrance, California) is an American actor. He is the fraternal twin brother of child actor Daryl Sabara and is younger by a minute. Sabara has appeared in some of his brother's movies, such as, "Spy Kids", "Spy Kids 2: Island Of Lost Dreams", and "Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over". He's made guest appearances on "Malcolm In The Middle", "Judging Amy", and "ER". - Rorion Gracie
Rorion Gracie is a martial artist and a prominent member of the Gracie family. He is the oldest son of Hélio Gracie, and is one of few people to hold a 9th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He was one of the founders of the Ultimate Fighting Championship - Larry Carlton
Larry Carlton (born 2 March, 1948) is an American jazz guitarist, dividing his recording time between solo recordings and session appearances with more popular bands. Over his career Carlton has won three Grammys for his performances and compositions, including the theme music for the hit television series, Hill Street Blues (1981). Carlton started learning to play guitar when he was six years old. Taking an interest in jazz whilst at high school, … - P. J. Jones
P. J. Jones (born April 23, 1969) is a racing car driver from Torrance, California. He has raced in NASCAR, the IRL, and Champ Car. He is the son of racing legend Parnelli Jones, and brother of Page Jones. - Bobby East
Bobby East, born in Torrance, California on December 17, 1984, is an American auto racing driver. He has raced in the United States Auto Club. He currently resides in Brownsburg, Indiana. In 2001, East became the youngest driver in USAC history to win a feature when he won a USAC National Midget event at the Illiana Motor Speedway in Schererville, Indiana at the age of 16 years, six months, and 25 days in 2001. - Fred Kendall
Fred Kendall (born 1949 in Torrance, California) was a catcher for parts of 12 seasons in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, and Boston Red Sox. In 1973 he was voted Most Valuable Padre after setting career high marks in batting average (.282) and in home runs (10). Kendall managed the South Bend Silver Hawks, a Chicago White Sox affiliate in the Midwest League, in 1995 and is currently the Kansas City Royals bull pen coach. - Parnelli Jones
Rufus Parnell "Parnelli" Jones (born August 12, 1933 in Texarkana, Arkansas), is a retired American racing driver and racecar owner. He is most remembered for his 1963 Indianapolis 500 win, and almost winning the 1967 Indy 500 in a turbine car. He is also remembered for bringing the stock block engine to USAC Sprint car racing as one of the "Chevy Twins" with Jim Hurtubise. In his career, Parnelli Jones won races in many types of vehicles: sports cars, IndyCars, … - George Nakano
George Nakano served as a California State Assemblyman from 1998 until 2004. During his time in the Assembly, Nakano was chosen to serve as the chairman of the Democratic caucus. In 2006, Nakano sought the State Senate seat of his Assembly predecessor, Debra Bowen, who was running for the Secretary of State. Nakano lost to fellow Assembly colleague Jenny Oropeza by a margin of 53% to 47%. - Justin Miller
Justin Mark Miller (born August 27, 1977 in Torrance, California) is a right-handed pitcher in the Florida Marlins organization of Major League Baseball. He also played for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2002, 2004 and 2005 and has been in the Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Devil Rays organizations. Miller started the 2007 season at Class AAA Albuquerque and was recalled by the Marlins on May 19, 2007, due to an injury to Ricky Nolasco. - Ted Lilly
Theodore Roosevelt "Ted" Lilly (born January 4, 1976 in Lomita, California), is a left-handed starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. He bats and throws left-handed. The 6'1" Lilly attended Yosemite High School in Oakhurst, California, and Fresno City College. Lilly is a fly-ball pitcher. His fastball is usually in the range of 87-91 MPH, although it can reach 94 at times. It feels faster from the hitter's perspective because Lilly's pitching motion hides the ball well. - Alyson Michalka
Alyson Renae Michalka (born March 25, 1989), often credited as Aly, is an American actress and singer. She is perhaps best known for her role as Keely Teslow in the Disney Channel Original Series, "Phil of the Future" and in the Disney Channel Original Movie "Cow Belles" and as one-half of the musical duo Aly & AJ with her sister Amanda Joy "AJ" Michalka. - Brian Hunter
Brian Hunter (born March 4, 1968 in Torrance, California), is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues from 1991-2000. He played for the Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies. He is currently a scout for the Braves. - Billy Traber
William Henry (Billy) Traber, Jr. (born September 18, 1979 in Torrance, CA) is a left-handed pitcher for the Washington Nationals baseball team. He went to Loyola Marymount University. His MLB Debut was April 4, 2003. - Charlie Gillingham
Charles Thomas Gillingham, (born January 26 1960, in Torrance, California), plays the Hammond B-3 organ, accordion, piano, and keyboards for Counting Crows. He has also played the guitar during live shows. He was also a member of Zip Code Revue, and played keyboards on Train's 1998 debut album. - Danny Laporte
Danny LaPorte (born December 3, 1957 in Los Angeles, California) was one of the top American motocross racers in the 1970s and 1980s. He was the first American to win a 250cc motocross world championship. LaPorte began riding in the early 1960s when the sport of motocross enjoyed a period of explosive growth. He began racing professionally when he turned 16 and by 1976 he was offered a job with the Suzuki factory racing team. - Bud Smith
Bud Smith (born Robert Allan Smith on October 23, 1979 in Torrance, California) is a former American baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals, active at the Major League level in 2001 and 2002. His Major League career was short but notable, as he became the 18th rookie since 1900 to throw a no-hitter. Smith's Cardinals defeated the San Diego Padres 4-0 on September 3, 2001, the rookie hurler giving up four walks but no hits, … - James Garcia
James Robert Garcia (born February 3, 1980 in Torrance, California) is a minor league pitcher in the San Francisco Giants system as of 2006. He attended West Torrance High School, and later the University of California, Santa Barbara. He throws a good breaking ball, but doesn't have a Major League caliber fastball (or any other pitch, for that matter)-according to Baseball America. He also averages more than one strikeout per inning. - Turk Schonert
Turk Leroy Schonert (born January 15, 1957 in Torrance, California) is a former American football player. A 6'1", 195-lb. quarterback from Stanford University, Schonert played in nine NFL seasons from 1981-1989 and was used primarily as a backup for the Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons. While with the Bengals, Schonert was on the sidelines as a backup quarterback in Super Bowl XVI and Super Bowl XXIII, but did not play in either game. - David Middleton
IM A VERY LAIDBACK AND EASY GOING KIND OF GUY. PEOPLE WHO KNOW ME SEEM TO THINK THAT IM FUNNY AND HAVE A GOOD SENSE OF OF HUMOUR AND THAT IM LOYAL TO A FAULT..WHO'DA THOUGHT.IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE, DROP ME A LINE. - Alex Liu
Summer 07: Backpacking through Europe. - Daniel Solomon
I'm a baller. - Meg
I go to FHS and i play soccer, love to travel, play tennis, hang with my boyfriend. - Stuart
Time to finally update this thing... - Peter Lee
"... because life is too strange to go through sober". - Mike Chavez
I'm a geek. - Anna
- Alex Johnson
Alex S. Johnson, me, moi, is a professional writer and educator. Currently I am an adjunct English professor at Marymount College in Rancho Palos Verdes, carrying three sections of freshman comp (English 112). My horror, cybergothic and cyberotigothic stories have appeared in such places as the. - Kelly John
Mellowest guy you would ever meet (without using drugs, I'm down right lethargic with the drugs) until I lived in Missoula, MT for three years; now I'm just REALLY twitchy. - Crystal Adair
I am happily married to Robert Adair, and we live in Laguna Niguel. We enjoy outdoor activities such as snow skiing, mountain bike riding, golf, and concerts. We also like to have friends over for dinner parties. We love to drink wine and listen to great music. - Nathan Salmon
I joined MySpace for one reason: to protect my remarkable daughter from sleazy online predators. Instead what do I get? Psychoanalyzed: "Nathan has 0 friends"--after I deleted Tom, whoever the [bleep] he is. Fortunately, a few individuals, and a couple of things that aren't exactly individuals, have agreed to be my friends. My daughter hasn't. I guess she thinks I'm too old to be on MySpace. And so what? - Shawn Case
Here you go .... I was born in Carson, CA. and I am currently live in Torrance, CA. I love going to concerts, I love all kinds of music. Everything from John Coltrane, to the Grateful Dead, to old school punk rock, and seventies rock and roll. Musically I can not be categorized.
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