- Madonna
Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958), better known as Madonna, is an American dance-pop singer-songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. She is noted for her ambitious music videos and stage performances as well as using political, sexual, and religious themes in her work. In 2000, The Guinness World Records listed Madonna as the most successful female recording artist of all time, … - Alex Madonna
Alex Madonna (November 19 1918 - 22 April 2004) was a prominent builder and real estate developer on the Central Coast of California. He is perhaps most noted for the Madonna Inn which he built for his wife, Phyllis Madonna. Madonna was a self-made man. He started his own construction company in his early years, served on the Army Corps of Engineers in World War II, built bridges and roads throughout California. His holdings included thousands of acres of property, … - Matthew Madonna
Matthew Madonna (b. 1935) is a New York City mafioso and former heroin trafficker who had supplied Leroy "Nicky" Barnes, among others, with dope. Madonna met Barnes in 1959, while the two were serving time in Green Haven Correctional Facility in upstate New York. At the time, Madonna was a Lucchese crime family associate. Madonna supplied Barnes with heroin (about 20 to 30 kilograms per month) for over five years, until Madonna was busted in 1975. - Guy Ritchie
Guy Ritchie (born 10th September 1968 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire) is an English writer-director. - Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams (born Robert Peter Williams on February 13, 1974) is a Grammy-nominated and fifteen time BRIT Award-winning English singer/songwriter. Williams' career began as a member of the pop band Take That in 1990, which he left in 1995 to begin his solo career. Since then, Williams has sold more albums in the United Kingdom during the 2000s than any other British solo artist to date, and has sold 53 million albums worldwide. - Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American R&B, Pop and Gospel singer, songwriter, and pianist. She has been called for many years "The Queen Of Soul", but many also call her "Lady Soul," as well as the more affectionate "Sister Ree." She is renowned for her soul recordings but is also adept at jazz, rock, blues, pop, gospel, and even opera. She is generally regarded as one of the greatest vocalists ever, … - George Harrison
George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, author and sitarist best known as the lead guitarist of The Beatles. Following the band's demise, Harrison had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys super group where he was known as both Nelson Wilbury and Spike Wilbury. - Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler was born on Thursday, September 16 and 1971 and she is a famous actress. ... Amy Poehler had studied at Burlington High School, Burlington, MA (1989) and then Amy attended the BA Communications, Boston College (1993). - Jordan Bratman
Biography of Jordan Bratman : 1977 - Jordan Bratman was born on June 4th. American marketer and the better half of Christina Aguilera.1994 - Jordan Bratman became a music marketer in several music studios in New York.1995 - Graduated from Ethical Culture Fieldston School. - Received his ... - Tony Hawk
Anthony Frank Hawk is a professional American skateboarder. He is considered one of the most successful and influential persons of modern vertical skateboarding. He is credited with the invention of many aerial skateboard tricks including the Stalefish, Madonna, and McHawk, and over 80 others, but is most famous for being the first to land the 900 (two and a half rotations-900°-in the air before landing back on the pipe) during the televised June 27, 1999 X Games, … - William Orbit
William Orbit (born on 15 December, 1956 as William Mark Wainwright in Shoreditch, Hackney) is an English musician and record producer, perhaps best known to most for his work on Madonna's album "Ray of Light", which received four Grammy Awards. He has also co-produced several unreleased Madonna songs originally recorded for other albums that were never used. In addition, he produced "13" by Blur, and remixed some of the songs on the album. - Melanie Chisholm
Melanie Jayne Chisholm (born January 12, 1974 in Whiston, Merseyside) is an English singer-songwriter most famous as one of the five members of the British girl group the Spice Girls, where she is known as "Sporty Spice". She is also known as Melanie C or Mel C. As a solo artist she has released four albums and was nominated for a BRIT Award. Chisholm has co-written eleven UK number-one singles - second only to Madonna for a female artist. - Mario Testino
Mario Testino (born 1954) is a London-based fashion photographer. Mario Testino was born in Lima, Peru. He was a pupil at the American School of Lima. He subsequently studied economics at the Universidad del Pacifico, law at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru and international relations at the University of San Diego, California (USA). In 1976, Testino moved to London, England, (taking a flat within an abandoned hospital near Trafalgar sqaure), … - Horse
Horse (or, "Horse McDonald", born November 22 1958 in Newport on Tay, Fife) is a Scottish musician. Horse McDonald's career as a musician has spanned three decades, six albums, eight singles, and hundreds of live appearances. She has worked with artists such as Tina Turner, Robbie Williams, Burt Bacharach, Brian Ferry, BB King, Aztec Camera, Nanci Griffith, Sir Ian McKellen, Lesley Garrett, Pet Shop Boys, All Saints, Kid Creole, Culture Club, … - Carlos Leon
Carlos Leon (born July 10, 1966 in Cuba) is a personal trainer-to-the-stars turned actor. He is perhaps most famous for his former relationship with singer Madonna. Madonna gave birth to their daughter Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon in 1996. He left Cuba during the Mariel boatlift in 1980. Known for his acting work in the television show "Oz", two episodes of "Law & Order", and playing the struggling addict in "Anne B. Real", … - Steven Meisel
Steven Meisel is an American photographer, who obtained popular acclaim with his work in US and Italian "Vogue" and his photographs of friend Madonna in the latter's 1992 book "Sex" designed by Fabien Baron. He is now considered one of the most successful fashion photographers in the industry, shooting regularly for both US and Italian "Vogue" and lately "W" (also edited by Condé Nast). - David Foster
David Walter Foster, OC, OBC, LL.D. (born November 1, 1949 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) is a 14-time Grammy Award winning musician, producer, composer and arranger. From an early age, it was apparent that he would make his mark in the music industry and he began taking piano lessons at the age of 5. As a keyboardist, he established himself in the early 1970s as a sought-after session musician. - Guy Oseary
Guy Oseary (born 1972 in Jerusalem, Israel) is an Israeli-American businessman. He is best known as the CEO of Maverick Records and as Madonna's co-manager as well as manager for American Idol runner-up, Katharine McPhee. Oseary attended Beverly Hills High School and started working with Madonna at age 17 to found Maverick Records. Oseary is the godfather of Madonna and Guy Ritchie's son Rocco. Oseary is best known as the CEO of Maverick Records. - April March
April March (real name Elinor Blake, born in California, April 20, 1965) is an American indie pop singer/songwriter who sings in English and French and is popular in France. She has also been a cartoon animator, including a stint as a principal animator for the Ren and Stimpy show. She lives in Ohio and is married to Warren Zanes, musician and Vice-President of Education at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in Cleveland, Ohio. - David Fincher
David Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American music video and film director known for his dark and stylish portraits of the human experience, particularly Fight Club and Se7en. - Wei Wei
Wei Wei (韦唯) is a Chinese pop singer, song writer and actress. She was born in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia and grew up in Liuzhou,Guangxi. After a career in China spanning twenty years Wei Wei is said to be the country's greatest singer in modern times. By the media Wei Wei has been named “China’s Whitney Houston”, “China’s Madonna” and “China’s Celine”, amongst others. - Tony Ward
Born Anthony Borden Ward on June 10, 1963 in Kansas, USA, Tony Ward has achieved both fame and infamy as an international male supermodel, artist fashion designer with his brand SixintheFace " hand ravaged by Mr.Ward " and as Madonna's one-time boyfriend and star of her "Justify My Love" video in 1990. Ward also appeared in Madonna's controversial book "Sex" in 1992. Married to Shinobu Sato Ward with three children - Tora (Tiger) Dali, … - Madonna Wayne Gacy
Madonna Wayne Gacy is the stage name of Stephen Gregory Bier Jr. (born March 6, 1964, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) who is the former keyboard player for Marilyn Manson. His stage name is taken from the names of the singer Madonna and the serial killer John Wayne Gacy. He is often referred to as "Pogo," John Wayne Gacy's clown name. Reportedly, Madonna Wayne Gacy did not play keyboards until he joined Marilyn Manson. - Stuart Price
Stuart David Price (born in Paris, 9 September 1977) is a British electronic musician, songwriter, and producer whose remixing and production skills are coveted by artists including Madonna, Missy Elliot, The Killers, Gwen Stefani. His acts include British electronic pop/rock band "Zoot Woman" (with Adam and Jonny Blake), "Les Rythmes Digitales", "Paper Faces", "Man With Guitar", "Thin White Duke", … - Debi Mazar
Deborah Mazar (born August 15, 1964), better known as Debi Mazar, is an American actress, best known for her trademark "Jersey Girl"-type appearances, and as edgy, sharp-tongued women in independent films. Mazar was born in Queens, New York. Her father, Harry Mazar, was born in the Latvian SSR, Soviet Union, to a Jewish family, … - Jody Watley
Jody Watley (born Chicago, Illinois on January 30, 1959) is an American pop singer/songwriter, producer and label owner. To date, Jody Watley has sold over 20 million albums and singles worldwide. Along with Janet Jackson and Madonna, ranks as one of MTV Video Music Awards most nominated female artists ever, with ten nominations. She won the 1988 Grammy Award for Best New Artist. She ranks as the #144 most successful R&B artist of all time according to Billboard Magazine. - Peter Rauhofer
Peter Rauhofer is a remixer and producer who formerly went under the moniker Club 69 as well as Size Queen. A native of Vienna, Austria, he is famous for his remixes of a number of Madonna's songs including "Nothing Really Matters" and "American Life". He has also provided remixes for the likes of Whitney Houston, Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey. - John Norris
John Norris (b. 1959) is a reporter and special correspondent for "MTV News" and the MTV Radio Network. He joined MTV as a writer in 1986 and became an on-air alternate for news anchor Kurt Loder in 1988. In 1990, he left "MTV News" to report for the network's morning show as well as the syndicated entertainment show "Extra", but returned to "MTV News" in 1996. - Herb Ritts
Herb Ritts was an American fashion photographer who concentrated on black-and-white photography and portraits in the style of classical Greek sculpture. Consequently some of his more famous pieces are of male and female nudes in what can be called glamour photography. He was born in Los Angeles, California to a prosperous family who owned a furniture business. - Victor Calderone
Victor Calderone, is a house music producers and a deejay in the international nightlife scene. Introduced into New York City's nightlife by his older brother, Victor signed his first industry contract with Sire Records in 1991. His remixing resumé is extensive, including hits for Beyoncé, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, and Sarah Brightman, among many others. - Wanessa Camargo
Wanessa Camargo is a popular Brazilian singer with a style initially similar to Mariah Carey's (nowaday, similar to Madonna's). She is the daughter of Brazilian country singer Zezé Di Camargo from the duo Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano. She was also the spokesperson for various different brands, such as Maybelline, and several products based on her image targeting young girls (dolls, shoes, make-up) were released. - Candy Dulfer
Candy Dulfer (born 19 September, 1969, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) is a Dutch smooth jazz alto saxophonist. - Phil Ramone
Phil Ramone is a violinist, composer, recording engineer, and innovative record producer born in 1941. As a young child in South Africa, Ramone was a musical prodigy, beginning to play the violin at age three and performing for Queen Elizabeth II at age ten. In the late 1940s he trained as a classical violinist at The Juilliard School, where one of his classmates was Phil Woods. In 1961 he established an independent recording studio A&R Recording. - Offer Nissim
Offer Nissim is a popular Israeli DJ and producer. He was born in 1964 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Nissim produces mostly house music, including exclusive tracks featuring female vocalists (most notably Dana International and Maya Simantov). As a DJ, Nissim plays twice a month at the TLV club, In Tel Aviv, Israel and occasionally plays in New York City (most recently at club Stereo). Nissim has remixed and collaborated with other artists such Donna Summer, Deborah Cox, … - Ralphi Rosario
Ralphi Rosario started DJing in 1979. - Guy Sigsworth
Guy Sigsworth is an electronica producer and was member of the band Frou Frou together with U.K. singer/songwriter/producer Imogen Heap. Sigsworth began his career working with Seal on "Crazy", having met the singer in a neighbouring London flat. Following this he set up an electronic band, Acacia, who eventually released an album "Cradle" on major label Warners. From there he came across a series of like-minded musicians, working with Tim Simenon (Bomb the Bass), … - Willi Ninja
Willi Ninja (12 April, 1961 - 2 September, 2006) was a gay African-American dancer and choreographer best known for his appearance in the documentary film "Paris is Burning". Ninja for years was a fixture of ball culture at Harlem's drag balls who took inspiration from sources as far-flung as Fred Astaire and the world of haute couture to develop a unique style of dance and movement. He caught the attention of "Paris is Burning" director Jennie Livingston, … - Jeremy Scott
Jeremy Scott is a Missouri-born fashion designer. He attended the prestigious Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. Jeremy is best known for his outrageous and sometimes comical designs. After showing in Paris for several years in order to establish his name, he returned to the United States. His unique creations have been worn by celebrities including Kanye West, Lindsay Lohan, Björk, Cameron Diaz, Christina Aguilera, Kylie Minogue, and Madonna. - Shep Pettibone
Robert E. Pettibone, Jr. (born 15 July 1959, better known as Shep Pettibone) is a record producer, remixer, songwriter and club DJ, one of the most prolific of the 1980s. His earliest work known to the public was for one of New York City's top disco/dance radio stations, WRKS 98.7 "Kiss" FM, and later as remixer/producer for the disco label Salsoul Records. - Mia Michaels
Mia specializes in contemporary dance, and won an Emmy for her choreography work on So You Think You Can Dance, Season 3. She was raised in Florida, but moved west to pursue her dreams. She also does choreography for Celine Dion and Cirque de Soleil.
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