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Farrah Fawcett is a blonde-maned actress whose best-selling poster and Charlie's Angels stardom made her one of the most famous faces in the world. Farrah will always be remembered as one of the sexiest women of the 1970s. Fawcett was diagnosed with anal cancer in 2006. She died on June 25, 2009 at the age of 62.
Warren Buffett is considered one of the most successful investors in modern history. He's the C.E.O. and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway, a holding company that has invested in everything from underwear to ice cream. He is the second-richest person in the world, with a fortune estimated at $42 billion. He plans to give most of it away.
Spock was always the secret heart of the original Star Trek series. His half-human, half-Vulcan identity made him an Everyperson for young Americans dealing with a multicultural society where the familiar and the foreign were alloyed. Spock occasionally gave in to feeling, he generally remains imperturbable. Here are some of his funny lines.
The Fairly OddParents is a Nickelodeon animated television series created by Butch Hartman. This is the story of ten-year-old boy who has little control of anything in his world, but with help from his zany fairy god parents ife is always exciting!
An unusual Western comedy about a Polish rabbi, played by Gene Wilder, trying to reach his new synagogue in 1850 San Francisco, The Frisco Kid (1979) is extremely uneven and overlong, but it also offers at least an equal amount funny scenes and especially fine and surprising charm.
Felix the Cat made a tremendous success in the 1920's ceated by Pat Sullivan. He was the first character from animation to attain a level of popularity sufficient to draw movie audiences based solely on his star power. Felix enjoyed sudden, enormous popularity in international popular culture. He was voices over by Pierre Guillermo in 1960.
Television viewers knew him as the OxiClean guy: the bearded, boisterous pitchman on commercials airing hundreds of times a week nationwide. Billy May was found unresponsive by his wife in his Tampa, Florida home, morning of June 28, 2009. Billy Mays dead at 50 due to heart disease. Listen to more of his clips here...
These are really cool. They're acapella versions of Michael Jackson's songs. It's like listening to MJ in a totally new way. So, in memory of the great man, listen to his songs...Surely MJ will be missed!
The spring commencement season is in full bloom, and celebrity speakers are showing up on campuses across the country, prepared and ready to fill graduates' ears with inspiring words and practical advice. Celebrities seem to make the most popular commencement speaker. Check this out!
Karl Malden was an Academy Award-winning actor who found fame in the 1950s and 1960s in a wide variety of character roles and the occasional lead. An exceptionally versatile performer, he could play all points on the moral compass with unwavering verisimilitude. Karl Malden died July 1, 2009 died at the great age of 97.
When U2 first hit England in the twilight of 1980, a dull cry of relief rose up from rock's murky depths. U2 were just what we needed, a return to Dram-rock. A soaring and emotional rock style that was powerful without being either musclebound or bludgeoning. Check out U2 Band interviews then and now.
Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. Mandela has been at the center of the most compelling and inspiring political drama in the world.
In the buildup to the 2003 war against Iraq, the US government and domestic mass media mounted an unrelenting propaganda campaign to mobilize US and world support. Remember that propaganda is information designed to manipulate your behavior or beliefs. The insurgencies are becoming more and more sophisticated.
Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, the man who revolutionized music, especially music videos, and a world icon, passed away on June 25th 2009 at the age of 50. He will be greatly missed, but never forgotten. Rest In Peace Michael Jackson!
It's no secret that Michael Jackson's health has been deteriorating in the last few years. He rarely left the house, and when he did he was usually in a wheelchair in his pajamas. But despite of suffering from many diseases and waging in the fight of his life, The King of Pop managed to make others happy and share his music with the world.
Along with a vast musical legacy and tons of adoring fans, Michael Jackson leaves behind a mountain of debt and an unfulfilled comeback many hoped would rake in millions and erase his his financial troubles. Despite being one of the most successful pop musicians of all time, Jackson racked up about $500 million of debt.