Famous People Our Biographies Who is Who?
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Biography 1 He was born in Canterbury in England on 13 January 1977 and he has one sister. His mother brought him up and his sister introduced him to the world of the arts. At the age of 16 he moved to London and joined the “National Youth Theatre” for two seasons. He decided to start his academy training as an actor and won a scholarship to join the British American Drama Academy, where he alternated his studies with the interpretation of small roles on television. In 2001, he played the role of the elf-prince Legolas in “The Lord of the Rings”. In 2003, he interpreted Will Turner in “The Pirates of the Caribbean”. Now he is married to an Australian model, Miranda Kerr, and they have a son called Flynn. He speaks French. He has a tattoo. He also has a scar because he fell off a window and he broke his backbone. He was diagnosed paralysis but 12 days later he could walk out from hospital by himself. Maria, Paula and Crisitina
Biography 2 He was born on 12 May 1968 in San Diego, California. When he was 9, his older brother gave him a skateboard. That day he didn’t know he wanted to be the best skater. When he was 12, he won his first competition and when he was 14 he became a Pro skater. In 1999, he joined Activision and Neversoft to create his own video game. The same year, at the X Games, he was the first skater in the world to land the first ever 900. After the X Games he retired from competitions, but he still does exhibitions with other skaters.
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Biography 3 He was born in 1564 in Stratford-Upon-Avon in the United Kingdom on the 26th of April. He was a poet, a playwright and the best writer of the English language. He was called the “Bard of Avon”. All his stories are translated to many languages: Spanish, French, Italian, German and many more. Nowadays, his stories are very popular and famous. An example is “Romeo and Juliet”. He died on the 23rd of April 1616, the same day as Cervantes.
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Biography 4 He was born on 9 June 1963 in Omensboro, in Kentucky. His father was an engineer and was called John and his mother was called Betty Sue. She was a waitress. He has three brothers called Christie, Deborah and Danny. He has moved house more than twenty times. In 1978, his parents got divorced. When he was a teenager he was part of a group of rock and later he was part of the group “The Kids”. In 1983 he went to Los Angeles and he met Nicolas Cage. After that, he became an actor. He has had five wives: Lori Anne Allison, Sherily Fenn, Winona Ryder, Kate Moss and Vanessa Paradis, his current wife. Victor and Anna
Biography 5 He was born on 1 March 1994 in Ontario, Canada. His mum, Pattie Mallette, brought him up. He has two brothers. His mum uploaded a video of him in Youtube. Then, Mr.Braun saw this video and he liked it a lot. Scooter Braun talked to his mother and he went to Atlanta with the boy. He signed a contract and he is now his manager. His first song was “One Time”. In January he published the song “Baby” and this song is one of the most popular songs in Youtube. He is very famous for his songs. Marta, Gina and Sara
Biography 6 He was born on 4 March 1985 in Palma de Mallorca, in Spain. He is a professional basketball player. He plays in the NBA, in Portland Trail Blazers but he is very sad now because he isn’t playing. He can play as shooting guard and forward. He usually participates in the Basketball Slam Competition. He played the Basketball World Cup in Japan in 2006 and he won. He signed for DKV Joventut. He lived in Badalona for ten years. In 2004 he was a vital player of the DKV. He was the MVP player in the 2007 edition of the “Copa del Rey” Competition. He was chosen in the 2008 draft. Àlex and David
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