Naveen Andrews

Naveen Andrews

Name: Naveen William Sidney Andrews
DOB: January 17, 1969
Where: Lambeth, London, England
Occupation: Actor
Years Active: 1991-present

-Naveen William Sidney Andrews is a British American actor.
-Best known roles: Kip in The English Patient, Sayid Jarrah on the TV show Lost
-Also appeared on an episode of Law and Order:SVU, titled "Shadow". He played a Special Frauds agent named Det. Ashok "Ash" Ramsay

Playing a Special Frauds agent named Ash Ramsay

Playing Sayid Jarrah on Lost

Playing Kip, an Indian in the British Army in The English Patient

Early Life
-Born to Nirmala, a psychologist and Stanley Andrews, a business man. Both are Malayali Nasrani immigrants from Kerala, India.
-Was brought up in Wandsworth, South London and had what he described to be a "very repressive" upbringing.
-At age 16, he fell in love with his math teacher, Geraldine Feakins, 7 years later, they had a son, Jaisal, born in 1992

Career
-Auditioned for drama school and was accepted at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Ewan McGregor and David Thewlis.
-His studying paid off when he won a role in London Kills Me(1991). In 1996, he played Kip in The English Patient and also Sayid Jarrah on the TV show Lost in 2004.

Playing Jodie Foster's British-Indian doctor fiancee in The Brave One

Personal Life
-Was in a relationship with Barbara Hershey; they lived together in L.A and separated in 2005; during that time, he had another son, Naveen Joshua with another woman, Elena Eustache.
-He has openly spoke about his alcoholism and 2 year addiction to heroin in the mid 1990s.
-Plays guitar and sings. Became a naturalized U.S. citizen on May 27, 2010.

Naveen Andrews and Barbara Hershey

Filmography

Scooby Doo: My Soap Opera, LOL!

Hot Man Friday: Joe Manganiello

Joe Manganiello

Name: Joseph Michael Manganiello
DOB: Dec. 28, 1976
Where: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Occupation: Actor
Years Active: 1999-present

As Owen Morello on One Tree Hill

-Holds a BFA in acting from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama
-Played Flash Thompson in the Spider-Man film series
-Was also on ER, How I Met Your Mother and One Tree Hill.
-His breakout role was playing werewolf Alcide Herveaux on the HBO show True Blood

Early Life
-Parents are Susan and Charles Manganiello
-He is of German, Sicilian, Austrian and Armenian descent
-Has a younger brother named Nicholas
-After a series of sports related injuries including a torn MCL, he decided to go into acting.

Career
-Moved to LA after graduating from Carnegie Mellon
-Auditioned for the role of Peter Parker in the Spider-Man series of films. He managed to land the role of Eugene "Flash" Thompson, Peter Parker's nemesis.
-Joined the cast of One Tree Hill in 2008, playing bartender Owen Morello.
-He now plays Alcide Herveaux, a werewolf hired by Eric Norman(Alexander Skarsgard) for Sookie Stackhouse(Anna Paquin) when her romantic companion, vampire Bill Compton(Stephen Moyer) goes missing.
-Most recently, he appeared in an episode of White Collar, on USA.

Personal Life
-Major fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers
-Former bodyguard of singer/actor Tyrese Gibson
-Trained as a boxer and was former sparring partner of NHL player Brantt Myhres
-Supporter of the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Miami Vice(1980s)

Miami Vice

-American TV show produced by Michael Mann for NBC.
-Series starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as 2 Miami Metro-Dade detectives working undercover in Miami named Sonny Crocket and Ricardo Tubbs.
-The show drew heavily upon the 1980s New Wave culture and music. Became known for it's use of music and visual effects.
-Michael Mann made a film version of the show, which was released on July 28, 2006

Production
Keeping with the show's title, most episodes featured a focus on combatting drug trafficking, prostitution. Episodes more often than not end in a big gunfight, killing criminals before they can be apprehended.
This show also made use of music from the 1980s, some of which was by musicians who were becoming popular at the time.

Casting
-Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas were chosen as the 2 main cops.

Locations
-Many episodes were filmed in the South Beach section of Miami, which was heavily destroyed by poverty and crime. Street corners were so bad that production crew actually decided to repaint the exterior walls before filming.
-Miami Vice is given some credit to support the preservation of Miami's famous Art-Deco architecture in the mid 1980s-early 1990s.

Music
Some of the noted musicians to make music for the show include:
-Roger Daltrey
-Duran Duran
-Iron Maiden
-Peter Gabriel
-U2
-Billy Idol
-The Police
-Bryan Adams
-Phil Collins
-Suicidal Tendencies

And some of these musicians even appeared in episodes, such as:
-Phil Collins
-Suicidal Tendencies
-Frank Zappa
-Sheena Easton

Soundtracks
-Own the Night: Chaka Khan
-In the Air Tonight: Phil Collins
-Better Be Good to Me: Tina Turner
-Lover: Roxy Music
-Dirty Laundry: Don Henley

Fashion
-Had a huge impact on men's clothing. They popularizedm if not invented, the T-shirt under Armani jacket style, and popularized Italian men's clothing in the US.
-Don Johnson's style on the show consisted of an Italian sport coat, T-shirt, white linen pants and slip on tennis shoes
-Even his unshaven appearance sparked a minor fashion trend.
 Most of the colors of clothing the 2 guys wore were in warm, pastel colors, such as pink, blue, green, peach, fuschia.
-Some of the designers behind the fashion include Hugo Boss, Gianni Versace, Vittorio Ricci.
-Johnson also boosted the popularity of Ray Ban sunglasses

Cars
There were 2 best known cars used on the show, both made by Italian sports car company Ferrari, the Daytona and Testarossa editions. During seasons 1 and 2 and 2 episodes of the 3rd season, Don Johnson drove a black 1972 Ferrari Daytona Spyder 365 GTS/4.

Main Cast
-Don Johnson. James "Sonny" Crockett. Det. Sgt.
-Philip Michael Thomas. Ricardo Tubbs. Det. Sgt.
-Saundra Santiago. Gina Navarro Calabrese. Det.
-Michael Talbott. Stanley "Stan" Switek. Det.
-John Diel. Lawrence "Larry" Zito. Det.
-Olivia Brown. Trudy Joplin. Det.
Gregory Sierra. Lou Rodriguez. Det.
-Edward James Olmos. Martin Castillo. Det. Lt.

Episodes
Guest Appearances
-Episode: Give a Little, Take a Little. Michael Madsen(Sally Alvarado)

-Episode: The Maze. Ving Rhames(Georges)

-Episode: The Home Invaders. Esai Morales(Pete Romano)

-Episode: Prodigal Son. Gene Simmons(Newton Blade)

-Episode: Back in the World. Iman(Dakotah)

-Episode: Back in the World. Phil Collins(Phil Mayhew)

-Episode: Freeverse. Bianca Jagger(Carmen/La Muerta)

-Episode: When Irish Eyes Are Crying. Liam Neeson(Sean Carroon)

-Episode: Streetwise. Wesley Snipes(Silk)

-Episode: Red Tape. Lou Diamond Philips(Bobby Diaz)

-Episode: The Rising Sun of Death. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa(Kenji Fujitsu)

-Episode: Freefall. Ian McShane(Gen. Manuel Borbon)

That 70s Show

One of fave TV shows EVER!!!

That 70s Show

-American period sitcom that centers on the lives of a group of teen friends living in the fictional town of Point Place, Wisconsin from May 17, 1976-Dec. 31,1979
-First aired on August 23, 1998, running for 8 seasons. Final episode aired on May 18, 2006
-Main cast members were:
  1. Topher Grace
  2. Danny Masterson
  3. Mila Kunis
  4. Ashton Kutcher
  5. Laura Prepon
  6. Wilmer Valderrama
The main adult cast members include:
  1. Debra Jo Rupp
  2. Kurtwood Smith
  3. Don Stark
  4. Tanya Roberts

Did You Know?

-In season 5, all the episode titles are Led Zeppelin song titles, season 6 has all Who songs as episode titles, season 7 has all Rolling Stones songs as episode titles, season 8 has all Queen songs as episode titles

-Fez stands for foreign exchange student

-Mila Kunis was only 14 when she auditioned for the show

-The cars used on the show are:
  1. Eric's: 1969 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser
  2. Hyde's: 1967 Chevy El Camino
  3. Red's: 1958 Silver Blue Corvette
  4. Red's and Kitty's: 1976 Toyota Corolla
  5. Bob and Midge's: 1970 Cadillac El Dorado
  6. Kelso: had 3 cars, a Volkswagen Samba bus, MG Convertible, Dodge van
-In Eric's basement, the poster on the wall is depicting Paul McCartney and Wings
-In the 2005 season, Topher Grace was off the show for some time because he was busy filming Spider-Man 3

-Tommy Chong was absent from the show for some time while serving time in prison for selling drug paraphernalia

-On the show, Jackie always makes fun of Fez for being a foreign student while in real life Wilmer Valderrama was born in the US and Mila Kunis was born in the Ukraine

Cast
Topher Grace
-Eric Foreman
-Nice guy, general, all around geek
-Smart aleck, with fast wit
-Convinces his parents to let best friend Hyde move in
-His father, Red, is always hard on Eric
-Is in a relationship with neighbor Donna Pinciotti
-Leaves after season 7 to teach in Africa

Mila Kunis
-Jackie Burkhart
-Youngest member of the group
-Starts the show as a pretty, rich, spoiled, selfish, stuck up, annoying, premature girl
-She gives thoughtless and superficial advice
-As the show progresses, she becomes nicer.
-She and Donna become friends as a result of these changes
-By the end of the show, she has managed to date every guy in the group; Hyde, Fez, Kelso

Ashton Kutcher
-Michael Kelso
-Dim witted pretty boy who thinks he can get through life with his good looks
-Best friend is Fez
-Fathers a baby he names Betsy during season 7
-Attempts to become a police officer but gets kicked out of the academy because he does just everything wrong

Danny Masterson
-Steven Hyde
-Eric's best friend, anti-establishment hippie-like guy
-End of season 1 sees the Foremans allowing Hyde to move in with them
-Has a blunt, and sarcastic sense of humor
-Rebellious, also is smart, and is the source of advice for the group.
-In the final season, marries an exotic dancer named Samantha
-In season 7, Hyde meets his biological father, William Barnett(played by Tim Reid), a wealthy black business man, which makes Hyde biracial.
-Barnett owns a series of record stores and makes Hyde the owner of the Point Place location

Laura Prepon
-Donna Pinciotti
-Eric's girlfriend
-Intelligent, good-looking and a feminist
-Her and Jackie soon become friends

Wilmer Valderrama
-Fez, the foreign exchange student
-His hormones seem out of whack
-Sweet, friendly, sometimes perverted, gullible, and odd
-Enjoys drinking beer, eating candy and looking at porno
-His best friend is Kelso, and shares a "younger brother" kind of relationship with Hyde and Eric.
-Constantly flirts with Jackie and Donna
-During season 8, becomes a real ladies man

Adults
Kurtwood Smith
-Red Foreman
-Father to Eric, husband to Kitty, Hyde's adoptive father
-Navy combat veteran, who served in WWII and the Korean War
-Occasionally shows a soft side despite his mean exterior
-Hobbies include working with power tools, drinking beer, watching TV, reading the newspaper, hunting and fishing

Don Stark
-Bob Pinciotti
-Donna's dad
-Often brags about his service in the National Guard, which annoys Red
-Known for walking around his house in robe wide open and no underwear
-Eats constantly, and is always in a good mood, not to mention also a ladies man
-Red is his best friend, but Red sees him as an annoyance
-Usually takes Red's mean abuse in a happy go lucky way

Debra Jo Rupp
-Kitty Foreman
-Red's wife, Hyde's adoptive mother, and mother to Eric
-Cheerful, doting mother, but can be assertive
-Despite being a nurse, is a smoker and drinks
-Her mood swings are associated with menopause

Tommy Chong
-Leo Chingwake
-Major hippie
-Works at the Foto Hut where Hyde once worked
-Puts play before work
-Has an easy going attitude towards almost everything