Tom Cruise

American Film Actor Tom Cruise

Full Name: Thomas Cruise Mapother IV

Born: July 3, 1962 (age 48) Syracuse, New York, U.S.

Occupation: Actor, producer

Years active: 1981 – present

Spouse(s): Mimi Rogers (1987–1990) Nicole Kidman (1990–2001) Katie Holmes (2006–present)

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Biography

The one of the famous celebrities Thomas Cruise Mapother better recognized by his screen name of Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been selected for three Academy Awards and won three Golden Globe Awards. His first foremost role was the 1983 film Risky Business, which has been described as "A Generation X classic, and a career-maker" for the artist. Following playing the role of a heroic naval direct in the popular and financially victorious 1986 film Top Gun, Cruise sustained in this vein, playing a clandestine agent in a series of Mission: Impossible action films in the 1990s and 2000s. In adding to these heroic roles, he has starred in a lot of other winning films such as Jerry Maguire (1996), Magnolia (1999), Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004) and War of the Worlds (2005).

Awards and Nominations

Academy Awards, USA (Won:0, Year:- & Nominated:3, Year:1990,1997,2000)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (Won:1, Year:2002 & Nominated:7, Year:1995,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2009)
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2002	Won	Saturn Award	Best Actor for: Vanilla Sky (2001)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (Won:2, Year:1990,2000 & Nominated:0, Year:-)
2000	Won	CFCA Award	Best Supporting Actor for: Magnolia (1999)
1990	Won	CFCA Award	Best Actor for: Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

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U2

The U2 Band

Background information
Origin: Dublin, Ireland

Genres: Rock, alternative rock, post-punk

Years active: 1976–present

Labels: Mercury, Interscope, Island

Associated acts: Passengers, Virgin Prunes

Website u2.com

Members Bono
The Edge

Adam Clayton

Larry Mullen, Jr.

Biography

The one of the world famous celebrities U2 musician are a rock group from Dublin, Ireland. The group consists of Bono (vocals and guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards, and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums and percussion). The group formed at Mount Temple secondary school in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical ability. Within four years, they signed to Island Records and released their first appearance album Boy. By the mid-1980s, they had become a top worldwide act. They were more victorious as a live act than they were at selling records, until their 1987 album The Joshua Tree, which, according to Rolling Stone, elevated the band's stature "from heroes to superstars".T hey have won 22 Grammy Awards

Awards and Nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2003
Got nomination for Oscar
category Original Song (from the film "Gangs Of New York") for "The Hands That Built America"

American Music Awards
2002
Won American Music Award
category Internet Artist of the Year

Grammy Awards
2006
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Song for "City of Blinding Lights"

2006
Won Grammy Award
category Album of the Year for "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb"

2006
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "Sometimes You Can't Make it On Your Own"

2006
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Album for "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb"

2006
Won Grammy Award
category Song of the Year for "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own"

2005
Won Grammy Award
category Best Music Video, Short Form for "Vertigo"

2005
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Song for "Vertigo"

2005
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Vertigo"

2002
Won Grammy Award
category Record of the Year for "Walk On"

2002
Won Grammy Award
category Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of"

2002
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Elevation"

2002
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Album for "All That You Can't Leave Behind"

2001
Won Grammy Award
category Record of the Year (from Album "All That You Can't Leave Behind") for "Beautiful Day"

2001
Won Grammy Award
category Song of the Year (from Album "All That You Can't Leave Behind") for "Beautiful Day"

2001
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Beautiful Day"

1995
Won Grammy Award
category Best Music Video, Long Form for "Zoo TV - Live From Sydney"

1994
Won Grammy Award
category Best Alternative Music Performance for "Zooropa"

1993
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Achtung Baby"

1989
Won Grammy Award
category Best Performance Music Video for "Where The Streets Have No Name"

1989
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Desire"

1988
Won Grammy Award
category Album of the Year for "The Joshua Tree"

1988
Won Grammy Award
category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "The Joshua Tree"
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Peter Jackson

The Director Peter Jackson

Full Name: Peter Robert Jackson

Born: 31 October 1961 (age 48) Pukerua Bay, New Zealand

Occupation: Film director, film producer, screenwriter

Years active: 1976–present

Spouse(s): Fran Walsh (1987–present)

Biography

Peter Jackson won multiple Academy Award-winning Lord of the Rings film trilogy, modified from the work of fiction by J. R. R. Tolkien. He is also known for his 2005 remake of King Kong and as the creator of District 9.He won worldwide concentration early in his career with his "splatstick" shock comedies, before coming to conventional prominence with Heavenly Creatures, for which he shared an Academy Award Best script recommendation with his wife, Fran Walsh. Jackson has been awarded three Academy Awards in his career. Sir Peter Robert Jackson is a film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter,.

Awads

Year	Title	Oscar nominations	Oscar wins	BAFTA nominations	BAFTA wins	Golden Globe nominations	Golden Globe wins
1976	The Valley (Short)
1987	Bad Taste
1989	Meet the Feebles
1992	Braindead (released in North America as Dead Alive)
1994	Heavenly Creatures	1
1995	Forgotten Silver (Documentary)
1996	The Frighteners
2001	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	13	4	12	4	4
2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	6	2	9	2	2
2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	11	11	12	4	4	4
2005	King Kong	4	3	3	1	2
2008	Crossing the Line (short)
2009	The Lovely Bones	1	2	1

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Tom Hanks

The Actor Tom Hanks

Full Name: Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks

Born: July 9, 1956 (age 53)Concord, California, U.S.

Occupation: Actor, producer, director, voice over artist, writer, speaker

Years active: 1979–present

Spouse(s): Samantha Lewes (1978–1987) Rita Wilson (1988–present)

Biography

The one of famous celebrities Thomas Jeffrey Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer and director. Length worked in television and family-friendly comedies earlier than achieving accomplishment as a staged actor in several noteworthy roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title role in Forrest Gump, chief officer James A. Lovell in Apollo 13, Captain John H. Miller in Saving Private Ryan, Joe Fox in You've Got Mail and Chuck Noland in Cast Away. Hanks won consecutive Best Actor Academy Awards, in 1993 for Philadelphia and in 1994 for Forrest Gump. U.S. domestic box office totals for his films exceed $3.5 billion. He is the father of actor Colin Hanks.

Awards

Academy Awards, USA

Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2001	Nominated	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Cast Away (2000)
1999	Nominated	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Saving Private Ryan (1998)
1995	Won	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Forrest Gump (1994)
1994	Won	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Philadelphia (1993)
1989	Nominated	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Big (1988)

BAFTA Awards

Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2001	Nominated	BAFTA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for: Cast Away (2000)
1999	Nominated	BAFTA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for: Saving Private Ryan (1998)
1995	Nominated	BAFTA	Best Actor for: Forrest Gump (1994)