Haley Joel Osment (born April 10, 1988) is an American actor. After a series of roles in television and film during the 1990s, including a small part in Forrest Gump playing the title character’s son, Osment rose to fame with his performance as Cole Sear in M. Night Shyamalan’s thriller film The Sixth Sense that earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He subsequently appeared in leading roles in several high-profile Hollywood films including Pay It Forward and A.I. He made his Broadway debut in 2008 in a revival of American Buffalo, co-starring with John Leguizamo and Cedric the Entertainer.

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Older brother of Emily Osment

Auditioned for Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), but didn’t get a callback.

Son of Eugene Osment

Became the eighth-youngest nominee for a competitive Academy Award in 2000.

He’s a big lover of lizards. He owns two leopard geckos from Pakistan as pets and, as a favorite pastime, likes to catch and release lizards in his backyard or on vacations.

He is a straight-A student

His favorite cuisine is Chinese, and he eats it constantly.

Started acting at age 4.

Ran cross country for Flintridge Prep.

Favorite authors: J.R.R. Tolkien and Edgar Allan Poe

Favorite music: R.E.M., Coldplay, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Flying Lotus, and Led Zeppelin.

His father, Eugene Osment, frequently makes cameo appearances in his movies.

Was wanted by Steven Spielberg to play Harry Potter when Spielberg was considered to direct Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001).

Though Osment is now a well-known actor, what many people don’t know is that Forrest Gump (1994), a very popular contemporary classic, was one of his first films. That is not surprising, since his screen time was only about two minutes, despite playing the son of the title character. It was another five years before he became famous with The Sixth Sense (1999), another popular contemporary classic.

He took a two-year break from filming after making Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001), before making a brief comeback with Secondhand Lions (2003), but he had plenty of commitments during those two years of absence from the screen. His work included making promotional tours for AI during the summer holiday in 2001, making TV appearances, and doing voice-over work.

Although gossiped to be Steven Spielberg’s favorite to play the title role in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001), had Spielberg directed the film as once planned, Osment himself denied this and was vehemently against the series even being made into films lest the magic of the novels be ruined.

He donated many items to Rocky Stone to be given to less-fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign.

Was ranked #7 in E’s 50 cutest child stars all grown-up.(2005).

Fractured his right rib and right shoulder, and received lacerations to his body when he lost control of his car and crashed into a brick mailbox. [July 2006]

Making his Broadway debut on the play American Buffalo. [October 2008]

Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. He started acting as a child in television productions in the late 1950s, moved on to Hollywood films during the 1960s, and has continued appearing in a wide variety of films since, including Follow Me, Boys!, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, The Barefoot Executive, The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China, Escape from New York, Silkwood, The Fox and the Hound, Overboard, Dark Blue, Stargate, Tango & Cash, Backdraft, Tombstone, Executive Decision, Vanilla Sky, Breakdown, Miracle, Dreamer, Poseidon, and Death Proof.

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Rode along with the Chicago Fire Dept.’s Squad 5 in preparation for his role in Backdraft (1991).

Played pro baseball (2nd base, AA club- California Angels) until a torn shoulder muscle forced retirement in 1973. Was hitting .563 at the time. His friend, Ron Shelton wrote the Crash Davis role in Bull Durham (1988) for him – the studio insisted on Kevin Costner though.

Father is Bing Russell a former baseball player, who played the deputy sherriff on “Bonanza” (1959) for 6 years.

He appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song “Voices That Care.”

He is an FAA licensed Private Pilot holding single/multi- engine and instrument ratings.

Performs many of his stunts himself.

Father of Wyatt Russell (with Goldie Hawn).

He and longtime companion Goldie Hawn both appeared in The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968).

Partner of Goldie Hawn (1983 – present) 1 child.

He and partner Goldie Hawn formerly took summer vacations in the Muskoka region in Ontario, Canada. They gave up their cottage after too many unwelcomed visitors would stare at their cottage through binoculars from Lake Rosseau.

Atlanta Braves’ first baseman, Matt Franco, is his nephew.

His character Snake Plissken (of Escape from New York (1981)) is about to become a comic book. Published by theCrossGen imprint Code 6 Comics, the book will be known as The Snake Plissken Chronicles. It is marked for publication beginning in 2003.

Started Cosmic Entertainment with partner Goldie Hawn, her daughter Kate Hudson, and her son Oliver Hudson in 2003.

Is a card carrying member of the NRA.

Was the best man at Ted Nugent’s wedding.

Father of Boston Russell (born in 1980) with Season Hubley.

Graduate of Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, California with Michael Richards, Kramer from “Seinfeld” (1990). Class of 1969, who voted him “Best Looking.”.

Brother-in-law of Larry J. Franco.

Is a big fan of Elvis Presley, Patrick Rondat and Tom Robinson.

Auditioned for the role of Han Solo in Star Wars (1977).

In his audio commentary for The Thing (1982), he joked with director John Carpenter about the scene where he threw a stick of dynamite at the character Palmer (who was turning into the Thing) and how the explosion was more powerful than he had expected. In truth, he could have been seriously injured.

Was one of the first actors to do audio commentary on DVDs.

The presence of Lee Van Cleef on the set of Escape from New York (1981) inspired him to talk in a raspy voice similar to Clint Eastwood’s from the Man With No Name trilogy.

During the filming of 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001) in Vancouver, he visited the nearby set of “Stargate SG-1″ (1997) and met the cast. Russell starred as Colonel Jack O’Neil in the original Stargate (1994). His role was adopted by Richard Dean Anderson in the spin-off series and the character’s name was changed slightly (to Colonel Jack O’Neill).

Is good friends with stunt man Dick Warlock, who was his stunt double for over 20 years.

Portrayed cult classic heroes in four different movies: Escape from New York (1981), The Thing (1982), Stargate (1994) and Escape from L.A. (1996).

Said in his audio commentary for Big Trouble in Little China (1986) that the test audiences reacted so well to the film that he thought for sure that he and director friend John Carpenter had a box office hit on their hands. However, the studio put so little effort into advertising the film that it ultimately didn’t do as well at the box office but became a cult favorite instead.

Is a libertarian.

Made his film debut in the Elvis Presley film, It Happened at the World’s Fair (1963). He later went on to play him in Elvis (1979/I) (TV), and to provide his voice in Forrest Gump (1994).

When he and director John Carpenter were discussing the character of MacReady in The Thing (1982), they thought about making MacReady a former Vietnam chopper pilot who felt displaced by his service in the war and, as a result, was much more isolated than the other characters. This ultimately did not make it into the film.

Auditioned for the role of Flash Gordon (1980). The part went to Sam J. Jones instead.

He and his Tombstone (1993) co-star, Val Kilmer, have both played Elvis Presley. Val Kilmer played him in True Romance (1993), while Russell played him in a television movie, and provided his voice in Forrest Gump (1994). In Tombstone (1993), he plays Wyatt Earp. In 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001), he works with Kevin Costner, who played the role a mere six months later in the film Wyatt Earp (1994).

Is good friends with director John Carpenter. The two have collaborated on five different films: Elvis (1979/I) (TV), Escape from New York (1981), The Thing (1982), Big Trouble in Little China (1986) and Escape from L.A. (1996).

He claims that he often felt an outcast in Hollywood because of his Libertarian beliefs, and so moved to live in an area outside Aspen, Colorado, where he started to try his hand at writing.

Kate Hudson, daughter of his longtime companion Goldie Hawn, named her son Ryder Russell Robinson. The middle name is an homage to Kurt, whom Hudson always considered to be her father.

Has starred in films with two of his former brother-in-laws, ‘Larry Franco’: in John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982), and Whip Hubley in Executive Decision (1996).

Has two younger sisters.

A member of the conservative Wednesday Morning Club in Hollywood, Russell introduced guest speaker Newt Gingrich in 1999.

Received The Disney Legends Award 1998 for living up to the Disney principals of: The Disney Legends award has three distinct elements that characterize the contributions made by each talented recipient. The Spiral … stands for imagination, the power of an idea. The Hand … holds the gifts of skill, discipline and craftsmanship. The Wand and the Star … represent magic: the spark that is ignited when imagination and skill combine to create a new dream.

For his role on Tombstone (1993), he was trained by renowned Hollywood Gun Coach Thell Reed, who has also trained such actors as: Val Kilmer, Bill Paxton, Sam Elliott, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Foster and Girard Swan.

He acted as father to Kate Hudson by walking her down the aisle and giving her away at her wedding to rock star Chris Robinson.

Was offered a role in The Fog (1980).

Was originally cast to play the cursed heroic knight Navarre in Ladyhawke (1985), while Rutger Hauer, who played the part of Navarre in the film, was the original choice to play the evil captain, even though Hauer had no interest in the part and was actually more interested in the part of the hero Navarre. When Russell dropped out of the project, Hauer took the role.

Snake Plissken, the (anti-)hero of Escape from New York (1981) and Escape from L.A. (1996) is his favorite character of all he’s played.

Quit smoking cigars in 2006.

He and Goldie Hawn own a vacation home on Muskoka Lake, Ontario.

Born at 10:42 AM (EST).

Was Sylvester Stallone’s original choice for Church in The Expendables (2010), but he turned it down.

Freddie James Prinze, Jr. (born March 8, 1976) is an American actor. He rose to fame during the late 1990s and early 2000s, after starring in several Hollywood films aimed at teenage audiences, I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and its sequel, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), as well as She’s All That (1999), Summer Catch (2001) and Scooby-Doo (2002). Prinze has also made appearances in television sitcoms, including Friends. He is a former member of World Wrestling Entertainment’s creative team as the SmackDown brand writer.

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Named one of “People” magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People [2000]

Graduated from La Cueva High School, Albuquerque, NM in 1994

Son of Freddie Prinze and Katherine Elaine Cochrane-Prinze (Kathy Prinze)

Enjoys martial arts.

Enjoys swimming, and recently took up tap dancing

Bought a $3 million, 5-bedroom, 4000 square foot house in the San Fernando Valley. [September 2000]

On People’s (USA) ‘Best-Dressed’ list. [September 2000]

Auditioned for the role of Stu in Scream (1996/I).

Collects comic books.

Publicly announced that he and Sarah Michelle Gellar are engaged. [April 17, 2001]

Put his Toluca Lake house (bought September 2000) on the market, as he has moved into a new house with fiancee Sarah Michelle Gellar. [February 2002]

As of 2004, has worked (co-starred) with actor Matthew Lillard 5 times: Wing Commander (1999), Summer Catch (2001), She’s All That (1999), Scooby-Doo (2002), and Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004).

Said the hardest part about filming Scooby-Doo (2002) (aside from being homesick) was that he had to constantly re-dye his jet black hair blonde to match his character, Fred.

Was “Mr. Golden Globe” for 1996.

His father committed suicide when Freddie was 10 months old. He was raised by his mother and grandmother.

He grew up in New Mexico but spent the summers in Puerto Rico with his paternal grandmother.

As a fan of pop culture, he initially turned down Raja Gosnell’s offer to star with real life love Sarah Michelle Gellar in Scooby-Doo (2002) because he felt it would not be respecting the original series, but Sarah talked him into it.

Shares a birthday with James Van Der Beek and Camryn Manheim.

His godfather is martial arts legend Robert Wall.

First met Sarah Michelle Gellar on the movie set of I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997).

Is an only child.

Lindsay Sloane was maid of honor at his wedding to Sarah Michelle Gellar

Was suppose to be in I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006) (V) with Brandy and Jennifer again, but then they changed the script and left them out.

Had to shave his head after filming Scooby-Doo (2002) because the bleach ruined his hair.

Has the same manager as Jared Padalecki.

In March 2006, he ran his first marathon (The Los Angeles Marathon XXI) with a 05:50:49 finishing time using the name “Freddie James”.

On April 9, 2009, Freddie announced that he and Sarah are expecting their first child, due in the fall.

He and wife Sarah Michelle welcomed daughter Charlotte Grace Prinze on Saturday, 19th Sept 2009.

Freddie and Sarah became the parents of a girl, Charlotte Grace Prinze, on September 19, 2009 in Los Angeles.

Freddie is descendant from Puerto Rican and Hungarian from his father’s side and Italian from his mother’s side.

Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress. She established her acting career in the 1990s with her role as Rachel Green in the U.S. sitcom Friends, a role for which she won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

She has starred in Hollywood films. While most of her film roles have been in comedies such as Bruce Almighty, Office Space, Rumor Has It, and the romantic comedies Along Came Polly and The Break-Up, she has also appeared in films from other genres such as the horror-comedy Leprechaun, the crime thriller Derailed and the musical drama Rock Star.

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Married boyfriend of 2-1/2 years, Brad Pitt in Malibu, CA. [July 29, 2000]

While hosting “Saturday Night Live” (1975) in 1999, she did a skit satirizing boyfriend Brad Pitt’s stalker, aspiring actress Athena Marie Rolando. Pitt was promoting Fight Club (1999) at the time.

Daughter of actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow.

Raised in Greece and New York City.

The late Telly Savalas was her godfather.

She and husband Brad Pitt purchased a 14,000-sq.-ft. house in Beverly Hills, CA.

Listed in “People Weekly”s “Most Intriguing People” list. [December 25, 1995]

Chosen as one of People Magazine’s Most Beautiful People in the World. [1999]

Became estranged from her mother, who made unflattering statements about her in a tabloid. As a result, she refused to invite her mother to her wedding.

Sued “Celebrity Skin” magazine for publishing photos taken of her while sunbathing topless in her own backyard. [August 7, 2000]

When she was 11, a painting she had done was displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Officially changed her name to Jennifer Pitt. She will still be using her maiden name (Aniston) professionally. [October 25, 2000]

Attended Fiorello La Guardia School of Music, Art & Performing Arts, New York City. Also known as the “Fame” School.

She and Brad Pitt stated that he was misquoted in a German magazine article that said that he and Jennifer were expecting their first child late in 2001. The magazine printed a retraction. [July 2001]

Named one of E!’s “Top 20 Entertainers of 2001.”. [2001]

Suffered minor injuries in auto accident in Los Angeles. [January 15, 2002]

She offered to be Matthew Perry’s personal trainer in a bid to help him lose weight. [2002]

Was named one of the “50 Most Beautiful People” by People Magazine. [2002]

She and husband Brad Pitt reached a settlement with Damiani International Jewelers. The pair claimed the company agreed to never reproduce their wedding rings, but it manufactured and sold “Brad and Jennifer” rings in 18-karat white or yellow gold for about $1,000 apiece. Under the settlement, Pitt will design jewelry for Damiani that Aniston will model in ads, and Damiani will stop selling the “Brad and Jennifer” copies. [January 11, 2002]

U.S. District Judge Ronald Lew ruled that her lawsuit against two magazine publishers for printing topless photos of her will proceed without a jury because her lawyers failed to demand a jury when the lawsuit was filed in 2000 and that he would render a verdict himself. Aniston sued Man’s World Publications Inc. and Crescent Publishing Group, claiming that paparazzi scaled an eight-foot wall to photograph her as she sunbathed in the backyard of her home in February of 1999. The pictures appeared later that year in the magazines Celebrity Skin, High Society, Celebrity Sleuth, the Italian magazine Eva Tremila, the English newspaper Daily Sport and the French publication Voici. [6/24/02]

Won award: International Star of Stars – The Scorpio Multimedia Cable TV Awards. [2002]

Long-time friend of actress Andrea Bendewald. They both attended Manhattan’s High School for the Performing Arts. Bendewald was maid of honor at Aniston’s wedding to Brad Pitt on July 29, 2000. And Aniston was matron of honor at Bendewald’s wedding to actor Mitch Rouse on August 19, 2001.

Her half-brother, John T. Melick, worked as 2nd Assistant Director for the award winning Thirteen (2003), starring Holly Hunter.

Photographer Francois Navarre agreed on 11/20/03 to pay her $550,000 in damages for taking pictures of her as she sunbathed topless in her back yard.

Although she is half Greek, she does not like Greek food. She is also not fond of Chinese, Indian or spicy foods.

She and Brad Pitt are campaigning in the United States to save “EastEnders” (1985) from being axed over there.

Was a schoolmate of Chastity Bono.

Voted as #11 on the “Top 100 Sexiest Women 2004″ in FHM [DK].

Often plays a waitress – her characters in “Friends” (1994), Office Space (1999), The Iron Giant (1999) and Along Came Polly (2004) were all waitresses.

At one point in 2003, was filming “Friends” (1994), Bruce Almighty (2003), and Along Came Polly (2004) simultaneously.

Shares a birthday with singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow, actor Burt Reynolds, singer Kelly Rowland, Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, and Alaska Governor/Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

Has a fear of flying.

Announced on 1/7/05 that she and husband Brad Pitt were separating after 4-1/2 years of marriage. Filed for divorce on 3/25/05, citing irreconcilable differences. Their divorce was finalized on 10/2/05.

Stepdaughter of Sherry Rooney.

Had worked as a telemarketer and waitress before making it as an actor.

Her middle name, Joanna, was her father John Aniston’s mother’s name.

Has said that her favorite food is Mexican, and that (when they were still together), she and Brad Pitt would get Mexican food and margaritas three times a week.

Was known as a class clown in high school.

Godmother of Courteney Cox and David Arquette’s daughter, Coco Riley Arquette.

She and “Friends” (1994) co-star Lisa Kudrow both auditioned to be regular cast members of “Saturday Night Live” (1975) prior to their success on “Friends” (1994).

In 2003 she was ranked #1 on Forbes’ 2003 “Celebrity 100 List” According to the magazine, she made $35 million in 2003.

Invented “The Rachel”, a famous hairstyle in the ’90s, which was copied by a lot of women and drew much attention to her.

Has a younger half-brother, Alexander Aniston [b. 1989].

2005 – appeared in Heineken TV commercial frequently aired before UEFA Champions League (in Europe). The Turtles song “Happy Together” is also used in this commercial.

Was named “Woman of the Year” by GQ magazine in 2005

Named #88 on the Maxim magazine “Hot 100 of 2005″ list.

Behind the scenes of “Friends” (1994), Aniston was very close friends with co-star Matthew Perry.

Named #41 in FHM’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005″ special supplement.

Met ex-husband Brad Pitt on a blind date.

Was #1 on American publication People’s annual Best Dressed List in 2006.

Best friend of Courteney Cox.

Was originally slated to play Mariane in A Mighty Heart (2007).

Good friend of Andrea Buchanan. They both directed the short film, Room 10 (2006).

Named #45 in FHM magazine’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006″ supplement.

Has two dogs, Norman (a corgi-terrier mix) and Dolly (a white German shepherd).

Said that yoga helped her to recover from her split with Brad Pitt.

Her niece was born in 1998.

Sister-in-law of Shannon Melick.

Her birth name is Jennifer Aniston, not Jennifer Anastasakis. Her father John Aniston had changed the spelling of his last name to Aniston from Anastasakis before his marriage to Nancy Dow, and the last name that appears on Jennifer’s birth certificate is Aniston.

Nationally famous Finnish songwriter Anssi Kela has written a song called “Jennifer Aniston”. The tragic story is about a paper mill that was moved to China resulting in many people left unemployed. Jennifer Aniston appears in the “singer’s” recurring dream. The song was released in the album “Rakkaus” on Murhaa 10/19/2005.

Granddaughter of Yaya Joanna Aniston, Gordon McLean Dow and Louise Grieco Dow.

Niece of Mary Aniston, Joan Dow, Jean Dow, Linda Dow, Martha Dow and Sally Dow.

One of 115 people invited to join AMPAS in 2007.

In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated her earnings for the year at $14 million.

Noted that she was inspired to direct Room 10 (2006) by actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who directed a short film in 2006.

Her French dubbing voice Dorothée Jemma is also the French dubbing voice of Melanie Griffith and Sheryl Lee.

Her Czech dubbing voice is actress Miriam Chytilová.

Broke up with boyfriend John Mayer. They had been in an on-and-off relationship since May 2008. [March 2009]

She started to train in Karate encouraged by her best friend Courtney Cox Arquette, who holds a brown belt in the sport.

Born at 10:22 PM (PST).

Is of Greek (father’s side) and Italian and Scottish (mother’s side) descent.