Monica Denise Arnold (born October 24, 1980), known simply as Monica, is an American R&B singer-songwriter. Her debut album "Miss Thang" was released in 1995. Her second album, "The Boy Is Mine", was successful internationally. She was born on October 24, 1980.
Wanda Sykes
Wanda Sykes (born March 7, 1964) is an American Writer, Comedienne and Actress. She was born in Portsmouth, Virginia and raised in Washington, D.C. She starred in the sitcom "Curb Your Enthusiasm" on the HBO network. In November 2009 her late night talk show "The Wanda Sykes Show" premiered.
Sykes is lesbian. She married her wife, Alex, in 2006.
Perilla
Perilla is a genus of annual herb which is a member of the mint family. In mild climates the plant can reseed itself. There are both green leafed and purple leafed versions of this plant. The plant's leaves resemble stinging nettle leaves, though they are slightly rounder in shape.
Jake Roberts
Aurelian Jake Smith, Jr. (born May 30, 1955) is a American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is best known for wrestling with WWF, WCW and ECW under the ring name, Jake "The Snake" Roberts. He is a second generation wrestler because his father is Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith. He was known for bringing out snakes during his matches, one of his snakes being a python named Damien.
He made a surprise return on the January 6, 2014 episode of "Raw" titled "Old School Raw" and dumped a snake on the face of a downed Dean Ambrose. On the January 27, 2014 episode of "Raw", Jerry Lawler announced that Roberts was the second entrant in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2014.
During his life, he suffered from alcohol and drug addiction. He moved in with former professional wrestler Diamond Dallas Page to help get his life back on track.
In February 2014, it was reported by TMZ that Roberts had been suffering from muscular cancer below his knee, and was scheduled to go into surgery for it on the 25th. Responding to the article, Roberts was quoted as saying "If the devil can't defeat me, cancer doesn't stand a chance in hell! Pray for sick children who face this horrible disease 'cause The Snake will be just fine." In July 2014, Roberts announced that he was cancer-free, as various operations had been successful.
On August 28 2014, he got sick during a flight from Atlanta to Las Vegas where he was supposed to attend a birthday event for wrestler Nick Cvjetkovich. It was first reported that Roberts had become unconscious but it was later confirmed that he was both alert and awake during the flight and had notified the flight attendant of pain and shortness of breath. It was stated that he was in a 'coma-like' state in order to treat pneumonia. After he was taken to the ICU in Las Vegas, he was diagnosed with pneumonia, which was something his own doctors missed. It was also confirmed that doctors had found an abnormality on his brain which they feel could be a result of all the bumps Robert's took over his career.
On September 6, 2014, Robert was released from the hospital and attended the Future Stars of Wrestling's "Survival of the Fittest" event the same day. At the event, he announced that doctors had found more cancer, this time in his chest.
Mike Krzyzewski
Michael William "Mike" Krzyzewski (, born February, 13, 1947) is an American college basketball coach. He is sometimes referred to as Coach K. He was born in Chicago and went to school at the United States Military Academy, where he played guard. He served in the Army as a basketball coach, and was later the coach of the U.S. Military Academy's basketball team. In 1980, Krzyzewski became the head coach at Duke University, where he has been for 31 years. His teams have been to the NCAA Tournament 27 times, been to the Final Four 11 times, and won 4 national championships. Krzyzewski has also been the coach of the United States national basketball team since 2006. He was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001.
Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford (May 1, 1916 - August 30, 2006) was an American actor, born in Canada.
Born Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford in Quebec City, Canada. He son of a Canadian railroad worker. Glenn studied at Santa Monica High School. After graduating he started working in small local theaters.
Glenn Ford interrupted his actor career in 1942 to enlist as a volunteer in the Marine Corps of the United States during World War II. Ford was assigned in 1943 to active duty in San Diego Base. Then be promoted to sergeant
Glenn Ford also joined the Naval Reserve United States in 1958 and was promoted to lieutenant commander. Ford touts the Navy through radio and television spectacles. He was promoted to captain in 1968.
Glenn Ford was married four times, and a son, Peter Ford.
He died at 90 years old on August 30, 2006 at his residence of Beverly Hills.
His first movie work, was a short Night in "Manhattan" (1937). He is remembered for playing the role of Johnny Farrell in Classic movie "Gilda" (1946), with Rita Hayworth.
His long list of movie include "The Adventures of Martin Eden" (1942), "The Doctor and the Girl" (1949), "Plunder of the Sun" (1953), "Torpedo Run" (1958), "Experiment in Terror" (1962), "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" (1962), "Dear Heart" (1964), "Is Paris Burning?" (1966), "Midway" (1976).
He also participated in the movie of 1978 "Superman", playing the role of Jonathan Kent Superman's father.
Among his most notable roles are that of the incorruptible Detective. Sgt Dave Bannion, who must fight against the Mafia, in "The Big Heat" (1953), also he played role of school teacher who is harassed by his students in "Blackboard Jungle" (1955).
He has starred in big Western movies, in the history of Hollywood as "Texas" (1941), "The Desperadoes" (1943), with Randolph Scott, "The Man from Colorado" (1948), with William Holden, "Lust for Gold" (1949), "The Redhead and the Cowboy" (1951), "The Man from the Alamo" (1953), "The Violent Men" (1955), "Jubal" (1956), with Ernest Borgnine, "The Fastest Gun Alive" (1956), "" (1957), "Cowboy" (1958), "The Sheepman" (1958), "Cimarrón" (1960), "A Time for Killing" (1967), "The Last Challenge" (1967), "Day of the Evil Gun" (1968), and "Heaven with a Gun" (1969). His latest western movies are: "Santee" (1973).
In 1962 Glenn Ford won a Golden Globe, as best actor for the movie Pocketful of Mir, directed by Frank Capra. For his outstanding career in the movies, Glenn Ford star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard. He was also inducted into the Hall of Fame Western artists at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
In 1971 he starred in the CBS television series "Cade's County", he plays county sheriff Sam Cade, is a must fight against crime. in this series works the son of Glenn Ford, Peter Ford.
Glenn Ford has had great performances in movies and series for television "The Brotherhood of the Bell" (1970), "The Greatest Gift" (1974), "The Disappearance of Flight 412" (1974), "The 3,000 Mile Chase" (1977), "Police Story: No Margin for Error" (1978), "The Sacketts" (1979), his last role was that of Rev. Rogers, in drama "Final Verdict" (1991).
Randy Savage
Randy Savage (real name Randall Mario Poffo, November 15, 1952 – May 20, 2011) was an American professional wrestler who was best known for wrestling with World Wrestling Federation (WWF), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). His father Angelo Poffo (1925-2010) was a wrestler, as is his brother, Lanny Poffo (born 1954). Savage was married to professional wresting manager, Miss Elizabeth until they divorced in 1992. Poffo also released a rap record called, "Be A Man" which featured a diss track about Hulk Hogan and a tribute song about "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig. He died on May 20, 2011 after having a heart attack while driving in Seminole, Florida, resulting in a car accident.
On March 28, 2015, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Hulk Hogan. He was represented by his brother Lanny Poffo.
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