Events

630 – Muhammad leads an army of 10,000 to conquer Mecca.

1055 – Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire.

1158 – Vladislav II becomes King of Bohemia.

1569 – First recorded lottery in England.

1571 – Austrian nobility is granted freedom of religion.

1693 – Mt. Etna erupts in Sicily, Italy. A powerful earthquake destroys parts of Sicily and Malta.

1759 – In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first American life insurance company is incorporated.

1779 – Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.

1787 – William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.

1794 – Robert Forsythe, a U.S. Marshal is killed in Augusta, Georgia when trying to serve court papers, the first US marshal to die while carrying out his duties.

1805 – The Michigan Territory is created.

1861 – Alabama secedes from the United States.

1863 – American Civil War: Battle of Arkansas Post – General John McClernand and Admiral David Dixon Porter capture the Arkansas River for the Union.

1863 – American Civil War: encountered and sank the off Galveston Lighthouse in Texas.

1879 – The Anglo-Zulu War begins.

1908 – Grand Canyon National Monument is created.

1917 – The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.

1919 – Romania annexes Transylvania.

1922 – First use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient.

1923 – Occupation of the Ruhr: Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to make its World War I reparation payments.

1927 – Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announced the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.

1935 – Amelia Earhart is the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.

1942 – World War II: Japan declares war on the Netherlands and invades the Netherlands East Indies.

1942 – World War II: The Japanese capture Kuala Lumpur.

1943 – World War II: The United States and United Kingdom give up territorial rights in China.

1943 – Italian-American Anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York

1946 – Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic of Albania with himself as president.

1949 – First recorded case of snowfall in Los Angeles, California.

1957 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar.

1960 – Henry Lee Lucas, once listed as America's most prolific serial killer, commits his first known murder.

1962 – An avalanche on Huascaran in Peru causes 4,000 deaths.

1964 – United States Surgeon General Dr. Luther Leonidas Terry, M.D., publishes a landmark report saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking nation- and worldwide anti-smoking efforts.

1972 – East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh.

1986 – The Gateway Bridge, Brisbane in Queensland, Australia is officially opened.

1994 – The Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin.

1996 – Space Shuttle program: STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the start of the 74th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th flight of Endeavour.

1998 – Sidi-Hamed massacre takes place in Algeria, over 100 people are killed.

2007 – China conducts the first successful anti-satellite missile test of any nation since 1985.

Births

347 – Roman Emperor Theodosius I "the Great" (d. 395)

889 – Abd-ar-Rahman III, Emir and Caliph of Cordoba (d. 961)

1322 – Emperor Komyo of Japan (d. 1380)

1359 – Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (d. 1393)

1395 – Michelle of Valois, Duchess of Burgundy (d. 1422)

1503 – Parmigianino, Italian artist (d. 1540)

1591 – Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Civil War general (d. 1646)

1630 – John Rogers, American educator (d. 1684)

1638 – Nicolas Steno, Danish scientist (d. 1686)

1671 – François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French military leader (d. 1745)

1755 – Alexander Hamilton, Nevis born American Founding Father, economist, and political philosopher; 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1804)

1757 – Samuel Bentham, English mechanical engineer (d. 1831)

1786 – Joseph Jackson Lister, English opticist and physicist (d. 1869)

1788 – William Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866)

1800 – Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist (d. 1895)

1807 – Ezra Cornell, American businessman and university founder (d. 1874)

1814 – James Paget, British surgeon and pathologist (d. 1899)

1815 – John A. Macdonald, 1st Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1891)

1825 – Bayard Taylor, American poet (d. 1878)

1839 – Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rican educator and nationalist (d. 1903)

1842 – William James, American psychologist and philosopher (d. 1910)

1843 – Charles Yelverton O'Connor, Irish-Australian engineer (d. 1902)

1845 – Albert Victor Bäcklund, Swedish physicist (d. 1912)

1850 – Joseph Charles Arthur, American botanist (d. 1942)

1852 – Konstantin Fehrenbach, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1926)

1853 – Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter (d. 1926)

1856 – Christian Sinding, Norwegian composer (d. 1932)

1857 – Fred Archer, English jockey (d. 1886)

1858 – Harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (d. 1947)

1859 – Lord George Nathaniel Curzon, British statesman, Viceroy of India (d. 1925)

1864 – Thomas Dixon, American playwright and legislator (d. 1946)

1867 – Edward B. Titchener, British psychologist. (d. 1927)

1868 – Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940)

1870 – Alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor (d. 1945)

1872 – George Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956)

1873 – John Callan O'Laughlin, American political and military figure and journalist (d. 1949)

1875 – Reinhold Glière, Russian composer (d. 1956)

1876 – Elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971)

1878 – Theodoros Pangalos, Greek general (d. 1952)

1885 – Jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965)

1885 – Alice Paul, American women's rights activist (d. 1977)

1887 – Aldo Leopold, American ecologist (d. 1948)

1888 – Chester Conklin, American comedian and actor (d. 1971)

1888 – Joseph B. Keenan, American political figure (d. 1954)

1889 – Calvin Bridges, American geneticist (d. 1938)

1890 – Oswald de Andrade, Brazilian author (d. 1954)

1890 – Max Carey, American baseball player (d. 1976)

1895 – Laurens Hammond, American inventor (d. 1973)

1897 – August Heissmeyer, German SS officer (d. 1979)

1899 – Eva Le Gallienne, English-American actress (d. 1991)

1901 – Kwon Ki-ok, Korean pilot (d. 1988)

1902 – Maurice Duruflé, French composer (d. 1986)

1903 – Alan Paton, South African writer (d. 1988)

1905 – Clyde Kluckhohn, American anthropologist (d. 1960)

1905 – Manfred B Lee, American author (d. 1971)

1906 – Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist (d. 2008)

1907 – Abraham Joshua Heschel, Warsaw-born American rabbi, theologian, and philosopher (d. 1972)

1907 – Pierre Mendès-France, French politician (d. 1982)

1908 – Lionel Stander, American actor (d. 1994)

1910 – Nikos Kavvadias, Greek poet and writer (d. 1975)

1910 – Shane Paltridge, Australian politician (d. 1966)

1910 – Izler Solomon, American conductor (d. 1987)

1911 – Nora Heysen, Australian artist (d. 2003)

1911 – Zenko Suzuki, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2004)

1915 – Robert Blair Mayne, British soldier (d. 1955)

1916 – Bernard Blier, French actor (d. 1989)

1917 – John Robarts, Canadian politician (d. 1982)

1921 – Gory Guerrero, professional wrestler (d. 1990)

1921 – Juanita M. Kreps, American economist, educator, & civil servant; 24th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 2010)

1922 – Ernle Bradford, English historian and writer (d. 1986)

1923 – Jerome Bixby, American writer (d. 1998)

1923 – Ernst Nolte, German historian

1923 – Carroll Shelby, American race car driver, automobile designer and businessman

1924 – Don Cherry, American singer and golfer

1924 – Roger Guillemin, French neuroendocrinologist, Nobel laureate

1924 – Sam B. Hall, American politician (d. 1994)

1924 – Slim Harpo, American musician (d. 1970)

1925 – Grant Tinker, American television executive

1926 – Lev Demin, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 1998)

1928 – David L. Wolper, American television producer (d.2010)

1928 – Mitchell Ryan, American actor

1930 – Ron Mulock, Australian politician

1930 – Rod Taylor, Australian-born American actor

1931 – Betty Churcher, Australian museum director and curator

1932 – Alfonso Arau, Mexican film director

1934 – Jean Chrétien, Canadian statesman, 20th Prime Minister of Canada

1934 – Sir C. A. R. Hoare, British computer scientist

1935 – Melvyn Hayes, British actor

1935 – Ghita Nørby, Danish actress

1938 – Fischer Black, American economist (d. 1995)

1938 – Vladimir Krpan, Croatian pianist

1938 – Arthur Scargill, British politician

1938 – John August Swanson, American artist

1939 – Anne Heggtveit, Canadian alpine skier

1941 – Gérson, Brazilian footballer

1942 – Charles Acton, American basketball player

1942 – Clarence Clemons, American musician (E Street Band) (d. 2011)

1942 – Leo Cullum, American cartoonist (d. 2010)

1943 – Jim Hightower, American radio host, author, and activist

1944 – Mohammed Abed Elhai, Sudanese writer and academic (d. 1989)

1944 – Shibu Soren, Indian politician

1945 – Christine Kaufmann, German-Austrian actress

1946 – Naomi Judd, American singer

1946 – Tony Kaye, British piano and organ player (Yes)

1946 – John Piper, American theologian

1948 – Fritz Bohla, German football player and manager

1948 – Wajima Hiroshi, Japanese sumo wrestler (the 54^th Yokozuna) and professional wrestler

1948 – Terry Williams, Welsh rock drummer (Dire Straits)

1949 – Daryl Braithwaite, Australian rock singer

1949 – Chris Ford, American basketball player and coach

1951 – Willie Maddren, English former footballer (d. 2000)

1952 – Bille Brown, Australian actor and playwright

1952 – Ben Crenshaw, American golfer

1952 – Michael Forshaw, Australian politician

1952 – Diana Gabaldon, American author

1952 – Lee Ritenour, American musician and composer

1953 – John Sessions, Scottish actor

1956 – Robert Earl Keen, American singer

1957 – Darryl Dawkins, American basketball player

1957 – Bryan Robson, English footballer and manager

1958 – Vicki Peterson, American musician (The Bangles)

1958 – Diego León Montoya Sánchez, Colombian organized crime figure

1959 – Rob Ramage, Canadian ice hockey player

1961 – Jasper Fforde, British author

1961 – Karl Habsburg-Lothringen, Prince of Austria and Prince Royal of Hungary

1962 – Kim Coles, American actress

1962 – Susan Lindauer, American peace activist and accused spy

1963 – Tracy Caulkins, American swimmer

1963 – Dean Reynolds, English snooker player

1965 – Roland Scholten, Dutch darts Player

1966 – Marc Acito, American novelist and humorist

1966 – Kelley Law, Canadian curler

1967 – Derek Riddell, Scottish actor

1968 – Anders Borg, Swedish politician

1968 – Tom Dumont, American musician

1969 – Manny Acta, Dominican baseball player

1969 – Kyle Richards, American actress

1970 – Manfredi Beninati, Italian visual artist.

1970 – Chris Jent, American basketball player and coach

1970 – Malcolm D. Lee, American actor, film director, and screenwriter

1970 – Joy Nilo, Filipino Composer

1971 – Mary J. Blige, American singer

1971 – Chris Willsher, English singer-songwriter and musician

1972 – Marc Blucas, American actor

1972 – Christian Jacobs, American singer (The Aquabats)

1972 – Amanda Peet, American actress

1973 – Joanna Brodzik, Polish actress

1973 – Rahul Dravid, Indian cricketer

1973 – Rockmond Dunbar, American actor

1974 – Roman Görtz, German footballer

1974 – Cody McKay, Canadian baseball player

1974 – Jens Nowotny, German footballer

1975 – Rory Fitzpatrick, American ice hockey player

1975 – Dan Luger, English rugby player

1976 – Efthimios Rentzias, Greek basketball player

1977 – Shomari Buchanan, American football player

1977 – Anni Friesinger-Postma, German speed skater

1977 – Nadia Turner, American singer

1978 – Holly Brisley, Australian actress

1978 – Michael Duff, Northern Irish footballer

1978 – Emile Heskey, English footballer

1978 – Stijn Schaars, Dutch footballer

1979 – Darren Lynn Bousman, American film director

1979 – Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian singer

1979 – Henry Shefflin, Irish hurler

1980 – Lovieanne Jung, American softball player

1980 – Mike Williams, American football player

1980 – Deanna Wright, American actress

1981 – Jamelia, English singer

1981 – Tom Meighan, English singer (Kasabian)

1981 – Jaime Valdés, Chilean footballer

1982 – Tony Allen, American basketball player

1982 – Ashley Taylor Dawson, British actor and singer

1982 – Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress

1983 – Matthew Palleschi, Canadian soccer player

1983 – Ted Richards, Australian rules footballer

1983 – Adrian Sutil, German racing driver

1984 – Kevin Boss, American football player

1985 – Newton Faulkner, British singer

1985 – Rie Fu, Japanese singer

1985 – Kazuki Nakajima, Japanese racing driver

1985 – Aaron Porter, British politician

1985 – Kevin Rudolf, American singer, songwriter, and producer

1986 – Rachel Riley, British television presenter

1987 – Scotty Cranmer, American BMX rider

1987 – Daniel Semenzato, Italian footballer

1988 – Daniel Dzufer, Australian rules footballer

1988 – Fuska, Brazilian footballer

1989 – Sammy Carlson, American freeskier

1989 – Darko Bodul, Croatian footballer

1993 – Flora Cross, French actress

1997 – Cody Simpson, Australian singer-songwriter

Deaths

314 – St. Miltiades

705 – Pope John VI

802 – St. Paulinus II of Aquileia

812 – Staurakios, Byzantine Emperor

844 – Michael I Rhangabes, Byzantine Emperor

1055 – Constantine IX Monomachos, Byzantine Emperor (b. 1000)

1083 – Otto of Nordheim, Duke of Bavaria (b. c. 1020)

1494 – Domenico Ghirlandaio, Italian artist (b. 1449)

1495 – Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (b. 1428)

1547 – Pietro Bembo, Italian author, literary theorist, and Catholic cardinal (b. 1470)

1641 – Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar, Spanish poet (b. 1583)

1696 – Charles Albanel, French missionary explorer in Canada (b. 1616)

1703 – Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (b. 1632)

1713 – Pierre Jurieu, French Protestant leader (b. 1637)

1735 – Danilo I, Vladika of Montenegro (b. c.1670)

1753 – Sir Hans Sloane, Ulster-Scot physician and collector (b. 1660)

1762 – Louis-François Roubiliac, French sculptor (b. 1695)

1763 – Caspar Abel, German theologian, historian, and poet (b. 1676)

1771 – Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, French writer (b. 1704)

1791 – William Williams Pantycelyn, Welsh hymnist (b. 1717)

1801 – Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (b. 1749)

1836 – John Molson, Canadian brewer (b. 1763)

1843 – Francis Scott Key, American lawyer and writer of the American national anthem (b. 1779)

1867 – Sir Stuart Donaldson, first Premier of the Colony of New South Wales (b. 1812)

1882 – Theodor Schwann, German physiologist (b. 1810)

1891 – Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann, French civic planner (b. 1809)

1901 – Vasily Kalinnikov, Russian composer (b. 1866)

1902 – Johnny Briggs, English cricketer (b. 1862)

1904 – William Sawyer, Canadian politician (b. 1815)

1905 – Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter, Hasidic rabbi (b. 1847)

1914 – Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer and patron of the arts after whom the Carlsberg brewery is named (b. 1842)

1920 – Steinar Schjøtt, Norwegian educator, philologist and lexicographer (b. 1844)

1923 – King Constantine I of Greece (b. 1868)

1928 – Thomas Hardy, English writer (b. 1840)

1931 – James Milton Carroll, American Baptist pastor, leader, historian, and author (b. 1852)

1941 – Emanuel Lasker, German chess player (b. 1868)

1944 – Count Galeazzo Ciano, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Benito Mussolini's son-in-law (b. 1903)

1947 – Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)

1952 – Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, French general, posthumous Marshal of France (b. 1889)

1952 – Aureliano Pertile, Italian tenor (b. 1885)

1954 – Oscar Straus, Austrian composer (b. 1870)

1957 – Sir Robert Garran, Australian lawyer and early leading expert in Australian constitutional law (b. 1867)

1957 – Rose Sutro, American duo-pianist with her sister Ottilie (b. 1870)

1958 – Alec Rowley, English composer (b. 1892)

1958 – Edna Purviance, American actress (b. 1895)

1961 – Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883)

1965 – Wally Pipp, American Major League Baseball player (b. 1893)

1966 – Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor (b. 1901)

1966 – Hannes Kolehmainen, Finnish runner (b. 1889)

1966 – Lal Bahadur Shastri, third Prime Minister of independent India (b. 1904)

1968 – Moshe Zvi Segal, Israeli linguist and Talmudic scholar, and Israel Prize recipient (b. 1876)

1969 – Richmal Crompton, British author (b. 1890)

1972 – Padraic Colum, Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer and collector of folklore (b. 1881)

1975 – Max Lorenz, German heldentenor famous for Wagner roles (b. 1901)

1978 – Ibn-e-Insha, Pakistani humorist and Urdu poet (b. 1927)

1979 – Jack Soo, American actor (b. 1917)

1980 – Barbara Pym, English novelist (b. 1913)

1981 – Beulah Bondi, American actress (b. 1888)

1983 – Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla, Indian industrialist and educator (b. 1894)

1985 – Sir William McKell, Premier of New South Wales, Governor-General of Australia (b. 1891)

1986 – Sid Chaplin, UK novelist (b. 1916)

1987 – Albert Ferber, Swiss-English pianist (b. 1911)

1988 – Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, American World War II Marine aviator (b. 1912)

1988 – Florence Knapp, American, one-time oldest person in the world (b. 1873)

1988 – Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)

1989 – Ray Moore, Radio 2 DJ (b. 1942)

1991 – Carl David Anderson, American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1905)

1994 – Helmut Poppendick, Nazi physician (b. 1902)

1995 – Josef Gingold, Russian-American violinist (b. 1909)

1995 – Lewis Nixon, U.S. Army officer (b. 1918)

1995 – Theodor Wisch, German general (SS) (b. 1907)

1998 – Klaus Tennstedt, German conductor (b. 1926)

1999 – Fabrizio De André, Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1940)

1999 – Naomi Mitchison, Scottish novelist and poet (b. 1897)

1999 – Brian Moore, Irish-born writer (b. 1921)

2000 – Betty Archdale, Anglo-Australian educationalist and cricketer (b. 1907)

2000 – Ivan Combe, American inventor (b. 1911)

2000 – Bob Lemon, American baseball player (b. 1920)

2001 – Denys Lasdun, English architect (b. 1914)

2001 – Michael Williams, English actor (b. 1935)

2002 – Struan Sutherland, Australian medical researcher (b. 1936)

2002 – Henri Verneuil, French playwright and film director (b. 1920)

2003 – Mickey Finn, English drummer (T.Rex) (b. 1947)

2003 – Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (b. 1925)

2003 – Richard Simmons, American actor (b. 1913)

2005 – Spencer Dryden, American drummer (Jefferson Airplane) (b. 1938)

2005 – Jimmy Griffin, American musician (Bread) (b. 1943)

2005 – Miriam Hyde, Australian composer (b. 1913)

2005 – Fabrizio Meoni, Italian motorcyclist (b. 1957)

2006 – Nixzmary Brown, American child abuse victim (b. 1998)

2006 – Markus Löffel (Mark Spoon), German DJ (b. 1966)

2007 – Puchi Balseiro, Puerto Rican singer & songwriter (b. 1926)

2007 – Solveig Dommartin, French-German actress (b. 1961)

2007 – Robert Anton Wilson, American author (b. 1932)

2008 – Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer, the first person to climb Mount Everest in 1953 (b. 1919)

2008 – Carl Karcher, founded the Carl's Jr. hamburger chain (b. 1917)

2009 – David Vine, British sports broadcaster (b. 1936)

2010 – Miep Gies, Dutch Humanitarian, discoverer of Anne Frank's diary (b. 1909)

2010 – Mick Green, British guitarist (b. 1944)

2010 – Joe Rollino, American strongman, weightlifter and boxer (b. 1905)

Holidays and observances

Christian Feast Day:

* Leucius of Brindisi (Roman Catholic)

* Paulinus II of Aquileia

* Theodosius the Cenobiarch

* January 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Earliest day on which Triodion can fall, while February 14 is the latest; celebrated 70 days before Easter. (Eastern Orthodox)

Eugenio Maria de Hostos Day (Puerto Rico)

First day of Carmentalia, in honor of Carmenta. (Roman Empire)

Independence Resistance Day (Morocco)

Kagami Biraki (Japan)

Republic Day (Albania)

External links

BBC: On This Day

On This Day in Canada

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Coordinates	39°44′21″N104°59′5″N
name	Craig Ferguson
birth date	May 17, 1962
birth place	Glasgow, Scotland
medium	Stand-up, television, film, music, books
nationality	Scottish-American
active	1980–present
genre	Observational comedy, satire/political satire/news satire
subject	Everyday life, popular culture, self-deprecation, politics
website	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
spouse	Anne Hogarth (1983–86) (divorced)Sascha Corwin (1998–2004) (divorced) 1 childMegan Wallace-Cunningham (2008–present) 1 child
notable work	Host of The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonNigel Wick on The Drew Carey ShowGlaswegian in One Foot in the GraveGobber in How to Train Your Dragon }}

Craig Ferguson (born 17 May 1962) is a Scottish–American television host, stand-up comedian, writer, actor, director, author, and producer. He is the host of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, an Emmy Award-nominated, Peabody Award-winning late-night talk show that airs on CBS. In addition to hosting that program and performing stand-up comedy, Ferguson has written two books: Between the Bridge and the River, a novel, and American on Purpose, an autobiography. He became a citizen of the United States in 2008.

Before his career as a late-night television host, Ferguson was best known in the United States for his role as the office boss, Nigel Wick, on The Drew Carey Show from 1996 to 2003. After that, he wrote and starred in three films, directing one of them.

Early life

Ferguson was born in the Stobhill Hospital in the Springburn district of Glasgow, Scotland, to Robert and Janet Ferguson, and raised in nearby Cumbernauld, growing up "chubby and bullied." When he was six months old, he and his family moved from their Springburn apartment to a council house in Cumbernauld. They lived there as Glasgow was re-housing many people following damage to the city from World War II. Ferguson attended Muirfield Primary School and Cumbernauld High School.

His first visit to the United States was as a teenager to visit an uncle who lived on Long Island, near New York City. When he moved in New York City in 1983, he worked in construction in Harlem. Ferguson later became a bouncer at a nightclub, Save the Robots.

At age sixteen, Ferguson dropped out of Cumbernauld High School and began an apprenticeship to be an electronics technician at a local factory of American company Burroughs Corporation.

Career

British career

Ferguson's experience in entertainment began as a drummer in a rock band called Exposure. He then joined a punk band called The Bastards from Hell. The band, later renamed "Dreamboys," and fronted by vocalist Peter Capaldi, performed regularly in Glasgow from 1980 to 1982. Ferguson credits Capaldi for inspiring him to try comedy.

After a nerve-wracking, knee-knocking first appearance, he decided to create a character that was a "parody of all the über-patriotic native folk singers who seemed to infect every public performance in Scotland." The character, "Bing Hitler" (actually coined by Capaldi as Ferguson started with the monogram of "Nico Fulton" but admittedly later stole the name for his "own nefarious ends"), premiered in Glasgow, and subsequently became a hit at the 1986 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. A recording of his stage act as Bing Hitler was made at Glasgow's Tron Theatre and released in the 1980s; a Bing Hitler monologue ("A Lecture for Burns Night") appears on the compilation cassette Honey at the Core.

Ferguson's first television appearance was as Confidence on BBC sitcom Red Dwarf during the episode "Confidence and Paranoia".

Ferguson made his starring television debut in The Craig Ferguson Show, a one-off comedy pilot for Granada Television, which co-starred Paul Whitehouse and Helen Atkinson-Wood. This was broadcast throughout the UK on 4 March 1990, but was not made into a full series.

He has also found success in musical theatre. Beginning in 1991, he appeared on stage as Brad Majors in the London production of The Rocky Horror Show, alongside Anthony Head, who was playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter at the time. The same year, he appeared again at the Edinburgh Fringe, as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple, opposite Gerard Kelly as Felix and Kate Anthony as Gwendolin Pidgeon, who is now much better known as Aunty Pam in Coronation Street; the play, which was relocated to 1990s Glasgow, later toured Scotland. In 1994, Ferguson played Father MacLean in the highly controversial production of Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom at the Union Chapel in London.

After enjoying success at the Edinburgh Festival, Ferguson appeared on Red Dwarf, STV's Hogmanay Show, his own show 2000 Not Out, and the 1993 One Foot in the Grave Christmas special One Foot in the Algarve.

In 1993, Ferguson presented his own series on Scottish archaeology for Scottish Television entitled Dirt Detective. He traveled throughout the country examining archaeological history, including Skara Brae and Paisley Abbey.

U.S. career

After cancellation of his show The Ferguson Theory, Ferguson moved to Los Angeles in 1994. His first U.S. role was as baker Logan McDonough on the short-lived 1995 ABC comedy Maybe This Time, which starred Betty White and Marie Osmond.

His breakthrough in the U.S. came when he was cast on The Drew Carey Show as the title character's boss, Mr. Wick, a role that he played from 1996 to 2003. He played the role with an over-the-top posh English accent "to make up for generations of English actors doing crap Scottish accents." In his comedy special "A Wee Bit O' Revolution", he specifically called out James Doohan's portrayal of Montgomery Scott on Star Trek as the foundation of his 'revenge'. (At the end of one episode, though, Ferguson broke the fourth wall and began talking to the audience at home in his regular Scottish accent.) His character was memorable for his unique methods of laying employees off, almost always 'firing Johnson', the most common last name of the to-be-fired workers. Even after leaving the show in 2003, he remained a recurring character on the series for the last two seasons, and was part of the 2-part series finale in 2004.

During production of The Drew Carey Show, Ferguson devoted his off-time as a cast member to writing, working in his trailer on set in-between shooting his scenes. He wrote and starred in three films: The Big Tease, Saving Grace, and I'll Be There, which he also directed and for which he won the Audience Award for Best Film at the Aspen, Dallas and Valencia film festivals. He was named Best New Director at the Napa Valley Film Festival. These were among other scripts that, "...in the great tradition of the movie business, about half a dozen that I got paid a fortune for but never got made." His other acting credits in films include Niagara Motel, Lenny the Wonder Dog, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Chain of Fools, Born Romantic, The Ugly Truth, How to Train Your Dragon, Kick-Ass and Winnie the Pooh.

Ferguson has been touring the United States and Canada with a stand-up comedy show, and performed at Carnegie Hall on 23 October 2010.

The Late Late Show

In December 2004, it was announced that Ferguson would be the successor to Craig Kilborn on CBS's The Late Late Show. His first show as the regular host aired on 3 January 2005. By May 2008, Ben Alba, an American television historian and an authority on U.S. talk shows, said Ferguson "has already made his mark, taking the TV monologue to new levels with an underlying story. But he is only just starting ...He is making up his own rules: It's the immigrant experience."

The Late Late Show averaged 2.0 million viewers in its 2007 season, compared with 2.5 million for Late Night with Conan O'Brien. In April 2008, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson beat Late Night with Conan O'Brien for weekly ratings (1.88 million to 1.77 million) for the first time since the two shows went head-to-head with their respective hosts.

By the end of 2009, Craig Ferguson topped Jimmy Fallon in the ratings with Ferguson getting a 1.8 rating/6 share and Fallon receiving a 1.6 rating/6 share.

Ferguson's success on the show has led at least one "television insider" to say he is the heir apparent to take over David Letterman's role as host of The Late Show.

Television and appearances

Craig Ferguson has made guest appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Rachael Ray, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, The Howard Stern Show, The Daily Show, The View, Loveline, Real Time with Bill Maher, The Soup, and The Dennis Miller Show. He also co-hosted Live with Regis & Kelly with Kelly Ripa.

On 4 January 2009 Ferguson was a celebrity player on Million Dollar Password.

thumb|272px|Ferguson in April 2008

In 2009, Ferguson made a cameo live-action appearance in the episode "We Love You, Conrad" on Family Guy.

Ferguson hosted the 32nd annual People's Choice Awards on 10 January 2006. TV Guide magazine printed a "Cheers" (Cheers and Jeers section) for appearing on his own show that same evening.

From 2007 to 2010, Ferguson hosted the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular on 4 July, broadcast nationally by CBS.

Ferguson was the featured entertainer at the 26 April 2008 White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, DC.

Ferguson co-presented the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama with Brooke Shields in 2008.

He has done voice work in cartoons, including being the voice of Barry's evil alter-ego in the "With Friends Like Steve's" episode of American Dad; in Freakazoid! as Roddy MacStew, Freakazoid's mentor; and on Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as the robot vampire NOS-4-A2. Most recently, he was the voice of Susan the boil on Futurama, which was a parody of Scottish singer Susan Boyle.

He makes standup appearances in Las Vegas and New York City. He headlined in the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal and in October 2008 Ferguson taped his stand up show in Boston for a Comedy Central special entitled A Wee Bit o' Revolution, which aired on 22 March 2009.

British television comedy drama Doc Martin was based on a character from Ferguson's film Saving Grace – with Ferguson getting writing credits for 12 episodes.

On 6 November 2009 Ferguson appeared as himself in a SpongeBob SquarePants special titled SpongeBob's Truth or Square.

He hosted Discovery Channel's 23rd season of Shark Week in 2010.

Literature

Ferguson's novel Between the Bridge and the River (ISBN 9780811853750) was published on 10 April 2006. Ferguson appeared at the Los Angeles Festival of Books, as well as other author literary events. "This book could scare them", Ferguson said. "The sex, the violence, the dream sequences and the iconoclasm. I think a lot of people are uncomfortable with that. I understand that. It was very uncomfortable to write some of it." Publishers Weekly called it "a tour de force of cynical humor and poignant reverie, a caustic yet ebullient picaresque that approaches the sacred by way of the profane." His novel Between the Bridge and the River is dedicated to his son and to his grandfather, Adam. Ferguson revealed in an interview that he is writing a sequel to the book, to be titled "The Sphynx of the Mississippi". He also stated in a 2006 interview with David Letterman that he intends for the book to be the first in a trilogy.

Ferguson signed a deal with HarperCollins to publish his memoirs. The book, entitled American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot, focuses on "how and why [he] became an American" and covers his years as a punk rocker, dancer, bouncer and construction worker as well as the rise of his career in Hollywood as an actor and comic. It went on sale 22 September 2009 in the United States. On 1 December 2010 the audiobook version was nominated for a Best Spoken Word Album Grammy.

In July 2009, Jackie Collins was a guest on The Late Late Show to promote her new book Married Lovers. Collins said that a character in her book, Don Verona, was based on Ferguson because she was such a fan of him and his show.

Personal life

As mentioned on The Late Late Show on 3 August 2009, Ferguson holds an FAA Private Pilot's License issued 31 July 2009. Ferguson announced on the 8 April 2011 broadcast that he is pursuing an instrument rating.

Ferguson is also a fan of Scottish football team Partick Thistle F.C. and also of the British television show Doctor Who.

Ferguson has three tattoos: his latest, the Join, or Die political cartoon on his right forearm; a Ferguson family crest with the Latin motto Dulcius ex asperis ("Sweeter out of [or from] difficulty") on his upper right arm in honor of his father; and the Ingram family crest on his upper left arm in honor of his mother. He has often stated that his Join, or Die tattoo is to signal his patriotism.

Family

In an episode of The Late Late Show that aired 8 December 2008, a somber Ferguson talked about his mother, Janet (3 August 1933 – 1 December 2008). He ended the program by playing her favorite song, "Rivers of Babylon" by Boney M.

Ferguson has two sisters (one older and one younger) and one older brother. His elder sister's name is Janice and his brother's name is Scott. His younger sister, Lynn Ferguson Tweddle, is also a successful comedienne, presenter, and actress, perhaps most widely known as the voice of Mac in the 2000 stop-motion animation film Chicken Run. She is currently a writer on The Late Late Show.

Ferguson has married three times and divorced twice as a result of what he describes as "relationship issues." His first marriage was to Anne Hogarth from 1983 to 1986, during which time they lived in Manhattan. From his second marriage (to Sascha Corwin, founder and proprietor of Los Angeles' SpySchool), he has one son, Milo Hamish Ferguson, born in 2001. He and Corwin share custody of Milo, and live near each other in Los Angeles. On 21 December 2008, Ferguson married art dealer Megan Wallace-Cunningham in a private ceremony on her family's farm in Chester, Vermont. Ferguson announced 14 July 2010 on Twitter that they were expecting a child. He wrote: "Holy crackers! Mrs F is pregnant. How did that happen? ...oh yeah I know how. Another Ferguson arrives in 2011. The world trembles." The child, a boy named Liam James, was born 31 January 2011.

Alcohol problems

A recovered alcoholic, Ferguson has been sober since 18 February 1992. Because of this, he declared he wouldn't mock Britney Spears when she had alcoholism problems in 2007. He said he had considered committing suicide on Christmas Day 1991, but when offered a drink by a friend for celebrating the holiday, he was distracted from jumping off Tower Bridge in London as he had planned.

Citizenship

Holding dual citizenship, he is both a naturalized citizen of the United States and a British citizen.

During 2007, Ferguson, who at the time held only British citizenship, used The Late Late Show as a forum for seeking honorary citizenship from every state in the U.S. He has received honorary citizenship from Nebraska, Arkansas, Virginia, Montana, North Dakota, New Jersey, Tennessee, South Carolina, South Dakota, Nevada, Alaska, Texas, Wyoming, Pennsylvania and Indiana, and was "commissioned" as an admiral in the tongue-in-cheek Nebraska Navy. Governors Jon Corzine (New Jersey), John Hoeven (North Dakota), Mark Sanford (South Carolina), Mike Rounds (South Dakota), Rick Perry (Texas), Sarah Palin (Alaska) and Jim Gibbons (Nevada) sent letters to him that made him an honorary citizen of their respective states. He received similar honors from various towns and cities, including Ozark, Arkansas; Hazard, Kentucky; and Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

Ferguson became an American citizen on 1 February 2008 and broadcast the taking of his citizenship test as well as his swearing in on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

Filmography

+ Film
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1992	The Bogie Man
1998	Modern Vampires	Richard
1999	The Big Tease	Crawford Mackenzie	Writer
2000		Melander Stevens
2000	Born Romantic	Frankie
2000		Matthew Stewart	Writer
2002	Life Without Dick	Jared O'Reilly
2003		Paul Kerr	Director, Writer
2004	Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events	Person of Indeterminate Gender
2004	Lenny the Wonder Dog	Dr. Wagner
2005		Fisherman
2006	Niagara Motel	Phillie
2007		Ted Truman
2008	Craig Ferguson: A Wee Bit O' Revolution
2009		Himself
2010	The Hero of Color City
2010		Gobber	Voice only
2010		Himself
2011			Voice only
2011	Totally Framed	Jeffrey Stewart
2012		Lord Macintosh	Voice only
2012		David	Post-production

+Television
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1988	Red Dwarf	Confidence
1993	One Foot in the Grave	Glaswegian beach bully	Christmas Special "One foot in the Algarve"
1995–1996	Maybe This Time	Logan McDonough	18 episodes
1995–1997	Freakazoid!	Roddy MacStew	7 episodes
1996–2004	The Drew Carey Show	Nigel Wick	170 episodes
2000	Buzz Lightyear of Star Command	NOS 4 A2	Voice only, 5 episodes
2005		Oliver Davies	1 episode
2005–present	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Himself	Host
2006	American Dad!	Evil Barry	Voice only, Episode: With Friends Like Steve's
2009	Family Guy	Himself	Episode: We Love You, Conrad
2009	SpongeBob's Truth or Square	Himself	TV movie
2010	Futurama	Susan Boil	Episode: Attack of the Killer App
2010	Shark Week	Himself	Host
2010	Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon	Gobber	Voice only, TV short film

Bibliography

Between the Bridge and the River. Chronicle Books, 2006. ISBN 0811853756, ISBN 0811858197.

American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot. HarperCollins, 2009. ISBN 0061719544.

Comedy specials

A Wee Bit o' Revolution (Comedy Central) 2009

Does This Need to Be Said? (EPIX, Comedy Central) 2011

Discography

Live At The Tron (as Bing Hitler). Jammy Records, 1986. Catalogue number JRLP 861.

References

External links

Craig Ferguson on Twitter

Craig Ferguson Interview on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos

Craig Ferguson and Megan Wallace Cunningham

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

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birth name	Milena Markovna Kunis/Milena Markivna Kunis
birth date	August 14, 1983
birth place	Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
home town	Los Angeles, California
occupation	Actress, voice artist
years active	1994–present
alma mater	Loyola Marymount University
partner	Macaulay Culkin (2002–2010) }}

Milena "Mila" Kunis (; born August 14, 1983; ) is an actress who has starred in American films and television. Her work includes the role of Jackie Burkhart on the TV series That '70s Show and the voice of Meg Griffin on the animated series Family Guy. She has also played roles in film, such as Rachel Jansen in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Mona Sax in Max Payne, Solara in The Book of Eli and Jamie in Friends with Benefits.

In 2010, she won the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor or Actress at the 67th Venice International Film Festival for her performance as Lily in Black Swan. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for the same role.

Early life

Kunis was born in Chernivtsi in the Ukrainian SSR. Her mother, Elvira, is a physics teacher and drug store manager, and her father, Mark Kunis, is a mechanical engineer and cab company executive. She has an older brother, Michael. She has said that her parents "raised me Jewish as much as they could", though religion was suppressed in the Soviet Union.

Kunis has stated that a lottery system allowed her family to make the move: "It took about five years. If you got chosen the first time around, you went to Moscow, where there was another lottery, and you maybe got chosen again. Then you could come to the States." On her second day in Los Angeles, she was enrolled at Rosewood Elementary School not knowing a word of English. "I blocked out second grade," she says. "I don't remember, but my mom tells me that I came home and cried every day. I wasn't that traumatized. It was just a shock." Kunis added: "I didn't understand the culture. I didn't understand the people. I didn't understand the language. My first sentence of my essay to get into college was like, 'Imagine being blind and deaf at age seven.' And that's kind of what it felt like moving to the States."

In Los Angeles, she attended Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle School. She was mostly taught by an on-set tutor for her high school years while filming That '70s Show. When not on the set, she attended Fairfax High School, where she graduated in 2001. She briefly attended UCLA and Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

Career

Television

At age nine, Kunis' father enrolled her in acting classes after school at the Beverly Hills Studios, where she met her first and still current manager Susan Curtis. Said Kunis: "My parents told her, 'Listen, we can't afford head shots; we can't afford anything. We can't take her to auditions because we work full-time.' ... [Curtis] said, 'Don't worry. I'll fix everything,' and she did. I ended up getting the first thing I went out for, which was a Barbie commercial. All my parents said was, 'You can do whatever you want to do as long as you get A's and stay in school.'" Kunis began appearing in print-ads, catalogues, and TV commercials for children's products like Lisa Frank products, Mattel's Barbie, and Payless Shoes. She also modeled for a Guess girls' clothing campaign. Her first TV role was as the young Hope Williams on an episode of the popular soap opera Days of our Lives. She had a minor role on 7th Heaven and supporting roles in Santa with Muscles, Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves, and the Angelina Jolie film Gia, as the young Gia Carangi.

In 1998, Kunis was cast as Jackie Burkhart in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show. All who auditioned were required to be at least 18 years old; Kunis, who was 14 at the time, told the casting directors she'd be 18 but did not say when. Though they eventually figured it out, the producers still thought Kunis was the best fit for the role. Kunis expressed some frustration with working on one show for so long. "Eight years of doing the same [show] felt like being behind a desk, and I lost my drive," she says. However, she quickly "had an epiphany. I decided I wasn't going to take my career so seriously and make my job who I am. I just want to be happy with my life." created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series starred MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green and Mike Henry. Kunis won the role after auditions and a slight rewrite of the character, in part due to her performance on That '70s Show. MacFarlane called Kunis back after her first audition, instructing her to speak slower, and then told her to come back another time and enunciate more. Once she claimed that she had it under control, MacFarlane hired her. MacFarlane added: "What Mila Kunis brought to it was in a lot of ways, I thought, almost more right for the character. I say that Lacey did a phenomenal job, but there was something about Mila – something very natural about Mila. She was 15 when she started, so you were listening to a 15-year-old. Which oftentimes with animation they'll have adult actors doing the voices of teenagers and they always sound like Saturday morning voices. They sound, oftentimes, very forced. She had a very natural quality to Meg that really made what we did with that character kind of really work." Kunis was nominated for an Annie Award in the category of Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production in 2007. She also voiced Meg in the Family Guy Video Game!. Kunis described her character as "the scapegoat."

Film work, 2001–2008

In 2001, she appeared in Get Over It opposite Kirsten Dunst. She followed that up in 2002, by starring in the straight-to-DVD horror film American Psycho 2 alongside William Shatner, a sequel to the 2000 film American Psycho. American Psycho 2 was panned by critics, and later, Kunis herself expressed embarrassment over the film. In 2004, Kunis starred in Tony n' Tina's Wedding. Although the film was shot in 2004, it did not have a theatrical release until 2007. Most critics did not like the film, which mustered a 25% approval from Rotten Tomatoes. DVD talk concluded that "fans would be much better off pretending the movie never happened in the first place".

In 2005, Kunis co-starred with Jon Heder in Moving McAllister, which was not released theatrically until 2007. The film received generally poor reviews and had a limited two week run in theaters. She followed up with After Sex starring alongside her Get Over It costar Zoe Saldana. In October 2006, she began filming Boot Camp (originally titled Straight Edge). Although the film did not have a theatrical release in the United States, it was released on DVD on August 25, 2009.

Kunis starred as Rachel Jansen in the 2008 comedy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, co-produced by Judd Apatow. The role, which she got after unsuccessfully auditioning for Knocked Up, entailed improvisation on her part. The film garnered positive reviews, and was a commercial success, grossing $105 million worldwide. Kunis' performance was well-received; Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal praised her "fresh beauty and focused energy", while James Berardinelli wrote that she is "adept with her performance and understands the concept of comic timing". She was nominated for a Teen Choice Award. In an interview, Kunis credited Apatow with helping her to expand her career from That '70s Show.

Also in 2008, she portrayed Mona Sax, a Russian assassin, alongside Mark Wahlberg in the action movie Max Payne, based on the video game of the same name. Kunis underwent training in guns, boxing, and martial arts for her role. Max Payne was relatively successful at the box office, grossing $85 million worldwide but was panned by critics, with several reviewers calling Kunis miscast. Director John Moore defended his choice of Kunis, saying, "Mila just bowled us over...She wasn't an obvious choice, but she just wears Mona so well. We needed someone who would not be just a fop or foil to Max; we needed somebody who had to be that character and convey her own agenda. I think Mila just knocked it out of the park." She was nominated for another Teen Choice Award for her role in the film.

2009–present

In 2009, she appeared in the comedy Extract with Ben Affleck and Jason Bateman. The film received mostly positive reviews, and grossed $10.8 million at the box office. Roger Ebert, while critical of the film itself, wrote that Kunis "brings her role to within shouting distance of credibility." Director Mike Judge commented that part of what was surprising to learn about Kunis was her ability to make references to the cult animation film Rejected. Judge said: "As beautiful as Mila is, you could believe that maybe she would cross paths with you in the real world." After seeing Kunis perform in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Judge wanted to cast her in the role of Cindy in Extract: "I just thought, 'Wow, this girl's perfect.' And she really wanted to do it, which was fantastic." Said Kunis, "I'm a huge fan of Mike Judge's from Office Space, so I was, like, 'Okay, this is a very easy decision.' I told them I would do anything needed to be in this production – like craft service, or, say, acting."

In 2010, she starred alongside Denzel Washington in the action film The Book of Eli. Although the film received mixed reviews, it performed well at the box office, grossing over $157 million worldwide. Film critic Richard Roeper praised Kunis' performance, calling it a "particularly strong piece of work". Several other reviews were equally positive of her performance, including Pete Hammond of Boxoffice magazine, who wrote that she's "ideally cast in the key female role" Even reviewers who did not necessarily like the film complimented her performance, such as James Berardinelli, who stated that "the demands of the role prove to be within her range, which is perhaps surprising considering she has been thus far pigeonholed into more lightweight parts", and Colin Covert of the Star Tribune, who wrote that she "generated a spark and brought a degree of determination to her character, developing an independent female character who's not always in need of rescuing." Some critics, however, called her miscast. Kunis received another Teen Choice Award nomination for her performance. Kunis was also cast in a minor role in the 2010 comedy Date Night, starring Tina Fey and Steve Carell. She garnered several positive reviews for her performance.

She and Natalie Portman played rival ballet dancers in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan. Kunis, who was cast in the film based on her performance in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and on the recommendation of costar Natalie Portman, underwent a training regimen that included cardiovascular exercise, a 1,200-calorie a day diet (she lost 20 pounds that she regained after filming ended), and ballet classes for four hours a day, seven days a week. During the demanding production, she suffered injuries including a torn ligament and a dislocated shoulder. Black Swan has received widespread acclaim from critics and was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The film has become Kunis's most financially successful to date, including being the first film she has starred in that has grossed over $100 million (106.9 million) in the US and Canada while grossing over 328 million worldwide. Reviews of Kunis' performance have been positive, with Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter stating, "Kunis makes a perfect alternate to Portman, equally as lithe and dark but a smirk of self-assurance in place of Portman's wide-eyed fearfulness." Guy Lodge of In Contention also praised Kunis, saying, "it's the cool, throaty-voiced Kunis who is the surprise package here, intelligently watching and reflecting her co-star in such a manner that we're as uncertain as Nina of her ingenuousness." Kunis' performance won her the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor or Actress at the 67th Venice International Film Festival, and earned her Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. At the 37th annual Saturn Awards she was also honored with the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance.

Kunis was cast alongside Justin Timberlake in the romantic comedy Friends with Benefits, which filmed from July to September 2010, in New York City and Los Angeles. Director Will Gluck stated that he wrote the story with Kunis and Timberlake in mind. "There were a couple of actors I wanted to work with, so I wrote it for Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis. I wanted to do more of an adult movie about sex, too, and about relationships." Friends with Benefits received mostly positive reviews with critics praising the chemistry between Kunis and Timberlake. Manohla Dargis of The New York Times wrote that "Ms. Kunis is fast proving that she's a gift that keeps giving to mainstream romantic comedy" and "her energy is so invigorating and expansive and her presence so vibrant that she fills the screen".

Kunis has confirmed that her next project will be Ted, co-starring Mark Wahlberg, and directed and co-written by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane. She will follow up Ted with the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures' prequel, Oz: The Great and Powerful, where she will play Theodora, the youngest of three witches, opposite James Franco.

Media publicity

Kunis was ranked No.54 in Stuff's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002); Maxim named her No.47 on its 2006 Hot 100 list. In 2008, she was ranked No.81 on the Maxim Hot 100 list. She was also ranked No.81 on the FHM U.S 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2008, although she is unranked in other FHM magazines from different nations. Kunis was also described as one of the "most attractive geeks" in 2008, by Wired.com due to her much-publicized affinity for World of Warcraft. The same year, she was featured and on the cover of the October issue of Complex Magazine. In 2007, Kunis participated in a video for the website Funny or Die appearing alongside James Franco. The video was a parody of the MTV show The Hills and was a huge success for the website, with well over one million views. Shawn Levy, director of Date Night, stated that part of what made him decide to cast Kunis with James Franco in the film was the chemistry he felt they had in the Funny or Die video. In December 2008, Kunis was featured in Gap's "Shine Your Own Star" Christmas campaign with other celebrities such as Jennifer Hudson, Jason Bateman, Mary-Louise Parker, and Jon Heder.

In 2009, she was ranked No.5 in "Maxim Magazine's Hot 100" list. In addition, she won the award for "Hottest Mila" at the 2009 Spike Guys' Choice Awards beating out Milla Jovovich. Also in 2009, Premiere.com ranked Mila the most beautiful woman in Hollywood. In 2010, she was featured in the "Women We Love" segment in Esquire with an accompanied video. For the 2010 "Maxim Magazine Hot 100", Kunis ranked #22, and for the 2010 FHM Hot 100 list she ranked #17. Kunis has kept this type of media attention in perspective, saying, "You've got to base your career on something other than being FHM's top 100 No. 1 girl. Your looks are going to die out, and then what's going to be left?" For the October 2010 Elle magazine 25th anniversary special edition, Kunis was one of the women chosen to be featured for their success at a young age. The honor included a photo and video presentation on the magazine's website. Kunis was among several female stars photographed by Canadian singer/songwriter Bryan Adams in conjunction with the Calvin Klein Collections for a feature titled American Women 2010, with the proceeds from the photographs donated to the NYC AIDS foundation. Also in 2010, Kunis was featured and on the cover of the December issue of Nylon.

In 2011, Kunis graced the cover of the February issue of Cosmopolitan and the March issue of W magazine. For the 2011 edition of the top 99 most desirable women, Askmen.com ranked Kunis #2. Also in 2011, Kunis ranked No.5 on the Maxim Hot 100 list. At the 2011 Spike Guys' Choice Awards Kunis received the Holy Grail of Hot award beating out Minka Kelly. In support of her film Friends with Benefits she landed on the cover of Elle magazine and GQ magazine.

Personal life

Kunis has spoken with affection about her parents and has credited them for being a positive influence and keeping her focused on what is important in life. "I had a normal upbringing and went to public school," she says. "If I ever, even for a second, started getting a big head, I was brought back to reality pretty quickly. My parents are why I'm pretty grounded." At one time there were rumors of the couple getting married, but Kunis denied them, saying: }}

In an interview with BlackBook Magazine Kunis stated that marriage is "not something that's important to me". Kunis said she tried her best to protect her and Culkin's privacy, noting that "We don't talk about it to the press. It's already more high profile than I want it to be." When questioned if it was difficult to stay out of the tabloids and press, Kunis responded: "I keep my personal life as personal as I physically, mentally, possibly can." Asked if that is difficult she said, "I don't care. I will go to my grave trying. It is hard, but I'll end up going to a bar that's a hole in the wall. I won't go to the "it's-happening" place." On January 3, 2011, Kunis' publicist confirmed reports that Kunis and Culkin had ended their relationship, saying "The split was amicable, and they remain close friends".

She has identified herself in interviews as a fan of the online computer game World of Warcraft and has received a certain amount of attention from the game's fan community as a result. She has not released what server she is in but says she is with her close friends in the Alliance. In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, she said she does not use voice chat in the game after another player recognized her voice. Although Kunis has described herself as a "computer nerd", she does not have a Myspace, Facebook or Twitter account. Kunis discussed her desire for privacy as she explained why she is not on Facebook or Twitter. "Why would I want to share my life with the world when it's being shared already, without my consent? The only problem with not having an account is that there are fake accounts, pretending to quote me. But what am I going to tweet about?

In an interview with H Magazine Kunis stated that she does not devote as much time to World of Warcraft anymore, but enjoys hanging out with her friends when she can. "When we have 'friends night' and we all get together, we play board games like The Settlers of Catan." She also mentioned that she and her friends enjoy doing Murder Mystery tours, where they drive around the Los Angeles area exploring locations of famous murders that have taken place. Kunis also enjoys traveling, and often goes on trips with her older brother, Michael. She and Michael have explored countries such as Fiji and Korea. "I like the way he travels," she explains. "He grabs a map, says, 'Let's walk,' and makes you explore."

In January 2011, she revealed publicly for the first time her struggle with an eye condition called chronic iritis that had caused blindness in one eye. However, a couple of months earlier she had surgery that corrected the problem.

Filmography

+ Film
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1995	Make a Wish, Molly	Melinda
1995		Susie Grogan	Television movie
1996	Santa with Muscles	Sarah
1997	Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves	Jill, Party Guest	Direct-to-video
1998	Gia	Gia at Age 11	Television movie
1998	Krippendorf's Tribe	Abbey Tournquist
1998	Milo	Martice	Uncredited
2001		Basin
2002	American Psycho 2	Rachael	Direct-to-DVD
2004	Tony n' Tina's Wedding	Tina
2005	Tom 51	Little Boy Matson	Also known as Tom Cool
2005	Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story	Meg Griffin (Voice)	Direct-to-DVD
2007		Nikki
2007	Moving McAllister	Michelle
2007		Sophie
2008	Forgetting Sarah Marshall	Rachel Jansen
2008		Mona Sax
2009		Cindy
2010		Solara
2010	Date Night	Whippit
2010		Lily
2011		Jamie
2011			Cameo role
2012		Lori	post-production
2013	Oz: The Great and Powerful	Theodora	filming

+ Television
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1994–1995	Baywatch	AnneBonnie	Episodes: "List of Baywatch episodes#Season 5 (1994-1995)
1995		Lucy	1 episode
1995		Devon	1 episode
1996	[[Unhappily Ever After	Chloe	1 episode
1996–1997	Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher	Anna-Maria Del Bono	5 episodes
1996–1997	7th Heaven	Ashley	4 episodes
1997	Walker, Texas Ranger	Pepper
1998	Pensacola: Wings of Gold	Jessie Kerwood	1 episode
1998–2006	That '70s Show	Jackie Burkhart	200 episodes
2002		Taylor Vaughn	2 episodes
2002	MADtv	Daisy	1 episode
2004	Grounded for Life	Lana	Episodes: "List of Grounded for Life episodes#Season 4: 2003-2004
2000–present	[[Family Guy	Meg Griffin (Voice)	139 episodes
2005–present	Robot Chicken	Various (Voice)	10 episodes
2009		Meg Griffin (Voice)

+ Music videos
! Year	! Title	! Artist
1999	In The Street	Cheap Trick
2000
2001	Rock and Roll All Nite
2001		Aerosmith
2003		The Strokes
2008	LA Girls	Mams Taylor feat. Joel Madden

+ Video games
! Year	! Title	! Role
2006
2006	Family Guy Video Game!	Meg Griffin (Voice)

Awards and nominations

! Year	! Award	! Category	! Title of work	! Result
1999	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Series – Young Ensemble	That '70s Show
1999	YoungStar Award	Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy TV Series	That '70s Show
2000		TV – Choice Actress	That '70s Show
2000	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Series – Young Ensemble	That '70s Show
2000	YoungStar Award	Best Young Actress/Performance in a Comedy TV Series	That '70s Show
2001	Teen Choice Award	TV – Choice Actress	That '70s Show
2001	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series – Leading Young Actress	That '70s Show
2002	Teen Choice Award	TV – Choice Actress	That '70s Show
2002	Young Hollywood Award	One to Watch – Female	That '70s Show
2003	Teen Choice Award	Choice TV Actress – Comedy	That '70s Show
2004	Teen Choice Award	Choice TV Actress – Comedy	That '70s Show
2005	Teen Choice Award	Choice – TV Actress: Comedy	That '70s Show
2006	Teen Choice Award	TV – Choice Actress: Comedy	That '70s Show
2007	Annie Award	Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production	Family Guy
2008	Teen Choice Award	Choice Movie Breakout Female	Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2009	Guys Choice Awards	Hottest Mila	N/A
2009	Teen Choice Award	Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure
2010	Teen Choice Award	Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure	The Book of Eli
2010	Scream Awards	Best Science Fiction Actress	The Book of Eli
2010		Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actress
2010	68th Golden Globe Awards		Black Swan
2010	Screen Actors Guild Awards		Black Swan
2010	Screen Actors Guild Awards		Black Swan
2010	Broadcast Film Critics Association		Black Swan
2010	Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association		Black Swan
2010	Oklahoma Film Critics Circle		Black Swan
2010	Las Vegas Film Critics Society		Black Swan
2010	Utah Film Critics Association		Black Swan
2010	Online Film Critics Society		Black Swan
2011	Saturn Awards		Black Swan
2011	MTV Movie Awards		Black Swan
2011	Guys Choice Awards	Holy Grail of Hot	N/A
2011	Guys Choice Awards	Best Girl On Girl Scene (with Natalie Portman)	Black Swan
2011	Teen Choice Award	Choice Movie: Liplock	Black Swan
2011	Teen Choice Award	Choice Movie: Female Scene Stealer	Black Swan
2011	Teen Choice Award	Choice Female Hottie	N/A
2011	Teen Choice Award	Choice Summer Movie Star: Female

References

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Rémi Gaillard (born 7 February 1975, in Montpellier (Hérault), France) is a French humorist.

He gained attention in the French media after performing a well-documented series of pranks, including a famous appearance disguised as a Lorient football player in the 2002 Coupe de France final match, during which he took part in the winner's celebrations and was even greeted by the then president of the French Republic Jacques Chirac. He is also an amateur football player and has posted videos of his unique skills.

Gaillard has appeared in several sport events, TV game shows and political rallies.

Concept

Rémi Gaillard became famous for his videos where he displays an "outrageous" style of humour. His videos are mostly posted on his YouTube channel. In most, Gaillard plays pranks on other people and TV shows.

Gaillard's motto is C'est en faisant n'importe quoi qu'on devient n'importe qui ('It's by doing non-sense that we become someone.').

Most of Gaillard's videos are shot by his friend Grégory Lafargue.

Sketches

The majority of Gaillard's sketches are of the hidden camera type, in which the antagonist performs an unexpected or surprising action to elicit humorous responses from the bewildered witnesses. Gaillard often disguises himself for these sketches. During some pranks, Gaillard is accompanied by a crowd of friends, giving the action a flashmob-like nature. Some other videos may feature acrobatics like aiming footballs at distant goal-like objects, or more still aim to antagonize police forces he interacts with during his sketches.

Rémi shot his first sketch in 1999 with a friend in Montpellier. In 2001, he created an internet website, nimportequi.com.

He gained notoriety in 2002 at the finals of the Coupe de France. Disguised as an FC Lorient player, he celebrated the team's victory with the players, shook the hand of the then French President Jacques Chirac and signed autographs, without anyone realizing that he was not a player on the team.

Some of his most famous sketches are parodies of The Rocky Balboa movies, Mario Kart and his football videos.

In 2007, he gained the attention of journalists from Le Monde and was invited on a few talk shows..

On his official site, Gaillard claims over 1.1 billion views on his videos on the web.

Gaillard also appeared in Orangina, Pepsi, Durex and LG commercials.

External links

Gaillard's

Gaillard's Dailymotion channel

References

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Coordinates	39°44′21″N104°59′5″N
Name	Prahlad Friedman
Nickname	Spirit Rock, Pragress
Birth date	May 20, 1978
Hometown	Los Angeles, California
Wsop bracelet count	1
Wsop money finishes	5
Wsop main event best finish rank	20th
Wsop main event best finish year	2006
Wpt titles	1
Wpt final tables	1
Wpt money finishes	5
Updated	2010-2-23 }}

Prahlad S. Friedman (born May 20, 1978) is an American professional poker player from Los Angeles, California. He has played under the screen names "Spirit Rock" on Full Tilt Poker, "Mahatma" on Ultimate Bet, "Zweig" on Prima Network, and "Prefontaine" on PokerStars.

Friedman won a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet in 2003 in the $1,500 pot limit hold'em event earning him $109,400. Later, at the WSOP circuit event at Harrah's Rincon in 2005, he won the second place prize of $363,165. At the 2006 WSOP Main Event, Friedman outlasted over 8,700 other players, finishing 20th and securing $494,797. During the tournament, Friedman was noted for an incident with Jeff Lisandro, in which Friedman felt that Lisandro had not put in his ante, worth 5,000 chips, in a hand. Friedman and Lisandro argued constantly through the hand, with the dealer telling them both to stop bringing it up. Friedman would not stop, and implied that Lisandro "robbed" the other man of the 5,000. Lisandro was very upset to hear that, and argued with Friedman, telling him he would "take your head off, buddy". Friedman tried to settle things with Lisandro afterwards during play, but Lisandro refused to talk to him. Many in the poker world criticized Friedman for his actions, including Norman Chad of ESPN and Todd Brunson of Cardplayer Magazine. In the end, it was discovered in the replay that Lisandro did in fact put in the ante. (In posting one of the blinds, a third player at the table forgot to put in his ante; the dealer corrected his mistake.)

As of 2010, Friedman's total live tournament winnings exceed $2,300,000. His 5 cashes as the WSOP account for $713,372 of those winnings. Friedman was an ethnic studies major at UC Berkeley. It was there that he played a lot of poker for the first time. At the Oaks Club, Friedman honed his game at the $15–$30 limit hold'em table, before switching to the no limit game at the Lucky Chances casino. Friedman's usual online limits are $25–$50 and $50–$100 no-limit hold'em and pot-limit Omaha games.

Friedman is also well known on internet poker message boards for his raps. He has rapped for ESPN for a "The Nuts" segment at the WSOP circuit event at Harrah's Rincon in 2005, the Main Event in the 2006 World Series of Poker, and also for the poker website RakeBreak. Friedman is married to professional poker player Dee Luong Friedman, to whom he was engaged since 2002. He is a vegan. The name Prahlad is derived from a figure in Hindu mythology, known for his staunch devotion towards Vishnu.

In August 2009, Friedman won the WPT Legends of Poker event for $1,000,900. He defeated 2009 WSOP Main Event "November Niner" Kevin Schaffel heads up.

When Ultimate Bet was involved in a major cheating scandal prior to 2008, Friedman was one of the biggest victims having lost millions of dollars. After rumors started to surface, in December 2010, that Friedman would be signing with UB, many people in the poker community criticized Friedman. When asked how he could sign with a poker site where he was cheated out of millions, Friedman said, "I feel like they took care of me after the scandal. I feel like they didn’t have to pay people back and they did. It was amazing to find out I was going to get a hunk of money back. I have a good relationship with their team and their management and I feel like this is a totally different UB than anything associated with the scandal."

On May 9, 2011, Prahlad and ten other U.S. sponsored professionals were informed by UltimateBet's parent company that their contracts had been terminated.

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