Leophus "Leo" Hayden, Jr. (born June 2, 1948 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a former National Football League running back who played from 1971 to 1973 for the Minnesota Vikings and St. Louis Cardinals. He attended Ohio State and was the Vikings first round draft pick in the 1971 NFL Draft.

After his football career ended, Hayden founded the "National Center for Violence Interruption," a program designed to prevent urban violence.

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Hayden Panettiere
Panettiere attending "The 6th Annual Hollywood Style Awards" in Beverly Hills, California on October 10, 2009
Born	Hayden Leslie Panettiere (1989-08-21) August 21, 1989 (age 22) Palisades, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, singer, model
Years active	1994–present

Hayden Leslie Panettiere (pronounced /ˌpænɨtiˈɛər/; born August 21, 1989)^[1] is an American actress, singer and model. She began her acting career by playing Sarah Roberts on One Life to Live (1994–1997), and Lizzie Spaulding on Guiding Light (1996–2000), before starring at age 10 as Sheryl Yoast in the Disney feature film Remember the Titans. Her most notable role to date is that of cheerleader Claire Bennet on the NBC series Heroes (2006–2010), for which she won several awards. Her most recent roles include her portrayal of the title character in true crime drama Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy and Kirby Reed in the slasher film Scream 4.

Early life[link]

Panettiere was born in and partly raised in Palisades, New York, the daughter of Lesley R. Vogel, a former soap opera actress, and Alan Lee "Skip" Panettiere, a fire department lieutenant.^[2][3][4] Panettiere has Italian ancestry, and her surname means "baker" in Italian.^[5][6] Her mother's family is from Indiana.^[7][8] She has one younger brother, fellow actor Jansen Panettiere.^[9]

Although Panettiere attended South Orangetown Middle School in New York, she was homeschooled from grade nine to the completion of high school.^[10] For now, Panettiere is postponing higher education in favor of an acting career.^[11]

Career[link]

Acting[link]

Television[link]

Panettiere first appeared in commercials at 11 months, beginning with an advertisement for Playskool.^[12] She landed a role as Sarah Roberts on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live (1994–1997), and she followed that up by playing the part of Elizabeth "Lizzie" Spaulding on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light (1997–2000). While on Guiding Light, Panettiere's character Lizzie battled leukemia. For drawing the attention of daytime viewers to the disease, and for improving national awareness, the Leukaemia & Lymphoma Society gave her its Special Recognition Award.^[13]

For her performance in Lifetime Television's 1999 TV movie If You Believe, she was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Young Actress Age Ten or Under in the category of Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot.^[14] Panettiere appeared on Fox's Ally McBeal as the title character's daughter, had a recurring guest role on Malcolm in the Middle and guest starred in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Panettiere with Heroes co-star Milo Ventimiglia

Panettiere became most prominent as Claire Bennet in the NBC series Heroes, which was created by Tim Kring, as a high school cheerleader with regenerative healing powers. Thanks to her role on Heroes, she became a regular on the science fiction convention circuit, invited to attend conventions around the world in 2007, including Gen Con, New York Comic Con, and Fan Expo Canada. Panettiere has complained that her acting options are sometimes limited because "people look at [her] as either the 'popular cheerleader' type or just 'the blonde.'"^[15]

In early 2007, Panettiere appeared on the MTV show, Punk'd. The appearance was engineered by her mother and involved a male "fan" discussing her work with her, instigating a jealous reaction from the man's spouse. In April 2012 she hosted an episode of the new series.

In March 2012 it was announced Panettiere had been cast on the upcoming ABC musical drama pilot Nashville and will portray Juliette Barnes.^[16][17] In May 2012 ABC bought the pilot as a series.^[18]

Films[link]

Panettiere has appeared in over a dozen full-length feature films.

In 1998, she provided the voice for Dot in A Bug's Life.^[19] She played the role of Coach Yoast's daughter, Sheryl, in the 2000 Disney film Remember the Titans. She also starred in Bring It On: All or Nothing as a cheerleader and had a supporting role as Adelaide Bourbon in the independent film Shanghai Kiss. In 2004, she appeared in the Disney Channel film Tiger Cruise, and in Raising Helen as Kate Hudson's adolescent niece. In 2005, she was the title character's rival in a skating contest in Ice Princess. In the same year she starred in the film Racing Stripes where she played the character Channing Walsh.

In June 2007, she signed with the William Morris Agency, after previously being represented by United Talent Agency.^[20] Forbes estimated that she earned $2 million in 2007.^[21]

Panettiere in London

In 2008, Panettiere appeared in the drama Fireflies in the Garden as a younger version of Emily Watson's character, Jane Lawrence. In September 2008, she appeared in a satirical video, a mock-PSA (public service announcement) on funnyordie.com entitled "Hayden Panettiere PSA: Your Vote, Your Choice."^[22] Again, in October, Panettiere appeared in another satirical PSA video on funnyordie.com entitled "Vote for McCain: He's just like George Bush, except older and with a worse temper."^[23]

In July 2009, Panettiere starred in the teen comedy I Love You, Beth Cooper. In September 2010, Panettiere was signed to star as Amanda Knox in the controversial Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy.^[24] Panettiere also provided the voice of Kate, along side Justin Long in 2010's Alpha and Omega.^[25]

In 2011, she replaced Anne Hathaway as the voice of Red for the animated sequel Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil. In April 2011, Panettiere appeared in the sequel of the Scream franchise, Scream 4. She played Kirby Reed, alongside Emma Roberts and Rory Culkin.

Video games[link]

Panettiere voiced Kairi in the Kingdom Hearts series created by Square Enix, but was replaced by Alyson Stoner for Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, and Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, she also voiced Xion.

Singing[link]

Panettiere was nominated for a Grammy in 1999 for A Bug's Life Read-Along (2000).^[26] In 2004, she recorded a song entitled "My Hero Is You" with a video for the Disney Channel film she starred in, Tiger Cruise. The next year she recorded a song entitled "I Fly" for the Disney film Ice Princess in which she also co-starred. She recorded a song for the Hollywood Records compilation Girl Next (2006) and another song entitled "Go to Girl" for Girl Next 2 (2007). Also in 2007, She also recorded a cover for "Cruella De Vil" for DisneyMania 5, "Try" for the Bridge to Terabithia soundtrack and a ballad called "I Still Believe" for Cinderella III: A Twist in Time.

Panettiere's first single, "Wake Up Call", was digitally released on August 5, 2008. The clothing brand Candie's announced that it was premiering an ad campaign for the single in late July. Similarly, Candie's would also provide additional promotion for the single with a television advertisement and a music video.^[27]

Commercial-product endorser[link]

In late 2006, Neutrogena made Panettiere the cover girl for their new worldwide ad campaign;^[28] following in the footsteps of actresses Kristin Kreuk, Josie Bissett, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Mandy Moore, Mischa Barton, Gabrielle Union and Jennifer Freeman.

In September 2007, Panettiere appeared in a Heroes-themed Got Milk? ad for which the photographs were shot by Annie Leibovitz.^[29]

In February 2008, Kohl's announced that Panettiere would be their next Candie's spokesperson.^[30]

Personal life[link]

Panettiere dated her Heroes co-star Milo Ventimiglia from December 2007 to February 2009.^[31][32] She has dated heavyweight boxer Wladimir Klitschko. She was ringside for his knockout victory over Samuel Peter on September 11, 2010.^[33] The actress confirmed on May 12, 2011 that she and Klitschko had broken up amicably after two years together. Both cited the long-distance nature of their relationship as the reason, and said they would remain close friends.^[34]

She is currently dating NFL player Scotty McKnight.^[35]

Panettiere has a tattoo of the Italian words Vivere senza rimipianti [sic] running down her left side. The word rimpianti is misspelled in what otherwise would mean "Live Without Regrets".^[36]

Activism[link]

Panettiere at the Fan Expo 2011 in Toronto

In 2007, Panettiere became an official supporter of Ronald McDonald House Charities and is a member of their celebrity board, called the Friends of RMHC.^[37]

On October 31, 2007, Panettiere joined with The Whaleman Foundation to try to disrupt the annual dolphin hunt in Taiji, Wakayama, Japan. She was involved in a confrontation between Japanese fishermen and five other surfers from Australia and the United States (including former Home and Away star Isabel Lucas) of the group. The confrontation lasted more than 10 minutes before the surfers were forced to return to the beach, after which they left the country.^[38] Parts of the confrontation can be seen on the award-winning Sundance Film Festival documentary film, The Cove. The fishermen consider the condemnation as an attack on their culture.^[39]

Panettiere told E! News that an arrest warrant has been issued in Japan for her interference in the dolphin hunt, but her claim was later dismissed by the Japanese Fisheries Agency.^[40][41] In November 2007, she was awarded the "Compassion in Action Award" from the animal rights group PETA for her efforts to stop the dolphin hunt in Japan.^[42] She is also a vegetarian.^[43][44]

On January 28, 2008, Panettiere handed a letter of protest to the Norwegian ambassador in the United States arguing that Norway should stop its hunt for whales. She also delivered a letter to the Japanese ambassador calling for the end of Japan's hunting of whales. At a 2007 Greenpeace event in Anchorage, Alaska, Panettiere defended aboriginal whaling, saying that there is a difference between commercial whaling and the whaling practiced by aboriginal tribes in the United States.^[45]

In May 2008, Panettiere was involved in an eBay auction to benefit Save The Whales Again, a campaign of The Whaleman Foundation. The auction included tickets to a fundraising dinner hosted at the Hollywood restaurant Beso, owned by Eva Longoria, and a whale watching tour, with Panettiere, off the coast of Santa Barbara.^[46] The same month, during an interview with Teen Vogue, Hayden explained how her fame gives her a platform for her activism: "The show [Heroes] put me in a place to speak for things that I'm passionate about."^[47]

In September 2008, Panettiere launched her own line of calfskin leather bags for the company Dooney & Bourke.^[48]

In October 2008, Panettiere delved into the presidential election, releasing a public service announcement through the website Funny or Die. In this video Panettiere mocked Republican candidate John McCain for his age and temper.^[49] She subsequently made clear her intention to vote for Barack Obama, and urged other young people to vote.^[50]

Panettiere also appeared in a public service announcement with DC Shadow Senator Paul Strauss endorsing voting rights for the District of Columbia.^[51]

Panettiere is a teen ambassador for the Candie's Foundation, whose mission is to fight teen pregnancy. On May 6, 2009, she participated in a town hall meeting in New York City alongside Bristol Palin and then-Tampa Bay Rays and current Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Garza on the issue of teen pregnancy.^[52]

Filmography[link]

Awards[link]

• Newport Beach Film Festival – Feature Film Award for Acting – Shanghai Kiss (2007)
• Saturn Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Series – Heroes (2007)
  • Teen Choice Award
• 2007: Choice TV Actress: Drama – Heroes
• 2008: Choice TV Actress: Action Adventure – Heroes
• 2009: Choice TV Actress: Action Adventure – Heroes
  • Teen Film/TV Series International Awards
• Best Film Actress, Support Role – Ice Princess (2005)
• Outstanding Casting for a Film (shared with cast) – Ice Princess
• Outstanding Casting for a Film Comedy or Drama (shared with cast) – Ice Princess
• Vail Film Festival Rising Star Award (2007)
  • Young Artist Award
• 2001: Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress – Remember the Titans
• 2006: Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Lead Actress – Heroes

Discography[link]

Singles[link]

Soundtracks and compilations[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Hayden Panettiere

• Hayden Panettiere at the Internet Movie Database
• Hayden Panettiere at People.com

Hayden Christensen
Christensen during the Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith premiere at Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany, May 2005.
Born	(1981-04-19) April 19, 1981 (age 31) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–present
Partner	Rachel Bilson (2007–present)

Hayden Christensen (born April 19, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He appeared in Canadian television programs when he was young, then diversified into American television in the late 1990s. He moved on to minor acting roles before being praised for his role of Sam in Life as a House, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award. He gained international fame portraying the young Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

Early life[link]

Christensen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada the son of Alie Nelson, a speechwriter for the heads of large companies, and David Christensen, a computer programmer and communications executive. His father is of Danish descent and his mother has Swedish and Italian ancestry.^[1] Christensen has an older brother and sister, Tove and Hejsa, and a younger sister, Kaylen.^[2][3][4] Raised outside Toronto in Thornhill, Ontario, Christensen attended E.J. Sand Public School, Baythorn Public School and Unionville High School in Unionville, Ontario, Canada. He was an athlete in high school, playing hockey competitively and tennis on a provincial level.^[5]

He spent summers in Long Island with his maternal grandmother, Rose Schwartz,^[5] and attended the Actors Studio in New York as well as the Arts York program for drama at his high school. He was "discovered" when his older sister Hejsa, a former trampoline champion, was shopping around for an agent after she landed a role in a Pringles commercial.^[5][6]

Career[link]

1993–2005[link]

Christensen's first acting role was on the television series Family Passions, which aired on Canadian television in September 1993, when he was 12.^[7] The following year he acquired a minor role in John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness.^[7] From 1995 through 1999, he appeared in several movies and television shows, including Harrison Bergeron, Forever Knight, Goosebumps, The Virgin Suicides, and Are You Afraid of the Dark?.^[7] He acquired wider notice while starring in Fox Family Channel's television series Higher Ground in 2000, portraying a teen who was sexually molested by his stepmother, and then turned to drugs in his despair.^[7][8]

While Christensen's critically acclaimed portrayal of a misunderstood teenager in Life as a House (2001) earned him Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations as well as the National Board of Review's award for Breakthrough Performance of the Year,^[9][10][11] the performance did not receive widespread public notice.^[8] For his part in the movie, Christensen lost 25 pounds through a special diet.^[12] He eventually gained the weight back during the filming for Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.^[13][14] In 2002, Christensen made his London theater debut co-starring with Jake Gyllenhaal and Anna Paquin in This Is Our Youth.^[15]

He went on to receive good reviews for 2003's Shattered Glass, which tells the true story of journalist Stephen Glass, who was discovered fabricating stories as a writer for The New Republic.^[16][17] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone writes "Hayden Christensen is sensational as Glass, finding the wonder boy and the weasel in a disturbed kid flying high on a fame he hasn't earned."^[18] In 2005, Christensen made his Broadway debut when he appeared briefly in a 10-minute play. He was among the big name actors and actresses taking part in the fifth annual "24 Hour Plays" benefit, which raises cash for nonprofit groups in the Big Apple.^[19]

[edit] Star Wars

On May 12, 2000, Christensen announced that he would be starring as Anakin Skywalker in the next two prequels Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005). Director George Lucas had turned down such big names as Leonardo DiCaprio and Ryan Phillipe for the role, as well as 1,500 other candidates.^[20]

Lucas is quoted as saying that he chose Christensen because he "needed an actor who has that presence of the dark side" that was essential to solidify the story that Lucas was trying to tell: The tragic fall of Anakin Skywalker and the rise of Darth Vader. In the final two films of the prequel trilogy, Christensen was the only actor portraying a Jedi who was not allowed to customize his character's lightsaber.^[21] This was because in Attack of the Clones, Anakin's lightsaber was built to be reminiscent of the lightsaber in the original trilogy, while in Revenge of the Sith, Vader's lightsaber was designed to match the lightsaber that Obi-Wan Kenobi gives to Luke Skywalker, in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.

Christensen, during the production of Revenge of the Sith, asked Lucas if a special Vader suit could be constructed to fit his own body, rather than have a different actor don one of the original sets of Vader armor worn by David Prowse.^[22] Lucas agreed, and a suit was engineered to fit Christensen's frame, even including extensions to allow for the actor to attain Vader's 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m). His voice as the "robotic" Vader, however, was dubbed over by James Earl Jones, who first made it famous in the original trilogy.^[23]

Stock footage of Christensen was used in the 2004 DVD release of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, where he was inserted in place of actor Sebastian Shaw as the ghost of Anakin Skywalker.^[24] This was one of the most controversial changes.^[25][26] Christensen insists this was done without his knowledge, an act that is confirmed by Lucasfilm itself in the featurette "Return of the Jedi: What has changed?" as seen on the official website to commemorate the 2006 DVDs.^[24]

Christensen's role as Anakin Skywalker made him a star.^[27] Although his performance in both Episodes II and III was met with generally mixed reviews by critics^{[28][29][30][31]} (earning him the Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor in both films)^[32][33] he became popular among audiences, being named in both People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People and Teen People's 25 Hottest Stars under 25.^[2] For his performance in Episode III, he won the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain.^[34] Christensen continued to work a little more with Star Wars: He was the basis of Anakin Skywalker's fighting style in the video game adaption of Revenge of the Sith.

2006–present[link]

Christensen with Rachel Bilson filming Jumper in Rome in 2006.

Between 2006 and 2007, he replaced Jared Leto in Awake, with Jessica Alba, which tells the story of a man who remains awake but paralyzed during heart surgery,^[7][35] and in Factory Girl, opposite Sienna Miller and Guy Pearce.^[7][36] Christensen next starred with Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Bell and Rachel Bilson in the film Jumper, the story of a young man who discovers he has the ability to teleport; the film was released on February 14, 2008.^[37][38] Bilson and Christensen co-starred again in the same segment of the film New York, I Love You.^[39]

Christensen appeared opposite Mischa Barton in Virgin Territory, which was released directly-to-DVD in North America on August 26, 2008.^[40] The film, based on The Decameron, is about a group of people who escape the Black Plague epidemic by hiding out in a Tuscan villa in Italy.^[41]

Christensen appeared in the crime drama Takers released in the United States on August 27, 2010.^[42] Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey will be the fourth film in which Christensen will star with Samuel L. Jackson.^[43]

In October 2009 he started shooting the horror film Vanishing on 7th Street, directed by Brad Anderson, alongside Thandie Newton and John Leguizamo.^[44][45] Christensen recently has been cast in the role of Joe Lassiter in David R. Ellis's upcoming film, The Genesis Code.^[46][47]

In 2010 Christensen sued USA Network over allegations that they stole his idea for the TV show Royal Pains. The suit alleges that Christensen met with USA to pitch a similar series entitled "Housecalls". During the meeting, Christensen alleges, he was never informed that a similar program was in development.^[48][49]

Personal life[link]

In 2007, Christensen began dating actress Rachel Bilson, whom he had met the previous year while filming Jumper. They became engaged on December 25, 2008.^[50][51] In mid-2010, the couple split up, but were dating again a few months later. ^{[52][53][54][55]}

Christensen performed a public service announcement for Do Something's Teens for Jeans Campaign in 2008.^[56] He appeared as a model in Louis Vuitton's advertising^[57] and was also named as the face of Lacoste's newest fragrance, Lacoste Challenge.^[58] Featured in RED’s new Lazarus Effect Campaign, which is intended to increase awareness for its efforts to fight AIDS in Africa.^[59][60]

Filmography[link]

Music Videos[link]

K-OS – Zambony

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Hayden Christensen

• Hayden Christensen at the Internet Movie Database
• Hayden Christensen at the Internet Broadway Database
• Hayden Christensen at Yahoo! Movies
• Hayden Christensen Interview, Hayden Christensen talks about his role as Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones