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url	Beliefnet.com
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language	English
owner	BN Media Associates
launch date	December 28, 1999
current status	Active
slogan	Inspiration. Spirituality. Faith
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Beliefnet is a large multi-faith e-community that aims to provide a free forum for religious information and inspiration, spiritual tools, and discussions and dialogue groups. Beliefnet provides information about various religious and spiritual beliefs, ranging from Christian denominations to atheism to smaller faiths like Zoroastrianism. It interviews religious figures, offers articles and blogs on various creeds, has collaborated with Newsweek and Time and has partnerships with The Wall Street Journal, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and Fox Faith. Beliefnet is not affiliated with any spiritual organization or movement.

History

The site, launched on December 28, 1999, initially included side businesses such as an online store and building websites for houses of worship. Between late 1999 and early 2000, the company raised $26 million in funding.

The side businesses were abandoned in 2001. In April 2002 the company declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a month after co-founder Steven Waldman became its chief executive. It emerged from bankruptcy in October 2002.

In July 2005, the company reported that it had raised $7 million in new funding and that "The site's traffic patterns more or less mirror the [U.S.] population as a whole", with roughly 70% of the site's traffic related to Christian interests and about 70% of the site's visitors being women, mainly in the age range of 35 to 45 years old.

Beliefnet at one time co-sponsored a series called "Beliefnet Guides to...", including books on Evangelical Christianity and Kabbalah.

On December 4, 2007, Beliefnet announced it had been acquired by the Fox Entertainment Group for an undisclosed amount of money. Waldman, who became editor-in-chief of the company after its acquisition by Fox, left in November 2009.

By May 2010 traffic to the site had dropped from 2.8 million unique visitors to 2.4 million and NewsCorp was seeking a buyer for the site.

On June 25, 2010, Beliefnet was acquired by BN Media, an entity that includes the investors behind Cross Bridge and Affinity4.

Site contents

Beliefnet offers eCards, discussions, quizzes, meditations, prayers, and "Soulmatch". Discussions are oriented toward specific groups of people, such as couples and teens, topics ranging from abortion to sexism, and dozens of religious faiths. Specific discussion boards exist to ask questions about religions and engage in interfaith dialogue as well as debate and criticism. The boards are hosted by volunteers and supervised by Beliefnet producers.

Awards

Beliefnet received the National Magazine Award for General Excellence Online in 2007 under its founder.

Notable contributors

Elliott Abrams

Sam Harris

Andrew Sullivan

Marcus Borg

Rod Dreher

David Kuo

Jim Wallis

Nell Minow

Michael A. O'Donnell

See also

Religion and the internet

References

External links

Beliefnet

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name	Rick Warren
birth name	Richard Duane Warren
birth date	January 28, 1954
birth place	San Jose, California, United States
nationality	American
occupation	Pastor, Author
religion	Southern Baptist, Evangelical
spouse	Kay Warren
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Richard Duane "Rick" Warren (born January 28, 1954) is an American evangelical Christian minister and author. He is the founder and senior pastor of Saddleback Church, an evangelical megachurch located in Lake Forest, California, currently the eighth-largest church in the United States (this ranking includes multi-site churches). He is also a bestselling author of many Christian books, including his guide to church ministry and evangelism, ''The Purpose Driven Church'', which has spawned a series of conferences on Christian ministry and evangelism. He is perhaps best known for the subsequent devotional, ''The Purpose Driven Life'', which has sold over 30 million copies, making Warren a ''New York Times'' bestselling author.

Warren holds conservative theological views and holds traditional evangelical views on social issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage, and embryonic stem-cell research. Warren has called on churches worldwide to also focus their efforts on fighting poverty and disease, expanding educational opportunities for the marginalized, and caring for the environment. During the 2008 United States presidential election, Warren hosted the Civil Forum on The Presidency at his church with both presidential candidates, John McCain and Barack Obama. Obama later sparked controversy when he asked Warren to give the invocation at the presidential inauguration in January 2009.

Biography

Early life and education

Warren was born in San Jose, California, the son of Jimmy and Dot Warren. His father was a Baptist minister, his mother a high school librarian. He was raised in Ukiah, California, and graduated from Ukiah High School in 1972, where he founded the first Christian club on the school's campus, The Fishers of Men Club. His sister Chaundel is married to Saddleback pastor Tom Holladay. His brother Jim C. Warren died in 2007.

Warren received a Bachelor of Arts degree from California Baptist University in Riverside, California; a Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (1979) in Fort Worth, Texas; and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.

Personal

Warren has been married to Elizabeth K. Warren (Kay) for 32 years in 2011. They have three adult children (Amy, Josh, and Matthew) and four grandchildren. He considers Billy Graham, Peter Drucker and his own father to be among his mentors.

Due to the success of his book sales, in 2005 Warren returned his 25 years of salary to the church and discontinued taking a salary. He says he and his wife became "reverse tithers", giving away 90% of their income and living off 10%.

Career

Warren says he was called to full-time ministry when he was a 19-year-old student at California Baptist University. In November 1973, he and a friend skipped classes and drove 350 miles to hear W.A. Criswell preach at the Jack Tar Hotel, in San Francisco. Warren waited afterwards to shake hands with Criswell who focused on Warren stating "I feel led to lay hands on you and pray for you!”

During his time at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Warren worked at the Texas Ranch for Christ, a ministry facility of Billie Hanks, Jr., where he began writing books. He co-wrote two books, ''The Victory Scripture Memory Series'' and the ''Twelve Dynamic Bible Study Methods for Laity'', with Billi Hanks, Jr. and Wayne Watts.

In April 1980 Warren held Saddleback Church's first public service on Easter Sunday at the Laguna Hills High School Theater with 200 people in attendance. Warren's church growth methods led to rapid expansion, with the church using nearly 80 different facilities in its 28-year history.

Saddleback did not build its first permanent building until it had 10,000 weekly attenders. When the current Lake Forest campus was purchased in the early 1990s, a 2,300-seat plastic tent was used for worship services for several years, with four services each weekend. In 1995 the current Worship Center was completed, with a seating capacity of 3,500. A multi-million dollar children's ministry building and a staff office building were completed over the next few years. In June 2008, a $20 million student ministry facility called the "Refinery" was completed, housing the "Wildside" middle school and "HSM" high school ministries, consisting of 1,500 students. Saddleback Church averages nearly 20,000 people in attendance each week, and is currently the eighth-largest church in the United States.

Warren has been invited to speak at national and international forums, including the United Nations, the World Economic Forum in Davos, the African Union, the Council on Foreign Relations, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, TED, and Time’s Global Health Summit. He was an elected member of the Council on Foreign Relations between 2005 and 2006, and was named one of "America's Top 25 Leaders" in the October 31, 2005, issue of ''U.S. News and World Report''. Warren was named by ''Time'' magazine as one of "15 World Leaders Who Mattered Most in 2004" and one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World" (2005). In 2006 ''Newsweek'' called him one of "15 People Who Make America Great".

In August 2008, Warren drew greater national attention by hosting the Civil Forum on the Presidency that featured senators John McCain and Barack Obama at Saddleback Church. Warren said the goal of the forum was to “restore civility in our civil discourse.” The forum marked McCain and Obama's first joint appearance as the presumptive Republican and Democratic presidential nominees, and was broadcast live on national television. During the two-hour event, each candidate took the stage separately for about an hour to respond to Warren’s questions about faith and moral issues including abortion and human rights.

In December 2008, President-elect Obama chose Warren to give the invocation at his inauguration ceremony. The decision angered pro-choice and LGBT advocates and led to criticism of both Obama and Warren. Obama defended his choice of Warren, saying that although he disagreed with the minister's positions on abortion and same-sex marriage, there should be room for dialogue on such difficult social issues. More controversy ensued when it was announced that Warren would be the keynote speaker at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Commemorative Service on January 19, 2009, the day prior to the inauguration. On January 20, 2009, Warren delivered the Invocation, which was generally praised for its positive message.

In January 2009, Warren and the Readers Digest Association partnered in the launch of the ''Purpose Driven Connection'', a quarterly publication sold as part of a bundle of multimedia products. In November 2009, the partners announced that the magazine had not drawn enough paying members and would cease after publication of the fourth issue that month.

Warren has been invited to speak at John Piper's Desiring God Conference 2010 in Minneapolis, MN.

Ministries

Warren and his wife are directors of the following non-profit organizations:

Acts of Mercy

RKW Legacy Partners

Equipping the Church

Purpose Driven

Purpose Driven comes from the teaching of Warren, and came into use as a paradigm taught to pastors and other Christian leaders worldwide to help them be more effective in leading their churches. The teaching is embodied in Warren’s best-selling book, ''The Purpose Driven Church'', first published in 1995. Over 400,000 pastors and church leaders from around the world have attended a seminar or conference led by Warren and other pastors who seek to be more effective in fulfilling the Biblical Great Commission and Great Commandment. ''Purpose Driven'' refers to these pastors' attempts to balance the five "purposes"; worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and evangelism in their churches.

Christian leaders in 162 countries have used materials which stem from this movement. Warren says his organizations have trained 400,000 pastors worldwide. Some 189,000 church leaders subscribe to ''Ministry Toolbox'', the weekly newsletter.

Others express concern over what is described as the divisive nature of Warren's techniques. ''Wall Street Journal'' writer Suzanne Sataline cited examples of congregations who have split over the growth strategies and congregations that have expelled members who fought changes. She wrote, "Warren acknowledges that splits occur in congregations that adopt his ideas, though he says he opposes efforts to expel church members."

PEACE Plan

The P E A C E Plan is an initiative begun by Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California. Senior pastor Rick Warren's stated intention in launching the P E A C E (or PEACE) Plan is to involve every Christian and every church in every nation in the task of serving people in the areas of the greatest global needs. The tag-line is 'Ordinary people empowered by God making a difference together wherever they are'. P.E.A.C.E. is an acronym for the stated methodology for achieving the plan: "Promote reconciliation - Equip servant leaders - Assist the poor - Care for the sick - Educate the next generation."

Political and social views

Warren has worked to shift the evangelical movement away from an exclusive focus on traditional evangelical social issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage (regarding the latter, he called divorce a greater threat to the American family), to broader social action. Warren's five-point plan for global action, the ''P.E.A.C.E. Plan'', calls for church-led efforts to tackle global poverty and disease, including the spread of HIV/AIDS, and to support literacy and education efforts around the world. In February 2006, he signed a statement backing a major initiative to combat global warming, thus breaking with other conservative, high-profile evangelical leaders, who had opposed such a move.

Warren's softer tone on political issues once central to U.S. evangelicals and his concern for issues more commonly associated with the political left have resulted in the characterization of Warren as one of a "new breed of evangelical leaders." But it has also been misunderstood by the media, according to Warren, as indicating a shift in position on traditional evangelical issues.

In a conversation with atheist author Sam Harris in ''Newsweek'' magazine, Warren spoke out against evolution and in favor of creationism. He also said that brutal dictators such as Mao Zedong, Joseph Stalin, and Pol Pot were all atheists, when questioned on whether religion is beneficial to society. In 2005, during the Terri Schiavo controversy, Warren stated that withholding feeding to Schiavo, a woman in a persistent vegetative state, was "not a right to die issue". He then called Michael Schiavo's decision to remove her feeding tube, "an atrocity worthy of Nazism", and while speculating about Michael Schiavo's motives, put forward the idea that Schiavo wanted Terri to die because, if she regained consciousness, she might have "something to say that he didn‘t want said."

Two weeks before the 2008 U.S. general election, Warren issued a statement to his congregation endorsing California Proposition 8, which would amend the California Constitution to say "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California," thereby eliminating the right of same-sex couples to marry. Warren's position was consistent with the official position of his church's denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, and reflected his belief that this definition of marriage "has been supported by every single culture, and every single religion for 5,000 years." Warren stated that the measure was necessary because the Supreme Court of California "threw out the will of the people" in May 2008 when it found, in the In Re Marriage Cases decision, that the previous statutory ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. After the measure passed, Warren's church and others were targeted by protesters.

In an interview with Beliefnet in early December, Warren again sparked controversy by appearing to equate same-sex marriages to marriages of siblings, multiple partners, and adults and minors. He later released a video message saying that he does not equate gay relationships with incest or pedophilia, and that, as he had stated during the Beliefnet interview, he opposes the redefinition of marriage.

Bibliography

''The Purpose Driven Church'' (ISBN 0-310-20106-3)

''The Purpose Driven Life'' (ISBN 0-310-20571-9)

''Answers to Life's Difficult Questions'' (ISBN 0-9660895-2-9)

''The Power to Change Your Life'' (ISBN 0-9660895-1-0)

''What on Earth Am I Here For?'' Booklet (ISBN 0-310-26483-9)

''Personal Bible Study Methods'' (ISBN 0-9660895-0-2)

''The Purpose of Christmas'' (ISBN 978-1416559009)

See also

Southern Baptist Convention

List of Southern Baptist Convention affiliated people

Celebrate Recovery

References

External links

Rick Warren's website

Saddleback Church website

Rick Warren's ministry podcast

Purpose Driven Connection

Interview about Rick Warren with Biographer Jeffrey Sheler on ReadTheSpirit.com, January 19, 2010

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name	Can I Get a Witness
artist	Marvin Gaye
album	Greatest Hits
b-side	"I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby"
released	September 1963
format	7" single
recorded	July 17, 1963; Hitsville U.S.A.(Detroit, Michigan)
genre	Soul, rock and roll
length	2:53
label	TamlaT 54087
writer	Holland–Dozier–Holland
producer	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier
last single	"Pride and Joy"(1963)
this single	"Can I Get a Witness"(1963)
next single	"You're a Wonderful One"(1964) }}

"Can I Get a Witness" is a 1963 hit song by Marvin Gaye on the Tamla (Motown) label. Written and produced by Motown songwriting and producing team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song was built among gospel-styled music and heralded Gaye's beginnings in the church with a rhythm and blues/rock and roll setting. The song featured Gaye on piano, playing a boogie pattern, The Funk Brothers, and members of The Supremes in the background accompanying Gaye. The song became a hit in both the U.S. and the United Kingdom, and British musicians Lulu, Dusty Springfield, The Rolling Stones, Sam Brown and Steampacket (which featured a very young Rod Stewart) recorded cover versions of the song. Gaye's version peaked at #22 on the Hot 100 chart and its title soon became a catchphrase. Lee Michaels' 1971 version reached #39 on the Hot 100; both his and Gaye's versions peaked during Christmas week.

In popular culture

Gaye's recording is featured in the 1999 biographical film ''The Hurricane''.

Personnel

Lead vocals by Marvin Gaye

Background vocals by The Supremes: Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, and Mary Wilson

Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers

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birthname	James Anthony Sturgess
birth date	May 16, 1981
birth place	London, England
nationality	British
occupation	Actor, singer-songwriter
years active	1994–present
Embed	yes
Name	Musical career
Background	solo_singer
Instrument	Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Drums
Years active	1996–present
Associated acts	Tragic ToysDilated SpiesSaint Faith
Website	myspace.com/officialjimsturgess }}

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James Anthony "Jim" Sturgess (born 16 May 1981) is an English actor and singer-songwriter. His breakthrough role was appearing as Jude in the musical romance drama film ''Across the Universe'' (2007).

Early life

Sturgess was born in London England in 1981. He spent most of his youth skateboarding around his local car parks and started his first band as early as 15 years old where they would rehearse in the garage of his friends Dad's house. The band would also play gig's in and around his local area to any publican that would turn a blind eye to the fact that they were all under age. Jim's first acting experience came when the local theatre group came to his school, looking for kids to audition for the local play. Quickly realising that he would be able to miss school, he went along to the audition and landed one of the parts in the play. It was clear to both his school and his parents that he had a natural talent but it was always music that was at the forefront of his mind. Jim moved to Manchester to attend Salford University as a way of hoping to start another band and hang around the Manchester music scene, where most of his music idols were from. It was here that he fell in with a group of aspiring actors and film makers, and his passion for acting was re ignited. He started to write and perform his own short films and plays, and it was whilst performing his one person show 'BUZZIN', based around his performance poetry, that Jim was discovered by an acting agent. Jim moved back to London and started to get work as an actor in Television productions such as the ITV Drama 'A Touch of Frost', where he gave an acclaimed performance as a young boy suffering from Asperger's Syndrome. He also joined a seven piece band called 'Saint Faith' where the band recorded and played gigs around the area of Camden Town in London where he was living. He continued to work in British Telefilms and Independent films such as Mouth to Mouth and used it as a way to fund his music. It was at this time that visionary director Julie Taymor was looking for a fresh raw talent, in both music and acting, to star in her Beatle's inspired musical Across the Universe. Jim landed the lead role as Jude, a young lad from Liverpool who goes to America in search of his father, and ends up getting thrown into the electric and revolutionary times of the 1960s.

Acting career

In 2007, he made his big break in Julie Taymor's musical ''Across the Universe'', portraying Jude Feeny, a paternally-shorn young man who travels to the US amid the raging throes of the late 1960s and falls in love with sheltered American teenager, Lucy, played by Evan Rachel Wood.

In 2008, he appeared in the historical drama ''The Other Boleyn Girl'' in the supporting role of George Boleyn opposite Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Eric Bana. He also starred in ''21'' as the male lead Ben Campbell, a movie about five MIT students, who, by counting cards, take Las Vegas casinos for millions. Sturgess' co-stars in ''21'' include Kevin Spacey and Laurence Fishburne.

He played Gavin Kossef in ''Crossing Over'' (2009), appearing with Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta and Ashley Judd. Set in Los Angeles, the storyline revolves around immigrants from different countries and backgrounds who share a common bond in desperately trying to gain legal status. Also in 2009, he starred in Kari Skogland’s ''Fifty Dead Men Walking'' loosely based on the best-selling true story book by Martin McGartland about a young Irishman recruited by the British police to infiltrate and spy on the Irish Republican Army and who saved about 50 innocent lives in the process.

''Heartless'', a film directed by Philip Ridley, premiered on 31 August 2009 at the London FrightFest Film Festival, a popular horror film festival. Sturgess appears as Jamie Morgan, a young man whose life has always been blighted by the large, heart-shaped port wine birthmark on his face and sells his soul to the devil. Jim Sturgess won the Best Actor Award at the 2010 Fantasporto Film Festival for his role. The film also won the Best Film Award and the Best Director Award for Philip Ridley.

In 2010, Sturgess starred as a character based on Sławomir Rawicz, a young Polish officer who escaped from a Russian gulag during World War II. The film, ''The Way Back'', is based on a true story and directed by the highly acclaimed Peter Weir.

Additionally in 2010, he provided voice-over work in director Zack Snyder's 3-D animated feature film ''Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole'' based on the children's book series, ''Guardians of Ga'Hoole'' by Kathryn Lasky.

In May 2010, Sturgess officially signed on to appear in ''One Day'' (based on the novel of the same title by David Nicholls) co-starring with Anne Hathaway. The novel is based on two students who meet on 15 July 1988. The story follows them every 15 July over the following twenty years. Directed by Lone Scherfig, filming was completed on 17 September 2010 and theatrical release in August 2011.

During 2010, he additionally filmed ''Upside Down''. Filming was completed in May 2010 in Montreal and is currently in post-production. Described as a "sci-fi romance". The film is the second full-length feature from writer and director Juan Solanas and is slated for release in 2011.

A third film project in 2010 was ''Promised Land'' to be directed by Michael Winterbottom and according to ''Variety'' "will recount the lead up to the 1948 partition of Palestine and the subsequent creation of the state of Israel". Jim Sturgess will star as a British officer hunting down the extremist Jewish factions. Filming is due to begin in October.

In March and April 2011, filming took place for ''Ashes'', a film directed by Mat Whitecross. The picture has been described as a contemporary film noir thriller that stars Ray Winstone and Lesley Manville along with Sturgess. Filmed in the Isle of Man, the production is being partially funded by the band Coldplay, university friends of the director. In September 2011, filming began for ''Cloud Atlas'' to be released in October 2011.

Music career

Jim has been writing a performing his own music since the age of 15. He has played in bands around the Camden music scene for many years in bands such as Saint Faith and Dilated Spies. He has also written music for some of his films including 2 tracks that he wrote and performed for the film Crossing Over. He also co wrote the track Panic and Magic with Mickey O'Brien and collaborated with Director Philip Ridley in 3 tracks that appear in the film Heartless. He is currently working alongside his girlfriend Mickey O'Brien, keyboardist for the band La Roux on his latest band Tragic Toys.

Filmography

+ Film	Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	''''	Bryant
2005		Red
2007		Jude Feeny
2008	''''	George Boleyn
2008		Ben Campbell
2008	''Fifty Dead Men Walking''	Martin McGartland
2009		Gavin Kossef
2009		Jamie Morgan
2010	''''	Janusz Wieszczek
2010	''Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole''	Soren	Voice role
2011		Dexter Mayhew
2012		Adam	(Post-production)
2011	''''	Thomas Wilkin	(In production)
2012	''Ashes''	James	(Post-production)
2012	''Cloud Atlas''	Role Unknown	(Filming)

+ Television	Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	''''	Erik	Two episodes: "Valentine Gautier" and "The King's Ransom"
2000	''Thursday the 12th''	Martin Bannister	television film
2000		Barry	Episode 1.2
2001	''''	Banjo
2001		Robert
2001	''Hawk''	Shop Assistant	BBC miniseries
2002	''''	Young Charlie	ITV television film
2002	''Judge John Deed''	Gary Patterson
2003	''''	Laurence Burrell
2003	''Rehab''	Daryll
2004	''''	Young Charlie	ITV television film
2004	''''	Young Charlie	ITV television film
2005	''''	Ryan	Episode: "Friends Reunited"

Discography

Soundtrack

{| class=wikitable |- ! Year ! Song ! Credits / Notes ! Film/Soundtrack |- | rowspan="11"|2007 | "Girl" | | rowspan="11"| ''Across the Universe'' |- | "All My Loving" | |- | "With A Little Help From My Friends" |(with Joe Anderson) |- |"I've Just Seen A Face" | |- |"Dear Prudence" |(with Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs & Evan Rachel Wood) |- |"Because" |(with Joe Anderson, T. V. Carpio, Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther McCoy & Evan Rachel Wood) |- |"Something" | |- |"Strawberry Fields Forever" |(with Joe Anderson) |- |"Revolution" | |- |"Across the Universe" | |- |"All You Need Is Love" |(with T. V. Carpio, Dana Fuchs & Martin Luther McCoy) |- ||2008 | "Lost Everything" | || ''21'' |- | rowspan="6"|2009 | "Mistake The Enemy" |(Writer and performer) | rowspan="3"| ''Crossing Over'' |- | "Make Your Mind Up" |(Writer and performer) |- | "Hine ma tov" |(Traditional) |- | "Heartless" | | rowspan="3"| ''Heartless'' |- | "The Other Me" | |- | "Panic and Magic" |(O'Brien/Stoney/Sturgess) [''Inspired by the film Heartless''] |}

Awards and nominations

2008: Won, "Best Ensemble" – ''21'' (shared w/co-stars) at the ShoWest Convention, USA

2008: Nominated, "Choice Movie Breakout Male" – ''21'' at the Teen Choice Awards

2008: Nominated, "Choice Movie Breakout Male" – ''Across the Universe'' at the Teen Choice Awards

2008: Nominated, "Best Performance By An Actor In A Canadian Film" – ''Fifty Dead Men Walking'' at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards

2009: First Runner Up, "Best Actor Golden Space Needle Award" – ''Fifty Dead Men Walking'' at the Seattle International Film Festival 2009: Nominated, "Best Newcomer" at the Jameson Empire Awards (UK) 2010: Won, "Best Actor" – ''Heartless'' at the Fantasporto awards.

Notes

:1.From the soundtrack ''21 – Original Motion Picture Score'', not to be confused with the film's other soundtrack ''Music From The Motion Picture 21''.

Jim Sturgess talks about his music tastes

Jim Sturgess interview at Reviewgraveyard.com

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Jeff Ma or (Jeffrey Ma) was a member of the MIT Blackjack Team in the mid 1990s. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy. He attended MIT where he graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1994. He was the basis for the main character of the book ''Bringing Down the House'' (where he was renamed Kevin Lewis) and the film ''21'' (where he was renamed Ben Campbell). Ma also co-founded PROTRADE (a sports stock market website, that has since been shut down) and does consulting work for professional sports teams including the Portland Trail Blazers and San Francisco 49ers. He cofounded Citizen Sports, a sport-information website and iPhone application based in San Francisco, which was acquired by Yahoo! in May 2010.

His first book, ''The House Advantage: Playing the Odds to Win Big In Business,'' was published in July 2010 by Palgrave Macmillan.

Ma makes a cameo in ''21'' as a blackjack dealer named Jeffery at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. Jim Sturgess's character, Ben Campbell, refers to Jeffrey as, "my brother from another mother."

References

External links

"New film '21' counts on the real deal for inspiration", ''USA Today'', March 26, 2008.

Jeffrey Ma at AtGoogleTalks

"Jeff Ma Publishes 'The House Advantage'", ''Hyphen magazine''.

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