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I really don't know what I'm doing here
I really think I should've gone to bed tonight but...
Just one drink
And there're some people to meet you
I think that you'll like them
I have to say we do
And i promise in less than than an hour we will honestly go...
Now why don't I just get you another
While you just say hello...
Yeah just say hello...
So I'm clutching it tight
Another glass in my hand
And my mouth and the smiles
Moving up as I stand up
Too close and too wide
And the smiles are too bright
And I breathe in too deep
And my head's getting light
But the air is getting heavier and it's closer
And I'm starting to sway
And the hands all on my shoulders don't have names
And they won't go away
So here I go
Here I go again...
Falling into strangers
And it's only just eleven
And I'm staring like a child
Until someone slips me heaven
And I take it on my knees
Just like a thousand times before
And I get transfixed
That fixed
And I'm just looking at the floor
Just looking at the floor
Yeah i look at the floor...
And I'm starting to laugh
Like an animal in pain
And I've got blood on my hands
And I've got hands in my brain
And the first short retch
Leaves me gasping for more
And I stagger over screaming
On my way to the floor
And I'm back on my back
With the lights and the lies in my eyes
And the colour and the music's too loud
And my head's all the wrong size
So here I go
Here I go again...
Yeah I laugh and I jump
And I sing and I laugh
And I dance and I laugh
And I laugh and I laugh
And I can't seem to think
Where this is
Who I am
Why I'm keeping this going
Keep pouring it out
Keep pouring it down
Keeping it going
Keep pouring it down
And the way the rain comes down hard...
That's the way I feel inside...
I can't take it anymore
This it I've become
This is it like I get
When my life's going numb
I just keep moving my mouth
I just keep moving my feet
I say I'm loving you to death
Like I'm losing my breath
And all the smiles that I wear
And all the games that I play
And all the drinks that I mix
And I drink until I'm sick
And all the faces I make
And all the shapes that I throw
And alll the people I meet
And all the words that I know
Makes me sick to the heart
Oh I feel so tired...
And the way the rain comes down hard...
That's how I feel inside...

i really don't know what i'm doing here
i really think i should've gone to bed tonight but...
just one drink
and there're some people to meet you
i think that you'll like them
i have to say we do
and i promise in less than an hour we will honestly go
now why don't i just get you another
while you just say hello...
yeah just say hello...
so i'm clutching it tight
another glass in my hand
and my mouth and the smiles
moving up as i stand up
too close and too wide
and the smiles are too bright
and i breathe in too deep
and my head's getting light
but the air is getting heavier and it's closer
and i'm starting to sway
and the hands on all my shoulders don't have names
and they won't go away
so here i go
here i go again...
falling into strangers
and it's only just eleven
ans i'm staring like a child
until someone slips me heaven
and i take it on my knees
just like a thousand times before
and i get transfixed
that fixed
and i'm just looking at the floor
just looking at the floor
yeah i look at the floor
and i'm starting to laugh
like an animal in pain
and i've got blood on my hands
and i've got hands in my brain
and the first short retch
leaves me gasping for more
and i stagger over screaming
on my way to the floor
and i'm back on my back
with the lights and the lies in my eyes
and the colour and the music's too loud
and my head's all the wrong size
so here i go
here i go again...
yeah i laugh and i jump
and i sing and i laugh
and i dance and i laugh
and i laugh and i laugh
and i can't seem to think
where this is
who i am
why i'm keeping this going
keep pouring it out
keep pouring it down
and the way the rain comes down hard
that's the way i feel inside...
i can't take it anymore
this it i've become
this is it like i get
when my life's going numb
i just keep moving my mouth
i just keep moving my feet
i say i'm loving you to death
like i'm losing my breath
and all the smiles that i wear
and all the games that i play
and all the drinks that i mix
and i drink until i'm sick
and all the faces that i make
and all the shapes that i throw
and all the people i meet
and all the words that i know
makes me sick to the heart
oh i feel so tired...
and the way the rain comes down hard

Instrumental song.

You're an angel with your wings broken,
wearing sandals that I tripped in.
You're a holiday already taken,
a cocktail that's stirred never shaken.
Your heads in overload.
You've reached your threshold
and you're about to explode.
Open your eyes. Just say what you want to say?
Open your eyes, you see yours isn't the only way .
Open your eyes. To you everyone is blind.
Open your eyes and your mind.
You're like a hand gun that's fully loaded
making idle threats of violence.
Your heads in overload.
You've reached your threshold
and you're about to explode.
Open your eyes. You take what you want for free,
Open your eyes. and you see what you want to see.
Open your eyes. To you everyone is blind.
Open your eyes and your mind.
Open your eyes. Just say what you want to say?
Open your eyes, you see yours isn't the only way .
Open your eyes. Do you really think I'm blind?
Open your eyes and your mind.
Open your mind.
Open your eyes. and you see what you want to see.
Open your eyes. To you everyone is blind.
Open your eyes and your mind.
Open your eyes. Just say what you want to say?
Open your eyes, you see yours isn't the only way .
Open your eyes. Do you really think I'm blind?
Open your eyes and your mind.
Open your mind.

I got money in my hand
I'm 'bout to walk up to her and I ain't playin'
This bitch gon' hear what I'm sayin'
'Cause when I'm payin', bitch, I'm the man
So bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Girl, you know you find this shit
Let's get together so we can fuck
Me and you, girl, let's just suck
Girl, you know you wanna fuck
Up on the man while the niggaz love to see the pussy pop
The plan is to get a couple a grand outta niggaz socks
But niggaz ain't tippin' fo nuthin'
So shut the fuck up and dance so I keep on struttin'
Big booty butt nigga hoe dance in the club
Nigga so good, got me wanna fuck
My dick hard then a motha fucka
(What you say?)
My dick hard then a motha fucka
Pokin' out my pants
Boy, I'm gon' tear that pussy up if I ever get the chance
Then grab that bitch with my motha fuckin' hand
The midnight hood don't be playin'
So you like it rough, well, come here then
You really love to fuck, well, come here then
Your wicked dance got me outta control
I just wanna see if you can bust it open
So bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Girl, you know you find this shit
Let's get together so we can fuck
Me and you, girl, let's just suck
Girl, you know you wanna fuck
Now I walk in the club got a thousand ones
Got your pretty bitch in the club, show me some
Damn, my dick hard then a motha fucker
(What you say?)
My dick hard then a motha fucker
Old school like tootsie
Roll on in the club and stroke that pussy
Bitches teach that mind all the time for the right dime
It'll blow your mind when you find what they do behind
Now there you hoes be showin' a nigga some love
Remind me of the movie 'The Players Club'
Hit the green light and ya ain't get in the building
All these hoes wanna show us they pussy
The class of the ass in the pussy line
I got a dick for trick, I got a treat for buyin'
That'll sweat the owner
Tell the customer, "Pie for sale and its sweet potato custard"
So bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Girl, you know you find this shit
Let's get together so we can fuck
Me and you, girl, let's just suck
Girl, you know you wanna fuck
Girl, you know you find this shit
Let's get together so we can fuck
Me and you, girl, let's just suck
Girl, you know you wanna fuck
I got a money in my hand
I'm 'bout to walk up to her and I ain't playin'
This bitch gon' hear what I'm sayin'
'Cause when I'm payin', bitch, I'm the man
So bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Bust it open, bust it open
Girl, you know you find this shit
Let's get together so we can fuck
Me and you, girl, let's just suck
Girl, you know you wanna fuck
Girl, you know you find this shit
Let's get together so we can fuck
Me and you, girl, let's just suck

I never lived with balance
I always wake up nervous
Light comes at me sideways
I hold my breath forever
I never lived with balance
Though Ive always liked the notion
I feel an endless hunger
For energy and motion
Open
Open
Open
I never lived with balance
I want to feel you near me
Theres an aching in my hipbone
Want to let my heart drop open
Its daylight in the city
Theres thumping in the stairwell
Kundalini sunrise
A clamouring of church bells
Open
Open
Open
You like to let me worry
But I dont take you for granted
Come over here and kiss me
Im savouring your picture
The street is filled with noises
Life going up and down
Light comes at you sideways
Enfolds you like a gown
Open
Open

Whoa, whoa...
Whoa, whoa...
Whoa, whoa...
As long as I have known you
I never thought of us as more than friends, mmm, mmm
You came with your advances
But I resisted every one of them, yeah, yeah
But you were such a player
And I didn't think that you would ever change
Now a few years later
I'm lovin' you, it's so hard to explain
How we got to where we are
How'd you do it (Hey...)
How did you get me so open
Baby, you have
Got me feenin', got me jonesin'
For your kisses (Yeah, yeah)
They're so rich and chocolate coated
Maybe this is (Oh, oh)
Close to heaven as I'm gon' get
Every time the phone rings
I rush to answer hopin' that it's you, yeah, yeah
And every time I hear a
Car pull up, I want it to be you, oh, whoa, whoa
Now I don't know what's better
Kissin' you or simply holding hands
The fact that we're together
Is not by chance or any circumstance
And I can't help but wonder
How'd you do it (How)
How did you get me so open (Me so open, yeah, yeah)
Baby, you have (Oh, no)
Got me feenin' (Feenin'), got me jonesin' (Jonesin')
For your kisses (Oh, whoa)
They're so rich and chocolate coated (Yeah, yeah)
Maybe this is
Close to heaven as I'm gon' get
Never (Never), ever
Never felt this way it about, no (Way about it, oh,
no)
I can't imagine something will happen to you
(You said you'll be part of me, yeah, yeah)
How'd you do it (Yeah, yeah, oh, oh)
How did you get me so open (Woo, woo, woo)
Baby, you have (Oh, whoa, oh, oh)
Got me feenin', got me jonesin'
For your kisses (Hey, hey, yea)
They're so rich and chocolate coated (Hey, yea, hey)
Maybe this is
Close to heaven as I'm gon' get
How'd you do it (How'd you do it)
How did you get me so open
Baby, cute thing
Got me feenin', got me jonesin'
For your kisses
They're so rich and chocolate coated (Chocolate
coated)
Maybe this is
Close to heaven as I'm gon' get
How'd you do it
How did you get me so open
Baby, you have
Got me feenin', got me jonesin'
For your kisses
They're so rich and chocolate coated
Maybe this is
Close to heaven as I'm gon' get
How'd you do it
How did you get me so open
Baby, you have
Got me feenin', got me jonesin'
For your kisses
They're so rich and chocolate coated
Maybe this is
Close to heaven as I'm gon' get
As I'm gon' get
As I'm gon' get
As I'm gon' get
As I'm gon' get
As I'm gon' get
As I'm gon' get

I am
Down the road and up the hill
I wait for you still
Wires 'round my fingers
Potentially lovely
Perpetually human
Suspended and open
Open
Open
I am
Through the woods and past the trains
I wait here in vain
Scrubbing out the stains again
Potentially lovely
Perpetually human
Haphazardly open
Open
Open
Open up you heart, and then
In a night, the snow starts falling
And everybody stares
Through their windows at the streetlights
Too beautiful to see
I am
In a room I've built myself
Four straight walls
One floor
One ceiling
And day after day, I wake up feeling
Day, way
Day after way feeling
Potentially lovely
Perpetually human
Suspended and open
Open
Open
Open
Open up
Your heart

Spitting fire back and forth now
Times have changed in just a few months
Neighbors complaining from the fights and
Why can't things be the same
And maybe I'm just a little bit cautious
Of what I'm gonna say
When I tell you I can't live this way.
But I don't know what to expect from someone who's so insane
Why can't I get through the night
Without another fight
I'm tired of the hurting
Is it really worth it?
Am I all alone again?
Cause I am kinda feeling like I'm screaming
With my mouth shut
When it's really open.
The only noises in my head
Are consumed of your voice
From all the pain and hatred
How long can you kick somebody down
Before a foot breaks?
And why can't I get through the night
Without another fight
I'm tired of the hurting
Is it really worth it?
Am I all alone again cause
I am kinda feeling like I'm screaming
With my mouth shut when it's really open.
And I knew that you would fabricate
This situation just for
The sake of your need for attention
And I'm sick of always being the one
To always break down, always melt down
In the end.
And maybe this time
It's a sign that independance and I
Are finally catching on
I don't need you to rely on.
And why can't I get through the night
Without another fight I'm tired of the hurting
Is it really worth it?
Am I all alone again cause
I am kinda feeling like I'm screaming
With my mouth shut
When it's really open.
Spitting fire back and forth now

V1
See you waiting through my window pane
Anticipating all my fears again
Been so long since I unlocked the door
Painful memories I cannot ignore
Where do I begin
Can I let you in
CH
Open up the door
Step inside the hall
And welcome to the place that I call home
I€™ve been scared to show
Let anybody know,
What€™s been going on inside for oh so long
V2
Standing in my living room you see
Deep into the very heart of me
Sacrifice my fear to have you close
This is where I know I need you most
Where do I begin
It€™s time to let you in
BR
And now you€™re here,
And I know it€™s all I needed
And I€™d like you to stay
It€™s a brand new day

See you waiting through my window pane
Anticipating all my fears again
Been so long since I unlocked the door
Painful memories I cannot ignore
Where do I begin? Can I let you in?
Open up the door, step inside the hall
And welcome to the place that I call home
I?ve been scared to show, let anybody know
What?s been going on inside for oh, so long
Standing in my living room you see
Deep into the very heart of me
Sacrifice my fear to have you close
This is where I know, I need you most
Where do I begin? It?s time to let you in
And now you?re here and I know it?s all I needed

It's time for something more real than all these words
While the least of these are broken and dying
We count the pearls in our purse
It's time to live in love
So open up your doors
Let the son shine out into the night you're hiding from
Let your hearts bleed with love because when all is said
and done
Love's the only voice that's heard
With all that we've been given and all we hold to be true
We've thrown away the one key that unlocks the door
We ourselves crawled through
It's time to live in love
To live in love
So open up your doors
Let the Son shine out into the night you're hiding from
Let your hearts bleed with love because when all is
said and done
Love's the only voice that's heard
So let your love be heard
Silver and gold have we some
But is that enough to buy a single soul
A ticket to go home
Silver and gold have we some
But is that enough to buy a single soul

I can't take it,
It's just eh way she holds my hand
And looks at me
She is my favorite,
And for her I ain't afraid to see
I met a whole lot of dames
But I can't remember there names
They came and went
Girl it feels just like a movie
What you do it to me
[Chorus:]
First the guy with the girl,
Then he gives her the world,
Then they fall deep in love
(Baby why can't that be us)
And if you ain't noticed,
I been noticing you, can't you read the signs
I can't even focus,
I been making love to you inside my mind
Cause you got me open
O.P.E.N [x3]
Shes got me
O.P.E.N [x3]
Shes got me out my mind
It's outrageous
I love the way you take your time on me
Those sexy faces
I'll make it rain
Just to watch you whine slowly, yeah
And your home girls goin' need to help you,
Get that money off of the floor
And I keep it comin' just to show you that I want it
[Chorus]
First the guy with the girl,
Then he gives her the world,
Then they fall deep in love
(Baby why can't that be us)

Opening Lyrics
open your eyes
open your mind
open the world inside
Main Lyrics
when it's all there for you...
you should know, only you
you should know that
only you can open.
Complete Lyrics
open your eyes
open your mind
open the world inside
you've been here before
to crawl on the floor
no room anymore to hide
when its all there for you...
you should know, only you
you should know That
only you can open.
you're hoping you're right
you're open in life
so how did your fear survive
alone on a cliff, waiting to fly
hoping the Word wont lie
when it’s all there for you
You should know…
I looked in your eyes
i looked in your heart
i saw the whole world inside
and it's all there for you
you should know…

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Open may refer to:

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Philosophy[link]

  • Openness, term being used to define the basis of how various groups and organizations operate

Mathematics[link]

  • Open problem, a well-defined problem with no known solution in science and mathematics
  • Open set, set in topology and related fields of mathematics
  • Opening (morphology), an operator in mathematical morphology
  • Open map, a function that is open

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Prabhu Deva
Born Prabhu Deva Sundaram
(1973-04-03) 3 April 1973 (age 39)
Mysore, Karnataka, India
Occupation Film actor, director, choreographer
Years active 1989—present

Prabhu Deva born 3 April 1973 is an Indian dancer, choreographer, film actor and director. He has performed in a wide range of dancing styles. He has also been labelled as Indian Michael Jackson and holds Michael Jackson as his dance idol.[1]

Contents

Early life and career[link]

Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha and Prabhudeva at the first look launch of the movie.

Prabhu Deva was born in Mysore, Karnataka and grew up in Alwarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[2] Prabhu Deva was inspired by his father, Mugur Sundar (known as Sundaram Master), who was a choreographer for popular South Indian movies. Prabhu took dancing as his passion, learning Indian classical dance forms such as Bharatanatyam as well as Western styles. He is widely considered to be one of Indian cinema's greatest dancers and choreographers; Prabhu Deva has revolutionized some of the aspects of dance and choreography in modern popular Indian cinema.[3] His brothers Raju Sundaram and Nagendra Prasad are also established South Indian choreographers.

Prabhu Deva's first movie as a choreographer was Vetri Vizha (1989). Before that, he had appeared as a background dancer for a song in the Tamil film Agni Natchathiram. He has since then choreographed in over 100 movies. From choreography, he went on to establish himself as an actor. His first film as an actor was Indhu (1994) with actress Roja. In 1999, Deva, Shobhana and A. R. Rahman performed with a Tamil cinema dancing troupe at the "Michael Jackson and Friends" concert in Munich, Germany. He has a significant fan following in the Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film industries. He acted alongside his brothers in the movie 123. As of 2010, he serves as chairman and director of the Prabhudeva's Dance Academy in Singapore.[4] He planned to release his first video album called It is boring (in Tamil போருடா) in 2012.[5] He is acting in lead role in the film ABCD (Any Body Can Dance), the first 3D dance film in India, co-starring with So You Think You Can Dance contestant Lauren Gottlieb.[6]

Personal life[link]

Prabhu Deva was married to Ramlath for 15 years and had three children; their eldest son (Basavaraju/Vishal) died in 2008 after suffering from cancer.[7][8] During the making the film Villu in 2008, reports suggested that he was in a serious relationship with actress Nayantara, with some sources later even claiming that they had married secretly in June 2009.[9] She had tattooed his name on her wrist and began appearing with him in public, while keeping silence neither denying nor confirming the relationship.[10][11]

In September 2010, Prabhu Deva openly confessed his love for Nayantara and further stated that he would marry her soon. The issue soon gained media attention and turned into a controversy, since Prabhu Deva was not divorced from his wife Ramalath. Unwilling to agree for a divorce, she filed a petition at the family court, seeking directions against her husband and Nayantara from marrying, attending functions together and receiving awards as husband and wife, and requesting a reunion with him. In 2012, Nayantara confirmed that she had ended her relationship with Prabhu Deva.[12][13][14][15][16]

Other appearances[link]

Prabhu Deva's performance in 2012 Indian Premier League

Awards[link]

Benny Lava[link]

On 18 August 2007, a music video for the song "Kalluri Vaanil" from the Indian-Tamil movie Pennin Manathai Thottu was uploaded to YouTube by Mike Sutton (Youtube user Buffalax).[20] The video was created as a soramimi, edited to include incorrect English subtitles that phonetically approximate the original Tamil lyrics.

The name Benny Lava comes from Sutton's homophonic translation of the Tamil lead line "Kalluri vaanil kaayndha nilaavo?" as "My loony bun is fine, Benny Lava!" (original meaning: "The moon (metaphor for 'my love') that scorched the college campus"). This video led other YouTube users to refer to Prabhu Deva as "Benny Lava".

Reactions to the "Kalluri Vaanil" soramimi were mixed. Some felt that the video was done in "good fun" while others worried that their culture was being mocked.[20] The video was described by the Philippine Daily Inquirer as a "Catchy melody, a battalion of back-up dancers, colorful costumes, impressive vocal gymnastics, jaw-dropping choreography this music video has it all. And if those aren't enough, the person who uploaded this vid also provided subtitles so you can sing along. They aren't the real lyrics though, but just what they sound in English, resulting in a lot of nonsense." [sic][21] The music video was featured on The Colbert Report on 4 December 2008[22] and appeared on the Heavy Metal documentary Global Metal. As of at least April 1, 2011, the original video has been removed because of the disabling of Buffalax's YouTube account. However, several other users have uploaded copies of the original video on their YouTube accounts.

Filmography[link]

As actor[link]

Year Film Role Language Notes
1986 Mouna Raagam Tamil Special appearance in song "Pani Vizhum"
1988 Agni Natchathiram Tamil Special appearance in song "Raaja Raajathi"
1991 Idhayam Tamil Special appearance in song "April Mayile"
1992 Suriyan Tamil Special appearance in song "Laalaku Dol Dappima"
1993 Pratap Tamil Special appearance in song "Maanga Maanga"
Ezhai Jaathi Tamil Special appearance in song "Koduthaalum Koduthaanda"
Gentleman Tamil Special appearance in song "Chikku Bukku Rayile"
Walter Vetrivel Tamil Special appearance in song "Chinna Raasave"
1994 Indhu Pattasu Tamil
Kaadhalan Prabhu Tamil
1995 Raasaiyya Raasaiyya Tamil
1996 Love Birds Arun Tamil
Mr. Romeo Romeo,
Madras
Tamil
1997 Minsara Kanavu Deva Tamil
VIP Guru Tamil
1998 Naam Iruvar Nammaku Iruvar Prabhu Tamil
Love Story 1999 Telugu
Kaathala Kaathala Sundaralingam Tamil
1999 Ninaivirukkum Varai Janakiraman (Jonny) Tamil
Suyamvaram Kanna Tamil
Time Srininvasa Murthy Tamil
2000 Vaanathaippola Selvakumar Tamil
Eazhaiyin Sirippil Ganesan Tamil
Pukar Hindi Special appearance
James Pandu James Tamil
Pennin Manathai Thottu Sunil Tamil
Doubles Prabhu Tamil
2001 Nila Kaalam Tamil
Ullam Kollai Poguthae Anbu Tamil
Alli Thandha Vaanam Sathyam Tamil
Manadhai Thirudivittai Deva Tamil
2002 H2O Vairamuthu Kannada
Charlie Chaplin Thiru Tamil
Santosham Pawan Telugu
One Two Three Thirupathy Tamil
Manasella Neene Kannada
Baba Tamil Special appearance
Agni Varsha Rakshasha Hindi
Shakti - The Power Hindi Special appearance
Thotti Gang Telugu
2003 Alaudin Alaudin Tamil
O Radha Iddharu Krishnula Pelli Telugu
Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo Kumari Telugu
2004 Engal Anna Kannan Tamil
Tapana Telugu
Andalu Dongale Dorikithe Bujji Telugu
Aabra Ka Daabra Hindi Special appearance
2005 Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana Telugu Cameo appearance
2006 Style Ganesh Telugu
Chukkallo Chandrudu Sharat Telugu
Pournami Telugu Cameo appearance
2007 Pokkiri Tamil Cameo appearance
Shankardada Zindabad Telugu Cameo appearance
2008 Vaana Telugu Special appearance
Michael Madana Kamaraju Telugu
2009 Villu Tamil Cameo appearance
Wanted Hindi Cameo appearance
2010 Pa Ra Pazhanisami Tamil Cameo appearance
2011 Urumi Vavvali Malayalam
Engeyum Kaadhal Tamil Special appearance
2012 Dhoni Himself Tamil Special appearance
Rowdy Rathore Himself Hindi Special appearance
Kalavadiya Pozhudugal Porcheziyan Tamil Post-production
ABCD (Any Body Can Dance)3D Hindi Filming

As director[link]

As director
Year Film Cast Language Notes
2005 Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana Siddharth, Trisha Krishnan Telugu Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu)
Filmfare Best Choreography Award (South)
2006 Pournami Prabhas, Trisha Krishnan Telugu
2007 Pokkiri Vijay, Asin Tamil Winner, Vijay Award for Favourite Director
Shankardada Zindabad Chiranjeevi, Karishma Kotak Telugu
2009 Villu Vijay, Nayantara Tamil
Wanted Salman Khan, Ayesha Takia Azmi Hindi
2011 Engeyum Kaadhal Jayam Ravi, Hansika Motwani Tamil
Vedi Vishal Krishna, Sameera Reddy Tamil
2012 Rowdy Rathore Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha Hindi

References[link]

  1. ^ "Sulekha Movies". http://movies.sulekha.com/prabhu-deva_actor-news-article_prabhudeva-michael-jackson-is-my-inspiration. 
  2. ^ rediff.com, Movies: Prabhu Deva stars in big-budget trilingual film. Rediff.com (2001-01-04). Retrieved on 2011-11-13.
  3. ^ Prabhu Deva. Ganeshyamalabittu.tripod.com (1973-04-03). Retrieved on 2011-11-13.
  4. ^ Prabhudeva's Dance Academy. Prabhudeva.com.sg. Retrieved on 2011-11-13.
  5. ^ http://tamil.oneindia.in/movies/music/2012/02/prabhu-deva-reveals-his-album-title-aid0136.html
  6. ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-06/news-interviews/31124600_1_dance-film-choreographer-remo-d-souza-prabhu-deva
  7. ^ Prabhudeva's little son passes away!. Sify.com (2008-12-04)
  8. ^ Ramlath demands immediate arrest of Nayantara!
  9. ^ "Welcome to". Sify.com. 20 January 2007. http://sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=14892728&cid=2408. Retrieved 18 October 2011. 
  10. ^ "Interview – Nayanthara talks about recent succes & future projects". SouthernCelebs.com. 3 February 2010. http://www.southerncelebs.com/celebrity-interviews/24-interviews-of-all-actresses/706-interview-nayanthara-talks-about-recent-succes-a-future-projects.html. Retrieved 18 October 2011. 
  11. ^ The Times Of India. http://movies.indiatimes.com/news-gossip/regional/tamil/Im-in-love-with-Nayan-Prabhu-Deva/articleshow/6559076.cms. 
  12. ^ "Nayanthara, Prabhu Deva call it quits". The Times Of India. 28 January 2012. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-28/news-interviews/30673544_1_prabhu-deva-prabhu-and-nayan-source. 
  13. ^ "Prabhu Deva enters into divorce deal with wife". The Times Of India. December 29, 2010. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-29/india/28237143_1_actor-prabhu-deva-latha-restitution-of-conjugal-rights. 
  14. ^ "Prabhu Deva granted divorce". Sify. 2011-07-02. http://www.sify.com/movies/prabhu-deva-granted-divorce-news-tamil-lhcucBcjchd.html. Retrieved 2011-07-02. 
  15. ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-28/news-interviews/30673544_1_prabhu-deva-prabhu-and-nayan-source
  16. ^ http://tamil.oneindia.in/movies/news/2012/01/no-affair-with-prabhu-deva-nayan-decides-aid0136.html
  17. ^ http://tamil.oneindia.in/movies/heroes/2012/03/prabhu-deva-perform-ipl-opening-ceremony-aid0136.html
  18. ^ http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/item/187890-ipl-2012-schedule-katy-perry-cant-wait-to-see-india
  19. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Bollywood-Katy-Perry-open-IPL-5/articleshow/12530252.cms
  20. ^ a b Phan, Monty (2007-11-06). "Buffalax Mines Twisted Translations for YouTube Yuks". (Entertainment : The Web). Wired Magazine. http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/news/2007/11/buffalax. Retrieved 2008-12-06. 
  21. ^ Nino Mark M. Sablan, 2bU! Correspondent (2008-05-14). "Philippine Daily Inquirer: Indian invasion on YouTube". Section: Lifestyle, Page: 2 (Philippine Daily Inquirer). (Newsbank Record Number: WDPI66164804). 
  22. ^ (Video) The Colbert Report, Comedy Central, December 4, 2008.

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Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Personal information
Nationality  Germany
Residence Düsseldorf, Germany
Hamelin, Germany
Playing style Right-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking 10 (December 2011)[1]
Club GAZPROM Fakel Orenburg (Russia)[2]
Born (1988-09-02) September 2, 1988 (age 23)
Kiev, Ukraine
Height 1.86 m (6.1 ft)[3]
Weight 74 kg (160 lb)[3]

Dimitrij Ovtcharov (born September 2, 1988 in Kiev) is a Ukrainian-born German table tennis player.[3] As of December 2011, he is ranked #10 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[1]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Ovtcharov won the silver medal as part of the German men's team, together with Timo Boll and Christian Süß.[4][5] He used a special technique in his serves, which was later picked by TIME as one of the top 50 innovations of 2008.[6]

On September 22, 2010 Ovtcharov had been suspended by the German Table Tennis Federation (DTTB) due to a positive A-sample test for Clenbuterol that may be used as performance-enhancing substance.[7] Ovtcharov himself denied the doping accusation and requested a B-sample analysis which still tested positive.[8][9] After hearings and further investigations, the hair sample voluntarily offered by Ovtcharov showed no evidence of clenbuterol and its abuse. DTTB later unanimously decided to abolish the suspension on October 15, 2010.[10] The decision was endorsed by ITTF.[11]

Equipement[link]

Dimitrij Ovtcharov is a right-handed, his playing style is shakehand grip. His blade is Ovtcharov Senso V1 with Tenergy 05 rubbers on both sides.

Career records[link]

Singles (as of December 6, 2011)[12]

Men's Doubles

  • World Championships: round of 16 (2009).
  • Pro Tour winner (1): 2007 Chinese Taipei Open.
  • Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 1. Record: QF (2007).

Mixed Doubles

  • World Championships: round of 64 (2007).

Team

  • Olympics: 2nd (2008).
  • World Championships: 2nd (2010).
  • World Team Cup: 3rd (2009, 11).
  • European Championships: 1st (2007-2011).

References[link]

  1. ^ a b "ITTF world ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. http://www.ittf.com/ittf_ranking/world_ranking_per_name.asp?Player_ID=107028&U18=0&U21=0&Siniors=1. Retrieved 2011-12-06. 
  2. ^ "European Champions League". European Table Tennis Union. http://www.ecl-ettu.com/index.php?team=team&&id=15&&l1=l1&&detail=profiles. Retrieved 2010-10-17. 
  3. ^ a b c "OVTCHAROV Dimitrij". Players' Biographies. International Table Tennis Federation. http://www.ittf.com/biography/biography_web_details.asp?Player_ID=107028. Retrieved 2008-08-18. 
  4. ^ Guériau, Hubert, and Marius Widmer (2008-08-18). "Chinese Players Merciless with German Challengers". ITTF News (International Table Tennis Federation). http://www.ittf.com/stories/Stories_detail.asp?Year=&General_Catigory=general%2C+OG%2C+Waiting___&ID=16133. Retrieved 2008-08-18. 
  5. ^ a b "Olympic results". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ov/dmitrij-ovtcharov-1.html. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 
  6. ^ "The new ping-pong serve". TIME. 2008-10-29. http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1852747_1854195_1854175,00.html. Retrieved 2009-01-16. 
  7. ^ "Dimitrij OVTCHAROV suspended because of positive doping test". European Table Tennis Union (ETTU). 2010-09-22. http://www.ettu.org/news_view.php?id=3117. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
  8. ^ Miletic, Alex (2010-09-23). "Dima interviewed by ZDF: "The worst day in whole my life"". ETTU. http://www.ettu.org/news_view.php?id=3121. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
  9. ^ Hinz, Simone (2010-09-30). "Positive B sample doping test for Dimitrij OVTCHAROV". ETTU. http://www.ettu.org/news_view.php?id=3141. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
  10. ^ "OVTCHAROV's suspension is over: "Huge stone fell from my heart"". ETTU. 2010-10-15. http://ettu.org/news_view.php?id=3179. Retrieved 2010-10-17. 
  11. ^ Marshall, Ian (2010-10-15). "Good News for Ovtcharov". ITTF. http://www.ittf.com/_front_page/ittf_full_story2.asp?ID=22286. Retrieved 2010-10-17. 
  12. ^ "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=8429. Retrieved 2011-02-26. 


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Charl Schwartzel
Personal information
Full name Charl Adriaan Schwartzel
Born (1984-08-31) 31 August 1984 (age 27)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Nationality  South Africa
Residence Vereeniging, South Africa
Spouse Rosalind Jacobs (2008-present)
Career
College none
Turned professional 2002
Current tour(s) European Tour
(joined 2002)
Sunshine Tour
(joined 2002)
PGA Tour
(joined 2011)
Professional wins 8
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 1
European Tour 7
Sunshine Tour 5
Best results in Major Championships
(Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament Won: 2011
U.S. Open T9: 2011
The Open Championship T14: 2010
PGA Championship T12: 2011
Achievements and awards
Sunshine Tour
Order of Merit Winner
2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2010

Charl Adriaan Schwartzel (English pronunciation: /ˈʃɑrl ˈʃwɔrtsəl/;[1] born 31 August 1984) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour, European Tour, and the Sunshine Tour. He won the 2011 Masters Tournament. Schwartzel's highest world ranking has been number seven, in May 2011.

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Early life and amateur career[link]

Schwartzel was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He had a dominant junior amateur career in South Africa, and won some amateur events in other countries including the 2002 Indian Amateur and English Open Stroke Play Championships.[2] He played for South Africa in the 2002 Eisenhower Trophy.[2]

Professional career[link]

Schwartzel turned professional at the age of eighteen and following the path of many other leading South African players, he qualified for the European Tour late that year. He was the second youngest South African golfer to do so after Dale Hayes.[2] He earned enough money to retain his European Tour card in both 2003 and 2004.

In the 2004-05 season he won the Dunhill Championship, a leading tournament in South Africa that is co-sanctioned by the European Tour, and claimed first place on the Sunshine Tour's Order of Merit.[2] In 2005 he finished 52nd on the European Tour's Order of Merit, and in 2005-06 he again topped the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit. His win at the season-ending Vodacom Tour Championship took him into the top 100 in the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time.[3][4] His form continued to improve in 2006 and he finished the season placed 18th on the Order of Merit and reached as high as 55th in the World Rankings.[5]

He took first place on the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit for the third consecutive year in 2007, and in April 2007 he won the Open de España, beating Jyoti Randhawa by one stroke, after an eagle at the 543-yard par-5 16th hole,[6] and moved into the world top 40.[7]

Schwartzel has played in the Gary Player Invitational several times to help Gary Player raise funds for various children's charities. In 2008, he once again achieved success on the European Tour, by securing victory at the Madrid Masters.

After a winless 2009 season, Schwartzel started 2010 by winning two consecutive tournaments on the European Tour, both held in his native South Africa, and re-entered the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.[8][9] He finished the season ranked 8th on the Order of Merit.[10]

For 2011, Schwartzel joined the PGA Tour. On 16 January 2011, Schwartzel retained his Joburg Open title winning by four shots.[11]

2011 Masters win[link]

In April 2011, Schwartzel won the 75th Masters Tournament by two strokes to become the third South African winner of the event (after Gary Player and Trevor Immelman), and winning exactly 50 years after Player became the first international Masters champion. In the final round, Schwartzel overcame a four stroke deficit with a round of 66, winning by two strokes over Adam Scott and Jason Day[12] Schwartzel started his final round on Sunday by chipping in from off the green at the first hole for birdie and following this up with an eagle on the third hole by holing his second shot from the middle of the fairway. At this point, the four stroke lead of Rory McIlroy had been wiped out. Schwartzel then shot a bogey at the fourth hole to drop one behind. For the rest of the round he maintained this score, until he reached the last four holes where he holed clutch putts to finish with four birdies in a row, a feat unprecedented in the Masters' 75 years history. It put him back in the lead and he ultimately won the Green Jacket and his first major championship.[13] After the tournament, Schwartzel moved up to 11th from 29th in the Official World Golf Rankings.

Alongside his win at The Masters, Schwartzel also enjoyed success in the year's other three major championships in 2011. He recorded career bests at the U.S. Open where he finished in a tie for ninth and also at the PGA Championship, finishing tied for 12th. He was also in contention at The Open Championship before a third round 75 damaged his chances. He ended the season ranked 4th on the Race to Dubai.

Amateur wins (3)[link]

  • 2002 Indian Amateur Open Championship (tied), Brabazon Trophy, Transvaal Amateur Championship (South Africa)

Professional wins (8)[link]

PGA Tour wins (1)[link]

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (0)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runners-up
1 10 Apr 2011 Masters Tournament -14 (69-71-68-66=274) 2 strokes Australia Jason Day, Australia Adam Scott

European Tour wins (7)[link]

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other European Tour (6)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
Victory
Runner(s)-up
1 12 Dec 2004
(2005 season)
Dunhill Championship^ -7 (71-69-70-71=281) Playoff England Neil Cheetham
2 29 Apr 2007 Open de España -16 (69-68-68-67=272) 1 stroke India Jyoti Randhawa
3 12 Oct 2008 Madrid Masters -19 (69-64-66-66=265) 3 strokes Argentina Ricardo González
4 10 Jan 2010 Africa Open^ -20 (67-70-68-67=272) 1 stroke South Africa Thomas Aiken
5 17 Jan 2010 Joburg Open^ -23 (63-68-64-66=261) 6 strokes Northern Ireland Darren Clarke, South Africa Keith Horne
6 16 Jan 2011 Joburg Open^ -19 (68-61-69-67=265) 1 stroke South Africa Garth Mulroy
7 10 Apr 2011 Masters Tournament -14 (69-71-68-66=274) 2 strokes Australia Jason Day, Australia Adam Scott

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2004 Dunhill Championship England Neil Cheetham Won with birdie on first extra hole; Cheetham made par

Sunshine Tour wins (5)[link]

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
Victory
Runner(s)-up
1 12 Dec 2004 Dunhill Championship^ -7 (71-69-70-71=281) Playoff England Neil Cheetham
2 26 Feb 2006 Vodacom Tour Championship -14 (68-70-65-67=270) 4 strokes South Africa Darren Fichardt
3 10 Jan 2010 Africa Open^ -20 (67-70-68-67=272) 1 stroke South Africa Thomas Aiken
4 17 Jan 2010 Joburg Open^ -23 (63-68-64-66=261) 6 strokes Northern Ireland Darren Clarke, South Africa Keith Horne
5 16 Jan 2011 Joburg Open^ -19 (68-61-69-67=265) 1 stroke South Africa Garth Mulroy

^ Events co-sanctioned by European and Sunshine Tours.

Major championships[link]

Wins (1)[link]

Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runners-up
2011 Masters Tournament 4 shot deficit -14 (69-71-68-66=274) 2 strokes Australia Jason Day, Australia Adam Scott

Results timeline[link]

Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T30 1 T50
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP T48 T30 DNP CUT T16 T9
The Open Championship CUT DNP CUT T22 CUT DNP CUT T14 T16
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP CUT CUT T52 T43 T18 T12

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Summary[link]

  • Tournaments played: 21
  • Wins: 1
  • 2nd: 0
  • 3rd: 0
  • Top 10s: 2
  • Top 25s: 8
  • Missed cuts: 7
  • Most consecutive cuts made: 10

Results in World Golf Championship events[link]

Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008
Accenture Match Play Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP
Cadillac Championship T18 T43 T35 DNP
Bridgestone Invitational DNP T36 DNP DNP
Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012
Accenture Match Play Championship R32 R16 R32 R32
Cadillac Championship DNP 2 T24 T4
Bridgestone Invitational DNP T58 T53
HSBC Champions DNP T16 T4

DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances[link]

Amateur

Professional

See also[link]

References[link]

  1. ^ "Athlete Insights: meet Charl Schwartzel". NikeGolf. 14 March 2010. http://www.youtube.com/nikegolf#p/u/0/iHhgCOqBXOQ. Retrieved 2011-04-11. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Player Profile Charl Schwartzel". Sunshine Tour. 11 April 2011. http://www.sunshinetour-tic.com/profiles/SCH029.htm. Retrieved 11 April 2011. 
  3. ^ "SA golfers rise in world rankings". 19 April 2006. http://mg.co.za/article/2006-04-19-sa-golfers-rise-in-world-rankings. Retrieved 2011-04-13. 
  4. ^ "Official World Golf Rankings, Week 8, 2006". 26 February 2006. http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/2006/owgr08f2006.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-13. 
  5. ^ "Official World Golf Rankings, Week 52, 2006". 31 December 2006. http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/2006/owgr52f2006.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-13. 
  6. ^ "Schwartzel Wins Open de Espana". European Tour. 29 April 2007. http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2007/tournamentid=2007034/news/newsid=112579.html#schwartzel+wins+open+espana. Retrieved 2011-04-11. 
  7. ^ "Verplank Moves Up to 31st in Rankings". Golf Channel. The Sports Network. 30 April 2007. http://www.thegolfchannel.com/tour-insider/verplank-moves-31st-rankings-22418/. Retrieved 2011-04-12. 
  8. ^ "Schwartzel claims one-shot victory in Africa Open". USA Today. 10 January 2010. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/euro/2010-01-10-africa-open_N.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-20. 
  9. ^ "Charl Schwartzel coasts home in Joburg Open". Telegraph. 17 January 2010. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/7012892/Charl-Schwartzel-coasts-home-in-Joburg-Open.html. Retrieved 2010-01-20. 
  10. ^ "Successful 2010 season for Schwartzel sees him finish 8th in Order of Merit". European Tour. 12 April 2011. http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/racetodubai/rankings/season=2010/index_full.html. Retrieved 2011-04-12. 
  11. ^ "SA's Charl Schwartzel retains Joburg Open title". BBC. 16 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/9363332.stm. Retrieved 2011-04-10. 
  12. ^ "Rory McIlroy collapse gives Charl Schwartzel the green jacket at Augusta National". Daily Telegraph. 11 April 2011. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/mastersaugusta/8442012/The-Masters-2011-Rory-McIlroy-collapse-gives-Charl-Schwartzel-the-green-jacket-at-Augusta-National.html#. Retrieved 2011-04-11. 
  13. ^ "Charl Schwartzel wins dramatic Masters title". BBC. 11 April 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/13030745.stm. Retrieved 2011-04-11. 

External links[link]

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Kevin Costner

visiting Andrews Air Force Base in 2003
Born Kevin Michael Costner
(1955-01-18) January 18, 1955 (age 57)
Lynwood, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor, producer, director; musician
Years active 1974–present
Spouse Cindy Silva (1978–1994)
Christine Baumgartner (2004–present)
Children 7

Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and businessman. He has won two Academy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards and has been nominated for three BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Awards. Costner's roles include Lt. John J. Dunbar in the film Dances with Wolves, Jim Garrison in JFK, Ray Kinsella in Field of Dreams, Robin Hood in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Crash Davis in Bull Durham, Robert "Butch" Haynes in A Perfect World, Frank Farmer in The Bodyguard, Lt. Cmdr. Tom Farrell in No Way Out, and Eliot Ness in The Untouchables. Costner also founded the band Modern West, and has performed with the band since 2007.

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Early life[link]

Born in Lynwood, California, the youngest of three sons (the middle of whom died at birth). His mother, Sharon Rae (née Tedrick), was a welfare worker, and his father, William Costner, was an electrician and later utilities executive at Southern California Edison.[1][2] Costner's patrilineal ancestry originates with German immigrants to North Carolina in the 1700s;[3] he also has English and Irish ancestry, and has said that one of his ancestors had "married a Cherokee woman".[3][4][5][6] Costner was raised Baptist.[7] He attended Cabrillo Middle School and Villa Park High School. Costner was not academically inclined. Rather, he enjoyed sports, took piano lessons, wrote poetry and sang in the First Baptist Choir.[1][8] He has stated that a viewing of the film How the West Was Won at the age of seven had "formed" his childhood.[3]

Spending his teenage years in various parts of California as his father's career progressed,[3] Costner has described this as a period when he "lost a lot of confidence", having to make new friends often.[3] Costner lived in Orange County, then in Visalia (Tulare County), attending Mt. Whitney High School, and then back to Ventura, graduating from Buena High School in 1973. He went on to earn a B.A. in marketing and finance from California State University, Fullerton, in 1978.[3]

Post-graduation[link]

Costner became interested in acting while in his last year of college,[3] and on graduation married Cindy Silva. The couple honeymooned in Puerto Vallarta and on the return plane journey had a chance encounter with actor and fellow passenger Richard Burton, who had purchased all the seats around him for solitude. Burton agreed to speak to Costner after he finished his book. Costner, who had been taking acting classes, but had not told his wife about his desire to be an actor, watched Burton closely and approached when Burton gestured. Costner told Burton that he would prefer that his life was not filled with the type of drama that had followed Burton and asked if he would have to tolerate that if he became an actor. Burton replied, "You have green eyes. I have green eyes. I think you'll be fine." After landing, Burton's limousine pulled up to the curb where Costner and Cindy were waiting for a taxi, where Burton wished Costner luck. Costner would never see Burton again, but credits Burton with partially contributing to his career.[1][9]

Having agreed to undertake a job as a marketing executive on return, Costner began taking acting lessons five nights a week, with the support of his wife.[3] His marketing job lasted 30 days. He took work which allowed him to develop his acting skills via tuition, including working on fishing boats, as a truck driver, and giving tours of stars' Hollywood homes to support the couple while he also made the audition rounds.[1]

Career[link]

Acting[link]

Costner in 2003

Costner allegedly made his film debut in the film Sizzle Beach, U.S.A. Although a biography claims it was actually filmed in the winter of 1978-1979, the film was not released until 1986.

Costner made a very brief cameo in the 1982 Ron Howard film Night Shift, he is listed in the credits as 'Frat Boy #1' and appears at the climax of a frat-style, blow-out party in the New York City morgue, when the music is suddenly stopped by a frantic Henry Winkler, Costner can be seen holding a beer and looking surprised at the sudden halt of celebration.

He appeared in a commercial for the Apple Lisa and Table for Five in 1983, and, the same year, had a small role in the nuclear holocaust film Testament. Later, he was cast in The Big Chill and filmed several scenes that were planned as flashbacks, but they were removed from the final cut.[3] His role was that of Alex, the friend who committed suicide, the event that brings the rest of the cast together. All that is seen of him are his hair and his slashed wrists as the mortician dresses his corpse in the movie's opening scenes.[10] Costner was a friend of director Lawrence Kasdan, who promised the actor a role in a future project.[3] That became 1985's Silverado and a breakout role for Costner.[3] He also starred that year in the smaller films Fandango and American Flyers.

Full-blown movie star status for Costner arrived in 1987, when he starred as federal agent Eliot Ness in The Untouchables and in the leading role of the thriller No Way Out.[3] He solidified his A-list status in the baseball-themed films Bull Durham (1988) and Field of Dreams (1989).[3]

Costner's next success came with the epic Dances with Wolves (1990).[3] He directed and starred in the film and served as one of its producers.[3] The film was nominated for 12 Academy Awards and won seven, including two for him personally (Best Picture and Best Director).[3] The same year saw the release of Revenge, in which he starred along with Anthony Quinn and Madeleine Stowe, directed by Tony Scott (Costner had wanted to direct it himself).

He followed this with Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), the Oliver Stone-directed JFK (1991), The Bodyguard (1992), and Clint Eastwood's A Perfect World (1993), all of which provided box office or critical acclaim.[3]

He then took the title role in the biopic Wyatt Earp (1994), directed by Kasdan. It received bad reviews and flopped[citation needed] at the box office. The science fiction-post-apocalyptic epics Waterworld (1995) and The Postman (1997), the latter of which Costner also directed, were both commercial disappointments and both largely regarded by critics as artistic failures.[3] However, The Postman results were worse than Waterworld and ended up "winning" five Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture, Worst Actor and Worst Director for Costner.[11]

Costner then starred in the golf comedy Tin Cup (1996) for Ron Shelton, who had previously directed him in Bull Durham.[3] He developed the film Air Force One and was set to play the lead role of the President, but ultimately decided to concentrate on finishing The Postman instead. He personally offered the project to Harrison Ford.

His career revived somewhat in 2000 with Thirteen Days, in which he portrayed a top adviser to John F. Kennedy. The western Open Range, which he directed and starred in, received critical acclaim in 2003, and was a surprise success commercially. He received some of his best reviews for his supporting role as retired professional baseball player Denny Davies in The Upside of Anger, for which he received a nomination from the Broadcast Film Critics Association and won the San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor.

After that, Costner starred in The Guardian and in Mr. Brooks, in which he portrayed a serial killer. In 2008, Costner starred in Swing Vote. Costner was honored on September 6, 2006 when his hand and foot prints were set in concrete in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre alongside those of other celebrated actors and entertainers.

In 2010, The Company Men debuted on the Sundance Festival starring Costner with Ben Affleck. It had good reviews. It was released in cinemas worldwide in January 2011. The film was considered to be an Oscar contender, but did not get a nomination.

Costner announced that he would be returning to the director's chair for the first time in seven years in 2011 with A Little War of Our Own. The film is about a local sheriff who must keep his town from erupting into violence during World War II. The other lead role is that of a German U-boat captain. The screenplay is by Dan Gordon, who co-wrote another sheriff movie for Costner, 1994's Wyatt Earp. In January 2012 Costner had to admit funding did not come through, and that he still hopes to make it in 2013.

He was also about to team up again with director Kevin Reynolds in Learning Italian. Costner would play a CIA agent stationed in a coastal Italian town in order to keep an eye on a KGB operative. However, the movie did not get past pre-production phase because they could not get the money together and it is currently not known if the movie will ever be made.

He also appears, as a special cameo, in Funny or Die's "Field of Dreams 2: Lockout".

Warner Bros. confirmed that Costner would portray Jonathan Kent in the upcoming rebooted Superman film, Man of Steel, directed by Zack Snyder.[12] In 2011, Costner confirmed his role in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained.[13] Later on, it was announced that Costner had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts, most likely to be the TV series directed by Kevin Reynolds called Hatfields & McCoys.[citation needed]

Country music[link]

Costner on stage in July 2010

Costner is the singer in Kevin Costner & Modern West, a country rock band which he founded with the encouragement of his wife Christine. They began a worldwide tour in October 2007, which included shows in Istanbul and Rome. The group also performed at NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Daytona International Speedway and Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, NC.

The band released a country album, Untold Truths, on November 11, 2008 on Universal South Records. The album peaked at #61 on the Billboard Top Country Albums and #35 on the Top Heatseekers chart. Three singles ("Superman 14", "Long Hot Night" and "Backyard") have been released to radio, although none have charted. The single "Superman 14" has been made into a live music video.

In 2009, they went on tour with opening act The Alternate Routes. In August, at the Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose, Alberta, Costner and the band were scheduled next on stage when a severe thunderstorm struck, collapsing the stage and stands on the main stage. One person was reported dead and forty injured.[14] Later, an auction was held to raise money for the two young sons of the woman killed. A dinner with Costner was auctioned off for $41,000. Two guitars, one autographed by Costner, helped raise another $10,000 each.[15]

A second Kevin Costner and Modern West album, Turn It On, was released in February 2010 in Europe[16] and was supported by a European tour.[17]

Other ventures[link]

Baseball[link]

Several of Costner's films have included a baseball theme. They include Chasing Dreams, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, For Love of the Game and The Upside of Anger, in which his character is a former pro baseball player.

He has a home in Austin, Texas and sometimes appears at University of Texas baseball practices and games. Costner is a close friend of Longhorns baseball coach Augie Garrido from Garrido's days coaching at Cal State Fullerton, the actor's alma mater. He cast Garrido to play the role of the Yankee manager in For Love of the Game. He tries to attend every College World Series game that Cal State Fullerton plays in Omaha, Nebraska.

Costner is a partial owner of the Zion, Illinois-based Lake County Fielders independent baseball team team in the North American League. The Fielders name is an homage to Field of Dreams, with the logo showing a ballplayer standing amid a field of corn.[18][19]

Business interests[link]

Costner owns 100% of the Midnight Star casino, in Deadwood, South Dakota. The casino, its sports bar Diamond Lil's, and its restaurant Jake's are named after characters and locations from the movie Silverado. The facility contains posters, costumes, and other memorabilia from Costner's films.

In July 2004, Costner fired Francis and Carla Caneva, who managed the Midnight Star. A judge subsequently ordered Costner to pay a percentage of $6.1 million to buy out the Canevas as his business partners. In October 2006, Costner asked the South Dakota Supreme Court to re-examine the ruling, as an accountant hired by the actor had determined the market value of the casino to be $3.1 million.[20]

In 1995, Costner began developing oil separation machines based on a patent he purchased from the US government. The machines developed by the company were of little commercial interest until the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, when BP took six of the machines from a company in which Costner owned an interest, Ocean Therapy Solutions, for testing in late May 2010.[21] On June 16, 2010 BP entered into a lease with Ocean Therapy Solutions for 32 of the oil-water separation devices.[22] Although Spyron Contoguris and Stephen Baldwin previously sold their interests in Ocean Therapy Solutions in mid-June to another investor in the company, they filed a lawsuit in Louisiana District Court claiming $10.64 million for securities fraud and misrepresentation. The suit claims that Costner kept a meeting with BP secret from them, and the secret meeting resulted in an $18 million down payment on a $52 million purchase and that after the down payment but before any announcement another investor used part of the downpayment to buy out their shares, thus excluding them from their share of the profits from the total sale.[23] The suit claims that, despite public statements by Costner, Ocean Therapy Solutions, BP and others to the contrary, Baldwin and Contogouris were told that BP was still testing the machines and had not yet committed to lease the machines from Ocean Therapy Solutions and that the other investor in Ocean Therapy Solutions purchased their shares for $1.4 million to Baldwin and $500,000, to Contogouris.[24]

Philanthropy[link]

Costner serves on an honorary board for The National World War I Museum in Kansas City. In spring 2011, he recorded two radio spots for the museum that were aired on Kansas City Royals Radio Network.[25]

NASCAR[link]

Costner was named ceremonial Grand Marshal of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series' Auto Club 500 which took place on February 25, 2007, at the California Speedway.[26] In 2008, he worked with the NASCAR Media Group and CMT Films to help produce the NASCAR Documentary, The Ride of Their Lives which would be released in 2009. Costner would be the narrator for that documentary. Also in 2009, he was named the spokesperson for NASCAR Day which took place on May 15. The next day, May 16, he and his country music band would perform in the infield of Lowe's Motor Speedway as well as participate as a judge in the 2nd annual Pennzoil Victory Challenge before the 25th Running of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.

Personal life[link]

Relationships[link]

While in college, Costner was a member of Delta Chi fraternity.[1] He started dating fellow student Cindy Silva in March 1975, and their subsequent marriage three years later produced three children: Anne "Annie" Clayton (born April 15, 1984), Lily McCall (born August 4, 1986) and Joseph "Joe" (born January 31, 1988). The couple divorced in 1994 after 16 years of marriage. He has a son, Liam (born in 1996), with Bridget Rooney, with whom he had a brief relationship following his divorce.[27]

In 1996, he cohabited with supermodel Elle MacPherson.[28]

On September 25, 2004, Costner married his girlfriend of four years, German-American model and handbag designer Christine Baumgartner,[29] at his ranch in Aspen, Colorado. Costner took his new bride for a canoe ride on a lake following the ceremony. The couple honeymooned in Scotland.[30] Their first child, Cayden Wyatt Costner, was born on May 6, 2007 at a Los Angeles hospital.[31] Their second son, Hayes Logan, was born on February 12, 2009,[32] and their third child, a daughter named Grace Avery, was born on June 2, 2010.[33]

Sports[link]

The actor plays regularly in celebrity golf tournaments, including the PGA Tour's annual pro-am at Pebble Beach, California and the BMW Pro-Am held each April in Greenville County, South Carolina. Costner is a member at Birnam Wood Golf Club in California.

Costner is a fan of the London football team Arsenal F.C. While filming Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, he attended a match and has followed the team ever since.[34]

Political activism[link]

Since 1992, Costner has financially supported a variety of Democratic Party politicians, including Al Gore and Tom Daschle, but also made contributions to the Republican Party's Phil Gramm as late as 1995.[35] He said publicly in 2008 that he has no ambition to run for political office, adding "I've lived quite a colorful life."[36]

In the final days before the 2008 election, Costner campaigned for Barack Obama, visiting various places in Colorado—a state in which he has a home. In his speech, Costner stated the need for young voters to get to the polls, early and with enthusiasm. "We were going to change the world and we haven't," Costner said at a Colorado State University rally. "My generation didn't get it done, and we need you to help us."[37]

Filmography[link]

List of film credits
Year Title Role Notes
1981 Malibu Hot Summer John Logan Sizzle Beach, U.S.A. (1986)
1982 Chasing Dreams Ed
Night Shift Frat Boy #1
Struggle Joe, Policeman #2
Frances Luther (Man in Alley) qualified for Screen Actor's Guild card
1983 Stacy's Knights Will Bonner
Table for Five Newlywed husband
Big Chill, TheThe Big Chill Alex scenes deleted
Testament Phil Pitkin
1984 Gunrunner, TheThe Gunrunner Ted
1985 Fandango Gardner Barnes, Groover
Silverado Jake
American Flyers Marcus Sommers
1986 Shadows Run Black Jimmy Scott
1987 Untouchables, TheThe Untouchables Eliot Ness
No Way Out Lt. Cmdr. Tom Farrell
1988 Bull Durham Crash Davis
1989 Field of Dreams Ray Kinsella
Revenge Michael 'Jay' Cochran also executive producer
1990 Dances with Wolves Lieutenant John J. Dunbar
1991 Madonna: Truth or Dare Himself documentary (uncredited role)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Robin Hood
JFK Jim Garrison Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
1992 Amazing Stories: Book One Captain Episode: "The Mission", archive footage
Oliver Stone: Inside Out Himself documentary
The Bodyguard Frank Farmer also producer
1993 Perfect World, AA Perfect World Robert 'Butch' Haynes
1994 Century of Cinema, AA Century of Cinema Himself documentary
Wyatt Earp Wyatt Earp also producer
Razzie Award for Worst Actor
Nominated—Razzie Award for Worst Picture
War, TheThe War Steven Simmons
1995 Waterworld Mariner
1996 Tin Cup Roy 'Tin Cup' McAvoy Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1997 Sean Connery, An Intimate Portrait Himself documentary
Postman, TheThe Postman The Postman
1999 Message in a Bottle Garret Blake also producer
Nominated—Razzie Award for Worst Actor
For Love of the Game Billy Chapel Nominated—Razzie Award for Worst Actor
Play It to the Bone Ringside Fan Cameo
2000 Thirteen Days Kenny O'Donnell also producer
2001 3000 Miles to Graceland Thomas J. Murphy
Road to Graceland Murphy (voice) animated short
2002 Dragonfly Joe Darrow
2003 Open Range Charlie Waite also director and producer
2005 Upside of Anger, TheThe Upside of Anger Denny Davies San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
Rumor Has It… Beau Burroughs
2006 Guardian, TheThe Guardian Ben Randall
2007 Mr. Brooks Mr. Earl Brooks also producer
2008 Swing Vote Bud Johnson
2009 New Daughter, TheThe New Daughter John James
2010 Company Men, TheThe Company Men Jack Dolan
2012 Hatfields & McCoys William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield TV mini-series; also producer
2013 Man of Steel Jonathan Kent

Mentions & Popular Culture[link]

He is mentioned in Lil Cory's "Ballin' Remix" from the mixtape Da Return.

References[link]

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