Green Globe is based on Agenda 21 principles for Sustainable Development endorsed by 182 Heads of State at the United Nations Rio De Janeiro Earth Summit (1992). Green Globe Certification delivers the certification process to the travel & tourism as well as hospitality industry and relevant supply chain. More detailed information can be found at www.greenglobe.com or at www.greenglobe.org.

Brief history

Green Globe is based upon the Agenda 21 Plan which was originally endorsed by 182 heads of state at the Rio Earth Summit of 1992 and provided a set of principles for local, state, national and international action on sustainable development. This resulted in ''Agenda 21 for the Travel and Tourism Industry: Towards Environmentally Sustainable Development'', which listed an action plan for a number of overall objectives for the industry.

The Green Globe Certification Standard consists of 41 criteria and 337 indicators (www.greenglobe.com/standard). The main areas are:

Sustainable Management (Implement a Sustainability Management System, Legal Compliance, Employee Training, Customer Satisfaction, Accuracy of Promotional Materials, Local Zoning, Interpretation, Communications Strategy, Health & Safety)

Social / Economic (Community Development, Local Employment, Fair Trade, Support Local Entrepreneurs, Respect Local Communities, Exploitation, Equitable Hiring, Employee Protection, Basic Services)

Cultural Heritage (Code of Behavior, Historical Artifacts, Protection of Sites, Incorporation of Culture)

Environmental (Conserving Resources, Reducing Pollution, Conserving Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Landscapes)

In 1994, The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), which owns 5% of Green Globe International, initiated the Green Globe program with the aim of providing guidance materials and support for industry members undertaking activities to achieve sustainability outcomes in the Agenda 21 target areas.

The program was expanded in 1999 with the introduction of the Green Globe Standard, developed with assistance from the Sustainable Tourism CRC and commencement of independent auditing.

The Green Globe brand is owned by Green Globe Ltd., a UK-based company and is licensed to Green Globe Certification and Green Globe Asia Pacific.

Green Globe Certification developed their own Green Globe Standard (criteria and indicators) as well as the web-based certification system. Certifications are delivered in 7 languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch and Chinese. Green Globe accredited auditors and consultants deliver certification services in an additional 20 languages.

Green Globe Asia Pacific

Since 1999 GGAP has had a license from the owner of the Green Globe brand, Green Globe Limited (“GGL”), to use the brand name and trade mark “Green Globe”, “Green Globe 21” and the Green Globe logo (together the “Green Globe Brands”) for the purpose of providing an environmental certification program and related products, services and activities for the travel and tourism industry.

GGAP’s current license is worldwide and is exclusive in the Asia Pacific Region. The Asia Pacific Region includes Australia, Antarctica, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, East Timor, Fiji, French Polynesia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, Kirghizia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mariana Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, North Korea, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajiskistan, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam and Western Samoa.

The exclusive nature of GGAP’s license prevents the use of the Green Globe Brand by any other person or organization for any purpose in the Asia Pacific Region. The Asia Pacific Region does not include Mainland China where GGAP’s rights are non-exclusive.

GGAP’s license is irrevocable and expires in May 2014 although GGAP has an option to extend its licence for a further five year period. In accordance with its agreement, GGAP sub-licenses all of its rights to use the Green Globe Brands to EC3 Global.

EC3 Global, pursuant to its sub-licence delivers and manages globally its Green Globe benchmarking and certification program, underpinned by EarthCheck science. EC3 Global has the exclusive, worldwide rights to the EarthCheck science. Consequently, while there are other licensees of the Green Globe brand outside the Asia Pacific Region, none of those licensees can underpin their product with the EarthCheck science.

References

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birth date	August 14, 1966
birth place	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
birth name	Maria Halle Berry
occupation	Actress
years active	1989–present
spouse
partner	Gabriel Aubry (2005–10)Olivier Martinez (2010–present)
children	Nahla Ariela Aubry }}

Halle Berry (; born August 14, 1966) is an American actress, a former fashion model, and beauty queen. Berry received an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, and an NAACP Image Award for ''Introducing Dorothy Dandridge'' and won an Academy Award for Best Actress and was nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2001 for her performance in ''Monster's Ball'', becoming the first and, as of 2011, only woman of African American descent to have won the award for Best Actress. She is one of the most highly paid actresses in Hollywood and also a Revlon spokeswoman. She has been involved in the production side of several of the films in which she performed.

Before becoming an actress, Berry entered several beauty contests, finishing as the 1st runner-up in the Miss USA Pageant (1986), and coming in 6th place in the Miss World Pageant in 1986. She made her film debut with a small role in 1991's ''Jungle Fever''. This led to starring roles in ''The Flintstones'' (1994), ''Bulworth'' (1998), ''X-Men'' (2000) and its sequels, and as Bond Girl Jinx in ''Die Another Day'' (2002). She also won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress in 2005 for ''Catwoman'' and accepted the award in person—one of the few performers to do so.

Early life

Berry was born Maria Halle Berry, though her name was legally changed to Halle Maria Berry in 1971. Berry's parents selected her middle name from Halle's Department Store, which was then a local landmark in her birthplace of Cleveland, Ohio. Her mother, Judith Ann (née Hawkins), who is Caucasian, was a psychiatric nurse. Her father, Jerome Jesse Berry, was an African American hospital attendant in the same psychiatric ward where her mother worked; he later became a bus driver. Berry's maternal grandmother, Nellie Dicken, was born in Sawley, Derbyshire, England, while her maternal grandfather, Earl Ellsworth Hawkins, was born in Ohio. Berry's parents divorced when she was four years old; she and her older sister Heidi were raised exclusively by her mother. Berry has said in published reports that she has been estranged from her father since her childhood, noting in 1992, "I haven't heard from him since [he left]. Maybe he's not alive."

Berry graduated from Bedford High School, afterward working in the children's department at Higbee's Department store. She then studied at Cuyahoga Community College. In the 1980s, she entered several beauty contests, winning Miss Teen All-American in 1985 and Miss Ohio USA in 1986. She was the 1986 Miss USA first runner-up to Christy Fichtner of Texas. In the Miss USA 1986 pageant interview competition, she said she hoped to become an entertainer or to have something to do with the media. Her interview was awarded the highest score by the judges. She was the first African-American Miss World entrant in 1986, where she finished sixth and Trinidad and Tobago's Giselle Laronde was crowned Miss World.

Acting career

1989–2002

In the late 1980s, Berry went to Illinois to pursue a modeling career as well as acting. One of her first acting projects was a television series for local cable by Gordon Lake Productions called ''Chicago Force''. In 1989, Berry landed the role of Emily Franklin in the short-lived ABC television series ''Living Dolls'' (a spin-off of ''Who's the Boss?''), during the taping of which she lapsed into a coma and was diagnosed with diabetes. She went on to have a recurring role on the long-running primetime serial Knots Landing. In 1992, Berry was cast as the love interest in the video for R. Kelly's seminal single, "Honey Love".

Her breakthrough feature film role was in Spike Lee's ''Jungle Fever'', in which she played a drug addict named Vivian. Her first co-starring role was in the 1991 film ''Strictly Business.'' In 1992, Berry portrayed a career woman who falls for Eddie Murphy in the romantic comedy ''Boomerang.'' That same year, she caught the public's attention as a headstrong biracial slave in the TV adaptation of ''Queen: The Story of an American Family'', based on the book by Alex Haley. Berry was in the live-action ''Flintstones'' movie as "Sharon Stone", the sultry secretary who seduced Fred Flintstone.

Playing a former drug addict struggling to regain custody of her son in ''Losing Isaiah'' (1995), Berry tackled a more serious role, starring opposite Jessica Lange. She portrayed Sandra Beecher in ''Race the Sun'' (1996), which was based on a true story, and co-starred alongside Kurt Russell in ''Executive Decision''. Beginning in 1996, she was a Revlon spokeswoman for seven years and renewed her contract in 2004.

In 1997, Halle starred alongside Natalie Deselle Reid in the comedy film, B*A*P*S. Although panned by critics, it showed Halle's acting versatility.In 1998, Berry received praise for her role in ''Bulworth'' as an intelligent woman raised by activists who gives a politician (Warren Beatty) a new lease on life. The same year, she played the singer Zola Taylor, one of the three wives of pop singer Frankie Lymon, in the biopic ''Why Do Fools Fall in Love''. In the 1999 HBO biopic ''Introducing Dorothy Dandridge'', she portrayed the first black woman to be nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. Berry's performance was recognized with several awards, including an Emmy and a Golden Globe.

Berry portrayed the mutant superhero Storm in the film adaptation of the comic book series ''X-Men'' (2000) and its sequels, ''X2: X-Men United'' (2003) and ''X-Men: The Last Stand'' (2006). In 2001, Berry appeared in the film ''Swordfish'', which featured her first nude scene. At first, she refused to be filmed topless in a sunbathing scene, but she changed her mind when Warner Brothers raised her fee substantially. The brief flash of her breasts added $500,000 to her fee. Berry considered these stories to be rumors and was quick to deny them. After turning down numerous roles that required nudity, she said she decided to make ''Swordfish'' because her husband, Benét, supported her and encouraged her to take risks.

In 2001, Berry appeared as Leticia Musgrove, the wife of an executed murderer, in the film ''Monster's Ball''. Her performance was awarded the National Board of Review and the Screen Actors Guild best-actress prizes; in an interesting coincidence she became the first African-American to win the Academy Award for Best Actress (earlier in her career she portrayed Dorothy Dandridge, the first African-American to be nominated for Best Actress). The NAACP issued the statement: "Congratulations to Halle Berry and Denzel Washington for giving us hope and making us proud. If this is a sign that Hollywood is finally ready to give opportunity and judge performance based on skill and not on skin color then it is a good thing." Her role also generated controversy. Berry's graphic nude love scene with a racist character played by co-star Billy Bob Thornton was the subject of much media chatter and discussion among African-Americans. Many in the African-American community were critical of Berry for taking the part. Berry responded: "I don't really see a reason to ever go that far again. That was a unique movie. That scene was special and pivotal and needed to be there, and it would be a really special script that would require something like that again."

Berry asked for a higher fee for Revlon advertisements after winning the Academy Award, and Ron Perelman, the cosmetics firm's chief, congratulated her, saying how happy he was that she modeled for his company. She replied, "Of course, you'll have to pay me more." Perelman stalked off in a rage. Her win at the Academy Awards led to two famous "Oscar moments." In accepting her award, she gave an acceptance speech honoring previous black actresses who had never had the opportunity. She said, "This moment is so much bigger than me. This is for every nameless, faceless woman of colour who now has a chance tonight because this door has been opened." One year later, as she presented the Best Actor award, winner Adrien Brody ran on stage and, instead of giving her the standard peck on the cheek, planted a long kiss on Berry.

2002 – present

As Bond girl Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson in the 2002 blockbuster ''Die Another Day'', Berry recreated a scene from ''Dr. No'', emerging from the surf to be greeted by James Bond as Ursula Andress had 40 years earlier. Lindy Hemming, costume designer on "Die Another Day", had insisted that Berry wear a bikini and knife as an homage. Berry has said of the scene: "It's splashy", "exciting", "sexy", "provocative" and "it will keep me still out there after winning an Oscar." The bikini scene was shot in Cadiz; the location was reportedly cold and windy, and footage has been released of Berry wrapped in thick towels in between takes to avoid catching a chill. According to a ITV news poll, Jinx was voted the fourth toughest girl on screen of all time. Berry was hurt during filming when debris from a smoke grenade flew into her eye. It was removed in a 30-minute operation.

After Berry won the Academy Award, rewrites were commissioned to give her more screentime for ''X2''.

In November 2003, she starred in the psychological thriller ''Gothika'' opposite Robert Downey Jr., during which she broke her arm in a scene with Downey, who twisted her arm too hard. Production was halted for eight weeks. It was a moderate hit at the United States box office, taking in $60 million; it earned another $80 million abroad. Berry appeared in the Limp Bizkit music video for "Behind Blue Eyes" for the motion picture soundtrack for the film. The same year, she was named #1 in ''FHM'''s 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll. In 2004, Berry was voted fourth of Empire magazine's 100 sexiest film stars of all time poll.

Berry received $12.5 million for the title role in the film ''Catwoman'', a $100 million movie; it grossed $17 million on its first weekend. She was awarded a "worst actress" Razzie award in 2005 for this role. She appeared at the ceremony to accept the award in person (making her the third person, and second actor, to ever do so) with a sense of humor, considering it an experience of the "rock bottom" in order to be "at the top". Holding the Academy Award in one hand and the Razzie in the other she said, "I never in my life thought that I would be here, winning a Razzie. It's not like I ever aspired to be here, but thank you. When I was a kid, my mother told me that if you could not be a good loser, then there's no way you could be a good winner." The Fund for Animals praised Berry's compassion towards cats and for squelching rumors that she was keeping a Bengal tiger from the sets of Catwoman as a "pet."

Berry next appeared in the Oprah Winfrey-produced ABC TV movie ''Their Eyes Were Watching God'' (2005), an adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's novel, in which Berry portrayed Janie Crawford, a free-spirited woman whose unconventional sexual mores upset her 1920s contemporaries in a small community. She was nominated for an Emmy for this TV film. Meanwhile, she voiced the character of Cappy, one of the many mechanical beings in the animated feature ''Robots'' (2005).

In 2006, Berry, Pierce Brosnan, Cindy Crawford, Jane Seymour, Dick Van Dyke, Tea Leoni, and Daryl Hannah successfully fought the Cabrillo Port Liquefied Natural Gas facility that was proposed off the coast of Malibu. Berry said, "I care about the air we breathe, I care about the marine life and the ecosystem of the ocean." In May 2007, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed the facility. Hasty Pudding Theatricals gave her its 2006 ''Woman of The Year'' award.

Berry is involved in production of films and television. She served as executive producer on ''Introducing Dorothy Dandridge'' in 1999, and ''Lackawanna Blues'' in 2005. Berry both produced and starred in the thriller ''Perfect Stranger'' with Bruce Willis and in ''Things We Lost in the Fire'' with Benicio del Toro. Berry then starred in the film ''Frankie and Alice'', in which she plays Frankie Murdoch, a young multiracial American women with dissociative identity disorder struggling against her alter personality to retain her true self. She was awarded the African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress and also was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama.

Berry is one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood, earning $10 million per film. In July 2007, she topped ''In Touch'' magazine's list of the world's most fabulous 40-something celebrities. On April 3, 2007, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the Kodak Theatre at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard for her contributions to the film industry.

Berry has served for many years as the face of Revlon cosmetics and also as the face of Versace. The Coty Inc. fragrance company signed Berry to market her debut fragrance in March 2008. Berry was delighted, saying that she had created her own fragrances at home by mixing scents.

Personal life

Family and relationships

Berry has been married twice. Her first marriage was to former baseball player David Justice, shortly after midnight on January 1, 1993. The couple separated in 1996 and their divorce was finalized in 1997. Berry has stated publicly that she was so depressed after her breakup with Justice that she considered taking her own life, but she could not bear the thought of her mother finding her body.

Berry married Eric Benét in early 2001 on a beach in Santa Barbara. Berry credited Benét with support after she was involved in a February 2000 traffic collision, in which she left the scene of the accident. Some in the media complained that her misdemeanor hit and run charge was preferential treatment; she had also been the driver in an alleged hit and run incident three years earlier in which no charges were filed. The incident became fodder for comedians. Berry pled no contest, did community service, paid a fine and was placed on three years' probation. A civil lawsuit was settled out of court.

The couple separated in 2003. After the separation, Berry stated, "I want love, and I will find it, hopefully." While married to Benét, Berry adopted his daughter, India. The divorce was finalized in January 2005. Benét – who admitted to being unfaithful to Berry – married Prince's ex-wife, Manuela Testolini, on 31 July 2011.

In November 2005, Berry began dating French-Canadian supermodel Gabriel Aubry, nine years her junior. The couple met at a Versace photoshoot. After six months with Aubry, she stated in an interview, "I'm really happy in my personal life, which is a novelty to me. You know, I'm not the girl that has the best relationships."

At one point, Berry had indicated that she planned to adopt children, but her experience playing a mother in ''Things We Lost In The Fire'' opened her mind to the possibility of motherhood. After initially denying rumors, she confirmed in September 2007 that she was three months pregnant. Berry gave birth to a girl named Nahla Ariela Aubry on March 16, 2008, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Nahla means "honeybee" in Arabic; Ariela is Hebrew for "lion for God". Berry hired security guards after receiving racist threats to her unborn baby from a stalker, who said her child will be "cut into hundreds of pieces".

At one time, Berry indicated that she did not intend to marry again, insisting the couple's life was already complete without the need for a marriage. She stated that she hoped to have a second child right away. Aubry told ''In Touch'' magazine, "I'd like Nahla to have a sibling in 2009."

On April 30, 2010, it was reported that Berry and Aubry had separated. Several days later, Berry's representative confirmed the relationship had ended, saying, "They have been split for some time, but remain friends and committed parents to their daughter." They worked out a financial and 50/50 custody deal with a family lawyer, but TMZ reported that it was not final. Aubry filed documents with the Los Angeles Superior Court on December 30, 2010, asking the court to formally recognize his paternity and grant a court order giving him and Berry joint legal and physical custody over their daughter. On January 31, 2011, Berry's representative told ''People'' that Berry had pulled out of the film ''New Year's Eve'' to make time for custody litigation because the actress "has serious concerns for her daughter's well-being while in the care of her father for any extended period of time and is prepared to take all necessary steps to protect her". The publicist claimed that Berry "has attempted to resolve these custody issues amicably with her daughter's father...directly, but given his lack of cooperation, Halle has no choice but to seek swift judicial intervention." The following day, Aubry responded by saying through his representative that he was "disappointed in Halle's decision to falsely malign him publicly and for her own purposes", calling himself "a caring father who shares custody of Nahla". Aubry further stated that "he refuses to be pulled into her dispute over a canceled film production" and "also refuses to air their issues in the press as he believes this may ultimately harm their daughter".

In the media

Berry has stated that the manner in which people have reacted to her because of her racial background is often the result of ignorance. Her own self-identification has been influenced by her mother. She is quoted as saying:

After having many talks with my mother about the issue, she reinforced what she had always taught me. She said that even though you are half black and half white, you will be discriminated against in this country as a black person. People will not know when they see you that you have a white mother unless you wear a sign on your forehead. And, even if they did, so many people believe that if you have an ounce of black blood in you then you are black. So, therefore, I decided to let folks categorize me however they needed to.

While taping the ''Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' on October 19, 2007, Berry displayed a distorted image of her face, remarking: "Here's where I look like my Jewish cousin!" During the editing of the program, the comment was obscured by a laugh track. Berry later stated "What happened was I was backstage before the show and I have three girls who are Jewish who work for me. We were going through pictures to see which ones looked silly, and one of my Jewish friends said [of the big-nose picture], 'That could be your Jewish cousin!' And I guess it was fresh in my mind, and it just came out of my mouth. But I didn't mean to offend anybody. I didn't. I didn't mean any harm. – and after the show I realized it could be seen as offensive, so I asked Jay to take it out, and he did.'"

Berry took part in a nearly 2000-house party cell-phone bank campaign for Barack Obama in February 2008, and said that she will "collect paper cups off the ground to make his pathway clear."

In October 2008, Berry was named Esquire Magazine's "Sexiest Woman Alive", about which she stated "I don't know exactly what it means, but being 42 and having just had a baby, I think I'll take it."

Filmography

Title	Year	Role	Notes
''Living Dolls''	1989	Emily Franklin	TV (canceled after 13 episodes)
! scope="row"	1991	Claire	TV series, episode: "Unforgettable"
''''	1991	Jaclyn	TV series, episode: "Love, Hillman-Style"
''They Came from Outer Space''	1991	Rene	TV series, episode: "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow"
''Knots Landing''	1991	Debbie Porter	TV (cast member in 1991)
''Jungle Fever''	1991	Vivian
! scope="row"	1991	Natalie
''''	1991	Cory
! scope="row"	1992	Angela Lewis
''Alex Haley's Queen''	1993	Queen	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
''CB4''	1993	Herself	Cameo
''Father Hood''	1993	Kathleen Mercer
''''	1993	Autumn Haley
''''	1994	Sharon Stone
''Solomon & Sheba''	1995	Nikhaule/Queen Sheba	TV
''Losing Isaiah''	1995	Khaila Richards	Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
''Executive Decision''	1996	Jean
''Race the Sun''	1996	Miss Sandra Beecher
! scope="row"	1996		Cameo
''''	1996	Josie Potenza
''B*A*P*S''	1997	Nisi
''''	1998	Shelby Coles	TV
''Bulworth''	1998	Nina	Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
! scope="row"	1998	Zola Taylor
''Introducing Dorothy Dandridge''	1999	Dorothy Dandridge	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieGolden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television FilmScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television MovieNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic SpecialNominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
! scope="row"	2000
''Welcome to Hollywood''	2000		Documentary
! scope="row"	2001	Ginger Knowles	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
''Monster's Ball''	2001	Leticia Musgrove
''Die Another Day''	2002	Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson
! scope="row"	2003	Ororo Munroe/Storm
''Gothika''	2003	Miranda Grey	Teen Choice Awards for Choice Movie Actress – Drama/Action AdventureNominated – Black Reel Award for Best ActressNominated – Kids Choice Award for Favorite ActressNominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion PictureNominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Female
! scope="row"	2004			2005	Janie Starks	Nominated—[[Black Reel Award for Best Actress: T.V. Movie/Cable">Golden Raspberry Award
! scope="row"	2005	Janie Starks	Nominated—[[Black Reel Award for Best Actress: T.V. Movie/CableNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television FilmNominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic SpecialNominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
! scope="row"	2005		(Voice)
''X-Men: The Last Stand''	2006	Ororo Munroe/Storm
! scope="row"	2007	Rowena Price
! scope="row"	2007	Audrey Burke
''Frankie and Alice''	2010	Frankie/Alice	African-American Film Critics Association for Best ActressNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion PicturePRISM Award for Best Performance in a Feature FilmNominated—BET Award for Best ActressNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
''Dark Tide''	2011	Kate Mathieson
! scope="row"	2011		filming
''Movie 43''	2012		filming

Awards

! Year	! Award	! Category	! Film	! Result
1995	NAACP Image Awards		''Alex Haley's Queen''
2000	Primetime Emmy Award		''Introducing Dorothy Dandridge''
2000	Golden Globe Award		''Introducing Dorothy Dandridge''
2000	Screen Actors Guild Awards		''Introducing Dorothy Dandridge''
2000	Black Reel Awards	Best Actress in a TV Movie/Mini-Series	''Introducing Dorothy Dandridge''
2000	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	''Introducing Dorothy Dandridge''
2001	Academy Award		''Monster's Ball''
2001	Screen Actors Guild Awards		''Monster's Ball''
2001	British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Best Lead Actress	''Monster's Ball''
2001	Golden Globe Award	Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama	''Monster's Ball''
2001			''Monster's Ball''
2002	Black Reel Awards	Best Actress	''Monster's Ball''
2002	NAACP Image Award	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
2002	BET Awards	Best Actress
2002	Women in Film Los Angeles			Recipient
2003	BET Awards	Best Actress
2003	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress	''[[Die Another Day''
2004	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Actress	''Gothika''
2004	BET Awards	Best Actress
2004	Golden Raspberry Awards	Worst Actress
2005	BET Awards	Best Actress
2005	Primetime Emmy Award
2006	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress – TV series	''Their Eyes Were Watching God''
2006	Golden Globe Awards		''Their Eyes Were Watching God''
2007	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Female Action Hero	''X-Men: The Last Stand''
2008	BET Awards	Best Actress
2009	Spike Guys' Choice Awards	Decade of Hotness Award
2011	Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama	''Frankie and Alice''
2011	NAACP Image Awards	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture	''Frankie and Alice''

References

Further reading

Banting, Erinn. ''Halle Berry'', Weigl Publishers, 2005 – ISBN 1-59036-333-7

Gogerly, Liz. ''Halle Berry'', Raintree, 2005 – ISBN 1-4109-1085-7

Naden, Corinne J. ''Halle Berry'', Sagebrush Education Resources, 2001 – ISBN 0-613-86157-4

O'Brien, Daniel. ''Halle Berry'', Reynolds & Hearn, 2003 – ISBN 1-903111-38-2

Sanello, Frank. ''Halle Berry: A Stormy Life'', Virgin Books, 2003 – ISBN 1-85227-092-6

Schuman, Michael A. ''Halle Berry: Beauty Is Not Just Physical'', Enslow, 2006 – ISBN 0-7660-2467-9

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name	Tre Cool
background	solo_singer
birth name	Frank Edwin Wright III
alias	Tré CoolThe Snoo
born	December 09, 1972 Frankfurt, Germany
instrument	Drums, vocals, accordion, guitar, violin
height	5'6"
genre	Punk rock, alternative rock, rock, new wave, hardcore punk, pop punk, garage rock
occupation	Musician, drummer
years active	1985–present
label	Reprise, Lookout!, Adeline
associated acts	Green Day, The Lookouts, The Network, Foxboro Hot Tubs, Samiam }}

Frank Edwin Wright III, a.k.a. Tre Cool, (born on December 9, 1972) is a American drummer, best-known as the drummer for the rock band Green Day. He replaced the group's former drummer John Kiffmeyer in 1990. Cool has also played in The Lookouts, Samiam and the Green Day side-projects The Network and the Foxboro Hot Tubs.

Life and career

Frank Edwin Wright III was born in Frankfurt, Germany. He lived in Willits, California with his father and his elder sister, Lori. His father was a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. Wright's closest neighbor was Larry Livermore, whom at the time was the singer of the punk band The Lookouts. When Wright was 12, Livermore recruited him as the drummer of The Lookouts and gave him the name of "Tre Cool", relying on both the French word "très" (meaning "very") combined with the word "cool". However, the silent "s" has been dropped in the spelling, as a play on the "third" in his name. A common misconception is that Larry Livermore gave Tre Cool his full nickname; however, Cool was known as Tre long before he joined The Lookouts.

When Green Day's drummer, John Kiffmeyer, left the band, the group recruited Cool to be its drummer. In his sophomore year, Cool dropped out of high school and opted to earn a GED. He began taking classes at a local community college but would later drop out as well as the band became a more time consuming priority.

Cool's father was supportive and overhauled a bookmobile to transport the band. He would later say: "I watched them go from a bunch of kids to a group of musicians with work ethic", also adding: "On their first tour or two, it was more of a party than anything else. I still scratch my head and say, 'How in the hell did they make it?' They used to practice in my living room here – a lot of the songs they did on Dookie. You hear it coming together, and you don't expect people are going to go out and buy it. But when it does, you just say, 'Wow that's so cool.'"

In 1998, after Green Day won a "Moon Man" Trophy at the MTV Music Awards, Tre Cool famously scaled the Universal Globe at Universal Studios, but escaped with no punishment, only compliments and cheers. Cool has been the only person to ever do so.

Singing and songwriting

Cool sang and played guitar on the tracks "Dominated Love Slave" and "All by Myself", from ''Kerplunk'' and ''Dookie'', respectively, both of which he wrote and composed (on "Dominated Love Slave", guitarist and vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong played drums). He wrote and sang the subtrack "Rock and Roll Girlfriend" from the medley "Homecoming" featured on the album ''American Idiot''. He also sang and composed the track "DUI" ("Driving Under the Influence"), which was recorded for Green Day's fifth studio album ''Nimrod'' (1997) and was due to be released on the compilation album ''Shenanigans'' in 2002, but was omitted and can only be found online.

During a radio interview at Washington DC's alternative station DC 101, Cool sang and played acoustic guitar on a short song entitled "Like a Rat Does Cheese," a song about the pleasure of fellatio.

Several live tracks also exist, usually from around 1993, such as "Food Around the Corner", a song from the 1943 Elmer Fudd cartoon ''An Itch in Time''. Another live track, "Billie Joe's Mom" was also recorded.

Cool had also recorded a version of Tay Zonday's "Chocolate Rain." It was posted on YouTube on August 1, 2007. His cover was mentioned in several news journals.

Discography

Green Day

''Kerplunk!'' (1992) – drums, guitar and lead vocals on "Dominated Love Slave"

''Dookie'' (1994) – drums, guitar and vocals on "All by Myself"

''Insomniac'' (1995) – drums

''Nimrod'' (1997) – drums

''Warning'' (2000) – drums

''American Idiot'' (2004) – drums, vocals on "Rock and Roll Girlfriend"

''Bullet in a Bible'' (2005) – drums

''21st Century Breakdown'' (2009) – drums

''Awesome as Fuck'' (2011) – drums

DVD

''Bullet in a Bible'' (film; 2008) – drums, himself

''Awesome as Fuck'' (film; 2011) – drums, himself

The Lookouts

''One Planet One People'' (1987) - drums, vocals

''Spy Rock Road'' (1989) - drums, lead vocals on "That Girl's from Outer Space"

Foxboro Hot Tubs

''Stop Drop and Roll!!!'' (2008) – drums

Other media appearances

''King of the Hill'' (TV series; 1997) – Cane Skretteberg

''Riding in Vans with Boys'' (film; 2003) – himself

''Live Freaky! Die Freaky!'' (film; 2006) - The Maid

''The Simpsons Movie'' (film; 2007) – himself

''Green Day: Rock Band'' (video game; 2010) – himself

Equipment

Cool has used drums of different companies. He currently uses Leedy drums and Zildjian cymbals. In the past, Cool has used drums built by DW (Drum Workshop), Ayotte, Slingerland, Sherwood and Ludwig

Drum Set: Leedy Custom Maple Set in White Marine Nitron with Remo Drumheads

16"×22" Bass drum with a Clear Powerstroke 3

09"×13" Tom with a Coated Emperor on batter and Clear Ambassador on reso

16"×16" Floor Tom with a Coated Emperor on batter and Clear Ambassador on reso

16"×18" Floor Tom with a Coated Emperor on batter and Clear Ambassador on reso

6.5"×14" Leedy Broadway Standard Snare with a Coated Emperor x on batter and hazy snare side Ambassador

Cymbals: Zildjian

14" K/Z Special Hi-hats

19" K Dark Thin Crash

19" A Medium Thin Crash

22" A Ping Ride

21" A Sweet Ride (Used as Crash)

20" FX Oriental Classic China (Tre has used the 20" but in the later shows of the 21st Century Breakdown Tour, He can be seen using the 22 Inch)

See also

List of drummers

References

External links

DRUM! Magazine's interview with Tre Cool

Tre Cool at DrummerWorld.com

Tre Cool at BehindTheDrums.com contains discography and equipment list

Tre Cool at Zildjian.com

Tre Cool biography on Green Day Authority

YouTube Chocolate Rain as performed by Tre Cool

Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:People from Frankfurt Category:American punk rock drummers Category:American punk rock musicians Category:American musicians of German descent Category:Green Day members Category:The Lookouts members Category:Musicians from California Category:People from Oakland, California

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