MSN Entertainment: Top Celebrities

Kim Kardashian

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:07:51 GMT

Kim Kardashian, the wealthy daughter of the high-powered defense attorney Robert Kardashian and Kris Kardashian (and the stepdaughter of Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner), grew up in Beverly Hills, CA, and attended an exclusive all-girls Catholic high school in the City of Angels. As a young woman, Kardashian worked at her father's music marketing firm, Movie Tunes, then parlayed her entrepreneurial instincts into a successful career as a wardrobe stylist for television programs, magazine photo layouts, and... [more]

Scarlett Johansson

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:07:51 GMT

Universally known as one of the sexiest women in Hollywood, "Scarlett Johansson" has actually been acting professionally since the age of eight. A native of New York City, where she was born on November 22, 1984, Johansson was raised -- along with her twin brother -- as the youngest of four children, and she developed an interest in acting at the age of three. After enrolling in classes at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute for Young People, she made her stage debut opposite "Ethan Hawke" in the off-Broadway... [more]

Liv Tyler

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:07:51 GMT

Possessing an unusual beauty marked by perhaps the most distinctive set of lips in the business (an inheritance from father "Steven Tyler"), "Liv Tyler" unsurprisingly made her entrance into acting via the world of modeling. Since her breakthrough role in 1996's "Stealing Beauty", she has emerged as a performer with bona fide talent, dropping her "model-actress" hyphenate in favor of just "actress."

Born in Portland, ME, on July 1, 1977, to model and former 1970s rock groupie Bebe Buell, "Tyler" spent most... [more]

Patrick Swayze

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:07:51 GMT

An athlete practically from birth, Patrick Swayze was a football player in high school and then earned a gymnastics scholarship to pay for college. His father had been a dancer/choreographer, and Swayze began to study dance early on, eventually working with the prestigious Harkness and Joffrey Ballet companies. He made his professional debut as a dancer with the lead role of Prince Charming in a traveling company of Disney on Parade, but an old knee injury from his football days threatened to cut his... [more]

Nick Cannon

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:07:51 GMT

Once "Nick Cannon" firmly established himself on television and then in Hollywood, he expanded his reach into music, signing to Jive Records. The young multi-talent made his smash debut in late 2001 with a remake of "DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince"'s 1988 hit, "Parents Just Don't Understand," which appeared on the Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius soundtrack and also featured "Lil' Romeo" and "3LW". "Cannon" returned in early 2003 with his self-titled debut album for Jive and its leadoff single, "Your Pops Don't... [more]

Christian Bale

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:07:51 GMT

"Christian Bale" is one of the few actors in Hollywood whose child stardom has successfully translated to steady and respectable adult employment. With a wistful handsomeness to complement his impressive, sometimes underrated talent, Bale has become something of a quiet sensation, netting choice roles in a number of unconventional, critically acclaimed films.

Born January 30, 1974, in Pembrokeshire, Wales, Bale was raised in England, Portugal, and the U.S. The product of a creative family (his mother was a... [more]

Emile Hirsch

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:07:51 GMT

Young actor Emile Hirsch rose to prominence in 2002 with showy roles in two high-profile films, The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys and The Emperor's Club. Hirsch was born in Topanga Canyon, CA, on March 13, 1985. He made his television debut at the age of 11 in an episode of the series Kindred: The Embraced. After a number of small guest roles on Two of a Kind, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and Third Rock From the Sun, Hirsch moved on to more dramatic roles with appearances of NYPD Blue and ER. He appeared in a... [more]

Miley Cyrus

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:07:51 GMT

Young "Miley Cyrus" became an overnight sensation in 2006 as the star of the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana, but fortunately her family has had some experience with that sort of thing -- her father, "Billy Ray Cyrus", went from obscurity to stardom in a few short months when the song "Achy Breaky Heart" hit the charts in 1992. The success of "Achy Breaky Heart" was hardly the only memorable event for "Billy Ray" that year -- on November 23, 1992, he and his wife welcomed their daughter Destiny... [more]

Christina Ricci

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:07:51 GMT

One of the most celebrated actresses of her generation, as well as one of the few child stars to make a successful transition to adult roles, "Christina Ricci" has been impressing audiences and critics with her unnervingly accurate performances since debuting in 1990's "Mermaids".

The daughter of a lawyer and a former Ford model and the youngest of four children, "Ricci" was born in Santa Monica, CA, on February 12, 1980. Following her family's move to New York when she was eight, "Ricci" got her start... [more]

Megan Fox

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:07:51 GMT

A slender, olive-skinned actress whose elegant beauty is somewhat offset by a collection of vivid tattoos (including a portrait of Marilyn Monroe on her right forearm and the King Lear quote "We all laugh at gilded butterflies" on her right shoulder blade), Megan Fox knew she wanted to be an actress from age three, and never once considered another line of work. A native of Memphis, TN, Fox began taking dance lessons when she was five years old and continued perfecting her graceful movements even after her... [more]

Jessica Simpson

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:07:51 GMT

Dance-pop singer "Jessica Simpson" was born and raised in Dallas, TX, beginning her performing career as a member of her church choir; at 12, she also auditioned unsuccessfully for The Mickey Mouse Club. While attending church camp the following summer, "Simpson" was discovered by the head of a tiny CCM label and spent the next three years recording her debut album. The label, however, folded before the record could be released, although a small pressing was eventually funded by her grandmother. Nevertheless,... [more]

Jennifer Aniston

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:07:51 GMT

Jennifer Aniston makes a good case for proving that acting talent can be absorbed by osmosis. From her father John Aniston's stardom on Days of Our Lives to her godfather Telly Savalas, the actress was surrounded by plenty of inspiration from an early age. As Aniston attended the Rudolph Steiner School as a child, she was interested in many forms of art and proved to be a talented painter, eventually having one of her pieces displayed at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. Acting also appealed to her, and... [more]