Thursday, March 10, 2011

Tia Mowry

Tia Mowry, the American actress. She first gained fame for her teen role as Tia Landry on the ABC/WB sitcom Sister, Sister (opposite her identical twinsister Tamera Mowry). Currently, she portrays medical student Melanie Barnett Davis on theCW/BET comedy-drama series The Game.
Mowry was born in Gelnhausen, West Germany to Darlene Mowry (née Flowers), who managed her children's careers even when they were in the group Voices and also worked as a security guard, and Timothy Mowry, who was in the U.S. Army at the time of her birth and later became a custody officer/jailer with the City of Glendale Police Department when the family moved to California.

She also has two younger brothers, actor Tahj Mowry and Tavior Mowry, who is not an actor. Her 2nd cousin Castadara Romant starred on the show Sister, Sister with her and Tamera as an infant. Tia is two minutes younger than her twin sister, Tamera.

Tia Mowry and her sister began entering pageants & talent shows while their family was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. At age 12, they convinced their mother to move to California with them so they could pursue acting. She agreed, on the condition that they land an acting job within the first month of their stay. In 1990, their family moved to California permanently, settling in Los Angeles, and she and her sister began appearing in commercials and other small roles.

She is well known for playing Tia Landry, a twin separated at birth and reunited with her sister as a teenager in the show Sister, Sister. The series was developed for them after a producer spotted them on the set of Full House, a show on which their brother made regular appearances. Sister, Sister was initially on ABC but was cancelled by the network after two years and picked up by The WB, where it ran for another four years. During its run, they appeared on an episode of their brother Tahj Mowry's show Smart Guy. They also did voice-over work for the Kids' WB cartoon series Detention.

Mowry married actor Cory Hardrict on April 20, 2008 at the Four Seasons Resort the Biltmore in Santa Barbara.On January 11, 2011,People announced that Mowry and Hardrict are expecting their first child. She also made the announcement herself on 106 & Park. The pregnancy will reportedly be documented on a TV show on the Style Network. The baby, a boy, is due on July 3.

Mowry is the head coach of the Entertainment Basketball League celebrity team. She coaches the Atlanta team whose players include her husband, Cory Hardrict, and co-star, Pooch Hall. She recently coached at the battle of the sexes game in Chicago against the Sky of theWNBA.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Jaleel White, the American actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Steve Urkel on the sitcom Family Matters. White also voiced the character of Sonic the Hedgehog and other characters for Sonic the Hedgehog media.
White was born in Pasadena, California, son of Michael White, a dentist, and Gail, a manager.White got his start on TV commercials at age three with Kellogg's after his preschool teacher persuaded his reluctant parents to take him to auditions. He landed his first television role as the son of Flip Wilson and Gladys Knight on the CBS series Charlie and Company.

At the age of 12, just shortly after starring in the seminal TV commercial for the Atari Lynx portable video game system, White originated his most famous role, Steve Urkel, on Family Matters. The role was initially conceived as a one-time guest appearance, but the character proved to be popular and White was given a full-time starring role. He also played several other members of the Urkel family, including his alter egoStefan Urquelle and Myrtle Urkel. During the height of Family Matters' popularity, the character of Urkel was marketed as breakfast cereal (Urkel-Os) and a doll. In addition to starring in the series, White also wrote several episodes, including one, at age 19, that was the series' highest rated.

When the series was cancelled in 1998 after nine years, White had grown tired of the role. Shortly after the series' cancellation, he stated in an interview, "If you ever see me do that character again, take me out and put a bullet in my head and put me out of my misery." Due to the character's popularity, White was so tightly defined by his Urkel character that it became hard for him to get other roles.


In June 2010, White began appearing in the web series Fake It Till You Make It. He also serves as writer and producer of the series. The series follows the exploits of a former child star (White) turned image consultant and his three protégés as they hustle to navigate the façade called Hollywood.

Jaleel White has also voiced Sonic the Hedgehog recently for Eddie Lebron's Sonic the Hedgehog fan film.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Tahj Mowry

Tahj Mowry, the American actor, dancer, and singer.
Mowry was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii to Darlene (née Flowers), who manages her children's careers, and Timothy Mowry, a police officer in California. His mother is Bahamian American and his father is British American; the two met during high school in Miami and later both enlisted in the military, becoming NCOs. He is the younger brother of identical twin sisters Tia Mowry Hardrict and Tamera Mowry. He also has a younger brother, Tavior Mowry.

Mowry starred and is perhaps best known as T.J. Henderson, a child prodigy, on the sitcom Smart Guy. He played Teddy on the sitcom Full House. He also appeared in Disney Channel movies such as Hounded and The Poof Point. He had a guest role on the Disney Channel Original Series, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and in a Star Trek: Voyager episode entitled "Innocence". Mowry appeared in the movie Are We Done Yet? as Danny Pulu and in Seventeen Again as Willie Donovan. Mowry also had an appearance in one episode in the fourth season of Desperate Housewives. He also made a guest appearance on an episode of The Game as Melanie Barnett's brother (he's also the real brother of Melanie's portrayer Tia Mowry).

Mowry performs the voice of Wade in the Disney Channel animated series Kim Possible. Mowry sang "Shine Your Light On Me" for School's Out! Christmas and Circle of Life for the Disney Channel Circle of Stars recording of The Lion King.

Currently Tahj is recording music. He was featured on a single called "Kick It Out" with Boom Boom Satellites and Flo-Rida.

He played varsity football at Westlake High School in California, and one season of football at Savannah State University and the University of Wyoming.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Angela Simmons

Angela Simmons, the American socialite and business woman. She is best known as the daughter of hip-hop legend Rev Run. She is co-owner of her company Pastry Footwear with her sister Vanessa Simmons. She also has a magazine deal with Word Up Magazine called Angela's Rundown. She appears on the MTV reality show Run's House with her family, and its spin-off show Daddy's Girls.

Angela is the daughter of Run DMC member Rev Run. She is the second of Rev's seven children. Her siblings, with whom she appears on Run's House, include Vanessa Simmons, Jojo Simmons, Daniel "Diggy" Simmons, Russell "Russy" Simmons, and Miley Justine Simmons. Her sister, Victoria, died at birth from a birth defect September 26, 2006. She also has other siblings on her mother's side.

Angela has taken part in many business ventures. She began with her own magazine when she teamed up with Word Up Magazine and started Angela's Rundown. She also started her own company, Pastry Footwear, with her sister Vanessa.
She has appeared on Run's House for the past five years and counting. The show surrounds the Simmons family and the struggles of everyday family life. She also appears on her own show and is seen with her sister Vanessa Simmons and their cousin Jessica Brown.
Angela and her sister Vanessa appear on the MTV spin-off of Run's House, Daddy's Girls. Also on the show are Angela and Vanessa's cousin Jess. The show also displays their friends Alicia and Lynn. The girls' Los Angeles location of Pastry can be seen on the show.