Blake Lively

The US Trends | Blake Lively | Blake Lively is an American actress and model who stars as Serena van derWoodsen in the television teen drama series Gossip Girl. Lively has also starred in movies,including Accepted,The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,The Private Lives ofPippa Lee,The Town and Green Lantern.

Blake Lively was born into a Los Angeles show business family onAugust 25,1987. Her father,Ernie,was an actor and director,and her mother,Elaine,was a talent scout. Blake Lively is the youngest of 5children,and all four of her older siblings are also actors.Before moving toLosAngeles to pursue their show business careers,Lively\\\'s parents lived inGeorgia,and the household always maintained itsSouthern influences."I have a tight-knitSouthern family,"she says."So whenever I tell people I///'m from L.A.,they say,'Yeah,but you don///'t count,'I guess because of theSouthern values I was raised with,and the way I eat — the more sugary and cheesy and fried,the better."

Blake Lively began the 1st grade when she was only three years old.Her six-year-old brother was so nervous about beginning 1st grade alone that her mother told the school that Blake(who was extremely tall for her age)was also six years old so that she could accompany him."After a few weeks,"Lively remembers,"they said they would have to put me in mentally disabled classes because I wasn\\\'t up to pace with the rest of the kids.They thought that I was slow because all I wanted to do was sleep while the other kids were doing their projects."After getting that early,if perhaps ill advised,jump on her primary education, Lively attended a staggering 13different schools by the time she graduated from 12th grade.She finally settled at Burbank High School,where she stood out in both her academics and her extracurricular activities.Besides receiving stellar grades in her AP coursework,Lively was a cheerleader,class president,and member of her school\\\'s show choir.

Despite strong pressure from her older siblings to ditch school and embark on an acting career, Blake Lively initially expressed no interest in acting.Instead,she had her own dreams of attending Stanford University. Nevertheless,sensing her star potential,her older brotherEric relentlessly pushed Blake Lively to try auditioning."He was trying to get me to make life decisions at15!"she recalls.He then began contacting agents and telling them about his beautiful,talented younger sister."I was really busy at school,"Lively remembers,"and I would have these agents calling and saying,'We have an appointment for you.'It was really hard to say no,because I didn't want to make my brother upset."

During her junior year of high school,at the age of17, Blake Lively finally consented to attend a few auditions.She found nearly instant success.After only a few months of auditioning, Lively landed a major role in the2005 blockbuster"chick flick"TheSisterhood of the Traveling Pants,which filmed during the summer between her junior and senior years atBurbank High School. Her performance earned her aTeenChoice Award nomination forBreakout Movie Star.

After filming Traveling Pants, Blake Lively returned to Burbank for her senior year and graduated in2005.After finishing her diploma,she immediately returned to acting,starring oppositeJustin Long andJonahHill in the2006 comedy Accepted.A year later,in2007, Lively landed her most famous role to date on the CW\\\'s hit teen drama Gossip Girl.The show follows a cohort of privileged teenagers on New York\\\'sUpper East Side, with Lively playing the lead role of Serena van der Woodsen, a stylish blonde and(somewhat)reformed party girl.

Bolstered by intense media coverage,including a provocative and controversial photo shoot inRollingStone magazine,GossipGirl quickly developed a cult like fan base.Its young and beautiful cast became nearly ubiquitous on celebrity magazine covers and websites.The fashion forward show,and Lively\\\'s character in particular,also had enormous influence over style trends.Any outfit Lively wears as Serena in an episode ofGossipGirl sells out of stores the day after the episode airs.GossipGirl is currently in its fourth season,and Lively won the2008 TeenChoice Award for TV Actress andTV BreakoutStar for her performance.

With her dazzling good looks,natural acting talent,and devoted backing from devoted GossipGirl fans, Blake Lively appears on the verge of breaking out as a top flight movie star.In aJanuary 2010profile,Esquire called Lively"the most promising and interesting and talented young actress of the year."In2010,she displayed a grittier side in her role as a young mother in Ben Affleck\\\'s crime thrillerThe Town.Both the film and Lively\\\'s performance drew widespread critical acclaim.

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Mischa Barton

The US Trends | Mischa Barton | Mischa Barton is a British-American fashion model, film, television, and stage actress, best known for her role as MarissaCooper in the American television series TheO.C..Barton began her acting career on the stage,appearing in Tony Kushner\\'s Slavs!and took the lead in James Lapine\\\'s Twelve Dreams at New York\\\'s Lincoln Center. Barton made her screen debut,making a guest appearance on the American soap opera AllMy Children(1996). Barton then voiced a character on KaBlam!(1996 - 1997),an animated television series on Nickelodeon.Her 1st major film role was as the protagonist ofLawn Dogs(1997),an acclaimed drama co-starring Sam Rockwell.In1997,she also landed a Calvin Klein campaign. Barton continued acting,appearing in major box office pictures such as the romantic comedy,Notting Hill(1999)and M.Night Shyamalan\\\'s psychological thriller,The Sixth Sense(1999).

Mischa Barton, born Mischa Anne Marsden Barton on 24January 1986in Hammersmith,West London, to an Irish mother, Nuala,a photographer,and an English father,PaulMarsden Barton,a foreign exchange broker from Manchester. Barton has two sisters,younger Hania and elder Zoe,a barrister in London.Her father\\\'s work took the family to New York City when Barton was 6, and in2006, 10days after her twentieth birthday,she became a naturalised citizen of the United States. Barton has retained her British citizenship and,in reference to her English roots,states"I actually feel more comfortable in England a lot of the time",yet stresses that,"I like people to discern that I\\'m an English_Irish girl who grew up in New York."

Mischa Barton graduated from the Professional Children\\\'s School in Manhattan in2004,and took a summer short course called Acting Shakespeare atThe Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London,inJune and July2006,atSir Richard Attenborough\\\'s urging,after he directed her inClosing the Ring.

Mischa Barton began acting at the age of 8(as she said onThe Friday Night Project),costarring in theOff-Broadway premiere of Slavs!,written byTony Kushner. Barton appeared in several other Off Broadway productions,taking a lead role inJames Lapine\\\'s Twelve Dreams at Lincoln Center.She made her film debut inLawn Dogs,which won awards at film festivals around the world.Barton then appeared in several other films,including NottingHill andThe Sixth Sense.

Mischa Barton 1st appeared on television in1996,as youngLily Montgomery in the soap operaAll My Children,and in a modern remake of Bonnie and Clyde. Barton guest starred in 8episodes of the television seriesOnce &Again as Jessie Sammler\\'s(Evan Rachel Wood\\'s)girlfriend,Katie Singer.Other television appearances include an episode of the Fox series Fastlane,James Blunt\\\'s music video"Goodbye My Lover",and Enrique Iglesias' music video"Addicted".

InAugust 2003,Fox premiered the television seriesThe O.C.,about affluent teenagers with stormy personal lives who reside in scenic OrangeCounty, California.The show became an overnight success due to its large fanbase,and resulted in Barton\\'s fame being increased through her role asMarissa Cooper.Barton departed from the show in the 3rd-season finale inMay 2006.The O.C.dropped in ratings dramatically during its 3rd and 4th seasons,and ended in early2007.

InJuly 2006, Mischa Barton appeared on the British comedy variety showThe Friday Night Project as a guest host.In 2007,Barton appeared in the filmsThe Oh inOhio andClosing the Ring. Barton also appeared in theR-rated comedy film Virgin Territory withHayden Christensen.Later in2007,Barton was cast in the international film produced by the Russian band t.A.T.u.,called You andI.The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival inMay 2008and was released theatrically in Russia in2011.

In2008, Mischa Barton appeared on the popular show Gok\\\'s Fashion Fix on Channel 4.In the episode,Gok goes on an exclusive shopping trip in Paris with Mischa.She appeared inAssassination of a High School President,co-starring Bruce Willis, when the film premiered at the2008 Sundance Film Festival.The film was scheduled for a theatrical release inFebruary 2009but this was cancelled when the distributor,Yari,filed for bankruptcy.The film received a TV premiere in Russia on 14May 2009.Sony released the title in the US on DVD on6 October2009.

Mischa Barton also starred in the horror film WalledIn which was released straight-to-DVD inMarch 2009.It received mixed reviews,but her performance was praised,with IGN calling her performance"terrific".Her next horror project,Homecoming received a limited release inJuly 2009.Barton failed to attend the premiere of the psychological thriller due to a medical issue.She also starred in the2009 film Don\\'t Fade Away.In early2009 she starred alongside MartinSheen inBhopal:Prayer forRain a biopic of theBhopal gas tragedy.The title is currently in post production and slated for a2012 release.Finally in2009 Barton starred in StTrinians,appearing as a former head girl of that school advising current senior pupils on fashion and style.

In a December2007 interview, Mischa Barton indicated that she would return to television for the right project;"It\\\'s not that I dislike doing television at all.It would be interesting having more creative control over where the story-lines go or the characters.But for the right thing,of course."In 2009she starred as one of the main characters onThe Beautiful Life a new series onThe CW.The series was subsequently cancelled on 25September 2009after televising 2episodes.In December2009 the technology company HP became the show\\\'s sponsor and began airing the show\\\'s 5 episodes onYouTube.

Mischa Barton guest starred on a Law &Order:Special Victims Unit episode that aired on 3March 2010.In July2010 she was cast in the horror thriller Into theDarkness.A month later she completed a short shoot on the upcoming independent comedy dramaThe Misadventures ofBen Banks. InNovember2010 Barton began filming a new reality television show pilot for the Oxygen network.She began filmingThe Sibling in December2010,a horror film alongsideMichael ClarkeDuncan andDevon Sawa.Barton plays a high school guidance counselor.

On15 June2011 Mischa Barton began filming Offline,a Lifetime television film. Barton stars as the protagonist whose parents were murdered 13years earlier by a serial killer.Her life in seclusion is interrupted when she is discovered by her parents' killer.The film is expected to air in2012. Mischa Barton has also been cast alongsideRebecca DeMornay inApartment 1303-3D,the English-language remake of the Japanese horror film, Apartment 1303.The horror is currently in production,filming in Montreal since November2011.

Mischa Barton has been in many television commercials and print advertising campaigns. Barton has modeled for companies Calvin Klein,bebe stores,Aéropostale,Monsoon Accessorize,Dooney &Bourke,JC (Jeans and Clothes),European clothing line Morgan de Toi,Jaspal,and Neutrogena skincare products. Barton became the spokesperson for Keds Sneakers,substantially increasing their sales.In Australia,she appears in commercials for teen magazine Famous and was the guest of honour at retail giant DavidJones Tahitian Summer Collection launch.She has also endorsed Chanel jewelry,appearing at a number of events for the brand.In a 2005interview,she stated that she liked the Chanel brand because they produced a large number of clip-on earrings suitable for women who did not have pierced ears,as she didnot at the time.In 2009,having had her ears pierced especially for her role inThe Beautiful Life,she modelled jewelry for the company Inspired Creations,including pierced earrings and their Waxing Poetic range of charms.

In2007, Mischa Barton also became a spokesperson for the SAFE(Skin Awareness forEveryone)campaign.In addition, Barton lent her name to theTRAID campaign(Textile Recycling forAid and International Development)in association with Visa Swap.Barton was photographed in April2007 for theFall 2007 / 2008 advertising campaign for Italian clothing brand Iceberg, modeling with NicolasBemberg.

In July2008, Mischa Barton created a 14piece handbag collection for online retailer,ASOS.com.Barton was reportedly very involved in the line which retails from £ 20 to £ 145.She told ASOS magazine that she first discovered the website through her sister.

InDecember2008, Mischa Barton premiered her line of headbands released on the StacyLapidus line.The headbands cost from $ 90 to $ 200.She also has a handbag line for London-based Ri2k,which is sold in the United Kingdom and Australia only.In early2009, Barton became the"new face"of Herbal Essences.

InJune2010 Mischa Barton was announced as the face of PhilippPlein couture.Plein revealed,“Being in the limelight for a young and beautiful girl,the looks of course always get a lot of attention, Mischa Barton got a lot and learned to live with her fame.For me it was the big challenge to again show her as a Diva,a Rock´n`Roll Goddess”.The campaign will be circulated in international editions of leading fashion magazines.

Barton\\\'s previous boyfriends have included CiscoAdler, TaylorLocke,Jamie Dornan,Brett Simon, andBrandon Davis.In December2008,there were reports that she was dating TheKooks frontmanLuke Pritchard.The reports were confirmed during the relationship byPritchard; Mischa Barton only confirmed the relationship after the pair split inMarch 2009,writing on her blog:"I think Luke is a great guy,but the type better suited as a friend.We have a surprising amount of mutual friends in England and I don\\\'t regret our time together,I just couldn\\\'t keep it going."

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Natalie Portman

The US Trends | Natalie Portman | Natalie Portman is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship.Her 1st role was as an orphan taken in by a hit man in the1994 French action film Léon,but major success came when Portman was cast asPadméAmidala in the Star Wars prequel tri-logy(released in1999,2002 and2005).In1999, Portman enrolled at Harvard University to study psychology while still working as an actress.She completed her bachelor\\\'s degree in2003.

In2001, Natalie Portman opened in New York City\\\'sPublic Theater production of Anton Chekhov\\\'sThe Seagull.In2005, Portman received a nomination for the Academy Award forBestSupporting Actress as well as winning theGoldenGlobe Award forBestSupporting Actress-Motion Picture for the dramaCloser. Portman won aConstellation Award forBest FemalePerformance,and aSaturn Award forBest Actress for her starring role in 'V for Vendetta'(2006).She played leading roles in the historical dramas Goya\\\'s Ghosts(2006) andTheOther Boleyn Girl(2008).InMay2008, Portman served as the youngest member of the 61stAnnual Cannes Film Festival jury.Portman\\\'s directorial debut,Eve,opened the 65th Venice International Film Festival\\\'s shorts competition in2008.

In2011, Natalie Portman won the Academy Award,the Golden Globe Award,the Screen Actors Guild Award,and the BAFTA Award for her lead performance as NinaSayers in Black Swan.

Natalie Portman, born Natalie Hershlag on June9,1981 in Jerusalem,Israel.While she was a toddler,Portman\\\'s parents immigrated to the United States.Initially they resided in Washington D.C.,and finally settled in Long Island, New York,where Natalie attendedSyosset High School.

While at a local pizza parlor, Natalie Portman was discovered by a representative of Revlon cosmetics,who encouraged the11-year-old to pursue a modeling career.However,Portman found modeling mundane,and decided to direct her efforts toward acting.Shortly after,she began working with theUsdan Theatre Arts Camp,where she appeared in a number of local productions.

 Natalie Portman made her film debut inLuc Besson\\\'s memorable1994 feature,The Professional.The demanding role,which featured her as hitman\\\'s apprentice,caught the attention of critics and audiences.The following year,she sustained her popularity with a brief but captivating performance as Al Pacino\\\s troubled daughter inHeat(1995).

In her next projects, Natalie Portman held her own alongside Hollywood\\\'s A-list actors and directors.Ted Demme\\\'s heartwarming filmBeautiful Girls(1996)featured her in a pivotal role as a coming-of-age pre-teen.She was noted for her charming performance,opposite an impressive cast,includingMatt Dillon,Timothy Hutton Uma Thurman,and Lauren Holly.Later that year,she took on lighter parts inWoody Allen\\\'s musical EveryoneSaysI LoveYou,with Drew Barrymore and Julia Roberts;and inTim Burton\\\'s sci-fi comedyMars Attacks!,with JackNicholson and GlennClose.

After turning down the controversial role of Lolita, Natalie Portman took a brief sabbatical from the big screen.In1997,she spent a year on Broadway in the title role ofThe Diary ofAnne Frank.The play was a critical success,and Portman was credited with delivering a fresh interpretation of Frank\\\'s character.

Natalie Portman returned to film in1999,gaining international recognition with the release of George Lucas\\' eagerly anticipated prequel Star Wars I:The Phantom Menace.Later that same year,she was cast opposite Susan Sarandon in the film version ofMona Simpson\\\'s novelAnwhere ButHere.2000\\\'sWhere theHeart Is featured Portman in a more mature role,in which her character ages 5 years during the course of the film.

In spite of her burgeoning film career, Natalie Portman remained adamant about her education,graduating with honors from Harvard University inJune2003.

Natalie Portman has also completed production on the 2nd and 3rd films in theStar Wars series,reprising her role as Queen Amidala.In2004 Portman starred in2004\\\'s GardenState.In2005,she won aGoldenGlobe for Best Supporting Actress for her performance inCloser co-starringClive Owens,JuliaRoberts and JudeLaw.

Natalie Portman won critical praise for her role in2006\\\'s V for Vendetta.In2008 Portman starred in historical dramaThe OtherBoleyn Girl alongside Scarlett Johansson.

Portman\\\'s next big role came in2010,when she starred inDarren Aronofsky\\\'s Black Swan.Portman reportedly lost 20pounds and went through rigorous dance training for the film,which was a critical success.

Natalie Portman started dating ballet dancer BenjaminMillepied in2009,after meeting on the set of Black Swan.In2010 the couple announced their engagement,and inJune2011 Portman gave birth to her 1stvchild,Aleph PortmanMillepied.

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Adrianne Curry

The US Trends | Adrianne Curry | Adrianne Curry born Adrianne Marie Curry on August 6, 1982 in Joliet, Illinois. Adrianne Curry is an American model,best known as the 1st winner of the reality TVseries America\\\'s Next Top Model. Curry is separated from husband ChristopherKnight,who portrayed PeterBrady on The BradyBunch. Curry runs a weekly show on theNowLive radio network,in which she is an investor.

Adrianne Curry was signed toWilhelmina Models in New York City. Curry has modeled for several magazines,includingLife & Style Weekly,Us Weekly, Star,OK!,Stuff,People, Maxim and made the Maxim Hot 100 List in2005., Spanish MarieClaire,Von Dutch,Von Dutch Watches,Salon City,Macy\\\'s,Famous Stars andStraps,Lucky,Ed Hardy,Kinis Bikinis,Beverly Hills Choppers,and MeritDiamonds.

Curry\\\'s runway shows include AnneBowen Spring2005,Jamie Pressly,Pamela Anderson\\\'s line,Ed HardyVon Dutch, and Christopher Deane. Adrianne Curry has appeared in a commercial for theMerit Diamonds SirenaCollection that ran fromNovember2004 to January2006.

Adrianne Curry appeared on the cover and in anudepictorial forPlayboy inFebruary 2006(U.S.Version).Adrianne Curry returned for a 2ndcover and nudepictorial in the January 2008 issue.Curry madePlayboy\\\'s 2008top 25sexiest women,along with the top 100Playboy spreads 2008edition.

Inlate2004, Adrianne Curry modeled for a technological demo created by Nvidia to showcase their video cards.

Adrianne Curry was a co-host on the television game show Ballbreakers.In2006,she appeared on Gameshow Marathon as a celebrity panelist on the Match Game episode. She starred in"Rock Me Baby(2004)and Half and Half(2003)on UPN.Curry also appeared on Dirt starring Courteney Cox,with whom she shared scenes.She appeared in rock band\\\'s The Click Five music video"Just theGirl",along with husband Christopher Knight.

Adrianne Curry appeared on VH1\\\'s celeb science fiction reality show Celebrity Paranormal Project in2006,along with her husband.

Adrianne Curry appeared onWE TV\\\'sFrom Russia with Love.The show documents her trip to Russia. It aired in November 2007.She has also starred in the films Fallen Angels,Light YearsAway and"Jack Rio."

In early2005, Adrianne Curry appeared on VH1\\\'s 4th season of TheSurreal Life.After the season ended,Curry and fellow house guestChristopherKnight began dating,and later moved in togetherOn September11,2005,VH1 began airing MFair Brady,a show that documented their life together and paid her an estimated US$450,000. The show led her to being featured in Maxim\\\'s Hot100,a list of the"hottest"women on earth.and ranked #100 on the Maxim Hot100 Women of2005.Season 3of MyFairBrady began airing onJanuary 21,2008and focused on Curry\\\'s breast enhancement surgery and Knight\\\'s competing(and contrary) desire to start a family.

Curry and her family and friends appeared on NBC's new show Celebrity Family Feud,which premiered onJune24,2008.

Between November and December2010, Adrianne Curry worked as the"Resident Celebrity Gamer"panelist judge on the 2nd series ofThe Tester,a reality program on the PlayStation Network.

Knight proposed toCurry on the season finale ofMy Fair Brady,on VH1,which aired on November6,2005.The show was renewed for a 2ndseason that began inJune,2006,and focused on the couple\\'s wedding preparations.The couple wed in Curry\\'s hometown of Joliet,Illinois onMay 29,2006,in a gothic style wedding.Says Curry of the goth themed ceremony,"I wanted to go as Gothic as I could and as traditional as I could without ruffling anyone's feathers. ... I wanted to have a black dress ... but I knew it would break my grandmother's heart." The couple announced their separation onMay29,2011.

Adrianne Curry is openly bisexual.In addition to being a big Star Wars fan, Adrianne Curry enjoys cosplay and plays World of Warcraft and she was involved in presentingBlizzCon2011.Curry is agnostic.

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