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Wednesday, 27 April 2011 0 comments

stars other talents

stars other talents. An actress who vied for a spot in the Olympics, a pop legend who paints, an actor-turned-blues singer & more celebs with secret skills up their famous sleeves.Find out her hidden talent and check out other multitalented stars.

Madonna
Known for her wild girl image as a singer and actress, Madonna has turned her attention to a new audience — children. What is her hidden talent?

Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney was a member of one of the most famous bands in the world. Which Beatles song is the most covered ditty in the world? He uses his artistic creativity in other ways, too, with this hidden talent.

Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice spent four years as Secretary of State and has a background in academia at an Ivy League university.

Gwyneth Paltrow
Oscar-winning star Gwyneth Paltrow recently added singing to her résumé and even rapped on a popular musical TV show. Watch her performance. She’s expanded her talents to the culinary arts, as well.

Hugh Laurie
Hugh Laurie is well-known for his Golden Globe-winning role in a medical drama series. But his talents also extend to the musical variety and he released a blues album this year.

Jane Seymour
Television and movie star Jane Seymour finished in sixth place on a dancing competition.

Geena Davis
Actress and activist Geena Davis has had notable roles in classics such as "Thelma and Louise" and Beetlejuice. But she is also shooting bull's-eyes with a bow and arrow.

James Franco
As an actor, director, filmmaker, author and student, James Franco is one of the hardest working men in Hollywood. His many side projects have earned him this nickname. He also has a passion for art.

Stephen King
Award-winning author Stephen King has published more than 50 books, many of which are set in his home state. He and a group of other writers jam together.

Tipper Gore
Former second lady Tipper Gore made headlines as an activist with a music watchdog center when she campaigned to label records with profane language. She has gained attention for another form of media.

celebrity memoirs

Tuesday, 12 April 2011 0 comments

Notable celebrity memoirs

Notable celebrity memoirs
Sometimes they’re funny, sometimes they’re sad. One thing is certain: The lives of celebrities are rarely dull. This month a famous actress revealed family pain in her new memoir. Read on to learn about compelling autobiographies that’ll have you laughing, crying and yearning to read more.

Ashley Judd
The film star wrote her recently released memoir, “All That Is Bitter And Sweet,” to talk about the humanitarian causes she supports around the world. But revelations about her dysfunctional childhood rose more than a few eyebrows. Find out what she revealed.

Portia de Rossi
Her long struggle with a serious disorder threw the “Ally McBeal” and “Arrested Development” actress into a dark hole. In “Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain,” she writes glowingly about the long climb out and the important person who helped pull her up.

Barack Obama
“Dreams From My Father” was published in 1995, the year President Obama began his political career. It was hailed as an evocative, lyrical memoir of his life up until the time he entered a prestigious Eastern university.

George W. Bush
The former president explains the processes he went through to make major “Decision Points” that established national policy. Bush recalls the aftermath of his administration’s reaction to a natural disaster that tarnished his tenure.

Carrie Fisher
Funny, candid and self-deprecating, the memoir penned by a former movie princess and current novelist is chock-a-block with juicy gossip and lacerating send-ups of Hollywood culture. She writes of her bouts of drug and alcohol addiction and much more in “Wishful Drinking.”

Carnie Wilson
In two separate memoirs, “Gut Feelings” and “I’m Still Hungry,” the singer/songwriter describes her battle with morbid obesity and her decision to undergo surgery to help control it.

Anne Heche
Another in a long line of Hollywood actresses who grew up with abuse, Anne Heche details the violations she withstood as a child and young adult and the strength she invoked to rise above them, in her 2001 biography, “Call Me Crazy.”

Frank Zappa
In “The Real Frank Zappa Book,” the rock guitarist lays it all out on the line: his hilarious, dagger-wielding take on the music industry, raising kids, capitalism and art. He dispels a few myths about himself, and he flings more than a few Zappaesque zingers on deserving prey.

Condoleezza Rice
The former Secretary of State writes tenderly of her parents in her 2010 book, “Extraordinary Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family.” She recounts how they raised her to rise above the racism and sexism she encountered in her hometown.

Roman Polanski
The film director’s 1984 book, “Roman by Polanski,” catalogues the self-destructive behavior he indulged in, especially after the untimely demise of his beautiful wife