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Tony Curtis biography Tony Curtis (Bernard Schwartz) was born on June 3, 1925. He was an American actor. After several roles as a smooth romantic hero, Tony Curtis developed a sure talent for comedy, i.a., in Operation Petticoat (1959) and Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot (1959). He also had more severe roles in Sweet Smell of Success (1957) and The Boston Strangler (1968), and on television, he found success as the newly rich American upstart in the British series The Persuaders (1971-1972). Tony Curtis starred in the Danish film Walter and Carlo in America (1989). He is the father of actor Jamie Lee Curtis . Died on September 29, 2010. last updated October 2022

Tina Turner biography Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) was born on November 26, 1939, is an American-born Swiss singer, songwriter, and actress. She is often called the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll." She started her career as the lead singer for Ike & Tina Turner before starting her successful solo career. Turner began her career with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm in 1957. Under the name Little Ann, she appeared on her first Record, "Boxtop," in 1958. In 1960, she was introduced as Tina Turner with the hit single "A Fool in Love." The duo became "one of the most formidable live names in history." They released successful songs such as "It's Gonna Work Out Fine," "River Deep – Mountain High," the Grammy-winning "Proud Mary," and "Nutbush City Limits" before disbanding in 1976. In the 1980s, Turner started "one of the greatest comebacks in music history." Her 1984 multi-platinum album, P

Tara Reid biography Tara Reid was born November 8, 1975, in Wyckoff, New Jersey, USA. She is an American actress who has appeared in films such as the teen comedy American Pie, American Pie 2, National Lampoon's Van Wilder, and Dr. T & the Women. In 2005, she had the lead role in the film Alone in the Dark, a film adaptation of the computer game of the same name.  last updated October 2022

Tim Burton biography Tim Burton, born in 1958, was an American film director; who paired up with Helena Bonham Carter . Tim Burton has written several visually original stories, often about traumatized, lonely heroes, as in Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), and Ed Wood (1994). In addition, he has, among other things, directed the ironic science fiction parody Mars Attacks! (1996), the atmospheric horror Sleepy Hollow (1999), and the remake of Planet of the Apes (2001). Tim Burton's penchant for gothic and adventurous universes is reflected in his later productions, e.g., Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), the animated film Corpse Bride (2005) as well as Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Alice Through The Looking Glass (2016). last updated October 2022

Traci Lords biography Traci Lords was born on May 7, 1968, in Steubenville, Ohio, and her real name is Nora Louise Kuzma. It's strange to think that today Traci Lords has fans who listen to her music - without any idea that she has a different past. Her past has been carefully swept under the carpet in the USA. But here's the real story of the woman we know and love as Traci Lords: She was regularly beaten by her father, an alcoholic Jew from Ukraine (she has written a chapter about her upbringing in Suzanne Sommers' anthology book "Wednesday's Children"). Along with her mother and three sisters, she moved to Redondo Beach, California, where she began using drugs. At the age of fifteen, she ran away from home and soon after appeared in Los Angeles. Via a fake certificate she had obtained from an acquaintance, she had new papers drawn up that added several years to her age, and a forty-year-old boyfriend posed as her stepfather. Her later boyfriend, Tom Byron,

The Rock biography The Rock (Dwayne Douglas Johnson) was born May 2, 1972, in Hayward, California, USA. He is an American actor, football player, and wrestler who was very successful in World Wrestling Entertainment from 1996 to 2004 and from 2011. He is often credited as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. 

Tupac biography Tupac was born on June 16, 1971, in Brooklyn, NY; his mother, Afeni Shakur, a member of The Black Panther Party, was in prison for helping to bomb several public places in New York City. Tupac was named after a chief named: Tupac Amaru, which means "shining serpent" Shakur is Arabic for: "grateful to God." For the first few years of his life, the Shakur family moved between the Bronx and Harlem, sometimes staying in hostels. In September 1983, when Tupac was 12 years old, Tupac joined the Harlem theater group, and in his first performance, he played Travis in "A Raisin in the sun." after that, the family moved to Baltimore in 1986. In Baltimore, he began writing his first rap lyrics, where he went by the stage name MC New York. Unfortunately, some would say, he had to move from there to Marin City, CA, in June 1988. He began associating with the criminal environment and was quickly drawn into it. He started selling drugs and started the roa

Thandie Newton biography Thandie Newton was born November 6, 1972, in Zambia, Africa. Her original beauty can be attributed to her mixed heritage: her father, Nick Newton, a British artist, and former laboratory technician, married Nyasha, a Zimbabwean nurse. Due to political instability in her native Zambia, her family moved to Nick's hometown from Penzance, England, when Thandie was 5. She grew up in England with her younger brother James and was initially passionate about dance. While studying modern dance at the London Art Educational School, a back injury led her to act when she was forced to miss classes and was encouraged to audition for a film that was looking for new talent at her school. The film that held auditions was titled Flirting by Australian director John Duigan. Thandie was cast as a Ugandan teenager who falls in love with the lead, Danny Embling. Released in 1991, the film marks her feature film debut and a shift in career goals – especially given the Australian

Tony Ferguson biography Tony Ferguson was born February 12, 1984, in Oxnard, California, USA. Tony Ferguson (Anthony Armand Padilla Ferguson) is an American MMA practitioner who has competed in the UFC since 2011. He has been a professional since 2008 and won The Ultimate Fighter 13. last updated October 2022

Tobey Maguire biography Tobey Maguire, born in 1975, is an American actor. He has played sensitive teenage roles in, e.g., The Ice Storm (1997), Pleasantville (1998), The Cider House Rules (1999), and Wonder Boys (2000). Starring in the Spider-Man films (2002-07), which became a commercial breakthrough, he combines his low-key modesty with superhero action. last updated October 2022

Tim Robbins biography Tim Robbins, born in 1958, was an American film actor and director; who married  Susan Sarandon from 1986-2009. With his star status in the 1990s, Tim Robbins has specialized in seemingly sane types who alternate between the gullible and the suddenly violent, e.g., in Bull Durham (1988), Cadillac Man (1990), The Player (1992) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994). As a director, he has cultivated the political satire in Bob Roberts (1992) and the emotional melodrama in the death penalty film Dead Man Walking (1995). He won an Oscar for Clint Eastwood 's Mystic River (2003). last updated October 2022

Tommy Lee Jones biography Tommy Lee Jones was born September 15, 1946, in San Saba, Texas, USA. Jones's dark, menacing appearance typecast him for roles as a psychopath in the films Eyes of Laura Mars (1978), The Big Town (1978), and Stormy Monday (1989). In films such as Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) and on television, the movie The Executioner's Song (1982), he nuanced his character. In 1993, he broke through as a star with his Oscar-winning performance in The Fugitive (1993). He has also shown a talent for both the comic and the tragic in Oliver Stone's three films, JFK (1991), Heaven and Earth (1993), and Natural Born Killers (1994). In 1997, together with Will Smith , he had success in the science fiction parody Men in Black (continued 2002) and also distinguished himself in thrillers such as Double Jeopardy (1999) and The Hunted (2003). In 2007, he starred in the Oscar-winning No Country for Old Men (2007). last updated October 2022

Toni Braxton biography Toni Braxton was born October 7, 1967, in Severn, Maryland, USA. She is an R&B singer-songwriter and actress who was particularly popular in the 1990s. She has won six Grammy awards and has sold over 40 million. Albums. Toni Braxton began as a singer in a church choir.  last updated September 2022

Trine Michelsen biography Trine Michelsen born on 21 January 1966, Gentofte, Denmark. Trine lost her mother as early as 3 years old when her mother, Nina Warberg, died in a traffic accident, so Trine was raised by her father, Ole "Bogart" Michelsen. In 1998 she was in Lars von Trier's Dogme film Idioterne, and in 1999 she was in the film Antenneforeningen. Trine was only 42 years old; she already got cancer when she was 35, an aggressive bone and lung cancer, and died at 42. Trine  Michelsen  died on 17 January 2009 in Copenhagen. last updated September 2022

Ted Bundy biography Ted Bundy (Theodore Robert Bundy) was born November 24, 1946, in Burlington, Vermont, USA. Ted was a serial killer who kidnapped, raped, and murdered numerous young women and girls during the 1970s and possibly earlier. After more than a decade of denials, he confessed to 30 murders he committed in seven states between 1974 and 1978. Bundy's accurate victim total is unknown and is likely significantly higher. Died: 24. January 1989, Florida State Prison, Florida, USA. last updated September 2022

Tom Fassbender biography Tom Fassbender was a Special Agent for the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI). In 2005 he became the lead investigator in the investigation of Steven Avery alongside Calumet County's Mark Wiegert. However, lawyers defending Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey have questioned the validity of the confession, claiming that Fassbender took advantage of Dassey's low intelligence. In his interview with Dateline, Fassbender will defend the means through which he acquired a confession from then 16-year-old Brendan Dassey. "We didn't try to manipulate Brendan. We just tried to get at the truth. And I don't believe it was a false confession." last updated September 2022

Teresa Halbach biography Teresa Halbach was born on march 22, 1980, in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA. Teresa was more than just the victim of a heinous crime. The Calumet County native was an avid traveler and passionate photographer whose life was taken far too soon. Raised on her family's dairy farm in rural Calumet County, Halbach graduated from Hilbert High School and headed off to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. She was an honor student at UWGB, earning her degree in 2002. She was able to travel extensively, visiting Mexico and Spain and scuba diving off Australia's Great Barrier Reef. After graduation, she worked as a portrait photographer at a Green Bay studio and did occasional assignments for AutoTrader magazine. On a 2005 assignment for AutoTrader, Halbach, then 25, disappeared after going to Avery's Auto Salvage in northwestern Manitowoc County to photograph a car for sale. After her remains were found on the property, Steven Avery and his nephew, Brendan Dass

Tom Kocourek biography Tom Kocourek was another corrupt Sheriff.  In 1985, the sheriff's office targeted Steven Avery , then 23, for an attack and sexual assault committed near Lake Michigan outside the Manitowoc city limits. However, city police detective Tom Bergner suspected that a dangerous predator, Gregory Allen, was the likely rapist, not Avery. Allen had been prosecuted for lewd and lascivious conduct in 1983. Allen's crime occurred in the same area where the woman was brutalized around 4 p.m. on July 29, 1985. He shared his suspicions with the sheriff's department, but to no avail. Avery insisted he was innocent of the sexual assault along the beachfront. Still, the Manitowoc County authorities and a Manitowoc County jury did not believe him. He spent 18 years in prison before exonerating by DNA evidence that showed Allen committed the assault just as Manitowoc city police suspected. last updated October 2022

Tyson Fury biography Tyson Fury was born on August 12, 1988, in Wythenshawe, UK. His full name is Tyson Luke Fury. Nickname: The Gypsy King last updated October 2022

Tania Sachdev biography Tania Sachdev was born on august 20, 1986, in Delhi, India. Tania Sachdev is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of IM and WGM. She is a two-time Indian women's chess champion in 2006 and 2007, one-time Asian women's chess champion in 2007, and three-time and current Commonwealth Women's Chess Champion in 2016, 2018, and 2019. She is also a chess presenter and commentator. last updated September 2022