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George Clooney (1961):
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Actor whose first steady television role was on the 1984 medical sitcom “E/R,” co-starring Elliott Gould, Mary McDonnell and Jason Alexander. Ironically, ten years later, Clooney landed the role of Dr. Doug Ross on another TV series entitled “ER,” which launched him to the ranks of super-stardom. Prior to becoming a member of the cast of “ER” in 1994, George played parts on several other television shows, including "Facts of Life" (1985-86) and "Roseanne" (1988-89). He went on to do other television shows such as "Sunset Beach," "Baby Talk," and "Sisters." Now a major box-office draw, Clooney's films include From Dusk Till Dawn, Batman & Robin, The Thin Red Line, The Perfect Storm, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Ocean's Eleven and Solaris. After directing and appearing in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Clooney most recently starred in Intolerable Cruelty.
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Tony Blair (1953):
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Current British prime minister, who, in 1997, became the youngest PM to be elected to that position in more than a century. He began his political career in 1983, when he was elected to Parliament as a member of the Labour Party. Blair held various posts in the Departments of Trade and Industry (1987), Energy (1988-1989), and Employment (1989-1992). After party leader John Smith passed away in 1994, Blair was chosen to take his place. In 1995 and 1996 the “New Labour” party, as Blair referred to it, gained a great deal of popularity in Great Britain, which culminated in a landslide victory for Blair and the Labour Party in the May 1997 general elections. Thanks to Blair, the Labour Party had its best showing in the history of the party, coming away with a 179-seat majority in the 659-seat House of Commons. In recent years, Mr. Blair has remained devoutly loyal to the United States and President Bush during the U.S.'s War on Terrorism, and during the war in Iraq. He is married to attorney Cherie Booth, and they have four children.
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Willie Mays (1931):
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Retired pro-baseball player who played the majority of his career (1951-1973) as an outfielder with the New York/San Francisco Giants. In his first season, Mays led the Giants to the National League pennant and won the Rookie of the Year award. He spent part of 1952 and all of 1953 serving in the United States Army. Returning to the Giants in 1954, he won the National League Most Valuable Player award while leading the Giants to the World Series title. In 1955, 1962, 1964 and 1965, he led the league in home runs. In 1964, Mays became the first African American to be named captain of a major league baseball team. In 1965 he earned his second MVP award. During the 1972 season, Mays was traded to the New York Mets, and retired at the end of the 1973 season. He ended his career with a total of 660 home runs and a lifetime batting average of .302. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979, his first year of eligibility.
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Orson Welles (1915):
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Actor, producer, director and writer who is most noted for directing and starring in the 1941 landmark motion picture Citizen Kane. In 1937 he began producing stage and radio drama, and his 1938 radio version of The War of the Worlds by author H.G. Wells was so realistic that many people actually believed an alien attack against Earth was underway. Although it was a commercial flop, Citizen Kane, is often cited as one of the finest films ever made. After Citizen Kane his greatest films were The Magnificent Ambersons, The Stranger, Macbeth, Othello and Chimes at Midnight. He also acted in other director’s films, including Jane Eyre and The Third Man. In 1971, Welles was presented with an honorary Academy Award for “superlative artistry and versatility in the creation of motion picture.” He passed away in October of 1985.
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Rudolph Valentino (1895):
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Italian-born motion picture actor of the silent-film era who was considered the archetypal screen lover. Rudolph made his film debut in a small walk-on part in the 1918 movie Alimony and continued working in bit parts over the next three years. In 1921, he achieved fame in the silent film The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse, and reached the peak of his popularity later that same year when he appeared as the leading man in the movie The Sheik. This role, which presented him as a smoldering romantic figure, won him a legion of admirers and turned him into one of Hollywood’s first male sex symbols. Additional films for Valentino include Camille, Blood and Sand, The Young Rajah, Monsieur Beaucaire, A Sainted Devil, The Eagle and The Son of the Sheik. Rudolph passed away unexpectedly in August of 1926.
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