Janet Jackson


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Basic Facts

Birthplace: Gary, Ind.
Birthdate: 5/16/66
Relationships: James DeBarge (marriage annulled); Rene Elizondo (separated, 2000)
Fact: Jackson secretly married songwriter Rene Elizondo in 1991.




Tom Cruise


Real Name: Thomas Cruise Mapother IV
Birthplace: Syracuse, N.Y.
Birthdate: 7/3/62
Education: High School (dropped out)
Relationships: Mimi Rogers (divorced), Nicole Kidman (married 1990; divorced 2001); Penelope Cruz (dating, 2001)
Children: Isabella Jane (1993); Connor Antony (1995) - both adopted
Fact: Dyslexia put him in remedial reading courses in school, but Cruise proved himself in sports.




Michael Jackson

Birthplace: Gary, Ind.
Birthdate: 8/29/58
Relationships: Lisa Marie Presley (married 1994; divorced 1996); Debbie Rowe (married 1996; divorced 1999)
Children: Michael Joseph Jr. (nicknamed Prince, 1997) Paris-Michael Katherine (1998) – with Debbie Rowe.
Prince Michael II (2002) - mother unknown
Fact: Purchased David O. Selznick's Gone with the Wind Best Picture Oscar for $1.54 million in 1999.
Son, Prince, is nicknamed after Michael's grandfather and great-grandfather.


John Travolta

Real Name: John Travolta
Birthplace: Englewood, NJ
Birthdate: 2/18/54
Education: High school dropout
Relationships: Kelly Preston (1991)
Children: Jett (1992), Ella Beau (2000)
Fact: Languished for nearly a decade in forgettable and/or unpopular films until Pulp Fiction restored him to Hollywood's A-list. He earned just $140,000 for his part in the film, far less than the millions-per-picture he once commanded and now receives again.
* Has been a member of the Church of Scientology for more than 20 years.
* He stockpiled spare change from odd jobs to buy airline tickets just for the ride. At 16 he took a supermarket job to pay for flying lessons.


Reese Witherspoon


Real Name: Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon
Birthplace: Nashville, TN
Birthdate: 3/22/76
Education: One year at Stanford University
Relationships: Ryan Phillippe (married, 1999)
Children: Ava (1999)
Fact: Flubbed an audition for Cape Fear when she couldn't regain her composure after meeting Robert De Niro.
Mother is a professor of nursing, and father is a surgeon.
The organized Witherspoon admits that she is obsessed with Tupperware.


Sarah Jessica Parker


Real Name: Sarah Jessica Parker
Birthplace: Nelsonville, Ohio
Birthdate: 3/25/65
Education: American Ballet Theater, Professional Children's School in New York
Relationships: Matthew Broderick, actor
Children: James Wilke (2002)
Fact: Played Annie in the Broadway musical, 1979-80.



Sarah Michelle Gellar



Real Name: Sarah Michelle Gellar
Birthplace: New York, N.Y.
Birthdate: 4/14/77
Education: Professional Children's High School
Relationships: Freddie Prinze Jr. (engaged)
Fact: At age 4, she chided McDonald's for their skimpy patties in a Burger King ad, for which BK was sued for libel. Gellar appeared in court, though the case was soon settled. Has appeared in more than 100 commercials.
She is a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do.





Will Smith




Real Name: Willard Christopher Smith Jr.
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa.
Birthdate: 9/25/68
Education: High School
Relationships: Sheree Zampino (married, 1992; divorced 1995); Jada Pinkett Smith (married, 1997)
Children: Willard C. “Trey” III (1992) - with Zampino Jaden Christopher Syre (1998); Willow Camille Reign (2000) - with Jada Pinkett Smith)
Fact: Earned his nickname, the Prince, from a teacher in high school because of his regal attitude and ability to talk his way out of difficult situations.




Elijah Wood



Real Name: Elijah Jordan Wood
Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Birthdate: 1/28/81
Education: High school
Fact: Was home-schooled by his parents.




Dr. Dre



Real Name: Andre Ramelle Young
Birthplace: Compton, Calif
Birthdate: 2/18/65
Education: High school
Relationships: Michel'le, singer
Children: Marcel (1991)
Fact: *Named himself “Dr. Dre” in honor of his boyhood idol, basketball legend Julius “Dr. J.” Erving.
*He is responsible for launching the careers of hip-hop superstars Eminem, Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg.




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