MOST TALENTED AND LUCKIEST CELEBRITIES
TORI SPELLING
Name: Tori Spelling.
Birth Name: Victoria Davey Spelling. Height: 5'.6".
Nationality: American. Birth Date: May 16, 1973. Birth Place:
Los Angeles, California, USA. Occupation: Actress. Education:
The Westlake School for Girls in Bel Air, California. Relationship:
Vincent Young (actor; as Noah Hunter on Beverly Hills, 90210).
Father: Aaron Spelling (producer of Beverly Hills, 90210; born on April
22, 1923). Mother: Carol Jean Spelling (married on November 23,
1968) Brother: Randall Gene Spelling (actor). Claim to fame:
as Donna Marie Martin in TV Series: Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990). Awards:
She won Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress Guest-Starring in a
Television Series in 1991 for SAVED BY THE BELL. Facts: Spelling has
signed on with NBC to develop a sitcom about a young publicist working in
New York City -- according to the Reporter, the idea for the untitled show
is her own. (November 6, 2002). Agent: C/O Creative Artist Agency,
9830 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, Ca 90212, USA.
BIOGRAPHY SYNOPSIS: Tori Spelling had
a small screen “in,” but it was the big screen that made her career.
That
role is her most famous to date and the longest running, although the show
is rumored to be ending this year. The decade working for her dad included
time off for the actor to continue with television appearances in
Parker Lewis Can’t Lose (1992),
Melrose Place (1992),
Blossom (1993),
Burke’s Law (1994), A Friend
to Die For (1994), The Other
Side of Dark/Awake to Murder (1995),
Malibu Shores (1996),
Mother May I Sleep With Danger?
(1996), Deadly Pursuits
(1996), Co-ed Call Girl
(1996) and The Alibi (1997).
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BIOGRAPHY SYNOPSIS:
Tyra was born in Los Angeles on December 4th, 1973, to a very loving and
supportive family. Despite the divorce of her parents when she was only six
years old, and the torments of her older brother Devin, Tyra's youth was
happy and trouble-free. Though it might now be hard to believe, Tyra was a
tall, skinny and awkward adolescent. She was constantly teased by her
brother and her classmates, and often ran home crying to her mother for
comfort. Then, late in high school, everything changed for her. She filled
out her skinny frame, began to work out and finally decided to become a
model. Tyra pursued that goal with the determination that now marks all of
her activities. And after being turned down by four modeling agencies
because they thought her face wasn't photogenic, she was finally signed by
the Elite agency when she was 17. So, instead of going to Loyola Marymount
College, Tyra moved to Paris for a year and modeled for many of the big
names in fashion, including Ralph Lauren and Chanel. She then moved back to
the States and continued modeling, rocketing her way up through the ranks.
Soon Tyra began to diversify her activities, having a small part in the
British television movie, Inferno as a supermodel, and then appearing on
Will Smith's Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in a recurring supporting role. Tyra's
first real movie role came in John Singleton's Higher Learning. She played
Omar Epps' track-running girlfriend and though it was a small role, critics
were impressed by the intensity she brought to the screen. She was
definitely not just another supermodel playing at being an actress -- her
performance was the real thing. She even did some distance-running training,
in order to turn in a more believable performance.
When the film came out,
movie offers began to roll in, but Tyra chose not to act in just anything.
Instead, she continued her meteoric rise in the modeling ranks, appearing on
the covers of several magazines. In fact, she was the first
African-American woman ever to be featured on the covers of GQ magazine, the
Victoria's Secret catalog, and the famous Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
She made People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful" list not once, but twice, and
even wrote a revealing book about her life, Tyra's Beauty Inside & Out. She
also had a few high-profile relationships, first with John Singleton and
then with pop singer Seal. She is rumored to have gone out with Michael
Jordan, Tiger Woods and... Mark Messier? Strangely enough, yes. Sick of the
constant scrutiny inherent in celebrity relationships, she returned to her
high school sweetheart, a law student; but that didn't protect her from the
rumors, most recently linking her with LA Lakers Kobe Bryant, Rick Fox, and
even Teresa Weatherspoon, who plays for New York in the WNBA. In interviews,
however, Tyra often says that she is looking for a "Normal Guy", albeit a
tall one -- she measures 5'11". Tyra appeared in one or two movies during
this time, but only really began to work in Hollywood last year, with a
small part in Love Stinks. Then, the year 2000 brought with it a supporting
role in the popular independent film Love & Basketball, and a starring role
in the made-for-TV Disney movie Life-Size (in which she played a doll
brought to life by a wish). Now an important part in Coyote Ugly has brought
Tyra back into the limelight. She plays a wild bartender, which is quite
ironic because she has said several times that she doesn't drink alcohol.
She doesn't watch what she eats, though, unlike most other models; she has
gone on record stating that she often eats barbecued ribs, fried chicken
wings, ice cream, and fast-food. In one talk show appearance, Tyra
proclaimed her love for Ketchup packets, and argued that the sole purpose of
French fries was to allow you to scoop up puddles of ketchup. So how does
she stay in shape? She plays lots of sports, particularly basketball and
tennis, and makes sure she always has fun while exercising. The future looks
bright for Tyra Banks. She stars in two upcoming movies, one of which --
Disney's Honey Thunder Dunk -- she will also be producing, she is one of the
richest supermodels in the world, with a personal wealth recently valued at
8.8 million dollars, and there were even rumors a few months ago that Oprah
Winfrey is grooming her to take over her show.
Name:
Valeria Mazza. Height: 5'.10". Nationality: Argentine. Birth
Date: February 17, 1972. Birth Place: Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina.
Occupation: Model. Father: Raul. Mother: Monica .
