Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Who is Kimberly Alana Stewart?

Who is Kimberly Alana Stewart? The entertainment and acting world knows her as Kimberly Stewart. Stewart is an American actress and model and fashion designer. She is the daughter of Rod Stewart and Alana Stewart.

Career

Kimberly Stewart was born on August 21, 1979, in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.[10] She was the second of Rod Stewart′s eight children (the most recent was born in February 2011) and second of Alana Stewart′s three children. She worked an actress[1] and brand ambassador.[1] After graduating from Buckley school in Sherman Oaks, California,[2] she spent several years studying acting with coaches Janet Alhanti and Ivan a Chubbuck.[1][2] Stewart studied in London with theatre coaches Barbara Houseman (Central School of Speech and Drama/Royal Shakespeare Company coach) and Penny Dyer (Rada and Central School of Speech & Drama coach) and with singing coach Mark Meylan, who works with The Royal National Theatre.[1][2]
Stewart's American television work includes a leading role in Going to California, written by Scott Rosenberg and directed by Ted Demme,[1] and appearing in one episode of Judd Apatow's series, "Undeclared."[1] Stewart′s first film was James Toback′s, Black and White, which also starred Robert Downey, Jr., and Jared Leto.[1] As of 2011, Stewart is filming the movie The Home Coming, written and directed by Sean Hackett.[1]
Stewart had breast augmentation surgery when she turned 18. She had her size-D implants removed in 2005.[3] When friend and former beau Jack Osbourne, son of English heavy-metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne, joked that he would like the silicone implants as a memento, Stewart signed the pair and had them framed for Osborne; he put them on display in his bathroom.[3]
Stewart posed nude in 2008 in the British society magazine Tatler, along with Peaches Geldof, daughter of the Boomtown RatsBob Geldof, and Leah Wood, daughter of the Rolling StonesRonnie Wood.[4] The photographer was Canadian rocker and photographer Bryan Adams. Stewart had previously posed nude with a crucifix in Italian Vogue, dismaying the Vatican.[3]

 

 

Fashion

She realized an early ambition, at age 19, when she launched her own fashion collection - “Pinky Starfish.”[1][3] Known for its dresses made from French vintage fabrics,[1] the range was sold in Tracey Ross, Lisa Kline and Barney’s.[1] Stewart has appeared on the covers for Tatler and German Vanity Fair, which Bryan Adams shot;[1] and she has worked with fashion companies including Tommy Hilfiger,[5] American Vogue,[1] L’uomo Vogue,[1] Elle,[1] Italian Vogue,[1][3] Vanity Fair,[1] MaxMara,[1] Richard Tyler,[5] Catherine Malandrino,[5], underwear line Ultimo (in a £100,000 deal),[6] Tatler,[1] InStyle,[1] House of Field,[5] and Chrome Hearts.[1]

Music

Stewart, who plays violin and the piano, was approached by a producer,[who?] in 2005; and, after doing some studio test-runs, Stewart has since begun taking singing lessons.To date nothing has happened with her potential music career.[7]

Reality show

Stewart has had her own reality show called Living with Kimberly Stewart. The show is based on Stewart looking for 2 flatmates with 13 contestants fighting through challengers to win the key of the Stewart house in London.
On September 9, 2008 the Atlanta-based band, "Elevation", released the music video for its single, “Razoreyes", starring Stewart, marking a first in her career.[8][9]

Personal life

Scott Caan
Cisco Adler
Wes Scantlin
In the past, Kimberly Stewart has been linked romantically with Jack Osbourne, actor Scott Caan, son of James Caan; Whitestarr frontman Cisco Adler, and rocker Wes Scantlin, lead singer and guitarist of the post-grunge band Puddle of Mudd.[5] Scantlin had previously dated Kimberly's stepmother, supermodel Rachel Hunter.[5] She was also linked to actors Jude Law and Rhys Ifans and Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill.[11] Stewart was a regular on the celebrity party scene that revolved around her childhood friend, socialite Paris Hilton.[5]
Talan Torriero,
In 2005, Stewart became engaged to one of the stars of the MTV reality show Laguna Beach, Talan Torriero, after knowing him just a few weeks.[12] At the time, he was 19 and she was 26.[12] The couple called off their engagement less than two weeks after announcing it.[13]
On April 11, 2011, Benicio del Toro's publicist announced that Stewart is pregnant with his child, although the two are not a couple.[11][14] The baby will be Rod Stewart′s first grandchild.[11]






Humanitarian work

Stewart participates in the charity ‘“Dirty Hands Caravan”, founded by actor Sean Penn,[1] which encourages young people to stand up for the causes they feel most strongly about and to take action.[1] Her work with them included the filming of a documentary which followed the charity in New Orleans.[1] Featuring Stewart, the documentary was screened at film festivals around the world.[1] Another of Stewart′s causes is the water charity Fresh 2o,[1] which aims to raise awareness and much needed money for struggling communities in Third World countries that do not have access to clean drinking water. British actresses Keira Knightley and Lily Cole have been previously featured; Stewart′s campaign was shot by photographer Candice, with Stewart under water.[1]



 















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Who is Brittany Ann Daniels?

Who is Brittany Ann Daniel? The entertainment and acting world knows her as Brittany Daniel, she is an American television and film actress. She is the twin sister of actress and photographer Cynthia Daniel.[1] She is best known for her portrayal of Kelly Pitts on the CW/BET comedy-drama series The Game, and Candice in the 2010 science fiction film Skyline, and for her role as Jessica Wakefield on the 1990's teen show Sweet Valley High.

Early life and career

Daniel was born March 17, 1976 in Gainesville, Florida, the daughter of Carolyn and C. B. Daniel.[2] Brittany is five minutes older than her twin sister Cynthia. The two also have an older brother, Brad (born in 1968).[3] By age 11, both girls began modeling and appeared in Seventeen and YM. They first began acting in the 1990s with an appearance in the sitcom The New Leave It to Beaver. In 1992, when she was sixteen, Daniel won the role of Mila Rosnovsky on the short-lived syndicated teen drama Swan's Crossing. She then moved to New York to film the series. After high school, she landed the role of Jessica Wakefield in the television series Sweet Valley High (sister Cynthia portrayed Jessica's twin sister, Elizabeth) along with a Doublemint gum campaign. During the run of Sweet Valley High, the girls made their film debut in the drama The Basketball Diaries (1995) alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.[4]
After Sweet Valley High was canceled in 1997, Daniel continued acting in films and television series including a stint on Dawson's Creek in 1999 and a role in the TBS television movie On Hostile Ground the following year. In 2001, she appeared as David Spade's love interest, Brandy, in Joe Dirt. In 2002, Brittany played one of the lead characters in the short-lived FOX series That '80s Show. In 2002, she played Eric Forman's cousin Penny on That 70's Show. She also appeared on the show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as a transsexual named Carmen. In 2004, she teamed up with the Wayans Brothers for their films White Chicks and Little Man.[5] That same year, she appeared in the VH1 television movie Totally Awesome before landing a role in The CW Television Network's half hour comedy The Game.[6] In February 2010, she was cast in the Brothers Strause thriller Skyline;[7] the film was released on November 12th 2010.

Personal life

On September 24, 2008, Daniel's father, C.B. Daniel, died in Gainesville, Florida from cancer. [8]

Filmography

Year↓ Title↓ Role↓ Notes
1989 The New Leave It to Beaver Zorigna #1 Episode: "Man's Greatest Achivements"
1992 Swans Crossing Mila Rosnovsky 54 episodes
1994–1997 Sweet Valley High Jessica Wakefield 58 episodes
1995 The Basketball Diaries Blinkie
1999 Sonic Impact Rachel
1999 Dawson's Creek Eve Whitman 4 episodes
2000 Fortunate Son
TV movie
2000 On Hostile Ground Cindy Evers TV movie
2001 Joe Dirt Brandy
2002 That '70s Show Penny Episode: "Eric's Hot Cousin"
2002 That '80s Show Sophia 13 episodes
2003 111 Gramercy Park Brynn Martin Unsold pilot
2003 Just Shoot Me! Sarah Episode: "The Goodbye Girl"
2004 Club Dread Jenny
2004 North Shore Cari Layne Episode: "Pilot"
2004 White Chicks Megan Vandergeld
2005 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Carmen Episode: "Charlie Has Cancer"
2005 Dirty Tatiana
2006 Community Service Carly Phillips TV movie
2006 Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders Samantha Stone Video
2006 Little Man Brittany
2006 Totally Awesome Kimberly TV movie
2006 The Hamiltons Dani Cummings
2006–present The Game Kelly Pitts 47+ episodes
2007 Last of the Romantics Sarah Xavier
2007 Loveless in Los Angeles Kelly
2007 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Carmen Episode: "Mac Is a Serial Killer"
2010 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Carmen Episode: "Mac Fights Gay Marriage"
2010 Skyline Candice
2010 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Carmen 3 Episodes

Awards and nominations

Year↓ Award↓ Result↓ Category↓ Film or series↓
1993 Young Artist Award Nominated Best Young Actress in an Off-Primetime Series Swans Crossing
1995 Young Artist Award Won Best Performance: Young Actress in a TV Comedy Series Sweet Valley High (Shared with Cynthia Daniel)
2007 New York International Independent Film & Video Festival Won Best Actress Last of the Romantics
2007 MTV Movie Awards Nominated Best Kiss Little Man (Shared with Marlon Wayans)
































 

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