Friday, June 3, 2011

Who is Kyrie Andrew Irving?

Who is Kyrie Andrew Irving?  The College Basketball world knows him as Kyrie Irving. Irving is an American-Australian college basketball player for the Duke University Blue Devils men's basketball team. He was one of the top-rated high school basketball players in the United States in the class of 2010.


Personal life

Irving was born March 23, 1992 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia where his father, Drederick Irving, played professional basketball for the Bulleen Boomers. Irving lived in Australia until he was a year and a half old and then moved to the United States. He has dual citizenship in the United States and Australia.[12



High school career

Irving played for Montclair Kimberley Academy his freshman and sophomore year, where he averaged 26.5 points, 10.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 3.6 steals and became only the school's second 1,000 point scorer, before transferring to St. Patrick's.[1] Irving was the #2 player in the class of 2010 by Scout.com,[2] #3 player in the ESPNU 100,[3] and rated as the #4 player by Rivals.com.[4] While at St. Patrick's High School, Irving played with Michael Gilchrist, who is widely regarded as the one of the best players in the class of 2011.[5][6] On January 20, 2010, it was announced that Irving was selected to the 2010 Junior National Select Team. The team played at the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon, on April 10.[7] He was also selected to play in the 2010 McDonald's All-American Game[8] and the 2010 Jordan Brand Classic, where he was named as co-mvp with Harrison Barnes.[9] In June 2010 Irving was a part of the gold medal winning team at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship.[10]

Name Hometown High School / College Height Weight (lb) Commit date

Kyrie Irving
PG
West Orange, New Jersey St. Patrick HS 6′2″ 175 October 22, 2009 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Overall Recruiting Rankings: Scout - 1   Rivals - 4  ESPN - 3
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100 point scale.
Sources:

College career

Irving committed to Duke on October 22, 2009, in a television broadcast on ESPNU. Irving started playing with Duke in the 2010–11 basketball season under the guidance of head coach Mike Krzyzewski. He led the team in scoring at 17.4 points per game on 53.2% shooting through the first eight games of the season. In addition, he added 5.1 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game as he quickly began to make his case for NCAA Freshman of the Year.
In Duke's 8th game of the season, Irving suffered a severe ligament injury in his right big toe that sidelined him indefinitely. His right foot was placed in a cast on December 10, 2010. The cast was removed on February 4, 2011, and Irving began rehab.
On March 17th, the day before Duke played Hampton in the first round of the NCAA tournament, it was revealed that Kyrie would return for his first game since Dec. 4th. It was announced that he would come off of the bench and play limited minutes.
Duke lost to Arizona in the Sweet Sixteen. Irving scored 28 points in what turned out to be his last game for Duke.
Year↓ Team↓ GP↓ GS↓ MPG↓ FG%↓ 3P%↓ FT%↓ RPG↓ APG↓ SPG↓ BPG↓ PPG↓
2010–11 Duke 11 11 27.5 .529 .462 .901 3.4 4.3 1.5 0.5 17.5
Career
11 11 27.5 .529 .462 .901 3.4 4.3 1.5 0.5 17.5

Professional career

Irving announced that he would forgo his final three seasons of eligibilty and enter the 2011 NBA Draft where he is expected to go number one overall to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He signed an agent in early May 2011.[11]

Awards and honors

 










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Who is Heidi Blair Pratt?

Who is Heidi Blair Pratt? The entertainment and acting world knows her as Heidi Montag; Montag
is an American media personality, singer and celebutante. She came to prominence with her starring role on the MTV reality series The Hills from 2006 to 2010. The majority of the episodes followed the life of her former friend and housemate Lauren Conrad.
The series' second season saw Montag date fellow cast member Spencer Pratt. In November 2008, the couple eloped to Mexico, though later got married in the United States in April 2009. In July 2010, Montag filed for divorce after fifteen months of marriage to Pratt,[2] but later called off the divorce.
Montag began working on her first studio album, Superficial, in 2007. It was released in January 2010.

Career

2006-2010: The Hills

During freshman orientation, Montag met Lauren Conrad, who at the time was a featured cast member on the MTV reality series Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County.[3] After the two transferred to Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles,[4] Conrad received her own spin-off series The Hills, which premiered on May 31, 2006.[5] She eventually left the Fashion Institute in fall of 2005 when she was hired at Bolthouse Productions.[6] According to Montag, she dropped out because she "did not find the school challenging."[7] Within two years, she was promoted to event planner at Bolthouse.[8][9]
Montag went on to star in all six seasons of The Hills, though last appeared on the series on the final season's fourth episode. Spencer had threatened to kill a series producer, and was supposed to return to the series after anger management. However, his behavior worsened, which led to them being completely removed from the cast. Montag had also filed charges against "The Hills" creator Adam Divello claiming sexual harassment.[10]
In April 2009, Montag signed on to appear on the reality series I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here!.[11] Her appearance on the show, alongside husband Spencer, was criticized after the couple claimed they were subject to torture and left the show's set multiple times before returning and ultimately withdrawing.[12]
Montag debuted her fashion line, Heidiwood, at a fashion show at the Hollywood and Highland shopping center in Hollywood on April 11, 2008.[13] In November 2008, Montag and Pratt shot scenes for an episode of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. The two appeared as themselves in an episode aired in January 2009.[14] Also in 2009, Montag and Pratt released their first book, How To Be Famous: Our Guide to Looking the Part, Playing the Press and Becoming a Tabloid Fixture.

2007-2010: Superficial

In February 2007, Montag began working on an album with producer David Foster.[15] In March 2009, Montag hired songwriter Cathy Dennis to work on her forthcoming album.[16] On August 23, 2009, Montag performed "Body Language" during the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas. Montag's debut album, Superficial, was digitally released on January 11, 2010. The album sold just over 1,000 copies in the first week.[17] "More Is More" is Montag's only song that managed to chart.

2010-present: Famous Food

In early 2010, Montag was cast in a cameo role in her first feature film, the Adam Sandler comedy Just Go with It.[18]
In early 2011, there was speculation that Montag would join the cast of Bravo's The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, though this was later denied. Later that year, Montag was confirmed to be one of seven celebrities to compete in an upcoming VH1 reality series, Famous Food, that will premiere in the fall of 2011. The cast members will work to open a Hollywood restaurant, and the winner will be given a partnership stake in the business. Other cast members are Ashley Dupre, DJ Paul, Juicy J, Vincent Pastore, Danielle Staub, and Jake Pavelka.[19][20][21]

Personal life

Heidi was  born September 15, 1986 in Crested Butte, Colorado on September 15, 1986.[1] After graduating from high school, she moved to California where she enrolled at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.[4] Holly Montag is Heidi's older sister by about three years. On March 3, 2008, Montag's stepbrother Eric O'Hara was killed in an accidental fall from an icy roof. O'Hara was a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and served in the 82nd Airborne Division.[22]
In 2006, she began dating Spencer Pratt. In May 2007, Montag and Pratt announced their engagement.[23] During The Hills season finale in December 2007, the couple broke off their engagement. On November 20, 2008, Montag and Spencer had a marriage ceremony in Mexico. No family members were present and the wedding ceremony lasted 15 minutes.[24][25] Montag and Pratt married a second time on April 25, 2009 in Pasadena, California.[26] On June 8, 2010, Heidi filed for legal separation from Pratt, listing irreconcilable differences as the reason for their separation.[27] On July 30, 2010, Montag filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences in the petition.[28] However, the couple called off the divorce in September 2010.[29] In November 2010, Montag and Pratt announced that the reason behind the couple's divorce was to help Montag's career.[30] Later that November, Montag and Pratt renewed their wedding vows.[31]

Plastic surgeries

In April 2007, Montag had a breast augmentation, rhinoplasty, and collagen lip injections. At first, she did not confirm this, but after months of speculation and rumors, Montag spoke to Us Weekly about her surgeries in September 2007.[32]
In January 2010, Montag revealed to People magazine that she had ten plastic surgery procedures in one day, done by Dr. Frank Ryan on November 20, 2009. Among the procedures were brow-lifts, ear-pinnings, a chin reduction, as well as a second rhinoplasty and second breast augmentation. She revealed that she almost died from too much Demerol, reducing her breath rate to five breaths per minute, but said it was worth it.[33]
In December 2010, Montag appeared on the cover of Life & Style magazine, revealing scars and marks caused from her surgeries. In the magazine interview, Montag says, "Parts of my body definitely look worse than they did presurgery. This is not what I signed up for." She adds, "I definitely think I should have been way more informed. I think that doctors should really walk you through all aspects of it, not just the glamorous side of it. Doctors, it's like they're selling you cookies or something. I would love to not be 'plastic girl' or whatever they call me. Surgery ruined my career and my personal life and just brought a lot of negativity into my world. I wish I could jump into a time machine and take it all back. Instead, I'm always going to feel like Edward Scissorhands."[34]

Filmography

List of appearances in film and television
Year↓ Title↓ Role↓ Notes
2006–2010 The Hills Herself TV series, main cast member for all six seasons
2009 How I Met Your Mother Herself TV series, one episode as guest star along with Spencer Pratt
2009 I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! Herself TV series, featured with Spencer Pratt; ultimately withdrew from series
2011 Just Go With It Kimberly Cameo role, first appearance in a feature film

Published works

  • How To Be Famous: Our Guide to Looking the Part, Playing the Press and Becoming a Tabloid Fixture (with Spencer Pratt) (2009)

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected details
Title Album details
Superficial

Extended plays

Year Album details
2009 Wherever I Am
  • Format: Digital download
2009 Here She Is…
  • Format: Digital download
Wherever I Am
  1. "Your Love Found Me" – 3:52
  2. "More Is More" – 3:06
  3. "Party Is Wherever I Am" – 3:28
  4. "Turn Ya Head" – 3:39
  5. "Look How I'm Doing" – 3:39
Here She Is…
  1. "No More" – 4:05
  2. "Overdosin'" – 3:45
  3. "Look How I'm Doing" – 3:29
  4. "Turn Ya Head" – 3:39
  5. "More Is More" – 3:06
  6. "Blackout" – 3:31
  7. "Your Love Found Me" – 3:52

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Look How I'm Doing" 2009 Wherever I Am
"Blackout" 2009 Here She Is...
"Body Language" 2009 Non-album single
"Superficial" 2009 Superficial
"Sex Ed" 2010 Non-album singles
"Trash Me" 2010

Promotional singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Higher" 2008 Non-album song
"Overdosin'" 2008 Here She Is...
"No More" 2008
"More Is More" 2009 Wherever I Am
"Your Love Found Me" 2009

Music videos

Year Song Director
2008 "Higher" Spencer Pratt
"Overdosin'" Spenser Cohen
2009 "Blackout" Spencer Pratt

 


















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