Who is Adam Noah Levine?

Who is Adam Noah Levine? The entertainment and music world knows Adam Levine as an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the front man and guitarist for the pop rock band Maroon 5. He is also a coach on the American talent show The Voice.

 Early life

Levine was born March 18, 1979 in Los Angeles, the son of Patsy Noah and Fred Levine.^[1] His uncle is Slate writer and editor Timothy Noah.^[2] He has a brother, Michael, and a sister, Julia Milne.^[3] When he was six, he made the winning shot of his local YMCA championship basketball game (on a team his father coached) with no time left on the clock. He has said that the incident changed his life and gave him the confidence to be successful.^[4][5]
Levine attended French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts Camp (Hancock, NY) with best friend Jesse Carmichael, guitar player of the band known at that time as Kara's Flowers. He graduated from Brentwood School in 1997.
Levine is Jewish on his father's side and a Protestant on his mother's side. He refused a Bar Mitzvah and is an atheist. ^[6]

Original band Kara's Flowers

Having met at Brentwood School in Los Angeles, CA, the band released their first album entitled The Fourth World in 1997 as high school seniors. That same year the band appeared on an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210. The album had little success, and its only single, "Soap Disco", failed commercially. Disappointed with the results of their album, the band went on hiatus and went their separate ways.^[7]
Levine and Carmichael left Los Angeles to study at Five Towns College, a small music and performing arts school in Dix Hills, Long Island, New York. This was the first time the two Los Angeles natives were exposed to a completely different music scene, a cultural awakening for the young men.^[8] On MTV News, in 2002, Levine said, "That's when I started waking up to the whole hip hop, R&B thing. We had friends named Chaos and shit. It was not Brentwood High."^[9]

Maroon 5 and mainstream success

During this time, Levine worked a two-week stint as a waiter at Johnny Rockets.^[10] After dropping out of Five Towns College, Levine and Jesse reunited with Mickey and Ryan, but added former Square guitarist, James Valentine in 2001. Renaming the band Maroon 5, Levine and his friends began to compile all of their new found musical influences into their music. While Levine was working as a writer's assistant on the television show "Judging Amy," he spent time writing the lyrics about his ex-girlfriend, Jane. Those lyrics became the album "Songs About Jane." 


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Other work

Levine has collaborated with various musical acts. In 2005, Levine was featured on the Ying Yang Twins song "Live Again". He appeared on Kanye West's Late Registration album, on the third single, "Heard 'Em Say".^[11] He is also featured in the song "Wild Horses" on Alicia Keys' third album Alicia Keys: MTV Unplugged. Over the next year, he co-wrote the track "Say It Again" on Natasha Bedingfield's album N.B.. He also performed the background vocals on this song. Most recently, Levine offered his vocals on Gym Class Heroes' newest album in the song "Stereo Hearts."
Levine has made several notable comic appearances on television. During 2007, he appeared on the 33rd season premiere of Saturday Night Live in an SNL Digital Short called Iran So Far with Andy Samberg, Fred Armisen and Jake Gyllenhaal. Levine played himself while singing a humorous bridge to a "love song" for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. In 2008, he appeared on Comedy Central's "Night Of Too Many Stars". Levine also had a cameo on Jimmy Kimmel Live for the night of stars and endorsed Barack Obama in the 2008 Presidential Election.
In October 2008, Levine collaborated with First Act to create the First Act 222 Guitar, fashioned to Levine's specifications. The guitar was made available for purchase at Target retail stores.^[12]
Levine has stated in various interviews that he does not plan on continuing in Maroon 5 forever, and may stop after the tour for Maroon 5's third album.^[13][14]
Levine made a guest appearance as himself on the season three finale of 30 Rock in the episode Kidney Now!.
In 2009, Levine recorded "Gotten", a song for Slash's first solo album Slash released in April 2010. "Gotten" was premiered at amazon.com on March 29, 2010.^[15]
Levine is also featured as a singer for his band's song "She Will be Loved" in the music rhythm game Band Hero.
In February 2010, he was among approximately 80 musicians who sang on the charity-single remake of "We Are the World" called "We Are the World 25 for Haiti".
Levine is one of the contestant judges and coach mentors on the singing TV show, The Voice.^[16] The winner, Javier Colon, was on Levine's team.

Personal life

Jane

Levine's ex-girlfriend Jane is the muse behind the name of the band's debut album Songs About Jane. In a 2004 interview, he claimed that she had not contacted him despite the success of the album.^[17] They have since made up, and by 2007, Levine referred to them as being "close friends".
Levine is a "car junkie", his favorite car being his 1971 Mercedes 280 SE 3.5 Cabriolet.^[18]

Anne Vyalitsyna

In 2006, Levine broke his sternum while lifting weights, what he called "one of the most painful things I’ve ever experienced."^[10] He began using spotters while lifting weights before giving up weightlifting completely when he began yoga in 2007.^[19]
In September 2010, Levine said on the Howard Stern Show he had been dating Russian Sports Illustrated swimsuit and Victoria's Secret model Anne Vyalitsyna seriously for about eight months. The couple met when Maroon 5 performed at the 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue release party in Las Vegas.^[20]
Levine stripped naked for testicular cancer awareness for a centerfold in Cosmopolitan UK's February 2011 issue.^[21]

 

centerfold in Cosmopolitan

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Who is Sarah Macaulay?

Who is Sarah Macaulay? The political world knows Sarah Brown  as the wife of Gordon Brown, a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. She is also the founding partner of Hobsbawm Macaulay Communications, a public relations company.

Early life

Brown was born 31 October 1963 Sarah Macaulay in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire,^[1] on 31 October 1963^[2] to a middle-class family: her mother Pauline was a teacher and her Scottish father Iain^[2] (who died in Ireland in 2007)^[3] worked for publisher Longman. Brown spent her early childhood in Fife,^[4] before moving to Tanzania. When she was eight, her parents separated, both remarried, and she with her two younger brothers, Sean and Bruce,^[3] went to live with their mother and stepfather in North London.^[5]
She was educated in North London at Acland Burghley School and Camden School for Girls, and went on to take a psychology degree at the University of Bristol.^[6]
After leaving university, she worked at the brand consultancy Wolff Olins. When she was 30, she went into partnership with her old school friend, Julia Hobsbawm, starting the Hobsbawm Macaulay public relations firm together. The firm landed contracts with the New Statesman, owned by Geoffrey Robinson.^[6] The firm has also won contracts with the British Council, a UK government-funded body, which led to allegations from the Conservative Party that these contracts ought to have been disclosed by Gordon Brown. No action was taken by the Government in respect of this alleged breach of the Ministerial Code.^[7]

Marriage and children

She first met Gordon Brown briefly at a Labour event, but they did not speak at length until 1994 when they shared a flight from London to Scotland for the Scottish Labour Party conference. After this meeting the two began dating.^[8]
The relationship was kept secret until 1997, when the News of the World published a picture of them together in a restaurant in London.^[9] Allegedly, the scene was staged by spin doctor Charlie Whelan and had to be reshot when Brown failed to look suitably loving.^[6]
They were married on 3 August 2000 in Brown's home town, North Queensferry, Fife.^[10]
In 2001, she left Hobsbawm Macaulay after finding out she was pregnant with her first child.^[11] On 28 December 2001 she gave birth prematurely to a daughter, Jennifer Jane, who died when she was only 10 days old.^[12][13] In 2002 she founded charity Piggy Bank Kids, which began as a research fund to tackle complications in pregnancy, and has now expanded into a range of projects helping disadvantaged children.
Gordon Brown has spoken of Sarah's bravery after the death of their daughter.^[14]
On 17 October 2003 she gave birth to her second child, a boy, John^[15] and then on 17 July 2006 she had another boy, James Fraser.^[16] In November of that year, James Fraser was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.^[17]

She is the patron of domestic violence charity Women's Aid and of Maggie's Cancer Caring Centre, set up in memory of a breast cancer victim, among others.^[18] Brown is also a close friend of writer J.K. Rowling (who donated £1 million to the Labour Party in 2008),^[19] and the two co-authored a children's book for the One Parent Families charity organization.^[20]

Public perception

Brown is by and large favourably compared with Cherie Blair, the wife of her husband's predecessor. Cherie Blair was often portrayed as eccentric and outgoing by the media. Brown has been portrayed in contrast to this as a more reserved, though nonetheless amiable, figure.^[21][22][23] British newspaper, The Guardian, noted her public image, saying, "her positive profile could be the best thing Labour has got going for it with the election looming."^[24]
Brown, a member of the social networking site Twitter, has over a million members on Twitter following "SarahBrownUK", resulting in Jan Moir of the Daily Mail dubbing her "the high priestess of Twitter".^[25]
Brown is scheduled to publish her biography through Ebury Press in 2011, under the working title "Behind the Black Door".^[26]

 

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Who is Lauren Nicole London?

Who is Lauren Nicole London? The entertainment and acting world knows Lauren London as an American film and television actress, model, and occasional music video actress. Beginning her career in music videos and later transitioning into film and television, London earned recognition for her performances in the film ATL as well as the television shows 90210 and Entourage. Along with her acting career, London is also a spokesmodel for the Sean John women's collection.

Early life

London was born December 5, 1984 in Los Angeles to an African American mother and a caucasian Jewish father.^[1][2] After attending Palisades High School, Lauren was home schooled, giving her time to audition for films, music videos and commercials.

Career

London had made appearances in music videos by artists such as Tyrese, Ludacris, Pharrell, and Snoop Dogg.^[3] Her breakout year came in 2006, where she made her television debut in the "Everybody Hates Funerals" episode of the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris.^[3] That same year, London landed her first film role as well, playing hip hop artist T.I.'s romantic lead in the film ATL. For her work, London was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the year's Black Movie Awards.^[4] In 2007, London landed a role on the HBO comedy series Entourage, playing the character Turtle's (Jerry Ferrara) love interest.^[5] Later, based on her performance in ATL, London was given her role in 2007's This Christmas without having to audition.^[3] London, along with pop/R&B singers Cassie and Asia Nitollano, became one of the spokesmodels for the Sean John women's collection in 2007 as well.^[6] In 2008, London landed the role of the character Christina in the first season of the show 90210,^[7] originally thought to be a possible romantic interest of Tristan Wilds' character Dixon Wilson. London's next film role was the character Ivy in the 2009 release Next Day Air.^[8][9] The same year, she played the character Cammy Alcott in the Chris Columbus film I Love You Beth Cooper.^[10] London has appeared on the cover of such magazines as Jewel and King as well.^[11][12]
London returned to films since the birth of her son. She appeared in Tyler Perry's new movie Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family, which was released on April 22, 2011. She played Renee, Bow Wow's character's girlfriend.

Personal life

London gave birth to her first son, Lennox Samuel Ari, was born on September 9, 2009^[13] whose father is rapper Lil Wayne. The two had previously been romantically linked and engaged in 2007.
She is close friends with Khloe Kardashian and fellow Sean John model Cassie.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2006	ATL	Erin "Nu Nu" Garnett
2007	This Christmas	Melanie 'Mel' Whitfield
2009	I Love You, Beth Cooper	Cameron "Cammy" Alcott
2009	Next Day Air	Ivy
2009	Good Hair	herself
2011	Madea's Big Happy Family	Renee

Television appearances

In her acting career, London has performed in relatively small roles in episodes for a number of television shows. This list includes appearances in various episodes of shows, while excluding appearances as herself on talk shows, interview shows, ceremonies, and the like.She currently played in the TV Show "Single Ladies"

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Everybody Hates Chris	Monay	1 episode
2007	Entourage	Kelly	2 episodes
2008–2009	90210	Christina Worthy BlingestBash 2 (MTV)	3 episodes
2009	Keeping Up with the Kardashians	Herself	1 episode
2011	Single Ladies (TV series)	Shelley	1 episode

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist
2002	"From tha Chuuuch to da Palace"	Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell
	"Frontin"	Pharrell
	"Signs of Love Makin'"	Tyrese
2003	"Stand Up"	Ludacris feat. Shawnna
2004	"Drop It Like It's Hot"	Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell
2006	"That Girl"	Pharrell feat. Charlie Wilson and Snoop Dogg
2006	"What You Know"	T.I.
2007	"Drivin' Me Wild"	Common feat. Lily Allen
2008	"Miss Independent"	Ne-Yo

Awards and nominations

Year	Organization	Award	Film	Result
2006	Black Movie Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role	ATL	Nominated

 

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Who is Kendall Nicole Jenner ?

Who is Kendall Nicole Jenner? The entertainment and acting world knows Kendal Jenner as a commercial model and TV personality who is featured on the E! reality TV show Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

Modeling career

Jenner was born November 3, 1995 in L.A . She signed with Wilhelmina Models in 2010. She was featured in 2011 Winter/Spring issue of "TeenProm" and she had a photoshoot for designer Marc Clark's Spring/Summer 2011 Lookbook. In 2010 she appeared in One Call's music video, Blacklight. As of 2011, she has modeled for the Sherri Hill dress line, which specializes in dresses for proms and pageants.^[1]

Personal life

Jenner is the eldest daughter of Bruce Jenner and Kris Jenner. She has a younger sister, Kylie Jenner. Through her mother, she has three older half-sisters, Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, and Khloé Kardashian, and one older half-brother, Rob Kardashian. Through her father, she has three older half-brothers, Burton Jenner, Brandon Jenner, and Brody Jenner, and a half-sister, Casey Jenner. .

Filmography

• 2007–present: Keeping Up With The Kardashians as Herself
• 2008: E! True Hollywood Story as Herself
• 2010: Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami as Herself
• 2011: Khloe & Lamar as Herself

 

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