Remembering Whitney Houston

Born in Newark New Jersey.

Cousin of singer Dionne Warwick.

Her godmother is Aretha Franklin.

Was a model before she became a singer.

Her album "Whitney Houston" is the biggest selling debut by a female artist.

Only artist to have 7 consecutive number one singles.

Has 11 number one singles in total.

"I Will Always Love You" is the biggest selling single by a female artist.


The album "The Bodyguard" is the biggest selling soundtrack of all time.

Has won six Grammys and 22 American Music Awards.

Had a total of 23 top ten hits on the billboard singles chart.

Turned down such movies as "Die Another Day", Dreamgirls", "Monsters' Ball" and "What's Love Got To Do With It".

Madonna Goes To The Movies

A Look At The Films Of Madonna

A Certain Sacrifice (1979): A low budget film that wasn't released until after she became big.

Desperately Seeking Susan (1985): Her first film after becoming a star. One of her best and most successful.

Shanghai Surprise (1986): This Bomb was produced by Ex-Beatle George Harrison and co-starred her then husband Sean Penn.

Who's That Girl? (1987): A cute film, but another bomb.

Dick Tracy (1990): Madonna might have been the best thing (to look at) in this Warren Beatty directed film.

Truth Or Dare (1991): A documentary look at Madonna backstage.

A League Of Their Own (1992): This was the biggest movie Madonna appeared in.

Body Of Evidence (1993): A Basic Instinct rip-off movie and another bomb.

Evita (1996): Madonna got some good reviews for playing Evita Peron in this film.

Next Best Thing (2000): Madonna attempts to make a romantic comedy.

Swept Away (2002): This Movie was directed by then husband Guy Ritchie and received the worst reviews of her career.

Die Another Day (2002): Makes a cameo appearance and sings the title track for this James Bond film.

Film Debuts By Famous Actors

Greer Garson: Goodbye Mr. Chips (1939)

Lauren Bacall: To Have And Have Not (1944)

Clint Eastwood: Revenge Of The Creature (1955)

Elvis Presley: Love Me Tender (1956)

Steve McQueen: The Blob (1958)

Robert Duvall: To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)

Julie Andrews: Mary Poppins (1964)

Jeff Goldblum: Death Wish (1974)

Mark Hamill: Star Wars (1977)

Kevin Bacon: Animal House (1978)

Steve Martin: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)

Sean Penn: Taps (1981)

Drew Barrymore: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Johnny Depp: A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)

Whoopi Goldberg: The Color Purple (1985)

Madonna: Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

Jennifer Aniston: Leprechaun (1993)

10 Facts About Edward Van Halen

1. Born In Holland (January 26th, 1955)

2. Named his son Wolfgang after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

3. Played the guitar solo on Michael Jackson's Beat It, off the album Thriller (1982).

4. Fans named Eddie's famous red, white and black stripped guitar "Franken-Strat" because he had rebuilt it so many times.

5. Edward's middle name is Lodewijk, after Ludwig Van Beethoven.

6. According to Gene Simmons, Eddie tried to join Kiss in 1982 as a replacement for Ace Frehley.

7. Was married to actress Valerie Bertinelli.

8. Appeared on the TV show "Two And A Half Men" (2009).

9. Had hip replacement surgery in 1999.

10. His father, Jan Van Halen, plays clarinet on the song Big Bad Bill, off the album Diver Down (1982).

10 CARY GRANT FILMS YOU SHOULD SEE

1. Bringing Up Baby (1938): Screwball comedy co-starring Katharine Hepburn. Howard Hawks Directs.

2. Gunga Din (1939): Adventure film directed by George Stevens Co-Starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. ans Victor Mclaglen. Based on a poem by Rudyard Kipling.

3. Only Angels Have Wings (1939): Another one directed by Howard Hawks. Features an early appearance by Rita Hayworth.

4. The Philadelphia Story (1940): Romantic Triangle With Katharine Hepburn and James Stewart. Remade years later with Bing Crosby in the Grant role.



5. Suspicion (1941): Grant's first Hitchcock film. Co-stars Joan Fontaine (also in Gunga Din) as a woman who suspects her husband (Grant) is trying to kill her.

6. Arsenic And Old Lace (1944): Situational comedy about a family where Grant is the only member who isn't a murderer.

7. Notorious (1946): One of Hitchcock's best films. Co-starring Ingrid Bergman, this one's all about spies and Nazis.

8. Room For One More (1952): Grant stars with his real life wife (at the time) Betsy Drake as a kind hearted couple who adopt orphans.

9. To Catch A Thief (1955): Grant wanted to retire from films but Hitchcock lured him back with this script about a jewel thief and the chance to work with Grace Kelly.

10. North By Northwest (1959): This is the one with the famous scene of a crop dusting plane chasing him down. This is also the last film Grant made with Alfred Hitchcock.

Celebrity Brothers

Jacksons: Tito, Jermaine, Jackie, Marlon and of coarse Michael. Members of the world famous pop group, the Jackson 5. Later younger brother Randy would join.

Gallaghers: Liam and Noel, members of the British rock group Oasis.As famous for feuding as they are for their music.



Wilsons: Luke and Owen, actors, worked together in the movies "Bottle Rocket" and "The Royal Tenenbaums".

Sheen / Estevez: Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez both started out in the 80's as teen actors. Emilio went on to star in the "Young Guns" and "Mighty Ducks" films as well as try his hand at directing. Charlie went on to greater fame on the TV show "Two And A Half Men".

Gibbs: Barry and twins Maurice and Robin found success in the pop group The Bee Gees during the 60's, 70's and 80's.

Van Halen: Brothers Edward and Alex became superstars in the rock group named after themselves.

Wahlbergs: Donnie was a member of the pop group New Kids On The Block and Mark found fame as singer / rapper Marky Mark. Both brothers went on to greater success in the movies.

Bridges: The sons of actor Lloyd Bridges, Jeff and Beau both made a name for themselves on the silver screen.

Athletes Turned Movie Stars - Part 2

Shaquille O'Neal (Basketball): Won championships with both the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat. One of the few athletes to have a movie career while still playing pro sports. Appeared in the movies "Blue Chips", "Kazaam" and "Steel".

Howie Long (Football): Played with the Oakland Raiders, also appeared in the movies "Broken Arrow" and "Firestorm".

Ray Allen (Basketball): Played on both the Seattle Super Sonics and the Boston Celtics. Starred in the Movie "He Got Game".

Merlin Olsen (Football): Was a member of the Los Angeles Rams. Later acted in such TV series as "Little House On The Prairie" and "Father Murphy".

Buster Crabbe (Swimmer): Won bronze and gold at the 1928 and 1932 Olympic games. Became more famous later as Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers on the big screen.

Joe Namath (Football): Colorful quarterback for the New York Jets. Won the Super Bowl in 1969. Later acted in such movies as "C.C. And Company" and "Avalanche Express".

Vinnie Jones (Soccer): British footballer who played for several teams including Chelsea. Made his screen debut in the movie "Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels".

Fred Dreyer (Football): Most famous for starring in the TV series "Hunter".