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June 2012
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Photo of the Week: Superman Super Sad
June 18, 2012 by Julien McNabThe producers at BIO.com review hundreds of photos of famous figures each week, from award-winning actors and popular singers, to headliners and scandal-makers. While we're digging through these archives, we often come across amazing photos that we're...
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Lookalike of the Week: Prime Minister
June 20, 2012 by Kayla AriasCould you picture Chris Noth as a British prime minister? If you need some help, just take a look at Neville Chamberlain who actually served as prime minister from...
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- Famous Lookalikes
- Famous Pisceans
- Famous Mayors
Neville Chamberlain
Mayor, Prime Minister, Government Official / 1869 - 1940
Neville Chamberlain was the British Prime Minister as England entered World War II. He is known for his policy of "appeasement" towards Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany.
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- Famous Lookalikes
- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Actors
Chris Noth
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1954 -
Chris Noth is an actor who is best know for his roles as a detective on the television drama series Law & Order and as Big on HBO's Sex in the City.
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Rodney King Dead at 47
June 17, 2012 by Eudie PakRodney King, the man whose life was thrust into the national spotlight after cameras caught him being beaten by four white Los Angeles Police Department officers...
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- Famous Arians
- Famous People Named King
- Famous People Born in 1965
Rodney King
1965 - 2012
When a mostly white jury acquitted the police officers who were caught on video beating Rodney King, it set off the L.A. riots of 1992.
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Nora Ephron, Hollywood Writer and Author, Dead at 71
June 26, 2012 by Eudie PakScreenwriter and author Nora Ephron died Tuesday in New York from a long battle with leukemia, reports the L.A. Times. She was 71.
Famous for her hilarious and...
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- Famous Taureans
- Famous Film Directors
- Famous Filmmakers
Nora Ephron
Director, Journalist, Screenwriter / 1941 - 2012
Nora Ephron wrote and directed modern classic romantic comedies like Sleepless in Seattle, You’ve Got Mail and 2009's Julie & Julia. -
Lance Armstrong's Not Feeling Dope, Mister Rogers Gets Remixed
June 15, 2012 by Eudie PakBiography.com's "Week in Review" highlights interesting people who've made the news this past week—thanks to their endeavors, big ideas, triumphs, importance...
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- Athletes Involved in Drug Scandals
- Famous Virgoans
- Famous Cyclists
Lance Armstrong
Cyclist, Philanthropist / 1971 -
Lance Armstrong is a professional American cyclist and testicular cancer survivor who, in 2012, was stripped of the seven Tour de France titles he won from 1999 to 2005 due to evidence of performance-enhancing drug use.
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- Chris Brown and Rihanna
- Soul Train Guests
- Celebrities Caught Naked
Chris Brown
Dancer, Singer / 1989 -
Chris Brown is a Grammy Award-winning R&B and dance music entertainer who has pleaded guilty to assaulting former girlfriend Rihanna.
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- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Actors
- Famous Rappers
Drake
Television Actor, Rapper / 1986 -
TV and rap star Drake is best known in Canada for playing wheelchair-bound Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi: The Next Generation, and for hit songs like "Best I Ever Had" and "Take Care."
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- Famous Military Veterans
- Famous Arians
- Famous Military Leaders
Colin Powell
Military Leader, Diplomat / 1937 -
Colin Powell was the first African American appointed as the U.S. Secretary of State, and the first, and so far the only, to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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- Famous Puppeteers
- Sober Celebs
- Famous Pisceans
Fred Rogers
Minister, Television Personality / 1928 - 2003
Fred Rogers is the much-loved host of the public television show, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, which ran on PBS from 1968 to 2001.
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Lookalike of the Week: Johnson and Jones
June 26, 2012 by Kayla AriasTommy Lee Jones has made a successful career out of acting and has starred in a number of films. His latest, Men in Black 3, was released in theaters on May 25th. What was his lookalike Andrew Johnson doing on that date a mere 146 years earlier? Andrew...
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- Famous Lookalikes
- Abraham Lincoln's Cabinet Members
- U.S. Presidents
Andrew Johnson
U.S. President / 1808 - 1875
Andrew Johnson was the successor to Abraham Lincoln and was the first president of the United States to be impeached.
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- Famous Lookalikes
- Best Supporting Actor Oscar Winners
- Batman Villains
Tommy Lee Jones
Film Actor, Television Actor, Director / 1946 -
Tommy Lee Jones is an American actor known for his roles in Men in Black, The Fugitive, No Country for Old Men and Lincoln (2012).

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