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Kathy Ireland Biography

• Birth Place: Glendale, CA
• Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/20/1963, Pisces
• Profession: Actor; Businesswoman; Author; Model

Kathy Ireland Fast Facts:

• Began her modeling career at age 17, when she was discovered by an agent for the Elite Model Management company.
  
• Appeared in 13 consecutive issues of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, beginning in 1984, and graced its cover three times.
  
• Started the Kathy Ireland Mentor Program for Single Teen Mothers in L.A. in 1990.
  
• Became a certified fitness instructor in 1994, before the release of her first workout video (she went on to release several such videos).
  
• Is the author of several books that focus on topics such as faith and motherhood, as well as children’s books.
  
• Is the founder, CEO and chief designer of Kathy Ireland Worldwide, a billion-dollar design and marketing company.
  
• Has been named a National Honorary Chairperson of the March of Dimes WalkAmerica for several years.
  
• In 2009, suffered a surfing-related injury that was stitched up by her physician husband while on a brief break from rehearsals with Dancing with the Stars partner Tony Dovolani.

Kathy Ireland Relationships:
• Chloe Olsen – Daughter
• Erik Olsen – Son
• Greg Olsen – Husband
• Lily Marie Olsen – Daughter

Jill Ireland Biography

Michael Irby Biography

• Birth Name: Michael Clinton Irby
• Birth Place: Palm Springs, CA
• Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/16/1972, Scorpio
• Profession: Actor

Michael Irby Fast Facts:

• After high school, he played soccer in Europe with Team USA. Turned to acting after injuries sustained in a car accident left him unable to play soccer.
  
• Appeared in the controversial 1998 off-Broadway play Corpus Christi opposite Josh Lucas and Ken Leung.

Michael Irby Relationships:
• Cindy Irby – Mother
• Ernie Irby – Brother
• Ernie Irby – Father
• Jason Irby – Brother
• College:
• Attended College of the Desert, Palm Desert, CA; attended Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA

Allison Iraheta Biography

• Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA
• Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/27/1992, Taurus
• Profession: Singer

Allison Iraheta Fast Facts:

• Began singing at age 5.
  
• Plays the guitar.
  
• Won a recording contract and $50,000 in Telemundo’s singing competition, Quinceañera, at age 14.
  
• Is a finalist on Season 8 of American Idol.

Allison Iraheta Relationships:
• Carlos Iraheta – Father
• Sara Iraheta – Mother

Laura Innes Biography

• Birth Name: Laura Elizabeth Innes
• Birth Place: Pontiac, MI
• Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/16/1959, Leo
• Profession: Actor; director

This charismatic, stage-trained player is so convincing as the dedicated but difficult Dr. Weaver on ER, it’s hard to imagine her in other roles, let alone in real life. But rest assured, Innes 鈥?who has two children with her actor husband, David Brisbin 鈥?isn’t such a hard-ass off screen. Although she was still in college when she made her film debut in The Fury, Innes spent the next decade in Chicago theater. After moving to Hollywood, she did guest spots and small parts in TV-movies before landing a recurring role as Thomas Hayden Church’s sex-crazed ex-wife in Wings. In 1995, Innes signed on to ER for 14 episodes, and her deeply flawed character proved so popular she became a regular during the medical drama’s third season. Over the years, her TV alter ago grappled with a physical handicap and her sexual orientation, and continually locked horns with her colleagues, often due to her own shady behavior. Innes earned two Emmy nods for her on-camera work and, after launching a concurrent career as a small-screen director, also picked up a nomination for helming an episode of The West Wing.
Laura Innes Fast Facts:

• Originally auditioned for ER in 1994 as one of George Clooney’s girlfriends.
• Directed episodes of ER and was nominated for an Emmy for directing an episode of The West Wing.
• Was the first female celebrity to become a champion on Jeopardy!.
• Close friends with college classmate Megan Mullally.

Laura Innes Relationships:
• Cal – Son
• David Brisbin – Husband
• Kathy Innes – Sister
• Laurette Innes – Mother
• Mia – Daughter
• Robert Innes – Father

Laura Innes Awards:

• 1997 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Nominee
• 1998 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Nominee
• 2001 Emmy: Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series – Nominee
• College:
• Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (BA in Communication, 1979)

Mark Indelicato Biography

• Birth Place: Philadelphia, PA
• Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/16/1994, Cancer
• Profession: Actor; singer

Off screen, this triple threat is just as winning as his Ugly Betty alter ago. An aspiring performer since birth, Indelicato made his acting debut at age 8 in La Vie en Bleu at Philadelphia’s Walnut Street Theatre. The precocious kid then showed off his singing skills in concert with Clay Aiken, at a New York Knicks’ halftime show, and on the children’s CD Little Maestros. He only had two TV guest spots under his belt before landing his breakout Ugly Betty role as the title character’s fashion-loving, show-tune-singing, preteen nephew. Indelicato instantly won the hearts of viewers and 鈥?although the character’s sexuality wasn’t addressed directly on the show 鈥?sparked an interesting public discussion about sexual orientation in adolescents.
Mark Indelicato Fast Facts:

• Of Puerto Rican and Italian ancestry.

Mark Indelicato Relationships:
• Joanne Angelaccio – Grandmother
• Lynn Indelicato – Mother
• Mark Indelicato Sr. – Father

Nine Inch Nails Biography

Don Imus Biography

• Birth Name: John Donald Imus Jr.
• Birth Place: Riverside, CA
• Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/23/1940, Cancer
• Profession: Talk-show host; writer

A pioneering radio shock jock who consistently courted controversy until a particularly prickly racist remark silenced his four-decade career, Imus was, unsurprisingly, a wild child. A high-school dropout who did a stint in the Marines, he returned to civilian life and worked a variety of odd blue-collar jobs until the mid-’60s. After hearing a local California DJ on the radio, the already ballsy Imus went down to the station and insisted he could do a better job. He was soon putting his mouth to work as an outrageous on-air personality. Throughout the decade, he bumped around from station to station, but in 1971 he landed in New York at WNBC. Despite struggling with alcoholism and an out-of-control attitude, the ’70s was his decade: He released a series of popular albums, honed his offensive shtick and won myriad fans. Although WNBC fired him in 1977, they rehired him two years later, and from 1982 to ‘85, he and up-and-comer Howard Stern were paired as the bad boys of the airwaves. The two did not get along, however, and Stern 鈥?whose career skyrocketed well beyond Imus’ 鈥?spent the rest of his career making merciless fun of him. But Imus plugged along with his eponymous morning show, now on WCBS and simulcast on MSNBC. Despite his bombastic persona, in real life he raised money for charities. But no amount of goodwill could help him in April 2007. After calling a group of female African-American college basketball players “nappy headed ho’s,” the public demanded his dismissal. Although he apologized for the offhanded insult, which he claimed was an attempt at humor (and to be fair, he had said much worse over the years), a media furor ensued. At first, WCBS said he would be punished with a two-week suspension. However, after a solid week of outcries from advertisers, pundits and people in general, MSNBC dropped its simulcast and WCBS fired him.
Don Imus Fast Facts:

• Started out as a disc jockey in 1968 in Sacramento, CA.
• Worked at WNBC in New York at the same time as fellow shock jock Howard Stern (Imus is portrayed in Stern’s 1997 film Private Parts by actor Luke Reilly).
• Inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1989.
• Runs the Imus Ranch in New Mexico, a nonprofit cattle ranch for children with cancer.

Don Imus Relationships:
• Deirdre Imus – Wife
• Fred Imus – Brother
• Frederick Wyatt Imus – Son
• John Donald Imus – Father

Celia Imrie Biography

Michael Imperioli Biography

• Birth Place: Mount Vernon, NY
• Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 1966,
• Profession: Actor; writer

An intense, unibrowed actor who almost always plays characters of Italian descent, Imperioli first made an impression as an aspiring Mafioso who ill-advisedly laughs at Joe Pesci in Goodfellas. Throughout the ’90s, he played a succession of cops, criminals and everymen on the big screen. He was in five films by Spike Lee, including the 1999 drama Summer of Sam, which he cowrote with the director. Imperioli’s big year was 1999, when he landed a career-making role on the mob TV series The Sopranos as Tony Soprano’s irascible nephew. Off-screen, he was romantically linked with frequent costar Lili Taylor before marrying another woman in 1995.
Michael Imperioli Fast Facts:

• Before getting steady work as an actor, earned a living as a furniture mover, messenger, bartender and waiter.

• First came to prominence as Spider in Goodfellas, who was shot in the foot by Joe Pesci’s crazed mobster; in the first season of The Sopranos, his character likewise shoots a young man in the foot for no good reason.

• Closed a restaurant, Ciel Rouge, he owned in Manhattan with his wife to open off-Broadway theater Studio Dante.

• Avid racehorse fan who has directed commercials for OTB, the Off Track Betting franchise.

• Directed a commercial for Rutgers University’s football program, which featured his Sopranos costar James Gandolfini.

• Wrote five episodes of The Sopranos.

Michael Imperioli Relationships:
• Claire Imperioli – Mother
• Dan Imperioli – Father
• David Imperioli – Son
• Isabella – Stepdaughter
• John Imperioli – Brother
• Lili Taylor – Ex-significant Other
• Vadim Imperioli – Son
• Victoria Imperioli – Wife

Michael Imperioli Awards:

• 2001 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Nominee
• 2003 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Nominee
• 2004 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Winner
• 2006 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Nominee
• 2003 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television – Nominee
• 2005 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television – Nominee
• 2007 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Nominee