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Robert Iler Biography

• Birth Place: New York, NY
• Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/02/1985, Pisces
• Profession: Actor

Robert Iler Fast Facts:

• Was discovered at age 6 while walking on a Manhattan street with his father.
  
• Appeared in commercials for Pizza Hut, IBM and VH1, and made feature-film debut in 1999’s The Tic Code.
  
• Spent most of the summer of 2001 in tabloid headlines related to charges of robbery and marijuana possession; sentenced to three years probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor petty larceny.

Robert Iler Relationships:
• Brian – Half Brother
• Edward McGreevey – Father
• Helen Iler – Mother
• Michael – Half Brother

Steve Ihnat Biography

Julio Iglesias Jr. Biography

• Birth Name: Julio Jos茅 Iglesias Preysler
• Birth Place: Madrid, Spain
• Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/25/1973, Pisces
• Profession: Singer; actor

Julio Iglesias Jr. Fast Facts:

• Broke into show business as a model and did a campaign for Versace.
  
• Big musical break came in 1999, when his single “Nothing Else” was included on the Music of the Heart soundtrack.
  
• Performed as the opening act for Cher’s 1999 North American tour.
  
• Competed on Mira Quien Baila, a Spanish version of Dancing With the Stars.
  
• Winner of Gone Country, a country-music-competition reality show on CMT, which led to his first country single, “The Way I Want You.”
  
• Has also done some acting and performed the lead role in The Music of You, a short film directed by Lloyd D’Souza.

Julio Iglesias Jr. Relationships:
• Chabeli Iglesias – Sister
• Enrique Iglesias – Brother
• Isabel Preysler – Mother
• Julio Iglesias – Father
• College:
• Menlo College, Atherton, CA

Enrique Iglesias Biography

• Birth Name: Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler
• Birth Place: Madrid, Spain
• Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/08/1975, Taurus
• Profession: Singer; songwriter; actor

Enrique Iglesias Fast Facts:

• Moved from Spain to Miami at age 8.
  
• Performed in a high-school production of Hello, Dolly!
  
• Initially shopped his demo tapes under the pseudonym Enrique Martinez to avoid cashing in on his father’s name.
  
• Made his film debut in Robert Rodriguez’ Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003).

Enrique Iglesias Relationships:
• Ana Boyer – Half Sister
• Anna Kournikova – Significant Other
• Chabeli Iglesias – Sister
• Cristina – Half Sister
• Guillermo – Half Brother
• Isabel Preysler – Mother
• Julio Iglesias – Father
• Julio Jose Iglesias Jr. – Brother
• Miguel Alejandro – Half Brother
• Rodrigo – Half Brother
• Tamara Falco – Half Sister
• Victoria – Half Sister

Enrique Iglesias Awards:

• 1996 Grammy: Best Latin Pop Performance – Winner
• College:
• Attended University of Miami, Miami, FL

Rhys Ifans Biography

• Birth Name: Rhys Evans
• Birth Place: Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales
• Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/22/1968, Cancer
• Profession: Actor; musician

Rhys Ifans Fast Facts:

• Attended the O’Neill National Theater Institute in Waterford, CT.
  
• Was briefly the lead singer for the Welsh rock group Super Furry Animals before the band changed directions and hit it big.
  
• Gained attention in the theater world for his role in the 1994 West End production of Beautiful Thing.
  
• Made his feature-film debut in the Anthony Hopkins-directed August in 1996.
  
• Had an international breakthrough with his role as Hugh Grant’s hygienically-challenged roommate in 1999’s Notting Hill.
  
• Won a BAFTA in 2005 for his role in the TV movie Not Only But Always.
  
• Began singing with the psychedelic band the Peth (Welsh for “Thing”) in 2007.

Rhys Ifans Relationships:
• Beti Evans – Mother
• Eirwyn Evans – Father
• Llyr Evans – Brother
• Sienna Miller – Ex-significant Other
• College:
• Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London, England (1989)

Billy Idol Biography

Eric Idle Biography

• Birth Place: South Shields, Durham, England
• Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/29/1943, Aries
• Profession: Actor; screenwriter; songwriter; author

Eric Idle Fast Facts:

• Following his father’s death during World War II, attended boarding school at The Royal Wolverhampton School from the age of 7 on.
  
• Met future Monty Python members John Cleese and Graham Chapman through Cambridge’s Footlights comedy club; became club president in 1965 and was the first to open membership to women.
  
• Was the only Monty Python member to write sketches alone, rather than with a partner.
  
• Made his directing debut in 1978 with the made-for-TV Beatles parody The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash.
  
• Has released several books, including the novel Road to Mars (2000) and the travelogue The Greedy Bastard Diary: A Comic Tour of America (2005).
  
• Revived the big-screen comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) with the creation of Spamalot, a Broadway spinoff that won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2005.
  
• Turned Life of Brian into an oratorio titled “Not the Messiah (He’s a Very Naughty Boy)” (2007) for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, whose conductor is Idle’s cousin.

Eric Idle Relationships:
• Carey Idle – Son
• Ernest Idle – Father
• Lily Idle – Daughter
• Lynn Ashley – Ex-wife
• Norah Idle – Mother
• Peter Oundjian – Cousin
• Tania Kosevich – Wife

Eric Idle Awards:

• 2005 Grammy: Best Musical Show Album – Winner
• 2005 Tony: Book of a Musical – Nominee
• 2005 Tony: Score (Music and/or Lyrics) – Nominee
• College:
• University of Cambridge, Pembroke College, Cambridge, England

Ice-T Biography

• Birth Name: Tracy Marrow
• Birth Place: Newark, NJ
• Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/16/1958, Aquarius
• Profession: Actor; musician

Ice-T Fast Facts:

• Appeared in the 1984 break-dancing film Breakin’.
• Stage name was inspired by author Iceberg Slim (the pen name of Robert Maupin Beck III). Ice-T wrote the introduction to the author’s posthumously released novel Doom Fox.
• Rapped as a guest artist on the 1995 Black Sabbath album Forbidden.
• Provided voices for characters in the video games Sanity: Aiken’s Artifact and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
• Launched a clothing line, IceWear, in 2005.

Ice-T Relationships:
• Alice Marrow – Mother
• Darlene Ortiz – Ex-significant Other
• Letesha Marrow – Daughter
• Nicole Austin – Wife
• Solomon Marrow – Father
• Tracy Marrow Jr. – Son

Ice-T Awards:

• 1990 Grammy: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group – Winner

Thomas Ian Nicholas Biography

• Birth Place: Las Vegas, NV
• Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/10/1980, Cancer
• Profession: Actor; musician

Thomas Ian Nicholas Fast Facts:

• Portrayed a young version of Tony Danza’s character in an episode of Who’s the Boss?
  
• Shot scenes for the 1993 comedy Rookie of the Year during a Chicago Cubs doubleheader. When the game went south, Cubs fans began to cheer for his fictional character.
  
• Released the album Something More in 1999 with his Christian-rock band, the T.I.N.men.
  
• Learned to play violin for his role on Party of Five.

Thomas Ian Nicholas Relationships:
• Colette Marino – Wife
• Marla – Mother
• Tim Scarne – Brother

Thomas Ian Griffith Biography