Brittany Murphy

Murphy was born Sharon Bertolotti [1] in Atlanta, Georgia to Angelo Bertolotti (an Italian American racketeering criminal) and Sharon Murphy, who is of Irish American and Eastern European descent. Murphy's parents divorced shortly after her birth, and she was raised in Edison, New Jersey and Burbank, California by her single, working-class mother; she has had little contact with her father since the divorce. Murphy was raised a Baptist, and remains a practicing Christian. When she was nine years old, Murphy landed a singing role in a musical version of Les Misérables, and had signed on w ...

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Brittany Murphy, Brittany Murphy - Early life, Brittany Murphy - Career, Brittany Murphy - Private life, Brittany Murphy - Selected Filmography, Brittany Murphy - Interviews

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1977 (MCMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). 1977 - Events. January 10 - Major eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in eastern Zaire. January 17 - Gary Gilmore executed by a firing squad in Utah January 18 - Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious "legionnaire's disease" January 18 - Australia experiences its worst railway disaster at Granville, near Sydney, in which 83 people ...

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• 1977 - Events
• 1977 - February
• 1977 - March
• 1977 - April
• 1977 - May
• 1977 - June
• 1977 - July
• 1977 - August
• 1977 - September
• 1977 - October
• 1977 - November
• 1977 - December
• 1977 - Unknown dates
• 1977 - Births
• 1977 - January-March
• 1977 - April
• 1977 - May
• 1977 - June
• 1977 - July-November
• 1977 - December
• 1977 - Deaths
• 1977 - January-March
• 1977 - April-August
• 1977 - September-December
• 1977 - Nobel Prizes

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Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1945 in New York City) is an American musician who emerged as one of the leading lights of the early 1970s singer-songwriter boom. Carly Simon - Biography. Carly Simon - Family. Simon's father was Richard L. Simon (co-founder of Simon & Schuster, Inc.), an accomplished pianist who often played Chopin and Beethoven at home. Her mother was Andrea Simon, a civil rights activist and singer. Carly was raised in the Riverdale neighborhood of Ne ...

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• Carly Simon - Biography
• Carly Simon - Family
• Carly Simon - Early career
• Carly Simon - 1980s
• Carly Simon - Later career
• Carly Simon - Awards and recognition
• Carly Simon - Discography
• Carly Simon - Albums
• Carly Simon - Top-20 hit singles
• Carly Simon - Bibliography

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Christopher Ashton Kutcher (born February 7, 1978) is an American actor. Ashton Kutcher - Early life. Kutcher was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Larry Kutcher (an employee of General Mills) and Diane (who worked for Procter & Gamble); his ancestry is mostly Irish American, as well as distantly Native American and Bohemian (the origin of his surname). Kutcher has an older sister, Tausha and a fraternal twin, Michael, who is younger by five minutes. He grew up on a farm in rural Iowa. As a teen, Kut ...

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• Ashton Kutcher - Early life
• Ashton Kutcher - Career as actor
• Ashton Kutcher - Career as producer
• Ashton Kutcher - Private life
• Ashton Kutcher - Selected filmography

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David and Lisa (1962) is a low-budget film directed by Frank Perry, often cited as one of his best works. Based on the novel by Theodore Isaac Rubin, the screenplay, written by Frank Perry's wife Eleanor, tells the story of a bright young man suffering from a severe case of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This lands him in a residential treatment center, in which he meets a girl with dissociative identity disorder (formerly known as multiple personality disorder, and often mistakenly called "schiz ...

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• David and Lisa - Plot

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8 Mile is a movie starring Eminem (Marshall Mathers) as the young white rapper Jimmy Smith Jr. Eight Mile Road is a road which forms the boundary between predominantly-African American Detroit, Michigan, United States and the city's mostly white northern suburbs. The term "8 Mile" therefore represents a barrier that is difficult to cross. Besides Mathers, the movie stars Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer, Omar Benson Miller, Eugene Byrd, Michael Shannon, Evan Jones, Chloe Greenfield, Taryn Manning and De'Angelo ...

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• 8 Mile - Plot outline
• 8 Mile - Debate about biographical nature
• 8 Mile - Soundtracks
• 8 Mile - Guest Spots

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Hannah Dakota Fanning (born February 23, 1994) is an American child actress. Known professionally as Dakota Fanning, she is one of the first major stars among the youngest members of Generation Y. Dakota Fanning - Television. Fanning, born in Conyers, Georgia, to Steven and Joy Fanning, began her quick rise to stardom at age five, when she was chosen for a Tide commercial. Her first significant acting job was a guest-starring role in the NBC prime-time drama, ER, which remains one of her favor ...

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• Dakota Fanning - Television
• Dakota Fanning - Film
• Dakota Fanning - Voice work
• Dakota Fanning - Trivia
• Dakota Fanning - Filmography
• Dakota Fanning - Awards

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These are the individual stories, usually referred to as "yarns", set in Frank Miller’s Sin City universe. They are listed here in order of publication. The chronology of Sin City is described below. Sin City - The Hard Goodbye. First published as Sin City in Dark Horse Presents issues #51-62 and 5th Anniversary Special (June 1991–June 1992), and reprinted as Sin City (The Hard Goodbye) (January 1993), The Hard Goodbye is the first comic book story that Frank M ...

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Sin City, Sin City - Sin City yarns, Sin City - The Hard Goodbye, Sin City - A Dame To Kill For, Sin City - The Babe Wore Red and Other Stories, Sin City - Silent Night, Sin City - The Big Fat Kill, Sin City - That Yellow Bastard, Sin City - Daddy's Little Girl, Sin City - Lost Lonely & Lethal, Sin City - Sex & Violence, Sin City - Just Another Saturday Night, Sin City - Family Values, Sin City - Hell and Back a Sin City Love Story, Sin City - Booze Broads & Bullets, Sin City - New Stories, Sin City - Compilations, Sin City - Setting, Sin City - Characters, Sin City - Protagonists, Sin City - Antagonists, Sin City - Others, Sin City - Chronology, Sin City - Awards, Sin City - Trivia

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Edison New Jersey - Early history. Edison was originally part of Woodbridge Township and Piscataway Township when settlement commenced in the late 17th Century. The town was previously known as "Raritan Township". However, it should not be confused with the current Raritan Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. In 1954. the town's name was changed to honor inventor Thomas A. Edison. < ...

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Edison New Jersey, Edison New Jersey - History, Edison New Jersey - Early history, Edison New Jersey - The Edison era, Edison New Jersey - Modern Edison, Edison New Jersey - Features, Edison New Jersey - Geography, Edison New Jersey - Demographics, Edison New Jersey - Government, Edison New Jersey - Local Government, Edison New Jersey - Federal state and county representation, Edison New Jersey - Education, Edison New Jersey - Public Schools, Edison New Jersey - Middlesex County College, Edison New Jersey - Other Schools/ Private Schools, Edison New Jersey - Notable residents, Edison New Jersey - Notable places

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When Mike Judge pitched the show to Fox, he drew the characters as menacing looking, stereotypical "rednecks" with jagged teeth that protruded from their mouths when they spoke; Hank, Peggy, and Bobby were the only three characters whose present form closely resembles their original concept drawings (though originally Peggy was significantly overweight). In a unique move, Mike Judge changed many of the characters to look like the actors and actresses providing their voices: Bill, Luanne, Nancy, and John Redcorn are all physically modeled on their voice actors. Dale is based on Robert Pa ...

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King of the Hill TV series, King of the Hill TV series - History, King of the Hill TV series - Major characters, King of the Hill TV series - Hills including Platters, King of the Hill TV series - Gribbles, King of the Hill TV series - Souphanousinphones, King of the Hill TV series - Other main characters, King of the Hill TV series - Minor characters, King of the Hill TV series - About Arlen, King of the Hill TV series - Themes & Analysis, King of the Hill TV series - Texas connections, King of the Hill TV series - Trivia, King of the Hill TV series - Production information, King of the Hill TV series - Episodes, King of the Hill TV series - DVD releases

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Since it is broadcast live, SNL has had several infamous events that were either unplanned or provoked sufficient controversy to receive media coverage. Several hosts and musical guests have also been banned from returning due to their actions during the show. On the second season premiere (September 18, 1976) Chevy Chase, playing Gerald Ford during a Ford/Carter debate sketch, falls over an unpadded podium and injures his testicles in the process. He misses the next two shows. October 30, 1976, John Belushi acci ...

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Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live - Format of the show, Saturday Night Live - History, Saturday Night Live - Cast, Saturday Night Live - Current repertory players, Saturday Night Live - Current featured players, Saturday Night Live - Notable tenures, Saturday Night Live - Family connections, Saturday Night Live - Cast member deaths, Saturday Night Live - Contracts, Saturday Night Live - The Studio, Saturday Night Live - Production process, Saturday Night Live - When it's not live, Saturday Night Live - When it's less than live, Saturday Night Live - Rights to SNL, Saturday Night Live - Infamous moments, Saturday Night Live - Banned from the show, Saturday Night Live - Frequent hosts, Saturday Night Live - Last-minute replacements/changes, Saturday Night Live - Recurring characters and sketches, Saturday Night Live - Movies based on SNL skits, Saturday Night Live - Trivia

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The Pussycat Dolls - Albums. 2005 PCD #5 US(RIAA Certification: Gold)(930,140) #8 UK(Certification: 2xPlatinum) #16 AUS The Pussycat Dolls - Singles. The Pussycat Dolls - Appeared on compilations. 2004 Shark Tale (Original Soundtrack) #31 US 2004 Shall We Dance? (Original Soundtrack) #116 US 2005 Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 20 (US series) #1 USSee also:

The Pussycat Dolls, The Pussycat Dolls - Current Members, The Pussycat Dolls - Past Members, The Pussycat Dolls - Creator/Choreographer/Early Manager, The Pussycat Dolls - Awards & nominations, The Pussycat Dolls - Discography, The Pussycat Dolls - Albums, The Pussycat Dolls - Singles, The Pussycat Dolls - Appeared on compilations, The Pussycat Dolls - Tours, The Pussycat Dolls - Celebrities who have performed with the group

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Stacy (played by Brittany Murphy), an associate producer on a daytime talk show, is convinced that her boyfriend Derek (Ron Livingston) is the right man for her, though he has an apparent phobia of commitment, and he refuses to talk about his past relationships. Taking the advice of colleague Barb (Holly Hunter), she looks at his Palm Pilot and its record of the names and numbers of three ex-girlfriends. She sets up an interview with each woman, in an attempt to learn more about and get closer to Derek. However, Stacy's plan suffers a setback whe ...

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Little Black Book, Little Black Book - Plot summary, Little Black Book - Main cast

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Rent film - Principal characters. All but two principal members of the original Broadway cast reprise their roles on film. Names in bold denote original Broadway cast members. Rosario Dawson, Mimi Marquez Taye Diggs, Benjamin "Benny" Coffin III Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Angel Dumott Schunard Jesse L. Martin, Thomas B. "Tom" Collins (had to temporarily leave Law & Order to film the movie.) Idina Menzel, Maureen Johnson ...

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Rent film, Rent film - Cast, Rent film - Principal characters, Rent film - Supporting characters, Rent film - Casting rumors, Rent film - Rating, Rent film - Movie cuts, Rent film - Soundtrack, Rent film - Track listing, Rent film - Musicians

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Travis Payne for his work on From Justin to Kelly ...

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2003 Golden Raspberry Awards, 2003 Golden Raspberry Awards - Worst Picture, 2003 Golden Raspberry Awards - Worst Actor, 2003 Golden Raspberry Awards - Worst Actress, 2003 Golden Raspberry Awards - Worst Supporting Actor, 2003 Golden Raspberry Awards - Worst Supporting Actress, 2003 Golden Raspberry Awards - Worst Screen Couple, 2003 Golden Raspberry Awards - Worst Excuse for an Actual Movie new category, 2003 Golden Raspberry Awards - Worst Remake or Sequel, 2003 Golden Raspberry Awards - Worst Director, 2003 Golden Raspberry Awards - Worst Screenplay, 2003 Golden Raspberry Awards - Governor's Award for Distinguished Under-Achievement in Choreography

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The New York City Subway is designed for carrying large numbers of people during working days. In 2002 an average of 4.5 million passengers used the subways every weekday. During one day in September 2005, 7.5 million daily riders set a record for ridership for any month dating back to June of 1971. A typical subway station has waiting platforms ranging from 400 to 700 feet (122 to 213 m) long to accommodate large numbers of people. Passengers enter a subway station through stairs towards station booths and vending machines to buy the ...

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New York City Subway, New York City Subway - History, New York City Subway - The subway system today, New York City Subway - Lines and routes, New York City Subway - Rolling stock, New York City Subway - In popular culture, New York City Subway - Film

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Since it is broadcast live, SNL has had several infamous events that were either unplanned or provoked sufficient controversy to receive media coverage. Several hosts and musical guests have also been banned from returning due to their actions during the show. On the second season premiere (September 18, 1976) Chevy Chase, playing Gerald Ford during a Ford/Carter debate sketch, falls over a unpadded podium and injures his testicles in the process. He misses the next two shows. October 30, 1976, John Belushi accid ...

See also:

Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live - Structure of the show, Saturday Night Live - History, Saturday Night Live - Cast, Saturday Night Live - Current repertory players, Saturday Night Live - Current featured players, Saturday Night Live - Notable tenures, Saturday Night Live - Family connections, Saturday Night Live - Cast member deaths, Saturday Night Live - Contracts, Saturday Night Live - The Studio, Saturday Night Live - Production process, Saturday Night Live - When it's not live, Saturday Night Live - When it's less than live, Saturday Night Live - Rights to SNL, Saturday Night Live - Infamous moments, Saturday Night Live - Banned from the show, Saturday Night Live - Frequent hosts, Saturday Night Live - Last-minute replacements/changes, Saturday Night Live - Recurring characters and sketches, Saturday Night Live - Movies based on SNL skits, Saturday Night Live - Trivia

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List of Italian-American actors - A. F. Murray Abraham (Italian mother) Carmine Gotti Agnello Frank Gotti Agnello John Gotti Agnello Danny Aiello (b.1933), born Daniel Louis Aiello Jr. Alan Alda (b.1936), born Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo, actor, writer, director and sometime political activist. (Italian father) Robert Alda (1914-1986), born Alphonso Giuseppe Giovanni Robertto D'Abruzzo, father of Alan Alda. Lauren Ambrose, bor ...

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List of Italian-American actors, List of Italian-American actors - In Alphabetical Order, List of Italian-American actors - A, List of Italian-American actors - B, List of Italian-American actors - C, List of Italian-American actors - D, List of Italian-American actors - E, List of Italian-American actors - F, List of Italian-American actors - G, List of Italian-American actors - H, List of Italian-American actors - I, List of Italian-American actors - J, List of Italian-American actors - K, List of Italian-American actors - L, List of Italian-American actors - M, List of Italian-American actors - N, List of Italian-American actors - O, List of Italian-American actors - P, List of Italian-American actors - R, List of Italian-American actors - S, List of Italian-American actors - T, List of Italian-American actors - V, List of Italian-American actors - W, List of Italian-American actors - Y, List of Italian-American actors - Z, List of Italian-American actors - By Medium, List of Italian-American actors - Voice actors, List of Italian-American actors - Actors

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Many of Parasuco's 'models' are famous celebrities, including: Latin star Thalia Keshia Chante Céline Dion Ashanti Jennifer Lopez Hilary Duff Halle Berry Debra Messing Brittany Murphy Bai Ling Sean Paul Although famous for their denim wear, Parasuco also sells other clothing lines: Shirts T-shirts Causal pantsSee also:

Parasuco, Parasuco - History, Parasuco - Star Models, Parasuco - External link and reference

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The movie was turned into a TV show with Rachel Blanchard playing the role of Cher. Rumor has it that the movie was originally conceived as a TV show before being made as a motion picture first. Stacey Dash, Donald Faison, Elisa Donovan, Wallace Shawn, and Twink Caplan all reprised their roles for the television series, which ran on ABC from 1996 to 1997 and on UPN from 1997 to 1999. The theme song for the TV series, " ...

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Clueless, Clueless - Television Series, Clueless - Cast from the Film, Clueless - See Also

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