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David Zucker Biography

David Zuckerproducer, writer, director, actorBorn: 10/16/1947Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Zucker and his brother Jerry make quite the comedy team. They are partners in Zucker Brothers Productions…

David Schwimmer

David SchwimmeractorBorn: 11/12/1966Birthplace: New York City Best known for playing geeky paleontologist Ross on Friends (1994– ), Schwimmer toyed with becoming a lawyer before committing…

David Schwimmer Biography

David SchwimmeractorBorn: 11/12/1966Birthplace: New York City Best known for playing geeky paleontologist Ross on Friends (1994– ), Schwimmer toyed with becoming a lawyer before committing…

Robert De Niro Biography

Robert De NiroactorBorn: 8/17/1943Birthplace: New York City Academy Award-winning actor known for his demanding, tough-guy roles in Martin Scorsese films. His films include The Godfather Part II (…

Dame Judi Dench Biography

Dame Judi DenchactressBorn: 12/9/1934Birthplace: York, England Acclaimed British stage and screen actress who was awarded the Order of the British Empire and was made a Dame of the British…

Selim III

(Encyclopedia) Selim III, 1761–1808, Ottoman sultan (1789–1807), nephew and successor of Abd al-Hamid I to the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). He suffered severe defeats in the second of the…

Parmigianino

(Encyclopedia) ParmigianinoParmigianinopärmējänēˈnō [key] or ParmigianoParmigiano–jäˈnō [key], 1503–40, Italian painter and etcher, one of the most sensitive mannerist artists (see mannerism) and one…

Beaufort, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Beaufort, HenryBeaufort, Henrybōˈfərt [key], 1377?–1447, English prelate and statesman. The son of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster, and his mistress (later wife) Catherine Swynford,…

Margaret of Valois

(Encyclopedia) Margaret of ValoisMargaret of Valoisvälwäˈ [key], 1553–1615, queen of France and Navarre, daughter of King Henry II of France and of Catherine de' Medici. She was known as Queen Margot…