 |  | | Beyonce | | | Beyonce is the first daughter of Mathew and Tina Knowles. Her name was a tribute to her Creole ancestry (her mother’s maiden name was Beyince). She was taking dance lessons and singing as a soloist in her church choir by age seven. Her dance teacher entered her in local talent competitions. She would win more than 30 such contests over the next few years. Together with childhood...Full Profile |
 | |  | | | Tiger Woods | | | Tiger Woods was born to Earl Woods, a retired U.S. army lieutenant colonel and Kutilda Woods, a native of Thailand, on December 30, 1975. He took up the sport of golf when he was still in diapers, before his second birthday. From the time Tiger came down off his high chair to try his hand at putting, his father did everything...Full Profile |
| |  | | | Andy Roddick | | | Roddick is the son of Jerry and Blanche Roddick. He has two older brothers, one of whom (John) briefly became his tennis coach after his falling out earlier this year with longtime coach Dean Goldfine. Andy’s other brother, Lawrence, is a chiropractor based in San Antonio, Texas. Roddick turned professional at age 18 in the year 2000. In 2003, at age 21, he became the first American...Full Profile |
| |  | | | Alexis Bledel | | | Kim Bledel, born in Texas to an Argentine father (Martin Bledel) and a Mexican mother (Nanette Blake), was educated at the St. Agnes Academy in Houston. She began her acting career on local stages, where she performed in productions such as “Our Town” and “The Wizard of Oz.” A model...Full Profile |
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