Mr. Bean

Mr.Bean Biography,Rowan Atkinson

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Mini Biography:
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson was born on the 6th January, 1955, in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK, to Ella May and Eric Atkinson. His father owned a farm where he grew up with his two older brothers, Rupert and Rodney. He attended Newcastle University and Oxford University where he earned degrees in electrical engineering. During that time, he met screenwriter Richard Curtis, with whom he wrote and performed comedy revues.
Later, he co-wrote and appeared in "Not the Nine O'Clock News" (1979), which was a huge success and spawned several best-selling books. It won an International Emmy Award and the British Academy Award for "Best Light Entertainment Programme of 1980." He won the "British Academy Award" and was named "BBC Personality of the Year" for his performing on "Not the Nine O'Clock News" (1979).

Atkinson also appeared in several movies, including Dead on Time (1983), Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976) (TV) (aka "Monty Python Meets Beyond the Fringe"), Never Say Never Again (1983), and The Tall Guy (1989). He played "Mr. Bean" in the TV series, "Mr. Bean" (1990) but, apart from that and "Not the Nine O'Clock News" (1979), he also appeared in several other series like "The Black Adder" (1982) and "Funny Business" (1992), etc.

Atkinson enjoys nothing better than fast cars. He has been married to Sunetra Sastry since 1990, and they have two children, named Benjamin and Lily.
Early life and education

Atkinson, the youngest of four brothers, was born in Consett, County Durham, England. His parents were Eric Atkinson, a farmer and company director, and Ella May (née Bainbridge), who married on 29 June 1945. His three older brothers were Paul, who died as an infant, Rodney, a Eurosceptic economist who narrowly lost the United Kingdom Independence Party leadership election in 2000, and Rupert. Atkinson was brought up Anglican,and was educated at Durham Choristers School, St. Bees School, and Newcastle University. In 1975, he continued for the degree of MSc in Electrical Engineering at The Queen's College, Oxford, the same college his father matriculated at in 1935, which made Atkinson an Honorary Fellow in 2006. First achieving notice at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1976, while at Oxford, he also acted and performed early sketches for the Oxford University Dramatic Society (OUDS), the Oxford Revue and the Experimental Theatre Club (ETC), meeting writer Richard Curtis and composer Howard Goodall, with whom he would continue to collaborate during his career.

Personal life:

Marriage and children:
Atkinson first met Sunetra Sastry in the 1980s, who was working as a make-up artist with the BBC.[17] Sastry is of mixed descent, being the daughter of an Indian father and a British mother.[18] The couple married at the Russian Tea Room in New York City in 1990. They have two children and live in Oundle, Northamptonshire as well as Ipsden, Oxfordshire and Highbury, London.[citation needed] In October 2010, his Blackadder co-star Stephen Fry confessed on The Rob Brydon Show that he had contemplated asking Sastry out (she was a make-up artist on the series), but discovered she was going on a date with Atkinson and kept quiet. Fry was best man at Atkinson's wedding in 1990. Atkinson was formerly in a relationship with actress Leslie Ash.[19]
Politics:
In June 2005, Atkinson led a coalition of the UK's most prominent actors and writers, including Nicholas Hytner, Stephen Fry, and Ian McEwan, to the British Parliament in an attempt to force a review of the controversial Racial and Religious Hatred Bill, which they felt would give overwhelming power to religious groups to impose censorship on the arts.[20]
In 2009, he criticised homophobic speech legislation, saying that the House of Lords must vote against a government attempt to remove a free speech clause in an anti-gay hate law.[21]

Cars:
With an estimated wealth of £100 million, Atkinson is able to indulge his passion for cars that began with driving his mother's Morris Minor around the family farm. He has written for the British magazines Car, Octane, Evo, and "SuperClassics", a short-lived UK magazine, in which he reviewed the McLaren F1 in 1995.

Atkinson holds a category C+E (formerly 'Class 1') lorry driving licence, gained in 1981, because lorries held a fascination for him, and to ensure employment as a young actor. He has also used this skill when filming comedy material.

A lover of and participant in car racing, he appeared as racing driver Henry Birkin in the television play Full Throttle in 1995. In 1991, he starred in the self-penned The Driven Man, a series of sketches featuring Atkinson driving around London trying to solve his car-fetish, and discussing it with taxi drivers, policemen, used-car salesmen and psychotherapists.

Atkinson has raced in other cars, including a Renault 5 GT Turbo for two seasons for its one make series. He owns a McLaren F1, which was involved in an accident in Cabus, near Garstang, Lancashire with an Austin Metro. He also owns a Honda NSX. Other cars he owns include an Audi A8, and a Honda Civic Hybrid.

The Conservative Party politician Alan Clark, himself a devotee of classic motor cars, recorded in his published Diaries this chance meeting with a man he later realised was Atkinson while driving through Oxfordshire in May 1984: "Just after leaving the motorway at Thame I noticed a dark red DBS V8 Aston Martin on the slip road with the bonnet up, a man unhappily bending over it. I told Jane to pull in and walked back.

 A DV8 in trouble is always good for a gloat." Clark writes that he gave Atkinson a lift in his Rolls Royce to the nearest telephone box, but was disappointed in his bland reaction to being recognised, noting that: "he didn't sparkle, was rather disappointing and chétif.

One car Atkinson has said he will not own is a Porsche: "I have a problem with Porsches. They're wonderful cars, but I know I could never live with one. Somehow, the typical Porsche people—and I wish them no ill—are not, I feel, my kind of people. I don't go around saying that Porsches are a pile of dung, but I do know that psychologically I couldn't handle owning one.

He appeared in Episode 4, Season 17 of Top Gear as the guest of "Star in a reasonably priced car" section, where he drove the Kia Cee'd on the test track in 1"42.2, knocking off John Bishop (1"42.8) to become new leader of the board.
Personal Quotes:
People think because I can make them laugh on the stage, I'll be able to make them laugh in person. That isn't the case at all. I am essentially a rather quiet, dull person who just happens to be a performer.

[commenting in 2004 on Britain's proposed Racial and Religious Hatred Bill] To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their religion, that is a right. That is a freedom. The freedom to criticize ideas, any ideas - even if they are sincerely held beliefs - is one of the fundamental freedoms of society. A law which attempts to say you can criticize and ridicule ideas as long as they are not religious ideas is a very peculiar law indeed.

Mr. Bean is essentially a child trapped in the body of a man. All cultures identify with children in a similar way, so he has this bizarre global outreach. And 10-year-old boys from different cultures have more in common than 30-year-olds. As we grow up, we acquire this sensibility that divides us.

I remember looking up Johnny English (2003) in a film guide and it said 'intermittently hilarious' - quite a good description of five good jokes and a lot of longueurs. I find it frustrating that, apart from Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), I have yet to be involved in a film of which I am totally proud.

The casual ease which some people move from finding something offensive to wishing to declare it criminal - and are then able to find factions within government to aid their ambitions - is truly depressing.

[On being overwhelmed by fans at a Toronto shopping mall] It's a bit disconcerting being treated like Madonna.

Atkinson in 2007
Birth name : - Rowan Sebastian Atkinson
Born : - 6 January 1955 (age 56)
Consett, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Nickname : - Row
Height : - 5' 11" (1.80 m)
Medium : - Stand-up, television, film
Years active : - 1978–present
Genres : - Physical comedy, Satire, Black comedy
Influences : - Peter Sellers, Charlie Chaplin, Jacques Tati[1]
Influenced : - Steve Pemberton, David Walliams, Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmonson
Spouse : - Sunetra Sastry (m. 5 February, 1990–present), 2 children
Notable : - Not the Nine O'Clock News
works and roles: - Blackadder , Mr. Bean, the Thin Blue Line

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Who is the President of Italy?

The President of Italy

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Giorgio Napolitano is the President of Italy. He became the 11th president of Italy on 2006 May 15.

Italy is a Parliamentary Republic. It has a 'president of the council of ministers' (prime minister - head of government - premier) and a 'president of the republic', both appointed by the parliament. The Prime Minister is currently Silvio Berlusconi.

The President of the Italian Republic (Italian: Presidente della Repubblica) is the head of state of Italy and, as such, is intended to represent national unity and guarantee that Italian politics comply with the Constitution. The president's term of office lasts for seven years.[1]

The current President of the Republic is Giorgio Napolitano, elected at the fourth ballot on 10 May 2006. He became the 11th President of the Italian Republic on 15 May 2006.

11th President of Italy
Incumbent

• Assumed office - 15 May 2006
• Prime Minister  -Romano Prodi    
•                            -Silvio Berlusconi
• Preceded by - Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

Minister of the Interior

• In office - 17 May 1996 – 21 October 1998

• Prime Minister - Romano Prodi
• Preceded by - Giovanni Rinaldo Coronas
• Succeeded by - Rosa Russo Jervolino

President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies

• In office - 3 June 1992 – 14 April 1994
• Preceded by - Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
• Succeeded by - Irene Pivetti

Lifetime Senator

• In office - 23 November 2005 – 15 May 2006

Personal details

• Born -29 June 1925 (age 86) ,Naples, Province of Naples, Italy
• Nationality -Italian
• Political party -Italian Communist Party, Democrats of the Left
• Spouse(s) -Clio Maria Bittoni
• Children - 1. Giulio Napolitano  - 2. Giovanni Napolitano
• Residence -Quirinal Palace, Rome, Italy
• Alma mater -University of Naples Federico II
• Profession -Politician
• Religion -Atheist

Incumbent

• Giorgio Napolitano
• since 15 May 2006
• Residence: Quirinal Palace
• Term length: Seven years
• Inaugural holder: Enrico De Nicola
• Formation: 1 January 1948

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Giorgio Napolitano is the first former Communist to ascend to Italy's top job - president of the republic - crowning a political life that has spanned half a century and been marked by a moderate stance.

Napolitano was elected president by Italy's Parliament on Wednesday in the fourth round of voting. He was the candidate supported by Romano Prodi's center-left coalition, and one of his first acts as head of state will be to give Prodi the mandate to form a government.

The 80-year-old, who has served as senator-for-life, is known for his understatement, gentle manners and moral rigor. His credentials include stints as parliament speaker and interior minister.

As a member of what was once the West's largest communist party, his position often veered from orthodoxy: He sought dialogue with Italian and European socialists to end his party's isolation, and was an early supporter of European integration. During the first Gulf War, he spoke out against the withdrawal of Italy's small contingent, as advocated by the party's leader.

It was a radical change of position for a man who, at the time of the 1956 Russian invasion of Hungary, had hailed the suppression as necessary, according to Italian daily Corriere della Sera. But his reformist views were what in the end made his name.

"He's a real statesman, he's fair-minded, he's a true believer in democracy, a friend of the United States and he will carry out his office with impartiality and fairness," Richard Gardner, the U.S. Ambassador to Italy from 1977 to 1981, told AP Television News.

"I urge that the Bush White House not see this as the election of a Communist, but see this as the election of a good man who can be counted on to carry out his function in a way which will please the United States," said Gardner, who arranged secret meetings with Napolitano during his stint in Rome, at a time when any public meetings would have been seen as embarrassing for both parties.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, when Italian communists embarked on a course that would eventually lead to changing the party's name and dropping the hammer-and-sickle symbol, Napolitano was among the strongest supporters of the reform. He has been a member of the reformed party, which is now called Democrats of the Left and is the biggest in Prodi's coalition.

"He was the least communist Communist that the party has ever enlisted," wrote daily La Stampa. Another newspaper, La Repubblica, described him as an "anti-ideologue" and a "socialist bourgeois."

A native of Naples, Napolitano fought against the Nazis and Fascists during World War II. At the end of the war he joined the Communist Party and in 1953 he was elected to the Italian parliament - a job he would keep for 10 consecutive legislatures.

An expert in international relations with an interest for European affairs, Napolitano was considered his party's "foreign minister." In 1989, he traveled to the United States with the party secretary for the first visit ever by a leader of Italy's communists.

But his top government job to date was as interior minister, in the 1996-1998 government headed by Romano Prodi. Napolitano was then the first former communist at the helm of the Interior Ministry, a post that commands the country's police forces and had been traditionally held by Christian Democrats.During his stint, he was criticized for failing to respond quickly to a wave of thousands of Albanian refugees coming to Italian shores. He took a strong stance against the right-wing Northern League party, which at the time was advocating secession for the country's affluent north.

Other top jobs included a tenure as speaker of the lower house of parliament between 1992 and 1994 - years of heightened tensions in Italy amid corruption scandals. For five years until 2004, he was a member of the European Parliament, serving as chairman of its committee on constitutional affairs.

Last year, his predecessor, President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, made him a senator for life, one of Italy's greatest honors.

Supporters praise his balanced attitude and elegant manners - which combined with the fact that he is often said to look like Italy's last king earned him the nickname of "Red Prince." Critics point to what they see as excessive caution and lack of political courage.

A well-respected intellectual and lecturer, Napolitano has held conferences at U.S. universities, including Yale and Harvard. His essays have covered subjects ranging from the Italian Communist Party to relations between Europe and the United States.

He recently published his memoirs, called "From the Italian Communist Party to European socialism. A political autobiography."

Election

The President of the Republic is elected by Parliament in joint session of the Chamber and the Senate, integrated with 58 representatives appointed by the twenty Italian regions: three representatives of each region (except for the Aosta Valley, which gets only one representative) in such a way as to guarantee representation to local autonomies and minorities.
According to the Italian Constitution, the election must be held in the form of secret ballot, with the 315 Senators, the 630 Deputies and the 58 regional representatives allowed to cast their votes.
To achieve the maximum consensus for an institution intended to guarantee the upholding of the constitution, in the first three ballots a two-thirds vote is required. After that, a majority suffices.
The election is conducted by the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, who has the authority to proceed to the public counting of the votes. The presidential mandate lasts seven years.
The vote is held in the Palazzo Montecitorio, home of the Chamber of Deputies, with the capacity of the building being expanded for the purpose.
The President takes office after having taken an oath before Parliament, and delivering to it a presidential address.

Presidential mandate

The President’s term lasts seven years; this prevents any president from being elected by the same Houses, which have a five-year mandate, and grants some freedom from excessive political ties to the appointing body.

In addition to the natural end, the mandate can be stopped by:

• Voluntary resignation;
• Death;
• Permanent inability, due to serious illness;
• Dismissal for crimes of high treason and attack on the Constitution.

Former Presidents of the Republic are called Presidents Emeritus of the Republic and shall be appointed Senator for life.
In the absence of the President of the Republic, including travel abroad, its functions have been performed by the President of the Senate.

Qualifications for office

• Italian citizenship
• At least 50 years old
• Not barred from holding political office

Role

The Constitution of Italy lays out the duties and powers of the President of the Republic, which in detail are:
in relation to external representation:

• Accrediting and receiving diplomatic functionaries;
• Ratifying international treaties, upon authorization of Parliament (if needed according to article 80 of the Constitution);
• Making official visits abroad, accompanied by a member of the government;
• Declaring a state of war, deliberated by Parliament;

in relation to the exercise of jurisdiction:

• Presiding over the Consiglio Superiore della Magistratura ("Superior Judicial Council");
• Naming one third of the Constitutional Court;
• Granting pardons and commutations.
• The Constitution provides that every presidential act must be countersigned by a Minister or the President of the Council, as most of its acts are only formal, and political responsibility is upon the government. Pardons and commutations have been recognised as autonomous powers of the President, not subject to countersignature.

in relation to the exercise of parliamentary functions:

• Nominating up to five senators-for-life;
• Sending messages to the Chambers, calling them to extraordinary session and dissolving them;
• Calling elections and fixing the date for the first meeting of the new Chambers;

in relation to the executive function and of political guideline:

• Naming the prime minister of Italy after elections, and on proposal of the latter, the ministers;
• Accepting the oath of the government, and its eventual resignation;
• Emanating laws by decree proposed by the government alone; without transposition in ordinary law by the Parliament, they remain valid only for 60 days;
• Naming certain high state functionaries;
• Presiding over the Consiglio Supremo di Difesa ("Supreme Defense Council"), and commanding the armed forces;
• Decreeing the dissolution of regional councils and the removals of presidents of regions;

in relation to legislative functions:

• Authorizing the presentation in Parliament of proposed decrees on the part of the government;
• Promulgating the laws approved in Parliament;
• Remanding to the Chambers, with an explanation, and asking for reconsideration (only once for each bill);

in relation to popular sovereignty:

• Calling referenda;

Residence

The President resides in Rome at the Quirinal Palace, and also has at his disposal the presidential holdings of Castelporziano, near Rome, and Villa Rosebery, in Naples.

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Top 10 World Richest Man

Top 10 Richest person in the world

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Top 10 Richest people/person in the world 2011 and The New List of 2011 Richest person in the world

No.1 _Carlos Slim Helu:

• Telecom, Mexico
• $53.5 billion.
• Business - Communications
• Country – Mexico
• Status - Widowed, 6 children
• Telecom tycoon who pounced on privatization of Mexico’s national telephone company in the 1990s becomes world’s richest person for first time after coming in third place last year. Net worth up $18.5 billion in a year. Recently received regulatory approval to merge his fixed-line assets into American Movil, Latin America’s biggest mobile phone company.

Carlos Slim Helú (born January 28, 1940 in Mexico City) is Latin America's richest man (and #2 in the world) according to Forbes. His wealth comes from his businesses in the communications industry, Teléfonos de México, Altria Group (Previously Philip Morris, Director), Telcel and América Móvil telecommunication companies. Though he maintains an active involvement in his companies, his three sons Carlos, Marco Antonio and Patrick Slim Domit head them.

His father was Julián Slim Haddad
(Yusef Salim Haddad), a Lebanese Maronite Christian, who as a teenager fled to Mexico in 1902, escaping the harsh military rule of the Ottoman Turks. His father and two of his older brothers arrived at the Mexican port of Tampico, making their way to Mexico City.



In 1911, Julian established a dry goods store called La Estrella del Oriente and took a gamble and bought up some prime real estate in the city core - a shrewd move, as it turned out.
Slim Haddad married Linda Helu, daughter of another prosperous Lebanese merchant, and had six children. Carlos Slim Helu was the fifth of the six children. Carlos credits his father as his mentor in business, retailing and finance. Julian Slim Haddad died in 1952, leaving his family a moderately prosperous economic base from which Carlos launched his successful financial career

No.2 _Bill Gates:

• Microsoft, U.S.
• Fortune - 53 Billion
• Business - Microsoft
• Country - USA
• Status -Married, 3 children
• Software visionary is now the world’s second-richest man. Net worth still up $13 billion in a year as Microsoft shares rose 50% in 12 months, value of investment vehicle Cascade swelled. More than 60% of fortune held outside Microsoft; investments include Four Seasons hotels, Televisa, Auto Nation. Stepped down from day-to-day duties at Microsoft in 2008 to focus on philanthropy.

William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is the co-founder, chairman, and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, the world's largest computer software company. According to Forbes magazine, Gates is the world's wealthiest person, with a net worth of approximately US$58 billion, as of 2008.

Gates is one of the best-known entre-preneurs of the personal computer revolution and has become an iconic figure of late-20th century capitalism. While widely respected for his intelligence, foresight, and ambition, he is also sometimes accused of using ruthless, illegal or monopolistic business practices.


Since amassing his fortune, Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavours, donating huge amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, founded in 2000. He, along with his wife Melinda Gates and U2's lead singer Bono, were named by Time as the 2005 Persons of the Year. That same year he was given the honour of Knight Commander of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II.

No.3 _Warren Buffett:

• Investments, U.S.
• $47 billion 
• Fortune - 47 Billion
• Business - Investments
• Country - USA
• Status - Widowed, remarried, 3 children
• America’s favorite investor up $10 billion in past 12 months on surging Berkshire Hathaway shares; says U.S. has survived economic “Pearl Harbor,” but warns recovery will be slow. Shrewdly invested $5 billion in Goldman Sachs and $3 billion in General Electric amid 2008 market collapse. Recently acquired railroad giant Burlington Northern Santa Fe for $26 billion.

Warren Edward Buffett (born August 30, 1930) is a wealthy American investor and businessman. Nicknamed the "Oracle of Omaha", Buffett has amassed an enormous fortune from astute investments, particularly through his company Berkshire Hathaway, in which he holds a greater than 31% stake. With an estimated current net worth of $62 billion, he is ranked by Forbes as the richest person in the world, replacing Microsoft chairman Bill Gates from his top spot after 13 years.

After receiving the only A+ Benjamin Graham ever handed out to his security analysis class, Buffett wanted to work at Graham-Newman but was turned down. He went to work at his father's brokerage as a salesman. A stock he pushed was GEICO.

Buffett picked GEICO after noticing Graham was a director and had a large position in it. Never one to buy a stock on a whim, Buffett visited GEICO's head office on a weekend to investigate further.
He knocked until someone opened the door, he was led to the future president of GEICO. Buffett introduced himself as Graham's student and was given a crash course on the insurance business and what gave GEICO an enduring advantage over their competitors. Buffett was exposed to the economics of selling direct, the wonderful float GEICO produces, its low combined ratio and the likes

No.4 _Mukesh Ambani:

• Petrochemicals, oil and gas. India.
• $29 billion
• Fortune - 29 Billion
• Business - Manufacturing
• Country - India
• Status -Married, 3 children
• Global ambitions: His Reliance Industries, already India’s most valuable company, recently bid $2 billion for 65% stake in troubled Canadian oil sands outfit Value Creations. Firm’s $14.5 billion offer to buy bankrupt petrochemicals maker LyondellBasell was rejected. Since September company has sold Treasury shares worth $2 billion to be used for acquisitions. Late father, Dhirubhai, founded Reliance and built it into a massive conglomerate.

Mukesh Ambani is the chairman, managing director and the largest shareholder of Reliance Industries, India's largest private sector company and a Fortune 500 Company. His personal stake in Reliance Industries is 48%. His wealth is US$ 43 billion as of March 2007, making him the world's 5th richest person and the second richest person in India. Mukesh and younger brother Anil are sons of the late founder of Reliance Industries, Dhirubhai Ambani.
Mukesh holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the University of Mumbai Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT), which is now known as University of Mumbai, Institute of Chemical Technology (UICT). He began the MBA program at Stanford Business School, but failed to finish. He dropped out after his first year in order assist in father's ongoing efforts to build the Patalganga petrochemical plant.

Mukesh Ambani has set up the largest and most complex information and communications technology initiative in the world in the form of Reliance Infocomm Limited. Covering more than 1,100 towns and cities across India, Reliance Infocomm offers the full range of voice, data, video and value added services, on the strength of 80,000 kilometers of optic fibre-based terabit infrastructure, at the lowest entry cost and services cost anywhere in the world. However, Reliance Infocom now is under ADAG (Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group) post the brothers' split


No.5 _Lakshmi Mittal:

• Steel, India
• $28.7 billion 
• Fortune - 28.7 Billion
• Business - Steel manufacturing
• Country - India
• Status - Married, 2 children
• London’s richest resident oversees ArcelorMittal, world’s largest steel maker. Net profits fell 75% in 2009. Mittal took 12% pay cut but improved outlook pushed stock up one-third in past year. Looking to expand in his native India; wants to build steel mills in Jharkhad and Orissa but has not received government approval. Earned $1.1 billion for selling his interest in a Kazakh refinery in December

Lakshmi Narayan Mittal (also known as Lakshmi Niwas Mittal) is a billionaire industrialist, born on 15 June 1950 in Sadulpur, in Churu district of Rajasthan, India, and currently residing in Kensington Palace Gardens, London, UK. He is currently the 5th richest man in the world according to Forbes Rich List, with a worth of $28.7 billion, and is the richest person in Britain. Lakshmi Mittal is also the richest man in the world who does not reside in the U.S. or carry U.S. Citizenship. He is a Citizen of India.
He is chairman and CEO of the Mittal Steel Company NV, which is the world's largest producer of steel. He was the Fortune European Businessman of the Year for 2004. In 2002 he was embroiled in a political scandal dubbed Mittalgate with British Prime Minister Tony Blair when it was felt that a donation Mittal had made to the United Kingdom Labour Party had led to Blair's intervention (a letter to the Romanian prime minister) in a business deal favouring Mittal. On July 13, 2005 it was announced that he had donated £2 million to the Labour Party.

He is the wealthiest person in Britain according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2005. His residence in Kensington, bought in 2003 for £70 million ($128 million) from Formula One car racing boss Bernie Ecclestone, is the most expensive house ever purchased. It is situated in an area known as Billionaire's Row, which is too exclusive for just millionaires. Many people know this residence as the "Taj Mittal". He paid over $60 million to host his daughter's wedding celebration in Versailles in 2004. It is now the most expensive wedding in the world.

No.6 _Lawrence Ellison:

• Oracle, U.S.
• $28 billion
• Fortune - 28 Billion
• Business - Software
• Country - USA
• Status - Married, 2 children
• Oracle founder’s fortune continues to soar; shares up 70% in past 12 months. Database giant has bought 57 companies in the past five years. Completed $7.4 billion buyout of Sun Microsystems in January; acquired BEA Systems for $8.5 billion in 2008. Studied physics at U. of Chicago; didn’t graduate. Started Oracle 1977; took public a day before Microsoft in 1986.

Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is the co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation, a major database software firm. Ellison was born in New York City to Florence Spellman, a 19-year-old unwed mother who later placed her nine-month old son for adoption to her distant relatives. Lillian and Louis Ellison took him into their home, a two-bedroom apartment located in a modest lower middle class Jewish neighborhood in South Chicago.

Ellison recalled to an interviewer that he had a warm and loving mother opposite to an austere and unsupportive father. At South Shore High School, he was a bright but inattentive student. At 15, he began a long-term relationship that lasted for five years and ended sorely - depending on whom is asked, he unsuccessfully proposed marriage either once or twice. He lasted until the end of his sophomore year at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign but dropped out following Lillian's death. After a summer in Northen California, he returned home to study at the University of Chicago but left after one quarter. Ending his attempts to finish college, he set out for California.

In 1990, Oracle laid off 10 percent of the work force because of the mismatch between cash and revenues. The crisis which almost caused Oracle's bankruptcy came about because of the tactics used by Oracle's sales force. The salespeople subscribed to an 'up-front' sales strategy, in which they tried to incent customers to buy the biggest amounts of software all at once. However, the customers were delivered software that didn't work and promised "vapor ware" that didn't exist. Oracle had to restate earnings twice due to these tactics and the company would later settle class-action lawsuits that had been filed because of its flawed financial statements. Larry
Ellison would later say his company made "an incredible business mistake.


No.7 _Bernard Arnault:

• Luxury goods, France
• $27.5 billion
• Fortune - 27.5 Billion
• Business - Varied
• Country - France
• Status - Married, 5 children
• Bling is back, helping fashion icon grab title of richest European as shares of his luxury goods outfit LVMH–maker of Louis Vuitton, Moet & Chandon–surge 57%. LVMH is developing upscale Shanghai commercial property, L’Avenue Shanghai, with Macau billionaire Stanley Ho.

Bernard Arnault (born 5 March 1949) is a French businessman.

He is the 7th richest person in the world in March 2010 with a net worth of $27.5 billion US dollars, according to Forbes.

A native of Roubaix, Arnault owns 51% of LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy), which is also partly owned by Christian Dior. Arnault is the Chairman and CEO of both companies. He also owns Phillips, de Pury & Luxembourg, an art auction house.

As of March 2007, Arnault owns a 47.5% majority[2] of LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton), along with Christian Dior SA. Arnault is the Chairman and CEO of both companies.

His daughter Delphine Arnault is actively involved in the management of LVMH.

Arnault also owned the art auction house Phillips de Pury & Company from 1999 to 2003.


No.8 _Eike Batista:

• Mining, oil. Brazil.
• $27 billion
• Fortune - 27 Billion
• Business - Mining / Oil
• Country - Brazil
• Status - Divorced, 2 children
• Vowing to become world’s richest man–and he may be on his way. This year’s biggest gainer added $19.5 billion to his personal balance sheet. Son of Brazil’s revered former mining minister who presided over mining giantCompanhia Vale do Rio Doce got his start in gold trading and mining.

Eike Batista (born 1957 in Brazil) is the son of the former Brazilian mining minister. He has vowed to become the world's richest man and may well become just that having added $19.5 billion to his wealth in a single year!
He began his assault on dominating the world's rich list by trading in gold and mining before moving on to resources and other services.

Two-thirds of his fortune comes from relatively new source, OGX, the oil-and-gas exploration company he founded in 2007 and took public a year later.

H was a onetime champion offshore powerboat racer and was formerly married to a former Playboy cover girl, Luma de Oliveira.

Batista provided significant financing to Rio de Janeiro's Olympic committee, thereby helping the city win its bid for 2016 Olympic Games.


No.9 _Amancio Ortega:

• Fashion retail, Spain.
• $25 billion
• Fortune - 25 Billion
• Business - Apparel
• Country - Spain
• Status - Married, 3 children
• Style maven lords over Inditex; fashion firm, which operates under several brand names including Zara, Massimo Dutti and Stradivarius, has 4,500 stores in 73 countries including new spots in Mexico and Syria. Set up joint venture with Tata Group subsidiary to enter India in 2010. Betting on Florida real estate: bought Coral Gables office tower that is currently home to
• Bacardi USA.

Amancio Ortega Gaona (born March 28, 1936, Spain) is a fashion entrepreneur, Spain's richest man and in 2010 the 9th richest man in the world (Forbes) and the founder, with his then-wife Rosalia Mera, and chairman of the Inditex Group. He currently lives with his second wife in a discreet apartment building in the centre of A Coruña (Corunna).
Ortega arrived at La Coruña, Galicia, at age 14, due to the job of his father, railway worker.
Starting as a gofer in various shirt stores in A Coruña, Galicia, in 1963 he founded Confecciones Goa (his initials in reverse), which made bathrobes.

In 1975 he opened the first store in what would grow into the enormously popular chain of fashion stores called Zara. He is the majority shareholder of the Inditex group (Industrias de Diseño Textil Sociedad Anónima) which includes the brands Zara, Massimo Dutti, Oysho, Zara Home, Kiddy's Class, Tempe, Stradivarius, Pull and Bear/Often and Bershka and has more than 14,000 employees.

Ortega keeps a very low profile and there are practically no photographs of him (except from one photo published at the Inditex website). He refuses to wear a tie, and likes to dress in blue jeans. He is said to take a very active part in the production and design process in the company.


No.10 _Karl Albrecht:

• Supermarkets, Germany.
• $23.5 billion
• Fortune - 27 Billion
• Business - Retailing
• Country - Germany
• Status - Married, 2 children
• Owns discount supermarket giant Aldi Sud, one of Germany’s (and Europe’s) dominant grocers. Has 1,000 stores in U.S. across 29 states. Estimated sales: $37 billion. Plans to open New York City store this year. With younger brother, Theo, transformed mother’s corner grocery store into Aldi after World War II. Brothers split ownership in 1961; Karl took the stores in southern Germany, plus the rights to the brand in the U.K., Australia and the U.S. Theo got northern Germany and the rest of Europe.

Karl Hans Albrecht (born 1920 in Essen, Germany) is a German entrepreneur who founded the discount supermarket chain Aldi with his brother Theo.
His 6,500-store Aldi chain began as a single grocery in the Ruhr Valley run until the end of WWII by their mother. The formula: Customers would rather scuttle fancy decor and services in exchange for lower prices.

Despite a flagging retail sector, Aldi's total sales in 2002 reached $49 billion - still just a fifth the size of Wal-Mart's sales. The arrangement had Karl manage the southern, more profitable half of Germany, while younger Theo minded the north. Karl has since retired, leaving the company in the hands of nonfamily members. (His two children do not work at Aldi.) Both brothers fiercely guard their privacy, though now and again information emerges. Word is Karl raises orchids and enjoys a round of golf on his own 27-hole course.

He served in the German Army during World War II.

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John Cena Biography

Biography of John Cena

WWE John Cena Biography Details news
Date of Birth
23 April 1977, West Newbury, Massachusetts, USA
Name: John Felix Antony Cena
Height: 6 foot 1 Or, 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Birth Name
John Felix Anthony Cena
Nickname
Prototype
Dr. of Thuganomics
The Franchise
The Marine
The Champ
Chain Gang
Super Cena

Weight: 240 pounds
From: West Newbury, Mass.
Finishing Movie: FU
Carrer Highlight: WWE Champion
Current Events: Cena has defeated JBL in WrestleMania21 to gain the WWE Championship.

Nickname : Cena
A.K.A.: Prototype (UPW & OVW), Doctor Of Thuganomics (WWE)
Age: 27
Birthday: April 23, 1977
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 248 Pounds
Hometown: West Newbury, Massachusetts
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Handed: Left
Nationality: Italian
WWE Debut: June 27, 2002
Signature Movie: FU, Kill Switch, Protoplex, Throwback

College: Springfield College (Massachusetts)
Degree: Exercise Physiology
Motto: "I Am What I Am"
Quote: "I Won't Let You Down", "Word Life"
Hobbies: Bodybuilding, Playstation 2, Shopping For Throwback Jerseys, Listening To Music
Fears: Spiders
Cars: Chevy Impala, 1989 Jeep Wrangler
Bench?: 315 pounds

Throwback: Milwaukee Bucs
Fast Food: Burger King & Taco Bell
Wrestling Manila: Hulk Hogan Vs. Andre The Giant
Raw Diva: Trish Stratus

Simple Biography:

• John Felix Anthony Cena or better known as John Cena, the WWE superstar was born on April 23rd, 1977 in West Newbury, Massachusetts. When he was in college, he played football. He then continued on to be a bodybuilder and a limousine driver. The 6-foot-1 tall star weighs exactly at 240 pounds and is a very successful superstar in the WWE.

• The Dr. of Thuganomics started training to be a wrestler at Ultimate Pro Wrestling where he also created the character, The Prototype. Cena fist appeared on WWE in a match against Kurt Angle on the 27th of June, 2002 which ended up with him losing.

• In 2004, John Cena's status as a celebrity began to develop. Cena won the United States Championship from Big Show. Not too long later, Cena lost the title but he gained it back soon. Cena then lost the title again to fellow WWE superstar, Carlito. During that time, Cena apparently got stabbed in the kidney by one of Carlito's bodyguard. This resulted him to stay out of action for a month.

• In 2005 and 2006 respectively, Cena has made a few controversies. He had a feud with champion John Bradshaw Layfield, manager Eric Bischoff and fellow wrestler Chris Jericho. Cena also made feuds with Edge and Umaga at that time. But even so, some friendships were formed. Cena is said to be friends with Carlito after they won a match with Jeff Hardy against Edge, Randy Orton and Johnny Nitro.

• The year 2007 became a big year for Cena as he got involved in a wrestling match with Britney Spears' ex and rap star, Kevin Federline. John ended up losing that match thanks to some assistance from Umaga to Kevin Federline. Later that night, Cena took revenge by body slamming Kevin Federline backstage. The year 2007 also started pretty well for John Cena as he became the first person to defeat the Samoan Bulldozer, Umaga that year. The Chain Gang Soldier also teamed up with Shaun Michaels defeating the RKO tag team, Randy Orton and Edge. The match ended up with Cena and Michaels winning.

• As of October 2007, Cena lost his WWE Championship title because of an injury. While wrestling against Mr. Kennedy, Cena tore his pectoral muscle while executing a hip toss. Eventhough he finished the match and completed the rest of the scripted event, check up the next day found out that John's pectoral major muscle was torn completely from the bone, requiring seven months to a year rehabilitation. Because of not being able to perform, WWE's CEO, Vince McMahon stripped him off the title and ended his reign.

• In the year 2008, Cena made an unannounced return to action on January 27 as the final participant of the Royal Rumble match. He won the match, and the traditional WrestleMania title shot. Cena also had a match against JBL, which he defeated at Judgment Day and then at One Night Stand in a First Blood match. However, JBL defeated him at the New York City Parking Lot Brawl. In the month of August, Cena had to replaced by Rey Mysterio after it was announced Cena had suffered a herniated disk in his neck which will require surgery and he will be out of action indefinitely. According to reports, Cena underwent successive surgery to repair the herniated disk in his neck with Doctor Joseph Maroon on August 25.

• Aside from wrestling, John has also made his own name in the movie business. In 2006, a WWE franchise movie titled The Marine was released with John playing the lead character, John Triton. The movie received mix reviews due to the poor storyline and discrimination to the US Marines. Even so, fans queued up to watch the movie as this was John's first big screen appearance.

• The WWE wrestler also adds recording artist to his resume as he released his debut rap album "You Can't See Me" which debuted at #15 on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album was recorded with his cousin Tha Trademarc. The album features his entrance theme song, 'The Time Is Now' & a host of other singles performed by Cena & one the songs he performed with popular rap band Estoric & a number of other songs Cena performed with famous rapper Bumpy Knuckles. Cena is the only professional wrestler to ever perform on BBC Two's long running TV show Top of the Pops.

• While still being active with WWE, Cena made a couple of guest appearances Jimmy Kimmel Live! twice to promote his album. He has also appeared on popular shows like Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Fuse's Celebrity Playlist, Fox Sports Net's The Best Damn Sports Show Period, MADtv, G4's Training Camp and two appearances on MTV's Punk'd. He also served as a co-presenter, with Hulk Hogan, at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards, as a guest judge during the third week of the 2006 season of Nashville Star, and appeared at the 2007 Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards 2007.

• In fashion, The Champ has also made a few trademarks. Cena is often seen with knee-high denim jeans and throwback jerseys when he first started on WWE. Lately, Cena has been wearing a lot of Chain Gang merchandise. When his movie, The Marine was released, John was seen to be adding more military-inspired clothing to his outfit to promote his movie.

• Cena graduated from Springfield College, Massachusetts with degrees in exercise physiology and human anatomy. He applied for 60 colleges and he got accepted by 58 of them but in the end, he chose Springfield College. He is the second eldest of five brothers and is said to be a family guy when he is not wrestling. His good friends are fellow wrestlers, John Hennigan, Batista, Randy Orton, Carlito, Jeff and Matt Hardy among whom he will have to fight with.

• John Cena is definitely going to be a big inspiration to all whether in wrestling, fashion, music or even movies as his participation in the industry is already more than regular celebrity. With all he has achieved, fans can definitely expect to see more of this WWE superstar in the coming future.

• Also recently he has completed his new movie 12 Rounds produced by WWE Films. This movie was said to be completed when John suffered from his injury in 2007.

Spouse Biography:

• Elizabeth Huberdeau (11 July 2009 - present)

Trade Mark of John Cena:

• Trademark move: The Five Knuckle Shuffle (Fist Drop)
• Finishing Move: Dropkick
• Finishing Move: Protoplex/Killswitch/Freestyle
• Finishing Move: Rapper Punch
• Finishing Move: You Can't See Me Stalling Suplex
• Finsihing Move: Running Corner Attack
• Finishing Move: The Throwback (Running Neck Snap)
• Finishing Move: Pump It Up
• Finishing Move: Swinging Fishermanbuster
• Finishing Move: Steel Chain Attack
• Finishing Move: Missile Dropkick
• STFU submission move
• Finishing move: F-U (Standing Fireman's Carry Takeover or Fireman's Carry Powerslam)
• Finishing move: STF-U (Stepover Toehold Sleeper)
• Finishing move: Five Knuckle Shuffle (Fist Drop with Theatrics)
• Trademark move: Killswitch (Side Release Spin-Out Powerbomb)
• Trademark move: Flying Shoulder Block
• Trademark move: Sit-Down Hip Toss
• Trademark move: Freestyle/Protoplex (Swinging Fisherman's Suplex)
• Trademark move: Throwback (Modified Neck Snap)
• Trademark move: Double Leg Spinebuster
• Signature Foreign Object: Steel Chain
• Signature Foreign Object: Customised Knuckle Dusters
• Signature Foreign Object: Chain Gang Pendant
• Signature Foreign Object: Customised WWE Championship Belt
• Trademark Finishing Combo: Attitude Adjustment/You Can't See Me Hand Motion/Five Knuckle Shuffle
• Trademark Phrase: "You Can't See Me" (with waving his hand in front of his face)
• Trademark Move: Saluting At The Edge Of The Platform Before Going Down The Runway To The Ring
• Trademark T-Shirt Phrase: Never Give Up, Cenation
• Trademark T-Shirt Phrase: Hustle, Loyalty, Respect

Trivia of John Cena:

• Former Ohio Valley Wrestling Heavyweight Champion.
• Former Ohio Valley Wrestling Tag Team Champion with Rico Constantino.
• Usually wears knee-high denim shorts with a throwback and cap.
• 2001 PWI Wrestling Rookie of the Year, 3rd runner-up.
• Writes his own raps
• Attended Springfield College in Massachusetts.
• Is the second oldest of five brothers.
• His debut match in the WWE was against Kurt Angle on "WWE Smackdown!" (1999).
• He's of Italian descent.
• Defeated The Big Show (Paul Wight) for the U.S. Championship at WrestleMania XX (2004) (TV).
• His father's name is also John Cena.
• Is best friends with wrestlers Randy Orton and John Hennigan off-camera.
• Sported his own version of the WWE United States Championship Belt. The front plate had a sparkled red/blue background with "US" in big white letters. The center plate spun round like a turntable.
• Used to be known as Prototype before starting with the WWE
• Sometimes known as "The Marky Mark of Wrestling".
• Defeated John Layfield for the WWE Championship at "Wrestlemania XXI".
• Cousin of "Tha Trademarc" Marc Predka.
• Has four brothers - Matt, Sean, Boog, and Dan
• #2 on the PWI top 500 wrestlers list in 2005.
• Is a fan of classic rock.
• Led Zeppelin is his favorite band.
• Is a huge fan of cartoons
• Played football his college year at his hometown of West Newbury, Massachusetts.
• Resides in West Newbury, Massachusetts.
• Has made a suggestion to WWE Films that they team up with Disney to do a film version of "Dave the Barbarian" (2004), with himself playing the title character.
• Has a degree in exercise physiology and movement studies.
• Favourite magazine is Auto Trader.
• Favourite cartoon is "Family Guy" (1999).
• Former World Tag Team Champion.
• Replaced Danny Cooksey as the voice of Dave in the Disney animated series "Dave the Barbarian" (2004), but the show was canceled before any new episodes aired.
• Before he became a professional wrestler full time, he was a struggling voice actor.
• His best female friend is Christy Carlson Romano.
• Stripped of The WWE Title after being injured in a match against Randy Orton. Orton then became the WWE Champion as a result of being the #1 Contender.
• Teamed up with Randy Orton to face the whole WWE roster since Triple H was General manager for the night.
• Beat Randy Orton on WWE Raw so he can face Triple H and Randy Orton at WWE Wrestlemania 24.
• Was booked to be the 2003 King of the Ring before WWE decided to cancel the tournament for that year.
• 4th August 2008, along with Batista, won the World Tag Team Championhips on Monday Night Raw, defeating Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes after Batista pinned DiBiase- this is Cena's 2nd World Tag Team Championship, Batista's 3rd.
• November 23rd 2008 - won his first World Heavyweight Championship after defeating Chris Jericho at Survivor Series, his first match back from surgery for a herniated disc in his neck, an injury he picked up at Summerslam, in a match he lost to Batista.
• His wife Liz was his high school sweetheart. They became engaged in September 2007.
• Lives in Land O'Lakes, Florida.
• Is of Croatian heritage.
• Personal Quotes
• You can't see me!
• Word Life!
• The Champ is here.
• Whether fighting or spitting, my discipline is unforgiving!
• If you want some, come get some!
• I haven't backed down from a fight in my life, and I won't start tonight.
• Kicking ass and taking names. Making checks and breaking necks.
• I never back down, I never quit!
• I regret nothing and fear less.
• Live fast, fight hard, no regrets!
• My time is now!

Where Are They Now:

• (January 2004) Wrestles on WWE SmackDown!
• (August 2004) Will face Booker T at Summerslam 2004 in the first match of a Best of Five series to determine the undisputed WWE U.S. Champion, since he never lost the belt. It was stripped from him by former Smackdown GM Kurt Angle, when twice John Cena accidently hit the "injured" GM.
• (August 2004) Defeated Booker T at Summerslam 2004 with the FU to win the first match in the Best of Five Series for the WWE U.S. Title.
• (August 2004) lost the second match of the best of five series. Booker T had to use the second rope to get to the 3 count.
• (September 2004) Defeated Booker T to tie their series of 5, 2-2. The deciding match will most likely take place at WWE No Mercy 2004.
• (October 2004) Defeated Booker T at WWE No Mercy to regain the WWE U.S. title in their best of five series match.
• (October 2004) Lost the United States Title to newcomer Carlito Caribbean Cool in Carlito's debut match.
• (November 2004) Defeated Carlito Carribean Cool to regain the WWE U.S. Title when he hit Carlito with the F-U.
• (December 2004) Defeated Jesus (Pronounced Hay-Zeus) at WWE Armageddon in a street fight to retain his United States Championship.
• (December 2004) Has flown back to Australia to continue filming of 'The Marine'.
• (February 2005) Defeated Kurt Angle to become the #1 contender and will now face JBL (John Bradshaw Layfield) for the WWE Title at WrestleMania 21.
• (February 2005) Defeated Kurt Angle to win a tournament to face the WWE champion (JBL) at Wrestlemania 21.
• (March 2005) Lost the U.S. Title to Orlando Jordan when JBL hit Cena with the WWE Title.
• (April 2005) Defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield at Wrestlemania 21 to become the new WWE Champion.
• (May 2005) will face JBL at Judgement Day
• (June 2005) Drafted to RAW as the first draft pick of the 2005 WWE Draft.
• (June 2005) Was traded to RAW because of the month-long WWE Draft lottery.
• (July 2005) Will defend his WWE Championship against Chris Jericho at SummerSlam on August 21st,2005 in Washington,DC
• (August 2005) Currently involved in a storyline against Chris Jericho and Eric Bischoff, revolving around his WWE title.
• (August 2005) Currently involved in a storyline between Eric Bischoff and Kurt Angle since Chris Jericho was fired.
• (September 2005) Will defend his WWE title at Unforgiven against Kurt Angle in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
• (September 2005) Will be facing Eric Bischoff for the WWE Championship on October 3rd.
• (September 2005) Lost to Kurt Angle at Unforgiven by DQ so kept his WWE title.
• (October 2005) Will defend his WWE title against Eric Bischoff on the RAW homecoming on October 3rd.
• (November 2005) Defended the WWE Championship against Kurt Angle at Survivor Series.
• November 2005) Retained the WWE Championship after defeating Shawn Michaels and Kurt Angle at the Taboo Tuesday Pay Per View.
• (December 2005) Set to defend the WWE Championship against Kurt Angle, Shawn Michaels, Kane, Carlito and Chris Masters at New Year's Revolution 2005.
• (January 2006) After winning the Elimination Chamber, Edge used his money in the bank title shot to defeat Cena for the WWE Title at New Years Revolution
• (January 2006) Successfully defended the WWE Championship inside the Elimination Chamber at New Year's Revolution. But shortly after, Edge cashed in his Money in the Bank contract, allowing him to face Cena for the title. In about 2 minutes, Edge finished off Cena with 2 spears and got the victory, therefore winning the WWE Championship.
• (January 2006) Won the WWE title back from Edge at the Royal Rumble.
• (January 2006) Regained the WWE Title after defeating Edge at the Royal Rumble.
• (February 2006) Will be facing Edge in a match for the WWE title on a special Thursday night Raw with Mick Foley as guest referee.
• (February 2006) Will face the number 1 contender at Wrestlemania 22 in Chicago, Illinois for the WWE Championship.
• (April 2006) Defeated Triple H during Wrestlemania 22; kept the Championship belt.
• (June 2006) Lost WWE Championship to Rob Van Dam at ECW One Night Stand.
• (January 2007) At New Years Revolution he defeated the Samoan Bulldozer, Umaga, keeping his WWE Championship Title and giving Umaga the first defeat since he arrived on RAW.
• (January 2007) At the Royal Rumble he defeated Umaga in a Last Man Standing match retaining the WWE Championship.
• (January 2007) On January 29, he & DX member Shawn Michaels became World Tag Team Champions defeating Rated-RKO & giving Cena his very first World Tag Team title reign.
• (April 2007) Defeats Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 23 retaining his WWE Championship.
• (April 2007) On April 2, on an edition of RAW, he & Shawn Michaels lost the World Tag Team Championships to Jeff & Matt Hardy in a Tag Team Battle Royal due to Shawn Michaels dumping him over the top rope.
• (April 2007) Was defeated by Shawn Michaels in a classic match when Raw was in London, England.
• (April 2007) Retained the WWE Championship defeating Shawn Michaels, Edge, & Randy Orton in a Fatal 4 Way at Backlash.
• (October 2007) Stripped of the WWE Championship because of a torn pectoral muscle. Was not allowed to defend the title at No Mercy due to his injury there by forfeiting the title and making Randy Orton the WWE Champion by default.
• (January 2008) Won the 21th Royal Rumble Match
• (March 2008) Is set to face the Game, Triple H and the legend killer, Randy Orton in a Triple threat Match for the WWE Championship at the Grand-daddy of'em all, Wrestlemania 24
• (April 2008) Lost the Triple Threat WWE Championship match.

CARRER HIGHLIGHTS:

• UPW Champion 4/27/2000-5/24/2000
• OVW Southern Tag-Team Champion with Rico Constantino 8/14/2001-10/30/2001
• OVW Heavyweight Champion 2/23/2002-5/18/2002
• 1999 Offensive Lineman of the Year
• Played "Big Tim Kingman" on UPN's Manhunt
• Former College Football All-American And Pentucket Star
• 1st Team All Star
• 2nd Team All-Conference In FCC
• WWE United States Champion 3/14/2004-7/8/2004
• WWE United States Champion 10/3/2004-10/7/2004
• Played lead role in WWE Films; 'The Marine'
• WWE United States Champion 11/18/2004-03/03/2005
• WWE Champion --/3/2005

FAVOURITES:

• WRESTLER: Hulk Hogan, Iron Shiek, Roddy Piper
• SONGER: Dr. Dre
• BASEBALL TEAM: Boston Red Sox
• FOOTBALL TEAM: New England Patriots
• BASKETBALL TEAM: Boston Celtics
• FREESTYLE: SmackDown! In Irag 12-25-03
• MOMENT IN WRESTLING HISTORY: Hulk Hogan winning the title in 1984 for the first time.
• DVD(s): ANCHORMAN: The Legend of Ron Burgundy & Saturday NIGHT LIVE: The Best of Will Ferrell 

Very rarely has an athlete entered the ring who can walk the walk and talk the talk immediately. John Cena is one of those athletes. Using an uncanny ability to perform in the ring and at the microphone in his own unique way, Cena spent his rookie year in WWE challenging the best in the business for in-ring supremacy.

A former football star at Springfield College, Cena spent his college career developing two activities that would prove to define him—training and rapping. Now he is doing both in front of millions on a weekly basis and is one of the most popular young Superstars on SmackDown!

Cena claims to already be a legend. While that issue may be in doubt, there is no denying that he has the talent to be a legend one day. He has faced some of the very best to ever compete in WWE and has held his own. And like most legends, Cena used the biggest possible stage to have one of the greatest moments of his career when he defeated the Big Show at WrestleMania XX to earn his first Championship -- the United States Championship!

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Biography of Jackie Chan

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Biography of Jackie Chan
Name: Jackie Chan
Date of Birth: 7 April 1954, Victoria Peak, Hong Kong.
Nickname: Y'uen Lo, Sing Lung, Pao Pao.
Born: 7 April 1954 (Age: 57)
Where: Hong Kong, China
Height: 5' 8"
Awards: No major awards
Birth Name: Kong-sang Chan

Biography of Jackie Chan:

• In childhood, he suffered terrible poverty and the most painfully rigorous of educations. In his early career, he was almost cast aside as just another in a long line of failed Next Bruce Lees. In perfecting his craft, he's broken his nose three times, and also cracked his ankle, most of his fingers, both his cheekbones and his skull (patched together with a steel plate). You can't say Jackie Chan hasn't paid his dues. But finally, after nearly 40 years in the business, the guy's reached worldwide stardom. As he always wanted, pretty much everyone knows his name.

• Jackie Chan was born Chan Kong-Sang (meaning Born In Hong Kong) on the 7th of April, 1954, naturally enough in Hong Kong. He was the only child of Charles and Lee-Lee Chan, having, reports say, spent 12 months in the womb, finally being removed surgically and weighing 12 pounds (his mum nicknamed him Pao-Pao, meaning Cannonball). Charles borrowed money from friends to pay for the operation, turning down the doctor's offer to take the child in payment. The family lived in a mansion in the exclusive Victoria Peak district. Not that his parents owned the mansion - Charles worked as a cook for the French Ambassador, while Lee-Lee was the housekeeper.

• Jackie attended the Nah-Hwa primary school on Hong Kong Island, often spending his travel money on food and walking home, fighting on the way with Caucasian kids attending special schools in the area. He was not academically bright, failing to pass Primary 1 as his peers moved on to Primary 3. This was noticed by Charles, who decided to enrol the boy, now 7, at the Peking Opera School, operated by Shu Master Yu Jan-Yuen. Walking in with his dad, Jackie saw tens of kids, between 7 and their early teens, somersaulting and playing with swords and sticks. He recalls that he felt like kids must feel today on entering Disneyland. He would never return to academic education. Though he speaks 7 languages, he still cannot read or write with great proficiency, and has someone else write his scripts for him.

• It didn't stay like Disneyland. Charles now moved to Australia to work at the Chinese Embassy, and Jackie, now named Yuen Lo, saw the true nature of the Peking Opera School. The training in music, acrobatics and many martial arts lasted 18 hours a day. Exercises were brutal, the kids performing headstands for hours on end. Beatings were commonplace, both at the hands of the Master and the other boys. Eventually, Jackie's mother left too, to join Charles in Australia, Jackie being adopted by the single-minded Master.

Mini Biography of Jackie Chan:

• Hong Kong's cheeky, lovable and best known film star endured many years of long, hard work and multiple injuries to establish international success via his early beginnings in Hong Kong's manic martial arts cinema industry.

• Jackie Chan was born "Kong-sang Chan" on Hong Kong's famous Victoria Peak on April 7th, 1954 to Charles & Lee-Lee Chan, and the family emigrated to Canberra, Australia in early 1960. The young Jackie Chan was less than successful scholastically, so his father sent him back to Hong Kong to attend the rigorous China Drama Academy, one of the Peking Opera Schools. Chan excelled at acrobatics, singing and martial arts and eventually became a member of the "Seven Little Fortunes" performing troupe and began life long friendships with fellow martial artists / actors Sammo Hung Kam-Bo and Biao Yuen. Chan journeyed back and forth to visit his parents and work in Canberra, but eventually he made his way back to Hong Kong as his permanent home.

• In the early 1970s Chan commenced his movie career and interestingly he appeared in very minor roles in two films starring then rising martial arts superstar Bruce Lee, Fist of Fury (1972) aka "Fist of Fury" aka "The Chinese Connection" and the Warner Bros. production Enter the Dragon (1973). Not long after Lee's untimely death, Chan was often cast in films cashing in on the success of Bruce Lee by utilizing words like "fist", "fury" or "dragon" in their US release titles.

• Chan's own film career was off and running and he swiftly appeared in many low budget martial arts films that were churned out at a rapid fire pace by Hong Kong studios eager to satisfy the early 1970's boom in martial arts cinema. He starred in Shao Lin mu ren xiang (1976) aka "Shaolin Wooden Men", Jian hua yan yu Jiang Nan (1977) aka "To Kill With Intrigue", Dian zhi gong fu gan chian chan (1980) aka "Half A Loaf of Kung Fu" and Fei du juan yun shan (1978) aka "Magnificent Bodyguards" which all fared reasonably well at the cinemas. However, he scored a major breakthrough with the hit Drunken Master (1978) aka "Drunken Master" which has become a cult favorite amongst martial arts film fans. Not too long after this, Jackie Chan made his directorial debut with The Young Master (1980) aka "The Young Master" and then Enter the Dragon (1973) producer Robert Clouse lured Jackie to the US for a film planned to break Jackie into the lucrative US market. The Big Brawl(1980) aka "Battle Creek Brawl" featured Jackie competing in a "toughest street fighter" style contest set in 1940s Texas, however Jackie was unhappy with the end result, and it failed to fire with US audiences. In a further attempt to get his name known in the USA, Jackie was cast alongside 'Burt Reynolds', Roger Moore and Dean Martin in the Hal Needham directed car chase flick _Cannonball Run, The (1981). Regrettably, Jackie was cast as a Japanese race driver and his martial arts skills are only shown in one small sequence near the films conclusion. Stateside success was still a few years away for Jackie Chan!

• Undeterred, Jackie returned to the Orient to do what he did best....make jaw dropping action films laden with amazing stunt work. Chan and his legendary stunt team were unparalleled in their ability to execute the most incredible fight scenes and action sequences and the next decade would see some of their best work.

• Chan paired with the dynamic Sammo Hung Kam-Bo to star in Qi mou miao ji: Wu fu xing (1983) aka "Winners & Sinners", Project A (1983) aka "Project "A", Wheels on Meals (1984) aka "Wheels On Meals", Fuk sing go jiu (1985) aka "Winners & Sinners 2", Xia ri fu xing (1985) aka "My Lucky Stars 2" aka "Winners & Sinners 3". Chan then journeyed back to the United States for another shot at the US market starring alongside Danny Aiello in The Protector (1985) filmed in Hong Kong and New York. However, as with previous attempts Jackie felt the US director James Glickenhaus failed to understand his audience appeal and the film played to luke warm reviews and box office receipts. Jackie did however decide to "harden" up his on screen image somewhat and his next film Police Story (1985) aka "Police Story" was a definite departure from previously light hearted martial arts fare, and his fans loved the final product ! This was quickly followed up with the "Indiana Jones" influenced Long xiong hu di (1987) aka "The Armour of God" during which at the time of filming, Jackie mistimed a leap from a wall to a tree in Yugoslavia and fell many metres onto his head, causing a skull fracture. It was another injury in a long line of injuries that Chan has suffered as a result of doing his own stunt work, and he was soon back in front of the cameras.

• Project A 2 (1987) aka "Project A: Part 2", Police Story 2 (1988) aka "Police Story 2", Ji ji (1989) aka "Mr Canton and Lady Rose", Operation Condor (1991) aka "Armour of God 2" and Supercop (1992) aka "Police Story 3" were all sizable hits for Jackie escalating his star status to phenomenal heights in Asia, and to his loyal fan base around the globe. US success was now just around the corner for the the hard working Jackie Chan and it arrived in the form of the action film Rumble in the Bronx (1995) aka "Rumble In The Bronx" - actually filmed in Canada - that successfully blended humor and action to make a winning formula in US theaters. Jackie did not waste any time and went to work on Jackie Chan's First Strike (1996) aka "Police Story 4", Mr. Nice Guy (1997) aka "Mr Nice Guy", Jackie Chan's Who Am I? (1998) aka "Who Am I", which all met with positive results at the international box office. Jackie then went to work in the largest US film production in which he had been involved, starring alongside fast talking comedian Chris Tucker in the action / comedy Rush Hour (1998). The film was a bigger hit than "Rumble In the Bronx" and firmly established Jackie Chan as a bona fide star in the United States. Jackie then paired up with rising talent Owen Wilsonto star in Shanghai Noon (2000) and its sequel Shanghai Knights (2003), plus he returned with Chris Tucker in Rush Hour 2 (2001), as well as starring in The Tuxedo (2002), The Medallion (2003) and the delightful Around the World in 80 Days (2004).

• Not one to forget his loyal fan base, Jackie returned to more gritty & traditional fare with New Police Story (2004) aka "New Police Story" andThe Myth (2005) aka "The Myth". The multi-talented Jackie Chan (he's also a major recording star in Asia) shows no sign of slowing down and has long since moved out of the shadow of Bruce Lee to which he was usually compared early in his career. Chan is truly one of the international film industries true maverick actor / director / stuntman / producer combinations - he has done it the hard way, and always his way to achieve his dreams and goals to be an international cinematic star.

• Off screen, he has been directly involved in many philanthropic ventures involving financial assistance to schools & universities around the world, he is a UNICEF GoodWill Ambassador, plus he has campaigned against animal abuse & pollution and assisted with disaster relief efforts to the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami victims.

Biography of Spouse:

• Feng-Jiao Lin (1 December 1982 - present) 1 child

Trade Mark of Jackie Chan:

• Cleverly utilizes everyday items as props in fight scenes (chairs, ladders, lamps, tables, et cetera)
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• Likes to give "thumbs up."
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• Mostly does his own stunts.
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• Often has outtakes at the end of his films of failed stunts and other accidents.
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• In addition to spectacular stunts and action, his movies often contain scenes in which he is tortured or forced to undergo grueling physical activity (usually as punishment by a master or teacher).
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• Always plays the "Good Guy" except in Ru jing cha (1974) aka "Rumble in Hong Kong"

Trivia of Jackie Chan:

• Kong Sang means "Born In Hong Kong."

• Sing Lung means "Already a Dragon."

• Prefers to do action films with strong humour streaks and physical clowning like Buster Keaton.

• In the act of performing his own stunts, he has broken his nose three times, his ankle once, most of the fingers in his hand, both cheekbones and his skull.
• Not only does he do his own stunts, but he is a lead-from-the-front kind of guy and expects the actors & actresses in his movies to do their own stunts as well.
• Has a son, Jaycee Chan (born December 3, 1982), with wife Feng-Jiao Lin.
• Most often dubs his own voice for the English release of his Asian films. He also dubs his Asian films in Mandarin.
• Was to star in a film entitled Nosebleed, but the project was cancelled after the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001. He was to play a window-washer at the WTC that has to stop a terrorist plot.
• In 1989, he was awarded an M.B.E.(Member of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to entertainment.
• His fan club once topped 10,000 members, mostly young girls; one of them committed suicide after she discovered that he was married. Another female fan attempted suicide, but was saved.
• Has a permanent hole in his head from a stunt accident.
• Admits he did Cannonball Run II (1984) just to fulfill his contract with Warner Brothers.
• His Opera Academy "brothers" include Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Biao Yuen, Corey Yuen, Wah Yuen and Yuen Man Meng.
• He has his own stuntman team, known as the Sing Ga Ban, or Jackie Chan Stuntman Association. Members of the team appear as extras in Jackie's films. Members include Andy Kai Chung Cheng, Chung Chi Li (Nicky Li) and Bradley James Allan.
• In 1990, he was made a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters) by the French Minister of Culture and Communication.
• The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conferred the Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) upon him in 1999.
• Despite the minimal formal education he received, he was made an honorary doctor of social science of the Hong Kong Baptist University, and an honorary fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts.
• In his action scenes, his punches and kicks actually connect with their targets. He has his actors wear special padding in their feet and body to prevent serious injury.
• Has a great, long lasting relationship with Mitsubishi Motors. The company has donated many of their automobiles for his films.
• Underwent plastic surgery in 1976 to re-shape his eyelids, giving him a more "Western" appearance. The final film with the old-look Chan is Shao Lin mu ren xiang (1976).
• His parents worked at the American Embassy in Canberra, Australia. Jackie lived with them there for a while after one of his attempt in the movie business fell through.

• According to Jackie Chan's production diary on the official Shanghai Knights (2003) website, the producers of Shanghai Knights wanted to throw him a birthday party, but he asked them not to since his mother had recently died and Chinese tradition dictates that you should wait 3 to 12 months after a death to stop the mourning period. The producers threw the party anyway, and Chan did not object because, he said, "it is an important part of the American culture to celebrate birthdays."

• He sings in the Chinese version of Mulan (1998). He sings the Chinese version of "I'll make a man out of you".

• His role models are Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd, all of which were more important to him as a child than any martial arts star, the latter label he was basically forced into at a very young age.

• Elaine Wu gave birth to a daughter, Etta Ng Chok Lam, on November 19, 1999. The Hong Kong media alleged that he was the father, but there has as yet been no verification by either party involved.

• He worked with Bruce Lee as a stunt coordinator.

• He was a stunt/fight coordinator for John Woo during his kung fu phase.

• Is good friends with Steven Seagal.

• He is also a talented singer. He has released numerous albums in Asia. His music is normally heard in the outtakes of his HK movies. Movies include: The Young Master Project A (not in us version) Police Story (not in us version) Armour of God (not in us version) Project A 2 Police Story 2 Dragons Forever Armour of God 2: Operation Condor (not in us version) Twin Dragons (not in us version) Police Story 3 (not in us version) Drunken Master 2 (not in us version) Rumble in the Bronx (not in us version) Jackie Chans First Strike (not in us version) Thunderbolt Nice Guy Who Am I? Twins Effect New Police Story

• Some of his favourite films include Gone with the Wind (1939), Singin' in the Rain (1952) and The Matrix (1999).

• Says the most painful of all the injuries he's sustained in his career happened on Enter the Dragon (1973), when Bruce Lee accidentally hit him in the face with a nun-chuck.

• Is best friends with Sylvester Stallone.
• Supporter of The Salvation Army's work in China.
• Capable of speaking Cantonese, Mandarin, English and Korean.

• Appointed Honorary Ambassador of Peace for the Harvey Ball Foundation along with Brooke Shields, Jerry Lewis, A.V.T. Shankardass, Prince Albert of Monaco, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Phil Collins, Jimmy Buffett, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Darrell Waltrip, Heather Mills, Yoko Ono, Patch Adams, Sergei Khrushchev and Winnie Mandela.

• Played a policeman in five movies in 1985 alone: Fuk sing go jiu (1985)[My Lucky Stars], The Protector (1985), Xia ri fu xing (1985) [Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars], Long de xin (1985) [Heart of Dragon], and Ging chaat goos si (1985) [Police Story]. Ironically, Chan said that if he didn't become an actor, he would have become a police officer.

• His family roots originate from the coastal port city of Ningbo, which is located on southern edge of Hangzhou Bay along the Eastern seaboard of Zhejiang province, China.

• Did an Indian TV commercial for a popular motorbike, Was payed 200 million Indian Rupees, the highest paycheck ever for an commercial in India.

• Received his name "Jackie" from fellow workers on a construction site in Canberra, Australia who couldn't pronounce his real name.

• Was first approached to play Sato in Black Rain (1989/I) but decided the role did not match his values/image.

• There is a Chinese Take-away in Hyde Park, Leeds of the United Kingdom named 'Jackie Chan's'.
• Lives in Beverly Hills, California.
• He said the hardest thing about acting is speaking in English. Doing stunts are easy for him compared to speaking in English.

Personal Quotes of Jackie Chan:
Don't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie.... Study computers instead.

It's very important that I get hurt [when making a movie]

I'm crazy, but I'm not stupid.

I don't want to be an action star, action star's life is so short. I want my life to get longer. I want my career to get longer.

I have a few rules that I tell my manager: No sex scenes. No make love. The kids who like me don't need to see it. It would gross them out.

"I never wanted to be the next Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be the first Jackie Chan".

The ads all call me fearless, but that's just publicity. Anyone who thinks I'm not scared out of my mind whenever I do one of my stunts is crazier than I am.

My wish is to bring my heroes to the big screen, and many of them have already appeared in my films. The firefighter is the only one I have yet to put in a film. I have dragged this idea on for so many years, even if I want to make it, now I feel that my age makes me unsuitable. If I do make this film, I would no longer play a firefighter, and would more likely be a firefighting captain. But if I were to be honest with you, the role I want to play most is the firefighter.

I hate violence, yes I do. It's kind of a dilemma, huh?

In Hollywood, they care more about comedy, relationship and so many things before action stunts. In Hong Kong, we go straight into stunts and action, but in America sometimes that's too much. So, now I'm making a film half and half - take some good things from Hollywood and some good things from Asia.

I'm not sure if it's good to have freedom or not. I'm really confused now. If you're too free, you're like the way Hong Kong is now. It's very chaotic. Taiwan is also chaotic. I'm gradually beginning to feel that we Chinese need to be controlled. If we're not being controlled, we'll just do what we want.


Salary of Jackie Chan:

• Rush Hour 3 (2007) $15,000,000 + 15% gross
• Rush Hour 2 (2001) $15,000,000+ gross points
• Shanghai Noon (2000) $5,000,000

Where Are They Now:
(2006) Co-host, with Janet Jones, of an infomercial for his "Cableflex" personal gym.

(April 2008) On 25th April 2008 in Chennai(Madras), Tamil Nadu, Southern India to attend as the Chief guest for the audio release of a great Indian [Tamil] Star KamalaHassan's much awaiting movie Dasavatharam along with CM Mr K. Karunanidhi, Amitab Bachan, Mammootty, Vijay, Hemamalini, Jayaprada, Mallika Shravat, Asin etc.
Books of Jackie Chan:

• Chan, Jackie, with Jeff Yang, I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action , Ballantine, 1998.

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses , 4th ed., St. James, 2000.

• Rovin, Jeff, and Kathy Tracy, The Essential Jackie Chan Sourcebook , Pocket Books, 1997.

Parents Held Embassy Jobs
Jackie Chan was born Chan Kong-Sang (in Chinese usage the family name, Chan, is written first) in Hong Kong on April 7, 1954. Press accounts and his own website state that his parents were poor but steadily employed Hong Kong residents who worked at the French embassy, his father Charles as a cook and his mother Lily (or Lee-Lee) as a housekeeper. Chan's parents, however, had a colorful past, revealed in the 2003 documentary Traces of a Dragon . Chan's father was a spy for China's pre-World War II Nationalist government and later a member of Shanghai's organized crime underworld who was forced to flee to Hong Kong after the Communist takeover of mainland China in 1949. His mother was a stage performer and occasional opium dealer whom Charles Chan arrested as part of his intelligence duties but released and then later married.

Jackie Chan was apparently physically powerful even as an infant; his weight at birth has been reported as anywhere from nine to 12 pounds, and his parents nicknamed him "Shandong Cannon." When he was seven, his parents moved to Australia so that Charles Chan could take a job as head cook at the American embassy there. They decided that Jackie should stay in Hong Kong, and enrolled him at a boarding school there, a strict but world-class institution called the China Drama Academy. Among Chan's classmates at the school were Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, both of whom went on to careers as major martial arts stars.
At the school, Chan studied traditional Chinese opera, a mix of singing, stagecraft, martial arts, and difficult acrobatics. Chan had to get up in the morning at 5 a.m., often working until midnight. Errors were punished with physical abuse. "I was beaten every day," Chan told Cerio. "I was very angry." Even as a student, however, Chan had small roles in several films, and by the time he graduated at 17, in 1971, he had acquired formidable stunt skills. He found work in Hong Kong's growing film industry, appearing in martial arts films, and even had an uncredited role as an extra in the greatest international action success of them all, Bruce Lee's film Enter the Dragon (1973).

For a few years in the early 1970s, the film work petered out and Chan was forced to move in with his parents in Australia. He did construction work, acquiring the nickname "Jackie" (at first it was "Little Jack") from a co-worker named Jack who found his Chinese name hard to pronounce. In 1976 Chan, at the invitation of a talent promoter named Willie Chan (no relation), returned to Hong Kong to give his career another try. He began to bill himself as Sing Lung, which means "to become the dragon," and he became one of a host of young martial artists hoping to fill the shoes of Bruce Lee, who had died in 1973. Several action films, including Shaolin Chamber of Death (1976) and Fist of Death (1977), met with limited success.

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