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Wednesday, 5 October 2011

WWE CHRIS JERICHO Biography and Wallpaperz 2011

CHRIS JERICHO - BIOGRAPHY

Chris Jericho, a talented actor, television personality, radio host, and rock star, has established himself as a multifaceted performer. His unique ability to display such talent and charm in each outlet contributes to his successes across the board. Most recently Chris completed his first book, A Lion’s Tale: Around the World in Spandex in which he chronicles, with a witty and humorous narrative, his rise in the wrestling business and the pitfalls of the industry. This memoir is set to drop on October 25, 2007.

Recently he made the cross over to film with his lead roles in the features, Android Apocalypse and Albino Farm. Jericho also appeared on stage before sold-out crowds and received standing ovations when he starred in the hilarious Norm Foster play Opening Night at the Toronto Centre for the Arts. In addition, Chris has been invited to appear as a regular guest performer with the legendary comedy troupe, The Groundlings in the all-improv show, Cookin’ with Gas. He also starred in the comedy pilot, Ebaum’s World for the USA Network.

Chris’ knack for comedy is obvious in his regular appearances on VH-1 and E! Networks. Lending his talent as a panelist or guest, Chris has appeared on over a dozen shows including G4TV’s Attack of the Show, Filter (G4TV) Biggest Celebrity Oops (E! Networks), Best Week Ever and the I Love The 70's, 80's and 90's and soon to be released 00’s series (VH-1). Other recent guest appearances include Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Howard Stern Show, The Late, Late Show and Larry King Live. Chris also guest hosted The Best Damn Sports Show Period, MadTV and Headbanger's Ball on MTV2.

Jericho began wrestling at age 19 and is considered one of the most popular wrestling champions in history. In 2001 he was the first ever Undisputed Champion of the WWE and is the only performer to have held six different titles in the 44-year history of World Wrestling Entertainment.

Chris hosted his own show on XM Satellite Radio (Channel 41 Da Boneyard) entitled “The Rock of Jericho” airing Sunday nights for over 100 episodes. The show allowed Chris to display his wide and unique range of knowledge of the music world.

As lead singer of the rock band Fozzy, Chris proves that his knowledge of music spans beyond just facts. Their third CD, All That Remains was released in 2005, via Chris’ own record label Ash Records. Fozzy's first three records sold over 150,000 units and the band played sold out shows worldwide, including the US, Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Jericho’s talent extends beyond the camera as he also wrote and directed a short comedy film for MTV about the band entitled, Unleashed, Uncensored, Unknown. In addition Chris directed music videos for Fozzy’s tracks “Eat The Rich,” “With The Fire,” and “Enemy,” all of which enjoyed rotation on MTV, MTV2, FUSE and Much Music.

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Gael Monfils Top Tennis Star 2011 Profile & Photos

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Gael Monfils

Profile:

Singles Ranking: 9
Doubles Ranking: 167
Country: France
Birth Date: 1 September 1986
Birth Place: Paris, France
Residence: Trelex, Switzerland
Height: 1.93 metres (6 ft. 4 in.)
Weight: 80.5 kilos (177 lbs.)
Plays: Right Handed

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Monday, 3 October 2011

Natalie Coughlin Swimmer Star 2011 Profile,Bio & Pictures

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Birthdate:
August 23, 1982
Weight:
139 lbs (63 kg)
Height:
5’8” (1.73 m)
Age:
29 years
Gender:
Female

Biography:

Swimmer Natalie Coughlin capped a stellar collegiate career by winning a total of nine medals at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. Coughlin grew up in California and went to the University of California at Berkeley, where she set a raft of records and was named the NCAA's Swimmer of the Year in 2001, 2002 and 2003. A sprint specialist who is especially strong at 100 meters, she also is the first woman to swim the 100-meter backstroke in under one minute. She became a major story with her success in the 2004 Olympics, where she won two gold medals, two silver and one bronze. She parlayed her swimming fame and winning smile into a job as an analyst with NBC at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She then qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where she won four more medals, including a gold in the 100 meter backstroke with a personal best of 58.96 seconds.
Extra credit: Her name is pronounced COG-lin, according to USA Swimming... She is 5'8" tall... She co-wrote (with Michael Silver) the 2006 book Golden Girl: How Natalie Coughlin Fought Back, Challenged Conventional Wisdom, and Became America's Olympic Champion... Coughlin finished her college swimming career in 2004 and graduated in 2005 with a degree in psychology... Coughlin was born in Emeryville, California, according to USA Swimming, but grew up in the towns of Vallejo and Concord.

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Samantha Stosur Great Tennis Star Hot Images 2011

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Samantha Stosur Great Tennis Star 2011 Biography and Pictures

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Samantha Stosur (born March 30, 1984 in Brisbane, Australia) is a professional tennis player from Australia.

Career
Samantha first played professional tennis in 1999 on the ITF circuit. In 2000 she debuted on the Women's Tennis Association tour where she lost in the first round of Australian Open qualifying to Louise Latimer. In 2001 she won four straight ITF titles (three in Japan and one in Australia). In 2002 she lost to Anastasia Myskina at the first round at the Gold Coast event; she was also given a Wildcard into the Australian Open where she lost in three sets to Greta Arn. For the rest of the 2002 season, Samantha played on the ITF Circuit.

In 2003 Samantha won her first WTA singles match on home soil where she reached the third round of the Australian Open, beating Conchita Martinez and Vanessa Webb in the first and second round respectively. She lost in the third round to Daniela HantuchovÃ¡ with a scoreline of 6-4 6-2. Samantha qualified for a WTA event in Memphis. She played more ITF events and failed to qualify for Roland Garros losing in the first qualifying round to Wynne Prakusya. She was given a Wildcard into Wimbledon, meeting Lindsay Davenport in the first round where she lost 7-6 7-5.

In 2004 she reached the semi-final of the Gold Coast event, beating Meghann Shaughnessy, Karolina Å prem and Magui Serna along the way, before falling to Ai Sugiyama, who would go on to win the tournament. The next week she reached the second round of the WTA tournament in Hobart and then the second round of the Australian Open, losing to Aniko Kapros. She later successfully qualified for WTA events in Acapulco, Indian Wells, Vienna and Birmingham. She lost in the first round of Roland Garros and Wimbledon. She competed at the Athens Olympics where she lost in the first round of the tennis competition to Chanda Rubin. She continued to play WTA qualifying events, successfully qualifying for the Japan Open and Bali in the autumn of 2004.

In 2005 she reached her first WTA tour final at the Gold Coast event, losing to Patty Schnyder; the next week she made her second final at Sydney losing to Alicia Molik. She met AmÃ©lie Mauresmo in the first round of the Australian Open, losing 6-2 6-3. However, she won the mixed doubles title with fellow Australian Scott Draper. In 2005 she won seven WTA doubles titles with her partners Bryanne Stewart (Sydney and Amelia Island) and Lisa Raymond (New Haven, US Open, Luxembourg, Moscow, Year Ending Championships).
Samantha finished the year ranked #96 in singles and #2 in doubles.

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