Day: July 23, 2014

About Lonnie Hunter Gospel artist whose third album, I m Back (2011), turned out to be his breakout release. The album cracked the top five on the U.S. gospel charts and led to him becoming the host of his own radio show, The Lonnie Hunter Show.  He served in the U.S. Air Force, where he was…

About Karen Grassle She played the much-beloved mother on the Western TV Drama Little House on the Prairie. After graduating from Berkeley in Northern California, she went to drama school Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. She became known as Caroline Ingalls from 1974 to 1982 on NBC. Her husband s name on the…

About Michaela Dean Well known for providing her the voice of Wonderheart Bear for the Care Bears series, she is an actress who also lent her voice to the series Peter Rabbit and Guess How Much I Love You: The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare. In 2012, she had a minor role in the show Meals…

About Rosina Lippi An American writer, she is best known for Homestead, a novel set in an isolated village in Austria. The work won the 1999 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award. She received a PhD in linguistics from Princeton University and taught for over a decade. A fiber artist, she had her work published in Quilting Arts…

About Myriam Atallah pop singer/songwriter and actress who rose to fame after competing on the first season of the talent show program Star Academy. In 2017, she released a single titled “Allah Byaalam,” which was admired by most critics. She was the recipient of the Best Voice of a Young Singer award at the 2009 Middle East Music…

About Joselyn Encalada Lopez Reality television personality who is recognized for having appeared on both BLN: La Competencia and Calle7. This exposure led to her amassing more than 700,000 followers on Instagram. She found work as a model prior to her first TV appearance. She has appeared on the dance competition Baila. Joselyn Encalada Lopez She was born…

About Julianne Nygard Norwegian blogging personality who is famous for her pilotfrue blog. She has gained massive renown for her lifestyle, fashion, beauty, and health blogging both to her site and her pilotfrue Instagram account.  She began regularly keeping her pilotfrue blog in July 2014.  She has seen her Instagram account grow to boast more than 70,000 followers.…

About Don Ho Best known for theme song Tiny Bubbles. He was a Hawaii-based entertainer whose music helped bring his island s culture to mainstream America. He was a 1949 graduate of the Kamehameha Schools. He played football at Springfield College on a scholarship. He appeared on I Dream of Jeannie, The Brady Bunch, Sanford…

About Tobi Robert Pearce Fitness model and Instagram star who created Pearce and Co., a digital marketing agency, to help his partner Kayla Itsines manager her own Instagram success. He s also served as the CEO of The Bikini Body Training Company. He started helping Itsines manage her success once it started becoming too overwhelming for…

About Alfred Brendel Austrian pianist rose to become the first composer to record the entirety of Beethoven s solo piano works. His piano lessons started at six. He began attending Graz Conservatory for two years at the age of 14. Beyond this, he taught himself most of what he learned about piano. He also liked…

About Mae Laborde Notable for beginning her acting career in the final decade of her life, Laborde rose to fame for her portrayal of Gladys on the FX sitcom It s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Before making her television acting debut at the age of ninety-three, Laborde built a life for herself in Los Angeles…

About Misha Camacho Singer and songwriter most well known for headlining the Florida-born band Broadway. The band gained significant fame when they posted a cover of Lonely Island song “I m On a Boat.” Posted in 2009, the video went on to earn more than 1 million views. Original Broadway guitarist Nick Trombino recruited Camacho…