Day: August 21, 2015
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Sylvia Wakana
About Sylvia Wakana TikTok star who has gained a following of 160,000 because of her content about Japanese food and culture. She attended University of California, Irvine. One of her most popular videos earned over 6.3 million views for listing Japanese chopstick taboos. She captioned it, “filming this made me die a little inside so please don…
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Ashton Perduno
About Ashton Perduno Short form lip sync and sketch comedy creator on TikTok. He is recognized for sharing videos on his ashperduno account and has gone on to garner more than 220,000 fans on the platform. in 2017, he began sharing selfies with Snapchat filters. He frequently shared skincare routines set to music. Ashton Perduno He was…
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Vivien Yeo
About Vivien Yeo TV actress who won Miss Astro Chinese International in 2003. She signed with TVB in Hong Kong. She played Natasha Lam Dai-sa in My Lover from the Planet Meow in 2016. She has more than 430,000 followers on her vvyeo Instagram account. Her first on-screen role was a Yip Ching/Mia in Sunshine Heartbeat in 2004. She was a Top Five finalist…
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Rosanna Javier
About Rosanna Javier Blogger and Instagram influencer/creator who found fame alongside her husband with the lifestyle site Glamdapper. Their fashion and travel posts have helped them acquire more than 470,000 followers on Instagram. Glam Dapper was originally started by Rosanna as a hobby project in 2014. She studied interior design. Once her brand took off, she and…
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Vita Radionova
About Vita Radionova Performance artist who is best known for her variety of performances often including contortion, hula hoops, and dancing. She is also known for her performance on Season 10 of the 2015 reality TV series and competition show America s Got Talent. She graduated from the Circus School of Kiev in 1999, and…
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Franz Klammer
About Franz Klammer Former ski racer who won four consecutive World Cups from 1975 through 1978. He won the gold medal in the downhill event at the 1976 Olympic Games. He was born in Mooswald and made his World Cup debut at nineteen. He was named Austrian Sportsman of the Year in 1975, 1976, and…
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Aron Kader
About Aron Kader Palestinian-American comedian notable for being a founding member of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour; his comedy sheds light on the Middle Eastern experience in a post 9/11 world. His early work, and that of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour comedians, is featured in the Michael Moore documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. He…
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Willy Adames
About Willy Adames Shortstop who has gained fame for his career in the MLB, including for the Tampa Bay Rays beginning in 2018. He earned his first major league hit on the same day as his major league debut in May 2018. He signed with the MLB s Detroit Tigers as an international free agent…
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Carl Fogarty
About Carl Fogarty Known as “Foggy,” he is an English Superbike racer who had one of the most successful careers the sport has ever seen, winning four World Superbike Championships. In 2014, he won the 14th series of I m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! He competed in his first Superbike World Championship in…
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Darren Till
About Darren Till Mixed martial artist who is recognized for having competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship s welterweight spanision. In 2017, he defeated Donald Cerrone in the UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till event. He began training in Muay Thai at the age of 12 and went pro three years later. Early in his career he was a…