Month: March 2017

About Alberto Negrete Medical surgeon from Colombia who has earned over 550,000 followers on Instagram from his video clips trying to add humor to medicine.  He graduated from Universidad del Bosque in Bogotá, Colombia.  He joined Instagram in 2014, and started making videos after a difficult first year of school.  Alberto Negrete He has a brother named…

About Mildred D Taylor Newbery Medal-winning author whose works focus on African-American life in the South. She is best known for her 1976 novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. She published her first novella, Song of the Trees, in 1975. The work received a New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year citation. Her…

About Regla Bell Cuban volleyball player and three-time Olympic gold medalist from 1992 to 2000. She won her first gold medal at the 1989 FIVB World Cup in Japan. She won a total of nine gold medals between Olympics, World Championships and FIVB World Cups. Regla Bell She married Eduardo Campo in 1999. Regla Bell…

About Aaron Sele Two-time all-star pitcher who spent fourteen years in the major leagues. He was a standout pitcher at Washington State University, recording a 2.22 ERA with 12 wins his sophomore year. In his rookie year he was involved in a bench-clearing brawl after throwing two inside pitches to George Bell of Chicago White Sox. Aaron…

About Nancy Alspaugh Screenwriter who wrote for Leeza in 1995. She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show from 1995 to 1997. She was an executive producer on Vicki! in 1994. She was nominated for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Writing in 1997. Nancy Alspaugh She was married to Matt Lauer from 1981…

About Michi Beck German DJ who is best known for being a member of the hip-hop band Die Fantastischen Vier, and the duo Turntablerocker.  He left the Karls Karls Gymnasium in Stuttgart in the 11th grade and took on an apprenticeship as a trade merchant. He taught himself to DJ throughout this time.  He played the skipper…

About Clark Johnson Filmmaker and actor who played the role of Detective Meldrick Lewis on Homicide: Life on the Street. He worked on special effects for the David Cronenberg film The Dead Zone. He directed the crime thriller The Sentinel with Michael Douglas. Clark Johnson He married Heather Salmon in 2004, and the pair had two children. Clark…

About Earnie Shavers Ranked #10 on The Ring s ranking of the 100 greatest punchers of all time, also a United States Amateur Heavyweight Champion. He began boxing at the relatively late age of 22. He became an ordained Christian minister and moved to England to pastor his own church. Earnie Shavers He has 8…

About Kyle Farnsworth Large right-handed reliever who could generate 100-mph velocity in his prime, he began his MLB career in 1999 with the Chicago Cubs. He played football, basketball, and baseball at Milton High School in Georgia. He is remember for tackling Paul Wilson to the ground when Wilson started to charge the mound to…

About Yeon-woo Jhi International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness competitor who is recognized for having won the 2013 Arnold Classic Europe Women s Physique competition.  She made her debut in the 2010 Korea YMCA competition and would go on to win the event. In 2013, she took third place in the New York PRO Show. Yeon-woo Jhi…

About Lucas Matthysse Welterweight and light welterweight fighter who has held the WBC Inter-Continental Light Welterweight title. He made his professional debut on June 4, 2004, winning by TKO against Leandro Almagro. He went undefeated in his first 28 professional bouts. Lucas Matthysse His nephew, Walter Matthysse, is also an accomplished boxer.  Lucas Matthysse On…

About Ron Blair Best known for his work with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, this American bassist played with the band during the 1970s and early 1980s and rejoined the group in the early 2000s. Before joining Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, he performed with a Gainesville, Florida band called RGF. He recorded the four…