Born to parents who were members of the Children of God religious group, his early life was marked by a nomadic existence, traveling through Central and South America. His family eventually settled in Los Angeles, where Phoenix began his acting career at the tender age of eight alongside his ...
When producers of the Showtime adaptation of the popular British drama "Queer as Folk" were looking for a young actor who could pass for a teenager but had the chops of a seasoned pro, they opted to go with an unknown, and Randy Harrison landed the coveted part. Born in New Hampshire ...
Raekwon, born Corey Woods, was asked by GQ in 2017 if he was keeping up with news of the Trump administration's "travel ban" on refugees and visitors from seven predominantly Muslim countries. "Allah... he's going to let it be what it be, and whenever he wants to fix it, he's...
East Coast rapper Mos Def, who now goes by Yasiin Bey, is a Muslim rapper. The first lyrics on his breakthrough album, "Black on Both Sides" were, "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem" ("In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful.") "You're not gonna get through life w...
served as an UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, paid visits to at-risk communities — such as the Ja Mai Kaung Baptist refugee camp (shown above), where she spent time in July 2015 — and used herfirst-ever Instagram postin 2021to raise awareness on Afghan refugees and displacement, encouraging othe...
When other jobs failed to pan out, Mallon returned to cooking—this time in restaurants and hotels—infecting many more while evading investigators who were desperately trying to track her down (it is estimated she infected up to 122 people, resulting in as many as four-dozen deaths). When ...
Rush co-founder Geddy Lee was born Gary Lee Weinrib on July 29, 1953. His parents were Jewish refugees from Poland who survived the Dachau and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps during World War II. Lee once told Rob Tannenbaum ofBlenderthat the two most Jewish things about him are "my nose...
Rush co-founder Geddy Lee was born Gary Lee Weinrib on July 29, 1953. His parents were Jewish refugees from Poland who survived the Dachau and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps during World War II. Lee once told Rob Tannenbaum ofBlenderthat the two most Jewish things about him are "my nose...
Rush co-founder Geddy Lee was born Gary Lee Weinrib on July 29, 1953. His parents were Jewish refugees from Poland who survived the Dachau and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps during World War II. Lee once told Rob Tannenbaum ofBlenderthat the two most Jewish things about him are "my nose...
Rush co-founder Geddy Lee was born Gary Lee Weinrib on July 29, 1953. His parents were Jewish refugees from Poland who survived the Dachau and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps during World War II. Lee once told Rob Tannenbaum ofBlenderthat the two most Jewish things about him are "my nose...