Curated playlist
1982 births
- Dwyane WadeDwyane Wade's sister tricked him into a car ride at age eight. She said movies but took him to live with their father.
- William, Prince of WalesAt 9:03 pm on the 21st of June 1982, William Arthur Philip Louis was born at St Mary's Hospital in London. He was the first direct heir to the British throne to be born in a hospital. Today he is William, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to…
- Anne HathawayAnne Hathaway is an American actress whose films have grossed over $6.8 billion worldwide. In 2015 she ranked among the highest-paid actresses in the world. Yet that same year she said, "I always assume that every film is my last, and I…
- Miranda KaufmannHistorian Miranda Kaufmann found Africans living in Tudor England. They arrived before the transatlantic slave trade.
- Kirsten DunstKirsten Dunst was ten years old when she shared a screen kiss with Brad Pitt, an actor two decades her senior, and her verdict was blunt. "I thought it was gross, that Brad had cooties. I mean, I was 10," she recalled. Dunst, an American…
- Joey AnsahJoey Ansah fought Matt Damon in The Bourne Ultimatum and did all his own stunts. It earned a Best Fight nomination.
- Seth RogenSeth Rogen was 13 when he co-wrote a rough draft of Superbad with his childhood friend Evan Goldberg. The two had met in bar mitzvah classes. They spent the rest of high school polishing that script. Rogen grew up to be a Canadian actor,…
- Lil WayneLil Wayne left school in tenth grade after his mother found a gun in his bag.
- Leandro BarbosaLeandro Barbosa won a Sixth Man of the Year Award without starting most nights.
- Tony ParkerTony Parker was nearly sent home from a Spurs camp after 10 minutes. A highlight tape won him a second chance.
- Michelle RejwanAn assistant to J.J. Abrams became a Lucasfilm executive. Michelle Rejwan got a Senior Vice President title in 2019.
- Kelly ClarksonKelly Clarkson's first single debuted at number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. The following week it rose to number 52. Then it shot to number one, breaking a record for the biggest leap to the top that The Beatles had…
- Nicki MinajNicki Minaj turned down a record deal because it required a ghostwriter.
- Lupe FiascoLupe Fiasco finished an album in 2010, but his record label refused to release it.
- Landon DonovanLandon Donovan scored in the dying seconds to beat Algeria at the 2010 World Cup.
- St. Vincent (musician)The musician St. Vincent took her name from a hospital in a Nick Cave song. It is where poet Dylan Thomas died.
- Priyanka ChopraPriyanka Chopra Jonas was crowned Miss World at the Millennium Dome in London on the 30th of November 2000. In 2001, the bridge of her nose collapsed during surgery to remove a polyp. She fell into depression over an appearance she…