Birth Date: January 29, 1977
Birth Place: Knoxville, Illinois, USA
Birth Name: Justin Hartley
Height: 6’3″
Justin Hartley is an American actor who is most popular for having portrayed the role of Fox Crane on the NBC daytime drama Passions from December 17, 2002 to February 10, 2006.
The second of four children, Hartley grew up in Orland Park, Illinois with older brother Nathan and younger sisters Megan and Gabriela. An avid basketball player, he also played soccer and baseball in high school. Hartley attended Southern Illinois University and the University of Illinois at Chicago, where in majored in theatre and history.
After work in commercials, Hartley originated the role of Nicholas Foxworth Crane, a spoiled, rich young man on the NBC soap opera Passions, where he and his character were fan favorites. It was on the set that he fell in love with co-star Lindsay Korman, who played his stepmother and one-time love interest. He married a very-pregnant Korman in May of 2004; their first child, Isabella Justice Hartley, was born just two months later.
In October 2005, Hartley announced that he had opted not to renew his contract with Passions after three years with the series. He taped his final episode on January 7 and last aired on February 10. Shortly after his departure from the soap, Hartley was tapped to replace Will Toale as Arthur “AC” Curry in The CW’s eponymously titled drama based on DC comic book character Aquaman. The CW failed to pick up the show for fall 2006, though the show’s pilot was released on iTunes.
Hartley currently has three movies due out in theatres, two of which are completed. Hartley stars as “Joe” in Race You to the Bottom, a film by writer/director Russell Brown; he also just completed a movie called Scorpio Men on Prozac, which he describes as a dark comedy. Hartley recently signed as the lead in Stewart St. John’s newest movie, The Next Race (put on my StewdioMedia).
Billy Marquart is the newest actor to hit the scenes of Hollywood. With a naturally athletic physique and a gorgeous face, it’s no wonder why this talented young star has been seen all over town.
Growing up, Billy had bigger dreams than what was available to him in the small town of Quincy, Illinois where he was born and raised. A natural athlete, he excelled in Track, Football, and Boxing. Growing up and participating in these sports helped build his fit physique. Knowing he had a great figure and a unique look, he took his first chance in modeling by entering into Quincy High School’s Mr. Quincy Pageant taking home the title of “Mr. Quincy” in 2005.
With the win under his belt, Billy dared to dream bigger. He moved to Los Angeles immediately following high school to attend Santa Monica College. There he excelled in Track and Football, however; sports soon began to interfere with modeling and acting auditions. In 2006, Billy made the courageous decision to drop out of college and pursue acting and modeling full time.
Now, he is making his dreams come true, after signing with the Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency in 2004. For the past three seasons, Billy has appeared on the hit TV show “The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency” on Oxygen Network. He has also signed with Major Models (NYC). His most recent projects include the Spring 2008 Abercrombie & Fitch print campaign, as well as a National Chevrolet commercial that is currently airing. With multiple editorial spreads under his belt for Arena, Details, Engine, Macy’s and Sak’s Fifth Avenue catalogues; Billy has only just begun his modeling career and is working hard towards landing a role in a feature film.
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Huang Xiaoming (traditional Chinese: 黃曉明; simplified Chinese: 黄晓明; pinyin: Huáng Xiǎomíng; born 13 November 1977 in Qingdao, China) is a Chinese actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of the lead character of “Yang Guo” in The Return of the Condor Heroes.
Huang graduated from the Performance Institute of Beijing Film Academy in 2000.
He became popular in 2003 after attaining roles in three television series which were released in China. At the end of 2003, Huang was badly injured after his car turned over while he was driving through a mountainous area to a filming location. However, his immediate reappearance on the set with a neck brace impressed the media and his fans.[1]
Other high-profile roles include that of Emperor Wu of Han in the TV series Da Han Tian Zi (大汉天子). He also played the role of the son of a military commander in the 2006 film The Banquet (夜宴).
“新上海灘” or the new version of Shanghai Bund is one of his best performance year todate. The ending theme song in the drama “就算没有明天” (“Even If There is No Tomorrow”) is sung by Huang Xiao Ming and Sun Li, the main actress in the drama.
