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Undaunted by his chances of being accepted on the “tough” comedy circuit, Kevin debuted on amateur night at a Philadelphia comedy club. [1]

I was a success and began performing full time at clubs such as the Boston Comedy Club, Caroline’s, Stand-Up NY, The Improvisation, The Laugh Factory and The Comedy Store in Los Angeles. [2]

The audience welcomed him into their hearts and Hart was hooked. [1]

Here is a picture of my friend who got his i.P.h.o.n.e from doing this. [2]

He expanded his reach worldwide, performing at comedy clubs in both Amsterdam and London. [...] Kevin began performing full time at clubs such as the Boston Comedy Club, Caroline’s, Stand-Up NY, The Improvisation, The Laugh Factory and The Comedy Store in Los Angeles. [3]

Stardom radiates from him like a New York billboard as he lights up the stage and side swaps his audience with his unique comedic humor. [1]

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But it was his performance at the Montreal Comedy Festival which led to his work in feature films such as Paper Soldiers (2002), Scary Movie 3 (2003) - where he wrote his own part - and Along Came Polly (2004). [3]

In 2004 Hart executive-produced, wrote and starred in the ABC-TV sitcom The Big House, which debuted in April of 2004 and was loosely based on his family in Philadelphia. [...] Kevin quit his job as a shoe salesman for an athletic shoe store chain and began chasing his dream of becoming a star. [1]

Today Kevin is the national headliner for all The Improvisation Comedy Clubs and will be featured on the upcoming segment of Def Comedy Jam. [4]

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They guarentee that the pills will work on any man, or they give you your money back, living proof that they do work on any guy, seeing is believing. [2]

Sources:
[1] Comedy Central Comedians | Kevin Hart
[2] MySpace.com - Kevin Hart - Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA - www.myspace.com …
[3] Comedy Central: Comedians: Kevin Hart - Videos
[4] MySpace.com - Kevin Hart Comedian - ATLANTA, Georgia - www.myspace.com …

‘With me, what you see is what you get,’ says Travis Pastrana. [1]

But Travis Pastrana, the man who double backflipped a Suzuki motorcycle at last year’s X Games, is apparently too high a risk. [2]

Travis Pastrana in his backyard workshop/skatepark near Annapolis, Maryland, in November 2004. [3]

Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana has won the 2007 Rally America National Championship with a hard-fought victory in the series finale this weekend at the Lake Superior Performance Rally (LSPR). [4]

Hi my name is Travis Pastrana. [5]

Travis Pastrana may be one of the best freestyle riders ever, but nothing comes free. [6]

Pastrana’s accomplishments are already legend: world freestyle champion at age 14, five-time U.S. amateur motocross champion, two-time Canadian amateur motocross champion, youngest rider ever to represent the United States at the Motocross des Nations in France, 125cc pro national outdoor champion, 125cc East Supercross Series champion, and most successful competitor in the history of X Games freestyle motocross. [1]

At the press stage for the Olympus Rally, Pastrana gave rides to journalists and talked to adoring fans. [2]

Although still realitivly new to rally, Pastrana is attempting to break out on international scene. [...] Along with rally and FMX acolades Pastrana won the ESPY in 2007 for Best Male Action Sports Athlete, and is know for his redicious stunts. [6]

Pastrana was born in Maryland in 1983, and by age four he was riding a Honda one-speed. [1]

I have had many great accomplishments on my dirtbike including 2002 SUMMER GRAVITY GAMES GOLD MEDALLIST 2001 SUMMER X GAMES GOLD MEDALLIST 2001 125 EAST SUPERCROSS SERIES CHAMPION 2001 ESPN ACTION SPORTS & MUSIC AWARDS-MOTOCROSS RIDER OF THE YEAR 2000 YOUNGEST RIDER EVER TO REPRESENT USA FOR THE MOTO-CROSS DE NATIONS, FRANCE TEAM USA WINS DE NATIONS 2000 SUMMER X GAMES GOLD MEDAL-FREESTYLE MOTO X 2000 ST. [5]

Besides being the AMA Rookie of the Year, he was named to America’s Motocross des Nations team and took a repeat freestyle gold at the Summer X Games. [1]

Dauncey earned his keep as the Mitsubishi team manager during Tommi M?kinen’s championship years, so he knows a few things about rallying at the world level. [2]

Pastrana and Edstrom clinched the 2006 Rally America National Series overall and open class championship on October 22, 2006 during day one of the Lake Superior Performance Rally. [3]

Sources:
[1] Red Bull Energy Drink - USA - Travis Pastrana - Travis Pastrana
[2] Travis Pastrana: Brutal Speed and (Sometimes) Graceful Landings …
[3] Travis Pastrana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[4] Travis-Pastrana.com :: Travis Pastrana
[5] MySpace.com - Travis - 25 - Male - Annapolis, MARYLAND - www.myspace …
[6] by TravisPastrana at FUEL.TV

Steve Martin got started as a zany and absurdist stand-up comedian in the 1970s, when his comedy albums like Let’s Get Small (1977) were big hits; his punch line “Excuuuuse me” became a pop culture catch-phrase. [1]

U.S. comedian Steve Martin, best known for Hollywood films like “The Pink Panther,” says he is set to release his first musical album. [2]

Steve Martin began performing his material in clubs in the late 60s before establishing his reputation as a sharp TV comedy writer. [3]

Save on Steve Martin Movies, Music, & Books! [4]

Imagine Entertainment is developing a TV version of the Steve Martin-led film comedy “Parenthood” for NBC. [2]

In the 1980s he began starring in mainstream movie comedies like Parenthood (1989) and Father of the Bride (1991, co-starring Diane Keaton, with a sequel in 1995). [1]

Martin’s first film was a short, The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977). [5]

Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, he made his proper film debut with 1978’s The Jerk, which he also scripted; additionally, he wrote a best-selling book, Cruel Shoes. [1]

Was considered for the role of “Willy Wonka” in the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). [...] This makes him rare in that he has won Grammies for both comedy and music. [...] Was listed as a potential nominee on both the 2004 and 2007 Razzie Award nominating ballots. [...] Comic who successfully made the transition from a zany stand-up act to ridiculous film comedies to dramatic film roles to leading man status. [...] He also worked for neighboring amusement park Knott’s Berry Farm as a comedian in their “Birdcage Theatre.” [6]

Bio: Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, musician and composer. [7]

He also shared a 2001 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance with Earl Scruggs (and others) for his banjo performance of “Foggy Mountain Breakdown “. [5]

Sources:
[1] Steve Martin: Biography from Answers.com
[2] Topix.net: Steve Martin News
[3] Steve Martin - Yahoo! Movies
[4] Steve Martin info: The UNofficial Steve Martin website.
[5] Steve Martin - Wikipedia
[6] Steve Martin (I) - Biography
[7] Steve Martin - Rotten Tomatoes Celebrity Profile

Lyoto Machida was born in the city of Salvador but soon moved to Bel?m which is his hometown. [1]

Lyoto Machida getting ready to finish Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou on December 29, 2007 at UFC 79: Nemesis (photo courtesy of Sherdog). [2]

Machida formerly fought out of Black House with such fighters as UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva, former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort, and former PRIDE FC and former UFC Interim Heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. [1]

Son of a Japanese-Brazilian Shotokan Karate master Yoshizo Machida, Lyoto is considered by many to be a rising star in MMA, having secured victories over former UFC Middleweight champion Rich Franklin, former UFC Welterweight champion and current UFC Lightweight champion BJ Penn and Light Heavyweight runner-up of the UFC’s The Ultimate Fighter 1, Stephan Bonnar. [3]

He made several appearances at other Inoki shows, including Jungle Fight 1 in Brazil, where he defeated eventual The Ultimate Fighter 1 runner-up Stephan Bonnar on September 13, 2003, and Inoki Bom-ba-ye 2003, where he defeated eventual UFC Middleweight champion Rich Franklin on New Year’s Eve. [...] Lyoto Carvalho Machida (born May 30, 1978) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial arts fighter. [...] Inoki entered Machida in several of his promotions, including New Japan Pro Wrestling ’s Ultimate Crush card on May 2, 2003, where he defeated journeyman Pancrase fighter Kengo Watanabe. [...] Wrestling legend Antonio Inoki noticed Machida early and took him under his wing, soon given the nickname “The Second Inoki” by the Japanese media. [1]

Thus, the youthful Lyoto Machida also began studying Sumo at age 12 and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at age 15. [2]

He uses a back kick in many fights (they can be seen in his bouts against Sam Greco, Sam Hoger, and Stephan Bonnar). [3]

Then again, this Shotokan Karate master continually shows that the things he learned way back when while studying the art form he attaches himself to most were not without worth. [2]

At 3-0, he began to fight in K-1 ’s early MMA efforts, with wins against two high-ranked K-1 kickboxers, Michael McDonald and Sam Greco. [1]

He achieved his first victory, a decision over Kengo Watanabe on May 2, 2003, in a New Japan Pro Wrestling event. [2]

His last match with the K-1 organization, at K-1 HERO’S 1, he defeated former UFC Welterweight champion and light weight champion B. J. Penn in a unanimous decision. [1]

He won a number of amateur karate tournaments, including 2001 Pan American Karate tournament. [3]

Sources:
[1] Lyoto Machida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] Lyoto Machida Biography and Fighting Information
[3] Lyoto Machida - CageWiki

Meet Michaela Ward, the former Fab Five Texas Cheerleader coach. [1]

Michaela Ward, the former cheerleader coach at McKinney North High School in McKinney, Texas, sold her story to Lifetime and the movie, ‘Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal’, premiered Saturday night. [2]

Michaela Ward was the coach of the McKinney North High School cheer squad. [3]

Michaela Ward says she’s nervous about the movie about the cheerleading scandal that brought the national spotlight on suburban cheerleaders, their parents and administrators. [4]

Michaela Ward thinks the movie inspired by her experience as a cheerleading coach is accurate - to an extent. [...] Michaela Ward, center, poses with director Tom McLoughlin and Jenna Dewan. [5]

And I was even more surprised at how the media took it and twisted it into a “girls gone wild” kind of story when that wasn’t at all what my story was about. [...] Middle school, high school and college for four years. [6]

The Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal is loosely based on the 2006 cheerleader scandal in which Ward resigned from her position as the cheerleading coach because school administrators did not allow her to discipline a group of cheerleading seniors known as the ‘fab five’, one of which was the principal’s daughter. [2]

The film is loosely based on the 2006 cheerleader scandal in which Ward resigned from her position as the cheerleading coach because school administrators did not allow her to discipline a group of cheerleading seniors known as the “fab five”, one of which was the principal’s daughter. [1]

The girls, she said, pulled pranks including giving her a “chocolate tampon” and sending sexual text messages from her cell phone to her husband and another coach. [5]

Where I went to high school, cheerleading was just like any other competitive sport. [6]

Racy photos emerged online of the cheerleaders posing at a condom store holding “phallus shaped candles ” and the girls were continuously talking back to teachers and breaking dress code. [1]

For months, North Texas watched the drama at McKinney North High School unfold. [4]

Two principals at McKinney North High School are facing disciplinary action. [3]

Sources:
[1] Michaela Ward is Fab Five Texas Cheerleaders’ Coach ” RightFielders …
[2] Texas Cheerleaders Scandal: Michaela Ward is Fab Five Texas …
[3] cbs11tv.com - 2 McKinney Principals Accused Of Abusing Power
[4] Whistleblower’s view on film about McKinney cheerleaders | News 8 …
[5] Movie features local grad’s tale as cheerleader coach | ward, girls …
[6] Michaela Ward: Setting the Story Straight | myLifetime.com