Brian Abbey: 13 books

Harrison Ford is an American actor and producer. Harrison Ford rose to fame as Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy and as title character in the Indiana Jones film series. Ford is known for action films and dramatic roles, including Witness, Blade Runner, Clear and Present Danger, The Fugitive,...

Nicole Mary Kidman is an Australian actress and film producer. Kidman's breakthrough film role was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm.   After appearing in several films in the early 1990s, she came to worldwide recognition for her performances in Days of Thunder (1990), Far and Away...

Natalie Portman is an Israeli-born American actress. Her first role was in the 1994 action film Léon: The Professional, but mainstream success came when she was cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. In 1999, she enrolled at Harvard University to study psychology while...

Mel Gibson is an American actor, filmmaker, and screenwriter. He is most well known as an action hero, for roles such as Martin Riggs in the Lethal Weapon film series and Max Rockatansky in the first three Mad Max films.   In 1995, Gibson produced, directed, and starred in the...

Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, is an English singer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. With John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, he gained worldwide fame as a member of the Beatles, one of the most popular and influential acts in the history of rock music; his songwriting partnership...

After high school, David Lynch went to Boston to attend the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Shortly after that, he planned a three-year trip to Europe to work on his art, but didn't take to it and left after 15 days.   In 1977, he released his first film Eraserhead (1977),...

Joe Cocker was an English rock and blues singer. Cocker came into popularity in the '60s. He was known for his gritty voice, his spasmodic body movements and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles.   His cover of The Beatles' A Little Help from...

John Nicholson is an American actor, film director, producer, and writer. Throughout his career, Nicholson has portrayed unique and challenging roles, many of which include dark portrayals of excitable, neurotic and psychopathic characters. Nicholson's 12 Academy Award nominations make him the most...

Dick Dale is an American musicianknown as The King of the Surf Guitar. His 1961 song, "Let's Go Trippin'", is considered the first surf rock song in history. A year later, Dale released his debut album, "Surfer's Choice", which led to appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show"....

Eminem is a multi-platinum selling American rapper, producer and actor. Eminem spent his youth moving around Missouri with his single mom before settling in Warren, Michigan.   Between participating in freestyle rap battles and creating his own amateur performances throughout...

Matt Damon is an American actor, writer, producer and philanthropist. Damon attended Harvard University from 1988 to 1992 but left before fully graduating. Throughout the late 80s and early 90s, Matt landed a few roles in movies like "Mystic Pizza", "Courage Under Fire" and "School...

Michael Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. Called the King of Pop his contributions to music and dance, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades.   Jackson's 1982 album...