Matt Green: 128 books

Ever wondered how Robin Williams rose to stardom? There have been few men as simultaneously talented, funny, sympathetic, and enthusiastically passionate about their craft as comedian and actor Robin Williams. Although he was born into a privileged existence as the son of a Detroit motor company...

Ever wondered how Gerard Butler rose to stardom? Gerard James Butler was born November 13, 1969 in Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom to Margaret and Edward Butler, an Irish bookmaker. The youngest of three children, Butler was mostly raised in his hometown of Paisley, with a...

Ever wondered how Philip Seymour Hoffman rose to stardom? The man who became known for his chameleon-like disappearance into a host of nuanced and creative characters was actually an extremely genial, kind, and gentle man in reality. Though his life was cut tragically short, actor Philip Seymour...

Ever wondered how Jason Statham rose to stardom? Jason Statham was born on July 26, 1967 in Sherbrook, Derbyshire, England. While other biographers speculate that Jason was actually born on the same month and day but in 1972, Jason himself has proven that he was indeed born in 1967. The late...

Ever wondered how Vin Diesel rose to stardom?Born in New York City on 18th August 1967, Diesel succeeded to negotiate numerous self-produced, low-budget movies into big-budget prominent man rank.Growing up in New York City, Vin Diesel was always a bit of a trouble maker.After functioning as...

Who will be the next Superpower? Is this China?It seems modern China is a country of contradictions: a peasant society with some of the world's most futuristic cities, heir to an ancient civilization that is still trying to find a modern identity.China, in general, has been one of the...

Ever wondered how Michael Fassbender rose to stardom? Like an every life his story started with his birth. Michael was born in Heidelberg, Germany, on April 2, 1977. There he spent first two years of his life, and after his family moved to Ireland. His parents are Josef Fassbender, German,...

Ever wondered how Emily Blunt rose to stardom? Born in London, England on February 23rd, 1983, Emily Blunt was second of Oliver and Joanna Blunt’s four children. A barrister in the Queen’s Court and a former actress respectively, Emily’s family was used to prestige long before her stardom. Her...

Ever wondered how Charlize Theron rose to stardom? Known for her stately beauty and radiant stage presence, South African actress Charlize Theron has emerged from a tragic upbringing to become one of Hollywood’s hardest working and most respected actresses. Born out of an early life of violence...

Ever wondered how Christian Bale rose to stardom? Born in Wales on January 30, 1974 to a commercial pilot father, David Charles Howard Bale and a mother, Jennifer “Jenny” James, who worked as circus clown and dancer, Christian had a bohemian introduction to the performance world. Throughout...

Ever wondered how Sean Penn rose to stardom? A little, but he imitates his favorite actor - Marlon Brando. The same rebel, like his idol had, in life and on a screen. He has a quarter of Russian and a quarter of Lithuanian on his father’s side, and he has Italian-Irish blood in his veins...

Ever wondered how Patrick Wilson rose to stardom? Patrick Wilson is a talented actor in both movies and theaters. He participates in both, because of the ability to express certain feelings and impressions to engage his fans. Not just that, they give him the opportunity to express himself in...

Ever wondered how Robert De Niro rose to stardom? Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943. He is an American producer, actor and director and has starred in over 90 films. His acting career was brought into limelight by the film Bang the Drum Slowly. Robert started his life in Greenwich...

Ever wondered how Bradley Cooper rose to stardom? Bradley Cooper was born on January 5th, 1975 in the heart of Philadelphia, PA. The only son of an NBC affiliate and a stockbroker at Merrill Lynch, Bradley and his older sister Holly were raised in an old fashioned Irish-Italian household just...