Cameron Michelle Diaz

Do you remember the pretty princess that turned into a green ogre?  Well, if you grew up in my household there was never a day when we didn't watch Shrek. Cameron Diaz is the voice of the female green ogre.  She was one of my favorite character while I watched Shrek(I really didn't like Shrek all that much, but I loved Donkey as well). Cameron has gone from modeling as a teen to an actress...so continue reading to find out more!

Growing up Cameron was raised by her father Emilio, and her mother Billie Diaz.  She grew up in San Francisco, California. Sixteen and modeling?  Would your parents let you travel around the world an age like that? Being a model is an unrealistic goal most girls wish to become.  For Cameron she modeled at exactly that age.  Modeling took her to places such as Japan, Australia, Morocco, and Paris among many other places around the world.  From her work she landed in all different sorts of magazines such as Mademoiselle, and Seventeen.
Now, I brought up Shrek in the beginning and he was a green ogre, so lets just say she has worked with other "green characters."  The Mask was one Cameron's biggest breakthrough.  She auditioned for The Mask based on the recommendation from an agent for Elite.  After waiting and waiting Cameron finally got a call back from them saying she got the part.  Granted, Cameron didn't have acting experience, so she had to take acting classes immediately.  She worked along side Jim Carrey who was the rubber face mask character, and she had won her first film role from The Mask movie.
As her years went on for acting she decided to try something new, so she wrote books.  Her first book is The Body Book: The Law of Hunger, the Science of Strength, and Other Ways to Love Your Amazing Body.  Cameron said she didn't want children and marriage isn't something she really wanted in one of her interviews, but that obviously changed.  Cameron is a newlywed with Benji Madden.  Madden is a vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, and producer.  I love Cameron and her acting skills, and I cannot wait to see what she has in store for us in the future!

Paul William Walker IV

In the spirit of the hot new movie, Fast and Furious 7, coming out into theaters I figured we could reminisce on one truly great actor.  Paul William Walker.  Being one of the main characters in all The Fast and Furious series, it was hard to see him go.  He was loved by many family members, and adored by many fans.  Having such a bright future we would have never thought he would have left so soon.

Life as a child brought him into the world of acting.  Walker's mother, Cheryl, was a model when she was younger.  She gave birth to Walker when she was a younger women, and married his father, Paul Walker III, as well.  When Cheryl had gave birth to Paul she decided to go back into modeling.  As Walker puts it, "I guess I just found myself doing commercials among other things as well." His other four siblings did the same thing following in his footsteps.  

Paul and his daughter Meadow

After Paul had finished high school he wanted to go to college. He attended many different community colleges as he was trying to make his way into becoming an actor.  Walker saw that all his friends were gradating with different degrees so he took some time off.  He was working at the Chart House while he was taking time off.  Walker said, "It was just by chance, that his guy tracked me down and remembered me from when I was a kid."  So, with that, the man had Walker do a reading for a show called Touched by an Angel.  Walker had gotten the part.  He was also in The Young and the Restless.  

Paul and Vin Diesel

Walkers had his biggest role after he did all of his other short jobs was in 2001.  Back in 2001, Walker was one of the lead roles in The Fast and the Furious.  Two years later he was in the second movie 2 Fast 2 Furious.  Walker became a household name that millions knew.  After that of course Walker played in the rest of The Fast and Furious series. 

Now to his tragic death that left millions devastated back on the day of November 30, 2013.  Walker was in Santa Clarita, California on his way to go to a charity event.  He was in the passengers seat while his friend, Roger Rodas, was driving the Porsche making their way to the event.  Rodas had lost control while he was driving and crashed into a tree. Going around 100 mph the impact was so heavy that the car was basically consumed into flames; killing both Walker and Rodas at the scene of the accident.  Walker had died at the age of 40 leaving behind his only child, Meadow Rain Walker.

Vin Diesel and his daughter Pauline

In 2013 he was actually working on the movie Furious 7.  He had finished Brick Mansions before his death.  Being loved by so many, at the end of the movie of Furious 7 he had a part dedicated to him.  Vin Diesel who began as a co-worker to Walker became one of his beloved friends.  Diesel had named his daughter Pauline in memory of Paul back in March 2015.  Walker will certainly never be forgotten, and will forever be in the hearts of millions around the world.  Rest in peace Paul, you were a light in many of our hearts; we will certainly see you again.

Morgan Herbert Freeman

Morgan Herbert Freeman

Morgan Herbert Freeman.  I know him as one of my favorite actors of all time.  Taking a look at interviews of Morgan gave me exact details about him that come directly from him.  I took notice that he didn't in fact have an amazing childhood.  Morgan talked about his past, present, and what his days are like now.  From his interview of 30 minutes I took notes from it, and will share them with you.
Morgan was born on June 1, 1937 which makes him 77 years old.  Freeman was born in Memphis Tennessee to his father Morgan and his mother Mayme Edna.  In his family Morgan has three brothers, but now he is down to two brother because on had passed.  Morgan also has a sister.  Morgan was mostly raised by his grandparents while his parents were moving up North into the industrial part.  Then his grandmother had passed when he was at the age of six.  As Morgan put it after his grandmother had passed his "Biological" came and collected his sister and him and took them up to Chicago.  In Chicago for the first time he had met his mother, and this happened at the age of six for him; Morgan then moved in with his maternal grandmother in Greenwood.

Morgan in his younger days

Most actors and actresses say that the day they decided to become an actor was like a light switch for them.  For Morgan this was true.  He said his spark for becoming an actor began at the age of Eight.  It all started when his third grade teacher, Mrs. Love, put Morgan in a play.  Morgan played as Little Boy Blue.  Now, since we talked about his younger life we can get into his older life.  Five days after Morgan had graduated high school he was inducted into the Air Force.  As Morgan spent a few years in the Air Force he came back and found himself in California.
California you say?  Well if you're in California you can get to Hollywood, as Morgan put it.  Morgan was saying how he nearly had starved to death while he was getting on his feet in Hollywood

.  When he got on his feet he found a job as a transcript clerk as L.A. City College.  At L.A. City College someone(Morgan does not give a name) asks him what he was planning on doing with his life.  Morgan replies that he wanted to become an actor, and that he was looking into getting into a good acting school; "We have one of the best acting schools around, and since you work here you get them for free!"  No one could turn down something like that so Morgan replied, "Say no more."  In the end Morgan flunked acting; Morgan puts it as he was nto a very good acting student.
I could go on and on about Morgan and put even more about his life and goals he achieved.  At age 77 I still see him as a hard rock that is still going hard.  In 1987 Morgan received his first academy award nomination in Street Smart.  One of Morgans more recent movies include Dolphin Tale 2 (he played in the first as well), and Transcendence.  Personally I loved Morgans acting in The Bucket List.  I am literally in LOVE with Morgan Freeman, and if you have any movies where you loved his roles tell me in the comments!

Taylor Daniel Lautner

Doesn't everyone know the movie Twilight? Well if you have then you already know that the main werewolf is Taylor Lautner. Now, like I said before back in my post with Kristen Stewart that werewolves are 10x better than vampires.  I mean those blood suckers are kinda gross.  Although, being a werewolf sounds a little weird.
Taylor was b
on on February 11, 1992, to Deborah and Daniel Lautner.  He was the first child to his family.  Taylor has one other sibling, Makena.  When he was six he studied karate, and he studied with world karate champion Mike Chat.  By the age of 12 Taylor had three Junior World Championships.

Taylor and his younger sister Makena

Taylor was at the age of seven when he tried to audition for a Burger King advertisement in Los Angeles, but he didn't get the part.  One of his big breakthroughs was when he auditioned for Shark Boy in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl.  After that he auditioned for Eliot in, Cheaper By The Dozen 2.  He got the part for in 2005.  Then after that he landed the role of Jacob Black in Twilight, and he ended up getting the role.
Team Jacob? Or Team Edward? This movie is an EPIC love story about a girl that lived in a new town with her father.  She then falls in love with a vampire, Edward Cullen, and then finds herself in danger.  Taylor plays as Jacob who is her best friend, and he ends up having feelings for her.  Because of the movie in 2008 fans of Twilight came up with these groups based on their favorite main boy character.  I personally am team Jacob...what team do you go for?!

James Eugene Carrey

Comedian and a film actor?  These are two jobs James Eugene Carrey worked to become in his life.  The show I remember him most from is The Mask.  To me I feel like he shined most in that film.  Because he was good in that film I would watch it over and over again.  That film was actually considered to be one of his big breaks.
Jim was born on January 17, 1962, in Newmarket, Canada to Percy and Kathleen Carrey.  Growing up Jim had three siblings.  Two sisters, Rita and Patricia.  Then he had one brother, John.  Making him the youngest out of the four.  Jim first started his comedian act when he was around 15 years old.  He started his acting career in 1983 when he was heading to Hollywood to star in a television movie Introducing..Janet.  
After that movie Jim Carrey starred in other films as well.  He moved to the United States back in the 1980's.  His big break with acting was when he starred in the Ace Ventura: Pet Detective comedy back in 1994.  Jim also was in a fox series called In Living Color.  Jim was in the series for five whole seasons.

Jim Carrey and his daughter Jane

Also in 1998 Jim starred in The Truman Show, and with that show Jim won a Golden Globe award for being the best actor in the whole film.  And, of course, everyone has heard of the movie Dumb and Dumber....correct?  Of course Jim starred in that as well!  Some say that was one of his "big breaks".  I honestly didn't see why people liked that movie anyway.  Through the years 1994-1997 Jim starred in some of the biggest movies that got him out there in the world of acting.
Just like everyone else Jim has a life outside of his career.  Jim was married to Melissa Womer from 1987-1995.  From that marriage Jim had a child, Jane.  Jane was born on September 6, 1987.  If you follow American Idol, Jane auditioned back in 2012, but sadly she didn't make it the entire way through. He was also married to a women by the name of Lauren Holly, she is an American-Canadian actress.  They were married to each other through the years 1996-1997.

William Bradley Pitt

Have you ever seen the movie World War Z? The one with those zombies that freaked you out?  At least it freaked me out.. Well the main actor in that movie is William Bradley Pitt, but he is known as Brad Pitt.  This 51 year old actor is still acting to this day.  

Born on December 18, 1963 makes him the first born son to Jane and William Pitt.  Brad is the eldest of three kids.  He and his siblings grew up in Springfield, Missouri.  I guess you can say he had a love of movies as he was growing up.  I think that may have triggered him to want to be an actor.  Although acting was not his first decision.  Brad originally wanted to be journalist.  He studied at the University of Missouri, but he ended up dropping out of college.  After dropping out of school Brad went to Los Angeles in hope of finding an agent to help himself get out there in the world.  

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie with their six kids in their wedding

Brad was discovered by joining an acting class in Los Angeles.  First him and a classmate were going to an audition with an agent.  But, instead of the agent casting his classmate he instead chose Brad.  From then on Brad had regular acting jobs.  One of his earliest acting jobs was in the episodes of Dallas, although, he didn't appear in it much.  Through the years he appeared as little parts in different movies.  Brad did small parts to make it the top.  Soon he began to get bigger roles.  One was in 2005 in the movie, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. He acted with Angelina Jolie, who later on he went on to marry in the year 2014; then they have six kids three who they adopt.  Before that he had a relationship with Jennifer Aniston from 2000-2005. 

Later on after 2005 had ended he then starred in Babel in 2006. From that film Brad earned a Golden Globe Nomination.  Now jumping ahead to 2008, Brad starred in the movie Burn After Reading that film got two Golden Globe Nominations.  Then during the year 2013 Brad Pitt starred as Gerry Lane in World War Z.  During that same year in 2013 Brad did some work as a producer with the film 12 Years a Slave.  Then for his work on, 12 Years a Slave,  he won an Oscar for Best Picture.  

Kristen Jaymes Stewart

Vampires or Werewolves?  For 'Bella' I guess this was an easy decision considering she was dating a vampire in the movie Twilight.  Now lets be serious, obviously Taylor Lautner, the werewolf, was the better choice.  I guess other people with no taste would choose the vampire Robert Pattinson.  I  feel bad for the people who have poor sight and choose a vampire over a werewolf.  Now, if you have no idea about who/what I am referring to you must live in a planet far away from Earth.
Born on April 9, 1990 (age 24) Kristen was destined for greatness.  Kirsten Jaymes Stewart who is the daughter of Jules Mann-Stewart and John Stewart has an interesting life that started from when she was eight years old.  Kristen was the only girl out of the three children that her parents had.  She has three brothers Cameron, Taylor, and Dana.  Taylor who is the same age as her, he was adopted when they were both 13 years old.  Kristen was born in Los Angeles, but spent some of her earlier years in Colorado and Pennsylvania, but then they moved back to Los Angeles when she was eight.  At that time they did have their son Taylor until five years after moving back to Los Angeles.  Kristen was enrolled in school up until the age of 13-14 when she was in eighth grade.  She studied her work at home and got her high school diploma while filming The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

Kristen and her costars Robert Pattinson,
and Mackenzie Foy 

Starting as early as eight years old was when Kristen started acting.  She was spotted by a scout agent, and then a couple months after that she started starring in Disney.  Kristen's first time in front of a camera was when she was starring in her very first movie, The Thirteenth Year.  She also starred with Jodie Foster in Panic Room, and Dennis Quaid, and Sharon Stone in, Cold Creek Manor, in 2003.  Kristen was nominated for three consecutive years from 2003-2005 for the Young Artist Award, but sadly Kristen had never won.

All the Twilight movies

Finally, back to Twilight.  This is how Kristen became a household name.  In this series of Twilight it contains three movies to complete it.  Kristen had starred as the lead role, Bella Swan, in all three movies.  Although Kristen had to work her way up the ladder to get to where she is now.  Kristen played in small parts with some other actors as well.  One example is the movie Zathura.  In this movie Kristen played as a minor part being Josh Hutcherson's (one of the main characters on the Hunger Games) older sister.
In conclusion,  Kristen Jaymes Stewart has worked her way up to where she is now.  Like all actors and actresses Kristen started at rock bottom in her career.  Kristen got lucky and somewhat had it easy considering she was accidentally discovered by an agent.  But, as lucky as she was Kristen never took it for granted.  Hard work and integrity payed off for Kristen, and this should serve as a lesson to all.