In 1999, Gwyneth Paltrow co-starred in The Talented Mr. Ripley, which earned $80 million domestically and received positive reviews. She showcased her singing ability in 2000's Duets, which was directed by her father and co-starred singer Huey Lewis. The same year, Paltrow co-starred with Ben Affleck in the romantic drama Bounce as Abby Janello. She was then part of an ensemble cast, as Margot Tenenbaum, in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). Also in 2001, Gwyneth Paltrow starred with Jack Black in the comedy Shallow Hal, where she played both roles, slim and fat Rosemary, and had to wear a specially designed 25 pound fatsuit and heavy make-up.
Angelina Jolie returned to film as Gloria McNeary in the 1998 gangster movie Hell's Kitchen, and later that year appeared in Playing by Heart, part of an ensemble cast that included Sean Connery, Gillian Anderson, Ryan Phillippe and Jon Stewart. The film received predominantly positive reviews and Jolie was praised in particular. The San Francisco Chronicle wrote, "Jolie, working through an overwritten part, is a sensation as the desperate club crawler learning truths about what she's willing to gamble." Angelina Jolie won the Breakthrough Performance Award by the National Board of Review.
Shakira's debut album, Magia, was recorded with Sony Music in 1990 when she was only thirteen years old. The songs are a collection penned by her since she was 8, mixed pop-rock ballads and disco with electronic accompaniment, however it was hampered by a lack of recording and production cohesion. The album was released in 1991 and featured Magia and three other singles. Though it fared well on Colombian radio and gave the young Shakira much exposure, the album did not fare well commercially: only 1,200 copies were sold. and the music video for Magia became first national pop video in Colombia. After the poor acclaim of Magia, Shakira's label urged her back into the studio to release a follow up with more hit songs, to give the album potential.
Following Good Will Hunting, Ben Affleck starred in Armageddon (1998) as A.J. Frost., opposite Bruce Willis. The film generated mostly critical reviews, but was a box office success earning $553 million worldwide. In 1999, he starred in the leading role of the romantic comedy Forces of Nature. In 2001, Ben Affleck collaborated with Armageddon director Michael Bay in the war film Pearl Harbor. The film generated mixed reception, but was a box office success, earning $449 million worldwide.
Adriana Lima ranked 7th on FHM's "100 Sexiest Women 2007" list and was awarded as the "Hottest Girl on the Planet" at the first Spike TV Guys' Choice Awards, although the category was not mentioned in the actual broadcast. Lima was also voted on the Maxim "Hot 100" 2007 at the #53 spot. She was voted #1 as the Most Desirable Woman in 2005 by visitors of the men's lifestyle website, Askmen.com (she placed 4th in 2006 and 2007, 10th in 2008, and 19th in 2009). In November 2008, Models.com featured her at number one on the list of the "Sexiest Models." In 2009, Adriana Lima was voted sixth in "FHM's Sexiest Women In The World".
After graduation, Cote De Pablo moved to New York City to find work as an actress, working as a waitress in an Indian restaurant in Manhattan and an Italian eatery in Brooklyn to support herself. Cote De Pablo picked up parts in the New York City Public Theater, in the show All My Children and commercials. In 2005, Cote De Pablo was about to make her Broadway debut in The Mambo Kings in 2005 as Dolores Fuentes, but the show closed after a short tryout run in San Francisco. Two days after Tthe Mambo Kings closed, Cote De Pablo was asked to audition for NCIS.
In 1978, Johnny Depp's parents divorced. Johnny Depp engaged in self-harm as a child, due to the stress of dealing with family problems and his own insecurity. Johnny Depp has seven or eight scars from practicing self-harm. In a 1993 interview, Johnny Depp explained his self-injury by saying, "My body is a journal in a way. It's like what sailors used to do, where every tattoo meant something, a specific time in your life when you make a mark on yourself, whether you do it yourself with a knife or with a professional tattoo artist".
A week after arriving, Justin Bieber sang for R&B singer/songwriter Usher, who arranged an audition with Antonio L.A. Reid at Island Records, who in turn signed him to Island Records in October 2008. Justin Timberlake was reportedly in the running to sign Justin Bieber, but he eventually signed with Usher. Justin Bieber and his mother then moved to Atlanta, also the home of Usher and Braun, to base his career.
Ryan Reynolds held several jobs at places such as yacht clubs, nightclubs, and grocery stores, and created an improv comedy group in Vancouver called, "Yellow Snow," when he was a child.
Despite reports to the contrary, Mila Kunis did not learn English from watching The Price Is Right. In Los Angeles, Mila Kunis attended Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle School. Mila Kunis was mostly taught by an on-set tutor for her high school years while filming That '70s Show. When not on the set, Mila Kunis attended Fairfax Senior High School. Mila Kunis briefly attended Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. Her brief time at the university was influenced by the frustration of the industry and working on the same show for years. "Eight years of doing the same [show] felt like being behind a desk, and I lost my drive," she says. However, Mila Kunis quickly "had an epiphany. I decided I wasn't going to take my career so seriously and make my job who I am. I just want to be happy with my life."
